Monsoons and rainfall related incidents in Kerala have claimed 13 lives in the last two days.
Authorities claim nine people died in the related incidents in Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod and two people died in Thiruvananthapuram and one each at Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha district. Most of the deaths occurred due to the uprooting of trees and drowning in rivers.
The rains resulted in the huge devastation of crops and property in Idukki, Kozhikode, and Kannur districts, officials added.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has asked officials to be alert as Met department has raised a warning regarding strong winds with speed of 40-50 kmph, gusting to 60 kmph, which are likely along and off Kerala coast and over Lakshadweep islands in the next 24 hours.
He tweeted, “People living in hilly taluks need to be extra careful. The government has taken necessary precautions to meet any exigency. Control rooms have been opened across the state.”
The monsoon also hit Maharashtra on June 8 resulted in numerous incidents of waterlogging and traffic jams. However, India Meteorological Department has withdrawn heavy rainfall warning, accordingly city to receive only a few spells. Moderate rains are expected to continue over Mumbai.
Nirav Modi, involved in money laundering case for allegedly defrauding the PNB (India’s second-largest state-run bank) to the tune of over $2 billion, fled to the United Kingdom where he had claimed political asylum, according to reports.
Britain’s Home Office said it does not provide information on individual cases.
“There are always a number of complicated cases that add a little tension and spice to our relationship with India,” said a senior UK Foreign Office official.
“But there is also an appreciation from both sides that we have a legal process that has to be gone through and that we are of course governed by human rights legislation,” he added.
External Affairs Ministry reportedly said that the government is waiting for the law enforcement agencies to approach them before pushing for an extradition, which had thus far not happened.
In May, a case was filed against Modi and his uncle Choksi for cheating the bank and other 23 people engaged in the fraud, including former PNB chief Usha Ananthasubramanian, two of the bank’s executive directors and three companies belonging to Nirav Modi.
However, Modi and Choksi have denied any wrongdoing in the same.
On 8 June, a letter revealing the plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a “Rajiv Gandhi-type incident” has been seized from a suspected Maoist, police told a court in Pune.
The threat letter was seized from Rona Wilson, one of the five persons (Dalit activist Sudhir Dhawale, lawyer Surendra Gadling, activists Mahesh Raut and Shoma Sen) who were arrested from Mumbai, Nagpur and Delhi in connection with ‘Elgar Parishad’ held in Pune in December and the Bhima-Koregaon violence in the district.
Prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar told the court that the letter also revealed about requirement of Rs 8 crore to procure M-4 rifle and 4 lakh rounds.
Amid the controversy over life threat to PM Modi, Sharad Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party chief, claimed that assassination plot against PM Modi was only devised to garner public sympathy.
He added, “They say there was a threatening letter. I spoke to a retired police officer, who had worked for CID. He said there is no substance in the letter. The letter is being used to garner people’s sympathy.”
“When like-minded people came together to organise the Elgar Parishad, they were called Naxals and were arrested. Everyone knows who executed the Bhima-Koregaon violence but those who have no links with it were arrested. This is nothing but misuse of power,” Pawar said.
“The BJP has realised that they are losing popular support. In order to gain sympathy, the BJP is now playing the threat letter card,” Pawar added.
Providing a befitting response to Pawar, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, “he did not expect Mr Pawar to stoop down to this level.”
He tweeted, “It is very unfortunate that Sharad Pawar ji is raising doubts about the communication ceased by the police which revels the plot to assassin Hon PM @narendramodi ji.”
US President Donald Trump on Sunday arrived in Singapore ahead of his summit with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un.
Trump and Kim are due to hold talks – at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa, in which Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal will top the agenda. Trump has earlier described this meeting as a “one-time shot” at peace.
Earlier on Sunday, the North Korean leader arrived at Singapore’s Changi airport and was welcomed by Singapore’s foreign minister, Vivian Balakrishnan. The latter posted a picture of him shaking hands with Kim with a message on Twitter: “Welcomed Chairman Kim Jong Un, who has just arrived in Singapore.” Later Kim travelled through central Singapore in his armoured Mercedes-Benz limousine under heavy security.
Singapore’s Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong told reporters, that “from our point of view, it’s important that the meeting take place and that the meeting sets developments on a new trajectory — one that will be conducive to the security and stability of the region.” The PM in his earlier interview had said that his government is spending about $15 million in total on hosting the summit.
At least 26 people were killed after thunderstorms and lightning struck parts of Uttar Pradesh (UP) on Saturday.
Deaths were reported from Jaunpur, Sultanpur, Unnao, Chandauli, Bahraich, Rae Bareli, Mirzapur, Sitapur, Amethi and Pratapgarh.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that the state government will extend all possible help to those hit by thunderstorms and directed all the district magistrates of the affected areas to immediately provide compensation to families of those killed without any laxity. Meanwhile weather department has predicted rains accompanied with high winds in most parts of Northern India in the next 48 hours.
Army on Sunday have foiled an infiltration bid in Keran sector of Kupwara in north Kashmir, killing five militants.
Troops noticed suspicious movement along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector in Kupwara district, over 150 kms from Srinagar and challenged the infiltrators, an Army official said here.
“Terrorists attempting to infiltrate were killed in Keran sector. The operation is in progress,” defence spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia said.
The search operations were continuing the area, the official said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday held a bilateral meeting and signed two important MoUs, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit at Qingdao, China.
PM Modi in a tweet after meeting President Xi said, “Met this year’s SCO host, President Xi Jinping, this evening. We had detailed discussions on bilateral and global issues. Our talks will add further vigour to the India-China friendship.”
According to signed MoUs, China has agreed to Share hydrological information of Brahmaputra river to India which was stopped after the 73-day long stand-off between Chinese and Indian troops at Dokalam over Chinese military’s plans to build a road close to India’s Chicken Neck corridor connecting North-Eastern states.
Also the 2006 protocol on phytosanitary requirements for exporting rice from India to China has been amended to include the export of non-Basmati varieties of rice from India.
The SCO Summit is scheduled to take place on Sunday, with talks expected to focus on terrorism and security.
After his bilateral meeting with President XI, PM Modi met Uzbekistan President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, PM Modi in his tweet said, “Ties between our nations have their roots in history. We reviewed the full range of the India-Uzbekistan friendship, especially ways to boost economic and cultural cooperation,” he added. “We talked about key sectors of bilateral cooperation. India and Tajikistan are working together in areas such as security, technology and energy. Today’s meeting also focused on ways to further enhance connectivity.” Modi tweeted.
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The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday declared the onset of the monsoon over Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra.
According to IMD Deputy Director KS Hosalikar, “Heavy to very heavy rainfall was recorded in the suburbs of Mumbai till 8.30 am on Saturday.” IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the city today, and has advised people to stay indoors.
Due to heavy rain, trains on the suburban sector of the central railway were running late.
According to Sunil Udasi, Chief PRO of CR, “There was a case of wall debris falling on tracks in the morning on Down slow line. The debris was removed immediately and for some time, trains on Down slow line were diverted to the fast line,” he added.
Meanwhile flights arriving and departing from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport were delayed because of the bad weather.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left for Qingdao, China, to take part in the 2018 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.
With 8 members, SCO represents approximately 42 percent of the world’s population, 22 percent of the land area and 20 percent of the GDP. SCO focuses on political, economic, security and cultural cooperation & enables India to engage with Central Asian countries.
PM Modi in a statement said, “On 9th and 10th June, I will be in Qingdao, China to take part in the annual SCO Summit. This will be India’s first SCO Summit as a full member. Will be interacting with leaders of SCO nations and discussing a wide range of subjects with them.”
“I am excited to lead the Indian delegation for our first-ever meeting of the Council as a full member. The SCO has a rich agenda for cooperation, ranging from fighting terrorism, separatism and extremism to promoting cooperation in connectivity, commerce, customs, law, health and agriculture; protecting the environment and mitigating disaster risk; and fostering people-to-people relations. In the last one year since India became a full member of the SCO, our interaction with the Organisation and its member States has grown considerably in these areas. I believe that the Qingdao Summit will further enrich the SCO agenda, while heralding a new beginning for India’s engagement with the SCO,” Modi added.
“India enjoys deep friendship and multi-dimensional ties with the Member States of the SCO. On the sidelines of the SCO Summit, I will have the opportunity of meeting and sharing views with several other leaders, including the Heads of States of many SCO Member States,” PM Modi said.
The Prime Minister will also hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, apart from interacting with leaders of SCO nations on various subjects.
