COVID-19 turns epidemic and Farooq Abdullah released: India this week
Updated On Mar 15, 2020 06:49 PM IST
Delhi declares coronavirus an epidemic and NC chief Farooq Abdullah released after seven months of detention; a roundup of top photos from across the country.
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Commuters are seen at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, some wearing protective masks as a precautionary measure amid rising scare over coronavirus. Delhi government on Thursday declared COVID-19 as an epidemic. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
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National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah with his wife Molly Abdullah and daughter Safia Abdullah during a media interaction after J&K administration revoked the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) against the former chief minister in Srinagar on Friday, March 13. Abdullah was put under detention on August 5 following the abrogation of Article 370 by the central government. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)
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An Iran Air flight that brought back the second batch of Indians from coronavirus-hit Iran. The batch of 44 Indians evacuated on Friday was quarantined at an army camp in Jaisalmer. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)
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A view of a road littered with hailstones around Rohini area. Delhi was in for a surprise when unseasonal rain and hailstorm lashed parts of the national capital region on Saturday. (HT Photo)
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A view of an empty HPCA stadium during the first one-day international cricket match between India and South Africa, in Dharamsala. The match was abandoned without a single ball being bowled due to heavy rain on Thursday. (ANI)
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Former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia joins the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of party president JP Nadda at BJP headquarters, in New Delhi on Thursday. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)
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Railway cleaning staff chemically disinfect and sanitize a Rajdhani Express train as a precautionary measure in view of coronavirus concerns, at Railway Yard Ajmeri Gate, in New Delhi. India has so far reported 83 confirmed cases of the virus with two deaths. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)
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Rebel Congress MLAs from Madhya Pradesh are escorted to Buena Vista resort in Jaipur. (Prabhakar Sharma / HT Photo)
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Colour splashes are seen as people celebrate on the occasion of Holi in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)
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