Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions posted a record value and volume during May, with the value rising 3 per cent to ₹29.90 trillion from ₹29.03 trillion in April.

During the period under review, volume also grew to 23.20 billion, up 4 per cent from 22.35 billion in April, said data from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

The free trade agreement between India and Oman came into force on Monday, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said.

The India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will benefit domestic exporters in sectors such as textiles, leather, plastics, marine products, automobiles.

The dark clouds surrounding the broadcast future of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in India have finally cleared, with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. on Monday securing an eight-year media rights agreement with FIFA.

The landmark deal gives Zee access to some of football's biggest global events, including the FIFA World Cup 2026.

In a historic night at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat Gujarat Titans (GT) in the IPL 2026 final to secure their second consecutive IPL title.

RCB became only the third team after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) to successfully defend their IPL trophy.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) became only the third team in Indian Premier League (IPL) history to successfully defend their title, defeating Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets in the IPL 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

Virat Kohli produced an unbeaten 75 off 42 balls and brought up the fastest fifty of his IPL career as RCB chased down 156 in 18 overs to secure back-to-back titles.

AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday slammed the central government over the alleged NEET paper leak, saying the country's education system has fallen into the "clutches of the mafia".

Reacting to reports that NEET papers would be transported to exam centres by the Indian Air Force, Kejriwal said that Centre has no intention of getting to the bottom of the paper leaks, and was instead making such bizarre moves (nautanki).

With concerns mounting over the possible impact of El Niño conditions and forecasts of one of the worst monsoons in the last 10 years in parts of the country during the upcoming kharif season, the Centre has decided to roll out crop-specific advisories for farmers under the nationwide “Save the Fields” campaign beginning June 1.

India’s airlines have asked state-run oil refiners to hold off on hiking jet fuel prices for domestic flights until the conflict in the West Asia ends, people familiar with the matter said, in a bid to alleviate their rising cost pressures and mounting losses.

The proposal floated by airlines including Air India Ltd., IndiGo and SpiceJet Ltd. is being considered by the refiners.

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday sought to clarify its recent guidance on green card applications, saying “immigrants would not automatically be required to leave the United States” and await approval from their home countries.

The clarification follows widespread concern over a US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announcement last week.

India's retail inflation could rise as a result of recent ​fuel price hikes and weaker-than-normal monsoon ​rains, the country's finance ministry said in ‌a report on Saturday, as energy supply disruptions continue because of the West Asia conflict.

The duration of the Strait of Hormuz disruption remains the "single most consequential variable" for India's external and price outlook, the report said.

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