India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from voting in the fourth phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha electon to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) ruling out the possibility of Cyclone Fani’s landfall over Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh but monitoring such a possibility in Odisha.

Updated on: Apr 29, 2019 5:25 PM IST

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The NDRF and the Indian Coast Guard have been put on high alert and fishermen asked not to venture into the sea, the Home Ministry said Monday. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Fani’s landfall over Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh is ruled out. However, the possibility of landfall in Odisha is under continuous watch. (Arijit Sen / HT Archive)

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Hundreds of passengers had a harrowing time at the Delhi airport early Monday as the immigration system server faced technical issues for around one and a half hours, affecting six international flights and resulting in long queues at the counters. An airport official said technical glitches with the server lasted between 12.15 am and 1.45 am. (HT File)

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In a fierce attack on West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday claimed that once the results of the Lok Sabha elections are out, TMC lawmakers in the state would desert the party to join the BJP. “Even today, didi, 40 of your MLAs are in contact with me,” Modi said at a rally in Serampore in Bengal. (PTI)

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the contempt petition filed against him by BJP’s Meenakshi Lekhi, insisting that it was the BJP lawmaker who was trying to drag the court into a political controversy for personal gains and political mileage. The Congress president said the court should also make Meenakshi Lekhi pay up for abusing the judicial process. (ANI)

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TMC MP Shanta Chhetri and Dr Chandan Mitra talking to media persons after a meeting with Election Commission in New Delhi. The battle between the BJP and the TMC in West Bengal’s Asansol and beyond reached the EC in Delhi with the two parties blaming each other for poll violence. Election officials said cases of violence had been reported in the state that has witnessed over 52% polling so far. (ANI)

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Haseen Jahan, estranged wife of cricketer Mohd Shami, was taken into custody by police in Amroha in Uttar Pradesh after she reached her husband’s house and created a ruckus. She was later released on bail. Jahan reached her husband’s house in Sahaspur Ali Nagar village late on Sunday night. When her in-laws asked her to leave. she locked herself and her child in a room. (Shivam Saxena / HT Archive)

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The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea, filed by NGO Anti Corruption Council of India, seeking to restrain the media from publishing allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. A bench headed by Chief Justice Rajendra Menon said the court is already seized of the matter and no interference was needed. The plea said publication of the allegations directly hit the judicial system. (Kamal Singh / PTI)

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Nearly fifty per cent polling was recorded till 4 pm on Monday for elections to 72 seats across nine states in the fourth phase of 2019 Lok Sabha elections amid PM Modi’s appeal for ‘record voting’ and reports of EVM glitches and clashes from several areas. The Election Commission website reported 49.62% voter turnout till 4 pm even as long queues waited outside booths across states to cast votes still. (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg)