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Day In Pics: April 26, 2026

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Kejriwal, Tejashwi Join Trinamool’s Final Bengal Push

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| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook : People of Doijhuri, Kanko, Burijhor, Kankrajhor and other villages across Jhargram and Binpur assembly constituencies of Jangalmahal area, with sizable tribal populations, line up early to cast their votes in the first phase of the 2026 West Bengal Elections.

In Photos: Bengal Steps Out To Vote As Phase 1 Spans 152 Seats

| Photo: PTI : CPI(M) candidate from Santipur constituency, Soumen Mahato, campaigns for the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Nadia.

Day In Pics: April 27, 2026

| Photo: PTI : People rush to pay and collect LPG cylinders from a delivery truck carrying cylinders amid the ongoing supply crisis, at the McLeodganj Chowk, in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.

Day In Pics: April 25, 2026

| Photo: AP/Kunal Patil : Mumbai: Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar celebrates his birthday with his fan Sudhir, right, at his residence, in Mumbai.

Day In Pics: April 24, 2026

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook : 37-year-old CPI(M) candidate from Dumdum Constituency, Mayukh Biswas, during his campaign rounds.

Bengal Elections 2026: CPI(M) Bets Heavily On Their Young Turks For Comeback In The State

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The Bangle Industry Of Firozabad Shatters As The West Asia Crisis Drags On

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Between Faith And Campaign: Modi’s Hooghly Moment

| Photo: PTI : Priests perform ‘aarti’ during the ‘Ganga Saptami’ festival, at Assi Ghat in Varanasi.

Day In Pics: April 23, 2026

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Even The Walls Speak

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook : In the run-up to Bengal elections, concerns have been sounded around the heavy deployment of central armed forces across the state. With around 2.4 lakh personnel deployed, a number claimed to be unprecedented in the history of the state, forces were seen heavily patrolling the constituencies going into polls in Phase 1.

A Vote Ringed By Forces: Bengal’s Poll Season Turns Security-Heavy

| Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook : People standing in queue to vote during the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, at a polling booth in Egmore.

Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 In Photos: Long Queues Of Voters In Central Chennai

| Photo: PTI : Police officials conduct a search operation after a blast at a fireworks manufacturing unit on Tuesday night, at Mundathicode in central Kerala’s Thrissur district. At least 13 people were killed and several others were injured in the incident.

Day In Pics: April 22, 2026

| Photo: Yasir Iqbal : Tourists enjoy a horse ride through the scenic trails of Pahalgam. A year after the attacks, the region’s tourism revival is slowly gaining momentum, bringing a sense of hope back to the local community.

One Year After Pahalgam: The Long Road Back for Tourism

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/OUTLOOK : In West Bengal’s Jhargram, poll preparations are in full swing as officials carry EVMs and VVPAT machines to their respective booths, beating the heat and the dust. The constituency which falls within the Jangalmahal area of the state, with its layered history, goes to polls on April 23.

Assembly Elections 2026: In Bengal’s Jangalmahal Area, Preparations Underway As Jhargram Goes To Polls

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/OULTLOOK : Dakshin Dinajpur University was announced on February 21, 2018. Till now, the university has no permanent building; it is temporarily operating from a B.Ed. college in Balurghat.

Bengal Universities Function From Temporary Campuses Years After Launch

| Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA via AP : Brighton and Hove Albion's Danny Welbeck celebrates scoring their third goal during the Premier League soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Chelsea in Brighton, England.

Brighton 3-0 Chelsea, EPL: Blues' Torrid Run Continues With Another Defeat

| Photo: Suresh Pandey/OUTLOOK : Meet Karl Marx. In this part of the world, he is not the philosopher or economist who altered the course of world history, but a Communist — a construction worker by profession. He lives with his family in a modest one-room house. In a State that prides itself on its Dravidian legacy, Marx, like many others in this village, nurtures a quiet hope: to build a just, classless society — the very ideal that Marxists have long envisioned. “My father was a Communist. He gave me this name, and I carry it with pride.” he says

A Communist Village In The Dravidian Heartland

| Photo: Suresh K. Pandey/Outlook : Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services, is contesting from the Madurai Central constituency for the third consecutive time.

Welfarism To Delimitation: Campaign Narrative Shifts In Tamil Nadu’s Final Stretch

| Photo: Yasir Iqbal, Manpreet Romana : Pahalgam Terrorist Attack

Replug: Anatomy Of An Attack | Aftermath of the Pahalgam Attack in Photos

| Photo: Handout via PTI : Women take part in the 'Jan Aakrosh Mahila Padyatra'.

Day In Pics: April 21, 2026

| Photo: Suresh K Pandey/OUTLOOK : Chief Minister M.K. Stalin held a roadshow in Kolathur as campaigning drew to a close ahead of the April 23 Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu

Final Push Ends As Tamil Nadu Heads For Three-cornered Fight On April 23

| Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari : The unorganised glass industry in Firozabad accounts for 70 per cent of the total glass produced in India, as well as the manufacturing of 1,500 tonnes of glass bangles per day, providing direct and indirect employment to an estimated five-seven lakh people, supporting the lives of over 50,000 families. The large-scale industries in Firozabad manufacture products like liquor bottles, perfume bottles, lab apparatus, chandeliers and glass handicrafts. As per industry estimates, goods worth Rs 2,000 crore are exported to different countries, including in some of the war-torn West Asian countries. A large chunk of exports goes to the US.

Impact of the US-Israel war on Iran on India’s Glass Hub in Firozabad

| Photo: Suresh K Pandey/OUTLOOK : Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and candidate from the Tiruchirappalli East constituency, Vijay, holds a roadshow ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

Whistle And Wave: Vijay’s TVK Roadshow Sparks Campaign Frenzy In Tamil Nadu

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee : The Missing Voters: Hasnara Khatoon (in blue), who lives in Harishchandrapur in Malda, says that despite having all the documents, five members of her family are missing from the list.

‘Silent Purge’ Under SIR: Voter Roll Cuts Across Samserganj, Malda, Muslims Hit Hardest

| Photo: Dinesh Parab : Boats rest, and workers pause as daily life at Sassoon Dock faces a slowdown.

US-Israel-Iran War Chokes Sassoon Docks As Fuel Crisis Paralyzes Mumbai’s Fishing Trade

| Photo: Suresh K Pandey/OUTLOOK : As the state is gripped by election fervour, a quiet transformation is unfolding in the heart of Chennai, within the Corporation’s fold. Some Sri Lankan Tamil refugees—many of whom have lived here for decades, and some even born on this soil—continue to be denied citizenship. Yet, they are steadily rebuilding their lives with support from civil society groups, the Corporation, and other local authorities.

Building A Life In No Man’s Land: Life Of Sri Lankan Refugees In Tamil Nadu

| Photo: PTI : People walk past a bus stand after driver and conductors of private buses stage a protest against the government's proposal to expand Smart City bus services in other districts, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

Day In Pics: April 20, 2026

| Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari/OUTLOOk : Labours returning back to their home after completing their shifts in the factory at Noida Sec 63 to their houses in Chiarsi village nearbye.

Living On The Edge Of Wages: Stories From Noida’s Industrial Lanes

| Photo; PTI : Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta joins women workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staging a protest near the residence of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill on women’s reservation, in New Delhi.

Day In Pics: April 19, 2026

| Photo: PTI : A woman looks at a sand art carved by Sand artist Rupesh Singh dedicated on 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', commonly known as Women's Reservation Act, at Namo Ghat, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Day In Pics: April 18, 2026

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TMC and BJP Workers Clash in West Bengal’s Bhatpara, Heavy Security Deployed

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Delhi Cop Fires At Delivery Agent, Kills Him, Strikes Another Man

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SURESH K PANDEY : Sanitation workers from multiple states said they are forced into the work due to caste identity and lack basic safety gear while handling hazardous sewage. at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on March 25, 2026.

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Cracks In BJD Ranks: Ex-MP Manjulata Mandal, Walk Out

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| Photo; PTI : Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta joins women workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staging a protest near the residence of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill on women’s reservation, in New Delhi.

Reservation For Men?: Congress Targets BJP Over Women’s Quota Bill

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IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire; Representaitve image : The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have been engaged in discussions with the Centre since 2021.

MHA To Resume Political Dialogue With Ladakh Groups on May 22

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Andhra Pradesh: Naidu Orders Immediate Action Amid Fuel Shortage

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'No Forced Surrender': Supreme Court Draws Clear Line On Anticipatory Bail Powers

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PM Modi Urges Public Participation In Digital Census 2027

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Assam Sends Back 20 Foreign Nationals, Sarma Vows Continued Crackdown

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File Photo; Representative image : Campaign of Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari at Bhabanipur constituency

Bhabanipur: Mamata Banerjee Faces Suvendu Adhikari In High-Stakes Electoral Battle

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CJI Surya Kant Calls For National Framework to Engage Retired Judges in Dispute Resolution

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Election Commission Reviews Kolkata Security Ahead of West Bengal Phase Two Polls

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| PTI | : In this image posted on April 24, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries his hand in photography during a boat ride on the Hooghly river ahead of the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata.

Modi In Bengal Ahead Of Final Poll Phase

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A Nimbus Received

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'Agli Baar, Raghu': A Promise I Could Not Keep

| Photo: PTI/Salman Ali : BJP National President Nitin Nabin meets Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal at the party's headquarters, in New Delhi. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MPs Chadha and Sandeep Pathak on Friday announced that they are joining the BJP along with five other MPs of the party.

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“BJP’s ‘Washing Machine’ Back In Action?”: Congress Slams AAP MP’s Switch

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