Uber Archives

Cab-Pooling Only With Women Option Must in Ola, Uber: How Long Will We Segregate Women to Keep them Safe?

According to the latest notice issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ola and Uber must provide a “female-only co-passengers” option while cab-pooling. While regulations like these encourage women to travel, it also raises the question: In 2020, why do we still have to rely on safety in numbers?

Sahej Marwah July 11, 2016

Love and Sex

Love in the Time of Uber Ratings

You have to give it up for millennials. We’re ready to ignore our instincts and let one feature of a transportation app decide who we go on a date with.

Arré Bench July 7, 2016

Love and Sex

Grindr and My Tales of Technosexual Love

For technosexuals, the potential of digital, photoshopped lovers is more pleasurable than actual interaction with them. We send out dick pics minus faces so it doesn’t get personal.

The Faunlet July 4, 2016

Features

Love All: Why We Need a Pride Heart Emoji

Like hieroglyphics and cave drawings, the popularity of the emoji is a testament to how much we love to speak in cute little pictures. But like every language, even emoji needs an update – let’s start with the Pride heart emoji.

Arré Bench July 2, 2016

POV

What Riding On the BEST Bus in An Age of Uber Taught Me

The longest strike in BEST’s history means my commute to work has taken place in a comfy air-conditioned cab, which shows up on demand. I hate it. Others may have switched to cabs like a kid takes to fries, but I remain stubbornly loyal to the big red bus.

Nihal Bambulkar June 30, 2016

POV

A Modern-Day Guide to Gandhigiri

How can one fit the Gandhian model to the average Indian millennial? Maybe the next time your Uber driver makes the wrong turn, think before you shout at his human fallibility.

Manik Sharma June 1, 2016

Features

Dreams Are Now #WithinHerReach: WFH Empowers More and More Women to Join the Workforce

The corporate world is known for long hours, late nights, and hardly any time off — in short, it is not always conducive for women who have responsibilities outside the office. But work from home gives them the liberty to manage their day better, finding the right balance between chores and office tasks.

Ananya N April 29, 2016

People

Your Uber Will Be Striking Shortly

As commuters, we go off on frequent rants about how Uber and Ola drivers are always late, how they can never find the destination, or how rude they can be. But your Uber drivers are people too. And if the ongoing strike is any indication, they’ve had it with the app.

Kapil Talwar April 23, 2016

Pop Culture

SOS! Netflix’s Black Mirror is Getting Too Real

The three episodes of Black Mirror’s latest season may have lost their tech edge, but they are so relatable for a much scarier reason – our reality is quickly keeping pace with Charlie Brooker’s satire. This was probably his plan all along.

#VALUE! April 14, 2016