Thousands throng roads to say farewell to late Indonesian President Wahid

Indonesians to bury popular former president Wahid

China jails revered living Buddha

LONDON - Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche, a revered Tibetan ‘living Buddha’ has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in jail by a Chinese court on charges of illegally occupying government land and possessing bullets, according to a report Wednesday.

Magh Mela begins Thursday in Allahabad

ALLAHABAD - The annual Hindu festival of Magh Mela will begin here Thursday with nearly 25 lakh devotees expected to take a holy dip at the Sangam on day one, an official said Wednesday.