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Day In Pics: March 30, 2024

Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for March 30, 2024

Under-construction bridge collapses in Bulandshahr | Photo: PTI

Part of an under-construction bridge collapses in Bulandshahr.

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Mukhtar Ansaris funeral
Mukhtar Ansari's funeral | Photo: PTI

Security personnel deployed at the residence of the gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari during his funeral at Mohammadabad, in Ghazipur district.

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Cong press conference
Cong press conference | Photo: PTI/Victor N Singh

Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Arvinder Singh Lovely and Deepak Babaria during a press conference, in New Delhi.

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Mukhtar Ansaris funeral
Mukhtar Ansari's funeral | Photo: PTI

People offer prayers during the funeral of the gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari at Mohammadabad, in Ghazipur district.

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Narendra Modi with Amit Shah
Narendra Modi with Amit Shah | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a ceremony for presentation of Bharat Ratna, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi.

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Crowd at Mukhtar Ansaris residence
Crowd at Mukhtar Ansari's residence | Photo: PTI

People help a man who fell after a police action during the funeral of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari at Mohammadabad, in Ghazipur district.

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Jugal Kishore Sharma files nomination papers
Jugal Kishore Sharma files nomination papers | Photo: PTI

BJP candidate Jugal Kishore Sharma (R) with Union Minister and party leader Anurag Thakur during his nomination filing procession ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Jammu.

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AAP press conference
AAP press conference | Photo: PTI

Delhi Ministers and AAP leaders Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwal address a press conference at the party office, in New Delhi.

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INDIA blocs mega rally preparations
INDIA bloc's mega rally preparations | Photo: PTI

Preparations underway for the INDIA bloc's mega rally at the Ram Leela Maidan, in New Delhi.

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Bharat Ratna presentation ceremony
Bharat Ratna presentation ceremony | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

Former vice president M. Venkaiah Naidu, Union MoS for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary and former MP K.C. Tyagi during a ceremony for presentation of Bharat Ratna at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi.

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Bharat Ratna presentation ceremony
Bharat Ratna presentation ceremony | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Ram Nath Thakur, son of former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, as the latter arrives to receive Bharat Ratna on behalf of his father during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi.

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BJP press conference
BJP press conference | Photo: PTI/Shashank Parade

Maharashtra Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis and State BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule during a press conference at BJP office in Mumbai.

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Archana Patil Chakurkar joins BJP
Archana Patil Chakurkar joins BJP | Photo: PTI/Shashank Parade

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Shivraj Patil's daughter-in-law Archana Patil Chakurkar joins BJP in presence of Maharashtra Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis, in Mumbai.

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Gajendra Singh Shekhawat files nomination for LS
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat files nomination for LS | Photo: PTI

Union Minister and BJP candidate Gajendra Singh Shekhawat files his nomination for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, in Jodhpur.

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Kailash Gahlot at ED office
Kailash Gahlot at ED office | Photo: PTI

Delhi minister and AAP leader Kailash Gahlot at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office for questioning in connection with a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, in New Delhi.

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Weather: Cloudy day in Amritsar
Weather: Cloudy day in Amritsar | Photo: PTI

Villagers ride a tractor on a cloudy day, in Amritsar.

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BJP candidate Jagannath Sarkar
BJP candidate Jagannath Sarkar | Photo: PTI

BJP candidate Jagannath Sarkar campaigns for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, at Ranaghat in Nadia district.

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Versova-Bandra Sea Link
Versova-Bandra Sea Link | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil

The Versova-Bandra Sea Link under construction, in Mumbai.

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Wheat crop damaged in Punjab after rain
Wheat crop damaged in Punjab after rain | Photo: PTI

A farmer checks wheat crop damaged by strong winds and rains, at a village, on the outskirts of Amritsar.

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Congress protest in Delhi
Congress protest in Delhi | Photo: PTI

Indian Youth Congress workers take part in a protest against the fresh notices issued to Congress by the Income Tax department and the freezing of the party's bank accounts, in New Delhi.

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Bharat Ratna
Bharat Ratna | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

In this combo photo President Droupadi Murmu confers Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, on former prime ministers P.V. Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, posthumously during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi.

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Congress protest in Delhi
Congress protest in Delhi | Photo: PTI/Nand Kumar

Congress workers stage a protest against the fresh notices issued to the party by the Income Tax department and the freezing of the party's bank accounts, near party office in Lucknow.

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Versova-Bandra Sea Link
Versova-Bandra Sea Link | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil

The Versova-Bandra Sea Link under construction, in Mumbai.

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Indian Navys rescue mission to save Iranian vessel
Indian Navy's rescue mission to save Iranian vessel | Photo: PTI

Indian Navy's operation undeway to rescue hijacked Iranian Fishing Vessel 'Al-Kambar', approx 90 nm South West of Socotra.

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Weather: Snowfall in Manali
Weather: Snowfall in Manali | Photo: PTI

Snow-covered road at the Atal Tunnel Rohtang South Portal during snowfall, in Manali district.

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Tejaswini Gowda joins Congress
Tejaswini Gowda joins Congress | Photo: PTI

Congress leader Pawan Khera with former member of Karnataka Legislative Council Tejaswini Gowda as the latter joins Congress, in New Delhi.

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Stalin in Salem
Stalin in Salem | Photo: PTI

Tamil Nadu CM and DMK chief MK Stalin meets an elderly voter during his election campaign for party's Lok Sabha candidate Selva Ganapathy, in Salem.

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Suicide attempt outside Revanth Reddys house
Suicide attempt outside Revanth Reddy's house | Photo: PTI

Policemen try to stop a man attempting suicide outside the residence of Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy.

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Farmers protest
Farmers protest | Photo: PTI

Farmers on their way to join the ongoing protest of farmers at Shambhu Border, at a railway station in Amritsar.

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Mahua Moitra campaigns for LS
Mahua Moitra campaigns for LS | Photo: PTI

TMC candidate Mahua Moitra campaigns for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, at Krishnanagar in Nadia district.

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Celebration after Karpoori Thakur conferred Bharat Ratna
Celebration after Karpoori Thakur conferred Bharat Ratna | Photo: PTI

BJP workers celebrate after former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur was posthumously conferred with Bharat Ratna, in Patna.

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Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama | Photo: PTI

In this undated photo, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama being escorted from the India-Tibet border by the Indian Army in 1959.

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Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama | Photo: PTI

Undated photo of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama with Havildar Naren Chandra Das (retd.) of 5 Assam Rifles who had escorted him from the India-Tibet border in 1959.

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Kalpana Soren met Sunita Kejriwal
Kalpana Soren met Sunita Kejriwal | Photo: PTI

Former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana Soren meets Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal, in New Delhi.

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A group of ambassadors of foreign diplomatic missions
A group of ambassadors of foreign diplomatic missions | Photo: AP/PTI

A group of ambassadors of foreign diplomatic missions attend a laying ceremony at a makeshift memorial in front of the Crocus City Hall on the western outskirts of Moscow, Russia.

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Jhanda Mela at Shri Darbar Sahib in Dehradun
Jhanda Mela at Shri Darbar Sahib in Dehradun | Photo: PTI

Devotees attend the flag hoisting during ‘Jhanda Mela’ at Shri Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib, in Dehradun.

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Kailash Gahlot at ED office
Kailash Gahlot at ED office | Photo: PTI

Delhi minister and AAP leader Kailash Gahlot speaks with the media after appearing before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, in New Delhi.

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Rangpanchami Ger in Indore
Rangpanchami Ger in Indore | Photo: PTI

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav takes part in 'Rangpanchami Ger' celebrations, in Indore.

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Jitendra Singh campaigns
Jitendra Singh campaigns | Photo: PTI

Union Minister and BJP candidate Jitendra Singh campaigns for the Lok Sabha elections, in Udhampur.

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Election campaign in Kolkata
Election campaign in Kolkata | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

Left Front and Congress activists raise slogans during an election campaign rally in support of Congress leader Pradip Bhattacharya, ahead of the Lok Sabha election, in Kolkata.

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Election campaign in Kolkata
Election campaign in Kolkata | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra

Left Front Chairman Biman Bose with the party activists and others during an election campaign rally in support of Congress leader Pradip Bhattacharya, ahead of the Lok Sabha election, in Kolkata.

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India-US military exercise Tiger Triumph
India-US military exercise Tiger Triumph | Photo: PTI

Indian and United States military personnel during the ongoing 'Tiger Triumph' exercise, at Kakinada Beach in Andhra Pradesh.

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Youngsters join Shiromani Akali Dal
Youngsters join Shiromani Akali Dal | Photo: PTI

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sarabjit Singh Jhinjer with newly joined party leaders, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

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Pema Khandu elected unopposed in state assembly polls
Pema Khandu elected unopposed in state assembly polls | Photo: PTI

Arunchal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu being congratulated by BJP leader Ashok Singhal after he was elected unopposed in the state assembly polls, in Itanagar.