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Ola, Uber drivers strike in Mumbai and Delhi for higher fares

Fuel prices in India have risen more than 20% since the start of 2018, but Ola and Uber drivers say fares have not grown at the same rate

2 min read22 Oct 2018
Companies

Ola, Uber strike highlights tough business model of cab-hailing firms

Taxi drivers want higher incomes but Ola and Uber are more interested in raising marginsa conflict that will become worse as Ola and Uber will have to further cut losses as they attempt to go public

4 min read21 Mar 2018
Companies

Electric vehicle cab operator Lithium to hire 2000 drivers in one year

The corporate transport service start-up is expanding its services in the NCR centred on Delhi besides Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai, says Lithium co-founder Sanjay Krishnan

2 min read17 Jul 2017
Opinion

Are Uber and Ola causing traffic congestion in Indian cities?

With no real regulation on the number of taxis on the roads, their numbers have swelled. It hasn't helped the cause of the taxi drivers, though

3 min read21 May 2017
Companies

Are drivers of Ola, Uber their employees? HC to decide

The court has sought the centre's response on whether drivers engaged with Ola, Uber could be classified as employees in order to be eligible for benefits under labour laws

1 min read8 May 2017
Companies

Ola losses tripled to Rs2,313 crore during 2015-16 on discounts, driver incentives

Ola revenue rose to Rs758.23 crore in FY16, compared with Rs103.8 crore in the year-ago period, even as losses nearly tripled to Rs2,313.7 crore

3 min read1 May 2017
Companies

Banks pull back car loans to Ola, Uber taxi drivers on falling income

A fall in incomes of taxi drivers of Ola and Uber, courtesy lack of incentives, have prompted banks to increase scrutiny on car loan disbursements

3 min read26 Apr 2017
Companies

Delhi high court stops taxi driver unions from disrupting Ola, Uber services

Delhi HC also restrained taxi driver unions from staging any strike or causing any commotion or violence within 500 metres of the offices of Ola and Uber in Delhi

1 min read17 Apr 2017
Companies

Uber, Ola may be forced to raise minimum fares in Karnataka, Maharashtra

Karnataka and Maharashtra have set up panels to look into taxi fares charged by firms like Ola and Uber and mandate minimum fare per kilometre

3 min read9 Mar 2017
Opinion

Contempt for rules is catching up with Uber

Uber's initial approach is to ignore rules and then to deal with them as a nuisancesometimes an expensive oneonce non-compliance becomes a problem

4 min read2 Mar 2017
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