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A Comprehensive Guide On Kashmir For The First Timers

There are multiple modes of transportation, and one can travel by auto-rickshaws, private cabs, or local buses operated by the state

03 Sep 2021 9:10 PM

One of the fastest-growing apps on the Play Store was called ‘Remove China Apps’ and did exactly what the name suggested. While the App has since then been removed from the Play Store for violating Google’s policies, its existence and function hurt India’s best interests in the name of helping it. Eliminating or banning a competitor is inherently bad for competition and does Indian consumers a disservice.

Removing Chinese apps from your phone is the opposite of self-reliance

Several Indian startups such as Paytm, Swiggy, Zomato, Ola and BigBasket have Chinese investors. Shunning the apps hurts Indian startups.

08 Jun 2020 4:07 PM

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal, in an email to employees last week, had said the company’s revenues had declined by 95 per cent in the last two months due to coronavirus pandemic. He had also made it clear that the prognosis ahead for the business is “very unclear and uncertain” and the impact of this crisis is “definitely going to be long-drawn for us”.

Do Uber, Ola's massive layoffs indicate they may be driving off the map?

600 staff lose Uber jobs days after Ola laid off 1,400 people. Means cab aggregators, propped up by investors despite losses, won't recover?

26 May 2020 10:56 PM

Ola to layoff 1,400 staff as COVID-19 pandemic hits revenues. (PTI Photo)

Ola decides to downsize and "let go" of 1,400 employees

Revenues declined by 95 per cent in the last two months due to coronavirus pandemic

20 May 2020 2:25 PM

Uber and Ola are reported to have lost as much as 80% of rides but the company has not offered any financial assistance to tide over the crisis. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Alexander Torrenegra)

Uber, Lyft suspend shared rides in US, Canada, but not yet in India

Pooled rides show up on the Uber and Ola apps in India even now

18 Mar 2020 5:56 PM

Ola is also launching the ‘Start Code’ security feature, a UK ride hailing first.

Ola launches market-leading safety features to set new standards for UK ride-hailing

Ola is piloting flagship feature, Guardian – which uses AI and machine learning to automatically detect irregular vehicle activity.

08 Feb 2020 12:06 PM

Absence of public toilets is one of the biggest issues facing cab drivers, besides pathetic quality of road infrastructure.

Uber, Ola drivers: Crushed by an uncaring govt, insensitive clients

Despite diminishing returns, large number of drivers join, while many leave the service.

29 Dec 2019 1:59 AM

The top seven cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune and Bengaluru accounted for 4.45 billion km.

Delhi sees more night trips than Bengaluru, Mumbai, says Ola

Overall, Delhi recorded 71 million trips totalling 1.06 billion km in 2019.

28 Dec 2019 12:04 PM

The implementation of the odd-even scheme offers an opportunity to further unlock the potential of shared mobility. (Representational Image)

Delhi: Ola, Uber to deactivate surge pricing during odd-even scheme

In a statement issued on Saturday, Ola said it will extend its support to the Delhi government’s initiative to curb pollution.

02 Nov 2019 11:14 AM

The company, in September this year, had received Rs 35.8 crore in Series J round from ARK Ola Pre IPO Fund.

Ola in talks with Microsoft for USD 200 million funding

The company more than halved its losses to Rs 2,842.2 crore, while growing its revenue by 61 per cent to Rs 2,222.6 crore in 2017-18.

29 Oct 2019 1:17 PM

The KCR government, however, has refused to entertain their requests and has sacked over 48,000 employees who joined the protests. (Photo: File)

T'gana statewide shutdown disrupts daily life as transport strike enters day 15

The 12-hour bandh began at 5 am and has forced closure of schools and colleges till Monday.

19 Oct 2019 2:07 PM

Uber, which operates in over 40 Indian cities, has partnered with Bharti AXA to provide insurance to car rides and with TATA AIG for auto and moto rides. (Photo: File)

Uber to offer accident insurance to riders

Riders will be insured for up to Rs 5 lakh in case of accidental death or disability and up to Rs 2 lakh for hospitalisation.

25 Sep 2019 6:55 PM

Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Saturday questioned Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's claim that rise of Ola and Uber affected the automobile sector, asking why the sales of trucks should also decline. (Photo: File)

Making weird statments will affect economy: Yashwant Sinha slams Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal

The missing three per cent growth meant loss of Rs 6 lakh crore in just one quarter, he claimed.

15 Sep 2019 9:09 AM

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari backed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's claim that the mindsets of millennial were adversely affecting the automobile industry as they prefer to use radio taxi services instead of buying own vehicle. (Photo: File)

Gadkari backs Sitharaman's remark on auto sector slowdown, says 'one of the reasons'

Gadkari, known for his astute business skills, said his ministry along with finance is charting out way to uplift automobile industry.

12 Sep 2019 1:06 PM

India has 46 per cent of the car buyers who are first time users.

Millennials opting for Ola, Uber not that a big factor for current slowdown: Maruti Suzuki

Due to increased prices of auto parts, taxes and rise in insurance rates are some of the reasons for slow down in automobile industry.

12 Sep 2019 10:58 AM

'The question is related to the economy of the country, so it is requested that you study the model of economic development of Chhattisgarh once,' Baghel said. (Photo: File)

'Dear Finance Minister... ': Chhattisgarh CM takes dig at Sitharaman's uber remark

Baghel said: 'Both Ola and Uber are offering their services in our Chhattisgarh, yet the automobile sector has grown.'

11 Sep 2019 11:55 AM

On June 22, Varnval had allegedly masturbated in the presence of the complainant when they were stuck in traffic in Mumbra. (Representational image)

Ola driver arrested who masturbated in front of passenger in Mumbai

The police will produce him before a court on Thursday.

27 Jun 2019 11:16 AM

Its Ola Electric Mobility unit in March raised 4 billion rupees (USD 58 million) from investors including venture capital funds Tiger Global and Matrix Partners.

India plans to order taxi aggregators like Uber, Ola to go electric: Report

EV sales in India grew three-fold to 3,600 in the year ended March but still account for about 0.1 per cent.

07 Jun 2019 8:47 AM

The company hasn't given up as it is confident that electrification is viable in the long run. (Photo: AP)

4-wheeler EV adoption to take time, to focus on two and three-wheelers: Ola

The company is now focussing on deploying 10,000 electric vehicles.

12 May 2019 12:30 PM

In early 2017, the company slashed incentives by around 30 per cent overnight, said three former Uber India executives, who declined to be named.

As Uber gears up for IPO, many Indian drivers talk of shattered dreams

Decision to cut incentives sharply had disappointed several members of Uber’s India team back then, the executive said.

08 May 2019 3:37 PM

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