Elementary students and a teacher rush to a shelter during a civil defense drill against possible North Korea's attack on Baeknyeong Island, close to North Korea, in the western waters, South Korea. (AP)
A foreign couple enjoying the cool breeze on the banks of Ganga in Varanasi. (PTI)
Pope Francis takes part in his inaugural mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. (Reuters)
The Fisherman's Ring is placed on the finger of Pope Francis by Cardinal Angelo Sodano (R), Dean of the College of Cardinals during his inaugural mass at the Vatican. (Reuters)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un makes a speech at the national meeting of light industrial workers in Pyongyang. (Reuters)
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi inspecting the guard of Honour during the ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. (PTI)
Lightning streaks across the sky behind the Young Meadows Presbyterian Church in Montgomery. (AP)
U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle acknowledge people in the crowd as they attend a Women's History Month reception at the White House in Washington. (Reuters)
An all-party meeting convened by the government on March 18, 2013 failed to reach a consensus on the anti-rape Bill with leaders expressing reservations on the age of consent for sex and demanding safeguards against misuse of the proposed law. The Bill is likely to come up today in Lok Sabha. Here are the salient features of the Anti-Rape Bill. (PTI)
Cherie Blair, wife of UK's former prime minister Tony Blair, with the driver-trio of Red Rickshaw Revolution, organised to celebrate the achievements of ordinary women doing extraordinary things across India, on its arrival in Mumbai. (PTI)
Maratha community people block the Pune Bangalore National Highway during protest to get reservation for the Maratha community in Kolhapur. (PTI)
Siblings play on a wall along the sea front promenade as the sun sets in Mumbai. (Reuters)
A boy dives from a jetty into the Arabian Sea to cool off at a fishing harbour in Mumbai. (Reuters)