A total of 147 Indian fishermen, released by Pakistan after spending eight months in captivity in Karachi, crossed over to India through the border here on Monday, officials said. In a goodwill gesture, Pakistani authorities had released 147 fishermen on Sunday. Their release followed a December announcement by Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal that nearly …
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January 9, 2018The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh on Monday released 93 prisoners from various jails of the state on the 93rd birthday of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. “It was decided to set free 93 prisoners convicted in different cases on the 93rd birthday of the former prime minister. These prisoners have completed their …
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December 25, 2017Ashok Kumar, the bus conductor who was initially accused of murdering Class 2 student Pradyuman Thakur of Ryan International School in Gurugram, was released from the Bhondsi jail on Wednesday. The 35-year-old father of two was lodged in jail for two months. Additional District and Session Judge Rajni Yadav granted bail to Ashok on furnishing …
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November 22, 2017Karachi Kings also released West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard.
October 6, 2017A teenage blogger from Singapore was released from US custody following an immigration appeals court’s decision to uphold his bid for asylum. Amos Yee, whose online posts mocking and criticizing the Singapore government twice landed him in jail there, left his homeland in December with the intention of seeking US asylum. But federal immigration agents …
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September 27, 2017The audio teaser of actor Pawan Kalyan’s next yet-untitled Telugu film, being directed by Trivikram, was released on Saturday on the occasion of the star’s 45th birthday. The minute-long teaser is from the recording session of a song and it features composer Anirudh Ravichander and director Trivikram. A peppy track, it’s sung by Anirudh. The …
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September 2, 2017Actor Ajith Kumar's highly anticipated Tamil action-thriller "Vivegam" has been certified U/A, and is slated to hit the screens on August 24, its makers announced on Monday. In a statement, the makers confirmed the film will release on August 24 worldwide. Directed by Siva, the film marks his third consecutive collaboration with Ajith after "Veerama …
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July 31, 2017Having spend more than 25 years in the film industry, actress Raveena Tandon says she no longer worries about being in the rat race as she has nothing left to prove. The 42-year-old actress says she is very content in her life now and chooses films on her whim like she did at the time …
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April 21, 2017BJP MLA Bolin Chetia’s abducted nephew Kuldeep Moran was released on Friday by his abductors, the ULFA-Independent led by Paresh Barua, in a remote area of Arunachal Pradesh where he was handed over to his father and uncle in the presence of civil and police officials. Kuldeep was release at Limbubasti area of Arunachal Pradesh …
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September 9, 2016The Indian Railways on Monday dismissed media reports that said that four national women’s hockey players were made to sit on the floor while travelling from Ranchi to Rourkela via Bokaro-Allepey Express train. "The news reports about women’s hockey team, after their return from Rio Olympics being forced to sit on the floor while they …
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August 29, 2016The writers of the hit films Guardians of the Galaxy and Gravity Falls, Nicole Perlman and Alex Hirsch, are in negotiations to write a live-action movie on Pokemon. The news comes after China’s media company Legendary Films landed the rights to the "Pokemon" franchise after they were available in early July, reports variety.com. The movie will …
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August 17, 2016