BEHIND THE CAMERA: Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh with the new Nikon D3s SLR camera, a revolutionary innovation for photographers, at its launch in Mumbai. Photo: Paul Noronha
ANOTHER FIGHT AHEAD: Sri Lanka's former army chief Gen. Sarath Fonseka, offers flowers at a temple in Kandy. Fonseka has announced that he will run for President, pitting himself against current President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Photo: AP
ALL CONCENTRATION: Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan bowls during a practice session ahead of the third test match between India and Sri Lanka, in Mumbai. Photo: AP
TAKING A BREAK: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara during a practice session ahead of the third test match between India and Sri Lanka. Photo: PTI
SENSING VICTORY: National Party presidential candidate Porfirio Lobo waves to supporters during his victory speech in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Honduran voters will choose a new President Sunday from the political establishment that has dominated Honduras for decades. Photo: AP
CONCEDING DEFEAT: Elvin Santos, Presidential candidate for the liberal party, gestures during the recognition of his defeat in the Honduran general elections, in Tegucigalpa. Photo: AP
HARD TIMES: An Emarati man ponders the market behind a computer screen at the Dubai Financial Market, in the wake of the financial crisis in the region. Photo: AP
HEAD OF STATE: Australia's Prime Minster Kevin Rudd gestures during the final session of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Australia will host the meeting in 2011. Photo: AP
KOLKATA BANDH: Some of the most busy streets of Kolkata wore a deserted look on Monday as a result of the 12-hour state-wide bandh called by the BJP protesting against the price hike of essential commodities. Photo: Sudhanta Patronobish
STUDENT ENFORCERS: Students of colleges going around the Basheerbagh area in Hyderabad on Monday enforcing the Telangana Bandh, in agitation for a seperate Statehood. Photo: P.V. Sivakumar