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India news in pictures --a roundup of today’s news across the country from sacked CBI chief Alok Verma refusing to take up his next assignment and resigning from service to Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) national council gathering in New Delhi for a two-day conclave to discuss preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Updated on: Jan 11, 2019 5:05 PM IST

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Alok Verma, the first CBI director to be removed on corruption charges, refused to take up his next assignment and resigned from service on Friday. Verma, who was not allowed to represent before a three-member committee, said “natural justice was scuttled and the entire process was turned upside down in ensuring that the undersigned is removed from the post of the Director”. (Manvender Vashist / PTI File)

Updated on Jan 11, 2019 5:05 PM

Alok Verma, the first CBI director to be removed on corruption charges, refused to take up his next assignment and resigned from service on Friday. Verma, who was not allowed to represent before a three-member committee, said “natural justice was scuttled and the entire process was turned upside down in ensuring that the undersigned is removed from the post of the Director”. (Manvender Vashist / PTI File)

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Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s national council are in New Delhi today for a two-day conclave to discuss preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the backdrop of defeats in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh assembly polls. In the inaugural address BJP chief Amit Shah said two major decisions have been taken in one week. The quota bill’s passage is a historic move and India’s youth needed quotas. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 11, 2019 5:05 PM

Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s national council are in New Delhi today for a two-day conclave to discuss preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the backdrop of defeats in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh assembly polls. In the inaugural address BJP chief Amit Shah said two major decisions have been taken in one week. The quota bill’s passage is a historic move and India’s youth needed quotas. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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The Delhi High Court court has refused to cancel the bribery case against CBI No. 2 Rakesh Asthana and ordered the filing of a charge sheet. The high court also rejected the contention that the CBI should have taken the government’s sanction before registering the case, underlining that when a cognisable offence is alleged to have been committed, there must be a probe. (Arun Sharma / HT Archive)

Updated on Jan 11, 2019 5:05 PM

The Delhi High Court court has refused to cancel the bribery case against CBI No. 2 Rakesh Asthana and ordered the filing of a charge sheet. The high court also rejected the contention that the CBI should have taken the government’s sanction before registering the case, underlining that when a cognisable offence is alleged to have been committed, there must be a probe. (Arun Sharma / HT Archive)

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Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was on Friday convicted by a special CBI court for the murder of a journalist in 2002. The court in Panchkula convicted Ram Rahim and three others in the case. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on January 17. Ram Rahim appeared through video conferencing for the hearing. (Arun Mondhe / HT Archive)

Updated on Jan 11, 2019 5:05 PM

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was on Friday convicted by a special CBI court for the murder of a journalist in 2002. The court in Panchkula convicted Ram Rahim and three others in the case. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on January 17. Ram Rahim appeared through video conferencing for the hearing. (Arun Mondhe / HT Archive)

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The Chief Ministers of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan signed an agreement for the Renukaji Multipurpose Dam Project, which is being built to meet the drinking water needs of these states. The agreement was signed in the presence of Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 11, 2019 5:05 PM

The Chief Ministers of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan signed an agreement for the Renukaji Multipurpose Dam Project, which is being built to meet the drinking water needs of these states. The agreement was signed in the presence of Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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A woman astronaut could be part of India’s first manned mission to space, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Friday while advancing the deadline for the mission to December 2021. ISRO chief K Sivan said the plan is to send two unmanned missions in December 2020 and July 2021 and then follow it up with the manned mission in December 2021. (Aijaz Rahi / AP)

Updated on Jan 11, 2019 5:05 PM

A woman astronaut could be part of India’s first manned mission to space, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Friday while advancing the deadline for the mission to December 2021. ISRO chief K Sivan said the plan is to send two unmanned missions in December 2020 and July 2021 and then follow it up with the manned mission in December 2021. (Aijaz Rahi / AP)

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