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India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from Kochi in Kerala braced for floods as the water level in the Periyar River went up to doctors called-off their strike after nearly a dozen patients died in Bihar.
Updated on: Aug 10, 2018 5:27 PM IST
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Kochi in Kerala’s Ernakulam district braced for floods as the water level in the Periyar River went up after the fourth sluice gate of the Idukki dam was opened in the morning, prompting authorities to close schools and offices. (PTI File)
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Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama poses for photographs along with chief minister of Karnataka, H D Kumarswamy as Dr Lobsang Sangye, the President of Central Tibetan Administration, Dharmashala looks on during the celebration of ‘Thank You Karnataka Day’, organised by Tibetans living in Karnataka, at Taj West End, in Bengaluru. (Arijit Sen / HT Photo)
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Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore stands for a group photograph with the Indian contingent for the Asian Games 2018, during their send-off ceremony in New Delhi. (Ravi Choudhary / PTI)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi(C), Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari(L) and Union minister for consumer affairs, food and public distribution Ram Vilas Paswan(R) released a booklet on ‘National Policy on Biofuels 2018’ during the World Bio-Fuel Day 2018 function at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhavan. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
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Nearly a dozen patients have died during a strike by Bihar’s doctors, which was called-off today. Junior doctors from the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH), Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) and Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) ended their strike after Bihar’s Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar assured them late Thursday that their demands would be met. (PTI File)
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President Ram Nath Kovind, Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik, chief minister Yogi Adityanath and other dignitaries stand up for National Anthem during the One District, One Product Summit at Indira Gandhi Pratishan in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. (Subhankar Chakraborty / HT Photo)
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On the last day of the Monsoon Session, opposition MPs launched a protest against the BJP-led NDA government on Friday demanding answers from it over the alleged scam in Rafale fighter jet deal with France. UPA chairperson and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi led a protest over the issue in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Parliament complex. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)
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The Supreme Court termed “grave” the incidents of vandalism of private and public properties by various groups during protests across the country and said it will not wait for the government to amend the law. Attorney General KK Venugopal told the bench that responsibility should be fixed on authorities like the superintendent of the police of the area in cases of vandalism and rioting. (Rishikesh Choudhary / HT File)
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The Supreme Court agreed to hear the CBI’s appeal challenging acquittal of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in the 2008 double murder case of their 14-year-old daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in Noida. The court has also issued notice to the dentist couple, who were freed in October last year. (PTI File)
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