Protests erupted across cities, including Delhi, Dehradun and Patna, as political parties and women’s groups held rallies and torch marches demanding the implementation of the women’s reservation bill, highlighting growing nationwide support and political tensions. (PICS/ X, PTI)

BJP national president Nitin Nabin, Union minister Ram Nath Thakur and senior Congress leader Abhishek Sanghvi, along with 13 other newly elected Rajya Sabha MPs, took oath of office on Thursday. (Pics/PTI)