India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from heat wave conditions expected to continue across northwest and central India to Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami accusing rival political parties of “instigating” the violence which resulted in the death of 11 during police firing in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu.

Updated on: May 24, 2018 5:52 PM IST

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Homeless people sleep on a road divider at Jama Masjid. The current heat wave is expected to continue across northwest and central India over the next four days and temperatures could soar to 45 degrees Celsius in Delhi by Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned. IMD scientists, however, said that the heat is paving the way for thunderstorms in the Capital on Thursday. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Congress party activists protest against the rise in fuel prices in Mumbai. Petrol prices in Mumbai breached Rs 85 on Thursday, with the fuel selling at Rs 85.29 a litre, 30 paise more than Wednesday’s price of Rs 84.99 a litre. In Delhi, prices reached Rs 77.47 per litre. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)

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Tamil Nadu’s environment regulator on Thursday cut power supply to the Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi, stepping in after clashes between the police and protesters, who blame the facility for pollution, left 11 dead this week. The State Pollution Control Board said the smelter, which was shut pending renewal of its operating licence, was found last week to be carrying out activity to resume production without permission. (REUTERS File)

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Breaking his silence over the death of 11 people in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami accused rival political parties of “instigating” violence. Palaniswami also defended police action in Thoothukudi by saying “If someone is attacked, the natural course would be to defend and safeguard themselves. This is what has been done by the police in response.” (PTI File)

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A 62-year-old man became the latest victim of the Nipah virus in Kerala’s Kozhikode and two new cases were confirmed in Malappuram district as the death toll from the disease rose to 12, authorities said on Thursday, a day after the Union health ministry said it was able to contain the “highly localised infection”. (REUTERS File)

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New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) workers protested on Thursday by piling garbage outside NDMC headquarters over various demands including pay adjustments in New Delhi. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. Prime Minister Modi today held wide-ranging talks with the Dutch Prime Minister, during which both sides decided to deepen engagement in a range of areas including trade, investment, energy and agriculture. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)

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Devotees gather to take a holy dip in the river Ganga on the occasion of 'Ganga Dussehra' in Varanasi. (PTI)

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(L-R) Lt. Commander Pratibha Jamwal, Lt. Payal Gupta, Lt. Commander Patarlapalli Swathi, Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Lt. Commander Vartika Joshi, Lt. Shougrakpam Vijaya, Lt. Aishwarya Boddapati pose for a group photo after receiving the Nari Shakti Puraskar for successfully circumnavigating the globe aboard INSV Tarini, at Shastri Bhawan. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)