Speaker Meira Kumar in Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Thursday.
The 2012 Nobel Prize Laureate for Literature Mo Yan of China visits the library at the Rinkeby School west of Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012. It's tradition that the Nobel Prize Laureate for Literature visits the school library in the multi-cultural Stockholm suburb Rinkeby.
An Egyptian army soldier guards by his tank in front the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012.
Russian President Vladimir Putin drinks tea during a state-of-the nation address in Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Putin on Wednesday angrily rejected what he described as attempts to enforce foreign patterns of democracy on Russia and vowed to preserve the nation's identity against interference from abroad.
Sri Lanka's Tharanga Paranavitana, left, and Prasanna Jayawardene battle for a soccer ball as they warm up for cricket training in Hobart, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012.
Sri Lanka's cricket player Kumar Sangakkara, right, has a team assistant help stretch his legs during training in Hobart, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. Australia plays Sri Lanka in a 3-test match series with the first test starting Friday.
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer returns the ball to Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro during an exhibition match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012.
Australia's cricket captain Michael Clarke, left, and his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahela Jayawardene joke as they prepare to pose with the Warne/Murali Trophy in Hobart, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012.
Belgium's Kim Clijsters greets her supporters after winning an exhibition match against Venus Williams from the U.S. at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp, Belgium, Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012.
Former Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva arrives at the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to acknowledge the murder charge Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand.
In this photo taken on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, and released by the South Korean Defense Ministry via Yonhap on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, South Korean navy sailors carry debris from a rocket launched by North Korea, in the Yellow Sea, off Gunsan, South Korea.
Bollywood actor John Abraham with rapper M.I.A at the inaugural ceremony of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2012 in Kochi on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Minister for Communications and IT Kapil Sibal at the inauguration of India Telecom 2012 in New Delhi on Thursday.
Municipal workers carry out demolition drive in Faridabad on Thursday.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paying tributes to the martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack on its 11th anniversary, at Parliament House in New Delhi on Thursday.
Rajashekar Rohit of India plays a shot against Seibert Jakub of the Czech Republic at the 10th World Table Tennis Championship in Hyderabad on Thursday.
Sitar artists pay tribute to Pt Ravi Shankar at Assi Ghat on the banks of River Ganga in Varanasi on Thursday.
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj after paying tributes to the martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack on its 11th anniversary, at Parliament House in New Delhi on Thursday.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav after paying tributes to the martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack on its 11th anniversary, at Parliament House in New Delhi on Thursday.
Chief Economic Adviser, Raghuram Rajan addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday.





