Merchant ships desert Strait of Hormuz amid renewed US strikesCommercial shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz nearly came to a halt on Thursday as fears of renewed military escalation between ...
28 May, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
'Traffic jam on Mount Everest': Think Manali is crowded? World’s highest peak just saw record 274 climbers reaching summit in one single dayA record 274 climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest from the Nepali side on Wednesday, marking the highest number of single-day ascen...
22 May, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
First LNG shipment since war began appears to exit HormuzA liquefied natural gas shipment, the Mubaraz, appears to have successfully traversed the Strait of Hormuz after a two-month lull in traffi...
28 Apr, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
‘You get what you pay for’: Chinese woman naps 5 hours in office, in Noida workers protest for basic payNoida witnessed a violent workers' protest over wages on Monday. Clashes, arson, and vandalism erupted in key industrial areas, disrupting ...
14 Apr, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
'Don't meddle in our affairs': China backs Iran, warns US against interference after Hormuz blockadeChina has backed Iran and warned against outside interference following the US announcement of a naval blockade on maritime traffic linked ...
14 Apr, 2026, 07.02 AM IST
Ahirs descend on Gurugram highway against Farhan Akhtar's '120 Bahadur', demand name changeAhir community members staged a highway protest, demanding a name change for Farhan Akhtar's film '120 Bahadur'. They seek '120 Veer Ahir' ...
27 Oct, 2025, 05.53 PM IST
Asia’s largest toll road gridlocked as millions travel home after China’s golden week holiday; watch videoMillions of travelers returning home after China's extended National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday created a colossal kilometer-long ...
11 Oct, 2025, 03.07 AM IST
Nitin Gadkari promises single-digit logistics cost in India by 2026Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that India's logistics costs are projected to decrease to single digits by the end of 2026, enhancin...
17 Aug, 2025, 03.13 PM IST
Mercedes India CEO Martin Schwenk takes auto ride after his S-Class gets stuck in traffic jam in PuneMercedes-Benz India CEO Martin Schwenk shared the desperate incident in an Instagram post. Sharing a photo from his auto ride, he wrote, "I...
30 Sep, 2022, 04.16 PM IST
DHL exec says China lockdowns will hit supply chains more than Ukraine warChina renewed COVID-19 lockdowns in major centres in March and April, hitting production and consumption and heightening risks for parts of...
24 May, 2022, 10.13 AM IST
China's 'straddling bus' dream comes to end"It can only run on wide and straight roads. In big cities where roads are winding and jammed (with traffic), such roads are in short suppl...
23 Jun, 2017, 07.43 PM IST
Chinese city deploys helicopters to monitor trafficHelicopters have been enlisted in the northwestern Chinese city of Lanzhou to monitor traffic three days a week.
12 Dec, 2016, 07.28 PM IST
China to build four subway lines to ease traffic jamsThe public-private-partnership (PPP) funding model might be used for the construction in a bid to reduce government debts, officials said.
24 Jan, 2015, 12.24 PM IST
Traffic jams during Xi Jinping’s visit were bad, but not terribleThe day-long traffic disruptions created by Xi’s frenetic schedule in and around central Delhi was a mere tangle in a noodle bowl.
20 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
China makes bus travel free to encourage public transportIn a bid to encourage people to choose public transportation, China has waived bus fares and offered discounts on metro fares from today.
10 Oct, 2012, 05.22 PM IST
- Jamming in China
Traffic jams are an art like everything else, and we do them exceptionally well.
28 Aug, 2010, 06.21 AM IST
- China Syndrome
For an India that is constantly being compared unfavourably with China, the news of the 100-km long traffic jam was some relief.
26 Aug, 2010, 05.54 AM IST