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Students join members of the Manipuri Students' Federation (MSF) during a mass rally to mark the 22nd Students' Martyrdom Day, observing the self-immolation anniversary of late Athouba Pebam Chittaranjan against AFSPA, in Imphal. | Photo: PTI
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Prime Minster Narendra Modi pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the latter's death anniversary, at 'Sadaiv Atal' in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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A family member of former deputy speaker of the West Bengal Assembly, Ashis Banerjee, mourns after the latter was found hanging, at a TMC party office in Birbhum district, West Bengal, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. A purported suicide note was also recovered from the party office located near his residence in Hattala Para in Rampurhat, according to police. | Photo: PTI
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The cricket field remains covered in rain during Day 2 of the first Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
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Independent MP Pappu Yadav and supporters hold a day-long fast for various demands including implementation of Table 3A of UGC Regulation 2018 in Assistant Professor recruitment, implementation of domicile policy in Bihar and cancellation of 70th BPSC examination, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
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People offer floral tributes to late Athouba Pebam Chittaranjan during the observance of Students' Martyrdom Day, commemorating his sacrifice in protest against AFSPA, in Imphal. | Photo: PTI
7/22
Protesting students during an indefinite hunger strike against the Jharkhand government over the JPSC-JSSC-CGL paper leak issue, in Ranchi. | Photo: PTI
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In this image posted on Aug. 16, 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, along with Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, MP CP Joshi, and Nimbahera MLA Shrichand Kriplani during the unveiling ceremony of a statue of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. | Photo: @BhajanlalBjp/X via PTI
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Bhopal: People pose for photographs with a 'Pookkalam', floral rangoli, ahead of Onam festival, at Mahabali Nagar Kolar, in Bhopal. | Photo: PTI
10/22
In this image posted on Aug. 16, 2026, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta visits an Atal Canteen, on the death anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in New Delhi. | Photo: @gupta_rekha/X via PTI
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In this image posted on Aug. 16, 2026, An outside view of an Atal Canteen, on the death anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in New Delhi. | Photo: @gupta_rekha/X via PTI
12/22
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel along with security officials assess the site during a rescue and relief operation after a Bailey bridge over the Tamak drain connecting Uttarakhand's Niti Valley was washed away by floodwaters, in Chamoli district. | Photo: PTI
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Widows display handcrafted rakhis at an event organized by the Sulabh International Social Service Organisation ahead of Raksha Bandhan, at Vrindavan, in Mathura district, Sunday, August 16, 2026. The widows prepare these rakhis annually to send to the Prime Minister. | Photo: PTI
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Protesting students during an indefinite hunger strike against the Jharkhand government over the JPSC-JSSC-CGL paper leak issue, in Ranchi. | Photo: PTI
15/22
Devotees carry an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha to a worship venue for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
16/22
Members of Hindu Samhati participate in a rally taken out in the memory of Gopal Mukherjee, or Gopal Patha, in Kolkata, West Bengal. Mukherjee became a prominent figure during the Great Calcutta Killings of 1946, following the Muslim League's call for Direct Action Day. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
17/22
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel wade through deep water and sludge during a search and rescue operation inside an under-construction hydroelectric project tunnel, in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The death toll from the catastrophic tunnel flooding has risen to eight, with rescuers searching for the remaining missing workers. | Photo: PTI
18/22
Ranchi district administration and police officials interact with representatives of protesting students at their sit-in site, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The job aspirants have been demonstrating under the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch against the state government, demanding a CBI inquiry and sweeping reforms following the paper leak and irregularities in recruitment examinations, including the JPSC and JSSC-CGL. | Photo: PTI
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Television actress and activist Kunika Sadanand interacts with a student who took ill during a sit-in demonstration, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Sadanand joined the protest to extend her support to the job aspirants demonstrating against the state government over the JPSC and JSSC-CGL exam paper leak issues and demanding systemic recruitment reforms. | Photo: PTI
20/22
Farmers sit on a road during their gathering near the Khanauri-Data Singhwala border as part of the 'Kisan Bachao Padayatra' towards Delhi. Protesting farmers under the banner of non-SKM unions have launched a 'Kisan Bachao Padayatra' foot march from the border towards Delhi's Jantar Mantar to oppose the proposed India-US trade agreement and press for agricultural demands. | Photo: PTI
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Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists hold a banner and shout slogans during a candle march protest outside the Congress office, in Rajkot, Gujarat. The youth wing of the BJP staged a protest and a candle march against the Congress leadership over the alleged disrespect shown to the national song, 'Vande Mataram', during an Independence Day event. | Photo: PTI
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Job aspirants and students protest against the Jharkhand government demanding a probe into alleged recruitment exam irregularities conducted by the JPSC and JSSC, at Albert Ekka Chowk, in Ranchi. | Photo: PTI
