International yoga day

Given the weight of the kites, many of the participants tied their strings to sand bags, to avoid battling the strong tugs of these kites. Ashok attached the strings of his kite to a belt around his body, so his arms could rest during the long hours of showmanship. The three-day festival showcased over 124 kites from participants across India, Thailand and the US. “Thirty-one thousand people visited the event,” says Benedict Savio who co-organised the event with Tamil Nadu Tourism. It was a challenging feat to put together, he adds. Considering it was the first edition, there were some hiccups including a cancelled workshop. Anupama Joseph, who took her child and three friends for the event, says that while the kites were beautiful, the event could have done with more covered areas. “At night there were a few music performances but during the day there was not much other than just looking at the kites and food stalls,” says Anupama, who stayed for an hour. “I was hoping there would … [Read more...] about Superman, whales and pigs took to the skies, as kite fliers participated at the Tamil Nadu International Kite Festival

The internet has sided with a mom who let her "entitled" son fly economy after he complained about her paying first-class tickets for the nanny and her son. In a post shared on Reddit on Wednesday, the mom, who goes by the username u/TAMommaof3, explained that she and her husband had their now 18-year-old child when they were 17, and since then they've worked their way up to a life of luxuries. When her son, Matt, was 11, he had a "complicated personality change", so they moved him to a private school, and according to the post, "maybe the contact with other teenagers brought out a selfish and elitist side of him." The family recently went on an international holiday with Matt and their other two children and decided to take their nanny and her son with them, paying for first-class tickets for everyone, but Matt wasn't happy about their parent's decision. She wrote: "Matt, on a random day, overheard me talking to my husband that I was planning to pay for a first-class … [Read more...] about Mom praised for flying “entitled” son in economy and the nanny first class

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear during the day itself the appeal of the Indian Olympic Association challenging the Delhi High Court direction for setting up of a three-member Committee of Administrators (COA) to take over the affairs of the sports body. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the appointment of the CoA may lead to the Association’s suspension by the International Olympic Committee as it happened in the case of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) recently. ALSO READ | Explainer: Why Has FIFA Suspended AIFF and What Will be The Consequences The bench agreed to hear the appeal of the IOA during the day after finishing the hearing of listed matters. The Delhi High Court on August 16 had ordered the setting up of a three-member CoA to manage the affairs of the IOA. The high court said the persistent recalcitrance of the IOA to comply with the Sports Code made it … [Read more...] about Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of IOA against Delhi HC Order Setting Up Panel to Run it

Yasir Arafat claims that he was born in Jerusalem, but he was actually born in Cairo. He claims to belong to the prominent Jerusalem family of Husseini, but he is at best only distantly related to it. He claims that he turned down a chance to go to the University of Texas, but according to one biographer, the Palestinian-born writer Saïd K. Aburish, it is highly unlikely that he was ever accepted. He claims to have disabled ten Israeli armored personnel carriers in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, but Israel didn't even have ten APCs in the sector he was in. He claims to have made millions as a businessman in Kuwait, but this, too, is almost certainly untrue. Obviously, Arafat is a congenital liar. But there's more to it than that: his lies are all designed to create an aura of romance around himself and the Palestinian people. Arafat is the most bizarre political leader in the world today, in that he has obliterated all considerations of ordinary living and has fused himself completely … [Read more...] about A Brief History of Yasir Arafat

A rtist Ok Jeong Lee’s new show, Song of the Sea, features an array of installations of fish and jellyfish made with used CDs and plastic covers that otherwise, she fears, might have found their way into a turtle’s tummy. “I read reports about whales dying because of plastic covers getting wound in their digestive tracts, and a decrease in the jellyfish population because of an imbalance in the ecosystem,” says Jeong, in a concerned voice, while taking careful steps through a jungle of junk — rolls of plastic covers, broken CDs, and bags made of discarded tent sheets — at the gallery, InKo Centre. Slowly, she mounts her works — jellyfish lamps made with crocheted plastic covers, and small and large fish made out of CDs, cut to form shiny scales — on the walls. “Back in the day, when I was a kid, we used to have fresh fish every day without worrying about the quality. Now, we have to constantly think if we are consuming polluted food,” adds the artist, who is the founder of OK … [Read more...] about Message in a fish

AAJ KA PANCHANG, AUGUST 19, 2022: This Friday’s Panchang will mark the Ashtami Tithi of the Krishna Paksha in the Bhadrapada month. On this day Hindus celebrate Krishna Janmashtami, the birth of God Vishnu’s eighth incarnation. In addition, there are a few more holy occasions: Masik Karthigai, Kalashtami, and Aadal Yoga. Since the day is filled with auspicious festivities, we should be aware of the proper times to celebrate them and bring our wishes to fruition. To get all the details in this regard, take a look below. ALSO READ: Happy Krishna Janmashtami 2022: Wishes, Messages, Images, Quotes and WhatsApp Greetings in English and Hindi to Share on Janmashtami SUNRISE, SUNSET, MOONRISE, AND MOONSET ON AUGUST 19 The Sun will rise at 5:52 AM and will set at 6:57 PM on Friday and the Moon will rise at 11:40 PM and set at 12:58 PM. TITHI, NAKSHATRA, AND RASHI DETAILS FOR AUGUST 19 According to the Drik Panchang, the Saptami Tithi will begin at 9:20 PM, on August 18 and end … [Read more...] about Aaj Ka Panchang, August 19, 2022: Check Out Tithi, Shubh Muhurat, Rahu Kaal and Other Details on Krishna Janmashtami

by CARL J. FRIEDRICH 1 BETWEEN the acts of the world première of Niobe a fashionable crowd gathered outside the Opera House at Zurich and looked across the lake Into an evening sky. Nothing in the attire or behavior of the crowd of well-dressed men and women suggested that anything whatever had happened since 1939, or that men, women, and children were starving a few hundred miles away. But the visitor looking across the square could notice that the grass seemed exceptionally long even for an uncut lawn. “I suppose the labor shortage is very severe in Switzerland?” “Yes, but why?” “Oh, just that that lawn there seems to have gone uncut for a long time.” “But that is no lawn, it is a wheat field.” In the very heart of this thriving industrial city, unbelievably prosperous and peaceful, wheat is grown to stretch the short rations. This is no isolated instance; it is a practice common throughout Switzerland to use every square inch of land for food production. The Swiss … [Read more...] about As Switzerland Sees It

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 18 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! A 40-year-old Seattle man jailed since March on allegations he randomly assaulted two women was charged Tuesday with premeditated first-degree murder, accused of bludgeoning a third stranger to death on Capitol Hill, King County prosecutors said. Alexander Jay was arrested the day after throwing a woman down the stairs at the International District/Chinatown light-rail station and stabbing a woman at least 10 times at a bus stop in Seattle’s Little Saigon International District, court records say. Jay was charged with first- and second-degree assault, the Seattle Times reported. Roughly 12 hours after the bus stop stabbing, someone called 911 to report finding a man bleeding from the head in the parking lot of a Capitol Hill dry cleaner, according to … [Read more...] about Washington man charged with first-degree murder following 2 assault charges

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan publicly voiced support for Ukraine Thursday and expressed concern that shelling at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant could lead to "another Chernobyl." Weeks before Erdogan arrived in Ukraine to meet with President Volodmyr Zelensky , he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia. There, the two leaders "reaffirmed their common will to further Turkey-Russia relations based on mutual respect, recognition of reciprocal interests, and in accordance with their international undertakings," according to a joint statement published on the Kremlin's website. But Erdogan told reporters Thursday that while Turkey is "continuing our efforts to find a solution, we remain on the side of our Ukraine friends," Agence France-Presse reported. The visit took place as fears continue to mount that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War could trigger a nuclear disaster at the Zaporizhzhya plant, which is still operated by Ukrainian personnel … [Read more...] about Fearing “another Chernobyl,” Turkey throws support behind Ukraine

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 6 CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — For tiny Moldova, an impoverished, landlocked nation that borders war-torn Ukraine but isn't in the European Union or NATO, it's been another week plagued by bomb threats. On an overcast day outside the international airport serving Moldova's capital of Chisinau, hundreds of people lined up this week as bomb-sniffing dogs examined the vicinity. That's now a common scene in Europe’s poorest nation as it battles what observers believe are attempts to destabilize the former Soviet republic amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Since the beginning of July, Moldova has received nearly 60 bomb threats — with more than 15 reported so far this week — at locations ranging from the capital’s city hall, to the airport, the supreme court, shopping malls and hospitals. While no one has yet been charged for the bomb threats, most of which have arrived via email … [Read more...] about Bomb threats put tiny Moldova, Ukraine’s neighbor, on edge