Security personnel stand guard near the Syed Faiz Elahi mosque after the demolition of alleged encroachments on land adjoining the mosque, carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), in the Turkman Gate area of New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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A civic worker during restoration work of Narmada water pipelines in the aftermath of deaths caused by consumption of allegedly contaminated water, in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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In this handout image received on Jan. 8, 2026, BJP MLAs protest against Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly and AAP leader Atishi, demanding the cancellation of her House membership for allegedly 'disrespecting' Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur, during the Winter session of the Assembly, in New Delhi. | Photo: Delhi govt. HO via PTI
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Media personnel outside the residence of Pratik Jain, director of political consultancy firm I-PAC, in Kolkata. The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches on the premises of political consultancy firm I-PAC and its director Pratik Jain in Kolkata as part of a money laundering investigation, official sources said. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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Women warm themselves near a small fire amid cold winter weather on a roadside, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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A traffic police official issues a 'challan' to a rider, in New Delhi. The registration of FIRs against motorists for wrong-side driving will be a 'selective' measure rather than a blanket policy, with criminal action reserved as a last resort, a senior official with the Delhi Traffic Police said on Wednesday. | Photo: PTI
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An army personnel during a cordon and search operation (CASO) in the forest area of Kamadh Nullah following an exchange of fire between security forces and terrorists, in Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo; PTI
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Delhi Police contingent during a rehearsal for Republic Day, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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Security personnel keep vigil amid high alert ahead of Republic Day celebrations, near Navyug tunnel, on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway | Photo; PTI
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Chief Justice of Patna High Court Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo, left, administers oath to advocate Justice Ritesh Kumar as Judge of Patna High Court at Centenary Hall, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
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TMC members stage a protest against the Enforcement Directorate's raid at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC and the home of its director Pratik Jain as part of a money laundering probe into an alleged multi-crore rupee coal pilferage scam, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI
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Toxic foam floats on the surface of the Yamuna river, near Mathura. | Photo: PTI
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Mumbai's Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav and Sarfaraz Khan exchange greetings with Punjab players after the former team won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 cricket match against Punjab, at Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground, in Jaipur. | Photo: PTI
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Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee, centre, interacts with people during a public meeting, ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Malda, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, right, campaigns for Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) candidates contesting the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) elections, in Navi Mumbai. | Photo: PTI