Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy attending a high-level meeting with ministers and other officials to review the flood situation as a result of the incessant rains in the state, at the Secretariat in Hyderabad on Thursday.
BJP president Rajnath Singh with Kerala BJP chief V. Muralidharan and general secretary P.K. Krishnadas at the RSS headquarters in Kochi on Thursday. Singh arrived here on Wednesday for a meeting with RSS office-bearers on Thursday - DC/Sunoj Ninan
Food packets being readied by Kudumbasree workers on Thursday for those attending the mass contact programme of the Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy at the Ernakulam District Collectorate on Friday - DC/Sunoj Ninan Mathew
Members of 'Tree walk' fixing post cards on a tree earmarked to be cut off at Aristo junction in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. The post cards, with text reading 'Save the tree', are all addressed to the Chief Minister and will be sent to him soon
A 125-year-old giant Rosewood tree was uprooted at the Sri Mulam Club compound at Vazhuthacaud in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday evening. Fortunately, no one was injured. DC/Anand Shinde
Noted danseuse Uthara teaching Odissi dance steps during "Sadhana" - a lecture demonstration on Natya Sampradaya, organised by the Department of Dance, Swathitirunal Government College of Music, in Thiruvananthapauram on Thursday. DC/Peethambaran
Kalarippayattu performers belonging to Travancore School of Kalarippayattu, demonstrate their skills in front of students of St Joseph Higher Secondary School in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. DC/Anand Shinde
Justice Rajesh Kumar Agrawal being greeted by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa after he was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court at a function at Raj Bhavan in Chennai on Thursday - PTI
Traffic comes to a grinding halt at Mount Road near Saidapet in Chennai as restrictions were put in place due to VIP movements for the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Rajesh Kumar Agrawal by Governor K. Rosaiah in Raj Bhavan on Thursday - PTI
A foreigner taking a picture of dead fish kept for drying on the shores of Marina in Chennai on Thursday - PTI
Fishermen prepare to venture into Bay of Bengal for fishing, in Chennai on Thursday as dry weather prevails over the last few days - PTI
Shumita Deb, daughter of Manna Dey, pays last respects to her father and play back singer Manna Dey, at Ravindra Kalakshetra in Bengaluru on Thursday. KPN
People paying last respects to play back singer Manna Dey at Ravindra Kalakshetra where his body was kept for public to offer tributes in Bengaluru on Thursday. Read full story
TDP workers wait outside the Saifabad police station.
TDP supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu at the Saifabad police station to oversee the release of party MLAs who were arrested in connection with a protest held in front of Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy's chamber asking to provide cyclone relief for
S. Ramadorai, Chairman, Tata Adavaced Systems, with Shane Eddy (L), Vice President Operations - Sikorsky, in Hyderabad on Thursday. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) on Thursday announced the signing of an agreement
Actress Hamsa Nandini at a promotional event in Hyderabad on Thursday. PTI
Girls taking a leisurely walk on a rainy day in Hyderabad on Thursday. AP
AP Secretariat women employees take out a rally to the Secretariat pressing the need to keep Andhra Pradesh united, in Hyderabad on Thursday.
BJP MP Venkaiah Naidu addresses the media on Communal Bill as AP state BJP president G. Kishan Reddy MLA looks on in Hyderabad on Thursday.
People having a tough time navigating the road during heavy rains in Hyderabad on Thursday.
An ambulance zips through a flooded street in Hyderabad on Thursday. 12 people have so far died in rain-related incidents. Read full story
Ministers Kanna Lakshminaryana, Raghuveera Reddy and D.K. Aruna seen attending a review meeting on 'Rachhabanda', with concerned officials at the Secretariat on Thursday. Read full story
Relative of a victim cries outside the site of the wall collapse. PTI
A man carries the body of a young boy killed in the wall collapse. AP
People gather near the site of the wall that collapsed after heavy rainfall in Hyderabad on Thursday. AP
People look at the site where the wall collapsed onto the thatch house. AP
People mourn the victims of the wall collapse. AP
People assemble outside the site of a wall collapse which resulted in the death of three people (laid on the floor), including a five-year-old boy. Read full story
Another shot of the vehicles damaged due to the wall collapse. DC/S. Surender Reddy
Two cars damaged after an apartment compound wall collapsed due to heavy rains, near Nallakunta in Hyderabad on Thursday. DC/S. Surender Reddy
Students rally against the recent gang rape of a techie in Hyderabad. Read more about the incident <a href="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131022/news-current-affairs/article/gang-raped-techie-keeps-it-secret">here</a>. DC/S. Surender Reddy
Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: October 24