Nationalist Congress party leader Sharad Pawar, right, gestures towards Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury, left, as Biju Janata Dal party leader Naveen Patnaik looks on during a press conference in Bhubaneshwar, India, Wednesday, April 8, 2009. India will hold general elections in five phases beginning April 16. AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

Nationalist Congress party leader Sharad Pawar, right, gestures towards Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury, left, as Biju Janata Dal party leader Naveen Patnaik looks on during a press conference in Bhubaneshwar, India, Wednesday, April 8, 2009. India will hold general elections in five phases beginning April 16.

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  1. Labourers gather harvested rice in a field on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad November 4, 2009. Indian state trading companies will import rice only on commercial terms, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday at the annual Economic Editors Conference.

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  1. International Cricket Council (ICC) Vice-President and Chairman of the Cricket World Cup 2011 tournament Sharad Pawar (L) and ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat interact during a function announcing the schedule for the 2011 cricket World Cup, in Mumbai on November 9, 2009. The schedule for the 2011 cricket World Cup co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh was announced by the International Cricket Council in Mumbai on November 9.
  2. International Cricket Council (ICC) Vice-President Sharad Pawar (L) and ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat interact onstage as they announce the schedule for the 2011 cricket World Cup, in Mumbai on November 9, 2009. The schedule for the 2011 cricket World Cup co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh was announced by the International Cricket Council in Mumbai on November 9.
  3. International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup 2011 Tournament Director Ratnakar Shetty (L), ICC Vice-President Sharad Pawar (C) and ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat (R) pose with the ICC World Cup Cricket trophy in Mumbai on November 9, 2009. The schedule for the 2011 cricket World Cup co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh was announced by the International Cricket Council in Mumbai on November 9.
  4. International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup 2011 Tournament Director Ratnakar Shetty (L), ICC Vice-President Sharad Pawar (C) and ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat (R) pose with the ICC World Cup Cricket trophy in Mumbai on November 9, 2009. The schedule for the 2011 cricket World Cup co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh was announced by the International Cricket Council in Mumbai on November 9.
  5. Labourers gather harvested rice in a field on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad November 4, 2009. Indian state trading companies will import rice only on commercial terms, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday at the annual Economic Editors Conference.
  6. A labourer winnows rice next to a paddy field on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad November 4, 2009. Indian state trading companies will import rice only on commercial terms, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday at the annual Economic Editors Conference.

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