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How A New Zealand-Antarctica Flight Crashed Into A Volcano In A Freak Tragedy 47 Years Ago
On November 28, 1979, Air New Zealand Flight TE901 crashed into Mount Erebus, Antarctica's highest active volcano, killing 237 passengers and 20 crew members
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Bombay High Court Converts Civil Suit On Goa Nightclub Fire Into PIL
The Bombay High Court on Monday converted a civil suit against Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), saying "someone has to be held accountable" for the tragedy in which 25 people were killed.
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"Why Target Air India Only": Supreme Court Junks Plea For Safety Audit
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear a plea to appoint a retired top court judge for examining Air India's safety practices among other aspects and asked the petitioner why target the airline that witnessed an "unfortunate tragedy".
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DNA Of Manipur Flight Attendant Matched, Family To Bring Body Via Dimapur
The body of one of the two flight attendants from Manipur who was killed in the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad has been identified from DNA samples, the family has said.
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10 Major Civil Aircraft Crashes That Shook India
The Air India plane crash at Ahmedabad on Thursday has turned the focus on civil aviation safety in the country, with the last major tragedy being recorded in 2020 in Calicut, which claimed 21 lives.
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Indian Engineer Dies During Scuba Diving Session In Dubai
Paul Olakkengil was in Dubai with his family, enjoying the Eid holidays, when tragedy struck during the scuba diving training session.
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In Delhi Basement Tragedy, IIT Experts Examine SUV, Coaching Centre Gate
A team of IIT-Delhi professors has examined the SUV, seized in connection with the drowning of three civil services aspirants at Rau's IAS Study Circle in Old Rajinder Nagar, and the gate of the building housing the coaching centre.
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Families Of Students Killed In Delhi Basement Flooding To Get Rs 10 Lakh Each
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Monday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each for the families of three civil services aspirants who died after flooding of the basement of a coaching centre in Old Rajinder Nagar in New Delhi.
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Delhi Basement Horror Victim Tanya Soni Loved Poetry, IAS Was Her Dream
Twenty-five-year-old Tanya Soni liked poetry, was a regular at cultural events in college and determined to crack the UPSC entrance exam and join the civil services. But a visit to the library on a rainy day cut her life -- and her dreams -- short.
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"Gujarat Hospital Model": Sharad Pawar's Party's Dig Over Makeover Row
The Nationalist Congress Party or NCP on Wednesday took a swipe at the Centre and said it must replicate the Morbi Civil Hospital's "overnight makeover plan" across all government hospitals in the country and call it the 'Gujarat Hospital Model'.
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For PM's Visit, Gujarat Hospital's Overnight Clean-Up After Bridge Tragedy
An all-night spruce up at the civil hospital in Gujarat's Morbi ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit today to meet the survivors of the massive bridge collapse tragedy that left 134 dead has drawn criticism from the Opposition.
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18 People, Including Both Pilots, Dead In Plane Tragedy In Kerala
Eighteen people, including both pilots, were killed after an Air India Express flight from Dubai carrying 190 people skidded off a tabletop runway in heavy rain and broke into pieces on Friday evening at Kozhikode airport in Kerala. The plane, a Boeing 737, overshot the runway at 7.41 PM and rolled 35 feet downslope, said Civil Aviation Minister Ha...
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Mumbai Plane Crash: Pilot Saved Many Lives At Cost Of Her Own, Says Ex-Minister Praful Patel
Moments before a small Beechcraft C 90 crashed at a Mumbai suburb this afternoon, the pilot swerved to avoid hitting any residential building, saving many lives, tweeted former aviation minister Praful Patel.
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Water Damage Could be to Blame for US Balcony Tragedy: Report
Water damage and overcrowding could explain the collapse of a balcony at a California apartment building, sending six Irish nationals plummeting to their deaths, media reports said Wednesday.
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Sukhbir Badal Visits Deceased Teenager's Mother in Moga Hospital
As the Punjab bus tragedy rocked Parliament today, Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal paid a quiet visit to the civil hospital, where the mother of the teenager who died last week is admitted.
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How A New Zealand-Antarctica Flight Crashed Into A Volcano In A Freak Tragedy 47 Years Ago
On November 28, 1979, Air New Zealand Flight TE901 crashed into Mount Erebus, Antarctica's highest active volcano, killing 237 passengers and 20 crew members
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Bombay High Court Converts Civil Suit On Goa Nightclub Fire Into PIL
The Bombay High Court on Monday converted a civil suit against Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), saying "someone has to be held accountable" for the tragedy in which 25 people were killed.
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"Why Target Air India Only": Supreme Court Junks Plea For Safety Audit
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear a plea to appoint a retired top court judge for examining Air India's safety practices among other aspects and asked the petitioner why target the airline that witnessed an "unfortunate tragedy".
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DNA Of Manipur Flight Attendant Matched, Family To Bring Body Via Dimapur
The body of one of the two flight attendants from Manipur who was killed in the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad has been identified from DNA samples, the family has said.
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10 Major Civil Aircraft Crashes That Shook India
The Air India plane crash at Ahmedabad on Thursday has turned the focus on civil aviation safety in the country, with the last major tragedy being recorded in 2020 in Calicut, which claimed 21 lives.
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Indian Engineer Dies During Scuba Diving Session In Dubai
Paul Olakkengil was in Dubai with his family, enjoying the Eid holidays, when tragedy struck during the scuba diving training session.
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In Delhi Basement Tragedy, IIT Experts Examine SUV, Coaching Centre Gate
A team of IIT-Delhi professors has examined the SUV, seized in connection with the drowning of three civil services aspirants at Rau's IAS Study Circle in Old Rajinder Nagar, and the gate of the building housing the coaching centre.
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Families Of Students Killed In Delhi Basement Flooding To Get Rs 10 Lakh Each
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Monday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each for the families of three civil services aspirants who died after flooding of the basement of a coaching centre in Old Rajinder Nagar in New Delhi.
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Delhi Basement Horror Victim Tanya Soni Loved Poetry, IAS Was Her Dream
Twenty-five-year-old Tanya Soni liked poetry, was a regular at cultural events in college and determined to crack the UPSC entrance exam and join the civil services. But a visit to the library on a rainy day cut her life -- and her dreams -- short.
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"Gujarat Hospital Model": Sharad Pawar's Party's Dig Over Makeover Row
The Nationalist Congress Party or NCP on Wednesday took a swipe at the Centre and said it must replicate the Morbi Civil Hospital's "overnight makeover plan" across all government hospitals in the country and call it the 'Gujarat Hospital Model'.
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For PM's Visit, Gujarat Hospital's Overnight Clean-Up After Bridge Tragedy
An all-night spruce up at the civil hospital in Gujarat's Morbi ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit today to meet the survivors of the massive bridge collapse tragedy that left 134 dead has drawn criticism from the Opposition.
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18 People, Including Both Pilots, Dead In Plane Tragedy In Kerala
Eighteen people, including both pilots, were killed after an Air India Express flight from Dubai carrying 190 people skidded off a tabletop runway in heavy rain and broke into pieces on Friday evening at Kozhikode airport in Kerala. The plane, a Boeing 737, overshot the runway at 7.41 PM and rolled 35 feet downslope, said Civil Aviation Minister Ha...
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Mumbai Plane Crash: Pilot Saved Many Lives At Cost Of Her Own, Says Ex-Minister Praful Patel
Moments before a small Beechcraft C 90 crashed at a Mumbai suburb this afternoon, the pilot swerved to avoid hitting any residential building, saving many lives, tweeted former aviation minister Praful Patel.
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Water Damage Could be to Blame for US Balcony Tragedy: Report
Water damage and overcrowding could explain the collapse of a balcony at a California apartment building, sending six Irish nationals plummeting to their deaths, media reports said Wednesday.
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Sukhbir Badal Visits Deceased Teenager's Mother in Moga Hospital
As the Punjab bus tragedy rocked Parliament today, Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal paid a quiet visit to the civil hospital, where the mother of the teenager who died last week is admitted.
