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Delhi govt ban on surge pricing: Bad for Modi's 'Start Up India' pitch

Surge pricing of cab is not different from paying more for a flight ticket or a hotel room in peak holiday seasons

Uber temporarily suspends surge pricing in Delhi

The US-based firm said it "regularly does surge pricing when demand outstrips supply"

Karnataka blinks first, plans to allow bike taxis on roads

State plans to frame rules for governing aggregators that offer bike taxis as a service

The 'odd' marketing gimmick

A day before Delhi went into the second phase of the odd-even scheme for passenger vehicle owners, taxi aggregator Uber pushed its cab-sharing service with an interesting message. In an email with the subject line, "This is an ODD subject line", the company suggested ways to beat the "odds" with "even" lower fares. It promised a fare as low as Rs 3.50 a kilometre if one opted to share a car with another passenger.

Uber takes email route to fight Karnataka

Firm says it is engaging with state govt to explain why its business model encourages savings for customers

Uber starts motorbike taxi service in Jakarta

The company said its "UberMotor" service would provide cheap and reliable transportation

Uber slashes prices in ten cities

Uber will now charge a base fare of Rs 25 instead of Rs 40 in Udaipur and Jodhpur

Uber slashes fares in 10 non-metro cities by up to 22%

While fares have been slashed by 9% in cities like Indore and Nagpur, the same has been cut by 22% in Jodhpur and Udaipur

Uber launches bike service in Gurgaon

Its 'bike-taxi' service in Bengaluru was stopped a day after it was launched

Uber CEO says profits elsewhere support 'sustainable' spending in China

The company's Chinese business boosted its valuation in Jan to more than $8 billion after raising more than $1 billion in its latest funding round

The Uber model, it turns out, doesn't translate

In San Francisco, as in most cities, parking is an expensive daily grind that saps the soul

Uber driver held for lewd behaviour with woman passenger

Victim's brother uploaded the message on social media, after which the police came into action

Jugnoo joins Uber to accuse Ola of bogus bookings

Jugnoo is accusing Ola of instructing its employees to create fake accounts through which they book an auto rickshaw on the company's app and then cancel it

Uber-Ola battle might usher in transparency

Both companies are not transparent on their user base, the number of rides or their revenues in India

Taxi warfare: Uber drags Ola to court over 'false bookings'

US-based ride hailing firm accuses rival of making false bookings on its platform, drags it to Delhi High Court

Uber rides on India's movie craze to win users

Partners with upcoming Telugu movie Meeku Meere Maaku Meme

Uber yet to obtain two-wheeler taxi permit

Uber said the service was launched to operate at cost only without any service fee during the pilot period

Uber suspends bike taxi pilot in India after Karnataka govt cries foul

The state governments of Karnataka and Maharashtra have also moved to exert more control on app-based taxi aggregators

Colombia fines Uber for providing unauthorised taxi services

Uber responded in a statement saying it's been relentlessly hounded in Colombia for exercising constitutionally protected rights

Have aggregated 8,000 CNG cabs to ferry passengers: Uber to HC

The company also informed the court that only 293 diesel cabs are operating on its platform