India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures --a roundup of today’s news across the country from the season's first snowfall in Shimla to the resignation of three-time Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan after the assembly election 2018 results.

Updated on: Dec 12, 2018 5:17 PM IST

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A canopy of white over Shimla town after the first snowfall of the season in the popular tourist spot in Himachal Pradesh. Rohtang Pass was closed for traffic following heavy snowfall, an official said. There is further prediction of snowfall in the higher reaches along with rain in the lower hills over the next two days. (HT Photo)

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Shaktikanta Das, former economic affairs secretary, on Wednesday assumed charge as the 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, two days after Urjit Patel quit amid worries that the government was encroaching on the central bank’s turf. (PTI File)

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The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Wednesday for a day following protests by opposition members on various issues. Congress members demanded a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee into alleged corruption in the Rafale aircraft deal while Shiv Sena MPs staged protests demanding immediate construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. (PTI File)

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Taking responsibility for the Bharatiya Janata Party’s defeat in Madhya Pradesh, three-time chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan resigned. “Ab main mukt hoon (I am free now). I have tendered my resignation to the honourable governor. The responsibility of defeat is totally mine. I have congratulated Kamal Nath ji,” the outgoing chief minister said. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, arrives to address his party legislator at in Hyderabad. “In national politics too, Telangana will have an important role to play. We are going to play a crucial role in national politics, we will give new definition to a new national scenario,” he said. The TRS has secured over 85 seats on the 110-member assembly. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)

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On Wednesday, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said that the Congress’s win in three heartland states ruled by the BJP is a victory against the ruling party’s negative politics. “I am happy with 3-0 score line... It is a victory against BJP’s negative politics,” Sonia Gandhi told reporters. (Arvind Yadav / HT File)

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President Ram Nath Kovind with his wife Savita during a visit to Rice Bio-Park in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Kovind on Wednesday launched a mobile app developed for farmers in Myanmar and dedicated a centre and a bio park to promote agriculture research and education to the people here. (PTI)

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A policeman checks a vehicle at a temporary check point as a response to heightened security after 4 policemen were killed in a militant attack at Shopian district's Zainapora area yesterday, in Srinagar. (S Irfan / PTI)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with other delegates releases a book during the inauguration of the 4th Partners’ Forum 2018, a global meet on infant and maternal health at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. (Sushil Kumar / HT Photo)