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GLOBAL

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US

Senate Passes $95B Ukraine Aid Package

The bill cleared the Senate 79–18 after months of delays, heading to the White House for signature.

AP

Fed Officials Signal Rate Cuts Unlikely Before September

Minutes from the March meeting show broad agreement that inflation remains too high for near-term easing.

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SOUTH ASIA

India Raises Repo Rate 25bps in Split MPC Vote

RBI's monetary policy committee voted 4-2 to hike amid sticky core inflation, signaling a hawkish pause ahead.

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THE SCENE

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This Week's Money Moves

Markets, deals, and what shifted between the US and India.

OpenAI Raises $6.6B at $157B Valuation

The round was led by Thrive Capital with participation from Microsoft, and includes a $1B commitment from SoftBank.

The Information

Nifty 50 Hits All-Time High of 24,400

Foreign institutional buying in banking and IT stocks drove the index above resistance for the first time since October.

Economic Times

Zomato Acquires Paytm's Ticketing Business for ₹2,048 Cr

The deal gives Zomato control of Paytm's movies and events verticals, extending its quick-commerce adjacency play.

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This Week in Play

Cricket, leagues, and the moments worth a forward.

CRICKET

India Announce 15-Man Squad for T20 World Cup

Hardik Pandya returns as vice-captain; Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan were left out despite strong domestic form.

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F1

Verstappen Wins Bahrain GP from Third on the Grid

A late safety car reshuffled the field; Max passed Leclerc on lap 51 and held off a charging Hamilton to the flag.

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NBA

Nikola Jokić Records Fifth Consecutive Triple-Double

Denver's run coincides with Jokić's best statistical stretch of his career — he's averaging 32/14/12 over the last five games.

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