Dhaka, June 26 (IANS) As violence against women continues to escalate across Bangladesh, it is increasingly extending beyond physical spaces, travelling through phone screens, invading inboxes, and destroying reputations through fake profiles and manipulated images. The question the country must confront is no longer whether it is connected but whether that connection is safe, especially for women, a report has highlighted.”Bangladesh dreams in digital. From mobile banking to e-governance, the c…
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New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) In a major crackdown on cybercrime networks facilitating “digital arrest” scams, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), under Operation Chakra-VI, constituted 60 special teams and conducted coordinated searches at more than 80 locations across 16 states. The searches were carried out in Punjab, Gujarat, Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, West Bengal, Manipur, Karnataka and Odisha a…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired the 52nd meeting of PRAGATI, the ICT-enabled multi-modal platform designed to promote proactive governance and ensure timely implementation of projects through close coordination between the Centre and State Governments.During the meeting held at Seva Teerth, the Prime Minister reviewed four major infrastructure projects spanning the road, power, industrial corridor and metro rail sectors. The projects, spread across fou…
Bhopal, June 24 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday launched a state-wide cyber awareness campaign covering more than 50,000 villages and urged citizens to remain vigilant against the growing threat of online fraud, digital arrests, deepfakes and ransomware attacks. The 15-day campaign, titled Safe Click 2.0, will run from June 24 to July 8 across all 10 divisions and 55 districts of the state. Awareness programmes will be organised in schools, banks, markets, panchayat…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday stressed the importance of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for turning data into intelligence and called for using the information to study crime patterns, identifying repeat offenders and international criminals. Addressing the 26th All India Fingerprint Conference–2026 in New Delhi, Home Minister Shah said, “We need to build AI teams and use our software into as effective tool for crime analysis an…
Patna, June 19 (IANS) The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police has intensified surveillance and security measures ahead of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination scheduled for June 21. In an effort to ensure a fair and transparent examination process, the agency has established a special monitoring cell and placed several suspects under watch.According to the EOU, close surveillance is being maintained on 135 individuals who were previously identified in cases related to examination fraud, pape…
Aizawl, June 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah has assured Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma that the Central government would provide rice worth Rs 10 crore to the state government for the relief and support of refugees currently sheltered in the Northeastern state, officials said on Saturday. A senior official of the Mizoram Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that during a meeting with the Union Home Minister on Friday evening in New Delhi, Lalduhoma informed Shah that nearly 40,000 ref…
Bhopal, June 12 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday announced a series of measures aimed at strengthening the state’s policing and investigation framework, including a new investigation allowance for police personnel and enhanced cybercrime response mechanisms.Reviewing the Home Department, Chief Minister Yadav said the government was committed to equipping the police force with modern resources to deal with emerging challenges.“In these changing times, necessary resourc…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian on Tuesday called for stronger legal and institutional measures to tackle digital arrest scams, highlighting their growing threat to the rights, dignity and security of citizens. Speaking at an Open House Discussion on ‘Safeguarding Human Rights against Digital Arrest Scams’ organised by the NHRC in hybrid mode, Justice Ramasubramanian said cyber-enabled frauds have emerged as a serious challe…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Cyber wing of Delhi Police in Central Delhi busted a cyber fraud mule account syndicate on Monday, unraveling a network of nearly 30 bank accounts allegedly used to route proceeds of cybercrime. Two key operatives involved in arranging and supplying mule bank accounts have been arrested from Jaipur, Rajasthan, police said. The arrests were made during investigation of cyber financial fraud case, involving unauthorised access to victim’s mobile phone and the fraudul…