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A jawan stands guard at the covered area where EVMs are kept in Pilibhit on the eve of counting of votes for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. Photo: Ajit Gaur
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Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav at a meeting with party leaders at his residence in Lucknow. Most of the exit polls predict an SP win in Uttar Pradesh. Photo: PTI
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Two girls celebrate Holi in Ranchi. Photo: Manob Chowdhury
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The Central Election Committee announces the results of Presidential elections during a news conference in Moscow. Photo: AP
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Delegates gesture to photographers as they arrive at the Great Hall of the People to attend the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing. Photo: AP
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An Olive Ridley turtle returns to the sea after laying eggs at the Rushikulya rookery in Ganjam district of Odisha. Photo: Lingaraj Panda
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Employees stand at the booth of German Telekom underneath an installation symbolising Cloud Computing, at CeBIT, one of the World's biggest computer fairs for digital innovations and trends in Hanover, northern Germany. The four-day event opens on March 6. Photo: AP