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Pope Francis Opens Special 'Holy Door' For Catholic Jubilee At Rome Prison
Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, in what the Vatican said was the first such action by a Catholic pontiff.
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Did Gladiators Really Fight to the Death? Here's What You Need to Know
The concept of gladiators in ancient Rome often suggests that they routinely fought to the death, but historical insights reveal a more nuanced reality. While some matches did end fatally, particularly in earlier periods, reforms instituted around 27 B.C. reduced the overall mortality rate significantly. Gladiators could surrender, and only about o...
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Murder Accused Shot Dead In Patna Court Complex In Front Of Cops
An undertrial prisoner was shot dead by two men in a court complex in Patna on Friday. Both accused have been arrested, police said.
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Gangster's Murder: Explain 4 Knives In Prison, Court Tells Jail Officials
Tillu Tajpuriya Murder: The Delhi High Court today pulled up Tihar jail officials for failing to stop the brutal murder of gangster Tillu Tajpuriya inside the prison complex, and sought a status report from the jail administration.
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Prison Modelled On Cellular Jail In Andamans To Come Up In Delhi
Delhi will soon get its fourth jail in Narela to house high-risk prisoners, with the Centre allocating Rs 120 crore for the prison complex modelled on the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar Moved To Another Cell In Tihar Jail
'Conman' Sukesh Chandrashekhar has been shifted from Central Jail no 3 to Central Jail no 8 in the Tihar jail complex, prison officials said on Monday.
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Over 60 Jail Inmates, 7 Staffers Under Treatment For Coronavirus In Delhi
Over 60 inmates and 11 staff members in the three prison complexes of Delhi are presently undergoing treatment for COVID-19, officials said on Wednesday.
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52 Prisoners In Three Delhi Jails Under Treatment For COVID-19
Over 50 inmates and seven staff members in the three prison complexes of Delhi are presently undergoing treatment for COVID-19, officials said today.
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Tihar Jail's New Semi-Open Prison For Women Has Beauty Parlor, Fashion Lab
The Tihar Jail has inaugurated a semi-open prison complex for its women inmates along with a beauty parlour and fashion lab on Thursday, officials said.
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Sudan's Omar al-Bashir In Jail, Protesters Demand Civilian Government
Sudan's military rulers have transferred ousted president Omar al-Bashir to prison, a family source said Wednesday, as demonstrators keep up their sit-in outside the army complex calling for a swift transfer to civilian government.
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At Delhi Jail, A Record 111-Feet National Flag Seen From 5 Kilometre
Mandoli jail got a 111-feet national flag, the highest in east and north-east Delhi, on the Republic Day Saturday.
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Sajjan Kumar To Be Kept Away From Sikh Inmates In Prison: Report
Sikh inmates will be kept away from former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's ward in the Mandoli Jail complex in Delhi as a precautionary measure, sources said.
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Who Killed Bobby Kennedy? His Son RFK Jr. Doesn't Believe It Was Sirhan Sirhan.
Just before Christmas, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pulled up to the massive Richard J. Donovan Correctional Center, a California state prison complex in the desert outside San Diego that holds nearly 4,000 inmates. Kennedy was there to visit Sirhan B. Sirhan, the man convicted of killing his father, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, nearly 50 years ago.
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Engineer Sentenced To Death For Raping, Killing 7-Year-Old In Tamil Nadu
A year ago, a seven-year-old girl was raped and murdered and her body was burnt by a neighbour who had a puppy she liked to play with at an apartment complex near Chennai. S Daswant, a 23-year-old engineer, was sentenced to death today by a court in Tamil Nadu's Kancheepuram. He was also sentenced to 31 years in prison
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Another Prisoner Shot And Killed At Delhi's Rohini Court, Just Like April
A prisoner who the police was escorting for a hearing in a court in Delhi has died after being shot at. The gunman has been arrested at the Rohini court complex in northwest Delhi.
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Pope Francis Opens Special 'Holy Door' For Catholic Jubilee At Rome Prison
Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, in what the Vatican said was the first such action by a Catholic pontiff.
-
Did Gladiators Really Fight to the Death? Here's What You Need to Know
The concept of gladiators in ancient Rome often suggests that they routinely fought to the death, but historical insights reveal a more nuanced reality. While some matches did end fatally, particularly in earlier periods, reforms instituted around 27 B.C. reduced the overall mortality rate significantly. Gladiators could surrender, and only about o...
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Murder Accused Shot Dead In Patna Court Complex In Front Of Cops
An undertrial prisoner was shot dead by two men in a court complex in Patna on Friday. Both accused have been arrested, police said.
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Gangster's Murder: Explain 4 Knives In Prison, Court Tells Jail Officials
Tillu Tajpuriya Murder: The Delhi High Court today pulled up Tihar jail officials for failing to stop the brutal murder of gangster Tillu Tajpuriya inside the prison complex, and sought a status report from the jail administration.
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Prison Modelled On Cellular Jail In Andamans To Come Up In Delhi
Delhi will soon get its fourth jail in Narela to house high-risk prisoners, with the Centre allocating Rs 120 crore for the prison complex modelled on the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar Moved To Another Cell In Tihar Jail
'Conman' Sukesh Chandrashekhar has been shifted from Central Jail no 3 to Central Jail no 8 in the Tihar jail complex, prison officials said on Monday.
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Over 60 Jail Inmates, 7 Staffers Under Treatment For Coronavirus In Delhi
Over 60 inmates and 11 staff members in the three prison complexes of Delhi are presently undergoing treatment for COVID-19, officials said on Wednesday.
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52 Prisoners In Three Delhi Jails Under Treatment For COVID-19
Over 50 inmates and seven staff members in the three prison complexes of Delhi are presently undergoing treatment for COVID-19, officials said today.
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Tihar Jail's New Semi-Open Prison For Women Has Beauty Parlor, Fashion Lab
The Tihar Jail has inaugurated a semi-open prison complex for its women inmates along with a beauty parlour and fashion lab on Thursday, officials said.
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Sudan's Omar al-Bashir In Jail, Protesters Demand Civilian Government
Sudan's military rulers have transferred ousted president Omar al-Bashir to prison, a family source said Wednesday, as demonstrators keep up their sit-in outside the army complex calling for a swift transfer to civilian government.
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At Delhi Jail, A Record 111-Feet National Flag Seen From 5 Kilometre
Mandoli jail got a 111-feet national flag, the highest in east and north-east Delhi, on the Republic Day Saturday.
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Sajjan Kumar To Be Kept Away From Sikh Inmates In Prison: Report
Sikh inmates will be kept away from former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's ward in the Mandoli Jail complex in Delhi as a precautionary measure, sources said.
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Who Killed Bobby Kennedy? His Son RFK Jr. Doesn't Believe It Was Sirhan Sirhan.
Just before Christmas, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pulled up to the massive Richard J. Donovan Correctional Center, a California state prison complex in the desert outside San Diego that holds nearly 4,000 inmates. Kennedy was there to visit Sirhan B. Sirhan, the man convicted of killing his father, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, nearly 50 years ago.
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Engineer Sentenced To Death For Raping, Killing 7-Year-Old In Tamil Nadu
A year ago, a seven-year-old girl was raped and murdered and her body was burnt by a neighbour who had a puppy she liked to play with at an apartment complex near Chennai. S Daswant, a 23-year-old engineer, was sentenced to death today by a court in Tamil Nadu's Kancheepuram. He was also sentenced to 31 years in prison
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Another Prisoner Shot And Killed At Delhi's Rohini Court, Just Like April
A prisoner who the police was escorting for a hearing in a court in Delhi has died after being shot at. The gunman has been arrested at the Rohini court complex in northwest Delhi.
