Pics of the Day

Buddhists monks clean a statue of Lord Buddha ahead of Buddha Purnima festival in Howrah on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Brides pose for a photograph during a mass marriage ceremony under Mukhyamanti Kanyadan Yojna in Bhopal on Wednesday. More than 65 couples tied the knot. PTI Photo

The first rake comprising six coaches of the East-West Metro Corridor stands at KMRCL (Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd) depot, at Salt Lake near Kolkata on Wednesday. East West Metro corridor runs from Salt Lake Sector to Howrah Maidan. PTI Photo

Singers Meena Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle during Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan Awards in Mumbai on late Tuesday. PTI Photo

BSP chief Mayawati is accorded grand welcome by her party workers and JD(S) supporters during her visit for campaign for Karnataka Assembly Elections in Mysore on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Students in action during an inaugural match of 5-a-side women's hockey tournament as it was re-introduced after two decades at Women's College in Srinagar on Wednesday. PTI Photo