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Photos: 2018 in review by Hindustan Times’ photographers

The highs and lows of 2018 across India, spanning politics, economy and fleeting glimpses from daily life, all captured in a retrospective, by the best of Hindustan Times' photographers.

Updated on: Dec 28, 2018 6:21 PM IST

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A farmer drives his tractor into barricades as a massive rally clashed with police and paramilitary forces, prompting police to use tear gas and water cannons to stop the protesting farmers, attempting to enter the national capital from Uttar Pradesh to seek better prices and concessions from entering the city, at Delhi-Ghaziabad border. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 28, 2018 6:21 PM

A farmer drives his tractor into barricades as a massive rally clashed with police and paramilitary forces, prompting police to use tear gas and water cannons to stop the protesting farmers, attempting to enter the national capital from Uttar Pradesh to seek better prices and concessions from entering the city, at Delhi-Ghaziabad border. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Villagers use a boat to travel after the situation deteriorated due to the state’s annual flooding, exacerbated by seasonal rains, at Ashigarh village in Morigaon District of Assam. (Rajib Jyoti Sarma / HT Photo)

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Villagers use a boat to travel after the situation deteriorated due to the state’s annual flooding, exacerbated by seasonal rains, at Ashigarh village in Morigaon District of Assam. (Rajib Jyoti Sarma / HT Photo)

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A male Black-necked stork after it was released into Sultanpur National Park in Gurugram, Haryana. The stork had to go hungry for five days because of a plastic ring wrapped around its beak. (Yogendra Kumar / HT Photo)

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A male Black-necked stork after it was released into Sultanpur National Park in Gurugram, Haryana. The stork had to go hungry for five days because of a plastic ring wrapped around its beak. (Yogendra Kumar / HT Photo)

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Popularly known as ‘Ret ka Tila’ (sand dune), girls from the Veerni Institute run up the mound in the evening after classes to play, in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The institute offers thee girls, from diverse economic and social backgrounds, an escape from the patriarchal societal rigor. (Anushree Fadnavis / HT Photo)

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Popularly known as ‘Ret ka Tila’ (sand dune), girls from the Veerni Institute run up the mound in the evening after classes to play, in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The institute offers thee girls, from diverse economic and social backgrounds, an escape from the patriarchal societal rigor. (Anushree Fadnavis / HT Photo)

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Tsewang Chorol, an Indian women’s Ice Hockey player at Sabu Road in Leh, Jammu and Kashmir. Little known in the country, India's women’s ice hockey team, based in Leh, has managed to catch international attention by fighting odds and daring to persevere with a sport that has become their life’s passion. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Tsewang Chorol, an Indian women’s Ice Hockey player at Sabu Road in Leh, Jammu and Kashmir. Little known in the country, India's women’s ice hockey team, based in Leh, has managed to catch international attention by fighting odds and daring to persevere with a sport that has become their life’s passion. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Moshe Holtzberg, the son of slain US Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg who was killed along with his wife in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks, seen inside Nariman (Chabad) house in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Moshe returned to India as part of the commemorations marking a decade since the tragedy. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)

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Moshe Holtzberg, the son of slain US Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg who was killed along with his wife in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks, seen inside Nariman (Chabad) house in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Moshe returned to India as part of the commemorations marking a decade since the tragedy. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)

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Participants walk during the Queer Azaadi March 2018 at August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Sex among consenting adults, regardless of orientation, is not an offence, the Supreme Court ordered in September, reading down a British-era section 377 of the penal code that had been long viewed as an infringement on personal rights and individual liberty. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)

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Participants walk during the Queer Azaadi March 2018 at August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Sex among consenting adults, regardless of orientation, is not an offence, the Supreme Court ordered in September, reading down a British-era section 377 of the penal code that had been long viewed as an infringement on personal rights and individual liberty. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)

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People shout slogans near the body of slain militant Eesa Fazili during his funeral procession in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The year saw a manifold rise in encounters between militants and security forces with media tallies of militants killed this year crossing over 200. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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People shout slogans near the body of slain militant Eesa Fazili during his funeral procession in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The year saw a manifold rise in encounters between militants and security forces with media tallies of militants killed this year crossing over 200. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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A worker during metro construction work in a tunnel at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, Maharashtra. In a major milestone in the construction of the city’s first underground Metro corridor, the first tunnel of the 33.5-km Colaba-Bandra-Seepz (Metro-3 line) was completed in September. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)

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A worker during metro construction work in a tunnel at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, Maharashtra. In a major milestone in the construction of the city’s first underground Metro corridor, the first tunnel of the 33.5-km Colaba-Bandra-Seepz (Metro-3 line) was completed in September. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)

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A heap of dry leaves and discarded waste material raises a plume of smoke after catching fire, behind Rajghat, in New Delhi. Despite pre-emptive bans on crackers, stubble burning in neighbouring states and halts on construction activity pollution levels still climbed to hazardous levels as the winter months approached Delhi. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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A heap of dry leaves and discarded waste material raises a plume of smoke after catching fire, behind Rajghat, in New Delhi. Despite pre-emptive bans on crackers, stubble burning in neighbouring states and halts on construction activity pollution levels still climbed to hazardous levels as the winter months approached Delhi. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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A man exercises by hanging from a tree at Marine Drive in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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A man exercises by hanging from a tree at Marine Drive in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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People row their boat in the floating vegetable market of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)

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People row their boat in the floating vegetable market of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)

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Farmers wait for the special train which was arranged by the central railway from CSMT to Bhusawal at CSTM station in Mumbai, Maharashtra for a massive farmer’s rally headed to the city. The agrarian crisis was a focal point with multiple rallies headed to the Maharashtra capital demanding fulfilment of promises made by government officials. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 28, 2018 6:21 PM

Farmers wait for the special train which was arranged by the central railway from CSMT to Bhusawal at CSTM station in Mumbai, Maharashtra for a massive farmer’s rally headed to the city. The agrarian crisis was a focal point with multiple rallies headed to the Maharashtra capital demanding fulfilment of promises made by government officials. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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Rekha Rose Dukru, Independent candidate of 17th Chizami meets village people during assembly elections campaigning at Tsupfume village in Nagaland. Since the state was formed in 1963, no woman MLA has been elected to the 60-member assembly. But a watershed election this time, saw five women contesting. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

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Rekha Rose Dukru, Independent candidate of 17th Chizami meets village people during assembly elections campaigning at Tsupfume village in Nagaland. Since the state was formed in 1963, no woman MLA has been elected to the 60-member assembly. But a watershed election this time, saw five women contesting. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)

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The Ladakh Scouts contingent passes through the saluting base at Rajpath during the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)

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The Ladakh Scouts contingent passes through the saluting base at Rajpath during the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)

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A woman rides a motorcycle with a child riding pillion during ‘Gudi Padwa’ celebrations at Girgaon in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Ragul Krishnan / HT Photo)

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A woman rides a motorcycle with a child riding pillion during ‘Gudi Padwa’ celebrations at Girgaon in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Ragul Krishnan / HT Photo)

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Members of Bharatiya Bahujan Mahasangh during a protest march towards Azad Maidan demanding for Shambhaji Bhide's arrest for Bhima Koregoan riots in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)

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Members of Bharatiya Bahujan Mahasangh during a protest march towards Azad Maidan demanding for Shambhaji Bhide's arrest for Bhima Koregoan riots in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)

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Nawabuddin, 75, or ‘Peer ji’, is seen roaming the streets at night to wake devotees for the pre-dawn sehri meal in the month of Ramzan in the old quarters of Delhi. Criers like Nawabuddin are a dying breed, continuing a tradition from times before the alarm clock took over. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Nawabuddin, 75, or ‘Peer ji’, is seen roaming the streets at night to wake devotees for the pre-dawn sehri meal in the month of Ramzan in the old quarters of Delhi. Criers like Nawabuddin are a dying breed, continuing a tradition from times before the alarm clock took over. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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BJP Karnataka President BS Yeddyurappa (R) and Chief Minister HD Kumarswamy speak to each other before the former walked out of Karnataka Assembly with his MLAs at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, Karnataka. This spectacle of an election saw alliances, confidence votes and stakes to governments failing, all in a span of a few days. (Arijit Sen / HT Photo)

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BJP Karnataka President BS Yeddyurappa (R) and Chief Minister HD Kumarswamy speak to each other before the former walked out of Karnataka Assembly with his MLAs at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, Karnataka. This spectacle of an election saw alliances, confidence votes and stakes to governments failing, all in a span of a few days. (Arijit Sen / HT Photo)

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A masked protester looks on during clashes in downtown, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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A masked protester looks on during clashes in downtown, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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People greet each other after offering the ceremonial prayers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr outside Jama Masjid in Old Delhi. (Anushree Fadnavis / HT Photo)

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People greet each other after offering the ceremonial prayers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr outside Jama Masjid in Old Delhi. (Anushree Fadnavis / HT Photo)

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Leaning like the Whomping Willow from the Harry Potter series, the Salvadora tree in the Qutub Minar complex gives the Minar quite the fight for attention. HT featured a series on the iconic trees of Delhi, underscoring their importance for the city. The series was launched June 26, when the plan to axe 14,000 trees for redeveloping government housing projects in south Delhi made headlines. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Leaning like the Whomping Willow from the Harry Potter series, the Salvadora tree in the Qutub Minar complex gives the Minar quite the fight for attention. HT featured a series on the iconic trees of Delhi, underscoring their importance for the city. The series was launched June 26, when the plan to axe 14,000 trees for redeveloping government housing projects in south Delhi made headlines. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Lakhs of pilgrims walk towards Pandharpur to celebrate Ashadhi Ekadashi as they cross Sangamwadi bridge in Pune, Maharashtra. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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Lakhs of pilgrims walk towards Pandharpur to celebrate Ashadhi Ekadashi as they cross Sangamwadi bridge in Pune, Maharashtra. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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Mounted on a horse carriage, Sanjay Jatav is accompanied by the grooms procession as it passes through Nizampur village to his bride Sheetal’s house at Kasganj near Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. Jatav’s wedding procession was the first in the village to pass through the traditional ‘upper-caste’ pockets, with pomp and show. (Anushree Fadnavis / HT Photo)

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Mounted on a horse carriage, Sanjay Jatav is accompanied by the grooms procession as it passes through Nizampur village to his bride Sheetal’s house at Kasganj near Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. Jatav’s wedding procession was the first in the village to pass through the traditional ‘upper-caste’ pockets, with pomp and show. (Anushree Fadnavis / HT Photo)

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi guides senior BJP leader L K Advani as UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi looks on after paying floral tribute to late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary at the central hall of Parliament House in New Delhi. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi guides senior BJP leader L K Advani as UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi looks on after paying floral tribute to late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary at the central hall of Parliament House in New Delhi. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)

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Volunteers rescue people from a flooded residential area at Alappuzha district, in Kerala. Extreme rainfall and flooding devastated Kerala in August, the worst disaster the state confronted in almost a century. A meteorological analysis of the event by the ministry of earth sciences (MoES) later concluded it as a result of climate change. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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Volunteers rescue people from a flooded residential area at Alappuzha district, in Kerala. Extreme rainfall and flooding devastated Kerala in August, the worst disaster the state confronted in almost a century. A meteorological analysis of the event by the ministry of earth sciences (MoES) later concluded it as a result of climate change. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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People take a stroll during the season’s first snowfall at Ridge, in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. (Deepak Sansta / HT Photo)

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People take a stroll during the season’s first snowfall at Ridge, in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. (Deepak Sansta / HT Photo)

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A poster of Nirav Modi lies on the ground during a protest march of the Indian Youth Congress at IYC office, in New Delhi. Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi are accused of benefiting from a huge fraud against the Punjab National Bank, the country’s second largest lender, to the tune of more than $2 billion and have been absconding. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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A poster of Nirav Modi lies on the ground during a protest march of the Indian Youth Congress at IYC office, in New Delhi. Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi are accused of benefiting from a huge fraud against the Punjab National Bank, the country’s second largest lender, to the tune of more than $2 billion and have been absconding. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi hugs outgoing INC President Sonia Gandhi after her address during the Congress’ 84th Plenary Session, at Indira Gandhi Stadium, in New Delhi. Rahul Gandhi officially took the helm of India’s Grand Old Party at the event. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi hugs outgoing INC President Sonia Gandhi after her address during the Congress’ 84th Plenary Session, at Indira Gandhi Stadium, in New Delhi. Rahul Gandhi officially took the helm of India’s Grand Old Party at the event. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)

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Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar shares a light moment with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at McLeod Ganj, in Himachal Pradesh. (Shyam Sharma / HT Photo)

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Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar shares a light moment with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at McLeod Ganj, in Himachal Pradesh. (Shyam Sharma / HT Photo)

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Chapal Bhaduri, the legendary female Jatra impersonator from Bengal seen mid-preparation at the India Habitat Centre, in New Delhi. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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Chapal Bhaduri, the legendary female Jatra impersonator from Bengal seen mid-preparation at the India Habitat Centre, in New Delhi. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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A college student pelts a stone onto a police vehicle during clashes outside a college while protesting against killings in the state, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. In countless protests against civilian killings or during demonstrations of anti-India sentiments, the participation of Kashmir girl students was a noted occurrence this year. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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A college student pelts a stone onto a police vehicle during clashes outside a college while protesting against killings in the state, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. In countless protests against civilian killings or during demonstrations of anti-India sentiments, the participation of Kashmir girl students was a noted occurrence this year. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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A view of sea sponges on to the rocks at Marine drive in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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A view of sea sponges on to the rocks at Marine drive in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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Aaron d’Silva, an animal communicator with a cat at Sector 45, in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. (Virendra Singh Gosain / HT Photo)

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Aaron d’Silva, an animal communicator with a cat at Sector 45, in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. (Virendra Singh Gosain / HT Photo)

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A view from atop the newly opened Signature Bridge at Wazirabad in New Delhi. Fourteen years in the making, India’s first asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge, pitched as an iconic project for the Capital was finally made operational. A spate of accidents on the new structure were an unfortunate development soon after. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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A view from atop the newly opened Signature Bridge at Wazirabad in New Delhi. Fourteen years in the making, India’s first asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge, pitched as an iconic project for the Capital was finally made operational. A spate of accidents on the new structure were an unfortunate development soon after. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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A homeless man poses for a picture during a movie screening in a temporary open-air theatre on the eve of New Year near Nigambodh Ghat, in New Delhi. Delhi’s infamous winter has made itself apparent this year, breaking a 15-year record for lowest temperatures so far. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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A homeless man poses for a picture during a movie screening in a temporary open-air theatre on the eve of New Year near Nigambodh Ghat, in New Delhi. Delhi’s infamous winter has made itself apparent this year, breaking a 15-year record for lowest temperatures so far. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Newly-elected Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani launched an attack against the ruling BJP in his address at the ‘Yuva Hunkar’ rally at Parliament street, in New Delhi. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Newly-elected Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani launched an attack against the ruling BJP in his address at the ‘Yuva Hunkar’ rally at Parliament street, in New Delhi. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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A widow poses for photograph after playing Holi at the historic Gopinath temple in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh -- an innitiative by Sulabh International-- for the sixth consecutive year, subverting traditions that otherwise expect them to lead austere and reclusive lives. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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A widow poses for photograph after playing Holi at the historic Gopinath temple in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh -- an innitiative by Sulabh International-- for the sixth consecutive year, subverting traditions that otherwise expect them to lead austere and reclusive lives. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Participants in the Half Marathon seen during Tata Mumbai Marathon 2018 at Bandra Worli Sealink in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)

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Participants in the Half Marathon seen during Tata Mumbai Marathon 2018 at Bandra Worli Sealink in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Vijayanand Gupta / HT Photo)

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A man rides a scooter while it snows heavily in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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A man rides a scooter while it snows heavily in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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Police arrests residents during a protest while they were forcefully trying to stop the work at the solid waste management site of Sector 123, in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. (Sunil Ghosh / HT Photo)

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Police arrests residents during a protest while they were forcefully trying to stop the work at the solid waste management site of Sector 123, in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. (Sunil Ghosh / HT Photo)

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A herd of buffaloes is seen in the waters of Tawi river on a humid day in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. (Nitin Kanotra / HT Photo)

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A herd of buffaloes is seen in the waters of Tawi river on a humid day in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. (Nitin Kanotra / HT Photo)

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi greets senior leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda before addressing a press conference at AICC headquarter after the party's victory in assembly elections in New Delhi. The party reversed its fortunes in election held in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, boosting party morale ahead of the 2019 General elections. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi greets senior leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda before addressing a press conference at AICC headquarter after the party's victory in assembly elections in New Delhi. The party reversed its fortunes in election held in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, boosting party morale ahead of the 2019 General elections. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)

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Nirpreet Kaur, an eye-witness of the 1984 anti-sikh riots, and AAP leader Jarnail Singh rejoice the Delhi High Court judgement sentencing Congress leader Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment in connection with the massacre, at Delhi High Court, in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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Nirpreet Kaur, an eye-witness of the 1984 anti-sikh riots, and AAP leader Jarnail Singh rejoice the Delhi High Court judgement sentencing Congress leader Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment in connection with the massacre, at Delhi High Court, in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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A man carries his cart across a field enveloped in the morning smog near Mayur Vihar in New Delhi. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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A man carries his cart across a field enveloped in the morning smog near Mayur Vihar in New Delhi. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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Members of a Dalit organisation damage a bus during Bharat Bandh in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Several Dalit groups had called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ in April, demanding restoration of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to its original form. The Bandh was a call highlighting latent resentment among the community. (Mujeeb Faruqui / HT Photo)

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Members of a Dalit organisation damage a bus during Bharat Bandh in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Several Dalit groups had called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ in April, demanding restoration of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to its original form. The Bandh was a call highlighting latent resentment among the community. (Mujeeb Faruqui / HT Photo)

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37-year-old Vanita Gaikwad’s husband Dilip, a cotton farmer from Chichwad village in Yavatmal district committed suicide by consuming pesticide in January 2018. Vanita is now responsible for her two children and her mother-in-law, Anjana in Yavatmal, Maharashtra. Farmer suicides and farm loan debts remained burning issues throughout the year. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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37-year-old Vanita Gaikwad’s husband Dilip, a cotton farmer from Chichwad village in Yavatmal district committed suicide by consuming pesticide in January 2018. Vanita is now responsible for her two children and her mother-in-law, Anjana in Yavatmal, Maharashtra. Farmer suicides and farm loan debts remained burning issues throughout the year. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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(L-R) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and others pay homage to security personnel who lost their lives during 2001 Parliament attack on its 17th anniversary, at Parliament House, in New Delhi. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)

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(L-R) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and others pay homage to security personnel who lost their lives during 2001 Parliament attack on its 17th anniversary, at Parliament House, in New Delhi. (Ajay Aggarwal / HT Photo)

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Uday Al Ajramy, a Palestinian parkour athlete and member of Free Run Gaza, an Amman based group dropped by Delhi to test the city’s potential for this freewheeling sport. Ajramy is seen here scaling up a wall at the Lodhi Gardens. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 28, 2018 6:21 PM

Uday Al Ajramy, a Palestinian parkour athlete and member of Free Run Gaza, an Amman based group dropped by Delhi to test the city’s potential for this freewheeling sport. Ajramy is seen here scaling up a wall at the Lodhi Gardens. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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