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Ensure Equal Rights For LGBTQ+ Community In Jail: Centre Writes To States
The Union Government has written a letter to States and Union Territories and asked them to ensure that members of the queer community (LGBTQ+) get equal rights in prison and there is no discrimination in access to goods and services.
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From Spa Worker To Activist: How Life Of A Russian Changed Amid Ukraine War
Two years ago, Anastasia was working for a spa in Moscow and "life was good". Russia's offensive in Ukraine changed everything and turned her into an activist. She has stayed in Russia to fight in her own way.
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"Asking For Insulin Daily": Arvind Kejriwal's Letter To Tihar Jail Officials
Arvind Kejriwal - a Type 2 diabetes patient who has gone to court claiming Tihar Jail officials have withheld his twice-daily supply of insulin for over a month - hit out at prison authorities Monday, accusing them of making "false statements".
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Russian Anti-War Poet Gets 7-Year Jail Term Over Poem On Ukraine War
A Moscow military court has sentenced a Russian poet to seven years in prison for verses questioning the morality of Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a letter he wrote to a Russian activist.
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Secret Coded Letters Of World War II "Great Escape" Captives Revealed
The mass 1944 breakout of Allied prisoners of war from the notorious Stalag Luft III camp was famously immortalised by Hollywood.
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Chandrababu Naidu Alleges Security Lapses In Prison, Seeks Foolproof Arrangements
TDP supremo and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has written a letter to a special court alleging security lapses in the prison he is lodged in and appealed for foolproof security arrangements.
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"Not In Jail But...": Chandrababu Naidu Writes To Party Workers From Prison
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu, who has been in jail for over a month, wrote a letter to the party workers from prison to "reiterate his commitment" to releasing the party's manifesto for Dussehra.
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Billionaire Quits Harvard Board Over Lukewarm Response To Anti-Israel Letter
Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer and his wife resigned from Harvard's Kennedy School board in protest of the university's "insensitive response" to a letter blaming Israel for the Hamas attack.
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Can I Have A Kangaroo? Putin Critic Taunts Russian Prison Authorities With Bizarre Requests
Alexei Navalny, Russia's most famous opposition leader, on Friday shared letters showing how he has poked fun at prison authorities for several months with a host of bizarre requests for a kimono, a balalaika, a beetle and even to keep a kangaroo.
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I'm In "High Spirits" In Jail: Separatist Amritpal Singh In Letter To Lawyer
Radical preacher and 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh, who is lodged at the Dibrugarh Central Jail along with his associates following their arrest in Punjab, has said he is in 'chardi kala' (high spirits) in prison
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Jailed Activist Akhil Gogoi Seeks United Opposition Candidate In Assam
Jailed Assam activist Akhil Gogoi, who has been in prison for over a year after his arrest in a case related to the violence during the anti-citizenship law protests in the state, has written a letter urging opposition leaders to project a united chief ministerial candidate to defeat the ruling BJP-led alliance in the upcoming Assam assembly electi...
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Weren't Allowed To Meet Farmers: Opposition MPs Write To Lok Sabha Speaker
MPs from 10 Opposition parties on Thursday wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla saying that the situation at Ghazipur border was like that of India-Pakistan border and condition of farmers resembles prisoners in jail.
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JDU Alleges Jail Manual Violation Over Lalu Yadav's Letter To Ex-RJD Leader
With Bihar's ruling JD(U) alleging violation of the jail manual by allowing RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav send a letter to Raghuvansh Prasad Singh asking him not to quit the party, the Jharkhand prison department on Friday said that the letter had "personal contents" and not political and no rules were bent in the matter.
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From Jail, Murder Convict Sends 50-Crore Ransom Letter To Naveen Patnaik
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik recently received a letter demanding Rs 50 crore ransom. An investigation was initiated immediately, following which an inmate of Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district jail was identified as its sender, the police said on Monday.
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Letters Reveal Light On How Nelson Mandela Survived 27 Years In Prison
Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison, most of them isolated on Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. His encounters with visitors from the outside world were brief and strictly controlled; he spent much of his time alone, uncertain of whether he would ever emerge alive.
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Ensure Equal Rights For LGBTQ+ Community In Jail: Centre Writes To States
The Union Government has written a letter to States and Union Territories and asked them to ensure that members of the queer community (LGBTQ+) get equal rights in prison and there is no discrimination in access to goods and services.
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From Spa Worker To Activist: How Life Of A Russian Changed Amid Ukraine War
Two years ago, Anastasia was working for a spa in Moscow and "life was good". Russia's offensive in Ukraine changed everything and turned her into an activist. She has stayed in Russia to fight in her own way.
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"Asking For Insulin Daily": Arvind Kejriwal's Letter To Tihar Jail Officials
Arvind Kejriwal - a Type 2 diabetes patient who has gone to court claiming Tihar Jail officials have withheld his twice-daily supply of insulin for over a month - hit out at prison authorities Monday, accusing them of making "false statements".
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Russian Anti-War Poet Gets 7-Year Jail Term Over Poem On Ukraine War
A Moscow military court has sentenced a Russian poet to seven years in prison for verses questioning the morality of Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a letter he wrote to a Russian activist.
-
Secret Coded Letters Of World War II "Great Escape" Captives Revealed
The mass 1944 breakout of Allied prisoners of war from the notorious Stalag Luft III camp was famously immortalised by Hollywood.
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Chandrababu Naidu Alleges Security Lapses In Prison, Seeks Foolproof Arrangements
TDP supremo and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has written a letter to a special court alleging security lapses in the prison he is lodged in and appealed for foolproof security arrangements.
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"Not In Jail But...": Chandrababu Naidu Writes To Party Workers From Prison
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu, who has been in jail for over a month, wrote a letter to the party workers from prison to "reiterate his commitment" to releasing the party's manifesto for Dussehra.
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Billionaire Quits Harvard Board Over Lukewarm Response To Anti-Israel Letter
Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer and his wife resigned from Harvard's Kennedy School board in protest of the university's "insensitive response" to a letter blaming Israel for the Hamas attack.
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Can I Have A Kangaroo? Putin Critic Taunts Russian Prison Authorities With Bizarre Requests
Alexei Navalny, Russia's most famous opposition leader, on Friday shared letters showing how he has poked fun at prison authorities for several months with a host of bizarre requests for a kimono, a balalaika, a beetle and even to keep a kangaroo.
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I'm In "High Spirits" In Jail: Separatist Amritpal Singh In Letter To Lawyer
Radical preacher and 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh, who is lodged at the Dibrugarh Central Jail along with his associates following their arrest in Punjab, has said he is in 'chardi kala' (high spirits) in prison
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Jailed Activist Akhil Gogoi Seeks United Opposition Candidate In Assam
Jailed Assam activist Akhil Gogoi, who has been in prison for over a year after his arrest in a case related to the violence during the anti-citizenship law protests in the state, has written a letter urging opposition leaders to project a united chief ministerial candidate to defeat the ruling BJP-led alliance in the upcoming Assam assembly electi...
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Weren't Allowed To Meet Farmers: Opposition MPs Write To Lok Sabha Speaker
MPs from 10 Opposition parties on Thursday wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla saying that the situation at Ghazipur border was like that of India-Pakistan border and condition of farmers resembles prisoners in jail.
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JDU Alleges Jail Manual Violation Over Lalu Yadav's Letter To Ex-RJD Leader
With Bihar's ruling JD(U) alleging violation of the jail manual by allowing RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav send a letter to Raghuvansh Prasad Singh asking him not to quit the party, the Jharkhand prison department on Friday said that the letter had "personal contents" and not political and no rules were bent in the matter.
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From Jail, Murder Convict Sends 50-Crore Ransom Letter To Naveen Patnaik
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik recently received a letter demanding Rs 50 crore ransom. An investigation was initiated immediately, following which an inmate of Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district jail was identified as its sender, the police said on Monday.
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Letters Reveal Light On How Nelson Mandela Survived 27 Years In Prison
Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison, most of them isolated on Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. His encounters with visitors from the outside world were brief and strictly controlled; he spent much of his time alone, uncertain of whether he would ever emerge alive.
