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The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which operates the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), confirmed the development in a post on X. “Today, due to the financial year closing, some of the banks are facing intermittent transaction declines. The UPI system is working fine, and we are working with the concerned banks for necessary redressal,” NPCI said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Local video streaming platforms focussed on regional languages and niche target audiences are increasingly getting a substantial chunk of their revenue from overseas Indian viewers, in some cases up to 40%.

Ghibli’s signature look—soft colors, whimsical characters, and magical landscapes. While tools like ChatGPT and Grok have helped popularize the trend, several free alternatives are available for those looking to create Ghibli-style visuals without a subscription.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday strongly criticised and condemned the remarks made by the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, claiming that Bangladesh is the «only guardian» of the Indian Ocean for the region, as the seven northeastern Indian states are «landlocked». Yunus made these remarks during his four-day visit to China. Taking to the social media platform X, the Assam CM said that the statement was «offensive and strongly condemnable», noting that the region had been under ongoing security risk discourse linked to India's critical 'Chicken's Neck' corridor." Sarma further highlighted historical suggestions by some internal elements in India to sever this critical passageway and isolate the Northeast. «The statement made by Md Younis of Bangladesh so-called interim Government referring to the seven sister states of Northeast India as landlocked and positioning Bangladesh as their guardian of ocean access is offensive and strongly condemnable. This remark underscores the persistent vulnerability narrative associated with India's strategic „Chicken's Neck“ corridor. Historically, even internal elements within India have dangerously suggested severing this critical passageway to isolate the Northeast from the mainland physically,» Sarma said.

OpenAI on Monday said it raised $40 billion in a new funding round that valued the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion, the biggest capital-raising session ever for a startup. The infusion of cash comes in a partnership with Japanese investment giant SoftBank Group and «enables us to push the frontiers of AI research even further,» the San Francisco-based company said in a post on its website. «Their support will help us continue building AI systems that drive scientific discovery, enable personalized education, enhance human creativity, and pave the way toward AGI (artificial general intelligence) that benefits all of humanity,» the company said.

Desco Infratech will debut on the BSE SME platform on Tuesday. Ahead of the listing, the GMP was at around Rs xx, indicating a premium of % over the issue price. However, this could change depending on the sentiments in the secondary market. The company will use the IPO proceeds, Rs 31 crore to be precise, for funding of capital expenditure requirements towards setting up of a corporate office in Surat, purchase of machinery, working capital requirements and general corporate purposes.

Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) of Restaurant Brands Asia (RBA), the Indian operator of Burger King. Among the world's top universities, MIT was the single largest investor in the QIP of the quick service restaurant chain. The Cambridge, US-based private research university invested ₹92 crore in the issue as a foreign portfolio investor.

Sony Pictures' One of Them Days will be available for streaming on Netflix in the United States earlier than expected. Originally predicted to arrive in May 2025, the release date has been moved up to March 31, 2025. Other regions will receive the movie later, following different distribution agreements.

Women’s NCAA March Madness 2025 Elite Eight will showcase the top eight teams competing for the national championship. Fans can watch the games on television or online through various streaming services.

AI agent on the go. The developments come after Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startupDeepSeek released a major upgrade to its V3 large language model (LLM), intensifying competition with US tech leaders like OpenAI and Anthropic.

settlement with the U.S. SEC regarding the sale of unregistered securities, agreeing to pay $50 million of a $125 million fine. While pending approval, the settlement brings closure to one of the SEC's high-profile cases against the crypto sector.

Netflix TUDUM 2025 will be a global livestream event featuring upcoming movies and series. Netflix has not officially announced the exact start time, but details from the events page provide some insights, as per media reports.

independent investigation into a Signal group chat where top Trump administration officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, shared sensitive military details about planned strikes in Yemen. The chat, which inadvertently included *The Atlantic*’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, has sparked bipartisan alarm over national security protocols. While Democrats demand resignations, Republicans like Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) argue an inquiry is “entirely appropriate” but stop short of calling for dismissals, calling such demands “overkill.”

If you're still on the sidelines, there's no better time to explore the world of crypto. Thanks to a growing number of user-friendly apps, investing in crypto is now simpler than ever. Here’s a rundown of the top cryptocurrency apps in India as of 2025, focusing on what truly matters for new investors.

World Liberty Financial raised more than half a billion dollars, President Donald Trump's family took control of the crypto venture and grabbed the lion's share of those funds, aided by governance terms that industry experts say favor insiders. Launched last fall, World Liberty's goal is to allow people to access financial services using cryptocurrencies and without intermediaries like banks in what is called decentralized finance, or DeFi.

IAS officers if they fail to file their property details within the prescribed time limit. Ninety-one Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers did not file their immovable property returns (IPRs) in 2024 and 73 the year before, according to 145th report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on the Demands for Grants (2025-26) pertaining to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). The report was tabled in Parliament on March 27. Vigilance clearance, mandatory to join certain posts, was denied to 15 IAS officers in 2023, 12 in 2022 and 14 in 2021, due to non-filing of IPRs for respective years. The panel recommended that a centralised compliance monitoring mechanism may be established to ensure timely filing of IPRs by all IAS officers. «This mechanism should involve creation of a dedicated task force within the department responsible for tracking and filing status of all officers. Additionally, the committee proposes to introduce penalties or corrective actions for non-compliance, including automatic escalation procedures for officers who fail to file their IPRs despite reminders,» the report said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Cybersecurity startups in India have attracted capital in the past couple of months, indicating that the sector might be on its way to maturing, led by the growth of new threats brought about by advancements in artificial intelligence. In addition, foreign cybersecurity firms are opening shop here or expanding their offerings in a market that is poised for growth.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Music labels in India are stepping up their crackdown on the unlicensed use of songs they own, especially by brands and influencers on social media and in advertisements. The Delhi High Court recently issued an interim order against One8 Commune, Virat Kohli’s restaurant chain, barring it from playing songs copyrighted by Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) without a valid licence.