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Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel stand guard as preparations are underway ahead of the flagging-off ceremony of the extended Srinagar-Katra Vande Bharat Express by Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw from Jammu Tawi Railway Station (JAT), in Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
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Labourers carry bricks at a brick factory, on the eve of Labour Day, also known as May Day, in Patna, Bihar. | Photo: PTI
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A young boy catches fish in a paddy field following heavy rainfall, on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura. | Photo: PTI
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Commuters wait under a temporary shade arranged by local authorities to shield them from scorching heat near a railway crossing. | Photo: PTI
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Police and other other officials present at the site after an alleged accused wanted in a murder case was apprehended following an encounter at Ashok Vihar area, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
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Children holding National Flags as preparations underway ahead of the flagging-off ceremony of the extended Srinagar-Katra Vande Bharat Express by Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw from Jammu Tawi Railway Station (JAT), in Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
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A Vande Bharat Express crosses the Chenab Bridge for the first time. Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off a 20-coach Vande Bharat Express train between Jammu and Srinagar, while the services for the general public will commence on May 2. | Photo: PTI
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar during a high-level review meeting with BBMP Commissioners, at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru. | Photo: @CMofKarnataka/X via PTI
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Jailed Lok Sabha member Sheikh Abdul Rashid being escorted by security personnel as he arrives to meet his ailing father after the Delhi High Court granted him a week's interim bail, at SMHS hospital in Srinagar. | Photo: PTI
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A waterlogged underpass following a hailstorm and gusty winds, in Bengaluru. The rains in Bengaluru on Wednesday evening wreaked havoc, killing 10 people, authorities said. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
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A Vande Bharat Express train moves on railway tracks during its flagging-off ceremony, it is the first direct train between Jammu and Srinagar. | Photo: PTI/S Irfan
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An artist paints a wall amid heat ahead of International Workers' Day, in Bikaner, Rajasthan. | Photo: PTI
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Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi in a group photograph with the Ladakh delegation during a meeting, in New Delhi. | Photo: @INCIndia/X via PTI
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah being received by Ladakh LG Vinai Kumar Saxena and others upon his arrival at the airport for a two-day visit, in Leh. | Photo: @lg_ladakh/X via PTI
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Buddhist (novice) monks walk in line after receiving food offerings on the eve of 'Buddha Purnima', also known as Vesak Day, on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura. | Photo: PTI
