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Ukraine’s military to pull out of frontline town in Donetsk region

Ukraine’s military to pull out of frontline town in Donetsk region

Vuhledar, a town Ukrainian forces fought tooth and nail to keep, is the latest urban settlement to fall to the Russians

03 October,2024 09:47 AM IST | Kyiv | Agencies
Victims on what happens next with illegal donors trapped by kidney racketeers

Victims on what happens next with illegal donors trapped by kidney racketeers

A couple explains the ins and outs of racket where vital documents are altered to show recipients and illegal donors as being related, which causes them further problems as their identity is erased

01 October,2024 12:27 PM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma
Here's how online kidney racketeers trap donors through Telegram, Facebook

Here's how online kidney racketeers trap donors through Telegram, Facebook

The mid-day investigation revealed that these online kidney racketeers take advantage of loopholes to abuse the needy and poor. 

01 October,2024 11:06 AM IST | Mumbai | Faisal Tandel
Mid-Day Investigation: Kidney racketeers move online, exploit desperate donors

Mid-Day Investigation: Kidney racketeers move online, exploit desperate donors

Messaging app Telegram has become the go-to place where touts trap the poor and the needy into donating their organs at bargain-basement rates. mid-day infiltrated one such gang online to expose how they entice and shortchange impoverished donors

30 September,2024 12:12 PM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma
Privacy vs Security: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest reignites global debate

Mid-Day Premium Privacy vs Security: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest reignites global debate

The arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has sparked a global debate on the balance between privacy and security in the digital age. French authorities' charges against Telegram have raised questions about government regulation of online networks.

12 September,2024 11:42 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjana Deshpande
Telegram founder says arrest ‘misguided’

Telegram founder says arrest ‘misguided’

The Russian-born Durov was arrested in France last week and was charged for allegedly allowing criminal activity on the messaging app

07 September,2024 09:43 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
Telegram app CEO freed from custody; will appear in court

Telegram app CEO freed from custody; will appear in court

Durov was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget airport outside Paris as part of a judicial inquiry opened last month involving 12 alleged criminal violations

28 August,2024 08:48 PM IST | Paris | AP
French judge extends police custody for Telegram CEO Pavel Durov

French judge extends police custody for Telegram CEO Pavel Durov

Pavel Durov was detained Saturday at Le Bourget airport as part of a judicial inquiry opened last month involving 12 alleged criminal violations. They include complicity in selling child sexual abuse material and in drug trafficking, fraud, abetting organised crime transactions and refusing to share information or documents with investigators

27 August,2024 05:41 PM IST | Paris | mid-day online correspondent
Telegram issue: IT Ministry asks MHA to check on status, violations in India

Telegram issue: IT Ministry asks MHA to check on status, violations in India

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France over allegations that the app was being used for illegal activities, including money laundering and drug trafficking. India's IT Ministry has requested the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to provide an update on the status of Telegram-related concerns in the country

27 August,2024 12:34 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Telegram founder Pavel Durov detained at French airport

Telegram founder Pavel Durov detained at French airport

The founder of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, who had an arrest warrant issued against him, was detained by the French authorities at an airport outside Paris. Officers from France's anti-fraud office, attached to French customs, took the French-Russian billionaire into custody on Saturday evening after he arrived at Bourge

25 August,2024 10:25 AM IST | Paris | mid-day online correspondent

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