Prateek Yadav, the younger son of late Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and half-brother of Akhilesh Yadav, has died suddenly in Lucknow at the age of 38. According to the postmortem report, Prateek Yadav died due to cardiorespiratory collapse caused by massive pulmonary thromboembolism. His body was taken to KGMU for autopsy under tight security and videography surveillance. Akhilesh Yadav, while mourning his half-brother’s death, hinted that business-related stress may have affected him in recent months. 

A ceremonial royal visit is now at the center of a geopolitical and historical debate. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has publicly stated that he would urge King Charles III to return the Kohinoor diamond if the two meet during the monarch’s upcoming visit for the September 11 commemoration at One World Trade Center. The remark, made during a press briefing, has transformed what was expected to be a symbolic diplomatic engagement into a renewed conversation about colonial history and restitution. The Kohinoor diamond, often called the “Mountain of Light”, remains one of the most contested artifacts of the colonial era. Originally mined in India’s Kollur mines, the gem passed through Mughal and Sikh rulers before coming under British control in 1849 following the Treaty of Lahore, signed by Maharaja Duleep Singh after the Second Anglo-Sikh War. WATCH