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Financial independence: Why enabling agency and accountability matter for women, parents, and dependantsI would like to place for discussion not just the question of freedom to decide, but also responsibility and accountability. Why don’t we p...- Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
- Forensic experts call for AI-driven playbook to counter deepfakes and digital scamsFinancial crime is evolving rapidly with AI-generated deepfakes and complex fraud rings. Traditional methods are no longer sufficient. Expe...
- Operation Octopus: Trapping the tentacles of India’s cyber fraud networkAmidst the alarming increase in cyber scams, the Hyderabad Police have initiated Operation Octopus, a mission aimed at dismantling the enti...
- CBI files first chargesheet in Haryana Rs 504 crore fund diversion caseThe CBI has filed its first chargesheet in a major corruption case. Fifteen individuals, including bank officials and Haryana government em...
- Good news for senior citizens: Money in this bank can now only be transferred by double OTP verification one to a/c holder and another to trusted contactSenior citizens in Gurugram and Faridabad now have enhanced security for their bank accounts. HDFC Bank has introduced a double OTP system....
- Who is Manisha Gurunath Mandhare? NTA-appointed Pune teacher arrested in NEET UG 2026 biology paper leak caseNEET 2026 paper leak: A senior Botany teacher, Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, has been arrested by the CBI for her alleged role in the NEET UG ...
- IDFC First Bank case: Haryana govt gives go-ahead to CBI to probe 5 IAS officers' roleThe Haryana government has approved a CBI probe into five IAS officers concerning a Rs 590-crore IDFC First Bank fraud. This permission all...
- CBI raids multiple locations in Haryana bank scam probe, seizes digital evidenceThe Central Bureau of Investigation has conducted searches in Chandigarh and Panchkula concerning a Haryana bank scam. Financial records an...
- Bengaluru techie quit his Rs 30 lakh job to chase a dangerous dream, only to end up being arrestedDelhi Police have arrested a 31-year-old Bengaluru-based software engineer, Ravi Rathore, for allegedly running a fake online trading racke...
- 2 Indian journalists win Pulitzer Prize for highlighting cyber fraudIndian journalists Anand RK and Suparna Sharma have achieved a significant milestone. They have won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. Their a...
- Bengal reset: How BJP dismantled TMC's fortress with strategy, structure and sentiment shiftThe Bharatiya Janata Party achieved a significant victory in West Bengal, ending the Trinamool Congress's long rule. This outcome resulted ...
- Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
- Hyderabad cops want RBI to plug gaps that facilitate cybercrimeHyderabad Police's crackdown on cyber fraud, revealing systemic banking gaps and Rs 400 crore annual losses, has prompted a high-level meet...
- UPI underdogs seek fair play; WhatsApp tightens scam defencesSmaller UPI players will meet NPCI to curb the growth of industry leaders PhonePe, Google Pay and Paytm. This and more in today’s ETtech To...
- Inside WhatsApp's measures to curb digital arrest scamsWhatsApp is using AI to combat digital arrest scams, banning thousands of impersonating accounts. Authorities are working to prevent signif...
- eCommerce fraud goes 'Jamtara-style', powered by device farming: ReportIndian online shopping faces a new threat. Organised groups are using device farms to commit large-scale eCommerce fraud. These networks ex...
- WhatsApp to roll out SIM binding, tighten curbs on digital arrest scamsWhatsApp has agreed to implement SIM binding and enhanced safeguards against prolonged scam calls, as per a Supreme Court filing. The compa...
- 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...
- Mangaluru man gets call about SIM card misuse; one mistake makes him lose Rs 2,07,04,600 in a few weeksA 61-year-old man in Mangaluru was allegedly duped of over Rs 2 crore in a sophisticated digital arrest scam, where fraudsters posing as of...
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