'Railways keen on using DRDO-developed engines'
The Indian Railways has shown keen interest in the Kaveri engine, which is being developed for fighter aircraft, to power its trains, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has told
Tourist buses can't load luggage on roof: SC
The Supreme Court has ruled tourist operators cannot keep the luggage on the roof of the buses as it would imperil the life and safety of passengers.
A bench of justices G.S. Singhvi and H.L. Dat
Indian supercars slice through traffic in convoy
Get out of the way: boy racers in India are using escort vehicles to ensure their souped-up sports cars have a clear run along the country's potholed and congested public roads.
Weaving through truck
IndiGo aircraft badly damaged at IGI airport
An IndiGo aircraft was badly damaged after a SpiceJet plane accidentally hit its fuselage while taxiing out from the parking bay of the IGI airport on Thursday.
The incident happened around 2 AM
Night vision cameras to be installed on Goa beaches
More than 30 beaches in Goa will now have night vision camera that would keep an eye on the happenings on the shore in the dark hours, a senior tourism official said.
Director Tourism Swapnil Naik
Mumbai airport on high alert after terror threat
A high alert has been sounded at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport following the threat of a terrorist attack, a top airport official said on Friday.
Since Thursday night, security m
Kerala five-star hotel has no water line for eight years
A five-star hotel in Kerala has been trying to get a water connection for the past eight years but without success, a hotel executive claimed on Tuesday. A surprised government, meanwhile, said the ma
Foreign pilots to be phased out by 2013: DGCA
Foreign pilots, who account for around 20 per cent of pilots employed by Indian air carriers, are expected to be phased out by 2013, according to a top aviation official today.
"We hope by 2013, Ind
Three Oberoi hotels ranked 5th, 8th, 14th in world
Three Oberoi hotels have been ranked fifth, eighth and 14th in the world by global magazine Travel+Leisure, it was announced on Friday.
The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur; The Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, and
Now college principals can issue learner's driving licences in Punjab
Getting a learner's driving licence just got easier in Punjab with the government authorising principals of colleges and other educational institutions to issue these to students after testing their k