India holds 1st Yoga Championship in Egypt
Cairo: Yoga has grown enormously over the last a few years in Egypt, Indian envoy has said here as India organised first Yoga Championship in the country to popularise the ancient Indian spiritual practice.
leopard escapes at zoo; visitors take shelter
Salt lake City: Hundreds of Salt lake City zoo visitors took shelter inside buildings after a rare leopard escaped and fell asleep on a beam just above where visitors would have gathered to watch her.
Taliban kill 12 Afghans, abduct 40 others
Kabul: Afghan authorities on Wednesday recovered bullet-ridden bodies of 12 security officials recently captured by the Taliban in eastern Ghazni province, while gunmen kidnapped 40 others in the country’s north as the insurgency escalates.
oz polls: 5 Indian-origin people among candidates
Melbourne: Five Indian-origin people, including two women, are among the 200 candidates contesting for next month’s general elections in Australia.
pak girl burnt alive over love marriage
lahore: A teenaged Pakistani girl was on Wednesday doused in petrol and then burnt alive here allegedly by her mother and brother for marrying a man of her choice, in the latest case of so-called ‘honour-killings’ in the country.