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India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from the Election Commission banning display of biopics on political leaders, preventing PM Narendra Modi's biopic from release to at least 10 labourers, all women, killed after a mound of earth collapsed burying them alive in Telangana.

Updated on: Apr 10, 2019 5:10 PM IST

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The Election Commission on Wednesday banned display of biopics on political leaders that could alter the level-playing field during the elections, a decision that would prevent the producers of the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi from releasing the film tomorrow. The commission also set up a committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to look into complaints on this topic. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS File)

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At least 10 labourers, all women, were killed after a mound of earth collapsed burying them alive in Telangana. They were employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MGNREGP) at Tileru village of Marikal block in Narayanpet district of the state. (ANI)

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India captain Virat Kohli was named the ‘Leading Cricketer in the World’ the third time in a row in this year’s Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, the publication said on Wednesday. Kohli, 30, was also named as one of Wisden’s five cricketers of the year along with England’s Jos Buttler and Sam Curran, County Championship-winning captain Rory Burns and Tammy Beaumont from the England women’s team. (Paul Childs / REUTERS File)

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi led a 3-km roadshow from Gauriganj, Uttar Pradesh. He rode on the rooftop of a truck along with Priyanka and Robert Vadra. Their son Raihan and daughter Miraya were also present. There after Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections from his traditional stronghold of Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi. (Subhankar Chakraborty / HT Photo)

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Gujjar quota agitation leader Kirori Singh Bainsla joined the BJP in New Delhi. Bainsla’s son Vijay Bainsla also joined the party in the presence of BJP Rajasthan-in-charge Prakash Javadekar. “I have seen rarest of rare qualities in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that’s why I am joining the BJP,” Kirori Singh Bainsla said, adding that he is inspired by Modi’s working style. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi invoked Gujarati pride at an election rally in Junagarh to target the Congress saying that the party has always harboured “hatred towards Gujarat”. Modi said the “Nehru-Gandhi family of the Congress” first targeted Sardar Patel and Morarji Desai “using all kinds of abuses”. He also said that the Congress is unnerved at the success of the Modi government. (PTI)

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The Supreme Court set aside the Centre’s objection that leaked Rafale papers could not be used to seek a review of the court’s December verdict. The ruling clears judges to hold detailed hearings on merits of the review requested by former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie, and lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan. In its December verdict, the court had rejected a court-monitored probe into the deal. (Aijaz Rahi / AP File)