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People bathe on the banks of the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, as participants race during the Ganga water rally from Allahabad to Varanasi, in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. The water rally is jointly organized by the Indian Kayaking ...
A member holds a placard in front of Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo
A man shows Sri Lankan coins as he poses for a photo illustration at a post office in Colombo February 20, 2014. Sri Lanka is hoping to buy back more than 10 tonnes of coins that its pilgrims have donated at temples and churches in India to cut do...
A laundry woman washes clothes at the Kalaniya river in Colombo February 20 ,2014. REUTERS
A man bathes in the early morning before start of the his day at a public well in Colombo February 20 ,2014. REUTERS
A worker collects palm oil fruit inside a palm oil factory in Sepang, outside Kuala Lumpur. Commodity giant Wilmar International is using its buying clout to push suppliers to be greener, or else, setting up a battle with growers and governments that...
Dawoodi Bohra Muslims wait to take blessings from their new spiritual leader Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin outside a mosque in Mumbai . REUTERS
Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa poses for photographs during a visit to the Taj Mahal monument in Agra, India, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. The king is on a three-day official visit to India. AP Photo
An anti-government protester carries a barrel after clashes with riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich accused pro-European opposition leaders on Wednesday of trying to seize power ...
A rhino being shifted to Manas National Park from Kaziranga National Park in Kaziranga on Thursday. PTI Photo
New Delhi: Congress members from Telangana celebrating after the passage of Telangana Bill in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo by Shahbaz Khan (
Hyderabad: TRS activists celebrate after the passage of Telangana Bill in the Rajya Sabha, in Hyderabad on Thursday. PTI Photo (PTI2_20_2014_000224A)
New Delhi: Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh is offered sweets by pro-Telangana leaders after the passage of Telangana Bill in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo by Shahbaz Khan (PTI2_20_2014_000220A)
Godhara : A police man inspects a bus which met with an accident while carrying School students for picnic on Halol-Bardoli road in Godhara district on Thursday. PTI Photo
Jodhpur : A 110-year old Umrah pilgrim arrives at Jodhpur Airport on Thursday from Mecca. PTI Photo
Thane : Police arrest MNS workers who vandalized Kharegaon Toll plaza after a woman was allegedly verbally abused by toll plaza workers in Thane, Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo
Members of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee protesting against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha for her statement on Rajivgandhi murderers release at Gandhi statue, near Ananda Rao Circle, in Bangalore on Thursday. -Photo/ M S MANJUNATH
Members of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee protesting against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha for her statement on Rajivgandhi murderers release at Gandhi statue, near Ananda Rao Circle, in Bangalore on Thursday. -Photo/ M S MANJUNATH
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