The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari visiting Bibi Khanum Madrassa, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on May 23, 2013.

The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari visiting Bibi Khanum Madrassa, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on May 23, 2013.

The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari visiting Registan Square, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on May 23, 2013.

The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari visiting Registan Square, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on May 23, 2013.

The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari and Smt. Salma Ansari visiting Amir Temur Mausoleum, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on May 23, 2013.

The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari visiting Amir Temur Mausoleum, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on May 23, 2013.

The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari visiting at Shah-i-Zinda Complex, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on May 23, 2013. Smt. Salma Ansari, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests, Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan and the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, Mr. I. Sobirov are also seen.

The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari visiting at Shah-i-Zinda Complex, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on May 23, 2013.

The Chairman, Railway Board, Shri Vinay Mittal going round a Photo Exhibition to commemorate 160 years of Indian Railways, organised by the Ministry of Railways, in New Delhi on May 23, 2013.

The Chairman, Railway Board, Shri Vinay Mittal lighting the lamp to inaugurate a Photo Exhibition to commemorate 160 years of Indian Railways, organised by the Ministry of Railways, in New Delhi on May 23, 2013.

The Union Home Minister, Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde with the Secretary for Homeland Security of United States of America, Ms. Janet Napolitano, before Indo-US Homeland Security Dialogues, in Washington DC on May 21, 2013.

The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Vijay Bahuguna meeting the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia for finalizing plan size for 2013-14 for the State, in New Delhi on May 23, 2013. The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs & Planning, Shri Rajiv Shukla is also seen.

Shri Shashi Kant Sharma taking charge as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), in New Delhi on May 23, 2013.

The Secretary, Urban Development, Dr. Sudhir Krishna witnessing the signing of an MoU for implementing the Kochi Metro Project between the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL), in New Delhi on May 23, 2013.

The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee administering the oath as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) to Shri Shashi Kant Sharma, at a Swearing-in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 23, 2013.

The Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony addressing at the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the Indian National Defence University, at Gurgaon, Haryana on May 23, 2013.

The Union Minister for Water Resources, Shri Harish Rawat and the Minister of Water Resources, Iraq, Mr. Mohanad Salman Al-Sady at the Expert-level Meeting, in New Delhi on May 23, 2013.

The Minister of Water Resources, Iraq, Mr. Mohanad Salman Al-Sady calls on the Union Minister for Water Resources, Shri Harish Rawat, in New Delhi on May 23, 2013.

The Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, Dr. S.K. Sarkar and the Director General, National Centre for Management of Water Resources, Iraq, Mr. Ali Hashem Kataa Al-Kafaje at the Expert-level Meeting, in New Delhi on May 23, 2013.

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addressing at the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the Indian National Defence University, at Gurgaon, Haryana on May 23, 2013. The Governor of Haryana, Shri Jagannath Pahadia, the Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony, the Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, Kum. Selja the Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the Minister of State for Defence, Shri Jitendra Singh, Three Service Chiefs and other dignitaries are also seen.

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addressing at the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the Indian National Defence University, at Gurgaon, Haryana on May 23, 2013.

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh unveiling the plaque to lay the Foundation Stone of the Indian National Defence University, at Gurgaon, Haryana on May 23, 2013. The Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, Kum. Selja, the Minister of State for Defence, Shri Jitendra Singh and other dignitaries are also seen.

The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad with the Minister for Children and the Elderly, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden, Ms Maria Larsson, at Stockholm, Sweden on May 22, 2013.

The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad and the Minister for Children and the Elderly, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden, Ms Maria Larsson, at the bilateral meeting on Health Issues, at Stockholm, Sweden on May 22, 2013.

The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad addressing the Conference "Fine-tuning health care-improved outcomes and cost efficiency using quality registries" at Stockholm, Sweden on May 22, 2013.