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Australia will respond 'very seriously' to war crime allegations: PM Morrison

India-Australia friendship based on Bharosa, Samman: Aus PM Morrison

3:18 pm August 14, 2020

Melbourne: Describing India as a “longstanding friend” of Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday sent a special message of trust, respect, and friendship to Indians across the world ahead of the country’s 74th Independence Day. Morrison said the “deep friendship” between Australia and India was about more than trade and diplomacy. “Founded on Bharosa (trust) and Samman (respect) – it is a friendship with depth, […]

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

Here’s what VP candidate Kamala Harris’ Delhi based uncle said

9:56 pm August 13, 2020

New Delhi: US Senator Kamala Harris’ nomination as the vice presidential candidate is a “historic moment” but it is not a surprise at all, her proud uncle said here on Wednesday. Gopalan Balachandran, Harris’ maternal uncle, said she will script many firsts if she wins and expressed the hope her top-level position will give Indians […]

‘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 […]

Miandad says he will challenge Imran Khan in politics

11:52 pm August 12, 2020

Islamabad: Legendary batsman Javed Miandad on Wednesday said that he was the captain of current Prime Minister Imran Khan and will join politics to “challenge” him. Miandad said on his YouTube channel that he was the driving force for Khan, also a former captain, in cricket. Miandad said he will join politics and tell people what real politics is […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Scientists uneasy after Russia approves 1st COVID vaccine

9:28 pm August 12, 2020

Moscow: Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, a move that was met with international skepticism and unease because the shots have only been studied in dozens of people. President Vladimir Putin announced the Health Ministry’s approval and said one of his two adult daughters already was inoculated. He said […]