Kashmir funeral
On Friday, an encounter broke out between security personnel and terrorists, after which the body of one terrorist, identified as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Umar Malik, was recovered, along with an AK-47.
Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) SP Vaid on Saturday said identification of the four terrorists killed earlier in the day is underway.
At least seven rebels and an Indian army soldier were killed in gunbattles in disputed Kashmir. The joint funeral of rebel commander Umar Malik and Wakar Sheikh was held in Malikgund village, south of Srinagar.
10th Gay Games
A participant poses while attending the inauguration of the Gay Games village at the Hotel de Ville city hall in Paris on August 4, 2018.
The Gay Games will kick off in Paris on August 4, bringing together participants from around the world for a week of sport and culture in a carnival atmosphere.
“We want to promote self-improvement rather than victory at all costs”, said Pascale Reinteau, co-chair of the Gay Games, which aim to promote equality under the motto “all equal”.
Six years before hosting the 2024 Olympic Games, Paris will welcome more than 10,000 participants from 90 countries around the world, including some where homosexuality is illegal or repressed.
The sports village at the City Hall in central Paris was inaugurated at 9 a.m. (12.30 p.m. IST) on August 4, followed by an International Memorial Rainbow Run on behalf of victims of AIDS, breast cancer and discrimination.
The opening ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. (10.30 p.m. IST) at the Jean Bouin stadium in the city's southwest with a parade of 10,000 athletes and a show on the theme of coming out and equality.
The party will continue at one of Paris most emblematic monuments, the Grand Palais, which is being transformed into a giant nightclub for an evening hosted by Israeli DJ Offer Nissim.
There will be competitions in 36 disciplines throughout the week across 67 sites in the Paris region, as well as civic, sports and cultural events outside the City Hall. The sailing competition will take place at the port of Le Havre in northern France.
The 10th edition of the Gay Games will come to a close with a ceremony outside the City Hall on August 11.
James Anderson strikes early wicket; removes Karthik
India's Dinesh Karthik leaves the field after being dismissed during the fourth day of the first test cricket match between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England, Saturday, August 4, 2018.
Having won the toss, the England elected to bat first and were going strong with Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow batting.
Thailand's rescued cave boys end stay at Buddhist temple
Members of Wild Boars soccer team pray during a ceremony marking the completion of their serving as novice Buddhist monks, following their dramatic rescue from a cave in Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand, Saturday, August 4, 2018.
Members of Wild Boars soccer team pray during a ceremony marking the completion of their serving as novice Buddhist monks, following their dramatic rescue from a cave in Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand, Saturday, August 4, 2018.
With their heads bowed and wearing orange robes, the members of the boys’ soccer team rescued from almost three weeks trapped in a cave in northern Thailand on Saturday completed their time as novice Buddhist monks.
About 300 people gathered for the ceremony on a rainy morning that saw the boys leave temple life to return to their families. Those present gave alms flowers, food, money as a gesture of their religious devotion.
Agartala goes green
Women labourers in Agartala make paper bags out of newspapers on Saturday.
Women labourers in Agartala make paper bags out of newspapers on Saturday.
As Tripura is all set to ban plastic bags from August 15, the demand for upcycled paper bags are increasing.
The northeastern state is introducing ‘Green Agartala’ model by officially banning the sale, use and carrying of plastic bags from Independence Day.
Protests against NRC Assam continues
ASSP members at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi
Members of Asom Sankhayalghu Sangram Parishad staging a protest demonstration against arbitrary exclusion of Indian citizens from NRC at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday.
District officials in Assam have begun work to delete the names of ‘declared foreigners’ whose names had been included in the complete draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) that was published on July 30.
'Aadi Tirukkalyanam' celebrated
Sri Parvathavarthini Ammal in Rameswaram.
The annual “Aadi Tirukkalyanam” festival at Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameswaram began with flag hoisting ceremony on Saturday. The 17-day-long festival will be held this year from August 4 to August 20.
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting
From left; Philippines' Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Cayetano, South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Vietnam's Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan pose for a photo during the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting on the sidelines of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Singapore, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018.
From left; Philippines' Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Cayetano, South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Vietnam's Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan pose for a photo during the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting on the sidelines of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Singapore, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018.
At the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Singapore, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday called for pressure to be maintained on North Korea as a UN report warned Pyongyang is circumventing tough sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons programme.
Jacinda Ardern returns to work
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives at Wellington Airport with her partner Clarke Gayford and their daughter Neve Gayford on August 4, 2018 in Wellington, New Zealand.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrived in Wellington after six weeks on maternity leave. Ardern touched down in with partner Clarke Gayford and baby Neve. Ms. Ardern became the second Prime Minister in the world to give birth while in office. She formally took back her role as PM on Wednesday.
Johanna Konta loses in Silicon Valley Classic
Johanna Konta, left, of Britain, shakes hands with Elise Mertens, of Belgium, after their match at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic tennis tournament in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Mertens won 7-6 (4), 6-3.
At the Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, Britain's Johanna Konta, who thrashed Serena Williams earlier, was sent packing in the quarter-finals when she suffered a 7-6(4) 6-3 to fourth seed Elise Mertens. Mertens, bidding for her fourth title of the year, moves into a semi-final against fifth seeded Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu.
