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India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from Shatrugan Sinha confirming he will be joing the Congress to Major DP Singh, a Kargil War veteran performing a first ever skydive by a war injured person in India.

Updated on: Mar 29, 2019 7:20 AM IST

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Lok Sabha MP Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday ended speculation over his joining the Congress after meeting party president Rahul Gandhi at his residence in New Delhi. After meeting Gandhi, Sinha announced he will join the Congress. “Joining will happen soon, we will give you a positive news during Navaratri. I will join Congress now,” news agency ANI quoted Sinha as saying. (ANI)

Updated on Mar 29, 2019 7:20 AM

Lok Sabha MP Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday ended speculation over his joining the Congress after meeting party president Rahul Gandhi at his residence in New Delhi. After meeting Gandhi, Sinha announced he will join the Congress. “Joining will happen soon, we will give you a positive news during Navaratri. I will join Congress now,” news agency ANI quoted Sinha as saying. (ANI)

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Maoists blew up the house of a former member of the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC) and BJP leader Anuj Kumar Singh in Gaya district late on Wednesday as they called for the boycott of Lok Sabha election 2019, police said on Thursday. They threw handbills and pamphlets calling for a boycott of the election and raised slogans against PM Modi and the BJP. (ANI)

Updated on Mar 29, 2019 7:20 AM

Maoists blew up the house of a former member of the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC) and BJP leader Anuj Kumar Singh in Gaya district late on Wednesday as they called for the boycott of Lok Sabha election 2019, police said on Thursday. They threw handbills and pamphlets calling for a boycott of the election and raised slogans against PM Modi and the BJP. (ANI)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi began the BJP’s poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh with a mega rally in Meerut on Thursday. Modi targeted the coming together of Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal by calling it an opportunistic alliance. In a swipe at the SP-BSP combine, Modi said it seems they are in a hurry. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 29, 2019 7:20 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began the BJP’s poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh with a mega rally in Meerut on Thursday. Modi targeted the coming together of Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal by calling it an opportunistic alliance. In a swipe at the SP-BSP combine, Modi said it seems they are in a hurry. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

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Major DP Singh, a Kargil War veteran widely known as 'Indian Blade Runner' performed a first ever successful Skydive in Nasik endorsing the 'Spirit of Adventure' for all disabled soldiers who suffered physical/war injuries in peace and war time in Nasik on Thursday. Gen Bipin Rawat, approved the activity for the officer to commemorate “Year of Disabled in the Line of Duty”. (ANI)

Updated on Mar 29, 2019 7:20 AM

Major DP Singh, a Kargil War veteran widely known as 'Indian Blade Runner' performed a first ever successful Skydive in Nasik endorsing the 'Spirit of Adventure' for all disabled soldiers who suffered physical/war injuries in peace and war time in Nasik on Thursday. Gen Bipin Rawat, approved the activity for the officer to commemorate “Year of Disabled in the Line of Duty”. (ANI)

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Hours after Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy said he had information that the Income Tax department was set to conduct searches on leaders of the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) alliance, minor irrigation minister CS Puttaraju confirmed that the raids had begun at his residences. Kumaraswamy took to Twitter to hit out at PM Modi alleging that he is playing a “revenge game”. (PTI File)

Updated on Mar 29, 2019 7:20 AM

Hours after Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy said he had information that the Income Tax department was set to conduct searches on leaders of the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) alliance, minor irrigation minister CS Puttaraju confirmed that the raids had begun at his residences. Kumaraswamy took to Twitter to hit out at PM Modi alleging that he is playing a “revenge game”. (PTI File)

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The Supreme Court on Thursday refused an early hearing on a plea seeking stay on the release of a movie ‘Ram ki Janmabhoomi’ alleging it would prejudice the mediation process in Ram Janmabhoomi- Babri Masjid case. “What’s the relation between movie and mediation. Parties want to settle it. We are not so pessimistic. No film can come in the way of mediation,” a Supreme Court bench said. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 29, 2019 7:20 AM

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused an early hearing on a plea seeking stay on the release of a movie ‘Ram ki Janmabhoomi’ alleging it would prejudice the mediation process in Ram Janmabhoomi- Babri Masjid case. “What’s the relation between movie and mediation. Parties want to settle it. We are not so pessimistic. No film can come in the way of mediation,” a Supreme Court bench said. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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“So much so for branding me a thief who stole PSU Bank money and ran away. Banks have made a substantial recovery in the past and also today. All included in my settlement proposal too. Damned if you do and Damned if you don’t is how I am treated,” Vijay Mallya, tweeted a day after more than 74 lakh shares held him in United Breweries Holdings Limited (UBHL) were sold for over Rs 1,000 crore. (AP / PTI)

Updated on Mar 29, 2019 7:20 AM

“So much so for branding me a thief who stole PSU Bank money and ran away. Banks have made a substantial recovery in the past and also today. All included in my settlement proposal too. Damned if you do and Damned if you don’t is how I am treated,” Vijay Mallya, tweeted a day after more than 74 lakh shares held him in United Breweries Holdings Limited (UBHL) were sold for over Rs 1,000 crore. (AP / PTI)

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