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Four persons, including a woman, have been arrested by Mumbai Police for allegedly duping people by promising them jobs. (Photo: ANI)

4 arrested for duping people on pretext of providing jobs in Mumbai

The police began the investigation after one Yogesh Tukaran Rathore filed a complaint in this regard.

25 Aug 2019 1:54 PM IST

This is second such incident within a week. Two girls were taken ill after having mid-day meal on Saturday at a Delhi government school in East Delhis Khichdipur in which a dead lizard was allegedly found. (Representational image)

BJP MP finds students served boiled rice, salt as Mid-day meal in...

The menu of the Balika Bani Mandir, Locket found that over 400 students were supposed to get soybean curry, boiled rice,...

20 Aug 2019 2:54 PM IST

We are committed to ensuring that Indians have access to the worlds best products, Trump said. (Photo: File)

Whistleblower in Trump Ukraine scandal a CIA officer: report

The man 'was detailed to work at the White House at one point' but has since returned to the CIA, the Times said.

27 Sept 2019 9:22 AM IST

The experience didnt leave him with cold feet. Within 15 days, he had married and divorced his sister-in-law -- and her sister. (Photo: AFP)

Chinese relatives marry and divorce each other 23 times in a month to...

The ploy started when a man named Pan re-married his ex-wife Shi, according to the state-run Global Times on Tuesday.

26 Sept 2019 6:48 PM IST

Kapil Wadhawan (left) and Dheeraj Wadhawan being produced at a special court by CBI in Yes Bank scam case. (PTI)

Yes Bank: Wadhawan brothers' CBI custody extended till May 8

CBI sought their further custody on the ground that they want to investigate the deeper conspiracy between Rana Kapoor...

2 May 2020 10:42 AM IST

As Walmart, AT&T and Disney join stalwarts such as Netflix in streaming video and creating original shows, a reality sets in: Not all will survive. (Photo: AP)

Beware, Netflix users. Another phishing scam is targeting you

Scammers can use fake emails to pose as authentic company in order to steal personal data of the users such as account...

28 Dec 2018 2:42 PM IST

Scamsters have been taking advantage of these rumoured services and they have been exploiting Jios hype to perform cyber crimes.

Beware: New Jio DTH SMS scam on the rise

Scamsters are using the rumoured Jio DTH set-top box to rob people of their important credentials.

16 March 2018 9:50 PM IST

To make sure users dont become victims of this type of scam, Kaspersky Lab suggests several anti-phishing systems that block fraudulent emails and websites. (Photo: FIFA)

Scammed football fans pay ten times the price for fraudulent 2018 FIFA...

Fraudsters have set up hundreds of domains with wording related to the World Cup, to sell their guest tickets.

20 Jun 2018 9:13 PM IST

The attacker may also state that he has hijkacked your PC with a spyware that has already taken into account all your family and friends details and will inform them about your dirty activities online.

I know you watch porn! Pay me to keep quiet Did you get this email...

The email demands to cough up a certain amount (usually $200 to $500, or even more) to keep quiet on the matter.

16 Jun 2018 2:56 PM IST

More than 25 call centre employees were arrested by the Thane police.

15 people, five Indian BPOs, indicted in massive call centre scam in...

Over 2,000 US citizens, resulting in over USD 5.5 million in losses.

8 Sept 2018 11:57 AM IST

The email message is a fake and ends up taking you to a website where the scamster makes you see ads and makes money by your visits.

New scam: Email from Facebook' claims your messages will be deleted'

A new method adopted by scamsters is an email from Facebook' which forces unsuspecting victims to click on the link in...

9 Aug 2017 12:12 PM IST