Sportsmen return to shore after canoeing practice as the sun sets at the Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad on Friday. The lake promenade is a busy thoroughfare that provides boating and other water sports facilities - AP
AISF activists burn effigy of Kerala CM Oommen Chandy in Thiruvananthapuram, on Friday against the decision to sanction autonomous status to colleges in the state. DC/Anand Shinde
Women sing at an Ecumenical Carol service at an event hosted by YMCA and YWCA in Kochi, on Friday. -DC/Arunachandra Bose
Kerala minister K Babu riding a bicycle made of bamboo during the inaugural ceremony of Kerala Bamboo fest, in Kochi, on Friday. Planning board member C.P. John, mayor Tony Chammini and Hiby Eden MLA were also present at the function. DC/
Fashion designing students of St.Teresas college, Kochi perform the tribal dance of Nagaland as part of their assignment. The students created a theme of the Hornbill festival which showcased a mélange of cultural displays. DC/Arunchandra Bose
India International Friendship society pay tribute to Nelson Mandela, in front of the Secretariat, on Friday. DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
Fire personnel remove creepers that blocked view of surveillance camera near the University College in Thiruvananthapuram, on Friday. DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
Commodore (Retd) K Subramaniam Chairman and Managing Director of Cochin shipyard along with chief guest Vice Admiral Satish Soni, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Naval Command during the commissioning ceremony of ICGS Aadesh in Kochi, on
Students queue up to visit a defence exhibition organised by Southern Naval Command as part of the Navy Week observation in Kochi on Friday. DC/Sunoj Ninan Mathew
School children ring a ship's bell at the defence exhibition organised by Southern Naval Command, as part of the Navy Week observation in Kochi, on Friday. -DC/Sunoj Ninan Mathew
Astronaut Bernard Harris, the first African-American to walk in space, arrives with his partner Valerie Mosley for an interactive session with students at a mall in Kochi, on Friday. DC/Sunoj Ninan Mathew
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy honours Korean film maker Kim Ki-duk at the IFFK award ceremony. DC/A.V. Muzafar
Malayalam film dircetor Sidhartha Siva and Producer Thomas Kottackakom with the audience prize Rajata Chakoram for their movie <i>101 Chodyangal</i>, at 18th International Film Festival of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram, on Friday. DC/A.V. Muzafar
Majid Barzegar, director of Iranian film <i>Parviz</i> after receiving the Golden Pheasant award (Suvarna Chakoram) from Kerala Chief minister Oommen Chandy. DC/A.V. Muzafar
Actor Gouthami touches the feet of veteran Malayalam actor Madhu during IFFK award ceremony in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. Jury member Peter Scarlet, Korean Film maker Kim Ki Duk, Chaiman of Chalachitra Academy Priyadarshan, Union Minister Shashi
Participants of the flash mob bid farewell to the delegates of the 18th IFFK, in front of Kairali Theatre, Thiruvananthapuram. DC/A.V. Muzafar
Another picture of the flash mob on the final day of the 18th edition of IFFK, on Friday. DC/ A.V. Muzafar
Youngsters do a flash mob on the closing day of the 18th International Film Festival of Kerala in front of Kairali Theatre, in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. DC/A.V. Muzafar
Sandhaya, who fought with LDF activists against their seige at Cliff House on Thursday, with her husband and daughter, at her rented house in Thiruvananthapuram. She was awarded Rs 5 lakh by V-Guard chief Kochouseph Chittilappilly for her bravery on
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah interacts with auto drivers during a convention in Mysore, on Friday. -KPN
Kannada actor Bhavana campaigns for ‘6th edition of BIFFES’ the Bengaluru International Film Festival on Infantry road in Bangalore, on Friday. The festival will start from December 26th to 2nd January. –KPN
A cake replica of Charminar in Hyderabad is displayed at the annual cake exhibition created by former Director of Nilgiris C. Ramachandra at St. Joseph's Indian High School in Bangalore, on Friday. –KPN
Actors Sachin Joshi and Sunny Leone promote their upcoming Film <i>Jackpot</i> at a mall in Bangalore, on Friday. –KPN
School children participate in a mass Yoga programme at Sharada Vidhyalaya in, Mangalore on Friday. The event is expected to make its entry into Guinness records. –KPN
Cultural procession as part of Dharwad Zilla Utsava-2013 in Dharwad, on Friday. –KPN
Kite show attracts people during Dharwad Zilla Utsava-2013 in Dharwad, Karnataka, on Friday. –KPN
Students from various schools participated in a theatre event to create awareness against marriage of girl children, in an awareness programme, held in Hyderabad, on Friday. DC/ P.Surendra
Jagan Mohan Reddy meets Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal to seek their support for united Andhra Pradesh, in New Delhi on Friday - PTI
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and YSR Congress Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy shaking hands after their meeting, in Patna on Friday. The YSR Congress President told reporters that he had come to seek support of Bihar CM against Congress 'highhandedness
APNGOs’ Association President P. Ashok Babu speaks at a protest meeting over Telangana in front of Secretariat, in Hyderabad, on Friday.
Police personnel trying to control protesting Andhra Pradesh Secretariat employees, in Hyderabad on Friday.
Digvijaya Singh, who is in-charge of party affairs in Andhra Pradesh, leaves Gandhi Bhavan after talks on separate Telangana. The use of red beacon landed the Congress leader in trouble with members of Telugu Yuvatha filing a complaint against him
Digvijay Singh makes his way across after holding a meeting on separate Telangana. Facing strong opposition from AP Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to the state's division, Singh said the decision of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) is
Congress supporters welcome AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh as the Congress moved to create a separate state of Telangana. DC/ P.Surendra
Digvijaya Singh leaves Gandhi Bhavan after the meeting. Singh said he hoped the bill for the formation of separate Telangana state would be passed before the 2014 general elections.
AICC General Secretary Digvijaya Singh, who is in charge of AP Congress affairs, addresses media on Telangana at Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad, on Friday.
Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: December 13