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India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country from Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s announcement to invest as much as $100 billion in various sectors in India in the coming few years, to the visit of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi to Shamli in Uttar Pradesh to pay respects to two CRPF troopers killed in last week’s terror attack in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir.

Updated on: Feb 20, 2019 5:37 PM IST

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Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has said that his country sees an opportunity to invest as much as $100 billion in various sectors in India in the coming few years. Addressing a joint press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the crown prince said his country had invested $44 billion since 2016 in India, when PM Modi had visited the country, and had benefitted from it. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 20, 2019 5:37 PM

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has said that his country sees an opportunity to invest as much as $100 billion in various sectors in India in the coming few years. Addressing a joint press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the crown prince said his country had invested $44 billion since 2016 in India, when PM Modi had visited the country, and had benefitted from it. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi and general secretaries Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jyotiraditya Scindia visited Shamli in Uttar Pradesh to pay respects to two CRPF troopers killed in last week’s terror attack in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir. They attended religious ceremony for Amit Kumar and visited the family of another jawan Pradeep Kumar in Banat village of Shamli. The two were among 40 troopers killed in a suicide attack on a CRPF convoy. (ANI)

Updated on Feb 20, 2019 5:37 PM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi and general secretaries Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jyotiraditya Scindia visited Shamli in Uttar Pradesh to pay respects to two CRPF troopers killed in last week’s terror attack in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir. They attended religious ceremony for Amit Kumar and visited the family of another jawan Pradeep Kumar in Banat village of Shamli. The two were among 40 troopers killed in a suicide attack on a CRPF convoy. (ANI)

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The Supreme Court will begin hearing the Ayodhya case on February 26. The five-judge bench of the apex court led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi will hear the Ram-Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid land dispute matter at 10.30am. Besides the CJI, the other judges on the bench are Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice S Abdul Nazeer. (Amal KS / HT File)

Updated on Feb 20, 2019 5:37 PM

The Supreme Court will begin hearing the Ayodhya case on February 26. The five-judge bench of the apex court led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi will hear the Ram-Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid land dispute matter at 10.30am. Besides the CJI, the other judges on the bench are Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice S Abdul Nazeer. (Amal KS / HT File)

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The Supreme Court held industrialist Anil Ambani guilty of contempt in a case filed by telecom equipment maker Ericsson. The court slapped a fine of Rs 1 crore on three Reliance Group companies - RCom, Reliance Telecom Ltd and Reliance Infratel Ltd - in the case. The Swedish telecom equipment maker had complained that Reliance Communications had not paid up as ordered by the court earlier. (Vijay Verma / PTI File)

Updated on Feb 20, 2019 5:37 PM

The Supreme Court held industrialist Anil Ambani guilty of contempt in a case filed by telecom equipment maker Ericsson. The court slapped a fine of Rs 1 crore on three Reliance Group companies - RCom, Reliance Telecom Ltd and Reliance Infratel Ltd - in the case. The Swedish telecom equipment maker had complained that Reliance Communications had not paid up as ordered by the court earlier. (Vijay Verma / PTI File)

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American Defence giant Lockheed Martin Wednesday unveiled the F-21 multi-role fighter jet for India, to be produced locally, as it eyed a multi-billion dollar military order. Specifically configured for the IAF, the F-21 provides “unmatched” Make in India opportunities and strengthens India’s path to an advanced airpower future, the firm said announcing the plan on the opening day at the Aero-India 2019 air show. (Kim Kyung-Hoon / REUTERS File)

Updated on Feb 20, 2019 5:37 PM

American Defence giant Lockheed Martin Wednesday unveiled the F-21 multi-role fighter jet for India, to be produced locally, as it eyed a multi-billion dollar military order. Specifically configured for the IAF, the F-21 provides “unmatched” Make in India opportunities and strengthens India’s path to an advanced airpower future, the firm said announcing the plan on the opening day at the Aero-India 2019 air show. (Kim Kyung-Hoon / REUTERS File)

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A Pakistani national lodged in Jaipur central jail was allegedly murdered following a quarrel with other prisoners, officials said today. Senior administrative and police officials have rushed to the jail after learning about the incident. (Sakib Ali / HT File / Representative image)

Updated on Feb 20, 2019 5:37 PM

A Pakistani national lodged in Jaipur central jail was allegedly murdered following a quarrel with other prisoners, officials said today. Senior administrative and police officials have rushed to the jail after learning about the incident. (Sakib Ali / HT File / Representative image)

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After questions were raised over its decision to revive the alliance with the BJP, Shiv Sena on Wednesday clarified why it did a U-turn on its decision to go solo in elections. The Sena said that it is not “helpless” and no “adjustment” was reached for power and that it gave “another chance” to the alliance after differences were sorted between the two parties. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT File)

Updated on Feb 20, 2019 5:37 PM

After questions were raised over its decision to revive the alliance with the BJP, Shiv Sena on Wednesday clarified why it did a U-turn on its decision to go solo in elections. The Sena said that it is not “helpless” and no “adjustment” was reached for power and that it gave “another chance” to the alliance after differences were sorted between the two parties. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT File)

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Thousands of farmers will once again stage an eight-day march from Nashik to Mumbai to protest, what they say, the failure of the BJP government in Maharashtra in keeping the promises it made after their last agitation. Farmers’ outfit All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) had held a similar protest in March last year to press for the same demands. (Sunil Ghosh / HT File / Representative image)

Updated on Feb 20, 2019 5:37 PM

Thousands of farmers will once again stage an eight-day march from Nashik to Mumbai to protest, what they say, the failure of the BJP government in Maharashtra in keeping the promises it made after their last agitation. Farmers’ outfit All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) had held a similar protest in March last year to press for the same demands. (Sunil Ghosh / HT File / Representative image)

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