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Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off the Gandhi Darshan tourist train, being run to commemorate 100 years of Sabarmati Ashram. The train, which starts from Ahmedabad, has a fare of ₹8,720 and covers destinations like Gaya, Varanasi and Surat, which are connected with India's freedom struggle and Mahatma Gandhi. The train will be on a special tour for 10 days.

The New Delhi Municipal Council has identified the Rashtrapati Bhavan as a mosquito-breeding spot and issued over 200 notices to the President's Estate in the last two years. Over 1,100 notices, and 13 challans for repeat offences, were issued by the NDMC in Delhi's VVIP Lutyens' zone. Safdarjung Hospital, AIIMS and Delhi Police Headquarters have also been issued notices.

A wedding in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district was called off after the bride's family did not fulfil the groom's family's demand of serving beef during the function. "They demanded beef to be served at the wedding and a car... we denied for both... government has banned beef. How can we serve it?" the bride's mother said.

Gorkhas demanding a separate state protested outside Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Sunday, as the strike by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha in Darjeeling entered its eighth day. Hundreds of protesters gathered at the monument, with national flags and banners that read, "We want Gorkhaland". Meanwhile, Home Minister Rajnath Singh appealed to people to remain calm and peaceful, and not resort to violence.

Actor Rajinikanth was on Sunday reminded about his promise of donating ₹1 crore for the interlinking of rivers by a farmers' association. The actor had made the promise in 2002 over Cauvery water-sharing dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Upon being reminded, Rajinikanth offered the money but the association requested him to donate it directly to the Centre.

Jet Airways has offered a free life-time pass to a baby born on board its flight from Saudi Arabia to Kochi. The baby was delivered with the assistance of a trained paramedic on board the flight at around 35,000 feet. The flight was diverted to Mumbai and the mother and baby were rushed to a hospital upon landing.

A woman IAS officer has written to Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary BP Singh, claiming threat to her life from the sand mining mafia. Sonia Meena had taken steps against illegal sand mining when she was posted in Chhatarpur district's Rajnagar. "I have learnt that the accused is conspiring to attack me again...I fear for my life," the letter said.

Protestors in Assam burnt effigies of Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Sunday, following an image of an Adivasi woman posted from a fake account on Facebook. The image of the stripped woman, with men running after her, are from a demonstration from Guwahati in 2007. However, the caption claimed that Congress workers hit a Hindu woman in West Bengal.

The BJP-led Pauri Garhwal administration wants a cowshed run by Vishva Hindu Parishad functionaries to move elsewhere and make way for a liquor shop in the area. This has caused a controversy in Garhwal Hills' Srinagar, with women staging protests. However, BJP state President Ajay Bhatt said, "It is strange that a cowshed was asked to move...for a liquor shop."

Over 20,000 litres of petrol worth ₹13 lakh spilled at Delhi's Moolchand underpass on Tuesday after a fuel tanker overturned. Two people have reportedly been injured in the accident, while traffic in the area has been affected. Police has requested people to avoid the route as operations to clean up the spill are on, with fire services kept on standby.

The Delhi Police has put security agencies on high alert after receiving inputs of possible terror attacks in the city. Agencies have been directed to take appropriate security measures at metro stations, airports, railway stations, five-star hotels, religious places and embassies. The police said, "We have received inputs on June 10 that militants could target such places in large scale."

Mumbai will get a suite of floating restaurants by 2018. The restaurants will be located on multiple decks of a ship sailing between Gateway of India and Girgaum Chowpatty. The project is the brainchild of a Delhi-based businesswoman who said the restaurants will be "run by some of the world’s most renowned chefs... from far corners of the world."

Kolkata artist Sujatro Ghosh has started a photo-series wherein he clicks pictures of women wearing cow masks. He has reportedly started the initiative to talk about issues like women safety, which seem to be sidelined. The series includes pictures of women with cow masks standing on a street, smoking, and sitting with bowed heads.

The Vishva Hindu Parishad has started stockpiling stones for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, despite the matter being sub-judice. VHP leader Triloki Nath Pandey revealed two truckloads of stones were brought from Bharatpur, Rajasthan, on Monday, with the requirement being over 100 truckloads. VHP said it was confident about the temple since the BJP was in power.

A video showing two Noida policemen sleeping in a Police Control Room (PCR) van, near the spot where a woman was dropped after her alleged gangrape on Tuesday, has gone viral. The video was shot by an unidentified man and sent to Gautam Budh Nagar SSP. The department transferred the policemen for negligence of duty.

Delhi's Connaught Place was barricaded with buses during the International Yoga Day celebrations on Wednesday, after the police received an Intelligence input of a "London-style" terror attack. The measure was taken to thwart any attempt to plough a heavy vehicle into the people, similar to what happened in London. Around 10,000 people attended the Yoga Day event in Delhi.

Over 800 new planes are likely to enter the Indian aviation market in the coming years. SpiceJet has ordered 265 new aircraft, while GoAir has ordered 72 new planes. Meanwhile, IndiGo has placed orders for 430 planes and Jet Airways has ordered 75 new aircraft. Indian airlines presently operate nearly 500 planes.

Over 1,600 tonnes of plastic has been used to lay over 1,000 km length of roads in Tamil Nadu in the last five years, municipal administration minister SP Velumani has revealed. The initiative is part of the government's emphasis on creating a plastic-free environment. Self-help groups are being trained to promote the collection, segregation and shredding of plastic.

Farmers across North India performed the 'shavasana' on highways on International Yoga Day as part of their ongoing protest across the country. Farmers in Madhya Pradesh also joined in, protesting the killing of five farmers in police firing in Mandsaur recently during an agitation. Farmers in UP called the government's loan waiver an eyewash, saying nobody benefited from it.