2012-08-16 Photo gallery

Large number of passenge of north east seen at the city railway station as the leave the city on confusion in riots at native place on Wednesday in Bnaglore. DH Photo

Home Minister R Ashoka adresses the large number of passenge of north east gathered at the city railway station as they leave the city on Wednesday in Bnaglore .DH Photo

Large number of passenge of north east seen at the city railway station as the leave the city on confusion in riots at native place on Wednesday in Bnaglore. DH Photo

A protester yells slogans as he holds a Chinese national flag during a march in front of the Japanese consulate in Shanghai August 16, 2012 demanding the release of detained activists after they landed on the disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan,...

The Flying Dutchman's roadster makes a run during the 64th annual Bonneville SpeedWeek race on the Bonneville Salt Flats outside Wendover, Utah, August 15, 2012. Hundreds of drag race cars will attempt to set land speed records during the course of t...

 An Army commando instructs bollywood actress Deepika Padukone who tries her hands at a gun during a shooting for NDTV India's 'Jai Jawan' in Jammu last week. PTI

Freedom fighter Prabhakar Kashinath Kunte's funeral is conducted with full state honours in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI

 Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar at a meeting with people of North Eastern states at his residence in Bengaluru on Thursday after rumours of attacks targeting the community in retaliation for communal violence in the state of Assam. PTI

 Children run through a flooded road inundated by swollen Ganga and Yamuna rivers in Allahabad on Thursday. PTI

Salim Chaukiya, arrested for his alleged involvement in the recent violence at Azad Maidan, in police custody in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI

Indian London Olympic 2012 medal winners (L-R) shooter Vijay Kumar, boxer Mary Kom, shooter Gagan Narang, badminton player Saina Nehwal, wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, and wrestler Sushil Kumar poses for photographers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at ...

Indian London Olympic 2012 medal winners (L-R) wrestler Sushil Kumar, shooter Vijay Kumar, boxer Mary Kom,and shooter Gagan Narang display their medals during a felicitation ceremony in New Delhi on August 16, 2012. India collected six medals and no ...

Mumbai: Indian cricketers Virat Kohli with Captain Mahinder Singh Dhoni during the unveiling of new uniform for T20 world cup in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo by Shashank Parade

BIKANER : A train on a track washed away in heavy rain at Village Diyatra, in Rajasthan on Thursday. PTI Photo 

Jaipur: Film actress Hema Malini (L) performs at Birla auditorium in Jaipur on Thrusday. PTI Photo

Bikaner: Vehicles struck on a water logged street after heavy rainfall in Bikaner on Thursday. PTI Photo 

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shakes hands with senior BJP leader LK Advani at an Iftaar Party at 7RCR in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo by Vijay Verma

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav during an Iftar party at his residence in Lucknow on Thursday. PTI Photo by Nand Kumar 

Released Indian fishermen cross over the border at the India-Pakistan Wagah Border Post on August 16, 2012. Pakistan released 55 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture to mark independence day in India. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU

Allahabad: A view of submerged huts of sadhus at Sangam in Allahabad on Thursday after rise in the water level of Ganga & Yamuna Rivers. PTI Photo

Pune : Students of North Eastern states fleeing the city of Pune after rumours of attacks on Thursday. PTI Photo