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Kamala Harris’ parents found common ground in a Black study group after their arrival in US

11:50 pm September 13, 2020

New York: A Black study group that focussed on race drew Shyamala Gopalan, mother of Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris, and her husband Donald Harris together when they arrived at the University of California at Berkeley, a media report said. A report in The New York Times said that at an off-campus space at the University of California at Berkeley in the fall […]

When Kamala Harris asked aunt in India to break coconuts for her good luck at Hindu temple

2:34 pm August 17, 2020

New York: Senator Kamala Harris, the first-ever American of Indian and African descent to be the vice presidential candidate of a major political party, had at one point asked her aunt in India to break coconuts for good luck at a Hindu temple when she was in the fray for California attorney general election in 2010, according to a media report. Harris had […]

COVID & THE KIDS: WHEN SCHOOL CAME HOME

4:54 pm June 19, 2020

By Dr Rajita Chaudhuri The world over children has been hovering over screens learning lessons and teachers have been trying their best to finish the course. The scenario has increased our gratitude towards teachers and also on the other hand, teachers have realised how technology has come to their rescue and supported them like never […]

Bill Withers, soul icon behind ‘Lean On Me,’ dies at 81

12:16 am April 4, 2020

Los Angeles: Bill Withers, the legendary performer who defined 1970s soul with timeless hits like “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Lean on Me” has died, his family said in a statement. He was 81 years old. The Grammy-winning artist succumbed to heart complications, according to his family, which said it was “devastated” over the loss. “A […]

Trump denies telling Bolton Ukraine aid was tied to probe

8:27 pm January 27, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump Monday denied that he told his former national security advisor John Bolton that military aid to Ukraine was tied to Kiev investigating his political rivals. Trump’s tweets came after The New York Times reported Sunday that Bolton alleges as much in a draft of his upcoming book. “I never told John […]

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