Parliamentary Elections in Colombo
Aug 05, 2020, at 08:10 pm
COLOMBO, AUG 5 (UNI):-Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa with his wife entering a polling booth to cast their vote for Parliamentary Elections, in Colombo on Wednesday.
Glimpses from Bhoomi Pujan at Ram Mandir
Aug 05, 2020, at 07:27 pm
Glimpses from Bhoomi Pujan at Ram Mandir
Aug 05, 2020, at 07:03 pm
AYODHYA, AUG 4 (UNI):- Devotees light earthen lamps to celeberate Deeputsav on eve of ground breaking ceremony of Ram Temple at Ram Ghat in Ayodhya on Tuesday.
World in Photos : Aug. 4, 2020
Aug 05, 2020, at 06:45 pm
PARIS, Aug. 5, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People wear masks while enjoying the sea in Nice, southern France, Aug. 4, 2020. Amidst fears of a second pandemic wave, France has made wearing mask compulsory in busy pedestrian streets and uncovered markets in addition to tourists spots in many cities, including Lille, Nice and La Mayenne.
Blast in Lebanon's capital Beirut
Aug 05, 2020, at 06:10 pm
BEIRUT, Aug. 5, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An injured person is seen after the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 4, 2020. The two huge explosions that rocked Lebanons capital Beirut on Tuesday left dozens dead and injured, al-Jadeed TV channel reported.
Bhoomi Pujan ceremony at Ram Temple
Aug 05, 2020, at 06:04 pm
AYODHYA, AUG 5 (UNI):- Sadhus arriving at Ayodhya to witness the foundation stone laying ceremony of Sri Ram Temple, in Ayodhya on Wednesday.
Ayodhya night on the eve of Ram Temple ground breaking ceremony
Aug 05, 2020, at 07:41 am
AYODHYA: Devotees light earthen lamps to celeberate Deeputsav on eve of ground breaking ceremony of Ram Temple at Ram Ghat in Ayodhya on Tuesday. UNI PHOTO-
Ramarcha Pujan at Ram Temple commences
Aug 05, 2020, at 12:31 am
AYODHYA, AUG 4 (UNI):-Priests performing religious rituals as Shri Ramarcha Pujan commenced at the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi complex, in Ayodhya on Tuesday.
Protests demanding CBI probe into Sushant Singh Rajput’s death
Aug 05, 2020, at 12:16 am
PATNA, AUG 4 (UNI):- Fans of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput staging a protest, demanding for the CBI inquiry into the case, in Patna on Tuesday.
Article 370 Scrapping Anniversary: Security forces keping strict vigil at Budshah Bridge in Srinagar
Aug 05, 2020, at 12:02 am
SRINAGAR, Aug 4 (UNI) Security forces keping strict vigil at Budshah Bridge in Srinagar as strict curfew restrictions imposed in all major towns in the Kashmir valley on Tuesday following intelligence inputs that separatists planning to observe August 5 as black day, the day year ago special status to the Jammu and Kashmir state Article 370 and 35 A was scraped by the government of India.
Ayodhya gears up for mega Bhoomi Poojan ceremony
Aug 04, 2020, at 11:51 pm
Ayodhya gears up for mega Bhoomi Poojan ceremony
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Minister for Education presents National Education Policy to Kovind
Aug 04, 2020, at 09:47 pm
NEW DELHI, AUG 4 (UNI):- Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Minister for Education, called on President Ram Nath Kovind, and presented him the new National Education Policy 2020. The Minister briefed the President about salient features of the NEP which is transformational in its content.
Maj Gen I M Lamba inaugurates COVID High Dependency Unit (HDU) Complex at Military hospital
Aug 04, 2020, at 09:44 pm
PRAYAGRAJ,AUG 4 (UNI):- Maj Gen I M Lamba, General Officer Commanding,Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Sub area inaugurating COVID High Dependency Unit (HDU) Complex at Military hospital, in Prayagraj on Tuesday.
A COVID-19 patient is brought to a hospital by health workers in Brasilia
Aug 04, 2020, at 09:14 pm
BRASILIA, Aug. 4, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A COVID-19 patient is brought to a hospital by health workers in Brasilia, Brazil, Aug. 3, 2020. Brazil on Monday recorded 561 new deaths from COVID-19, bringing the national death toll to 94,665, according to the countrys health ministry.Meanwhile, tests have detected 16,641 new infections, taking the total caseload to 2,750,318, said the ministry.
Covid-19: French PM visits Lille
Aug 04, 2020, at 09:06 pm
PARIS, Aug. 4, 2020 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Jean Castex (C, front) visits Lille as mask-wearing becomes mandatory in the city center amid concerns about an increase in COVID-19 cases, northern France, Aug. 3, 2020. The French authorities have ordered people to wear face masks in outdoor public places in many major cities as the COVID-19 spread faster and the admission to intensive care units increased again after month-long decline.
Inspection of attack site in Jalalabad
Aug 04, 2020, at 08:46 pm
JALALABAD, Aug. 4, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan security force member inspects the site of an attack in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 3, 2020. Afghan forces after nearly 20 hours of fierce fighting were able to kill all the eight attackers on Nangarhars provincial jail in Jalalabad city on Monday, provincial government spokesman Attaullah Khogiani said.
Festival Kandy Esala Perahera in Sri Lanka
Aug 04, 2020, at 08:39 pm
KANDY (SRI LANKA), Aug. 4, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People bathe an elephant ahead of the final day of Kandy Esala Perahera in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 3, 2020. The festival features traditional local dances such as fire-dances, whip-dances, Kandyan dances and various other cultural dances, in addition to the elephants usually adorned with lavish garments.
Aug 04, 2020, at 08:28 pm
COLOGNE (GERMANY), Aug. 4, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A health worker collects a swab from a passenger at Cologne-Bonn Airport in Cologne, Germany, on Aug. 3, 2020. Germanys COVID-19 cases rose by 509 within one day to 210,402, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Monday.
Aug 03, 2020, at 11:23 pm
AGARTALA, AUG 3 (UNI):- Muslim Girls tying a Rakhi on the occasion of Raksha bandhan festival in Agartala on Monday.
Palestinian farmer harvests prickly pears
Aug 03, 2020, at 10:29 pm
GAZA, Aug. 3, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian farmer harvests prickly pears during the harvest season at a farm in the northern Gaza Strip town of Jabalia, on Aug. 3, 2020. Palestinians enjoy the prickly pear fruit as a typical summer fruit.
Tokyo sees countdown clock for 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games
Aug 03, 2020, at 10:23 pm
TOKYO, Aug. 3, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 3, 2020 shows a countdown clock for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee on Monday announced the schedule of the delayed Paralympic Games, which will be held from August 24 to September 5, 2021.
Bukkal Nawab BJP MLC tie rakhi to cows
Aug 03, 2020, at 10:20 pm
LUCKNOW, AUG 3 (UNI):- Bukkal Nawab BJP MLC tie rakhi to cows on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan festival in old Lucknow on Monday.
Shravan: Pilgrims performing Hawan after rudrabhishek to Lord Shiva
Aug 03, 2020, at 10:13 pm
PRAYAGRAJ, AUG 3 (UNI):- Pilgrims performing Hawan after rudrabhishek to Lord Shiva on the occasion of last holy Monday of Shravan month and Shravani Purnima, in Prayagraj on Monday.
COVID-19: Certain roads closed in Srinagar to restrict spike in cases
Aug 03, 2020, at 10:07 pm
SRINAGAR, Aug 3 (UNI) Kids wearing fancy dress passing nearby a security point in down town amid strict lockdown in Srinagar reimposed by the authorities as a precautionary measure to check the spike in COVID-19 cases in Kashmir valley on Monday.
Firefighters battle against a wildfire in Riverside County of Southern California
Aug 03, 2020, at 10:01 pm
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters battle against a wildfire in Riverside County of Southern California, the United States, Aug. 2, 2020. The blaze, dubbed Apple Fire forced around 8,000 local residents to be evacuated, the authorities said. The fire started on Friday night and has scorched 20,516 acres (83.1 square km), according to the latest information updated by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).
Nitish Kumar ties Rakhi to a tree
Aug 03, 2020, at 09:56 pm
PATNA, AUG 3 (UNI):- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ties Rakhi to a tree on the occasion of Bihar Vriksha Suraksha Diwas at a park, in Patna on Monday.
Aug 03, 2020, at 09:45 pm
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG 3 (UNI) Candidates who have been selected for civil police officer posts by the PSC staging an indefinite strike in front of Kerala Secretariat wearing coronavirus protection kit demanding the govt extend the validity of the rank list, in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.
World in Photos : Aug 2 , 2020
Aug 03, 2020, at 08:44 pm
HAU LOC, AUG 3 (UNI):-Storm Sinluka results in strong waves in the coastal district of Hau Loc in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam on Sunday, August 2, 2020.
Aug 03, 2020, at 08:13 pm
KAMRUP, AUG 03 (UNI):- Farmer working paddy field at Boro in Kamrup on Monday.
Mumbai fisherman celebrate Narali Purnima festiva
Aug 03, 2020, at 07:56 pm
MUMBAI, AUG 03 (UNI) - A fisherman painting his fishing boat to celebrate Narali Purnima festiva on an auspicious day of Shravan Purnima, The fishermen community celebrates this festival to ward off unwanted incidents while sailing in the sea and they will start fishing after this festival, in Mumbai on Monday.