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India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from the arrest of two alleged operatives of the Islamic State in Jammu & Kashmir in New Delhi to another bridge collapsed in north Bengal making it the second such incident in the state in three days.

Updated on: Sep 07, 2018 5:03 PM IST
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Two alleged operatives of the Islamic State in Jammu & Kashmir (ISJK) have been arrested in Delhi near the Red Fort area by the special cell, police said Friday. Sources said the two suspects are residents of Kashmir’s Shopian, identified as Parwez Rashid and Jamshed Jahoor. (Burhaan Kinu / HT File) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sep 07, 2018 5:03 PM

Two alleged operatives of the Islamic State in Jammu & Kashmir (ISJK) have been arrested in Delhi near the Red Fort area by the special cell, police said Friday. Sources said the two suspects are residents of Kashmir’s Shopian, identified as Parwez Rashid and Jamshed Jahoor. (Burhaan Kinu / HT File)

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Speaking at the Global Mobility Summit ‘MOVE’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said clean mobility powered by clean energy is the most powerful weapon to fight climate change. India will soon launch a new policy to boost production and use of electric and alternate fuels-driven vehicles, Modi said, as the world’s third biggest oil consumer tries to cut its import bill. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sep 07, 2018 5:03 PM

Speaking at the Global Mobility Summit ‘MOVE’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said clean mobility powered by clean energy is the most powerful weapon to fight climate change. India will soon launch a new policy to boost production and use of electric and alternate fuels-driven vehicles, Modi said, as the world’s third biggest oil consumer tries to cut its import bill. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin said his party will actively participate in the Bharat Bandh called by Congress on September 10 against the oil price hike. In a statement, he said the central government was interested in increasing the excise duty on the oil whenever the crude prices went down globally and it was not interested in passing on the benefits to the people. (PTI File) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sep 07, 2018 5:03 PM

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin said his party will actively participate in the Bharat Bandh called by Congress on September 10 against the oil price hike. In a statement, he said the central government was interested in increasing the excise duty on the oil whenever the crude prices went down globally and it was not interested in passing on the benefits to the people. (PTI File)

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The Supreme Court pulled up states for failing to comply with its directions on dealing with incidents of cow vigilantism and mob lynching. Noting that only 11 states and seven union territories had filed compliance reports following its July 17 verdict on cow vigilantism, the court asked the remaining states to file their reports within one week. (Anushree Fadnavis / HT File) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sep 07, 2018 5:03 PM

The Supreme Court pulled up states for failing to comply with its directions on dealing with incidents of cow vigilantism and mob lynching. Noting that only 11 states and seven union territories had filed compliance reports following its July 17 verdict on cow vigilantism, the court asked the remaining states to file their reports within one week. (Anushree Fadnavis / HT File)

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Three persons, including two minors, were missing and feared drowned when a boat with around 70 persons and two-wheelers capsized in the Bhairab river in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Thursday night. The boat, plying from Kacharipara area to Garibpur village, overturned only a few metres from the shore around 7.30 pm. While most passengers managed to swim ashore, locals swung in to rescue others. (Rajib Jyoti Sarma / HT File) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sep 07, 2018 5:03 PM

Three persons, including two minors, were missing and feared drowned when a boat with around 70 persons and two-wheelers capsized in the Bhairab river in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Thursday night. The boat, plying from Kacharipara area to Garibpur village, overturned only a few metres from the shore around 7.30 pm. While most passengers managed to swim ashore, locals swung in to rescue others. (Rajib Jyoti Sarma / HT File)

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Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PASS) leader Hardik Patel was taken to a hospital after his health deteriorated. He has been on an indefinite hunger strike since August 25, demanding reservations for Patidar community and loan waiver for farmers. (Ajit Solanki / AP File) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sep 07, 2018 5:03 PM

Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PASS) leader Hardik Patel was taken to a hospital after his health deteriorated. He has been on an indefinite hunger strike since August 25, demanding reservations for Patidar community and loan waiver for farmers. (Ajit Solanki / AP File)

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An old bridge collapsed near Siliguri in north Bengal, leaving a truck driver injured, a state minister said. This is the second incident of bridge collapse in the state in three days. The Majerhat Bridge collapsed in South Kolkata on September 4, killing three persons and injuring 24. (Diptendu Dutta / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sep 07, 2018 5:03 PM

An old bridge collapsed near Siliguri in north Bengal, leaving a truck driver injured, a state minister said. This is the second incident of bridge collapse in the state in three days. The Majerhat Bridge collapsed in South Kolkata on September 4, killing three persons and injuring 24. (Diptendu Dutta / AFP)

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