Perarivalan attacked inside prison

 A.G. Perarivalan alias Arivu, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, was reportedly assaulted by a fellow prison inmate inside the Vellore Central Prison for Men on Tuesday morning.

A senior official of the Prisons Department said that Perarivalan (44), was attacked by Rajesh Khanna, also a life convict in a kidnap and murder case. “Rajesh took a small rusted iron piece that was found in the sand and attacked Perarivalan at about 6.15 a.m.” he said.

The official said Perarivalan sustained “superficial injury” in the attack. “He has sustained a scalp injury, and is being treated at the hospital inside the prison,” he added


Source:-thehindu
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PM Narendra Modi leaves for Laos to attend ASEAN-India summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Laos’s capital Vientiane on Wednesday to attend the 14th Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN-India Summit.

In his pre-departure message, the Prime Minister has said that ASEAN is a key partner for India’s Act East Policy, which is vital for the economic development of country’s North-eastern region.

In a Facebook post, he said, strategic partnership with ASEAN is also important for safeguarding and promoting India’s security interests and countering traditional and non-traditional security challenges in the region.
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On East Asia Summit, the Prime Minister said, it is the premier forum for discussions on the challenges and opportunities before the Asia Pacific region.

He also said, India’s ties with the countries of South East Asia are truly historic and country’s engagement and approach can be best encapsulated in just one word – connectivity.

“India wants to enhance physical and digital connectivity in the region, enhance people to people links and also strengthen institutional linkages and leverage the modern interconnected world for the mutual benefit of the people in the region,” he said.

The Prime Minister will attend the 11th East Asia Summit on Thursday on whose sidelines, he will hold bilateral meetings with several leaders.

India’s engagement with ASEAN and the wider Asia Pacific Region has acquired further momentum following the enunciation of the Act East Policy by the Prime Minister.

Indian Ambassador to ASEAN Suresh Kumar Reddy told the media that the ASEAN summit is expected to set the agenda for further strengthening the ties which will help India to achieve its objectives for Socio-Economic Growth.




Source:-indianexpress
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