Trump meets Singapore PM ahead of summit with Kim
Singapore, June 11 : US President Donald Trump met Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday ahead of his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday.
Trump, in his presidential state car nicknamed "The Beast", left the Shangri-La Hotel with his delegation at about 11.45 a.m. for the working lunch at the Istana or presidential palace, reports The Straits Times.
He was accompanied by a convoy of more than 30 vehicles. Trump's delegation include National Security Adviser John Bolton, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Trump and Lee shared a warm handshake in front of cameras before they began their meeting at the Istana. He is expected to have a meet and greet session with US embassy staff after his session with Prime Minister Lee.
Earlier on Monday, Trump shared his excitement of being in Singapore on Twitter, reports Efe news. "Great to be in Singapore, excitement in the air!" he tweeted.
The US President arrived in Singapore on Sunday night hours after Kim reached the island city-state aboard an Air China plane.
This is Kim's first-known trip outside Northeast Asia since taking power in 2011.
Trump and Kim's summit, the first ever between two sitting leaders of the countries, will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday at the exclusive Capella Hotel in Sentosa Island.
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Rape convict Gurmeet Singh granted 21-day furlough by Haryana Government
Chandigarh: Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Singh was released on Wednesday morning after the Haryana Government granted him a 21-day furlough. He is currently serving a 20-year sentence for raping two of his disciples and is lodged at Sunaria Jail in Rohtak.
This is reportedly the 13th time since October 2020 that Gurmeet Singh has been granted parole or furlough. According to The Times of India, he has been out of jail for a total of 142 days since January 20 last year under the BJP-led government in Haryana.
Earlier this year, just ahead of the Delhi Assembly Elections, the Dera chief was granted a 30-day parole. In February, the Supreme Court declined to entertain a plea by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) challenging his repeated temporary releases. The apex court bench, comprising Justices B R Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra, disposed of the petition noting objections regarding its maintainability.
Gurmeet Singh, whose Dera has a significant following in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and other states, continues to face trial in sacrilege cases pending before a Chandigarh court. In Haryana, districts like Sirsa, Fatehabad, Kurukshetra, Kaithal and Hisar are known to have a large number of Dera followers.
