Schools in five border districts of Punjab remained closed on Tuesday while a blackout was enforced in Amritsar and Hoshiarpur’s Dasuya and Mukerian on Monday as a precautionary measure, news agency PTI reported.

The schools were closed in Amritsar, Pathankot, Fazilka, Ferozepur, and Tarn Taran, however, they remained open in the sixth border district of Gurdaspur, along with Sangrur and Barnala.

China has announced removal of a month-long ban on airlines accepting deliveries of Boeing plane, following a breakthrough between US and China trade talks.

A Bloomberg report said that officials in Beijing have now informed the domestic carriers that deliveries of US-made aircraft can now resume. However, the airlines will have discretion to organise the delivery on their timing and terms.

China's Ant Group has offloaded 25.5 million shares of Indian fintech firm Paytm in a block trade, raising approximately $246 million. The shares were sold at ₹823.10 ($9.69) apiece, according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters.

Ant Group, a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, has been gradually reducing its stake in Paytm as part of a broader strategic shift and regulatory pressures in both China and India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the nation at 8 pm today (12 May). This will be his first address after the Indian armed forces launched 'Operation Sindoor' in retaliation against the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.

While no details have been disclosed regarding his address, it is expected that the Prime Minister will brief the nation on the military operation launched in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

The world cricket fraternity was left in a state of bewilderment on Monday (May 12) as star Indian batter Virat Kohli announcement his retirement from Test cricket in an Instagram post.

The 36-year-old Kohli, who admitted that it wasn't an easy call to make, turned up in 123 Tests for India, scoring 9230 runs with 30 hundreds at an average of 46.85. He will now only play in ODIs, having already retired from T20 Internationals last year.

Amid ongoing discussions regarding a trade agreement, the United States and China have jointly declared a 90-day pause on a portion of their existing tariffs, as outlined in a statement released by both countries.

In a media address, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the two countries had agreed not only to a temporary suspension but also to a notable reduction in current tariff levels.

Tata Electronics is preparing to significantly expand its manufacturing capacity of Apple iPhone enclosures at its Hosur facility in Tamil Nadu, according to a report by The Economic Times.

"Tata Electronics is looking to double its existing capacity of around 50,000 enclosures," the report quoted a source as saying.

India on Monday morning reopened 32 airports across northern and western parts of the country that were shut in the wake of mounting tension between India and Pakistan. The two countries had on Saturday reached a ceasefire understanding to stop military action.

According to a notice issued by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to airmen, all 32 airports were now open.

The Indian armed forces have released high-resolution satellite images providing visual proof of strikes carried out under Operation Sindoor on terror infrastructure across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The images offer before-and-after views of key targets, notably in Muridke and Bahawalpur, and also highlight the damage inflicted on Pakistan’s air defence radars and airfields.

The Indian armed forces successfully downed a few Pakistan planes during 'Operation Sindoor', Air Marshal AK Bharti told the media on Sunday. The Air Marshal also maintained that all Indian pilots were back home.

The Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the three armed forces disclosed details of 'Operation Sindoor'.

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