Day: August 9, 2020

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

For pandemic jobless, the only real certainty is uncertainty

8:40 pm August 9, 2020

Chicago: For three decades, Kelly Flint flourished as a corporate travel agent, sending everyone from business titans to oil riggers around the planet. Then came the worst pandemic in a century, leaving her jobless and marooned in an uncertain economy. Furloughed since March, Flint has dipped into her retirement account to pay her bills, frustrated that her USD 600 […]

COVID-19: Indian Army gifts 10 ventilators to Nepali Army

8:28 pm August 9, 2020

Kathmandu: The Indian Army on Sunday gifted 10 ventilators to the Nepali Army to support its efforts to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed 75 lives in the Himalayan nation. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra handed over the ventilators to Nepal Army chief Purna Chnadra Thapa during a ceremony at Nepali Army Headquarters on Sunday, the Indian mission said in a statement. The ventilators are […]

Mortal remains of Captain Sathe reach Mumbai;funeral on Aug 11

8:15 pm August 9, 2020

Mumbai/Nagpur: The mortal remains of Captain Deepak Sathe, who was pilot-in-command of the ill-fated Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala, were brought here in a flight on Sunday afternoon. The funeral of Sathe (58), who was a resident of suburban Chandivali in Mumbai, will take place on Tuesday, a senior Air India official told PTI. One of two sons of the […]

Beirut explosion bares pitfalls of sending aid to Lebanon

8:06 pm August 9, 2020

Beirut: Hospitals and schools, then shattered and bent water pipes, then the crater that once was Lebanon’s port. The rebuilding needs of Lebanon are immense, but so is the question of how to ensure the millions of dollars promised in international aid is not diverted in a country notorious for missing money, invisible infrastructure projects and its […]

Rana Daggubati, Miheeka Bajaj tie the knot

7:56 pm August 9, 2020

Hyderabad: Actor Rana Daggubati and interior designer Miheeka Bajaj got married in an intimate ceremony here over the weekend. The duo, who had three-day nuptials starting from haldi and mehendi ceremony, tied the knot on Saturday in the presence of family and close friends. Bajaj wore a cream and golden lehenga, designed by Anamika Khanna, for the ceremony. The […]