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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicIndian fraud

Topic: Indian fraud

How West Delhi brothers duped 20,000 Americans in $10m scam. US-based aunt & Russian software helped

A poky call centre was the base of a multimillion ‘tech support scam’ that targeted senior citizens in North America for nearly a decade — until FBI and Delhi Police cracked down.

‘Dreams crushed, savings gone’—How Vigneshwara Developers scammed hundreds, escaped liability

In ‘Progress of the Indian Economy: Legislative Proactivism since 2015, Vivek Sood discusses the importance of economic reforms in the judicial system.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.