Uber Slashes Fares by Up to 22 Percent in 10 Non-Metro Indian Cities

Taxi aggregator Uber has cut fares by up to 22 percent in 10 non-metro cities including Pune and Ahmedabad, a move that will intensify competition with domestic rival, Ola. While fares have been slashed by 9 percent in cities like Indore and Nagpur, the same has been cut by 22 percent in Jodhpur and Udaipur for its affordable service, UberGO, the company said in a blog post. Uber will now charge a base fare of Rs. 25 instead of Rs. 40 in Udaipur and Jodhpur. Also, the per kilometre charge…

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Lava KKT Ultra+ Union With Support for 22 Indian Languages Launched at Rs. 1,500

Domestic mobile brand Lava at an event in New Delhi on Tuesday launched a feature phone with support for 22 vernacular languages. Called the Lava KKT Ultra+ Union, the feature phone has been priced at Rs. 1,500. The company claims it’s the first feature phone in India with such a wide range of languages supported, and that it has been launched under the Digital India initiative. Seeking to address the communication gap arising from the multitude of languages in the country, the Lava KKT Ultra+ Union features support for 22…

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