At least 15 deaths have been reported over the past decade, in which
occupants or rescuers were unable to open the doors of a Tesla that had crashed and caught fire.
Yuvraj Mehta, a 27-year-old techie, fell into an excavated, water-filled pit in a construction site and struggled for his life for 90 minutes before he died. His rescuers were too late to do anything.
Perhaps newspapers could dedicate a separate column to report daily road accidents and fatalities, similar to how death tolls were reported during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rajeev Pratap Singh's pregnant wife says that in the days before his death, he appeared disturbed & frustrated after getting threat calls to pull down videos from his YouTube channel.
While the country aspires to be an economic powerhouse, these aspirations are hollow without a fundamental commitment to the safety and well-being of its people.
IIT Delhi study published on 31 January shows between 2017 and 2019, for same distance travelled, 20.8 cyclist deaths were reported annually, compared to 9.5 motorcyclists & 0.53 car occupants.
A Yeti Airlines aircraft crashed in Pokhara last week killing 68 passengers. For flight operations, Nepal has an almost unrivalled, harsh environment with sudden weather changes.
India has silently acknowledged that the US is helpful in some ways, but also a roadblock in others. Both China and the US have an unspoken interest in slowing down India’s rise.
Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay.
IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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