2012-11-01 Photo gallery

AICC general secretaries, Rahul Gandhi and Divijay Singh during an election rally at Banikhet on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Former Bangladeshi prime minister and the country's opposition leader Khaleda Zia (C, in wheelchair) visits the historic Amber Fort near Jaipur on October 31, 2012. Zia is on a week-long visit to India which began October 28. AFP PHOTO

Onlookers gather on the beach after the oil tanker ship Pratibha Cauvery ran aground off the coast in Chennai on October 31, 2012. The tanker ran aground off the city coast due to high winds before the landfall of Cyclone Nilam, a report said. Thousa...

An Indian Coast Guard HAL Chetak helicopter flies over the oil tanker ship Pratibha Cauvery during search operations after the ship ran aground October 31 off the coast in Chennai, on November 1, 2012. Rescuers in southeast India on November 1 search...

England cricketer Samit Patel plays a shot during the final day of a three day practice match between India 'A' and England at The Cricket Club of India (CCI) ground in Mumbai on November 1, 2012. The England cricket team, who are to play a four Test...

India 'A' cricketers (background) celebrate after the dismissal of England cricketer Alastair Cook (2L) during the last day of a three day practice match between India 'A' and England at The Cricket Club of India (CCI) ground in Mumbai on November 1,...

Actor and BJP leader Vinod Khanna is given warm welcome on his arival for an election rally in Bilaspur on Thursday. PTI

School students perform a cultural programme during Andhra Pradesh Formation Day function in Hyderabad on Thursday. PTI

K Chiranjeevi takes charge as the Minister of State for Tourism with Independent Charge at his office in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI

A child, dressed for Kannada Rajyothsava cultural programmes, walks in a mudddy field as the function was cancelled due to rain in Chikmagalur in Karnataka on Thursday. PTI

CRPF women personnel show their skills during 73rd anniversary function of the force at Kadarpur in Gurgaon on Thursday. PTI

A mahout worships elephants before the start of elephant safari for tourists inside the Kaziranga national park on Thursday. AP

Tollywood actress Arpita Chatterjee talking to the media during a promotional campaign in Kolkata on Thursday. PTI

A car on display during the Autocar Performance Show 2012 in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI

BMW group President Philipp Von Sahr (left) and Director Speed Motorwagen Divij Narain (right) at the launch of a BMW showroom in Lucknow on Thursday. PTI

A young boy walks in front of activists from the People for Ethnic Treatment of Animal's (PETA) dressed as a cow, a pig and a chicken during a demonstration in Kolkata on November 1, 2012. PETA organised the rally to promote vegetarians and also to c...

Foreigners enjoying Ottamthullal as they celebrate creation of Kerala state in Kochi on Thursday. Kerala was created on November 1, 1956. November 1 is therefore known as Kerala Piravi Dinam (day) in the state. PTI

Swamp deers stand inside the Kaziranga national park in Kaziranga about 250 kilometers (156 miles) east of Gauhati, Assam, India, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. After two devastating waves of floods, the park which is home to the one horned Rhinoceros was r...

People walk during rain due to effect of Cyclone Nilam in Vijayawada district of AP on Thursday. PTI

A woman dries her hands after getting traditional designs painted on her hands with henna ahead of 'Karwa Chauth' in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Karwa Chauth is a traditional Hindu festival celebrated in northern India where married wom...

An Indian Coast Guard helicopter rescues crew members of oil-tanker ship Pratibha Cauvery, a day after the ship ran aground off the coast in Chennai. PTI

A Kannada fan popularly known as Rajkumar took part during the celebration of 57th Kannada Rajyotsava procession in Mysore on Thursday.

Artists performs traditional dance during the 57th Kannada Rajyotsava celebration (Procession Rally) organised by Karnataka Samrakshana Sangha at MG Road in Bangalore on Thursday. Photo by Satish Badiger

England players Kevin Pietersen, left and Ian Bell shake hands after a warm-up match against India A in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. AP