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Is Sanchar Saathi Mandatory? Minister Clarifies Amid "Snooping App" Row
Sanchar Sathi App Not Mandatory Can Be Deleted From Phone Jyotiraditya Scindia Clarifies Amid Row
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Big Row Over Centre's Sanchar Saathi Directive To Phonemakers
A massive political row has erupted over the Centre's direction to mobile phone manufacturers to install the Sanchar Saathi mobile app in all handsets manufactured or imported in India
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Govt Urges Smartphone Makers to Preload Sanchar Saathi App on New Devices: Report
The Ministry of telecommunications has reportedly asked smartphone makers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on new devices. As per the report, the notice was sent to mobile brands operating in the country on November 28, highlighting that users should not be able to uninstall or disable the app. The government’s cybersecurity app allows users...
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Kolkata Woman Loses Rs 78 Lakh In Phone Call Fraud
Three persons were arrested from Gujarat for allegedly defrauding an elderly woman of Kolkata of over Rs 78 lakh after convincing her that a parcel in her name contained illegal drugs, police said on Wednesday.
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Google Pixel 10 Pro, Galaxy Z Fold 7 Offer Better Scam, Fraud Protection Than iPhone 17 Pro: Study
Google Pixel 10 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, and Razr+ (2025) offer higher levels of security than Apple's iPhone 17, according to a Leviathan Security Group report, which was commissioned by Google. The cybersecurity firm tested the phones on 33 parameters, such as their "Advanced protection programs", password managers, account change protection...
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'Drops Atom, Hydrogen Bombs On Own Country': Anil Vij Mocks Rahul Gandhi
Anil Vij, BJP Minister from Haryana, has hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his vote theft allegations against the BJP and the Election Commission.
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Mumbai Woman, 71, Loses Rs 18 Lakh While Attempting To Order Milk Online
A 71-year-old woman from Mumbai allegedly lost Rs 18.5 lakh from her bank accounts while attempting to order a litre of milk online, police said on Saturday.
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Spoofed Calls Reduce By 97% In Government's Anti-Fraud Initiative
Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia announced significant achievements in the government's fight against telecom fraud, revealing that the Sanchar Saathi portal has been utilised by 15.5 crore citizens nationwide.
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2 Arrested By Delhi Police For Bank Scam, 6 Phones Recovered
The Delhi Police have arrested two cybercriminals accused of impersonating bank officials and defrauding people of their money.
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Scammer Loots Users Without A Click: Latest Call Forwarding Scam And How To Avoid It
A new scam involving call forwarding is tricking users into dialling codes that silently redirect their calls to criminals. This allows scammers to receive OTPs and impersonate victims without any suspicious links.
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Cyber Scams Are Converging Real World Crime, Here's How To Safe
It starts with a call from someone claiming to be your bank. They know your name, your bank, even know your credit card number. There's been "unusual activity" on your account, they say - and they just sent you OTP to verify your identity.
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To Curb Fraud, Banks May Soon Call You From Numbers Starting With These Digits
The RBI on Friday asked banks to use only the '1600xx' phone numbering series to call customers for transactional purposes with a view to preventing financial fraud.
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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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Watch: In Phone Call Viral On X, Man Outsmarts Phishing Scammer
"No one can trace this number. It is fake...," a scammer confesses, rattled after his mark turns the tables on him, in a video that has gone viral on X.
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'Your Daughter In Custody': Scamster, Posing As Cops, Dupes Man Of 6 Lakhs
A cyber fraudster conned a Delhi man into paying him Rs 6 lakh after telling him that his daughter had been caught for drug trafficking and seeking the money to re
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Is Sanchar Saathi Mandatory? Minister Clarifies Amid "Snooping App" Row
Sanchar Sathi App Not Mandatory Can Be Deleted From Phone Jyotiraditya Scindia Clarifies Amid Row
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Big Row Over Centre's Sanchar Saathi Directive To Phonemakers
A massive political row has erupted over the Centre's direction to mobile phone manufacturers to install the Sanchar Saathi mobile app in all handsets manufactured or imported in India
-
Govt Urges Smartphone Makers to Preload Sanchar Saathi App on New Devices: Report
The Ministry of telecommunications has reportedly asked smartphone makers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on new devices. As per the report, the notice was sent to mobile brands operating in the country on November 28, highlighting that users should not be able to uninstall or disable the app. The government’s cybersecurity app allows users...
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Kolkata Woman Loses Rs 78 Lakh In Phone Call Fraud
Three persons were arrested from Gujarat for allegedly defrauding an elderly woman of Kolkata of over Rs 78 lakh after convincing her that a parcel in her name contained illegal drugs, police said on Wednesday.
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Google Pixel 10 Pro, Galaxy Z Fold 7 Offer Better Scam, Fraud Protection Than iPhone 17 Pro: Study
Google Pixel 10 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, and Razr+ (2025) offer higher levels of security than Apple's iPhone 17, according to a Leviathan Security Group report, which was commissioned by Google. The cybersecurity firm tested the phones on 33 parameters, such as their "Advanced protection programs", password managers, account change protection...
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'Drops Atom, Hydrogen Bombs On Own Country': Anil Vij Mocks Rahul Gandhi
Anil Vij, BJP Minister from Haryana, has hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his vote theft allegations against the BJP and the Election Commission.
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Mumbai Woman, 71, Loses Rs 18 Lakh While Attempting To Order Milk Online
A 71-year-old woman from Mumbai allegedly lost Rs 18.5 lakh from her bank accounts while attempting to order a litre of milk online, police said on Saturday.
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Spoofed Calls Reduce By 97% In Government's Anti-Fraud Initiative
Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia announced significant achievements in the government's fight against telecom fraud, revealing that the Sanchar Saathi portal has been utilised by 15.5 crore citizens nationwide.
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2 Arrested By Delhi Police For Bank Scam, 6 Phones Recovered
The Delhi Police have arrested two cybercriminals accused of impersonating bank officials and defrauding people of their money.
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Scammer Loots Users Without A Click: Latest Call Forwarding Scam And How To Avoid It
A new scam involving call forwarding is tricking users into dialling codes that silently redirect their calls to criminals. This allows scammers to receive OTPs and impersonate victims without any suspicious links.
-
Cyber Scams Are Converging Real World Crime, Here's How To Safe
It starts with a call from someone claiming to be your bank. They know your name, your bank, even know your credit card number. There's been "unusual activity" on your account, they say - and they just sent you OTP to verify your identity.
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To Curb Fraud, Banks May Soon Call You From Numbers Starting With These Digits
The RBI on Friday asked banks to use only the '1600xx' phone numbering series to call customers for transactional purposes with a view to preventing financial fraud.
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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.
-
Watch: In Phone Call Viral On X, Man Outsmarts Phishing Scammer
"No one can trace this number. It is fake...," a scammer confesses, rattled after his mark turns the tables on him, in a video that has gone viral on X.
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'Your Daughter In Custody': Scamster, Posing As Cops, Dupes Man Of 6 Lakhs
A cyber fraudster conned a Delhi man into paying him Rs 6 lakh after telling him that his daughter had been caught for drug trafficking and seeking the money to re
