NEW DELHI — They're one of the most recognizable icons of modern India. The auto rickshaw, a sputtering motorized three-wheeler that's less than half the cost of a regular taxi, is the backbone of ...

Somewhere in Rajasthan, a province in Northwest India, Russ Breckenridge and Pendar Khosravi’s rickshaw began making a loud rattling noise. Far from home—Breckenridge lives in Columbia Heights, ...

A small but growing number of women in Sierra Leone are entering a male-dominated commercial transport sector.

Maharashtra government on Monday (March 9, 2026) ordered a temporary halt to the issuance of new auto-rickshaw permits across the State. The decision, effective immediately, was announced by Transport ...

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Paritosh Mitra, who drives a motorized rickshaw in Delhi, knows what he wants next and has saved 100,000 rupees ($1,390) to get it: an electric rickshaw. But ...

Cycle and auto rickshaws are an essential part of the Asian urban transport infrastructure. The modern motorised auto rickshaw has evolved from the old traditional rickshaw propelled by human muscle ...

VIENTIANE (Reuters Life!) - Tuk tuks are to Southeast Asia what horse-drawn carriages were to Europe centuries ago, but the iconic and ubiquitous three-wheeled auto-rickshaw could soon disappear from ...

Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is known as the bicycle rickshaw capital of the world. In the past five decades, rickshaws have been integral to Dhaka's commuting and short-distance travel. Dhaka is ...