Published at 4.45 p.m.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to North Korea comes ahead of a planned summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and is seen as an attempt by Moscow to ensure its voice is heard in the North’s diplomatic overtures with Washington, Seoul and Beijing.
Moscow has remained largely on the sidelines as Kim has made a major diplomatic outreach to Seoul, Beijing and Washington over the past several months. But Sergey Lavrov’s visit suggests Russia wants to make sure it is informed of North Korea’s intentions and is mindful of Moscow’s concerns.
Lavrov relayed President Vladimir Putin’s “warmest regards and best wishes” for Kim’s “big endeavors” on the Korean Peninsula. He also expressed Moscow’s support for an agreement Kim reached with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a summit last month that focused on measures to ease hostilities and increase exchanges between the two Koreas.
Published at 3.45 p.m.
Trial run conducted on Delhi Metro’s Pink Line
A metro train runs near the proposed Maujpur metro station during a trial run on May 31, 2018.
Trial run for the Pink Line of Delhi Metro was conducted on Thursday. The Pink Line is part of the Phase III Metro expansion programme. It consists of 38 metro stations from Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar, both in North Delhi.Published at 1.00 p.m.
Kathua rape and murder trial starts
Deepak Khajuria, one of the eight accused in the Kathua rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl, being produced before the district and sessions court in Pathankot on May 31, 2018.
Seven of the eight accused in the Kathua rape and murder case were brought to Pathankot amid tight security to be produced before the district and sessions court. The case, involving the rape and murder of an eight-year-old from a nomadic community in Kathua district in January, was transferred by the Supreme Court from Jammu and Kashmir to Pathankot for a fair trial.Published at 12 noon
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad at a meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on May 31, 2018. Credit: Department of Information/Hafiz Itam via REUTERS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his newly-elected Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohammad. During his first-ever official visit to Indonesia, Mr. Modi held “productive discussions” with President Joko Widodo.Published at 11.00 a.m.
New Delhi: Union Minister for Defence Nirmala Sitharaman, MoS for Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre and Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa, during the Air Force Commander's Conference in New Delhi on Thursday,May 31,2018. (PTI Photo /Kamal Singh)(PTI5_31_2018_000025B)
An Air Force Commanders Conference was held in New Delhi. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, MoS for Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre and Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa and others were present.Published at 10.00 a.m.
Workers pull a rope tied to a decommissioned oil rig to dismantle it at the Alang shipyard in the western state of Gujarat.
A decommissioned oil rig being dismantled in Gujarat.
