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Prime Minister Narendra Modi presents a Russian translation of the ‘Thirukkural’ to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit, at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi. | Photo: @pmoindia/YT via PTI
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla casts vote during the second and final phase of the urban local body elections, at a polling station, in Kota, Rajasthan. | Photo: @ombirlakota/X via PTI
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a meeting with the First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Denis Manturov, in New Delhi. | Photo: @nsitharamanoffc/X via PTI
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa being accorded a Guard of Honour upon his arrival to attend the 18th BRICS Summit, at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, in New Delhi. | Photo: MEA via PTI
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during a meeting with the Uruguayan Minister of Foreign Affairs Mario Lubetkin, in New Delhi. | Photo: @DrSJaishankar/X via PTI
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Officials conduct a rescue operation after the roof of an under construction church collapsed, killing at least three people and injuring 11 others, in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. | Photo: PTI
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Russian President Vladimir Putin being received by Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh upon his arrival for the 18th BRICS Summit, at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, in New Delhi. | Photo: @MEAIndia/X via PTI
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Members of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) hold placards and raise slogans during a nationwide protest demanding the implementation of a five-day banking week and other key demands, in Jammu. | Photo: PTI
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President Droupadi Murmu with winners of the Tata Building India School Essay Competition 2024-25 during a meeting, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi. | Photo: @rashtrapatibhvn/X via PTI
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian prepares to depart for India to attend the 18th BRICS Summit, from Tehran. | Photo: @MEAIndia/X via PTI
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Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his son and party leader Vaibhav Gehlot show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes for the second and final phase of Rajasthan's urban local body elections, at a polling station, in Jodhpur. | Photo: @ashokgehlot51/X via PTI
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Union Minister Prahlad Joshi visits BRICS Bharat Innovates Exposition, at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi. | Photo: @EduMinOfIndia/X via PTI
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Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghvi attends the National Chess Championship organised by the International School Sports Organization (ISSO), in Ahmedabad. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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Kashmiri porters carry heavy loads on their backs at Lower Bazaar, where vehicles and other modes of transport are unavailable, in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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Poet and lyricist Gulzar, centre, along with actors Kareena Kapoor Khan, third left, Prithviraj Sukumaran, second left, writer and filmmaker Meghna Gulzar, third right, and others during the promotional event of the film ‘Daayra’, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI
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Police personnel detains Samajwadi Party workers after they staged a protest against Uttar Pradesh government over the death of a Gonda trader, Vinod Kumar Sahani, after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of men following a dispute over social-media posts, and over the law and order situation in the state, in Lucknow. | Photo: PTI/Nand Kumar
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Forest Department personnel donate blood as they observe National Forest Martyrs' Day, in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka. | Photo: PTI
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New Development Bank President Dilma Rousseff being received on her arrival ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit, in New Delhi. | Photo: @MEAIndia/X via PTI
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An earthmover demolishes an illegally constructed commercial complex during an anti-encroachment drive by the Noida Authority at Hajipur village in Sector 104, Noida. | Photo: PTI
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Bank employees of a Punjab National Bank (PNB) branch raise slogans inside the bank premises during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to press for the immediate implementation of a five-day workweek and resolve pending wage-related issues, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI
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Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Chairperson Rathendra Raman, centre, along with Western Carriers (India) Limited (WCIL) Chairman and Managing Director Rajendra Sethia, right, during the handing over and launch ceremony for General Cargo Terminal (GCT) at GCD Yard to WCIL, at Kolkata Dock, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and state Deputy CM Yanthungo Patton during a meeting. | Photo: @HMOIndia/x via PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, interacts with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ahead of BRICS Summit 2026, in New Delhi. | Photo: @pmoindia/YT via PTI
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NSUI National President Vinod Jakhar, centre, holds hands with party candidates for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections 2026-27 (L-R) Gopal Chaudhary (Joint Secretary), Vir Chatrath (Vice President), Namrata Chaudhary (Secretary), and Vijay Shankar Meena (President) during a press conference, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
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A Delhi Police official escorts an accused in the Satya Niketan building collapse case for production at Patiala House Court after two days of police custody, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
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A Delhi Police official escorts an accused in the Satya Niketan building collapse case for production at Patiala House Court after two days of police custody, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
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In this screengrab from a video posted on Sept. 11, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers an address during the Leaders' Session of the BRICS Business Forum at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi. | Photo: @pmoindia/YT via PTI
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In this screengrab from a video posted on Sept. 11, 2026, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers an address during the Leaders' Session of the BRICS Business Forum at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi. | Photo: @pmoindia/YT via PTI
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In this image received on Sept. 11, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and others ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit 2026, in New Delhi. | Photo: PMO via PTI
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A protestor during the concluding day of 'Bharti Vyavastha Sudhar Yatra', aiming to highlight issues related to irregularities in the state recruitment examination system, at Albert Ekka Chowk, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. | Photo: PTI
