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Over 10,500 London Black Cabbies Take Uber To Court
A UK law firm said that it has filed a multi-million-pound group action in the city's High Court on behalf of 10,887 licensed London black cab drivers in their claim against Uber for alleged losses sustained.
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"Roads Belong To Humans": Japan Taxi Driver Runs Over Pigeon, Arrested
Atsushi Ozawa, 50, "used his car to kill a common pigeon, which is not a game animal", in the Japanese capital last month, and was arrested on Sunday for violating wildlife protection laws, a Tokyo police spokesman told AFP.
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Uber, Ola Bike Taxis Will Be Impounded if They Don't Halt Operations in New Delhi
New Delhi city authorities will start impounding the bike taxis of companies such as Uber and local rival Ola if they do not cease operations in line with a court order backing a ban on them, a senior government official told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Saudi Prince's New City- Air Taxis, Robot Maids, Its Own Laws
A futuristic Saudi megacity is to feature two skyscrapers extending across a swathe of desert and mountain terrain, according to the latest disclosures on the project by the kingdom's de facto ruler.
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Russia Proposes Law to Force Taxi Apps to Share Data With Intelligence Agency
Russian government has put forward a law to force ride-hailing apps to share their data with FSB domestic intelligence agency. "The document prescribes the obligation of the taxi ordering service to provide the FSB with automated remote access to the information systems and databases," a statement published Wednesday by the lower house State Duma s...
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Israel Eyes 400 Self-Driving Electric Taxis, Possibly On Road By Early 2022
The proposed Transportation Ministry's law that was presented to parliament's Economic Affairs Committee would arrange, supervise and develop the autonomous sector in Israel, initially limited to just taxis.
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Israel Eyes 400 Self-Driving Electric Taxis, Possibly On Road By Early 2022
The proposed Transportation Ministry's law that was presented to parliament's Economic Affairs Committee would arrange, supervise and develop the autonomous sector in Israel, initially limited to just taxis.
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Taxi Union Threatens Strike In Support Of Agitating Farmers
The All India Taxi Union on Monday threatened to go on strike if the demands of the farmers, protesting against the Centre's new farm laws at different border points of the national capital, are not met within two days.
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Delhi Transport Strike Today, Many Schools To Stay Closed: 10 Points
Several schools will be closed in Delhi on Thursday and commuters could face problems because of a one-day transport strike called against the steep hike in traffic fines. Transport bodies said the "token strike" was against the amended Motor Vehicle (MV) Act. The strike has been called by the United Front of Transport Associations or UFTA which re...
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Activist Trupti Desai Drops Sabarimala Visit Plan Amid Protests: 10 Facts
Activist Trupti Desai has called off her plan to visit the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala over concerns of law and order, and is returning to Pune. Although the seven-member group led by the Pune-based activist arrived at the Kochi airport this morning, she was unable to leave the building or even hail a taxi because of the protesters outside. Ms Tru...
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"My Partner Was Gang-Raped, We Couldn't Tell The Cops": A Gay Man's Story
After the Supreme Court overruled its own 2013 decision and partially struck down Section 377, a controversial British-era law that banned consensual gay sex, members of the LGBT community shared stories kept hidden in their hurt locker for years.
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Uber Returns to Finnish Roads After Taxi Market Deregulation
In Finland, Uber was deemed legal provided its drivers held valid taxi licences.
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Uber Loses UK Appeal Bid. Here's Why
Uber says its drivers enjoy the flexibility of their work and are self-employed, entitling them in British law to only basic entitlements such as health and safety.
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Uber Suspends Unlicensed UberPOP Service in Norway in Change of Tack
The move follows a similar one-year suspension in Finland in July to allow a new taxi law to come into effect.
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New City Taxi Scheme Being Finalised: AAP Government To Delhi High Court
A week after police and transport authorities were pulled up for non-enforcement of the law regulating cabs following rape of a woman inside a taxi, the AAP government today informed the Delhi High Court that a new scheme for managing such entities was being finalised.
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Over 10,500 London Black Cabbies Take Uber To Court
A UK law firm said that it has filed a multi-million-pound group action in the city's High Court on behalf of 10,887 licensed London black cab drivers in their claim against Uber for alleged losses sustained.
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"Roads Belong To Humans": Japan Taxi Driver Runs Over Pigeon, Arrested
Atsushi Ozawa, 50, "used his car to kill a common pigeon, which is not a game animal", in the Japanese capital last month, and was arrested on Sunday for violating wildlife protection laws, a Tokyo police spokesman told AFP.
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Uber, Ola Bike Taxis Will Be Impounded if They Don't Halt Operations in New Delhi
New Delhi city authorities will start impounding the bike taxis of companies such as Uber and local rival Ola if they do not cease operations in line with a court order backing a ban on them, a senior government official told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Saudi Prince's New City- Air Taxis, Robot Maids, Its Own Laws
A futuristic Saudi megacity is to feature two skyscrapers extending across a swathe of desert and mountain terrain, according to the latest disclosures on the project by the kingdom's de facto ruler.
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Russia Proposes Law to Force Taxi Apps to Share Data With Intelligence Agency
Russian government has put forward a law to force ride-hailing apps to share their data with FSB domestic intelligence agency. "The document prescribes the obligation of the taxi ordering service to provide the FSB with automated remote access to the information systems and databases," a statement published Wednesday by the lower house State Duma s...
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Israel Eyes 400 Self-Driving Electric Taxis, Possibly On Road By Early 2022
The proposed Transportation Ministry's law that was presented to parliament's Economic Affairs Committee would arrange, supervise and develop the autonomous sector in Israel, initially limited to just taxis.
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Israel Eyes 400 Self-Driving Electric Taxis, Possibly On Road By Early 2022
The proposed Transportation Ministry's law that was presented to parliament's Economic Affairs Committee would arrange, supervise and develop the autonomous sector in Israel, initially limited to just taxis.
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Taxi Union Threatens Strike In Support Of Agitating Farmers
The All India Taxi Union on Monday threatened to go on strike if the demands of the farmers, protesting against the Centre's new farm laws at different border points of the national capital, are not met within two days.
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Delhi Transport Strike Today, Many Schools To Stay Closed: 10 Points
Several schools will be closed in Delhi on Thursday and commuters could face problems because of a one-day transport strike called against the steep hike in traffic fines. Transport bodies said the "token strike" was against the amended Motor Vehicle (MV) Act. The strike has been called by the United Front of Transport Associations or UFTA which re...
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Activist Trupti Desai Drops Sabarimala Visit Plan Amid Protests: 10 Facts
Activist Trupti Desai has called off her plan to visit the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala over concerns of law and order, and is returning to Pune. Although the seven-member group led by the Pune-based activist arrived at the Kochi airport this morning, she was unable to leave the building or even hail a taxi because of the protesters outside. Ms Tru...
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"My Partner Was Gang-Raped, We Couldn't Tell The Cops": A Gay Man's Story
After the Supreme Court overruled its own 2013 decision and partially struck down Section 377, a controversial British-era law that banned consensual gay sex, members of the LGBT community shared stories kept hidden in their hurt locker for years.
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Uber Returns to Finnish Roads After Taxi Market Deregulation
In Finland, Uber was deemed legal provided its drivers held valid taxi licences.
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Uber Loses UK Appeal Bid. Here's Why
Uber says its drivers enjoy the flexibility of their work and are self-employed, entitling them in British law to only basic entitlements such as health and safety.
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Uber Suspends Unlicensed UberPOP Service in Norway in Change of Tack
The move follows a similar one-year suspension in Finland in July to allow a new taxi law to come into effect.
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New City Taxi Scheme Being Finalised: AAP Government To Delhi High Court
A week after police and transport authorities were pulled up for non-enforcement of the law regulating cabs following rape of a woman inside a taxi, the AAP government today informed the Delhi High Court that a new scheme for managing such entities was being finalised.
