India: Today’s news in pictures
Updated On Feb 21, 2018 06:22 PM IST
India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from Justin Trudeau’s meeting with Captain Amarinder Singh to AAP legislator Amanatullah Khan surrendering on Wednesday in connection with an alleged assault on Delhi’s chief secretary.
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Justin Trudeau, along with his defence minister Harjit Sajjan on Wednesday met Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh. The meeting, which began with a handshake, lasted for a little over half an hour. Amarinder had earlier refused to meet Trudeau, claiming the Canadian Prime Minister’s cabinet members supported the formation of Khalistan. (HT Photo)
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PM Narendra Modi announced on Wednesday a defence industrial corridor in the Bundelkhand region to bring development in one of the most backward regions of Uttar Pradesh. Terming holding of investor’s summit in UP and congregation of industrialists from all over as a sign of a big change, Modi said the Yogi government has overcome the previous negativity and shown a ray of hope to people with positive changes. (Deepak Gupta / HT Photo)
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Actor Kamal Haasan on Wednesday called on the relatives of APJ Abdul Kalam at his house in Rameswaram, disregarding the opposition from a section of the political class, as he started his political journey with the blessings of the former president’s brother. (HT Photo)
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Vice President M. Venkiah Naidu (C)and Aga Khan IV (L) seen during the inauguration of the newly renovated 16th century Sunder Nursery, adjacent to Humayun’s Tomb in Nizamuddin, Delhi on Wednesday. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
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The SC on Wednesday stayed all criminal proceedings against actor Priya Prakash Varrier and asked states not to entertain any complaints against the 18-year-old actor. Varrier, who recently became a winking sensation after a song in her debut Malayalam movie Oru Adaar Love went viral, had on February 19 petitioned the court for quashing an FIR lodged against her in Telangana. (IANS)
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Manisha Saxena, Secretary Revenue and Division Commission along with Members of Delhi IAS officers association during a protest at Rajghat. AAP legislator Amanatullah Khan surrendered on Wednesday in connection with an alleged assault on Delhi’s chief secretary that has spiked tension between Arvind Kejriwal’s government and the city’s bureaucracy. Late Tuesday, police arrested Prakash Jarwal, the party legislator from Deoli. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)
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