India’s gig economy boom must start working for the women behind itFemale gig workers face challenges like limited mobility and financial access. Initiatives providing affordable asset finance and tailored ...
15 Apr, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
He once worked at top MNC but corporate job pressure broke him. Bengaluru man resets life by driving auto rickshawRakesh, who once worked with top companies including Apple, left his high-paying corporate career after struggling with mental stress and p...
05 Apr, 2026, 08.55 PM IST
Ban-battered bike-taxi riders say struggling to make both ends meetKarnataka's bike-taxi ban has severely impacted Bengaluru's gig workers, slashing incomes by half. Approximately 150,000 riders are affecte...
05 Jul, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Karnataka bike taxi riders on hunger strike, say “we’re ready to follow rules, just give us a fair system”Bike taxi riders in Karnataka are protesting the state's ban. They are demanding a fair regulatory framework. Riders say the ban has left m...
30 Jun, 2025, 05.04 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: How the ban on Karnataka's bike taxis affects gig workers, commutersWhile Rapido and Uber have changed their bike taxi options to courier services on their apps, Ola has removed the option from its app. User...
16 Jun, 2025, 09.12 PM IST
Rapido, Ola, Uber change bike taxi to parcel delivery service on appFollowing a Karnataka High Court directive, Rapido, Ola, and Uber have suspended their bike taxi services in the state. The platforms are n...
16 Jun, 2025, 05.09 PM IST
Overseas job opportunities in UAE for Himachal Pradesh residentsEFS Facilities Services India has announced job opportunities at a nuclear power plant in Baraka, a school in Abu Dhabi, and bike delivery ...
18 Oct, 2024, 10.54 PM IST
Peloton is recalling more than two million exercise bikes. Here's whyThe recall includes approximately 2.2 million of the Peloton Bikes Model PL01. The bikes were sold from January 2018 through May 2023 for a...
11 May, 2023, 09.54 PM IST
Instruct delivery hands not to use bikes as taxis: Delhi govt to ecommerce companiesLast Monday, the Delhi government issued a public notice asking bike taxi operators such as Uber, Ola and Rapido to stop their two-wheeler ...
03 Mar, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
Peloton to sell its bikes on Amazon in bid to reverse slumpThe news of the Amazon deal sent shares of New York-based Peloton Interactive Inc. soaring 20% Wednesday. They are still down about 88% in ...
25 Aug, 2022, 04.50 PM IST
Shadowfax to hire 75,000 delivery partners by July-end"Shadowfax will recruit 75,000 delivery partners across India by the end of July 2022. These riders can earn up to Rs 35,000 per month whil...
24 Jun, 2022, 04.42 PM IST
Teen tweets about Zomato agent braving 40-degree heat to deliver food on bicycle, Internet raises money for new bike in 24 hrsThe man was a teacher before pandemic cost him his job. To make ends meet, Meena started working as a delivery executive.
13 Apr, 2022, 04.15 PM IST
As Dubai's food delivery booms, dangers and casualties mountThe boom has transformed Dubai's streets and stores and drawn thousands of desperate riders, predominantly Pakistanis, into the high-risk, ...
13 Sep, 2021, 12.44 PM IST
No hikes, but more perks and performance-linked pay for blue-collar workersCompanies in ecommerce and logistics are reducing their fixed costs by not hiking salaries and, instead, giving out bigger performance-link...
10 Mar, 2021, 10.54 AM IST
PhoneParLoan ties up with Bajaj Auto Finance to offer bike loans to delivery jobseekersPhoneParLoan has tied up with companies like DTDC and Bisleri, where if a candidate gets selected as a delivery personnel and gets an offer...
31 Jan, 2021, 12.57 PM IST
Delivery boys suffer back problems: The backbone of Indian e-commerce boom faces serious breakdownAs ecommerce companies try to meet the dearth of feet on the ground and wheels on the road, the pressure is building on delivery boys.
29 Dec, 2015, 06.33 PM IST
How jobs with e-commerce companies like Flipkart is taking toll on the delivery menThey're the wheels turning India's $20-billion e-commerce juggernaut as it gathers momentum in a country that's never had a more kingly exp...
09 Aug, 2015, 10.30 AM IST