August 7: Delhi and beyond, in  pictures

The day’s developments, events and newsmakers

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People pay floral tribute to former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj at BJP headquarters in New Delhi. Swaraj, 67, passed away Tuesday night, Aug 6, 2019, after a massive cardiac arrest.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays his last respects to former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj at her residence in New Delhi. Swaraj, 67, passed away Tuesday night, Aug 6, 2019, after a massive cardiac arrest. 

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expresses his condolences to family members of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj at her residence in New Delhi. Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday at the age of 67 after a massive cardiac arrest. 
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FILE PHOTO** In this April 28, 2003 file photo,the then health minister Sushma Swaraj and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi are seen together during the statue unveiling ceremony of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji in New Delhi. BJP leader and former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj passed away at the age of 67 on Tuesday, Aug 6, 2019 after suffering from a cardiac arrest. 

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FILE PHOTO** New Delhi: In this Aug 5, 2005 file photo, the then BJP MP Sushma Swaraj is seen on a swing during Teej festival celebrations organised by the BJP Mahila Morcha at Delhi BJP Office in New Delhi. BJP leader and former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj passed away at the age of 67 on Tuesday, Aug 6, 2019 after suffering from a cardiac arrest. 
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MDMK founder Vaiko pays floral tribute to the late DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi on his first death anniversary, in Chennai.

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia distribute mobile phones to Anganwadi Workers during the launch of a book at IGI Stadium in New Delhi.
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The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) stage a protest against the NMC bill, at Azad Maidan in Mumbai.

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Heavy rush of stranded passengers at a railway station during restrictions, in Jammu. Restrictions have been imposed in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir as the state lost its special status and was bifurcated on Tuesday when Parliament approved a resolution scrapping Article 370 of the Constitution and passed a bill to split the state into two Union Territories. 
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Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The hajj occurs once a year during the Islamic lunar month of Dhul-Hijja, the 12th and final month of the Islamic calendar year. 

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National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel conduct rescue operations at a flooded area, in Sangli.
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A birds eye view shot from an Indian Navy aircraft of flooded Kohlapur district. Indian Naval team have been mobilised to provide assistance in flood affected areas in Kohlapur and Sangli district. 

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Policemen use water cannons to disperse the Youth Congress activists during a protest, in Jabalpur.

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