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Day In Pics: April 09, 2024

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Photo: AP/Bikas Das

Women drummers perform during a campaign of Trinamool Congress Party ahead of parliamentary elections in Kolkata.

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Maharashtrian New Year
Gudi Padwa Celebrations Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
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A woman dressed in traditional attire participates in a rally on the occasion of 'Gudi Padwa', the Maharashtrian New Year, at Girgaon in Mumbai.

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Dawoodi Bohra community celebrates Eid
Dawoodi Bohra community celebrates Eid Photo: PTI
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Members of Dawoodi Bohra community exchange greetings during celebrations of 'Eid al-Fitr' festival, in Bhopal.

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TMC protest after ECI meeting
TMC protest after ECI meeting Photo: PTIShahbaz Khan
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TMC leader Dola Sen and others during a 'dharna' after their meeting with Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday, at Mandir Marg police station in New Delhi.

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TMC protest after ECI meeting
TMC protest after ECI meeting Photo: PTI
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TMC leaders Derek O'Brien, Dola Sen, Sagarika Ghose, Vivek Gupta and others during their 'dharna' after they met with Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday, in New Delhi.

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NSUI 54th foundation day celebrations
NSUI 54th foundation day celebrations Photo: PTI
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Congress leaders Ajay Maken speaks as party leader Kanhaiya Kumar and National Students' Union of India (NSUI) President Varun Choudhary look on during the 54th NSUI Foundation Day celebrations, in New Delhi.

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Kashmiri Pandits celebrate Navreh
Kashmiri Pandits celebrate Navreh Photo: PTI
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Kashmiri Pandits during celebrations of 'Navreh' (Kashmiri New Year), at Mata Badrakali temple on the outskirts of Jammu.

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Gudi Padwa celebrations in Mumbai
Gudi Padwa celebrations in Mumbai Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
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Women dressed in traditional attire participate in a rally on the occasion of 'Gudi Padwa', the Maharashtrian New Year, at Girgaon in Mumbai.

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Gudi Padwa celebrations in Mumbai
Gudi Padwa celebrations in Mumbai Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
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People dressed in traditional attire participate in a rally on the occasion of 'Gudi Padwa', the Maharashtrian New Year, at Girgaon in Mumbai.

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Sayoni Ghosh
Election Campaign Photo: AP/Bikas Das
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An elderly woman blesses Trinamool Congress Party candidate Sayoni Ghosh, as she campaigns in Kolkata.

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Gudi Padwa celebrations in Mumbai
Gudi Padwa celebrations in Mumbai Photo; AP/Rajanish Kakade
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Women dressed in traditional attire participate in a procession to mark Gudi Padwa or the Marathi New Year in Mumbai.

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Uttarakhand gurdwara chiefs shooter killed
Uttarakhand gurdwara chief's shooter killed | Photo: PTI
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Police personnel at the site where an accused of the dera chief of Nanakmatta Sahib Gurdwara Baba Tarsem Singh's murder, was killed in an encounter, in Haridwar.

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CM Dhami during Chaitra Navratri in Dehradun
CM Dhami during Chaitra Navratri in Dehradun | Photo: PTI
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami feeds a cow at his residential residence during the ‘Chaitra Navratri’ festival. Edappadi K Palaniswami campaigns in Madurai

AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami at a vegetable market during election campaigning in support of the party’s candidate from Madurai constituency P Saravanan ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, in Madurai.

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Edappadi K Palaniswami campaigns in Madurai
Edappadi K Palaniswami campaigns in Madurai | Photo: PTI
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AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami at a vegetable market during election campaigning in support of the party’s candidate from Madurai constituency P Saravanan ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, in Madurai.

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Gudi Padwa celebrations in Mumbai
Gudi Padwa celebrations in Mumbai | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
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A woman dressed in traditional attire participates in a rally on the occasion of 'Gudi Padwa', the Maharashtrian New Year, at Girgaon in Mumbai.

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Devotees during Chaitra Navrati in Karauli
Devotees during Chaitra Navrati in Karauli | Photo: PTI
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Devotees at the Kaila Devi Temple on the first day of the ‘Chaitra Navratri’ festival, in Karauli.

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INDIA bloc candidates campaign in Agartala
INDIA bloc candidates campaign in Agartala | Photo: PTI
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Tripura state Congress President and INDIA bloc candidate from Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency Ashish Kumar Saha with CPI(M) leader and INDIA bloc candidate from Ramnagar Assembly constituency campaigns at Battala area, in Agartala.

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Maha Vikas Aghadi press conference in Mumbai
Maha Vikas Aghadi press conference in Mumbai | Photo: PTI/Shashank Parade
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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Congress leaders Nana Patole, Prithviraj Chavan and Balasaheb Thorat and NCP chief Sharad Pawar during a Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) press conference, in Mumbai.

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PM Modi in Pilibhit
PM Modi in Pilibhit | Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and others during a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Pilibhit.

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K Kavitha at Rouse Avenue Court
K Kavitha at Rouse Avenue Court | Photo: PTI
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BRS leader K Kavitha being produced at the Rouse Avenue court in the Delhi excise policy-related money laundering case, in New Delhi.

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TMC protest after ECI meeting in Delhi
TMC protest after ECI meeting in Delhi | Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
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Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj interacts with Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O'Brien during a 'dharna' staged by the latter with other TMC leaders at Mandir Marg police station, in New Delhi. TMC leaders who were detained by Delhi Police on Monday while staging a dharna outside the Election Commission's office continued their protest at the police station on Tuesday morning.

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PM Modi in Pilibhit
PM Modi in Pilibhit | Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP candidate Jitin Prasada during a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Pilibhit.

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Pradyut Bordoloi campaigns in Nagaon
Pradyut Bordoloi campaigns in Nagaon | Photo: PTI
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Congress candidate from the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency Pradyut Bordoloi during his election campaign for the upcoming elections, at Phulaguri, in Nagaon district.

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First day of the Navratri
First day of the Navratri | Photo: AP/Channi Anand
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A devotee lights lamps inside the ancient Baba Sidh Goria temple on the first day of the Navratri, or nine nights festival, in Jammu.

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BJP Lok Sabha Campaign in Dehradun
BJP Lok Sabha Campaign in Dehradun | Photo: PTI
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BJP Mahila Morcha Uttarakhand members pose for photos with 'mehendi' on their hands as part a campaign ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Dehradun.

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Ravi Shankar Prasad in Patna
Ravi Shankar Prasad in Patna | Photo: PTI
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BJP leader and candidate from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency Ravi Shankar Prasad during ‘Shakti Sampark Yatra’ ahead of the upcoming election, in Patna.

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Devotees offer Pongala in Trivandrum
Devotees offer Pongala in Trivandrum | Photo: PTI
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Devotees offer ‘Pongala’ at the Vellayani Devi Temple, in Thiruvananthapuram.

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Piyush Goyal celebrates Gudi Padwa
Piyush Goyal celebrates Gudi Padwa | Photo: PTI
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal along with his wife Seema Goyal puts up a 'Gudi' to celebrate 'Gudi Padwa' festival at his new house, in Mumbai.

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Birender Singh joins Congress
Birender Singh joins Congress | Photo: PTI/Vijay Verma
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Former union minister Birender Singh with Congress leaders Mukul Wasnik and Bhupinder Hooda as he joins Congress, at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi.

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Novak Djokovic & Rohan Bopanna
Novak Djokovic & Rohan Bopanna | Photo: PTI
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World No. 1 in Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings Novak Djokovic and World No. 1 in ATP doubles rankings Rohan Bopanna.

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Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal | Photo: PTI
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In this file photo, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal leaves after the Rouse Avenue court extended Enforcement Directorate's custody of him by four days till April 1 in the excise policy-linked money laundering case, in New Delhi. In a massive setback to Kejriwal, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed his petition challenging his arrest in a money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise scam, saying there was no contravention of legal provisions.

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TMC leader Dola
TMC leader Dola | Photo: PTI
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Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Dola Sen speaks to the media during her protest at Mandir Marg police station, in New Delhi.

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Pamban bridge
Pamban bridge | Photo: PTI
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Pamban bridge near Rameshwaram.