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Ola Cabs CEO Bhavish Aggarwal takes on Elon Musk over EV duty cut

The e-scooter's pre-launch garnered bookings of close to 100,000 in 24 hours

Mobility company Ola to provide free oxygen concentrators on its app

Ola Foundation and GiveIndia will scale it up across the country with up to 10,000 concentrators in the coming weeks.

Ola to invest Rs 2,400 cr for 'world's largest' e-scooter factory

Upon completion, the factory will create almost 10,000 jobs and will initially have an annual capacity of 2 million units

Ola's Khichdi Experiment crosses 1 mn orders amid Covid-19 pandemic

The SoftBank-backed ride-hailing firm's Ola Foods plans to build a portfolio of 8 -10 brands across a network of about 200 kitchens in the country

Covid-19 accelerated innovations in transport business: Ola co-founder

Aggarwal said while the initial impact of the pandemic on the industry was hard, it also provided an opportunity for new business models to come up

Ola Electric to hire 2,000 people; launch electric two-wheeler soon

In May, Ola had announced laying off 1,400 employees, or over 33 per cent of its workforce, as Covid-19 continued to pound the transportation industry

Ola's Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, senior VP Sanjiv Saddy quit

Srinivas had been working with Ola since July 2019. Saddy has worked with organisations like Flipkart, Tata Communications and Emaar MGF Land Ltd, as per his profile on LinkedIn

Ola commits Rs 500 cr to enable safe mobility for citizens, driver-partners

As a large number of major cities saw operations resuming on the Ola app in the last week, Ola has set up a network of over 500 fumigation centres across the country at various hotspots and airports

Top headlines: Google faces antitrust case in India, Ola buys Dutch firm

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Mobility for essentials drives used-car sales as Ola, Uber bookings drop

Bookings, sales happening for hatchbacks, cars between Rs 4 lakh and Rs 6 lakh

Top headlines: Domestic flights resume Monday, Ola lays off 1,400 staff

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Ola to lay off 1,400 employees as revenue dips 95% in coronavirus

In an email to employees, Aggarwal made it clear that the prognosis ahead for the business is 'very unclear'

Consumer internet firms offer support schemes for their freelance workers

Move aimed at providing their financial and healthcare support during time of pandemic

Ola launches rideshare option 'Pro' with super-sanitised in-car experience

The Ola Pro trial, which begins in Sydney, introduces a fleet of specially fitted out vehicles fitted with a transparent plastic barrier separating the driver and rider.

Covid-19 lockdown may be a boon for gig workers with unusual partnerships

Over the past week, several unusual partnerships among start-ups, traditional businesses and hospitals have been announced, and several more are likely to materialise soon

Ola sets up fund for driver partners impacted by coronavirus in Australia

This will help compensate the loss for business revenue of drivers

Ola suspends shared rides, Uber contemplates move over coronavirus pandemic

Uber is contemplating similar measures for other countries it operates in

Ola integrates its 'Emergency Button' with Bengaluru Police Control room

This will enable seamless sharing of ride-information, including driver and car details, GPS coordinates of the vehicle, and customer's contact information

Ex-Flipkart executive Sanjiv Saddy joins Ola as SVP Corporate Affairs

He has also worked with Tata Communications, Emaar MGF Land Ltd and Freightwinds and Travels Ltd, among other companies

To increase driver's earnings, Uber brings in-app tipping feature in India

One of the persons said during the pilot phase, it was found that riders had tipped Rs 25 on an average