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Centre's guildlines on cab-haling apps: Meru, Uber on separate lanes on riding normsWhile Uber is unhappy on surge pricing, Meru wants private cars to follow same rules if they ply as taxis so as to keep livelihood of drive...
New taxi permit to hit cab aggregatorsAn AITP permit has a validity of five years, which can be extended by another couple of years. A majority of the drivers enrolled with the ...
Government panel to look into surge pricing, taxi permitThe committee is being constituted as per the direction of the Delhi High Court which fixed August 22 as the deadline.
Ola, Uber to charge govt-set fares in Delhi from August 22The August 22 deadline was fixed after Uber told Justice Manmohan that it needs 10 days to make changes to its software to ensure passenger...
All taxis to charge government-set fares after Aug 22: High CourtAccording to the prescribed rates, fare for Economy Radio Taxi is Rs 12.50 per km, while it is Rs 14 per km for non-AC black and yellow top...
Ola, Uber cannot charge more than govt-prescribed rates: Delhi High CourtThe direction from Justice Manmohan came on the issue of 'surge pricing' resorted to by the app-based taxi services during peak demand, whi...
Uber relents, says ready to accept cap on fares fixed by govtIn a letter to Transport Commissioner, Uber said that per kilometre fare charged on its platform within Delhi will not exceed the governmen...
Taxi operator Meru Cabs slashes fares by 25% in Delhi; new rates to be effective till mid-MayThe new rates will be effective in Delhi from Friday till mid-May and will be rolled out to other cities in due course.
New policy to rein in app-based cab companies like Uber, Ola and others: Gopal RaiTransport Minister Gopal Rai said government has started working out modalities of the policy which will soon be made public.
Taxi firms like Fast Track ,NTL Call Taxi not to engage in pricing war with Uber and OlaLocal players have kept off this fight, betting instead on realisable targets such as improving reputation among customers and focusing on ...
New City Taxi Scheme gets positive response as four firms apply for permitsDespite a strike and protests by autorickshaw unions, Delhi transport department has managed to get a positive response to the City Taxi Sc...
Delhi government notifies City Taxi SchemeAAP government today notified the new 'City Taxi Scheme' 2015 which includes mandatory installation of GPS devices and digital fare meters.
Delhi government's ‘City Taxi Scheme’ gives taxi app aggregators like Ola, Uber a chance to ride legallyThe new proposal has done away with the need for taxi operators to set up centralised control rooms, one of the sticking points under the p...
Delhi government launches new taxi scheme 'City Taxi' for economical connectivityAAP government today announced a new scheme 'City Taxi' under which permits will be issued to 600 cc vehicles which will charge Rs 10 per k...
Radio taxi firms welcome schemeThe new policy requires cabs to run on clean fuel whereas most cabs running under the aggregator model—merely connecting passengers with dr...
Uber asks users to sign online pleaThe app-based cab service Uber has requested its customers to sign an online petition to bring it back on the road in the capital.
Rapid increase in app-based cabs in DelhiThe number of taxis in 2010 was 57,958, which went up to 69,780 in 2011. It was 70,335 in 2012-13.
Uber aftermath: Taxi drivers to undergo gender sensitisation programmeAccording to the transport department, the two-hour programme will be organised for drivers of every type of taxis.
Investors criticise ban of taxi hailing apps like Uber and Ola"Here was an industry building a few billion dollars in value but you are desperately scuttling it," said an investor in TaxiForSure.
Olacabs, Uber forcing radio taxis to tweak business modelsIt’s indeed a do-or-die situation for traditional Indian cab operators that have had a bump-free ride so far as Uber has shaken up the indu...