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REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

October 18, 2016 09:44 IST

Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.

Indian Army soldiers perform at 'Know Your Army' show organised as a part of 'Technical Fest' to create awareness about the army in Ahmedabad on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo


Union Minister for Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu rides a cycle on display at an exhibition on Swachh Bharat Mission and Smart City as Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan looks on in Bhopal on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo


All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam members offer prayers and conduct Yagam for the speedy recovery of their leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalaithaa in Coimbatore on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo


Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung holds the traditional 'pankha' along with office bearers of Anjuman Sair-e-Gulfaroshan ahead of the inauguration of 'Phool Walon ki Sair 2016', in New Delhi on Monday. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI Photo


Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United National President Nitish Kumar addresses the opening session of party's national council meeting in Rajgir on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo


A potter makes diyas for the upcoming Diwali festival in Jodhpur on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo


Women offer prayers in a paddy field for a good harvest on the occasion of 'Kati Bihu or Kangali Bihu' in Sivasagar district of Assam on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo


Flames rise from two Sumo vehicles which were set ablaze by protesters at Parimpora Qamarwari in Srinagar on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo


Myanmar’s State Counselor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi with Congress President Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on Monday. Photograph: Kamal Singh/PTI Photo


Presiding Chairman of AIDMK, E Madhusudanan garlands the statue of party founder MG Ramachandran on the foundation day of AIDMK in Chennai on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo


Ram Nath Choudhary showing his 12 feet long mustache at Saras mela near Dadi-Poti park in Bathinda on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo


Police lathicharge on teachers during their protest for their various demands in Lucknow on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo


A view of Lord Raghunath Rathyatra at the end of Kullu Dussehra on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo


Farmers and opposition parties members stage a rail roko agitation at Trichy on Monday over the Cauvery water issue. Photograph: PTI Photo


Illuminated Golden Temple on the occasion of the 482nd birth anniversary of the fourth Guru Ramdas in Amritsar on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo