Bike Taxis
- India
Centre’s new guidelines legalise bike taxis; Uber, Rapido breathe easy
The centre announced Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines (MVAG) 2025 on Tuesday, July 1, bringing much-awaited relief to app aggregators like Uber and Rapido who welcomed the legislation calling it a major step…
- Bangalore
Bike taxi ban in Karnataka: Riders hold hunger protest
Bengaluru: Members of the Bike Taxi Welfare Association staged a hunger protest on Sunday, demanding to lift the ban on bike taxis in Karnataka and calling for an inclusive policy framework. They…
- Bangalore
HC directive prompts Karnataka police to clamp down on bike taxis
Bengaluru: Karnataka Transport and Police authorities launched a crackdown on bike taxi services in Bengaluru and other district headquarters on Monday, acting on a directive from the High Court. Meanwhile, the Namma…
- Bangalore
Uber, Rapido must close bike taxi operations by June 16: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court on Friday, June 13, ordered all app-based cab aggregators companies (like Ola, Uber, Rapido, etc.) to stop two-wheeler service by June 16 across the state. A bench comprising…
- Hyderabad
Ola Launches eBike taxi service in Hyderabad, Delhi
Hyderabad: Ride-hailing platform Ola said that it is starting eBike taxi services in Delhi and Hyderabad. This comes after successful test runs in Bangalore. The ride-hailing platform aims to use 10,000 electric…
- Hyderabad
Telangana workers’ union demands cap on illegal plying of Ola, Uber bike taxis
Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Union has urged the Telangana government to tighten their hold on illegal bike taxis, which have a severe impact on auto-rickshaws and taxi drivers. Ola,…
- Telangana
Telangana: Several booked for using private vehicles as bike taxis
Hyderabad: The Road Transport Authority (RTA) booked several bike riders, who were illegally using their vehicles as bike taxis on Friday.The riders were booked for violations such as the absence of fitness…
- Telangana
Telangana: ‘Ban usage of private vehicles as bike taxis for Rapido, Ola, Uber’
Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig And Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) and Telangana State Taxi and Drivers Joint Action Committee (TSTDJAC) have urged the state government to terminate the use of private motorbikes being…
- Bangalore
22-year old woman raped by bike taxi driver and his friend in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A 22-year old woman was allegedly raped by a bike taxi driver and his friend, when she had hired the service to get dropped at a friend’s place, police said on…
