Day In Pics: August 02, 2026

Updated on:
Published at:

Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for August 02, 2026

Weather: Rain in Vadodara
People stand near a cordoned-off area after torrential rains, in Jambuva area, Vadodara. | Photo: PTI
1/30
Weather: Floods in Kishtwar
Debris clearance work underway after a cloudburst triggered flash floods, in the Chatroo area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district. | Photo: PTI
2/30
HADR op in Surat
In this image posted on Aug. 2, 2026, Army officials conduct a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operation in flood-affected areas of Surat. | Photo: @IaSouthern/X via PTI
3/30
Mirabai arrives in Delhi
Gold medallist Mirabai Chanu being welcomed on her arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport after the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
4/30
Protest in Dehradun
Members of the Tibetan community hold a protest march over the self-immolation of activist Lobsang Palden, widely known as Lobga Rangzen in New York last month, in Dehradun. | Photo: PTI
5/30
Protest in Dehradun
A member of the Tibetan community gets his face painted during a protest march over the self-immolation of activist Lobsang Palden, widely known as Lobga Rangzen in New York last month, in Dehradun. | Photo: PTI
6/30
KN all-party meeting on Cauvery water-sharing dispute
Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and former state chief minister Siddaramaiah during an all-party meeting to chalk out the state's legal and political strategy on the Cauvery water-sharing dispute with Tamil Nadu, following the CWRC's direction to release 3,500 cusecs of water daily for 15 days, in Bengaluru. | Photo: PTI
7/30
Kishore Kumar’s birth anniversary celebrations
From left, Playback singers Amit Kumar, Sumeet Kumar, actor Leena Chandavarkar, and daughter of singer Amit Kumar Ganguly, Muktika Ganguly during a concert marking singer, musician and actor Kishore Kumar’s 97th birth anniversary, in Mumbai. | Photo: PTI
8/30
Three of family killed in rain-triggered landslide in Shivamogga
Rescue operation underway after a rain-triggered landslide buried a shed, at Indiranagar in Shivamogga, Karnataka. Three members of a family, including a three-year-old child died in the incident. | Photo: PTI
9/30
Commonwealth Games 2026
From left, Indian women boxers silver medallist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) and gold medallists Jaismine Lamboria (57kg), Priya Ghanghas (60kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Sakshi Chaudhary (51kg) and Arundhati Choudhary (70kg) after the boxing events at the 23rd Commonwealth Games (CWG), in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
10/30
Britain Commonwealth Games Boxing
From left, Indian women boxers silver medallist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) and gold medallists Jaismine Lamboria (57kg), Priya Ghanghas (60kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Sakshi Chaudhary (51kg) and Arundhati Choudhary (70kg) after the boxing events at the 23rd Commonwealth Games (CWG), in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
11/30
23rd Commonwealth Games Indian boxing contingent
In this image received on Aug. 2, 2026, members of the Indian boxing contingent including Jaismine Lamboria, Lovlina Borgohain, Sakshi Chaudhary, Arundhati Choudhary, Sachin Siwach and Ankush Panghal pose for photographs after the boxing events at the 23rd Commonwealth Games (CWG), in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: Handout via PTI
12/30
Event marking Taslima Nasrins return in Kolkata
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari felicitates exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin during a cultural programme organised to mark Nasrin's return to the city after nearly two decades, at Rabindra Sadan, in Kolkata, West Bengal. West Bengal Minister Swapan Dasgupta is also seen. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
13/30
Ankush Panghal Commonwealth Games
India's Ankush Panghal celebrates after winning the men's 80kg boxing final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
14/30
Sachin Siwach Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026
India's Sachin Sachin celebrates after winning the men's 60kg boxing final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
15/30
Arundhati Choudhary Commonwealth Games
India's Arundhati Choudhary celebrates after winning the women's 70kg boxing final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
16/30
Priya Ghanghas Commonwealth Games
India's Priya Priya celebrates after winning the women's 60kg boxing final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: AP /Eranga Jayawardena
17/30
Sakshi Chaudhary Commonwealth Games
India's Sakshi Chaudhary, celebrates after winning the women's 51kg boxing final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
18/30
Jaismine Lamboria Commonwealth Games
India's Jaismine Jaismine celebrates after winning the women's 57kg boxing final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
19/30
Preeti Pawar Commonwealth Games
Gold medalist India's Preeti Preeti celebrates after winning the women's 54kg boxing final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
20/30
All party meeting in Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana, and others, chair an all-party meeting ahead of the upcoming Monsoon Session of the state Assembly, at Vidhan Bhawan, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI/Nand Kumar
21/30
Protest in Mumbai against Chinas new ethnic unity law
Tibetan refugees protest against China's new ethnic unity law, the "Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress", in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI/Shashank Parade
22/30
Protest in Mumbai against Chinas new ethnic unity law
Tibetan refugees protest against China's new ethnic unity law, the "Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress", in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI/Shashank Parade
23/30
Taslima Nasrins press conference
Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin addresses a press conference, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
24/30
Ashada Masam Bonalu festival celebration
A member of the LGBTQ+ community and others carry 'Bonam', a pot filled with cooked rice, during the 'Ashada Masam Bonalu' festival celebration, at the Golconda Fort, in Secunderabad, near Hyderabad, Telangana. | Photo: PTI
25/30
Protest in Trichy over Cauvery Issue
Farmers partially bury themselves under the soil of the Cauvery river while tying a rope around their necks during a protest, led by National South Indian Rivers Inter-linking Farmers Association President P Ayyakannu, against the DK Shivakumar-led Karnataka government and the central government over the Cauvery issue, in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. | Photo: PTI
26/30
Protest in Ranchi over alleged JPSC, JSSC exam irregularities
A student holds a poster during a protest over alleged irregularities in the 14th JPSC examination, JSSC-CGL and other recruitment tests, demanding a CBI probe and reforms in the recruitment agencies, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. | Photo: PTI
27/30
Commonwealth Games 2026 closing ceremony
Singers Delta Goodrem, left, and Cammy Barnes perform during the closing ceremony of the 23rd Commonwealth Games (CWG), at OVO Hydro, in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
28/30
23rd Commonwealth Games closing ceremony
Commonwealth Sport President Donald Rukare, left, hands over the Commonwealth Games Federation flag to Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, second left, during the closing ceremony of the 23rd Commonwealth Games (CWG), at OVO Hydro, in Glasgow, Scotland. Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President P T Usha, second right, and Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi are also seen. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
29/30
Britain Commonwealth Games closing ceremony
Commonwealth Sport President Donald Rukare, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President P T Usha, Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, Scottish athlete Emily Nichol and other officials during the closing ceremony of the 23rd Commonwealth Games (CWG), at OVO Hydro, in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
30/30
Britain Commonwealth Games closing ceremony
A portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is projected on the screen as artistes perform during the closing ceremony of the 23rd Commonwealth Games (CWG), at OVO Hydro, in Glasgow, Scotland. The 2030 Games will be held in Ahmedabad, and the Scotland officials handed over the CWG flag and baton to Indian representatives -- Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, IOA president PT Usha and Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary

Read all the latest breaking news on Outlook India and stay updated with top stories from India, Entertainment, Education, and around the world.

  • image
  • image
  • image
CLOSE