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Chamoli: NDRF personnel during their ongoing rescue operations at Tapovan Tunnel in flash flood-hit Chamoli district, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.

Vijayawada: An electric pole after being hit by an Air India Express flight while landing at Vijayawada International Airport at Gannavaram near Vijayawada, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.

Vijayawada: Air India Express flight which hit an electric pole while landing at Vijayawada International Airport at Gannavaram near Vijayawada, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.

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Cortina d’Ampezzo: United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin shows her bronze medal on the podium of the women’s slalom, at the alpine ski World Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.

Bhopal: Players from different states participate in K-4 Junior Men 1000 mts final race during 31st National Canoe Sprint Junior and Sub-Junior Championship, at Lower Lake in Bhopal, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.

Patiala: Members of Indian Youth Congress stage a protest against the hike in fuel and LPG prices, in Patiala, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.

Melbourne: Rajeev Ram of the US and Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic kiss their trophy after defeating Australia’s Samantha Stosur and Matthew Ebden in the mixed doubles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Police personnel take part in a riots control mock drill near Privartan Chowk in Lucknow, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.

Jabalpur: Priests and devotees take part in ‘Maha-Aarti’ on the bank of Narmada River on the occasion of ‘Narmada Jayanti’, in Jabalpur, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021.

Chamoli: DG ITBP S S Deswal alongwith senior officials reviews rescue and restoration work at Tapovan and Raini area, weeks after the glacier burst at Joshimath which triggered a massive flash flood on Feb. 7, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

Mangaluru: Devotees participate in ‘Brahma Rathotsava’ of Lord Venkataramana, in Mangaluru, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021.

Navi Mumbai: Minister of Excise and Labour Department Dilip Walse Patil, NCP MP Supriya Sule (R) and Minister of Housing Jitendra Ahwad (L) pay tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his birth anniversary, at Shivaji Maharaj Chowk in Navi Mumbai.

Jaipur: Congress leader Sachin Pilot addresses a farmers meeting ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’, at Kotkhawda village in Jaipur district of Rajasthan, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021.

Lahaul-Spiti: Tribal women dressed in their traditional attire perform folk dances during the Snow Festival at Spiti Valley in Lahaul- Spiti district, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021.

New Delhi: Artists make sculptures depicting farmers agitation, during their ongoing protest at Ghazipur border in New Delhi, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021.

Washington:Vice President Kamala Harris meets via videoconference with Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee Chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Appropriations Chairwoman Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Ct., Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., and leaders of women’s advocacy groups, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington.

New York:Pedestrians cross 71st Avenue as snow falls Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in the Queens borough of New York.

Brussels:NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference, after a meeting of NATO defense ministers in video format, at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021

Naypyitaw:Protesters flash the three-fingered salute at police water cannon trucks as they retreat during a protest against military coup in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Demonstrators against Myanmar’s military takeover returned to the streets Thursday after a night of armed intimidation by security forces in the country’s second biggest city of Mandalay.

Jabalpur: Priests and devotees take part in a Maha-Aarti on the eve of ‘Narmada Jayanti ‘ in Jabalpur, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.

South Dinajpur: Two container of snake venom worth neary Rupees 24 crore, seized by BSF from Indo-Bangladesh Border at Ghunsi in South Dinajpur district of West Bengal, late Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

Prayagraj: Devotees take part in a religious procession during the ongoing ‘Magh Mela’, in Prayagraj, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.

Melbourne: Russia’s Aslan Karatsev hits a backhand return to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic during their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.

Jaipur: Bhartiya Kisan Union activists block a railway track during a four-hour ‘rail roko’ demonstration across the country, called by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), as part of their agitation against Centre’s farm reform laws, at Gator – Jagatpura Railway.

Thane: Congress MLA Praniti Shinde along with party activists stage a protest against hike in LPG cylinder prices, in Thane, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.

Guwahati: People cross the Brahmaputra river on a Ro-Pax vessel, after being inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing, in Guwahati, Thursday, Feb.18, 2021.

Atlantic City:The former Trump Plaza casino is imploded on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Atlantic City, N.J. After falling into disrepair, the one-time jewel of former President Donald Trump’s casino empire is reduced to rubble, clearing the way for a prime development opportunity on the middle of the Boardwalk, where the Plaza used to market itself as “the center of it all.”

In this image made from UNTV video, India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speaks during a U.N. Security Council high-level meeting on COVID-19 recovery focusing on vaccinations, chaired by British Foreign Secretary Dominc Raab.

Cyberabad: Cyberabad Commissioner of Police VC Sajjanar and Tollywood actor Junior NTR at the Cyberabad Police Annual conference-2021, in Cyberabad, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

Bhubaneswar: Youth Congress workers stage a protest against fuel price hike in front of the Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s residence in Bhubanesar, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

Mumbai: VLCC Femina Miss India 2020 runner up Manya Singh along with her mother and father Omprakash Singh (L) pose for photographs infront of his father’s autorickshaw at Kandivali in Mumbai, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.

Hyderabad: MP Santosh Kumar along with Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao waters a newly planted Rudraksha sapling on the occasion of the birthday of CM Rao, in Hyderabad, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

Chamoli: Rescue and restoration work continues at damaged Tapovan barrage, weeks after the glacier burst at Joshimath which triggered a massive flash flood on Feb. 7, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

New Delhi: Bharatiya Kisan Union Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait waters plants at Ghazipur border during the ongoing farmers’ protest, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

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Iranian Navy: In this photo released Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, by the Iranian army, warships participate in a joint naval exercise of the Russian navy, the Iranian navy and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s navy in the Indian Ocean.

Chamoli: An Indo-Tibetan Border Police team with officials from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) reached Murenda, where a natural lake has been formed after the recent floods, in Chamoli in Uttarakhand, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

Vishakapatnam: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy interacts with Swaroopanandendra Saraswati during Sree Sarada Peetham anniversary celebrations in Vishakapatnam, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

Hyderabad: Femina Miss India 2020 Manasa Varanasi returns to her hometown, in Hyderabad, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a function to mark 75 years of the Ram Chandra Mission, via video conferencing, in New Delhi, Tuedsay, Feb. 16, 2021.

New Delhi: Devotees celebrate ‘Basant Panchami’ festival at Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah in New Delhi, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.

New Delhi: Devotees carry a holy ‘chadar’ to offer at the shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah during ‘Basant Panchami’ festival in New Delhi, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.

Vellore: A bull runs through the crowd during the traditional ‘Eruthu Vidum Vizha’ (a bull race) in Vellore district, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.

Chamoli: Rescue and restoration work continues at damaged Tapovan barrage, weeks after the glacier burst at Joshimath which triggered a massive flash flood, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and First Lady Savita Kovind pose for photographs on the opening of annual ‘Udyanotsav’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.

Chamoli: Workers wade through accumalated water during rescue operations inside the Tapovan Tunnel, following the glacier burst at Joshimath which triggered a massive flash flood on Feb. 7, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.