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  US-Russia prisoner exchange: A look at previous key East-West swaps

  World | August 02, 2024 18:06 IST

  Complex discussions for over a year resulted in the largest prisoner exchange between the West and Russia since the Cold War, involving 24 prisoners. There have been four high-profile swaps between the US and Russia before, including 14 prisoners in a 2010 deal.

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  Ukraine, Russia trade 35 prisoners in move to improve ties

  World | September 07, 2019 20:40 IST

  The trade involved some of the highest-profile prisoners caught up in a bitter standoff between Ukraine and Russia.

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  Atal Bihari Vajpayee turns 93: President, PM wish BJP stalwart; UP govt to set free 93 prisoners

  Politics | December 25, 2017 9:37 IST

  The Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 announced that Vajpayee's birthday would be celebrated as Good Governance Day annually.

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  Dubai Sheikh orders release of 346 prisoners on Eid Al Adha

  World | October 11, 2013 11:59 IST

  Dubai : The vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum has passed the release orders of  346 prisonors on Thursday to mark Eid Al Adha. According