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Supply of essential goods from Iran to Lebanon

Aug 06, 2020, at 10:32 pm

TEHRAN, Aug. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Workers prepare to load boxes of food and medical supplies to an airplane at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 5, 2020. Iran has started sending food, medicine and medical equipment to Lebanon, after the huge explosions at Beiruts port, Press TV reported on Wednesday.

Glimpse of Istanbul amid Covid-19

Aug 06, 2020, at 10:06 pm

ISTANBUL, AUG. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People wearing face masks are seen on a street in Istanbul, Turkey, on Aug. 5, 2020. Turkey reported 1,178 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, raising the total diagnosed cases to 236,112, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.

Grenade attack at Karachi rally

Aug 06, 2020, at 09:58 pm

KARACHI (PAKISTAN), AUG. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Security members cordon off an attack site in Pakistans southern port city of Karachi, on Aug. 5, 2020. A hand grenade attack at a rally on Wednesday evening in Karachi left five people injured, police and local media said.

PM Modi's mother Hiraba watches live telecast of foundation laying ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya

Aug 06, 2020, at 01:31 am

GANDHINAGAR, AUG 05 (UNI)- Prime Minister Narendra Modis mother Hiraba watching the direct telecast of foundation laying ceremony of Shri Ram temple being held in Ayodhya, at her residence in Gandhinagar on Wednesday.

Nitish Kumar conducting an aerial survay of the flood affected Darbhanga

Aug 06, 2020, at 12:12 am

DARBHANGA, AUG 5 (UNI):-Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar conducting an aerial survay of the flood affected Darbhanga District in Bihar on Wednesday.

Ayodhya: Yogi Adityanth presents Lord Rama's idol to PM Modi

Aug 06, 2020, at 12:06 am

AYODHYA, AUG 5 (UNI):-Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath presenting a idol of the Lord Rama to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi during the Ram Temple foundation laying ceremony, in Ayodhya on Wednesday.

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.