Articles for Indian Prisoners

Telangana spotlight: In the gulf of despair
9 months ago

Telangana spotlight: In the gulf of despair

The Hindu  

For close to two decades, Yellavva has been tethered to the anguish of separation, waiting endlessly for the return of her husband, languishing in jail in a foreign country since 2005. Fondly known as Nampelly Venkati, the 51-year-old is among five Gulf migrant workers from the erstwhile composite Karimnagar district, who were convicted by a Dubai court and sentenced to …

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Over 8,000 Indians Languishing in Foreign Prisons; UAE Top Among Arab Nations
1 year, 1 month ago

Over 8,000 Indians Languishing in Foreign Prisons; UAE Top Among Arab Nations

News 18  

The Ministry of External Affairs announced on Thursday that the Court of First Instance in Qatar had sentenced eight Indian nationals to death. According to data provided by the Ministry of External Affairs as of March 24 this year, there are 8,437 Indian prisoners, including under trials, in foreign prisons. “However, due to strong privacy laws prevailing in many countries, …

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Pakistan to release 200 Indian fishermen and three civilian prisoners: Foreign Minister Bhutto Zardari
1 year, 6 months ago

Pakistan to release 200 Indian fishermen and three civilian prisoners: Foreign Minister Bhutto Zardari

The Hindu  

Pakistan will release 200 Indian fishermen and three civilian prisoners on June 1 as a humanitarian gesture, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has announced. "Today, Pakistan is releasing 200 Indian fishermen and 3 civilian prisoners. Earlier, 198 Indian fishermen were repatriated on 12 May 2023," Mr. Bhutto Zardari said in a tweet. Today, Pakistan is releasing 200 Indian fishermen and …

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India believes there are 54 Indian POWs captured by Pakistan in 1971 lodged in Pakistani jails
2 years ago

India believes there are 54 Indian POWs captured by Pakistan in 1971 lodged in Pakistani jails

Op India  

It has been 51 years since India won the 1971 war against Pakistan, and Bangladesh was born. Rajya Sabha question 4174, dated May 4, 2000 On May 4, 2000, while replying to Abani Roy’s unstarred question 4174, then-Minister of State for External Affairs Ajit Kumar Panja informed the house that as per the information available with the Indian Government, there …

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Revolutionary roads: Why India needs to remember Har Dayal and Subhas Chandra Bose
2 years, 1 month ago

Revolutionary roads: Why India needs to remember Har Dayal and Subhas Chandra Bose

Firstpost  

At the beginning of World War I, on a cold winter afternoon, a shabbily dressed Indian wearing thick glasses arrived at a prisoner of war camp in rural Germany. Har Dayal who knew Iqbal selected his Tarana, ‘Saare Jahan Se Aaacha’ as his anthem while Bose who was called Deshnayak by Gurudev Tagore chose the poem, ‘Subh Sukh Chain’, later …

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India protests to US over American envoy Donald Blome’s visit to Pak-occupied Kashmir
2 years, 2 months ago

India protests to US over American envoy Donald Blome’s visit to Pak-occupied Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India has protested to the US over a visit to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir by the American ambassador in Islamabad, whose repeated references to the region as “Azad Jammu and Kashmir ” did not go down well in New Delhi. US ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome made a three-day visit to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir beginning October 2 Donald Blome, the US …

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