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Mumbai transport hit after CNG supply cut; restoration by Tuesday

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) pumps in Mumbai witnessed long queues for refuelling on Monday after a major gas pipeline was damaged, disrupting supply and affecting thousands of autorickshaws, taxis......

The Peeli-Peelis of Kolkata

As Kolkata marches towards modernity, it is hard to imagine its streets without these cabs, notes Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd). IMAGE: Kolkata's famous Ambassador taxis. Photograph: Debadyuti......

'Indian-origin Uber driver rapes passenger in Canada'

An Indian-origin Uber driver has allegedly raped a 25-year-old in Canada, prompting police to seek public's help in tracing him. The driver is known only as "Amritpal", the name under which he was......

Uber, Ola drivers go on strike for higher pay

Drivers of the app-based cab aggregators Ola and Uber went on an indefinite strike on Monday in Mumbai, protesting their low earnings. The strike has been called by the Maharashtra Navnirman......

18 Ola, Uber cabs impounded in Delhi after Kejriwal's warning

As many as 18 cabs from Ola and Uber were impounded on Tuesday by the Delhi transport department for charging more than the prescribed limit during the odd-even scheme which is underway in the......

Fly high, sail out with Uber on Valentine's Day

A few years ago, deals site Groupon had sold 10-minute helicopter rides over Bengaluru and an aerial Ganapati Visarjan trip in Mumbai. Love in the air. Love in a boat. Love everywhere. While the......

Silicon Valley start-up Uber may find India ride bumpy

Since Silicon Valley's transportation tech start-up Uber Technologies launched its Uber Black service in India last October, its travel across the country's cluttered metroscape has been smooth so......

We want to make Uber the safest place in the city: Travis Kalanick

'Competition makes us better. I lose a little bit of sleep because I have competition.' Image: An idea can be beautiful for a whole bunch of reasons: Travis Kalanick Photograph: Reuters ......

80% commuters prefer Ola, Uber to regular taxis

65% of respondents find surge pricing by aggregators burdensome. An overwhelming 94 per cent of commuters feel they are harassed by refusal of “kali-peeli” (black-and-yellow-painted......

Ola-Uber battle hots up, this time in UK

Ola said it has obtained licences to operate in South Wales and Greater Manchester, and will launch operations in South Wales by September. India's ride-hailing giant Ola on Tuesday announced......

120 Bahadur Trailer Shows Promise

'The war scenes in which Indian soldiers fight fearlessly and the powerful dialogues are meant to make the audience proud of the loyalty and valour of Indian soldiers,' observes Deepa Gahlot. Back......

'People Know Gandhi As Villain Or Hero'

'They are clueless about the man on the currency notes.''They have been fed with WhatsApp forwards, so either Gandhi is vilified or deified. There's nothing in between.' IMAGE: Pratik Gandhi and......

Suriya Brings Retro Vibes To Mumbai

IMAGE: Suriya. Photograph: Panna Bandekar A section of the Mumbai media got a glimpse of how the devoted fandoms of South Indian superstars operate when Tamil sensation Suriya visited the city on......

Ananya, Sobhita, Rashmika's Uber Fashion

September was high on the fashion meter, courtesy these ladies raising the bar and giving us some glamorous, drool-worthy looks. Namrata Thakker narrows the month's top fashion to these choices.......

Where You Can Watch Saif's Son On OTT

From Saif Ali Khan's sabse bada beta's streaming debut to how to make potstickers with Prince Charles' chhoti bahu, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists everything coming up on OTT......