How birdwatching trains the brain to focus faster and remember betterBirdwatching sharpens observation and memory. New research shows it can physically change the brain. Years of identifying birds lead to str...
08 May, 2026, 11.40 AM IST
In 2008, Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp Couldn’t Find a Cab in Paris: That Wait Established the Foundation for UberA frustrating taxi wait in Paris in 2008 sparked an idea for Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp. This inconvenience became the catalyst for U...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
Karnataka High Court lifts ban on bike taxis, allows operators to apply for permitsA division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Joshi allowed appeals filed by ride-hailing services including ANI Technologi...
23 Jan, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
Bike taxis: Karnataka HC expresses displeasure over govt not taking call on policyThe Karnataka High Court criticised the state government for not framing a bike taxi policy, despite being given a month. The court is hear...
25 Sep, 2025, 06.20 PM IST
Karnataka bike taxi dispute: A timeline of key developmentsThe Karnataka High Court is set to hear appeals from Ola, Uber, and Rapido against a ban on bike taxi services due to lack of formal policy...
24 Sep, 2025, 02.18 PM IST
Ban on bike taxis: HC to hear Ola, Uber, Rapido appeals on TuesdayCounsel for the government said it had formed a committee to study the subject. The bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice...
22 Sep, 2025, 08.33 PM IST
Bike taxis back on Bengaluru roads; Karnataka HC says government can't prohibit tradeOn Wednesday, a two-judge bench, led by Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Joshi, asked the state to give the matter a “serious thou...
21 Aug, 2025, 06.58 PM IST
Karnataka High Court questions bike taxi ban, backs operators’ right to livelihoodThe Karnataka High Court has criticized the state government's ban on bike taxis, deeming its arguments weak and legally unsustainable. Hig...
21 Aug, 2025, 05.24 PM IST
Bike taxis are necessity, not luxury: Aggregators, bike owners argue at Karnataka HCA Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice C M Joshi was hearing appeals filed by ride-hailing platforms O...
25 Jun, 2025, 07.42 PM IST
Delhi HC dismisses plea challenging mandatory uniforms for auto rickshaw, taxi driversThe petition stated that the uniforms restricted their individuality and self-expression as well as amounted to an additional expense that ...
04 Jul, 2023, 02.47 PM IST
Shops, cabs in Shillong district asked to display vaccination statusFor shops in fixed establishments, while use of design/ graphics and details of vaccinated employees is permitted in such signs, the status...
26 Jun, 2021, 09.44 AM IST
‘Less Risk, Better Profits’: The Economics of CNG Mobility11 Nov, 2019, 01.12 PM IST
Cong's Divya Spandana slams PM for taking Canadian Akshay Kumar aboard INS Sumitra"Yeh teek tha? @narendramodi you took a Canadian citizen @akshaykumar with you on-board INS Sumitra," Spandana tweeted with the hashtag 'sa...
09 May, 2019, 08.40 PM IST
Pollution from cabs: HC moots idea of Delhi-NCR as one stateThe HC mooted an idea that Delhi-NCR may be treated as one state with respect to CNG cabs so that law or guidelines on vehicular emissions ...
15 Dec, 2015, 07.14 PM IST
POKE ME: India’s response to Pakistani ‘terrorist’ vessel has been mysterious (Readers' React)A meeting on Tuesday now ensures that everyone is on the same page. Unfortunately, in the previous five days the pages were flying in all d...
10 Jan, 2015, 05.38 AM IST
Poke Me: Don't throw out radio taxis with the bathwater (Readers' React)The Rs 1,500 crore radio taxi industry has been battling and protesting against unregistered and unlicenced cab aggregator services for the...
13 Dec, 2014, 01.32 AM IST
Burning food rates turn heat on economyEconomics seem primed to trigger inflationary spiral, they attempt to cope with prices.
11 Dec, 2009, 11.40 AM IST