'Wall of Kindness' builds compassion in Coimbatore
Boys collecting clothes at the 'Wall of Kindness' on Devanga High School Road in Coimbatore. The structure, where people can leave clothes, shoes and other items which can be taken by those in need, mostly helps the homeless and underprivileged living in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.
Mock "swearing-in" ceremony in Kenya
Opposition leader Raila Odinga gestures to his supporters as he arrives for a mock "swearing-in" ceremony at Uhuru Park in downtown Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday.
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga, who boycotted last year’s disputed Presidential elections and accused his rival of electoral fraud, on Tuesday proclaimed himself the “people’s President” at a non-sanctioned swearing-in ceremony. Read more
PM at Rajghat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi on Tuesday. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh is seen behind Mr. Modi.
Apart from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, former PM Manmohan Singh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 70th death anniversary at his memorial at Raj Ghat in New Delhi. here. Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba and Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa were among those present. A "sarva dharma prarthana sabha" (all religion prayer meeting) was held to pay tributes to the "Father of the Nation".
Shubman Gill powers India to U-19 World Cup final
India entered the final of the U-19 cricket World Cup after thrashing arch-rivals Pakistan by a massive 203 runs in the semifinals in Christchurch. India will now meet Australia in the summit clash on February 3. Opting to bat first, India rod on Shubman Gill’s 102 not out of 94 balls to pile on 272/9 in their allotted 50 overs and then bowled Pakistan out for a mere 69 in just 29.3 overs.
India's Ishan Porel (R) appeals for a leg-before-wicket call on Pakistan's Ammad Alam (L) during the U-19 semi-final cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on January 30, 2018.
Buddhists monks paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his death anniversary, at Gandhi Museum in Madurai.
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Mahatma Gandhi’s 70th death anniversary
Seventy years after the bullets hit M.K. Gandhi, that murder before prayers is known to more and more people as a fault-line between competing ideas of India.
Gandhi’s assassination still has a bearing not merely on Hindu-Muslim relations and Secularism vs. Hindutva but on the very nature of what it means to be Hindu in the 21st century. However, bitter disputes on all these issues tend of obscure a more vital and urgent question.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Smriti.
The Amazon rainforest at Seattle
The Amazon Spheres are seen from 6th Avenue at Amazon's Seattle headquarters in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
From the fourth floor of a striking rainforest-like conservatory built of glass and white steel in downtown Seattle, Amazon.com boss Jeff Bezos turned toward the top of his newest headquarters building to summon his favourite assistant.
In a proud little show on Monday for the media and dignitaries which also doubled as product placement for Amazon’s voice assistant the world’s richest man ordered out loud, symbolically- “Alexa, open The Spheres.”
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Mayon volcano
Molten lava flows down the slopes of Mayon volcano during its mild eruption as seen from Legazpi city, Albay province, southeast of Manila, Philippines.
Mayon's lava fountaining has flowed up to 3 kilometers (1.86 miles) from the crater in a dazzling but increasingly dangerous eruption.
