People hold a banner and participate in a protest rally demanding the immediate release of six civilians allegedly held hostage by suspected Kuki militants, in Imphal, Manipur. More than 38 people were abducted and held hostage by armed groups in Kangpokpi and Senapati districts on May 13, hours after three church leaders were killed in an ambush in Kangpokpi district. | Photo: PTI
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Vehicles stuck in traffic on the eve of Bakra Eid (Eid al-Adha) festival, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
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Major Harshit Sharma, brother of former model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma, performs asthi rituals a day after her cremation at Bhadbhada crematorium ground, in Bhopal. Twisha Sharma died under suspicious circumstances at her matrimonial home earlier this month. | Photo: PTI
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A firefighter attempts to contain a forest fire during a dousing operation, in Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand. | Photo: PTI
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NSUI activists along with school students take out a protest rally against the alleged NEET scam and the Union government, in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka. | Photo: PTI
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Devotees walk across burning embers during the Pete Kollapuradamma Kendotsava festival, in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka. | Photo: PTI
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Newly inducted armoured vehicles of the Manipur Police during a flag-off ceremony at the 1st Battalion Manipur Rifles Parade Ground, in Imphal. | Photo: PTI
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, second left, addresses a press conference at the KPCC office, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, right, state Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, left, and Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala are also seen. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari interacts with people during the 'Janata Darbar' programme, at BJP office, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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Traders weigh a sacrificial sheep at the Eidgah livestock market ahead of Eid-ul-Adha celebrations, in Srinagar. | Photo: PTI
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BJP West Bengal president and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya, centre, with Bharat Chamber of Commerce president Naresh Pachisia, right, and chairman of the 125th Anniversary Celebrations Committee of the Bharat Chamber of Commerce, N G Khaitan during a felicitation programme organised by the Bharat Chamber of Commerce, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
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Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma conducts an aerial survey of progress works and irrigation projects at the Isarda Dam, in Sawai-Madhopur district, Rajasthan. | Photo: @BhajanlalBjp/X via PTI
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People gather to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, unseen, during the 'Janata Darbar' programme, at BJP office, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
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Assam MLAs arrive for the first session of the 16th Assam Legislative Assembly, in Guwahati, Assam. | Photo: PTI
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People collect water from a tanker amid an alleged water shortage during the summer season, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. | Photo: PTI
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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio with his wife Jeanette Rubio and US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia and Ambassador to India Sergio Gor during their visit to Amer Fort, in Jaipur district. | Photo: PTI
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People participate in a protest rally demanding the immediate release of six civilians allegedly held hostage by suspected Kuki militants, in Imphal, Manipur. | Photo: PTI
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav offers prayers at Bhojshala following the High Court verdict recognising the site as a temple, in Dhar. | Photo: PTI
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, second right, interacts with passengers while travelling in a metro train to the Delhi Secretariat, in New Delhi. | Photo: @gupta_rekha/X via PTI