MHA Names SSB Director General Sanjay Singhal as Additional ITBP Chief
NEW DELHI — Sashastra Seema Bal Director General Sanjay Singhal has been given additional charge as the Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, following an order approved by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Singhal, a 1993-batch Indian Police Service officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, will take over the post after the retirement […]
FCRF Returns With Premier GRC Certification to Prepare the Next Generation of Risk and Compliance Leaders
FCRF Academy is launching the second cohort of its Certified Governance, Risk & Compliance Professional (GRCP) program, beginning November 21, 2026. According to FCRF, hundreds of professionals have already earned the certification, building a growing community of practitioners working to strengthen organisational governance and resilience. The next cohort brings another opportunity for professionals to connect […]
Deepfake Investment Scam: How Fake Celebrity and Expert Videos Are Used to Steal Money
A familiar celebrity endorses an investment platform. A respected financial expert promises extraordinary returns. The video looks authentic, but the person appearing in it may never have spoken those words. A deepfake investment scam uses artificial intelligence to manipulate faces, voices and videos, creating false endorsements that persuade people to transfer money into fraudulent schemes. […]
Mumbai PMLA Court Rejects EOW Plea for ₹1.75 Crore Torres Assets
A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court in Mumbai has rejected a plea by the Economic Offences Wing seeking release of properties worth ₹1.75 crore that had been attached by the Enforcement Directorate in the Torres fraud case. The EOW had sought the assets for compensating investors who allegedly lost money in the scheme […]
20.130 Kg Heroin, 14 Pistols Seized in Amritsar; Serving Army Personnel Among Seven Arrested
Punjab Police have arrested seven persons, including a serving Indian Army soldier, across four targeted operations aimed at dismantling cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling modules. Officials confirmed the seizure of fourteen pistols and 20.130 kilograms of heroin during the coordinated crackdowns in Amritsar district. Initial findings suggest the operatives were in active contact with an […]
Delhi HC Orders ED to Release M3M Assets After ₹404 Crore Attachment
The Delhi High Court has directed the Enforcement Directorate to immediately release cash, jewellery, vehicles and fixed deposits seized from M3M Group and its promoters, after noting that the agency had already provisionally attached properties worth ₹404 crore. Justice Mini Pushkarna also ordered the release of land title deeds that had been separately deposited during […]
CBI Court Jails Man for Seven Years in ₹4 Crore PNB Fraud
A CBI court in New Delhi has sentenced Sanjeev Dixit, also known as Sanjay Sharma, to seven years of rigorous imprisonment in a ₹4 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case. The Rouse Avenue court also imposed a fine of ₹1.6 lakh. The conviction and sentence were pronounced on October 24, according to the Central Bureau […]
Uttar Pradesh Government Approves Setup of Centralised Cyber Security Centre
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on 27 October, cleared key proposals to establish a comprehensive cybersecurity shield across the state. Under this initiative, the state government has approved the setup of the Uttar Pradesh Cyber Security Operations Centre, aimed at fortifying digital systems against emerging online threats. […]
TVS Family Wealth Dispute Deepens as Members File Eight Caveats in Chennai Courts
A long-simmering dispute over the division of wealth and business interests within the TVS Group has moved into the legal arena, with four members of the Venu Srinivasan family filing eight caveats across two courts in Chennai. Industrialist Venu Srinivasan, his wife Mallika Srinivasan, and their children Lakshmi Venu and Sudarshan Venu have initiated cross-filings […]
176,859 Toronto Crime Tips Stolen as Anonymous Reporting System Is Suspended
Toronto Crime Stoppers has suspended its operations after details emerged showing that a major data breach exposed more than 1.5 million crime tips submitted through Crime Stoppers chapters across Canada, including records that were supposed to remain anonymous. The Toronto chapter said it had ordered its technology provider to stop accepting new tips and instructed […]
Quest Diagnostics Confirms Cyber Breach, Patient Records May Be Exposed
Quest Diagnostics has reported a cyber breach involving one of its laboratory services platforms, with the company saying that certain patient records may have been accessed without authorisation. The medical laboratory operator disclosed the incident in a regulatory filing, saying it detected unauthorised access to its Quanum Lab Services Manager platform, which allows some clients […]
Rajasthan IAS Officer and IPS Wife Buy 40 Resort Units for ₹6.16 Crore
Senior Rajasthan-cadre IAS officer Shikhar Agarwal, his IPS officer wife Prashakha Mathur, their two sons, and his in-laws acquired 40 luxury villas and cottages worth ₹6.16 crore from a single hospitality firm within two and a half years, leasing them back immediately to the same seller for an assured annual return of ₹1.80 crore. Documents […]