India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from action against Shah Rukh Khan's Alibaug bungalow by income tax deaprtmet to the launch of third Scorpene-class submarine Karanj.

Updated on: Jan 31, 2018 5:29 PM IST

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The income tax (I-T) department has provisionally attached a bungalow in Alibaug owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s Deja Vu Farms Pvt. Ltd. The department has taken action as the seaside agricultural land was allegedly bought for farming, but used to build a farmhouse. (Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)

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A girder of an under-construction flyover collapsed after an earthquake hit Srinagar on Wednesday. A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 jolted northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with tremors felt as far away as New Delhi and Islamabad. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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The third Scorpene-class submarine ‘Karanj’ was launched at Mazagon Dock on Wednesday. Karanj is the third of the six Scorpene-class submarines being built by shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) under the P-75I project. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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A major fire broke out in Bhiwandi, around 30km from Mumbai, early on Wednesday, gutting 15 scrap godowns and six shanties. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

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A student unrest that began on January 27 continues at Calcutta University. Hundreds of students who have failed in BA, BSc Part 1 exams have been demonstrating outside the university gates, shouting slogans, confronting university authorities and even squatting on arterial roads. Only 27,475 students out of 64,543 managed to pass the BA exam, the results of which were declared on January 25. (HT Photo)

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A Hindu devotee with his body pierced by metal skewers takes part in procession during the Thaipusam festival in Chennai. The festival is a purification ritual offering prayers and penance, observing a strict month long vegetarian diet and celebrating the birth of the Hindu deity Murugan. (Arun Sankar / AFP)