Picture of the Day

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Sania Mirza with her husband Shoaib Malik during the inauguration of JSCA Tennis Academy in Ranchi. Photo: Manob Chowdhury

 

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BLURRED: A slow shutter speed on the camera captures Mark Holyoake of New Zealand on the parallel bars.

 

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Farida Khanum, the legendary Pakistani singer in 2006. Photo: S.R. Raghunathan

Down memory lane…

Launched in Chennai in 2005, The Hindu November Fest is a unique musical event that has become an important event in the city's cultural calendar, showcasing some of the finest musicians from India and abroad. Pictures of some of the events held in the last five years…

 

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A truck passes through Temi Tea Garden as fully bloomed cherries are seen on a tree at Namchi in Sikkim. Photo: PTI

 

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A police contingent marches past Chief Minister K. Rosaiah, at a parade during the 55th Andhra Pradesh State Formation Day celebrations held amist tight security at NTR stadium in Hyderabad. Photo: Mohammad Yousuf

 

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A family look out to the sea at dusk in Kovalam, Kerala. Photo: AP

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A farmer sprinkles fertilizers on an agricultural land at Red hills on the outskirts of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Photo: PTI

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Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik pays homage at the Martyrs' Memorial during a visit to Bhubaneswar, Orissa. Photo: PTI

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A contestant strikes a pose during the traditional round of the Kut Festival 2010 in Imphal, Manipur. Photo: PTI

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'Chunari Manorath' being celebrated at Yamuna river during the holy month of 'Kartik' in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. More than 200 sarees were used to cover the holy river. Photo: PTI

 

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A police contingent marches past Chief Minister K. Rosaiah, at a parade during the 55th Andhra Pradesh State Formation Day celebrations held amist tight security at NTR stadium in Hyderabad. Photo: Mohammad Yousuf

Pakistani Soldiers:

 

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Zeb & Haniya @ GUCCI Lanching In Karachi

Strings Concert LIVE IN Lahore

 

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Indian fighter planes stand in a row as a RAF Eurofighter prepares to land at the Kalaikunda Airbase in West Midnapore, India. Photo: PTI

 

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An Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft lands at the Kalaikunda airbase, about 130 km west from Kolkata on Tuesday. Photo: Sushanta Patronobish

 

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LAUGHING OUT LOUD: A child played between sculptures outside a museum in Beijing Wednesday. (Muhammed Muheisen/Associated Press)

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SAILORS AND THE STATUE: Sailors and Marines lined the deck of the USS Iwo Jima as it passed the Statue of Liberty in New York Wednesday. The Iwo Jima and other military vessels are visiting for Fleet Week. (Peter Morgan/Associated Press)

 

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LAST LANDING: Space Shuttle Atlantis was checked for hazardous materials after landing in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday. The trip to the International Space Station was Atlantis’s last scheduled flight in a 25-year career. (Red Huber/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)

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MEN AT WORK: Workers repaired electricity pylons and wires damaged during an earthquake in February in a rural area near Santiago, Chile, Wednesday. The earthquake killed more than 700 people. (IvanAlvarado/Reuters)