34 killed in Himachal bus accident (Lead)
September 11th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 11 (IANS) A total of 34 people, including eight women, were killed when a state roadways bus skidded off the road and fell into a 1,000-foot-deep gorge Monday ... Read more...
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Colombia’s rebel group releases two pilots
July 30th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, July 30 (IANS) The rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Sunday released two civilian helicopter pilots kidnapped 20 days ago, said the International Committee of the Red Cross ... Read more...
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Double for Fahad Kutty at National Racing
July 29th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, July 29 (IANS) Mumbai's Fahad Kutty of Team Game Over completed a splendid double in the Indian Junior Touring Cars class at the 15th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Racing Championship ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan involved in another car crash
July 26th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
California, July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Famous actress Lindsay Lohan has just been involved in a car crash.
She was driving her Porsche when the accident happened. This happened on Wednesday after she ... Read more...
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Three hurt as helicopter lands on house in Peru
April 11th, 2012 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Lima, April 11 (IANS/EFE) A police helicopter made an emergency landing Tuesday on the roof of a house in the Peruvian port city of Callao, leaving its three crew members ... Read more...
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Three geologists go missing in China
March 3rd, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) Three geologists who went on a field trip to a remote nature reserve in China have gone missing. Authorities have now sent a search and ... Read more...
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Teen dies at Brazil amusement park
February 26th, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Feb 26 (IANS/EFE) A 14-year-old Brazilian girl died when she flew out of her seat in a free-fall attraction at an amusement park in the Brazilian city of ... Read more...
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Debris of crashed WW II US aircraft found in Tripura (With Images)
January 14th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 14 (IANS) Fragments of a US military aircraft, used during World War II, have been recovered in northern Tripura 66 years after it crashed, defence sources said here ... Read more...
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27 killed in Himachal bus accident
October 25th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 25 (IANS) At least 27 people were killed when a bus fell into a 1,000 foot deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district, officials said Tuesday.
Chief Minister Prem ... Read more...
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14 killed in two Himachal accidents
September 5th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 5 (IANS) Fourteen people were killed and four injured in two accidents in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district Monday, police said.
In both the accidents, the vehicles skidded off the ... Read more...
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Himachal road accidents have killed 3,479 people
August 26th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 26 (IANS) Nearly 3,500 people have died in road accidents in the past three years in Himachal Pradesh, the government said here Friday."As many as 3,479 people have ... Read more...
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Train crashes into platform in New Jersey
May 9th, 2011 - 6:30 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 9 (IANS) A passenger train crashed into a platform in New Jersey Sunday, injuring 45 people, CBS reported.The accident took place at the Eerie Lackawanna terminal in ... Read more...
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Countdown to Osama bin Laden’s end (Lead, with fresh matter)
May 2nd, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) Following is the dramatic sequence of events that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan.- August 2010: US President Barack Obama ... Read more...
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Sanjoy takes on civil aviation authorities over Tawang chopper crash
April 22nd, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by ANI
Tawang, Apr 22(ANI): Congress leader Takam Sanjoy on Friday took Civil Aviation authorities head on over airworthiness of its 'Pawan Hans' fleet.It comes three days after 17 innocent lives were lost in ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Himachal accident (Lead)
March 9th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 9 (IANS) Seven people were killed and 21 injured when a bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Himachal ... Read more...
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Now, a ‘Star Wars’ theory for Kanishka bombing
March 3rd, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 2 (IANS) Even as the mystery over the Air India Kanishka bombing continues, a report released Wednesday by a rights activist in Meghalaya suggested that the plane could ... Read more...
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Your vote would soon get printed as proof: Poll panel chief
February 4th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Cast your vote by pressing a button on the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) but eager to see proof on paper that your candidate has indeed got the ... Read more...
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Investigation continues into deadly Mexico pipeline blast
December 22nd, 2010 - 2:35 am ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- Petroleros Mexicanos (Pemex) officials on Tuesday said it could take months to determine the cause of Sunday's pipeline explosion which killed 28 people in Mexico.The explosion happened ... Read more...
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How and why does graphene break?
December 1st, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): Previous experiments had established pure graphene, a single layer of graphite only one atom thick, as the strongest material known to humankind.But a new research by Chris ... Read more...
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Suresh, Ashish win Raid-de-Himalaya rally
October 16th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 16 (IANS) Suresh Rana and Ashish Moudgil won the 12th edition of the Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya, one of the world's toughest motor rallies, in the car and bike categories, an ... Read more...
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Staten Island Ferry Smashes Into Pier, Leaves Many Injured
May 9th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
New York, May 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Staten Island ferry smashed into a pier on Saturday leaving large number of passengers injured after it underwent a mechanical failure, according to ... Read more...
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21 killed in Colombia accident
April 6th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, April 6 (IANS/EFE) At least 21 people were killed when a bus plunged into a ravine in Colombia, officials have said.
The accident occurred Sunday about 78 km east of Medellin, capital ... Read more...
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CAB, Kolkata police on collision course over floodlight failure
January 1st, 2010 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and the city police seem on a collision course over fixing responsibility for the Dec 24 light fiasco during the India-Sri ... Read more...
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20 hurt as bus overturns in Shimla
December 24th, 2009 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 24 (IANS) About 20 people were injured Thursday morning when a private bus overturned in Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla, police said.
The private bus overturned near the police headquarters here at ... Read more...
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Major Brar, Moudgil win Raid-de-Himalaya rally
October 13th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 13 (IANS) Major A.S. Brar and Ashish Saurabh Moudgil won the 11th edition of the world's highest and toughest motor rally - the Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya rally - in the ... Read more...
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Old woman dies during hospital power cut, government orders probe
October 11th, 2009 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Delhi government Sunday ordered a probe into the death of 74-year-old Sharda Gaur, who died Saturday when her life support device failed during a power cut ... Read more...
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Crane topples at Delhi Metro site, two injured
October 3rd, 2009 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) A crane toppled at a Delhi Metro construction site here Saturday injuring two people, police said.
The accident, blamed on "mechanical failure", took place at the proposed Saket ... Read more...
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Tanner Krahenbuhl: Valley Motocross Star Killed In Mishap
September 1st, 2009 - 8:50 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
In an untoward mishap that occurred on Sunday, the motocross racing circuit witnessed the sad and untimely demise of a future motocross racer, Tanner Krahenbuhl. He was 16.The accident ... Read more...
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Vicki Cruse: Veteran Pilot Killed In Crash
August 23rd, 2009 - 10:57 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
In an extremely tragic incident that occurred on Saturday, Vicki Cruse, the aerobatic pilot from Santa Paula, who was competing for the US national team at an international competition ... Read more...
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What actually went wrong during Metro relief operations
July 13th, 2009 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) A day after an under construction elevated section of the Delhi Metro collapsed killing six people, a crash during relief operations injured six people Monday. The cause ... Read more...
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A chronology of Delhi Metro accidents
July 12th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The collapse of an under-construction Delhi Metro bridge in south Delhi that killed five people Sunday is the worst accident so far involving the mass transport system ... Read more...
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All bodies retrieved from South Africa’s chopper crash site
May 19th, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, May 19 (IANS) The bodies of all three South African Air Force pilots have been retrieved following a massive search operation in the Woodstock Dam area in eastern KwaZulu-Natal province where ... Read more...
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Two pilots killed in Pakistani military air crash (Lead)
March 5th, 2009 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 5 (DPA) Two Pakistan Air Force pilots were killed Thursday when their Mushshak plane crashed in the eastern province of Punjab, the military said.
The propeller-driven aircraft was on a routine ... Read more...
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Investigators locate key parts of Continental Airlines Flight 3407
February 17th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 17 (ANI): Investigators have located key components that might help reveal what the pilot did to try to save Continental Airlines Flight 3407 during its final desperate seconds.After ... Read more...
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UFO wind turbine ”broke due to mechanical failure
February 11th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11 (ANI): The one million pound Lincolnshire wind turbine, which was believed to have been struck by a UFO, was actually damaged as a result of mechanical failure, investigators ... Read more...
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