Breaking news live updates, May 11: PM Modi leads Somnath roadshow ahead of temple restoration event

Heavy deployment of PWD, district administration, paramilitary, PAC and police at the site. Over 300 personnel deployed.

The Central Government has announced that the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, will come into force across all States and Union Territories from July 1, 2026. The legislation aims to strengthen rural employment and livelihood support under the Viksit Bharat framework.

Two brothers were killed after being hit by a speeding vehicle near Alauddinpur village on the Akhandnagar-Belwai road under the jurisdiction of the Akhandnagar police station, police said on Monday, as cited by PTI.

The accident occurred around 2 am while the brothers were returning from Khutahan in Jaunpur district after completing DJ-related work. Officials said they were unloading equipment from their vehicle when another vehicle rammed into them.

Both men sustained serious injuries and were taken to a community health centre in Akhandnagar, where they succumbed to their injuries.

Prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a roadshow in Gir Somnath district ahead of his participation in the Somnath Amrut Mahotsav, commemorating 75 years since the inauguration of the restored temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.

A large crowd gathered along the nearly 1.5-km stretch from the helipad to Veer Hamirji Circle near the Somnath Temple to welcome the prime minister. People waved flags and raised slogans as Modi’s convoy passed through the route.

Artists from several states, including West Bengal, performed traditional folk dances at various points during the roadshow.

PM Modi arrived in Jamnagar on Sunday night as part of his two-day visit to Gujarat and travelled to Somnath on Monday morning after an overnight stay.

The Somnath temple, one of the 12 Jyotirlingas, is regarded as a prominent symbol of India’s religious and civilisational heritage.

Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released early from prison on Monday, marking a significant development that could pave the way for the veteran political leader’s return to public life.

The 76-year-old telecom billionaire served eight months of a one-year sentence on corruption-related charges. As part of the conditions of his release, he will remain under probation for four months and be required to wear an electronic monitoring device.

Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday said Telangana aims to become a one-trillion-dollar economy by 2034 and contribute 10 per cent to the country’s GDP under its “Telangana Rising 2047” vision.

Speaking at an event in Hyderabad attended by Narendra Modi, where projects worth nearly Rs 9,400 crore were inaugurated and foundation stones laid, Reddy described the programme as a “celebration of development” aligned with the Centre’s “Viksit Bharat” mission.

"This is not a central government program; this is a celebration of development. This is very important for us to take Telangana forward. We decided to do Telangana Rising 2047 to join with the Viksit Bharat," Reddy said, as cited by ANI.

US president Donald Trump on Sunday urged the US Supreme Court to uphold his executive order ending birthright citizenship, while criticising the court’s recent ruling against his tariff policy.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump singled out two justices he appointed during his first term, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, calling their decision to side against his tariff measures a “devastating move.” He also said it was acceptable for judges to remain “loyal” to the presidents who appointed them.

"They have to do the right thing, but it's really OK for them to be loyal to the person that appointed them," Trump said, as cited by AFP.

A Turkish Airlines aircraft’s tyres caught fire while landing at Tribhuvan International Airport early on Monday, prompting an emergency response and evacuation. Police confirmed that all passengers and crew members were safely rescued.

The flight, operating from Istanbul to Kathmandu, caught fire in its right-side tyres during landing.

"The aircraft with call sign TK726 was en route to Kathmandu from Istanbul, and the tyre had caught fire while landing. Using the fire engine, it has been contained. All the passengers are safely evacuated," SP Rajkumar Silawal from the airport security told ANI in a telephonic conversation.

According to airport officials, the aircraft was carrying 278 passengers and 11 crew members, including several United Nations officials.

Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released early from prison on Monday, an AFP journalist outside the Bangkok jail said.

The 76-year-old telecoms billionaire had been serving a one-year prison sentence for corruption since September and will be required to wear an electronic monitor during his four-month probation period.

US President Donald Trump is set to embark on his three-day visit to China with the objective of rebalancing trade, safeguarding US economic strength and national security. Senior US officials said that topics expected between the two sides include continued work on a US-China Board of Trade and Board of Investment. The two countries will focus on identifying mutual areas of interest in trade.

The two sides will also discuss additional agreements on industry, spanning aerospace, agriculture and energy, and following this productive visit, Trump looks forward to hosting President Xi and Madam Peng for a reciprocal visit in Washington DC later this year, the official said.

Some of the highlights of Trump's visit to China include the arrival, which is scheduled for Wednesday, participation in a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday and a visit to the Temple of Heaven. The POTUS would also participate in a state banquet and on Friday in a bilateral working lunch with President Xi before leaving China.


"On Wednesday evening, President Trump will arrive in Beijing. On Thursday morning, he will participate in a welcome ceremony and a bilateral meeting with President Xi. That afternoon, he will tour the Temple of Heaven with President Xi. That evening, he will participate in a state banquet, and on Friday morning, President Trump will participate in a bilateral tea and working lunch with President Xi before departing from China", the officials said.


The officials said that the visit would spearhead in delivering outcomes for Americans and rebalancing the economic ties with China.


"The American people can expect the President to deliver more good deals on behalf of our country. These agreements will further rebalance trade with China while putting American workers, farmers and families first and safeguarding US economic strength and national security. Topics are expected to include continued work on the US-China Board of Trade and the US-China Board of Investment. The Board of Trade will allow the United States and China to manage trade between the government of the United States and the government of China across non-sensitive goods. The board of investment will provide a government-to-government forum for discussing investment-related issues," they said.


Speaking about the scale of the Board of Trade and how much trade is expected to be covered in it, a senior US official said, "You're looking at double-digit billions, is probably the best way to put it."


Highlighting how the Chinese economy is governed in a centralized way, the official said that the Americans have found, over the past year, that a helpful way forward is for us to identify areas of mutual interest in trade, such as agricultural purchases and the purchases of aircraft.


Speaking about the details of the engagements in China, the US official underlined how under Trump, the bilateral ties have refocused on rebuilding the safety, security and prosperity of Americans.


The much-anticipated visit of Trump is set to focus on the economic and security realities of today, which would see POTUS rebalance the relationship with China and prioritise "restoring" American economic independence.

Dozens of Nigerian fishermen are feared dead after a Chadian army attack against jihadists on Lake Chad, a civilian militia member and a union official told AFP on Sunday.

The militia member said the number of dead was unknown, as the operation on the vast expanse of water and marshland between Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad was still ongoing.

But a Lake Chad fishermen's union official said: "Chadian fighter jets bombarded two islands. So far, 40 Nigerian fishermen have been missing and believed to have drowned from the strikes, according to fishermen who escaped."

The militia member said Chadian fighter jets had been bombing islands controlled by Boko Haram on the Nigerian side of the lake since Friday, following a recent attack on its troops.

He said there were "huge casualties" among the fishermen, who pay tax to Boko Haram to allow them to fish in the area.

The bombing was concentrated on the jihadist stronghold of Shuwa island, where Nigeria, Niger and Chad meet on the lake, he added.

"Many people were killed," said Adamu Haladu, a fisherman from Baga, in northeast Nigeria.

"Most of those killed in the airstrikes are from the town of Doron Baga on the Nigerian shores of the lake and from Taraba state.

"It is not a secret that Nigerian fishermen pay tax to Boko Haram to have access to the remote island with a huge fish reservoir. Boko Haram ferry them on their boats to those islands and bring them back with their catch."

- Recent attacks -

The Chadian army has not yet issued a statement.

But Chad declared three days of national mourning last week after a Boko Haram ambush Wednesday on an army patrol in Lake Chad's island area killed two generals.

Two days before that, a Boko Haram raid on a military base on the shores of Lake Chad killed at least 24 soldiers.

In October 2024, Chad's army was accused of having killed dozens of Nigerian fishermen in air strikes launched against Boko Haram on Tilma island on Lake Chad.

That was in reprisal for a jihadist attack that killed 40 Chadian soldiers, but witnesses said the air strikes had instead killed the fishermen.

Chad's military at the time denied it had targeted civilians.

The Lake Chad area serves as a base for both Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).

Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger in 2015 reactivated a multinational force set up in the mid-1990s to combat jihadist groups operating around the lake.

Niger left the regional force last year due to strained ties between the military government in Niamey and its neighbours

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ​hopes to ​wean Israel off U.S. military ​support within a decade as his country pushes to strengthen ties with Gulf states, he ‌said in ⁠an ⁠interview that aired on Sunday.


"I want to ​draw down to zero the American financial support, ​the financial component of the military cooperation that we have," Netanyahu told ​CBS News' "60 Minutes" program.


Israel ⁠receives about $3.8 ‌billion of U.S. military ​aid ​a year, he said. The ⁠U.S. has agreed to provide a ​total of $38 billion in military ​aid to Israel from 2018 to 2028.


But it is "absolutely" the right time to possibly reset the U.S.-Israeli financial relationship, Netanyahu said.


"I don't want to ‌wait for the next Congress," he told CBS. "I want to ​start now."


While ​Israel has ⁠long had bipartisan consensus within the U.S. Congress for military aid, support from lawmakers ​and the public has frayed since the outbreak of war in Gaza in October 2023.