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"World Must Prepare For Climate Calamity": UN Chief
The world is nowhere near ready for the "calamity" being caused by climate change and must urgently prepare for even worse in the future, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
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'Tsunami Basant', 20-Year-Old Giraffe, Dies At Hyderabad's Nehru Zoo Park
Basant was born during the Tsunami calamity in 2004 at Delhi's National Zoological Park and was brought to Hyderabad on an animal exchange programme in 2009.
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Billionaire Sex Saga Is Latest Scandal To Rock Australian CEOs
The alleged sex-for-investment scandal embroiling Australian tech billionaire Richard White is just the latest corporate calamity in a country fast losing its reputation as a tightly-regulated market with strict governance standards.
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10 Dead, No Connectivity, Flash Floods In Meghalaya's Garo Hills Cause Devastation
Since Friday midnight, continuous rainfall in the Garo Hills region of Meghalaya has resulted in 10 deaths and significant damage, including the washing away of bridges and loss of road connectivity.
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Will Give Funds After Central Teams Visit Rain-hit Telangana: Union Minister
Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday indicated that the floods in Telangana cannot be declared as "national calamity" as sought by the state government even as he said the Centre would extend all possible help to the state.
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Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka To Visit Landslide-Hit Wayanad On Thursday: Report
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit landslides-hit Wayanad on Thursday and meet several families affected by the natural calamity, sources said.
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Schools Shut, Flights Cancelled As Typhoon Gaemi Brings Rain In Philippines
Heavy rain from Typhoon Gaemi has flooded the Philippine capital Manila and nearby cities, forcing authorities to shut schools, and offices and cancel flights on Wednesday and declare a state of calamity in a region that is home to 13 million people.
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NDTV Ground Report: In Flood-Hit Thoothukudi, Entire Village Washed Away
NDTV visits the devastated Sri Parangusanallur in the Srivaikuntam taluk of Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district to assess the impact of the floods.
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20,000 Still Stranded In Tamil Nadu Floods, Army Joins Rescue Ops
In the wake of unprecedented floods ravaging southern districts of Tamil Nadu, the Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have joined hands to undertake rescue operations.
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Video: Pregnant Woman, Infant Rescued By Chopper From Tamil Nadu Floods
A pregnant woman and a one-and-a-half-year-old child, stranded due to floods in Tamil Nadu, were among four people rescued by Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters today and taken to safety in Madurai.
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Central Team To Visit Flood-Hit Sikkim On Sunday To Assess Damage
An inter-ministerial central team will visit flood-ravaged Sikkim from Sunday to assess the damage due to the natural calamity, Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra said.
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Declare Himachal Rain Calamity A "National Disaster": Sukhvinder Sukhu
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that there has been huge devastation in the state due to heavy rain and flood.
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"Congress Will Try To Raise Himachal Crisis In Special Session": Priyanka Gandhi
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said Mandi MP Pratibha Singh would raise in the special session of Parliament the demand for declaring the recent calamity in Himachal Pradesh a 'national disaster'.
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Priyanka Gandhi Visits Rain-Hit Himachal, Asks Centre To Declare 'National Disaster'
Urging the Centre to rise above "party politics", Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday demanded that the recent calamity in Himachal Pradesh due to heavy monsoon rains be declared a 'national disaster'.
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Himachal Pradesh Declares Massive Damage Due To Rain As State Calamity
The Himachal Pradesh government Friday declared the massive damage caused by heavy rains as a state calamity.
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"World Must Prepare For Climate Calamity": UN Chief
The world is nowhere near ready for the "calamity" being caused by climate change and must urgently prepare for even worse in the future, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
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'Tsunami Basant', 20-Year-Old Giraffe, Dies At Hyderabad's Nehru Zoo Park
Basant was born during the Tsunami calamity in 2004 at Delhi's National Zoological Park and was brought to Hyderabad on an animal exchange programme in 2009.
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Billionaire Sex Saga Is Latest Scandal To Rock Australian CEOs
The alleged sex-for-investment scandal embroiling Australian tech billionaire Richard White is just the latest corporate calamity in a country fast losing its reputation as a tightly-regulated market with strict governance standards.
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10 Dead, No Connectivity, Flash Floods In Meghalaya's Garo Hills Cause Devastation
Since Friday midnight, continuous rainfall in the Garo Hills region of Meghalaya has resulted in 10 deaths and significant damage, including the washing away of bridges and loss of road connectivity.
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Will Give Funds After Central Teams Visit Rain-hit Telangana: Union Minister
Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday indicated that the floods in Telangana cannot be declared as "national calamity" as sought by the state government even as he said the Centre would extend all possible help to the state.
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Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka To Visit Landslide-Hit Wayanad On Thursday: Report
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit landslides-hit Wayanad on Thursday and meet several families affected by the natural calamity, sources said.
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Schools Shut, Flights Cancelled As Typhoon Gaemi Brings Rain In Philippines
Heavy rain from Typhoon Gaemi has flooded the Philippine capital Manila and nearby cities, forcing authorities to shut schools, and offices and cancel flights on Wednesday and declare a state of calamity in a region that is home to 13 million people.
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NDTV Ground Report: In Flood-Hit Thoothukudi, Entire Village Washed Away
NDTV visits the devastated Sri Parangusanallur in the Srivaikuntam taluk of Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district to assess the impact of the floods.
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20,000 Still Stranded In Tamil Nadu Floods, Army Joins Rescue Ops
In the wake of unprecedented floods ravaging southern districts of Tamil Nadu, the Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have joined hands to undertake rescue operations.
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Video: Pregnant Woman, Infant Rescued By Chopper From Tamil Nadu Floods
A pregnant woman and a one-and-a-half-year-old child, stranded due to floods in Tamil Nadu, were among four people rescued by Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters today and taken to safety in Madurai.
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Central Team To Visit Flood-Hit Sikkim On Sunday To Assess Damage
An inter-ministerial central team will visit flood-ravaged Sikkim from Sunday to assess the damage due to the natural calamity, Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra said.
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Declare Himachal Rain Calamity A "National Disaster": Sukhvinder Sukhu
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that there has been huge devastation in the state due to heavy rain and flood.
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"Congress Will Try To Raise Himachal Crisis In Special Session": Priyanka Gandhi
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said Mandi MP Pratibha Singh would raise in the special session of Parliament the demand for declaring the recent calamity in Himachal Pradesh a 'national disaster'.
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Priyanka Gandhi Visits Rain-Hit Himachal, Asks Centre To Declare 'National Disaster'
Urging the Centre to rise above "party politics", Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday demanded that the recent calamity in Himachal Pradesh due to heavy monsoon rains be declared a 'national disaster'.
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Himachal Pradesh Declares Massive Damage Due To Rain As State Calamity
The Himachal Pradesh government Friday declared the massive damage caused by heavy rains as a state calamity.
