2015-12-31 Photo gallery

Congress president Sonia Gandhi inaugurating the silver jubilee celebrations of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology (RIT) in Kottayam on Wednesday. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and other Congress ministers are also seen. PTI Photo

Mumbai Rockets' badminton players RMV Gurusaidutt, HS Prannoy and Mathias Boe along with chief national coach Pullela Gopichand (2nd from R) during a press conference ahead of the Premier Badminton League in Mumbai on Wednesday. PTI Photo

School girls paint their faces with New Year greetings and wishes in Gurgaon on Wednesday. PTI Photo

Martina Hingis of Switzerland, left, and Sania Mirza of India, right, pose with their trophy after they beat Carla Suarez Navarro and Garbine Muguruza, both of Spain during the doubles final at the WTA tennis finals in Singapore on Sunday, Nov. 1, 20...

Tourist enjoying Shikara ride at Dal Lake in Srinagar on Wednesday. PTI Photo

President Pranab Mukherjee with Governor ESL Narsimhan, Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao and other invitees at an ‘At Home’ reception at Rashtrapati Nilayam in Secunderabad on Wednesday. PTI Photo

School students celebrating New Year at a school in Indore on Wednesday. PTI Photo

A Chechen woman with children look at a New Year decoration outside the main Mosque in Chechen regional capital of Grozny, Russia on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. AP/PTI

 A portion of a heritage building under restoration collapsed in south Mumbai on Wednesday. PTI Photo

New Delhi: People wait at a Red light during a trial for odd-even scheme at ITO in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist

Guwahati : A mother spotted deer feeds its young one at Assam state Zoo in Guwahati on Thursday. PTI Photo

New Delhi: Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh paying homage at the mortal remains of ex-chief Gen. O.P. Malhotra, in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo

Gulmarg: Snow coverd houses at Kagdoori in Gulmarg on New Year's eve on Thursday. PTI Photo by S Irfan

Gulmarg: Tourists enjoy at Kagdoori in Gulmarg on New Year's eve. PTI Photo by S Irfan

Chennai: A view of the Last Sunset of 2015 at Marina in Chennai on Thursday. PTI Photo

Thiruvananthapuram: Indian skipper Sunil Chhetri vies for the ball with players of Maldives during their SAFF Suzuki Cup 2015 match in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. PTI Photo 

Puri: A New Year sand sculpture created by sand artist Manas Sahoo on the eve of New Year at Puri beach on Thursday. PTI Photo

Srinagar : A Kashmiri man feeds pigeons at Ziyarat Naqshband Sahab (also known as Mausoleum Hazrat Khawaja Naqshbandh Sahib) in Srinagar on Thursday. PTI Photo

A woman washes clothes in the Kaveri river, on a cold winter morning in Kushalnagar, Karnataka. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa