2014-07-23 Photo gallery

Varanasi: Hindu devotees travel past holy ghats on the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, June 16, 2014.

Guwahati: First lady heavy vehicle driver of Assam Deepali Rajkhowa on the driving seat during the launch of city buses for women, in Guwahati on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Chennai: Stage dancers dressed up like MG Ramachandran (MGR), Rajnikanth and Kamalhassan staging a fast in Chennai on Wednesday to press for a slew of demands. PTI Photo

New Delhi: Actress Mandira Bedi with her son during the launch of Philips and Disney imaginative lighting range in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI Photo

A bull stands inside a shop selling clothes at Varanasi, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, June 20, 2014. Picture taken June 20, 2014. REUTERS photo

Mumbai: Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar during the launch of Kaspersky Kids, an initiative to protect children against cyber-crime, at Ryan International School in Mumbai on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Dehradun : A worker sorting tomatoes at a vegetable market in Dehradun on Wednesday.The vegetable prices have soared to Rs 80 per Kg in last few days. PTI Photo

New Delhi : Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal looks on as CEO Cramer Bell (left) and James Hogan, President and CEO, Etihad Airways shake hands during their joint press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday. Etihad Airways announced its 24% stake i...

Sunbathers enjoy the sun Wednesday, July 23, 2014 on the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, AP photo 

The Costa Concordia cruise liner leaves Giglio island after the refloat operation on July 23, 2014,  Reuters photo 

Lightning on a thunderstorm  crackles over the mountains just south of Tollgate, Ore. AP photo 

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnatik creates a sculpture on girl child abuse with a message 'Let me smile' at Puri beach of Odisha on Wednesday. PTI Photo 

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu distributing food grains to poors under a Ramzan Mubarak programme in Hyderabad on Wednesday. PTI Photo 

Philipp von Sahr, President, BMW Group India with the newly launched BMW Active Hybrid 7 car in Gurgaon on Wednesday. PTI Photo 

Villagers cross the river Baitarani in a country boat after the same was flooded following monsoon rains near Akhuapada Wednesday, July 23, 2014. landslides. AP Photo

People watch as pyres burn at a cremation ground on the banks of river Ganges in Varanasi, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Reuters photo 

Artists perform during the launch of Philips and Disney imaginative lighting range in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI Photo 

 Priyanka Chopra during the unveiling of trailer of the film ''Mary Kom'', in Mumbai on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Rescue workers survey the wreckage of TransAsia Airways flight GE222 which crashed while attempting to land in stormy weather on the Taiwanese island of Penghu, late Wednesday, July 23, 2014. AP Photo

A relative of a passenger on board the crashed TransAsia Airways plane cries in Kaohsiung International Airport, southern Taiwan, July 23, 2014. Reuters photo