Hyundai, Tesla, BMW models among cars recalled in US. Here's whyJaguar, BMW, Hyundai and other major carmakers recall vehicles due to various defects. Federal authorities order an investigation.
29 Apr, 2024, 10.54 PM IST
Toyota Innova's airbag failed to open in an accident, car owner to get Rs 32.07 lakh or a new vehicle, orders NCDRCToyota Innova car: Airbags are an important safety feature and protect the car's occupants in the event of an accident. However an Toyota I...
12 Mar, 2024, 11.48 AM IST
India must think of Indians’ safetyThis disregard is all-pervasive. Right from the individual level, when one does not bother to wear a helmet while riding a two-wheeler, to ...
17 Nov, 2023, 11.37 PM IST
Almost all auto companies are providing 6 airbags in cars, no need to make it mandatory: Nitin GadkariIndia launched in August the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP), which is modelled on the Global NCAP and tailored for India...
14 Sep, 2023, 12.08 AM IST
Six airbags rule for passenger cars deferred by a year to October 2023Union Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced that the deadline for mandatory implementation of six airbags ...
29 Sep, 2022, 11.21 PM IST
India aims to finalise six-airbags rule by year-end to beef up road safetyThe government is also planning to make it mandatory for car makers to install an alarm system for rear seat belts to enforce their use and...
07 Sep, 2022, 02.42 PM IST
Law in the works for six airbags: GadkariHis comments came a day after former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry's death in a road accident on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway.
06 Sep, 2022, 12.27 AM IST
Need to make travel safer by improved road design, six airbags, and seat belts: Nitin Gadkari"The accident of Cyrus Mistry is very unfortunate and he was a very good friend of mine. It is a great shock to the country. The problem is...
05 Sep, 2022, 08.59 PM IST
Mandatory wearing of seat belt in rear seat could have saved Cyrus MistryThe 2017 GLC 220d 4MATIC comes with seven airbags overall. There are no front-facing airbags for rear passengers in the car and just curtai...
05 Sep, 2022, 08.24 PM IST
Mandatory wearing of seat belt in rear seat could have saved Cyrus MistryEven traffic officers rarely fine rear-seat passengers for not wearing seat belts. According to KK Kapila, President Emeritus of the Intern...
05 Sep, 2022, 06.11 PM IST
Planning law to use sound of Indian musical instruments only for horns of vehicles: GadkariGadkari also said he put an end to red beacons. "Now I want to put an end to these sirens as well. Now I am studying the sirens (used by) a...
04 Oct, 2021, 10.37 PM IST
Mercedes-Benz ESF 2019: A plug-in hybrid of the future; can it make Indian roads safer?The experimental vehicle is capable of fully-autonomous driving in many situations.
22 Nov, 2019, 12.55 PM IST
Automotive safety components maker Joysons to merge its two JVs in IndiaUnder the terms of the agreement, the shareholding structure of JAASS will be: JSS 65%, Anand Group 30% and Abhishek Group 5%, Anand Group ...
07 Jun, 2019, 02.54 PM IST
400 deaths a day are forcing India to take car safety seriouslyGovernment is attempting to curb the carnage on Indian roads caused by everything from speeding two-wheelers to cars not equipped with air ...
10 Jan, 2018, 10.34 AM IST
Cameras on National Highways to catch speeding drivers: Nitin GadkariHe said a study of 2015 accidents showed that "owners of regular licences were involved in 79 per cent of about 5 lakh road accidents in wh...
09 Jun, 2016, 06.49 PM IST
Some unusual courses offered by universities across the globeA college in London is offering a course in perfecting the art of taking a selfie. Here are some more unusual courses offered by universiti...
11 Jan, 2015, 04.19 AM IST
Court orders seizure of terror funds of J&K operative Nasir Safi MirSpecial money laundering court here has ordered freezing of Rs 55 lakh cash of fugitive terrorist Nasir Safi Mir, brain behind terror group...
28 Apr, 2014, 05.02 PM IST