
Indian national flag is lowered as President Ram Nath Kovind and Tri-service Chiefs pay their salute during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk, in New Delhi.
President Ram Nath Kovind's mounted bodyguards escort his carcade as he arrives for the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk, in New Delhi.
The Indian national flag is lowered as President Ram Nath Kovind and Tri-service Chiefs pay their salute during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk, in New Delhi.
President Ram Nath Kovind is welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on his arrival during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk, in New Delhi.
President Ram Nath Kovind's mounted bodyguards escort his carcade as he arrives for the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk, in New Delhi.
President Ram Nath Kovind's mounted bodyguards escort his carcade as they leave after the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk, in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at the spectators as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh looks on during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk, in New Delhi.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Tri-services Chiefs and others are seen on a screen standing during the national anthem at the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk, in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at the spectators after the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk, in New Delhi.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his wife Kyoko Jaishankar are seen during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk, in New Delhi.
Military bands perform during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Raisina Hills, the government seat of power, in New Delhi.
People wave thier mobile phones as their lights add to the beauty of the illuminated Raisina Hills, after the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on his arrival during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk, in New Delhi.
Military bands perform during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Raisina Hills, the government seat of power, in New Delhi.
Members of the crowd hold up their mobile phones to take pictures of the illuminated Indian Presidential Palace, center, and the north and south blocks, the government seat of power, at the end of the Beating Retreat ceremony at Raisina hills, in New Delhi. The ceremony marks the end of the annual Republic Day festivities.
Rashtrapati Bhavan, illuminated in the tricolours of the Indian Flag, during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk, in New Delhi.
Presidential bodyguards salute as the national anthem plays during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Raisina hills, the government seat of power, in New Delhi.
Military bands perform during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Raisina Hills, the government seat of power, in New Delhi.
Military bands perform during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Raisina Hills, the government seat of power, in New Delhi.
The national flag is unfurled as President Ram Nath Kovind and tri-services chiefs pay their salute during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi.
Members of the crowd hold up their mobile phones to take pictures of the illuminated Indian Presidential Palace, center, and the north and south blocks, the government seat of power, at the end of the Beating Retreat ceremony at Raisina hills, in New Delhi
A view of the illuminated Raisina Hills after the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi.
Illuminated Indian Presidential Palace, is seen behind as people leave at the end of the Beating Retreat ceremony at Raisina hills, in New Delhi. The ceremony marks the end of the annual Republic Day festivities.
Protesters hold black balloons during a Bharat Bandh call against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), NRC and NPR, in Ranchi.
Bollywood veteran actor Jitendra Kapoor with his daughter, producer Ekta Kapoor at Saibaba temple in Shirdi.
Karnataka Chief Secretary T M Vijayabhaskar (2nd R) and other officials pose for photographs near the newly commissioned Indian Coast Guard Interceptor Boat C-448, in Mangaluru.
Badminton player Saina Nehwal meet BJP President J P Nadda (R) after they joined Bharatiya Janata Party, in New Delhi.
Badminton player Saina Nehwal and her sister Abu Chandranshu Nehwal (L) meet BJP President J P Nadda (R) after they joined Bharatiya Janata Party, in New Delhi.
Badminton player Saina Nehwal and her sister Abu Chandranshu Nehwal (L) meet BJP President J P Nadda (R) after they joined Bharatiya Janata Party, in New Delhi.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (center in saffron robes) with Union minister NS Tomar, Apna Dal's Anupriya Patel and others at the unveiling of a statue of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Vindhyachal, Mirzapur.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar briefs the media on cabinet decisions at National Media Center in New Delhi.
Closed shops during a Bharat bands call against NRC and Citizen Amendment Act (CAA), at Chembur in Mumbai.
Closed shops during a Bharat bands call against NRC and Citizen Amendment Act (CAA), at Chembur in Mumbai.
Senior diplomat Harsh Vardhan Shringla (R) arrives at South Block to take charge as the next foreign secretary, in New Delhi.
Nirbhaya rape and murder case victim's father (2nd) and mother (2nd L) react the Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi.
Jan Adhikar Party supporters block a road during their Bharat Bandh call against NRC and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), in Patna.
RLSP Chief Upendra Kushwaha raises slogans along with supporters at a protest during the Bharat Bandh call against NRC and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), in Patna.
India's Rohit Sharma celebrates with KL Rahul, left, after hitting the winning runs in the super over to win the Twenty/20 cricket international between India and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand.
A man, holding a national flag, sits amid closed shops during a Bharat bands call against NRC and Citizen Amendment Act (CAA), at Mumbra near Mumbai.
Rohit Sharma celebrates as New Zealand's Ross Taylor is bowled and the game is tied and goes to a super over during the Twenty/20 cricket international between India and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand.
AAP convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal during a roadshow in support of the party candidate Raghav Chaddha, in New Delhi.
India captain Virat Kohli celebrates as the game is tied and goes to a super over during the Twenty/20 cricket international between India and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Morning sun brings out the green of the Himalayan cedars covered in fresh snow in Dharamsala.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson bats during the Twenty/20 cricket international between India and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand.
A woman walks on a mountain path flanked by Himalayan cedars covered in fresh snow in Dharamsala.
India players celebrate the wicket of Munro stumped by KL Rahul during the Twenty/20 cricket international between India and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand.
The wreckage of the ill-fated state transport (ST) bus which collided with an auto-rickshaw, causing both the vehicles to fall into a roadside well at Meshi Ghat near Deola, in the Nashik district. The death toll in accident, that took place on Tuesday, has mounted to 26.
New Zealand's Ross Taylor is bowled and the game is tied and goes to a super over during the Twenty/20 cricket international between India and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand.
India's captain Virat Kohli bats during the Twenty/20 cricket international between India and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand.
New Zealand's Ish Sodhi bowls during the Twenty/20 cricket international between India and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand.
India's Rohit Sharma bats during the Twenty/20 cricket international between India and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand.
India's KL Rahul bats as New Zealand wicketkeeper Tim Seifert looks on during the Twenty/20 cricket international between India and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand.
India fans and supporters cheer during the Twenty/20 cricket international between India and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Maharashtra Minister of Tourism and Environment Aaditya Thackeray (in pink jersey) witnesses the silver jubilee break-through of the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) for Metro-3 corridor, at Worli Metro Station, in Mumbai
Former JNU student and CAA activist Sharjeel Imam, accused of allegedly making inflammatory statements, is taken to court from the crime branch, at Chanakyapuri in New Delhi. Imam was on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, arrested by Delhi Police's crime branch from Bihar's Jehanabad.
A government worker sprays disinfectant on a residential building in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during an election campaign roadshow in support of the party candidate Raghav Chaddha, ahead of the forthcoming State Assembly elections, in New Delhi
A worker wearing a face mask sprays disinfectant along a path in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. China's death toll from a new viral disease that is causing global concern rose by 25 to at least 106 on Tuesday as the United States and other governments prepared to fly their citizens out of the locked-down city at center of the outbreak.
Bollywood actors Aditya Roy Kapur (R) and Disha Patani during the promotion of upcoming film 'Malang', in New Delhi
The north terminal at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, where a flight plane carrying U.S. citizens being evacuated from Wuhan, China is expected later Tuesday, is seen.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on his arrival for his five-day long 'Ganga Yatra' from Ballia to Kanpur under the 'Namami Ganga' campaign, in Prayagraj (Allahabad)
Passengers wear protective face masks arrive at the high speed train station in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's leader has announced that all rail links to mainland China will be cut starting Friday as fears grow about the spread of a new virus.
Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah waves at party wokers during an election campaign ahead of the forthcoming Delhi Assembly elections, at Najafgarh in South West Delhi district
Employees disinfect ticket gates in hopes to prevent the contraction of the coronavirus at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea. Deaths from a new viral disease that is causing mounting global concern rose by 25 to at least 106 in China on Tuesday as the United States and other governments prepared to fly their citizens out of the locked-down city at center of the outbreak.
Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah is garlanded by party workers during an election campaign ahead of the forthcoming Delhi Assembly elections, at Najafgarh in South West Delhi district
Takeo Aoyama, center left, an employee at Nippon Steel Corp.’s subsidiary in Wuhan, China, and Takayuki Kato, center right, an employee at an information and communications technology company Intec, speak to journalists, all wearing protective face masks, after returning home by a Japanese chartered plane at Haneda international airport in Tokyo. Japan began evacuating their citizens from the Chinese city hardest-hit by an outbreak of a new virus. Aoyama said more than 400 Japanese people wishing to return to Japan are in Wuhan.
In this combo image, Election strategist Prashant Kishor (L) and former diplomat Pavan K Varma who were on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, expelled by Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal United chief Nitish Kumar from the party.
An infrared thermal imager is placed to check the temperature of passengers at Tribhuwan International airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. Authorities have started screening passengers after one confirmed case of a new coronavirus infection was detected in the Himalayan country.
Voters arrives to cast their votes during the third phase of panchayat elections at Niwaru village of Jaipur.
A Japanese chartered plane carrying evacuees from Wuhan, China, landed at Haneda international airport in Tokyo. Countries began evacuating their citizens from the Chinese city hardest-hit by an outbreak of a new virus.
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, medical personnel wearing protective suits work in the department of infectious diseases at Wuhan Union Hospital in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. Hong Kong's leader announced that all rail links to mainland China will be cut starting Friday as fears grow about the spread of a new virus.
Government workers take the temperature of passengers as they exit a railway station in Fuyang in central China's Anhui Province. Countries began evacuating their citizens from the Chinese city hardest-hit by an outbreak of a new virus that infected more than 6,000 on the mainland and abroad.
This photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, shows construction workers at the site of Huoshenshan Hospital, a temporary field hospital being built in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province.
People wear masks at a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan. According to the Taiwan Centers of Disease Control (CDC), the eighth case diagnosed with the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has been confirmed in Taiwan.
AAP convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal during a roadshow in support of the party candidate Raghav Chaddha, ahead of Delhi polls, in New Delhi.
Protestors take part in a 'dharna' to raise voice against CAA/NRC and NPR, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
Locals stop an auto-rickshaw on a road during a Bharat bandh call against NRC and Citizen Amendment Act (CAA), at Mumbra near Mumbai.
Protestors take part in a 'dharna' to raise voice against CAA/NRC and NPR, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
Palestinian protesters stand holding pictures of the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, in front of burning tires during a protest against the U.S. Mideast peace plan, in Gaza City. U.S. President Donald Trump is set to unveil his administration's much-anticipated Mideast peace plan in the latest American venture to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Firefighters march during a demonstration in Paris. Participants want a raise in risk pay from 19% to 25% to fulfil their missions which they say reductions in personnel have made increasingly difficult.
Members of the Jarl Squad in Lerwick, Scotland, on the Shetland Isles, perform the Up Helly Aa Viking festival. Originating in the 1880s, the festival celebrates Shetland's Norse heritage.
Members of the Jarl Squad in Lerwick, Scotland, on the Shetland Isles, perform the Up Helly Aa Viking festival.
Models wear designs by designer Jon Allensten at the Designers Nest show as part of the Copenhagen Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2020 collection, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Models display designs by Jennifer Jonsson at the Designers Nest show as part of the Copenhagen Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2020 collection, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Models display designs by Ishara Jayathilake at the Designers Nest show as part of the Copenhagen Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2020 collection, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The audience crowds onto the display floor during the Carcel clothing company fashion show on the opening day one of Copenhagen Fashion Week as they present a show without clothes and without models in Copenhagen, Denmark. Carcel asked the audience to get on the runway as a statement about changing the industry together.
Charlize Theron attends the 22nd Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
Germany's Alexander Zverev makes a backhand return to Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia.
Romania's Simona Halep celebrates after defeating Estonia's Anett Kontaveit during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia.
A currency trader adjusts his mask at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Shares are mostly higher in Asia after a rebound on Wall Street that reversed most losses from a sell-off the day before.
US President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Wildwoods Convention Center in Wildwood, New Jersey.
A Nepalese health official wearing face mask talks on the phone at Tribhuwan International airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.
In this image taken and provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB investigators Adam Huray, right, and Carol Hogan examine wreckage as part of the NTSB’s investigation of a helicopter crash near Calabasas, California. The Sunday, Jan. 26 crash killed former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others.
Fans gather in front of several memorials set up at LA Live, near Staples Center where the Los Angeles Lakers play, to memorialize Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles following a helicopter crash that killed the former NBA basketball player, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others.
Fans pay respect at a memorial for Kobe Bryant near Staples Center in Los Angeles. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday.
This photo provided by the Oregon Department of Transportation shows two enormous boulders that fell onto Highway 62, almost crushing a car outside of Prospect, Oregon. Rockslides triggered by unrelenting rain have closed local roads and highways around Oregon, including a highway near Crater Lake National Park that was closed for hours Tuesday after two boulders the size of a small living room crashed down, narrowly missing the passing car.
This photo provided by The Oregon Department of Transportation shows two enormous boulders that fell onto Highway 62, almost crushing a car outside of Prospect, Oregon.
Firefighters gather for a demonstration in Paris. Participants want a raise in risk pay from 19% to 25% to fulfil their missions which they say reductions in personnel have made increasingly difficult. They say attacks against them are also on the rise.
Superstar Rajinikanth with Bear Grylls. Discovery has signed the actor for the first episode of the new format series ‘Into The Wild with Bear Grylls’. Rajinikanth is the second Indian, after prime minister Narendra Modi to feature in Bear Grylls' iconic show, Man vs Wild.
Protestors display placards as they take part in a 'dharna' to raise voice against CAA/NRC and NPR, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
Devotees offer prayers and take holy dips at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, on Basant Panchami day at the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela Prayagraj. Basant Panchami is celebrated by worshipping Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and wisdom, and marks the advent of spring.
Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra poses with actors Adil Khan and Sadia Khan during the special screening of their upcoming movie 'Shikara', in Mumbai.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan during a public meeting for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections at Adarsh Nagar, in New Delhi.
Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah during an election campaign rally ahead of the forthcoming Delhi Assembly elections, at Palam in New Delhi.
BJP supporters during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's election campaign ahead of the forthcoming Delhi Assembly elections at B K Dutt colony, in New Delhi.
Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal visits the Sub District Hospital to inquire about the injured passengers in the yesterday's bus-rickshaw accident, in Malegaon.
Protesters hold placards against the amended Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens during a protest, in Surat.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitates bravery award winners Srimati Badra, Purnima Giri and Sabita Giri at Lok Seva Bhawan, in Bhubaneswar.
Union Minister Smriti Irani (c) addresses a Nukkad Sabha as Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani (R) look on ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, at Sadar Bazaar, in New Delhi.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at Sangam during the ongoing one-month-long annual Hindu fair 'Magh Mela' at Sangam, in Prayagraj.
Councilors of BJP and Congress engaged in a scuffle during Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation board meeting, in Ahmedabad.
A view of a snow-capped valley during the recent snowfall in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.
First AC train on Central Railway's trans-harbour corridor between Thane and Panvel is stationed at Sanpada car shed ahead of its trial run, in Navi Mumbai.
BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda (L) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal join hands during a joint press conference regarding their parties alliance for the Delhi Assembly elections, in New Delhi.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (R) shakes hands with new Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla during a meeting, in New Delhi.