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Explained: Why Cuba has mandated that drivers pick up people at bus stops
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Explained: Why Cuba has mandated that drivers pick up people at bus stops

Cuba has mandated that drivers of state-owned cars pick up people at bus stops or face prosecution. The action comes as diesel has been in very short supply since being diverted in March to run oil-fueled power plants

Uttar Pradesh-bound bus collides into stationary truck in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa; 15 killed, more than 35 injured
India

Uttar Pradesh-bound bus collides into stationary truck in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa; 15 killed, more than 35 injured

The accident took place between 10:30 pm to 11 pm on Friday when the bus with about 100 people on board, headed to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, collided with a truck trolley in the Suhagi Pahari area

Madhya Pradesh: Passenger electrocuted, another injured as bus touches high-tension electricity line
India

Madhya Pradesh: Passenger electrocuted, another injured as bus touches high-tension electricity line

The bus came in contact with an overhead high-tension electricity wire in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district

Jammu encounter: CISF Personnel narrate how they faced the fidayeen attack on their bus
India

Jammu encounter: CISF Personnel narrate how they faced the fidayeen attack on their bus

The security grid are confident that the retaliation by the joint forces has defeated the conspiracy of the JeM to cause massive civilian casualties ahead of PM Modi's visit

Uttarakhand road accident: Narendra Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for kin of those killed in tragedy
India

Uttarakhand road accident: Narendra Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for kin of those killed in tragedy

Eleven people died as a vehicle carrying passengers returning from a wedding fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand

It's a snoozefest! Hong Kong tour bus helps puts travellers to sleep
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It's a snoozefest! Hong Kong tour bus helps puts travellers to sleep

As COVID-19 grinds Hong Kong's travel industry to a halt, a travel agent has come up with a new, relaxing experience that puts its idle buses to good use — a five-hour ride on a 'Snooze Bus'

Coronavirus Outbreak: Amitabh Bachchan arranges flights for 500 migrants travelling to Varanasi
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Amitabh Bachchan arranges flights for 500 migrants travelling to Varanasi

Amitabh Bachchan was reportedly moved by the plight of the migrant workers amid the coronavirus lockdown and decided to help them

Life after lockdown: Six precautions you can take while using public transport to reduce the risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19
India

Life after lockdown: Six precautions you can take while using public transport to reduce the risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19

While travelling through pubic transport, knowing bus timings and routes, location of containment zones, and using online payment and passes rather than cash can reduce the chances of contracting COVID-19

BMTC introduces flat bus fare system in Bengaluru to replace daily passes; system aimed at minimising contact during travel
India

BMTC introduces flat bus fare system in Bengaluru to replace daily passes; system aimed at minimising contact during travel

The BMTC's new flat fare system will minimise contact in buses during travel amid the coronavirus pandemic

Bengaluru's Majestic bus station: A portal into the city, with its own stories
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Bengaluru's Majestic bus station: A portal into the city, with its own stories

Bengaluru city's Kempegowda Bus Station, known locally as Majestic, is 50 years old, celebrating its Golden Jubilee on 2 June. it is a hub for transport, the city's central bus stand, and a place that contains innumerable stories.

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Home ministry regains centrality, free bus, metro rides in Delhi, Hrithik Roshan in Super 30; today's must-read stories
India

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Home ministry regains centrality, free bus, metro rides in Delhi, Hrithik Roshan in Super 30; today's must-read stories

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Amit Shah and Home Ministry, free bus, metro rides in Delhi, Hrithik Roshan in Super 30; today's must-read stories

Mumbai: School bus driver found using bamboo stick as gear lever; arrested after negligent driving leads to accident
India

Mumbai: School bus driver found using bamboo stick as gear lever; arrested after negligent driving leads to accident

A driver, who was operating a bus using a bamboo stick as gear lever, was arrested after his vehicle carrying school students hit a car in Mumbai

Yogi Adityanath visits Kushinagar accident site, asks protesters shouting slogans to stop ‘nautanki’
India

Yogi Adityanath visits Kushinagar accident site, asks protesters shouting slogans to stop ‘nautanki’

Yogi Adityanath on Thursday lost his cool while addressing the families of those children, who were killed in a bus accident in Kushinagar

Forty-four killed after bus plunges into Ocona river in Peru's Arequipa region; authorities investigating cause of accident
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Forty-four killed after bus plunges into Ocona river in Peru's Arequipa region; authorities investigating cause of accident

At least 44 people were killed and 24 others injured when a bus skidded off the road and plunged into a river in Peru's Arequipa region, authorities said.

Bandh over Mahadayi river row disrupts normal life in Karnataka; Amit Shah holds rally despite shutdown
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Bandh over Mahadayi river row disrupts normal life in Karnataka; Amit Shah holds rally despite shutdown

The state-wide bandh called by pro-Karnataka groups and activists supporting the demand to supply Mahadayi water to north Karnataka’s farmers paralysed life in the southern districts of Bengaluru and Mysuru on Thursday

Kazakhstan: 52 killed after bus catches fire in Aktau region; cause of blaze unknown
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Kazakhstan: 52 killed after bus catches fire in Aktau region; cause of blaze unknown

Fifty-two people were killed after a bus they were travelling in caught fire in Kazakhstan’s north-western Aktau region, the country’s interior ministry said.

Moscow: 4 killed, 13 injured after bus careens off road and crashes into underground passage
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Moscow: 4 killed, 13 injured after bus careens off road and crashes into underground passage

Russian authorities say a bus careened off a road and onto steps leading into an underground passageway in Moscow, killing at least four people and leaving 13 others injured.

That stinks: Man arrested in Himachal Pradesh after bus passengers complain of smelly socks
India

That stinks: Man arrested in Himachal Pradesh after bus passengers complain of smelly socks

Indian police arrested a man whose stinky socks caused a showdown on a bus as his fellow passengers protested the pungent odour, an officer said Saturday.

Schoolchildren stab 25-year-old to death in Delhi bus over altercation about stolen mobile phone
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Schoolchildren stab 25-year-old to death in Delhi bus over altercation about stolen mobile phone

A 25-year-old man was killed by a group of four or five school students in a moving bus in New Delhi over a row over a stolen mobile phone, police said.

MSRTC strike: Seven staffers suspended, arrested for engaging in violence as stir reaches fourth day in Maharashtra
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MSRTC strike: Seven staffers suspended, arrested for engaging in violence as stir reaches fourth day in Maharashtra

Seven agitating staffers of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) have been suspended and arrested for creating ruckus and engaging in violence, a senior government official said on Friday