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- The movement is significant because Iran holds a major geographical advantage over the Strait and has repeatedly targeted vessels in retaliation for the US-Israeli strikes on February 28 that triggered the war.
- Salil Parekh took home a fixed salary of Rs 7.97 crore and bonuses worth Rs 2335 crore. The Infosys CEO exercising his stock options accounted for the lion's share of his compensation for the year.
- Within the BJP, there had been growing support for appointing a Sikh face to lead the state unit.
- US Iran War LIVE Updates: US President Donald Trump had on Wednesday dismissed an Iranian state media report that Iran and Oman would jointly manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
- What initially appeared to be an accident involving a burnt car has now turned into one of Rajasthan's most chilling murder investigations.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also made multiple public appeals to countrymen to conserve forex by cutting down on foreign travel, limiting fuel use and refraining from gold buys for a year.
- Weather Updates Today, Heatwave, IMD Alert LIVE Updates: Strong winds and light rain bring relief from heat in Delhi with thunderstorms overnight.
- Since its announcement by the US, Israel and Hezbollah have traded heavy fire, and Israeli forces have continued to demolish villages in southern Lebanon.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin had been informed about the drone incident in Romania, the TASS state news agency reported earlier on Friday.
- The India Meteorological Department's forecast of below-normal rainfall during the June-September monsoon season was one of the key triggers for Friday's selloff.
- Chandigarh, May 29 (IANS) The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab on Friday achieved an impressive victory in 102 civic bodies by winning 862 wards of the 1,765 that have been counted till now. A total of 1,977 wards went to the polls on May 26.
- Before and after the Governor read out the UDF government's policy address in the Kerala Assembly, a band team performed the opening stanzas of Vande Mataram.
- Police have arrested the driver of the commercial tanker, identified as Rekharam Motaram Jat from Jalore, Rajasthan.
- The website is called Aliens.gov and is a space-themed immigration enforcement website that features a US map tracking "alien arrests". The data on the site will be updated and will also be included in the White House app.
- According to the notice, the land near the inlet of the Sonia Vihar Water Treatment Plant is government-owned land that has been occupied through "temporary structures".
- The case dates back to 2010, when a woman, within three years of her marriage, was found hanging at her marital home.
- The security forces had been clearing blockades on the highway since this morning amid protests by villagers
- According to sources, the seat-sharing arrangement was carefully worked out to avoid friction among allies while balancing each party's regional strength and political influence.
- After nearly 10 hours of questioning spread over three days, along with spot verification, forensic mapping and examination of digital records, the CBI arrested Giribala Singh.
- Poison frontman Bret Michaels and country star Martina McBride are among the latest cancellations.
- ZURICH, May 29 – Swiss federal prosecutors have taken over the investigation into Thursday's knife attack at Winterthur railway station and are treating the case as suspected terrorism, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) said on Friday.
- MOSCOW, May 29 – Russia has all the means necessary at its disposal to destroy anyone who attempts to attack the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
- LONDON, May 29 – Britain said shipowners and operators who recklessly damaged subsea internet cables could face tougher penalties, including prison sentences, under proposals to help deter Russia and other hostile states from sabotaging vital national infrastructure.
- MOSCOW, May 29 – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that it was too early to say if the drone which crashed into an apartment block in Romania was Russian and suggested it could have been a Ukrainian drone.
- Mr Merz's popularity has cratered, reforms have stalled, and the far right has gained in strength.
- KYIV, May 29 – A Russian Oreshnik missile fired at Ukraine in January appears to have been made nine years ago and contains only Russian and Belarusian components, Ukrainian experts said on Friday after examining fragments of a weapon Russia says is a game-changer.
- JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, May 29 – Israeli forces have advanced to positions north of Lebanon's Litani River, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, as Israel escalates attacks against Hezbollah militants after warning thousands more Lebanese to flee their villages.
- Romania said Russia was to blame after a drone crashed into a residential building, wounding two people.
- GAZA/CAIRO, May 29 – Hamas said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's declaration that his country would expand its area of control in Gaza was a dangerous escalation, as European states and residents of the Palestinian territory also voiced alarm at the plan.
- A deal will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and give Iran access to its frozen assets.
- MOSCOW, May 29 – The Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will consider suspending Armenia later this year out of concerns its pursuit of European Union membership jeopardises the union's economic security, according to a joint statement published on Friday.
- President Donald Trump has yet to sign off on a deal extending the ceasefire by 60 days.
- MILAN, May 29 – Milan prosecutors have placed two Iranians living in Italy under investigation and ordered their homes to be searched over alleged threats to compatriots opposed to the Tehran government, judicial documents showed on Friday.
- MOSCOW, May 29 – Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of Russia's powerful Security Council, warned European leaders on Friday that drones would continue to stray into their countries and prevent their populations from sleeping peacefully.
- They are as much victims as they are chroniclers of the war, the citation reads.
- Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky was awarded the Order of the White Eagle in 2023.
- The British PM said Russia’s aggression “threatens the security of our entire continent”.
- The disruption affected more than 20,000 people at its height.
- LONDON, May 29 – A Greek man appeared in a British court on Friday charged with carrying out surveillance on behalf of a foreign intelligence service – believed to be Iran's – of a journalist working for the London-based television station Iran International.
- The total venture capital raised by local start-ups in 2025 fell 34 per cent on a yearly basis to $5.9 billion.
- This would make Hong Kong the first major Asian financial centre to introduce tax breaks for individual performance bonuses.
- The ongoing volatility has created opportunities for commodities traders to boost their profits.
- The semiconductor breakthrough steps up the rivalry with Chinese tech giant Huawei.
- The firm’s managing partner of audit and assurance, Mr Julian McPherson, also stepped down.
- Its Singapore-listed shares have climbed about 45 per cent in the past year.
- The OpenAI rival’s latest financing round has valued it at US$965 billion.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 24.69 points, or 0.05 per cent, to 50,668.97.
- Stocks were, in fact, the worst-performing asset through the 1970s.
- Students are worried that AI will make them lose the ability to think critically.
- Mr Sim sold most of his stake in Trek 2000 to the new investor at a premium to market price.
- Temasek International CFO Png Chin Yee is the only other Singapore-based executive on the list, at No. 77.
- Analysts agreed that Singtel is taking the right steps for the future with its digital infrastructure strategy.
- Company has set up more than 80 training bases around China to retrain workers.
- Nio shares jumped as much as 10 per cent in Hong Kong trading on May 28 after the launch.
- Energy costs may stay elevated, with countries restocking inventory or diversifying their energy mix.
- The Indonesian government has named the palm oil titan as one of the companies being probed for suspected export abuses.
- The proportion of firms raising salaries fell from 78.3 per cent in 2024 to 72.4 per cent in 2025.
- ByteDance’s spending would mark a new, much more aggressive push to cement its early lead over its Chinese rivals.
- The clearing mechanism is expected to debut by July, taking Hong Kong further down the road than Singapore.