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    Photos: Delhi short of breath; air quality ‘very poor’ despite measures

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    Updated on Oct 24, 2020 06:08 IST
    A comparative view of India Gate on August 22 (left) and October 22 (right) highlighting Delhi’s annual deterioration of air quality closer to winter. Delhi’s air quality slipped to the far end of the “very poor” zone on October 23, raising a belated alarm among the city’s pollution monitoring and enforcement agencies. (Biplov Bhuyan , Vipin Kumar / HT Photo )11

    Photos: Mumbai’s Covid-19 case doubling rate improves to over 100 days

    Women passengers exit a suburban train after authorities extended services to women during non-peak hours under ‘Mission Begin Again’ at CSMT in Mumbai on October 21.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on October 21 highlighted a silver lining in the megacity’s Covid-19 situation and said that the doubling rate for cases had crossed the 100-day mark for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus. (PTI)7
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    Updated on Oct 23, 2020 12:29 IST

    Photos: Spain becomes first EU country with a million Covid-19 cases

    A health worker speaks on a mobile phone inside Hospital del Mar, after Catalonia's government imposed new restrictions against Covid-19 in Barcelona, Spain on October 20. Spain on October 21 became the first country in western Europe to record more than 1 million confirmed infections as it struggles to contain a resurgence of the coronavirus. (Nacho Doce / REUTERS)8
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    Updated on Oct 23, 2020 05:52 IST

    Photos: New Covid-19 cases in Delhi touch a 26-day high as tests rise

    A large crowd is seen amid the coronavirus outbreak in New Delhi on October 19. Delhi on October 21 reported 3,686 new infections, the highest in 26 days, as the number RT-PCR tests continued to rise, touching a new single-day record. (Anushree Fadnavis / REUTERS)8
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    Updated on Oct 22, 2020 12:27 IST

    Photos: Hundreds protest in Lagos despite curfew

    Demonstrators raise slogans on the street against police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria on October 20. Enforced by police roadblocks, Lagos was under a round-the-clock curfew on October 21, the day after witnesses reported that soldiers had opened fire on demonstrators during the ongoing protests, Reuters reported. (Sunday Alamba / AP)8
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    Updated on Oct 22, 2020 05:57 IST

    Photos: Tower of London ravens adapt to a new life amid the pandemic

    Yeoman Warder Ravenmaster Chris Skaife feeds the ravens at the Tower of London in central London on October 12. As Yeoman Warder Ravenmaster at the Tower of London, Skaife is responsible for the country’s most famous birds. According to a legend firmly rooted in Britain’s collective imagination, if all the ravens were to leave the Tower, the kingdom would collapse and the country be plunged into chaos. (Tolga Akmen / AFP)8
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    Updated on Oct 21, 2020 12:29 IST

    Photos: India’s daily Covid-19 cases dip below 50,000 in nearly 3 months

    A health worker cools off in front of a fan while working at a Covid-19 testing centre in Pune on October 19. The number of new single day coronavirus infections recorded in the country dropped to below 50,000 for the first time in nearly three months on October 19, data from the Union health ministry showed on October 20. India’s cumulative Covid-19 case tally currently rests at 7.6 million. (Rahul Raut / HT Photo)8
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    Updated on Oct 21, 2020 06:18 IST

    Photos: Gearing up for Durga Puja in the times of Covid-19

    People wearing face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus walk past an unfinished clay idol of Hindu deity Durga ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata on October 17. As the festive week of Navratri kicked off on October 17, devotees are looking forward to celebrating Durga Puja with great enthusiasm. However, the spirit of the auspicious festival has dampened a bit due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Bikas Das / AP)12
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    Updated on Oct 20, 2020 12:35 IST

    Photos: Global coronavirus case toll surpasses 40 million mark

    People walk past a mural in Manchester, England on October 19. According to a Reuters tally, worldwide coronavirus cases crossed 40 million on October 19. (Phil Noble / REUTERS)9
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    Updated on Oct 20, 2020 06:06 IST

    Photos: A surge in early voting as Covid-19 transforms US elections

    A woman wearing a mask with a message urging voter participation waits in line to enter a polling station on the first day of the state’s in-person early voting for the general election in Durham, North Carolina on October 15. More than 17 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election, a figure that represents 12% of all the votes cast in the 2016 presidential election. (Jonathan Drake / REUTERS)9
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    Updated on Oct 19, 2020 15:34 IST

    Photos: Torrential rains damage homes and crops in Maharashtra

    A rescue operation underway in the flood affected area of Pandharpur in Solapur district on October 16. Heavy rains and flooding have hit parts of western Maharashtra since October 14 after the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning for low pressure winds bringing torrential rain to the region. (HT Photo)9
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    Updated on Oct 19, 2020 06:00 IST

    Photos: New York pop-up store stocks satirical takes on plastic waste

    A man walks past the Plastic Bag Store, a pop-up to raise awareness of the environmental issues with plastics in Times Square, New York on October 16. The Plastic Bag Store is set to open to the public on October 22, on the heels of a fresh statewide ban in New York on the use of plastic bags that comes into effect on October 19 after delays due to litigation and Covid-19. (Carlo Allegri / REUTERS)9
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    Updated on Oct 18, 2020 12:28 IST

    Photos: India’s daily Covid-19 cases stay below 70,000 for a week

    A health worker collects a swab sample from a man for Covid-19 test at Goregaon (E) in Mumbai on October 16. The cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) have shown signs of decline across India in the last week as the number of fresh infections did not cross the 70,000 mark since October 12. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)7
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    Updated on Oct 18, 2020 05:56 IST

    Photos: Farm fires in Punjab and Haryana increase despite assurances

    A man evades smoke rising from stubble being burned in a field, in Jandiala Guru, near Amritsar on October 16. Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana has gone unabated this year primarily because of the reluctance of the local administration to act against offenders due to ongoing farmer protests in the two states, HT reported. (Sameer Sehgal / HT Photo)8
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    Updated on Oct 17, 2020 12:26 IST

    Photos: Student protests continue as Thai PM defies resignation calls

    People gesture during anti-government protest in Bangkok on October 15. Student-led pro democracy protests that started in August appear to be at its peak - after more than 10,000 people attended the protest at Bangkok intersection on October 15. Braving a possibility of being detained by the state apparatus at length without charge, people defied state emergency to participate in the protest. (Soe Zeya Tun / Reuters)9
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    Updated on Oct 17, 2020 06:05 IST

    Photos: India’s Covid-19 case doubling time improves to almost 73 days

    Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) worker disinfects the Citizen’s Park in Ballygunge, Kolkata on October 14. With India’s new Covid-19 cases per day registering a sharp fall in recent days, the Union health ministry on October 15 said the country’s doubling time has increased to 72.8 days from 25.5 days in mid-August. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)7
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    Updated on Oct 16, 2020 12:28 IST

    Photos: Schools and cinemas reopen under latest unlock relaxations

    Students of Class 12 seated distantly during a class at a Government Senior Secondary School in Gurugram after authorities allowed schools to reopen voluntarily for classes 9 to 12 on October 15. After remaining shut for nearly seven months due to the lockdown in view of the coronavirus, cinemas, schools and religious services across several states were allowed to resume with restrictions. (Parveen Kumar / HT Photo)9
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    Updated on Oct 15, 2020 12:28 IST

    Photos: New restrictions around the world to tackle Covid-19 resurgence

    A man wearing a face mask looks at an exhibit at the International Street Art Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands on October 14. Several countries in Europe have imposed new restrictions to try to stall a surging second wave of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Meanwhile, China is rushing to test an entire city of nine million within days after a minor Covid-19 outbreak in the country. (Piroschka van de Wouw / REUTERS)7
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    Updated on Oct 15, 2020 05:52 IST

    Photos: Admissions in a ‘new normal’ at Delhi University

    A faculty member makes arrangements to address students arriving with queries during the admission process for the academic year 2020-21, at Ramjas College in New Delhi on October 12. Admission season has begun at Delhi University (DU) but amid the ‘new normal’ triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and without the usual campus buzz. (Amal KS / HT Photo)8
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    Updated on Oct 14, 2020 06:02 IST

    Photos: UK unveils 3-level lockdown plan to slow a resurgent outbreak

    Visitors watch the telecast of Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s address on new local lockdown measures in wake of a second wave of Covid-19, at William Gladstone pub in Liverpool on October 12. The British government categorised England into three tiers of coronavirus risk on October 12 in a bid to slow a resurgent outbreak, putting the northern city of Liverpool into the highest-risk category and shutting its pubs, gyms and betting shops. (paul Ellis / AFP)8
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    Updated on Oct 13, 2020 12:27 IST

    Photos: Covid-19 positive Trump criticised for greeting supporters

    US President Trump waves from the back of a car in a motorcade outside Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on October 4. Trump sparked an angry backlash from the medical community on October 2 for a protocol-breaking visit to his supporters outside the hospital where he is being treated for the highly infectious coronavirus disease (Covid-19). (Alex Edelman / AFP)7
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    Updated on Oct 13, 2020 10:45 IST

    Photos: Power grid failure brings Mumbai to a halt

    Commuters ride past the Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station in Mumbai on October 12. India’s financial capital saw its massive power outage because of a grid failure, disrupting transport networks, delaying exams and affecting civic health services. (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg)8
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    Updated on Oct 13, 2020 05:59 IST

    Photos: Hurricane Delta batters an already reeling Louisiana

    Flood waters from Hurricane Delta surrounds structures destroyed by Hurricane Laura on October 10 in Creole. Hurricane Delta slammed into the US Gulf Coast with a deadly storm surge and violent winds over the weekend, threatening to batter an area of Louisiana still recovering from Hurricane Laura. (Mario Tama / Getty Images / AFP)9
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    Updated on Oct 12, 2020 12:49 IST

    Photos: India’s Covid-19 tally at 7 million and counting

    Health workers gear up for Covid-19 duty at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh. Total cases of Covid-19 in India crossed seven million on October 10 and the total number of recovered patients surpassed six million. India has now become the second country globally to record as many cases of Covid-19 following the United States. (Ravi Kumar / HT Photo)8
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    Updated on Oct 12, 2020 05:58 IST

    Photos: Delhi launches action plan to fight air pollution

    Dust from construction activity polluting the air around Dhaula Kuan in New Delhi on October 7. The national capital witnesses a spike in the levels of air pollution almost every year during winter due to various conditions including construction activity and the stubble burning in neighbouring states. A seven-point action plan for combating pollution Delhi was announced by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal earlier this week. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)8
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    Updated on Oct 11, 2020 12:29 IST

    Photos: Maharashtra’s Covid-19 cases cross 1.5 million

    People out by Dadar Chowpatty in Mumbai on October 9. Maharashtra on October 9 went past 1.5 million Covid-19 cases with the addition of 12,134 fresh infections, which took the state’s tally to 1,506,018. The state also reported 302 fatalities, pushing the death toll in the state to 39,732. The state currently has 236,491 active Covid-19 cases. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)7
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    Updated on Oct 10, 2020 12:30 IST

    Photos: A look at winged wonders on World Migratory Bird day

    A flock of flamingos at the Airloli creek in Mumbai on October 10, two years ago. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region is the second-largest flamingo habitat along the west coast after Kutch, Gujarat, according to Bombay Natural History Society,which began monitoring flamingo numbers since May 2018, under a 10-year exercise. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)9
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    Updated on Oct 10, 2020 06:09 IST

    Photos: Brazil’s coronavirus case count crosses 5 million

    A man walks next to a graffiti depicting a cleaner in protective gear spraying viruses with the face of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro on October 7. According to John Hopkins University’s tally, Brazil surpassed 5 million confirmed coronavirus cases on October 7 to become world’s third hardest coronavirus-hit country. (Ricardo Moraes / Reuters)7
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    Updated on Oct 9, 2020 12:45 IST

    Photos: India’s first Covid-19 wave appears to be receding

    A health worker (L) collects a swab sample from a woman to test for the Covid-19 at a community health centre on the outskirts of Hyderabad on October 7. The first wave of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) appears to be receding for the first time across the country HT reported, with cases seeing a steady drop for three consecutive weeks. (Noah Seelam / AFP)8
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    Updated on Oct 9, 2020 06:04 IST

    Photos: The Indian Air Force celebrates its 88th foundation day

    Indian Air Force (IAF) paratroopers perform during the 88th Indian Air Force Day celebrations at Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad on October 8. The IAF was established on October 8, 1932, in undivided India under colonial rule. It was given the prefix “Royal” by King George VI for its contribution during the Second World War. The prefix was later dropped in 1950 when India became a republic. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)10
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    Updated on Oct 8, 2020 12:38 IST
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