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Militants arrested in Pulwama

Jul 13, 2020, at 05:19 pm

SRINAGAR, JULY 13 (UNI)- two militants identified as Umer and Zahid Yusuf Pala arrested by security personnel within four hours after lobbing two hand grenades which did not exploded on Srinagar-Jammu national highway in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.

Friendly football match between Paris Saint Germain and Le Havre

Jul 13, 2020, at 05:02 pm

LE HAVRE, July 13, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting (R) of Paris Saint Germain in action during a friendly football match between Paris Saint Germain and Le Havre at the Ocean Stadium in Le Havre, France, July 12, 2020. Spectators return to the statdium for the first time since the season was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March. France, which gradually eased national lockdown from May 11, entered a new phase of de-confinement on June 22. Cinemas and casinos will resume activities and sports event attracting no more than 5,000 people will be allowed.

World in Photo : july 12 , 2020

Jul 13, 2020, at 04:30 pm

BALKH, July 12, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An man cleans the yard of the Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, northern Afghanistan, July 12, 2020. After a five-month shutdown due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the Blue Mosque has reopened to the public recently.

World in Photo : july 11 , 2020

Jul 12, 2020, at 05:28 pm

LAGOS, July 12, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An excavator works on the ruins after a building collapse accident in Lagos, Nigeria, July 11, 2020. At least two people were killed and eight others injured on Saturday after a residential building collapsed in Lagos, Nigerias economic hub.

People gather at Vikas Dubey's encounter spot in Kanpur

Jul 11, 2020, at 03:57 am

KANPUR, JULY 10 (UNI):- People gathered at the spot where police personnel shot dead notorious gangaster Vikas Dubey where he allegedly tried to flee at Bhauti area in Kanpur on Friday. Dubey was main accused in Kanpur ambush case in whch eight policemen were killed.

India in Photos : July 10 , 2020

Jul 11, 2020, at 01:59 am

HYDERABAD, JULY 10 (UNI) H.Mahesh (file photo) staffer of United News of India (UNI) at its Hyderabad bureau succumbed to COVID-19 on Friday.

India in Photos : July 10 , 2020

Jul 11, 2020, at 01:37 am

CHANDIGARH, JULY 10 (UNI):- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Singh Majithia addressing a press conference in Chandigarh on Friday.

Truck driver held with huge contraband of poppy straw in Jammu

Jul 11, 2020, at 01:20 am

JAMMU, JULY 10 (UNI):- A truck driver arrested with huge contraband of poppy straw in Nagrota area of Jammu district (J&K) on Friday.

Tripura,BiplabKumarDeb,SwanirbharProject,Agartala

Jul 11, 2020, at 12:50 am

AGARTALA, JULY 10 (UNI):- Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb presenting an auto key to an auto driver at Swanirbhar Project programme, in Agartala on Friday.

General Election in Singapore

Jul 10, 2020, at 07:49 pm

SINGAPORE, July 10, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A Singaporean casts a vote at a polling station for the countrys general election in Singapore on July 10, 2020. Polling stations in Singapore opened at 8:00 a.m. local time on Friday for the countrys general election. Some 2.65 million people are eligible to vote. Polling stations will be closed at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Renovation of ancient Baori in Madhya Pradesh

Jul 10, 2020, at 06:47 pm

CHHINDWARA, JULY 10 (UNI)- A view of an ancient Baori (step well) one of many other such step wells found and renoveted by the local administration, near Devgarh Fort at Kalkot village in Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh on Friday. 

Anti-Covid-19 lockdown in Patna

Jul 10, 2020, at 06:30 pm

PATNA, JULY 10 (UNI):- City roads wear a deserted look during a total lockdown to combat the spread of Covid-19,in Patna on Friday.

World in Photo : July 8, 2020

Jul 10, 2020, at 05:57 pm

RAMAT GAN, July 10, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Israeli medical staff work in the COVID-19 isolation department of Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer Hospital in central Israeli city of Ramat Gan on July 8, 2020. Israels Ministry of Health reported 1,335 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the second highest daily rise since the pandemic outbreak in the country in late February.

Rain causes destruction in Ahmedabad

Jul 10, 2020, at 12:30 am

AHMEDABAD, JULY 9 (UNI):- A huge tree fell on a Car during rain in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Assam Rifles commemorates Van Mahotsav in Manipur

Jul 10, 2020, at 12:26 am

Assam Rifles in conjunction with Forest Officials and Locals, commemorated Van Mahotsav (celebrated in the first week of July) by planting more than 6000 tree saplings in areas around Moreh and Kakching.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends meeting in Brussels

Jul 09, 2020, at 08:26 pm

BRUSSELS, July 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel and European Parliament President David Sassoli (from R to L) attend a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, July 8, 2020. Reaching swiftly an agreement on an ambitious European recovery package is the European Unions highest priority for the coming weeks, the blocs leaders agreed at a meeting Wednesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Germany took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU on July 1.

Boris Johnson at House of Commons in London

Jul 09, 2020, at 08:17 pm

LONDON, July 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for Prime Ministers Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, on July 8, 2020. The British government on Wednesday set out a package of fresh measures to support jobs and boost economy as part of a comprehensive plan to secure the countrys recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Kashmir in Images: (July 8, 2020)

Jul 08, 2020, at 05:28 pm

SRINAGAR, JULY 8 (UNI) A group of women walking past the ticket counter of Mughal Garden Nishat on the bank of famed Dal Lake in Srinagar about to enter as authorities opened all Gardens and Parks post lock down aimed fear of Coronavrus pandemic in Kashmir valley on Wednesday.

India in Photos : (July 8 , 2020)

Jul 08, 2020, at 05:10 pm

The Union Minister for Defence,Rajnath Singh along with the Union Home Minister,Amit Shah and the Chief Minister of Delhi,Arvind Kejriwal visiting the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel COVID Hospital, in New Delhi on July 05, 2020. The Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO, Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy is also seen.    

Telangana: CPI members protest demanding TIMS Gacchibowli to admit Covid Patients

Jul 08, 2020, at 04:49 pm

HYDERABAD JUL 8 (UNI):- Telangana CPI Secretary Chada Venkat Reddy, Asst. Secretary Palla Venkat Reddy and other leaders participated in demonstration demanding open Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) Gacchibowli to admit Covid Patients immediately at Makhdoom Bhavan in Hyderabad Wednesday.

Health worker spraying disinfectant in Jharkhand CM's official residence

Jul 08, 2020, at 04:42 pm

RANCHI, JULY 8 (UNI) - A Health worker spraying the disinfectant on the official residence of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, in Ranchi on Wednesday. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren officially announced that he is going for home quarantine from today.

Jharkhand Minister Mithilesh Thakur taken to hospital

Jul 08, 2020, at 04:26 pm

Jharkhand Water Resources Minister Mithilesh Thakur taken to hospital in an ambulance after he tested corona virus positive in Ranchi on Wednesday.

Kashmir: Security beefed up on Hizbul commander Burhan Wani death anniversary

Jul 08, 2020, at 04:14 pm

SRINAGAR, JULY 8 (UNI) Security beefed up in down town Srinagar on the fourth death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahidden commander Burhan Wani on Wednesday.

Japan:Rescue operation going on as Hida River overflows

Jul 08, 2020, at 03:57 pm

GIFU, JULY 8 (UNI):-The Hida River in the city of Gero, Gifu Prefecture, Japan overflow after torrential rain on Wednesday.

Bihar Congress chief Shakti Singh Gohil with other party leaders at state election committee

Jul 08, 2020, at 03:41 pm

PATNA, JULY 8 (UNI):- Congress Bihar in-charge Shakti Singh Gohil with state president Madan Mohan Jha and party leaders at state election committee meeting for the preparation to Bihar Assembly polls, in Patna on Wednesday.

Kerala BJP leaders protest against CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Jul 08, 2020, at 03:38 pm

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 8 (UNI) Kerala BJP leaders staging a protest demanding resignation of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the alleged involvement of the chief ministers office in the gold smuggling case at in front of BJPstate office in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.

Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy pays tribute to YS Rajasekhar Reddy

Jul 08, 2020, at 03:31 pm

KADAPA, JUL 8 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, along with his family members, paid rich homage to former Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy at his tomb at Idupulapaya village here on Wednesday on the occasion of the 71 birth anniversary, on Wednesday.

COVID-19 testing in Chile

Jul 08, 2020, at 03:13 pm

SANTIAGO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a senior resident for COVID-19 test in San Miguel of Santiago, Chile, July 7, 2020. Chile on Tuesday reported a total of 301,019 cases of novel coronavirus infection and 6,434 deaths from the disease.

Capitol Building in Washington

Jul 08, 2020, at 03:07 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 7, 2020 shows the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., the United States. The United States has officially moved to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) as its national count of COVID-19 cases is approaching 3 million with over 130,000 deaths.

Site of car bomb blast in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan

Jul 08, 2020, at 03:00 pm

NANGARHAR, July 8, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security force members inspect the site of a car bomb blast in Khewa district bazaar in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, July 7, 2020. At least three Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel were killed and five people wounded after a suicide car bomb blast rocked a district bazaar in the countrys eastern province of Nangarhar on Tuesday, a provincial government spokesman confirmed.