As part of Children's day celebrations, renowned inventor Sudhakar Yadav designed a variety of cars designed around the basic tools of learning, such as fountain pen, pencil, sharpener, eraser and book, at the Sudha Museum at Bhadurpura, Hyderabad.
A scene from 'I Believe' light and sound show going on at St. Albert's Higher Secondary School, in Kochi on Wednesday. DC/Vinod Karimatt
People clearing stones from a railway track after a sidewall collapsed at Uppilamoodu in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday night. DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
Workers clearing debris from a railway track at Valiyasala after a landslide. DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
Heavy rains leave railway tracks inundated at the Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station on Wednesday. DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
A driver gets his car stuck in the drainage after inundated roads made navigation hard. DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
A woman stands in front of her collapsed house at Karakkudi-Puthen road in Petta, Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Heavy rains lashed the city on Tuesday night resulting in losses to many. DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
Techies hire an auto from outside the Thiruvananthapuram Railway station to get past the inundated front portion. DC/Peethambaran Payyeri
Reigning world chess champion Viswanathan Anand and his opponent from Norway Magnus Carlsen during their fourth match at FIDE World Chess Championship in Chennai on Wednesday. PTI
A search and rescue demonstration underway by a naval helicopter during the 'Day at Sea' exercise organised as part of Navy Week celebrations, off the Chennai coast on Wednesday. PTI
A kid playing on a chessboard with life-size chess pieces which were put on display at the FIDE World Chess Championship venue in Chennai on Wednesday. PTI
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Police security at the venue of Narendra Modi’s rally on November 17 at Bangalore Palace Grounds on Wednesday. KPN
Children celebrating the occasion. DC/S. Surender Reddy
Children playing with a kite having a picture of Sachin Tendulkar on it, at RT Nagar in Bengaluru on Wednesdasy. KPN
School children taking part in a farewell programme to Sachin Tendulkar, in Chikmagalore on Wednesday. KPN
Children feed a piece of cake to a poster of Sachin Tendulkar while celebrating the cricketing legend's 200th Test match, which begins on Thursday, at Goshamahal in Hyderabad on Wednesday. DC/S. Surender Reddy
Anup Kumar gets a grand welcome at the airport. DC/S. Surender Reddy
Family members greet World No.1 roller skating champion Anup Kumar Yama on his arrival at the Shamshabad airport on Wednesday. Anup Kumar had on Saturday won gold at the World Inline Artistic Championship held in Taiwan. DC/S. Surender Reddy
School children take out an awareness rally to protect environment, at Shamshabad on Wednesday. DC/S. Surender Reddy
Union Minister Veerappa Moily leaves by an autorickshaw after attending the meeting. The Oil Ministry has been on a self-imposed austerity drive for some time now. PTI
Union Ministers Jairam Ramesh and Veerappa Moily seen in a particularly good mood after the GoM meeting. PTI
Union Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde comes out after the GoM meeting on bifurcation. PTI
Andhra Pradesh CPM Secretary, B.V. Raghavulu (R) with a party member coming out of the Home Ministry after the GoM meeting. PTI
TRS leader G Vivekananda with a party member outside the Home Ministry after a meeting with the Group of Ministers (GoM) on bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh state, in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI
A young boy enjoying the procession. DC/Gandhi
Picture shows the Sikh procession in action. DC/Gandhi
Sikhs, celebrating the 554th birth celebrations of Guru Nanak, taking part in a colourful procession from the gurudwara in Secunderabad. DC/Gandhi
Tennis star Sania Mirza with child cancer survivors donning Krrish superhero suits and swords, during celebrations on the eve of Children's Day. DC/Gandhi
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy meeting with villagers of Veltoor at the Camp Office, as part of the government's Rachabanda programme.
A man walks on burning coal as part of a religious ritual in old city of Hyderabad on Wednesday night.
Sudhakar Yadav going on a 'book ride' as children watch in amazement at the creations.
Children having a fun time at the museum.
Yadav gives a kid a ride in the 'pen', at the Sudha Museum in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Andhra Pradesh and South India in pictures: November 13