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More than one billion (100 crore) credentials were harvested by malware in the past 12 months alone. That figure does not include credentials stolen through phishing, data breaches or social engineering — only malware. If you have saved passwords in a browser, used the same password on more...

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Moneylife Digital Team 07 May 2026
A survey by Moneylife Foundation has found strong public backing for digital payment protection measures such as a ‘kill switch’, even as users expressed concern that blanket transaction delays could disrupt routine payments. The survey, which covered more than 620 respondents, largely senior...

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Moneylife Digital Team 07 May 2026
Weak governance and lack of transparency continue to be among the most common concerns raised by cooperative housing society (CHS/the Society) members. Whether it is failure to conduct mandatory audits, arbitrary charging of expenses, or concentration of power in the hands of a few...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 May 2026
Amid growing concerns over transparency and access, the Supreme Court of India has sought responses from the Union government and market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on how legal heirs are informed about unclaimed deposits and financial assets left behind by deceased...

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SN Thyagarajan (Bar  and   Bench) 06 May 2026
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted relief to over 4,200 home and office space buyers of the stalled Earth Infrastructures Limited projects which is currently under corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) (Alpha Corp Development Vs Greater Noida).   A Bench of Justices PV Sanjay Kumar...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 May 2026
Loss-making Air India will scale down its international operations till July, as surging jet fuel prices and airspace restrictions linked to the West Asia conflict have rendered several routes financially unviable, chief executive officer and managing director (CEO&MD) Campbell Wilson said last...

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Ritwik Choudhury (Bar  and   Bench) 05 May 2026
The Supreme Court on Monday held that medical negligence cases for compensation can be pursued against legal heirs of the doctor after the doctor's death in order to deal with damages that may have to be paid to the complainant from the doctor’s estate (Kumud Lall v. Suresh Chandra Roy &...

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Moneylife Digital Team 04 May 2026
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has once again cautioned borrowers against falling for fraudulent campaigns that falsely promise loan waivers, warning that such schemes can lead to financial loss and disrupt the country’s credit system.   In a fresh advisory, the central bank says it continues to...

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Moneylife Digital Team 01 May 2026
India's oil marketing companies (OMCs) raised the price of 19-kg commercial LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) cylinders by ₹993 with effect from 1 May 2026 — the steepest single-month increase on record — as the ongoing US-Israel war against Iran continues to disrupt global energy supply chains and...

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Bar  and   Bench 30 April 2026
The Bombay High Court recently directed WhatsApp and a domain registrar to act swiftly against alleged online frauds that were impersonating DBS Bank India and using its name to dupe investors (DBS Bank v. John Doe & Ors.).   Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh allowed an interim plea filed by DBS...

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Shirish Shanbhag 30 April 2026
Cooperative housing society (CHS/the Society) members often face a mix of procedural and legal questions arising from everyday transactions and larger decisions, such as redevelopment. Whether it is updating ownership records after a registered gift deed, assessing the validity of redevelopment...

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Moneylife Digital Team 29 April 2026
In a landmark ruling, the Bombay High Court has held that insurance companies cannot reject hospitalisation claims simply because they are filed after the policy deadline — a decision that could reshape how health insurance claims are handled across India.   On 20 April 2026, a division bench...

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Moneylife Digital Team 29 April 2026
In a major relief for commuters, the long-awaited ‘missing link’ on the Yashwantrao Chavan Mumbai–Pune Expressway will open to the public on 1 May 2026 without any additional toll burden, even as authorities propose extending toll collection on the corridor till 2060 to fund future...

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Moneylife Digital Team 29 April 2026
The Union government has proposed a significant expansion of India’s fuel framework by introducing higher ethanol and biodiesel blends, including up to 100% ethanol (E100) and 100% biodiesel (B100), as part of amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.   The draft notification...

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Moneylife Digital Team 28 April 2026
Updated at 10.10am on 29 April 2026 to include claim settlement by the Bank. In a distressing incident that highlights the collision of poverty, illiteracy and procedural rigidity, a tribal man in Odisha’s Keonjhar district brought the skeletal remains of his deceased sister to a bank, hoping...

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Arna Chatterjee  and   Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 28 April 2026
Meta-owned WhatsApp informed the Supreme Court that it has banned over 9,400 accounts linked to digital arrest scams in India over a 12-week period beginning January 2026, as part of a targeted enforcement drive undertaken in coordination with government agencies.   The disclosure was made...

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Ritwik Choudhury (Bar  and   Bench) 28 April 2026
The Supreme Court recently held that a person who purchases property cannot be prosecuted for cheating or forgery merely because the property is later found to be linked to a disputed or allegedly forged Will (S Anand vs. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr.).    A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and...

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Moneylife Digital Team 24 April 2026
The Maharashtra government’s move to examine imposing an electricity duty on rooftop solar and self-generated power has raised concerns among consumers and industry stakeholders, with experts warning that the proposal could significantly increase electricity costs and erode the financial...

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It started with what seemed like a routine message.   Ramesh Kulkarni, a small-business owner in Pune, received a WhatsApp message from what appeared to be his bank's customer support team. His account would be blocked, the message warned, unless he updated his know-your-customer (KYC)...

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Moneylife Digital Team 23 April 2026
The Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas (MoPNG) on Thursday firmly denied reports claiming petrol and diesel prices in India could soon rise by ₹25-₹28/litre, stating that no such proposal is under consideration by the government.   The clarification came after media reports citing a...

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