Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a five-kilometre-long roadshow in Varanasi on Monday evening. Modi garlanded a statue of the social reformer Madan Mohan Malviya at the Malviya Chauraha in the Lanka area before commencing the roadshow.(HT Photo/Rajesh Kumar)
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PM Modi was also accompanied by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The PM is seeking a third consecutive term from the Varanasi seat that will go to polls on June 1 in the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha election.(HT Photo/Rajesh Kumar)
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The Prime Minister is seen waving at the crowd cheering at him. A large number of women in saffron attire walked ahead of the vehicle carrying Modi. The group represented 'matrashakti'.(HT Photo/Rajesh Kumar)
The Prime Minister's cavalcade passed through Sant Ravidas Gate, Assi, Shivala, Sonarpura, Jangambadi and Godaulia in Uttar Pradesh. The prime minister was welcomed with the blowing of conches and beats of 'dhols' and 'damrus'.(HT Photo/Rajesh Kumar)
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BJP office bearers also said that people from different communities, including Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Maheshwari, Marwari, Tamil and Punjabi, welcomed Modi at 100 points in 11 zones during the roadshow. After the roadshow, PM Modi also offered prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi.(HT Photo/Rajesh Kumar)
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A damaged portion of Bilal Mosque is seen after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muzaffarabad. The selection of targets was done based on extensive intelligence, primarily due to Pakistan's changing strategies aimed at concealing terror camps.
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(From L to R) Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Princess Charlotte gathered on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on May 5, 2025. They stood united in tribute during the national anthem. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
