New Delhi: A DTC driver accused of driving rashly and mowing down a pedestrian, who was crossing a road, has been absolved of the charges by a Delhi court which held that drivers cannot always be blamed for accidents due to the "menace of jaywalking" in the city. Observing that "even the most vigilant driver cannot avoid an accident if someone unexpectedly walks into middle of the road", Metropolitan Magistrate...
03:39 AM, May 12, 2012
New Delhi: Around 250 people hired by Delhi Police as drivers last year used fake or forged for securing the job, an investigation has revealed. The police have filed five cases and are in and are in the process of registering more First Information Reports (FIRs) as investigations are being carried on, a senior police official said. In one case, the applicant allegedly forged the licence of a woman in...
12:59 PM, Apr 06, 2012
Kolkata: Auto rickshaw drivers went on a rampage in different parts of Kolkata and held rush hour traffic to ransom on Tuesday while protesting hike in fuel prices. Auto rickshaw drivers pelted stones on buses and forced passengers to disembark. The highly unionised three-wheeler operators in the city blocked roads at Kankurgachi, Phulbagan and Hudco crossing in north Kolkata and at Rashbehari crossing in the southern part of the city,...
12:44 PM, Apr 03, 2012
Paris: For the first time in the history of Formula One, six world champions will be on the grid when the new season starts on Sunday. Here is a brief look at them (with age, nationality, manufacturer, number of championships, race wins and pole positions): Sebastian Vettel, 24, Germany, Red Bull Two-time defending F1 champion Race Wins: 21 Pole Positions: 30 Is there anything or anyone to stop Sebastian Vettel...
03:56 PM, Mar 15, 2012
Paris: Yesterday was history, tomorrow's a mystery... Red Bull Racing and the other title contender teams would be reminding themselves of this adage ahead of ...
09:21 AM, Mar 15, 2012
London: Jarno Trulli's abrupt departure from Formula One on Friday triggered no shockwaves around the world, but the Italian's exit was still a significant moment for the glamour sport and the home of Ferrari. Trulli had not scored a point since 2009 and the quality of the Montepulciano d'Abruzzo wines coming out of his vineyards has won more recognition than his achievements at the wheel in recent years. However, until...
11:23 PM, Feb 18, 2012
Hingham: Russian driver Vitaly Petrov replaced Jarno Trulli at the Caterham F1 team on Friday, leaving the Italian veteran without a drive after 15 seasons in Formula One. Caterham, formerly known as Team Lotus, said Petrov was at the team's factory in Hingham for a seat fitting and will take part in the pre-season testing in Barcelona next week. The 27-year-old Petrov, the first Russian to drive in F1, was...
08:38 PM, Feb 17, 2012
London: It's a research which is likely to reignite the cliched battle of the sexes -- women are much better at parking a car than men. The research, which clearly contradicts the notion that women cannot park a car, has found female drivers are better at finding spaces and also more adept than men at manoeuvring a vehicle into a space -- though they may take longer to park. Women...
08:20 PM, Jan 30, 2012
Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray's earlier this week warned the autorickshaw drivers to stop their agitation. Some were assaulted and their three wheelers burnt on Wednesday. The attacks were aimed at auto rickshaw drivers on strike, who're protesting the city crackdown on tampered meters. Rickshaw unions are also demanding an increase in fares. One of the protesting rickshaw drivers said, "They should increase the fare." Rickshaw strikes have been inconveniencing...
11:32 PM, Oct 05, 2011
New Delhi: A 22-year-old married woman has been allegedly raped by a Government Railway Police (GRP) constable and two auto rickshaw drivers in Ujjain. The accused GRP constable, identified as Krishna Kant, has been arrested. The victim along with her husband Mohan Lal Thakur was traveling from Bandra to Godhra. They overslept and could not get down at Godhra and got down at Ujjain instead. At the Ujjain Railway Station...
03:48 PM, Jun 08, 2011
They run a successful taxi service and are getting behind the wheels in a job. ...
07:04 PM, Mar 08, 2011
London: Guess what scares a woman driver. It's not heavy traffic or bad weather, but having her husband on board, a survey has revealed. But, according to the survey, apparently most men are quite happy to be driven by their female partner. Only five per cent of men are sometimes not relaxed or never relax when their wife or girlfriend is behind the wheel. In fact, the survey by the...
12:27 PM, Jan 03, 2011
Mumbai: The iconic black and yellow fiat taxis have been slowly vanishing from the city streets. And now the Maharashtra government could very well be replacing them with a luxury fleet. Meters could be down for the iconic black and yellow fiat taxis in Mumbai. Close to 900 cabs have been seized recently for illegal permits and 4000 others could be phased out in the next 3 months according to...
12:26 PM, Oct 03, 2010
Ruchika Mittal has been waiting for compensation since 2006. ...
09:14 PM, Feb 05, 2010
The drivers' union believes this will help them in self-regulation. ...
12:52 PM, Oct 25, 2009
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