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  Virgin Airlines plane catches fire mid-air after possible 'bird strike'. What happens next? VIDEO

  World | June 18, 2024 9:35 IST

  Flames were seen shortly after the plane took off from Queenstown Airport. No further information about what happened at the time of the incident was known, a Virgin Airlines spokesperson said.

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  India unlikely to adopt hyperloop technology for ultra high-speed trains in near future: NITI Aayog

  Business | November 05, 2023 14:15 IST

  Saraswat, who is heading a committee to explore the technological and commercial viability of the Virgin Hyperloop technology, said some foreign companies have shown interest in bringing the technology to India but added it is not viable.

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  Bangladesh top court removes 'virgin' word from marriage certificates

  World | August 27, 2019 15:44 IST

  Women in Bangladesh are no longer required to declare if they are virgins on marriage registration forms, the country's top court has said in a landmark ruling after rights groups challenged the "humiliating and discriminatory" term.

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  Thought I was going to die, says Virgin founder Richard Branson on horrific bike crash

  World | August 27, 2016 9:01 IST

  Britain's best known businessman Sir Richard Branson, who recently survived a bad bike accident in the British Virgin Islands, shared the story of the horrific incident and photos online.

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  South Africa: A scholarship that rewards young women for staying 'virgin'

  World | January 25, 2016 19:20 IST

  Johannesburg: For many students in South Africa, high coaching fees makes it difficult for students to attend college. While financial help in the form of scholarships can help ease the burden, a new bursary to

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  Gaddafi Loved Virgin Female Bodyguards, Ukrainian Nurses

  World | October 21, 2011 20:09 IST

  Tripoli, Oct 21: Moammar Gaddafi, the dictator who ruled Libya for 42 years, was a first-class weirdo. He will be remembered for seven weirdest things:1. The "Bulletproof" Tent: When Gadhafi was at home in Tripoli,