Day in Pics: 9th October

Day in Pics: 9th October

Oct 09, 2014, 18:48 PM IST
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Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Internet.org summit in New Delhi.

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Internet.org summit in New Delhi.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is garlanded by BJP workers at a party meeting in Indore.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is garlanded by BJP workers at a party meeting in Indore.

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Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda at an election campaign rally in Ferozepur Jhirka in Mewat.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda at an election campaign rally in Ferozepur Jhirka in Mewat.

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A tableau on display during 65th Territorial Army Raising Day Parade in New Delhi.

A tableau on display during 65th Territorial Army Raising Day Parade in New Delhi.

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A protester holds an umbrella during a performance on a main road in the occupied areas outside government headquarters in Hong Kong's Admiralty in Hong Kong.

A protester holds an umbrella during a performance on a main road in the occupied areas outside government headquarters in Hong Kong's Admiralty in Hong Kong.

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A Kurdish woman living in Belgium shouts slogans as she is on a hunger strike together with other Kurds to protest against the Islamic State militant attacks on the Syrian city of Kobani, in front of the Turkish embassy in Brussels.

A Kurdish woman living in Belgium shouts slogans as she is on a hunger strike together with other Kurds to protest against the Islamic State militant attacks on the Syrian city of Kobani, in front of the Turkish embassy in Brussels.

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A small group of activists of the Hindu Sena carrying posters with the flag and portrait of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif march towards the residence of Pakistan High Commissioner to India in New Delhi.

A small group of activists of the Hindu Sena carrying posters with the flag and portrait of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif march towards the residence of Pakistan High Commissioner to India in New Delhi.

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Satyen Das rides his rickshaw on a road in Kolkata. It took 68 days for Das to laboriously pedal his rickety, self-remodeled bicycle rickshaw from the seaside Indian city of Kolkata to the roof of the world - a 5,369-meter (17,600-foot) Himalayan pass.

Satyen Das rides his rickshaw on a road in Kolkata. It took 68 days for Das to laboriously pedal his rickety, self-remodeled bicycle rickshaw from the seaside Indian city of Kolkata to the roof of the world - a 5,369-meter (17,600-foot) Himalayan pass.

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People gather at the site of a suicide bombing in Sanaa, Yemen.

People gather at the site of a suicide bombing in Sanaa, Yemen.

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David Ferrer of Spain celebrates after beating Andy Murray of Britain during their men's singles third round match at the Shanghai Masters Tennis Tournament in Shanghai, China.

David Ferrer of Spain celebrates after beating Andy Murray of Britain during their men's singles third round match at the Shanghai Masters Tennis Tournament in Shanghai, China.

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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, center, leaves after his religious talk at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, center, leaves after his religious talk at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala.

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Students wearing white masks and a black cross covering the mouth protest against a decision by Spain’s Constitutional Court which found that a vote for a referendum in Catalonia would be unconstitutional in Barcelona, Spain.

Students wearing white masks and a black cross covering the mouth protest against a decision by Spain’s Constitutional Court which found that a vote for a referendum in Catalonia would be unconstitutional in Barcelona, Spain.

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First lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Fashion Education Workshop, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

First lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Fashion Education Workshop, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

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a huge plume of smoke rises after an airstrike in eastern Kobani, Syria, behind a hilltop where militants with the Islamic State group had raised their flag on Monday, as fighting intensified between Syrian Kurds and the militants as seen from Mursitpinar on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border.

a huge plume of smoke rises after an airstrike in eastern Kobani, Syria, behind a hilltop where militants with the Islamic State group had raised their flag on Monday, as fighting intensified between Syrian Kurds and the militants as seen from Mursitpinar on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border.

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A man with fake blood on his hands and wearing a dress of crumpled paper sings anti-government songs as thousands marched through the capital to demand that the government find the 43 students who disappeared in southern Guerrero State, in Mexico City.

A man with fake blood on his hands and wearing a dress of crumpled paper sings anti-government songs as thousands marched through the capital to demand that the government find the 43 students who disappeared in southern Guerrero State, in Mexico City.

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Economic Club of Chicago in Chicago.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Economic Club of Chicago in Chicago.

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A man looks at a hole in the rooftop of his house, which was made during clashes between Pakistani forces and Indian's in Dhamala Hakimwala village in Pakistan's Punjab province.

A man looks at a hole in the rooftop of his house, which was made during clashes between Pakistani forces and Indian's in Dhamala Hakimwala village in Pakistan's Punjab province.

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President Barack Obama, flanked by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, speaks to the media at the conclusion of a meeting with senior military leadership.

President Barack Obama, flanked by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, speaks to the media at the conclusion of a meeting with senior military leadership.

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U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, right, teaches high-five to an Indian girl next to Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va, during their visit to Sanjay Gandhi J.J. Cluster shanty town to overview sanitation programs run by non-governmental organizations, in New Delhi, India.

U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, right, teaches high-five to an Indian girl next to Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va, during their visit to Sanjay Gandhi J.J. Cluster shanty town to overview sanitation programs run by non-governmental organizations, in New Delhi, India.