India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from the Indian Air Force celebrating the 86th Air Force Day to the Jammu and Kashmir’s civic elections.

Updated on: Oct 08, 2018 5:10 PM IST

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IAF personnel perform a drill with rifles during the Air Force Day Parade 2018 at Air Force Station at Hindon in Ghaziabad. On Monday, President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi extended their greetings on the occasion of the 86th Air Force Day. (Atul Yadav / PTI)

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Security personnel stand guard as people wait in a queue to cast their votes for municipal elections in Ranbir Singh Pura near Jammu. The state’s two main parties the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party boycotting has made the polls a direct contest between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party amid an escalation in violence in the state. (PTI)

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The Supreme Court will hear a fresh PIL against the Rafale deal on Wednesday filed by lawyer Vineet Dhanda, who is seeking a direction to the Centre to reveal details of the deal and the comparative prices during the UPA and NDA rule in a sealed cover to the apex court. (Altaf Qadri / AP File)

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Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday said that she has asked the Law Ministry to not keep any age limit to report child sexual abuse, allowing people to complain about what has happened to them even “10-15 years later”. Gandhi also said she is “very happy” that the #MeToo campaign has started in India and encouraged women to come forward against sexual harassment. (Sonu Mehta / HT File)

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East Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) sanitation workers protest at Parliament Street in New Delhi. They have been on a strike since September 12, demanding regularisation of temporary workers and regular payments of salaries. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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Artists give final touches to a Durga Puja pandal themed on 'violence against women' ahead of Durga puja festival in Kolkata. (Swapan Mahapatra / PTI)

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On Monday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reiterated that his government would not file a review petition in the Supreme Court against its verdict allowing women of all ages to worship at the Sabarimala temple. His response came after several Hindu organisations in Kerala moved the Supreme Court with review petitions against its earlier verdict. (PTI)