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Earthquake toll nears 1,500 in Venezuela, 50,000 missing yet hope stays alive

June 29, 2026 1:39 pm

The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes has crossed 1,500 as international rescue teams search for survivors amid widespread devastation.

The group of seven people belonged to the Xaysomboun, who ventured into the cave on Wednesday to search for gold deposits and wildlife, but were trapped in the cave.

Five rescued from flooded Laos cave, operation underway to find two missing villagers

May 28, 2026 1:17 pm

Five of seven villagers from Xaysomboun in Laos were successfully rescued from a remote, flooded cave after being trapped during an artisanal search for gold deposits and wildlife.

In search of a better future, a Jalandhar youth went to Dubai four months ago only to return home traumatised after allegedly being trapped by a company that confiscated his passport, withheld his salary and forced him to work under harsh conditions amid a war-like atmosphere.

Went to Dubai to earn, family kept sending him money: Punjab youth rescued after four months

May 20, 2026 8:37 pm

Says company seized his passport, missile sirens still haunt him; Indian Embassy in Dubai intervenes after Seechewal’s efforts

Missing hiker found safe after using blue tarp for shelter

March 11, 2025 1:14 am

North Shore Rescue (NSR) launched a search operation on Saturday evening after the hiker was reported missing.

Elephant’s polite behaviour, rescue of motorcyclist stuck in raging waters and more: top 5 viral videos

December 16, 2024 5:28 pm

A look at the top five viral videos of the day.

‘When humanity shines’: Viral video captures dramatic rescue of motorcyclist stuck in raging waters

December 16, 2024 10:32 am

Many users noted that the footage is not from India but commended the display of humanity during a critical moment.

‘Mistreated and beaten up’, 11-year-old help rescued from Noida society; employer among 5 booked

November 13, 2024 8:57 am

Residents of the high rise in Noida’s Sector 137 claimed the minor girl tried to escape from her employer’s house in the past, too

Russian man rescued after getting lost in the sea for 67 days, brother and nephew die

October 16, 2024 1:57 am

The survivor, 46-year-old Mikhail Pichugin, was discovered on October 14 by a passing fishing boat near the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue, Day 15: Rescuers plan to manually dig through debris after removing broken drill

November 27, 2023 7:30 am

Work also begins on vertical tunnel as another option to reach the 41 trapped workers

Arunachal Pradesh: Administration issues SOP for search and rescue of 2 missing mountaineers

September 14, 2022 8:07 pm

In a notification issued Wednesday, East Kameng Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate Abhishek Polumatia listed a six-point SOP for tracing the missing mountaineers.

RESCUE VIDEOS

Mentally unstable man climbs over train in Lucknow

February 26, 2016 8:05 am

Lucknow, Feb 26 (ANI): Railway officials had a tough time when a man likely to be mentally unstable climbed over the top of Doon Express. After half-an-hour struggle, the Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel succeeded in bringing the man down. Station Master RK Baghel informed that a high-tension wire running over the train created trouble in the rescue work. Eastern Railway's Doon Express runs between Howrah Junction and Dehradun.

Street dogs maul kid to death

January 11, 2016 5:59 am

Ajnala, Jan 11 (ANI): In a shocking incident, a three-year-old boy was killed by a pack of street dogs by constant clawing in a village in Ajnala town of Punjab. The victim, Angad Veer was playing outside his residence when the stray dogs attacked him. The deceased was the only child of his parents. Alerted by screaming of the child, residents rushed out to rescue him but large number of wild dogs tried to attack them too.Veer was rushed to a nearby hospital in Ajnala, where doctors declared him brought dead.The villagers alleged government failure in keeping a check on the growing population of stray dogs despite many cases of dog menace.

Boy, girl go missing, search being conducted

January 09, 2016 9:18 am

Mumbai, Jan 09 (ANI): A boy and a girl went missing in Bandstand area of Mumbai. The girl had fallen in the water, while clicking a selfie. The boy had jumped into the water to rescue her. Search operation is underway and police said that investigation is going on.

Ten die as bus overturns in TN

January 08, 2016 11:55 am

Tirunelveli, Jan 08 (ANI): At least 10 people died and more than 15 others were injured after a bus turned turtle in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu on Friday. The bus had started its journey from Puducherry and was headed to Kerala when it met with the accident. Rescue team and police reached the spot as soon as they learnt about the incident and rushed injured people to a nearby hospital.