Seven separate bombs hit trains in Mumbai (India), at least 135 dead

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I'm confused though, because I thought the national anthem and national song of India were the same thing.

The anthem is Jana Gana Mana. That's the song that has Jaya he in it... this is the national song. IMO much better than the anthem, should have been the anthem, but was not chosen due to political reasons.

oh ok

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Hey Arijit thanks for the link... Ranjit Barot who composed the music was a buddy of mine back in the days when I was running wild

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Indian police say group's e-mail a hoax

By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Writer | July 19, 2006

BOMBAY, India -- Indian police said Wednesday that an e-mail claiming responsibility for the Bombay train bombings was a hoax. A little-known Islamic militant group had purported to take credit for the July 11 attacks on the city's commuter rail network, which killed 207 people.

Edited July 19, 2006 by Gupt

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More stupidity from the Indian government.

India Blocks Websites, Blogs After Terror Attacks

The Indian government has blocked about 20 websites and blogs in India, following suspicions by the country’s intelligence agencies that the sites were likely being used by terrorists to communicate with each another.

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Under India’s Information Technology Act of 2000, websites can be blocked if they are found to be promoting hate, violence, terrorism or pornography.

Although the instructions from the DOT list specific pages and websites, several ISPs have blocked some blogs altogether because they were not equipped to filter specific pages, Maheshwari said.

http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=23071

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Student arrested for Lashkar-e-Qahar e-mail

NEW DELHI: A youth was arrested in New Delhi on Wednesday for allegedly sending an e-mail to a Hindi daily posing as the Students Islamic Movement of India chief in Madhya Pradesh besides claiming responsibility for the Mumbai serial blasts, a senior police official said.

Ninteen-year-old Sumit Tamrakar, a resident of Chola area in New Delhi, was arrested within 48 hours of sending an e-mail to the newspaper's suggestion box on July 16 in which he identified himself as SIMI's state chief, Inspector General of police Sanjeev Singh said in New Delhi.

The threatening mail sent by Sumit, who has studied up to the 12th standard, mentioned about a letter dropped inside the donation box of a temple, he said adding that the letter was later recovered by the police.

The letter claimed whatever happened in Mumbai was only a "trailor and more dreadful and severe attacks would be carried out in Bhopal," Singh said.

Swinging into action, police traced the cyber cafe from where the e-mail had been sent and subsequently arrested Sumit, whose handwriting also matched with that in the letter recovered from the temple, he said.

On preliminary interrogation, the accused claimed to have posted the e-mail just as a prank aimed at creating a sensation, Singh said adding that he was being questioned further and investigation was in progress to ascertain the facts.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1776440.cms

Edited July 19, 2006 by Gupt

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Top LeT terrorist Tunda arrested in Kenya

Top Lashkar-e-Tayiba militant Syed Abdul Karim alias Tunda, who is wanted for nearly three dozen cases of bomb blasts and acts of terrorism in India, has reportedly been arrested in Kenya.

Kenyan Anti-Terrorism police on Friday said they had detained Tunda and would be turning him over to prosecutors for possible extradition to India.

"We arrested him today in Mombasa," a senior Kenyan police official told agencies on condition of anonymity, adding: "He is wanted for the bombings in Mumbai. He will be handed over because he is on the wanted list."

First arrests made in Mumbai blasts case

Making a breakthrough in Mumbai train blasts, police have arrested three persons, including two from Bihar, for their alleged involvement in the July 11 terror strikes and seized 1.5 kg of gun powder from one of them.

Those arrested by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorists Squad (ATS) were identified as Kamal Ahmed Mohd. Vakil Ansari, 32, and Khalid Aziz Raunaq Aziz Sheikh, 24, both residents of Bihar, and Mumtaz Ahmed Maqbul Ahmed Choudury, 38, a resident of Turbhe in Navi Mumbai, police said.

Kamal and Khalid, who were arrested from Basopatti village in Bihar's Madhubani district, were flown to Mumbai today and along with Mumtaz were produced before a local court here which remanded the trio to 10 days police custody till July 30.

All the three have been charged under various sections of IPC, including murder, attempt to murder, causing hurt by dangerous weapons, various sections of Explosive Substance Act, Indian Explosives act and Indian Railways Act.

ATS officials told magistrate A V Shete told the that they had searched the house of Ansari and seized 1.5 kg of black coloured gunpowder from his premises. The officials also told the court that they had seized mobile phones from the accused.

These are the first arrests in the case, and ATS officials were hopeful of making a headway in the probe, sources said.

Home Minister R R Patil told the Assembly that three persons have been arrested and the blasts probe was progressing at a "rapid pace."

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Mumbai doctor arrested

The Anti-Terrorist Squad of the Maharashtra police arrested a doctor on Sunday night in connection with the July 11 serial train blasts...

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Ansari, a Unani medicine practitioner at a local hospital in Central Mumbai, had allegedly undergone training in weapons handling and explosives at the LeT camps at Bahawalpur in Pakistan and Muzaffarabad in Pak-occupied Kashmir in 2004, police said.

"Thirty three-year-old Ansari is an ideologue and motivator for LeT members in Mumbai and adjoining areas," a senior official of the Anti Terrorist Squad told PTI in Mumbai on Monday.

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A graduate from Nagpur, Ansari visited Tehran in 2004 on the pretext of some personal work. From Tehran he allegedly moved to Bahawalpur in Pakistan by road and attended a LeT camp in operating AK-47 rifles, stengun, grenade launchers and even stinger missiles, sources said.

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Mumbai doctor arrested

The Anti-Terrorist Squad of the Maharashtra police arrested a doctor on Sunday night in connection with the July 11 serial train blasts...

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Ansari, a Unani medicine practitioner at a local hospital in Central Mumbai, had allegedly undergone training in weapons handling and explosives at the LeT camps at Bahawalpur in Pakistan and Muzaffarabad in Pak-occupied Kashmir in 2004, police said.

"Thirty three-year-old Ansari is an ideologue and motivator for LeT members in Mumbai and adjoining areas," a senior official of the Anti Terrorist Squad told PTI in Mumbai on Monday.

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A graduate from Nagpur, Ansari visited Tehran in 2004 on the pretext of some personal work. From Tehran he allegedly moved to Bahawalpur in Pakistan by road and attended a LeT camp in operating AK-47 rifles, stengun, grenade launchers and even stinger missiles, sources said.

a doctor eh? first, do no harm......

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Mumbai doctor arrested

The Anti-Terrorist Squad of the Maharashtra police arrested a doctor on Sunday night in connection with the July 11 serial train blasts...

a doctor eh? first, do no harm......

Ayman al-Zawahiri is a doctor too.