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Trump, Sanders emerge top fundraisers

Trump’s war chest is about $30 million, while Senator Sanders, vying for the Democratic Party nomination, has collected $18 million. Harris is behind them with $12 million

ARUL LOUIS, NEW YORK

The two aspirants for the

party nominations for the 2020 presidential elections from the two extreme ends of the electoral spectrum, US President Donald Trump and self-described socialist Bernie Sanders, are leading the race in poll fund-raising.

According to their campaign finance filings for the first quarter, Trump's war chest is about $30 million, while Senator Sanders, vying for the Democratic Party nomination, has collected $18 million. Senator Kamala Harris is behind them with $12 million, followed by Beto O'Rourke with $9.4 million, Pete Buttigieg with $7.1 million and Senator Elizabeth Warren with $6 million.

O'Rourke, a former Representative, was defeated in his Senate run from Texas last year, while Buttigieg is Mayor of a small university town in Indiana state. But they have received a lot of positive publicity in the media.

Fund-raising is considered a sign of popularity and is one of the markers for selecting participants

for the Democratic Party's televised debate among candidates starting in June.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden, leading the opinion polls for the Democratic nomination, is

Senator Bernie Sanders has collected $18 million. (Photo: IANS)

yet to officially announce his candidature and has not raised funds.

The 16 Democratic Party candidates, for whom the filings are available, have together collected about $80 million, which is far

higher than Trump's election haul. But they suffer a serious handicap against Trump. The Democratic candidates will be using most of their funds till the middle of next year to fight each other during primaries

to be anointed the party candidate at the convention in July 2020, rather than Trump. About 20 candidates are vying for the Democratic Party nomination.

Trump has a huge advantage because he does not have a serious challenger for the Republican nomination — and, if none emerge, he will not have to spend funds on the primary, leaving him with a larger pool for re-election campaign.

Whatever he spends during primaries will, in effect, also contribute to building his image for re-election.

His fundraising also displayed his continuing attraction among middle class and working class Americans. Although Trump is perceived to be aligned with big business, he got nearly 99 per cent of his funds from individuals contributing $200 or less, with the average being under $35.

Like Trump, Sanders had a strong showing with his base that is almost similar if politically polar opposite. He has received 84 per cent of his funds from people sending less than $200, with the average being $20.

Don’t release tax returns: Trump lawyer to Treasury

IANS, WASHINGTON

Donald Trumps personal

lawyer urged the Treasury Department not to hand over the US President’s tax returns to House Democrats, warning that releasing the documents to lawmakers he accused of having a “radical view of unchecked congressional power” would turn the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) into a political weapon.

IANS, WASHINGTON

The letter this week by lawyer William S. Consovoy, was the second written on behalf of Trump since Representative Richard E. Neal, the Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, formally requested six years of the President’s personal and business tax returns earlier this month, The New York Times reported.

On April 13, Neal gave the IRS a “hard deadline” until April 23 to provide him with the tax returns

Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has said that in the days since President Donald Trump tweeted about a speech she gave last month, she has experienced an increase in death threats.

"Since the President's tweet Friday evening (April 12), I have experienced an increase in direct threats on my life -- many directly referencing or replying to the President's

video. I thank the Capitol Police, the FBI, the House Sergeant at Arms, and the Speaker of the House for their attention to these threats," Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, said in a statement released last week.

She also alleged that President Trump is encouraging right-wing extremist violence, CNN reported.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders denied earlier Sunday the President was trying to incite violence.

US President Donald Trump (Photo: IANS)

after Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury Secretary, said last week that he could not meet an earlier deadline because he needed to study the lawfulness

of the request. Trump, who declined to provide his tax returns while running for President, continues to cite an ongoing audit as the

Muslim Congresswoman experiences death threats

In the April 12 tweet, Trump wrote: "We will never forget!" and included video of a speech Omar gave last month in which she said: "For far too long we have lived with the discomfort of being a secondclass citizen and, frankly, I'm tired of it, and every single Muslim in this country should be tired of it.

"CAIR was founded after 9/11 because they recognized that some people did something and that all of us were starting to lose access to civil liberties."

reason he cannot release the documents, despite no rule or law that prevents him from doing so. Neal used an obscure provision of the tax code to request the returns, which he said his committee needs in order to evaluate the policy of automatic audits of presidential tax returns. Trump and his defenders argue that the request is being driven by politics and represents presidential harassment.

Consovoy said that the legal rationale behind Neal’s dismissal of the Treasury Department’s concerns was wrong. He noted that House Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee concluded that a request for Trump’s tax returns was not a legitimate use of their oversight powers.

Weld announces Presidential bid

WASHINGTON: Bill Weld, the former Governor of the US state of Massachusetts, has announced that he was officially entering the 2020 presidential race, becoming the first Republican to challenge President Donald Trump who he thinks “mocks the law”.

“Ours is a nation built on courage, resilience, and independence. In these times of great political strife...,” CNN quoted Weld as saying this week. —IANS

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‘You have finally woken up’

The Election Commission barred Mayawati and Maneka Gandhi for 48 hours, and Adityanath and Azam Khan for 72 hours from addressing any public meeting

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and BSP supremo Mayawati. (File Photos: IANS)

Poll panel bans Congress’ ‘Chowkidaar Chor Hai’ ad

BHOPAL: The Election Commission in Madhya Pradesh has banned the ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ advertisement of the Congress party and ordered an end to its broadcast.

The Joint Chief Election Officer on Wednesday issued a notice to all the state district officers saying that the media certification and inspection committee has cancelled the ad

certification and it should be discontinued.

The Bharatiya Janata Party had earlier complained to the Chief Election Officer saying that the ad was offensive and defamatory in nature. Chief Election Officer V.L. Kantarao has directed action against the Congress, besides issuing a notice to the party.

IANS, NEW DELHI

The Supreme Court this

week said it was content with the Election Commission (EC) action against Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan for their controversial statements violating the model code of conduct.

This week, the EC barred Mayawati and Maneka Gandhi for 48 hours, and Adityanath and Azam Khan for 72 hours from

addressing any public meeting. When senior advocate C.A. Sundaram, appearing for the EC, told the court that it had acted against leaders violating the model code of conduct, the Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi quipped: “So, you have woken up to take action. It seems the EC has got its power back.”

The CJI’s repartee came on the poll panel’s admission before the top court this week that it was almost “powerless” when it came to taking punitive measures against political leaders.

The apex court also refused to consider Mayawati’s plea against the

EC gag order on her. The BSP chief’s counsel Dushyant Dave contended that she was unable to conduct important election meetings because of the order and that she had been deprived of any remedy in the matter in view of the top court’s observation on the EC order.

The Bench replied if she was not happy, she could challenge the EC order with an appropriate petition before the court.

The court was hearing a plea by Sharjah-based NRI Harpreet Mansukhani highlighting the rise in hate and divisive speeches in the name of religion in this year’s election campaign. The plea said such

speeches were against the spirit of the Constitution.

Earlier, after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Election Commission (EC) barred Union Minister Maneka Gandhi and Samajwadi Party leader Mohammed Azam Khan from campaigning in the Lok Sabha elections for 48 houres and 72 hours, respectively.

While Gandhi was barred for asking Muslims in Pilibhit, her constituency, to vote for her if they wanted jobs, Khan was banned for making objectionable remarks against actor-turned-politician

Jaya Prada, his BJP opponent in Rampur. Khan reportedly told a rally in Rampur on Sunday: “It took you 17 years to identify the real face of these people, but I got to know it in 17 days that they wear khaki underwear.”

The EC reprimanded Khan saying his “indecent”, “derogatory and totally uncalled for” statement violated the model code of conduct and banned him from holding any public meetings, processions, rallies, road shows and interviews or public utterances in media in connection with the ongoing elections for 72 hours from 6 a.m. on April 16.

It’s curtains for 5-time consecutive Lok Sabha winners

SAURABH KATKURWAR, NEW DELHI

Four veteran politicians -- L.K.

Advani, Sumitra Mahajan,

Kamal Nath and Yogi Adityanath — who were elected to the Lok Sabha on five or more successive occasions since 1998 will not be seen in the next Lok Sabha.

Thirteen political leaders who were MPs in 2014 had never lost a single Lok Sabha election since 1998. Now, seven of them are out of the fray while former Parliamentary Affairs Minister S. Ananth Kumar is dead.

Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader H.D. Deve Gowda, Samajwadi Party (SP) veteran Mulayam Singh, K.H. Muniyappa, Bhartruhari Mahatab and Anant Geete are the remaining five who are in the race to enter the Lok Sabha this time. The political yatra for the 91-year-old BJP patriarch Advani, who helped take the party’s tally from 2 in 1984 to

Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani seen with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: IANS)

85 in the Lok Sabha in 1989, has been denied a ticket from his seat Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

He represented the Gujarat capital in the Lok Sabha since 1989 except when he chose not to contest the 1996 elections over the Jain hawala diary controversy.

Congress leader and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has represented the Chhindwara constituency nine times from

1980, except in 1996-98 (11th Lok Sabha) when his wife Alka Nath was elected. As he was sworn in as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister in December, his son Nakul Nath has filed his nomination from the Congress bastion.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bagged the Indore seat for the first time after Sumitra Mahajan was elected from there in 1989 — and remained undefeated.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath.

However, the longest serving woman MP is not contesting this time, miffed over the delay in the announcement of her candidature.

Arjun Charan Sethi, eight-time Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP from Bhadrak in Odisha who defected to the BJP recently, will not contest this time. The BJP has fielded his son Abhimanyu Sethi instead.

Former Minister and seventime BJP MP from Chhattisgarh Ramesh Bais has been shown the door by the party this time — on the age factor. Ananth Kumar, who was credited with the growth of the BJP in Karnataka, passed

away in November last year. He was a six-time Lok Sabha lawmaker from Bengaluru South since 1996. The BJP has fielded Young Turk Tejasvi Surya.

Another big name in the list of record-holders is Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The firebrand Hindutva leader was elected from Gorakhapur in 1998 and kept winning from there. He resigned from the Lok Sabha after the BJP took power in the state in 2017 to become the Chief Minister.

The BJD has replaced five-time MP Prasanna Kumar Patasani with former Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik from the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency. There are five members in the lower house with five consecutive wins who will contest this time as well. Deve Gowda is contesting from Tumakuru, hoping to enter the Lok Sabha for the sixth time. He gave up his traditional Hassan seat to his grandson Prajwal Revanna.

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66% turn out in second phase

In the five constituencies in Bihar, the voting percentage was 62.52 per cent, higher than 61.93 per cent recorded in 2014

IANS, NEW DELHI

The second phase of Lok

Sabha elections across 95 constituencies saw a voter turn out of 66 per cent with the Hindi heartland states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar witnessing a higher voting percentages as compared to the corresponding figures in 2014.

“The preliminary figures for polling percentage in the second phase of polls is 66 per cent. It was 69.62 per cent for the second phase of polling in 2014,” Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha told reporters.

The two constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir — Srinagar and Udhampur — saw voting percentage of 43.4 per cent but the turn out was quite low in Srinagar at 13.43 per cent, which was below 25.7 per cent registered in 2014. However, it was higher than the by-poll figures of 2017 when the constituency registered 7.12 per cent polling.

Udhampur in Jammu region saw 66.67 per cent polling, which was lower than 71.48 percent in 2014. The overall percentage for the corresponding phase in Jammu and Kashmir in 2014 was 52.32 per cent.

People wait in multiple queues to cast their votes in Bihar’s Banka on April 18, 2019. (Photo: IANS)

In Tamil Nadu, where 38 of 39 Lok Sabhba seats went to the polls on Thursday, 72 per cent of voters cast their ballot. The percentage was 73.58 in 2014. The state also saw voting for bypolls in 18 Assembly constituencies. In neighboring Puducherry, the poll percentage was 78 per cent.

The Union Territory witnessed 82.1 per cent polling in 2014.

The three constituencies of West Bengal that went to the polls on April 18 saw a polling percentage of 76.07 per cent.

The polling percentage in the 14 constituencies in Karnataka was 61.84 per cent till 5 p.m. It was

68.68 per cent in 2014. The three constituencies of Bengaluru recorded the lowest voting percentage among the 14 seats. It was 49.75 per cent in Bangalore Central, followed by Bangalore North (50.51 per cent) and Bangalore South (54.12 per cent). In the 10 seats in Maharashtra,

the second phase voter turn was 62 per cent as compared to 62.64 per cent in 2014.

The eight constituencies in Uttar Pradesh that went to the polls in the second phase recorded a poll percentage of 62.3 per cent, which is likely to increase as all the votes cast have not been taken into account. In 2014, the voting percentage was 61.87 per cent.

In the five constituencies in Bihar, the voting percentage was 62.52 per cent, higher than 61.93 per cent recorded in 2014.

The three constituencies in Chhattisgarh registered a voting percentage of 71 per cent. It was 74.16 per cent 2014.

In Assam, where five constituencies went to the polls, the voting percentage was 73.32 per cent.

In Manipur, where one seat went to the polls, the polling percentage was 74.3 per.

The state witnessed 75.16 per cent voting in the corresponding phase in 2014.

In Odisha, where five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly seats went to the polls, the polling percentage was 64 per cent. It was 73.75 per cent in 2014.

Nearly 70% polling in TN Lok Sabha polls

A voter after casting her ballot at a polling station in Chennai.

CHENNAI: Polling concluded in 38 of 39 Lok Sabha and 18 Assembly constituencies, where by-elections were held on April 18, in Tamil Nadu.

About 69.55 per cent of about 5.8 crore voters cast their vote pressing the button in the electronic voting machine (EVM) at the last count.

The final poll percentage is expected to go up by about five per cent.

In 2014 Lok Sabha polls, 73 per cent polling was registered.

A total of 822 candidates are in the fray to enter the Lok Sabha.

In some places voting began a bit late owing to faulty EVMs/ Control Units/ Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines.

Speaking to reporters here, Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said as many as 375 EVMs, 228 Control Units and 766 VVPAT machines were replaced across the state. In fact, the three Chennai seats brought down the overall polling average.

Along with the polls for Lok Sabha in Tamil Nadu, a sort of mini-Assembly elections were held with the conduct

of by-elections to 18 out of 22 vacant Assembly seats.

A total of 269 candidates were in the fray for the by-elections.

Sahoo said 71.62 per cent polling was registered in the by-polls.

The by-elections for the remaining four Assembly seats will be held on May 19. The results of both Parliamentary and by-elections for 22 Assembly seats will be declared on May 23, deciding the fate of the BJPled Central government and also that of the Tamil Nadu government.

In the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly, the ruling AIADMK has 114 members (including the Speaker), DMK 88, Congress 8, and the IUML and Independents one each.

Narendra Modi’s approval slides

IANS, NEW DELHI

The approval rating of Prime

Minister Narendra Modi has dropped around 17 points in over a month but there is still no good news for the Congress as satisfaction of voters with Rahul Gandhi has not shown any sign of improvements, according to the latest findings of CVOTER-IANS tracker.

In an all India survey carried out on April 18 with a sample size of 11,074, the net satisfaction level with the Prime Minister had dropped to 46.92 — a drop of 16.55 — from the peak in his popularity witnessed on March 7 when the net satisfaction level with him was 63.47.

The voters were asked if they were “very satisfied”, “satisfied to some extent” and “not satisfied with the PM at all”.

On April 18, in the second phase of polling, 50.65 per cent respondents said they were very much satisfied with Modi, while 26.13 per cent said they were not satisfied at all.

But on March 7, 55.72 per cent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi.

Narendra Modi had gained from the air strike on Balakot terrorist camp on February 26

of respondents had said they were very satisfied and only 17 per cent then said they were not happy with him.

Modi had gained from the air strike on Balakot terrorist camp on

February 26. But there has been a constant decline since.

On the other hand, Rahul Gandhi has struggled to get numbers in his favor as net satisfaction level with him was only 6.82 on April 18. Only 25.78 per cent said they are very much satisfied with Congress president but 40.64 said they were not satisfied at all.

His net satisfaction rating has remained below 10 points since February 28 and showing no improvement.

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Kangana vs Alia:

Family joins war of words

Kangana has been calling out Alia since earlier this year for not supporting her film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi

IANS, MUMBAI

If actress Kangana Ranaut’s

tirade against Alia Bhatt wasn’t enough, the former’s sister Rangoli Chandel entered the ‘war of words’ zone, as did the Raazi actress’ mother Soni Razdan and co-actor Randeep Hooda.

Kangana has been calling out Alia since earlier this year for not supporting her film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, and had claimed this was all a part of a “strange sort of racket” in a section of the film industry.

Ever since, Kangana has made several references regarding Alia, the

latest being over her “mediocre” performance in the otherwise widely lauded Gully Boy.

But in a recent

“Dear Soniji, Mahesh Bhatt never gave her a break, Anurag Basu did...

interview, Alia merely said: “I respect her opinion. If she feels a particular way she must have reason to feel that way,”

The controversy took a different turn with Kangana’s sister hitting out at Alia and her mother, calling them “non Indians who are living off this land, using and abusing its people and its resources, lying

about intolerance and spreading hatred”. “Time to think about their agenda and not to get carried away with

their provocations,” Rangoli had tweeted recently. Soni finally broke her silence over the issue.

In a now-deleted tweet, she wrote: “Mahesh Bhatt is the man who has given her a break...She goes on to attack his wife and daughter...,” Rangoli had a response soon after. “Dear Soniji, Mahesh Bhatt

Actors Alia Bhatt and Kangana Ranaut. (Photo: IANS)

never gave her a break, Anurag Basu did. Mahesh Bhattji works as a creative director in his brother’s production house. Please note that he doesn’t own that production house, after Woh Lamhe when Kangana refused to do a film written

by him called Dhokha where he wanted her to play a suicide bomber, he got so upset that he not only shouted at her in his office, but later when she went for Woh Lamhe preview to a theatre, he threw a chappal on her.”

SC on Modi biopic: EC to watch film, submit report

IANS, NEW DELHI

The Supreme Court this

week directed the Election

Commission to watch the film PM Narendra Modi, a biopic on the Prime Minister, and submit it’s report in a sealed cover to the court by the end of this week.

A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, has scheduled the hearing of the writ petition filed by film producer, Sandeep Ssingh, on April 22.

When the court asked the poll panel counsel whether the poll body has already seen the film, senior advocate Mukul Rohtagi,

The film starring Vivek Oberoi was slated to release on April 11.

appearing for the producer submitted before the court that the poll body has barred the film’s release,

without even watching it. The bench then asked the EC counsel to watch the movie and

submit its report to the court.

The Supreme Court scheduled the matter for next hearing on April 22.

The filmmakers had moved the apex court challenging the EC’s order delaying its release date.

The petitioners contended that the poll body order violated the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression guaranteed by the Constitution.

Last week, the EC issued an order barring the screening of political films during the polls.

The film starring Vivek Oberoi was slated to release on April 11, the first day of polling for the seven phased Lok Sabha elections.

‘GOT’ fever reaches Indian politics

NEW DELHI: The 2019 election season in India got a ‘Game of Thrones’ twist with the Election Commission, Press Information Bureau and Congress picking popular references from the fantasy series to connect with the people and express their views.

The Press Information Bureau (PIB), the publicity arm of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, picked three major elements of the show — Tyrion Lannister, Hodor and Dragon — to create a montage and urged people to vote.

It features an image of Tyrion with message “A very small man can cast a very large one” among others.

Don’t give up, keep going: RDJ to Avengers fan

NATALIA NINGTHOUJAM, SEOUL

It was back in 2008 that Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. starred in the Iron Man — the movie that got the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) rolling. He might not return to MCU after their forthcoming film Avengers: Endgame, but all he has to say is “don’t give up, keep going”.

Sporting a black suit with chic boots, RDJ hit the stage here on Monday along with his “Avengers: Endgame” co-stars Brie Larson and Jeremy Renner as well as directors Joe and Anthony Russo and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige

amidst thousands of young fans dressed up as Marvel superheroes like Iron Man and Captain America.

“This is nuts,” Downey Jr. said looking at his admirers.

Ahead of the event, fans in Seoul were asked to write down what they would like to hear from the Avengers team. The three actors picked one message each and read out. RDJ picked: “Don’t give up. Keep going.”

This made many people emotional as it comes amidst rumors about his exit from MCU.

On being a team, Feige said: “Everyday feels like a team. There are moments in ‘...Endgame where

we are all together led by Robert Downey Jr. who has been the leader of the team for 10 years. Whenever he is on set, we feel like the Avengers.”

Downey Jr. also joked about going around various Korean theatres in disguise after the film hits the screens later this month. “You will see me out there. I’ll be trying to steal your popcorn,” he said.

But after the fans thanked the team by putting up “A” glow sticks together, he and the others got emotional. Larson, who looked no less than a Barbie in a sleeveless figurehugging blue gown with pink ruffle at the hem, got all teary-eyed.

For a thank you video, thousands of fans had even submitted videos of them in the superheroes’ costumes.

“Avengers: Endgame”, the 22nd film of MCU, will be the end of an era that revolved around Iron Man, the Hulk and Captain America, among others.

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Men sometimes act

way less interested in sex than they really are, perhaps because of the assumption that giving an impression of wanting to have sex with anyone, anytime, is definitely not what most women are looking for, suggests new research.

“Men who are overly eager do not come across as attractive,” said study co-author Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair, Professor at Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

The findings published in the journal Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences suggest men and women’s real

intentions may be different from the signals they send each other.

For the study, researchers collected two rounds of data from students

at NTNU. The survey included questions like when they last met with a potential sexual partner, and whether they eventually

ended up having sex.

Researchers found women were much more likely to have sex if they thought the potential partner

was attractive. The most important factor in whether men had sex was how many sexual partners they have had previously. This could contribute to their being perceived as sexually attractive and available.

“It’s really the same reason for both men and women -- the man’s sex appeal -- that decides whether they end up having sex,” Kennair said.

Men who reported being the most interested in having sex reduced their signals of interest more. Women, on the other hand, might pretend to be a little more interested than they actually are. “We think this may be to keep the man’s attention a little longer,” Kennair said.

Work on getting the perfect skin for D-Day

School bullying bad for brain

IANS, LONDON

NEW DELHI: The bridal glow is every bride’s dream. Don’t let the harsh summer come in your way, and work your way towards it by keeping yourself hydrated and moisturized, say experts.

Here are some easy tips by Hardhad Malve, Head Medical, Nestle Skin Health (Cetaphil) and Satish Bhatia (M.D.), dermatologist and cutaneous surgeon, to make you glow on your big day: Hydrating is important: Hydrate plenty in summer to combat the heat. The best solution for brides is to use a hydrating lotion. Ideally, water is the best remedy for fixing up your skin as it helps in flushing out toxins from your body making you feel refreshed during the hot days.

Cleansing is a must: Use a gentle skin cleanser twice a day with tissue or water. This cleanses without irritation to leave your skin soft and smooth. This mild, soap-free formula removes dirt and impurities and also helps retain the skin’s moisture. Cope with make up: It can be a challenge to cope with make-up for oily skin brides. Investing in a cleanser that helps in getting rid of skin’s grease, is a good bet. —IANS

Parents, take note. If your child is being bullied in secondary school, it may dramatically increase his/her chances of mental health problems and unemployment later in life, researchers have warned.

The study, presented at the Royal Economic Society’s annual conference at the University of Warwick, found that being bullied in school increases the extent of mental health problems at age 25 by 40 per cent.

“Our research shows that being bullied has negative impact on important long-term outcomes, especially unemployment, income and ill-health,” said co-author Emma Gorman from Britain’s Lancaster University.

“Bullying is widespread in schools and many studies document a negative relationship between bullying and educational outcomes,” Gorman added.

For the study, the team analysed data on more than 7,000 students

aged 14-16. About half of the pupils involved, who were interviewed at regular intervals until they were 21, and once again at age 25, reported experiencing some type of bullying between the ages of 14 and 16.

Don’t let this summer wreak havoc to your skin & hair

IANS, NEW DELHI

With the switch in season

from a colder to a warmer climate, it is crucial to change your hair care and skincare routine.

Gunjan Jain, National Educational Manager, Cheryl’s Cosmeceuticals, on skincare tips: Hydration is the key: It is essential to drink plenty of water and keep hydrating ourselves as water flushes out the toxins and keeps our skin glowing. It’s wise to carry a moisturizer and home-made flavored water in your bag and keep hydrating your skin and body throughout the day. Sunblock is a must: Never step out

of the house without applying a good sunblock with the right SPF value. While most of us are aware

of the importance of sunblock, it is equally important to use the right amount of the product. Apply sunblock

at least 15-20 minutes before you step outside, and if needed keep reapplying the product. In-salon treatments: You can also go an extra mile by getting an antidullness or a de-tanning facial done once in a month to help your skin fight the summer heat in a better way. Exfoliation: It helps in removing the dead skin cells that can damage your skin texture and give you an even skin tone. Cleaning the skin regularly with a hydrating face wash and exfoliator is a must. Haircare tips by Melroy Dickson, General Manager, Education, MATRIX India. Avoid using heat tools: The summer heat tends to make your hair

sweaty and the humidity makes it frizzy. Thus, you should avoid using heat styling products like hair iron or the blow dryer in summer as they add to the heat. Instead use styling products like gels, waxes or sprays to style your hair. Use hair hydrating and frizzy controlling products: Summer also makes your hair very dry and frizzy. Using the right products with ingredients that can help nourish the dry and frizzy hair by providing it with moisture is important. Also use serums and leave-ins that further help in dealing with the frizz, protect from humidity and provide that extra boost of nourishment.