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India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from Karthyayani Amma, the oldest candidate who appeared for the Aksharalaksham programme scoring 98 marks out of 100 in Kerala to Delhi’s air quality index recorded at 392, falling in the ‘very poor’ category and just eight points from severe.

Updated on: Nov 01, 2018 4:56 PM IST

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Karthyayani Amma, the oldest candidate who appeared for the “Aksharalaksham” programme of the state-run Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority, has scored 98 marks out of 100. “Saw children studying and got inspired, never got opportunity when young otherwise would have become government official. Now want to learn computers,” the 96-year-old told news agency ANI. (PTI File)

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Former finance minister and Congress Party leader P Chidambaram leaves the Patiala House Court after a hearing in the Aircel Maxis money laundering case, in New Delhi. The Court extended the interim protection from arrest granted to Chidambaram and extended the interim protection to his son Karti Chidambaram till November 26 in the case. (Ravi Choudhary / PTI)

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Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery (ANM) and Lady Health Supervisors (LHS) wear black bandages as part of their one-month agitation programme against the government, demanding an immediate fill up of the vacant post of ANM and LHS in different hospitals at East Guwahati Dispensary in Chandmari. (PTI)

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On Thursday officials said that security forces killed two unidentified militants after a gun battle in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, two days after a nephew of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar was shot down in Pulwama. Police said the operation was launched in the morning based on credible inputs about the presence of militants in Zagoo village. (HT Arvhive)

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Contingents march holding flags during the 63rd Karnataka Rajyotsava celebration at Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru. Kannada Rajyotsava is celebrated on November 1, commemorating the merger of Kannada language-speaking regions of South India into Karnataka state in 1956. (Shailendra Bhojak / PTI)

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Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu with Opposition leaders Sharad Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party and Farooq Abdullah of the National Conference during a press conference in New Delhi. “We decided to meet in Delhi to chalk out a plan to protect the future of the nation,” Naidu said after the meeting. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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People wear masks as they protest against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on the issue of air pollution, at Jantar-Mantar in New Delhi. On Thursday, the overall air quality index of Delhi was recorded at 392, which falls in the ‘very poor’ category and is just eight points from turning severe. (Ravi Choudhary / PTI)