India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a round-up of today’s top news across the country from Rahul Gandhi saying that the Constitution is under “severe attack” and that there is an atmosphere of fear in the country to the first day of fasting as part of Ramzan.

Updated on: May 17, 2018 6:58 PM IST

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Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that the Constitution is under “severe attack” and there is an atmosphere of fear in the country. “The BJP’s irrational insistence that it will form a govt. in Karnataka, even though it clearly doesn’t have the numbers, is to make a mockery of our Constitution. This morning, while the BJP celebrates its hollow victory, India will mourn the defeat of democracy,” said Gandhi on Twitter. (Shailendra Bhojak / PTI File)

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Newly sworn-in Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa flashes victory sign at the oath ceremony in Bengaluru on Thursday. He said that he was “100% sure” of winning the vote of confidence in the assembly and completing the five-year term. Yeddyurappa slammed the Congress-JDS alliance as “unholy” and charged they were out to grab power though the people had “rejected them outright”. (Arijit Sen / HT Photo)

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JD(S) leader H D Deve Gowda, Congress leader Gulam Nabi Azad, former CM Siddaramaiah, JD(S) State president HD Kumaraswamy and several Congress leaders commenced a protest in front of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the State Secretariat premises opposing the granting of 15 days to prove the Bharatiya Janata Party’s majority in the Legislative Assembly by Governor Vajubhai Vala. (Shailendra Bhojak / PTI)

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BJP National President Amit Shah with Bhadohi MP Virendra Singh and BJP General Secretary Ram Lal during the inauguration of the combined ‘BJP National Executive Committee meeting of all the morchas (cells)’ at Civic Centre in New Delhi on Thursday. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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Trinamool Congress supporters celebrate in front of Bratachari Bidyashram counting centre at Joka, South Kolkata on May 17. The party was heading for control of over 80% of the gram panchayats and 90% of the panchayat samitis. It was also leading in all 20 zila parishads. BJP was a very distant second, while the Left and Congress were pushed to the margins. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

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Police have registered a case against former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh and his son, Vikramaditya Singh, for allegedly breaking into a historical structure belonging to a relative over a family dispute. A few others, including former public works department engineer-in-chief Swami Prakash Negi, were also charged with helping the duo trespass into the Padam Palace at Rampur. (PTI File)

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The meteorological department has issued a weather warning of thunderstorm, squall and dust-storm at various places in the country today. (Raj K Raj / HT File)

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People offer prayers during the first day of fasting month of Ramzan inside Kashmir's Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on Thursday. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)