Telangana celebrates State Formation Day, and other news in pictures

Actor, producer Arbaaz Khan arrived at Thane anti extortion cell office on Saturday in connection of IPL betting scam.

Actor, producer Arbaaz Khan arrived at Thane anti extortion cell office on Saturday in connection of IPL betting scam.   | Photo Credit: Vibhav Birwatkar

 

Published at 11:30 a.m.

Arbaaz Khan arrives at Thane anti extortion cell office

Actor Arbaaz Khan on Friday was issued a summons by the anti-extortion cell (AEC) of the Thane Crime Branch in connection with a betting racket busted last month. The police had arrested three bookies at a building in Dombivali on May 16 for allegedly accepting bets on the 11th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament; two more bookies were arrested on May 18.

Published at 11:00 a.m.

Telangana celebrates State Formation Day

Guard of honour by Telangana police battalion to the Chief Minister, K Chandrashekar Rao who unfurled the national flag at Parade Grounds on the State Formation Day in Hyderabad.

Guard of honour by Telangana police battalion to the Chief Minister, K Chandrashekar Rao who unfurled the national flag at Parade Grounds on the State Formation Day in Hyderabad.   | Photo Credit: Ravikanth Reddy

As the State completes four years of governance marked with the launch of a plethora of welfare and development schemes, the government has decided to aggressively take all that it has achieved to the grass-roots level.

Published at 10:00 a.m.

Modi meets Goh

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi during their meeting with Emeritus Senior Minister, Goh Chok Tong, in Singapore on Saturday.

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi during their meeting with Emeritus Senior Minister, Goh Chok Tong, in Singapore on Saturday.   | Photo Credit: PTI

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Goh Chok Tong, a veteran leader and an advocate of deeper India-Singapore engagement.

“Had a productive meeting with Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong,” Mr. Modi tweets after meeting Mr. Goh.

(With inputs from Agencies)