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Day In Pics: October 21, 2025

Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for October 21, 2025

Police Commemoration Day
Police Commemoration Day | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali

Police personnel during Police Commemoration Day observance, at National Police Memorial, in New Delhi

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Worker cleans firecracker waste after Diwali in Prayagraj
Worker cleans firecracker waste after Diwali in Prayagraj | Photo: PTI
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A municipal worker sweeps a street littered with firecracker waste after Diwali celebrations, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

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WB CM Mamata Banerjee prepares food for Goddess Kali prayers
WB CM Mamata Banerjee prepares food for Goddess Kali prayers | Photo: Handout via PTI
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee prepares food for Goddess Kali prayers at her residence, in Kolkata, West Bengal. Other relatives were also seen.

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Smog in Delhi-NCR
Smog in Delhi-NCR | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore
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A metro train and commuters make their way amid low visibility as air quality deteriorates across Delhi-NCR, in New Delhi.

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Tripura CM at Central Kali Puja in Agartalal
Tripura CM at Central Kali Puja in Agartalal | Photo: PTI
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Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha takes part in Central Kali Puja celebrations at Police Line, in Agartala, Tripura.

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Dy Air Staff Chief AK Bharti at Siachen Glacier
Dy Air Staff Chief AK Bharti at Siachen Glacier | Photo: Handout via PTI
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Deputy Air Staff Chief Awadhesh Kumar Bharti with Air Force personnel during his visit to celebrate Diwali with them, at Siachen Glacier.

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Chemical factory fire in North 24 Parganas
Chemical factory fire in North 24 Parganas | Photo: PTI
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Flames and smoke billow as a fire breaks out in a chemical factory, in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal.

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WB CM Mamata Banerjee at Goddess Kali prayers
WB CM Mamata Banerjee at Goddess Kali prayers | Photo: Handout via PTI
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during Goddess Kali prayers at her Kalighat residence, in Kolkata, West Bengal. MP Abhishek Banerjee and other relatives were also seen.

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Police Commemoration Day in New Delhi
Police Commemoration Day in New Delhi | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during Police Commemoration Day observance, at National Police Memorial, in New Delhi.

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Student airlifted from Kazakhstan for treatment
Student airlifted from Kazakhstan for treatment | Photo: @indembastana/X via PTI
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Rahul Ghoslaya, a fifth year medical student who was hospitalized for a critical medical condition, being airlifted from Kazakhstan for further treatment at Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital.

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Rains in Tamil Nadu
Rains in Tamil Nadu | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
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People at waterlogged premises of a temple following rains, in Chennai. A 'red' alert was issued for 8 districts and an orange alert for Chennai for Tuesday, even as widespread rains lashed various parts of the state, according to the Met department.

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Kerala transport pensioners protest
Kerala transport pensioners protest | Photo: PTI
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CPI leader Pannian Ravindran speaks during a meeting organised by members of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) pensioners organisation, amid their protest over delayed pension payments, in Thiruvananthapuram.

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Prashant Kishor addresses media
Prashant Kishor addresses media | Photo: PTI
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Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor addresses a press conference ahead of Bihar Assembly polls, in Patna.

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Aftermath of fire in Srinagar’s Fateh Kadal
Aftermath of fire in Srinagar’s Fateh Kadal | Photo: PTI/S Irfan
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Charred remains of houses after a fire broke out on Monday night, at Fateh Kadal area of Srinagar.

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People offer prayers at Kedarnath shrine
People offer prayers at Kedarnath shrine | Photo: PTI
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People gather to offer prayers at the Kedarnath Temple, in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand. The temple will close for the winter season on October 23rd.

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Muhurat trading at NSE
Muhurat trading at NSE | Photo: PTI/Shashank Parade
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A person monitors trading on a computer screen during the 'Muhurat Trading' session at the National Stock Exchange (NSE), in Mumbai.

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Fire incident in Navi Mumbai
Fire incident in Navi Mumbai | Photo: PTI
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Officials at the site after a fire breaks out at Raheja Complex in Vashi, Navi Mumbai.

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Smog in Mumbai
Smog in Mumbai | Photo: PTI/Shashank Parade
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Smog shrouds the city skyline as boats float on the water, reducing visibility and lending an eerie haze to the urban landscape, in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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Govardhan Puja
Govardhan Puja | Photo: PTI
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People from the Ahir community during the 'Govardhan Puja' festival, in Jabalpur.

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