Bengaluru rain commute sparks outrage as woman claims ₹1200 auto fare for 15 kmA Bengaluru content creator's video highlighted a friend's ₹1,200 auto fare for a 15 km ride. Heavy rain and peak traffic caused the three-...
05 May, 2026, 09.40 PM IST
Bengaluru CA used to take bus to save Rs 50, walk 3 km to avoid auto fare. Now she owns her own company and closed Rs 10 lakh deal. Here's how she did itMeenal Goel's journey from financial struggles to signing a ₹10 lakh business deal exemplifies perseverance. After two years of relentless ...
05 Apr, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
Bengaluru auto rickshaw fares to be hiked from August 1The Regional Transport Authority of Bangalore Urban District has increased the minimum auto rickshaw fare from Rs 30 to Rs 36 for the first...
14 Jul, 2025, 11.02 PM IST
Bengaluru woman highlights shocking fare gap: ₹39 on meter vs ₹172 on Uber for same ride; see how internet reactedA Bengaluru woman's social media post comparing auto fares has ignited a debate about the city's transport woes. She highlighted a signific...
08 Jul, 2025, 09.15 PM IST
Bengaluru auto overcharging row: Transport Minister slams app-based 'loot', vows permit cancellations for 'daylight robbery'Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy has ordered strict action against Bengaluru autorickshaws, including app-based services, for o...
29 Jun, 2025, 12.35 PM IST
Bengaluru man uses ChatGPT to bargain auto fare like an elder brother - without knowing Kannada. Even the driver was impressedSajan Mahto, a Bengaluru content creator, experimented with ChatGPT. He used it to negotiate auto fares. Sajan instructed ChatGPT to speak ...
29 Apr, 2025, 01.59 PM IST
Bengaluru autodriver wins hearts after he charges Rs 166 for 11 km rideA Bengaluru man's Reddit post about an honest auto driver charging a mere Rs 166 for an 11-kilometre trip has gone viral, highlighting a ra...
27 Apr, 2025, 10.55 AM IST
Micro loans, family health insurance part of Rapido Auto’s Bengaluru plansUnder its Auto Dost initiative, five lakh auto captains who are currently based out of Bengaluru city will be benefitted.
17 Aug, 2023, 03.35 PM IST
CEO pays Rs 100 for 500-metre auto ride in Bengaluru, says its just Rs 9 in MumbaiAuto rides in Mumbai are much cheaper than those in other Indian cities, including Bengaluru, known as the Silicon Valley of India. Accordi...
24 Jul, 2023, 07.30 PM IST
Karnataka decides 5% app fee for auto rides booked on apps, HC to take final callThe Karnataka government on Friday decided to allow app-based aggregators to charge a convenience fee of 5% on customers who book auto rick...
25 Nov, 2022, 05.19 PM IST
Karnataka government to finalise convenience fee for app-based auto rides soonKarnataka’s transport department must file an affidavit before the high court on Friday on how much companies such as Uber and Ola can coll...
23 Nov, 2022, 06.54 PM IST
Uber says 10% commission cap not financially viable, services in Bengaluru might get affectedUber said that the 10% limit on the commission that it can charge on auto fares in Bengaluru is not financially viable and that the aggrega...
01 Nov, 2022, 08.52 PM IST
Karnataka police, transport dept eye joint ops against app-based autosHome Minister Araga Jnanendra told ET he will hold a meeting with top police and transport officials on Wednesday to discuss ways to regula...
10 Oct, 2022, 08.39 AM IST
Ola, Uber, Rapido unlikely to stop auto services in Bengaluru despite missive from stateTerming the auto-hailing service as “illegal” the state’s transport authority had issued notices to the three companies on Thursday, as sta...
08 Oct, 2022, 11.39 AM IST
Rapido says it will continue to operate in Bengaluru despite government noticeThe Karnataka Transport Department on Friday issued notices to Ola, Uber and Rapido, ordering them to halt their autorickshaw services in t...
07 Oct, 2022, 06.43 PM IST
Ola rolls out auto-rickshaws in ChandigarhOla launched auto-rickshaws on its app and after registering 75,000 autos on its platform across seven cities, the company intends to add t...
23 Dec, 2015, 04.53 PM IST
Auto, taxi fares in Delhi raised by 25%Giving in to pressure from the autorickshaw lobby, the Delhi government on Wednesday decided to raise auto and taxi fares by a significant ...
02 May, 2013, 10.50 AM IST