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Day In Pics: February 12, 2024

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Day In Pics: February 12, 2024
Nitish Kumar govt.''s trust vote Photo: PTI

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with NDA MLAs arrives at Bihar Legislative Assembly for the floor test of his government, at Vidhan Bhawan in Patna.

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Security at Delhi borders
Security at Delhi borders Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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Police barricades put up at Ghazipur border in view of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo March', in New Delhi. A large number of farmers from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab are expected to march towards the national capital on Tuesday.

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Security at Delhi borders
Security at Delhi borders Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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Police barricades put up near Ghazipur border in view of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo March', in New Delhi. A large number of farmers from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab are expected to march towards the national capital on Tuesday.

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TIPRA Motha student organization protest
TIPRA Motha student organization protest Photo: PTI
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Members of TIPRA Motha student organizations block the Assam-Agartala national highway during their protest demanding to instate Roman script for Kokborak language along with Bengali in Tripura Board of Secondary examination, on the outskirts of Agartala.

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RBI Central Board of Directors post-budget meeting
RBI Central Board of Directors post-budget meeting Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das during a customary post-budget meeting with the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India, in New Delhi.

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Nitish Kumar govt.s trust vote
Nitish Kumar govt.''s trust vote Photo: PTI
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Union Minister Nityanand Rai and HAM-S chief Jitan Ram Manjhi arrive at Bihar Legislative Assembly for the floor test of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led government, in Patna.

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Ranji Trophy: Assam vs Bihar
Ranji Trophy: Assam vs Bihar Photo: PTI
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Bihar’s batter Piyush Kumar Singh plays a shot during the 4th day of the Ranji Trophy cricket match between Assam and Bihar at ACA Stadium in Guwahati.

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RBI Central Board of Directors post-budget meeting
RBI Central Board of Directors post-budget meeting Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das arrives for a customary post-budget meeting with the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India, in New Delhi.

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Karnataka Governor at Vidhanasoudha in Bengaluru
Karnataka Governor at Vidhanasoudha in Bengaluru Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
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Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot being welcomed by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, State Legislative Council Chairman Basavraj Horatti and State Assembly Speaker U T Khader as he arrives to address the joint session of Karnataka Assembly and Council, at Vidhanasoudha in Bengaluru.

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Astha train in Ranchi
Astha train in Ranchi Photo: PTI
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Devotees chant slogans during the departure of the special ‘Astha’ train for Ayodhya, at a railway station in Ranchi.

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TIPRA Motha student organization protest
TIPRA Motha student organization protest Photo: PTI
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Security personnel detain members of TIPRA Motha student organizations during their protest demanding to instate Roman script for Kokborak language along with Bengali in Tripura Board of Secondary examination, in Agartala.

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Ashok Chavan
Ashok Chavan Photo: PTI/Subhav Shukla
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In this file photo, then Congress MP Ashok Chavan at Parliament House in New Delhi. Chavan quit Congress.

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Security at Delhi borders
Security at Delhi borders Photo: PTI
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A shipping container being placed to block National Highway 44 in view of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo March', near Singhu border in Sonipat district. A large number of farmers from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab are expected to march towards the national capital on Tuesday.

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Security at Delhi borders
Security at Delhi borders Photo: PTI
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A worker lays down barbed wire on National Highway 44 in view of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo March', near Singhu border in Sonipat district. A large number of farmers from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab are expected to march towards the national capital on Tuesday.

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Security at Delhi borders
Security at Delhi borders Photo: PTI
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Police personnel deployed at Tikri border in view of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo March', in New Delhi. A large number of farmers from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab are expected to march towards the national capital on Tuesday.

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Budget Session of Bihar Assembly
Budget Session of Bihar Assembly Photo: PTI
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Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar being welcomed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as he arrives on the first day of Budget session of State Assembly, in Patna. The floor test of the Bihar CM Nitish Kumar-led government is also scheduled to be held on Monday.

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Budget Session of Bihar Assembly
Budget Session of Bihar Assembly Photo: PTI
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha during the first day of Budget session of State Assembly, in Patna. The floor test of the Bihar CM Nitish Kumar-led government is also scheduled to be held on Monday.

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Rozgar Mela in Jammu
Rozgar Mela in Jammu Photo: PTI
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Candidates selected for posts in various government departments pose after receiving appointment letters during 'Rozgar Mela', in Jammu. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday distributed appointment letters to newly inducted recruits in government departments and organisations.

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Ranji Trophy: Assam vs Bihar
Ranji Trophy: Assam vs Bihar Photo: PTI
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Assam's bowler Rahul Singh after taking 5 wickets during the 4th day of the Ranji Trophy cricket match between Assam and Bihar, in Guwahati.

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TIPRA Motha student organization protest
TIPRA Motha student organization protest Photo: PTI
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Protestors block railway tracks during a protest organised by Tipra Indigenous Students Federation (TISF) demanding to instate Roman script for Kokborak language along with Bengali in Tripura Board of Secondary examination, on the outskirts of Agartala.

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TIPRA Motha student organization protest
TIPRA Motha student organization protest Photo: PTI
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Members of TIPRA Motha student organizations block the Assam-Agartala national highway during their protest demanding to instate Roman script for Kokborak language along with Bengali in Tripura Board of Secondary examination, on the outskirts of Agartala.

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TIPRA Motha student organization protest
TIPRA Motha student organization protest Photo: PTI
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A member of TIPRA Motha student organization raises slogans during their protest demanding to instate Roman script for Kokborak language along with Bengali in Tripura Board of Secondary examination, on the outskirts of Agartala.

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Kolkatas historical pharmacy Mahatma & Co
Kolkata''s historical pharmacy Mahatma & Co Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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Customers purchase medicines from Mahatma & Co. Chemist & Druggists, a pharmacy that supplied medicines to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in his final days in 1941, in Kolkata. The present owner Sambhunath Ray is the third generation of his family running the business.

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First lesbian couple in South Asia gets registered marriage
First lesbian couple in South Asia gets registered marriage Photo: PTI
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Anju Devi Shrestha and Suprita Gurung pose for photos after they became the first lesbian couple in South Asia to officially register their marriage, at Baddiyatal in Bardiya district, Nepal.

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Hemant Soren produced to court
Hemant Soren produced to court Photo: PTI
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Former Jharkhand CM and JMM leader Hemant Soren being produced before a PMLA court by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in a money laundering case, in Ranchi.

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Security at Delhi borders
Security at Delhi borders Photo: PTI
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Barricades being put up at Ghazipur border in view of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo March', in New Delhi. A large number of farmers from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab are expected to march towards the national capital on Tuesday.

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Curfew in Haldwanis Banbhoolpura
Curfew in Haldwani''s Banbhoolpura Photo: PTI
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Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Uttarakhand Police personnel stand guard on a road during a curfew at Banbhoolpura area, following incidents of violence after the demolition of an 'illegally built' madrasa, in Haldwani.

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Altaf Bukhari
Altaf Bukhari Photo: PTI
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Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party President Altaf Bukhari being garlanded during a workers' meet, on the outskirts of Jammu.

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Mahila Mahasamelan in Ranchi
Mahila Mahasamelan in Ranchi Photo: PTI
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren hands over a cheque to a beneficiary during the ‘Mahila Mahasamelan’, in Ranchi.

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Curfew in Haldwanis Banbhoolpura
Curfew in Haldwani''s Banbhoolpura Photo: PTI
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Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel stop commuters during a curfew at Banbhoolpura area, following incidents of violence after the demolition of an 'illegally built' madrasa, in Haldwani.

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School reopen in Haldwani
School reopen in Haldwani Photo: PTI
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Students leave after attending their school that reopened days after violence broke out over the demolition of an 'illegally built' madrasa, in Haldwani.

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Security at Delhi borders
Security at Delhi borders Photo: PTI
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Concrete barricades readied as a precautionary measure ahead of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo March', near Singhu border in New Delhi. A large number of farmers from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab are expected to march towards the national capital on Tuesday.

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PM Modi meets Karpoori Thakurs family
PM Modi meets Karpoori Thakur''s family Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the family members of Bharat Ratna awardee and former Bihar chief minister late Karpoori Thakur.