Friday, February 25th, 2011
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Sparing the passenger and industry from fare and freight hikes yet again, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday presented the rail budget for 2011-12 with the highest investment of Rs.57,630 crore ($12.7 billion), 68 new trains and a vow to build a stronger railroad infrastructure based on the Vision 2020 document.
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Friday, February 25th, 2011
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Sparing the passenger and industry from fare and freight hikes yet again, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday presented the rail budget for 2011-12 with the highest investment of Rs.57,630 crore ($12.7 billion), 68 new trains and a vow to build a stronger railroad infrastructure based on the Vision 2020 document.
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Railroads don't top the current list of innovative, efficient industries.
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Edgar Thomson Led The Railroad Revolution (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Will Marré, leadership development speaker and expert, announces a new leadership framework based on creating a sustaining business culture that energizes employees, creates a unique profit edge and makes a positive impact on humanity and the environment.
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Leadership Development Speaker, Will Marré, Trains Business Leaders for the Future (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Toymaker Hornby PLC has been granted licensing rights to produce a range of toys — including the iconic red London buses and black taxis — linked to the London 2012 Olympics.
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Hornby to sell Olympics toys (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Screen siren glamour, sexy, lacy bodices and a frothy collection of endless would-be bridal gowns brought Paris' winter 2010 haute couture displays to an uneven conclusion on Wednesday, capping three emotional days that saw what's likely to be the last show by Christian Lacroix.
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Paris couture shows end after sad adieu to Lacroix (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Fashion's undisputed king, Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel, served up an haute couture collection fit for royalty on Tuesday, with dangling trains adding a regal touch to everything from classic tweed skirt suits to slim cocktail dresses.
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
He's the reason adults of a certain age can't stop themselves from finishing the song line beginning "M-I-C-K-E-Y," the force causing untold legions to see marching mops when they hear the rousing strains of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice."
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Friday, June 5th, 2009
The two law officers meeting over breakfast at the Lake of the Torches Casino had not gone there looking for trouble. But they found it when they walked out into the sunshine and saw two teenagers flashing bills in the parking lot.
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Tribes, police band together to fight drugs, gangs (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Saturday, May 30th, 2009
Spain's bullet train system is a model to follow as America plans how to spend the money the government is injecting to stimulate the economy, the U.S. transportation secretary said Saturday.
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US transport boss: Spain's trains are US' model (AP via Yahoo! News)
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