Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) on Monday launched a large-scale `deep clean drive` in the Kopri area under its Naupada-Kopri ward. The special initiative was also joined by the locals who turned out in large numbers to lend a helping hand in the campaign. (PICS/ TMC)

President Droupadi Murmu was on Friday welcomed in Parliament premises by Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and an official carrying the `Sengol`, adopted as a cultural symbol by the government. (Pics/PTI)