Fintechs clash in cross-border payments; TCS closes FY26 strongHappy Friday! Large companies are fighting early-stage startups in the cross-border payments battleground. This and more in today's ETtech ...
10 Apr, 2026, 08.52 AM IST
H-1B selection rate rises; VC IPO windfall in 2025There is a notable rise in H-1B selection rates, even as the number of petitions decreases. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
01 Apr, 2026, 08.45 PM IST
Uber brings back ride-sharing; launches ‘Group Rides’ for users headed to the same destinationWhile sources aware of the development said that Uber has shelved any plans to bring back Pool for the foreseeable future, Group Rides, wit...
23 Aug, 2023, 02.11 PM IST
Govt wants private carpooling to be a no-profit no-loss servicePrivate ridesharing to be app-based, non-commercial, KYC compliant, according to a draft proposal.
16 Sep, 2019, 06.19 AM IST
Why ride-hailing apps don't wanna play poolThe transport department appears to have woken up to the need to encourage shared mobility only after receiving backlash for proposing a ba...
08 Jul, 2019, 04.45 PM IST
Fixing issues, not a total ban on aggregators, can solve the cab problem in BengaluruThe Karnataka government’s ban on app-based ride-pooling services in Bengaluru is the antithesis of sustainable mobility in every sense.
08 Jul, 2019, 10.47 AM IST
Ola, Uber told to withdraw ride-sharing services in BengaluruThe ride hailing taxi operators were told to comply with the rule immediately.
28 Jun, 2019, 10.56 PM IST
Soon, cab pool rides likely to be banned in DelhiApart from ban on cab pooling, under the proposed City Taxi Scheme 2017, it will also become mandatory for operators to install GPS and a ‘...
27 Sep, 2018, 03.17 PM IST
30 cabs seized for operating ride sharing servicesEarlier on Monday, the department set a three-day deadline for cab aggregators to withdraw ‘UberPOOL’ and ‘OlaShare’, claiming that these r...
03 Feb, 2017, 03.50 PM IST
Uber and Ola continue shared services in Karnataka, defy Govt orderWhen contacted, an Uber spokesperson said that UberPool fulfills all requirements that allows for shared services to run in perfect harmony...
03 Feb, 2017, 11.47 AM IST
UberPOOL, OlaShare are illegal from Friday“The cab aggregators collect fare for ride-sharing services, which is against the permit conditions,” government official said.
03 Feb, 2017, 10.53 AM IST
Uber says it believes in the legality of its shared servicesAccording to the department cab aggregators' like Uber and Ola have contract carriage permits under which they are allowed for point-to-poi...
02 Feb, 2017, 04.47 PM IST
Shared services of Ola, Uber Illegal in Karnataka: Transport CommissionerThe cab aggregators had introduced ‘Uber Pool’ and ‘Ola Share’ in the City for passengers to take the ride at a lower cost, besides promoti...
26 Jan, 2017, 02.00 PM IST
Curbs on surge pricing drives Ola towards shared servicesTaxi aggregator Ola seeks to aggresively grow its shared-mobility services to offset regulatory pressure on surge pricing.
25 Oct, 2016, 09.05 AM IST
Uber expands uberPOOL to three more Indian citiesSince the launch of uberPOOL in Delhi and Bengaluru, 25 per cent of all trips in the two cities are now on uberPOOL, he added.
03 Jun, 2016, 12.03 PM IST
Don't buy a car, just share an Ola or Uber cab, it makes more senseCar pooling or sharing cabs saves you from the cost of purchasing a car, maintenance and insurance, and yes, that hefty parking bill.
30 Apr, 2016, 06.14 PM IST
Ola set to add car-pooling, shuttle bus serviceAfter UberPool, Ola is all set to add a car-pooling feature on its mobile application and launch a shuttle bus service.
24 Sep, 2015, 06.55 AM IST