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Rapido Moves Supreme Court Against Bombay HC Order to Stop Operations in Maharashtra
Rapido has moved the Supreme Court challenging an order of the Bombay High Court directing the bike, taxi, and auto aggregator service to stop operations in Maharashtra as it did not have a license to operate bike, taxi, or rickshaw services. The apex court is set to hear the platform's plea on January 23.
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Uber To Halt App In Brussels, Belgium From Friday After Court Ruling
Uber Technologies Inc. said it would halt operations in Brussels from Nov. 26 after a court ruled that a 2015 ban on private individuals offering taxi services also applies to professional drivers.
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Uber, Ola, More App-Based Cab Aggregators Allowed to Charge 20 Percent Commission on Ride Fares
India will allow app-based taxi aggregators such as Uber and Ola to charge up to 20 percent commission on ride fares, according to guidelines issued on Friday, diluting an earlier proposal to cap fees at 10 percent.
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Tata Motors And Prakriti E-Mobility Sign MoU To Deploy 500 Tigor EVs In Delhi
Tata Motors has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Prakriti E-Mobility Private Limited and as part of the same, the company will be deploying 500 Tigor EVs in New Delhi. Prakriti E-Mobility is a taxi service founded by Nimish Trivedi, Vikas Bansal and Rajeev Tiwari, which operates in Delhi-NCR and runs via the app-based platform Evera....
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Mahindra Acquires 55 Per Cent Stake In Ride-Hailing Firm Meru Cabs
Mahindra & Mahindra will acquire a 55 per cent stake in radio taxi firm Meru Cabs, the company has announced in an exchange filing. The Indian auto giant will be making a primary investment of Rs. 103.5 crore by a fresh issue of shares in the company, in tranches. The final purchase price will be arrived at after making customary closing adjustmen...
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Karnataka Bandh Over Mahadayi Dispute: BJP's River Of Trouble?
Shutdown in Karnataka today with farmers and some pro Kannada groups sticking to their bandh call from 6 am to 6 pm over the Mahadayi river water sharing dispute. Many schools in the state capital Bengaluru have declared a holiday.Some exams have also been rescheduled because of the bandh. Roads are largely empty with only few buses and private tax...
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Uber Partners Taxi Firm ComfortDelGro for UberFLASH Service in Singapore
UberFLASH will connect riders to drivers closest to them - either a private vehicle or a taxi.
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Delhi Government Ensures No Price Surge In Ola, Uber As Odd-Even Returns
As the Delhi government is set to implement the odd-even scheme from Monday to curb the escalating pollution levels in the national capital, it also promised to ensure no price surge in cab services by Ola and Uber, as commuters would be prone to fall short on transport options. Surge pricing is a policy implemented by private taxi companies when t...
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Bombay High Court Finds Maharashtra Taxi Rules Discriminate Against Private Cab Providers Like Ola And Uber
Observing that the Maharashtra city taxi rules discriminated between the black and yellow cabs and mobile app-based services, the Bombay High Court today asked the state government to be "more rational" to allow fair competition.
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Ola, Uber Drivers' Unions Threaten to Strike in Delhi-NCR on Tuesday
The Association, which claims to represent around 1.25 lakh app-based taxis in the the Delhi-NCR, demands that fares be increased from existing Rs. 6 per km to around Rs. 20 per km.
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Ola Cabs To Soon Deliver Cash At Your Doorstep
Extending their partnership, taxi aggregator Ola and private lender Yes bank are jointly working on a mobile solution wherein cabs will bring cash to your doorstep via micro ATMs powered by the bank.
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Commuters Suffer As Delhi's Auto, Taxi Unions Strike Against App-Based Cab Services
As thousands of Delhi's autos and taxis remained off road for the second consecutive day, commuters and even private cab drivers complained of being cowed down by protesting auto drivers.
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LGBT-Driven Cab Service in Mumbai is a Sign of Social Acceptance
Mumbai's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens will soon be able to drive private taxis in the city, in a sign of the increasing acceptance of the marginalised community in India's commercial capital.
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Odd-Even Policy Worked Well But Don't Extend It: Survey
A majority of the capital's residents have told a survey that the odd-even policy for private cars has been implemented well, a sizeable number felt autos and taxis were fleecing them, even as those who do not want the practice to continue outnumbered others.
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Cab Company Ola To Allow Private Car Pooling On Its App In Delhi-NCR
Cab aggregator Ola today launched a 'CarPool' feature, which will allow residents in Delhi-NCR to pool rides using their private cars through Ola's app.
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Rapido Moves Supreme Court Against Bombay HC Order to Stop Operations in Maharashtra
Rapido has moved the Supreme Court challenging an order of the Bombay High Court directing the bike, taxi, and auto aggregator service to stop operations in Maharashtra as it did not have a license to operate bike, taxi, or rickshaw services. The apex court is set to hear the platform's plea on January 23.
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Uber To Halt App In Brussels, Belgium From Friday After Court Ruling
Uber Technologies Inc. said it would halt operations in Brussels from Nov. 26 after a court ruled that a 2015 ban on private individuals offering taxi services also applies to professional drivers.
-
Uber, Ola, More App-Based Cab Aggregators Allowed to Charge 20 Percent Commission on Ride Fares
India will allow app-based taxi aggregators such as Uber and Ola to charge up to 20 percent commission on ride fares, according to guidelines issued on Friday, diluting an earlier proposal to cap fees at 10 percent.
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Tata Motors And Prakriti E-Mobility Sign MoU To Deploy 500 Tigor EVs In Delhi
Tata Motors has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Prakriti E-Mobility Private Limited and as part of the same, the company will be deploying 500 Tigor EVs in New Delhi. Prakriti E-Mobility is a taxi service founded by Nimish Trivedi, Vikas Bansal and Rajeev Tiwari, which operates in Delhi-NCR and runs via the app-based platform Evera....
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Mahindra Acquires 55 Per Cent Stake In Ride-Hailing Firm Meru Cabs
Mahindra & Mahindra will acquire a 55 per cent stake in radio taxi firm Meru Cabs, the company has announced in an exchange filing. The Indian auto giant will be making a primary investment of Rs. 103.5 crore by a fresh issue of shares in the company, in tranches. The final purchase price will be arrived at after making customary closing adjustmen...
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Karnataka Bandh Over Mahadayi Dispute: BJP's River Of Trouble?
Shutdown in Karnataka today with farmers and some pro Kannada groups sticking to their bandh call from 6 am to 6 pm over the Mahadayi river water sharing dispute. Many schools in the state capital Bengaluru have declared a holiday.Some exams have also been rescheduled because of the bandh. Roads are largely empty with only few buses and private tax...
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Uber Partners Taxi Firm ComfortDelGro for UberFLASH Service in Singapore
UberFLASH will connect riders to drivers closest to them - either a private vehicle or a taxi.
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Delhi Government Ensures No Price Surge In Ola, Uber As Odd-Even Returns
As the Delhi government is set to implement the odd-even scheme from Monday to curb the escalating pollution levels in the national capital, it also promised to ensure no price surge in cab services by Ola and Uber, as commuters would be prone to fall short on transport options. Surge pricing is a policy implemented by private taxi companies when t...
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Bombay High Court Finds Maharashtra Taxi Rules Discriminate Against Private Cab Providers Like Ola And Uber
Observing that the Maharashtra city taxi rules discriminated between the black and yellow cabs and mobile app-based services, the Bombay High Court today asked the state government to be "more rational" to allow fair competition.
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Ola, Uber Drivers' Unions Threaten to Strike in Delhi-NCR on Tuesday
The Association, which claims to represent around 1.25 lakh app-based taxis in the the Delhi-NCR, demands that fares be increased from existing Rs. 6 per km to around Rs. 20 per km.
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Ola Cabs To Soon Deliver Cash At Your Doorstep
Extending their partnership, taxi aggregator Ola and private lender Yes bank are jointly working on a mobile solution wherein cabs will bring cash to your doorstep via micro ATMs powered by the bank.
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Commuters Suffer As Delhi's Auto, Taxi Unions Strike Against App-Based Cab Services
As thousands of Delhi's autos and taxis remained off road for the second consecutive day, commuters and even private cab drivers complained of being cowed down by protesting auto drivers.
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LGBT-Driven Cab Service in Mumbai is a Sign of Social Acceptance
Mumbai's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens will soon be able to drive private taxis in the city, in a sign of the increasing acceptance of the marginalised community in India's commercial capital.
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Odd-Even Policy Worked Well But Don't Extend It: Survey
A majority of the capital's residents have told a survey that the odd-even policy for private cars has been implemented well, a sizeable number felt autos and taxis were fleecing them, even as those who do not want the practice to continue outnumbered others.
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Cab Company Ola To Allow Private Car Pooling On Its App In Delhi-NCR
Cab aggregator Ola today launched a 'CarPool' feature, which will allow residents in Delhi-NCR to pool rides using their private cars through Ola's app.
