India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from the West Bengal violence row as BJP makes inroads into the TMC ruled state to a meeting of Indian and Pakistani officials over the modalities of the Kartarpur corridor.

Updated on: May 27, 2019 4:58 PM IST

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A BJP worker was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bhatapara of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, days after the conclusion of the high-stake election that saw BJP making gains in the Trinamool Congress-ruled state. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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In a recently issued order, the ministries of defence and external affairs said the friendly countries can buy defence equipments like Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) manufactured in India at the same price as Indian armed forces have bought them for. The move is aimed at boosting exports, according to defence ministry officials. (PTI)

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Amethi MP Smriti Irani plays pall-bearer for an aide. She stayed in the village till the last rites were performed, and before leaving for Delhi, she assured the villagers that she would do whatever it takes to track down the culprits responsible for party worker Surendra Singh’s murder. (ANI)

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The Supreme Court refused to grant protection from arrest to newly elected Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP from Ghosi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, Atul Rai, accused of raping a college student from Varanasi. (Amal KS / HT File)

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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati said alliance with Samajwadi Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal will continue post Lok Sabha elections. She will meet the alliance partners SP and RLD as well as leaders of other opposition parties in the national capital to assess the alliance’s performance in the elections. (Atul Yadav / PTI)

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A Kolkata-bound Air Asia flight from Bagdogra made an emergency landing at the city airport after a threat call was received at the airlines office at Bengaluru airport, a city airport official said. A team comprising CISF’s Quick Response officers and bomb disposal personnel, doctors and fire brigade officers cordoned off the area for safe landing of the flight. (HT Archive)

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Delhi High Court has told businessman Robert Vadra to respond to the Enforcement Directorate petition that wants the arrest shield granted to Vadra to be scrapped. The federal agency mandated to investigate the financial crimes like money laundering in the purchase of a London-based property worth 1.9 million pounds. (Vipin Kumar / HT File)

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Officials from Pakistan and India on Monday held a meeting to discuss the modalities for a corridor linking Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur across the border. The meeting took place at the Kartarpur Zero Point and lasted for about two hours. (PTI File)

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Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar (C), who lost the Gurdaspur seat to Sunny Deol, has stepped down from his post. Earlier today, Dr Ajoy Kumar also offered to resign from the post of Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee chief. So far, state unit presidents of the Congress in Odisha, Assam, and Madhya Pradesh have submitted their resignations after the party’s dismal performance in the elections. (ANI)