Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled multiple metro projects across the country, including India's first underwater metro line in Kolkata. (PTI)
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PM Modi with BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari rides on a metro train during foundation stone laying and inauguration of multiple connectivity projects, in Kolkata.(PTI)
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PM Modi poses for a photo with school students as they travel in India's first underwater metro train after the flagging off ceremony in Kolkata.(ANI)
PM Modi interacts with West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari as they travel in India's first underwater metro train after the flagging off ceremony in Kolkata. West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and state BJP President Sukanta Majumdar are also seen in this photo. (ANI)
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PM Modi also took a ride on a metro train from Esplanade to Howrah Maidan and interacted with school students during the journey passing through the tunnel. (PTI)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
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New Delhi woke up to light rain, drizzle and breezy conditions on Friday morning, with the weather department issuing a yellow alert for the day. The alert signalled the possibility of moderate weather disruptions and urged residents to stay cautious.