States must be alive to emerging trends & tech, says Karnataka HC in bike taxi judgmentJustice BM Shyam Prasad’s statement was an obvious reference to people looking for different commute options in Bengaluru. He said the stat...
05 Apr, 2025, 02.23 PM IST
Karnataka HC bans Ola, Uber, Rapido bike taxi services till rules framedJustice BM Shyam Prasad ruled that bike taxis cannot operate until the state government frames rules under Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles...
02 Apr, 2025, 08.13 PM IST
A ride-hailing startup in Washington tries to 'out-Uber'Founded in 2019, the ride-hailing startup Empower has become a serious rival to Uber and Lyft in Washington. It now does 100,000 rides in t...
23 Dec, 2024, 11.05 AM IST
Ride-hailing app Uber ceases operations across PakistanUber ceases operations in Pakistani, directing users to switch to Careem. Uber had already ceased operations in Karachi, Multan, Faisalabad...
30 Apr, 2024, 04.58 PM IST
Comply with ban or we will impound bike taxis: New Delhi city tells Uber, OlaA day after Supreme Court backed the Delhi government's ban on bike taxis, New Delhi city authorities said it will start impounding bike ta...
13 Jun, 2023, 01.19 PM IST
Karnataka govt may develop its own app to help auto-rickshaw users: transport ministerSriramulu’s statement came after the aggregators continued to operate their app-based auto-ride hailing services, despite a government noti...
12 Oct, 2022, 10.05 PM IST
Five-year-old court order saves Ola and Uber in KarnatakaWhile Ola’s licence to operate in Bengaluru expired in June, Uber’s expired last month. Both have applied for renewal of their permits but ...
02 Jan, 2022, 06.54 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
Zomato acquires Uber Eats in an all-stock transactionThe all-stock transaction will give the US-based ride-hailing company about 10% shareholding in Gurgaon-based Zomato.
22 Jan, 2020, 09.23 AM IST
Karnataka HC directs transport department not to seize cabsGowda, on May 28, had said that the cab aggregators, not having license, should immediately cease plying taxis and warned of impounding the...
01 Jun, 2016, 10.04 PM IST
Drivers lose business as Karnataka government, aggregators fightDrivers, whose cabs have been impounded, gathered near Traffic and Transit Management Centre in Shanti Nagar to protest the seizure of thei...
03 May, 2016, 11.32 AM IST
Delhi government asks IT ministry to block Uber, Ola and Meru Genie appThe Delhi transport officials asked all three companies to cease operations if they want their applications of radio taxi licence to operat...
25 Mar, 2015, 01.46 PM IST
Uber ceases operations in New DelhiIn the eye of a storm over a rape case, Uber finally ceased its operations in the national capital complying with a government ban imposed ...
10 Dec, 2014, 10.34 PM IST
Blame game starts over failure to enforce ban on UberFailure to enforce a ban on Uber triggered a blame game between Delhi Govt & Traffic Police with both putting the onus on each other to res...
10 Dec, 2014, 08.37 PM IST
Uber's representatives meet Delhi Commission of Women officials to discuss further actionTuesday also saw Home Minister Rajnath Singh, issuing a statement in Parliament, calling for states to bar car-hailing services like Uber.
10 Dec, 2014, 06.59 AM IST
Union Minister for Transport Nitin Gadkari questions ban on Uber-like cabs“Tomorrow, if something happens on a bus, we can’t ban that. Similarly, if something of this sort happens on a plane, that too cannot be ba...
10 Dec, 2014, 05.16 AM IST
American city sues Uber for illegal operationThe lawsuit asked the Court to order Uber to stop operating in Portland until it is in compliance with the City's safety & consumer protect...
09 Dec, 2014, 04.26 PM IST