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Bengal job losers camp outside SSC office in Kolkata, demand mirror copies of genuine candidate list | Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana sent to 18-day NIA custody | Donald Trump's latest tariff hike on Beijing brings additional rate on some Chinese goods to 145 pct: White House | Pakistan distances itself from 26/11 terror accused Tahawwur Rana, says he is 'Canadian national' | Tahawwur Rana’s extradition proof of Modi govt's diplomatic strength: Amit Shah | Adult unmarried parents can live together without marriage: Allahabad High Court | Bengal job losers hold massive rally in Kolkata protesting over police assault | Waqf Act won't be implemented in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee | Centre appoints advocate Narender Mann as special public prosecutor in Tahawwur Rana case | Internet cut off in Bengal's Jangipur after violent protest against Waqf law

London Fashion Week amid COVID-19

Sep 20, 2020, at 03:31 am

LONDON, Sept. 19, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Models wearing face masks present creations of Paul Costelloe Spring/Summer 2021 collection during London Fashion Week in London, Britain, Sept. 18, 2020. Most of the London Fashion Week shows are staged online this September amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

People mourn death of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Sep 20, 2020, at 03:27 am

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 19, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court mourning the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Washington, D.C., the United States, Sept. 18, 2020. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died, the Supreme Court said Friday. The second female justice on the U.S. highest court, Ginsburg, 87, was a legal pioneer advocating for gender equality.

A person checks temperature of a Namazi as religious places opened Kullu district

Sep 18, 2020, at 11:33 pm

KULLU, SEP 18 (UNI):- Following the order of the state government , the religious places opened with directions from September 10 in Kullu district, in view of which a person checking the temperature of a Namazi at the mosque gate before the prayers in Jama Masjid of Kullu on Friday .

Afghanistan: A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft handed over in Kabul

Sep 18, 2020, at 11:32 pm

KABUL, Sept. 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2020 shows an A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft during the handover in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Afghan Air Force (AAF) received four A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft from the United States on Thursday, authorities said.

YSRCP leaders demonstrating for CBI inquiry into fiber net scam

Sep 18, 2020, at 11:14 pm

NEW DELHI, SEP 18 (UNI):- YSRCP leaders hold placards during a protest, demanding CBI inquiry into fiber net scam, in New Delhi on Friday.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa listening to the latest report on the construction of Port City project in Colombo

Sep 18, 2020, at 11:13 pm

COLOMBO, Sept. 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa (3rd R, front) and ministers listen to the latest report on the construction of the Port City project in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 17, 2020. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday called for the construction of a multi-billion-USD Port City project to be accelerated, saying it is a landmark in the island country and will be the main income generator for the future.Rajapaksa inspecting the Colombo Port City construction site, in the heart of capital Colombo, to mark the sixth anniversary since the project, jointly developed by the Sri Lankan government and Chinas CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd, was launched in 2014.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to press after U.S. House condemned anti-Asian sentiment linked to COVID-19

Sep 18, 2020, at 11:12 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Sept. 17, 2020. The U.S. House on Thursday passed a resolution condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19.

Rajpath barricaded near India Gate amid Covid19 pandemic in New Delhi

Sep 18, 2020, at 11:11 pm

NEW DELHI, SEP 18 (UNI):- A view of closed road at Rajpath near India Gate amid coronavirus pandemic in New Delhi on Friday.

Director General of Ordnance Services, Lt Gen Dalip Singh laying wreath at the War Memorial in Secunderabad

Sep 18, 2020, at 11:09 pm

HYDERABAD, SEP 18 (UNI) :- Lt Gen Dalip Singh, PVSM, VSM, Director General Ordnance Services and Senior Colonel Commandant, Army Ordnance Corps laying a wreath at the War Memorial of AOC Centre in Secunderabad on Friday.

Nomadic people moving to lower regions ahead of winter in Kashmir

Sep 18, 2020, at 11:08 pm

SRINAGAR, SEP 18 (UNI):- Nomadic people with their folk migrating to warm areas in Jammu region after spending six months on high ridges ahead of onset of winter in Kashmir on Friday.

Devotees carrying holy water from the Ganges in Praygraj amid the ongoing Mal Maas

Sep 18, 2020, at 11:06 pm

PRAYAGRAJ, SEP 18 (UNI):- Hindu devotees (Kanwariyas) carry metal pots filled with holy water after taking a dip in the Ganga river at Padilla Mahadev temple, during Hindu holy calendar Manmash month, amid the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), in Prayagraj on Friday.

Security officer maintaining order outside a COVID-19 test center in Toronto, Canada

Sep 18, 2020, at 11:05 pm

TORONTO, Sept. 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A security officer wearing protective gear keeps order outside a COVID-19 assessment center in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 17, 2020. The number of COVID-19 cases in Canada rose to 140,539 on Thursday, with 9,199 deaths, according to CTV.

View of Tabu festival in Libya's capital Tripoli

Sep 18, 2020, at 11:03 pm

TRIPOLI, Sept. 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Tabu performers are seen during the Libyan Tabu cultural festival in Tripoli, Libya, on Sept. 17, 2020.

Sleuths of National Investigation Agency raided hotel “ Pine Spring”

Sep 16, 2020, at 10:23 pm

SRINAGAR, SEP 16 (UNI) Sleuths of National Investigation Agency raided hotel “ Pine Spring” and checked their financial records and documents in Srinagar on Wednesday.

BJP leaders and workers staging march to Kerala Secretariat

Sep 16, 2020, at 10:22 pm

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEP 16 (UNI):- BJP leaders and workers staging a march to Kerala Secretariat demanding the resignation of Higher Education Minister K T Jaleel after the Enforcement Directorate interrogated him in the diplomatic baggage case, in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders during a meeting in Srinagar

Sep 16, 2020, at 10:21 pm

SRINAGAR, SEP 16 (UNI):- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders during a meeting in Srinagar on Wednesday the meeting called by youth wing for the first time since August 5, 2019, when the Centre abrogated Article 370 besides dividing the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories (UTs).

Yoshihide Suga (C) stands after being elected as Japans new prime minister in Tokyo

Sep 16, 2020, at 10:19 pm

TOKYO, Sept. 16, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Yoshihide Suga (C) stands after being elected as Japans new prime minister in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 16, 2020. Yoshihide Suga, the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, was chosen as Japans new prime minister to succeed Shinzo Abe in an extraordinary parliamentary session on Wednesday.

People light incense sticks at a pagoda in Phnom Penh

Sep 16, 2020, at 10:18 pm

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 16, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People light incense sticks at a pagoda in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, during the Pchum Ben Festival celebrations on Sept. 16, 2020. Buddhists in Cambodia on Wednesday began to celebrate the traditional Pchum Ben festival, or Ancestors Day.

LJP activist protest against Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan in Patna

Sep 16, 2020, at 10:16 pm

PATNA, SEP 16 (UNI):- LJP activists protest against Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan, after comment on BJP MP Ravi Kishan, in Patna on Wednesday.

Members of the UN-backed government forces operate the robot to dispose explosives in southern Tripoli

Sep 16, 2020, at 09:44 pm

TRIPOLI, Sept. 16, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Members of the UN-backed government forces operate the robot to dispose explosives in southern Tripoli, Libya, on Sept. 15, 2020. The forces of the UN-backed government on Tuesday said they disposed of some explosives left by war in south of the capital Tripoli by using a robot for the first time.

Palestinians take part in a protest against the Arab-Israeli normalization agreements

Sep 16, 2020, at 09:42 pm

BETHLEHEM, Sept. 16, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians take part in a protest against the Arab-Israeli normalization agreements in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Sept. 15, 2020. Palestine on Tuesday said that the signing of the normalization agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain in Washington will not achieve peace in the Middle East region.

People take photos of the exhibits at the Museum of Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels

Sep 16, 2020, at 09:41 pm

BRUSSELS, Sept. 16, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People take photos of the exhibits at the Museum of Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 15, 2020. The Museum of Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels opened a new one-way route recently to offer the public a safe way to visit amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

First-grade students attend an outdoor PE class in Barilovic

Sep 16, 2020, at 09:40 pm

BARILOVIC, Sept. 16, 2020 (Xinhua) -- First-grade students attend an outdoor PE class in Barilovic, Croatia, Sept. 15, 2020. Outdoor classes have been a tradition for Barilovic Elementary School for years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the school arranges more classes in the open air.

People wearing face masks pass by a statue of cow on a street in Lisbon

Sep 16, 2020, at 09:39 pm

LISBON, Sept. 16, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People wearing face masks pass by a statue of cow on a street in Lisbon, Portugal, on Sept. 15, 2020. Portugal returned to the contingency situation on Sept. 15, to ensure a safe return to school and to contain the spread of COVID-19.

A view of Kolkata's East-West Metro after resuming operations on Monday

Sep 15, 2020, at 05:41 am

KOLKATA, SEP 14 (UNI) East- West Metro train reopen for general passenger after months in Kolkata on Monday.

Runners participating in Vilnius Marathon 2020

Sep 15, 2020, at 05:39 am

VILNIUS, Sept. 14, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Runners compete during the Vilnius Marathon 2020 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sept. 13, 2020.

CPI(M) activists protesting against the naming of against Sitaram Yechury and others in Delhi riots

Sep 15, 2020, at 05:38 am

HYDERABAD SEP 14 (UNI):- The leaders of Several political parties led by CPI National Secretary Dr K Narayana held dharna and protesting against CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav, economist Jayati Ghosh and Delhi University professor Apoorvanand were named in Delhi riots supplementary charge sheet, the also burnt the effigy of central government at RTC X roads in Hyderabad on Monday.

passengers travelling in Kolkata metro after service started on Monday

Sep 15, 2020, at 05:35 am

KOLKATA, SEP 14 (UNI) Passengers seen on board a Metro train as Kolkata Metro start after months in Kolkata on Monday.

Police using water cannons to disperse KSU workers demanding resignation of Kerala Higher Education Minister K T Jaleel

Sep 15, 2020, at 04:14 am

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEP 14 (UNI) Police using water cannon to disperse the workers of KSU who were staging a march to Kerala Secretariat demanding the resignation of Kerala Higher Education Minister K T Jaleel after the Enforcement Directorate interrogated him in the diplomatic baggage case, in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.

Samajwadi Party MP Mulayam Singh Yadav coming out of Parliament during Monsoon Session

Sep 15, 2020, at 04:11 am

NEW DELHI, SEP 14 (UNI)- Samajwadi Party MP Mulayam Singh Yadav coming out from Parliament House during the Monsoon Session at Parliament, in New Delhi on Monday.