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India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from the property of ex Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala attached by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged money laundering case, to detainments and developments in the Guwahati grenade blast that occured Wednesday.

Updated on: May 17, 2019 5:46 PM IST

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The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached the property of former chief minister of Haryana Om Prakash Chautala worth nearly Rs 2 crore on charges of money laundering. The property consists of land and a farmhouse located in New Delhi worth Rs 1,94,52,347, officials said, and was attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. (Mohd Zakir / HT Archive)

Updated on May 17, 2019 5:46 PM

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached the property of former chief minister of Haryana Om Prakash Chautala worth nearly Rs 2 crore on charges of money laundering. The property consists of land and a farmhouse located in New Delhi worth Rs 1,94,52,347, officials said, and was attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. (Mohd Zakir / HT Archive)

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A leader from the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) has entered into peace negotiations with the government, while an Assamese actress has also been detained in connection with Wednesday’s grenade blast in Guwahati, in which 11 people were injured, police said. “Our investigations are continuing and we have made satisfactory progress. But we won’t be able to divulge details at the moment,” said Assam director general of police Kuladhar Saikia. (PTI)

Updated on May 17, 2019 5:46 PM

A leader from the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) has entered into peace negotiations with the government, while an Assamese actress has also been detained in connection with Wednesday’s grenade blast in Guwahati, in which 11 people were injured, police said. “Our investigations are continuing and we have made satisfactory progress. But we won’t be able to divulge details at the moment,” said Assam director general of police Kuladhar Saikia. (PTI)

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Pragya Thakur, who provoked outrage by calling Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse a patriot, has apologised for her comments, the BJP’s Madhya Pradesh unit said after a barrage of criticism from political parties across the country. (Raj Patidar / REUTERS)

Updated on May 17, 2019 5:46 PM

Pragya Thakur, who provoked outrage by calling Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse a patriot, has apologised for her comments, the BJP’s Madhya Pradesh unit said after a barrage of criticism from political parties across the country. (Raj Patidar / REUTERS)

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As the counting day for the Lok Sabha elections nears, the Shiv Sena is keeping a close eye on the performance of its ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Senior leaders of the Shiv Sena have said that although they are in an alliance with the BJP, they are prepared to take on the national party, if the alliance falls through, just like in 2014. (Rajesh Waradkar / HT File)

Updated on May 17, 2019 5:46 PM

As the counting day for the Lok Sabha elections nears, the Shiv Sena is keeping a close eye on the performance of its ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Senior leaders of the Shiv Sena have said that although they are in an alliance with the BJP, they are prepared to take on the national party, if the alliance falls through, just like in 2014. (Rajesh Waradkar / HT File)

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Criticising the 2016 demonetisation move, the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave many ‘Tughlaqi farman’ (diktats) during his rule due to which common people suffered. “Modi changed the currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 with new currency notes as Tughlaq had done by issuing currency of brass and copper during his rule,” Azad told reporters. (ANI)

Updated on May 17, 2019 5:46 PM

Criticising the 2016 demonetisation move, the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave many ‘Tughlaqi farman’ (diktats) during his rule due to which common people suffered. “Modi changed the currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 with new currency notes as Tughlaq had done by issuing currency of brass and copper during his rule,” Azad told reporters. (ANI)

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A BJP spokesperson in Madhya Pradesh, Anil Saumitra, has stoked controversy by saying that Mahatma Gandhi was Pakistan’s father of the nation. His comment, however, did not go down well with his party, which has suspended him from primary membership of the BJP. (Sunil Ghosh / HT FIile)

Updated on May 17, 2019 5:46 PM

A BJP spokesperson in Madhya Pradesh, Anil Saumitra, has stoked controversy by saying that Mahatma Gandhi was Pakistan’s father of the nation. His comment, however, did not go down well with his party, which has suspended him from primary membership of the BJP. (Sunil Ghosh / HT FIile)

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Normal life was affected in Kashmir on Friday due to a strike called by separatists to protest the killing of a civilian following an encounter between militants and security forces in Pulwama district. Most of the shops, fuel stations and other business establishments were shut in Srinagar, officials said. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

Updated on May 17, 2019 5:46 PM

Normal life was affected in Kashmir on Friday due to a strike called by separatists to protest the killing of a civilian following an encounter between militants and security forces in Pulwama district. Most of the shops, fuel stations and other business establishments were shut in Srinagar, officials said. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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