2012-01-05 Photo gallery

Participants show off their works at the New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012.

Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Co., left, cuts a bluefin tuna in front of his Sushi Zanmai restaurant near Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. The bluefin tuna caught off northeastern Japan fetched a record 56.49 million yen, ...

Shoppers look at a bluefin tuna in front of a restaurant near Tsukiji fish market after it fetched a record 56.49 million yen, or about $736,000, in the first auction of the year at the fish market in Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. The bluefin tuna wa...

Vijay Ranganna captures the splendour of Grand Canyon

Vijay Ranganna captures the splendour of Grand Canyon

Vijay Ranganna captures the splendour of Grand Canyon

Actor Amitabh Bachchan and car designer Dilip Chhabria pose with Supercar-DC Avanti at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Peter Schwarzenbaver(2nd L), Board Member of Audi AG and Michael Perschke, MD, Audi India along with actors Katrina Kaif and Lisa Ray pose with the company's Q3 2.0 T quattro car during its unveiling ceremony at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Mai...

Actress Katrina Kaif poses with Audi Q3 2.0 T quattro car during its unveiling ceremony at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Models unveil the Volkswagen new Beetle during a press preview at the India Auto Expo, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. The five day long automobile event begins Saturday. AP

BMW India President Andrea Schaaf presenting the BMW M5 car at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

A model poses with Chevrolet EN-V Electric Networked-Vehicle at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Actor Farhan Akhtar and an offcial of Mercedes pose with the company's M-Class car at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Anoop Prakash, Managing Director, Harley-Davidson India, poses with the FXDB Street Bob at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Actor John Abraham poses with a Yamaha Scooter Prototype model during a press preview at the India Auto Expo in New Delhi on Thursday. AP

Actors Katrina Kaif and Lisa Ray at the Audi stall at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Models pose near Mini Cooper cars during a press preview at the India Auto Expo in New Delhi on Thursday. AP

Volkswagen XL1 car on display at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor poses with Nissan's Evalia car at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Crickter Irfan Pathan presents Mercedes car at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Visitors at the Peugeot stall at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

A model poses with Peugeot 508 car at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata (L) and his successor Cyrus Mistry pose with the new Tata Safari Storme during its unveiling ceremony at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday.

Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons and Tata Motors, poses next to a Jaguar car during its unveiling ceremony at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Lan Rover cars on display at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Managing Director and CEO of Maruti Suzuki, Shinzo Nakanishi poses with XA (Alpha), concept for a compact SUV during its launch at Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Tata Pixel, a new city concept car, on display at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Triumph bikes on display at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

Ulrich Hackenberg (2nd R), Board Member of Management of Volkswagen, and other officials pose near the company's Touareg car at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI