India clamps down on unregistered taxis after Uber rape case

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has asked states to ensure that all unregistered taxi services cease operations for now, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said, after a female passenger reported she was raped by a driver contracted to U.S. online cab company Uber in New Delhi. India's capital had already decided to ban all unregistered internet taxi firms after the incident, a government official told Reuters earlier on Tuesday. Uber has been operating in 11 Indian cities. (Reporting by Aditya Kalra; Editing by Douglas Busvine)