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UN chief welcomes release of Turkish hostages
World | Sep 23, 2014, 08:12 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the recent release of Turkish hostages held by the Islamic State (IS) Sunni militant group in Iraq.Ban is relieved that the Turkish men, women and children, freed Friday,
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Australia welcomes release of Fijian peacekeepers
World | Sep 12, 2014, 08:48 AM ISTSydney: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has welcomed the unconditional release on Thursday of 45 Fijian peacekeepers held in Syria.The peacekeepers have been serving with the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), monitoring a 1974 ceasefire
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UN Security Council demands release of detained peacekeepers
World | Sep 04, 2014, 06:23 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN Security Council on Wednesday reiterated its call for immediate and unconditional release of 45 detained peacekeepers in the Syria's Golan Heights."The members of the Security Council again condemned in the strongest
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Court orders release of two Patna blast suspects
India | Aug 26, 2014, 12:33 PM ISTPatna: A special court in Bihar has ordered the release of two suspects in the October 2013 Patna serial blasts as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has failed to file a chargesheet against them, police
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US confirms release of journalist held in Syria
World | Aug 25, 2014, 07:41 AM ISTWashington: The White House on Sunday confirmed the release of an American journalist held captive in Syria for the past two years.National Security Adviser Susan Rice said Peter Theo Curtis, who was kidnapped by militants
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PM urged to secure fishermen's release from Sri Lanka
India | Jul 23, 2014, 12:22 PM ISTChennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and secure the release of Indian fishermen and their fishing boats from Sri Lankan custoday.In a letter to Modi Tuesday, text
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Yogendra Yadav released after furnishing bail bond
India | May 22, 2014, 05:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Yogendra Yadav was today granted bail by a Delhi court, a day after he was arrested for violating prohibitory orders imposed around Tihar Jail protesting Arvind Kejriwal's arrest.
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BJP releases 'Vision Document' for Varanasi
India | May 06, 2014, 09:48 PM ISTVaranasi: BJP leader Arun Jaitley today released the party's ‘Vision Document' for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, and said the people of this temple city should introspect before choosing a candidate. He said that “it
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Yahoo to release two new comedy series next year; aims to take on Netflix, Hulu
Apr 29, 2014, 03:46 PM ISTNew York: Yahoo will release two new comedy series next year in hopes of becoming an even more serious player in Internet video programming.The expansion announced Monday during a presentation in New York makes Yahoo
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Amazon to release smartphone later this year: report
Apr 12, 2014, 11:44 PM ISTWashington: Amazon is preparing to release a smartphone in the second half of 2014, thrusting itself into a market already crowded with Apple and Samsung models, a media report has said. The company aims to
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Brazilian club releases Adriano after 4 matches
Football | Apr 12, 2014, 12:44 PM ISTSao Paulo: Atletico Paranaense has released former Brazil striker Adriano after just four games, dealing a blow to the striker's ambitious hopes of returning to top form and playing in the World Cup this year.
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116 fishermen ordered to be released ahead of talks
India | Mar 12, 2014, 04:19 PM ISTRameswaram (TN): Ahead of the proposed talks between Sri Lanka and India to sort out the vexed fishermen's issue, a court in the island nation today ordered release of 116 fishermen, arrested over the last
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Sri Lanka orders release of 42 Indian fishermen ahead of talks
World | Mar 12, 2014, 03:34 PM ISTColombo: A Sri Lankan court today ordered the release of 42 Indian fishermen, arrested for allegedly poaching in Lankan waters, ahead of bilateral talks here tomorrow to resolve the fishermen issue. “42 of them were
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Release Rajiv Gandhi assassins, demands Karunanidhi
India | Feb 18, 2014, 03:44 PM ISTChennai: Expressing happiness at the Supreme Court's decision to commute the death sentence of the three assassins of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, DMK president M. Karunanidhi Tuesday urged the central and state governments to
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Bombay High Court permits release of Ajaz Khan's film Ya Rab
Bollywood | Feb 06, 2014, 10:57 PM ISTMumbai: The Bombay High Court today refused to grant interim stay on the release of the Bollywood movie Ya Rab, and fixed February 13 as the next date of hearing. A PIL was filed on
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Sri Lanka to release 61 Indian fishermen
World | Jan 24, 2014, 05:05 PM ISTColombo: Sri Lanka today announced it will release 61 Indian fishermen held in the country for alleged poaching, days after the two sides agreed to resolve the issue that has become an irritant in bilateral
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Sri Lankan courts order release of 163 Indian fishermen
India | Jan 13, 2014, 08:01 PM ISTRameswaram: Two courts in Sri Lanka today ordered the release of 163 Tamil Nadu fishermen, arrested by naval personnel of the island nation in the past two months and lodged in prisons there, a top
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Shah Rukh Khan's 'Happy New Year' to release this Diwali!
Bollywood | Jan 02, 2014, 10:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: If all goes well, the Bollywood box office will belong to Shah Rukh Khan this Diwali -- his much-awaited film "Happy New Year" is scheduled for an Oct 23 release.An official source told
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US calls for release of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo
World | Dec 10, 2013, 04:11 PM ISTBeijing: Five years after his detention, the United States is calling for the release of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo and an end to his wife's undeclared house arrest.Washington remains deeply concerned about
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Boyzone celebrates 20th anniversary by releasing new single's video
Hollywood | Oct 25, 2013, 05:23 PM ISTLondon: Members of Irish band Boyzone, which had disbanded, have come together to celebrate their 20th anniversary by releasing the video of their new single "Love will save the day".The video for "Love will save