From mileage to mayday: Why Indian car buyers are now obsessed with safety starsIndian car buyers are increasingly prioritizing safety over cost, with sales of highly rated vehicles surging. Carmakers are responding by ...
22 Jun, 2025, 11.14 AM IST
'You can manufacture safe cars, but India...': Bengaluru IT firm CEO's death after container truck falls on Volvo SUV sparks debate onlineA Bengaluru CEO and five family members died after a container truck crashed onto their SUV. The accident occurred on NH48 near Nelamangala...
22 Dec, 2024, 09.06 PM IST
Let's fix the dog 'menace' we madeUrban India grapples with dog-related challenges, emphasizing the need for comprehensive solutions in the face of urbanization and evolving...
12 Apr, 2024, 10.59 PM IST
Rishabh Pant shifted from ICU to private suite over infection scareIndia's star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was alone in the car and reportedly fell asleep at the wheel when the accident happened. Acco...
02 Jan, 2023, 12.30 PM IST
World’s deadliest roads in focus after Cyrus Mistry’s fatal crashMistry, who was 54, died on Sunday during a trip between Ahmedabad and Mumbai after the car he was in hit a divider on a bridge. Images cir...
05 Sep, 2022, 02.49 PM IST
Dangerous plot holes in the India storyGoI's push for Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) makes road safety critical. Better constructed and maintained roads will improve safety, pa...
22 Aug, 2022, 10.47 PM IST
One for the road: This app will alert you of potholes, help prevent accidentsPotholes in India are not only annoying, but claim thousands of lives every year. Bengaluru-based RoadMetrics AI-based solution alerts ride...
04 Jan, 2020, 10.59 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
Supreme Court takes note of 3,597 deaths due to pothole-related accidents in 2017"We are surprised that state governments have disputed the data sent by them to the MoRTH," the bench said, adding "the views of the states...
18 Sep, 2018, 05.51 PM IST
Potholes killed 3,597 across India in 2017, terror 803The ‘pothole deaths’ have stirred a debate on inefficiency of and corruption in municipal and road-owning authorities with the government l...
15 Jul, 2018, 08.14 AM IST
Taking public transport to office can work wonders for your heartTrain commuters take an average of 30 per cent more steps per day than people who travel by car.
05 Dec, 2017, 01.39 PM IST
Road agencies may be booked for deaths caused by potholesRoad owning and maintaining agencies maybe penalised and booked under Indian Penal Code for fatalities caused due to poor road condition su...
22 Feb, 2017, 10.54 AM IST
How death larks on some roads in BengaluruThe “deadly ten” spots were identified after analyzing data from 2011 to 2013.
28 Nov, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Let's tap the transformational power of the mobileThis is a fabulously powerful medium to reach out to every citizen of the country directly and deliver “governance at one’s fingertips”.
21 Aug, 2014, 05.05 AM IST
New Motor Vehicle Bill to hold government bodies responsible for bad roadsRoad transport minister Nitin Gadkari has already said that a stronger law on the lines of UK will be brought before the parliament.
07 Jul, 2014, 11.27 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
- Safer roads is top priority: K K Kapila, chairman, International Road Federation
Over 1.3 lakh people across the country succumb to injuries from road accidents every year, which translates into 15 people dying every hou...
26 Jun, 2010, 05.52 AM IST