March 9: Day in pics

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Updated on Mar 10, 2012 10:08 AM IST

A Sikh warrior Balwant Singh, wearing an 800 meter long turban which weighs 70 kgs, sits in his car as he attends the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in Punjab. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2012 10:08 AM IST

An Israeli demonstrator, dressed for the Jewish festival of Purim as the late Indian political and ideological leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, takes part in a weekly demonstration in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood. (AFP/Marco Longari)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2012 10:08 AM IST

French President and candidate for the 2012 Presidential Elections Nicolas Sarkozy, right, speaks with a Lejaby employee as he visits the Meygal workshop, which replaces the Lejaby factory in Yssingeaux, central France, during a campaign rally focuses on the International Women's Day. (AP Photo)

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Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan returns a shot to Pauline Parmentier of France at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, in Indian Wells, California. (AP Photo)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2012 10:08 AM IST

Roy Beerens (L) of AZ Alkmaar vies with Kwadwo Asamoah of Udines during their UEFA Europa League round 16 football match against Udines in Alkmaar. (AFP Photo)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2012 10:08 AM IST

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have dinner with winners of a Democratic campaign contest at the Boundary Road restaurant in Washington, DC. Three winners and their guests each won the "Dinner with Barack and Michelle" contest, as part of a campaign fundraiser among grassroots supporters from around the country. (AFP Photo)

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Karin Hendrickson embraces her team leader Hatchet in Takotna, Alaska, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (AP Photo)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2012 10:08 AM IST

A female member of the Mexican Army takes part in a military drill at the Six Military Region in Boca del Rio, Veracruz. Some twelve thousand women in the states of Veracruz and Puebla are currently in the Army with some of them participating in the military operation called "Veracruz Safe". (AFP Photo)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2012 10:08 AM IST

A man holds his face after antiriot policemenused tear gas to disperse demonstrators holding a protest against the visit of France’s incumbent president and UMP ruling party candidate for the 2012 presidential election in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, southeastern France. (AFP Photo)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2012 10:08 AM IST

A Pakistani Hindu child celebrates Holi with his family in Lahore. Holi, or festival of colours, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed at the end of winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. (AFP Photo)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2012 10:08 AM IST

Mohamed El Filali, executive director of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, addresses a gathering at Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, during an interfaith news conference to address concerns about the spying conducted by the New York City Police Department on the Muslim community in New Jersey. (AP Photo)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2012 10:08 AM IST

Madhurani, wife of the slain IPS officer Narendra Kumar, cries near the body of her husband during his cremation in Lalpur village near Mathura. HT Photo

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Updated on Mar 10, 2012 10:08 AM IST

United States' Kristi Castlin reacts after the start of a Women's 60m hurdles first round heat during the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2012 10:08 AM IST

March 9: Day in pics

A Sikh warrior Balwant Singh, wearing an 800 meter long turban which weighs 70 kgs, sits in his car as he attends the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in Punjab. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

An Israeli demonstrator, dressed for the Jewish festival of Purim as the late Indian political and ideological leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, takes part in a weekly demonstration in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood. (AFP/Marco Longari)

French President and candidate for the 2012 Presidential Elections Nicolas Sarkozy, right, speaks with a Lejaby employee as he visits the Meygal workshop, which replaces the Lejaby factory in Yssingeaux, central France, during a campaign rally focuses on the International Women's Day. (AP Photo)

Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan returns a shot to Pauline Parmentier of France at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, in Indian Wells, California. (AP Photo)

Roy Beerens (L) of AZ Alkmaar vies with Kwadwo Asamoah of Udines during their UEFA Europa League round 16 football match against Udines in Alkmaar. (AFP Photo)

Karin Hendrickson embraces her team leader Hatchet in Takotna, Alaska, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (AP Photo)

A man holds his face after antiriot policemenused tear gas to disperse demonstrators holding a protest against the visit of France’s incumbent president and UMP ruling party candidate for the 2012 presidential election in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, southeastern France. (AFP Photo)

A Pakistani Hindu child celebrates Holi with his family in Lahore. Holi, or festival of colours, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed at the end of winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. (AFP Photo)

Madhurani, wife of the slain IPS officer Narendra Kumar, cries near the body of her husband during his cremation in Lalpur village near Mathura. HT Photo

United States' Kristi Castlin reacts after the start of a Women's 60m hurdles first round heat during the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Sikh devotees prepare bread at a community kitchen during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in Punjab. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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