Emergency
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Sri Lankan President Sirisena lifts nation-wide emergency imposed after communal riots
World | March 18, 2018 12:21 ISTIn a message on Twitter, Sirisena said: "Upon assessing the public safety situation, I instructed to revoke the State of Emergency from midnight yesterday (Saturday)."
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Sri Lanka govt blocks internet services, extends emergency after fresh violence
World | March 08, 2018 9:40 ISTGovernment spokesperson Rajitha Senaratne said that the curfew has been extended in the troubled hill district popular with tourists to prevent further violence.
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Sri Lanka blocks social networks as communal violence continues despite emergency
World | March 07, 2018 20:17 ISTA senior official, on the condition of anonymity, said that it was a "temporary measure" and soon all the restrictions would be removed.
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Nidahas Trophy: Indian team's security beefed up amidst emergency in Sri Lanka
Cricket | March 06, 2018 18:27 ISTThe BCCI has confirmed that the "situation is perfectly normal in Colombo" where the tournament is taking place, hours before India were to take on the hosts in the opening fixture of Nidahas Trophy at Premadasa Stadium.
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Maldives crisis: No valid reason to extend emergency, says India
World | February 22, 2018 22:11 ISTMaldives criticised India's concern over the extension of emergency saying that New Delhi has ignored "facts and ground realities with regard to the ongoing political developments in the Maldives".
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India expresses 'deep dismay' over extension of emergency in Maldives
India | February 21, 2018 17:20 ISTAccepting President Abdulla Yameen's recommendation, the Maldivian Parliament (Majlis) yesterday extended the state of emergency by another 30 days.
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Air India flight makes emergency landing at Mumbai airport due to hydraulic system failure
India | January 07, 2018 23:22 ISTThe Airbus A319 aircraft made a safe landing and all passengers were deplaned without any harm, an Air India spokesperson said.
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Mumbai to London British Airways flight declares emergency, diverted to Azerbaijan's capital Baku
India | December 11, 2017 23:39 ISTThe airways declared 'Squawking emergency code 7700', which means a code declaring an emergency to Air Traffic Control towers in the area.
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How the story of emergency related to 5th President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
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Govt empowers Army to buy ammunitions, spares for short, intense war
India | July 13, 2017 12:07 ISTThe government has now empowered the Army directly to procure critical weapons systems and military platforms to maintain combat readiness for short duration "intense wars"
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Modi recalls Emergency on its anniversary, says nation had been converted into a prison
National | June 25, 2017 14:49 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled the Emergency imposed on the country 42 years ago on June 25.
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Egypt’s President declares three-month emergency after ISIS attack on Coptic churches
World | April 10, 2017 8:45 ISTEgyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday declared a three-month state of emergency in the Arab country after two church blasts triggered by ISIS killed at least 45 and injured over 100.
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Ethiopian government declares state of emergency to stop violence
World | October 09, 2016 20:48 ISTFollowing month of anti-government violence by country's two largest ethnic groups that resulted in deaths and property damage across the country, the Ethiopian government has declared a state of emergency. In a televised address
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This is how Google Glass is helping doctors during emergency
September 25, 2016 16:11 ISTThe eye wearable device Google Glass is helping Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and paramedics communicate with ease with doctors during emergencies. The augmented-reality headset is being used by paramedics and EMTs assessing patients and them
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Emergency darkest moment for India's democracy: PM Modi in 'Mann Ki Baat'
National | June 26, 2016 13:24 ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday used his radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ to mount an attack on the Congress to mark the 41st anniversary of the declaration of Emergency. Calling declaration of
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Sonia Gandhi tried to declare state of emergency in 2011-12, alleges Subramanian Swamy
National | June 26, 2016 7:28 ISTThiruvananthapuram: Congress President Sonia Gandhi came under direct attack of Subramanian Swamy on Saturday when BJP MP alleged that she wanted to declare a state of emergency in the country by "cooking up Hindu terror
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Disguised as a Sikh to evade arrest, recited Gita while imprisoned: George Fernandes during Emergency
National | June 14, 2016 10:23 ISTNew Delhi: George Fernandes had assumed the guise of a Sikh man to evade arrest during Emergency days and recited the Gita to inmates while being imprisoned in Tihar Jail in that era, according to
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'112' to soon become single number for all emergency services including police, ambulance, fire department
India | March 28, 2016 20:55 ISTNew Delhi: People will soon have to dial just a single number '112' for help during emergency situations such as availing services of police, ambulance and the fire department. The proposal to have a single
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Hitler, Indian Emergency proof that democracy requires constant vigil: Kamal haasan
Bollywood | February 08, 2016 7:35 ISTBoston: Recalling that the rise of Hitler in Germany and the imposition of Emergency in India came through normal democratic process, actor Kamal Haasan said "constant vigil" is required to safeguard freedom of speech in
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Breakthrough Invention: Just pee in your 'high-tech' socks and get help during emergency
Life | December 14, 2015 17:53 ISTScientists have invented a pair of high-tech socks which, when filled with urine, and activated by the wearer's footsteps, can produce enough power to send a message.Researchers at the University of the West of England
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