Workers pluck tea leaves at a tea plantation, in Biswanath district, Assam. | Photo: PTI
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A woman stands next to pairs of red shoes, a symbol of solidarity with victims of domestic violence, during an awareness event in Bucharest, Romania where organisers said that one woman dies weekly in Romania due to domestic violence. | Photo: AP/Andreea Alexandru
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Security personnel during an inspection, in Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. One terrorist was killed in an overnight encounter in the area, Army said. | Photo: PTI
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Vice President CP Radhakrishnan, third right, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, third left, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Harivansh Narayan Singh, second right, Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha Pramod Chandra Mody, right, Secretary General of the Lok Sabha Utpal Kumar Singh, left, and MP Sudha Murty during the launch of Murty's book "Tides of Time", in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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A worker carries harvested wheat crop at a farm, in Loharu, Haryana. | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a gathering during a public meeting, in Gogamukh, Assam. | Photo: @NarendraModi/YT via PTI
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Opposition MPs Hibi Eden, Prashant Padole, Dean Kuriakose, Supriya Sule, and others, stage a protest during the second part of the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses for photographs with women workers at a tea garden, in Dibrugarh, Assam. | Photo: @narendramodi/X via PTI
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US President Donald Trump, centre, poses for photographs with US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, left, at the White House, in Washington, DC. | Photo: @USAmbIndia/X via PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi plucks tea leaves with women workers at a tea garden, in Dibrugarh, Assam. | Photo: @narendramodi/X via PTI
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Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike hits a building near the airport road in Beirut, Lebanon. | Photo: AP/Hussein Malla
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi plucks tea leaves with women workers at a tea garden, in Dibrugarh, Assam. | Photo: @narendramodi/X via PTI
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Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri gives the party ticket to senior Supreme Court advocate and former AAP leader HS Phoolka after he joined the BJP, at the party headquarters, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
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Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy addresses an election campaign in support of Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) candidates ahead of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Election, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI
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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during the second part of the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets a gathering during a public meeting, in Gogamukh, Assam. | Photo: PMO via PTI
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A man with his tongue pierced by a metal rod takes part in a procession during the 'Panguni Uthiram' festival, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The festival is celebrated to honour the Hindu God Murugan in the Tamil month of Panguni. | Photo: PTI
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Senior Supreme Court advocate HS Phoolka addresses after joining the BJP, at the party headquarters, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, BJP MP Hema Malini, and MP Sudha Murty, during the second part of the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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Himachal Pradesh LoP and BJP MLA Jairam Ram Thakur along with party MLAs stage a protest against the state government during the ongoing Budget Session of the state assembly, at the assembly premises, in Shimla. | Photo: PTI
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis being presented a book ‘India's 71-Year Test: The Journey to Triumph in Australia’, written by P. Kaushik and R. Kaushik, as a memento by former cricketer and commentator Ravi Shastri during a meeting, at CM’s residence, in Mumbai. | Photo: @Dev_Fadnavis/X via PTI
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Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin during a campaign in support of party candidates for Jolarpettai and Tirupattur constituencies, Kavitha Dhandapani and A. Nallathambi respectively, ahead of the state assembly elections, in Tirupattur district. | Photo: PTI
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Madurai District Collector KJ Praveen Kumar, right, addresses the gathering regarding the use of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) to first-time voters ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, at Mattuthavani bus stand complex in Madurai. | Photo: PTI
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Autorickshaws queue up near a fuel station amid LPG and petrol price hike, in Bengaluru. | Photo: PTI
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Kamrup: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma during a public meeting in support of AGP candidate from Hajo–Sualkuchi constituency, Prakash Chandra Das, in Kamrup. | Photo: PTI
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TMC candidate from Krishnanagar Uttar constituency, Avinabha Bhattacharya, campaigns ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Nadia. | Photo: PTI
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Congress candidate from Berhampore constituency, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, campaigns ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Murshidabad. | Photo: PTI
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with tribal artists during a public rally in support of TMC candidate from Hasan constituency, Kajal Sheikh, ahead of the state Assembly elections, in Birbhum. | Photo: PTI
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Left Front supporters take part in an election campaign in support of their candidates ahead of the West Bengal Assembly Election, at Balurghat, in Dakshin Dinajpur district. | Photo: PTI
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TIPRA Motha Party (TMP) founder and leader Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma during a mass gathering as he campaigns for Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections under Silachari–Manubankul TTAADC constituency, at Silachari Motorstand in Gomati district, Tripura. | Photo: PTI
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SUCI members stage a protest in front of the Chief Electoral office over the issue of 'SIR' and demanding the assurance of voting rights for all, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI
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Election officials walk through a field carrying postal ballots ahead of the Assam Assembly Election, at Buraburi in Morigaon district. | Photo: PTI
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Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) President Anbumani Ramadoss releases a party manifesto ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election during a press conference, in Chennai. | Photo: PTI/R Senthil Kumar
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In this image posted on April 1, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes his self-enumeration for Census 2027. | Photo: @narendramodi/X via PTI
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Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a rally in support of the Assam Jatiya Parishad president and candidate, Lurinjyoti Gogoi, ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, in Dibrugarh. | Photo: PTI
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Union Minister of State for Education and BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar takes part in a rally in support of party candidates ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Cooch Behar. | Photo: PTI
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Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) candidate from Guwahati Central, Kunki Chowdhury, with Congress leader Pawan Khera during campaigning for the Assam Assembly elections, in Guwahati. | Photo: PTI
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during a public rally ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections, in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo: PTI
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Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami during a roadshow ahead of the state Assembly election, in Sivaganga. | Photo: PTI
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Security beefed up after a blast outside the Punjab BJP headquarters, in Chandigarh. | Photo: PTI