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From a twin building collapse in Greater Noida to high tide in Mumbai: India this week

From a twin building collapse in Greater Noida on Tuesday night that killed 9 people with many others feared trapped to high tide in Mumbai—a roundup of week’s best photos across India.

Updated on: Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM IST
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Children at a school hostel watch the World Cup soccer final match between France and Croatia on laptops, on the outskirts of Guwahati, Assam on July 15, 2018. (Anupam Nath / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

Children at a school hostel watch the World Cup soccer final match between France and Croatia on laptops, on the outskirts of Guwahati, Assam on July 15, 2018. (Anupam Nath / AP)

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People watch rescuers work at the site of a building collapse in Shahberi village, east of New Delhi on July 18, 2018. The six-story building under construction collapsed onto an adjacent building. (Altaf Qadri / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

People watch rescuers work at the site of a building collapse in Shahberi village, east of New Delhi on July 18, 2018. The six-story building under construction collapsed onto an adjacent building. (Altaf Qadri / AP)

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Kashmiri Shiite Muslim brides sit for a mass marriage event in Srinagar on July 15, 2018. Mass weddings in India are organized by social organizations primarily to help the economically backward families who cannot afford the ceremony costs as well as the customary dowry and expensive gifts that are still prevalent in many communities. (Mukhtar Khan / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

Kashmiri Shiite Muslim brides sit for a mass marriage event in Srinagar on July 15, 2018. Mass weddings in India are organized by social organizations primarily to help the economically backward families who cannot afford the ceremony costs as well as the customary dowry and expensive gifts that are still prevalent in many communities. (Mukhtar Khan / AP)

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School students pray for rain at a temple in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on July 19, 2018. (Amit Dave / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

School students pray for rain at a temple in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on July 19, 2018. (Amit Dave / REUTERS)

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A man douses a fire in an SUV in Gurugram, Haryana on July 18, 2018. (Yogesh Kumar/ HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

A man douses a fire in an SUV in Gurugram, Haryana on July 18, 2018. (Yogesh Kumar/ HT Photo)

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NDRF rescue workers search the debris for people buried underneath at the site of a building collapse in Shahberi village, east of New Delhi on July 18, 2018. (Altaf Qadri / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

NDRF rescue workers search the debris for people buried underneath at the site of a building collapse in Shahberi village, east of New Delhi on July 18, 2018. (Altaf Qadri / AP)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media flanked by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar, Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh, MoS Arjun Ram Meghwal and Union MoS for Parliamentary Affairs Vijay Goel, ahead of the monsoon session at Parliament House in New Delhi on  July 18, 2018. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media flanked by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar, Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh, MoS Arjun Ram Meghwal and Union MoS for Parliamentary Affairs Vijay Goel, ahead of the monsoon session at Parliament House in New Delhi on July 18, 2018. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)

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A man sits in front of a small lake covered in mist in Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh on July 17, 2018. (Ashwini Bhatia / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

A man sits in front of a small lake covered in mist in Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh on July 17, 2018. (Ashwini Bhatia / AP)

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People ride a motorcycle as it rains near India Gate lawns in New Delhi on July 16, 2018. (Shivam Saxena / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

People ride a motorcycle as it rains near India Gate lawns in New Delhi on July 16, 2018. (Shivam Saxena / HT Photo)

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A man inspects his house during high tide at the sea front in Mumbai, India, July 15, 2018. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

A man inspects his house during high tide at the sea front in Mumbai, India, July 15, 2018. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS)

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Schoolchildren use umbrellas to protect themselves from the rain at Ridge, Shimla on July 18, 2018. (Deepak Sansta / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

Schoolchildren use umbrellas to protect themselves from the rain at Ridge, Shimla on July 18, 2018. (Deepak Sansta / HT Photo)

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Yogesh Panhale, a snake rescuer releases a Green Vine Snake into the greener part of Bhandup pumping station which he rescued from a car bonnet at Bhandup in Mumbai on July 16, 2018. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

Yogesh Panhale, a snake rescuer releases a Green Vine Snake into the greener part of Bhandup pumping station which he rescued from a car bonnet at Bhandup in Mumbai on July 16, 2018. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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Indian flautist Rakesh Chaurasa (1L), ghazal singers Anup Jalota (2L), Pankaj Udhas (2R) and Talat Aziz (1R) attend a press conference ahead of a music festival 'Khazana Ghazal Festival 2018' organised to raise funds for Thalassemic Unit Trust & Cancer Patients Aid Association, in Mumbai on July 18, 2018. (Sujit Jaiswal / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

Indian flautist Rakesh Chaurasa (1L), ghazal singers Anup Jalota (2L), Pankaj Udhas (2R) and Talat Aziz (1R) attend a press conference ahead of a music festival 'Khazana Ghazal Festival 2018' organised to raise funds for Thalassemic Unit Trust & Cancer Patients Aid Association, in Mumbai on July 18, 2018. (Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)

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Congress parliamentarians stage a protest against the hike in the MSP (Minimum Support Price) of alternative crops, at Parliament House, on the second day of the monsoon session in New Delhi on July 19, 2018. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

Congress parliamentarians stage a protest against the hike in the MSP (Minimum Support Price) of alternative crops, at Parliament House, on the second day of the monsoon session in New Delhi on July 19, 2018. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)

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Koppu Ram Mohan, father of Indian student Sharath Koppu who was shot dead in the US holds a photograph of his son in Hyderabad on July 17, 2018. The 25-year-old was shot on July 6 during an armed robbery at a fast food restaurant in Kansas City where he worked. (Mahesh Kumar A / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

Koppu Ram Mohan, father of Indian student Sharath Koppu who was shot dead in the US holds a photograph of his son in Hyderabad on July 17, 2018. The 25-year-old was shot on July 6 during an armed robbery at a fast food restaurant in Kansas City where he worked. (Mahesh Kumar A / AP)

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Indian men's hockey team captain P.R. Sreejesh (L), prepares to receive the Asian Games torch from Indian boxer Mary Kom during the beginning of the torch relay at the Major Dhyanchand National Stadium, in New Delhi on July 15, 2018. The 18th Asian Games was scheduled to begin in Jakarta on August 18. (Prem Singh / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

Indian men's hockey team captain P.R. Sreejesh (L), prepares to receive the Asian Games torch from Indian boxer Mary Kom during the beginning of the torch relay at the Major Dhyanchand National Stadium, in New Delhi on July 15, 2018. The 18th Asian Games was scheduled to begin in Jakarta on August 18. (Prem Singh / AP)

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Mounted on a horse carriage, groom Sanjay Jatav accompanied by a procession, passed through Thakur-dominated parts of Nizampur village to his bride Sheetal’s house, becoming the first Dalit man to do so in the village at Kasganj near Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh on July 15, 2018. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

Mounted on a horse carriage, groom Sanjay Jatav accompanied by a procession, passed through Thakur-dominated parts of Nizampur village to his bride Sheetal’s house, becoming the first Dalit man to do so in the village at Kasganj near Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh on July 15, 2018. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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A supporter of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community takes part in a pride parade in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on July 15, 2018. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

A supporter of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community takes part in a pride parade in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on July 15, 2018. (AFP)

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Two local boys climb on top of a bus after heavy rain inundated the road under the Shivaji Bridge, also known as Minto Road Bridge in New Delhi on July 16, 2018. (Ajay Aggarwal/HT PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

Two local boys climb on top of a bus after heavy rain inundated the road under the Shivaji Bridge, also known as Minto Road Bridge in New Delhi on July 16, 2018. (Ajay Aggarwal/HT PHOTO)

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Rescue workers remove debris after a six-storey under construction building fell on an adjacent building which also collapsed under the impact at Shahberi village under the Bisrakh police station in Greater Noida on July 17, 2018. (Sakib Ali / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

Rescue workers remove debris after a six-storey under construction building fell on an adjacent building which also collapsed under the impact at Shahberi village under the Bisrakh police station in Greater Noida on July 17, 2018. (Sakib Ali / HT Photo)

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A woman holds a green iguana during an awareness show at Guindy Snake Park in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on July 16, 2018. (Arun Sankar / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 10:31 PM

A woman holds a green iguana during an awareness show at Guindy Snake Park in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on July 16, 2018. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

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