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During the coverage of the attack on the Taj Mahal hotel you might have noticed hundreds of pigeons flying around the hotel looking for their familiar resting spots. Thousands of these pigeons were scared away due to continuous explosions and fire during the 60 hours of siege. They were also missing out on the grains provided by the tourists. Animal activists have worked with the police to set around 80kg of bird seeds around the hotel to bring these birds back to the area, and the pigeons are flying back their nests on this magnificent hotel. As the tourists return to the area so ... Read Full Story

This ever chirpy city is slowly coming to terms after it was brought to its knees by the most gruesome multiple Terror attacks ever to take place in the country. Known as the city that never sleeps, the last three days saw a new side of Mumbai - closed shops, open roads, crowd-free local trains among many other such small but significant nuances. “It looked as if fear had gripped the entire city. Not many people ventured out of their house after it all began,” Nasir Shah, a taxi driver said. But now that the guns have fallen silent, the city is slowly coming ... Read Full Story

MUMBAI: Indian commandos have killed the last Islamic militants holed up inside Mumbai’s Taj Mahal hotel, ending the more than two-day assault on India’s financial capital, the city’s police chief said. “All (combat) operations are over. All the terrorists have been killed,” Mumbai police commissioner Hassan Gafoor said, 59 hours after the attacks began. The historic, seafront Taj Mahal hotel was the last area in Mumbai where gunmen were still holed up. Gafoor said the overall death toll from attacks stood at around 155 confirmed killed. Read Full Story

United States investigating agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), took first hand information of Hotel Taj, one of the sites attacked in Mumbai, on Monday to help the Indian investigating agencies unravel the conspiracy behind the Mumbai terror attacks. The FBI team arrived in India reportedly to give technical and forensic support to crack down the atrocious Mumbai attacks that according to state police killed around 200 people, including 22 foreigners. United States ambassador to India, David Mulford had earlier confirmed the death of six American nationals in the attacks. FBI had earlier cooperated with Indian authorities to investigate in the hijacking of ... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Latest News About India News / Mumbai Taj Mahal Hotel Attack is Over: City Police Chief November 29, 2008 MUMBAI: Indian commandos have killed the last Islamic militants holed up inside Mumbai’s Taj Mahal hotel, ending the more than two-day assault on India’s financial capital, the city’s police chief said. “All (combat) operations are over. All the terrorists have been killed,” Mumbai police commissioner Hassan Gafoor said, 59 hours after the attacks began. The historic, seafront Taj Mahal hotel was the last area in Mumbai where gunmen were still holed up. Gafoor said the overall death toll from attacks stood ... Read Full Story