India: Today’s News in Pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from the JeM - CRPF shootout in Pulwama, to progress in a single monthly return system for GST.

Updated on: May 16, 2019 5:56 PM IST

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Three Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants, including a top commander who masterminded a 2017 attack on a CRPF camp, a soldier and a civilian were killed during a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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An initial draft of a notification on environmental approvals that was released on April 15, could, if approved as a final notification, significantly dilute the process through which projects are granted green clearances The so-called Zero Draft rules show plan to cut green safeguards. The draft rules give local bodies the authority to grant building permits for projects of built-up area of 20,000-50,000sqm. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT File)

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The Union finance ministry is finally ready to move ahead with the single monthly return system for the Goods and Services Tax (GST), a move that will simplify the process of filing returns and also getting input tax credit. (Arun Sharma / HT Archive)

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CBI withdrew its application from Delhi court seeking permission to probe Rs 64-crore Bofors payoff case. It had moved the trial court seeking permission for further probe in the matter saying it had come across fresh material and evidence. (HT Archive)

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The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a constituent of the Congress-led United Democratic Front, asked the Muslim Educational Society (MES) to withdraw its circular banning face-covering veils (hijab) on its campuses. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Archive)

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met the woman who was gang-raped in Rajasthan’s Alwar on April 26. He promised swift action against the culprits and said “justice will be done”. The Congress chief was accompanied by CM Ashok Gehlot, state Congress chief Sachin Pilot, AICC general secretary Avinash Pande and Alwar MP candidate Jitendra Singh. (ANI)