MEDIA GALLERY
Eye on India
Monsoon and water woes, beauty contests and anti-America protests – a look at what's happening in India today.

A tribal vendor displays 'Bhut Jolokia', claimed to be the world’s hottest chilli, at a local market in Guwahati, the capital city of the northeastern state of Assam on July 1, 2009. Indian soldiers will hurl hand grenades containing red chilli powder to dispel rioters instead of the potentially lethal explosives currently used, an official has said. Scientists of the research wing in the defence ministry say the grenade will be made using a chilli known as Bhut Jolokia, grown in the northeastern state of Nagaland. Pepper spray and tear gas are commonly used as crowd deterrents in India. – AFP

