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Newly-elected Pope Joseph Ratzinger waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica on Tuesday. AP

Pakistani fishermen wave as they return to their homeland after being released from an Indian jail, at the Wagah Border Post, on Tuesday. India released 156 Pakistani fishermen, who were arrested in the past year for illegally fishing in the Indian territorial waters of the Arabian Sea, as a humanitarian gesture, which was announced during Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's India visit. AFP 

Sri Visvesvaratheertha Swami of Pejawar Mutt autographs a copy of the book Nammellara Srirama for Deputy Director of Bharatiya 
Vidya Bhavan S S Ramdas at a function to release the book at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan on Tuesday. President N Ramanuja, Director and author Mathoor Krishnaurthy are seen. DH photo

A new march... Jawans of Pioneer Corps display the new regimental badge depicting an Olympic torch, Ashoka Chakra and a rifle in Bangalore on Tuesday. DH photo 

Demanding justice... Members of the Karnataka Dalit Sangarsh Samithi (Ambedkar Waadha) staging a dharna in front of the deputy commissioner's office in Gulbarga on Tuesday demanding the arrest of miscreants who had desecrated the statue of Dr B R Ambedkar at Nippani recently. DH photo

Ganapathi Sachidananda Swamiji of the Mysore-based Ganapathi Sachidananda Ashram in Karnataka, being received by people when he arrived in Gulbarga on Tuesday. DH photo

Karnataka Social Welfare Minister Dr Y Nagappa, District Minister Prakash Hukkeri and MLA Ramesh Kudchi reviewing desilting works at the Fort lake, in Belgaum, on Tuesday. DH photo

Golden tapestry.... Flowers from a creeper have covered a jackfruit tree in a coffee estate at Kajur near Somwarpet in Karnataka, attracting a large number of people. The creeper which has been green all along, flowers once in a year between March 15 and April 15. The flowers which have grown downward from the creeper last for ten days. Sharada Mandanna, owner of the estate though, has no idea about the creeper’s name or its origin. DH photo

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo (R) talks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (L) during the ceremonial dinner at Malacanang presidential palace in Manila on Tuesday. The Pakistani leader called on Islamic and Western nations to reject a clash of civilizations and urged Muslim countries to oppose extremism. AFP

Standard Chartered Group Chief Executive Officer Mervyn Davies at a press meet in Seoul on Tuesday. AFP

Catherine Ndereba of Kenya holds the trophy after winning the Boston marathon on Monday. 

We’re coming... Football legend and Director of English football club Manchester United Bobby Charlton holds a ball with the team's name written on it in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Charlton said United will bring the first team to play in Hong Kong on July 23 as part of an Asian tour. AFP