Director of Intelligence Bureau S. A. Ibrahim, presenting a memento to President Pranab Mukherjee as Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde claps, during the Intelligence Bureau Centenary Endowment Lecture delivered by the President, in New Delhi. Photo: V. Sudershan
Traders and members of Tirupati Chamber of Commerce take out a rally in the city, protesting against ‘harassment’ by the sales tax officials. Photo: K.V. Poornachandra Kumar
Governor K. Rosaiah presenting degree certificates and medals to students at the Madras University 156th Annual Convocation. Justice P. Sathasivam, Chief Justice Supreme Court of India and Higher Education Minister P. Palaniappan are also seen. Photo: R. Ragu
Bangladeshi boatmen wait for passengers at a ferry terminal on the last day of a 72-hour blockade called by the opposition in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh's opposition has carried out violent protests for weeks to back a demand for an independent caretaker government to oversee the general elections set for Jan. 5. Photo: AP
President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks to the media as he and first lady Michelle Obama meet with a group of mothers in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, to discuss how health care reform could benefit their families. Photo: AP
From left, John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer Customers of Airbus, Fabrice Bregier, President and CEO of Airbus, Air Asia Group cofounder and director Tony Fernandes pose with a mock-up Airbus during a press conference announcing the signature of a firm order of 25 more A330-300's with Airbus in Paris. Airbus has made several big deals with Asian airlines, and its parent company is putting its emphasis on civil aviation as part of a new restructuring aimed at becoming more profitable. Photo: AP