Mumbai receives over 200 mm rainfall in 24 hours

Several parts of Mumbai received more than 200 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, with Vikhroli in the eastern suburbs reporting the highest downpour at 255.5 mm, the the India Meteorological......

Shinde blames early arrival of monsoon for Mumbai flooding

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday attributed early arrival of the southwest monsoon and heavy rainfall in a short span for the inundation of low-lying areas in Mumbai, which......

The activist who took on Subway and won

Vani Hari discusses her battle for healthier food in America with P Rajendran Azodicarbonamide is not a word most people are used to seeing in headlines. But it made to a few February 6, thanks to......

US raises terror alert after London attack

The US raised its terrorism alert level to high or code orange for the entire transport system after suspected Islamic terrorists triggered a series of blasts in London killing 37 people and......

Ticket to ride: World's 10 most popular metro systems

A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area. They are either located underground or on elevated......

The miracle-worker of the Delhi Metro

Every day, for 16 hours a day, the 240 cars of the Delhi Metro roll quietly beneath the urban sprawl of India's capital. The trains are new. They arrive on time. The stations are clean. And the......

Dynamatic and the long road to 'Make in India'

Starting as a maker of hydraulic pumps, the Bengaluru-based company graduated to components for automakers like BMW and Audi, and then Airbus and Boeing An employee at work at a production......

Maggi's trial by fire

The raging storm simply refuses to quell. Even after Nestlé has pulled back its stocks,  Brand Maggi finds itself flailing in a maelstrom. Sales have collapsed and stock prices have......