Children wear Santa Claus claps during Christmas celebrations at a school in Bhopal .
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Other contestants comfort Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, top right, after she was incorrectly crowned Miss Universe at the Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas.
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People gather near the site where engine and one coach of Puducherry-Dadar express train derailed at Unkal Station near Hubli, Karnataka.
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Russias space launch complex in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, to dock with the space station two days later. It is delivering 2.5 metric tons of fuel, water, food and other supplies.
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Father of Dec 16 gangrape victim, Badri Singh Pandey and mother Asha during a candle light protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi.
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Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom with Amar Singh during a visit to Taj Mahal in Agra.
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Firefighters work to douse the flames at the Portuguese Language Museum in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, right, presents flowers to industrialist Ratan Tata during the signing of agreements between Tata Trusts and the Uttar Pradesh state government in Lucknow.