Russian gang nabbed in US for $279 mn fraud
March 1st, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A gang of 36 Russians has been arrested in New York for allegedly running a $279-million insurance fraud involving fake car accident victims, corrupt doctors ... Read more...
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Argentine government takes over train operator after crash
February 29th, 2012 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Feb 29 (IANS/EFE) The Argentine government announced Tuesday the "temporary and preventive" takeover of commuter rail operator Trenes de Buenos Aires amid harsh criticism by relatives of the ... Read more...
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Nepal plane crash: If only it had been Monday
September 26th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 26 (IANS) The plane crash that led to the loss of 19 lives Sunday might have been averted had it been Monday, sorrowing relatives and friends feel.A steady ... Read more...
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Stay on Rs.75 lakh compensation to Mangalore crash victims
August 25th, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Aug 25 (IANS) A division bench of the Kerala High Court Thursday stayed a single bench verdict ordering national carrier Air India to pay Rs.75 lakh ($168,000) each to ... Read more...
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China train crash dead get beauty treatment
August 3rd, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 3 (IANS) As a high-speed train crash in China recently left everyone overwhelmed, a team of mortuary cosmeticians is ensuring that its victims depart from this world with ... Read more...
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Air India to pay Rs.75 lakh to crash victims
July 20th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, July 20 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Wednesday directed Air India to pay interim compensation of Rs.75 lakh each to the kin of 158 passengers who died in an ... Read more...
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Brazil plane crash leaves 16 dead
July 14th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 14 (IANS/EFE) A small plane crashed shortly after takeoff in the northeastern Brazilian city of Recife, killing all 16 people on board, officials said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Relief for kin of crash victims: Air India plea rejected
July 9th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, July 9 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court has dismissed the appeal of Air India challenging the compensation awarded to the families of 130 people killed in a crash near ... Read more...
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More 30 die when UN plane crashes in DR Congo
April 5th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by BNO News
KINSHASA, DR CONGO (BNO NEWS) -- A United Nations plane carrying more than 30 people crashed in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday afternoon, officials said, killing all ... Read more...
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Vikram Bajwa to highlight justice for Kanishka crash victims
December 31st, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Dec 31 (ANI): Indian Overseas Congress President Vikram Bajwa has promised to highlight the cause of justice for the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing victims at the forthcoming Non-Resident Indian Conclave ... Read more...
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African-Americans bikers 1.5 times more likely to die in crashes: Study
September 25th, 2010 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 25 (ANI): African-American victims of motorcycle crashes were 1.5 times more likely to die in crashes, even if they wore helmets, says a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers."For reasons ... Read more...
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Court raises relief for Games overbridge crash victims (Lead)
September 22nd, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Delhi government to pay a compensation of Rs.300,000 each to the critically injured and Rs.100,000 each to others injured ... Read more...
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Over Rs.7 crore paid to Mangalore crash victims’ kin
June 4th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) Air India has, till Friday, disbursed Rs.7.56 crore to 84 families as part of the interim relief to survivors and relatives of victims of the Air India Express ... Read more...
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Bodies of three more Keralite crash victims identified
May 26th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kasargode (Kerala), May 26 (IANS) Three more bodies of Keralites who died in the Air India Express plane crash in Mangalore have been identified through DNA test, a state government official said.
All ... Read more...
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Candlelight vigil, condolence meeting held in Dubai for Mangalore crash victims
May 25th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, May 25(ANI): A candlelight vigil followed by a condolence meeting was held in the Indian Consulate's premises in Dubai in memory of the 158 people killed in Saturday's Air India Express ... Read more...
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Kerala to pay Rs.3 lakh each for its 46 crash victims
May 23rd, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore/Thiruvananthapuram, May 23 (IANS) The Kerala government Sunday announced a compensation of Rs.3 lakh each for all the 46 people from the state who perished in Saturday's air crash in Mangalore.
The office ... Read more...
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Air India to give Rs.10 lakh interim relief to crash victims
May 23rd, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore, May 23 (IANS) Air India Sunday said it would give Rs.10 lakh each to the families of those aged 12 years and above killed in the Mangalore crash and Rs.5 ... Read more...
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Around 130 crash victims identified, 20 may need DNA tests (Second Lead)
May 23rd, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore/Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) The bodies of around 130 victims of Saturday's plane crash in Mangalore have been identified and were being handed over to their relatives after autopsies, while a forensic ... Read more...
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Web abuzz with condolences, prayers for crash victims
May 23rd, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) From tweeting prayers and creating communities on social networking sites to expressing condolences -- the web world is abuzz with messages from relatives and friends of ... Read more...
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87 crash victims identified, Hyderabad forensic team pitches in (Lead)
May 23rd, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore/Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) The bodies of 87 victims of Saturday's plane crash in Mangalore have been identified and handed over to their relatives, while a forensic team arrived from Hyderabad to ... Read more...
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Forensic team from Hyderabad to help identify crash victims
May 23rd, 2010 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
Mangalore (Karnataka), May 23 (IANS) Forensic experts from Hyderabad arrived here Sunday morning to conduct DNA tests to help identify several bodies charred beyond recognition in Saturday's Air India Express plane crash ... Read more...
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Details of Kerala crash victims will be given: MEA
May 22nd, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The ministry of external affairs (MEA) will provide passport details of the passengers from Kerala who perished in the air crash at Mangalore airport to the Kerala ... Read more...
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Help Mangalore crash victims’ kin, Tharoor urges Gulf NRIs
May 22nd, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (IANS) Former junior foreign minister Shashi Tharoor Saturday urged affluent NRIs in the Gulf to raise a fund to help the families of those killed in the Mangalore ... Read more...
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Kerala declares two-day mourning for Mangalore crash victims
May 22nd, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by ANI
Kasaragod (Kerala), May 22 (ANI): The Government of Kerala on Saturday declared a two-day mourning for victims of the Air India Express flight from Dubai to Mangalore, as most of the passengers ... Read more...
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Experts study Polish president’s plane records
April 11th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Experts are studying records of talks between the pilots of the crashed plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski and ground air controllers, an official said Sunday.
The Soviet-made ... Read more...
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Toyota shareholders sue the company over false claims
March 23rd, 2010 - 2:17 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After numerous recalls by Toyota, its now time for the Toyota shareholders to take stock and get even. They have sued the company over false ... Read more...
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Army attempting to locate 1968 Himachal crash victims’ bodies
July 28th, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 28 (IANS) The Indian Army has embarked on another expedition to locate the bodies of 98 defence personnel who died 41 years ago when the aircraft they were travelling in ... Read more...
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Remains of Iran crash victims transferred to coroner’s office
July 16th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 16 (DPA) The remains of all 168 victims of a crashed Iranian passenger plane have been transferred to a coroner's office, the head of the rescue team Ahmad Majidi said ... Read more...
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Australian roadside memorial itself claims a life
July 10th, 2009 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 10 (DPA) A mass of floral tributes piled up where four teenagers were killed in a car crash in Melbourne two weeks ago probably claimed the life of another motorist, ... Read more...
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Bodies of Yemen Airways crash victims spotted (Second Lead)
June 30th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a (Yemen), June 30 (DPA) Eyewitnesses have spotted bodies and an oil slick in waters near the Comoros Islands following the crash of a Yemen Airways flight with 153 people on board ... Read more...
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Interpol to help identify Air France crash victims
June 9th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lyon (France), June 9 (DPA) The Interpol said Tuesday it would aid in coordinating international efforts to identify the 228 victims of the June 1 crash of an Air France plane in ... Read more...
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Search for plane and cause of Air France crash intensify (Lead)
June 5th, 2009 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo/Paris, June 4 (DPA) As search intensified Thursday for an explanation of why an Air France jetliner with 228 people aboard plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, searchers began plucking fragments of ... Read more...
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Mourning begins for Air France crash victims (Lead)
June 3rd, 2009 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 3 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy came to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Wednesday for a multi-denominational service commemorating the 228 victims of Monday's crash of an Air France jetliner.
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Lalu announces damages for Coromandel Express crash victims
February 16th, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Monday announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs.500,000 to the next of kin of those killed in the Orissa train derailment and employment ... Read more...
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Widow from 9/11 attacks among New York crash victims
February 13th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 13 (DPA) A woman who had lost her husband in the Sept 11, 2001 terror attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) was among those killed in the late ... Read more...
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