Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for May 23, 2026
All India Students Association (AISA) activists stage a protest at the Patna University (PU) Senate meeting over various demands, in Patna, Bihar. | Photo: PTI
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Birthday Party' at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France. | Photo: Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP
Candidates pose with their appointment letters during the 19th Rozgar Mela, in Jammu. | Photo: PTI
BJP National President Nitin Nabin, party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, party Bihar President Sanjay Saraogi and others visit an exhibition during the inauguration of district-level training workshop under the ‘Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Training Mega-Campaign 2026’ organised by Bihar unit of the party, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami flags off the 'Niti Xtreme Ultra Run', in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. | Photo: PTI
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visit Mother House, the headquarters of Saint Teresa's Missionaries of Charity, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: @SecRubio/X via PTI
People purchase goats displayed for sale at a livestock market ahead of Bakra Eid (Eid al-Adha) festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar greets as he arrives to inspect the border polling booth at Harsil and review preparations for the upcoming Special Intensive Revision during his two-day visit, in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. | Photo: PTI
Students participate in skating sessions outside the Victoria Memorial, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
Students participate in skating sessions outside the Victoria Memorial, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio being welcomed by US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor ahead of the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting, in Kolkata. | Photo: @SecRubio/X via PTI
A worker fills fuel into a vehicle at a petrol pump, in New Delhi. Petrol and diesel prices were raised by 87-91 paise per litre, taking the cumulative increase in retail fuel rates to nearly Rs 5 a litre in under 10 days as state-owned firms passed on soaring international oil prices. | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi with party MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, party MP Priyanka Gandhi and Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan during a meeting as the latter visits New Delhi for the first time after assuming office. | Photo: AICC via PTI
Ariana Greenblatt, from left, Eva Longoria, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Birthday Party' at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France. | Photo: AP/Andreea Alexandru
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Birthday Party' at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France. | Photo: AP/John Locher
Indian Army officer serving in the UN Interim Force Commander of the Female Engagement Team (FET) in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major Abhilasha Barak, has been named the recipient of 2025 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award for her outreach efforts with women and girls during her deployment in the West Asian nation. | Photo: @IndiaUNNewYork/X via PTI
Congress President and Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge in a meeting with Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan during the latter's first visit to New Delhi after he assumes office. | Photo: @vdsatheesan/X via PTI
India women's Jemimah Rodrigues signs an autograph as she departs for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2026, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI
A team of lawyers arrive at the residence of Twisha Sharma's in-laws, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Twisha Sharma, a 33-year-old Noida native, was found hanging at her marital home in Bhopal's Katara Hills area on May 12th. | Photo: PTI
People take part in river rafting on the Ganga river, in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, Saturday, May 23, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A joint anti-encroachment operation being conducted by District Administration and Jammu and Kashmir Police against properties linked to alleged drug smugglers, at Indra Nagar, in the outskirts of Jammu. | Photo: PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a meeting, in New Delhi. | Photo: @narendramodi/X via PTI
Indian Air Force’s Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) performs manoeuvres during a full-dress rehearsal ahead of the team's 30th anniversary commemoration, in Bengaluru. | Photo: PIB via PTI
A commuter rides past a poster of Argentina national football team ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI
People gather after a bus overturns into a canal near Thirukollikadu, in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, Saturday, May 23, 2026. About 10 people were injured. | Photo: PTI
Top, the controversial football-themed sculpture outside the Salt Lake Stadium designed by former chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Bottom, the football-themed sculpture was removed by the West Bengal government, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
An anti-encroachment drive being conducted by City Magistrate to remove alleged illegal structures, in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
The controversial football-themed sculpture outside the Salt Lake Stadium designed by former chief minister Mamata Banerjee was removed by the West Bengal government, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
Isabeli Fontana poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Birthday Party' at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France. | Photo: AP/John Locher