Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Maldives Parliament speaker Mohamed Nasheed during a meeting, in New Delhi.
DMK Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin and party workers tear copies of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill during a protest, in Chennai.
Protestors from the Muslim community during a demonstration against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath waves at his supporters during an election campaign rally in favour of sitting MLA and BJP candidate from Gandyein assembly constituency Jai Prakash Verma ahead of 4th phase of State Assembly Election, in Giridih district.
TATA Sons Limited Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran meets Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at his residence, in Bhubaneswar.
Indian player Rohit Sharma during a practice session ahead of the first One Day International ODI) cricket match against West Indies at MAC Stadium in Chennai.
A demonstrator burns tyres on National Highway 17 during a protest rally against CAB, at Boko in Kamrup district of Assam
Vehicles ply near Lal Chowk during snowfall, in Srinagar. Heavy snowfall forced closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and suspension of air traffic to Kashmir.
A man rides past a torched vehicle set on fire by anti-CAB protestors at Bamunimaidam in Guwahati.
A man removes snow from his shikara after a spell of heavy snowfall, in Srinagar. Heavy snowfall forced closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and suspension of air traffic to Kashmir.
Onlookers watch from a distance as protestors clash with security personnel during a demonstration against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, infront of Raj Bhavan in Shillong, Meghalaya
Protestors take part in an agitation against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, infront of Raj Bhavan in Shillong, Meghalaya
Activist Licypriya Kangujam (R) from Manipur poses for a photograph with UN chief Antonio Guterres at COP 25 in Madrid, Spain.
A vehicle set on fire by protestors agitating against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, in Shillong
Protestors take part in a hunger strike organised by All Assam Students Union (AASU) in protest against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, in Guwahati
Relatives of Sam Stafford, who was killed in police firing during a protest against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, mourn during his funeral procession, in Guwahati.
Protestors gather as a van carries the mortal remains of Sam Stafford, who was killed in police firing during a protest against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, in Guwahati.
A traffic booth that was set ablaze by protestors during a demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, in Guwahati
Security personnel guard during the 2nd day of the indefinite curfew, imposed in the view of several anti-CAB protests, in Guwahati.
Indian army conduct flag march on the second day of curfew imposed by authorities, following anti-citizenship amendement bill (CAB) protests, in Guwahati.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath during an interaction with media personnel at Women Press Club in New Delhi.
Girls run on a snow covered foot bridge as it snows in the interiors of Dal Lake in Srinagar. The fresh snowfall has resulted in closure of Srinagar - Jammu highway and cancellation of flights on seventh consecutive day from Srinagar.
A man walks on a snow covered foot bridge as it snows in the interiors of Dal Lake Srinagar. The fresh snowfall has resulted in closure of Srinagar - Jammu highway and cancellation of flights on seventh consecutive day from Srinagar.
Leader of Opposition Ghulam NAbi Azad speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
West Indies player Keemo Paul during a practice session ahead of the first One Day International (ODI) cricket match against India at MAC Stadium in Chennai.
West Indies player Romario Shepherd during a practice session ahead of the first One Day International (ODI) cricket match against India at MAC Stadium in Chennai.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid shake hands before a meeting at Hyderabad House, New Delhi.
Derek O'Brien, accompanied by other TMC MPs, addresses the media at Parliament House during the ongoing Winter Session, in New Delhi.
A motorcyclist rides with children holding umbrellas during rains in Jammu. Cold wave conditions intensified across north India after some states received a fresh spell of snowfall leading to sudden dip in temperatures, according to India Meteorological Department.
B. N. College students burn a tyre during a protest against the gangrape of a college student, in Patna.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with FLO President Harjinder Kaur Talwar (R) launches a report on menstrual hygiene at the FICCI Women Annual Programme in New Delhi.
Assam Congress workers during a protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi.
Assam Congress workers during a protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi.
Assam Congress workers during a protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi.
Charred vehicles which were allegedly set on fire by the protestors during a strike against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, are seen on a roadside in Guwahati.
Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi holds a placard during a protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi.
People assemble for a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill despite curfew, in Guwahati.
Congress party MP, Abdul Khaleque holds a banner in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill at the Parliament House, in New Delhi.
Nirbhaya rape case victim's mother outside the Patiala House Court in New Delhi. The four convicts in the case, who are on death-row, are being produced in the court through video-conferencing.
People assemble for a peaceful protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill despite curfew, in Guwahati.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu looks on as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former PM Manmohan Singh and other dignitaries pay tribute to the martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack on its 18th anniversary, at Parliament in New Delhi.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and other dignitaries pays tribute to the martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack on its 18th anniversary, at Parliament in New Delhi.
BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur pays tribute to the martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack on its 18th anniversary, at Parliament in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former PM Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi after paying tribute to the martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack on its 18th anniversary, at Parliament in New Delhi.
Union minister Smriti Irani and other BJP members protest over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks on rape, in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu in the House during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other ministers and members stand for national anthem in the Lok Sabha, during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House during the ongoing winter session, in New Delhi.
Union minister Smriti Irani and other BJP members protest over Conress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks on rape, in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
A man carries vegetables on his bicycle after authorities relaxed curfew for five hours, in Dibrugarh. The indefinite curfew was in force in Dibrugarh municipal area in the view of several anti-CAB (Citizenship Amendment Bill).
Nirbhaya rape case victim's mother outside the Patiala House Court in New Delhi. The four convicts in the case, who are on death-row, are to be produced in the court today.
Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi, center, stands in a queue to offer tributes to the victims of the 2001 attack on India's Parliament in New Delhi. The 2001 attack on India's Parliament had left 14 people dead.
Home Minister Amit Shah, left, with leaders from other political parties wait to offer tributes to the victims of the 2001 attack on India's Parliament at the Parliament House, in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, arrives to offers tributes to the victims of the 2001 attack on India's Parliament at the Parliament House, in New Delhi.
Locket Chatterjee and other BJP members protest over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks on rape, in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
People buy fruits and other essential items during relaxed hours of the indefinite curfew, in Guwahati.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle participate in a community services event during the sidelines of the Obama Foundation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The former president and first lady along with actress Julia Roberts attended the inaugural Gathering of Rising Leaders in the Asia Pacific organized by the Obama Foundation.
Independent candidate Count Binface poses for the media as ballot papers are counted at Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency count declaration at Brunel University in Uxbridge, London.
Ballots are counted at the Meadowbank Sports Arena, Magherafelt in Northern Ireland for the 2019 General Election. An exit poll in Britain's election projects that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party likely will win a majority of seats in Parliament. That outcome would allow Johnson to fulfil his plan to take the U.K. out of the European Union next month.
Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson holds his dog Dilyn after voting in the general election at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, London.
British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, gestures after casting his vote in the general election, in Islington, London, England.
British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, right, shakes hands with a supporter, after casting his vote in the general election, in Islington, London, England.
Protesters march in Marseille, southern France. Unions have flatly rejected fresh proposals by the government of President Emmanuel Macron to stagger the roll-out of the controversial plan that would require France's youngest workers to stay on the job two years longer, until the age of 64, to be eligible for a full pension.
Decorations for Christmas are displayed over the Cheonggye stream on the eve of the Christmas Festival which is held from Dec. 13 to Jan. 1, in Seoul, South Korea.
A Christmas tree is displayed over the Cheonggye stream on the eve of the Christmas Festival which is held from Dec. 13 to Jan. 1, in Seoul, South Korea.
Protesters hold a sign "Free HK" at a rally in Hong Kong. Protesters in Hong Kong have written hundreds of Christmas cards for detainees jailed in the city's pro-democracy movement. At a rally on Thursday night, protesters promised on the cards that detainees won't be forgotten as they face spending the festive season behind bars.
Well-wishers hold the portraits of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's King attended the Royal Barge Procession, considered the final phase in his coronation as King Rama X. The ceremonial water-borne procession reserved for the river journeys of kings in royal ceremonies will be the first in the present reign.
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn is transported on the royal palanquin during the Royal Procession outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand.
Queen Suthida, center, marches as King Maha Vajiralongkorn is transported on the royal palanquin by royal bearers during the Royal Procession marking the end of the coronation ceremony for King Maha Vajiralongkorn, outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand.
Protesters leave the Mediterranean port city in Marseille, southern France, after tensions. Unions have flatly rejected fresh proposals by the government of pro-business President Emmanuel Macron to stagger the roll-out of a plan that would require France's youngest workers - people born after 1974 - to stay on the job until the age of 64 to get full pensions instead of age 62.
Diver George Bell, dressed as Scuba Santa, waves at children during his first dive of the holiday season into the Philippine Coral Reef habitat at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. The 212,000-gallon tank is filled with thousands of colorful reef fish representing over 100 species.
India's Pusarla V. Sindhu hits a return shot against Chen Yu Fei of China during the women's singles match at the World Tour Finals in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province.
Cyndi Lauper arrives at Billboard's Women in Music at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.
Hayley Kiyoko arrives at Billboard's Women in Music at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.
Sienna Miller attends a special screening of "American Woman," hosted by Gucci and The Cinema Society at Metrograph in New York.
Kerala Blasters FC players (in yellow) and Jamshedpur FC in action during the 6th season of Indian Super League (ISL) 2019, at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, in Kochi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives Abdulla Shahid during a meeting, in New Delhi
External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar meets his Indonesian counterpart Retno LP Marsudi, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives Abdulla Shahid during a meeting, in New Delhi
DMK member Kanimozhi speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
Union minister Smriti Irani speaks while protesting over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks on rape, in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
Police use water cannons to disperse Patna University students who were protesting against the alleged gangrape of a college student, in Patna.
People wait in queues outside a petrol pump during relaxed hours of curfew, which was imposed in vew of various protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019, in Jorhat, Assam
Security personnel guard outside strong rooms where EVMs are kept after Assembly elections,in Ranchi.
Protestors belonging to the Muslim community hold placards during a protest against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, in Bhopal
Protestors belonging to the Muslim community hold placards during a protest against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, in Hyderabad
Muslim community people hold placards and banners during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), in Ahmedabad
Students of Jamia Millia Islamia University clash with the police during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), at the University in New Delhi.
Students of Jamia Millia Islamia University clash with the police during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), at the University in New Delhi
Police personnel stand guard outside Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) as students protest against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, in Aligarh
Passengers at a railway platform as they wait for their train amid protests across the state against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, in Guwahati
Protestors belonging to the Muslim community hold placards during a protest against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, in Mumbai.
Passengers outside a railway station as they wait for their train amid protests across the state against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, in Guwahati.
Police personnel outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University as students stage a protest against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, in New Delhi.
Protestors block a railway track at Uluberia Station during their agitation on NRC and CAB issue at Uluberia Station in Howrah district of West Bengal
Fire burns near a railway track at Uluberia Station during an agitation on NRC and CAB issue at Uluberia Station, in Howrah district of West Bengal
Charred remains of a bus set on fire by protestors agitating against NRC and CAB, outside Beldanga station in Murshidabad district of West Bengal
A police personnel fires tear gas as students of Jamia Millia Islamia University stage a protest against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, in New Delhi
A bridegroom takes part in a wedding procession despite heavy snowfall at Ramani village in Chamoli, Uttarakhand
A police personnel fires tear gas as students of Jamia Millia Islamia University stage a protest against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, in New Delhi
Members of the Irish band U2, Bono, Adam Clayton and The Edge during their visit to Mani Bhavan (Mahatma Gandhi's residence) in Mumbai
Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani addresses with Saroj Pandey, Riti Pathak and Maneka Gandhi, Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt and others BJP MP after a meeting with Election Commission officers in New Delhi
The Hindu Publishing Group Chairman N Ram with five- time World Champion Viswanathan Anand after he released the book 'Mind Master’ written by Anand along with sports writer Susan Ninan, in Chennai
Students of Jamia Millia Islamia University stage a protest against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, in New Delhi
Students of Jamia Millia Islamia University stage a protest against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, in New Delhi
Students of Jamia Millia Islamia University stage a protest against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill, in New Delhi
