New Delhi, April 30 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Wednesday (April 29) he would use any opportunity to speak with King Charles III to raise the issue of returning the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India.

Speaking to reporters ahead of a 9/11 memorial event in New York City, Mamdani outlined what he would say if he had a private moment with the monarch: "You know, if I was to speak to the king separately from that, I would probably encourage him to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond."

The planned event-a wreath-laying at Ground Zero-comes as the city approaches the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

The Koh-i-Noor diamond, whose name means "Mountain of Light," is one of the most famous and disputed gemstones in the world. ...