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Chinese national sentenced in US for economic espionage
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): A Chinese national formerly residing in Chesterfield, Missouri, was sentenced to 29 months in prison on Thursday followed by three years of supervised release and a USD 150,000 fine for conspiring to commit economic espionage.
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Over 8000 Indians lodged in foreign jails: MEA
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Over 8000 Indians are lodged in different foreign jails, with a majority of them imprisoned in the gulf countries, informed Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan at the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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Lok Sabha takes up bill to replace Identification of Prisoners Act
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday moved for passage in Lok Sabha a bill that seeks to make the investigation of crime more efficient and increase the conviction rate.
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US transfers prisoner from Guantanamo Bay prison to Algeria
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Another detainee will be transferred from the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp to Algeria, the US Department of Defense announced on Saturday.
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Uyghur woman who fled forced abortion, dies in China prison
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 31 (ANI): An Uyghur woman who had escaped from a hospital in China after she was asked to terminate her pregnancy, as per China's family planning policy for ethnic minorities, has died in prison, according to a media report.
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Tihar jail inmates to get Vocational Training Centre
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): With the inauguration of the "Refurbished Legal Aid Clinic & 'OJAS' Centre for Learning for Jail Inmates" in Tihar jail, the inmates will now be able to get legal aid and Vocational Training Centre.
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Maharashtra launches scheme to offer personal loans for prisoners
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 30 (ANI): Maharashtra government on Tuesday launched a scheme to provide personal loans for prisoners with the aim to improve the living standard of the families of the inmates.
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3 Pakistani nationals repatriated via Attari-Wagah border after completing
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], March 26 (ANI): Three Pakistani nationals who completed their sentences in Indian jails have been repatriated to their home country via the Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday.
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Indian Govt releases three Pakistani prisoners
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], March 26 (ANI): The Indian government released three Pakistani prisoners and a baby and sent them back to their homeland on Saturday.
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Prominent Tibetan writer released after 13 years in China prison
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], March 22 (ANI): Prominent Tibetan writer and co-founder and editor of the first-ever Tibetan literary website 'Chomei' (Butter Lamp) Kunchok Tsephel has reportedly been released by Chinese authorities after a harrowing 13 years in prison.
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Moscow court sentences Kremlin critic Navalny to 9 years in prison
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 22 (ANI): A Russian court on Tuesday, sentenced Opposition figure Alexey Navalny to nine years to prison and fined him 1.2 million rubles (USD 11,527) in separate criminal cases of fraud and contempt of court in a move that is being seen as a crackdown on the Kremlin c
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Prisoners in Bhopal Central jail get training to become priests
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 20 (ANI): In Bhopal Central Jail, the prisoners, who are sentenced for heinous crimes, are taking lessons to perform various Vedic rituals so that they can become purohits (priests) and earn an honourable living when they are released from the jail.
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