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Devotees gather to take a holy dip on the occasion of 'Maha Shivaratri' festival during the ongoing Kumbh Mela, in Prayagraj (Allahabad), Monday, March 4, 2019. (Image: PTI)

Attendants stand in a line for a photo at Tiananmen Square during a preliminary meeting ahead of National People's Congress (NPC), China's annual session of parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. (Image: Reuters)

Skipper Virat Kohli talks to Vijay Shankar during a practice session ahead of the 2nd ODI cricket match against Australia, at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur, Maharashtra. (Image: PTI)

People dressed as the traditional carnival characters "Zaku Zaharrak," or old sack, in Basque language, take part during carnival parade in the small Pyrenean village of Lesaka, northern Spain. (Image: PTI)

Passengers from India with their belongings, pass through a ticket control before they leave by Samjhauta Express train at the railway station in Lahore, Pakistan. (Image: Reuters)

Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel perform a drill during a ceremony for the presentation of President's Colours to Air Force Station, Hakimpet & 5 Base Repair Depot at AF Station, Sulur in Tamil Nadu. (Image: Rashtrapati Bhavan/PTI)

Members of the Indian diaspora protest outside the UN Headquarters condemning Pulwama terror attack, in New York, US. (Image: PTI)

Officials carry out the final security check on DMRC's Noida City Center - Noida Sector 63 (Electronic City) corridor, ahead of its inauguration, in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. (Image: PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the various development projects, in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani and the Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Mansukh L Mandaviya are also seen. (Image: PIB/PTI)