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Operation Vishwas: Rajasthan Police rescue 53 bonded labourers from Mahara
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Rajasthan Police's Pratapgarh District Police conducted Operation Vishwas, rescuing 53 tribal labourers, including 13 women and 40 men, held captive in Solapur, Maharashtra.
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Home at Last: Story of 20 hostages freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza afte
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
After more than two years of waiting, hoping, and grieving, Israel on Monday welcomed home the last of the 20 living hostages who had been held captive in Gaza since the brutal attacks of October 7, 2023.
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Israel launches campaign in New York to highlight Hamas atrocities ahead o
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The Israeli Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has rolled out a public diplomacy campaign in New York, featuring dozens of massive billboards and mobile trucks emblazoned with the message "Remember October 7", strategically placed around the United Nations headquarters and the bustling Times S
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Israel prepares for return of hostage Edan Alexander
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Israel was preparing for the expected release of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander on Monday after being held captive by Hamas for 584 days.
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Shlomo Mansour, oldest hostage, to be laid to rest tomorrow
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Shlomo Mansour, who was murdered on October 7 in kibbutz Kissufim and whose body was held captive by Hamas for 509 days, will be laid to rest tomorrow. Mansour was 87 when murdered, his body returned to Israel on Wednesday last week.
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Outrage grows after Israel claims Hamas killed Bibas brothers with "bare h
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In a major shocker, Israel on Friday said, citing forensic reports that the Bibas brothers, whose corpses were returned by Hamas, were killed with "bare hands" by Hamas days after they were held captive in the Gaza Strip.
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Nepal FM holds talks with Israeli counterpart for release of captive Bipin
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Nepal Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba on Tuesday held a "reassuring" telephone conversation with Israeli Foreign Minister Gidon Saar, discussing efforts to secure the release of Bipin Joshi, a Nepali national held captive by Hamas since October 7, 2023.
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"How long Bastar's people be held captive?": Chhattisgarh DyCM hails Naxal
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
"Government is ready if they (Naxals) want to hold dialogue. But schools, power, water and roads will have to be brought to villages. How long will the people of Bastar be held captive?" the deputy CM told ANI.
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Thai govt urged to combat Chinese mafia-linked human trafficking
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
An advocacy group has called on Thailand's government to intervene urgently to secure the release of over 100 victims of human trafficking, primarily from Laos, who are allegedly held captive by a 'Chinese mafia syndicate' in Myanmar's Kayin state.
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New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens released by Papua rebels after 19 month
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released by separatist rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua region, 19 months after his kidnapping. Mehrtens was held captive since February 2023.
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Thousands of anti-govt protesters rally across Israel, urge release of cap
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Thousands of demonstrators against the Israeli government have assembled in the heart of Tel Aviv, demanding greater efforts to achieve the release of hostages held captive in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported.
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Israel successfully rescues 52-year-old hostage abducted by Hamas on Octob
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency (ISA) successfully rescued a 52-year-old hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi on Tuesday, who had been abducted by the Hamas terrorist organization and held captive in the Gaza Strip since October 7.
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