In our age of high-pitched news television, everyone’s-a-photographer-now smartphones and the resulting social media overload, does photojournalism still have a place? We like to think it does. Skille
Journalist and presenter Evan Davies poses with a 3D printed model of himself at an exhibition on the future of printing at the Science Museum in London on October 8. Davies’ model features his arm in a sling as he was scanned when he was recovering from a broken wrist
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Miss New York Nina Davuluri (left) reacts after being chosen the first Indian-American winner of the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The win left a bitter aftertaste as Davuluri faced a barrage of racist tweets
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Soldiers try to repair a temporary footbridge over river Alaknanda after it was destroyed during rescue operations in Uttarakhand. The state was ravaged by monsoon rains in June as the Ganga swept away houses, killed at least 130 people and left tens of thousands stranded
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Volunteers carry out rescue operations after an eight-storied building housing garment factories collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh in April. About 1,000 workers, handling consignments for top global brands and retailers, were killed in the cave-in, re-opening the debate on blatant violation of construction rules
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Women run for safety with their children as police hunt gunmen who went on a shooting spree at the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi in September. The assailants killed at least 15 people in what can possibly be called the country’s worst terrorist attack. Sporadic gunshots could be heard hours after the assault started as soldiers surrounded the mall and police combed the building, hun
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Team India gives Sachin Tendulkar a mobile guard of honour, from the pitch all the way to the pavilion, as the Master Blaster leaves the ground for one last time during his illustrious 24-year career. In his last Test, also his 200th, Tendulkar crafted a masterful knock of 74 to enthral a packed stadium at Mumbai’s Wankhede, his homeground, as India streamrolled West Indies to clinch the
