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Mumbai bus scare: BEST turns to 500 smaller buses for safer rides and tackle narrow-road risks
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (410+ words) The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking has proposed procuring 500 air-conditioned nine-metre midi buses, following a recent mishap involving a long electric bus in Bhandup and ongoing delays in e-bus deliveries. The move comes days after a parked electric…...
Accident, not assault: Kerala High Court bins criminal charges against bus driver for hitting judge's car
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (610+ words) Kerala High Court news: The Kerala High Court recently quashed all criminal proceedings against a bus driver accused of hitting a judicial officer's official vehicle, resulting in the injury of the car driver, holding that the incident, at best, amounted…...
Take back "disproportionate" funds allocated to 6 wards: Mumbai BJP'chief to BMC panel
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (516+ words) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mumbai president Ameet Satam on Monday wrote to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) standing committee chairperson, stating that the development funds allocated to six municipal corporator wards that fall under his constituency will be returned to the…...
Inherently dangerous: Punjab and Haryana High Court denies bail to man after 3 died travelling on bus roof
2+ week, 1+ day ago (447+ words) Punjab and Haryana High Court news: Emphasising that permitting passengers to travel on a bus roof is an "inherently dangerous act, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a bail plea of a man allegedly responsible for a tragic…...
Lack of training is shocking: Why Bombay HC granted bail to BEST driver in Kurla electric bus crash that killed 9 people
2+ week, 6+ day ago (524+ words) Granting bail to the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) driver, who allegedly rammed a bus into pedestrians and vehicles in Kurla, leading to nine deaths in 2024, the Bombay High Court "prima facie" observed while he had the experience of…...
The hammer men of Rajasthan: How new bus safety rules halted an entire industry
2+ week, 6+ day ago (908+ words) What Sundarlal is referring to is the revised bus body code, AIS-052, made effective from September 1, 2025. First introduced in 2015 to regulate design and safety standards, the latest iteration tightens compliance following a series of deadly bus fires in Jaisalmer and…...
Bombay High Court grants bail to BEST driver in 2024 Kurla crash that killed 9
3+ week, 1+ day ago (395+ words) Over a year after his arrest, the Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) driver who allegedly rammed a bus into pedestrians and vehicles in Kurla, leading to nine deaths in December…...
Google brings Search Live to more countries, adds support for more Indian languages
3+ week, 5+ day ago (322+ words) Google has announced a global rollout of its Search Live feature, essentially expanding access to users in over 200 countries and territories where AI Mode is available." With this update, users can now interact with Search using voice and camera in…...
Mumbai Metro Line 3 faces mobile network shutdown after telecom contract terminated
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (280+ words) Mobile connectivity on Mumbai's underground Metro Line 3 is on the verge of a complete shutdown after the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited terminated its contract with ACES India, the firm responsible for providing shared telecom infrastructure along the corridor. The…...
Heard at small eateries in Gurgaon: "No cylinders being delivered, stock will last for 2-3 days
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (322+ words) Vivek Thacker, the owner of Gurgaon's original Civil Line Wala chole bhature outlet in Sector 15, is a worried man. For the first time, his LPG vendor has told him that they will not be able to deliver the daily quota…...