Apache choppers join IAF and Chandrayaan-2 lander loses contact: India this week

From the induction of the Apache helicopters in the Indian Air Force to a final hurdle in the Chandrayaan 2 lander Vikram's descent on to the lunar surface; a roundup of top photos from across the country.

Updated on: Sep 08, 2019 1:35 PM IST

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The US-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopter being accorded water salute during its induction ceremony into the Indian Air Force, at Airforce Station, Pathankot, Punjab. Eight US-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters have been inducted into the IAF. (Manvender Vashist / PTI)

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Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) employees in a tense mood after the Vikram module of Chandrayaan 2 lost communication during landing on the lunar surface, at ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (Shailendra Bhojak / PTI)

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People, police and NDRF personnel gather at the site of a blast in a factory which led to the collapse of the building in Batala, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. At least 21 people were killed in the incident. (Sameer Sehgal / HT Photo)

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A house that collapsed at Bowbazar area due to the underground metro rail work, in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

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Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency services personnel rescue a woman after a residential building collapsed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (Sam Panthaky / AFP)

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Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram being taken to Tihar jail in connection with the INX Media corruption case, in New Delhi. (PTI)

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Children study at the residence of a tuition teacher in the outskirts of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Awardees pose for a picture after being conferred the National Award to Teachers by President Ram Nath Kovind on Teachers’ Day, at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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Cadets perform martial arts (gatka) during the combined display as part of the Passing Out Parade of Gentlemen and Lady Cadets, at Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (R Senthil Kumar / PTI)

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A devotee immerses an idol of Ganesh during the 5th day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Girgaon Chowpatty, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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People roam at Arai hill in Pune, Maharashtra. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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A student from Japan's Kyoto University shows her henna-painted hands, at Bedekar College, Thane, in Maharashtra. Students from the university are visiting as part of a cultural exchange program. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

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Girls pluck grass flowers on their way to school, in Nadia, West Bengal. (PTI)

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A pair of spotted deer lock horns at Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical Garden, in Guwahati, Assam. (PTI)

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A Kathakali artist prepares backstage for a performance at a cultural festival at Kalakshetra Art Village in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

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Men with an umbrella during high tide at Sagar Vihar Vashi in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Bachchan Kumar / HT Photo)

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The mangled remains of an auto-rickshaw and scooter after a dumper truck ran over auto rickshaws, a scooter and pedestrians on Man Singh Road near India Gate, in New Delhi. Two people died and two were injured in the incident. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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Newly manufactured Maruti Suzuki cars are seen parked inside the company factory in Manesar near Gurugram, Haryana. (PTI)

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A boy looks at parked trucks at a terminal at Vashi, in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Bachchan Kumar / HT Photo)

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Students climb on a tree to watch the JNU presidential debate for the students’ union election, at JNU Campus, in New Delhi. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

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Labourers wait for customers outside hardware workshops in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Noemi Cassanelli / AFP)

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School students from government schools across 9 states participate in a Read-A-Thon on the eve of Literacy day, at Kulsumpura, in Hyderabad, Telangana. (PTI)

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General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lt Gen Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon and Additional Director General of Police Munir Khan during a joint press conference linked to the capture of two allegedly Pakistani citizens affiliated to Lashkar-e-Taiba, at an army headquarter in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the plenary session of 5th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), in Vladivostok, Russia. (ANI)