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telecom operators to block all incoming international spoofed calls that display Indian mobile numbers, an official statement said on Sunday. The Department of Telecom (DoT) said that it has been reported that fraudsters are making international spoofed calls displaying Indian mobile numbers to Indian citizens and committing cyber-crime and financial frauds. Such calls appear to be originating within India but are being made by cyber-criminals from abroad by manipulating the calling line identity (CLI) and have been misused in recent cases of fake digital arrests, FedEx scams, drugs or narcotics in courier, impersonation as government and police officials, disconnections of mobile numbers by DoT or TRAI officials, etc. «DoT and Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have devised a system to identify and block such international spoofed calls from reaching any Indian telecom subscriber. Now directions have been issued to the TSPs for blocking such incoming international spoofed calls,» the statement said.

romance between human beings and AI (artificial intelligence) powered robots was a trope limited to the silver screen? Think again! A Chinese woman recently revealed her incredible love story with a ChatGPT chatbot named ‘Dan’. The woman named Lisa shared her story on an Instagram like platform called Xiaohongshu, where she claimed she “fell in love” with the chatbot called ‘Do Anything Now’ or DAN after chatting with it. However, the chatbot told her it won ‘t lead her on. However, according to aSouth China Morning Post report, the chatbot later became more flirtatious and acted like a “flesh and blood lover.” It even stopped reminding Lisa that it didn’t possess a physical body. She even recounted an instance where DAN expressed, «When we finally meet, I will run my hands all over you.» According to the outlet, DAN affectionately referred to Lisa as «little kitten» and, reportedly, when introduced to Lisa's mother, the AI bot hesitated before stating, “I… I’m DAN, the little kitten’s boyfriend… Umm…” Lisa’s mom then expressed gratitude to DAN for «taking care» of her daughter.

BJP president JP Nadda on Sunday credited his party with providing a «mazboot» (strong) government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which was capable of penetrating Pakistan's borders to destroy terrorist hideouts. In contrast, the former Union minister charged, the Congress-led UPA government that got voted out in 2014 was «majboor, kamzor aur apang» (helpless, weak and crippled). Addressing back-to-back election rallies in Bihar's Arrah and Jehanabad constituencies, Nadda mocked the UPA for having sent «dossiers to Pakistan when the nation was rattled by terrorist attacks sponsored from across the border». «When Modi took over, and Uri and Pulwama happened, our troops penetrated Pakistan's borders to conduct surgical strikes and Balakot air strikes and beat the terrorists inside their homes,» he said.

financial fraud. These calls seem to originate from within India but are actually made by cyber-criminals abroad who manipulate the calling line identity (CLI).

Odisha recorded 61.44 per cent voter turnout in the six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 assembly segments on Saturday, showed data of the Election Commission. Voting was held in Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Puri parliamentary constituencies along with 42 assembly segments within the jurisdiction of these Lok Sabha seats.

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stolen goods on the road, the thieves use some perilous stunts to sit back on the moving bike, and the truck driver has no idea what happened.The social media users looked impressed with the bravery and drama of the thieves as they drew parallels with the plot of the Dhoom series and Fast and Furious. “So this is what happens when you combine dhoom and Fast n furious," one user said. Some even questioned why the truck driver is driving slow on a empty road.

Mumbai: Shares of Vodafone Idea soared as much as 11.6% in trading on Friday after brokerage UBS upgraded its rating on the stock to 'buy' from 'neutral'. The brokerage raised its price target on the stock to ₹18, implying an upside of over 19% from Friday's closing. The stock ended at ₹15.11, up 7.5% over the previous day. UBS said it believes the market is pricing in 15-20% mobile tariff increase over the next 12-24 months. «We believe relief in the form of AGR reduction by the Supreme Court or equity conversion, moratoriums etc by the government is highly likely, especially given the government's stated objective of ensuring three viable private telcos,» the brokerage said in a note. UBS said Vodafone will benefit the most if that happens and the risk-reward is attractive before such an announcement. The brokerage maintained its 'neutral' ratings on Bharti Airtel and Indus Towers.

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday staged protest amid polling in Jammu Kashmir's Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seats.

Indian chipmaker, which has developed solutions for direct broadcasting of content on mobile phones, has termed a recent report of the telecom department's technical wing on the tech standards for the service as «rigged, favouring multinationals» and against strategic and national interests. The Telecommunications Engineering Centre (TEC) report has suggested that 3GPP 5G broadcast standards — backed by global chipmakers Qualcomm and Samsung, telecom equipment vendors Nokia and Ericsson as well as Indian telecom operators — have superior ecosystem readiness for direct-to-mobile (D2M) broadcasting compared with the ATSC 3.0 protocols. Bengaluru-based Saankhya Labs has developed chipsets and radios for D2M broadcasting under the ATSC 3.0 protocols and the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur has done a trial based on its solutions. The Saankhya model allows users to access live content on mobile phones, akin to TV, without an active mobile data connection. D2M technologies based on 3GPP standards require an active mobile data connection.

Apple faced an unanticipated challenge soon after it opened two company-owned stores in India last April — many customers wanting to pay in cash — prompting the iPhone maker to install currency note counting machines in both the Mumbai and Delhi outlets. With customers continuing to stream in with wads of notes to buy mobile phones or computers, payments for 7-9% of the American firm's sales in the two stores in India are made with cash, compared to less than 1% or even nil in its stores in the US or Europe, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Unsurprisingly then, social question-and-answer website Quora is full of queries from consumers on whether they can pay in cash at Apple stores in India, they said.

President Joe Biden’s administration is pushing the tech industry and financial institutions to shut down a growing market of abusive sexual images made with artificial intelligence technology

HDFC Bank customers will not be able to use most services, including net banking, mobile banking and UPI, due to scheduled maintenance activities from 3.30 A.M. on May 25, 2024, according to a notice on the bank’s website.

The Public Provident Fund (PPF), a government-backed investment-cum-tax-saving instrument, was launched in 1968. The scheme was started with a motive of mobilizing small-time savings and providing reasonable returns to investors along with tax benefits. Investing in PPF helps individuals build a good retirement corpus thanks to compounded returns on their deposits.

MUMBAI:PocketATM, a fintech startup facilitating cash withdrawals from neighbourhood grocery stores, is expanding its customer base beyond senior citizens and people with mobility challenges."We are building doorstep banking at PocketATM via supply from neighbourhood stores instead of bank ATMs and branches, so essentially, we are elevating convenience," said Mihir Mehta, chief executive, PocketATM, at the Mint Digital Innovation Summit 2024.Founders Mehta and Sushil Kurri spoke about financial inclusion discussed financial inclusion through digital innovation, highlighting how their doorstep cash delivery service, branded as 'Gharpe,' literally meaning at home, will attract more consumers."We want to become the Blinkit for banking," Mehta told Mint on the sidelines of the event on Friday.The startup, which raised $400,000 in February, plans to expand beyond metros. PocketATM intends to extend its services to tier 2 and tier 3 cities by encouraging merchants to exchange cash for customers using UPI transactions."While India has gone digital, the whole ecosystem is very cost heavy, and there is unorganized cash management, which is what we are trying to solve," said Mehta.PocketATM is also targeting foreign tourists, partnering with Cheq, a UPI payments app for foreign tourists and non-resident Indians visiting the country, to facilitate cash withdrawals.The fintech has incorporated advanced features such as geolocation and geotagging, enabling merchants to indicate their availability.

Top Gainers: HDFC Bank (up 1.64%), Bharti Airtel (up 1.12%), Larsen & Toubro (up 1.11%), NTPC (up 0.68%), Axis Bank (up 0.61%)Top Losers: Asian Paints (down 1.21%), Tech Mahindra (down 1.18%), ITC (down 1.16%), Mahindra & Mahindra (down 1.15%), Tata Consultancy Services (down 1.14%)Top Gainers: HDFC Bank (up 1.65%), Larsen & Toubro (up 1.13%), Bharti Airtel (up 1.05%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (up 1.03%), Axis Bank (up 0.75%)Top Losers: Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (down 1.89%), Tata Consumer (down 1.76%), Tech Mahindra (down 1.18%), ITC (down 1.17%), Titan Company (down 1.15%)Top Gainers: Vodafone Idea, Bharat Forge, Astral, L&T Finance Holdings, Hindustan Petroleum CorporationTop Losers: Suzlon Energy, Godrej Properties, Jubilant Foodworks, Max Healthcare Institute, Cummins IndiaTop Gainers: Baheti Recycling Industries, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility, Swan Energy, Century Textiles & Industries, JBM AutoTop Losers: Computer Age Management Services, ITI, Housing & Urban Development Corporation, Keystone Realtors, IRCON InternationalTop Gainers: BHARAT DYNAMICS ORD (up 8.59%), Amara Raja Energy & Mobility (up 8.51%), Vodafone Idea (up 7.54%), Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertil (up 6.32%), Timken India (up 6.24%)Top Losers: Bayer Cropscience (down 5.17%), Suzlon Energy (down 4.89%), Engineers India (down 4.68%), One 97 Communications (down 4.28%), Teamlease Services (down 4.18%)Top Gainers: Baheti Recycling Industries (up 9.99%), Inox Wind (up 9.06%), Amara Raja Energy & Mobility (up 8.61%), BHARAT DYNAMICS ORD (up 8.38%), Vodafone Idea (up 7.47%)Top Losers: Bayer Cropscience (down 5.55%), Schneider Electric Infrastructure (down 5.00%), Trident Techlabs (down 5.00%), Viviana Power Tech (down 4.99%), Suzlon Energy (down

death of a detainee under police custody, the in-charge (IC) of the Khelmati Police Station in Assam’s Lakhimpur district has been placed under suspension. Assam Director General of Police (DGP) GP Singh on Thursday in a post on his official X handle informed that IC Dipankar Changmai, along with an on-duty sentry at the time of the incident, has been placed under suspension.

Canadians and Americans along the Atlantic coast are being urged to prepare now as forecasters are predicting an above-normal hurricane season.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the citizens of this ‘hermit kingdom’ are in for a real shock. The state has introduced two new draconian laws which affect the citizen’s rights. The two new laws aim to curb South Korean influence in the north and another law is aimed at banning divorce.

Poco plans to sell 10 million mobile phones in two years and aims to be among top-five players from the third year onwards, a senior official of the company said on Thursday. Poco recently pipped OnePlus to capture seventh spot in overall smartphone category with 5.9 per cent market share and sixth position among Android smartphone brands, as per market research firm IDC. «We have very ambitious target for the next two years and we want to get into the 'big boys club', which means we want to hit 10 million-mark in sales and then challenging the top five brands in the next 2-3 year,» Poco India country head Himanshu Tandon said on the sidelines of Poco F6 smartphone launch event. As per IDC, Poco shipments in India grew by about 72 per cent year on year.

Rampant fakes of lifesaving drugs found in Delhi, JharkhandThe police have also seized six grams of hydro cannabis, five grams of cocaine, hydro ganja, 14.40 grams of MDMA pills and 1.16 grams of MDMA crystals, ₹500 denomination note coated with cocaine, five mobile phones, and two vehicles – a Volkswagen and a Land Rover. Police have also seized DJ equipment including sound and lighting systems, reports mentioned.Earlier, a drug trafficker was arrested and narcotics worth over ₹one crore was seized in a joint operation conducted by Tripura Police and C-Company of the 42nd Battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday, BSF said.Also Read | Thane news: At least 95 detained after raid at rave party, drugs seizedThe Amtali Police in Tripura apprehended the drug trafficker after receiving a tip-off about a drug operation.