The approaching summer, which promises to be the worst in this century. The cricket match-fixing scandal, the biggest to rock the game. These are the subjects that are engaging attention in India these days.
Life goes on nevertheless.
Here are a few images of daily existence from across the country. Parts of the country are already experiencing drought-like conditions, with experts warning of water riots as the temperature climbs further in May and June. With more allegations being made every day by former officials of the cricket establishment, some Indian cricketers are also expected to be investigated. Hankin came to India in 1945, at the end of World War II, and never left the country. The Supreme Court recently banned all commercial vehicles more than eight years old from plying in the capital.