Abdul Quadeer’s palace on wheels

Cab driver Abdul Quadeer provides basic amenities to customers free of charge to make the journey enjoyable

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

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 […]

Women-only pools?

The government has made a splash with new ideas to improve safety of women passengers who use Uber and Ola cabs. Patriot meets riders to find out pros and cons of the proposed features AT first, it seems like a good idea. Like ladies’ compartments in trains, women’s coaches in the Metro, and ladies’ special […]