Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act, reintroduced by US Senator Josh Hawley, will prohibit lawmakers and their spouses from holding or deadling in stocks while holding office. Lawmakers would be allowed to invest in MFs, ETFs and Treasury bonds. Act is named after Nancy Pelosi, who enjoyed major stock market gains during her term as Speaker.

During a high-level meeting with CDS General Anil Chauhan and all armed forces chiefs, PM Narendra Modi affirmed it's India's national resolve to deal a crushing blow to terrorism, government sources said. PM Modi also told armed forces that they have complete operational freedom to decide on mode, targets, and timing of our response to Pahalgam terror attack, sources added.

Sumant Kathpalia has resigned from his position as IndusInd Bank's CEO over accounting discrepancies in derivatives trades. In his resignation letter, Kathpalia said he's taking "moral responsibility" for the accounting lapses, which are estimated to cost ₹1,960-crore loss to IndusInd Bank. This comes a day after the bank's Deputy CEO Arun Khurana also resigned citing the discrepancies.

Gold prices climbed ₹1,050 to ₹99,450 per 10 grams in Delhi on Tuesday a day before Akshaya Tritiya, according to the All India Sarafa Association. On Monday, the metal of 99.9% purity declined ₹1,000 to ₹98,400 per 10 grams. Meanwhile, silver prices bounced ₹3,500 to trade near an all-time high at ₹1,02,000 per kg on Tuesday.

Amid tensions with Pakistan after Pahalgam terror attack, PM Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting at his residence on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan and all armed forces chiefs. This comes a day before PM Modi-led meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair another Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting on Wednesday at 11 am. This comes after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam in which at least 26 tourists were killed. Notably, India had taken five measures against Pakistan, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, following the first CCS meeting.

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Congress took an apparent dig at PM Narendra Modi over the Pahalgam terror attack. Sharing a poster, Congress tweeted, "Zimmedari ke samay- Gayab." "Horrific! Congress...threatening PM with 'SarTanSeJuda' message," a user wrote. "Guess...who's laughing at this- Pakistanis. Whoever thought of this, heads must roll in social media department...insensitive, vulgar," journalist Pallavi Ghosh wrote.

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif told Reuters that his country is on high alert amid tensions with India over the Pahalgam terrorist attack. Asif said Pakistan had approached friendly countries, including Gulf states and China, and also briefed Britain and US on the situation. "Some of our friends in the Arabian Gulf have talked to both sides," he added.

Speaking at the UN, Deputy Permanent Representative of India in UN, Yojna Patel, said, "The whole world heard Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif admitting and confessing Pakistan's history of supporting, training and funding terrorist organisations in a television interview." She added, "This open confession surprises no one and exposes Pakistan as a rogue state fuelling global terrorism."

Canada's ruling Liberal Party is projected to win the general elections held on Monday, however it is too soon to say if it has the majority. Canadian PM Mark Carney had asked for a strong mandate to help him handle US President Donald Trump's tariffs and annexation threats. A party needs to win 172 seats to form majority government.