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India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from the beginning of the ten day Ganesh Chaturthi festival to Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanding finance minister Arun Jaitely’s resignation after accusing him of colluding with fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya “and giving him a free passage” to flee the country.

Updated on: Sep 13, 2018 5:10 PM IST

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Devotees play drums as they transport an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesh for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai. The ten day festival which began on Thursday will come to a close with the immersion of idols on September 23. (Punit Paranjpe / AFP)

Updated on Sep 13, 2018 5:10 PM

Devotees play drums as they transport an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesh for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai. The ten day festival which began on Thursday will come to a close with the immersion of idols on September 23. (Punit Paranjpe / AFP)

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference at AICC. Gandhi on Thursday demanded Finance Minister Arun Jaitely’s resignation after accusing him of colluding with fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya “and giving him a free passage” to flee the country. Addressing the media, Gandhi asked why the Minister did not inform investigating agencies about Mallya’s plans to leave India. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 13, 2018 5:10 PM

Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference at AICC. Gandhi on Thursday demanded Finance Minister Arun Jaitely’s resignation after accusing him of colluding with fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya “and giving him a free passage” to flee the country. Addressing the media, Gandhi asked why the Minister did not inform investigating agencies about Mallya’s plans to leave India. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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In an all-out attack against the Congress, the BJP on Thursday alleged that the previous UPA government had given a “sweet deal” to the beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines to keep it afloat and suggested that the airline was perhaps owned by the Gandhi family. The BJP leader was responding to Rahul Gandhi’s demand for a probe into Mallya’s claim that he had met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving India. (HT Archive)

Updated on Sep 13, 2018 5:10 PM

In an all-out attack against the Congress, the BJP on Thursday alleged that the previous UPA government had given a “sweet deal” to the beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines to keep it afloat and suggested that the airline was perhaps owned by the Gandhi family. The BJP leader was responding to Rahul Gandhi’s demand for a probe into Mallya’s claim that he had met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving India. (HT Archive)

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Stranded vehicles seen on Srinagar-Jammu National highway during a search operation carried out by army personnel on the second day following a militant attack at a CRPF party, at Jahjar Kotli. One of the three militants who had fired was killed on Thursday, police said. (PTI)

Updated on Sep 13, 2018 5:10 PM

Stranded vehicles seen on Srinagar-Jammu National highway during a search operation carried out by army personnel on the second day following a militant attack at a CRPF party, at Jahjar Kotli. One of the three militants who had fired was killed on Thursday, police said. (PTI)

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Two militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town on Thursday, officials said. Internet services in Sopore have been snapped and all schools and colleges shut. The identity of the militants is yet to be ascertained. (Channi Anand / AP File)

Updated on Sep 13, 2018 5:10 PM

Two militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town on Thursday, officials said. Internet services in Sopore have been snapped and all schools and colleges shut. The identity of the militants is yet to be ascertained. (Channi Anand / AP File)

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Mithali Raj drops her bat while completing a run as Sri Lanka’s Chamari Atapattu attempts to break the wicket during their second women’s one day international cricket match in Galle, Sri Lanka. Chasing a target of 220, Sri Lanka need 81 runs in 75 balls to level the series. (Eranga Jayawardena / AP)

Updated on Sep 13, 2018 5:10 PM

Mithali Raj drops her bat while completing a run as Sri Lanka’s Chamari Atapattu attempts to break the wicket during their second women’s one day international cricket match in Galle, Sri Lanka. Chasing a target of 220, Sri Lanka need 81 runs in 75 balls to level the series. (Eranga Jayawardena / AP)

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Pusarla Venkata Sindhu hits a return towards China’s Gao Fangjie during their women’s second round match at the Japan Open badminton championships in Tokyo. Fatigue caught up with India’s premier shuttler P V Sindhu as she was upstaged in straight games but Kidambi Srikanth entered quarterfinals on Thursday. (Toshifumi Kitamara / AFP)

Updated on Sep 13, 2018 5:10 PM

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu hits a return towards China’s Gao Fangjie during their women’s second round match at the Japan Open badminton championships in Tokyo. Fatigue caught up with India’s premier shuttler P V Sindhu as she was upstaged in straight games but Kidambi Srikanth entered quarterfinals on Thursday. (Toshifumi Kitamara / AFP)

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India has not been able to secure membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group because of China’s veto, a senior Trump Administration official said Thursday asserting that the US will continue to advocate for New Delhi’s membership in the elite grouping as it meets all criteria. India has been seeking entry into the 48-member club, which controls nuclear trade, but China has repeatedly stonewalled its bid. (Mandel Ngan / AFP File)

Updated on Sep 13, 2018 5:10 PM

India has not been able to secure membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group because of China’s veto, a senior Trump Administration official said Thursday asserting that the US will continue to advocate for New Delhi’s membership in the elite grouping as it meets all criteria. India has been seeking entry into the 48-member club, which controls nuclear trade, but China has repeatedly stonewalled its bid. (Mandel Ngan / AFP File)

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The probe against Franco Mulakkal, the Jalandhar priest accused by a nun of raping her, is moving in the right direction, the Kerala high court said on Thursday after police reported there were contradictions in the statements including the complainant’s. The court also declined to order the Bishop’s arrest, seen as a huge setback for the campaign demanding “action” against him. (Shammi Mehra / AFP File)

Updated on Sep 13, 2018 5:10 PM

The probe against Franco Mulakkal, the Jalandhar priest accused by a nun of raping her, is moving in the right direction, the Kerala high court said on Thursday after police reported there were contradictions in the statements including the complainant’s. The court also declined to order the Bishop’s arrest, seen as a huge setback for the campaign demanding “action” against him. (Shammi Mehra / AFP File)

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Darjeeling’s biggest tourist draw – the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) or the toy train – has come to a grinding halt after labourers including those hired to work as firemen in the steam engines struck work over unpaid salaries. The workers stopped work from Tuesday, putting the brakes on the UNESCO World Heritage site railway. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Sep 13, 2018 5:10 PM

Darjeeling’s biggest tourist draw – the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) or the toy train – has come to a grinding halt after labourers including those hired to work as firemen in the steam engines struck work over unpaid salaries. The workers stopped work from Tuesday, putting the brakes on the UNESCO World Heritage site railway. (Shutterstock)

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