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From the Beating Retreat to the Interim Budget: India this week
From the presentation of the Modi government's final budget before this year's general assembly elections to the Beating Retreat signalling a wrap of the R-Day festivities; a roundup of top photos from across the country.
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Members of the audience wave their mobile phones to add light to the illuminated Raisina Hills, during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)
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A participant practices “Mallakhamb” (traditional Indian gymnastics) while suspended from a rope during a practice session for the upcoming competition to promote the sport, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (Amit Dave / REUTERS)
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A worker spreads rice for drying at a rice mill on the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS)
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Visitors interact playfully with the cut outs at ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival 2019, at Diggi Palace, in Jaipur, Rajasthan. (Himanshu Vyas / HT Photo)
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Bright pink flowers start blooming on the Rosy Trumpet (Tabebuia rosea) tree on the Eastern Express Highway near Vikhroli in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)
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Vehicles move slowly on the snow covered Dhalli-Kufri highway during fresh snowfall, in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. (Deepak Sansta / HT Photo)
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Models showcase dresses made from traditional Indian fabrics based on GI (Geographical Indication) textiles drawn from various regions across India during an event “Artisan Speak”, at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Elephanta Caves near Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)
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Ninety couples take part in a mass marriage during the 52nd Maharashtra Nirankari Sant Samagam at CIDCO ground Kharghar in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Bachchan Kumar / HT Photo)
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A boat rows through the foam filled Yamuna river near Kalindi Kunj, in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. (Virendra Singh Gosain / HT Photo)
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Students listen to the radio during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interactive session ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0,’ at Government Girls Middle School, in Patna, Bihar. (AP Dube / HT Photo)
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Former Defence Minister George Fernandes’ funeral cortege moves from his residence in Panchsheel Park in New Delhi. (Amal KS / HT Photo)
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Union Minister Smriti Irani and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal at a lunch party hosted by the latter at her residence, at Safdarjung Road, in New Delhi. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)
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Dhanauri wetland in Greater Noida has been hosting a large bird population of various species including several pairs of Sarus Crane, the state bird of UP, in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. (Sunil Ghosh / HT Photo)
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Finance Minister Piyush Goyal (C) along with his full Budget team leaves for Rashtrapati Bhawan, at North Block, in New Delhi. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)
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Commuters seen travelling from Borivali to Churchugate in a the crowed local train at Goregaon in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)
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A woman purchases oranges from a roadside vendor in New Delhi. (Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
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A man sleeps on a motorbike in the old quarters of Delhi. (Sajjad Hussaiin / AFP)
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Indian paramilitary personnel stand guard on the shore of the Dal lake during heavy snowfall in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Tauseef Mustafa / AFP)
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A leopard attacks a man as others climb a wall to get away from the animal in Lamba Pind area in Jalandhar, Punjab. (Shammi Mehra / AFP)
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Handlers manage a horse after a training session ahead of the Indian Derby in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Rafiq Maqbool / AP)
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