India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 4th BIMSTEC Summit in Nepal to Uber to test flying cabs in five countries, including India.

Updated on: Aug 30, 2018 5:15 PM IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BIMSTEC leaders calls on Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Modi arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday to participate in the two-day 4th BIMSTEC Summit that will focus on enhancing regional connectivity and boosting trade. (PIB / PTI)

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Uber on Thursday selected India as one of the first five shortlisted finalist countries that could be home to the first international Uber Air City within the next five years at the first “Uber Elevate Asia Pacific Expo” in Tokyo, Japan. (Tomohiro Ohsumi / Bloomberg)

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A day after Gurugram received its highest rainfall in a day in the last eight years, the underpass at Hero Honda Chowk remained flooded. Officials of the National Highways Authority of India estimate that 50 million litres of water had accumulated at the underpass following backflow from the stormwater drain at Badshahpur on Tuesday. Officials pressed into service eight fire engines, eight heavy duty pumps, tractor-trolleys and other equipment. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

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Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday. While one of the terrorists was killed earlier today, the body of another militant has been recovered from the encounter site. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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The Supreme Court on Thursday held that a member of a Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe community cannot claim the benefit of reservation in government employment in other states if his or her caste is not notified there. (Anushree Fadnavis / HT File)

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MK Azhagiri, the elder son of late DMK chief M Karunandihi, on Thursday said he was ready to return to the party but his younger brother, MK Stalin, stood in the way. Azhagiri, a former minister in the UPA government, was expelled from the party ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections after differences with his father in an apparent turf war with Stalin. Stalin was made DMK president on Tuesday. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI File)

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In view of rise in water level in rivers, flood warning has been issued to 26 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Three people have been reported to have died in flood related incidents in last two days. Officials in Arunchal Pradesh’s East Siang district have also issued an alert due massive discharge in the Tsangpo river in China following heavy rainfall in the neighbouring country. (HT Photo)

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An all-party delegation from Kerala on Thursday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and urged him to provide more funds to the flood-hit state and allow foreign assistance. Eleven MPs belonging to the Congress, the CPI-M, the RSP, the Kerala Congress (Mani) and one independent were part of the delegation. (Manvender Vashist / PTI)

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Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) leader and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav arrives to surrender in connection with multi-crore fodder scam case at special CBI court, in Ranchi. He was directed by the Jharkhand High Court to surrender before the court by August 30, upon expiry of his provisional bail. (PTI)