The rain and thunderstorms over the past few days have brought much-needed relief from the heat and humidity across Delhi and large parts of north India. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the wet weather will persist over several regions in the coming days, with a deep depression over eastern India expected to fuel widespread rainfall.

India's envoy to the UN said negotiations on Security Council reform have been through 17 rounds with no concrete result in sight, underscoring that the process cannot be held hostage by the "divisive interests" of a few.

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday decided to "roll-over" to its next session the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reforms.

Meta on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video, which was briefly restricted on Facebook in India, was blocked due to an "error" and has since been restored.

A Meta spokesperson said the restriction was unintentional and that access to the video has now been reinstated.

Johnson & Johnson on Monday said it agreed to a $5.5 billion commitment to resolve years of litigation related to claims that its talc products caused ovarian cancer.

The drugmaker said the proposed resolution represents “an efficient conclusion” to the lawsuits. The agreement requires the participation of lead plaintiff firms in ovarian talc litigation pending in state and federal courts that represent at least 95% of claims, according to J&J.

The Nifty 50 index, on Tuesday, completed 100 trading days below its 200-day moving average (DMA), placed at 24,790 levels. This is the second most number of days it has spent below this key technical indicator in the last 10 years (since April 2016), data shows.

The index had spent 159 trading sessions below this mark between August 20, 2015 and April 13, 2016.

India's Tata Sons said Air India's turnaround could take upto a decade, extending ​the timeline for the carrier's turnaround, ​Chairman N Chandrasekaran said in the company's annual ‌report late on Monday.

The comment comes as the country's second largest airline grapples with air space closures, higher fuel costs from the conflict in West Asia, and the fallout from a deadly plane crash last year.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured a Framework Cooperation Agreement (FCA) with Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT for its 2 GW offshore wind programme, strengthening the Indian engineering giant's presence in Europe's fast-growing renewable energy sector. L&T described the contract as an "Ultra-Mega" framework agreement, a category the company classifies as projects valued at more than ₹15,000 crore.

The rupee extended its upward momentum, rising 35 paise to 95.64 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, driven by lower crude oil prices amid easing geopolitical tensions.

Forex traders said a weak US dollar index and positive equity market sentiment further boosted the Indian currency.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday announced that he had submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the recent developments surrounding the Neet-UG examination had caused him "deep anguish".

In a letter addressed to students, Pradhan said he had accepted responsibility after irregularities surfaced in the May 3 Neet-UG exam.

Activist Sonam Wangchuk released a video on YouTube late Friday night, recounting his experience over the past few days and sharing a clip of what transpired as he was leaving the Safdarjung Hospital after the Delhi High Court allowed him to be shifted to the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.

However, the Safdarjung Hospital has said that the video was recorded before its administration received the written order of the high court.

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