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Two killed in Assam train accident (Lead)


February 3rd, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 3 (IANS) Two people were killed and 16 seriously injured when a Guwahati-bound train hit a road construction vehicle at an unmanned crossing near here Friday morning, a ... Read more...

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Two labourers killed in Nagpur building collapse


January 31st, 2012 - 10:27 am ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Jan 31 (IANS) Two labourers were killed and at least nine injured when a four-storied industrial building collapsed in Chikhli industrial area here, police said Tuesday.The under-construction building housed ... Read more...

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11 US tourists missing in Philippines boat capsize


January 26th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Jan 26 (IANS) Eleven American tourists were reportedly missing Thursday off the Philippines' resort island of Boracay after their boat capsized.Two tourists have been rescued, said Philippine Coast Guard ... Read more...

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IAF to rescue people stranded in Jammu region


January 25th, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 25 (IANS) As the weather cleared in mountainous regions of Jammu Wednesday, the Indian Air Force (IAF) began preparations to evacuate some 300 snow-trapped people in Kishtwar district, ... Read more...

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Dozens feared missing after landslide in Papua New Guinea


January 24th, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by BNO News
PORT MORESBY (BNO NEWS) -- As many as 40 people are believed to be missing after a large landslide devastated two villages in Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands region on Tuesday morning, ... Read more...

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Indian among 160 killed in Nigeria terror attack (Second Lead)


January 22nd, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Abuja, Jan 22 (IANS) An Indian was killed and six Indians, including two children, were injured in a string of bombings and gun battles that savaged Nigeria's second largest city ... Read more...

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Nigeria terror attack toll rises to 162


January 22nd, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The toll in coordinated attacks by a radical Islamist group in Nigeria's northern city of Kano has risen to at least 162 people, a media ... Read more...

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Italy shipwreck: 23 Indian survivors return to Mumbai


January 20th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) Twenty-three Indian survivors of the sunken Italian cruise ship 'Costa Concordia' arrived in Mumbai Thursday.While two members arrived in the afternoon, 21 others arrived in the ... Read more...

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Ship’s sinking: Captain refused to coordinate evacuation (Lead)


January 18th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 18 (IANS) A recorded conversation between the captain of a wrecked Italian cruise liner and a port official has revealed that he left the ship before all the ... Read more...

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Seven-story building collapses in Beirut, killing 27


January 17th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (BNO NEWS) -- More than 25 people were killed on late Monday afternoon when a seven-story building collapsed in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, officials said on Tuesday. A dozen ... Read more...

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130 Indians saved from Italian shipwreck, control room set up


January 16th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) India has set up a control room in both New Delhi and in its mission in Italy to help families find out about their relatives ... Read more...

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France loses 3A-rating from S&P;


January 14th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 14 (IANS) Standard & Poor's Ratings Services announced Friday to cut the 3A-rating of France and ratings of several other European countries including Spain and Italy, saying ... Read more...

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27 bodies recovered in Philippines landslide


January 7th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Jan 7 (IANS) At least 27 bodies have been recovered while search and rescue operations continued Saturday for the 46 missing people following a landslide which occurred in a ... Read more...

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China launches Asia’s largest helicopter


January 5th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) China's largest-ever civil helicopter Thursday got certification from the civil aviation administration, the country's civil aviation authority, People's Daily reported.The move marks the official approval for ... Read more...

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House collapse kills five in Delhi(Lead)


January 4th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Five people, two of them children, were killed and five injured when a one-storey building in west Delhi collapsed following a gas cylinder blast Wednesday ... Read more...

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Five killed in Delhi building collapse


January 4th, 2012 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Five people, including three children, were killed and five injured when a portion of a one-storey building in west Delhi collapsed following a gas cylinder ... Read more...

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Bengal hospitals to have fire safety officers


December 28th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) The West Bengal government is mulling to mandate the appointment of fire safety officers in hospitals in the state in the wake of the AMRI ... Read more...

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Toll in Tamil Nadu boat accident rises to 15 (Second Lead)


December 25th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) The death toll in Sunday's boat accident in Pulicat Lake in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvallur district has gone up to 15, police said.A boat, carrying 25 passengers ... 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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From black tragedy emerged many heroes


December 9th, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) The ghastly fire at the AMRI Hospital that claimed over 80 lives also brought to the fore the undying human spirit and threw up ... Read more...

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Train fire accident to be probed


November 22nd, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Eastern Circle, will probe the fire accident on the Howrah-Dehradun Express in Jharkhand, in which seven people were killed ... Read more...

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15 dead, 34 injured in Delhi fire


November 21st, 2011 - 2:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and more than 34 injured in a fire at a congregation of eunuchs at a community park in east ... Read more...

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11 killed, 25 injured in Kashmir road accident


November 5th, 2011 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 5 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and 25 wounded in a road accident in Kargil district of cold desert Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir late ... Read more...

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At least 2 killed, 2 missing after ships collide off Taiwan


October 28th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by BNO News
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least two people were confirmed dead while two others remain missing after two ships collided on Friday off the western coast of Taiwan, officials said.The collision, ... Read more...

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Massive search for MiG-29 wreckage on


October 26th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 26 (IANS) Massive combing operations continued Wednesday, with trekkers managing to climb snow-bound peaks in Himachal Pradesh?s Lahaul Valley to locate a missing IAF MiG-29 combat jet and ... Read more...

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Away from home, they keep us safe every Diwali (Feature)


October 23rd, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) In the backdrop of constantly buzzing landlines in the Connaught Place fire control room here, Sharad Tewatia manages to take his wife's call on his ... Read more...

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Darjeeling bridge collapse toll rises to 32


October 23rd, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, Oct 23 (IANS) With the recovery of five more bodies, the death toll in the bridge collapse in this north Bengal district has shot up to 32, besides ... Read more...

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India signs Rs.300-cr deal for interceptor boats


October 17th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) In a bid to plug gaps in its coastal security, India has signed a Rs.300 crore deal for importing 80 fast interceptor craft (FIC) for ... Read more...

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Indian Navy beefing up sea lifting operations


October 1st, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 1 (IANS) The Indian Navy is looking to beef up its sea lifting facilities for effective maritime humanitarian operations for which the assistance of the marine force is ... Read more...

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‘Taking all Delhi blast victims to one hospital irrational’


September 29th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Rushing all the injured in the Sep 7 blast at the Delhi High Court to Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital was not rational, doctors here ... Read more...

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Floods in eastern India kill at least 59, millions affected


September 27th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by BNO News
BHUBANESWAR (BNO NEWS) -- At least 59 people have been killed as severe flooding continues in eastern India, where over two million people are estimated to have been affected by the flood ... Read more...

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Three kids die as van falls into canal


September 26th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 26 (IANS) At least three children died after a school van carrying around 25 students plunged into a canal near here Monday evening, police said. The children, from the ... Read more...

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Flood-hit Orissa gets two more choppers


September 26th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Two more helicopters have been deployed in Orissa, where hundreds are engaged in rescue operations after devastating floods displaced thousands and killed 17 people.The home ... Read more...

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Relief efforts intensified as Orissa floods worsen


September 25th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 25 (IANS) Orissa intensified relief efforts Sunday as a fresh round of floods, triggered by heavy rains, left 17 people dead and inundated more than 3,000 villages in ... Read more...

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Women IAF pilots shine in Sikkim relief


September 24th, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bagdogra, Sep 24 (IANS) Women pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) have been in the thick of action the past week, carrying out relief and rescue operations in earthquake-hit ... Read more...

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