Mumbai: 25,000 volts to 'shock' rooftop travellers

Mumbai: 25,000 volts to 'shock' rooftop travellers Mumbai: Habitual rooftop passengers on suburban local trains, get ready for the shock of your lives, quite literally. Western Railway (WR) is in the process of completing the long-pending project of switching over to a 25,000-volt alternating current (AC) from the present 1,500-volt direct current (DC) by February 5. This means that power of extremely high-voltage will be flowing through the overhead cables that supply electricity to the trains. If...
01:04 PM, Jan 30, 2012

Government to rake in Rs 25,000 cr through divestment

Government to rake in Rs 25,000 cr through divestment Last year it sold stakes in PSUs Oil India, NTPC, NHPC and REC. ...
03:44 PM, Feb 26, 2010

Bekele wins men's 5000m, emulates Dibaba's double

Bekele wins men's 5000m, emulates Dibaba's double Kenenisa Bekele triumph was the first such men's double since Miruts Yifter's feat at the 1980 Moscow Games. ...
06:24 PM, Aug 23, 2008

Ethiopia's Dibaba claims 5000m gold for historic double

Ethiopia's Dibaba claims 5000m gold for historic double Tirunesh Dibaba's 5000 and 10000 double is the first long-distance running double in 28 years. ...
06:50 PM, Aug 22, 2008

Dibaba sets women's 5,000m world record

Dibaba sets women's 5,000m world record Tirunesh Dibaba broke the mark of 14:16.63 set by her compatriot Meseret Defar. ...
10:33 AM, Jun 07, 2008

Mastek to hire 5,000 IT professionals

Mastek to hire 5,000 IT professionals IT company Mastek needs 5,000 IT professionals for its new campus at Mahindra Industrial Park in Chennai. ...
04:06 PM, Mar 22, 2007
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