Indian Fishermen Free

In a major success on the high seas, an Indian Coast Guard ship acted swiftly to free Indian fishermen who were being taken to a Pakistani port by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA).

A Sri Lankan court ordered the release of 56 Indian fishermen who were detained for allegedly fishing in the island nation's territorial waters, a verdict that sets free all the remaining Indian fisherfolk languishing in the country's jails.

A Sri Lankan court has released 12 Indian fishermen who were detained for allegedly fishing in the island nation's territorial waters and India's High Commission here is taking steps for their early return to Tamil Nadu.

Pakistan on Sunday released 100 Indian fishermen as a "goodwill gesture" amid tensions with India in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack. The fishermen form the first batch of 360 Indian prisoners that Pakistan says will be freed in four phases this month.

A court in Sri Lanka today ordered the release of 16 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by the island nation's navy recently for crossing its territorial waters, a fishermen association leader said in Rameswaram which is 559 km from Chennai.

A Pakistani newspaper on Tuesday urged Islamabad and New Delhi to find a "common-sense humanitarian solution" to the problem of detaining fishermen from both countries who it said posed no security threat.

Pakistan has released 220 Indian fishermen as a 'goodwill gesture' on Christmas. They were held for trespassing into Pakistan's territorial waters, a Pakistani official said.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today denied reports of Prime Minister Narendra Modi striking a deal with his Italian counterpart to free two Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen for information on the "Gandhi family".

Sri Lanka today began the process to release 120 Indian fishermen detained for allegedly fishing in its waters and India will also free dozens of Lankan fishermen as humanitarian gesture, an official said in Colombo.

113 Indian fishermen, who were released from Pakistan jails on June 19, have arrived in Vadodara.

In a goodwill gesture, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today ordered the release of 151 Indian fishermen and 57 boats, a day ahead of the visit of his visit to India to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi.

Sri Lanka's president on Friday ordered the release of Indian fishermen detained for poaching after New Delhi surprisingly refused to back a US-led censure motion against Colombo at the UN's top rights body.

Italy has appealed to the United Nations to help free its two marines who are being tried in India for killing two Indian fishermen in 2012.

Continuing the release of detained fishermen as part of a mutual agreement between the two countries, 40 Indian and 18 Sri Lankan fishermen were set free today, the Tamil Nadu government said.

More than 120 Indian fishermen, arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy in the past several months, were released today in line with the reciprocal agreement reached between the two countries to set free detained fishermen.

In a major success on the high seas, an Indian Coast Guard ship acted swiftly to free Indian fishermen who were being taken to a Pakistani port by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA).

A Sri Lankan court ordered the release of 56 Indian fishermen who were detained for allegedly fishing in the island nation's territorial waters, a verdict that sets free all the remaining Indian fisherfolk languishing in the country's jails.

A Sri Lankan court has released 12 Indian fishermen who were detained for allegedly fishing in the island nation's territorial waters and India's High Commission here is taking steps for their early return to Tamil Nadu.

Pakistan on Sunday released 100 Indian fishermen as a "goodwill gesture" amid tensions with India in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack. The fishermen form the first batch of 360 Indian prisoners that Pakistan says will be freed in four phases this month.

A court in Sri Lanka today ordered the release of 16 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by the island nation's navy recently for crossing its territorial waters, a fishermen association leader said in Rameswaram which is 559 km from Chennai.

A Pakistani newspaper on Tuesday urged Islamabad and New Delhi to find a "common-sense humanitarian solution" to the problem of detaining fishermen from both countries who it said posed no security threat.

Pakistan has released 220 Indian fishermen as a 'goodwill gesture' on Christmas. They were held for trespassing into Pakistan's territorial waters, a Pakistani official said.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today denied reports of Prime Minister Narendra Modi striking a deal with his Italian counterpart to free two Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen for information on the "Gandhi family".

Sri Lanka today began the process to release 120 Indian fishermen detained for allegedly fishing in its waters and India will also free dozens of Lankan fishermen as humanitarian gesture, an official said in Colombo.

113 Indian fishermen, who were released from Pakistan jails on June 19, have arrived in Vadodara.

In a goodwill gesture, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today ordered the release of 151 Indian fishermen and 57 boats, a day ahead of the visit of his visit to India to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi.

Sri Lanka's president on Friday ordered the release of Indian fishermen detained for poaching after New Delhi surprisingly refused to back a US-led censure motion against Colombo at the UN's top rights body.

Italy has appealed to the United Nations to help free its two marines who are being tried in India for killing two Indian fishermen in 2012.

Continuing the release of detained fishermen as part of a mutual agreement between the two countries, 40 Indian and 18 Sri Lankan fishermen were set free today, the Tamil Nadu government said.

More than 120 Indian fishermen, arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy in the past several months, were released today in line with the reciprocal agreement reached between the two countries to set free detained fishermen.