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Manipur CM vows action after six Naga hostages found dead, fresh violence erupts

Manipur CM vows action after six Naga hostages found dead, fresh violence erupts

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Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh has vowed strict action after the bodies of six Naga men, allegedly held hostage by armed groups, were recovered. The incident comes amid fresh violence in Kamjong district, where suspected militants killed two people and torched several house Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Manipur: 31 Kuki and Naga hostages released by armed groups

Manipur: 31 Kuki and Naga hostages released by armed groups

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Thirty-one of the 38 people belonging to the Kuki and Naga communities, who were held hostage by armed groups in Manipur’s Kangpokpi and Senapati districts, were released on Friday.  These people were taken to unknown areas after suspected militants shot dead three church leaders and injured four others in Kangpokpi on Wednesday, while a civilian was gunned down and his wife was wounded in Noney district. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Madhavan’s Dhurandhar opening scene really happened: Ajit Doval recalls when IC 814 hostages didn’t respond to ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ | Bollywood News

Madhavan’s Dhurandhar opening scene really happened: Ajit Doval recalls when IC 814 hostages didn’t respond to ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ | Bollywood News

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Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar, which is one of the biggest Hindi hits of the year, opens with a scene from the IC814 hijacking. The scene starts with R Madhavan’s Ajay Sanyal (a supposed stand-in for Ajit Doval) walking into the aircraft after they are done negotiating with the hijackers. Ajay talks to the hostages and promises them their freedom, but as he yells out ‘Bharat Mata Ki…’, the hostages don’t respond with ‘Jai’. He turns around and finds out that the hijacker has a gun pointing towards the hostages, which is presumably making them scared. The crisis gets resolved, and Ajay Sanyal walks away disappointed with the state of affairs. As per Ajit Doval, some of these events actually took place during the hijacking, and he spoke about the same in a 2009 interview. Talking to Zee News in 2009, Ajit shared that the Indian authorities found themselves in a “vulnerable” position as they negotiated with the hijackers in Kandahar. The hijackers were aware that they were under pressure, and so, they kept pressing on their …

50 kidnapped Catholic school students in Nigeria escape | World News

50 kidnapped Catholic school students in Nigeria escape | World News

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This photo released by the Christian Association of Nigeria shows the dormitories of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School after gunmen abducted children and staff in Papiri community in Nigeria, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (Christian Association of Nigeria via AP) Fifty of the more than 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school last week have escaped and have been reunited with their parents, the Catholic Church and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Sunday. However around 253 of those kidnapped, including 12 staff members and teachers, are still with the kidnappers, said CAN chairman Bulus Yohanna, a Catholic Bishop who is also the proprietor of the school.In a statement, Yohanna said the pupils escaped between Friday and Saturday. Parents rushed to the school in Niger state, to the west of the capital Abuja, after hearing that some children had escaped. Amose Ibrahim was one of the parents who went to St. Mary’s school to check if any of his three children had escaped. “Unfortunately, they were not among the escapees,” Ibrahim, whose …

Trump nominates special envoy to Belarus, wants more prisoners freed | World News

Trump nominates special envoy to Belarus, wants more prisoners freed | World News

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Trump has increased US engagement with the authoritarian state, sending multiple delegations to Minsk this year. (File Photo) US President Donald Trump on Sunday said John Coale, who helped negotiate the release of prisoners from Belarus, was his choice for special envoy to Minsk and would press for the release of more detainees. Trump has increased US engagement with the authoritarian state, sending multiple delegations to Minsk this year. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Story continues below this ad

Mumbai hostage case: Cops contacted ex-minister during negotiations with accused Rohit Arya

Mumbai hostage case: Cops contacted ex-minister during negotiations with accused Rohit Arya

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Police had contacted former Maharashtra School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar when Rohit Arya held 17 children and two adults hostage at a recording studio in Mumbai, during negotiation efforts, officials said on Monday, adding that the politician’s statement may be recorded. Police and Crime Branch officials from the Mumbai Police were present outside RA Studio in Powai, where 17 children were held hostage by filmmaker and activist Rohit Arya. (HT Photo/Raju Shinde) Crime Branch officials stated that they will record statements of everyone connected to the case, including the senior inspector of Powai police station and a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)-rank officer involved in the negotiations with Arya. A statement of Kesarkar may also be recorded, an official added. Additionally, the Crime Branch is in the process of recording statements of celebrities and actors who had visited the Powai studio during the ‘audition’ process. Kesarkar was not available for comment. The Mumbai Police Crime Branch is currently probing the death of Arya, who was killed in police firing during the rescue operation on Thursday. …

Hamas says open to 5-year Gaza truce, one-time hostages release | World News

Hamas says open to 5-year Gaza truce, one-time hostages release | World News

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Hamas is open to an agreement to end the war in Gaza that would see all hostages released and secure a five-year truce, an official said Saturday as the group’s negotiators held talks with mediators. Palestinians assess the damage inside the house of the Al-Khour family after it wa hit by an Israeli strike in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood on April 26, 2025.(AFP) A Hamas delegation was in Cairo discussing with Egyptian mediators ways out of the 18-month war, while, on the ground, rescuers said Israeli strikes killed at least 35 people. Nearly eight weeks into an Israeli aid blockade, the United Nations says food and medical supplies are running out. The Hamas official, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said the Palestinian militant group “is ready for an exchange of prisoners in a single batch and a truce for five years”. The latest bid to seal a ceasefire follows an Israeli proposal which Hamas had rejected earlier this month as “partial”, calling instead for a “comprehensive” agreement to halt the war ignited by …

“Hostages Will Return in Coffins…” Hamas Blames Israel for “Losing Contact” With US Hostage in Gaza

“Hostages Will Return in Coffins…” Hamas Blames Israel for “Losing Contact” With US Hostage in Gaza

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Last Updated:April 16, 2025, 13:17 IST Crux India The armed wing of Hamas claimed to have lost contact with a group of militants holding Israeli American hostage Edan Alexander. Al-Qassam Brigades said on April 14 that the contact was lost after the IDF* attacked the place where the militants were holding Alexander. Hamas also warned Israeli hostages’ families that their “children will return in black coffins with their bodies torn apart from shrapnel from your army”The 21-year-old New Jersey native is believed to be the last living American hostage held by Hamas in Gaza. In March, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff told reporters that gaining the release of Alexander was a “top priority for us”Earlier, on April 12, Hamas released a video purportedly showing Alexander, who was captured by Palestinian militants on October 7, 2023.Meanwhile, a group representing Israeli hostage families said Alexander was among up to 10 hostages who could be released if a new ceasefire was reached. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION2:02 IDF CHIEF WARNS RESERVISTS AGAINST “POLITICAL DISPUTES”4:37 US TO ARM …

Netanyahu calls for hostages to be released during Gaza visit | World News

Netanyahu calls for hostages to be released during Gaza visit | World News

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited northern Gaza on Tuesday, accompanied by the country’s defense minister, head of the military and other senior officials, his office said. A statement released by the prime minister’s office said Netanyahu received a security briefing in northern Gaza on the military’s effort to free Israeli hostages and to defeat Hamas. “We insist that our hostages be released and we insist on achieving all of our objectives for the war, and are doing so thanks to our heroic fighters,” Netanyahu’s office cited the prime minister as saying during a meeting with soldiers. Story continues below this ad The statement did not specify where in northern Gaza Netanyahu visited or mention Hamas’ claim on Tuesday that it had lost contact with those guarding Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander after the military purportedly bombed their location. The Palestinian militant group still holds 59 hostages. Almost 200 hostages have been released by Hamas or rescued by the Israeli military over the course of the war, now in its 18th month. Disclaimer: We do not …

Israeli PM Netanyahu’s party steps up pressure for Shin Bet head to go | World News

Israeli PM Netanyahu’s party steps up pressure for Shin Bet head to go | World News

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party accused the head of the domestic intelligence organization on Tuesday of turning parts of the service into “a private militia of the Deep State” and called for him to go, amid a deepening political crisis around the agency. The accusation against Shin Bet head Ronen Bar, who is resisting an order for his dismissal, followed the arrest of a Shin Bet official on suspicion of leaking confidential information to journalists and a government minister. Shin Bet, which handles counter terrorism investigations, has been at the centre of a growing political battle pitting Netanyahu’s right-wing government against an array of critics ranging from members of the security establishment to families of hostages in Gaza. Story continues below this ad A government bid to sack Bar, during an investigation by the agency into aides close to Netanyahu, has been temporarily frozen by the Supreme Court, which held a hearing into petitions against the dismissal last week. Likud said Bar had lost the trust of the government and “must stop entrenching …