Aadhaar authentication transactions spurt around 8% on year in Jun-25
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Time of India
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- Time of India
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Dhanbad: If your mobile phone is lost or stolen, you might initially take it casually thinking the device was ageing and you need to buy a new one, or at most, mourn its loss. However, a far bigger risk could be lurking — you could lose access to your social media accounts, get locked out of your bank accounts, your funds could be cleaned out and the culprits could even blackmail you or target you with identity theft . This is because your phone is a device where you store everything about yourself, right from your birth certificate to Aadhaar cards, PAN cards to bank details and from intimate photos and videos to other personal details. In an alarming new trend, mobile phone thieves have joined hands with cybercriminals in Dhanbad and once a mobile phone reached their hands, it didn't take long for them to hack into it and get hold of the personal details. Currently, these criminals are targeting bank details to siphon off the money from the victims' accounts. Recently, three such incidents have surfaced, highlighting the growing menace. A retired principal of Sindri College, Kamta Singh, lost his mobile phone while buying vegetables in a local market. "I searched for the phone for over an hour but in vain. I then complained with police and got the SIM card reissued. But the next day, when I inserted the SIM into a new handset, I was shocked to see that Rs 1.25 lakh had been withdrawn from my bank account," a teary-eyed Singh rued. In another case, Pappu Gupta, a contract driver with the Saraidhela police station, lost his phone while shopping at the Steel Gate Market. He acted swiftly after losing the phone and blocked the number and informed his bank. Yet, he was stunned to learn that over Rs 2 lakh had been fraudulently withdrawn through three separate transactions. "The fraudsters also used my UPI credentials to make purchases," he lamented. Similarly, Priyanka Rai, a private school teacher, lost her phone and she promptly blocked the SIM card. But even before she could complete the process, the cybercriminals had already drained Rs 10,000 from her account. "I had limited funds in my account, so the loss was comparatively smaller, but the experience was deeply disturbing," she said. Saraidhela police station officer-in-charge Nutan Modi confirmed receiving a complaint from the retired principal Kamta Singh and said an FIR will be lodged once the necessary banking documents are provided to them. "We need the bank statement for further action," she said. Meanwhile, cyber police DSP Sanjiv Kumar warned the public to be cautious, especially with phones used for banking. "Phones with UPI access are easy targets for cybercriminals. We are monitoring this emerging trend and urge citizens to stay alert," he said, adding that any phone loss should be promptly reported without wasting time.
Time of India
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Four teenagers go missing in Kannauj
Kanpur: Four teenagers went missing under mysterious circumstances on Thursday. Their families have filed a missing complaint on Friday. According to the complaint filed by the father of one of the teenagers, his son went to graze goats with three other local teenagers. They all returned home in the evening but left again on some pretext and went missing since then. Station in-charge Parul Chaudhary on Friday confirmed that a case of four missing teenagers has been registered. She noted that preliminary investigations does not not indicate any signs of abduction. Meanwhile, the police have formed 3 teams to locate them. "The fact that all four teenagers took their Aadhaar cards along with them suggests a deliberate departure," she said, adding, "Authorities are examining l CCTV recordings from vicinity."tnn
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said in today's fast changing world, the mandate for New Development Bank (NDB) must be renewed with focus on greater agility, technological advancement and efficiency. Observing that NDB has played an important role in reshaping the financial landscape for the global South, she said, it has approved more than 100 projects, and it has approved more than USD 35 billion in financing across member countries, including key Indian initiatives like the metro rail, renewable energy and water management. NDB is not just a source of capital, it is a platform for shaping a more equitable and responsive global financial architecture, she said during the NDB Governors Seminar on the theme 'Challenges for Financing Sustainable Development for the Global South' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. "In today's fast changing world, its mandate must be renewed. The NDB's mandate must be renewed with focus on greater agility, technological advancement and efficiency, efficiency in an enhanced way. So in conclusion, I would like to say financing sustainable development in the global south isn't just about raising funds. "It's about building fairness. It's about building trust, and it's building leadership. India, with its dual role as a leading emerging economy and a global influencer, is uniquely positioned to lead this transformation, not just for itself, but for all those who share its aspirations," she said. Sitharaman underlined the need for decisive collective action by the global South to address multiple uncertainties arising from fiscal constraints, climate change, and evolving geopolitical dynamics. Sitharaman highlighted that this deters long-term investment and delays critical progress in areas like renewable energy and climate-resilient infrastructure. Stressing that India stands at a unique crossroads, she said, "the aspirations of a billion people converge with the imperatives of a fast-changing planet. And in this moment, policy will determine pace. India has demonstrated how scale and speed can go hand-in-hand." Through transformative policy initiatives like UPI, Aadhaar and Jan Dhan, India has driven financial inclusion even to the last-mile, she said. India's policy ecosystem has been further strengthened by programmes such as the Gati Shakti National Master Plan, the National Green Hydrogen Mission and installation of over 220 GW of renewable energy capacity to accelerate clean energy transition, she said, adding, these efforts are complemented by a commitment to macroeconomic stability. "As we strive towards the 2030 agenda, the financing gap for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in developing countries has widened to over USD 4.2 trillion annually post-pandemic, reflecting the widening gap between ambition and reality," she said.
