The 2026 tax season begins January 26 with historic changes. Paper checks are officially dead; direct deposit is now mandatory for fast ref...

The US House Republicans approved a large tax package. This was a win for President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson. The bill include...

Donald Trump pledges to eliminate taxes on tips, Social Security, and overtime pay, promising economic growth to offset potential budget sh...

Republican strategist Doug Heye said Trump could still win the race, which he predicted would be close, but to do that he should focus on i...

Ishan Sharma, once celebrated as a role model for college dropouts, has recently found himself at the center of online criticism. The popul...

Although paparazzi often operate covertly and are depicted as anonymous journalists pursuing celebrities for candid shots, many are actuall...

Guests widely shifting to online payments is threatening tip culture, hurting employees’ income

Many think robot waiters are the solution to the industry's labor shortages. Sales of them have been growing rapidly in recent years, with ...

Adoption of new technology like QR code menus during the pandemic also laid the ground for robots.

Non-subsidised LPG -- the price that all households except the poor women beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme pay, is now at Rs 1,053 per 1...

“BFSI as a sector looks very interesting and particularly private sector banks like HDFC, Kotak, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank are capex oriente...

The instinct is to save money, but if you have it, we’d all be better off if you spent it.

A popular fad in the West currently, a city restaurant has done away with the surcharge. Others say that the service staff wages will take ...

Adding a service charge of 5-10% to the bill is a fairly established practice in Indian restaurants, although some, especially in hotels, h...

Some consumers have a misapprehension that these 'service charges' are being collected by the restaurant on behalf of the government as tax...

Welcome to the covert world of the mystery shopper, whom hospitality chains, retail outlets, banks and several other consumer-focused busin...

Hospitality business, where the attrition rate is anywhere in the range of 30-35%, is increasingly losing a chunk of its workforce to CL.