India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from suspension of West Indies coach Stuart Law to the failure of talks for resolving the row over the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple. ...read more

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According to news agency ANI, talks between the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB), the tantri (supreme priest of Sabarimala temple) and the erstwhile royal family of Pandalam to resolve the row over the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple have failed. The Board said that they can discuss the review petition on October 19. (Sivaram V / REUTERS File)

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UAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs Mohammed Ahmed Al Bowardi inspects the Tri-Services Guard of Honour in New Delhi. (PIB / PTI)

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AIIMS-Patna filed a FIR against former JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and his supporters following his alleged misbehaviour with a doctor, nurses and a security guard of the hospital. “An FIR was lodged following a directive from state health department after AIIMS-Patna doctors threatened to go on an indefinite strike if action was not taken against Kanhaiya and his supporters,” said Phulwarisharif SHO Mohd Qaiser Alam. (Shashank Parade / PTI File)

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Police personnel detain Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers protesting against the rising prices of essential commodities outside the BJP office in Mumbai. (Shashank Parade / PTI)

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On Tuesday, a local court in Haryana’s Hisar sentenced self-styled godman Rampal to life imprisonment in connection with a murder case against him. The court of additional district and sessions judge (ADJ) DR Chalia pronounced the verdict in the 2014 case. (Kapil Sethi / AP File)

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi receives a sword at Gurudwara Data Bandi Chhor, in Gwalior. (PTI)

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West Indies coach Stuart Law was suspended on Tuesday from the first two ODIs against India for making “inappropriate comments” against a match official. He has also been also fined 100% of his match fee, the ICC said in a statement. (Andrew Boyers / Reuters File)