Day In Pics: July 26, 2026

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Shiv Sena and MNS rally
People take part in a rally held by Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, unseen, and MNS chief Raj Thackeray, unseen, to celebrate the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in Mumbai. Pradhan resigned on Saturday, following which the Cockroach Janta Party called off its 36-day agitation that galvanised lakhs of people over irregularities in exams and the NEET paper leak. | Photo: PTI/Shashank Parade
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Shiv Sena and MNS rally
People hold posters as they take part in a rally held by Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, unseen, and MNS chief Raj Thackeray, unseen, to celebrate the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in Mumbai, Sunday, July 26, 2026. Pradhan resigned on Saturday, following which the Cockroach Janta Party called off its 36-day agitation that galvanised lakhs of people over irregularities in exams and the NEET paper leak. | Photo: PTI/Shashank Parade
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Shiv Sena and MNS rally
A man takes part in a rally held by Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, unseen, and MNS chief Raj Thackeray, unseen, to celebrate the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in Mumbai. | Photo: PTI/Shashank Parade
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Shiv Sena and MNS rally
Protesters celebrate after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's protest movement in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
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Prahlad Joshi takes charge as education minister
In this image received on July 26, 2026, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi during a meeting as he takes charge as education minister, in New Delhi. Joshi has been given additional charge of the education ministry besides his role as the consumer affairs minister. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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27th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas
People pay tributes at the 'Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham' during the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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Security personnel at Jantar Mantar
Security personnel keep a vigil near the protest site of Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi.The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Saturday called off its 36-day agitation after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and the government accepted its other demands. | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
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Workers clean Jantar Mantar
NDMC workers clear the protest site at Jantar Mantar after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) calls off its agitation following the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
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Commonwealth Games 2026
India's Rishikant Chanambam Singh celebrates after wining silver medal in 60 kilogram clean and jerk weightlifting during the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Workers clean Jantar Mantar
A NDMC worker washes the road during a cleanliness drive at the protest site of Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Saturday called off its 36-day agitation after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and the government accepted its other demands. | Photo: PTI
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Congress cleanliness drive at Jantar Mantar
Congress Seva Dal President BV Srinivas along with members conduct a cleanliness drive at the protest site of Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Saturday called off its 36-day agitation after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and the government accepted its other demands. | Photo: PTI
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136th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat
BJP National President Nitin Nabin and others listen to the 136th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 'Mann Ki Baat' radio program, at Baranwal Hall, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
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Student killed in Vasant Kunj drain mishap
A damaged vehicle which was plunged into a water-filled drain near a traffic signal in Nangal Dewat area, a 20-year-old student pursuing higher education in the US and son of an Indian Army officer, died, at Vasant Kunj, in New Delhi. An eyewitness to the fatal road accident in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj has alleged that the absence of a protective safety wall at the accident spot makes the stretch hazardous. | Photo: PTI
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Vaishno Devi yatra
People proceed along the pilgrimage route to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine after the yatra resumes following a six-day suspension, in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
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Amarnath Yatra 2026
Seers register themselves at Ram Mandir base camp for the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, in Jammu. | Photo: PTI
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Container falls into 10-foot pit in Thane
People gather after a container truck driver was injured as the vehicle plunged into a 10-foot-deep pit dug for a water tank as part of Metro bridge work, in Thane, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI
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Nitin Nabin during a door-to-door campaign
BJP National President Nitin Nabin during a door-to-door campaign in support of party candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha ahead of Bankipur Assembly by-elections, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
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Commonwealth Games 2026
The Finnie mascot of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games stands outside the OVO Hydro, in Glasgow, Scotland,. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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Scientific documentation and conservation at Amer Fort
Experts from the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) use a portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyser to examine the pigments, material composition and condition of centuries-old frescoes during their scientific documentation and conservation at Amer Fort, in Jaipur, Rajasthan. | Photo: PTI
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Teachers protest in Shimla
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu interacts with teachers under the banner of Primary Teachers' Association as they stage a protest demanding fulfilment of their long-pending demands, at Chaura Maidan, in Shimla. | Photo: PTI
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27th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas
People pay tribute to the fallen soldiers of the 1999 Kargil War on the 27th anniversary of 'Kargil Vijay Diwas', at Shahid Memorial, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
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Aadi festival near Chennai
A person performs rituals during a religious procession marking the 'Aadi' festival, on the outskirts of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. | Photo: PTI
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Pradhan Resignation: Celebration in Patna
Independent MP from Purnea Pappu Yadav and others hold copies of the Constitution of India as they celebrate Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, at the Mahatma Gandhi statue, in Patna, Bihar. | Photo: PTI
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Assam CM felicitates Rupamoni Gorh
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma felicitates mountaineer Rupamoni Gorh during an event at Lok Sewa Bhawan, Dispur, in Guwahati. Gorh became the first woman from Assam to scale Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, on Thursday, May 21, 2026, achieving the feat as part of an all-women expedition team of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). | Photo: PTI
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Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati addresses supporters
Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati addresses supporters, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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Kargil Vijay Diwas
Army personnel demonstrate combat manoeuvres alongside an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATOR) on the Kargil Vijay Diwas, at Matayen in Drass, Ladakh. | Photo: PTI/S Irfan
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135th Edition of the Durand Cup
Players of Jamshedpur FC, red, and Defenders FC in action during the 135th Durand Cup football match, in Ranchi. | Photo: PTI
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Mirabai Chanu CWG 2026
India's Mirabai Chanu celebrates after a successful lift in the women's 48 kilogram weightlifting during the Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Anahat Singh clinches gold
In this image posted on July 26, 2026, India’s Anahat Singh wins the Gold Medal and becomes the first Indian squash player ever to win the World Junior Championship title. | Photo: @narendramodi/X via PTI
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Mirabai Chanu Commonwealth Games
India's Mirabai Chanu reacts after winning gold medal in the women's 48kg Final weightlifting competition at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland. She clinched her third successive Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women’s 48kg category. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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Bihar Bandh protests: Tejashwi meets injured student
In this image posted on July 26, 2026, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav meets a student, who allegedly sustained injuries during demonstrations in support of a statewide bandh on Saturday against NEET question paper leak, as the latter is receiving treatment at a hospital. | Photo: @yadavtejashwi/X via PTI
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Commonwealth Games Boxing
India's Preeti, left, after defeating Malawi’s Deborah Mtenje during the women's 54kg boxing round of 16 at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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Jadumani Singh Mandengbam Commonwealth Games
India's Jadumani Singh Mandengbam, right, after defeating Pakistan’s Sumama Rehman during the men's 55kg boxing round of 16 at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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Raja Muthupandi Commonwealth Games
India's Raja Muthupandi secures a silver medal during the men's 65kg weightlifting final at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary

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