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Room for less: Could short-stay hotels be the next big thing in hospitality?Hourly Hotels: This works on a pay-for-use model where guests pay only for the duration they need a room — typically 3-9 hours. The busines...
'Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke's post for AAP's Manish Sisodia before leaving for studies in US emerges: 'No distance will weaken my commitment...'A satirical political movement, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), founded by former AAP volunteer Abhijeet Dipke, has gained significant tra...
Rapido raises $240 million from Prosus, WestBridge, Accel; valuation hits $3 billionUrban mobility startup Rapido has secured $240 million in a funding round led by Prosus, valuing the company at $3 billion. This raise is p...
Delhi WFH advisory explained: Delhi govt asks private offices, IT firms to adopt 2 days work from home amid fuel-saving pushDelhi WFH advisory explained: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has announced a wide-ranging fuel-saving and cost-cutting campaign under “Me...
In 2008, Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp Couldn’t Find a Cab in Paris: That Wait Established the Foundation for UberA frustrating taxi wait in Paris in 2008 sparked an idea for Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp. This inconvenience became the catalyst for U...
Boardroom on wheels: How MPVs have begun to speak a new language of luxury on Indian roadsThe growing popularity of the MPV among top executives and celebrities signals the arrival of a new trend -- one that is defined by practic...
Ola's AI smart assistant 'Kruti' goes dark across app platformsWhile 'Kruti' was not accessible via its direct website, kruti.ai, which showed a "site not found" error, users accessing it through Olakru...
This Uber ride between a blind passenger and deaf driver is winning the internet: Here’s whyA blind passenger and a deaf cab driver found a way to communicate without words. They used a phone to share information and ensure a smoot...
US-based Accel Leaders Fund may join Rapido’s $600 million round: SourcesAlong with the two investors, Accel’s India outfit is also participating in the transaction, which includes both primary and secondary comp...
Ola Electric's most experienced official Sanjay Bhan quitsSanjay Bhan’s departure comes as a huge setback to India’s most valuable electric-vehicle startup since he was entrusted with the challengi...
Catching the neighbourhood shuttleA couple of early stage startups are trying to address the problem of neighbourhood shuttle or micro-mobility. This is beyond bike-taxi sta...
GST policy on e-commerce may make life difficult for cab startups: ExpertsSections of GST experts believe the GST policy requiring aggregators to pay GST on fares collected by cab drivers will hurt startups
Nitin Gadkari flags off taxi ambulance servicesThe drivers will be trained to handle critical situations and provide first-aid, for which they will be paid additional Rs 500, Wagon Cab s...
Uber India discusses startup ecosystem with Commerce MinisterIn the meeting, the cab aggregator expresses its intention to contribute in the development of startup ecosystem.
Cab aggregation platform TaxiVaxi raises $500,000 in seed fundingTaxiVaxi also caters to the corporate segment, offering them a separate web-based solution, which is bundled with its app.
Uber ban setback for taxi app investorsMumbai/ The horrific rape of a young Delhi girl by an Uber driver resulting in the ban of the taxi-hailing app and other cab aggregators ha...
Uber ban setback for taxi app investorsSome of these investors sounded a note of caution, saying the ban was a knee-jerk reaction and that it may damage investor sentiment.
Cab startups like Olacabs, TaxiForSure, Uber, eye mobile wallets for growthThe mobile wallet also does away with the possibility of arguments over getting the balance amount back from the cab driver.
Indian taxi companies like Meru Cabs, Ola, TaxiForSure take on Uber by imitating its payment processesMeru Cabs, Easy Cabs and Mega Cabs, plans to set up collection offices abroad to avail the advantage of single-level authentication.
Cab startups look at tech to keep tab runningA new breed of transportation startups is using technology to disrupt a highly fragmented taxi service market in India, which has so far be...