Gunman kills seven at California religious college
April 3rd, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by BNO News
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- A gunman opened fire at a Christian college in the California city of Oakland on late Monday morning, killing seven people in the nation's deadliest school shooting ... Read more...
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Dutch plane arrives in Tripoli to evacuate its nationals, frigate on stand-by
February 23rd, 2011 - 2:49 am ICT by BNO News
THE HAGUE (BNO NEWS) -- The Dutch Ministry of Defense on Tuesday said it sent a military transport plane to the Libyan capital of Tripoli to evacuate its nationals and put a ... Read more...
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Quake hits China, damages 678 homes
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 2 (IANS) A 4.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China, affecting more than 80,000 people and damaging over 600 homes, authorities said Wednesday.The quake occurred at 3.11 p.m. Tuesday in Yunnan Province. ... Read more...
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Axa Assistance expanding service portfolio in India
November 19th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 19 (IANS) Assistance services company Axa Assistance India is hoping to tie up with public sector non-life insurers to act as their healthcare claims processing agency even as it is ... Read more...
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CRPF presents ambulances for XIX Commonwealth Games
September 18th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 18 (ANI): Extending their support to the Commonwealth Games, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Friday donated two ambulances for the athletes to use during the Games.The ambulances, fully ... Read more...
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Jet hauled up for ’serious lapses’, 10 staffers suspended
August 28th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Saturday hit out at Jet Airways for "serious procedural lapses" in dealing with an emergency evacuation aboard its Mumbai-Chennai flight Friday night ... Read more...
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25 hurt as Jet flight evacuated, no trace of fire
August 28th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) Around 25 passengers sustained injuries during an emergency evacuation of a Jet Airways flight after a fire alarm was raised Friday night. However, officials Saturday said there were ... Read more...
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Bomb hoax in Kolkata IT hub, one held
August 25th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) A bomb hoax led to the evacuation of 1,500 employees and a massive search at a 14-storey building in the IT hub of Rajarhat on the city outskirts ... Read more...
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Chinese forces battle rain as war game continues
August 5th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 5 (IANS) Chinese forces Thursday battled rain while continuing a five-day military exercise featuring drills that include the relocation of air defence positions and command posts.
More than 12,000 Chinese military ... Read more...
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Concrete plans to tackle fires during Games: Dikshit
April 8th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday said fire services have made concrete plans to tackle any fire incidents during the Commonwealth Games this year.
She said that ... Read more...
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Hurricane Jimena Now A Category 5 Storm
September 1st, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
The menacing Hurricane Jimena has escalated in to a maximum Category 5 storm now, as it heads on its way to Mexico's Baja California peninsula, according to the Mexican officials. ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Firefighters Battle With La Canada Fire near L.A.
August 27th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
A Morris Fire broke out in the dry summers in the Los Angeles National Forrest on Wednesday reportedly. The firefighters are trying to control the fire that has already spread ... Read more...
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Fire Breaks Out Around Getty Center
July 9th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by GD
News of fire breaking out around the world famous, Getty Center due to which evacuation of the museum was absolutely necessary. The bush fire had reportedly broken out just a few miles ... Read more...
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UK sniffer dog eats Taliban explosives - and lives
June 30th, 2009 - 3:17 am ICT by John Le Fevre
An army sniffer dog on service in Afghanistan with the British Army got more than it bargained for when it swallowed what experts believe was Taliban bomb making explosives.The crafty canine named ... Read more...
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Death during Kailash pilgrimage is auspicious: tour operator
June 14th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda and Shweta Srinivasan
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) "No medical test is mandatory... private tour operators are not as strict as government," said the private tour operator in the ... Read more...
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Security drill at Parliament House
May 30th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Security personnel Saturday conducted a drill at the Parliament House here to test their preparedness in an emergency, two days before the house meets for the first ... Read more...
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Cabinet finalises president’s address to parliament
May 30th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The president's address to the joint session of parliament next week was finalised here Saturday at the first meeting of the cabinet after it was expanded ... Read more...
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Three killed as cyclone hits West Bengal (With Image)
May 25th, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) Three people were killed here Monday as cyclone Aila crossed the coast into West Bengal. There was no information from the coastal districts, where extensive damage was feared.
As ... Read more...
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No more than 5 minutes for visitors in Statue of Liberty’s crown
May 11th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 11 (ANI): Visitors to the crown of Statue of Liberty, after it reopens on July 4, will not get more than five minutes to enjoy the panoramic view from ... Read more...
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Heavy rain hits flood-stricken Fiji again
January 14th, 2009 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, Jan 14 (DPA) Torrential rains lashed flood-stricken Fiji again Wednesday and weather forecasters warned that worse was to come as another tropical depression settled over the Pacific island state.The town of ... Read more...
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W. Bengal teen bags the first position in NASA-sponsored contest
October 11th, 2008 - 8:39 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Oct.11 (ANI): A West Bengal teenager has won the Space Settlement Design Contest sponsored by the NASA Ames Research Centre.Ayon Pal of Kolkata has successfully made a blueprint for living ... Read more...
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Three dead in US in evacuation ahead of Hurricane Gustav
September 1st, 2008 - 10:01 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (DPA) Three seriously ill hospital patients had died during the emergency evacuation ahead of the threatening Hurricane Gustav, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has said.In remarks broadcast Sunday, Jindal said ... Read more...
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