India: Today’s news in pictures
India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, the Supreme court ordering transfer of all five cases linked to the Unnao rape survivor to a CBI court in Delhi and handing the task of providing security to the survivor; her lawyer and her family members to the CRPF, to Resident doctors at several government hospitals, including AIIMS and RML, in Delhi holding demonstrations and withdrawing all services including at emergency departments to protest against the National Medical Commission Bill tabled in Rajya Sabha today.
Updated on: Aug 01, 2019 4:48 PM IST
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The Supreme Court has ordered transfer of all five cases linked to the Unnao rape survivor, including the Rae Bareli accident case, to a CBI court in Delhi. The court also ordered that the probe in the accident case be finished within seven days from Wednesday and it handed the task of providing security to the survivor; her lawyer and her family members to the CRPF. (Anushree Fadnavis / REUTERS File)
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Resident doctors of LNJP Hospital march from the hospital to Rajghat against the National Medical Commission (NMC) bill. Government-run health facilities, including emergency services and in-patient surgeries, are likely to be severely disrupted in the national capital Thursday onwards after unions representing junior doctors said they will widen a protest against NMC, a new law meant to regulate the medical industry. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)
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At least six people died in rain-related incidents as torrential downpour lashed Gujarat’s Vadodara till late Wednesday night, forcing authorities to shut down the airport and terminate or reschedule several trains. The city received 442mm of rain in just 12 hours between 8am and 8pm on Wednesday, leading to heavy water- logging. Schools in the city remained closed on Thursday. (PTI)
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Anjali Bhardwaj, founder of Satark Nagrik Sangathan pleads with the police. Bhardwaj was detained along with a group of activists who had gathered outside gate number 38 of Rashtrapati Bhavan to give their representation to President Ram Nath Kovind, urging him not to give his assent to the controversial RTI Amendment bill passed by the Parliament last week. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)
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Student organisations burn an effigy of BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, in Kolkata on July 31, 2019. The BJP on Thursday expelled the Uttar Pradesh MLA, who is an accused in the Unnao rape case and was on Wednesday booked by the CBI for alleged involvement in the survivor’s accident that left her with critical injuries. Sengar, 52, a four-time MLA, is accused of raping the woman in 2017. (Swapan Mahapatra / PTI)
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided the premises linked to erstwhile Ranbaxy promoters, Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh, in connection with a money-laundering case, agency officials said. They said the raids were conducted after the filing of a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). (Parveen Kumar / HT Archive)
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Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal speaks to media during a press conference at Delhi Secretariat. The Delhi government will give full subsidy to those consuming up to 200 units of electricity and an almost 50% subsidy to those consuming 201 to 400 units, Kejriwal told reporters. The decision is effective from Thursday. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)
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