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India’s Fasting Activist Irom Sharmila
One of India’s most prominent political activists ended a 16-year hunger strike Tuesday, licking honey from her hand and declaring “I will never forget this moment.”
Scenes From a City Under Siege in Indian-Controlled Kashmir
Photos by Bernat Armangue In Indian-controlled Kashmir, where violence has come in grim cycles for more than two decades, people know what to expect when tempers rise.
Train Brings Water to Drought-Hit Region in Central India
Photos by Manish Swarup Many trains pull into Latur’s railroad station, but none is as eagerly awaited as the train that pulls into the parched town in the dead of the night.
Breaking Taboo, Hindu Widows Celebrate Festival of Colors
Photos by Manish Swarup Aruna Samaddar threw fistfuls of colored powder into the air. Blue and red and green, the cheerful colors settled on her white sari and all over other women nearby.
Daily Life Around the World
Our Daily Life series is a visual exploration of everyday imagery from around the globe.
Pictures of the Week
Highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.
Daily Life Around the World
Our Daily Life series is a visual exploration of everyday imagery from around the globe.
India Struggling to Breathe
Photos by Tsering Topgyal There was a time when winter in the Indian capital was a glorious thing. Clear, sunny days and crisp cold nights.
For India, Milk is more than a Drink; it’s a Gift from Gods
It is the world’s largest producer of milk and also the largest consumer. And for good reason. Because in India, milk is not just the morning glass you drink before you sprint out of the house. Its uses go far beyond the dietary and nutritional.
Daily Life Around the World
AP’s Daily Life series is a visual exploration of imagery from around the globe.
Dengue in India
As India’s capital struggles with its worst outbreak of dengue fever in five years, officials threatened Wednesday to cancel private hospitals’ licenses if they turn away patients.
India’s Religious Kitchen
Photos by Manish Swarup Harjeet Singh can usually be found riding around New Delhi on his Harley Davidson Superlow, or helping foreign companies set up operations in India. At home, the businessman has staff to clean and cook for his family. But at the gurdwara where he worships alongside other Sikhs, he sweeps the floor, cleansContinue reading “India’s Religious Kitchen”
India Kashmir in the Line of Fire
Photos by Channi Anand On the face of it, these villages in the Jammu region of Indian Kashmir seem idyllic.
Daily Life Around the World
For this week’s installment of AP’s Daily Life series, we feature photography from all over the world: A diver performs with a school of fish in an aquarium in Seoul, a couple walk across a bridge crossing to Beeston Castle in England, and a Pakistani Muslim devotee lights an oil lamp at a local shrine inContinue reading “Daily Life Around the World”
Indian Yogis Twist Bodies, Soothe Minds
Photos by Anupam Nath The Hindu holy men have traveled from across India, arriving at a centuries-old temple overlooking the Brahmaputra River, not far from where the plains give way to the Himalayan foothills.
Daily Life Roundup
For this week’s installment of AP’s Daily Life series, we feature photography from all over the world: People walk through an underground passage leading out of King’s Cross tube station in London, college graduates take part in the annual Toss Your Caps class photo in Philadelphia, and lights are switched on in apartments as dusk descendsContinue reading “Daily Life Roundup”
Daily Life Roundup
For this week’s installment of AP’s Daily Life series, we feature photography from all over the world: A young shepherd boy carries a lamb on his back in Kashmir, a cargo ship plies up the Mississippi River towards New Orleans in Louisiana, and Buddhist nuns gather as they visit Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar.
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Holi Festival of Colors
Holi, India’s joyful and colorful celebration of the arrival of spring combined with several religious legends, has long ceased to be only a Hindu festival.
India’s Widows in Color
Photos by Bernat Armangue Indian tradition says a widow will spend her life in seclusion, mourning her husband and avoiding public gatherings.
Daily Life Roundup
For this week’s installment of AP’s Daily Life series, we feature photography from all over the world: A lone man shelters himself from the rain while crossing a bridge in Spain, a group of Pakistani children jostle to receive free food in Islamabad, and an American flag beach towel hangs on a makeshift clothesline, on a balcony inContinue reading “Daily Life Roundup”
February 27, 2015
The Cursed River
Photos by Altaf Qadri For centuries, it was a curse that saved the river.
Daily Life Roundup
For this week’s installment of AP’s Daily Life series, we feature photography from all over the world: A Kayan-Padaung woman weaves at a souvenir shop in Myanmar, an Orthodox clergyman blesses newly weds during a religious ceremony in Georgia, and Philadelphia firefighters work the scene of an overnight blaze.
India Cart Pullers
Photos by Saurabh Das At the end of their workdays, after they have pulled their wooden carts for hours through the narrow lanes of New Delhi’s spice market, the exhausted men stop at little sidewalk stalls for something to eat, often a few handfuls of rice with some gravy on top.
Archivist Update: Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known as Mahatma Gandhi, was born October 2, 1869. He was the primary leader of India’s independence movement.
India’s Republic Day
President Barack Obama’s experience at India’s Republic Day celebration may have felt a little like his two presidential inaugurations.
Daily Life Roundup: Jan. 26, 2015
For this week’s installment of AP’s Daily Life series, we feature photography from all over the world: A Tanzanian girl smiles as she makes her way back from school, skiers take to the slopes of Nanshan ski resort in Beijing, and a baby cries after being vaccinated against polio in Islamabad. Click any image to launchContinue reading “Daily Life Roundup: Jan. 26, 2015”
APTOPIX Roundup: Jan. 23, 2015
Throughout the day, Associated Press photo editors comb through and designate a selection of the most newsworthy and visually breathtaking images as APTOPIX.
Selfie Sticks
Selfies at tourist attractions are nothing new. But until recently, if you wanted a perfectly composed picture of yourself with Times Square or the Colosseum in the background, you might have asked a passer-by to take the photo.
Daily Life Roundup: Jan. 13, 2015
For this week’s installment of AP’s Daily Life series, we feature photography from all over the world: Brazilian beach goers cool off from the 104 degree heat, a Belarusian plays with his tame wolves, and an woman smiles at the camera near a mustard field in Northern India.
Magh Mela Festival
Photos by Rajesh Kumar Singh Magh Mela, the annual month long Hindu religious fair, began January 5, 2015 and ends on February 17 in Allahabad, India.
Daily Life Roundup: Nov. 20, 2014
For this week’s installment of AP’s Daily Life series, we feature photography from all over the world: Indian flower vendors arrange rose petals and garlands, a Chinese paramilitary police stands outside the Forbidden city, and a paraglider flies around the Christ the Redeemer statue.
Worldview: India Daily Life
For this installment of AP’s Worldview: Daily Life series, we focus on India.
Daily Life Roundup: Nov. 7, 2014
For this week’s installment of AP’s Daily Life series, we feature captivating photography from all over the world: A street performer does his best Mona Lisa impression in Tokyo, geese fly past autumn foliage in Philadelphia, and women sing an emigration folk song in downtown Lisbon.
November 4, 2014
APTOPIX Roundup: Oct. 30, 2014
Throughout the day, Associated Press photo editors comb through and designate a selection of the most newsworthy and visually breathtaking images as APTOPIX.
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Daily Life Roundup: Oct. 22, 2014
For this week’s installment of AP’s Daily Life series, we feature captivating photography from all over the world: A cyclist rides along Forbidden Drive in Philadelphia, Palestinian school children walk through destroyed houses in Gaza City, and A Portuguese fisherman pulls a net out of the sea on the Caparica coast.
Daily Life Roundup: Oct. 8, 2014
For this week’s installment of AP’s Daily Life series, we feature captivating photography from all over the world: Members of a Chinese Opera group prepare backstage in Malaysia, the Giza Pyramids protrude from the land in Egypt, and a puddle reflects mourning firefighters in Florida.
Close Up: Photographer Saurabh Das
Photographer Saurabh Das was born in Durgapur, West Bengal, India, and got his Bachelor of Arts in English at the University of Calcutta.
Unusual Animal Friends
The animal kingdom is full of surprises, and from time to time, strong bonds form between species. With this in mind, we looked through our photo archive and found a wide variety of unlikely animal friendships throughout the years.
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