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WASHINGTON: The US is now the new epicenter of global coronavirus pandemic with over 104,000 confirmed cases.

TEXAS, US: An Indian-American mother has been arrested and charged with capital murder of killing her minor son in Texas, said police.

SURREY: Thousands of Surreyites including Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal’s mother are believed to be stranded in India under the country’s COVID-19 lockdown.

WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday surpassed both China and Italy with the most coronavirus infections.

The US and United Nations on Wednesday condemned the horrific terrorist attack by ISIS on a Sikh temple (gurdwara) in Afghanistan.

GPTV WEB DESK: Canadian High Commissioner to India Nadir Patel on Wednesday asked stranded Canadians in India, who wish to return home, to send their details to Embassy of Canada in New Delhi.

BRAMPTON: Brampton West Punjabi Member Parliament Kamal Khera has been tested positive with Covid-19.

NEW JERSEY: New Jersey Sikh Gurdwara Council (NJSGC) strongly condemns the attack on Sikh Gurdwara in Kabul (Afghanistan) that claimed the lives of more than two dozen people.

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister has Justin Trudeau announced that more financial aid will go to Canadians and businesses to weather the COVID-19 pandemic after the Canadian parliament approved the emergency package of $82 billion Canadian dollars (about $56 billion).

ALBERTA: The Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr Deena Hinshaw announced its second COVID-19-related death during a press conference on Tuesday.