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Adani Electricity Observes Fire Service Week Across Power Distribution Area
In a bid to promote fire prevention, Adani Electricity on Wednesday said it is observing Fire Service Week' from April 14-20 throughout its power distribution area.
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High Court's Deadline To Delhi Government To Formulate Fire Safety Norms For Hospitals
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to decide within four weeks on a representation to formulate basic fire safety norms, including the installation of sprinklers, for smaller hospitals and nursing homes in the national capital.
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On Day 15, Navy Divers, Underwater Drones For Meghalaya Rescue: 10 Points
Several trucks loaded with 10 heavy pumps are heading towards a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya where 15 men are trapped for three weeks. A heavy-lift transport plane of the Air Force carrying the 10 high-power pumps landed this morning at Guwahati airport. The trucks will cover a distance of 220 km to the mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills in as sh...
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"Er... No Hindus?" Twitter Calls Out Donald Trump On Diwali Post
US President Donald Trump's tweets on Diwali, a week after the festival, caused a flap on Twitter with an omission that was widely called out. The first tweet described Diwali as a "holiday observed by Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains", missing any reference to Hindus.
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NASA Camera Melted While It Captured SpaceX Launch, Grass Fire To Blame
As photographs of NASA's "melted camera" spread like wildfire on the Internet, triggering assumptions of many kinds, the space agency has explained that a grass fire started by the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this week toasted the camera.
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Apple to Discontinue Texture's Windows App on June 30
Texture apps for Android, iOS, and Amazon Fire devices will continue to be supported.
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Three People, Who Fired At Police In Delhi, Arrested In Goa
Three persons wanted in Delhi for shooting at Delhi Police personnel during a routine check last week have been arrested in the beach village of Calangute in North Goa, police said on Wednesday.
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Fire Ripped Through Their Home, But Couple Took Smiling Selfies In PJs
A Chinese couple has become the country's latest online celebrity for taking humorous selfies inside their burnt house. Earlier this week, the house that Zhong Cheng and his girlfriend shared in Guilin, in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, caught fire, Xinhua news agency reported.
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15-Year-Old, Raped And Set On Fire In Madhya Pradesh, Dies
A Class 8 girl, who was battling for her life for a week after she was gang-raped and then set on fire, died in a hospital in Sagar districtof Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, police said.
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'Free Speech' March By Alt-Right Protesters Against Google Next Week
Alt-Right protesters are planning a "March On Google" next week, following the US tech giant's firing of an employee over his internal company memo discussing gender differences in the workforce, the media reported.
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Uber Leadership Jolted, CEO Travis Kalanick Put On Leave
Uber's board of directors shook up the company's leadership Sunday in an effort to revive the fortunes of the ride-hailing service, which had been struggling to recover from a series of scandals, including allegations of sexual harassment.
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Uber's Board Discussing Temporary Leave For Its CEO, Travis Kalanick
Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick could be required to leave the company temporarily as the ride-hailing service struggles to recover from months of controversies, according to multiple reports.
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A Week After Odisha Hospital Fire, Anger And Anguish Yet To Subside
The fire in the SUM Hospital, which claimed 27 lives so far, has been doused. But a week after the incident, the anger and anguish over the incident are yet to die down, as the toll keeps mounting, with one of the injured succumbing today.
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Parliament Hasn't Had a Fire Safety Certificate For a Decade
The Parliament House, one of India's most protected structures, is not safe against fire. The sprawling heritage structure spread over 12 acres does not have a fire safety certificate. The building has seen two fires in less than two weeks, the latest on Sunday, when a thick black smoke could be seen billowing above the red sandstone boundary wall ...
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Simulated Mars Mission Gutted in Fire
The mission involved four "astronauts" living in isolation for two weeks in the hope of recreating the psychological effects of life on Mars.
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Adani Electricity Observes Fire Service Week Across Power Distribution Area
In a bid to promote fire prevention, Adani Electricity on Wednesday said it is observing Fire Service Week' from April 14-20 throughout its power distribution area.
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High Court's Deadline To Delhi Government To Formulate Fire Safety Norms For Hospitals
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to decide within four weeks on a representation to formulate basic fire safety norms, including the installation of sprinklers, for smaller hospitals and nursing homes in the national capital.
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On Day 15, Navy Divers, Underwater Drones For Meghalaya Rescue: 10 Points
Several trucks loaded with 10 heavy pumps are heading towards a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya where 15 men are trapped for three weeks. A heavy-lift transport plane of the Air Force carrying the 10 high-power pumps landed this morning at Guwahati airport. The trucks will cover a distance of 220 km to the mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills in as sh...
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"Er... No Hindus?" Twitter Calls Out Donald Trump On Diwali Post
US President Donald Trump's tweets on Diwali, a week after the festival, caused a flap on Twitter with an omission that was widely called out. The first tweet described Diwali as a "holiday observed by Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains", missing any reference to Hindus.
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NASA Camera Melted While It Captured SpaceX Launch, Grass Fire To Blame
As photographs of NASA's "melted camera" spread like wildfire on the Internet, triggering assumptions of many kinds, the space agency has explained that a grass fire started by the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this week toasted the camera.
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Apple to Discontinue Texture's Windows App on June 30
Texture apps for Android, iOS, and Amazon Fire devices will continue to be supported.
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Three People, Who Fired At Police In Delhi, Arrested In Goa
Three persons wanted in Delhi for shooting at Delhi Police personnel during a routine check last week have been arrested in the beach village of Calangute in North Goa, police said on Wednesday.
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Fire Ripped Through Their Home, But Couple Took Smiling Selfies In PJs
A Chinese couple has become the country's latest online celebrity for taking humorous selfies inside their burnt house. Earlier this week, the house that Zhong Cheng and his girlfriend shared in Guilin, in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, caught fire, Xinhua news agency reported.
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15-Year-Old, Raped And Set On Fire In Madhya Pradesh, Dies
A Class 8 girl, who was battling for her life for a week after she was gang-raped and then set on fire, died in a hospital in Sagar districtof Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, police said.
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'Free Speech' March By Alt-Right Protesters Against Google Next Week
Alt-Right protesters are planning a "March On Google" next week, following the US tech giant's firing of an employee over his internal company memo discussing gender differences in the workforce, the media reported.
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Uber Leadership Jolted, CEO Travis Kalanick Put On Leave
Uber's board of directors shook up the company's leadership Sunday in an effort to revive the fortunes of the ride-hailing service, which had been struggling to recover from a series of scandals, including allegations of sexual harassment.
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Uber's Board Discussing Temporary Leave For Its CEO, Travis Kalanick
Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick could be required to leave the company temporarily as the ride-hailing service struggles to recover from months of controversies, according to multiple reports.
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A Week After Odisha Hospital Fire, Anger And Anguish Yet To Subside
The fire in the SUM Hospital, which claimed 27 lives so far, has been doused. But a week after the incident, the anger and anguish over the incident are yet to die down, as the toll keeps mounting, with one of the injured succumbing today.
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Parliament Hasn't Had a Fire Safety Certificate For a Decade
The Parliament House, one of India's most protected structures, is not safe against fire. The sprawling heritage structure spread over 12 acres does not have a fire safety certificate. The building has seen two fires in less than two weeks, the latest on Sunday, when a thick black smoke could be seen billowing above the red sandstone boundary wall ...
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Simulated Mars Mission Gutted in Fire
The mission involved four "astronauts" living in isolation for two weeks in the hope of recreating the psychological effects of life on Mars.
