Top news photos: Donald Trump impeached, Protests against CAA in Patna, and more

From U.S. House of Representatives impeaching Donald Trump to Patna's Vikassheel Insaan Party blocking a railway track in protest of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, here are some of the top news photos of the day

December 19, 2019 12:31 pm | Updated 01:41 pm IST

1:30 p.m.| Defying the prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC, huge crowd took to streets protesting against Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens, in Kalaburagi on Thursday

1:00 p.m. | A demonstrator is detained during a protest against a new citizenship law, in Delhi, India, December 19, 2019.

12:30 a.m. | German tourists Julia Wasmiller (L) and Jessica Pryor take a selfie at Mrs Macquarie's chair, wearing face masks due to heavy smoke on December 19, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has declared a state of emergency for the next seven days with ongoing dangerous fire conditions and almost 100 bushfires burning across the state. It's the second state of emergency declared in NSW since the start of the bushfire season.

12:00 p.m.| Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa before their meeting at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi.

11.30 a.m. | Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) president Mukesh Sahni and his supporters block a railway track at Rajendra Nagar Terminal during a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, National Register for Citizens and crime against women in the state during 'Bihar Bandh', in Patna, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019.

10.45 a.m. | Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, NCP president and former Union minister Sharad Pawar during felicitation function of former President Pratibha Patil at Vasantrao Deshpande Hall in Nagpur.

09.00 a.m. | President Donald Trump waves upon arrival back to the White House from a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Mich., early Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, in Washington. Mr. Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution's ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors.

1:30 p.m.| Defying the prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC, huge crowd took to streets protesting against Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens, in Kalaburagi on Thursday
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