Two years on, BNS hit-&-run section yet to come into force

Posted On: 2026-10-27 Posted By: Soumya Chatterjee

New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Over two years after the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) replaced the Indian Penal Code, the provision to punish drivers who cause a death through rash driving and then flee (Secti... Read More

BNS hit-&-run section yet to come into force

Posted On: 2026-10-26 Posted By: Soumya Chatterjee

Others Hindustan Times Columnists

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Over two years after the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) replaced the Indian Penal Code, the provision to punish drivers who cause a death through rash driving and then flee (Secti... Read More

Parliamentary panel seeks gender-inclusive urban criteria, flags no town councils in 3000 census towns

Posted On: 2026-10-23 Posted By: Soumya Chatterjee

Health & Lifestyle Real Estate & Construction Hindustan Times Columnists

India, Oct. 23 -- A parliamentary standing committee has called for a review of India's criteria for identifying urban areas, highlighting that one of the existing tests relies only on the share of ma... Read More

Govt to tighten learner licence requirements

Posted On: 2026-10-23 Posted By: Soumya Chatterjee

Others HT Lucknow Newspapers

New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- The Centre has proposed making several driving-licence services free and tightening the requirements for obtaining a learner's licence, as part of a wider overhaul of the Central... Read More

Oct 2027 set as 1st deadline for revised crash safety standards

Posted On: 2026-10-23 Posted By: Soumya Chatterjee

Others HT Lucknow Newspapers

New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- The Centre has set October 2027 as the first deadline for revised car crash safety standards, with updated requirements for frontal and side-impact protection to cover all models... Read More