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Day In Pics: April 18, 2025

Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for April 18, 2025

MNS poster near Shiv Sena Bhavan in Mumbai
MNS poster near Shiv Sena Bhavan in Mumbai | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil

Commuters pass by a newly put-up poster of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray that reads - "We are Hindus, but not Hindi", near Shiv Sena Bhavan, at Dadar, in Mumbai. The Maharashtra government has decided that Hindi as a third language would be mandatory for students in classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English-medium schools across the state, in a departure from the practice of studying two languages.

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Exiled Tibetan activists Protest
Exiled Tibetan activists Protest | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

A white bundle representing a human body and a portrait of Tulku Hungkar Dorje, a revered Tibetan religious leader who died in custody in Vietnam, are displayed by exiled Tibetan activists during a protest demanding the release of his body, in Dharamshala.

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Good Friday festival
Good Friday festival | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday in Hyderabad.

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BJYM protest against Congress party in Delhi
BJYM protest against Congress party in Delhi | Photo: PTI/Vijay Varma

Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists protest against the Congress party, alleging misappropriation of public money in the National Herald case, in New Delhi.

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World Heritage Day
World Heritage Day | Photo: PTI

Students welcome tourists at the Red Fort on World Heritage Day, in Agra.

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Delhi CM, PWD Minister inspect waterlogging-prone Minto Bridge underpass
Delhi CM, PWD Minister inspect waterlogging-prone Minto Bridge underpass | Photo: PTI/Vijay Verma

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and PWD Minister Parvesh Verma during an inspection of a waterlogging point at the Minto Road, in New Delhi.

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Police beef up security after teens fatal stabbing
Police beef up security after teen's fatal stabbing | Photo: PTI/Kamal Singh

Women display placards during a protest after a 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death, in Delhi's Seelampur area. The death sparked protests in the area as police beefed up security following the incident.

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Police beef up security after teens fatal stabbing
Police beef up security after teen's fatal stabbing | Photo: PTI/Kamal Singh

Security personnel keep vigil during a protest after a 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death, in Delhi's Seelampur area. The death sparked protests in the area as police beefed up security following the incident.

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IYC Rail Roko protest in Patna
IYC Rail Roko protest in Patna | Photo: PTI

Indian Youth Congress (IYC) activists hold placards during 바카라˜Rail Roko바카라™ protest over the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) chargesheet against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case, in Patna.

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Protest against Waqf (Amendment) Act
Protest against Waqf (Amendment) Act | Photo: PTI

People take part in a protest against the Central Government over Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, near Charminar in Hyderabad

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NHRC team meets people from violence-hit Murshidabad in Malda camp
NHRC team meets people from violence-hit Murshidabad in Malda camp | Photo: PTI

A team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) arrives at Malda station to meet people who have taken shelter in a temporary refugee camp after fleeing violence-hit areas of Murshidabad district, in Malda district, West Bengal.

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Protest in Mumbai
Jain temple demolished by BMC | Photo: PTI

Debris of the Jain temple that was demolished by BMC at Vile Parle East, in Mumbai.

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