Day in Pics: 25th April

Apr 25, 2015, 20:43 PM IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi presents Golden Jubilee Jnanpith Award to Bhalchandra Nemade at Balyogi auditorium at Parliament House in New Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi presents Golden Jubilee Jnanpith Award to Bhalchandra Nemade at Balyogi auditorium at Parliament House in New Delhi.

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Exile Tibetan school children wear masks of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the Panchen Lama chosen by Dalai Lama, to mark his 26th birthday in Dharmsala. Panchen Lama, the second highest leader in Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy, who has not been seen since 1995.

Exile Tibetan school children wear masks of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the Panchen Lama chosen by Dalai Lama, to mark his 26th birthday in Dharmsala. Panchen Lama, the second highest leader in Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy, who has not been seen since 1995.

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Police officers stop a pro-democracy protester, right, crossing the cordon line during a rally to promote the Hong Kong electoral reform in Hong Kong.

Police officers stop a pro-democracy protester, right, crossing the cordon line during a rally to promote the Hong Kong electoral reform in Hong Kong.

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif holds a wreath during a ceremony at the Cenotaph to commemorate ANZAC Day and the Centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign in Whitehall, London.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif holds a wreath during a ceremony at the Cenotaph to commemorate ANZAC Day and the Centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign in Whitehall, London.

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Mumbai Indian's Lasith Malinga celebrates after dismissing David Warner of Sunrisers Hyderabad during the IPL match in Mumbai.

Mumbai Indian's Lasith Malinga celebrates after dismissing David Warner of Sunrisers Hyderabad during the IPL match in Mumbai.

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Hooligans threat media with a weapon near a polling booth during Municipal elections at Katwa in Burdwan district.

Hooligans threat media with a weapon near a polling booth during Municipal elections at Katwa in Burdwan district.

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Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, center left, lays a wreath on a monument during an ANZAC Day dawn service at Polygon Wood in Zonnebeke, Belgium.

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, center left, lays a wreath on a monument during an ANZAC Day dawn service at Polygon Wood in Zonnebeke, Belgium.

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A Pakistani cameraman films the damaged car of a prominent women's rights activist Sabeen Mehmud following an attack on Mehmud in Karachi, Pakistan. Police in Pakistan say gunmen have killed the prominent women's rights activist in the hours after she held a forum about the country's restive Baluchistan region.

A Pakistani cameraman films the damaged car of a prominent women's rights activist Sabeen Mehmud following an attack on Mehmud in Karachi, Pakistan. Police in Pakistan say gunmen have killed the prominent women's rights activist in the hours after she held a forum about the country's restive Baluchistan region.

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Rescuers clear the debris at Durbar Sqaure after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. A strong magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said.

Rescuers clear the debris at Durbar Sqaure after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. A strong magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said.

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Long queue of devotees outside Kedarnath temple on the day temple doors were opened in Kedarnath, Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand.

Long queue of devotees outside Kedarnath temple on the day temple doors were opened in Kedarnath, Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand.

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Armenians walk with torches to the monument to the victims of mass killings by Ottoman Turks, in Yerevan, Armenia.

Armenians walk with torches to the monument to the victims of mass killings by Ottoman Turks, in Yerevan, Armenia.

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The Turkish army's aerobatic demonstration team, the Turkish Stars, perform with their supersonic jets during the Turkish International Service at Mehmetcik Abide in the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.

The Turkish army's aerobatic demonstration team, the Turkish Stars, perform with their supersonic jets during the Turkish International Service at Mehmetcik Abide in the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.

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This undated photo provided by Robert B. Smith shows the Grand Prismatic hot spring in Yellowstone National Park's that is among the park's myriad hydrothermal features created by the fact that Yellowstone is a supervolcano, the largest type of volcano on Earth.

This undated photo provided by Robert B. Smith shows the Grand Prismatic hot spring in Yellowstone National Park's that is among the park's myriad hydrothermal features created by the fact that Yellowstone is a supervolcano, the largest type of volcano on Earth.

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Really enjoyed the ride. Thanks Delhi Metro. Thanks Sreedharan ji!  Twitter@narendramodi

Really enjoyed the ride. Thanks Delhi Metro. Thanks Sreedharan ji! Twitter@narendramodi

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A member of the Iranian paramilitary Basij force, affiliated to the Revolutionary Guard, stands holding his gun during training in a Guard base in northeastern Tehran.

A member of the Iranian paramilitary Basij force, affiliated to the Revolutionary Guard, stands holding his gun during training in a Guard base in northeastern Tehran.

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U.N. Special Envoy for Refugees and Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, right, and U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, left, brief the U.N. Security Council on Syria's refugee crisis.

U.N. Special Envoy for Refugees and Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, right, and U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, left, brief the U.N. Security Council on Syria's refugee crisis.

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Jawans of the 1st Battalion of the ‘Third Gorkha Rifles’ (1/3 GR), perform stunts during a ceremony to commemorate its bicentenary in Siliguri, West Bengal.

Jawans of the 1st Battalion of the ‘Third Gorkha Rifles’ (1/3 GR), perform stunts during a ceremony to commemorate its bicentenary in Siliguri, West Bengal.

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Bangladesh’s players pose for a photograph with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, center, during the presentation ceremony after the Twenty20 international cricket match in Dhaka.

Bangladesh’s players pose for a photograph with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, center, during the presentation ceremony after the Twenty20 international cricket match in Dhaka.

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Panthers Party former MLA and workers burning tyres protesting against the government decision to give AIIMS to Kashmir which was originally offered to Jammu.

Panthers Party former MLA and workers burning tyres protesting against the government decision to give AIIMS to Kashmir which was originally offered to Jammu.

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Two upgraded Mirage 2000 landing at Air Force Station, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh after being flown from Istres, France.

Two upgraded Mirage 2000 landing at Air Force Station, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh after being flown from Istres, France.

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Plumes of smoke and ash billow from the Calbuco volcano as seen from Puerto Varas, Chile.

Plumes of smoke and ash billow from the Calbuco volcano as seen from Puerto Varas, Chile.