Grim pointer to what awaits T'puram in June

Grim pointer to what awaits T'puram in June THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A few hours of summer rain showed what the real rainy season can do to the capital city the coming June. The residents and the civic authorities could only watch in horror as all the minor and major trash dumps that had sprung up in every nook and corner of the city flowed out into the streets with the rainwater. On Tuesday evening, the civic authorities also got a...
12:44 PM, Apr 26, 2012

Pune: Big B's visit leads to chaos at film fest

Pune: Big B's visit leads to chaos at film fest Pune: The much-hyped opening ceremony of 10th chapter of Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) turned into a complete fiasco as around 400 delegates, who were not able to see legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan in flesh and blood during the event, rose in rebellion against the organisers yesterday evening. Unhappy over the fact that they were forced to watch Amithabh's felicitation on multiplex screens -- and not in the main hall...
12:54 PM, Jan 13, 2012

Chaos at Tirumala as VIPs break barricades

Chaos at Tirumala as VIPs break barricades TIRUMALA: Utter chaos prevailed at Tirumala on Thursday as lakhs of devotees thronged Lord Venkateswara temple for Vaikuntha Dwara Darshanam on the auspicious Vaikunta Ekadasi. The Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) plans for comfortable darshan simply fell apart. It were the ordinary devotees who suffered the most despite having on hand different types of darshan tickets introduced by the TTD for the occasion. The entire queue system was mismanaged. Commotion took place...
10:04 AM, Jan 06, 2012

The chaos India has become

Master and a glass of Margarita |  Tathagata Bhattacharya

Looking at the state of the Indian Union and the polity that governs it, one is prompted to dig Henry B Adams out of his ...
09:43 PM, Nov 28, 2011

Pre-Christams travel mayhem in Western Europe

Pre-Christams travel mayhem in Western Europe Berlin: Wintry conditions continued to wreak havoc on Christmas travel in Germany on Friday, with about 700 people forced to spend part of the night on five trains stuck between Berlin and Hanover after the wiring for the rail network iced up. Ice also hit the country's road system, with many streets and highways becoming as smooth as glass after a night of ice rain brought traffic to a halt...
05:33 PM, Dec 24, 2010

Fresh snowfall causes travel chaos across Europe

Fresh snowfall causes travel chaos across Europe Berlin: Thousands of air travelers remained stranded and train services were severely disrupted as fresh snowfall and sub-zero temperatures worsened Europe's Christmas travel chaos. For the fifth consecutive night, several hundred stranded passengers slept on camping beds at Germany's largest airport in Frankfurt as the authorities struggled to cope with the tension building up among those still unable to catch a flight. The airport operator Fraport has been trying to...
02:05 PM, Dec 22, 2010

Heavy snow sparks travel chaos in Europe

Heavy snow sparks travel chaos in Europe A blast of harsh winter weather socked Europe on Friday, causing travel chaos and sending temperatures into the deep-freeze. From Northern Ireland to Bulgaria, blizzard conditions left airports with heavy delays or shut them entirely. In Belgium, truck drivers were forced to spend a freezing night in their cabs when authorities banned trucks over seven tons from travelling on icy roads. At London's Heathrow Airport, snow caused the cancellation of...
01:09 PM, Dec 18, 2010

Air India switches terminal, passengers suffer

Air India switches terminal, passengers suffer New Delhi: Confusion, chaos and anger. These are the emotions the passengers of Air India had to go through on Thursday as domestic operations shifted to the new terminal 3 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. The chaos that ensued on Thursday should have been a wake-up call for the national carrier. The least they could have done was rectify the issue but unfortunately Friday wasn’t much different. “When we...
08:30 PM, Nov 12, 2010

Worst monsoon triggers fresh chaos in Pakistan

Worst monsoon triggers fresh chaos in Pakistan Floods have already killed more than 1,500 people in Pakistan over the last week and affected some 3 million others. ...
01:08 PM, Aug 05, 2010

What is CNN-IBN reading?

What is CNN-IBN reading? Take a look at CNN-IBN Senior Editor Sagarika Ghose's top reads this year. ...
01:30 AM, Dec 15, 2009

Govt takes grim note of Friday's Delhi airport chaos

Govt takes grim note of Friday's Delhi airport chaos The Civil Aviation Ministry has sought an explanation from GMR. ...
03:41 PM, Aug 22, 2009
Watch: CJ captures storm-struck Delhi Airport

Watch: CJ captures storm-struck Delhi Airport

A minor storm overpowered the cyclone-proof Delhi airport. ...
12:20 PM, Aug 22, 2009

Ruckus at talent show, parents complain of fraud

Ruckus at talent show, parents complain of fraud Organisers allegedly hit a parent with a revolver. ...
03:55 PM, Feb 19, 2009
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