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Activist Tehseen Punaawala being detained by police during a protest against the E20 policy, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
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Displaced villagers affected by the 'Ken-Betwa', 'Majhgawan', and 'Runjh' river interlinking projects stage a symbolic 'Chita Andolan' protest on funeral pyres to demand compensation and rehabilitation following home submersions, in Panna, Madhya Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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Rescue personnel stand near a sealed area after an electrocution incident near a Ganapati pandal, at Lalbaug area, in Mumbai. Two persons, including an eight-year-old girl, were killed and several others were injured in the incident. | Photo: PTI
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A police official stands near a damaged overhead road sign after a BMW car crashed on the Coastal Road while moving at a high speed from Marine Drive towards Haji Ali, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Three persons were killed and one was critically injured in the incident. | Photo: PTI
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Displaced villagers affected by the 'Ken-Betwa', 'Majhgawan', and 'Runjh' river interlinking projects stage a symbolic 'Chita Andolan' protest on funeral pyres to demand compensation and rehabilitation following home submersions, in Panna, Madhya Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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Gangster Sandeep, also known as Kala Jathedi, steps out of Tihar Jail on custody parole to attend the naming ceremony of his newborn daughters, in Sonipat. | Photo: PTI
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Kuki community members stage a protest over the alleged detention of six villagers by security forces, in Kangpoki. Agitators burnt tyres on the roads and pelted stones at government vehicles. | Photo: PTI
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers stage a protest demanding the expulsion of AAP councillor Vijay Kumar over allegations linked to MCD sanitation worker’s suicide, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Chief of Staff General Takehiro Morita and others during Exercise Veer Guardian-2026, second bilateral air combat exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. | Photo: PTI
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Police personnel cordon off the site following an encounter in which Naxal commander Brijesh Ganjhu, alias Gopal Singh Bhokta, carrying a reward of Rs 30 lakh, was killed, near Varanasi. | Photo: PTI
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Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav addresses a press conference, at the party office, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI/Nand Kumar
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Transgender community members trained by Kolhapur District Disaster Management Authority in flood management, search and rescue, first aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) pose for photographs, in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI
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People take part in 'Vishwa Shanti Yatra 2026', a march dedicated to promote peace,harmony and collective well-being, organised by Akhil Bharatiya Adhyatmik Samiti, at Vitoria Memorial, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI
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From left, India's Vidarsa Vinod, Sonam Maskar and Elavenil Valarivan pose for photographers after winning silver medals in the 10m Air Rifle Women Team Final event during the 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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India’s Elavenil Valarivan celebrates after winning silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle event shooting match in the ongoing Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya, Japan. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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Front row from left, India's Vidarsa Vinod, Sonam Maskar and Elavenil Valarivan pose for photographers with others after winning silver medals in the 10m Air Rifle Women Team Final event during the 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, left, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Chief of Staff General Takehiro Morita, centre, and others during 'Exercise Veer Guardian-2026', second bilateral air combat exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. | Photo: PTI
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In this image posted on Sept. 20, 2026, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath during the appointment letter distribution to 912 selected candidates for the posts of Police Sub-Inspector (Confidential), Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (Clerk), and Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (Accounts), in Lucknow. | Photo: @myogiadityanath/X via PTI
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India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur, second right, shakes hand after team's win in the second semifinal T20I cricket match between India’s women and Bangladesh’s women in the ongoing Asian Games 2026, at Aichi Prefectural Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor addresses a press conference regarding the upcoming Bihar Legislative Council elections, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
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This image received on Sept. 20, 2026 shows women performing rituals at Vadia village, in Banaskantha district, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI
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People take part in an awareness rally on the occasion of World Cleanup Day at Dashashwamedh Ghat, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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People immerse an idol of Lord Ganesha in the Yamuna River at Kalindi Kunj, in New Delhi, Delhi. | Photo: PTI
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Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) activists participate in a rally demanding to save democracy, the Constitution, and education, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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In this image received on Sept. 20, 2026, Naval officials during the 13th edition of the Sri Lanka-India bilateral maritime exercise, SLINEX-26, at Visakhapatnam. | Photo: Defence PRO via PTI
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Former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya addresses the official launch event and press conference of 'The Corporate Cricket World Cup', in Gurugram, Haryana. | Photo: PTI
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In this image posted on Sept. 20, 2026, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta attends the 'Haritalika Teej Mahotsav 2026', in New Delhi. | Photo: @gupta_rekha/X via PTI
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Kashmiri Pandit devotees immerse an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in the Jhelum River in Srinagar, Kashmir. | Photo: AP/Mukhtar Khan
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A juvenile orangutan, one of five rescued from Baleswar forest, plays at Nandankanan Zoological Park while kept in quarantine, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. | Photo: PTI
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Two sensor-based robots perform 'Aarti' before an idol of Lord Ganesha during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Speedwell Chowk, in Rajkot, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI/Chirag Chotaliya
