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Online order delivery scam: A new scam has been in regard to delivering online orders in your address. What happens if fraudsters first send a SMS saying that your online order could not be delivered due to incomplete address, so here's a link to up...

Post-pandemic spiritual and astrology apps have seen a significant resurgence, benefiting from increased online engagement and a growing interest in spiritual practices. Startups such as Vama.app are seizing this opportunity by offering virtual puja...

Revenue at the online travel booking platform grew at a relatively slower pace in the fourth quarter, given the slowdown in air travel and reserved train ticketing segments.

Pieter Levels, frustrated by his girlfriend's lost luggage incident with Vueling Airlines, launched luggagelosers.com. This innovative website ranks airlines based on their rates of lost baggage using real-time data sourced from social media. The in...

BLS International has signed a contract with the Embassy of Poland in the Philippines to provide visa outsourcing services, marking a significant step in streamlining the visa application process for travellers to Poland from the Philippines. The ag...

IndiGo has launched 6Eskai, an AI-powered chatbot on WhatsApp, designed to simplify flight bookings and enhance customer service. Developed in collaboration with Google's Riafy Technologies, this feature allows passengers to book flights, check-in, ...

Shikhar Aggarwal, Joint MD, BLS International Services talks about inclusion in Nifty tourism index, synergies from buying stake in Aadifidelis Solutions and more. Aggarwal also discusses the major contract renewals which are expected in the next si...

​The FTI-TTP will be launched at 21 major airports in the country. In the first phase, along with the Delhi airport, it will be launched at seven major airports -- Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi and Ahmedabad.

The GST Council is set to discuss various issues in its upcoming meeting, including taxation on online gaming and the recommendation to lower tax on fertilisers by the Parliamentary standing committee. The current GST rate on fertilisers is 5%, whil...

Samsung Galaxy users can now use Paytm services to make flight, bus, movie, and event ticket bookings on the Samsung Wallet. Samsung customers who use the Paytm app for flight, bus, and movie bookings, and the Paytm Insider app for event bookings, c...

Le Travenues Technology, the parent company of online travel platform Ixigo, had a successful IPO opening day, subscribed 1.95 times on the BSE. Investors bid for 85.5 million shares against 43.7 million available. The IPO, which closes on June 12, ...

The company filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the markets regulator in February and received approval in May. Ixigo IPO is scheduled to launch on June 10 and close on June 12. The company aims to raise a total of Rs 740 crore throug...

Telecom service providers in India are facing a surge in theft of critical equipment, disrupting services and causing financial losses. This has prompted Lt. Gen. Dr SP Kochhar to urgently appeal to the Department of Telecommunications. The thefts m...

The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union said, "A member state may not impose additional obligations on an online service provider established in another member state."

The executive committee of the new body – called the OBPP Association of India – was formalized at a meeting on May 28 at the NSE’s office in Mumbai, with more than 20 of the 27 licensed OBPPs in attendance, the association said in a statement.

EPFO eases the requirement to upload image of a cheque leaf and an attested bank passbook. This move will help to expedite the settlement of claims filed online and reduce the number of claims that are rejected

According to MakeMyTrip's summer travel trends, the family travel segment has grown by 20% this year, as compared to the summer of 2023, while solo travel grew by 10% over last year's numbers. In terms of most booked holiday packages this summer, de...

MakeMyTrip will be offering enhanced travel experience for Indian Railways passengers by introducing tech-driven features like 'Seat Lock' and Route Extension Assistance. Additional features include Nearby Stations Recommendations, free cancellation...

EPF account transfer from unexempted trust: Many salaried individual have Employees' Provident Fund account either with EPFO or exempted trusts. However, what if you have an EPF account with unexempted trusts? Does EPF scheme rules allow an EPF memb...