Ola to merge with Uber? Founder Bhavish Aggarwal says 'Absolute Rubbish'
Ola and Uber held talks four years ago when Masayoshi Son's Softbank, a common investor in both companies, pushed for a merger, but the deal fell through at the time.
Jul 30, 2022, 07:57 AM IST
Ola could lay off 1,000 employees to ramp up EV plans
As Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola aims to ramp up its electric vehicle (EV) business, media reports have claimed that the ride-hailing platform is laying off around 1,000 employees from across verticals. According to reports citing employee records, verticals like mobility, hyperlocal, fintech, and Ola`s used car operations have included in the layoff process.
Jul 29, 2022, 15:40 PM IST
Massive layoffs at Ola! Company sacks 500 employees in cost cutting exercise
The layoffs begin as Shikharr Sood, the head of Ola`s Talent Acquisition, and in charge of talent acquisition for the entire Ola Group, has put in his papers.
Jul 09, 2022, 12:57 PM IST
Ola likely to lay off up to 500 employees in cost-cutting exercise: Report
Ola has also reportedly shopped its global investment plans to further expand overseas.
Jul 06, 2022, 13:18 PM IST
'Never thought...' says Ola Electric CEO after watching students dancing in a viral viral Twitter video
Students used Ola Electric S1 Pro's speakers to dance to songs on ethnic day, the video has gone viral on the internet, gaining attention of the netizens along with CEO Bhavish Aggarwal.
Jul 05, 2022, 19:23 PM IST
Uber planned to exit Indian market? Ride-hailing firm comes up with clarification
Uber competes with SoftBank-backed Ola in India.
Jun 23, 2022, 20:22 PM IST
Suspension of yet another Ola S1 Pro electric scooter breaks, owner blames built quality
The list of issues being reported by Ola S1 Pro users keeps increasing, adding a new topic to the chapter a user has complained about the scooter's build quality with the pictures of a broken scooter.
May 26, 2022, 15:17 PM IST
Govt Committee finds almost all EV makers at fault over fire incidents in preliminary report
Investigating the EV fire incidents in the country with various manufacturers like Okinawa Pure EV, Ola and others the government-constituted probe committee has found issues with battery in every incident reports IANS.
May 06, 2022, 19:41 PM IST
WATCH: Ola S1 Pro owner explains why he set his Electric scooter on fire
The owner of the Ola S1 Pro, who set fire to his electric scooter, claims that he was frustrated with the services and performance of the scooter and set fire to the scooter to send a message to Ola CEO.
Apr 29, 2022, 11:58 AM IST
Ola Electric to launch self-driving electric car within two years, says CEO
Ola Electric began testing an autonomous vehicle nearly six months ago and will launch it in global markets by late 2023 or early 2024, said CEO Bhavish Aggarwal.
Apr 24, 2022, 16:04 PM IST
Ola Electric recalls 1,441 S1 Pro e-scooters after Nitin Gadkari's warning on fire incidents
After a recent statement by Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal, the company has issued a recall for its electric scooters, 1,441 units of the electric two-wheeler are affected by the recall.
Apr 24, 2022, 10:50 AM IST
Delhi Cab Strike: Ola, Uber drivers postpone strike for 15 days
The Delhi government has assured Ola and Uber drivers that their demands for subsidy on CNG and revision of fare would be looked into.
Apr 20, 2022, 23:27 PM IST
Ola electric scooter abruptly goes in reverse, owner shares scary experience
The Ola S1 Pro reverse glitch issue has been explained by owner on Twitter where he claims he met with an accident while riding the electric scooter.
Apr 09, 2022, 10:20 AM IST
Ola S1 Pro electric scooter abruptly goes in reverse mode at 90 kmph: Watch Video
A problem with the Ola S1 Pro electric scooter came to light when the wheel of the scooter abruptly started spinning in reverse mode, as per a video uploaded on social media.
Apr 01, 2022, 18:46 PM IST
Ola Electric announces price hike on S1 Pro scooter, currently priced at Rs 1.29 lakh
Ola S1 Pro has been priced at Rs 1,29,999, and the Ola S1 was priced at Rs 99,999, the EV maker also introduced a new Gerua colour for this sales period.
Mar 18, 2022, 09:35 AM IST
Bombay High Court directs Uber, Ola to get licences by March 16 or face action
According to earlier HC proceedings, the Maharashtra government had failed to set precise criteria for awarding licences and regulating the activities of such taxi aggregators.
Mar 12, 2022, 13:29 PM IST
Shabana Azmi's niece opens up on 'horrific experience' with Ola cab driver, calls it 'unacceptable' in viral post
Bollywood superstar Shabana Azmi recently re-shared her niece's bad experience with an Ola cab driver in Mumbai.
Feb 27, 2022, 11:45 AM IST
Ola to invest over $100mn (Rs 750 crore) in the UK at 'Futurefoundry' design & engineering centre
Ola has plans of investing 100 million USD in the UK to set up a global centre for an advanced engineering and vehicle design centre in the UK called Ola Futurefoundry.
Jan 28, 2022, 18:42 PM IST
Uber, Ola among taxi apps collecting extensive user data; THIS Indian app collects least info
Uber and Ola are among the apps collecting the most data about their riders.
Jan 27, 2022, 18:01 PM IST
Ride-hailing apps like Ola and Uber found to be collecting data for ‘third-party advertising’: Report
Uber ranks third on the list while Ola, the most popular ride-hailing app in India.
Jan 27, 2022, 08:18 AM IST