Ragging in Digital Era: UGC asks colleges to tackle abuse in student WhatsApp groups

UGC warns against harassment on WhatsApp groups asks to stop online ragging of junior students

By Anoushka Caroline Williams  Published on 9 July 2025 4:01 PM IST

Retired Army man in Hyderabad loses Rs 1.2 lakh after clicking fake traffic challan link

Retired Army man in Hyderabad clicked on fake traffic challan link on WhatsApp and lost Rs 1.2 lakh

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 8 July 2025 6:00 PM IST

Hyderabad: GHMC to expand digital services; enable citizens to pay taxes through WhatsApp

Officials believe this initiative will provide ease of payment to citizens while ensuring timely revenue collection for the civic body

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 2 July 2025 9:01 AM IST

After emails, SMS, phone calls, cybercriminals shift focus to WhatsApp

Many of these impersonation cases involve theft of contact lists, use of real profile images

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 22 May 2025 9:00 AM IST

Scams via WhatsApp spike in Hyderabad: Verify identity before sending money, experts warn

Victims reported receiving an OTP request from a known contact’s number and copying that has led to hacking of whats app

By Anoushka Caroline Williams  Published on 21 Feb 2025 8:01 AM IST

Erragadda Ayurvedic hospital superintendent files complaint against doc over harassment

57-year-old Dr P Johnson working at Ayurvedic hospital, Erragadda allegedly sent the superintendent inappropriate and outrageous messages via WhatsApp

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 20 Feb 2025 4:36 PM IST

Phone Hacked: WhatsApp file costs Hyderabad trader Rs 2 lakhs

The WhatsApp account displayed that the last session was active on a Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 10 Nov 2024 2:52 PM IST

AP: People can soon access 100 public delivery services through WhatsApp; here is how it works

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 24 Oct 2024 7:30 PM IST

Fact Check : 2024 ఎన్నికల సందర్భంగా కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వం ఎలాంటి కొత్త కమ్యూనికేషన్ నియమాలను అమలు చేయడం లేదు

వాట్సాప్ మరియు ఫోన్ కాల్స్ కోసం కొత్త కమ్యూనికేషన్ నియమాలు అంటూ ఒక ఫేక్ సందేశం ప్రచారంలో ఉంది.

By Sridhar  Published on 23 April 2024 11:21 AM IST

വാട്സാപ്പ് സന്ദേശങ്ങള്‍ പൊലീസ് നിരീക്ഷിക്കുന്നുവോ? വസ്തുതയറിയാം

വാട്സാപ്പ് സന്ദേശങ്ങള്‍ പൊലീസ് നിരീക്ഷിക്കുന്നുവെന്നും ചില കാര്യങ്ങള്‍ ശ്രദ്ധിച്ചില്ലെങ്കില്‍ ജാമ്യമില്ലാ വകുപ്പില്‍ കേസെടുത്ത് അറസ്റ്റ് ചെയ്യുമെന്നും...

By HABEEB RAHMAN YP  Published on 4 Oct 2023 4:12 AM IST

Job scams: How cybercrooks are using WhatsApp to cheat gullible youth

Having billions of users worldwide, WhatsApp has become a prime target for scammers who cheat gullible people.

By Nikisha Uddagiri  Published on 12 May 2023 11:38 AM IST

Beware, ‘Look who died’ message is a scam

A new online scam has surfaced on social media.

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 8 May 2023 3:40 PM IST