India: Today’s news in pictures
Updated On May 15, 2018 04:38 PM IST
India news in pictures -- a round-up of today’s top news across the country from the resukts of the 2018 Karnataka assembly elections to British tycoon Richard Branson's plan to build the hyperloop in India with a planned cost of under $150 (approximately ₹10,000).
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The BJP has taken a lead over the Congress with counting of votes underway for the 2018 Karnataka assembly election results. The BJP looks set to emerge as the largest party in the Karnataka assembly, but the 112-seat majority mark might yet elude it. The Congress is prepared to back the Janata Dal (Secular) in forming a government in the state. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted Punjab cabinet minister and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu of culpable homicide and convicted him of causing hurt in a 1988 road rage case in which one person died. Sidhu retains his cabinet berth. (PTI File Photo)
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Women perform rituals near a Banyan tree during the ‘Vat Savitri Puja’ in Bhopal on Tuesday. On the occasion of this puja women observe a day-long fast and worship the Banyan tree for the longevity of their husbands. (PTI)
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The scam-hit Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Tuesday posted its largest ever quarterly loss of Rs 13,416.91 crore for the January-March period, mainly on account of high provisioning for bad loans. (Amit Dave / REUTERS File)
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Virgin Hyperloop One, the futuristic transportation company backed by the British tycoon, wants to build a network of high-speed pods that can carry people and cargo across India. Branson wants rides on the hyperloop in India to cost less than $150 (approximately ₹10,000) in a market where air travel is growing at the fastest pace in the world. (Mike Blake / Reuters File Photo )
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The Met office has predicted thunderstorms and gusty winds on Tuesday in some parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and east Uttar Pradesh. As many as 80 have died in five states due to thunderstorms and lightning strikes since Sunday, with Uttar Pradesh alone recording 51 deaths. (Himanshu Sharma / AFP File Photo)
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Railway minister Piyush Goel is seen outside the residence of BJP president Amit Shah after being given additional charges of finance ministry in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)
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