Delhi’s Auto drivers and cabbies demand subsidy on CNG rates

Hundreds of auto, taxi and cab drivers staged a protest at the Delhi secretariat on Monday demanding subsidy on CNG prices.

Rough ride for cabbies

Lockdowns during the pandemic left Uber drivers battered. In their grim battle for survival, many are desperately looking for ways to beat the system and now resorting to protests to demand subsidised fuel from the government

Cab drivers protest at Jantar Mantar: toll tax, fuel rates, fare fixation cited under concerns

Scores of drivers of tourist taxis, Ola, Uber cabs and three-wheelers participated in the protest at Jantar Mantar.

No incentive, low pay: Ola, Uber drivers open up about their concerns

While surge pricing continues to burn a hole in passengers’ pockets, drivers with cab aggregators suffer with diminishing incomes and high commission rates  Rupindra used to be a priest in a temple in Harinagar, New Delhi. Originally from Rajasthan, his family moved to New Delhi in the late 1990s. In late 2014-15, Rupinder decided to […]

Taking customers for a ride?

Amidst the pandemic, with more and more people opting for cabs instead of metro and bus services, a smooth experience for customers seems to be a far-fetched dream  “Kahaan jaana hai aapko?” — seems to be one question that anyone who has used cab hailing services has encountered. And who can blame riders when they […]

How cabbies fare

Even as the online cab services are flourishing, making the demand for traditional cab drivers dwindle, they think it is too late to make a shift at this stage in their careers. But the modern cab drivers also experience their own share of problems Cab services are doing booming business in Delhi, with every Uber […]