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Lucknow: A group of jewellers in Lucknow held a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to defer gold purchases for a year to save foreign exchange amid the West Asia crisis. Modi on Sunday has also called to avoid foreign vacations and destination weddings abroad, saying such activities involve significant expenditure of foreign currency. He has also urged people to use public transport and reduce edible oil consumption. Jewellers’ associations in Uttar Pradesh, however, said their businesses will take a big hit if people don’t buy gold for a year and called for relief measures from the government. “Around…

The Muslim side in the disputed Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula mosque complex case on Monday told the Madhya Pradesh High Court that the Archaeological Survey of India survey report was “biased” and prepared to support the claims of the Hindu petitioners. Senior advocate Salman Khurshid and advocate Tausif Warsi, representing the Maulana Kamaluddin Welfare Society, presented their objections to the survey report to Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi of the Indore bench of the high court. The Hindu community considers Bhojshala in Dhar to be a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, while the Muslim side calls the monument…

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez told journalists Monday that her country had no plans to become the 51st US state after President Donald Trump said he was “seriously considering” the move. Rodríguez was speaking at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on the final day of hearings in a dispute between her country and neighbouring Guyana over the massive mineral- and oil-rich Essequibo region. “We will continue to defend our integrity, our sovereignty, our independence, our history,” said Rodríguez, who assumed power in January following a US military operation that ousted then-President Nicolás Maduro. Venezuela is “not a…

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Electoral Officer, C Sudharsan Reddy, on Monday, May 11, held a video conference with the District Electoral Officers (DEOs) and Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) to discuss Special Intensive Revision (SIR) from the CEO Office in Hyderabad. He instructed the Collectors and DEOs to expedite the mapping process and achieve 90 per cent progress by the end of this month, since the Election Commission of India will soon be announcing the dates of SIR. Reddy urged the officials to seek help from residential associations and gated communities for mapping. The EROs, Assistant EROs, Booth Level Officer (BLO) Supervisor,…

US President Donald Trump said on Monday, May 11, that the ceasefire with Iran was “on life support” after dismissing Tehran’s latest response to Washington’s peace proposal as “a stupid proposal” that “nobody would take”. “After reading that piece of garbage they sent us… It’s on life support,” Trump said, signalling growing frustration in Washington as indirect negotiations between the two sides continued amid escalating regional tensions. Trump later said Iranian hardliners would eventually “fold” and insisted he would continue negotiations “until they make a deal”. .@POTUS on the ceasefire in Iran: "After reading that piece of garbage they sent…

Chamarajanagar: Forest officials have intensified operations to capture a leopard following the death of a young boy in a leopard attack near Nagamale in the Male Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary limits of Hanur taluk. The tragic incident occurred when a group was trekking from Male Mahadeshwara Hills towards Nagamale, during which the leopard allegedly attacked and killed Harshith, a boy from Kamakshipalya in Bengaluru. A special forest department team led by the Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) from MM Hills has launched an extensive search operation to trace and capture the animal. Leopard capture teams from Mysuru, veterinarians and drone…

Riyadh: A seriously ill Indian national from Uttar Pradesh has been repatriated from Saudi Arabia to India with stretcher support arranged by the Indian Embassy in Riyadh. In a post on X on Monday, May 11, the Embassy said the patient, identified as Dinesh Kumar, had been hospitalised in Riyadh due to a critical medical condition before being flown back home safely. Also ReadViral video: Telangana man appeals rescue after Saudi shepherd job fraud The image shared by the Embassy showed Kumar lying on a stretcher inside an aircraft while medical personnel and accompanying staff assisted him during the journey…

Bengaluru: In a heartbreaking incident, two children were burnt alive after a sudden fire broke out in a temporary shed at Narayanapura, Bengaluru, on Monday, May 11. The deceased children have been identified as five-year-old Arjun and three-year-old Asha. The family, which had reportedly come to the city in search of daily wage work, was living in a makeshift shed in the area. According to police, the children’s parents had gone out to work and left them in the care of their grandmother. However, the grandmother briefly stepped out of the shed and moved a short distance away when the…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a six-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy beginning Friday to further deepen India’s bilateral ties amid the ongoing geopolitical upheavals. PM Modi’s first destination will be the UAE, where he will meet President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan with an aim to advance the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership and exchange views on the West Asia conflict. “The two leaders will have the opportunity to exchange views on bilateral issues, in particular energy cooperation, as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest,”…

Bengaluru: Kukke Subrahmanya Temple has retained its position as Karnataka’s highest revenue-generating Muzrai temple for the 15th straight year after recording a massive income of Rs 167.89 crore during the 2025-26 financial year. According to temple administration data, the temple earned a total revenue of Rs 167,89,09,080 between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026. The figure is nearly Rs 12 crore higher than the Rs 155.95 crore earned during the previous financial year, further strengthening the temple’s position as the state’s richest Muzrai institution. Officials stated that out of the total income, around Rs 85.20 crore was spent on…