A woman waits for her Covid 19 antigen test result as other waits to get tested at a health center, in New Delhi, India, Friday, January 28, 2022. Indian health officials said that the first signs of COVID-19 infections plateauing in some parts of the vast country were being seen, but cautioned that cases were still surging in some states. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)
A devotee worshipping Hindu Goddess Marammadevi, an incarnation of Shakthi, carries the mask of the Goddess on his head as he seeks alms in Bangalore on January 29, 2022. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran/AFP Photo)
Spectators use their mobile phones as drones with lights fly over the Presidental Palace during the ‘Beating Retreat’ ceremony in New Delhi on January 29, 2022. (Photo by Prakash Singh/AFP Photo)
A man transports empty metal drums on a horse-drawn cart along a road in Amritsar on January 29, 2022. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)
Teaching staff members of a private school take part in a special prayer held for the well being of students as well as mankind all over the world and to overcome the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, ahead of the reopening of educational institutes, at a school playground in Chennai, India, 31 January 2022. Nearly 500 teaching staff members of a private school attend a special prayer held for the good health of students as well as mankind all over the world and to overcome the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, ahead of the reopening of schools for 1 to 12 grade classes, from 01 February 2022, as part of the COVID-19 lockdown relaxation following a slight decline in daily COVID-19 cases in the state of Tamil Nadu. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/EPA/EFE)
A laborer tries to maneuver his way through a congested market in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on Tuesday announced a series of investments to shore up spending in infrastructure projects in its annual budget designed to spur growth and popularity just days ahead of key state elections. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)
Hindu devotees take a holy dip at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, on the auspicious bathing day of “Mauni Amavasya” during the annual Magh Mela festival in Allahabad, on February 1, 2022. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)
A man walks near a bronze statue of a bull outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on Tuesday announced a series of investments to shore up spending in infrastructure projects in its annual budget designed to spur growth and popularity just days ahead of key state elections. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)
People leave a train station in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, February 1, 2022. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)
Students assemble to attend classes after the reopening of schools closed as a preventive measure to curb the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, at a school in Madurai on February 01, 2022. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)
A Hindu pilgrim prays after taking a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges and the Yamuna on “Mauni Amavasya” or new moon day, third and the most auspicious date of bathing day during the annual month long Hindu religious fair “Magh Mela” In Prayagraj, India. Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take dips in the confluence, hoping to wash away sins during the month-long festival. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)
