.. Live Bharat: 08/31/08

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A villager shifts to a safe place

A villager shifts to a safe place, in flood affected village of Malda, Bengal.

New RBI governor D Subbarao

New RBI governor D Subbarao greets outgoing RBI governor Y V Reddy during the signing of oath of secrecy at the Reserve Bank headquarters in Mumbai.

Paes-Black win US Open doubles

Cara Black (left) and Leander Paes celebrate after winning the mixed doubles finals at the US Open tennis tournament in New York.

Sanjeev Nanda sentenced to 5 years imprisonment

Sanjeev Nanda sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in the BMW case.

Leander Paes and Cara Black with winners trophy

Leander Paes and Cara Black hold the winners trophy after their win over Liezel Huber, of United States and Jamie Murray of Britain at the mixed doubles final match at US Open tennis tournament in New York.

People wade through waist deep water

A group of people wade through waist deep water to cross a river in Raniganj block of Arariya district.

An aerial view of flood affected Majuli

An aerial view of flood affected Majuli, the largest river island in the world. More than 80 per cent of the island is flooded.

People crossing flood water to get to safer places

People crossing flood water to get to safer places in Supaul district of Bihar.

Advani with Ravi Shankar Prasad after meeting PM

Advani with Ravi Shankar Prasad after meeting PM regarding Bihar flood situation in New Delhi.

Pak PM Yousaf Raza Gilani escaped unhurt

Pak PM Yousaf Raza Gilani escaped unhurt after his motorcade was shot at.

L K Advani, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Shahnawaz

L K Advani, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Shahnawaz Hussain met PM Manmohan Singh after returning from a visit to the flood hit areas of Bihar

People carry a Ganesh idol in Maharashtra.

People carry a Ganesh idol on occasion of Gansh Utsav in Karad, Maharashtra.

Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad

A view of Mecca Masjid at the end of the first day of Ramadan in Hyderabad.

Flood-affected people move to safer places

Flood-affected people move to safer places on a boat at Jamunghat village in Araria district.

Ganesha Chaturthi procession

A procession on Ganesha Chaturthi in Nagpur.

People wade through with the help of bamboos

People wade through a flooded street with the help of bamboos in Murligunj area of Madhepura district in Bihar.

Animal rights activist

An animal rights activist lies over a piece of fabric, made to represent a Japanese flag, in Madrid. Demonstrators were protesting against dolphin hunting by Japan.

A woman with her child seeking help in flood-hit

A woman with her child seeking help in flood-hit Madhepura district of Bihar.

Ganesh puja by actor Jackie Shroff

Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff performs Ganesh puja at his residence in Mumbai.

Now its Assam flood

Employees of a waterlogged hospital in Assam shift medicines to a safer place.

Villagers wait for their turn to be rescued

Villagers wait for their turn to be rescued in a flood-hit Bihar village.

Flood affected are transported to higher Ground

Flood affected people are transported to higher ground by INDRF personnel in Laxmipur, Bihar.

Gold fish Michael Phelps teaches swimming

Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps speaks at a news conference after teaching a swimming class for kids at the Fosco Park in Chicago.

National Film Awards

President Pratibha Patil (left) presents the best supporting actress award to actress Konkona Sen Sharma during the 54th National Film Awards ceremony in New Delhi.

Devastation in Bihar

Villagers wade through floodwaters towards safer areas near Saharsa in Bihar.

Get ready to celebrate Ganpati

A kid looks at a Ganesha idol at Malleshwaram to celebrate the upcoming Ganesha festival, in Bangalore.

Floods in Assam

People wade through a flooded national highway in Puthimari village, Guwahati.

Hurricane Gustav

A man looks at the damage caused by Hurricane Gustav to a children's day care centre at the Chateau Creole Apartments in Houma, Louisiana.

Stiletto sprint race winner

McGlone of Braidwood kisses her trophy after winning a stiletto sprint race at Circular Quay in Sydney.

World's tallest tower

Burj Dubai, the world's tallest tower, which has reached a new record height of 688 metres (2,257.2 ft).

Flood affected people moving for safer places

Flood affected people moving for safer places in Supaul district of Bihar.

Sanjeev Nanda found guilty in BMW hit-and-run case

Sanjeev Nanda has been found guilty in BMW hit-and-run case.

King Khan during the shoot of 'Rab ne bana di jodi'

Shahrukh Khan during the shoot of his upcoming film 'Rab ne bana di jodi' at Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Left parties bring out a massive rally in Kolkata

Left parties bring out a massive rally in Kolkata in protest against 'imperialism'

Ganesha idol

An artist gives final touches to an idol ahead of Ganesha Chaturthi, in Delhi.

Flood-affected village in Assam

People pass through a submerged national highway in a flood-affected village in Assam.

Small Gift for Olympic bronze winner Sushil Kumar!

Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit presents a gift cheque to Olympic bronze medal winner wrestler Sushil Kumar.

Amarnath land row suspended

Activists celebrate after the Amarnath land row was resolved in Jammu.

Disaster caused by Hurricane Gustav

Residents search for valuables through the rubble of their houses destroyed by Hurricane Gustav in La Palma, Cuba.

Fire at Ranganathan Street in Chennai

Smoke billows out from a commercial building at Ranganathan Street in T Nagar, Chennai.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama after being discharged from Lilavati hospital in Mumbai.

Louisiana evacuates

Residents flee Louisiana as Hurricane Gustav approaches the state.

Hurricane Gustav hits Mississippi

A car washed away by storm surge on US Highway 90 as Hurricane Gustav hit Gulfport, Mississippi.

McCain with his running mate

US Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and his vice-presidential running mate Sarah Palin acknowledge the cheers of supporters during a campaign rally in O'Fallon.

Bihar under water

Flood-affected people carry their belongings as they wait to be evacuated by a rescue team at Mirchabari Vnanga village in Bihar.

Flood-affected people wait to be evacuated

Flood-affected people wait to be evacuated by a rescue team at Chondipur village of Madhepura district in Bihar.

People wait eagerly to board a rescue boat

People stranded for 11 days in Bihar floods wait eagerly to board a rescue boat in Murliganj, about 70 km from Purnea. Not all of them could get on when two boats arrived and had to wait for the boats to make a second trip.

A Frightened woman along with her children in Bihar

A Frightened woman along with her children desperately holds on to her belongings as she tries to board a boat about 70 km west of Purnea.

A view of the flood affected area at Bihar

A view of the flood affected area at Forbesganj in Bihar.

People move through flood current in Bihar

People move through flood current at Madhepura in Bihar.