A routine attempt to return a faulty electric kettle turned into a costly cyber-fraud ordeal for 49-year-old Mumbai security guard Jaykaran Maurya, who lost Rs 1,73,695 after calling a customer-care number found through an online search. (Illustrations/Uday Mohite) (Written by Ritika Gondhalekar)

A deadly stabbing in New York's Times Square left Bank of America Vice-President Erin Piacenti dead, while the woman suspected in the attack was shot dead by police. The incident unfolded amid crowds of tourists at the iconic landmark on Monday, August 31. PICS/AFP