Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal becomes one of India's youngest billionaires after IPOAggarwal, 38, will add $1.2 billion to his wealth if his SoftBank Group Corp.-backed Ola Electric lists Friday in Mumbai at the lowest end ...
09 Aug, 2024, 11.16 AM IST
NITI Aayog working on policy to improve elderly care in the worksThe NITI Aayog in India is developing a policy to improve elderly care in the country. The aim is to have a comprehensive system in place t...
29 Aug, 2023, 11.51 PM IST
2022 Year in Review: Fund-starved startups sacked nearly 18,000 employeesEdtech companies accounted for a staggering 44% of the total layoffs. In total, 52 startups fired 17,989 employees spread across edtech, co...
30 Dec, 2022, 02.45 PM IST
2022 | The year of governance misses, layoffs, a funding winter & regulatory diktatsIn the span of a year, the technology world went from euphoria to turbulence – be it in the stock markets or in the private funding space. ...
28 Dec, 2022, 09.26 PM IST
Startups laid off 18,000 employees in 2022; Udaan, Ola, Oyo saw the most senior-level exitsThis time last year, India’s startup ecosystem was counting unicorns. Now, it’s tallying layoffs. According to data compiled for us by Long...
28 Dec, 2022, 08.05 AM IST
Ola's '8 missed calls from mom' ad backfires, netizens call it a 'terrible clickbait'People took to social media to slam Ola, saying that the notification induced panic amongst them.
11 Mar, 2022, 12.53 PM IST
Companies ramp up jabs for frontline staff to boost confidenceAmazon, Urban Company, Ola, Uber, BigBasket, Swiggy, SIS, and Flipkart have all started inoculating all their delivery staff, driver partne...
05 Jun, 2021, 10.11 AM IST
Karnataka taxi unions oppose state-wide night curfew, say the move will dent segment furtherAmong other guidelines issued, the state government said movement of taxis and auto rickshaws would be allowed only for picking up and drop...
24 Dec, 2020, 10.20 AM IST
Karnataka taxi unions slam night curfew during 'peak time'Drivers on popular ride-hailing platforms Uber and Ola voiced their protest against the night curfew in the state, saying that the period b...
23 Dec, 2020, 07.54 PM IST
Ola to lay off 1,400 staff as COVID-19 pandemic hits revenuesIn an email to employees, Aggarwal made it clear that the prognosis ahead for the business is "very unclear and uncertain" and the impact o...
20 May, 2020, 10.28 PM IST
Ola, Uber resume services in select cities. Read to know if yours is on the listUber's services in all cities which fall under the Red Zone remains suspended.
05 May, 2020, 09.44 AM IST
In times of Covid-19 crisis, top companies give priority to employees' wellbeingTop firms and new-age cos alike are putting staff well-being ahead of productivity issues amid Covid lockdown.
03 Apr, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
Social safety net for gig workers proposedThis is the first time that the government has referred to the gig, platform workers. The move comes close on the heels of the legislation ...
20 Sep, 2019, 12.13 PM IST
Financial service companies are now betting big on dataData analytics has become the key determinant in matters pertaining to core BFSI operations.
24 Apr, 2019, 10.08 PM IST
April Fool's Day: Tech cos pull pranks to grab attentionFrom bad-joke detectors to hover shoes, tech companies around the world announced fanciful product launches, in keeping with the day's trad...
01 Apr, 2018, 07.50 PM IST
10 apps/ websites to cope with odd-even ruleIf you live in Delhi and are going bonkers comprehending the odd-even formula, these apps/websites will come to your rescue.
01 Jan, 2016, 06.44 PM IST
Creative names help companies stand out, especially startups struggling to build brandsWith an average of two startups established every day, a curious phenomenon has emerged: companies with clashing or similar-sounding names.
10 Jun, 2015, 06.48 AM IST