Senior police officials on Friday paid tributes to a Maharashtra Police jawan who was killed after being injured during an anti-Maoist operation in Gadchiroli district. Pics/Special Arrangement

Columns of soldiers, in drenched uniforms and wet boots, carried out the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day 2026 parade on Friday along Kartavya Path, despite steady rain and occasional thunder delaying proceedings on the ceremonial boulevard. PICS/PTI