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Karnataka HC seeks clarity from state govt on app-based policy for cabs like Uber, Ola

The Judge also sought to know why aggregators like Uber had to fulfil the requirement of installing panic buttons in cabs and not other taxi drivers or owners in the state

Wounded Uber targets India after China loss

CEO Travis Kalanick's profit focus makes fight tougher in India

Uber to sell China business to rival Didi after losing billions

Didi Chuxing will buy Uber's brand, business and data in China. The combined entity would be worth $35 bn

Hail the winner

Uber reverses out of dead end in China

Didi to buy Uber's China business in $35 billion deal

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will join Didi's board, while Didi Chuxing chief Cheng Wei joining the Uber board

Uber set to merge Chinese business with Didi Chuxing: Report

Combined entity to have valuation of $35 billion; investors in Uber China & others to get 20% stake in the firm

Uber launches scheme for local taxis, autos

Under the scheme, drivers can avail offers through Uber's partnerships with financial institutions with a down payment of as low as Rs 25,000

Now book Uber from Snapdeal app

Now, when a user books a flight or a hotel from the Snapdeal app, they can travel to the airport or the hotel using Uber

Ola, Uber can't charge more than govt-prescribed rates: Delhi HC

According to prescribed rates, fares for all types of taxi services are Rs 12.50 per km for Economy Radio Taxis, while Rs 14 per km and Rs 16 per km would be charged by non-AC and AC black and yellow top taxis

Uber's many scrapes with taxi drivers globally

Uber which operates in more than 50 countries across the globe, has suffered multiple speed breakers

Uber says it's a tech platform, doesn't come under Motor Vehicles Act

The Karnataka govt mandated that to get a licence each company should have a minimum of 100 cabs meeting the specifications

Uber secures $1.15 billion leveraged loan

Taxi aggregator will use the funds to support global expansion and operations and invest in R&D

Uber, Lyft settlement did not require either side to pay - sources

Lyft was working with investment bank Qatalyst Partners to pursue strategic options, possible sale of the company

Uber asks for futuristic rules

The firm is fighting a court battle with the Karnataka govt over new rules that mandate licensing & cap fares that remove surge pricing

Uber India's first women driver found dead in Bengaluru

She was found hanging in her apartment by her land lord, no suicide note was found

Eric Newcomer & Olivia Zaleski: Uber Xchange: A new lease of life or a bad deal?

The car aggregator's $1-bn programme to put more drivers on the road through short-term leases requires dipping into the vast pool of people with bad or no credit. Some critics see it as a move to profit off drivers

Uber unveils upfront fare

Taxi-hailing app Uber is giving a new name to surge pricing - upfront fare.

Uber unveils upfront fare

Upfront fare experiment was first tried on UberPOOL, company's shared ride service, which today accounts for 20% of global rides every day

Uber kills 'surge pricing', rolls out upfront fares in India, US

Move will help the firm address its Achilles' heel 'surge pricing' that has received criticism from many users

Andrew Ross Sorkin: Why Uber keeps raising billions

The ride-hailing app company's money-grab is seemingly part of an unspoken strategy to mark its territory