West Bengal to review road names, Suvendu Adhikari rules out Mughal, Pathan referencesWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a committee to review road and area names in Kolkata, vowing to remove those honoring...
23 Jun, 2026, 08.47 PM IST
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari expresses grief over NH-27 Maynaguri accident, announces compensation for victims' kinA tragic road accident on NH-27 in Maynaguri claimed two lives and injured over 50 passengers when a bus collided with a stationary trailer...
21 Jun, 2026, 03.52 PM IST
Right to walk on demarcated footpath is fundamental right: SCThe Supreme Court has declared the right to walk on footpaths a fundamental right. This right takes precedence over motorised vehicles. The...
19 Jun, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Steering wheel malfunction in new car leads to accident during family trip; owner fights and wins Rs 18.23 lakh refund, Rs 4 lakh compensation in consumer forumA car buyer has won a significant victory after a nearly three-year legal battle. His seven-month-old MG CVT automatic car experienced Elec...
19 Jun, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
MG Motor ordered to refund Rs 18,23,228 SUV cost plus Rs 4 lakh compensation after Delhi man alleged steering & tyre faults during Uttarakhand tripMG Motor ordered to refund: A Delhi consumer court ordered MG Motor India to refund over Rs 18 lakh for an MG ZS Astor, citing failure to a...
16 Jun, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
SC says 'homemakers are nation builders'The Supreme Court has recognized the invaluable contribution of housewives. Loss of a wife's domestic care will now be a separate compensat...
11 Jun, 2026, 11.42 PM IST
Court grants over Rs 2.5 crore compensation to road accident victim in VisakhapatnamA Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Rs 1.6 crore to an Indian Navy MARCOS commando, now with 88% permanent disability after a 2018 roa...
09 Jun, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
13 dead, 20 injured in Palghar tempo-trailer accident; CM Devendra Fadnavis announces compensation of Rs 5 lakh eachA tragic accident occurred in Palghar, Maharashtra, on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway. A tempo packed with guests for an engagement ceremony ...
18 May, 2026, 09.06 PM IST
Lakhimpur Kheri highway accident leaves 10 dead, PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratiaTen people died in a tragic road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri. A truck and van collided head-on on the Lakhimpur-Bahraich Highway. Prime Min...
18 May, 2026, 03.39 PM IST
SBI must pay Rs 5 lakh to woman despite 6-year delay in claim: Nagpur consumer panelA Nagpur consumer commission directed SBI to pay Rs 5 lakh to a widow. The payment is for an insurance claim filed six years late. The comm...
17 May, 2026, 10.34 AM IST
33 killed as strong storm, rains lash various UP districts; CM orders relief, compensation measuresA severe storm and heavy rains swept through five Uttar Pradesh districts on Wednesday. At least 33 people lost their lives in the devastat...
14 May, 2026, 08.08 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh CM asks district officials to remain on alert amid heavy rain warning from IMDUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered district officials to be on high alert. Heavy rains and thunderstorms are affectin...
04 May, 2026, 01.39 PM IST
Rs 3.25 crore compensation awarded to accident victim by HC in a hit and run case after 25-year-long legal battleMotor Vehicles Act: A hit and run victim of 16 years old in Chandigarh had to wait 25 years for compensation to be decided in his case. Ini...
07 Mar, 2025, 05.06 PM IST
Implement law on compensation to accident victims : Delhi HC to CentreThe court's order was passed on a petition by the legal heirs of a deceased accident victim, who sought compensation for themselves as well...
22 Jan, 2023, 12.02 PM IST
50% of heirs of road accident victims don’t get compensationThe SC found Delhi, Assam, Nagaland, Tripura and two other UTs to be odd ones out among states and UTs as they have not formed a road safet...
04 Dec, 2017, 01.00 AM IST
- It takes 5 yrs to settle motor third party claims
A study by the insurance regulator has shown that justice is greatly delayed for road accident victims who have to on an average wait for f...
11 Nov, 2010, 05.02 AM IST
- SC asks govts to create fund for road accident claims
The Supreme Court has said that the government should create a special fund by imposing cess on sale of petrol or a one-time premium on sal...
07 Jan, 2010, 12.26 AM IST