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Impeachment is witch-hunt: Trump US President slams the Democrats and denounces the impeachment inquiry into him as a “witch hunt” during an election rally IANS, MIAMI

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S President Donald Trump has slammed the Democrats and denounced the impeachment inquiry into him as a “witch hunt” during an election campaign rally in Sunrise, Florida.

Trump made the remarks when he met his supporters at a jampacked BB&T Center in Sunrise, which has a capacity of around 20,000 people, Efe news reported.

“The economy is booming, wages are rising, crime is falling, poverty is plummeting, confidence is soaring and America is stronger than ever before,” Trump yelled before a cheering audience holding signs and wearing MAGA (“Make America Great Again”) caps. Two months after Trump changed his permanent residence from New York to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, the US President told the

crowd that in next year’s elections he would join the voters of the “Sunshine State, my home”.

As in previous rallies, he trumpeted what he considers achievements of his administration, including some economic indicators, military spending and his Mexico border wall.

“The wall is happening, it’s getting built rapidly and it’s a real wall!” he said.

On this occasion, he also boasted of the killing of the Islamic State terror group leader, Abu Bakr al-Bagdadi.

“A few weeks ago, US special forces brought the world’s number one terrorist to justice. The bloodthirsty savage known as al-Baghdadi is dead, finally,” he said.

The US President arrived in Florida, where he will spend the Thanksgiving holiday at his Mar-aLago estate, amid the impeachment inquiry into allegations he withheld

aid to Ukraine in order to pressure its government to probe former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son for alleged corruption.

He reiterated that his phone call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was “a perfect phone call.” He said Zelensky has said that there was no pressure applied to him, and Trump denied that there was any quid pro quo, while continuing his attacks on the Bidens.

With the “impeach-

ment witch hunt”, he said, as before with the alleged Russian 2016 campaign interference, which was investigated by former special prosecutor

US President Donald Trump.

Robert Mueller, “radical left Democrats are trying to rip our nation apart”.

“They’re pushing that impeachment witch hunt and a lot of bad things are happening to them. You see what’s happening in the polls?

Everybody said ‘That’s really bullshit!’,” he said.

The Miami Herald reported that no recent polling that has taken the political temperature of Floridians has been made public, but a New York Times/Sienna poll a month ago found 39 per cent would vote for Trump, and 43 per cent against him. The same poll found that 49 per cent of voters supported impeachment, and a majority opposed his removal.

US, China hold talks to Trump to designate Mexican drug resolve trade conflict cartels as terror organizations BEIJING: US and Chinese trade representatives held talks on resolving key issues in the ongoing trade conflict between the two countries, the China’s Trade Ministry said on Tuesday.

“The two sides discussed the resolution of each other’s core concerns, reached consensus on the resolution of relevant issues, and agreed to maintain communication on the remaining issues of the first phase of the agreement and consultation,” a statement on the ministry’s website said.

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, leading the negotiations on the Chinese side, and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, along with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin exchanged views in a telephone call early Tuesday, Efe news reported.

On the Chinese side, Commerce Minister Zhong Shan, People’s Bank of China Governor Yi Gang, and vice president of the National Development and Reform Commission (the country’s main economic planning body), Ning Jizhe, were also present during the meeting.

China’s commerce ministry said earlier this month that they had reached an agreement with Washington to phase out the duties

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that both sides had been imposing during the dispute, however US President Donald Trump lowered expectations days later.

Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during an economic forum in Beijing that his country wanted to work on an agreement based on “mutual respect and equality,” but that it was not China that started the conflict and it would retaliate if necessary.

The latest escalation in the trade war, which has resulted in successive tariff hikes from both countries for nearly two years, happened on September 1 with a 10-15 per cent increase in tariffs from Washington on Chinese imports worth $112 billion.

It remains to be seen whether on December 15 the same increase of up to 15 per cent will apply to all other US imports from China, the total value of which would reach $300 billion.

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S President Donald Trump has said that US will designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

“I will be designating the cartels,” Donald Trump said on being asked about the issue during a radio interview on Tuesday.

Trump said he has been “working on that for the last 90 days”, Efe news reported.

“You know, designation is not that easy, you have to go through a process, and we are well into that process”, the US President said.

When asked what measures he would take after the designation and if drone strikes were a possibility, he said, “I don’t want to say what I am going to do”.

Deadly violence by Mexican drug cartels has gained fresh attention in the US recently after the killing of nine Mormon women and children who were dual Mexican and American citizens.

After the massacre, Trump in a tweet offered to help Mexico “wage WAR on the drug cartels and wipe them off the face of the earth”.

Trump in his interview claimed to have offered to collaborate with Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the fight against the cartels, saying, “I’ve actually offered him to let us go in and

The designation of cartels as terrorist organizations could lead to new sanctions.

Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard responded to Trump’s statements, saying that the country “will never allow any actions that signifies a violation of its national sovereignty. We will act firmly” clean it out. He so far has rejected the offer, but at some point something has to be done.”

Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard responded to Trump’s statements Tuesday, saying that the country “will never allow any actions that signifies a violation of its national sovereignty. We will act firmly”.

“I have already conveyed the (our) position to the EU as well as our resolve to tackle transnational organized crime. Mutual respect is the basis of cooperation,” he added on Twitter. The designation of cartels as terrorist organizations could lead to new sanctions, as well as the allocation of more resources to combat them

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Growth down, but no recession yet: FM Sitharaman rejected opposition member’ contention that demonetization had triggered the slowdown, saying it had helped cull out black money and formalize the economy fiscals but listed out several measures taken by the government to prop up the economy. She said that she had taken 32 major steps to boost the economy and they had been bearing fruit.

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oming under attack from the opposition parties in Rajya Sabha over slowdown and job losses, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on November 27 compared the macro-economic data of the NDA-I government with that of UPA-II to drive home the point that all was well with the economy.

Replying to members on the short duration discussion in the Upper House, she said that India’s real GDP growth was at 6.4 per cent at the end of UPA-II (20092014) while it was 7.5 per cent, between 2014-2019, in the NDA government.

“I have reason to do it. You must permit me and you may kindly hear,” the Finance Minister told opposition. Soon after this, most of the opposition members walked

The lagged effect of twin balance sheet crisis faced by banks had caused the GDP slowdown Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: IANS)

out from the House while the Minister continued her response to the various issues highlighted by various MPs. As many as 23 members spoke on the economic situation in the country.

On growth concerns with many opposition members blaming the government decisions of demone-

tization and “hasty” GST implementation for the slowing GDP, Sitharaman said that growth may have come down but it is not recession yet.

The Minister said that the lagged effect of twin balance sheet crisis faced by banks had caused the GDP slowdown in the last two

Sitharaman rejected opposition member’ contention that demonetization had triggered the slowdown, saying it had helped cull out black money and formalize the economy.

The Minister said that tax buoyancy has increased over the last few years and tax base has also increased.

She also noted the positive impact of digitization, saying many coun-

All eyes on Air India disinvestment IANS, NEW DELHI

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ivil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on November 27 said in Rajya Sabha that national carrier Air India will have to close down if it is not privatized.

He, however, said that a favorable deal would be ensured for all the employees.

“I will go to that extent and say that,” the Minister said replying to a question in the Upper House.

Taking a small pause Puri said that the airline would be closed

down if not privatized.

The government is readying the bid document for selling off its entire stake in the national carrier and has set March 31 as deadline for completing the disinvestment process. In earlier attempt, the Modi government had in May, 2018 invited the expression of interest (EoI) to sell 76 per cent of its stake but not a single private party showed interest in the first stage of bidding.

The top aviation ministry officials and Air India Chief Ashwani Lohani are currently meeting the

tries were keen to replicate the same.

On the revenue position, she said that revenue receipts had increased in the first six months of the current fiscal. Further, a total of Rs 3.26 lakh crore out of targeted Rs 6.63 lakh crore in the budget had been collected in the first 7 months of FY20.

Starting the short duration discussion, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma raised concerns around government finances, saying the fiscal deficit could have reached alarming levels, factoring in all the refunds due from the government.

The former Union Minister also said that investment had fallen to record low and people’s trust in the banking system had been going down.

He took a swipe at the government, saying it was in a state of denial.

Pragya to be removed from defense panel

Air India has stayed afloat on government support (Photo: IANS)

potential investors before launching the bid process.

Hardeep Puri had last week said that the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Air India had earlier met and taken some decisions.

Asked by a member in the Rajya Sabha if pilots had been leaving the

airline in the wake of privatization, the Minister replied in negative.

Air India has stayed afloat on government support. The UPA-II government had cleared a financial package of over Rs 30,000 crore to ensure the public sector carrier survived.

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday condemned Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur for her statement on Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi Pragya in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday and said that she will be removed from the consultative committee on defense.

BJP’s working president J.P. Nadda said: “We have decided that Pragya Singh Thakur will be removed from the consultative committee of defense, and in this session, she will not be allowed to participate in the parliamentary party meetings.”

—IANS

Opposition alliance could cross BJP tally in Jharkhand election IANS, NEW DELHI/RANCHI

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he ruling BJP is expected to be the highest vote getter in Jharkhand, winning between 28 and 38 seats, but the opposition alliance of CongressJMM together with RJD could give the BJP a tough fight, says the IANS-CVoter Jharkhand Opinion Poll.

According to the opinion poll, though the BJP is the most favored party in the state, it might not make the winning figure of 41 seats needed to form the government in the 81-member state Assembly.

Ahead of the five-phased Jhark-

Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a public meeting at Manika in Jharkhand's Latehar district. (Photo: IANS)

hand elections set to begin on November 30, the opinion poll says that opposition Jharkhand

Mukti Morcha (JMM) could come a close second to the BJP, winning between 18 and 28 seats.

Its alliance partner Congress could get between 4 and 10 seats.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is unlikely to make a major presence in the state and its seat projection is not listed separately in the opinion poll. For the record, these parties had fought the last Jharkhand Assembly elections separately.

Taking a mid-range in seat projections, the opinion poll for the tracker month of November shows that the JMM (23 seats), Congress (7 seats) — RJD’s seat projection has not been given separately —could go head-to-head with the BJP midrange seat projection of 33 seats.

The seat projection for the All Jharkhand Students Union

(AJSU), with which the BJP was in alliance in 2014 but the two are contesting separately this time, is 3 to 9 seats (mid-range 6 seats). In the event of a close contest, this parting of ways may prove costly for the BJP. The seats projection for the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) is 3 to 9 seats, like the AJSU. The JVM is not in alliance with any party in these polls.

“The Tracking Poll Fieldwork covers random probability samples taken during the last 7 days from the release date. The sample spread is across all Assembly segments in the poll bound state,” said Team CVoter.

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PIO named source for Ukraine info House of Representatives Intelligence Committee named Kashyap Patel as a source providing information on Ukraine matters directly to Donald Trump ARUL LOUIS, NEW YORK

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n Indian-American White House Official has been enmeshed in the controversy over President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine that is the focus of the impeachment hearings against him.

House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff on Thursday named Kashyap Patel as a source providing information on Ukraine matters directly to Trump, bypassing the National Security Council (NSC) staffers in-charge of the country’s matters.

Patel, who is the senior director of counter terrorism in the NSC, is a political appointee caught in the crossfire between Trump loyalists and those taking on the president.

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US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testifies before the House panel in Washington, DC.

tion,” she replied.

To reinforce the Democratic line that there was an unofficial parallel foreign policy set up dealing with Ukraine, Schiff said that Trump thought an individual was the director of Ukraine in the NSC

Indians account for 93% of H4 visas in US: Jaishankar NEW DELHI: Indians today account for 93 per cent of the total number of visas under H4 visa category, which is meant work permit for the spouses, in the US, said External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha.

The member KJ Alphons has asked the Chair whether there has been a move by the US government to prevent spouses of H-1B visa holders from working, which affects something like half-a-million spouses.

To this, Jaishankar said that the ability of spouses to work was introduced in 2015 and this category of visa is called H4 visa and interestingly Indians today account for 93 per cent of the total number of visas issued in this category.

“There was some controversy whether this program would be continued but right now, the program is continued. There is a court order to the effect that it should be continued but the Trump Administration has indicated that it may review it at some point of time,” Jaishankar said.

In the House, the Congress member Syed Nasir Hussain asked

and asked her who it was.

Hill said that the person was referred to only as “Kash” and “I had to search my mind. The only Kash I knew at the National Security Agency was Kash Patel.”

Schiff asked her if he worked on

Ukraine and reported to her, and she replied that Lt Col Alexander Vindman, who testified on earlier, was the director for Ukraine and she did not oversee Patel.

In secret hearings last month Vindman had told the panel inves-

tigating Trump for impeachment that Patel had misrepresented his expertise on Ukraine to the president.

Because of this he had been prevented from attending a briefing for Trump, he said.

Patel had worked for the Intelligence Committee, when it was controlled by the Republicans and David Nunes was its chair.

As an aide to Trump’s vociferous supporter Nunes, Patel raised questions about the credibility of the allegations against Trump of colluding with Russians, which led to the protracted inquiry by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who ultimately did not find such collusion.

Patel was the principal author of a memo issued by Nunes that accused the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department of bias against Trump and of abusing laws to get warrants to conduct surveillance of a Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page.

The government could not find any grounds to prosecute Page.

Patel had earlier worked as a counter-terrorism prosecutor for the Justice Department.

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whether US government has disqualified seven Indian IT companies from applying for H-1B visas?

The External Affair Minister said there is no such thing. With regard to the seven major Indian employers, there is no disqualification on any of them, he said.

Jaishankar explained that the number of visas for which they have applied to has come down in the last few years. “Denial rates have also gone up. But, denial rates have not gone up only for the Indian companies; denial rates have gone up for all companies,” he explained.

So, as far as these seven companies are concerned, even last year, they got 3,828 new visas, and 15,230 renewal of H-1B visas.

ndian-origin Tamkeen Shaikh, born and raised in Ahmedabad, has been selected as the Conservative Party candidate for the Barking constituency for the December 12 UK elections.

“Delighted to be selected as the Conservative Party Candidate for Barking. Hard work begins now! #BlueBarking,” Shaikh, who studied and worked as a journalist in India before coming to the UK, tweeted on being named candidate.

A staunch supporter of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brexit, Shaikh left home 14 years ago for a Masters in media and management in the UK. Married with two children, Shaikh is now working in the education sector.

She says: “The reason I have joined politics and particularly the Conservative Party is, it’s the best way to contribute to the society and the party believes in creating opportunities for business and innovation.

“Here the Parliament is pushing to have 50:50 representation of men

Indian-origin Tamkeen Shaikh with Boris Johnson.

A staunch supporter of PM Boris Johnson and Brexit, Shaikh left home for Masters in media & management in the UK and women and are encouraging women on a wider scale to get involved in politics. If elected my priority is to draw more investments in school, social enterprise, youth

engagement, building family homes and care for the elderly.”

“The mantra that has worked for me is ato be consistent and persistent’ that will lead you to achieve your goals. Indians are a large economical contributors in UK and continue to do so. Indian community has integrated well within the community and are making huge progress in all sectors,” she added.

“Like the majority of Barking residents, I voted Leave and I want to get Brexit done,” she said.

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Trump approves bill supporting HK protesters Hong Kong’s government said the bill would send the wrong signal and would not help to ease the situation IANS, HONG KONG

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S President Donald Trump has signed two bills that supports human rights and prodemocracy protesters in Hong Kong, drawing angry objections from Beijing’s Foreign Ministry.

The Human Rights and Democracy Act mandates an annual review, to check if Hong Kong has enough autonomy to justify its special status with the US, BBC reported.

The US move came almost simultaneously along with a key development in the estuary state on Thursday where police and firemen entered a university which had been under police siege for more than 10 days.

SHORT TAKES

Pak mulling imposition of emergency?

ISLAMABAD: The highest echelons in the Pakistan government are mulling the imposition of emergency to meet any untoward situation arisBajwa ing due to developments regarding the uncertainty over extension in service for Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, said sources.

The News and Jang reported on November 26 that no conclusive decision has been arrived at by the high-ups since most of the senior officials are not in agreement with the proposal.

‘Elected people needed in Af peace settlement’ UNITED NATIONS: India has issued a note of caution for the United States peace efforts in Afghanistan with the Taliban saying that the elected representatives should be the main voice in deciding the nation’s future.

Any solution should have “constitutional legitimacy and a political mandate” and “not leave ungoverned spaces for terrorists and their proxies to exploit,” Indian diplomat Vidhisha Maitra said on Wednesday.

“In any country, it is the people of that country and the elected representatives of that country who should have the leading voice in deciding their future,” Maitra told the General Assembly during the debate on Afghanistan. `—IANS

“I signed these bills out of respect for President Xi, China, and the people of Hong Kong.

They are being enacted in the hope that Leaders and Representatives of China and Hong Kong will be able to amicably settle their differences leading to long term peace and prosperity for all,” Trump said in a statement on Wednesday.

On the other hand, Hong Kong’s government said the bill would send the wrong signal and would not help to ease the situation. China said it would take “firm counter measures” — accusing Washington of “absolutely sinister intentions”, foreign media reported.

The Chinese state media said the bill was “unnecessary and groundless, and will damage exchanges

between the region and the US”.

The US President is seeking a deal with China, in order to end a damaging trade war between the two countries.

He had previously been noncommittal about whether he would sign the bill, saying he was “with” Hong Kong but that Mr Xi was also “an incredible guy”, BBC reported.

However, the bill had widespread congressional support, which meant that even if he vetoed it, lawmakers could potentially have voted to overturn his decision.

Trump also signed a second bill, which bans the export of crowdcontrol munitions to the police in Hong Kong — including tear gas, rubber bullets and stun guns. “(The bills) are being enacted in

A rioter setting fire and destroys public facilities outside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Photo: Xinhua/IANS)

the hope that leaders and representatives of China and Hong Kong will be able to amicably settle their differences, leading to long-term peace and prosperity for all,” he added.

On Sunday, Hong Kong held local council elections that were

Dhaka cafe attack: 7 sent to gallows IANS, DHAKA/NEW DELHI

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even members of banned terror outfit Jamaat-ulMujahideen Bangladesh, including one wanted in India in the 2014 Burdwan blast case, were sentenced to death on November 27 for carrying out the deadly attack at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka in 2016, which killed 22 people, including Tarishi Jain, an Indian student, and a number of foreign nationals.

The Dhaka Anti-terrorism Special Tribunal Judge Mohammad Mujibur Rahman acquitted one of the accused identified as Mizanur Rahman alias Boro Mizan and sentenced rest of the seven accused to death besides slapping a fine of 50,000 Bangladeshi taka on each of the convicts. Mizanur Rahman was

Police escort a member of JMB after he was sentenced to death for an attack on a Dhaka’s Holey Artisan Bakery. (Photo: bdnews24/IANS)

acquitted as allegations brought against him could not be proved.

The seven terrorists sentenced to death are Jahangir Hossain, Aslam Hossain Rash, Hadisur Rahman, Rakibul Hasan Regan, Md Abdus Sabur Khan, Shariful Islam Khaled and Mamunur Rashid Ripon.

The attack took place on July 1, 2016 when five armed men laid siege at the Holey Artisan Bakery for 12 hours, taking dozens of hostages and killing 22 people, including nine Italians, seven Japanese and the 19-year-old Indian student Jain.

seen as a barometer of public opinion towards the government and the protesters.

The elections saw a landslide victory for the pro-democracy movement, with 17 of the 18 councils now controlled by prodemocracy councillors.

Sri Lanka: New role for Muttiah Muralitharan COLOMBO: Sri Lankan cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan is tipped to be appointed as Governor of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

He is among three new Governors set to be appointed by the new government of Lankan President, who took over earlier this month.

President Rajapaksa had personally invited Muralitharan to accept the post of the Governor of the Northern Province, the Daily Mirror said quoting sources.

The former ace spinner would be appointed the Governor of the Northern Province, while Anuradha Yahampath would be appointed the Governor of the Eastern Province and Tissa Vitharana would take charge as Governor of the North Central Province, said the report.

Labour manifesto pledges to teach colonialism in school IANS, LONDON/NEW DELHI

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n an apparent move to woo the sizeable British Indian community from veering towards the Conservatives, Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has unveiled a specific Race and Faith Manifesto that plans to teach students about the “historical injustice” and Britain’s role in slavery and colonialism.

The manifesto unveiled on November 26 ahead of next month’s elections calls for a new body to oversee the legacy of colonialism

and a race equality unit at the Treasury. It also contains policies on how to combat anti-Semitism in Britain.

The manifesto says the party will also force businesses to report on the pay gap faced by their black, Asian and ethnic minority employees.

Corbyn said: “Our Race and Faith Manifesto presents our unshakeable commitment to challenge the inequalities and discrimination that has faced too many communities.”

The manifesto says: “Understanding the breadth of Britain’s

British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn holds a copy of the party’s election manifesto. (Photo by Ray Tang/Xinhua)

history is crucial to tackling the injustices and racism in our society and around the world that persist today.

“The legacies of colonialism and slavery remain evident in modern

day Britain, where Black and Asian people face structural racism in the economy and are hugely underrepresented in positions of power in Britain — in politics, academia and the judiciary.

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Uddhav Thackeray sworn-in as Maharashtra Chief Minister

In an unusual gesture of humility, soon after completing the formalities, Thackeray, the first from the politically prominent Thackeray clan to hold the post, stepped to the front of the stage and knelt down

In Nitin Raut, Rahul gets his nominee in MVA govt

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hiv Sena President Uddhav B. Thackeray was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra at a colorful function held in Shivaji Park here on Thursday evening.

Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of office and secrecy at 6.40 pm to Thackeray - who sported a striking saffron colored kurta-pyjama, the Sena’s color.

In an unusual gesture of humility, soon after completing the formalities, Thackeray, the first from the politically prominent Thackeray clan to hold the post, stepped to the front of the stage and knelt down, touching his hands and head on the floor to express his gratitude to the people of Maharashtra for the honor bestowed on him.

Thackeray is the third from the Sena to be Chief Minister after Manohar Joshi and Narayan Rane in the late 1990s.

Besides, two legislators from each of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)’s constituents — the Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Congress Party, and the Congress, also took oath as ministers.

They are: Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde and Subhash Desai, NCP’s Jayant Patil and Chhagan Bhujbal, and Congress’ Balasaheb Thorat

Uddhav Thackeray takes oath as the 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra during his swearing-in ceremony in Mumbai on November 28. (Photo: IANS)

and Nitin Raut.

Among the prominent dignitaries present on the occasion were more than 500 farmers and farm widows from all over Maharashtra, Thackeray’s cousin and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray, Reliance Group industrialist Mukesh Ambani, his wife Nita Ambani and their family.

At least three Chief Ministers from other states, six former Maharashtra CM like Sharad Pawar, Sushilkumar Shinde, Manohar Joshi, Prithviraj Chavan, Ashok Chavan and Devendra Fadnavis were present.

Other prominent personalities from all the three parties included

Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Kapil Sibal, Rajiv Shukla, Praful Patel, Kishore Tiwari, Supriya Sule-Pawar, Sanjay Raut, Arvind Sawant, Rohit Pawar, and Ajit Pawar and his son Parth Pawar.

Thackeray’s son Aditya Thackeray and wife Rashmi Thackeray, besides aunt Kundatai (mother of Raj Thackeray) who was seen shedding tears of joy at her nephew’s ascent as CM, were also present.

Scores of leaders, legislators, MPs and well-wishers touched Thackeray’s feet as he gracefully accepted their wishes and felicitations. A group of Jain monks and sanyasins also turned up impromp-

NEW DELHI: The Congress nominee in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition government included Nitin Raut, a close aide of Rahul Gandhi, which indicated that the former party chief had a say in the selection of party representatives to be sworn in as Ministers in the Uddhav Bal Thackeray-led government, sources said.

Raut was head of the AICC’s SC section and working president of the Maharashtra Congress.

Rahul and his team were initially averse to the party joining hands with the Shiv Sena, but agreed to back the Sena-led government after the common minimum programme (CMP) was finalized and all contentious issues were resolved.

Other Congress Minister, Balasahab Thorat, is Maratha. Raut belongs to the Scheduled Caste.

The Congress had tried to strike a social balance, said a leader.

Along with Thackeray, two Ministers from each major MVA con-

stituents have taken the oath of the office. As per the power-sharing agreement, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will get the Deputy Chief Minister and Nitin Raut the Deputy Speaker’s posts. The Congress will get the Speaker’s post.

The Congress is pushing former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan for the Speaker’s post, but the NCP is reluctant on his name, according to top NCP sources. The NCP wanted a person who would take decisions as per need and not to dial the Congress central leadership, the sources said referring the former CM’s backing in New Delhi.

Before appointed as the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Chavan was a Minister in the Manmohan Singh government and was handling PMO and personnel departments.

tu to pray for, wish and bless Thackeray and son Aaditya, on the stage after the oath ceremony.

Shivaji Park was transformed into a colorful sea of humanity

with an estimated over 100,000 people including activists of the three MVA parties and others coming from all over Maharashtra to witness the historical event.

Maha govt’s focus on ‘secular, all-inclusive’ common agenda IANS, MUMBAI

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n a major deviation from its known pro-Hindutva stance of the past 30 years, the Shiv Senaled Maha Vikas Aghadi announced a “secular, all-inclusive” Common Minimum Programme as it prepared to form the new Maharashtra government in alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress on Thursday.

The preamble of the three parties’ Common Minimum Programme states: “The alliance partners commit to uphold the secular values enshrined in the Constitution. On contentious issues of national importance as well of state importance especially having repercussions/consequences on the secular fabric of the nation, the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress will take a joint view after holding consultations and

NCP President Sharad Pawar (C) with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray (L) and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. (Photo: IANS)

arriving at a consensus.”

The CMP focuses on hugely on the burning issues of the farmers, unemployment problems, minorities, downtrodden sections, urban roads and housing, girls and

women’s issues, besides problems plaguing the industry, health sector and other fields for the overall public benefit in the state. The CMP was announced at a joint press conference by Shiv Sena’s Eknath

Shinde, NCP’s Jayant Patil, NCP national spokesperson Nawab Malik and Congress’ Balasaheb Thorat.

Spelling cheers for Mumbaikars, the MVA government said it will provide homes of 500 square feet free of cost to slumdwellers instead of 300 square feet in Mumbai as well as across Maharashtra, under the Slum Rehabilitation Programme, with best infrastructure and basic facilities.

The CMP also promises wholesome meals for only Rs 10 for common citizens, which was part of the Sena’s original election manifesto.

To ensure proper implementation of the CMP, two committees - one within the state cabinet and another among the three alliance partners will be formed for better coordination, they said.

Among the CMP’s major highlights are: immediate loan waiver to

farmers, prompt assistance to farmers suffering due to unseasonal rains and floods, revising the crop insurance scheme to ensure immediate compensation to farmers who have suffered crop losses, ensuring remunerative prices for farm produce and sustainable water supply schemes for the drought-hit regions.

To address unemployment, the MVA regime will take immediate steps to fill up all vacant posts in the government, enact a law to provide 80 per cent jobs to domiciled locals, and provide fellowships to educated unemployed youth.

For women, girls from economically weaker sections will be given free education, working women’s hostels will be built in cities and district headquarters, and increased honorarium and better service conditions for anganwadi sevikas/asha workers will be provided.

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Kohli, pacers run riot in maiden Pink Ball Test, win series 2-0

This was India 12th consecutive home series victory as they also became the first team ever to complete four successive innings victories in the five-day format IANS, KOLKATA

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irat Kohli and his quick bowling trio trampled Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs to clean sweep the series 2-0 in their maiden pink ball Test at the iconic Eden Gardens.

This was India 12th consecutive home series victory as they also became the first team ever to complete four successive innings victories in the five-day format. India had won the first rubber by an innings and 130 runs.

After India declared their first innings on 347/9 on Saturday, Bangladesh slumped to 14/3 by the seventh over and risked losing the match inside two days.

But Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah, who made 39 before a

Sneha impresses in Formula 4 race

BANGLADESH 106 & 195 (Mushfiqur Rahim 74; Umesh Yadav 5/53, Ishant Sharma 4/56; INDIA 347/9d (Virat Kohli 136, Cheteshwar Pujara 55, Ajinkya Rahane 51) won by an innings and 46 runs.

India had won the first rubber by an innings and 130 runs.

hamstring injury forced him to retire hurt, forced a third day’s play as they went into stumps at 152/6.

It then took India less than an hour to wrap up proceedings as Mushfiqur top-scored with a fight-

ing 76 before holing out to Ravindra Jadeja at covers off Umesh Yadav who returned figures of 5/53. All other batters fell around him as Mahmudullah could not come out to bat.

Odisha to host men’s hockey WC IANS, BHUBANESWAR

O Sneha Sharma. (Photo: IANS)

SEPANG (MALAYSIA): Indias top woman racer Sneha Sharma came up with a stellar performance to finish overall 6th in Race Round 9 of the prestigious Formula 4 South East Asia Championship 2019, here at the Sepang International formula 1 Circuit, Malaysia.

Sneha, one of the first women to break into the racing circles in the country, was the only Indian driver in the race, she was also the only woman competitor among all boys this round. Racing in a Formula 4 car and supported by Indigo Airlines & JK Tyre Motorsport, she was up against a formidable line up of drivers from seven different countries, mostly from Europe.

The 29-year-old Indigo Airlines pilot by profession clocked a best time of 2:16:665 in qualifying to finish 6th in race 4.

She finished the first race in 8th position before taking the 7th position in race 2 and 3.

—IANS

Ishant Sharma, who claimed 5/22 in the first innings, was the wreckerin-chief in the second as well, returning 4/56 with an impeccable display of seam bowling.

Bangladesh were shot out for 106 in the first innings and trailed their hosts by 89 runs. They resumed the third day at 152/6, still trailing by 89 runs. Ebadat Hossain walked out to bat with Mushfiqur but it took Umesh little time to have him caught by Kohli at slips.

disha is going to host the men’s hockey World Cup again in 2023, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Wednesday.

The Chief Minister said the matches will be played both in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. The Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar had hosted the men’s hockey World Cup in 2018.

“This has once again proved that Odisha has truly become the global centre of world hockey. Hockey fans will witness the finest display of

Odisha chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. (Photo: IANS)

hockey in the winter of 2023 both in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela,” said a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).

It may be mentioned here that three countries were in the race to host the World Cup — Malaysia, Belgium and India. After a series of bidding rounds, India won the bid to host the World Cup. Hockey India has selected Odisha as the venue and partnered Odisha government to host big event in 2023.

The Panposh hostel in Rourkela is the nerve centre of hockey in the country and as a tribute to the contribution of Sundergarh to Indian hockey, the Chief Minister proposed to host this prestigious event in Rourkela.

Rahim was next to go as he tried to be aggressive and up the ante.

Al-Amin Hossain was the last to go as he was caught behind by Wriddhiman Saha off Umesh.

Earlier, Kohli slammed a magnificent 136 and added 99 runs with his deputy Ajinkya Rahane who fell for a fluent 51. On Day 1, Cheteshwar Pujara also struck a similar 55.

The India captain cover-drove Ebadot Hossain to reach 99 and, with the crowd chanting his name, took two off spinner Taijul Islam to bring up his 27th test century, and 20th as captain.

Kohli equalled former Australian great Ricky Ponting’s record of 41 international centuries as captain.

With the century, the 31-year-old also surpassed Ponting’s tally of 19 Test tons as skipper.

Don’t ask till January: Dhoni on comeback MUMBAI: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Wednesday that he won’t talk about his muchawaited comeback till January.

M.S. Dhoni “January tak mat poocho (don’t ask me till January),” said Dhoni at an event here before questions on his break, which started with India’s semifinal loss to New Zealand in the World Cup in July, could even be asked.

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he FIFA delegation along with members of the Local Organising Committee visited the Indira Gandhi Athletic International Stadium, and had a comprehensive look at the stadium and the training facilities.

Delegates from the football’s governing body were satisfied with the conditions in Guwahati. FIFA’s Project Lead for FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020, Oliver Vogt remarked: “We are very happy to be back after 2017.

We know the passion for football in this part of the country, and are

India U-17 women’s football team. (Photo: IANS)

confident we will repeat the success of 2017 if Guwahati is picked as a venue for FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup next year.”

Tournament Director of the

LOC, Roma Khanna said: “It is really good to be back in Guwahati. As we know, this region is bursting with affinity towards football, as well as talent. We had a fan-

tastic tournament in 2017, but that was the benchmark. The support from all stakeholders has to be even better. The infrastructure from 2017 is in place, but some modifications need to come in.

“Since the infrastructure is in place here, what the message should now be is about celebrating women’s football. Let us take this message, and reach out to as many people.

“This World Cup has the potential of changing women’s football in the country and we’re confident that we’ll be able to do that with the support of all the stakeholders,” Khanna said.

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250 Indian students held in US The students, mostly from India, arrested in a sting operation by US immigration officials who set up a fake university IANS, NEW YORK

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total of about 250 students, mostly from India, have been arrested in a sting operation by US immigration officials who set up a fake university, according to media reports.

About 90 students were arrested in recent months in addition to the 161 the officials said they had arrested in March after the crackdown on those enrolled at the fake institution called Farmington University, the Detroit Free Press reported on Wednesday.

The institution was set up by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) section of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) originally to catch those who recruited students on false premises and students got caught up in the operation.

Farmington University had no real faculty or facilities and after getting admission there, students were able to work elsewhere using its practical training program.

The crackdown began in January when about 100 students were arrested in early morning raids, the American Telugu Association reported at that time.

It said that warrants had been issued for 600 students.

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ndia has issued a note of caution for the United States peace efforts in Afghanistan with the Taliban saying that the elected representatives should be the main voice in deciding the nation’s future. Any solution should have “constitutional legitimacy and a political mandate” and “not leave ungoverned spaces for terrorists and their proxies to exploit,” Indian diplomat Vidhisha Maitra said on Wednesday.

“In any country, it is the people of that country and the elected representatives of that country who should have the leading voice in deciding their future (and) this has always been one of India’s guiding principles in its engagement with Afghanistan,” Maitra, a first secretary in India’s UN Mission, told the General Assembly during the debate on Afghanistan. “While the international community must be united in supporting these efforts, we do not believe in advancing prescriptions,” she added.

At the same time, she said that

Farmington University had no real faculty or facilities and after getting admission there, students were able to work elsewhere using its practical training program. (Photo: Courtesy, snews.northeastern)

Detroit against eight persons who allegedly acted as recruiters for scam.

In court documents, the DHS admitted that it set up Farmington University with undercover agents as staff in Farmington Hills, Michigan, to target foreign students who were staying in the US without proper authorisation.

Prosecutors called it a “pay-tostay” scam because the students paid the recruiters to get docu-

ments from the fake university to enable them to stay on in a student visa without attending classes.

Earlier in 2013, ICE had set up the University of Northern New Jersey and arrested 21 people in 2016 and canceled the visas 1,076 students, most of them from India and China, involved with the university.

The Free Press reported that the eight recruiters in the Farmington University case were convicted

after they admitted guilt in court and seven of them have been sentenced to terms ranging from a year to two years. The remaining person, Phanideep Karnati, 35, is to the sentenced in January, it said.

Those sentenced were identified by the newspaper as Barath Kakireddy, 29, Suresh Kandala, 31, Santosh Sama, 28, Avinash Thakkallapally, 28, Aswanth Nune, 26, Naveen Prathipati, 26, and Prem Rampeesa.

Court documents showed that the recruiters were paid between $5,000 and $20,000 at meetings with Homeland Security Investigations agents involved in the university for recruiting the students.

The Farmington students’ arrest led to a diplomatic dispute between India and the US. The External Affairs Ministry issued a demarche in the days after the arrest to the US embassy in New Delhi asserting that the students “have been duped into enrolling in the ‘university’ (and) should be treated differently from those recruiters who have duped them.”

The State Department responded with a statement accusing the students of knowingly participating in a scam.

“All participants in this scheme knew that the University of Farmington had no instructors or classes (neither online nor in-person) and were aware they were committing a crime in an attempt to fraudulently remain in the United States,” it said.

In August federal appeals court in Philadelphia allowed 500 students caught in the University of North Jersey operation to file a class action case against the government accusing it of depriving them of due process when it revoked their visas after trapping them in a sting operation.

Elected representatives should lead Af peace settlement, says India India did welcome “the opportunities created by the various initiatives towards a formal peace process at the international, regional and domestic levels”.

The US is trying to make a peace deal with the Taliban so its troops can be withdrawn from Afghanistan to keep President Donald Trump’s election promise.

The negotiations led by US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad have been an on-again, off-again process. The Taliban has refused to talk to the elected government of Afghanistan, which has expressed concern it would be undercut by a US-Taliban deal.

US Alternate UN Representative Cherith Norman-Chalet said that Washington sought a durable peace through a political settlement in which Kabul would play its rightful

role. The US was committed to Afghanistan’s security and to ensuring that terrorists don’t exploit its territory. Maitra listed the Taliban among the terrorist groups enjoying sanctuaries in Pakistan and operating abroad.

“The sanctuary and safe havens enjoyed from beyond Afghanistan’s borders by groups such as the Taliban, the Haqqani Network, Da’esh, as well as Al Qaeda and its proscribed affiliates, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-eMohammed, must be eliminated,” she said.

Afghanistan’s Permanent Representative Adela Raz said, “We firmly believe in the principles of respecting sovereignty and state-tostate relations and holding these values central to the success of our peace efforts.”

Her government welcomed “regional and international peace efforts which align with an Afghanled and Afghan-owned peace process and it helps to facilitate the direct talks with the Taliban,” she added. She reaffirmed President Ashraf Ghani’s offer to talk directly with the Taliban.

She made a passing mention of the ongoing danger to Afghanistan from the Taliban. “People despite the threats of violence and attacks, in some cases even having their fingers cutoff by the Ta l i b a n , they still came out to vote,” she said.

The US is trying to make a peace deal with the Taliban.

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Films in foreign languages are realistic, artistic: Imtiaz Ali

Imtiaz also mentioned that he likes to watch films in foreign languages

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irector-writer Imtiaz Ali says he enjoys watching films in foreign languages as they are well made, artistic and realistic.

During a session on ‘The contemporary filmmakers of different generations’ at the ongoing 50th edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI), he mentioned that he likes to watch films in foreign languages.

Asked if they are better than the ones made in Hindi, Imtiaz told IANS: “Yeah, I think films in foreign languages are very realistic, well made and artistic so we enjoy that. More than the language, I fol-

Imtiaz is currently working on his next feature film.

low directors. I used to watch David Lean’s films.”

“As for Hindi, I really like Bimal Roy, Vijay Anand, Raj Kapoor.

Right now (contemporary filmmakers)...all are friends only, so I watch all their films. Both the Anurags (Basu and Kashyap), Zoya (Akhtar),

Raju Hirani and many others.”

He is also proud of his contemporary Hindi filmmakers as they have been able to characterize people “far more realistically” than before.

“People in cinema, whether they are heroes or not, are very believable and realistic now,” said the ‘Rockstar’ director.

But there is one thing that he misses from the eighties and nineties eras of filmmaking.

“They (directors of eighties and nineties) had certain shot breakdown which was unbreakable.

They shot their film in a very intense way and it was almost dependent upon a lot of people but no one. Nobody could break the intensity of the scene.

Indian web shows get set for the next level IANS, NEW DELHI

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acred Games, starring Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, was brought back by Netflix India this year owing to the huge success of season one. The crime thriller isn’t the only Indian web show that got renewed for a new season. There are other shows that have cleared the “acid test of content”, too.

The big question for all OTT shows returning with new seasons

Used to look down upon remakes: Farah NEW DELHI: Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan says there was a time when she used to look down upon remakes, but motherhood has Farah Khan changed her mind. Farah will be joining forces with filmmaker Rohit Shetty for her next, and the audience is eagerly waiting for what they are going to dish out. According to media reports, the upcoming film is a remake of the 1982 film Satte Pe Satta starring Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini. Talking about it, Farah told IANS: She shared that her son would love her to make the Hollywood superhero film Avengers.

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is: Will these taste the success of their first parts? Or, will these underwhelm, as the new season of “Sacred Games” did earlier this year?

Soon after Sacred Games 2 premiered in August, it led to divided reactions among netizens. Many memes comparing both the seasons flooded the Internet. Those disappointed with the second season of the series went on to use images of old and torn clothes, broken cars, and stills from Games Of Thrones to

The cast of ‘Sacred Games’.

express themselves.

Cricket-themed “Selection Day”, focusing on the stories of Radha and Manju, returned to Netflix in April. Some found it just “okay”, others thought the

drama was inspiring. Despite a few shows not living up to expectations in their new seasons as compared to original ones, followups are happening in the OTT world aplenty.

‘Hotel Mumbai’: An extraordinary film

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n Australian filmmaker has delivered the definitive manifesto on what must surely rank as one of India’s most tragic carnages in history and, come to think, that should be a sobering thought for Bollywood.

In the 11 years that have passed since the Mumbai attacks, the Hindi film industry has approached the subject only once with Ram Gopal Varma’s 2013 effort, The Attacks Of 26/11. But then, Varma has always been a Bollywood non-conformist, and his film seemed too much like a documentary for impact.

Anthony Maras’ Hotel Mumbai-

Film: “Hotel Mumbai”; Cast: Dev Patel, Anupam Kher, Armie Hammer; Direction: Anthony Maras; Rating: ***

chooses to be a slow-burn suspense drama rather than a frenetic thriller. Setting aside the socio-politics of the tragedy and its aftermath, the film solely focuses on taking us right into the plush Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai’s Colaba area, through the fateful night that culminated the heinous 26/11 massacres in Mumbai.

In structure and spirit, Hotel Mumbai could remind you of con-

Actor Dev Patel.

temporary films on terror attacks such as United 93, World Trade Center and Munich. It is about the cold suspense that is evoked watching innocents trapped in a situation borne out of terror attack.

Maras and his co-screenwriter John Collee act as chroniclers of the tragedy with an effective

“They dealt with far too many elements in one scene, if you see Rahul Rawail’s film or JP Dutta’s films, or Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay, you will see that there is acting, characterisation, costuming, action, galloping horses, people falling and yet the emotion of the scene was also (there). What I feel is (they had) David Lean touch in a movie.

Sometimes I wish I could make a movie which had all of that,” said Imtiaz, known for making movies with intense love stories.

He is currently working on his next feature film.

“We are not talking about this film except for the fact that it is releasing in February,” he said about his new project.

Amazon Prime is also bringing back some of its hit shows -“Inside Edge” being one of them, and its actress Richa Chadha has promised her fans that the new season has a much more gripping and power-packed storyline.

Breathe 2 is another show the viewers are eagerly waiting for, not only because of its content but also because it will be actor Abhishek Bachchan’s foray into the digital space.

Mirzapur 2, starring Pankaj Tripathi and Ali Fazal, is expected to arrive in 2020. Four More Shots Please 2 and Zoya Akhtar’s Made in Heaven 2 have also been announced.

The trend of renewals can be seen on Ekta Kapoor’s ALTBalaji too. impartial eye, letting incidents on the screen do the talking rather than use loud background score or dramatic camerawork.

The film wastes no time in getting into actual incidents. We see the handful of Lashkar-e-Taiba gunmen, barely out of their teens, arrive in Mumbai by a boat. Soon, they disperse to various locations, as instructed. Beginning with Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, they then spread mayhem across target areas including Leopold Cafe and the Oberoi-Trident hotel before getting down to the real operation the annihilation of Taj hotel and its super-VIP guest list.

Hotel Mumbai tells an extraordinary story in a down-to-earth manner.

It does justice to the facts it chooses to portray, and weaves in the fiction without disturbing the facts.

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I fulfilled my wish list of this year: Richa Chadha

Ranbir spotted with arm in sling

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s the year ends, actress Richa Chadha is happy because she has fulfilled all the wishes she had hoped to, in the course of 2019. “At the start of the year, I wanted to do three things and I am glad that I have done all of them. I wanted to learn a dance form and bike riding, I did both of them. I am learning a fusion dance form that involves belly dance and a tribal dancing style. I also wanted to try something very new in performing art, so I tried stand-up comedy. So, I have successfully ticked all my wishes!” Richa told IANS. The actress recently appeared in the stand-up comedy show, “One Mic Stand”, and she will soon to be seen in the second season of the web series Inside Edge 2, which starts from December 6 on Amazon Prime Video.

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picture of Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor sporting an arm sling at Mumbai airport sent his Twitter fans in a tizzy. They expressed concern about the actor. #RanbirKapoor had garnered 1,201 tweets.

A user posted a picture of the actor with Alia Bhatt at Mumbai airport that shows Ranbir with his right arm in a sling. He wrote: “Get well soon RK”.

Another concerned fan posted two pictures of the Bollywood star and wrote: “What happened Ranbir? Take care hero, get well soon!!!!!

A fan posted a picture of an inquisitive Ranbir and asked: ‘What will you tell your kids about him?”

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ctress Priyanka Chopra surprised her husband and pop star Nick Jonas with a German shepherd puppy as an early anniversary gift.

Nick took to Instagram to post a video of the surprising moment, and to introduce the new member of their family — Gino the German.

In the video, Priyanka, 37, is seen waking up Nick saying “good morning” as she puts Gino on the bed.“Who’s that?” she says to the pup as he excitedly paws at Nick. “What? What?” a confused Nick is seen saying in the video.

“Pri came home with the absolute best surprise this morning,” Nick wrote in an Instagram post as he introduced the pup.

He also posted the video and some photographs with him.

I am used to people making fun of me: Arjun

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ver since the posters of Ashutosh Gowarikers ambitious Panipat were released, Internet has been buzzing with extreme reactions. While some have noted the film’s lavish look, trolls and memes have been having a field day, too, with jibes at the film and its lead actor Arjun Kapoor.

Arjun feels it is unfair to crack jokes on historical characters and martyrs who laid their lives down for the country.

In the historical drama, based on the third Battle of Panipat, Arjun Kapoor plays Sadashivrao Bhau, the great Maratha warrior who had fought Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali.

The actor added he doesn’t mind being the subject of trolls and has even made fun of himself on several occasions.

Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra party together!

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ollywood celebrities are in a mood to party. And it is no less than a feast for the eyes when you get to see divas like Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra Jonas partying together under one roof.

Celebrity manager Rohini Iyer hosted her birthday bash in Mumbai. From Priyanka, Katrina, to Kriti Sanon. Ekta Kapoor, Tahira Kashyap and Huma Qureshi, several celebs marked their presence at the party.

A lot of pictures and videos are doing the rounds on the internet in which they all can be seen sharing smiles with each other.

Priyanka turned up for the party in a yellow top and pants. Katrina was seen in a short black dress.

Sharing a glimpse from Rohini’s birthday celebrations, Huma took to Instagram and wrote: “What a fun night.”

Deepika ‘confirms’ Alia is getting married

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ctress Deepika Padukone accidentally confirmed that her friend, actress Alia Bhatt, is all set to get married. Then, on realizing what she had just said, the Padmaavat star said she had made it up.

The incident happened when Alia, Deepika, Ranveer Singh, Vijay Deverakonda and Ayushmann Khurrana came together for a discussion on films recently along with other actors, according to news18.com. During the interview with Film Companion, Deverakonda was asked about actors who he would like to take advice from in Indian cinema.

While answering the question, Vijay said: “Without shame, a lot of people on this table have been massive crushes. I’ve been in love with some of them — like these two (Deepika and Alia).

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Air pollution linked to higher risk of glaucoma People in urban areas 50% more likely to have the eye disease IANS, LONDON

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iving in a more polluted area is associated with a greater likelihood of having glaucoma, a debilitating eye condition that can cause blindness, says a new study.

The findings, published in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, found that people in neighborhoods with higher amounts of fine particulate matter pollution were at least six per cent more likely to report having glaucoma than those in the least-polluted areas.

“Air pollution may be contributing to glaucoma due to the constriction of blood vessels, which ties

into air pollution’s links to whether they had glaucoan increased risk of ma, and they underheart problems,” said went ocular testing Glaucoma is study author to measure the leading Sharon Chua, the intraocular presUniversity College sure, and specglobal London, UK. tral-domain opticause of “Another possical coherence irreversible bility is that partictomography imagulates may have a ing (a laser scan of blindness direct toxic effect damthe retina) to measure aging the nervous system thickness of their eye’s and contributing to inflammation,” macula (central area of the retina).

Chua said.

The study found that people in the The findings were based on most-polluted 25 per cent of areas 1,11,370 participants of the UK were at least six per cent more likeBiobank study cohort, who under- ly to report having glaucoma than went eye tests from 2006 to 2010 at those in the least-polluted quartile, sites across Britain. and they were also significantly The participants were asked more likely to have a thinner retina.

Obesity can cause brain damage: Study NEW YORK: While obesity is primarily associated with weight gain, a new study found that it triggers inflammation in the nervous system that could damage important regions of the brain.

Developments in MRI, like diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), a technique that tracks the diffusion of water along the brain’s signal-carrying white matter tracts, have enabled researchers to study this damage directly.

“Brain changes were found in obese adolescents related to regions responsible for control of appetite, emotions and cognitive functions,” said study co-author Pamela Bertolazzi

from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil.

The World Health Organization (WHO) data indicates the number of overweight or obese infants and young children increased from 32 million in 1990 to 41 million in 2016 globally.

For the study, researchers compared DTI results in 59 obese and 61 healthy adolescents, aged 12-16 years.

The results showed reduction of FA values in the obese adolescents in regions located in the corpus callosum, a bundle of nerve fibre that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

—IANS

Air pollution may be contributing to glaucoma due to the constriction of blood vessels.

Drink coffee to keep heart healthy IANS, LONDON

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offee consumption is associated with reduced risk of metabolic syndrome (Mets), say researchers adding that MetS increases the risk of cardiovascular problems, including coronary heart disease and stroke.

According the study, Assistant Professor Giuseppe Grosso from the University of Catania, Italy, reviewed his own scientific research on the association between coffee consumption and MetS in Polish and Italian cohorts and explored the potential mechanistic perspectives behind the inverse association.

His research suggests that polyphenols contained in coffee may be involved in the inverse association, specifically phenolic acids and flavonoids.

He also reviewed research that suggests that moderate coffee con-

One-four cups of coffee per day was associated with reduced risk of Mets.

sumption is associated with a reduction of CVD, cancer, allcause mortality and type 2 diabetes.

For the findings, Associate Professor Estefania from Toledo University of Navarra, Spain, reviewed meta-analyses considering associations between coffee consumption

and MetS and discussed work in a Mediterranean cohort.

Her research involved 22,000 people and specifically considered caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee.

The study concluded that moderate coffee consumption (one to four cups per day) was associated with reduced risk of MetS.

Smoking have negative impact on bone health: Study IANS, NEW YORK

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oth obesity and smoking can have negative effects on bone health, say researchers, adding they also impact healing in patients who have undergone surgery for fractures of the wrist, or the distal radius, among the most common bone fractures.

“Obesity and smoking are currently considered among the two most important preventable causes of poor health in developed nations, and both are modifiable risk fac-

Both obesity and smoking can have negative effects on bone health, says the study.

tors,” said senior author Tamara D. Rozental from Harvard University.

For the study, published in the Journal of Hand Surgery, the research team analyzed data on patients surgically treated for a distal radius fracture between 2006 and 2017 at two trauma centers.

The 200 patients were divided into obese and non-obese groups (39 and 161 patients, respectively) and were also characterized as current, former, and never smokers (20, 32, and 148 patients, respectively) based on self-reported cigarette use.

At three-month and one-year follow-ups after surgery, both the obese and non-obese groups achieved acceptable scores that pertained to patient-reported function in the upper extremity - close to those of the general population. The two groups were also similar in regards to range of motion and bone alignment. At three months, smokers demonstrated worse scores related to arm, shoulder, and hand function and a lower percentage of healed fractures, but these effects improved over the course of a year.

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Smartphone can help detect mental stress

esearchers have found that the amount of time children are spending each day watching television or using a computer or mobile device is increasing at an alarming rate.

The study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, found that children’s daily screen time increased from 53 minutes at age 12 months to more than 150 minutes at 3 years old.

According to the researchers, by age 8, children in US were more likely to log the highest amount of screen time if they had been in

home-based childcare or were born to first-time mothers.

“Our results indicate that screen habits begin early, this finding suggests that interventions to reduce screen time could have a better chance of success if introduced early,” said study senior auhtor Edwina Yeung, NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in the US. For the findings, the research team analysed data from the Upstate KIDS Study, originally undertaken to follow the development of children conceived after infertility treatments and born in New York State from 2008 to 2010.

Mothers of nearly 4,000 children who took part in the study responded to questions on their kids’ media habits when they were 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 months of age. They also responded to similar questions when the children were seven and eight years old.

The study compiled additional demographic information on the mothers and children from birth records and other surveys.

In the current study, researchers found that 87 per cent of the children had screen time exceeding these recommendations.

The researchers believe this decrease relates to time consumed by school-related activities.

This is why you must use PCs for online shopping IANS, JERUSALEM

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The accelerometers inside a smartphone can be used to acquire a signal associated with mechanical cardiac activity, generated by the heart’s vibrations at every beat, which can be felt by simply placing the telephone on particular parts of the body, said the study published in the journal Sensors.

In the study, the research team led by Professor Enrico Caiani from Politecnico di Milano in Italy focused on positioning of the smartphone on the abdomen, at the belly button, in a prone position, before getting out of bed in the morning.

By suitably processing this signal, measurements can be acquired of the heart beat rate and status of activation of the sympathetic-vagal balance, associated with the stress level, said the study.

It is possible to check the capacity of the indicators measured by the smartphone to capture the increase in stress, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, to determine the best correspondence of the results with the same observations made using an electrocardiogram taken at the same time.

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esearchers have found that consumers may make better shopping decisions using their PCs rather than smart phones or other mobile devices.

This study differentiates between screen size and information reduction, which are often mixed up.

“The issue is not actually screen size, it is actually the fact that sites adjusted for mobile viewing reduce the information offered on the results page and require more digging around in the site for information,” said study researcher Lior Fink, from the Ben-Gurion University in Israel.

“Sites adjusted for PC viewing

This study differentiates between screen size and information reduction.

give more information right up front,” Fink said.

“While mobile friendly presentation improves visibility, it reduces the amount of information

and causes consumers to make decisions that are less consistent with their preferences,” Fink said.

From a pure decision-making perspective, the study shows it is

better to simply present the same information irrespective of the device used.

Consumers will find the information more difficult to view on mobile devices, but their decisions will be more accurate.

For the study, researchers conducted two experiments focused on choosing a fictitious hotel room among 11 room options.

Participants viewed the information either on a PC or on a mobile device.

While all the information was available in both displays, it was more readily available on the PC display.

The assignments to a specific device and to a specific display were independent of each other.

What women need to eat for better health IANS, NEW DELHI

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he nutritional needs of a female body differs according to the various phases of life — adolescent (teenage) stage to an adult woman; and finally up to the elderly person (geriatrics). And therefore, one has to be really mindful of taking an adequate amount of nutrition for healthy living.

Sheela Joseph, Senior Dietician, Sparsh Hospitals, underlines the different nutritional needs and

their sources. Adolescent or teenage years is a transition between childhood and adulthood, this is about the same period puberty sets in young girls (10 to 13 years). Adolescence is characterized by growth spurts.

Nutrition deficiency experienced during this critical period can have adverse effects on their adult life - malnourished young girls turn to malnourished young women, who then give birth to unhealthy underweight babies.

Energy protein, calcium, and

The nutritional needs of a female body differs according to the various phases of life.

iron are the most important nutrients in this stage.

The sufficient amount of whole grains, serials, pulses, and nuts from a balanced diet meets the energy requirement. Proteins from animal sources- eggs, meat, fish, chicken are of higher biological

value and are better observed and utilized by the body.

Plant-based proteins from dairy such as milk, yogurt, cheese, paneer (cottage cheese), and proteins from whole pulses, nuts, and soy (tofu, tempeh, miso) are recommended.

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Kuwait Airways Honors Travel Agents with Appreciation Awards

BY A STAFF WRITER NEW YORK, NY- Kuwait Airways has honored some of its travel agents at a ceremony in a Manhattan restaurant attended among others

by Christine Al-Wazzan, Regional Director of the airline for the Americas.

About 25 were given away Travel Agents Appreciation Awards last week at the event held at SAAR Restaurant which was attended by representatives from the Indian consulate – New York office and Indian Tourism - New York office. At the event Savio Dias, Sales Manager for the US and Canada; Rajesh Dabhi - Senior Sales Representative; Amardeep Singh - Sales representative and Muaath Abdulrahim - Station Manager - JFK Airport, aside from the Regional Director, spoke.

The awards were given for the first time in eight years, and Ms. Al-Wazzan – who is based at the airline’s Regional office in Fort Lee, N.J.-- said that from now on the event would be an annual affair. In a brief interview with this newspaper, she said the airline is “very popular” among Indians and other South Asians.

In India, the airline serves seven cities: Mumbai, New Delhi, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad. Kuwait Airways also serves 46 cities across the globe including Colombo,

(L-R) Savio Dias, Wendy Mora, Virginia, Sanjay Hathiramani, Christine Al-Wazzan and Mana (with Travelong team)

Dhaka, Lahore and Islamabad.

Dias said plans are afoot to offer more destinations to their valuable guests since the airline is planning on expanding its network to serve several more cities by end of next year 2020.

About 55 travel agents from across the US and Canada attended the November 20th event. Agents representing Cosmopolitan, Sky Bird, SkyLink, Travelong, Adam, Akbar, C&H, Four Seasons, Hariworld, Ovation, Riya, Suma, Thomsons, Trans Am, Travel Leaders Group, USA Gateway and Airroute participated in the

event.

Kuwait Airways Company was established in 1954 and started serving nearby destinations.

They are celebrating their 65th anniversary this year.

The airline now has 25 modern aircraft, equipped with latest entertainment systems and gadgets. Next year a new generation of Airbus A350, A330 & A320 will join its fleet. By 2022 they will have the youngest fleet in the MiddleEast with aircrafts from Boeing and Airbus industries added to their fleet.

Indra Nooyi Inducted into Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

Classical dance performance

Academy, Peoria presented a vibrant Thillana with complex Nritta that mesmerized the audience. Shruthi Mothkur of Kuchipudi Natya Vihar presented Shiva Tandava Stotram, a hymn that describes Lord Shiva’s power and beauty.

There were several enthralling Bharatanatyam presentations by students of Nrithyanjali School of Dance, Mudra Dance Academy, Nrithya Sangeeth, Nrithya Sanjivini, Kalakriti school of dance and Kalapriya foundation. Dancers from Samskriti foundation presented items from both Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dance styles.

The highlight of the program was the featured Bharatanatyam duet by Nandini Bhamidipati and Krithika Varsha students of renowned classical dancer and choreographer Dr.Ananda Shankar Jayant of Shankarananda

Kalakshetra, Hyderabad India. Their presentation started with a Pushpanjali, an offering of flowers to the lord and paying the dancer’s respects to the guru, orchestra and the audience. Followed

by Shivoham which depicts Lord Shiva and his Consort Shakti as Ardhanarishvara, the form that represents the synthesis of the masculine and feminine energies of the universe and concluded with a brilliant Thillana in the praise of Lord Muruga.

The entire event was a musical and visual treat that captivated and enthralled the audience of all ages. Sri Balaji Temple administration and the Cultural committee finds it to be privilege and an honor to organize such events that help promote and encourage traditional art forms and provide a platform to all the educators and students in the region.

Student Found Dead in UIC Garage, Person in Custody

BY A STAFF WRITER CHICAGO, IL - Teen found dead at the University of Illinois-Chicago was strangled, and there is a person of interest in custody.

Ruth George, 19, was found dead in a car in a UIC parking garage on Sunday morning.

Police say that her family had reported her missing and that they had not heard from her since Friday evening. Police and relatives found the car in the garage, with George unresponsive in the back seat of a family-owned vehicle Saturday morning.

Police said she was along when she entered

BY A STAFF WRITER OARD OF ELECTIONS COMMISSIONERS NEWS RELEASE CHICAGO, IL- The Chicago Election Board is increasing pay for Election Judges to recruit full panels for every precinct and reward poll worker for their service.

“Our election judges perform challenging and rewarding work. They make sure their fellow citizens are able to participate in our democracy,” said Election Board Chairwoman Marisel A. Hernandez. “We’re trying to reward them on two fronts: increasing their pay – and providing new voting equipment that will be easier for the Election Judges to set up and easier for voters to use.” Election Judge pay for the 2020 Primary will be: $255 for returning election judges who were previously trained and who complete training on the new voting equipment and serve on Election Day on March 17. $230 for new judges and for the returning judges who were not previously trained and who complete the training on the new voting equipment and serve on Election Day on March 17.

Applications are being accepted now at www. chipollworker.com This will mark the second pay increase that Election Judges will have received since March 2018.

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Annual Dance Festival Conducted by Sri Balaji Temple

BY A STAFF WRITER AURORA, IL: Sri Venkateswara Swami temple in Aurora, IL conducted their Annual Dance Festival this past Sunday, November 17th 2019. The festival has been a yearly tradition for the past several years at the Balaji temple and has been known to be the only dance festival in Chicagoland that showcases pure classical Indian dance forms for the entire event. India, a culturally rich and diverse nation has several traditional dance styles across various regions like Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Mohiniattam, Kathak etc., Over 125 performers trained in some of those dance forms from various dance schools in and around Chicagoland including Peoria participated in the event.

The program started with a Solo Bharatanatyam performance by a senior dancer, Hemalatha Vijayakumar who trained in Bangalore, India and is currently residing in Chicago. The solo performance was followed by a couple Bharatanatyam presentations from senior dancers at Noopura Dance Academy and Nrityanant Performing arts who presented a Raagamalika called Nadi. Dancers from Kuchipudi Natya Vihar and Ananda Dance Theater presented items choreographed by Guru Padmabhushan Dr.Vempati Chinnasatyam in the Kuchipudi dance style. Students of Utkalaa Center of Odissi dance presented a Pallavi-Nritta set in multiple ragas in the Odissi dance style.

Lakshmy Balachandran from Parvathy Dance school presented a Thillana in the Mohiniattam dance form. Dancers from Mythili Dance

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Ruth George, 19

the Halsted Street parking garage on Nov. 23 at 1:35 a.m. A person of interest entered the garage shortly after her.

The murder has unneerved students.

“A lot of robbery and theft, I’ve seen that happening but never a murder,” said Vakrand Sharma, UIC student.

George was a graduate of Naperville Central High School and had recently become a Christian.

She moved to Berwyn this summer.

UIC Police are committed to safety and security for all UIC students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

Federal, state and local law enforcement partners in this ongoing death investigation. Anyone with information related to the investigation should call UIC Police at 312-996-2830.

BY A STAFF WRITER WASHINGTON, DC- Indra Nooyi, the former chief executive officer at PepsiCo, was inducted into the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.

Along with Indra Nooyi Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Nooyi was inducted for her accomplishments and positive impact on America’s shared history, development and culture.

Founded by Congress in 1962, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery tells the story of America by portraying the people who have made significant contributions to the history, development, and culture of the people of the U.S., according to a Press Trust of India report.

Through the visual arts, performing arts and new media, the Portrait Gallery presents poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives form America’s national identity.

Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait Gallery, inducted Nooyi into the portrait gallery, recognizing her accomplishments as a businesswoman and also as an immigrant, The sold-out gala raised about $2 million, the report said.

Born in Chennai, Nooyi stepped down in October 2018 as PepsiCo’s CEO, after 24 years with the company, the last 12 as CEO of the global beverage giant. During her 12-year tenure as chief executive, Nooyi transformed PepsiCo into one of the most successful food and beverage companies worldwide, it said.

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$1 Billion

Fraud Scheme

High-Flying Chicago Tech Entrepreneurs Rishi Shah And Shradha Agarwal Charged In $1 Billion Fraud Scheme

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hicago: Allegations of an approximately onebillion-dollar fraud scheme by US federal prosecutors have dramatically upended what seemed like storied tech careers of two Chicago-based Indian Americans Rishi Shah, 33, and

value of Outcome Health,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Hayes, Chief of the Criminal Division for the Northern District of Illinois. “Our office will continue to investigate and hold accountable those who perpetrate fraud schemes.”

“These charges demonstrate that the FBI and its partners will hold businesses accountable for their

“Shah, Purdy and Agarwal then allegedly used the inflated revenue figures in Outcome’s 2015 and 2016 audited financial statements to raise $110 million in debt financing in April 2016, $375 million in debt financing in December 2016 and $487.5 million in equity financing in early 2017. The $110 million debt financing allegedly resulted in a $30.2 million dividend to Shah and a $7.5 million dividend to Agarwal; the $487.5 million equity financing allegedly resulted in a $225 million dividend to Shah and Agarwal,” it said.

Shradha Agarwal,34.

Shah and Agarwal, former chief executive officer and president respectively of the once high-flying health-tech company Outcome Health, face a 26-count indictment filed in the Northern District of Illinois on November 25.

While attorneys for the two have denied all allegations, the scope of the indictment is significant as it says they were “charged for their alleged roles in a fraud scheme that targeted the company’s clients, lenders and investors, and involved approximately $1 billion in fraudulently obtained funds.”

Two others, Brad Purdy, 30, of San Francisco, California, the chief operating officer and chief financial officer; and Ashik Desai, 26, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the executive vice president of business operations and, more recently, the chief growth officer of Outcome, have also been charged in the superseding indictment. Along with them also charged are Kathryn Choi, 29, of New York, New York, a senior analyst; and Oliver Han, 29, of Chicago, an analyst.

“An initial appearance and arraignment for Shah, Agarwal and Purdy in federal court in Chicago have not yet been scheduled. An initial appearance and arraignment for Desai are set for Dec. 3, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., before U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin,” an official statement by the Department of Justice said.

“Outcome’s former executives and employees allegedly deceived lenders, investors, and their own auditors by falsely representing revenue for additional profit,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “The charges announced today demonstrate that lies and deception cannot serve as the basis for any company, including start-up companies, to falsely grow revenue for additional capital and private gain.”

“The deception alleged to have been committed by the defendants tricked clients into paying for advertising it failed to deliver and served to falsely inflate the

misconduct,” said Deputy Special Agent in Charge Larry L. Lapp of the FBI’s Chicago Field Office.

“The defendants were charged with allegedly overinflating the company’s revenue figures in order to fraudulently obtain loans from banks,” said Inspector General Jay N. Lerner of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Office of Inspector General (FDIC-OIG).

“This scheme was orchestrated by former leaders of the organization who personally benefitted from hundreds of millions of dollars. We are committed to working with our law enforcement partners to investigate individuals involved in the crime and to preserve the integrity of the banking system.”

Founded in 2006 as ContextMedia prior to 2017, Outcome Health’s Shah and Agarwal quickly became a high-profile success emerging from Chicago’s vibrant tech startup world. Its business was to stream pharmaceutical ads on televisions and computer tablets in various medical offices.

“As alleged in the superseding indictment and information, from 2011 to 2017, the former executives and employees of Outcome, a digital provider of medical information and advertising in doctors’ offices, sold tens of millions of dollars of advertising inventory that did not exist. This allegedly resulted in inflated financial statements that the former executives used to raise nearly $1 billion in debt and equity financing in 2016 and 2017,” the DoJ said.

This inflated inventory claim helped Outcome raise $487.5 million of equity financing and borrow $485 million. Among the investors were the marquee Chicago name Pritzker Group, Google parent Alphabet Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. “Shah, Agarwal and Purdy are each charged with various counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud.

Purdy is also charged with one count of false statements to a financial institution, and Shah is also charged with two counts of transactions in criminal proceeds. Desai

is charged with one count of wire fraud. Choi and Han are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud,” the DoJ said.

Shah and Agarwal were students at Northwestern University when they founded it in 2006. As the company’s valuation grew to $5.5 billion in 2017 following major investments, Shah and Agarwal became the toast of the Chicago tech world. Shah made it to the Forbes 400 list in 2017.

“According to the allegations, the former executives and employees perpetrated a fraudulent scheme by selling clients—most of whom were pharmaceutical companies—advertising inventory the company did not have and then under-delivering on its advertising campaigns. Despite these under-deliveries, the company allegedly still invoiced its clients as if it had delivered in full. To conceal the under-deliveries, the former executives and employees allegedly falsified affidavits and proofs of performance to make it appear the company was delivering advertising content to the number of screens in its clients’ contracts, and also inflated patient engagement metrics regarding how frequently patients engaged with Outcome’s tablets.

Furthermore, Desai allegedly altered a number of studies presented to clients to make it appear that the campaigns were more effective than they actually were,” the DoJ said.

The charging documents also allege that the under-delivery resulted in a material overstatement of Outcome’s revenue for the years 2015 and 2016. The company’s outside auditor signed off on the 2015 and 2016 revenue numbers because Purdy, Desai, Choi and Han allegedly fabricated data to conceal the underdeliveries from the auditor, the DoJ said.

“Shah, Purdy and Agarwal then allegedly used the inflated revenue figures in Outcome’s 2015 and 2016 audited financial statements to raise $110 million in debt financing in April 2016, $375 million in debt financing in December 2016 and $487.5 million in equity financing in early 2017. The $110 million debt financing allegedly resulted in a $30.2 million dividend to Shah and a $7.5 million dividend to Agarwal; the $487.5 million equity financing allegedly resulted in a $225 million dividend to Shah and Agarwal,” it said.

The attorneys for Shah and Agarwal both independently their clients’ innocence.

William Burck, a lawyer for Shah, was quoted as saying by Reuters that his client was being “scapegoated” for the wrongdoing of others who cut deals with prosecutors. “Mr. Shah will plead not guilty to these charges because he is, in fact, not guilty,” Burck said in a statement.

Also according to Reuters, Christina Egan, a lawyer for Agarwal, said in response to the SEC lawsuit that her client denied the agency’s allegations and would defend herself in court. “Shradha never committed fraud and never participated in any conspiracy,” Egan said.

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community news Deepavali Celebrated by Bal Vihar of St. Louis FRIDAY,29 NOVEMBER, 2019

BY A STAFF WRITER ST. LOUIS, M,O- .Bal Vihar of St. Louis has been a promoter of peace and harmony for over 26 years. Bal Vihar youth actively participate in multi-cultural and multi-ethnic activity to understand other culture and religions while promoting theirs. Recently one of the youth groups participated in an inter-faith Pen-Pal project by exchanging videos and messages with a Jewish Community High School on the west coast. As is the case for many years, Bal Vihar students did a Diya project ahead of Diwali that raised funds for charitable institutes. Every year this has become a ritual that inculcates the habit of giving and being generous towards those who are less fortunate than us.

Diwali is always an exciting time for Bal Vihar students and parents alike. It is one of the most anticipated and excited events for us. With an increase in number of students registered this year, it was no easy feat to accomplish. The volunteers spent countless hours to get ready for the event. With 700+ expected attendees, it meant having a plan that is orchestrated and executed to perfection.

Bal Vihar celebrated its Diwali on November 3rd at its new facility – Hindu Temple Community Center. Students were dressed in traditional attire and proceed to the temple to perform the puja. They all proudly carried the Diyas made by them. While the students were performing puja, volunteers were managing the food and firecrackers distribution to the parents. Through great communication and collaboration, the volunteer unit performed like a well-oiled machine.

After the puja, the students united with their parents and eagerly took off the load of

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fireworks from them. They rushed outside to one of the most exciting activity for the day. The volunteers had cordoned part of parking area to provide a safe place for children to light fireworks. One had to be there to experience and smile and thrill that was present in the atmosphere. Volunteers had also put up some display fireworks for all to see and enjoy. After they finished their fireworks, families left to enjoy the boxed dinner in the comfort of their home.

Soon after the fireworks were over, designated volunteers gathered their brooms and pans to start cleaning up the place. It was quite a task to clean up an area that was no less than 3000 square feet. Within an hour, the parking lot was cleaned up. Splendid teamwork and leadership was at display at

the event.

Center for Indian Cultural Education – a.k.a. Bal Vihar of St. Louis is a non-profit organization. Since its inception in 1992 it has been serving the Metro St. Louis Indian community. The primary focus of this organization is to provide Indian cultural education to students age 5-18, its application and integration with the global multicultural and multifaceted society. Over last 20+ years Bal Vihar has helped groom a breed of multi-cultural global leaders of

next generation that have been shaped by the best of the cultures from east and west.

These youngsters understand the need and value of the cultural values that have been instilled in them through the rigorous program. Students are also taught discipline, tolerance and devotion in their daily routine.

The ultimate goal is “to throw the light of cultural knowledge on every child, to make every child an outstanding citizen and to spread the song of peace and harmony around the world.

Gujarat Cultural Association, Chicago Hosted Diwali Gala

Dignitaries and invited guests

Margazhi in Detroit 2019 organized

by ICarnatic, NFP on Thurs Nov 28th-10.00 Am at iCarnatic, NFP, 60585, Plainfield, IL 60544

Sri Rama Maha Abhishekam organized

by The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago on Sun Dec 8th- 10.30 AM at The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, 10915 Rd Illinois, Lemont, IL 60439 For more details call Temple front desk: 630-972-0300

15th Annual Desi New Years Gala - 15th Organised by Desi Saturdays.com on Tues Dec 31st- 8:00 PM at Stage 48, 605 W 48th St, New York, NY 10036.

Tkts: Ticket range:$35 - $120

PBA Bhangra’s - Sabhyacharak Mela 2019 organized by PBA Bhangra Academy on Sat Dec 14th- 2:00 PM at Bordentown Regional High School, 318 Ward Avenue, Bordentown, NJ 08505.

Tkts Advance $15, At the door $25. call Prab Sandhu 732-447-5460

New Year 2020 with Warina Hussain organized by Pearl Entertainment on Tuesday Dec 31st8:00 PM at Pearl Banquet, 1490 W Lake St, Rossle, IL 60172. Tkts: $100, Vip $125, VVIP $150. Kids $75. Call Pearl Banquet 847-466-5777

BY A STAFF WRITER CHICAGO, IL: Gujarat Cultural Association, Chicago (GCA) hosted a Diwali Gala on Friday, November 15, 2019 at The Meadows Club, 2950 W. Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, IL. The Diwali dinner was accompanied by the amazing talented Mayuri Musical Group which attracted a large number of families, friends, and community figures of the city. The program was highly successful with the active support of the Sponsors, Executive Board, GCA Members and Volunteers.

Gujarat Cultural Association is the first and largest Gujarati Association in Chicago Metropolitan Area.

The program was emceed by Mrs. Amisha Patel by welcoming everyone, including Banquet Chair Mr. Jyotendra Patel and GCA, Chairman Mr. Kanti S. Patel. The event was commenced with the traditional lighting of the lamp lightning ceremony by Chief Guest, Dr. Subhash Patel, Consulate General of India, Mr. Sudhakar Delela, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Mr. & Mrs, Kanti & Jyoti Patel, Mr.& Mrs. Jyotendra & Geeta Patel and other dignitaries, which include: Mr. Anil Shah, Dr. Anuja Gupta, Mr. Ashok Punjabi, Mr. Salil Mishra, Mr. Aamir Chalisha, Mr. Shrujal Patel, Mrs. Malini from Air India, Dr. Nita Patel, Mr. Nilesh Topiwala, Mr. Mohmmad Tariq from Hanmi Bank, Mr. Richard Boykin, Mr. Hari Patel, Mr. Manu Patel from AAHOA.

Mrs. Amisha Patel invited Dr. Manish Brahmbhatt to introduce the Chief Guest, Dr. Subhash Patel for this event onto the stage.

Dr. Patel thanked Gujarat Cultural Association for tireless work by its member, especially Kanti Patel. Mrs. Amisha Patel invited Mr. Kanti Patel to the stage to welcome our Consulate General of India, Mr. Sudhakar Dalela and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi to speak to the guest.

Mrs. Amisha Patel announced the Awards of 2 successful individuals in the Indian Community.

Mr. Shrujal Patel and Mr. Prajesh Patel were given awards by the Consulate General of India, Mr. Sudhakar Delela and Congressman, Raja Krishnamoorthi.

Other prominent leaders, community members, and distinguished businessman were recognized on the stage by Kanti Patel, Chairman of GCA and received a Bouquet of flowers. The following include: Leslie Danford (OYO), Mr. Mitesh Patel (Level Construction), Mr. Anil Shah, Dr. Anuja Gupta, Mr. Ashok Punjabi, Mr. Salil Mishar (Millennium Bank), Mr. Mohmmad Tariq (Hanmi Bank), and Mrs. Malini(Air India).

Wishing everyone a very happy, healthy and prosperous upcoming New Year, Mr. Kanti S. Patel concluded his speech by thanking everyone for their continued support co-operation and participation in these events. The evening ended with dinner accompanied with a Musical performance by Mayuri Musical Group.

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We can be top player without Google: Huawei Huawei recently confirmed that the US sanctions were hurting it badly, especially the absence of Google’s core Android software IANS, SAN FRANCISCO

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uawei CEO Ren Zhengfei has reiterated its warning to the US government that once the company’s Harmony operating system (OS) becomes operational, it may affect companies like Google as there will be no turning back from there. Huawei recently confirmed that the US sanctions were hurting it badly, especially the absence of Google’s core Android software, Play Store and popular apps like Search and Maps on its devices.

In an interview given to CNN, Zhengfei said Washington will even-

tually help competitors gain if it continues to place restrictions on who US companies can trade with.

If Huawei can’t work with US suppliers, “we will have to resort to alternatives. If those alternatives become mature, I think it’ll become less likely to switch back to previous versions,” the Huawei CEO was quoted as saying.

If Huawei is forced to “resort to alternatives” to Google, it will only harm US companies. “[It] is a critical moment for all of us, I hope the US government can consider what’s best for American companies,” Zhengfei added.

He said becoming a top player in

Soon: Self-destruct feature for messages in WhatsApp SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook-owned WhatsApp is working on a feature that will delete messages automatically after a stipulated time as set by users, according to WABetaInfo, a fan site that tests new WhatsApp features early.

Renamed “Delete Messages” from earlier “Disappearing Messages”, the feature is being tested in beta mode.

“In the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.19.282 update, we presented a new feature called ‘Disappearing Messages’ that will automatically delete messages after a certain time.

The feature is still under development, and WhatsApp is

starting to work again on it in the 2.19.348 update, where they renamed ‘Disappearing Messages’ to ‘Delete Messages’,” WABetaInfo reported.

Once available, the “Delete Message” feature will come with a toggle on/off button and users can choose a stipulated time -- 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month or 1 year - for the messages to automatically disappear.

Users who have enrolled themselves for Google Play beta programme can download the latest version. They can also manually update the app by downloading it from the APK available on APK Mirror platform.

—IANS

the world of Android would not be a problem, adding “it will just take more time”.

Earlier, the Chinese telecom giant said that the US government’s order to bar US telecom companies from using federal funds to buy products from Huawei is “unlawful”.

Its response came after the US Federal Communications Commission listed Huawei and its industry peer ZTE as so-called “threats to national security” and thus barred companies from using money from the its Universal Service Fund (USF), which is $8.5 billion every year, to purchase technology from the two Chinese companies.

Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei. (Photo: IANS)

The US government made the decision “based on selective information, innuendo, and mistaken assumptions,” and it provided “no evidence that Huawei poses a security risk,” according to a statement

issued by Huawei.

“These unwarranted actions will have profound negative effects on connectivity for Americans in rural and underserved areas across the United States,” said Huawei.

‘Android apps accessed users’ data’ IANS, SAN FRANCISCO

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n yet another data breach, Facebook and Twitter have admitted that data of hundreds of users was improperly accessed by some third-party apps on Google Play Store as they logged into those apps.

Security researchers discovered that the One Audience and Mobiburn software development kits (SDK) provided access to users’ data, including email addresses, usernames, and recent tweets, on both the platforms.

Twitter and Facebook said they will notify those whose information was likely shared through apps.

“We recently received a report about a malicious mobile software development kit (SDK) maintained by One Audience. We are

Twitter and Facebook will notify those whose information was likely shared through apps.

informing you about this today because we believe we have a responsibility to inform you of incidents that may impact the safety of your personal data or Twitter account,” the micro-blogging platform said in a statement late Monday.

The companies were notified of

the vulnerability by third-party security researchers.

A Facebook spokesperson told The Verge: “After investigating, we removed the apps from our platform for violating our platform policies and issued cease and desist letters against One Audience and Mobiburn”.

India has put 310 foreign satellites till date, targets more missions VENKATACHARI JAGANNATHAN, SRIHARIKOTA (ANDHRA PRADESH)

India has till date launched 310 foreign satellites.

(Photo: IANS)

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ndia on Wednesday crossed the milestone of launching 300 foreign satellites on Wednesday morning when its rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL (PSLV-XL) put into orbit 13 nano satellites from the US. With this successful launch India has till date launched 310 foreign satellites for a fee.

The American satellites were piggy backing on the rocket’s main luggage, India’s advanced earth observation satellite Cartosat-3.

Prior to this mission, India with

its PSLV rocket has put into orbit 297 foreign satellites.

Curiously, the order to launch the American satellites was bagged by

the NewSpace India Limited formed only in March 2019, with an almost identical business plan to that of Antrix Corporation, the first

ISRO targets 13 space missions by March 20 SRIHARIKOTA (ANDHRA PRADESH): The Indian space agency has a busy launch schedule this fiscal with about 13 missions on its menu, said a top official. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has planned 13 missions during this fiscal — six launch vehicle missions and seven satellite missions before March 2020, said its Chairman K. Sivan post the successful launch of Cartosat-3 and 13 nano satellites from the US. —IANS

commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

Since its incorporation in 1992, Antrix Corporation has handled such third party satellite launch contracts, leasing of communication satellite transponders, marketing of data from remote sensing satellites, building and marketing of satellites as well as satellite mission support services, and establishing ground infrastructure for space applications.

In addition to the above lines of business, NewSpace India will also be the nodal agency for the production of PSLV and Small Satellite Launch Vehicles (SSLV) through industry consortiums and partners.

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