HC bans felling of 16,500 trees in South Delhi
The Delhi High Court on Monday banned the cutting down of over 16,500 trees for redevelopment of six south Delhi colonies by the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) till July 4.
Heavy rains in Mumbai
Two vehicles broke down at King's Circle in Mumbai due to waterlogging, on Monday. | Photo Credit: Prashant Nakhwe
Heavy rain lashed Mumbai and its suburbs throughout the night on Sunday. The compound wall of Lloyds Estate near Dosti acres in Wadala collapsed around 4 a.m, resulting in at least five cars being trapped. No casualty has been reported.
Prince William tours Roman ruins in Jordan, meets refugees
Britain's Prince William (centre) and Jordanian Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah (right) chat with Syrian and Jordanian school children during their visit to the Jerash archaeological site, some 50 kilometres north of the Jordanian capital Amman | Photo Credit: AFP
Britain’s Prince William toured the ruins of the Roman city of Jerash and met with children, including Syrian refugees, from a U.N.-run education program on the second day of a five-day Mid-east tour that will also take him to Israel and the Palestinian territories.
IAF personnel faints during ceremonial procession for Seychelles President
A member of the Indian Air Force, on Guard of Honour duty, faints during the ceremonial reception of Seychelles President Danny Antoine Rollen Faure at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi on Monday. | Photo Credit: PTI
The summer heat took its toll on an IAF personnel who collapsed during the guard of honour ceremony organised at the Rashtrapati Bhavan for visiting Seychelles President Danny Faure. After the ceremony ended and the dignitary had left, Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked up to the airman and enquired about his health. Modi asked him to be careful about his health.
Military officers from N.Korea, S.Korea meet
In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, North Korean army Col. Om Chang Nam, (right) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Col. Cho Yong-geun during a meeting at the Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine office in Paju, South Korea. | Photo Credit: AP
Military officers from the two Koreas met on Monday to discuss how to fully restore their military hotline communication channels, according to the South's Defense Ministry.
Kerala Congress MPs stage protest
Kerala Congress MPs on Monday staged a protest in New Delhi demanding Kanjikode Rail Coach Factory.
Confusion prevails over the setting up of the long- awaited ₹55 crore rail coach factory in Palakkad with the latest Union Budget not allocating any amount for the project.
Though the previous budgets had nominal allocations for the project, the latest one lacked even a passive mention about it. This comes at a time when plans are afoot to shift it from Kanjikode to Sonepat in Haryana.
Kerala Congress Party MP's staging a protest in front of Railways Headquarters demanding Kanjikode Rail Coach Factory, in New Delhi on Monday. | Photo Credit: R V Moorthy
Asian stocks fall
Asian stock markets fell Monday and oil prices gave up some of their gains after Chinese regulators freed up extra money for bank lending amid a trade dispute with Washington. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.5 percent to 22,404.53 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.5 percent to 29,193.68. The Shanghai Composite Index edged up less than 1 point to 2,890.45 while Seoul’s Kospi shed 0.4 percent to 2,346.92. Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 retreated 0.1 percent to 6,217.00 and benchmarks in Taiwan, New Zealand and Singapore also declined.
: A man takes a nap near an electronic board displaying stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing, Monday, June 25, 2018. Asian stock markets fell Monday and oil prices gave up some of their gains after Chinese regulators freed up extra money for bank lending amid a trade dispute with Washington. | Photo Credit: AP
Seychelles President in India
Seychelles President Danny Faure speaks during a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday.
| Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy
Seychelles President Danny Faure speaks during a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy
Seychelles President Danny Faure is on a six-day visit to India, his first bilateral visit to the country.
Mr. Faure landed in Gujarat on Friday and visited Ahmedabad and Goa. He will also be visiting Uttarakhand.
Mr. Faure's visit comes in the backdrop of Seychelles dropping India's plan to set up a naval base in Assumption Island.
Fishing resumes in Thoothukudi
The mechanised fishing boats resume fishing operation in Thoothukudi. | Photo Credit: N Rajesh
Nearly 10 months after the Thoothukudi fishing harbour was locked down for violating the Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Act, mechanised boats ventured into the sea as early as 5 am on Monday.
Mechanised Boat Owners’ Association were against the stringent rules claiming most of them were outdated as the Act was established in 1983. They stayed off from the sea as a mark of protest. After negotiations, fishing resumed on Monday.
EU-China High-level Economic Dialogue
European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen (7th L) speaks to Chinese Vice Premier Liu He (7th R) at their meeting during the EU-China High-level Economic Dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 25, 2018 | Photo Credit: AFP
The EU-China High-level Economic Dialogue was held in Beijing on Monday, June 25. The meeting came ahead of a China-EU summit likely to be held in July in China. China’s Commerce Ministry had earlier said that Chinese Vice Premier Liu He's meeting with the senior European Union delegation is significant at an important juncture.