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10 Years After 26/11, India Remembers
1. 10 Years After 26/11, India Remembers How It Won Fight Against Terror
Mumbai’s police force will remember the more than a dozen officers who were killed, many while fighting the terrorists, in a ceremony starting at 09:30 am.
India marks the tenth anniversary today of the Mumbai terror attacks that left 166 people dead and hundreds injured.
On November 26, 2008 terrorists from Pakistan unleashed a wave of violence across Mumbai that lasted three days and played out on news channels around the world.
They struck several targets in a series of co-ordinated attacks, the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station, Leopold Cafe- a popular restaurant among tourists and Nariman House- a Jewish cultural and religious centre.
The ten attackers — who were armed with AK-47 assault rifles and hand grenades — belonged to Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
Mumbai’s police force will remember the more than a dozen officers who were killed, many while fighting the terrorists, in a ceremony starting at 09:30 am.
Relatives of the victims will lay wreaths at a police memorial honouring the dead. Chief minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis will attend the ceremony.
On November 26, 2008 terrorists from Pakistan unleashed a wave of violence across Mumbai
People are also expected to pay their respects at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus where Ajmal Kasab, the only gunman caught alive, and another attacker killed almost 60 people and wounded at least 100 others.
The Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel will hold a private service to remember the 31 people who died there.
Over 60 hours four attackers shot dead guests and hotel staff, detonated explosives and set parts of the building — including its famous dome — on fire.
The dramatic scenes were beamed live on television as commandos battled the heavily armed gunmen and guests tried to escape out of windows using bed sheets.
Security forces only retook control of the hotel on the morning of November 29.
More than 30 people also died at the Oberoi and Trident hotels in a 42-hour siege involving shootings, explosions and hostage-taking.
Six hostages — including the rabbi and his pregnant wife — were also killed at Nariman House.
The current rabbi is due on Monday to unveil a new memorial at the centre to all those who died in the 26/11 attacks.
2. Maths makes CAT 2018 a tough nut to crack
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Mumbai:
MBA aspirants who took the Common Admission Test (CAT) on Sunday did not find any major surprises save one. Though some found the data interpretation and logical reasoning section to be moderately difficult, most found the quantitative analysis section to be the toughest of the last four years. The difficulty level in both slots on Sunday was almost similar to that last year. Coaching experts claimed that the expected cutoffs would be 150-155 for a 99 percentile this year.
Around 2.4 lakh candidates registered for CAT 2018. Close to 85,000 were women. “The quantitative analysis section was a shocker for many students. Several questions required lengthy solutions. Only 8-11 easy questions were found. Sectional cut-offs for quant is likely to drop by10-12 marks,” said Hemang Panchmatia, chief national mentor from a leading coaching institute.
Students found the verbal section to be slightly easier than CAT 2017. “With a few tricky questions and the added possibility of silly mistakes, especially in the quant section, cut-offs this year are likely to move marginally south compared to CAT 2017,” said Ramnath Kankadandi, the national CAT course director at a coaching institute.
A student who took the test said the difficulty level of data interpretation and logical reasoning went a notch down this year, “which was a relief to many of us”. Most questions were not tricky, he said.
Overall, the verbal ability & reading comprehension section had 34 questions, data interpretation & logical reasoning had 32 and quantitative ability 34.
Most IIMs have started giving weightage to several other aspects along with the CAT score to ensure a diverse classroom. The test was conducted across 147 cities without any technical glitch or administrative lapses, said a coaching class mentor. The result is expected in January. The exam was conducted by IIM-Calcutta this year.
(Source : Times of India)
