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India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from the announcement of portfolios in the Prime Minster Modi’s second government to an IMD advisory of a heatwave over large parts of central and northwest India in the days immediately ahead.

Updated on: Jun 01, 2019 4:05 PM IST

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Amit Shah, the big entry in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s freshly-minted Cabinet, has been given the Home Ministry, Rajnath Singh moved to Defence Ministry and Nirmala Sitharaman appointed the Finance Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet, according to a Rashtrapati Bhawan communiqué. (Ajay Aggarwal/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 01, 2019 4:05 PM

Amit Shah, the big entry in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s freshly-minted Cabinet, has been given the Home Ministry, Rajnath Singh moved to Defence Ministry and Nirmala Sitharaman appointed the Finance Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet, according to a Rashtrapati Bhawan communiqué. (Ajay Aggarwal/HT PHOTO)

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A gunfight broke out between the security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district early on Friday, reports said. News agency IANS quoted unnamed police sources as saying that security forces surrounded an orchard area in Dragad-Sugan village of the district after they received information about the presence of militants. (Waseem Andrabi / HT File)

Updated on Jun 01, 2019 4:05 PM

A gunfight broke out between the security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district early on Friday, reports said. News agency IANS quoted unnamed police sources as saying that security forces surrounded an orchard area in Dragad-Sugan village of the district after they received information about the presence of militants. (Waseem Andrabi / HT File)

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Large parts of central and northwestern India will continue to face a heat wave this week, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a bulletin, addingd the heat wave is likely to continue in Vidarbha, parts of MP, isolated pockets of Haryana, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, and UP over the next two to three days. It is likely to persist in Delhi, NC R and parts of northwestern India a little longer. (Channi Anand / AP)

Updated on Jun 01, 2019 4:05 PM

Large parts of central and northwestern India will continue to face a heat wave this week, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a bulletin, addingd the heat wave is likely to continue in Vidarbha, parts of MP, isolated pockets of Haryana, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, and UP over the next two to three days. It is likely to persist in Delhi, NC R and parts of northwestern India a little longer. (Channi Anand / AP)

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Six Indian-origin students are among the eight participants who won the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee, taking home more than USD 50,000 in cash and prizes, after defeating over 550 other contestants in an unprecedented competition in the US. It is the first time in the 94-year history of the competition that more than two co-champions have been named. (Alex Wong / GEtty Images / AFP)

Updated on Jun 01, 2019 4:05 PM

Six Indian-origin students are among the eight participants who won the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee, taking home more than USD 50,000 in cash and prizes, after defeating over 550 other contestants in an unprecedented competition in the US. It is the first time in the 94-year history of the competition that more than two co-champions have been named. (Alex Wong / GEtty Images / AFP)

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In the first 100 days of PM Modi’s second term, a slew of ‘big-bang’ economic reforms that should please foreign investors are likely to be pursued, according to Rajiv Kumar, vice chairman of NITI Aayog, who reports directly to Modi. The reforms will include changes in labour laws, privatisation moves, and creation of land banks for new industrial development, Kumar told Reuters. (Anushree Fadnavis / REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 01, 2019 4:05 PM

In the first 100 days of PM Modi’s second term, a slew of ‘big-bang’ economic reforms that should please foreign investors are likely to be pursued, according to Rajiv Kumar, vice chairman of NITI Aayog, who reports directly to Modi. The reforms will include changes in labour laws, privatisation moves, and creation of land banks for new industrial development, Kumar told Reuters. (Anushree Fadnavis / REUTERS)

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The United States has said India’s suspension from the list of countries benefiting from a duty-free import scheme that was announced in March is a “done deal”, but left the door open for restoring the benefits when India yielded, conceding more access to its markets to American firms. (Jonathan Ernst / REUTERS File)

Updated on Jun 01, 2019 4:05 PM

The United States has said India’s suspension from the list of countries benefiting from a duty-free import scheme that was announced in March is a “done deal”, but left the door open for restoring the benefits when India yielded, conceding more access to its markets to American firms. (Jonathan Ernst / REUTERS File)

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The Delhi High Court has granted four months more to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for probing the bribery charges against the agency’s former Special Director Rakesh Asthana and others. Last week, the court had reserved its verdict on a plea by the CBI seeking six months more to complete the probe against Asthana and suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police Devendra Kumar. (Sonu Mehta / HT Archive)

Updated on Jun 01, 2019 4:05 PM

The Delhi High Court has granted four months more to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for probing the bribery charges against the agency’s former Special Director Rakesh Asthana and others. Last week, the court had reserved its verdict on a plea by the CBI seeking six months more to complete the probe against Asthana and suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police Devendra Kumar. (Sonu Mehta / HT Archive)

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