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A SEPARATE PEACE: Children ride in the trunk of a car in Kabul, Afghanistan, Reuters/UNI
OF DESERT DUELS: Indian Army’s Chetak Corps carry out operational manoeuvres code-named Exercise Thar Shakti in Rajasthan. The exercise involved approximately 20,000 troops along with Tanks, ICVs, Artillery Guns, UNI
LITTLE BROTHER CALLS: Kyrgyzstan president Almazbek Sharshenovich Atambayev (L) and Chinese president Xi Jinping (R) attend a bilateral meeting at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Reuters/UNI
CAT LOVE: A newborn white Siberian tiger cub next to its mother in their enclosure at San Jorge Zoo in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Reuters/UNI
EQUIDISTANT: Mahmoud Abbas, president of the state of Palestine, is received by President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, UNI
SHIP SHAPE: Australia’s naval ship HMAS Canberra forms a backdrop as Sydney’s Andrew “Boy” Charlton swimming pool hosts a men’s fashion show for the Katama label by American designer Garrett Neff during Fashion Week Australia, Reuters/UNI
PROBLEM ON THEIR HANDS: DK Pandey, DGP, Jharkhand, at a high level meeting with senior state police and CRPF officials on the Naxal issue in Chaibasa district in Jharkhand, UNI
DOWN TO EARTH: Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari inspects the condition of a poorly-constructed foot over bridge by PWD at ITO, in New Delhi, UNI
AUGUST COMPANY: French president Emmanuel Macron (C), Patrick Baumann (L), president of the International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission, and member of the IOC Guy Drut (R) attend a family picture at the Elysee Place in Paris, Reuters/UNI
FOR PEACE: US Disarmament Ambassador Robert Wood attends the Conference on Disarmament at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, Reuters/UNI
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Photo Essay: Chronicling the best of posters from anti-Citizenship Act protests
Thousands of protesters are taking to the street every day, but what distinguishes the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests from other protests is the creative expression of dissent. The protesters are coming up with really witty posters that just won our hearts.
Thousands of protesters are taking to the street every day, but what distinguishes the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests from other protests is the creative expression of dissent. The protesters are coming up with really witty posters containing pop culture references, well-written proses, memes, caricature among many other things.
Have a look at some of the best posters:
Got this on Whatsapp. What do you guys think? #IndiaAgainstCAA pic.twitter.com/CMv6tbTidO
— Ashlin Mathew (@ashlinpmathew) December 19, 2019
Image highlights from around the world
Vendors wait for customers at a livestock market ahead of the Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters/UNI
Police escort detained Reuters journalists Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone as they arrive before a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar, Reuters/UNI
North and South Korean family members meet during a reunion at North Korea’s Mount Kumgang resort, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, North Korea, Yonhap/Reuters/UNI
Australian filmmaker James Ricketson speaks to journalists as he arrives at the Municipal Court of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Reuters/UNI
Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan in action with Sakshi Malik of India at the Women’s Freestyle 62 kg Semifinal in Jakarta, Indonesia, Reuters/UNI
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor NS Vishwanathan speaks at a banking conference in Mumbai, India, Reuters/UNI
Police officials carry injured persons for treatment after two vehicles came under the debris of a landslide during Machhil Yatra on the Batote-Kishtwar National Highway No-1B at Thathri in Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir. Four devotees were killed, UNI
Devotees immerse the idol of Snake Goddess Manasha in the Hawrah river after worship in Agartala, UNI
A view of the flood water overflowing the bridge disrupting transportation to Sanivarapupet village, as the Tammileru is in spate following heavy rains in catchment areas for the last two days, in Eluru district, UNI
People select goats for sacrifice, at a market ahead of Edi-al-Adha festival in Hyderabad, UNI
People offer prayers at the High Court Mazar for Kerala flood-affected people, in Patna, UNI
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi pays tribute to her late husband and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 74th birth anniversary at Vir Bhumi, in New Delhi, UNI
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People mourn next to the coffins containing bodies of victims of the Genoa bridge collapse, at the Genoa Trade Fair and Exhibition Centre in Genoa, Italy, Reuters/UNI
Forensic technicians of the Mexican Navy are seen at a clandestine drug processing laboratory, where they seized 50 tons of methamphetamine discovered during an operation, in the town of Alcoyonqui, on the outskirts of Culiacan, Mexico, in this handout photo released to Reuters by Mexico’s Navy, Reuters/UNI
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un instructs the local government to prepare for the construction of the Ono Greenhouse in Kyongsong County, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, KCNA/Reuters/UNI
A street performer flips through the air in front of the US Treasury building as tourists and passersby look on in Washington, US, Reuters/UNI
Robotics students compete in the FIRST Global Challenge at the Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Reuters/UNI
Riley McCusker competes in the floor exercise during the US Gymnastics Championships at TD Garden, Boston, Winslow Townson/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters/UNI
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad feeds koi fish as he visits the headquarters of Alibaba Group with Alibaba’s co-founder Jack Ma in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Reuters/UNI
Marooned people being shifted to safer places in Naval boat after flashflood submerged the residential areas in Kochi, UNI
A family stands on top of a building as it looks at smoke from a fire in central Bangkok, Thailand, Reuters/UNI
A man looks at a television screen displaying cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan swearing in as prime minister of Pakistan, in Karachi, Reuters/UNI
(L-R) Presidential candidates Cabo Daciolo of Patriots, Jair Bolsonaro of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), Guilherme Boulos of the Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL), Ciro Gomes of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), Rede TV journalists Amanda Klein, Boris Casoy, Mariana Godoy, Alvaro Dias of Podemos, Henrique Meirelles of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), Geraldo Alckmin of Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) and Marina Silva of the Brazilian Sustainability Network Party (REDE) are seen during a televised debate at the Rede TV studio in Osasco, Brazil, Reuters/UNI
In Patna, Nitish Kumar tells Amit Shah he will never break-up again with BJP
In poll-bound Bihar, Amit Shah reminds people of Lalu Yadav’s era from 1990 to 2005, RJD reminds of Gujarat’s jungle raj
At least 1 dead, several injured after 11 coaches of the Bangaluru-Kamakhya Express derails in Odisha
Ballia woman death: Family rejects police claim of suicide, demands CBI probe
The Bhootnii trailer: Sanjay Dutt turns a ghosthunter against Mouni Roy in horror-comedy
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India News23 hours agoAt least 1 dead, several injured after 11 coaches of the Bangaluru-Kamakhya Express derails in Odisha
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India News22 hours agoBallia woman death: Family rejects police claim of suicide, demands CBI probe
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Bollywood news21 hours agoThe Bhootnii trailer: Sanjay Dutt turns a ghosthunter against Mouni Roy in horror-comedy
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India News1 hour agoTension erupts at University of Hyderabad amid protests against redevelopment plans
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