Youth Hockey Brawl gets violent in Lativa
August 13th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Latvia, Aug 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The world hockey invitational tournament, which is touted to be the largest tournament in the world, is often held in Chicago every year. However, the organizers of ... Read more...
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Chinese firm exports high-speed train parts to Europe
August 10th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) One of China's leading locomotive producers said Friday that it has delivered a batch of high-speed train compartments ordered by Siemens AG, marking the first such ... Read more...
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A Pakistani train that broke down seven times
July 23rd, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 23 (IANS) The ill-health of Pakistan Railways was highlighted when a train broke down seven times and reached its destination a staggering 35 hours late.Jaafar Express, which began ... Read more...
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Indian mother faces trial in Britain for suicide attempt
March 24th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 24 (IANS) An Indian woman is facing trial in Britain for allegedly trying to kill her child and attempt suicide by jumping before a train.The Snaresbrook Crown Court ... Read more...
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Pakistan, Turkey decide to cut train travel time
November 2nd, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 2 (IANS) Pakistan and Turkey have decided to reduce travel time for a proposed train project between Islamabad and Ankara to 11 days from the earlier 16 days.The ... Read more...
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300 of Pakistan’s 500 locomotives out of order
October 11th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Over 300 of Pakistan Railways' 500 locomotives are out of order, leading to a loss of a whopping nearly Rs.25 billion a year, authorities said.The lack ... Read more...
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Train hijacking foiled in Indonesia
August 27th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 27 (IANS) An attempt to hijack a train carrying hundreds of passengers to their hometowns ahead of Eid was Saturday foiled by the police, an official said.Three hijackers ... Read more...
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India should file more patents, have more Nobels: PM (Roundup)
August 21st, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday regretted India's low filing of patents compared to several developing countries, and said the nation should aim to produce more ... Read more...
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PM regrets India’s low filing of patents
August 21st, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) Regretting India's low filing of patents against several developing countries, Prime Minister of Manmohan Singh Sunday said original thoughts and innovation needs to be ... Read more...
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Derailment toll goes up to two, services partly restored
August 2nd, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) The toll in the Guwahati-Bangalore Express derailement in West Bengal's Malda rose to two Monday with discovery of the body of a youth from the debris ... Read more...
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Japan conjures locomotive that rides on air cushion
May 13th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 13 (IANS) The Japanese, who pioneered high speed trains nearly half a century ago, have now conjured up a flying locomotive - straight out of the pages of ... Read more...
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Fire in locomotive workshop, no casualty
February 22nd, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 22 (IANS) A fire broke out in a locomotive workshop of the Northern Railway here Tuesday, triggering panic among the employees, an official said. No casualty was reported.The fire enveloped ... Read more...
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Driver refuses to run train due to damp seat
February 12th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 12 (IANS) A train driver in Britain walked off from work - leaving commuters stranded - when he realised that his seat was damp.Daily Express reported Saturday that when the ... Read more...
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Cockroach ‘to fine-tune robots of the future’
February 8th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): Tel Aviv University researchers are using the maddening locomotive skills of cockroaches to improve robots of the future.Amir Ayali of Tel Aviv University's Department of Zoology said the ... Read more...
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Over a third of Pakistani locomotives don’t work
October 29th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 29 (IANS) Pakistan has only 520 locomotives as compared to India's 8,300 -- and some 220 of the country's locomotives are out of order, said a minister.Pakistan Railways Federal Minister ... Read more...
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‘Straddling bus’ to run above cars in Beijing
August 26th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 26 (IANS) Beijing will start trial operations next year of an eco-friendly "straddling bus" that can carry 1,400 passengers and allow other vehicles to pass under it, a move that ... Read more...
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Railways has 7190 vacancies of locomotive pilots, 89024 in safety categories
August 12th, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.12 (ANI): Minister of State for Railways K.H. Muniyappa said on Thursday that there are approximately 7190 vacancies of loco pilots and 89024 vacancies in safety categories on Zonal Railways ... Read more...
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Economic recovery picks up steam, but without jobs: OECD
May 26th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 26 (DPA) Industrial nations are emerging more quickly than expected from their worst recession in the post-war period but the upswing is bypassing the labour market, the Organisation for Economic ... Read more...
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At least 10 dead, 55 injured as passenger train derails in China
May 23rd, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
Jiangxi (China), May 23 (ANI): At least 10 people were killed and 55 others injured, as a passenger train derailed after being hit by landslides in China's Jiangxi Province on Sunday.Chinese ... Read more...
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Russell Brand had a ’sex team’ to help him choose girls!
May 13th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 13 (ANI): Funnyman Russell Brand has revealed that he had a sex team, who searched girls for him, when he was at his promiscuous best.The Englishman said that the ... Read more...
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Tyrannosaurus Sex - an insight into dinosaur reproduction
February 15th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): The female Tyrannosaurus rex must move her tail to the side for sex - this is one of the new paleobiological findings highlighted in The Discovery Channel show ... Read more...
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Five persons run over by a train in Haryana
November 3rd, 2009 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Pataudi (Haryana), Nov 3 (ANI): The New Delhi-Ajmer Shatabdi train crushed five persons to death at Pataudi in Haryana this morning when they were crossing the railway tracks. The death triggered protests ... Read more...
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Las Vegas Locomotive Wins First UFL Football Match On Thursday Against California Redwoods
October 9th, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Las Vegas, October 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The team of Las Vegas Locomotives recorded their first victory of UFL Football. They scored 30-17 in the match and their first win was ... Read more...
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EU sounds unemployment warning ahead of economic recovery
September 14th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Sep 14 (DPA) More jobs will be lost in Europe before the economy recovers, the European Commission said Monday as it published forecasts pointing to a contraction in gross domestic product ... Read more...
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Another special park in Bangalore for disabled children
September 4th, 2009 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 4 (IANS) Eight-year-old wheelchair-bound Vaani P. has never been to a park. When she was taken to the newly opened Gayatridevi Park in Rajajinagar here, she could not hide her ... Read more...
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Four killed, 34 injured in China train accident
July 29th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Nanning (China), July 29 (Xinhua) Four people died and 34 were injured after a train derailed in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region early Wednesday, authorities said.
Train 1473, from Xiangfan of central ... Read more...
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Dozen dead after freight train derails in Djibouti
July 27th, 2009 - 7:42 pm ICT by admin
HOLL-HOLL, Djibouti (BNO NEWS) -- At least 13 people were killed after a freight train derailed near the Djibouti town of Holl-Holl on Sunday afternoon, state media reported on Monday. Dozens of ... Read more...
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Train driver faces dismissal after sex act at the wheel allegations
July 18th, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
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driver may lose his job following claims that he pleasured himself at the
controls of a 125mph locomotive.The driver has been accused ... Read more...
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US warns Pak over multi-billion rupee Chinese locomotive procurement scam
July 11th, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 11 (ANI): The United States has reprimanded Pakistan for the multi billion rupee Railway scam in which an US firm was denied a fair chance to secure a contract of ... Read more...
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Three killed in China train collision
June 29th, 2009 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 29 (DPA) At least three people died and 60 were injured when two passenger trains collided in central China's Hunan province early Monday.
The collision, which derailed several carriages and a ... Read more...
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Heavy Engineering Corp eyes locomotive sector
June 19th, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) State-owned Heavy Engineering Corp (HEC), which manufactures capital goods, machine tools and components for core sector industries, now wants to make locomotives, a company official said.
The company ... Read more...
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Texmaco, United Group tie up to make hi-tech wagons
May 19th, 2009 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Texmaco Ltd, a KK Birla group company, has formed a joint venture with United Group of Australia to manufacture hi-tech wagon and locomotive bogie frames, it was announced ... Read more...
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Mutilated corpse of Russian woman found in Goa
May 9th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 9 (IANS) A badly dismembered body of a 24-year-old Russian woman was found on a railway track in a Goa village, police said Saturday.
Police officials identified the deceased as Elena ... Read more...
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Denzel Washington set to sign fifth Tony Scott movie
April 28th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
New York, April 28 (IANS) Hollywood actor Denzel Washington is set to team up with director Tony Scott for the fifth time in his career for "Unstoppable".
The two have previously worked together ... Read more...
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Denzel Washington to star in Tony Scott’s ‘Unstoppable’
April 24th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): Denzel Washington is in talks to star in the Tony Scott-directed drama 'Unstoppable'.The project would see Washington playing an experienced engineer who jumps in a locomotive with a ... Read more...
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