Security personnel during night curfew, imposed by Delhi government to curb COVID-19 spread, at Connaught Place in New Delhi.
Security personnel stand guard on a deserted street at Connaught Place during night curfew, imposed by Delhi government to curb COVID-19 spread, in New Delhi.
A worker walks past closed shops at Connaught Place during night curfew, imposed by Delhi government to curb COVID-19 spread, in New Delhi.
Security personnel close shops during night curfew, imposed by Delhi government to curb COVID-19 spread, at Connaught Place in New Delhi.
Owners and workers of the food and hotel service industry during a protest against night curfew imposed by the state government, to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Amritsar.
Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF) President Hagrama Mohilary shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote at a polling station, during the third and final phase of Assam Assembly Elections 2021, at Kokrajhar.
In this photo provided by the Serbian Presidential Press Service, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic receives a dose of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine in the village of Rudna Glava, Serbia. Vucic finally rolled up his sleeve for a coronavirus vaccine Tuesday and to encourage his country's increasingly skeptical Serbs to get vaccinated themselves.
Actress and BJP candidate from Thousand Lights constituency, Kushboo Sundar, shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her vote for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, in Chennai
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP K Kanimozhi (C), wearing a PPE kit at a polling station in Mylapore, shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her vote for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, in Chennai. Kanimozhi tested postive for COVID-19 recently.
BJP leader Subhendu Adhikari (R) and Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Sekhawat (L) participate in an election road show for West Bengal Assembly polls,in Kolkata.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during an election campaign rally for State Assembly polls, in Alipurduar district.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during an election campaign rally for State Assembly polls, in Alipurduar district.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat at Har Ki Pauri Ghat to check the preparations for the Kumbh Mela 2021, in Haridwar.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat at Har Ki Pauri Ghat to check the preparations for the Kumbh Mela 2021, in Haridwar.
People belonging to transgender community show their finger marked with indelible ink after casting they vote for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, in Chennai
Retail traders stage a protest against COVID-19 restrictions imposed till April 30 by the Maharashtra Government, at a market in Nagpur.
Congress leader Oommen Chandy with his family members after casting their votes during Kerela Assembly polls, in Kottayam district.
COVID-19 positive patients show their voters ID card after casting their votes during Kerala Assembly Polls, in Thiruvananthapuram.
Demonstrators scuffle with Italian Policemen in riot gear outside the lower Chamber during a protest by restaurant and other business activity owners in Rome. Demonstrators demanded to reopen of their business and protested against restrictive measures of the Italian Government to cope with the surge of COVID-19 cases.
BJP leader E. Sreedharan and his wife Radha Sreedharan at a polling booth to cast their vote during Kerala Assembly polls, at Ponnani in Palakkad district.
A senior citizen is provided with a glove at a polling station during Kerala Assembly Polls, in Thiruvananthapuram.
TMC leader Sujata Mondal after being allegedly attacked, during the ongoing West Bengal Assembly polls, in Hooghly district.
Voters stand in a queue to cast their votes, at a polling booth, during the Puducherry Assembly Election, in Pudupet, Puducherry.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu attends the Mopin festival at Aalo in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
This combination photo shows Mumbai's Juhu Chowpatty buzzing with activity on March 07, 2021, above and wearing a deserted look after the government announced a partial lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, below.
This combination photo shows Mumbai's Juhu Chowpatty buzzing with activity on March 07, 2021, above and wearing a deserted look after the government announced a partial lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, below.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his election campaign in support of BJP candidates for West Bengal Assembly poll at Dumurjola stadium in Howrah district.
A woman cultivates Calendula flowers in a field on the outskirts of Amritsar. Besides being used in decorations and religious offerings, the Calendula flower also has medicinal properties.
People pose for photographs in front of a wall art dedicated to Corona warriors after votes for Assembly polls, at a model polling Station in Guwahati.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during BRICS FMs and Governor's meeting, at North Block in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP candidate Rajib Banerjee during an election campaign rally for State Assembly polls, at Dumujola Stadium in Howrah district.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a meeting with US climate envoy John Kerry, at North Block in New Delhi.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during an election campaign rally for the State Assembly polls at Ghumanor Haat in Cooch Behar district.
A BJP supporter during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election campaign in support of BJP candidates for West Bengal Assembly poll at Dumurjola stadium in Howrah district.
Priests perform rituals at Har Ki Pauri Ghat on the banks of Ganga river, during Kumbh Mela 2021 in Haridwar.
In this file photo, Supreme Court Judge Justice NV Ramana. Justice NV Ramana was appointed as the next Chief Justice of India by President Ram Nath Kovind.
A cavalcade arrives at Ropar Jail to take custody of gangster-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari as part of arrangements for his shifting from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh jail, in Rupnargar district.
A cavalcade moves towards Banda Jail to transport gangster-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh jail, in Rupnagar district.
Funeral procession of CRPF jawan Rajkumar Yadav, who died in a gun battle with Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh, in Ayodhya.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan during '24 hrs Health Request' at Gandhi statue to create awareness on COVID-19, in Bhopal.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Dilip Walse Patil takes charge as Maharashtra Home Minister, in Mumbai.
Tarakeswar Constituency BJP candidate Swapan Dasgupta speaks to locals in front of a polling station, during the 3rd phase of West Bengal Assembly elections, at Bamanpara in Hooghly district.
Devotees offer prayer outside the Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple, closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, at Dadar in Mumbai.
Passengers, wearing masks as per COVID-19 guidelines, arrive at the Charbagh Railway Station amid countrywide spike in the coronavirus cases, in Lucknow.
A health worker conducts COVID-19 testing of a woman, amid a countrywide spike in coronavirus cases, in Srinagar.
Citizens stand in a queue to cast vote during the Tripura Autonomous District Council (ADC) election, on a hot summer day, in Agartala.
Tarakeswar Constituency BJP candidate Swapan Dasgupta in front of a polling station, during the 3rd phase of West Bengal Assembly elections, at Bamanpara in Hooghly district.
A workers sanitises the premises of a COVID-19 centre, amid a countrywide spike in coronavirus cases,in Srinagar.
Wildlife officials tranquilize a leopard which strayed in Gandhi Nagar locality in Jammu city.
Family members and relatives of Inspector Dilip Kumar Das, who died in Chhattisgarh's Maoist attack, receive the Tricolor during his last rites at Bhargaon village in Barpeta district.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election campaign rally in support of BJP party candidates for the West Bengal Assembly polls, at Rashmela Maidan in Cooch Behar district.
Women wait in a queue at a polling station to cast their votes for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, in Coimbatore.
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Wellington, New Zealand, announces conditions for quarantine-free travel with Australia. The start of quarantine-free travel between the neighboring nations comes as a relief to families who have been separated by the coronavirus pandemic as well as to struggling tourist operators.
A speed boat travels past the HMAS Arunta, an Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy, moored in Sydney harbor, Australia. New Zealand announced the start date for a long-anticipated travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand that will allow people to travel between the two countries without going through quarantine, allowing families to reunite and giving a big boost to the struggling tourism industry will begin April 19.
In this photo provided by NASA, the service structure is lifted into position around a Soyuz rocket, at site 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election campaign rally in support of BJP party candidates for the West Bengal Assembly polls, at Rashmela Maidan in Cooch Behar district.
A physically challenged voter is offered help at a polling station during voting for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, in Chennai.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray during a press conference on various issues gripping the state, in Mumbai.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray during a press conference on various issues gripping the state, in Mumbai.
A woman walks past a graffiti depicting the Statue of Liberty wearing a mask, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on a street in Mumbai.
A man walks past a graffiti depicting the Statue of Liberty wearing a mask, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on a street in Mumbai.
Trinamool Congress candidate Ajoy Dey campaigns on a bullock cart in Santipur Assembly segment of Nadia district.
People wait in queue to collect medicines from 'Arogya Rath', a government initiative, in Surat.
Voters queue up to cast their votes at a polling station during the third phase of Assam Assembly elections, in Guwahati.
Voters stand in a queue at a polling station, during the 3rd phase of Assembly elections at Shpaigachi, in Hooghly.
A security person keeps vigil as women wait in a queue to cast votes at a polling station, during the 3rd phase of Assembly elections at Shpaigachi, in Hooghly.
Hajong tribal women show their voter identity cards as they wait in the queue to cast their votes at a polling Station for Assembly polls, at Boko in Kamrup district.
Voulenteers provide hand sanitizer and mask to an elderly voter at a polling station during the third phase of West Bengal Assembly elections, in South 24 Parganas district.
US climate envoy John Kerry arrives at the Ministry of Finance to meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi.
BJP National President J P Nadda addresses the party workers on the occasion of BJP's Sthapana Diwas (Foundation Day), at BJP HQ, in New Delhi.
Voters queue up to cast their votes at a polling station, during the third and final phase of Assam Assembly election, in Guwahati.
BJP National President J P Nadda with party leaders and workers listen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address (speaking via video link) on the occasion of BJP's Sthapana Diwas (Foundation Day), at BJP HQ, in New Delhi.
A view of Girgaon chowpatty, after authorities closed all public spaces due to surge in COVID-19 cases, in Mumbai.
A portion of an under-construction railway bridge that collapsed in Rampura area of New Delhi.
A civic worker rest on the back of a vehicle after sanitizing a building in Mumbai. India reported its biggest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began Monday, and officials in the hard-hit state home to Mumbai are resuming the closure of some businesses and places of worship in a bid to slow the spread.
BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty during an election campaign rally in support of Uttarpara assembly constituency party candidate, during the ongoing state assembly polls, in West Bengal.
Police personnel guard outside a locality during restrictions amid spike in coronavirus cases, in Thane district.
A woman along with a girl walk past a graffiti, depicting the coronavirus in Mumbai. India reported its biggest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began Monday, and officials in the hard-hit state home to Mumbai are resuming the closure of some businesses and places of worship in a bid to slow the spread.
Delhi Capitals' fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje arrive at the team hotel in Mumbai. Rabada and Nortje will be in quarantine for one week.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar welcomes Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov before a meeting, in New Delhi.
US climate envoy John Kerry and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar exchange greetings at a meeting at Prayvaran Bhawan, in New Delhi.
Security personnel carry the motal remains of CRPF jawan Shambhu Roy, who died in a gun battle with Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh, on its arrival at the airport in Agartala.
A stray dog rests outside a multiplex after authorities closed cinemas as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 in Mumbai. India reported its biggest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began Monday, and officials in the hard-hit state home to Mumbai are resuming the closure of some businesses and places of worship in a bid to slow the spread.
NDRF personnel carry out rescue works after a portion of an under-construction railway bridge collapsed in Rampura area of New Delhi.
Steam and lava spurt from a new fissure on a volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland. The new fissure has opened up at the Icelandic volcano that began erupting last month, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of hikers who had come to see the spectacle. Officials say the new fissure is about 500 meters (550 yards) long and about one kilometer (around a half-mile) from the original eruption site in the Geldinga Valley.
Congress leader P Chidambaram shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote for Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, at polling station in Sivaganga district.
People stand in queue to cast their votes in a polling station during the third phase of assembly election in Guwahati.
An Assamese voter shows the indelible ink mark on her finger after casting her vote at a polling station during the third phase of assembly election in Guwahati.
A paramilitary person assists an elderly voter as people stand in queue to cast their votes in a polling station during the third phase of assembly election in Guwahati.
People stand on social distancing markings made as part of precaution against the coronavirus as they wait to cast their votes during the third phase of Assam state assembly elections in Guwahati.
A voter shows the indelible ink mark on his finger after casting his vote in a polling station during the third phase of assembly election in Guwahati.
Kumudini Mallik, 92 arrives to cast her vote at a polling booth during third phase of West Bengal state elections in Baruipur, South 24 Pargana district.
BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty during an election campaign rally in support of Uttarpara assembly constituency party candidate, during the ongoing state assembly polls, in West Bengal.
BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty during an election campaign rally in support of Uttarpara assembly constituency party candidate, during the ongoing state assembly polls, in West Bengal.
Voters stand in a queue outside a polling booth during the 3rd phase of the State Assembly election at Haripal Constituency in West Bengal
BJP candidate Himanta Biswa Sarma with his wife Riniki Sarma Bhuyan and son Nandil Biswa Sarma shows fingers marked with indelible ink after casting votes at a polling station, during the third phase of Assam Assembly elections, at Amingaon in Kamrup district.
Former Defence Minister A.K. Antony along with his family members shows ink-marked fingers after casting their votes at a polling booth for Kerala Assembly polls in Thiruvananthapuram.
Voters undergo thermal screening as they arrive to to cast their votes during the 3rd phase of the State Assembly election at Haripal Constituency in West Bengal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses BJP workers on the occasion of the party's Sthapana Diwas (Foundation Day), via video conferencing, in New Delhi.
An ambulance enters the Police Lines Rupnagar as part of arrangements for the shifting of gangster-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh jail, in Ropar.
Mud Satyagraha Yatra activists arrive at farmers' protest site at Ghazipur border, in New Delhi. In the Yatra activists have collected soils from 29 states in support of farmers' agitation.
An elderly physically challenged woman is brought on a bi-cycle to help her vote as others wait in a queue, at a polling station, during the 3rd phase of the State Assembly election, at Uttarpara in Baksa district.
Voters take selfies after casting their votes at a polling station, during the third and final phase of Assam Assembly elections, in Guwahati.
Voters queue up to cast their votes at a polling station, during the third and final phase of Assam Assembly elections, in Guwahati.
A first time voter shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her vote for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, in Chennai.
Voters being screened for COVID-19 symptoms at a polling booth during voting for the third and final phase of the Assam Assembly elections, in Guwahati.
Major Archbishop of the syro-Malabar Church Mar George Cardinal Alencherry shows finger marked with indelible after casting his vote for the Kerala Assembly polls, in Kochi.
Voters being screened for COVID-19 symptoms at polling station, during voting for Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, in Kanyakumari district.
Elderly voters show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes at a polling station, during the third and final phase of Assam Assembly elections, in Guwahati.
BJP National President J P Nadda pays tributes to Bharatiya Jana Sangh leaders Shyama Prasad Mookerjee and Deen Dayal Upadhyay on the occasion of BJP's Sthapna Diwas (Foundation Day), at BJP HQ, in New Delhi.
Voters queue up to cast their votes at a polling station, during the third and final phase of Assam Assembly elections, in Guwahati.
DMK President MK Stalin addresses the media after casting his vote for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, in Chennai.
DMK president MK Stalin with his family members interacts with the media after casting his vote for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, in Chennai.
Voters wearing masks as a precaution against the coronavirus stand in queue to cast their votes at a polling booth during third phase of West Bengal state elections in Baruipur, South 24 Pargana district.
An elderly voters walks towards a polling booth as Bodo tribal people wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station, during the 3rd phase of the State Assembly election, at Uttarpara in Baksa district.
Voters show their voter identity cards outside a polling station during the 3rd phase of the State Assembly election at Haripal Constituency in West Bengal
A voter shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her vote during the 3rd phase of the State Assembly election at Haripal Constituency in West Bengal
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) President Kamal Haasan shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, in Chennai.
Women show their voter identity cards as they queue up at a polling station to cast their votes for TTAADC elections in Agartala.
A team of Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Pune with NIA experts recreate the crime scene by taking suspended API Sachin Vaze to a spot at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus as part of the investigation into the Mansukh Hiren death case, in Mumbai.
Students wearing face masks appearing 10th class board exams, amid spike in coronavirus cases, in Jammu
Residents collect drinking water provided by Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC), in a locality facing acute water shortage with onset of summer season, in Ranchi.
A Reang tribal woman shows her finger marked with ink after casting her vote at a polling station during the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections, at Damcharra in Panisagar.
Actor Rajinikanth outside a polling station to cast his vote for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, in Chennai.
Voters queue up to cast their votes at a polling station during the third phase of West Bengal Assembly elections, at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district.
Assamese actress Prastuti Parashar shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her vote at a polling station, during the third and final phase of Assam Assembly elections, in Guwahati.
A health worker gives sanitizer to an Indian voter standing in queue to cast vote in a polling station during the third phase of assembly election in Gauhati.
People line up outside a polling booth to cast their votes during the single phase voting for the Kerala state legislature elections in Kochi.
BJP candidate Ranjeet Kumar Dass with his family members shows fingers marked with indelible ink after casting votes at a polling station, during the third phase of Assam Assembly elections, in Nalbari district.
Actor Kopil Bora shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote for the the third phase of the Assembly elections, in Guwahati.
Kota tribal people show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes at the polling station, for Tamil Nadu polls, in Nilgiris.
A civic worker sanitizes a building in Mumbai. India reported its biggest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began and officials in the hard-hit state home to Mumbai are resuming the closure of some businesses and places of worship in a bid to slow the spread.
A portion of an under-construction railway bridge that collapsed in Rampura area of New Delhi.
Mansour Abbas, leader of the United Arab list, second right, and Mazen Ghanayem, right, discuss with President Reuven Rivlin, background, on who might form the next coalition government, at the president's residence in Jerusalem. Israel held parliamentary elections on March 24, the fourth elections in two years.
West Ham's Jarrod Bowen, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England.
Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele, right, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Valladolid CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain
Burned vehicles are parked outside the police command headquarters in Owerri, Nigeria. Hundreds of inmates escaped from a prison in the southeastern Nigerian city after a series of coordinated attacks, according to government officials.
