After viral Rs 7 crore bill in Noida, Bengaluru Uber customer gets Rs 1 crore charge for 10-minute auto rideUber faces backlash as a Hyderabad vlogger claims he was charged ₹1 crore for a 10-minute auto ride in Bengaluru, echoing a similar inciden...
02 Apr, 2024, 02.55 PM IST
Cab driver in Bengaluru launches app to challenge Ola & Uber, claims over 600 drivers already joinedThe news was brought to light by a user with the Twitter handle @BetterBengaluru. The user shared a photo with the QR code of the Nano Trav...
22 Dec, 2023, 04.57 PM IST
Former Google employee becomes Uber bike-taxi rider in BengaluruAn Uber Moto bike-taxi rider in Bengaluru, who was previously employed by Google in Hyderabad, has become an internet sensation. A video sh...
25 Oct, 2023, 04.23 PM IST
Bengaluru commuter's amusing Uber alert: 'Need help...?' as traffic stallsCommuters in Bengaluru, India, are accustomed to encountering peculiar situations when using taxi services. One recent incident involved a ...
19 Aug, 2023, 04.28 PM IST
Uber sets up new centre in Visakhapatnam, to hire 500 peopleLin added that the launch of the second centre in India is a reiteration of the company's commitment to the Indian market.
02 Dec, 2019, 04.50 PM IST
Indian ethical hacker helps Uber fix flaw in its app that exposed user numbers, emailAnand Prakash is ranked among the top four bug bounty hunters on Uber globally, and the top one from India.
12 Sep, 2019, 03.25 PM IST
Uber inaugurates engineering facility in HyderabadAccording to a company statement, a team of over 40 engineers have been hired to build business intelligence platforms and real time stream...
16 Nov, 2017, 05.46 PM IST
Will Uber pull brakes on India with 'brilliant jerk' Travis Kalanick's exit?Earlier, Uber's India unit was always kept informed about the future roadmap in advance and right now there is a lot of "vagueness" about u...
22 Jun, 2017, 10.28 AM IST
Uber rolls out 'Realtime ID check' feature in India for enhanced security of passengersDrivers will periodically be asked to share a selfie with Uber before they log on to the app and Uber’s systems will then instantly compare...
13 Mar, 2017, 02.12 AM IST
Uber adds panic button, tracking feature to mobile app in IndiaIn December, Uber’s newly hired head of global safety Phil Cardenas had said that he was exploring new ways to screen drivers globally.
12 Feb, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Uber rape survivor files lawsuit in US court against company25-year-old woman has sued online taxi service company in US court for failing to maintain basic safety measures, including lax screening o...
31 Jan, 2015, 03.27 AM IST
Uber rape case: Victim seeks Rs 100 crore as compensationThe woman allegedly raped by a driver for Uber is demanding a hefty payout from the taxi app which is valued at $40 billion (Rs 2.5 lakh cr...
28 Jan, 2015, 08.46 PM IST
Victim slams resumption of Uber Cab servicesThe company, he said, “had the audacity” to send an email directly to his client announcing that it has re-entered the market in Delhi.Uber...
24 Jan, 2015, 05.03 AM IST
Uber starts nationwide verification drive of driversUber has begun a nationwide verification of registered drivers to scrub its database and make sure that only those who can be vouched for a...
23 Dec, 2014, 08.32 AM IST
Uber case: Web-based taxi service a no-go area in BengaluruThe Motor Vehicles Act in its present form does not provide for operation of web-based aggregators- Karnataka Transport Commissioner Rame G...
13 Dec, 2014, 11.53 AM IST
Uber ban setback for taxi app investorsMumbai/ The horrific rape of a young Delhi girl by an Uber driver resulting in the ban of the taxi-hailing app and other cab aggregators ha...
10 Dec, 2014, 07.20 PM IST
Uber ban setback for taxi app investorsSome of these investors sounded a note of caution, saying the ban was a knee-jerk reaction and that it may damage investor sentiment.
10 Dec, 2014, 03.19 PM IST