From BJP’s victory in Gujarat to 2G scam verdict: India this week in pictures

Dec 24, 2017 14:43 IST

Bharatiya Janata Party workers celebrate after the BJP won the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017 in Ahmedabad on Monday. The BJP won 99 seats in the 182-member assembly and the Congress, 77. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)

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Bharatiya Janata Party workers celebrate after the BJP won the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017 in Ahmedabad on Monday. The BJP won 99 seats in the 182-member assembly and the Congress, 77. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)

DMK Leader and former Union Telecom Minister A Raja with his supporters after the 2G Case verdict by Patiala House Court in New Delhi on Thursday. A special court hearing ruled that the prosecution has not proved the charges against the accused in any of the cases. (Sonu Mehta / HT PHOTO)

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DMK Leader and former Union Telecom Minister A Raja with his supporters after the 2G Case verdict by Patiala House Court in New Delhi on Thursday. A special court hearing ruled that the prosecution has not proved the charges against the accused in any of the cases. (Sonu Mehta / HT PHOTO)

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval meets Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi for the 20th round of annual boundary negotiations in New Delhi on Friday. (Arun Sharma / PTI)

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National Security Advisor Ajit Doval meets Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi for the 20th round of annual boundary negotiations in New Delhi on Friday. (Arun Sharma / PTI)

A major fire broke out at the Turbhe MIDC industrial area in Navi Mumbai on Sunday. (Bachchan Kumar / HT Photo)

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A major fire broke out at the Turbhe MIDC industrial area in Navi Mumbai on Sunday. (Bachchan Kumar / HT Photo)

BJP workers celebrate at the party headquarters in New Delhi after winning both the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections on Monday. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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BJP workers celebrate at the party headquarters in New Delhi after winning both the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections on Monday. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

India's cricket team captain Virat Kohli (L) and his wife, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, pose during a photo-op at their wedding reception in New Delhi on Thursday. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

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India's cricket team captain Virat Kohli (L) and his wife, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, pose during a photo-op at their wedding reception in New Delhi on Thursday. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

Children dressed in Santa Claus costumes sit inside a classroom before participating in Christmas celebrations at a school in Chandigarh on Wednesday. (Ajay Verma / REUTERS)

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Children dressed in Santa Claus costumes sit inside a classroom before participating in Christmas celebrations at a school in Chandigarh on Wednesday. (Ajay Verma / REUTERS)

Models wait to appear before judges during the Lakme Fashion Week model auditions at The St. Regis in Mumbai on Wednesday. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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Models wait to appear before judges during the Lakme Fashion Week model auditions at The St. Regis in Mumbai on Wednesday. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

People walk along a railway line amid dense smog at Tilak Bridge railway station in New Delhi on Thursday. (Arvind Yadav / HT PHOTO)

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People walk along a railway line amid dense smog at Tilak Bridge railway station in New Delhi on Thursday. (Arvind Yadav / HT PHOTO)

Protestors burn posters of U.S. President Donald Trump organised by various religious organisations against the U.S. decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Sunday. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

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Protestors burn posters of U.S. President Donald Trump organised by various religious organisations against the U.S. decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Sunday. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

A man exercises early in the morning along the Arabian Sea in Mumbai on Thursday. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS)

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A man exercises early in the morning along the Arabian Sea in Mumbai on Thursday. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS)

A Metro train on a trial run is covered with a sheet after it broke through a wall at Kalindi Kunj station on the Magenta Line, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (PTI)

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A Metro train on a trial run is covered with a sheet after it broke through a wall at Kalindi Kunj station on the Magenta Line, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (PTI)

Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma (C) places the One Day series cup after winning the third One Day International (ODI) cricket match between India and Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. (Noah Seelam / AFP)

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Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma (C) places the One Day series cup after winning the third One Day International (ODI) cricket match between India and Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. (Noah Seelam / AFP)

Indian Airforce (IAF) MI-8 Helicopter, also known as 'PRATAP' makes final flight during the phasing out ceremony held to bid adieu to the Russian made multi-role chopper at the Yelahanka Airforce Station in Bangalore on Sunday. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

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Indian Airforce (IAF) MI-8 Helicopter, also known as 'PRATAP' makes final flight during the phasing out ceremony held to bid adieu to the Russian made multi-role chopper at the Yelahanka Airforce Station in Bangalore on Sunday. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

Kashmiri villagers look on during the funeral procession of militant Tanveer Ahmed at Batmurran Kellar village in Shopian. (Tauseef Mustafa / AFP)

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Kashmiri villagers look on during the funeral procession of militant Tanveer Ahmed at Batmurran Kellar village in Shopian. (Tauseef Mustafa / AFP)

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India this Week in Pictures: From BJP's victory in the Gujarat and Himachal state assembly elections to the 2G scam verdict that acquitted 19 accused including former telecom minister A Raja and DMK leader Kanimozhi.

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