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...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
Paying tax won't legitimise cash stashesThe taxman is tightening its grip on undeclared cash, with a recent tribunal ruling allowing the benami wing of the Income Tax department t...
08 Jun, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
NEET-UG 2026: NTA dismisses claims of re-exam paper 'leak', warns of actionThe National Testing Agency (NTA) has debunked social media claims of a NEET-UG 2026 re-examination paper leak or sale, labeling them as fa...
06 Jun, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
PNG gas scam: Man clicked on bill link & kept losing money until Rs 31 lakh was drained; 21 others fell for the same fraudFake gas bill update scam: A cyber fraud has targeted 22 individuals in Thane, Maharashtra. Victims received fake gas bill update messages,...
06 Jun, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
Suvendu Adhikari pushes time-bound land handover as ₹1 lakh crore railway projects gather pace in West BengalWest Bengal is set to see massive railway development. Projects worth approximately one lakh crore rupees are planned. CM Suvendu Adhikari ...
06 Jun, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
Sixty next-generation trains to be introduced for Kolkata Metro in 5 years: Union Minister Ashwini VaishnawSixty new trains will join the Kolkata Metro network in the next five years. Ashwini Vaishnaw made this announcement. He also stated that r...
06 Jun, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
IRCTC cracks down on fake accounts, expands AI surveillance in kitchensIRCTC has deactivated millions of suspicious user IDs to combat fraudulent train ticket bookings. This move addresses passenger concerns ab...
05 Jun, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
Trump lawyers deny BBC access to financial details in $10-billion lawsuit, report saysDonald Trump's legal team has refused to share financial details with the BBC. This comes amid Trump's $10 billion defamation case against ...
05 Jun, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
UK MP sues Musk's xAI over fake sexualised imagesA British lawmaker has filed a case at London's High Court against Elon Musk's xAI after its Grok chatbot tool was used to create fake sexu...
04 Jun, 2026, 08.18 PM IST
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...
04 Jun, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
UK lawmaker Jess Asato says she is suing Elon Musk's company over fake Grok bikini imagesA British lawmaker said she is suing Elon Musk's company xAI. Jess Asato alleges the Grok chatbot created fake images of her without consen...
04 Jun, 2026, 03.59 PM IST
British lawmaker sues Musk's xAI over sexualised Grok imagesGrok, distributed through Musk's social media platform X, is currently subject to regulatory probes in several countries after an outcry ea...
04 Jun, 2026, 08.25 AM IST
Government denies new report stating RBI may have sold $12 billion gold to rescue rupeeReports claiming the Reserve Bank of India sold gold to support the rupee have been denied by the Indian government. Official data shows In...
03 Jun, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Ex-Kotak exec arrested in Rs 145 crore Panchkula fraud caseEnforcement Directorate arrested a former Kotak Mahindra Bank executive. He is accused of masterminding a ₹145-crore fraud. Panchkula munic...
02 Jun, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
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...
31 May, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
Fake Rs 500 notes surge 20% as counterfeits rise across banking systemFake currency detection in India increased in 2025-26. The Rs 500 note became the primary target for counterfeiters, showing a significant ...
29 May, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
Bluesky accounts hijacked in pro-Russia propaganda campaignA Russian influence campaign hijacked hundreds of Bluesky accounts -- many belonging to influential Americans -- to spread propaganda, rese...
29 May, 2026, 08.34 AM IST