Bits and pieces of India

Agencies Published April 18, 2012
A daily wage worker catches a nap while sitting on a narrow road divider at a wholesale market in New Delhi, India. India's headline inflation rose 6.9 percent in March, faster than expected because of rising food prices, government data showed Monday. ? AP Photo.
A daily wage worker catches a nap while sitting on a narrow road divider at a wholesale market in New Delhi, India. India's headline inflation rose 6.9 percent in March, faster than expected because of rising food prices, government data showed Monday. ? AP Photo.
An Indian farmer sells 'Taati Munjalu' (Toddy Palm Fruits) at the road side on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Toddy fruit is a popular summer fruit from the coconut palm tree and prized for its sweet, tender flesh and refreshing water. ?AFP Photo.
An Indian farmer sells 'Taati Munjalu' (Toddy Palm Fruits) at the road side on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Toddy fruit is a popular summer fruit from the coconut palm tree and prized for its sweet, tender flesh and refreshing water. ?AFP Photo.
A Royal Bengal Tiger try to grabs a wooden stick in a pool in his enclosure at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad. During India's scorching summer, the zoo authorities have taken steps to keep the animals and birds in captivity cool, calm and collected. Coolers are in place as are special roofs and water moats. ? AFP Photo.
A Royal Bengal Tiger try to grabs a wooden stick in a pool in his enclosure at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad. During India's scorching summer, the zoo authorities have taken steps to keep the animals and birds in captivity cool, calm and collected. Coolers are in place as are special roofs and water moats. ? AFP Photo.
A labourer drinks water while harvesting wheat crop at a field in Jhanpur village of the northern Indian state of Punjab. India's wheat harvesting could touch a record 90 million tonnes in 2012, a record output for the second straight year, on favourable weather conditions, Farm Secretary P.K. Basu said. ? Reuters Photo.
A labourer drinks water while harvesting wheat crop at a field in Jhanpur village of the northern Indian state of Punjab. India's wheat harvesting could touch a record 90 million tonnes in 2012, a record output for the second straight year, on favourable weather conditions, Farm Secretary P.K. Basu said. ? Reuters Photo.
A Kashmiri vegetable vendor holds a basket of bread at a floating market in the interiors of the Dal Lake in Srinagar. India's wholesale price index (WPI) rose a faster-than-expected 6.89 percent in March from a year earlier, mainly driven by higher food prices, government data showed. ? Reuters Photo.
A Kashmiri vegetable vendor holds a basket of bread at a floating market in the interiors of the Dal Lake in Srinagar. India's wholesale price index (WPI) rose a faster-than-expected 6.89 percent in March from a year earlier, mainly driven by higher food prices, government data showed. ? Reuters Photo.
A saleswoman displays platinum rings for the camera at a jewellery showroom in New Delhi. India's platinum imports in 2012 are likely to rise as much as 47 percent to 20-22 tonnes as consumers expect the white metal to outperform gold, Anjani Sinha, director of Indian Bullion Market Association told reporters on Tuesday. ? Reuters Photo.
A saleswoman displays platinum rings for the camera at a jewellery showroom in New Delhi. India's platinum imports in 2012 are likely to rise as much as 47 percent to 20-22 tonnes as consumers expect the white metal to outperform gold, Anjani Sinha, director of Indian Bullion Market Association told reporters on Tuesday. ? Reuters Photo.
An Indian vendor carries snacks for sale as others gather at the seashore in Mumbai, India. ? AP Photo.
An Indian vendor carries snacks for sale as others gather at the seashore in Mumbai, India. ? AP Photo.
Rescue workers watch as an Indian survivor named Sandeep, unseen, is carried out from the rubble of a factory that collapsed in Jalandhar, India. Rescue work continues at the site of a three-story blanket factory that collapsed in northern India close to midnight Sunday, killing at least five people. ? AP Photo.
Rescue workers watch as an Indian survivor named Sandeep, unseen, is carried out from the rubble of a factory that collapsed in Jalandhar, India. Rescue work continues at the site of a three-story blanket factory that collapsed in northern India close to midnight Sunday, killing at least five people. ? AP Photo.
Rescue work continues at the site of a three-story blanket factory that collapsed in northern India close to midnight Sunday, killing at least five people. ? AP Photo.
Rescue work continues at the site of a three-story blanket factory that collapsed in northern India close to midnight Sunday, killing at least five people. ? AP Photo.
A devotee touches the feet of minor girls during Kumari Puja at Kamakhya temple in Gauhati, India. Kamakhya temple honors the Mother Goddess Kamakhya, the essence of female energy. The temple of Hindu Goddess Kamakhya is believed to be the highest seat of Tantra or esotericism. ? AP Photo.
A devotee touches the feet of minor girls during Kumari Puja at Kamakhya temple in Gauhati, India. Kamakhya temple honors the Mother Goddess Kamakhya, the essence of female energy. The temple of Hindu Goddess Kamakhya is believed to be the highest seat of Tantra or esotericism. ? AP Photo.
An Indian farmer walks with a basketful of vegetables through a field on the outskirts of Allahabad, India. India's headline inflation rose 6.9 percent in March, faster than expected because of rising food prices, government data showed Monday. ? AP Photo.
An Indian farmer walks with a basketful of vegetables through a field on the outskirts of Allahabad, India. India's headline inflation rose 6.9 percent in March, faster than expected because of rising food prices, government data showed Monday. ? AP Photo.

Catch the latest updates from India as the pictures take you to different parts of  India - from rescuers at work at the recent factory collapse in northern India to the average daily wage worker who catches a nap on the street. – Photos by Agencies.

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