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'Squid Game' actor charged with sexual harassment, released without detent
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Known for portraying a beloved character from the popular South Korean series, 'Squid Game', actor Oh Yeong-su was recently indicted on sexual harassment charges.
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UN committee calls for probe into Xinjiang rights violations
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Acting under its early warning and urgent action procedure, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) also called on China to immediately release all individuals arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in the XUAR, whether in so-called Vocational Education and Trainin
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India requests consular access to 8 former Indian Navy officers in Qatar c
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"Yes, this issue is something that we have been pursuing and talked about it earlier. Our embassy in Doha has been regularly raising the issue with the Qatari authorities. That some family members have recently been permitted to visit their relatives in detention. We are separately seeking f
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"Else you will be sent to detention camps in name of NRC..." Mamata Banerj
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said people should ensure that their name is enlisted in the voter list else they will be sent to detention camps in the name of National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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Pak SC clears release of man who tried to assassinate Musharraf
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The three-judge bench headed by Justice Sardar Tariq Masood kept the previous ruling of the Lahore High Court that the petitioner is entitled to a pre-conviction period in detention and general remissions under the Army Act, 1952 of Pakistan, The Dawn reported.
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UNAMA asks Taliban to explain rationale behind detention of women activist
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Since the return of the Taliban to Kabul in August 2021, the Taliban's systematic attacks on the rights of women and girls and the use of violence, including torture and enforced disappearances, have created a culture of fear in Afghan society.
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Maharashtra: Congress's Sanjay Nirupam demands ACP Mane's suspension, says
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Maharashtra Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Wednesday demanded the suspension of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mane for his 'misbehaviour' with him during his detention and said that they will continue the rally until Gajanan Kirtikar resigns from the post of Member of Parliament.
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Telangana Police arrest two interstate drug peddlers under PD act
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In an ongoing drive against drug peddlers to check the menace of Ganja selling in Commissionerate limits and to prevent youth from falling into the Drug network, CP Rachakonda invoked the Preventive Detention Act (PD) against two Ganja peddlers and detained them in Central Prison Cherlapal
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Prophet Mohammad remarks row: Telangana HC orders conditional release of e
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Telangana High Court on Wednesday ordered the conditional release of expelled BJP leader T Raja Singh, arrested under stringent Preventive Detention (PD) law.
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8 ex-Indian Navy officers detained in Doha; Gwalior woman seeks help for h
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Eight former Indian Navy officers have been in solitary confinement in Doha, Qatar since August 30. A sister of one of the detainees, Meetu Bhargava sought help from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring back her brother.
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Indian Embassy in Qatar has ascertained well-being of detained Indian nati
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
While addressing a weekly presser here, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "Indian embassy officials in Qatar got consular access to detained Indian nationals and ascertained their well-being."
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'Last' Pakistani incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay returns home
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Saifullah, 74, has been in Guantanamo Bay detention centre since he was taken into custody from Bangkok in 2003. According to Samaa News, he was accused of having alleged links with top Al-Qaeda leadership.
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