From Asaram’s conviction to PM Modi in China: India this week

From a Jodhpur court sentencing self-styled godman Asaram to life imprisonment in a 2013 rape case to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in China on a one-to-one meeting with President Xi Jinping; a roundup of top photos from across the country.

Updated on: Apr 29, 2018 2:12 PM IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they take a boat ride on the East Lake in Wuhan, China. (PIB / REUTERS)

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A man transports passengers on an improvised motor-rickshaw as they drive past a burning garbage dump site on the occasion of Earth Day, in Kolkata on April 22, 2018. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS)

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Family members of injured school students at AIIMS trauma center break down after a milk tanker rammed into a school van near Kanhaiya Nagar metro station, killing a seven-year-old girl and injuring 17 others, in New Delhi on April 26, 2018. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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A woman and her daughter (L) rummage through debris for belongings after a fire broke out in a slum in New Delhi on April 24, 2018. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

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Followers of Asaram attend a special prayer for his release in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on April 25, 2018. A Jodhpur court on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to the self-styled godman for raping a minor girl at his ashram in 2013. (PTI)

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Sanjaybhai Shah (L), his son Darshil Shah (C), and Dharmeshbhai Shah (R) stand together after a ceremony where they renounced their material lifestyles to become Jain monks on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, Gujarat on April 25, 2018. (Sam Panthaky / AFP)

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An unidentified relative of slain political worker Ghulam Nabi Patel breaks down during his funeral at Dangarpura, Jammu and Kashmir on April 25, 2018. (Mukhtar Khan / AP)

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Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj (R) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi share a moment before a press conference, following their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, China on April 22, 2018. (Madoka Ikegami / AP)

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Chennai Super Kings’ Harbhajan Singh (R) lifts captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to celebrate their win in the VIVO IPL Twenty20 cricket match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bangalore, Karnataka on April 25, 2018. (Aijaz Rahi / AP)

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Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon (L) and Rekha (R) attend the ‘GeoSpa asiaSpa India Awards 2018’ in Mumbai, Maharashtra on April 23, 2018. (AFP)

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Bollywood actors (L-R) Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhaskar, Sonam Kapoor, Shikha Talsania take part in a promotional event for the forthcoming Hindi film 'Veere Di Wedding' directed by Shashanka Ghosh in Mumbai, Maharashtra on April 25, 2018. (Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)

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People takes a dip in the water to beat the scorching heat at Dadar Chowpatty, in Mumbai, Maharashtra on April 22, 2018. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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People take pictures of decorated elephants as they attend Thrissur Pooram festival at a Hindu temple in Thrissur, Kerala on April 25, 2018. (Sivaram V / REUTERS)

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Members of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery and Students for a Free Tibet light candles on the birthday of 11th Panchen Lama as they attempt the world record for most lit candles on a birthday cake at the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Karnataka on April 25, 2018. (Tenzin Kalden / AP)

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Bollywood actor Shreyas Talpade poses for a photo during the inauguration of ‘Thane road safety week’ in Thane, Maharashtra on April 23, 2018. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

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Visually impaired couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony organised by an NGO at Fadgate in Pune, Maharashtra on April 22, 2018. (Rahul Raut / HT Photo)

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Outgoing Indian Premier League Delhi Daredevils cricket team captain Gautam Gambhir (R) looks on during a press conference in Delhi on April 25, 2018. Gambhir stepped down as skipper of Delhi Daredevils after they lost five of their six matches in the Twenty20 tournament. (AFP)

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Police attempt to control a protest by the supporters of Karnataka BJP chief's son B Y Vijayendra who failed to get Assembly ticket to contest from Varuna, in Mysuru, Karnataka on April 24, 2018. (PTI)

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A performer dressed with a bird mask takes part in a Pakshi Kolam dance during the Kadammanitta Padayani festival in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala on April 22, 2018. (Garima Garg / AFP)

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A man beats an effigy of one of the rapists at a protest against the rape of an eight-year-old girl, in Kathua, a teenager in Unnao and an eleven-year-old girl in Surat, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on April 22, 2018. (Amit Dave / REUTERS)

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Firefighters rehearse for the Maharashtra day parade at Shivaji Park in Mumbai, Maharashtra on April 26, 2018. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)

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President of the Indian National Congress Party Rahul Gandhi speaks during the launch of the nationwide 'Save the Constitution campaign' in New Delhi on April 23, 2018. (Chandan Khanna / AFP)

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Lance Naik Kashmir Singh, 17th Battalion the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles is felicitated with Shaurya Chakra from President Ramnath Kovind during the Defense Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi on April 23, 2018. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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Girls offer juice to Swati Maliwal, chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women, as she ends her hunger strike demanding stricter laws for rape in India at Samta Sthal in New Delhi on April 22, 2018. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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An infant sleeps in a hammock at a makeshift shelter in Kolkata, West Bengal on April 23, 2018. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS)

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People gather around a mangled school van after it collided with a moving train in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, on April 26, 2018. (PTI)