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Karnataka doctor treats patient with torch after power outage; BJP dubs it ‘Darkness Bhagya’ | VIDEO
Karnataka | May 21, 2024, 08:15 PM ISTIn Karnataka's Chitradurga district, a video surfaced showing medical staff using mobile torches to treat patients during a power outage in a government hospital. The BJP seized the opportunity to criticise the ruling Congress government, labeling the incident as 'Darkness Bhagya'.
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Rio 2016: Amazon Jaguar used in Olympic torch event shot dead in Brazil
World | Jun 22, 2016, 12:02 PM ISTBrasilia: An Amazon jaguar who participated as a 'mascot' for an Olympic torch ceremony was shot dead on Monday by a soldier shortly afterward when it escaped its handlers, the Brazilian military said . The
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Houses of Manipur minister, 5 MLAs torched
National | Aug 31, 2015, 10:28 PM ISTImphal: Six houses, those belonging to a minister in the Manipur government and five other MLAs, were set on fire this evening by agitators in Churachandpur district.The houses belonged to Phungzaphang Tonsimg, Minister-in charge of
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Five unique ways in which Indians use cellphones
India | Mar 22, 2014, 06:42 AM ISTNew Delhi: The rapid growth of mobile telephony is India is a success story. The mobile industry has boomed and almost every tenth person in India owns a cell phone. Cheap telephone connectivity has caused
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Olympic torch reaches North Pole
Other Sports | Oct 25, 2013, 05:04 PM ISTMoscow: The Sochi Winter Games organizers say the Olympic flame has traveled to the North Pole aboard a Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker.The Sochi organizing committee said in Friday's statement that the torch relay reached the North
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Winter Olympic torch begins 123-day relay from Moscow
Other Sports | Oct 07, 2013, 09:26 PM ISTMoscow: The Olympic flame commenced its 123-day relay from Moscow on Monday, a day after a bumpy ceremonial journey around the Kremlin.At noon, Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin lit the torch in the Red Square and
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14 trucks torched after woman's death under wheels
India | Aug 25, 2013, 04:04 PM ISTDumka (Jharkhand): A woman was crushed to death under the wheels of a truck near Patabari village in Dumka district today, triggering angry protests by villagers who set on fire 14 trucks.The villagers blocked the
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Buddhists in Myanmar torch Muslim homes and shops
World | Aug 25, 2013, 04:15 PM ISTMyanmar: Fresh sectarian violence struck northwestern Myanmar early Sunday when a 1,000-strong Buddhist mob burned down dozens of Islamic homes and shops following rumors that a young woman had been sexually assaulted by a Muslim
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Bangladeshi Muslims torch Buddhist temples, homes
World | Oct 01, 2012, 10:44 PM ISTCox's Bazar (Bangladesh), Oct 1: Thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims set fire to at least 10 Buddhist temples and 40 homes in anger over a Facebook photo of a burned Quran before authorities restored order. The