Gurgaon: How gay dating apps turned into a trap for kidnapping & extortion racketsA 22-year-old man was allegedly kidnapped and extorted after meeting a stranger from Grindr in Gurgaon. Police are investigating a potentia...
07 May, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
Delhi’s roads under scanner: New QR code system lets citizens expose poor road workThe Delhi PWD has launched a QR code system allowing citizens to rate road construction and maintenance. By scanning codes on display board...
22 Mar, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
Food businesses must display license, QR code of mobile app to register consumer complaints: FSSAIThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has mandated that all food business operators prominently display their licenses a...
01 Aug, 2025, 10.32 PM IST
Every house in Indore to have digital address; pilot project launchedThe Indore Municipal Corporation has initiated a digital house address project, claiming it's the first of its kind in India. Special digit...
30 Jun, 2025, 08.39 AM IST
Post offices across India to start accepting digital payments from AugustIndia Post is set to embrace digital payments. Post offices will soon accept payments via UPI. A new IT system with dynamic QR codes is bei...
27 Jun, 2025, 06.17 PM IST
Gurgaon cops roll out QR codes to rate your experience at police stationsPolice stations in the city have implemented a QR code-based feedback system to improve service delivery and accountability. Visitors can s...
28 Mar, 2025, 05.30 PM IST
Over 50k QR codes to be installed on electricity poles across Maha Kumbh area to assist pilgrimsOver 50,000 QR codes are being placed on electricity poles at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. They help pilgrims identify locations and r...
13 Jan, 2025, 02.26 PM IST
Look before you QR code: As smart payments become a norm, fraud gates open upThis article discusses the rise of a new form of cybercrime called 'quishing', which involves the malicious use of fake or manipulated QR c...
18 Jan, 2024, 09.31 AM IST
Don't scan the scam: Beware of fraudulent QR codes this festive seasonA malicious QR code is plastered across billboards or posters and flyers or through email links or on ecommerce sites with a wrong QR code,...
10 Nov, 2023, 05.17 PM IST
SBI, HDFC Bank, Bank of Baroda, other banks allow you to scan UPI QR code and pay via RBI CBDC; how it worksSeveral banks have recently enabled a new functionality for their customers who are transacting using e-Rupee or Digital Rupee, which is In...
09 Sep, 2023, 12.50 PM IST
Paytm complains to NPCI on Cred’s UPI gamblePaytm, owned by One97 Communications Ltd, has been pushing to grow its offline acceptance network over the past few years and create its ow...
05 Jan, 2023, 12.35 PM IST
PhonePe complains against Paytm employees for burning QR codesIn a complaint filed on July 29 with the Surajpur Lakhnawali police station in the Greater Noida area, PhonePe has alleged that “these acti...
01 Aug, 2022, 08.12 PM IST
ED comes up with unique system to end fake summons by unscrupulous individualsIn order to allow the individuals to verify the authenticity of the summons received by them, the Directorate of Enforcement has implemente...
12 Nov, 2021, 07.33 PM IST
UP: Fraudsters duping people in name of Ram temple fund collection bookedAccording to the complaint filed on Thursday evening, the accused built a website closely resembling that of the Ram Mandir Trust and put u...
19 Feb, 2021, 09.35 AM IST
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's daughter duped of Rs 34,000 on e-commerce platform: PoliceAccording to the police, the victim had put up a sofa for sale on an e-commerce platform. She was approached by a man who showed interest i...
08 Feb, 2021, 10.29 PM IST
Soon, you can make distress call to police by scanning the QR code in taxis & autosTaxi and autorickshaw commuters will soon be able to use a QR code system to get details of the driver and vehicle and also lodge a complai...
28 Jun, 2018, 11.13 AM IST
Send feedback on airport experience via Airports Authority of India's new appAirports Authority of India, Amritsar launched a mobile-based application to enable passengers send their feedback about travel experience.
29 Nov, 2013, 07.42 PM IST