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TopicOla cabs

Topic: Ola cabs

Ola & Uber to soon have a new competitor as 8 cooperatives take the wheel. All about Bharat Taxi

Bharat Taxi is a cooperative initiative under newly formed Multi-State Sahakari Taxi Cooperative Ltd, which is backed by 8 cooperatives.

Ola CEO ditches Microsoft’s Azure over ‘woke pronouns’, to shift to Ola’s Krutrim for cloud services

The decision came after Bhavish Aggarwal took exception to Microsoft-owned LinkedIn's AI chatbot referring to him as 'they'. He also encouraged other developers to move away from Azure.

Caste disparity, fear of violence & no family time — survey puts numbers to gig workers’ troubles

'Prisoners on Wheels?' report surveyed over 10,000 cab drivers & delivery persons on apps across 8 cities. Mental and physical health issues, dissatisfaction with fares also among findings.

Gig dream is fading for Uber, Ola drivers. They are forming picket lines & support groups

The gig sector is booming, but policy inaction, declining incentives from app-based companies, and skyrocketing fuel prices have trapped gig workers in a spiral of diminishing returns.

Drivers cancelling rides top issue for 79% of taxi app users, survey finds

Drivers cancelling rides due to unfavourable destination or non-cash payment is cab app users’ biggest headache, according to a nationwide survey by community platform LocalCircles.

Ola picks Citigroup, Kotak among other banks to manage its IPO that could raise $1 billion

Ola, Bengaluru-based ride hailing startup, could seek a valuation of more than $8 billion in the IPO and lodge a filing as soon as October.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?