Maharashtra reported maximum IPC crimes, Mumbai saw 174 offences a day in 2021

Maharashtra recorded the highest number of cases in the country under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 2021 at 3,67,218, while Mumbai was placed second among major metropolitan cities in registration......

Indian govt blocked more than 6000 URLs, websites in 2021: IT minister

More than 6,000 URLs, accounts or websites were blocked in 2021, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Blocking directions are issued following the due process as prescribed in the Information......

Has Xi Jinping gone bonkers?

'It doesn't look as if any sensible, worldly wise, person is in charge in China.' 'If at all anybody is in charge, it can only be a bunch of bumpkins of whom Xi has become a puppet,' observes B S......

Govt moves to rein in social media before Lok Sabha polls

'Before the elections, fake news can create law and order hassles and that is the reason they want social media firms to follow the amended IT Act.'Karan Choudhury reports. Illustration: Dominic......

Cybercrime against women up 28% since 2019, Karnataka's share highest

The number of cybercrime incidents in 2021 has gone up by 18.4 per cent since 2019, but the number of such cases against women has risen at a significantly steeper 28 per cent, data released by the......

How to save yourself from financial frauds, online and offline

There's very little you can do about cyber crime at your end, apart from being more vigilant. But certain things that you should do can make a lot of difference. Illustration: Dominic......

Why no one has gone to jail for money laundering

The Enforcement Directorate has managed to sniff out over Rs 9,000 crore as suspected haul from money laundering in a decade, but it has yet to link those against anyone successfully in a court.......

As Net use spreads, cyber crimes up 19 times over 10 years

Obscenity, cheating and sexual exploitation are India’s leading cyber crimes, reports Chaitanya Mallapur. Cyber crimes reported in India rose 19 times over the last ten years (2005 to 2014),......