124 trains cancelled in Telangana due to blockade
October 14th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 13 (IANS) Railways have cancelled 124 trains in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh from Oct 15 to 17 in view of the three-day "rail blockade" called by ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Rail blockade ends in Telangana, road transport still paralysed
September 25th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 25 (IANS) The two-day rail blockade and strike by auto rickshaws in in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh ended Sunday evening but the buses of state-owned Road ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Over 200 trains cancelled in Telangana
September 23rd, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Over 200 trains scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in Telangana were cancelled in view of the two-day rail blockade called by Telangana Joint Action Committee ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Metro ridership touches 18 lakh, sets new record
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Within six days of registering its highest ever ridership, the Delhi Metro again surpassed the earlier record as over 18 lakh commuted in its trains ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
147 trains cancelled in view of Telangana blockade (Lead)
July 13th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 13 (IANS) The railways have cancelled 31 Express and 116 passenger trains in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh Thursday in view of the rail blockade called ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Telangana remains shut for second day
July 6th, 2011 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 6 (IANS) Life remained paralysed across Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh Wednesday, the second day of the 48-hour shutdown called by Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) to ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Krishna lands in Myanmar capital
June 21st, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar), June 21 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tuesday arrived in this Myanmar capital for the first high-level interaction between the two countries since a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Autos to go off Delhi roads on Thursday, Friday (Lead)
May 18th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Thousands of autorickshaws in the capital will go off the roads Thursday and Friday to press for the demand that the government pay for global ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Transportation “biggest risk” during 2012 London Olympics
April 15th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 15 (ANI): A London Assembly report has claimed that tourists might face transportation problems during the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games.Stressing that transportation in the country remains "one of the biggest ... Read more...
Posted in World |
India, China to help build Ethiopia rail network
March 30th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, March 30 (IANS) India and China will help build a railway network across Ethiopia that would significantly improve the east African nation's transport system.India has pledged $300 million ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Jeffrey Archer ‘predicts’ England vs Ireland World Cup final!
March 10th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) Celebrated novelist and avid cricket fan Jeffrey Archer Thursday joked that England will win the cricket World Cup in a keenly contested final against Ireland.Archer, who ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
47 trains cancelled to foil Telangana million march
March 10th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 10 (IANS) In an attempt to foil the million march demanding statehood for Telangana, the authorities Thursday cancelled 47 trains coming here from various parts of the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
23 trains cancelled ahead of Telangana rail blockade (Lead)
February 28th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 28 (IANS) The South Central Railway (SCR) Monday night cancelled 23 trains between Hyderabad and other destinations in view of Tuesday's rail blockade in Telangana called by groups demanding ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
MI5 dismissed 7/7 ringleader as Jihadi ‘tourist’, inquest hears
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): British Intelligence outfit MI5 had dismissed the July 7 ringleader as a Jihadi 'tourist' when he had travelled to Pakistan in 2003 to attend a terrorist training camp, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
MI5 missed opportunity to identify 7/7-terror ringleader over poorly edited picture
February 22nd, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 22 (ANI): British Intelligence outfit MI5 missed an opportunity to identify the ringleader of the July 7 bombers as terrorists because a surveilance photograph of him that could have been ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Violence in parts of Hyderabad during Telangana protests (Lead)
February 21st, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Violence rocked parts of Hyderabad Monday as pro-Telangana students went berserk, setting afire a local train, ransacking a railway station and clashing with police in several areas.The ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
‘Mysterious caller from Pakistan instructed 7/7 London suicide bomber on phone’
February 3rd, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 3(ANI): The ringleader of the 7/7 suicide bombings on London's transport system received bomb-making instructions from a mysterious caller in Pakistan just days before the attacks, an inquest into the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Chinese scientists develop train ‘that can travel as fast as plane’
February 1st, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 01 (ANI): Scientists have successfully developed a model Maglev train that can travel as fast as a plane in a laboratory in Southwest China.But putting the technology to use ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Australia assures India about security of Indian students
January 20th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 20 (IANS) Australia Thursday reassured India that the safety and security of the Indian community and students will continue to be addressed pro-actively. "I have also just met with the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Indian community in Australia building bridges of friendship
January 20th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M Krishna today said the Indian community in Australia is playing an important and constructive role in building bridges of friendship and understanding between ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Japan Faces Heavy Snowfall, Toyota Halts Work Temporarily
January 18th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Japan, Jan 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It would be wrong to assume that only Europe and USA are reeling under the onslaught of winter, the Asian countries like Japan are also ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Costly high-speed trains concern budget conscious Chinese
January 12th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Jan 12 (ANI): The opening of more fast train services in China has led to fewer regular trains being available for budget-conscious passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday period.In ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Infrastructure, agriculture, healthcare is 2011 focus: PHD Chamber
January 11th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) PHD Chamber Tuesday said infrastructure, healthcare, housing and agri-business will be among the thrust areas of its activities during 2011. "PHD Chamber will focus on infrastructure, industrial ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Indraprastha Gas third quarter net up 14 percent
January 8th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) State-run gas utility company Indraprastha Gas Ltd Saturday reported a 14 percent increase in its net profit for the third quarter of the current fiscal, which stood at ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
New terror alert hits trains, airports in London
January 7th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 7 (IANS) A fresh terror alert has been issued in London amid fears of a Mumbai-style attack on airports and transport system, a media report said Friday.Thursday's alert meant that ... Read more...
Posted in World |
UK warns of 26/11style terror attack threats on airports, transport system
January 7th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 7 (ANI): UK has issued a fresh terror alert in the country amid fears of a Mumbai-style attack on airports and the London transport system.According to the Daily Mail, security ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Six Punjab cities to have maxi-cab service
January 4th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 4 (IANS) All six corporation cities in Punjab will have a maxi-cab service to supplement the local transport system, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal announced Tuesday.These cities are Ludhiana, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Mamata wants comparative analysis of Bengal’s rural bodies
November 28th, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IANS) Terming the rural bodies run by her party as the best in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday asked Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to make ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
India to slash transport emissions
November 13th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Nov 13 (IANS) India, the world's fourth largest greenhouse gas emitter, has launched a new United Nations-backed project to reduce emissions and develop a low-carbon transport system.New Delhi will work ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Delhi clears way for corporates into city bus services (Lead)
November 1st, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Big corporate houses are set to hit the city roads this month-end as the Delhi government Monday cleared four more clusters, paving the way for over ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Armenia sets ropeway world record
October 24th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 24 (IANS) A newly-built ropeway transport system linking an Armenian village with a Unesco World Heritage-listed ninth-century monastery has set a new world record.A Guinness official presented a certificate for ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Delhi Metro’s Phase-III gets cabinet nod
October 11th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday cleared Phase III of Delhi Metro, paving the way for adding nearly 70 km to the transport system.Government source said six corridors were ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Fennel admits glitches, Kalmadi says things are fine (Lead)
October 10th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennel Sunday said there were problems in ticket sales and in the transport system, but Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi argued ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
CWG Observer Committee praises Delhi’s transport system
October 6th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): Boosting India's image in the global arena, the Commonwealth Games Observer Committee has lauded New Delhi's transport system.A team of committee experts visited the newly constructed grand ... Read more...
Posted in National |
EU moves to curb access to bomb-making chemicals
September 21st, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Sep 21 (IANS/AKI) Aiming to boost security, the European Union (EU) has proposed a rule for all its member countries to limit access to chemicals that can be used to prepare ... Read more...
Posted in World |
