2013-12-17 Photo gallery

Children play on a boat-shaped swing at sunset in Islamabad December 16, 2013. REUTERS

Artists paint posters denouncing rape and other forms of brutality on women as they sit against a large painting depicting the horrors of rape on the 1st anniversary of the fatal gang rape of a young woman in a bus New Delhi, India, Monday, Dec. 1...

A demonstrator holds a placard as she attends a candlelight vigil to mark the first anniversary of Delhi gang rape, in New Delhi December 16, 2013. A 23-year-old woman was gang-raped on a moving bus in Delhi December 16, 2012, beaten and then push...

Memebrs of disaster rescue team show their skills during a demonstration on the National Disaster Reduction Day rally organised by Directorate of Home Guards, Civil Defence and Fire & Emergency Services (Karnataka) at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengalu...

Australia's players pose for pictures after winning the Ashes test cricket series against England at the WACA ground in Perth December 17, 2013. Australia beat England by 150 runs in the third test at the WACA on Tuesday to take an unassailable 3-...

Australia's George Bailey (L) celebrates after taking the final catch to dismiss England's James Anderson and win the Ashes test cricket series at the WACA ground in Perth December 17, 2013. Australia beat England by 150 runs in the third test at ...

Passengers wait for the train on a foggy morning in Patiala on Tuesday. PTI Photo

Kashmiris use buckets to remove water from a house damaged during fire in Srinagar, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. At least two residential buildings where damaged by the fire Tuesday. Winter in Kashmir brings not only freezing cold and snow, but also wides...

A craftsman makes a gold necklace at a workshop in New Delhi in this September 6, 2013 file photo. India will keep a tight leash on gold imports despite a recent improvement in its trade deficit and lobbying by a bullion industry struggling with h...

Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna, left, gets a shave from Bollywood actress Chitrangada Singh as they pose for photographs during a promotional event of a shaving razor brand in Bangalore, India, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Bollywood actress Chitrangada Singh poses with a model of a shaving razor during its promotional event in Bangalore, India, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje listening to the problems of people at her offical residence in Jaipur on Tuesday. PTI Photo

New Delhi : Vice President Hamid Ansari with Nabil Elaraby, Secretary General of the League of Arab States during a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI Photo by Shahbaz Khan(

Kolkata: Executive Director of Ashok Leyland Nitin Seth during the launch of new car 'Stile' in Kolkata on Tuesday. PTI Photo (

New Delhi: Members of Rajya Sabha during the ongoing session of parliament in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI Photo/TV Grab

New Delhi : Karnataka MPs holding placards during a protest in support of arecanut farmers at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI Photo by Atul Yadav

New Delhi : Congress party member Nagma at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI Photo by Atul Yadav (

Hyderabad: Bollywood actors Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan and Katrina Kaif during the press conference of film 'Dhoom 3' in Hyderabad on Tuesday. PTI Photo

Jaipur: Cyclists participate in Jaipur cyclothon 'Tour de India' in Jaipur on Tuesday. PTI Photo

 Bollywood actor Aamir Khan addressing a press conference to promote his film 'Dhoom 3' in Chennai on Tuesday. PTI Photo

Smoke billowing out of a building where a fire broke out at Kawdara in Srinagar on Tuesday. PTI Photo

Police looking at the charred engines and coaches of Dongargarh-Raipur passenger train which caught fire at Dongargarh station's yard in Rajnandgaon on Tuesday. PTI Photo 

Santa Claus shaking hands with senior citizens during Christmas celebrations at an old age home in Kolkata on Tuesday. PTI Photo

People move in heavy fog in Patiala on Tuesday. PTI Photo

ITT Delhi student Uttam Kumar after being honoured Australian Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Rob on Tuesday for winning 'Win Your Future Unlimited' contest. PTI Photo

Natraj Behera of Odisha plays a shot against Mumbai in the Ranji match at Wankede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday. PTI Photo

Children heading for school on a rickshaw in thick fog in Bathinda on Tuesday. PTI Photo