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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in conversation with former Trinidadian cricketer Brian Lara during the final leg of his three-nation Caribbean tour, after visiting Jamaica and Suriname, in Port of Spain. | Photo: @DrSJaishankar/X via PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tributes to Rabindranath Tagore upon his arrival for the swearing-in ceremony of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, unseen, as he becomes West Bengal's Chief Minister, at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: @NarendraModi/YT via PTI
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Kolkata: BJP supporters gather outside Brigade Parade Ground ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of party leader Suvendu Adhikari as he becomes West Bengal's first party Chief Minister, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI
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People throng at the premises of Kedarnath Dham as fresh snowfall blankets the surrounding mountains, in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand. | Photo: PTI
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BJP supporters dressed as Lord Ram and Goddess Sita present ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of party leader Suvendu Adhikari as he becomes West Bengal's first party Chief Minister, outside Brigade Parade Ground, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, right, with Haryana CM Nayab Saini, left, and Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary as they arrive to attend the swearing-in ceremony of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari as the party forms the first government in West Bengal, in Kolkata. | Photo: @gupta_rekha/X via PTI
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Police personnel keep vigil outside Lok Bhavan ahead of the Tamil Nadu government formation, in Chennai. | Photo: PTI
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People gather at Brigade Parade Ground during the swearing-in ceremony of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari as he becomes West Bengal's first party Chief Minister, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty during the oath-taking ceremony as party forms government in the state for the first time, at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: @NarendraModi/YT via PTI
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The Ujh Barrage is seen after water is being diverted into the barrage following the construction of Shahpur Kandi Dam in Punjab’s Pathankot district, in Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
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Aam Aadmi Party National Convener Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference, at party office, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
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Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) spokesperson KK Pavalan, centre, addresses a press conference on the official stand on supporting Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in forming the government in Tamil Nadu, at party headquarters, in Chennai. VCK Treasurer SS Balaji is also seen. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) supporters outside VCK party headquarters as party Treasurer SS Balaji and spokesperson KK Pavalan address a press conference on the official stand on supporting Vijay's TVK in forming the government in Tamil Nadu, in Chennai. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
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A member of 'Naga' Students Union Delhi (NSUD) holds a placard during a one day peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
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A forest personnel bathes a tiger to provide relief from the scorching heat during the summer season, at Nahargarh Biological Park, in Jaipur, Rajasthan. | Photo: PTI
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Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, and BJP National President Nitin Nabin during the swearing-in ceremony of party leader Suvendu Adhikari, left, as he becomes West Bengal's first BJP Chief Minister, at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
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A woman and a child cover themselves on a hot summer day, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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People gather to celebrate BJP leader BS Yediyurappa’s 50 years of political career at Chitradurga, Karnataka. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
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Preparations underway ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Assam government, at Veterinary College Playground, in Guwahati. | Photo: PTI
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People experience 'Zero Shadow Day', a biannual celestial phenomenon, at Birla Planetarium, in Hyderabad, Telangana. | Photo: PTI
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Gujarat Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Amit Kumar Vishwakarma, center, and other police officials pose for photographs with athletes during the Intercoastal District Games 2026, in Gujarat. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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Union Minister Amit Shah and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty during the swearing-in ceremony of party leader Suvendu Adhikari, unseen, as he becomes West Bengal's Chief Minister, in Kolkata, West Bengal. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and party's National President Nitin Nabin are also seen. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the families of slain BJP workers Debasish Mondal, Soumitra Ghoshal, and Ananda Paul after the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal’s newly-elected Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, unseen, as the party’s first CM in the state, in Kolkata. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) members stage a protest by blocking Chennai-Trichy highway over Tamil Nadu Governor's delay in inviting TVK to form government, following the uncertainty over government formation in state, in Cuddalore. | Photo: PTI
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Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav addresses a press conference at the party office, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI/Nand Kumar
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Commuters make their way during rainfall, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during a thank-you visit at Mehmadpur village, in Patiala district, Punjab. | Photo: PTI
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Women participate in a protest demanding to remove the Achan landfill, in Srinagar. The Achan landfill is a 123-acre site handling over 550 tonnes of daily waste, creating a major environmental and health crisis. | Photo: PTI
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A child beats the heat under tap water on a hot summer day, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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People take a stroll at the Ridge, in Shimla. | Photo: PTI
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Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) issues a show-cause notice to wrestler Vinesh Phogat for alleged indiscipline and anti-doping rule violations, and barred her from domestic events till June 26th over non-compliance with UWW Anti-Doping Rules, in New Delhi. Vinesh Phogat gets emotional as she arrives after Paris Olympics heartbreak, at IGI airport, in New Delhi, in this file photo dated August 17, 2024. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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Cut outs of Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and other BJP leaders placed during the celebration of BS Yediyurappa’s 50 years of political career at Chitradurga, Karnataka. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bojhak
