Diaspora

LONDON: A 61-year-old Indian-origin immigration officer at Heathrow airport and his 33-year-old pharmacist daughter have died from the coronavirus (COVID-19) within 24 hours of each other in the UK.

WASHINGTON: In the aftermath of the lockdown undertaken by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to contain the spread of the coronavirus or COVID-19, the Indian American community is offering free accommodation to stranded Indian students.

KABUL: A small bomb blast near the funeral site for 25 Sikhs, who were killed in an attack by the ISIS terror group on their Sikh temple (gurdwara), disrupted the cremation services.

Noted Indian-origin chef Floyd Cardoz died at a hospital in the US on Wednesday after he had tested positive for coronavirus. He was 59.

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

QUEENSLAND: A large-scale police land, water and air search by Queensland Police ended in tragedy after 25-year-old missing Punjabi youth was found dead.

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

SINGAPORE: A three-year-old Indian girl was among the 73 new COVID-19 cases that have been reported in Singapore, the largest increase in a day.

KABUL: The IS (Islamic State) group claimed the attack a Sikh Gurudwara in the Afghan capital which killed at least 11 and several injured.

KABUL: Gunmen and suicide bombers have stormed a religious gathering of Sikhs in the Afghan capital Kabul and were locked in an ongoing battle with security forces, the interior ministry said.