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BMC Mayor evades tough questions over Kamla Mills fire
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Dec. 29 (ANI): Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor Vishvanath Mahadeshwar on Friday evaded tough questions about Kamla Mills fire incident
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NYC's Bronx fire leaves 12 dead
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New York City [United States], December 29 (ANI): At least 12 people have died, including a baby, after fire broke out at an apartment building in the Bronx in New York.
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Atlanta TV anchor dies on way to step-dad's funeral
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], December 29 (ANI): Veteran TV news anchor from Atlanta, Amanda Davis, passed away a day after suffering a massive stroke, while she was waiting to board a flight to San Antonio to attend the funeral of her stepfather.
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Over 180 killed in Philippines landslides
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Dec 24 (ANI): Over 180 people have been killed and scores of others have been missing in southern Philippines after Tropical Storm Tembin triggered mud slides and flash floods on the country's second largest island, Mindanao.
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Sunny Leone out of B'lore's New Year event due to safety issues
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Actress Sunny Leone has cancelled her participation in a New Year party event in Bengaluru, citing that the police have publicly said it cannot ensure her or any of the attendee's safety.
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10 killed, scores injured in Chittagong stampede
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Chittagong [Bangladesh], Dec 18 (ANI): At least 10 people were killed and several others injured in a stampede during the qulkhwani (a ritual held after the burial) of former Chittagong mayor Mohiuddin Chowdhury on Monday.
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Power restored at Atlanta's Int'l airport
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], December 18 (ANI): Power was fully restored post nearly an 11-hour outage at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta leaving scores of passengers stranded in terminals and in planes on the tarmac.
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Train, bus collision kill four children in France
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 15 (ANI): At least four children were killed and 19 others got injured after a train crashed into a school bus at a crossing in southern France on Thursday.
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Scuffle broke out between BJP, BSP over Mayor taking oath in Urdu
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Pandemonium broke out at Aligarh Municipal Corporation as a scuffle erupted allegedly between the members of BJP and BSP after the newly elected Mayor Mohammad Furqan took his oath in Urdu.
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BJP councillors protest after Meerut Mayor violates national song rule
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillors registered a protest when Meerut Mayor Sunita Verma, a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader, allegedly kept sitting while the national song, Vande Maataram, was played at an official ceremony, on Tuesday.
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If not mother, will you salute Afzal Guru? VP Naidu on 'Vande Mataram' row
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 08 (ANI): After a mayor in Uttar Pradesh ruled that singing of national song, 'Vande Mataram', before local body meetings was not necessary, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday asked if not the motherland, should they salute Afzal Guru.
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Sadiq Khan becomes first Brit politician to cross Indo-Pak border
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], December 7 (ANI): London Mayor Sadiq Khan has become the first Western politician of his generation to make the journey between India and Pakistan on foot at the Wagah border crossing.
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