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Bengaluru: Children play with a toy aeroplane during sunset in Bengaluru, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.

Surat: AAP leader and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal holds a model of a plough during his rodshow for Corporation elections, in Surat, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.

Gulmarg: Participants in an all women mountaineering sprint during the 2nd Khelo India Winter games at the ski resort of Gulmarg, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Menakshi from Uttarakhand got the first position in the event that was introduced for the first time.

Bodh Gaya: Novice Buddhist monks light candles for world peace, on the occasion of ‘Magh Purnima’ at Mahabodhi temple, in Bodh Gaya, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.

Port Blair: President Ram Nath Kovind inspects a tri-services guard of honour on his arrival at Port Blair, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.

Bnei Brak : Ultra-Orthodox Jews some wearing costumes celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim in Bnei Brak, Israel, Friday, Feb 26, 2021. The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the Jews’ salvation from genocide in ancient Persia

Mumbai: Oval Maidan, the Grade-I recreational ground, which has been shut from today owing to surge in COVID-19 cases, in Mumbai, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.

Srinagar: Fire personnel try to douse a fire that broke out in a residential building during at Safakadal Chowk in Srinagar, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.

Gulmarg: Artists perform “Rouf” dance at the inaugural function of 2nd Khelo India National Winter Games, at the ski resort of Gulmarg, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.

Gulmarg: A woman skier holding a torch during a demonstration on the eve of ‘Winter Games Khelo India Khelo’ event, in Gulmarg, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.

Khajuraho: Maitreyee Pahari troupe performs during Khajuraho Dance Festival, in Khajuraho, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.

Gulmarg: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Union Minister for Sports Kiren Rijiju watch a demo on the eve of ‘Winter Games Khelo India Khelo’ event, in Gulmarg, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.

Gulmarg: Skiers holding torches burst fire crackers during a demo on the eve of ‘Winter Games Khelo India Khelo’ event, in Gulmarg, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.

Shillong: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in a group photograph with the members of Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, Shillong, Thursday, February 25, 2021.

Chamoli: BRO personnel construct a bridge over Rishi Ganga River in the disaster-hit Chamoli district, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.

Varanasi: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav visits Sankat Mochan temple in Varanasi, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.

Mathura: Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel performs puja of Lord Girraj ji at Goverdhan town in Mathura, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.

Chamoli: BRO personnel construct a bridge over Rishi Ganga River in the disaster-hit Chamoli district, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021

Kollam: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (ext- R) joins fishermen as they toil for the morning catch on the high-sea, in Kollam, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.

Mumbai: Municipal workers sanitize at platform at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in the view of rising number of COVID-19 cases, in Mumbai, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.

Jaipur: Players of Sona Polo and Chandna Group teams in action during the ‘Rajmata Gayatri Devi Memorial Cup’ polo match at Polo ground in Jaipur, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.

Jabalpur: Police use water cannons to disperse Congress party workers during their ‘Akrosh Rally” in protest against hike in fuel prices, in Jabalpur, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.

Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah presents to Ishant Sharma his 100th Test cap, before the start of the 3rd cricket test match between India and England, at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.

Tirupati: Priests perform rituals on deities during the five-day annual float festival, Teppotsavam, in the tank of Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple, Tirupati, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.

Kathmandu : Nepalese supporters of the splinter group in the governing Nepal Communist Party celebrate the Supreme Court order in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Nepal’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of Parliament after it was dissolved by the prime minister, in a ruling likely to thrust the Himalayan nation into a political crisis.

Washington : Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., is sworn in during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on her nomination to be Interior Secretary, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurates 2-day long Innovative Farmers Conference on ‘Farmer Led Innovations for Enhancing Farm Income’ in Jammu. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.

Jalandhar: A farmer sows maize seeds in a field, in Jalandhar, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.

Chamoli: Rescue and restoration work underway at Tapovan tunnel, after a glacier burst on Feb. 7 triggered a flash flood, in Chamoli district, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.

Amritsar: People, not wearing face masks, walk at the Heritage Street near the Golden Temple, in Amritsar, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Amid growing concern over rising COVID19 cases in Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh ordered restriction on indoor gathering to 100 and outdoor to 200 persons from March 1, along with strict enforcement of mask-wearing and social distancing.

Mumbai: Bollywood singer Hariharan and tabla maestro Bickram Ghosh during the launch of their album ‘Ishq- Songs of Love’ at Juhu Chowpatty in Mumbai, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.

Muzaffarnagar: Farmers rest on a charpoy on a hot day, in Muzaffarnagar, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. After series of cold waves from January till mid- February, the plains in north India have seen a sharp rise in the mercury level.

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday extended the deadline for linking of Aadhaar with permanent account number (PAN) by three months.

In a tweet, the income tax department informed that the last date has been extended from March 31 to June 30, 2021.