Artists perform Ramlila, a dramatic re-enactment of the life of Lord Ram, at Laxman Qila in Ayodhya
Bollywood actor Shahbaz Khan plays the role of Ravan during Ramlila, a dramatic re-enactment of the life of Lord Ram, at Laxman Qila in Ayodhya.
Bollywood actor Shahbaz Khan plays the role of Ravan during Ramlila, a dramatic re-enactment of the life of Lord Ram, at Laxman Qila in Ayodhya.
Bollywood actor Bindu Dara Singh plays the role of Hanuman during Ramlila, a dramatic re-enactment of the life of Lord Ram, at Laxman Qila in Ayodhya.
Bollywood actor Bindu Dara Singh plays the role of Hanuman during Ramlila, a dramatic re-enactment of the life of Lord Ram, at Laxman Qila in Ayodhya.
Swaraj India President Yogendra Yadav addresses media, condemning the action in recent months, by the state, the police, and by the judiciary to roll back rights of citizens in a democratic nation, in New Delhi.
Writer and activist Arundhati Roy addresses media, condemning the action in recent months, by the state, the police, and by the judiciary to roll back rights of citizens in a democratic nation, in New Delhi.
The lowering work of the first-ever Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) of Delhi Metro’s Phase 4 work has been started at Vikaspuri on the Janakpuri West – RK Ashram Marg corridor, in New Delhi.
Artists busy in making effigies of demon King Ravana ahead of the Dussehra festival in Bhopal.
General MM Naravane, Chief of Army Staff along with Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain (2nd L) PVSM AVSM VSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Eastern Naval Command(ENC), Rear Admiral Vipin Kumar Saxena (Retd) (L), CMD, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited, Kolkata (GRSE), Kolkata and Commander Sandeep Singh (R) during the commissioning of INS Kavaratti into the Indian Navy, at Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam.
BJP workers carry a coffin during a protest demanding for the arrest of those who were responsible for the death of a COVID-19 patient due to alleged medical malpractice at Government Medical College, in Kochi. A few days ago, a nursing officer was suspended from the hospital for saying that a patient named Harris had died because the nurses who attended to him did not attach his ventilator tubes properly.
Idol of Goddess Durga with gold ornaments at a community puja pandal during Durga Puja festival in Kolkata.
Balbir Singh sells food items to customers from his food stall, at Meera Bagh in New Delhi. Singh opened his own food stall on his scooter after he lost his job as a drive in a hotel, owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, he doesn't feel the need to get a job again as he became self-employed, promoting PM Modi's ideology of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'.
A farmer burns paddy stubble in a field, in Patiala. Farmers continue the practice, a contributor to air pollution in the winter season, despite several steps taken by the government.
Flames and smoke rise after a major fire broke out in a warehouse under the old Neelum-Ajaronda railway over-bridge, in Faridabad.
Rear Admiral Antony George, Chief Staff Officer (Training) of Southern Naval Command presents awards at a passing out ceremony at INS Garuda, Kochi. Lieutenant Divya Sharma, Lt Shubhangi Swaroop and Lt Shivangi, who graduated as fully operational Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) Pilots at the ceremony, are now ready to take on all MR missions on Dornier aircraft.
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb presents a cheque of Rs 1 lakh to surrendered National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) extremist during a program organized by Tripura Police, in Agartala.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses a gathering during an election meeting at Nabinagar, in Aurangabad district.
Admiral Karambir Singh (2nd L), the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), while reviewing the operational preparedness and combat-readiness of the Indian Navy’s principal combatants.
Congress Bihar in-charge Shakti Singh Gohil addresses media after the Income Tax department conducted raids at the state party office, in Patna.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses a rally in support of party candidate Usha Sirohi, in Bulandshahar.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addresses a gathering during an election meeting, in Muzaffarpur district.
Devotees stand near the rath of 'Raja Ghepan's' yatra before the inception of its traditional tour to the valley, in Lahaul.
AAP MLA Haji Yunus (R) requests commuters to participate in the campaign 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off', launched by Delhi Government to tackle air pollution, in New Delhi.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav addresses an election campaign rally, ahead of Bihar Assembly Polls, in Kaimur district.
Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) refugees shout slogans during a protest observing October 22 as 'Black Day' in Jammu. On this day of 1947 Pakistan's Pashtun tribal militias attacked PoK.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy interacts with flood-affected people, at Manikeshwar Nagar in Secunderabad.
BJP Spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Zafar Islam addresses a press conference, at party office in Lucknow.
Congress party workers during a sit-in protest over the issues related to farmers, at Collectorate in Lucknow.
Civil Defence volunteers hold placards and request commuters to participate in the campaign 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off', launched by Delhi Government to tackle air pollution, in New Delhi.
A Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) worker holds a lantern (party symbol) during an election campaign rally, ahead of Bihar Assembly Polls, in Kaimur district.
Sri Lankans line up as health workers take a swab samples of people to test for COVID-19 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
People, not adhering to social distancing norms, buy garlands from vendors, during the Durga Puja festival, at a wholesale flower market in Kolkata.
An idol of Devi Durga made from thermocol at a community puja pandal, during Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav during an election campaign rally, ahead of Bihar Assembly Polls, in Kaimur district.
Workers use an anti-smog gun at Bhairon Marg, as a preventive measure to reduce air pollution, in New Delhi.
Devotees, not adhering to social distancing norms, offer prayers at Mata Longa Wali Devi Temple during the ongoing Navratri festival, in Amritsar. PM Modi in his recent speech urged citizens to follow all the precautionary measures while visiting temples and performing rituals in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
BJP Mahila Morcha members during virtual inauguration of BJP Cultuaral Cell's Durga Puja pandal by Prime Minster Narendra Modi, in Kolkata.
A security official keeps vigil outside Kamakhya temple during the ongoing Navratri festival, in Guwahati.
A voter shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her vote for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Elections, in Leh.
Polling officials during the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Elections, in Leh.
Resident Doctor Association members of Hindu Rao Hospital hold placards during a protest, demanding to clear their outstanding remuneration, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
Women worship Goddess Durga on the occasion of the commencement of Durga Puja festival from today, at a community pandal in Thane.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he inaugurates a Durga Puja pandal, via video conferencing, in New Delhi.
Students wearing face masks attend a class at a school that was reopened after closure for months owing to coronavirus pandemic, in Amritsar. Schools are being opened as per guidelines issued in Unlock. 5.
In this photo released by Rosaviatsiya, Russian rescue team helicopters land near a Russian Soyuz MS-16 capsule, left, landed near town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Roscosmos' Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan on Thursday.
People walk on the foot-over bridge amid hazy weather conditions, in New Delhi. Pollution level in the national capital continued to be in the ‘poor’ category as the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 254 today.
A man wearing a face mask walks on Rajpath road at 12 PM amid hazy weather conditions, in New Delhi. Pollution level in the national capital continued to be in the ‘poor’ category as the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 254 today.
Jammu & Kashmir Road Transport Corporation Workers Union stage a 'chakka jam' protest over their various demands, outside SRTC yard Railway Station in Jammu.
A Balinese man participates in the Hindu ritual of "Grebeg" at the Tegalalang village in Bali, Indonesia. In this biannual ritual, participants paint their bodies with colorful paint and parade around their village to ward off evil spirits.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with BJP General Secretary Bhupendra Yadav and state party President Sanjay Jaiswal releases party manifesto ahead of the Bihar Assembly Elections, in Patna.
Indigenously built ASW Corvette ‘Kavaratti’ to be commissioned at Visakhapatnam today by General MM Naravane, Chief of Army Staff.
Voters take a selfie as they show their marked fingers after casting their vote for the Bihar Legislative Council elections, at a polling station in Patna.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference as BJP General Secretary Bhupendra Yadav looks on, ahead of the Bihar Assembly Elections, in Patna.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference, ahead of the Bihar Assembly Elections, in Patna.
Security personnel look at the flyover which will be inaugurated by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today, at Ganeshguri in Guwahati.
'Kavaratti' last of four indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes is all set to join Indian Navy, at Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam. Designed by Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design, the ship portrays the growing capability of the nation in becoming self-reliant through indigenization.
A health ministry staff member collects sample for coronavirus testing from a resident at an urban area in Bandar Utama, outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia restrict movements in its biggest city Kuala Lumpur, neighboring Selangor state and the administrative capital of Putrajaya from Wednesday in an attempt to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus cases.
A demonstrator gives the victory sign at a protest, in Khartoum, Sudan. Protesters have taken to the streets in the capital and across the country over dire living conditions and a deadly crackdown on demonstrators in the east earlier this month. Sudan is currently ruled by a joint civilian-military government, following the popular uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir last year.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Make America Great Again Event at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati.
US President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Gastonia Municipal Airport, in Gastonia, N.C.
Migratory birds fly above a man rowing a boat on the Yamuna river near Kashmiri Gate, in New Delhi.
The bottom of the Cerro Lagoon is exposed during an extended drought in Limpio, Paraguay. The nearby Paraguay River reached its lowest level in 50 years on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, following months of extreme drought that has exposed the nation's economic dependence on the river and limited access to drinking water.
French President Emmanuel Macron leaves after paying his respects by the coffin of slain teacher Samuel Paty in the courtyard of the Sorbonne university during a national memorial event in Paris. French history teacher Samuel Paty was beheaded in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, northwest of Paris, by a 18-year-old Moscow-born Chechen refugee, who was later shot dead by police.
Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, in Philadelphia.
A protester takes pictures of a protest symbol that was set on fire by the supporters of former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, after a small demonstration had denounced the naming of Hariri as a potential candidate as the country's new prime minister, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Hariri resigned a year ago amid nationwide protests against government corruption and mismanagement of Lebanon's resources.
In this image taken from video released by NASA, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft touches the surface of asteroid Bennu.
Pro-democracy activists protest in front of Government House, the prime minister's offices in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's prime minister pleaded with his countrymen to resolve their political differences through Parliament, as student-led protests seeking to bring his government down continued for an eighth straight day.
A man utilizes a door as a makeshift raft as he transports a woman through the inundated streets of the Mata Redonda neighborhood of Maracay, Venezuela. Heavy rainfall in the central Venezuelan state of Aragua caused the Madre Vieja River to overflow flooding several neighborhoods.
An Ethnic Armenian soldier holds a Kalashnikov machine gun as he looks toward Azerbaijan's positions from a dugout at a fighting position on the front line, during a military conflict against Azerbaijan's armed forces in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia's prime minister has urged citizens to sign up as military volunteers to help defend the country amid the conflict with Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh as intense fighting has raged for a fourth week with no sign of abating.
An Ethnic Armenian soldier walks along a trench at a fighting position on the front line, during a military conflict against Azerbaijan's armed forces in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Ethnic Armenian soldiers stand at a fighting position on the front line, during a military conflict against Azerbaijan's armed forces in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
In this image taken from video released by Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry, Azerbaijan army soldiers fire an artillery piece during fighting with forces of the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said that to end hostilities Armenian forces must withdraw from Nagorno-Karabakh. He has insisted that Azerbaijan has the right to reclaim its territory by force after nearly three decades of international mediation yielded no progress.
In this image taken from video released by Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry, Azerbaijan's army artillery fire during fighting with forces of the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero scores his side's opening goal from the penalty spot during the Champions League group C soccer match between Manchester City and FC Porto at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England.
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero, right, duels for the ball with Porto's Chancel Mbemba during the Champions League group C soccer match between Manchester City and FC Porto at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England.
Royal Challengers Bangalore batsmen Virat Kohli and Gurkeerat Singh after a match with Kolkata Knight Riders during Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi.
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli plays a shot during Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match against Kolkata Knight Riders, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi.
Royal Challengers Bangalore batsmen Virat Kohli and Gurkeerat Singh during Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match against Kolkata Knight Riders, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi.
Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Gurkeerat Singh plays a shot during Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match against Kolkata Knight Riders, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi.
Kolkata Knight Riders player players celebrate the wicket of Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Aaron Finch during Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi.
Royal Challengers Bangalore batsmen Virat Kohli and Gurkeerat Singh during Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match against Kolkata Knight Riders, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi.
Royal Challengers Bangalore player Mohammed Siraj celebrate the wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Nitish Rana during Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi.
Royal Challengers Bangalore player Yuzvendra Chahal appeals for the wicket ofKolkata Knight Riders batsman Dinesh Karthik during Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi.
Royal Challengers Bangalore player Yuzvendra Chahal celebrates the wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Pat Cummins during Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., arrives at the Asheville Airport in Asheville, N.C. Harris traveled to the University of North Carolina Asheville to speak to a group of supporters.
Manchester City's Ferran Torres, second left, celebrates scoring his sides third goal during the Champions League group C soccer match between Manchester City and FC Porto at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England.
Shakhtar's Tete, left, and Real Madrid's Eder Militao challenge for the ball during the Champions League, group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Shakhtar's Tete controls the ball in the air ahead of Real Madrid's Marcelo during the Champions League, group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
FC Porto goalkeeper Agustin Marchesin dives in vain as Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan scores his side's second goal during the Champions League group C soccer match between Manchester City and FC Porto at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England.
Real Madrid's Luka Modric celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Champions League, group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Real Madrid's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois dives but fails to save the Real Madrid's Raphael Varane's an own goal during the Champions League, group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Shakhtar's Manor Solomon celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Champions League, group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Shakhtar's Tete, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Champions League, group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain.
PSG's Kylian Mbappe is challenged by Manchester United's Axel Tuanzebe during the Champions League group H soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France.
Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes scores his side's opening goal from the penalty spot during the Champions League group H soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France.
PSG's Neymar, right, battles with Manchester United's Scott McTominay during the Champions League group H soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France.
Manchester United's Marcus Rashford leaps over a challenge by PSG's Presnel Kimpembe during the Champions League group H soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France.
Bayern Munich's Corentin Tolisso, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's third goal during the Champions League Group A soccer match between Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.
Bayern Munich's Kingsley Coman, centre, kicks the ball past Atletico Madrid's Stefan Savic, left, and goalkeeper Jan Oblak to score his team's first goal during the Champions League Group A soccer match between Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.
Bayern Munich's Kingsley Coman, centre, is congratulated by teammates after scoring his team's fourth goal during the Champions League Group A soccer match between Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.
Bayern Munich's Corentin Tolisso, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's third goal during the Champions League Group A soccer match between Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.
Juventus' Paulo Dybala, right, challenges for the ball with Dynamo Kyiv's Vitaliy Buyalskyi during the Champions League, group G, soccer match between Dynamo Kyiv and Juventus at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Juventus' Alvaro Morata scores his side's first goal during the Champions League, group G, soccer match between Dynamo Kyiv and Juventus at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Juventus' Alvaro Morata, left, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League, group G, soccer match between Dynamo Kyiv and Juventus at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Inter Milan's Romelu Lukaku, center, celebrates with his teammates Arturo Vidal, right, and Lautaro Martinez after scoring his side's opening goal during the Champions League group B soccer match between Inter Milan and Borussia Moenchangladbach at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy.
Inter Milan's Romelu Lukaku, second from right, scores his side's opening goal during the Champions League group B soccer match between Inter Milan and Borussia Moenchangladbach at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy.
Moenchengladbach's Jonas Hofmann, left, celebrates with his teammate Patrick Herrmann after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League group B soccer match between Inter Milan and Borussia Moenchangladbach at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy.
Moenchengladbach's Ramy Bensebaini, second from left, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Champions League group B soccer match between Inter Milan and Borussia Moenchangladbach at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy.
Liverpool's Xherdan Shaqiri controls a high ball during the group D Champions League soccer match between Ajax and Liverpool at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, right celebrates with teammate Sadio Mane after Liverpool scored their opening goal during the group D Champions League soccer match between Ajax and Liverpool at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Liverpool's manager Jurgen Klopp, left, embraces his players Fabinho, left and goalkeeper Adrian, center as they celebrate their victory following the group D Champions League soccer match between Ajax and Liverpool at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Liverpool won the match 1-0.
Gaby Espino arrives at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Samadhi Zendejas arrives at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Jessie Reyez arrives at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Jacky Bracamontes arrives at the Billboard Latin Music Awards at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Ana Jurka arrives at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Pablo Alboran arrives at the Billboard Latin Music Awardsat the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Natassja Bolivar arrives at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Ivy Queen arrives at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
