Kerala expat driver wins UAE raffle
Abu Dhabi, Aug 10 (IANS) A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expat driver from Kerala has won 1 million dirhams in a raffle, the media …
Auto driver held after tourist makes threat call from his phone
Mathura, Aug 9 (IANS) An autorickshaw driver has been arrested in Mathura after his mobile phone was allegedly used by a tourist to make calls …
Two arrested for assaulting SAIL chairman, his driver
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Four men have allegedly assaulted Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) Chairman Anil Kumar Chaudhary and his driver after their …
Uber driver threatens Bengaluru woman of tearing clothes
Bengaluru, Aug 6 (IANS) In an incident that raises questions about the customer safety systems put in place by the ride-hailing giant Uber, a woman …
JNU student alleges rape by cab driver
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A 21-year-old girl, hailing from western Uttar Pradesh and pursuing a foreign language course in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), has …
Ashes: Smith, Wade tons put Australia in driver’s seat on Day 4
Birmingham, Aug 4 (IANS) Australia wrestled control of the first Ashes Test on Day 4 on Saturday thanks to centuries from Steve Smith and Matthew …
Unnao rape: Driver says truck skidded due to rain
Lucknow, Aug 4 (IANS) Ashish Pal, the driver whose truck crashed into the car carrying the Unnao rape survivor on July 28 in Rae Bareli, …
Driver killed, 2 injured as truck falls off flyover in central Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) A 45-year-old man died while two others were injured after the truck in which they were travelling fell off a …
CBI to quiz truck driver, cleaner in Unnao rape survivor’s accident
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 3 (IANS) A court here on Saturday remanded to three days CBI custody the driver and the cleaner of the truck …
Data as driver of Indian economy (Column: Active Voice)
While oil was the central resource around which the world revolved in the twentieth century, the battle ground has shifted in recent times. Data is …
Uber’s new tools let riders check driver identity fraud
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) To prevent driver identity fraud, ride-hailing giant Uber on Tuesday said it will send in-app reminders and a push notification …
Police halts runaway girl’s obsession for Taxi Driver 2 game
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) A schoolgirl, who went missing from Pant Nagar in Uttarakhand on July 1, allegedly inspired by the mobile game Taxi …
Man posing ridesharing driver charged with sexual assault
Toronto police say they have arrested a man who allegedly pretended to be a ridesharing driver and sexually assaulted a woman who thought he was …
Private sector to be principal driver of India’s growth: Niti Aayog Vice Chair
New York, July 18 (IANS) “The government has no intention at all of being the main driver of growth in the country” and this role …
TV actress abused, threatened by app cab driver in Kolkata
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) A popular Bengali television actress has alleged that an app cab driver pulled her out of the vehicle and threatened and …
Train driver runs over man, gets him to hospital
Bhubaneswar, July 10 (IANS) A train driver on Wednesday rescued and admitted a man to a hospital after he was hit by the train. The …
Car with two tourists, driver drowns in Teesta
Siliguri/Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) A car with two tourists along with the driver fell into the river Teesta near the Coronation Bridge at Sevoke of …
Auto driver shot multiple times in East Delhi
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A 26-year-old autorickshaw driver died after being shot multiple times in East Delhi, the police said on Monday. One person …
‘Uber Plus’ driver rewards pilot launched in India
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Global ride-hailing giant Uber on Wednesday launched the pilot phase of its driver rewards programme called “Uber Plus” in Delhi, …
Ten policemen shunted out for attacking driver, son
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Ten Delhi Police personnel were transferred for attacking a mini taxi driver and his son and not showing “greater patience …
Police identify driver of BMW clocking 210 km/h
Gurpinder Singh, a 21-year-old has been identified as the driver of a BMW that was clocked at 210 km/h in a Halton Hills neighbourhood. Gurpinder …
Indian-origin Uber driver gets 3 years jail on kidnapping charges
Washington, June 28 (IANS) An Indian-origin Uber driver in the US has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $3,642 in …
Truck driver’s son set to join medical college, become doctor
Jaipur, June 27 (IANS) Abhishek, son of a truck driver from a small village in Rajasthan, is on his way to achieve his dream of …
Dubai bus crash: 7-year jail sought for driver
Dubai, June 26 (IANS) The Omani who drove the bus into a road barrier killing 17 people, including 12 Indians, here on June 7, is …
Woman driver attacks man with iron rod in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, June 26 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman driver who attacked a man with an iron rod in a road rage incident here has been arrested, …
Kashmiri cab driver returns tourist’s bag with valuables
Srinagar, June 25 (IANS) A Kashmiri taxi driver has returned the lost bag of a tourist family containing valuables worth over Rs 10 lakhs in …
Three-wheeler driver injured in alleged army firing in Pulwama
Srinagar, June 22 (IANS) A three-wheeler driver was injured late on Friday evening in alleged army firing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police sources …
Ontario mulls raising driver and vehicle fees
According to news reports, the government is seeking to introduce annual fee increases of two per cent “across the board” for “various driver, vehicle and …
Police-tempo driver clash in Delhi: Probe team questions 18 people
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Probing an attack on policemen by a tempo driver carrying a sword and his subsequent thrashing by police personnel in …
Delhi Police file FIR against cops for attack on driver
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Minutes after Delhi Police Commissioner promised to file a case against the policemen who had allegedly thrashed a mini taxi …
AAP Punjab slams assault of Sikh driver by Delhi Police
Chandigarh, June 17 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Punjab unit on Monday condemned Delhi Police’s act of beating Sikh auto driver Sarabjit Singh and …
3 cops suspended for attacking driver, protests rage
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Demonstrations continued on Monday outside a Delhi police station where the driver of a mini taxi and his son were …
Three policemen suspended for attack on driver
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Three policemen have been suspended in Delhi for unprofessional conduct after they were accused of thrashing the driver of a …
Amarinder seeks Shah’s intervention after Punjabi driver thrashed by Delhi Police
Chandigarh, June 17 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday condemned an incident in which a Sikh tempo driver was beaten up by the …
Got to condition your brain to be rally driver: Gill
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Dubbed as the “Grand Prix on Gravel”, Rally Finland is the fastest event on the World Rally Championship and is …
Truck driver fined for smuggling cheese into Canada
Haissam Azaar, a truck driver was charged a $30,000 fine for attempting to smuggle thousands of kilograms of cheese through the Canadian border. Haissam Azaar …
Dove saves German driver from speeding fine
Berlin, May 28 (IANS) A speeding driver in Germany was saved from a 105 pounds ($133) fine when a white dove interceded on his behalf, …
Enhanced driver’s licences may be eliminated in Ontario
Ontario is considering eliminating an enhanced driver’s licence that allows people to enter the United States at land and water border crossings without a passport. …
Alert train driver saves elephant on track
Guwahati, May 8 (IANS) A train driver applied emergency brakes to save an elephant crossing a railway track in Assam, officials said on Wednesday. The …
Boman takes auto ride with Marathi actress-driver
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Boman Irani was inspired by a Marathi actress named Laxmi, who also drives an auto. The Bollywood actor called her a …
Woman films truck driver’s alleged attempt to kidnap her
Surrey RCMP are investigating after a video posted on social media showing a truck driver attempting to grab a woman as she was walking in …