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People queue to vote as polls open in India's most populous state in a test of the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist agenda. Uttar Pradesh has struggled through India's economic downturn, and Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is keen to prove it still holds sway in the bellwether state, home to more than 200 million people. IMAGES
Chennai, Aug 7 (EFE/EPA).- A reptile park, home to several endangered and unique species like iguanas and cobras, in southern India, is on the verge of a shut down due to an ongoing financial crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.Its keepers say that over the last one year or so, it has become a challenging task to keep afloat the park, a go-to spot to get close with threatened reptile species, situated inside the Guindy National Park in Chennai, the capital of southern Tamil Nadu state."The park faces a serious financial crisis due to a prolonged closure that resulted in completely draining the revenues over the past more than 16 months," its executive chairman S. Paulraj told EFE. (Camera: IDREES MOHAMMED). B-ROLL OF A REPTILE PARK IN CHENNAI, INDIA.
Kolkata (India), Feb 14 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Piyal Adhikary).- Hundreds of people participated in a vintage car rally near heritage Town Hall on the occasion of Valentine's Day, in Kolkata.FOOTAGE OF THE VINTAGE CAR RALLY IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
Qazigund, India, Dec 30 (EFE).- Nearly two years ago, Sabzar Khan, a 26-year-old businessman, expanded his construction business that was already growing rapidly in Qazigund, the gateway to the idyllic Kashmir Valley, nestled in the Indian Himalayas.But soon after he raised funds by securing loans from a bank and local lenders, the Indian government suddenly scrapped the disputed region's semi-autonomous status on Aug.5, 2019, and enforced an unprecedented months-long security and communication lockdown.The move marked the beginning of Kashmir's economic devastation before another lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic in March this year sounded the death knell for businesses in the troubled region. (Camera: SARWAR KASHANI). B-ROLL OF SRINAGAR, THE SUMMER CAPITAL OF INDIAN KASHMIR.
Ruesselsheim (Germany), Nov 24 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Ronald Wittek) Employees from the Opel factory in the German city of Ruesselsheim organized a protest on Tuesday against the layoffs planned by the car company.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN FRONT OF THE FACTORY IN RUESSELSHEIM.
Buenos Aires, Oct 14 (EFE) .- Let's think of a person who, after seven months of peaceful sleep, now goes out for a walk in Buenos Aires. His surprise would be great, with everyone wearing a mask and health messages everywhere.STATEMENTS BY MARTÍN GREMMELSPACHER, EDITOR AND PRESIDENT OF THE ARGENTINE CHAMBER OF BOOK"Bookstores are attending their clients at the door, people cannot enter the bookstores. Bookstores in large shopping centers are closed. It is a measure designed to protect the industry, the idea is to try to produce more in Argentina to favor the local market. Therefore, publishers are going to produce what we already had prepared to launch this year, they will look for some new ones and in some cases, with books high in demand, evaluations will be made and little by little we will advance to see what happens."
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