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The scheme will be in place from 8 am to 8 pm and there will be exemption for women drivers, two-wheelers and vehicles carrying children in school uniforms, besides VVIPs, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Odd-even rule in Delhi from Nov 13 to 17; women drivers exempt

Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said the govt would not allow cab-aggregators to resort to surge pricing during the...

9 Nov 2017 1:58 PM GMT

Urmila Patil is the sole earning member of the family.

Mira-Bhayandar woman on wheels, drives special auto

As per the government's initiative, women drivers would predominantly serve women commuters.

28 Sep 2017 12:29 AM GMT

The showroom offers a wide selection of vehicles from various makes and is staffed by women only. (Photo: AFP)

Saudi Arabia gets its first women only' car showroom

In late 2017, King Salman gave Saudi women the right to drive, abolishing an almost three-decade ban based on religious...

12 Jan 2018 5:54 AM GMT

Allowing Saudi women to drive could help the kingdom reap as much income as selling shares in Saudi Aramco.

Saudi Arabia's USD 90 billion reason to allow women to drive

Allowing Saudi women to drive could help the kingdom reap as much income as selling shares in Saudi Aramco.

25 Jun 2018 7:52 AM GMT

Last September, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced that Saudi Arabia would become the last remaining country to allow women to drive. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women all set to get behind the wheels in Saudi Arabia

Women in Saudi Arabia are gearing up to legally drive for the first time starting Sunday.

23 Jun 2018 3:18 AM GMT

After driving ban ends, Saudi women taste thrill of speed

At least 12 leading human rights activists, including eight women, have been arrested in Saudi Arabia since May,...

28 Aug 2018 6:39 PM GMT

Around half a million women in Jordan have driving licences, about 20 percent of the countrys total drivers, according to the national traffic department. (Photo: AFP)

Women at wheel of 'pink taxis' challenge Jordan norms

Most of their customers are nurses on late shifts, university students or mothers.

30 Dec 2016 4:42 AM GMT

In September, King Salman issued a decree saying women will be able to drive from June 2017 as part of an ambitious reform push in the conservative kingdom. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Women on wheels: Saudi Arabia lifts ban on women driving

Its historic decision to allow women to drive from June 2017 has been cheered inside the kingdom and abroad.

17 Dec 2017 6:13 AM GMT