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Day In Pics: August 22, 2026

Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for August 22, 2026

An aerial view of the flood-affected Bind Toli area following a rise in the water level of the Ganga, in Patna, Bihar. | Photo: PTI
BJP National President and MP Nitin Nabin greets the gathering during his first meeting with the party's newly appointed national office-bearers to discuss poll strategy and grassroots outreach, at party headquarters, in New Delhi. Party National General Secretary (Organisation) BL Santhosh, left, and others are also seen.
BJP National President and MP Nitin Nabin greets the gathering during his first meeting with the party's newly appointed national office-bearers to discuss poll strategy and grassroots outreach, at party headquarters, in New Delhi. Party National General Secretary (Organisation) BL Santhosh, left, and others are also seen. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) and the Congress Seva Dal members hold placards and take part in a protest rally against the BJP Government regarding the price hike of necessary commodities, in Kolkata.
Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) and the Congress Seva Dal members hold placards and take part in a protest rally against the BJP Government regarding the price hike of necessary commodities, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
Sri Lanka's Milan Rathnayaka bowls as Prabath Jayasuriya, left, watches during a practice session ahead of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo.
Sri Lanka's Milan Rathnayaka bowls as Prabath Jayasuriya, left, watches during a practice session ahead of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
An aerial view of bridges inundated by the swollen waters of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
An aerial view of bridges inundated by the swollen waters of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
An aerial view of a floating jetty and changing room near the Sangam inundated by the swollen waters of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
An aerial view of a floating jetty and changing room near the Sangam inundated by the swollen waters of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
Commuters wade through a waterlogged road following heavy rain, in Gurugram, Haryana.
Commuters wade through a waterlogged road following heavy rain, in Gurugram, Haryana. | Photo: PTI
People with a buffalo and newborn calf arrive from the flooded Nakta Diyara area following a rise in the water level of the Ganga river, in Patna, Bihar.
People with a buffalo and newborn calf arrive from the flooded Nakta Diyara area following a rise in the water level of the Ganga river, in Patna, Bihar. | Photo: PTI
An artisan gives final touches to an idol of Lord Ganesh ahead of the 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival, in Amritsar, Punjab.
An artisan gives final touches to an idol of Lord Ganesh ahead of the 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival, in Amritsar, Punjab. | Photo: PTI/Shiva Sharma
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during the 41st annual convocation ceremony of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), in Vellore.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during the 41st annual convocation ceremony of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), in Vellore. | Photo: @gupta_rekha/X via PTI
Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan during the Silver Jubilee celebrations of Cardinal Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicos Bava, Major Archbishop-Catholicos, in Thiruvananthapuram.
Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan during the Silver Jubilee celebrations of Cardinal Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicos Bava, Major Archbishop-Catholicos, in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo: @vdsatheesan/X via PTI
Indian Youth Congress (IYC) activists being detained by the police during a protest demanding the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the alleged use of pellet guns and AK-47s by police against protesters during the recent CJP protest, in Lucknow
Indian Youth Congress (IYC) activists being detained by the police during a protest demanding the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the alleged use of pellet guns and AK-47s by police against protesters during the recent CJP protest, in Lucknow | Photo: PTI/Nand Kumar
Firefighters conduct a dousing operation after a reactor blast at a pharmaceutical company that killed two workers and injured nine others, in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana.
Firefighters conduct a dousing operation after a reactor blast at a pharmaceutical company that killed two workers and injured nine others, in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana. | Photo: Handout via PTI
Locals gather at the site after a group of men allegedly attacked passersby with knives at Mangolpuri area late Friday, leaving at least six people injured, in New Delhi.
Locals gather at the site after a group of men allegedly attacked passersby with knives at Mangolpuri area late Friday, leaving at least six people injured, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
A visitor at an exhibition by Polish cinematographer and visual artist Artur Zurawski at Anant Art, in New Delhi. The exhibition, "I See You", brings together a selection of black-and-white photographs captured during film productions across different countries.
A visitor at an exhibition by Polish cinematographer and visual artist Artur Zurawski at Anant Art, in New Delhi. The exhibition, "I See You", brings together a selection of black-and-white photographs captured during film productions across different countries. | Photo: PTI/Manish Sain
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) President Harmeet Singh Kalka and General Secretary S. Jagdeep Singh Kahlon along with family members and relatives of the 1984 alleged anti-sikh riot victims stage a protest outside Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s residence demanding justice for the victims, in New Delhi.
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) President Harmeet Singh Kalka and General Secretary S. Jagdeep Singh Kahlon along with family members and relatives of the 1984 alleged anti-sikh riot victims stage a protest outside Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s residence demanding justice for the victims, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President MK Stalin during the party’s executive committee meeting along with senior party leaders, at party headquarters, in Chennai.
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President MK Stalin during the party’s executive committee meeting along with senior party leaders, at party headquarters, in Chennai. | Photo: PTI
BJP leaders Smriti Z Irani, Harsh Sanghavi, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Baijayant Jay Panda, Rekha Sharma, and others during BJP National President Nitin Nabin's first meeting with the party's newly appointed national office-bearers (Seva Sankalp Abhiyan), at party headquarters, in New Delhi.
BJP leaders Smriti Z Irani, Harsh Sanghavi, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Baijayant Jay Panda, Rekha Sharma, and others during BJP National President Nitin Nabin's first meeting with the party's newly appointed national office-bearers (Seva Sankalp Abhiyan), at party headquarters, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) President Harmeet Singh Kalka, unseen, along with family members and relatives of the 1984 alleged anti-sikh riot victims stage a protest outside Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s residence demanding justice for the victims, in New Delhi.
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) President Harmeet Singh Kalka, unseen, along with family members and relatives of the 1984 alleged anti-sikh riot victims stage a protest outside Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s residence demanding justice for the victims, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
Police personnel stop demonstrators during a march to Lok Bhavan over demands linked to teacher recruitment exam, in Patna.
Police personnel stop demonstrators during a march to Lok Bhavan over demands linked to teacher recruitment exam, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
India's captain Shubman Gill plays a shot during a practice session ahead of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo.
India's captain Shubman Gill plays a shot during a practice session ahead of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
Workers harvest Jute crops in a field, in Nagaon district, Assam.
Workers harvest Jute crops in a field, in Nagaon district, Assam. | Photo: PTI
France's Alex Lanier, left, celebrates after winning the semifinal of men’s singles badminton match against Canada's Victor Lai during the BWF World Championships, at IGI Stadium, in New Delhi.
France's Alex Lanier, left, celebrates after winning the semifinal of men’s singles badminton match against Canada's Victor Lai during the BWF World Championships, at IGI Stadium, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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