One killed in Maharashtra train accident, probe ordered
July 20th, 2012 - 10:24 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) A 65-year-old woman has been killed, while 14 others have been injured after the speeding Vidarbha Express rammed into 11 derailed coaches of a Mumbai suburban ... Read more...
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Men’s toilet ‘captured’ to mark International Women’s Day
March 7th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, March 7 (IANS) A group of plucky women marched and "captured" a men's public toilet on the eve of International Women's Day Wednesday to highlight the abysmal lack of ... Read more...
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Argentine government takes over train operator after crash
February 29th, 2012 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Feb 29 (IANS/EFE) The Argentine government announced Tuesday the "temporary and preventive" takeover of commuter rail operator Trenes de Buenos Aires amid harsh criticism by relatives of the ... Read more...
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Argentina railway accident toll climbs to 50
February 24th, 2012 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Feb 24 (IANS/EFE) The toll in the railway accident in Buenos Aires has risen to 50, Argentine officials said.The figures were confirmed Thursday by Claudio Ayruj, the Buenos ... Read more...
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Trains, flights disrupted as fog blinds Delhi (Second Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Dense fog in the capital Friday led to low visibility, adversely hampering road, rail and air services. Chilly winds blew across the city with the ... Read more...
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Dense fog affects road, rail, air traffic (Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Delhi woke up to dense fog Friday morning and the resultant low visibility hampered road, rail and air traffic affecting commuters adversely. Chilly winds blew ... Read more...
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Police arrest several ‘Occupy LA’ protestors
November 28th, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Los Angeles police arrested several protesters on Monday after the expiration of the deadline for the Occupy LA protesters to vacate their camp in front ... Read more...
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London mayor calls for a ‘cycling revolution’
July 30th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, July 30 (IANS) The city of London woke up to a bit of chaos on the launch of the bipedaller - that mayor Boris Johnson calls the "Rolls ... Read more...
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Dense fog in capital cripples air, rail services (Third Lead)
January 20th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Blanketed in fog, a bleak Wednesday in the capital was a far cry from the pleasant days of spring that Basant Panchami heralds.
The minimum temperature recorded Wednesday ... Read more...
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Dense fog in the capital disrupts flights, trains (Second Lead)
January 20th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Air and rail traffic was disrupted in the capital Wednesday by what appeared to be the season's worst fog. Poor visibility led to delays in road, rail ... Read more...
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Brief shower brings down mercury in Delhi
July 10th, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) For a long time the monsoon showers had been eluding the capital, but Friday morning residents woke up to a brief spell of rain making the weather ... Read more...
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Delhi still shivers at 8.1 degree Celsius
January 4th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.4 (ANI): It was another chilly morning for people in Delhi on Sunday with the minimum temperature settling at 8.1 degree Celsius.
The minimum temperature was one degree above ... Read more...
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Kolkata auto-rickshaw operators set two buses on fire
January 3rd, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Jan 3 (ANI): Two buses were reportedly set ablaze today by protesting Trinamool Congress-backed auto-rickshaw operators who were agitating against a court ban on ageing public transport vehicles in the ... Read more...
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