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In this season of board and university results, students can check their scores via official websites, DigiLocker, the UMANG app, and SMS. Here is an easy step-by-step guide.

The prestigious clay-court Grand Slam, the French Open, began at Roland Garros on May 24. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is chasing a career Grand Slam, while two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz is out with an injury.

India is investing at record levels in infrastructure. The finance ministry has launched a three-year pipeline of 852 projects, mostly in roads and highways, to be developed under the PPP model at a cost of over Rs 17 lakh crore.

Confusion persists over a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Both sides announced ceasefires at different times, but agreement on a lasting settlement still appears distant.

Amid a severe heatwave, Indian tourists are heading to hill stations in large numbers this year. Cool destinations such as Manali, Shimla, Munnar, Ooty, Darjeeling, and Srinagar are seeing a strong surge in bookings.

With the IPL 2026 league stage wrapped up, the playoff picture is clear. Gujarat Titans finished on top of the table while Chennai Super Kings were knocked out of the race. Qualifier 1 will be played in Dharamshala on May 26.

Google unveiled the next generation of AI at its annual developer conference, I/O 2026 — including the faster Gemini 3.5 Flash, a "world model" called Omni, and a 24/7 agentic assistant named Spark.

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% and retained a neutral stance. The central bank projected 6.9% GDP growth for FY2026-27.

In an early clinical trial in the US, all 10 Type 1 diabetes patients became fully insulin-independent within four weeks of treatment. Many had lived with the disease for an average of 33 years.

In the assembly election results, the BJP formed a government in West Bengal for the first time in its 46-year history, sweeping 206 of 294 seats for a commanding majority.

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of Congo an international public health emergency, with more than 130 deaths and over 600 infections confirmed.

The 79th Cannes Film Festival opened on May 12 and runs through May 23. Several Indian films are being screened, while Payal Kapadia — celebrated for "All We Imagine as Light" — returned as Jury President of Critics' Week.