Patiala: Teachers hold placards during an awareness programme ahead of International Women’s Day, in Patiala, Saturday, March 06, 2021.

Kolkata: Three IAF choppers fly over the Brigade Parade Ground as part of security checks on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election campaign rally for State Assembly polls, in Kolkata, Saturday, March 6, 2021

Hyderabad: Women attend a workshop on martial arts organised ahead of International Women’s Day, in Hyderabad, Saturday, March 6, 2021

Mumbai: Senior citizens pose for photographs with a cut-out on being administered the COVID-19 vaccine at a paid centre at SRCC Hospital, in Mumbai, Saturday, March 6, 2021

Ahmedabad: A giant painting on a cloth showing cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar being put up on stands to mark his 50th anniversary of Test debut, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Saturday, March 6, 2021.

Washington : The Capitol is seen at dusk as work in the Senate is stalled on the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021. Senators plan to continue to vote on amendments through the night.

Washington : Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., joined from left by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., arrives for news conference during a delay in work on the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday,

Washington : President Joe Biden participates in a roundtable discussion on a coronavirus relief package in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021

Ahmedabad: A cricket fan holds the Tricolour, during the first day’s play of the 4th and last cricket test match of the series between India and England, at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Thursday, March 4, 2021

**EDS: TWITTER IMAGE POSTED BY @nsitharaman ON THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2021** New Delhi: Union Fianace Minister Nirmala Sitharaman receives her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

New Delhi: A worker sanitizes the premises of National Zoological Park, amid the coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Kanyakumari: Cleaning workers of Nagercoil Municipal Corporation exercise during morning hours, in Kanyakumari, Wednesday, March 03, 2021

Ahmedabad: View of Narendra Modi Stadium, world’s largest cricket stadium, ahead of the 4th and last test match of the series between India and England, in Ahmedabad, Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Kolkata: A vendor displays sweets with different political party symbols at his sweet shop, ahead of the State Assembly elections, in Kolkata, Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Frankfurt: An aircraft rolls to the runway as the sun sets at the international airport in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Torino: Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo gestures during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Spezia at the Allianz Stadium in Torino, Italy, Tuesday, March 2, 2021

News in Pics (3 March 2021)

Hartford:Pharmacist Madeline Acquilano draws a syringe of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn., Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The first shipments of the vaccine arrived at the hospital this morning.

Kochi: Researchers from India and the US have discovered five new species of shrub frogs from the Western Ghats, one of the globally recognised biodiversity hotspots, Kochi, Wednesday, March 03, 2021

Agra: Kenneth S. Wilsbach, Commander of Pacific Air Force, USA, along with his wife Cindy Wilsbach poses for photographs at Taj Mahal, in Agra, Tuesday, March 02, 2021.

Kolkata: An elephant takes a dust bath on a hot summer day, at Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata, Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

Kolkata: Baul and Kirtan artists perform during their mass meeting at Shahid Minar, in Kolkata, Tuesday, March 2, 2021

**EDS: TWITTER IMAGE POSTED BY @INCIndia ON TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2021** Biswanath: All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joins tea workers at Sadhuru tea garden in Biswanath, Assam

Patna: Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) legislators stage a protest outside Bihar Assembly against price hike, in Patna, Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Wilmington: President Joe Biden departs after attending Mass with his grandchildren Natalie Biden, left, and Hunter Biden at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Wilmington, Del.

Kabul: Afghan girls practice taekwondo during a training session in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 1, 2021

Gorakhpur: Femina Miss India 2020 runner-up Manya Singh arrives at Gorakhpur Airport, in Gorakhpur, Tuesday, March 02, 2021

Bhopal: An artist makes a painting of the world-famous monument Taj Mahal, as a part of the beautification of road, in Bhopal, Tuesday, March. 2, 2021.