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Indian shooter Gagan Narang poses for photographers after winning silver in the men's 10m air rifle event. Photo: PTI

From top to bottom- Shooters Gagan Narang, Abhinav Bindra and Sanjeev Rajput aim at the targets in men's 10m air rifle team event at the Aoti Shooting Range. India won silver in the team event. Photo: PTI

 

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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, centre, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna pose for photographers after their trilateral meeting in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. Photo: AP/Xinhua

Sania Mirza with her husband Shoaib Malik at the Aoti Tennis Centre during the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Photo: PTI

 

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KEEP OFF! Reacting to the presence of people, a wild elephant makes a mock charge. Photo: P.S.Ashok

A mechanised harvester at work on the ready to harvest paddy fields along the NH9 on Miryalguda in Nalgonda District of Andhra Pradesh.

 

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External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna with S. B. Ivanov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of Russian Federation, prior to a delegation level meeting and protocol signing ceremony, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Visitors at the India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan, in New Delhi. Photo: R. V. Moorthy

Ceramic wares on display at the Gandhi Shilp Bazar at Valluvarkottam in Chennai. Photo: S. S. Kumar

 

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Tourists take part in turban tying competition, at the Pushkar Fair in Ajmer. Photo: PTI

 

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Manjeet Singh, Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Satish Joshi, Lokesh Kumar pose with their medals after winning silver in men's lightweight rowing event at the Asian Games in Guangzhou. Photo: PTI

Vijay Kumar of India celebrates after winning the bronze medal at the men's 25m pistol shooting event. Photo: AP

 

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Royal Bengal tigress Swati feeds her 23-day-old cubs at the Assam State Zoo in Guwahati. Swati was brought to Guwahati from the Lion and Tiger Safari Park near Shimoga in Karnataka in 2005. Photo: PTI

Sand artists work on a sculpture for the week-long fair Baliyatra, in Cuttack. Photo: PTI

Devotees paying obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the eve of the 542nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. Photo: PTI

Children perform during the inauguration of the Golden Sports Festival 2010 in Ahmedabad. Photo: AP

 

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The United States based 'Project Bandaloop' was in Hyderabad on Sunday to give a scintillating aerial dance performance. Glimpses from the show held at Golconda Fort. Photos: P.V. Sivakumar

 

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India's gold medallist Sudha Singh exults during the victory ceremony of the women's 3000m steeplechase event. Photo: PTI

Indian flags fly high during the victory ceremony of the women's 10000m event at the 16th Asian Games in which Preeja Sreedharan and Kavita won gold and silver medals respectively. Photo: PTI

India's Preeja Sreedharan wins the women's 10000m final. Photo: AP

Somdev Devvarman reacts after winning the men's singles quarterfinals over China's Zhang Ze during the 16th Asian Games. Photo: PTI

Sania Mirza reacts after losing the semifinal match to Uzbekistan's Akgul Amuanmuradova. Photo: PTI

 

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The Indian flag hangs from the quiver of archer Deepika Kumari during the bronze medal match in the women's archery team event. Photo: AP

India's archers Deepika Kumari (extreme left) Dola Banerjee (second left), Rimil Buriuly (extreme right), celebrate with their coach after the women's team event bronze medal match of archery against Chinese Taipei. Photo: Xinhua

 

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Sandeep Singh, who scored two goals in India’s 3-2 win over Pakistan, celebrates after the end of the hockey match. Photo: PTI

Fans cheer during the India-Pakistan hockey match. India won 3-2. Photo: PTI

 

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From left, India's bronze medallists Mansher Singh, Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Zoravar Singh Sandhu applaud during the medal ceremony for the men's trap team shooting. Photo: AP

Bronze medallists Pratima Puhana (L) and Pramila Prava Minz of India celebrate after the women's pair rowing event. Photo: AP

 

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Members of the Naga community drink traditional brew after participating in a traditional dance during the week-long Hornbill festival at Kisema near Kohima, Nagaland. Photo: PTI

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Artists give finishing touches to a replica of the Taj Mahal at Dholka, Gujarat. A group of a fifty four artisans are making the 51 feet high and 72 feet long replica of India's most famous monument at an estimated cost of Rs. 96,00,000. Photo: AP

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A lonely Kingfisher is perched on a concrete post in Bhubaneswar, Orissa. Photo: Ashoke Chakrabarty

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A sky diver coming down at Ramakrishna Beach during the full dress rehearsals for the Navy Day, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Photo: K. R. Deepak

 

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Off-road veicles set off on the forest trail on a foggy winter morning. The park is among the first nine tiger reserves notified in 1974 under Project Tiger. It covers 940 sq km and is home to 89 tigers.

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A tiger looking for prey through the foliage. Tigers are rarely sighted with 11 tigers reported dead in just 3 months in 2009.

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A pair of collared Scops owls nest in a tree hole. A buff neckband gives the bird its name.

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The Kanha Park is home to more than 300 species of birds. A couple of peacocks enjoy the afternoon sun.

 

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