A police official stands guard near standees during rehearsals for the Republic Day Parade on a cold winter morning, in New Delhi. The sesquicentenary of 'Vande Mataram' will be the dominant theme of this year's parade, with enclosure backdrops along the Kartavya Path displaying old paintings illustrating the opening stanzas of the National Song and floral artworks at the main stage paying homage to its composer Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore
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Security personnel maintain vigilance along the Jammu & Kashmir National Highway ahead of Republic Day, conducting vehicle checks and random frisking to ensure a secure environment, in Jammu. | Photo: PTI
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BJP's newly elected national president Nitin Nabin, center, during a meeting with party office bearers and state presidents at the party headquarters, in New Delhi. Also seen, BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, National General Secretary Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, MP Aparajita Sarangi and others. | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore
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Aspirants wait in a queue outside an examination centre before appearing for the ‘JEE Mains 2026’ exam, in Patna, Bihar. | Photo: PTI
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An army police official interacts with a commuter at a traffic signal, during rehearsals for the Republic Day Parade on a cold winter morning, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore
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An Indian Air Force training aircraft crashes into a pond during a training session, in Prayagraj. | Photo: PTI
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Indian Air Force's six Rafale aircrafts fly past during rehearsals for the Republic Day Parade, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore
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Indian Army personnel during a flag march through sensitive areas to maintain law and order following recent communal clashes that allegedly claimed two lives, in Kokrajhar, Assam. | Photo: PTI
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Police personnel during frisking and security checks on the national highway ahead of Republic Day celebrations, in Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
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Family members mourn the death of Hemant Gaikwad, who succumbed to severe diarrhoea and vomiting allegedly linked to contaminated, in Bhagirathpura, Indore. | Photo: PTI