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News cities new-delhi-news Gadkari Urges States To Allow Bike Taxis, Plans Negative Points For Violations: Your City’s Status Last Updated:September 03, 2026, 11:15 IST Gadkari says bike taxis can create 8 crore jobs and pushed a negative-point licence system for road safety. Check where your city currently stands. Gadkari called bike taxis a source of…
If you book a ride from a cab service, you will not have to pay extra money in the name of advance tip. The government has directed ride-hailing platforms like Rapido, Ola, Uber and InDrive to discontinue the ‘advance tip’ feature from their mobile apps. The Transport Ministry issued an order on Wednesday saying, ‘It…
New Delhi: The Central government has launched a new project called “Bharat Taxi,” India’s first cooperative-based taxi service. It’s meant to give passengers and drivers a fairer, government-backed option instead of using private companies like Ola and Uber. This new service is being developed by the Ministry of Cooperation and the National e-Governance Division (NeGD)….
New Delhi: More than a month after the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) issued notices to ride-hailing platforms like Ola, Uber India and Rapido over their advance tipping feature, the controversial practice is still active on these digital ride-sharing platforms. This feature allows passengers to give tips to drivers before the ride even begins. However,…
Karnataka has implemented a ban on bike taxi services, affecting companies like Rapido, Ubermoto, and Ola. The ban follows a court order and comes amidst safety concerns, including a recent incident where a woman was assaulted by a bike taxi driver. Commuters express difficulties with increased travel times and costs. The ban impacts approximately 1.2…
New Delhi: The death of a young employee in India has once again put the spotlight on toxic work culture. Nikhil Somwanshi, a techie who worked for Ola’s artificial intelligence (AI) arm Krutrim, died allegedly by suicide on May 8. The recent death of a young tech employee in India has raised fresh concerns about…
Nearly two weeks after the body of a 25-year-old machine learning engineer of an AI firm was found in Bengaluru’s Agara Lake, allegations have surfaced on Reddit and media reports quoting unnamed employees that the engineer died by suicide due to toxic work culture and an exploitative manager. The body of the engineer, Nikhil Somwanshi,…
Nearly two weeks after the body of a 25-year-old machine learning engineer of an AI firm was found in Bengaluru’s Agara Lake, allegations have surfaced on Reddit and media reports quoting unnamed employees that the engineer died by suicide due to toxic work culture and an exploitative manager. The body of the engineer, Nikhil Somwanshi,…
New Delhi: US-based asset management firm Vanguard has sharply reduced the valuation of ride-hailing company Ola to $1.25 billion, according to its latest filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This marks a significant drop of over 80 per cent from Ola’s peak valuation of $7.3 billion in 2021. Earlier in February 2024,…
The Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued notices to popular cab services, Ola and Uber, following allegations of varying prices for the same ride depending on whether customers use Android or iOS devices. Consumer Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi announced the development on Thursday. “As a follow-up to the earlier observation of apparent Differential Pricing based…