Uber

Russian-Dutch domiciled multinational corporation 'Yandex' will reportedly buy out the shares of American Technology company "Uber" for nearly $1 billion. The deal was announced on August 31 after which it enabled 'Yandex' to gain full control over companies like Yandex.Eats, Yandex.Lavka, Yandex.Delivery, and Yandex Self-Driving group. "Since we started our partnership with Uber in 2018... the entire Yandex ecosystem,” said Tigran… read-more

A San Francisco-based woman named Lisa Irving has sued Uber for $1.1Mn for denying her ride and discriminating for her disability. Irving, a blind woman who uses guide dog, was denied ride by the drivers while commuting to work. Bullied and verbally abused, Irving’s ride was deliberately cancelled by two drivers. After receiving no response from the company, Irving sued Uber, accusing them of discriminating her on 14 occasions.

Cab service Uber's driver Sarwan Kumar has been winning hearts after his story of returning a bag containing Macbook and cash went viral. The bag's owner, Abhijit Majumdar, on March 21 tweeted Sarwan's picture detailing how the driver returned his bag intact at midnight after he left it in the cab. In response, Uber India Support appreciated and thanked Abhijeet for sharing the positive story while lauding Sarwan for his "integrity and… read-more

For alleged GST evasion, a probe has been initiated against cab aggregators Uber India and Ola by the Director-General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence(DGGI). Reportedly, the duo has not paid GST on the incentives paid to the drivers and charges imposed from the customers for cancellation of rides. Besides, Uber India and Ola need to pay a tax of about Rs 800 crore, and Rs 300 crore respectively. Moreover, DGGI has summoned companies'… read-more

Following the trail of the social media companies, the telecom operators and cab aggregators will also be questioned by the Joint Committee of Parliament on 'Data Protection Bill'. While Jio has been summoned on November 4, Airtel and Truecaller will appear on November 6. Reportedly, the panel will question Ola and Uber on November 5. The committee is looking into data collection issues and intends to protect individuals' information.