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1993 Mumbai blasts verdict: Abu Salem, Firoz Khan, Mustafa Dossa, Tahir Merchant, Karimullah Shaikh found guilty

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Abu Salem has been charged with supplying arms and ammunitions for the blasts Latest news : During its hearing in the second leg of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (Tada) court in Mumbai on Friday convicted Abu Salem, Firoz Khan, Mustafa Dossa, Tahir Merchant and Karimullah Shaikh on charges including criminal conspiracy and murder. The special court is hearing cases against mafia don Abu Salem and six others.  Tahir Merchant and Firoz Khan have been convicted on charges of conspiracy and murder under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), TADA and Explosives Act, while Mustafa Dossa has been found guilty of conspiracy, murder and terror activities. The blasts that rocked 13 sites in Mumbai on March 12, 1993, had left 257 people dead and 713 injured, besides causing destruction of properties worth Rs 27 crore. In the first leg of the trial, the Tada court had convicted 100 accused in the...

You don't have to be a cricket fan to love 'Sachin: A Billion Dreams'

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Tendulkar comes across in the film as guileless and driven There is something about Sachin Tendulkar , something so correct and so innocent you want him to win in life even when you know he is no more the 'God' of the cricket field. The rousing farewell speech that Sachin gives at the end of this astutely emotional journey into the heart and mind of India's most celebrated Bat Man, left me dewy-eyed. This, when I know zilch about cricket and practically nothing about Sachin's exploits on the field. What I do know "and what this film is able to tell us in comprehensive strokes of revelation" is that greatness is not thrust on the great by chance. One has to break bones and crack ribs to get there. "Sachin: A Billion Dreams" is the story of a national hero who sails through every crisis with his simple philosophy of good existence and hard work. Sachin's life is blameless. He has never been in any controversy and he doesn't incit...