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  Uber to offer accident insurance to riders

  Business | September 25, 2019 17:26 IST

  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.

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  Video of Uber driver singing Nazar Ke Saamne goes viral

  Trending | September 16, 2019 20:59 IST

  After Ranu Mondal, video of Uber driver singing Kumar Sanu's popular track from Ashiqui Nazar Ke Saamne is going viral on the internet.

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  Supreme Court asks CCI Director General to complete probe against Uber on predatory pricing allegation

  India | September 11, 2019 23:39 IST

  A bench of Justice R F Nariman and Justice Surya Kant dismissed the appeal of Uber challenging a 2016 order of the appellate tribunal directing Director General of CCI to investigate the allegations of predatory pricing made by Meru Cabs.

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  Change in millenials' mindset to prefer OLA, UBER also led to automobile sector slowdown: Nirmala Sitharaman

  India | September 10, 2019 23:13 IST

  ​Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday said the slowdown in the automobile sector was due to many factors like the change in mindset of millennials,who now prefer taxi aggregators like OLA and UBER instead of committing for monthly installments to own a car.  

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  Troublesome ride? Speak directly to Uber in India

  Technology | August 27, 2019 14:40 IST

  Uber on Tuesday announced a 24x7 safety helpline that will provide users with the option to get in touch with Uber's safety team if they have an urgent, non-emergency issue.

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  Uber driver threatens Bengaluru woman of tearing clothes

  Crime | August 06, 2019 7:45 IST

  A woman in Bengaluru alleged that the driver of the Uber cab she was travelling in misbehaved with her and even threatened her of sexual abuse. Narrating her ordeal in a social media post, she said that Uber's safety system was "extremely messed up".

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  Women safety issue: Supreme Court asks Centre to take appropriate steps for regulating Ola, Uber

  India | July 31, 2019 13:03 IST

  The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Centre to take appropriate steps for regulating app-based taxi services like Ola and Uber, in view of women safety.

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  Uber partners with Sun Mobility for deploying e-autos in India

  Technology | July 24, 2019 16:24 IST

  Uber announces its partnership with SUN Mobility to deploy e-autos in India.

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  Uber's new tool to send in-app reminders to riders for preventing driver identify fraud

  Technology | July 23, 2019 19:23 IST

  To prevent driver identity fraud,  Uber will send in-app reminders and push notification so that riders can match the license plate, car make and model, and driver photo provided in the app before getting into the car.

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  Indian-origin Uber driver sentenced to three years on kidnapping charges

  World | June 28, 2019 10:27 IST

  An Indian-origin Uber driver has been sentenced to three years in prison, ordered to pay over 3,000 dollars as penalty for kidnapping one of his female passengers and dropping her off on an isolated highway.

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  Uber, Bajaj introduce passenger quadricycle in Bengaluru

  India | June 13, 2019 17:45 IST

  The Bajaj Qute is essentially a driver-plus-three-passenger-quadricycle - a four-wheeled vehicle that's smaller and lighter than a passenger car.

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  Goa's app-based cab service GoaMiles welcomes Ola, Uber in the state

  India | June 08, 2019 17:57 IST

  "GoaMiles is not opposing Ola or Uber. That is the decision of the government at the end of the day. We are very comfortable with that," Hemant Prabhu Chodnekar, Operations Manager of GoaMiles told IANS

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  Uber partners with Indian Oil, Paytm; to offer fuel discount to drivers

  Business | May 31, 2019 12:07 IST

  The tripartite agreement, reached a couple of months ago, became operational only now after the requisite number of driver registration for the programme was achieved.

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  Uber in tight spot as ex-UP DGP files complaint

  India | May 28, 2019 17:03 IST

  "For cancellation and refunds, if a rider feels that they have been wrongly charged a fee, the rider can report, seek help on the app from their trip history and the fare is almost immediately refunded," said Uber spokesperson.

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  Uber’s first employee, now a billionaire, was hired through a tweet

  World | May 12, 2019 18:55 IST

  On March 1, 2010, Ryan Graves became the first one to be hired as employee at Uber, all thanks to that tweet.

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  Delhi: Live-in couple kills Uber driver, dump chopped body parts in drain

  India | February 05, 2019 16:01 IST

  The incident was reported to police on January 29 when the victim's wife, a resident of Shakarpur area of east Delhi, filed a missing complaint of her husband who drove a Uber cab.

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  Uber India to double its workforce, to hire over more engineers in 2019

  Business | December 08, 2018 12:14 IST

  According to the company, its tech centres in Bengaluru and Hyderabad are critical to the global mission of developing urban mobility solutions for everyone.

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  Twitterati lauds Uber Driver for waiting 1.5 hours with female passengers and ensuring their safety

  Trending | October 16, 2018 22:38 IST

  Twitterati is showering praise on an Uber driver after two female passengers shared their story on Twitter saying that he made sure the women are safely inside their house.

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  Uber rolls out traffic 'Movement'- a free urban planning software tool for Bengaluru

  Technology | October 11, 2018 11:20 IST

  The tool allows people to check data on traffic patterns and travel times for any period and across lengths of the city.

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  Uber's new safety feature turns smartphones into crash detectors

  Technology | September 06, 2018 15:12 IST

  Uber launched the "Safety Toolkit" and in-app emergency button for riders in April and these features are now available across India, Canada, and the US, as well as countries throughout Latin America.