CATS doesn’t respond to 28 percent calls: study
February 8th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Two decades after it was set up to rush accident victims to hospital, the Centralized Accident and Trauma Services (CATS) doesn't respond to a quarter ... Read more...
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Two fall ill after horror movie screening in US
January 31st, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 31 (IANS) At least two movie-goers experienced adverse reactions to graphic scenes in a horror movie screened at the Sundance festival in the US and had to be ... Read more...
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Six people die of cold in Romania
January 31st, 2012 - 2:55 am ICT by IANS
Bucharest (Romania), Jan 31 (IANS) As many as six people have died of cold in Romania, the country's healthy ministry said Monday.According to the Health Ministry, four more people died ... Read more...
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Mahindra Satyam to participate in World Economic Forum
January 17th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Mahindra Satyam, a leading global consulting and IT services provider, will participate in the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, scheduled Jan 25-27.The Hyderabad-based firm ... Read more...
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Snowfall cuts off Kashmir from rest of country
January 16th, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 16 (IANS) Life across Kashmir was hit for the second consecutive day Monday as moderate to heavy snowfall continued, cutting off the valley from the rest of the ... Read more...
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50 killed in Iraq suicide bombing (Lead)
January 14th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 14 (IANS) At least 50 people were killed and around 100 others injured Saturday in a suicide bombing targeting Shia pilgrims in Iraq, Xinhua reported.The bombing took place ... Read more...
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Bring Jarawas to the mainstream, says BJP
January 12th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said the Jarawas and other tribes of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands should be included in the mainstream ... Read more...
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Pilots ‘almost pass out’ after taking off
January 9th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A looming disaster was averted when a passenger British Airways flight returned to Heathrow just minutes after taking off. The two female pilots at the back of ... Read more...
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Patients slam claim on improvement in Kashmir healthcare
December 31st, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 31 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has claimed an improvement in health facilities this year - a claim dismissed by some patients forced to come here from ... Read more...
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10 injured in fog-related accidents in UAE
December 27th, 2011 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Dec 26 (IANS/WAM) At least 10 people were injured and 25 vehicles were damaged in traffic accidents caused by thick fog on the Dubai-Abu Dhabi road Monday morning.Authorities ... Read more...
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Blast rips through Nigerian church on Christmas
December 25th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Abuja, Dec 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An explosion ripped through a Catholic church during the Christmas service near Nigeria's capital Sunday, causing deaths and injuries, officials said.The blast hit St. Theresa ... Read more...
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27 killed in Iraq bomb attacks
December 22nd, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 22 (IANS) At least 27 people were killed and some 154 wounded in a spate of car blasts and bomb attacks in Baghdad Thursday morning, an interior ministry ... Read more...
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When Mamata turned chief manager in face of tragedy
December 10th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) A chief minister sitting under a tree or on a cheap plastic chair outside a hospital morgue for hours helping grieving relatives cope with a ... Read more...
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Mamata takes charge
December 10th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) From supervising rescue work to consoling the grieving, from taking administrative action against the guilty to assisting the officials in completing procedural formalities, West Bengal ... Read more...
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AMRI hospital fire: Relatives fight tears, anger at morgue
December 9th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) "I know this is not him," murmured a young wife each time she removed the white satin covering the face of those killed in Kolkata's ... Read more...
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Abdul Sattar Edhi: the salve on Pakistan’s wounds
December 4th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) In conflict-hit Pakistan, his men are amongst the first to reach when terror strikes or when disaster does. Abdul Sattar Edhi, 83, who has ... Read more...
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Mumbai blaze guts three shopping plazas, three firemen hurt
November 26th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Three firemen were injured while battling a fire which gutted three popular shopping complexes in south Mumbai early Saturday, fire brigade said. The cause of the ... Read more...
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22 killed in road accident in southern Pakistan
November 13th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 13 (IANS) At least 22 people were killed and over 35 injured when a passenger van collided with a bus Sunday night in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, ... Read more...
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Stampede in Haridwar kills 20, injures 40
November 9th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Nov 8 (IANS) Scenes of piety and devotion quickly turned to devastation Tuesday as at least 20 people were killed in a stampede that occurred when massive ... Read more...
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Major fire at Mumbai’s Naval Dockyard
November 3rd, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) A major fire engulfed an administrative building of Mumbai's over 270 years old Naval Dockyard Thursday, officials said. No casualties have been reported in the blaze.
"We ... Read more...
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10 killed in Iraq bombing
November 3rd, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 3 (IANS) Ten people were killed and 25 wounded Thursday in a suicide bomb attack in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, police said.A suicide bomber blew up his ... Read more...
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Turkey quake toll rises to 523
October 27th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, Oct 27 (IANS) The toll from Sunday's powerful earthquake in Turkey has risen to 523 while 1,650 injured people are still being attended to, said Turkey's Disaster and Emergency ... Read more...
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Blood from stem cells likely within next decade
October 27th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 27 (IANS) Artificial blood sourced from stem cells could be administered to organ transplant patients within the next decade.A research team has developed a method of taking adult ... Read more...
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Turkey quake toll rises to 432
October 25th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, Oct 25 (IANS) The toll from a powerful quake in southeast Turkey rose to 432 Tuesday, officials said.Over 1,350 others were injured in Sunday's 7.2 magnitude quake in Van ... Read more...
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Peter Casaru saved because of Facebook message
October 8th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Oct 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A British man was saved thanks to the May Day message that he sent on Facebook. Peter Casaru says he woke up from sleep experiencing extreme ... Read more...
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House fire in northwest London kills 6, injures 2
September 24th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- Six people were killed on early Saturday morning when a fire ripped through a house in northwest London, officials said. Two other people were injured.The London Fire Brigade ... Read more...
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RML Hospital’s unsung heroes in Delhi blast
September 10th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) They are the unsung heroes of the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML) and their worth came to the fore when Delhi High Court blast victims ... Read more...
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Last rendezvous with loved ones
September 8th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The air was thick with grief as friends and family of those who died in Wednesday's bomb blast at the Delhi High Court slowly came ... Read more...
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Air India flight makes emergency landing
August 30th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 30 (IANS) An Air India flight with 123 people onboard made an emergency landing here Tuesday, an official said. All passengers are safe.Speaking to IANS, an airport authority ... Read more...
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Couple dial 999 to save their five year old cat
August 19th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A couple got the emergency services speeding to their address only to realize that the distress call was to save their 5-year-old cat. The couple called the ... Read more...
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Couple calls ambulance to save cat
August 19th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (IANS) A couple in Britain called for emergency medical help to save their "five-year-old" and did not reveal to paramedics that it was actually a cat, a ... Read more...
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Mamata wants stringent anti-accident law
August 13th, 2011 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday stressed the need for a stringent law against those responsible for road accidents and urged transport operators to ... Read more...
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Millions hit by violence against healthcare personnel
August 12th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Assaults on healthcare personnel, facilities and vehicles in conflicts leave millions in the world without care just when they need it most.This is the key finding ... Read more...
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Gunman shot dead, hostage rescued in Estonia (Lead)
August 11th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 11 (IANS) A gunman who took a hostage and created a small blast Thursday at the Estonian defence ministry building in the capital Tallinn has been shot dead ... Read more...
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First aid, ambulances at Metro stations
July 29th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Three major Delhi Metro stations will now provide first aid service while two will also supply ambulances - all for free.This is meant to provide ... Read more...
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