An 80-year-old man from Mumbai was swindled out of nearly ₹9 crore over 21 months by individuals posing as four different women online. The scam began with a Facebook friendship request and escalated to WhatsApp exchanges involving fabricated illnesses, deaths, and romantic interests. MUMBAI: A senior citizen fell for a cyber seduction ploy and lost…
KOLKATA: Arun Chakraborty, professor at Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences at IIT-Kharagpur, Friday became the institute’s first dean of student well-being.TOI had earlier reported that IIT-Kharagpur director Suman Chakraborty announced the appointment during the induction programme for the new BTech batch on July 26. The post was created to ensure students’ mental…
MUMBAI: India has emerged as the single biggest market for Malaysia Airlines Berhad and the carrier has added capacity in this market by pulling out its flights from the Asean and domestic networks. Currently operating 77 weekly flights to 10 cities in India, the airline has flown 13 lakh people in & out of the…
Lucknow: Revolutionaries like Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan, who played a crucial role in Kakori Train Action, are well known, not many know that Sachindranath Bakshi, was also instrumental in the execution of the plan.He was lodged at Bijnor Jail after being awarded life imprisonment. Jail superintendent, Bijnor, Aditi Srivastava, found the records at…
MUMBAI: AU Small Finance Bank’s promoters will transfer their shares to a non-operative holding company (NOHC) as part of RBI’s conditions for the lender’s transition into a full-fledged or universal bank. The lender has also decided to shift its corporate headquarters from Jaipur to Mumbai, after receiving in-principle approval from RBI for the upgrade.AU Small…
NEW DELHI: There is a need to redefine the role of independent directors, and company boards must treat them as “stewards of accountability” and not as honorary appointees, Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Friday. He called on boards to equip themselves to meet the challenges of the future.“They must be viewed and treated…
MUMBAI: State Bank of India reported a 9.7% year-on-year rise in consolidated Q1 FY26 profit to Rs 21,201 crore, driven by robust treasury and forex income. Standalone net profit increased to Rs 19,160 crore from Rs 17,035 crore that was recorded a year earlier.Advances grew 11.6% YoY, but core net interest income slipped 0.1% to…
Active involvement of local communities along with govt and private initiatives is essential for ensuring Uttar Pradesh’s water security and agricultural sustainability. This was the core message at the TOI Dialogues panel discussion on “Green & Blue Future: UP’s Holistic Approach to Sustainability & Water Security” on Thursday.Secretary, irrigation and water resources, UP govt, GS…
MUMBAI: HDFC Bank MD & CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan told shareholders at the bank’s annual general meeting that reverse mortgage loans do not work in the Indian context because of “various legal and operational issues.” He added, “I’m not aware of any bank currently offering it. One bank did in the past, but they have stopped….
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh DGP Rajeev Krishna on Friday conducted a statewide virtual review meeting, focusing on public hearings, cybercrime, training, and the compliance status of orders issued from police headquarters.The meeting was attended by all ADGs, commissioners, IGs, DIGs, SSPs, SPs, and district in-charges across Uttar Pradesh. The police chief reiterated his ten key priorities…
