Day: August 13, 2020

Will get COVID-19 under control by listening to experts: Kamala Harris

‘One of us’: South Asians celebrate Kamala Harris as VP choice

9:32 pm August 13, 2020

Chicago: Two words summed up Tamani Jayasinghe’s exuberance for the first Indian American and Black woman to run for vice president: “Kamala Aunty.” That title of respect that goes beyond family in Asian circles immediately came to mind when Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his running mate. So the 27-year-old with Sri Lankan roots […]

Migrants cross English Channel to UK for 10th day in a row

8:39 pm August 13, 2020

London: Migrants crossing the English Channel arrived in the southern English port of Dover for the 10th day in a row Thursday, as British officials hardened their rhetoric against asylum-seekers. The migrants, including children, were brought aboard a Border Force patrol boat into Dover harbor, where immigration officials conducted routine assessments for symptoms of the coronavirus. More than 650 migrants have crossed the Channel, one […]

Celtic signs Switzerland forward Albian Ajeti from West Ham

8:34 pm August 13, 2020

Glasgow: Scottish champion Celtic signed Switzerland forward Albian Ajeti from West Ham on Thursday. Celtic said the 23-year-old Ajeti agreed a four-year contract. The fee was not disclosed but was reportedly around 5 million pounds (USD 6.6 million). It was unclear if Celtic registered Ajeti with UEFA before a 2200 GMT deadline on Wednesday to be eligible for the Champions League first qualifying round. Celtic hosts KR Reykjavik in a single-leg game next […]

Last of 15 lions saved from circuses dies in MP facility at 21

Gujarat govt notice to forest official over remarks on lions

8:29 pm August 13, 2020

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government on Thursday issued a notice to a senior forest official over his “irresponsible” and “undesirable” statements about the Asiatic lions and their conservation. The notice was issued to Chief Wildlife Warden of the state Shyamal Tikadar, the government said in a statement. The government said it “does not agree with such personal views, […]

Air improves to 'moderate' in Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad

Unidentified body found near Pari Chowk in Greater Noida

8:23 pm August 13, 2020

Noida: An unidentified man’s body was found dumped along a road in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida on Thursday, police said. The body was spotted by passersby in the morning in a greenbelt on Kasna road, barely 200 metres from the busy Pari Chowk area, the police said. “The deceased appears to be around 30-years-old. An FIR has […]