India defeated in first women's T20I
India Women lost the opening T20 against England at Guwahati by 41 runs. Tammy Beaumont scored a half-century to lift England to 160 for 4 but India could only manage 119 for 6 in reply. This is India's fifth straight loss in T20Is.
Egypt releases prominent photojournalist after 5-year term
Mahmoud Abu Zaid (centre) — a photojournalist known as Shawkan — is hugged by his parents at his home in Cairo, Egypt on March 4, 2019.
A prominent Egyptian photojournalist was released after five years in prison and returned home on Monday to hugs from his family and friends, pledging to continue working despite having to spend the nights at a police station nearby.
Mahmoud Abu Zaid, popularly known as “Shawkan,” was convicted of involvement in a 2013 sit-in protest by Islamists that was broken up by security forces in an operation that left hundreds dead.
“I was heading out to take photos. I come back to my home after five years,” Shawkan told at his home in Cairo’s neighbourhood of Giza.
Rio de Janeiro carnival
A member of the 'Grande Rio' samba school performs during the Rio Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous carnival celebration is under way. The traditional celebration is the first since President Jair Bolsonaro took office after an intensely polarizing October election. The far-right former army captain will be a target for criticism in parades and street parties across the country.
At least 23 dead in Alabama tornado
A fallen cell tower lies across U.S. Route 280 highway in Lee County, Ala., in the Smiths Station community after what appeared to be a tornado struck in the area Sunday, March 3, 2019.
At least 23 people died after a tornado swept through Lee County, Alabama on Sunday, and the death toll was expected to rise as rescuers searched through the rubble of destroyed homes, authorities said. Emergency workers faced a grim night of pulling the dead and injured from the wreckage of homes and businesses in the county that includes Alabama's largest city of Auburn. - Reuters
Presenting the President's colours
Parachute jumpers of the Indian Air Force demonstrate a tri-colour formation at the President’s Colour Presentation ceremony held at Air Force Station, Sulur, in Coimbatore on Monday, March 4, 2019.
Parachute jumpers of the Indian Air Force demonstrate a tri-colour formation at the President’s Colour Presentation ceremony held at Air Force Station, Sulur, in Coimbatore on Monday, March 4, 2019.
President Ram Nath Kovind presents President’s Colours to Air Force Station, Hakimpet, and 5 Base Repair Depot at the Air Force Sation, Sulur.
(With inputs from Agencies)
