Meru Cabs strikes while the iron is hot, even as Uber and Ola are in limbo

It's a smart move by Meru to win back the customers it had lost to Uber and Ola, says Tech in Asia

I have an early morning flight to catch tomorrow from Bangalore to Delhi. Normally, I would have booked an Uber, whose service I’ve come to appreciate since its entry to India a little over three years ago. But protesting drivers have disrupted services of both Uber and its main Indian rival Ola in recent weeks. So, to be safe, I booked a radio taxi cab from Meru, which takes advance bookings as well as on-demand.

I was surprised to see a charge of a little over Rs 600 ($9) for the ride, because just a week earlier I had paid