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We’re mining the archives for some of Robin Abrahams’s hit columns you may have missed (this one is from 2015).
While the spotlight is now on Ola, Rapido, and Uber, Bengaluru residents say Namma Yatri must also be held accountable.
Ola Cabs, Uber and Rapido's advance-tipping feature, using which users can ensure that they get a ride by paying a tip in ...
Advanced Tip is Uber’s new feature that lets riders preemptively pay for their ride, and the fee, the company says, helps drivers accept their rides more proactively. In other words, Uber urges riders ...
SCHOOL proms have become a formal and fancy affair for leaving pupils. But bigger bashes have meant growing costs for parents ...
Legal experts say advance tips by Uber, Ola and Rapido appear ‘coercive’ as ‘it does look like an unfair trade practice under ...
When booking a cab through Uber, the app prompts the user to “Add a tip for faster pickup”. Other apps also have similar ...
The government will hold a meeting on May 28 with representatives from major e-commerce platforms across sectors such as food ...
It is not that we don’t have laws to prevent price-gouging. It’s that they are simply not enforced, or enforced so weakly ...
Recently the Indian government has issued a notice to Uber over advance tips and is now shifting its focus to investigate if ...
When a user opens the Uber app to book a ride, a message appears saying, “Plenty of drivers are available in your area.” Then ...