India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from shutting down of Kochi airport till Saturday due to heavy rainfall to celebration of India’s Independence Day with Pakistani Army officials at the Attari-Wagah border.

Updated on: Aug 15, 2018 5:14 PM IST

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Fire and Rescue personnel evacuate local residents in an inflatable boat from a flooded area at Muppathadam near Eloor in Ernakulam district, Kerala. The death toll has risen to 40 and the operations of the Kochi airport have also been suspended till Saturday. (AFP)

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Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashutosh on Wednesday announced his resignation from the party, citing personal reasons. Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday responded by rejecting Ashutosh’s resignation, asking how could they accept it. (Sushil Kumar / HT File)

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Three out of every five districts in India are not prepared for a drought, says a study by the Indian Institutes of Technology at Indore and Guwahati, highlighting the need for effective agriculture and water management. Using data from NASA the two members found that only 241 of the 634 districts, or 38%, were resilient to droughts. The study considered daily rainfall records from 1901 to 2015 by the India Meteorological Department. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT File)

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Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol during a strike in Srinagar. A complete shutdown was observed on the occasion of Independence Day. (Mukhtar Khan / AP)

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Madhya Pardesh Governor Anandiben Patel, who has been given the additional charge of Chhattisgarh following the death of governor Balramji Dass Tandon, was sworn in at a ceremony in Raipur. Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi administered the oath of office to Patel during a simple function at the Raj Bhawan. (Arvind Yadav / HT File)

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For the first time, India’s space agency is planning to put an Indian astronaut for seven days in space at a cost less than Rs 10,000 crore as part of its manned mission by 2022, ISRO chairman K Sivan (C) said on Wednesday. “There will be two unmanned space missions before the actual manned space mission,” Sivan added. (PTI File)

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Border Security Force (BSF) Commandant Sudeep presents sweets to Pakistani wing commander Bilal on the occasion of India’s Independence Day at the India-Pakistan Wagah post at Attari. (Sameer Sehgal / HT Photo)