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India supports intra-Afghan negotiations: MEA on release of 400 Ta
Updated : 5 hours, 50 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): India has taken note of the developments in Afghanistan regarding the release of 400 Taliban prisoners and supports intra-Afghan negotiations, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
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Maharashtra prisons COVID count stands at 1,000 for inmates, 292 f
Updated : 23 hours, 31 min ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): As many as 1,000 prisoners and 292 jail staff have tested positive for COVID-19 across prisons in Maharashtra, the State Prison Department said on Thursday.
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Rajasthan HC allows Asaram Bapu to be provided food from outside j
Updated : 3 days, 6 hours ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has allowed self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is serving life sentence in a rape case, to be provided with food from outside the prison in view of the prescription by an ayurvedic doctor.
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Thousands benefit from online yoga sessions in Tamil Nadu prisons
Updated : 3 days, 9 hours ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): The Isha Yoga Center has been conducting online Yoga sessions for inmates at all Central Prisons in various cities of the state, Tamil Nadu Prisons Department said on Tuesday.
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Afghan President signs decree to release 400 Taliban prisoners
Updated : 3 days, 12 hours ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has signed a decree to release 400 Taliban prisoners, as part of efforts to begin intra-Afghan talks, a source at the Presidential Palace said.
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US says there's no secret deal with Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani
Updated : 4 days, 13 hours ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI): The United States has said there is no secret deal with Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani confirmed this after the Loya Jirga (grand assembly) approved the release of 400 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture in a major breakthrough that will pave th
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Taliban says ready to begin intra-Afghan negotiations within a wee
Updated : 4 days, 20 hours ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 10 (ANI): The Taliban is ready to begin intra-Afghan negotiations within a week if the prisoners' release is completed, said spokesperson Suhail Shaheen.
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In major breakthrough, Afghan Loya Jirga approves release of 400 T
Updated : 5 days, 7 hours ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 9 (ANI): The Loya Jirga of Afghanistan on Sunday approved the release of 400 Taliban prisoners in a major breakthrough that will pave the way for intra-Afghan talks.
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'Honest, direct talks' only way forward to resolve Afghanistan cri
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 07 (ANI): As Afghanistan government readies up to hold talks with Taliban, Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) Chairman, Abdullah Abdullah, on Friday said that the honest and direct talks are the only way forward to resolve the current crisis in
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Pompeo calls for timely release of Taliban prisoners to begin intr
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 7 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has called for the timely release of the Taliban prisoners to begin the intra-Afghan talks.
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BJP crushing democracy by treating Saifuddin Soj like a prisoner:
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): The BJP-led Centre is treating senior Congress leader from Jammu and Kashmir, Saifuddin Soz like a prisoner and is therefore crushing democracy, said the party's general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday.
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2 Indians abducted in Baghlan in 2006 released after 2 years in pr
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 5 (ANI): Two Indian nationals abducted in Baghlan in 2006 have been released after two years in prison, TOLOnews reported on Wednesday.
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