India: Today’s news in pictures
Updated On Jul 17, 2019 06:32 PM IST
India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Speaker of Karanataka State Assembly to take a decision on the resignations of rebel MLAs, to the UN court’s awaited announcement of its verdict on India’s petition challenging the death sentence given to former naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav
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In an interim order passed to maintain ‘constitutional balance’, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said while no time frame can be set for the Speaker to take a decision on the resignations of Karnataka rebel MLAs, the lawmakers also could not be forced to attend the trust vote scheduled for Thursday. (Shailendra Bhojak / PTI File)
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The top court of the UN will on Wednesday announce its verdict on India’s petition challenging the death sentence given to former naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav by a Pakistani military court for alleged involvement in spying. Almost five months ago, The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) reserved its verdict in the matter after hearing oral arguments by India and Pakistan. (ANI)
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A composite image shows Earth's shadow slowly being cast on the moon during a partial lunar eclipse, in Jaipur. 6.India on early Wednesday witnessed a partial lunar eclipse for a few hours. The partial lunar eclipse, which is said to be the last of 2019, started at around 1.31 am and ended before dawn. (Himanshu Vyas / HT Photo)
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The death toll from the collapse of a four-storey building in south Mumbai’s Dongri rose to 13 on Wednesday, with 10 injured, officials said, as rescue operations continued to find others trapped in the rubble. Out of the 10 people, who were injured after the illegal extension of a 100-year-old Kesarbai building gave way, one is a fireman involved in the rescue operation and another has been sent home. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)
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More than three years after Faridabad was selected under the Smart City Mission, only three projects of the total of 46 have been implemented in the city. These include construction of 10 smart toilets, transplantation of trees and construction of an open-air gymnasium in Sector 21-B. (Yogendra Kumar / HT File)
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Local train services between Mumbai’s Vithalwadi and Kalyan railway stations were affected during morning rush hours on Wednesday after the overhead equipment (OHE) of a train was damaged hitting hundreds of commuters. Authorities started shuttle and special services between Ambernath, Karjat and Khopoli and Kalyan, Dombivli and Thane to clear extra rush from the stations. (Rishikesh Choudhary / HT Photo)
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