If elected in November, she will be the second Indian-American woman to be elected to the US Senate, after Kamala Harris.
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Singapore in final stretch of clearing dormitories of COVID-19, says Multi-Ministry Taskforce
The clearance will allow the vast majority of workers to resume work by mid to late August.
Eight years on, Biden, US lawmakers honour victims of Oak Creek shootout
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and several lawmakers joined the Sikh community in the United States to remember the victims of the 2012 tragic Oak Creek gurdwara shootout, urging people to reduce gun violence.
NTU researchers develop peptide that makes drug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics again
Scientists at NTU have developed a synthetic peptide that can make multidrug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics again when used together with traditional antibiotics.
Indian community in US celebrates foundation-laying of new Ram Temple
Indian-Americans across the United States celebrated the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new Ram Janma Bhoomi Temple in the holy city of Ayodhya by lighting diyas and taking around a tableau truck displaying digital images of the temple around the US Capitol Hill.
Facebook, Twitter remove post by Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about COVID-19
The post was a video clip of a Trump interview on Fox News, uploaded on Wednesday, in which the US President claims that children are “almost immune” to COVID-19.
Indian-origin doctor appointed as New York health commissioner
Dr Dave A Chokshi, a 39-year-old Indian-origin physician with expertise in public health, has been appointed as New York City’s new health commissioner by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Grab expands suite of financial services, including a micro-investment solution and third party loans
Grab Financial Group is expanding its consumer ecosystem through a series of new financial services and products – including a micro-investment solution, third-party loan platform and ‘buy-now-pay-later’ products for e-commerce websites.
“Shekhar is a very positive thinker”: Atul Temurnikar waxes eloquent about Shekhar Ravjiani the Guru
Speaking to Connected to India, Atul Temurnikar, Co-Founder & Chairman of GIIS, shares how the idea for the GIIS-Shekhar Ravjiani School of Music came about.
Singapore FinTech Festival 2020 will be world’s first week-long 24 hour physical-digital hybrid event, alongside SWITCH
This year, Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) x Singapore Week of Innovation & TeCHnology (SWITCH) will expand to become the world’s first week-long round-the-clock, hybrid digital and physical event.