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Forensic officials inspect the site after a massive explosion on Monday at a firecracker factory, in Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. Officials said eleven people, including eight children, were killed and five injured in the incident. | Photo: PTI
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Damaged remains of a car recovered during a rescue operation after it was swept away by strong rainwater near Kandoli Bridge on Poundha Road in the Lower Kandoli area under Prem Nagar Police Station, in Dehradun. | Photo: PTI
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People duck on a wooden boat as they move on a partially submerged area after heavy rains, near Assi Ghat in Varanasi. | Photo: PTI
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People offer prayers at a temple to observe the 'Nagpanchami' festival, in Ahmedabad. While most of India observes the festival during Shukla Paksha (bright half) in August, Gujarat follows the Amanta lunar calendar, placing the festival on Krishna Paksha Panchami i.e. on 1 Sep. | Photo: PTI
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A view of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. | Photo: AP/PTI
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SDRF personnel conduct a rescue operation after debris swept into a house following rainfall, at Udyuda village, in Almora, Uttarakhand. | Photo: PTI
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Trainers say goodbye to beluga whale "Tofino," the last whale in captivity in Canada, before being transported by a group of experts from Marineland and several U.S. aquariums onto a truck via a sling before being moved to an aquarium in the U.S., in the final transfer of whales out of the closed park, in Niagara Falls, Ont. | Photo: AP/PTI
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An artist paints on an idol of Lord Krishna ahead of the ‘Janmashtami’ festival, in Nadia. | Photo: PTI
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All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) members and supporters attend the open session of the 22nd Tripura State Conference, in Agartala. | Photo: PTI
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Firecracker factory owner Naushad, the main accused in the blast that killed 11 people, including eight children, being escorted by police after his arrest following an encounter, in Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. Naushad sustained a bullet injury in the exchange of fire and was admitted to the district hospital. | Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of State Meeting, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. | Photo: @MEAIndia/X via PTI
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay arrives in Salem district to release water from the Mettur Dam for irrigation in the Cauvery Delta districts. | Photo: @CMOTamilnadu/X via PTI
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Traders stage a protest against the sealing action by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) for commercial activities in residential areas, in Bhopal. | Photo: PTI
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Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi (MJK) President and Chidambaram MLA M Thamimun Ansari arrives at the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly wearing a t-shirt bearing the message ban NEET and holds a placard marking the ninth death anniversary of S Anitha, in Chennai. Anitha, who had sought exemption for Tamil Nadu from NEET, died by suicide on September 1, 2017, after allegedly failing to secure a medical seat. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
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A man offers prayers at a temple inundated with water after the water level of Ganga river rises following rain, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari being presented memento during the inauguration of Consumer Rights Protection Week at Hogg market, in Kolkata. State Cabinet Minister Indranil Khan, left, is also present. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
