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Violence in New Delhi; Tibetan New Year in Dharamshala; bus falls into Mej river and kills 24

AP Published 26.02.20, 12:01 PM
Cheteshwar Pujara, right, rides an electric scooter as he leaves Hagley Oval with teammates, Mayank Agarwal, left, and Wriddhiman Saha, centre, following a practice session ahead of the second cricket test against New Zealand in Christchurch, New Zealand

Cheteshwar Pujara, right, rides an electric scooter as he leaves Hagley Oval with teammates, Mayank Agarwal, left, and Wriddhiman Saha, centre, following a practice session ahead of the second cricket test against New Zealand in Christchurch, New Zealand AP

Cheteshwar Pujara, right, rides an electric scooter as he leaves Hagley Oval with teammates, Mayank Agarwal, left, and Wriddhiman Saha, centre, following a practice session ahead of the second cricket test against New Zealand in Christchurch, New Zealand

Cheteshwar Pujara, right, rides an electric scooter as he leaves Hagley Oval with teammates, Mayank Agarwal, left, and Wriddhiman Saha, centre, following a practice session ahead of the second cricket test against New Zealand in Christchurch, New Zealand AP

Residents look from behind a closed iron gate of their alley in Karaval Nagar following Tuesday's violence in New Delhi. India accused a U.S. government commission of politicizing communal violence in New Delhi that killed at least 30 people and injured more than 200 as President Donald Trump was visiting the country. The violent clashes between Hindu and Muslim mobs were the capital's worst communal riots in decades and saw shops, Muslim shrines and public vehicles go up in flames.

Residents look from behind a closed iron gate of their alley in Karaval Nagar following Tuesday's violence in New Delhi. India accused a U.S. government commission of politicizing communal violence in New Delhi that killed at least 30 people and injured more than 200 as President Donald Trump was visiting the country. The violent clashes between Hindu and Muslim mobs were the capital's worst communal riots in decades and saw shops, Muslim shrines and public vehicles go up in flames. AP

Exile Tibetans perform a traditional communal dance in the town square to celebrate the third day of the Tibetan New Year or Losar in Dharamshala, on Wednesday

Exile Tibetans perform a traditional communal dance in the town square to celebrate the third day of the Tibetan New Year or Losar in Dharamshala, on Wednesday AP

Books lie scattered at the Rajdhani Public School which was vandalized in Tuesday's violence at Shiv Vihar in New Delhi, India, Wednesday

Books lie scattered at the Rajdhani Public School which was vandalized in Tuesday's violence at Shiv Vihar in New Delhi, India, Wednesday AP

Rescuers look for survivors after a bus plunged into the Mej River in Lakheri area near Kota in Rajasthan

Rescuers look for survivors after a bus plunged into the Mej River in Lakheri area near Kota in Rajasthan AP

A girl stands at the door of the Saint Mary's Basilica as Catholics offer prayers on Ash Wednesday in Hyderabad, on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a solemn period of 40 days of prayer and self-denial leading up to Easter.

A girl stands at the door of the Saint Mary's Basilica as Catholics offer prayers on Ash Wednesday in Hyderabad, on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a solemn period of 40 days of prayer and self-denial leading up to Easter. AP

The shoes of U.S.first lady Melania Trump are seen at a state banquet at Rashtrapati Bhavan

The shoes of U.S.first lady Melania Trump are seen at a state banquet at Rashtrapati Bhavan AP

White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump, the daughter and assistant to President Donald Trump stand during a state banquet at Rashtrapati Bhavan

White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump, the daughter and assistant to President Donald Trump stand during a state banquet at Rashtrapati Bhavan AP

Black smoke rises into the sky after shops are set on fire during violence between two groups in Bhajanpura are of New Delhi

Black smoke rises into the sky after shops are set on fire during violence between two groups in Bhajanpura are of New Delhi AP

Children with their legs and bags hanging on the the back of an auto-rickshaw travel home from school in Ahmedabad

Children with their legs and bags hanging on the the back of an auto-rickshaw travel home from school in Ahmedabad AP

Supporters of the Communist Party of India -Marxist protest against the India visit of US President Donald Trump in Mumbai

Supporters of the Communist Party of India -Marxist protest against the India visit of US President Donald Trump in Mumbai AP

Fire fighters douse a fire at Gokul puri tyre market which was burnt Tuesday in New Delhi, on Wednesday. At least 20 people were killed in three days of clashes in New Delhi, with the death toll expected to rise as hospitals were overflowed with dozens of injured people, authorities said Wednesday. The clashes between Hindu mobs and Muslims protesting a contentious new citizenship law that fast-tracks naturalization for foreign-born religious minorities of all major faiths in South Asia except Islam escalated Tuesday.

Fire fighters douse a fire at Gokul puri tyre market which was burnt Tuesday in New Delhi, on Wednesday. At least 20 people were killed in three days of clashes in New Delhi, with the death toll expected to rise as hospitals were overflowed with dozens of injured people, authorities said Wednesday. The clashes between Hindu mobs and Muslims protesting a contentious new citizenship law that fast-tracks naturalization for foreign-born religious minorities of all major faiths in South Asia except Islam escalated Tuesday. AP

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