Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
RJD Chief Lalu Prasad looking at his waterlogged residence after a press conference in Patna on Thursday. Photograph: PTI photo
Commuters were stuck for hours on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway on Thursday evening after heavy rain lashed the national capital. Photograph: @ravijoon/Twitter
A gold crown worth Rs 23 Lakhs that was donated by a devotee to adorn the idol of Saibaba in Shirdi on Thursday. PTI Photo
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal paying obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Thursday. Photograph: PTI Photo
A demonstrator carrying a placard sits on a pavement as he waits to participate in a protest organised by a Muslim minority forum against terrorism in Kolkata. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Thursday during the ongoing monsoon session. Photograph: PTI Photo/TV grab
Bharatiya Janata Party women wing activists clash with police during a protest regarding Bahujan Samaj Party's remarks on expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singhs family members. Photograph: PTI Photo
People moves during heavy Monsoon rain in Patna on Thursday. Photograph: PTI Photo
Protesters shout slogans and wave flags during a clash in Srinagar on Thursday. Photograph: S Irfan/PTI Photo
A villager uses a boat to cross flood water near a submerged electric transformer in the flood-hit Rajabari village in Kamrup district of Assam on Thursday. Photograph: PTI Photo
Padma Vibhusan and Magsaysay award winning social activist Mahasweta Devi passed away at a hospital in Kolkata on Thursday. Photograph: PTI Photo
A commuter looks for transport as taxis and auto-rickshaws are on strike for the third day at the old Delhi Railway station in Delhi on Thursday. Photograph: PTI Photo
INS Viraat, the oldest serving aircraft carrier of the world, arrived at Kochi on Thursday on its last sailing prior to decommissioning later this year. Photograph: PTI Photo
Farmers and activists block a road during a protest against Mahadayi river tribunal verdict in Hubli on Thursday. Photograph: PTI Photo
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