Helicopter plunges into Meramec River near Sullivan; All four onboard surviveA helicopter carrying four people crashed into the Meramec River near Meramec State Park. The incident occurred on January 29, 2026. All fo...
30 Jan, 2026, 07.49 AM IST
Massive winter weather slams Midwest: Over 1,000 canceled flights amid heavy snowA severe winter storm swept across the Midwest and Central U.S. during the Thanksgiving weekend, depositing heavy snow and interrupting tra...
01 Dec, 2025, 07.15 PM IST
Assisted driving tech in focus after fatal electric car crash in ChinaA Xiaomi SU7 sedan drove into a concrete guardrail on an expressway in eastern China late Saturday at a speed of around 60 mph, according t...
02 Apr, 2025, 08.26 AM IST
Two-wheeler makers should provide helmets to vehicle buyers at a discount: Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari suggested that two-wheeler manufacturers should offer helmets to buyers at a discount or reasonable rate, give...
04 Sep, 2024, 05.27 PM IST
Soon, highways and city roads may have dedicated lanes for two-wheelersThe Ministry of Road Transport plans to introduce dedicated lanes for two-wheelers on state highways and urban roads, aiming to reduce acci...
28 May, 2024, 12.19 PM IST
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
Centre issues draft notification on BNCAP mechanismThe government of India has released a draft notification for the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP), which aims to assign 'Star R...
04 Jul, 2023, 11.26 AM IST
World's first bamboo-made crash barrier installed on Indian highwayAn accomplishment towards achieving Aatmanirbhar Bharat has been made with the development of the world's first bamboo-made crash barrier, ...
05 Mar, 2023, 01.41 PM IST
'World's first' bamboo crash barrier installed on Maharashtra highway, says Gadkari; calls it 'remarkable achievement'In a tweet, Gadkari said, "An extraordinary accomplishment towards achieving #AatmanirbharBharat has been made with the development of the ...
04 Mar, 2023, 03.33 PM IST
US safety regulators begin special probe into fatal Tesla crashAccording to documents viewed by TechCrunch, the investigation, which was opened in July, is the latest in a long string of inquiries by NH...
08 Jul, 2022, 01.45 PM IST
Road safety: IIT researchers working on first-of-its kind geography based smart speed warning systemAccording to statistics available with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, about 70 per cent of road fatalities in India occur due...
17 Oct, 2021, 12.05 PM IST
Major study to be instituted to upgrade 6,000 km of National Highways to global standardsThe Narendra Modi-led government has decided to institute a major study into over 6,000 km of national highways which covers over a dozen s...
09 Jan, 2020, 07.52 AM IST
States have to use 10% of central fund to repair National Highways' black spotsAccording to the modified guidelines, "road safety works" will get priority in road-building projects or any scheme that state governments ...
24 Jul, 2016, 11.05 AM IST
Oil companies suffer inventory loss of Rs 30,000 crore on price slump: Finance Minister Arun JaitleyThe government mopped up over Rs 20,000 crore by raising excise duty on petrol by Rs 7.98 a litre and Rs 6.70 per litre on diesel.
26 Feb, 2015, 10.34 PM IST
59 killed in bus-oil tanker collision in southern PakistanThe accident took place on the Super Highway when the bus going from Karachi to Shikarpur collided with the oil tanker early today.
11 Jan, 2015, 02.53 PM IST
Cashless treatment of crash victims to start on MondayIt has been found that the survival chances of crash victims go up by 50% if they are provided treatment within one hour.
23 Jul, 2013, 10.54 AM IST
Pathetic saga of road safetyThe only way to curtail India’s ever-rising road accident toll is through an urgent and major overhaul of the regulatory system.
15 Sep, 2010, 12.00 AM IST