Heavy rains continue in Maharashtra
September 4th, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Torrential rain continued to lash Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra for the second day Tuesday, disrupting road and rail traffic.Mumbai's lifeline, the suburban trains, were ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Six killed in Maharashtra downpour (Lead)
September 4th, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) Mumbai received a whopping 15 cm average rainfall in 12 hours since 8 a.m. Monday, even as one person was killed and normal life disrupted, officials ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Torrential rains in Maharashtra
September 3rd, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) After a lull of three days, Mumbai and large parts of Maharashtra experienced incessant torrential rains since early Monday, throwing normal life out of gear, even ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
AIIMS, Safdurjung hospitals unaffected by power crisis
July 31st, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Hospitals in the national capital, including AIIMS and Safdarjung were unaffected due to the major power breakdown Tuesday in the northern and eastern regions as ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Power crisis now trips 19 states, 600 million people hit (Third Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The power crisis that hit northern India turned into a larger blackout a day later Tuesday to affect as many as 19 states not ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Landslide kills three in Meghalaya
July 26th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 26 (IANS) Three people, including two women, were killed after their hill top house collapsed following a landslide in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district Thursday, police said.The accident took place ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Bangalore lawyers assault mediapersons
March 2nd, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) A group of lawyers in Bangalore Friday assaulted mediapersons, including women, who had gathered to report on mining baron and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy's ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Police, protesters clash in Sri Lanka
February 17th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 17 (IANS) Police in Sri Lanka tear-gassed an anti-government protest and used water cannons to disperse crowds here Friday as dissent continued over the highest-ever fuel price increase, ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Bangalore lawyers face criminal cases for traffic chaos
January 18th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 18 (IANS) A large number of Bangalore lawyers will face criminal cases for the massive traffic gridlock their protest created in the city, Karnataka police chief Shankar Bidari ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Rains wreak havoc in Maharashtra (Lead)
August 29th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed across Maharashtra over the last two days due to heavy rains, which continued to lash large parts of the state ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Local trains hit as rains lash Mumbai
August 29th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Four days of heavy downpour has hit the lifeline of Mumbai -- the local trains. Tens of thousands of passengers had a harrowing time getting to ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Man puts 2747 toothpicks in his beard
March 30th, 2011 - 1:55 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man figured out another way to use toothpicks- turn them into a beard. The man made a beard with thousands of toothpicks.The man has posted ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Protest over growing crime in Delhi
February 24th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A day after a 30-year-old jeweller was shot dead while resisting a robbery attempt in east Delhi, hundreds of local residents took to the streets Thursday ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
NATO tanker destroyed in bomb explosion in Khyber, supply suspended
January 3rd, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Jan 3(ANI): A NATO oil tanker was destroyed completely in a bomb explosion in Pakistan's Khyber Agency, however, no casualties have been reported.According to security authorities, the oil tanker was heading ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Brett Favre Sexting Pics Scoops Up More Controversy
October 12th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) NFL has decided to investigate the sex pic scandal of Brett Favre. Brett Favre had allegedly sent text messages and nude pics to sports columnist/model Jenn ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
GameStop Going Great Guns And Showering Offers
July 16th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
July 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) GameStop is liked by those people who want to buy used games at cheap rates and that is how the company has made a name for ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Once glittering Stephen Court now a haunted house
March 25th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Aparajita Gupta
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Bits of ash hang in the air, and inside it is pitch dark. It is difficult to imagine that till two days ago, the landmark Stephen ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Lincoln Tunnel Blockage Chokes Traffic
February 23rd, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
New Jersey, Feb 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Monday evening, a big hole was discovered at the New Jersey Turnpike which needed immediate repair. The out-bound Lincoln Tunnel, which is one ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Three months for Delhi’s traffic signals to be upgraded
October 18th, 2009 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Sahil Makkar
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Around 70 traffic signals go on the blink in the Indian capital every day, leading to massive traffic snarls. And motorists may have to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Heavy rains paralyse civic system in Delhi (Lead)
August 11th, 2009 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) This monsoon's second heavy rainfall in the capital flooded several roads and low-lying areas Tuesday after drains got choked, causing massive traffic pile ups all across the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Microsoft, Yahoo join forces to challenge Google (Third Lead, changing dateline)
July 29th, 2009 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 29 (IANS) Tech giants Microsoft and Yahoo reached a long-awaited partnership Wednesday in a bid to challenge Google, which holds a 65 percent market share in online search.Under ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Dhaka unveils long-term plans to build deep sea port
July 16th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 16 (IANS) Bangladesh will begin construction of a new deep sea port by 2010-end that it says will boost the country's economy and help the entire South Asian region gain ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Heavy rains disrupt normal life in Mumbai, Thane
July 8th, 2009 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Normal life was disrupted in Mumbai, Thane and the surrounding areas following heavy rains since Tuesday night which continued virtually unabated till Wednesday morning.
Several low-lying areas of the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Hour-long traffic snarl for 7-minute Mumbai sea bridge drive
July 1st, 2009 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) It was houseful on India's first open sea bridge Wednesday - celebrities and commoners came out in droves to drive up and down the newly opened engineering ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Steel Authority props Mumbai sea link
June 23rd, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) After supplying steel for critical components in India's first moon mission Chandrayaan and the first railway tracks in Jammu and Kashmir, Steel Authority of India ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Mumbai’s Bandra-Worli Sea Link ready, to open by month end: Minister (With Images)
June 21st, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) The Rs.1,600-crore (Rs.16 billion), 5.6 km Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL), which will connect the suburban Bandra with Worli on the south here, is ready and will be ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
BJP’s Delhi chief ministerial candidate files nomination
November 8th, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s chief ministerial candidate for Delhi, Saturday filed his nomination from the Greater Kailash constituency.Malhotra was accompanied by senior party leaders ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Seven new flyovers costing Rs.2 bn coming up in Thane
October 4th, 2008 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) The Maharashtra government Saturday said seven flyovers would be built at a cost of Rs.2.13 billion in Thane as part of a makeover plan for the city adjoining ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Heart patient dies due to road blockade by VHP (Third Lead)
August 13th, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) A 70-year-old man died of a heart attack in Haryana Wednesday since he could not be rushed to hospital due to the nationwide blockade of roads and ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Gujjar protesters blockade Delhi, paralyse western Uttar Pradesh
May 29th, 2008 - 11:50 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Parts of northern India came to a standstill Thursday morning as members of the Gujjar community blockaded most major roads leading to New Delhi in support of ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
BRT corridor gets go-ahead (Lead)
April 26th, 2008 - 5:48 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The much-hyped bus rapid transit (BRT) system corridor in south Delhi got the go-ahead from Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday despite facing heavy flak in the last ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Abu Dhabi Airport posts massive traffic growth
April 1st, 2008 - 8:11 pm ICT by admin
Abu Dhabi, April 1 (IANS) Maintaining its position as one of the fastest growing airports in the region, the international airport here has posted a massive growth in passenger handling and aircraft ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Police brass remains mute at Rajbir Singh’s condolence
March 31st, 2008 - 9:49 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Unlike the funeral that was attended only by a solitary police official, the top brass of Delhi Police Monday turned up for the condolence meeting of the ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |