Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for July 23, 2026
A volunteer stacks garbage bags at one place, during an ongoing protest organised by Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at the Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. The agitation, which began on June 20, is demanding accountability over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, reforms in the education system and the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and compensation for families of students who allegedly committed suicide due to the paper leak. | Photo: PTI
A damaged footbridge over the Lidder River following flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall, in Pahalgam, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and KC Venugopal, TMC leaders Saugata Roy and Sagarika Ghose, JMM leader Mahua Maji and other leaders of the INDIA bloc during a meeting at the Parliament House complex, amid the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo: Handout via PTI
A man walks past debris after a house belonging to Adil Thokar, a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, was demolished, in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The action came shortly after Head Constable Ashiq Hussain, who was on Amarnath Yatra security duty, was shot dead by a lone terrorist at Lal Chowk in Anantnag on Wednesday afternoon. | Photo: PTI
Fans celebrate during the theatrical release of film 'Jana Nayagan' starring actor and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, in Chennai. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
Indian boxer Parveen Hooda during a training session ahead of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026, at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
Special CP Crime Devesh Chandra Srivastava meets an injured policeman getting treatment at the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, in New Delhi. At least two assistant commissioners of police (ACPs) and four personnel were injured in a stone-pelting incident by protesters during an ongoing agitation by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) near Jantar Mantar on Wednesday evening, police sources said. | Photo: Handout via PTI
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during a meeting with his Papua New Guinean counterpart Justin Tkatchenko, on the sidelines of the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial Meeting, in Manila, Philippines. | Photo: @DrSJaishankar/X via PTI
Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) supporters received free food being distributed during a protest at the Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. The agitation, which began on June 20, is demanding accountability over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, reforms in the education system and the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and compensation for families of students who allegedly committed suicide due to the paper leak. | Photo: PTI
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during a meeting with his Bruneian counterpart Prince Abdul Mateen, on the sidelines of the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial Meeting, in Manila, Philippines. | Photo: @DrSJaishankar/X via PTI
Special CP Crime Devesh Chandra Srivastava meets an injured policeman getting treatment at the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, in New Delhi. At least two assistant commissioners of police (ACPs) and four personnel were injured in a stone-pelting incident by protesters during an ongoing agitation by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) near Jantar Mantar on Wednesday evening, police sources said. | Photo: Handout via PTI
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and other leaders of the INDIA bloc during a meeting at the Parliament House complex, amid the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo: Handout via PTI
Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) MP Chandrashekhar Azad sits on a dharna under the statue of Dr. BR Ambedkar in solidarity with the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, at the Parliament House premises, in New Delhi. | Photo: @BhimArmyChief/X via PTI
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress MPs Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Akhilesh Yadav, TMC MP Mahua Moitra and other opposition leaders stage a protest as they hold placards and a black banner demanding resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Paradhan over the NEET paper leak issue, during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray, right, and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray address a joint press conference, to announce a joint protest march to be held on Sunday, at Shivteerth, in Mumbai. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant addresses an event of the newly constituted party Goa Medical Cell, led by convener Dr Shekhar Salkar, at party headquarters, in Panaji. Goa party President Damodar G Naik, right, is also seen. | Photo: @DrPramodPSawant/X via PTI
A truck being towed away after it lost control and overturned on Patlipada Bridge along Ghodbunder Road, in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI
Suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee stages a protest outside Parliament during the Monsoon Session, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
Delhi Police Inspector Nand Kishore Singh, who was injured in an alleged assault while heading for duty near Jantar Mantar, speaks about the incident, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka speaks during an interview with PTI in response to the tweet on X by Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the NEET paper leak issue, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya leads participants during a cycle rally from the Collins fountain at Glasgow Green ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA and party chief Uddhav Thackeray’s son, Aaditya Thackeray, left, and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader and party President Raj Thackeray’s son Amit Thackeray, during a joint press conference, at Shivteerth, in Mumbai. Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray announced a joint protest march to be held on Sunday. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
Commuters make their way through a waterlogged road following heavy rainfall, in Ahmedabad. | Photo: PTI
AAP workers stage a protest in solidarity with climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak issue, in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. | Photo: PTI
Students' Federation of India (SFI) Assam State Committee members stage a protest in solidarity with climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak issue, in Guwahati, Assam. | Photo: PTI
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Satish Das stages a protest over the alleged NEET paper leak issue during the Monsoon session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
A police officer detains a protester during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
Security personnel keep vigil on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway amid heightened security following the Anantnag terror attack, in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
Commuters navigate a mud-covered stretch of the partially reopened Dehradun-Mussoorie road after heavy rainfall triggered landslides and damaged sections of the highway, in Dehradun. | Photo: PTI
Advocates gather on the Supreme Court premises to read the Preamble to the Constitution in solidarity with protesting students and against the alleged police action at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
Delhi Police personnel move towards Sansad Marg to maintain law and order amid the ongoing demonstration over the alleged NEET-UG examination irregularities, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
Students' Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) activists carry posters during a protest march demanding resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Paradhan over the NEET paper leak issue, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
A deserted stretch of the route leading to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine as the pilgrimage remains suspended for the fifth consecutive day due to inclement weather, in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
Security personnel intervene as Congress and BJP workers clash during a Congress protest outside the BJP state headquarters over the alleged NEET paper leak issue, in Ranchi. | Photo: PTI
Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati addresses a press conference, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI/Nand Kumar
Student volunteers collect garbage during a cleanliness drive at the Jantar Mantar protest site amid the ongoing demonstration over the alleged NEET-UG examination irregularities, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI