India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a round-up of today’s top news across the country from Delhi Police filling a chargesheet accusing Shashi Tharoor of abetting the suicide of his wife, Sunanda Pushkar to ten people being killed and several others injured during the West Bengal panchayat elections as clashes broke out at several places between rival groups. ...read more

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The Delhi Police on Monday filed a chargesheet in a court in the national capital, accusing Congress leader Shashi Tharoor of abetting the suicide of his wife, Sunanda Pushkar. Tharoor, the only person who has been arrayed as an accused in the case, termed the Delhi Police’s action “unbelievable” and called the chargesheet “preposterous”. He said he will contest the 3,000 -page chargesheet “vigorously.” (Hemant Padalkar / HT File)

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Family members and relatives mourn the death of a kin who died in a wall collapse during last night’s thunderstorm at Digha, Patna. More than 70 people, including 42 in UP, were killed in six states as dust storms, torrential rain and lightning battered large parts of the country since Sunday, officials said on Monday amid a warning of storms and squalls in the north and northwest regions in the next 48 hours. (PTI)

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A vehicle set on fire after clashes between two political parties during Panchayat Poll at Shantipur in Nadia district of West Bengal. Ten people were killed and several injured during the panchayat elections as clashes broke out at several places between rival groups on Monday. There were also reports of ballot boxes being set on fire, vehicles burnt and poll officials attacked. (PTI)

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Maoist rebels raise their arms during an exercise at a temporary base in the Abujh Marh forests, in Chhattisgarh. Seven Maoists, including two women, were killed in two encounters in Odisha’s Kandhamal and Bolangir districts since Saturday night, with the director general of police RP Sharma calling it a “red letter day”. While four bodies were recovered on Sunday night, one more was recovered the next morning. (Mustafa Quraishi / AP File)

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The CBI on Monday filed its first charge sheet in the country’s largest financial scam worth over Rs 2 billion in Punjab National Bank by billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi, detailing the alleged role of the bank’s former chief Usha Ananthasubramanian, who is now Allahabad Bank CEO and MD, officials said. The charge sheet, filed in a special court in Mumbai, also names several other top officials of the bank. (REUTERS File)

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Army personnel during a search operation in Kathua district of Jammu on Monday. A high alert was sounded in the region after movement of suspected militants was detected along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, a senior police officer said on Monday. The development comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state on May 19. (PTI)

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President Ram Nath Kovind and First Lady Savita Kovind being presented a memento on their arrival at Pushkar in Rajasthan on Monday. The President is on a two day visit to Rajasthan that began yesterday. (PTI)

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The government on Monday filed before the Supreme Court a draft scheme on distributing waters of the Cauvery river, weeks after being pulled up for failing to implement the court’s order. The draft scheme will be circulated among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and union territory Puducherry and the court will on Tuesday hear if they have objections to it. (Sonu Mehta / HT File)

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Union finance minister Arun Jaitley underwent a successful kidney transplant surgery on Monday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Jaitley, 65, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday evening. (Saumya Khandelwal / REUTERS File)

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BJP National President Amit Shah arrives to attend the BJP national office bearers and state presidents meeting at BJP headquarter in New Delhi on Monday. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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The fight between the AAP government and the Lt Governor over CCTV project intensified further today as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his cabinet ministers and MLAs marched to the L-G office to press him “not to stall” the project under “pressure from the BJP.” (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)