India: Today’s news in pictures
Updated On Nov 16, 2018 05:35 PM IST
India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country from cyclone Gaja claiming 20 lives in Tamil Nadu to Mithali Raj surpassing New Zealand’s Martin Guptill, who is the highest T20I run-scorer among men’s cricketers.
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Cyclone Gaja which crossed Tamil Nadu’s coast early Friday, has claimed 20 lives, says a press release issued by the Tamil Nadu government on Friday. The severe cyclonic storm slammed into the Tamil Nadu coast between Nagapattinam and nearby Vedaranniyam bringing with it heavy rain, and causing severe damage to communication and power infrastructure, mainly in Nagapattinam district. (Shabbir Ahmed / REUTERS)
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Mithali Raj added two new accolades to her already illustrious career as she guided her team to victory against Ireland in the the ICC Women’s World T20 2018 match on Thursday. Her half century helped her surpass New Zealand’s Martin Guptill, who is the highest T20I run-scorer among men’s cricketers. However, she is still the fourth-highest T20I scorer in the world, standing behind Suzie Bates (2961), Stafanie Taylor (2691) and Charlotte Edwards (2605). (PTI File)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a campaign rally for the second phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections scheduled on November 20 said if Congress makes someone who is not from the (Gandhi) family as party president for at least five years, then he will believe that Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru really created a truly democratic system there. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS File)
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Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday while addressing a campaign rally for the November 28 Madhya Pradesh assembly polls termed demonetisation as the biggest scam in the history of independent India, adding it would be proved that PM Narendra Modi had “robbed the poor of their hard-earned money and given it away to a few rich”. (PTI File)
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Congress has drawn up a plan for the cricketer-turned-politician from Punjab Navjot Singh Sidhu to campaign in the three of the five election bound states. Starting Friday, he will visit Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. (Ravi Kumar / HT File)
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The Chandrababu Naidu government in Andhra Pradesh has withdrawn the ‘general consent’ accorded to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to exercise its authority in the state. A ‘confidential’ government order to this effect, issued by principal secretary (home) A R Anuradha on November 8, was “leaked” late Thursday night. (Vipin Kumar / HT File)
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Women’s rights activist Trupti Desai on Friday refused to return from the airport in Kerala’s Kochi, where she has been blocked by protesting devotees of Lord Ayyappa for nearly 10 hours, as officials tried to talk her out of visiting the Sabarimala temple. Desai, along with six other young women associates, has vowed to offer prayers at the hill shrine, which will open in the evening for an annual pilgrimage. (Sivaram V / REUTERS)
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