Day In Pics: August 12, 2026

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Protest against rape-murder in Guwahati
Members of various women's organizations hold placards and banners during a protest against an alleged gang-rape and murder of a 15-year-old schoolgirl in the Alaicherra area of Hailakandi district, in Guwahati, Assam. | Photo: PTI
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Monsoon session of Parliament
LoP in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad, and others, stage a protest over alleged theft of Ayodhya’s Ram temple donations during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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Landslide in Mumbais Kurla area
Rescue operation underway after a landslide struck Gaushiya Chawl, killing six people and injuring four others, in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area. | Photo: PTI
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Protest in Ranchi
Students hold placards during a protest demanding a CBI probe into the alleged JSSC CGL paper leak and irregularities in the JPSC examinations, in Ranchi. | Photo: PTI
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Recovered arms, explosives displayed at an event in Imphal
Arms, ammunition and explosives recovered by the security forces and law-enforcement agencies in Manipur between February 5 and August 11 are displayed during an event at the 1st Manipur Rifles Parade Ground, in Imphal. | Photo: PTI
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SFI holds students rally in Kolkata
Students' Federation of India (SFI) members take part during 'Students of India Rally' as part of its 'Azadi Week' celebrations, in Kolkata, West Bengal. The rally commemorated the martyrdom day of freedom fighter Khudiram Bose, the anniversary of the organised students' movement, the birth centenary of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro and India's Independence Day, the SFI said. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
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Congress protest in Kolkata
West Bengal Pradesh Congress President Subhankar Sarkar along with party workers sits on the road during a rally protesting against the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and recent remarks made by a BJP leader regarding Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the Azad Hind Fauj, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI
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Ram Nath Kovinds autobiography launch
In this image received on Aug. 12, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi with former president Ram Nath Kovind during the launch of latter's autobiography, 'Triumph of the Indian Republic: My Life, My Struggles', in New Delhi. | Photo: PMO via PTI
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Landslide in Mumbais Kurla area
In this image received on Aug. 12, 2026, Rescue operation underway after a landslide struck Gaushiya Chawl, killing six people and injuring four others, in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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BJP MLAs meet protesting sportspersons
A delegation of BJP MLAs meets sportspersons sitting on an indefinite hunger strike to protest against alleged irregularities in the sports quota recruitment list, in Jammu. | Photo: PTI
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Weather: Beas river flows in spate
The swollen Beas river flows in spate after water was released from Pandoh and Largi Dams, in Mandi. | Photo: PTI
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World Elephant Day
A personnel sprays water to bathe elephants on the World Elephant Day, in Shivamogga, Karnataka. | Photo: PTI
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SIA raids in Kashmir
State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir personnel conduct searches at a residential location in connection with a 1990 double-murder case, in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
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People observe Divaso at graveyard in Ahmedabad
People from the Devi Pujak and Bavri communities mourn near the graves of their relatives on the occasion of the 'Divaso' festival at Chamunda graveyard, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI
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Tiranga embroidery
An artisan embroiders the National Flag with needles under the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign ahead of Independence Day celebrations, in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
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Tiranga yatra in Varanasi
People take part in a ‘tiranga yatra’, in Varanasi. | Photo: PTI
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VD Satheesan at Karkidaka Vavu
Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan performs rituals on the ‘Karkidaka Vavu’, in Kochi. | Photo: PTI
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Karkidaka Vavu in Thiruvananthapuram
People perform rituals for their ancestors on the occasion of 'Karkidaka Vavu', in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI
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Weather: Waterlogging in Pulwama
Vehicles wade through the waterlogged old national highway near Gurdwara Awantipora after heavy rains lashed the Kashmir valley, in Pulwama district. | Photo: PTI
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Tiranga Yatra in Delhi
People wave the national flag during the Tiranga Yatra, near India Gate in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
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Asmita Dey arrives in Agartala
Judo gold medallist Asmita Dey being welcomed on her arrival after the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, in Agartala, Tripura. | Photo: PTI
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Tiranga Bike Rally in Delhi
Union Ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and G. Kishan Reddy during the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' bike rally commemorating 150 years of Vande Mataram, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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Chhari-Mubarak Puja
Custodian of the holy Chhari-Mubarak (the sacred silver mace of Lord Shiva) priest Deependra Giri performs an ‘abhishek’, at Shankaracharya Temple in Srinagar. | Photo: PTI
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Jonty Rhodes launches Head and Neck Cancer Centre
South Africa’s former cricketer and SSO Cancer Hospital brand ambassador Jonty Rhodes, right, and oncologist Dr Amit Chakraborty during the launch of Head and Neck Cancer Centre of Excellence, in Mumbai. | Photo: PTI
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NiT Induction Programme 2026-2027
Students perform during the Induction Programme 2026-2027 of Narula Institute of Technology (NiT), at Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium in Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
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Assam Flood Response
People gather on geo-tubes amid embankment repairing as part of Assam Flood Response, in Jorhat. | Photo: @himantabiswa/X via PTI
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I-Day: Freedom Habba preps
Workers climb scaffolding amid preparations for the Freedom Habba event as part of Independence Day celebrations, near Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. | Photo: PTI
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Tiranga Yatra in Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, BJP National President Nitin Nabin and others during the Tiranga Yatra, near Kartavya Path in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
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Demolition drive in Varanasi
Earthmovers demolish buildings in the Dal Mandi area for a road widening project under an initiative by the Varanasi Development Authority, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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Lovlina Borgohains felicitation in Assam
Commonwealth Games 2026 medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain during her felicitation ceremony, in Guwahati. | Photo: PTI
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Assam Police Women Commando parade rehearsal
Assam Police women commandos march during a parade rehearsal ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, in Guwahati. | Photo: PTI

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