India: Today’s news in pictures | Hindustan Times
close_game
close_game

India: Today’s news in pictures

Updated On Jul 15, 2019 05:32 PM IST

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from the call off of the launch of Chandrayaan 2, to the recovery of the bodies of all the 13 Indian Army soldiers who were trapped under the debris of the collapsed building in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district.

1 / 7
The launch of Chandrayaan 2 was called off as the rocket was not functioning according to laid down parameters, sources at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said, adding that the strategy was to launch the mission as quickly as possible. The GSLV Mark III carrying the orbiter, lander, and rover was to take off at 02:51 am Monday morning from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, the country’s only launch site. (PTI File) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 15, 2019 05:32 PM IST

The launch of Chandrayaan 2 was called off as the rocket was not functioning according to laid down parameters, sources at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said, adding that the strategy was to launch the mission as quickly as possible. The GSLV Mark III carrying the orbiter, lander, and rover was to take off at 02:51 am Monday morning from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, the country’s only launch site. (PTI File)

2 / 7
The bodies of all the 13 Indian Army soldiers trapped under the debris of the collapsed building in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district were pulled out on Monday, officials said, taking the death toll to 14. The four-storey building housing a small eatery and a guest house collapsed following heavy rains on Sunday afternoon when 30 Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) of Assam Rifles, all from the nearby Dagshai cantonment, were eating lunch there. (Anil Dayal / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 15, 2019 05:32 PM IST

The bodies of all the 13 Indian Army soldiers trapped under the debris of the collapsed building in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district were pulled out on Monday, officials said, taking the death toll to 14. The four-storey building housing a small eatery and a guest house collapsed following heavy rains on Sunday afternoon when 30 Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) of Assam Rifles, all from the nearby Dagshai cantonment, were eating lunch there. (Anil Dayal / HT Photo)

3 / 7
Karnataka’s HD Kumaraswamy-led Janata Dal Secular-Congress coalition government will face its trust vote on Thursday, it was decided at a meeting of the assembly’s business advisory panel. Kumaraswamy had offered to face the confidence vote last week after nearly 16 coalition lawmakers sent their resignations to Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar, threatening to reduce the coalition government to a minority. (PTI File) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 15, 2019 05:32 PM IST

Karnataka’s HD Kumaraswamy-led Janata Dal Secular-Congress coalition government will face its trust vote on Thursday, it was decided at a meeting of the assembly’s business advisory panel. Kumaraswamy had offered to face the confidence vote last week after nearly 16 coalition lawmakers sent their resignations to Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar, threatening to reduce the coalition government to a minority. (PTI File)

4 / 7
Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Punjab minister who announced his exit from the Amarinder Singh government on social media over the weekend, finally sent his resignation to the chief minister on Monday. This one, he confirmed on Twitter, had been delivered at Capt Amarinder Singh’s official residence. (Sanjeev Kumar / HT File) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 15, 2019 05:32 PM IST

Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Punjab minister who announced his exit from the Amarinder Singh government on social media over the weekend, finally sent his resignation to the chief minister on Monday. This one, he confirmed on Twitter, had been delivered at Capt Amarinder Singh’s official residence. (Sanjeev Kumar / HT File)

5 / 7
The health of P Rajagopal, the 72-year-old founder of Saravana Bhavan global chain of restaurants who is serving a jail term for the murder of his employee, is becoming worse, doctors treating him at a government-run hospital in Chennai have said. Rajagopal was admitted to the Stanley Government Medical College Hospital soon after he surrendered before a local court in Chennai on July 9. (PTI File) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 15, 2019 05:32 PM IST

The health of P Rajagopal, the 72-year-old founder of Saravana Bhavan global chain of restaurants who is serving a jail term for the murder of his employee, is becoming worse, doctors treating him at a government-run hospital in Chennai have said. Rajagopal was admitted to the Stanley Government Medical College Hospital soon after he surrendered before a local court in Chennai on July 9. (PTI File)

6 / 7
Senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra was Monday appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, replacing Acharya Devvrat, who has been transferred and appointed as the Governor of Gujarat. A Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique said the appointments of Mishra and Devvrat will come into effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices. (Praveen Bajpai / HT Archive) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 15, 2019 05:32 PM IST

Senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra was Monday appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, replacing Acharya Devvrat, who has been transferred and appointed as the Governor of Gujarat. A Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique said the appointments of Mishra and Devvrat will come into effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices. (Praveen Bajpai / HT Archive)

7 / 7
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre while agreeing to hear a PIL by three women seeking directions to decriminalise abortion to allow women to have choice of reproduction. (Amal KS / HT File) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 15, 2019 05:32 PM IST

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre while agreeing to hear a PIL by three women seeking directions to decriminalise abortion to allow women to have choice of reproduction. (Amal KS / HT File)

SHARE
Story Saved
Live Score
Saved Articles
Following
My Reads
Sign out
New Delhi 0C
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Start 14 Days Free Trial Subscribe Now
Follow Us On