When 50 taxi drivers in China helped an ailing colleague
September 8th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) A group of 50 taxi drivers in east China's Zhejiang province are selflessly driving an ailing co-worker's cab to help his family fight poverty and disease.When ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
7 die in Brazil plane crash
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, April 22 (IANS/EFE) At least seven people died Thursday after the small plane in which they were flying crashed shortly after takeoff in the capital of the Brazilian ... Read more...
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Plane with six people goes missing in Mexico
October 8th, 2010 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Veracruz (Mexico), Oct 8 (IANS/EFE) A small plane with six people onboard disappeared after taking off from a Mexican airport, officials said.The Cessna-Citation aircraft, belonging to the Alfe air taxi company, was ... Read more...
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Taxis to have shield after Indian origin driver’s killing
May 22nd, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, May 22 (IANS) A protective shield has been designed to separate taxi drivers from passengers in New Zealand after an Indian-origin driver was fatally stabbed here.
Perspex manufacturer Karl Cochrane made the ... Read more...
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Queensland Indian-origin cabbies cry racism after colleague charged with kidnapping
March 29th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar. 29 (ANI): Indian-origin cab drivers in the Australia's Gold Coast city have threatened to go on a strike after police charged an Indian cabbie with kidnapping of five female passengers ... Read more...
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Mohini’s murder prompts Wednesday safety review of Kiwi taxi industry
March 28th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Mar 28(ANI): New Zealand's taxi industry will this week find out whether cameras, shields, flak jackets, among other options become compulsory following a safety review prompted by the murder of Indian-origin ... Read more...
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Bomb found in car hired by Bihar Minister
March 11th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Mar 11(ANI): A bomb was found in a car hired by Bihar Science and Technology Minister Anil Kumar on Thursday. According to reports, the bomb was found hidden underneath a Scorpio ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Text service helping UK drink-drivers dodge police checkpoints: Charity
January 1st, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 1 (ANI): A road safety charity called Brake has urged the police in UK to investigate whether a text service was helping drivers dodge checkpoints.
The charity feels that Etri ... Read more...
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Raffle win saves Indian taxi driver from financial woes
August 6th, 2008 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 6 (IANS) An Indian taxi driver in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), whose hopes of going home were dashed after he was faced with the prospect of paying 3,000 dirhams ... Read more...
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