Srinagar restrictions
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and said will relocate the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Authorities in Kashmir imposed partial restrictions in parts of downtown Srinagar to prevent any mishaps, following call by separatist leaders to protest against the U.S. decision.
Modi's rally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi garlanded by BJP workers during a rally for the Gujarat elections in Gandhinagar on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi garlanded by BJP workers during a rally for the Gujarat elections in Gandhinagar on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi sports a turban during an election campaign rally in Ahmadabad.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi sports a turban during an election campaign rally in Ahmadabad.
Modi is on a two-day visit to Gujarat to campaign for his Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) for Gujarat state assembly election which will be held on Dec. 9 and Dec. 14. A day before voting in the first phase of Assembly polls in Gujarat, the ruling BJP on Friday released its poll manifesto (vision document), promising overall and inclusive development in the State. The party’s poll manifesto was released after the Opposition party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Ahmed Patel slammed the ruling party for not bringing out its manifesto before the polling.
BJP supporters attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election campaign rally in Kalol on Friday.
May meets European Commission President
British Prime Minister Theresa May, left, is greeted by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, right, prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels.
British Prime Minister Theresa May, left, is greeted by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, right, prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels.
British Prime Minister Theresa May, met with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker early Friday morning following crucial overnight talks on the issue of the Irish border.
NMDC event
Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu along with Union Ministers Chaudhary Birender Singh, Y.S. Chowdary, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali and Telangana Information Technology Minister K.T. Rama Rao release postal stamp during the inaugural function of diamond jubilee celebrations of NMDC (National Mineral Development Corporation) Limited in Hyderabad on Friday.
The National Mineral Development Corporation Limited's diamond jubilee celebrations were held today.
Rage in Asia over Trump’s Jerusalem move
Protesters burn portraits of U.S. President Donald Trump in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on December 8, 2017, during a rally against his decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Protests were held outside U.S. embassies in Indonesia and Malaysia against President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
In Kuala Lumpur, more than 1,000 protesters led by Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin marched from a nearby mosque after Friday prayers to the U.S. Embassy, halting traffic as they chanted “Long live Islam” and “Destroy Zionists.” Many carried banners, some of which said “Free Palestine” and “Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine.”
In Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, more than 300 protesters shouted “Go to hell Israel!” and called on Mr. Trump to stop “blind support” for the Jewish state.
The protesters marched from mosques to the heavily guarded U.S. Embassy, waving Palestinian and Indonesian flags. They burned tires near the embassy and photos of Mr. Trump and U.S. and Israeli flags in a similar rally in the cities of Banda Aceh and Makassar. Another protest was held in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city.
President reviews Navy parade
President Ram Nath Kovind reviewing the parade before presenting colours on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the Submarine Arm of the Indian Navy at the Eastern Naval Command Parade ground in Visakhapatnam on Friday.
President Ram Nath Kovind participated in the Presentation of Colours to Navy Submarine Arm of the Indian Navy on Friday morning. The submarine arm or the silent arm of the Indian Navy is celebrating its golden jubilee this year, and in the last five decades it has grown from a couple of Foxtrot class submarines to possess the Arihant class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) to the state-of-the-art Scorpene-class submarines. Read more
Mumbai-Karnataka - Day 2
Mumbai captain Aditya Tare complains about the condition of the ball to the umpire during Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Karnataka at VCA stadium, Nagpur on Friday.
On Thursday, R. Vinay Kumar’s second six-wicket haul against Mumbai, including a hat-trick, meant Karnataka took firm control of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against heavyweight Mumbai on the first day. Read more
'Toilet revolution' in China
This photo shows an aerial view of newly-built toilets at a park in Anlong County in China's southwestern Guizhou province.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the country to march on in its "revolution" to clean up notoriously dirty and foul-smelling public bathrooms in a bid to improve quality of life and boost tourism.
Ronaldo bags Ballon d’Or
Portugese player Cristiano Ronaldo posing with the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football trophy in Paris.
A decade of dominance as the world’s two best soccer players has left Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi level with five Ballon d’Or awards each. Despite once trailing 4-1 to his longtime rival, Ronaldo moved level after winning the award again on Thursday. Read more
Fishermen withdraw protest
Fishermen stage rail roko at Kuzhithurai railway station in Kanyakumari District condemning failure to trace the missing fishermen of the district.
The fishermen's protest at Kuzhithurai railway station was withdrawn late on Thursday after the protesters accepted Collector Sajjansingh R. Chavan’s assurance that the ongoing search operations to locate the missing fishermen would be intensified in the deep sea. Earlier on Thursday, thousands of villagers of fishing hamlets staged a massive road-cum-rail roko agitation in Kanniyakumari district over alleged lack of efforts to rescue Ockhi-hit fishermen. Read more
Gusting winds hamper rescue
A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop on the Lilac Fire, a fast moving wildfire in Bonsall, California, U.S.
Wildfires roared through canyons, hillsides and residential areas in densely populated Southern California for a fourth day on Thursday as gusting winds hampered efforts to quell the flames. Some 200,000 people have evacuated ahead of the fires, which have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced hundreds of Los Angeles-area schools to close. Read more
Honouring Pearl Harbour victims
President Donald Trump gestures before signing a proclamation for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day with survivors of the attack, during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Thursday declaring to be National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Mr. Trump signed the proclamation at a White House ceremony attended by six veterans of the attack. Mr. Trump called the survivors "heroes" and said, " All American hearts are filled with gratitude for their service, their sacrifice and their presence here today". Mr. Trump paid a visit to Hawaii's Pearl Harbor and its memorial to the USS Arizona last month before he departed for his trip to Asia.
The surprise attack by Japan killed more than 2,000 Americans and plunged the U.S. into World War II.
