After a lull, rains are back in Chennai. So are rain-related woes. Water stagnation, battered roads and choked drains are being reported from various parts of the city.
A waterlogged road at Salt Cotaurs in Chennai.
The Chennai Corporation, which recently opened a control room to address civic woes, has said it will function till the monsoon season ends.
This stretch of GNT road in Puzhal that is part of the Chennai-Kolkata National Highway is damaged due to the recent rain.
Treatment for ailing tusker
Kumki elephant Sujay is being brought to aid the treatment of an ailing tusker in Kondanur near Anaikatti, Coimbatore.
The condition of the tusker which has an abscess on its leg at Kondanur near Anaikatti improved on Sunday following the treatment given by the veterinary team of the Forest Department on Saturday. Officials said the elephant, aged between 20-25, seemed active on Sunday and moved to the forest boundary. Continuing the treatment given to the elephant, the veterinary team gave the animal fruits stuffed with medicines. Forest staff persisted with the diet of fodder, sugar cane, banana, and jaggery.
Modi at ASEAN summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses the ASEAN Business Investment (ABIS) Summit during the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations in metro Manila, Philippines on Monday.
Addressing the ASEAN Business Forum in the Philippines capital, the Prime Minister said most sectors of the Indian economy were opened up for foreign direct investment, adding the country’s economy is now “globally integrated.” “The task of transforming India is proceeding on an unprecedented scale. We are working day and night to ensure good governance which includes easy, effective and transparent governance,” he said, noting that more than 90% FDI sectors are on automatic approval route.
Practice session at Eden
India's Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Wriddhiman Saha, and Mohammed Shami warming up during the practice session at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, on Monday.
The Sri Lankans will play three Tests and as many ODIs and T20Is against India in the long series concluding in Mumbai on December 24.
A potter woman at work
A woman potter is busy at work making the clay lamps at Mela Kondayampettai in Tiruchi.
With the festival of lamps, 'Karthigai Deepam,' arriving shortly, clay lamps are in great demand across Tamil Nadu. Apart from households, temples use clay lamps in large numbers during Karthigai Deepam.
Bob Geldof to turn in Dublin honour
Bob Geldof arrives to return his 'Freedom of the City of Dublin' with Oonagh Casey of Dublin's City Manager's office, after saying he could not continue to hold the honour with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Dublin, Ireland. Reuters
Irish rock singer Bob Geldof says he is returning his 'Freedom of the City of Dublin' honour because it is also held by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing her of complicity for what he and others, including the United Nations, call “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya Muslims in the Asian nation. The founder of Live Aid says Ms. Suu Kyi is a “handmaiden to genocide” whose association with Ireland’s capital “shames us all.”
Congress VP at Vir Meghmaya temple
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi offers prayers during a visit to Vir Meghmaya temple in Patan, Gujarat on Monday.
The Congress vice-president began his campaign for the Assembly polls in north Gujarat with a visit to the famous Akshardham templ e in Gandhinagar on Saturday. The BJP criticised the move, saying Mr. Gandhi was visiting Hindu temples just ahead of elections to get votes.
Second year anniversary of Paris terror attacks
France observes the anniversary of the Paris terror attacks.
French President Emmanuel Macron (centre) and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo attend a minute of silence after they laid a wreath of flowers in front of a commemorative plaque next to the "A La Bonne Biere" cafe and the Rue de la Fontaine au Roi street, in Paris.
This was during a ceremony held for the victims of the Paris attacks which targeted the Bataclan concert hall as well as a series of bars and killed 130 people.
Modi, Trump hold bilateral talks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a bilateral meeting at the ASEAN Summit during the Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, in Manila, Philippines.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump he ld a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Philippines on Monday. Mr. Modi was accompanied by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar, Secretary in charge of the eastern affairs Preeti Saran and Joint Secretary in charge of Southern global affairs in MEA Vinay Kumar.
Protest rallies against US President Donald Trump
Protestors take cover as they clash with police during a rally against U.S. President Donald Trump, who is attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and related meetings in Manila, Philippines on Monday.
After initially saying he would skip this week's East Asia summit in the Philippines, U.S. President Donald Trump is now set to attend the event on Tuesday that hosts the 10-member crew of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other world leaders.
Indonesian volcano Mount Sinabung erupts
Primary school children play outside their classroom as Mount Sinabung, active since 2010, erupts in the distance in Naman Teran Village, Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
After having been dormant for centuries, Mount Sinabung in Sumatra has been active since 2010. The volcano is now highly active, and is spewing ash and lava.
Delhi's toxic smog situation continues
Delhi still reels under severe weather conditions. A scene at Vijay Chowk, on Monday, November 13, 2017
The nearly a week-long spell of toxic smog enveloping the national capital continued today, with reduced visibility in some areas leading to cancellation of eight trains in Delhi, according to reports from PTI.
The minimum temperature dropped to 12.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, a MeT department official told the news agency. The humidity was recorded at 93% at 8.30 AM. The visibility dropped to 500 metres at 5.30 AM and later to 400 metres at 8.30 AM.
Protest against Thomas Chandy
BJP supporters lay siege at Secretariat demanding the resignation of Transport Minister Thomas Chandy in Thiruvnanthapuram on Monday.
The Kerala Cabinet is expected to take a decision on Thomas Chandy today, as protests against him continuing as the Transport Minister even after his name figured in a district collector's report on land encroachment.
Mr. Chandy, the Kuttanad MLA, is the lone member in Pinarayi Vijayan's cabinet from the NCP.
When oil drums aided Rohingya Muslims
Rohingya Muslims use plastic drums as flotation devices as they arrive at Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, after swimming the Naf river. The Naf river is a natural border between Myanmar and Bangladesh. The boys stepped into the water just as the current started to shift toward Bangladesh, tied together with ropes in groups of three.
Rohingya Muslims escaping the violence in their homeland of Myanmar are now so desperate that some are trying to swim to safety in neighboring Bangladesh. In just a week, more than three dozen boys and young men used cooking oil drums like life rafts to swim across the mouth of the Naf River and wash up ashore in Shah Porir Dwip, a fishing town and cattle trade spot.
ASEAN summit begins in Manila
U.S. President Donald Trump registers his surprise as he realises other leaders, including Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang, President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte and Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, are crossing their arms for the traditional "ASEAN handshake" as he participates in the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Summit in Manila, Philippines on Monday.
World leaders including Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (L-R, bottom), Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte, U.S. President Donald Trump, Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev watch the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Summit in Manila, Philippines on Monday.
Southeast Asian nations will not take a relative calm in the dispute over the South China Sea for granted, according to a draft of a statement to be issued during a summit meeting in Manila on Monday. Leaders from China, the United States and seven other nations are joining ASEAN at their annual summit. ASEAN summit meeting began on Monday colourfully.
Quake jolts Iran-Iraq border
A damaged storefront is seen after an earthquake in Halabja, Iraq. Image received via Twitter.
Hundreds of people are reported to be killed and hundreds more injured in the 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook the mountainous Iran-Iraq border triggering landslides.
The quake hit 30 kilometres southwest of Halabja in Iraqi Kurdistan at around 9.20 pm.
The quake, which struck at a relatively shallow depth of 25 kilometres, was felt for about 20 seconds in Baghdad, and for longer in other provinces of Iraq.
On the Iranian side of the border, the tremor shook several cities in the west of the country including Tabriz.
Meanwhile, another quake jolted Costa Rica on Monday.
Hundreds in Hollywood march against sexual harassment
A demonstrator takes part in a #MeToo protest march for survivors of sexual assault and their supporters on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Armed with signs, catchy phrases and a motivation to take #MeToo beyond the internet and into real life, a few hundred women, men and children gathered Sunday among the sex shops and tourist traps of Hollywood Boulevard to protest sexual harassment.
The Take Back the Workplace March and the {nldr}MeToo Survivors March joined forces in the heart of Hollywood, near the entrance to the Dolby Theater where the Academy Awards take place.
A week after Texas church attack
Chairs and roses show where Joann and Brooke Ward and others were found dead at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs where 26 people were killed one week ago, as the church opens to the public as a memorial to those killed, in Texas.
Hundreds of mourners crowded into the tiny town of Sutherland Springs for the first Sunday service since a gunman stormed the First Baptist Church a week earlier, killing more than two dozen people in the worst mass shooting in Texas history.
After an emotional sermon held outdoors under a massive white tent, congregants and the public were invited to return to the church for the first time since the tragedy. A chilling memorial set up inside the church included 26 white chairs including one for the unborn baby of a victim who was pregnant bearing each victim’s name or nickname painted in gold.
