BJP leader from Jharkhand Jai Prakash Patel joins Congress Party in the presence of Congress leaders Pawan Khera, Rajesh Thakur, Ghulam Ahmad Mir and Alamgir Alam, at AICC Headquarters in New Delhi.
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Devotees celebrate with colours during Holi celebration at the Dwarkadhish Temple, in Mathura.
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Devotees celebrate with colours during Holi celebration at the Dwarkadhish Temple, in Mathura.
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Security personnel deployed outside the residence of Sajid, who allegedly killed two boys on Tuesday, at Sakhanu village in Budaun district. Sajid was gunned down in an encounter hours later, according to officials.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 'Startup Mahakumbh' at the Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi.
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Pakistan occupied Jammu & Kashmir (POJK) refugees raise slogans during a protest in Jammu.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief MK Stalin with party leaders TR Baalu, Kanimozhi, D Raja and others releases the party's candidates' list and manifesto during a party meeting, in Chennai.
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Union External Affairs S Jaishankar speaks at the 3rd Summit for Democracy.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Minister Piyush Goyal arrives to inaugurate Start-up Mahakumbh at the Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi.
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BJP leader from Jharkhand Jai Prakash Patel as he joins Congress Party, at AICC Headquarters in New Delhi.
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Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan being congratulated by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy after taking oath as the Governor of Telangana, at Raj Bhavan, in Hyderabad. Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court Alok Aradhe is also seen.
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Devotees celebrate with colours during Holi celebration at the Dwarkadhish Temple, in Mathura.
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Family members and relatives mourn after two boys were killed by a local barber on Tuesday, in Budaun. The accused was gunned down in an encounter hours later, according to officials.
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A consignment of transformers manufactured at Kadapa plant of Shirdi Sai Electricals Ltd (SSEL), in YSR district, Andhra Pradesh.
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Rajendran, a retired government driver who came to file his candidature from Trichy constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, wears credit cards around his neck, in Tiruchirappalli.
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addresses the media, at Nariman Point, in Mumbai.
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Students of JD Women's College play with colours ahead the Holi festival, in Patna.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal during the 'Startup Mahakumbh' at the Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 'Startup Mahakumbh' at the Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi.
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Transformers being manufactured at Kadapa plant of Shirdi Sai Electricals Ltd (SSEL), in YSR District, Andhra Pradesh.
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Managing Director of JSW Cement Parth Jindal unveils MG Cyberster electric sports car under SAIC Motor and JSW group’s joint venture, in Mumbai.
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Devotees take part in a religious procession of deity 'Khatu Shyam Baba' ahead of the Holi festival, in Beawar.
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Devotees and priests take part in a religious procession on the occasion of 'Rangbhari Ekadashi', in Ayodhya.
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A man arranges scarves of political parties at a shop, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Mumbai.
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Jan Adhikar Party chief Pappu Yadav joins Congress in the presence of Congress leader Pawan Khera, at AICC Headquarters in New Delhi. Yadav on Wednesday merged his party with the Congress party.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 'Startup Mahakumbh' at the Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi.
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Jan Adhikar Party chief Pappu Yadav with his son Sarthak Ranjan addresses media after joining Congress in the presence of Congress leader Pawan Khera, at AICC Headquarters in New Delhi. Yadav on Wednesday merged his party with the Congress party.
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Face scarves being sold at a shop during the holy month of Ramadan, in the old quarters of Delhi.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore's captain Faf du Plessis with teammates Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar and Mahipal Lomror during the launch of the team's green jersey for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, in Chennai.
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Former MP from Udhampur Lal Singh joins Congress in the presence of Congress leader Pawan Khera, at AICC Headquarters in New Delhi.
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Farmers on their way to join the ongoing protest of farmers at Shambhu Border, at a railway station in Amritsar.
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Lok Sabha MP Danish Ali joins Congress in the presence of Congress leader Pawan Khera, at AICC Headquarters in New Delhi.