May 29, 2026 8:18 PM

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IIMC launches its AI academy in Delhi

  The Indian Institute of Mass Communication, IIMC, has launched its Artificial Intelligence in Media and Entertainment, AIME Academy in New Delhi today. Speaking on the occasion, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Chanchal Kumar said that the Academy will function on five key pill...

May 29, 2026 8:13 PM

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CBSE’s Post-Result Activities portal  to be operational from 1st June

The Central Board of Secondary Education CBSE today informed that its Post-Result Activities portal will now be operational from Monday 1st of June. CBSE said, it has been done to ensure a transparent and glitch-free process for verification and re-evaluation of answer books of students who intend t...

May 29, 2026 7:47 PM

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Asian markets surge, European indices trading  mixed 

Most Asian stock market indices surged today. South Korea’s Kospi index soared over three and a half per cent, Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed more than two and a half per cent, Singapore’s Straits Times Index jumped one per cent, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.7 per cent. Conversely, China...

May 29, 2026 7:32 PM

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Rupee strengthens by 70 paise to close at 95 against US dollar

 In the forex market today, the rupee strengthened by 70 paise to close at 95 rupees against the US dollar. The dollar index, which indicates US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, was trading at 99.08 in intra-day trade.     

May 29, 2026 7:43 PM

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Oil prices down by 1.5%

 Global crude oil prices dropped by around one and a half per cent today. Brent crude was trading 1.7 per cent lower at 92 US dollars and 14 cents per barrel in intra-day trade. West Texas Intermediate crude was also trading 1.4 per cent lower at 87 US dollars and 64 cents per barrel when reports la...

May 29, 2026 5:52 PM

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Air travel declines globally by 3,4% amid West Asia conflict

  Global air passenger demand fell 3.4 per cent year-on-year in April 2026, marking a sharp slowdown, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The decline was largely attributed to the impact of the ongoing war in the Middle East. Total demand, measured in revenue passenger k...