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Modi to visit Thailand

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi will visit Thailand from November 2-4 during which he will attend the ASEAN-India, East Asia and RCEP summits, the ministry of external affairs announced on Thursday (31).

Modi will be visiting Bangkok at the invitation of Thai prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, secretary Vijay Thakur Singh said at a media briefing.


He will attend the 16th ASEAN-India summit, 14th East Asia Summit and 3rd Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) summit and related events, she said.

Negotiations for resolving outstanding issues on RCEP are going on in Bangkok, she said, adding the leaders will review the state of negotiations at the summit.

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) bloc comprises 10 ASEAN group members (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Laos and Vietnam) and their six FTA partners - India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

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Cyber fraudsters steal nearly £1.65 billion from Indians in 2025

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  • Delhi saw £103.5 m stolen by cyber criminals in 2025, up from £90.6 m in 2024.
  • Nationwide losses reached approximately £1.65 bn equivalent to a small state's budget.
  • Fraudsters operate from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam under Chinese handlers using illegal methods.

Cyber criminals have stolen an estimated £1.65 bn (Rs 20,000 crore) from victims across India in the past year, with Delhi alone losing £103.5 m (Rs 1,250 crore), police officials revealed on Monday.

The scale of the new-age crime came into sharp focus last week when an 81-year-old man and his 77-year-old wife in Greater Kailash, New Delhi, were defrauded of £1.22 million (Rs 14.85 crore) through a 'digital arrest' scam, leaving them virtually penniless.

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