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How a Pune investor’s complaint blew lid off ‘Rs 900-cr’ fraud linked to OctaFx forex trading platform

ED says the platform used complex process with dummy e-commerce sites, shell companies & cryptocurrencies to defraud investors. ED plans to contact foreign authorities to help with probe.

Ghaziabad man who ‘duped’ VK Singh’s daughter of Rs 3.5 cr booked in several fraud cases, never arrested

The businessman is yet to be questioned. He had entered into an agreement with Yogya Singh to buy a house in 2014, but even after payment of Rs 3.5 cr, the sale deed was not settled.

‘Rs 2.5 cr for BJP ticket’: Minister Pralhad Joshi’s kin booked on complaint by JD(S) ex-MLA’s wife

Union minister's brother Gopal Joshi, sister Vijayalakshmi Joshi and nephew Ajay Joshi booked. Multiple sections of SC/ST Act also invoked over casteist slurs.

‘IIM grad, Wipro HR V-P’ looking for Miss Right. Many faces of UP man who duped 17 women

Rahul Chaturvedi's run ended when a govt officer lodged FIR for defrauding her of Rs 2.27L. Cops found that he also used to buy phones paid by victims only to sell for quick money.

Government blocks 28,200 mobile handsets to curb misuse in cybercrimes and financial frauds

This action was taken after DoT analyzed mobile handsets that were misused in cybercrimes and found that 20 lakh numbers were used with these mobile handsets.

‘Shame, societal pressures’ — why independent women fall for conmen offering ‘love, companionship’

In most cases, women are left to deal with the consequences with no legal recourse available and very little help from society. Meanwhile, the conmen go on to swindle multiple women.

VHP files complaint against alleged racket defrauding people in the name of Ram Mandir donations

Vishva Hindu Parishad spokesperson has issued a video message, claiming they had been informed about the racket trying to loot devotees.

Delhi Police EOW arrests retired JNU employee for ‘duping 13 professors of Rs 11 crore over 10 yrs’

PD Gaikwad, 63, allegedly defrauded JNU & IIT professors on pretext of providing affordable housing through project under DDA.

How 2 men from UP added ‘Yogi’ to their names & made lakhs ‘duping people including BJP office-bearer’

Harsh Chauhan and Kedar Nath officially changed their names to ‘Yogi Harsh’ & ‘Yogi Kedar Nath’ last year. Then they registered their 'Yogi Corporation of India' on a govt portal.

Former US President Donald Trump to testify in civil fraud case today

Trump & his co-defendants have been accused of inflating assets repeatedly on financial statements to get better terms on commercial real estate loans and insurance policies.

On Camera

Why Supreme Court’s AGR relief for Vodafone Idea can trigger questions of fair play in telecom

Uniformity of rules should be the playbook across sectors. Different rules, whether for telecom players, retail entities or online businesses, would invariably trigger the level-playing questions.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.