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Bangladesh’s ICT sends 15 Army officers to jail for enforced disappearances, killings Dhaka, Oct 22 (IANS) Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday ordered 15 army officers to be sent to jail over three separate cases of enforced disappearances, killings, and other crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the Awami League government, local media reported. A three-member bench of ICT-1, headed by Justice Golam Mortuza Majumdar, issued the order on Wednesday morning after hearing a petition. Reports suggest that the accused officers sought bail, but the tribunal rejected their petitions and ordered their remand in jail. Confirming the development, Chief…

Mumbai: The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has slammed the Mahayuti government for allegedly stealing credit for its efforts to light up the landmark Shivaji Park during Diwali, which has grown to be a very popular sight among Mumbai’s residents.The criticism follows a social media post by the Maharashtra tourism department about the Shivaji Park ‘Deepotsav,’ without any mention of the MNS or Raj Thackeray. The post on ‘X’ said, “Experience Mumbai’s Diwali magic! If you haven’t experienced the Deepotsav at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park, Dadar, you are missing Mumbai’s most dazzling sight of the season.” Show Full Article (1/5)Experience…

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Days after Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) announced the formation of its first-ever women’s wing, named ‘Jamaat-ul-Mominaat’, sources told IANS on Wednesday that the terror outfit has now launched an online training course, named ‘Tufat al-Muminat’, to collect funds and recruit as many females as possible. According to sources, this Women Brigade will be led by Sadiya Azhar, the sister of Masood Azhar, whose husband, Yusuf Azhar, was killed in Operation Sindoor on May 7 when Indian forces struck JeM’s headquarters at Markaz Subhanallah. “To strengthen the organisation and recruit more females, the women family…

Mongolia’s measles cases surpass 13,000 Ulan Bator, Oct 22 (IANS) The total number of measles cases in Mongolia has increased to 13,532, the country’s National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the total number of recoveries has reached 13,514. Currently, seven people remain in hospital, the NCCD said in a statement. The majority of new measles infections were among school-age children who had only one shot of the measles vaccine, it said. In view of this, the NCCD advised parents to protect their children from a potentially severe disease by getting them two doses of the measles…

When you think of arthritis, you think of a disease related to old age. But according to experts, the rise of joint pain in youngsters, including children, are facing health issues pertaining to arthritis.  Dr Abhishek Patil, HOD and Consultant – Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, Bengaluru, shares, “Apart from Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) – which typically affects 1 in 1000 children with an onset prior to age 16, the more common forms of arthritis were once considered a problem primarily occurring in the elderly. Traditionally, joint aches and stiffness were seen as a “sign of…

PARIS (AP) — The Louvre reopened on Wednesday to long lines beneath its landmark Paris glass pyramid, just three days after one of the highest-profile museum thefts of the century stunned the world for its audacity and scale. The thieves slipped in and out of the world’s most visited museum — making off with eight pieces from France’s Crown Jewels — a cultural wound that some officials compared to the burning of Notre-Dame cathedral in 2019.The Sunday raid — steps from the Mona Lisa and valued at over $100 million — has put embattled President Emmanuel Macron and Louvre chief…

Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections 2025, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday pledged to make all Jeevika Community Mobilisers (CMs), popularly called ‘Jeevika Didis’, permanent government employees with a monthly salary of Rs 30,000 if the INDI-alliance forms the next state government. Speaking to agencies in Patna, Yadav said, “All of you are aware that injustice was done to the Jeevika Didis under this government. Once we form our government, Jeevika CM Didis will be made permanent and a salary of Rs 30,000 per month will be given to them.” Interest-Free Loans And Insurance Coverage In…

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala passed a new anti-gang law on Tuesday aimed at giving the government more resources to fight the groups, which are now considered terrorist organizations.The law designates the Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha gangs as terrorist groups, increases prison sentences for gang members convicted of crimes, and orders the construction of a new prison for gang members.The legislation, which had been in limbo for years, gained momentum following the escape of 20 members of Barrio 18 from a prison earlier this month. That security failure led President Bernardo Arévalo to accept the resignations of three top…

The Muslim members elected to the Bihar Assembly have accounted for about 8% of the total state MLAs on an average in the last eight elections since 1990 – from the lowest 5.55% in the 1990 polls to the highest 9.87% in the 2015 and 2005 (February) elections.The Muslim community makes up 17.7% of Bihar’s 13.07 crore population, according to the 2022-23 state caste survey. With both the Opposition Mahagathbandhan, comprising the RJD, Congress, Left and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), and the ruling NDA, led by the BJP and JD(U), fielding fewer Muslim candidates in the upcoming Assembly elections than…

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Two buses and two other vehicles crashed early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, killing at least 46 people, police said, in one of the worst motor accidents in the East African country in recent years. Police initially gave the death toll as 63 in a statement sent to reporters, but later revised it to 46, saying in another statement that some people found unconscious at the crash scene were actually still alive. “At the time of the crash, several victims were found unconscious, and some may have been mistakenly included in the initial fatality…