India is never short of news, and the number of images that we have gone through to choose some of the best is just an indication of how spoilt we are when it comes to choice.
India is never short of news, and the number of images that we have gone through to choose some of the best is just an indication of how spoilt we are when it comes to choice.
Sadly, only a handful of images come into this gallery across a number of topics ranging from general news to sport. One of the brightest spots in the day was the GST council exempting sanitary napkins from the tax.
Of course, tragedy and outrage has been an integral part of the day, after a man was lynched in Rajasthan's Alwar district on Friday on suspicion of being a cow smuggler. Three people have been arrested in this regard, but the news has been one of the leading stories in the country today.
In news, we focus on the transport strike, the TMC rally in Kolkata to mark Marty's Day, and scences from the Assam and Madhya Pradesh Congress. The biggest story of the day, however, was BJP President Amit Shah announcing that Vasundhara Raje would be the chief ministerial candidate for the Rajasthan elections that will take place later this year.
In sports, we focus on both men's and women's hockey. While the men fared well in Bengaluru scoring a 2-0 win against the New Zealand team, the women held their own against Olympic Champions England.
Here are some of the pictures that we have chosen
1. Transport strike continues
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Trucks remain parked in Bengaluru on the second day of the transport strike called by the All India Motor Transport Congress on Saturday - AFP photo
2. Drug smuggler caught
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A Ugandan national, suspected of selling heroin, was arrested in Chandigarh on Saturday - AFP
3. Gogoi celebrates
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Assam former chief minister Tarun Gogoi (3rd L) with Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Ripun Bora (4th L) and other senior party leaders after he was inducted as Congress Working Committee (CWC) member of Indian National Congress, in Guwahati on Saturday - PTI
4. To Didi with love
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TMC workers surround a gigantic cutout of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Martyr's Day on Saturday - PTI
5. Grappling with problems
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India's Vishal Kaliramna junior Asian after win the bronze medal against Iran’s Amirhossein Morteza Gholi Kavousi in the 70 kg category of the Junior Asian Wrestling Championship 2018, in New Delhi on Saturday - PTI
6. Good day for men
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India's men's hockey squad had a good day at the office after they defeated New Zealand 2-0 in Bengaluru - PTI
7. ...better day for women
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India's women hockey squad drew with England at London on Saturday - PTI
8. Alwar tragedy
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The father of Akram Khan, who was lynched in Rajasthan's Alwar on suspicion of smuggling cattle, says his life has ended as Akram was the bread winner for the family
9. About Bleeding Time
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Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal announced that sanitary napkins would be exempt from the Goods and Service Tax on Saturday - Piyush Goyal/Twitter
10. Amit Shah in Rajasthan
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BJP President Amit Shah meets Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje in Jaipur. Shah stressed on the use of social media ahead of the Rajasthan elections, and announced Raje as the CM candidate - Amit Shah/Twitter
