Trump meets with aides to determine whether to move forward with Iran dealU.S. President Donald Trump held a White House Situation Room meeting with his advisers as he pondered moving forward with a deal to extend the Iran ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said the agreement has not been finalised. Ahead of the meeting, Mr. Trump said he was looking to make a “final determination”. A senior administration official later said the roughly two-hour meeting with national security aides had concluded.India-U.S. trade deal will be signed ‘over the next few weeks and months’: Sergio GorPresenting an optimistic picture of trade ties between India and the United States, U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Friday (May 29, 2026) said the two sides were expected to sign a trade deal ‘over the next few weeks and months’. Delivering a speech at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, Mr. Gor said India was aligning with “trusted ecosystems and resilient supply chains”.WFI draws line: Vinesh Phogat cleared only for 50kg trialsThe simmering stand-off between the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and star grappler Vinesh Phogat appears headed for another flashpoint, with the national federation deciding to allow her to compete only in the women’s 50kg category in the Asian Games selection trials.IndiGo posts ₹2,537 crore loss in Q4 on forex impact, challenging operating conditionsFlying into the red, IndiGo on Friday (May 29, 2026) reported a loss of ₹2,536.9 crore in the March quarter due to multiple headwinds, including challenging operating conditions and rupee depreciation. The country’s largest airline had a profit of ₹3,067.5 crore in the year-ago period. For the 2025-26 fiscal, the carrier posted a net loss of ₹2,393.6 crore, but excluding the impact of foreign exchange and exceptional items, it would have been a profit of ₹7,502.5 crore, it said in a release.Supreme Court gives in-service teachers time till August 2028 to get TET qualificationThe Supreme Court on Friday (May 29, 2026) gave teachers who are currently in-service an extension of one more year to pass the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET), taking into consideration the importance of ensuring continuity in the elementary education of children. The original deadline for teachers to obtain the TET qualification was August 31, 2027, and has now been extended to August 31, 2028.AAP wins most wards in Punjab local polls, Opposition alleges misuse of govt. machineryThe ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab on Friday (May 29, 2026) won a majority of seats in the State’s civic body elections, even as opposition parties alleged that the ruling dispensation had misused the government machinery to tilt the results in its favour.Ebola outbreak: India has sent first tranche of medical supplies to Africa CDC, says MEAIndia has sent its first tranche of medical supplies to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) amid the outbreak of Ebola in parts of the continent, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday (May 29, 2026). On May 17, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.India’s policy on Myanmar will be pragmatic, says officialIndia will follow a ‘pragmatic’ policy on Myanmar, said a senior official on Friday (May 29, 2026), indicating that criticism aimed at Indian policymakers for engaging Myanmar’s President U Min Aung Hlaing would not deter Delhi from forging ties with the military-backed regime of Myanmar. The remarks were shared with The Hindu a day before Mr. Min Aung Hlaing arrives in India for a five-day visit on Saturday (May 30, 2026).NIA conducts searches in four States in cross-border arms smuggling caseThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday (May 29, 2026) conducted searches across four States in a case of smuggling of arms, ammunition, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) into the country through the India-Pakistan border. The searches were carried out in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, and Maharashtra. “Several digital devices were seized during the coordinated operation by the NIA teams,” it said.Kenyan police arrest eight students on suspicion of arson after deadly girls’ school fireKenyan police arrested eight female students on suspicion of arson, authorities said on Friday (May 29, 2026), after a fire destroyed a dormitory at a boarding school, killing 16 children and injuring dozens of others. The motive remains under investigation. The girls were arrested for planning and carrying out a suspected arson attack at Utumishi Girls School in central Kenya, according to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, or DCI, a department of the national police.