Stop calling people with intellectual disabilities 'mental'
Divangjans (persons with disabilities) cross a road near Vigyan Bhavan where the National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities function was organised, in New Delhi.
Today is the United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year's theme for the day is “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all.” Speaking on the occasion, Javed Abidi, Honorary Director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) on Sunday said that people needed to stop calling persons with intellectual disabilities as “mental.” “For several years, persons with intellectual disabilities have been called mental which must now stop. Being sensitive towards their needs requires massive cultural change,” Mr. Abidi said.
The full moon today is a supermoon, a full moon that approximately coincides with the closest distance that the moon reaches to Earth in its elliptic orbit, resulting in a larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth. Though today’s supermoon is 2017’s only such spectacle, it swill be the first of three consecutive supermoons. The other two will occur on January 1 and January 31, 2018. Read more.
The moon rises behind the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar on December 3, 2017.
The moon appears 14% larger and 40% brighter. But we cannot see much difference with the naked eye. You can use your cameras with telephoto lenses, binoculars, or telescopes to get enhanced views of the lunar surface.
The moon rises behind the Uppatasanti Pagoda seen in Naypyitaw on December 3, 2017.
Madurai rejoices with water in Vaigai
Children frolic in the Vaigai under the Albert Victor bridge in Madurai on December 3, 2017.
The recent rains have brought in waters to the usually dry Vaigai river in the Temple city.
First day/night Ashes Test — Day 2
Groundsmen struggle to control the cover for the pitch as rain begins to fall on the second day of the second Ashes test between Australia and England in Adelaide on Sunday.
England were 29 for one in reply to Australia's 442 for eight declared when rain forced play to be abandoned late on day two of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide on Sunday. Mark Stoneman was the wicket to fall for 18, leg before wicket to Mitchell Starc. Alastair Cook was unbeaten on 11 with James Vince yet to score. Shaun Marsh remained unbeaten on 126 with Nathan Lyon on 10 when the Australian declaration was made shortly after the dinner break of the day/night Test.
Victory parade
Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar during a parade show at DRDO Complex Timarpur in New Delhi on Sunday.
Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar participates in a parade in New Delhi on Sunday. The 20-year-old medical student from Haryana had won Femina Miss India World 2017 in May this year. Manushi had made it to the top 5 along with contestants from England, France, Kenya and Mexico.
Boat capsize in South Korea
A capsized fishing boat is lifted during its salvation operation in the sea off Incheon, South Korea, on Sunday.
Thirteen people were killed and two were missing after a fishing boat collided with a tanker off South Korea’s west coast and capsized early on Sunday, the country’s coastguard said. The Seonchang-1 fishing boat was carrying 20 passengers on a fishing tour as well as two sailors when it crashed with the 336-tonne fuel tanker at around 6 AM local time at sea near the port city of Incheon.
Migratory birds
Migratory birds flying over the Hokersar wetland located on the outskirts of Srinagar on Sunday.
More than three lakh migratory birds from as far as Central Asia and Europe arrived in Kashmir, according to PTI. Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Brahminy Duck, Garganey, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Common Merganser, Northern Pintail, Common Pochard, Ferruginous Pochard, Red-Crested Pochard, Ruddy Shelduck, Northern Shoveler, Common Teal, and Eurasian Wigeon are some of the most sighted birds in the wetlands of Kashmir
Sri Lankan cricketers wear masks
Sri Lankan crickters wear masks during the test match against India at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi, on December 3, 2017.
Sri Lankan crickters took to wearing masks to battle the pollution on day two of the test match against India at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi, on December 3, 2017.
Delhiites woke up to a cold morning with the minimum temperature settling at 8 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, reported PTI.
According to the MeT department, the visibility was recorded at 800 metres at 8.30 am.
Prayer at the Angkor Wat
Cambodian dancers perform during a prayer ceremony in front of Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province on December 3, 2017.
Thousands of orange-clad monks joined Cambodian Premier Hun Sen on December 3 for a prayer ceremony by the famed Angkor temple, lauding "political stability" after the main opposition party was dissolved, an act that has cemented the strongman's grip on power.
Bogibeel bridge nears completion
People having a look of the 4.94 km-long Bogibeel bridge while crossing the Brahmaputra River in Dibrugarh district of Assam.
Bogibeel bridge is nearing completion and is expected to open rail and road connectivity to Bogibeel on the south bank of the Brahmaputra in Dhemaji district of Assam. Almost 90 per cent of the construction work has been completed. The bridge will serve for better defense logistics along the Sino-Indian border.
Relief work at Minicoy, Lakshadweep
INS Shardul disembarking relief material off Minicoy,Lakshadweep.
Relief work is still ongoing in Lakshadweep after the devastation wrought by Cyclone Ockhi. Several houses suffered damage, coconut trees got uprooted and communication lines were disrupted as rains accompanied by strong winds lashed the Lakshadweep islands.
Virat Kohli hits sixth double century in Test cricket
Virat Kohli gestures after scoring a double century during the second day of their third Test against Sri Lanka in New Delhi.
Indian Skipper Virat Kohli after completing his double century during the second day of the Test Match against Srilanka at the Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi.
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Eruption of Mount Agung
A volunteer sings with children, displaced by the eruption of Mount Agung, at a temporary shelter in Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia. Bali's glowering Mount Agung has seemingly quietened since hurling huge columns of ash from its crater a week ago but some villagers who survived its catastrophic 1963 explosions say they believe a bigger eruption is coming. Explosions from the smoking crater and tremors still rattle the surrounding region and authorities have maintained the alert at the highest level. Its 1963 eruption killed about 1,100 people.
Bali's glowering Mount Agung has seemingly quietened since hurling huge columns of ash from its crater a week ago but some villagers who survived its catastrophic 1963 explosions say they believe a bigger eruption is coming. Explosions from the smoking crater and tremors still rattle the surrounding region and authorities have maintained the alert at the highest level. Its 1963 eruption killed about 1,100 people.
