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83 pc of AI voice scam victims in India suffer financial losses

83 pc of AI voice scam victims in India suffer fin...

August 23, 2026

In January this year, Smita, a school teacher working in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, received a desperate call from someone who sounded exactly like her cousin. The caller claimed a friend had suffered a heart attack and urgently needed money for treatment. Trusting the familiar voic...

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Qatar launches new UPI route for remittances to India

Qatar launches new UPI route for remittances to In...

August 19, 2026

India Post and Qatar Post have joined hands to launch a cross-border remittance service that allows users in Qatar to send money to India through the Universal Postal Union’s International Financial System (UPU-IP), integrated with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). In a pre...

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74 pc of companies reverse AI customer agents after rollout: Sinch

74 pc of companies reverse AI customer agents afte...

May 14, 2026

As many as 74 pc of enterprises have rolled back or shut down artificial intelligence- powered customer communication agents after deployment because of governance failures, highlighting increasing challenges in keeping artificial intelligence systems up and running once they go ...

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LVK scientists develop new astrophysical calibration method for gravitational wave detectors

LVK scientists develop new astrophysical calibrati...

May 13, 2026

To improve the accuracy and reliability of gravitational wave detection across a global network of observatories as scientists work with increasingly sensitive instruments and complex data, researchers from the international Ligo, Virgo and Kagra (LVK) collaboration have develope...

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Sovereignty gaps exposed in India AI Impact Summit 2026

Sovereignty gaps exposed in India AI Impact Summit...

February 23, 2026

Despite attempts at grand staging by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the recently concluded India AI Impact Summit 2026 that was held in New Delhi, the underlying reality it exposed was far less triumphant. Even as India projected itself as a future leader of artificia...

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QR codes becoming new trap for phishing: Planet VPN

QR codes becoming new trap for phishing: Planet VP...

January 29, 2026

Phising attacks using QR codes have become the latest tool in the armoury of cyberthieves, says a new study by Planet VPN, a provider of virtual private networks. In a press statement, Planet VPN says that the threat by misuse of QR codes has become so serious that in early Janua...

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Cybersecurity technologies to watch out for in 2026

Cybersecurity technologies to watch out for in 202...

January 17, 2026

Artificial intelligence is the defining force in cybersecurity this year. According to the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Global Cybersecurity Outlook, 94 pc of cybersecurity leaders believe AI will be the most influential factor in cybersecurity through 2026, spotlighting both pr...

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Rising matrimonial scams in India prey on search for love

Rising matrimonial scams in India prey on search f...

January 13, 2026

In India, marriage is more than a personal milestone, it is a social institution shaped by tradition, family involvement and emotional investment. Over the past two decades, however, the search for a life partner has steadily moved online, with matrimonial websites, social media ...

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UK, China scientists develop AutoEnricher to curb AMR

UK, China scientists develop AutoEnricher to curb ...

January 9, 2026

In a development that is likely to curb the spread of AntiMicrobial Resistance (AMR), engineers and clinicians from the United Kingdom and China have developed a new technique called AutoEnricher to diagnose multiple infections in 20 minutes.  In a press release, the University ...

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Weak foundations, slow progress threaten India’s AI ambitions

Weak foundations, slow progress threaten India’s...

December 17, 2025

As nations across the world double down on artificial intelligence as the next major driver of economic and strategic power, India finds itself at a crossroads. While the country is home to one of the world’s largest pools of software engineers and a booming digital economy, ex...

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