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KOLKATA: Seuli Saha, the minister of state for panchayat & rural development (P&RD), unveiled the West Bengal Panchayat Management System (WBPMS) on Tuesday. The online platform is designed to streamline and digitize all development programs, schemes, and activities undertaken by the three tiers of Panchayati Raj Institutions.A key feature of this module is the digitization of the Monthly Report...

CHENNAI: Is posting an adverse online review on the services rendered by an advocate wrong or defamatory? Hardly, said Madras high court.“Internet is a free platform, and it is an important means of expression and communication… mere expressing views in Google Review about the services that were received in my opinion, does not amount to defamation,” said Justice V Sivagnanam.Writing negative...

THANE: A 75-year-old retired civic engineer trying to recharge his online toll payment wallet was allegedly duped of Rs 3 lakh by a scamster. The accused offered to help him with the process of payment but instead made him download a malicious spyware on his mobile and later drained out his bank account, the Thane police informed on Sunday.The incident was reported on April 4. "The victim probably came...

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has notified the final rules for online gaming. The new rules come after the draft regulations that were issued in January 2023. The development comes after Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar recently said that the rules were being scrutinised after “extensive consultation” and would be...

GURGAON: Cyber police in Haryana’s Gurgaon, on Wednesday, arrested four fraudsters busting a gang, which allegedly cheated more than 800 women by luring them to invest in a mobile application and work from home. The gang recently duped a DLF Phase III woman of over Rs 2 lakh asking her to invest through a mobile app and promising her high returns, said police.The accused were identified as Tushar...

THANE: A 70-year-old woman in Maharashtra's Thane district lost Rs 8.30 lakh in a case of cyber fraud, a police official said on Monday. The Mira Road resident had purchased six towels online and Rs 19,005 was debited from her account instead of Rs 1,169, after which she called her bank, the official said. "Soon, a man called her up claiming to be from the bank and asked her to download an app for the...