Text message scams jump 146% in India amid rise in scam-led digital fraud: ReportText message-based scams in India have surged 146 per cent, highlighting a sharp shift in the country's digital fraud landscape towards sca...
24 Jul, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
Marriage registration alone isn't enough: Gujarat HC says Hindu marriage is invalid without SaptapadiHusband working in wife's father's company says she got his signatures on marriage documents without consent; Gujarat HC rules marriage inv...
24 Jul, 2026, 05.20 PM IST
Why using a debit card for groceries and fuel is a costly mistake. CA explains why you may be losing outCA Nitin Kaushik argues that using a debit card for everyday expenses like groceries, fuel and travel could mean missing out on rewards, fr...
23 Jul, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
IDFC First Bankscam: CBI searches in Chandigarh, LudhianaThe CBI conducted searches in Chandigarh and Ludhiana concerning a Rs 657 crore fund misappropriation. These searches targeted beneficiarie...
23 Jul, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Nearly 55.49 crore UPI users onboarded by June 2026Around 55.49 crore UPI users were onboarded by June 2026, Parliament was informed. UPI transactions reached 24,162 crore in volume and Rs 3...
20 Jul, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
ED raids several locations in Delhi-NCR in Rs 90-crore housing society fraudIn the searches carried out on July 9, the agency claimed to have recovered and seized digital devices, incriminating documents, property p...
16 Jul, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
Can a property buyer be evicted if the seller's title is forged or defective? Know what the law saysA Supreme Court ruling protected a buyer from criminal charges in a forged Will case. The court stated criminal liability requires buyer kn...
13 Jul, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
'Khaunga, khane doonga aur khilaunga': Congress slams PM Modi's anti-graft pitchCongress has called Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise a hoax. The party alleges a pattern of corruption and cover-ups under his leader...
13 Jul, 2026, 10.30 AM IST
ED sends letters rogatory abroad, seeks info on foreign operativesThe Enforcement Directorate is investigating a sophisticated transnational cyber fraud network. This syndicate used mule bank accounts and ...
13 Jul, 2026, 01.14 AM IST
Who is Elaine Angene Escoe? FBI names her among its most wanted fraud suspects, offers $150,000 reward in alleged $32 million COVID-19 relief scamThe FBI seeks Elaine Angene Escoe for a massive fraud scheme, who is also labelled as 'the most wanted fraudster'. She allegedly helped ste...
12 Jul, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
This simple aluminum foil trick can help protect your contactless credit cards from unauthorized RFID scansIrish researchers demonstrated contactless card vulnerability to relay attacks. Two smartphones and WiFi can relay payment signals from a d...
10 Jul, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
RBI is right to act on digital payment fraud. But some safeguards need sharper designCyber fraud complaints and losses are increasing significantly in India's digital payment system. The Reserve Bank of India has proposed ne...
10 Jul, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
ED charge sheets Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora in ₹102 cr money laundering caseThe Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora. This action stems from an alleged over ₹102 cror...
10 Jul, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
Global cryptocurrency market worth $2 trillion set to collapse? What is spelling trouble for crypto firms?Crypto industry concerns have grown since March research from Alphabet's Google, one of several tech giants pioneering the technology, sugg...
08 Jul, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
Crypto firms prepare defenses as quantum threat to encryption draws nearerThe cryptocurrency industry is preparing for quantum computing threats. New research suggests quantum computers could crack encryption soon...
08 Jul, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
How a ledger titled after CMRL's CFO helped investigating agenciesA special ledger allegedly maintained by CMRL's former CFO, Suresh Kumar KS, has revealed fraudulent cash flows into the Kerala firm. Probe...
06 Jul, 2026, 12.52 AM IST
NCLAT revives IL&FS plea in Rs 1,080 crore circuitous transactions, sets aside NCLT orderThe National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has revived IL&FS's plea concerning Rs 1,080 crore in alleged circuitous lending transa...
01 Jul, 2026, 11.01 PM IST