Mumbai: The cherry red buses operated by the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) once raised spirits of commuters on the citys roads. But over the years, that seems to have been replaced with a kind of dread, thanks to the long history of accidents involving them. At least 15 people have died since January this year, after being hit by BEST buses, and 417 have been injured, say statistics...
03:28 PM, Aug 02, 2012
Mumbai: India's leading leisure travel service provider Raj Travels' owner Lalit Sheth on Wednesday allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the Bandra Worli Sea Link bridge in central Mumbai, police said. "56-year-old Sheth, who owns Raj Travels, jumped from the sea link bridge this afternoon, leaving a suicide note," Deputy Police Commissioner Dhananjay Kulkarni told PTI. According to police, Sheth asked his driver to stop the car on the bridge...
12:15 PM, Aug 02, 2012
Mumbai: Twenty minutes was all it took for a blaze to turn a sleeper bogie of New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express into a mass crematorium, incinerating at least 32 people inside. While the gruesome episode has elicited reactions from all parts of the country, it has spurred Mumbaikars to question the preparedness of the railways to deal with incidents like this. About 72 lakh people travel by the citys suburban...
02:19 PM, Jul 31, 2012
Bangalore/Channapatana: The recent incident of 19-year-old Asha, who was thrown off a Mysore-bound train near Maddur, has brought into focus the dangerous and cramped conditions under which daily commuters are forced to travel in. Blocked passages, abusive co-passengers and commuters travelling inside toilets seem to be the norm for the people who take the Chamundi Express between Bangalore and Mysore every evening. With only two trains operating between these two...
12:54 PM, Jul 27, 2012
Hyderabad: In an attempt to create better air connectivity for the people of the state, the state government is coming out with a State Civil Aviation Policy in August. This is also expected to fetch good amount of revenue to the government in the form of dividends payable for the equity it will provide for the project which will be in public-private partnership. The government plans at least six new...
12:24 PM, Jul 27, 2012
There has been quite a bit of reaction over Oprah Winfrey's shows on India-"Oprah's Next Chapter" on Discovery's Travel and Living Channel (TLC). NDTV ran ...
11:42 AM, Jul 27, 2012
Melbourne: Australia has issued a travel advisory asking its citizens to reconsider their travel plans to India's Northeastern states of Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura. Issuing a new advisory on Wednesday, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said, "We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to the Northeastern states of Assam, Nagaland, Tripura and Manipur because of the risk of armed robbery, kidnapping, extortion and terrorism-related incidents."...
11:26 AM, Jul 26, 2012
Hockenheim, Germany: Crash-prone Pastor Maldonado, fined and reprimanded at the British Grand Prix for causing a collision, was in trouble again on Friday, this time for going too fast in the pit lane during practice at Hockenheim. Race organisers said the Venezuelan had been fined 1,200 euros for travelling at 66 km an hour in the pit lane during the first session. Maldonado, surprise winner of the Spanish Grand Prix...
10:52 AM, Jul 21, 2012
Washington: The United States has issued a fresh travel advisory on overseas travel to its citizens, including India which "continues to experience terrorist and insurgent activities". "India continues to experience terrorist and insurgent activities which may affect US citizens directly or indirectly," the State Department said in its new worldwide travel alert for its citizens. "Anti-Western terrorist groups, some on the US government's list of designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations, are...
01:11 PM, Jul 19, 2012
Headed to London 2012? V Krishnaswamy has some tips for you. - If you have been fortunate enough to get tickets to any events, remember to use your free Games Travelcard, part of the ticket package, which is valid on public transport on the day of your event across a selection of services. - Most sports have separate morning and evening sessions with finals usually in the evening, and more...
03:56 PM, Jul 18, 2012
Washington: If diplomatic achievements were measured by the number of countries visited, Hillary Clinton would be the most accomplished secretary of state in history. While historians will debate and eventually rate her tenure as America's top diplomat, Clinton is already assured of a place in the State Department record book. When her plane touched down at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington early on Tuesday morning, the former first lady...
02:46 AM, Jul 18, 2012
New Delhi: Indian-American NASA astronaut Sunita Williams took off on her second space visit at around 8.10 am on Sunday morning. With this expedition, Sunita Williams has become the first woman in history to head a space mission. Wishes and prayers began to pour in for Sunita as she got ready for her second space odyssey. The 46-year-old took off aboard the Soyuz spacecraft that lifted off from the Baikonur...
08:06 AM, Jul 15, 2012
Kochi: In an attempt to wipe out the image of rash and negligent driving, the KSRTC employees launched a novel initiative on Thursday, giving a hearty welcome to the passengers who boarded the buses. The programme was inaugurated by Mayor Tony Chammany at the Vytilla Mobility Hub. The Mayor along with the councillors of the Kochi Corporation travelled in a KSRTC Volvo bus from the Mobility Hub to the Vytilla...
12:24 PM, Jul 13, 2012
Cairo: Egypt's newly elected President Mohammed Mursi, a former member of the Muslim Brotherhood, still figures on a travel ban list which prevents him from leaving the country as a member of the Islamist group. Despite winning Egypt's first presidential polls after the popular uprising which toppled longtime president Hosni Mubarak, 60-year-old Mursi's name was not removed from the lists of people banned from leaving the country. "The name Mohammed...
12:23 PM, Jul 06, 2012
Mumbai: In yet another push to bring a marked infrastructure development in improving the connectivity between the two cities " Mumbai and Pune, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has plans to construct around 15 flyovers on the old Mumbai-Pune Highway (NH-4) at an estimated cost of Rs 2,600 crore. The latest initiative was discussed at the recent MSRDC board meeting, which was held last month, and is to...
02:03 PM, Jul 02, 2012
New Delhi: Get ready to pay even more. The new 12 per cent additional Service Tax comes into effect from Sunday. The new tax covers all services except 38 activities that are put on the negative list. The switch-over to a negative list is aimed at unifying the tax and levies of the Centre and the States, but is also expected to increase the Centre's Service Tax collection up from...
08:52 AM, Jul 01, 2012
In my last blog post I talked about the crumbling beauty of Calcutta. For me, personally, it was an attempt to get reacquainted with the ...
02:09 PM, Jun 30, 2012
'The Hot Unconscious' by Charles Foster, is a book about the author's travel experience across India. As he crosses sacred rivers, navigates the Himalayas, and fights the heat of the south, he begins an even more compelling odyssey. He voyages within. In the noise and the echoing silence of India, Foster confronts his own religious presumptions, and wonders whether the mystical traditions of east and west can be married. Here's...
01:35 PM, Jun 29, 2012
Cromwell, (USA): Arjun Atwal managed to make the cut but was lying way down at tied 68th on the leaderboard after the third round of the Travelers Championships here. For the first seven holes Atwal did not have a single par as he went through three birdies, an eagle, a bogey and two double bogey, but after that he had 11 pars. Earlier, Atwal completed 12 holes of his second...
02:06 PM, Jun 24, 2012
Cromwell: A struggling Arjun Atwal shot a birdie in the flawless six holes that he managed to complete in the weather-hit second round and remained in the hunt to make the weekend cut at the Travelers Championship here. Atwal, who has disappointed this season with a series of missed cuts, is now even through 24 holes and has 12 more to play in the second round. He is currently on...
02:11 PM, Jun 23, 2012
