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Uber expands safety features in India with ambulance support, video recordings | Technology News

Uber expands safety features in India with ambulance support, video recordings | Technology News

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3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jun 30, 2026 02:47 PM IST Uber India has announced an expansion of its safety toolkit with the launch of encrypted video recording, ambulance assistance, seatbelt reminders, and other features aimed at making rides on its platform safer for both passengers and drivers. The ride-hailing giant’s ‘Record My Ride’ feature has been updated with opt-in video recording that activates automatically on all trips once enabled, with recordings being encrypted on-device and decryptable only by Uber upon a safety report. Earlier, the feature only came with an audio recording option. The company’s 24×7 safety line will now include ambulance assistance which can be requested by riders when medical attention is required. The average dispatch time of an ambulance is expected to be less than 15 minutes, as per Uber. Riders can also set their own verification pins and change it whenever needed. These new features were announced at the company’s annual Uber Surakshit safety conference held in New Delhi on Tuesday, June 30. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India …

Where to watch Thomas & Uber Cup 2026 matches live in India

Where to watch Thomas & Uber Cup 2026 matches live in India

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One of badminton’s biggest tournaments, the Thomas & Uber Cup, is currently taking place in Horsens, Denmark. The league stage will come to an end on April 29, and the knockout stage will begin on April 30. The top eight teams from each tournament will advance to the quarter-finals and compete further for the coveted title on May 3rd. China and Denmark from Group A, along with Japan and Malaysia from Group B, have qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2026 Uber Cup. The other two groups will be concluded on Tuesday, but Chinese Taipei, Indonesia from Group C and South Korea and Thailand from Group D have already booked their spots in the last 8. Where to Watch Thomas & Uber Cup 2026 For viewers in India, the quarter-final matches will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network TV channels, Live streaming will be available on Jio Hotstar on OTT, and BWF TV on YouTube.The Indian men’s team has already qualified for the quarter-finals, but the official timings for that will be announced …

India hassle China all the way, but lack finishing sharpness, ending with 5-0 loss in Uber Cup

India hassle China all the way, but lack finishing sharpness, ending with 5-0 loss in Uber Cup

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Had the new badminton scoring system been in operation, PV Sindhu would’ve won all three sets against Wang Zhi Yi, the World No 2, who by now must be battling nightmares of the Indian who fetches up agile, ageless and aggressive whenever she turns up. 15-13, 15-13, 15-10 were Sindhu’s dominant leads. But the Chinese know to finish things, especially the ones they don’t start. Playing the first singles of the Uber Cup, knowing in heart of hearts that she was India’s only possibility for a defiant point against mighty China, Sindhu was her usual menacing, marauding self like she’s been since age 17. But all those years that Sindhu had banished the Chinese away from podiums right until the 2025 World Championships, Wang Zhi Yi had been on her own Sindhu-path of old: one of long, punishing, effortful matches, narrow 21-19 losses in deciders, getting dubbed Silver Zhi Yi after losing 10 finals. That’s till the 25-year-old World No 2, plugged most gaps, and started winning. So, it was that clutch play, raising the …

Uber Cup: Devika Sihag, Isharani Baruah drafted in place of Unnati, Tanvi vs China | Badminton News

Uber Cup: Devika Sihag, Isharani Baruah drafted in place of Unnati, Tanvi vs China | Badminton News

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2 min readUpdated: Apr 27, 2026 07:29 PM IST Isharani Baruah, known for her speedy jump smashes, gets a chance to go up against former Olympic champion Chen Yufei in second singles at the Uber Cup tie between India and China. India have lost to Denmark, and have to do the impossible against China to go through to quarterfinals. In their only previous meeting, Isharani lost 21-12, 21-10 two Aprils ago in 2024 at Uber Cup. The court conditions, though windless, in the small sized arena of Forum Horsens are conducive to faster attacking players, given the faster shuttles being used. Unnati Hooda (WS2) and Tanvi Sharma (WS3), higher in rankings, were replaced by the duo for the 10 pm tie. They had come up short against Denmark, though made amends against Ukraine. Devika Sihaag, ranked 44, was retained from the side that won 4-1 on Saturday, and will play World No 98, Xu Wen Jing. PV Sindhu will take on Wang Zhi Yi in the first singles. The Chinese playing WS1 for the first …

Why Turkey are turning heads in badminton’s Uber Cup; wins over Miyazaki, Wong

Why Turkey are turning heads in badminton’s Uber Cup; wins over Miyazaki, Wong

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3 min readUpdated: Apr 26, 2026 09:29 PM IST It was bound to have been a miscalculation or underestimating at any rate, by Japan. But resting Akane Yamaguchi, Japan fielded their teen prodigy and Top 10 Tomoka Miyazaki as first singles in the Uber Cup against Turkey. Miyazaki was humbled 21-16, 18-21, 19-21 by Neslihan Arin in 82 long minutes. The dangerous Arin had broken away at 9-9 in the second set to claim the second. But it was from 16-18 down in the third that the Turkish shuttler went on to pound with power and snatch the opening rubber from Japan. Though Japan are far too strong albeit young in doubles, and should seal the tie, this Uber Cup has thrown up Turkey as a surprise. Arin is 32 years old, and ranked 30 in the world as against Miyazaki, ranked 9. Arin has once won badminton gold at Islamic Solidarity Games, and thrice at Mediterranean Games. She also has bronze at European Games, often facing Carolina Marin at the medal stage. On Saturday, …

Unnati Hooda, Tanvi Sharma put India 2-0 ahead against Ukraine at Uber Cup | Badminton News

Unnati Hooda, Tanvi Sharma put India 2-0 ahead against Ukraine at Uber Cup | Badminton News

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2 min readApr 26, 2026 12:10 AM IST Polina Burhova, the Ukrainian top singles shuttler, knew where to trap Unnati Hooda – the dipping drops and tumbles on the Indian’s forehand forecourt. Unnati really struggled on that lunge, and lost half a dozen points there. But the 18-year-old who had lost to higher ranked experienced Line Kjaersfeldt against Denmark, restored her confidence with a 21-19, 22-20 win to put India 1-0 up. Unnati knows to keep a rally going and can play the two extra strokes without spraying the shuttle wide or long. More crucially, she can stay engaged in exchanges till the opponent makes a mistake. So as she stubbornly ceded no easy points, her net-defense was hugely tested as she allowed a 10-4 lead to go to waste in the opening set. But Unnati took charge at 14-14 and then worked hard to close out, raising the quality of her strokes and sharpness to parry away Burhova, at 21-19. In the second, Unnati was in one right picke trailing 8-13. But the 23rd …

What is ‘Temple’, the wearable tech on Sindhu’s side forehead at the Uber Cup?

What is ‘Temple’, the wearable tech on Sindhu’s side forehead at the Uber Cup?

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3 min readUpdated: Apr 24, 2026 06:30 PM IST In her iconic yellow outfit from Rio, PV Sindhu was leading India’s charge at Uber Cup. But it was a blue-grey stick-on dot next to her eye that caught the attention as Sindhu won her opener 21-13, 18-21, 21-17. A wearable technology tracker, it’s called the Temple, and Sindhu has been using it in training for the past few weeks and strapped it on in a match for the first time on Friday as she battled Line Christophersen at Horsens, Denmark. Where an eye-liner, mascara would be was the ‘Temple’, a device not unlike Whoop or Catapult, but specifically claiming to track blood flow to the brain in real time. While still a Beta version, Sindhu has been testing the wearable that gauges neurological metrics, tracking cognition and ageing. It is supposed to track circulation through the brain, but very little is known of its exact utility in performance monitoring of athletes. Sindhu, who continues to compete at the highest level, has also simultaneously begun her …

Why does PV Sindhu need to play doubles at Uber Cup? For determining match order; Lakshya Sen leads 21-18, 15-17 vs Victor Lai in Thomas Cup | Badminton News

Why does PV Sindhu need to play doubles at Uber Cup? For determining match order; Lakshya Sen leads 21-18, 15-17 vs Victor Lai in Thomas Cup | Badminton News

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3 min readMumbaiApr 24, 2026 01:04 PM IST Cometh the Uber Cup, and the questions erupt on why PV Sindhu gets suddenly drafted into playing doubles. With Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand not available after Treesa freakishly injured herself, India were once again forced into shuffling their resources and using their MVP to try tilt a match order that might help Indians against Denmark. Sindhu will play with Tanisha Crasto against Alexandra Boje, ranked No 7 in mixed doubles and Christine Busch, No 19 again in mixed. Knowing that it was the singles where Indians stand their best chance against Denmark, India needed to stack up all 3 singles within the first 4 matches. The only way to get that order WS1, WS2, WD1, WS3, WD2 was to draft Sindhu in as second doubles, so the WD2 can be pushed to the fifth rubber. Rules dictate that for team members playing both singles and doubles, an adequate break is necessary. ALSO READ | Thomas & Uber Cup 2026: India Preview, Schedule, Squads, Groups, Live Streaming – All You …

Thomas & Uber Cup 2026: India Preview, Schedule, Squads, Groups, Live Streaming – All You Need To Know | Badminton News

Thomas & Uber Cup 2026: India Preview, Schedule, Squads, Groups, Live Streaming – All You Need To Know | Badminton News

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4 min readApr 24, 2026 12:34 PM IST India’s men’s and women’s team will begin their campaigns at the 2026 Thomas and Uber Cup championships on Friday. The prestigious team event is being held in Horsens, Denmark from April 24th to May 3. Indian men face defending champions Canada in Group A, while the women’s team takes on Denmark in the opening round. Both the Indian teams are seeded eighth in the tournament based on their individual players’ world rankings. The Indian men created history by winning the 2022 edition of the Thomas Cup, the women’s team has won the bronze medal in the 2014 and 2016 editions. Here’s India preview, schedule, squads, groups and live streaming info for Thomas & Uber Cup 2026: India Preview – Thomas & Uber Cup 2026 There is danger of lapsing into history too much and looking for signs, no matter how many coincidences from 2022 line up. Lakshya Sen reached the All England finals in 2022 before India won the Thomas Cup; the country’s strong three singles gave India …

Thomas & Uber Cup 2026 Live: Indian men take on Canada in opener

Thomas & Uber Cup 2026 Live: Indian men take on Canada in opener

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Thomas and Uber Cup 2026 Live: Indian badminton teams to begin their campaign at the 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup in Horsens, Denmark, on Friday. The Indian men’s team, led by Lakshya Sen and Satwik-Chirag, will start the day against a tricky Canadian team in the first group encounter. Later, the Indian women’s team, led by PV Sindhu, will be taking on Denmark in a potential virtual knockout encounter for the one quarterfinal spot. Catch all the live updates here: Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link