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India news in pictures --a roundup of today’s news across the country from the World Cup 2019 semi-final clash between India and New Zealand to the Delhi High Court dismissing a plea challenging the Delhi government’s proposal to make Metro ride free for women.

Updated on: Jul 10, 2019 5:43 PM IST

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A flooded dormitory of the CRPF base camp following heavy monsoon rains in Dibrugarh. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said 145 villages are under water and 3,435 hectares of crop areas have been damaged. Around 62,400 people are suffering due to flood in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Barpeta, Chirang, Golaghat, Jorhat and Dibrugarh districts. (PTI)

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Karnataka Congress Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday landed in Mumbai to meet rebel MLAs who had resigned last week, waited for close to five hours in rain and was eventually detained, almost pulled out by police while he was being interviewed by a TV channel. The crisis, precipitated by 13 MLAs – 10 of the Congress, 3 of JD(S) – sending their resignations to Speaker threatening the government’s slim majority in the 224-member assembly. (PTI)

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The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea challenging the Delhi government’s proposal to make Metro ride free for women. A Division Bench presided by Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice C. Harishankar also imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on petitioner Bipin Bihari Singh because there was no substance in the petition.  (Sonu Mehta / HT File)

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An employee of SpiceJet working in the belly of an aircraft parked at a bay in Kolkata airport died around 1:30 am on Wednesday after a hydraulic door accidentally closed on him. According to personnel of ground staff working at the airport, the flaps of a door crushed Rohit Virendra Pandey. (PTI)

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Resuming on 211/5 on Wednesday, New Zealand finished on 239/8 in their 50 overs after rain interrupted play at 46.1 overs into their innings on Tuesday.India have lost half their side as MS Dhoni joins Hardik Pandya in the middle. (AP / PTI)

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On Wednesday, a train driver rescued a man who had been knocked down by the train the former was driving. He also took him to hospital. Train driver B Narayan Rao was piloting the Baripada-Balasore DMU train early this morning when it ran over daily labourer Chittaranjan Hati soon after the train left Bhanjpur station at 3.22 am. Hati who was reportedly intoxicated with ganja could not hear the siren of the train. (HT File)

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday reached Amethi, his first visit after losing the parliamentary constituency to Union minister Smriti Irani in this general election. He is likely to visit some villages too, party district spokesperson Anil Singh said. (ANI)

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On Wednesday, Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the second day in a row over the crisis in Karnataka as opposition lawmakers wanted to discuss the issue of “defections being engineered to dislodge elected governments”. All the 13 MLAs in Karnataka– 10 from the Congress and three from the JD(S) —submitted their resignations last week, threatening the coalition government’s slim majority in the 224-member state assembly. (RSTV / PTI File)