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Time of India
25-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
No more ‘Your ride has been cancelled'! Mumbaikars laud app cab penalty
Passengers too to be fined for cancelling ride at 11th hour after booking, states new GR In the absence of a driver refusal penalty in the past, thousands of Mumbaikars booking aggregator cabs faced mental agony from drivers cancelling rides. State govt has now come up with a government resolution, framing rules for imposing a fine of 10% of journey or Rs 100, whichever is lower, to the driver cancelling an Ola or Uber ride. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai 'We welcome this decision as this will deter aggregator cab drivers from cancelling rides,' said marketing executive Vishal Mishra. 'Once, I faced four such cancellations before getting a booking after 20 minutes for my destination. I was delayed for an important assignment that day.' It all began when the Supreme Court in the recent past instructed states to draft guidelines for app-based operators to address these concerns from riders. Maharashtra's policy took a cue from this instruction and a comprehensively drafted report by a committee headed by retired IAS officer Sudhir Kumar Srivastava. 'Drivers who cancel rides or deny short trips will be penalised, with the penalty amount directly credited to the rider's account,' said state transport commissioner Vivek Bhimanwar. The penalty is also imposed on riders cancelling rides at the eleventh hour after booking and the amount in that case is credited to the driver. While citizens have welcomed the govt decision to impose penalties, officials from Ola Cab and Uber were not available for comment. According to Prapti Thakker, who regularly takes autos, taxis, and private cabs from Ghatkopar, there has been a migration of passengers from aggregator cabs and autos to Kaali-Peeli taxis and regular autorickshaws, respectively, due to this cancellation nuisance. 'Once I was at a wedding event in Goregaon and booked a cab around 11 pm. The app showed the cab will reach the venue in 20 minutes. I waited till 11.18pm and saw the cab was almost nearing the location, but the driver suddenly cancelled the ride. I was left stranded and struggling to book another cab for my destination. After two more cancellations, I got a cab around midnight,' recalled Thakker. A commuter, who had last year switched to Kaali Peelis to travel across island city for work, said: 'When the app-based cab services began in 2014, there were incentives to riders and cabs would arrive in four to five minutes. But after the Covid pandemic, we have found drivers first asking about the destination, and then cancelling rides. Now, the aggregator firms have introduced a feature wherein the driver gets to know your destination at the time of booking and has the right to refuse immediately.' Another commuter said: 'The waiting time for an aggregator cab booking and the repeated cancellation of rides leave you fuming, and you may miss your flight. Now, I prefer taking Metro 7 from western suburbs to Gundavali and then catch a regular auto to T1 airport to board a flight.' Riders, who depend largely on aggregator autos in suburbs for short or long trips, said it was difficult to get such autos during rains. 'I could conveniently hail an auto on the road and travel to my destination, while saving money on the fare,' one such woman rider added. But commuter Veena Shetty said: 'The driver cancellation penalty should not just be for aggregator cabs, but should also be imposed on regular auto and Kaali-Peeli taxi drivers. There is a spate of refusals, with drivers not even helping senior citizens and women left stranded on the road. Govt should come out with a strict penalty for such refusals."
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
HC orders SIT probe into RDVV VC harassment case, slams lax inquiry
Jabalpur: Taking serious note of the negligence in the ongoing investigation of a filed against the vice chancellor of Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya (RDVV), the MP high court has ordered the formation of a three-member special investigation team (SIT) of senior IPS officers to probe the case. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now A high court bench of Justice Vishal Mishra ordered that the committee be chaired by an IG-rank officer and include a female officer of SP rank. No one from the Jabalpur district will be included in the committee. The single bench instructed the state govt to form the SIT within three days. It is noteworthy that a female officer posted at the Jabalpur-based university filed a complaint of workplace sexual harassment against Vice-Chancellor Rajesh Kumar Verma. Due to inaction on the complaint, the aggrieved female officer approached the high court. The petition stated that on Nov 21, 2024, during a meeting, the vice-chancellor made indecent gestures in his office. He made inappropriate comments and gestures in front of everyone. She requested the CCTV footage from the vice-chancellor's office on the day of the incident under the Right to Information Act, but it was not provided. During the hearing, the govt informed the single bench that a six-member committee was formed for the investigation, and the CCTV footage from the day of the incident was preserved. However, during the hearing, it was revealed to the bench that the university administration did not present the CCTV footage from the day of the incident to the . The university administration informed the committee that the footage could not be downloaded due to a malfunction in the CCTV. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The single bench ordered the district collector to have the cameras at the university examined by forensic and technical experts. Upon reviewing the report submitted by the district collector, the single bench found no mention of whether the CCTV camera in the vice-chancellor's room was operational on the day of the incident. The single bench instructed the committee to present an affidavit examining the seized documents, witness statements, and other elements related to the investigation. The district collector expressed dissatisfaction with the investigation in the submitted affidavit. The single bench found that the investigation committee showed no interest in gathering evidence during the inquiry. Despite a serious complaint of workplace sexual harassment by a female employee, the respondent officers acted arbitrarily without conducting a proper investigation. The petitioner's lawyer argued that the accused was an influential person with high political connections. The court gave the officers an opportunity to conduct a proper investigation, but the submitted report was unsatisfactory. Advocate Alok Bagrecha represented the petitioner.
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Indore city planner removed as HC orders probe into caste certificate
Jabalpur: The MP high court has ordered the removal of from his post as city planner of the Indore Municipal Corporation, pending an investigation into the validity of his Scheduled Tribe (ST) caste certificate. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now A single bench of justice Vishal Mishra also ordered that a high-power committee should investigate the matter. The next hearing on the petition is scheduled for the last week of June. The petition, filed by Bhopal resident Satish Nayak, stated that the caste certificate of Neeraj Likhar's elder brother, Ajay Likhar, was found to be fake during an investigation, leading to his termination. Neeraj Likhar obtained his job based on an ST caste certificate. Like his elder brother, he also has an ST caste certificate, casting doubt on its authenticity. The state govt informed the HC that a letter was sent to the high-power committee last month to investigate the caste certificate. The petitioner argued that an official with a questionable caste certificate should not be placed in an important position. Accepting the plea, the court ordered a high-level probe and issued orders to remove the respondent from the position of city planner. Advocate Kapil Sharma represented the petitioner.
News18
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Sonakshi Sinha's Hubby Zaheer Iqbal Spotted Scouting Properties In Mumbai's Posh Bandra Area
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India Today
14-05-2025
- Business
- India Today
Indian tourists call for boycott of Turkey. Will this impact Turkish economy?
A fallout from the recent India-Pakistan conflict appears to be Indian tourists' boycott of Turkey (Trkiye) and Azerbaijan, as both nations backed Pakistan. And of the two, Turkey is facing a stronger backlash. After all, Pakistan used Turkish-made drones in its Indians called for these boycotts on social media, including popular singer Vishal Mishra, who declared: "Never ever going to Turkey and Azerbaijan!". Actor and Bharatiya Janata Party member Rupali Ganguly said, "Can we please cancel our bookings for Turkey? This is my request to all Indian celebs/ influencers/ travellers. This is the least we can do as Indians."advertisementECONOMIC PRESSUREThe Confederation of All India Traders also called for these travel boycotts against Turkey and Azerbaijan. Praveen Khandelwal, CAIT Secretary General and Member of Parliament, stated that such boycotts would hurt the economies of both countries. Turkey reportedly earned $61.1 billion from tourism in 2024, of which Indian tourists accounted for $291.6 million. But this is only 0.48 per cent India contribute. Azerbaijan also benefited significantly from Indian visitors, who contributed around $308.6 million to its companies like EaseMyTrip and Go Homestays have already halted tour packages for Turkey and Azerbaijan. EaseMyTrip co-founder, Prashant Pitti, told CNN-News18 that there was a significant rise in cancellations for these countries. He said that cancellations for Turkey reached about 22 per cent, while for Azerbaijan, it was over 30 per cent.'Indian travellers have expressed strong sentiments over the past one week, with bookings for Azerbaijan and Turkey decreasing by 60 per cent, while cancellations have surged by 250 per cent during the same period,' a spokesperson for MakeMyTrip told Business IMPACT?advertisementAccording to Tourism of Turkey data, Indian arrivals did not cross two per cent of total foreign arrivals. In 2015, out of 3.62 crore foreign arrivals, only 1.3 lakh were from India, just 0.4 per cent. These figures include all purposes of travel. By 2019, foreign visitor arrivals in Turkey rose to 4.51 crore, with India accounting for just 2.3 lakh, only 0.5 per cent. In 2023, total arrivals increased to 4.92 crore, while Indian arrivals stood at 2.7 lakh or 0.6 per cent. And in 2024, Turkey recorded 5.26 crore foreign visitors, with only 3.3 lakh from India, still only 0.6 per cent. However, in Azerbaijan, Indians accounted for a higher percentage of tourists, though it remains less than 10 per cent. In 2017, Indian arrivals made up just 0.5 per cent of foreign visitors there. This increased to 1.4 per cent in 2018 and 2.1 per cent in 2019. This grew further in the following years, reaching 5.6 per cent in 2023 and 9.3 per cent in the Shiv Sena is reportedly pressuring the Mumbai International Airport to end its contract with CelebiNAS Airport Services India, a Turkish company responsible for handling a majority of its ground Watch
