Top news photos: Protest against CBI ending search for JNU student, APJ Abdul Kalam birth anniversary, and more

From six women protesters, including sister and daughter of former CM Farooq Abdullah, being detained; to the birth anniversary of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, here are some of the top news images of the day

October 15, 2019 09:31 am | Updated 08:10 pm IST

7:00 p.m. | Missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmad's mother Fatima Nafees (left) late journalist Gauri Lankesh’s sister Kavitha Lankesh (centre) and Jharkhand lynching victim Tabrez Ansari’s wife Shahista Parveen during a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The CBI has closed the case of missing JNU student as the agency's efforts to trace him have yielded no results, say officials.

6:00 p.m. | Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain. Mr. Stoltenberg’s meeting with PM Johnson comes ahead of the next meeting of NATO leaders in London which is scheduled to take place on December 3-4 to mark NATO’s 70th anniversary.

4:45 p.m. | Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, attends a meeting with Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan. Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton Mr. Khan and President Arif Alvi as they began their visit to the country, described as the "most complex" royal trip to date.

3:40 p.m. | Students enter National Institue of Technology (NIT) Srinagar which opened after 73 days in Srinagar, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019.

2:30 p.m. | Safiyah Abdullah, daughter of MP Farooq Abdullah and sister of former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, along with Khalida Shah, sister of Farooq Abdullah, and other senior women citizens of Kahsmir holding placards during protest against the abrogration of provisions of Article 370A and bifurcation of State, Srinagar, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019.

1:15 p.m. | Britian's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, pose for a group photo with staff and students at a school during a trip to Islamabad, Pakistan, on Oct. 15, 2019.

10:30 a.m. | Defence minister Rajnath Singh garlands the burst of former President APJ Abdul kalam during DRDO's director's conference to mark the birth anniversary of Dr. Kalam, Oct. 15, 2019.

9:30 a.m. | Rescuers check a damaged car found in a river in Koriyama, Fukushima prefecture, Japan Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. More victims and more damage have been found in Typhoon Hagibis-hit areas of central and northern Japan, where rescue crews are searching for people still missing.

9:00 a.m. | Protesters make a barricade during clashes with police outside El Prat airport in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Riot police charged at protesters outside Barcelona's airport after the Supreme Court sentenced 12 prominent Catalan separatists to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a 2017 push for the wealthy Spanish region's independence.

7:00 p.m. | Missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmad's mother Fatima Nafees (left) late journalist Gauri Lankesh’s sister Kavitha Lankesh (centre) and Jharkhand lynching victim Tabrez Ansari’s wife Shahista Parveen during a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The CBI has closed the case of missing JNU student as the agency's efforts to trace him have yielded no results, say officials.
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