Employees and workers associated with a joint forum of central trade unions observed a day-long strike on Thursday to show their "resistance to anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-national pro-corporate policies of the central government". The forum has claimed that 30 crore workers are being mobilised for a "general strike" to protest against the new labour codes, among other issues. Here`s a look at how the `Bharat Bandh` has disrupted several parts of the country. PICS/PTI

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said that Severe Cyclonic Storm `Montha` has weakened into a Cyclonic Storm over the coastal Andhra Pradesh and will maintain the intensity of cyclonic storm during the next six hours. (Pics/PTI)