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Forget the DOJ. For a Trump pardon, call "Bobby" and other influencersPresident Donald Trump's pardon system has shifted dramatically. Influence now hinges on personal networks and narratives of victimhood, by...
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...
Tax ruling can set off a game of thorns for gaming company directorsIndia's money gaming firms are worried about directors facing tax demands. A Supreme Court ruling upheld a 28% GST on bets. This could mean...
SC verdict on GST leaves real-money gaming firms staring at a Rs 92,000-crore questionWednesday’s ruling, backing tax demands on past transactions, could have major financial implications for the sector. A lawyer representing...
Byju gets jail term; SC backs 28% gaming GSTLegal troubles compounded for Byju Raveendran as a Singapore court sentenced him to six months in jail. This and more in today’s ETtech Top...
IPL 2026 scam season is here: Over 600 fake ticket sites, 400 malware-linked streams cheat fansAs the IPL 2026 season kicks off, a rise in cyber scams is alarming eager cricket enthusiasts. Unscrupulous fraudsters are capitalising on ...
Swiggy, Urban Company report Q4 losses; Zepto gets IPO nodNew-age companies Swiggy and Urban Company closed the March quarter in the red, even as revenues surged. This and more in today's ETtech To...
Gameskraft Arrests: All you need to know about the alleged Rs 1,000-crore betting scamThe Enforcement Directorate has arrested three founders of Gameskraft Technologies, including Deepak and Prithvi Raj Singh, and Vikas Tanej...
ED arrests 3 founders of Gameskraft in PMLA caseThe Enforcement Directorate has arrested three founders of the online gaming platform Gameskraft. The arrests are linked to an alleged frau...
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 ...
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...
Archana Puran Singh's son Aayushmann Sethi scammed of Rs 87,000 in credit card fraud. Family calls him a ‘regular customer’ of fraudsters for one reasonAayushmann Sethi, son of Archana Puran Singh and Parmeet Sethi, fell victim to a credit card scam, losing Rs 87,000. The incident, revealed...
Winzo founder Paavan Nanda vs ED: A timeline of key developments in the money laundering caseTaking a tough stance, the Karnataka High Court has warned the ED that it could impose Rs 1 lakh in costs if it finds the agency’s appeal a...
I made Rs 29 lakh from equities but lost all of it on bogus trading portal. Do I still have to pay income tax on the gains?ET Wealth Reader's Query: I sold shares worth Rs.5 lakh (long-term) and redeemed mutual funds worth Rs.24 lakh, largely long-term. Unfortun...
Real-money gaming is linked to financial fraud and tax evasion: Govt in SCThe government's response came on a batch of petitions challenging the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 that imposed a b...
Centre to table Online Gaming Regulation Bill in Lok Sabha todayThe central government will present the Online Gaming Bill 2025 in Lok Sabha. Ashwini Vaishnaw will introduce the bill. It focuses on regul...
Platforms misused for fraud, terror financing: Govt after introducing bill to ban real money gamingThe framework of the proposed legislation looks to encourage the growth of e-sports and online social games as an industry, while promoting...
"Stay safe while gaming online!" alerts MHA's Cyber wingThe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a warning about frauds via gaming apps, urging caution when engaging in online gaming. The In...
Rs 1,400-crore gone in just 9 days: Chinese national dupes 1,200 in Gujarat through football betting scamA Chinese national and his associates from Gujarat developed a football betting app that ensnared around 1,200 victims leading to an estima...
Shashi Tharoor moves bill to regulate online gamingTharoor said that while selfregulatory practices need to be followed by the industry, there is an urgent need to have a statutory framework...