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An Indian army recruit faints during a passing out parade at a garrison in Rangreth on the outskirts of Srinagar. (Danish Ismail / REUTERS)

Updated on: Jul 15, 2017 4:58 PM IST
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An Indian army recruit faints during a passing out parade at a garrison in Rangreth on the outskirts of Srinagar. (Danish Ismail /  REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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An Indian army recruit faints during a passing out parade at a garrison in Rangreth on the outskirts of Srinagar. (Danish Ismail / REUTERS)

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Former prime ministers HD Devegowda and Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav and others at a meeting to deliberate on the name of the joint candidate for the Vice President in New Delhi. (Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Former prime ministers HD Devegowda and Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav and others at a meeting to deliberate on the name of the joint candidate for the Vice President in New Delhi. (Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)

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Neha Devi (3L), wife of slain Indian soldier Lance Naik Ranjeet Singh, is consoled by relatives at his home in Burn village, about 28km from Jammu. Two Indian soldiers were killed on July 12 by firing from across the line of control between India and Pakistan in Keran sector of Kupwara district in Kashmir. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Neha Devi (3L), wife of slain Indian soldier Lance Naik Ranjeet Singh, is consoled by relatives at his home in Burn village, about 28km from Jammu. Two Indian soldiers were killed on July 12 by firing from across the line of control between India and Pakistan in Keran sector of Kupwara district in Kashmir. (AFP)

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Indian commuters wade along a waterlogged street after heavy rains in Allahabad. (SANJAY KANOJIA / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Indian commuters wade along a waterlogged street after heavy rains in Allahabad. (SANJAY KANOJIA / AFP)

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Firefighters extinguish fire at an electronic warehouse at Badharghat in Agartala. The warehouse caught fire due to a short circuit. (PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Firefighters extinguish fire at an electronic warehouse at Badharghat in Agartala. The warehouse caught fire due to a short circuit. (PTI)

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Murals on wall of Ram Mandir at Tulshi baug in Pune, India. (Pratham Gokhale/HT PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Murals on wall of Ram Mandir at Tulshi baug in Pune, India. (Pratham Gokhale/HT PHOTO)

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A young boy shows his catch from the flooded waters at Jamlai village in the district of Kamrup in Assam. Nearly half a million people in Assam have been affected by the floods, and at least 26 people have drowned since torrential rains hit the state. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A young boy shows his catch from the flooded waters at Jamlai village in the district of Kamrup in Assam. Nearly half a million people in Assam have been affected by the floods, and at least 26 people have drowned since torrential rains hit the state. (AFP)

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Aggressive mob damages the police vehicles during chakka jam and demanding CBI investigation in 16 year old girl rape and murder case at Theog in Shimla district, Shimla. (Deepak Sansta / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Aggressive mob damages the police vehicles during chakka jam and demanding CBI investigation in 16 year old girl rape and murder case at Theog in Shimla district, Shimla. (Deepak Sansta / HT Photo)

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A view of the Bandra-Worli Sea link in Mumbai. (Shashank Parade  / PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A view of the Bandra-Worli Sea link in Mumbai. (Shashank Parade / PTI)

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Jaanata Raja Chhatrapati Shivaji' an Iconic play of 130 artiste including actor Dr Amol kolhe as a Shivaji, on King Shivaji organized by Dagadusheth Halwai Ganesh Mandal in Pune. (Ravindra Joshi / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Jaanata Raja Chhatrapati Shivaji' an Iconic play of 130 artiste including actor Dr Amol kolhe as a Shivaji, on King Shivaji organized by Dagadusheth Halwai Ganesh Mandal in Pune. (Ravindra Joshi / HT Photo)

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Security personnel keep vigil at the site of militant attack on Amarnath Yatris in which seven pilgrims were killed and 19 others injured, at Batango in Anantnag district of South Kashmir. (PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Security personnel keep vigil at the site of militant attack on Amarnath Yatris in which seven pilgrims were killed and 19 others injured, at Batango in Anantnag district of South Kashmir. (PTI)

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Members of the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) and other tribal wings go on a road and rail blockade movement to demand a separate state- Tipraland in the outskirts of Agartala. (PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Members of the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) and other tribal wings go on a road and rail blockade movement to demand a separate state- Tipraland in the outskirts of Agartala. (PTI)

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A student uses a traditional fishing net in front of the Jamlai Senior Madrasa School at Jamlai village in Kamrup district in Assam. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A student uses a traditional fishing net in front of the Jamlai Senior Madrasa School at Jamlai village in Kamrup district in Assam. (AFP)

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A family travels on bike through a flooded road at Jamlai village in Kamrup district, Assam. The flood situation in the state has turned grave with the 17,43,119 people in 2,450 villages of 26 districts reeling under flood during the past 24 hours. (PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A family travels on bike through a flooded road at Jamlai village in Kamrup district, Assam. The flood situation in the state has turned grave with the 17,43,119 people in 2,450 villages of 26 districts reeling under flood during the past 24 hours. (PTI)

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A balloon seller carries loads of balloons, purchased from a whole seller to be sold at a market in New Delhi. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A balloon seller carries loads of balloons, purchased from a whole seller to be sold at a market in New Delhi. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)

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A herd of elephants cross a road that passes through the flooded Kaziranga National Park in the northeastern state of Assam. (Anuwar Hazarika  / Reuters) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A herd of elephants cross a road that passes through the flooded Kaziranga National Park in the northeastern state of Assam. (Anuwar Hazarika / Reuters)

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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav's security personnel clash with a media persons in Patna. (PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav's security personnel clash with a media persons in Patna. (PTI)

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L-R) Daughter Kajol and wife Neha Devi of Lance Naik Ranjit Singh wail at the loss of Singh at their residence in Bhalwal village in Jammu on Thursday. Singh was among the two soldiers killed yesterday as Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir in Kupwara district. (PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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L-R) Daughter Kajol and wife Neha Devi of Lance Naik Ranjit Singh wail at the loss of Singh at their residence in Bhalwal village in Jammu on Thursday. Singh was among the two soldiers killed yesterday as Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir in Kupwara district. (PTI)

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An Indian man jumps over the polythene bags and garbage littered on the banks of the river Ganges in Allahabad, India. India's main environmental agency has banned the dumping of any kind of waste within 500 meters (yards) of the most polluted parts of the Ganges, a river considered sacred by devout Hindus. (Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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An Indian man jumps over the polythene bags and garbage littered on the banks of the river Ganges in Allahabad, India. India's main environmental agency has banned the dumping of any kind of waste within 500 meters (yards) of the most polluted parts of the Ganges, a river considered sacred by devout Hindus. (Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP)

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A scintillating view of the Golden Temple with clouds hovering over bringing in the possibility of rain in Amritsar. (PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A scintillating view of the Golden Temple with clouds hovering over bringing in the possibility of rain in Amritsar. (PTI)

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Children enjoy light monsoon showers in New Delhi, India. (Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Children enjoy light monsoon showers in New Delhi, India. (Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)

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Dy CM Tejaswi Yadav arrived for cabinet meeting in Patna Bihar India. (A P Dube / HT Photo) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Dy CM Tejaswi Yadav arrived for cabinet meeting in Patna Bihar India. (A P Dube / HT Photo)

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Kashmiri women wail as they watch the funeral procession of a local rebel Sajad Ahmed Gilkar in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. (Dar Yasin / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Kashmiri women wail as they watch the funeral procession of a local rebel Sajad Ahmed Gilkar in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. (Dar Yasin / AP)

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Jammu and Kashmir state Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti pays homage at Martyr's graveyard in Srinagar. July 13 is observed as Martyrs' Day in memory of the day when the region s Hindu king ordered more than 20 Kashmiri Muslims executed in a bid to put down an uprising in 1931. (Mukhtar Khan / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Jammu and Kashmir state Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti pays homage at Martyr's graveyard in Srinagar. July 13 is observed as Martyrs' Day in memory of the day when the region s Hindu king ordered more than 20 Kashmiri Muslims executed in a bid to put down an uprising in 1931. (Mukhtar Khan / AP)

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Local villagers gather at a housing society to protest after a domestic help was allegedly beaten by her employers on suspicion of theft in Noida. (PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Local villagers gather at a housing society to protest after a domestic help was allegedly beaten by her employers on suspicion of theft in Noida. (PTI)

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An Indian artist paints an idol of the Hindu deity Ganesh at a workshop in Hyderabad. (Mukhtar Khan / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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An Indian artist paints an idol of the Hindu deity Ganesh at a workshop in Hyderabad. (Mukhtar Khan / AFP)

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