India: Today’s news in pictures
Updated On Jul 19, 2018 05:27 PM IST
India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from the Shiv Sena deciding to back the Modi government in the no-confidence motion slotted for Friday to an increase in the death toll due to rain-related incidents in Kerala over the past 10 days.
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Rescue workers carry out the body of a victim at the site of a collapsed residential building at Shahberi village in Greater Noida, a day after the collapse. At least three bodies had been discovered yesterday, with police officials fearing that 20-25 people might be trapped inside the debris of the two buildings. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)
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Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday blamed fake news and rumours on social media behind a spate of lynchings in the country while putting the onus of maintaining law and order on state governments. He said that the centre cannot remain silent on the issue even though law and order was a state subject. Congress, dissatisfied with the statements staged a walkout from Lok Sabha. (Kamal Singh / PTI)
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Seven Maoists, including three women fighters, have been killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Thursday morning. Police said the count could rise in the hours to come. (PTI File)
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A member of Social Democratic Party of India displays a placard during a protest over an assault on social activist Swami Agnivesh allegedly by members of Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM), in New Delhi. (Kamal Singh / PTI)
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The death toll in rain-related incidents in Kerala has climbed to 28 in the last 10 days, with a case of drowning being reported from Kannur district. Though there was some respite from the rain in some places, waterlogging in low-lying areas has thrown normal life out of gear. Over 86,598 people have taken shelter in relief camps across the state, officials said. ( R.S Iyer / AP File)
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The Shiv Sena, which has slammed its ally Bharatiya Janata Party on a number of issues, will vote in favour of the Narendra Modi government during the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The Sena had said earlier in the day that it will speak “when required” during the no-trust motion. (PTI File)
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