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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.

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| Photo: PTI : Chikkamagaluru: Electric poles damaged due to strong winds and rainfall are seen, in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka.

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| Photo: Handout via PTI : Congress President and Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge with party leader Siddaramaiah during a meeting after the latter stepped down from the post of Karnataka Chief Minister, in New Delhi.

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| Photo: DIPR via PTI : A relief camp for internally displaced persons at Makhan village, in Kangpokpi district, Manipur. Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of six Naga civilians.

Day In Pics: May 28, 2026

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In Pictures: Eid-ul-Adha Celebrations With Prayers, Hugs And Hope

| Photo: AP/Kamal Kishore : Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 62nd death anniversary at Shanti Van, in New Delhi.

Day In Pics: May 27, 2026

| Photo: PTI : View of a deportation centre set up at Padma Bhavan Lalgola, in Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The West Bengal government has directed the establishment of special centres across the state to accommodate suspected illegal immigrants awaiting deportation.

Day In Pics: May 26, 2026

| Photo: PTI : People hold a banner and participate in a protest rally demanding the immediate release of six civilians allegedly held hostage by suspected Kuki militants, in Imphal, Manipur. More than 38 people were abducted and held hostage by armed groups in Kangpokpi and Senapati districts on May 13, hours after three church leaders were killed in an ambush in Kangpokpi district.

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| Photo: AP/Manish Swarup : India's Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, right, listens as United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a joint press conference following their talks in New Delhi, India.

Day In Pics: May 24, 2026

| Photo: PTI : All India Students Association (AISA) activists stage a protest at the Patna University (PU) Senate meeting over various demands, in Patna, Bihar.

Day In Pics: May 23, 2026

| Photo: PTI/Vijay Verma : The Delhi High Court on Friday, May 22, 2026, granted three-day interim bail to activist Umar Khalid, who is in custody in a case under anti-terror law UAPA concerning the "larger conspiracy" behind the February 2020 riots in the city's northeastern parts, to enable him to meet his mother who has to undergo a surgery. Sabiha, mother of Umar Khalid, is seen wearing a mask bearing her son's image, during a press conference over police probe in the Delhi riots case, at the Press Club of India, in New Delhi, in this file photo dated Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020.

Day In Pics: May 22, 2026

| Photo: PTI : Autorickshaws parked in a queue during a three-day strike call by All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) to protest against the city government's decision to hike the environment compensation cess on commercial vehicles, in New Delhi.

Day In Pics: May 21, 2026

| Photo: PTI : Women take part in a protest demanding the safe release of six missing Naga civilians, allegedly abducted by suspected armed militants following an ambush in Kangpokpi district on May 13, at Kanglatongbi village, in Imphal West district of Manipur.

Day In Pics: May 20, 2026

| Photo: PTI : A man looks for his belongings following an anti-encroachment drive conducted by Forest Department and the police to clear alleged illegal settlements on the forest lands surrounding the lower side of Mahamaya Temple, in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir.

Day In Pics: May 19, 2026

| Photo: PTI : Newly sworn-in Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan chairs the first meeting of the state cabinet, in Thiruvananthapuram.

Day In Pics: May 18, 2026

| Photo: PTI/Nand Kumar : Police personnel conduct baton charge on a man protesting during an anti-encroachment drive on illegal lawyer chambers, conducted by Lucknow Municipal Corporation, Uttar Pradesh.

Day In Pics: May 17, 2026

| Photo: PTI : Digital creator Arun Haryani holds a poster in a metro train, depicting use of public transport, to aware people about fuel conservation in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for austerity, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Day In Pics: May 16, 2026

| Photo: PTI : Commuters at a petrol pump after petrol and diesel prices were hiked by Rs 3 per litre each, the first increase in over four years, amid rising global crude oil prices, in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir.

Day In Pics: May 15, 2026

| Photo: PTI : Former West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee leaves after appearing before the Calcutta High Court to argue a case in connection with alleged post-poll violence and attacks on party offices, in Kolkata.

Day In Pics: May 14, 2026

| Photo: PTI/Nand Kumar : Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav reaches post-mortem house at KGMU, where the mortal remains of his stepbrother Prateek Yadav are kept for post-mortem examination, in Lucknow.

Day In Pics: May 13, 2026

| Photo: TAMIL NADU ASSEMBLY/YT via PTI : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay during the state Assembly session, in Chennai.

Day In Pics: May 12, 2026

| Photo: @Udhaystalin/X via PTI : DMK President MK Stalin with party MLA-elect from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency, Udhayanidhi Stalin during a meeting before the latter’s takes oath as MLA of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Day In Pics: May 11, 2026

| Photo: @TVKVijayHQ-Offl/YT via PTI : **EDS: THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this screengrab from a video posted on May 10, 2026, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C Joseph Vijay takes oath as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister during the swearing-in ceremony, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in Chennai.

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| Photo: Handout via PTI : Gas agency workers pose for photographs, in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh is moving towards a gas-based economy under its new “Urban Gas Distribution Policy 2026,” which focuses on expanding PNG pipeline networks across cities to provide households and businesses with a safe, affordable, and continuous natural gas supply.

Day In Pics: May 09, 2026

| Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar : A Congress worker during a protest against the Governor over not inviting Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay to form the government, in Chennai.

Day In Pics: May 08, 2026

| Photo: PTI : Police personnel investigate after BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant Chandranath Rath was allegedly shot dead, in Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas district.

Day In Pics: May 07, 2026

| Photo: PTI/Shiva Sharma : Security personnel remain deployed near the blast site close to the Army cantonment area at Khasa, in Amritsar district. Preliminary investigation suggested that an object was hurled towards the boundary wall, triggering the blast, police said.

Day In Pics: May 06, 2026

| Photo: Handout via PTI : Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay pays tribute to the party's ideological leaders ahead of the party meeting, at party headquarters, in Chennai.

Day In Pics: May 05, 2026

Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari : Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the BJP headquarters to celebrate the party's performance in Assembly elections across four states and one union territory, in New Delhi.

Saffron Tide: BJP Workers celebrate As Party Surges Ahead In Bengal, Assam

| Photo: PTI : Congress MP KC Venugopal celebrates with party workers as the party takes lead during the Kerala Assembly elections result day outside KPCC office, in Thiruvananthapuram.

Day In Pics: May 04, 2026

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook : BJP workers celebrate as trends show the party leading in the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata.

Party Workers Celebrate Saffron Surge In Trinamool Bastion

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| Photo: PTI; Representative image : The remarks came after reports that NEET question papers would be transported to examination centres by the Air Force as part of efforts to prevent leaks.

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| Photo: PTI : National Testing Agency cancelled the NEET (UG) 2026 exam conducted on May 3 amid allegations of paper leak, with the government asking the CBI to carry out a comprehensive inquiry into the "irregularities". NEET aspirants at an examination centre, in Patna, in this file photo dated, May 3, 2026.

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