India: Today’s news in pictures

By HT Correspondent

Updated On Dec 21, 2018 05:54 pm IST

India news in pictures --a roundup of today’s news across the country from the Home Ministry’s order authorising 10 central agencies for interception, monitoring and decryption of any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer to twenty-two accused acquitted today in the Sohrabbudin Sheikh encounter case.

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A Home Ministry order designating 10 central agencies to intercept and monitor information in electronic devices triggered a political firestorm on Friday after the opposition flagged down the government order as “extremely worrisome”. The order, signed by home secretary RK Gauba, authorises these agencies for interception, monitoring and decryption of any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer. (Kacer Pempel / REUTERS File)

Updated on Dec 21, 2018 05:54 pm IST

A Home Ministry order designating 10 central agencies to intercept and monitor information in electronic devices triggered a political firestorm on Friday after the opposition flagged down the government order as “extremely worrisome”. The order, signed by home secretary RK Gauba, authorises these agencies for interception, monitoring and decryption of any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer. (Kacer Pempel / REUTERS File)

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D G Vanzara, main accused in Sohrabbudin Sheikh encounter case and retired Inspector General of Police, Gujarat on Friday maintained his team’s stand of killing Sheikh has been vindicated. “If Sohrabbudin was not killed then by the Gujarat ATS, then he would have killed then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi,” said Vanzara, who was discharged by the Mumbai special CBI court earlier. (Bhushan Koyande / HT Archive)

Updated on Dec 21, 2018 05:54 pm IST

D G Vanzara, main accused in Sohrabbudin Sheikh encounter case and retired Inspector General of Police, Gujarat on Friday maintained his team’s stand of killing Sheikh has been vindicated. “If Sohrabbudin was not killed then by the Gujarat ATS, then he would have killed then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi,” said Vanzara, who was discharged by the Mumbai special CBI court earlier. (Bhushan Koyande / HT Archive)

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The Calcutta High Court on Friday cancelled its order allowing BJP’s ‘save democracy’ rath-yatra in the state. On Thursday, a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court gave conditional approval for the BJP’s rath yatra, setting aside the state government’s December 15 rejection of the party’s application to hold the same. (Indranil Bhoumik / HT Archive)

Updated on Dec 21, 2018 05:54 pm IST

The Calcutta High Court on Friday cancelled its order allowing BJP’s ‘save democracy’ rath-yatra in the state. On Thursday, a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court gave conditional approval for the BJP’s rath yatra, setting aside the state government’s December 15 rejection of the party’s application to hold the same. (Indranil Bhoumik / HT Archive)

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The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered the release of Sushil Sharma, convicted for killing and burning wife, Naina Sahani in a ‘tandoor’ in 1995. The court had on Tuesday sought to know why the sentence review board (SRB) had rejected Sharma’s premature release on grounds of “brutality”, despite the Supreme Court ruling there was no evidence that he had chopped his wife’s body. (HT Archive)

Updated on Dec 21, 2018 05:54 pm IST

The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered the release of Sushil Sharma, convicted for killing and burning wife, Naina Sahani in a ‘tandoor’ in 1995. The court had on Tuesday sought to know why the sentence review board (SRB) had rejected Sharma’s premature release on grounds of “brutality”, despite the Supreme Court ruling there was no evidence that he had chopped his wife’s body. (HT Archive)

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In a setback to the Congress, the Delhi High Court on Friday ordered its newspaper, National Herald, to vacate its building within two weeks. The verdict was delivered by Justice Sunil Gaur, who had reserved his decision on November 22 on the plea by Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), publisher of National Herald, against the government’s October 30 notice ending its 56-year-old lease at the premises in ITO area. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Archive)

Updated on Dec 21, 2018 05:54 pm IST

In a setback to the Congress, the Delhi High Court on Friday ordered its newspaper, National Herald, to vacate its building within two weeks. The verdict was delivered by Justice Sunil Gaur, who had reserved his decision on November 22 on the plea by Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), publisher of National Herald, against the government’s October 30 notice ending its 56-year-old lease at the premises in ITO area. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Archive)

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Actor Naseeruddin Shah became a talking point on social media over his remarks that the death of a cow was given more importance than the killing of a policeman. “What I said earlier was as a worried Indian. What did I say this time that I am being termed as a traitor? I am expressing concerns about the country I love, the country that is my home. How is that a crime?” said Shah. (PTI)

Updated on Dec 21, 2018 05:54 pm IST

Actor Naseeruddin Shah became a talking point on social media over his remarks that the death of a cow was given more importance than the killing of a policeman. “What I said earlier was as a worried Indian. What did I say this time that I am being termed as a traitor? I am expressing concerns about the country I love, the country that is my home. How is that a crime?” said Shah. (PTI)

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The foreign ministers of India and China on Friday discussed steps to deepen ties through academic exchanges and tourism even as they vie for influence with their smaller neighbours. Sushma Swaraj and Wang Yi at their meeting in New Delhi took up enhancing cooperation in tourism, art, film, media, culture, yoga, sports, academic and youth exchanges, according to a tweet from India’s External Affairs Ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 21, 2018 05:54 pm IST

The foreign ministers of India and China on Friday discussed steps to deepen ties through academic exchanges and tourism even as they vie for influence with their smaller neighbours. Sushma Swaraj and Wang Yi at their meeting in New Delhi took up enhancing cooperation in tourism, art, film, media, culture, yoga, sports, academic and youth exchanges, according to a tweet from India’s External Affairs Ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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Pakistan has turned down a demand from the Indian side for a land swap between the two countries to make Kartarpur a part of India. The Punjab assembly on December 14 had unanimously passed a resolution, seeking an India-Pak land swap deal on Kartarpur, the final resting place of Guru Nanak located in Narowal district of Pakistan. “Absolutely not”, Pakistan foreign office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said in Islamabad on Thursday. (PTI File)

Updated on Dec 21, 2018 05:54 pm IST

Pakistan has turned down a demand from the Indian side for a land swap between the two countries to make Kartarpur a part of India. The Punjab assembly on December 14 had unanimously passed a resolution, seeking an India-Pak land swap deal on Kartarpur, the final resting place of Guru Nanak located in Narowal district of Pakistan. “Absolutely not”, Pakistan foreign office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said in Islamabad on Thursday. (PTI File)

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