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rejected the amendment. Abortion rights advocates outperformed expectations across the state, from rural to urban areas. A day after the landslide win, Democrats and abortion rights campaigns across the country said Kansas showed how to galvanize voters despite concerns about the economy ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm elections. The main coalition opposing Kansas’ proposed amendment
The main coalition opposing the proposed amendment credited the success to winning support from moderate Republicans, independents and voters’ ambivalence on the issue
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decisive victory for abortion rights in deeply conservative Kansas has boosted Democrats’ hopes that they can harness voter anger over efforts to limit or ban the procedure to prevail in competitive races and other U.S. state referendums in November. Political analysts and organizers had anticipated an uphill battle to defeat a Republican-backed constitutional amendment that would have enabled lawmakers to restrict abortion in Kansas. Instead, the primary election on Tuesday drew record turnout. Almost half of registered voters cast ballots, and nearly 60%
credited the success to winning support from moderate Republicans, independents and voters ambivalent about abortion -- in addition to Democrats, who make up only about 26% of registered Kansas voters. “We found common ground among diverse voting blocs and mobilized people across the political spectrum to vote no,” said Rachel Sweet, campaign manager for Kansans for Constitutional Freedom. Early results showed Kansas’ abortion rights campaign outperformed Democratic candidates from past elections across the state, a testament to bipartisan support. In 14 counties that went for Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, the“no” vote prevailed.
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President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the Supreme Court and Republicans are clueless about the power of American women as he signed a second exe c ut ive order aime d at ‘They (the court and the protecting abortion rights. Republican party) don’t have The order asks the federal health a clue about the power of department to consider allowing Medicaid funds to be used to American women’ help facilitate out of state travel for abortions. Like Biden’s first order signed in July, it is meant to address the recent Supreme Court decision to end the nationwide constitutional right to abortion. It is expected to have limited impact, as Republicans in U.S. states push a wave of laws restricting abortion, access to medication and funding for such services.
Washington: A top US official on Wednesday called China’s military drills in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan irresponsible and warned of the danger of the situation spiraling out of control. “We believe that what China is doing here is not responsible,” said National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in an interview with National Public Radio. He urged Beijing to de-escalate tensions in the Taiwan Strait. China reacted with fury, announcing what it said were “necessary and just” military drills in the seas just off Taiwan’s coast -- some of the world’s busiest waterways. “Whenever a military engages in a series of activities that include the possibility of missile tests, of live fire exercises, of fighter jets buzzing around the skies and ships moving around on the seas, the possibility of some kind of incident is real,” Sullivan said.
With eye on Russia, US Senate backs Finland and Sweden’s joining NATO Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which has repeatedly warned both against joining the alliance. HiIndia Newsdesk
Senators from both parties strongly endorsed membership for the two countries, describing them as important allies whose modern militaries already worked closely with NATO. (Photo credit NATO)
The US Senate approved on Wednesday Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO, the most significant expansion of the 30-member alliance since the 1990s as it responds to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Senate voted 95 to 1 to support ratification of the two countries’ accession documents, easily surpassing the two-thirds majority of 67 votes required to support ratification of the two countries’ accession documents. Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which has repeatedly warned both against joining the alliance. NATO’s 30 allies signed the accession protocol for them last month, allowing them to join the U.S.-led nuclear-armed alliance once its members ratify the decision. Ratification could take up to a year, although it has already been approved by a few countries, including Canada, Germany and Italy.
The US has urged its citizens to be vigilant against possible anti-American violence abroad following the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. HiIndia Newsdesk
Al- Zawahiri death could prompt al-Qaeda supporters or other linked terror groups to target US facilities and personnel, said the state department. Zawahiri was killed by a US drone in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Sunday. He had helped mastermind the 9/11 attacks on the US in which nearly 3,000 people lost their lives. The 71-year-old Egyptian doctor took over al-Qaeda after the death of Osama Bin Laden in 2011. The killing was confirmed on Monday by US President Joe Biden, who said Zawahiri had carved “a trail of murder and violence” against American citizens.
US lawmaker Jackie Walorski, two staffers die in Indiana car crash
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US Congresswoman Jackie Walorski and two members of her staff died on Wednesday when the vehicle they were travelling in collided head-on with a car that veered into their lane, police in Indiana and her office said. Walorski, 58, a Republican who represented Indiana’s 2nd congressional district in the US House of Representatives, was mourned by President Joe Biden and her colleagues in Congress as an honourable public servant who strived to work across party lines to deliver for her constituents. The White House said it would fly flags at half-staff in her memory. The congresswoman had been travelling down an Indiana road on Wednesday afternoon with her communications chief, Emma Thomson, 28, and one of her district directors, Zachery Potts, 27, the Elkhart County Sheriff ’s Office said.
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China begins ‘illegitimate, irresponsible’ live-fire military drills, says Taiwan
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Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan. The exercises, which began around 9.30am IST 12 pm (0400 GMT), involve “live-firing”, according to state media. “Six major areas around the island have been selected for this actual combat exercise and during this period, relevant ships and aircraft should not enter the relevant waters and airspaces,” state broadcaster CCTV reported. The exercises will take place in multiple zones around Taiwan -- at some points within just 20 kilometres (12 miles) of the shore -- and will conclude at midday on Sunday. The show of force around vital inter nat iona l shipping l anes — disrupting 18 international routes, according to Taiwan — comes after a
China’s launched unprecedented livefire military drills in six areas that ring Taiwan on Thursday, a day after a visit by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-ruled island that Beijing regards as Chinese territory. Soon after the scheduled start at 0400 GMT, China’s state broadcaster CCTV said the drills had begun and would end at 0400 GMT on Sunday.
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Rishi Sunak pledges crackdown on Islamist extremism By Aditi Khanna
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The drill will take place in multiple zones around Taiwan, at some points within just 20 km of the shore, and conclude at midday on Sunday HiIndia Newsdesk
Sunak in his campaign pledge notes that extremists do not just want to attack our values, but our very existence.
Russia repeats Putin’s new message against a nuclear war
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British-Indian prime ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak on Wednesday pledged a crackdown on Islamist extremism, the UK’s most “significant terror threat”, with a widened government definition of extremism and strengthening existing terrorism legislation. The 42-year-old former Chancellor, who is seen closing the gap with opponent Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in the race to 10 Downing Street, also vowed to weed out organisations that promote extremism in the UK and refocus the “failing” Prevent programme, a government tool intended to tackle Islamist extremism.
visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi, the highest-ranking politician to visit the self-ruled island in 25 years, had defied Beijing’s threats of repercussions to the trip. According to Chinese state media, the exercises will involve “training activities including live-fire drills. The drills will reportedly take place as close as just 20 kilometers (12 miles) to Taiwan’s shore at some points. State-run tabloid the Global Times reported, citing military analysts, that the drills were “unprecedented,” with missiles expected to fly over Taiwan. On Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying claimed the maneuvers were “defensive.”
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A huge nuclear power plant occupied by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine is “completely out of control”, the head of the UN’s nuclear agency says. Rafael Grossi was quoted by the Associated Press news agency as saying the Zaporizhzhia plant needed an inspection and repairs. “You have a catalogue of things that should never be happening in any nuclear facility,” he said. Europe’s biggest nuclear plant is dangerously close to the fighting. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia earlier this week of using the plant, which it overran
A Russian official has twice repeated President Vladimir Putin’s new message that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought,” apparently trying to roll back on Putin’s warning after the Ukraine invasion that Russia is a in March, as a military base to launch “potent” nuclear power and any attempt attacks on Ukrainian forces. to interfere would lead to “consequences Ukrainian officials have said Russians you have never seen.” Putin’s comment station troops and store military then dramatically escalated global hardware on the grounds of the power tensions, which rose even further days station on the Dnipro river in the south later when he ordered Russian nuclear of Ukraine. But a Russian-installed forces put on high alert. official in the region told Reuters news Igor Vishnevetsky, deputy director agency that Ukrainian forces were using of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Western-supplied weapons to attack the nonproliferation and arms control plant. Yevgeny Balitsky said officials programme, on Tuesday started his were ready to show Mr Grossi’s agency, country’s address to the pandemicthe International Atomic Energy Agency delayed conference to review the (IAEA), how Russians were guarding the 50-year-old Nuclear Nonproliferation nuclear facility while Ukrainians were Treaty by reading Putin’s message to allegedly attacking it. participants against a nuclear war.
1,200-Year-Old Hindu Temple To Be Actor Dev Patel Breaks Up Knife Fight Restored In Pak After Long Court Battle Between Man And Woman In Australia HiIndia Newsdesk
Lahore: A 1,200-year-old Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Lahore city will be restored after “illegal occupants” were evicted from it following a lengthy court battle, the federal body overseeing minority worship places in the country said on Wednesday. The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) last month retrieved the possession of Valmiki Mandir (temple) situated near the famous Anarkali Bazaar Lahore from a Christian family. Besides Krishna Temple, Valmiki Temple
is the only functional temple in Lahore. The Christian family, which claims to have converted to Hinduism, had been facilitating only the Valmiki caste Hindus for worship at the temple for the last two decades. ETPB spokesperson Amir Hashmi told PTI that Valmiki Temple will be restored in accordance with a ‘master plan’ in the coming days. “Over 100 Hindus, some Sikh and Christian leaders today gathered at the Valmiki Temple. Hindus performed their religious rituals and had lungar (food) for the first time it was retrieved from the grabbers,” he said.
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Los Angeles: Dev Patel and his friends broke up a knife fight outside a convenience store in Adelaide, Australia, a representative for the Oscar-nominated actor has confirmed. According to Australian outlet 7News, a man and a
woman were fighting on August 1 when the man was stabbed in the chest. He is expected to survive. In a statement to entertainment website Variety on Tuesday, Patel’s representative said, “We can confirm that last night, in Adelaide, Dev Patel and his friends witnessed a violent altercation that was already in progress outside of a convenience store.” The British actor of Indian origin, known for films such as “Slumdog Millionaire”, “Lion” and “The Green Knight”, acted on his natural instinct “to try and deescalate the situation” and break up the fight, added the representative.
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‘Vote without fear…’: Margaret Alva to MPs ahead of vice president polls
Sanjay Raut’s wife Varsha receives ED summons in money laundering case
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As secret ballot is used for V-P polls, members should vote for who they think is the better candidate, instead of simply following their party’s line, Alva, the joint opposition’s candidate, said in a video message two days before the election. Two days before members of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha cast their votes to elect the 14th vice president of India, the joint opposition’s nominee Margaret Alva, in a video message on Thursday, urged them to vote for a candidate of their choice ‘without fear’ as party whip is not applicable in V-P polls. “It’s a privilege and an honour for me to be a candidate in the election to the post of the vice president of India, supported by a large number of political parties,” Alva said, also detailing her work as a member of both Houses, as well as Union minister and governor, over the last 50 years. Alva – a former governor of Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa, respectively.
New Delhi: Arrested Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s wife, Varsha Raut, has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate on money-laundering charges in an alleged scam in a housing project, it is learnt. This came just hours after Sanjay Raut’s ED custody was extended till August 8 by a a special court in Mumbai. The date for which Varsha Raut been summoned wasn’t
immediately known. Varsha Raut has repeatedly been named by the central probe agency but she hasn’t been questioned so far. Four months ago, the ED — which alleges a Rs 1,000-crore scam in the redevelopment of Patra Chawl in Mumbai’s Goregaon — had attached ₹ 11 crore worth of assets of Varsha Raut and two of Sanjay Raut’s associates. These included a flat in Dadar held by Varsha Raut, besides eight plots in Alibaug that she held jointly with Swapna Patkar. Wife of Sujit Patkar, a “close associate” of Sanjay Raut, Swapna Patkar is now a witness in the case. She allegedly got a “rape and murder threat” last month but Sanjay Raut has denied any link with it.
Rs.1,400-Crore Drug Haul Near Mumbai, 1 Accused Is Chemistry Post-Graduate
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Mumbai: Mumbai police seized more than 700 kilograms of mephedrone worth ₹ 1,400 crore following a raid at a drug manufacturing unit in Nalasopara of Palghar district, and arrested five persons, including a post-graduate in organic chemistry, an official said here
on Thursday. The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai crime branch conducted the raid at the unit, he said. “The action was carried out based on specific inputs. The ANC team raided the premises, during which it found that mephedrone, a banned drug, was being manufactured,” he said. “While four of the accused were arrested in Mumbai, one person was held in Nalasopara,” the official said. The accused arrested from Nalasopara is a post-graduate in organic chemistry and used his skill to make drugs, said a police officer. This is one of the biggest drug hauls by the city police in recent times, he added.
Not scared of Modi, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is facing ED investigation in the National Herald case, on Thursday said that he was not scared of the Modi government. HiIndia Newsdesk
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is facing ED investigation in the National Herald case, on Thursday said that he was not scared of the Modi government.“We will not flee, neither are we scared of Narendra Modi. Let him do what he wants to,” Gandhi said while talking to mediapersons outside his house here.“They think they can silence our voice by pressurising us. But it is not going to happen. Whatever Modiji and Amit Shahji are doing is against democracy,” he said. Rahul Gandhi skipped the meeting of the Congress MPs in Parliament on Thursday. Congress had called a meeting after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sealed the Herald House here. The Congress has also accused the ruling dispensation of treating the opposition leaders as “terrorists”.
ED unearths hawala link, re-examining Sonia, Rahul Gandhi’s statements HiIndia Newsdesk
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has found evidence of hawala transactions between third party and entities linked to the National Herald. The ED would take major action in the National Herald case after completing the searches at Young Indian premises. During searches, the probe agency recovered documentary evidence which reflects the
hawala transactions from hawala operators of Mumbai and Kolkata.The Enforcement Directorate is re-examining the statements of Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.The ED is not convinced with Sonia Gandhi and Rahul’s claim that all financial decisions regarding AJL and Young Indian were by Moti Lal Vora.
China Holds Military Drills, Taiwan CJI NV Ramana recommends Justice UU Lalit as his successor Says “Ballistic Missiles” Fired
Taiwan said it was closely watching the Chinese drills and that it was prepared for conflict, but would not seek it. HiIndia Newsdesk
Beijing: China’s largest-ever military exercises encircling Taiwan kicked off Thursday, in a show of force straddling
vital international shipping lanes after a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi left Taiwan Wednesday after a trip that defied a series of stark threats from Beijing, which views the self-ruled island as its territory. Pelosi was the highest-profile elected US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years, and said her trip made it “unequivocally clear” that the United States would not abandon a democratic ally. It sparked a furious reaction from Beijing, which vowed “punishment” and announced military drills in the seas around Taiwan -- some of the world’s busiest waterways. The exercises, which began around 12 pm (0400 GMT), involve “live-firing”, according to state media.
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Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Thursday recommended to the government the name of Justice Uday Umesh Lalit as his successor. Official sources in Supreme Court said the CJI “personally handed over a copy of his letter of recommendation dated 03.08.2022” to Justice Lalit “in the
morning” on Thursday. The sources “recalled” that the CJI’s Secretariat received a communication dated August 3 from the office of the Union Minister of Law and Justice requesting him to recommend the name of his successor “yesterday (03.08.2022) at 2130 hrs”. As per convention, the incumbent CJI recommends the name of his successor only upon receiving the communication from the Law Ministry urging him/her to do so. CJI Ramana retires on August 26 following which Justice Lalit will take over as the 49th Chief Justice of India. He has a short tenure and will remain in office till November 8, 2022.
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ongress MP Rahul Gandhi today slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over what he claimed was pressure tactics to silence him and other opposition voices using central agencies. Mr Gandhi was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case in June for nearly 50 hours over five days. His mother and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi was also questioned by the central agency over alleged money laundering connected to the National Herald newspaper. “If you are talking about National Herald, the entire matter is about intimidation. Narendra Modi and Amit Shah think that with a little pressure we will go silent. But we won’t. Whatever Narendra Modi and Amit Shah are doing against democracy, we will stand our ground,” Mr Gandhi told reporters today as Congress MPs got ready to meet to discuss their strategy after the Enforcement Directorate sealed the office of Young Indian in Delhi over the case linked to National Herald. On a question by reporters about a threat by the BJP that he would be left with “no place to run,” Mr Gandhi shot back, “Who is talking about running? They are the one who talk of running. We won’t be intimidated. We are not scared of Narendra Modi, do whatever you want, it doesn’t matter. I will keep doing my job, that is to protect democracy, to maintain harmony in the country.” In June and July, Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi were apparently asked hundreds of questions by the Enforcement Directorate on their involvement with National Herald newspaper and Young Indian Pvt Ltd. The National Herald case involves Young Indian’s takeover of Associated Journals Ltd, or AJL, the company that runs National Herald newspaper, and the dealings thereafter. In a complaint in the Delhi High Court, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy had accused Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others of conspiring to misappropriate funds. The BJP had also hit back at massive protests by Congress workers and leaders while Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were being questioned. The BJP had said the Congress was not protesting to save democracy, but to save Rahul Gandhi’s properties worth ₹ 2,000 crore. “Congress leaders have taken to the streets to put pressure an investigating agency openly because their corruption has been exposed,” Union Minister Smriti Irani said on June 13, when Rahul Gandhi was being questioned. “But no one is above the law, not even Rahul Gandhi,” she had said.
‘Who is real Shiv Sena’, SC asks EC not to decide on Shinde group’s plea
In a relief to Uddhav Thackeray, the Supreme Court on Thursday orally asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) not to decide a plea by Eknath Shinde group to recognise them as the real Shiv Sena.
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) In a relief to Uddhav Thackeray, the Supreme Court on Thursday orally asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) not to decide a plea by Eknath Shinde group to recognise them as the real Shiv Sena. A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli asked the Election Commission not to take any precipitative action on the claim raised by Shinde group for recognising them as the real Shiv Sena party in the meanwhile. The top court told the ECI that if the Thackeray faction seeks time to file response to its notices on the Shindefaction petition, then it should consider their request keeping in mind the views expressed by the apex court. The bench told senior advocate Arvind Datar, representing ECI, “Let them file affidavits. But can’t you hold...let no precipitative action be taken... We are not passing any order. But at the same time don’t take any precipitative action...”
Datar submitted that the disqualification proceedings under the tenth schedule operate in a different territory and it does not affect the ECI’s power to decide the claim of rival factions for official recognition. The top court said it will decide by Monday whether to refer to a larger bench regarding the constitutional questions involved in the disqualification of MLAs arising from Maharashtra political scenario. Shinde faction moved the Election Commission seeking their recognition as the real Shiv Sena ahead of the BMC polls. However, the Thackeray faction has contested it saying that a few MLAs can’t decide about the entire political party. Top court was hearing petitions filed by the Shiv Sena and its rebel MLAs on the constitutional issues of splits, merger, defection and disqualification.
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Al-Zawahiri was killed by two missiles fired at his Kabul home -- but pictures showed no sign of an explosion, and US officials say no one else was harmed.
is the Hellfire R9X, which uses pop- the R9X, which was developed reportedly out sword blades to kill targets with under the Obama administration, with minimal collateral damage—designed focus on reducing civilian casualties, for targeted killings. According to Al “comes equipped with a different kind of Arabia, this may have been the variant payload: a halo of six long blades that are of the Hellfire missile used to assassinate stowed inside and then deploy through Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. the skin of the missile seconds before Also, according to the Wall Street Journal, impact to ensure that it shreds anything
11 The R9X first appeared in March 2017 when al-Qaeda senior leader Abu al-Khayr al-Masri was killed by a drone strike while travelling in a car in Syria. However, the Pentagon or CIA -- the two US agencies known to undertake targeted assassinations of extremist leaders -- have never publicly acknowledged it. in its tracks”. Unlike a traditional Hellfire missile, it rarely left any marks—no scorches, or burns other than cracks or points of entry. The R9X is also called the Ninja bomb and it weighs about 45 kg. The missile can also be launched from drones helicopters, aircraft and Humvees used by the US forces for quick mobilisation of ground troops. The range of these missiles varies from 500 metres to 11 km depending on the variant being used. In this operation, the US used a drone to strike the target based on specific intelligence. Drone strikes took a big jump during former president Barack Obama’s tenure. The US policy of excessive use of drones has often triggered a controversy alleging civilian casualties, but with the use of Hellfire, collateral damage is minimised. These can be effectively launched by the MQ9 Reaper, also called Predator drones. These drones can detect targets using their inbuilt sensors and radars. It has an endurance of more than 27 hours and carries payloads upto nearly 1,700 kgs with a range of 6,000 nautical miles and a flying capacity of up to 50,000 feet. They can carry deadly Hellfire missiles and laser-guided bombs, making them a potent weapon.
Taliban To Investigate US Claim, Says “No Trace” Of Al Qaeda Chief Killing Islamabad: The Taliban are investigating a US “claim” that al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US drone strike in Kabul, a Taliban official said on Thursday, indicating the group’s leadership were not aware of his presence there. The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a drone while he stood on a balcony at his Kabul hideout on Sunday, US officials said, in the biggest blow to the terrorists since Osama bin Laden was shot dead more than a decade ago. “The government and the leadership wasn’t aware of what is being claimed, nor any trace there,” Suhail Shaheen, the designated Taliban representative to the United Nations, who is based in Doha, told journalists in a message. “Investigation is underway now to find out about the veracity of the claim,” he said, adding that the results of the investigation would be shared publicly. Taliban leaders have remained largely tight-lipped about the Sunday drone strike and have not confirmed the presence or death of Zawahiri in Kabul. Top Taliban leaders have been holding lengthy discussions about how to respond to the US drone strike, three sources in the group said. How the Taliban react could have significant repercussions as the group seeks international legitimacy and access to billions of dollars in frozen funds, following their defeat of a US-backed government a year ago.
The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a drone while he stood on a balcony at his Kabul hideout on Sunday, US officials said. Zawahiri, an Egyptian doctor, was closely involved in the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and was one of the world’s most wanted men. His death in Kabul raises questions about whether he
received sanctuary from the Taliban, who had assured the United States as part of a 2020 agreement on the withdrawal of US-led forces that they would not harbour other terrorist groups. Shaheen said the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan the name the Taliban use for the country and their government - was committed to the agreement, signed in the Qatari capital, Doha. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Taliban had “grossly violated” the agreement by hosting and sheltering Zawahiri.
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The MeT department has predicted that heavy rainfall will likely occur at isolated places over the Bagalkote, Gadag, Haveri, Koppal, Raichur, Kalaburgi, and Vijayapura districts in North Interior Karnataka and put these areas on ‘yellow alert’ on August 3 and ‘orange alert’ on August 4 and 5.
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As many as 11 people, including children, have been killed in several rain-related accidents across Karnataka in a month even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for the districts of the coastal region of the state forecasting ‘heavy to very heavy rain’ till August 5. Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority commissioner Manoj Rajan said nine people have died in the landslides in the state’s Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada districts. “Five people have died in Dakshina Kannada and four people have died in Uttara
Kannada this season (June 1-August 2),” said Rajan. In Uttara Kannada district, four members of a family, including two girls aged 11 and 6, were buried alive as a
Andhra Pradesh gas leak: Affected workers stable, says apparel unit
National Security Act slapped on 3 arrested in girl’s Oocyte harvesting case
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Workers of an apparel manufacturing unit in the Brandix Special Economic Zone at Atchyutapuram near here, who fell sick on August 2 night due to what was suspected to be a mysterious gas leak, were stable as they were being treated in different hospitals. With the state government yet to issue a statement on the incident, the opposition parties lashed out at the former over its alleged failure to prevent such mishaps. According to the latest count, some 95 workers fell sick with nausea and vomiting after they inhaled a pungent gas that filled the air at the manufacturing unit on Tuesday night.
Chennai, (IANS) Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Wednesday said the state police have slapped the National Security Act (NSA) on the three people who were arrested for harvesting the eggs of a minor girl. The three arrested include the mother of the minor girl, her (mother’s) paramour, and a broker who was involved in scouting clients for the perpetrators of the crime.
Ma Subramanian while speaking to IANS said, “The three who were arrested from Erode for harvesting the Oocytes of a minor girl are slapped with the National Security Act, which would provide one-year detention and we have also gone for an appeal against the stay granted to the hospitals involved in the egg harvesting.” The health minister also said that the state will not back out from the plan to shut down the hospitals involved in such a crime. It may be noted that the incident of Oocytes being illegally harvested from a minor girl had come to light in June and the state government promptly appointed a committee led by the joint director of medical and rural health services, Dr. Viswanathan, to conduct an inquiry into the allegation.
Telangana advocate dragged out of car, stabbed to death in Mulugu There are 10 cases, mostly land disputes, registered against advocate Malla Reddy, who was practising in Warangal. Telangana High Court Advocates Association has condemned the incident
NTR’s daughter Uma Maheswari cremated in Hyderabad HiIndia Newsdesk
Hyderabad: The last rites of K. Uma Maheswari, daughter of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. T. Rama Rao, were performed here on Wednesday. Her brother-in-law and former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, brother and popular actor N. Balakrishna and other family members attended the funeral at Mahaprasthanam in Jubilee Hills. Uma Maheshwari was found dead at her Jubilee Hills residence here on Monday. According to family members, the 57-year-old had some health problems and was also depressed.Her elder daughter Vishala arrived from the United States in the early hours of Wednesday.
portion of a hillock collapsed on a house. Rain-related deaths were also reported from Vijayanagar and Ballari where two people were washed away.
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An advocate in Telangana was waylaid, dragged out of his car and stabbed to death Monday evening in Mulugu district. The incident took place around 6.30 pm when Malla Reddy, an advocate practising in Warangal, was returning to his residence at Hanamkonda in his Toyota Innova car from Mulugu, police said. The Telangana High Court Advocates Association condemned the murder and called for a general body meeting to discuss the matter Tuesday afternoon. The Bar Associations of other courts across the state have called for abstaining
from work. Malla Reddy’s driver told the police that the assailants, wearing clinical masks, dragged the lawyer to the bushes by the roadside. The driver could not recognise them. The assailants wore clinical masks and seemed unfamiliar to me, the driver said. Sangram Singh G Patil, Superintendent of Police, Mulugu district, said that it was too early to pinpoint the reason behind the murder as police have initiated an investigation into all possible leads. Advocate Malla Reddy owned a petrol pump and was also into the mining business. There are at least 10 cases registered against him in Mulugu district and most of them are land disputes.
Two of Kerala’s topmost politicians, who have had a very long innings and are in last lap of their distinguished political career, are seriously engaged in doing their best to launch their sons’ political career, before they bow out from electoral politics. HiIndia Newsdesk
Thiruvananthapuram, (IANS) Two of Kerala’s topmost politicians, who have had a very long innings and are in last lap of their distinguished political career, are seriously engaged in doing their best to launch their sons’ political career, before they bow out from electoral politics. First one is 78-year-old two-time former Congress Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy, who just the other day wrote himself into record books by becoming the longest serving legislator by beating late K.M. Mani. Since 1970, Chandy, who has been representing the Puthupally assembly constituency and has won a record 12 assembly elections, is seriously mulling to place his son- Chandy Oommen to field him in either 2024 Lok Sabha polls, or in 2026 assembly polls. The other leader is 81-year-old Kerala Congress supremo P.J. Joseph who represents the Thodupuzha assembly constituency in Idukki district and like Chandy he first won his election in 1970, but he lost the polls in 1991 and 2001 assembly elections. Joseph is presently into his 10th term as a legislator and he has already set the ball rolling to field his son Appu John Joseph, who in all likelihood will be contesting in 2026 assembly polls. However gone are the days, when top-notch Congress-led United Democratic Front leaders could place their son into the father’s shoes and the only person who managed to escape from the ire of the average aspiring politicians aiming for a seat was K. Muraleedharan, son of legendary Congress leader K. Karunakaran. Karunakaran first placed his son when he was the be all and end all of the Congress party in Kerala in the eighties, but he had to beat a hasty retreat when he tried to place his daughter Padmaja Venugopal too into electoral politics. Despite Padmaja being fielded in one Lok Sabha and two assembly polls, she was unable to win at these polls and is now an office bearer of State Congress party, still waiting for that elusive victory, when Muraleedharan has had a few terms in the Lok Sabha and won twice to the assembly.
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Manisha Ropeta is Pakistan’s first Hindu woman DSP
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Sharma is the first Indian American and first person of color elected board president in museum’s history
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Karachi: Manisha Ropeta is making heads turn not only because she is among the few female officers in authoritative positions in Sindh Police but also for the fact that the 26-year-old is the first woman from the minority Hindu community in Pakistan to become a Deputy Superintendent of Police. In Pakistan’s male dominated society and culture, it is difficult for women to join professions considered as “manly” such as the police force. “From childhood I and my sisters have seen the same old system of patriarchy where girls are told if they want to get educated and work it can only be as teachers or doctors,” Ropeta from Sindh’s Jacobabad area says. Belonging to a middle class family from Jacobabad in interior Sindh province, Ropeta says she wants to end this sentiment that girls from good families shouldn’t have anything to do with the police or district courts.
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will remain a true friend of India. New Delhi, (IANS) India and the In a joint press statement, Solih said, Maldives on Tuesday signed six pacts in the field of cyber security, capacity “This visit is a confirmation of close ties between the two nations.” building, housing, disaster management Modi said that despite challenges posed and infrastructure development. by the Covid pandemic, cooperation After holding talks with the visiting between countries is taking a form of Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed comprehensive partnership. Solih, Prime Minister Narendra Modi He said that India has been the first said, “Threat of crime, terrorism and country to respond to any need or crisis drug trafficking is serious in the Indian of the Maldives. Ocean and close India-Maldives ties He underlined that India-Maldives were important for peace in the entire partnership is not only working for the region.” President Solih, who is on a four- betterment of the people of both the nations but also becoming a source of day visit to India, said he and Prime Minister Modi have reiterated their stability. B esides participating in official firm commitment to combat the programmes in New Delhi, Solih will menace of terrorism. Asserting that also visit Mumbai for participating in the India-Maldives relations are beyond business events. diplomacy, Solih said that his country
Gowri Natarajan Sharma, has become the first person of color and the first Indian American to be elected president of the board of trustees of Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), among the 10 largest art museums in America. Sharma, former vice president, was unanimously elected president of the board of trustees with 12 elected trustees representing diverse backgrounds, international leadership expertise and distinction in business, technology, building design and creative industries. Established in 1903, the DMA’s global collection encompasses 25,000 works and spans 5,000 years of history, representing a full range of world cultures.
4 Gujarati Youths Couldn’t Speak In English After High IELTS Score In US Court, Cops Begin Probe HiIndia Newsdesk
In a shocking incident, four Gujarati youths failed to speak in English at a US court after they scored high International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score. They had scored 6.5 to 7 bands in IELTS, an English proficiency test, to obtain admission in colleges in Canada so that they can be then smuggled into the US. The IELTS is an international standardized test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers, with a good score being necessary for admission in good colleges in several countries.
How were they caught?
But, they were caught at US-Canada border nearly Primary probe has revealed the four two weeks after they went to Canada on student visa on March 19. The US border authorities had then students, identified as Dhruv Patel, Neel arrested the six youths during the failed attempt to Patel, Urvish Patel and Savan Patel, get them unauthorised entry into the country from Canada. appeared for the IELTS exam at a centre “These six Indian nationals from Gujarat, in the 19-21 in south Gujarat’s Navsari town on age group, were apprehended from a sinking boat in the Saint Regis river in Akwesasne, US, close to the September 25, 2021, and went to Canada Canadian border. Four are from Mehsana, and two are on student visa in March. They were then from Gandhinagar and Patan,” said Inspector Bhavesh Rathod of the Mehsana police’s Special Operations caught crossing into US illegally. Group (SOG), who is leading the probe in Gujarat. “When they were produced before a court in the US, scored 6.5 to 7 bands in IELTS, an English proficiency test,” Rathod said. they failed to answer in English the questions asked by the judge. The court had to take the help of a Hindi “Even brilliant students need to work hard to get 5 or 6 bands in the IELTS. These four students, residents translator. The court was baffled as these students had
of different villages of Mehsana, managed to score between 6.5 and 7, and yet could not communicate in English,” Rathod said.
What has the probe revealed so far?
Police in Mehsana district in Gujarat launched a probe to unearth an alleged racket in which ineligible students are getting help to acquire high on the request of US authorities. The probe so far has revealed no transparency was maintained by the agency which took the exam, as CCTVs of the hall were turned off during the exam held in September last year. Primary probe has revealed the four students, identified as Dhruv Patel, Neel Patel, Urvish Patel and Savan Patel, appeared for the IELTS exam at a centre in south Gujarat’s Navsari town on September 25, 2021, and went to Canada on student visa in March. They were then caught crossing into US illegally.
How did they get such high IELTS score?
“The manager of the banquet hall in Navsari, which was hired for the exam, said the exam supervisors had turned off CCTV cameras before the exam. This proves there was no transparency and something was definitely suspicious. The agency which was authorised to conduct the exam is based in Ahmedabad,” said Rathod. Owners of the agency, located in Sabarmati area of Ahmedabad, have been directed to appear before Mehsana SOG within 48 hours with related documents as part of the probe.
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Hi India, the trusted publication of Indian Americans, recently marked one of its biggest milestones with a devotional Sunderkand event that was much loved by the community. To celebrate its 25 successful years in media and event management, the weekly newspaper and publishing house invited world famous devotional singer and garba exponent Atul Purohit all the way from India. The Sunderkand event took place at St Louis on July 29, which saw an attendance of more than 600 people. The religious event then had its another edition at Chicago where more than 1000 people gathered to hear the singer and his unique rendition. On July 31, at Dallas more than 800 people turned up to watch this rare symphony of devotional piece that was masterfully executed by Atul Purohit. Sunderkand is the tale or katha of Lord Rama and Hanuman. The event was completed with an aarti and sumptuous dinner reminding one of the taste and palate of India. While the event in itself was wonderfully planned keeping the momentous occasion and devotional sentiment of the community in mind, what made it really popular was the presence of Atul Purohit. Anyone who has ever attended a Navratri event anywhere around the globe, knows what Atul Purohit’s music means to the masses. But it is not just his garba events that have a magnetic appeal. Over the years, his bhajans, lok sangeet, folk music and even Hindi ghazals have kept the audience mesmerized. Atul Purohit’s popularity is so
Hi India, the community’s trusted media and event management group recently achieved a remarkable feat of completing 25 years in business. To mark the event a Sundarkand recital was organised in three states with legendary singer Atul Purohit
A remarkable journey that started 25 years ago with our first ever publication SANDESH USA INC. Since then, the group has organised countless successful events, concerts, cultural shows that brought the Indian traditions to America Our news media, continues to scale newer heights in unbiased journalism immense that some time back he got his name patented, which is a first for any artist in Gujarat. He took this step as scores of people has been using his name, videos and music without due permissions. It won’t be an exaggeration to say that it is Atul Purohit who has revived and retained the magic of garba for not just Gujaratis but has acquainted the world with lovely piece of folk tradition. For Hi India, the weekly newspaper who has felt the pulse of the community for more than two decades now, it was an obvious choice to devote this unparalleled feat with this extraordinary event. During its tenure spanning 25 years, Hi India has consistently brought to the fore truth for the community. The timely, unbiased reportage has ensured that it remains a trusted news source for Indians in America. From giving the readers a slice of nostalgia and news from their motherland every weekend to highlighting Indian American achievers and change makers in the US, the newspaper has been able to keep up with the mood of the current Indian American generation. Taking deep pride in bringing our culture and nuances to America which is our home now, Hi India has been organizing various events, concerts and evenings that bring our unique culture to America. For those who cannot have enough of Atul Purohit’s performances, there is more good news in store as after a spell of six long years, in the month of September-October 2022, Atul Purohit will be performing across all major cities in the US. For more info contact Hemant Brahmbhatt at 773 338 0222 or Email : hemant@hiindia.com
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Young Indian Ltd Office Sealed, Cops Deployed Outside Sonia Gandhi House
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The office of the Young Indian Limited in Delhi’s Herald House has been sealed by the Enforcement Directorate, which is investigating an alleged money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper. The YIL took over Associated
Journals Limited, which runs the National Herald. The agency had raided the offices of the newspaper in Delhi yesterday -- days after questioning Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. The raid was followed by vehement Congress protests. This time, the police have barricaded the roads leading to the Congress headquarters. HiIndia Newsdesk “The raids on Herald House, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata are a part of the continued attack against India’s principal Banerjee -days after sacking her rightopposition-Indian National Congress. We strongly condemn hand man, minister Partha Chatterjee this vendetta politics against those who speak up against the -effected what was billed as her biggest Modi Govt. You cannot silence us!” Congress MP Jairam Ramesh tweeted. Today Mr Ramesh, a former Union minister, cabinet expansion since coming to power in 2011. The biggest name among tweeted: “Delhi Police blocking the road to AICC Headquarters has become a norm rather than an exception! Why have they the five newcomers is Babul Supriyo just done so is mysterious…”The ED has questioned both Sonia -- a former Union minister of the BJP Gandhi and her son, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, in the who joined the Trinamool Congress last year and has been rewarded with a alleged money laundering case. cabinet berth.
Nancy Pelosi Leaves Taiwan Amid Massive US-China Tension The trip to Taiwan by Nancy Pelosi, who is second in line to the presidency and the highest-profile elected US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years, has ignited a diplomatic firestorm with China HiIndia Newsdesk
New Delhi: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today said her delegation’s visit to Taiwan was a show of support for the island, as she concluded a one-day visit that left China seething. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said the island would “not back down”. “Today, our delegation... came to Taiwan to make unequivocally clear we will not abandon our commitment to Taiwan and we are proud of our enduring friendship,” Ms Pelosi said during an event with President Tsai Ing-wen. The trip by Ms Pelosi,
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who is second in line to the presidency and the highest-profile elected US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years, has ignited a diplomatic firestorm. China also announced live-fire military drills encircling Taiwan, in a move Taipei’s Defence Ministry said threatened the island’s key ports and urban areas.
Yogi’s letter to reach 3 cr homes on I-Day HiIndia Newsdesk
Lucknow, Aug 3 (IANS) ‘Yogi ki Paati’, a letter from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, will reach around three crore homes in the state on Independence Day. The letter is a part of the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign. According to sources, in his letter the chief minister will underline the importance of Independence and the country’s vision on ‘Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav’ that marks 75 years of Independence.
‘Yogi ki Paati’, a letter from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, will reach around three crore homes in the state on Independence Day.
By 2024, road infrastructure in India 2 Builders’ Assets Worth Rs. 415 Crore will be similar to that of US: Gadkari Seized In India’s Biggest Bank Fraud HiIndia Newsdesk
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that by 2024, road infrastructure in India will be similar to that of the United States. Before 2024, as many as 26 green express highways will be constructed which will bring down travel time considerably. Once the highways are in place, travel
time from Delhi to Dehradun, Delhi to Haridwar, Delhi to Jaipur would only take around two hours. While Delhi to Chandigarh will take 2.30 hrs, Delhi to Amritsar will be done in 4 hours and Delhi to Mumbai in 12 hours. The Minister was replying to Congress MP Rajeev Shukla’s query during Question Hour on the fund availability of NHAI. “ The G overnment is constructing 26 green highways. Road infrastructure in India will be similar to that of the U.S by 2024. There is no dearth of funds. We are committed to changing the face of road infrastructure in the country,” Gadkari said in his reply.
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New Delhi: Days after An AgustaWestland helicopter was seized from the property of a Maharashtra-based builder accused of money laundering and cheating, the Enforcement Directorate today attached assets worth ₹ 415 crore from him, and another builder, who are accused in India’s biggest bank fraud case. Sanjay Chhabria of Radius Developers and Avinash Bhosale of ABIL Infrastructure were earlier arrested in the Yes Bank-DHFL (Dewan Housing Finance Limited) case that caused an
alleged loss of over ₹ 34,000 crore to a consortium of 17 banks led by Union Bank of India. Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, officers had last week found the helicopter at the property Avinash Bhosale in Pune. Today, a land parcel in Mumbai’s Santacruz worth ₹ 116.5 crore, 25% equity shares of Mr Chhabria’s company held in a land parcel located at Bengaluru worth ₹ 115 crore, another flat in Santacruz worth ₹ 3 crore, profit from a hotel belonging to Mr Chhabria at Delhi airport worth ₹ 13.67 crore, and three high-end luxury cars of Sanjay Chhabria worth ₹ 3.10 crore were seized,
Rahul Gandhi’s New Profile Photo Day After PM Urged Indians To “Change DP” HiIndia Newsdesk
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi has changed his Twitter profile photo a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi did the same as part of the “Har Ghar Tiranga” celebration to mark the 75th year of India’s independence. Mr Gandhi’s new Twitter profile photo shows a gradient image of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru holding the national flag. The former PM is in black and white and the national flag
is in colour. “The tricolour is the country’s pride. It is in the heart of every citizen,” Mr Gandhi tweeted in Hindi. His sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also changed her Twitter profile photo. As part of the “Har Ghar Tiranga” celebrations, the centre has asked citizens to use the national flag as their profile photo in their social media accounts between August 2 and 15.
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Italian win for Richa Chadha When I saw Junaid act, I thought mera chance gaya and Ali Fazal Aamir Khan
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t’s difficult to imagine any other actor in a role essayed by Aamir Khan. Such is his ability to make every character his own. But things are different with ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’. With director Advait Chandan’s adaptation of ‘Forrest Gump’ (1994), Khan steps into a role immortalised by Tom Hanks. The past few years were admittedly not easy on Khan. “To play this character, I had to get into his mind. I am 57, and had to play a 22-year-old. I had [to depict] the different stages of his life. To get that innocence [of youth] was tough,” he begins. His obvious point of reference to play the endearing protagonist was Hanks in the original film. But the superstar surprises us when he says that he found another source of inspiration — son Junaid Khan. “Since it was a tricky film, I told Advait that I wanted to see a test shoot. I suggested that he shoot seven to eight scenes with Junaid. When Kiran [Rao, producer] and I saw the test shoot, we were blown away by Junaid’s performance. He had become Laal. I thought mera toh chance gaya,” he laughs. The actor then showed the 20-minute test shoot to his friends in the industry, trying to gauge whether Junaid would be a better fit than him. “Almost 98 per cent of them said, ‘You should take Junaid for the role.’ So, I shaved my beard that I had grown for six months. We decided to make the film with him. But Atul [Kulkarni, writer] and Adi [Chopra] said no to the idea. [They reasoned] that it’s not a plot-heavy film; since it’s an episodic film, a newcomer won’t be able to carry it. Junaid too said, ‘Your budget is high. You can’t cast a newcomer like me.’ So, I was back on the project. But in those eight scenes, Junaid had picked the sur. I got the film’s sur from him.”
Pratik Gandhi to play Mahatma Gandhi in web series directed by Hansal
Chadha and Fazal to be honoured at the Maratea Film fest for their contribution to Indian cinema
In her 14-year career so far, Richa Chadha has been a part of fascinating stories — from ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ (2012) to ‘Masaan’ (2015), from the ‘Fukrey’ franchise to ‘Inside Edge’. The drive to excel is shared by her actor-boyfriend Ali Fazal, too, who successfully straddles his career in Hindi cinema and the West. Last year, the duo joined forces to launch their production house, Pushing Buttons Studios, which
will give a platform to new directors, thus bringing distinct voices to the fore. Keeping their contribution to Indian entertainment in mind, the Maratea Film Festival in Italy will honour Chadha and Fazal with the Outstanding International Talent Award at this year’s edition. The week-long gala, which kicked off on July 27 in the Italian town, will conclude today with the award presentation ceremony.
If I’m uncomfortable with being a sex symbol, then I shouldn’t be here Sports helped me a lot. Self-awareness is the key to dealing better with life, to understanding who you are, and what you are. So from a young age, when you have a focus and you are working towards that everyday and you are working with people who are impacting your focus—it gets you ready for challenges. It matters what your mindset is, and sports helped me and there was a challenge everyday.
B Scam 1992 team of director Hansal Mehta and actor Pratik Gandhi are collaborating for a web series based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. To be produced by Applause Entertainment, the biopic will be based on the writings of historian and author, Ramachandra Guha, and will be adapted from his two books, Gandhi before India’ and GandhiThe Years that Changed the World. The series will be directed by Hansal Mehta and will star Pratik Gandhi. It will be in the period during the struggle for Indian Independence and will be filmed across several Indian and foreign locations. Speaking about the film, filmmaker Hansal Mehta said in a statement, When you speak of a historic and iconic figure like Mahatma Gandhi, there is
The series on Mahatma Gandhi will be directed by Hansal Mehta and will star Pratik Gandhi. It will be set in the period during the struggle for Indian Independence and will be filmed across several Indian and foreign locations. already a great deal of responsibility on you as a filmmaker. Our vision with the series is to make it as trueto-life as possible and supported by Ramachandra Guha’s work, we are confident and enthusiastic that we will bring audiences something to remember. With a common vision for this ambitious narrative, I am excited to kickstart a new journey, yet again with Sameer and the team at Applause.”
ollywood actor, model and fitness enthusiast Milind Soman reveals his fitness mantra and says that he doesn’t do anything special to get into shape, contrary to popular opinion. I’m working with this company called Lifelong that makes gym equipment and we came up with this campaign because we realised the one thing stops that stops everyone from taking their first step is laziness — especially after the pandemic. You need to make a little effort, and laziness is what’s stopping you. It’s completely natural, and I myself, am very lazy.
On being a sex symbol
Oh, I am not uncomfortable at all, it’s my USP (laughs). Okay seriously, you have to know what are your strengths. It’s a business. If I’m uncomfortable with being a sex symbol, and being objectified, which I have been, right from the beginning from my career, then I shouldn’t be here. I was not bothered or uncomfortable with it, I was surprised, yes. I just did a music video, a song called Shringaar, and I don’t know why they called me—and it is an objectification of the male persona, and I don’t know why they took me at the age of fifty, and not someone at the age of twenty.
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on calls to boycott Laal Singh Chaddha
‘If it’s a good film, it will surpass anything’
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ollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan is looking forward to the release of her latest film, the Hindi remake of Forrest Gump, Laal Singh Chaddha. The actor will once again be seen sharing screen space with Aamir Khan in the feature. The duo has certain things. Otherwise, it will just earlier worked together on the thriller become impossible to live your life. And Talaash and Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots. that’s why I don’t take any of this like Recently, Laal Singh Chaddha has been seriously. I just post whatever I want to in the news after a certain section of post.” social media has called for a boycott “I am like ‘It’s a film and it’s going to release of the movie. Even as Aamir urged and everyone will have their opinion.’ So everyone to come watch his film on the that’s it. If it’s a good film, I believe that it big screen, Kareena had a different take will surpass anything, pretty much, the on the topic. response will be good. I think that good Speaking to India Today, Kareena said, films will surpass anything,” Kareena “Of course, because the accessibility is added. there today. Everyone has a voice today. Addressing the issue, Aamir had said at There are different platforms. Everyone an event earlier, “That boycott Bollywood, has an opinion. So now, if that boycott Aamir Khan, boycott Laal Singh is going to be there, then Chaddha. I feel sad. I feel sad because a lot you have to learn to ignore of people who are saying this in their hearts
Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty’s ‘Singham 3’ to go on floors in April 2023
believe I am someone who doesn’t like India. In their hearts they believe that, but that’s quite untrue. I really love the country. That’s how I am. It is rather unfortunate if some people feel that way. I want to assure everyone that it’s not the case so please don’t boycott my films. Please watch my films.” Kareena Kapoor Khan was last seen in the 2020 movie Angrezi Medium. Apart from Laal Singh Chaddha, the actor also has Sujoy Ghosh’s thriller Devotion of Suspect X in the pipeline.
Kriti Sanon celebrates 50 million followers on Instagram
Over eight years since ‘Singham Returns’, Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn are set to reunite for the next supercop outing. In the interim, the duo collaborated Bollywood actor Kriti Sanon on Monday for ‘Simmba’ and ‘Sooryavanshi’, in which the actor had a cameo. It is now expressed gratitude as she became the latest learnt that the third instalment of the supercop film will roll in April Bollywood celebrity to cross 50 million followers 2023. By then, Ajay will wrap up his other commitments. And on Instagram. Taking to her social media, the Rohit will be done with the release of ‘Cirkus’, which he ‘Mimi’ actor dropped a reel video which she is currently completing with Ranveer Singh, Pooja captioned, “As Mimi says ‘Fan following hai meri Hegde, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Varun Sharma. yahan par, haan!’ 50 MILLION Love and counting.. The director’s take on ‘Angoor’ (1982), also the Love you guys!! #50MillionOnInsta.” she wrote, legendary Gulzar’s take on Shakespeare’s The “Thank you for giving me so much love.. for loving Comedy Of Errors, is slated to release this me on screen and off screen too!. Keep Holding my hand. We have a long way to go.” Christmas.
Justin Bieber performs for the first time since being diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome
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anadian singer and songwriter Justin Bieber recently returned to the stage in Italy at the Lucca Summer Festival, marking his first performance in nearly two months after he had to cancel several shows following his Ramsay Hunt syndrome diagnosis which causes partial facial paralysis. According to Fox News, Bieber appeared on Sunday night to give an energetic performance to his Italian fans who tweeted clips of Bieber dancing shirtless in the spotlight while performing songs from his catalogue of hits. Seems like the 28-year-old singer is on the mend as his tour website has updated stops to include concerts in Europe before heading to South America in September. He’s also set to perform two shows in South Africa followed by more than a dozen performances in the Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand by the end of the year. Previously, in June, after cancelling a few shows on his Justice World Tour, Bieber revealed on Instagram last month he’s struggled with movements on the right side of his face, including blinking his eye, moving his nostril, or simply smiling from the right side of his mouth., reported Fox News.
Actor Rasik Dave passes away
Veteran actor Rasik Dave passed away on Friday due to kidney failure. He was 65. He is survived by his wife Ketki Dave, popular for her role of Daksha Virani in the TV show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, and his daughter Riddhi Dave and a son. The actor’s last rites were performed on Saturday.
‘life will never be the same’ without him: Ketki Dave She said that the only reason that she is able to manage everything ‘bravely’ is because of his support. Even though she is surrounded by family members — her mother, her motherin-law, her children — she said that ‘life will never be the same again’ without Rasik. “He kept saying that the show must go on and I should never stop working,” she said.
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Indian Woman to Marry US national Virtually Zofeen Maqsood
A woman in Tamil Nadu, India has decided to marry an American national of Indian origin through online mode. And now, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has given a go ahead to this virtual wedding. “Section 12 (2) of the Special Marriage Act states that the marriage may be solemnized in any form which the parties may choose to adopt. Vasmi Sudharshini P N, the petitioner sought to solemnize her marriage with Rahul L Madhu through video conference. She prayed that the wedding should be registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 and a marriage certificate should be issued. The court directed the Sub-Registrar to facilitate the solemnization of the marriage of the writ petitioner with Rahul L Madhu in the presence of three witnesses through virtual mode.
NYC Hospital Performs First-Ever HIV-Positive Heart Transplant HiIndia Newsdesk
NEW YORK, NY — A New York City hospital performed the world’s first heart transplant between two HIV-positive people, the organization announced in a news release. The procedure was done at Montefiore Health System in the Bronx. Hospital officials said that the recipient of the donor’s heart, a woman in her 60s, suffered from advanced heart failure and underwent a heart and kidney transplant. In 2013, the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act allowed people living with HIV to donate their organs to an HIV-positive recipient. Montefiore is one of only 25 centers in the United States eligible to offer such a surgery, officials said. “Thanks to significant medical advances, people living with HIV are able to
control the disease so well that they can now save the lives of other people living with this condition. This surgery is a milestone in the history of organ donation and offers new hope to people who once had nowhere to turn,” Dr. Ulrich Jorde said in the release. According to Montefiore, 60,000 to 100,000 people in the United States could benefit from a new heart. Despite the need, approximately 3,800 transplants were performed in 2021.
Wawa To Pay $8M For Credit, Debit Card Data Breach By Hackers HiIndia Newsdesk
NEW JERSEY, NJ — Wawa agreed to pay $8 million to end an investigation into a 2019 data breach that impacted 34 million customers, including patrons in New Jersey stores, officials announced. New Jersey will receive about $2.5 million as part of the multistate settlement. Wawa failed to employ “reasonable” information-security measures to prevent the massive data breach, according to New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. This is the third-largest credit cardbreach settlement brought against a corporation by a group of attorneys general — behind only Target’s $18.5 million deal in 2017 and Home Depot’s $17.5 million agreement in 2020,
Indian American Gets Sentenced 3 Years In Federal Prison For Defrauding Elderly
according to Shapiro. Wawa’s data breach sparked an FBI investigation and had previously led to Wawa disbursing $9 million in cash and customer gift cards following a class action lawsuit. The company failed to take appropriate measures that would’ve stopped hackers from putting malware on the company’s payment processing servers, officials said. As a result, the malware gave hackers access to Wawa customer information
between April 18 to Dec. 12, 2019. New Jersey stores represented 27.2 percent of all Wawa card transactions during that period — more than any other state and just ahead of Pennsylvania’s 27 percent. The recent settlement’s terms require Wawa to create a comprehensive information security program within six months. A credentialed expert in the field must oversee the program, which will have to include security awareness training for all Wawa personnel with key responsibilities for its implementation. Additionally, the program must incorporate data protection “Best Practices,” while also employing controls to ensure company systems are only accessible to those with appropriate credentials. Controls include multi-factor authentication, one-time passcodes and locationspecific requirements.
Hitenkummar P.Chaudhari HiIndia Newsdesk
Hirenkumar P. Chaudhari used a phony Indian passport, false name and false address to open multiple banka accounts in the US to receive money from victims of the telemarketing scheme. DES PLAINES, IL- Indian Origin Chicago man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for laundering cash proceeds from a telemarketing scheme that defrauded elderly victims the Department of Justice said. Hirenkumar P. Chaudhari used a phony Indian passport, false name and false address to open multiple bank accounts in the US to receive money from victims of the telemarketing scheme. The scheme involved phone calls from people falsely clamming to be associated with, among other agencies, the Social Security Administration and the Department of Justice, stating that a victim’s identity had been stolen and that it was necessary to transfer money to various bank accounts including the accounts opened by Chaudhari. Chaudhari, 29 of Des Plaines, had pleaded guilty last year to a federal money laundering charge. In addition to the three-year prison sentence. U.S>District Judge Sara L. Ellis ordered Chaudhari to pay $6,500 in restitution to the Massachusetts victim.
Annual Changing Of The Guard Ceremony Held By Rotary Club Of Plainsboro, North & South Brunswick, NJ HiIndia Newsdesk
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Rotary Club of Plainsboro, North & South Brunswick, held its Annual Changing of the Guard ceremony and inducted new office bearers for the rotary year 2022-2023. Outgoing President of the club Blisse Vakkalagadda presented various projects that the club completed during her presidency. Blisse along with Sudharani Kankanala, had also played a pivotal role as mentors of the Interact club of North Brunswick and helped organize various meaningful service projects. During Blisse’s presidency, club also did some impactful international service projects. District Governor John Shockley, Past DG Dr. Tulsi Maharjan and Kalpana Patel, President, Rotar y Club of
Robbinsville-Hamilton, NJ, were in attendance for the changing of the guard ceremony. DG John Shockley conducted the oath ceremony for the incoming President Vijay Garg and his team for the year 2022-2023. During his acceptance remarks, Vijay Garg said that he is looking forward in working with the team and continue doing various
community projects aligned with the Rotary International causes. “I am excited and honored to accept the role,” said Vijay. Vijay is a successful Entrepreneur, Past North-East President of IT Serve, Board Member of TiE, GOPIO and ot her social organizations. Vijay with his community reach and leadership skills will help the club in taking up bigger projects and extending its reach. Team 2022-23 consists of Sanjeev Dixit as Secretary, Sanjay Pagidimarri as Treasurer, Venkat Jagarlamudi as President-Elect, Ganesh Madda as the Foundation Chair, Jaydip Sen as PR Chair, Suresh Pannala
as Membership Chair, Sudharani Kankanala as Service Project Chair, Srinivas Gattu as Fundraising Chair and Sunil Nambiar as International Projects Chair. The changing of the guard ceremony was well attended by the Rotar y Club members, Rotary Interact Club members, families, and prospective members. Representatives from organizations like ITSer ve, IBA, SMEC joined and discussed collaboration on future Community Service Projects. The club which is also celebrating its 20th charter Anniversary this year, recognized six senior members, Suresh Pannala, Sunil Nambiar, Rajeev Mehta, Nishit Mehta, Mahalingam Narayan and Darshan Doshi, who completed over twelve years of service as dedicated and passionate Rotarians.
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Emergency Declared In NY As Monkeypox Cades Continue To Rise HiIndia Newsdesk
NEW YORK, NY — Monkeypox is officially an emergency across New York, the state’s top doctor said. “Based on the ongoing spread of this virus, which has increased rapidly and affected primarily communities that identify as men who have sex with men, and the need for local jurisdictions to administer vaccines, I’ve declared monkeypox an Imminent Threat to Public Health throughout New York State,” Bassett said in a statement. The spread of monkeypox has many New York City officials, as well as their State health Commissioner Mary Bassett worldwide counterparts, concerned the declared monkeypox an imminent threat virus soon could be “uncontainable.” to public health State Health Commissioner Mary Bassett issued a declaration Thursday “imminent threat to public health.” t hat mon ke y p ox re pre s e nt s an The designation dovetails with a similar
Religion And Artificial Intelligence
RENO, NV- Senior Episcopal priest in Connecticut Father Thomas W. Blake, Greek-Orthodox Christian clergyman in Nevada Father Stephen R. Karcher, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, renowned Buddhist minister Reverend Matthew T. Fisher, esteemed Jewish rabbi in California-Nevada ElizaBeth Webb Beyer, well-respected Senior United Methodist Pastor Dawn M. Blundell; in a joint statement, said that AI should be used responsibly and religions should be involved and given active role in developing appropriate and adequate moral-ethical guardrails around it, before it changes our way of life. Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, points out that if machines become completely sentient having consciousness, it is a serious theological issue.
there are likely many more cases that have not been diagnosed,” the city’s monkeypox page states. At-risk New Yorkers have been frustrated by numerous problems in the city’s rollout of vaccinations, including a spate of glitches on an appointment website and a persistent lack of supply from the state of emergency declared in San federal government. Francisco, and growing worries in New Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, York City, which has seen roughly 1,200 a New Yorker, and President Joe Biden cases so far, data shows. this week helped secure 110,000 doses Monkeypox previously was rarely seen of monkeypox vaccine for the state, of outside rural African areas, but in recent which 80,000 will go toward New York months it has spread across the world. Most cases of those case have been City. among men who have sex with men, The doses will be delivered over the next four to six weeks, Gov. Kathy although health officials stress that Hochul said. anyone can contract the virus. Over the weekend, World Health “With more than one-quarter of all cases in the U.S., New Yorkers, and especially Organization officials declared the our LGBTQ+ community, remain monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 among the hardest-hit,” she said in a countries a global emergency. statement. In New York City, the virus has exploded from a single case in May to 1,251 as of “We will continue to advocate to the Thursday, according to city health data. federal government for our fair share of vaccines based on the disease burden “Cases in NYC are increasing, and impacting New York.”
Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan With Other Dignitaries Attend Guru Purnima Celebration At Temple
IRVINE, CA- The devotee owned Mandir in Orange County city, venerated
the Guru on July 13th celebrations that drew devout community members. Also in attendance were Mayor Farrah
Khan, Deputy Mayor Anthony Kuo, and Councilmember Tammy Kim. A special service was performed by the priests who honored thee visiting city officials with shawls and books on Hinduism. They were given a tour of the temple premises and offered explanations about Guru Purnima. They were also told about Sanatana Dharma and how it is all about personal choice, learning, questioning logic, diversity, equality, environment, inclusivity, etc. Th Mandir ha s popular 24 poster Darshana exhibited which it takes to different sites to explain the basic contributions of Indi civilization over the centuries. Mayor Khan remembered inaugurating it and was appreciative of the temple’s efforts.
Guru Purnima Mahotsav Celebrated By YDS Chicago Associated With ‘Haridham’ Sokhada HiIndia Newsdesk
CHICAGO, IL- Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan organization associated with “Haridham” Sokhda “YDS Chicago” at Bartlett Jain Mandir on July 23rd, Haridham-Sokhda Past President P.P. Hariprasadaswamiji has Appointed his spiritual heir, as P.P. Premaswarup Shri Anandswaroop Swami, Shri Gungrahak Swamiji’s Guru Purnima celebrations Swami, Shri Dinkarbhai, Dr. C M Patel, Shri were celebrated in a grand manner in Kantibhai N Patel & Rep. Raja Krishna murti the presence of devotees and heads program welcoming by the saints from of social and religious organizations from various states of America and “Haridham” Sokhda. Anandswarup Swami and P. Gunagarahkaswami and Chicago. Which includes 16 Religious institutions, 15 local Organizations, 07 P. Dinkar Uncle. He gave an occasional address to P.P. Hariprasadaswami News Media publishers and editors and described how he created this society 09 Chief guests including businessmen from scratch with love and warmth. and dignitaries. The program started from five o’clock After the presentation, Hon. Jayeshbhai introduced the guest dignitaries present and in sight, the hall of Jain Mandir was followed by P.P Hariprasadswamiji and filled with more than 900 guests and P.P. Premaswamiji’s idol was honored devotees. From five o’clock the listeners were immersed in the Bhajan-kirtans. with flower garlands and bunches of flowers by the invited dignitaries, After that the secretary of YDS Chicago the guests included Congressman Mr. Shri. Chirantan Nanavati started the
The hall of Jain Mandir was filled with of Jain Metropolitan Society of Chicago Mr. Piyush Gandhi, Representative of more than 900 guests and devotees. Sri Swaminarayan Mandir Wheeling From five o’clock the listeners were – Vadtal Dham Mr. Kirit Patel, Mr. immersed in the Bhajan-kirtans. After Hemant Bhrambhat, Publisher of Hithat the secretary of YDS Chicago India, Mr. Jatinder Bedi, Founder and Shri. Chirantan Nanavati started the Publisher of Hello-NRI, and Mr. Suresh Bodiwala, Publisher of Asian Media program welcoming by the saints USA, Mr. Babubhai Patel, President of from “Haridham” Sokhda. NFIA, Mr. Suryakant Patel – Gujarat
Raja Krishna Murthy – representing the 8th District of Illinois since 2017, Deputy Consulate General Officer Mr. Vinod Gautam, Vice Consulate General Officer Mr. Bhutia, Entrepreneur Mr. Mafatbhai Patel of Patel Brothers, Mayor of Lincolnwood Mr. Jasal Patel, CEO of Millennium Bank Mr. Moti Aggarwal, VHPA President – Harendra Mangrola, Regional Director of Vishwa Umiya Foundation and President of Umiya Mataji Mandir West Chicago Mr. J.P. Patel, Chairman of Sri Jalaram Temple Mr. Chirayu Parikh, Chairman of Trustees of Jain Metropolitan Society Mr. Chicago Mr. Tejash Shah, President
Samaj, Founder and Ex-President of AASARP, Mr. Pradeep Shukla, Secretary of Overseas Friends of BJP Mr. Amar Upadhyay, President FIA Chicago Mr. Rakesh Malhotra, Former President FIA Chicago Mr. Rajesh Patel, Acting President Mr. Hemant Patel, President of 42 Village Patidar Samaj Mr. Dashrath Patel, United Senior Family President Mr. Rameshbhai Patel, Chicago Hindu Mahotsav Group President Mr. Shailesh Rajput. On this auspicious occasion, all invited guests and Congressman Shri. Raja Krishnamurthy were welcomed by our Institute President Dr. C. M. Patel and PRO Shri Kantibhai N Patel.
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A.R. Rahman is coming to Highland Park! Zofeen Maqsood
This is just the news, to get a lot of South Asian Americans in Chicago, all excited. None other than A.R. Rahman, the globally renowned composer, songwriter and record producer will be taking the stage at the famed Ravinia Festival that is held every year in Highland Park, just north of Chicago. Rahman who is currently on his North America Tour 2022 has been performing at Seattle, LA and Texas. He will be performing in Florida, NJ, Atlanta,
Michigan and North Carolina before heading to Chicago for the festival. Rahman’s performance at Ravinia this year, is especially significant as after the unfortunate incident of July 4 at Highland Park, where a shooter mindlessly shot people watching the parade, this gives many festival goers another reason to carry on the love and pride of the event. For many in North Chicago and for locals in Highland Park, the incident understandably shook them up. As businesses reopen and people continue to pay respect to the memorials, the town is gearing up with a braver front. And a major celebrity like Rahman performing at the festival comes as a much needed boost and also is bound to
attract a large number of Indians living in and around Chicago, to Highland Park. While Indians are no stranger to Rahman’s music, the local Americans who may not have heard his music must be encouraged to know that Rahman is a proud winner of two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. He has also been on the TIME magazines’ list of 100 Most Influential People and has an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music. This gives everyone who appreciates good music a reason to check out the performance. The music festival that has been Highland Park’s legacy and attracts over 600,000 guests to over 120 events each year. The history of Ravinia goes
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Indian music maestro and Academy Award winner Allah Rakha Rahman will be performing at the Ravinia Festival on August 20 back to the early 1900s when the first edition was opened on August 15, 1904. Ravinia continued to grow in popularity since its inception and from 1919 to 1931 Ravinia became known as the ‘summer opera capital of the world.’ The event earned such a popular spot that renowned musicians from Europe would sail all the way to perform at the Ravinia. Now Ravinia operates as the self-owned non-profit – The Ravinia Festival Association. Just 25 miles north of downtown Chicago, Highland Park has earned the reputation of a cool neighborhood for its downtown and Ravinia Festival. With Rahman taking the stage, the festival definitely is on its way to register another memory for years to come!
Astrology Book Launched Written ICYMI: Governor Pritzker’s Strong Fiscal By CA Based Software Engineer Leadership Brings Jobs To Illinois
(L-R) Actor S.Ve.Shekher & writer Kathir Subbiah, aka KT Astrologer HiIndia Newsdesk
FREMONT, CA- Former Mylapore MLA and veteran stage and movie actor S.Ve.Shekher released the book “Horoscope Matching for Marriage. KT Astro Kundali Matching” written by California based Kathir Subbiah, aka KT Astrologer. Based on the Vedic Astrology, the book focuses on how to match horoscopes and what to expect from marital life and relationships. The author learned Vedic, astrology
The author learned Vedic, astrology for over two decades by conducting research, creating case studies, going over analytics, analyzing patterns and real-life-events. His moment of fame came in Nvember 2016 predicting Donald Trump’s victory in the US Presidential election. for over two decades by conducting research, creating case studies, going over analytics, analyzing patterns and real-life-events. His moment of fame came in Nvember 2016 predicting Donald Trump’s victory in the US Presidential election. He predicted the outcome a year in advance in December 2015. The book had its US launch at Fremont Hindu Temple. Subbiah has a graduate degree from BITS, Pilani and works as a Software Developer at Microsoft.
Gov. JB Pritzker HiIndia Newsdesk
CHICAGO, IL — This week, Governor JB Pritzker announced a near billion dollar tax break for Illinoisans over the next 30 years by achieving what countless governors have failed to do — seal a deal on the sale of the James R. Thompson Center. Not only will the agreement put money back into the pockets of working families, but it includes a transformative sale bringing high-paying jobs from Google to the heart of Chicago. “Welcoming a tech giant to the Thompson Center is the latest in a strong line of economic wins Governor Pritzker has
delivered for Illinois working families,” said JB for Governor spokeswoman Eliza Glezer. “Whether it’s Google, Kellogg or Ferrero, the Governor’s fierce commitment to a vibrant and diverse economic future is attracting businesses and good-paying jobs across the state.” Fol l ow i ng d e c a d e s of f i nanc i a l mismanagement by previous administrations, Governor Pritzker is getting the state’s fiscal house in order and putting Springfield back on the side of working families. Governor Pritzker’s fiscal responsibility has eliminated the state’s bill backlog, enabled him to enact four consecutive balanced budgets and deliver an unprecedented amount of tax relief to working families. He also restored $1 billion to the depleted rainy day fund and earned Illinois not one, but six credit rating upgrades for the first time in over two decades. Google’s move to the Thompson Center follows Ferrero’s decision to open a Loop innovation center for their first-ever U.S. Kinder Bueno plant and Kellogg’s choice to move its headquarters to Chicago.
42 Students Awarded For Academic Pursuits At 39th Annual Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Lecture In San Diego HiIndia Newsdesk
SAN DIEGO, CA- Dr. Suneta “Sunny” Cooke, President of Miracosta College delivering the 39th Annual Mahatma Gandhi memorial lecture exhorted the awardees to follow Gandhiji’s advice, “the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Cooke is not only a distinguished educator and higher education administrator but also a major contributor to workforce development. She has served as the President of MiraCosta Community College District since 2015 and has been an educator since receiving her Ph.D. in Biology from Georgetown University. Dr. Cooke has worked at local and state levels in economic and workforce development in Texas and California. Professor Madhu Madhavan, Founder
42 students were the recipients of the award
and Executive Director of hte San Diego Indian American Society (SDIAS) briefly reviewed the organization’s history and
said it has so far awarded over $1.3 million in Mahatma Gandhi scholarship grants to about 600 outstanding high school
graduates and over 130 Community College students. This year 42 outstanding high school graduates from 14 different high schools and four community colleges were given cash awards amounting to $ 100,000 and US congressional certificates from Congressman Mike Levin. High School recipients will attend Harvard Emory Williams college, UC Berkeley, UCLA UCSD, UC Davis and San Diego State universities and Community College students will be enrolled in Grossmont City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges. The SDIAS team of Professor Ramesh Rao, Hela Lall, Dr. Latha Sundar and Manish Parikh, were all on hand to distribute the awards and thank supporters and volunteers.
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Hindola Utsav Celebrated At Hindu Mandir Of Lake County
Devotees Performing Arati to Lord Krishna
GRAYSLAKE, IL- Hindu Mandir of Lake County, Grayslake, IL celebrated Hindola (Swing) Festival with much enthusiasm and devotion on Saturday, July 30, 2022. Many devotees participated in the event with their own family deities and brought in lots of flowers, fruits, and fruit juices. The mandir ambience is charged with the sound and fragrance of bhakti. In the Hindu month of Shravan, the monsoon provides relief from the
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The environment is colored by lush greenery, sweet-smelling flowers, and fruiting trees. Devotees brought home-made fruit juices for Abhishekam as nature gives us fruits and flowers as gifts intense summer heat and an exuberant spirit. The environment is colored by lush greenery, sweet-smelling flowers, and fruiting trees. Devotees brought
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home-made fruit juices for Abhishekam as nature gives us fruits and flowers as gifts. So, we need to offer them first to God as Bhoga before consuming them ourselves. Temple priest, Pt. Radha Krishna performed Lord Ganesh and kalash Pujan. Pt. Anil Joshi Ji performed Abhishekam of all the deities of the devotees along with Lord Krishna with home-made fruit juices while both Pt. Balaji Gopalan and Radha Krishna were chanting Maha Mantras. Pt Joshi Ji also delivered a brief discourse on how we enjoy going outside to enjoy nature, we need to take our deities outside and offer them all the new juicy fruits and fruit juices and obtain the divine joy of rocking the almighty Lord for His pleasure. He further said that Yashoda Ma had arranged Hindolas and fruit Juices stations for Lord Krishna and his friends when he had gone to the forest for the first time to graze the cows. That day, all other Gods came there as Bala Gopals and enjoyed Hindola Utsav. Pt. Joshi Ji blessed all the devotees for their active participation and honored Rita Patel and Kamlesh Desai for their contribution as singers. After Maha Mangalarati, Maha prasad was served to all the devotees. He also thanked all the volunteers for their self-less contribution.
‘Cheers Zindagi’ By Chicago Art Circle
Dr. Asharaf Dabawala | Jay Vasavada HiIndia Newsdesk
CHICAGO, IL – Chicago Art Circle was founded by respected community figure Dr Asharaf Dabawala. Dr Dabawala. a poet, speaker and a huge proponent for positive attitude, has for the past 25 years been actively involved in promoting literature, music, and positive attitude in the Chicagoland area. He along with the famous orator and author Mr. Jay Vasavada, has created a series of lectures on positive attitude, named “Cheers Zindagi”. Dr Dabawala’s contribution to Gujarati literature as a poet is priceless. He has penned two poetry collections, “Dhabkara no waaras” and “Vanipat,” and multiple awards have been bestowed upon him. His poetry collection “Dhabkara no waaras” is a textbook in Saurashtra University and Bhavnagar University. In the US, he has received America’s Most Honored Doctor, Patient’s Choice Award and Best Resident Teacher’s Award amongst many others.
2nd Annual Celebration Of Hindu Heritage Month 2022 Held In October HiIndia Newsdesk
Suspect stabs fruit store worker with screwdriver HiIndia Newsdesk
NEW YORK, NY – The NYPD is asking for the public’s help finding the suspect who seemingly randomly attacked a worker at a store in Brooklyn with a screwdriver on Wednesday. Surveillance video shows the victim fruit at a store on Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene when the suspect suddenly stabs him in the shoulder with the tool. The suspect ran away immediately afterward, while the victim sustained a puncture wound. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline. org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. Police say all calls are confidential.
SUGAR GROVE, IL- Second annual Hindu Heritage Moth celebrations event being held in October, Organizers of this event said They had received immensely supportive response after the announcement. The Hindu Heritage Month event aims to facilities this Showcasing of the diversity, and richness of Hindu civilization, and for this, has called on Dharmic organizations across the globe to join in the effort. Rutvij Holay, California Coordinator, Hindu Policy Research and Advocacy Collective, and an organizer of HMM said, “We have Hindus all the way from Indonesia to Norway who are ready to participate, and I am excited to see what the 2022 HMM will bring.” Calling for the momentum to be kept up Dr. Jai Bansal, Vice President of Education, World Hindu Council of America, said that the website www./ hindumonth.org was now live and active for organizations to register themselves as partners. Amitabh Mittal, General Secretary, World Hindu Council of America said, “I am encourage our brothers and sisters in Dharma to spread the message of Hindu Heritage Month around the world;” Signing on as partners is the Coalition of Hindus of North America -CoHNA, President, Nikunj Trivedi said, ‘CoHNA is excited and honored to join the Hindu Heritage Month and looks forward to
The Hindu Heritage Month event aims to facilities this Showcasing of the diversity, and richness of Hindu civilization, and for this, has called on Dharmic organizations across the globe to join in the effort. celebrating our beautiful heritage with Hindus from all walks of life. HHM is an excellent time to showcase our heritage and contributions to society and remove misconceptions about us as people;” The McGill Dharma Society at Mc Gill University in Montreal has also signed on as a partner. It’s Co-Presidents, Nancy Kaul and Shreya Mahesenan, while echoing the sentiments of the others, said their hope was “to especially emphasizes and promote inclusivity
through the concept of family.” The month-long festivities will be based n the “open source” model, with each participating organization free to do the programming of their choice. The event could be held in person or online and could be in the form of theater, music, dance, fashion show, webinars or walkathons in short as diverse as Hindu civilization itself. Hindus are among the fastest growing immigrant communities in the US and Canada known for their rock-solid family structure and love for education, they continue to enrich society with outstanding professional contributi9ons and rich cultural heritage. Any organization that wishes to participants in the HHM celebration is requested to register as a partner at: www.hindumonth.org
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HEALTH
Monkeypox declared a public health emergency in New York City
Notification effective immediately, emergency due to the monkeypox will allow DOHMH to issue outbreak. emergency commissioner’s “Over the past few weeks, we have moved as quickly as possible to expand orders outreach and access to vaccines and
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onkeypox has been declared a public health emergenc y in New York City, with officials declaring that the city is currently the epicentre of the outbreak and an estimated 150,000 New Yorkers may currently be at the risk of exposure. New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Ashwin Vasan on Saturday declared a public health
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estricting eating to a 10-hour window during the daytime could have beneficial health benefits for people with type 2 diabetes. That’s according to research published today that reports that a time-restricted eating (TRE) protocol can result in improvements to metabolic health in adults with type 2 diabetes, including a decrease in 24-hour glucose levels. “A daytime 10-hour TRE regimen for three weeks decreases glucose levels and prolongs the time spent in the normal blood sugar range in adults with type 2 diabetes as compared with spreading daily food intake over at least 14 hours. These data highlight the potential benefit of TRE in type 2 diabetes,” the study authors wrote. Previous research has indicated that time-restricted eating can have positive metabolic effects in people with obesity or who are overweight. Researchers said restricting eating to a window of fewer than 12 hours can decrease blood sugar levels, improve insulin sensitivity, and increase fat burning. The authors of the new study note that in many Western countries, food is available 24 hours a day and a tendency to spread eating out over a long period of time can be problematic. “In Western society, most people tend to spread their daily food intake over a minimum of 14 hours likely resulting in the absence of a true, nocturnal fasted state. Restricting food intake to a predefined time window (typically less than 12 hours)… restores the cycle of daytime eating and prolonged fasting during the evening and night,” the study authors wrote. Dana Hunnes, PhD, MPH, a senior
treatment to keep people safe, the officials said. The declaration, effective immediately, will allow DOHMH to issue emergency commissioner’s orders under the New York City Health Code and amend provisions of the Health Code to provide for measures to help slow the spread. The officials said that New York City is currently the epicentre of the outbreak, and it is estimated that approximately 150,000 New Yorkers may currently be at risk for monkeypox exposure.
“We will continue to work with our federal partners to secure more doses as soon as they become available. This outbreak must be met with urgency, action, and resources, both nationally and globally, and this declaration of a public health emergency reflects the seriousness of the moment,” they said. “We are also working with partners at every level of government, to obtain as many additional doses as possible, as quickly as possible, so that we can protect New Yorkers during this growing outbreak,” the authorities said. L a s t w e e k , t h e Wo r l d H e a l t h Organisation had declared monkeypox a global public health emergency and called on nations to work closely with communities of men who have sex with men and adopt measures that protect the health, human rights, and dignity of affected communities. “We have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new modes of transmission, about which we understand too little, and which meets the criteria in the International Health Regulations... For all of these reasons, I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had said. A month ago, Ghebreyesus had convened the Emergency Committee under the International Health
How Eating Only in the Daytime Can Help People With
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“A daytime 10-hour TRE regimen for three weeks decreases glucose levels and prolongs the time spent in the normal blood sugar range in adults with type 2 diabetes as compared with spreading daily food intake over at least 14 hours. These data highlight the potential benefit of TRE in type 2 diabetes,” the study authors wrote. clinical dietitian at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center and an assistant professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, says
eating irregularly can put pressure on the body. “Our bodies have a circadian rhythm. Like the Earth has a daily rhythm, so
The officials said that New York City is currently the epicentre of the outbreak, and it is estimated that approximately 150,000 New Yorkers may currently be at risk for monkeypox exposure. Regulations to assess whether the multi-country monkeypox outbreak represented a public health emergency of international concern. At the time, 3040 cases of monkeypox had been reported to WHO, from 47 countries. Since then, the outbreak has continued to grow, and there are now more than 16 thousand reported cases from 75 countries and territories, and five deaths, he had said adding that in light of the evolving outbreak, the committee was reconvened on Thursday to review the latest data and advise me accordingly. Ghebreyesus had said though he is declaring a public health emergency of international concern, for the moment this is an outbreak that is concentrated among men who have sex with men, especially those with multiple sexual partners”. That means that this is an outbreak that can be stopped with the right strategies in the right groups. It’s therefore essential that all countries work closely with communities of men who have sex with men, to design and deliver effective information and services, and to adopt measures that protect the health, human rights and dignity of affected communities, the WHO Chief had said. too do our bodies. If we don’t align our eating habits with the best/healthiest rhythms, it can increase our risk for chronic diseases and inflammation,” Hunnes told Healthline. “When we have food available 24/7, much of it highly processed, it is stressful on our bodies, and it is not following the healthy circadian rhythms/homeostasis our bodies like to be in,” she added. “So, when we eat out of rhythm, it’s highly stressful, and decreases cardiometabolic health, and can affect our hormone response (including insulin) and worse health outcomes, especially for people with type 2 diabetes.” Typically, when a person isn’t eating the body uses up glycogen to fuel itself. Glycogen is a form of stored carbohydrate found in the liver and also stored in muscles. When the body uses up the glycogen, it will then move on to free fatty acids as the next form of fuel. This in turn produces ketones, which may reduce inflammation, improve insulin sensitivity, and ultimately, improve glucose levels. “The goal of intermittent fasting for those with diabetes is to fuel the body’s energy by burning fat stores and to lose extra weight, improve insulin sensitivity, and lower blood sugar levels. The study results are consistent with the goals of intermittent fasting,” Lauri Wright, PhD, RDN, the chair of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of North Florida, told Healthline. “For the most part, intermittent fasting is safe. It is not appropriate for people with type I diabetes, a history of eating disorders, pregnant women, or children under 18,” she noted.
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SPORTS
Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian medal winners by sport
Mirabai Chanbu Gold Women’s 49kg /Weightlifting
Achinta Sheuli Gold Men’s 73kg / Weightlifting
Jeremy Lalrinnunga Gold Men’s 67kg / Weightlifting
Sanket Sargar Silver Men’s 55kg | Weightlifting
Bindyarani Devi Silver Women’s 55kg\ Weightlifting
Sushila Devi Likmabam Silver Women’s 48kg / Judo
Gururaja Poojary Bronze | Men’s 61kg\ Weightlifting
Vijay Kumar Yadav Bronze | Men’s 60kg / Judo
Indian men’s team Gold Men’s team / Table Tennis
Vikas Thakur Silver Men’s 96kg / Weightlifting
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Sindhu said now that the team event is over, the players should turn their focus to individual events. “Now that the team (event) is over, I think it’s paramount
World U20 Athletics Championships:
Indian mixed team Silver Mixed team / Badminton
Harjinder Kaur Bronze | Women’s 71kg Weightlifting
Everyone should now focus on the individual event, says Sindhu after defeat to Malaysia Birmingham, Aug 3 (IANS) India’s top women’s singles player and the favourite for the women’s singles gold medal here, PV Sindhu has called on the players to turn their attention to individual events after their defeat to Malaysia in the Mixed Team competition at the Commonwealth Games here. Though Sindhu won her women’s singles match, Kidambi Srikanth in men’s singles and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/ Chirag Shetty in men’s doubles and Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand lost their respective matches as India went down 1-3 to Malaysia.
Indian women’s team Gold Women’s fours / Lawn bowls
now to focus on the individuals. I’m hoping for the best, I’m hoping for the gold.” Asked how she will try to uplift the team going into the individual matches, Sindhu said, “Individual is individual, so I think everybody should focus on their own now. It’s time to go back and plan and come back stronger. As a team, we did well but now we need to focus individually and make sure that we prepare ourselves, everybody is going to have different matches, at different times, on different days. So, it’s important that the players give their 100 per cent no matter what,” said Sindh on Tuesday after the match against Malaysia.
Facing backlash for ‘disrespectful’ comments at CWG
Indian mixed 4×400 relay English swimmer Adam team sets Asian record by Peaty apologised winning silver
Hardik Pandya Becomes First India Men’s Player To Achieve Big T20I Double
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All-rounder Hardik Pandya became first India men’s player to scalp 50 wickets and score 500 runs in T20Is. Hardik achieved this feat during the third T20I against West Indies, at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts on Tuesday. He dismissed Brandon King after a fifty-run opening stand between him and Kyle Mayers to become the sixth India men’s player to take 50 T20I wickets. Earlier in the second T20I, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja had also completed his 50 T20I wickets.
Babar Azam To Lead Pakistan In Asia Cup HiIndia Newsdesk
The mixed relay team of Barath Sridhar, Priya Mohan, Kapil, and Rupal Chaudhary upgraded the Asian U20 record with a time of 3 minutes and 17.76 seconds. HiIndia Newsdesk
The Indian mixed 4×400 relay team set an Asian record by winning a silver medal here at World U20 Athletics Championships. The mixed relay team of Barath Sridhar, Priya Mohan, Kapil, and Rupal Chaudhary upgraded the Asian U20 record with a time of 3 minutes and 17.76 seconds. India concluded second behind the USA as they won the gold medal with a championships record time of 3 minutes and 17.69 seconds
Anger was vented out at social media by fans by what they perceived as “arrogance”. HiIndia Newsdesk
The English swimming legend Adam Peaty has been slammed in the social media and by former swimmers for his remark that seemed to suggest that the Commonwealth Games doesn’t matter after he lost 100m breaststroke. Even the Australian legend Ian Thorpe was shocked that Peaty, who returned to the sport after a foot injury, lost that race but soon the attention turned to Peaty’s post-match interview with BBC that didn’t go down well.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced its 16-player squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League fixtures against the Netherlands from August 16-21 and a 15-member side for the ACC T20 Asia Cup, which will be played in the United Arab Emirates from August 27 to September 11. Fast bowler Naseem Shah has been named in both the squads in place of Hasan Ali, while Salman Ali Agha, who toured England in 2021 for the ODIs, has been recalled.
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LIFESTYLE
Add A Dash Of Dopamine To Your Denim If in-your-face swirls are not your jam, take the rainbow-marbled route with this pair from Levi’s x Deepika Padukone collection that lends just the right amount of colour to turn up the fun.
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our trusty jeans may have taken home the award for best supporting character year after year, but 2022’s statement trends are giving them a much-needed promotion. With mod and graphic prints as well as logomania trending, it’s no surprise that printed jeans are this season’s standout piece. Make room for fun, campy motifs, avant-basic swirls, hand-painted art and colourful patchwork as they elevate your favourite jeans. Here are 8 such artsy pairs that are sure to add a dash of dopamine to your denim collection:
Sazo’s hot n spicy curry jeans sure know how to grab eyeballs with the embellished detailing on the dark wash denim base. From hand embroidered artwork and upcycled fabric patches to the asymmetric style and detachable floral accessory, it invites you to embrace your playful side this season.
Wellness Books
That You Should Have On Your Bookshelf For Your Daily Dose Of Positivity Fashion trends come and go, but these self-care trends are still talk of the town
The Little Book of Hygge The Danish Way To Live Well by Meik Waking is the perfect foray into leaning into hygge. The book demystifies the concept and explains how simple things like lights, food, and even a drink (hot chocolate, anyone?) can make for a cosy atmosphere.
Fika Anna Bornes’s Fika: The Art of The Swedish Coffee Break, with Recipes for Pastries, Breads, and Other Treats delves into the roots and modern incarnations of this cherished custom, anecdotes about Swedish coffee culture, along with an illustrated recipes for traditional baked goods to have with your coffee.
Ikigai Ikigai (pronounced ick-ee-guy) is the Japanese wellness concept, which means ‘a reason for being’. Similar to finding a purpose in life along with appreciating the small and big things that bring us satisfaction.
Sisu Sisu (pronounced see’-soo) is the selfcare wellness from Finland, which is about developing the courage to embrace whatever life throws at you. Adopted as an empowering concept which can be applied to any situation, sisu is not about giving in but rather finding that ‘second wind’ to help through the obstacles.
Ayurveda expert shares ‘medicated breakfast for the rainy season’ Dr Rekha Radhamony, an ayurveda expert, says that during the rainy season our “body strength and agni (digestive fire) are low and all the doshas go out of balance”. “From fever, bone and joint ailments to skin disorders, our body is susceptible to a lot of diseases,” the expert wrote. As such, she also went on to share a recipe for rice gruel, which she informs is packed with various benefits. She suggests consuming it for a month every morning after doing “abhyanga with sesame oil” and “taking a warm shower”. “This is a medicated soup for subsiding vata; it is good for everyone and every body type! No matter what your original prakriti (mind and body constitution) is, you can still have vata following you like an invisible shadow,” she wrote on Instagram.
Ingredients
*Red rice (njavara rice) – 100 grams *Coconut milk – sufficient quantity *Powders to add: 5 grams each of dry ginger, garden cress, coriander seeds, ajwain (carom seeds), cumin Key ingredient: Dashapushpa churna (10 g) – you may have to buy this from a local ayurvedic shop
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*Soak red rice for 5 hours *Add soaked rice to boiling water and add the powders *Once the rice gets cooked, add coconut milk *Temper with ghee and cumin seeds *Add jaggery/rock salt to taste depending on your taste buds
Purva Patel
The Luxury Wedding Planner Luxur y wedding planner and designer from Ahmedabad, Purva Patel found herself on a tough spot mid-way through her career. After working with a family member for 15 years, she had to quit due to financial conflicts, even though it was her network, creativity and hard work that made the company substantial.
What was your ‘Aha Moment of life’ in these five years of leading Pristine Paige events?
It is difficult to leave a hefty amount to save a family relationship. So when I began afresh, I never thought that Pristine Paige would have a 1 million Dollar turnover in such a short time, despite the two years of the pandemic. It shows the society too, that a woman founder can achieve great success. And this ‘Aha moment’ to experience wouldn’t have been possible without my supportive family and everyone’s blessings. I believe that if you are talented and hardworking, nothing can stop you from building what you want to create for yourself, and the brand. And, of course, money will follow. I have never chased money, and I only believe in creating unforgettable experiences and beautiful memories.
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K’taka murders: Have faith on us, say police
With series of murders rocking Dakshina Kannada district, state ADGP Law and Order Alok Kumar on Friday urged the people to have faith on police and assured an unbiased probe into both -- Praveen Kumar Nettare and Mohammed Fazil -- murder cases. HiIndia Newsdesk
Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka), July 29 (IANS) With series of murders rocking Dakshina Kannada district, state ADGP Law and Order Alok Kumar on Friday urged the people to have faith on police and assured an unbiased probe into both -- Praveen Kumar Nettare and Mohammed Fazil -- murder cases. Assuring that the accused in both the cases will be brought to book, Alok Kumar said: “I request people not to get provoked by social media messages. Protecting the lives and properties of the people is our responsibility. We will crack Fazil’s case in two-three days.”It is a challenging situation for the department. The police cover can’t be given anywhere and everywhere. However, the police department is committed to taking the challenge and maintaining law and order, he added. ADGP Kumar, who has stationed in Mangaluru and monitoring the investigations and volatile situation in the coastal district, stated that in the case of Masood, who was killed on July 21, the state police had arrested all the eight accused in 24 hours.
Drop Tweets, Court Tells 3 Congress Leaders HiIndia Newsdesk
New Delhi: Three Congress leaders were ordered today to delete, within 24 hours, their tweets, videos and retweets accusing Union Minister Smriti Irani’s daughter of running an illegal bar in Goa. Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera and Netta D’souza were also ordered to appear in court on August 18 in a ₹ 2-crore defamation suit filed by Smriti Irani. Jairam Ramesh confirmed the summons in a tweet. “The Delhi High Court has issued notice asking us to formally reply to the case filed by Smriti Irani. We look forward to presenting the facts before the court. We will challenge and disprove the spin being put out by Ms. Irani,” the Congress MP tweeted.
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TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
Massive Fire At Shopping Area In Mumbai’s Andheri
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Mumbai: A massive fire broke out at a shopping area in Mumbai’s Andheri on Friday. Visuals from the scene showed huge plumes of smoke billowing from
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the building, with firefighters at the scene to tackle the blaze. No injuries have been reported so far. The blaze was reported from DN Nagar behind Andheri Sports Complex at 4.30 pm after which eight five engines and five jumbo tankers were rushed to the spot. The fire started at a temporary erected decorative pandal. The cause of the level-2 fire is yet to be ascertained. The firefighters are trying to contain the fire as soon as possible as the complex is surrounded by several high-rise buildings - both residential and commercial.
Relaxation for foreign medical graduates who had to return from Ukraine, China The foreign medical graduates will be eligible to get registration only after Final year students who returned completing the two-year CRMI, it said to India due to Covid and Russiaadding the relaxation granted to the Ukraine war and got degrees from their foreign medical students is a “one-time institutes on or before June 30, 2022, measure” and shall not be treated as will be allowed for Foreign Medical “precedence in the future”. Graduate exam, the National Medical The Supreme Court on April 29 directed Commission said Friday. the regulatory body to frame a scheme Upon qualifying the Foreign Medical in two months to enable MBBS students Graduate (FMG) exam, they will be affected by the Russia-Ukraine war and required to undergo a Compulsory the pandemic to complete their clinical Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI) training in medical colleges here as a for two years instead of the existing one one-time measure. year, the NMC said in a public notice. HiIndia Newsdesk
Indians Charged in Insider Trading in the US Zofeen Maqsood
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Amit Bhardwaj, former chief information security officer of Lumentum Holdings. Along with him Dhirenkumar Patel, Srinivasa Kakkera, Abbas Saeedi, and Ramesh Chitor, have also been charged, all residing in California. Many people of Indian-origin have been charged with insider trading in three separate schemes that made more than $5 million in illegal profit. The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Amit Bhardwaj, former chief information security officer of Lumentum Holdings. Along with him Dhirenkumar Patel, Srinivasa Kakkera, Abbas Saeedi, and Ramesh Chitor, have also been charged, all residing in California. According to SEC allegations these people traded ahead of two corporate a c q u i s i t i o n a n n o u n c e m e nt s by Lumentum and generated more than USD 5.2 million in illicit profits. In another case, the SEC alleges insider trading by New York based investment banker Brijesh Goel, and his friend Akshay Niranjan,who was a foreign exchange trader at a financial institution. The duo made more than $275,000 from illegally trading ahead of four acquisition announcements in 2017 that Goel learned about through his employment. The SEC’s enforcement actions were filed in federal district court in Manhattan.
“Can Be 5 Steps Ahead Of UP, Even Ready For Encounter”: Karnataka Minister HiIndia Newsdesk
A day after Karnataka Chief Minister the Chief Minister tweaked it to say it could be the “Yogi model Basavaraj Bommai warned about using or Karnataka model”. the “Yogi (Adityanath) model” against Praveen Nettaru was hacked to death on Tuesday while he “communal forces”, amid anger and was closing his poultry shop in the Dakshina Karnataka protests over a BJP worker’s killing, a district. The two men arrested for the killing were said to have minister has threatened to go “five steps links with the Popular Front of India, an extremist Islamic ahead of Uttar Pradesh” and carry out organization. “encounters” targeting the accused. The “Yogi model” is seen to refer to tough action like jail for the “They will be arrested but it’s the wish of our workers and accused or the razing of their houses using bulldozers. Critics people that such incidents shouldn’t happen. According allege that the crackdown is directed mostly at one community to their wish there will be action, culprits will be nabbed, and has been used in BJP-ruled states to target Muslims. This they will be nabbed and ready to encounter. We will go five morning, Mr Bommai said he had asked the police to take steps forward than UP. We will give better model than UP. “appropriate measures” on another killing last night. This time, Karnataka is a progressive state and model state, we don’t a Muslim man was hacked to death in Mangaluru by masked need to follow anyone,” said Karnataka Higher education attackers. “For us, the life of every person is important. We Minister Ashwath Narayan. Yesterday, facing anger from his treat everyone equally. We want strict action in all the cases,” own party men over the murder of BJP youth leader Praveen said the Chief Minister. Asked to clarify his comment on Nettaru, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had adopting the “Yogi model”, he said: “I will not explain anything said that he was ready to use the “Yogi Adityanath model now. As and when required, whatever is necessary within the against communal forces” if the situation called for it. With frame of law we will do all actions, it might be UP model or the comment setting off a barrage of questions and speculation, the Karnataka model.”
Shakira Faces 8-Year Sentence In Spain For Tax Fraud HiIndia Newsdesk
Barcelona: Prosecutors in Barcelona said Friday that they would seek a prison sentence of more than eight years against global music superstar Shakira, after she rejected a plea deal on accusations of tax fraud. The court will now need to decide on holding a trial and set a date.
Shraddha Arya Got This Note : Jack Ma Escapes Beijing’s Crosshairs By Giving Up His Power “Welcome To The Dharma Family” HiIndia Newsdesk
Jack Ma is taking a weekslong tour in Europe after largely disappearing from public view for almost two years, adding to signs that China’s government is easing pressure on the entrepreneur as he steps back from a business empire that had made him one of the country’s most powerful people.
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Shraddha subtly shared the big news by posting the photo of a handwritten note from filmmaker Karan Johar, the head of Dharma Productions, on Instagram. The note signed by the filmmaker says, “Dearest Shradha, Welcome to the Dharma family. All my love, Karan.”
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Former Andhra Chief Minister NTR’s Daughter Found Dead At Hyderabad Home HiIndia Newsdesk
Hyderabad: Telugu Desam Party founder and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister NT Rama Rao’s daughter Uma Maheshwari was found dead at her home in Hyderabad’s Jubilee hills, the police have said. It appears that she died by suicide. But no suicide note has been found, said Hyderabad police commissioner CV Anand. A case has been registered and further investigation is on, the police said. Uma Maheshwari was the youngest of the 12 children of NT Rama Rao. Former Union Minister and BJP leader Daggubati Purandeswari and Nara
Uma Maheshwari was the youngest of the 12 children of NT Rama Rao.
Bhuwaneswari, TDP President and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s wife, are her sisters. Chandrababu Naidu, his son Nara Lokesh and other family members are at Uma Maheshwari’s home, the police said. The death of Uma Maheswari plunged the Nandamuri family into gloom. She was the youngest of four sisters. Former Union Minister and BJP leader Daggubati Purandeswari and TDP President and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s wife Nara Bhuwaneswari are her well-known sisters. The deceased’s daughter and other family members who live abroad have been informed, family sources said.
Salman Khan gets 8 Dead In Major Fire At Hospital weapon licence HiIndia Newsdesk
Mumbai Police have issued a gun license to Bollywood actor Salman Khan who had applied for the same citing a death threat from gangsters, an official said on Monday, reports PTI. Police had increased the security of the actor after he allegedly received a death threat from Lawrence Bishnoi and the Goldie Brar gang. Salman recently met with Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar and Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Vishwas Nangre Patil.
Please don’t boycott my film: Aamir
In Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur
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Bhopal: At least eight people were killed in a massive fire at a private hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur. Visuals from the scene showed huge plumes of smoke billowing from the building.
The fire occurred at New Life Multispeciality Hospital near Damoh Naka area of Jabalpur in the afternoon. Five patients and three hospital staff were killed in the fire. More than a dozen people are also injured, police said. “It was a massive fire, and our teams rescued all the people trapped inside the hospital,” Akhilesh Gaur, Jabalpur’s Chief Superintendent of police said. He also said that the fire has been put out. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced a compensation of ₹ 5 lakhs each for the families of those killed in the fire. Police said that the fire appears to have been caused due to a short circuit.
Rishi Sunak, Truss ‘neck and neck’ in Prime Minister race
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Liz is proving the more persuasive salesman of the two: Paul Goodman The battle between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to become Britain’s next Prime Minister is “neck and neck”, according to the head of a polling company. Among local Tory party representatives and councillors who have decided which candidate to back, Truss is on 31 per cent, Rishi on 29 per cent, and, significantly, 32 per cent still undecided despite a campaign by the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, the Daily Express and the Sun to back the foreign secretary. Chris Hopkins, associate director at Savanta ComRes, said: “The fact that Sunak and Truss are neck and neck among councillors would lead me to question whether Truss is really as comfortably ahead as some would believe.” Truss on Saturday attempted to play down suggestions that she was on course for a clear victory, stating that the race to become Prime Minister “is not finished”.
Kerala confirms India’s first death and isolates 20 contacts HiIndia Newsdesk
‘I feel sad that some of the people who are saying this, in their heart, they believe that I am someone who doesn’t like India’ HiIndia Newsdesk
Aamir Khan spoke about the social media trend regarding his upcoming film, the superstar added it does ‘hurt’ him when people talk about boycotting Bollywood and Laal Singh Chaddha. “Yes, I feel sad. Also, I feel sad that some of the people who are saying this, in their heart, they believe that I am someone who doesn’t like India. In their hearts they believe, but it is untrue. It is rather unfortunate that some people feel that way. That’s not the case. Please don’t boycott my film. Please watch my film,” said Aamir.Talking about Laal Singh Chaddha, it is the official Hindi remake of the Hollywood film, Forrest Gump, featuring Tom Hanks.
India has confirmed its first death caused by monkeypox in the southern state of Kerala. A 22-year-old man, who had recently travelled to the state from the United Arab Emirates, died on Saturday. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said the man had initially tested positive for the virus abroad. Samples tested after his death also detected the virus, she said on Monday. This is the fourth monkeypox death reported globally, outside of Africa. Twenty close contacts of the man have been categorised as “high risk” and isolated, the minister told reporters. These include his friends, family and nine people he recently played football with.
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New Delhi: Arrested Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was today sent to four-day custody of the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged land scam case. The probe agency had asked for eight days of custody but a special court did not agree and granted custody for half the duration. The Sena leader was allowed homemade food and medicine in the ED custody. In view of his illness, the necessary treatment and interrogation time should also be taken care of if needed, the court said.
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Mr Thackeray said he was proud of Mr Raut, who did not succumb to any pressure, reported news agency Press Trust of India. Calling him a “hardcore Shiv Sainik of Sena founder Bal Thackeray”, he said, “I am proud of Sanjay Raut. What crime has he committed? He is a journalist, a Shiv Sainik, is fearless and speaks what he does not approve of ”.
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