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India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, Resident doctors and medical students in Delhi enter Day 2 of their protest against the National Medical Commission (NMC) bill with Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan meeting three RDAs to the Jammu and Kashmir government on asking Amarnath Yatris and tourists in Kashmir to “immediately” curtail their stay and leave the valley citing intelligence inputs of terror threats.

Updated on: Aug 02, 2019 6:06 PM IST

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Thousands of patients were affected for the second day as nearly 20,000 resident doctors and medical students in Delhi continued their protest against the National Medical Commission (NMC) bill. Three key RDAs met with the Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to discuss their reservations. The minister clarified the government’s position on issues such as the community health practitioners and the national exit test. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 02, 2019 6:06 PM

Thousands of patients were affected for the second day as nearly 20,000 resident doctors and medical students in Delhi continued their protest against the National Medical Commission (NMC) bill. Three key RDAs met with the Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to discuss their reservations. The minister clarified the government’s position on issues such as the community health practitioners and the national exit test. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday asked Amarnath Yatris and tourists in Kashmir to “immediately” curtail their stay and leave the valley. The advisory, issued by the state’s home department, cited intelligence inputs about terror threats. The advisory came minutes after top army and police officers spoke about inputs that terrorists in the state had been ordered to carry out bomb blasts targeting Amarnath Yatris. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 02, 2019 6:06 PM

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday asked Amarnath Yatris and tourists in Kashmir to “immediately” curtail their stay and leave the valley. The advisory, issued by the state’s home department, cited intelligence inputs about terror threats. The advisory came minutes after top army and police officers spoke about inputs that terrorists in the state had been ordered to carry out bomb blasts targeting Amarnath Yatris. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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The Supreme Court on Friday halted implementation of its order to transfer the Unnao rape survivor’s car crash case to Delhi after the Central Bureau of Investigation told the judges that it had complicated the agency’s efforts for custodial interrogation of the expelled BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar and other accused. (Sajjad Hussain / AFP)

Updated on Aug 02, 2019 6:06 PM

The Supreme Court on Friday halted implementation of its order to transfer the Unnao rape survivor’s car crash case to Delhi after the Central Bureau of Investigation told the judges that it had complicated the agency’s efforts for custodial interrogation of the expelled BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar and other accused. (Sajjad Hussain / AFP)

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Rainfall over the country is likely to be 100% of the long period average in August and September with an error margin of +/-8%, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday evening. In their Long Range Forecast for second half of the monsoon, IMD said that rainfall during August is likely to be 99% with +/-9% error margin. (Gurpreet Singh / HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 02, 2019 6:06 PM

Rainfall over the country is likely to be 100% of the long period average in August and September with an error margin of +/-8%, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday evening. In their Long Range Forecast for second half of the monsoon, IMD said that rainfall during August is likely to be 99% with +/-9% error margin. (Gurpreet Singh / HT Photo)

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A change to India’s anti-terror law in the form of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 that gives the government the power to designate an individual as a “terrorist” was cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Friday with 147 lawmakers voting in favour of the bill and 42 against. The voting followed an intense debate that saw Home Minister Amit Shah attacking the Congress. (ANI)

Updated on Aug 02, 2019 6:06 PM

A change to India’s anti-terror law in the form of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 that gives the government the power to designate an individual as a “terrorist” was cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Friday with 147 lawmakers voting in favour of the bill and 42 against. The voting followed an intense debate that saw Home Minister Amit Shah attacking the Congress. (ANI)

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The Supreme Court has decided to hear the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute on day-to-day basis from August 6 as the mediation panel has been unable to bring the parties involved to an agreement. The mediation report came after almost four-and-a-half month-long negotiations between Hindu and Muslim litigants to explore the possibility of an out-of-court settlement. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 02, 2019 6:06 PM

The Supreme Court has decided to hear the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute on day-to-day basis from August 6 as the mediation panel has been unable to bring the parties involved to an agreement. The mediation report came after almost four-and-a-half month-long negotiations between Hindu and Muslim litigants to explore the possibility of an out-of-court settlement. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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A consumer disputes forum has directed the Saravana Bhavan chain of restaurants to pay Rs 1.10 lakh to a Supreme Court advocate as compensation for alleged deficiency in food served to him. In his complaint, SK Saamy had prayed for a total compensation of Rs 90 lakh “for ill-health, severe mental agony and other hardships” faced from “food poisoning” on October 2014, after visiting the restaurant’s Anna Salai outlet in Chennai. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

Updated on Aug 02, 2019 6:06 PM

A consumer disputes forum has directed the Saravana Bhavan chain of restaurants to pay Rs 1.10 lakh to a Supreme Court advocate as compensation for alleged deficiency in food served to him. In his complaint, SK Saamy had prayed for a total compensation of Rs 90 lakh “for ill-health, severe mental agony and other hardships” faced from “food poisoning” on October 2014, after visiting the restaurant’s Anna Salai outlet in Chennai. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

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India has responded to Pakistan’s conditional offer of consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, underlining that it should be in an environment free of intimidation and reprisal. The Pakistani side had proposed consular access at 3 pm on Friday. Among the conditions reportedly being discussed is the presence of Pakistani officials during the meeting, whether Jadhav would talk from behind a glass partition, and the meeting’s duration. (Indranil Mukherjee / AFP File)

Updated on Aug 02, 2019 6:06 PM

India has responded to Pakistan’s conditional offer of consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, underlining that it should be in an environment free of intimidation and reprisal. The Pakistani side had proposed consular access at 3 pm on Friday. Among the conditions reportedly being discussed is the presence of Pakistani officials during the meeting, whether Jadhav would talk from behind a glass partition, and the meeting’s duration. (Indranil Mukherjee / AFP File)

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