It took a quiet wait and a few text messages for mobile-based cab aggregators Ola and Uber to be back in business in Delhi-NCR. Eleven days into the strike and services in Ola and Uber are nearly back to normal, although surge pricing is still being slapped on the humble users. Read more“Before the strike, they were giving me Rs 700 for five rides and Rs 2,000 for 10 and so on. But they cut commission from that too,” Amit Kumar said while showing a message that refers to the Ola Uber business model. Ola is even offering discounts on car repairing in a bid to help those whose cars have been vandalised by protesting drivers.

Source: Hindustan Times February 21, 2017 01:20 UTC