Day In Pics: July 18, 2026

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Abhishek Banerjee party office demolition
People gather amid the demolition of the party office of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee after it was allegedly found to be constructed without an approved building plan and in violation of applicable rules, in Amtala, South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
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Bail Pola festival preparartions in Karad
An artist gives final touches to a clay model of a bull ahead of Bendur, 'Bail Pola', festival, in Karad, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI
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Rain in Siliguri
A commuter covers himself amid rainfall, in Siliguri, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
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The Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre
The Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 (Mission Aagaman), India's first private orbital rocket launch, lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. | Photo: @skyrootaerospaceofficial/YT via PTI
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CJP protest in Delhis Jantar Mantar
A supporter of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) being assisted at Jantar Mantar after activist Sonam Wangchuk, unseen, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike for 21 days, was shifted to a hospital for medical care, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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CJP protest in Delhis Jantar Mantar
Supporters of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) during a protest demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, at the Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
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NDA workers conference
Bihar Janata Dal (United) state President Umesh Kushwaha along with BJP state President Sanjay Saraogi, NDA candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha and others during the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) workers' conference ahead of the Bankipur Assembly by-election, at Bihar Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
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Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke
Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke reacts after a woman threw an ink-like liquid on him as he begins an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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Nava Nirman party protest in Bengaluru
Bengaluru Nava Nirman party members hold placards and stage a protest to demand Greater Bengaluru Authority elections, at Freedom Park, in Bengaluru. | Photo: PTI
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Brinda karat meets Abhijeet Dipke
CPI(M) member Brinda karat meets Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke as he begins indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar after activist Sonam Wangchuk, unseen, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike for 21 days, was shifted to a hospital for medical care, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
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Sant Gajanan Maharaj Palkhi in Solapur
People take part in a procession to observe 'Sant Gajanan Maharaj Palkhi', known as Maharashtra's most disciplined procession, it covers nearly 1,200 km featuring over 700 Warkaris, in Solapur. | Photo: PTI
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Geetanjali J. Angmo speaks
Activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife Geetanjali J. Angmo speaks after the activist is shifted to Safdarjung Hospital following 21 days of an indefinite hunger strike, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
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Bandh in Doda
Security personnel checks a vehicle following a 'Bandh' called by the Markaz-e-Seerat committee, in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
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INTUC supporters rally in Kolkata
Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) supporters take out a rally in solidarity with activist Sonam Wangchuk outside the University of Calcutta, in Kolkata, West Bengal. Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike for 21 days, was shifted to a hospital in Delhi for medical care. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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ISRO Chairman Dr V Narayanan press conference
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Dr V Narayanan addresses a press conference following the launch of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC SHAR), in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
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Skyroot Aerospace Co-founder and CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana
Skyroot Aerospace Co-founder and CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana addresses a press conference following the launch of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC SHAR), in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
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Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Vikram-1 Test Flight-1 (Mission Aagaman), India's first private orbital rocket launch, lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
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Rekha Gupta arrives at Vindhyachal Dham
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta along with her husband Manish Gupta offer prayers at Vindhyavasini Temple during a visit, in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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Amit Shah in Siliguri
Union Home Minister Amit Shah during an inspection of the surveillance system of the Border Out Post at Jumagach BOP of the 18th Battalion of the BSF's North Bengal Frontier, in Siliguri, West Bengal. | Photo: @AmitShah/X via PTI
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Bipattarini Puja in Kolkata
A vendor arranges fruits, used as offerings, to observe 'Bipattarini Puja', at Kalighat, in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is celebrated on the first Tuesday or Saturday in the Hindu month of Ashadha (Shukla Paksha), falling between Rath Yatra and Bahuda Yatra. | Photo: PTI
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Amarnath Yatra 2026
Pilgrims proceed towards the holy cave shrine of Amarnath during the ongoing 'Amarnath Yatra', in Jammu. | Photo: PTI
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Chinar Book festival in Srinagar
A girl gets her face painted during the third edition of 9-day Chinar Book festival, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Over 200 publishers and book stalls displaying titles in English, Urdu, Kashmiri, Hindi and several other Indian languages will feature in the festival from July 18-26. | Photo: PTI/Naresh Kaushik
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Chaos at CJP protest in Delhis Jantar Mantar
The woman with a police official after she threw an ink-like liquid on Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke as he begins an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
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AIDSO protest in Bengaluru
All India Democratic Students' Organisation (AIDSO) members raise slogans during a protest against the alleged removal of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk from an indefinite hunger strike, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
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Ram Raksha protest in Nagpur
Shivsena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray along with Maharashtra Legislative Assembly member Aaditya Thackeray, MP Sanjay Raut and others offer prayers at Ram Mandir as part of 'Ram Raksha' protest, in Nagpur, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI

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