The Congress on Thursday paid rich tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 82nd birth anniversary, with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge saying his legacy lives on in the transformative changes he championed and in his enduring faith in India's youth, technological progress and the power of new ideas. (Pics/PTI and AFP)

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited flood relief camps and affected areas in Sivasagar during his five-day tour of Upper Assam. He reviewed relief measures, distributed financial assistance to victims' families and assured full government support as the flood death toll rose to 89. (Pics/PTI)