India’s cab game has a new green player: A Vietnamese behemoth aiming to win fastGreen SM enters India with a controlled electric vehicle fleet, challenging the aggregator model. This Vietnamese company aims for a premiu...
Govt tells cab aggregators to stop advance tipping before rides, calls practice misleading and unfairDue to concerns over misleading practices, the government has mandated that cab aggregators remove the option for advance tipping. Authorit...
Consumer protection body imposes Rs 10 lakh penalty on Rapido for use of dark patternsThe consumer watchdog found that Rapido used two practices classified as dark patterns - “confirm shaming” and “interface interference” - a...
Rapido faces Rs 10 lakh penalty over ‘pay more, get a ride’ prompts, dark patterns in appThe Central Consumer Protection Authority fined Rapido Rs 10 lakh for misleading interface designs. Rapido used dark patterns like 'Confirm...
Chandigarh suspends Uber, Rapido licences for 6 months over policy violationsChandigarh's State Transport Authority suspended Uber and Rapido licenses for six months. This action resulted from their failure to comply...
Gig-worker levy: Turnover-linked formula seen as more proportionate than transaction-based levy, say AnalystsIndia’s proposed social-security contribution model for gig workers could have vastly different effects across platforms. Analysts say a pa...
Nitin Gadkari says private two-wheeler owners allowed to operate bike taxis, asks states to permit themUnion Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has urged state governments to allow bike taxis for private two-wheeler owners, saying the move...
₹25 ride: India’s bike taxis are cheap, fast and still fighting for a place on the roadBike taxis offer affordable, on-demand urban transport, bridging the last-mile connectivity gap. These services face regulatory hurdles des...
Chandigarh Taxi Union protests against cab aggregators over alleged exploitationChandigarh taxi drivers continue their ninety-day protest against cab aggregators. They demand government-mandated fares and promised polic...
Bihar police arrests three men for renting out their accounts for up to Rs 5,000 to cyberfraudsters helping them commit Rs 25 crore fraudThree men were apprehended in Patna for reportedly offering their bank accounts for rent, aiding an interstate cybercrime group’s money lau...
Uber, Rapido held talks to combine India ops; deal collapsed over control: sourcesUber and Rapido discussed merging their India ride-hailing operations in May, sources told us. Talks collapsed after disagreements over the...
Behind the Uber-Rapido merger talks; Honasa’s strong Q1 reportHappy Friday! Uber and Rapido explored combining their India ride-hailing operations in May, sources told us. This and more in today’s ETte...
Rapido gets 5-year cab licence from Karnataka government, valid till August 2031Rapido has received a five-year licence from the Karnataka State Transport Authority for its cab services in the state, valid until August ...
Uber takes bike taxis to 100 more cities in India as Rapido rivalry intensifiesThe expansion, spread across 18 states and one Union territory, will initially be driven by Uber Bike, the company’s two-wheeler offering. ...
"I felt super unsafe": Woman records herself falling off Rapido bike, says driver refused helmet; Company reactsA viral video shows a woman falling off a Rapido bike in Delhi due to the driver's reckless behavior, including refusing a helmet and dange...
In bizarre bike snatching, Rapido Captain left stranded as customer speeds awayA Rapido bike rider, referred to as a Captain, has lodged a complaint with the Panjagutta police in Hyderabad, asserting that a customer wh...
HC stays Delhi govt's notice halting Rapido, Uber & other aggregators' servicesIn a big relief to aggregators like Uber and Rapido, the Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the public notice and show cause notice issued b...