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Government issues new guidelines for Ola, Uber: Here is all you need to know
Fri, Nov 27, 2020
The government on Friday issued fresh guidelines for cab aggregators such as Ola, Uber under a regulatory framework. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines 2020 as per the requirements and provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 and further as per the amended Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
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Uber starts hiring again, to recruit 140 engineers in India
Wed, Aug 05, 2020
The engineers will build products in areas such as rider and driver growth, delivery, marketplace, customer service, digital payments, risk and compliance, safety, and finance technology, Uber said in a statement. The announcement came after Uber recently hired Jayaram Valliyur as senior director to lead its global finance technology team, spread across multiple geographies.
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Now book Uber at Rs 189 for one-hour/10 km in 17 Indian cities
Tue, Jun 09, 2020
Ride-hailing major Uber on Monday launched Hourly Rentals, a 24x7 on-demand intracity service which allows riders to retain a car with its driver for several hours and make multiple stops on their journey at Rs 189 for a one-hour/10 km package.
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600 Indian employees sacked by Uber cabs due to COVID19 impact
Tue, May 26, 2020
The coronavirus crisis continues to make life difficult for start-ups in India with several of them forced to sack employees in huge numbers. The latest to do so is Uber India, which has let go off 600 employees in the country or about 25 per cent of its workforce.
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From difficulty starting cars to fewer passengers - Cab drivers face issues as they resume work
Tue, May 19, 2020
Cab drivers faced a number of challenges -- right from trouble starting their cars to finding fewer passengers to ferry -- as they resumed work in various cities after nearly two months of lockdown
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Uber sacks 3,000 more employees, to shut 45 offices globally
Tue, May 19, 2020
Ride-hailing app Uber has announced to lay off nearly 3,000 more employees in the second round, along with closing or consolidating some 45 offices globally. Last week, Uber fired nearly 3,700 employees via multiple Zoom calls.
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Ola, Uber resume services in cities in Green, Orange Zones
Mon, May 04, 2020
"As a protocol, all rides will be driven only across the identified safe zones and to ensure every driver-partner adheres to the safety rules, a mandatory selfie authentication mechanism has been put into place before and after every ride...All cars will be cleaned and sanitised after each ride," Ola said.
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Talking Tech during lockdown with Head of Central Operations (rides) Uber India/SA Pavan Vaish
Thu, Apr 23, 2020
In an exclusive interview with Zee Business, Head of Central Operations (rides) Uber India/SA Pavan Vaish talks about challenges for the industry, UberMedic services and the path ahead.
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