India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures --a roundup of today’s news across the country from the release of a CAG report on the Rafale fighter plane deal expense in Parliament and rebuttals by the Congress to an announcement of 5% quota in jobs and educational institutes to Gujjars and four other communities agitating for it through a new bill.

Updated on: Feb 13, 2019 5:24 PM IST

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The Congress has said the CAG report on Rafale makes the cost comparison meaningless as it is “hidden behind Aligned Price”. Hours after the report was tabled, the Congress said, “This is the first time in history that a CAG report to Parliament has redacted numbers. This in itself raises a big question mark on the report. The comparison of the prices is based on the Aligned Price, the calculation of which is opaque.” (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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Students protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Nagaon, Assam. The bill, facing strong resistance from the opposition and even some BJP allies, is set to lapse in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday after the House was adjourned sine die on the last day of the Budget session. The ruling party saw protests in the northeastern states against the BJP’s decision to go ahead with the bill. (Anuwar Hazarika / REUTERS)

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The Rajasthan government on Wednesday introduced a bill in the Assembly to give a five per cent quota in jobs and educational institutes to Gujjars and four other communities agitating for it. The government introduced the Rajasthan Backward Classes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutes in the State and of Appointments and Posts in Services under the State Amendment Bill, 2019. (Himanshu Vyas / HT Photo)

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BJP president Amit Shah took a holy dip in the Sangam in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, where the Kumbh Mela is underway, along with Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and other leaders. Shah and Adityanath also performed an “aarti” at the Sangam. The Bharatiya Janata Party chief also met prominent saints and seers later at Kumbh Mela. (PTI)

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The 36 Rafale fighters bought by the NDA government are “2.86 percent cheaper” than the price negotiated by the UPA government, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said in its report tabled in Parliament today. The CAG report says compared to the 126 aircraft deal, India managed to save 17.08% money for the India Specific Enhancements in the contract. (Valery Hache / AFP)

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Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar’s statement that he ‘felt like a rape victim’, drew condemnation from Mehbooba Mufti who also took a jibe at other lawmakers for laughing at the ‘bizarre’ comment. “No sir you cannot feel like a rape victim. Clearly you have no idea what a woman who is assaulted has to endure. This twisted analogy is bizarre and sick,” the former Jammu and Kashmir CM said. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Twelve students were injured in an explosion at a private school in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Wednesday. The blast took place around 2.30pm. The injured are students of class 10 of the Falah-i-Millat school in Pulwama’s Narbal town. Seven of them have been referred to Srinagar Hospital for further treatment. The police have lodged a case and are investigating the nature of the blast. (ANI / Representative Image)

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Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Wednesday launched the Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum Framework. The Curriculum Framework organised by SCERT aims to develop Entrepreneurial Spirit and Mindset among students of class 9th to class 12th in government schools. The entrepreneurship curriculum will begin as a pilot project in April and will see a full-fledged launch in all government schools in July. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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At least 250 huts were gutted in a massive fire which broke out in a slum in Delhi’s Paschim Puri area on Wednesday. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, however, short-circuit is being suspected as the reason behind the massive blaze. 26 water tenders were rushed to the spot and the injured have been shifted to the hospital. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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Almost a month after Mamata Banerjee’s mega opposition rally, AAP is hosting parties at the “Remove Dictatorship, Save Democracy” rally in a show of strength ahead of the Lok Sabha election this summer. Chief ministers Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee and N Chandrababu Naidu will address a rally at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, upping the ante against the Centre’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)