India in pics
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Beachgoers walk on the oil covered shores of Juhu Chowpatty beach in Mumbai. Authorities worked to clean up an oil spill from a cargo ship that sank off Mumbai last week, with oil found on beaches and in water near the city's shoreline.
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Commuters carry umbrellas as they make their way through heavy rain in Amritsar. Heavy rains which fell in several areas of northern India brought respite to the scorching heat which has dominated life in the northern plains in previous days.
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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (CR) blesses Lobsang Sangay (CL) during his oath taking ceremony as the new Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile in McLeod Ganj. In an historic shift from the dominance of Tibetan politics by religious figures, the new prime minister, Lobsang Sangay, who has never set foot in Tibet, is assuming the political leadership role relinquished by the 76-year-old Dalai Lama in May.
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A stockbroker gestures as he monitors share prices during trade at a brokerage house in Mumbai. RBI said risks to the growth of Asia's third-largest economy were "limited" after the US credit downgrade that has spooked global markets.
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A vegetable vendor throws out rain water from his shop in Amritsar. Heavy rains which fell in several areas of northern India brought respite to the scorching heat which has dominated life in the northern plains in previous days.
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An officegoer walks past the statue of the bronze Bull outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai. RBI said risks to the growth of Asia's third-largest economy were "limited" after the US credit downgrade that has spooked global markets.
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Lobsang Sangay (L) poses with the Dalai Lama after taking oath of office as the new Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile in McLeod Ganj.
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