Facebook Honey Trap: 70-Year-Old Allegedly Loses ₹38 Lakh in Blackmail Scheme A 70-year-old retired employee was allegedly cheated of around ₹38 lakh after accepting a Facebook friend request from an account posing as a woman. Hyderabad Cyber Crimes police have arrested a 26-ye...
₹200 Crore Fraud Probe: Wanted Radiologist Arrested While Working in Firozabad A radiologist wanted by Telangana Police in an alleged ₹200 crore fraud case has been arrested in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, after investigators traced him to an ultrasound centre where he had reported...
₹95,000 Crore PE Investment in Indian Hospitals Fuels Debate Over Healthcare Costs Nearly ₹95,000 crore of private-equity investment in India’s hospital sector over the past five years has helped accelerate healthcare expansion, but the influx of capital is also intensifying debate ...
Consumer Commission Orders SBI to Refund ₹1.35 Lakh Over Missing Transaction Alerts A Delhi consumer commission has held that a bank’s failure to send transaction alerts can amount to a deficiency in banking service when a customer’s registered mobile number is already recorded with ...
India’s Cybercrime Landscape Intensifies as AI, APK Fraud and Specialised Policing Take Centre Stage India’s cybersecurity landscape is entering a more complex phase, with law-enforcement agencies increasingly targeting not only individual fraudsters but also the infrastructure, technology and financ...
India’s ‘Be Cyber Street Smart’ Campaign Targets AI Scams and Deepfakes India has launched a nationwide cybersecurity awareness initiative aimed at helping citizens recognise emerging online threats, including artificial intelligence (AI)-powered impersonation, malicious ...
Assam Cabinet Approves 12% Agniveer Quota, Green Tax on Older Vehicles The Assam Cabinet has approved a series of policy and administrative measures covering government recruitment, environmental taxation, infrastructure, water supply and urban administration. Among the ...
GST Council May Consider Input Tax Credit on Employee Insurance Premiums The GST Council is expected to examine a proposal that could allow businesses to claim input tax credit (ITC) on GST paid for certain life and health insurance policies purchased for employees. The pr...
Property Sale and ₹16 Lakh LTCG Liability: Tax Exemption or Mutual Funds? Selling a property can leave an investor facing a substantial long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax bill, particularly when the asset has appreciated significantly over the years. One such case involves ...
GST Council May Consider Protection for Genuine Buyers on Input Tax Credit The GST Council may consider a proposal aimed at protecting genuine businesses from losing input tax credit (ITC) because of tax defaults committed by their suppliers. According to a report citing sou...
GST 2.0: Proposed Reforms Could Unlock Tax Credit and Simplify Compliance India's Goods and Services Tax framework could be headed for another major round of procedural changes, with the GST Council set to examine a wide-ranging package aimed at improving compliance, unlock...
Rupee Holds Near 96 Against Dollar as Crude Prices and Foreign Outflows Weigh The Indian rupee remained under pressure against the U.S. dollar in early trading on Monday, October 5, as elevated crude oil prices and continued foreign fund outflows weighed on the domestic currenc...
