Hyderabad: A jubilant first batch of survivors from the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, which hit a rock and sank off the Tuscan coast in Italy, reached back to the city Thursday night around 9.30 pm. The survivors Jonathan Paturi, Ramesh Kumar, Srikanth Yadav, Srinivas Reddy, Ravikumar Dharnes, Suresh Chari and Shashidharan returned along with the first batch of 72 Indians five days after the mishap took place near Giglio...
01:55 PM, Jan 20, 2012
Chennai: "It is a rebirth! Only god saved us", were the comments that gushed out of survivors of the ill-fated Italian oceanliner Costa Concordia on reaching here on Thursday. Nine survivors hailing from Tamil Nadu reached Chennai airport on Thursday night. "Only god saved us," shouted Vaithiyanathan Arjunan into TV channels' mikes. He is one of the survivors who was airlifted by the external affairs ministry. Union Minister of State...
12:56 PM, Jan 20, 2012
Rome: A young Moldovan woman, who says she was called to the bridge of the stricken Costa Concordia to help evacuate Russian passengers, defended the embattled captain on Thursday, saying he worked tirelessly and "saved over 3,000 lives." Domnica Cemortan, who says she was translating Capt Francesco Schettino's orders during the frenzied evacuation, has emerged as a potential new witness in the investigation into the officer's actions the night the...
04:48 AM, Jan 20, 2012
The survivors of the Italy boat capsize and their family members speak about their ordeal. ...
09:20 PM, Jan 19, 2012
Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts as to who deserves to be CNN-IBN's Indian of the Year for Public Service. ...
11:52 PM, Dec 15, 2011
Mumbai: Survivors who lost their near and dear ones in the 2008 Mumbai attacks have been dealing with their terrible loss in different ways. While some have been moving to Mumbai to stay close to the memory of their lost ones, others have been planning to leave the country to move forward. "My husband and daughter died here, and that's what's keeping me back in Mumbai," said Kia Scherr, a...
08:43 AM, Nov 26, 2011
New Delhi: The trauma and the terrifying experience of Sunday's earthquake continues to haunt the people of Sikkim. The children of a boarding school spoke to CNN-IBN about how they spent their nights huddled up together in fear. The young survivors of Sunday's earthquake that shook Sikkim are praying to god for courage. The 113 students of the boarding school spent their nights huddled together in four rooms - they...
07:45 AM, Sep 23, 2011
New Delhi: The Sikkim earthquake severed all communication links in the initial hours, causing many across the country who have family in Sikkim to fear the worst. Some have still not been able to contact their loved ones in the quake-hit areas. In seconds, several lives lost, livelihoods destroyed and altered forever in the quake that jolted the North-East. But some like Devendra Jain were lucky though. His son and...
07:42 AM, Sep 20, 2011
CNN-IBN spoke to Rupen Doshi whose childhood friend died during the siege at Oberoi hotel in 2008 Mumbai attacks. ...
01:37 PM, Jun 10, 2011
Sex trafficking survivors push for more stringent laws to be put in place across Asia. ...
11:16 AM, Apr 06, 2011
Japan disaster survivors now face major challenges especially the children. ...
10:47 AM, Apr 06, 2011
Survivors are struggling to recover from the earthquake and tsunami that struck just over two weeks ago. ...
10:51 AM, Mar 27, 2011
Tokyo: It seemed too good to be true. A young man pulled alive from the rubble on Saturday eight days after Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami. Hours after the man made international headlines on Saturday, a glimmer of hope in Japan's worst tragedy since World War Two, Japanese media offered a mea culpa, withdrew the story and dashed hopes of a "tsunami miracle". The man, in fact, had been in...
12:21 PM, Mar 19, 2011
In Yamagata, quake survivors lined up for hours for food and fuel. ...
09:03 PM, Mar 16, 2011
91 countries and 6 international organizations have offered of assistance to Japan so far. ...
08:35 AM, Mar 16, 2011
Japan could be facing a nuclear disaster even as the death toll rises. ...
10:43 PM, Mar 15, 2011
Out of the 67 people killed in the building collapse in East Delhi's Laxmi Nagar, 30 people were cremated on Wednesday. Delhi government has ordered a judicial probe into the accident. For the survivors of the tragedy whose world collapsed on Monday evening, things are turning form bad to worse. They have been left with only their blood soaked clothes that they have been wearing for the last two days. ...
10:37 PM, Nov 17, 2010
The people of Leh are still waiting to receive compensation promised by the Government. ...
10:49 AM, Sep 13, 2010
The Bhopal gas tragedy is the world's worst industrial disaster and remains a blot in Independent India's history. Even after two decades, the pain and suffering of the victims of the tragedy are still alive. The scars run deep, and the truth seems to be buried by politics. Corporate liability, when it comes to MNCs, still remains elusive in the industry even as the government passes the buck on who allowed Warren Anderson go scot-free. Has India learnt its lessons from the Bhopal gas tragedy?
02:49 PM, Jun 16, 2010
It's been more than 25 years since the world's worst industrial disaster struck the industrial town of Bhopal. A lower court has convicted all the eight accused in the gas leak that left 15,000 people dead and innumerable crippled for life. 25 years on, has justice finally been delivered? Or is the verdict too little, too late?
12:04 PM, Jun 07, 2010
