Top news photos: Thirumavalavan earns doctorate, Raj Thackeray at ED office, and more

From Iran Minister's Norway visit to Opposition protest over Kashmir, here are some of the top news images of the day

August 22, 2019 08:00 am | Updated August 23, 2019 09:57 am IST

 

4.00 p.m.: VCK leader Thol. Thirumavalavan receives his doctoral degree from Tamil Nadu Governor Banvarilal Purohit during the 27th Convocation of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University held in Tirunelveli on August 22, 2019.

1.45 pm: Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif arrives for a meeting with Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg, at her residence in Oslo, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019.

12.40 p.m.: MNS chief Raj Thackeray arrives at Enforcement Directorate office in Mumbai on August 22, in connection with a money laundering probe in the IL&FS case.

12.30 pm: Opposition leaders at the protest demonstration demanding the release of arrested J&K political leaders , at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Thursday.

11.30 am: Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's Type19 155 mm self-propelled howitzer takes part in an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji training field in Gotemba, west of Tokyo, Japan August 22, 2019.

10.00 am: Security at Enforcement Directorate office has tightened ahead of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray's arrival in connection with a money laundering case, in Mumbai on Thursday.

9.15 am: A protester rolls a tyre to burn outside Parliament where lawmakers are debating whether or not to start impeachment proceedings for Haitian President Jovenel Moise, after protesters tried to break past a police barricade in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

8.00 am: Ashleigh Barty, left, of Australia, and Cori "Coco" Gauff of the United States, greet each other at the net after an exhibition match at the Winston-Salem Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

4.00 p.m.: VCK leader Thol. Thirumavalavan receives his doctoral degree from Tamil Nadu Governor Banvarilal Purohit during the 27th Convocation of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University held in Tirunelveli on August 22, 2019.
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