Two minors have been apprehended by police for allegedly stabbing a taxi driver to death in Delhi following a road rage incident.
The tourist, identified as Janvi, an assistant professor, posted a three-minute video on her social media account detailing how she was allegedly harassed by local taxi drivers when she tried to travel by an online cab.
The union alleges financial hardship due to the state government's authorization of panic button device providers.
A 49-year-old man, who was on the run for around 25 years, has been arrested in Delhi in connection with a string of crimes where he allegedly hired taxis, killed the drivers, dumped their bodies in remote forested areas of Uttarakhand and sold the vehicles off across the Nepal border, a senior police officer said on Sunday.
A blast near Delhi's Red Fort has claimed the lives of 12 people, including a young man from Uttar Pradesh, a DTC conductor, and a taxi driver.
A Delhi woman's solo trip turned into a nightmare as she escaped an alleged rape attempt by a taxi driver in Uttarakhand, leading to his arrest and a renewed focus on tourist safety.
Addressing an event after launching the service, Shah said the rival ride-hailing platforms have reduced commission and are offering many other incentives, including free rides to customers, seeing the success of Bharat Taxi during the pilot operation.
A taxi driver and four traffic cops displayed remarkable alertness and agility to save a 56-year-old woman who was about to fall into the Arabian Sea from Atal Setu, an official said on Saturday.
Calling the decision a win for the people of Karnataka, a Rapido spokesperson said it was not just a legal victory but a milestone moment for urban mobility in the state.
The Bombay high court has refused to grant relief to taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers seeking to offer namaaz near the Mumbai airport, citing security concerns.
An Indian-origin taxi driver in Dublin was attacked in a suspected hate crime, prompting a police investigation and raising safety concerns for Indian citizens in Ireland.
Two juveniles have been apprehended for allegedly stabbing a 30-year-old man in Delhi's Shalimar Bagh area due to a long-standing feud.
A video has surfaced showing the moment of the collision in Dwarka that killed a 23-year-old biker. The video, allegedly filmed from inside the SUV driven by a 17-year-old, shows the moments leading up to the crash. The driver was later released on bail.
The driver allegedly took the tourist on a longer route before dropping her at the hotel
In yet another attack on Indians in Australia, a 24-year-old taxi driver has been allegedly abused and assaulted by a passenger and his vehicle damaged in the Victorian city of Ballarat.
GSM, which is potentially eyeing a Hong Kong listing and was recently valued at $20 billion, operates on a distinct model -- it owns the e-taxis and employs the drivers, while also supplying cars to independent drivers or fleet operators.
A new video has surfaced showing the aftermath of the fatal SUV crash in Dwarka that killed a 23-year-old biker, revealing the accused driver and his sister attempting to shift blame.
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.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will kick off a massive energy conservation drive on Saturday with the launch of an insurance scheme for auto and taxi drivers using environment friendly CNG as fuel in Mumbai.
An Indian taxi driver was attacked, racially abused and his car smashed, as a group of baseball bat wielding youth went about attacking and robbing cab drivers in Melbourne suburbs. The gang ambushed and robbed five taxis in separate incidents in the western suburbs of Melbourne.
The Bharat Taxi platform is already positioning itself as the world's largest driver-owned mobility network, with more than 51,000 drivers across cars, autos, and bikes registered in New Delhi and Saurashtra, Gujarat.
Transporters across Maharashtra have announced a statewide strike to protest against e-challans and other issues, potentially disrupting transport services including school buses and commercial vehicles.
Five Pakistan cricketers treated an Indian cab driver at a restaurant in Brisbane after the latter refused to accept any fare from them
Renault boss Flavio Briatore said the world champion has it too easy on the race track and it is about time the other drivers put him under some pressure.
Approximately 25 youths, suspected to be MNS members, attacked the office of the Mumbai Taximen's Union in Central Mumbai on Thursday morning. MNS workers have been targeting taxi drivers since the past few days, but the police are yet to confirm the perpetrators of today's attack. Union president A I Qadros had earlier said that the taxi drivers would go on strike if they were not compensated for the attacks.
Hassanain is being charged with Assault in the Third Degree as a Hate Crime, Assault in the Third Degree, and Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree, and will be arraigned on Saturday, it added.
In yet another case of suspected hate crime, an Indian-origin Sikh taxi driver in the US has been assaulted by an unidentified man, who knocked off his turban and also used expletives against him outside the JFK International Airport in New York, according to a video on social media.
"I have injuries on face, leg and hand. I have two broken teeth as well," the victim, who went unconscious after the attack, claimed. The man was then taken to Alfred Hospital by the police, who informed his family. The man was discharged on Monday, a family member told PTI
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A man dived off London's historic Tower Bridge into the River Thames on Monday during a protest by taxi drivers over their exclusion from part of a special Olympic Games road network in the capital.
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.
Bike-taxi drivers are also left stranded as many depended on the service.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating a money-laundering case involving over Rs 331 crore deposited in a bank account linked to an illegal betting app. A bike-taxi driver was found to be unknowingly used as a 'mule' to funnel the illicit funds.
The father of the minor accused in the fatal Dwarka road accident speaks out, expressing deep grief and pledging full cooperation with the ongoing police investigation into the tragic incident that claimed the life of 23-year-old Sahil Dhaneshra.
A Pakistani-origin taxi driver indicted on charges of providing material support to terror group the Al Qaeda and accused of having links with Hasrkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami chief Ilyas Kashmiri pleaded not guilty in a US court on Monday.
Pearls of wisdom are often attributed to the cabbie who comes up with profound insights on the outcome of elections or the course of the conflict, or what have you.
A 13-year-old school-going boy tried to kill a taxi driver by slashing his throat, copying a scene from a Telugu movie featuring his favourite hero.
The retired Formula One champion drove a cab to the airport himself after a trip out to the village of Gehuelz, near Coburg in southern Germany, left the family short of time to make their flight home, the Muenchner Abendzeitung newspaper reported.
Two of the three strikes are related to the gig economy, a centrepiece of the new labour Codes.
A 28-year-old bike taxi rider has been arrested for allegedly molesting a woman passenger and robbing her after diverting the route towards a secluded stretch in east Delhi, police said on Tuesday.
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