BJP workers beat an effigy of Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde during a protest over his controversial remarks on the party and RSS in Jaipur
President Barack Obama embraces daughter Malia as first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha, right, and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., look on after the official swearing-in in the Blue Room of the White House on Sunday in Washington.
Vice President Joe Biden, with his wife Jill Biden holding the Biden Family Bible, takes the official oath of office from Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, surrounded by family, during an official ceremony at the Naval Observatory on Sunday in Washington. Family members from left: Maisy Biden, R. Hunter Biden, Noami Biden, Finnegan Biden, Natalie Biden, Kathleen Biden, Hunter Biden, Ashley Biden, Howard Krein, Beau Biden, Hallie Biden.
President Barack Obama kisses first lady Michelle Obama as they speak to supporters and donors at an inaugural reception for the 57th Presidential Inauguration at The National Building Museum in Washington
Serbia's Novak Djokovic, right, embraces Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka after winning their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia
Iranian policemen prepare to hang Mohammad Ali Sarvari in Tehran, Iran. Iran executed two men on Sunday publicly, after posting a video on YouTube in December 2012 showing them robbing and assaulting a man with a machete on a street in Tehran. Judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani called it a "moharebeh" crime, which Iran's legal code defines as "defiance of God", or the state, are punishable by hanging
Toby Jones seen at the 33rd London Critics Circle Film Awards at the May Fair Hotel on Sunday in London. Jones won the award for Best British Actor
Army bandsmen rehearse for the Republic Day parade at Rajpath in New Delhi
A BSF daredevil rehearses for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Bob Carr during a joint press conference at Hyderabad house in New Delhi
Former Army chief Gen (retd.) V K Singh participating in a Ganga Sansad programme in Allahabad
Former Army chief Gen (retd.) V K Singh during a visit to Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad
Mumbai's Sachin Tendulkar during the Ranji Trophy semi-final match against Services at Palam in New Delhi
Mumbai's Sachin Tendulkar and other players exchange greetings with Services players after the end of their Ranji Trophy semi-final match at Palam in New Delhi
Mumbai's Sachin Tendulkar after the end of the Ranji Trophy semi-final match against Services at Palam in New Delhi





