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
Uber India head Prabhjeet Singh quits, to join as OpenAI MDUber India's head, Prabhjeet Singh, is departing after an 11-year tenure to join OpenAI as its India MD. Singh, led Uber's significant grow...
26 Jun, 2026, 10.49 PM IST
Rapido's early backers look to sell shares worth Rs 100 croreAngel investors are offloading Rapido shares worth Rs 100 crore as part of a larger $730 million funding round. Swiggy, an early investor, ...
18 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Noida airport to rely on cabs as flights begin on June 15Noida International Airport opens on June 15. Passengers will primarily use cabs and private vehicles. App-based taxis like Uber and Ola wi...
11 Jun, 2026, 08.24 PM IST
Six-figure salary, MNC job but still driving taxi: Bengaluru techie left surprised after realising who is driver wasA Bengaluru software engineer was surprised to discover that his Rapido bike taxi rider was also a software developer working at a multinat...
07 Jun, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
Maharashtra cracks down on illegal bike taxis, app stores notified: ReportThe cybercrime department of Maharashtra is taking action against illegal bike taxi services across the state. Notices have been sent to mo...
16 May, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
Ola, Uber, Rapido get provisional licences for bike taxi services in MumbaiMaharashtra's State Transport Authority has approved provisional licenses for Ola, Uber, and Rapido bike taxi services in Mumbai. A minimum...
16 Sep, 2025, 03.41 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
Karnataka's ban on bike taxis: A timelineA lack of regulatory framework, concerns surrounding safety and helmet quality, and heightened accident risks were factors responsible for ...
16 Jun, 2025, 07.33 PM IST
Bike taxis: Karnataka in no mood to relent on its stand, say sourcesBike taxi operators expect a likely relief either from the government or the courts after the Karnataka High Court extended its deadline to...
01 May, 2025, 06.25 PM IST
No more e-bike taxis in Bengaluru as Karnataka withdraws policy citing its misuseKarnataka, officials said, was the first state to have put out an exclusive policy to promote electric bike taxis, but the government did n...
08 Mar, 2024, 01.51 PM IST
Karnataka may end bike taxi services in Bengaluru on poor response from aggregatorsKarnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah is learnt to have verbally agreed to a proposal from the transport department to withdraw the Karnata...
08 Feb, 2024, 10.05 PM IST
Bike taxis set to make a comeback on Delhi roadsThe law department had cleared the aggregator policy, which would have provisions for bike taxis as well. The policy was likely to see the ...
03 Apr, 2023, 12.33 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
India to get a chunk of Go-Jek’s $1.2-billion fundsIndonesian firm eyeing southern cities & Gurugram-NCR for roll out
13 Feb, 2018, 09.38 AM IST
Bike taxis for Bengaluru by One on OneBengaluru will soon have bike taxis too. One on One, a city-based startup is planning the initiative with 50 bikes in its first phase, star...
20 Aug, 2015, 10.07 AM IST