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WhatsApp Suspends Over 9.8 Million Accounts In India In June, Cites Harmful Activity
WhatsApp banned more than 98 lakh accounts in India during June, as part of its efforts to curb abuse and harmful activity on the platform, according to WhatsApp's latest India Monthly Report.
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Tensions In Madhya Pradesh's Harda As Cops Use Tear Gas On Protesters
Violence broke out in Harda, Madhya Pradesh, as police fired tear gas shells and used water cannons to disperse protesters from the Karni Sena Parivar, who were demanding action in a fraud case involving one of their members.
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Maharashtra To Blacklist Farmers Using Fake Crop Insurance Claims: Report
The Maharashtra government has decided to blacklist farmers found submitting fake crop insurance claims, an action largely limited to intermediaries and service providers earlier, a senior official from the state agriculture department said.
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In Madhya Pradesh, Cops' Big 'Digital Arrest' Bust Is A Thailand-Based Gang
Police in Madhya Pradesh's Panna have busted a cyber fraud racket operating from Thailand and Cambodia, and arrested two Indians allegedly part of the gang and have been accused of cheating a woman of by threatening her with 'digital arrest'.
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Who Is Sashidhar Jagdishan? HDFC Bank CEO Facing Financial Fraud Allegations
Sashidhar Jagdishan took charge as the HDFC Bank CEO and MD in 2020, succeeding the bank's longest-serving CEO, Aditya Puri.
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"I Know You Want My Blood But...": Pinarayi Vijayan As Daughter Faces Fraud Case
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said neither he nor his party is taking seriously the Serious Fraud Investigation Office's action against his daughter in the "illegal payment" scandal and that it does not affect him in any way.
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Relief For Lakshya Sen, Supreme Court Stays Coercive Action Over Age Fraud Allegation Case
The Supreme Court issued notice in a Special Leave Petition filed by Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen, challenging the Karnataka High Court's order rejecting his plea to quash an investigation into the allegation of fabricating birth certificates
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Raj & DK React To Financial Fraud Reports On Gulkanda Tales, Rakt Brahmand Sets
Gulkanda Tales is a period sex comedy, whereas Rakt Brahmand is a fantasy action series
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Facebook, Nvidia Ask US Supreme Court to Spare Them from Securities Fraud Suits
Social media platform Facebook and Artificial Intelligence chipmaker Nvidia appealed to the Supreme Court after the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals allowed separate class action securities fraud lawsuits to proceed against them.
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Your WhatsApp Groups Aren't Safe, Here's How Scammers Are Targeting You
WhatsApp users are being warned about a new scam targeting the group messaging feature, with cybercriminals infiltrating chats and tricking victims into sharing personal information.
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Explained: How Telecom Regulator Is Cracking Down On Spam, Fraud Calls
Taking action to curb the twin problems of spam calls and fraudsters duping people over the phone, the telecom regulator has directed companies to stop calls from unregistered telemarketers and blacklist them for up to two years.
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"Will Take Strict Action": PM Modi To Kerala BJP Candidate On Bank Scam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the BJP candidate in Kerala's Alathur Lok Sabha constituency, Prof T N Sarasu, on Tuesday and assured her that strict action would be taken against those involved in the alleged irregularities in the cooperative
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Iraq Bans 8 Local Banks From US Dollar Transactions
Iraq has banned eight local commercial banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, taking action to reduce fraud, money laundering and other illegal uses of U.S. currency days after a visit by a top U.S. Treasury official.
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10 Manipur MLAs Ask Centre To Cancel Suspension Of 3 Education Officers In CBSE Affiliation Case
Ten MLAs of the Kuki tribes in Manipur have asked Home Minister Amit Shah to cancel the suspension of three education officers, who face disciplinary action over alleged fraud in clearing requests by 26 schools for CBSE affiliation.
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UK PM Vows Action Over Post Office Scandal That Affected British Indians
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday said that the government is reviewing the compensation process in an accounting scandal that wrongly accused hundreds of sub-postmasters of fraud, many of them of Indian heritage.
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WhatsApp Suspends Over 9.8 Million Accounts In India In June, Cites Harmful Activity
WhatsApp banned more than 98 lakh accounts in India during June, as part of its efforts to curb abuse and harmful activity on the platform, according to WhatsApp's latest India Monthly Report.
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Tensions In Madhya Pradesh's Harda As Cops Use Tear Gas On Protesters
Violence broke out in Harda, Madhya Pradesh, as police fired tear gas shells and used water cannons to disperse protesters from the Karni Sena Parivar, who were demanding action in a fraud case involving one of their members.
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Maharashtra To Blacklist Farmers Using Fake Crop Insurance Claims: Report
The Maharashtra government has decided to blacklist farmers found submitting fake crop insurance claims, an action largely limited to intermediaries and service providers earlier, a senior official from the state agriculture department said.
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In Madhya Pradesh, Cops' Big 'Digital Arrest' Bust Is A Thailand-Based Gang
Police in Madhya Pradesh's Panna have busted a cyber fraud racket operating from Thailand and Cambodia, and arrested two Indians allegedly part of the gang and have been accused of cheating a woman of by threatening her with 'digital arrest'.
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Who Is Sashidhar Jagdishan? HDFC Bank CEO Facing Financial Fraud Allegations
Sashidhar Jagdishan took charge as the HDFC Bank CEO and MD in 2020, succeeding the bank's longest-serving CEO, Aditya Puri.
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"I Know You Want My Blood But...": Pinarayi Vijayan As Daughter Faces Fraud Case
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said neither he nor his party is taking seriously the Serious Fraud Investigation Office's action against his daughter in the "illegal payment" scandal and that it does not affect him in any way.
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Relief For Lakshya Sen, Supreme Court Stays Coercive Action Over Age Fraud Allegation Case
The Supreme Court issued notice in a Special Leave Petition filed by Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen, challenging the Karnataka High Court's order rejecting his plea to quash an investigation into the allegation of fabricating birth certificates
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Raj & DK React To Financial Fraud Reports On Gulkanda Tales, Rakt Brahmand Sets
Gulkanda Tales is a period sex comedy, whereas Rakt Brahmand is a fantasy action series
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Facebook, Nvidia Ask US Supreme Court to Spare Them from Securities Fraud Suits
Social media platform Facebook and Artificial Intelligence chipmaker Nvidia appealed to the Supreme Court after the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals allowed separate class action securities fraud lawsuits to proceed against them.
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Your WhatsApp Groups Aren't Safe, Here's How Scammers Are Targeting You
WhatsApp users are being warned about a new scam targeting the group messaging feature, with cybercriminals infiltrating chats and tricking victims into sharing personal information.
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Explained: How Telecom Regulator Is Cracking Down On Spam, Fraud Calls
Taking action to curb the twin problems of spam calls and fraudsters duping people over the phone, the telecom regulator has directed companies to stop calls from unregistered telemarketers and blacklist them for up to two years.
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"Will Take Strict Action": PM Modi To Kerala BJP Candidate On Bank Scam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the BJP candidate in Kerala's Alathur Lok Sabha constituency, Prof T N Sarasu, on Tuesday and assured her that strict action would be taken against those involved in the alleged irregularities in the cooperative
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Iraq Bans 8 Local Banks From US Dollar Transactions
Iraq has banned eight local commercial banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, taking action to reduce fraud, money laundering and other illegal uses of U.S. currency days after a visit by a top U.S. Treasury official.
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10 Manipur MLAs Ask Centre To Cancel Suspension Of 3 Education Officers In CBSE Affiliation Case
Ten MLAs of the Kuki tribes in Manipur have asked Home Minister Amit Shah to cancel the suspension of three education officers, who face disciplinary action over alleged fraud in clearing requests by 26 schools for CBSE affiliation.
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UK PM Vows Action Over Post Office Scandal That Affected British Indians
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday said that the government is reviewing the compensation process in an accounting scandal that wrongly accused hundreds of sub-postmasters of fraud, many of them of Indian heritage.
