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Himachal: Three foreign paragliders rescued in Kullu

The paragliders, identified as Micheal of Australia, Gabriel Greg Collins of New Zealand and Rosie Darewood of the UK, took off from Bir Billing in Kangra district on Thursday

Micheal was rescued from an altitude of 4,500 metre, Greg from 3,420 metre and Rosie from 3,270 metre. Besides Kullu administration, Billing Paragliding Association was also involved in the rescue mission. (HT File)

cities

Updated on Oct 26, 2024 07:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Dharamshala

Indian Coast Guard rescues stranded boat amid terrifying weather conditions

A video shows how the Indian Coast Guard tackled the terrifying waves and heavy rain to bring back the individuals on the boat to safety.

Snapshot of the stranded Indian boat. (Instagram/@defenceminindia)

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Published on Jul 18, 2024 02:08 PM IST

ByVrinda Jain

Two-year-old rescued after falling into borewell in Karnataka | Video

The two-year-old boy, who had fallen into an open borewell in Karnataka's Vijayapura district on Wednesday has successfully been rescued.

Rescue personnel could see the boy throughout the operation through a camera that was dropped into the borewell. (HT)

cities

Updated on Apr 04, 2024 03:02 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Hindon drowning: Rescue mission to find two missing minors stalled, to continue on Saturday

Rescue mission halted in Noida as two minors presumed drowned in Hindon river. Search paused, to resume with surveillance overnight. Tragic incident not uncommon in the area.

Residents of the area said that this was not the first time such an incident had happened and every year at least one to two cases like this happens. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Mar 16, 2024 07:12 AM IST

BySaptarshi Das

Beyond Silkyara smiles, gloomy state of workers

The policy environment is callous towards workers. This is scandalous since India now has the tools to provide universal social security to all workers

opinion

Published on Dec 02, 2023 12:06 AM IST

ByYamini Aiyar

HT Interview: No stone left unturned in tunnel rescue op, says top NDMA official

The government has followed a procedure and ensured that they don’t overplay their hand, the official said

Lieutenant General (Retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain, Member, NDMA addresses the media on the Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) tunnel rescue operation.(ANI)

india news

Updated on Nov 29, 2023 04:46 AM IST

BySaptarshi Das

Morning brief: Rescuers face another hurdle in U'khand tunnel; all latest news

A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.

A supply truck loaded with augers prepares to enter a tunnel where 40 road workers are trapped after a portion of the tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand(via REUTERS)

india news

Published on Nov 18, 2023 08:49 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

New York police save blind Border Collie dog from drowning. Watch rescue video

An individual reacted to this rescue video of a blind dog shared on Facebook and wrote, “Wow, these officers did great work to save the dog! God bless them.”

New York police officers rescuing a dog from a pond. (Facebook/NYPD)

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Published on Nov 07, 2023 08:11 PM IST

ByArfa Javaid

Here's what Akshay said to those asking about Mission Raniganj's box office

Akshay Kumar has said that he has done both kind of films, masala entertainers and content-driven; and can still give big box office hits.

Akshay Kumar in a still from Mission Raniganj.

entertainment

Published on Oct 07, 2023 06:28 PM IST

ByHT Entertainment Desk

Unique high-altitude endurance training centre to start in Pune

It was developed with the help of the city-based trekkers club Giripremi and will be inaugurated on September 25

Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Centre came up with a unique facility hypoxic (high altitude) training centre (HT PHOTO)

cities

Published on Sep 21, 2023 11:56 PM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

IAF rescue stranded helicopter at 11,500 feet near Amarnath Shrine | Watch

The stranded helicopter had caused blockage and disruption at the Panchtarni helipad- the final helicopter drop point for the Amarnath Yatra.

The Panchtarni helipad is now open for pilgrims, allowing the smooth continuation of the pilgrimage to the Amarnath shrine.

india news

Updated on Aug 01, 2023 09:25 PM IST

ByKanishka Singharia

As cyclone Biparjoy nears, over 37,000 people moved to safety

Gujarat's chief minister Bhupendra Patel has asked authorities to protect the Somnath and Dwarka temples, Gir forest, and animals and trees.

People evacuated from Kandla port at a shelter in Gandhidham, Gujarat, on Tuesday. (REUTERS)

india news

Updated on Jun 14, 2023 04:52 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi, Maulik Pathak

Heavy-lifter C-17 carries out remarkable rescue from Sudan: IAF

India has thus far evacuated 3,862 people from Sudan under Operation Kaveri, including 47 passengers who arrived on Friday in a C-130J aircraft

The mission comes on the back of a rescue mission carried out by a C-130J special operations aircraft in April-end (Photo:IAF)

india news

Updated on May 05, 2023 07:22 PM IST

ByRahul Singh

Killer whale cub gets rescued in Russia. Video sure to melt hearts

This video shows a successful rescue mission of a killer whale cub who later reunites with his family.

This killer whale cub gets rescued in Russia by a group of committed rescuers. (Jukin Media)

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Published on Nov 25, 2021 05:38 PM IST

BySohini Sengupta

Villagers stop harvest to help forest officials rescue jungle cat cubs

IFS officer Parveen Kaswan tweeted about the rescue of five jungle cat cubs. Few villagers stopped harvesting so that forest officials could rescue the animals and reunite them with their mother.

A cub that was rescued by forest officials when villagers stopped harvesting. (twitter/@ParveenKaswan)

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Published on Nov 11, 2021 10:44 AM IST

ByTrisha Sengupta

Indonesian submarine lost at sea with less than a day's oxygen left

If the Indonesian Navy submarine was still intact, officials said it would only have enough oxygen to last about another 15 hours until early Saturday morning.

A National Search and Rescue Agency rescue ship sails to join the search for submarine KRI Nanggala that went missing while participating in a training exercise on Wednesday, off Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, on Friday, April 23, 2021. (AP)

world news

Published on Apr 23, 2021 03:45 PM IST

Reuters |

Spectator by Seema Goswami: Lockdown lessons

Being cooped up at home leaves you plenty of time for self-reflection

Even for someone who is a loner, the lack of human contact at this time has had a dispiriting effect(Photo imaging: Parth Garg)

lifestyle

Updated on May 17, 2020 02:19 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySeema Goswami

Man climbs down snake-infested well in Tamil Nadu to save drowning peacock. Watch

The incident took place back in October in Thuraiyur town in Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu.

The image shows the man hanging from the makeshift harness which clutching the rescued peacock.(Screengrab)

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Updated on Dec 02, 2019 11:57 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Video of two men saving a kitten’s life goes viral. Wins Twitter

The video, which is now being shared by many, shows the biker trying to stop other vehicles approaching towards the kitten.

People dropped all sorts of comments on the video.(Twitter/@Ad_Inifinitum)

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Updated on Sep 04, 2019 06:02 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByTrisha Sengupta

Virtually there: Here’s how video games can send you to the moon

Video games now let you firefight, infiltrate enemy camps and go on gravity-defying exploratory missions on the moon

In the sixth instalment of the car-racing game Gran Turismo 6, players get to leave Earth and speed about on the moon, in a lunar rover.

lifestyle

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 09:21 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAnesha George

Mountaineers flown in as Air Force begins ops to reach AN-32 crash site

The wreckage of a missing military transport plane carrying 13 people was spotted on Tuesday, eight days after it disappeared from radar screens.

The wreckage was spotted on Tuesday afternoon when the joint teams of IAF, Army and the civil administration carried out aerial survey in the area.(ANI Photo/ Twitter)

india news

Updated on Jun 12, 2019 12:43 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Tesla CEO Elon Musk faces trial for calling diver ‘pedo’

Musk called Unsworth a “pedo” in a July 15 post on this Twitter account after Unsworth, in an interview with CNN, dismissed Musk’s attempts to help rescue the soccer players as a “PR stunt.”

Tesla CEO called the British diver a ‘pedo’ on Twitter in reference to the rescue mission aimed to save the a group of Thai children stuck in a cave.(AP)

world news

Updated on May 11, 2019 11:11 PM IST

Associated Press | ByAssociated Press

Two firemen among five die in ‘toxic’ Mumbai well

An official from the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) said the three persons had entered the well to remove blockage that was apparently caused by the accumulated chemicals.

According to locals, the well is located near a nallah in Netivali area from where lot of dirty water with chemicals flows regularly, polluting the well water.(AFP file photo)

cities

Updated on Nov 01, 2018 09:40 PM IST

Mumbai | ByPress Trust of India

One drowned as boat carrying Maharashtra chief secretary capsizes off Mumbai coast

A Maharashtra government official died as a boat carrying senior government officials including the state’s top bureaucrat Dinesh Kumar Jain capsized near Prongs Reef Lighthouse.

One official killed as a boat carrying senior Maharashtra government officials including the state’s top bureaucrat Dinesh Kumar Jain capsized near Prongs Reef Lighthouse.(HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Oct 25, 2018 07:21 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByHT Correspondent

22 killed as minibus plunges into gorge in Ramban on Jammu and Kashmir highway

The accident happened around 10:30 am when the vehicle veered off the road and plunged into the gorge. Police, army, paramilitary personnel assisted by locals launched a rescue mission to evacuate the injured.

The injured being airlifted from Chanderkote in Ramba. The police, army and paramilitary personnel were pressed into the rescue operations.(HT Photo)

india news

Updated on Oct 06, 2018 11:41 PM IST

Jammu | ByHT Correspondent

Navy Commander Abhilash Tomy to be rescued by French vessel today: Nirmala Sitharaman

“Continuous watch over the boat is being maintained by Indian Navy and RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) aircraft till rescue is completed.

Indian Navy Ace Sailor Abhilash Tomy who was injured and incapacitated day before has been tracked by the Indian Navy Reconnaissance aircraft. As seen, Boat Mast broken and hanging on the side, said Navy.(ANI/Twitter)

india news

Updated on Sep 24, 2018 11:58 AM IST

Press Trust of India | ByPress Trust of India

2 warships, chopper, aircraft: Navy pulling out all stops to rescue sailor stranded in ocean

Commander Abhilash Tomy was badly injured after his yacht was hit by a vicious storm mid-way across the southern Indian Ocean while taking part in the Golden Globe Race.

Abhilash Tomy poses on his boat ‘Thuriya’ in Les Sables d'Olonne Harbour, on June 29, 2018, ahead of the solo around-the-world sailing race for the ‘Golden Globe Race’ ocean race in which sailors compete without high technology aides such as GPS or computers.(AFP)

india news

Updated on Sep 23, 2018 07:23 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRahul Singh

Scientists develop Cyborg cockroach, could save people trapped under debris

The neuro-controller micocircuit developed by researchers at the University of Connecticut in the US is part of a tiny electronic ‘backpack’ that can be attached to the insect with its wires connected to the insect’s antennae lobes.

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed a cyborg cockroach powered by a tiny neuro-controller that could be used in search and rescue missions to find people trapped under collapsed buildings.(Representative Image/AFP Photo)

science

Published on Sep 09, 2018 01:26 PM IST

Washington | ByPress Trust of India

Elon Musk calls Thai cave rescuer ‘child rapist who took a 12-year-old bride’

The controversy comes at a time when Tesla and Musk continue to battle intense negative publicity and embarrassing controversies.

Elon Musk had in July also called British diver Unsworth a “pedo” in a tweet.(AP File Photo)

world news

Updated on Sep 05, 2018 06:55 PM IST

Indo Asian News Service | ByIndo Asian News Service

Vintage World War II plane crashes in Switzerland, 20 feared dead

The Junker plane, which can carry up to 17 passengers and three crew, crashed into the Piz Segnas mountain in the east of the country on Saturday, at an altitude of around 2,500 metres.

world news

Updated on Aug 05, 2018 06:21 PM IST

Geneva | ByAgence France-Presse

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The paragliders, identified as Micheal of Australia, Gabriel Greg Collins of New Zealand and Rosie Darewood of the UK, took off from Bir Billing in Kangra district on Thursday

A video shows how the Indian Coast Guard tackled the terrifying waves and heavy rain to bring back the individuals on the boat to safety.

The two-year-old boy, who had fallen into an open borewell in Karnataka's Vijayapura district on Wednesday has successfully been rescued.

Rescue mission halted in Noida as two minors presumed drowned in Hindon river. Search paused, to resume with surveillance overnight. Tragic incident not uncommon in the area.

The policy environment is callous towards workers. This is scandalous since India now has the tools to provide universal social security to all workers

The government has followed a procedure and ensured that they don’t overplay their hand, the official said

A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.

An individual reacted to this rescue video of a blind dog shared on Facebook and wrote, “Wow, these officers did great work to save the dog! God bless them.”

Akshay Kumar has said that he has done both kind of films, masala entertainers and content-driven; and can still give big box office hits.

It was developed with the help of the city-based trekkers club Giripremi and will be inaugurated on September 25

The stranded helicopter had caused blockage and disruption at the Panchtarni helipad- the final helicopter drop point for the Amarnath Yatra.

Gujarat's chief minister Bhupendra Patel has asked authorities to protect the Somnath and Dwarka temples, Gir forest, and animals and trees.

India has thus far evacuated 3,862 people from Sudan under Operation Kaveri, including 47 passengers who arrived on Friday in a C-130J aircraft

This video shows a successful rescue mission of a killer whale cub who later reunites with his family.

IFS officer Parveen Kaswan tweeted about the rescue of five jungle cat cubs. Few villagers stopped harvesting so that forest officials could rescue the animals and reunite them with their mother.

If the Indonesian Navy submarine was still intact, officials said it would only have enough oxygen to last about another 15 hours until early Saturday morning.

Being cooped up at home leaves you plenty of time for self-reflection

The incident took place back in October in Thuraiyur town in Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu.

The video, which is now being shared by many, shows the biker trying to stop other vehicles approaching towards the kitten.

Video games now let you firefight, infiltrate enemy camps and go on gravity-defying exploratory missions on the moon

The wreckage of a missing military transport plane carrying 13 people was spotted on Tuesday, eight days after it disappeared from radar screens.

Musk called Unsworth a “pedo” in a July 15 post on this Twitter account after Unsworth, in an interview with CNN, dismissed Musk’s attempts to help rescue the soccer players as a “PR stunt.”

An official from the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) said the three persons had entered the well to remove blockage that was apparently caused by the accumulated chemicals.

A Maharashtra government official died as a boat carrying senior government officials including the state’s top bureaucrat Dinesh Kumar Jain capsized near Prongs Reef Lighthouse.

The accident happened around 10:30 am when the vehicle veered off the road and plunged into the gorge. Police, army, paramilitary personnel assisted by locals launched a rescue mission to evacuate the injured.

“Continuous watch over the boat is being maintained by Indian Navy and RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) aircraft till rescue is completed.

Commander Abhilash Tomy was badly injured after his yacht was hit by a vicious storm mid-way across the southern Indian Ocean while taking part in the Golden Globe Race.

The neuro-controller micocircuit developed by researchers at the University of Connecticut in the US is part of a tiny electronic ‘backpack’ that can be attached to the insect with its wires connected to the insect’s antennae lobes.

The controversy comes at a time when Tesla and Musk continue to battle intense negative publicity and embarrassing controversies.

The Junker plane, which can carry up to 17 passengers and three crew, crashed into the Piz Segnas mountain in the east of the country on Saturday, at an altitude of around 2,500 metres.

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