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BJP National President J P Nadda chairing a semi virtual meeting with National General Secretaries

Aug 25, 2020, at 10:45 pm

NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (UNI):- BJP National President J P Nadda chairing a semi virtual meeting with BJP National General Secretaries at party headquarters, in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Hichem Mechichi presents his proposed composition for new government to Tunisian President Kais Saied

Aug 25, 2020, at 10:34 pm

TUNIS, Aug. 25, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Hichem Mechichi (L) presents his proposed composition for the new government to Tunisian President Kais Saied in Tunis, Tunisia, Aug. 24, 2020. Hichem Mechichi announced on Monday night the lineup of his proposed government. After his appointment, Mechichi would have a month to form his government and submit the lineup to parliament for approval, where he needs at least the votes of 109 out of 217 deputies.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov meet

Aug 25, 2020, at 10:26 pm

ATHENS, Aug. 25, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (R) and his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov greet each other by elbow bump before a signing ceremony at Zappeio Hall in Athens, Greece, Aug. 24, 2020. A signing ceremony for the participation of Bulgartransgaz EAD (BTG), operator of Bulgarias National Natural Gas System, in the Alexandroupolis liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project in northern Greece took place on Monday in Athens.

Raigad Building Collapse: A NDRF personnel with sniffer dog searching for survivors

Aug 25, 2020, at 09:54 pm

RAIGAD, AUG 25 (UNI):-A NDRF personnel with sniffer dog searching survivors at the building collapse site, Raigad in Maharashtra on Tuesday.

Building collapses in Maharashtra' Raigad

Aug 25, 2020, at 08:16 pm

RAIGAD, AUG 25 (UNI):-NDRF personnel searching survivors at the building collapse site, Raigad in Maharashtra on Tuesday.

President Ram Nath Kovind celebrates Van Mahotsav

Aug 25, 2020, at 08:12 pm

NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (UNI):- Reaffirming our commitment to a cleaner and sustainable planet, President Ram Nath Kovind celebrating Van Mahotsav by planting a Neem sapling in the President’s Estate on Tuesday.

Opening of JITO Covid Care Center in Secunderabad

Aug 25, 2020, at 08:00 pm

SECUNDERABAD AUG 25 (UNI):- Core Committee Members of Jain International Trade Organization Hyderabad Chapter announcing  the opening of 100 bedded JITO Covid Care Center, in Begumpet, Secunderabad on Tuesday.

Dal Lake in Srinagar

Aug 25, 2020, at 07:18 pm

SRINAGAR, AUG 23 (UNI) Women rowing a boat passing through a stream in the interiors of famous Dal Lake in Srinagar on Sunday. 

Covid-19 test at Ranchi hospital

Aug 25, 2020, at 07:06 pm

RANCHI, AUG 25 (UNI)– A health worker collecting swabsamlpes of the people for test Coronavirus at Sadar Hospital in Ranchi on Tuesday.

Glimpses of Chinese Football Association Super League

Aug 25, 2020, at 06:44 pm

DALIAN, Aug. 25, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Eder Martins (L) of Jiangsu Suning controls the ball during the 7th round match between Shenzhen Jiazhaoye and Jiangsu Suning at the postponed 2020 season of Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) Dalian Division in Dalian, northeast Chinas Liaoning Province, Aug. 24, 2020. 

Testification of US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy

Aug 25, 2020, at 06:36 pm

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2020 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy (R) arrives to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Protecting the Timely Delivery of Mail, Medicine, and Mail-in Ballots on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 24, 2020.

US President Donald Trump at 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte

Aug 25, 2020, at 06:30 pm

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2020 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy (R) arrives to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Protecting the Timely Delivery of Mail, Medicine, and Mail-in Ballots on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 24, 2020.

World in Photos : Aug. 24, 2020

Aug 25, 2020, at 06:10 pm

VANCOUVER, Aug. 25, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A sign is seen inside a SkyTrain compartment to remind people of wearing face masks in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Aug. 24, 2020. Anyone on board a TransLink or British Columbia (BC) Transit bus, boat or train and passengers on board BC Ferries vessels are required to wear a face mask beginning Monday to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Protest at Civil Court in Patna

Aug 24, 2020, at 09:07 pm

PATNA, AUG 24 (UNI):- Advocates shouting slogans during a protest against virtual court and other issue at Civil Court, in Patna on Monday.

JP Nadda inaugurates blood donation camp at AIIMS

Aug 24, 2020, at 08:38 pm

NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (UNI):- BJP National President J P Nadda inaugurating a blood donation camp at AIIMS after paying floral tribute to Arun Jaitley on his first death anniversary (Punyatithi) in New Delhi on Monday.

Inauguration of longest ropeway service over the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati

Aug 24, 2020, at 08:23 pm

GUWAHATI, AUG 24 (UNI):- Assam Finance and PWD minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (not in piccture) and Guwahati Development Department, Law and Justice, Cooperation Minister Siddhartha Bhattacharya (not in piccture) inaugurating the longest ropeway service over the Brahmaputra River, in Guwahati on Monday.

Diamond League Athletics Meeting in Stockholm

Aug 24, 2020, at 07:22 pm

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 24, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Laura Muir (Front) of Britain competes during the womens 1500m at 2020 Diamond League Athletics Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. 23, 2020.

Glimpses of UEFA Champions League final

Aug 24, 2020, at 07:20 pm

LISBON, Aug. 24, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Manuel Neuer (C), captain of FC Bayern Munich lifts the UEFA Champions League trophy following his teams victory in the UEFA Champions League Final match between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 23, 2020.

Rapid antigen test for COVID-19 in North Kolkata

Aug 24, 2020, at 07:02 pm

KOLKATA, AUG 23 (UNI) Health workers collecting samples for rapid antigen test for COVID-19, at a residential society in North Kolkata on Sunday

World in Photos : Aug. 23, 2020

Aug 24, 2020, at 06:25 pm

SHARQIA, Aug. 24, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A man harvests mangoes in Sharqia province, Egypt, Aug. 23, 2020.

Bhopal: NDRF personnel reacue a family of a farm workers

Aug 23, 2020, at 12:00 am

BHOPAL, AUG 22 (UNI)- NDRF personnel reacue a family of a farm workers struck in the fields due to flood in Kolans river at Pipalia village in Bhopal district in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.

Guwahati: Devotees lighting earthen lamps and incense sticks while offering worship to Lord Ganesha

Aug 22, 2020, at 11:57 pm

GUWAHATI, AUG 22 (UNI)- Devotees lighting earthen lamps and incense sticks while offering worship to Lord Ganesha on the occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi festiwal at the Ganesh temple at Latishil in Guwahati on Saturday.

Israeli soldier tries to extinguish fire caused by explosive balloon

Aug 22, 2020, at 11:52 pm

SDEROT, Aug. 22, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli soldier tries to extinguish fire caused by explosive balloons sent from Gaza Strip in an area close to the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip near southern Israeli city of Sderot on Aug. 21, 2020.

Congress leaders protest against the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh

Aug 22, 2020, at 11:37 pm

LUCKNOW, AUG 22 (UNI) Congress leaders protest against the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh before the beginning of the monsoon session of U P Assembly at Vidhan Bhawan in Lucknow on Saturday.

Mumbai: Devotees taking the clay idos of Lord Ganesha to their homes

Aug 22, 2020, at 11:20 pm

MUMBAI, AUG 22 (UNI)- Devotees taking the clay idos of Lord Ganesha to their homes on the first day of the ten-day long Ganesha Chaturthi celebrations, in Mumbai on Saturday.

Ghaziabad: Road side vendors selling Lord Ganesh idols

Aug 22, 2020, at 11:16 pm

GHAZIABAD, AUG 22 (UNI):- Road side vendors selling Lord Ganesh idols waiting for customers on the first day of ten days long Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Ghaziabad on Saturday.

Sudarsan Pattnaik creates sand sculpture of Lord Ganesha

Aug 22, 2020, at 10:58 pm

PURI, AUG 22 (UNI)- A sand sculpture of Lord Ganesha created by sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi festival at Puri beach in Odisha on Saturday.

Morocco: A medical worker collects a swab from a man for a COVID-19 test

Aug 22, 2020, at 10:55 pm

SALE, Aug. 22, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker collects a swab from a man for a COVID-19 test in Sale, Morocco, on Aug. 21, 2020. Morocco on Friday reported 1,609 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections in the country since March 2 to 49,247.

Tourists rest in a yard of a homestay in Xijingyu Village

Aug 22, 2020, at 10:52 pm

TIANJIN, Aug. 22, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Tourists rest in a yard of a homestay in Xijingyu Village of Jizhou District, north Chinas Tianjin, Aug. 21, 2020. Over the past years, Xijingyu Village has been vigorously promoting rural tourism, characterized by homestay, agritainment and folk lifestyle photography. In 2019, tourism in Xijingyu Village contributed over 8 million yuan (about 1.2 million U.S. dollars), and villagers disposable income has reached 23,000 yuan per capita.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a televised speech in Istanbul

Aug 22, 2020, at 10:50 pm

ISTANBUL, Aug. 22, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a televised speech in Istanbul, Turkey, on Aug. 21, 2020. Erdogan on Friday announced that his country, which is almost entirely reliant on imports to meet its energy needs, found significant natural gas resources in the Black Sea.