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Election buzz and northeast monsoon comes knocking: India this week

From assembly polls in Maharashtra and Haryana and the surrounding action to the advancing northeast monsoon and cyclonic activity along India's eastern and western coasts; a roundup of top photos from across the country.

Updated on: Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP working president JP Nadda arrive to address their supporters after Haryana and Maharashtra election results were declared, at party headquarters, in New Delhi. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP working president JP Nadda arrive to address their supporters after Haryana and Maharashtra election results were declared, at party headquarters, in New Delhi. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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A man sits on the banks of Sangam -- the area around the confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati -- after floodwaters receded in Prayagraj. (Sanjay Kanojia / AFP)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

A man sits on the banks of Sangam -- the area around the confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati -- after floodwaters receded in Prayagraj. (Sanjay Kanojia / AFP)

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A fisherman sits on a rock to catch fish in the river Brahmaputra in Kasoshila village on the outskirts of Guwahati, Assam. (Anupam Nath / AP)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

A fisherman sits on a rock to catch fish in the river Brahmaputra in Kasoshila village on the outskirts of Guwahati, Assam. (Anupam Nath / AP)

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Preparations underway ahead of the Deepotsav festival, in Ayodhya where 5.5 lakh earthen lamps or diyas will be lit simultaneously. (ANI)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Preparations underway ahead of the Deepotsav festival, in Ayodhya where 5.5 lakh earthen lamps or diyas will be lit simultaneously. (ANI)

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Journalists stand near giant cutouts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis outside the office of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Mumbai, Maharashtra as counting for Maharashtra state elections was being held. (Rafiq Maqbool / AP)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Journalists stand near giant cutouts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis outside the office of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Mumbai, Maharashtra as counting for Maharashtra state elections was being held. (Rafiq Maqbool / AP)

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Farmers shavethe head of a fellow in protest as a gesture in Chennai demanding profitable prices for their products and waver of their debts. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Farmers shavethe head of a fellow in protest as a gesture in Chennai demanding profitable prices for their products and waver of their debts. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

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Onlookers watch after a car slid from a bridge to the stream following heavy rain near Chikmagalur in Karnataka. (PTI)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Onlookers watch after a car slid from a bridge to the stream following heavy rain near Chikmagalur in Karnataka. (PTI)

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Sourav Ganguly arrives to an interaction with media during a press conference at BCCI headquarters while taking charge as the organisation’s president in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Sourav Ganguly arrives to an interaction with media during a press conference at BCCI headquarters while taking charge as the organisation’s president in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah is seen on a giant screen during a Police Commemoration Day Parade, at Police Memorial Ground, Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is seen on a giant screen during a Police Commemoration Day Parade, at Police Memorial Ground, Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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Shiv Sena party workers celebrate the victory of their candidates at Sena Bhavan, Dadar in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Shiv Sena party workers celebrate the victory of their candidates at Sena Bhavan, Dadar in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)

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Participants during the Delhi Half Marathon, near India Gate, Rajpath, in New Delhi. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Participants during the Delhi Half Marathon, near India Gate, Rajpath, in New Delhi. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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Joshi Singh, 50, a peon at Chatrasal Stadium is seen on top of a High Mast light that he climbed in protest for not receiving his salary for the last 22 months, at Chatrasal Stadium, in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Joshi Singh, 50, a peon at Chatrasal Stadium is seen on top of a High Mast light that he climbed in protest for not receiving his salary for the last 22 months, at Chatrasal Stadium, in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane pays his respects to the mortal remains of two soldiers, Hawaldar Padam Bahadur Shrestha (Assam) and Rifleman Gamil Kumar Shrestha, who were killed in cross-border shelling in Jammu and Kashmir, at Palam Technical Airport, in New Delhi. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane pays his respects to the mortal remains of two soldiers, Hawaldar Padam Bahadur Shrestha (Assam) and Rifleman Gamil Kumar Shrestha, who were killed in cross-border shelling in Jammu and Kashmir, at Palam Technical Airport, in New Delhi. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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Delegates of India and Pakistan sign an agreement on the Kartarpur corridor, in Gurdaspur, Punjab. India and Pakistan signed a landmark agreement to open the historic Kartarpur Corridor to allow Indian Sikh pilgrims to visit Darbar Sahib Shrine in Pakistan. (Sameer Sehgal / HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Delegates of India and Pakistan sign an agreement on the Kartarpur corridor, in Gurdaspur, Punjab. India and Pakistan signed a landmark agreement to open the historic Kartarpur Corridor to allow Indian Sikh pilgrims to visit Darbar Sahib Shrine in Pakistan. (Sameer Sehgal / HT Photo)

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Differently abled applicants who had applied for various jobs in the Railways raise slogans as they stage a protest against Railway Ministry, at Mandi House circle, in New Delhi. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Differently abled applicants who had applied for various jobs in the Railways raise slogans as they stage a protest against Railway Ministry, at Mandi House circle, in New Delhi. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

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Heavy fog engulfs a field in Mayur Vihar in New Delhi. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Heavy fog engulfs a field in Mayur Vihar in New Delhi. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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Indian captain Virat Kohli and team players pose with the trophy after winning the bilateral test series 3 - 0. at JSCA Stadium, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. (Ashok Bhaumik / PTI)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Indian captain Virat Kohli and team players pose with the trophy after winning the bilateral test series 3 - 0. at JSCA Stadium, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. (Ashok Bhaumik / PTI)

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Residents wade through a waterlogged street following heavy rainfall in Kochi, Kerala. Heavy rains lashed several parts of Kerala as the North East monsoon became active over the state. (PTI)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Residents wade through a waterlogged street following heavy rainfall in Kochi, Kerala. Heavy rains lashed several parts of Kerala as the North East monsoon became active over the state. (PTI)

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BJP supporters outside the residence of Mukta Tilak, winning candidate of BJP from Kasba constituency in Pune, Maharashtra. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

BJP supporters outside the residence of Mukta Tilak, winning candidate of BJP from Kasba constituency in Pune, Maharashtra. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee, who won the Nobel Prize for Economics this year, during a meeting at the PM’s residence, in New Delhi. (PTI)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee, who won the Nobel Prize for Economics this year, during a meeting at the PM’s residence, in New Delhi. (PTI)

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Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP Working President JP Nadda, party leader Anil Jain, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, MoS Finance Anurag Thakur and JJP leader Dushyant Chautala during a press conference announcing their alliance in Haryana assembly, in New Delhi. (Kamal Singh / PTI)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP Working President JP Nadda, party leader Anil Jain, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, MoS Finance Anurag Thakur and JJP leader Dushyant Chautala during a press conference announcing their alliance in Haryana assembly, in New Delhi. (Kamal Singh / PTI)

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Boys climb trees to watch the take off of an airplane along a highway, outside Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Boys climb trees to watch the take off of an airplane along a highway, outside Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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Devotees light earthen lamps on the bank of Saryu River during Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. (Nand Kumar / PTI)

Updated on Oct 27, 2019 3:44 PM

Devotees light earthen lamps on the bank of Saryu River during Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. (Nand Kumar / PTI)

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