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Day In Pics: March 19, 2024

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Day In Pics: March 19, 2024
Congress Working Committee Meeting in Delhi Photo: PTI

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leaders Rahul Gandhi and KC Venugopal during the ‘Congress Working Committee (CWC) Meeting’ at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi.

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Hawan for PM Modi in Washington
Hawan for PM Modi in Washington Photo: PTI
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Organized by the Overseas Friends of BJP-USA San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, Indian American technology professionals from the Silicon Valley conducted a Hawan for the victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

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Congress Working Committee Meeting in Delhi
Congress Working Committee Meeting in Delhi Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leader Sonia Gandhi during the ‘Congress Working Committee (CWC) Meeting’ at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi.

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PM Modi in Tamil Nadu
PM Modi in Tamil Nadu Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
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Security personnel stand guard ahead of a public meeting to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Salem.

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PM Modi in Tamil Nadu
PM Modi in Tamil Nadu Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
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Supporters cheer ahead of a public meeting to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Salem.

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PM Modi in Tamil Nadu
PM Modi in Tamil Nadu Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
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Supporters cheer ahead of a public meeting to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Salem.

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Pashupati Kumar Paras addresses press
Pashupati Kumar Paras addresses press Photo: PTI
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Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party chief Pashupati Kumar Paras addresses a press conference, in New Delhi. Paras resigned on Tuesday alleging "injustice" after his party was not included in the seat-sharing deal with allies for the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar.

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Voter awareness campaign in Madurai
Voter awareness campaign in Madurai Photo: PTI
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People click photos at a selfie point installed at Madurai Collectorate campus to create voter awareness ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Madurai.

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Preparations for Holi celebrations in Jaipur
Preparations for Holi celebrations in Jaipur Photo: PTI
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Workers prepare coloured powder 'Gulal' at a factory head of Holi festival, in Jaipur.

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Congress Working Committee Meeting in Delhi
Congress Working Committee Meeting in Delhi Photo: PTI/Shahbaz Khan
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Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Digvijaya Singh and Jitendra Singh Alwar during the ‘Congress Working Committee (CWC) Meeting’ at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi.

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PM Modi in Tamil Nadu
PM Modi in Tamil Nadu Photo: PTI/R Senthil Kumar
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at supporters as he arrives for a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Salem, Tamil Nadu.

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Samsung Galaxy A55 5G, A 35 5G launched
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G, A 35 5G launched | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
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Samsung India, General Manager, Mobile Business, Akshay Rao interacts with the media during the launch of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and Galaxy A 35 5G smartphones, in Kolkata.

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Preparation for Lok Sabha polls
Preparation for Lok Sabha polls | Photo: PTI
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A worker arranges masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Jammu.

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Preparation for Lok Sabha polls
Preparation for Lok Sabha polls | Photo: PTI
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Workers arrange BJP flags ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Jammu.

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PM Modi in Kerala
PM Modi in Kerala | Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at supporters during a roadshow ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Palakkad, Kerala.

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PM Modi in Kerala
PM Modi in Kerala | Photo: PTI
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BJP supporters gather for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Palakkad, Kerala.

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Raj Thackeray meets Amit Shah
Raj Thackeray meets Amit Shah | Photo: PTI
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray during a meeting, in New Delhi.

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Re-elected RS member Sanjay Singh
Re-elected RS member Sanjay Singh | Photo: PTI
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AAP leader Sanjay Singh signs a document after taking oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha, for the second term, in the presence of Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, in New Delhi.

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JMM legislator Sita Soren joins BJP
JMM legislator Sita Soren joins BJP | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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JMM legislator Sita Soren, the sister-in-law of former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, with BJP leaders Vinod Tawde and Laxmikant Bajpai as she joins the party, in New Delhi.

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JMM legislator Sita Soren joins BJP
JMM legislator Sita Soren joins BJP | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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JMM legislator Sita Soren, the sister-in-law of former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, after joining the party, in New Delhi.

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Shashi Tharoor in Trivandrum
Shashi Tharoor in Trivandrum | Photo: PTI
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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor with senior party leader Ramesh Chennithala and Muslim Youth League President Sayyid Munavvar Ali Shihab Thangal during an election convention ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, in Thiruvananthapuram.

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PM Modi in Tamil Nadu
PM Modi in Tamil Nadu | Photo: PTI/R Senthil Kumar
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented a memento during a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Salem, Tamil Nadu.

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PM Modi in Tamil Nadu
PM Modi in Tamil Nadu | Photo: PTI/R Senthil Kumar
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Salem, Tamil Nadu.

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PM Modi in Tamil Nadu
PM Modi in Tamil Nadu | Photo: PTI/R Senthil Kumar
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Salem.

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Protest against assault on shopkeeper in Bengaluru
Protest against assault on shopkeeper in Bengaluru | Photo: PTI
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People take part in a protest after a shopkeeper was assaulted by a group of men for allegedly playing 'Hanuman Chalisa' over a loudspeaker in his shop during 'Azaan', at Nagarathpete, in Bengaluru.

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Congress Working Committee meeting
Congress Working Committee meeting | Photo: PTI
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Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and K.C. Venugopal address the media after Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi.

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Taranjit Singh Sandhu joins BJP
Taranjit Singh Sandhu joins BJP | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
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BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde presents party membership slip to former ambassador of India to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu as the latter joins the party, in New Delhi.

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PM Modi in Tamil Nadu
PM Modi in Tamil Nadu | Photo: PTI/R Senthil Kumar
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with NDA leaders during a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Salem.

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Polluted Yamuna river
Polluted Yamuna river | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore
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Men collect coins from polluted Yamuna river, at Kalindi Kunj, in New Delhi.

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Protest against assault on shopkeeper in Bengaluru
Protest against assault on shopkeeper in Bengaluru | Photo: PTI
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People take part in a protest after a shopkeeper was assaulted by a group of men for allegedly playing 'Hanuman Chalisa' over a loudspeaker in his shop during 'Azaan', at Nagarathpete, in Bengaluru.

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Kolkata building collapse
Kolkata building collapse | Photo: PTI
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Police personnel stand outside a hospital, where people injured in the Garden Reach building collapse are being treated, in Kolkata.

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Standalone: Birds in Kochi
Standalone: Birds in Kochi | Photo: PTI
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Chicks chirp in a nest on a tree by the side of a road, in Kochi.

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TMC press conference in Delhi
TMC press conference in Delhi | Photo: PTI
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TMC MP (elect) Sagarika Ghose and party leader Babul Supriyo address a press conference at the Constitution Club of India, in New Delhi.

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House set ablaze after daughter-in-law hangs herself
House set ablaze after daughter-in-law hangs herself | Photo: PTI
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Relatives mourn after an elderly couple died after their house was allegedly set on fire during a fight with the parents of their daughter-in-law who had allegedly hanged herself, in Prayagraj.

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PM Modi in Tamil Nadu
PM Modi in Tamil Nadu | Photo: PTI/R Senthil Kumar
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S. Ramadoss during a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Salem, Tamil Nadu.

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Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Thiruvananthapuram
Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Thiruvananthapuram | Photo: PTI
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Union Minister and BJP candidate for Lok Sabha elections Rajeev Chandrasekhar visits Ayiravally temple, in Thiruvananthapuram.

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Bhajanlal Sharma in Jodhpur
Bhajanlal Sharma in Jodhpur | Photo: PTI
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Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma with BJP leaders during a party workers meeting, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Jodhpur.

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SC hearing on CAA
SC hearing on CAA | Photo: PTI
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Indian Union Muslim League leaders P. K. Kunhalikutty, Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal and P. V. Abdul Wahab leave from Supreme Court after a hearing on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, in New Delhi.

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Preparations for Holi festival
Preparations for Holi festival | Photo: PTI
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Shopkeepers sell water guns, colours and other items ahead of Holi festival celebrations, in Guwahati.