The fire at Hotel Arpit Palace claimed 17 lives and left scores with burn injuries, but apart from devastating many lives associated with those 17 and leaving many others with burn marks to live with forever, the accidents puts many questions before India as a nation and Delhi in particular. Months ago, another fire tragedy …
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A CISF official posted at the Varanasi airport saved the life of a Mumbai-bound passenger who suffered cardiac arrest at the airport, a senior official said on Tuesday. Manoj Singh (48) suddenly fainted and fell in the terminal area of the Varanasi airport on Monday noon when he was placing his luggage on the x-ray scanner, he said. On-duty CISF …
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It is unbelievable but true. Thechikottukavu Ramachandran, a tusker which has attained sort of a celebrity status in Kerala is totally blind in one eye and is gradually losing vision of its second eye. But it continues to be a ‘star attraction’ in temple festivals across Kerala. While parading caparisoned elephants at temple festivals are common, using jumbos for other …
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Top executives of the microblogging site, Twitter have reportedly conveyed their inability to be present before Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology on 11 February. The social media giant has cited short notice as the reason for missing the 10 day deadline given by the Parliamentary Committee for Twitter executives including CEO Jack Dorsey to appear before the panel. AFP Twitter …
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With the death of two more people on Saturday, the number of deaths has risen to 92 due to consumption of illicit liquor in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Swine Flu Continues To Rise As It Claims 4 Lives In Rajasthan, Death Toll Touches 100 In State bccl/representational image Swine …
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In a case of massive negligence, a Hyderabad woman had to face excruciating pain in her abdomen and the subsequent x-ray revealed that a pair of surgical forceps were left by doctors inside her abdomen in last surgery she had undergone in December last year. The negligence had taken place at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), a state-run …
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The Travancore Desam Board, which manages the Sabarimala Temple, today told the Supreme Court that it has decided to respect the apex court’s verdict lifting ban on the entry of women to the shrine in Kerala. Making a sharp U-turn, the board said that it supports entry of women of all ages into the hill shrine. The five-judge bench headed …
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Just like a naming ceremony is organised for a newborn baby, tigers in Tamil Nadu are also given names by the state’s Chief Minister in a special ceremony. However, a five-month-old, male tiger cub at the Vandalur zoo is waiting for the state’s CM to get free from his busy schedule so that he can be assigned a name. Times …
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An anonymous couple made a magnificent landing in Navi Mumbai but one that created a lot of panic among people. Two unidentified persons landed on the ground from a parachute in the Ghansoli area which prompted a probe among agencies. India Today reported that an investigation was, therefore, launched into the suspicious landing and it was discovered a foreign couple …
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When Flight Lieutenant Abhijit Gadgil died in MiG 21 crash in 2001 in Sutagarh, Rajasthan, his parents Captain Anil Gadgil and Kavita were devastated. But what shocked them was that their son was blamed for the crash and not the plane which even then was called the ‘flying coffin’. Captain Anil Gadgil Spatial disorientation was later cited as the reason …
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