Uber loses UK Supreme Court appeal over tax on rival appsUber had brought the case following a 2021 decision by the United Kingdom's Supreme Court that its drivers were workers, which had an impac...
'Problem is not talent': Startup founder explains why India lags in tech despite having world's best engineering mindsAkshat Shrivastava criticizes India's slow tech adoption. He links tech supremacy to economic power, citing historical examples. Despite en...
Taxi apps renew GST plea; PharmEasy founders start up againHappy Monday! Ride-hailing firms plan fresh appeals to the indirect tax department over GST on subscription-based services. This and more i...
Trump’s Gold scheme; Uber’s new India offeringHappy Thursday! Donald Trump’s new ‘gold’ path to citizenship may undermine the plans of wealthy Indians. This and more in today’s ETtech M...
Uber’s private car ride-share service starts from AssamThe service will begin in Assam, with women and army veterans as drivers, serving as a case study for Uber to pitch it to other states. Glo...
Ola Cabs to exit international markets this monthOla Cabs to exit UK, Australia, New Zealand. The firm has started sending out notifications to users and drivers about the impending closur...
Inside Dream Sports diversification strategy; Delhi taxi ban’s impact on cab aggregatorsDream Sports, the largest real-money gaming company in India, is charting its diversification strategy and will now turn to more strategic ...
World's looking at India for travellers: Laura Houldsworth, MD, Asia Pacific, Booking.comThe travel portal's partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC) is targeted specifically at Indian travellers, said Laura Houl...
Vistara aircraft engine fails after landing at Delhi airport, passengers safeIn a statement, a Vistara spokesperson said: "After landing in Delhi, while taxing to the parking bay, our flight UK122 (BKK-DEL) had a min...
Tata Group, Ambani's battleground shifts to an untested frontierAs India's top two business powerhouses finally take a crack at this unmarked territory, expectations of a rapid change in situation have c...
India’s tech-driven auto evolutionIndia is expected to be the world’s third-largest automotive market in terms of volume by 2026. Homegrowth tech startups will have a huge r...
Raghunandan G ventures out again with $15 million seed for ZolveZolve, a neobanking fintech startup, will use the funding from investors Accel India and Lightspeed Ventures to offer front-end banking sol...
Uber’s London ban marks global backlash for ride-hailing giantsFor Uber, the loss of its license in London puts one of its biggest markets outside of the U.S at risk. The regulator found unlicensed user...
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...
What inflation? India one of the cheapest places to live inAlthough inflation is high in India, the prices of products and services are quite low compared to what people pay in other parts of the wo...
- Is Mumbai ready for the golden ride?
It’s not even 10 ‘o’ clock, the sun isn’t beating down just yet, but Shuklaji is giving out solar flares. “If the cool cabs didn’t work, ho...
- What annoys foreign tourists in India?
Ask the average foreign tourist about his experience in India. His answer would probably fill a complaint book.