Ahead of Hajj, Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended issuance of Umrah, business and family visit visas to citizens of 14 countries, including India. The ban was reportedly imposed as many foreigners enter Saudi on these visas and overstay to participate in Hajj without official authorisation. Saudi has also arrested 18,407 people for breaking residency, labour and border security rules.

India will reportedly not retaliate against US tariffs. PM Narendra Modi's administration has looked into a clause of Trump's order that offers possible reprieve for trading partners who "take significant steps to remedy non-reciprocal trade arrangements", an Indian official told Reuters. Another official said India sees advantage in being among first nations that initiated trade talks with US.

As Indian markets crashed on Monday, Nifty IT fell over 5%, while Nifty Metal and Pharma fell over 7% and 3%, respectively. Nifty Realty saw a drop of over 5% and Nifty PSU Bank crashed 4%. Nifty Media and Nifty Auto crashed nearly 7% and nearly 5%, respectively. The Sensex has crashed by nearly 3,000 points.

Investors lost around ₹19 lakh crore from their wealth on Monday after Indian stock market crashed amid a global selloff triggered by escalating trade tensions and rising recession fears in the US. Sensex crashed around 3,000 points, while Nifty was down by almost 1,000 points. All major sectors were in the red, with Nifty IT falling over 7%.

Sensex crashed over 3,000 points on Monday and was trading at 72,122.64, while Nifty tumbled over 970 points at market open. This comes as Asian stock markets plunged a day after US futures opened sharply lower following the announcement of reciprocal tariffs by US President Donald Trump. Trent and TD Power Systems were among the top losers on Sensex.

Donald Trump's advisor Kevin Hassett has claimed that over 50 nations have reached out to the US to negotiate a trade deal after the US President imposed reciprocal tariffs. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent played down US stock market's deep plunge, saying there was "no reason" to expect a recession due to the reciprocal tariffs.

SRH on Sunday suffered their fourth straight defeat in IPL 2025. They remain placed last on the points table with two points and NRR of -1.629. GT, who defeated them, moved to the second spot with six points and NRR of 1.031. DC are on top of the table with six points and NRR of 1.257. CSK are ninth.

Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by seven wickets in their IPL 2025 match in Hyderabad on Sunday. It is GT's fourth successive win against SRH in IPL. SRH put up a total of 152/8, with GT chasing down the target in 16.4 overs. Siraj took four wickets for GT, while GT captain Shubman Gill scored 61*(43).

Manasi Ghosh has been declared the winner of Indian Idol 15. She also received a cash prize of ₹25 lakh. Contestants Subhajit Chakraborty and Sneha Shankar were declared runner up and second runner up in the show. Chaitanya Devadhe, Priyangshu Dutta and Anirudh Suswaram were also among the finalists.

After Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal asked Aman Gupta to change his perspective on investing in startups at Shark Tank, the entrepreneur said, "Goyal Ji isn't against founders." "His point was simple...To lead the world...we need to aim higher," Gupta added. "I say often...If you want to build a world-class product, you must know your competition," Gupta further said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Pamban Bridge in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, marking the opening of India's first vertical lift railway sea bridge. The 2.07-kilometre-long bridge spans the Palk Strait. The 72.5-meter navigational span can be lifted up to 17 meters, allowing larger ships to pass underneath. The new bridge is 3 meters higher than the existing one.