Travel Agents
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Searching for missing brother, Punjab man claims 10 Indians killed in Russian Army amid Ukraine war
World | Dec 29, 2025, 07:29 AM ISTAccording to Jagdeep, his brother was taken to Russia by a travel agent on the promise of a job, but was later forced to join the army. The family last spoke to Mandeep in March 2024.
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How a YouTube video reunited a missing woman with her family in India after 22 years in Pakistan
World | Dec 19, 2024, 11:31 AM ISTHamida Banu described her 22-year ordeal as living "like a corpse," stranded in a neighbouring country with no way to reach her family. In 2002, she was deceived into travelling to Pakistan under the pretence of a job opportunity in Dubai.
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How did a dream life in Canada land an Indian woman, her minor son in Pakistani jail for 18 months?
World | May 30, 2024, 09:05 PM ISTLast year, Wahida, hailing from Nagaon district in Assam, found herself apprehended alongside her son as they crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan through the Chaman border unlawfully. She explained to the authorities that she fell victim to deception by an Indian travel agent.
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Strong action taken against agents for duping Indians to work in Russian Army: Centre
World | Mar 08, 2024, 04:40 PM ISTThe CBI conducted a massive search operation in seven cities in connection with a human trafficking network taking Indians to the Russia-Ukraine war zone. This came a day after the MEA confirmed that a youth from Hyderabad was killed in the war.
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Air India allowing travel agents to sell seats only on select Vande Bharat flights, alleges TAAI
India | Aug 07, 2020, 01:13 PM ISTOn July 29, Air India had said on Twitter that passengers booking tickets through travel agents on international flights operating under the Vande Bharat Mission must not pay more than the fares mentioned on Air India's website.
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Travel Trends | As young women in India now prefer to travel solo abroad, things will get easier in 2019
Travel | Dec 13, 2018, 04:33 PM ISTLatest Travel Update: Since travel agencies offer only the basic services like ticket or hotel bookings, in 2019, offline agencies will go a step further and assist in planning the trip and even visa formalities. This will make solo travel easier for young women.
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22 minors taken to France go missing, CBI registers FIR against travel agent
India | Dec 31, 2017, 06:12 PM ISTThe officials alleged that the agents had charged Rs 25- 30 lakh from the parents of each of the minors for sending them abroad.
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Solo woman traveller? Fikar not, ‘Jugni’ is making travelling a lot safer for women
Lifestyle | May 25, 2017, 04:08 PM ISTJugni is changing the face of solo women travelling in India, a trip at a time!
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SC turns down Punjab travel agents' plea
India | Jun 25, 2015, 02:53 PM ISTNew Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a plea by a group of Punjab-based travel agents challenging the validity of the Punjab Travel Professionals' Regulation Act, 2012 and its rules, saying
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Sanjay uncle too busy to watch my films says niece Nazia
Bollywood | Jul 08, 2012, 01:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Actress Nazia Hussain, who is all set with her second outing “Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai”, says uncle Sanjay Dutt has no problems with her joining the industry but hasn't watched her films because