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Bihar floods: 33 NDRF, SDRF teams deployed in 16 districts, death toll ris
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Over 30 teams, including those of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and SDRF have been deployed to tackle the floods which have affected multiple districts in Bihar, according to the Disaster Management department of the state government.
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Not being able to win Ashes in 2019 was disappointing: Steve Smith
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Aug 6 (ANI): Australian batsman Steve Smith has said that not being able to win the Ashes in 2019 was pretty disappointing.
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Two trains stuck between Masjid and Bhaykhala railway station in Mumbai, 5
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 5 (ANI): All 55 passengers have been rescued by National Disaster Response Force after two local trains were stuck between Masjid and Bhaykhala railway station due to waterlogging on the tracks after heavy rain lashed Mumbai that affected rail traffic on Wed
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NDRF rescues 247 persons, evacuates over 14,000 across country during mons
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday said that it has rescued 247 persons, evacuated over 14,000 persons, 297 livestock and provided medical assistance to 40 needy persons across the country during the current monsoon season.
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Nun rape case: SC dismisses Bishop Franco Mulakkal's discharge plea
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by Bishop Franco Mulakkal seeking directions to discharge him from the nun rape case without a trial claiming he was innocent.
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15 dead, 11 missing in South Korea floods
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Aug 5 (ANI): At least 15 people died and nearly a dozen others went missing in flash floods caused by heavy rains in South Korea, the country's Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure confirmed on Wednesday.
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UN experts write to China on Panchen Lama, reincarnation rules, ICT welcom
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 5 (ANI): Five UN human rights experts and expert bodies have raised concerns with the Chinese government about Tibet's "disappeared" Panchen Lama and Beijing's reincarnation rules, citing fears about Chinese interference in the succession of the Dalai Lama.
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Extreme heat in Japan leaves 6 killed, near 3,500 injured in one week
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 4 (Sputnik/ANI): Six people died and almost 3,500 others suffered health complications linked to extreme temperatures that blanketed Japan over the past week, the Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency said on Tuesday.
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Toddler dead, 2 still missing after they fell into drain in Mumbai
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): One girl child, among three females who went missing on Tuesday morning, after the floors of their rooms collapsed and they fell into the sewage channel at the back of the building, was found dead by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team.
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Rain lashes parts of Belagavi district after IMD warns of heavy rains in K
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Rain lashed parts of Belagavi district in Karnataka on Tuesday afternoon which had been predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) earlier.
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Study reveals blood test could diagnose baby brain damage just hours after
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], August 4 (ANI): Researchers have found that an early blood test could detect, which babies deprived of oxygen at birth are at risk of serious neuro-disabilities like cerebral palsy and epilepsy.
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Gehlot requests PM Modi to declare 'locust attack' national disaster
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Aug 3 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to declare the locust attack a national disaster which will strengthen the capability of states to fight this menace.
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