India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden budget presentation in the Parliament to a Delhi court framing charges against CM Kejriwal in a 2014 dharna outside Rail Bhawan.

Updated on: Jul 05, 2019 5:38 PM IST

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her maiden budget, becoming the second woman finance minister after Indira Gandhi to do so. Petrol and diesel will now be dearer by about Rs 2 per litre. Gold to get costlier as customs go up from 10% to 12.5%. “Everywhere you are required to quote PAN, you can give Aadhaar number, even for filing Income Tax return,” said Sitharamanin in her Budget speech. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)

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The SpiceJet Boeing 737 aircraft, which was stuck between the main runway and grass area after skidding off on arrival at the airport in Mumbai on Monday, has been pulled back to the runway, paving the way for full-fledged operations at the aerodrome, officials said. The country’s second busiest airport has been carrying out flight operations from the secondary runway (PTI)

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The International Court of Justice will on July 17 deliver its verdict in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian national sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court for alleged espionage and subversive activities. “A public sitting will take place at 3 pm at the Peace Palace in The Hague, during which Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, President of the Court, will read the court’s decision, ” a statement read. (Siddharaj Solanki / HT Archive)

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who underlined the pitch to make India a US $ 5 trillion economy by 2024, on Friday outlined a string of reforms to give a fillip to the economy. She said the government would look at opening up foreign investment in aviation, media, animation, visual effects, gaming and comics and insurance sectors. (Bachchan Kumar / HT Photo)

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A fire broke on the sixth floor at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) office in Delhi’s Karkardooma. 22 fire tenders were rushed to the spot on Friday afternoon. At least 400 people, including employees were inside the building when the fire started spreading. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday proposed that NRIs holding Indian passports be given Aadhaar cards on arrival in India without the mandatory 180 day wait period. Among other proposals for NRIs, she said investment in the country would be made much easier by merging NRI portfolio route with foreign portfolio investment. (Arun Sharma / HT Archive)

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The BSE Sensex dropped by over 450 points on Friday minutes after Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first budget of Modi government 2.0. The Sensex had reclaimed the 40,000 mark in early morning trade but those early gains were short-lived. Presenting the budget for 2019-20, Sitharaman said India needs to make structural reforms to achieve the target of USD 5 trillion economy in the next few years. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS)

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A Delhi court framed charges against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and AAP leaders Rakhi Birla and Somnath Bharti in a 2014 case of violating prohibitory orders and obstructing public servants. Kejriwal and other leaders had staged a ‘dharna’ outside Rail Bhavan, demanding action against police officials who had refused to raid an alleged drug and prostitution racket. (ANI)