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IAMAI alleges Trai attempts to regulate OTT platformsIndustry body IAMAI claims Trai is overstepping its bounds. Proposed rules for spam calls may unfairly target over-the-top platforms like W...28 Apr, 2026, 08.38 PM IST- WhatsApp banned 9,400 accounts involved in digital arrest scams since January this year: Centre to SCAuthorities are launching a major crackdown on digital arrest scams. WhatsApp has banned thousands of accounts involved in these frauds. Ne...28 Apr, 2026, 01.22 PM IST
- ‘AI not accurate enough to block calls automatically’: Truecaller CEO Rishit JhunjhunwalaTruecaller CEO Rishit Jhunjhunwala explains the app's stance on AI spam blocking, emphasizing user consent. He highlights Truecaller's cont...21 Mar, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
- Beware of cyber fraud: Railway pensioners urged to stay vigilant against scammersThey have been urged to stay vigilant against cyber fraudsters who are making fake phone calls and sending SMS/WhatsApp messages in the nam...26 Feb, 2026, 09.15 AM IST
- Telcos begin pilot runs of 'calling name presentation' feature in one circleTelecom operators are piloting a new feature called Calling Name Presentation. This will allow users to see a caller's name on incoming cal...30 Oct, 2025, 12.23 AM IST
- Vi plans satellite services for 2026, advances 5G and anti-fraud toolsVodafone Idea anticipates launching space-based cellular broadband by mid-2026 through its partnership with AST Spacemobile, pending govern...22 Sep, 2025, 10.41 PM IST
- Bengaluru airport lounge scam: How scamsters stole Rs 87000 from woman through appA woman named Bhargavi Mani claimed to have lost over Rs 87,000 in a scam at Bengaluru International Airport. She was tricked into download...23 Oct, 2024, 09.40 AM IST
- Rising cybercrimes: Why it's high time for telcos and OTT companies to unite against a common threatOver 600 million consumers have come online in the past decade, creating opportunities and challenges. Cybercrime, fraud, and spam have ris...19 Sep, 2024, 11.12 PM IST
- Separate number series for marketing, service calls soon to curb spamIndia's telecom regulator is set to issue a mandate to demarcate separate numbering series for transactional and marketing calls made by bu...07 Mar, 2024, 11.23 PM IST
- Making caller ID display optional to protect subscriber privacy: ExpertsThe telecom regulator's recommendation to offer the calling name display feature on mobile devices as an opt-in service shall protect subsc...27 Feb, 2024, 08.28 AM IST
- Trai to propose unified KYC system to check fraudulent callers: ChairmanSpeaking at India Mobile Congress, Trai Chairman PD Vaghela said it is difficult to find the actual culprit at present who has indulged in ...02 Oct, 2022, 10.04 PM IST
- Fake identity on OTT, SIM may lead to one year of imprisonment or Rs 50k fineThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has put in these provisions in the recently released draft Telecommunications Bill to protect us...29 Sep, 2022, 08.23 AM IST
- We don't see Trai's proposed KYC-based caller ID mechanism as competitive service: Truecaller CEOThe statement by Truecaller CEO and co-founder Alan Mamedi assumes significance as sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (...24 May, 2022, 05.02 PM IST
- Trai to moot mechanism for KYC-based caller name display"The mechanism will enable name-appearing on a phone screen, in accordance with KYC done by telecom companies, as per DoT norms," Trai chai...20 May, 2022, 10.55 PM IST
- Banking customers need to beware of this KYC fraud doing the roundsAs recently as this week, a Whatsapp message was being sent to customers to upload eKYC and to provide the contact number, else the number ...09 Feb, 2022, 01.30 PM IST
- Another KYC scam doing the rounds: Here's how you can protect yourselfA new scam has proliferated across the country in the past few months. Here's how it works.07 Oct, 2019, 06.38 PM IST
- #BewareFraud: Woman pulls a fast one on DCPA fraud attempt was made on the IPS officer when a lady caller sought his card details on Tuesday morning.23 Mar, 2016, 10.54 AM IST
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