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Search ops underway for 39 missing Indians: Iraq
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Iraq Embassy to India on Sunday has informed that search operations are underway to locate the 39 missing Indians who were taken as prisoners by ISIS in 2014, further assuring there is a high level coordination between Iraqi and Indian concerned authorit
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Al Aqsa Mosque :Clashes erupt as Israel bans Muslim men from praying
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 21 (ANI): Palestinian worshippers and Israeli police clashed Friday outside the Old City of Jerusalem amid tensions over the Israeli authorities' decision to bar male worshippers under 50 from entering the area for Friday prayers. Clashes erupted near al-Aqsa mo
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China blocked WhatsApp's images, videos; censors texts too
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 20 (ANI) As the 19th Congress of China's ruling party is just months away, and the news of the death of Liu Xiaobo, a revolutionary in the Chinese prison has spread a certain furor across the country and the globe, which resulted to the Chinese authorities blocking
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NHRC sends notices to Parappana Agrahara prison authorities over torture,
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jul 18 (ANI): Taking cognizance of a complaint about inhuman treatment meted out to the 32 prisoners at Parappana Agrahara Bangalore, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sent notices to Director General of Police and Inspector General (Prisons).
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Cairo: One died, 19 injured during clash between police, citizens
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], July 17 (ANI): At least one person died and 19 others were injured after a clash took place between Egypt's police and citizens in the capital city Cairo as the city's authorities decided to demolish illegal constructions in a densely populated and disadvantaged neig
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Clear case of social profiling: Friend of 'dhoti'-clad man who w
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The friend of the man, who was allegedly stopped from entering Kolkata's Quest Mall on Saturday because he was wearing a 'dhoti', has said that this is a clear case of social profiling, citing the mall authorities only let him in when he argue
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Liu Xiaobo's ashes scattered at sea
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 15 (ANI) :The hastily arranged sea burial of late Nobel laureate, Liu Xiaobo by Chinese authorities has sparked much criticism as his supporters believe that it was designed to ensure that his grave may not become a point of protests.
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HRW condemns forced relocation of ISIS families in rehabilitation camp in
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], July 13 (ANI): After declaring victory in Mosul, Iraqi authorities have forcibly relocated hundreds of families of alleged Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists to a "rehabilitation camp", which New York-based Human Rights Watch has termed as "an act
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Two suspicious vessels reached Gujarat coast, Indian coast alerts authorit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Gujarat [India], July 13 (ANI): Ensuring tight safety, Indian Coast guards on patrol intercepted suspicious foreign vessels that were not scheduled to enter any Indian port, reached Gujarat coastline.
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Sushma raises concern over safety of abducted Indian priest with Yemen Min
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj raised the issue of the safety and release of Indian priest Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was kidnapped in April 2016 from Aden, during her talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic
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Burhan Wani death anniversary: Security beefed up as Valley on high alert
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), July 7 (ANI): A day ahead of former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani's death anniversary, authorities have beefed up security in the Valley to prevent terrorists and separatists from observing the day.
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FBI agent, accused of lying in LaVoy Finicum shooting in Oregon, indicted
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.], June 29 (ANI): An FBI agent was indicted on charges of making false statements and obstruction of justice for allegedly lying to authorities about firing two gunshots in connection with the fatal shooting of LaVoy Finicum in Oregon last year.
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