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Day In Pics: August 16, 2025

Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for August 16, 2025

President Droupadi Murmu
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's death anniversary | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav

President Droupadi Murmu pays tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, at Sadaiv Atal, in New Delhi.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's death anniversary | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, at Sadaiv Atal, in New Delhi.

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Indian Tricolor at Seattle’s Space Needle
Indian Tricolor at Seattle’s Space Needle | Photo: PTI
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Indian Tricolor hoisted at Seattle’s 605 feet tall Space Needle, celebrating India's Independence Day.

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Janmashtami festival in Mathura
Janmashtami festival in Mathura | Photo: PTI
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A priest performs an 'aarti' on the occasion of 'Janmashtami' festival, at Krishna Janmasthan Temple, in Mathura.

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Dargah near the Humayuns Tomb collapsed
Dargah near the Humayun's Tomb collapsed | Photo: PTI
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A police personnel at the site after roof of two adjacent rooms of a dargah near the Humayun's Tomb collapsed on Friday killing six people, in New Delhi.

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Ramdas Soren passes away
Ramdas Soren passes away | Photo: PTI
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Jharkhand Governor Santosh Gangwar pays his last respects to the mortal remains of state Education Minister Ramdas Soren, at state Assembly, in Ranchi.

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J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at Chisoti village
Omar Abdullah at Chisoti village | Photo: PTI
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during his visit to Chisoti village after a flash flood triggered by cloudburst, in Kishtwar.

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Landslide in Shimla
Landslide in Shimla | Photo: PTI
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Restoration work underway following a landslide, in Vikasnagar area of Shimla district.

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Janmashtami festival in Mumbai
Janmashtami festival in Mumbai | Photo: PTI
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'Govindas' form a human pyramid to break the 'Dahi Handi' on the occasion of ‘Janmashtami’ festival, in Mumbai.

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Rain in Mumbai
Weather: Rain in Mumbai | Photo: PTI
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A man with a cylinder cart wades through a waterlogged road following heavy rainfall, in Nala Sopara.

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Anti-rabies vaccination drive for stray dogs in UP
Anti-rabies vaccination drive for stray dogs in UP | Photo: PTI
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Social workers administer an anti-rabies vaccine to a stray dog, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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NCR stray dogs case: Protest in Meerut
NCR stray dogs case: Protest in Meerut | Photo: PTI
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Animal lovers hold placards during a protest against the recent order by the Supreme Court to authorities in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) to start picking up stray dogs from all localities and relocate the animals to dog shelters, in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

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Trump-Putin summit in Alaska
Trump-Putin summit in Alaska | Photo: @mfa_russia on X via PTI
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In this image posted by @mfa_russia via X, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin before their meeting, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska.

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Trailer launch of controversial film The Bengal Files stopped by Kolkata Police
Trailer launch of controversial film 'The Bengal Files' 'stopped' by Kolkata Police | Photo: PTI
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Bollywood film director Vivek Agnihotri speaks after the trailer launch of his controversial film 'The Bengal Files', based on the 1946 Calcutta Riots, was allegedly stopped by the police, in Kolkata, West Bengal.

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Rally to observe Great Calcutta Killing in Kolkata
Rally to observe 'Great Calcutta Killing' in Kolkata | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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An activist blows a ‘shankh’, conch shell, during a rally to observe ‘1946 Calcutta Riots’, in Kolkata.

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Five killed in fire accident at plastic articles manufacturing unit in Bengaluru
Five killed in fire accident at plastic articles manufacturing unit in Bengaluru | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
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Volunteers rescue the body of a victim from the site where a fire broke out at a plastic articles manufacturing unit in Nagarthapet, in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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Artistes perform dance drama on Lord Krishna in Delhi
Artistes perform dance drama on Lord Krishna in Delhi | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
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Artistes of Kendra Dance Repertory perform a dance drama depicting the journey of Lord Krishna on the occasion of ‘Janmashtami’ festival, at Kamani Auditorium, in New Delhi.

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