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Chinese court sentences Tibetan activist Tsering Tso to one year in prison
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Tsering Tso, a Tibetan human rights advocate, has received a one-year prison sentence from the Trikha (Ch. Guide) County People's Court located in Tsolho (Hainan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in eastern Tibet. She was charged with "picking quarrels and provoking trouble," a vague accusatio
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MHA issues new directives to strengthen 'Support to Poor Prisoners' scheme
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has reviewed and revised over two-year-old guidelines and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the implementation of the "Support to Poor Prisoners" scheme, citing inadequate and sub-optimal execution across several states and Union Territories (UTs).<
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Gujarat: CM Patel to hand over appointment letters to over 11,600 newly re
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Gujarat government's Home Department is organising the appointment letter distribution programme following the completion of the recruitment process for the Lokrakshak cadre. Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi and Minister of State for Police Housing and Prisons Ka
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Whether this sentence would have been given if Imran Khan had been a favou
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in prison in the Toshakhana-2 corruption case, sparking public outrage and concerns about the judiciary's credibility.
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Centre releases Rs 94 crore for Uttarakhand rural local bodies
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The release includes the second instalment of Untied Grants for the Financial Year 2024-25 amounting to Rs 9,410.03 lakhs for all eligible 13 District Panchayats, 95 Block Panchayats and 7,784 Gram Panchayats in the State.
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Rapper Wiz Khalifa sentenced to nine months in Romanian prison, details in
Updated : 5 months ago IST
In July 2024, Wiz Khalifa during the 'Beach, Please!' festival in Costinesti, Romania, allegedly had more than 18 grams of cannabis in his possession and consumed some on stage.
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Pristyn Care Simplifies Organisation as It Decentralises Operations to Sup
Updated : 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19: Pristyn Care, a leading healthcare provider, has undertaken a focused organisational restructuring as it continues to decentralise operations across its owned hospital network, enabling faster execution, clearer accountability, and long-term operational effici
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Where Winter Meets Luxury: Indians Turn to Switzerland for Dream Getaways
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 18: Switzerland is witnessing a powerful surge in winter travel from India, emerging as one of the most aspirational seasons for Indian holidaymakers. Strengthened by a 10.6% year-on-year growth in 2024, India generated 660,640 overnight stays in Switze
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Over 500,000 sign petition urging G7 action against China's forced organ h
Updated : 5 months ago IST
More than 500,000 people worldwide have signed a petition urging G7 and other countries to act against China's alleged forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience, calling for international condemnation and concrete measures to end the practice.
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BJP's strength lies in trusting grassroots workers, says Tripura CM Manik
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Addressing the Pristha Pramukh Sammelan of Mohanpur Mandal at the Mohanpur Class XII School ground, Saha highlighted the BJP's organisational culture, which, he said, distinguishes it from other political parties. He credited local MLA and Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath as the key architec
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Nobel Committee condemns arrest of former Peace Prize laureate Narges Moha
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee is deeply concerned by today's brutal arrest of Narges Mohammadi alongside a number of other activists. Ms. Mohammadi - the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate - is a staunch defender of human rights, freedom of expression and democratic participation in Iran," the
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Delhi Govt working to shift Tihar Jail, expand courts: CM Rekha Gupta
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday announced plans to relocate Tihar Jail, South Asia's largest prison complex, to the city's outskirts to alleviate severe overcrowding and improve prison conditions.
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