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In Mumbai earlier in this week had reportedly facilitated the conversion of around 800 people in the country. Police arrested Rizwan Khan and Arshid Qureshi on Saturday. Both are connected to vexed televangelist Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), an official sources said. Several documents and marriage certificates has been seized from Rizwan Khan, which shows evidence that he and Arshid Qureshi had converted over 800 Christians and Hindus to Islam, sources said. An officer stated that the organisations involved in conversion mainly targets college students and jail inmates by providing them legal and financial help. One of these organisations rubbished the conversion allegations. Its representative admitted that Khan used to visit their office, but was not associated with their organization in any official capacity.
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Pakistan today pursue more evidence from India for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack to bring the case to its 'logical end'. The Foreign Secretary had written a letter to authorities in India for asking more evidence for the Mumbai attacks, Nafees Zakariya (Foreign Office spokesperson) said Islamabad would bring the Mumbai attacks case to its logical end.  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his interview to 'Times Now' earlier this week had contend that there are different types of forces wield in Pakistan it was difficult to identify whom to engage in dialogue. The Foreign Office spokesperson said that the only way to resolve pressure between India and Pakistan was through dialogue. He stated that Islamabad was ready to clasp dialogues with New Delhi. Accusing Pakistan of haul its feet on the Mumbai attacks trial, senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam said, it is responsibility of Pakistan to find evidences on the intrigue. 
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The United States asked Pakistan to co-operate with India for 26/11 investigation and have sue them to check all terror groups operating in their soil. We continue to lust the Pakistani government to co-operate with the Indian authorities to fully investigate these attacks, Mark Toner (State Department Deputy Spokesman) said reporters at his daily news conference. The Mumbai terrorist attack was a awful vicissitude. We want to see justice to be done and we continue to lust Pakistan cooperation, toner said. We have admonished them to do so in the past. We will continue to lust them to do so and have worked with them on addressing the very real threat on their own soil, Toner said.
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Mumbai Indians faced the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy stadium. Losing the early wicket of Parthiv Patel brought in, Mr. Dependable, Ambati Rayudu. He anchored the innings, to score a patient 44, which was the foundation of our chase. During his knock, Rayudu hit Varun Aaron for a huge six over the bowler’s head, which landed on the second tier of the stadium. The monstrous hit was 108 metres long, which was also the third longest six of this season.

Kieron Pollard who is celebrating his 29th birthday today, gifted himself a great win when he finished the match in style alongside Jos Buttler. His contributions have come at crucial junctures throughout this tournament whenever the team needs him. Pollard began this season with an injury, and has come a long way from there. Pollard joined the team in 2010, as the most expensive player in the IPL and had a big reputation and price tag to live up to. Cut to 2016, he is one of the most destructive batsmen in T20 cricket, and with him at one end; we can always be at ease.

The team bonds well, as they have stayed together a long time. It was certainly evident with Rayudu’s gesture to Pollard. The team celebrated Pollard’s birthday and the win back at the hotel where Rayudu had a special gift for the big man. He gifted him his bat and asked him to try and beat his longest six record. It will be interesting to watch Pollard in the next match when he walks out to the crease wielding Rayudu’s bat and hitting those monstrous sixes into the crowd.

Every MI fan will be waiting for the big man to take up this challenge and come out to smash opposing bowlers out of the park. Pollard’s devastating form is required for us to retain our trophy this season. With three matches to go in the league stage this will be the most electrifying phase of the season and at this crucial juncture our fans will hope that Polly wins the challenge and sets a benchmark every time he comes out to bat.

Source @http://www.mumbaiindians.com
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The two day conference with 650 delegates, 15 knowledge sessions, 100 chers and business leaders and 40 expert led tech demos. The conference concentrates on the showcase causes and innovative HR Tech Trends. Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) a professional human resources membership association devoted to human resource management, commenced its 2nd HR Technology Conference and Exposition in Mumbai today. 

The first day of the event also saw SHRM India launching 'Vendor community platform' in partnership with Start-board. The Start-Board and SHRM will help in implementing People focused strategy effectively and would continue to work towards enhancing value for the HR Community. Also there was an expert led demo session: Source, Screen, and interview the best tech talent.
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The Custom officials on Sunday seized 146 tortoises from Nepal citizen at the Mumbai airport. The incident happened when the Jet Airways staff brought one left behind baggage to officers of Air Intelligence Unit (AIU), saying that some suspicious images had been noticed by GVK Security. This bag was said to belong to a transit passenger, who arrived from Madagascar and flew to Kathmandu leaving this bag behind. Officers of Air Intelligence Unit examined the bag and recovered and seized 146 tortoises. Out of the 146 tortoises, 139 were Radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata) and seven were Angonoka tortoises (Astrochelys yniphora), both critically endangered tortoise species of Madagascar. Two radiated tortoises were found dead with broken shell. Since these were exotic species and cannot be introduced into India and because of quarantine reasons, as informed by wild life authorities, the airlines have been instructed to re-export the same to Madagascar under intimation to wildlife authorities there. 
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PM Modi has inaugurated the 'Make in India Week' centre at MMRDA grounds in Bandra-Kurla complex, a flagship event designed to impart greater momentum to the initiative to boost the manufacturing sector in the country. Modi will address a gathering comprising senior leaders and captains of industry from both India and abroad.
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David Coleman Headley Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, who is now an approver in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case, started his deposition before a Special TADA Court via videoconferencing from a US jail, here at daybreak on Monday. Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam is leading the prosecution case while well-known criminal lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani is representing Headley before Special TADA Court Judge G.A. Sanap at the five-hour proceedings.  Flanked by three persons his attorney John, a US attorney Sarah and an unidenfied person Bob Headley was administered the oath at 7.30 a.m. and Nikam started firing the questions at him.  Right at the start, he revealed that he was born on June 30, 1960 in the US and shifted to Pakistan later where his name was Daood Sayeed Gilani.

Headley, provided details of his passport and his seven-eight trips to Mumbai and one to New Delhi between 2006-2008 before the 26/11 attacks, including seven via Pakistan, one via UAE, and another trip to Mumbai in July 2009, after the terror attacks were executed. Within a couple of hours, Nikam had posed around five dozen questions where Headley also revealed that most of the information on his visa application was false so that he would not blow his cover.  Admitting he was a LeT operative, Headley name one Sajid Mir as his main contact in the terror group. This is the first time that a terrorist is deposing and tendering evidence live in a foreign country. 
He will divulge the largers aspects of the 26/11 terror conspiracy, the people behind it and related aspects, SPP Nikam said on the eve of the trial.  Headley’s ongoing evidence could help the prosecution nail the alleged co-conspirators in the attacks Zakiur Rehman Lakshi, the terrorists’ handlers, the role and involvement of other state and non-state actors, the role of another arrested LeT activist Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, currently in a Mumbai jail.  At the previous hearing on December 10 last year, a special judge had pardoned Headley and made him an approver in the case subject to certain conditions. Headley, a man with American-Pakistani origins, was asked by Judge Sanap to disclose all information pertaining to the 26/11 case which he had earlier shared with the US courts. This could shed light on the 26/11 conspiracy and the role of various terror groups, and other crucial details of the terror strike at multiple locations which left 166 dead on November 26-28, 2008. Headley had already confessed to his role in the offences in the US for which he is sieving a 35-year sentence.
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For the first time after turning approver in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case, Pakistani-American LeT operative David Coleman Headley's deposition started before a Special TADA Court via video-conferencing from a US jail today. His deposition which started a short while ago will continue for next few days as well. Flanked by three persons his attorney John, a US attorney Sarah and an unidenfied person Bob Headley was administered the oath at 7.30 a.m. and Nikam started firing the questions at him.
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Ahead of the 'Make In India' state government’s ambitious plans to set up India’s first international arbitration centre in Mumbai has begun. A Week to be held in the city from February 13 to 18. At a meeting, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis emphasised that Mumbai International Arbitration Centre would be a big step forward in realising the transformation of Mumbai into an international financial centre.

In the absence of an international arbitration centre, the majority of global disputes land at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. Highly placed sources in the government said the overseas disputes arbitration, if pursued in Mumbai, would bring revenue worth Rs 2 billion. Unfortunately, for the last six decades, the Centre and the state never thought of an international arbitration centre in Mumbai,” said by a source. The statistics from Singapore International Arbitration Centre shows in 2013, out of total 259 new cases, Indian companies contributed to highest number of filing at 85. It indicated the number of Indian companies seeking redressal have grown tenfold between 2001 to 2012. The proposal states, 

Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) falls in the framework of Make in India. It will help in attracting higher global investments to Mumbai and Maharashtra. According to Fadnavis, The MCIA will assume great significance as global players often question us about mechanism to address legal disputes. Maharashtra, the leading industrial state, will reap greater benefit from MCIA in terms of attracting more global investments. MCIA will open up avenues to attract legal and business talent across the state. The chief minister has appealed to the law university and its students to evolve expertise in laws related to intellectual property regulations and Information and Technology which would require greater interpretation. 

The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitely and Fadnavis have already deliberated on Mumbai’s makeover as International Finance Services Centre (IFSC) at Bandra Kurla Complex. The committee led by Union Minister of State Jayant Sinha along with legal and financial experts are evolving the taxations for special economic zones in IFSC. A committee member said, “The MCIA has been registered as a not-for-profit charitable trust in Mumbai. The MCIA drafting committee, co-chaired by Nish Shetty, Partner, Clifford Chance, Singapore and Vyapak Desai Partner, Nishith Desai and Associates have constituted the Arbitration Rules of the MCIA.” Yet another meeting in consultation with industry practitioners is awaited. Although MCIA will evolve its own framework in accordance with international standards, Maharashtra stands to gain for housing the centre which would be on the lines of Singapore (SIAC), France (ICC) and London (LCIA). The MCIA will have a global outreach programme conducting roadshows across the world which will not just market the institution, but Mumbai and Maharashtra as well. This will be the first concrete step towards setting up of the IFSC in Mumbai. 
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A court in India's western Mumbai city has found 12 men guilty for their roles in the 2006 bombings of commuter trains.
The 12 men were accused of waging war against the nation, conspiracy and murder. One man was acquitted.
The serial bombings on 11 July 2006 killed 189 people and injured more than 800.
The attack was blamed on Islamic militants backed by Pakistan, an allegation that Pakistan has denied.
Sentencing is expected to be pronounced on Monday after judge Yatin D Shinde hears arguments from the prosecutors and defence lawyers. The guilty face the death penalty or life in prison.
"Justice has been done for the people of Mumbai. I will ask for the strictest punishment when I argue for their sentences," public prosecutor Raja Thakre told reporters.
During the attack, seven blasts ripped through trains in the evening rush hour
The bombs were packed into seven pressure cookers and put in bags. The co-ordinated explosions were detonated within 15 minutes of each other.
The blasts took place in the areas of Matunga, Khar, Mahim, Jogeshwari, Borivali and Mira Road, with most on moving trains and two at stations.
The bombs appeared to have targeted first-class compartments, as commuters were returning home from the city's financial district.
More than 200 witnesses were examined during the eight-year-long trial, which concluded in August last year.
Prosecutors say the attack was planned by Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI, and carried out by operatives of Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba with help from the Students' Islamic Movement of India, a banned Indian group.
Pakistan had rejected the allegations and said India had given no evidence of Pakistani involvement in the attacks.
Mumbai's suburban train system is one of the busiest in the world, carrying more than more million commuters a day.

History of Mumbai attacks

  • March 1993: Series of explosions kill 257 people and injure 713
  • August 2003: Four bomb attacks kill 52 people
  • July 2006: Seven bombs go off on crowded trains within 11 minutes, killing 189 people and wounding 817
  • November 2008: Gunmen carry out a series of co-ordinated attacks across seven high-profile locations, including two luxury hotels, city's main commuter train station, a hospital, a restaurant and a Jewish centre, killing 165 people.
  • July 2011: Three near-simultaneous explosions during Mumbai's evening rush hour kill 18 people and injure 131.       Source:BCC
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Nine years after seven RDX bombs kept in Mumbai suburban trains exploded killing 188 people, a Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court is likely to pronounce its verdict on Friday (September 11). Special MCOCA judge Yatin D Shinde had concluded the trial on August 19 last year. In a trial that lasted for eight years, the prosecution examined 192 witnesses, including eight Indian Police Service (IPS) and five Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers as well as 18 doctors. 

The defence lawyers examined 51 witnesses and one person was called as a court witness. The deposition made by witnesses runs into around 5,500 pages. Seven RDX bombs had exploded in the first class coaches of Mumbai's suburban trains on July 11, 2006, killing 188 people and injuring 829. The blast occurred between Khar Road-Santacruz, Bandra-Khar Road, Jogeshwari-Mahim Junction, Mira Road- Bhayander, Matunga- Mahim Junction and Borivali. Kamal Ahamed Ansari (37), Tanvir Ahmed Ansari (37), Mohd Faisal Shaikh (36), Ehtesham Siddiqui (30), Mohammad Majid Shafi (32), Shaikh Alam Shaikh (41), Mohd Sajid Ansari (34), Abdul Wahid Shaikh (34), Muzzammil Shaikh (27), Soheil Mehmood Shaikh (43), Zamir Ahmad Shaikh (36), Naveed Hussain Khan (30), Asif Khan (38) are the accused who were arrested by Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). Azam Chima, along with 14 others, is absconding in the case