21-04-2023 GEORGIA: An inmate in the US state of Georgia who was found dead covered in insects had been placed in “a death chamber” not a jail cell, say family members. Lawyers for Lashawn Thompson’s relatives are now calling for an independent post-mortem examination. He was discovered unresponsive on 13 …
Read More »Dalai Lama furore reignites Tibet ‘slave’ controversy
21-04-2023 TIBET: An online backlash to the Dalai Lama has rejuvenated a long-running controversy over Tibetan history and boosted a Chinese government narrative. The Tibetan Buddhist leader has faced widespread criticism after a video surfaced showing him kissing a young boy and asking him to suck his tongue. The Dalai …
Read More »Sudan’s RSF announces Eid ceasefire amid Khartoum fighting
21-04-2023 KHARTOUM: Sudan’s paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has announced it will shortly begin a ceasefire despite continued heavy fighting with the army in the capital Khartoum. The RSF said in a statement it would observe a 72-hour ceasefire, which would come into effect at 6am (04:00 GMT) on …
Read More »India court acquits all accused in 2002 Gujarat riots case
21-04-2023 NEW DELHI/ GUJRAT: Nobody knows who killed the 11 people during the communal riots in Naroda Gam in Ahmedabad on February 28, 2002. That is because on April 20, Thursday, 21 years after the massacre, all accused, including former Bharatiya Janata Party minister in Gujarat, Maya Kodnani, and former …
Read More »Ukrainian counteroffensive looms as Putin leans on Wagner
21-04-2023 KYIV/ MOSCOW: Ukrainian forces refused to surrender Bakhmut over Orthodox Easter despite ceding yet more territory to advancing Russian forces during the 60th week of the war. Kyiv continued to gather war materiel for a counteroffensive, and power shifts in the Russian military suggested that President Vladimir Putin was …
Read More »Musk’s SpaceX to try again with big rocket launch
21-04-2023 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Company’s mammoth new rocket, Starship, has exploded on its maiden flight. No-one was hurt in the un-crewed test that lifted off from Texas’ east coast on Thursday morning local time. The entrepreneur had tried to temper expectations before the launch. Just getting …
Read More »Khartoum residents fear food shortages amid fighting
21-04-2023 KHARTOUM: Ongoing fighting in Sudan’s capital is now severely affecting food supplies, as well as disrupting access to water and electricity, according to Khartoum residents who spoke to media. “We only have enough food for two days,” Nisreen Al-Saim said. Ms Saim added that she and her family were …
Read More »8-year-old boy’s body found at Moosapet nala, human sacrifice suspected
Hyderabad; April 21 ;2023- The mystery of the murder of an eight-year-old boy in Hyderabad’s Sanatnagar has been solved. Police have arrested four people, including Hijra Fiza Khan, who is accused of murdering the boy. After the boy was killed on Amavasya, there was a campaign of human sacrifice. However, DCP Srinivasa Rao …
Read More »Terror attack on army truck in Poonch.. NIA in the field.. High alert in Jammu and Kashmir
5 soldiers killed in Poonch terror attack: Terrorists took advantage of low visibility, likely used grenades The Indian soldiers who went to attack the terrorists (Poonch terror attack) in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir fell victim to the misdeeds of the terrorists. It is known that five soldiers were …
Read More »Traffic diversions in city today ‘Jummat-ul-Vida
Hyderabad, April 20 (press media of india): In connection with Jummat-ul-Vida (last Friday of Ramzan month) prayers at the Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad, and at Jame-e-Masjid, Secunderabad, on April 21, the main roads between Charminar and Madina, Charminar and Murgi Chowk and Charminar and Rajesh Medical Hall, Shalibanda will be closed for all types …
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