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The FIFA World Cup soccer trophy is seen during the 65th FIFA Congress in Sao Paulo June 11, 2014. REUTERS
A view of Rajpath and India Gate as weather turns cloudy in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo
People look on as a high tide strikes Dadar seaface in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo
Nata Menabde hands over India’s polio-free certification to the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Harsh Vardhan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture on FIFA World cup at Puri beach, Odisha, PTI Photo
Children enjoy a high tide at Worli seaface in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo
A farmer thrashes paddy crops in a field in Nagaon, Assam, PTI Photo
A fisherman arranges his fishing net along a road as it drizzles on the outskirts of Kochi June 12, 2014. Reuters photo
A statue of Brazilian footballer Pele seen next to statues of Mother Teresa and BR Ambedkar at Gauthampura area in Bengaluru on Thursday. PTI Photo
Ravi Shastri with Shaun Tait at the unveiling of the ICC Cricket World Cup trophy in Mumbai on Wednesday. PTI Photo
Boney Kapoor with Sanjay Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha in Akluj, Maharastra on Wednesday night. PTI Photo
An artist paints images of Brazilian footballers at a wall in Kolkata on Thursday ahead of the start of FIFA World Cup 2014. PTI Photo by Swapan Mahapatra
Fans of Brazil's football team take out a procession ahead of the FIFA World cup 2014 in Bengaluru on Thursday. PTI Photo
Children taking part in a rally organised on the occasion of ‘World Day Against Child Labour’ in Guwahati on Thursday. PTI Photo
Divers jump into the Bhakra Beas Management Board lake to search for missing Hyderabad-based engineering students during a rescue operation in Mandi on Thursday. PTI Photo
Fans of Brazil's football team take out a procession ahead of the FIFA World cup 2014 in Bengaluru on Thursday. PTI Photo
Farmers planting paddy saplings in a field on the outskirts of Srinagar on Thursday. Wet weather has affected the farming activities in the Kashmir valley. PTI Photo
A farmer thrashes paddy crops in a field in Nagaon, Assam, on Wednesday. PTI Photo
A woman, Guljeria, 75, who makes a living selling fish near the River Brahmaputra looks into the camera as she awaits customers in Gauhati, Assam, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo
Fans of Brazil's football team take out a procession ahead of the FIFA World cup 2014 in Bengaluru on Thursday. PTI Photo
Fans of Brazil's football team take out a procession ahead of the FIFA World cup 2014 in Bengaluru on Thursday. PTI Photo by Shailendra Bhojak
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