BEST bus crash: Initial probe highlights training gaps

The Mumbai Regional Transport Office (RTO) officials have said they suspect 'human error' and 'lack of proper training' led to the horrific accident in Kurla where a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply......

Heavy rain lashes parts of country, cripples Mumbai

The monsoon spelt mayhem in several parts of the country on Monday, particularly Mumbai where local train services and flight operations were hit and everyday life disrupted as well as Assam that......

'BJP needs us more than Shiv Sena needs them'

'They (the BJP) should not forget that had we decided not to rebel, they would still be chanting slogans from the footsteps of the Vidhan Sabha.' One year after Eknath Shinde broke away from the......

Time For Congress To Split Up?

If it splits now, who takes what away and leaves what behind? asks Shekhar Gupta. All Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Sonia Gandhi opened her Congress's long-delayed Chintan Shivir,......

How third party insurance liabilities are settled

Some general insurance policies have two distinct parts: 'own damage' part and 'third party' part. Third party insurance is associated with general insurance, especially motor insurance. It is......

Get ready to pay more for third-party motor insurance

The premiums for third-party motor insurance may rise by 50-80 per cent this year. This is part of a new system under which third-party motor insurance premiums will be reset every year on the......

Third-party cover not enough

G Srinivasan, chairman and managing director, New India Assurance, regrets customers do not buy a comprehensive policy when their vehicle gets old. Most, in fact, only buy third-party cover once......

Third party insurance may become mandatory

The Finance Ministry is considering to make it mandatory for all private general insurance companies to provide third party motor insurance, which is presently optional for them. "The Left Parties......

Rising Stars Asia Cup: Listless India A go down to Bangladesh A

IMAGE: Vaibhav Suryavanshi once again gave his side a solid start, blasting 38 off 15 balls as India A reached the 50-run mark in just 3.1 overs. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters India A paid a......

PHOTOS: India in command after Jadeja, Rahul fifties

IMAGES from Day 2 of the 1st Test played between India and England in Hyderabad, on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel piled on the misery for England with sone lusty......

F1: Party over for Hamilton as new season dawns

IMAGE: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. Photograph: Hoch Zwei Livepic/Action Images Lewis Hamilton spent the off-season crisscrossing the globe to party with A-list celebrities but Formula One's reigning......