Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Cyber Crime Unit in Hyderabad has arrested three men for allegedly running a digital arrest racket that swindled a 71-year-old resident out of ₹1,92,50,070 between November 7 and November 14. An officer from the wing said that the victim was threatened with a … Read more
Dimapur: Nagaland’s first end-to-end Digital Health Model Facility under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), designed to fully digitise hospital services, was inaugurated at the District Hospital Dimapur on Saturday. Commissioner and Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, and State Mission Director, ABDM, Anoop Khinchi, said the facility would act as a model for combining modern … Read more
A 57-year-old woman from Indiranagar in Bengaluru was allegedly defrauded of Rs 31.83 crore in one of Karnataka’s biggest cybercrime cases, after a gang of impostors digitally “arrested” her for over six months using threats, forged documents and continuous video surveillance. According to the FIR filed with the East Cybercrime Police, the elaborate operation began … Read more
By Vijaykumar Rajendran India’s healthcare sector is undergoing rapid expansion. Public health expenditure has doubled over the last decade, private investment in digital health solutions is at an all-time high, and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has laid the groundwork for a truly national digital health ecosystem through millions of ABHA IDs and linked … Read more
Ministers and school representatives are set to meet later for the first School Council Network in Jersey of the new term. The meetings, which take place up to six times a year, allow primary and secondary school councils to shape policy directly with government. The Department for Children, Young People, Education and Skills (CYPES) said … Read more
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has launched a modernised digital platform for management of its assets such as municipal markets, shopping complexes, model markets and leased lands. Titled ‘Estate Management System’, the app was launched by Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi during GHMC’s Standing Committee meeting recently. The app facilitates online payment of lease and rent amounts by … Read more
Scammers often contact victims via phone or video calls, claiming to be from agencies like the police or cybercrime units, and intimidate them into transferring money to avoid legal consequences. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Investment scam and Digital Arrest scam are showing a rising trend in cybercrimes reported recently. Cyber investment scams involves online … Read more
New Delhi: As the race to dominate India’s digital healthcare space intensifies, public-private partnerships are emerging as a key differentiator in an increasingly crowded market. Exploring synergies to augment public healthcare delivery through tech infrastructure, particularly in diagnostics, digital consultations, and chronic care management, will be critical, informed Satish Kannan, Co-founder and CEO Medibuddy. Speaking … Read more
The Khammam Cyber Crime Police have arrested three people from Andhra Pradesh for duping a Khammam-based retired teacher of ₹59 lakh in a ‘digital arrest” fraud case. The accused were identified as Yerri Swamy, 35, E. Lakshma Naik, 35, and K. Narayana Reddy,49, of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh. According to the police, the accused allegedly … Read more
