North America

HOUSTON: An Indian-American teen has won a US $25,000 (over ₹18 lakh) young scientist challenge for a discovery that could provide a potential treatment for Covid-19.

WASHINGTON: Wishing Senator Kamala Harris on her birthday, Democratic nominee Joe Biden said that his running mate would celebrate her next birthday at the White House.

WASHINGTON: Seventeen individuals and organisations, including universities and businesses, have filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Labour challenging its recent Interim Final Rule on wages related to H-1B visas.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday called America’s top infectious-disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci a “disaster” and said that “people are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots”.

CALIFORNIA: Founder of Isha Foundation Sadhguru, who recently met actor Will Smith during his 10,000 miles (16,093 km) motorbike ride across the US has shared a ‘behind-the-scenes’ video of their meet on Instagram.

WASHINGTON: A video showing US President Donald Trump counting money before donating it as he attended a mass at the International Church of Las Vegas has gone viral.

ONTARIO: A 26-year-old man from Kapurthala, Punjab has died of a heart attack in Canada.

OTTAWA: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said that his government will “stand up loudly and clearly for human rights” in China, after Chinese ambassador warned that granting asylum to Hong Kong protesters could put Canadians in danger.

ABBOTSFORD: The Abbotsford Police Department has released surveillance images of a suspect in an alleged sexual assault aboard a BC Transit bus.

BRAMPTON: Brampton City Council unanimously passed a motion to support and stand in solidarity with Brampton residents and their families who have been adversely affected by farming bills recently passed in India.