Karnataka HC says cab drivers are company employees, fines Ola Rs 5.5 lakh under PoShThe Karnataka High Court has decreed that Ola drivers are employees under the PoSH Act 2013. Consequently, Ola has been ordered to compensa...
02 Oct, 2024, 12.37 PM IST
Bengaluru transport officials go on snap drive, seize ‘unauthorised’ bike taxisBengaluru authorities seized unauthorized, app-based bike taxis after auto drivers' protests, leading to tension. The Bike Taxi Welfare Ass...
05 Jul, 2024, 06.10 PM IST
Karnataka HC directs govt to protect bike taxi servicesThis petition comes after reports of unrest and clashes between auto drivers and bike taxi operators, and a ban on bike taxis was one of th...
23 Apr, 2024, 07.37 PM IST
Woman cancels cab ride in Bengaluru, bombarded with obscene photos and videos on her WhatsAppPolice in Bengaluru are searching for a taxi driver who allegedly bombarded a woman with obscene photos and videos after she canceled a rid...
13 Oct, 2023, 12.21 PM IST
Instruct delivery hands not to use bikes as taxis: Delhi govt to ecommerce companiesLast Monday, the Delhi government issued a public notice asking bike taxi operators such as Uber, Ola and Rapido to stop their two-wheeler ...
03 Mar, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
Ola sacks 200 employees; Wipro net profit up 2.3% in Q3, beats estimatesRiding haling and electric vehicle firm Ola has had a torrid time since the start of the pandemic three years ago. The company laid off as ...
13 Jan, 2023, 07.41 PM IST
Cab, auto drivers hold protest rally against bike taxis in BengaluruKarnataka’s cab and auto drivers are seeking withdrawal of a state government order permitting electric bike taxis in Bengaluru and other p...
22 Jul, 2021, 07.40 PM IST
Angel tax: New startups may look to register overseasSeveral early-stage investors have started seeing a movement of startups to overseas jurisdictions though concrete numbers on the impact of...
18 Feb, 2019, 10.42 AM IST
Uber files plea in HC to ensure safe operationsThe company cited cases of violence during the indefinite strike called by Maharashtra Rajya Rashtriya Kamgar Sangh in the state
24 Oct, 2018, 08.25 AM IST
How startup staffing is getting a rainbow hueThe startup, founded in 2015 by four alumni of NIT Surathkal, changed a number of its policies last year to include more LGBTQ people in th...
09 Sep, 2018, 12.32 PM IST
Taxis, cabs to come without child lock from next yearThe demand for doing away with child lock in cabs has gained momentum after recent incidents of women being harassed, including in Bengalur...
09 Jul, 2018, 11.22 AM IST
Woman says AirAsia staff 'abused, manhandled her', airline cries foulThe airline, however, has accused the passenger of misbehaving with the cabin crew and even abusing a senior staffer.
11 Nov, 2017, 09.01 AM IST
Ola picks up $50m from NY hedge fundThe funding momentum comes after Ola decided to raise capital at a lower valuation of $3 billion, from $4.5-5 billion in 2015, from SoftBan...
14 Jun, 2017, 10.10 AM IST
Ola's revenue surges seven-fold, but loss widens to Rs 2,313.66 crore in FY16"Advertising, initial driver incentives, strikes in major cities and customer discounts are some of the contributory aspects to the losses ...
01 May, 2017, 12.34 AM IST
Delhi High Court saves the city from another cab union strikeThe Sarvodaya Driver Association of Delhi and the Rajdhani Tourist Drivers Union claimed that more than 1 lakh drivers would go on strike o...
18 Apr, 2017, 08.40 AM IST
From a plethora of incentives, cab aggregator services have thrown drivers off trackGood times for drivers came to an abrupt end recently when firms lowered incentives and drivers found themselves staring at drastically red...
05 Mar, 2017, 11.17 AM IST
Auto, taxi fares hiked upto 30% in DelhiTravelling in autos and taxis will cost more in the capital from tomorrow with the Delhi government deciding to hike fares by upto 30 per c...
01 May, 2013, 10.08 PM IST