Ola did not disclose financial details of the investment.
The transport associations earlier ignored an appeal by the government to withdraw the strike.
Despite Uber facing a ban across many states, including Karnataka and Maharashtra, for Lingaraju, a driver employed by the company in Bengaluru, it is business as usual.
Daily life was partially affected in West Bengal on Wednesday due to a 12-hour shutdown called by the Bharatiya Janata Party, protesting the police action against demonstrators during a march to the state secretariat.
Arthur J Pais talks to Andrew Vollo, who has been training New York taxi drivers in yoga and T'ai Chi for over eight years.
The taxi fare meter invented by Kalindu Siriwardene, shows the taxi fare based on duration of the trip.
Home-grown taxi booking companies which have a business model similar to Uber's might have stricter security norms imposed on them.
Taxi union leader A L Quadros has an arrogant smile on his face, as the much-touted meter jam agitation turned out to be a damp squib according to him.
The non-availability of halal meat, a must-have in their menu, in their Bridgetown hotel forced them to temporarily wear a chef's apron.
'Just look at China: They have five or six major airlines and some smaller ones.'
US-based ride hailing firm accuses rival of making false bookings on its platform, drags it to Delhi High Court.
The Association claimed to represent 13 operators, including Mega Cabs, Easy Cabs, Meru Cabs, Tab Cabs, which run their services in several cities across the country.
In a setback to US-based online cab service provider -- Uber, the Delhi government has rejected again the company's application for licence to run its taxis in the national capital.
An Indian-origin taxi driver was assaulted by a passenger in New Zealand, nearly two months after a cabbie from the community was stabbed to death in the country. Mohinder Singh is recovering at home from injuries received during the attack by a passenger in Brookfield on Sunday morning, New Zealand Herald reported on Tuesday, without identifying the assailant. Singh was among two Tauranga-Mount taxi drivers who were attacked in the past two days.
Businesses have resumed but it's not business as usual in the capital city of Bangladesh.
In Cairo the same distance by taxi costs just $1.49 - the cheapest taxi price.
Modi's attack on the late prime minister comes on the heels of his allegation that Rajiv Gandhi died as a 'brashtachari no 1'.
Anjali quickly decided not to pursue her career in medicine. If she had worked in a government hospital, she would have had to do her fair share of nights and weekends in hospital, which would have been tough when Sachin was back in Bombay between tours. Had she worked in private practice as Dr Anjali Tendulkar, she reckoned she would be consulted for her name rather than her expertise. Anjali is an all-or nothing person and she couldn't have just dabbled in doctoring. Moreover, she wanted to devote herself to keeping her husband in the right frame of mind to play his best cricket. A fascinating excerpt from Annabel Mehta and Georgina Brown's book, My Passage to India.
The estimated cost of the metrino is Rs 50 crore per km and each pod can accommodate three to four persons, Megha Manchanda/Business Standard reports from New Delhi.
Spirit Air Private Ltd, a Lucknow based private air-taxi service provider, entered into an agreement with DTDS Travel and Tour Planner Pvt Ltd, to begin its service on Airport Authority of India's controlled airports such as Ranchi, Gaya and Patna.
A recent Hotels.com survey reveals just which city boasts of the best cabs in the world. Read on!
An Indian-origin taxi driver in east Midland town of Leicester has suffered injuries and lost his vehicle during an unprovoked attack by two passengers while he was dropping them at night.
With an existing consumer base of 400 million across airports, electricity and gas distribution businesses, the Adani group is revving up its retail play. It is planning to use the 2.4 billion consumer interactions a year with group companies to push various products and services. The group has already launched the 'Adani One' super app that will eventually sell products across the spectrum, top executives said.
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday sought the Bombay high court's approval for the proposed auto and taxi fare hike.
After positioning itself as a niche product in the passenger car segment, Bangalore-based Reva Electric Car Company is looking at using the technology for the production of mini-buses and taxis.
Commuters may face difficulty on Tuesday as a number of auto rickshaw and taxi operators' unions will go on a strike demanding hike in fares, not heeding to an assurance by the Delhi government on Monday that a decision on the issue will be taken within 15 days.
Taxi and autorickshaw drivers under Jai Bhagwan Taxi Rickshaw Sanghatana have announced they would go on indefinite strike from August 29 in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.
When contacted, an IndiGo spokesperson said the flight 6E-508 was "involved in a low speed reject due to suspected engine stall".
One of the smallest players in India's car market, it is banking on new-look Etios to make inroads into the personal vehicle segment
"The state government will soon start with the campaign of phasing out outdated vehicles from the city," Principal Secretary (Transport), Ramnath Jha told PTI. "The transportation department will cancel the registration of such outdated vehicles and these vehicles will not be allowed on the roads," Jha said.
RDX and timer were used in the explosion that ripped apart a taxi at Wadi Bunder in central Mazgaon during the November 26 Mumbai terror attack, sources said."Samples from the blast tested at forensic science laboratory in Mumbai showed that RDX and timer were used in the explosion," sources said, adding that the explosive used was similar to that used in Vile Parle taxi blast.
OAIS would start the taxi service in Mumbai and Bangalore with 100 cars each and expand the fleet in phases as per instructions by the local authorities in the two metros. The investment for launching the taxis in Mumbai and Bangalore would be Rs 10-12 crore (Rs 100-Rs 120 million).
Private air-charter service provider Airnetz Aviation would launch its air-taxi service in the country next year, a top company official said on Tuesday.
The company is in talks with investors and the deal could be closed in a few weeks. At present, it operates in 37 cities in India.
The National Transportation Safety Board has sent a team to Alaska to investigate the crash of a de Havilland DHC-3 Otter.
There is a huge difference between taxi prices in developed and developing countries.
The statement implicated members of the Mukhiya gang, accused of orchestrating multiple interstate paper leaks, as the source of the leaked answer sheet.
In this new series, we re-visit great Hindi film classics. We start with Dev Anand's Taxi Driver.
After warning multiplex owners over screening of Marathi movies, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has now trained his guns at taxi and auto drivers.
