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Karnataka has notified a ban on bike taxi services owing to what the Congress regime sees as an apparent lack of encouraging response from ride-hailing services to offer services with electric two-wheelers and gross misuse of the present policy.Transport department has withdrawn the Karnataka Electric Bike Taxi Scheme, notified on July 14, 2021. ET had on February 9 reported the government planned to end the bike taxi scheme in the state. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

Happy Friday! Good vibes coming your way as we start the weekend. Also some relief for Ola, Uber and Rapido as the Delhi High Court set aside the order halting bike taxi operators from plying in the national capital. This and more in today’s edition of ETtech Top 5.Also in this letter:■ OpenAI has no plans to leave Europe■ ETtech Deals Digest■ Ashneer Grover has “removed defamatory posts” against BharatPeHC sets aside Delhi govt's notice halting services of Rapido, Uber, Ola, others In what brings respite…

Ecommerce deliveries are facing significant disruptions in India’s capital, executives at online platforms and impacted brands said, stating that their on-ground teams are being penalised and harassed amid confusion, following the Delhi government’s recent order banning the use of two-wheelers as taxis. This and more in today’s edition of the ETtech Morning Dispatch.Also in this letter:■ IT employees should return to physical offices: Rishad Premji■ SoftBank sells shares worth Rs 954 crore in Delhivery■ Tech spending is a…

The Bombay High Court on Friday rejected ride-sharing company Rapido’s appeal against a Maharashtra government order denying it a licence to operate bike taxis in the state.Justices GS Patel and SG Dige disallowed Rapido’s petition, saying it could not prove that the plea for the licence was rejected by the government only because there was no policy put in place by the state.Rapido has been in the legal crosshairs related to its bike taxi services in several states, as taxis require yellow number plates to operate…

Bengaluru-based bike aggregator Rapido has slammed the Maharashtra government's decision to ban such private aggregators and ride-pooling vehicles from plying, and said it will examine legal remedies, here on Saturday.Referring to the state government's notification of Thursday (January 19), a Rapido spokesperson said that this could adversely impact livelihoods and opportunities of over 200,000 bike captains.Besides, the company claimed the 'arbitrary decision' will deprive millions of citizens from availing a reliable…