Brazil revives bullet-train project
August 24th, 2012 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Aug 24 (IANS/EFE) Brazil has announced the revival of a $16.5 billion high-speed railway project that would link Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.The National Agency of Terrestrial Transport, ... Read more...
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250,000 told to evacuate due to Japan rains
July 15th, 2012 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, July 15 (IANS) Torrential downpour continued to drench Japan's Kyushu island Saturday, killing at least 22 people which forced authorities to order the evacuation of more than 246,000 residents, ... Read more...
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Free drugs and more to mark UDF anniversary
June 4th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 (IANS) Those in Kerala who do not fall in the income tax category can from now on get free medicines.The government will subsidize this scheme by levying ... Read more...
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China develops bullet train for extreme cold
March 4th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 4 (IANS) Chinese engineers have developed a high-speed train that can withstand temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius.A prototype of the train was developed by China ... Read more...
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`Wonder of wonders: A Pakistani train that runs on time’
February 5th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb5 (IANS) A Pakistani daily described a train that left on time and reached 15 minutes early at its destination as a "wonder of wonders".An editorial in the News ... Read more...
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Typhoon hits Japan’s Honshu island
September 21st, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 21 (IANS) Typhoon Roke landed on Japan's largest island of Honshu Wednesday afternoon and left at least five people dead, authorities said.Roke made landfall near Hamamatsu, central Japan, ... Read more...
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China braces for Typhoon Muifa
August 7th, 2011 - 8:37 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) Over 200,000 people were evacuated Saturday evening in Shanghai, while about 230,000 residents were relocated from the coastal areas of Zhejiang province, as Typhoon Muifa approached ... Read more...
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Focus on microblogging: Chinese daily to communist cadres
August 2nd, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) Communist Party cadres should focus on skillfully communicating in cyberspace, said a Chinese daily."Cyberspace performance reflects a cadre's all-around capability," the state-run People's Daily said in ... Read more...
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China train crash toll rises to 38
July 25th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) The toll in the high-speed train crash in China has risen to 38, officials said Monday.At least 210 people were injured in the train crash that ... Read more...
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China fires railway officers over train crash
July 25th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) Chinese government has sacked three senior railway officials following the Saturday-night head-on crash on its high-speed rail network.The train crash occurred after one of China's first-generation ... Read more...
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Rescue effort on at China high-speed train crash (Second Lead)
July 24th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 24 (IANS) Rescuers feverishly cut through mangled remains after a high-speed train smashed into another train late Saturday in eastern China's Zhejiang province, killing 35 people, including two ... Read more...
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Two foreigners among 35 killed in China train crash (Lead)
July 24th, 2011 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 24 (IANS) At least 35 people, including two foreigners, were killed and 210 injured in a high-speed train crash that occurred Saturday in China's Zhejiang province, authorities said ... Read more...
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32 dead in China train crash
July 24th, 2011 - 5:43 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 24 (IANS) At least 32 people were killed and 191 injured in a train crash and derailing accident late Saturday in China's Zhejiang province, said local emergency office.The ... Read more...
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11 killed, 89 injured in China rail accident
July 23rd, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 23 (IANS) Eleven people were killed and 89 others were injured when a bullet train derailed in eastern China Saturday night, Xinhua reported.The accident occurred around 8.30 p.m. ... Read more...
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Tsunami warning issued after quake hits Japan (Lead, Changing dateline)
July 10th, 2011 - 9:52 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, July 10 (IANS) A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck off the eastern Japan coast Sunday, prompting the authorities to issue a tsunami warning.The quake occurred ... Read more...
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China’s bullet train trip begins
June 30th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 30 (IANS) The first commercial bullet train service in China - between capital Beijing and east coast city Shanghai - was launched Thursday with Premier Wen Jiabao travelling ... Read more...
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Death toll in tsunami hit Japan tops 10,000 two weeks after disaster
March 25th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar 25 (ANI): The official death toll caused by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan has topped 10,000, while around 250,000 people are still taking shelter in some 1,900 ... Read more...
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China to sell bullet train technology
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 2 (IANS) China is ready to sell its high-speed bullet train technology to other countries, authorities said."China is willing to export the high-speed rails technology to any country that wants ... Read more...
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China’s Spring Festival spells largest migration time
January 20th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 20 (IANS) Over 2.3 billion passengers - on an average 5.75 million a day - will journey to and from their homes, making for the most congested travel time as ... Read more...
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Bullet train rides in China pinch travellers
January 13th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 13 (IANS) As China rolls out its prized 350-plus/kmph bullet trains for the public, many travellers have complained that the expensive service has burnt a hole in their pocket.China has ... Read more...
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On current form, Aussies would be lucky to beat even Bangladesh: SMH
December 8th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec.8 (ANI): The clouds of despair have engulfed Australian cricket in the wake of defeat in the Adelaide Test, so much so, that cricket pundits are of the view that on ... Read more...
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Aakrosh: A Copy Of ‘Mississippi Burning’
October 20th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Although the South Indian filmmaker Priyadarshan boasts of being the best filmmaker, he has been going through remakes constantly all throughout his career. Most of his ... Read more...
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‘Tezz’ makers in tizzy over work permits
October 2nd, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) The makers of "Tezz" got into a tizzy as 14 crew members of the film were apparently denied work permit for Britain because of ... Read more...
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The Mythical Mohanlal Returns To Mumbai
September 16th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Malayalam maverick Mohanlal is back with a film directed by the prolific Priyadarshan, the director's 40th film with the versatile actor!If all had gone well, Mohanlal ... Read more...
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Kangana Ranaut out of Deepa Mehta’s ‘Midnight’s Children’
September 2nd, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 2, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Director Deepa Mehta sounded very excited when she signed Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut for her next film "Midnight's Children', which is based on Salman Rushdie's book by ... Read more...
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Sameera Replaces Tusshar In Priyadarshan’s Bullet Train!
August 28th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bollywood's sexy siren Sameera Reddy has now got on director Priyadarshan's "Bullet Train' replacing Tusshar Kapoor! The director has signed Sameera Reddy for the upcoming movie ... Read more...
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For Ratan Jain’s Bullet Train Priyadarshan swaps comedy for action
August 27th, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The Ratan Jain-Priyadarshan duo has always spelled magic at the box office with all 4 of their projects –Hungama, Hulchul, Garam Masala and De Dana Dan ... Read more...
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Brazil hopes to power rise on Olympics, World Cup projects
August 25th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 25 (IANS) Brazil, the world's eighth largest economy with a GDP of $1.5 trillion, is gearing up to host the football World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics ... Read more...
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Venus presents Bullet Train
August 23rd, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bringing together yet again the dynamic duo of Ratan Jain and Priyadarshan, Venus announces their forthcoming project Bullet Train which goes on floors 10th September 2010.Bullet ... Read more...
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Ajay Devgn Plays Terrorist In Speed Remake
July 29th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 29, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Kangana Ranaut and Ajay Devgn are back together in Priyadarshan's new thriller to be shot on an actual subway train speeding from London to Glassgow.The ... Read more...
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Brazil to launch bullet train soon
July 15th, 2010 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 15 (IANS/EFE) Brazil will soon start a bullet train and companies from Japan, South Korea, China, France, Austria, Spain and Germany have expressed interest to build and operate ... Read more...
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Smoker delays China’s newly launched bullet train
December 31st, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 31 (ANI): An unruly smoker stopped the newly launched high-speed train in China and thousands of passengers were left stranded in Guangdong Province.The express, boasting a designed speed ... Read more...
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Japanese PM spurs bullet train dreams in India
December 29th, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Calling for greater bilateral trade and investment, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama Tuesday pitched for introducing superfast bullet trains in India.
"Since its inception (in Japan), there ... Read more...
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Two dead as Typhoon Melor hits Japan
October 8th, 2009 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Oct 8 (Xinhua) Typhoon Melor Thursday became the first tropical cyclone to hit Japan in two years, killing two people and injuring 56. Hundreds of flights were cancelled and schools in ... Read more...
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Railways will carry forward Lalu Prasad’s projects: Minister
June 1st, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The railways ministry will carry forward the projects taken up by the former minister, Lalu Prasad, including the ambitious bullet train proposal, Minister of State for Railways ... Read more...
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