Quoting an article in the Times of India on 9th August 2006:
Vayu Express, the bullet train between Bengaluru and Mysooru, has been speeded up. This means that the travel time between these two cities will now be reduced by 5 minutes. This is a major step forward for India’s only bullet train.
Introduced last August at a speed of 300 kph, it enabled you to reach the
City of Palaces from the state capital in 28 minutes…
I never had a high opinion about this newspaper. This is yet another instance of the depth to which journalism at ToI has plummetted.
Thank God I live in Chennai and subscribe to The Hindu at home. Every now and then to assure myself that I am reading the best possible newspaper I pick up the newly-launched Deccan Chronicle. [Hyderabad's #1 English Daily Newspaper a few years back. Now I don't know]
What I also don’t know is whether to believe this or not. ToI on Mysore again:
It was the first city in the country to go Wi-Fi, now it is all set to be the first to put electric buses on its roads.
…Electric buses (also known as trolley-buses) are vehicles that are powered by electricity from two overhead wires. These buses draw power using two trolley poles (like the electric trains) and run on pneumatic tyres…
God save ToI!
Can you belive, almost simultaneously I posted about TOI issue on my blog too. Heard about this Bullet train stuff from someone, had a hearty laugh and the thoughts triggered lead me to this post http://shas3n.blogspot.com/2006/08/mis-print.html
Shastri:
Rare coincidence. And we should also talk about ‘The Hindu’ also gives rise to a serious conspiracy behind the scenes.
This is how ToI would have reported the two articles on our blogs!
And also would have added:
“Narasimha Shastri alias Nusrat Shah and Aditya alias Adil Shah are members of the LeT who form the core implementation team of a new strategy by ISI to launch offensive attacks against respectable[ROTFL!] players in the print media to create large unrest among the country…” And so on!
ToI is Throw out Integrity!
Adi, It forms the topic of my post too, so you can add Viky alias Vilayat Khan to your list.
And btw, Shruthi told me that it was a part of a project http://refreshbangalore.com going on.
The articles are supposed to be in 2025. Bah!!!
he…he..he.. TOI is too much…:)
It’s not a paper at all! Tell me which other paper “sells” it’s Editorial column!
:))) Nusrat Shah, Adil Shah, Vilayat Khan!! :)
TOI – no hope left!
Aditya, Viky,
dont be surprised if TOI lawyers come knocking our doors tomorrow. See this http://wef.blogs.com/editors/2005/03/india_major_dai.html
Viky alias Vilayat Khan:
Let’s start a ‘Jehad’ on ToI! Hi5! [Wrf to your comment on shastri's post on the same topic!]
Shark & shruthi:
Agree totally! :) *same pinch*
Shastri:
You may not be completely wrong. As someone has said, “Attack is the best for of defense”. I would love to fight it out against ToI. *Licking my lips*
Shastri: Thanks for the link…
Shark: Yeah, editorials, man…what else remains, apart from the title now.