MHA forms inter-ministerial panel to deal digital arrests; CBI takes over Rs 1.64 cr fraud probeA bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant on December 16, 2025 ordered inter-departmental ministerial consultations under the guidance of ...
09 Feb, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
Panel calls for empowering CBI to probe sans state nodA parliamentary panel has recommended creating a new law allowing the CBI to investigate national security cases without state consent. The...
28 Mar, 2025, 12.21 AM IST
Nearly 75 pc fall in J&K terror, encounters, casualties in five years till 2023: MHA officials to House panelIndia has witnessed a significant decrease in terrorist-related incidents and encounters, with a 77% drop in the past five years. Civilian ...
13 Nov, 2024, 12.08 AM IST
90,000 scams in 4 months: How Southeast Asia is becoming the next Jamtara; Fraudsters recruiting from Andhra, TN, OdishaIndia faces a surge in cyber fraud from Southeast Asia, surpassing domestic hotspots. Nearly half of the defrauded money comes from scams s...
24 May, 2024, 08.03 PM IST
Relook parts of draft cybercrime treaty: Rights groups to UN panelET had reported on February 22 that the ad-hoc UN committee had, in a draft treaty on cybercrime, proposed that all member nations introduc...
27 Feb, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
Rising bank frauds force govt to take serious note; key consultations beginFinancial services secretary Vivek Joshi will hold some key consultations on the matter next week. Meetings will include those with the Res...
25 Nov, 2023, 01.43 PM IST
House panel to suggest ways to curb cases of cybercrimeThe committee chaired by former Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha on Thursday held a meeting with representatives of the Ministry ...
16 Jun, 2023, 12.56 AM IST
India’s plan at UN cybercrime panel seeks right to ask data from nationsIndia’s proposal supported by Russia but opposed by the US and a few other countries, say sources.
02 May, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Parliamentary panel calls for body to regulate digital marketsRajya Sabha's standing committee on commerce, in a recent report on regulation of e-commerce, has recommended a "Digital Market Division" w...
02 Apr, 2023, 07.36 PM IST
Ministry of Home Affairs panel to engage states on cyber crime: Amit ShahThe council comprises Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, National Capital Territory of Delhi and Union Territ...
09 Jul, 2022, 11.51 PM IST
NCW conducts consultation on amending IT Act to protect women better onlineThe step comes at a time when the Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) is working on revamping the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 ...
03 Dec, 2020, 06.56 PM IST
Experts suggest proper grievance redressal mechanism to tackle cybercrimes against womenIn its fifth law review consultation on cybercrime against women, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said experts from the cyber world...
02 Dec, 2020, 06.10 PM IST
House Panel to meet social media company representatives todayThe Parliamentary Standing Committee for Women Empowerment will hold discussions with executives of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Twitt...
04 Dec, 2019, 07.05 AM IST
MPs working on plan to make online space safer for womenGovernment officials, particularly of the IT and women and child development (WCD) ministries, informed the members through presentations a...
22 Nov, 2019, 08.07 AM IST
Home Ministry panel to monitor cybercrimesMHA now plans another round of meeting with Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp representatives to put in place a mechanism to address fake news...
04 Jul, 2018, 11.34 PM IST
Parliament panel raises concerns over lack of infrastructure in railways to deal with cybercrimesRailway Convention Committee that submitted its report in Parliament said they ministry's vigilance directorate was not foolproof to deal w...
29 Dec, 2017, 06.01 PM IST
- ET forum on web threats & data leakage
Web threats have become a growing concern in Asian economies, which are flourishing at a faster rate than the average growth in the global ...
04 Jun, 2007, 12.57 AM IST