Katy Perry poses with her awards backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles. Photo: PTI
Lady Gaga, left, presents Britney Spears with the Video Vanguard award at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles. Photo: PTI
Sturla Fagerhaug, of Norway, slides across the track after losing control of his motorcycle during the the 125cc event as part of the Indianapolis MotoGP motorcycle races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. Photo: PTI
The French team pose with their gold medals from the men's team competition at the World Judo Championships in Paris Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. France won gold. Photo: PTI
Zulfikar Mirza holds up the Islamic holy book Quran on his head at a a press conference in Karachi, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. Mirza, a ruling party politician in Pakistan's violence-plagued Karachi has resigned and is accusing the city's
Bennington Police Chief Paul Doucette looks at a collapsed bridge on Route 9 in Woodford, Vt. on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. The remnants of Hurricane Irene dumped torrential rains on Vermont on Sunday, flooding rivers and closing roads from Massachusetts to
President Barack Obama speaks about Hurricane Irene with Homeland Security Secretarty Janet Napolitano, left, and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, right, vies for ball against Arsenal's Johan Djourou during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Sunday Aug. 28, 2011. Photo: PTI
A Gulf Air passenger plane lies on the ground after it skidded off the runway at Kochi International Airport in Kochi on Monday. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Arjuna Award to Volleyball player Sanjay Kumar at Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Arjuna Award to swimmer Veerdhawal Vikram Khade at Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Arjuna Award to shooter Tejaswini Ravindra Sawant at Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Arjuna Award to Kabaddi player Tejaswini Bai at Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Arjuna Award to Footbal player Sunil Chhetri at Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Arjuna Award to Hockey player Rajpal Singh at Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Arjuna Award to badminton player Jwala Gutta at Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Arjuna Award to boxer Suranjoy Singh at Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Arjuna Award to archery to Rahul Banerjee at Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Arjuna Award to athlete Preeja Sreedharan at Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
Badminton player Jwala Gutta and shooter Gagan Narang at Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Arjuna Award to Kabaddi player Rakesh Kumarat Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal during the curtain raiser ceremony for "India Telecom 2011", an international exhibition & conference, in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal with Ministers of State Milind Deora and Sachin Pilot and Telecom Secretary R Chandrasekhar releases a publication during the curtain raiser ceremony for "India Telecom 2011", an
CPI activists protest against the increase in the electricity tariff, in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav, left, administers the oath of office to newly-elected Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, right, as an unidentified official looks on at Sital Nivas Presidental Palace in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011.
Hisila Yami, wife of newly-elected Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, congratulates him after the oath taking ceremony at Sital Nivas Presidental Palace in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. Baburam Bhattarai, the deputy leader of Nepal's
Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda, center, bows as he is congratulated by outgoing Prime Minister Naoto Kan upon his election as the new leader of the Democratic Party of Japan at a voting by the party lawmakers in Tokyo Monday, Aug 29, 2011. Photo: PTI
Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav, left, chats with Baburam Bhattarai of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) during swearing in of the later as the prime minister of Nepal in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. Photo: PTI
Cuba's Dayron Robles, second from right, goes to cross the finish line to win gold in the Men's 110m Hurdles final ahead of China's Liu Xiang, second from left, USA's Aries Merritt, left, and USA's David Oliver, right, at the
Amantle Montsho of Botswana, left, crosses the finish line to winning Women's 400m final, ahead of USA's Allyson Felix at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. Photo: PTI
USA's Carmelita Jeter, right, crosses the finish line to win gold ahead of fourth placed Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica, second right, in Women's 100m final at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011.
Bangladeshi Muslims head to their homes ahead of Eid al-Fitr in overcrowded ferries through the river Buriganga in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Photo: PTI
Poland's Pawel Wojciechowski makes an attempt on the way to winning the Men's Pole Vault final at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. Photo: PTI
Botswana's Amantle Montsho, center, poses with her gold medal for the Women's 400m final with silver medalist Allyson Felix of the U.S., left, and bronze medalist Anastasiya Kapachinskaya of Russia during the medal ceremony at the World
Jamaica's Yohan Blake, center, USA's Walter Dix, left, and Saint Kitts and Nevis' Kim Collins pose with their medals during the medal ceremony for the Men's 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Monday,
Badminton player Jwala Gutta and shooter Gagan Narang at Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Arjuna Award to Kabaddi player Rakesh Kumarat Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal during the curtain raiser ceremony for "India Telecom 2011", an international exhibition & conference, in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal with Ministers of State Milind Deora and Sachin Pilot and Telecom Secretary R Chandrasekhar releases a publication during the curtain raiser ceremony for "India Telecom
CPI activists protest against the increase in the electricity tariff, in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
Supporters of Anna Hazare celebrate in Jaipur on Sunday night. Photo: PTI
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday, during the ongoing monsoon session. Photo: PTI
BJP leaders Rajnath Singh and Syed Shahnawaz Hussain speak to media at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday, during the ongoing monsoon session. Photo: PTI
Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday, during the ongoing monsoon session. Photo: PTI
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrives at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday, during the ongoing monsoon session. Photo: PTI
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee with Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Governor, Reserve Bank of India, D. Subbarao lighting lamp during the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Indian Economic Service (IES) in New
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee along with Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Governor, Reserve Bank of India, D. Subbarao (2nd from R) during the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Indian Economic Service (IES) in
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrives at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Indian Economic Service (IES) in New Delhi on Monday. Governor, Reserve Bank of India, D. Subbarao and Textile Secretary Rita Menon also seen. Photo: PTI
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee with Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu during the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Indian Economic Service (IES) in New Delhi on Monday. Photo:
Miss Andhra Pradesh 2011 Mahima, flanked by first runners-up Miss Daksha (left) second runners-up Navya in Hyderabad on Sunday. Photo: PTI
Sportspersons Preeja Sreedharan, Jwala Gutta, Gagan Narang, Suranjoy Singh and Sunil Chhetri during Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
Sportspersons Rajpal Singh, Jwala Gutta, Gagan Narang, Suranjoy Singh and Sunil Chhetri during Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
Chief Technology Officer, Lighting Science Group, Fred Maxik (c) with Chief Global Trade Officer, Lighting Science Group, Greg Horn(L) and CMD, Dixon Technologies Sunil Vachani (R) during a Press Conference in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
Indian American supporters of Anna Hazare gather at the Gandhi statue in front of the Indian Embassy in Washington on Sunday to celebrate what they termed as the "half-victory" in the fight against corruption. Photo: PTI
The famous 3Idiots window of Rancho's school, Druk Padma School after renovation. The school was severely damaged in last year's floods. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Dronacharya Award 2011 to Rajinder Singh at Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2011 to ace shooter Gagan Narang during a function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
People walk along a railway track amid rains in Thane, Mumbai on Monday. Photo: PTI
Diane H. Gulyas, President for DuPont Performance Polymers, during the launch of DuPont Innovation Centre in Pune on Monday. Photo: PTI
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma shakes hands with Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata at the India-South Africa CEO Forum in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma looks on as Rob Davies, Minister of Trade, South Africa, shakes hands with Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata at the India-South Africa CEO Forum in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma with Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata at the India-South Africa CEO Forum in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
Akhil Gogoi, General Secretary of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti, is felicitated with a gomacha on his arrival in Guwahati on Monday. Gogoi actively participated in Hazare's agitation for Jan Lokpal bill in Delhi. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Arjuna Award to weightlifer Subedar Katulu Ravi Kumar at Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Arjuna Award to wrestler Ravindra Singh at Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
President Pratibha Patil presents Arjuna Award to swimmer-Paralympics to Prasantha Karmakar at Sports and Adventure Awards 2011 function at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
College students staging a rail roko protest demanding clemency for Perarivalan, Murugan and Santhan, three convicts on death row in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, in Coimbatore on Monday. Photo: PTI
A train chugs thrugh a flooded track after heavy rains in Mumbai on Monday. Photo: PTI
Members from various Tamilian organizations staging a protest demanding clemency for Perarivalan, Murugan and Santhan, three convicts on death row in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, in Salem on Monday. Photo: PTI
Former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra coming out after being produced in a Civil Court in Patna on Monday. Photo: PTI
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma shake hands during a meeting on Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
Residents of Vellard View Apartment vacate after an incident of landslide following heavy rains in south Mumbai on Monday. Photo: PTI
Rescue work is on after an incident of landslide near Vellard View Apartment following heavy rains in south Mumbai on Monday. Photo: PTI
People look submerged Mulgon bridge over Koyna river after heavy rains in Patan, Satara, Maharashtra on Monday. Photo: PTI
Anil Mukim, Principal Secretary, Gujarat Government, after attending in Nanavati panch in Ahmedabad on Monday. Photo: PTI
Dr. Naresh Trehan talking to media about the health of social activist Anna Hazare in Gurgaon on Monday. Photo: PTI
A relative of a victim after an incident of landslide at Vellard View Apartment following heavy rains in south Mumbai on Monday. Photo: PTI
People wade through the submerged Tambave bridge over swollen Koyna river in Karad, Maharashtra on Monday. Photo: PTI
A file photo of Haren Pandya. The Gujarat High Court on Monday dropped murder charges against all 12 accused in the Haren Pandya Murder case of 2003. Photo: PTI
BJP activists during a protest against the increase in the electricity tariff, at Vidhan Sabha in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: PTI
Muslims shop for Eid-ul-Fitar at market in Srinagar on Monday. Photo: PTI
Muslims shop for Eid-ul-Fitar at market in Srinagar on Monday. Photo: PTI
