Disasters
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10 funniest online shopping fails of all time
Blah | Jun 07, 2017, 06:08 PM ISTWhat you ordered vs. what you received
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Researchers to study social media use during disasters
Dec 15, 2014, 05:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Ohio-based Kent State University $300,000 (roughly Rs. 1.8 crore) grant to study public responses to disaster warnings and alerts across social media."The outcomes yielded from
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26 augurs bad for India, but for Modi 26 is auspicious (see pics)
India | May 25, 2014, 08:13 AM ISTNew Delhi: Narendra Modi, who has been declared as the 15th Prime Minister of India, will take the oath of office on May 26, 2014. The NDA leader who won the 16th Lok Sabha elections
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Delhi to get over 30 quick response vehicles for disasters
India | Sep 25, 2013, 06:54 AM ISTNew Delhi: Over 30 quick response vehicles (QRVs) of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) will soon be stationed across the city to better manage rescue operations in case of a disaster, officials said yesterday.Delhi
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75,000 people left homeless after floods in Meghalaya
India | Jul 01, 2012, 10:42 PM ISTShillong, July 1: Around 75,000 people in the plain areas of Meghalaya's Garo Hills region were today left homeless as flood-swollen Brahmaputra and Jingiram rivers submerged hundreds of villages along their banks, officials said.“So far
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Assam flood situation turns worse
India | Jun 27, 2012, 04:48 PM ISTGuwahati, Jun 27: Incessant rainfall in Assam has led to worsening of the flood situation in the state today triggering fresh inundation and landslides in 23 districts that left 10 more dead, taking the toll
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Two killed, 100 injured as moderate quake jolts southwest China
World | Jun 24, 2012, 07:19 PM ISTBeijing, Jun 24: At least two people were killed and hundred others injured after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted a mountainous area in southwest China today.The casualties were reported in the county of Ninglang in Yunnan
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Tropical storm causes landslides in Taiwan
World | Jun 20, 2012, 09:21 PM ISTTaiwan, Jun 20: More than 2,000 people have evacuated their homes as a storm causes flooding in Taiwan.Tropical storm Talim was disrupting air and rail traffic Wednesday. Landslides buried a section of highway. Television reports