Andy Mukherjee, Columnist

Uber's India Doom Written in the Stars

After the fall of Singapore, even hobnobbing with the Bollywood elite can't save the ride-hailing app.
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Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan is the new Taj Mahal.

From Apple Inc. to Google, when global CEOs want to showcase their commitment to the Indian market, they no longer look for photo-ops against the famous marble mausoleum of a long-dead emperor's wife. Instead they take a selfie with India's reigning movie king.