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EBANX, a global technology company that provides payment solutions for emerging markets, has announced the integration of UPI Autopay into its cross-border payments platform.The launch is part of its expansion in India, where it operates in partnership with YES BANX, a major private sector bank. This move marks a significant step forward in enabling global merchants to tap into the country’s rapidly growing digital economy.The rollout of UPI Autopay support is a strategic response to the rising demand from global merchants for recurring payment capabilities in India.With India poised to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2030, and a consumer…

Applications are almost closed, and you have until 11:59 p.m. PT tonight to reserve your exhibitor table at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, our premiere industry event that’s happening at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall on June 5. Imagine walking into a room filled with 1,200+ investors, founders, enterprise leaders, and journalists — all hunting for the next big thing. Will they discover you, or your competitor? Exhibiting is more than a table — it’s a high-leverage move. Consider the perks: Getting discovered by the exact people you want to meet. Positioning your brand as a serious player in AI. Sparking conversations that…

Information that can be highly valuable to law enforcement and the cybersecurity community was leaked after someone hacked into an administration panel used by the LockBit ransomware operation. The hack came to light on May 7, when a domain associated with a LockBit administration panel was defaced to display a message that read “Don’t do crime, crime is bad xoxo from Prague”. The defaced page also included a link to an archive file containing information taken from the compromised server. The leaked data includes private messages between LockBit affiliates and victims, Bitcoin wallet addresses, affiliate accounts, details about attacks, and…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to suspend the remainder of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 “with immediate effect for one week”, according to a statement on Friday. An IPL match on Thursday was abandoned midway after fighting began in India’s border regions, but the cricket board attributed the disruption to a power failure at the stadium in the hill city of Dharamsala. “Further updates regarding the new schedule and venues of the tournament will be announced in due course after a comprehensive assessment of the situation in consultation with relevant authorities and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of U.S. adults disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of issues related to colleges and universities, according to a new poll, as his administration ramps up threats to cut federal funding unless schools comply with his political agenda.More than half of Americans, 56%, disapprove of the Republican president’s approach on higher education, the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds, while about 4 in 10 approve, in line with his overall job approval.Since taking office in January, Trump has tried to force change at universities he says have become hotbeds of…

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Super League wasn’t the only Twenty20 tournament to be impacted by the spike in India-Pakistan tensions on Thursday. The Indian Premier League match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was abandoned midway due to floodlights at Dharamsala’s HPCA stadium malfunctioning, India’s cricket board said. Punjab were batting at 122-1 against Delhi when the match was called off with only one floodlight functioning. Only 10.1 overs of the first innings were bowled after Punjab chose to bat first. “The Punjab Kings v Delhi Capitals match (Match#58) in Tata IPL was forced to be abandoned due to a…

ROME: Iga Swiatek dismissed Elisabetta Cocciaretto in just 52 minutes as she opened her account at the Italian Open on Thursday. World number two Swiatek came to Italy on the back of a demoralising straight-sets defeat to Coco Gauff in the semi-finals of the Madrid Open. But the 23-year-old Pole dropped just a single game in winning 6-1, 6-0 against Italian Cocciaretto to move onto a third-round meeting with Danielle Collins as the American defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania 6-3, 6-3. “I felt like the ball was kind of listening to me today and I had full control over the…

KARACHI: Captain Rameen Shamim’s all-round show led Challengers to a four-wicket victory over Stars in their second-round match of the National Women’s T20 tournament here at the Oval Academy Ground on Thursday. Rameen first bagged two wickets for 17 runs and then made an unbeaten 12-ball 21 featuring two fours and one six in the last over, after walking in to bat at 88-5, to help Challengers register first win in the tournament as they chased the 118-run target in 19.2 overs. Challengers’ opener Sadaf Shamas made 32 laced with three fours and one six while Natalia Parvaiz (18) and…

RAWALPINDI/KARACHI: It took an hours-long meeting, consultations with all the stakeholders, before the Pakistan Cricket Board eventually decided that in the view of the escalating tensions with India, it was unsafe to hold the Pakistan Super League in the country. The show, however, will go on with the closing stages of this season’s PSL to be held in the United Arab Emirates. “The PCB confirms that the remaining fixtures of the HBL PSL X have been shifted to the UAE,” the PCB said in a statement in the early hours of Friday morning. “The exact sche­dule of matches, outlining the…

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Palestinian student arrested as he was about to finalize his U.S. citizenship accused Columbia University on Thursday of eroding democracy with its handling of campus protests against the Israel-Hamas war.Mohsen Mahdawi, 34, who led anti-war protests at the Ivy League school in New York in 2023 and 2024, spent 16 days in a Vermont prison before a judge ordered him released on April 30. He spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday, a day after pro-Palestinian protestors clashed with campus security guards inside the university’s main library. At least 80 people were taken into custody,…