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Topic: car accidents

Man killed in hit-and-run in southwest Delhi, accused held

The 34-year-old was run by a speeding car on 26 April. Police have arrested Rajesh Mehta, a resident of Paschim Vihar area, in the case.

Banning high-beam headlights is no solution. Invest in protective eyewear first

I am very certain that poor vision plays a major, and unfortunately undocumented, role in vehicular accidents in India.

Delhi sisters aged 5 & 8 mowed down by minor driver. 4 yrs on, case closed, family surrenders to fate

For the Sarsar family, time stopped when they lost Bhumi and Gunjan. Their mother Shweta says that had the minor & his family apologised, she may have forgiven them, but they never did.

3 months since Nagpur Mercedes crash, victims’ kin await justice — ‘fast-track our case like Pune crash’

Similar to Pune Porsche incident, 2 youth were killed by speeding Mercedes in Nagpur in February. While Pune case has been fast-tracked due to public outrage, Nagpur one is proceeding slow.

5 arrested after 20-year-old Delhi woman dies as car hits scooter, drags her body for 4 km

During questioning, the accused told police that they had gone to Murthal on New Year’s Eve and the accident took place on their way back to Delhi.

20 yr old woman dies after being dragged for 4 km by car in Delhi, 5 arrested

According to the police, the woman died after her scooty was hit by a car & her body was dragged for around 4 kms in Sultanpuri on Sunday. The 5 men have been arrested, they said.

Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant injured in car crash in Uttarakhand

Pant's car collided with a divider on the road and caught fire. He suffered injuries to his head, back and leg & is currently in a hospital in Dehradun said reports.

World’s first female car crash test dummy is here. Last 51 years, we only had male dummies

Until now, the dummies most commonly used in impact tests have the same dimensions as an average man from the 1970s.

2-year-old girl killed after being hit by car in Delhi’s Rohini, driver arrested

The girl was taken to a hospital but was declared dead on arrival. Police said a case under Sections 279 and 304 A of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the driver.

7 MBBS students, including BJP MLA’s son, dead as SUV falls off bridge in Maharashtra’s Wardha

Tirora BJP MLA Vijay Rahangdale's son Avishkar was among the seven students who died on the spot. The accident happened around 1:30 am when they were returning from a birthday party.

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Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.