Cyber Security
In a major breakthrough, Bihar Police’s Economic Offences Unit (EOU) has exposed a nationwide cybercrime racket involving over ₹40 crore fraud. The operation led to the arrest of the 21-year-old mastermind, Harshit Kumar, from Supaul district, along with five other associates. How the Scam Worked * The gang used advanced
Artificial Intelligence
Bharti Airtel has announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Perplexity, making it the first Indian telecom operator to offer a premium generative AI service to its customers. The partnership provides all Airtel subscribers with a free 12-month Perplexity Pro subscription worth ₹17,000, marking a significant shift from traditional entertainment bundles
Cyber Security
A retired schoolteacher from Rajkot lost her life savings of ₹76 lakh in a sophisticated cyber fraud, highlighting the growing threat faced by elderly citizens. The victim, 63-year-old Kusumben Gajjar, was first contacted by fraudsters in May who posed as officials from a popular courier company and later as Mumbai
Cyber Security
Online scams in India have grown rapidly, targeting people across age groups and professions. Fraudsters often pose as bank officials, dating partners, government agents, or tech support to manipulate victims into sharing personal or financial information. Common scam types include UPI frauds, fake job offers, loan app scams, sextortion, phishing
Startups
In 2008, a young man named Deepinder Goyal noticed his colleagues struggling to find restaurant menus online. An idea sparked in his mind – what if people could see all restaurant menus in one place? With no fancy office or big funds, Deepinder and his friend Pankaj Chaddah started a simple
Startups
In 2021, two 19-year-old childhood friends, Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra, launched Zepto, a 10-minute grocery delivery startup. Aadit, with roots in a small village in Kerala, dropped out of Stanford to solve a basic Indian problem: grocery delivery delays. Starting from a Mumbai apartment, they built Zepto into a
Startups
In 2020, Alakh Pandey, a passionate physics teacher from Prayagraj, was uploading free classes on YouTube from a small room. With just a whiteboard, marker, and an old phone camera, he made physics fun and accessible for students preparing for IIT-JEE and NEET. What started as a one-man YouTube channel
Cyber Security
Mumbai Police have arrested four people from Gujarat for running a fake stock market scheme that scammed people across India. * The scam: The group created fake stock trading schemes online to trick investors and collect money. * The operation: Police started investigating after getting 34 complaints from different states about stock
Startups
India is witnessing a startup revolution like never before. From bustling metros to small towns, young entrepreneurs are turning bold ideas into billion-rupee businesses. With over 100 unicorns and counting, India is now the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world. What makes this rise unique? It’s driven by real
Cyber Security
A 52-year-old vegetable trader from Vashi, Navi Mumbai, has lost Rs 42.23 lakh in an online dating scam. The trader met a woman named “Aditi Rajput” on the dating app Jaumo in May. After chatting often on WhatsApp and building trust, she convinced him to invest money in online
Cyber Security
A well-known doctor from Coimbatore was recently cheated of ₹2.9 crore in a shocking case of a "digital arrest" scam. It all started when the 60-year-old doctor received a video call from someone pretending to be a courier company employee. The caller claimed that a package in
Cyber Security
Varanasi police have arrested three men who cheated a retired government employee of ₹1.10 crore through a fake “digital arrest” scam. The victim, Mahesh Prasad, who lives in Yash Bihar Colony in Lathiya, got a shocking call from someone pretending to be a CBI officer. The fake officer claimed