India this week: From protests against ‘Padmavati’ to Bill Gates’ visit

A man feed seagulls along the Yamuna river on a foggy morning on November 17, 2017 in New Delhi, India. (Saumya Khandelwal / REUTERS)

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A man feed seagulls along the Yamuna river on a foggy morning on November 17, 2017 in New Delhi, India. (Saumya Khandelwal / REUTERS)

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A demonstrator poses with a poster during a demonstration demanding a ban on the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming film ‘Padmavati’ in Bengaluru, Karnataka on November 15, 2017. (Abhishek N. Chinnappa / REUTERS)

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Tea workers clear weeds from tea bushes at Shree Dwarika Tea Estate in Darjeeling, West Bengal. The 104-day strike that brought Darjeeling to a standstill earlier this year severely impacted tea harvests and the industry’s revenues. (Indranil Bhoumik / MINT)

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Prasiddha Dance Repertory presents ‘Silk Sutra: Dance Of The Weaves’ during Day 3 of the ‘11th Delhi International Arts Festival 2017’ at Kamani Auditorium. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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American businessman and co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation Bill Gates, speaks during a panel discussion upon Human Capital, Growth and Public Policy at Teen Murti Bhavan in New Delhi on November 16, 2017. Gates also met with Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Gurgaon and parts of the national capital saw drizzles on Friday, bringing some respite from the smog and pollution that has clouded the region for over a week. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

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A vehicle crosses an underpass in Sector 62 Noida. The second phase of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME) project, from UP Gate to Dasna, is likely to be completed by May 2019, a year ahead of the originally scheduled deadline of May 2020. (Virendra Singh Gosain / HT Photo)

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A pair of horses walk through a snow covered meadow at in Sonamarg, Jammu & Kashmir some 80 kms from Srinagar on November 15, 2017. The twin health resorts of Sonamarg and Naranag in upper reaches of Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district received the season’s first snowfall in the wee hours on Wednesday. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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A worker cleans the viewing area in front of a photo mural at Sassoon Dock. Thirty artists from around the world have given the bustling 142-year-old Sassoon Docks, a colourful makeover as part of the 2017 edition of the St+art Urban Art Festival in Mumbai. (Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)

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Former Delhi CM, Sheila Dikshit seen during a preview of an exhibition of rare photographs of Indira Gandhi ahead of her centenary at Indira Memorial Safdarjung Road in New Delhi on November 17, 2017. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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A child crosses a grassy patch while reading a book as dense smog impairs visibility at Akshardham in New Delhi on November 13, 2017. (Ravi Choudhary / HT Photo)

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Members of Pradhyumn Foundation are reflected during the launch of a Child Safety campaign at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg in New Delhi on November 14, 2017. Pradhyumn Thakur, a Class 2 student from Ryan International School in Gurgaon was found dead inside a school toilet. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Chief of General Political Department, Vietnam People’s Army Sr Lt General Luong Cuong inspects a guard of honour at South Block lawns, in New Delhi on November 13, 2017. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Majid Khan (C), is presented by Army at a joint press conference with Police in Awantipora on November 17, 2017. The 20-year-old had joined the LeT but surrendered after a tearful appeal by his mother in a video was widely shared on social media. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Grounds staff cover the pitch after play was delayed by rain at the start of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens cricket stadium in Kolkata on November 16, 2017. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)

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The Air force rifle drill team presents formations at Adampur Air Force Station during a presentation of the President’s Standards to two units for excellence, near Jalandhar on November 16, 2017. (Pardeep Pandit / HT Photo)

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Students from various schools participated in a rally organized by the UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan at Nehru Park expressing fear over alarming levels of air pollution, in New Delhi on November 15, 2017. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)