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Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 157th birth anniversary, at Raj Ghat, in New Delhi. | Photo: AICC via PTI
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India’s national football team head coach Khalid Jamil with Brazil's national football team head coach Carlo Ancelotti during a press conference ahead of the India and Brazil International Friendly match, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
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All India Students' Association (AISA) National President Neha Bora being detained during a protest carried out by political parties and members of AISA, SFI, NSUI and other student bodies against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his resignation over the alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and mass deletion of voters, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. The Delhi Police detained more than 500 protesters, including AAP leaders, as well as activists of some student outfits, during this protest. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
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Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha presents a memento to a participant during a commemorative event organized on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC), in Srinagar. | Photo: PTI/Burhaan Kinu
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India's Lovlina Borgohain, in blue, celebrates after winning gold medal in the women's 75kg final boxing bout against China's Ziyi Bao at the 20th Asian Games, in Nishio, Aichi, Japan, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 157th birth anniversary, at Raj Ghat, in New Delhi. | Photo: PMO via PTI
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President Droupadi Murmu pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 157th birth anniversary, at Raj Ghat, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary, at the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, in New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is also seen. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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A student dressed as Mahatma Gandhi performs alongside fellow students during a commemorative program organized on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC), in Srinagar | Photo: PTI/Burhaan Kinu
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A zookeeper bottle-feeds 'Gagan', a giraffe calf born last week, inside its enclosure at the Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical Garden, in Guwahati. | Photo: PTI
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Demonstrators hold banners and placards during a rally to stage a protest against the killing of people from the Naga community by alleged Kuki militants, in Senapati, Manipur. | Photo: PTI
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Security personnel detain activist Yogendra Yadav during a protest organized by various student bodies, including AISA, SFI, and NSUI, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Joseph Vijay during an election campaign in support of party candidate Maragatham Kumaravel, right, ahead of the Madurantakam Assembly by-election, in Chengalpattu district. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
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A merchant counts cash in front of a banner announcing 'No UPI Day' as retail traders cover UPI QR codes and sound boxes to protest against the proposed 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on digital transactions exceeding Rs 2,000, in Mumbai. | Photo: PTI
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarmah waves to the gathering during an election campaign in support of party candidate Devasish Sharma ahead of the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election, in Nagaon district. | Photo: PTI
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Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin greets the gathering during an election campaign with party candidate S Suganya, in support of the candidate, ahead of the Dharapuram Assembly constituency byelection, in Dharapuram. | Photo: PTI
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Volunteers pack grains and essential dry ration supplies into packets at a relief material distribution center to support flood-affected people across the state, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
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People queue to submit applications and enroll in welfare schemes during a 'Seba Setu Abhijan' special outreach camp, in Malda, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
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Young women look on at a sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi displayed at L B Stadium during Gandhi Jayanti, in Hyderabad. | Photo: PTI
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CPI (ML) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya and others stage a protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the electoral roll revision exercise and the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), in Patna, Bihar. | Photo: PTI
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Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand art animation of Captain Smit Machchaar, who foiled an attempt by his co-pilot to allegedly crash an Israel-bound flydubai flight, in Puri. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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A damaged car lies parked amidst debris after a balcony ledge from a 12th-floor flat collapsed at Devika Apartments in Sector 4, Vaishali, Ghaziabad. The falling debris damaged at least three parked cars, though no injuries were reported in the incident. | Photo: PTI
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Packages of frozen vegetables, green peas, mixed vegetables, and samosas prepared for export to Canada by Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) based in Sonipat, Haryana. The 24 MT consignment was exported with support from the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA). | Photo: @PiyushGoyal/X via PTI
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A view of the collapsed under-construction truss bridge over Hathli Khad near Masiyana on the Shimla-Mator four-lane corridor, in Hamirpur district. | Photo: PTI
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India’s shooter Vidarsa Vinod, who clinched two silver medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, being greeted by her parents on her arrival at Kozhikode Railway Station, in Kozhikode district, Keralam. | Photo: PTI
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A woman looks at artificial jewelry on display at a street stall in the New Market area ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C Joseph Vijay drives a tractor after interacting with local farmers during a campaign roadshow, in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu. | Photo: TVK via PTI
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Demonstrators hold posters as they stage a protest against women’s safety and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in Ahmedabad. | Photo: PTI
