Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday touched the feet of 98-year-old BJP veteran Makhanlal Sarkar and sought his blessings at the swearing-in ceremony of the party's first government in West Bengal. (Pics/PTI)

Union Minister and National President of the Republican Party of India, Ramdas Athawale, paid his last respects to legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle, whose mortal remains were brought to her residence in Mumbai earlier in the day. (Pics/Special Arrangement)