Credit at the tap: The opportunities and risks of India’s digital lending boomIndia's digital lending is rapidly transforming credit access, with mobile apps now disbursing significant loan volumes, especially to youn...
13 May, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
A loan you never took; How PAN fraud is wrecking credit scores in India and what you should do to protect yourselfIndians are facing a new threat: PAN-based loan fraud. Criminals are using stolen PAN details to take out loans without consent. This is da...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Amethi tea vendor dies by suicide after winning lotteryA 24-year-old tea vendor in Amethi won Rs3.55 lakh in an online lottery but ended his life after locals seized his documents and threatened...
30 Aug, 2024, 03.49 PM IST
Man swindles Rs 10.6 crore from company account, spends on clearing his 42 loans, wedding, honeymoonRaj Mukesh Ganatra allegedly embezzled Rs 10.6 crore from Trident Creation, inflating bills of 55 clients from 2014 to 2022 for personal ex...
05 Jul, 2024, 01.45 PM IST
FTX reaches settlement with BlockFi, may pay up to $874 millionFTX and BlockFi have reached a settlement, awaiting court approval. FTX will pay BlockFi up to $874 million due to the bankruptcy and misus...
07 Mar, 2024, 10.55 AM IST
Illegal digital lending apps driving citizens to suicide, says Ministry of Home AffairsThe ministry has noted that "many of these illegal lending apps may not be regulated entities by RBI and are using bulk SMS, digital advert...
31 Oct, 2022, 12.19 AM IST
Record keeping rules for charitable institutions get tighterThe Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Thursday mandated all charitable trusts to maintain the records for 10 years from the assessmen...
11 Aug, 2022, 11.25 PM IST
Reserve Bank of India cautions against unauthorised digital lending platforms, mobile appsLegitimate public lending activities can be undertaken by banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) registered with the RBI and other ...
23 Dec, 2020, 09.57 PM IST
When it comes to money matters, why you should use 2020 in fullWhile quote the date in any financial or legal document you must write the date in full format. For example, you must write 31/01/2020 and ...
31 Dec, 2019, 01.20 PM IST
PMC showed funds siphoned off by HDIL promoters as loan, shows probeEntire amount of over Rs 6,500 crore was withdrawn fraudulently using this modus operandi, said sources.
15 Oct, 2019, 11.25 AM IST
Bankruptcy court admits lenders insolvency plea against Sterling BiotechSenior officials from the banking circle said that Andhra Bank, which is the led bank has called a meeting of lenders on Tuesday to discuss...
11 Jun, 2018, 08.17 PM IST
Borrowers play fraud on SBI; misuse Rs 3.3 crore car loan for producing Tamil filmThe fraud was done with the connivance of an auto loan counsellor who allegedly hacked the bank's computers to facilitate the loan sanction...
03 Mar, 2018, 11.53 PM IST
Identity theft: Fraudster applies for 7 loansFraudsters used PAN and tax returns to apply for seven auto and personal loans.
21 Oct, 2017, 12.01 PM IST
CBI finds Vijay Mallya cagey during 2-day interrogationUB Group chairman Vijay Mallya was evasive during his two day questioning by the CBI while denying any wrongdoing in the IDBI Bank loan fra...
12 Dec, 2015, 12.01 PM IST
Check genuineness of certificates issued by CAs: CVC to ICAICVC has asked the apex body of Chartered Accountants, ICAI, to take steps to monitor genuineness of certificates issued by its members in o...
20 Sep, 2015, 11.32 AM IST
Goa BJP minister Mahadev Naik under ACB scanner for 'misusing' housing loanNaik is likely to be questioned by state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) after an activist accused him of diverting his home loan.
09 Aug, 2015, 11.01 AM IST
Beware! Your KYC papers may be misusedBanks have discovered cases of identity theft where fraudsters have created a new third-party identity using misappropriated KYC documents.
31 Jul, 2013, 10.44 AM IST