Four Indians held in Malaysia on drug trafficking charges

Malaysian authorities have arrested four Indians and seized more than 14 kgof drugs and over 5,000 turtles from their luggage at the Kuala Lumpur airport.

Senior customs official Zulkarnain Mohamed Yusof said Wednesday that agents found a total 5,255 red-ear slider baby turtles kept in small baskets from the luggage of two Indian nationals who flew in from Guangzhou, China on June 20.

Demolition of Praja Vedika begins

Workers engaged in demolishing work of the Praja Vedika at Undavalli in Guntur district on Wednesday.   | Photo Credit: V. Raju

The demolition of ‘Praja Vedika’ has gathered momentum with workers pulling down more than 70% of the structure. It will be completed by Wednesday evening as officials of the A.P.-Capital Region Development Authority are personally monitoring the work. The compound wall and most part of the building have been razed.

A large number of policemen have been deployed there to prevent any disruption by those opposing the demolition.

‘Praja Vedika’ is an auditorium built by former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu next to his residence at Undavalli near here for hearing people’s grievances and to hold official meetings.

CPP meeting to discuss Parliamentary strategy

Congress president Rahul Gandhi arrives to attend the party's Parliamentary Party meeting at Parliament House in New Delhi on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.   | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy

The meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party is underway in New Delhi on Wednesday.

On June 1, the Congress claimed that it will not stake claim for the position of Leader of Opposition in Parliament since it is short of the necessary numbers to be eligible for the position.

Social Democrat leader forms new Leftist government in Denmark

Pia Olsen Dyhr of the The Socialist People's Party, Pernille Skipper of The Red-Green Alliance, Mette Frederiksen of The Danish Social Democrats and Morten Oestergaard of The Social Liberal Party address the press after finalising the government negotiations at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark.   | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Denmark's Social Democrat leader has announced she will form a minority government after reaching an agreement with three left and centre-left parties after weeks of negotiations.

“Now we have reached the goal... we have shown that when Danes vote as they have done, a new majority can turn their hopes into actions,” said Mette Frederiksen, who will become Prime Minister in a country where minority governments are the norm.

The Opposition Social Democrats won a June 5 general election as expected, ousting Liberal prime minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen's minority government after several of his key allies suffered scathing losses at the polls.

The Land of the People performance in North Korea

North Koreans perform a mass game of "The Land of the People" at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea.   | Photo Credit: AP

(With inputs from agencies)