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(PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a telephonic conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who briefed him on the latest developments and the way forward in the West Asia crisis.During the conversation, Prime Minister Modi welcomed the understanding reached and reiterated India’s consistent position that all issues must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy.The Prime Minister also stressed the need for continued efforts to ensure lasting peace and stability in the region, while underscoring the importance of safeguarding freedom of navigation and commerce.The phone call comes amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to preserve the fragile peace agreement between Iran and the United States following months of conflict.This is a developing story….Get the latest India news and live updates. Download the TOI App.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. 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El Niño – a natural climate pattern in which the surface waters of the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean become warmer than usual – is associated with weak monsoon and harsher summer in India. The IOD – difference in sea surface temperatures between the western and eastern parts of the tropical Indian Ocean – helps formation of stronger monsoon winds. The positive IOD invariably soften the impact of strong El Nino.The year 2009 received the lowest June rainfall (87.6 mm) since 1901, followed by 1905 (91.9 mm), 2014 (92.8 mm), 1926 (96.7 mm) and 2026 (99.5 mm). This year, India received the lowest June rainfall after 2014, which was the drought year.Though IOD, which softens the impact of El Nino if turned positive, continues to be in neutral condition as per the IMD’s model, some global models hint at the possibility of it turning positive by the end of Aug and Sept. If that happens, the second half of the monsoon season may get slightly better rainfall. But it may not offset the deficit of June-July.“Currently, neutral IOD conditions are being observed over the Indian Ocean. The model forecast indicates that neutral IOD conditions are likely to persist during the southwest (summer) monsoon season,” said Mohapatra.Get the latest India news and live updates. Download the TOI App.About the AuthorVishwa MohanVishwa Mohan is Senior Editor at The Times of India. He writes on environment, climate change, agriculture, water resources and clean energy, tracking policy issues and climate diplomacy. He has been covering Parliament since 2003 to see how politics shaped up domestic policy and India’s position at global platform. Before switching over to explore sustainable development issues, Vishwa had covered internal security and investigative agencies for more than a decade.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosAfter Converting To Islam For Love, UP’s Ayush Malik Returns To Hinduism | Watch’This Is Bigger Than Dharmendra Pradhan’: Students Demand Reforms Not ‘Political Damage Control’Another Blow To Uddhav Thackeray: Prominent Mumbai Leader Sachin Ahir Switches Sides | WatchRs 65 Lakh House, SUV, Farmhouse: Ram Temple Donation Theft Accused’s Assets Under ScannerUPI Rolls Out in Greece; ‘Enables Instant Low-Cost Cross-Border Payments,’ Says Piyush Goyal’We’ll Cut Off Those Hands That…’: Pakistan’s Provocation Over Indus Water Amid Domestic Failure’Lose Vote, Lose Benefits’: Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar’s SIR Warning Sparks RowAbhijit Dipke Opens Up About CJP’s Next Move, Funding Model & Post-Protest Strategy | WatchCabinet Reshuffle Soon? 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During the interaction, the prime minister called for greater use of the PM GatiShakti platform as an effective tool for inter-departmental coordination and integrated planning. He also urged senior officials to focus on the tangible impact of government schemes on people’s lives.The discussions centred on two key themes: “deregulation and other reforms for ease of doing business and ease of living” and “promoting Aatmanirbharta”.The secretaries highlighted the ongoing efforts of their respective ministries and departments to translate the prime minister’s vision into actionable outcomes. They also discussed sector-specific challenges and outlined future strategies aimed at improving governance and enhancing service delivery.PM Modi stressed the importance of adopting a whole-of-government approach and breaking departmental silos to ensure better coordination and more effective implementation of policies. Further emphasising the need for integrated planning and collaboration, he called for wider utilisation of the PM GatiShakti platform as a key tool for inter-departmental coordination and informed decision-making.PM Modi also urged the secretaries to focus on the tangible impact of government schemes on people’s lives. According to PTI, the officials made detailed presentations on the functioning of their ministries, highlighting the progress achieved in various reform measures and citizen-centric initiatives.The prime minister has already set the goal of transforming India into a developed nation by 2047, when the country marks 100 years of Independence. He has also outlined the government’s reform priorities for the next decade, asserting that the government’s “Reform Express” has delivered systemic transformation and significantly benefited citizens.The meeting of the secretaries was held around a month after a meeting of the union council of ministers, during which PM Modi had said that the government would leave no stone unturned to further improve the ease of living, ease of doing business, and create greater opportunities for the country’s youth.Get the latest India news and live updates. Download the TOI App.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. 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We are deliberating on our next course of action and where to hold the meeting, but the date will remain unchanged. We will challenge this in court. It is undemocratic. Such actions are impermissible,” Banerjee said.”The current chief minister is afraid to listen to the opposition. He wants to shut down all democratic protests and rallies. But we will fight back — both in the political arena and in the courts,” he added, referring to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, a former Trinamool member.Earlier, the Mamata Banerjee faction had sought permission from the Kolkata Police Commissioner to organise the Shahid Diwas programme in front of Victoria House at Esplanade and requested approval for arrangements from July 19 to July 21, saying it wished to continue the longstanding tradition under the leadership of the former West Bengal chief minister, who founded the TMC in January 1998 after leaving the Congress.The undivided TMC had been observing Shahid Diwas in memory of the 13 Youth Congress workers who were killed after police opened fire on a Mamata Banerjee-led protest march under the state’s Left Front government on July 21, 1993, in Kolkata.This will be the first Martyrs’ Day since the Trinamool lost the assembly elections in April, ending its 15-year rule in West Bengal and triggering a split in the party.(With ANI inputs)Get the latest India news and live updates. Download the TOI App.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. 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Officers later recovered it and concluded that it was the weapon used in the stabbing.Earlier, the accused, Roshan Suvarna, reportedly confessed during custodial interrogation that he had been carrying the knife in his bag for the past four to five months. He claimed he had taken the sharp, maroon-handled knife around seven months ago from an Amazon warehouse where a friend worked.Police said Suvarna told investigators that he threw the knife away after getting off at Borivali railway station. However, despite searching the route indicated by the accused, officers were initially unable to recover the weapon.In a related development, a magistrate’s court on Tuesday extended Suvarna’s police custody till July 6 after investigators sought seven more days to continue their probe.Seeking the extension, police told the court they needed more time to determine why Suvarna had been carrying the knife for several months, whether he had used it in any previous offences, and to establish the motive behind the crime.Opposing the plea, advocate Jaywant Patil, appearing for the accused, argued that police had cited the same grounds while seeking the earlier remand and had already been given sufficient time to ascertain the motive.After hearing both sides, the court extended Suvarna’s police custody till July 6.Suvarna was arrested for allegedly stabbing 22-year-old Mayank Lohar to death inside a first-class compartment of a Mumbai local train between Andheri and Borivali last week following an argument over keeping the door shut.Get the latest India news and live updates. Download the TOI App.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. 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Whatever direction he gives will be followed,” Akhtar, the MLA from Kanth in Moradabad district, told PTI. Watch ‘Visit Ram Temple, Do Penance’: Yogi Adityanath Attacks Akhilesh Yadav Amid Donation Row | AyodhyaLater, speaking to reporters, he described “organisational changes” as a continuous process in every political party.”No post is permanent. Just as the term of the legislature comes to an end and people are replaced by new faces, the same process applies to organisational positions. My leader, Akhilesh Yadav, directed me that I should no longer work in this post and that the responsibility should be given to new people. As a party worker, it is my duty to abide by his instructions,” he added.Akhtar’s resignation as chief whip comes amid reports of a rift with Ruchi Vira, the SP’s Lok Sabha MP from Moradabad. When asked about the alleged rift, he told reporters they should seek a response from Vira.He also denied being angry or upset.”It would be better if you ask her. As far as I am concerned, I don’t think there has been any issue… Why should I be upset? A person feels upset only when he considers himself a leader. I have always considered myself a party worker. For the last 30 years, I have been with the Samajwadi Party, raising slogans of ‘Akhilesh Yadav Zindabad’ and ‘Mulayam Singh Yadav Zindabad’, and I will continue to do so,” he said.The Kanth MLA further stated that the SP’s national leadership would decide the next chief whip.”I am confident that a capable person will be chosen, and all of us will extend our full support to him,” he remarked.Akhtar was appointed to the post in July 2024 after the party’s then-chief whip, MLA Manoj Pandey, stepped down after voting for the BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh in February that year.Meanwhile, Tuesday’s development also comes days after Uttar Pradesh minister OP Rajbhar, an ally of the ruling BJP, claimed that the SP was on the verge of a “major split.” According to Rajbhar, several of the SP’s “disgruntled MPs and leaders are ready to defect to the BJP or form a separate bloc.”Akhilesh Yadav has dismissed the allegations as “baseless.”Uttar Pradesh is due to hold assembly elections early next year. The SP was last in power from 2012 to 2017, when Akhilesh Yadav served as chief minister.Get the latest India news and live updates. Download the TOI App.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. 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