Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldier stands guard on deserted street during undeclared curfew at old city in Srinagar. Photo: Nissar Ahmad
Geared with new books, uniform and lunch pack a beaming young girl gets ready for the new academic year in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Photo: Mohammed Yousuf
A farmer carries paddy on a buffalo cart near a water logged paddy field at Burha Mayong village in Assam. After continuous rains in the region most of the crop was destroyed due to water logging in the field. Photo: AP
A man looks at a rare species of stork which was captured after it came near the Tata Steel zoo from the Saraikela forest in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Photo: PTI
Children play in a wave hitting the shore during high tide in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Photo: AP
B. Kumar who has donated blood 68 times being felicitated during World Blood Donor Day organised by Karnataka State Aids Prevention Society and Health and Family Welfare department at Ambedkar Bhavan in Bangalore. Photo: Bhagya Prakash K.
Football fans adjust a portrait of Argentina soccer coach Diego Maradona to cheer for the team during the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2010, in Kolkata. Photo: PTI
Monsoon clouds add to the scenic beauty of Hyderabad’s skyline. Photo: P. V. Sivakumar