School Assembly News Headlines for 17th September: Top national, international, sports and business updatesToday's headlines cover Prime Minister Modi's 75th birthday initiatives and developments in the National Herald case. Internationally, risi...
16 Sep, 2025, 05.40 PM IST
China's Baidu to deploy robotaxis on rideshare app LyftBaidu plans to launch its robotaxis on rideshare app Lyft in Germany and Britain in 2026. It did not specify which other countries the cars...
04 Aug, 2025, 05.41 PM IST
False data on Goa tourism a cause of concern: MinisterGoa's tourism minister addressed concerns about false tourism data. The state government is taking action against the misinformation. Goa's...
13 Nov, 2024, 08.16 AM IST
Dutch data protection watchdog hits Uber with $324 million fine over driver dataThe Dutch data protection watchdog said Monday it hit ride-hailing app Uber with a 290-million-euro ($324 million) fine over the transfer o...
26 Aug, 2024, 02.43 PM IST
A taste of Europe trip at half the cost: How to plan Kazakhstan or Georgia or Azerbaijan or Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan trip for Rs. 1 lakhA clutch of countries in the south of Caucasus and Central Asia provide a whiff of Europe without snapping your budget. Within sniffing dis...
13 May, 2024, 02.19 PM IST
Spain set to impose new restrictions on ride-hailing driversThe Spanish government is set to impose new restrictions on drivers working with ride-hailing apps such as Uber after the European Union's ...
27 Jun, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
Google permits alternative billing system, but developers cry foul; Uber looks to partner with private taxi operatorsComplying with Competition Commission of India (CCI) directives, Google is bringing about a change in its ‘Google Play payment policy’. The...
24 Feb, 2023, 11.37 AM IST
Uber drivers are employees, not contractors, says Dutch courtThe Amsterdam District Court sided with the Federation of Dutch Trade Unions, which had argued that Uber's roughly 4,000 drivers in the cap...
13 Sep, 2021, 05.28 PM IST
Uber drivers are entitled to workers' rights, rules UK's Supreme CourtUber insisted that the drivers were self-employed since they choose their own hours and place of work, and often find passengers through ri...
19 Feb, 2021, 04.43 PM IST
Uber weighs purchase of BMW-Daimler ride-hailing ventureUber has been looking to shed minority holdings in several ride-hailing operations recently, including portions of its stakes in China’s Di...
29 Sep, 2020, 09.11 AM IST
How Spain's free taxis helped battle the coronavirusIn Madrid, by far the worst-hit area, more than 500 taxi drivers signed up to volunteer through the PideTaxi app, and they have run more th...
02 May, 2020, 05.37 PM IST
Here's how UberEats is outgrowing the taxi business in some citiesFuelled by the billions of dollars that Uber has raised from investors, UberEats is now live in over 30 countries.
28 Dec, 2017, 09.26 AM IST
What India can learn about dealing with Uber from these 5 countriesUber, the global cheerleader of the ride-sharing industry, is reportedly fighting over 170 legal cases, from the US to Canada, Germany to t...
28 Aug, 2016, 12.47 PM IST
Uber’s carpools are no match for public transit in EuropeIn San Francisco and in 19 cities in China, Kalanick said, thousands of people use UberPool, his company’s ride-sharing service. But that’s...
26 May, 2016, 05.22 AM IST
Uber's enemies say the company uses 'tax avoidance on an industrial scale' and they want the government to investigateAn alliance of London minicab drivers is calling for the EU to probe Uber's tax arrangements and grill founder Travis Kalanick personally o...
01 Aug, 2015, 04.44 PM IST
Taxi aggregator Carzonrent buys Bengaluru-based startup Ridingo, starts ride-sharing tripWith this acquisition, Carzonrent is expecting its ride-sharing biz to be 75% of its total business in the next five years.
16 Apr, 2015, 03.57 PM IST
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.
11 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST