Uber's festering sexual assault problemPublicly, the ride-sharing service proclaimed it was one of the safest options for travel, with aggressive media campaigns and polished rep...
09 Aug, 2025, 11.07 PM IST
Bengaluru auto strike: Despite strike by city unions, auto rickshaws ply during rush hoursAuto drivers had earlier decided to go on a strike for Monday and Tuesday to protest against bike taxis, which are operated by ride-hailing...
20 Mar, 2023, 03.26 PM IST
Meru Cabs moves CCI against Ola, UberAlleging that the aggregators are disrupting the market by putting in huge sums of foreign investor money, the company said it has filed fo...
13 May, 2022, 10.47 AM IST
NCLAT dismisses plea seeking probe against Ola and Uber on price fixingThe NCLAT observed that the allegations against the cab aggregators had no substance.
03 Jun, 2020, 03.39 PM IST
Uber’s assault report erodes the power of trustWhen Uber and Airbnb were getting off the ground earlier this decade, people were apprehensive about taking a ride with strangers, or stayi...
11 Dec, 2019, 12.12 PM IST
Uber is recording some riders’ trips, raising privacy worriesThe increased surveillance of rides at Uber coincides with a spike in demand from U.S. and Canadian regulators and law enforcement official...
22 Nov, 2019, 09.16 AM IST
There’s a lot riding on India, reveals Uber’s IPO filingIndia, where Uber launched operations in 2013, was mentioned 24 times in the S-1 filing with SEC.
13 Apr, 2019, 10.25 AM IST
Uber moves HC for Rs 12 crore in damages from taxi owners bodiesIn its suit, Uber India Systems Pvt Ltd also sought an injunction restraining the defendants from stopping Uber drivers to work.
22 Apr, 2017, 10.43 PM IST
No cosying up to co-rider, drunken vomiting in cab: UberThe guidelines, applicable in all Indian cities where Uber has a presence, are a response to rising complaints against drivers and counterc...
13 Mar, 2017, 11.06 AM IST
Drivers must not flirt with riders: UberThe rules state driver partners will face "permanent deactivation" over any crime, including physical contact with riders, use of inappropr...
09 Mar, 2017, 11.47 AM IST
Uber denies Meru's charges of abuse of dominant positionThe Competition Commission of India rejected Meru's plea for a probe citing lack of relevant data, but the Competition Appellate Tribunal o...
02 Mar, 2017, 11.21 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
Uber ordered to limit surge pricing, comply with Karnataka rules for taxi aggregatorsMaharashtra has set similar guidelines for taxi aggregators and Delhi and West Bengal are in the process of framing rules, as is the Union ...
11 Nov, 2016, 08.49 AM IST
CCI exonerates Ola and rival Uber in complaint filed by Meru CabsThe CCI had previously rejected separate complaints filed by Mega Cabs and Meru alleging predatory pricing by Ola and Uber.
19 Apr, 2016, 03.02 AM IST
CCI rejects complaints of unfair practices against Ola, UberCompetition Commission has rejected allegations of unfair business ways against taxi hailing apps Ola and Uber after finding no evidence of...
15 Feb, 2016, 10.37 PM IST
Ola, Uber plug loopholes in their driver incentive model to cut back on lossDrivers were pocketing incentives without actually ferrying passengers, many by getting friends to book a minimum number of rides.
30 Mar, 2015, 06.39 AM IST
How taxi services are giving women a drive to financial independenceThe biggest challenge that these ventures face is sky-high attrition rates, disabling them from scaling up and providing city-wide coverage.
27 Nov, 2014, 07.39 AM IST