Can anyone make Goa’s cabbies charge by meter? (Letter from Goa)
May 3rd, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 3 (IANS) When was the last time you alighted from a flight or train to Goa and paid cab fare by the meter to your hotel? Thanks to ... Read more...
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GPS, electronic meters to make cabs tourist friendly in Goa
July 13th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 13 (IANS) In a move to effectively book Goa's erring cabbies and to make sure tourists have a trouble-free time, the state tourism department is planning to equip ... Read more...
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Australian cabbies asked to take English test
May 13th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, May 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Australian-born taxi drivers are offended that they are being asked to take an English test before they can get a license. The test has to be taken ... Read more...
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Indian ‘jugaad’ has design lessons for Americans
February 20th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
New York, Feb 20 (IANS) A big window sign in Hindi saying 'Jugaad' is pulling in from Indian cabbies to intrigued tourists and urban planners to a show in New ... Read more...
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Coming soon: Microsoft’s taxi-driver software to guide you through jams!
December 29th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 29 (ANI): Ever marvelled at a taxi-driver's knowledge of a city's short cuts? Well, you can now be happy, as soon you would be able to take advantage of that ... Read more...
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British cabbies told to shed flab
December 20th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 20 (IANS) Flabby cabbies in Britain have been asked to shed their bulging tummies by officials who are worried they give tourists the wrong image.Taxi drivers in Preston, Lancashire, have ... Read more...
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Coming soon: New taxi-driver software to guide you through jams!
December 17th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 17 (ANI): Ever marvelled at a taxi-driver's knowledge of a city's short cuts? Well, you can now be happy, as soon you would be able to take advantage of that ... Read more...
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NYC Regulators Want New Dress Code for Cabbies
November 27th, 2010 - 1:27 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A report from the Associated Press reveals that New York City’s taxi cab regulators are insisting that the drivers of New York City cabs should have a new ... Read more...
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Coming soon: New taxi-driver software to guide you through jams! (Corrected)
November 23rd, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 23 (ANI): Ever marvelled at a taxi-driver's knowledge of a city's short cuts? Well, you can now be happy, as soon you would be able to take advantage of that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Coming soon: Google’s taxi-driver software to guide you through jams!
November 10th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 10 (ANI): Ever marvelled at a taxi-driver's knowledge of a city's short cuts? Well, you can now be happy, as soon you would be able to take advantage of that ... Read more...
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59 Cabbies in NYC Accused of Doubling Fares
September 23rd, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Associated Press has released the story of 59 New York City cabbies who have been quietly ripping off thousands of tourists by changing their meters and ... Read more...
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59 Cabbies In NYC Accused Of Committing the Offense Of Doubling Fares
September 23rd, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 23, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Loads of cabbies in New York City (NYC) have been detained as they have been accused of silently doubling the fare that thousands of ... Read more...
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New York City’s Cabbies In Trouble For Doubling Fare
September 23rd, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) New York City's cabbies are facing a lot of heat at the hands of law after more than fifty cab drivers were arrested for ripping off ... Read more...
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‘Racist’ Hollywood only wants Asians to play terrorists or cabbies: Dev Patel
August 9th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 09 (ANI): Dev Patel thinks that Hollywood is institutionally racist, as it only wants Asian actors for the roles of terrorists, taxi drivers or geeks.The 'Slumdog Millionaire' star, 20, ... Read more...
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Bashing up of Dunedin cabbie sparks off fears of more attacks on drivers
July 26th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Dunedin (New Zealand), July 26 (ANI): The recent killing of Indian origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini has spawned fears within the cabbie community of serious assault and copy-cat crimes that could put ... Read more...
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‘One sex complaint a week’ against Oz cabbies
July 4th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 04 (ANI): An average of one sex complaint against a taxi driver is lodged every week, according to figures from Transport NSW.Transport NSW is now introducing three compulsory cameras in ... Read more...
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Indian origin cabbies in Oz to benefit from ‘late night passenger ID’ proposal
June 25th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, June 25(ANI): After a spate of violence against taxi drivers in Australia, many of them Indian, a recommendation to the Queensland Government has said that passengers must show identification if they ... Read more...
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Police, immigration officers crackdown on Brisbane taxi drivers
June 11th, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), June 11 (ANI): Police in the Ann St, Fortitude Valley of Brisbane have launched a major crackdown on taxis and their drivers, most of them of Indian origin.According to The ... Read more...
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Indian cabbies in Brisbane protest over discrimination
June 7th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), June 7 (ANI): About 45 Indian cabbies staged a protest at Brisbane International Airport here on Monday over discrimination by the authorities.Protests last night spread from the airport into ... Read more...
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Three taxi drivers attacked in Brisbane
June 6th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, Jan 17(ANI): Taxi drivers in Australia have been subjected to a spate of violence with three more cabbies being attacked and robbed in separate incidents in Brisbane.In the worst attack, ... Read more...
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Cumbria gunman Bird ‘was obsessed with a Thai prostitute less than half his age’
June 5th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 5 (ANI): The British gunman, who shot 12 people dead and wounded 11 before killing himself, is said to have had a secret violent obsession with a Thai prostitute less ... Read more...
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Despite Hiren Mohini’s killing, Auckland taxi sector “too slow” to act
April 3rd, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Apr. 3 (ANI): Despite the killing of Indian-origin taxi-driver Hiren Mohini in January and attack on at least 160 cabbies in Auckland in the past five years, the taxi sector in ... Read more...
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Indian origin taxi drivers in New Zealand say cameras won’t stop all violence
April 1st, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Apr 1 (ANI): Auckland taxi drivers have mixed feelings about the New Zealand Government's moves to make surveillance cameras mandatory in their cabs, following a safety review prompted by the murder ... Read more...
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Pakistani cabbie takes New Yorkers for a ride!
March 2nd, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 2 (IANS) A Pakistani-origin taxi driver literally took New Yorkers for a ride.
By tampering with his fare meter, Wasim Khalid Cheema fleeced hundreds of passengers to extra $40,000 over ... Read more...
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Cameras likely for New Zealand cabs after Hiren Mohini’s killing
February 11th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Feb 11(ANI): New Zealand taxi drivers could soon be forced to install security cameras in their vehicles as the Government reacts to the slaying of Indian-origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini.Police are ... Read more...
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MNS activists distribute Marathi alphabet books to north Indian cabbies
January 26th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Jan 26 (ANI): The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) distributed Marathi language alphabet books to north Indian taxi and auto rickshaw drivers as part of an exercise to teach ... Read more...
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Mumbai taxi unions mull action against permit directive
January 21st, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Moving the high court and asking for time to learn Marathi -- taxi unions here were Thursday contemplating various moves following the Maharashtra government's directive to make it ... Read more...
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Maharashtra bars ‘outsiders’ from getting new taxi permits (Lead)
January 20th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) In a controversial move, the Maharashtra government Wednesday made it mandatory for new applicants for taxi driver's permits to be domiciled in the state and to be ... Read more...
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Now, Victoria Police claims booze, not racism behind attacks on Indian cabbies
January 16th, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 16 (ANI): Victoria Police has said that a combination of booze and youthfulness is behind three attacks on Indian cab drivers.Two Indian taxi drivers were assaulted at Ballarat on Friday ... Read more...
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Mobile phone use while driving increases: UK study
December 6th, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 6 (ANI): A report by the Transport Research Laboratory has shown that the number of drivers using mobile phones behind the wheel has doubled in the last two years.The shocking ... Read more...
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Pink taxis for women now on Mexico’s streets
October 21st, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Paula Escalada Medrano
Puebla (Mexico), Oct 21 (EFE) Thirty five pink taxis - driven by female cabbies and picking up only women as customers - travel back and forth in this central ... Read more...
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Chicago cab drivers want to bring in ‘vomit tax’!
September 26th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep 26 (ANI): Cab drivers in Chicago are not only making a demand for a rate hike, they are also asking that riders who throw up in their cabs ... Read more...
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Two cabbies sent to judicial custody for British girl’s rape
June 22nd, 2009 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 22 (IANS) A court in Himachal Pradesh Monday sent two cab drivers, accused of raping an 18-year-old British volunteer teacher at Palampur town, to 13 days' judicial remand, police said.
The ... Read more...
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Two cabbies sent to police remand for British girl’s rape
June 20th, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 20 (IANS) A court in Himachal Pradesh Saturday sent two cab drivers, accused of raping an 18-year-old British volunteer teacher at Palampur town in Kangra district, to three days' police ... Read more...
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London taxis world’s best but costliest, says poll
May 28th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 28 (ANI): London taxis are best in the world despite giving the worst value for money, reveals a new poll.The survey, headed by Hotels.com, saw the participation of 1,400 European ... Read more...
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