Kohli clinches new records and grenade attack in Srinagar: India this week

Updated On Oct 13, 2019 05:33 pm IST

From Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s double century against South Africa that got him new records to the grenade attack in a marketplace in Srinagar wherein at least eight people were injured; a roundup of top photos from across the country.

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Indian Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli in action during the second test match against South Africa, at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje, in Pune, Maharashtra. Kohli surpassed many records with his unbeaten 254 runs in the match. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Indian Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli in action during the second test match against South Africa, at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje, in Pune, Maharashtra. Kohli surpassed many records with his unbeaten 254 runs in the match. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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An artist plays the character of Ravana during Ramlila on the eve of Dusshera, at Ajmal Khan Park, Karol Bagh, in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An artist plays the character of Ravana during Ramlila on the eve of Dusshera, at Ajmal Khan Park, Karol Bagh, in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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A couple takes pictures during dusk, at Dadar Chowpatty, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A couple takes pictures during dusk, at Dadar Chowpatty, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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Indian Air Force (IAF) soldiers march as advanced light helicopters fly during the Indian Air Force Day celebrations at the Hindon Air Force Station on the outskirts of New Delhi. (Anushree Fadnavis / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Indian Air Force (IAF) soldiers march as advanced light helicopters fly during the Indian Air Force Day celebrations at the Hindon Air Force Station on the outskirts of New Delhi. (Anushree Fadnavis / REUTERS)

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Security personnel deployed at Joda Phatak during a protest by family members of victims, who died in the train tragedy on Dussehra last year, against the state government demanding justice, in Amritsar, Punjab. At least 61 people were killed and over 70 sustained injuries in the tragic incident near Joda Phatak in Amritsar on October 19 last year. (PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Security personnel deployed at Joda Phatak during a protest by family members of victims, who died in the train tragedy on Dussehra last year, against the state government demanding justice, in Amritsar, Punjab. At least 61 people were killed and over 70 sustained injuries in the tragic incident near Joda Phatak in Amritsar on October 19 last year. (PTI)

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A potter makes earthen diyas ahead of Diwali, in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. (Nitin Kanotra / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A potter makes earthen diyas ahead of Diwali, in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. (Nitin Kanotra / HT Photo)

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Police detains Tibetan activists protesting outside the hotel where Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to stay during his two-day informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at Mamallapuram, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Police detains Tibetan activists protesting outside the hotel where Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to stay during his two-day informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at Mamallapuram, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (PTI)

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Member of Parliament and president of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) Farooq Abdullah with a delegation at his residence-cum temporary detention centre, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Member of Parliament and president of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) Farooq Abdullah with a delegation at his residence-cum temporary detention centre, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi at District and Session Court, in Surat, Gujarat. Gandhi appeared before a magisterial court and pleaded not guilty in a criminal defamation case filed against him for his "why do all thieves share the Modi surname" remarks. (PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi at District and Session Court, in Surat, Gujarat. Gandhi appeared before a magisterial court and pleaded not guilty in a criminal defamation case filed against him for his "why do all thieves share the Modi surname" remarks. (PTI)

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and State Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot address a press conference, in New Delhi. Women will be exempted from the odd-even road rationing scheme which is set to return in the national capital for the third time from November 4-15, Kejriwal announced. (PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and State Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot address a press conference, in New Delhi. Women will be exempted from the odd-even road rationing scheme which is set to return in the national capital for the third time from November 4-15, Kejriwal announced. (PTI)

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Six-time champion MC Mary Kom in action against Turkey's Busenaz Cakiroglu during the World Women's Boxing Championships in Ulan-Ude, Russia. Kom, seeded third, lost 1-4 to second seed Cakiroglu. (PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Six-time champion MC Mary Kom in action against Turkey's Busenaz Cakiroglu during the World Women's Boxing Championships in Ulan-Ude, Russia. Kom, seeded third, lost 1-4 to second seed Cakiroglu. (PTI)

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Women celebrate Sindhoor Khela on the last day of Durga Puja inside a pandal at Aram Bagh, in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Women celebrate Sindhoor Khela on the last day of Durga Puja inside a pandal at Aram Bagh, in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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A model showcases a creation by designer Dhi during the FDCI Lotus Make-up India Fashion Week Spring Summer 2020, organised by FDCI at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi. (Amal KS / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A model showcases a creation by designer Dhi during the FDCI Lotus Make-up India Fashion Week Spring Summer 2020, organised by FDCI at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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Elderly women at a primary government school in Bar Gujjar village located near New Manesar Police Line, in Gurugram, Haryana. The school had received two shut down notices in the past citing less than 50 students. However, the school has now been turned around with active volunteering from residents of a condominium in the city. The school now has 55 students, CCTV cameras, water purifier and other amenities. (Yogesh Kumar / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Elderly women at a primary government school in Bar Gujjar village located near New Manesar Police Line, in Gurugram, Haryana. The school had received two shut down notices in the past citing less than 50 students. However, the school has now been turned around with active volunteering from residents of a condominium in the city. The school now has 55 students, CCTV cameras, water purifier and other amenities. (Yogesh Kumar / HT Photo)

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Lightning strikes the city at Parel in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Satish Bate / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Lightning strikes the city at Parel in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)

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A woman passes by a wall mural that urges citizens to cast their vote ahead of the Maharashtra state assembly elections, near Masunda Lake, in Thane, Maharashtra. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman passes by a wall mural that urges citizens to cast their vote ahead of the Maharashtra state assembly elections, near Masunda Lake, in Thane, Maharashtra. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

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A bird’s eye of of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackarey’s rally at Shivaji Park, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A bird’s eye of of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackarey’s rally at Shivaji Park, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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Thousands of devotees hold lamps to during “Maha Arti” for Goddess Umiya on Durgashtmi, at Umiyadham Temple, in Surat, Gujarat. (PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Thousands of devotees hold lamps to during “Maha Arti” for Goddess Umiya on Durgashtmi, at Umiyadham Temple, in Surat, Gujarat. (PTI)

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Cows feed on tomatoes destroyed during the floods following heavy rain in Chimagalur, Karnataka. (PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Cows feed on tomatoes destroyed during the floods following heavy rain in Chimagalur, Karnataka. (PTI)

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School children ride in a cycle rickshaw through a market in the old quarters of Delhi. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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School children ride in a cycle rickshaw through a market in the old quarters of Delhi. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS)

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A rag picker rows a makeshift boat as he collects plastic bottles floating on floodwaters at Rajendra Nagar area, in Patna, Bihar. (PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A rag picker rows a makeshift boat as he collects plastic bottles floating on floodwaters at Rajendra Nagar area, in Patna, Bihar. (PTI)

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A one-horned rhinoceros seen at the Bagori Range of Kaziranga National Park in Nagaon district of Assam. The park was reopened on Saturday for tourists after its routine closure during the monsoon season. (PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A one-horned rhinoceros seen at the Bagori Range of Kaziranga National Park in Nagaon district of Assam. The park was reopened on Saturday for tourists after its routine closure during the monsoon season. (PTI)

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A farmer burns paddy stubbles in a field in a village at Ambala district in Haryana. (PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A farmer burns paddy stubbles in a field in a village at Ambala district in Haryana. (PTI)

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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat during the launch of Hindon-Pithoragarh-Hindon air service at a brief function held at Hindon Airport in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. It is being seen as a boost to air connectivity between the border district of the hill state and the NCR. (PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat during the launch of Hindon-Pithoragarh-Hindon air service at a brief function held at Hindon Airport in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. It is being seen as a boost to air connectivity between the border district of the hill state and the NCR. (PTI)

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A youth undergoes physical tests for the post of SPO in State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), in Reasi district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A youth undergoes physical tests for the post of SPO in State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), in Reasi district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI)

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Former promoters of Religare Enterprises (REL) and the Fortis Healthcare hospital chain Shivinder Mohan Singh, his elder brother Malvinder Mohan Singh, and others being taken to court by Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police officers for allegedly misappropriating funds, at EOW office, Mandir Marg, in New Delhi. (Amal KS / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Former promoters of Religare Enterprises (REL) and the Fortis Healthcare hospital chain Shivinder Mohan Singh, his elder brother Malvinder Mohan Singh, and others being taken to court by Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police officers for allegedly misappropriating funds, at EOW office, Mandir Marg, in New Delhi. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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Former minister Aftab Ahmed, CLP leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Congress general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad, MP and Haryana Congress President Kumari Selja, Kiran Choudhary and former Union Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal during a function to release the Congress manifesto for the upcoming Haryana Vidhan Sabha elections, at Sector 9, in Chandigarh. (Sanjeev Sharma / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Former minister Aftab Ahmed, CLP leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Congress general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad, MP and Haryana Congress President Kumari Selja, Kiran Choudhary and former Union Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal during a function to release the Congress manifesto for the upcoming Haryana Vidhan Sabha elections, at Sector 9, in Chandigarh. (Sanjeev Sharma / HT Photo)

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Thai children being ordained as Buddhist novice monks near the sacred Bodhi tree, at Mahabodhi Temple, in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. (PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Thai children being ordained as Buddhist novice monks near the sacred Bodhi tree, at Mahabodhi Temple, in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. (PTI)

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A view of a sand sculpture of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan created by sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik on the eve of former's 77th birthday, in Puri, Odisha. (PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A view of a sand sculpture of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan created by sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik on the eve of former's 77th birthday, in Puri, Odisha. (PTI)

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Paramilitary soldiers stand guard at the site of the grenade attack, at Hari Singh High Street, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Paramilitary soldiers stand guard at the site of the grenade attack, at Hari Singh High Street, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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