Day In Pics: August 28, 2026

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Kanda Express arrives in Delhi
Workers load sacks of onions on a truck from the "Kanda Express", a dedicated goods train transporting bulk onion consignments to the capital from Nashik, at Adarsh Nagar railway station, in New Delhi. The Centre on Thursday started retail sale of onion at Rs 35 per kg in the national capital, a 44 per cent discount from the current market price, as part of its efforts to provide relief to common people and control rates. | Photo: PTI
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Nepal floods: Relatives at a hospital in Kathmandu
Family members and relatives look at photographs of victims displayed outside the morgue for identification in the aftermath of the flash floods, which originated in Tibet and swept through central Nepal, at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, in Kathmandu. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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Raksha Bandhan festivities in New Delhi
People celebrate 'Raksha Bandhan' festival during an event organized by Krantikari Yuva Sangathan, at Jama Masjid, in New Delhi. The event calls for tying 'Rakhis' as a symbol of communal harmony. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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Shravan Upakarma rituals in Varanasi
People perform rituals as part of the 'Shravan Upakarma', at Ahilya Bai Ghat, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Water level of Ganga river rises in Patna
People move on a inundated area, as they arrive by a boat from Nakta Diyara, following a rise in the water level of Ganga river, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
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Nirmala Sitharaman in Canada
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman offers prayers during a visit to Sri Siva Satyanarayana Swamy Temple, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. | Photo: @nsitharamanoffc/X via PTI
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Rush of passengers on Raksha Bandhan
Commuters throng a platform on the occasion of 'Raksha Bandhan' festival, at Mathura Cantt railway station, in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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TN Assembly session 2026
Leader of the Opposition and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, centre, party MLAs K K Kathiravan, right, and K N Nehru arrive during the Tamil Nadu Assembly session, in Chennai. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
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Nepal Floods: Evacuation in Dhading
People move to safer locations after authorities issued a fresh flood warning following a rise in water levels in areas affected by a devastating flash flood earlier this week, in Dhading district, Nepal. | Photo: PTI/Nand Kumar
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Nepal floods - Relatives at a hospital in Kathmandu
A rescued person being brought for treatment in the aftermath of the flash floods, which originated in Tibet and swept through central Nepal, at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, in Kathmandu. The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 469 on Friday, with more bodies recovered as search and rescue operations continued for the third day following the disaster. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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Nepal Floods: Affected area in Dhading
People walk barefeet on mud and silt washed along the flash floods, in Dhading district, Nepal. | Photo: PTI/Nand Kumar
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Amit Shah celebrates Raksha Bandhan in Ahmedabad
Union Home Minister Amit Shah celebrates 'Raksha Bandhan' festival with girls from his parliamentary constituency who have Type-1 diabetes, in Ahmedabad. | Photo: @AmitShah/X via PTI
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TMC Foundation Day in Kolkata
TMC National General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee celebrates 'Raksha Bandhan' festival with women supporters during the foundation day of the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
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Raksha Bandhan festivities in Ranchi
Jharkhand BJP women’s wing members celebrate 'Raksha Bandhan' festival with CRPF personnel, in Ranchi. | Photo: PTI
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N Chandrababu Naidu during Raksha Bandhan celebration
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu celebrates the 'Raksha Bandhan' festival with Brahmakumaris. | Photo: @AndhraPradeshCM/X via PTI
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S Jaishankar greets a group comprising 21 tourists from Tamil Nadu
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar greets a group comprising 21 tourists from Tamil Nadu who were rescued from the floods that occurred in Nepal. | Photo: @DrSJaishankar/X via PTI
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WB CM during an event
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adikari interacts with NCC cadets during a 'Raksha Bandhan' event, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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Kiren Rijiju in Leh
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju during the Silver Jubilee Celebration of Druk Padma Karpo School, in Leh district, Ladakh. | Photo: @KirenRijiju/X via PTI
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Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi in Srinagar
People offer prayers as the head priest displays holy relic of Prophet Muhammad on the occasion of Friday following Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) at Dargah Hazratbal Shrine, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI/S Irfan
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Raksha Bandhan festivities in Gurugram
Commutters gather at a bus stand during 'Raksha Bandhan' festival, in Gurugram. | Photo: PTI
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Raksha Bandhan at Central Jail in Rajkot
Women break in tears after tying 'rakhi' to a jailed brother on ‘Raksha Bandhan’ festival at Central Jail, in Rajkot, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI
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Sergio Gor pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi during a visit to Gandhi Smriti, in New Delhi. | Photo: @USAmbIndia/X via PTI
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Marble Dumping Yard in Rajasthans Kishangarh
A view of the agricultural land near a marble waste dump yard covered in marble dust, affecting crops, at Kishangarh, in Ajmer district, Rajasthan. | Photo: PTI

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