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2012-01-31 Photo gallery
UPDATED : Jan 31 2012, 00:00 IST
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India's Twenty20 international cricket players Virat Kohli, left, and Praveen Kumar enjoy a light moment during net practice in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. AP Photo
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2 /37 Gautam Gambhir, left, and MS Dhoni participate in net practice in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. AP Photo
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3 /37 A worker packs roses to be shipped to the US ahead of Valentine's Day, the biggest holiday of the year for fresh-cut flower sales at the Mongibello flower company in Chia, north of Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. According to statistics f...
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4 /37 A fin whale spouts off the southern California coast on January 29, 2012 near Long Beach, California. A coalition that includes Native American tribes, Earthjustice and the Natural Resources Defense Council is on the National Marine Fisheries Ser...
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5 /37 Airman Marvin Perez, left, of Hartford, Conn and the 103rd Security Forces Squadron, is embraced by his mother Marisol and brother Christian at the Bradley Air National Guard base in East Granby, Conn., Monday Jan. 30, 2012. AP Photo
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6 /37 Airman Daniel Fournier, of Mansfield, Conn and the 103rd Security Forces Squadron, admires his three-month-old son Hunter, who was born during deployment, at the Bradley Air National Guard base in East Granby, Conn., Monday Jan. 30, 2012. Twenty-...
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7 /37 n this Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 photograph, Indian rescue workers remove debris from the site of a building that collapsed in Nagpur, India. According to a local news agency the four-story building housing a small scale industrial unit collapsed on M...
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8 /37 Photo by Subrahmanyan K.H.
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9 /37 Photo by Subrahmanyan K.H.
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10 /37 Photo by Subrahmanyan K.H.
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11 /37 Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor performs during the 57th Filmfare Awards 2011 function in Mumbai on Sunday. PTI Photo
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12 /37 Bollywood actors Rekha, Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Karishma Kapoor perform during the 57th Filmfare Awards 2011 function in Mumbai on Sunday. PTI Photo
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13 /37 Bollywood actors Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit perform during the 57th Filmfare Awards 2011 function in Mumbai on Sunday. PTI Photo
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14 /37 Bollywood actors Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Ranbir Kapoor perform during the 57th Filmfare Awards 2011 function in Mumbai on Sunday. PTI Photo
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15 /37 Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor performs during the 57th Filmfare Awards 2011 function in Mumbai on Sunday. PTI Photo
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16 /37 Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan performs during the 57th Filmfare Awards 2011 function in Mumbai on Sunday. PTI Photo
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17 /37 Indian musician sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, 92,looks on during a function to launch 23rd edition of Limca book of records in music, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Limca Book of Records is a record book of Indian achievers, a plat...
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18 /37 Indian musician sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, right, honors Indian playback singer of Bollywood films Asha Bhosle during a function to launch 23rd edition of Limca book of records in music, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Limca Bo...
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19 /37 Indian musician sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, right, talks with Indian playback singer of Bollywood films Asha Bhosle during a function to launch 23rd edition of Limca book of records in music, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Limc...
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20 /37 Legendary sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar honours folk singer Teejan Bai during the launch of 23rd edition of Limca Book of Records (Music Special) in New Delhi on Tuesday. Atul Singh, President and CEO, Coca-Cola India and South West Asia is also seen....
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21 /37 Legendary sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar honours classical playback singer Yesudas during the launch of 23rd edition of Limca Book of Records (Music Special) in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI Photo
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22 /37 Legendary sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar interacts with classical violinist L. Subramaniam after felicitating him during the launch of 23rd edition of Limca Book of Records (Music Special) in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI Photo.
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23 /37 In this Sept. 1, 2007 file photo, a French Rafale fighter airplane from Dassault Aviaton performs during the air show of Bex, Switzerland. India has decided to buy 126 French-made Rafale combat aircraft for the Indian air force, clinching a massiv...
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24 /37 An Indian child is carried by her mother after their hut was destroyed in a fire in the Ghazipur slum, just outside New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Dozens of huts were destroyed in an early morning fire but there were no casualties, accor...
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25 /37 Indian men whose huts were destroyed in a fire, warm themselves over a cooking fire in the Ghazipur slum, just outside New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Dozens of huts were destroyed in an early morning fire but there were no casualties, ac...
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26 /37 A policeman walks in front of demonstrators in suits during the ninth day of a strike by Indian textile traders in protest against the levy of Valued Added Tax (VAT) in Hyderabad on January 31, 2012. The traders are demanding the withdrawal of a five...
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27 /37 A civilian visitor is seen on top of a T-72 tank during an Indian Army weaponry exhibition in Kolkata on January 31, 2012. The event showcased the hardware and weaponry used by the Indian Army and as a recruitment tool for young Indians to joint the ...
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28 /37 A security person carries Electronic Voting Machines to a strong room a day after assembly elephants participate in Shiva Temple on Tuesday. PTI
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29 /37 A member of the Indian air force jumps to reach the debris of an aircraft that crashed into a lake on the outskirts of Chennai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. The Indian air force trainer aircraft crashed into a lake during a routine training sortie ...
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30 /37 An Indian child is carried by her mother after their hut was destroyed in a fire in the Ghazipur slum, just outside New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Dozens of huts were destroyed in an early morning fire but there were no casualties, accordi...
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31 /37 An Indian family whose hut was destroyed sit with their belongings where the dwelling used to be in the Ghazipur slum, just outside New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Dozens of huts were destroyed in an early morning fire but there were no cas...
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32 /37 Fire personnel and IAF men carry out rescue work after a trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed on the outskirts of Chennai on Tuesday during a routine training sortie. PTI
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33 /37 A school boy walks past the early morning sunlight filtered by fog, smoke and the branches of a tree in the Hauz Khaz neighborhood of New Delhi on January 31, 2012. India spends 3.1 percent of its GDP in education and the literacy rate in India is ab...
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34 /37 Artists from the state of Assam pose during the press preview for the annual Surajkund Crafts Fair in Surajkund, some 25kms from New Delhi, on January 31, 2012.The annual Surajkund Crafts Mela(Fair) attracts artisans from across the country and other...
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35 /37 Caparisoned elephants participate in Shiva Temple festival in Ernakulam, Kerala on Tuesday. PTI
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36 /37 A seagull sits on sheet of floating ice in the river Spree in Berlin, Germany, on January 31, 2012. Meteorologists forecast decreasing temperatures to -12 degrees Celsius for the coming days. AFP
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37 /37 Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (C) visits a British-funded project in the Magwe division of Pakokku township, northern Myanmar, on January 31, 2012. Britain hosted a visit by Suu Kyi to a Department For International Development (DFID)-funde...
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News in Pics, October 17: Best photos from around the world
UPDATED : Oct 17 2021, 08:32 IST
India News | Cricket news | T20 World Cup | Afghanistan | ISIS | Indian Army | ![People disguised as superheroes dance during a festival of Marvel comics in Bogota. Credit: AFP Photo]( "People disguised as superheroes dance during a festival of Marvel comics in Bogota. Credit: AFP Photo")
1 /6 People disguised as superheroes dance during a festival of Marvel comics in Bogota. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Tony Gonsolin #26 of the Los Angeles Dodgers enters the game against the Atlanta Braves during the fourth inning of Game One of the National League Championship Series. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Tony Gonsolin #26 of the Los Angeles Dodgers enters the game against the Atlanta Braves during the fourth inning of Game One of the National League Championship Series. Credit: AFP Photo")
2 /6 Tony Gonsolin #26 of the Los Angeles Dodgers enters the game against the Atlanta Braves during the fourth inning of Game One of the National League Championship Series. Credit: AFP Photo
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![The Cumbre Vieja volcano spews lava as it continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma. Credit: Reuters Photo]( "The Cumbre Vieja volcano spews lava as it continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma. Credit: Reuters Photo")
3 /6 The Cumbre Vieja volcano spews lava as it continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma. Credit: Reuters Photo
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![Army personnel perform stunts during an event to mark to \'Swarnim Vijay Varsh\' in Jalandhar. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Army personnel perform stunts during an event to mark to \'Swarnim Vijay Varsh\' in Jalandhar. Credit: PTI Photo")
4 /6 Army personnel perform stunts during an event to mark to 'Swarnim Vijay Varsh' in Jalandhar. Credit: PTI Photo
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![An Afghan burqa-clad woman and a boy walk through a market area in Qala-e-Naw in Badghis province. Credit: AFP Photo]( "An Afghan burqa-clad woman and a boy walk through a market area in Qala-e-Naw in Badghis province. Credit: AFP Photo")
5 /6 An Afghan burqa-clad woman and a boy walk through a market area in Qala-e-Naw in Badghis province. Credit: AFP Photo
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![A general view shows the al-Amerat Cricket Stadium in Oman\'s capital Muscat. Credit: AFP Photo]( "A general view shows the al-Amerat Cricket Stadium in Oman\'s capital Muscat. Credit: AFP Photo")
6 /6 A general view shows the al-Amerat Cricket Stadium in Oman's capital Muscat. Credit: AFP Photo
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Today's Horoscope - October 17, 2021: Check horoscope for all sun signs
UPDATED : Oct 16 2021, 23:29 IST
Aries Horoscope | Taurus Horoscope | Gemini Horoscope | Cancer Horoscope | Leo Horoscope | Virgo Horoscope | Scorpio Horoscope | Sagittarius Horoscope | Libra Horoscope | Capricorn Horoscope | Aquarius Horoscope | Pisces Horoscope | Horoscope 2021 | Horoscope | Zodiac | ![Today\'s Horoscope - October 17, 2021: Check horoscope]( "Today\'s Horoscope - October 17, 2021: Check horoscope")
1 /13 Today's Horoscope - October 17, 2021: Check horoscope
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![Aries | A productive day if you can keep your expectations within reasonable bounds. Today make contact with important people who could help you in business. Be tactful in your dealings - a little prevarication keeps the other guessing and gives you time to negotiate | Lucky Colour: Orange | Lucky Number: 7. Credit: Pixabay]( "Aries | A productive day if you can keep your expectations within reasonable bounds. Today make contact with important people who could help you in business. Be tactful in your dealings - a little prevarication keeps the other guessing and gives you time to negotiate | Lucky Colour: Orange | Lucky Number: 7. Credit: Pixabay")
2 /13 Aries | A productive day if you can keep your expectations within reasonable bounds. Today make contact with important people who could help you in business. Be tactful in your dealings - a little prevarication keeps the other guessing and gives you time to negotiate | Lucky Colour: Orange | Lucky Number: 7. Credit: Pixabay
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![Taurus | ): You will have original ideas, worth implementing. You will finally manage to solve a long-postponed financial issue. Cash flow good, and an unexpected cash bonus brightens up your week. Today is a good time for business | Lucky Colour: Jade| Lucky Number: 3. Credit: Pixabay]( "Taurus | ): You will have original ideas, worth implementing. You will finally manage to solve a long-postponed financial issue. Cash flow good, and an unexpected cash bonus brightens up your week. Today is a good time for business | Lucky Colour: Jade| Lucky Number: 3. Credit: Pixabay")
3 /13 Taurus | ): You will have original ideas, worth implementing. You will finally manage to solve a long-postponed financial issue. Cash flow good, and an unexpected cash bonus brightens up your week. Today is a good time for business | Lucky Colour: Jade| Lucky Number: 3. Credit: Pixabay
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![Gemini | You will have to work hard and take your friends\' support. Don’t believe everything you hear. Keep an open mind. Your attention span seems to be reducing, so stay more focussed. Significant-other still is elusive | Lucky Colour: Pink | Lucky Number: 2. Credit: Pixabay]( "Gemini | You will have to work hard and take your friends\' support. Don’t believe everything you hear. Keep an open mind. Your attention span seems to be reducing, so stay more focussed. Significant-other still is elusive | Lucky Colour: Pink | Lucky Number: 2. Credit: Pixabay")
4 /13 Gemini | You will have to work hard and take your friends' support. Don’t believe everything you hear. Keep an open mind. Your attention span seems to be reducing, so stay more focussed. Significant-other still is elusive | Lucky Colour: Pink | Lucky Number: 2. Credit: Pixabay
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![Cancer | Your meticulous planning may lead to personal success, but don’t lose sight of the woods for the trees. New relationships could evolve through group activities. A trip could open new doors in terms of friendships | Lucky Colour: Linen | Lucky Number: 8. Credit: Pixabay]( "Cancer | Your meticulous planning may lead to personal success, but don’t lose sight of the woods for the trees. New relationships could evolve through group activities. A trip could open new doors in terms of friendships | Lucky Colour: Linen | Lucky Number: 8. Credit: Pixabay")
5 /13 Cancer | Your meticulous planning may lead to personal success, but don’t lose sight of the woods for the trees. New relationships could evolve through group activities. A trip could open new doors in terms of friendships | Lucky Colour: Linen | Lucky Number: 8. Credit: Pixabay
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![Leo | Unexpected events and breaking free of confining situations and relationships possible. Events today give you the chance to show how much you\'ve matured. Impatience will be our worst enemy today | Lucky Colour: Plum | Lucky Number: 5. Credit: Pixabay]( "Leo | Unexpected events and breaking free of confining situations and relationships possible. Events today give you the chance to show how much you\'ve matured. Impatience will be our worst enemy today | Lucky Colour: Plum | Lucky Number: 5. Credit: Pixabay")
6 /13 Leo | Unexpected events and breaking free of confining situations and relationships possible. Events today give you the chance to show how much you've matured. Impatience will be our worst enemy today | Lucky Colour: Plum | Lucky Number: 5. Credit: Pixabay
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![Virgo | Disharmony at home stressful. Avoid making unrealistic promises . Romantic relationships should stabilize. Dramatic actions tonight can change your life. You may be given a position of leadership or responsibility today | Lucky Colour: Lavender | Lucky Number: 4. Credit: Pixabay]( "Virgo | Disharmony at home stressful. Avoid making unrealistic promises . Romantic relationships should stabilize. Dramatic actions tonight can change your life. You may be given a position of leadership or responsibility today | Lucky Colour: Lavender | Lucky Number: 4. Credit: Pixabay")
7 /13 Virgo | Disharmony at home stressful. Avoid making unrealistic promises . Romantic relationships should stabilize. Dramatic actions tonight can change your life. You may be given a position of leadership or responsibility today | Lucky Colour: Lavender | Lucky Number: 4. Credit: Pixabay
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![Libra | Your ego could be bruised today, perhaps time to make a compromise to appease a loved one. Try to stay calm during a hectic day at work. Not a good day to disagree with the boss | Lucky Colour: Chrome| Lucky Number: 6. Credit: Pixabay]( "Libra | Your ego could be bruised today, perhaps time to make a compromise to appease a loved one. Try to stay calm during a hectic day at work. Not a good day to disagree with the boss | Lucky Colour: Chrome| Lucky Number: 6. Credit: Pixabay")
8 /13 Libra | Your ego could be bruised today, perhaps time to make a compromise to appease a loved one. Try to stay calm during a hectic day at work. Not a good day to disagree with the boss | Lucky Colour: Chrome| Lucky Number: 6. Credit: Pixabay
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![Scorpio | Problems with colleagues are likely. You can ask for favours but don\'t take others for granted. Be diplomatic but stern. Your boss can be very demanding, but this also the time for you to be more assertive and voice your opinions | Lucky Colour: Amber | Lucky Number: 6. Credit: Pixabay]( "Scorpio | Problems with colleagues are likely. You can ask for favours but don\'t take others for granted. Be diplomatic but stern. Your boss can be very demanding, but this also the time for you to be more assertive and voice your opinions | Lucky Colour: Amber | Lucky Number: 6. Credit: Pixabay")
9 /13 Scorpio | Problems with colleagues are likely. You can ask for favours but don't take others for granted. Be diplomatic but stern. Your boss can be very demanding, but this also the time for you to be more assertive and voice your opinions | Lucky Colour: Amber | Lucky Number: 6. Credit: Pixabay
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![Sagittarius | Socializing with clients or colleagues not favourable today. Avoid people and situations that could lead to stress and working overtime. A trip could do wonders for you | Lucky Colour: Sapphire | Lucky Number: 3. Credit: Pixabay]( "Sagittarius | Socializing with clients or colleagues not favourable today. Avoid people and situations that could lead to stress and working overtime. A trip could do wonders for you | Lucky Colour: Sapphire | Lucky Number: 3. Credit: Pixabay")
10 /13 Sagittarius | Socializing with clients or colleagues not favourable today. Avoid people and situations that could lead to stress and working overtime. A trip could do wonders for you | Lucky Colour: Sapphire | Lucky Number: 3. Credit: Pixabay
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![Capricorn | Children or loved ones may be landing much heavier responsibilities on you than usual. Mars aspecting our sign makes you hasty. It is important to keep cool and analyse the situation | Lucky Colour: Ash | Lucky Number: 2. Credit: Pixabay]( "Capricorn | Children or loved ones may be landing much heavier responsibilities on you than usual. Mars aspecting our sign makes you hasty. It is important to keep cool and analyse the situation | Lucky Colour: Ash | Lucky Number: 2. Credit: Pixabay")
11 /13 Capricorn | Children or loved ones may be landing much heavier responsibilities on you than usual. Mars aspecting our sign makes you hasty. It is important to keep cool and analyse the situation | Lucky Colour: Ash | Lucky Number: 2. Credit: Pixabay
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![Aquarius | Don\'t be difficult or uncompromising. Someone may try to start trouble. Deal with such matters diplomatically. Joint incomes, investments, taxes, insurance and property settlements may be affected | Lucky Colour: Coral | Lucky Number: 7. Credit: Pixabay]( "Aquarius | Don\'t be difficult or uncompromising. Someone may try to start trouble. Deal with such matters diplomatically. Joint incomes, investments, taxes, insurance and property settlements may be affected | Lucky Colour: Coral | Lucky Number: 7. Credit: Pixabay")
12 /13 Aquarius | Don't be difficult or uncompromising. Someone may try to start trouble. Deal with such matters diplomatically. Joint incomes, investments, taxes, insurance and property settlements may be affected | Lucky Colour: Coral | Lucky Number: 7. Credit: Pixabay
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![Pisces | You could spend time socialising with long-lost cousins. Children are receptive to your suggestions and give no cause for worry. Seize common occasions today and they will take you to a new career high | Lucky Colour: Ivory | Lucky Number: 4. Credit: Pixabay]( "Pisces | You could spend time socialising with long-lost cousins. Children are receptive to your suggestions and give no cause for worry. Seize common occasions today and they will take you to a new career high | Lucky Colour: Ivory | Lucky Number: 4. Credit: Pixabay")
13 /13 Pisces | You could spend time socialising with long-lost cousins. Children are receptive to your suggestions and give no cause for worry. Seize common occasions today and they will take you to a new career high | Lucky Colour: Ivory | Lucky Number: 4. Credit: Pixabay
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Kerala Rains: IMD issues red alert for 5, orange for 7 districts
UPDATED : Oct 16 2021, 20:04 IST
Heavy rains lashed Kerala forcing the authorities to issue a red alert in 5 districts, while 7 districts are given an orange alert and two districts are under yellow alert, thereby indicating that all the 14 districts in the state are experiencing heavy rains.
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1 /7 Kerala Rains: IMD issues red alert for 5, orange for 7 districts
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![Heavy rains in Kerala forced the authorities to issue a red alert in 5 districts, while 7 districts are given an orange alert and two districts are under yellow alert, thereby indicating that all the 14 districts in the state are experiencing heavy rains. Credit: Special Arrangement]( "Heavy rains in Kerala forced the authorities to issue a red alert in 5 districts, while 7 districts are given an orange alert and two districts are under yellow alert, thereby indicating that all the 14 districts in the state are experiencing heavy rains. Credit: Special Arrangement")
2 /7 Heavy rains in Kerala forced the authorities to issue a red alert in 5 districts, while 7 districts are given an orange alert and two districts are under yellow alert, thereby indicating that all the 14 districts in the state are experiencing heavy rains. Credit: Special Arrangement
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![As per the press release by IMD, red alert is issued in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur districts. Whereas, orange alert has been issued in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alapuzha, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts of the southern state. Credit: Special Arrangement]( "As per the press release by IMD, red alert is issued in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur districts. Whereas, orange alert has been issued in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alapuzha, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts of the southern state. Credit: Special Arrangement")
3 /7 As per the press release by IMD, red alert is issued in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur districts. Whereas, orange alert has been issued in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alapuzha, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts of the southern state. Credit: Special Arrangement
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![Since Friday (Oct. 15) heavy downpour have been lashing the state leaving roads at several places flooded and waterlogging affecting the normal life at quite a number of places. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Since Friday (Oct. 15) heavy downpour have been lashing the state leaving roads at several places flooded and waterlogging affecting the normal life at quite a number of places. Credit: PTI Photo")
4 /7 Since Friday (Oct. 15) heavy downpour have been lashing the state leaving roads at several places flooded and waterlogging affecting the normal life at quite a number of places. Credit: PTI Photo
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![The Indian Meteorological Department has also warned of more rains on Sunday (Oct. 17). Credit: PTI Photo]( "The Indian Meteorological Department has also warned of more rains on Sunday (Oct. 17). Credit: PTI Photo")
5 /7 The Indian Meteorological Department has also warned of more rains on Sunday (Oct. 17). Credit: PTI Photo
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![CM Pinarayi has issued an advisory that people have to be extremely cautious and under no circumstances should they ignore the warnings that are given. Credit: Special Arrangement]( "CM Pinarayi has issued an advisory that people have to be extremely cautious and under no circumstances should they ignore the warnings that are given. Credit: Special Arrangement")
6 /7 CM Pinarayi has issued an advisory that people have to be extremely cautious and under no circumstances should they ignore the warnings that are given. Credit: Special Arrangement
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![Tourist spots have been alerted and have been asked to close down until further notice and also boating and other water activities are snapped. Credit: Special Arrangement]( "Tourist spots have been alerted and have been asked to close down until further notice and also boating and other water activities are snapped. Credit: Special Arrangement")
7 /7 Tourist spots have been alerted and have been asked to close down until further notice and also boating and other water activities are snapped. Credit: Special Arrangement
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Mysuru Dasara comes to an end with ‘Jumbo Savari’
UPDATED : Oct 16 2021, 20:49 IST
The curtains came down on the 10-day Dasara festival in Mysuru on October 16 with the spectacular 'Jumbo Savari', procession of elephants, marking the grand finale. However, the Mysuru royal palace will continue to shine at night for the next nine days with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai ordering to light up the palace for the tourists.
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1 /11 Mysuru Dasara comes to an end with ‘Jumbo Savari’
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![The curtains came down on the 10-day Dasara festival in Mysuru on October 16 with the spectacular \'Jumbo Savari\', procession of elephants, marking the grand finale. Credit: PTI Photo]( "The curtains came down on the 10-day Dasara festival in Mysuru on October 16 with the spectacular \'Jumbo Savari\' procession of elephants marking the grand finale. Credit: PTI Photo")
2 /11 The curtains came down on the 10-day Dasara festival in Mysuru on October 16 with the spectacular 'Jumbo Savari' procession of elephants marking the grand finale. Credit: PTI Photo
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![However, the Mysuru royal palace will continue to shine at night for the next nine days with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai ordering to light up the palace for the tourists. Credit: BR Savitha]( "However, the Mysuru royal palace will continue to shine at night for the next nine days with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai ordering to light up the palace for the tourists. Credit: BR Savitha")
3 /11 However, the Mysuru royal palace will continue to shine at night for the next nine days with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai ordering to light up the palace for the tourists. Credit: BR Savitha
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![Held under the shadow of Covid-19, there were many restrictions due to which the usual gathering of large number of people was missing as the administration had restricted visitors and issued limited passes. Credit: BR Savitha]( "Held under the shadow of Covid-19, there were many restrictions due to which the usual gathering of large number of people was missing as the administration had restricted visitors and issued limited passes. Credit: BR Savitha")
4 /11 Held under the shadow of Covid-19, there were many restrictions due to which the usual gathering of large number of people was missing as the administration had restricted visitors and issued limited passes. Credit: BR Savitha
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![Keeping with the century’s old tradition, all the rituals were held abiding by the Covid norms. At the auspicious hour, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, titular head of the erstwhile Mysuru Royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Mysuru in-charge minister S T Somashekar and Mysuru mayor Sunanda Palanetra offered floral prayers to Goddess Chamundeshwari. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Keeping with the century’s old tradition, all the rituals were held abiding by the Covid norms. At the auspicious hour, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, titular head of the erstwhile Mysuru Royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Mysuru in-charge minister S T Somashekar and Mysuru mayor Sunanda Palanetra offered floral prayers to Goddess Chamundeshwari. Credit: PTI Photo")
5 /11 Keeping with the century’s old tradition, all the rituals were held abiding by the Covid norms. At the auspicious hour, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, titular head of the erstwhile Mysuru Royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Mysuru in-charge minister S T Somashekar and Mysuru mayor Sunanda Palanetra offered floral prayers to Goddess Chamundeshwari. Credit: PTI Photo
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![The gigantic Abhimanyu, a caparisoned elephant, carrying the presiding deity on the 750 kg golden howdah, marched and other decorated pachyderms too walked behind it. Credit: PTI Photo]( "The gigantic Abhimanyu, a caparisoned elephant, carrying the presiding deity on the 750 kg golden howdah, marched and other decorated pachyderms too walked behind it. Credit: PTI Photo")
6 /11 The gigantic Abhimanyu, a caparisoned elephant, carrying the presiding deity on the 750 kg golden howdah, marched and other decorated pachyderms too walked behind it. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Wadiyar\'s family members too attended the celebrations, which is designated as Naada Habba (state festival). Credit: PTI Photo]( "Wadiyar\'s family members too attended the celebrations, which is designated as Naada Habba (state festival). Credit: PTI Photo")
7 /11 Wadiyar's family members too attended the celebrations, which is designated as Naada Habba (state festival). Credit: PTI Photo
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![Scion of the Mysore royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar performs \'shami pooja\' at Bhuvaneshwari temple in the Mysuru Palace. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Scion of the Mysore royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar performs \'shami pooja\' at Bhuvaneshwari temple in the Mysuru Palace. Credit: PTI Photo")
8 /11 Scion of the Mysore royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar performs 'shami pooja' at Bhuvaneshwari temple in the Mysuru Palace. Credit: PTI Photo
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![While greeting the people of Karnataka on Vijayadashami, Bommai announced extending the lighting of Mysuru city and palace for the next nine days so that tourists from other parts of the state and country can enjoy the scenic beauty of the royal city bathed in light at night. Credit: DH Photo]( "While greeting the people of Karnataka on Vijayadashami, Bommai announced extending the lighting of Mysuru city and palace for the next nine days so that tourists from other parts of the state and country can enjoy the scenic beauty of the royal city bathed in light at night. Credit: DH Photo")
9 /11 While greeting the people of Karnataka on Vijayadashami, Bommai announced extending the lighting of Mysuru city and palace for the next nine days so that tourists from other parts of the state and country can enjoy the scenic beauty of the royal city bathed in light at night. Credit: DH Photo
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![District Minister ST Somashekar dances with folk artists as the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari is brought from the Chamundi Hills to the Mysuru Palace. Credit: PTI Photo]( "District Minister ST Somashekar dances with folk artists as the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari is brought from the Chamundi Hills to the Mysuru Palace. Credit: PTI Photo")
10 /11 District Minister ST Somashekar dances with folk artists as the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari is brought from the Chamundi Hills to the Mysuru Palace. Credit: PTI Photo
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![The traditional Dasara procession is held on Vijayadashami, signifying the victory of good over evil. The rulers of Mysuru or the Wadiyars had been worshippers of Durga and had established their family Goddess atop a hillock, which has been named as Chamunda hills. Credit: PTI Photo]( "The traditional Dasara procession is held on Vijayadashami, signifying the victory of good over evil. The rulers of Mysuru or the Wadiyars had been worshippers of Durga and had established their family Goddess atop a hillock, which has been named as Chamunda hills. Credit: PTI Photo")
11 /11 The traditional Dasara procession is held on Vijayadashami, signifying the victory of good over evil. The rulers of Mysuru or the Wadiyars had been worshippers of Durga and had established their family Goddess atop a hillock, which has been named as Chamunda hills. Credit: PTI Photo
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