Amritsar: BSF officers and jawans perform a puja with their weapons on the occasion of Biswakarma Puja at BSF Sector Khasa in Amritsar on Monday.
SAALBURG: Paul Hibbard of Great Britain struggles during the F1 race at the Hovercraft World Championship on the accumulation lake 'Bleiloch' near Saalburg, central Germany, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. The Hovercraft World Championship 2012 takes place from Sept. 12 to 16, 2012.
Buenos Aires :Czech Republic's tennis players Tomas Berdych, top, Radek Stepanek, third from right, and team captain Jaroslav Navratil, left, celebrate with team members at the end of a Davis Cup semifinal tennis match against Argentina's Carlos Berlocq in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Berdych won 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.
Cape Canaveral :The space shuttle Endeavour is prepared Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 for transport on a modified Boeing 747 aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. At sunrise Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, the retired spacecraft is scheduled to depart for a science museum in California, with a two-day stop in Houston, home to Mission Control and the astronauts who flew aboard the replacement for the destroyed Challenger.
ST. PETERSBURG: A riding woman, member of a Russian traditional riding club, picks up a hat during a festival marking the 200th anniversary of the battle of Borodino which in 1812 was the largest and bloodiest single-day action of the French invasion of Russia, in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012.
ST. PETERSBURG: Members of historic clubs wearing 1812-era uniforms take part in a staged battle re-enactment to mark the 200th anniversary of the battle of Borodino which in 1812 was the largest and bloodiest single-day action of the French invasion of Russia, in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012
COLOMBO: India's Virender Sehwag, center, plays a shot during a warm-up match against Pakistan ahead of the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. The tournament starts Sept. 18
COLOMBO: Pakistan's bowler Umar Gul, center, runs to stop the ball after a shot played by India's batsman Virender Sehwag, second left, during their warm-up match ahead of the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. The tournament starts Sept. 18.
COLOMBO: England's Luke Wright plays a shot as Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade watches during their warm up game ahead of the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. The tournament starts Sept. 18.
JAKARTA: A police officer scuffles with Muslim men during a protest against American-made film "Innocence of Muslims" that ridicules Islam and depicts the Prophet Muhammad as a fraud, a womanizer and a madman, outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Indonesians angered over an anti-Islam film clashed with police outside the embassy, hurling rocks and Molotov cocktails and burning tires outside the mission.
YEOSU: In this photo released by Yeosu City and distributed via Yonhap News Agency, high waves caused by Typhoon Sanba crash on beach in Yeosu, south of Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012.
ARKALYK: The International Space Station (ISS) crew of U.S. astronaut Joseph Acaba, left, and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka, center, and Sergei Revin rest after landing near the town of Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan Sept. 17, 2012. A Russian Soyuz capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe on Monday, delivering a trio of astronauts from a four-month stint on the International Space Station.
Kabul : Afghan police stand by burning tires during a protest, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Hundreds of Afghans burned cars and threw rocks at a U.S. military base as a demonstration against an anti-Islam film that ridicules the Prophet Muhammad turned violent in the Afghan capital early Monday.
Colombo : India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, right, appeals successfully for the wicket of Pakistan's batsman Imran Nazir, not seen, after breaking the stumps during their warm-up match ahead of the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. The tournament starts Sept. 18.
Beijing : U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, left, is welcomed by Chinese military leaders after his arrival at Beijing International Airport Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Panetta is on his third trip to Asia in 11 months, reflecting the Pentagon's ongoing shift to put more military focus on the Asia-Pacific.
Allahabad: A police man collects drinking water from a tap at a submerged police station after heavy rains in Allahabad on Monday.
Gandhinagar : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi seeks blessing of his mother on his 63rd birthday in Gandhinagar on Monday.
Kolkata: Office goers, in large number, wait at a ferry ghat during the bus strike in Kolkata on Monday to protest against fuel price hike.
New Delhi: Awardees at the Vishwakarma National Award & National Safety Award function in New Delhi on Monday.
Mumbai: Actress Sarah Jane Dias shows a creation by designer Falguni & Shane Peacock at Aamby Valley India Bridal Fashion Week 2012 in Mumbai on Sunday.
New Delhi: Finance Minister P Chidambaram shakes hand with his South Korean counterpart Bahk Jae-wan during a meeting in New Delhi on Monday.
New Delhi: CPI General Secretary Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy (2nd R) and D Raja (R) shouting slogans during a protest over FDI and price hike in diesel and LPG at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Monday.
New Delhi: A CPI supporter shouting slogans during a protest over FDI and price hike in diesel and LPG at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Monday.
Amritsar: BSF officers and jawans perform a puja with their weapons on the occasion of Biswakarma Puja at BSF Sector Khasa in Amritsar on Monday.
Kolkata: President Pranab Mukherjee being seen-off by West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan, Union Railway Minister Mukul Roy and West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra, at the NSCBI Airport in Kolkata on Monday.
Srinagar: Haj pligrims wait before leaving for pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, from Haj house Bemina in Srinagar on Monday.
Kolkata: Office goers try to board a government bus during private bus strike in Kolkata on Monday.
Srinagar: Vice President Hamid Ansari and J & K CM Omar Abdullah at the 8th J & K Science Congress in Srinagar on Monday.
Actress Soha Ali Khan walks the ramp on day five of the Aamby Valley India Bridal Fashion Week 2012 in Mumbai on Sunday.





