Monthly Archives: August 2020

Pandit Jasraj, Indian legend of classical music, dies at 90

Pandit Jasraj’s musical career spans eight decades across continents. He has received several prestigious awards, including the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civil honor, as well as Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awards. He was in the United States when the lockon of the coronavirus was maintained in India and …

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US Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 170,000

© Mindy Schauer / Zuma Press The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic rose 170,000, while the number of new cases decreased, reaching its lowest daily level since June 29. The U.S. reported just over 42,000 new cases for Sunday, a sharp drop from Friday’s total of more than …

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