India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from four civilians and a CISF jawan killed in a IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district to Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting BJP senior leader L K Advani on his birthday at his residence in New Delhi.

Updated on: Nov 08, 2018 5:26 PM IST

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The mangled remains of a CISF minibus after an IED blast, allegedly triggered by the Maoist rebels, in Bacheli area of Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. Police said that four civilians and a CISF jawan were killed when suspected Maoists blew up the bus in poll-bound Dantewada district. Two personnel of the CISF were also injured in the incident. (PTI)

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On Thursday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley strongly defended the centre’s demonetisation decision two years ago, asserting that the system needed to be shaken to make India move from cash to digital transactions. Jaitley said getting the money into the formal economy and making the holders pay tax was the broader objective of the notes ban decision. (Vijay Verma / PTI File)

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Indian opener Rohit Sharma’s century in the last match in Lucknow, made him the only batsman to score 4 centuries in cricket’s shortest format at the international arena. The Mumbai batsman has 2203 runs to his name currently and needs to score 69 runs against West Indies in the last match of the series on Sunday to get past Martin Guptill and become the leading run-getter in T20 internationals. (Money Sharma / AFP)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets BJP senior leader L K Advani on his birthday at his residence, in New Delhi. (PTI)

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Officials on Thursday said that a strike by Air India’s contractual ground staff, reportedly in support of colleagues who had been sacked, delayed dozens of the carrier’s flights to and from Mumbai. A Bangkok-bound flight was delayed by over six hours due to the strike, which started on Wednesday night. Another to Newark finally nearly two-and-a-half hours after its scheduled departure. (PTI File)

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Devotees carry offerings on their head while trekking to the Govardhan Hill to celebrate the Hindu festival of 'Govardhan Puja' near Mathura. (PTI)

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On Thursday, the Kerala High Court turned down a bail plea by a man arrested last month, saying protests against the entry of women to the Sabarimala temple were unacceptable. “The protests at Sabarimala are not acceptable as it is against the verdict of the Supreme Court,” a High Court bench said, rejecting the request for bail by Kochi resident Govind Madhusudhan. (PTI File)

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Delhi found itself engulfed in a haze after residents celebrated Diwali by bursting firecrackers on Wednesday despite the Supreme Court order against polluting fireworks, pushing up levels of harmful particulates to emergency levels. Air Quality Index (AQI) in Anand Vihar was 999, the area around the US embassy in Chanakyapuri 459 and that around the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium 999, all under the hazardous category. (Amal KS / HT Photo)