India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a round-up of today’s top news across the country from a duststorm that hit the national capital in the early hours of Wednesday to the government asking security forces not to launch operations during Ramzan in Jammu and Kashmir.

Updated on: May 16, 2018 5:29 PM IST

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A large tree fell over a car near Minto Road, after an overnight dust storm hit the national capital in the early hours of Wednesday. The Indian Meteorological Department forecast more thunderstorms and squalls for the north and northwest regions of the country till Friday. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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Addressing the media in Bengaluru on Wednesday, HD Kumaraswamy said that people of Karnataka must understand that the BJP, which is known for horse-trading, isn’t going to act in their favour. He also accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to bribe Karnataka lawmakers after election results. (Arijit Sen / HT Photo)

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Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh on Wednesday became the first Indian minister in twenty years to visit North Korea. Singh went to North Korea via China and his presence there comes just ahead of a possible meeting between Kim Jong-Un and United States President Donald Trump. (Sonu Mehta / HT File)

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An injured man receives treatment at a hospital after an under construction flyover collapsed in Varanasi on Tuesday. At least 18 persons died and several others were feared trapped in the rubble after a portion of the overhead bridge collapsed in the Cantonment area of Varanasi. (Subhankar Chakraborty / HT Photo)

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A massive traffic jam emerged on Lajpat Nagar flyover after one side of the stretch was closed for maintenance work in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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The CBI on Wednesday filed a second chargesheet in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case against diamond merchant Mehul Choksi and Gitanjali Group’s companies. The chargesheet was filed in a special CBI court in Mumbai. (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg File)

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi will launch his election campaign for Chhattisgarh with public meetings at Sitapur and Gaurella-Pendra on May 17, two days after the Karnataka results and nearly six months ahead of the assembly elections in the tribal-dominated state. Chhattisgarh, along with Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, will go to polls in November-December. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT File)

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The Home Ministry on Wednesday said that Security forces have been asked not to launch operations in Jammu and Kashmir during Ramzan. On May 9, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had said the Centre should consider a unilateral ceasefire in the state starting from Ramzan in mid May till the completion of the Amarnath Yatra in August. (Mukhtar Khan / AP File)