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Delhi cab driver loots Rs 90,000 US man in name of 'city shutdown'

The fraud came to light after he reached Agra and called the hotel in Delhi to ask for a refund.

22 Oct 2019 10:54 AM

One person was injured after a driver rammed a crowd with his car before speeding away in the Model Town area of northwest Delhi on Sunday night. (Representational Image)

Delhi man rams car into crowd, flees away injuring one

According to sources, a young man driving car was harassing a woman in area following which group of people stopped car and surrounded it.

03 Sep 2019 2:52 PM

In a freak stone-pelting incident, protesters on Sunday evening hurled stones at a civilian truck in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, killing the driver, police said. (Representational Image)

Kashmiri truck driver killed in stone-pelting; 2 arrested

The driver, who was hit on the head, was shifted to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead, they said.

26 Aug 2019 8:12 AM

The city police arrested a Kashmiri man and his driver for posing as director of the World Health Organisation (WHO). (Representational Image)

Kashmiri man, driver arrested for posing as WHO director in K’taka

The man, who hails from Gandrabal district of J&K and identified as Shoukath Ahmad lone, claimed himself to be director of WHO.

25 Aug 2019 1:44 PM

The driver, Vicky Aaglawe, a resident of Kamleshwar (Nagpur), was hung with a rope tied to the office ceiling and beaten up with belt and sticks. (Photo: ANI)

Two transporters arrested for brutally assaulting driver in Maharashtra

The arrests were made after a video of the duo torturing the driver by hanging him upside down.

29 Jul 2019 12:06 PM

Syed Waseem Ali, who was from Hyderabad and lived in Fremont, was driving a Toyota and had Sela Henriquez as the passenger via the Lyft ride-hailing service, who were pronounced dead after the crash in San Francisco's Bayview District on Sunday, the SFGate reported. (Photo: Twitter/ GoFundMe.com)

26-year-old Hyderabad driver killed in hit-and-run in California

The driver fled on foot, leaving the vehicle behind, and had not been arrested till now, police said.

25 Jun 2019 1:50 PM

Buckling up in a pearl-silver Lexus, Sabeeha al-Fakher takes the wheel and relegates her son to the passenger seat, a role reversal the 68-year-old Saudi widow never imagined would be possible in her lifetime. (Photo: AFP)

Behind the wheel, a year on: Saudi women savour new freedom

The reform has freed many Saudi women from their dependence on private chauffeurs and male relatives.

23 Jun 2019 3:56 PM

Drivers complain about declining earnings, and they can easily switch between platforms, making it difficult for either company to further reduce driver costs and keep fares cheap for passengers. (Photo: AFP)

Uber reveals strong growth, huge losses ahead of IPO

Uber racked up nearly USD 8 billion in losses over its 10 years in existence.

14 Apr 2019 2:58 PM

Kumar said he was dragged after he tried to stop the Innova car which collided with the toll barrier and sped away from Kherki Daula toll in Gurugram. (Photo: ANI)

2 arrested in Gurgaon toll plaza incident

On Saturday, the accused dragged a toll staff hung to the vehicle's bonnet for almost six kilometres at a speed of 100 km/hr in Gurugram.

14 Apr 2019 1:16 PM

A car driver dragged a toll plaza employee for a long 5-6 km on his car's bonnet at the speed of about 100km/hr in Gurugram when asked to stop at toll plaza on Saturday. (Photo: Screengrab)

'Even cops don't stop my car’: Driver drags toll staff on bonnet in Gurgaon

It was also shown in the 34-second video footage that the car was speeding with the man hanging on to the bonnet.

13 Apr 2019 7:48 PM

The driver of the SUV reportedly lost his control and hit the accelerator instead of the brake, leaving several injured. (Photo: File/Representational)

C’garh: 25 injured as groom’s car hits his own wedding procession

Nine people are said to be critical and have been admitted in hospital after the SUV carrying the groom hit the crowd, according to NDTV.

13 Feb 2018 10:26 AM

Hughes is a 61-year-old limo driver who's spent the last few years building a steam-powered rocket out of salvage parts in his garage. (Photo: Pixabay)

Self-taught rocket scientist plans to launch over ghost town

First things first — this jump over a ghost town. He will be tinkering with his rocket right up to takeoff.

20 Nov 2017 2:18 PM

The accident occurred near Lawari Top in upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday, officials said. (Representational Image)

Pakistan: 14 killed after vehicle skids off, falls into ravine

The vehicle met the accident when the driver lost control while negotiating a sharp turn in the mountainous terrain near Lawari top.

30 Apr 2017 4:48 PM

More than just a drive

The Blind Man Rally encourages Braille-reading navigators to team up with seeing drivers.

12 Feb 2017 12:26 AM

A man was killed after an Indigo car caught fire near Delhi's Mundka area. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Driver dies as car catches fire in Delhi's Mundka

The police, with the help of forensic team are trying to find out the reason as how the car caught fire.

08 Feb 2017 10:01 AM

A girl was allegedly molested in a moving app-based cab by its driver and another person in Kolkata. (Photo: File)

Kolkata: Girl 'molested' in moving cab

The girl was allegedly abducted when she went out of her house and she mentioned in her complaint that she knew one of the two abductors.

19 Dec 2016 7:46 AM

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