India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from Rajasthan and West Bengal's bypolls to the announcement of Union Budget 2018-19.

Updated on: Feb 02, 2018 10:04 PM IST

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Congress workers celebrate the party’s success during Rajasthan bypolls after a victory in the Mandalgarh assembly seat by nearly 13,000 votes with counting for Alwar and Ajmer Lok Sabha seats underway. (PTI)

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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tabled the Union Budget with a string of populist giveaways, from free cooking gas to a health plan for the poor. In his speech, Jaitley said this year’s Union Budget focused on four aspects -- strengthening of agriculture, education, healthcare benefits and improving infrastructure. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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Fresh trouble brew for Gurmeet Ram Rahim, as the CBI on Thursday submitted a charge sheet against the Dera Sacha Sauda chief, and two doctors for castration of his followers inside the sect’s premises. (Arun Mondhe / HT Archive)

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India is sensing their chance to end a massive jinx at Kingsmead, Durban today. At a venue, that can be ‘home’ for Virat Kohli’s team due to the presence of a huge expat population, India are backing themselves to fire the first salvo as the six-match ODI series begins. (Phill Magakoe / AFP)

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The Bombay High Court today said it had not found any violation on part of the state in allowing actor Sanjay Dutt to walk out of jail eight months before the completion of his five-year sentence in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case. (AFP)

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Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh (R) and his wife have been named as accused in a disproportionate assets case in the supplementary charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Delhi’s Patiala House court on Thursday. (Shyam Sharma / HT Photo)

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Trinamool wins Uluberia Lok Sabha constituency by 4.74 lakh votes. Trinamool candidate Sajda Ahmed bagged 5,88,211 votes in Uluberia Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal. Her nearest rival, Anupam Mallik of the BJP, secured 2,18,807 votes. (PTI)