Members of Hindu organisations protest over the violence against minorities in Bangladesh, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
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Former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren speaks with the media upon his arrival at Delhi airport.
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People riding a truck amid monsoon rain, in Kolkata.
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A slum dweller woman ties 'rakhi' to Delhi BJP President Virender Sachdeva during Raksha Bandhan celebration, in East Delhi.
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav during the 'Raksha Bandhan' festival celebrations, in Ujjain.
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami with badminton player Lakshya Sen at his official residence, in Dehradun.
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Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, MoS Jitendra Singh, BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh and J&K BJP President Ravinder Raina with former J&K minister Choudhary Zulfikar Ali after Ali joined BJP, in Jammu.
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Injured being treated at a hospital after a collision between a pickup van and a bus, in Bulandshahr. At least ten people were killed and 27 others suffered injuries in the accident, according to officials.
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Passengers and locals block railway track over the alleged irregularities of railway services, in South 24 Parganas district.
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Security personnel deployed to maintain law and order after a student stabbed another boy at a government school on Friday, in Udaipur.
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All India Mahila Congress President Alka Lamba with party leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir during party's women's convention, in Anantnag district.
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Doctors with others take part in a protest march against the sexual assault and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor, in Kolkata.
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren during a programme for the inauguration of various developmental schemes and distribution of assets to beneficiaries, in Godda district.
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami during the 'Raksha Bandhan' festival celebrations, in Champawat.