PM repeats call for saving fuel, cutting gold buy; bats for work from home
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (May 11, 2026) reiterated his call for reduced fuel consumption, greater use of public transport and electric vehicles by citizens and urged people to defer gold purchases amid the West Asia crisis, which has caused large-scale disruptions. PM Modi appealed to people to opt for work from home, a pandemic-era practice, wherever possible and reduce foreign travel.
U.S.-Iran ceasefire on ‘life support’, says Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (May 11, 2026) said the ceasefire with Iran was at its “weakest” and on “massive life support”, a day after he rejected Tehran’s proposal to end the months-long war. “It is at its weakest… After reading that piece of garbage they sent us... It’s on life support, massive life support,” Mr. Trump told reporters at the Oval Office in response to a question on the ceasefire with Iran in the wake of the rejection of the peace proposal.
Himanta to be Assam’s first non-Congress CM twice in a row
