India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from dust storms in various parts of Uttar Pradesh, leaving seven persons dead and 21 injured to heavy rains in Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura and Assam which caused floods and landslides and have rendered thousands homeless.

Updated on: Jun 14, 2018 5:31 PM IST

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A devotee drinks from a tap during a dust storm at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati in Allahabad. Dust storms hit various parts of Uttar Pradesh, leaving seven persons dead and 21 injured, an official spokesman said. Taking note, chief minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered district magistrates concerned to ensure proper treatment for the injured. (Sanjay Kanojia / AFP File)

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Shikhar Dhawan celebrates his century during the one-off cricket test match against Afghanistan at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The Indian team were comfortably cruising against the Asghar Stanikzai led Afghan team with 254 runs already on the board with loss of just one wicket before rain interrupted play minutes after the post-tea session resumed on Day 1 of the match. (Shailendra Bhojak / PTI)

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Torrential rain in the past 48 hours has wreaked havoc in the northeastern states, claiming four lives in Tripura and Manipur, disrupting rail services in Assam and rendering thousands homeless across the region. (HT Photo)

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India on Thursday rejected a UN report alleging human rights violations in Kashmir as “fallacious, tendentious and motivated.” In a strong reaction, the ministry of external affairs said the report is “overtly prejudiced” and seeks to build a “false narrative.” It added that the report is a selective compilation of largely unverified information. (Danish Ismail / REUTERS File)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with schoolchildren at the inauguration of an Integrated Command & Control Centre in Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh. (PTI)

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Delhi woke up to a blanket of dust for a third day on Thursday as haze kept the city’s air quality ‘severe’. Authorities have warned that dusty conditions are likely to prevail for the next 3-4 days and advised people against going outdoors. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, deputy CM Manish Sisodia, health minister Satyendra Jain and AAP leader Gopal Rai have been camping in Raj Niwas, the official accommodation-cum-office of Lt. Governor Anil Baijal, since Monday evening. A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Delhi high court on Thursday seeking to declare the sit-in protest unconstitutional and illegal as it has brought government machinery to a standstill. (PTI File)