New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Central government’s Centre for Development of Telematics (C‑DOT) honoured 78 employees who collectively secured 36 patents, 18 copyrights, five design registrations, nine trademarks and three research papers at the Annual IP Awards Ceremony 2026 in Bengaluru, an official statement said on Thursday.The recipients were awarded for innovation and excellence at C-DOT Bangalore and the steadily growing number of patents and a strong base of awardees pointed to C-DOT’s po…
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New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Centre’s Department of Telecommunications and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to share telecom intelligence to reinforce the security of India’s financial ecosystem, an official statement said on Wednesday.The agreement will strengthen the cooperation between the institutions in tackling the misuse of telecom resources in securities market frauds and investment-related scams.A Communications Ministry sta…
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) In a concerning case of cyber fraud, a sitting judge of a city court in Mumbai was duped of Rs 93,000 by cybercriminals who used a malicious customer care application to gain access to his banking details. The 46-year-old judge, posted at the Small Causes Court, sought technical assistance after noticing a display issue on his mobile phone on March 30. While searching online for help, he came across a contact number claiming to be that of Samsung customer care. Upon callin…
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a 69-year-old retired senior officer from the DN Nagar area of Andheri in Mumbai was subjected to ‘digital arrest’ for 25 days and defrauded of Rs 1.57 crore by cybercriminals posing as police and court officials. The accused even staged a mock court hearing via video call, invoking the name of a former Supreme Court judge to intimidate the victim. According to Mumbai Police, acting swiftly on the victim’s complaint, the Cyber Cell arr…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The second edition of ‘5G Innovation Hackathon 2026’ aims to foster next-generation telecom solutions, seeking to catalyse the development of innovative and scalable solutions leveraging 5G and allied technologies, according to the government.The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched the second edition of its flagship initiative under the ‘100 5G Use Case Labs’ Initiative. The submissions will remain open until April 17. The Hackathon invites part…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday deferred the hearing on a plea filed by former India cricketer and current head coach Gautam Gambhir seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights against alleged digital impersonation, deepfake content and unauthorised commercial exploitation of his identity.A single-judge Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh posted the matter for further hearing on March 23 after noting discrepancies in the pleadings and directing the plaintiff to …
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Former India cricketer and current head coach of the Indian men’s team Gautam Gambhir has approached the Delhi High Court, seeking comprehensive protection of his personality and publicity rights against a “coordinated campaign of digital impersonation, AI-generated deepfakes, and unauthorised commercial exploitation.” The civil suit has been filed in the Commercial Division of the High Court, where Gambhir has sought an urgent injunction against multiple defendants,…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia will inaugurate a Samriddhi Kendra in Umri village of Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district on March 14, it was informed on Friday.This initiative is the part of a pilot project by the Department of Telecommunications to demonstrate how villages can benefit from integrated physical and digital services.It aims to combine physical facilities with digital services to improve access to essential services in rural areas.The centre in Umri …
Jaipur, March 5 (IANS) In view of the rising incidents of cybercrime in the state, the Cyber Crime Wing of Rajasthan Police has issued a special public advisory warning people about fraudsters posing as officials of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and other investigative agencies.Additional Director General of Police (Cyber Crime) V.K. Singh said cybercriminals are targeting citizens by impersonating officials and threatening them with legal action to extort money.Superintendent…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has granted an ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of Bollywood actress Kajol, restraining multiple entities from misusing her name, image, voice, and other facets of her personality, including through artificial intelligence (AI), deepfakes and online merchandise.A single-judge bench of Justice Jyoti Singh passed the interim order in a suit filed by Kajol Vishal Devgan against Kash Collective and several other defendants, including e-commerce p…