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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he was “deeply anguished” by the loss of lives in the fire at a building at Hyderabad’s Gulzar House early this morning. According to fire department sources, 17 people died in the fire that broke out in a building at the Gulzar House near Charminar in Hyderabad early this morning.

The PM also announced an ex gratia, of Rs 2 lakh and Rs 50,000 to those injured in the mishap, from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund to the kin of the deceased as per the Prime Minister’s Office.

In a post on X, the Prime Minister’s Office wrote, “Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to a fire tragedy in Hyderabad, Telangana. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon.

An ex gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000.”

Indian premium whisky distillers expect that the duty concessions on Scotch imports under the India-UK free trade agreement will help improve their margins and speed up growth. A lower customs duty on bulk Scotch, used by many Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) companies for blending, will reduce costs and make premium spirits more affordable in the Indian market, which is the world’s largest for whisky, they added.

Under the trade pact, announced earlier this month, India will reduce duties on UK whisky and gin from 150 per cent to 75 per cent, and further to 40 per cent by the tenth year.

Home-grown players like Radico Khaitan, Allied Blenders & Distillers (ABD), and John Distilleries said the move will give Indian consumers more choices and better access to high-quality spirits.

The Delhi High Court will hear on Monday two pleas by Turkish company Celebi Airport Services India Pvt Ltd and another firm against the decision of aviation watchdog BCAS revoking its security clearance in the “interest of national security”. The security clearance of the firms was revoked days after Turkey backed Pakistan and condemned India’s strikes on terror camps in the neighbouring country.

The pleas, which were filed on Friday, are listed for hearing before Justice Sachin Datta on May 19.

The two petitions have been filed by Celebi Airport Services India Pvt Ltd and Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management India Pvt Ltd.

Celebi, operating in the Indian aviation sector for over 15 years and employing over 10,000 people, offers its services at nine airports.

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), in an order, said, “… the security clearance in r/o Celebi Airport Services India Pvt Ltd is hereby revoked with immediate effect in the interest of national security.”

The security clearance to the company, part of Turkey’s Celebi, was given in November 2022.

The largest known Russian drone attack since full-scale war began in 2022 killed a woman in the Kyiv region and injured at least three people, Ukrainian authorities said early on Sunday, as Moscow stepped up strikes following peace talks on Friday.

Russia launched 273 drones by 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT), targeting chiefly the central Kyiv region and the Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions in the country’s east, Ukraine’s air force said.

Based on data provided by the air force, this was Russia’s largest drone attack on Ukraine of the war. On the eve of the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 23, Moscow launched a then-record 267 drones.

The first direct talks in three years between Russia and Ukraine on Friday failed to broker the temporary ceasefire Kyiv and its allies have been urging. The 100 minutes of talks in Istanbul yielded an agreement to trade 1,000 prisoners of war on each side.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday.

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed at least 33 people, more than half of them children, after Israel had announced an expanded military campaign.

Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said 22 of the victims were killed in an attack on several tents where displaced Palestinians were living in Al-Mawasi, in the territory’s south.

Following the understanding of the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan on May 10, life is gradually returning to normal in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Although caution and fear persist, locals have started reopening shops and resuming daily routines.

Residents of Rajouri, who faced immense hardships due to intense cross-border shelling, are slowly stepping back into everyday life.

Speaking to ANI, Neeras Sin, a local hotel worker, said, “When the shelling started, we closed our shops and went home. Even now, we shut shops by 4 or 5 pm and return early in the morning. Earlier, we used to open around noon, and customers would come in regularly, but footfall is still very low.”

He added that although there is some activity in the market, a sense of fear continues to linger. “Schools and madrasas are still closed. Children have been sent back from the madrasas. The market is not yet back to normal,” he said.

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said Saturday she was “deeply saddened” by the loss of two crew members from a navy ship after it crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of two crew members of the Cuauhtemoc Training Ship,” she posted on social media.

Eight people were killed in a massive fire that broke out at a building in Gulzar House near the historic Charminar on Sunday. A senior official of a private hospital here told PTI that eight people were brought dead. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy expressed shock over the incident and directed senior officials to take all necessary measures to rescue those trapped in the building. According to a Fire department official, they received a call at around 6.30 am and rushed to the spot. Several people were found unconscious and shifted to various hospitals. After visiting the site, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy told media: “Police informed that eight people are dead in the fire accident. But the figure has to be confirmed by them only.”

Some children are among the dead, he said.

An AIMIM legislator at the spot told media that as per initial reports about 20 people were taken to hospitals.

The Israeli military said on Sunday it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel, where sirens sounded in several areas.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they had targeted Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv with two ballistic missiles.

The Houthis have continued to fire missiles at Israel in what they say is solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, although they have agreed to halt attacks on U.S. ships.

Israel has carried out strikes in response, including one on May 6 that damaged Yemen’s main airport in Sanaa and killed several people.

Delhi: ISRO’s PSLV-C61 launch mission could not be accomplished due to ‘observation’ in the third stage of the launch vehicle.

PK Ghosh, Space Strategist, says, ” It is slightly unfortunate, but I do not like to use the term ‘failure’. Every launch is a learning process. We assume that there was some problem in the third stage. This is our 101st launch; we had remarkable success…I am sure we will learn from this and go forward in our next launch”

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said it has booked 23 terror associates and miscreants under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Srinagar.

The accused have been detained and lodged in district jails of Poonch, Udhampur and Kot Balwal Jammu.

The accused were booked after obtaining formal detention orders from the office of the district magistrate of Srinagar based on dossiers prepared against them by the Srinagar police.

Some media houses are reporting that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan is ending today. In addition, queries are also being received if a DGMO-level talk is scheduled today.

According to the Indian Army, no DGMO talks are scheduled today. As far as the continuation of a break in hostilities as decided in the DGMOs interaction of 12th May is concerned, there is no expiry date to it.

A fire broke out in a building at the Gulzar House near Charminar in Hyderabad on Sunday morning, as per officials. A total of 11 fire engines were dispatched to the spot to bring the blaze under control.

Firefighting operations are underway, and further investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.

Meanwhile, in another incident on May 14, a massive fire broke out in a three-storey building in the Begum Bazar of Hyderabad.

Iran’s president said his country will continue talks with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program but will not withdraw from its rights because of U.S. threats.

“We are negotiating, and we will negotiate. We are not after war but we do not fear any threat,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said during a speech to navy officials broadcast by state television Saturday.

“It is not like if they threaten us we will give up our human right and definite rights,” Pezeshkian said. “We will not withdraw, we will not easily lose honorable achievements in military, scientific and nuclear” fields and other areas.

The negotiations have reached the “expert” level, meaning the sides are trying to reach agreement on the details of a possible deal. But a major sticking point remains Iran’s enrichment of uranium, which Tehran insists it must be allowed to do and the Trump administration increasingly insists the Islamic Republic must give up.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has imposed immediate port restrictions on the import of several categories of goods from Bangladesh, following a directive issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

The move limits the entry of products such as ready-made garments and processed foods to specific seaports, an official press release by the Ministry stated.

The move is widely viewed as a response to Bangladesh’s recent curbs on Indian yarn, rice, and other goods, along with its decision to impose a transit fee on Indian cargo, marking a shift from previously cooperative trade relations.

Under the new directive, all kinds of ready-made garments from Bangladesh can now only be imported through Nhava Sheva and Kolkata seaports, with entry through land ports no longer permitted.

Additionally, the import of items such as fruit-flavoured and carbonated drinks, processed food, cotton waste, PVC and plastic finished goods (except approved industrial inputs), and wooden furniture has been restricted at Land Customs Stations (LCSs) and Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, and West Bengal’s Changrabandha and Fulbari.

At least 22 people were wounded, three of them critically, when a Mexican Navy training ship slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Saturday, the navy said in a statement.

“No personnel fell into the water, so it was not necessary to activate rescue operations,” the statement added, following the accident involving the Cuauhtemoc training vessel.

ISRO EOS-09 Mission: ISRO’s mission to deploy the EOS-09 satellite into orbit using PSLV-C61 fell short on Sunday, with Chairman V. Narayanan confirming that the objective “could not be accomplished.” The launch proceeded from Sriharikota at 5:59am, but issues in deployment have prompted further analysis. EOS-09 was intended to enhance India’s radar imaging and surveillance capabilities. ISRO has promised to return with findings after investigation. The setback comes despite the mission’s strategic significance and follows a history of PSLV reliability.

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A Mexican navy ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its mast brushing the iconic span as it sailed through the East River.

The Mexican navy said in a post on the social platform X that the Cuauhtemoc, an academy training vessel, was damaged in an accident with the Brooklyn Bridge that prevented it from continuing its voyage.

It added that the status of personnel and material was under review by naval and local authorities, which were providing assistance.

The Ukrainian capital Kyiv was under a sustained Russian drone attack early on Sunday, Ukraine’s military said.

More than four hours after the air force issued air raid alerts at midnight for Kyiv and most of eastern Ukraine, tens of drones were still in Ukrainian skies and threatening Kyiv and other parts of the country, the air force posted on the Telegram messaging app.

Reuters witnesses in and around Kyiv heard blasts that sounded like air defence units in operation.

A terrorist was neutralized by IDF forces this afternoon, near the Bruchin settlement in Samaria. The incident took place close to the area where Tzaala Gaz was murdered on Wednesday night.

Authorities are investigating whether the neutralized terrorist was the same person who carried out the attack on Wednesday.

A travel vlogger and youtuber who was arrested by the Haryana Police on suspicion of spying for Pakistan, was sent to five days of police remand by a local court, officials said.

According to police, “suspicious things” were found after the police recovered her laptop and mobile. Additionally, The Deputy Superintendent of Hisar, Kamaljeet said that the vlogger was in “continuous contact” with a Pakistani citizen.

“Yesterday, based on inputs that we had, we arrested Jyoti, daughter of Haris Kumar, under the Official Secret Act and BNS 152. We have received some suspicious things after we recovered her mobile and laptop. We have taken her on a five-day remand, and further investigation is on. She was in continuous contact with a Pakistani citizen,” DSP Kamaljeet said in a self-made video on Saturday.

Apart from Official Secrets Act, Jyoti is being held under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) Section 152, which is regarding acts endangering sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has expressed condolences over the death of three people following the collapse of an under-construction building in Delhi’s Paharganj area and instructed the officials to provide all necessary support to the family of the deceased and injured.

The incident happend on Saturday evening which claimes the lives of three while one other was left injured.

According to a post from Chief Minister’s Office, District Magistrate of Central Delhi, Karol Bagh SDM, MCD along withDelhi police officials visited the incident site.

The Israeli military said Sunday it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, where Huthi rebels have been launching strikes on Israel during its war against Hamas.

“Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted,” the Israeli army said in a Telegram post.

The Huthis have regularly fired missiles and drones at Israel since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023, following an attack on Israel by the Huthis’ Palestinian ally Hamas.

A deadly explosion which is suspected to be a potential act of terrorism has left one dead and at least five injured outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs in the US’s California, on Saturday (local time), the New York Post reported.

According to the New York Post, officials claim that it was a deliberate act of violence, with authorities investigating the incident.

The blast occurred outside the American Reproductive Centres, possibly originating from a car parked near the facility, The New York Post reported, citing Palm Springs Mayor Ron DeHarte.

Palm Springs Fire Chief Paul Alvarado confirmed that the explosion was intentional, with the blast damaging multiple buildings across several blocks.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 jolted Arunchal Pradesh in the early hours of Sunday, the National Center for Seismology said.

According to NCS, the earthquake was felt at a depth of 10 kilometres at the Dibang valley district of the state.

“EQ of M: 3.8, On: 18/05/2025 05:06:33 IST, Lat: 29.03 N, Long: 95.78 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh,” the NCS said on X.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch its 101st satellite, EOS-09, aboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C61) from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The launch is scheduled for 5:59 a.m. on Sunday, 18 May.

This mission will mark the 63rd flight of the PSLV and the 27th time ISRO is using the PSLV-XL configuration. EOS-09 will be placed into a Sun Synchronous Polar Orbit (SSPO), continuing ISRO’s use of the PSLV platform for precision deployments across varied payloads and altitudes.

ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan confirmed, “The launch is scheduled for 5:59 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.”

What Is EOS-09 and why it matters
EOS-09 is a follow-up mission to EOS-04 and the earlier RISAT-1 satellite. It is designed to deliver consistent remote sensing data, especially for operational users needing real-time imagery.

Former ISRO scientist Manish Purohit explained the satellite’s broader implications. “This launch is strategically timed,” he said.

“It strengthens monitoring at borders and coasts, particularly with respect to sensitive areas. The satellite can detect ingress or suspicious movement deemed vital in anti-terror operations, especially after the recent Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor,” he added.

The satellite uses C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), enabling it to take high-resolution images under all weather conditions, day or night. This makes it a powerful tool for sectors like agriculture, forestry, disaster management, and defence.