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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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Topic: Highways

One-time settlement doesn’t end cheating case, rules SC—in departure from its own proposal to Sandesaras

The order comes weeks after a separate bench proposed dropping all criminal charges against the billionaire Sandesara brothers, given that they deposited Rs 5,100 cr as settlement with defrauded banks.

Commuters ‘inaugurate’ under-construction Delhi-Dehradun expressway after flood chokes Delhi roads

After the incident came to light, the traffic police, along with the Gandhinagar police, took action by placing double barricades and barbed wire along the stretch.

‘Unacceptable to charge toll with safety, traffic issues’—House panel bats for new road tariff authority

Pulling up road ministry, parliamentary panel pushed for rationalisation of toll collection on any highway stretch, and its reduction post recovery of capital & routine maintenance costs.

Infra projects worth over Rs 1 lakh cr completed or under way—Gadkari on Delhi decongestion plan

In an interview with ThePrint, Minister of Road Transport & Highways outlines his 3-point agenda & talks about Panipat-Delhi airport connection that'll cut travel time to under 30 mins.

3 killed, 12 injured as truck crashes into multiple vehicles on old Pune-Mumbai highway

A 10-yr-old girl and her father were among those confirmed dead, said Lonavla police. The incident took place at 10.20 pm, Sunday at Battery Hill near Bor Ghat.

Nearly 700 highway projects delayed, 35% due to land acquisition disputes, says parliamentary panel

Parliamentary panel tabled its report on Demands for Grants (2025-26) of MoRTH in Rajya Sabha. It recommended that project approvals be finalised before contracts are awarded.

Mumbai-Pune travel time may become 30 mins shorter, come August. What’s the ‘missing link’ project

Currently, it takes over three hours to travel from Mumbai to Pune, especially due to traffic congestion at the Lonavala ghat section.

460 road deaths every day—10 Indian states have come up with safety models. It’s working

India has ambitiously pledged to halve road crash deaths by 2030. The question is not if we can tackle this crisis, but how swiftly we can act.

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways launches app to combat highway encroachments

App enables users to report unauthorized parking, ribbon development, and other encroachments on National Highways.

200 Telangana buses plying highways were fitted with AI-based alert devices. Accidents down 40% in 1 yr

Pilot project was initiated in 2022 as part of Telangana govt’s attempts to reduce accidents on highways. Telangana among states with highest number of accidents, fatalities on highways.

On Camera

Don’t mistake India’s economic recovery for a new era of rapid growth

The underlying issue is that there hasn’t been enough of a structural change in the economy since the launch of reforms in 1990-91, despite per capita incomes multiplying nearly five-fold.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.