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  Mystery fever grips rural Noida, claims 12 lives in two weeks: Report

  India | August 26, 2016 12:34 IST

  The onset of the monsoon across the country as well as the national capital has led to a spurt of incidents of high fever and vector-borne diseases, including dengue, malaria and chikungunya. However, in what

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  Fungal infections cause more deaths than malaria and breast cancer, warn experts

  World | July 05, 2016 12:02 IST

  New Delhi: Fungal infections kill more people than malaria and breast cancer globally and are a threat to human health, according to experts. Scientists have warned of the increasing threat that killer fungal infections poses

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  31 cases of dengue reported in Delhi till July 2: Report

  India | July 05, 2016 8:00 IST

  New Delhi: At least 31 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this year with nearly half of them in the month of June, according to a municipal report released today. Three

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  Deaths due to AIDS in India reduced by 55 pc since 2007: Health minister at UN

  India | June 10, 2016 7:04 IST

  New Delhi: Deaths caused due to AIDS in India have come down to nearly 55 pc since 2007, while new HIV infections saw a reduction by 66 pc since 2000 and around a million people

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  Mediterranean Sea disasters swallow up over 1,000 migrants

  World | May 31, 2016 23:25 IST

  The treacherous Mediterranean Sea crossing from Libya to Italy has claimed the lives of over 1,030 migrants in the last week

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  Miracle! 72-year-old man rescued two weeks after Ecuador earthquake

  World | May 02, 2016 13:22 IST

  A team of Venezuelan workers rescued a 72-year-old man caught up in the wreckage of a collapsed buildings, two weeks after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that had killed nearly 650 people in the country. According to

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  Efforts on to reduce road mishap fatalities by half: Nitin Gadkari

  Politics | April 23, 2016 20:18 IST

  Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today said serious efforts are underway to bring down by 50 per cent the number of fatalities in road accidents in country.

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  Deaths due to contaminated water on decline in country says Minister

  India | March 10, 2016 11:23 IST

  New Delhi: Deaths in the country due to consumption of contaminated water are on the decline, the government informed the Rajya Sabha. A total of 2,595 people lost their lives in 2013 due to water-borne

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  Death toll rises to 108 in Taiwan earthquake

  World | February 13, 2016 8:45 IST

  Taipei: The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Taiwan on February 6 has increased to 108 with some nine people still reported missing, the authorities announced on Saturday.The 16-storey Wei Guan building, the most

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  Over 30 people succumb to Swine Flu in Punjab

  India | February 10, 2016 14:46 IST

  Chandigarh: Seven more people have succumbed to swine flu virus in Punjab in the last four days taking the death toll from the disease to 31."The death toll due to swine flu in Punjab during

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  Men between 18 & 45 years are the worst victims of Road Accidents

  India | January 14, 2016 17:55 IST

  The government launched the Road Safety week on 11th January, 2016 with an aim to tackle the growing number of road accidents in the country. In 2014, about 5 lakh road accidents claimed more than 1.4

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  Not right to link every death with Vyapam scam, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

  Politics | July 06, 2015 15:40 IST

  Bhopal: It is not at all right to link every death with Vyapam, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday, the day a female trainee police sub-inspector committed suicide.Chouhan said every death

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  Global warming may not reduce winter deaths

  World | June 20, 2015 12:46 IST

  Washington: Contrary to popular assumptions, global warming may not lead to substantial reduction in winter deaths, a study says.Warming climate trend has led to reductions in cold-related mortality than some experts have anticipated, the results

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  Quake toll in India now 78

  India | April 29, 2015 21:45 IST

  New Delhi:  The toll due to the April 25 earthquake in India has gone up to 78, while the number of injured people stands at 560, the government said on Wednesday."As per latest reports, 78

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  People in 30-45 age group worst affected by swine flu

  India | March 18, 2015 20:16 IST

  New Delhi: People in the age group of 30-45 years have been the worst affected by swine flu with most number of deaths, 34 per cent of the toll, taking place in this age bracket.According

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  Rajnath condoles deaths in Madhya Pradesh stampede

  India | August 25, 2014 15:22 IST

  New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday condoled the loss of lives in a stampede at a Madhya Pradesh temple."Deeply saddened to know about 10 pilgrims death in a stampede at a temple in

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  Rainstorms, floods kill 27 in China

  World | August 17, 2014 7:01 IST

  Beijing: Rainstorms and ensuing floods have affected seven provincial-level regions in China, causing 27 deaths and relocation of over 84,000 people as of Saturday, Xinhua reported.From Monday to Thursday, heavy rains battered the provinces of

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  Court declares Netherlands liable for 300 Bosnian Muslim deaths

  World | July 17, 2014 12:19 IST

  The Hague: A court in The Hague has found the Netherlands (Holland) liable over the 1995 deportation and deaths of 300 Bosnian Muslim men who were under the protection of Dutch UN peacekeeping Blue Helmets

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  Left Front stages walk out in WB Assembly over deaths in tea gardens

  India | July 01, 2014 17:18 IST

  Kolkata: The Left Front staged a Walk Out from the West Bengal Assembly today after an Adjournment Motion it brought alleging starvation deaths in tea gardens in North Bengal was disallowed by the Speaker.  Speaker

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  Cyclone Phailin: 9 million people hit in Odisha, AP, death toll 14

  India | October 13, 2013 23:10 IST

  Berhampur/Srikakulam: Cyclone 'Phailin' on Sunday left a trail of destruction damaging lakhs of homes affecting nearly  nine million people and destroying paddy crops worth about Rs 2,400 crore.The loss of lives was minimized to a