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Indian soldiers stand at attention next to a Agni-II long-range ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:51:00 GMT

(AFP) - Indian soldiers stand at attention next to a Agni-II long-range missile during a parade. India carried out a night-time test of a nuclear-capable, medium-range ballistic missile off its eastern coast on Monday, a defence official said. Photo:Ravi Raveendran/AFP

Karuna Thakur Vaghela, who lost her husband during last year's ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Karuna Thakur Vaghela, who lost her husband during last year's militant attacks in Mumbai, sits with her son at a victim's meeting ahead of the first anniversary of the attacks, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA CRIME LAW CONFLICT)

Lalji Pande, who was injured during last year's militant attacks ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lalji Pande, who was injured during last year's militant attacks in Mumbai, poses at a victim's meeting ahead of the first anniversary of the attacks, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA CONFLICT CRIME LAW)

Elephants graze at the Kaziranga National Park in India. An ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:35:00 GMT

(AFP) - Elephants graze at the Kaziranga National Park in India. An Indian inventor has created a device to stop rampaging elephants in their tracks, amid concern about human injuries and deaths when they run amok. Photo:Caroline Singh/AFP

Axis Bank Executive Director Srinivasan Varadarajan speaks during ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Axis Bank Executive Director Srinivasan Varadarajan speaks during the Reuters India Investment Summit in Mumbai November 23, 2009. Indian private-sector lender Axis Bank plans to keep its focus on corporate lending, with retail loans to stay a small part of its loan book, a senior official said on Monday. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA BUSINESS)

Devika Rotawan, 10, a survivor of last year's militant attacks ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Devika Rotawan, 10, a survivor of last year's militant attacks in Mumbai, walks on crutches after a protest against the lone surviving gunman Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, whose trial is ongoing in Mumbai November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA CRIME LAW CONFLICT)

Tata Consultancy Services Chief Financial Officer S. Mahalingam ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Tata Consultancy Services Chief Financial Officer S. Mahalingam speaks during the Reuters India Investment Summit in Mumbai November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA BUSINESS)

Hindu youths atop the Babri Mosque five hours before the structure ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - Hindu youths atop the Babri Mosque five hours before the structure was completely demolished by hundreds supporting Hindu fundamentalist activists in December 1992. Hindu nationalist lawmakers in India caused uproar in parliament on Monday after accusations they had orchestrated the razing of a mosque that led to bloody religious riots 17 years ago. Photo:Douglas E. Curran/AFP

Reliance Capital Chief Executive Sam Ghosh attends the Reuters ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Reliance Capital Chief Executive Sam Ghosh attends the Reuters India Investment Summit in Mumbai November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA BUSINESS)

A boy squats next to a garbage dump at a slum in Mumbai November ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A boy squats next to a garbage dump at a slum in Mumbai November 23, 2009. More than a third of India's population survives on less than one dollar a day, according to a 2007 United Nations report. REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

A scavenger sorts out plastic sheets for recycling at a garbage ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A scavenger sorts out plastic sheets for recycling at a garbage dump in Mumbai November 23, 2009. More than a third of India's population survives on less than one dollar a day, according to a 2007 United Nations report. REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Slum children walk through a dried-up creek covered with wasted ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Slum children walk through a dried-up creek covered with wasted rubber sheets in Mumbai November 23, 2009. More than a third of India's population survives on less than one dollar a day, according to a 2007 United Nations report. REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A slum boy walks through a garbage dump in a lane in a slum ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A slum boy walks through a garbage dump in a lane in a slum in Mumbai November 23, 2009. More than a third of India's population survives on less than one dollar a day, according to a 2007 United Nations report. REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

A goldsmith works on a gold ornament at a workshop in Chandigarh ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A goldsmith works on a gold ornament at a workshop in Chandigarh November 23, 2009. India gold futures struck a fresh record high of 17,499 rupees ($376.96) per 10 grams tracking strong international markets and on safe-haven buying. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA BUSINESS)

A goldsmith crafts a gold necklace at a workshop in Chandigarh ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A goldsmith crafts a gold necklace at a workshop in Chandigarh November 23, 2009. India gold futures struck a fresh record high of 17,499 rupees ($376.96) per 10 grams tracking strong international markets and on safe-haven buying. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA BUSINESS)

A goldsmith works on a gold bangle at a workshop in Jammu November ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A goldsmith works on a gold bangle at a workshop in Jammu November 23, 2009. India gold futures struck a fresh record high of 17,499 rupees ($376.96) per 10 grams tracking strong international markets and on safe-haven buying. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR BUSINESS)

Bank of America-Merrill Lynch country head Kevan Watts speaks ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Bank of America-Merrill Lynch country head Kevan Watts speaks during Reuters India Investment Summit in Mumbai November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA BUSINESS)

Customers at Leopold's cafe in Mumbai on November 5. Eight people, ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - Customers at Leopold's cafe in Mumbai on November 5. Eight people, including two members of staff, were killed by militants at the restaurant, which reopened only 24 hours after the nearby Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel was declared safe. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

A tourist takes pictures of a bullet hole (left) at Leopold's ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - A tourist takes pictures of a bullet hole (left) at Leopold's Cafe in Mumbai on November 5. Eight people, including two members of staff, were killed by militants at the restaurant, which reopened only 24 hours after the nearby Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel was declared safe. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

The reflection of a waiter serving a customer is seen in a mirror ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - The reflection of a waiter serving a customer is seen in a mirror with a bullet hole at Leopold's cafe in Mumbai on November 5. Eight people, including two members of staff, were killed by militants at the restaurant, which reopened only 24 hours after the nearby Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel was declared safe. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

Rabbis at the Chabad House in Mumbai on November 17. The storming ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - Rabbis at the Chabad House in Mumbai on November 17. The storming of a Jewish cultural and religious centre in Mumbai by Islamist gunmen one year ago left six people dead and a deep scar in the psyche of the Jewish outreach movement that ran the site. Photo:Pal Pillai/AFP

A homeless Indian woman carries her baby to keep warm by a fire ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A homeless Indian woman carries her baby to keep warm by a fire on a cold morning in Srinagar November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Danish Ismail (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Homeless Indian children warm their hands by a fire on a cold ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Homeless Indian children warm their hands by a fire on a cold morning in Srinagar November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Danish Ismail (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, pictured on November 8, ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, pictured on November 8, on Sunday started a high-profile state visit to the United States with a call on President Barack Obama to stay committed on Afghanistan and pressure Pakistan. Photo:Raveendran/AFP

British singer Sting (L) and Brazilian Indian chief Raoni Txukarramae ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - British singer Sting (L) and Brazilian Indian chief Raoni Txukarramae gesture during a protest against the Belo Monte Hydroelectric power plant construction in Xingu River, in Sao Paulo November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Alex Almeida (BRAZIL ENTERTAINMENT CONFLICT ENERGY BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Brazilian Indian chief Raoni Txukarramae attend a protest against ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazilian Indian chief Raoni Txukarramae attend a protest against the Belo Monte Hydroelectric power plant construction in the Xingu River, in Sao Paulo November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Alex Almeida (BRAZIL BUSINESS ENERGY CONFLICT)

Indian policemen inspect the site of a bomb blast at Nalbari ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Indian policemen inspect the site of a bomb blast at Nalbari town in Assam province November 22, 2009. At least six people were killed and 40 wounded in two bomb blasts in Assam on Sunday, police said. REUTERS/Utpal Baruah

Indian policemen inspect the site of a bomb blast at Nalbari ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:12:00 GMT

Animal trainer Tatiana Filatova performs with an Indian elephant ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Animal trainer Tatiana Filatova performs with an Indian elephant in a circus in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA SOCIETY ANIMALS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was due Sunday to start ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:42:00 GMT

(AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was due Sunday to start the first US state visit under President Barack Obama, who hopes to show his dedication to the emerging power even as his attention lies elsewhere. Photo:Raveendran/AFP

An injured child is taken to a hospital after a bomb blast in ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An injured child is taken to a hospital after a bomb blast in the northeastern Indian city of Guwahati November 22, 2009. At least six people were killed and 40 wounded in two bomb blasts in Assam on Sunday, police said. REUTERS/Utpal Baruah (INDIA CONFLICT)

Relatives of bomb blast victims weep outside a hospital in the ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Relatives of bomb blast victims weep outside a hospital in the northeastern Indian city of Guwahati November 22, 2009. At least six people were killed and 40 wounded in two bomb blasts in Assam on Sunday, police said. REUTERS/Utpal Baruah (INDIA CRIME LAW)

A bomb blast victim is taken to a hospital in the northeastern ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A bomb blast victim is taken to a hospital in the northeastern Indian city of Guwahati November 22, 2009. At least six people were killed and 40 wounded in two bomb blasts in Assam on Sunday, police said. REUTERS/Utpal Baruah (INDIA DISASTER)

Tourists taking pictures outside the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - Tourists taking pictures outside the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai on November 5. Domestic tourists are coming back to Mumbai's most recognisable symbols 12 months after 10 Islamist militants attacked the city, including the Taj, killing 166 people and injuring more than 300. Photo:Pal Pillai/AFP

A street photographer holding pictures in front of the Taj Mahal ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - A street photographer holding pictures in front of the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai on November 5. Domestic tourists are coming back to Mumbai's most recognisable symbols 12 months after 10 Islamist militants attacked the city, including the Taj, killing 166 people and injuring more than 300. Photo:Pal Pillai/AFP

An Indian policeman during a function to review the counter-terrorism ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Indian policeman during a function to review the counter-terrorism set up in Mumbai in August 2009. Mumbai remains a target one year on from a deadly militant attack, experts say, calling for more to be done to improve security in the city and elsewhere in India to prevent another strike. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

An Indian policeman in Mumbai in August 2009. Mumbai remains ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Indian policeman in Mumbai in August 2009. Mumbai remains a target one year on from a deadly militant attack, experts say, calling for more to be done to improve security in the city and elsewhere in India to prevent another strike. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

An Indian woman looking into a jewellery shop in New Delhi on ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Indian woman looking into a jewellery shop in New Delhi on November 3. For Indian brides buying jewellery, the bigger the better is the general rule, but record gold prices during this year's wedding season are forcing many to compromise. Photo:Prakash Singh/AFP

A model displaying gold bridalwear and jewellery during a promotional ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - A model displaying gold bridalwear and jewellery during a promotional event in Mumbai in April 2009. For Indian brides buying jewellery, the bigger the better is the general rule, but record gold prices during this year's wedding season are forcing many to compromise. Photo:Pal Pillai/AFP

Indian women buying gold jewellery at a shop in New Delhi in ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - Indian women buying gold jewellery at a shop in New Delhi in October 2009. For Indian brides buying jewellery, the bigger the better is the general rule, but record gold prices during this year's wedding season are forcing many to compromise. Photo:Raveendran/AFP

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama looks at his ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama looks at his spectacles during a lecture themed 'Women and Peace' in New Delhi November 20, 2009. The Dalai Lama on Wednesday appealed to China to take action to stop Tibet's glaciers melting, saying the environmental crisis was more urgent than a political solution over Tibet's future. Picture taken November 20, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA POLITICS RELIGION ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

An Italian policemen patrols in front of the money transfer ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:17:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - An Italian policemen patrols in front of the money transfer agency, managed by 60-year-old Mohammad Yaqub Janjua and his son, 31-year-old Aamer Yaqub Janjua, both of Pakistan, in Brescia, northern Italy, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Felice Calabro

Smoke is seen coming from the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on November ...

(AFP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:17:00 GMT

(AFP) - Smoke is seen coming from the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on November 27, 2008. Italian police have arrested two Pakistanis whose money transfer service was allegedly used by those in contact with militants who carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks, media have reported. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

Smoke is seen coming from the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on November ...

(AFP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:17:00 GMT

(AFP) - Smoke is seen coming from the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on November 27, 2008. Two Pakistanis have been arrested in Italy on suspicion of having sent money to people implicated in the Mumbai attacks in November 2008, Italian media reported Saturday, citing anti-terror police. Photo:Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

Pakistani Aamer Yaqub Janjua poses in Brescia, northern Italy ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Pakistani Aamer Yaqub Janjua poses in Brescia, northern Italy in this handout photo released by the Italian Police on November 21, 2009. Italian anti-terrorist police have arrested two Pakistanis, including Aamer Yaqub Janjua, suspected of helping to finance the Islamic militant group responsible for the attacks on Mumbai in November 2008, that killed 166 people. Police said in a statement on Saturday the men, identified using leads from Indian authorities and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, sent funds overseas using the money transfer business they owned in the north Italian town of Brescia. Three other Pakistanis were arrested in the investigation. REUTERS/Italian Police/Handout (ITALY CRIME LAW HEADSHOT POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Pakistani Mohammad Yaqub Janjua poses in Brescia, northern Italy ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Pakistani Mohammad Yaqub Janjua poses in Brescia, northern Italy in this handout photo released by the Italian Police on November 21, 2009. Italian anti-terrorist police have arrested two Pakistanis, including Mohammad Yaqub Janjua, suspected of helping to finance the Islamic militant group responsible for the attacks on Mumbai in November 2008, that killed 166 people. Police said in a statement on Saturday the men, identified using leads from Indian authorities and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, sent funds overseas using the money transfer business they owned in the north Italian town of Brescia. Three other Pakistanis were arrested in the investigation. REUTERS/Italian Police/Handout (ITALY CRIME LAW POLITICS HEADSHOT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

A child walks through a junkyard of waste plastic bottles at ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A child walks through a junkyard of waste plastic bottles at Dhanas village on the outskirts of the northern Indian city of Chandigarh November 21, 2009. The chairman of the U.N.'s climate science panel Rajendra Pachauri said the gap between the United States and India on how to battle climate change has grown over the last six months in the lead up to the U.N. climate meeting in Copenhagen in December. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Indian workers put up the logo of telecom firm Vodafone outside ...

(AFP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - Indian workers put up the logo of telecom firm Vodafone outside the corporate office in Mumbai, 2007. Mobile phone giant Vodafone Group Plc has sought an extra two months to reply to a 1.21 billion pounds Indian tax claim over its purchase of India's third-largest mobile operator. Photo:Sajjad Hussain/AFP

Smoke rises from a chimney of a garbage processing plant at ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Smoke rises from a chimney of a garbage processing plant at Daddumajra village on the outskirts of the northern Indian city of Chandigarh November 21, 2009. When U.S. President Barack Obama and India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meet next week to talk about climate change the leaders will focus on green technologies rather than narrowing the global divide on greenhouse gas emissions goals, the chairman of the U.N.'s climate science panel said. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA ENVIRONMENT)

An Indian farmer chops paddy at Kuntighat, some 50 kms north ...

(AFP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Indian farmer chops paddy at Kuntighat, some 50 kms north of Kolkata, on November 17. India has scrapped tenders to import rice, saying it has enough stocks to manage despite a harvest shortfall following the worst monsoon in almost four decades. Photo:Deshakalyan Chowdhury/AFP