Aug 17 in pics
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Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde speaks as Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar and leader of opposition Sushma Swaraj listen to him during the discussion on northeast issue in Lok Sabha in New Delhi. (PTI)
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Pussy Riot punk group supporters place masks on a monument to World War-II heroes to resemble Pussy Riot members, at an underground station in Moscow. Three group members were jailed following a guerrilla performance denouncing President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral. (AP/Yevgeny Feldman)
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A visitor looks at food carvings made of apples during the 2012 Taiwan Culinary Exhibition at TWTC exhibition hall in Taipei. (Reuters/Yi-ting Chung)
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BJP leader LK Advani, with London Olympic 2012 medalists Gagan Narang, Mery Kom and Saina Nehwal during their felicitation at Advani's residence in New Delhi, India. (Hindustan Times/ Mohd Zakir)
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People from India's northeastern states, rest at a platform while waiting for a train to board back to their homes at a railway station in the Chennai, fearing a backlash from violence against Muslims in Assam. (Reuters/Babu)
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Bollywood actor Hema Malini with her dance troupe performing "Radha Krishna" ballet organised by FICCI FLO, in Jaipur. (UNI)
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A Muslim girl is carried by her father as they board a ferry boat for home at Gilimanuk port, west Bali, Indonesia. A mass exodus out of the capital and other major cities in the world's most populous Muslim country is underway as millions are heading their home villages to celebrate Eid ul-Fitr holiday. (AP/Firdia Lisnawati)
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Hindu devotees cross a bridge over the Bagmati River to perform religious rituals on the banks of the Bagmati River while celebrating Kuse Aunse (Father's Day) at Gokarna Temple in Kathmandu. Hindus all over the country, whose fathers have passed away, come to the temple for worship, holy dips, and to present offerings. (Reuters)
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Indian cricketers Virat Kohli with captain Mahinder Singh Dhoni during the unveiling of new uniform for T20 world cup in Mumbai. (PTI/Shashank Parade)
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Riders fall as their horses crash during the Palio race in Siena. Almost without fail since the mid-1600s, 10 riders compete every year bareback around Siena's shell-shaped central square in a bid to win the Palio, a silk banner depicting the Madonna and child. Reuters
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Two anti-Japanese protesters, left, throw eggs towards the Japanese Embassy outside the embassy entrance in Beijing, China. Japan has decided to deport 14 Chinese activists who were arrested for landing without authorization on disputed islands in the East China Sea. (AP/Alexander F Yuan)
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Indonesian women buy meat in preparation for Eid ul-Fitr holiday at a market in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP/Achmad Ibrahim)
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A worker cleans the crescent moon and star symbol on a dome of a mosque ahead of Eid ul-Fitr in Pasay city, Manila. (Reuters/Romeo Ranoco)
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Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif visiting shrine of famous saint Sheikh Salim Chisti to offer prayer at Fatehpur Sikri in Agra on Sunday. (UNI)
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Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde speaks during the discussion on North East issue at Lok Sabha in New Delhi. PTI/TV grab
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BJP members during the discussion on North East issue at Rajya Sabha in New Delhi. PTI/TV grab
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