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India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country from Narendra Modi launching his election campaign in poll-bound Karnataka to observances on International Labour Day.

Updated on: May 01, 2018 5:31 PM IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched his election campaign in poll-bound Karnataka to add heft to the BJP’s efforts to unseat the Congress and form government in the southern state for the second time. Polling for the 224-member Assembly will be held on May 12, and results will be declared on the 15th of the month. (PTI)

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Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses labourers and employees during the ‘Delhi Shramik Sammelan’ on the occasion of International Labour Day in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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MCD officials carry out an anti encroachment drive at Bara Hindu Rao in New Delhi on Tuesday. On April 24, the apex court told the central government to rid Delhi of all encroachment on public land within two weeks. (Sushil Kumar / HT Photo)

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A special CBI court on Tuesday granted bail to former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in connection with the Rs 1,500 crore Manesar land scam, hearing for which commenced on Tuesday. Hooda’s counsel SPS Parmar told media that the court granted bail after taking two surety bonds of Rs 5 lakh each. (Sant Arora / HT Photo)

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Members of the Indian Federation of Trade Unions take part in a protest march on Labour Day in New Delhi, on Tuesday. (Ravi Choudhary / PTI)

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Kashmiri men pray during the funeral of three civilians identified as Asif Ahmad Sheikh, Haseeb Ahmad Khan and Muhammad Asghar, who were killed by militants on Monday afternoon in Baramulla, North Kashmir. Restrictions were imposed in parts of Srinagar, Pulwama and Kulgam today in view of a strike called by separatists to protest the killings. (HT Photo)

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Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao inspects the Guard of Honour on the occasion of Maharashtra day celebrations in Mumbai on Tuesday. May 1 marks the day when Maharashtra and Gujarat came into existence. It was on this day in 1960 when the states were formed on linguistic grounds. (PTI)

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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav amid heavy security arrives in Ranchi on Tuesday. Yadav, serving a jail term in the fodder scam left AIIMS yesterday after being discharged by the hospital, which said his condition had improved significantly. (PTI)