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India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from the funeral of DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi in Chennai to begging decriminalised in the national capital by the Delhi High Court.

Updated on: Aug 08, 2018 5:05 PM IST

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DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi passed away at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai on Tuesday evening. High drama followed his death as the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu refused to allow his cremation at Marina beach in Chennai as demanded by DMK supporters. The Madras high court on Wednesday allowed Karunanidhi to be buried at Chennai’s Marina beach. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI)

Updated on Aug 08, 2018 5:05 PM

DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi passed away at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai on Tuesday evening. High drama followed his death as the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu refused to allow his cremation at Marina beach in Chennai as demanded by DMK supporters. The Madras high court on Wednesday allowed Karunanidhi to be buried at Chennai’s Marina beach. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI)

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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday decriminalised begging in the national capital, saying provisions penalising the act were unconstitutional and deserved to be struck down. The court said the Delhi government is at liberty to bring in alternative legislation to curb any racket of forced begging after undertaking an empirical examination on the sociological and economic aspect of the matter. (Frank Augstein / AP File)

Updated on Aug 08, 2018 5:05 PM

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday decriminalised begging in the national capital, saying provisions penalising the act were unconstitutional and deserved to be struck down. The court said the Delhi government is at liberty to bring in alternative legislation to curb any racket of forced begging after undertaking an empirical examination on the sociological and economic aspect of the matter. (Frank Augstein / AP File)

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Government and police officials throw rose petals on Kanwarias, worshipper of Hindu god Shiva, from a helicopter near Meerut. Kanwarias are devotees performing a ritual pilgrimage in which they walk, clad in saffron, carrying ornately decorated canisters of the sacred water of the Ganga River over their shoulders, to take it back to the temples in their home towns, during the Hindu month of Shravana. (Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP)

Updated on Aug 08, 2018 5:05 PM

Government and police officials throw rose petals on Kanwarias, worshipper of Hindu god Shiva, from a helicopter near Meerut. Kanwarias are devotees performing a ritual pilgrimage in which they walk, clad in saffron, carrying ornately decorated canisters of the sacred water of the Ganga River over their shoulders, to take it back to the temples in their home towns, during the Hindu month of Shravana. (Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP)

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A gunfight started on Wednesday between the army and militants in the forest area of Rafiabad in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. Following specific information about militants, the army started a cordon and search operation. The hiding militants fired at the condoling forces triggering the encounter, a police source said. (Waseem Andrabi / HT File)

Updated on Aug 08, 2018 5:05 PM

A gunfight started on Wednesday between the army and militants in the forest area of Rafiabad in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. Following specific information about militants, the army started a cordon and search operation. The hiding militants fired at the condoling forces triggering the encounter, a police source said. (Waseem Andrabi / HT File)

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The district administration of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh has called off the annual Kinner Kailash pilgrimage, which commenced on August 1, after continuous rain caused flash flooding in nullahs and rivulets. Meanwhile, torrential rain in Himachal Pradesh claimed a life on Tuesday, while damaging scores of roads and bridges. (Deepak Sansta / HT File)

Updated on Aug 08, 2018 5:05 PM

The district administration of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh has called off the annual Kinner Kailash pilgrimage, which commenced on August 1, after continuous rain caused flash flooding in nullahs and rivulets. Meanwhile, torrential rain in Himachal Pradesh claimed a life on Tuesday, while damaging scores of roads and bridges. (Deepak Sansta / HT File)

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Exile Tibetans get ready for a cycle rally to commemorate the 2008 uprising in Tibet, ten years after the inauguration of the Beijing Olympics, in Dharmsala. Beginning in March 2008, hundreds of Tibetans had taken to streets in the Tibetan capital Lhasa protesting Chinese rule. (Ashwini Bhatia / AP)

Updated on Aug 08, 2018 5:05 PM

Exile Tibetans get ready for a cycle rally to commemorate the 2008 uprising in Tibet, ten years after the inauguration of the Beijing Olympics, in Dharmsala. Beginning in March 2008, hundreds of Tibetans had taken to streets in the Tibetan capital Lhasa protesting Chinese rule. (Ashwini Bhatia / AP)

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Organisers of Maratha protests in Maharashtra could not reach a consensus on Wednesday over the way to take their agitation for reservation to the community in government jobs forward. A group from the community has declared a one-day shutdown in Mumbai on August 9, after Sakal Maratha Samaj, an umbrella body, announced peaceful protests in the Maharashtra capital on the same day. (Sanket Wankhade / HT File)

Updated on Aug 08, 2018 5:05 PM

Organisers of Maratha protests in Maharashtra could not reach a consensus on Wednesday over the way to take their agitation for reservation to the community in government jobs forward. A group from the community has declared a one-day shutdown in Mumbai on August 9, after Sakal Maratha Samaj, an umbrella body, announced peaceful protests in the Maharashtra capital on the same day. (Sanket Wankhade / HT File)

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Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama while answering a student’s question at an event at the Goa Institute of Management in Goa’s Sankhalim town said Jawaharlal Nehru had a “self-centered attitude” to become India’s first prime minister even though Mahatma Gandhi was in favour of Muhammad Ali Jinnah taking the top post at that time. He also claimed India’s partition would not have happened if Gandhi’s wish of Jinnah becoming the prime minister had materialised. (Sonu Mehta / HT File)

Updated on Aug 08, 2018 5:05 PM

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama while answering a student’s question at an event at the Goa Institute of Management in Goa’s Sankhalim town said Jawaharlal Nehru had a “self-centered attitude” to become India’s first prime minister even though Mahatma Gandhi was in favour of Muhammad Ali Jinnah taking the top post at that time. He also claimed India’s partition would not have happened if Gandhi’s wish of Jinnah becoming the prime minister had materialised. (Sonu Mehta / HT File)

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In a major boost to India-Myanmar bilateral relations, the international entry-exit checkpoints on the Tamu- Moreh Border between Mizoram and Chin State were officially opened simultaneously on Wednesday. People will now be able to cross the land border between India and Myanmar holding passports and visas and will be able to travel for tourism, business and education purposes. (Victor J. Blue / NYT File / Representative Picture)

Updated on Aug 08, 2018 5:05 PM

In a major boost to India-Myanmar bilateral relations, the international entry-exit checkpoints on the Tamu- Moreh Border between Mizoram and Chin State were officially opened simultaneously on Wednesday. People will now be able to cross the land border between India and Myanmar holding passports and visas and will be able to travel for tourism, business and education purposes. (Victor J. Blue / NYT File / Representative Picture)

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The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday night recommended a CBI probe into the alleged sex racket run by a shelter home in Deoria. A special investigation team (SIT) has also been constituted to check tampering of evidence, as well as collect evidence, till the CBI takes over the case of sexual abuse of girls of the shelter home — Maa Vindhyavasini Mahila and Balika Sanrakshan Grih. (Nand Kumar / PTI)

Updated on Aug 08, 2018 5:05 PM

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday night recommended a CBI probe into the alleged sex racket run by a shelter home in Deoria. A special investigation team (SIT) has also been constituted to check tampering of evidence, as well as collect evidence, till the CBI takes over the case of sexual abuse of girls of the shelter home — Maa Vindhyavasini Mahila and Balika Sanrakshan Grih. (Nand Kumar / PTI)

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The Bombay high court on Tuesday rejected Gangster Abu Salem’s plea for parole leave for a month to get married. The bench rejected the appeal, on the ground that he has been convicted for a terrorist act and Maharashtra Prison Rules do not allow grant of furlough or parole to such a convict. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Archive)

Updated on Aug 08, 2018 5:05 PM

The Bombay high court on Tuesday rejected Gangster Abu Salem’s plea for parole leave for a month to get married. The bench rejected the appeal, on the ground that he has been convicted for a terrorist act and Maharashtra Prison Rules do not allow grant of furlough or parole to such a convict. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Archive)

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