What Is A Digital Arrest Scam? A Three-Month Case Shows How Fraudsters Trap Victims

News18 - Oct 2, 2026

Scammers posing as police and TRAI officials kept a Gujarat victim under "digital arrest" for three months. Here is how the scam works and how to spot it.

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Missing The Volume Slider On Your iPhone Lock Screen? Here Is How To Bring It Back
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Apple hid the iPhone lock screen volume slider in iOS 16 and later brought it back as a hidden setting. Here is how to turn it on in a few taps.

ECI Reviews Electoral Rolls Under SIR: Missing Forms, Deaths, Shifting Duplicate Entries Under Check
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ECI is reviewing electoral rolls as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with officials verifying cases involving missing enumeration forms, deaths, shifting and duplicate entries. The exercise includes safeguards and opportunities for eligible voters to ensure names are not wrongly excluded. n18oc_india

SC Stays Execution Of Terror Operative In 2008 Ahmedabad Blasts Case, Issues Notice To Gujarat Govt
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SC Stays Execution Of Terror Operative In 2008 Ahmedabad Blasts Case, Issues Notice To Gujarat Govt

The Gujarat High Court had on July 7 upheld the death sentences of 38 Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case.

Prohibitory Orders In Force, Metro Stations Shut: Delhi Beefs Up Security Ahead Of Jantar Mantar Protest
Oct 2, 2026
Prohibitory Orders In Force, Metro Stations Shut: Delhi Beefs Up Security Ahead Of Jantar Mantar Protest

Prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) have been imposed in the New Delhi district ahead of the protest.

Tawang To Host Global Tourism Meet, China Among Countries Invited By India
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Tawang To Host Global Tourism Meet, China Among Countries Invited By India

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‘Why Reject Form 8?’: Bombay HC Questions ECI On Voter Forms During SIR
Oct 2, 2026
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Gandhi Jayanti Gift For Lucknow Homebuyers: LDA Opens 1,392 Flats — Check Price, Last Date
Oct 2, 2026
Gandhi Jayanti Gift For Lucknow Homebuyers: LDA Opens 1,392 Flats — Check Price, Last Date

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Kerala Lottery October 2 Draw Postponed Due To Gandhi Jayanti
Oct 2, 2026
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Kerala lottery draw on October 2 is postponed due to Gandhi Jayanti. Suvarna Keralam SK-72 is delayed. Next draw is Karunya KR-770 on October 3 with ₹1 crore first prize.

Gandhi Jayanti 2026: What Mahatma Gandhi’s Diet, Walking And Simple Lifestyle Can Teach Us Today
Oct 2, 2026
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Join Congress, Leave The Baggage Behind: Adhir Chowdhury’s Surprise Pitch To Mamata Banerjee
Oct 2, 2026
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The Congress leader urged Mamata Banerjee to return to the party she left 28 years ago, saying it was prepared to work under her leadership in Bengal.

97 Years Ago Today: A Jaunpur Zamindar Offered Gandhi A Gift — He Asked For THIS, Says Family
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97 Years Ago Today: A Jaunpur Zamindar Offered Gandhi A Gift — He Asked For THIS, Says Family

On Gandhi Jayanti, a Jaunpur family recalls how the Mahatma's 1929 visit led them to burn their zamindari papers — and why they say the site remains unrecognised.

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