MUMBAI: India’s cyber-fraud landscape is undergoing a decisive shift, with fraudsters moving away from remote takeover of devices to real-time social engineering, where victims themselves execute transactions under live phone instruction, even as a sprawling network of mule accounts enables the laundering of proceeds.According to the July 2026 report by Biocatch (a company that assists…
MUMBAI: Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned net buyers in Indian equities in July, breaking a four-month streak of heavy outflows, even as overall flows in 2026 remain under pressure.Net FPI equity inflows stood at nearly $1.6 billion (Rs 14,946 crore) till July 24, marking a reversal after sustained selling between March and June.Supported by continued…
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday urged income tax officials to make it easier for people to access government services, saying citizens should not have to “run from pillar to post” to get work done that is within the department’s authority.Speaking after inaugurating Aaykar Sindhu, a 13-floor, 1.13 lakh sq ft income tax office…
After ending the previous week on a stronger note, gold and silver are now headed into a week packed with major domestic and geopolitical events. The US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, movements in crude oil prices and the evolving US-Iran conflict will be the key drivers for bullion in the days ahead, according to…
File photo: Jind-Sonipat Hydrogen Train India’s first hydrogen-powered train has travelled more than 1,200 kilometres since it was flagged off on July 17, with Railways saying the project has already saved over 3,200 litres of diesel during trial operations between Jind and Sonipat in Haryana.According to a railway ministry press release, the successful trial runs…
India’s IPO market is heading for another packed month, with a fresh crop of companies across sectors waiting in a queue. More than a dozen firms are expected to launch their maiden public offerings in the coming weeks, with the proposed issues together targeting fundraising of over Rs 25,000 crore through a combination of fresh…
A rough week on Dalal Street wiped out Rs 2.74 lakh crore from the combined market value of nine of India’s 10 most-valued companies, as weak investor sentiment weighed on equities. HDFC Bank took the biggest hit, while Hindustan Unilever stood out as the only company in the top-10 pack to end the week with…
Donald Trump‘s tariff strategy is once again under legal scrutiny.Just as temporary 10% worldwide tariffs expired, two groups of small businesses headed to court to challenge the administration’s latest trade measures. The lawsuits target the sweeping tariffs announced earlier this week, which impose double-digit levies on goods from 60 trading partners and cover 99% of…
Experts point out that India’s strategic petroleum reserve policy should evolve into a broader energy security strategy that covers crude oil, LPG, and LNG. India’s energy security has been in sharp focus since the start of the US-Iran conflict. The need for robust strategic reserves to counter impact of global supply disruptions cannot be overstated….
Bank of Baroda and Bank of India are aiming to raise over $6 billion in foreign capital MUMBAI: Bank of Baroda and Bank of India, the two largest public sector banks in terms of overseas branches, are aiming to raise over $6 billion in foreign capital through schemes where RBI undertakes to cover forex risk…
