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Bundelkhand: Lush green fields, orchards of guava trees with branches laden with fruit, rows of groundnut shrubs, vegetables — Parasai-Sindh region of Bundelkhand is a picture of plenty. But it wasn’t always like this. The…

Chandigarh: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur during a domestic road show under the Rising Himachal Global Investor’s Meet organised by the Himachal government in association with the CII, Himachal at Chandigarh on Aug…

YANGON, Aug. 13, 2019 (Xinhua) — A customer chooses gold bracelet at a jewelry shop in Yangon, Myanmar, Aug. 13, 2019. Myanmar’s domestic gold price edged higher with around 1.23 million kyats (816 U.S. dollars)…

RIAU, Aug. 13, 2019 (Xinhua) — A firefighter tries to extinguish fire at Tarai Bangun village in Kampar, Riau Province, Indonesia, Aug. 13, 2019. Indonesia’s five provinces in Sumatra and Kalimantan have declared forest fire…

SYDNEY, Aug. 13, 2019 (Xinhua) — Police officers are seen at the site of the knife attack in Sydney, Australia, Aug. 13, 2019. A woman was killed and at least two others were injured after…

Birbhum: Large amount of explosives recovered by the police ahead of Independence Day, from Pulsha Mora area near Murarai police station in West Bengal’s Birbhum on Aug 13, 2019. (Photo: Indrajit Roy/IANS)

Amritsar: A kite-maker shows specially designed Independence Day-themed kites with the pictures of freedom fighters, Former Indian Prime Ministers and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on them, in Amritsar on Aug 13, 2019. (Photo: IANS) Amritsar:…

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh interacts with the third batch of his government’s flagship ‘Connect with Your Roots’ (CYR) programme comprising 17 youth from UK and one from France, over tea at his…

Chandigarh: Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas submits the Report of the High-Level Committee on CSR to Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in New Delhi on Aug 13, 2019. (Photo: IANS/PIB)

Bhopal: Two of the total 11 sluice gates of Bhadbhada Dam being lifted to let the outflow of excess rainwater into Kaliyasot reservoir in Bhopal on Aug 13, 2019. (Photo: IANS)

Guwahati: Police personnel frisk commuters as security has been heightened in view of Independence day celebrations, in Guwahati on Aug 13, 2019. (Photo: IANS)

New Delhi: Hawkers sell Indian flag ahead of Independence Day in New Delhi on Aug 13, 2019. (Photo: Bidesh Manna/IANS) New Delhi: Hawkers sell Indian flag ahead of Independence Day in New Delhi on Aug…

Bhopal: Full dress rehearsals for 73rd Independence Day parade underway, in Bhopal on Aug 13, 2019. (Photo: IANS)

Hampi: As many as 365 tourists, including 100 from overseas, were rescued from the world famous Hampi heritage site in Karnataka, as heavy rains and flash floods stranded them over the last 2-3 days on…

Kolkata: Cluster Executive chef for ITC Royal Bengal and ITC Sonar Vijay Malhotra and Cluster Resident Manager for ITC Royal Bengal and ITC Sonar Gaurav Soneja unveil an installation of six Fabelle chocolate bars inspired…

New Delhi: Heavy rains lashed New Delhi on Aug 13, 2019. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi: Heavy rains lashed New Delhi on Aug 13, 2019. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi: Heavy rains lashed New Delhi on Aug…

Nahob: 10 feet long environment friendly tricolor rakhi in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. Nahob: 10 feet long environment friendly tricolor rakhi in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh.