After Uber, CCPA probes Ola & Rapido over ‘Advance Tip’ for faster ridesThe Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has launched an investigation into Ola and Rapido for allegedly pressuring users to pay ad...
22 May, 2025, 06.30 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Why Uber is in hot water over ‘advance tipping’In a post on X, union minister for consumer affairs Prahlad Joshi wrote, "The practice of 'Advance Tip' is deeply concerning. Forcing or nu...
22 May, 2025, 02.12 PM IST
Bengaluru man books Uber at airport, gets cab scammed at 3 AM. Netizens point out where he went wrongA Reddit user shared how he was scammed by a fake Uber driver at Bengaluru airport after straying from the designated pickup zone around 3 ...
03 May, 2025, 11.47 AM IST
Nab a Gensol, catch a con: How India Inc’s green dreams turn into grifting nightmaresThe Gensol Engineering fiasco highlights corporate governance issues in India, where promoters prioritize personal gain over public interes...
17 Apr, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
Bike taxis hit brakes; IT’s complicated with TrumpBike taxi services face a fresh setback in Karnataka following a court ruling on Wednesday. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
02 Apr, 2025, 08.13 PM IST
Brands by scions attract VC money; Ola Electric layoffsHappy Monday! A new wave of brands founded by second generation entrepreneurs is snagging venture capital. This and more in today’s packed ...
03 Jun, 2024, 07.31 AM IST
Ecommerce not clicking as it did post pandemic; Namma Yatri daily rides in fast laneAfter a pandemic-fuelled surge in online shopping, the industry is seeing moderate growth over the past few months. We have a detailed stor...
11 May, 2023, 08.02 AM IST
Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar on earnings, company’s vision & ChatGPT; Visa launches CVV-free online transactionsRavi Kumar S, who took over as the chief of US-headquartered IT firm Cognizant four months ago, has termed the last quarter “historic” amid...
05 May, 2023, 01.41 PM IST
CCI order would cause irreparable harm, Google tells SC; Ola stops lending through Avail Finance appThe company has asked the Supreme Court to put on hold the remedial measures ordered by the CCI, which kick in from January 19, according t...
11 Jan, 2023, 07.36 AM IST
Inside Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal’s Tesla-esque Twitter playbookOla Electric and its customers are building a community on Twitter where they, much like Tesla’s superfans, can discuss and critique endles...
18 Jan, 2022, 11.38 AM IST
The best of ETtech Unwrapped in 2021Grab that cuppa and settle in as we look back at the best explainers, investigations and analyses that Unwrapped delivered weekly to your i...
08 Jan, 2022, 09.09 AM IST
Tired of spam calls? Going incognito with a SIM-free, ‘Doosra’ number can be a solutionA virtual second phone number protects your privacy by blocking all unwanted callers. From dating apps to restaurants, this virtual number ...
13 Dec, 2020, 10.07 AM IST
View: Modinomics won't bring in achhe din in the short termIt’s not just a jobs problem. There is a big aspirational gap between soaring expectations and reality.
25 Dec, 2018, 04.43 PM IST
C Sivasankaran is back with smart homes business planSivasankaran opened model showcases of the single-room-balcony homes at an unveiling in Chennai today.
19 Dec, 2018, 10.15 PM IST
We must harness markets, instead of blocking their operationThe reality is that no nation in modern times has successfully bucked market forces to achieve affluence for its people.
11 May, 2016, 11.29 AM IST
Lalu Prasad to retain Tughlaq Road bungalow till October, Buta Singh faces eviction noticeHowever, the family of late UPA minister Sis Ram Ola has been allowed to retain the Teen Murti Lane bungalow till February 2015.
09 Jul, 2014, 09.20 PM IST
Civil servants unwilling to take risks due to fear of corruption scandals & CBI shadowIn interviews with ET, many civil servants confessed they feel very vulnerable, forcing them to stall decision-making just to prevent blame...
20 Jun, 2011, 08.31 AM IST