Day in Pics - August 17, 2016

Aug 17, 2016, 19:52 PM IST
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Women tying rakhis on the wrists of Border Security Force (BSF) jawans

Women tying rakhis on the wrists of Border Security Force (BSF) jawans

Women tying rakhis on the wrists of Border Security Force (BSF) jawans during the celebrations of Raksha Bandhan festival at the India-Bangladesh Border near Balurghat in South Dinajpur district of West Bengal.

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A White Tiger in a playful mood at an enclosure at Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata

A White Tiger in a playful mood at an enclosure at Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata

A White Tiger in a playful mood at an enclosure at Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata.

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Parsi community girls taking selfie at a fire temple on the occasion of their New Year Navroze in Nagpur

Parsi community girls taking selfie at a fire temple on the occasion of their New Year Navroze in Nagpur

Parsi community girls taking selfie at a fire temple on the occasion of their New Year Navroze in Nagpur.

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Rescue operation in progress after a three storey building collapsed at Hatkoti, 104 KMs away from Shimla

Rescue operation in progress after a three storey building collapsed at Hatkoti, 104 KMs away from Shimla

Rescue operation in progress after a three storey building collapsed at Hatkoti, 104 KMs away from Shimla.

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Fans react during Brazil's loss to China

Fans react during Brazil's loss to China

Fans react during Brazil's loss to China in a women's quarterfinal volleyball match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Rodrigo Santoro

Rodrigo Santoro

Rodrigo Santoro, a cast member in 'Ben-Hur,' poses with his wife Mel Fronckowiak at the premiere of the film at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX, in Los Angeles.

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Kusal Perera

Kusal Perera

Sri Lankan wicket-keeper, Kusal Perera attempts to stump Australian batsman David Warner, on the last day of their third cricket test match in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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A visitor prays as Thai

A visitor prays as Thai

A visitor prays as Thai classical dancers perform at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Azam Khan

Azam Khan

UP Cabinet Minister Azam Khan being garlanded by his supporters during the Jashn-e-Azadi Mushayara organised on his birthday in New Delhi.

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Relatives and family members of CRPF Commandant Pramod Kumar

Relatives and family members of CRPF Commandant Pramod Kumar

Relatives and family members of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Commandant Pramod Kumar break into tears upon receiving the body at Jamtara district on Tuesday. Pramod Kumar was killed in a gunbattle with militants in J & K. 

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wildfire flames

wildfire flames

Smoke billows out as wildfire flames spread over hills, seen from Lytle Creek Road in Lytle Creek, Calif.

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Army displays arms and ammunition

Army displays arms and ammunition

Army displays arms and ammunition recovered from the five Lashkir-e-Toiba militants who were killed during an encounter, at Lachipora in Kupwara district of north Kashmir.

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Activits of Shiv Sena and Dogra Front

Activits of Shiv Sena and Dogra Front

Activits of Shiv Sena and Dogra Front burnt of National flag of Pakistan during a protest in support of demands of the Baluchistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir people, in Jammu.

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Devotee offer prayers

Devotee offer prayers

Devotee offer prayers at inundated Bade Hanuman Temple at the bank of River Ganga in Allahabad.

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Police stop the students and ABVP activists

Police stop the students and ABVP activists

Police stop the students and ABVP activists who organised a rally from RC college to City Police Commissioner office in Bengaluru on Tuesday demanding the ban on Amnesty International India NGO which had organised an event related to Kashmir at a city college where anti national slogans were raised.

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Muslim women tying Rakhi

Muslim women tying Rakhi

Muslim women tying Rakhi on the wrists of Policemen to mark Rakshabandhan festival in Ahmedabad.

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Hardeep Singh

Hardeep Singh

India's Hardeep Singh (Blue) fights with Ildem Cenk of Turkey in Mens 98 Kg wrestling during the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janerio in Brazil.

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Charred remains are seen in the town of Lower Lake, Calif.

Charred remains are seen in the town of Lower Lake, Calif.

Charred remains are seen in the town of Lower Lake, Calif.