2013-04-07 Photo gallery

'Flower colour' sent by Sumana Prathivad from Melbourne.

Photograph sent to us by Sumana Prathivad from Melbourne

Paratroopers of Indian Air Force show their skills during 50-year celebrations of Central Command Headquarters in Allahabad on Sunday. PTI Photo

Xue Song of China jumps in air to return a shot against Tian Houwei of China in their men's singles final at the Yonex Australian Badminton Open in Sydney on April 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO

This photo taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 6, 2013 and released on April 7, 2013 shows North Korean soldiers taking part in a shooting training towards targets with images of South Korean Defense Minister...

A participant practices during Red Bull's Vienna Air King dirt jumping competition event held in front of the Rathaus (townhall) in Vienna on April 6, 2013. The competition held every spring in the Austrian capital marks the opening of the Freeride M...

This picture taken on April 6, 2013 shows a Chinese health worker collecting the pigeons from a trap placed at a park in Shanghai, to gather the birds for culling. Cities in eastern China where an H7N9 bird flu outbreak has killed six people moved to...

Cambodian villagers ride their ox-carts during a race on the outskirts of Phnom Penh on April 7, 2013. The race is to welcome the Khmer New Year from 14-16 April when tens of thousands people leave the city to visit their home provinces. AFP PHOTO

Competitors start off at the 37th Paris Marathon down Champs Elysees in Paris April 7, 2013. REUTERS

Goats fight during an annual gathering held for farmers in Haian county, Jiangsu province. REUTERS

People take cover from dust as IAF chopper lands during golden jubilee ceremony of its Central Air Command in Allahabad. Reuters

A view of the snow bound Zojila Pass, situated at a height of 11,516 feet, on its way to frontier region of Ladakh on Saturday. The Srinagar-Leh highway, the only road linking Kashmir with Ladakh, was reopened for traffic after remaining closed fo...

Actress Anushka Sharma arrives for the inaugural Times of India Film Awards in Vancouver, British Columbia April 6, 2013. REUTERS

Actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan arrive for the inaugural Times of India Film Awards in Vancouver. Reuters

Actor Ranbir Kapoor (C) arrives for the inaugural Times of India Film Awards in Vancouver, British Columbia April 6, 2013. REUTERS

Actress Priyanka Chopra arrives for the inaugural Times of India Film Awards in Vancouver, British Columbia April 6, 2013. REUTERS

This file picture taken on July 20, 2012 shows the sunset in Sansha, China's newest city, anchored on a remote tropical island with coral reefs, palm trees and white sand beaches giving it the allure of a tourist idyll, under the administration of...

A boy works at a poppy field in Jalalabad province April 7, 2013. REUTERS

A child leaves after receiving polio vaccine from health workers who sit outside a closed shop in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April, 7, 2013. India marked a major success in its battle against polio last year by being removed from the World Health O...

Santali tribal women in their traditional attire participate in a Padayatra as a part of BJD's campaign for special status category for Odisha, in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.PTI Photo

Tribal dancers from Gujarat state with a Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) flag participate in celebrations to mark the party's 33rd Foundation Day during a rally in Ahmedabad on April 6, 2013. Rajnath Singh participated in the celebrations to mark the ...

Chennai Super Kings Skipper MS Dhoni's wife Sakshi gestures during the IPL T20 match against Mumbai Indians at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. PTI Photo

Kings XI Punjab bowler Praveen Kumar celebrates after dismissal of Pune Warriors batsman Ross Taylor during the IPL match in Pune on Sunday. PTI Photo

Mumbai Indian' players celebrating the wicket of Chennai Supper Kings' Suresh Raina during the IPL T20 match at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. PTI Photo

Fans of Chennai Super Kings gesture during the IPL T20 match against Mumbai Indians at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. PTI Photo

Rajasthan Royals' S Sreesanth celebrates the wicket of Daredevils' Unmukt Chand during IPL match in New Delhi on Saturday. PTI Photo

Rajasthan Royals owner Shilpa Shetty, her husband Raj Kundra and sister Shamita Shetty during IPL match against Delhi Daredevils in New Delhi on Saturday. PTI Photo

Pune Warriors cheerleaders during the Indian Premier League match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Hyderabad on Friday. PTI Photo

Kings XI Punjab players celebrate their victory over Pune Warriors during the IPL match in Pune on Sunday.PTI Photo

Kings XI Punjab bowler Azhar Mahmood celebrates the wicket of Pune Warriors batsman TL Suman during the IPL match in Pune on Sunday. PTI Photo

A man takes a photo of Pope Francis as he arrives for his installation Mass at the St. John in Lateran Basilica, in Rome, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Pontiffs are also the bishop of Rome, and a traditional installation ceremony at the basilica formally...

Tennis player Sania Mirza with her sister Anam Mirza during the IPL match between RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on Sunday. PTI Photo

Yuki Bhambri plays a shot against Indonesia's Wishnu Adi Nugroho during the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Davis Cup singles play-off match at KSLTA stadium in Bangalore on April 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO

Firefighters try to control the fire that broke out in a rail engine at railway station in Ranchi on Sunday. PTI Photo

A fire fighter tries to extinguish a fire at government office building in Srinagar, Sunday, April 7, 2013. The cause of fire is not known and no one was hurt in the incident. AP Photo

Mumbai Indians players Kieron Pollard, Ricky Ponting and Lasith Malinga pose with Marvel characters Ironman and Spiderman at the launch of Marvel Mumbai Indians merchandise in Mumbai on Sunday. PTI Photo

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan during the shoot of his film upcoming film 'Bullet Raja', in Lucknow on Sunday. PTI Photo

Members of the Indian community in Malta and Maltese friends throw coloured powder during the Holi Festival of Colours in Qormi, outside Valletta, April 7, 2013. The Holi festival, marking the passing of winter to spring, was delayed a week to avo...

Eighty artists perform simultaneously during inauguration of a jewellery showroom in Kochi on Sunday. PTI Photo