Walking on an empty roadEvery city has a commercial heart, and roads crisscrossing these areas are usually busy almost all days of the year. But when they get empt...
25 Jan, 2024, 11.44 PM IST
Six dead in Istanbul blast, President Tayyip Erdogan says 'smells like terrorism'"Efforts to defeat Turkey and the Turkish people through terrorism will fail today just as they did yesterday and as they will fail again t...
13 Nov, 2022, 10.37 PM IST
Hundreds march in Delhi against 'attacks on Hindus'Chants of 'Jai Shri Ram', 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' rent the air as the participants wound through main thoroughfares of the...
09 Jul, 2022, 07.50 PM IST
View: Purpose of steel barriers on roads cannot remain a mysteryIndeed, a defining feature of highways - and many thoroughfares in urban areas - is the random steel frame barricade set up to narrow the f...
05 Mar, 2022, 12.36 AM IST
View: Putting democracy in farm’s wayWhile there is hope on the horizon where the disease is concerned as the vaccination rollout continues apace, the gridlock between the prot...
21 Feb, 2021, 11.44 PM IST
In pedestrianised Chandni Chowk, plan afoot for smart traffic systemAfter making the congested Chandni Chowk into a pedestrian zone, Delhi government plans to use an intelligent traffic management system to ...
04 Oct, 2020, 11.49 AM IST
Medusa's head, Bosphorus bridge, Topkapi palace: Istanbul combines modern, medieval artIstanbul was originally founded by the Thracians in the 7th century BC.
25 Nov, 2018, 11.10 AM IST
Love to shop and eat? Travel to the Ubud market in Bali or Siam in Bangkok for your next vacationIndians love to shop and what can be better than holiday spots where you get the best bargains along with a taste of local delicacies!
22 Jun, 2017, 05.19 AM IST
I personally had no complaints about life in GurgaonIn 1998, I joined Coca-Cola India, one of the first few companies to move to Gurgaon. I remember commuting from Noida, where I lived, to th...
24 May, 2017, 12.53 AM IST
Bengaluru's Ballari Road turns deadly for pedestrians, cyclistsAirport-bound taxis and cars clock between 100 kmph and 140 kmph, endangering pedestrians, cyclists and two-wheelers.
28 Mar, 2016, 11.09 AM IST
Pavement intolerance is tiled with serious social repercussionsNegotiating roads are traumatic enough these days, both for vehicular and pedestrian traffic, despite increasing regulations.
05 Nov, 2015, 02.20 AM IST
Road ministry plans highway radio advisory to give drivers updates on trafficOnce the road ministry gets the spectrum allocated for the radio stations, it will float tender inviting private players to operate the ser...
19 May, 2015, 02.06 AM IST
Gunman takes hostages at Sydney cafe, Indian mission shutAndrew Scipione, the commissioner of the New South Wales police, said at a news briefing that an unknown number of hostages were being held...
15 Dec, 2014, 12.53 PM IST
Indian Consulate in Sydney evacuated, staff safe: GovernmentThe Indian Consulate is in touch with local authorities and all the staffers in the consulate are safe, the spokesperson said.
15 Dec, 2014, 12.44 PM IST
Road connectivity badly hit by floods in Jammu and Kashmir border districtThe unprecedented incessant rains & consequent flash floods &gigantic landslides in Poonch have caused immense damages to the road infrastr...
26 Sep, 2014, 05.42 PM IST
- G-20 opponents, police clash on Pittsburgh streets
Police threw canisters of pepper spray and smoke at marchers protesting the Group of 20 summit on Thursday after anarchists responded to ca...
25 Sep, 2009, 03.34 AM IST
- Olympic torch re-lit in Beijing
The ceremony, 130 days before the start of the Olympics, was broadcast on state television and comes a week after the lighting ceremony for...
01 Apr, 2008, 12.00 AM IST