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Rahul Gandhi stops at a cobbler's shop on his way back to Lucknow | Priyanka Gandhi rips into Israeli govt over war on Gaza, says 'their actions are unacceptable' | Barack Obama endorses Kamala Harris for US Presidency | France: Rail network hit by 'malicious' arson attacks ahead of Paris Olympics | Kanwar Yatra diktat row: UP govt opposes pleas challenging its order to display names of owners | Agnipath scheme should be scrapped: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge after Modi attacks Opposition | Mamata Banerjee jets off to Delhi for NITI Aayog meeting, Abhishek Banerjee joins her | Pakistan learnt no lesson, wages proxy wars to stay relevant: Modi's swipe at Islamabad on Kargil Vijay Diwas | Agnipath aims to rejuvenate Army and keep them fit for war: PM Modi on Kargil Vijay Diwas | 'India pays taxes like England, gets services like Somalia': Raghav Chadha

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi meeting Lt Governor of Leh-Kargil Radha Krishna Mathur

Sep 11, 2020, at 11:25 pm

LEH, SEP 11 (UNI):- Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi meeting with Lt Governor of UT of Leh-Kargil Radha Krishna Mathur at Leh-Laddakh on a two-day visit to the Union Territory of Laddakh, he reviewed different development projects with senior officials of the UT Administration.

Covid patient who underwent double lung transplantation speaking to media in Hyderabad

Sep 11, 2020, at 11:24 pm

HYDERABAD SEP 11 (UNI:- The COVID-19 positive patient Monu (32) of Chandigarh who underwent double lung transplantation surgery successfully at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) interacting with the media at Hyderabad on Friday.

US: Wildfire is seen in Angeles National Fores

Sep 11, 2020, at 10:28 pm

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11, (Xinhua) -- Wildfire is seen in Angeles National Forest, Monrovia, Los Angeles, the United States, Sept. 10, 2020. Wildfires have scorched a record 3.1 million acres (12,525 square km) of land in the U.S. state of California since August, authorities said Thursday.

Police arrest Telangana BJP President Bandi Sanjay Kumar

Sep 11, 2020, at 10:26 pm

HYDERABAD SEP 11 (UNI):- police arrested Telangana BJP President Bandi Sanjay Kumar, MP and party activists when the were proceeding to participate ‘Chalo Assembly’ demanding the state government to conduct Hyderabad Liberation day on September 17 as officially, in Hyderabad on Friday.

Patna: LJP activists stage a protest in support of actress Kangana Ranaut

Sep 11, 2020, at 10:23 pm

PATNA, SEP 11 (UNI):- LJP activists stage a protest in support of actress Kangana Ranaut against Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, in Patna on Friday.

Kullu: Priest offering prayers at Lord Raghunath temple

Sep 11, 2020, at 10:21 pm

KULLU, SEP 11 (UNI):- Priest offering prayers at Lord Raghunath temple re-opened after the COVID-19 outbreak, in Kullu on Friday.

Rajnath Singh launching the Aero India 2021 website

Sep 11, 2020, at 10:18 pm

NEW DELHI, SEP 11 (UNI):- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launching the Aero India 2021 website (https://aeroindia.gov.in), in New Delhi on Friday. The biennial exhibition will be held from February 03-07, 2021 at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru in Karnataka.

Pepper robots are seen at SoftBank Robotics in Paris

Sep 11, 2020, at 10:17 pm

PARIS, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Pepper robots are seen at SoftBank Robotics in Paris, France, Sept. 10, 2020. With a new feature, Pepper robot can detect whether people are wearing face masks and if not, instructs them to wear.

Mexico: Archeologists excavate bones of mammoth skeletons found at the construction site of airport

Sep 11, 2020, at 10:16 pm

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Archeologists excavate bones of mammoth skeletons found at the construction site of the new Felipe Angeles International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, Sept. 10, 2020.

Washington: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference

Sep 11, 2020, at 10:11 pm

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 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. 10, 2020. U.S. Senate on Thursday failed to advance a slimmed-down Republican COVID-19 relief proposal, as lawmakers remain deadlocked over the scope and size of the much needed stimulus bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said in a joint statement earlier that the bill doesnt come close to addressing the problems and is headed nowhere.

S Jaishankar meets Sergei Lavrov, Wang Yi in Moscow

Sep 11, 2020, at 10:09 pm

MOSCOW, Sept. 11, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C) and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow, Russia, on Sept. 10, 2020.

Patna: Bihar Legislative Council chiarman Awadhesh Narain Singh inaugurates oxygen cylinder bank

Sep 11, 2020, at 10:08 pm

PATNA, SEP 11 (UNI):- Bihar Legislative Council chiarman Awadhesh Narain Singh inauguration oxygen cylinder bank for COVID-19 paitents, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Patna on Friday.

G20 labour and employment ministers attend virtual meeting

Sep 11, 2020, at 07:25 pm

RIYADH, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2020 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, shows Group of 20 (G20) labour and employment ministers attending a virtual meeting . G20 labour and employment ministers called on Thursday for strong social protection systems to support all workers and their families during crisis and recovery.

EU, Britain officials meet over Brexit

Sep 11, 2020, at 07:23 pm

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (L) walks to Britains Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in London, Britain, Sept. 10, 2020. Senior officials from the European Union (EU) and Britain met in London on Thursday for hastily arranged talks over a controversial Brexit bill as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intended to override key parts of the Withdrawal Agreement previously agreed with Brussels.

UN Security Council meeting on children and armed conflict

Sep 11, 2020, at 07:21 pm

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2020 shows the UN Security Council meeting on children and armed conflict, with a focus on attacks against schools as a grave violation of childrens rights, at the UN headquarters in New York. The UN Security Council on Thursday voiced grave concern about the significant increase of attacks on schools in recent years and the resulting alarming number of children denied access to quality education.

Glimpse of TIFF 2020

Sep 11, 2020, at 07:18 pm

TORONTO, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past a screen with the information of the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 10, 2020. Featuring 50 new feature films, five programs of short films, as well as interactive talks, the ten-day annual event kicked off on Thursday with drive-in locations and online screenings.

IAF formally inducts Rafale and SU-30 aircraft

Sep 11, 2020, at 03:22 am

AMBALA, SEP 10 (UNI):- Rafale aircrafts and SU-30 aircraft at its formal induction ceremony at 17 Squadron of Indian Air Force Station, in Ambala on Thursday.

Prayagraj: Devotees walk in flood water mud on the river bank of Ganga

Sep 10, 2020, at 12:35 am

PRAYAGRAJ, SEP 9 (UNI):- Devotees walk in flood water mud on the river bank of Ganga in Prayagraj on Wednesday.

Ahmadabad: Health workers collect swab

Sep 10, 2020, at 12:33 am

AHMEDABAD, SEP 09 (UNI) A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes swab from a construction worker for a rapid antigen test at a construction site in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

Harsh Vardhan attends the 73rd session of WHO South East Asia Region through Video Conferencing

Sep 10, 2020, at 12:31 am

NEW DELHI, SEP 9 (UNI):- Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan attends the 73rd session of WHO South East Asia Region through Video Conferencing, in New Delhi on Wednesday. Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey is also seen.

Afghan municipal employees work at the site of a bomb attack in Kabul

Sep 10, 2020, at 12:30 am

KABUL, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Afghan municipal employees work at the site of a bomb attack in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Sept. 9, 2020. At least 10 people were killed and 15 others wounded in a bomb attack that struck the convoy of Afghan First Vice-President Amrullah Saleh in Kabul during Wednesdays morning rush hour, an Interior Ministry spokesman confirmed.

Patna: People wait to enter Mahavir Temple

Sep 10, 2020, at 12:29 am

PATNA, SEP 9 (UNI):- People wait a queue at a famous Mahavir temple, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Patna in Wednesday.

People walk through disinfection tunnel in Israel

Sep 10, 2020, at 12:28 am

RAMAT GAN, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People walk through a disinfection tunnel that sprays sanitation liquid at Bar-Ilan University in central Israeli city of Ramat Gan amid COVID-19 pandemic on Sept. 8, 2020.

Prayagraj: Health worker collects swab

Sep 10, 2020, at 12:27 am

PRAYAGRAJ, SEP 9 (UNI) - A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample during a rapid antigen testing campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Prayagraj on Wednesday.

UEFA Nations League football match between Ireland, Belgium taking place

Sep 10, 2020, at 12:23 am

BRUSSELS, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Belgiums Jeremy Doku (Bottom) and Icelands Hjortur Hermannsson vie for the ball during the UEFA Nations League football match between Belgium and Iceland at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, Sept.

Aquabus ferry carries a few tourists on board in Vancouver

Sep 10, 2020, at 12:22 am

VANCOUVER, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An Aquabus ferry carries a few tourists on board in Vancouver, Canada, Sept. 8, 2020. As summer winds down, tourism operators across British Columbia province are looking at staggering losses from a season constricted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Toronto: People line up to have COVID-19 tests

Sep 10, 2020, at 12:21 am

TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People line up to have COVID-19 tests outside a COVID-19 assessment center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Sept. 8, 2020. Early Tuesday, Ontario announced a pause of four weeks on any further loosening of public health measures in the province.

A woman wearing a face shield walks past the London Eye

Sep 10, 2020, at 12:19 am

A woman wearing a face shield walks past the London Eye in London, Britain, Sept. 8, 2020. The latest British official figures showed Tuesday that COVID-19 death toll had hit 57,400 as British people are being urged to take the pandemic seriously or face a bumpy road ahead.

Pakistan: Rescuers search for miners after rock slide

Sep 10, 2020, at 12:17 am

MOHMAND (PAKISTAN), Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers search for miners after a rock slide at a marble mine in Pakistans northwest tribal district of Mohmand, on Sept. 8, 2020. The death toll from the rock slide incident at a marble mine, which took place on Monday in Pakistans northwest tribal district of Mohmand, climbed to 19, police and local media said on Tuesday.

UNGA prez Tijjani Muhammad-Bande addresses press conference

Sep 09, 2020, at 11:25 pm

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Tijjani Muhammad-Bande (R) speaks at an end-of-tenure press conference at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 8, 2020. The outgoing president of the UN General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, on Tuesday called on member states to respect international law.