A woman Sub-Inspector of Uttar Pradesh Police hugs her mother after the passing out parade at Police Training College in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. Photo: PTI
Santa Claus feeds corns to chickens at a Christmas Party for Chickens thrown by PETA in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Photo: Shashi Ashiwal
Members of the Shiite Muslim community mourn as they take part in Muharram procession in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Photo: PTI
Supporters play traditional musical instruments as a contestant is on the way to file nomination papers for civic body polls in Kullu Manali, Himachal Pradesh. Photo: PTI
Members of the Theatre of the Oppressed perform a puppet drama at the inaugural ceremony of the ‘Muktadhara IV”, a different drama festival organised in Kolkata, West Bengal. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury
The penetration of direct-to-home television in rural areas seems to be on the increase, as it looks like here in a hutment in Andhra Pradesh (file photo): Ch. Vijaya Bhaskar
A Cochin Devaswom Board elephant turns restive on the way from the Poornathrayesa Temple, taking to the Chitrapuzha River. It remained in the water from 6.30 a.m. till 10.30 a.m but no one was injured in the incident. Photo: Vipin Chandran
Superintendent of Police N. M. Mylvahanan hands over motor bikes to rural sub divisions police personnel for mobile patrolling in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Photo: E. Lakshmi Narayanan
Devotees on their way to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath, at Sangam in south Kashmir. The pilgrimage has been temporarily suspended due to bad weather and heavy rush. Photo: Nissar Ahmad
Boeing India President Dinesh Keskar (second from left) and officials welcome the Boeing 787 'Dreamliner' at IGI airport in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: PTI