Early Diwali at Ola, gets $1.1 bn funding, another $1 bn in pipeline

The company did not disclose the valuations at which funds were raised. Transportation app Ola said on Wednesday it has raised $ 1.1 billion in funding led by Tencent Holdings and is in "advanced......

Why taxi operators sometimes don't follow rules

In 2006 when radio taxi services were first launched in Delhi, the then state transport minister, Arvinder Singh Lovely, had said these cabs fitted with a global positioning system would also come......

Industry Praise Murthy; Janata Denounce Him

Infosys Co-founder N R Narayana Murthy stirred a storm on X when he said young people should work 70 hours a week to level up the country's productivity. Photograph: ANI Photo In a conversation......

E-motorcycles: Bhavish Aggarwal Riding High

Can Bhavish Aggarwal upend the electric two-wheeler market, which is now overwhelmingly in favour of scooters? IMAGE: The Ola Cruiser. All photographs: Kind courtesy Ola Electric /Instagram.com......

Why India's gig workforce is still outside purview of basic benefits

If you have seen Zwigato, Param Kumar’s story will sound familiar. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Laid off from his job as a repairman at a Gurugram-based water purifier provider, he......

Unicorns feel funding winter chill; see fall in numbers

The valuation of firms like Quikr, Paytm Mall, and Hike have dropped below $1 billion. Shopclues and Blinkit were acquired for a fraction of their billion-dollar valuation. Shivani Shinde reports.......