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National Student Laptop Scheme 2026: Viral message leaves students curious, PIB respondsThe PIB Fact Check has debunked a WhatsApp message claiming that the Government of India is inviting students to apply for free laptops und...- India sees no reason to pause AI research, says IT Ministry as it plans tighter incident reporting rulesIndia sees no reason to pause its artificial intelligence research, as its focus remains on developing applications and models suited to th...
- India Post gift offer goes viral on social media, but what is the ‘Dak Seva Gifts’ scheme? PIB respondsA viral image claiming that India Post is distributing gifts under a “Dak Seva Gifts” scheme has been debunked by the PIB Fact Check Unit. ...
- BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration: Inside the 140-point document on Global South's ambitionsBRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th summit, reaffirming their commitment to cooperation, multilateralism and a more...
- FATF issues global alert on money laundering and fraud risks in gaming, gambling; publishes new risk indicatorsThe FATF is alerting countries about criminal abuse in gaming and gambling sectors. Criminals use gambling platforms for money laundering a...
- Party's over for crypto scammers who went on a spending spree after a $240 million bitcoin theftIn a bold social engineering heist, young con artists pilfered over $240 million in bitcoin, leading to an extravagant month of luxury splu...
- Slice’s big valuation cut; Betting networks under lensSlice Small Finance Bank has raised fresh funding at less than half its previous valuation. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
- ‘Mera aur Cyber Cell ka purana rishta hai’: Samay Raina jokes about ‘Latent’ row before CM Devendra Fadnavis felicitationSamay Raina joked about his “purana rishta” with Maharashtra Cyber while being felicitated by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for his cont...
- 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 ...
- Meta officials meet MeitY Secy S Krishnan, explain reason for erroneous takedown of PM's videoMeta officials met with India's IT Ministry secretary regarding a video takedown. The parliamentary committee demanded an apology from Meta...
- No input tax credit for the innocent buyer after paying GST? Supreme Court settles who bears the cost when a supplier defaultsThe Supreme Court affirmed Gujarat High Court's decision on CGST Act Section 16(2)(c). This ruling validates the provision requiring tax pa...
- Rajasthan footwear artisan earning Rs 15,000 a month received Rs 6 cr tax notice: A fake export firm in TN with Rs 6.7 crore GST dues was allegedly registered using his PANRajasthan footwear artisan Jitendra Kumar Jingar, who earns Rs 10,000 to 15,000 a month making traditional leather shoes in Balotra distric...
- Bank of Baroda data breached: Is your account in danger? 7 things you can do to protect your accountBank of Baroda confirmed a data breach originating from a compromised employee email account. The lender insists its core banking systems r...
- IndusInd Bank customer loses Rs 2.3 lakh in 18 minutes to a KYC scam: Court orders refund; says banks, not customers, are responsible for unauthorised transactionsIndusInd Bank ordered to refund after customer loses Rs 2.3 lakh to a KYC scam: A Delhi consumer commission has ordered IndusInd Bank to re...
- Wrapping a hotel key card in aluminum foil: What it can shield and what it cannot preventWrapping hotel key cards in foil offers some protection against passive scans. However, this trick does not prevent advanced chip cloning t...
- Government warns against fake emails asking users to download e-PAN cardsThe Government's Press Information Bureau Fact Check unit issued a warning on Saturday. Fraudulent emails are circulating, asking recipient...
- Five things to know about Trump's election fraud allegationsPresident Trump declassified intelligence to support his election fraud claims. He has repeatedly claimed the 2020 elections were rigged. T...
- 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...
- 'A video on Facebook, a chat on Telegram': Deepfake Nirmala Sitharaman scam costs Bengaluru professor Rs 61 lakhA Bengaluru professor lost over sixty-one lakh rupees in a sophisticated cyber fraud. She was lured by a deepfake video featuring Finance M...
- Zoho's Arattai to drop username feature amid WhatsApp controversyThis comes amid a wider standoff between the Centre and messaging platforms over features that let users connect without sharing phone numb...
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