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Uber, Ola Can Soon Surge Prices Up To 4X, City Cabs Can Now Operate Under Aggregators
If 2016 witnessed continued confrontation between various state governments and app-based cab aggregators such as Uber, Ola; then 2017 may lead to a better understanding of the new business model, and mutual co-operation for the benefit…
uberMOTO Bike Taxis Coming to Hyderabad; Fares Starting at Just Rs. 20!
Bike taxis are a common mode of transport in Goa and Haryana, specifically Gurgaon, because of the transport laws here. One can easily take bike taxis, like uberMOTO and Ola Bike and travel from point A to B in a convenient and…
Uber Launches uberFLEET to let Fleet Owners Manage Cars in 29 Cities; Modeled on Ola Operator App
Around 6 months back, Ola launched its service Ola Operator to provide a platform for fleet owners to manage their vehicles. Over the time, driver partners on these ride-hailing app platforms have grown to become fleet owners and have…
Ola Cabs Become Micro ATMs in Kolkata / Hyderabad; Ola Money Can be Used to Make Utility Bill…
Demonetization of banknotes by RBI came at a cost, but the Government was quick enough to install micro-ATMs in the country to dispense cash to the public. Even then, the queues at banks is not getting any small and most of the ATMs run…
Ola launches Ola Play to Allow Users to Control In-Car Entertainment!
Uber launched a pilot service in Mumbai to allow passengers to stream their music from Gaana app in their ride. The pilot did not kick off well because there were not many users, and immediately shut down after a couple of weeks.
Ola…
IRCTC Waives Off Ticket Booking Fees Till Dec 31st; SBI Claims Digital Payments Increased By 100%
After effects of currency ban is slowly coming into force. While SBI has claimed 100% increase in digital payments, India’s largest ecommerce portal, IRCTC.co.in will not charge any online booking fee till December 31.
Online Booking…
Ola Launches ‘Ola Credit’, Where Consumers Can Take Ride & Pay Later; Here’s How You Can Get…
Ola, India’s largest cab-aggregator, launched the Ola Corporate service to make available a wide range of mobility use cases at a much lower costs as against the existing scheduled corporate travel options, along with benefits of a…
Olacabs to Start Operating Affordable ‘One-Way’ Outstation Trips Across 500 Locations
Ola introduced its new service, Ola Outstation, in May 2016 and since then has been operating rides between two different cities. The trip duration could be set easily and one could get these inter-city rides with the click of a button.…
UK Alters Visa Rules For Non-European Techies; Can Severely Indian IT Sector
Indian IT sector is right now under attack from various fronts - first of all automation is threatening to destroy jobs across various platforms and now stringent visa rules are being implemented, which are especially designed to stop…
IRCTC Announces Major Upgrades; All AC 3 Coaches To Be Powered With GPS, CCTV & Coffee Machines
Gone would be the days when harried passengers were seen scouting for charts outside train coaches or using torch to find out their berth numbers at night. As per a massive transformation unleashed by Indian Railways, AC coaches would…
Centre May Finally Allow Surge Pricing In Taxi Apps, But Upto 3X
Govt. of India is right now drafting policies of app based taxi operators like Ola and Uber, and as per indications received till now, surge pricing maybe allowed upto 3-times.
This is a sharp reversal from earlier stand taken by…
Uber’s Biggest Expansion in India: Partners With IRCTC For Ferrying Rail Passengers
IRCTC, which is India’s largest ecommerce portal with $3 billion annual revenues as close to 10 lakh tickets are issued per day on their website. Indian Railways runs 12,000 trains daily, carrying over 23 million passengers to their…
Maharashtra Drafts Regulations For Uber, Ola & Others; Govt May Control Fares, Green Fuel Usage…
Under pressure from local taxi unions and autorickshaw owners, Govt. of Maharashtra has finally issued a revised draft of Maharashtra City Taxi Rules, 2016, which aims to regulate and control all taxi based apps within the state.…
Patna Railway Station Consumes Maximum Free WiFi; But Railtel Discovers Porn As #1 Search Term
There is both good news and bad news for Internet community in India.
The good news is that, Railtel-Google’s free WiFi program at major Railway Stations across India is a massive hit, as we had reported earlier. Patna railway…
Uber Bumps Up Fares by 100% Post 20 km Rides in Delhi NCR; The Better Days are Getting Over?
After announcing uberPool in India and a price war with Ola, Uber has decided to tweak its fares for extended trips in Delhi-NCR. The company lost $1.3 billion in the first half of 2016 and this leakage of capital is what worries Uber.…
Ola, Uber Can Legally Operate In Mumbai As Bombay HC Refuses To Ban Them
The Association of Radio Taxis in Mumbai had recently filed a petition in Bombay High Court, seeking a ban on taxi apps such as Uber and Ola for breaking Indian laws.
After hearing the arguments, Bombay HC has refused to ban the…
IRCTC Launches World’s Cheapest Travel Insurance At Just 1 Paisa For Rs. 10 Lakh Cover!
Travel insurance in India, and globally, has breached a new benchmark, which would be hard to replicate anywhere else. 163 year old Indian Railways has decided to provide travel insurance of Rs 10 lakh, only for 1 paisa for all…
Now Instantly Book Uber and Redbus Through Ixigo Trains App
Booking an Uber through Snapdeal app or a bus ticket through RedBus on Snapdeal was known, but another company has come forward to partner with these two to integrate the journey even better.
Ixigo has tied-up with Uber and RedBus to…
Ola Launches Offline Booking; Now, Users Can Book a Cab Without Internet!
India is a land of diversities – not only in terms of cultures and people, but also many other things, including mobile internet. Every Smartphone user has faced internet connectivity problems, one time or the other. In some instances,…
Gujarat Govt Partners with Airbnb to Boost Tourism & Offer More Rental Properties
The first thing tourists and travellers worry about when travelling to different states in India is the place to stay. Often than not, hotels turn out to be expensive and rather a hassle to stay in. This is when smaller rental…