Prisoners

Madhya Pradesh to free 356 prisoners to mark 75 years of independence

The prisoners include those who are being freed as per the Centre's guidelines to mark 75 years of independence and those being released under the state government's annual practice on 15 August

Sri Lanka crisis: Probe ordered whether prison inmates were employed to attack anti-government protesters

Footage posted on social media following the attack on peaceful protests showed locals detaining a group of men, who later claimed that they were prisoners from the Watareka Open Prison Camp

Myanmar junta to free 1,600 prisoners to mark Buddhist new year

Myanmar typically grants an annual amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark its traditional Buddhist New Year holiday

UP: 30 policemen injured after inmates hurl stones, start fire at Fatehgarh district jail

Prisoners began hurling stones at security personnel and started a blaze upon hearing news of the death of an inmate due to dengue

Israel arrests more relatives of Palestinian prison escapees; massive manhunt continues in West Bank

The six fugitives escaped from the high security Gilboa prison in northern Israel through a tunnel that they dug beneath a sink in a cell

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune to have its world premiere at Venice Film Festival this year

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune will be screened out-of-competition at the 78th edition of Venice Film Festival, which will run from 1 to 11 September

From vigilance on public health to revamp of judicial systems, coronavirus pandemic can bring about far-reaching changes

The coronavirus lockdown is perhaps the most testing time that India, and indeed the world, has seen in peace time.

Coronavirus Outbreak: 11,000 prisoners in Maharashtra to be released on parole for 45 days to reduce crowding, avoid COVID-19 spread in jails

Under-trial prisoners and those convicted and sentenced to up to seven years in jail, their combined figure stands at approximately 11,000, will be released on parole, initiatively for 45 days

Gandhi Jayanti 2019: Home ministry to release around 600 prisoners not convicted for murder, rape, corruption from jails across India

Prisoners, including politicians, who have been convicted in cases of murder, rape or corruption, will not be released as part of the amnesty scheme

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