A woman vendor carries plastic containers for sale as she walks on a street in Hyderabad on Friday - AP
House wives on a food preparation competition, where they are not allowed to cook, held at Marine Ground, Calicut Beach. If they could perfect this art, they might as well tide over the increasing LPG cylinder prizes - DC/Venugopal
Kerala Chief minister Oommen Chandy (right) and Opposition leader V.S. Achuthanandan during the inauguration of the Anayara Rail overbridge in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday - DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
Seetha Sasidharan performs Bharatanatyam at Nishagandhi Dance Music Festival in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday - DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
A girl pulls down the rope of a giant exhibit to lift a Maruti car at Regional Science Centre and Planetarium, Kozhikode, on Friday. The exhibit, which explains the lever principle, will be dedicated to public on January 28 - DC/Venugopal
Kerala Finance minister K.M. Mani presenting the Kerala Budget 2014-15 in the Assembly. Minister for Home Ramesh Chennithala, minister for agriculture K.P. Mohanan, Industries minister P.K. Kunhalikkutty, CM Oommen Chandy are seen in the front row
LDF leader V.S. Achuthanadan gets a helping hand from watch and ward as he slips while walking inside the Kerala Assembly on Friday - DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
Kerala CM Oommen Chandy shares a joke with actor Dileep during the inauguration of the five-day International Aqua Show at Marine Drive in Kochi on Friday - DC/Vinod Karimatt
Film director Sathyan Anthikad handing over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to Sandhya, a housewife who had bravely protested against the LDF strike in Thiruvananthapuram recently, on Friday. The cash was contributed by businessman Kochouseph Chittilappilly (
Prime Minister presents the Bapu Gaidhani Award to Subin Mathew of Kerala at the National Bravery Awards 2013 function in New Delhi on Friday - PTI
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presents the Bapu Gaidhani Award to S. S. Manoj of Karnataka at the National Bravery Awards 2013 function in New Delhi on Friday - PTI
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah speaks in the Assembly in Bangalore on Friday - PTI
Vendors distribute tea during a protest against Congress leaders for their remarks on party PM candidate Narendra Modi, in Bangalore on Friday - PTI
BJP Mahila wing members make tea during a protest against Congress leaders for their remarks on party PM candidate Narendra Modi, in Bangalore on Friday - PTI
Large portraits of cricketers - Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid - were made by origami by 'Wide Animation Studios' as an attempt for Guinness world record in Chennai on Friday - DC
CPM state secretary B.V. Raghavulu sits on a dharna demanding apology from the police officer. Raghavulu came to address the protest. However, the police officer denied using abusive language and said that he would not mind apologising - DC/Gandhi
KVPS activists, who were on a dharna at Social Welfare office in Masabtank demanding SC, ST sub plan loans be released, raise slogans against a police officer who allegedly used abusive language on them - DC/Gandhi
Palem Srikanth Reddy and supporters pose for a photograph after launching his new political party 'Janapaalana' in Hyderabad on Friday - DC/P.Surendra
A military tank is pictured here that will be a major attraction at the Republic Day parade.
A sniffer dog examining the parade ground at Secunderabad on Friday.
Dog squad checks the parade grounds where the Republic Day celebrations will be organised on Sunday - DC/P.Surendra
Children take part in the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade.
A tableau is seen during the rehearsal.
Security officials are pictured during Republic Day parade rehearsal in Hyderabad on Friday.
Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma addressing media on arrangements made for Republic Day parade in the city. Combo picture also shows policemen who were given instructions by the top cop during their meeting on Friday.
School students perform classical dance during the Sports Day Celebrations at Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday - PTI
International table tennis player Naina Jaiswal (centre) along with students participating in the National Girl Child Day celebrations at Andhra Saraswathi Balika Patashala in Hyderabad on Friday - PTI
A huge Tricolour fixed around a shop ahead of the Republic day celebrations in Old City of Hyderabad on Friday - PTI
Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: January 24