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Government rejects Uber's application to run taxis in Delhi
India | Sep 16, 2015, 05:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major setback to US-based online cab service provider Uber, the Delhi government has rejected again the company's application for licence to run its taxis in the national capital.The government's move comes
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Indian woman allegedly raped by Uber driver dismisses lawsuit
India | Sep 02, 2015, 09:16 PM ISTNew York: In a surprise development, a young Indian woman allegedly raped by an Uber driver in New Delhi last year "voluntarily" dismissed the lawsuit she had filed in a US court against the web-based
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Uber launches debit card payment option in India
Aug 04, 2015, 07:35 AM ISTMumbai: Uber, the technology-based cab service provider, on Monday launched debit cards as an additional payment option for all users across the 18 cities that Uber operates in, in India.In July, credit card payments were re-introduced in India for
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Uber to invest Rs 6,400 crore in India in next 9 months
Jul 31, 2015, 01:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Taxi-hailing app Uber will invest $1 billion (about Rs 6,400 crore) in India in the next nine months to expand operations in the country."We are extremely bullish on the Indian market and see
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Uber driver arrested in Kolkata for obscene act
India | Jul 22, 2015, 07:03 AM ISTKolkata: An Uber cab driver was arrested here for an alleged obscene act in the presence of a woman passenger in the cab, police said late Tuesday.A police officer said the 25-year-old woman, an employee
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Delhi HC sets aside order rejecting Uber's licence to ply in Delhi
India | Jul 08, 2015, 03:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Questioning the ban on certain app-based cab services here, the Delhi High Court today set aside an order of the city government, by which Uber's application for licence to ply in the national
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Uber to invest $50 mn in Hyderabad
Jul 06, 2015, 08:15 PM ISTHyderabad: Uber, an international transportation network company, on Monday announced a $50 million investment here to set up a facility which will be the biggest outside its headquarters in the US.The state-of-the-art facility to be established
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French taxi drivers smash cars in strike against Uber
World | Jun 25, 2015, 10:53 PM ISTParis : French taxi drivers smashed up livery cars, set tires ablaze and blocked traffic across the country on Thursday in a nationwide strike aimed at Uber after weeks of rising, sometimes violent tensions over
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Taxis, autos on strike in Mumbai; commuters stranded
India | Jun 15, 2015, 12:37 PM ISTMumbai: Commuters in Mumbai faced a harrowing time as auto-rickshaws and taxis drivers attached with 'Swabhiman Union' began a day-long strike in the metro city from this morning to press for their demands.The 'Swabhiman Union'
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Ola Cabs back in Delhi despite state government ban
India | Jun 13, 2015, 08:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Taxi hailing app Ola today sent out mails to its customers saying that it has resumed operations in Delhi NCR, about a week after crack down by Delhi Traffic Police led to a
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Delhi government rejects application for licence by Uber and 2 others
India | Jun 03, 2015, 10:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major decision, Delhi government today rejected fresh applications for licence by US-based taxi booking firm Uber and two other such service providers—Ola and TaxiForSure.Top Delhi government officials said the applications of
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Without drivers' details, difficult to stop molestation, rape: Maneka Gandhi on Uber case
National | Jun 02, 2015, 11:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has said until all background data of cab drivers is obtained, it will be difficult to put a stop to cases of molestation and rape.Reacting
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Delhi government issues warning to Uber, Ola Cabs on licence issue
India | Jun 02, 2015, 09:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a stern warning, Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai here today said the government will not consider applications for licence from app-based taxi operators Uber and Ola Cabs unless they comply with the
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Another Uber driver accused of molesting female passenger
India | Jun 01, 2015, 11:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: US-based cab service provider Uber has landed in a fresh controversy with one of its driver being accused of molesting a female passenger during a ride to Gurgaon.The victim registered her complaint over
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Taxi operators Ola, Uber to go off Delhi roads
May 15, 2015, 06:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: Following a request from the Delhi government, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued a letter to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block websites of taxi operators Uber, TaxiForSure and Ola Cabs.A DoT
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Uber's valuation could cross $50 billion post fresh round of funding
May 10, 2015, 05:20 PM ISTWASHINGTON: Uber's valuation could climb well beyond a whopping 50 billion dollars in the future as it looks to raise 1.5 to two billion dollars in another round of funding.The latest fund raising effort would
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Uber's SOS button will alert local police control room
May 01, 2015, 06:02 PM ISTTaxi hailing app Uber has upgraded its 'SOS button', which when pressed will now send a real-time alert to the local police control room directly to respond to the emergency.The US-based firm had introduced the
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Govt mulls blocking of apps of Uber, Ola, others across country
India | Apr 05, 2015, 03:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government is mulling blocking mobile taxi hailing apps of Uber, Ola and TaxiForSure all over the country, with the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEITY) seeking views from the Transport Ministry
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Check out how Google, Uber, Samsung fooled people all over the world!
Tech Auto | Apr 03, 2015, 10:52 AM ISTSo you were thinking that April fool's day is for humorous people and nothing to do with professionals? Well you are stranded wrong by these big global brands that fooled the people big time on
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Delhi govt warns Uber, Ola over resuming taxi services
India | Mar 25, 2015, 01:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Authorities in New Delhi asked Uber Technologies Inc and rival Ola on Tuesday to cease operations, saying that otherwise their applications for radio-taxi licences would not be processed, letters seen by Reuters show.The