Class 11 UP student uses AI to fake his own kidnapping, extort money from father with injured-eye imagesIn a bizarre turn of events, a student orchestrated his own abduction as a means to settle online gaming debts. Crafting an AI-generated im...
02 Sep, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
Divorce dispute turns into legal battle: The financial costs a husband may faceThe aftermath of matrimonial disputes often lingers long after a marriage has ended, imposing hefty financial and legal challenges on men. ...
24 Aug, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
Special 26-style raid goes wrong: Delhi businessman's wife blocks fake CBI officers at gate for 1.5 hours; CCTV footage becomes police evidenceFake CBI officers attempted to raid a Delhi businessman's home in Rohini but were turned away after his wife refused to open the gate and n...
20 Aug, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
Assam man with China links held for Rs 1,071 crore cyber fraud across 1,090 casesGujarat CID arrested a man from Assam for orchestrating 1,090 cybercrimes. These frauds amounted to over Rs 1,071 crore and involved China-...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
Got Income Tax notice asking you to pay Rs 6,000 in tax? Check this warning from government’s fact check teamAttention taxpayers: a fraudulent Income Tax notice demanding a payment of Rs 6,000 has been detected online. The Fact Check team from the ...
14 Aug, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
Username row: After WhatsApp, IT Ministry sends notice to Telegram, SignalSources said that in the notice to Telegram, the government has asked the platform why it should be allowed to retain the username feature....
03 Jul, 2026, 07.10 AM IST
WhatsApp will take you to court if you send bulk messages, misuse appIn a similar crackdown last year, the company had restricted the forwarding of messages.
14 Jun, 2019, 03.25 PM IST
WhatsApp rule on 5 chat limit on forwards now applicable globallyStarting Monday, the Facebook owned messaging app has limited message forwards for all its users world over to five chats at a time and rem...
22 Jan, 2019, 07.51 AM IST
Building traceability would undermine end-to-end encryption: WhatsAppThe govt has been pushing WhatsApp to find a solution to trace the origin of messages.
24 Aug, 2018, 01.06 PM IST
Peeved with WhatsApp's reply, India prepares to tighten leash on internet firmsThe draft of the guidelines is ready and a legal firm is vetting it. It should be out by September.
23 Aug, 2018, 10.22 AM IST
Fix fake message problem or face action, Ravi Shankar Prasad tells WhatsAppWhatsApp has been asked to come up with a "technological solution" to ensure traceability of messages
22 Aug, 2018, 06.16 AM IST
WhatsApp CEO Chris Daniels on India visit this week, may meet IT MinisterAccording to sources, Daniels will be in India for 4-5 days, starting tomorrow, and meet business and government officials during his visit.
20 Aug, 2018, 10.54 PM IST
Mob-fury cases: WhatsApp building India team; government feels message attribution concern not metThe IT Ministry official said that WhatsApp has responded to the government last notice, outlining initiatives being taken to curb fake new...
05 Aug, 2018, 06.58 PM IST
WhatsApp tests another feature to curb fake news; may soon label dubious links as 'suspicious'The new feature is likely to be available on Android phones.
26 Jul, 2018, 11.44 AM IST
WhatsApp to limit message forwarding to five chats in IndiaA series of violent incidents have been triggered in India by false social media messages.
21 Jul, 2018, 06.50 AM IST
WhatsApp will bring fake news verification model to IndiaPlans are afoot to bring a fake news verification model, used in the Mexican general elections, to India.
20 Jul, 2018, 09.37 AM IST
Twitter aims to improve user experience by removing locked accounts from follower countsTo prevent the proliferation of fake news and and ensure utmost security for its users, Twitter has taken these steps
11 Jul, 2018, 11.04 PM IST