India has responded to reports of China backing Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. "It's for nations who consider themselves responsible to reflect whether supporting attempts to protect terrorist infrastructure affects their reputation and standing," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. This comes after a Chinese official admitted Beijing provided on-site technical support to Pakistan.

India's retail inflation rose to a four-month high of 3.48% in April from 3.40% in March. According to government data, food inflation also rose from 3.87% in March to 4.20% in April as the ongoing West Asia war continued disrupting the supply of oil and other petrochemical products. Personal care products saw 17.66% inflation, while tobacco products saw 4.76% inflation.

Sensex sank over 1,500 points to below 74,500 levels on Tuesday, wiping out over ₹10,00,000 crore of investor wealth. Meanwhile, Nifty also sank nearly 2% to hit a low of 23,348.40. "The austerity call by [PM Narendra Modi] impacted the stock prices of sectors that are expected to be negatively affected by reduced consumption," a market expert said.

The National Testing Agency has cancelled the NEET UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3 over paper leak allegations. The agency said the exam will be conducted again, dates and admit cards will be issued separately, and registration data from the scrapped exam will be reused. It also announced that the Centre has asked CBI to probe paper leak allegations.

The C Ve Shanmugam-led faction of AIADMK has extended support to Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay, signalling a potential split in the party. Shanmugam said this was done after proposals were made for AIADMK to form government with DMK, which goes against the party's founding principles. "AIADMK was founded to uproot DMK...Mandate is for Vijay to become CM," Shanmugam added.