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Kochi, India - April 09, 2026: Gold loans in India have long been trusted for quick access to credit. The process, however, remains largely manual, time-bound and operationally intensive. Wizzmoni, a flagship brand of Wizz Financial, is now redefining that experience. Wizzmoni has introduced India's first fully Automated Gold Loan Machine, a breakthrough innovation that enables customers to complete the entire gold loan journey, from onboarding to disbursement, in real time. This is not just a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Delhi Police has arrested over 600 people and rounded up more than 8,300 suspects during its Operation CyHawk 4.0, a large-scale crackdown on cybercrime conducted on April 6 and 7, officials said on Wednesday. A senior police officer said the son of a Delhi-based eatery chain owner is also among arrestees. "Due to losses in business, the son of the famous eater chain's owner provided his bank account to move proceeds of cybercrime on a commission basis, where he rece ...Read More >
New Delhi: For salaried individuals, withdrawing PF funds is set to become significantly easier -- a development that has generated considerable excitement among employees. This new facility will be introduced alongside major changes within the EPFO 3.0 framework. Employees will soon be able to withdraw their PF funds via ATMs and UPI, eliminating the need for any hassle or inconvenience. Currently, even after filing a PF claim, it often takes more than a week for it to be approved; however, th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) A 28-year-old man has been arrested from Ghaziabad for allegedly cheating a Delhi woman of more than Rs 1.51 lakh on the pretext of filing a job application, police said on Saturday. Accused Keshav Kumar Karn, a resident of Ghaziabad's Khoda Colony, was apprehended by a team from the Cyber police station in Shahdara district. A mobile phone and a SIM card were recovered from his possession, officials said. According to police, the case was registered on November 13, 2025 ...Read More >
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City police have arrested two persons for allegedly collecting bank accounts from the public and using them for cyber fraud. The accused have been identified as Mohammed Aneesh (30) from Kasaba Bengre, Kuloor Post, and Saleeth Ahmed M (32) from Surathkal. According to the Cyber Command Unit, a complainant Mohammed Sinan approached Mangaluru City Cyber Crime police station on Wednesday and alleged that the accused had taken his bank account under the pretext of using it for ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Monday said that 'UPI One World' wallet services will be available for international visitors attending the ongoing five-day India AI Impact Summit. Through this pilot initiative, inbound foreign travellers will be able to make secure and real-time Person-to-Merchant (P2M) UPI payments during their visit to India. Visitors can use the wallet service without an Indian mobile number or bank account. "The 'UPI One World' wa ...Read More >
New Delhi: If you are depositing large amounts of cash in your bank account, this could attract the attention of the Income Tax Department. While most people consider depositing money in banks completely safe, transactions exceeding prescribed limits in a financial year can be flagged. Banks and cooperative banks are required to report such transactions to the tax authorities. Why People Are Worried Recently, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Delhi clarified that if a substantial amo ...Read More >
Madras High Court in a significant ruling, has held that cryptocurrency now qualifies as "property" under Indian law, an asset capable of being owned, enjoyed, and held in trust. "There can be no doubt that cryptocurrency is a property. It is not a tangible property, nor is it a currency. However, it is a property which is capable of being enjoyed and possessed (in a beneficial form). It is capable of being held in trust," observed a single-judge bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh. Also Read ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 25-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for duping his father of ₹26.32 lakh by creating a new UPI ID from the father's phone number and making multiple online purchases over four months, police said. According to police, the accused Shivam Sharma is a former corporate employee and is the victim's son from his second marriage. Sharma purportedly felt alienated after the man, 68, handed over his Azadpur Mandi parking business to his son from the first marriage. Deputy commissioner ...Read More >
New Delhi: A man was arrested from Krishna Nagar Saturday for allegedly stealing Rs 26 lakh from his father's bank account. He committed the crime out of resentment after the latter handed over the operations of their family parking business at Azadpur Mandi, which the son used to oversee, to his stepbrother, police said.The case came to light when the 68-year-old man visited the bank to update his passbook and found the money missing. He filed a complaint on National Cyber Crime Reporting Porta ...Read More >
Mumbai: The fraudsters who coerced a couple to pay them Rs 58 crore allegedly kept them under digital arrest for 40 days and used elaborate tactics to convince them that they were under investigation by central agencies. As per the police probe, the money trail leads to China and Cambodia, indicating a transnational cybercrime network. Twenty-seven mule bank accounts were allegedly used to route the funds, which were layered across multiple shell entities before being moved overseas.According to ...Read More >
Shillong: Meghalaya has been recognised as the best performing state in the verification of 'Adult Aadhaar Enrolment' at the national level by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).Commissioner & secretary and state Aadhaar nodal officer Joram Beda made the announcement on Tuesday.The award was formally received on behalf of the state by Shai Kupar War, Aadhaar nodal officer, General Administration Department (B), during the Aadhaar Samvaad event held to mark the inaugural Aadhaar ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a landmark move, from Saturday, India's cheque clearing system will become much faster, moving from a batch-based process to continuous clearing and settlement on realisation. This change means that funds from cheques could reach your bank account within a few hours instead of the usual one to two business days. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had scheduled a trial run on Friday of the new cheque clearance system before the official rollout on October 4. Under the new regime, all cheq ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has begun probing a few bank officials and middlemen as part of its investigation into a cybercrime case involving the receipt of ₹3.81 crore from multiple defrauded victims into a mule account. The CBI arrested S Palande, Y Thakur and S Singh in July, and the fourth person, identified only as Neeraj, this month. Neeraj allegedly convinced co-accused Palande to open the mule account at a private bank, according to agency sources. The other two w ...Read More >
Bihar Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, released the first instalment of Bihar Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana. Over 75 lakh women have received the first instalment under the newly launched women welfare scheme via direct bank transfer. PM Modi Launches Bihar Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana PM Modi launched Bihar Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, also known as Mahila Rozgar Yojana, via video conferencing on Friday. Nearly 75 lakh women have been ...Read More >
Surat: The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of Surat Police busted a major sex racket and rescued 13 Thai women during a late-night raid on a hotel in Jahangirpura on Saturday. The police also took nine people, including five clients, into custody. The racket was run from the premises of a hotel. The AHTU team, acting on a tip-off, reached the fourth floor of the hotel to find the door locked from inside. The authorities broke open the door and caught the accused red-handed. Among those arre ...Read More >
Mumbai: Cash withdrawals with smartphones are about to become easier and can be done virtually anywhere. Plans are underway to widen the reach of unified payments interface (UPI)-India's ubiquitous tool to move money, pay bills, and make online purchases-for taking out cash. Millions of individuals, non-profits, and grocers who act as 'business correspondents' (BCs) of high-street banks will have quick response, or QR codes that users can scan with any UPI app on their handsets to withdraw cash. ...Read More >
New Delhi: After filing their Income Tax Return (ITR), many taxpayers eagerly wait for their tax refund -- especially if they've paid more tax than necessary during the year. Naturally, the big question that follows is: "When will my refund arrive?" Understanding how the refund process works can help ease the wait and ensure there are no unnecessary delays. Once you've filed and verified your Income Tax Return (ITR), the refund process typically begins. The Income Tax Department usually takes a ...Read More >
Thane Cyber Fraud Case: Surge is seen in the cyber fraud and the main targets among the common man is the senior citizen as they are easy to manipulate. A senior citizen couple from Thane's Badlapur area are the latest victim of digital arrest where they got looted for Rs, 2 cr, Police has registered a complaint of 68-year-old resident. Victim received a call from fraudster On April 24 posing as a sub-inspector from Colaba police station. He threatened the victim that his name is involved in mo ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 18 (UNI) In view of the ongoing heavy rains in Hyderabad, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed all concerned departments to stay on high alert and ensure swift response to public grievances. The Chief Minister instructed officials from GHMC, HMDA, Water Works, Electricity, and Police departments to work in close coordination to prevent any rain-related disruptions. He also emphasised the need for immediate action in areas facing waterlogging, power outages, or other rain- ...Read More >
The car had a Maharashtra number plate. Luggage was tied to the roof of the vehicle, which made officials believe that a family had come from Maharashtra to visit Agra. A shocking and heartbreaking incident has come to light from the Taj Mahal complex in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. An elderly man was found unconscious and tied inside a locked car parked near the western gate. The incident has raised serious questions about human sensitivity and responsibility. According to Aaj Tak, the man had been ...Read More >
Nizamabad: Residents along the Nizamabad and Rajanna Sircilla district border are on edge after repeated sightings of a tiger, identified by its pugmarks as "S12." The forest department has stepped up efforts to track the animal's movements, deploying additional camera traps deep inside the reserve forests. On Thursday, a calf was found dead in Pakala village of Sirikonda mandal, prompting fears of another tiger attack. However, following an onsite inspection, district forest officer B. Nikitha ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], May 5 (/NewsVoir): With the pandemic finally over, this year we're expecting over 300 million guest ... New Delhi [India], May 5 (/NewsVoir): With the pandemic finally over, this year we're expecting over 300 million guest arrivals on Airbnb. To prepare, we're making the most extensive set of improvements to Airbnb ever, starting with the introduction of Airbnb Rooms, an all-new take on the original Airbnb. We're also launching over 50 new features and upgrades that address t ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 1: Recently, the Bombay High Court ordered Yes Bank to pay INR 50,000 to compensate Microfibers Pvt Ltd for delaying opening a bank account after insisting on an Aadhaar card. It is learned that the private bank insisted on an Aadhaar card despite the interim relief granted by the Supreme Court at the time. Although the private bank had complied and opened the account in January 2019, the bench of Justices MS Sonak and Jitendra Jain said that they had failed to do so between April a ...Read More >
New Delhi: Taxpayers now have more time to file their Income Tax Returns (ITR), as the deadline has been extended to September 15, 2025. While many have already completed the process, others are still getting their documents in order. To make your ITR filing hassle-free, here are 8 important documents you should keep handy. 1. Form 16 Form-16 is a must-have if you're a salaried employee. It gives a detailed summary of your salary, along with the tax deducted by your employer during the year. ...Read More >
DHARMAPURI: For the third time in the past two months, a wild leopard wandered into a private farmland near Valaithottam village near Palacode and hunted chicken raised by a local farmer. Locals are increasingly distressed and urged the forest department to take steps to relocate the leopard. Over the past few months, there have been several reports of leopard sightings in forest areas near Palacode, particularly in Valaithottam village, near the forest's fringe. There have been two instances ...Read More >
MUMBAI: A 70-year-old doctor was cheated by cyber criminals of Rs 3 crore and kept under "digital arrest" for eight days after being accused of involvement in a non-existent money laundering scam, a Mumbai police official said on Saturday. In the month of May, the victim got a call from a person identifying himself as telecom department staffer Amit Kumar, who told her a SIM card had been bought with her personal details for use in criminal activities. "She then got a call from another person w ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) The CBI has detected 8.50 lakh mule bank accounts in over 700 branches nationwide which are being used by cyber criminals to launder proceeds from scams involving digital theft, impersonation, fraudulent investments, and UPI-based frauds, an enquiry by the agency has found. The central agency's crackdown on these mule accounts, opened using fake IDs for the limited use of siphoning victims' money, came through a coordinated search operation recently at 42 locations in Ra ...Read More >
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) via its circular asked the employees to activate their Universal Account Number (UAN) and Aadhaar seeding of the bank account. The activation and linking was to be done by November 30, 2024, so employees could get the direct benefit transfer (DBT)of the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme directly into their bank account. However, some employees would have missed the deadline to activate and link their UAN by November 30, 2024. ET Wealth spo ...Read More >
Managing your personal finances effectively is key to achieving financial stability and growth. In Africa, with its unique and diverse economic landscape, it's even more important to have a good grasp of personal finance skills. This article provides practical tips on navigating finances in Africa, focusing on saving, investing, budgeting, and understanding local financial systems. The first step to adulting like a pro is making a budget - and sticking to it! Track your income and expenses over ...Read More >
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