UPSC AIR 910 to AIR 167: How this IIT Madras graduate with no forearm climbed ranks despite repeated failuresUPSC Success Story: Kajal Raju from Kerala achieved AIR 167 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Born without a right forearm, she faced...
12 Jun, 2026, 09.51 AM IST
Telangana government assures full support to families of Jagtial men killed in Dubai accidentTelangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar expressed grief over the deaths of three Jagtial district residents in a fatal road accident in Dubai. ...
10 Jun, 2026, 11.26 AM IST
Several Indian workers killed in road accident in Dubai: OfficialsSeveral Indian workers died in Dubai on Monday after their minibus crashed into a truck stopped on the road due to a technical fault. Polic...
08 Jun, 2026, 09.50 PM IST
Time to walk and cycle the talk: Unsafe roads and broken footpaths are worsening India’s obesity crisisCommuting in Indian urban centers is riddled with obstacles, where inadequate sidewalks and hazardous road conditions push people towards c...
02 Jun, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
30 Indians living and working illegally in US as truck drivers arrested, will be deportedFederal agents have arrested about 30 Indian nationals working illegally as commercial truck drivers in the US. These individuals were appr...
02 Jun, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
With Chabahar Port in limbo, can India still reach Central Asia and Russia?India's crucial trade route to Russia and Central Asia is at a critical juncture. US sanctions on Iran's Chabahar port create uncertainty f...
14 May, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
Trai begins exploring spectrum allocation, pricing norms for wireless communication from vehiclesIndia's telecom regulator TRAI is exploring spectrum rules for vehicle communication. This move paves the way for autonomous cars. The Depa...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
Rajasthan highway modernisation project gets $225 million World Bank boost, to benefit 3 million peopleThe World Bank has approved a USD 225 million loan for Rajasthan's highway modernization. This project will benefit over 3 million people b...
13 Apr, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
A lot more needs to be done to educate Indians on road safety, says Maruti Suzuki MDMaruti Suzuki's managing director emphasizes the need for improved road safety education in India, highlighting the country's high road fat...
11 Nov, 2024, 09.19 PM IST
Delhi-Meerut highway accident: Stop the stupidity of 'road roulette'India, which has the world's highest number of road accidents, is still far from reaching its commitment to reduce fatalities by half by 20...
14 Jul, 2023, 12.32 AM IST
Indian roads: Fatalities in mishaps high despite better construction and use of techRoad accidents in India have declined slowly — from 42 per 1,00,000 population in 2010 to 36 in 2017.
17 Mar, 2019, 03.09 PM IST
Indian roads turn world's deadliest; killed record 400 people per day in 2015The number comes as a wake-up call for the government, whose minister Nitin Gadkari has set a goal of reducing road fatalities by 50% by 20...
21 Apr, 2016, 10.46 AM IST
Most road crash victims aged 15-29 years: WHOGoing by the records, this age group constitutes over one-fourth of total number of persons killed (three lakh) in fatal road crashes.
20 Oct, 2015, 11.17 AM IST
UP, TN, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Rajasthan accounted for over 40% road fatalities in 2014UP, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Rajasthan -accounted for over 40 per cent of the deaths in 2014. UP topped the list with 16,284 ...
19 Jul, 2015, 10.49 AM IST
16 deaths every hour: Indian roads claim the maximum number of lives in 2014The numbers of crashes and of people left injured were also the highest levels since the recording of such data started in India—at 4.5 lak...
19 Jul, 2015, 09.25 AM IST
India loses $20bn annually to road accidentsIndia loses $20 billion due to road accidents annually, which the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates is enough to feed 50% of the na...
24 Feb, 2012, 09.52 AM IST
Budget 2012: Badal seeks tax exemption for road safety projectsThe Chief Minister in his letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged him to give directions to the Finance Ministry to include road safe...
07 Feb, 2012, 04.17 PM IST