Posters declaring that adult members of the house are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 are seen pasted in the entrance of homes in village Nizampur, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Tuesday, August 24, 2021.India has dramatically increased COVID-19 vaccination rates in its vast rural hinterland, where around 65% of the country's nearly 1.4 billion people live. But supply constraints remain for the world's largest maker of vaccines and experts say it's unlikely India will reach its target of vaccinating all adults by the end of the year. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





Villagers cheer as they watch the live telecast of the women's singles table tennis (class 4) match between India's Bhavinaben Patel and China's Ying Zhou at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on a large screen installed at a street intersection in the village Sundhia, about 100 kms from Ahmadabad on August 29, 2021. (Photo by Sam Panthaky/AFP Photo)





A laborer works on a pavement construction in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Thursday, September 2, 2021. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





Boys dressed as Hindu Lord Krishna wait to perform at a temple premises during the festival of Janmashtami, marking the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, in Kolkata, India, August 30, 2021. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Indian policemen chase Kashmiri protesters while moving back towards their camp after day-long security restrictions in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, September 3, 2021. Indian authorities enforced a security lockdown and a near-total communications blackout for a second straight day in disputed Kashmir on Friday after the death of Syed Ali Geelani, a top resistance leader who became the emblem of the region’s defiance against New Delhi. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)





An Indian boy blows air bubbles to attract customers during sunset following the ease in COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, at Elliot's beach in Chennai, India, 31 August 2021. Tamil Nadu state government eases ongoing lockdown restrictions as it allows theatres, parks and beaches to reopen following a marginal drop in COVID-19 cases in the state. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/EPA/EFE)





School children attend morning assembly inside a classroom on the first day of partial reopening of schools in Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, India, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Many students in India will be able to step inside a classroom for the first time in nearly 18 months from Wednesday, as authorities have given the green light to partially reopen schools despite apprehension from some parents and signs that coronavirus infections are picking up again. Schools and colleges in least six states will reopen in a gradual manner with health measures in place throughout September. In New Delhi, all staff must be vaccinated and class sizes will be capped at 50% with staggered seating and sanitized desks. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)





A health worker administers the vaccine for COVID-19 during a vaccination drive in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, August 31, 2021. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)





Women hold umbrellas to cover from rain as they wait to receive a dose of COVISHIELD vaccine, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, outside a vaccination centre in Kolkata, India, August 31, 2021. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





A man helps to lift a scooter of a man, as he fell at a waterlogged street after heavy rains in New Delhi, India, September 1, 2021. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)





An exile Tibetan artist from the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts holds a mirror for another before presenting a song at an event commemorating the 61st anniversary of the formation of the first parliament in exile, in Dharmsala, India, Thursday, September 2, 2021. Tibetans mark this day as the Democracy Day. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)





Kashmiri civilians cross a barricade set up by the police in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, September 2, 2021. Indian authorities cracked down on public movement and imposed a near-total communications blackout Thursday in disputed Kashmir after the death of Syed Ali Geelani, a top separatist leader who became the emblem of the region’s defiance against New Delhi. Geelani, who died late Wednesday at age 92, was buried in a quiet funeral organized by authorities under harsh restrictions, his son Naseem Geelani told The Associated Press. He said the family had planned the burial at the main martyrs’ graveyard in Srinagar, the region’s main city, as per his will but were disallowed by police. (Photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP Photo)





Congress party supporters protest against repeated hike of fuel and cooking gas prices in New Delhi, India, Thursday, September 2, 2021. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)





Police personnel wearing masks guard outside the Reserve Bank of India during a protest against the federal government's plan to privatize government assets in Kochi, Kerala state, India, Tuesday, August 31, 2021. (Photo by R.S. Iyer/AP Photo)





Students walk towards their classrooms on the first day of partial reopening of schools in Prayagraj, India, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. More students in India will be able to step inside a classroom for the first time in nearly 18 months Wednesday, as authorities have given the green light to partially reopen more schools despite apprehension from some parents and signs that infections are picking up again. Schools and colleges in at least six more states will reopen in a gradual manner with health measures in place throughout September. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





Tourists are seen on a beach on the Arabian sea coast as the western state started allowing people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus enter without a COVID-19 test in Goa, India, Tuesday, August 31, 2021. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





A child looks on as elders attempt to break a dahi-handi (curd-pot) on the occasion of “Janmashtami” festival, which marks the birth of Hindu god lord Krishna, during a heavy downpour in Mumbai on August 31, 2021. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP Photo)





A cyclist covers himself with a plastic sheet during a downpour in Faridabad on September 1, 2021. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)





A woman stands with her children as she waits to receive a dose of COVAXIN coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech, during a vaccination drive organised by SEEDS, an NGO which normally specialise in providing relief after floods and other natural disasters, at an under-construction flyover in New Delhi, India, August 31, 2021. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A child dressed as Hindu god Krishna watches a mobile phone as a woman gives finishing touches to his costume on the occasion of “Janmashtami” festival marking the birth of Krishna in Ajmer on August 30, 2021. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/AFP Photo)