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Delhi Court Asks Centre To Ensure Safety Of Indian Nurse Held Captive In Dubai
The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre and the Consulate General of India in Dubai to take immediate steps to ensure the safety and well-being of a 25-year-old Indian woman who is allegedly held captive in Dubai by a foreign national.
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Thailand Says 20 Nationals Still Held Captive By Hamas After 10 Freed
Twenty Thai nationals were still being held by Hamas after the Palestinian militant group freed 10, Thailand's foreign ministry said on Saturday.
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Hamas Vows To Turn "Gaza Into Graveyard For Israel's Military"
Hamas's armed wing said Tuesday it would release in the coming days some of the foreign hostages in its captivity, as it vowed to turn Gaza into a graveyard for Israel's military.
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Watch: From Istanbul To Delhi: The Sweet Journey Of Baklava Captivates Desi Hearts
But this sweet tooth isn't unique to India alone; it's a practice that resonates in various countries worldwide.
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Lured With Jobs, 32 Indians Allegedly Held Captive In Malaysia
A Kolkata-based NGO has sought assistance from the foreign ministry to rescue 32 people from Bengal, allegedly held captive in Malaysia by two organisations that had hired them.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The 3-Time PM Who Captivated India With His Oratory
In 1957, a first-timer's debut speech in parliament so impressed then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru that he predicted, while introducing the young politician to a foreign dignitary, "this young man will one day become prime minister". Atal Bihari Vajpayee did so, thrice.
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2 Indians Held Captive In Libya For Over A Year Freed, Tweets Sushma Swaraj
Two Indians held captive in Libya for over a year have been rescued, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted this morning.
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20 Hostages Dead In Dhaka Siege Claimed By ISIS; 6 Terrorists Killed
Bangladeshi forces stormed an upscale Dhaka restaurant to end a hostage-taking by heavily armed militants early Saturday, killing six of the attackers and rescuing 13 captives including foreigners. One terrorist was also caught alive.
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Islamist Militants In Philippines Set Deadline To Execute Foreign Captives
Islamist militants in the Philippines on Friday announced a new deadline of April 25 for the execution of three foreign captives and a Filipino, but scaled back their ransom demand in a video posted on social media.
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Qatar Royal Freed By Iraq Kidnappers After 4 Month Ordeal
A member of the Qatari royal family and a Pakistani have been released by kidnappers in Iraq after nearly four months in captivity, the Qatari foreign ministry said today.
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Indians Held Captive In Iraq Still Alive, Says Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said that Indians held as captives by terrorists in Iraq are alive and assured that the government is making all efforts to bring them back.
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Beijing Vows Justice After Islamic State Executes Chinese Captive
China vowed today to bring to justice those responsible for executing one of its citizens after Islamic State said it had killed a Chinese captive, the only known Chinese hostage to have been held by the group.
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Seeking to Confirm Authenticity of Video: US President Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama offered condolences to the people of Jordan and King Abdullah II for the killing of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State militants and declared that the US and its allies are determined to see the militants and their "hateful ideology banished to the recesses of history."
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48 Foreign Captives Released in Iraq, No News of Indian Hostages
Militants who have seized large swathes of territory while advancing towards Iraq's capital Baghdad have released 48 foreigners, including four Turks, held captive for several days. However, there is no news of the 40 Indian workers, captured near the Iraqi city of Mosul.
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Sanctions loom as observers held in east Ukraine
As Western governments vowed to impose more sanctions against Russia and its supporters in eastern Ukraine, a group of foreign military observers remained in captivity on Saturday accused of being NATO spies by a pro-Russian insurgency.
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Delhi Court Asks Centre To Ensure Safety Of Indian Nurse Held Captive In Dubai
The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre and the Consulate General of India in Dubai to take immediate steps to ensure the safety and well-being of a 25-year-old Indian woman who is allegedly held captive in Dubai by a foreign national.
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Thailand Says 20 Nationals Still Held Captive By Hamas After 10 Freed
Twenty Thai nationals were still being held by Hamas after the Palestinian militant group freed 10, Thailand's foreign ministry said on Saturday.
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Hamas Vows To Turn "Gaza Into Graveyard For Israel's Military"
Hamas's armed wing said Tuesday it would release in the coming days some of the foreign hostages in its captivity, as it vowed to turn Gaza into a graveyard for Israel's military.
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Watch: From Istanbul To Delhi: The Sweet Journey Of Baklava Captivates Desi Hearts
But this sweet tooth isn't unique to India alone; it's a practice that resonates in various countries worldwide.
-
Lured With Jobs, 32 Indians Allegedly Held Captive In Malaysia
A Kolkata-based NGO has sought assistance from the foreign ministry to rescue 32 people from Bengal, allegedly held captive in Malaysia by two organisations that had hired them.
-
Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The 3-Time PM Who Captivated India With His Oratory
In 1957, a first-timer's debut speech in parliament so impressed then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru that he predicted, while introducing the young politician to a foreign dignitary, "this young man will one day become prime minister". Atal Bihari Vajpayee did so, thrice.
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2 Indians Held Captive In Libya For Over A Year Freed, Tweets Sushma Swaraj
Two Indians held captive in Libya for over a year have been rescued, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted this morning.
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20 Hostages Dead In Dhaka Siege Claimed By ISIS; 6 Terrorists Killed
Bangladeshi forces stormed an upscale Dhaka restaurant to end a hostage-taking by heavily armed militants early Saturday, killing six of the attackers and rescuing 13 captives including foreigners. One terrorist was also caught alive.
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Islamist Militants In Philippines Set Deadline To Execute Foreign Captives
Islamist militants in the Philippines on Friday announced a new deadline of April 25 for the execution of three foreign captives and a Filipino, but scaled back their ransom demand in a video posted on social media.
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Qatar Royal Freed By Iraq Kidnappers After 4 Month Ordeal
A member of the Qatari royal family and a Pakistani have been released by kidnappers in Iraq after nearly four months in captivity, the Qatari foreign ministry said today.
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Indians Held Captive In Iraq Still Alive, Says Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said that Indians held as captives by terrorists in Iraq are alive and assured that the government is making all efforts to bring them back.
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Beijing Vows Justice After Islamic State Executes Chinese Captive
China vowed today to bring to justice those responsible for executing one of its citizens after Islamic State said it had killed a Chinese captive, the only known Chinese hostage to have been held by the group.
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Seeking to Confirm Authenticity of Video: US President Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama offered condolences to the people of Jordan and King Abdullah II for the killing of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State militants and declared that the US and its allies are determined to see the militants and their "hateful ideology banished to the recesses of history."
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48 Foreign Captives Released in Iraq, No News of Indian Hostages
Militants who have seized large swathes of territory while advancing towards Iraq's capital Baghdad have released 48 foreigners, including four Turks, held captive for several days. However, there is no news of the 40 Indian workers, captured near the Iraqi city of Mosul.
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Sanctions loom as observers held in east Ukraine
As Western governments vowed to impose more sanctions against Russia and its supporters in eastern Ukraine, a group of foreign military observers remained in captivity on Saturday accused of being NATO spies by a pro-Russian insurgency.
