August 17: Delhi and beyond, in  pictures

The day’s developments, events and newsmakers

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PIB/PTI Photo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed at Tashichhodzong Palace in Thimphu, Bhutan.
PTI Photo
PTI Photo
People block the main road at Natipora to protest against the abrogration of the provisions of Article 370, in Srinagar.

PTI Photo
PTI Photo
A train moves on the tracks at the Old Bridge over the Yamuna River in east Delhi. 
IANS  photo
IANS  photo
Children play on water logged streets of Kolkata during heavy rains.

PTI Photo
PTI Photo
Parsi community people visit a fire temple on the occasion of Parsi New Year ‘Navroz’ in Mumbai,
PTI Photo
PTI Photo
Two Parsi women greet each other as they celebrate their New Year ‘Navroz’, at a fire temple in Ahmedabad.

AP/PTI
AP/PTI
Hong Kong students living in Taiwan and Taiwanese supporters with their eyes covered in red-eyepatch, symbolizing a women reported to have had an eye ruptured by a beanbag round fired by police during clashes, hold slogans that read. 
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AP/PTI
Protesters gather for a march organized by a pro-democracy group in Hong Kong .

AP/PTI
AP/PTI
Dressed in traditional outfits, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, second from left, his wife Iriana, left, and his deputy Jusuf Kalla, second from right, and his wife Mufidah, attend a flag hoisting ceremony commemorating the country’s 74th anniversary of independence at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia.
AP/PTI
AP/PTI
Participants bear the weights of other men while climbing to reach the prizes during a greased-pole climbing competition held as part of Independence Day celebrations at Ancol Beach in Jakarta, Indonesia. 

AP/PT
AP/PT
The North Korean government, shows test firings of an unspecified new weapon at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea. 
AP/PTI
AP/PTI
Two women assault a commuter, one spraying him in the face with paint another kicking him, at a bus station, during a protest sparked by a string of alleged sexual attacks by police officers, in Mexico City,

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AP/PTI
Antonio Basco gets a hug from from a mourner during the funeral service for his longtime companion Margie Reckard,
PTI Photo
PTI Photo
A eunuch takes part in a procession to celebrate Bhujaria festival, one of the most prominent festivals of the eunuchs, in Bhopal.

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