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AMagazine MUMBAI: Two luxury hotels in Mumbai that were stormed by militants re-opened amid tight security on Sunday, less than a month after devastating attacks that rocked India's financial and entertainment hub.The Trident and Taj Mahal hotels received their first guests since the carnage, with staff praised for their dedication and resilience as others called for defiance in the face of extremism.Ratan Tata, the head of the Tata Group conglomerate that owns the Taj, dedicating the relaunch to all those who lost their lives, said the swift reopening of the hotel's modern Tower wing was the start of a "new era.""I believe that the opening of this hotel will send a message that we can come alive again in a record period of time and play a role and continue to be part of this great city," he told reporters.The 105-year-old Palace wing of the Taj remains closed but Tata said its reopening "would send an even stronger message, not just for the Taj but for...

Visit more news to http://www.amagazine.co.cc Death toll mounts to 160 in Mumbai mayhem MUMBAI: Indian authorities were still fighting gunmen at Mumbai's Taj Mahal Hotel, but other standoffs around the city, including ones at the Oberoi Hotel and a Jewish center have come to an end on Friday evening. Nearly 160 people were killed at nine locations and over 300 people got injured. Nine gunmen and eight foreigners were among the dead, officials said. Commandos ended a siege of the luxury Oberoi hotel while other forces rappelled from helicopters to storm the besieged Jewish center, two days after a chain of militant attacks across India's financial center left at least 160 people dead and the city in panic. While explosions and gunfire continued intermittently at the elegant Taj Mahal hotel Friday, offici...