Govt flags ‘high-risk’ crypto system in note to Parliamentary panelIndia's virtual digital asset sector is now high risk. Intelligence reports reveal extensive illegal activities including drug trafficking ...
21 May, 2026, 02.01 AM IST
'Mosques converted into dance bars in Muslim region in China': Pakistani vlogger exposes reality of ‘ironclad’ friendshipA Pakistani vlogger's trip to Kashgar, Xinjiang, has sparked debate in Pakistan and India. The video showcased restricted public religious ...
20 May, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
How US President Donald Trump's crypto venture and Iran's top exchange tapped into the same industry networksIran's Nobitex exchange moved billions through Tron and BNB Chain, networks by Justin Sun and Changpeng Zhao. These blockchains facilitated...
19 May, 2026, 09.01 AM IST
Trump-Xi summit: What to expect as US-China ties, Trade, Taiwan and Iran on the agendaTrump-Xi summit: As Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are gearing up for an important summit, the current stable diplomatic landscape ...
13 May, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
India must leverage its digital verification architecture to evolve into a trust-based economyIndia faces a low-trust economy with high friction, exemplified by complex KYC norms. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted this ...
07 May, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
PM Modi empowered ED to cleanse cancer of financial crimes; not to target anyone: MoS Pankaj ChaudharyPankaj Chaudhary, the Minister of State for Finance, called the central agency the "nation's shield against financial crimes", stating that...
01 May, 2026, 07.56 PM IST
ED says terror financing, crypto frauds new focus areas for agencyThe Enforcement Directorate is now targeting cryptocurrency frauds, terror financing, cybercrimes, and drug trafficking. Bank and real esta...
01 May, 2026, 12.39 PM IST
Prediction markets say they're different from sportsbooks. Gambling addicts say it's all the sameThe soccer coach had blocked himself from sportsbooks by the time he found prediction markets.
30 Apr, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
What are Money mule accounts? Australia’s financial intelligence regulator targets financial crime vulnerabilities in foreign-owned banksAustralia's financial intelligence unit, AUSTRAC, has uncovered significant control and reporting issues within foreign-owned banks. Review...
13 Apr, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
AUSTRAC flags financial crime risks in foreign-owned banks over low AML reporting and money mule activityAustralia's financial intelligence agency, AUSTRAC, has flagged serious concerns regarding foreign banks. Weaknesses in controls and low re...
13 Apr, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
Ministries meet to put a cover on ships in war zoneIndian ministries are creating a sovereign-backed insurance plan. A $100 million Bharat Marine Pool is being formed by insurers to cover sh...
11 Apr, 2026, 09.57 AM IST
Venezuela's ex-President Nicolas Maduro thanks supporters in first online post from US prisonFormer Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have sent their first message from a Brooklyn jail. Captured by US for...
29 Mar, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
FATFat catch up with eTerror-fundingThe Financial Action Task Force (FATF) reports a global inadequacy in combating terror financing, particularly online, where tracking is we...
09 Jul, 2025, 10.52 PM IST
Google reports scale of complaints about AI deepfake terrorism content to Australian regulatorThe Alphabet-owned tech giant also said it had received dozens of user reports warning that its AI program, Gemini, was being used to creat...
05 Mar, 2025, 06.54 PM IST
Terror funding: Financial Action Task Force team visits Pakistan to review progress on action planFATF is an inter-governmental body that combats money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the int...
14 Aug, 2018, 05.58 PM IST
Pakistan may be placed in FATF's 'grey list' for financially aiding terrorism: ReportsThe FATF will decide after a meeting whether Pakistan should be placed on the blacklist of countries that financially aid terrorism, the re...
26 Jun, 2018, 06.47 AM IST
- Exim Regulations under Govt’s Terror Scanner
The government begins to review export and import restrictions to introduce security safeguards in the wake of increasing terror network.
18 Sep, 2007, 12.00 AM IST