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Nithyananda case: Gujarat HC directs to present two sisters before it on D
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed to present the two sisters, who were allegedly kept in captivity in an Ahmedabad ashram belonging to self-styled godman Nithyananda, before it on December 20.
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US judge orders Iran to pay USD 180 million to American journalist, his fa
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): A US federal judge on Friday ordered the Iranian government to pay USD 180 million to a Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian and his family in damages for his 544-day captivity in an Iranian prison on alleged espionage charges.
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US welcomes release of American, Australian professors in Afghanistan
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 19 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday welcomed the release of American and Australian professors Kevin King and Timothy Weeks by the Taliban, and thanked the Ashraf Ghani-led Afghan government for its actions enabling their release after more than three years in cap
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Delhi: JNU Associate Dean in 'illegal captivity' of students, says V-C, ur
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 8 (ANI): Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice Chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar on Friday said that some students have kept Associate Dean Dr Vandana Mishra in illegal captivity following their on-going strike against a new draft hostel manual approved by the varsit
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Two Indian nationals taken into captivity by insurgent group in Myanmar
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 3 (ANI): Two Indian nationals were taken into captivity by an insurgent group called Arakan Army in Myanmar while they were traveling there to work on a road project.
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Study says vampire bats keep friends they made in captivity
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 1 (ANI): The vampires bats that spend the most time with each other in captivity are most likely to stick together and form cooperative, friendship-like social relationships after going back to the wilds, suggests a study.
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D K Shivakumar: Congress-JDS legislators are kept in captivity
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 10 (ANI): Karnataka Minister D K Shivakumar, who is the chief tgrouble shooter for Congress in the state, on Wednesday asserted that the rebel Congress-JD-S legislators have been kept in captivity in Mumbai and he will only leave after meeting them.
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Captain Amarinder seeks release of 1971 war prisoners from Pakistan
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Gurdaspur (Punjab) [India], March 1 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Pakistan to admit to, and release the Prisoners of War (POWs) still in its captivity from the 1971 war.
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SC orders survey to find out numbers of elephants in captivity
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Chief Wild Life Warden of each state to conduct a survey to ascertain and identify elephants in captivity and whether the owners of these elephants have an Ownership Certificate.
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Odisha: Schizophrenia patient rescued from six years captivity
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], Aug 30 (ANI): A 26-year-old old woman, suffering from Schizophrenia, was rescued from six years of captivity on Wednesday and admitted to a hospital in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district.
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World Animal Protection urges Indian travellers to avoid animal entertainm
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (NewsVoir): A shocking new report from World Animal Protection has revealed that all wildlife tourism entertainment venues in Bali with captive elephants, tigers, dolphins or civet cats fail to meet even the basic needs of wild animals in captivity. With around 2,72
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Man abducted by pirates in Nigeria thanks Indian Govt for his return
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Apr. 16 (ANI): A man abducted by pirates, while he was working on a ship in Nigeria, returned to his home in Palampur's Malog after 73 days in captivity on Sunday.
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