Air India, Tata Sons disburse nearly Rs 300 crore to AI171 victims' familiesAir India also said 94% of those injured on the ground have received either interim or final compensation, while discussions on final settl...
12 Jun, 2026, 12.50 AM IST
Air India denies pressuring AI-171 victims' families to sign compensation waiver, says no deadline to accept settlementAir India refutes claims of pressuring families of AI-171 crash victims. The airline states there is no deadline or pressure to accept its ...
10 Jun, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Surajkund swing tragedy revives grim history of ride, ropeway accidents in IndiaA recent giant swing collapse at Surajkund Mela in Haryana has reignited concerns over amusement ride safety across India. This incident fo...
08 Feb, 2026, 01.29 PM IST
19 people died every hour in road accident in India last yearAn annual report by the ministry of road transport and highways on road accidents in 2022, released on Tuesday, shows a 9.4% increase in fa...
31 Oct, 2023, 05.24 PM IST
1,040 lives lost in road accidents caused by use of mobile phone while drivingThe report titled 'Road accidents in India -- 2021', further said 555 road accidents took place due to jumping of red light which claimed 2...
01 Jan, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
1.53 lakh people died in 4.12 lakh road accidents in 2021: ReportThe report titled 'Road accidents in India- 2021', said major indicators related with accidents have performed better in 2021 when compared...
29 Dec, 2022, 05.57 PM IST
1.73 lakh die in traffic accidents in India in 2021The maximum increase in number of traffic accident cases in states from 2020 to 2021 was reported in Tamil Nadu (from 46,443 to 57,090) fol...
01 Oct, 2022, 05.12 PM IST
Safe travel is no accidentRoad traffic fatalities and injuries are, to a great extent, preventable, since the risk of incurring injury in an accident is largely pred...
23 Aug, 2022, 12.40 AM IST
1.5 lakh Indians die in 5 lakh accidents every year: GovernmentMinister Nitin Gadkari said efforts have been made to make the road travel safe so that the number of deaths in the accidents come down to ...
27 Jul, 2017, 02.49 PM IST
Global Road Safety Week: UN urges drivers to slow downWith this year's theme being Save Lives: #SlowDown, WHO suggests that a 5% cut in average speed can result in a 30% reduction in the number...
10 May, 2017, 11.13 AM IST
Chronology of major train accidents in IndiaOver 100 passengers were killed and more than 200 injured when 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed near Pukhrayan in Kanpur
20 Nov, 2016, 04.19 PM IST
Delhi, Chennai & Mumbai airspace see 26 collision misses in 1 yearIncidents are considered near miss when two aircraft have such proximity that could lead to compromise in their safety on air.
09 May, 2016, 09.58 AM IST
More people killed in road accidents in India than world overIn 2014, a maximum of 67,250 road mishaps were reported from Tamil Nadu, followed by 61,627 from Maharashtra and 53,472 from Madhya Pradesh.
25 Feb, 2016, 04.38 PM IST
1 person dies every 4 minutes in road accidents in India, says reportThe alarming figures were disclosed by the NGO at a seminar 'Tackling the Challenges of Unsafe Vehicles on Indian Roads' held in the nation...
10 Oct, 2015, 03.43 PM IST
Hindustan Zinc Limited joins hand with Rajasthan Parivahan Nirikshak SanghHindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), part of the Vedanta group, has joined hands with Rajasthan Parivahan Nirikshak Sangh (RPNS), a body affiliate...
10 Mar, 2015, 08.22 PM IST
- Drivers Responsible For 78.5% of Accidents: Ministry of Road Transport and Highway
Drivers are found to be the single most important factor (78.5%) responsible for road accidents, fatalities and injuries during the year 20...
24 Oct, 2011, 03.56 AM IST
Road accidents cost India Rs 1 lakh crore a yearRoad deaths and injuries cost India at least Rs 1 lakh crore per year, Planning Commission member B K Chaturvedi said while inaugurating a ...
04 Oct, 2011, 11.10 AM IST