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TopicDelhi roads

Topic: Delhi roads

20 lives lost in road accidents every hour in 2023. Half the victims bike riders, Delhi deadliest city

With an average of 55 crashes per hour, India recorded 4,80,583 road accidents in 2023, a 4.2% increase from 2022, according to data shared by states with the ministry.

NDMC cleans up service lane after Danish ambassador’s ‘great, green, and trashy New Delhi’ post

Freddy Svane, who is serving his second tenure as ambassador, in an X post Wednesday flagged the garbage-strewn lane in the diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri.

Govt plan to make Delhi ‘beggar-free’ still distant dream with 5-yr rehab project at standstill

Delhi govt plans to relocate beggars ahead of September G20 Summit. But details of implementation of 2021 Union scheme for rehabilitation 'under consideration' since pilot project end.

Cycling on Delhi streets? Study shows cyclists face 40 times higher threat to life

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.

GS Caltex India launches the 2nd edition of #GaadiKeDoctor campaign to honor the Mechanics on its 13th Anniversary

The campaign #GaadiKeDoctor highlights GS Caltex India’s 13th anniversary & dedicates 2nd Feb day to the mechanics of the country and honor them for keeping the vehicles safe for driving. 

Anjali Singh, Delhi’s hit-and-run victim, ‘risked life’ to earn for family & hoped to open salon

After her father died around 8 yrs ago, Anjali took over as the sole breadwinner of the family, initially working at a salon and later, after she lost her job, at weddings and events.

Just seat belts and airbags won’t protect you. India’s deadly roads need to be fixed too

Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway or Delhi's Peripheral Expressway, one thing is certain — poor road design has a huge role to play in accidents in India.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.