Bitcoin's dominance rises to 58%; remains the most-held crypto asset across Indian cities: ReportBitcoin’s dominance in the global crypto market rose to 58.2% in H1 2026, while it remained the most-held digital asset across Indian citie...
24 Jun, 2026, 04.47 PM IST
ET Alpha Wealth Summit | BSE CEO Sundararaman Ramamurthy on building trust, fighting deepfakes, and why yuva shakti & nari shakti are future of D-StBSE MD & CEO Sundararaman Ramamurthy highlighted India's market evolution from uncertain settlements to a trust-based system, driven by tec...
12 Jun, 2026, 12.30 PM IST
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
FirstCry ordered to pay Rs 50,000 compensation to customer for tagging him 'fraud' after he cancelled tricycle orderA consumer commission has ordered FirstCry to pay Rs 50,000 compensation. The online retailer cancelled a customer's order without reason. ...
07 Jun, 2026, 05.11 PM 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
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...
27 May, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
Retail investing has surged in India, but rural participation remains low, says Sebi Chief Tuhin Kanta PandeyIndia's securities markets have seen substantial growth. Retail investor numbers have surged, and market capitalization has climbed signifi...
18 May, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
Bengaluru property: My e-Khata My Hakku camps to open from May 16 at these locations; Convert B-Khata to A-Khata hereBengaluru property owners can now convert their B-Khata to A-Khata through government-organized camps starting May 16th. Under the 'Bhoo Gu...
15 May, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
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...
12 May, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
Rudy Giuliani in hospital in critical condition: What has happened to ex-New York City mayor?Rudy Giuliani remains in critical but stable condition at a Florida hospital as of Sunday evening, May 3, 2026. No cause for the hospitaliz...
04 May, 2026, 05.41 PM IST
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...
15 Jan, 2026, 11.30 AM IST
Sextortion, fake jobs and trading frauds: Police data reveals scamsters’ dirty playbook, how they trap victims and move fundsCybercrime networks across India are perpetrating scams like sextortion, online trading fraud, and fake job offers, exploiting vulnerable i...
11 Sep, 2025, 03.50 PM IST
Hyderabad man duped of Rs 70 lakh in fake Zerodha trading scamZerodha scam: A 43-year-old employee from Alwal, Hyderabad, lost ₹72.55 lakh in an online trading scam. Posing as Zerodha reps, fraudsters ...
04 Jun, 2025, 02.47 PM IST
Trust, trade, trap: Fake trading platforms fooled a doctor of crores; How these scams look "genuine" and empty your bank accountIndore's crime branch has arrested seven individuals for scamming a doctor out of over Rs 3 crore through a fake stock trading portal. The ...
24 Mar, 2025, 10.55 AM IST
Online investment scam: Fake Invesco, Goldman Sachs agents dupe Kerala man Rs 7.5 croreA man from Kerala was scammed of Rs 7.55 crore by fraudsters posing as representatives from Invesco Capital and Goldman Sachs, who tricked ...
26 Jun, 2024, 03.28 PM IST
Indians lost over ₹1,750 crore to cyber fraud in first four months of 2024According to Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), on an average 7,000 cybercrime complaints were registered per day in May 2024, a...
27 May, 2024, 12.01 AM IST
Stock market scam: Pune woman sells jewellery, loses Rs 24 lakh in share trading fraudThe woman, whose case was reported in Pune’s Sinhagad Road police station, lost money between January 2 and February 4. She is said to have...
22 Mar, 2024, 06.40 PM IST