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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Democratic Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani (R) and his wife, Rama Duwaji (L), address the media as they vote at The Frank Sinatra School of the Arts on November 04, 2025 in the Queens borough of New York City.
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A Afghan Red Crescent rescue worker seen sifting through the destruction and rubble after a 6.3 earthquake struck Afghanistan's Balkh province on Monday
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Sheinelle Jones wowed in an all-white ensemble, channeling Neyonce's iconic style during NBC's Today Show Halloween celebration. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
