Lenskart Q1 profit jumps; Tata stocks tumbleLenskart posted a strong first quarter, with profit nearly quadrupling. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
12 Aug, 2026, 08.00 PM IST
Bengaluru techie turned Rapido driver to clean debts and realises bitter truth about an 'invisible' section of society: 'We often complain...'A tech professional recently revealed on Reddit how he was made to work as a Rapido driver to pay off credit card bills and how misbehaviou...
02 Aug, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
Ownly eyes multi-city expansion as Swiggy, Zomato backlash growsOwnly has onboarded around 25,000 restaurants so far and is seeing an average order value (AOV) of Rs 200-220, roughly half that of incumbe...
29 Jul, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
Rapido integrates Ownly into main app as food delivery contest widensRapido has integrated its food delivery service Ownly into its main app in Bengaluru, expanding restaurant reach while using its rider netw...
28 Jul, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
Goa launches app to digitise iconic motorcycle taxi serviceGoa's iconic motorcycle taxi service is now online with the launch of the 'Mhaje Driver App'. Commuters can easily locate and book the near...
06 Jul, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
Rapido founders booked on RTO complaint for operating bike taxi service without government nodRapido app founders have been booked in Nagpur for allegedly running unauthorised petrol-powered bike taxi services across Maharashtra. The...
04 Jul, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
Maharashtra govt has revoked provisional licence of bike taxi aggregators: Transport ministerMaharashtra government has cancelled temporary licenses for bike taxi aggregators. Companies like Rapido, Ola, and Uber failed to submit re...
09 Mar, 2026, 07.16 PM IST
Bike taxis will start operating in Mumbai soon: Transport officialsBike taxis are coming soon to Mumbai. This will help Mumbaikars save time and money. The transport department has received applications fro...
26 Aug, 2025, 09.50 PM IST
Rapido launches zero-profit bike taxi facilitator in KarnatakaThe ride-hailing platform said Bike Direct is a “humanitarian effort” to help bike rider partners with the tools they need to rebuild their...
25 Aug, 2025, 09.17 PM IST
Maharashtra transport minister exposes illegal plying of bike taxiThe minister booked a ride using Rapido app to verify a senior official's claim that the app and illegal bike taxi service were not functio...
02 Jul, 2025, 09.59 PM IST
Bike taxi drivers allege harassment by auto unions over plan to protest ban; demand legal frameworkRepresentatives of the bike taxi drivers met Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and Dasarahalli MLA S Muniraju on Thursday, seeking...
19 Jun, 2025, 10.45 PM IST
Delhi metro launches two bike taxi servicesThe Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has introduced two electric bike taxi services, SHERYDS and RYDR, accessible through their mobile a...
11 Nov, 2024, 07.19 PM IST
Delhi government warns Ola, Uber, Rapido against bike taxi serviceThese companies will be fined up to Rs 1 lakh, as the use of bikes for commercial purposes violated the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the trans...
20 Feb, 2023, 08.06 PM IST
Transport department halts Ola bike taxiThe department will seize, penalise such bikes; says it was not informed before the services were introduced.
18 Feb, 2019, 11.04 AM IST
Transport dept gets requests from operators to make bike taxis legalOfficials in the department said they received a representation from app-based cab aggregator Uber on bike taxis.
08 Aug, 2018, 12.15 PM IST
Government to facilitate launch of bike taxis on a bigger scaleNitin Gadkari is confident that bike taxis will offer solutions not only for severe traffic congestions but can provide affordable transpor...
30 Jul, 2017, 02.54 PM IST
Baxi app to now work without InternetThe company, which plans to extend services to Noida and Ghaziabad later this month, offers rides at base fare of Rs 10, followed by Rs 4 p...
20 Mar, 2016, 02.48 PM IST