India: Today’s news in pictures

India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from the Supreme Court saying that Assam’s updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a draft and “no coercive action” should be taken against people whose names were excluded to a London court extending Vijay Mallya’s bail till September 12.

Updated on: Jul 31, 2018 5:14 PM IST

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Assam’s updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a draft and “no coercive action” should be taken against people whose names were excluded, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. The Court allowed the Union government to draft rules for dealing with the claims and objections of 40 lakh people who were excluded from NRC, which was published on Monday. (PTI File)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took a jibe at the Congress over the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha against his government, saying he was “thankful” to the party as it allowed him to expose the opposition’s hollowness. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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A London court on Tuesday extended Vijay Mallya’s bail till September 12 and asked India to give it a video of Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail, where the fugitive businessman could be kept if he is extradited from the UK. India accepted Chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot’s request for a video. “The courts will decide in the end,” Mallya had said when he arrived on the court premises earlier in the day. (Tolga Akmen / AFP)

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Twelve people died and seven others were injured in rains in different parts of Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours, pushing the toll to 92 since last week, said officials in Lucknow on Tuesday. (Nand Kumar/ PTI File)

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Progressive Dairy Farmers Association (PDFA) activists spill milk on a road during a protest demanding reduction in GST on dairy farming equipments, increased export subsidy on milk powder and financial support to dairy farmers to keep the milk purchase price stable and profitable, at Parliament street in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)

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A 74-year-old man died of electrocution in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday as heavy rains lashed different parts of Kerala while an orange alert for people living in the catchment areas and low-lying areas remains in force.The sluice gates of three dams in Thiruvananthapuram -- Neyyar, Aruvikkara and Peppara -- have been opened with the water level rising, a state disaster control room official said. (R.S. Iyer / AP File)

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Former world number one Saina Nehwal edged past her Turkish opponent Aliye Demirbag in straight games to enter the second round of the ongoing Badminton World Championship here at Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Indian made an easy task of the Turkish player as he registered a 21-17, 21-8 victory in a one-sided opening-round match that lasted 34 minutes. (Mark Schiefelbein / AP)