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Security personnel inspect the area as preparations are underway for the Independance Day celebrations, at Red Fort, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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Commuters move on a waterlogged road following rain, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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Security personnel conduct a raid to crack down on alleged terror-related activities , in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
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A protester receives medical attention during an indefinite hunger strike as part of a protest against the Jharkhand government 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
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav along with CJI Justice Surya Kant during a foundation stone laying ceremony, in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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People gather after a private bus overturned and plunged onto a lower road, in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. At least seven passengers were killed and 11 others were injured. | Photo: PTI
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A worker carries harvested jute stalks for retting by submerging them in water to facilitate fibre extraction, in Nadia district, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
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West Bengal Legislative Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose, left, with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and and Rebel Trinamool Congress MLA Ritabrata Banerjee, right, during a tribute paying ceremony to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, at West Bengal Legislative Assembly, in Kolkata, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. Rabindranath Tagore's death anniversary is observed annually on Aug. 7th, marking the day he passed away in 1941. | Photo: PTI
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A 'Kanwariya' carries Ganga water during the holy month of 'Shravan', in Indirapuram, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi, front left, and IIT Delhi Board of Governors (BoG) Chairperson Adv. Harish Salve, front right, during the 57th Convocation Ceremony of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), in New Delhi. | Photo: @NarendraModi/YT via PTI
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A man holds a pet during a rabies vaccination drive organised by Nagercoil Corporation, in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. | Photo: PTI
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Security personnel stand atop of Red Fort during the rehearsal ahead of Independence Day celebrations, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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BJP workers carry a giant National Flag during 'Tiranga Yatra' procession ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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The inaugural flight from Kolkata receives a water cannon salute upon its arrival at Dumna Airport in Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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A man looks on at quince apples during the harvest season, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state Deputy CM Eknath Shinde release coffee table books titled ‘Operational Risk Management - A Practical Guide to Urban Co-operative Banks’ and ‘Historical Journey of Co-operative Banking, in Mumbai. | Photo: @CMOMaharashtra/X via PTI
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People take a dip in the swollen Ganges as the water level rises due to heavy monsoon rain, at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath showers flower petals on 'Kanwariyas' in the sacred month of 'Shravan' during an event, in Meerut district. | Photo: @CMOfficeUP/X via PTI
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'Kanwariyas' gather as they take a dip in the Ganges ahead of the second Monday in the month of 'Shravan', at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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An artist gives a finishing touch to an idol of Goddess Dashama at a workshop ahead of Dashama Vrat festival, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI
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Members and leaders of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) hold placards and banners during a sit-in protest outside the State Secretariat, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Protesters demonstrated against alleged administrative inaction and delays in search operations for fishermen missing after separate boat capsizes off the Kollam and Muthalapozhi coasts. | Photo: PTI
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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi interacts with company officials and technicians during a visit to Haier manufacturing facility, at Noida in Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: @CMO_Odisha/X via PTI
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Caution tape cordons off a damaged structure following a slab collapse, at Nalasopara East, in Palghar district, Maharashtra. A second-floor gallery slab collapsed onto the first floor, bringing it down to the ground and prompting the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) to evacuate 56 flats in the building. No injuries were reported. | Photo: PTI
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Workers cover a huge idol of Lord Ganesh as part of preparations ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI/Shashank Parade
