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India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s deteriorating health condition to the first-ever birth of a Humboldt Penguin chick in India.

Updated on: Aug 16, 2018 5:32 PM IST

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A Humboldt Penguin chick was born at Mumbai’s Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan zoo, the first-ever such birth in India. “The egg hatched at 08.02pm on August 15. It appeared to be active and the mother was trying to feed it too,” Dr. Sanjay Tripathi, the zoo director said. (ANI)

Updated on Aug 16, 2018 5:32 PM

A Humboldt Penguin chick was born at Mumbai’s Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan zoo, the first-ever such birth in India. “The egg hatched at 08.02pm on August 15. It appeared to be active and the mother was trying to feed it too,” Dr. Sanjay Tripathi, the zoo director said. (ANI)

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The police on Thursday said that one person was killed and three others seriously injured in an attack by a mob over suspicions that they were cow thieves in Biswanath district of upper Assam. According to the police, the incident took place at Diplunga tea estate, nearly 230km from the state capital, early on Wednesday. (R.S. Iyer / AP File)

Updated on Aug 16, 2018 5:32 PM

The police on Thursday said that one person was killed and three others seriously injured in an attack by a mob over suspicions that they were cow thieves in Biswanath district of upper Assam. According to the police, the incident took place at Diplunga tea estate, nearly 230km from the state capital, early on Wednesday. (R.S. Iyer / AP File)

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The flood situation in the state worsened on Thursday amid nonstop rain with the public transport system virtually collapsing in many parts of central Kerala after the Southern Railways and Kochi Metro suspended operations due to floods. Army detachments from Pune and Bhopal have landed in Kerala, while the Navy deployed 21 teams as the government stepped up the fight against floods that have claimed more than 80 lives so far. (HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 16, 2018 5:32 PM

The flood situation in the state worsened on Thursday amid nonstop rain with the public transport system virtually collapsing in many parts of central Kerala after the Southern Railways and Kochi Metro suspended operations due to floods. Army detachments from Pune and Bhopal have landed in Kerala, while the Navy deployed 21 teams as the government stepped up the fight against floods that have claimed more than 80 lives so far. (HT Photo)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to visit former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in New Delhi. Vajpayee’s health condition continued to be critical after he was put on life support on Wednesday, AIIMS said on Thursday, as leaders from several political parties visited him at the hospital. (Arun Sharma / PTI)

Updated on Aug 16, 2018 5:32 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to visit former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in New Delhi. Vajpayee’s health condition continued to be critical after he was put on life support on Wednesday, AIIMS said on Thursday, as leaders from several political parties visited him at the hospital. (Arun Sharma / PTI)

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In Himachal Pradesh, the number of domestic and foreign tourists has gone down by 50% in the pastone week following reports of a closed highway. The Shimla-Kangra national highway also remained closed for traffic at Galog, 26 kms from Shimla, due to a landslide. (Deepak Sansta / HT File)

Updated on Aug 16, 2018 5:32 PM

In Himachal Pradesh, the number of domestic and foreign tourists has gone down by 50% in the pastone week following reports of a closed highway. The Shimla-Kangra national highway also remained closed for traffic at Galog, 26 kms from Shimla, due to a landslide. (Deepak Sansta / HT File)

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On Thursday, Vedanta said that it is yet to receive notification from the Madras high court on the latter issuing notice to the group’s Sterlite Copper plant on a petition seeking Rs 750 crore compensation and asserted that it will evaluate further course of action upon study of the same. “Further, the company upon receipt of the communication, will make necessary announcement,” it added. (REUTERS File)

Updated on Aug 16, 2018 5:32 PM

On Thursday, Vedanta said that it is yet to receive notification from the Madras high court on the latter issuing notice to the group’s Sterlite Copper plant on a petition seeking Rs 750 crore compensation and asserted that it will evaluate further course of action upon study of the same. “Further, the company upon receipt of the communication, will make necessary announcement,” it added. (REUTERS File)

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Supporters perform a ‘havan’, praying for the speedy recovery of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Patna on Thursday. (PTI)

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Supporters perform a ‘havan’, praying for the speedy recovery of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Patna on Thursday. (PTI)

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The government officials said on Thursday that India’s crude oil import bill is likely to jump by about $ 26 billion in 2018-19 as the rupee’s record low has made buying oil from overseas costlier. Besides, the rupee hitting a record low of 70.32 will also lead to a hike in the retail selling price of petrol, diesel and cooking gas (LPG). (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg File)

Updated on Aug 16, 2018 5:32 PM

The government officials said on Thursday that India’s crude oil import bill is likely to jump by about $ 26 billion in 2018-19 as the rupee’s record low has made buying oil from overseas costlier. Besides, the rupee hitting a record low of 70.32 will also lead to a hike in the retail selling price of petrol, diesel and cooking gas (LPG). (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg File)

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