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Day In Pics: August 06, 2024

Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for August 06, 2024

Monsoon session of Parliament Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav

LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, TMC's Sudip Bandhyopadhyay, DMK MP TR Baalu and other opposition MPs participate in a protest demanding removal of 18 percent GST from health/medical insurance, during ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament in New Delhi.

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Kangana Ranaut visits flood hit areas
Kangana Ranaut visits flood hit areas Photo: PTI

BJP MP Kangana Ranaut interacts with people during her visit to flood hit areas in Himachal Pradesh.

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Houses collapse in Varanasi
Houses collapse in Varanasi Photo: PTI

NDRF personnel carry out rescue work after two houses collapsed near the Kashi Vishwanath temple, in Varanasi. A woman died in the mishap.

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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns amidst widening unrest
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns amidst widening unrest Photo: EPA-EFE/Abdul Goni via PTI

Bangladeshi people carry items from prime minister's house after they stormed into the premises, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In an address to the nation, Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned after weeks of unrest and an interim government will be formed to run the country. Dhaka authorities have imposed a new curfew starting 06:00 p.m. local time on 04 August. As casualties mounted and law enforcement struggled to contain the unrest, the Bangladeshi government on 20 July 2024 had imposed an initial nationwide curfew and deployed military forces after violence broke out in Dhaka and other regions following student-led protests demanding reforms to the government's job quota system.

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Rescue operation near Kedarnath
Rescue operation near Kedarnath Photo: PTI

A local uses a foot bridge built by the Army over Mandakini River to cross following cloudburst and rains near Kedarnath, in Rudraprayag district.

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All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council PC
All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council PC Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan

Syed Naseeruddin Chishti, Chairman of the All India Sufi Sajjadanshin Council and successor of the spiritual head of Ajmer Dargah, speaks during a press conference over amendments in the Waqf Act, in New Delhi.

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Bangladesh Violence
Bangladesh Violence Photo: EPA-EFE VIA PTI

Dhaka: People gather in front of the ransacked Awami League's central office in the aftermath of the prime minister's resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In an address to the nation, Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced on 05 August that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned after weeks of unrest and an interim government will be formed to run the country. A new curfew starting 06:00 p.m. local time was imposed on 04 August by Dhaka authorities following the initial one imposed by the Bangladeshi government on 20 July 2024, as casualties mounted and law enforcement struggled to contain the unrest. Violence broke out in Dhaka and other regions following student-led protests demanding reforms to the government's job quota system.

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Paris Olympics: Javelin Throw
Paris Olympics: Javelin Throw Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary

India's Neeraj Chopra during the Men's javelin throw qualification round at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France.

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Indias practice Session
India's practice Session Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil

India's Virat Kohli attends a practice session at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium on the eve of the third one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo.

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2024 Paris Olympics Games
2024 Paris Olympics Games Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko

India's Vinesh Vinesh, left, celebrates after defeating Japan's Yui Susaki in the round of 16 of the women's freestyle 50kg wrestling match, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Athletics
Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Athletics Photo: EPA-EFE/Christian Bruna via PTI

Neeraj Chopra of India competes in the Men Javelin Throw Qualification of the Athletics competitions in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis, France.

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BJP-JD(S) protest march
BJP-JD(S) protest march Photo: PTI

Karnataka BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra with BJP and JD(S) workers during a week-long 'padyatra' from Bengaluru to Mysuru over the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority site allotment scam, at Maddur in Mandya district.

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Hiroshima Day in Bengaluru
Hiroshima Day in Bengaluru Photo: PTI

Students participate in a peace rally commemorating Hiroshima Day, in Bengaluru.

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Security at Bangladeshi students hostel of Gujarat University
Security at Bangladeshi students' hostel of Gujarat University Photo: PTI

Security personnel stand guard at a hostel of Gujarat University which houses students from Bangladesh, in Ahmedabad. The university has asked the students not to leave the city without informing the authorities in view of the unrest in Bangladesh.

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Weather: Rains in Bardhaman
Weather: Rains in Bardhaman Photo: PTI

People along with their belongings move through a flooded area after heavy rainfall, in Bardhaman.

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Aftermath of landslide in Uttarakhand
Aftermath of landslide in Uttarakhand Photo: PTI

A portion of a road damaged by a landslide at Sonprayag, in Rudraprayag district.

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Resettlement of displaced people of Manipur
Resettlement of displaced people of Manipur Photo: PTI

People who were displaced by the ethnic violence in Manipur being taken for their resettlement in their native places from a relief camp.

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Rescue operation for pilgrims stuck on Kedarnath route
Rescue operation for pilgrims stuck on Kedarnath route Photo: PTI

Search and rescue operation underway for pilgrims stranded on the rain-ravaged trek route to Kedarnath, in Rudraprayag district.

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Durand Cup: Bengaluru FC vs Mohammedan SC
Durand Cup: Bengaluru FC vs Mohammedan SC Photo: PTI

Sunil Chhetri of Bengaluru FC dribbles during the 2024 Durand Cup football match between Bengaluru FC and Mohammedan SC, at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan stadium, in Kolkata.

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Exercise Tarang Shakti 2024
Exercise Tarang Shakti 2024 Photo: PTI

Military aircrafts during the multinational air exercise 'Tarang Shakti 2024'.

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