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Day In Pics: March 18, 2024

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Day In Pics: March 18, 2024
Kolkata building collapse Photo: PTI

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visits people who were injured after an under-construction building collapsed on Sunday night, at a hospital in Kolkata.

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Preparations for Holi in Jaipur
Preparations for Holi in Jaipur Photo: PTI
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Family members of artist Avaz Mohammad prepare 'Gulal Gota', balls made with lac and dry eco-friendly coloured powder, ahead of the Holi festival, in Jaipur.

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PM Modi in Telangana
PM Modi in Telangana Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Minister and BJP Telangana President G. Kishan Reddy and BJP MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar during a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Jagtial, Telangana.

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PM Modi in Telangana
PM Modi in Telangana Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Jagtial, Telangana. Union Minister and BJP Telangana President G. Kishan Reddy and BJP MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar are also seen.

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PM Modis public meeting in Telangana
PM Modi''s public meeting in Telangana Photo: PTI
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BJP supporters attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Jagtial, Telangana.

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PM Modi in Telangana
PM Modi in Telangana Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Jagtial, Telangana.

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Media outside Supreme Court of India
Media outside Supreme Court of India Photo: PTI
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Cameras installed by media personnel outside the Supreme Court of India during a hearing on electoral bonds case, in New Delhi.

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Kolkata building collapse
Kolkata building collapse Photo: PTI
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visits the Garden Reach area where an under-construction building collapsed on Sunday night, in Kolkata.

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Coaches of Sabarmati-Agra superfast train derail
Coaches of Sabarmati-Agra superfast train derail Photo: PTI
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Restoration work underway after four coaches of the Sabarmati-Agra superfast train derailed, in Ajmer district.

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PM Modis public meeting in Telangana
PM Modi''s public meeting in Telangana Photo: PTI
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BJP supporters listen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address during a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Jagtial, Telangana.

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Under-construction building collapses in Kolkata
Under-construction building collapses in Kolkata Photo: PTI
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Rescue operation underway after a five-storey under-construction building collapsed, at Garden Reach area in Kolkata.

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Telangana SSC Class 10th exams begin
Telangana SSC Class 10th exams begin Photo: PTI
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Students wait in a queue as they arrive to appear for the Telangana SSC Class 10th examinations, at an exam centre in Saidabad.

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Sabyasachi Chatterjee in Howrah
Sabyasachi Chatterjee in Howrah Photo: PTI
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CPI(M) candidate Sabyasachi Chatterjee during a door-to-door campaign ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Howrah.

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Training programme for polling officials
Training programme for polling officials Photo: PTI
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An electoral officer demonstrates the functioning of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during a training programme for polling officials, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Dehradun.

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APSC Combined Competitive Examination
APSC Combined Competitive Examination Photo: PTI
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Candidates arrive to appear for the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) Combined Competitive Examination (CCE), at an examination centre, in Guwahati.

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Delhi BJP press conference
Delhi BJP press conference Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
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Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva with party candidates from Delhi for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections; Yogender Chandolia, Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Manoj Tiwari, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Harsh Malhotra, Praveen Khandelwal and Bansuri Swaraj, during a press conference, in New Delhi.

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Karnataka water crisis
Karnataka water crisis Photo: PTI
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People collect drinking water from a water tanker amid the ongoing water crisis in Karnataka, in Bengaluru.

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IPL 2024: RCB training session
IPL 2024: RCB training session Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
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Royal Challengers Bangalore player Virat Kohli during a training session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket tournament, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

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IPL 2024: RCB training session
IPL 2024: RCB training session Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
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Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Faf du Plessis during a training session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket tournament, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

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IPL 2024: RCB training session
IPL 2024: RCB training session Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
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Royal Challengers Bangalore players Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar during a training session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket tournament, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

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Mumbai Indians press conference
Mumbai Indians'' press conference Photo: PTI/Shashank Parade
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Mumbai Indians coach Mark Boucher and team captain Hardik Pandya during a press conference in Mumbai.

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IPL 2024: KKR training session
IPL 2024: KKR training session Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer during a training session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket tournament, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

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IPL 2024: KKR training session
IPL 2024: KKR training session Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer and player Sherfane Rutherford bat during a training session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket tournament, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

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Election material shop in Bengaluru
Election material shop in Bengaluru Photo: PTI
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A vendor sells party symbols and other election material ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Bengaluru.

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Photo: PTI/R Senthil Kumar
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BJP supporters before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Coimbatore.

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PM road show in Coimbatore
PM road show in Coimbatore Photo: PTI/R Senthil Kumar
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Artists perform before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Coimbatore.

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PM road show in Coimbatore
PM road show in Coimbatore Photo: PTI/R Senthil Kumar
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Artists perform before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Coimbatore.

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PM road show in Coimbatore
PM road show in Coimbatore Photo: PTI/R Senthil Kumar
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BJP supporters before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Coimbatore.

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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in Srinagar
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in Srinagar Photo: PTI
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Chairman of Moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq during a programme, in Srinagar.

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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in Srinagar
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in Srinagar Photo: PTI
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Chairman of Moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq during a programme, in Srinagar.

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Kalpana Soren returns to Ranchi
Kalpana Soren returns to Ranchi Photo: PTI
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Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana Soren arrives at the Birsa Munda Airport after attending Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Mumbai, in Ranchi.

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RJD leader Lovely Anand joins JDU
RJD leader Lovely Anand joins JDU Photo: PTI
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with ex-MP Anand Mohan and former RJD leader Lovely Anand who joined the JDU party, in Patna.

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PM Modis rally in Shivamogga
PM Modi''s rally in Shivamogga Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election rally ahead of Lok Sabha polls, in Shivamogga.

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PM Modis rally in Shivamogga
PM Modi''s rally in Shivamogga Photo: PTI
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BJP women workers during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election rally ahead of Lok Sabha polls, in Shivamogga.

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Students play Holi in Patiala
Students play Holi in Patiala Photo: PTI
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Students play Holi at the end of their exams, at a school in Patiala.

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Revamp of Parliament premises
Revamp of Parliament premises Photo: PTI
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Revamp of Parliament premises underway, in New Delhi.

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PMs roadshow in Coimbatore
PM''s roadshow in Coimbatore Photo: PTI/R Senthil Kumar
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BJP supporters during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Coimbatore.

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BJP preparation for LS polls
BJP preparation for LS polls Photo: PTI
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BJP worker arranges masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of Lok Sabha elections, at party office in Jammu.

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Abhishek Banerjee campaigns for LS polls
Abhishek Banerjee campaigns for LS polls Photo: PTI
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TMC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee during a rally ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, at Gangarampur in South Dinajpur district.

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Shivraj Chouhan campaigns
Shivraj Chouhan campaigns Photo: PTI
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Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP candidate for Vidisha Lok Sabha seat Shivraj Singh Chouhan during an election campaign ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Ichhawar town, in Sehore district.

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Latthamaar Holi in Mathura
Latthamaar Holi in Mathura Photo: PTI
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Women from Barsana beat men from Nandgaon during Latthamaar Holi celebration, in Barasana near Mathura.

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Latthamaar Holi in Mathura
Latthamaar Holi in Mathura Photo: PTI
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Devotees during Latthamaar Holi celebration at Sri Ji temple near Mathura.

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PM Modis rally in Shivamogga
PM Modi''s rally in Shivamogga Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being garlanded during an election rally ahead of Lok Sabha polls, in Shivamogga.

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KKR event in Kolkata
KKR event in Kolkata Photo: PTI
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Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir and officials unveil a jersey during 'Knights Unplugged', the team's first event ahead of the IPL 2024, in Kolkata.

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PMs road show in Coimbatore
PM''s road show in Coimbatore Photo: PTI
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BJP supporters during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's road show ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Coimbatore.