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India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures --a roundup of today’s news across the country from the Delhi High Court's reversal of a trial court acquittal of and life imprisonment sentence to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, to the swearing-in of chief ministers in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, with Chhattisgarh to follow.

Updated on: Dec 17, 2018 4:52 PM IST

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Veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot took the oath as the chief minister of Rajasthan for the third time on Monday at the historic Albert Hall in state capital Jaipur. Sachin Pilot took oath as the deputy chief minister after Congress president Rahul Gandhi brokered peace between Gehlot and him on Friday after two days of hectic consultations in New Delhi. (Himanshu Vyas / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 17, 2018 4:52 PM

Veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot took the oath as the chief minister of Rajasthan for the third time on Monday at the historic Albert Hall in state capital Jaipur. Sachin Pilot took oath as the deputy chief minister after Congress president Rahul Gandhi brokered peace between Gehlot and him on Friday after two days of hectic consultations in New Delhi. (Himanshu Vyas / HT Photo)

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Family members of victims killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots after a judgement by the Delhi High Court sentenced Congress leader Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment in one of the cases, reversing a trial court acquittal. The court also directed Kumar to surrender by December 31, 2018, and slapped a fine of Rs 5 lakh on him and Rs 1 lakh on all other accused in the case. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 17, 2018 4:52 PM

Family members of victims killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots after a judgement by the Delhi High Court sentenced Congress leader Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment in one of the cases, reversing a trial court acquittal. The court also directed Kumar to surrender by December 31, 2018, and slapped a fine of Rs 5 lakh on him and Rs 1 lakh on all other accused in the case. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Kamal Nath (2nd L) took oath as Madhya Pradesh chief minister in the presence of top Congress and opposition leaders flown to state capital Bhopal from Jaipur, after Ashok Gehlot and his deputy Sachin Pilot took charge. Congress president Rahul Gandhi and several senior party leaders are attending all three (including Chhattisgarh) ceremonies. (Mujeeb Faruqui / HT Photo)

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Kamal Nath (2nd L) took oath as Madhya Pradesh chief minister in the presence of top Congress and opposition leaders flown to state capital Bhopal from Jaipur, after Ashok Gehlot and his deputy Sachin Pilot took charge. Congress president Rahul Gandhi and several senior party leaders are attending all three (including Chhattisgarh) ceremonies. (Mujeeb Faruqui / HT Photo)

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Residents of the national capital woke up to a foggy morning on Monday with the minimum temperature touching 6.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi continued to breathe under ‘very poor’ air quality with the index at 321. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 17, 2018 4:52 PM

Residents of the national capital woke up to a foggy morning on Monday with the minimum temperature touching 6.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi continued to breathe under ‘very poor’ air quality with the index at 321. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s conviction for the anti-Sikh massacre in the national capital 34 years ago is a delayed vindication of justice, BJP leader and finance minister Arun Jaitley said in his first reaction on the Delhi High Court verdict, reversing the trial court’s acquittal of the Congress leader. “The Congress and the Gandhi family legacy will continue to pay for the sins of 1984 riots,” Jaitley added. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 17, 2018 4:52 PM

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s conviction for the anti-Sikh massacre in the national capital 34 years ago is a delayed vindication of justice, BJP leader and finance minister Arun Jaitley said in his first reaction on the Delhi High Court verdict, reversing the trial court’s acquittal of the Congress leader. “The Congress and the Gandhi family legacy will continue to pay for the sins of 1984 riots,” Jaitley added. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (2nd L) with his counterpart Ramnath Kovind (C) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) during a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. India and Maldives inked four pacts on Monday after talks between PM Modi and President Solih. Solih arrived in New Delhi on Sunday on a three-day state visit, his first official foreign trip. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

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Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (2nd L) with his counterpart Ramnath Kovind (C) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) during a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. India and Maldives inked four pacts on Monday after talks between PM Modi and President Solih. Solih arrived in New Delhi on Sunday on a three-day state visit, his first official foreign trip. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

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Separatist leader Yasin Malik (C) and other demonstrators scuffle with police while attempting to march to military headquarters in Srinagar against the killing of seven civilians on December 15 when security forces opened fire at a protest over the killing of three militants. Total curfew was imposed in parts of Srinagar and mobile internet suspended in some areas. (Tauseef Mustafa / AFP)

Updated on Dec 17, 2018 4:52 PM

Separatist leader Yasin Malik (C) and other demonstrators scuffle with police while attempting to march to military headquarters in Srinagar against the killing of seven civilians on December 15 when security forces opened fire at a protest over the killing of three militants. Total curfew was imposed in parts of Srinagar and mobile internet suspended in some areas. (Tauseef Mustafa / AFP)

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Waves hit a breakwater at as cyclone Phethai approaches the Indian coast, in Chennai on December 16. The Andhra Pradesh government put seven coastal districts of Guntur, Krishna, West Godavari, East Godavari, Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam on high alert in the wake of Phethai which made landfall this afternoon. Response teams have already been deployed to the districts. Two deaths have been reported so far. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

Updated on Dec 17, 2018 4:52 PM

Waves hit a breakwater at as cyclone Phethai approaches the Indian coast, in Chennai on December 16. The Andhra Pradesh government put seven coastal districts of Guntur, Krishna, West Godavari, East Godavari, Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam on high alert in the wake of Phethai which made landfall this afternoon. Response teams have already been deployed to the districts. Two deaths have been reported so far. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

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