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Treesa-Gayatri pulls out of Uber Cup 2026 due to injury | Badminton News

Treesa-Gayatri pulls out of Uber Cup 2026 due to injury | Badminton News

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2 min readApr 17, 2026 03:53 PM IST Indian women’s badminton team has suffered another blow as the experienced pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand has pulled out of the upcoming Uber Cup finals. The duo has been replaced by the young pair of Shruti Mishra and Priya Konjembam. The reason behind the withdrawal is the shoulder injury of Treesa. The duo was last seen in action during the Swiss Open Super 300, where they retired midway from the opening round match as Treesa picked up an injury. “Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will not partake in the Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2026 due to the former’s injury,” the Badminton Association of India said in a statement. “Shruti Mishra and Priya Konjengbam have replaced the pair in the Indian women’s team,” they added. The 2026 Uber Cup will be held from 24 April to 3 May, 2026 in Horsens, Denmark. The Indian team will be led by double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu featuring a very young and inexperienced squad. Aside from Sindhu and …

Time for debutants Ayush Shetty, Devika Sihag to step up to Thomas and Uber Cup challenge

Time for debutants Ayush Shetty, Devika Sihag to step up to Thomas and Uber Cup challenge

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The Asian Team championships in February were a disaster for India. However, a rejuvenated Lakshya Sen and a hungry PV Sindhu will want to make amends at the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals to be held in Horsens, Denmark from April 24 to May 3. Sen is in good nick since the All England, and Sindhu who missed the Birmingham meet after being stranded at Dubai in transit, will want to take a shy at the big names in the TUC, akin to badminton’s team World Cup. The Indian men won the Thomas Cup making history in 2022, a feat that many reckon wasn’t as celebrated as it ought to have been. But the core of that team – Sen, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth in singles, as well as India’s best performing international shuttlers, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty – around the Top 5 mark, would want to give it their all in what could be a last shy at title No 2 for the seniors. The men’s section is terribly hard to crack, …

Thomas and Uber Cup 2026: Indian men and women clubbed with defending champions China | Badminton News

Thomas and Uber Cup 2026: Indian men and women clubbed with defending champions China | Badminton News

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2 min readUpdated: Mar 18, 2026 09:32 PM IST India’s men’s and women’s teams have been handed a decent draw in the group stages of next month’s 2026 Thomas and Uber Cup championships. The prestigious team event will be held in Horsens, Denmark from April 24th to May 3. While 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. The team of 2022 — comprising players like Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty — had defeated 14-time Thomas Cup champions Indonesia to claim their title. Both the Indian teams are seeded eighth in the tournament based on their individual players’ world rankings. Giving India company in Group A will be defending champions and top seeds, China. The 2022 Thomas Cup champions India will be favourites to claim one of the two quarterfinals spots from Group A that also comprises Pan Am champions Canada and Oceania champions Australia. The women’s team, however, …

India drawn with China in Thomas & Uber Cup 2026 group stage

India drawn with China in Thomas & Uber Cup 2026 group stage

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India’s men’s and women’s badminton teams have been drawn alongside top-seeded China in the group stage of the Thomas & Uber Cup 2026, scheduled from April 24 to May 3 in Denmark. The former champions, the Indian men’s team, have a strong chance of reaching the quarterfinals. Apart from China, they face two comparatively easier sides in Canada and Australia. However, the Indian women’s team has a tricky draw. Alongside China, they will take on hosts Denmark and Ukraine in Group A of the Uber Cup. They will still be favourites to progress from the group alongside China, holding an edge in the doubles category over Denmark, thanks to a strong roster featuring Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand, and Tanisha Crasto. In singles as well, rising stars like Tanvi Sharma and Devika Sihag, along with star shuttler PV Sindhu, will be expected to deliver for the side. The Thomas and Uber Cup is badminton’s equivalent of a team World Cup, featuring both men’s and women’s competitions, with 16 teams each battling for the global title. Both …

‘Threatened To Kill Me’: Uber Driver Allegedly Molests Woman During Bike Ride In Delhi | New-delhi-news News

‘Threatened To Kill Me’: Uber Driver Allegedly Molests Woman During Bike Ride In Delhi | New-delhi-news News

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Last Updated:March 14, 2026, 13:19 IST Security guards, school staff, and women nearby helped her, after which the accused fled on his bike. AI-generated image used for representational purpose only An Uber driver allegedly molested a woman on a moving bike during a late-night ride in the national capital on Thursday. According to the complaint, the incident occurred on March 12 at around 1:28 PM when the woman booked an Uber bike ride from Rohini Sector-15 to MP Block Market in Pitampura. The driver’s name appeared as Sachin on the app. The victim said that shortly after she sat on the bike, the driver began behaving inappropriately. “As soon as he started riding the bike, he began touching me in a wrong manner and behaving indecently,” she stated. When she objected, the driver reportedly rode at high speed and applied sudden brakes. “When I asked him to slow down the bike, he did not listen and kept driving fast,” she said. She further alleged that the driver grabbed her from behind and molested her. “When …

From winning Splitsvilla to driving Uber in LA: Sidharth Bhardwaj reveals why he ‘walked out’ of Mohit Suri’s Ek Villain | Bollywood News

From winning Splitsvilla to driving Uber in LA: Sidharth Bhardwaj reveals why he ‘walked out’ of Mohit Suri’s Ek Villain | Bollywood News

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5 min readMumbaiMar 10, 2026 02:52 PM IST Model-actor Sidharth Bhardwaj has been part of the entertainment industry for 17 years. He first rose to fame after winning MTV Splitsvilla Season 2 and later finished as the second runner-up on Bigg Boss Season 5. In 2014, Sidharth chose Ekta Kapoor’s Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi over Mohit Suri’s Ek Villain for his Bollywood debut. However, the film failed to perform at the box office. In 2019, he moved to Los Angeles, where he even drove for Uber to support himself. This year, the actor-model made his television comeback with the reality show The 50. After his eviction from the show, Sidharth Bhardwaj spoke exclusively to SCREEN about his move to Los Angeles, reports of walking out of Ek Villain, and more. ‘Mohit Suri changed the script of Ek Villain’ In 2014, Sidharth was supposed to star in Mohit Suri’s Ek Villain. However, there were reports that he walked out of the film. Revisiting the incident, Sidharth shared, “Those reports were not true. Mohit Suri …

Maharashtra Revokes Bike Taxi Licences of Ola, Uber, Rapido

Maharashtra Revokes Bike Taxi Licences of Ola, Uber, Rapido

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4 min readMumbaiMar 10, 2026 12:49 PM IST Bike taxi services will once again disappear from Maharashtra’s roads after the state government revoked the provisional licences granted to aggregators Ola, Uber and Rapido, Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik announced in the Legislative Council on Monday. Sarnaik said the companies had been granted temporary permission for a month but failed to submit the required documents and comply with conditions under the state’s e bike taxi policy. “Rapido, Ola and Uber were given permission for just a month and were required to submit certain documents. If they have not furnished the documents, their temporary licences must be revoked. We are cancelling the provisional licences so that illegal bikes do not ply on the roads,” Sarnaik said. The minister said the Maharashtra government had introduced the Maharashtra E Bike Taxi Rules 2024 to create employment opportunities for local youth and provide commuters with a cheaper travel option. In August 2024, the state cabinet permitted the operation of electric bike taxis in cities with a population of more than one …

Cabbies protest over prices, commute in Delhi impacted

Cabbies protest over prices, commute in Delhi impacted

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Several cab drivers associated with app-based platforms such as Ola, Uber and Rapido, along with conventional taxi drivers, gathered at Jantar Mantar on Saturday to protest over pricing issues, lack of policy uniformity and the increasing use of private vehicles as taxis. The protest led to longer wait times and higher fares across parts of Delhi-NCR, with commuters reporting cancellations and surge pricing. The protest led to longer wait times and higher fares across parts of Delhi-NCR, with commuters reporting cancellations and surge pricing. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO) Drivers’ unions, including the Rashtriya Driver Sanyukta Morcha Samiti and the All Delhi Auto Taxi Congress Union, participated in the demonstration. In a mid-January statement calling for the protest, the former said the strike aimed to highlight the “arbitrariness and exploitation of drivers by aggregator companies like Ola, Uber, and Rapido”. Karan Rawat, a 28-year-old cab driver with Rapido, said drivers faced inconsistent earnings and pricing. “Drivers are being exploited. We get like ₹5-6 per km on average, there is no fixed rate or fixed policy …

Ola, Uber, Rapido drivers on strike in Delhi, other cities| India News

Ola, Uber, Rapido drivers on strike in Delhi, other cities| India News

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Several grievances, including the low fare rates and a change in 2025 law, are behind the one-day strike called by drivers of app-based taxis and autorickshaws on Saturday. Ola, Uber and Rapido drivers across India stage a protest against the transport policy at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI/Vipin Kumar) The fresh strike comes over a month after similar protests were called on December 25 and 31, 2025. The effect of the nationwide-strike was seen in Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida and several other cities. In Delhi, app drivers held a protest at Jantar Mantar as gig unions called warned of massive nationwide protest. Follow latest updates on Ola Uber strike live updates The strike was called by the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) and the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT). Drivers of app-based platforms like Ola, Uber, Rapido, Porter, and others participated in the protest. The two demands of the drivers’ union was to disband a new rule that allow non-commercial vehicles to work with ride-hailing apps and notify minimum …

Rapido, Ola, Uber strike affects transportation in Andhra Pradesh

Rapido, Ola, Uber strike affects transportation in Andhra Pradesh

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Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The one-day strike by app-based taxi services – Ola, Rapido and Uber – hit private transport services in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday (February 7, 2026). Many autos, bikes and taxis were seen parked at bus and railway stations and other public places in Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur and other cities in the State. In response to the nation-wide strike call given by various unions, the auto, bike and taxi drivers observed strike. Drivers are not accepting the orders placed by the customers. Operators of the app-based transport services are demanding implementation of minimum base fare, a check on illegal transport vehicles among other demands. The Central and the State Governments should fix minimum fare for Ola, Uber and Rapido transport services, take steps to check unauthorised transporters and arbitrary fares during night hours. “There is no minimum fare for online taxi services causing severe loss to the operators. We are transporting three persons for just ₹80 up 2km and above distances. We request fixation of the minimum …