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World Boxing Council super flyweight champion Omar Narvaez of Argentina celebrates after defeating Felipe Orucuta of Mexico after their title bout at Luna Park stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sunday.

A statue of Lord Budha being carried during a Buddh Purnima procession in Leh on Saturday.

Kolkata: Mumbai Indian bowler K.Pollard reacts after dismissed Rajasthan Royals batsman S.Binny during IPL6 Match on Friday.

Mumbai: Actor Abhishek Bachan and footballer Baichung Bhutia attend the Indian Football Awards 2013 on Thruday.

Colourful flowers that have blossomed on trees, lining the road in Ganga Ocean Park in Sukhsagar Nagar, make the area look more pleasant than ever before.(Pic: Anand Chaini)

Kolkata: Mumbai Indians cricketer Sachin Tendulkar with teammates during a training session at Eden Garden on Thursday evening.

Shashi Kant Sharma after taking oath as Comptroller and Auditor General of India at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday.

An exhibition of photographs depicting the biodiversity of Maharashtra, at Aba Bagul Garden in Sahakarnagar, is receiving a good response. The exhibition, organised by Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board, is open from 10 am to 5 pm.

15-year old Raghav Juneja (L) poses for a photo along with other mountaineers after summiting the Mt Everest in Nepal on Tuesday.

Actors Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor pose during a promotional event for the forthcoming Hindi film "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" in Mumbai.

Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan poses as she arrives for the screening of the film "Behind the Candelabra" presented in Competition at the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes.

Vindu Dara Singh being escorted to Esplanade Magistrate court by Crime Branch-CID officials, in Mumbai, after his arrest in the betting racket

Actor Vindoo Dara Singh has been arrested by the Mumbai Police for his alleged links with bookies accused of spot-fixing in the IPL's on-going edition.

Heather Graham poses on arrival for the Los Angeles premiere of the film 'The Hangover Part 3' in Los Angeles, California. The film opens nationwide on May 23.

Actor Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan poses as she arrives for the screening of the film "Inside Llewyn Davis" presented in Competition at the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes on Monday. AFP photo

Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks to the press as he stands next to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during during an official welcoming ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan - in New Delhi on Mon

French students on an educational visiti to Pune seen enjoying their final day at the Ranade Institute of Journalism on Sunday

Spanish actress Paz Vega poses on Saturday as she arrives for the screening of their film "Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian" presented in Competition at the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. AFP photo

Actress Tannishtha Chatterjee (C) poses with fellow actors Vijay Verma (R) and Nawazuddin Siddiqui during a photocall for the film "Monsoon Shootout" presented Out of Competition at the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes on Saturday.

A youth cools off in a watering hole on a hot day in Allahabad on Saturday. Temperatures soared in Allahabad to a maximum temperature of 47.28 Celsius.

A guest, wearing a dress made of biscuit trays, arrives for the screening of the film "The Past" presented in Competition at the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, center, clashes with Atletico's Filipe Luis during the Copa del Rey final soccer match between Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain on Friday night. AP/PTI

US actress Melonie Diaz poses for the screening of the film "Fruitvale Station" presented in the Un Certain Regard section at the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes.

Sanjay Dutt (C) arrives at the special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (TADA) court to surrender in Mumbai on May 16, 2013.

Actor Sanjay Dutt gestures before leaving his residence to surrender to a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (TADA) court in Mumbai on Thursday.

Sakal Times Photojournalist Prashant Sawant catches Mumbaikars beating the heat in the Arabian Sea off Girgaum Chowpatty in South Mumbai.

US actor Leonardo DiCaprio with Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan for the screening of the film "The Great Gatsby" at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes.

Amitabh Bachchan, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio and Elizabeth Debicki pose during a photocall for the film "The Great Gatsby" at the Cannes Film Festival

President Pranab Mukherjee is presented with Naga traditional attires in Kohima on Tuesday. The President in on a two-day visit to the State.

It was a cloudy Tuesday evening at Girgaum Chowpatty in Mumbai - a sign of the approaching monsoons. (Pic: Prashant Sawant)

Actress and member of the Feature Film Jury Vidya Balan arrives on May 14, 2013 at the Martinez Hotel in Cannes to attend a photocall of the Jury on the eve of the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.

I & B minister Manish Tewari along with Secretary I & B Uday Varma and Principal D.G. PIB, Neelam Kapur during the launch of an audio visual glimpse of "The India Story over 9 years" in New Delhi on Monday.

Film-maker Mrinal Sen celebrates his 90th birthday at his residence in Kolkata on Tuesday.

The sanctum sanctorum of Dagdusheth Ganpati temple was adorned with Alphonso mangoes on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya on Monday. Akshay Tritiya is considered to be one of the most auspicious occasions of the Hindu calendar. (Pic: Mukund Bhute)

SCENIC: Bougainville creepers against the sun near Dnyaneshwar Paduka square on Monday.(Pic: Paraj Jadhav)

India's new Railway Minister C. P. Joshi leaves the Railways Ministry after taking charge in New Delhi on Mon

Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal is greeted with a bouquet as he takes additional charge of Law Ministry in New Delhi on Monday.

PUNE: Buyers flocked to the markets to buy alphonso mangoes on the eve of Akshay Tritiya, on Sunday.(Pic: Anand Chaini)

Congress President Sonia Gandhi hold a 'chhadar' in New Delhi on Sunday, before it being sent to the shrine of sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti during his ongoing 801st urs in Ajmer.

Bayern Munich's Jerome Boateng (R) pours beer on colleague Franck Ribery while celebrating their champion title, after winning 3:0 the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayern Munich and FC Augsburg in Munich, on Saturday. AFP

Serena Williams waves to the crowd after winning her women's singles semi-final tennis match against Sara Errani at the Madrid Masters at the Magic Box (Caja Magica) sports complex in Madrid Saturday. Williams won the match 7-5, 6-2.

Actress Nicola Peltz arrivies to The Paley Center for Media Presents "Bates Motel: Reimagining A Cinema Icon" at The Paley Center for Media on Friday, in Beverly Hills, California.

Yuvraj Singh is all smiles as he interacts with the audience at Crossword, Senapati Bapat Road on Friday. The cricketer was in town to sign his memoirs ‘’The Test of My Life’. His co-author Sharda Ugra was also present.

Veteran actor Pran being honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award by I&B Minister Manish Tewari at his residence in Mumbai on May 10, 2013.

A sculpture by internationally renowned artist Patricia Piccinini that is a 34m long, 23m high hot-air balloon called The Skywhale during a test flight near Mt Arapiles in the southern Australian state of Victoria.

Police guard an ambulance carrying the body of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay in Chandigarh on May 9, 2013, as it heads to the airport to transport his remains back to Pakistan.

Chinese paramilitary police march past the gates of the Indian Embassy in Beijing on Thursday. Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid began a two-day trip to China.

Shops remained closed in Pimpri Camp on Wednesday to oppose the Local Body Tax

Mangalore: Congress supporters celebrate party's victory in the Karnataka assembly elections on Wednesday.

Actors Dharmendra (L) and Juhi Chawla pose for a photo during the Hindi film "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2" music launch ceremony in Mumbai.

Sakal Times' Principal Correspondent Shashwat Gupta Ray receiving an award for excellence in defence reporting at the hands of Tourism Minister Chhagan Bhujbal at the Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Singh on Tuesday

Mohammad Sajjad (R) and Mohammad Asif (C), relatives of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay who is said to be in critical condition in hospital, arrive at the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at the India-Pakistan border in Wagah on May 7, 2013.

A boy runs in a field of Iceland poppys in full bloom at Showa Memorial Park in Tokyo. Many people spent the last day of the Japan’’s 10-day “Golden Week” holiday, traditionally one of the busiest travel times of the year, at the park.

A boatman and his family ride a boat across the Yamuna river in Allahabad on May 6, 2013.

The Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police guard of honour stand to attention during the ceremony at the Civil Secretariat complex on the first day of the Darbar Move in Srinagar on Monday.

Rajasthan Royals' Ajinkya Rahane plays a shot against Pune Warriors during an IPL 6 match in Jaipur on Sunday.

Sikhs scuffle with Indian policemen as they shouts anti-government slogans during a demonstration against the acquittal of Congress politician Sajjan Kumar, in New Delhi on May 5, 2013

Aerial view of five tents erected by intruding Chinese troops inside Indian territory in Daulat Beg Oldi sector of Ladakh. (PTI Photo)

Dortmund supporters celebrate with a mock of the Champions League Cup prior to the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between BvB Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday. AP

A man taking his parents to make them caste their votes for assembly elections at Tegur near Chikmagalur in Karnataka on sunday. PTI Photo

KKR owner Shahrukh Khan with pacer Brett Lee during an IPL after match party in Kolkata on Friday night.

A full-grown Gulmohar tree in Pimpri MIDC area catches the eye of the passersby. (Pic: Santosh Hande )

Sarabjit Singh's family members during his funeral procession at his native village Bhikhiwind near Amritsar on Friday.

Amritsar: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi paying his last respect to Sarabjit Singh during his cremation at his native village Bhikhiwind on Friday.

Actress Meera Chopra poses at a ceremony ahead of the forthcoming Hindi Film Gang of Ghosts directed by actor Satish Kaushik in Mumbai.

Varanasi: School students paying homage to late Sarabjit Singh, who died in a Pakistan hospital last night after a brutal attack in Kot Lakhpat jail, on Thursday.

Sakal Media Group MD, Abhijit Pawar, social activist Anna Hazare and actor Aamir Khan at Snehalaya, Ahmednagar. Aamir visited the organization to celebrate the first anniversary of ‘Satyamev Jayate’ on Wed.

Former Prez, Pratibha Patil, the wife of deceased film director Yash Chopra, Pamela Chopra and Hrithik Roshan attend the 144th Dadasaheb Phalke Jayanti Awards' Ceremony in Mumbai

Actress Chitrangada Singh, actor Sundeep Kishan and badminton player Jwala Gutta pose at a "Soldier for Women" promotional campaign in Hyderabad.

Young dancers enthral the audience during the programme ‘Nrutyosav’ at the Yashwantrao Chavan auditorium to mark International Dance Day, on Monday. (Pic: Vaibhav Thombare)

Actor Aamir Khan interacts with the media on completing 25 years in Indian cinema in Mumbai on Monday.

The royal palace is mirrored in the crown on a window of a shop in the centre of Amsterdam, on Sunday. The capital is preparing for the abdication of Dutch Queen Beatrix and the investiture of Prince Willem Alexander as King today.

Sarabjit Singh's sister Dalbir Kaur talks to media with Sarabjit's wife Sukhjit Kaur and his daughters Swapandeep Kaur and Poonam during their visit to Golden Temple before leaving to meet Sarabjit Singh at Pakistan in Amritsar on Sunday.

Bollywood actor Vidyut Jamwal with Genelia D'Souza display the Samsung Galaxy 4 smartphone during its launch in Bangalore on Saturday. PTI Photo

Dalbir Kaur (L), sister of Sarabjit Singh, and Singh's wife Sukhpreet Kaur (R) cry during a press conference in Amritsar on Saturday. AFP photo

Ahmedabad: Actor Sunny Leone performs during promotion of her new film "Shootout at Wadala" on Friday.

Mumbai Indians player Harbhajan Singh with RCB's Chris Gyale during the practice session at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.

A Silver Lining: While the mercury continues to rise, photojournalist Parag Jadhav captures the sun hiding behind the clouds which gathered in the sky on Thursday afternoon.

Actress Sonam Kapoor showcases a design by designer Manish Malhotra during a product launch in Mumbai.

PARTING SHOT (A cartoon by Alok)

New Delhi: H S Prannoy plays a shot against Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat during their match at Yonex Sunrise India Open 2013 on Thursday. H S Prannoy won the match.

Police officials escort chairman of Saradha group Sudipta Sen, to a police van outside the airport on his arrival in Kolkata on April 24, 2013.

Activists of India's National Panthers Party burn an effigy of former Chinese president Hu Jintao during a protest in New Delhi on April 24, 2013, after an alleged incursion into Indian territory by Chinese troops.

Legendary singer Shamshad Begum, one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film industry died at her Mumbai residence. She was 94

Chris Gayle wreaked havoc on the Pune bowlers and smashed the fastest century in T20 history off just 30 deliveries. Bangalore had moved to 124/0 after 9 overs

Schoolchildren and teachers shout slogans as they carry placards during a demonstration against the rape of a five-year old girl near Parliament in New Delhi on April 23, 2013.

Actress Mallika Sherawat poses during the launch of a television reality show in Mumbai on Monday.

Chennai Super Kings Skipper MS Dhoni's wife Sakshi smiles during the IPL-6 match at MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Monday.

hennai Super Kings Skipper MS Dhoni's wife Sakshi smiles during the IPL-6 match at MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Monday.

Actress Puja Gupta poses during a promotion for the forthcoming romantic thriller Hindi Film 'Shortcut Romeo' in Mumbai.

Gotipua artistes check out a bioscope, after their performance, at the Students’ Film Festival of India at the Film and Television Institute of India on Sunday. Gotipua is a dance form from Odisha.(Pic: Vaibhav Thombare)

Protestor holds currency notes towards policemen during a demonstration against the rape of a five-year old girl, in front of police headquarters in New Delhi on April 21, 2013.

People visit a make-shift memorial on Boylston Street on Saturday near scene of Boston Marathon explosions as people get back to the normal life the morning after the capture of the second of two suspects wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings. AFP

The water conclave organised by the Sakal Media Group in Mumbai on Saturday saw the stakeholders taking a pledge to find a permanent solution to the prevailing drought scenario in the state.

Abhijit Pawar, Managing Director, Sakal Media Group, addressing the water conclave organised to mark the 8th anniversary of Agrowon at the Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, Mumbai

Sakal Agrowon editor Aadhinath Chavan addressing the participants during the Water Conclave which is being held at Yashwantrao Chavan Prathishthan in Mumbai on Saturday.

Protestors raise anti-government and Delhi police slogans during a demonstration against the rape of a five-year old girl in New Delhi on Friday.

Former Indian cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Navjot Singh Sidhu (R) poses with actor Amitabh Bachchan (C) and former cricketer Kapil Dev (L) during a presentation ceremony in Mumbai.

Actors Kunal Khemu (L) and Puja Gupta pose for a photo during the upcoming Hindi GO GOA GONE music launch ceremony in Mumbai on Thursday.

Himayat Baig, the lone German Bakery blast case convict, sentenced to death by a Pune Sessions Court

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee shakes hands with Singaporean Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon during a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.

Miss Universe India 2012 Shilpa Singh, artist Poonam Salecha, actress Manisha Kelkar and Ekta Jain, and Miss Sri Lanka Chandi Perera pose during the Women Leaders in India Awards in Mumbai.

Students from the Sinhagad Institute, the Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT), Merc Institute of Management and Marathwada Mitramandal college’s IMERT at the match between the Sunriser Hyderabad and Pune Warriors India at the Subrata Roy stadium

A policeman walks past charred vehicles following a blast near the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Bangalore Wednesday.

SC grants four weeks time to Sanjay Dutt to surrender to undergo remaining jail term in 1993 Mumbai blasts case. SC rejects CBI contention that Dutt can't be granted more time to surrender.

US Capitol Police stand guard outside the US Capitol in Washington on April 16, 2013 as security has been placed on a heightened alert following the bombings at the Boston Marathon.

Boston : People react as an explosion goes off near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, on Monday.

Pune Warriors’ Aaron Finch scored a quickfire 67, as they defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 24 runs in Chennai on Monday.

After his conviction in German bakery blast, police escorting Mirza Himayat Inayat Baig at Shivaji Nagar court on Monday

Himayat beg in Shivajingarag court

Rajasthan Royals batsmen Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju V Samson celebrate after won the match against Kings XI Punjab during the IPL 6 match in Jaipur on Sunday.

A flowering tree near the Eiffel Tower at the Jardins des Tuileries in Paris on Sunday.

President Pranab Mukherjee pays floral tributes to B R Ambedkar on his 122st birth anniversary at Parliament House, in New Delhi on Sunday.

The Jangli Maharaj temple and its surroundings wore a festive look on Friday, as it was decked up to mark the birth anniversary of Jangli Maharaj. (Pic: Mukund Bhute)

Sakal Times photojournalist Prashant Sawant with actor John Abraham at the awards function. Prashant Sawant won the third prize at the Best Published Photo awards instituted by the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon.

Veteran Bollywood actor Pran Sikand, a Hindi cinema villain loved and feared in equal measure by moviegoers, was today chosen for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award

Actress Gaelyn Mendonca poses for a photo at a special screening of the comedy Hindi Film Nautanki Saala in Mumbai

Young women achievers from different fields assembled to hoist the Gudhi of Women’’s Dignity in the Mahalakshmi temple at Kolhapur on Thursday

Kane Richardson (left), Ajantha Mendis (centre) and Ishwar Pandey of Pune Warriors at the Sakal Times office on Thursday.

Mumbai: Pistol shooter, Rahi Sarnobat showing her World Cup Gold Medal, in Mumbai on Thursday.

NEW YEAR: The Korde family poses with a Gudhi, at their residence in Shukrawar Peth, as they prepare to celebrate Gudhi Padwa. (Pic: Anand Chaini)

In this photograph taken on October 21, 2012, a Sikh visitor looks at a photographic exhibition in Amritsar on the 1984 massacre of nearly 3,000 Sikhs following the assassination of Prime Minister Indhira Gandhi. AFP photo

Actress Freida Pinto attends the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) Opening Night Gala for "Gangs Of Wasseypur" at ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood, California.

Farmers from Devgad and Ratnagiri are selling mangoes direct to the consumers. All the mangoes here are naturally ripen and it getting good responce from citizens as this is the 9th year of the project.

School children assemble prior to participating in the Autism Awareness Walk 2013 at India Gate in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Jaipur: Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Eoin Morgan gets clean bowled by Rajasthan Royals Keon Cooper during the IPL6 match on Monday. Rajasthan Royals beat KKR by 19 runs to record second victory.

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with the then External Affair Minister Pranab Mukherjee at South Block in New Delhi in 1995. Thatcher passed away on Monday following a stroke at the age of 87. PTI Photo

Santosh Mane, who mowed down nine people and injured 37 others on city streets in January last year, was today sentenced to death by a local court.

Egyptian Coptic Christians try to put out their burning clothes after they were attacked by unidentified individuals outside the cathedral in Cairo on Sunday, following funeral prayers for four Christians killed in sectarian clashes. AFP photo

Builder Salim Sheikh, who had developed the seven-storey Lucky Compound bulding, which collapsed on Thursday evening, was arrested by Thane Police and produced in Court on Sunday.

Vehicles passing through snow bound Zojila Pass, situated at a height of 11,516 feet, on its way to frontier region of Ladakh on Saturday. PTI photo

New Delhi: Senior leader LK Advani lights the lamp as BJP President Rajnath Singh and party leaders Ananth Kumar, VK Malhotra and Vijay Goel look on during the party's Sthapana Diwas programme at party office on Saturday.

Mumbai: An areal view of the rescue work at the site of collapsed building in Mumbra which killed nearly 62 persons and injured several others in Thane, Mumbai on Saturday.

Bollywood actors Vidyut Jamwal, Pooja Chopra at the Sakal Times office on Friday

President Pranab Mukherjee (R) presents the Padma Shree award to actress Sridevi during the presentation of the 'Padma Awards 2013' at The Presidential Palace in New Delhi on Friday.

The shadow of the Gulmohor (Royal Poinciana) tree along with yellow flowers creates different shapes on the ground. Captured by photojournalist Vaibhav Thombare at Pune University.

Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams with a Ganpati idol at the Nehru Science Centre on Thu (Pic Prashant Sawant )

Indian National Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addresses the special plenary session of Confedration of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi on Thursday.

A fully blossomed ‘Champa’ tree catches the eye of passersby in Wanvadi, Pune.

A Kashmiri shepherd uses an umbrella for shelter as rain falls at the edge of the Zabarwan Forest on the outskirts of Srinagar on April 3

Actress Ameesha Patel poses at the launch of the Hindi film Desi Magic directed by Mehul Atha in Mumbai.

Bougainvillea flowers have bloomed on the Mumbai-Pune Highway near Kharalwadi in Pimpri Chinchwad. (Pic: Santosh Hande)

American rapper Pitbull performs during the Pepsi Indian Premier League opening ceremony at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Kolkata: Delhi Daredevils' players at a practice session at Eden Garden on Tuesday.

PARTINGSHOT (cartoon by Alok)

Melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar presented Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award to sister Asha Bhosle at Parle Tilak High School, Mumbai on Sunday. The sisters seemed to be enjoying their moment together.

US astronaut of Indian-Slovenian origin Sunita Williams gestures during an interaction with the schoolchildren at the National Science Centre in New Delhi on Monday.

Actor Amitabh Bachchan poses as he attends a presentation ceremony for The Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripathi in Mumbai.

Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare is accompanied by former Army Chief V.K, Singh as he waves to supporters as he leads the 'Jantantra Yatra' from Jalianwala Bagh in Amritsar on March 31, 2013.

Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare is accompanied by former Army Chief V.K, Singh as he waves to supporters as he leads the 'Jantantra Yatra' from Jalianwala Bagh in Amritsar on March 31, 2013.

Serena Williams of the USA poses with the winners trophy at Crandon Park beach after defeating Maria Sharapova of Russia after the Womens Final match of the Sony Open on Saturday in Key Biscayne, Florida. AFP photo

Actress Hrishitaa Bhatt poses displaying a creation by designer Neeta Lulla during a fashion show celebrating Shehnaai 2013 in Mumbai.

Sakal Times photojournalist Parag Jadhav captures revellers enjoying a bullock cart race along the beach at Karde in Ratnagiri, while celebrating Holi on the seashore.

Christians pray in front of an idol of Jesus Christ at a church in Kolkata on March 29, 2013.

Australian model/ actress Kristina Akheeva walks on the red carpet during the launch of the forthcoming comedy Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 directed by Samir Karnikin Mumbai.

GRACEFUL: Cambodian Apsara dancers performing during a ceremony at a hotel in Phnom Penh. Wrists bent and fingers curled, the immaculately dressed dancers perform a series of gestures that, according to ancient custom, carry the wishes of the Khmer k

Temples at Dehu have been illuminated as part of celebrations for the forthcoming Tukaram Beej. (Pic: Santosh Hande)

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A baby giraffe is touched by its mother Gambela at an enclosure of the zoo in Dortmund, western Germany, on March 2013.

Karad: People watch Bullock Cart race at Yerawale Village in Karad.

Let's not celebrate Holi this year

An African fishing eagle catches a fish in Lake Baringo, Kenya

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee during the release of commemorative postal stamp in the memory of Hutatma Shivram Hari Rajguru at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Italy's deputy foreign minister Staffan de Mistura (L) talks to media as the Italian Ambassador to India, Daniele Mancini looks on during a press conference in New Delhi on March 22, 2013.

Skipper M S Dhoni is assisted by the physio on the first day of the 4th test match against Australia in New Delhi on Friday.

Actress Hrishita Bhatt strikes a pose during a promotional event ahead of the spring festival of Holi in Mumbai.

A woman participant dials the emergency number to the designated call center appointed to provide round-the-clock assistance to women of Maharashtra on the first day of the two-day Taniskha Women’’s Dignity workshops in Mumbai on Thursday.

Hundreds of elected women representatives from across the State poured into the State capital to participate in the two-day Taniksha women’s dignity forum workshops organised by Sakal’s Saam Marathi channel at the PJ Hindu Gymkhana on Thursday.

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Indian Wells : Maria Sharapova poses with the trophy after defeating Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-2 in their match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif.

Australia’s iconic Sydney Opera House is lit with green lights to mark St Patrick’s Day in Sydney on Sunday. From Egypt’s pyramids to the Sydney Opera House, some 70 global landmarks will be bathed in green light in honour of Ireland’s national day.

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Argentina's Jorge Bergoglio, elected Pope Francis I waves from the window of St Peter's Basilica's balcony after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican.

Award winning photograph of SIMC-UG student Gunjan Menon from Fourth Semester titied ''Do not disturb'' captures a lion enjoying afternoon siesta.

The soldiers take positions outside a school after an attack against Indian paramilitary personnel in Srinagar on Wednesday.

Sakal Times photojournalist Vaibhav Thombare captured the Comet Pan-Starrs (circled) through his camera at Rajgurunagar, near Pune on Tuesday evening. (Inset) The close-up of the comet as captured by Sameer Durde and Deepak Joshee from IUCAA.

Steven Spielberg chats with Indian Amitabh Bachchan during his meeting with Bollywood filmmakers in Mumbai on March 11, 2013.

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav with World Bank Group president Jim Young Kim in Lucknow on Tuesday.

US film director Steven Spielberg leaves the office of Indian industrialist Anil Ambani in Mumbai on March 11, 2013.

Ritesh Deshmukh and wife Genelia Deshmukh attend the Celebrity Cricket League 2013 (CCL) Finals between Karnataka Bulldozers and Telugu Warriors at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on March 10, 2013.

Police officers offer chrysanthemum flowers for tsunami victims in Namie, near the striken TEPCO's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Fukushima prefecture on March 11, 2013 after their operation to search for missing people.

Angry Pakistani demonstraters torch Christian's belongings during a protest over a blasphemy row in a Christian neighborhood in Badami Bagh area of Lahore on Saturday. AFP photo

India's Saina Nehwal reacts after winning against China's Wang Shixian during their All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles quarter-final match in England, on Thu

College students performing special Flashmob outside the Mumbai Domestic Airport with a special message of Girls Violence on the occasion of International Women Day celebration on Friday

Mumbai: School girls learn self defence skills from a police woman on the occasion of International Women's Day on Friday.

International Women's Day

CHILLING OUT: A white tiger cooling off at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivali in Mumbai on Thursday afternoon.(Pic: Prashant Sawant)

Suraj, 11, walks with his pet monkey towards a group of tourists to start a show on the Marine Drive promenade, which overlooks the Arabian Sea, in Mumbai on March 5, 2013.

This NASA image shows the Moon as it rises over a llight blanket of clouds, seen from the International Space Staion(ISS) captured by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield on March 4, 2013.

Visitor looks during the World premiere preview of the new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Cabriolet at the car maker's booth on Tuesday on the eve of the press day of Geneva Motor Show in Geneva. AFP PHOTO

Actress Konkona Sen Sharma poses during the Life OK launch of the new horror series 'Ek Thhi Naayaka' produced by Ekta Kapoor and the upcoming Hindi horror film promotion 'Ek Thi Dayan' in Mumbai.

FANCY A COLD ONE? With temperatures soaring during the day, a group of students enjoy cold drinks from a roadside stall along the street near Bremen Chowk in Aundh.(Pic: Anand Chaini)

Mr & Ms Corporate Style Icon, Sunny Gupta (WNS) and Vishwashri Deshmukh (Synechron)

Students of the School of Performing Arts perform the ‘Radha - Pratima Nrutyatli’ at the Tilak Smarak Mandir on Friday.

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Chinese artists perform during the 'Chinese Spring Festival 2013' organised by the India China Economic and Cultural Council (ICEC) at the FICCI auditorium in New Delhi on Monday

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Kidnapped Chhattisgarh Cong chief, son found dead, toll 27

RAIPUR: The bullet-riddled bodies of Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel and his son Dinesh, who were kidnapped by Maoists, were today found along with those of eight others in Jiram valley in Bastar. With the recovery of the bodies,

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