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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicSpam calls

Topic: spam calls

Tired of spam calls? Your data is more at risk than your peace

In Part-3 of this interactive 3-part series, ThePrint looks at loopholes in the system, the need to fix accountability and use of data protection law in dealing with the spam call menace.

It’s a spam call. But who’s calling? A deep dive into the lives of telemarketers

In Part-2 of this 3-part series on the menace of spam calls, ThePrint takes a deep dive into the world of service call centres, telemarketers and cold-calling.

Inside the murky world of spam calls

In Part-1 of this three-part series, ThePrint explores the origin of spam calls, techniques used by spammers and how easy it is for one to obtain multiple phone numbers.

Leveraging AI, Airtel deploys free of cost shield against spam calls and texts for all users

Bharti Airtel (India & South Asia) MD & CEO Gopal Vittal says AI-powered solution processes trillion records on real-time basis, would detect 97% spam calls and 99% spam messages.

How safe is your private life? Your SIM can be cloned, phone number spoofed & WhatsApp hacked

Investigators say apps have become a 'menace', allowing scammers to spoof, hack and phish people. These frauds stem from lack of proper data protection & privacy, say experts.

Truecaller introduces AI-powered assistant that can take calls on your behalf, filter spam

Available only to Android users for now. In India, the Truecaller Assistant will support English, Hindi and ‘Hinglish’. The feature has already been rolled out in the US, Australia.

WhatsApp responds to international spam call reports by users, ‘implements AI, machine learning-based systems’

According to a statement issued by the company Thursday, the 'new enforcement will reduce current calling rate by at least 50% & control current incidence effectively'.

Alia Bhatt is another Indian victim who lost the privacy war. Spammers, paparazzi have won

Whether it's Alia Bhatt being secretly photographed at her home or common citizens being scammed, we have all lost the battle against being treated as commodities.

Yet another spam call? Here’s how they probably got your number & why you should worry

There’s no dedicated data protection law in India yet, and your personal details could land up with anyone — even cybercrime modules that specialise in ‘phishing’ and ‘vishing’.

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Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.