Beginning with the bird's eye view of itself -- a narrow state of hills, rivers and high population density, in a tapering part of the Indian subcontinent. It can be a beautiful place shaped by aesthetic founded in appropriate lifestyle and progressive views, or a junkyard shaped by money and what money buys. The choice is Kerala's, notes Shyam G Menon.
The whole point about this is not who eventually wins or loses but how, in just a few years, technology has so changed our lives, says Subir Roy.
The superstar will promote his production called Dr Cabbie, starring Isabel Kaif, at the TIFF.
'Don't try to impose anything on us.'
'Make every trip feel like an escape' says the Uber website. Ironically, it remains to be seen how the company can get away from this controversy.
Ola accuses Uber of violating local laws, run business for profit.
Sources said that the woman was waiting for a taxi near AIIMS when a cab driver offered her lift to Noida on Thursday. Midway, the driver stopped the car at a secluded place near Moti Bagh in South Delhi and allegedly raped her.
Uber said it is conducting a full audit of its verification, rider feedback and support processes apart from assessing its driver screening processes, Ola is getting GPS installed in all its partner taxis.
Confident thief! A robber in the UK asked a taxi to wait for him as he went inside a bank and robbed it after which he made his getaway in the cab with thousands of pounds.
State govt asks the two taxi aggregators to end surge pricing.
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.
United States-based cab company Uber was on Monday booked for cheating by the Delhi Police in connection with the alleged rape of a 27-year-old finance company executive in its cab by the driver on Friday night in New Delhi.
Bengaluru-based developers, such as Puravankara Limited and Sowparnika Projects, have witnessed over 85-90 per cent of their customers being first time buyers or end users.
The Centre has announced an extension for two more weeks in the nationwide lockdown. However, several relaxations will be allowed as per zones.
From making 'COVIDIOTS' (a term coined for those flouting restrictions) squat on the road and do sit-ups, to making them pose with pamphlets admitting their fault, police officials have pulled out all the stops from their kitty of creativity to drive home the message.
The past few weeks have been rough for both Ola and Uber companies, dodging fire from almost all corners.
'Wage earners are shrinking. In both, the organised and unorganised sectors. And, entrepreneurs are growing.' 'But the increase in entrepreneurship is of a kind that does not create salaried employment or daily wage employment,' says Mahesh Vyas.
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.
US-based ride hailing firm accuses rival of making false bookings on its platform, drags it to Delhi High Court.
'All these incidents go to show that the day of the anodyne, apolitical corporation is running out fast,' says Kanika Datta.
Your next ride via the Ola app in an auto rickshaw could be cashless.
It was investing heavily in finding new ways to gauge driver behaviour apart from just relying on feedback provided by riders.
Uber, Ola's main competitor in Australia, currently operates in 19 cities including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra.
Around 500 people have signed up on Ola's platform for the Bike Taxis service.
Delhi government's odd-even scheme was launched in the national capital on Monday with common citizens giving it a mix response.
There is also lack of mandate from the government on adoption of electric mobility after ambitious talks of moving all new automobile sales to electric by 2030
Uber's draft prospectus for the biggest IPO in the world since Alibaba's in 2014 has projected a major cash burn for Uber in trying to get a significant market share in India, reports Karan Choudhury.
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International taxi-booking service Uber, which has been banned in Delhi after a woman passenger accused one of its drivers of rape, has been sued by the United States city of Portland for operating its service illegally.
Ride-hailing firms claim penetration is still low and there is a huge upside to grow the market and make owning a car pass.
Twenty unions of autos and taxis have formed a Joint Action Committee, which has called for the indefinite strike.
"At about 9.15 pm, a police party at Mirgund in Pattan signalled a cab to stop but two militants inside the vehicle started firing, which was retaliated," a police official said.
In a series of tweets and a Facebook post, the journalist, identified as said she was verbally abused and then attacked by the other woman, whose complaint was that she was paying the most and still getting dropped last. The journalist said she was targeted when she tried to defend the driver.
Uber on Tuesday said it is laying off about 600 employees in India -- about a quarter of its staff in the country -- as business has taken a major hit amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The development comes days after rival Ola had announced laying off 1,400 people from its rides, financial services and food business.
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'Today, 25 years later, Raja Hindustani is as much a Dharmesh Darshan film as it is Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor's 'different' love story.'
The argument that existing rules do not apply to them will no longer hold ground.
An execution paralysis has gripped the city.
While Ola will be restarting services in over 60 cities across the country from Tuesday, Uber, on the other hand, will restart services in 13 more cities from Tuesday, increasing coverage to over 35 cities.
'My turnover is in crores. I am not going to sit down with IT officials, explaining where I got the notes from.' 'I would rather wait a few days for business to come back to normal.'
