Release cartoonist Trivedi or face protest: Kejriwal
September 11th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 11 (IANS) India Against Corruption (IAC) member Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday threatened to sit on a protest outside the prison where cartoonist Aseem Trivedi has been jailed if ... Read more...
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Cartoonist sent to judicial custody, government faces flak on issue (Roundup)
September 10th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Barely a day in police custody for questioning after his arrest on sedition charges, cartoonist Aseem Trivedi was Monday sent to judicial custody as ... Read more...
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Cartoonist Trivedi’s questioning cut short, sent to judicial custody (Second Lead)
September 10th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Barely a day after cartoonist Aseem Trivedi was sent to seven days police custody after being arrested on sedition charges, investigators cut short his questioning ... Read more...
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When Mamata turned chief manager in face of tragedy
December 10th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) A chief minister sitting under a tree or on a cheap plastic chair outside a hospital morgue for hours helping grieving relatives cope with a ... Read more...
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Don’t detain Kashmiris without informing us: Kashmir government to states
September 12th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 12 (IANS) In the wake of some Kashmiris being detained in other states for questioning over the Delhi High Court blast, the Jammu and Kashmir government Monday sent ... Read more...
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US journalist detained in Libya phones parents
April 23rd, 2011 - 9:16 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 23 (IANS/EFE) An American woman journalist, detained by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi while reporting from Libya, spoke with her parents on phone and confirmed that she is ... Read more...
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Libya trade loss fears led British ministers to back Lockerbie bomber’s release: Wikileaks
February 1st, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 1 (ANI): Britain would have suffered a setback in its political and economic ambitions in Libya if the Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, was not released from a Scottish prison, according ... Read more...
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Britain secretly advised Libyan govt. on how to secure Lockerbie bomber’s release: Wikileaks
February 1st, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 1 (ANI): Secret US diplomatic cables released by the whistleblower website 'Wikileaks' have revealed that British ministers had secretly suggested ways to the Libyan government for the early and ... Read more...
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Palestinian negotiators criticize ex-UK PM Blair for ‘Israeli bias’
January 27th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.27 (ANI): Palestinian officials have criticized former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as being too paternalistic and of having a bias towards Israel's security needs over Palestinian economic needs.They accused Blair, ... Read more...
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Ransom demand for Indian kidnapped in South Africa reduced
December 15th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 15 (IANS) Kidnappers of Indian restaurant owner Nidhin in Pretoria have agreed to reduce the Rs.10 million ransom they demanded for his release to Rs.4 million after negotiations with his ... Read more...
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‘US pressed Israel to release 400 Turkish citizens’
June 4th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, June 4 (ANI): Turkey's Deputy Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy Selim Yenel has said that the US pressured Israel to facilitate the speedy release of more than 400 Turkish citizens whom ... Read more...
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Africans still in detention centre despite acquittal
March 27th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) For 12 African nationals languishing in a foreigners' detention centre in the Indian capital, returning home seems a distant dream despite their acquittal from criminal cases.
In ... Read more...
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Krishna to meet PM Wednesday on more aid to flood-hit Karnataka
October 5th, 2009 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 5 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Monday he would prevail upon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi to grant more relief to ... Read more...
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What steps for release of Indian prisoners in Pakistani jails: Delhi court
March 1st, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has asked the central government what steps it was taking to secure the release of Indian prisoners who have been languishing in Pakistani ... Read more...
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Sarabjit’s case under consideration: Pakistan
June 27th, 2008 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Friday said his government was "considering" India's plea for clemency for Sarabjit Singh, the Indian death row prisoner convicted for alleged ... Read more...
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Taliban demand Benazirs murder suspects release in exchange for Pak envoy
April 21st, 2008 - 1:27 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Apr 21 (ANI): The kidnappers of missing Pakistan envoy Tariq Azizuddin have reportedly demanded the release of 12 prisoners, including the men suspected of plotting Benazir Bhuttos assassination, in exchange ... Read more...
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North Korea agrees to release detained Russian vessel
February 26th, 2008 - 12:32 am ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, Feb 25 (RIA Novosti) Russia Monday reached an agreement with North Korea for the release of its ship seized by the latter's coastguards for violating the international border, a diplomatic ... Read more...
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