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Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi during his visit to the residence of Congress worker Amar Mehta, who lost his life after an iron rod from a tent erected for Gandhi’s scheduled event fell on him at the Bannu School grounds on late Thursday, in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. | Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Union Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw conduct an inspection during the flag off ceremony of India's first hydrogen-powered train, between Jind and Sonipat, at Jind Railway Station, Haryana. | Photo: PMO via PTI
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A man guides cattle through floodwaters to a safer place after floodwaters submerged low-lying areas, in Morigaon district, Assam. | Photo: PTI
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Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee members stage a protest near Golden Gate in response to the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha’s (KMM) call to oppose the proposed India-US trade deal and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), in Amritsar. | Photo: PTI/Shiva Sharma
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being felicitated by Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini during the launch of various developmental projects, in Jind, Haryana. | Photo: @NarendraModi/YT via PTI
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People offer prayers as a chariot carrying idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra passes through a street during the annual Rath Yatra festival, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Friday, July 17, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Bollywood actor Kajol leaves after offering prayers at the Dakshineswar Temple, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
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Santipur municipality workers stage a demonstration in front of the civic body office demanding a hike in their daily wages and equal pay status for similar jobs, at Santipur, in Nadia district, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk attended by medical professionals during a protest by Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, at the Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. Wangchuk has been on an indefinite hunger strike for 20 days. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant sweeps a street with a broom as a chariot carrying idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra proceeds during the annual Rath Yatra festival, in Miramar, Goa. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk during a protest by Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, at the Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. Wangchuk has been on an indefinite hunger strike for 20 days. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inspects the 12-km water tunnel of the Bargi Diversion Project, at Sleemanabad, in Katni district. | Photo: PTI
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India's two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Friday, July 17, 2026, advanced to the women's singles semifinals of the ongoing Japan Open Super 750 badminton tournament after Japan's Nozomi Okuhara withdrew from the match. Sindhu is seen celebrating a point during a women's singles match against Japan's Manami Suizu at the India Open 2025 badminton tournament, in New Delhi, in this file photo dated Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. | Photo: PTI/Gurinder Osan
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Students Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) members hold banners and placards as they stage a protest to express solidarity with climate activist Sonam Wangchuk over his ongoing hunger strike demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, in Guwahati, Assam. | Photo: PTI
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Priests perform rituals as they offer prayers to Lord Jagannath during the annual Rath Yatra festival, in Puri, Odisha. | Photo: @JagannathaDhaam/X via PTI
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Madurai: Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader Thirumavalavan being embraced by a child during a party meeting, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. | Photo: PTI
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A woman performs rituals during the Tamil month of 'Aadi', at Amman Temple, in Chennai. 'Velli Kizhamai' or Fridays in the month of 'Aadi' are considered auspicious for worshiping Hindu deities, especially the various incarnations of Shakti. Devotees also worship 'Nagas', snakes, on this day. | Photo: PTI
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Residents of the Wagle Estate area stage a protest outside the Thane Municipal Corporation headquarters, alleging muddy and low-pressure water supply since the onset of the monsoon, in Thane, Maharashtra. The protesters demanded immediate restoration of a clean, uninterrupted water supply and urged the civic administration to take urgent steps to resolve the ongoing water shortage. | Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducts an inspection during the flag off ceremony of India's first hydrogen-powered train, between Jind and Sonipat, at Jind Railway Station, Haryana. | Photo: PMO via PTI
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Children wave from inside the newly inaugrated India's first hydrogen-powered train, between Jind and Sonipat, at Jind Railway Station, Haryana. | Photo: PMO via PTI
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Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in a photograph with KONE Corporation Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Ilkka Hara, left, Vice Chairman of the Board Jussi Herlin, right, and Ambassador of India to Finland Hemant H Kotalwar, second left, during a meeting, in Finland. | Photo: @PiyushGoyal/X via PTI
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Senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa addresses a protest against the proposed Bidadi township project, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
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Labourers reinforce a damaged stretch of National Highway-8 with sandbags after heavy monsoon rains triggered severe erosion and road cave-ins, in Dhalai district of Tripura. Traffic has been restricted on the affected stretch as emergency restoration work continues on the highway, Tripura's primary road link to the rest of the country. | Photo: PTI
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Farmers led by P. Ayyakkannu, State President of the National South Indian Rivers Inter-Linking Farmers Association, stage a half-naked protest with human skulls outside the District Collectorate, demanding a waiver of agricultural loans, remunerative prices for crops, and a permanent solution to the Cauvery water-sharing issue, in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The protesters said the symbolic demonstration highlighted the severe distress faced by farmers across the state. |Photo: PTI
