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Good Day For Democracy : Joe Biden Cheers Democrats’ Show

Democrats beat Trump-backed Republican candidates in liberal states

Despite their liberal history, states like Massachusetts, Maryland and Illinois have elected moderate Republican governors in the past.

future of Joe Biden’s presidency awaited in more competitive territory.

US midterms 2022

US midterm elections: “It was a good day I think for democracy. And I think it was a good day for America,” Joe Biden told a White House news conference.

Washington: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday hailed a “good day for democracy” after a surprisingly strong performance in midterm elections with Republicans inching toward a slim majority in only one chamber of Congress. Biden acknowledged voters’ frustration but said the “overwhelming majority” of Americans supported his economic agenda after Tuesday’s election in which Republicans hammered him over stubbornly high inflation and some questioned the legitimacy of his election two years ago.

“It was a good day I think for democracy. And I think it was a good day for America,” Biden told a White House news conference.

“While the press and the pundits were predicting a giant red wave, it didn’t happen.”

Democrats easily repelled Republicans backed by former President Donald Trump in several left-leaning states Tuesday, while tougher tests that could decide control of Congress and the

Despite their liberal history, states like Massachusetts, Maryland and Illinois have elected moderate Republican governors in the past. But the Republicans this year appeared to be too conservative in these states, handing Democrats easy victories in midterm elections that could otherwise prove difficult for the party.

Massachusetts and Maryland also saw historic firsts: Democrat Maura Healey became the first woman elected as Massachusetts governor, as well as the first openly lesbian governor of any state, and Wes Moore became the first Black governor of Maryland.

American basketball star Brittney Griner moved to a penal colony in Russia

The Biden administration is committed to work with India on its transition away from Russia, the White House has said. It said there are a number of countries that have learned “the hard way of the fact” that Moscow is not a reliable source of energy or security.

When it comes to India’s relationship with Russia, the US has consistently made the point that it is a relationship, that developed and was cemented over the course of decades, really came to be during the Cold War at a time when the United States was not in a position to be an economic partner, a security partner, a military partner to India, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at a news conference in Washington Tuesday.

“India again reaffirmed that it stands against this war, that it wants to see dialogue, it wants to see diplomacy, it wants to see an end to this needless bloodshed that Russia is responsible for inside of Ukraine,” he said.

The jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner has been moved to a penal colony in Russia, her legal team said Wednesday. A Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession last month. “Brittney was transferred from the detention center in Iksha on the 4th November. She is now on her way to a penal colony. We do not have any information on her exact current location or her final destination,” the statement from her legal team said.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, “Every minute that Brittney Griner must endure wrongful detention in Russia is a minute too long.

As the Administration continues to work tirelessly to secure her release, the President has directed the Administration to prevail on her Russian captors to improve her treatment and the conditions she may be forced to endure in a penal colony.

Indian-Americans Shine As 4 Elected To US House, Several Win Midterm Polls

Four Indian-American politicians from the ruling Democratic Party, including Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna and Pramila Jayapal, were elected to the US House of Representatives on Wednesday and many others won across the country to state legislatures in the highly polarised midterm elections.

Indian-American entrepreneur-turnedpolitician and Democrat Shri Thanedar became the first Indian American to win the Congressional elections from Michigan, pipping Republican candidate Martell Bivings.

Thanedar, 67, currently represents the third district in the Michigan House.

In the eighth Congressional district of Illinois, Raja Krishnamoorthi, 49, was re-elected for the fourth consecutive term by a comfortable margin. He defeated his Republican opponent Chris Dargis.

In Silicon Valley, Indian-American Ro Khanna, 46, defeated his compatriot Republican opponent Ritesh Tandon in the 17th Congressional District of California. Chennai-born Congresswoman Pramila

Indian-American entrepreneur-turned-politician and Democrat Shri Thanedar became the first Indian American to win the Congressional elections from Michigan, pipping Republican candidate Martell Bivings.

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The Washington Post newspaper on Friday said that Indian-Americans can play an important role in some of the tightly contested races. “Ahead of mid-term elections that could be decided by razorthin margins, Democrats are hoping to capitalise on some of the optimism felt by IndianAmericans, a growing and increasingly vital bloc of voters,” the daily wrote.

Jayapal, the only Indian-American woman lawmaker in the House of Representatives, defeated her Republican rival, Cliff Moon in the 7th Congressional District of Washington state. Khanna, Krishnamoorthi, and Jayapal were seeking their fourth consecutive terms. Ami Bera, 57, the seniormost among all Indian-Americ of Representatives from the 7th Congressional District of California.

Raja Krishnamoorthi, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, shri thanedar (L to R)

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US committed to work with India on its transition away from Russia, says White House

Be ready to fight and win wars Xi tells military

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak under pressure

President Xi Jinping has said that China’s national security is facing increased instability and ordered the PLA to devote all its energies to enhancing capability and

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maintaining combat readiness to fight and win wars as he took charge of the military for a record third five-year term. Xi, 69, has been reappointed as the General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) and head of the Central Military Commission (CMC) -- the overall high command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for an unprecedented third five-year term by the party’s once-in-afive-year Congress here last month. Holding the three powerful posts of the head of the party, the military, and the Presidency, Xi is the only leader besides the party founder Mao Zedong to continue in power after completing 10year tenure, while all his predecessors retired. On Tuesday, Xi inspected the joint operations command centre of the CMC here which provides vital support to the strategic command of the CPC Central Committee and the CMC.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing pressure from the Opposition on Wednesday as one of his close allies and embattled ministers resigned from the Cabinet pending an investigation into allegations of bullying against him. Sir Gavin Williamson, who was minister

Russia, India mull joint weapons production: Sergey Lavrov

It was Lavrov’s fifth meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar this year.

of state without portfolio as of yet was accused of abusive behaviour towards fellow Conservative Party colleagues and civil servants after which he posted his resignation on Twitter.

Sunak said he accepted Williamson’s resignation “with great sadness” and thanked him for his “personal support and loyalty”. “Your commitment to successive Conservative governments and the party over the years has been unwavering,” he said. However, the Opposition has branded the episode as a sign of “poor judgement and leadership” by Sunak, and Labour Party Leader Sir Keir Starmer will use the weekly PMQs in the House of Commons to pile on further pressure over the issue. Downing Street has maintained the new Prime Minister “knew there was a disagreement” but that he didn’t know the “substance” of the messages until they were published by The Sunday Times’ newspaper.

At least 64 children killed in UK military Afghan operations

Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan on Wednesday threatened to disclose the name of a second military officer who he claimed monitored his execution plan from the control room along with Major General Faisal Naseer.

Khan, 70, suffered a bullet injury in the right leg when two gunmen fired a volley of bullets in the Wazirabad area of Punjab province on Thursday, where he was leading a protest march against the Shehbaz Sharif government.

Pakistan to move away from interestbased banking system

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during talks in Moscow on Tuesday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he discussed the joint production of modern weapons with his Indian counterpart during talks in Moscow on Tuesday.

“We discussed in detail the state and prospects of military-technical cooperation, including joint production of modern arms,” Lavrov said, in comments carried by the TASS news agency, without providing more information.

The two countries are seeking to expand their trade ties and cooperate more closely in the fields of nuclear energy and space travel, Lavrov said. For decades, India has relied on Russia for its military equipment. Russia is also the fourth-biggest market for Indian pharmaceutical products.

At least 15,000 killed by hot weather in Europe in 2022: WHO

The UK government has paid out for the deaths of at least four times as many Afghan children than it has previously admitted to.

Compensation payments have been issued for 64 children, rather than the 16 publicly acknowledged. All were killed in fighting involving UK forces between 2006 and 2014. The new figures come from Freedom of Information requests made by the charity Action on Armed Violence (AOAV).

Airstrikes and being caught in crossfire were among the most common causes of death that were listed.

AOAV believes the number of recorded civilian deaths caused by British forces is likely to be an underestimate.

Islamabad: (IANS) In a sudden decision, the Pakistan government on Wednesday announced that it will move ahead to establish an interestfree, Islamic banking system and withdraw in the coming days appeals filed against it in the Supreme Court, according to a media report. This was announced by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday, Samaa TV reported.

At least 15,000 people have died in Europe because of hot weather in 2022 so far, the World Health Organization said Monday, with Spain and Germany among the worst-affected countries, according to media reports.The three months from June-August were the hottest in Europe since records began, and the exceptionally high temperatures led to the worst drought the continent has witnessed since the Middle Ages.

“Based on country data submitted so far, it is estimated that at least 15,000 people died specifically due to the heat in 2022,” the WHO’s Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said in a statement.

The three months from June-August were the hottest in Europe since records began, and the exceptionally high temperatures led to the worst drought the continent has witnessed since the Middle Ages.

“Based on country data submitted so far, it is estimated that at least 15,000 people died specifically due to the heat in 2022,” the WHO’s Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said in a statement.

Of those deaths that have been recorded, the actual number of children killed could actually be as high as 135, because some of the fatalities are described in Ministry of Defence (MoD) documents merely as sons and daughters - with ages and circumstances of deaths not always included.

AOAV says it is possible some of those 135 were adults, but the likelihood of them having been under 18 is high because of the very young average age in Afghanistan. Most of the 881 fatality claims made to the British were rejected and only a quarter received compensation.

‘Entire military should devote all its energy to carry out all its work for combat readiness, enhance its capability to fight and win’

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Illinois midterm election 2022 results

U.S. Senate races

Tammy Duckworth*

Democrat 2,183,021 55.8%

Kathy Salvi

Republican 1,664,987 42.5%

Bill Redpath

Libertarian 65,497 1.7%

Write-ins

N/A 571 <0.1%

Governor’s race

J.B. Pritzker*

Democrat 2,110,342 53.8%

Darren Bailey

Republican 1,705,256 43.5%

Scott Schluter

Libertarian 106,877 2.7%

Write-ins N/A 539 <0.1%

91% of expected votes counted

Tuesday was an important day in the state as Illinoisians headed to vote for their new governor, Secretary of State and many other federal and local officers. Governor J.B. Pritzker earned a second term and defeated Republican State Senator Darren Bailey to win re-election.

Former Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has won statewide office for the second time. Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth has also secured a second term in office after defeating Republican Kathy Salvi. In the Congressional races, Indian American Raja Krishnamoorthi from US House District 8 has retained his seat comfortably.

T20 WC: England Destroy India, Set Final Date With Pakistan

India suffered a 10-wicket drubbing at the hands of England in the second semifinal to end their campaign at the T20 World Cup on an embarrassing note at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.

England thus entered the final where they will take on Pakistan at the MCG on Sunday.

Put in to bat, India posted 168 for six after Virat Kohli’s 40-ball 50 and Hardik Pandya’s 33-ball 63. In reply, England made a mockery of the chase as they romped home with four overs to spare, with Alex Hales (86) and Jos Buttler (80) producing commanding fifties during their unbroken opening stand.

While the Indian bowlers cut a sorry figure and stayed wicket-less, Chris Jordan returned with 3 for 43 for England.A six from Jos Buttler down the ground was how England scored the winning runs.

“On the day we were not good enough,” said India coach Rahul Dravid at his post-match press conference. “We were out-classed and out-played in every department,” he added.

It was a one-sided victory for England as they dominated ever since the start and their openers just threw India out of contention.

Mind India Losing, But...”: Shashi Tharoor On T20 WC Semis Rout

New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor had a unique take as India was drubbed by 10 wickets by English in the T20 World Cup semifinal today. Mr Tharoor said that he does not mind the loss, but he does mind India not showing up today.

“I don’t mind India losing: victory and defeat are part of sports. But I do mind India not showing up today,” Mr Tharoor tweeted. The Congress leader put out the tweet just a couple of balls before England hit the winning runs and sealed a berth in the T20 World Cup final.

In Delhi Liquor Policy Case, Boss Of Hyderabad Pharma Firm Is Arrested

New Delhi: The Director of a pharma company was among two people arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in connection with its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy.

Sarath Reddy, Director of Hyderabadbased Aurobindo Pharma, was arrested along with Benoy Babu of Pernod Ricard late Wednesday night by the agency in the Delhi liquor policy case. Both officials have been arrested under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The probe agency had previously searched his premises and had questioned him twice.

The Enforcement Directorate has conducted multiple raids in this case so far. In September, it arrested Sameer Mahandru, managing director of a

After Mass Layoffs, Meta Offers Immigration Help To H-1B Visa Holders

As large-scale layoffs begin at Facebook’s parent company Meta, employees on work visas such as H-1Bs are now faced with uncertainty over their immigration status, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledging “this is especially difficult if you’re here on a visa” and offering support to those impacted.

Meta announced that it is laying off 11,000 employees or 13 per cent of its workforce, with Zuckerberg describing it as “some of the most difficult changes we’ve made in Meta’s history.” US-based technology companies hire a large amount of H-1B workers, the majority of whom come from countries such as India.

Meta announced that it is laying off 11,000 employees or 13 per cent of its workforce

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like

India and China.

“I’ve decided to reduce the size of our team by about 13 per cent and let more than 11,000 of our talented employees go. We are also taking a number of additional steps to become a leaner and more efficient company by cutting discretionary spending and extending our hiring freeze through Q1,” Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees.

“I want to take accountability for these decisions and for how we got here. I know this is tough for everyone, and I’m especially sorry to those impacted,” he said.

Among the measures being put in place by the company in the US to help those impacted by the layoffs is “immigration support”.

The Enforcement Directorate has conducted multiple raids in this case so far. In September, it arrested Sameer Mahandru, managing director of a liquor manufacturing company named Indospirit.

liquor manufacturing company named Indospirit.

The central agency filed a money laundering case in August after taking note of a complaint filed by the CBI that had named Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia as an accused apart from senior bureaucrats of the Delhi government and others.

For India, US Visa Processing Time To Become Shorter

By Mid-2023

New Delhi: The waiting period for issuance of American visas is expected to see a significant fall by summer of 2023 and the number is projected to reach around 1.2 million, a senior official of the US embassy said on Thursday.

“India is number one priority for Washington (for issuance of visas). Our aim is to bring the situation to the pre-Covid-19 level by the middle of next year,” the official said.

India has been one of the very few countries where applications for US visas saw a major upswing after coronavirus-related travel restrictions were lifted.

Considering the long wait time for grant of visas, the US is also rolling out a series of initiatives including hiring of more personnel and increasing the “drop box” facilities, the official said.

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Indian-American gets Amazon award to study machine learning systems

1 in 6 people in England, Wales born abroad, mostly India: Census

born abroad, up from 13.4 per cent a decade earlier.

The number of foreign-born residents increased by 2.5 million over the decade to 10 million.

India was the most common country of origin, accounting for 920,000 people, which is 1.5 per cent of the usual resident population, the 2021 census showed. The three most common nonUK countries of birth for usual residents in 2021 were India, followed by Poland, which increased to 743,000 (1.2 per cent), up from 579,000 in 2011; and Pakistan, which increased to 624,000 (1 per cent), up from 482,000 in 2011.

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The report, “International Migration, England and Wales: Census 2021”, said

New York: (IANS) Pavithra Prabhakar, an Indian-American professor of computer science at the Kansas State University, has received an Amazon Research Award to design a tool that minimises negative user experiences.

Prabhakar, who is the Peggy and Gary Edwards chair in engineering, was one of 74 recipients of the awards from Amazon, which also includes an unrestricted gift, access to more than 300 Amazon public datasets, and Amazon Web Services’ artificial intelligence and machine learning services and tools.

The tool designed by Prabhakar would be utilized to minimise disruptive changes to user experience of machine learning-based software systems as the product is refined and retrained over time.

“The broad objective of the project is to automatically characterize how much two versions of machine learningbased systems are similar or different,” Prabhakar said.

She further said even though these systems are regularly retrained to achieve superior performance, it does not often translate to a better user experience.

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The report comes at a time when the UK has been under duress over record number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats and arriving in Britain.

In a first, Indian-American teen sequences angelfish DNA

“Although my fish was dead, I wanted to preserve it forever... So I decided to sequence the genome of the angelfish with the hope that I could contribute that information to the scientific community, while also paying a small tribute to my pet!” Madireddy told Newscientist.

Singapore-based Sikh researcher and documentary filmmaker Amardeep Singh has been honoured with the ‘The Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize’ for the year 2022.

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New York: (IANS) Indian-American student Indeveer Madireddy has become the first person to successfully sequence the genome of a freshwater angelfish after his pet fish Calvin died in earlier March this year.

Madireddy, a 17 year-old student of BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, did the sequencing at BioCurious -- a community lab in Santa Clara that makes advanced equipment available to anyone for a small membership fee.

King Charles celebrates arrival of Ugandan Asians, Indians to UK 50 yrs ago

Uganda and British-Asian and Indian community members, including High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami.

On August 4, 1972, some 60,000 Ugandan Asians were given 90 days’ notice to leave the country by fAmin. About 27,000 of them fled to the UK and were placed in temporary military camps across the country. Sixteen temporary resettlement and reception camps were set up around the country with 63 voluntary sector organisations mobilised to provide humanitarian support for the evacuees.

In March this year, he lost Calvin, a specimen of angel fish (Pterophyllum scalare), a tropical freshwater fish from the cichlid family.

Angelfish, with a lifespan of 10 years, are one of the most commonly kept freshwater aquarium fish, as well as the most commonly kept cichlid. They are kept in a warm aquarium, ideally around (27 degrees), with soft and acidic water. They are known for their unique shape, colour, and are native to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin and various rivers in the Guiana Shield in South America.

Administered by Hofstra University, New York, the $50,000 prize, which is bestowed every two years, recognises significant works to increase interfaith understanding. Established in 2006 by Ishar Bindra and family in Brookville, New York, the award is meant to encourage understanding of various religions and encourage cooperation between faith communities. Born in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, Amardeep Singh runs Lost Heritage Productions -- a Singapore-based visual media production house -- along with wife Vininder Kaur.

The production house is focused on research and documentation of forgotten legacies.Singh has authored two books, entitled, ‘Lost Heritage, The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan’ and ‘The Quest Continues: Lost Heritage, The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan’.

He has also made a few documentary films on the remnants of the Sikh legacy remnants in Pakistan, and led a team from India and Pakistan to create a docuseries, ‘Allegory, A Tapestry of Guru Nanak’s Travels’.

US risks losing talented H1-B visa holders to Canada: Study

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The US risks losing talented foreigners, particularly those married to other skilled professionals, to Canada, which grants work authorisation to spouses of all skilled foreign workers, says a new study. But granting employment authorisation to all spouses of H-1B visa holders would encourage more skilled migrants, including Indians, to choose the US over Canada, the study by National Foundation for American Policy revealed.

In 2015, then President Barack Obama allowed the spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the US via the H4 (dependent) visa.

H4 visas are issued to dependent spouses and children who accompany H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, and H-3 visa holders to the US.

The spouses of H-1B visa holders tend to be highly educated, many of them in STEM fields, and previously had careers of their own or worked to support their families.

London: (IANS) King Charles III welcomed members of the Asian community, including Indians, who came to the UK some 50 years ago after they were expelled by Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. The first major engagement to take place at Buckingham Palace since royal mourning was attended by distinguished business leaders from

“The ceremony offered thanks to over 60 voluntary organisations who provided humanitarian assistance and reunited many of the refugees and volunteers,” The Royal Family said in a tweet. The King spoke to Virginia Bottomley and Peter Bottomley, MP, who opened their home to Indian-origin Razia Jetha and her late husband Roshan when they arrived from Uganda in 1972, The National reported.

“The US can reap significant economic benefits, ease labour shortages, and attract more workers in the global competition for talent if it expanded current rules on work eligibility for the spouses of H-1B visa holders,” the study, authored by Madeline Zavodny, said. The number of Indians who became permanent residents in Canada increased by over 115 per cent between 2016 and 2020 and 2021.

“Allowing the spouses of H-1B visa holders to work upon arrival would help recruit and retain skilled workers and increase the already-considerable economic benefits of the H-1B visa category,” Zavodny said.

She estimates that almost 90 per cent of the spouses of H-1B visa holders have at least a bachelor’s degree, and over half have a graduate degree, based on American Community Survey data (2017-2019).

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London: (IANS) India was found to be the most common country of birth for one in six, or nearly 10 million, people in England and Wales, according to a report released by the UK’s Office for National Statistics.

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Tamil Nadu eyes Rs 75,000 cr investments in aerospace & defence sectors

Releasing an aerospace and defence industrial policy at the ‘Future is now-Towering Tamil Nadu’ conclave here, Stalin said the policy aims at providing enhanced support to micro, small and medium enterprises sector and start-ups in the two sectors.

The Tamil Nadu government plans to garner Rs 75,000 crore worth investments and generate about one lakh jobs over the next 10 years through the aerospace and defence sectors, Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Tuesday.

Releasing an aerospace and defence industrial policy at the ‘Future is nowTowering Tamil Nadu’ conclave here, Stalin said the policy aims at providing enhanced support to micro, small and medium enterprises sector and startups in the two sectors.

The mission of the policy is to create a robust, world-class, high technology efficient aerospace and defence manufacturing eco-system.

The policy would foster innovation eco-system focusing on the aerospace and defence sectors by development of innovation centres, start-up hubs,

Rs 23.73-cr bank fraud: ED files chargesheet against AGS Infotech director

to make Tamil Nadu the foremost innovation hub of India.

Tamil Nadu is all set to emerge as the key destination for the global aerospace

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various investor-friendly initiatives and conducive business climate, the policy said said.

Tamil Nadu has always been at the forefront in aerospace and defence manufacturing, Stalin said and this has been proven if one looks into the history of the state.

“Tamil Nadu’s navy during the Chola period was the best while the country’s first infantry was the Madras Regiment.

Aircraft manufacturing moved to Chennai in 1910 for the first time after being produced in Europe and in the United States,” he said.

He pointed out that even today, the majority of aircraft components were produced in Tamil Nadu to serve the Bengaluru-headquartered Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and currently an opportunity has emerged to boost production and attain self-sufficiency in this sector.

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Monday filed a chargesheet against AGS Infotech Private Limited and its director G Dhananjaya Reddy before the Court of the Principal City Civil and Session Judge Special Court, Bangalore, under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) pertaining to a bank fraud to the tune of Rs 23.73 crore. The court has taken cognizance of the prosecution complaint filed by the ED.

The ED initiated the probe into the money laundering case on the basis of a criminal case registered by CBI’s Bank Securities & Fraud Cell, Bangalore, against the Director of AGS Infotech Ltd, Bengaluru, and others for cheating the United Bank of India to the tune of Rs 23.73 crore in 2012 relating to the sanctioning and availing of credit facilities in the name of AGS infotech Ltd. During investigation it was revealed that Reddy and other accused persons cheated United Bank of India and took a loan of Rs 23.73 crore by creating collateral security on the basis of fabricated documents, and diverted the loan proceeds for the purposes other than for which it was sanctioned.

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Hyderabad: A student from the city, who went to pursue higher studies in engineering at Rome in Italy, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in his room.

P. Uday Kumar (28), from Banjara Apartments at Padmaraonagar in Secunderabad went to Italy in 2018 for the first time and completed his MS in from Sapienza University of Rome and returned to the city in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic.

South India’s first Vande Bharat successfully completes trial run

The trial run of south India’s first Vande Bharat Express was successfully conducted from Chennai to Mysuru via Bengaluru Monday.

The train, according to the schedule, started at 5.50 am from the Dr MGR Chennai Central railway station and reached Mysuru at 12.30 pm with stoppages at Katpadi and KSR

Bengaluru, said railway officials. According to the South Western Railways (SWR), the trial run was conducted by familiarising the train operating crew with the working of the train set, route, signals and other safety parameters like level crossing gates, block working, etc. The trial was also aimed at acquainting the onboard coach maintenance crew about the train interiors and various technical features of the train.

General managers of South Western Railway and Southern Railway, divisional railway managers of Chennai, Bengaluru and Mysuru divisions, other senior officials and staff of the Southern and South Western Railway took part in the trial run.

Hyderabad: To bridge the knowledge gap on latest advances in intricate cardiac interventions, a two-day Hyderabad Valves conference is being organised in the city from November 11 by Hyderabad Valves, an association of Interventional Cardiologists, and Apollo Hospitals.

Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Founder Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group, will inaugurate the conference, which is expected to be attended by nearly 400 delegates from India and countries like Bangladesh, Nepal, U.K, USA, Hungary and Bahrain.

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The mission of the policy is to create a robust, world-class, high technology efficient aerospace and defence manufacturing eco-system. (PTI)

and defence industry following the announcement of Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor coupled with highly skilled human resources,

HiIndia Newsdesk Union Minister for Culture and Tourism G Kishan Reddy inspected the Vadapalani Metro Rail station here on Tuesday and interacted with the commuters. He travelled by the metro train to Alandur from Vadapalani. The minister urged the officials

provide basic amenities to

passengers immediately. Reddy, who holds the portfolio of Development of North East Region (DoNER), later told reporters that following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s instructions, metro rail facility is being expanded in all the cities.

Student from Hyderabad found dead in Italy

International conference on cardiac interventions to be held in Hyderabad

Perhaps the most notable outcome to be expected from the new US Congress that will emerge from the November 8 midterm elections would be President Joe Bidens nominee for Ambassador to India, a position that has been vacant for nearly two years.

Perhaps the most notable outcome to be expected from the new US Congress that will emerge from the November 8 midterm elections would be President Joe Bidens nominee for Ambassador to India, a position that has been vacant for nearly two years.

Biden’s last nomination -- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti -- was returned by the outgoing US Senate, effectively killing it, way back in January. The administration did not return it forcing Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which must approve ambassadors and foreign policy-related postings, to reconsider it or name a replacement.

The US recently named Elizabeth Jones to serve as Charge d’Affaires, ad interim in New Delhi. Foreign policy is rarely an issue in US elections.

“Americans don’t pay close attention to foreign policy, and as a general rule, it’s not uppermost in their minds when they go to cast ballots,” said Doug Schwartz, director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, which is closely monitored by political strategists.

“It’s more kitchen table issues, things that they regard as affecting their day-to-day life, pocketbook issues like inflation.”

Having said that, US-India relations enjoy wide bipartisan support among Democrats and Republicans alike. It is unlikely to fare any better or worse with either party’s control on Congress -- all 435 seats of the House of Representatives and 35 of the Senate’s 100 seats.

“The US midterm elections should not have a direct impact on US-India relations,” said Richard Rossow, head of the India chair at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a leading US think-tank.

TWITTER

Elon Musk’s revelation that Twitter has suffered a “massive” revenue drop since he took over 10 days ago underscores the precarious nature of the social media company’s finances after he saddled it with $13 billion in debt, credit experts say.

Elon Musk tweeted on Friday that Twitter was losing more than $4 million a day, largely because advertisers started fleeing once he took over. He has blamed civil rights activists pressuring advertisers, though many in the advertising industry say his tweets spreading conspiracy theories have contributed.

Yet even before this upheaval, Musk had engineered an acquisition that pushed the San Francisco-based company’s finances to the edge.

Twitter faces interest payments totaling close to $1.2 billion in the next 12 months on the debt that Musk piled on it, following a string of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, an analysis of the financing terms disclosed in regulatory filings shows.

The payments exceed Twitter’s most recently disclosed cash flow, which amounted to $1.1 billion as of the end of June, according to financial disclosures Twitter made before Musk took it private on October 27.

Some aspects of Twitter’s current financial health are uncertain, because the company hasn’t made enough disclosures. It’s not clear how much of the $5.29 billion debt Twitter had before the acquisition was refinanced or remained with the company. It’s also

CURRENT AFFAIRS

With bipartisan backing, IndiaUS ties safe no matter which party wins midterms

The civil nuclear agreement, which Rossow referenced, ended India’s nuclear isolation caused by the 1998 Pokhran II nuclear tests. It also paved the way for India’s membership of the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group, an elite club of nations that controls global trading in nuclear material.

The deal was proposed and pushed by George W. Bush, the then Republican President. And after India signed on, agreeing to the separation of civilian use nuclear plants that would be open to international inspection from its military use facilities, the deal was passed by the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives and the Senate.

It was bipartisan congressional support for ties with India that killed a US move to sell F-16s to Pakistan in 2016. It was proposed by the administration of President Barack Obama, a Democrat. And it was struck down by a Republican-controlled Congress, in a bipartisan vote.

It was a Republican-controlled congress that sympathetically considered an appeal from the Trump administration’s defense secretary Jim Mattis in 2018 to waive sanctions against India under a US law that seeks to punish Russia by scaring away its military equipment customers with the threat of secondary sanctions -- under a 2017 law called Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).

“The relationship does not require regular legislative boosts, so Congress’ impact is normally quite nominal, barring when a ‘big deal’ like civil nuclear cooperation requires legislative support.”

And when a “big deal” such as the civil nuclear deal comes up, the relationship’s bipartisan support carries it across the finish line. “Both Democrats and Republicans have been supportive of strengthening the relationship, and I expect this will remain the case,” Rossow added.

India became a target for US sanctions under this law for buying Russian S-400 missile defence systems, deal worth more than $5 billion in all. The US had previously sanctioned China -- its military purchases department -- and Turkey, a NATO ally, for buying the same weapon system.

India appears to have escaped these sanctions. So far. And despite the fact that Robert Menendez, a Democrat who wrote the CAATSA bill, is chairman of the Senate committee that will determine if India deserves to be sanctioned. He has aggressively tried to corner India but hasn’t succeeded.

Not yet, and only because of the strong bipartisan support for ties with India.

Burden

not clear how much of the $2.7 billion in cash that Twitter held as of the end of June it got to keep once it went private.

Debt investors and analysts said Musk needs to ensure the company is profitable enough to meet its debt payments or it will require a cash infusion.

“Leverage could spike into the double digits unless Mr. Musk contributes significantly more equity than previously contemplated or significantly improves profitability,” S&P Global analysts wrote in a credit research note. They have given the company a “junk” B-minus rating. Twitter and Musk representatives

did not respond to requests for comment. Musk and his co-investors collectively cut a check for more than $30 billion of their own money for the Twitter deal. That money would be at risk if Twitter required a debt restructuring down the line.

Musk has started to dramatically slash costs, letting go of half of the company’s 7,400 employees. Overall, he is trying to find up to $1 billion in annual infrastructure cost savings, including from servers and cloud services. In 2021, Twitter had total costs and expenses of $5.6 billion.

Musk has also outlined plans for a new subscription service that will include the verification of Twitter users’ authenticity and cost $8 per month. If he can generate enough revenue to diversify Twitter’s profits without alienating users, that would be a boon, credit analysts said.

“It’s going to be hard to sell the debt because the business is expected to decline next year,” said Roberta Goss, a senior managing director at Pretium Partners LLC, which invests in corporate debt.

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Twitter’s “Massive” Revenue Drop Adds To Its Heavy Debt

Elon Musk tweeted on Friday that Twitter was losing more than $4 million a day, largely because advertisers started fleeing once he took over.

BJP releases 1st list of 160 candidates for Guj Assembly polls

New Delhi,: (INS) The BJP on Thursday announced the first list of 160 candidates for the 182-member Gujarat Assembly Polls.

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will contest the elections from the Ghatlodiya constituency.

State Home minister Harsh Sanghavi will contest the elections from the Majura constituency.

Patidar leader Hardik Patel, who left the Congress to join the BJP, will contest elections from Viramgam constituency.

In a surprise move, cricketer Ravindrasinh Jadeja’s wife Rivaba will contest from Jamnagar North constituency.

The list comes after a meeting of the BJP Central Election Committee was held on Wednesday.

Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the meeting was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah,

Cong bets big on welfare package

Gujarat Chief Minister, state BJP Chief C.R. Patil, BJP chief J.P. Nadda, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav and former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, among others.

Polling will be held in two phases -- December 1 for 89 seats and December 5 for 93 seats. The last date for nominations for the first phase is November 14 while November 17 is for the second phase. Counting will be held on December 8.

Uttarakhand bars production of 5 Ramdev ‘medicines’

Authority in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, directed the manufacturer Divya Pharmacy to stop production of Madhugrit, Eyegrit, Thyrogrit, BPgrit and Lipidom, promoted under Patanjali’s range of ayurveda health products.

BJP Fields Ex MLA Who “Jumped Into River To Save Lives” In Gujarat’s Morbi

The Congress on Wednesday deployed its top leaders in Himachal Pradesh, which votes on November 12, to spread the word about its promised comprehensive welfare package that appears to have caught people’s attention more than the BJP’s “doubleengine” rhetoric.

While Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a meeting in Shimla rural, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, his Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel and Sachin Pilot campaigned elsewhere in the hill state.

A health regulatory authority on Wednesday, citing misleading advertisements, asked Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved to stop manufacturing five products the company has promoted as a treatment for blood pressure, diabetes, goitre, glaucoma and high cholesterol.

The Ayurveda and Unani Licensing

The authority, responding to complaints filed by Kerala-based ophthalmologist K.V. Babu in July this year, has also asked Patanjali to submit revised formulation sheets and label claims for each of the five formulations for “fresh approval”.

Label claims list the specific indications or health disorders for which a formulation has been approved. The company can restart production only after the authority has approved the revised indications, the authority said in a letter sent to Divya Pharmacy.

“No One Above Law”: Telangana Minister Back From Dubai After Raids

Hyderabad: Telangana minister Gangula Kamalakar returned from Dubai hours after his properties were searched by the Enforcement Directorate in an illegal mining and money laundering case, and said he has nothing to hide. “I have been in the (mining) business for 32 years, and have always worked within the purview of law, in a transparent manner,” he told reporters last night at the airport.

“No one is above the law, so I will cooperate. That is why I returned within 12 hours. I will clarify everything and go back to Dubai,” he said as he headed for Karimnagar, his constituency. He had gone to Dubai for a family trip.

In Karimnagar, inspections by the central agency ED and an Income Tax

team are likely to continue today, after a 10 am-to-8.30 pm operation yesterday. The 12-member team, including three

Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers, had come to the minister’s house in 12 vehicles. They carried important documents in seven bags.

Mr Kamalakar, Minister for Backward Classes Welfare, Food and Civil Supplies, has granite firms in Karimnagar. A case was filed against him in 2012 alleging the exchequer lost some ₹ 750 crore due to his “illegal” operations. BJP leaders had complained against him again in November last year.

The ED action against the minister is likely to further fuel the fight between the BJP and the TRS government led by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (‘KCR’), who has alleged the Narendra Modi government of misusing central agencies to harass non-BJP leaders.

Mr Amrutiya was seen in videos wearing a life tube and trying to rescue people who fell into the river after the cables of the century-old bridge snapped on October 30.

Various reports said he “jumped into the river to save lives”. The act won him a BJP “ticket” to contest the Gujarat election from the Morbi constituency, sources said.

Mr Amrutiya was not on the BJP’s original list of Gujarat candidates, said the sources.

Some 135 people died in the bridge disaster, one of the worst in recent times.

The BJP, which has ruled Gujarat - Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state - for 22 years, has faced a huge backlash over the way the bridge maintenance contract was given to a Gujarat-based clockmaker, Oreva.

Oreva, known for making clocks, watches, fans, e-bikes and LED lights, won a 15-year contract to operate and maintain the bridge despite its lack of experience in repairing public infrastructure.

PM’s plea to Himachal: Don’t change govt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday skipped the swearing-in of the Chief Justice of India to address election rallies in Himachal Pradesh, where the ruling BJP appears on shaky ground.

Addressing his last two meetings ahead of Saturday’s polling, Modi urged voters to buck the state’s trend of changing the government every five years.

Reports from the ground suggest simmering anti-incumbency. Besides, many BJP leaders are contesting as rebels, defying a party crackdown and even persuasion by Modi and party chief J.P. Nadda.

At the first rally in Chambi in the Kangra valley region, Modi said Himachal was at a crucial juncture and needed a stable government.

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‘Very embarrassing’, SC adjourns demonetisation hearing

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned until November 24 the scrutiny of the decision-making process behind the 2016 demonetisation policy as Centre failed to affidavit, saying “it is very embarrassing”.

New Delhi: (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned until November 24 the scrutiny of the decision-making process behind the 2016 demonetisation policy as Centre failed to affidavit, saying “it is very embarrassing”.

On October 11, the Supreme Court asked the Centre and RBI to file comprehensive affidavits on the 2016 demonetisation decision and also keep the files ready in connection with Centre’s letter to the RBI, the decision of the RBI Board, and

the demonetisation announcement. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice S.A. Nazeer and comprising Justices B.R. Gavai, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian, and B.V. Nagarathna adjourned the matter after Attorney General R. Venkataramani sought time to file a comprehensive affidavit. The AG apologised to the bench for not

being able to prepare the comprehensive affidavit and sought a week’s time. The bench remarked: “Normally a constitution bench never adjourns like this. We never rise like this. It is very embarrassing for the court also.” On the aspect of adjournment, Venkataramani said that it was embarrassing for him also.

India needs a liberal economic policy with the intention to provide its benefits to poor people, Nitin Gadkari said while speaking at an event.

New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the country is indebted to former prime minister Manmohan Singh for the economic reforms.

“Liberal economy ke karan desh ko nayee disha mili,uske liye Manmohan Singh ka desh reeni hai (The country is indebted to Manmohan Singh for the liberalisation that gave a new direction),” Mr Gadkari said.

India needs a liberal economic policy with the intention to provide its benefits to poor people, Mr Gadkari said while speaking at TIOL Awards 2022 event.

The economic reforms started by Mr Singh as the finance minister in 1991 gave a new direction to India as it ushered in a liberal economy, he added.

Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s Wife On BJP Probable List For Gujarat: Sources

today to decide finalise candidates. The party, in power in Gujarat for 27 years now, may not field some of its senior leaders, such as former chief minister Vijay Rupani and former deputy chief minister Nitin Patel.

Bail For Sanjay Raut

For Gujarat polls, BJP to finalise names today; may not field veterans such as former chief minister Vijay Rupani; no tickets to those above 75

New Delhi: Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba Jadeja, who joined the BJP three years ago, is among those likely to get the party ticket for the Gujarat assembly polls, sources said, as the BJP Central Election Committee is to meet

Those who’ve crossed 75 years of age will be ineligible, it is learnt, as will be relatives of MPs and MLAs. Rivaba Jadeja is a mechanical engineer by education and is related to Congress veteran Hari Singh Solanki. She married Ravindra Jadeja in 2016. She has been a leader of the Karni Sena, a Rajput community outfit, too.

Congress imports Hardik Patel and Alpesh Thakor will be among the younger leaders to get the BJP ticket, sources said, while a large number of sitting MLAs will not be on the list this time. PM Modi and Amit Shah’s home state, Gujarat is scheduled to vote on December 1 and 5.

US Awaits Verdict On Biden In Key Polls As Trump Preps For Comeback Bid

Washington: A sharply polarized United States on Tuesday braced for a tense night of election results and legal challenges ahead as control of Congress and the future of President Joe Biden’s agenda stood in the balance.

With razor-thin margins in key races, a full picture may not be available for days or even weeks.

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A Republican victory could pave the way for a White House comeback bid by Donald Trump -- who returned to his playbook of airing unsubstantiated claims of fraud, after a campaign fought largely over economic issues.

A Republican victory could pave the way for a White House comeback bid by Donald Trump -- who returned to his playbook of airing unsubstantiated claims of fraud, after a campaign fought largely over economic issues.

Biden, whose Democrats face a steep climb to hang on to the House of Representatives and Senate, has warned that Republicans pose a dire threat to democracy with more than half their candidates repeating Trump’s debunked claims of cheating in the 2020 election.

In Arizona, expected to be one of the closest states, Republicans filed a lawsuit to keep polls open after problems with ballot machines in the most populous county of Maricopa, although officials said no one was being prevented from voting. “I hope it’s not malice,” said Kari Lake, the Trump-backed candidate for governor. “When we win, there’s going to be a come-to-Jesus for elections in Arizona.” In his final pitch, Biden vowed that the Democrats would defend pensions, health care and the freedom to have an abortion, after a Supreme Court transformed by Trump rescinded the right to choose.

was granted bail today

a special court in a money laundering case. The firebrand leader, who is a member of the Rajya Sabha, has been in jail for the past three-and-a-half months. The court had on October 21 reserved its order on the bail petition after hearing arguments from both sides.

Sanjay Raut was taken into custody by the ED on August 1.

6 Killed As 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal

Kathmandu: An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Nepal on Wednesday morning, the country’s seismological centre said, with media reporting six people had been killed.

Reuters partner ANI reported that the six people were found dead after a house collapsed from the quake in Doti district of Nepal.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) had earlier pegged the earthquake at a magnitude of 5.6. The quake was centred about 158 km (98 miles) northeast of Pilibhit, a city in the neighbouring Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and occurred at a depth of 10 km, EMSC added. Media reports after the quake showed that tremors were also felt in India’s capital, New Delhi.

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Navya Naveli Nanda on Jaya Bachchan

being trolled for her opinion on romance, dating: ‘People may agree or disagree…’

Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter, entrepreneur Navya Naveli Nanda recently opened up about all the social media attention (negative as well as positive) that her nani, actor and politician Jaya Bachchan, received after a recent episode of Navya’s podcast. What the Hell Navya.

“I think, when you are putting yourself out there, whether it be podcast or work — and all of us are on social media so everybody is watching you — I think that when you are putting yourself out there, you have to understand that something that you are sharing with the world, your opinions, people may agree, people may disagree. I think that the purity and motivation behind this podcast was to have really nice,

fun, intelligent conversations and I think we were able to do that. I am grateful for all the love and support,” said Navya. She went on to add that the fact that they have been able to create a safe space for women to listen in has been extremely gratifying: “I think the whole point of this podcast was to create a safe space for women and I think we were able to do that. I felt confident enough and comfortable enough to talk to them about anything like relationships, friendships.” On several occasions, she has made it clear that she wants to focus on her businesses; she is the co-owner of the online platform, Aara Health and of the Project Naveli initiative.

Varun Dhawan

Bollywood is getting its ‘a** kicked’ by films like Kantara

Actor Varun Dhawan is mostly known for his mainstream Bollywood movies, but he said in an interview that he is keen on starring in South Indian cinema. The actor said Bollywood should take inspiration from films like Kantara and KGF, and work towards making Indian cinema as a whole shine.

The actor, who was last seen in the relationship drama JugJugg Jeeyo, will next be seen in the horror comedy Bhediya. Varun was speaking at the India Today Conclave when he expressed his desire to work in South cinema.

Varun said, “Indian films are doing really well… If Kantara is doing really well or KGF 2 or Vikram, we should seek inspiration from these films and try and work with each other. It’s the best thing for Indian films to grow right now. I know it sounds really easy right now because the Hindi films are getting their a** kicked right now. So maybe it’s a great time and easy answer for me to say that. I have always wanted to do films in Telugu, Tamil, and Bhediya is going to release in Telugu and Tamil as well.” The actor said that while many people can divide them, the Indian film industry functions with unity. “I just seek inspiration… I think Allu Arjun is amazing and Yash has done great with KGF. Even now, if you see, Kantara, the way the film has been written, directed and acted by the same person, Rishab Shetty. People can divide us, but we are one country and it is a good time to be collaborative because cinema, in general, we are going through a big transition all over,” he said.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who will be seen sharing screen space with John Abraham in the upcoming film ‘Pathaan’, has called the actor a mild and a well-mannered person. Shah Rukh on Saturday afternoon treated his fans with a question and answer session; Where a fan asked him about working with John in the film. To which, SRK replied: “Known John for years, was a pleasure to work with him. One of the most mild and well mannered person.”

The new season of Shark Tank India is upon us. The makers on Tuesday shared a promo for the same in which a vegetable seller is seen teaching a lesson to his buyer on how a business works using economic jargons such as equity and revenue. The promo was shared with a caption that read, “Ab pura India business ki sahi value samjhega! #SharkTankIndiaSeason2 coming soon, on Sony Entertainment Television #SharkTankIndiaSeason2onSony.”

The old panel will return to test new waters with some exciting participants this year.

Anupam Mittal (Founder and CEO of Shaadi.com – People Group), Aman Gupta (Co-Founder and CMO of boAt), Namita Thapar (Executive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals), Vineeta Singh (Co-Founder and CEO of SUGAR Cosmetics), Peyush Bansal (Founder & CEO of Lenskart.com), along with new joinee and Shark — Amit Jain CEO and Co-founder of CarDekho Group, InsuranceDekho.com will be seen assessing prospective business ventures with potential candidates.

Actor Abhishek Bachchan says the film industry has long been “obsessed” with box office numbers but the influx of OTT has put the spotlight on content. The 46-year-old actor, who made his foray into the digital space with psychological thriller series Breathe: Into the Shadows, said streaming platforms have given Indian stories an opportunity to shine on global stage.

“When OTT platforms came into being, everybody was accessible to anybody at the push of a button. We have a larger audience now and better reach. You can watch shows in every language – be in Indian or foreign. “There is a huge appetite for Indian story telling. Good content will always work no matter the medium… Fortunately, digital platforms do not put out numbers. It keeps the focus on content. We have become far too obsessed about collections and money as opposed to the content,” Bachchan said at an event. At the event, the actor was joined by Breathe: Into the Shadows season two co-stars Amit Sadh, Naveen Kasturia, Saiyami Kher and director Mayank Sharma. Abhishek Bachchan said it’s one of the toughest task to flesh out an engaging thriller. “It’s a very difficult genre to execute because thriller is a rarity. For me, it was the character that drew me to the project. I loved Mayank’s writing…That is integral to a good thriller. It wasn’t superficial at all. If you are not emotionally invested, it goes to waste. Mayank has done a great job,” he said.

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Shark Tank India is coming back with a new season and new Shark

Abhishek Bachchan: ‘We are too obsessed with collections as opposed to content’

Tackling Fear: Rasika Dugal

Despite not being a fan of the genre, Rasika

The decision to take up the series was a way for the actor to “conquer my fears”, but it was definitely not something that came easily to her. “When my director asked me to watch a few sequences, I refused because it was too scary for me. I am a phattu [scaredy-cat]. I asked them if it could wait because my husband [Mukul Chadda] was out of town and I didn’t want to come back to an empty house

Women overburdened by work, violence and social norms

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Nandita Das

Acclaimed film actress and director Nandita Das, who is always passionate about women’s welfare and gender equality, is no stranger to tackling difficult issues that are often missed or go unnoticed, as did most notably in her film “Zwigato”, starring Kapil Sharma.

At the launch of the ILSS Emerging Women’s Leadership Program in New Delhi, Das, however, spoke about her short film “Listen to Her”.

She shot the film, which, like “Zwigato”, also revolves around the theme of the complexities of life under Covid-induced lockdowns, at home with son Vihaan and it zeroes in on the issue of women being overburdened while staying back and facing domestic violence to

Salman Khan lashes out at Sajid Khan on Bigg Boss 16

boot. “One fine morning, I woke up and read this newspaper article about how women are being overburdened during the lockdown. And I am talking about the privileged class, who are attending zoom meetings and taking care of their kids and what is being cooked at home,” Das said, unspooling her memories of how the idea for the film germinated.

after that. Furthermore, I wanted to try this genre and see how it works out for me,” she says of the series that sees her playing a school counsellor. Dugal credits directors Gaurav Chawla and Ananya Banerjee for guiding her through the project, but claims that sometimes she couldn’t comprehend their explanations. “To dispense logic and understand a scene, Ananya would tell me, ‘Like in a horror film…’, but I would look blankly at her because I had no [reference in my head]. I would tell her, ‘I don’t know what that means,” jokes Dugal, adding, “Gaurav and Ananya are two talented directors and I had a ball working with them.”

Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt welcome baby girl

People are slowly realising I’m not an idiot : Jahnvi Kapoor

Bollywood starlet Janhvi Kapoor is back in theatres after a considerable gap as Mili has released on the big screen. Her last theatrical release was in March 2021. Mili is extra-special for Janhvi as it has been produced by her dad Boney Kapoor, markng the first time that father and daughter have collaborated.

Bollywood filmmaker Sajid Khan, who was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women during the #MeToo movement in India, is a part of the sixteenth season of TV reality show Bigg Boss, and his participation has been questioned by many. In this week’s Friday Ka Vaar, host Salman Khan will also question Sajid’s presence on the show, but for different reasons. A new promo of the show, shared by Colors, has Salman asking what is Sajid even doing on the show because he is barely seen throughout the episode. “Sajid iss ghar ke andar kar kya raha hai? (What is Sajid doing in this house?” Salman asks in the video. In response, the filmmaker says, “Waqt aane pe apne patte dikhaunga (Will show my cards at the right time).” Salman then explains to Sajid that this show doesn’t give time to anyone and he himself is giving reasons to the audience and the makers to evict him from the show.

Janhvi added, “Business wise and creatively (Mili), this was a safer option. The timing and story were also just right as at the heart of it, it’s the story of a father and daughter. When papa saw this film (the original Malayalam version), he called me and began crying and told me that he thought he was seeing the both of us in the film. It just felt like it was coming from the right place, it didn’t feel like we’ll be making a project together. It felt dil se (from the heart).”

Janhvi Kapoor calls out her own privilege;

Janhvi Kapoor said, “We had both take this decision consciously. It would’ve been the easier way out if I’d have done my first film with him, but, I also think, there’d have been more pressure on the both of us. From his side, I think, not from a business point of view, but rather, emotionally, because he’d have been launching his daughter. And from my side, it would’ve been about giving my father (Boney Kapoor) a viable film to work and perform that way, I think, it’d have been too much.”

Now, the couple has shared the official announcement regarding the same. “And in the best news of our lives- Our baby is here..and what a magical girl she is ! We are officially bursting with love- blessed and obsessed PARENTS!!!,” wrote Alia and Ranbir in a post shared on Alia Bhatt’s social media handle.

Black Adam tops box office again on quiet weekend

On a quiet weekend in movie theaters before the upcoming release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Warner Bros. Black Adam topped the box office for the third straight weekend with $18.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Black Adam, Dwayne Johnson’s bid to launch a new DC Films superpower, has surpassed $300 million globally in three weeks of release, including a domestic tally of $137.4 million. That puts the $195 million-budgeted film — the third film this year to lead the box office three consecutive weeks — on a trajectory to likely surpass the $366 million that Shazam! grossed in 2019, but less certain to notch a profit in its theatrical run.

Here is some big news for both Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam fans. Producer Udhayanidhi Stalin took to Twitter on Sunday to announce Haasan’s

KH 234 marks Haasan and Ratnam‘s second collaboration after the cult 1987 film Nayakan. The music of the movie will be composed by Oscar-winner AR Rahman. Talking about the movie, Kamal Haasan said, “I was equally excited 35 years before when I was about to start work with Mr. Mani Ratnam.

Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam to collaborate after 35 years

upcoming film tentively titled KH 234, which will be directed and written by none other than Ratnam.

Dugal discusses why she signed up for the horror thriller Adhura

Why Janhvi KapoorBoney Kapoor are now collaborating in Mili?

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Hindu Mantras Open Commissioners Meeting Of Nevada’s Largest County Nye

RENO, NV- Hindu prayers opened the Board of Commissioners meeting of Nye County, reportedly the thirdlargest county in the contiguous USA, on November one; containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed; wearing a saffron-colored attire, rudraksa mala and tilak on forehead; delivered the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before Nye County Board of Commissioners, after Chair Frank Carbone introduced him. After Sanskrit delivery, he then read the English interpretation of the prayers. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and the root language of Indo-European languages.

Zed, who is the President of Universal Society of Hinduism, recited from Rig-Veda, the oldest scripture of the world still in common use; besides lines from Upanishads and BhagavadGita (Song of the Lord), both ancient Hindu scriptures. He started and ended the prayer with “Om”, the mystical syllable containing the universe, which in Hinduism is used to introduce and

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conclude religious work. Reciting from Brahadaranyakopanishad, Rajan Zed said “Asato ma sad gamaya, Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya, Mrtyor mamrtam gamaya”; which he then interpreted as “Lead us from the unreal to the real, Lead us from darkness to light, and Lead us from death to immortality.” Reciting from BhagavadGita, he urged commissioners and

others present to keep the welfare of others always in mind.

Zed, a global Hindu and interfaith leader, has been bestowed with the World Interfaith Leader Award. Zed is Senior Fellow and Religious Advisor to Foundation for Religious Diplomacy, on the Advisory Board of The Interfaith Peace Project, etc. He has been panelist for “On Faith”, a prestigious interactive conversation on religion produced by The Washington Post; and produces a weekly multi-faith panel “Faith Forum” in a Gannett publication for over 11 years.

Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world, has about 1.2 billion adherents and moksh (liberation) is its ultimate goal. There are about three million Hindus in the USA. With an area of reportedly about 18,159 square miles, Nye is said to be the third-largest county in the contiguous USA and largest in Nevada.

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and parts of Death Valley National Park and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest fall in Nye County, which was established in 1864.

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ST LOUIS, MO- Bal Vihar partnered with St. Louis Arts Museum (SLAM) for “SLAM Underground: Vibrant” program. The event celebrated Indian culture and its connection to the exhibition Global Threads: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz. There was a lot of excitement about an in-person event where visitors could immerse themselves in the Indian culture and experience activities such as wearing Sari, exposure to myths, legends and histories of the textiles of India, learning Dandiya dance,

embellishments with Henna body art.. Bal Vihar has been engaged with interfaith groups of Greater St. Louis to spread awareness of other cultures. Bal Vihar is an active partner with local organizations like St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis Arts Museum, Magic house, St. Louis interfaith community to promote cultural diversity Center for Indian Cultural Education – Bal Vihar of St. Louis is a non-profit organization.

NDIO, CA. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents encountered two United States citizen juveniles Thursday morning in a stolen vehicle. One of the juveniles was reported missing. At approximately 5 a.m., Indio agents were notified of a 2013 Kia Sportage reported stolen out of Austin, Texas, traveling westbound on Interstate 10 towards Indio. Reports indicated the vehicle was involved in a pursuit after failing to yield to Las Cruces Border Patrol Agents on Wednesday.

At approximately 8 a.m., El Centro Sector Intelligence Unit (SIU) agents observed the vehicle at a gas station located in Chiriaco Summit. When an agent attempted to contact the two individuals, one of the individuals got into the stolen vehicle and fled the scene. The other subject was placed under arrest.

Agents initiated a search for the Kia and later found it abandoned and stuck inside a desert wash. At approximately 10 a.m., the driver was apprehended four miles north of where the vehicle was found. Agents determined both juveniles were in possession of a stolen vehicle and were placed under arrest.

Actor Deepti Naval Launches Her Memoir

LONG ISLAND, NY- Indian American Forum

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The event was sponsored by Dr. Intazam Khan of Progressive Neurology, Dr Nazia Khan of Health First Physical Therapy, Dr Tazeen Beg and Mirza Beg, Hyatt Pharmacy, Astoria and sumptuous food by Curry Club at Saghar, Port Jefferson. The event was graced by Deepti’s family, several e community leaders and dignitaries.

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Just before Nye County Board of Commissioners meeting in Tonopah

Rajan Zed said “Asato ma sad gamaya, Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya, Mrtyor mamrtam gamaya”; which he then interpreted as “Lead us from the unreal to the real, Lead us from darkness to light, and Lead us from death to immortality.”

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and author Deepti Naval for her book launch and reading “A Country called childhood – A Memoir”. Held at the Maguire Theatre, SUNY Old Westbury.

Joyous Diwali Celebrations At BAPS Swaminarayan Mandirs Across North America

NEW YORK, NY- Colors, lights and food fused with joy and tradition as Diwali –The Festival of Lights –was celebrated at the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandirs across North America. Diwali is the most widely celebrated festival by Indians and Hindus around the world. October is being celebrated as Hindu Heritage Month, and community leaders, as well as policymakers, including US President Joe Biden, are participating in lighting lamps and offering best wishes for the festivities.

Visitors were greeted with a festive and traditional welcome at the temple entrance by a colorful Rangoli, an ornate floor design made from colored powder, displaying various traditional Hindu symbols. In preparation for the festivities, many devotees, young and old, gave their time to help create decorations, prepare for children’s Diwali, and set the stage

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for the most significant ritual of Diwali, ‘Annakut’. Annakut, which literally means ‘a mountain of food’, is traditionally offered to God to celebrate the beginning of the Hindu New Year. Annakut was celebrated on October 26, 2022, with over 1500 food delicacies being offered to Bhagwan.

This year, millions of devotees and well-wishers across the globe are taking part in the centennial celebrations of His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual guru and leader of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. After darshan of the Annakut, visitors got to view an exhibition-themed “Century of Service,” which gave an immersive experience into the Life of Pramukh Swami Maharaj.

Pramukh Swami Maharaj lived by the principle, “In the joy of others, lies our own.” He dedicated his life to selflessly serving others for the greater

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good of humanity, traveling across the world as an ambassador of peace, harmony, and faith; all while maintaining firm faith in God and adhering to His teachings. Pramukh Swami Maharaj visited over 250,000 homes across more than 50 countries and replied to over 750,000 letters, personally counseling individuals, helping them through struggles, and inspiring them to live value-centric lives. His virtues and life’s work transformed individuals, families, and communities worldwide.

Ami Shah, a visitor said, “I start my year at BAPS Mandir. The Annakut is awesome and I love coming here. This year the exhibition on Pramukh Swami Maharaj was just too good. It was amazing to know that this was created by youths who were explaining various sections enthusiastically.”

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PLANO, TX- Jaskaran Singh, winner of the Jeopardy National College Championship, will compete on November 4 in the quiz show’s Tournament of Champions.

Singh, a consultant in Plano, became the first-ever primetime Jeopardy National Collège Champion while a student at UT Austin winning $250,000 and saying later, “It’ll definitely go a long way towards paying my tuition and a lot more.”

At the time, the champion had also said he didn’t have any sort of special strategy going into the final round. “I just sort of just buzz fast and know things, and that’s pretty much it. I don’t think there’s much more to it.”

The lineup of 21 contestants in the Tournament of Champions includes five super champions, , every contestant who won four or more games since the last tournament in 2020. the winners of the Jeopardy National College Championship and the Professors Tournament. The competition also includes the two winners of the first-ever Second Chance competition. The first champion to win three games will claim the $250,000 grand prize.

We request the State Department, Secretary of State Mr Anthony Blinken and the US embassies in India to eliminate wait times for visa appointments in India.

WASHINGTON, DC- A US diaspora group has come forward to launch an online petition against the unusually long US visa wait times for Indians. Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) while launching the petition said, “We request the State Department, Secretary of State Mr Anthony Blinken and the US embassies in India to eliminate wait times for visa appointments in India. Even after a two-year long Covid-era pause in visa appointments at the US embassies in India, the visa appointment situation is far from normal, requiring 300 to 900 days of wait time based on the visa types.”

Currently according to the travel.state.gov, there is an average 900+ days’ wait time for appointments for visitors’ visa (B1/B2), an average 400 days’ wait time for students (F, M,J) and an average 300 days’ wait time for petition-based temp workers like H, L, O, P and Q across the USA consulates in India.

Krishnan invests in early-stage consumer start-ups and serves on the board of companies Bitski, Hopin and Polywork.

SAN JOSE, CA- Technology executive Sriram Krishnan is helping out Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk to revamp the social media giant after its recent acquisition.

A general partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Krishnan tweeted, “Now that the word is out. I am helping @elonmusk with Twitter temporarily with some other great people. I and (a16z) believe this is a hugely important company and can have a great impact on the world and Elon is the person to make it happen.”

Krishnan invests in early-stage consumer start-ups and serves on the board of companies Bitski, Hopin and Polywork.

Chennai born Krishnan studied at the SRM Engineering College, Anna University where he did his B Tech in Information Technology.

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The multiple days of Diwali are steeped in traditions and rituals that symbolize new beginnings and a renewed commitment to family. The bright colors of Rangoli, the lamps, the elaborate offering of vegetarian food (Annakut) to Bhagwan, all mark a renewal of the good within and the goodwill towards all around us : A Visitor

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16th Health Screening And Prevention Camp Held By Indian Health Camp

SECAUCUS, NJ- The Indian Health Camp of New Jersey, in partnership with Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Secaucus, held its 16th Health Screening and Prevention Camp. The health camp was targeted towards New Jersey residents, aged 40 and above, who do not have health insurance.

Volunteer health care professionals, including doctors and nurses, from across New Jersey and Secaucus Temple, gathered in Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Community Hall, on a Sunday morning, to give back to their community by providing quality health care to underprivileged patients.

Secaucus Mayor Michael Gonnelli joined and commended the efforts. Over 150 patients were provided thorough full body health checkups

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including comprehensive blood tests, EKGs, eye and dental checkups, cholesterol and diabetes screening, mental health services, physical therapy, flu shots, and colorectal cancer screening tests. A large majority of our patient population are female, therefore special OBGYN counseling, mammogram appointments, and additional female cancer screening was provided in

house. After obtaining these tests, physicians sat and reviewed the results with each patient and provided detailed counseling.

The Indian Health Camp of New Jersey has partnered with Secaucus Temple of Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan to provide comprehensive healthcare to thousands of under privileged patients all across New Jersey.

Organizations Involved:

Indian Health Camp of New Jersey & Shree Swaminarayan Temple – Secaucus, NJ Hudson Regional Hospital , New Jersey State Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired , Hoboken Family Planning , Hudson Dental Center, Dr. Drasti Ayurveda & Dr. Yogesh Joshi Ayurveda, SAMHIN South Asian Mental Health Initiative, New Jersey Imaging Network and TV Asia.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Hosts Colorful Diwali Celebrations

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candidate Wes Moore. Now, for the first time ever, Maryland has its first ever Indian American lieutenant governor. Miller is a former executive director of Indian American Impact Foundation. She was a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2011-2019

CHICAGO, IL- Chicago Mayor Lore Lightfoot hosted a colorful Diwali Reception for the first time in the annals of the City Hall’s history on October 27, 2022 marked by colorful celebrations, presentation of greetings and season’s sweet savories. This Diwali celebration reception was held with the formal request initiated by Indian American Business Council under the leadership of Ajeet Singh.

LA County Urges Families To File For Expanded Child Tax Credit

LOS ANGELES, CA — For more than 30

years, Gabriela Gomez has been helping families access critical benefits through the LA County Department of Public Social Services.

“People a lot of times don’t know what programs are out there for them that can help them,” Gomez said.

The LA County Department of Public Social Services is encouraging families with little to no income to take advantage of the Expanded Child Tax Credit.

Families can receive up to $3,600 per child under 6 and $3,000 per child ages 6-17.

They can fill out forms online at getctc.org

It’s estimated close to 372,000 children in California are at risk of missing out on benefits because their families did not file income taxes in 2019 or 2020. Because of the pandemic, the child tax credit was significantly expanded in 2021 through the American Rescue Plan. Parents can

Families can receive up to $3,600 per child under 6 and $3,000 per child ages 6-17

now receive $3,600 per child under 6 and $3,000 for children ages 6-17. Previously, it was $2,000 per child, and many lowincome families didn’t qualify.

“If you’ve got a family that’s got 3 kids ages 6-17, that’s $9,000. That is a life-changing lump sum amount for a lot of people,” Gomez said.

It’s money she said can pay for tuition, books, or becoming an entrepreneur.

“You can start a small business with $9,000 or $10,000 and that is something that can

help you move beyond being on public assistance,” Gomez said.

According to the Tax Policy Center, close to 372,000 children in California are at risk of missing out on benefits because their families did not file income taxes in 2019 or 2020.

“We want to make sure that even if they don’t have any income to declare, that they complete the child tax credit forms, the IRS forms, so they can claim that tax credit,” Gomez said.

Those individuals can go to GetCTC. org and use a simplified tax filing tool to claim their benefits, including the third stimulus payment, but it’s only available until Nov. 15. According to the website, it only takes 15 minutes to complete.

“The federal government essentially is like, look, we’re coming out of COVID. There are people that have lost their jobs. There’s inflation, gas prices. Everything is just through the roof, so they want to make sure that families are able to afford the things that they need,” Gomez said.

DHS Begins Limited Implementation Of DACA Under Final Rule

WASHINGTON, DC— On Monday, October 31, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security’s final rule (PDF) to preserve and fortify Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) went into effect. The final rule’s implementation means that DACA is now based on a formal regulation, thereby preserving and fortifying the program while the program remains the subject of litigation in court.

Previously, DACA was based on a policy memorandum that then-DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano issuedon August 15, 2012. Since its inception in 2012, DACA has allowed over 800,000 young people to remain with their families in the only country many of them have ever known and continue to contribute to their communities in the United States. Under the final rule, USCIS will continue

to accept and process applications for deferred action, work authorization, and advance parole for current DACA recipients. Due to ongoing litigation, USCIS will continue to accept but

cannot process initial DACA requests. “This final rule is our effort to preserve and fortify DACA to the fullest extent possible,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas.

“Ultimately, we need Congress to urgently pass legislation that provides Dreamers with the permanent protection they need and deserve.”

“Implementation of the DACA final rule illustrates USCIS’s continued commitment to Dreamers,” said U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ur M. Jaddou. “While court orders prevent us from adjudicating requests from initial applicants, we will continue to carry on the important work of renewing and continuing protections for current DACA recipients, as outlined in this final rule.” The final rule is a product of careful review that considered the more than 16,000 comments received during the public comment period. It codifies existing DACA policy, with limited changes, and replaces the guidance set forth in the 2012 Napolitano memorandum

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Miller, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Maryland has created history by winning the gubernatorial race for the state in midterm elections. Miller

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Raja Krishnamoorthi Claims Re-Election Victory

SCHAUMBURG, IL- U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-8) tonight claimed victory in his campaign for reelection while calling on all candidates everywhere to “denounce violence and bigotry” and “focus on what we share in common as Americans.”

“Whatever side you’re on in this election, those on the other side are not your enemy,” he continued. “We are all Americans, and we must work together on behalf of a better and stronger nation.”

Regardless of which party ultimately wins a majority in the House of Representatives, Krishnamoorthi said that he would continue working to:

· Preserve and protect Social Security and Medicare

· Ensure that women retain the right to make their own reproductive decisions.

· Continue working with law enforcement to increase public safety

· Protect the rights and safety of racial and religious minorities and the LGBTQ community

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Pledges to Work with Republicans and Democrats Towards Common Goals

· Combat inflation, promote fair competition, and fight extreme price hikes under the guise of inflation

Krishnamoorthi congratulated his Republican opponent, Chris Dargis, for running a hard-fought campaign, adding, “I appreciate his service to our country, and I wish him and his family well.”

“My parents came to this country

with little more than a dream for their family’s future and the faith that they could achieve it here in America,” Krishnamoorthi concluded. “And despite some hard times, we did. Now, we need to make sure that those opportunities continue for all of our people, whether they’ve been here for generations, or are relatively new to our shores,” he said.

The race to represent Illinois’ 8th Congressional District was one of 75 “top targets” declared by the National Republican Campaign Committee early in the 2021-2022 election cycle. Although the national Republican Party worked to flip this seat red, Congressman Krishnamoorthi emerged victorious. “Representing this community is the honor of my lifetime,” he said. “I’m not going anywhere.”

Krishnamoorthi was first elected to Congress in 2016. He serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus.

Tulsi Vivah Celebrated At Hindu Mandir Of Lake County

GRAYSLAKE, IL- Hindu Mandir of Lake County, Grayslake, IL celebrated the wedding ceremony of Tulsi (Vrinda, the holy basil) and Shri Krishna (the Shaligram avatar of Lord Vishnu) with much enthusiasm and devotion on Sunday, 06 November 6, 2022. Traditionally decked hundreds of devotees participated in the Tulsi wedding that signifies the end of the monsoon and the beginning of the wedding season in Hinduism.

Tulsi Vivah started with the sponsor Sankalpam of Lord Krishna and Ma Tulsi Vara-Kanya pakshas. The temple priests, Pt. Anil Joshi, Pt. Radhakrishna, and Pt. Balaji Gopal performed Lord Ganapati, Ma Tulsi and Lord Krishna Pujas. The Vara and Kanya Paksha sponsors performed later Kanya Daan Sankalpam.

Kannada Koota Of New York Celebrated Kannada (Karnataka) Rajyotsav

NEW YORK, NY- In the event of 67th Kannada Rajyotsava, the Kannada Koota New York organization celebrated Kannada Rajyotsava on November 5th, 2022 at Alley Pond New York. Dilip Chauhan, Deputy Commissioner for Trade, Investment, and Innovation from New York City Mayor’s Office participated in the event. Deputy Commissioner hoisted the Karnataka flag along with members of Kannada Koota.

The Deputy commissioner appreciated the community and emphasized the cultural importance for future

generations. On behalf of NYC Mayor Eric Adams Mr. Chauhan conveyed Mayor Eric Adams message to all the members.

Several cultural events followed after

that like signing Karnataka Nada geethe(State Song) and other Kannada patriotic songs were performed by members. Kannada Rajyotsava is a public holiday in the Karnataka state of India.

It is always celebrated on November 1st. It is also known as Karnataka Formation Day.

Kannada Koota New York Executive Committee organized the event under the leadership of Ajith Bhaskar, President of Kannada Koota New York. Kannada Koota New York will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary on April 2023 and looking forward to community participation and support.

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He said that his intention was never to hurt anyone. “I deleted a tweet that appeared several months ago forwarded by someone to me! I believe some of the Muslim groups were unhappy about the content & comparison made therein. The joke didn’t go down well.

I confirm the intent was never to hurt anyone,” Jha tweeted. “I want to add

I have very good Muslim friends, we share mutual respect for each other and share jokes and laughter in these difficult times.

Friendship is all about sharing joy, anger and move the life forward. We have to face our challenges together,” he also tweeted.

Jha is the Managing Director of New York-based financial services firm Global Capital Service Group. He is also the co-founder of Relaxxapp, a mind and body fitness app.

CHICAGO,

Center in Carol Stream IL. More then 500 members attended this precious ceremony. Program was began at 3 pm Varghodo, Wedding ceremony with

live Wedding songs sang by singer Nipa Shah and Shweta Kothari and her group.

‘Tulsi Vivah Krishna ( Lala) side Yajman was Bhupendrabhai & Jayaben Ranpariya, Tulsi side Yajman was Tejas and Krishna Shah beginning singer Nipa Shah and Shweta Kothari sand ‘Ganesh Stuti, BSC Vice President Bachubhai Paghadal and BSC Managing Trustee Parsotambhai Pandya welcome all BSC members and invited guest and gave best wishes on Tulsi Vivah Parva and all sponsors.

Hindu Priest Rohit Joshi and Thakor Bhatt performed step by step all Lagna Vidhi, During the Lagna Vidhi BSC member Shardaben Paghadal sang a ‘ Lili Lili Nandrayji Ni Wadiyu re emo khilya chhe…… Tulsi Vivah Geet.

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Republican candidate Vibhuti Jha who is contesting for upcoming elections for the New York state assembly has now deleted his recent tweet and apologized to the Muslim community.

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Deputy Commissioner Dilip Chauhan hoisted the Karnataka flag along with members of Kannada Koota

Lala (Krishna) arriving for ‘Tulsi Vivah’ ( Photo by Jayanti Oza)

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PM Modi, Rajnath visit L.K. Advani on 95th b’day

EAM Jaishankar, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov hold talks in Moscow

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday held talks in Moscow covering a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interests. The external affairs minister arrived in Moscow on Monday evening. Jaishankar and Lavrov have already met four times after the Ukraine conflict began in February.

The external affairs minister arrives in Moscow on Monday evening

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday visited BJP patriarch L.K. Advani to mark his 95th birthday. Rajnath Singh posted photos of the visit on Twitter and said the BJP veteran is “counted among the tallest figures of Indian politics”.

“He has made a very important contribution in the development journey of the country, society and the party. I wish him good health and long life,” he added.

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Since the Ukraine conflict began, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to Russian President Putin as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a number of times. In a phone conversation with Zelensky

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importance. It said the logo, theme and website of India’s G20 presidency would reflect the country’s “message and overarching priorities” to the world. India will assume the presidency of the powerful grouping from current chair Indonesia on December 1.

on October 4, Modi said there can be “no military solution” and that India is ready to contribute to any peace efforts. At a bilateral meeting with Putin in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on September 16, Modi told him that “today’s era is not of war”. India has not yet condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and it has been maintaining that the crisis must be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue.

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The Congress on Monday said it was pursuing all legal remedies at its disposal after a court in Bangalore directed Twitter to block its official handle and that of its Bharat Jodo Yatra over alleged music copyright infringement. The party said it was not present during the proceedings and has not received the order. A dedicated commercial court for Bengaluru Urban District directed the microblogging site Twitter to block the handles of the Indian National Congress (INC) and its ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ till the next date of hearing. Also, the court ordered the removal of three tweets posted by the party.

‘Urban Naxals’: Centre takes aim

The Centre has asked the security forces to identify and crack down on the urban network of Maoist strategists and their supporters across the country, sources in the security establishment said on Monday and suggested that some NGOs and civil rights organisations might come under the scanner. The latest intelligence reports, a security official attached to the Union home ministry said, suggest that several “urban” Maoists and their supporters are active in multiple cities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the logo, theme and website of India’s G20 presidency on Tuesday.

The MEA said the G20 presidency offers a unique opportunity to India to contribute to the global agenda on pressing issues of international

The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum of the world’s major developed and developing economies. It comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the US and the EU.

Donald Trump Says He’ll Make “Very Big Announcement” Next Week

the race for the White House in 2024. Trump, who has never accepted the truth of his lost re-election bid in 2020, has hinted for months that he is ready to re-enter the fray.

“Not to detract from tomorrow’s very important, even critical election... I’m going to be making a very big announcement on Tuesday, November 15 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida,” he told a cheering crowd in Ohio on the

So far, veteran wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik has been preferred behind the stumps, primarily due to his ‘finishing’ abilities. Pant was given the nod in the match against Zimbabwe but he failed to make the opportunity count, departing for a meager 3 off 5 balls.

Yet, Shastri wants Pant to replace Karthik against England, especially because of the southpaw’s past performances against the opposition. “Dinesh is a lovely team player. But when it comes to a game against England or New Zealand, just seeing their attack, I think you need a robust left-hander who can turn it on, and is a match-winner and a left-hander,” Shastri told the broadcaster Star Sports after India’s victory over Zimbabwe on Sunday.

Musk tells Twitter followers to vote for Republicans in US midterms

San Francisco, Nov 7 (IANS) Elon Musk on Monday showed his true political colour despite vouching for Twitter to be “politically neutral”, saying that Americans should vote for Republicans in the midterm elections on November 8.

Triggering a political debate, Musk told independent-minded voters that shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties.

“Therefore, I recommend voting for a Republican Congress, given that the

Presidency is Democratic,” the Twitter CEO posted to his nearly 115 million followers.

“Hardcore Democrats or Republicans

Elon Musk on Monday showed his true political colour despite vouching for Twitter to be “politically neutral”, saying that Americans should vote for Republicans in the midterm elections on November 8.

never vote for the other side, so independent voters are the ones who actually decide who’s in charge,” Musk added.His tweets were slammed by many of his followers.

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Dayton: Donald Trump said Monday he would be making a “very big announcement” next week, with the former president expected to jump into

eve of US polls which will determine control of Congress.

Relief for Jharkhand CM, SC sets aside HC order in a mining lease case

10% Quota For Poor (EWS) Cleared By Supreme Court, Big Win For Government

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker sections (EWS) in admissions and government jobs. Three out of five judges, which heard the petitions challenging the EWS reservation, upheld the EWS quota.

J.B. Pardiwala.

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker sections (EWS) in admissions and government jobs. Three out of five judges, which heard the petitions challenging the EWS reservation, upheld the EWS quota.

Justice Dinesh Maheshwari in the judgment said the EWS quota law did not violate the basic structure or equality code for taking into account the economic criterion. He said the EWS reservation does not cause damage to any essential feature of the Constitution by exceeding the 50 per cent ceiling for quota since the ceiling is itself flexible.

Justice Trivedi said she concurred with the judgment passed by Justice Maheshwari. Trivedi said the EWS quota is valid.

Justice Pardiwala also ruled in favour of the EWS quota. However, Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Bhat dissented with the other three judges on the bench.

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Relief for Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, as the Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Jharkhand High Court, which had upheld the maintainability of a PILs seeking probe against Soren in a mining lease case.

On August 17, the Supreme Court had stayed the proceedings before the Jharkhand High Court on PILs filed against Chief Minister Hemant Soren alleging money laundering shell companies and irregularities while granting mining leases, and also reserved its verdict on pleas filed by the state government and Soren challenging maintainability of PILs before high court.

A bench headed by Justice U.U. Lalit and comprising Justices Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia said: “Order reserved...since the court is seized of the matter, the high court shall not proceed further with writ petitions...”

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The judgment was pronounced by a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and also comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S. Ravindra Bhat, Bela M. Trivedi and

Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Bhat said the law was discriminatory and violative of the basic structure of the Construction.

Supreme Court Frees 3 Rapist-Killers Called “Predators” By High Court

mutilated and burnt body was found in a field in Haryana’s Rewari district, days after she was kidnapped. Severe wounds suggested that she was hit with car tools and earthen pots.

A case was registered at a police station in Delhi’s Najafgarh.

Morbi: HC notice to state govt

The 19-year-old woman’s body had been found in a field in Haryana’s Rewari district after she was kidnapped.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today freed three men convicted of raping and torturing a 19-year-old Delhi woman before killing her in 2012, months before the Nirbhaya case. The Delhi High Court had described them as predators trawling the streets for prey. In February 2012, the young woman’s

Ravi Kumar, Rahul and Vinod were convicted by a Delhi court in February 2014 under various charges including kidnapping, rape and murder. The court sentenced them to death.

The death penalty was backed by the Delhi High Court the same year, with the court saying that the convicts were “predators” moving on the streets “looking for prey”.

The three challenged the High Court ruling in Supreme Court, asking that their sentence be reduced. The bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi cancelled the High Court ruling and said all three would be freed.

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The Gujarat High Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy and issued notices to the state government and local authorities and also sought a status report in the matter by November 14.

The collapse of the British-era suspension bridge in Morbi on October 30 claimed 135 lives.

A division bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh Shastri issued notices to the Gujarat government through the chief secretary, state home department, commissioner of municipalities, Morbi municipality, district collector and State Human Rights Commission and relisted the matter on November 14.

Pakistan legend Wasim Akram was left in awe of the player after India’s match and said that Suryakumar is a player from a completely different planet.

He is totally different from anybody else. The number of runs he has scored…he’s just a treat to watch and not just against Zimbabwe, against the top bowling attacks in the world,” Wasim said in a panel discussion at A Sports on Sunday, 6 November. “He is so fearless that he is not even worried about getting hit on the body. I love watching him play,” Wasim further added about Suryakumar Yadav.

Meta Platforms Inc is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week that will affect thousands of employees, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday citing people familiar with the matter, with an announcement planned as early as Wednesday. Meta declined to comment on the WSJ report. Facebook parent Meta in October forecasted a weak holiday quarter and significantly more costs next year wiping about $67 billion off Meta’s stock

market value, adding to the more than half a trillion dollars in value already lost this year.The disappointing outlook comes as Meta is contending with slowing global economic growth, competition from TikTok, privacy changes from Apple, concerns about massive spending on the metaverse and the ever-present threat of regulation.

Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has said he expects the metaverse investments to take about a decade to bear fruit. In the meantime, he has had to freeze hiring, shutter projects and reorganize teams to trim costs.

“In 2023, we’re going to focus our investments on a small number of high priority growth areas. So that means some teams will grow meaningfully, but most other teams will stay flat or shrink over the next year.

Delhi primary classes to reopen

The Delhi government on Monday decided to reopen primary classes from November 9 and revoke the order asking 50 per cent of its staff to work from home in view of improvement in the city’s air quality.

At a press conference, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said there has been a rapid improvement in the air pollution situation in Delhi and farm fires have also reduced.

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Gujarat polls: Jaynarayan Vyas resigns from BJP

Arvind Kejriwal’s Big Claim: “BJP Offered Deal To Spare Ministers”

Arvind Kejriwal said the BJP was worried about losing both the Gujarat elections and the municipal polls in Delhi.

Ahmedabad: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed the BJP had offered him a “deal to spare” his ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain who are embroiled in investigations by central agencies, if the Aam Aadmi Party pulled out of next month’s Gujarat elections.

Former Gujarat minister and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaynarayan Vyas on Saturday resigned from the ruling party citing personal reasons ahead of the Assembly elections next month.

A Gujarat Congress leader said Vyas is likely to join the grand old party. However, Vyas has kept the cards close to his chest so far.

Vyas, 75, had recently met former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, the Congress leader said.

In his resignation letter to state BJP president C R Paatil, Vyas said, “I have been actively serving the BJP for the last three decades as per the ideology of the party. I am today resigning from the party for personal reasons.”

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“After Manish Sisodia rejected their offer to be Delhi Chief Minister by leaving AAP, they have approached me now... they have said if you leave Gujarat and don’t contest there, we will spare both Satyendar Jain and Sisodia and drop all charges against them,” Mr Kejriwal said at an NDTV Townhall.

Asked who made the offer, Mr Kejriwal

said, “How can I name one of my own... the offer has come through them... see they (BJP) never approach directly. They go from one to another, to another, to another, to a friend, and then the message

“Let’s Look At India: Talented, Driven People”: Putin’s Big Praise

Marking the occasion of Russia’s Unity Day on November 4, the Russian president praised India as having much potential.

reaches you.”

The AAP chief said the BJP was scared of losing both Gujarat elections and the closely watched municipal polls in Delhi and had pulled out all stops to defeat his party.

India’s first voter dies

Medical courses in Uttarakhand will be taught in English as well as Hindi from the next academic session, State Medical Education Minister Dhan Singh Rawat has said.

When implemented, Uttarakhand will be the second state to do so after Madhya Pradesh. Rawat on Friday said the decision has been taken in view of the special importance being given by the Centre to Hindi.

Sisodia aide grilled

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday questioned Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s personal assistant in connection with its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the now scrapped excise policy, officials said.

The agency is questioning Devendra Sharma and recording his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday showered praises on Indians calling them “talented” and “driven” and added India has much potential with no doubts that it will achieve outstanding results in terms of development, as per Reuters translation of Putin’s speech Friday.

Marking the occasion of Russia’s Unity Day on November 4, the Russian president praised India as having much potential. “India will achieve outstanding results in terms of its

development - there are no doubts - and almost one-and-a-half billion people: now that’s potential,” he said, according to Putin’s translated speech originally delivered in Russian.

“Let’s look at India: a talented, very driven people with such a drive for internal development. It (India) will certainly achieve outstanding results. India will achieve outstanding results in terms of its development. There are no doubts. And almost one-and-a-half billion people. Now that’s potential,” Putin said.

India’s first voter Shyam Saran Negi died on Saturday morning at his residence in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur. He was 106. On November 3, Negi had cast his vote for the state’s Assembly polls through postal ballot, the Election Commission said. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur took to Twitter to condole the death and said the thought that Negi exercised his right a few days ago despite ill health will always make him emotional.

Kinnaur Deputy Commissioner Abid Hussian Sadiq said Negi will be cremated with full state honours.

Every Vote “Will Define Himachal’s Development For Next 25 Years”: PM Modi

Sundernagar (Himachal Pradesh):

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed that the people of Himachal Pradesh had made up their minds to retain the BJP in power, saying rapid progress and a stable government were necessary in the hill state.

“The Himachal polls this time are special because the votes cast on November 12 are not just for the coming five years. Every single vote on November 12 will define the state’s development journey for the next 25 years,” Prime Minister Modi said at a poll rally at Sundernagar in Mandi district.

Mandi is the home district of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, who also addressed the rally.

“A few weeks ago, India completed 75 years of independence. When India celebrates 100 years of its independence, closer to that, HP will also complete 100 years of its formation. Therefore, the next 25 years are going to be very crucial,” the Prime Minister pointed out.

Prime Minister Modi claimed that the people knew the BJP stood for stability, “sewa baav” (service), “sambaav” (equanimity), and accorded highest priority to development.

Stressing that it was necessary to achieve rapid progress and a stable government in Himachal Pradesh, Prime Minister Modi said, “I am happy that the people of Himachal, its youth, mothers and sisters understand this very well.” Prime Minister Modi claimed that the people knew the BJP stood for stability, “sewa baav” (service), “sam-baav” (equanimity), and accorded highest priority to development.

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Pakistan Pummel New Zealand By 7 Wickets To Enter 3rd T20 World Cup

Sydney, : (IANS) After storming into the final of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Wednesday lauded Shaheen Shah Afridi for setting the tone with the ball in the semifinal against New Zealand, adding that the fast bowler is improving day by day after his injury layoff and using his experience well.

Coming back from injury in the buildup to the T20 World Cup, Shaheen continues to go from strength to strength, and looms as a pivotal figure in Pakistan’s trophy hopes. The leftarmer was at his brilliant best in spite of a docile Sydney Cricket Ground surface, taking the wicket of Finn Allen up front in the first over, before returning to outfox Kane Williamson with a cunning slower ball.

The 22-year-old finished with 2/24 from his allotment, moving to ten wickets for the tournament, joining Shadab Khan as the most prolific in Pakistan’s campaign in Australia.

“He (Shaheen) set the tone. After the

injury, day by day he’s improving because you see him playing for the team and performing after the injury,” said Babar at the post-match press conference.

“He had a little bit of time (to recover). He has really been using our experience and now everyone knows he’s the best bowler in Pakistan and in the world, so we know he’s bowling and he’s doing fine out there,” he added.

Pakistan were better in all three facets against the Kiwis, punching their ticket to Melbourne on Sunday, the first T20 World Cup final appearance since they won the tournament in 2009.

A journey with the up-and-down parallels of the Cricket World Cup campaign their forefathers had in 1992, Babar does not play down the significance of their 50/50 shot of a tournament win.

Virat Kohli wins ICC Player of Month Award for October 2022

India star Virat Kohli won the International Cricket Council (ICC) Player of the Month Award for October 2022 for his exploits in the T20 World Cup 2022. Kohli won the honour after having been nominated for the new award for the first time in his career. The former India captain pipped the likes of David Miller of South Africa and Sikandar Raza of Zimbabwe for the top prize.

“It is a great honour for me to have been voted the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for October. Being chosen as the standout player by fans across the globe as well as the panel makes this accolade even more special for me,” Kohli said, as quoted by the ICC.

I would like to play against India in final: Pakistan Mentor Matthew Hayden

Pakistan team mentor Matthew Hayden wants to play the World Cup final against India purely for the sake of “big spectacle”. An India-Pakistan clash generates much interest, mostly to the level of obsession, which was evident in the Group stage when Virat Kohli earned plaudits for orchestrating his team’s much talked-about victory under pressure.

Pakistan stormed into the final with a comfortable sevenwicket win over New Zealand and now await the winner of the second semifinal between India and England. “I would like to play India in the final purely because of the big spectacle,” he said when asked which opponent he will choose for the final.

Pakistan were on the verge of an early exit after defeats against India and Zimbabwe but luck smiled on them when Netherlands knocked South Africa out of the tournament to open up an opportunity for Pakistan. Babar Azam’s side then beat Bangladesh to qualify for the semifinal.

“Could be a truer surface and nicer batting track in Melbourne. Sky is the limit. You can never beat down class. Both these guys (Babar, Rizwan) have done it for a number of years. (Mohammad) Haris has smashed every bowler in the nets. “The bowlers had to adapt to this pitch and bowl slower balls and they did so well. Haris Rauf is bowling consistent 150s.

I’ve practiced scoop shots a lot when I used to play rubber-ball cricket: Suryakumar Yadav

Former cricketers are gushing about his strokeplay, with Sunil Gavaskar calling him a ‘Mr 360 cricketer’, while former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram said ‘he is from a different planet.’

“I have practised that stroke a lot when I used to play rubber-ball cricket,” Suryakumar Yadav told Star Sports.

The 32-year-old was given Man Of the Match for his knock. Some of his shots in the innings were jaw-dropping to watch when asked about his scoop shots he said “You got to understand what the bowler is going to bowl at that time, which is a little pre-determined at that moment.” The player when asked about handling pressure further said how he tries to hit the gaps and run as hard as possible. SKY further said “If you have to bat with Virat Bhai then you have to run hard as well. But I try and do that, hit it in the gaps and run hard” Surya Kumar Yadav has become the second player in the history of T20Is to score 1000 runs in a calendar year after Pakistan’s Mohamad Rizwan.

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Exercise has both direct and indirect benefits in reducing heart disease risk. It helps control most modifiable risk factors apart from lowering your blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol and body weight. Besides these, exercise has a direct effect on the functioning of the heart and allows it to work more efficiently over a longer period of time. With regular exercise, your heart rate at rest is reduced but the amount of blood pumped during each beat actually increases. In simple words, your heart pumps more efficiently. Besides this, regular exercise causes your blood to become “less sticky”, which is beneficial in preventing a clot (thrombus), a major trigger of a heart attack. It also modifies the release of some hormones such as adrenaline and conditions your heart to better deal with emergencies arising out of abnormal heart rhythms. Since “exercise is medicine”, the amount of exercise recommended should be called the exercise prescription. Many patients after a heart attack or surgery are extremely deconditioned. This is a combination of the actual heart ailment as well as the prolonged bed rest that often accompanies it. In addition, the disease tends to have a huge psychological burden, which tends to have physical manifestations. After a cardiac event, the first few weeks should be focussed on gradually getting you back on your feet and ideally should be done in a cardiac rehabilitation programme.

Build it up gradually

The goal is to achieve 30-60 minutes of exercise per day but that does not mean you need to achieve it on day one. In fact, that would be the wrong thing to do. After you have been discharged from the hospital, start with walking for five to 10 minutes, four times a day. Each week, increase the time by five to 10 minutes. When you are able to walk 20 minutes at a stretch, you can reduce the frequency

The internet throws up many trends about drinking jeera water in the morning that may help in melting that stubborn layer of visceral fat that we all deal with, namely belly fat. But truth be told, jeera water improves the overall state of your gut health and boosts metabolism, which actually contribute to overall weight loss by busting fat-buildup. So, it is certainly an enabler, though not the only miracle drink that works.

Says Diksha Dayal, Head of the Department, Nutrition and Dietetics, Sanar International Hospitals, Gurgaon, “I think much of the virtues of jeera water in fat reduction have to do with its digestive properties that lead to a well-oiled stomach functioning and a boost in metabolism. A glass of jeera water in the morning can stimulate the production of enzymes that help break down carbohydrates, glucose and fats. This enhances your metabolism and prevents indigestion. And in the long run, this enhanced metabolism stops fat accumulation.”

She also lists its anti-inflammatory properties that power digestion. “The thymoquinone in jeera protects the liver. It activates the pancreas to produce enzymes and bile, promoting digestion. Better digestion is directly responsible for reducing belly fat,” says Dayal.

Further jeera water controls diabetes that usually leads to increase in body weight.

Had a bypass surgery or stenting? How can a heart patient get back to exercise?

There is no defined limit to the amount of exercise you can do with heart disease but at the same time, it’s important to discuss your case with your doctor and listen to your body. Your programme should include a pre-exercise medical evaluation, graded exercise test and a specific exercise prescription, tailored for you. High-risk individuals need continuous heart rate monitoring, says Dr Aashish Contractor, Director, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai

to twice a day, and when you reach 3060 minutes, once a day is good enough. After a heart ailment, you should take you about six weeks to reach this goal. As you achieve this, it is important to add strength training to your routine, for maximum health benefits.

Special precautions

While exercising you need to be particularly aware of any symptoms such as angina or shortness of breath. It’s important to remember that any discomfort in the upper part of the body,

from navel to nose, which increases with exertion, should be viewed as angina, unless proven otherwise. If you do notice angina, unusual shortness of breath or fatigue with exercise, then you need to stop exercising and seek the advice of your doctor before continuing with exercise. We have all heard the phrase “no pain, no gain”, but this is absolutely not true when it comes to heart disease and exercise. There is no defined limit to the amount of exercise you can do with heart disease but at the same time, it’s important to

discuss your case with your doctor and listen to your body. Your programme should include a pre-exercise medical evaluation, graded exercise test and a specific exercise prescription, tailored for you. High-risk individuals need closer supervision and continuous heart rate monitoring. All patients should be encouraged to enrol in a formal cardiac rehabilitation programme. A lifetime of moderate intensity exercise, which is sustainable and enjoyable, will yield the best results in terms of both quality and quantity of life.

of warmth or Pita, which encompasses the functioning of our enzymes, insulin and hormones. Then there is the system of control which keeps the two other energy systems in balance. This third factor is called the Kapha. Jeera affects both the systems of activity and control, that is Vata and Kapha, more dominantly the latter.”

Can jeera water reduce belly fat?

“If you have it in the morning, it stimulates the production of insulin in the body and decreases the levels of glycosylated haemoglobin,” says Dayal. “Further it is rich in iron, which is an essential element for the formation of haemoglobin in the blood required for transport of oxygen,” she adds.

In the ayurvedic knowledge system,

jeera is considered one of the many foods for preventing obesity. Says Dr Subhash Markande, consultant Ayurvedic physician at CGH Earth’s SwaSwara clinic, Gokarna, “There are three systems in Ayurveda that one has to factor in. First is the system of activity, which we call Vata, where the entire energy is about activities and movements in cells. There’s a system

Obesity is a result of the pileup of postdigestive cellular waste in our body. What is fat but unwanted digestive waste. Jeera clears this waste by breaking the fat molecules present between the cells. Jeera, by smoothening digestion, assimilation and absorption of nutrients, blocks the generation of body waste. In the process, it prevents malabsorption of what we do not need.” Jeera is hot in potency, so generates warmth, and is a bit dry in nature. “With these features, it supports body metabolism,” says Dr Markande. Besides, jeera has multifarious uses that keep the body well-oiled. “It is an appetiser, anti-fungal, an analgesic, detoxifies the uterus, cleanses your palate by interacting with saliva. Jeera with jaggery is good for fighting gas,” says Dr Markande. So what’s the best way to have jeera water? “Though people prefer to have it in the morning, it can be had at any time of the day. You can even have it with the food itself, taking sips of jeera water in between to prevent manufacturing of fat. It is best had parboiled but you can have it warm or cold depending on the season,” adds he.

Jeera water will not help specifically in reducing belly fat. However, by improving metabolism, it helps in overall fat loss combined with other factors like diet and lifestyle management, say experts.

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Green Moong Sprouts Chivda

Chivda, in its different forms, is a must-have snack in every household across many communities, and it works great as a tea-time snack too,” says Chef Ramakrishnan. “This is my take on the humble chivda, with a delicious and kinda healthy twist if prepped in the right way.”

Ingredients

¼ cup dry coconut slivers

½ tsp mustard seeds

½ tsp cumin seeds

2 pinches asafoetida

½ tsp turmeric

½ tsp salt + to taste

½ tsp sugar

Method

Ň Heat some oil for frying, and fry the green moong sprouts. Remove, drain and set aside when done.

Ň Fry the curry leaves and peanuts, remove, drain and set aside.

Ň Fry the garlic cloves, green chillies and the dry coconut slivers. Remove, drain and set aside.

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Aries

Ganesha says that this week will be mixed and profitable. You need to control your anger. Fullness will be seen in your nature and behavior. Married life will be good. You may have health problems

Taurus

Ganesha says that this week, someone’s health will be bad in the family, and mental stress will increase. You will have a good connection with colleagues in the workplace. Reputation may increase.

Gemini

Ganesha says that this week is very improved for religious work. There will also be opportunities to travel. Religious work will be done in the home. You will get successful in your work with your intelligence. Sweetness will be seen in married life. You will be able to win over your enemies this week.

Cancer

Your Ganesha says that this week, money will be spent on your noble works and field related to religion. You will get all possible support from your friends and workmate or colleagues. This week you will be disposed of religious activities. Happiness and conjunction from the family will be good.

Leo

Ganesha says that there will be an increase in business and business this week. Relations with people holding high positions will be established and a good time will be spent with them.

500 ml oil for frying

1 cup green moong sprouts

15 to 20 curry leaves

¼ cup peanuts

10 garlic cloves, peeled

3 green chillies, chopped

Ň Heat oil in another pan, add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Once they splutter, add the asafoetida and turmeric. Add the salt needed for the mixture to the oil; adding salt to the oil helps to evenly distribute the salt in the mixture.

Ň Add this tadka to the fried green moong sprouts. Add all the other fried ingredients. Add the sugar and mix well.

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Interaction with new people will increase and business contacts will be founded with them. This week, there will be all possible endorsements and help from family members and friend.

Virgo

Ganesha says that there will be no success in occupation this week. Good relations will be established with people keeping high positions. There will be enjoyment in the house, so it is necessary to change your habits. Good relations will be constituted with high-ranking people this week. There will be an environment of happiness by getting any good news regarding the family.

Libra

Ganesha says that this week you will get good news. You will spend a better time with your family members. You will participate in religious work and in the field related to charity. Government work will be extinguished without any interruptions. Destiny is going to be

good this week.

Scorpio

Ganesha says that this week you will be prosperous in making new plans related to work. You will start up with good relations with big businessmen or officials. The relationships made by you will prove useful in getting you the benefit of satisfaction. You will be able to defeat enemies with the help of your best friends.

Sagittarius

Ganesha says that this week you are going to conquer inauspicious positions. You will defeat your enemies. A better time will be spent with house members. There will be a blissful environment in the family. During this time you will get an improved profit from real estate

Capricorn

Ganesha says that this week, people will get a lot of affection from family members. Faith in religion will increase.

Your personality will remain impressive. You will accomplish your tasks by using dexterity of conversation and agility. Some good messages will be received this week. There will be victory in the law court.

Aquarius

Ganesha says that this week will get respect and profit in the government sector. Good relations will be founded with high-ranking people. Your attraction will be in politics, but you should be a little careful with the people involved in politics, otherwise, suffering will arise for you.

Pisces

Ganesha says that this week you may get opportunities to achieve accomplishment in politics and you will have friendships with high-ranking people in government service. Being of a generous nature, you will work for the good of others. You will get money from the dominations.

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