India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from the National War Memorial’s inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to journalist Priya Ramani getting bail in the defamation case that was filed against her by former Union Minister MJ Akbar.

Updated on: Feb 25, 2019 5:50 PM IST

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The National War Memorial will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. Promised in the National Democratic Alliance’s 2014 election manifesto, the country’s first war memorial near the India Gate complex will pay homage to over 26,000 soldiers who have sacrificed their lives in conflicts since 1947. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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A Delhi court granted bail to journalist Priya Ramani on a personal bail bond of Rs 10,000 in a defamation suit filed by former Union minister MJ Akbar whom she accused of sexual misconduct around 20 years ago. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Haryana Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu presented the Budget for the year 2019-20 in the state Assembly. No new taxes have been proposed in the Rs 132,165.99 crore budget. The GSDP (gross state domestic product) is expected to achieve a 8.2% growth, against 7.2% recorded at the national level. (PTI)

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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Monday alleged that though the Modi government had intelligence inputs about the Pulwama attack, it did not take any step as it was more keen on “playing politics over the dead bodies of jawans”. Banerjee, while addressing the Trinamool Congress’s extended core committee meeting in Kolkata, vowed to oust the “dictatorial Narendra Modi government” in the general elections. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

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The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a plea seeking protection of human rights of security force personnel, who are being attacked by mobs while performing duties. A bench issued notices to the Union of India, Ministry of Defence, Jammu and Kashmir and National Human Rights Commission on a plea, filed by 19-year-old Preeti Kedar Gokhale and 20-year-old Kajal Mishra. (Waseem Andrabi / HT File)

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A day before the Supreme Court is slated to hear the Ayodhya title suit, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy moved a plea asserting that he has the fundamental right to offer prayer at the disputed site. Subsequently, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi asked Swamy to be present in the court during the hearing of the case on Tuesday. (Sonu Mehta / HT File)

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Supreme Court judge justice Sanjiv Khanna on Monday recused himself from hearing former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s appeal against his conviction and sentence in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Archive)

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The parliamentary panel on Information Technology headed by BJP lawmaker Anurag Thakur asked microblogging site Twitter to ensure that elections in India are not influenced by foreign entities in an apparent reference to similar complaints in the 2016 US elections. Twitter was told to work closely with the Election Commission and address issues flagged by it. (Kacper Pempel / REUTERS File)