What is Bharat Taxi? Govt launches ride-hailing service to take on Ola, Uber in THESE cities; check key details

What is Bharat Taxi? Govt launches ride-hailing service to take on Ola, Uber in THESE cities; check key details

The central government has started pilot trials for its ride hailing service, ‘Bharat Taxi’, set to take on the already existing and popular ones, Ola, Uber, Rapido and others. The service is aimed at offering an alternative for drivers of these private commercial services. Bharat taxi is driver-oriented taxi service The central government has started…

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Parliament digest: Key points of December 3 Winter Session proceedings | India News

Parliament digest: Key points of December 3 Winter Session proceedings | India News

No proposal to create an Indian Education Service, says CentreThe Centre has ruled out any proposal to create an Indian Education Service (IES) for appointments to key leadership positions in higher education institutions, including chancellors, vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors and registrars.Responding to a written question in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, MoS for education Sukanta Majumdar said there…

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‘Bharat Taxi’ set to take on Ola, Uber, Rapido; Check out the key features of the ride-hailing app

‘Bharat Taxi’ set to take on Ola, Uber, Rapido; Check out the key features of the ride-hailing app

The government is set to launch a ride-hailing mobility app, Bharat Taxi, aimed at providing commercial vehicle drivers with an alternative to private platforms such as Uber, Ola, and Rapido. Cooperation Minister Amit Shah confirmed the development in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, 2 December, highlighting that the app is designed…

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'Must adopt dialogue': SC says courts can't impose timelines on President, governor to act on Bills; key details | India News

‘Must adopt dialogue’: SC says courts can’t impose timelines on President, governor to act on Bills; key details | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that constitutional courts cannot prescribe timelines for the President or governors while they decide on bills passed by state legislatures. Calling such directions unconstitutional, the court delivered its opinion on a presidential reference that sought clarity on whether courts could mandate time-bound action under Articles 200 and…

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Delhi car blast: 'Madam Surgeon' emerges as key player; diaries hint at 'D-6 Mission' to 'avenge' Babri demolition | India News

Delhi car blast: ‘Madam Surgeon’ emerges as key player; diaries hint at ‘D-6 Mission’ to ‘avenge’ Babri demolition | India News

LUCKNOW/KANPUR: Investigators are racing to close the arc of a Jaish-e-Mohammed project they said was years in the making – one that turned a campus doctor into “Madam Surgeon” of a cross-border terrorist blueprint.The alleged architect linking these threads is 43-year-old Dr Shaheen Shahid – “Madam Surgeon” in the underground lexicon of the JeM module…

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Bihar election results: Tej Pratap Yadav stares at defeat in Mahua; LJP(RV) takes lead in key seat | India News

Bihar election results: Tej Pratap Yadav stares at defeat in Mahua; LJP(RV) takes lead in key seat | India News

NEW DELHI: Tej Pratap Yadav, founder of the Janshakti Janata Dal and candidate from Mahua, has fallen to fourth place in trends as counting begins for the Bihar Assembly Elections. According to the Election Commission, LJP (Ram Vilas) candidate Sanjay Kumar Singh is leading with 12,897 votes, ahead of RJD’s Mukesh Kumar Raushan who has…

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43-day logjam ends: US lawmakers vote to end record govt shutdown — key points

43-day logjam ends: US lawmakers vote to end record govt shutdown — key points

The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse.The lapse had left federal workers without multiple paychecks, travellers stranded at airports, and people queuing at food banks to get a meal for their…

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Delhi blast: Vehicle was moving, no crater; key reasons why probe agencies think attacker panicked | India News

Delhi blast: Vehicle was moving, no crater; key reasons why probe agencies think attacker panicked | India News

NEW DELHI: Initial investigations into the car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort suggest that the blast was not a typical suicide attack, but may have been triggered prematurely in panic by the suspect, news agency ANI reported citing sources.Also Read: First lead to terror plot came from Jaish posters in Kashmir According to the sources,…

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