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 |
Bengal comes out with directives for cabs, auto rickshaws
August 22nd, 2012 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) Concerned over complaints from the public against errant auto rickshaw and taxi drivers in the metropolis, the West Bengal government Tuesday came out with a list ... Read more...
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Good taxi drivers key to tourism, says study (Lead)
June 24th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Well-trained taxi drivers are a must if a country needs to boost its tourism potential. So says a study by industry lobby FICCI and Yes ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Train taxi drivers to boost tourism: Study
June 24th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Proper human resource development, such as training of taxi drivers and certification of tour operators, are crucial for a robust tourism industry, said a study ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Indian taxi drivers scared to drive in Australia
June 19th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, June 19 (IANS) Indian-origin taxi drivers in Melbourne, whose vehicles were attacked by a gang wielding baseball bats, say they are so scared they don't want to drive at ... Read more...
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Uzbek gang held for rape, murder of 14 women
May 31st, 2012 - 6:31 am ICT by IANS
Tashkent, May 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Members of a criminal gang in Uzbekistan have been arrested on suspicion of raping and murdering 14 women in the capital Tashkent, an interior ministry ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Two taxi drivers held for killing woman in Delhi
May 14th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Two taxi drivers were arrested in south Delhi for murdering a 25-year-old woman when she resisted their sexual assault attempt after taking a lift in ... Read more...
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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...
Posted in Feature |
Vandal caught spraypainting Russian cathedral
April 18th, 2012 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A vandal has been caught spraypainting the walls of a cathedral in Russia's far eastern city of Khabarovsk, police said.The man was caught by taxi ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Nikki Haley hit by Time, Twitter (Lead)
April 10th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS) After facing a "bizarre" and "insensitive" question about Sikh taxi drivers from a top editor, South Carolina's Indian American Governor Nikki Haley has become the latest ... Read more...
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Will you give more tip to Sikh drivers, Nikki Haley asked
April 10th, 2012 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS) South Carolina's Indian American Governor Nikki Haley has again ruled out a vice presidential run, but what is a making more news is a "bizarre" and ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
60 percent Myanmarese in favour of Suu Kyi’s party: Survey
March 31st, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, March 31 (IANS) A day before the crucial elections in Myanmar, around 60 percent of respondents in a countrywide survey said they will vote for Nobel laureate Aung Sang ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Hamas says political motives behind Gaza’s mounting energy crisis
March 21st, 2012 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS
Gaza, March 20 (IANS) Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, said on Tuesday that there are political motives behind the energy shortage that has been troubling the impoverished ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Indian Americans remember 2002 Gujarat victims with rally (With Images)
March 4th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 4 (IANS) Hundreds of Indian Americans of diverse religious backgrounds held a rally and a candlelight vigil in front of the Gandhi statue in Union Square ... Read more...
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Five taxi drivers killed in Mexican city
February 22nd, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Monterrey (Mexico), Feb 22 (IANS/EFE) Gunmen shot dead five taxi drivers Tuesday in the streets of the northern Mexican industrial city of Monterrey, authorities said."The attack happened at around 10 ... Read more...
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Chinese cabbies to be fined for refusals
January 19th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 19 (IANS) Starting April 1, Chinese taxi drivers who refuse to take passengers or take longer routes to increase fares will face fines up to 200 yuan ($30).This ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mexico saw 49 kidnappings a day in 2011
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 3 (IANS/EFE) An average of 49 kidnappings occurred every day in Mexico in 2011, a report said.The Council for Law and Human Rights said a total of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
False alarm sends 1,500 Colombian cops on wild goose chase
December 29th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Dec 29 (IANS/EFE) A Colombian television reporter found herself in hot water after contacting police about an abduction that never happened, media report said.The incident began in the early ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Beheaded bodies found in Mexico
December 25th, 2011 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 25 (IANS/EFE) At least 10 bodies, some of them decapitated, have been found in a Mexican town, officials said.The bodies were found Friday in the northern part ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Man convicted of wearing jeans to work
December 15th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Dec 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Australian court has convicted a taxi driver for wearing jeans to work. Shahram Forozandeh has been ordered to pay in excess of $1,400 for violating the ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Obama lights diya to celebrate Diwali at White House
October 29th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 29 (IANS) Highlighting the universal message of Diwali of "victory of light over darkness, hope over despair", US President Barack Obama lit a traditional diya to celebrate ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Mumbai Congress MP Nirupam stirs hornet’s nest
October 24th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur/Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam stirred a hornet's nest Monday by publicly stating that north Indians, if required, could bring Mumbai to a grinding halt."We are ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Mass grave of 40 found in Iraq
September 10th, 2011 - 6:26 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Sep 10 (IANS) Iraqi police have found a mass grave containing 40 dead bodies, Xinhua reported.The grave was found in the central Salah ad Din province Friday, said ... Read more...
Posted in World |
9/11 triggers cascade of books (Ten years since 9/11)
September 7th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The 10th anniversary of 9/11 has unleashed a cascade of books, tributes and new editions of old books, swelling a vast body of literature spawned ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Greek taxi drivers vow to continue strike
July 30th, 2011 - 2:12 am ICT by BNO News
ATHENS (BNO NEWS) -- Greece's taxi drivers vowed on Friday to continue with their strike after a meeting with Transport Minister Yiannis Ragousis failed to break the deadlock, the Kathimerini newspaper reported.Efthymios ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Greek police fire tear gas at striking taxi drivers
July 21st, 2011 - 1:56 am ICT by BNO News
ATHENS (BNO NEWS) -- Greek riot police on Wednesday fired tear gas at taxi drivers who have been striking since Monday outside the transport ministry headquarters in northern Athens, the Kathimerini newspaper ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Husain loved aloo ka paratha at Kolkata dhaba
June 10th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) A "Gaja Gamini" painting still adorns the hall of Azad Hind Dhaba. But M.F. Husain, the man behind the work who loved to eat aloo ka ... Read more...
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Mumbai cabbies say no to tobacco
May 31st, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) More than 50,000 taxi drivers here lent their support to the 'Smoke Free Mumbai' campaign on World No Tobacco Day Tuesday and pledged to ensure that ... Read more...
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Prayers for peace as summer beckons tourists to Kashmir
May 22nd, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 22 (IANS) The shadows of violence still linger but the hills and meadows, lakes and valleys beckon, and tourists are once again flocking to Kashmir. It's summer ... Read more...
Posted in National |
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...
Posted in Odd news |
NYC cab drivers all set to wear bulletproof vests
April 20th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, April 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Some taxi drivers in New York City were on Tuesday given bulletproof vests. The vests are meant to protect the cab drivers who are often ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Three held for planning to rob NRI
March 25th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Three men who were hired to rob an NRI were arrested here, police said Friday."Balbir Singh, 38, Maha Singh, 23, and Yadvendra Singh, 25, were ... Read more...
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Spring arrives in Kashmir, bringing hopes of peace
March 17th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 17 (IANS) The harsh winter chill is fading away, the brown and barren landscape is giving way to lively green and farmers are getting ready to again plough ... Read more...
Posted in National |
3 taxi drivers lose papers for attacking tourists
March 12th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 12 (IANS) The Goa tourism department Saturday cancelled the registration of three taxicabs, whose owners assaulted Ukrainian tourists.The attack on the nine tourists from Ukraine happened March 8 ... Read more...
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Three held for attacking 9 Ukrainian tourists
March 10th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 10 (IANS) Three taxi drivers have been arrested in Goa for assaulting nine Ukrainian tourists, including battering two women with sticks and stones, police said Thursday.According to eyewitnesses, ... Read more...
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