Private bus operators on strike in Kolkata

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 11:15

Commuters were greatly inconvenienced on the first day of the week today due to a 24-hour bus strike called by six unions of private bus operators demanding immediate fare hike.

Three killed, 24 injured in China bus blast

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 00:43

At least three people were killed and 24 others injured when a powerful blast ripped through a bus in northwest China`s Shaanxi Province on Sunday, officials said.

BRT is the answer to Delhi`s traffic woes: Expert

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 11:08

Delhi`s much-criticised Bus Rapid Transit, which all its political parties agree should be scrapped, can solve its traffic woes and reduce road accidents, if extended all over the city, Dinesh Mohan said.

Delhi gang-rape: 12-point agenda to crackdown on sexual offences

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 14:24

For a city that aspires to twin London and Chicago, the National Capital has some serious mulling to do.

Maharashtra bus accident toll rises to 27

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 12:05

In a tragic development, a bus fell into a deep valley on the Mumbai-Nashik highway on Thursday killing at least 27 people.

Two killed, 29 injured in Quetta bus attack

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 06:52

At least two people were killed while 29 injured in Pakistan`s Balochistan province when a pilgrims` bus was attacked in Quetta city Wednesday evening.

Woman crushed to death by bus in UP

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 19:20

A 50-year-old woman was crushed to death by a Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus in Sahibabad area here this afternoon, police said.

Blast on Israel bus `terrorist attack`: Police

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 23:25

An explosion aboard an empty Israeli bus near Tel Aviv on Sunday that did not kill or wound anyone was a "terrorist attack," police said.

Protesters block Apple, Google buses in San Francisco area

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 05:48

Protesters blocked buses said to be operated by Google Inc and Apple Inc in San Francisco and Oakland on Friday, the latest sign of a growing backlash against the booming tech industry`s impact, especially on access to affordable housing in the region.

Bus rams into tree in London, 32 injured

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 00:51

At least 32 passengers were injured in a major bus crash on Kennington Road near the Imperial War Museum here on Friday.

15 killed, 58 injured in Peruvian bus accident

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 07:10

Authorities in Peru say an overcrowded passenger bus has fallen into a ravine in the Andes Mountains, killing at least 15 people and injuring 58, some seriously.

Bus plunges off Philippine highway, 22 dead

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 10:09

Twenty-two people were killed when a commuter bus plunged from an elevated highway onto a van in Philippine capital Manila on Monday, police said, warning the death toll could rise.