In the eye of storm for the alleged rape of a 27-year-old MNC executive in Delhi by a Uber cab driver, the American company is facing immense flak for not taking necessary precautions and doing enough background checks. (Photo: AP)
Meanwhile, it turns out that that Shiv Kumar Yadav, 32, is a serial sexual offender and was out on bail in a rape case in 2013. He was also involved in a similar case in 2011. The accused has 8 cases lodged against him since the past few years. (
Home minister Rajnath Singh, who made an announcement in Parliament on the issue, said the government’s intentions should not be questioned, and made it clear that a ban was not the objective, instead it was to “regulate the operations” of taxi
Transport minister Nitin Gadkari and several other NDA and Opposition leaders raised objections to the banning of all Web-based taxi services. (Photo: AP)
Delhi police commissioner B.S. Bassi met the NSA late Monday evening, while on Tuesday he met home minister Rajnath Singh at Parliament House and briefied him on the developments. (Photo: AP)
Delhi police commissioner B.S. Bassi met the NSA late Monday evening, while on Tuesday he met home minister Rajnath Singh at Parliament House and briefied him on the developments. (Photo: AP)
With the uproar over the Delhi Uber cab rape continuing unabated, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed his national security adviser, Ajit Doval, to look into the reported “failures” and take adequate measures to ensure that women were
Following the Uber cab rape case, the Delhi government was quick to ban the service in the capital. However, in addition to Uber, all other web-based cab services have also been banned. Home Ministry also issued a notice to all the states to ban
Exactly 10 days before the Delhi incident, on November 26, Nidhi Shah had complained to Uber about Yadav who she alleged was ‘staring’ at her during the taxi ride and also 'smiled creepily'. (Photo: AP)
Uber’s General Manager for Delhi region Gagan Bhatia was summoned to the office of the Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (Photo: AP)
Uber cab rape case: Will Delhi ever be safe for women?