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India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from the release of the election manifesto by the Indian National Congress, to criticism of India's Mission Shakti launch by NASA's head for creating large amounts of space debris and heightening risks for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Updated on: Apr 02, 2019 5:08 PM IST

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Congress unveiled its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections saying that it has “enough to address everyone’s concerns” and will seize narrative of “polarization” from the BJP to bring it back to the real issues of “unemployment, farmers’ distress and women’s security”. Party president Rahul Gandhi said the manifesto has “five big ideas”. The biggest idea in the Congress manifesto is NYAY (Nyuntam Aay Yojana) scheme, he said. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 02, 2019 5:08 PM

Congress unveiled its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections saying that it has “enough to address everyone’s concerns” and will seize narrative of “polarization” from the BJP to bring it back to the real issues of “unemployment, farmers’ distress and women’s security”. Party president Rahul Gandhi said the manifesto has “five big ideas”. The biggest idea in the Congress manifesto is NYAY (Nyuntam Aay Yojana) scheme, he said. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress’ minimum income guarantee scheme for the poorest of families, saying the opposition party chants about the poor only during elections. (Arabinda Mahapatra / HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 02, 2019 5:08 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress’ minimum income guarantee scheme for the poorest of families, saying the opposition party chants about the poor only during elections. (Arabinda Mahapatra / HT Photo)

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Rajan Anandan, Google South East Asia and India Vice President, will leave the firm at the end of April. Vikas Agnihotri, country director, sales, will replace Anandan in the interim for Google India. Anandan had been associated with Google for about eight years. He is credited for pushing Google’s efforts to personalise its services for India. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Archive)

Updated on Apr 02, 2019 5:08 PM

Rajan Anandan, Google South East Asia and India Vice President, will leave the firm at the end of April. Vikas Agnihotri, country director, sales, will replace Anandan in the interim for Google India. Anandan had been associated with Google for about eight years. He is credited for pushing Google’s efforts to personalise its services for India. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Archive)

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Seven Pakistani posts across the LoC were destroyed as the Indian Army retaliated to cross border shelling by Pakistani troops who targeted areas in Rajouri and Poonch districts. There have been several casualties to Pakistani troops too, they said. As a precautionary measure, all schools along the borderline in Poonch and Rajouri districts have been closed by authorities in view of the shelling. (Waseem Andrabi / HT File)

Updated on Apr 02, 2019 5:08 PM

Seven Pakistani posts across the LoC were destroyed as the Indian Army retaliated to cross border shelling by Pakistani troops who targeted areas in Rajouri and Poonch districts. There have been several casualties to Pakistani troops too, they said. As a precautionary measure, all schools along the borderline in Poonch and Rajouri districts have been closed by authorities in view of the shelling. (Waseem Andrabi / HT File)

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Over 200 writers and artistes including Arundhati Roy, Girish Karnad, Keki Daruwalla, T.M. Krishna, and Nayantara Sahgal appealed to citizens to vote against hate politics and for an equal and diverse India. In the appeal issued on Indian Cultural Forum, 210 signatories said that the last few years saw “citizens being lynched or assaulted or discriminated against because of their community, caste, gender, or the region they come from”. (Arijit Sen / HT Archive)

Updated on Apr 02, 2019 5:08 PM

Over 200 writers and artistes including Arundhati Roy, Girish Karnad, Keki Daruwalla, T.M. Krishna, and Nayantara Sahgal appealed to citizens to vote against hate politics and for an equal and diverse India. In the appeal issued on Indian Cultural Forum, 210 signatories said that the last few years saw “citizens being lynched or assaulted or discriminated against because of their community, caste, gender, or the region they come from”. (Arijit Sen / HT Archive)

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined urgent hearing to Patidar leader Hardik Patel’s plea against his conviction so that he can contest Lok Sabha polls. Hardik Patel, who had recently joined the Congress, had filed a plea in the top court challenging the Gujarat High Court’ s order rejecting stay on his conviction in the 2015 Vispur rioting case. (Siddharaj Solanki / HT Archive)

Updated on Apr 02, 2019 5:08 PM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined urgent hearing to Patidar leader Hardik Patel’s plea against his conviction so that he can contest Lok Sabha polls. Hardik Patel, who had recently joined the Congress, had filed a plea in the top court challenging the Gujarat High Court’ s order rejecting stay on his conviction in the 2015 Vispur rioting case. (Siddharaj Solanki / HT Archive)

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Bahujan Samajwadi Party chief Mayawati defended in the Supreme Court the construction of life-size statues of herself in Uttar Pradesh, saying they represent the “will of the people”. (Sunil Ghosh / HT File)

Updated on Apr 02, 2019 5:08 PM

Bahujan Samajwadi Party chief Mayawati defended in the Supreme Court the construction of life-size statues of herself in Uttar Pradesh, saying they represent the “will of the people”. (Sunil Ghosh / HT File)

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Jim Bridenstine, the head of NASA criticised India’s Mission Shakti launch for creating 400 pieces of orbital debris and new dangers for astronauts aboard the International Space Station. “That is a terrible, terrible thing to create an event that sends debris at an apogee that goes above the International Space Station,” adding: “That kind of activity is not compatible with the future of human spaceflight.” (PTI File)

Updated on Apr 02, 2019 5:08 PM

Jim Bridenstine, the head of NASA criticised India’s Mission Shakti launch for creating 400 pieces of orbital debris and new dangers for astronauts aboard the International Space Station. “That is a terrible, terrible thing to create an event that sends debris at an apogee that goes above the International Space Station,” adding: “That kind of activity is not compatible with the future of human spaceflight.” (PTI File)

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