Petrol, diesel price hike impact: From milk, onions, Blinkit deliveries to Uber fares & others, here's all that may get costlierPetrol, diesel price hike impact: Centre’s Rs 3 per litre hike in petrol and diesel prices may not feel massive immediately, but its ripple...
15 May, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
MBA guy becomes Ola driver, ignores 'padhai barbaad' taunts after quitting Rs 25 LPA job. Now, after 3 years, earns Rs 6.5 lakh monthly from 12-car businessAn MBA graduate’s unconventional career move is sparking debate online after he quit an Rs 25 LPA corporate job due to frustration and lack...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.41 PM IST
F&O Talk: Nifty's 6% gains are strongest since February 2021. Is it pullback or trend-reversal?Indian markets concluded the week on a strong note, continuing their upward trend. Buying interest in banking, auto, and consumer stocks fu...
11 Apr, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
Bharat Taxi faces stiff competition from Ola, Uber, says Amit ShahBharat Taxi, a new government-backed ride-hailing service, is facing initial challenges. Competition from private players and driver reluct...
01 Apr, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
Ola transforms ride-hailing with new flat fee model: What it meansOla has introduced a nationwide flat fee model, allowing drivers to retain 100% of their earnings after paying a daily access charge of Rs ...
30 Jun, 2025, 02.31 PM IST
Ola launches zero percent commission model across India; drivers to keep entire fare earningsHowever, according to Shaik Salauddin, founder president of the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union, before the ride, the drivers have...
18 Jun, 2025, 11.35 AM IST
Ola rolls out zero per cent commission model nationwide, allows drivers to retain full fare earningsOla has introduced a zero per cent commission model across India, allowing over a million drivers to retain their full earnings without any...
17 Jun, 2025, 06.36 PM IST
Rs 4,000 per day: Bengaluru cab driver's earnings shock netizensA Bengaluru cab driver revealed to a passenger that he earns ₹3,000 to ₹4,000 daily, supplemented by driving for Ola, totaling up to ₹75,00...
27 Jun, 2024, 04.53 PM IST
Ola adds in-app tipping feature for driver partners globallyOla's rival Uber had introduced the tipping feature over two years ago and in January this year, it had added the feature in India as well.
30 Jun, 2020, 01.10 PM IST
Better incentives spike Ola driver logins by 10%New structure, with average take rate of 20% for firm, gives drivers transparent view of earnings.
29 Jan, 2020, 11.12 AM IST
Ola rejigs commissions to retain driversIn 2018, the incentive structure was based on different targets for drivers with no standardisation. SoftBank-backed Ola has been trying to...
07 Jan, 2020, 09.24 PM IST
Ola, Uber strike in Mumbai likely to end on Tuesday, 80% of drivers' demands metMumbai has 35,000-40,000 drivers across Ola and Uber, and the city contributes about 15% of total revenues for both the companies.
30 Oct, 2018, 08.05 AM IST
More trouble for Uber & Ola, B'luru & Hyd to join drivers' strikeAround 50,000 drivers across Bengaluru, up to 25,000 drivers in Hyderabad, and approximately 5,000 drivers in Chennai have planned to annou...
13 Feb, 2017, 09.57 AM IST
Uber, Ola drivers hit hard by falling incentivesFrom as high as Rs 70,000 to Rs 1 lakh per month, incomes of cab drivers associated with cab aggregators have dropped to Rs 40,000-50,000 a...
25 Jan, 2017, 08.32 AM IST
For Uber, Ola drivers, big dreams come to a screeching haltGlut of app-based cabs, frequent discounts and fewer incentives weigh heavily on earnings of drivers of Uber and Ola, writes Shailesh Menon.
17 Nov, 2016, 02.57 PM IST
After protests, Ola and Uber relax regulations for driversThe drivers are happy for now, but believe there is still some distance to go before a sustainable partnership for the long-run is built.
14 May, 2016, 11.45 AM IST
Cholamandalam ties up with Ola to offer loans to driversCholamandalam Investment and Finance said it has joined hands with mobile app-based taxi aggregator, Ola, to offer car loans to the latter'...
30 Jun, 2015, 02.52 PM IST