New Delhi, April 9 – In a major crackdown on organized cyber investment frauds, the Delhi Police's Crime Branch has arrested two key accused in separate cases involving cheated amounts exceeding Rs 74 lakh, officials said on Thursday.According to police, the arrests have exposed a...
Vijayawada, April 6 – The accused in the Vijayawada terror network case were allegedly working to expand the activities of AQIS and ISIS in India at the direction of foreign handler Al-Hakeem Shukoor, officials said on Monday.Five accused, including a woman, revealed details of their plans...
New Delhi, April 2 Communication service apps are required to report compliance with SIM-binding rules by December 31, Parliament was informed on Thursday.In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Telecom, Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, said that the web services of mobile apps...
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New Delhi, April 2 The government has extended the deadline for linking SIMs to mobile messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc., to December 31, following requests from the industry, according to sources.The SIM-binding rule requires messaging platforms to provide their service...
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Seoul, March 25 – A South Korean national detained in the Philippines was temporarily repatriated to South Korea on Wednesday to face an investigation into alleged cross-border drug trafficking, Cheong Wa Dae said.The convicted criminal, Park Wang-yeol, has been serving a 60-year prison...
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New Delhi, March 18 More than 3,100 Telegram channels and about 800 websites hosting pirated content have been disabled at the government's order, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, L Murugan, said the Cinematograph (Amendment)...
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Washington, March 17, Extremist networks linked to ISIS have called for attacks against Hindus in India and across South and Southeast Asia, even as they praised recent violence in the United States and expanded online recruitment, according to a new report by the Counter Extremism Project...
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March 11, New Delhi – The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued a notice to the messaging platform Telegram under the Information Technology Act, 2000, directing it to remove pirated content from its platform.This action comes after complaints from several OTT platforms...
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New Delhi, March 11 The central government on Wednesday directed the instant messaging platform Telegram to disable over 3,100 channels within three hours for violating various provisions of the Copyright Act, 1957.The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued the order after finding...
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Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 11 – The Cyber Crime Police in Mangaluru have arrested two individuals for allegedly collecting bank account details from the public under the pretense of using them for a trading business and later using those accounts for cyber fraud linked to foreign operators...
New Delhi, March 11 Online fraudsters are using new technology that bypasses the security features of UPI apps to carry out financial transactions, cyber intelligence firm CloudSEK claimed in a report.According to the report, the firm has identified at least 20 active groups on messaging...
Mumbai, March 8 – The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has detained two more individuals for questioning in connection with its investigation into a 21-year-old engineering student who was arrested for alleged links to extremist organizations, officials said on Sunday.Ayan Yusuf Sheikh...
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Mumbai, March 6 – A raid conducted by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Mumbai to uncover an online network of terrorist activities in the state, along with the arrest of engineering student Ayan Shaikh for alleged links with the Pakistan-based terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed...
Mumbai, March 6 The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested an engineering student from Mumbai for allegedly sharing online propaganda material linked to banned terrorist organizations, an official said.According to the official, two other individuals are also under investigation...
Mumbai, March 5 The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a student from Mumbai for allegedly sharing online propaganda material linked to banned terrorist organizations, an official said here on Thursday.According to the official, two other individuals are also under...
New Delhi, March 5 – The conflict between Israel, the US, and Iran has been ongoing for nearly a week. The operation began with the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after which Iran retaliated and targeted US and Israeli interests in various parts of West Asia.As...
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March 5, New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (India) strongly rejected on Wednesday claims circulating online that Indian ports are being used by the United States Navy to launch attacks against Iran.The government's denial came through a post from the MEA's official FactCheck handle...
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Mumbai, March 5 – The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a 21-year-old engineering student, Ayan Sheikh, for his alleged links to the Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the proscribed global terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)...
Tehran, March 1 – Iran's security chief, Ali Larijani, stated on Sunday that the transition process following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will begin later that day, according to reports from state media.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, along with Chief...
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New Delhi, February 27 – The Broadband India Forum (BIF), a group representing major tech firms like Meta, Google, and others, has raised concerns about the legal validity of the government's mandate requiring SIM binding, citing a legal opinion that deems the directive "ultra vires" and...
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