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2012-10-10 Photo gallery
UPDATED : Oct 10 2012, 00:00 IST
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Mumbai: Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor during a photo shoot in Mumbai recently. PTI Photo by Mitesh Bhuvad
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2 /19 Allahabad: A priest performs 'aarti' of a sand image of actor Amitabh Bachachan on the eve of his 70th birthday in Allahabad on Wednesday. PTI Photo
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3 /19 Amritsar: Bollywood actors Ajay Devgn and Sonakshi Sinha paying obeisance at the Golden Temple for the success of their upcoming film 'Son of Sardar' in Amritsar on Wednesday. PTI Photo by Deepak Sharma
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4 /19 Karad: A artist making idol of Goddess Durga ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Karad, Maharashtra on Wednesday. PTI Photo
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5 /19 Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry President, R. V. Kanoria, right, greets Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjoo with a bouquet of flowers before an interactive business meeting with FICCI members in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oc...
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6 /19 An Indian cyclist rides past a mural of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan from his classic film 'Deewar' on the eve of Bachchan's 70th birthday in Mumbai on October 10, 2012. India's favourite film star and Bollywood legend, Bachchan - who is known as...
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7 /19 New Delhi: Boxer Vijender Singh, chained and shackled, take part in a new PETA campaign cruelty to animals in circus, in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI Photo by Kamal Singh
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8 /19 Olympic medal winners Saina Nehwal and MC Mary Kom pose for a photo after their felicitation at a press conference in Bengaluru on Wednesday. PTI
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9 /19 Founder member of People for the Ethical treatment of animals (PETA) Ingrid E Newkirk pulling a cart during a protest against the cruelty of forcing horses to pull victorias in Mumbai on Wednesday. PTI
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10 /19 Smoke billowing out of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited’s (BHEL) plant after a major in Bhopal on Wednesday. PTI
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11 /19 Olympic medal winner badminton player Saina Nehwal speaks after her felicitation at a press conference in Bengaluru on Wednesday. PTI
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12 /19 A heavy traffic jam near toll plaza after a protest by residents demanding opening of a U-turn lane in Gurgaon on Wednesday. PTI
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13 /19 Maligne lake Jasper National park Canada. Photo by Shobha Anand
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14 /19 Maligne lake Jasper National park Canada. Photo by Shobha Anand
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15 /19 Athabasca falls Jasper. Photo by Shobha Anand
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16 /19 A car in flames after it catches fire in Noida on Wednesday night. PTI Photo
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17 /19 Police inspect near the ill-fated bus which met with an accident at Bathu Bridge near Dharamshala on Wednesday. PTI Photo
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18 /19 A model displays a creation by Nida Mahmood during the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo
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19 /19 Models present creations by Indian designer Nida Mahmood during the last day of the Wills India Fashion Week Spring- Summer collection 2013 in New Delhi on October 10, 2012. AFP PHOTO
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Today's Horoscope - May 25, 2022: Check horoscope for all sun signs
UPDATED : May 25 2022, 00:57 IST
Horoscope | Horoscope 2022 | Zodiac | Aries Horoscope | Taurus Horoscope | Pisces Horoscope | Aquarius Horoscope | Capricorn Horoscope | Scorpio Horoscope | Gemini Horoscope | Cancer Horoscope | Libra Horoscope | Virgo Horoscope | Sagittarius Horoscope | ![Today\'s Horoscope - May 25, 2022: Check horoscope for all sun signs]( "Today\'s Horoscope - May 25, 2022: Check horoscope for all sun signs")
1 /13 Today's Horoscope - May 25, 2022: Check horoscope for all sun signs
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![Aries | The time has come when you need to live in the present. The universe beckons, and has a plan for you. You are undecided about the path to choose. But things have a way of falling into place, you just need to trust. Friends are giving you a hard time right now, demanding more of your time and attention than possible. Lucky Colour: gold Lucky Number: 7]( "Aries | The time has come when you need to live in the present. The universe beckons, and has a plan for you. You are undecided about the path to choose. But things have a way of falling into place, you just need to trust. Friends are giving you a hard time right now, demanding more of your time and attention than possible. Lucky Colour: Gold Lucky Number: 7")
2 /13 Aries | The time has come when you need to live in the present. The universe beckons, and has a plan for you. You are undecided about the path to choose. But things have a way of falling into place, you just need to trust. Friends are giving you a hard time right now, demanding more of your time and attention than possible. Lucky Colour: Gold Lucky Number: 7
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![Taurus | You have to be more vocal when you make suggestions at a family get-together. Your relatives do pay heed to your words. However don’t take sides, and try to be objective when offering advice. You will be able to work with fine detail today. Lucky Colour: Honey Lucky Number: 5]( "Taurus | You have to be more vocal when you make suggestions at a family get-together. Your relatives do pay heed to your words. However don’t take sides, and try to be objective when offering advice. You will be able to work with fine detail today. Lucky Colour: Honey Lucky Number: 5")
3 /13 Taurus | You have to be more vocal when you make suggestions at a family get-together. Your relatives do pay heed to your words. However don’t take sides, and try to be objective when offering advice. You will be able to work with fine detail today. Lucky Colour: Honey Lucky Number: 5
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![Gemini | Be careful of your choice of words as you deftly try to negotiate a problem today. People seem to be ultra-sensitive today, and ready to take offence at unintended slights. Try to keep a low profile, and be unseen and unheard today. Lucky Colour: Tan Lucky Number: 2]( "Gemini | Be careful of your choice of words as you deftly try to negotiate a problem today. People seem to be ultra-sensitive today, and ready to take offence at unintended slights. Try to keep a low profile, and be unseen and unheard today. Lucky Colour: Tan Lucky Number: 2")
4 /13 Gemini | Be careful of your choice of words as you deftly try to negotiate a problem today. People seem to be ultra-sensitive today, and ready to take offence at unintended slights. Try to keep a low profile, and be unseen and unheard today. Lucky Colour: Tan Lucky Number: 2
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![Cancer | Trust your gut-feeling and avoid being overly rational. You may be involved in a deceptive situation and all may not be as it seems. You might be on a difficult or worrisome course, but trust your feelings and success is eventually yours. Lucky Colour: Beige Lucky Number: 1]( "Cancer | Trust your gut-feeling and avoid being overly rational. You may be involved in a deceptive situation and all may not be as it seems. You might be on a difficult or worrisome course, but trust your feelings and success is eventually yours. Lucky Colour: Beige Lucky Number: 1")
5 /13 Cancer | Trust your gut-feeling and avoid being overly rational. You may be involved in a deceptive situation and all may not be as it seems. You might be on a difficult or worrisome course, but trust your feelings and success is eventually yours. Lucky Colour: Beige Lucky Number: 1
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![A relationship seems unmanageable. But you need to be more vocal in your feelings and put your concerns across. A new phase in career begins today. Not a time to rely on old successes and stale tricks. Lucky Colour: mustard Lucky Number: 8]( "Leo | A relationship seems unmanageable. But you need to be more vocal in your feelings and put your concerns across. A new phase in career begins today. Not a time to rely on old successes and stale tricks. Lucky Colour: mustard Lucky Number: 8")
6 /13 Leo | A relationship seems unmanageable. But you need to be more vocal in your feelings and put your concerns across. A new phase in career begins today. Not a time to rely on old successes and stale tricks. Lucky Colour: mustard Lucky Number: 8
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![Virgo | You are intelligent enough to know that all that glitters is not gold, but now more than ever to see the truth behind people\'s false fronts. You feel at ease with the difficult decisions you have made and are no longer insecure. Lucky Colour: Chrome Lucky Number: 7]( "Virgo | You are intelligent enough to know that all that glitters is not gold, but now more than ever to see the truth behind people\'s false fronts. You feel at ease with the difficult decisions you have made and are no longer insecure. Lucky Colour: Chrome Lucky Number: 7")
7 /13 Virgo | You are intelligent enough to know that all that glitters is not gold, but now more than ever to see the truth behind people's false fronts. You feel at ease with the difficult decisions you have made and are no longer insecure. Lucky Colour: Chrome Lucky Number: 7
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![Libra | Don\'t let your partner put demands on you. Ideas may sound good, but be careful if people are just looking for handouts. Too much work and no play will not only result in fatigue and frustration but also loneliness, too. Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Number: 4]( "Libra | Don\'t let your partner put demands on you. Ideas may sound good, but be careful if people are just looking for handouts. Too much work and no play will not only result in fatigue and frustration but also loneliness, too. Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Number: 4")
8 /13 Libra | Don't let your partner put demands on you. Ideas may sound good, but be careful if people are just looking for handouts. Too much work and no play will not only result in fatigue and frustration but also loneliness, too. Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Number: 4
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![Scorpio | Emotional matters may not be easy for you to handle. You can manage your emotions, but sometimes it is wise to just chill, and not take everything to heart. Being too emotional doesn’t cut it, today. A day to sort out your personal papers. Lucky Colour: Ivory Lucky Number: 7]( "Scorpio | Emotional matters may not be easy for you to handle. You can manage your emotions, but sometimes it is wise to just chill, and not take everything to heart. Being too emotional doesn’t cut it, today. A day to sort out your personal papers. Lucky Colour: Ivory Lucky Number: 7")
9 /13 Scorpio | Emotional matters may not be easy for you to handle. You can manage your emotions, but sometimes it is wise to just chill, and not take everything to heart. Being too emotional doesn’t cut it, today. A day to sort out your personal papers. Lucky Colour: Ivory Lucky Number: 7
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![Sagittarius | The day starts off on a positive note with a close friend being very supportive. While finances are still under check, your outgoing personality wins the day. Enrolling in a gym or swimming classes will boost up your self-confidence and physical fitness. Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Number: 3]( "Sagittarius | The day starts off on a positive note with a close friend being very supportive. While finances are still under check, your outgoing personality wins the day. Enrolling in a gym or swimming classes will boost up your self-confidence and physical fitness. Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Number: 3")
10 /13 Sagittarius | The day starts off on a positive note with a close friend being very supportive. While finances are still under check, your outgoing personality wins the day. Enrolling in a gym or swimming classes will boost up your self-confidence and physical fitness. Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Number: 3
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![Capricorn | Pursue outdoor activities or any physical exertion. Don\'t be shy; if you want to spend more time with a special person, make a commitment. You will be able to get your own way if you use your intellectual charm and know how. Lucky Colour: Ivory Lucky Number: 6]( "Capricorn | Pursue outdoor activities or any physical exertion. Don\'t be shy; if you want to spend more time with a special person, make a commitment. You will be able to get your own way if you use your intellectual charm and know how. Lucky Colour: Ivory Lucky Number: 6")
11 /13 Capricorn | Pursue outdoor activities or any physical exertion. Don't be shy; if you want to spend more time with a special person, make a commitment. You will be able to get your own way if you use your intellectual charm and know how. Lucky Colour: Ivory Lucky Number: 6
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![Aquarius | Your energy level is at an all-time high, so take advantage of every opportunity to be active. Don\'t push yourself or be too hard on yourself, as you tend to at times. Sometimes you raise the bar too high for yourself. You need to chill a lot more with a loved one. Lucky Colour: Amber Lucky Number: 9]( "Aquarius | Your energy level is at an all-time high, so take advantage of every opportunity to be active. Don\'t push yourself or be too hard on yourself, as you tend to at times. Sometimes you raise the bar too high for yourself. You need to chill a lot more with a loved one. Lucky Colour: Amber Lucky Number: 9")
12 /13 Aquarius | Your energy level is at an all-time high, so take advantage of every opportunity to be active. Don't push yourself or be too hard on yourself, as you tend to at times. Sometimes you raise the bar too high for yourself. You need to chill a lot more with a loved one. Lucky Colour: Amber Lucky Number: 9
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![Pisces | You will be tempted to take a few risks and explore further afield than usual. However, there is not much harm in anything you do today. Travel for pleasure and romance is especially highlighted. Lucky Colour: Scarlet Lucky Number: 5]( "Pisces | You will be tempted to take a few risks and explore further afield than usual. However, there is not much harm in anything you do today. Travel for pleasure and romance is especially highlighted. Lucky Colour: Scarlet Lucky Number: 5")
13 /13 Pisces | You will be tempted to take a few risks and explore further afield than usual. However, there is not much harm in anything you do today. Travel for pleasure and romance is especially highlighted. Lucky Colour: Scarlet Lucky Number: 5
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Apple, Samsung lead best-selling phones in 2022 Q1
UPDATED : May 24 2022, 19:22 IST
Market watchdog International Data Corporation released the report on best-selling smartphones around the world for the quarter ending March 2022.
![Francisco Jeronimo, associate VP, IDC revealed that phones from Apple and Samsung filled all the top five slots on the chart. \]( "Francisco Jeronimo, associate VP, IDC revealed that phones from Apple and Samsung filled all the top five slots on the chart. \")
1 /6 Francisco Jeronimo, associate VP, IDC revealed that phones from Apple and Samsung filled all the top five slots on the chart. "Apple revenues from the iPhone 13 range totalled $42B (more than 84 per cent of total iPhone sales) and Samsung leads in the low-end, but it only generated $3.6B (A12 and A32)," Jeronimo noted.
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![Apple iPhone 13 was the top-selling mobile handset in the world. It comes with feature-rich dual-camera and is backed A15 Bionic, most powerful mobile chipset in the industry. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit]( "Apple iPhone 13 was the top-selling mobile handset in the world. It comes with feature-rich dual-camera and is backed A15 Bionic, most powerful mobile chipset in the industry. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit")
2 /6 Apple iPhone 13 was the top-selling mobile handset in the world. It comes with feature-rich dual-camera and is backed A15 Bionic, most powerful mobile chipset in the industry. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit
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![Apple iPhone 13 Pro was the second best selling mobile handset in the world in Q1, 2022. It comes with triple-camera hardware and is backed A15 Bionic, most powerful mobile chipset in the industry. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit]( "Apple iPhone 13 Pro was the second best selling mobile handset in the world in Q1, 2022. It comes with triple-camera hardware and is backed A15 Bionic, most powerful mobile chipset in the industry. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit")
3 /6 Apple iPhone 13 Pro was the second best selling mobile handset in the world in Q1, 2022. It comes with triple-camera hardware and is backed A15 Bionic, most powerful mobile chipset in the industry. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit
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![Samsung\'s Galaxy A12 is third best selling phone in the world in Q1, 2022. It comes with 6.5-inch HD+ Infinity-V display, Mediatek Helio P35 octa-core (2.3GHz x 4 cores + 1.8GHz x 4 cores) backed by Android 10 OS, 4GB RAM, 64GB/128GB storage, and a 5,000mAh battery. Credit: Samsung]( "Samsung\'s Galaxy A12 is third best selling phone in the world in Q1, 2022. It comes with 6.5-inch HD+ Infinity-V display, Mediatek Helio P35 octa-core (2.3GHz x 4 cores + 1.8GHz x 4 cores) backed by Android 10 OS, 4GB RAM, 64GB/128GB storage, and a 5,000mAh battery. Credit: Samsung")
4 /6 Samsung's Galaxy A12 is third best selling phone in the world in Q1, 2022. It comes with 6.5-inch HD+ Infinity-V display, Mediatek Helio P35 octa-core (2.3GHz x 4 cores + 1.8GHz x 4 cores) backed by Android 10 OS, 4GB RAM, 64GB/128GB storage, and a 5,000mAh battery. Credit: Samsung
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![Apple iPhone 13 Pro was the fourth best selling mobile handset in the world in Q1, 2022. It comes with triple-camera hardware and is backed A15 Bionic, most powerful mobile chipset in the industry. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit]( "Apple iPhone 13 Pro was the fourth best selling mobile handset in the world in Q1, 2022. It comes with triple-camera hardware and is backed A15 Bionic, most powerful mobile chipset in the industry. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit")
5 /6 Apple iPhone 13 Pro was the fourth best selling mobile handset in the world in Q1, 2022. It comes with triple-camera hardware and is backed A15 Bionic, most powerful mobile chipset in the industry. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit
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![The Galaxy A32 was the fifth best selling phone in the world in Q1, 2022. It comes with feature-rich quad-camera module--main 64MP (f/1.8) backed by 8MP ultra-wide angle sensor (f/2.2 ) , 5MP depth sensor and 5MP macro sensor (f/2.4) with LED flash. Credit: Samsung]( "The Galaxy A32 was the fifth best selling phone in the world in Q1, 2022. It comes with feature-rich quad-camera module--main 64MP (f/1.8) backed by 8MP ultra-wide angle sensor (f/2.2 ) , 5MP depth sensor and 5MP macro sensor (f/2.4) with LED flash. Credit: Samsung")
6 /6 The Galaxy A32 was the fifth best selling phone in the world in Q1, 2022. It comes with feature-rich quad-camera module--main 64MP (f/1.8) backed by 8MP ultra-wide angle sensor (f/2.2 ) , 5MP depth sensor and 5MP macro sensor (f/2.4) with LED flash. Credit: Samsung
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![Francisco Jeronimo, associate VP, IDC revealed that phones from Apple and Samsung filled all the top five slots on the chart. \](https://www.deccanherald.com/sites/dh/files/styles/gallery_thumbnails/public/gallery_images/2022/05/24/DH%20Smartphones.jpg "Francisco Jeronimo, associate VP, IDC revealed that phones from Apple and Samsung filled all the top five slots on the chart. \")
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Cannes 2022: Female protesters storm red carpet with smoke grenades
UPDATED : May 24 2022, 19:37 IST
The ongoing 75th Cannes Film Festival witnessed yet another disruption as women protestors stormed the red carpet of the 'Holy Spider' screening, only two days after a naked woman demonstrated against violence towards women in Ukraine.
![Cannes 2022: Female protesters storm red carpet with smoke grenades. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Cannes 2022: Female protesters storm red carpet with smoke grenades. Credit: AFP Photo")
1 /5 Cannes 2022: Female protesters storm red carpet with smoke grenades. Credit: AFP Photo
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![The ongoing 75th Cannes Film Festival witnessed yet another disruption as women protestors stormed the red carpet of the \'Holy Spider\' screening, only two days after a naked woman demonstrated against violence towards women in Ukraine. Credit: AFP Photo]( "The ongoing 75th Cannes Film Festival witnessed yet another disruption as women protestors stormed the red carpet of the \'Holy Spider\' screening, only two days after a naked woman demonstrated against violence towards women in Ukraine. Credit: AFP Photo")
2 /5 The ongoing 75th Cannes Film Festival witnessed yet another disruption as women protestors stormed the red carpet of the 'Holy Spider' screening, only two days after a naked woman demonstrated against violence towards women in Ukraine. Credit: AFP Photo
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![A group of women dressed in black unfurled a banner and let off black smoke grenades. Credit: AFP Photo]( "A group of women dressed in black unfurled a banner and let off black smoke grenades. Credit: AFP Photo")
3 /5 A group of women dressed in black unfurled a banner and let off black smoke grenades. Credit: AFP Photo
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![They had a banner that featured a long list of women\'s names interspersed with the words \'A Woman.\' Credit: PTI Photo]( "They had a banner that featured a long list of women\'s names interspersed with the words \'A Woman.\' Credit: PTI Photo")
4 /5 They had a banner that featured a long list of women's names interspersed with the words 'A Woman.' Credit: PTI Photo
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![An activist holds a flare next to feminist activists holding a giant poster with a message against femicides, as they pose on the stairs for the documentary film \]( "An activist holds a flare next to feminist activists holding a giant poster with a message against femicides, as they pose on the stairs for the documentary film \")
5 /5 An activist holds a flare next to feminist activists holding a giant poster with a message against femicides, as they pose on the stairs for the documentary film "Riposte Feministe" (Feminist Ripost) presented as part of Special Screenings. Credit: Reuters Photo
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![An activist holds a flare next to feminist activists holding a giant poster with a message against femicides, as they pose on the stairs for the documentary film \](https://www.deccanherald.com/sites/dh/files/styles/gallery_thumbnails/public/gallery_images/2022/05/24/Cannes%20Protest.jpg "An activist holds a flare next to feminist activists holding a giant poster with a message against femicides, as they pose on the stairs for the documentary film \")
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In Pics| Sandstorm shrouds Middle East in orange haze, disrupts normal life
UPDATED : May 24 2022, 18:17 IST
A sandstorm blanketed parts of the Middle East, including Iraq, Syria and Iran, sending people to hospitals and disrupting flights in some places. It was the latest in a series of unprecedented nearly back-to-back sandstorms this year that have bewildered residents and raised alarm among experts and officials, who blame climate change and poor governmental regulations.
![In Pics| Sandstorm shrouds Middle East in orange haze, disrupts normal life. Credit: AFP Photo]( "In Pics| Sandstorm shrouds Middle East in orange haze, disrupts normal life. Credit: AFP Photo")
1 /10 In Pics| Sandstorm shrouds Middle East in orange haze, disrupts normal life. Credit: AFP Photo
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![A sandstorm blanketed parts of the Middle East, including Iraq, Syria and Iran, sending people to hospitals and disrupting flights in some places. Credit: AFP Photo]( "A sandstorm blanketed parts of the Middle East, including Iraq, Syria and Iran, sending people to hospitals and disrupting flights in some places. Credit: AFP Photo")
2 /10 A sandstorm blanketed parts of the Middle East, including Iraq, Syria and Iran, sending people to hospitals and disrupting flights in some places. Credit: AFP Photo
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![It was the latest in a series of unprecedented nearly back-to-back sandstorms this year that have bewildered residents and raised alarm among experts and officials, who blame climate change and poor governmental regulations. Credit: AFP Photo]( "It was the latest in a series of unprecedented nearly back-to-back sandstorms this year that have bewildered residents and raised alarm among experts and officials, who blame climate change and poor governmental regulations. Credit: AFP Photo")
3 /10 It was the latest in a series of unprecedented nearly back-to-back sandstorms this year that have bewildered residents and raised alarm among experts and officials, who blame climate change and poor governmental regulations. Credit: AFP Photo
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![From Riyadh to Tehran, bright orange skies and a thick veil of grit signalled yet another stormy day. Sandstorms are typical in late spring and summer, spurred by seasonal winds. But this year they have occurred nearly every week in Iraq since March. Credit: AFP Photo]( "From Riyadh to Tehran, bright orange skies and a thick veil of grit signalled yet another stormy day. Sandstorms are typical in late spring and summer, spurred by seasonal winds. But this year they have occurred nearly every week in Iraq since March. Credit: AFP Photo")
4 /10 From Riyadh to Tehran, bright orange skies and a thick veil of grit signalled yet another stormy day. Sandstorms are typical in late spring and summer, spurred by seasonal winds. But this year they have occurred nearly every week in Iraq since March. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Iraqi authorities declared the day a national holiday, urging government workers and residents to stay home in anticipation of the 10th storm to hit the country in the last two months. The Health Ministry stockpiled canisters of oxygen at facilities in hard-hit areas, according to a statement. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Iraqi authorities declared the day a national holiday, urging government workers and residents to stay home in anticipation of the 10th storm to hit the country in the last two months. The Health Ministry stockpiled canisters of oxygen at facilities in hard-hit areas, according to a statement. Credit: AFP Photo")
5 /10 Iraqi authorities declared the day a national holiday, urging government workers and residents to stay home in anticipation of the 10th storm to hit the country in the last two months. The Health Ministry stockpiled canisters of oxygen at facilities in hard-hit areas, according to a statement. Credit: AFP Photo
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![The storms have sent thousands to hospitals and resulted in at least one death in Iraq and three in Syria\'s east. Credit: AFP Photo]( "The storms have sent thousands to hospitals and resulted in at least one death in Iraq and three in Syria\'s east. Credit: AFP Photo")
6 /10 The storms have sent thousands to hospitals and resulted in at least one death in Iraq and three in Syria's east. Credit: AFP Photo
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![In Syria, medical departments were put on alert as the sandstorm hit the eastern province of Deir el-Zour that borders Iraq, Syrian state TV said. Earlier this month, a similar storm in the region left at least three people dead and hundreds were hospitalized with breathing problems. Credit: AFP Photo]( "In Syria, medical departments were put on alert as the sandstorm hit the eastern province of Deir el-Zour that borders Iraq, Syrian state TV said. Earlier this month, a similar storm in the region left at least three people dead and hundreds were hospitalized with breathing problems. Credit: AFP Photo")
7 /10 In Syria, medical departments were put on alert as the sandstorm hit the eastern province of Deir el-Zour that borders Iraq, Syrian state TV said. Earlier this month, a similar storm in the region left at least three people dead and hundreds were hospitalized with breathing problems. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Severe sandstorms have also blanketed parts of Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia this month. For the second time this month, Kuwait International Airport suspended all flights Monday because of the dust. Video showed largely empty streets with poor visibility. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Severe sandstorms have also blanketed parts of Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia this month. For the second time this month, Kuwait International Airport suspended all flights Monday because of the dust. Video showed largely empty streets with poor visibility. Credit: AFP Photo")
8 /10 Severe sandstorms have also blanketed parts of Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia this month. For the second time this month, Kuwait International Airport suspended all flights Monday because of the dust. Video showed largely empty streets with poor visibility. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Saudi Arabia\'s meteorological association reported that visibility would drop to zero on the roads in Riyadh, the capital, this week. Officials warned drivers to go slowly. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Saudi Arabia\'s meteorological association reported that visibility would drop to zero on the roads in Riyadh, the capital, this week. Officials warned drivers to go slowly. Credit: AFP Photo")
9 /10 Saudi Arabia's meteorological association reported that visibility would drop to zero on the roads in Riyadh, the capital, this week. Officials warned drivers to go slowly. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Blame over the dust storms and heavy air pollution has mounted, with a prominent environmental expert telling local media that climate change, drought and government mismanagement of water resources are responsible for the increase in sandstorms. Iran has drained its wetlands for farming -- a common practice known to produce dust in the region. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Blame over the dust storms and heavy air pollution has mounted, with a prominent environmental expert telling local media that climate change, drought and government mismanagement of water resources are responsible for the increase in sandstorms. Iran has drained its wetlands for farming -- a common practice known to produce dust in the region. Credit: AFP Photo")
10 /10 Blame over the dust storms and heavy air pollution has mounted, with a prominent environmental expert telling local media that climate change, drought and government mismanagement of water resources are responsible for the increase in sandstorms. Iran has drained its wetlands for farming -- a common practice known to produce dust in the region. Credit: AFP Photo
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