Day in Pics: 27th August

Aug 27, 2015, 20:16 PM IST
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Women and grils buy Rakhi for Raksha Bandhan festival in Jammu.

Women and grils buy Rakhi for Raksha Bandhan festival in Jammu.

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after winning the gold in the men's 200m final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after winning the gold in the men's 200m final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing.

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Police arrest a woman who was showing black flags to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on his arrival at the airport in Patna.

Police arrest a woman who was showing black flags to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on his arrival at the airport in Patna.

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Mumbai Police personnel talks to Mikail Bora, son of Media tycoon Indrani Mukerjea, in connection with his sister Sheena Boras murder case at their residence at Sundarpur in Guwahati.

Mumbai Police personnel talks to Mikail Bora, son of Media tycoon Indrani Mukerjea, in connection with his sister Sheena Boras murder case at their residence at Sundarpur in Guwahati.

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Members of National Akali Dal party shout slogans as they protest against the government for its failure to contain the prices of onion and other essential commodities in New Delhi.

Members of National Akali Dal party shout slogans as they protest against the government for its failure to contain the prices of onion and other essential commodities in New Delhi.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the Call To Action Summit 2015, “Ending preventable child and maternal deaths”, in New Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the Call To Action Summit 2015, “Ending preventable child and maternal deaths”, in New Delhi.

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A refugee girl moves under barbed wire as she crosses from Serbia to Hungary, in Roszke.

A refugee girl moves under barbed wire as she crosses from Serbia to Hungary, in Roszke.

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Chicago firefighters battle a fire in a building that houses the offices of Chicago's famed Second City theater company in Chicago.

Chicago firefighters battle a fire in a building that houses the offices of Chicago's famed Second City theater company in Chicago.

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Ukraine's Iryna Gerashchenko prepares to compete in women's high jump qualification at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing.

Ukraine's Iryna Gerashchenko prepares to compete in women's high jump qualification at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing.

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A demonstrator wears a Mexican Charro hat, a skull mask and an earring with text that reads in Spanish

A demonstrator wears a Mexican Charro hat, a skull mask and an earring with text that reads in Spanish "We are missing 43," in reference to 43 missing college students, during a march in Mexico City.

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A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, blows into a conch shell as he participates in a procession during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India.

A Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, blows into a conch shell as he participates in a procession during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik, India.

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Women preparing a huge Rakhi in Indore on Wednesday ahead of the festival.

Women preparing a huge Rakhi in Indore on Wednesday ahead of the festival.

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President Barack Obama poses with the Phoenix Mercury in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

President Barack Obama poses with the Phoenix Mercury in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

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Indian commuters pass by a damaged bus which was set on fire during clashes in Ahmadabad, India

Indian commuters pass by a damaged bus which was set on fire during clashes in Ahmadabad, India

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Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Amir arrives at the Pakistan Cricket Boards headquarters in Lahore, Pakistan.

Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Amir arrives at the Pakistan Cricket Boards headquarters in Lahore, Pakistan.

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Coast Guard, Navy and Marine police and local fishermen carry out rescue work after a passenger boat collided with a fishing boat and capsized off Fort Kochi.

Coast Guard, Navy and Marine police and local fishermen carry out rescue work after a passenger boat collided with a fishing boat and capsized off Fort Kochi.