1/35
Nepal's newly appointed Prime Minister Balendra Shah, right, hugs outgoing interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki during his swearing-in ceremony at the President’s residence, in Kathmandu, Nepal. | Photo: PTI
2/35
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually observes the Budget session of Parliament along with the 'Surya Tilak' ceremony at the 'Shree Ramjanmbhumi Temple Ayodhya'. | Photo: Handout via PTI
3/35
Passengers throng a railway station to board a train after the conclusion of 'Ram Navami' and ‘Chaiti Chhath’ festivals, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
4/35
A worker fills a container at a petrol pump amid rumours of fuel shortage in the wake of the West Asian conflict, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
5/35
People show their index finger during a cycle rally on Howrah Bridge as a part of an awareness campaign for voters by the Election Commission ahead of the West Bengal Assembly Election, in Howrah district. | Photo: PTI
6/35
BJP candidate Umesh Rai from Howrah Uttar Assembly constituency speaks on a microphone during an election campaign ahead of the West Bengal Assembly Elections, in Howrah. | Photo: PTI
7/35
A priest seeks blessings from a young girl as part of the 'Kanya Pujan' ritual on the last day of the 'Nava Ratri' festival, at 'Dakshineswar Ramkrishna Sangha Adyapeath' temple, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
8/35
People queue up at the 'Mahavir Mandir' to offer prayers, in Patna, Bihar. | Photo: PTI
9/35
Police personnel barricade a road as Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha and BJP activists take out a protest march towards the Civil Secretariat demanding the establishment of National Law University (NLU), in Jammu. | Photo: PTI
10/35
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting session, in France. | Photo: @DrSJaishankar/X via PTI
11/35
BJP MLA Yudhvir Sethi, and others, stage a protest during the Budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, in Jammu. | Photo: PTI
12/35
People wait with empty LPG cylinders to avail refilled ones amid ongoing supply crisis, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. | Photo: PTI
13/35
People wait in a queue with empty cylinders to avail refilled ones amid ongoing supply crisis, at Noida, in Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
14/35
A paramilitary soldier stands guard to ensure security at outside the Gaddafi Stadium, where opening cricket match of the Pakistan Super League between Lahore Qalandars and Hyderabad Kingsmen is taking place without spectators, in Lahore, Pakistan. | Photo: AP/K.M. Chaudary
15/35
Indian Air Force's (IAF) Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) performs manoeuvres during an air show, near Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh. | Photo: PTI
16/35
A woman screams during a government-organized event to watch former President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores appear in a New York court on a screen in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
17/35
Passengers stand in the TSA pre-check line at LaGuardia Airport in New York. | Photo: AP/Noah K. Murray
18/35
Palestinians walk through a flooded area in a temporary tent camp after heavy rainfall in Gaza City. | Photo: AP/Jehad Alshrafi
19/35
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., walks to the chamber for votes after meeting behind closed doors with fellow Republicans on the Homeland Security budget stalemate, at the Capitol in Washington. | Photo: AP/J. Scott Applewhite
20/35
Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany perform during the pairs free skating at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic. | Photo: AP/Petr David Josek
21/35
Hugo Ekitike of France scores his side's second goal past Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson during the international friendly soccer match between Brazil and France in Foxborough, Massachusetts. | Photo: AP/Charles Krupa
22/35
Illinois guard Keaton Wagler (23) shoots as Houston forward Kalifa Sakho (14) defends during the first half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Houston. | Photo: AP/Eric Gay
23/35
Texas guard Simeon Wilcher (7) works for a rebound against Purdue guard Braden Smith (3) during the second half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Texas in San Jose, California. | Photo: AP/Godofredo A. Vásquez
24/35
A fisherman stands on the shore after suspending fishing trips because of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that authorities said originated from an unidentified vessel and two natural oil seeps, in Salinas, Mexico. | Photo: AP/Felix Marquez
25/35
Young girls sit during the 'Kanya Pujan' ritual on the last day of the 'Nava Ratri' festival, at 'Dakshineswar Ramkrishna Sangha Adyapeath' temple, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
26/35
People perform rituals at the 'Vindhyavasini temple' on the last day of the 'Navaratri' festival, in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
27/35
Delhi LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu, left, exchanges a handshake with US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, in New Delhi. | Photo: @SandhuTaranjitS/X via PTI
28/35
Consumers throng at a petrol station amid rumours of fuel shortages due to the war in West Asia, in Thane. India has about 60 days of fuel stock cover, the government said on Thursday. | Photo: PTI
29/35
CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat during a rally ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections, in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo: PTI
30/35
People gather at a gas agency to avail LPG cylinders, in Navi Mumbai. | Photo: PTI
31/35
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the ‘Chaitra Navratri’ festival, at Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur. | Photo: Handout via PTI
32/35
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, left, interacts with Delhi LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu, in New Delhi. | Photo: @HMOIndia/X via PTI
33/35
Back row, Nepal President Ram Chandra Poudel, second left, outgoing interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki, third left, and newly appointed Prime Minister Balendra Shah, second right, during the latter’s swearing-in ceremony at the President’s residence, in Kathmandu, Nepal. | Photo: PTI
34/35
Buddhist monks during a swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah, at the President’s residence, in Kathmandu, Nepal. | Photo: PTI
35/35
Newly appointed Prime Minister of Nepal, Balendra Shah, during his swearing-in ceremony, at the President’s residence, in Kathmandu, Nepal. | Photo: PTI
