Year in Review 2012, Year Ender, Top Stories, End of Year 2012

Protesters brave water cannons during demonstrations at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi to demand justice for the gangrape victim. Photo by Prem Nath Pandey. December 22, 2012
Shiv Sena Executive President Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya Thackeray, president of the youth wing, at a rally a few days before party patriarch Bal Thackeray's death. His chair is kept empty as he was ill at that time. Photo by Pradeep Kocharekar.
Visiting Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung Saan Su Kyi photographed at Parliament where she was invited by Speaker of Lok Sabha Meira Kumar. Photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi. November 15, 2012
The double-decker AC train that started its services from Sarai Rohilla Railway Station. This is the second double-decker train in India. Photo by Oinam Anand. August 24, 2012
Followers of Baba Ramdev bathe at the Ambedkar Stadium the next morning after spending the night with the yoga guru. IE photo by Oinam Anand. August 14, 2012
Cars take flight on the newly inaugurated Yamuna Expressway from New Delhi to Agra. Photo by Tashi Tobgyal. August 9, 2012
President Pranab Mukherjee waves before stepping in the Victoria Bagghi at Fort Court, Rashtrapati Bhavan. Photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi. July 25, 2012
Wife Dimple Kapadia and son-in-law Akshay Kumar at Rajesh Khanna's funeral procession from his Carter Road bungalow to the crematorium. Photo by Prashant Nadkar. July 19, 2012
Major fire broke out at Mantralaya, Mumbai due to a short-circuit in June. Photo by Kevin D'Souza. June 21, 2012.
BJP President Nitin Gadkari touches the feet of Baba Ramdev at his residence in New Delhi where the yoga guru met him. Photo by Tashi Tobgyal. June 4, 2012
Parliament decked up on its 60th birthday in May. Seen here is the Central Hall reflecting in a pool. Photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi. May 13, 2012
Villagers in drought-hit Shahapur village in Thane scramble around a well which is filled with water by tankers once in eight days. Maharashtra faced its worse drought scenario in four decades this year. Photo by Deepak Joshi. May 9, 2012
Cricketer Yuvraj Singh's suave look after the cancer treatment. Photo by Ravi Kanojia. April 11, 2012
26-years-old Jampa Yeshi, who fled Tibet five years ago, set himself on fire to protest Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to India, at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. Photo by Ravi Kanojia. March 26, 2012
Rail Minister Dinesh Trivedi plays with his dog at at his Delhi home after angering party chief Mamata Banerjee by hiking rail fares. Photo by Renuka Puri. March 14, 2012
Samajwadi party leader Akhilesh Yadav addresses supporters during an election campaign at Kundarki in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. He went on to become the chief minister. Photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi. Feb 26, 2012
Little Om Bir arranges the cot on which Congress leader Rahul Gandhi rested during his night stay at Rampur village near Jewar last year. Photo by Oinam Anand. Febraury 25, 2012
Noted American talk show host Oprah Winfrey visited India for the first time this year. She is seen here shooting for her talk show in Pasta Lane, Mumbai. Photo by Pradip Das. January 17,012
Indian Army Chief General V K Singh leaves after a press conference. He was in a fracas with the government over his date of birth issue. Express photo by Oinam Anand. January 12, 2012
Ratan Naval Tata, Chairman of Tata Sons, along with Cyrus Mistry (who succeeded him in December 2011) at the Auto Expo at Pragati Maidan. Photo by Oinam Anand. January 5, 2011
Former President Pratibha Patil plays the harmonium during her last days at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Photo by Renuka Puri