Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gestures to German Chancellor Angela Merkel as they pose for the media ahead of a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday. PHOTO: Pritam Bandyopadhyay

Securitymen inspect the Gargi College bus stop in New Delhi on Monday where a bag containing explosive material was found. PHOTO: Pritam Bandyopadhyay

CPI activists shout slogans against the hike in petrol and milk prices during a demonstration in New Delhi on Wednesday. PHOTO: Pritam Bandyopadhyay

Women cover their face to protect themselves from the heat in New Delhi on Friday. PHOTO: Pritam Bandyopadhyay

Bajrang Dal and VHP activists shout slogans during a protest in New Delhi on Monday against Australian designer Lisa Blue for using the image of Goddess Lakshmi on swimwear.

A boy enjoys a splash at a fountain near India Gate in New Delhi on Friday. The mercury crossed the 40º Celsius mark with the maximum temperature recorded at 40.8º Celsius on Friday.

A dejected Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag walks back after being dismissed in the IPL-4 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in New Delhi on Tuesday. RCB won by 3 wickets.

A man dressed as Mahatma Gandhi spreads the message against corruption at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Thursday. PHOTO: Pritam Bandyopadhyay

Deccan Chargers’ Harmeet Singh Bansal (right) celebrates the wicket of Delhi Daredevils’ Aaron Finch during their IPL encounter at Kotla in New Delhi on Tuesday. The Chargers won by 16 runs.

Sikh activists protest outside AICC headquarters in New Delhi on Friday against allegations of a bribe offered to a witness of the 1984 riot cases. PHOTO: Pritam Bandyopadhyay