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Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa casts his vote

Aug 06, 2020, at 12:03 am

COLOMBO, AUG 5 (UNI):-Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa casts his vote at a polling station for Parliamentary Elections, in Colombo on Wednesday.

Telangana Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan performing pooja to lord Shri Ram

Aug 05, 2020, at 11:01 pm

HYDERABAD AUG 5 (UNI):- Telangana Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan performing pooja to lord Shri Ram on the occasion of laying foundation stone ceremony of Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya, during unlock at Rajbhavan in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

US: A plane flies over the National Mall

Aug 05, 2020, at 10:46 pm

WASHINGTON D.C., Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- A plane flies over the National Mall during sunset in Washington D.C., the United States, Aug. 4, 2020.

Israeli soldiers drive military vehicles during an exercise in the Israel-occupied Golan Heights

Aug 05, 2020, at 10:43 pm

GOLAN HEIGHTS, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Israeli soldiers drive military vehicles during an exercise in the Israel-occupied Golan Heights near the disputed border between Syria and Israel on Aug. 4, 2020.

A local resident sits on the beach during sunset in Kuwait City

Aug 05, 2020, at 10:40 pm

KUWAIT CITY, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- A local resident sits on the beach during sunset in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Aug. 4, 2020.

Ayodhya: VHP workers participates in a celebration to mark the groundbreaking ceremony

Aug 05, 2020, at 10:36 pm

AHMEDABAD, AUG 5 (UNI) VHP workers participates in a celebration to mark the groundbreaking ceremony of a temple dedicated to god Ram in Ayodhya at VHP head quarter in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

Aug 5: Security beefed up in Srinagar

Aug 05, 2020, at 10:17 pm

SRINAGAR, Aug 5 (UNI) Security personnel keeping vigil at Nalamar road in down town Srinagar as strict restrictions are in place in all major towns of Kashmir valley though authorities withdrew curfew orders but continued embargo on moment of public as the first anniversary of scrapping of special status under article 370 and 35A to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir completes a year on Wednesday.

Minister of state for Railways Suresh Angadi performing pooja at Sabari Pond

Aug 05, 2020, at 10:05 pm

BELAGAVI, AUG 5 (UNI) Minister of state for Railways Suresh Angadi performing pooja at Sabari Pond (local people called Shabari Kolla) during the foundation laying ceremony of Shri Ram temple in Ayodhya, in Belagavi on wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offering prayers at Hanuman Garhi temple

Aug 05, 2020, at 09:59 pm

AYODHYA AUG 5 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi offering prayers at Hanuman Garhi temple during the Bhoomi Pujan for the construction of Shri Ram Temple, at Ram Janambhoomi, in Ayodhya on Wednesday.

Beirut blast eaves buildings damaged

Aug 05, 2020, at 09:52 pm

BEIRUT, AUG 5 (UNI):-Damaged buildings and surroundings are seen after an explosion at a warehouse with explosives at the Port of Beirut led to massive blasts in Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday, 4 August, 2020.

Celebration of foundation stone laying ceremony of Ram Mandir

Aug 05, 2020, at 08:45 pm

NEW DELHI, AUG 5 (UNI):- CAIT secretary General Praveen Khandelwal lighting earthen lamps to observe Deep Utsav, celebrating the foundation stone laying ceremony of Shri Ram temple in Ayodhya, in New Delhi on Wednesday. 

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

Pictures from Ram Temple

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.

Covid-19 testing in Germany

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.

Muslim girls tying Rakhi

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.