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Uber may have explored selling Indian arm; company calls the report false

The US company Uber began weighing alternatives and reached out to several interested parties after recognizing it had limited potential for profitable expansion in Indian market.

Uber to revive plan to onboard Mumbai's traditional 'kaali-peeli' on app

With only half the registered users active, it could still be a long haul

Uber's B'luru engineering team leads tech for third-party cab booking in UK

Uber's Bengaluru-based mobility engineering team is leading the technological development of a complex integration with a third-party cab aggregator in the UK

Uber India chief Parameswaran gets bigger role, to oversee ops in 9 nations

Pradeep Parameswaran joined Uber in January 2017, first leading Central Operations for India and South Asia before becoming the head of the Rides business in India and South Asia

Uber announces safety measures as road travel set to resume across country

"Go Online Checklist" and mandatory mask policy, selfie verification among protocols to be followed by drivers and riders; non-compliance could see both geting barred

To increase driver's earnings, Uber brings in-app tipping feature in India

One of the persons said during the pilot phase, it was found that riders had tipped Rs 25 on an average

PIN-verification to RideCheck: Uber India announces new safety features

Uber will also be experimenting with audio recording as a safety feature in the Indian market this year

Uber to roll out PIN verification, RideCheck for enhanced user safety

Uber Senior Director of Global Safety Products Sachin Kansal said the feature is under pilot and should be rolled out to users in the next few weeks

Delhi took 7 mn trips on Ola; ahead of Bengaluru, Mumbai in night travel

Overall, Delhi recorded a total of 1.06 billion km in 2019 and over 71 million trips, Ola said

Govt's move to cap commission at 10% will put us out of business: Cab firms

The government is considering a proposal to cap the commission paid by drivers at 10%

Uber gives another push to its India plans with Rs 1,767-cr investment

Says it is the biggest tranche of capital infusion to Uber India by parent company

Uber facing ban in Geneva if it fails to hire drivers, says report

Uber drivers are currently paid for each ride and are considered self-employed which means they are not entitled to benefits including paid holidays, pensions and sick leave

We are open to partnerships with state bus services: Uber's Manik Gupta

India is one of our most important markets. 12 % of all our global trips are done in India. India is already a big market for us in terms of transactions, he said

Dependency on Ola, Uber means more demand: JLR chief executive Ralf Speth

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had recently said one of the reasons for the downturn in the industry was millenials using more of ride-hailing services Ola and Uber

Uber drives the brand into safe zone, launches helpline for distress calls

Keen to build a wider footprint in the country, the ride-hailing app tunes in to rider concerns and opens a round-the-clock line for distress calls

From banana to live fish, here's what Indians forget the most in Uber cabs

Weekends is when more riders reported lost items

You can no longer book an Uber cab ride directly from Google Maps app

The ability to book an Uber through Maps allowed users to avoid the official Uber app

Uber executives travel world to reassure regulators after controversies

Asia head says the company, embroiled in a string of controversies, has changed approach in dealing with regulators

Emotional disconnect

It seems to be a bad time for Uber to release its new ad based on the theme 'apnapan'

Uber launches UberEATS in Delhi NCR

UberEATS app is separate to the Uber app people use to request a cab ride