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Pet lover in Coimbatore designs wheelchair for disabled dog
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 29 (ANI): Veera, a four-year-old dog in Coimbatore, which used to hobble along due to injuries in its legs, has now got a wheelchair, custom made for it by an animal lover who has adopted him.
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Farhan Akhtar shares heart-touching video of performance by late ballerina
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 11 (ANI): Actor Farhan Akhtar on Wednesday shared a heart-touching clip featuring a former prima ballerina dancer Marta C Gonzalez, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease. In the clip, the ballerina after hearing music from 'Swan Lake' performs the da
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Ex-wheelchair cricket team captain works as labourer
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], July 28 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic has forced the former captain of the Indian wheelchair cricket team to take up a menial job in order to make ends meet.
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ITF plans for return of junior, senior, wheelchair and beach tennis
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], July 23 (ANI): The International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Wednesday announced plans for the resumption of play for World Tennis Tour Juniors, Seniors Tour, the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour and the Beach Tennis World Tour.
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62-yr-old wheelchair-bound cancer patient falls at Hyderabad airport's boa
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 5 (ANI): A 62-year-old wheelchair-bound woman in Hyderabad on Sunday fell at the boarding gate prior to her Sudan bound flight, informed Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Police Station.
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US Open include wheelchair tennis in 2020 tournament
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 25 (ANI): The United States Tennis Association on Wednesday announced that the 2020 US Open Wheelchair Tennis Competition will be held from September 10 -13 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing.
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Staff at Amritsar's COVID-19 hospital use stretchers, wheelchairs meant fo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], June 11 (ANI): In a brazen case of neglect, sanitation workers of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, a dedicated COVID-19 facility, in Amritsar were seen carrying dustbins, containing bio-medical waste on wheelchairs and stretchers, which are also used for patients.
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ITF, 4 Grand Slams join USD 3 lakh to support wheelchair tennis
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 1 (ANI): The International Tennis Federation (ITF) and four Grand Slam tournaments have come together to pledge over USD 3,00,000 in financial support for wheelchair tennis.
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92-year-old wheelchair-bound Pune woman recovers from COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 23 (ANI): A 92-year-old wheelchair-bound woman here tested negative for coronavirus after completing the mandatory 14-day quarantine period.
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Tokyo Marathon to restrict entry to elite athletes due to coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Feb 17 (ANI): The organisers of the Tokyo Marathon 2020 have restricted the event for elite athletes, including wheelchair racers, as a preventive measure to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
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IndiGo pilot threatens flyer, her elderly mother, airline says matter unde
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): An IndiGo pilot has been accused of verbally abusing and threatening a passenger and her elderly and wheelchair-bound mother on a Chennai-Bengaluru flight.
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Segway unveils electric pod that looks more like an egg-shaped wheelchair
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Hampshire [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020, Segway has unveiled its quirky yet smart S-Pod transporting pod.
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