India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from heavy rains hitting Mumbai, its surroundings areas and large parts of Maharashtra for the fourth consecutive day to a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra hearing legal arguments against Section 377.

Updated on: Jul 10, 2018 5:04 PM IST

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Heavy rains hit Mumbai, its surroundings areas and large parts of Maharashtra for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, disrupting road and rail traffic. Mumbai’s lifeline, the Western Railway (WR) and Central Railway (CR) suburban trains, were running late by 15-20 minutes due to waterlogged tracks. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rain till Thursday. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Tuesday began hearing legal arguments against Section 377. The court said it will examine if the fundamental right to life includes sexual freedom. (Sajjad Hussain / AFP)

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The law that criminalises consensual gay sex is against the fundamental rights of Indians and “societal perception” cannot be an excuse for it, petitioners against Section 377 told the Supreme Court on Tuesday. In 2009 the Delhi High Court effectively decriminalised gay sex, saying a ban violated fundamental rights, but the Supreme Court reinstated it in 2013 after religious groups successfully appealed. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP File)

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South Korean president Moon Jae-in was accorded a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded South Korea for its participation in the ‘Make in India’ mission, which, he said, has created many employment opportunities in India. Modi also acknowledged Moon Jae-in’s role in accelerating the peace process in the Korean peninsula. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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The “cycle of interruptions” in Parliament will continue endlessly if MPs justify disruptions by citing the conduct of other parties in the past, Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan said in a letter to parliamentarians ahead of the Monsoon session next week. Mahajan urged them to ensure smooth functioning of the House and said “time has come for us to introspect and decide what is the way forward and ideal image for our Parliament and democracy”. (Sonu Mehta / HT File)

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Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public rally in West Bengal’s Midnapore town on July 16, the ruling Trinamool Congress has decided to swamp the town with banners, posters and cutouts of chief minister Mamata Banerjee to make her omnipresent along any route Modi might take. The ruling party had tested a similar ploy on June 28 when BJP president Amit Shah visited the temple town of Tarapith in Birbhum district. (PTI File)

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Two militants were killed while 20 civilian protesters and two soldiers were injured on Tuesday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. The militants were killed in Kundalan village after they opened fire on security forces, triggering a gun battle. (Mukhtar Khan / AP File)