Meter Jam campaign a failure: Mumbai taxi union

Taxi union leader A L Quadros has an arrogant smile on his face, as the much-touted Meter Jam agitation turned out to be a damp squib according to him. A group of three Mumbaikars had taken an......

A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya......

Commuters say NO to autos, taxis in Mumbai

Mumbai's seasoned transport union leaders who thought they had seen and done it all are, however, on Thursday facing a scenario that they may have never seen in their lives. Taxis and autos in......

The Great Gloom of Delhi

'Visiting my friend in his affluent locality, I realised that the Delhi weather had become the great equaliser.''Pollution was always in the air, everywhere, and had become the primary subject of......

Super bus gets Chinese nod; will help ease traffic jams

Chinese officials has found that the monster 'straddle bus', a newly developed design of a vehicle which can ply over the road leaving enough space for a two-lane traffic underneath, has proved to......

China plans 'super bus' to ease traffic jams

China is gearing up to road test an eco-friendly 'straddle' super bus, which is high enough to allow a two-lane tunnel beneath it for cars to pass through. The bus, its inventors hope, would......

High-tech SMEs will now contribute to Tejas, combat vehicle programmes

Aeron Systems, founded in 2008 by Ashvani Shukla and Abhijit Bokil, is looking to contribute to programmes such as the Tejas light combat aircraft Small, ultra-high-tech companies such as Aeron......

A 'success' story that's mostly on paper

NDA’s energy plan powered UP win, but it’s not a winner yet. Centre has claimed to have saved money by targeted coverage but critics say the system is not yet foolproof. Many called it......

Bolt mulls retirement after Rio Olympics

'So it's all about how I feel after Rio, if I feel I can really put my body through one more season. If I'm going to be focused and I'm going to be determined. That will determine if I compete......