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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes an offering at the War Memorial of Korea during a visit to the South Korean capital. IMAGES
India is a colorful land full of mystifying philosophy, ancient history, and delicious cuisine, but, they also have some unique problems. For example, it's often socially acceptable to go to the bathroom in public. However, the government has decided to fight back against public defecation with a novel idea - public mascots. The New Delhi Municipal Council, or NDMC, deployed 28 brightly colored mascots named ‘Swachh Sewaks’, or cleanliness attendants, to patrol the streets of New Delhi and prevent people from relieving themselves out in the open. If the mascots spot someone defecating in public, they will blow a whistle and guide them to the nearest public toilet. According to UNICEF, Indians excrete around 65,000 tonnes of faeces into the environment each day. According to the organisation, it is the main reason behind India having the world’s highest number of deaths due to diarrhoea in children under five. Around 188,000 Indian children die each year of diarrhoea-related conditions.
Election officials at a polling station in the northern city of Shamli pack and seal electronic voting machines as the first of seven voting stages closes in the world's biggest election. IMAGES
Leaders of "INDIA" opposition alliance and thousands of supporters rally at New Delhi's Ramlila Maidan to protest the arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, one of the key leaders of the opposition bloc. Kejriwal has been incarcerated for over a week in connection with a long-running corruption probe. India's main financial investigation agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has also launched probes into at least four other state chief ministers or their family members, and all the investigations involve political opponents of Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). IMAGES
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a welcoming ceremony held by his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay as he arrives for a two-day visit. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are cheered in the streets of Jaipur, at the start of a two-day visit full of pomp and circumstance as France eyes lucrative deals with the world's fifth-largest economy. IMAGES
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