India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Singapore to a 10-day farmers’ agitation demanding complete loan waivers in the agriculture sector and implementation of the Swaminathan commission report.

Updated on: Jun 01, 2018 4:46 PM IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong today and discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in areas like trade and investment, connectivity, innovation and technology. The two leaders also exchanged views towards further cooperation in the flagship initiatives of the government. (PTI)

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Milk and vegetables were dumped on the streets, as farmers from seven states launched a 10-day agitation demanding complete loan waivers in agriculture sector and implementation of the Swaminathan commission report. A strike initially declared in Madhya Pradesh to coincide with the first anniversary of the Mandsaur agitation soon spread to Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala. (ANI)

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President Ram Nath Kovind interacts with the crew of Indian Navy Sailing Vessel Tarini, back after their voyage of circumnavigating the globe, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. (PTI)

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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched an online analytical tool to monitor the flow of foreign contributions under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) in New Delhi on Friday. (PTI)

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Security forces have been asked to remain on high alert following reports of large scale infiltration of militants in the Kashmir valley across the Line of Control. Officials said most of the militants are believed to be affiliated to Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit headed by Maulana Masood Azhar. (Tauseef Mustafa / AFP)

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Officials on Friday said that the massive water crisis in Shimla has led to a big fall in tourism during the peak season as hundreds of tourists cancelled their hotel bookings in the hugely popular hill station. The last time Shimla faced such a crisis was in 2002 when the daily water supply came down to just 11 million litres. (Deepak Sansta / HT File)

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Demonstrators rasie slogans holding a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder during a protest against the rise of fuel prices in Guwahati. After the hike in petrol and diesel prices, the cost of LPG was also increased by Rs 2.34 and Rs 48 for subsidised and non-subsidised cylinders respectively on Friday. (Anuwar Hazarika / REUTERS)