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Updated on: Jun 12, 2018 5:38 PM IST

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Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is stable and will remain hospitalised till his infection is controlled, Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said on Tuesday. Vajpayee, 93, was admitted to AIIMS for a urinary tract infection Monday and is under “investigation and evaluation”. (PTI File)

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A magistrate court in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, framed charges against Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday in a criminal defamation case filed by an RSS worker. Speaking to the media outside court premises, Gandhi said, “Let them (the BJP and the RSS) slap as many cases as they want against me. Ours is a fight of ideology. We will fight them and win.” (Rafiq Maqbool / AP)

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Union minister and BJP leader Pon Radhakrishnan leads a bike rally to celebrate 4 years of the party's government at the Centre in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. (PTI)

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People stage a silent protest demanding justice for Abhijeet Nath and Nilotpal Das who were allegedly beaten to death by a mob in Karbi Anglong district in Guwahati. At least 40 people have been arrested across Assam so far for spreading rumours about child lifting gangs and hate messages on social media platforms in the aftermath of the brutal lynching of the two men in Karbi Anglong last week. (PTI File)

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Self-styled spiritual guru Bhayyu ji Maharaj died after shooting himself in the head in Indore on Tuesday, shocking thousands of followers across India. His ashram is situated in Indore city and top political leaders like Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and celebrities like singer Lata Mangeshkar among others are counted among his disciples. (HT File)

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Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for the second round of questioning in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case, officials said. The case pertains to grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance to firm M/S Global Communication Holding Services Ltd in 2006 for investment in Aircel. (PTI File)

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Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officials demolish encroachments during an anti-encroachment drive at Rajendra Nagar in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)