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Power restored
An illuminated stretch of a residential complex is pictured after electricity was restored in New Delhi on July 31. Hundreds of millions of people across India were left without power on Tuesday in one of the world’s worst blackouts, trapping miners, stranding train travellers and plunging hospitals into darkness when grids collapsed for the second time in two days.
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Illuminated shop
A shopkeeper talks with a customer after electricity was restored in New Delhi on July 31.
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Traffic on road
Traffic moves along a busy road after electricity was restored in New Delhi on July 31.
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Lessons during power failure
A teacher conducts a lesson for students in the light of kerosene lamps and a candle during a power-cut inside a house in Kolkata on July 31.
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Stopping at a station
Passengers sit on a platform as they wait for the electricity to be restored at a railway station in Kolkata on July 31.
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