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Haridwar prisoner alleges torture, probe ordered
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India] March 10 (ANI): After a prisoner of Haridwar district jail uploaded a video on the social media, accusing the authorities of torturing him, the Haridwar district administration on Saturday ordered a probe into the matter.
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Over $10 billion from seized Gaddafi funds missing
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Mar. 09 (ANI): About $10 billion were reported by Belgian authorities to be missing from frozen Libyan funds, which were controlled by the inner circle of former Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi.
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Gunman arrested for suicide attempt in front of White House
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 4 (ANI): The authorities on Sunday confirmed the death of the gunman, who had shot himself in front of the White House on Saturday.
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Indonesia: Christian couple caned for gambling
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Feb 28 (ANI): Authorities caned a Christian married couple on Tuesday after they were arrested for gambling at an entertainment centre in Banda Aceh in Indonesia.
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Amnesty International asks Maldives to release 'peaceful' protesters
Updated : 8 years ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Feb 28 (ANI): Amnesty International has called on the authorities in the Maldives to immediately and unconditionally release the people "arbitrarily" detained under the State of Emergency (SOE) and halt attacks on "peaceful" protesters.
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Jail the bankers, nothing less
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.28 (ANI): The small country of Iceland with a population of 333,000, convicted and jailed 26 bankers from 2010 to 2015 for market manipulation and breach of fiduciary duties. They are doing time in jails for non-violent crimes. Can we ever imagine something like tha
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China uses big data in Xinjiang to detain people before crime
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 28 (ANI): The Chinese government is using artificial intelligence system, called Integrated Joint Operations Platform, in Xinjiang region to place people in political re-education centres and help Chinese authorities spot a crime before it happens.
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TISS students call for financial autonomy
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] Feb 27 (ANI): The Student Action Committee of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Hyderabad, on Tuesday drafted a 'Charter of Demands' for the authorities of the institute, calling for financial autonomy, better infrastructure and accountability on p
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4 Naxals surrender before Chhattisgarh police
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bijapur, (Chhattisgarh)[India] Feb. 26 (ANI): Four Naxals were rewarded after they surrendered before the police authorities on Monday.
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Death certificate of Sridevi likely to be out soon
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Dubai [U.A.E.], Feb. 26 (ANI): Authorities at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are expected to release the death certificate of the noted Indian actress Sridevi, who died in Dubai late on Saturday, Khaleej Times quoted sources, as saying.
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Sacred Jerusalem church shut after dispute with Israeli authorities
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Tel Aviv [Israel], Feb 26 (ANI): Holy Sepulchre, the sacred church in Jerusalem, was on Sunday shut after a dispute between Christian leaders in the holy land and Israeli authorities over the future of multiple church-owned properties and lands that Christians say should be protected by inte
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Russia hacked Winter Olympics, alleges US
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Feb.25 (ANI): The United States (US) has alleged that Russia hacked several hundred computers used by the authorities at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea.
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