25 dead as Hampi Express rams into goods train in Andhra (Second Lead)
May 22nd, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) At least 25 people, including four children, were killed in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district early Tuesday when the Banglore-bound Hampi Express collided with a stationary goods ... Read more...
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15 dead in Andhra train accident
May 22nd, 2012 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) At least 15 people died early Tuesday in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district when a passenger train collided with a stationary goods train.The accident took place around ... Read more...
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One killed, three injured in Jamshedpur fire
March 4th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 4 (IANS) One person died and three were injured when a major fire broke out in Jharkhand's steel city of Jamshedpur, Sunday, police said.According to police, fire broke ... Read more...
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Two killed in workshop collapse in Gurgaon
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 21 (IANS) At least two employees of a company were Saturday killed and over 10 people injured when a part of its workshop in IMT Manesar in this ... Read more...
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Mamata asks police, fire, KMC to work together for public safety
January 2nd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday asked police, fire department and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to work together to ensure public safety in ... Read more...
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23 suffer burns in China plant blast
December 18th, 2011 - 6:36 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS) As many as 23 workers were injured after an explosion occurred at a factory in China's Shanghai city Saturday, the Shanghai municipal government stated.The incident took ... Read more...
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Three dead as police fire on mob in Tamil Nadu
September 11th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 11 (IANS) Three people died when the police opened fire on a mob of angry Dalits indulging in arson and stone pelting in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district ... Read more...
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CPI-M legislator jumps to death in Bengal
May 30th, 2011 - 2:58 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator, Mostafa Bin Quasem, Sunday committed suicide in West Bengal by jumping from the fourth floor of the legislators' ... Read more...
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Beyonce releases song to raise fund for 9/11 victims
May 7th, 2011 - 2:38 am ICT by IANS
London, May 7 (IANS) Singer Beyonce Knowles is releasing a charity single to raise money for the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City.The singer has ... Read more...
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Six killed as Yemen police fire on anti- government protesters
March 13th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Sanaa, Mar.13 (ANI): Police forces in Yemen have killed atleast six people, including a 15 year old student and injured many more, after they attacked anti- government protesters in the capital city ... Read more...
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Rescuers pray for prosperity of Christchurch earthquake site
March 2nd, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, March 2 (ANI): Construction and rescue workers at the Christchurch earthquake site gathered to pray for the prosperity of the land, which suffered massive destruction after being hit by a 6.3 ... Read more...
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Violence near Osmania varsity, police fire rubber bullets
November 18th, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Police fired rubber bullets near Osmania University Thursday night as students demanding postponement of examination for recruiting sub-inspectors of police in Telangana turned violent.Police fired teargas ... Read more...
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China tightens security ahead of Asian Games
October 11th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 11 (IANS) China has tightened security and set up police checkpoints on roads and waterways connecting Asian Games host city Guangzhou, with just a month left before the opening of ... Read more...
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Five stone pelters injured as police fire rubber pallets in Kashmir
August 19th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Aug.19 (ANI): Five persons were injured when police tried to disperse a stone-pelting mob here with tear gas shells and fired rubber pallets on Thursday afternoon in Seloo Sopore town of ... Read more...
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Police fire in air to disperse mobs in Surat
July 20th, 2010 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Surat, July 19 (IANS) Police had to fire in the air in this Gujarat city to disperse mobs after a minor skirmish between migrant labourers and autorickshaw drivers turned into a violent ... Read more...
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Police fire on Andhra protesters: 1 dead (Second Lead)
July 14th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 14 (IANS) At least one person was killed and two injured as police opened fire to quell violent protests against a thermal power project in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district, about ... Read more...
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Police fire in the air to quell protesting labourers in Jamshedpur
June 28th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
Jamshedpur, June 28 (ANI): Police opened fire in the air to disperse Tata Steel labourers who were protesting against the alleged beating of one of their colleague by a security guard on ... Read more...
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Police fire rubber bullets at World Cup demonstrators
June 17th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, June 17 (DPA) Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of security guards in Cape Town Thursday, as a dispute with Stallion Security, a private company that had ... Read more...
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2 killed in US power plant explosion
February 8th, 2010 - 2:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 8 (DPA) Two people were killed and more dead and injured were expected after a gas-fired power plant in the north-eastern US state of Connecticut exploded Sunday, media reports said.
The ... Read more...
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Dutch emergency number down nationwide for cell phones
January 27th, 2010 - 2:10 am ICT by BNO News
TILBURG (BNO NEWS) -- The Dutch emergency telephone number 1-1-2 went down nationwide for cell phone users on Tuesday evening, officials said.The Dutch Ministry of the Interior said the outage began around ... Read more...
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Renewed clashes in Tehran, police fire tear gas
December 27th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 27 (DPA) Demonstrators returned to the streets of Tehran Sunday and police fired tear gas to quell the protests, witnesses and opposition website reports said.
The protests were reportedly held near ... Read more...
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Police fire tear gas at protestors in Iran
December 7th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 7 (DPA) Police fired tear gas against protestors near Tehran University in Iran Monday, trying to quell demonstrations against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, witnesses said.
The witnesses also reported clashes between ... Read more...
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2 killed as police fire at mob in Orissa
November 20th, 2009 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (IANS) At least two people were killed when police opened fire Friday on a mob attacking a police station in Orissa's Koraput district, an official said
More than 300 people ... Read more...
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Three kids of family burnt to death in Manipur
November 17th, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Nov 17 (IANS) Three children of a family were burnt to death after a cooking gas cylinder burst in their house in Manipur, police said here Tuesday.
"Nine-year-old Karaila Christy, her five-year-old ... Read more...
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Security drill in south Delhi market
October 12th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) A security drill was Monday carried out in a busy market in south Delhi to check the level of preparedness in the wake of any terror attack.
The ... Read more...
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Police fire tear gas at G-20 protesters in Pittsburgh
September 25th, 2009 - 3:51 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Pittsburgh, Sep 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Police clashed with the unpermitted anti-capitalist protest march G-20 protestors on the streets of Pittsburgh. The police had to resort to tear gas and pepper spray ... Read more...
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UAE maritime expo registers huge response
September 8th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 8 (IANS) The organisers of the Middle East Workboats exhibition have reported a 60 percent increase in exhibitors compared with the last year, despite the global slowdown, WAM news ... Read more...
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Police fire in the air, baton charge mob at Mumbai railway station
September 1st, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Sep.1 (ANI): Police on Tuesday resorted to firing in the air and baton charging irate passengers near a Mumbai railway station.According to preliminary television reports, the incident took place at the ... Read more...
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Indefinite curfew imposed in Imphal
August 5th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Aug 5 (ANI): Indefinite curfew has been imposed in Manipur following a social organization's protest against the killing of a youth in a fake encounter.The curfew however, has been limited to ... Read more...
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Police fire shots at Tehran protest, Moussavi warned over unrest
June 20th, 2009 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran/Berlin, June 20 (DPA) Eyewitness reports said Saturday that Iranian police have fired gunshots in the air at a demonstration in Tehran to disperse protestors.
Witnesses said supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein ... Read more...
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UK police scramble to prevent Tamils from jumping into Thames
April 7th, 2009 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI
London, Apr.7 (ANI): Police in London have been placed on alert and life boats have been scrambled to prevent thousands of Tamil protesters from jumping into the River Thames in protest against ... Read more...
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One killed as police fire on mob in Orissa
March 22nd, 2009 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 22 (IANS) At least one man was killed and several people injured as police opened fire on a mob which attacked a police station and set fire to vehicles in ... Read more...
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17 yr-old girl missing after drinking party
October 20th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by Bupha Ravirot
Taylor Meyer, a 17 year-old high school senior girl reported missing after a drinking party Friday night ended.Meyer went to a house party in Norfolk, Massachusetts with her friends on Friday night ... Read more...
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UAVs may soon eavesdrop on Brit homes
August 7th, 2008 - 7:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.7 (ANI): Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) could soon be hovering over many British cities to spot people inside their homes and to eavesdrop on their conversations.
According to the Daily Express, ... Read more...
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Patil calls for sharing disaster management information
June 14th, 2008 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 14 (IANS) A three-day international conference on disaster management began here Saturday with a call by Indian Home minister Shivraj Patil to share information on managing disasters as that would ... Read more...
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