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Day In Pics: March 08, 2024

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Day In Pics: March 08, 2024
AAP press conference | Photo: PTI/Vijay Verma

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal speaks during launch of their election campaign for upcoming Lok Sabha polls, at party headqaurters in New Delhi.

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Sudha Murty nominated to Rajya Sabha
Sudha Murty nominated to Rajya Sabha | Photo: PTI/Vijay Verma
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In this file photo Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murty during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi. Philanthropist and author Sudha Murty was nominated to the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

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International Womens Day: Bikaner mayor meets female prisoners
International Women's Day: Bikaner mayor meets female prisoners | Photo: PTI
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Bikaner mayor Sushila Kanwar Rajpurohit interacts with female prisoners at a reform home on International Women's Day, in Bikaner.

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Gaurav Gogoi and MLA Akhil Gogoi
Gaurav Gogoi and MLA Akhil Gogoi | Photo: PTI
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Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi and MLA Akhil Gogoi during a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), in Nagaon district of Assam.

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International Womens Day
International Women's Day | Photo: PTI/Nand kumar
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A woman station master monitors the trains movement on the International Women's Day, at the Badshahnagar railway station in Lucknow.

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Passing Out Parade at OTA Chennai
Passing Out Parade at OTA Chennai | Photo: PTI
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Cadets perform during the combined display organised as part of the Passing Out Parade, at Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai.

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Presidents Standard and Presidents Colours Presentation
President's Standard and President's Colours Presentation | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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President Droupadi Murmu releases a 'cover' during the President's Standard and President's Colours Presentation 2024, at the Air Force Station, Hindon, in Ghaziabad.

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Kejriwal, Mann PC
Kejriwal, Mann PC | Photo: PTI/Vijay Verma
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during a press conference ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, in New Delhi.

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International Womens Day
International Women's Day | Photo: PTI/ N. Victor Singh
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Participants at the Fit India Pink Cyclothon-2024, at the JLN Stadium in New Delhi.

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International Womens Day
International Women's Day | Photo: PTI/Nand kumar
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A woman loco pilot inside a train at the Badshahnagar railway station on the International Women's Day, in Lucknow.

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Indian Army raise two AGSC
Indian Army raise two AGSC Photo: PTI
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Women boxers at a training session. In sync with the national vision of women empowerment & demonstration of Nari Shakti, Indian Army is raising two Army Girls Sports Company (AGSC)-- Army Marksmanship Unit, Mhow and Army Sports Institute, Pune, in a phased manner.

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International Womens Day
International Women's Day | Photo: PTI/Nand kumar
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A woman guard of a goods train waves the green flag at the Badshahnagar railway station on the International Women's Day, in Lucknow.

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Mahashivratri festival
Mahashivratri festival | Photo: PTI
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Devotees at a Shiv temple on the Mahashivratri festival, in Gurugram.

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Mahashivratri festival
Mahashivratri festival | Photo: PTI
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Devotees wait in queues to offer prayers to Lord Shiva at the Lingaraj temple on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri festival, in Bhubaneswar.

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Mahashivratri festival
Mahashivratri festival | Photo: PTI
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Devotees wait in queues to offer prayers to Lord Shiva at the Bhukailash temple on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri festival, in Kolkata.

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Mahashivratri festival
Mahashivratri festival | Photo: PTI
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Devotees wait to offer prayers at a Shiva temple on the Mahashivratri festival, in Patiala.

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Mahashivratri
Mahashivratri | Photo: PTI
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Devotees at Baba Baidyanath Dham on the Mahashivratri festival, in Deoghar district.

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International Womens Day in Nagpur
International Women's Day in Nagpur | Photo: PTI
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Runali Rajkumar Raut, a woman coolie, assists passengers at a railway station on International Women's Day, in Nagpur.

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International Womens Day in Lucknow
International Women's Day in Lucknow | Photo: PTI/Nand Kumar
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A woman station master monitors the trains movement on the International Women's Day, at the Badshahnagar railway station in Lucknow.| Photo: PTI

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PM Modi in Assam
PM Modi in Assam | Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed by supporters upon his arrival in Golaghat district.

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PM Modi in Assam
PM Modi in Assam | Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma upon his arrival at the Kohora Helipad in Kaziranga, in Golaghat district.

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Tight security arrangement in Delhis Inderlok
Tight security arrangement in Delhi's Inderlok | Photo: PTI
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Security personnel deployed at Inderlok area after a Delhi Police sub-inspector allegedly kicked a few people offering namaz on a road in the area, in New Delhi.

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Tight security arrangement in Delhis Inderlok
Tight security arrangement in Delhi's Inderlok | Photo: PTI
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Muslim Community people at the site after a Delhi Police sub-inspector allegedly kicked a few people offering namaz on a road in the Inderlok area, in New Delhi.

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Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Gujarat
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Gujarat | Photo: PTI
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with supporters during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, in Dahod, Gujarat.

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Kushti Dangal in Hoshiarpur
Kushti Dangal in Hoshiarpur | Photo: PTI
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Men compete in 'Kushti', a traditional form of mud-wrestling, during 8th Kushti Dangal at village Tahli, near Begowal in Hoshiarpur district.

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G.N. Saibaba with wife Vasantha Kumari
G.N. Saibaba with wife Vasantha Kumari | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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Former Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba with wife Vasantha Kumari during a press conference following his release from the Nagpur Central Jail after the Bombay High Court acquitted him in an alleged Maoist links case, in New Delhi.

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Maha Shivratri in Thiruvananthapuram
Maha Shivratri in Thiruvananthapuram | Photo: PTI
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Devotees offer prayers at the Azhimala Shiva temple on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri' festival, in Thiruvananthapuram.

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Maha Shivratri in Thiruvananthapuram
Maha Shivratri in Thiruvananthapuram | Photo: PTI
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Azhimala Shiva temple decorated with lights on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri' festival, in Thiruvananthapuram.

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Nitish Kumar in London
Nitish Kumar in London | Photo: PTI
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visits the Science Museum, in London, United Kingdom.

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Last respects to Indian worker killed in Israel
Last respects to Indian worker killed in Israel | Photo: PTI
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Mortal remains of Indian worker Patnibin Maxwell, who was killed in an attack in Israel, arrive at Thiruvananthapuram Airport. Union Minister V. Muraleedharan is also seen.

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VP Dhankhar in Bengaluru
VP Dhankhar in Bengaluru | Photo: PTI
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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with ISRO Chairman S. Somanath during an interaction with the scientific community at ISRO's U. R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), in Bengaluru.

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VP Dhankhar in Coimbatore
VP Dhankhar in Coimbatore | Photo: PTI
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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar addresses Maha Shivaratri celebrations at Isha Yoga Center, in Coimbatore.

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Water crisis in Bengaluru
Water crisis in Bengaluru | Photo: PTI
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People stand in a queue with water cans to get drinking water at Jnana Jyothi Nagar, in Bengaluru.