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‘No change in US stand on Modi’ Washington’s position on 2002 Gujarat riots remains the same, says State Department spokesperson 2013,” she said. “We generally provide updates on significant developments that occurred during the reporting period related to events included in past reports.” “So obviously, our position with respect to the 2002 communal violence is clear and has been thoroughly documented in our Human Rights Reports over

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mission of Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s name from a United States human rights report was no indication of a change in policy, a United States official has reiterated. “There is no change in policy. There’s no editing error,” State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters on February 28 when asked about the omission of the Gujarat chief minister’s name from State Department’s congressional mandated report. “The 2013 Human Rights Report focuses on events that took place between January and December of

‘We generally provide updates on significant developments that occurred during the reporting period related to events included in past reports’ occurred.” “And again, when there are significant developments - whether that’s a legal case or issues along those lines - those are what are

Court permits Sikh group to summon Manmohan NEW YORK: A United States federal judge in Washington has granted a Sikh rights group’s plea to serve summons on Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in India in a case of alleged violation of human rights during his tenure. The 1965 Hague Service Convention allows the process of judicial documents from one signatory state to another without the use of consular and diplomatic channels. A Washington federal court had issued summons against Manmohan Singh during his September 2013 visit to Washington on a plea by Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) accusing him of “funding crimes against humanity perpetrated upon the Sikh community in India”. In response to SFJ’s plea for extension of time to serve summons on Manmohan Singh in India, judge James E. Boasberg ordered that “plaintiffs shall by April 14, 2014, either file proof of service or file a status

report updating the Court on their progress in effecting services”. SFJ had filed a motion with the court requesting extension of time. In support of its motion, SFJ submitted a copy of the engagement letter retaining Process Forwarding Internationala (PFI), a firm to serve summons on Manmohan Singh in India as per Hague Service Convention. — IANS

said India would not accept such protectionist steps in the name of tougher intellectual property rights. “There are issues which India has raised where we feel there is very high and unacceptable protectionism,” the union minister said at a media conference here. — IANS

included,” Psaki said. “So it is not an indication of a change in policy or anything along those lines.” Like the previous day, the spokesperson again categorized US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell’s recent meeting with Modi as part of a “comprehensive outreach across India to senior leaders in political parties, business organization and NGOs”. “Starting last November, Ambassador Powell has shared and listened to the views of many on the U.S.-India relationship,” she said without naming any other political leader the U.S. envoy has met or plans to meet. “I’m not going to outline every meeting or confirm every meeting, but I can assure you that her engagement is broad,” the States Department spokesperson said told reporters.

Nisha Biswal in India to deepen ties IANS, WASHINGTON

US indulging in unacceptable protectionism: Anand Sharma NEW DELHI: The United States is putting up excessive trade barriers and making it hard for Indian professionals to get visa, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said on March 4.Accusing the world’s largest economy of indulging in protectionism, Sharma

time, including the most recent report,” Psaki said. While the reports cite US “concerns about several instances of communal violence”, she said: “Our goal is to use illustrative cases to shed light on the nature, scope and severity of human rights abuses we report, not to comprehensively catalogue every human rights violation or abuse that

n a sign of thaw after the Devyani Khobragade affair, America’s new pointperson for South Asia, Nisha Desai Biswal is in India “to further broaden and deepen” the United States-India relationship. Biswal, the first Indian-American to hold the job of assistant secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, was earlier scheduled to visit India in January. But the diplomatic spat over the arrest of Indian diplomat Khobragade forced her to cancel the trip. Biswal, who began her visit from Bangalore, met government and

business leaders in Bangalore on March 4 On March 6, Biswal will deliver remarks on the U.S.-India eco-

nomic relationship at the American Center in New Delhi. Before leaving for her trip, Biswal said: “The breadth and quality of our strategic partnership with India attests to the underlying strength and salience of our relations.” “The U.S. is proud to partner with India on virtually every field of human endeavour, from innovative solutions to poverty and disease to space exploration, from counterterrorism and security cooperation to higher education and people-to-people ties,” she said. “I look forward to discussing these and other issues that are vital to the well-being of our two peoples,” Biswal said.

US panel slams trade move against India IANS, WASHINGTON

United States advocacy group on February 28 slammed a U.S. move to designate India a “priority foreign country” (PFC), or the worst protector of intellectual property rights (IPR), in the ongoing trade war with India. The U.S.-India Political Action PFC is the worst classification Committee (USINPAC) announced it had launched an ini- given to foreign countries that deny tiative, “Leadership Dialogues on “adequate and effective” protection Fair Trade”, to promote conciliatory of IPR or “fair and equitable market dialogue rather than acrimony in access” to Americans relying upon relations between the two countries. IPR protection under the Trade Act. “This move by some sections of The trade allegations against India are being mostly led by a coali- the U.S. industry to designate India tion of U.S. companies and organi- as a PFC country is plain wrong,” sations styled as “Alliance for Free USINPAC said in a statement. It urged “all parties to come to Trade with India”.

solutions through dialogue at bilateral or multilateral levels”. “The governments in the U.S. and India must avoid the impression that relations between two countries are adrift,” said Robinder Sachdev, director of India affairs of USINPAC.”Today, people of both the U.S. and India are engaging more than ever, and such disputes should be resolved via dialogue”, he said.

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If confirmed, Vivek Murthy would be the first Indian American to become the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the US

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resident Barack Obama’s pick for surgeon general, Indian American Vivek Murthy, is one step closer to becoming ‘America’s doctor’, with a Senate panel approving his nomination despite opposition from the powerful gun lobby. Democratic controlled Senate is set to hold a vote on March 4 to confirm Murthy, 36, an early supporter of Obama and his healthcare law. He would be the first Indian American and the youngest person to become the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the US. As U.S. surgeon general, Murthy will also be the operational head of the 6,500-strong U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, one of the seven uniformed services including army, navy, air force and marines. A graduate of Yale University, Murthy’s resume includes founding two other organizations: Visions Worldwide, a nonprofit group dedicated to HIV and

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President Barack Obama with Vivek Murthy at a function.

AIDS education, and TrialNetworks, a software company focused on making drug development and clinical trials more efficient. During his testimony before the

Senate Health, Education, Labour, and Pensions (HELP) committee in February “Murthy demonstrated that he is an excellent choice to serve as the next U.S. Surgeon General”, said the panel’s Democratic Chairman Senator Tom Harkin. “The Surgeon General is uniquely positioned to develop strategies to promote health and wellness and to drive disease prevention strategies in our nation,” he said in a statement.

2 Indian-origin to receive prestigious Heinz Awards

AAPI to discuss community issues with lawmakers

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wo Indian-origin men are among this year’s prestigious Heinz Awards recipients in the United States. Abraham Verghese, a professor at Stanford University Medical School, and Sanjeev Arora, a computer scientist, of Albuquerque in the U.S. state of New Mexico are scheduled to be honored in Pittsburgh on April 3, the foundation announced on its website. The five recipients will receive a cash award of $250,000 each as well as a medallion inscribed with an image of late U.S. senator John Heinz. Abraham Verghese, who was born to parents from Kerala in Ethiopia, was given the award in recognition of his best-selling authorship. In his first book, ‘My Own Country’, he wrote extensively about AIDS in rural areas of Tennesse. Verghese did his MBBS degree from Madras University in 1979.

‘Murthy is an excellent choice to serve as the next Surgeon General’

Sanjeev Arora, born at Kota in India’s Rajasthan state and now a San Francisco-based

entrepreneur, was recognized for revolutionizing community healthcare using video conferencing technology. The awards recognize outstanding individuals for their contributions in the fields of arts, humanities, environment, human Condition, public policy,technology, economy and employment. The awards are conferred annually by the Heinz Family Foundation and were instituted in 1993.

WASHINGTON: An influential body of Indian-American physicians is holding its annual legislative day on Capitol Hill on March 26-27 to bring issues facing the community before the United States lawmakers. Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) wants to make their voices heard on Capitol Hill and around the nation, it said. AAPI’s Annual Legislative Day conference will discuss medicare sustainable growth rate, immigration reform, combating obesity, implementation of affordable care and growing US-India relations, according to a media release. Indian-Americans constitute less than one percent of the country’s population, but they account for nine percent of the American doctors and physicians. Several key lawmakers including Ed Royce Republican chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee and Joe Crowley and Peter Roskam, Democratic and Republican co-chairman of Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans respectively have confirmed their attendance. —IANS

n opponent of Manju Goel, a Republican IndianAmerican Congressional candidate in Illinois, has accused her campaign and supporters of putting up fake web and social media sites to disparage him. In a letter put out last week, Larry Kaifesh, who is opposing Goel in the Republican party’s March 18 primary for the 8th Congressional District, accused Goel of taking her “campaign into the gutter”, according to Chicago’s Courier-News. “In a strange act of desperation, the Indian Americans for Freedom

super PAC and their candidate for Illinois’ 8th Congressional District, Manju Goel, have taken her campaign into the gutter,” it said. “They have established a fake web site as well as fake Facebook and Twitter accounts in an attempt to manipulate and confuse voters about Colonel Larry Kaifesh.” The letter states that the web site, larrykaifesh4congress.com, “steals the appearance of Colonel Kaifesh’s actual web site but contains false positions on issues. However, Manju’s media team told the Courier-News in response to an email that “Manju for Congress campaign has no knowledge of the web sites mentioned in your email. "We are focused on issue based campaign, and have even invited Kaifesh for debate on issues which he has not responded to so far." Under US law, Super PACs, officially known as "independentexpenditure only committees", can engage in unlimited political spending as long as they don't make contributions to candidate campaigns or parties. The PAC was formed by businessman Shalli Kumar, a supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

Firm to pay for false claims nostic Imaging Services, headquartered in Hicksville, New York, was diagnostic firm founded by charged with billing for tests that an Indian-American physi- were not performed or not medcian has agreed to pay ically necessary. $15.5 million to settle charges that The DIG previously operated it falsely billed federal and state chains in New Jersey and Florida health care programs and paid through subsidiaries Doshi Diagkickbacks to physicians. nostic Imaging Services of New The Diagnostic Imaging Group Jersey and Signet Diagnostic Imag(DIG), founded in 1985 by Mum- ing Services, officials said. bai native Leena Doshi, would pay The settlement resolves allega$13.65 million to the federal gov- tions that the DIG submitted claims to Medicare, as well as the New Jersey and New York Medicaid Programmes, for 3D reconstructions of CT scans that were never performed or interpreted. Additionally, the DIG allegedly bundled certain tests on its ernment and an additional $1.85 order forms so that physicians million to New York and New Jer- could not order other tests without sey under a settlement announced ordering the additional bundled by officials of the two states. tests, which were not medically Doshi herself has not been necessary. charged or accused of any wrongThe settlement also resolves alledoing. The DIG, which operates a gations that the DIG paid kickchain of diagnostic testing facilities backs to physicians for the referral through its subsidiary Doshi Diag- of diagnostic tests. IANS, NEW YORK

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Events in Ukraine a coup: Putin IANS, MOSCOW/KIEV

ussian President Vladimir Putin on March 4 said what happened in Ukraine could only be described as an anti-constitutional coup and armed seizure of power even as a delegation of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) arrived in Kiev to monitor the security situation in Ukraine. During a live interview with a local news channel, Putin said that by the time of signing the agreement with the opposition on February 21, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych had in effect given up his power, Xinhua reported. “I told him he had no chances to be reelected. So I don’t understand

Vladimir Putin at a press conference in Moscow. (Photo: IANS)

why the opposition needs to seize power by force,” Putin noted, adding that Yanukovych remains the sole legitimate president of

Obama, Merkel discuss Ukraine situation WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on the importance of de-escalating the situation in Ukraine, the White House has said. In a telephone talk between the two leaders, they discussed potential solution to the crisis in Ukraine, including

deploying international observers and human rights monitors, and initiating direct talks between Russia and Ukraine, Xinhua cited from a statement issued by the White House. Obama and Merkel also discussed the need to continue to support the Ukrainian government as it prepares for elections in May.

Li details challenges facing China BEIJING: China faces great challenges

Ukraine, although he has no and complex problems in pushing forward economic and social development, power. Putin said Yanukovych would Premier Li Keqiang said on March 5 at have been killed if Russia did not the opening of the annual session of the give him refuge, and Moscow did National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature. so “on humanitarian motives”. “The foundation for sustaining steady According to Putin, Russia received direct request from economic growth is not yet firm, and the Yanukovych about military assis- internal impetus driving growth needs to be increased,” Xinhua quoted Li as saytance. “If we’ll see lawlessness in the ing. According to the report, China has eastern regions, we reserve the kept the economic growth target for 2014 right to use all means to protect at 7.5 percent, unchanged from the last these people,” Putin said, though year. The government will make upgradhe stressed that it would be the last ing exports and promoting balanced trade growth as a strategic priority in resort. “Our armed forces are brothers 2014, with foreign trade expected to rise in arms, many officers know each by 7.5 percent, it added. China also plans to raise its defense other personally. I’m sure Russian and Ukrainian troops will be on the same side, like it has been happening in Crimea,” Putin added. As for the situation in Ukraine’s autonomous republic of Crimea, DAMASCUS: There are 350,177 the epicenter of the ongoing crisis, internally displaced families living in Putin said Russia encouraged pro- shelters inside the country, the Syrian tection of its military facilities social affairs ministry has revealed. The number reflects the displaced there, and Moscow did it “timely families registered in local displaceand right.” Meanwhile, Moscow was not ment shelters from the country’s 14 considering Crimea’s accession to governorates, but around 5,878,317 Russia and would not encourage internally displaced people are cursuch sentiments, he said. Only rently living outside of the protection Crimeans themselves have to of the local shelters, reported Xinhua. decide their own future, he added.

Chiinese Premier Li Keqiang delivers his speech at the 12th National People’s Congress in Beijing.

budget by 12.2 percent to 808.2 billion yuan (about $132 billion) in 2014. In 2013, the country spent 720.197 billion yuan on national defense, a 10.7-percent increase from the previous year.

Over 350,000 families displaced in Syria The ministry is working to provide displaced people with basic necessities and is working inside the displacement shelters in cooperation with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent. Recent statistics showed that 9.3 million Syrians are in need of basic necessities. Around 2.5 million Syrians live in areas cut off by the conflict and around 1.9 million Syrian children are unable to attend school.

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Asian leaders set deadline for key trade pact IANS, NAY PYI TAW

indful of the delays, the two-day BIMSTEC Summit concluded in this Myanmar capital on March 4 with the leaders now setting a yearend deadline for a free trade pact among the seven-nation grouping. In a declaration, the leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, directed the negotiating committee to expedite work for concluding the Agreement on Trade in Goods by the end of 2014. In 2004, the finance and trade ministers of the BIMSTEC countries had agreed to establish a free trade area by June 2012. A few years later, the deadline was advanced to June 2010. But differences over issues such as tariff lines and quantum of concessions have kept the proposed pact from being inked. The agreement, when signed, will lead to reduced tariff on commerce among the member countries as also liberalize trade in goods, services and investment. Addressing the summit earlier, Manmohan Singh said an early conclusion of the trade pact will help member nations - which together account for 20 percent of the global population and $2.5

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with world leaders during the third BIMSTEC summit in Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar. (Photo: IANS)

Teesta water pact a difficult one: PM NAY PYI TAW: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on March 4 told his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina that a pact on sharing Teesta river waters was “difficult” even as an agreement was desirable in the interests of the two countries. His remarks came during a meeting with Hasina on the margins of the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit. Besides India, Bangladesh and Myanmar, the seven-nation regional grouping comprises Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

trillion in GDP — realise the full potential of cooperation. “Trade and economic cooperation should figure high on our list of priorities,” the prime minister told the summit of BIMSTEC that comprises India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Sri Lanka. “We should aim for an early conclusion of the BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement for trade in goods and also extend it to investment and services,” Manmohan Singh added. “Most of us here are connected with each other through one or more regional economic arrangements and it should not be difficult for us to conclude one for BIMSTEC.”

‘Attacks may harm Taliban talks’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistani peace negotiators on March 4 said that terror attacks after the Taliban ceasefire could harm the dialogue process. The negotiators met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and reviewed the status of the talks following a deadly suicide attack on a court in Islamabad that killed 11 people Monday, Xinhua quoted the PM office as saying. It was the first meeting after the Taliban declared a month-long ceasefire on March 1 that was followed by the government's decision to suspend airstrikes against the militants in Waziristan tribal region. The attack on Islamabad court and three other recent bombings in Khyber tribal region, which killed 15 security personnel, cast doubt on the Taliban ceasefire. The Taliban, however, has denied

involvement in the Islamabad attack. The prime minister told the negotiators that establishing peace and stability is the first priority of the government and efforts would be made at every level for the realisation of this objective, a statement from the PM office said. Earlier, the government negotiating committee met in Islamabad to review the tragic incidents of Islamabad and Khyber Agency following announcement of ceasefire by the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.

Nepal to speed up drafting of new constitution KATHMANDU: Nepal’s constitution drafting body, the Constituent Assembly, is preparing to adopt a fast-track model to promulgate a new constitution for the country within the next 11 months. A fast-track model means the number of committees in the Constituent Assembly will be decreased and tasks of the previous assembly will be accepted by the new one, reported Xinhua. Many procedural hassles will also be

removed from the assembly rules of procedure this time. Parties have pledged to deliver a new constitution within a year and one month has already elapsed since the first meeting of the assembly on January 22. Subhash Nembang, chairman of the Constituent Assembly, said the countdown for the deadline for drafting a new constitution has already begun and urged the political parties to focus on constitution-related tasks.

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Mother of all elections The nine-phase 2014 elections to involve a staggering 814 million voters; results on May 16

Lok Sabha election schedule

Polling will take place for 543 of the 545 Lok Sabha seats — two members are nominated by the president - on April 7, 9, 10, 12, 17, 24 and 30 and May 7 and 12. IANS, NEW DELHI

ndia will elect a new Lok Sabha over a nine-day period from April 7 to May 12, and the results will be announced on May 16, the Election Commission announced on March 5. The world’s largest democratic exercise will involve a staggering 814 million voters, an increase of some 100 million from 2009 and a sharp rise from the 176 million in

the first parliamentary polls of 1952. Simultaneous assembly elections will be held in Sikkim, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath said while unveiling the staggered election schedule. “Credible elections are the very soul and hallmark of any democratic system,” Sampath told the media. Polling will take place for 543 of the 545 Lok Sabha seats — two members are nominated by

For the first time, voters will be free to go for ‘None of the Above’ option the president — on April 7, 9, 10, 12, 17, 24 and 30 and May 7 and 12. Sampath urged the people to “exercise their right to vote in an informed and ethical manner”. He also appealed to political

Sahara chief Subrata Roy behind bars IANS, NEW DELHI

he Supreme Court has sent Sahara chief Subrata Roy and two directors of his company to judicial custody till they present a concrete proposal to return the balance of `19,000 crore they had collected from investors through optionally fullyconvertible debentures. The money through OFCD was mobilized by two Sahara Companies — Sahara India Real Estate Corp Ltd and Sahara Housing Investment Corp Ltd.

A lawyer threw ink at Sahara chief Subrata Roy’s face as he entered the Supreme Court premises. (Photo: IANS)

The court has fixed March 11 as the next date of hearing. Sahara in December 2012 had deposited ` 5,120 crore with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Directing the judicial detention of Subrata Roy and two other directors — Ashok Roy Choudhary and Ravi Shankar Dubey — the court noted that despite being given lot of opportunities, there was no proposal to “honor” its Aug 31, 2012 judgment and the subsequent orders of December 5, 2012 and February 25, 2013, to return the investors’ money.

BRIEFS Arvind Kejriwal ‘detained’ in Gujarat

Delhi to see BJP-AAP tussle

AHMADABAD: Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal was detained by Gujarat Police on March 5 on charges of violating election code of conduct. Kejriwal was detained in Raghanpur. Earlier, arriving in Gujarat, Kejriwal said he would verify the development claims made by the state Chief Minister Narendra Modi. “Gujarat government says there is ‘Ramrajya’ in this state. Corruption has been finished...So we have come here to see that development in Gujarat.”

NEW DELHI: The BJP and AAP were neck-to-neck in Delhi for the Lok Sabha elections and the NDA would perform better than UPA in Maharashtra, said a survey. The CNN-IBN CSDS February election tracker said that the alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena and Republican Party of India-Athavale may secure between 23 and 29 seats in Maharashtra if elections were held now, while the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party alliance may secure between 16 and 22 seats.

The following is the Lok Sabha election schedule in all states and union territories (seats in parenthesis): April 7: Assam (5), Tripura (1) April 9: Arunachal Pradesh (2), Manipur (1), Meghalaya (2), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1) April 10: Bihar (6), Chhattisgarh (1), Haryana (10), Jammu and Kashmir (1), Jharkhand (5), Kerala (20), Madhya Pradesh (9), Maharashtra (10), Odisha (10), Uttar Pradesh (10), Andaman and Nicobar (1), Chandigarh (1), Lakshadweep (1), Delhi (7) April 12: Sikkim (1), Tripura (1), Assam (3) April 17: Bihar (7), Chhattisgarh (3), Goa (2), Jammu and Kashmir (1), Jharkhand (5), Karnataka (28), Madhya Pradesh (10), Maharashtra (19),

parties and candidates “to uphold the democratic traditions of the nation by maintaining high standards of political discourse and fair play”. For the first time in any parliamentary election, voters will be free to go for “None of the Above” option among the candidates — a provision made available in the November-December assembly polls in five states. Sampath expressed concern over the use of

Manipur (1), Odisha (11), Rajasthan (20), Uttar Pradesh (11), West Bengal (4) April 24: Assam (6), Bihar (7), Chhattisgarh (7), Jammu and Kashmir (1), Jharkhand (4), Madhya Pradesh (10), Maharashtra (19), Rajasthan (5), Tamil Nadu (39), Uttar Pradesh (12), West Bengal (6), Puducherry (1) April 30: Andhra Pradesh (17), Bihar (7), Gujarat (26), Jammu and Kashmir (1), Punjab (13), Uttar Pradesh (14), West Bengal (9), Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1), Daman and Diu (1) May 7: Andhra Pradesh (25), Bihar (7), Jammu and Kashmir (2), Uttar Pradesh (15), Uttarakhand (5), West Bengal (6), Himachal Pradesh (4) May 12: Bihar (6), Uttar Pradesh (18), West Bengal (17)

money power aimed at influencing voters and said the poll panel was taking a string of steps to check this. There will be about 930,000 polling stations across the country — a 12 percent rise from the 2009 election. The model code of conduct came into effect with March 5 announcement. Sampath said the code was necessary to ensure a level playing field among various contenders for power.

Vote for developed India: Modi IANS, NEW DELHI

JP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on March 5 said the Lok Sabha election was a “historic opportunity” to lay the foundation for a “developed India”. “2014 polls are a historic opportunity to lay foundation of a developed India. I urge you all to ‘Vote for India’ and make the right choice,” Modi wrote on Twitter as the Election Commission announced polling dates. “Poll bugle has been sounded! Best wishes to EC in conducting polls and congrats to people on commencement of biggest festival of democracy,” he tweeted. Modi welcomed the 10 crore new voters and urged them to check their names on electoral rolls March 9. “My special welcome to 10 crore new voters! You have an important role to play in strengthening and continuing democratic tradition of India. Thankful to EC for giving all eligible voters one last chance on March 9 to ensure they are registered. This opportunity must be

Narendra Modi welcomed the 10 crore new voters.

used,” he said. “I call upon the people of India to bless us, give BJP-led NDA a majority and make Mission 272+ a grand reality for the prosperity of India.” Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh also expressed confidence over winning the election. “Our target is 272 plus, and the support we are getting in public rallies, we are totally assured about our victory,” said the BJP president, who is currently on a tour of Chhattisgarh.

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Antony’s hallowed bubble finally bursts VISHNU MAKHIJANI, NEW DELHI

I BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and party president Rajnath Singh with BJP leaders Uma Bharti, Kalyan Singh and Murli Manohar Joshi during a rally in Lucknow on March 2. (Photo: IANS)

Will Modi be tripped by Hindu extremists?

While the confidence that BJP’s PM candidate exudes adds to his appeal as a strong leader, the emphasis on growth shows that he is his own man timents (bhavnao se parichalit thhey) as the recent incarceration of a forince communication skills mer BJP minister, Maya Kodnani, are essential for political sucand others for rioting has shown. As cess, it is not surprising that for Modi, although he hasn’t cared the Bharatiya Janata Party’s to say “sorry”, he has at least kept voluble prime ministerial candidate, away from any expressions of overt Narendra Modi, is edging ahead of communalism. He knows that he the far more subdued Rahul Gandhas the chance of a lifetime which he hi, the Congress’s frontline camcannot have dreamt of earlier. So, he paigner for the forthcoming general is careful enough not to ruin it by elections. following the parivar’s standard antiIt is worth noting that both of minority line. them entered the field carrying burIn contrast to Modi’s planned assault on the government, Gandhi densome baggage. In Modi’s case, it Modi is still feeling his way through. He is his suspected complicity in the Gujarat riots of 2002 while may have overcome some of his may have overcome Gandhi is weighed down not earlier diffidence, but he is yet some of his earlier by any lapses of his own, but to come through as a cleardiffidence, but he is yet to the taint of scams, ineptness sighted leader with an agenda come through as a clearand cynicism associated with for the country which will the Manmohan Singh govhave an immediate appeal. sighted leader with an ernment. Yet, if Modi is forgInstead, his emphasis on agenda for the country ing ahead, it is because of two remoulding the Congress can reasons. One is his no-nonsense give the impression that he has persona and the other is his focus on already given up any hope of success development. Both of these have an this year but is preparing for the that BJP president Rajnath Singh long haul. Moreover, he is persisting appeal for the audiences, mainly youth. While the confidence that he has sought to assure the Muslims with his party’s socialistic line of exudes adds to his appeal as a that if his party has committed any sops, subsidies and quotas that have “strong” leader, the emphasis on mistakes, he will apologize. Is this an diminishing appeal in a liberalized growth shows that he is his own attempt to atone for the transgres- age. man who is not overly bothered sions of 2002? If so, it may not be However, Modi’s present advanabout the pseudo- religious pro- very reassuring because, first, Modi tage may have been a paying propoHindutva predilections of the himself is still declining to apolo- sition in a presidential contest. But Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh gize. And, secondly, there is an “if” the imperatives of a parliamentary (RSS), the BJP’s ideological guru. in Rajnath Singh’s comment sug- poll are different, especially in a However, even if the RSS is con- gesting that the saffron brotherhood country as large and variegated as spicuously silent, the so-called Inter- is unwilling to confirm or deny its India, where not only are the regionnet Hindus are carrying on their behind-the-scene role during the al parties dominant players in some venomous communal propaganda outbreak, which made Atal Behari states but the BJP and the Congress with considerable zeal. To quote Vajpayee admit that a section of the do not even have much of a presence from one of their messages circulat- BJP was swayed by communal sen- in them. AMULYA GANGULI, NEW DELHI

ing in cyberspace, the extremist Hindus are waiting for “Shri Modi to take our ‘Hind’ away from the feet of Italy and Islam”. With friends such as these, who needs enemies? It cannot be gainsaid that if they become more vocal, then they can trip up Modi, for their crude sectarianism will stoke the longstanding fears among the Muslims about the Sangh parivar’s agenda of establishing a Hindu rashtra. It is understandable, therefore,

t takes just five minutes to pour cold water on a reputation built up in a political career spanning over half a century. Defense Minister A.K. Antony has had to learn this the bitter way with the resignation of Admiral D.K. Joshi as the Indian Navy chief, the immediate provocation being an incident aboard INS Sindhuratna that resulted in the deaths of two officers and injuries to seven sailors when smoke filled the battery compartment of the submarine, 80 nautical miles off Mumbai. Having taken “moral responsibility” for this accident and a string of others in the past sevenodd months, everyone agrees that Admiral Joshi has gone out in a

delays”. This report must now come to haunt Antony. On INS Sindhuratna, there was a smoke build-up in the battery compartment. In the case of INS Sindhughosh, a hydrogen build-up in the battery compartment resulted in a massive explosion that killed 18 officers and sailors and caused the submarine to sink in Mumbai harbour on August 14, 2013. Interestingly, the two vessels were anchored virtually alongside and an astute operation by personnel of the Indian Navy and the Mumbai Fire Brigade managed to remove INS Sindhuratna to safety. Now, let’s look at the Scorpene project under which six FrenchSpanish diesel-electric submarines were to be built at Mumbai’s Mazagon Docks Limited with an

Matters came to a head last November when Antony asked the navy toensure that its valuable assets were not ‘frittered away’. blaze of glory while Antony has been shamefacedly left holding the wooden spoon. That Admiral Joshi was an upright, highly competent and no-nonsense officer with a hitherto blemishless record who would never hesitate to call a spade a spade is also not in doubt. Matters came to a head last November when Antony asked the navy to clean up its act and ensure that its valuable assets were not “frittered away”. But then, Antony chose to not look within, where the fault actually lay — there were repeated reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General that procurement delays were resulting in the Indian Navy losing its blue water capabilities. Antony, it must be remembered, is the chairman of the Defense Acquisition Committee (DAC) that clears the purchases of all military hardware. In its report of 2008-09, the CAG said: “The process of procurement of battery monitoring system urgently needed for submarines witnessed inordinate

option for another six. The deal was signed in 2005, but nine years later, not a single boat has hit the water due to procedural and bureaucratic delays. But why focus on submarines alone? As recently as on February 24, the DAC failed to clear the navy’s proposal for four amphibious warships and 16 multi-role helicopters with anti-submarine warfare capabilities. It’s been argued that since 10 accidents occurred during Admiral Joshi’s watch, he should take the rap. In that case, under whose watch has the Indian Navy struggled to keep itself afloat and what penalty should this individual incur? Given Antony’s track record on the armed forces’ need for modernization, the tactful thing for him to do was to persuade the admiral to stay and to promise to address his concerns. Instead, what did he do? He promptly accepted the resignation. As Admiral Arun Prakash, a former Indian Navy chief, put it: “If the chief resigns, it suits everyone.”

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Afridi spoils India’s party S IANS, MIRPUR

hahid Afridi slammed an unbeaten 18-ball 34 to give Pakistan a thrilling one-wicket win over India with two balls to spare at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on March 2. Chasing a target of 246, Pakistan almost lost the plot in the last few overs. They needed 13 runs from 12 balls with four wickets in hand. But then lost three quick wickets within a space of five balls. Afridi, however, held his nerve and smacked spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for two consecutive sixes in the last over as Pakistan reached 249 with two balls to spare. Pakistan got to a good start with Ahmed Shehzad (42) and Sharjeel Khan (25) adding 71 runs for the first wicket. But after the good start, Pakistan suffered a batting collapse, as Khan, Shehzad, skipper Misbah-ul-Haq (1) and Umar Akmal (1) departed in quick succession to leave Pakistan at 113/4. Mohammed Hafeez (75), who had also picked up two wickets with his spin, and Shoaib Maqsood

The southpaw’s knock helps Pakistan win the Asia Cup tie against arch-rivals

ers for India after they were put in by Misbah. Pakistani spinners Saeed Ajmal (3/40) and Hafeez (2/38) did most of the damage as they shared five wickets while young pacer Mohammad Talha made an impressive debut with his two for 22. Pakistan started the proceedings with Hafeez and pace spearhead Umar Gul. And the ploy worked quickly as Shikhar Dhawan (10) fell in the third over trapped leg-before by Hafeez. But Rohit kept the scoreboard moving with his quick-fire 58-ball knock that was laced with seven fours and two sixes. Rohit shared a 38-run stand with skipper Virat Kohli (5) but at a time when the partnership was growing in confidence, the India captain suffered a soft dismissal giving an edge to Umar Akmal off Gul. Rohit became Talha’s maiden

however, was (38) got adjudged Man of Pakistan back on the Match for his alltrack with a 87-run round performance. partnership for the Indian spinners fifth wicket. They took Ravichandran Ashwin (3/44) Pakistan to the threshold and Amit Mihsra (2/28) of a win but Hafeez’s dispicked up five wickets between missal in the 44th over them while pacer Bhuvneshtriggered another batting war Kumar got two for 56. collapse and from 200/4 Earlier, Pakistani bowlers they slumped to 236/9. restricted India to 245 for It was then left to eight in 50 overs. Rohit Afridi to take the Sharma (56), Ambati team home with his Rayudu (58) and power-packed knock that was Ravindra Jadeja (52) studded with were the top scortwo fours and three Pakistan got to a good start with sixes. Shahid Afridi celebrate after Ahmed Shehzad (42) and Sharjeel winning the match against Hafeez, India in Mirpur on March 2. (Photo: IANS)

Khan (25) adding 71 runs for the first wicket

We were 20-30 runs short: Kohli MIRPUR (BANGLADESH): India skipper Virat Kohli admitted that his team was 20-30 runs short after Pakistan clinched a onewicket thriller in the Asia Cup here. Kohli said he was proud of his boys and praised the young bowlers for their performance. “The guys put in a good effort after a modset total. Not letting them get used to one bowler was the idea says Virat Kohli. (Amit) Mishra was getting it to turn and I kept him for the end. (Ravichandran) Ashwin was confident of bowling in the death as well,” said Kohli. — IANS

ODI wicket with Hafeez taking a blinder while running backwards in the 20th over. Ajinkya Rahane (23) and Dinesh Karthik (23) got good starts but failed to convert them into a big score. Rahane was Talha’s second wicket with Hafeez taking another excellent catch at mid-wicket.

Arvind wins German Open Saina, Sindhu face tough draw at All England IANS, MULHEIM AN DER RUHR

easoned campaigner Arvind Bhat reached a new high in his badminton career when he defeated Danish Hans-Kristian Vittinghus to clinch the men’s singles

title of the $120,000 German Open Grand Prix Gold here on March 2. The first game of this thrilling clash turned out to be a close affair

with both players exchanging the lead several times. Towards the end HE made a comeback from 18-20 down to save four game points, proceeding to win the game. The Dane, however, turned the tables on Bhat in the second game. The World No.25, won nine out of the last 11 points to level the match.The third set was an even closer affair with both shuttlers having problems. On one side, the Dane was suffering from strapped lower back while Bhat seemed fatigued.With the game evenly poised Bhat somehow brought drained out his last bit of energy to notch up the next nine points and win the encounter on his first matchpoint.

Both experienced shuttlers P.V. Sindhu (L) and Saina Nehwal are expected to perform well at the championships. IANS, BIRMINGHAM

eading Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu face tough draws in the prestigious $400,000 All England Open Badminton Championships that started on March 4 at the National Indoor Arena here. World No.7 Saina is the only

Ministry’s recognition for Hockey India IANS, NEW DELHI

he sport ministry on March 3 finally accorded Hockey India (HI) recognition as the sole custodian of the game in the country. “It is a moment of pride for not only Hockey India but even for players and coaches who have worked towards this goal in their

own ways and efforts,” said HI secretary general Narinder Batra in a statement. “Our endeavour will always be to make hockey the number one sport in the country and we aim to motivate the Indian team to achieve feats which Indians will remember and talk about when the history of Hockey is being discussed. We will continue our

effort in that direction till the time we achieve what we set out to do,” he said. Batra thanked the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for recognizing the efforts that HI has been putting in the last few years and giving it the recognition that it deserved. Going by the guidelines in order to get this recognition, the

seeded Indian at seventh and will open her women’s singles campaign against Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland in the first round of the Super Series Premier event. The Hyderabadi is expected to ease past the World No.20 but could face a huge challenge in the second round against old foe Juliane Schenk of Germany.

Nationals Sports Body needs to be recognized by both the international federation as well as the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Hockey India has fulfilled both the criteria since the year 2009 wherein International Hockey Federation (FIH) as well as Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) have considered HI as the national body and major tournaments have been organized with it since then.

Though Saina has an 8-4 advantage over the German World No.11, Schenk won their previous meeting at the Indonesia Open in June 2013. Sindhu also faces an equally tough draw at the Championships as she starts against Sun Yu of China against whom the 18-yearold has a 2-1 win-loss record.

Narinder Batra

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Sunny not feared of getting typecast

‘Satyamev Jayate 2’ strikes a right chord NEW DELHI: “Heart stirring” and “real hero” was how viewers lauded the first episode of the second season of Satyamev Jayate that focused upon the issue of rape in the country. The much-awaited talk show, with the tagline ‘Jinhe desh ki fikr hai’ (those who care for the country), went on air on March 2 and its host and Bollywood star Aamir Khan once again struck the right chord. The show received around 12 lakh missed calls in two hours from people who want to join the fight against rape. Titled ‘Fighting rape’, the first episode began with the narration of the Dec 16 Delhi gang rape case, in which a 23-year-old physiotherapy intern was brutally gangraped in a bus. With some more cases of acid attack, rape and molestation, Aamir then shared the statistics of rape cases in India revealing that around 1,01,041 pending rape cases were reported till 2012, out of which 3,563 were convicted in an year, 11,446 cases were acquitted or withdrawn and 86,032 were still pending. Meanwhile, he has come forward to provide financial help to Bhagirath and Basanti, son and daughter-in-law of Dasrath Manjhi who single-handedly carved out a road by cutting through a hill in Bihar. He visited their village for his TV show Satyamev Jayate last week, is set to provide financial help to them. Shafi Ahmad, state coordinator of the actor’s production house, said a team would visit the Dasrathnagar Dalit tola near Gahlaur in Gaya district, around 100 km from here, soon on behalf of Aamir Khan as he had requested that their requirements be looked after. Khan, during his visit, also assured help to Bhagirath and Basanti. They told Aamir that they have been left in the lurch, ignored by politicians and officials despite repeated assurances. Basanti added that she, along with her husband, begs for money to conduct an annual ritual in the memory of Dasrath Manjhi. Bhagirath and Basanti work in the village primary school as cooks for preparing the mid-day meal for children. Both of them are paid `1,000 a month. Dasrath Manjhi had single-handedly carved out a 360 feet long, 30 feet high and 30 feet wide passage by cutting through a hill near Gahlaur with a hammer and chisel, working day and night. He died in 2007 after a battle with cancer.

Abhishek inspired by Salman Khan! MUMBAI: Abhishek Awasthi, who is currently seen as inspector Gabru Singh in Manish Goswami’s Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai is thoroughly enjoying his stint on the show. The actor quips, “The role I am playing is phenomenal and is giving me hundred percent exposure. I have so many shades to experiment with, it’s enriching as a performer”. Abhishek, who is a big fan of Salman Khan excitedly says that his character is inspired from his favorite actor’s popular character, Chulbul Pandey, “My character Gabru Singh is a lot like Chulbul Pandey, he wears the same bracelet like him, he says dialogues in the same style, I too really like Salman and idolize him”.

MUMBAI: Actress Sunny Leone, who is set for the release of her third Bollywood film Ragini MMS 2, says being an ‘aspiring actress’ she is not afraid of getting typecast, provided she gets a good scripts and directors. Sunny made her Bollywood debut in 2012 with Jism 2 followed by Jackpot, that released last year. “This is my third film and I don’t know about typecast. But if I get typecast, what am I going to do? I can’t change that. I just read the scripts and if I like the film, if I like the director, which is a huge deal for me, why should I not work in a film? And if that means being sexy, then its alright. “If that means being crazy, scary, happy, so be it,” the actress told reporters here in an interview. “I am an aspiring actor so for me anything and everything that I can get my hands on to help me grow as an actor, I want to do all that,”she added.Ragini MMS 2 also stars Divya Dutta, Parvin Dabas and Sandhya Mridul.

‘Sangram is my man’ MUMBAI: “Ever since I met Sangram Singh, I am at peace with myself,” says actress Payal Rohatgi who took her three-year-old relationship with the wrestler to the next level recently. They got engaged on March 27 at a simple ceremony in Ahmedabad in the presence of Payal’s parents. Sangram’s parents were conspicuous by their absence. She credits Sangram for bringing stability into her life. “Ever since I met Sangram I am at peace with myself”, the actress said.

Sonam sparkles on niche mag’s cover NEW DELHI: Actress Sonam Kapoor, who has been on cover of various high-end magazines, has now graced the cover of debut edition of bridal magazine — Harper’s BAZAAR Bride. With fonts in bridal colors like yellow and red, her golden ensemble looks perfect for the cover of the magazine, which is targeting bride, groom and all high-life enthusiasts. It will hit the newsstands this month. “We are very excited to extend Harper’s BAZAAR into this important category in India, and look forward to working with our longstanding partner India Today on this successful launch,” Gautam Ranji, senior vice president, licensing and business development, Hearst Magazines International, said in a statement. Harper’s BAZAAR Bride is expected to be an ultimate ‘go-to’ magazine for luxury weddings, opulent bridal-wear and international lifestyle along with the latest trends in destination events, honeymoon hotspots, spectacular soirees, and more.

Minissha finds her beau MUMBAI: Minissha Lamba has finally found her life partner. She has been dating Ryan Tham, the owner of the Juhu nightclub, Trilogy, since the past six months. But their relationship was kept secret so far. The actress met Ryan through common friends and sparks flew during the first meeting itself. The two exchanged phone numbers and Minissha soon started visiting Ryan’s nightclub frequently. Friends saw them dancing closely on several occasions and soon started teasing her about him. But to their disappointment there were no confirmations forthcoming. It was Ryan who uttered the three magical words—I love you—first. “His confession did not surprise Minissha. She felt the same way about him but had been too shy to express her feelings ,” a friend told Mirror. Suddenly, the romance was in the open. Since last week, the two have started going out together.

Shweta wants to work with Ranbir MUMBAI: “Lucknow is first home to me,” says actress Shweta Tiwari on her recent trip to the city. The actress has spent most of her childhood with her aunt here. Jab bhi main Lucknow aati hoon, mujhe yahan ghar jaisa hi lagta hai. I remember when the first mall was built in Lucknow, I was here only. Frankly speaking I just need a reason to come here,” adds Shweta, who had plans to feast on Prakash Kulfi and Tundey Kebabs with her husband Abhinav Kohli. After getting married recently, the actress took a break from TV, but is now back with a bang. “I have worked for 16 years, practically everyday till I got married to Abhinav. When Abhinav told me that we will go for our honeymoon when I have time, I agreedshe says. Shweta has plans to get into filmmaking. “I want to produce a movie. I would certainly want Ranbir Kapoor to be the part of project. I really want to work with him.”

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‘Gravity’ sweeps Academy Awards, wins seven awards; Best Actor award goes to Mathew McConaughey for ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ while Cate Blanchett grabs Best Actress award for ‘Blue Jasmine’

‘Gravity’ rules Oscars’ night IANS, LOS ANGELES

pace drama Gravity bagged awards in seven of the 10 categories it was nominated for at the 86th Academy Awards. It won the best director award for Alfonso Cuaron but best film title was clinched by real-life inspired 12 Years a Slave here on March 2. Gravity was also honored with the golden statuette for categories like film editing, music (original score), sound editing, sound mixing and visual effects. 12 Years a Slave and Dallas Buyers Club won three awards each. Based on the memoirs of Solomon Northup, a free black man from New York, who is abducted and sold into slavery, 12 Years a Slave won best picture, best actress in a supporting role for Lupita Nyong’o, and best writing for adapted screenplay. Dallas Buyers Club helped Mathew McConaughey win his first Oscar for his performance as an AIDS patient in the biopic. His costar Jared Leto was honored with an Oscar for best actor in a supporting role, while the film’s makeup and hairstyling team Adruitha

And the award goes to: Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave Directing: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty, Italy Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, Her Animated Feature Film: Frozen Production Design: The Great Gatsby Cinematography: Gravity Sound Mixing: Gravity Sound Editing: Gravity Original Score: Gravity, Steven Price Original Song: Let It Go from “Frozen” Costume: The Great Gatsby Makeup and Hairstyling: Dallas Buyers Club Animated Short Film: Mr. Hublot Documentary Feature: 20 Feet from Stardom Film Editing: Gravity Visual Effects: Gravity

(From left) Best actor Matthew McConaughey, best actress Cate Blanchett, best supporting actress Lupita Nyong’o, and best supporting actor Jared Leto. (Right) The crew of ‘12 Years a Slave’ attend the award’s ceremony. (Photos: IANS)

Lee and Robin Mathews won an award too. Cate Blanchett was thrilled to get the award for best actress in a leading role for Blue Jasmine, in which she essays a rich socialite whose life crumbles because of a broken marriage. The Great Gatsby was awarded for magnificent costumes and production design. Animated film Frozen too bagged two awards — best animation feature film and original song. Surprisingly, crime-comedy

drama American Hustle, which had got 10 nominations, failed to get a single award at the glittering event, which was hosted by comedian and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres and was held at the Dolby Theatre. DeGeneres infused life into the show with her funny antics, but a standout moment was when she gathered stars like Meryl Streep, Channing Tatum, Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and a few more for a rare group selfie.

Big-B starrer ‘The Great Gatsby’ gets best costume Mathews clinched the trophy of best hair and make-up for Dallas Buyers Club at the Oscars ceremony here Sunday. Martin, who has been nominated for an Oscar for a total of six times, was overwhelmed on receiving the award, for which she competed against Michael Wilkinson (American Hustle), William Chang Suk Ping (The Grandmaster), Michael O’Connor (The Invisible Woman) and Patricia Norros (12 Years a Slave).

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ollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan starrer The Great Gatsby has won two Oscars Best Costume Design (Catherine Martin) and Best Production Design. Big B effortlessly pulls off the role of Jay Gatsby’s (Leonardo DiCaprio) Jewish business partner, Meyer Wolfsheim — A major character in the movie who has been described as a gambler. Catherine Martin won her first Academy Award for costume design for her work in The Great Gatsby, while Adruitha Lee and Robin

Catherine Martin poses with the award for best costume design during the Oscars. (Photo: IANS)

Italy wins best foreign film award IANS, LOS ANGELES

taly’s The Great Beauty pipped movies from across the world to be named the best foreign film at the 86th Academy Awards ceremony here on March 2. The movie chronicles the life of a journalist whose success has placed him at the center of Rome’s decadent social world. He is also the author of an acclaimed novel, written years ago,

and he remains haunted by the career he failed to pursue when he chose the seductive ease of his current life. Other contenders were The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium), The Hunt (Denmark), The Missing Picture (Cambodia) and ‘Omar’ (Palestine). Director Paolo Sorrentino with Viola Davis with the Best Foreign Language Film Award during the Oscars. (Photo: IANS)

DeGeneres’ Oscars selfie gets over 2 million hits LOS ANGELES: A selfie of standup comedian and host Ellen DeGeneres, clicked by actor Bradley Cooper, which received over 1.1 million retweets in just half an hour, has reached 2,464,682. The Academy Awards host, who handed her phone to Cooper to take the photo, became the most retweeted post ever on the social networking website, reports contactmusic.com. Apart from DeGeneres and Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jared Leto, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Lupita Nyong’o and her brother Peter all crammed into the photograph. However, Degeneres poked fun at Cooper insisting they could have crammed even more stars into the photo if he had long hands. “If only Bradley’s arm was longer. Best photo ever. Oscar,” she wrote along with the photo. The 86th Academy Awards ceremony took place on March 2 here. —IANS

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Chicago welcomes new Indian envoy

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hicago (IL) -- Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, Consul-General of India, invited Chicago’s business and community leaders as well as special guests to welcome India’ new ambassador to the United States of America, Dr. S. Jaishankar, at a function held at Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604, on February 27. Dr Jaishankar, 59, is a career Indian civil servant and diplomat with impeccable credentials. His previous appointments included India’s ambassador to China and Czech Republic, High commissioner to Singapore etc. During era of President Bush, he played a key role in negotiating the US-India civil nuclear agreement. A graduate of St. Stephen’s College at the University of Delhi, he has an M.A. in Political Science and an M. Phil. and Ph.D. in International Relations from the Jawaharlal Nehru University , where he specialized in Nuclear Diplomacy. Dr. Jaishankar, who succeeds Nirupama Rao, said that although “current sentiment seems less than positive,” the two countries “can neither afford dilution of attention nor weakening of faith” in ties that were always fated to come together. He said he wanted to aim high to elevate confidence of the India-US relationship and

(Center L-R) Dr S. Jaishankar, India’s new ambassador to the US & Dr. Ausaf Sayeed consul General of India with dignitaries

stressed the importance of close, mutually beneficial relationship between India and US. The dignitaries present included Swati Dandekar, state rep. Iowa; Ameya Pawar, alderman, 47th wWard; Divya Sarang, public

prosecutor, Chicago City Hall; Amardeep Kaleka, candidate, Congressman; Manju Goel, candidate, Congressman; Dr. Bharat Barai, oncologist and leading community leader; Naren Patel, CEO, Medstar Laboratories and leading community leader; Sanosh Kumar,

executive director, MAFS; Team of Indian Association of Indiapolis; Hemant Shah, president, Jain Society; Rajinder Singh Mago; Harijinder Singh Kheira; Balvindersingh; Basanti Banerjee; Niranjan Shah and Dr. Asit Sen.

EARLY VOTING OPENS AT 51 SITES FOR MARCH 18 PRIMARY ELECTION

BY A STAFF WRITER

arly Voting opens Mon., March 3 in Illinois for the March 18 Primary Election, and the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners will offer Early Voting at 51 locations across the city. Early Voting will be offered through Sat., March 15, 2014. All sites are open Monday through Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm. Three sites also will be open 9 am to 3 pm on Sundays. Voters do not need a reason or excuse to use Early Voting. Voters need only to be registered and present a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license, state identification card or passport. Following are the Early Voting locations and hours: Chicago Early Voting (March 3-March 15) for the March 18, 2014 Primary Election 4Ward - Location - Hours 1st Ward - Goldblatts Building 1615 W. Chicago Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 42nd Ward - Access Living 115 W. Chicago Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 43rd Ward - Chicago Bee Library 3647 S. State St. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 44th Ward - M L King Community Ctr 4314 S. Cottage Grove - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 45th Ward - Jackson Park 6401 S. Stony Island Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 46th Ward - Whitney Young Library 7901 S. M. L. King Jr. Dr. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 47th Ward - Jeffery Manor Library 2401 E. 100th St. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm

48th Ward - Olive Harvey College 10001 S. Woodlawn Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 49th Ward - Palmer Park 201 E. 111th St. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 410th Ward - Vodak/East Side Library 3710 E. 106th St. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 411th Ward - District 9 Police Station 3120 S. Halsted St. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 412th Ward - McKinley Park 2210 W Pershing - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 413th Ward - West Lawn Park 4233 W. 65th St. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 414th Ward - Archer Heights Library 5055 S. Archer Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 415th Ward - NEW - Brighton Park Library 4314 S Archer Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 416th Ward - Lindblom Park 6054 S. Damen Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 417th Ward - Thurgood Marshall Library 7506 S. Racine Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 418th Ward - Wrightwood-Ashburn Library 8530 S. Kedzie Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 419th Ward - Mount Greenwood Park, 3721 W. 111th St. - 9 am-5 pm Mon. thru Sat. (on Sundays, 9 am-3 pm) 420th Ward - Coleman Library 731 E. 63rd

St. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 421st Ward - Woodson Regional Library 9525 S. Halsted St. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 422nd Ward - Piotrowski Park 4247 W. 31st St. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 423rd Ward - Clearing Library 6423 W. 63rd Pl. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 424th Ward - Douglass Library 3353 W. 13th St. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 425th Ward - Chinatown Library 2353 S. Wentworth Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 426th Ward - NEW - Humboldt Park Library 1605 N. Troy St. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 427th Ward - Eckhart Park 1330 W. Chicago Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 428th Ward - West Side Learning Ctr 4624 W. Madison St. - Mon thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 429th Ward - Amundsen Park 6200 W. Bloomingdale Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm Chicago Early Voting (March 3-March 15) for the March 18, 2014 Primary Election Ward - Location - Hours 430th Ward - Kilbourn Park 3501 N. Kilbourn Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 431st Ward - Portage Cragin Library 5108 W. Belmont Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 432nd Ward - Bucktown-Wicker Park Library 1701 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 433rd Ward - Horner Park, 2741 W. Montrose Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 434th Ward - West Pullman Library 830 W. 119th St. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 435th Ward - Independence Library 3548 W Irving Park Rd. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm

436th Ward - West Belmont Library 3104 N Narragansett Ave. - Mon-Sat: 9 am-5 pm 437th Ward - West Chicago Library 4856 W. Chicago Ave. - Mon-Sat: 9 am-5 pm 438th Ward - Hiawatha Park 8029 W. Forest Preserve Rd. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 439th Ward - N. Park Village Admn Bldg 5801 N. Pulaski Rd. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 440th Ward - Budlong Woods Library 5630 N. Lincoln Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 441st Ward - Roden Library 6083 N. Northwest Hwy. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 4 42nd Ward - Museum of Broadcast Communications, 360 N. State St. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 443rd Ward - Lincoln Park Library 1150 W. Fullerton Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 444th Ward - Merlo Library 644 W. Belmont Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 445th Ward - District 16 Police Station, 5151 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 446th Ward - Truman College 1145 W. Wilson Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 4 47th Ward - Welles Park, 2333 W. Sunnyside Ave. - 9 am-5 pm Mon. thru Sat. (on Sundays, 9 am - 3 pm) 448th Ward - Broadway Armory Park 5917 N. Broadway - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 449th Ward - Pottawattomie Park 7340 N. Rogers Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm 450th Ward - Warren Park 6601 N. Western Ave. - Mon. thru Sat., 9 am-5 pm Board of Elections - 69 W. Washington St., Lower Level Conference Room - 9 am-5 pm Mon. thru Sat. (on Sundays, 9 am-3 pm)

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Memoarble Maha Shivaratri at HTGC

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HICAGO -- Maha Shivaratri (the ‘Great Night of Shiva’) was celebrated with fervor at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago (HTGC), Lemont, as a three-day festival. Shivaratri is in reverence of Lord Shiva, who is one of the great trinity of Hindu Gods. This year, the festival started on February 25 with a traditional Ganesha Homa, which is performed to prevent obstacles from hindering any holy event. Over the next three days, the homa continued twice a day along with the chanting of Shiva Pancha Bramha Mantra. On the actual Shivaratri day, February 27, Lord Shiva was worshipped by offering 108 Kalashãbhisheka and Bilvarchana (Bilva is a leaf that is specially used in Shiva pooja). Later that day, after Mahãnyasam and Maha Sankalpam (both are worshipping rituals), the Lord was offered 11 abhishekams that started at 9 pm. During the four kaalas (time-periods), the Lord was offered different varieties of dravyas (special substances). For each kaala, the Lord was resplendent in a distinctly ornate alankara (decoration) that was created by using grains (dhaanya), unguents (chandan), clothes (vastra), flowers (pushpa), etc. The alankaras were created with great attention to detail, aesthetics, and spiritual significance. The diligent efforts of the priests and volunteers were well rewarded by the presence of thousands of devotees who thronged the temple to receive the blessings of Lord Ramalingeshwara,

Lively music and dance left devotees spellbound at HTGC

the presiding deity at the temple. A three-foottall ice-sculpture of Lord Shiva was a major attraction that welcomed devotees at the door. All through the night (till the final arati at 6 am), sangeethopacharam (spiritual service through music) was performed by Lemont Thirumural Group, Sangeetha Sudha, Sri Vidya Ganeshan of RadheKrishna, Hitesh master and Padmini of Saregama Group, along with many other temple volunteers, all of whom rendered melodious bhajans. Nrityopacharam (spiritual service

103-year-old St. Andrew Lutheran School to close BY A STAFF WRITER

CKINLEY PARK (IL) -- A local school with more than a century’s worth of history will soon close, leaving parents scrambling, teachers without jobs and administrators looking to sell the building. Following dip in enrolment, St. Andrew Lutheran School recently announced the closing of its school building at 3659 S. Honore St. after June. The school projected 93 students would fill the classrooms in 2013-2014 school year, but there were only 61 actually enrolled and the number has since dropped to 56. “People just can’t imagine this building being anything other than St. Andrew Lutheran School”, said longtime pastor the Rev. Doug Semenske, adding that the decline was years in the making. Each new decade has brought with it new challenges, from shrinking local Lutheran populations to the loss of local manufacturing jobs that supported private tuition. A one-time gift of $300,000 willed to the school in 2007 has dried up. And there’s a recent development—the proliferation of Southwest Side charter schools— that seems to irk the mild-mannered pastor. St. Andrew lost 12 students to nearby charter schools this year, including nine who enrolled at the nearby Horizon Science Academy, the K-8 school that arrived amid controversy last year. Now the faculty is helping to shepherd students into other area schools by hosting parent meetings, where they have invited representatives from private, public and even charters to make their pitches to parents. “Most parents understand why we’ve had to close. They’re very concerned about where their child has to go next year,” the pastor said.

About half of the faculty, made up of four classroom teachers plus a pre-school helper, has new jobs lined up for next year. The school has launched a fund-raising drive to help keep the lights on and pay salaries for the rest of the year. The history of the school dates to 1883, when it opened at 3619 S. Wood St. as a branch of First Trinity Lutheran. Waves of immigrants to the area led church leaders in 1929 to open the new building, which includes classrooms, a learning center for pre-schoolers and offices. School leaders are now focused on prepping the big brick building for sale. It could be used for another private or charter school or community center. One real estate expert told Semenske the building could be bought by a developer and knocked down for condos. Semenske said the proceeds from the building sale would be used to pay back private loans from congregation members who had lent the school money, to renovate the church basement and to turn the rectory adjacent to the St. Andrew church into perhaps a community center or child care center. The last-ever class is set to graduate on June 8. Only then, Semenske said, will he make a move on any real-estate transactions.

through dance) was performed by Sushmita Arunkumar’s students, Aditi Arunkumar and Anupama Udayakumar of Nrityanjanli School of Dance. The Ayyappa Seva Mandalam offered vibrant chenda-vaadya (traditional music of drums from the state of Kerala in India) and bhajans as well. The melodious rendering of bhajans in many languages added yet another dimension to the spiritual experience of Lord Shiva’s devotees who came in large numbers to celebrate the festival. With great devotion, priests and devotees alike

chanted Rudram, Chamakam,Vedaghosa, Shodashopacharas (special devotional chants for Lord Shiva) during the abhishekas and alankaras. Volunteers in HTGC’s kitchen put in a lot of hard work to provide hot prasadam and refreshments to all the devotees who braved the bone-chilling cold for the Lord’s darshan on this special night. A grand Girija Kalyanam was performed on March 1. The Kalyanam (marriage) celebrated the celestial couple of Shiva and his consort, Parvati, through a reenactment of their wedding ceremonies and rituals. The bride and the groom, bedecked in flowers were seated on a lion and a bull – their respective vaahanas (vehicles) – and taken out in a procession around the temple. The traditional exchange of wedding garlands took place, accompanied by lively music and dance, performed by Prerana Jaikumar, Lakshmi Kadkol, and Madhura Ramakrishnan – students of Nritya Sangeet Dance School. Special sweets and savories were prepared for the occasion in the temple’s kitchen, and at the end of the wedding ceremonies, about 200 devotees were treated to the Kalyana Bhojanam (wedding feast). Devotees also attended the cultural program that followed, which brought the Maha Shivaratri celebrations to a close. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the priests, committee members, and many volunteers, this year’s Shivaratri festival was a grand success and will remain memorable for a long time to come.

Bill on religious bias upsets Indians BY A STAFF WRITER

hicago: Members of the Indian community have expressed their deep sense of concern and disappointment over a Bill, HR 417, introduced recently in US Congress by two Midwestern congressmen, that apparently seeks to castigate Indian rulers for the alleged “exploitation of religious differences and denounce harassment and violence against religious minorities, especially in the run-up to India’s general elections in 2014.” It was also a matter of concern that two leaders of Congress from Illinois--Jan Schakowsky and Danny Davis--are likely to extend their support to the Bill that apparently puts India in bad light and indirectly seeks to influence the election process this year. The Indian community members led by activists Jitendra Diganvker, Vandana Jhingan and others hosted a meeting in 8th district dotted with houses and businesses of Indians. Over 50 organizations of Indian community members decided that some action needed to be taken on the Bill that puts India in a very unfavorable light and disrupts the secular image of the country. Nirav Patel, Kalpesh Desai, Haribhai Patel , Ajay Gupta, Jayanti Oza, Riddhi Raval & IADO president Dr Ashish Sen feel that the resolution was submitted with an apparent aim to sympathize with the minority in India but it overlooked the country’s rich cultural heritage, its huge religious diversity and commitment to tolerance and equality, and its constant stance to protect the rights and freedoms of religious minorities. The resolution HR 417 commends the US government for exercising its authority

Jan Schakowsky

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People welcome Pro-Telangana Congress parliamentarians who played a crucial part in passage of Telangana Bill, in Hyderabad. (Photo: IANS)

Hyderabad will be common capital for both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for 10 years IANS, NEW DELHI

separate Telangana state will formally come into being on June 2, the central government announced this week. The union home ministry has fixed June 2 as the appointed day or formation day of Telangana state. The same day, the residual Andhra Pradesh state will come into existence. President Pranab Mukherjee on

March 1 gave his assent to Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill 2014. The gazette notification was published the same day but the appointed day was not declared. Telangana will be 29th state in India. It will comprise 10 districts — Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Medak, Nalgonda, Mahabubnagar, Adilabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, Khammam and Nizamabad. Hyderabad will be common capital for both the states for 10 years.

Andhra Pradesh will have 13 districts — four districts of Rayalaseema and nine districts of coastal Andhra. Undivided Andhra Pradesh had come into existence on Nov 1, 1956 with the merger of Telangana with then Andhra State, which was earlier carved out of Madras State.

Telangana witnessed violent movement for separate statehood in 1969. The movement was revived in 2000. The commission may conduct the assembly elections along with the Lok Sabha polls in undivided Andhra Pradesh. Two governments may be formed after June 2, the

TRS rebuffs Congress, says no to merger

day when the term of existing assembly is expiring. The central government last week brought Andhra Pradesh under President’s rule and kept the assembly under suspended animation following the resignation of Kiran Kumar Reddy as chief minister to protest the state’s bifurcation.

AIADMK ahead in Tamil Nadu: Survey NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh is likely to witness a photo finish between the TDP and YSR Congress in the Lok Sabha elections while in Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK-Left alliance is likely to end up marginally ahead of DMK, said an election survey this week. Part two of the CNN-IBN CSDS February election tracker said that the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is likely to get 10 to 16 seats in Andhra Pradesh while the YSR Congress may bag 11 to 17 seats. The Congress is expected to end up with 6 to 12 seats, if elections were held now. It said that in Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK-Left alliance is likely to get 14 to 20 seats while the DMK may end up with 10 to 16 seats. The Congress may get between zero to four seats. “There is no change in AIADMK-Left alliance’s vote share since January and it is likely to garner 30 percent vote share. The DMK has

IANS, HYDERABAD

n a huge setback to the Congress, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has ruled out a merger with it. After six-hour long meeting of its general body, the TRS chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao announced Monday night that the party has unanimously decided not to merge with Congress. The party constituted a fivemember committee to discuss electoral alliance, if other parties Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao and other leaders in approach it. He said the panel Hyderabad on March 3. (Photo: IANS) would be open for an alliance with all parties including Congress. have decided that TRS will continue offered to merge the party with KCR, as Rao is popular among as a party, fight elections and stand Congress if Telangana state is created without any conditions. “They his supporters, said the unanimous by people,” he said. view of the party leaders was that Ten days after Parliament passed have put so many conditions like under no circumstances, should the bill to carve out separate Telangana Hyderabad will be common capital state, the TRS took the decision, for 10 years, governor will have law party merge with the Congress. “Telangana needs its voice for dealing a big blow to Congress. The and order powers in Hyderabad,” he rebuilding the state and hence we TRS chief clarified that he had said.

seen a jump of 8 percent in the projected vote share since January and may get 26 percent vote share,” a release said. Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha is preferred by only eight percent of the voters in Tamil Nadu as the next PM and 45 percent of all AIADMK voters are not enthusiastic about her being named as a PM candidate, it said. The decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh and create a separate state of Telangana seems to have benefitted Congress which is getting the maximum vote share in the region at 32 percent. However, majority of the respondents (30 percent) give the credit to the TRS which may get 26 percent votes, the survey said. While in Seemandhra region, the YSR Congress is projected to secure 45 percent vote share followed by TDP (33 percent) and Congress (16 percent). — IANS

This Andhra town immune to Telangana split ARVIND PADMANABHAN, YANAM

s politicians and people spar over carving out Telangana as India’s 29th state, a town within the geographical space of Andhra Pradesh will remain immune to the split - at least in terms of governance and administration. That little town is Yanam in the East Godavari region of Andhra Pradesh - a former French colony for some 225 years till 1954, where one can still see

glimpses of its Francophone past. Barely covering an area of 30 sq km, or just over one percent of Delhi’s total area and with a population of 55,516 as per the 2011 Census, Yanam has been under Puducherry’s administrative control, though geographically far removed. Located on the northern banks of the Godavari river, it is 460 km north of Chennai and around 30 km north of Kakinada, its nearest railhead. Puducherry, its adminis-

trative headquarters, is itself some 850 km away in the south. As and when Telangana is formally notified, Yanam will remain within Puducherry. But there are some fears and the people of Yanam have taken them up with Malladi Krishna Rao, the sole legislator representing Yanam in the 30-member Puducherry legislative assembly. “Yanan has been 100 percent a part A statue on the beach of Yanam, a small town in the East Godavari region of Andhra Pradesh.

of Poducherry and it will remain 100 percent part of it, even after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. Our main concern is over water, education and transport,” Rao told IANS. The residents said Yanam gets its water from the Godavari as part of a pact that was entered into between the French and the British prior to India’s independence. From 19 cusecs then, the Andhra Pradesh government has since raised it to 30 cusecs.

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Rima to play a journalist in her next?

Simbu, Hansika no longer a couple IANS, CHENNAI

amil actor Silambarasan aka Simbu, who was in a relationship with actress Hansika Motwani for the last few months, confirmed that they are no longer together. He said that he doesn’t regret his decision. “I had gone through enough in this relationship, and after much thought invested into this, I hereby declare that I am single now, and I have nothing to do whatsoever with Hansika, and it is all the story of the past,” Simbu said in a statement. “I don’t regret the past nor am I in a mood to discuss over the facts which had forced me to this decision,” he further added. Ever since the duo started shooting for yet-to-release Tamil films Vaalu and Vettai Mannan, it was reported that they had developed fondness for each other.

The actor would act opposite Mammootty in an yet untitled movie IANS, CHENNAI

f reports are to be believed, Rima Kallingal will play a journalist in her next project opposite Mammootty. The title of her next hasn’t been decided yet. Rima and Mammootty had earlier worked in Kammath & Kammath, and Bavuttiyude Namathil. Rima Kallingal married director Ashiq Abu in November last year. The two had a registered marriage attended by close relatives and a few colleagues. Kallingal had entered filmdom with Ritu in 2009, the same year when Abu became a full time director. So far she has enjoyed a good run with quite a few hits to her credit including 22 Female Kottayam, Indian Rupee and Zachariayude Garbhinikal.

Shankar’s magnum opus ‘Ai’ Camera rolls for Kamal Haasan’s ‘Uttama Villain’ almost complete IANS. BANGALORE

ctor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan-starrer Tamil comedy Uttama Villain, which he has scripted, went on the floors on March 3 . Being directed by Kannada actor Ramesh Arvind, it will be completed in two short schedules. “The regular shooting started in

Bangalore this morning. Kamal sir plans to complete the film in two non-stop schedules. He spent the last two weeks scouting for locations in different parts of India,” the film’s spokesperson told IANS. While the rest of the cast, including the leading lady is yet to be finalized, Kamal has roped in his mentor filmmaker K. Balachander to play an important role.

Kamal has roped in filmmaker K. Balachander to play an important role

CHENNAI: Director Shankar says that shooting for his Tamil romantic-thriller Ai will be completed as soon as they wrap up the last song with Amy Jackson. He is readying it for a summer release. The film has been on floors for close to two years. Visual effects company Weta, which has worked on films such as The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogy,

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‘Vallinam’: power, politics and sports Movie: “Vallinam”; Cast: Nakul, Mrudhula Basker, Atul Kulkarni, Anupama Kumar, Aadi Pinisetty, Jayaprakash, Y.G Mahendran and Krishna Kulasekaran; Director: Arivazhagan; Rating: ***

n India, the fate of a sport lies in the hands of those with power and political influence. Only those who are privileged get to represent the country in a respective sport while the rest have to struggle entire lifetime to even get an opportunity. Director Arivazhagan’s second directorial Vallinam, which while addressing the aforementioned points, also highlights the discrimination between sports and sportsmen and shows how a certain sport

like cricket has been glorified. But call it destiny or fate; he’s Although it might not be as pow- forced to play again, but this time erfully engaging as Bollywood to stop his college management movie Chak De! India, the film has from destroying their basketball the spirit to celebrate sportsman- court to make way for the extension ship. of the cricket ground for the An unfortunate accident during upcoming national level cricket an inter-collegiate basketball tour- championship, to be hosted by the nament forces Krishna (Nakul) to college. quit playing the game for good and You root for the film when you relocate to another city. From realize that the actors took the Trichy, he moves to Chennai, hop- effort to get trained in basketball, ing to forget the incident and start portraying the commitment with life afresh. which they have prepared. Some of

the best moments of the film unfold in the court, in between the game and when the ball spins in slow motion on the rim of the basket. Nakul gives his career’s best performance. He proves that a hero can step out of the commercial zone and take up roles that can still be liked by audience. Overall, Vallinam attempts to blur the line that divides one sport from another in our country. —Haricharan Pudipeddi

has been working on the special effects of the film. “A to Y’ of Ai is completed after lot of hurdles. Vikram and Weta’s shoot was completed by Feb 25. Z’- left is only one song with Amy,” Shankar posted on his Facebook page and added that post production work like editing and dubbing are in full swing. With Vikram in lead, Ai also features Upen Patel, Suresh Gopi and Santhanam in important roles.—IANS

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Are you hooked to social media before sleep?

Acceptable white lies in love IANS, LONDON

hen it comes to your choice of outfit or weight, partners tend to lie. As long as the lies are harmless, they are acceptable. Here’s a list of common harmless lies, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Does my buttock look big in this? Answer: No. It may well look rather rounded after festive season, but if he tells you that you look like some

Average bedtime ritual consists of checking social websites four times, says a study IANS, LONDON

re you among those who surf Facebook or watch TV before hitting the sack after a tiring day? You belong to the majority as bedtime rituals have changed from a good book read to taking resort in the virtual world before sleep. New research reveals the average bedtime ritual consists of checking social media networks four times and watching 17 minutes of television. Experts have said that in order to get a good night’s sleep, most people need to unwind for at least half an hour away from technology before trying to get some shut-eye. This is not the case anymore.

T h e study by Ergoflex, a Newcastleb a s e d memory foam mattress company, found that most Britons are quite active when it comes to bedtime rituals. Over 2,500 men and women from all over Britain were quizzed about how they prepare for bed. The survey revealed that just under three quarters of them check Twitter or Facebook within half an hour of going to bed. More than half of those surveyed watch a TV programme or film,

Wedding hairstyles for spring 2014 LONDON: Ladies, be a tad different and try a unique hairstyle to look extraspecial on your wedding day. Why not go for a Bohemian look or add in some accessories, suggests celebrity hairstylist Asgar Saboo. Boho down-do to Root Lift are the few styles that brides can choose from: l Boho down-do: Your wedding does not have to be on a beach in Mexico for you to be able to pull off the boho-look. Loose, effortless waves or waterfall twists can look beautiful whatever the style of your wedding. If you would rather not have all of your hair down, you can strategically place pins in your hair to hold the top layer up, creating a half-up, half-down look. Not only does this ensure your hair stays out of your face for the day, but the additional layer makes for an enchanting hair style. l Accessorize: If you opt not to wear a wedding veil, but would still like a little something extra in your hair, there are countless, beautiful accessories and hair pieces that can be worn. These include embroidered and net head wraps, feathered clips for a vintage feel, a traditional and demure birdcage, a large statement flower or a floral headband. The options are endless and most are suitable to wear with hair both up and down. l Short and Sophisticated: For brides

while a similar number - 63 percent - prepare an outfit for the next day. Just over half of people read a book and a similar number make their bed before climbing into it to sleep, said the survey. Experts now suggest to spend time away from technology before sleeping. IANS, LONDON

e it make-up or hair styling, women spend hours in front of the mirror to get it right without thinking about its impact on the environment. Here’s a list of small changes that can collectively make an impact not only on your

celebrity, you know that it’s not true. Do I look fat? Answer: No. A ‘Yes’ in answer to this question makes you sit with a box of chocolate to stop you feeling like you not only hate the way you look but your partner does too. Then you realise once the entire box has been finished that you are not really helping yourself to escape from it. Is she prettier than me? Answer: No. There are always girls who are prettier than you out there. As long as you make the best of what you have then you are the prettiest you can be. In his eyes, you should be the prettiest woman in every room, but that is not the reality. What do you think of my hair like this? I love it.

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environment-friendly with cropped, pixiestyle hair, do very little. This is because cropped dos are a statement style in themselves and need very little else as they look bold enough on their own. However, if you want to add a little something, use a simple accessory, such as a floral headband. l Root Lift: Nothing spells grandiose and glamour like high hair. The root lift balances out the fluidity of the gown and can look sophisticated and stylish. This style can be easily achieved using a root-lifting product and massaging into the roots of wet hair, followed by blow drying hair in the correct technique (upwards and away from the root). For fine, limp hair, try some light back combing, being careful not to be too harsh on the hair. — IANS

electricity bills and water usage, but also to the environment, reports femalefirst.co.uk: n Avoid hot showers and turn off the water: Hot water is capable of damaging your skin and your hair. Hot water ‘melts’ the skin’s natural oils, which are essential for mois-

save on your bills. If you can, try to turn off the shower while you lather up, or at least switch off the tap when you brush your teeth, or take your make-up off. n Apply make-up next to a window: If it’s day time, it’s best to use natural light. Sunlight is the purest form of

light and so, it is extremely bright. Applying make-up using natural light will ensure that no matter where you are, your complexion will look flawless. Ensure that the window is directly in front of you to illuminate the front and sides of your face.

Easy ways to tone up at workplaces LONDON: Healthy snacking and controlling portions can help get a desirable figure even if you are a workaholic. Nutritionist Fiona Hunter shares tips for staying in shape at work, reports dailystar.co.uk: l Eat healthy snacks: Snacking should be a positive addition to your daily diet, but make sure to opt for healthy snacks. Look for snacks that are around 150 to 200 calories, low in fat or fat free, and that give important nutrients. l Plan ahead: When you step out for

weekly shopping, think about portable and healthy items that you can take with you to the office. This way you are more

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esearchers have found two leprosy-causing bacteria from a last common bacterial ancestor around 10 million years ago. “Leprosy is a strict human disease that stretches back millions of years,” said Professor Han from University of Texas' MD Anderson Cancer Centre. He found that two leprosy-causing bacteria, including Mycobacterium leprae, were pinpointed to come from a last common bacterial ancestor around 10 million years ago - meaning that ancient humans suffered from the disease.

Human beings carried the leprosy bacteria when departing Africa around 100,000 years ago to populate the rest of the world, said the study.

LONDON: Do some bedtime snacks help you sleep better? Perhaps not. Several studies suggest that eating a small snack a few hours before bedtime may help you sleep by preventing hunger from waking you. But are there snacks that guarantee you sleep? Some people say that cereal with milk, peanut butter on toast, and cheese with crackers are good bedtime snacks because they combine carbohydrates with protein. The theory is based on the fact that tryptophan, an amino acid, makes you sleepy. A new research done on the sedating effects of tryptophan needed up to 15 grams of tryptophan to create an effect. And you would need to

our better understanding of the mechanism behind other human infections,” explained Han. 'Tracing the Together with origin of leprosy Francisco Silva, of is rather insight the University of Evolutionfor other diseases Valencia’s ary Genetics Unit, also' Han concluded that leprosy can be viewed as a “Tracing the ultimate origin of natural consequence of a leprosy through the parasitic adap- long parasitism. tive evolution of the leprosy bacteThe study was published in the ria is rather insightful— not only journal PLOS Neglected Tropical for this single disease but also for Diseases.

eat more than a pound of turkey to get just one gram of tryptophan! To get a good night's sleep, it is more important to avoid foods like high-fat foods, garlic-flavored and highly spiced foods, alcohol, caffeine and any beverages before bed, reported www.healthygeezer.com. Other than foods, sticking to a regular bedtime and wake time schedule helps keep you in sync with your body's circadian clock, a 24-hour internal rhythm affected by sunlight. Try not to nap too much during the day - you might be less sleepy at night. Exercise at regular times each day. Try to finish your workout at least three hours before bedtime, said the report. — IANS

Dark chocolate your key to a healthy heart IANS, LONDON

an't get the picture of a mouth-watering dark chocolate out from your mind? Go have one as these are good for your heart health. Research suggests that eating dark chocolate lowers the augmentation index and reduces adhesion of white blood cells to the vessel wall. Dark chocolate helps restore flexibility to arteries while also preventing white blood cells from sticking to the walls of blood vessels. Both arterial stiffness and white blood cell adhesion are known fac-

tors that play a significant role in atherosclerosis. And increasing the flavanol content of dark chocolate did not change this effect. "The research provides a complete picture of the impact of chocolate consumption in vascular health and shows that increasing flavonol content has no added beneficial effect on vascular health," explained Diederik Esser, a researcher from Wageningen University, the Netherlands. "However, this flavonol content affected taste and, thereby, the motivation to eat dark chocolates. So the dark side of chocolate is a healthy one," Esser added.

Your week ahead... Aries You have been constantly amazed by the sheer nerve of particular people in 2013 when it comes to your dark secrets. Your eyebrows will be raised again by the chutzpah soon but please take this in your stride.

Taurus Your friend really took the cake last year and then tried to bake another one. Your jaw still hits the floor when you think about particular friends have been. Well, the ChironSun conjunction will have you reaching for a response.

Gemini You are ruled by Mercury so as soon as you come across poor behavior at work you tend to want to pick up the phone or bash out an e-mail. Well, Gemini, you now have a bit of astrological know-how on your side.

Cancer Last year you were telling friends about particularly outrageous behavior from those who had no idea about limits. It really dented your travel plans last year You are quite right. What happens near March 4 challenges you.

Leo Well, you’ve seen behavior like this before. When it comes to your money nothing would stun you anymore. Thus, what occurs near March 4 is just another example of how beyond belief certain creatures or corporations are.

Virgo You will want to act very close to Tuesday 4th March, when the situation with your former, current or potential partner challenges all your ideas and feelings. This also applies to any enemies, rivals or opponents.

(March 3-9) Libra Last year you were confronted by a person or organization which had zero sensitivity. This profoundly affected how you worked This week I expect you are in for more headshaking.

Scorpio Even though you have been mystified by the delays or stuck energy since November, from March 6 you will be astonished at the cosmic support and practical help you are given.

Sagittarius From March 6 you can also make up for lost time with your money, house, apartment, possessions, business or charity since November 8th. Look at your calendar and target July 16th as the final deadline.

Capricorn All you were trying to do last year was connect and communicate. Instead you hit patches of the internet which amazed you. You have been profoundly affected by behavior from people. You cab use astrology to get what you want.

Aquarius You are on track for amazing results by July 16th. I know that you have been having such a mixed time with career or success trends, but the small details of daily life will reward you.

Pisces From Thursday 6th March until July 16th you must snap up every chance you get, and there will be many. You are on track for sublime satisfaction not possible in 12 years. —Jessica Adams

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