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In this image received on Aug. 9, 2026, People hold posters during a protest over the alleged recruitment exam irregularities, in Ranchi. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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MoS Defence Sanjay Seth and Jharkhand BJP President Aditya Sahu meet the aspirants protesting alleged recruitment exam irregularities, at Jaipal Singh Stadium in Ranchi. The Jharkhand government will hold fresh talks on Sunday with aspirants protesting for the 16th day now. | Photo: PTI
3/20
Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth visits a protesting student, Rahul, who was admitted to a hospital due to deteriorating health during a hunger strike, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Students and job aspirants have been protesting against the Jharkhand government over alleged paper leaks and irregularities in the JSSC CGL and JPSC examinations. | Photo: PTI
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Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto during an indefinite hunger strike protesting alleged JPSC-JSSC examination irregularities, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Jharkhand government will hold fresh talks on Sunday with aspirants protesting, meanwhile, the condition of Mahto, who has been on strike for around a week now, suddenly deteriorated around 3 am. | Photo: PTI
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TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's Personal Assistant (PA) Sumit Roy arrives to appear before the CID for questioning in connection with a government land fraud case, at Bhabani Bhawan in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
6/20
BJP supporters take part in a 'Tiranga Yatra' ahead of Independence Day, in Ranchi. | Photo: PTI
7/20
Rescue operation underway amid a waterlogged area after incessant rain, in Guwahati. | Photo: PTI
8/20
Jammu and Kashmir BJP President Sat Sharma and other party leaders take part in 'Tiranga Yatra' ahead of Independence Day, in Jammu. | Photo: PTI
9/20
BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj and party workers take part in a rally as part of the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign ahead of Independence Day, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
10/20
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav during the 'Tiranga Yatra' ahead of Independence Day, in Bhopal. | Photo: PTI
11/20
Actor Piyush Mishra meets student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who is on an indefinite hunger strike, as he arrives to extend support to students protesting against the Jharkhand government over the JPSC-JSSC-CGL paper leak issue, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. | Photo: PTI
12/20
Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto surrounded by supporters during an indefinite hunger strike against the Jharkhand government over alleged paper leaks and irregularities in the JPSC and JSSC-CGL examinations, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. | Photo: PTI
13/20
Karnataka Congress President BK Hariprasad and party workers during the inauguration of 66th Foundation Day celebrations of the Indian Youth Congress, in Bengaluru. | Photo: PTI
14/20
Shopkeepers try to salvage their belongings and inspect damaged structures after the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) carried out a demolition drive at Parade Sabzi Mandi in the Old City area of Jammu. Over a dozen makeshift and concrete shops were dismantled under heavy security as part of a Smart City redevelopment project aimed at modernizing the market and addressing monsoon safety hazards posed by dilapidated structures. | Photo: PTI
15/20
Gujarat Asha – Health workers Union (GAHWU) and Centre of India trade Unions (CITU) members shout slogans as they stage a protest against their various demands, at Lal Darwaja, in Ahmedabad. | Photo: PTI
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Members of the West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front (WBJDF) during a protest rally marking the completion of two years since the rape and murder of the postgraduate trainee doctor 'Abhaya' at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
17/20
Local residents and commuters gather behind police barricades after security personnel and SDRF teams stopped traffic movement along a bridge submerged under swelling Narmada floodwaters following continuous heavy rainfall, in Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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In this image received on Aug. 9, 2026, Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy looks on as LoP in Karnataka Legislative Assembly R Ashok speaks during the three-day padyatra from Bidadi to Bengaluru in support of farmers and against the Bidadi township, in Bidadi, Karnataka. | Photo: Handout via PTI
19/20
Members of the Jharkhand ministerial committee, including Ministers Deepika Pandey Singh, Sudivya Kumar Sonu and others, address the media alongside student organization representatives after a high-level meeting regarding JPSC and JSSC examination concerns, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. | Photo: PTI
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People take an idol of Lord Ganesha to their pandal during a procession ahead of the 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI
