India: Today’s news in pictures
India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mega roadshow in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi to the release of the Aam Aadmi Party’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections.
Updated on: Apr 25, 2019 5:00 PM IST
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Updated on Apr 25, 2019 5:00 PM
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with party leaders Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, Gopal Rai and others release AAP’s election manifesto for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. The AAP chief said the polls could be a turning point for India. “The 2019 election is to save nation, save Constitution. We are Indians first, then Hindu or Muslim,” Kejriwal said. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
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Updated on Apr 25, 2019 5:00 PM
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court hearing claims about a conspiracy to frame Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi delivered a sharp warning to people attempting to use money or political power to manipulate the judicial system. ‘Don’t play with fire… We want to send a message to people of the country, the rich and powerful that they cannot control or run this court,” Justice Arun Mishra said. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT File)
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Updated on Apr 25, 2019 5:00 PM
Congress General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh (East) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra seen during a roadshow in Jhansi. She is scheduled to address a public meeting in Ghursarai area of the Jhansi parliamentary constituency. (ANI)
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Updated on Apr 25, 2019 5:00 PM
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places over coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Thunderstorm activity will also intensify with gusty winds (50-60 kmph) and lightning. The organisation also predicted that the activity will continue to move west-northwest and gain latitude. (HT Archive)
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Updated on Apr 25, 2019 5:00 PM
Supporters of Prime Minister Modi await his arrival during a roadshow in Varanasi. Modi will garland the statue of Banaras Hindu University founder Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya before starting a roadshow, a party leader said. On Friday, he will file nomination papers for the seat he won by bagging more than half the votes polled, 56%, and won with a massive margin of 3.37 lakh votes in 2014. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)
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Updated on Apr 25, 2019 5:00 PM
Officials on Thursday morning said that two militants were killed in Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district after a gun battle with security forces. The bodies of the two militants have been retrieved from the site of encounter. (ANI File)
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Updated on Apr 25, 2019 5:00 PM

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