The largest gay pride parade in central Europe took place again in Warsaw on Saturday for the first time in two years after a pandemic-induced break — and amid a backlash in Poland and Hungary against LGBT rights.

Actor and director Elizabeth Banks is being honored as Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s famed Hasty Pudding theater troupe.

THE WEEK IN PICTURES

August 17, 2019 19:00 pm

The Week in Pictures for the week Aug 11, 2019 -Aug 17, 2019.

PARIS, July 14: European leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday for the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris which this year honored European military cooperation.

MEXICO CITY, June 30: Tens of thousands of people turned out for gay pride celebrations around the world on Saturday, including a boisterous party in Mexico and the first pride march in North Macedonia’s capital.

KIEV, June 24: Ukrainian politicians and foreign diplomats joined thousands marching in a gay pride parade in Kiev on Sunday, the biggest and most peaceful ever in the former Soviet country.

16 contestants of ‘Miss Little Heritage Nepal 2019’ presented cultural parade donning  several traditional cultural dresses.

TEHRAN, Sept 22: Gunmen attacked an annual Iranian military parade Saturday in the country’s oil-rich southwest, killing at least 24 people and wounding 53 others, local media reported.

SURKHET, Sept 20: Raute leader Bir Bahadur Shahi has no idea what does constitution mean. People of his community refuse to obtain citizenship certificate and continue to live nomadic life in forests.

KATHMANDU, April 17: Chief of Army Staff Rajendra Chhetri has inspected the final passing out parade of the army cadets held on Tuesday in Rupandehi.

MEXICO, Oct 31: Dancing devils, towering skeletons and altars festooned with marigolds made their way down Mexico City’s main thoroughfare on Saturday to commemorate Day of the Dead in a country still mourning nearly 500 people killed in earthquakes last month.

A MESMERIZING PARADE FOR LORD OF RAIN

September 7, 2017 11:11 am

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: The chariot procession of living goddess Kumari, traditional music, lakhe, pulukisi and samaybaji are some of the highlights of Indra Jatra. Every year, people gather at Basantapur with enthusiasm to enjoy the joyous and colorful festival of Indra Jatra.

PYONGYANG, April 15: North Korea paraded its intercontinental ballistic missiles Saturday in a massive military display in central Pyongyang, with ruler Kim Jong Un looking on with delight as his nation flaunted its increasingly sophisticated military hardware amid rising tensions across the region.

Police parade two murder accused

February 6, 2017 14:30 pm

BAGLUNG, Feb 6: Two persons were made public by the police in accusation for involvement in the murder of Krishna Bahadur Thapa of Kushmisera – 5.

Police parade two murder accused

February 6, 2017 11:31 am

BAGLUNG, Feb 6: Two persons were made public by the police in accusation for involvement in the murder of Krishna Bahadur Thapa of Kushmisera – 5.

WARSAW, Aug 15: American tanks and soldiers have taken part in a yearly military parade in Warsaw, a symbolic show of increased U.S. military involvement in a region shaken by a more assertive Russia.