May 6: Day in pictures

Updated On May 07, 2013 10:32 am IST
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Maria Sharapova celebrates after winning the match against Alexandra Dulgheru during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid. (AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Maria Sharapova celebrates after winning the match against Alexandra Dulgheru during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid. (AP)

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Giulio Andreotti, a seven-time Italian prime minister who dominated the political scene for decades and died on May 6, 2013 at the age of 94. (AFP file photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Giulio Andreotti, a seven-time Italian prime minister who dominated the political scene for decades and died on May 6, 2013 at the age of 94. (AFP file photo)

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Punjab state Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa shakes hands with Congress MP Raj Babbar at Parliament House in New Delhi. HT/Arvind Yadav expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Punjab state Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa shakes hands with Congress MP Raj Babbar at Parliament House in New Delhi. HT/Arvind Yadav

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav after paying tributes to Pandit Motilal Nehru on his birth anniversary at Parliament House in New Delhi. HT/Arvind Yadav expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav after paying tributes to Pandit Motilal Nehru on his birth anniversary at Parliament House in New Delhi. HT/Arvind Yadav

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Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit speaking after inaugurating Ajmer Sharif Urs transit camp at Burari grounds. UNI expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit speaking after inaugurating Ajmer Sharif Urs transit camp at Burari grounds. UNI

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A scene in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi. PTI Photo/TV grab expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A scene in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi. PTI Photo/TV grab

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A scene in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi. PTI Photo/TV GRAB expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A scene in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi. PTI Photo/TV GRAB

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A security person guarding the electronic voting machines in Chikmagalur district, a day after voting in Karnataka. PTI expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A security person guarding the electronic voting machines in Chikmagalur district, a day after voting in Karnataka. PTI

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Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah addresses the media at the civil secretariat during a ceremony on the first day of the bi-annual Darbar Move to the summer capital Srinagar. PTI expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah addresses the media at the civil secretariat during a ceremony on the first day of the bi-annual Darbar Move to the summer capital Srinagar. PTI

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South Korean anti-war protesters wear the masks of US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye during a rally denouncing their policy toward North Korea near the US Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. AP expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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South Korean anti-war protesters wear the masks of US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye during a rally denouncing their policy toward North Korea near the US Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. AP

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Security personnel seen at Vijay Chowk during the Sikh community members' protest against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who was acquitted by a Delhi court in a case related to 1984 anti-Sikh riot recently, New Delhi. PTI photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Security personnel seen at Vijay Chowk during the Sikh community members' protest against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who was acquitted by a Delhi court in a case related to 1984 anti-Sikh riot recently, New Delhi. PTI photo

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Islamic activists, right side, block a road in Dhaka, Bangladesh during a protest to demand that the government enact an anti-blasphemy law. AP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Islamic activists, right side, block a road in Dhaka, Bangladesh during a protest to demand that the government enact an anti-blasphemy law. AP photo

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Staff members stand by before a meeting between China's President Xi Jinping and his Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. AFP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Staff members stand by before a meeting between China's President Xi Jinping and his Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. AFP photo

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Michelle Barrios (front centre), 8, in a traditional dress known as Pollera, is seen after winning the juvenile category during the National Pollera Contest at the National Theater in Panama City. Reuters photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Michelle Barrios (front centre), 8, in a traditional dress known as Pollera, is seen after winning the juvenile category during the National Pollera Contest at the National Theater in Panama City. Reuters photo

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(L-R) Cast members Leonardo DiCaprio, Baz Luhrmann and Carey Mulligan attend the pre-Met Ball special screening of The Great Gatsby after-party at The Top of The Standard in New York City. AFP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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(L-R) Cast members Leonardo DiCaprio, Baz Luhrmann and Carey Mulligan attend the pre-Met Ball special screening of The Great Gatsby after-party at The Top of The Standard in New York City. AFP photo

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A policeman walks on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh during a protest by Islamic activists. Police in Bangladesh's capital fired rubber bullets to disperse stone-throwing Islamic activists Sunday during the protest to demand that the government enact an anti-blasphemy law. AP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A policeman walks on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh during a protest by Islamic activists. Police in Bangladesh's capital fired rubber bullets to disperse stone-throwing Islamic activists Sunday during the protest to demand that the government enact an anti-blasphemy law. AP photo

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China's President Xi Jinping (C) gestures to his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas (R) before they review an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Reuters photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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China's President Xi Jinping (C) gestures to his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas (R) before they review an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Reuters photo

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Firefighters extinguish fire at the plane crash scene in Valencia-Carabobo state, Venezula. AFP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Firefighters extinguish fire at the plane crash scene in Valencia-Carabobo state, Venezula. AFP photo

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Women in bikinis wave their hands as they form a figure of "2013" in the shape of a snake during a promotional event at the Chimelong Water Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Reuters photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Women in bikinis wave their hands as they form a figure of "2013" in the shape of a snake during a promotional event at the Chimelong Water Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Reuters photo

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A general view of cars racing during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. AFP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A general view of cars racing during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. AFP photo

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A hot air balloon from a fruit juice company, called Nudie, flies over Sydney Harbour. AP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A hot air balloon from a fruit juice company, called Nudie, flies over Sydney Harbour. AP photo

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Nawaz Sharif (2nd L), leader of political party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), sits on stage with members of his party at an election campaign rally in Islamabad. Reuters photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Nawaz Sharif (2nd L), leader of political party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), sits on stage with members of his party at an election campaign rally in Islamabad. Reuters photo

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