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Young Indian Buddhist monks walk in a procession on the eve of Buddha Purnima festival in Kolkata, India, Friday, May 24, 2013. The festival marks Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. Young Indian Buddhist monks walk in
Indian bookmakers arrested for allegedly spot-fixing cricket matches, cover their faces, as they ride in a police van in Kolkata on May 23, 2013. India's sports minister on Thursday branded as 'shameful' the spot-fixing scandal involving the arrest of three cricketers, including Test fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, and 11 bookmakers. Indian bookmakers arrested for alle
Indian Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor gives a press conference held to promote his new Hindi film Indian Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoo
Police officials escort Chit-fund company Saradha Group's Chairman Sudipta Sen (R) to a police van outside the airport on his arrival in Kolkata April 24, 2013. Media conglomerate Saradha Group ran one of the thousands of unlicensed financial schemes in India, many of which thrive below the regulatory radar with the protection of local politicians, economists say. Lack of education and the absence of bank branches across huge swathes of the country puts more than half of India's population outside the formal banking sector. But Saradha went bust in April, wiping out as much as $3.7 billion in deposits from mostly low-income Indians, miring West Bengal's state government in scandal, and illustrating the risks faced by the millions who live outside the banking system. Picture taken April 24, 2013. Police officials escort Chit-fund c
Indian Minister for Civil Aviation, Ajit Singh gestures as he addresses a press conference in New Delhi on May 14, 2013. Singh confirmed that the first commercial flight of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner after the installation of new batteries will be on the New Delhi to Kolkata route on May 15. Singh said that all six of Air India's Dreamliner planes will be ready for operation by the end of this month with the airline seeking to puchase more aircraft by the end of 2013 in line with plans to expand route networks. Indian Minister for Civil Aviation,
KOLKATA, INDIA - DECEMBER 01: A taxi driver relaxes on his cab on December 1, 2012 in Kolkata, India. KOLKATA, INDIA - DECEMBER 01: A ta
KOLKATA, INDIA - DECEMBER 01: A man walks his goats across a zebra crossing on December 1, 2012 in Kolkata, India. KOLKATA, INDIA - DECEMBER 01: A ma
KOLKATA, INDIA - DECEMBER 01: A street scene in downtown Kolkata on December 1, 2012 in Kolkata, India. KOLKATA, INDIA - DECEMBER 01: A st
KOLKATA, INDIA - DECEMBER 01: A fire station on December 1, 2012 in Kolkata, India. KOLKATA, INDIA - DECEMBER 01: A fi
KOLKATA, INDIA - DECEMBER 01: Sir Stuart Hogg Market on December 1, 2012 in Kolkata, India. KOLKATA, INDIA - DECEMBER 01: Sir
KOLKATA, INDIA - NOVEMBER 30: A street seller sits in his stall on November 30, 2012 in Kolkata, India. KOLKATA, INDIA - NOVEMBER 30: A st
KOLKATA, INDIA - DECEMBER 02: Locals play cricket on the Kolkata Maidan on December 2, 2012 in Kolkata, India. KOLKATA, INDIA - DECEMBER 02: Loca
KOLKATA, INDIA - DECEMBER 01: Local children play cricket on the Kolkata Maidan infront of Eden Gardens cricket ground on December 1, 2012 in Kolkata, India. KOLKATA, INDIA - DECEMBER 01: Loca
KOLKATA, INDIA - NOVEMBER 30: The Victoria Memorial on November 30, 2012 in Kolkata, India. KOLKATA, INDIA - NOVEMBER 30: The
An Indian hand rickshaw puller transports a man and a child in Kolkata, India, Thursday, May 9, 2013. An Indian hand rickshaw puller tran
Indian women make price enquiries as photographs of poet Rabindra Nath Tagore are displayed by pavement vendors outside Tagore s birthplace on his birth anniversary in Kolkata, India, Thursday, May 9, 2013. Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913, a hundred years ago. Indian women make price enquiries a
Indian children participate in a candle-light awareness rally to prevent Thalassemia, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. World Thalassemia Day will be observed on May 8. Indian children participate in a ca
A homeless girl washes clothes as another washes with water from a leaking pipe in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. A homeless girl washes clothes as a
A demonstrator jumps over a burning effigy depicting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, during a protest after the death of Sarabjit Singh, who was convicted of spying for India and sentenced to death in Pakistan, in Kolkata May 2, 2013. India reacted furiously to Thursday's death in a Pakistani jail of an Indian farmer convicted of spying who was badly beaten last week by fellow inmates, the latest incident to strain relations between the neighbours. Singh was arrested in Pakistan in 1991 and sentenced to death for spying and carrying out four bomb blasts that killed 14 people. His family says he was an innocent farmer who was arrested after drunkenly wandering over the border. A demonstrator jumps over a burning
Indian Sikhs burn an effigy and photographs of Congress party leader Sajjan Kumar, as they protest against an Indian court decision Tuesday acquitting him of charges that he incited mobs to kill Sikhs during the country's 1984 anti-Sikh riots. during a protest in Kolkata, India, Thursday, May 2, 2013. The Sikhs also protested against Pakistan after Sarabjit Singh,a convicted Indian spy who was on Pakistan's death row, died Tuesday from a head injury after two inmates attacked him with a brick in a Lahore jail. Indian Sikhs burn an effigy and pho
Indian activists burn an effigy of Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari to protest against the killing of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Kolkata on May 2, 2013. An Indian man on death row in Pakistan for spying died nearly a week after he was attacked by fellow prisoners, who were swiftly charged with murder as New Delhi demanded justice. Sarabjit Singh, who was sentenced 16 years ago over alleged involvement in a deadly bombings, died in the early hours as a result of the savage assault in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail, a senior doctor at Jinnah hospital in the eastern city told. Indian activists burn an effigy of
A Mumbai Metro train passes through a residential area during its first official safety trial run in Mumbai on May 1, 2013. The Mumbai Metro transit system - whose full passenger service of the first phase will be thrown open to the public later this year, is designed to provide commuting relief to the city's residents who are caught in chronic congestion on the city's notoriously choked roads and is the country's third metro system following Kolkata and New Delhi. A Mumbai Metro train passes through
An Indian transgender dancer puts on makeup before a performance for a function in Kolkata on April 30, 2013. Various transgender associations participated in the social event to increase awareness, showcase talents, and encourage their acceptance in society. An Indian transgender dancer puts o
Indian fire fighters spray water to extinguish a fire at a godown in a crowded residential and commercial area in Kolkata on April 30, 2013. More than 15 fire engines rushed to the spot to control the fire which broke out in the early hours. No casualty has been reported and after initial panic in the nearby areas the situation was under control with locals assisting the firefighters in bringing the blaze under control. Indian fire fighters spray water to
Kolkata, Apr 29 (PTI) Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Ghosh, against whom Saradha Group CMD Sudipta Sen has levelled allegations in a letter to CBI, was today summoned by the police for questioning. Ghosh, who was summoned by the Bidhannagar city police investigating the case, told reporters that Deputy Commissioner (Detective Department) Arnab Ghosh rang him up and wanted to talk to him. He wanted to talk to me and I have come, the TMC MP said. [caption id=attachment_738687 align=alignleft width=380 Kolkata, Apr 29 (PTI) Trinamool Con
strongKolkata:/strong A PIL was filed before Calcutta High Court today on behalf of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Lawyers Cell seeking a CBI inquiry under the supervision of the court into the chit fund scam that has hit millions of small-time investors. Seeking a CBI probe into the scam, the petitioner prayed that names of all those involved in it be disclosed by the agency. [caption id=attachment_738605 align=alignleft width=380 strongKolkata:/strong A PIL was fil
An Indian Congress party activist (R) reacts while detained by police during a demonstration against a savings company suspected in running an investment scam outside the Writers' Building, which houses the West Bengal state government secretariat, in Kolkata on April 29, 2013. The head of an Indian savings company suspected of running a giant Ponzi scheme that could have defrauded up to 100,000 people appeared in court April 25 in Kolkata, where he and two close aides were charged with criminal breaches of trust, conspiracy and cheating. An Indian Congress party activist (
A member of the Indian Sikh community attends a special prayer for the good health of death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh as he holds Singh's picture at a gurdwara in Kolkata on April 28, 2013. Indian national Sarabjit Singh is facing the death penalty in Pakistan on espionage charges and was rushed to hospital on Friday after suffering serious injuries in a clash with fellow prisoners, officials said. Sarbajeet Singh was wounded in a quarrel with other prisoners on death row in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail, provincial prisons chief Farooq Nazir said. A member of the Indian Sikh communi
Activists of Congress part shout slogan against the arrested Chairman of Saradha group Sudipta Sen outside the airport, upon his arrival in Kolkata on April 24, 2013. Police said on April 23, 2013 they had arrested the head of a privately run Indian savings company that collapsed, leaving tens of thousands of its investors penniless. Police in the West Bengal state capital Kolkata said Saradha group chairman Sudipta Sen and two of his business associates were taken into custody in the northern Indian state of Kashmir where they had fled. The collapse last month of the so-called chit fund which offered returns of 40 percent and more has triggered massive street protests in eastern India and three investors have committed suicide, police said. Activists of Congress part shout sl
A policeman stands guard outside the closed head office of the Saradha group in Kolkata on April 24, 2013. Police said on April 23rd they had arrested the head of a privately run Indian savings company that collapsed, leaving tens of thousands of its investors penniless. Police in the West Bengal state capital Kolkata said Saradha group chairman Sudipta Sen and two of his business associates were taken into custody in the northern Indian state of Kashmir where they had fled. A policeman stands guard outside th