India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from the first spell of heavy rains in Mumbai bringing relief from the heat and humidity of recent days to the first cutoff of the Delhi University’s 2019 admission process.

Updated on: Jun 28, 2019 5:34 PM IST

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Mumbai woke up to moderate spells of rain and isolated heavy showers across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) on Friday, bringing relief from hot and humid conditions. The rains brought traffic to a halt in several areas of Mumbai, with authorities putting diversions on many roads adding to the chaos. (PTI)

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Delhi University (DU) colleges on Thursday announced the first cut-off list for admissions for its undergraduate courses. The highest cut-off this year has been announced by Hindu College for BA (hons) in Political Science at 99%. Last year, the highest cut-off was for BA (programme) course at Lady Shri Ram College at 98.75%. This year too, the cut-off for BA programme course at LSR was the same. (RAj K Raj / HT Photo)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held talks with US President Donald Trump and discussed various bilateral and global issues including Iran, 5G communications networks, trade and defence ahead of the G-20 Summit. The two leaders met shortly after the Japan-America-India trilateral meeting during which Modi highlighted “the importance India attaches to” the grouping. (Carl Court / Pool / AFP)

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The Andhra government has served eviction notice to the owners of the bungalow on the banks of Krishna river in Amaravati, where Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu has been staying for nearly five years. The notice, served in the name of industrialist Ramesh Lingamaneni, asked him to vacate the premises and demolish the building since it was identified as an unauthorized construction within 100 metres of the river bank. (Burhaan Kinu / HT File)

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The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) organised ‘Cleanathon,’ a mass drive to clean river Yamuna in the national capital. Ministers and officials from various other departments also joined the cleanliness drive along with volunteers and the Army personnel at Kalindi Kunj Ghat. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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The rate of unemployment among Christian men in rural as well as urban areas is higher than those from other religions across the country. Minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi presented the data in the Lok Sabha in reply to a question posed by Trinamool Congress member Prasun Banerjee asking whether after the Sachar Committee, updated data on the unemployment rate among minorities existed. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS)

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A militant was killed on Friday in a gun battle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said. The encounter began at Kanipora after the Indian Army and state police launched an operation in the area. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Home Minister Amit Shah Friday moved a statutory resolution in the Lok Sabha to extend President’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir for a period of six months with effect from July 3, 2019. Moving the resolution, he said since the state assembly has been dissolved and the Election Commission has decided to hold fresh elections in Jammu and Kashmir later this year, it is essential that the President’s Rule be extended. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)