Ride-hailing major Uber has introduced several new features including one that can give passengers the tools that are needed to get help quickly in the event of a possible crash.

The CBI on Thursday said it has arrested four persons including the promoters and directors of Jayem Industries and officers of the Food Safety and Drug Administration and Excise Department in connection with the multi-crore gutkha scam in Tamil Nadu.

To mark the first death anniversary of Class 2 student Pradhyumn who was killed at a Gurugram school, a "Child Safety Baton" campaign will be launched on September 8 -- the day the seven-year-old was done to death, said the bereaved father on Friday.

Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal on Friday demanded various stakeholders involved in women security to work together in order to make the national capital safer for women.

National Award-winning actor Akshay Kumar has given full credit to filmmaker R. Balki for making the Road Safety Awareness Campaign "effective" in an "entertaining manner".

Calling Genetically Modified (GM) food a "contentious issue", FSSAI Chief Executive Pawan Kumar Agarwal on Monday said there is a regulatory vacuum in dealing with the transgenic food.

Consuming a marijuana-based drug may be safe in treating children with severe epilepsy, results of a clinical trial has showed.

The Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) is working on a strategy to improve occupational safety and the health of contractual workers, a top official said here on Thursday.

India bears a terrible burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), with the lack of proper diet and safe food a major contributing factor. The country has seen an increase in the NCDs burden from 30 per cent in 1990 to 55 per cent in 2016.

Facebook on Friday announced the launch of a "Digital Literacy Library" to help young people build the skills they need to safely enjoy online technology.