About 60% polling in 6th phase of LS polls; Anantnag breaks 40-yr record

An estimated voter turnout of 59.92 per cent was recorded in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday in 58 constituencies across six states and two Union territories with the polling......

What's A National Common Mobility Card?

The NCMC facilitates convenient travel while integrating last-mile connectivity, a must in India's extensive landscape.It enables travellers to pay for a cross-section of needs, including toll tax,......

Bike-taxi can't run in Delhi for now, says SC

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the high court order that essentially allowed bike-taxi aggregators Rapido and Uber to operate in the national capital by asking the Delhi government not to take......

Monsoon hits Mumbai with a bang; IMD issues red alert

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Wednesday, causing flooding on roads and rail tracks and disrupting suburban train services as the south-west monsoon arrived in the city with a bang,......

Rapido drives cabs into Uber, Ola lane

There’s a hint of new competition riding into a sector that has attracted attention for being in a duopoly-like situation. Rapido, a commute app known for its budget-friendly bike-taxi......

ED seizes Rs 103 cr assets in 'bike bot' ponzi scheme

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday attached assets worth over Rs 103 crore in connection with its money laundering probe into the Noida 'bikebot' ponzi scheme case, officials said.  Image......

How Uber plans to cover 200 cities by 2020-end

The key driver of this expansion will be not car-hailing but bike-taxi service. The company is willing to partner local players that have a similar offer and would like to come on their platform.......

Why ride-hailing firms are lobbying for concessions

Ride-hailing services are also lobbying the government for the recognition of a new category for motorcycle-shared services, where the owner should not have to take a commercial licence. Pooled......

Ten 2018 Films I didn't like

Why these movies didn't impress Sreehari Nair... One or many of the films on this list would have made it to another critic's list of the Best Hindi Films of 2018. But I think we are living in too......

Review: A Death in the Gunj: Minor achievement, minor disappointment

Despite its many problems, A Death in the Gunj is an important work, says Sreehari Nair. It is a fact well established that a man at his angriest reveals expressions of his mother. Betray a man's......

Birthday Special: The A to Z of Aamir Khan

Sukanya Verma gives us 26 reasons why we love Aamir Khan! In actor Benedict Cumberbatch's words, 'The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone......

Birthday Special: The A to Z of Aamir Khan

Sukanya Verma gives us 26 reasons why we love Aamir Khan! In actor Benedict Cumberbatch's words, 'The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone......

Britain may call in more troops to police Games

Britain may have to call up yet more soldiers to police the Olympic Games, the government said on Wednesday, after a failed private sector recruitment drive left an embarrassing hole in security......

Sachin, Lara are in different class: Akhtar

Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar said Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and West Indies skipper Brian Lara were in a different class and rated both as great batsmen of this era.Akhtar, who is......