Telegram Founder Pavel Durov has claimed that French government officials are selling the data of cryptocurrency owners to criminals and are leaking a "massive" tax database. "41 kidnappings of crypto holders in France in 3.5 months of 2026," he said. "Now the state also wants IDs and private messages of social media users. More data = More victims," he added.

A male victim of the TCS conversion racket said his head became heavy after eating the 'sheer khurma' given to him by one of the accused, reports claimed. The victim had claimed that the accused coerced him into wearing a skull cap. Police are investigating whether intoxicating substances were added to 'sheer khurma', a traditional dessert usually served on Eid.

Air India raised concerns about shifting operations to Adani Group-managed Navi Mumbai International Airport. It said aeronautical charges at airport are very high. It also highlighted that the lack of direct metro connectivity and limited access infrastructure will hurt business. "[We] respectfully disagree with...assumption of strong airline demand to shift operations to NMIA," the airline said.

The RBI cancelled the banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL) on Friday for non-compliance with regulations under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. "[PPBL's] affairs were conducted in a manner detrimental to the bank and its depositors' interests," RBI said. "The general character of the bank's management is prejudicial to interest of depositors, as also the public interest," it added.

Paytm users' funds parked in Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL) accounts and Paytm Gold service will remain unaffected after RBI cancelled PPBL's licence. RBI said PPBL has "enough liquidity" to repay its entire deposit liability upon winding up. Paytm-parent One 97 Communications distanced itself from PPBL, saying its Paytm UPI, QR, Soundbox, card machine and gateway services will operate uninterrupted.

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday cancelled the banking licence issued to Paytm Payments Bank Limited over compliance lapses. It now plans to make an application before the High Court to request the closure of the bank. "Paytm Payments Bank Limited has enough liquidity to repay its entire deposit liability upon winding up the bank," the RBI said.

RBI has cancelled the banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL), four years after barring it from onboarding new users. Paytm-parent One 97 Communications clarified that this will not affect UPI users on the Paytm app as it has no exposure or material business arrangements with PPBL. The matter of licence revocation is related to "a separate entity", Paytm said.

Online Gaming Rules, 2026 mandate a grievance redressal mechanism for online games or e-sports service providers. Users dissatisfied with provider’s resolution or in case of non-redressal may approach the Online Gaming Authority within 30 days, which will resolve the matter within a 30-day timeline. Second appeal lies with MeitY Secretary, who will aim to clear the matter within 30 days.

OpenAI deployed its Codex tool, powered by GPT-5.5, to over 10,000 NVIDIA employees, marking a major enterprise rollout of AI agents. Used across engineering, product, legal, marketing, finance, sales, HR and operations, the system will help automate coding and knowledge tasks. This signals a shift towards AI-driven workflows in large firms and is expected to significantly boost productivity.

Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming (PROG) Act, 2025, enacted last year and effective from May 1, 2026, bans online real-money games. Advertising such games can lead to up to two years’ imprisonment and fines of up to ₹50 lakh. The proceedings are to be conducted mostly in digital mode, and concluded within 90 days of receipt of a complaint.