Vehicle-to-vehicle communication between cars to soon become a reality: Nitin GadkariRoad transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said his ministry will soon mandate installation of on board units in cars f...
08 Jan, 2026, 08.31 PM IST
Insurance claims not restricted to third party in motor accidents: SCThe Supreme Court has ruled that motor vehicle insurance policyholders can claim compensation. The court addressed claims related to policy...
05 Aug, 2025, 02.11 PM IST
Viral dashcam video from Bengaluru shows man attempting fake accident. What is crash for cash scam and how to avoid it?A viral dashcam video from Bengaluru shows a man faking an accident to make a fraudulent insurance claim. The driver exposed the staged inc...
31 Jan, 2025, 07.48 PM IST
Road ministry to extend cashless treatment facility for road accident victims pan-IndiaThe government plans to extend cashless treatment for road accident victims across India after successful pilot projects. The driver traini...
07 Jan, 2025, 09.35 PM IST
Target set to reduce road accidents, deaths by half by 2024: Nitin Gadkari"To achieve this target, the Union government has spent Rs 25,000 crore so far to remove black spots (sites where multiple accidents have t...
01 Oct, 2022, 05.11 PM IST
J'khand ropeway accident: Cable car company to provide Rs 25 lakh compensation to kin of deceasedThe rescue efforts were undertaken by a joint team, comprising personnel of Indian Air Force, Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, National Di...
16 Apr, 2022, 05.56 PM IST
Govt asks automakers to stop selling vehicles with purposefully downgraded safety standards"I am deeply perturbed by some news items that Indian models are purposefully downgraded by auto manufacturers' safety standards in India. ...
09 Feb, 2021, 01.39 PM IST
Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Sadak Yojana on anvil to make roads safer; to have Rs 2,000 crore initial fundThe government will take the help of the Indian Institutes of Technology to prepare special reflectors for hill roads and redesign them to ...
24 May, 2016, 04.58 AM IST
Delhi's odd-even scheme was of little use, says IIT Delhi studyThe study conducted by IIT-D also found a high compliance with the odd-even rule at four locations that were observed.
07 Apr, 2016, 12.37 PM IST
Government to give subsidy on cycles using odd-even challan amountRai said once the pilot plan is wrapped up, the government will constitute a committee to work out further modalities of the this proposed ...
09 Jan, 2016, 08.04 PM IST
Death of city boy moves PM Narendra Modi to speed up road billReferring to Jindal in his `Mann ki Baat' radio programme on Sunday , PM Narendra Modi said the CCTV footage of the crash had haunted him.
27 Jul, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
What is the cost of free or additional insurance? Find outDon't be lured into buying products just because they come with free or additional insurance. Find out if they suit your requirements.
22 Apr, 2013, 08.44 AM IST
- Keep a close eye on terms of bundled insurance
Given a choice between two products carrying the same price, most buyers will plump for the one with a 'free' gift attached to it. The spac...
26 May, 2012, 09.59 PM IST
- Don't jump for insurance covers bundled with products
The company or the intermediary that offers freebies could have passed on the benefits in the form of lower charges instead, they argue.
31 Aug, 2011, 05.38 AM IST
- PSU insurance cos pay Rs 4K cr a year to accident victims
This is evident from the fact that public sector general insurance companies have consistently paid out almost Rs 4,000 crore every year si...
26 Oct, 2009, 04.07 AM IST
- SBI auto loan at 8%
The interest rate on car loans has dropped to 8% with the country's largest lender State Bank of India launching a special scheme.
28 Jun, 2009, 04.52 AM IST
- Anti-collision line: Reducing human error
The railway ministry has prepared a multi-pronged scheme to reduce accidents caused by human failure.
27 Feb, 2008, 03.59 AM IST