Snowed out in Shimla and the Congress’ state assembly sweep: India this week

From the season's first snow in Shimla and other parts of Himachal Pradesh to a victorious Congress out celebrating state assembly wins in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh; a roundup of top photos from across the country.

Updated on: Dec 16, 2018 2:44 PM IST

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

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A supporter of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), a Hindu nationalist organisation, shouts religious slogans during “Dharma Sabha” or a religious congregation organised by the VHP in New Delhi. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

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Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia speaks to the media as he leaves after a meeting with party President Rahul Gandhi at his residence, in New Delhi. (Ravi Choudhary / PTI)

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Congress supporters celebrate as the party shows counting day leads in three state assembly elections at AICC in New Delhi. (Amal KS / HT Photo)

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A snack vendor pushes his cart past discarded television sets stacked up on a roadside in New Delhi (Altaf Qadri / AP)

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Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama speaks on the ‘Concept of Maitri (Metta) in Buddhism’ at Mumbai University, Kalina in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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Congress Party workers celebrate as initial trends show the party leading in the Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan assembly elections at the Congress Office, Station Road Thane, Maharashtra. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

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Shaktikanta Das, the new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, arrives to attend a news conference in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Das replaces Urjit Patel, the RBI’s 24th Governor who resigned this week. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS)

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Antilia, the house of the Chairman of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani, is decorated during his daughter Isha Ambani's wedding, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS)

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Cleaning work in progress before the Winter Session starts at Parliament House in New Delhi. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks to speak with the media after arriving at the Parliament on the first day of the winter session in New Delhi. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

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Baby monkeys play on a wall of India's Parliament premises in New Delhi. (Anushree Fadnavis / REUTERS)

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A group takes a selfie behind an art installation at Carter Road in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Shashi S Kashyap / HT Photo)

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Congress party supporters celebrate the party’s leads in Madhya Pradesh state elections at the party’s headquarters, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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Kalpa village in Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh is seen blanketed in fresh snow. (HT Photo)

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Men look up at an electronic ticker board that indicates stock figures at Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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Members of the media crowd around the vehicle carrying senior Congress leader Kamal Nath, its chief-minister designate at Raj Bhavan, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)

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A worker stands by a pile of timber reserves, to be used by Sadhus (Hindu holy men) in religious rituals during the upcoming Kumbh Mela, at the Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. (Sanjay Kanojia / AFP)

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Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President and Chief Minister of the state K. Chandrashekar Rao showers flower petals on a statue of Telangana Thalli, mother goddess of Telangana, after the party's victory in the state assembly elections in Hyderabad, Telangana. (Mahesh Kumar A. / AP)

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Gautam Gambhir poses with fans on the last day of the Ranji Trophy group league match between Delhi and Andhra at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in New Delhi. Gambhir has announced his retirement from all formats of cricket. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)

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Villagers return to their homes on a truck after the day’s work past a painting on a flyover pillar, made as part of city beautification ahead of Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The 45-day Kumbh Mela starting from January 2019, is expecting millions of Hindu devotees to attend with the belief that taking a dip in the holy waters will cleanse them of their sins. (Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP)