A ₹3 lakh crore rain check? India’s monsoon now comes with a Hormuz fine printIndia’s fertiliser supply chain is under strain as the West Asia conflict disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route ...
02 Jun, 2026, 11.30 AM IST
ChatGPT Down today? Users report queries not working. Check latest update hereChatGPT Not Working today? ChatGPT faced significant disruptions on Friday with thousands of users in India and globally reporting errors a...
29 May, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
Haryana cabinet approves new rules: No petrol, diesel vehicles for cab aggregators in NCRHaryana's Cabinet has approved new rules for vehicle aggregators. From January 1, 2026, all new vehicles joining fleets in NCR areas must b...
18 May, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
Mandatory to install location tracking devices, panic buttons in taxis, public vehicles: SCA Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan observed that it was alarming that less than one per cent of transport vehicles were eq...
13 May, 2026, 09.37 PM IST
Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM: Here's what TVK promised ahead of Assembly pollsTamil actor Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, has taken charge as Tamil Nadu's new government. Vijay is now the Chief Minister. The ...
10 May, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
Maharashtra government to install panic buttons in schoolsFollowing the Badlapur sexual assault on two four-year-old girls by a school employee, the Maharashtra government intends to implement pani...
27 Aug, 2024, 12.29 AM IST
Yogi govt installing panic buttons, CCTVs in city buses, cabs to ensure safety of womenThe Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh is installing panic buttons and CCTV cameras in city buses, Ola, and Uber cabs to ensure the safety of...
15 Oct, 2023, 05.50 PM IST
'Lack of GPS in feature phones delays panic button roll-out'The WCD Ministry secretary, R K Shrivastava, is likely to meet Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha to resolve the problem and ensure a smooth roll...
03 Feb, 2018, 05.26 PM IST
Handset makers like Karbonn, LG and others get ready with apps and panic button for women safetyHandset vendor Karbonn is developing its own women’s safety app, while Korean major LG has already unveiled a phone with a panic button.
26 Jul, 2016, 03.20 AM IST
All state transport vehicles may have to sport panic buttons in KarnatakaAfter asking app-based cab aggregators such as Uber and Ola to install global positioning system (GPS) and panic button in cabs affiliated ...
10 May, 2016, 10.56 AM IST
All Indian cell phones to have panic buttons from January 1, 2017"Panic buttons will be mandatory from January 1, 2017 and any woman in danger can press it. Earlier mobile phones will be retrofitted," she...
06 May, 2016, 07.59 PM IST
Panic button in all mobile phones from Jan 2017During Question Hour, Prasad said by January 2018 all mobile will have GPS so that if a woman is in distress and alerts police, her locatio...
04 May, 2016, 05.01 PM IST
Emergency push button on mobile handsetsAll mobile handsets sold from January 2017 will have to feature a 'panic button' according to a notification of the telecom department.
25 Apr, 2016, 10.26 PM IST
Mobile phone companies agree to install panic button: Maneka GandhiMandatory regulations in this regard will be issued by the Department of Telecommunications soon, Gandhi said.
29 Dec, 2015, 05.54 PM IST
Uber to introduce 'panic button' safety feature in IndiaUber says it is also creating a local team that will respond to reports by riders and will get a notification when the panic button is pres...
07 Feb, 2015, 12.36 PM IST
- Facebook to launch 'panic button' to report sex offenders
Facebook is all set to launch a child safety 'panic button' on its site for users to report sexual abuse.
12 Jul, 2010, 02.57 PM IST
- Facebook told to add 'panic button'
Facebook has been asked to add to its pages a child safety "panic button" that will guide users how to handle cyberbullying and inappropria...
13 Apr, 2010, 04.24 PM IST