The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The amendment bill, which has already been passed by the Lok Sabha, seeks to enhance the powers of the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) of Delhi. Meanwhile, the Opposition staged a walkout from the House to protest the Bill.

Prices of gold and silver hit new all-time highs on Monday as the Indian rupee hit a new record low, making gold imports costlier. The price of 10 grams of gold hit a record high of ₹1,05,937, nearing ₹1,06,000-mark, while 1 kg of silver's price hit a lifetime high of ₹1,24,990. International gold prices are also inching towards record highs.

PM Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin "entire humanity is calling" for an end to Russia-Ukraine conflict. "A way has to be found to end the conflict as soon as possible and establish lasting peace," said PM in China. While referring to the recent US summits to end the war, PM Modi said, "We welcome all the recent efforts."

The Indian rupee slid further against the US dollar on Monday to hit an all-time low of 88.33. This comes amid elevated hedging by importers and increased short positions by investors due to the US' 50% tariffs on India. "It will be interesting to see how far RBI is willing to allow rupee depreciation," market veteran Haresh Desai said.

The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL challenging nationwide rollout of 20% ethanol-blended petrol (E20). The plea filed by advocate Akshay Malhotra argued consumers should've option of ethanol-free fuel. Representing the Centre, Attorney General R Venkataramani said, "This petitioner is an Englander...Somebody from outside will dictate what petrol to use? Sugarcane farmers are benefitting from this."

Nearly 622 people were killed after an earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck eastern Afghanistan on Monday, Reuters reported, citing the Taliban-run Afghan interior ministry spokesperson. Over 1500 people were injured. Authorities said three villages were razed in Kunar. "So far, no foreign governments have reached out to provide support for rescue or relief work," a foreign office spokesperson said.

Sam Altman-led OpenAI is planning to build a massive new data centre in India as part of its Stargate-branded AI infrastructure push, which it's now apparently extending to India, Bloomberg reported. OpenAI is currently scouting local partners for the data centre, which will likely have at least 1-gigawatt capacity. Altman may announce the facility during his India visit this month.

Team India ODI captain Rohit Sharma has passed the Bronco Test, according to reports. Rohit underwent several fitness assessments, including the newly-introduced Bronco Test for Team India at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru over the weekend. He is expected to feature in India's ODI series against Australia in October.

The IMD has issued heavy to extremely heavy rainfall warning for Himachal, J&K and Ladakh for Tuesday. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Karnataka, Odisha, Punjab and Uttarakhand. Heavy rainfall is likely over Assam, Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Kerala, Goa, MP, Mizoram, Tripura, Karnataka, Sikkim, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled in the same car for their bilateral meeting in Tianjin, China. Both leaders are in China for the SCO Summit. Earlier, PM Modi shared pictures of his meeting with Putin, saying it's always a delight to meet him. Putin also appreciated India's efforts in solving the crisis in Ukraine.

In the Tianjin Declaration of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the member states strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack of April 22. "They further stated that perpetrators, organisers and sponsors of such attacks must be brought to justice," the declaration read. PM Narendra Modi had sought action against terrorism in his address.