A new rule making it mandatory for drivers to learn Marathi or lose their licence had sparked protests.

Starting Thursday, August 20, officials from the Regional Transport Office (RTO) began their rounds, testing auto and taxi drivers on their working knowledge of Marathi through everyday conversation ...

Maharashtra mandated Marathi for drivers, causing protests and anxiety among non-Marathi speakers. Drivers learned basic ...

Marathi language diktat: CM Fadnavis said drivers had been given additional time to learn the language and that no licence had been cancelled.

Maharashtra Extends Deadline for Drivers Taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers in Maharashtra have been given an additional year to ...

Widespread fear amongst autorickshaw and taxi drivers over rumoured steep fines linked to a state government Marathi proficiency drive erupted into street protests in parts of Mumbai on Monday, ...

The Maharashtra government has given non-Marathi-speaking auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers one year to learn basic Marathi. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the extension after driver ...

Maharashtra's Marathi language checks for auto and taxi drivers have triggered protests in Mumbai. Here's what the test involves, why it was introduced and what happens if drivers fail ...

The action came amid the state government’s earlier decision requiring non-Marathi-speaking autorickshaw and taxi drivers to ...

Maharashtra has made working knowledge of Marathi mandatory for commercial passenger-vehicle drivers, including app-based cab drivers, under amendments to the Maharashtra Motor Vehicles Rules. The ...

In a decisive move, the Bombay High Court dismissed a petition from four cab drivers, coinciding with the Maharashtra ...

Bombay HC disposes of cab drivers’ plea against Maharashtra’s Marathi rule after the state grants auto and taxi drivers one ...