India: Today’s news in pictures

By HT Correspondent

Updated On May 10, 2018 05:45 pm IST

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from President Ram Nath Kovind becoming the second president to visit the Siachen base camp of the Indian Army in Ladakh to Amit Shah predicting that the BJP will win at least 130 seats in the May 12 Karnataka assembly elections and that BS Yeddyurappa will be the next chief minister of the state.

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President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday became the second president to visit the Siachen base camp of the Indian Army, and conveyed the country’s respect for the soldiers protecting Indian borders at the highest battlefield in the world. He also laid a wreath at a memorial in the camp and later interacted with the soldiers posted there. (PTI)

Updated on May 10, 2018 05:45 pm IST

President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday became the second president to visit the Siachen base camp of the Indian Army, and conveyed the country’s respect for the soldiers protecting Indian borders at the highest battlefield in the world. He also laid a wreath at a memorial in the camp and later interacted with the soldiers posted there. (PTI)

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Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks about UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s Italian roots, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that she was “more Indian than many Indian people I have met.” The Congress president, who wrapped up his campaign tour of Karnataka, said the prime minister was “silent” on incidents of killings and attacks on Dalits. (Arijit Sen / HT Photo)

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Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks about UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s Italian roots, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that she was “more Indian than many Indian people I have met.” The Congress president, who wrapped up his campaign tour of Karnataka, said the prime minister was “silent” on incidents of killings and attacks on Dalits. (Arijit Sen / HT Photo)

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Walmart Inc., which sealed the largest e-commerce deal in history with its $16 billion buyout of Flipkart on Wednesday, has set aside nearly $500 million to buy back shares from existing and former employees of Flipkart, according to three people aware of the development. The ESOP buyback will be the biggest ever in the Indian start-up ecosystem and is expected to turn a few hundred Flipkart employees into crorepatis. (Abhishek N. Chinnappa / REUTERS File)

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The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) today demolished encroachments during an anti-encroachment drive at Mangal bazar in Laxmi Nagar, New Delhi on Wednesday. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) today demolished encroachments during an anti-encroachment drive at Mangal bazar in Laxmi Nagar, New Delhi on Wednesday. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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Workers use a water cannon to clean the premises of Janaki Mandir, a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Sita in Janakpur, Nepal ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled two-day visit to Nepal beginning Friday. This will be his third visit to the country as PM. (Navesh Chitrakar / REUTERS)

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Workers use a water cannon to clean the premises of Janaki Mandir, a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Sita in Janakpur, Nepal ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled two-day visit to Nepal beginning Friday. This will be his third visit to the country as PM. (Navesh Chitrakar / REUTERS)

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Jai Bhagwan Goyal (C) along with other members of United Hindu Front raise slogans during a protest against offering of namaz in public places at Parliament Street, New Delhi on Wednesday. (Sonu Mehta /HT Photo)

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Jai Bhagwan Goyal (C) along with other members of United Hindu Front raise slogans during a protest against offering of namaz in public places at Parliament Street, New Delhi on Wednesday. (Sonu Mehta /HT Photo)

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Supporters of Dalit outfit Bhim Army have blamed Rajputs for the death of its Saharanpur district president Kamal Walia’s brother Sachin Walia who was found shot on Wednesday afternoon. The suspicious death has spurred fears of a repeat of last year’s inter-caste clashes in the district after a dispute arose over loud music being played during a Maharana Pratap Jayanti procession. (Altaf Qadri / AP File)

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Supporters of Dalit outfit Bhim Army have blamed Rajputs for the death of its Saharanpur district president Kamal Walia’s brother Sachin Walia who was found shot on Wednesday afternoon. The suspicious death has spurred fears of a repeat of last year’s inter-caste clashes in the district after a dispute arose over loud music being played during a Maharana Pratap Jayanti procession. (Altaf Qadri / AP File)

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BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday said his party will win at least 130 seats in the May 12 Karnataka assembly elections and that BS Yeddyurappa will be the next chief minister of the state. Speaking at a press conference hours before campaign for the election formally closes, the BJP president also attacked the Siddaramaiah government for its alleged failure to maintain law and order in the state. (PTI File)

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BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday said his party will win at least 130 seats in the May 12 Karnataka assembly elections and that BS Yeddyurappa will be the next chief minister of the state. Speaking at a press conference hours before campaign for the election formally closes, the BJP president also attacked the Siddaramaiah government for its alleged failure to maintain law and order in the state. (PTI File)

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The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Calcutta high court’s order asking the West Bengal State Election Commission to accept nomination papers filed through e-mail for contesting the panchayat elections in the state. (Sonu Mehta / HT File)

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The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Calcutta high court’s order asking the West Bengal State Election Commission to accept nomination papers filed through e-mail for contesting the panchayat elections in the state. (Sonu Mehta / HT File)

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A general view of the building which collapsed during the recent storm, in Khandauli, Agra on Thursday. The death toll in the storm that hit parts of Uttar Pradesh last night has risen to 16, an official said today as the Met office issued another bad weather alert for the state. Twenty-seven others were injured in the calamity which affected nine districts. (PTI)

Updated on May 10, 2018 05:45 pm IST

A general view of the building which collapsed during the recent storm, in Khandauli, Agra on Thursday. The death toll in the storm that hit parts of Uttar Pradesh last night has risen to 16, an official said today as the Met office issued another bad weather alert for the state. Twenty-seven others were injured in the calamity which affected nine districts. (PTI)

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Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat has said that youth in Kashmir must not get “carried away unnecessarily” and understand “azadi” is not possible as the security forces will always fight those who want to secede, the Indian Express said on Thursday. (PTI File)

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Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat has said that youth in Kashmir must not get “carried away unnecessarily” and understand “azadi” is not possible as the security forces will always fight those who want to secede, the Indian Express said on Thursday. (PTI File)

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RJD chief Lalu Prasad, who is serving his sentence following a conviction in fodder scam cases, was on Thursday granted three days parole to attend his son’s wedding in Patna, Inspector General of Prison Harsh Mangla said on Thursday. However, the IG Prison was not categorical about the effective date of parole and said it depended upon when the jail authorities would release him. (Hardeep Singh / HT Photo)

Updated on May 10, 2018 05:45 pm IST

RJD chief Lalu Prasad, who is serving his sentence following a conviction in fodder scam cases, was on Thursday granted three days parole to attend his son’s wedding in Patna, Inspector General of Prison Harsh Mangla said on Thursday. However, the IG Prison was not categorical about the effective date of parole and said it depended upon when the jail authorities would release him. (Hardeep Singh / HT Photo)

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