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...
22 Jul, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
Delhi diner was 'forced' to pay over Rs 900 as service charge: Court orders restaurant to pay Rs 25,000 compensation, says the charge is voluntaryA Delhi man refused to pay a restaurant's service charge in October 2024. The consumer commission found the restaurant guilty of unfair tra...
22 Jul, 2026, 11.49 AM IST
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...
21 Jul, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Samsung Galaxy Card launches in the US to take on Apple Card: 5% cash back, $200 bonus, no annual feeSamsung Galaxy Card reward: Samsung has launched its first branded credit card, the Samsung Galaxy Card, in the United States. This new Vis...
21 Jul, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
HUL ordered to pay Rs 50,000 after customer receives 70g instead of 90g Surf Excel pouchHindustan Unilever Limited faced liability for an underweight Surf Excel detergent pouch. A consumer had purchased a packet that was signif...
21 Jul, 2026, 12.30 PM IST
Don't put a toll on UPI: Why merchant discount rate isn't the answerA proposal to introduce a merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI transactions above ₹2,000 for businesses with annual turnover of ₹1-1.5 crore...
20 Jul, 2026, 11.42 PM IST
ED opens PMLA probe into foreign funds to NaxalsThe Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case concerning foreign funds. Nearly ninety-five crore rupees in illegal for...
20 Jul, 2026, 12.31 AM IST
Consumer commission awards man Rs 17,727 refund, Rs 10,000 compensation after domestic help leaves midwayA Chandigarh consumer commission ordered a domestic help agency to refund Rs 17,727. The agency also must pay Rs 10,000 compensation for fa...
17 Jul, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Exclusive: Govt may bring back UPI merchant fee for big businessesIndia may reintroduce merchant discount rates for large businesses on UPI transactions. This move aims to address the financial sustainabil...
17 Jul, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
US Stock Market: Healthy loan growth and stable credit trends boost outlook for US bank stocksMajor Wall Street banks say the U.S. consumer remains resilient, with strong spending, rising loan balances and stable credit quality backe...
16 Jul, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
Assam Minister Kaushik Rai sets July 31 deadline for Ration Card verification; focus on eligible beneficiariesAssam Minister Kaushik Rai directed officials to finish ration card verification by July 31. This process aims to ensure only eligible bene...
16 Jul, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
Rs 1 lakh flagship phone starts overheating within 2 weeks: Buyer denied replacement during warranty wins full refund from Flipkart, Samsung and othersA Kerala consumer commission has ordered Flipkart, Samsung, its authorised service centre, and the third-party seller to jointly either rep...
15 Jul, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
One click to sign up, twelve to leave: New York just called the subscription bluff. India should be nextNew York City enacted a click-to-cancel rule for online subscriptions. This rule requires easy online cancellation, mirroring the signup pr...
13 Jul, 2026, 10.14 PM IST
ED sends letters rogatory abroad, seeks info on foreign operativesThe Enforcement Directorate is investigating a sophisticated transnational cyber fraud network. This syndicate used mule bank accounts and ...
13 Jul, 2026, 01.14 AM IST
This simple aluminum foil trick can help protect your contactless credit cards from unauthorized RFID scansIrish researchers demonstrated contactless card vulnerability to relay attacks. Two smartphones and WiFi can relay payment signals from a d...
10 Jul, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
US cranks up the heat on Indian IT as whistleblowers trigger H-1B auditWhile Cognizant has been one of the companies named in the current reported probe, it is unclear if other Indian IT services firms are part...
10 Jul, 2026, 01.13 PM IST
Psychology says people may be willing to pay more when they can use a credit card; a real-auction experiment found higher bids under card payment than cashResearch shows credit cards increase spending compared to cash payments. This occurs because credit cards reduce the perceived pain of payi...
07 Jul, 2026, 05.25 PM IST