From a new President to a new vice president to the first woman Defence Minister — Delhi saw it all in the past year. here’s a walk down memory lane through pictures published in DNA
From a new President to a new vice president to the first woman Defence Minister — Delhi saw it all in the past year. here’s a walk down memory lane through pictures published in DNA
Pics: B B Yadav
1. PM Modi congratulates M Venkaiah Naidu
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PM Modi congratulates M Venkaiah Naidu after his election as the Vice President of India
2. President Ram Nath Kovind
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President Ram Nath Kovind on his maiden buggy ride at Rashtrapati Bhavan
3. Independence Day
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Locals celebrate on the eve of Independence Day at Vijay Chowk
4. LK Advani greets Dalai Lama
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BJP leader LK Advani greets Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama
5. Tamil Nadu
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Farmers from Cauvery Delta districts of Tamil Nadu stage a protest at Jantar Mantar demanding farm loan waiver
6. Nirmala Sitharaman
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US Secretary of Defence James Mattis with Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after inspecting the Tri-Service Guard of Honour at South Block
7. Dr Subhash Chandra
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Rajya Sabha MP and Essel Group Chairman Dr Subhash Chandra with Union Ministers MJ Akbar and Vijay Goel at Parliament House
8. Mallikarjun Kharge
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Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, and other senior Congress leaders after meeting President Pranab Mukherjee to discuss demonetisation
9. demonetisation
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A senior citizen shows her inked finger while waiting in queue to exchange old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination at a local bank during demonetisation
10. winter
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In the winter of 2016, the city faced the worst smog in 17 years
11. Pranab Mukherjee
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Outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee (whose term ended in July 2017) visits the Mughal Garden
12. Ravi Shankar Prasad
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Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley after the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting at Parliament House
13. Ryan International School
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Parents and locals protest outside Ryan International School, Gurugram after a seven-year-old boy’s throat was slit by the bus conductor following an alleged attempt to sexually assault him inside the school’s bathroom
