Ramadan

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

India cases up as scientists appeal to Modi to release data

2:39 pm April 30, 2021

NEW DELHI: Indian scientists appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to publicly release virus data that would allow them to save lives as coronavirus cases climbed again Friday, prompting the army to open its hospitals in a desperate bid to control a massive humanitarian crisis. With 386,452 new cases, India now has reported more than […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

As COVID engulfs India, diaspora watches with despair

2:31 pm April 30, 2021

Los Angeles: Bad news, knowing no time zones, arrives in a jarring burst of messages, calls and posts informing millions of members of India’s worldwide diaspora that yet another loved one has been sickened or lost to the coronavirus. Sometimes it comes in a barrage of WhatsApp messages first thing in the morning, and sometimes […]

Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events in Iran may stop over virus

8:35 pm April 9, 2020

Tehran: Iran‘s supreme leader suggested Thursday that mass gatherings in the Islamic Republic may be barred through the holy Muslim fasting month Ramadan amid the coronavirus pandemic. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the comment in a televised address as Iran prepares to restart its economic activity while suffering one of the world’s worst outbreaks. […]

Indian-origin writer shares grandfather’s unique war friendship in UK

7:46 pm November 10, 2019

London: An Indian-origin writer has spoken about her grandfather’s unique friendship with a fellow soldier during World War II as the UK marks Remembrance Sunday in honour of those from the Indian subcontinent who fought with the British in the two World Wars. Nima Suchak said that Remembrance had not felt relevant to her until […]

Overloaded boat capsizes in Indonesia, at least 17 dead

10:47 pm June 18, 2019

Jakarta: An overloaded boat carrying people home to celebrate the end of Ramadan with their families capsized off Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing at least 17 and leaving four others missing, police said Tuesday. The Arim Jaya was traveling from Ra’as village on Madura island to nearby Kalianget when it capsized Monday after being […]

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