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US, Taliban discuss peace process, releasing of remaining prisoners
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], December 6 (ANI): The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad met Taliban's deputy leader Mullah Baradar and chief negotiator Abdul Hakim wherein they discussed the US-Taliban peace process and release of the remaining prisoners, said Mohammad
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Armenia, Azerbaijan reach agreement on full-scale prisoner swap
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to exchange all war prisoners who were captured during the Karabakh conflict, and stressed the importance of preserving peace between the countries.
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Pakistan linking Kulbhushan Jadhav case with another prisoner's case, says
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): India on Thursday blamed Pakistan for linking Kulbhushan Jadhav with another prisoner case.
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for over 13 months for pro-democracy
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 3 (ANI): Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong on Wednesday was sentenced to more than 13 months of prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a pro-democracy protest last year over a proposed extradition bill with China.
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Judge extends Nirav Modi's stay in prison as extradition trial nears concl
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 2 (ANI): Fugitive diamond dealer Nirav Modi, who is wanted in India for allegedly defrauding Punjab National Bank (PNB) of an estimated USD 2 billion, was re-remanded on Tuesday by a judge at Westminster Magistrate Court in London.
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Delhi HC seeks NCRB's stand on plea to classify transpersons as third gend
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought to know the stand of the National Crime Records Bureau on the public suit seeking directions to classify transgenders as a separate third gender in their annual publication of prison statistics.
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Sir Lanka Minister appoints five-member committee to probe prison riot
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Justice Minister Ali Sabry on Monday appointed a special five-member committee to probe the unrest which erupted in a maximum-security prison near Colombo.
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Plea in Delhi HC to classify transgender as third gender in NCRB's prison
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): A public suit has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) to recognize and classify transgenders as a separate third gender in their annual publication of prison statistics.
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8 inmates killed, 50 others inmates and two prison officers injured in Mah
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 30 (ANI): At least eight inmates were killed and 50 other inmates and two prison officials were injured when unrest erupted at the Mahara prison here, said Colombo Page citing police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana.
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Andhra announces special remission of sentence to 53 women life-convicts
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 28 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government has issued guidelines for the grant of special remission to 53 life convicted female prisoners for offences against laws related to matters to which the executive power of the state extends.
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Farmers protest: Delhi govt rejects request of police to convert stadiums
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Delhi Government on Friday rejected the request made by Delhi Police seeking to convert nine stadiums into temporary prisons, in view of the 'Delhi Chalo' farmers protest.
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Delhi violence: Court refuses to grant interim bail to Ishrat Jahan, finds
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): A Delhi court has refused to grant interim bail to former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan in connection with an Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case related to the northeast Delhi violence. She had approached the court for bail citing a COVID-19 outb
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