New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said a deaf-mute need not be prevented from giving evidence in court merely on account of his physical disability as he can do so either by writing or through gestures. The court said this while upholding the Rajasthan High Court's verdict of May 29, 2005 by which it had quashed the conviction of murder accused Darshan Singh. The apex court bench of Justice...
01:21 AM, May 22, 2012
Mumbai: Disruption in train services is fast becoming a norm in the Mumbai suburban rail network. Of late, glitch after glitch has tossed the daily travel schedule of many of the nearly 70 lakh suburban commuters askew. Yesterday gave a double testimony to this growing disturbance. There were technical problems on both Central and Western Railways, especially during morning and evening peak hours. The first incident took place near Vashi...
01:06 PM, May 03, 2012
CHENNAI: Frequent disruptions in Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) services " the worst in recent times being on Sunday for over four hours " have been the cause of untold misery for commuters in Chennai in the past week. Though signal failures have been blamed for these disruptions, the railway authorities are yet to put a finger on the real problem. Inquiries in this connection pointed to various factors, ranging from...
08:17 AM, Apr 24, 2012
BANGALORE: The Reach I of Namma Metro, although used a political card during its inauguration, has in many ways impacted the city. Reaching out to only 6.7 km of the central business district, the Reach I has had a rocky ride in the last six months.But in many ways, Bangaloreans are pleased that there is finally a public transport, that is sophisticated, accessible, economical and safe. Bangalores public transport history...
08:55 AM, Apr 20, 2012
Mumbai: A day after three people died because of heavy rush in Mumbai's local trains, officials are hopeful of restoring services to normal on Friday. They also say that trains just see a delay of maximum 10 minutes and that 95 per cent of the Central Railway is on track. The signal repairing work will also be completed by Friday night. On Thursday, three commuters in an overcrowded Kalyan CST...
08:21 AM, Apr 20, 2012
Mumbai: If you stepped into a Central Railway station on Wednesday, you saw an uneasy crowd, enormous in number and short of temper, waiting at the platforms. The LED displays showing train arrivals were frozen at zero. Except for a staccato announcement about indefinite delays due to a technical problem, little else was communicated to this mass of people, waiting to go to work. Early on Wednesday, the first set...
01:02 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Mumbai: An NCP-led autorickshaw union in Mumbai has gone on strike demanding a hike in minimum fare. The action by Sharad Rao's Mumbai Autorickshawmen's Union (MAU) came despite a Re 1 hike on minimum fare - from Rs 11 to Rs 12 - permitted by the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) last week. Over 20,000 autos owing allegiance to the MAU went off the roads from midnight while the unions commanded...
11:18 AM, Apr 16, 2012
New York: A New Jersey woman got the morning commute of her life when she gave birth to her first child on a Path commuter train to New York. The 31-year-old Indian-origin woman, who lives in Harrison, New Jersey, said she had started feeling contraction-like pains but didn't think they were real because her baby wasn't due yet. She and her 30-year-old husband decided to travel into the city to...
05:10 PM, Jan 17, 2012
CHENNAI: The state governments move to hike bus fares has helped the railways fill its coffers. A number of Chennais commuters have shown a marked preference for trains over buses, thanks to the huge difference in ticket fares between the two modes of transportation. Suburban Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) and Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) services are recording a substantial increase in patronage. Several railway stations in Chennai and its...
07:57 AM, Nov 23, 2011
Bilaspur: Twelve persons were on Saturday killed and ten injured when a train ran over them at a rail crossing in the district, a senior railway police official said. The victims were crossing the tracks when the mishap took place at a spot near Tarbahar area of the town on the Mumbai-Howrah rail route, IG (Railway) RK Devangan said. The gates of the crossing were closed as two trains were...
11:01 PM, Oct 22, 2011
London: Women suffer more stress from their daily commute than men even though they tend to spend less time travelling, a new study has found. The study has found that childcare and housework means women are more sensitive to time spent commuting. They also try to pack in other chores at the same time, such as ferrying children and shopping for food. In fact, researchers at the London School of...
12:40 PM, Aug 23, 2011
Mumbai: In a first of sorts, a deaf and mute American Gay couple has become proud parents of twins born through surrogates in Mumbai. One month old Sela and Seth babble and cry like any other newborns and though their parents cannot hear them, they keep a close watch to see what the twins need. They may be hearing and speech impaired, but the gay couple from New York is...
09:30 AM, Jun 17, 2011
Mayhem on the Delhi metro as angry women commuters beat up male passengers for boarding the ladies coach. ...
11:27 AM, Nov 26, 2010
New Delhi: The national capital gears up for possible traffic chaos ahead of the Commonwealth Games. Commuters will be barred from using the special lanes created for Games athletes. Less than a week before the national capital plays host to the Commonwealth Games - and Delhiites must brace themselves for traffic snarls. Starting Monday there will be restrictions on use of exclusive lanes marked for athletes and dignitaries. The CWG...
08:06 AM, Sep 27, 2010
London: Actress Pamela Anderson has offered to film a bedroom scene with the winner of a new contest. The former "Baywatch" beauty has agreed to be filmed frolicking in bed with the winner of phone firm Nokia's latest competition, reports
contactmusic.com. The short movie, called "The Commuter", is to be shot in high definition on the company's N8 mobile handset and premiered in London next month. ...
01:27 PM, Sep 07, 2010
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