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Wife of Putin ally accuses Ukrainian authorities of beating her husband, b
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 16 (ANI): Celebrity wife of Russian President Vladimir Putin's main ally in Ukraine accused Ukrainian authorities of "persecuting" her husband for political reasons and pleaded with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to immediately release him from captivity. Read More
Gohil seeks release of fisherman's body who died in Pak captivity, submits
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil on Tuesday submitted a zero-hour notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the issue of bringing back the body of Indian fisherman Nanu Ram Kamalia who died in Pakistan's captivity on February 3, 2022.
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US, Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti alive
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): US and Canadian citizens, members of the religious organization Christian Aid Ministries abducted earlier this month, are alive despite remaining in the captivity of their abductors, a police source confirmed to the Nouvelliste newspaper.
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Violence against smuggled migrants widespread: UN report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 29 (ANI): A UN report published on Monday highlighted that migrants smuggled across borders are often subjected to extreme violence, torture, rape and kidnapping, whether in transit or in captivity, but authorities take little action to address these offences.
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US rights body reiterates calls on Chinese govt for release of Buddhism's
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 15 (ANI): US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Friday (local time) reiterated the call on the Chinese government to reveal the whereabouts of Tibetan Buddhism's 11th Panchen Lama, who was taken into captivity by Chinese authorities when he was
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MEA thanks Kabul for safe return of 11 Afghan Sikhs, Hindus
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday thanked the Government of Afghanistan for extending necessary support for the safe return of 11 people belonging to the Sikh and Hindu minority community, including Nidan Singh Sachdeva, who was kidnapped by t
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Sad, concerned at captivity of these worthy leaders: WB Guv slams Mahua Mo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 13 (ANI): After TMC MP Mahua Moitra criticised West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar for "firing BJP arrows at state government," Dhankhar hit back and said that he feels "sad and concerned at the captivity of these worthy leaders".
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SC refuses to hear plea claiming Congress MLAs being forcefully held capti
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear a plea filed by the brother of Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Manoj Choudhary seeking his release claiming that he, along with other MLAs, was being forcefully kept in captivity by BJP members and Karnataka police.
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Was in Bengaluru for daughter's treatment and not in 'any kind of captivit
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Independent MLA Surendra Singh Shera on Saturday said that he was not in any kind of captivity in Bengaluru and he will meet Chief Minister Kamal Nath soon.
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Chimps held captive for experiments given new lease of life
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Georgia [USA], Feb 9 (ANI): A video of chimps that were held captive for research experiments being set free out in the open has melted several hearts on the internet.
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20 Indians kidnapped last month from Nigeria coast released, 1 dead in cap
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], Jan 19 (ANI): The Indian Mission in Nigeria on Sunday said that 20 seafarers who were kidnapped by pirates last month near the Nigerian coast have been released but one of them lost his life due to adverse conditions in captivity.
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Total collapse of rule of law: WB Governor slams state govt after his conv
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 24 (ANI): New Delhi [India], Dec 24 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Tuesday slammed the Jadavpur University (JU) administration and the state government saying that there is a 'total collapse of the rule of law and state government has put education in
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