Glimpses from India and around the world that will make you smile and cry.
Making A Wish To Nandi
IMAGE: A devotee whispers in the ear of Nandi for the fulfilment of her wishes on the third day of Shravan at the Bilkeshwar temple in Haridwar. Photograph: ANI Photo
Floodside Market
IMAGE: An elderly lady sells vegetables on a waterlogged road in Patna after heavy rain. Photograph: ANI Photo
Walls Bear Wounds
IMAGE: A hole in a wall is pictured at a damaged hospital, caused by Cambodia's shelling in Thailand's Sisaket province, as Cambodia and Thailand each said the other had launched artillery attacks across contested border areas early on Sunday, hours after US President Donald Trump said the leaders of both countries had agreed to work on a ceasefire. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
Road to Truce
IMAGE: A tank drives on a road toward the Thailand-Cambodia border in in Thailand's Sisaket province, ahead of ceasefire talks in Malaysia on the deadly border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia that extended to a fifth day. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
Leaders Seek Peace
IMAGE: Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai pose for photographs after mediation talks in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict. Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/Pool/Reuters
Ceasefire Brings Calm
IMAGE: Displaced people react after queuing for food inside a temporary shelter in Sisaket province, Thailand, after the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand agreed to a ceasefire effective Monday midnight in a bid to bring an end to their deadliest conflict in more than a decade after five days of fierce fighting. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
March Before Marcos
IMAGE: Protesters march towards the Philippine parliament in Quezon City ahead of Philippine President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr's state of the nation address. Photograph: Eloisa Lopez/Reuters
Surviving On Scraps
IMAGE: Displaced Palestinians who have not received humanitarian aid gather as they survive on leftover food amid the hunger crisis in Gaza. Photograph: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters
Relief From Sky
IMAGE: An airplane drops humanitarian aid over Gaza as seen from the northern Gaza Strip. Photograph: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters
Meal of Mercy
IMAGE: Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City amid the hunger crisis. Photograph: Khamis Al-Rifi/Reuters
Flags Against Hunger
IMAGE: Pro-Palestinian activists hold Palestinian flags as they protest over the hunger crisis in Gaza, along Sea Point Promenade in Cape Town, South Africa. Photograph: Esa Alexander/Reuters
Trump Not Welcome
IMAGE: A mobile van in Aberdeen displays photographs of US President Donald John Trump and disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to protest against Trump's visit to Scotland. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters
Artist Protests Against Trump
IMAGE: US artist Joseph DeLappe sits at his 'United States Apologies Desk' in Aberdeen during Trump's visit to Scotland. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters
North Korea Marches
IMAGE: Troops march during a parade commemorating the anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photograph: (North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency) KCNA/Reuters
Waiting For Lift Off
IMAGE: A view of the NASA-ISRO joint satellite NISAR ahead of its launch on July 30 in Sriharikota. Photograph: @isro X/ANI Photo
Faith On Wheels
IMAGE: A large number of devotees take part in the Aadipooram temple car procession at the Srivilliputtur Arulmigu Andal Sametha Rangamannar temple in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. Photograph: Video Grab/ANI
Respect For The Raksha Mantri
IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Aparajita Sarangi touches Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's feet at Parliament House. Photograph: Shrikant Singh/ANI Photo
Meet A Movie Legend
IMAGE: Union Minister Piyush Goyal introduces Jairam Thakur, LoP in the Himachal Pradesh assembly, to Makkal Needhi Maiam MP and movie star Kamal Haasan at Parliament House. Photograph: Shrikant Singh/ANI Photo
Sonia Arrives
IMAGE: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrives for the monsoon session. Photograph: Rahul Singh/ANI Photo
MPs Slam SIR
IMAGE: Sonia Gandhi, Congress President and Rajya Sabha LoP, Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, TMC MP Derek O'Brien along with other INDIA bloc MPs protest against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar. Photograph: ANI Video Grab
IMAGE: An Opposition MP displays a placard in the Lok Sabha to protest against SIR in Bihar. Photograph: Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab
IMAGE: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi with other INDIA bloc MPs at the protest against SIR in Bihar. Photograph: Rahul Singh/ANI Photo
NDA MPs Protest For Dimple
IMAGE: National Democratic Alliance MPs protest at Makar Dwar against All India Imam Association President Moulana Sajid Rashidi's alleged derogatory remarks against Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav during a television debate. Photograph: Rahul Singh/ANI Photo
Police Help Voters
IMAGE: Chamoli Police personnel help a voter to cast her vote at a polling station in Chamoli during the second and final phase of Uttarakhand's three-tier panchayat election. Photograph: @chamolipolice/ANI Photo
Photographs curated by Anant Salvi/Rediff
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff
