Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

World

When yellow-black taxis cruised the roads of Madras

In the 1960s and 1970s, yellow taxis were a force to contend with in Madras. While this mode of transport was never as prolific as its contemporaries, it nonetheless had a presence, with the prepaid taxis at the airport being the chief representative. The yellow-black cab was gradually sidelined by services such as taxis on call and aggregator apps. By 2023, it has been reported that only 304 of…

When yellow-black taxis cruised the roads of Madras

We haven't written up this one. The Hindu has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Read the original at thehindu.com →

More in World

More from Tuesday 25 August →