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Satyendar Jain Alleges Tihar Jail Admin ‘Wanted To Torture’ Him: ‘BJP Would’ve Hanged Me If Not For Judiciary’

<p>New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) AAP leader Satyendar Jain on Saturday said he was falsely accused of having massage in Tihar jail while he was getting physiotherapy due to “severe” leg pain.</p> <p>A controversy arose in November 2022 when videos of CCTV camera footage from Tihar jail surfaced showing alleged “massage” being given to Jain who was then the Delhi prisons department minister.</p> <p>In a statement issued by AAP, Jain said the video was an “exaggeration”. The doctor had prescribed exclusive bed rest for a month and the hospital doctors suggested him to stay in a room with better facilities. He could not bend or lift anything and was restricted from moving, the former Delhi… Read More »Satyendar Jain Alleges Tihar Jail Admin ‘Wanted To Torture’ Him: ‘BJP Would’ve Hanged Me If Not For Judiciary’

Israel Drops Leaflets Over Gaza Showing Yahya Sinwar’s Body And Message To Hamas

Israeli planes dropped leaflets over southern Gaza on Saturday showing a picture of the dead Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar with the message that “Hamas will no longer rule Gaza”, echoing language used by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The move came as Israeli military strikes killed at least 35 people across the Gaza Strip and its forces tightened a siege around hospitals in Jabalia in the north of the enclave, Palestinian health officials said. “Whoever drops the weapon and hands over the hostages will be allowed to leave and live in peace,” the leaflet, written in Arabic, read, according to residents of the southern city of Khan Younis and images circulating online. The leaflet’s wording… Read More »Israel Drops Leaflets Over Gaza Showing Yahya Sinwar’s Body And Message To Hamas

China Consulate In Myanmar Hit With Explosive Device: Report

China’s consulate in Myanmar’s city of Mandalay was attacked with an explosive device, local media said Saturday, adding that no deaths or injuries were reported. The blast occurred at the consulate office in central Mandalay, south of the sprawling Royal Palace, around 7 pm Friday (1230 GMT Friday), local media said. China is a major ally and arms supplier to Myanmar’s junta, but it also maintains ties with ethnic groups fighting the military in Myanmar’s northern Shan state, according to analysts. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed the government of Aung San Suu Kyi and seized power in 2021. A statement from the junta on Saturday night blamed “terrorists” for the incident,… Read More »China Consulate In Myanmar Hit With Explosive Device: Report

Assam Rifles Says Power Outage At Posts After Row With Mizoram Minister

The Assam Rifles today said their posts across Mizoram faced an electricity outage for several hours on Thursday after soldiers allegedly stopped the convoy of Mizoram Power Minister F Rodingliana. Mr Rodingliana on Friday alleged his convoy was stopped by Assam Rifles soldiers on the outskirts of Aizawl while he was returning home from Champhai. This led to a confrontation between officials accompanying and the paramilitary troops. An official statement said the power outage across Assam Rifles’ posts and locations in Mizoram, following the incident, jeopardises operational readiness and poses a security risk in border (Myanmar) areas. “The power outage (on Thursday) affecting Assam Rifles posts across Mizoram appears to be a deliberate move aimed… Read More »Assam Rifles Says Power Outage At Posts After Row With Mizoram Minister

Bodies Of 3 Siblings Recovered From River In Madhya Pradesh, Suicide Note Found: Police

The bodies of a 21-year-old woman and her teen siblings were recovered from a river on Saturday after they went missing along with their mother some days ago in Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, a police official said. Mamta Jatav (47), a resident of Kalyani village, had gone missing along with her children on October 15, after which her husband approached police, Additional Superintendent of Police Niranjan Sharma said. “On the same day, we found a bag near Singh river at Dhumeshwar Dham. It contained a suicide note in which the woman said she and her children were ending their lives due to harassment from her husband. An SDERF team found the bodies of her daughters… Read More »Bodies Of 3 Siblings Recovered From River In Madhya Pradesh, Suicide Note Found: Police