India: Today’s news in pictures
Updated On Oct 12, 2018 05:09 PM IST
India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from a flood situation hovering over Andhra Pradesh and Odisha after Cyclone Titli hits their coast yesterday, to India’s 115th position outcome in a report by World Bank based on Human Capital Index (HCI).
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A damaged mobile tower seen struck down on the road due to Cyclone Titli, at Barua village, Andhra Pradesh. A possible flood situation is hovering over Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on Friday, a day after Titli hit their coasts, with rivers and streams flowing in spate following heavy rains in several districts of the two states. Officials said that at least 12 people were killed due to the cyclone on Thursday in both states. (PTI)
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The Supreme Court Friday refused to stay the decision of the West Bengal government to grant Rs 28 crore to 28,000 Durga puja committees across the state. A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, however, issued notice to the state government on a plea challenging the decision to grant Rs 10,000 each to 28,000 Durga Puja committees, and sought its reply within six weeks. (Altaf Qadri / AP File)
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Hitting back at Congress over the Rafale aircraft deal, Union minister Piyush Goyal said during a press conference, “We have, of late, been experiencing the activities of a serial liar. Only an issue-less man can repeat a lie again and again.” He also claimed the BJP-led government negotiated a far better Rafale aircraft deal than what was agreed upon by the United Progressive Alliance. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
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On Friday, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, who struck 139 in a massive win in the first Test against West Indies, consolidated his position at the top of the Test rankings, moving within one point of his highest rating point of 937. Kohli had achieved his highest rating after the Southampton Test against England earlier this year. (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP File)
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Members of Northern Railwaymen's Union (NRMU) during a protest by railway drivers and guards of All India Railwaymen’s Federation (AIRF) at the Parliament Street in New Delhi. They were protesting over the running allowance, for upliftment and justice on their grade pay, basic facilities in Engine Cab and Guards running rooms and the more than 12 hours of continuous duties. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)
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Minister for women and child development Maneka Gandhi on Friday said that her ministry will soon propose a committee with senior judicial and legal persons as members to look into all issues emanating from the #MeToo campaign and also that she believes in all the women who have come out with complaints of sexual harassment. (Sonu Mehta / HT File)
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