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pandemic on the US economy and employment will be mildly negative for the Indian IT services sector,” ratings agency Investment and Credit Rating Agency (ICRA) said.The agency said that the petitions of India-based companies saw a 63 per cent decline in approval last year, compared to 2015. It said that only 6,855 H1-B visa applications were approved. The agency attributed the decline sponsor employer’s inability to establish that the position is a specialty occupation, inability to substantiate a valid employer-employee relationship and lack of evidence of specific assignment at third party sites for the entire visa durations requested. As a result, companies are relying less on such visas and building up domestic workforce in
the United States, the ICRA said. “Cloud computing, digital services and automation are being used to reduce the reliance on manpower.” However, the ICRA said, Trump’s decision will hamper execution of projects in the pipeline and new projects, and also dent margins because of higher local hiring activity. Trump has directed his officials to separately overhaul the H-1B programme to turn it meritbased by prioritising highest paid applicants. The suspended work visas included H-1B, H-2B for low skill workers, some categories of J visas for cultural and education workers and L-1 for intra-company transfers. They were intended to ensure Americans had the first shot at jobs in the aftermath of record
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Stating that China continues its premeditated military incursion along the border with India, a top American Senator has alleged that Beijing has used the Covid-19 pandemic to lash out in every direction. “China in particular has used the pandemic to lash out in every direction. They’ve antagonized and harassed Taiwanese, Malaysian, Vietnamese, and Indonesian vessels in the South China Sea; and used every tool in their shed to coerce Australia into silence about Covid-19,” alleged Senator Jim Inhofe, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. “And now 20 Indian soldiers are dead – some killed by what are essentially baseball bats with spikes – as China continues its premeditated military incursion along the border with India,” Inhofe said on the Senate floor
HiIndia Newsdesk US President D o n a l d Tr u m p has announced his intent to nominate Indian-American Vijay Shanker as a judge to the highest court in the nation’s capital. If confirmed by the S enate, Shan ker would ser ve as Associate Judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which is the highest court for Washington DC. Currently he serves as Senior Litigation Counsel in the Department of Justice, Criminal Division, and as Deputy Chief of the Appellate Section.
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in support of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2021. The National Defense Authorization Act for 2021 is all about sending a message to China and Russia, he said. It says, “There is no way you can defeat us — so don’t even try.” “We know that the way we preserve peace is by demonstrating our strength. We have the best military in the world — and our enemies need to know that. But we can’t rest on our laurels. We must implement the National Defense Strategy because our comparative military advantage is at risk right now. China and Russia are catching up to us — and quickly,” Inhofe said.
As US reopens, Covid-19 cases hit new high; Trump administration downplays Several states like Arizona, Arkansas, the Carolinas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and Utah have recently reported new highs in the number of coronavirus patients hospitalized.
HiIndia Newsdesk The United States reported more than 39,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its highest-ever single-day count as the government relaxed restrictions and is downplaying the threat of the deadly virus. According to the Washington Post, experts believe there is a troubling lack of consistent, unified messaging from President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. They have downplayed the danger and denigrated effective disease defences such as mask-wearing, testing, and social distancing. Churches, beaches, and bars are filling up with people and so are hospital beds, the report said. The counties home to Dallas, Phoenix, and Tampa all reported record-high averages on at least 15 straight days in June. The hardest-hit states are California, Texas, Florida and those that thought they had the virus under control, like Utah and Oregon. “I think the politicians are in denial,” said Kami Kim, director of the Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine at the University of South Florida.
NYC judge rejects Trump family Protesters raise demand to remove statues of slave kneeling before Lincoln effort to halt tell-all book HiIndia Newsdesk
A New York City judge has dismissed a claim by Donald Tr ump’s brot her that sought to halt the publication of a tell-all book by the president’s niece, saying the court lacked jurisdiction in the case.Surrogates Court Judge Peter Kelly said the claims were not appropriate for his court, where disputes over estate matters are settled. The motion filed earlier this week sought an injunction to prevent Mary Trump and the book’s publisher, Simon & Schuster, from releasing it, as scheduled, in July. Mary Trump is the daughter of Fred Trump Jr., the president’s elder brother,
who died in 1981. An online description of her book, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,” says it reveals a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships, and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse”. Robert Trump’s lawyers filed court papers arguing that Mary Trump and others had signed a settlement agreement that would prohibit her from writing the book.The settlement decades ago included a confidentially clause explicitly saying they would not publish any account concerning the litigation or their relationship, unless they all agreed.
HiIndia Newsdesk Calls are intensifying for the removal of twin down Thursday Emancipation memorials in Washington, evening. DC, and Boston that depict a freed slave And in Boston, kneeling at Abraham Lincoln’s feet — where a petition optics that jar and offend many in a nation is circulating confronting racial injustice through a fresh for the copy to lens. The Emancipation Memorial, also be taken down, known as the Emancipation Group the city’s arts and the Freedman’s Memorial, was commission erected in Washington’s Lincoln i s h o l d i n g Park in 1876. Three years later, public hearings a copy was installed in Boston, Thursday and home to the statue’s white next Tuesday to creator, Thomas Ball. discuss its fate. Protesters gathered earlier this What originally was intended in 1876 to week to demand the removal celebrate liberation, critics contend, looks of the original in Washington, more like subservience and supremacy where the Army activated in 2020. “I’ve been watching this man a b o u t 4 0 0 u n a r m e d on his knees since I was a kid,” said Tory National Guard personnel Bullock, a Black actor and activist leading ahead of calls circulating the campaign to get the Boston memorial on social media to tear it removed.
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"We're going to make sure we're postured appropriately to counter the PLA. We think that the challenge of our times, and we're going to make sure we have resources in HiIndia Newsdesk place to do that," Pompeo said.
The US is reviewing its global deployment of forces to ensure it is postured appropriately to counter the People’s Liberation Army, given the increasing threat posed by China to Asian countries like India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday. Pompeo made those remarks in response to a question during the virtual Brussels Forum 2020 of the German Marshall Fund. “We’re going to make sure we’re postured appropriately to counter the PLA. We think that the challenge of our times, and we’re going to make sure we have resources in place to do that,” Pompeo said. The force posture review is being done at the direction of President Donald Trump, as part of which the US is reducing the number of its troops in Germany from about 52,000 to 25,000, he said. Pompeo said that the force posture would be dictated by the ground realities. “In certain places there will be fewer American resources. There’ll be other places – I just talked about the threat from the Chinese Communist Party, so now threats to India, threats to Vietnam, threats to Malaysia, Indonesia, South China Sea challenges, the Philippines,” he said.
HiIndia Newsdesk India has accused China of turning the bilateral relationship clock back to 1990s by trying to foist a war-like situation along the 3,488-kilometre-long Line of Actual Control (LAC) through its aggressive military posture in East Ladakh. Short of saying that Xi Jinping, who is also commander in chief of the PLA, had literally torn the 1993 peace and tranquility agreement to shreds, the Modi government has served a diplomatic ultimatum on him with serious consequences on the bilateral ties. The 1993 agreement signed during Narasimha Rao-Jiang Zemin era makes it amply clear that the military forces have to be kept to a “minimum level” along the LAC.
‘Distressing allegation’: Bhutan rejects reports ‘I am Indira Gandhi’s granddaughter’: Priyanka dares UP on irrigation water stoppage to Assam HiIndia Newsdesk Bhutan on Friday rejected the media reports claiming that it has stopped the supply of irrigation water to farmers in Assam, terming them “totally baseless” and a “deliberate attempt” by vested interests to cause misunderstanding with India. In a statement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan, said that since June 24, 2020, there have been several news articles published in India alleging that Bhutan has blocked water channels that supply irrigation water to Indian farmers in Baksa and Udalguri districts in Assam adjoining Samdrup Jongkhar district.
Assam announces 14-day complete lockdown in Guwahati HiIndia Newsdesk Following a spurt in Covid-19 cases in Assam, a 12-hour night curfew will be imposed across the northeastern state 7 pm onwards on Friday and a 14-day complete lockdown in Kamrup district, which includes the Guwahati city, from Sunday midnight. Out of 762 coronavirus cases recorded in Guwahati since June 15, 677 have no travel history, though many had come in contact with returnees from other states, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. With India registering 407 deaths and 17,296 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the total number of infections crossed the 4.9 lakh-mark to
reach 4,90,401 including 15,301 fatalities, 1,89,463 active cases, and 2,85,636 people who have been treated and discharged so far. On Thursday, the number of recoveries was 96,173 more than the number of active cases. The Centre announced it will be sending a team of experts to Telangana, Maharashtra and Gujarat — three states with high positivity rates that are considered critical in the efforts against the pandemic. Sources said experts may also be sent to Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, which are also seen as requiring advice and assistance on clinical management. The Centre is already closely monitoring the Covid-19 situation in Delhi, the city with the most number of cases.
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Harsh Vardhan takes10 Delhi’ s Covid centre, Centre announces interim relief ‘Mutual consensus to disengage’ reached charge as WHO times bigger thanExecutive China’s largest,chairman to start this week package of Rs 1,000 crmilitary to Bengal during top-level India-China talks Board The said meeting the delegations led byreconstruction,” Lieutenant General Singh,formulate commander of the Modi be itbetween “rehabilitation, restoration, we Harinder will together a plan to Lehassist based 14 Corps, and Major General Liu Lin, commander of the South Xinjiang military region, began around Bengal tide over the problems and help the state “stand on its feet” as fast as possible. 11.30 am and was on till 10.15 pm.
HiIndia Newsdesk HiIndia Newsdesk New Delhirime [India], June 23 (ANI): In the Minister Narendra Modi Corps Commander talks between on Fridaylevel announced an India andimmediate China at Moldo, sidesof have reliefboth package Rs reached a1,000 mutual consensus to disengage crore to the West Bengal in the Eastern to Ladakh sector,the Indian Army government deal with aftermath of the said on cyclone Tuesday. Amphan, which has left at least 77 to dead in thethe state. According sources, modalities for The Prime Minister alsofriction said Rsareas 2 lakh disengagement from all in will be Ladakh given towere the discussed kin of theand deceased Eastern will be and up to Rsby 50,000 to those taken forward both sides. “Theinjured Corps from the PMlevel Relief Fund. Commander talks between India and Expressing his grief China on 22 June 2020over werethe heldhardships at Moldo faced by the citizens of the state, Modi in a cordial, positive and constructive said that a team the Centre will atmosphere. Theresent was abymutual consensus conduct a detailed survey in affected to disengage. Modalities for disengagement sectors the state. from all of friction areas in Eastern Ladakh “We have decided a detailed were discussed and to willconduct be taken forward survey for various sectors, including by both sides,” the Army said. The meeting had started at around 11:30 AM yesterday at Moldo on the Chinese
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Home Minister Amit Shah has roped in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police medical personnel to run India’s biggest facility being set up for Covid patients in south Delhi. The facility, being set up at a Radha Soami Satsang Beas complex in Chattarpur, would be able to accommodate over 10,200 patients. The Chattarpur facility, the size of 15 football fields, has been named Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre and Hospital. New Delhi [India], Unionthan Health “This would be 10(ANI): times bigger the Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday field facility for Covid patients that was took charge as ofLeishenshan the World temporarily set chairman up in China’s Health Organisation (WHO) Executive to accommodate 1,000 patients, ” said a Board. senior Home Ministry official. Back in The Executive Board comprises 34 February, Chinese diplomats had put out technically qualified members elected a video of the construction of the hospital for three-year terms. The chairman’s to showcase what was then considered a Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducts an aerial survey of cyclone Amphan affected areas post is held by rotation for one year feat. Home Minister Amit Shah had earlier among regional groups. The main this month asked Lt Governor Anil Baijal agriculture, telecommunication and possible. A team will be sent by the functions of the Board are to implement to reach out to the voluntary to power, besides assessing damage to central government and it will conduct decisions and policies of thesector Health side of Line of Actual Control (LAC) This was the second meeting between the thehelp the Delhi government rapidly expand houses and infrastructure as soon as a survey in these sectors,” he said. and facilitate its work. opposite Chushul to defuse the tensions in two corps commanders. They had met Assembly its capacity to accommodate and treat the Eastern Ladakh sector due to Chinese on June 6 and had agreed to disengage at Covid-19 patients. military build-up, sources had said. multiple locations.
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The government of India on Friday allowed certain categories of Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card holders to travel to India. These include minor children born to Indian nationals abroad
who hold OCI cards; those who want to travel for family emergencies and university students who are OCI card holders but whose parents are Indian citizens living in India. The announcement was made by the ministry of home affairs on Friday, and it comes close on the heels of the country widening its expatriates’ extraction programme called Vande Bharat Mission to the third phase. In the second phase, which started on May 16, India in a special operation, is bringing back around 32,000 citizens on more than 160 flights from 47 countries . Indian soldiers in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley on June 15. While denying the reports on PLA casualties, the Chinese foreign ministry said Indian and Chinese militaries held a meeting on June 22 to resolve the ongoing tension through talks. “China and India are in dialogue, in talks with each other to resolve this issue through diplomatic and military channels,” ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said. “As for what you saw in the media, for example, some people alleged that casualties on the Chinese side amounted to 40, I can tell you for sure that this is fake news,” Zhao said responding to a specific question on the PLA’s casualty numbers.
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In the presence of Chinese Foreign Minister prolonged lockdown in the country. Wang Yi, External Affairs Minister S He launched a dedicated online portal for Jaishankar Tuesday underlined the need for individuals who were rendered jobless due recognising legitimate interest of partners in to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and a multilateral set-up and following ethos of vowed that every registered jobless person international relations. would get the assistance. As everyone Addressing aHiIndia virtual conference of the RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said cannot register online due to illiteracy, a Newsdesk Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral, desk at Union councils will be the global economy is heading into registration Jaishankar said, “This special meeting allotted to volunteers of Tigers Force to enroll inflation HiIndia Newsdesk outlook is reiterates our belief in the time-tested recession and these daily wagers who need help. Every . Minister Imran individual who lost job will get Rs12,000 cas principles of international relations. But the ‘highly Dubai: uncertain’ Pakistan Prime challenge today is not just one of concepts Khan has launched a unique project assistance under Ehasas (care) programme. HiIndia Newsdesk and norms, but equally of their:practice. ” providing Heading Arial Black 14ofFont Whitecash colorassistance to workers They need to register on https://ehsaas. Reserve Bank This was Jaishankar’s first face-to-face especiallyhe daily wagers who loston jobsIndia due to nadra.gov.pk/. (RBI) on Friday said India’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart gross domestic pro duct (GDP) growth will be in Heading : Arial Black 14 Font White OUR CLASSIFIED SECTION REACH TO 30K PRINT EDITION, 68K color eBLAST, ONLINE ePAPER Even by a simple model, at least 14-29 lakh negative territory in 2020-21 as the coronavirus cases and between 37,000 outbreak of coronavirus has disrupted 100K unique visits from USA,Canada. Largest South Asian Network in USA. and 71,000 deaths have been averted, economic activities. Only Reserve $40 perBank weekof:India Call 773.338.0222 for Advertising needs. advt @hiindia.com said the Centre Friday, highlighting In a televised address, RBI Governor (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses a press conference, at RBI headquarters in Mumbai. how India has been able to contain the Shaktikanta Das said the global second half of this year and taking in MATRIMONIAL virus through early implementation economy is heading into recession. He in demand, and there is a plunge in consideration favourable base effect, of nationwide lockdown. In a routine also said inflation outlook is “highly demand electricity and born petroleum GujaratiforUSA Patel boy, in June 1986 Chicago,that currently near fiscal, Carol it is in expected combined press briefing to apprise media about uncertain”. productions. The biggest blow is to Stream, IL in family business. divorcee in 2018, no kids invites matrimonial monetary and administrative measures the coronavirus situation in the country, “Domestic economic activity has been private consumption that accounts for currently undertaken by both the Praveen Srivastava, a senior officer impacted severely by the two-month correspondence from attractive, 60 per cent of domestic demand, the US Citizen Gujarati girl age between governmentbeauty and RBI create conditions with the Ministry of Statistics and lockdown,” he said and added that 25-35, business oriented or in Cosmetology wellness or in governor said.Das said the combined for a gradual revival of activities in the Programme Implementation (MoSPI), the top-six industrialised states that Administrative field. Caste bar. Please send biodata impact of demand compression and nosecond half of 2020-21. “GDP growth said the government has shared publicly account for 60 per cent of India’s supply disruption will depress economic and recentinphotos. 2020-21 is estimated to remain in the available data with independent experts industrial output are largely in red activity in the first half of the current negative territory some pick up in to model the impact of lockdown, and orange zones. He said highEmail: arpitpatel@sbcglobal.net or call Binawith 630-232-7121 fiscal. “Assuming that economic activity growth impulses in the second half of adding that “in pandemic like this there frequency indicators point to collapse gets restored in a phased manner in the 2020-21 onwards,” he said. are no parallels to compare”.
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HiIndia Newsdesk He also plans to invest in his community in here who can't afford to take their children Simanjiro district in Manyara. to school." "I want to build a shopping mall and a "I am not educated but I like things run school. I want to build this school near my in a professional way. So I would like my home. There are many poor people around children to run the business professionally."
He said the windfall would not change his lifestyle, and that he planned to continue looking after his 2,000 cows. He said he did not need to take any extra precautions despite his new-found riches. "There is enough security [here]. There won't be any problem. I can even walk around at night without any problem." Some small-scale miners like Mr Laizer acquire government licences to prospect for Tanzanite, but illegal mining is prevalent especially near mines owned by big companies. In 2017, President Magufuli ordered the military to build a 24km (14-mile) perimeter wall around the Merelani mining site in Manyara, believed to be the world's only source of Tanzanite. A year later, the government reported an increase in revenue in the mining sector and attributed the rise to the construction of the wall
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Russia is voting on changes that would allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036. But what other changes are being proposed? Here is an overview.
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HiIndia Newsdesk ussia, in the clutches completion of his second six-year term. Yet, of a coronavirus he has no intention of doing any such thing. pandemic that is Putin is attempting to impose constitutional infecting as many changes that would create an exception as 8,000 new patients each to existing rules and allow him to run day, is holding a vote on for another two terms as president. Even changes to its constitution. though he has said he is not sure if he will This Thursday will kick off even run, the change would open the door one week in which Russian for him to remain in power until 2036, at citizens will be asked to cast which point he would be 83 years old. their votes on far-reaching All other candidates, however, would be changes to the document. limited to serving only two terms in total. It would be a massive Previously the constitution stated only that surprise if the changes a candidate could not serve more than two were not approved. Despite terms consecutively. sinking popularity, Russian A civil lawsuit against Russia is also on President Vladimir Putin the docket at the European Court of still has a firm hold over Human Rights (ECHR). With a changed a large and stable base of constitution Russia would no longer supporters. acknowledge the legal authority of the According to the law as it ECHR or any of its verdicts. Russian stands today, Putin would have citizens, however, would maintain their to step down in 2024, after the right to file suit with the court.
Iraqi forces raid Iran-backed militia base in Baghdad HiIndia Newsdesk Iraqi security forces raided a headquarters belonging to a powerful Iran-backed militia in southern Baghdad late on Thursday and detained more than a dozen members of the group, government officials and paramilitary sources said. The raid was the most brazen action by Iraqi forces against a major Iran-backed militia group in years and targeted the Kataib Hezbollah faction, which U.S. officials have accused of firing rockets at bases hosting U.S. troops and other facilities in Iraq.Iraqi
government officials and paramilitary sources then gave contradicting versions of what followed. The paramilitar y sources and one government official said those detained were transferred shortly afterwards to the security branch of Iraq’s paramilitary umbrella grouping, the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF). A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq and Iraqi paramilitary sources denied any of those detained had been handed over to the U.S. military, after a government official said three had been.
Paris's Eiffel Tower reopens as restrictions further lifted in France HiIndia Newsdesk Paris [France],: The Eiffel Tower, one of the main symbols of France, reopened on Thursday after having been shut for three months due to COVID-19 restrictions introduced by the government in midMarch, the official site announced. "The Eiffel Tower opens on June 25th for tours up to the 2nd floor, by stairs only from June 25th to 30th, then by elevator also from July 1st," a statement read. According to the statement, a series of sanitary measures were put in place to keep visitors and the working staff safe, as the virus is not yet completely gone. In particular, wearing masks remains mandatory, as well as social distancing rules. France is continuing to emerge from a two-month lockdown over the coronavirus epidemic by the further reopening of public places and various facilities. In particular, museums and other cultural attractions have started to gradually resume operations since the beginning of June. However, as the virus is still active in so-called red areas of the country, certain health measures remain in effect, including hygiene rules and a ban on mass gatherings.
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Kathmandu [Nepal], (ANI): Nepal's foreign ministry (MoFA) on Thursday said media reports regarding boundary issues and illegal encroachment of some territories by China were false and that the subject matter doesn't fall under its jurisdiction. "The news allegedly based on the 'report' of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development which that Ministry has already refuted and clarified stating that such "report" doesn't exist and that the subject matter doesn't fall under its jurisdiction," the MoFA said in a press release. The boundary between Nepal and China was delineated and demarcated on the basis of the Boundary Treaty of October 5, 1961, and the subsequent protocols
signed between the two countries, the ministry clarified. Boundary Markers No. 37 and 38 reported as missing in the media reports have never been erected as agreed between the two countries owing to natural conditions, the ministry said. "The Government of Nepal will solve through mutual consultation between t h e c on c e r n e d authorities of the two countries i n c a s e a ny issue arises," the press release said.
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Trump to extend pause on US tech giants criticise immigration visas in interest of Trump's decision to American workers, says White House suspend work visas HiIndia Newsdesk
Washington D.C. [USA: US President Donald Trump will prolong a ban on US employment permits to year-end and broaden it to include H1-B visas used widely in the tech industry to ensure American workers take first priority as the nation starts recovering from the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the White House said on Monday. "President Trump is extending the pause on new immigrant visas through the end of the year to ensure we
continue putting American workers first during our ongoing coronavirus recovery," the White House said. "President Trump is building on this measure with an additional pause on several job-related non-immigrant visas--H-1Bs, H-2Bs without a nexus to the food-supply chain, certain H-4s, as well as Ls and certain Js--preserving jobs for American citizens," it added. The statement also noted that many workers have been hurt through no fault of their own due to coronavirus and they should not remain on the sidelines while being replaced by new foreign labour. The new policy is "extending and expanding" on Trump's April pause on issuing new green cards, which will continue beyond the initial 60-day period until the end of the year, according to a senior administration official. The move would free up 525,000 jobs, making a dent in the high unemployment rate caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the official added.
Indian restaurant vandalised in US, racist graffiti written at site
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Now is not the time to cut our nation off from the world's talent or create uncertainty and anxiety. Immigrants play a vital role at our company and support our country's critical infrastructure. They are contributing to this country at a time when we need them most California [US],: US President Donald Trump's decision to suspend H1B and other work visas, has sparked criticism from technology giants in the country. Taking to twitter, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said, "Immigration has contributed immensely to America's economic success, making it a global leader in tech, and also Google the company it is today. Disappointed by today's proclamation - we'll continue to stand with immigrants and work to expand opportunity for all." "This proclamation undermines America's greatest economic asset: its diversity. People from all over the world come here to join our labor force, pay taxes, and contribute to our global competitiveness on the world stage," Twitter Inc. tweeted. Microsoft president Brad Smith said the timing of Trump's decision was bad, and added that immigrants were playing an important role at this time of crisis. "Now is not the time to cut our nation off from the world's talent or create uncertainty and anxiety. Immigrants play a vital role at our company and support our country's critical infrastructure. They are contributing to this country at a time when we need them most," he tweeted. The White House, earlier in the day, announced that the restrictions were put in place to ensure American workers get first priority as the nation starts recovering from the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The order freezes new H1-B and H-4 visas, used by technology workers and their families, as well as L visas for intracompany transfers and most J visas.
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HiIndia Newsdesk New York: An Indian restaurant has been vandalised with racist graffiti written amid the devastation left by the attack in New Mexico state, according to media reports. Local leaders and the community are rallying behind the Sikh-owned restaurant, India Palace, in Santa Fe, which suffered $100,000 in damages during the attack discovered on Monday, the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper reported. Besides causing extensive damage to the restaurant, the vandals had written slogans in support of President Donald Trump and "White Power", and racist remarks like "Go Home," according to the Santa Fe Reporter. It said that the kitchen was completely made unusable, tables were overturned, glassware
was smashed, wine racks were emptied, the statue of a "goddess" was beheaded and computers were stolen. The restaurant had reopened only recently after being closed due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham tweeted on Tuesday, "We will not stand for such hatred in New Mexico." She added that she had spoken to restaurant-owner Bajit Singh to "let him know that our community is with him." Mayor Alan Webber described the vandalism a "sickening and appalling" hate crime and vowed, "We will find whoever did it and punish them to the full extent of the law."
Amazon opposes the Administration’s short-sighted decision to pause high-skill visa programs. Welcoming the best & the brightest global talent is critical to America's economic recovery. We will continue to support these programs & efforts to protect the rights of immigrants. Brand Smith
Now is not the time to cut our nation off from the world’s talent or create uncertainty and anxiety. Immigrants play a vital role at our company and support our country’s critical infrastructure. They are contributing to this country at a time when we need them most.
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Welcome initiative taken by Telangana govt to honour PV Narasimha Rao: NV Subhash We feel proud that the Telangana Chief Minister has honoured Narasimha Rao because he is from Telangana. No one from the state has ever become the Prime Minister of this country HiIndia Newsdesk Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] : NV Subhash, grandson of PV Narasimha Rao on Wednesday appreciated the efforts made by the Telangana government to honour the late former Prime Minister. "I welcome the initiative taken by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao. We, the members of the family, have asked the central government, especially the Manmohan Singh government that he should be conferred the Bharat Ratna. But, due to the reasons best known to the Congress, they ignored his services to the party and the nation," Subhash, who is the official spokesperson of Telangana BJP, told ANI. He added, "In 2014, when the TRS government came into power, the Chief
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Minister on June 28, 2014, said that many activities will be done under the name of PV Narasimha Rao and some of those activities have been done. Now with the centenary celebrations coming up, we hope that all the schemes announced by the Telangana government will be implemented." Subhash also said that the former prime minister would be conferred with Bharat Ratna by the current central government. Further appreciating the Telangana Chief Minister's efforts to honour PV Narasimha Rao, he said, "We feel proud that the Telangana Chief Minister has honoured Narasimha Rao because he is from Telangana. No one from the state has ever become the Prime Minister of this country." Subhash was also upbeat that members of other political parties were joining in the centenary celebrations of the former Prime Minister.
Telangana sees surge in Covid-19 Karnataka CM Yediyurappa’s home cases as testing ramped up, private office shut after staff’s relative labs included tests COVID-19 positive Confirming this to Indianexpress.com, BBMP Commissioner B H Anil Kumar said, "The entire premises at CM's home office 'Krishna' (on Kumarakrupa Road, Seshadripuram) was shut after a woman police constable on duty there reported that her husband tested positive for COVID-19."
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COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu: Pubic transport within zones suspended till June 30; Madurai goes under lockdown
After holding a discussion with the district collectors, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said that the decision had been taken as a precautionary to curb the tide of new COVID-19 cases.
COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu: Protests in Thoothukudi over custodial deaths of shopkeepers; TN tally at 64, 603 According to protesters and local residents, the two men who ran a mobile shop in Sathankulam town had been picked up by the police who were on patrol duty for running the store beyond the permitted time.
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The sharp spike in cases, according to government officials, is the result of increased testing.
Since June 15, the state has witnessed 3,268 new cases, which is nearly 42 per cent of its overall cases to date. As of June 22, the total confirmed positive cases stands at 8674. Of them, 4,452 are active cases. HiIndia Newsdesk Over the last one week, Telangana has reported a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases with each day recording a new high. Since June 15, the state has witnessed 3,268 new cases. This also means, nearly 42 per cent of its overall cases to date have been recorded in the last week. As of June 22, the total confirmed positive cases stands at 8674. Of them, 4,452 are active cases. With 872 positive cases against 3189 samples tested on Monday, the positivity ratio was at 28 per cent. The sharp spike in cases,
according to government officials, is the result of increased testing. After facing much criticism over low testing and not allowing private hospitals and diagnostic centres to carry out COVID-19 testing despite ICMR’s approval, the state government finally permitted the private players to join the fight against COVID. This apar t, chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao also announced his decision to conduct 50,000 tests across 30 assembly constituencies in the districts of Hyderabad.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa’s office-cum-residence in Bengaluru was shut for a day on Friday after an employee’s relative tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Confirming this to Indianexpress.com, BBMP Commissioner B H Anil Kumar said, “The entire premises at CM’s home office ‘Krishna’ (on Kumarakrupa Road, Seshadripuram) was shut after a woman police constable on duty there reported that her husband tested positive for COVID-19.” He added that a BBMP team had completed thorough sanitisation of the entire premises and that the campus will be shut for the entire day on Friday. Meanwhile, officials from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that all important meetings scheduled for the day were shifted to the office in Vidhana Soudha instead. “However, the CM is out of risk as of now as he resides at ‘Cauvery’ on the same road. Staff members are being subjected to random testing. Frequent health checks using pulse oximeters and thermal scanners are also being done,” officials said. At the same time, the entire Vikasa Soudha building was also shut for the day after an employee of the Food and Civil Supplies Department had tested p osit ive for Covid-19 on Tuesday.
Telangana unlockdown guidelines: Hotels, malls, places of worship to open Schools, colleges, educational/ training/coaching institutions will remain shut across the state. The list of prohibited activities/businesses or services includes Metro Rail, cinema halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, sports complexes, theaters, bars, auditoriums, and assembly halls, etc.
Telangana: Four workers dead in Singareni Collieries mine blast, three others injured
The mishap took place around 11 am today morning at the OpenCast-1 mine in Ramagundem. SCCL sources said that all the victims were hired by a private contractor for the work and not SCCL employees.
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Ten members test Covid-positive, but PCB insists England tour is on Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz and four other players tested positive, as a total of 35 Covid-19 tests were conducted at Karachi, Lahore, and Peshawar on Monday.
HiIndia Newsdesk Pakistan’s tour of England is on, claimed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), even as eight more members of the touring party – seven players and support staff – tested positive for coronavirus. Fakhar Zaman, Imran Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, and Wahab Riaz, and masseur Malang Ali have tested positive, as a total of 35 Covid-19 tests were conducted at Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar on Monday. This came on top of three Covid positive results – Haider Ali, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan – yesterday. In an extended
Shadab Khan has tested positive for coronavirus.
Cricket South Africa reports seven positive COVID-19 cases HiIndia Newsdesk
29-member squad, 10 players have now been sent to self-isolation, although apart from Rizwan, others aren’t Test regulars. “The tour to England is very much on track and the side will depart as per schedule on 28 June. Fortunately, all the first-choice redball squad, barring Mohammad Rizwan, are negative, which means they can start training and practising immediately after they have been tested and given the all-clear when they arrive in England,” PCB chief executive Wasim Khan stated. Pakistan will play three Tests followed by as many T20 internationals in England and as per the revised schedule.
Seven people at Cricket South Africa have tested positive for novel coronavirus, the cricketing organisation revealed on Monday. CSA had conducted mass testing of over 100 employees throughout the country which included affiliate staff and some of the contracted professional players. The personnel tested also included the franchise training squads that had been assembled after the government announced that non-contact sport could resume in Level 3 of the nationwide lockdown.
HiIndia Newsdesk Describing the ball as “a natural vector of disease”, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday ruled out an imminent return of recreational cricket but the upcoming England-West Indies bilateral series is not under threat. Responding to a question from Conservative MP Greg Clark in the House of Commons, Johnson said that it was too soon to lift current restrictions preventing the return of recreational cricket. His remarks will however have no bearing on England’s u p c o m i n g Te s t series against West Indies,
which is due to start on July 8, as it is elite cricket. Johnson said: “The problem with cricket as everybody understands (is) that the ball is a natural vector of disease, potentially at any rate. We’ve been round it many times with our scientific friends. “At the moment, we’re still working on ways to make cricket more Covid-secure but we can’t change the guidance yet.” Johnson announced a raft of measures to relax the lockdown in England, but recreational cricket was not one of them, dealing a blow to the country’s non-professional leagues. Clark said half of summer cricket has been lost and asked the PM if the game could be resumed now.
Novak Djokovic tests positive for ‘Cricket ball is a natural vector of Covid-19 on return from Adria Tour disease’: British PM Boris Johnson Novak Djokovic, who has been vocal against vaccinations or even being tested, did not get his test done until after he travelled from his charity exhibition event back to Serbia.
Novak Djokovic’s children tested negative.
HiIndia Newsdesk “Oh boy.” Eight minutes after Patrick McEnroe’s tweet, Nick Kyrgios, posted the exact same message. But the Australian’s “Oh boy” was attached to a news headline
that read: “World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has tested positive for coronavirus.” Before last Sunday, it seemed that tennis had isolated itself from the virus successfully. After all, there was just one case of an active player, when Brazilian youngster Thiago Seyboth Wild tested positive just before lockdown. Since the weekend though, there have been four more players, and Djokovic has become the most high profile athlete across sports to be infected.
‘Never thought that playing in the gullies of Borivali...’: Rohit Sharma on completing 13 years in international cricket
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Rohit made an instant mark after making his debut as he was part of India 2007 WT20 winning team, playing some useful knocks in the competition. He then played a pivotal role in India’s CB series triumph in Australia.
ndia’s limited overs captain Rohit Sharma completed 13 years of playing international cricket on Tuesday and took to Twitter to express his gratitude for all that he has achieved in his career. Rohit made his one-day international debut against Ireland in Belfast on June 23, 2007. Rohit made an instant mark after making his debut as he was part of India 2007 WT20 winning team, playing some useful knocks in the competition. He then played a pivotal role in India’s CB series triumph in Australia. His performances though dwindled and he failed to make the cut for the 2011 ICC World Cup squad. Rohit made a comeback into the
Grateful for 13 amazing years and counting... never thought that playing in the gullies of Borivali would lead to this some day, me living my dream team and established himself as an opener in limited overs cricket, performing well alongside Shikhar Dhawan in the triumphant campaign of the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He has been an inextricable part of the team since,
taking the 50-over format by storm. He is the only cricketer to score three ODI double centuries and smashed the all time record by scoring 5 centuries in the 2019 ICC World Cup. His Test career though has been a stop start one but Rohit has made a strong comeback in Test cricket too as an opener in 2019. “Grateful for 13 amazing years and counting... never thought that playing in the gullies of Borivali would lead to this some day, me living my dream,” he wrote on Twitter. Rohit has scored 9115 runs in 224 ODIs at an average of 49.27 with 29 centuries to his name. He also has 2141 runs in 32 Tests and 2773 runs in 108 T20Is under his belt. Along with Virat Kohli, he is definitely the best Indian batsman of the current generation.
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Security personnel rush towards encounter site, at Zadibal in Srinagar on Sunday
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is building Phase 2 of n open ground quarantine and isolation facility for coronavirus patients at the BanrdaKurla Complex (BKC) exhibition ground. The number of Covid-19 cases in Mumbai might be 80,000 by June end, according to estimates by officiales and researchers going only by the rise in new cases since June 8.
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The first solar eclipse of this year taking place on the summer solstice, which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere was visible a little after 9 am in India. This solar eclipse is also known as the “ring of fire� as the moon is unable to cover the entire sun, leaving a small surface exposed.
On June 17, several retired defence personnel and activists protested against the Galwan valley face-off outside the Chinese embassy in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
Priests and devotees tak part in the "pahandi" rituals of Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Th Rath Yatra is being organised in a restricted manner this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Covid-19 pandemic:
Depression and anxiety rise among NEW MOMS
Experiencing depression and anxiety during pregnancy and the postpartum period can have detrimental effects on the mental and physical health of both mother and baby that can persist for years.
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he likelihood of maternal depression and anxiety has substantially increased during the coronavirus crisis, according to a study published in Frontiers in Global Women’s Health. “The social and physical isolation measures that are critically needed to reduce the spread of the virus are taking a toll on the physical and mental health of many of us,” said Dr. Margie Davenport of the University of Alberta, Canada, who co-authored the study. For new moms, those stresses come with side effects. “We know that experiencing depression and anxiety during pregnancy and the postpartum period can have detrimental effects on the mental and physical health of both mother and baby that can persist for years,” said Davenport. Such effects can include premature delivery, reduced mother-infant bonding, and developmental delays in infants. The study surveyed 900 women - 520 of whom were pregnant and 380 of whom had given birth in the past year - and asked about their depression and anxiety symptoms before and during the pandemic. Before the pandemic began, 29 percent of those women experienced moderate to high anxiety symptoms, and 15 percent experienced depressive symptoms. During the pandemic, those numbers increased - 72 percent experienced anxiety and 41percent experienced depression. Because lockdown measures have affected daily routines and access to gyms, researchers also asked women whether their exercise habits had changed. Of the women surveyed, 64 percent reduced their physical activity since the pandemic began, while 15 percent increased and 21 percent experienced no change. Exercise is a known way to ease depression symptoms, so limited physical activity may result in an uptick in depressive symptoms. Indeed, the study found that women who engaged in at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity a week had significantly lower symptoms of depression and anxiety. The findings are somewhat limited given the fact that researchers could not survey women before the
Exercise is a known way to ease depression symptoms, so limited physical activity may result in an uptick in depressive symptoms. Indeed, the study found that women who engaged in at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity a week had significantly lower symptoms of depression and anxiety. pandemic began (since they could not know a pandemic would occur). The women surveyed could only offer their pre-pandemic symptoms in hindsight. Also, while the researchers asked women about their symptoms using validated measures, only mental health care professionals can validly diagnose an individual with depression or anxiety. The study was specifically interested in the impact of COVID-19 on new moms, but Davenport says maternal mental health is a critical issue no matter the time. “Even when we are not in a global pandemic, many pregnant and postpartum women frequently feel isolated whether due to being hospitalized, not having family or friends around or other reasons,” she said. “It is critical to increasing awareness of the impact of social (and physical) isolation on the mental health of pregnant and postpartum women,” Davenport added. Increased awareness makes diagnosis and treatment the ultimate goal - more likely.
Yoga may help ease When to wear a mask depressive symptoms and when you can skip it
In today’s scenario, it is important for everyone to realise that mental health is equally as important as physical health. It is something which should never be ignored as it can leads to an unhealthy life. Yoga is one of the key to lead a happy and prospers life.
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his International Day of Yoga, more and more studies and research discussing the many benefits of yoga are being published, especially it’s benefits on mental health. Mental illness is not something
new to this world, but in times of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdown put in place to curb its spread, it has become grave. With people increasingly living isolated lives for the last three months, the situation is getting worse day by day. With millions of recorded cases and deaths, the infectious disease has seen a rise in depression, anxiety disorder, domestic violence and sexual abuse, with cases reported from across the country. According to research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting more than 340 million people. And depressive symptoms often go hand in hand with other mental health issues, such as generalised anxiety and psychotic disorders. A recent study concluded with a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing research suggests that yoga may help ease depressive symptoms in people with other mental health issues. While sharing his experience on Yoga, Sourabh Tiwari, Assistant Professor, Manipal University Jaipur told ANI, “I was never a Yoga person, but during the early days of lockdown I was frustrated and disturbed. I was not able to concentrate on work, I decided to start Yoga and morning walks. This getting up early in the morning and doing Yoga helped me a lot in achieving my mental peace.”
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hysician and infectious disease specialist Muge Cevik, who has been a prescient guide to relative risks, pointed out to me that maskwearing should be informed by other studies on how the virus spreads. A consensus is finally starting to form that there’s a negligible risk outdoors away from other people, and that very brief encounters pose very little risk, such as people walking, running or cycling past you. Common sense would suggest that if an activity poses negligible risk, then wearing a mask offers only a negligible benefit, and should be optional. Mask wearing is likely to do the most good in settings where people have little choice
but to interact in enclosed spaces — grocery shopping, riding public transportation, ride-sharing, getting a haircut, or seeing a doctor. Also in this middle category is gathering outdoors in large groups — such as at a protest. If most protestors wear a mask at all times, this will likely reduce transmissions. Cevik, who works at the University of St. Andrews in the U.K., pointed out that the six-foot rule applies best outdoors, while in badly ventilated indoor settings, aerosol particles might accumulate and put people at risk even if they never get that close to others. And length of exposure matters a lot, so bus drivers, haircutters and store clerks face a much higher risk than their customers.
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Smoking reduces skin cancer patients’ immunity: Study
Smoking may damage the immune response against skin cancer. (Photo: Pexels)
Smoking could directly affect how smokers’ bodies deal with the melanoma cancer cells, say researchers published in journal Cancer Research. moking may damage the Other researchers have reported immune response against that smoking have adverse effects melanoma and limit on the immune system, but it is patients’ survival chances, not yet known which chemicals are responsible for this. according to a new study. “The immune system Melanoma patients is like an orchestra, with a history of Melanoma multiple smoking cigarettes patients with a with pieces. This are 40% less likehistory of research sugly to survive their gests that smokskin cancer than smoking are ing might dispeople who have less likely to rupt how it never smoked survive skin works together in within a decade tune, allowing the after their diagnosis, cancer musicians to continue according to the study, IANS, LONDON
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playing but possibly in a more disorganized way,” said lead researcher Julia Newton-Bishop, Professor at University of Leeds. Smoking could directly affect how smokers’ bodies deal with the melanoma cancer cells, said the researchers. “Overall, these results show that smoking could limit the chances of melanoma patients’ survival so it’s especially important that they are given all the support possible to give up smoking for good,” said Julie Sharp, head at Cancer Research UK in Britain. That’s why people, diagnosed with malignant melanoma, should stop smoking, the study said.
Why sufficient sleep is important Diabetes could contribute to infertility, warn experts
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etting enough sleep is key to good health, as researchers say that insufficient sleep increases the risk of serious problems, including cardiovascular disease. The team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have identified a previously unknown mechanism by which sleep protects against the buildup of arterial plaques, providing a potential treatment option. Their study described the mechanism between brain, bone marrow and blood vessels, by which insufficient sleep increases inflammatory white blood cells known to be major contributors to hardening of the arteries, reports Xinhua.
New drug to delay ageing discovered NEW YORK: Researchers, including one of Indian origin, have developed a new drug that can delay ageing demonstrated by declining muscle mass, strength and function. In the study, researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston identified a protein called Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) in muscle stem cells that appears to be responsible for the age-related dysfunction. They developed a small molecule drug, NNMT inhibitor (NNMTi), which when prescribed to aged mice could limit NNMT’s effects as well as significantly increase muscle size. —IANS
Insufficient sleep increases inflammatory white blood cells. (Photo: Pexels)
“We have discovered that sleep helps to regulate the production in the bone marrow of inflammatory cells and the health of blood vessels and that, conversely, sleep disruption breaks down control of inflammatory cell production,
leading to more inflammation and more heart disease,” said co-author Filip Swirsk. “We have identified how a hormone in the brain known to control wakefulness controls processes in the bone marrow,” he added.
NEW DELHI: Diabetes, commonly described as a “lifestyle disease”, can contribute to infertility in both women and men, warn health experts. “Diabetes can cause infertility in both men and women. Both sexes are at equal risk of infertility,” SK Wangnoo, endocrinologist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, told IANS. Infertility affects up to 15 per cent of reproductive-aged couples worldwide. According to an estimate by the World Health Organization (WHO), the overall prevalence of primary infertility in India is between 3.9% to 16.8%. “Diabetes in men dam-
ages DNA of the sperm and leads to reduced number of sperms and reduced motility of sperms which leads to infertility. Although having diabetes does not necessarily make men infertile, it could make them less fertile,” added Roopak Wadhwa, Consultant at Fortis Hospital, New Delhi. While, diabetes in women is associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and other autoimmune diseases that can lead to infertility. “Diabetes causes a lack of glucose control which, in turn, can make fertile egg’s implantation in the uterus difficult...” Wadhwa said. —IANS
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woman under 40, with no known breast cancer risk or visible symptoms of the deadly disease, need not take regular mammography tests, say health experts. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a mammogram is an X-ray picture of the breast, used as a screening tool for the detection of early breast cancer in asymptomatic women. “If a woman doesn’t have symptoms of breast cancer then regular mammography tests before the age of 40 are not recommended,” Ramesh Sarin, Senior Consultant (Surgical Oncology) at
If there is any lump in the breast, then mammography should be done. (Photo: Pexels)
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, told IANS. If there is any lump in the breast, then mammography should
be done. “Those with increased risk (which is decided by clinician analysing multiple parameters) can begin screening at a younger age
around 25-30 years,” added Upasna Saxena, Consultant (Radiation Oncology) from HCG Cancer Centre in Mumbai. In mammography, each breast is examined separately and compressed against the film to obtain maximum visualization of masses or calcifications. “This helps identify masses or lumps that are smaller than the size that can be felt on examination. Hence, they help in early detection of breast cancers. But at the same time all masses seen on mammography are not cancerous,” Saxena informed, “Mammography is to be avoided in pregnant women as the foetus will be at risk even with minimal doses,” Saxena noted.
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n a response to social media abuse amid the ‘outsider versus insider’ debate in the wake of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, Sonam Kapoor on Sunday said though she acknowledges her privilege as a star child, her identity is a matter of pride for her, “This is some of comments coming my way. All the media and all the people who’ve encouraged this sort of behaviour and instigated it. This is on you. People talking about how one should have been kind to someone are doing worse to others. Sonam Kapoor said the remarks she made public aren’t even the “worst of it”. The Neerja actor said she is proud to be the daughter of a movie star who has worked hard to survive in the industry. “Today on Father’s Day I’d like to say one more thing, yes I’m my fathers daughter and yes I am here because of him and yes I’m privileged. “That’s not an insult, my father has worked very hard to give me all of this. And it is my karma where I’m born and to whom I’m born. I’m proud. To be his daughter,” she wrote. “I don’t want my 64 year old parents to go through
Sonam Kapoor, who comes from a family of Bollywood producers and actors, shared screenshots of expletives-laden messages, directed towards her, father Anil Kapoor, sister Rhea, among others in the next of her kin. this. They did nothing to deserve this. And I’m not doing it out of fear you morons, I’m doing it out of common sense to preserve my mental health and my parents,” she said.
"Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was a film about a man and woman falling in love"
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oya Akhtar’s Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was a story about three friends who take an adventurous trip to Spain. The film starred Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin but Farhan and Abhay Deol were “demoted” from the main leads to “supporting actors” by the awards shows, shares Deol. In his latest Instagram post, Deol, known for his unfiltered and honest opinions, wrote how according to the industry’s logic, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was a love story of a boy and a girl instead of being a story about life and
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara starred Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin but Farhan and Abhay Deol were "demoted" from the main leads to "supporting actors" by the awards shows, shares Abhay Deol.
friendship. Sharing a still from the film, Abhay Deol wrote, “I would like to mention that almost all the award functions demoted me and Farhan from main leads, and nominated us as “supporting actors”. Hrithik and Katrina were nominated as “actors in a leading role”. So by the industry’s own logic, this was a film about a man and a woman falling in love, with the man supported by his friends for whatever decisions he takes.” This led to Deol boycotting the ‘familyfare’ award shows. He added, “There are many covert and overt ways in which people in the industry lobby against you. In this case, it was shamelessly overt. I of course b oyc ott e d t h e awards but Farhan was ok with it.
Mrunal Thakur
Jersey is very close to my heart
Jersey is very close to my heart. It’s a remake of a Telugu film with the same title. The story is very beautiful. It’s very interesting. We want it to reach maximum audience. Dreams do come true, I’ll say. I remember, after college, I went all alone to watch Farhan Akhtar’s Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. That time I thought to myself that one day I will work with these two (Farhan and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra) or at least, meet them. I remember I even sent Rakeysh sir a message from my old Facebook account. I don’t know if he ever read that message. As an actor, I’m blessed that I’m getting the opportunity to play different characters. I can’t believe this is happening. 2019 was really lucky for me. I have been a huge fan of Madhuri Dixit since childhood. She is titled as Bollywood’s expression queen. I learned from her. I respect her. I adore her. And I really look up to her. All the sequences (in the song) where I’m expressing through eyes is what I’ve learnt from her. I’m so blessed to have received so many compliments for the song.
Jacqueline Fernandez: I am trying to do as many courses as I can Talking about her daily activities, Jacqueline added, "So I've been horse riding every day, in the morning and in the evening, that's what I really enjoy doing. I've been working out, I've been putting a lot of time into yoga and meditation. I'm trying to catch up on reading, it's something that I find myself procrastinating on. I'm trying to do as many courses as I can. So I'm doing a Hindi course and I'm also doing an editing course which is just helping me make my vlogs and understand the entire process because we're in quite a situation where I don't have my team with me so there's a lot of things I need to do on my own and I'm catching up on my work." Talking about how Jacqueline is managing work during the lockdown, the actress stated, "Lucky for us we have zoom now so we can do our conferences and not have to physically be around and in offices to actually get our meetings done. I'm riding and I actually somehow find myself quite busy, it's great I'm trying to be as productive as possible try to stay sane and that's possibly the only way for me to do that."
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Got stopped by police more times than I can count: Don Cheadle
During his virtual appearance on Jimmy Fallon's show, Don Cheadle said he didn't truly understand racial discrimination until he moved from Kansas City, Missouri, to the suburbs.
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vengers: Endgame star Don Cheadle has opened up about his experience with law enforcement in the US, saying he has been stopped by the police countless times. The actor has been one of the most vocal voices against police brutality in the US. The country has seen widespread protests over the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During his virtual appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s show, the 55-year-old actor said he didn’t truly understand racial discrimination until he moved from Kansas City, Missouri, to the suburbs. “That was when a lot of bullying started when I was at school, and it definitely predicated on race. That’s when it started to be clear that the cops were not on ‘Team Don’ and there was a different treatment,” Cheadle said. He further said that there have been many moments when he has even had “guns put to my head”. “I got stopped more times than I can count and guns were put to my head. I always fit the description… I used to finish their sentences. They’d go, ‘We’re stopping you because…’ and I’d go, ‘Fit the description. I know’,” the actor added. Given his own experiences, Cheadle said the killing of Floyd didn’t come as a surprise to him. “This is not something that was new to me, once all these videos started coming out. Things that we knew very well were happening. They just weren’t being filmed,” he added.
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ctress Sushmita Sen has promised an “incredible” comeback with her upcoming web series “Aarya”, and says it narrates the story of a mother who is willing to go to any length to protect her children. “Aarya represents strength, determination and above all vulnerability in a world full of crime, a world run by men. For me, personally, it is the story of family, betrayal and a mother who is willing to go to any length to protect her children,” Sushmita said. “It took me a decade to find a role like this to sink into and I’m thrilled to be a part of this incredible story. I am thankful to Ram Madhvani and his team for giving me the role of a lifetime,” she added. The show, by “Neerja” fame filmmaker Ram Madhvani, also stars Chandrachur Singh as Aarya’s husband, who is involved in an
KBC 12 reopens registration for SonyLIV users
While the auditions of Kaun Banega Crorepati 12 is already underway, the makers have now decided to reopen registration. The same would be open only for SonyLIV users. The new set of questions would be announced from June 25 till July 3. Post the round, the selected contestants would be invited for a digital audition.
MasterChef Australia Back to Win: Emelia’s elimination cook turns emotional
Emelia had an overwhelming and emotional experience during the elimination round that left the audience in tears. It is because of stories like these that MasterChef Australia is a cut above the rest.
Vikas Gupta: I fall in love with people regardless of their gender Vikas Gupta took to Twitter and shared that he is bisexual. The producer and former Bigg Boss contestant tweeted, “Hi Just wanted to let you know a tiny detail about me. I fall in love with the human regardless of their gender. There r more like me. With #Pride I am Bisexual #VikasGupta PS No more being blackmailed or bullied #priyanksharma #ParthSamthaan ThankU for forcing me to come out.”
Sushmita Sen Aarya represents strength, a vulnerability in the world run by men
illegal narcotics business.Talking about his return to acting, Chandrachur said: “The beauty of digital content is that there is a brave new form of storytelling and I am beyond exhilarated to make my debut with this show. The level of tension and intensity fuelled by several plot twists, and a mystery at its very core will keep the viewers guessing.” “Aarya” delves into how organised crime and betrayal runs deep in a family. The trailer starts by showing Aarya as a loving wife and doting mother, and how she is pulled into the narcotics business when her family is threatened. “Aarya” is an official adaptation of popular Dutch crime-drama “Penoza”. The show is written by Sandeep Srivastav and Anu Singh Choudhary, and also features Namit Das, Sikandar Kher, Jayant Kripalani, Sohaila Kapoor, Sugandha Garg, Maya Sareen, Vishwajeet Pradhan and Manish Chaudhary. For Ram Madhvani, the world of “Aarya” is a complex web of emotions, twisted family bonds and betrayal.
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ARM Macs will be MacBook Pros and an all-new iMac
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pple is set to unveil its long-awaited Mac transition from Intel to ARM processors today at its online WWDC 2020 keynote, and analyst Mingchi Kuo has issued his predictions for the first Macs that will use the new Apple-designed processors. His research note was reported on by MacRumors, 9to5Mac, and AppleInsider. First of all, Kuo says the last new Intel-based Mac ever will be a brand new iMac design with thinner bezels and a 24-inch display. This iMac
is said to be planned for a release in Q3 2020, but an ARM version will follow it in the first quarter of next year. The first ARM Mac is likely to be a 13-inch MacBook Pro in Q4 2020 or Q1 2021, Kuo says; the form factor is believed to be similar to the current model. Production of the Intel version will reportedly cease once the ARM model is introduced, though there’s no word on whether the same will be true for the iMac. Kuo also believes a new ARM-based MacBook design will start production in mid-2021.
Google Meet now has a ‘meet.new’ shortcut for quickly starting new video conferences
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oogle is expanding its .new browser shortcuts to Google Meet, its video conferencing service that the company has heavily expanded in recent months due to a huge influx of users looking to stay connected in COVID-19 quarantines, via 9to5Google. Like the company’s docs.new, sheets.new, or slide.new shortcuts, typing “meet.new” into your browser will automatically open a new Google Meet session. It’s a small addition,
but a useful one for anyone who uses the tool a lot.Additionally, like with the Google Docs shortcuts, users can append numbers to designate between multiple accounts, so you could create a menubar bookmark of “meet.new/1” for your personal account, and “meet.new/2” for work. Google first launches its .new shortcuts back in 2018 for its G Suite tools; last year, the company announced that it would be expanding the system to third-party companies, including Spotify
Facebook and Instagram will let users ‘turn Amazon is ending off’ all political ads for the 2020 election support for the Dash Wand barcode scanner
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ritics say Facebook is actively enabling the spread of political misinformation online, but the social network has now come up with its own idiosyncratic solution: shift responsibility to the public at large by letting users “turn off ” political
n a op-ed published in USA Today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that although ”many people want us to moderate and remove more of [politicians’] content,” he believes “accountability only works if we can see what those seeking our votes are saying.” Instead of removing misinformation, the company’s focus will be on registering voters. “Voting is voice,” writes Zuckerberg. “It’s the single most powerful expression of democracy, the best
Facebook says its focus is increasing voter turnout, not moderating political misinformation
ads they don’t like. Facebook announced the feature as part of a campaign ahead of the 2020 US elections, which it hopes will increase voter turnout. The company is launching a new “Voting Information Center” that will tell people how and where to vote, as well as offering information on how to register to vote and how to vote by mail. Users can also turn on alerts that will remind them to vote and direct them to polling places come November.
way to hold our leaders accountable and how we address many of the issues our country is grappling with.” These contentious issues include Facebook’s own policies on political speech. It allows politicians to lie in paid adverts to users and has turned a blind eye to threatening posts from President Trump, a policy that has attracted widespread criticism, including from the company’s own employees and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. In an open letter written to Zuckerberg published last week, Biden said the company’s decision to allow misinformation from politicians “[poses] a threat to free and fair elections.”
Amazon is ending support for its Dash Wa n d , a n A l e x a enabled device that let shoppers scan grocery barcodes and order household essentials from their homes. In an email to users, the company said the devices will no longer be supported as of July 21st. Shoppers can still use other Alexaenabled devices to add items to a shopping list, the company noted. Released in 2017, the Wi-Fi-enabled Dash Wand was a few inches long and made out of white and black plastic, an update to Amazon’s original Dash devices. In a 2017 product review, Verge editor Nilay Patel said the Dash Wand was “a fun toy and it certainly makes adding things to your Amazon cart easier.” After giving them away to Prime members practically for free, however, Amazon didn’t do much else with the Wand. The company killed its physical Dash buttons last year. To dispose of a Dash Wand, check out Amazon’s recycling program. If you have one you can de-register it from your Amazon account under the “manage content and devices” section.
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Vogue’s first black cover model opens up on racism in the fashion industry
J The first black Vogue cover model Beverly Johnson recently spoke about racism and discrimination in the fashion industry.
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ohnson went on to talk about how discrimination on the basis of race limited her to a “significantly lower compensation than white peers.” She revealed having been “reprimanded for requesting black photographers, makeup artists and hairstylists for photo shoots.” he 67-year-old also referenced Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who recently sent out an e-mail to her employees, apologising for not doing enough to elevate black editors, writers, photographers, designers and other creators. “I know that it is not enough to say we will do better, but we will — and please know that I value your voices and responses as we move forward,” Wintour had written. Johnson mentioned that Vogue’s previous efforts to be more inclusive have been one-off instances that could not lead to any real change in the industry or at the magazine. She cited one such incident where singer Beyonce advocated for a black photographer Tyler Mitchell to shoot her September 2018 Vogue cover. This made him the “first black photographers to shoot a Vogue in its 125-year history”, Johnson wrote. She added, “But Mitchell’s cover was a oneoff, not a spark. Since then, there have been no black photographers who have shot a Vogue cover.”
Without sustainability, fashion will become irrelevant:
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don’t believe we have the luxury of a future where sustainability isn’t at the heart of every action. Fashion as an industry must make sustainability the default – it will become completely irrelevant otherwise. At House Of Anita Dongre, every decision from manufacturing to the choice of lighting in the office factors in our progress towards carbon neutrality. Our processes have always put the planet first but having this time allowed for greater focus on issues that deserve immediate attention globally: – Shift focus to a ‘Circular Fashion Loop’ to get closer to a zero-carbon and water footprint as a brand. – Evaluating vendors and partnerships by their carbon-
neutrality. We need everybody to effect change. – Post-pandemic, restoring an employment balance, and supporting the economy will remain key. To us, this means doubling down on our existing efforts of financially empowering rural women, the support of traditional Indian art, and spearheading animal welfare. The entire industry is going to follow stringent safety norms, it’s going to be a new way of working. At House Of Anita Dongre, we’re re-configuring our operating procedures to bring as few people into the workplace as possible. Easier said than done as a manufacturing and retail business. I strongly believe that it is young designers and consumers who will bring change. In the last three months, the world has seen the reality of how much better life would be if we lived sustainably — the evidence is around us in the clean air,
Delhi 6 Nagori Aloo Chandni Chowk special Ingredients: (makes 40 pieces)
1 cup – Semolina (sooji) ½ cup – Whole wheat flour (you can use refined flour too) ½ tsp – Salt (according to taste) ½ tsp – Carom seeds (ajwain) 3 tbsp – Oil ½ cup – Lukewarm water Refined oil for frying
Method:
1. Mix sooji, flour, salt, ajwain and oil together. 2. Slowly add water and knead it into a tight
The most promising of the postlockdown changes is a definitive shift to eco-friendly materials and processes, says fashion designer Anita Dongre.
dough. 3. Cover the dough with a wet muslin cloth and leave it for 15 minutes. 4. After 15 minutes, knead it into a smooth dough by adding a few drops of water. 5. Roll out small nagoris (tiny puris) and fry them when oil is really hot. 6. Serve hot. Traditionally Nagori is served with aloo sabzi (recipe given), raita, pethe ki sabzi and halwa.
blue skies and clean rivers. There are innovations to be made in the fashion industry and innovative young designers and consumers are at the forefront of this change. There is a consumer base – smaller perhaps, but we’re a large country. I guess my dream is to live in a world that is kind, happy, and peaceful — every day. 4 tsp – Fenugreek seeds chutney 1 tsp – Raw mango powder ½ tsp – Garam masala ¼ tsp – Asafoetida (heeng) Coriander leaves for garnishing
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1. Boil the potatoes and peel them. 2. Break (don’t cut) and roughly mash potatoes with hands and add them to 2 cups of water. 3. In a pan, heat oil. Add cumin Chandni Chowk Special Aloo seeds, dhaniya powder, kasuri methi, haldi, red chilli powder and green Sabzi chilli paste and fry the masalas on a Ingredients: medium flame. 4 – Medium sized Potatoes 4. Add the potatoes along with the 2 tbsp – Oil water. Water should be ½ inch above 1 tsp – Cumin seeds (jeera) the potatoes. 1 tsp – Coriander powder 5. Let it boil for 10 minutes without 1 tsp – Turmeric powder (Haldi) covering the pan. 1 tsp – Red chilli powder 2 tsp – Dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri 6. Now add salt, methi ki launji, amchoor powder, garam masala and methi) heeng. Let it cook for 2-3 minutes. ½ tsp – Green chilli paste 7. Garnish with coriander leaves and 2 tsp – Salt (according to taste) serve.
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USCIS Issued Statement on Supreme Court’s DACA Decision
USCIS NEWS RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Deputy Director for Policy Joseph Edlow issued the following statement on today’s Supreme Court decision on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program: Today’s court opinion has no basis in law and merely delays the President’s lawful ability to end the illegal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals amnesty program. “DACA was created through an Executive Branch memorandum after President Obama said repeatedly that it was illegal for him to do so unilaterally and
despite the fact that Congress affirmatively rejected the proposal on multiple occasions. The constitutionality of this de facto
amnesty program created by the Obama administration has been widely questioned since its inception. The fact remains that under DACA, hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens continue to remain in our country in violation of the laws passed by Congress and to take jobs Americans need now more than ever. Ultimately, DACA is not a long-term solution for anyone, and if Congress wants to provide a permanent solution for these illegal aliens it needs to step in to reform our immigration laws and prove that the cornerstone of our democracy is that presidents cannot legislate with a ‘pen and a phone.
Texas Indian American Families Come Together to Serve Healthcare Workers BY A STAFF WRITER IRVING, TX- Approximately 400 Indian American families and 40 businesses came together to serve the communities of Irving, Coppell, Flower Mound, South Lake, Plano and Frisco in Texas by providing meals and personal protective equipment to first responders, front line workers and other essential personnel. The initiative was spearheaded by Satish Manduva, CEO of IntelliSoft Technologies, who coordinated with local families, friends and neighbors to serve over 3,000 lunches and provided thousands of pieces of PPE to first responders, school district employees, public works staff, postal employees as well as hospital staff. “It’s our duty to recognize essential personnel including first responders and other frontline staff, who are risking their lives to keep our cities safe and healthy. While we are hunkered down, they are providing essential services to all citizens, Manduva said in a press release. The city of Coppell first responders were recognized by Indian American Families from Chateaus of Coppell with support from councilman Mark Hill. Councilman Biju Mathew also helped to coordinate with Coppell ISD teachers and staff. The city of Irving events were coordinated by Sandeep Kilaru, a local businessman who, with others, sponsored lunches for first responders and made a substantial donation of PPE to mayor Rick Stopfer and Police Chief Jeff Spivey. Appreciation events in the city of Frisco were coordinated by Manduva, who organized more than 1,000 lunches for
first responders, ISD staff, public works/ environmental staff, postal workers and Baylor Frisco healthcare staff. Indian American families in Frisco also donated N95 face masks, face shields and infrared thermometers) to mayor Jeff Cheney. City of Flower Mound events were coordinated by Shashank Penmetsa, Satish Reddy and Upender Telugu who sponsored lunches for first responders, postal employees and Presbyterian Hospital staff. They also donated funds to police and fire employee associations. The City of Plano events were coordinated by Basvi Reddy and Kishore Dandu who sponsored lunches for first responders, postal employees and public works departments. Plano deputy mayor Anthony Ricciardelli and public works director Gerald Cosgrove attended the appreciation lunch event at the Plano Public
Works, added the release. The City of Southlake events were coordinated by Rama Koganti, Ananth Mallavarapu, Jagadish Bandla and Venkat Yerubandi who sponsored lunches for first responders, postal employees, public works staff and Baylor Grapevine ER department staff. Councilman Shashid Shafi coordinated with the Southlake police and fire departments for the appreciation lunch. Councilman John Huffman helped to coordinate with the Southlake Public Works department. In addition to the 3000 lunches served, the group donated 2500 face masks, 200 face shields and 25 infrared thermometers to cities of Irving, Frisco and Little Elm. Fundraising efforts for all of these efforts were coordinated by Vinay Vattikuti and Ravi Kantamsetty through the Save the Child Foundation.
Amber Alert Ongoing For NYC Teen Feared Abducted By Older Brother BY A STAFF WRITER NEW YORK, NY- An Amber Alert has been issued to New York City residents over the abduction of a 15-year-old boy. Police says Ahsan Ali was snatched from 46th Avenue in Queens shortly after 4:30 a.m. Wednesday in a white Toyota Sienna minivan. The teen is believed to have been taken by his 28-year-old brother, Mohsin Ali, 28. Ashan was ‘taken under circumstances that lead police to believe’ that he is ‘in imminent danger of serious harm and/ or death’
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(L-R) Ahsan Ali, 15 & Mohsin Ali, 28. Ahsan has brown eyes and hair, stands
about 5-foot-6, weighs approximately 120 pounds and was last seen wearing jeans and a t-shirt, according to the alert. Older brother Mohsin was dressed in a dark shirt and blue jeans, and has tattoos on both of his arms. is around five feet nine inches tall and 150 pounds.He was dressed in a dark shirt and blue jeans, and has tattoos on both of his arms. Police say he also has recent cuts on both of his arms. Anyone with information is urged to call 911 or the New York State Amber Alert hotline on 1-866-697-2623.
Panera Bread Indian American CEO supports Donald Trump on Phased Opening of Economy
Niren Chaudhary (Panera Bread president & CEO)
BY A STAFF WRITER WASHINGTON, DC- Panera Bread president and chief executive officer Niren Chaudhary has stated his support for President Donald Trump’s push to re-open the American economy through phases. Choudhary made the announcement during a May 18 White House briefing with restaurant executives and industry leaders, saying reopening amidst the COVID-19 pandemic is the right thing to do, according to reports. The U.S. has started opening up after two months of lockdown amid the raging coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. is the worst-hit country with over 1.5 million cases and nearly 95,000 deaths due to the disease, according to Johns Hopkins University. “I believe that the health crisis is now becoming a financial crisis with 36 million Americans unemployed, and a humanitarian crisis as well, with about 54 million Americans fighting hunger,” Chaudhary said during the briefing. “And therefore, I think opening up the economy right now in a phased manner is the right thing to do,” Chaudhary added. The restaurant industry is one of the worst affected with millions of Americans being laid off or furloughed in the last two-three months due to the pandemic. During the roundtable, Trump noted that the restaurant industry has been “tremendously impacted” by the CO Trump told the restaurant executives that his government’s Paycheck Protection Program has delivered over $30 billion in aid to the restaurant industry. Under the program, relief via potentially forgivable loans are being provided to businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to reports. In the past few weeks, Trump has emphasized on a safe and gradual reopening of the U.S. economy. Most of the 50 U.S. states have announced their plans to reopen the businesses amidst the growing number of the coronavirus cases and deaths, reports said. Chaudhary was named CEO of Panera in May 2019, according to a Panera Bread press release. He has more than 25 years of international corporate leadership experience in the food retail and hospitality industry. Chaudhary holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from St. Stephen’s College in Delhi, an MBA in marketing from the University of Delhi, and also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. Panera Bread runs a chain of over 2,000 bakery-cafes in the U.S. and Canada. An alumnus of St. Stephen’s College in Delhi and M.B.A. in marketing from the Delhi University, Chaudhary is frequently invited by the White House to share his views on the revival of the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. Also during the briefing, Panera Bread and Covelli Enterprises announced a partnership with the Children’s Hunger Alliance and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide meals to children in need in Ohio, WKBN said in a report. Covelli’s Panera Bread restaurants will be assisting CHA to feed children who are typically provided meals at Ohio schools, afterschool and childcare centers. Panera is also working with the USDA to scale this model with other states across the nation.
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Religious Leaders Urge Las Vegas Casino to Remove Statues of Hindu and Jain Deities and Apologize BY A STAFF WRITER LAS VEGAS, NV- In a remarkable interfaith gesture; Christian-Hindu-Buddhist-JewishJain religious leaders have urged the Las Vegas casino Mandalay Bay to remove statues of various Hindu and Jain deities from its Foundation Room night club, calling it highly inappropriate. Nevada’s Greek Orthodox Christian Priest Stephen R. Karcher, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, prominent Buddhist Priest Matthew T. Fisher, well-known Jewish Rabbi ElizaBeth Webb Beyer, and renowned Jain leader Sulekh C. Jain; in a joint statement in Nevada today; said that placing highly revered Hindu and Jain deities to adorn a casino night-club was very disrespectful, out-of-line, and could be disturbing to the adherents of these faiths. Karcher-Zed-Fisher-Beyer-Jain urged William Hornbuckle and Paul Salem, Acting CEO and Board Chairman respectively of MGM Resorts International, parent company of Mandalay Bay Casino, to offer a formal apology to Hindu and Jain communities for this insensitivity. Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, pointed out that Hindu deities Lord Ganesha, Lord Shiva, goddess Saraswati, etc.; were meant to be worshiped in temples or home shrines and not to be thrown around loosely in a casino night club for dramatic effects or mercantile/ other agenda. Such denigration of sacred deities was hurtful to the devotees. Sulekh C. Jain stressed that pratima (statue) of Lord Mahavira belonged in a temple for veneration and not to be misused or mishandled by the patrons of a night club. He suggested that the Mandalay Bay Casino could donate it to a Jain temple and the Jain community would gladly pay for its transportation. Karcher-Zed-Fisher-Beyer-Jain further said that they, the faith leaders, were for free
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Free Food Distribution by Sri Meenakshi Temple Texas Along with Sewa
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PHOTO 1: Lord Mahavir (Photo courtesy: Foundation Room Facebook page)
artistic expression and speech as much as anybody else if not more. But faith was something sacred and attempts at trivializing it hurt the followers. Description of Foundation Room, whose tagline is “Good Karma Awaits”, includes: Immerse yourself in our DEITY dancer experience; party the night away amidst the Vegas lights with these out of this world Nightlife Goddess’s; who add the perfect touch of high-class debauchery”. This
“luxurious den for the city’s elite to socialize, scandalize, and sip in high style”, located on 63rd Floor of Mandalay Bay, operates from five pm to three am. Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino is set on 120 lush acres featuring Mandalay Bay Beach, a tropical pool paradise with real sand. MGM Resorts International is an S&P 500 global entertainment company with 29 unique hotel and destination gaming offerings in the United States and Macau.
BY A STAFF WRITER PEARLAND, TX- The Sri Meenakshi Temple in Pearland, Texas, and Sewa worked together June 13 to conduct free food distribution for the approximately 200 recipients who received the food parcels while sitting in their cars from Consul General of India in Houston Aseem Mahajan and Texas state Representative Ed Thompson. The event was a contactless safe distribution that met all the requirements of the CDC. The distribution featured, per family, a bag consisting of one can of milk; 18 pounds of produce; four loafs of bread; a bag of provisions including rice, 80 tortillas, liter oil, flour, beans, sugar, salt and oatmeal cereal; two boxes of Raisin Bran cereal; one box of biscuits/cookies; four bags of pasta and marinara sauce, and two face masks. The guests were then honored at the Goddess Meenakshi sanctum.
Grocers Distributed to Under Privileged by Sindhi Assoc. of Southern CA
$125,000 Raised and Distributed for COVID-19 Relief by Jain Center of Southern CA BY A STAFF WRITER BUENA PARK, CA– With the world “turned upside down” because of the pandemic and the ensuing hardship caused by death, unemployment, the challenge of putting food on the table and disruption in academic programs, the Jain Center of Southern California here said it is doing its best to offset the troubles. Led by Dr. Jayesh Shah, Indian American president of JCSC, members have started a Coronavirus Humanitarian Relief Fund. They have not only been able to quickly raise $125,000 but have also put the money to immediate use to help people in the areas surrounding the temple and center. A sum of $35,000 has been given to Second Harvest, an organization that serves thousands of meals to underprivileged families all over Orange County. Every Sunday, JCSC has begun distributing bags of groceries to those in need. Additionally, they have also donated money to provide 250 of these bags to the Children’s Grace of Hope organization in Buena Park. It has also allocated funds for organizations in India to help provide groceries and for animal sanctuaries. Donations have also been made to help the city’s residents pay rent and utility bills, with around $6,000 going to toward this effort. JCSC has also worked with the school district to distribute computers to children. JCSC made it clear that every dollar was
Volunteers of Sindhi Association of Southern California
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spent toward providing relief to members of the community and no monetary donation had been set aside as “administrative expense.” Shah, referring to JCSC’s track record for supporting the needy after natural calamities in India, Japan,
Nepal, Haiti and Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, said, “the Jain community has always been very generous about helping those who are in need. Compassion is the basic principle of the Jain religion.
BY A STAFF WRITER NORWALK, CA — For the third time, Indian American members of the Sindhi Association of Southern California delivered a full truck load of dry groceries to the Norwalk Social Services for distribution to the underprivileged people in the neighborhood. The organization also plans to yet again distribute required food items to the Norwalk Social Services this month. Those who wish to donate to cause can pay by credit card at https://donate. chip-in.us/?nonprofitId=105380, or send a check payable to SASC at P.O. Box 470, Artesia, CA 90702. Any questions should be directed to Hari Dadlani at (562) 5698440.
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Chicago to Move to Phase Four of “Protecting Chicago” Reopening Framework: Announced by Mayor LIghtfoot MAYOR’S NEWS RELEASE CHICAGO, IL – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced that Chicago is on track to transition to phase four of the “Protecting Chicago” framework on Friday, June 26, alongside the rest of Illinois. The guidelines are aligned with the State-issued guidelines, with additional specificity included for Chicago’s context, which has experienced a different arc of COVID-19 than other parts of the state. Phase four – ‘Gradually Resume’ – will allow additional businesses and public amenities to open with limited capacities and appropriate safeguards. Although progress has been made in order to move to phase four, all residents should continue to abide by important guidance including: physically distancing and wearing a face covering; limiting non-business, social gatherings to 50 persons for indoor events and 100 for outdoors; staying at home if you are considered vulnerable, feel ill or have come into contact with someone with COVID-19; and getting tested if you have symptoms. “The service and sacrifice made by Chicagoans from every corner of our city and every walk of life has allowed us to safely reach the point where we are now,” said Mayor Lightfoot. “It includes the incredible work done by our healthcare professionals, first responders, and essential workers who have cared for our residents and kept our city running. Everything we’ve done to meet this moment has been the direct result of the hard work and sacrifice of our residents, which has not only saved the lives of thousands of Chicagoans over these past three months, but also helped lay the groundwork for the transformative recovery that will follow.” The following industries will open for the first time at the beginning of phase four in Chicago: Indoor seating in bars and restaurants, Museums and zoos, Performance venues, Summer camps / youth activities Phase four will also include adjustments to other industries that have previously reopened, and detailed information can be found at chicago.gov/reopening. To allow businesses and
organizations to prepare for the next phase, Mayor Lightfoot, in partnership with CDPH, industry leaders, labor leaders, and public officials from around Chicago, released an additional set of industry-specific guidelines for businesses, employees, and customers to follow as the city moves into phase four. Industry-specific guidelines include details such as how businesses can encourage healthy interactions between workers and customers, how to maintain safe working spaces and conditions, and how to design and monitor workplace operations to create flexibility and maintain safety for employees and customers. To inform businesses of the new guidelines for phase four, the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) will hold a series of educational webinars this week. Webinars will be held for newly reopening industries such as arts/performance venues and museums and industries that will be following new guidelines in phase four, such as health and fitness centers and personal services. To register and learn more, visit chicago.gov/ businessworkshops. The COVID-19 data in Chicago continues to trend positively and the city is on pace to meet the metrics to move into phase four: Continued decline in the number of newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases, across all raceethnicity groups. These numbers have continued to steadily decline since peaking in early May,
even as testing has increased, a sign that the outbreak has remained in good control locally as industries have begun cautiously reopening. Continued decline in the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths, and emergency department visits. Continued decline in percent positivity (the percentage of people tested who are positive), which is now down to approximately 5%. The goal to move into phase four had been less than 7%. This is also declining across all race-ethnicity groups. Adequate hospital and ICU capacity, which are currently more than adequate and continue to improve as COVID-19 hospitalizations decline. Adequate testing capacity, and specifically conducting at least 4,500 tests per day, which represents the ability to test 5% of Chicago’s population each month. The city is back above this mark after testing disruptions due to street protests and inclement weather. Adequate response capacity, with at least 90% of new COVID-19 cases being assigned for investigation within 24 hours. This metric has been achieved To move into phase four, Chicago had set a requirement of stable or declining cases along with a goal of reaching fewer than 200 new COVID-19 cases per day, which it has now achieved, with a current 7-day average of 167 new cases per day. Based on the city’s population and national metrics from the CDC, this will move Chicago from a highincidence to a moderate-high incidence level. “The data continue to show that we’re making progress and we’ll be ready to move into phase four later this week,” said CDPH Commissioner Allison Arwady, M.D. “However, we still have a lot of COVID-19 cases here in Chicago; we’re just now moving from a high-risk to a medium-high-risk city for COVID-19 spread, based on our numbers, and we need to move ahead cautiously. I can’t emphasize enough the need for people and businesses to continue to abide by the public health guidance so we can avoid the spike in cases we’re seeing in other cities and states that
Three Indian-Origin Family Members Found Dead in Backyard Pool in NJ BY A STAFF WRITER EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ- Three Indianorigin family members, including an 8-year-old girl, have been found dead in the backyard pool of their recently purchased home in New Jersey, police said. 62-year-old Bharat Patel, his 33-year old daughter-in-law Nisha Patel and her 8-year-old daughter Sacchi were found unresponsive in the above-ground pool June 22 afternoon by East Brunswick police responding to a 911 call from neighbors who heard screams. Police Lt. Frank Sutter told reporters police performed CPR when they arrived, but all three victims were pronounced dead at the scene. The tragic ordeal began when the child — identified by neighbors as Sacchi Patel — jumped into a 6- or 7-foot-deep section of the above-ground pool at the family’s recently purchased house in East Brunswick on Monday afternoon, as per report. An aunt who was watching the girl called for help, and the child’s 62-year-old
Representative image grandfather, Bharat Patel, jumped in to able to reach the young girl in the water, but try to save her, But Bharat struggled in the not soon enough to save her life. water because he didn’t know how to swim, The three lived in the house on according to the report. Clearview Road, which the family bought So the girl’s mother, 33-year-old Nisha in April for USD 451,000, according to Patel, then jumped in. But Nisha also didn’t public records. know how to swim and struggled to save On June 23, the Middlesex County both her daughter and father-in-law before Regional Medical Examiner’s Office said drowning, according to the report. it had concluded the deaths were by The aunt who witnessed the ordeal was accidental drowning.
re-opened before us.” If and when Chicago continues to make progress against COVID-19, capacity restrictions will be loosened further within phase four. For example, right now, while Chicago is still at a moderate-high level of new cases, there is approximately a 15% chance that a gathering of 50 Chicagoans will include someone with active COVID-19 infection. This is concerning because many people may not have symptoms but can still spread COVID-19, which is why keeping a 6-foot distance and wearing a face covering is so important. Once Chicago has fewer than 100 new cases per day, the city will move to a moderate-incidence level by national standards, and gathering sizes and capacity limits can more safely increase. CDPH will continue to follow the same health metrics to help guide the City’s decisionmaking process, with easy color-coding: Green – Go: cautious progress, continued progress or advanced progress Yellow – Caution: pause and monitor Red – Stop: may need to reinstate certain restrictions Currently, the city is in green for all metrics. The City recently launched a data dashboard here where individuals can explore these metrics. The new data dashboard was prompted by the desire to make community-level data more accessible, particularly for African American and Latinx residents who have been most impacted by the outbreak. The Racial Equity Rapid Response Team, which was launched by the City to be responsive to these communities, wanted a clearer understanding of the change in the COVID-19 outbreak by race, ethnicity, and neighborhood. The dashboard can be accessed from the ‘Latest Data’ tab on the COVID-19 website. It was developed in partnership with community groups, the CDPH Office of Epidemiology and Slalom Consulting, with support from the Civic Consulting Alliance, and will be constantly updated so community organizations and residents are encouraged to continue to provide input.
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Representative image BY A STAFF WRITER NEW YORK, NY New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley continue to have very low rates of infection, according to the latest state data. “The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over, and as we reopen New York safely and incrementally, the state government will continue to provide timely information so that New Yorkers can make educated decisions for themselves and their families,” Cuomo said in a news release Sunday. “Yesterday, less than 1 percent of COVID-19 tests conducted in the state were positive, which means we continue to be on the right path toward defeating the virus.” He offered data about the continuing COVID-19 cases statewide: Hospitalizations: 1,142, The governor also confirmed 664 additional cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total to 387,936 cases in the state.
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Mayor Lightfoot and BACP Announce New Program to Provide PPE For Chicago’s Taxicab Industry MAYOR’S NEWS RELEASE CHICAGO,IL – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Commissioner Rosa Escareno today announced the launch of a new program that offers subsidies to all Chicago’s taxicab medallion owners so that they can purchase the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) they need to operate safely in Chicago. Under the program, the City is making available $200 per taxicab per year for reimbursements for face coverings, gloves, disinfecting products, partitions and other PPE products and service. Today’s launch builds on the City’s ongoing efforts to support safe and reliable public vehicle transportation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. “Chicago’s paratransit residents rely on our taxicabs to stay connected to jobs, education and opportunity,” said Mayor Lightfoot. “Through this new program, we can further ensure Chicago’s public vehicle transportation industry has the resources and support they need to keep operators, employees and customers safe during this difficult time.” Distributed from the City’s Accessibility Fund, the subsidies provided to Chicago’s taxicab owners could total up to $800,000. Licensed Taxicab Medallion Holders and Taxi Affiliations are eligible to apply here for reimbursement today through a form which can be found on BACP’s website. To be eligible, taxicabs must be in good standing with the PACE Taxi Access Program (TAP), through which paratransit customers travel via taxicab at reduced rates for trips originating within the City of Chicago. Applicants can receive reimbursement of up to $200 per taxicab for PPE. Items eligible for reimbursement include but are not limited to:
Representative image Masks, Gloves, Hand Sanitizer, Cleaning Products and Services, Plastic or Vinyl Partitions Partition Installation Costs “Chicago’s taxicabs have long been an essential service, particularly for passengers with disabilities,” said Rosa Escareno, BACP Commissioner. “This latest effort removes a financial burden on taxicabs while ensuring that drivers have the protection they need to keep themselves and their passengers safe.” For many paratransit passengers, the PACE Taxi Access Program (TAP) is essential as their primary means of mobility. All City of Chicago licensed taxicabs are available to accept and transport certified paratransit passengers through TAP and all are required to install and maintain technology to accommodate payments and service through this program. To provide relief for residents during the COVID-19 outbreak, PACE has temporarily eliminated paratransit passenger fees for the Taxi Access Program. “Chicago’s taxi industry is a critical
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component in the City’s efforts to provide more accessible transportation options for people with disabilities,” said Laurie Dittman, Acting Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of People with Disabilities. “Even throughout this unprecedented time, Chicago is making every effort to not only ensure our residents with disabilities have access to transportation but also that the Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicle (WAV) medallion holders have the PPE they need to stay safe.” Earlier this week, BACP announced that the department has entered into a contract for Curb Mobility, LLC (CURB) to manage the City’s Centralized Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV) Taxicab Dispatch Service. Beginning July 1, 2020, passengers can request a WAV taxicab ride by calling 1-888-WAV-CABS (1-888-928-2227) or by downloading the CURB app. Passengers will also be able to make in-app electronic payments for their rides via the CURB app. For more information, including steps on how to download the CURB app, visit gocurb.com/ChicagoWAV. “As a Chicago taxicab owner and operator, I am thrilled to be able to take advantage of the $200 reimbursement program that BACP is offering,” said George Kasp, taxicab medallion owner-operator. “Personal Protective Equipment is essential to my ability to continue doing my job safely and responsibly.” As part of the City’s relief efforts for the taxicab and rideshare industry, the payments for Ground Transportation Tax and other business taxes have been deferred through the crisis, with the resumption of collection activities phased in over the next few months. Public Vehicle licenses that have expired or will expire between March 15 and June 30 will have until July 30 to
renew. BACP has also created a direct subsidy for WAV taxicabs by increasing the annual subsidy for vehicle maintenance by $1,000, increasing the WAV driver leasing subsidy from $15 to $25/hour. “We are glad to see the City of Chicago Department of BACP stepping up to protect & assist the taxicab industry and their customers by providing PPE funds,” said Jong B. Lee, President of Sun Taxi Association. “Chicago is taking positive steps toward recovery and the PPE funds will go a long way in stopping the spread and protecting passengers in the vehicles. Everyone needs to do their part, so that we can continue to move forward and get back to being safe.” To assist taxicabs and all business owners secure affordable PPE supplies from verified sources, the City has partnered with local startup Rheaply to launch “Chicago PPE Market”, a program that will facilitate access to PPE for Chicago’s small businesses and nonprofits. Chicago-based organizations will be able to connect with a network of local manufacturers and suppliers to access protective shields, reusable face masks, hand sanitizer and other products at cost-controlled rates via chicagoppemarket.com. Buyers can register for the Chicago PPE Market here and then check their email for a link to access the online platform. To use the Chicago PPE Market, buyers browse available listings for reusable face coverings, hand sanitizer, and protective shields; request to purchase specific PPE based on their desired quantity and the advertised price; and communicate directly with the supplier through the in-platform messaging feature to agree on payment and pick-up or delivery details.
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BY A STAFF WRITER WILLIAMSVILLE, NY- When Indian American anesthesiologist Amarjit Virk was fired by Williamsville, N.Y.-based MapleGate Anesthesiologists in May 2013, he sued, claiming that the company breached his employment contract and violated his civil rights when it terminated his employment, according to a June 8 court document obtained by Bloomberg Law. Maple-Gate denied these allegations and asserted a number of defenses, including that they had cause to terminate Virk’s employment when his hospital privileges were precautionarily suspended after a patient’s death. The arbitrator engaged by the parties to resolve their dispute ruled largely in Virk’s favor and awarded him $2,686,864.57 in total damages. The arbitrator determined that Virk, a board-certified anesthesiologist and employee and shareholder of Maple-Gate Anesthesiologists, P.C., failed to prove that Maple-Gate discriminated against him due to his race, age, disability, or national origin, but concluded that there was a “general animosity toward Dr. Virk and a desire to oust him from the Maple-Gate practice.” As to Virk’s breach-of-contract claims, the
arbitrator found that he “sufficiently proved” that Maple-Gate terminated his employment in breach of his employment contract and hence the nearly $2.7 million in damages. Maple-Gate challenged the arbitrator’s findings, saying he “exceeded his powers and manifestly disregarded the governing law.” But U.S. District Court Judge William M. Skretny did not think so and ruled that the final award must be confirmed. “He spoke up and his partners resented that,” Gerald T. Walsh, Virk’s attorney, told The Buffalo News. “Instead of supporting him, they saw it as an opportunity to get rid of him.” Walsh told the publication that Virk was doing really well when he joined Maple-Gate in 2000 with the hope of becoming a partner in the practice. The problems began years later when Virk, who was born and raised in India, started complaining about unlawful discrimination and speaking up for other Asian doctors at the practice, Walsh told the Buffalo News. “I think that came back to haunt him,” he said. “He had a great career. He never had a problem. And then something happened with the partners.
BY A STAFF WRITER NEW YORK, NY- Indian American Forum paid a Special Tribute to our Indian Jawans and Soldiers who lost their lives recently at their Virtual Indian American Night on June 18, 2020 in the presence of 100+ community leaders and supporters. Organized by Founding Member Bobby K. Kalotee and Chairwoman Indu Jaiswal, the program was hosted by Beena Kothari and moderated by Flora Parekh and Aashmeeta Yogiraj. Patriotic tribute started with American and National Anthem followed by 30 second moment of silence and patriotic songs. Professional experienced violinist and European recording artist, Innesa Tymochko-Dekajlo, spell bounded the audience. Graceful dancers choreographed
by Ture Colors Dance, Mathy Pillai and Jyotika Patel added colors to the programs. Several distinguished community leaders, students and achievers were honored by Special Citations at the event namely Anika Tolat, Shashi Malik, Jasbir Jay singh, Gayatri Muralirajan, Dr. Janaki Kanumilli and Dr Nutan Anand from Supervisor Joe Saladino’s office. Several community leaders and IAF Board Members graced the event - to name a few Mohiinder Taneja, Mukesh Modi, Bina Sabapathy, Shammi Singh, Dr. Prachi Dua, Nilima Madan, Dr. Azad Anand, Dr. Urmilesh Arya, Jyoti Gupta, Surender Rametra, Pinki Jaggi, Deepti Vyas and many more. Leading Bollywood Actor Sonu Sood appreciated Shanti foundation via a special message. Additional information can be found at www.indianamericanforum.org.
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Single or Couple needed to manage Independent Motel near Chicago. Attractive Salary. Accommodation provided. English speaking skills must.
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15 rooms Independent Motel in Chicago looking for Couple. Immediate need for front desk day and night with housekeeping couple. Good Salary with accommodation provided. 3-bed room house for living quarters. Must speak English and have a Legal status. As Front Desk Agent you will be checking in and out the customer and Clean the rooms after check out.
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MOTEL HELP Franchise Motel in Iowa (3 Hrs far from Chicago) needs experienced Housekeeping couple and single person for laundry. Free accommodation provided. Legal status must.
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