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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah late on Tuesday night agreed to step down, confirmed sources privy to the marathon meetings held earlier in the day in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked ministers and government officials to urgently explore alternative sources of energy amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran and the continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which has disrupted India’s fuel supplies from the Gulf. At the more than four-hour meeting of the Council of Ministers, he also pushed for a shift beyond conventional energy sources and suggested biogas as a substitute for LPG cooking gas
Governor RajendraVishwanathArlekar has approved the recommendation of Chief Minister Vijay to induct 23 MLAs into the Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers, marking the first major Cabinet expansion of the newly formed TamilagaVettriKazhagam (TVK) government.
Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee allegedly faced a physical assault by a crowd during a visit to meet post-poll violence victims in Sonarpur. Blaming the BJP for orchestrating the chaos, Banerjee lambasted the lack of security deployment just hours after receiving a fresh investigative summons from the CID.
Dalal Street concluded a tumultuous month on a thoroughly bruised note on Friday, May 29, 2026, as a violent, vertical selloff in the final hour of trade wiped out more than ₹3.5 lakh crore of investor wealth. The BSE Sensex disintegrated post-2:30 p.m., plummeting 1,092.05 points to settle at 74,775.74, while the NSE Nifty 50 crashed 359.40 points to close at 23,547.75—sealing deep monthly losses of 2.8% and 1.9% respectively. The multi-pronged afternoon panic was triggered by a dual macro blow: the execution of MSCI’s scheduled May index rebalancing, which aggressively trimmed India’s weight in the Emerging Markets index to 11.2% to spark severe foreign institutional capital flight, coupled with a cautious warning from U.S. Vice President JD Vance that a permanent West Asia ceasefire and nuclear memorandum are “not there yet.” Heavyweight financial and technology anchors led the bloodbath, completely clouding an isolated 22% monthly counter-rally in Adani Enterprises after U.S. legal entities systematically quashed all corporate fraud allegations against the group.
A breathtaking, history-making masterclass from skipper Shubman Gill completely eclipsed a heroic, record-shattering effort from teenage prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, steering the Gujarat Titans (GT) into the IPL 2026 Final. In a high-octane Qualifier 2 clash at the PCA Stadium in Mullanpur on Friday, May 29, 2026, the Titans successfully hunted down a mammoth target of 215, eliminating the Rajasthan Royals (RR) by seven wickets with eight balls to spare. Earlier in the evening, the 15-year-old uncapped sensation Sooryavanshi lit up the stadium, blasting a fearless 96 runs off just 47 balls to become the first uncapped player to breach the 700-run mark in a single IPL edition. However, the night ultimately belonged to Gill, who showcased elite composure and regal strokeplay to score a magnificent 104 off 53 balls. Stitching a destructive 167-run opening partnership with Sai Sudharsan (58), Gill brought up his fifth IPL century off just 47 deliveries—registering the fastest hundred in IPL playoff history and setting up a blockbuster championship showdown against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
