Good news for lovers of Kolkata’s yellow cabs! The government of West Bengal has brought back the yellow cabs in the form of “Yellow Heritage Cabs”. Yes, you read that right. In a bid to preserve this ...

Kolkata’s iconic yellow taxi is a quintessential part of the city’s aesthetics, evoking a sense of nostalgia. However, 4,500 of these metered taxis — over half of the fleet — are set to retire by the ...

Kolkata: In a shocking incident that has cast a shadow over Kolkata’s image as a welcoming destination, an international tourist was scammed, threatened, and harassed by a local taxi driver and his ...

Kolkata locals cherish their city's past, which is why many in the one-time Indian capital are mourning a vanishing emblem of its faded grandeur: a hulking and noisy fleet of stately yellow taxis.

A US tourist’s trip to Kolkata, the City of Joy, turned ‘ridiculous’ after a dispute over fares with a local taxi driver - who threatened him with “mafia connections”. The man recorded the entire ...

I was not sure whether to be awestruck or bemused. A yellow Kolkata taxi with interiors covered by Sabyasachi wallpapers and textiles! Sabyasachi Mukherjee, a designer famous for being lavish and ...

Ola has announced that Kolkata’s yellow ‘Taxis’ can now be booked through its mobile app. Ola has already registered over 1000 yellow taxis across Kolkata. The registered taxi drivers are offered a ...

Kolkata’s yellow taxis are tricksters of time. Less vehicles, more peddlers of time, every dent on their body, every frayed seat cover is an archive ferrying memories from one end of the city to the ...

Dustin, a YouTuber exploring Kolkata, faced a harrowing experience with a taxi driver who intentionally took him to the wrong hotel and then attempted to overcharge him. The situation escalated when ...

Kolkata, the headquarters of Hindustan Motors, is the last place where the cars are seen in any great number -- a reminder of the tethers binding the city to India's past. Grand public buildings evoke ...

Kolkata locals cherish their city's past, which is why many in the one-time Indian capital are mourning a vanishing emblem of its faded grandeur: a hulking and noisy fleet of stately yellow taxis. The ...

It's the end of the road for Kolkata's beloved yellow taxis. Numbers of the Hindustan Ambassador, which first rolled off the assembly line in the 1950s, are dwindling fast, and a recent court ruling ...