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Uber/Ola Drivers To Launch Their Own App For Cab Booking; Upset Over Treatment Given by ‘Foreign…
Upset, angry and hurt over the treatment by ‘foreign’ companies, drivers of Uber and Ola have declared that enough is enough. They wish to launch their own app for accepting taxi bookings, and as per latest report, the ‘development’ of…
Minimum Fare Of App-Based Cabs Would Be ‘Fixed’ By Maharashtra Govt; Era Of Cheap Rides Over?
Maharashtra Govt. has finally unveiled the ‘City Taxi Scheme’, which covers auto rickshaws, kaali-peeli taxis, app-based cab providers and all forms of cabs running in Maharashtra cities. And, there is some major shocks which can end…
Hyperloop One Unveils India Vision; Wants to Connect All Major Cities With Hyperloop!
Hyperloop, the revolutionary transportation concept which promises road based transport even faster than air travel, is now slowly but gradually taking shape in India. Two major companies have showcased their future plans for…
After Japan, EU Opens Door For Indian Techies; Indian Govt Lobbying Hard For Easing Visa Rules…
Protectionism tactics by Donald Trump led USA Govt. has proved to be a headache for the Indian IT industry. But as they say, when one door closes, another opens. And precisely this has happened with India, as the European Union has…
Updated: Reliance Jio Cabs Coming Soon To Disrupt App-Based Cab Rental Market; 600 Cabs Already…
Update : Reliance Jio Spokesperson, in a Tweet, has stated that this report is completely wrong and company has denied any such moves. We are still trying to find more on this, however, as of now Reliance has denied this development…
Uber and Ola Ride Numbers Grow by 285% to Cross Whopping 500 Million in 2016!
Two of India’s largest cab aggregators, Ola and Uber, clocked over 500 million rides in 2016, according to a report by RedSeer Management Consulting. Even though the two companies faced a lot of challenges in India, they managed to rake…
Foreign Tourists With E-Visa Will Get Free Pre-Loaded BSNL SIM Card With Rs 50 Talktime & 50 MB…
In another major push to encourage e-visa and to promote tourism in India, Govt. of India has announced a major scheme which will immensely help foreign tourists.
Henceforth, all foreign tourists with e-visa shall get a free BSNL SIM…
Jugnoo Pilots Cab-Aggregation in Gurugram To Cash on Growing Resentment Amongst Cab Drivers!
As the protests in Delhi by Ola and Uber drivers intensifies, Jugnoo plans to enter the cab-hailing space, with a pilot in Gurugram. Most of the drivers in the capital are facing problems like low revenues, insane work hours and most…
Ola and Uber drivers Go On a Strike in Delhi-NCR; Demand Incentives, Insurance and Less Work Hours
At one point of time, a joke was making the rounds that an Ola or an Uber driver makes more than an average fresh graduate, and further this claim was actually true. Ola and Uber drivers could easily make up to Rs. 80,000 to Rs.…
Uber Launches uberHIRE in 9 Cities for Travellers & Tourists!
The largest cab-hailing company in the world, Uber, is taking some key steps to strengthen its hold in India. While this service is not available anywhere in this world right now, Uber has started to pilot uberHIRE in a few cities of…
Uber Bravely Defies Karnataka’s Order On Stopping Shared Rides; Says They Are Not Breaking Any Laws
An interesting case of legal logjam is being witnessed in the State of Karnataka, wherein taxi-hailing app Uber has very publicly, and on some level bravely, refused to obey the State Govt.’s order on stopping their ride-sharing…
Customers & Drivers Start a #DeleteUber Campaign in the US; Lyft Surpasses Uber in Daily App…
The most talked about news right now, Muslim Ban, by Donald Trump has not gone down well with a lot of people in the United States, and especially not the immigrants. The order bars citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from…
UberMOTO Officially Comes to Hyderabad; Fares Start @ Rs 25 for first 3 kms, Rs 5 Thereafter
Uber’s bike hailing service, UberMOTO, has made its way to the second city in India, Hyderabad. A few weeks back the company had dropped a hint of launching the service in the city of Nizams, and it has finally been launched today.…
uberPOOL & Ola Share Termed Illegal in Karnataka; Will Soon Be Banned!
The state has hosts the world’s most dynamic city, Bengaluru, has often been hostile to cab-aggregators like Ola and Uber. First uberMOTO and Ola Bikes were seized, then the Government stopped the operations in the state altogether…
Meru Cabs Catches up with Ola & Uber by Introducing Three New Vehicle Categories!
The market leaders in the cab-aggregation business, Ola and Uber, have been enjoying their supremacy over Easycabs and Meru cabs, even though these two have been here for lesser time.
However, to up its game and get back into the…
Hyperloop Picks Bengaluru-Chennai Corridor, Promises Travel Time of Less than 30 mins!
Elon Musk’s project on superfast transportation - HyperLoop - has been the talk of the town ever since the company showed its interest in India. Even though the ministers did suggest Pune-Mumbai expressway for a pilot, the company sure…
RedBus Launches ‘Bus Hire’; Allows Hiring Full Buses, Min-Buses & Cars on its Platform!
In the race of hiring vehicles for long distance commutes, RedBus has introduced a new service that allows users to hire buses, mini-buses, tempos and cars. Uber and Ola both offer inter-city vehicles or outstation vehicles that make it…
Uber Hikes Ride-Time Tariff By 50% in Delhi-NCR; Fare Prices to Go Up by 15% in The Coming Months!
2016 has been a very competitive year for Uber as it tried to compete with Indian major Olacabs. The price wars were very ruthless on both the companies but the customers enjoyed it very dearly. However, these discounts are not going to…
Ola Announces ‘Share Express’ to Reduce Costs on Busiest Routes by 30%!
Ola Share was launched in 2015, and since then has come a long way to counter uberPOOL, its biggest competitor. The company introduced a lot of other services, but kept the Share service pretty much the same.
Now making a small dent…
Hong Kong Stops Visa-Free Entry For Indians; Indian Asylum Seekers A Reason For This?
Hong Kong, which is a major strategic and political ally of India has announced that they will no longer allow visa-free entry for Indians. This is being regarded as a huge setback for India’s foreign diplomacy and a big step backwards…