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India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s news across the country, from Rahul Gandhi appearing at a court in Mumbai on Thursday morning in a defamation case hearing, filed against him by a Mumbai-based lawyer and RSS worker to the first batch of Hajj pilgrims leaving for Saudi Arabia from Srinagar.

Updated on: Jul 04, 2019 7:06 PM IST

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The Government has projected India’s real GDP growth for the year 2019-20 at 7% on the back of anticipated pickup in the growth of investment and consumption. A day before the Union Budget, Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2018-19 in Parliament, which stated that the huge political mandate for the government augurs well for the prospects of economic growth. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 04, 2019 7:06 PM

The Government has projected India’s real GDP growth for the year 2019-20 at 7% on the back of anticipated pickup in the growth of investment and consumption. A day before the Union Budget, Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2018-19 in Parliament, which stated that the huge political mandate for the government augurs well for the prospects of economic growth. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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Rahul Gandhi appeared at a court in Mumbai for a defamation case hearing, filed against him by a Mumbai-based lawyer and RSS worker. Gandhi pleaded not guilty and has been released on a surety of Rs 15,000. The court had issued summons against Gandhi and CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury for their alleged defamatory comments linking journalist Gauri Lankesh’s killing with the “BJP-RSS ideology”. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 04, 2019 7:06 PM

Rahul Gandhi appeared at a court in Mumbai for a defamation case hearing, filed against him by a Mumbai-based lawyer and RSS worker. Gandhi pleaded not guilty and has been released on a surety of Rs 15,000. The court had issued summons against Gandhi and CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury for their alleged defamatory comments linking journalist Gauri Lankesh’s killing with the “BJP-RSS ideology”. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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The election commission has announced that polling will be conducted in the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu on August 5. Voting in the constituency was cancelled after the polling body found evidence of money being used to vitiate the process. Polling in Vellore was scheduled on April 18. (Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP)

Updated on Jul 04, 2019 7:06 PM

The election commission has announced that polling will be conducted in the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu on August 5. Voting in the constituency was cancelled after the polling body found evidence of money being used to vitiate the process. Polling in Vellore was scheduled on April 18. (Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP)

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A Delhi court on Thursday allowed former media owner Indrani Mukerjea to turn approver in the INX case which involves former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram. In her application to turn approver, Mukherjea prayed for pardon in the case in exchange of full and true disclosure. The court listed the matter for July 11 when Mukerjea will be brought to Delhi from Mumbai’s Byculla Jail. (Satish Bate / HT Archive)

Updated on Jul 04, 2019 7:06 PM

A Delhi court on Thursday allowed former media owner Indrani Mukerjea to turn approver in the INX case which involves former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram. In her application to turn approver, Mukherjea prayed for pardon in the case in exchange of full and true disclosure. The court listed the matter for July 11 when Mukerjea will be brought to Delhi from Mumbai’s Byculla Jail. (Satish Bate / HT Archive)

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A man stands next to destroyed buildings in the path of the water from the breached Tiware dam near Chiplun in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. Two more bodies were found on Thursday after rescuers resumed their search for the missing people after the Tiware dam gave away late on Tuesday, officials said. The death toll has gone up to 16 and seven people are yet to be found. (AFP)

Updated on Jul 04, 2019 7:06 PM

A man stands next to destroyed buildings in the path of the water from the breached Tiware dam near Chiplun in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. Two more bodies were found on Thursday after rescuers resumed their search for the missing people after the Tiware dam gave away late on Tuesday, officials said. The death toll has gone up to 16 and seven people are yet to be found. (AFP)

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The first batch of 304 Hajj pilgrims left Srinagar on Thursday for Saudi Arabia to perform this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik came to see off the pilgrims at the Srinagar International Airport. This year, over 11,500 pilgrims from the state will go for the pilgrimage. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 04, 2019 7:06 PM

The first batch of 304 Hajj pilgrims left Srinagar on Thursday for Saudi Arabia to perform this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik came to see off the pilgrims at the Srinagar International Airport. This year, over 11,500 pilgrims from the state will go for the pilgrimage. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Fishermen in the Ganga at Prayagraj. A flood warning has been issued to 19 districts of Uttar Pradesh by the Flood Management Information System Centre (FMISC) this week, in view of the rise in river water level following heavy rain in Nepal. “The districts in the basin of Ganga, Ghagra and Sharda rivers have been issued a fresh alert after water level in these rivers crossed the danger mark,” said FMISC executive engineer Mithilesh Kumar. (PTI)

Updated on Jul 04, 2019 7:06 PM

Fishermen in the Ganga at Prayagraj. A flood warning has been issued to 19 districts of Uttar Pradesh by the Flood Management Information System Centre (FMISC) this week, in view of the rise in river water level following heavy rain in Nepal. “The districts in the basin of Ganga, Ghagra and Sharda rivers have been issued a fresh alert after water level in these rivers crossed the danger mark,” said FMISC executive engineer Mithilesh Kumar. (PTI)

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Millions of devotees gathered in Puri for the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath on Wednesday amid heightened security as the nine-day annual celebrations began in Odisha’s temple town. The chariots of Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balabhadra and younger sister Devi Subhadra were pulled by the devotees on the streets called Badadanda as people played drums, trumpets and sang devotional songs. (Arabinda Mahapatra / HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 04, 2019 7:06 PM

Millions of devotees gathered in Puri for the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath on Wednesday amid heightened security as the nine-day annual celebrations began in Odisha’s temple town. The chariots of Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balabhadra and younger sister Devi Subhadra were pulled by the devotees on the streets called Badadanda as people played drums, trumpets and sang devotional songs. (Arabinda Mahapatra / HT Photo)

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India’s monsoon rains in the week ending on Wednesday were below average for the fifth time in a row, although the deficit was the lowest since the start of the season. Monsoon rains are crucial for farm output and economic growth, as about 55% of India’s arable land is rain-fed, and agriculture forms about 15% of its $2.5-trillion economy. (Mahesh Kumar A. / AP)

Updated on Jul 04, 2019 7:06 PM

India’s monsoon rains in the week ending on Wednesday were below average for the fifth time in a row, although the deficit was the lowest since the start of the season. Monsoon rains are crucial for farm output and economic growth, as about 55% of India’s arable land is rain-fed, and agriculture forms about 15% of its $2.5-trillion economy. (Mahesh Kumar A. / AP)

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