2014-03-26 Photo gallery

Congress party Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and Congress party President Sonia Gandhi release party manifesto ahead of the general elections, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 26, 2014, AP PhotoCongress party...

Governor of Karnataka H R Bhardwaj handing over the award to Disabled student Dr S J Rajalakshmi  during the 16th Annual Convocation of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka at NIMHANS Convocation Center in Bangalore on Wednesday, DH...

An owner of tamed elephants holds up a placard as he joins a march mounted on an elephant to the Ministry of Wildlife Conservation in Colombo March 26, 2014, Reuters photo

Bollywood item girl Rakhi Sawant at a press conference in Mumbai on Wednesday. She will contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Mumbai North-West constituency. PTI Photo

A supporter of AIADMK campaigns on a bicycle decorated with posters in Coimbatore on Wednesday. PTI Photo

People sing the national anthem of Bangladesh in an attempt to break a Guinness record at a national parade ground in Dhaka March 26, 2014. According to the organizers, at least 254,681 people gathered and sang in chorus the national anthem at the Na...

Kashmiri women block a road and shout slogans demanding the release of two detained men in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, March 26, 2014, AP Photo

West Indies' captain Darren Sammy celebrates the dismissal of Bangladesh's captain Mushfiqur Rahim with teammates during their ICC Twenty20 World Cup match at the Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka Reuters

Bangladesh's Mahmudullah congratulates Ziaur Rahman as he dismissed West Indies' Chris Gayle successfully during their ICC Twenty20 World Cup match at the Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Reuters.

West Indies' batsman Chris Gayle plays a shot during their ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh in Dhaka, AP

West Indies' Dwayne Smith runs between the wickets during their ICC Twenty20 World Cup match against Bangladesh at the Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Reuters

Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardena plays a shot during their ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match against Netherlands in Chittagong, Bangladesh, AP

Personnel from Special Operation Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police display the arms and ammunition recovered from the hideout of Lashker-e-Toiba during search operations at Chansoda Forests in Baramulla, PTI.

Personnel from Special Operation Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police display the arms 

Dibrugarh : College students drawing a Rangoli in connection with forthcoming elections in Dibrugarh, Assam on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Kolkata: A tree falls down on a car in front of Calcutta High Court during a strom in Kolkata on Tuesday. PTI Photo by Swapan Mahapatra

Agartala: Polling officials check Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) for upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Agartala on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Srinagar: Students holding placards during an anti-tobacco rally in Srinagar on Wednesday. PTI Photo by S Irfan

A security officer stands guard during the release of the Congress party's election manifesto for the April/May general election in New Delhi March 26, 2014. India, the world's largest democracy, will hold its general election in nine stages staggere...

Candidates participate at the IDEA Rocks India season 6 audition at GM Rejoyz Malleswara in Bangalore on Wednesday. Photo by B K Janardhan

An Indian one-horned rhino lies dead with its horn missing at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in the northeastern Indian state of Assam March 26, 2014. Two poachers were killed on Wednesday in a gun fight with forest guards after they killed the rhino in...

Nilgiris: Fire at Dodabetta forest range in Niligiris on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Birbhum: Devotees offering 'chader' at the shrine of Data Baba on the occasion of his annual Urs festival at Pathar Chapuri in Birbhum on Tuesday. PTI Photo 

Chandigarh : BJP candidate Kirron Kher holds a sword during a meeting in Chandigarh on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Krishna : Crowd at YSR Congress leader YS Sharmila's road show in Krishna district on Wednesday. PTI Photo 

Jalpaiguri: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee speaks at an election campaign rally at Garubathan in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal on Wednesday. TMC candidate Baichung Bhutia is also seen. PTI Photo

Allahabad : Supporters of BJP MLA Keshav Prasad Maurya jubilate after he was announced the party candidate for Phulpur seat, in Allahabad on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Patna : CPI-ML Politburo member Kavita Krishnan and Dhirendra Jha release party manifesto in Patna on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Chandigarh : Aam Adami Party candidate Gul Panag offers party cap to a supporter during her election campaign in Chandigarh on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Bankura: BJP candidate Subhash Sarkar during his election campaign in Bankura constituency in West Bengal on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Kathua: A BJP supporter wears the mask of party's PM candidate Narendra Modi during his election rally at Hira Nagar town in Kathua district on Wednesday. PTI Photo

West Midnapore: CPI candidate Prabodh Panda waves to villagers during his election campaign in West Midnapore district on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Varanasi: AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal during his road show in Varanasi on Wednesday. PTI Photo 

West Indies' bowler Krishmar Santokie, third left, celebrates with teammates the dismissal of Bangladesh batsman Shakib Al Hasan during their ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Bangladesh's Sohag Gazi is bowled out against West Indies' during their ICC Twenty20 World Cup match at the Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka March 25, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj 

South Africa's Albie Morkel, center, Beuran Hendricks, and Jean-Paul Duminy, right, attend a training session ahead of their ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match against the Netherlands in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. (AP Photo/...

England's Stephen Parry bowls in the nets during a training session ahead of their ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match against Sri Lanka in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene catches the ball during a training session ahead of their ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match against England in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)