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Red Cross to deploy specialists to Olenivka after Ukrainian military attac
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 1 (ANI): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday said that it is ready to deploy specialists to the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) town of Olenivka in the Donbas region where 53 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed after the Ukrainian mil
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Russia invites UN, Red Cross to probe shelling of Olenivka pre-trial deten
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 31 (ANI): Russia has invited experts from the United Nations and the Red Cross to participate in the investigation into the Ukrainian military attack on a pre-trial detention centre near Olenivka in the Donbas region with HIMARS rocket systems which killed 53 Ukrainian
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Ukrainian Strike kills 40 Prisoners of War in DPR: Russia
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Moscow [Ukraine], July 29 (ANI): The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that the Ukrainian military attacked a pre-trial detention centre near Olenivka in the Donbas region with HIMARS rocket systems and killed 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war.
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SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking repatriation of Indian Army off
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice on a plea filed by the wife of an Indian army officer, a prisoner of war (PoW) detained by Pakistan since 1971, seeking his repatriation and effective mechanism for enforcement and protection of Prisoners of Wa
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General Sam Manekshaw asked Pakistan army to surrender or face annihilatio
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): Indian Army Chief General SHFJ Manekshaw had asked Pakistan army to surrender or face annihilation in the 1971 war, says a new book which notes that pre-emptive attacks on Indian Air Force bases on December 3 night were immediately repulsed and it was
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Zelenskyy vows to continue seeking return of remaining Ukrainian war priso
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], Dec 30 (Sputnik/ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Kiev will continue working towards returning the Ukrainian prisoners of war in Donbas that were not covered by the latest round of negotiated exchange.
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Indian armed forces ensure protection of human rights of adversaries also:
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Indian armed forces not only ensure the protection of human rights of our own people but also of adversaries and deal with the prisoners of war as per the Geneva Conventions, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Friday.
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'Pak hasn't acknowledged presence of Indian PoWs, defence personnel in its
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 11 (ANI): Pakistan has not acknowledged the presence of any missing Indian defence personnel or Prisoners of War (PoWs) in its custody so far, despite consistent efforts from India to ensure their release and repatriation from the neighbouring country, the governmen
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1971 war: PM Modi slams Congress for missing 'golden opportunity' to solve
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lashed out at the Congress party for missing a "golden opportunity" of solving Jammu and Kashmir issue by letting off 90,000 prisoners of war and the land of Pakistan due to "international pressure" during the 1
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Captain Amarinder seeks release of 1971 war prisoners from Pakistan
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Gurdaspur (Punjab) [India], March 1 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Pakistan to admit to, and release the Prisoners of War (POWs) still in its captivity from the 1971 war.
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Tata Sky launches world screen a carefully curated bouquet of Ad Free Glob
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 28 (NewsVoir): Tata Sky, India's leading integrated content distribution platform across DTH and OTT, has launched its newest offering, a carefully handpicked bouquet of international entertainment content.
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Vijay Diwas: When India won and Bangladesh got liberated
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 is heralded as one of the most convincing victories of the annals of the military history. It culminated with the abject surrender of Pakistani forces in East Pakistan (now, Bangladesh), with almost 1,00,000 being taken prisoners
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