2012-07-23 Photo gallery

An elephant calf frolic with the herd at a wildlife sanctuary in Udawalawe National Park in Udawalawa, Sri Lanka on July 22, 2012. A little more than 7,300 wild elephants roam the island nation, according to data announced by Sri Lankan wildlife auth...

Myanmar female farmers plant rice seedlings at a paddy field in Bago, Myanmar. AP

A man is attacked by a bull during a traditional bullfight in Arenal, Bolivar July 22, 2012. Reuters

People grieve at a memorial for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire last Friday on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado on July 22, 2012. President Barack Obama travelled to Colorado on Sunday to meet families bereaved after a gunman went...

Sailing boat Juan Sebastian De Elcano sails at the Tejo River in Lisbon on July 22, 2012, during the Tall Ships' races 2012, an international event which brings together sail training Tall Ships for a friendly competition. The Tall Ships Races depart...

A garden in Merlbourne. Photo by Sumana Prathivadi

A garden in Merlbourne. Photo by Sumana Prathivadi

Oranges at a garden in Merlbourne. Photo by Sumana Prathivadi

President Pratibha Patil exchanges greetings with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi at an At Home, organised as part of farewell ceremonies for the outgoing President, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday. PM's wife Gursharan Kaur is also seen...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh exchanges greetings with senior BJP leader LK Advani and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj after paying tributes to Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his birth anniversary in New Delhi on Monday. PTI

Border Security Force (BSF) recruits taking oath during passing out parade at BSF Camp in Jodhpur on Monday. PTI

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil responds to the salute of Army chief Gen Bikram Singh at an At Home, organised as part of farewell ceremonies for the outgoing President, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday. PTI

Amar Jyoti Kalita, the main accused in Guwahati molestation case, after his arrest in Varanasi on Monday. PTI Photo

Outgoing President Pratibha Patil receives a memento from Vice President Hamid Ansari during the farewell ceremony at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday. PTI Photo by Subhav Shukla

A file photo of freedom fighter Captain Lakshmi Sehgal who passed away in Kanpur on Monday following a brief illness. Sehgal was part of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj. PTI Photo

A devotee pours milk over a cobra during Nag Panchami outside a temple in Amritsar on July 23, 2012. The Hindu festival of Nag Panchami, observed during the monsoon and sees prayers and tributes to snakes, is observed by many as the day of victory of...

Bollywood actress Sheryln Chopra speaks at a press conference in Mumbai on Monday. The actress will feature on the cover of Playboy magazine. PTI Photo

Subodh Dass with his wife, who came from West Bengal to receive him at Government Mental Hospital in Amritsar on Monday. Dass, who languished in a Pakistani prison for 17 years and returned to India in 2007, was undergoing treatment at the hospital i...

Indian cricketers Gautam Gambhir,(L), Virat Kohli (C) and Zaheer Khan watch during a practice session at the Suriyawewa Mahinda Rajapakse International Cricket Stadium in the southern district of Hambantota on July 23, 2012. The second one day intern...

Saharanpur: Locals stand next to collapsed bridge due to heavy rains in Saharanpur on Monday. PTI Photo