Jan 2: day in pics

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Updated on Jan 03, 2013 11:57 am IST

Japan's Go Soeda plays a shot against Prakash Amritraj during the second round of the ATP Chennai Open 2013 in Chennai. Soeda won the match. AP

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Updated on Jan 03, 2013 11:57 am IST

Security men guard outside Saket District Court where Chief Justice of India Justice Altamas Kabir inaugurated a fast-track court for the gangrape and murder case of the 23-year-old medical student, at Saket in New Delhi. PTI Photo

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Updated on Jan 03, 2013 11:57 am IST

Justice (retd) R A Mehta at his residence in Ahmedabad. The Supreme Court upheld the appointment of Justice (retd) R A Mehta as the Lokayukta of the state of Gujarat. PTI Photo

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Updated on Jan 03, 2013 11:57 am IST

Sri Lanka's cricketers pose for a team photo wearing pink caps before cricket training ahead of the third test cricket matches against Australia in Sydney, Australia. Players donned pink baggy caps in support for the McGrath foundation's breast cancer. AP Photo

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Updated on Jan 03, 2013 11:57 am IST

A Florida State Seminoles baton team member holds a flaming baton as she performs before her team plays against the Northern Illinois Huskies in the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl NCAA football game in Miami. Reuters Photo

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Northern Illinois Huskies gets set to snap the ball against the Florida State Seminoles defense during the Discover Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. AFP Photo

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Updated on Jan 03, 2013 11:57 am IST

The lights of the US Capitol remain lit into the night as the House continues to work on the "fiscal cliff" legislation proposed by the Senate, in Washington. AP Photo

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Updated on Jan 03, 2013 11:57 am IST

Preschooler Amni Roslan, 6, stays in class as he refuses to join his classmates for outdoor activities during his first day of school in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur. Reuters Photo

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Updated on Jan 03, 2013 11:57 am IST

A man dressed as a penguin enters the water while taking part in the Coney Island Polar Bear Club's annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in New York's Coney Island. Reuters Photo

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Updated on Jan 03, 2013 11:57 am IST

Southampton's Gaston Ramirez (R) shoots and scores a goal that was disallowed past Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny during their English Premier League soccer match at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton. Reuters Photo

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Updated on Jan 03, 2013 11:57 am IST

Japan's Emperor Akihito, third left, and Empress Michiko, third right, wave to well-wishers with their family members from a balcony during the new year's public appearance at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. AP Photo

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Updated on Jan 03, 2013 11:57 am IST

Alejandro Falla of Colombia hits a forehand return during his match against Gilles Simon of France in the second round at the Brisbane International tennis tournament. AFP Photo

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Updated on Jan 03, 2013 11:57 am IST

A Filipino trader blows a horn during the first day of trading at Philippine Stock Exchange at the financial district of Makati, south of Manila, Philippines. AP Photo

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Updated on Jan 03, 2013 11:57 am IST

US President Barack Obama makes his way to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Obama is returning to Hawaii to continue his vacation which he interrupted to deal with the "fiscal cliff" crisis. AFP Photo

Jan 2: day in pics

Japan's Go Soeda plays a shot against Prakash Amritraj during the second round of the ATP Chennai Open 2013 in Chennai. Soeda won the match. AP

Security men guard outside Saket District Court where Chief Justice of India Justice Altamas Kabir inaugurated a fast-track court for the gangrape and murder case of the 23-year-old medical student, at Saket in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Justice (retd) R A Mehta at his residence in Ahmedabad. The Supreme Court upheld the appointment of Justice (retd) R A Mehta as the Lokayukta of the state of Gujarat. PTI Photo

Sri Lanka's cricketers pose for a team photo wearing pink caps before cricket training ahead of the third test cricket matches against Australia in Sydney, Australia. Players donned pink baggy caps in support for the McGrath foundation's breast cancer. AP Photo

A Florida State Seminoles baton team member holds a flaming baton as she performs before her team plays against the Northern Illinois Huskies in the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl NCAA football game in Miami. Reuters Photo

Northern Illinois Huskies gets set to snap the ball against the Florida State Seminoles defense during the Discover Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. AFP Photo

The lights of the US Capitol remain lit into the night as the House continues to work on the "fiscal cliff" legislation proposed by the Senate, in Washington. AP Photo

Preschooler Amni Roslan, 6, stays in class as he refuses to join his classmates for outdoor activities during his first day of school in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur. Reuters Photo

A man dressed as a penguin enters the water while taking part in the Coney Island Polar Bear Club's annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in New York's Coney Island. Reuters Photo

Southampton's Gaston Ramirez (R) shoots and scores a goal that was disallowed past Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny during their English Premier League soccer match at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton. Reuters Photo

Japan's Emperor Akihito, third left, and Empress Michiko, third right, wave to well-wishers with their family members from a balcony during the new year's public appearance at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. AP Photo

Alejandro Falla of Colombia hits a forehand return during his match against Gilles Simon of France in the second round at the Brisbane International tennis tournament. AFP Photo

A Filipino trader blows a horn during the first day of trading at Philippine Stock Exchange at the financial district of Makati, south of Manila, Philippines. AP Photo

US President Barack Obama makes his way to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Obama is returning to Hawaii to continue his vacation which he interrupted to deal with the "fiscal cliff" crisis. AFP Photo

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