Bharat Taxi offers partnership at just Rs 500, commits to share 80% of its profits: What government's new scheme promises taxi drivers across IndiaUnion Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Bharat Taxi cooperative model, allowing drivers to become co-owners for just Rs 500 and share in...
27 Feb, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
Union minister Amit Shah launches 'Bharat Taxi' appThe Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched the 'Bharat Taxi' App, aimed at strengthening cooperative participat...
05 Feb, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
Union minister Amit Shah to launch India's first cooperative-sector taxi service Bharat TaxiBharat Taxi is India's first cooperative ride-hailing platform. This initiative empowers drivers, offering them ownership and fair value. B...
04 Feb, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
Maharashtra government issues draft rules for app-based aggregators of cabs, other vehiclesIssued as part of a government resolution (GR) titled the "Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Aggregator Rules, 2025", the draft framework aims to r...
10 Oct, 2025, 08.50 PM IST
Uber, Ola cab operators suspend strike for three days in Mumbai, other cities in MaharashtraThe Maharashtra Gig Kamgar Manch has temporarily suspended the strike by app-based taxi drivers in Mumbai and other cities until next Tuesd...
20 Jul, 2025, 09.36 AM IST
Bike taxi drivers allege harassment by auto unions over plan to protest ban; demand legal frameworkRepresentatives of the bike taxi drivers met Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and Dasarahalli MLA S Muniraju on Thursday, seeking...
19 Jun, 2025, 10.45 PM IST
Bengaluru transport officials go on snap drive, seize ‘unauthorised’ bike taxisBengaluru authorities seized unauthorized, app-based bike taxis after auto drivers' protests, leading to tension. The Bike Taxi Welfare Ass...
05 Jul, 2024, 06.10 PM IST
Karnataka HC directs govt to protect bike taxi servicesThis petition comes after reports of unrest and clashes between auto drivers and bike taxi operators, and a ban on bike taxis was one of th...
23 Apr, 2024, 07.37 PM IST
Uber, Ola services in Chennai hit by two-day drivers’ strikeAccording to sources, the ongoing protest in areas such as Rajarathinam Station, Azhumbur, Chennai, saw around 500-1,000 drivers participat...
16 Oct, 2023, 10.42 PM IST
Kerala govt to launch desi alternative of Uber, Ola; online cab service Kerala Savari launching next monthNamed as "Kerala Savari", the online taxi hiring service is being rolled out by the state Labour Department linking the existing auto-taxi ...
28 Jul, 2022, 06.43 AM IST
Delhi cab, auto drivers threaten strike against CNG price hike, demand fare revisionSarvodaya Drivers Welfare Association Ravi Rathor, who claims to have around 4 lakh drivers as members in Delhi-NCR, said that his associat...
07 Apr, 2022, 04.31 PM IST
Bharat Bandh: Transport services, essential supplies likely to be affected in Delhi tomorrowSome of the taxi and cab unions, including those associated with app-based aggregators, have decided to join the one-day strike. The work a...
07 Dec, 2020, 10.21 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh govt releases Rs 10k allowance to each of 2.62 lakh auto & taxi driversChief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy announced the transfer of a total amount of Rs 262.49 crores to 2,62,493 beneficiaries under the YSR V...
04 Jun, 2020, 05.31 PM IST
Suspension order revoked as Ola agrees to pay Rs 15 lakh penaltyChief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Social Welfare Minister Priyank Kharge had directed transport department to resolve the issue immediately.
25 Mar, 2019, 01.00 PM IST
Autos, taxis off roads today; app-based, radio cabs to plyThe city is bracing for a hard time on the road on Wednesday as a section of autorickshaw unions in the city has declared a strike, along w...
02 Sep, 2015, 10.28 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee announces relaxation of taxi refusal fineAt present, refusal by a taxi driver invites a fine of Rs 3,000 but henceforth it will attract Rs 100 for the first time and so on.
12 Feb, 2015, 04.15 PM IST
Maneka Gandhi moots women taxi services for female travellers"I think the question is not putting the onus on the government. The question is that every company should look after their welfare as well...
08 Dec, 2014, 10.50 PM IST