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Indian security personnel stand near a burned wooden house on a misty hillside road in Manipur, with sandbags and a police vehicle in the foreground.

Gunfights and Arson Kill Nine Across Kamjong Kangpokpi and Ukhrul in Manipur

Fresh arson and ambushes across three hill districts killed nine people in 24 hours, as Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on restoring order.

Aditya Banerjee আদিত্য ব্যানার্জি

Rows of small cellular modems and cables on industrial shelving in a dim evidence storage room, no people, no readable labels

Gujarat Police Bust Surat SIM-Box Ring Pushing Spoofed Income Tax Status Pages

Surat police said they dismantled a SIM-box operation that blasted links to spoofed income-tax refund pages ahead of the filing season.

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Cybercrime police office with officers at desktops, cardboard delivery boxes stacked in evidence corner, fluorescent lighting, no readable screens or badges

Home Ministry Cyber Cell Flags Fake Courier Refund UPI Links Targeting Festival Shoppers

The home ministry’s Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre warned that fake courier refund links collected ₹42 crore in September alone, urging shoppers to verify UPI collect requests during the festival parcel surge.

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Government office corridor with cybersecurity awareness posters on cork boards, fluorescent tubes, worn linoleum floor, posters defocused with no readable text.

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Opens MyGov Hygiene Quiz as ECINET Fix Timeline Scrutinized

CERT-In’s October awareness campaign launched a MyGov cyber-hygiene quiz while researchers questioned election software fix timelines flagged to the poll body and the agency in July.

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Home-office desk with a laptop showing a blurred login form, cheap headset and notepad with handwritten numbers, warm desk lamp, no logos or readable text

MeitY CERT Desk Wires ISPs to Block 1,240 Spear-Phish Domains Mimicking EPFO OTP Flow

MeitY’s CERT-In ordered ISPs to sinkhole 1,240 domains impersonating EPFO OTP pages after a coordinated spear-phishing wave targeted salaried account holders.

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