India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from the Hindu Mahasabha objecting to mediation in the Ram janmabhoomi-Babri Masjib land dispute case to over 2,500 cases of swine flu recorded in just one week between February 24 to March 03 in India.

Updated on: Mar 06, 2019 5:21 PM IST

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Swami Chakrapani of the Hindu Mahasabha after a hearing of the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid case on March 6. The Hindu Mahasabha told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it is not ready for any kind of mediation to resolve the dispute. “For us, it is a sentimental issue,” the Mahasabha told the top court, asking the five-judge constitution bench to decide the decades-old Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi land dispute case. (Sushil Kumar / HT Photo)

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Attorney General KK Venugopal on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that certain documents pertaining to the purchase of the Rafale jets have been stolen from the defence ministry. Venugopal objected to the arguments made by lawyer Prashant Bhushan when he started reading out from a note. Venugopal told the court that the documents relied upon by advocate Prashant Bhushan were stolen from defence ministry by “present or former employees”. (Christophe Simon / Pool via REUTERS File)

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DMK President MK Stalin meets DMDK chief Vijayakanth (R) at his residence in Chennai on February 22, 2019. Vijayakanth’s DMDK joined the AIADMK-BJP alliance in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, just hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mega rally in Kancheepuram. Vijayakanth’s wife and DMDK treasurer Premalatha were among those who met AIADMK leaders at Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami’s residence on Wednesday. (PTI File)

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Pakistan violated the 2003 ceasefire agreement with India in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district thrice on Wednesday, a defence spokesperson said. “At about 1030 hours, Pakistan continued its nefarious designs and third time in a day again initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by heavy shelling with artillery and firing of small arms along LoC in Nowshera and Sunderbani sectors,” defence spokesperson Lt Col Devender Anand said. (Mukesh Gupta / REUTERS File)

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A CISF sub-inspector died in a fire which broke out on the fifth floor of Pandit Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan at the CGO Complex in the national capital Wednesday morning. The fire department had rushed 24 fire engines to the spot to fight the blaze. The building houses several government offices and is located near Lodhi Road. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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Members of various organisations during the ‘Bharat Bandh’ against the “13-point roster system”, in Patna on Tuesday. In its last cabinet meeting before the national elections are announced, the Union government might clear an ordinance to roll back the controversial new system for faculty recruitment in universities and colleges, which activists say drastically reduces the number of reserved seats. (PTI)

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More than 2,500 cases of seasonal influenza (H1N1), also known as swine flu, were recorded in just one week in India, between February 24 and March 3, according to a report by the National Centre for Disease Control. It also shows that 17,366 cases and 530 deaths were recorded in the country until March 3. The number is much higher than the 14,992 cases recorded in all of 2018. (Yogendra Kumar / HT File)