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Day In Pics: July 22, 2026

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

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress MPs KC Venugopal and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party (SP) MPs Akhilesh Yadav, Dharmendra Yadav and Awadhesh Prasad and other opposition leaders stage a protest wearing black clothes to express solidarity with students protesting against the NEET paper leak issue, during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
Security personnel conduct a search operation following a terrorist attack in which a police head constable was killed, in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir.
Security personnel conduct a search operation following a terrorist attack in which a police head constable was killed, in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
Commuters gather outside gate no. 4 of the Mandi House metro station as it is being closed due to security reasons, in New Delhi. Sixteen Delhi Metro stations, including Rajiv Chowk, Central Secretariat, Mandi House, ITO and Khan Market, were closed amid the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar.
Commuters gather outside gate no. 4 of the Mandi House metro station as it is being closed due to security reasons, in New Delhi. Sixteen Delhi Metro stations, including Rajiv Chowk, Central Secretariat, Mandi House, ITO and Khan Market, were closed amid the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
Cricketer Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma visit the ashram of Premanand Maharaj, in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh.
Cricketer Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma visit the ashram of Premanand Maharaj, in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
Police personnel use tear gas shells to disperse All India Students' Association (AISA) activists during a 'Lok Bhavan March' over alleged NEET paper leak, in Patna, Bihar.
Police personnel use tear gas shells to disperse All India Students' Association (AISA) activists during a 'Lok Bhavan March' over alleged NEET paper leak, in Patna, Bihar. | Photo: PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with NCP (SP) President Sharad Pawar during a meeting, at Parliament House, in New Delhi. Party MP Supriya Sule is also seen.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with NCP (SP) President Sharad Pawar during a meeting, at Parliament House, in New Delhi. Party MP Supriya Sule is also seen. | Photo: Handout via PTI
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique A. Manalo, in Manila, Philippines.
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique A. Manalo, in Manila, Philippines. | Photo: @DrSJaishankar/X via PTI
Women farmers show turmeric at a farm as part of turmeric cultivation, at Nagari, in Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.
Women farmers show turmeric at a farm as part of turmeric cultivation, at Nagari, in Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh. | Photo: Handout via PTI
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is seen wearing black clothes in protest to express solidarity with students protesting against the NEET paper leak issue, during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is seen wearing black clothes in protest to express solidarity with students protesting against the NEET paper leak issue, during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo: AICC via PTI
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar exchanges a handshake with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong ahead of the QUAD Foreign Ministers' Meeting, in Manila, Philippines.
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar exchanges a handshake with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong ahead of the QUAD Foreign Ministers' Meeting, in Manila, Philippines. | Photo: @DrSJaishankar/X via PTI
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar speaks during the 'ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with India 2026', in Manila, Philippines.
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar speaks during the 'ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with India 2026', in Manila, Philippines. | Photo: @DrSJaishankar/X via PTI
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, centre, with party leaders Sanjay Raut, second left, Arvind Sawant, second right, and others during a press conference, in New Delhi.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, centre, with party leaders Sanjay Raut, second left, Arvind Sawant, second right, and others during a press conference, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan precides over the House during the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi.
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan precides over the House during the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo: Sansad TV via PTI
Water gushes through the opened gates of the Salal Dam as the Chenab river swells amid heavy rainfall, in Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir.
Water gushes through the opened gates of the Salal Dam as the Chenab river swells amid heavy rainfall, in Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at the 'Maa Pateshwari Devi Shaktipeeth' temple, in Tulsipur, Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at the 'Maa Pateshwari Devi Shaktipeeth' temple, in Tulsipur, Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: Handout via PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with NCP (SP) President Sharad Pawar during a meeting, at Parliament House, in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with NCP (SP) President Sharad Pawar during a meeting, at Parliament House, in New Delhi. | Photo: Handout via PTI
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka speaks to PTI amid the ongoing CJP protest over the alleged NEET paper leak, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka speaks to PTI amid the ongoing CJP protest over the alleged NEET paper leak, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
A tribal priest carries a miniature idol of a deity during ‘Kharchi Puja’ to perform rituals at Chaturdas Devata Temple on the outskirts of Agartala. Kharchi Puja is a week-long festival in Tripura, celebrated annually in July or August and is centered around the worship of 14 ancestral deities (Chaturdasa Devata).
A tribal priest carries a miniature idol of a deity during ‘Kharchi Puja’ to perform rituals at Chaturdas Devata Temple on the outskirts of Agartala. Kharchi Puja is a week-long festival in Tripura, celebrated annually in July or August and is centered around the worship of 14 ancestral deities (Chaturdasa Devata). | Photo: PTI
Congress workers hold placards as they take out a protest rally towards Lok Bhavan condemning the detention of Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders during a sit-in protest outside PM's residence in Delhi, and demanding accountability over alleged examination irregularities, in Imphal, Manipur.
Congress workers hold placards as they take out a protest rally towards Lok Bhavan condemning the detention of Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders during a sit-in protest outside PM's residence in Delhi, and demanding accountability over alleged examination irregularities, in Imphal, Manipur. | Photo: PTI
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi.
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo: Sansad TV via PTI
Police personnel try to evict an All India Students' Association (AISA) activist during a 'Lok Bhavan March' over alleged NEET paper leak, in Patna, Bihar.
Police personnel try to evict an All India Students' Association (AISA) activist during a 'Lok Bhavan March' over alleged NEET paper leak, in Patna, Bihar. | Photo: PTI
Opposition leaders stage a protest wearing black clothes to express solidarity with students protesting against the NEET paper leak issue, during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
Opposition leaders stage a protest wearing black clothes to express solidarity with students protesting against the NEET paper leak issue, during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
Rapid Action Force (RAF) and Police personnel stand guard outside Patel Chowk Metro station after it was closed due to 'security reasons', in New Delhi.
Rapid Action Force (RAF) and Police personnel stand guard outside Patel Chowk Metro station after it was closed due to 'security reasons', in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, and others, during a meeting of INDIA bloc floor leaders to discuss strategy for the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament, at Parliament House, in New Delhi.
Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, and others, during a meeting of INDIA bloc floor leaders to discuss strategy for the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament, at Parliament House, in New Delhi. | Photo: @INCIndia/X via PTI
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson Saurav Das addresses the media over the ongoing student protests against the alleged NEET-UG paper leak and after a meeting with Union Health Minister JP Nadda, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi.
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson Saurav Das addresses the media over the ongoing student protests against the alleged NEET-UG paper leak and after a meeting with Union Health Minister JP Nadda, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray during a joint press conference over the ongoing student protests and the closure of several Delhi Metro stations, in New Delhi.
AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray during a joint press conference over the ongoing student protests and the closure of several Delhi Metro stations, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
Officials present at the site after a tunnel under construction collapsed following an explosion of suspected methane gas, leaving at least 20 workers killed and five others trapped for over 24 hours, in Namchi district, Sikkim.
Officials present at the site after a tunnel under construction collapsed following an explosion of suspected methane gas, leaving at least 20 workers killed and five others trapped for over 24 hours, in Namchi district, Sikkim. | Photo: PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, in New Delhi. | Photo: @PMOIndia/X via PTI
Disaster response personnel inspect the Kedarnath pedestrian route near Chhodi, about 1 km from Gaurikund, after falling boulders triggered by overnight rain blocked the path, in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand. Pilgrims were stopped at safe locations as a precaution.
Disaster response personnel inspect the Kedarnath pedestrian route near Chhodi, about 1 km from Gaurikund, after falling boulders triggered by overnight rain blocked the path, in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand. Pilgrims were stopped at safe locations as a precaution. | Photo: PTI
Police personnel block traffic on the Batote-Kishtwar National Highway after heavy rain and continuous shooting stones forced its closure at vulnerable locations, in Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir. The highway was closed as a precautionary measure, and authorities advised commuters to avoid unnecessary travel until weather conditions improve.
Police personnel block traffic on the Batote-Kishtwar National Highway after heavy rain and continuous shooting stones forced its closure at vulnerable locations, in Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir. The highway was closed as a precautionary measure, and authorities advised commuters to avoid unnecessary travel until weather conditions improve. | Photo: PTI
Congress workers being detained by police personnel after they staged a protest condemning the detention of Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders during a sit-in protest outside PM's residence in Delhi, and demanding accountability over alleged examination irregularities in the NEET examination, in Surat, Gujarat.
Congress workers being detained by police personnel after they staged a protest condemning the detention of Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders during a sit-in protest outside PM's residence in Delhi, and demanding accountability over alleged examination irregularities in the NEET examination, in Surat, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI
Servitors and police personnel pull the chariots of Lord Jagannath and Lord Balabhadra during the 'Dakshina Moda' ritual from the Gundicha Temple to Nakachana Dwara, in Puri, Odisha.
Servitors and police personnel pull the chariots of Lord Jagannath and Lord Balabhadra during the 'Dakshina Moda' ritual from the Gundicha Temple to Nakachana Dwara, in Puri, Odisha. | Photo: PTI
AAP leader Sanjay Singh meets Gitanjali Angmo, wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk, to hand over a letter signed by several MPs requesting Sonam to end his hunger strike, at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.
AAP leader Sanjay Singh meets Gitanjali Angmo, wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk, to hand over a letter signed by several MPs requesting Sonam to end his hunger strike, at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. | Photo: PTI
Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi on Wednesday said he plans to visit India later this year or early next year after receiving major legal relief from the Appellate Tribunal in the long-running 2009 IPL South Africa foreign exchange case, describing the ruling as the vindication of a 16-year battle, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Lalit is seen in Navi Mumbai, in this file photo dated April 25, 2010.
Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi on Wednesday said he plans to visit India later this year or early next year after receiving major legal relief from the Appellate Tribunal in the long-running 2009 IPL South Africa foreign exchange case, describing the ruling as the vindication of a 16-year battle, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Lalit is seen in Navi Mumbai, in this file photo dated April 25, 2010. | Photo: PTI
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference, at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference, at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke during a protest demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, in New Delhi.
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke during a protest demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
Farmers affiliated with various organisations stage a sit-in protest against the India–US trade deal, in Patiala.
Farmers affiliated with various organisations stage a sit-in protest against the India–US trade deal, in Patiala. | Photo: PTI
Samyukt Kisan Morcha members block a toll plaza during a protest against the proposed India–US trade deal, in Patiala.
Samyukt Kisan Morcha members block a toll plaza during a protest against the proposed India–US trade deal, in Patiala. | Photo: PTI
Police personnel stop BJP workers after they take out a protest march towards the Uttarakhand Congress headquarters over the sit-in protest by LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders near PM's residence in Delhi on Tuesday, in Dehradun.
Police personnel stop BJP workers after they take out a protest march towards the Uttarakhand Congress headquarters over the sit-in protest by LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders near PM's residence in Delhi on Tuesday, in Dehradun. | Photo: PTI
BJP workers take out a protest march towards Rajasthan Congress office against the sit-in protest by LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi near the residence of PM in Delhi on Tuesday, in Jaipur.
BJP workers take out a protest march towards Rajasthan Congress office against the sit-in protest by LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi near the residence of PM in Delhi on Tuesday, in Jaipur. | Photo: PTI
Police personnel stop Congress workers as they scale the barricades during a protest march condemning the detention of LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders in a sit-in protest near PM's residence in Delhi on Tuesday, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Police personnel stop Congress workers as they scale the barricades during a protest march condemning the detention of LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders in a sit-in protest near PM's residence in Delhi on Tuesday, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI/Nand Kumar
West Bengal Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Indranil Khan with Eastern Command Chief of Staff (COS) and Durand Cup Organizing Committee (DCOC) Chairman, Lieutenant General Gambhir Singh and others in a group photograph during Durand Cup trophy showcase ceremony, in Kolkata.
West Bengal Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Indranil Khan with Eastern Command Chief of Staff (COS) and Durand Cup Organizing Committee (DCOC) Chairman, Lieutenant General Gambhir Singh and others in a group photograph during Durand Cup trophy showcase ceremony, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
BJP workers stage a protest against the sit-in demonstration by LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders near the PM's residence in Delhi on Tuesday, in Kolkata, West Bengal.
BJP workers stage a protest against the sit-in demonstration by LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders near the PM's residence in Delhi on Tuesday, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
Scattered footwear and brickbats lie on the road as police personnel remain deployed at the site following stone-pelting during the 'Lok Bhavan March' by All India Students Association (AISA) activists demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, in Patna, Bihar.
Scattered footwear and brickbats lie on the road as police personnel remain deployed at the site following stone-pelting during the 'Lok Bhavan March' by All India Students Association (AISA) activists demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, in Patna, Bihar. | Photo: PTI
Student activists hold placards during a students' solidarity protest against alleged paper leak scams and violence against students, at the Osmania University, in Hyderabad.
Student activists hold placards during a students' solidarity protest against alleged paper leak scams and violence against students, at the Osmania University, in Hyderabad. | Photo: PTI
People clash near the Chief Minister's residence during the 'Lok Bhavan March' organised by AISA over the alleged NEET paper leak issue, in Patna.
People clash near the Chief Minister's residence during the 'Lok Bhavan March' organised by AISA over the alleged NEET paper leak issue, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
A volunteer sits on the bonnet of a Delhi Police vehicle and helps clear the way through a crowd of protesters during the ongoing demonstration over the NEET-UG issue, at Parliament Street, in New Delhi.
A volunteer sits on the bonnet of a Delhi Police vehicle and helps clear the way through a crowd of protesters during the ongoing demonstration over the NEET-UG issue, at Parliament Street, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
Protestors gather in support of Cockroach Janta Party and demand Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, near Shivaji Park in Mumbai.
Protestors gather in support of Cockroach Janta Party and demand Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, near Shivaji Park in Mumbai. | Photo: PTI
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