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India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav his son and party President Akhilesh Yadav and BSP supremo Mayawati’s joint rally of the grand-alliance in Uttar Pradesh to Congress leader Hardik Patel slapped by a man at an election meeting in Gujarat.

Updated on: Apr 19, 2019 4:59 PM IST

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SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, party President Akhilesh Yadav and BSP supremo Mayawati at a joint rally of the grand-alliance in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri. Mulayam Singh in his address thanked Mayawati for attending the rally in support of his candidature -- a big moment in their relationship after 24 years of bitter political rivalry. Mayawati and Mulayam Singh had last shared stage in 1995. (Twitter / PTI)

Updated on Apr 19, 2019 4:59 PM

SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, party President Akhilesh Yadav and BSP supremo Mayawati at a joint rally of the grand-alliance in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri. Mulayam Singh in his address thanked Mayawati for attending the rally in support of his candidature -- a big moment in their relationship after 24 years of bitter political rivalry. Mayawati and Mulayam Singh had last shared stage in 1995. (Twitter / PTI)

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Former Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi formally joined the Shiv Sena after serving the party for a decade. She announced this at a press conference held at Matoshree in Mumbai with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. Before announcing her entry into the Maharashtra-based party, she said that she wanted to connect to her roots. (ANI)

Updated on Apr 19, 2019 4:59 PM

Former Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi formally joined the Shiv Sena after serving the party for a decade. She announced this at a press conference held at Matoshree in Mumbai with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. Before announcing her entry into the Maharashtra-based party, she said that she wanted to connect to her roots. (ANI)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to address a gathering of traders at the Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi today. He is likely to talk about the BJP’s promises for traders that the party has made in its Sankalp Patra, the party’s manifesto. Among the many things the BJP has promised in its manifesto are accident insurance of Rs 10 lakh, pension after the age of 60, and simplification of GST. (Sam Panthaky / AFP File)

Updated on Apr 19, 2019 4:59 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to address a gathering of traders at the Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi today. He is likely to talk about the BJP’s promises for traders that the party has made in its Sankalp Patra, the party’s manifesto. Among the many things the BJP has promised in its manifesto are accident insurance of Rs 10 lakh, pension after the age of 60, and simplification of GST. (Sam Panthaky / AFP File)

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The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Bhopal candidate and Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Thakur said that former Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare, who died in action during the Mumbai terror attacks, had tortured her. She added that the top cop died after she cursed him. (PTI File)

Updated on Apr 19, 2019 4:59 PM

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Bhopal candidate and Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Thakur said that former Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare, who died in action during the Mumbai terror attacks, had tortured her. She added that the top cop died after she cursed him. (PTI File)

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Tamil superstar and aspiring politician Rajinikanth on Friday said he is ready to contest assembly elections in Tamil Nadu “whenever” the state goes to the polls. The state voted for 18 assembly seats along with 38 Lok Sabha seats in the second phase of the national elections on Thursday. The assembly bypolls are crucial for the stability of the AIADMK government in the state. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI File)

Updated on Apr 19, 2019 4:59 PM

Tamil superstar and aspiring politician Rajinikanth on Friday said he is ready to contest assembly elections in Tamil Nadu “whenever” the state goes to the polls. The state voted for 18 assembly seats along with 38 Lok Sabha seats in the second phase of the national elections on Thursday. The assembly bypolls are crucial for the stability of the AIADMK government in the state. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI File)

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Former Prime Minister Deve Gowda, 85, who is contesting from Karnataka’s Tumkur parliamentary constituency, said that if Rahul Gandhi becomes the Prime Minister of the country, he will be by his side. The JD(S) chief, who along with his two grandsons is contesting the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, also made it clear that he was not retiring from active politics. (Aijaz Rahi / AP File)

Updated on Apr 19, 2019 4:59 PM

Former Prime Minister Deve Gowda, 85, who is contesting from Karnataka’s Tumkur parliamentary constituency, said that if Rahul Gandhi becomes the Prime Minister of the country, he will be by his side. The JD(S) chief, who along with his two grandsons is contesting the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, also made it clear that he was not retiring from active politics. (Aijaz Rahi / AP File)

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Hardik Patel, the face of the Patidar agitation who joined the Congress last month, was slapped by a man at an election meeting in Gujarat’s Surendranagar. Likening Congress leader Patel to Hitler, the man said he had decided in 2015 that he would hit the Patidar leader after he and his pregnant wife had to face problems due to the Patidar agitation. (ANI)

Updated on Apr 19, 2019 4:59 PM

Hardik Patel, the face of the Patidar agitation who joined the Congress last month, was slapped by a man at an election meeting in Gujarat’s Surendranagar. Likening Congress leader Patel to Hitler, the man said he had decided in 2015 that he would hit the Patidar leader after he and his pregnant wife had to face problems due to the Patidar agitation. (ANI)

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Lalit Modi, the former IPL chief, has threatened to sue Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his “all Modis are thieves” remark while targeting PM Narendra Modi in the election rallies. “Rahul Gandhi says ‘All Modis are thieves. Well, he will be taken to court in the UK by me. But reality is that the world knows five decades of daylight looting of India was done by none other than the Gandhi family,” Modi tweeted. (Vipin Kumar / HT File)

Updated on Apr 19, 2019 4:59 PM

Lalit Modi, the former IPL chief, has threatened to sue Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his “all Modis are thieves” remark while targeting PM Narendra Modi in the election rallies. “Rahul Gandhi says ‘All Modis are thieves. Well, he will be taken to court in the UK by me. But reality is that the world knows five decades of daylight looting of India was done by none other than the Gandhi family,” Modi tweeted. (Vipin Kumar / HT File)

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