South Delhi doctor couple scammed of ₹15 crore in 'digital arrest' cyber fraudA retired doctor couple in South Delhi lost nearly ₹15 crore in a sophisticated cyber fraud. Scammers, posing as TRAI and Mumbai police off...
12 Jan, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
Burnt body, keypad phones, discarded SIMs: Cops crack murder case foiling elaborate evasion tacticsSix accused were arrested for the murder of Kabir alias Shiv Prakash, who was strangled and his body burnt over a property dispute. The sus...
14 Dec, 2025, 02.51 PM IST
Iran, Russia and the New Zealand insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowingA New Zealand insurer, Maritime Mutual, faces a probe for insuring tankers carrying sanctioned Iranian and Russian oil. These vessels are p...
28 Oct, 2025, 10.25 AM IST
US sanctions Indian national, 2 India-based entities for transporting Iranian petroleumThe US has imposed sanctions on Jugwinder Singh Brar, an Indian national based in the UAE, and two India-based entities for their involveme...
11 Apr, 2025, 09.29 AM IST
TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authoritiesAt a time when legal pathways to the US have been slashed and criminal groups are raking in money from migrant smuggling, social media apps...
17 Mar, 2025, 10.51 AM IST
ED searches, assets attachment, convictions rose exponentially during BJP rule compared to UPA eraWhile the opposition parties have alleged that the ED's action during the last decade was part of the BJP-led central government's "oppress...
17 Apr, 2024, 04.31 PM IST
As Russian oil crosses G7's price cap, US eyes soft enforcementThe Biden administration is planning to remind trading houses, tanker owners, insurers and others to comply with the $60 per barrel cap imp...
27 Jul, 2023, 11.01 AM IST
'An invisible cage': How China is policing the futureWhile largely unproven, the new Chinese technologies, detailed in procurement and other documents reviewed by The New York Times, further e...
26 Jun, 2022, 09.12 AM IST
Russia eyes sanctions workarounds in energy, gold, cryptoThe latest measures did include a carve-out that authorizes energy-related transactions with the bank. The penalties also do not impact Rus...
02 Mar, 2022, 10.21 AM IST
'Pandora Papers' bring renewed calls for tax haven scrutinyThe outcry came after a report revealed the way that world leaders, billionaires and others have used shell companies and offshore accounts...
07 Oct, 2021, 01.32 PM IST
Spam still the top source of malware: F-SecureCriminals are also looking at methods beyond just content to target users who are wise to the dangers of clicking on unsolicited attachment...
01 Aug, 2018, 07.02 PM IST
FERA violation: Supreme Court junks Vijay Mallya's plea, imposes Rs 10 lakh costThe apex court also said Mallya's "enormous money power" made him believe that the State should "adjust" its affairs to suit his convenienc...
13 Jul, 2015, 08.25 PM IST
Cyber attacks to fall in 2015, but will be more sophisticatedThe report states that healthcare sector will see a rise in data stealing attack campaigns as the records hold a treasure trove of PII.
19 Nov, 2014, 03.04 PM IST
- Britain bans 500-euro note sales in criminal clampdown
Currency exchanges in Britain have stopped selling 500-euro notes.
13 May, 2010, 06.55 PM IST
- Ex-UBS banker gets more than 3 years in prison
Prosecutors gave Bradley Birkenfeld, a 44-year-old U.S. citizen, credit for voluntarily disclosing illegal tactics by Swiss banking giant U...
22 Aug, 2009, 08.07 AM IST