April 1: Delhi and beyond, in pictures

The day’s developments, events and newsmakers

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Photo: IANS/PIB
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket carrying the electronic intelligence satellite, Emisat for the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) and 28 other third party satellites lifted off from the second launch pad; from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh .
PTI Photo
PTI Photo
People witness the launch of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) ‘s PSLV-C45 carrying EMISAT and 28 other satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, 

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PTI Photo
Congress candidate from Guwahati constituency Bobeeta Sarma (C) flashes victory sign as she arrives to file her nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections, at Amingaon in Guwahati, 
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PTI Photo
Congress supporters dance during the nomination filing procession of the party candidate from Guwahati constituency Bobeeta Sarma, in Guwahati

Photo: IANS
Photo: IANS
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) President Kamal Haasan during a party rally in Puducherry,
Photo Abhishek saha
Photo Abhishek saha
Officials are opening the doors of strong room to examine Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines before distribution,  ahead of Lok Sabha election in Tripura.

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PTI Photo
Congress party workers observe April Fool’s Day as ‘Happy Jumla Diwas’ to mock the NDA government, in Mumbai, 
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PTI Photo
Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav files his nomination for the Mainpuri parliamentary constituency, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Mainpuri. Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav can also be seen.

AP/PTI
AP/PTI
A woman sits in the middle of the debris of a residential house damaged in rainstorm in Bara district, 125 kilometers (75 miles) south of Kathmandu, Nepal. Rescuers struggled Monday to reach villages in southern Nepal cut off by a powerful rainstorm that killed at least 28 people and injured hundreds more. 
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AP/PTI
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, right, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,

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AP/PTI
Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, Pope Francis is in Morocco for a two-day trip aimed at highlighting the North African nation’s Christian-Muslim ties, while also showing solidarity with migrants at Europe’s door and tending to a tiny Catholic flock. 
AP/PTI
AP/PTI
Demonstrators hold photos of persons who were killed during Brazil’s dictatorship during a protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Over the objections of human rights groups but with the support of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, some military bases are commemorating the March 31, 1964 coup that lasted two decades in Brazil and made thousands of victims.

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AP/PTI
People try to receive a copy of extra edition of a local newspaper reporting the name of new era “Reiwa” is unveiled in Tokyo. Japan says next emperor Naruhito’s era name is Reiwa, effective May 1 when he takes the throne from his father.
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AP/PTI
Policemen and aviation experts investigate the wreckage of a business plane that crashed the day before near the Egelsbach airfield. Three people died in the crash after the plane fell into an asparagus field.

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PTI Photo
A leopard is placed in a forest department van after it was rescued from an apartment in Marol area of Mumbai.
PTI Photo
PTI Photo
Philippine National Police, Chief of the Philippine National Police, Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde inspects guns, explosives, and Islamic State group-style black flags during a news conference at Camp Crame in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines.

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