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Trump takes first step towards H-1B visa reform Trump signed the “Buy America, Hire America” order this week during a visit to a tool factory in the US state of Wisconsin IANS, WASHINGTON

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S President Donald Trump, hammering his “America First” campaign theme, signed an executive order that he said would favor American companies for federal contracts and tighten the H1B visa program for foreign technical workers.

The move is a deterrent to Indian IT firms which send software engineers to the US on H-1B visas.

Trump signed the “Buy America, Hire America” order this week during a visit to a tool factory in the US state of Wisconsin, reported CNN. The order tasked four department heads of State, Justice, Homeland Security and Labour to propose reforms in order to ensure H-1B visas are given to the “mostskilled or highest paid” petitioners.

Additionally, it asked them to

BRIEFS US issues alert for North Korea WASHINGTON: The US government is considering putting North Korea back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, from which the Pyongyang regime was removed in 2008.

“We’re reviewing all the status of North Korea, both in terms of state sponsorship of terrorism as well as the other ways in which we can bring pressure on the regime in Pyongyang to re-engage with us,” Efe news agency quoted US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as saying.

US backtracks on ‘armada’ warship WASHINGTON: A US aircraft carrier and other warships, which President Donald Trump said were sent to the Korean Peninsula last week as a warning, did not sail towards North Korea — but went in the opposite direction.

USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier was even farther away over the weekend, moving through the Sunda Strait and then into the Indian Ocean, as North Korea displayed new missiles and staged a failed missile test, CNN reported.

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The move is a deterrent to Indian IT firms which send engineers to the US.

propose new rules and guidance for preventing fraud and abuse of work visas.

Trump made it clear that he doesn’t agree with fact that H-1Bs are currently doled out under a lot-

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“Right now, H-1B visas are awarded in a totally random lottery, and that’s wrong. Instead, they should be given to the most skilled and highest-paid applicants,

and they should never, ever be used to replace Americans,” the US President asserted.

There’s an annual quota of 85,000 new H-1B visas (with 20,000 reserved for Master’s degree holders). Applications opened on April 3 and closed five days later. It was the fifth consecutive year that the cap was met within five days.

This year, 199,000 applications were received, CNN reported.

“With this action we are sending a powerful signal to the world that were going to defend our workers, protect our jobs and finally put America first,” Trump said.

White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said that the executive order “will make significant progress towards Buy American and Hire American, the cornerstone of Trump’s vision for a government that answers to the American workers who built this country”.

White House may revive Obamacare WASHINGTON: The White House is exploring whether to revive repealing and replacing Obamacare before President Donald Trump hits the key milestone of 100 days in office next week, the media reported.

Two sources close to the health care legislative process told CNN this week that the renewed effort comes as the Congress returns from recess next week and the Trump administration is fielding questions about its legislative accomplishments during its first 100 days in office.

“I don’t think it’s impossible to think we’ll have a vote,” a senior administration official said.

But the official cautioned that some Republican House members are still at odds over some of the bill’s points.

“I don’t think it’s having to rewrite the bill. It’s just a total trust gap. As soon as we solve that, we can have a vote,” he said.

On March 24, Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the Republican health care bill from consideration after it became clear that it did not have enough votes to pass the legislation, in part because of near-unified opposition from the Freedom Caucus.

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US accuses Iran of ‘alarming provocations’ IANS, WASHINGTON

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S Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has accused Iran of “alarming ongoing provocations” aimed at destabilizing the Middle East and undermining America’s interests in the region, a media report said.

“An unchecked Iran has the potential to travel the same path as North Korea and to take the world along with it,” Tillerson said this week, the BBC reported.

The Secretary of State also said

the Iran review, which he announced in a letter to Congress a day earlier, would not only look at Tehran’s compliance with the nuclear deal but also its actions in the Middle East.

Tillerson accused Iran of undermining US interests in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen. “A comprehensive Iran policy requires we address all of the threats posed by Iran, and it is clear there are many,” he said.

US President Donald Trump had earlier ordered a review of the

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. (Photo: IANS)

Iran nuclear deal. However, the US admitted that Tehran was complying with the 2015 agreement.

Iran has so far made no public comments on the latest developments. It has repeatedly denied

accusations by the West that it was ever trying to develop nuclear weapons. In announcing a broad review of Iran policy the Trump administration has not jettisoned the nuclear deal.

US Navy makes nude photo sharing punishable offense IANS, WASHINGTON

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he US Navy announced new regulations that make it a punishable offense for sailors and Marines to post nude pictures of service members online without consent.

The new regulations announced on Thursday are a direct result of the March scandal involving male Marines and sailors who posted

nude photos of female Marines online. Engaging in such activity now carries the potential for criminal charges, reported ABC News.

“The wrongful distribution or broadcasting of an intimate image is prohibited. The online posting of intimate photos is considered ‘wrongful’ if done without the consent of the person in the image, and if the intent of the posting is to ‘to realize personal gain’, ‘to humiliate,

harm, harass, intimidate, threaten, or coerce the depicted person’,” according to new regulations.

US Navy’s chief spokesperson Rear Admiral Dawn Cutler said the new regulations provide commanders “another tool to maintain good order and discipline by holding sailors and marines accountable for inappropriate conduct in the non-consensual sharing of intimate imagery”.

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Top BJP leaders including L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti face trial for their alleged involvement in the demolition of Babri Masjid 25 years ago IANS, NEW DELHI

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he Supreme Court on Wednesday revived the conspiracy charge in the Babri Masjid demolition case against BJP and VHP leaders including L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, triggering calls for the resignation of Kalyan Singh and Uma Bharti.

After the court verdict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting at his official residence with senior cabinet colleagues including Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley where they are understood to have discussed the issue.

However, Jaitley had earlier indicated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the government would not act against any of the leaders. “This case is going on since 1993. Today, no new situation has arisen.”

BRIEFS Appeal for consular access to Jadhav NEW DELHI: India made its 15th appeal to Pakistan for consular access to alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, but Islamabad has not responded yet, a top official said on Thursday.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Gopal Baglay said the appeal was made on Wednesday by India’s Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad.

“We have appealed to Pakistan for consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav 15 times. We will do everything to ensure justice,” he said.

Whereabouts of Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court, are still not known, he said.

Green Tribunal slams AoL founder Sri Sri NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday slammed Art of Living (AoL) founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for blaming the central government and the green panel for the Yamuna damage. “You have no sense of responsibility,” NGT Chairperson Swatantra Kumar said.

The comments came after advocate Sanjay Parikh, appearing for petitioner Manoj Misra, told the bench about Ravi Shankar’s statement blaming the government and the NGT for permitting the AoL to hold the World Culture Festival on Yamuna floodplains last year.

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Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti (L) and L.K. Advani. (Photos: IANS)

Advani and Joshi were among the top contenders for the post of President after Pranab Mukherjee retires in July. Uma Bharti is a union minister and Kalyan Singh is the Rajasthan Governor.

BJP party Chief Amit Shah also is

learnt to have assured Advani and other leaders that the party stands with them. Sources said that Shah also convinced Uma Bharti to cancel her proposed Ayodhya visit, which she had announced earlier in the day.

All four along with Vinay Katiyar, Sadhvi Rithambara, Acharya Giriraj Kishore, Ashok Singhal and Vishnu Hari Dalmia were facing trial for making inflammatory speeches before the 16th-century mosque was razed in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya

town on December 6, 1992. Giriraj Kishore and Singhal, who were key members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), have since died.

Katiyar is a Rajya Sabha member of the BJP. Restoring the conspiracy charge, Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman transferred the trial from Rae Bareli to Lucknow. Justice Nariman said since Kalyan Singh had constitutional immunity from prosecution, the trial court would proceed against him when he ceases to be Governor.

The verdict followed a Central Bureau of Investigation plea challenging the May 2010 Allahabad High Court order quashing the conspiracy charge against Advani and others.

The Congress demanded a speedy trial while the Communist Party of India and the Indian Union Muslim League sought action against Uma Bharti and Kalyan Singh.

India doing best to get Mallya back: Jaitley IANS, NEW DELHI

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he Vijay Mallya case has come under the British judicial process and Indian agencies are making their best effort to have him face trial in India, the Centre said on Wednesday.

“The case (Mallya) is now part of the judicial process in that country (UK) and, as such, will function on judicial considerations,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters.

“The government and all its agencies are certainly putting their best efforts...the investigating agencies believe an offense has been commited, for which the person is required in India,” he added.

Industrialist Vijay Mallya, wanted in India for defaulting on over Rs 80 billion in bank loans, was arrested in London on Tuesday. Within hours, a court granted him bail. The court issued some stringent orders against Mallya before granting him bail,

Industrialist Vijay Mallya (File Photo: IANS)

instructing “neither he can apply for travel documents nor attempt to leave the UK”.

It further directed the business tycoon to live in Hertfordshire and

keep his cell phone on round the clock.

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No red beacons on VIP vehicles from May 1 IANS, NEW DELHI

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IPs will not be allowed to flaunt red beacons atop their vehicles from May 1, the government announced on Wednesday, in a decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Congress termed it as mere “symbolic politics”.

The decision was taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who informed the cabinet about it.

Soon after the announcement, several ministers removed the red beacons from their vehicles.

“From May 1, no red beacon will be allowed atop any official vehicle. There will be no exceptions,” Finance Minister Arun Jait-

No red beacon will be allowed atop any official vehicle from May 1. (Photo: IANS)

ley told reporters here after the cabinet meeting.

“It is more precisely the Prime Minister’s decision. He only

informed the cabinet about it,” Jaitley told reporters after the cabinet meet.

Vehicles involved in emergency

and relief and rescue services, ambulances and fire services, will, however, be allowed to blue beacons, the Minister said.

Jaitley said the government will bring about the necessary amendment to the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, in this regard.

“Rule 108 deals with use of red, white and blue lights on vehicles.

Rule 108-1 (III) says the Centre and states can specify dignitaries who can use beacons on their (official) vehicles. It is a central rule and is being abolished from the rule book,” Jaitley said.

He said it means no dignitary at the Centre or in states could henceforth use beacons on their vehicles.

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Prisoners bake, serve pizza in this Shimla book cafe

Security personnel cross a stone-strewn road in Srinagar. (Photo: IANS)

The first book cafe in the city opens daily until 9 p.m. At night, the prisoners return to the jail VISHAL GULATI, SHIMLA

Has Kashmir’s spiral of violence slipped out of control?

Militants’ attacks on civilians, army using human shield against stone-pelters and lowest voter turn-out in a parliamentary by-election indicate bad days ahead SHEIKH QAYOOM, SRINAGAR

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n alarming spurt in violence in early spring has been marked by attacks on civilians by militants, the army using a civilian as a shield against stone-pelters, the lowest ever voter turn-out in a parliamentary by-election and the use of social media as a tool to stoke passions.

These are all indications of bad days ahead for Kashmiris, who were looking forward to a calmer summer in 2017.

If this is the bad news, what is even worse is that the situation appears to be slipping out of the hands of both the state and the non-state actors in Kashmir’s sordid drama of pain and suffering.

In the Srinagar parliamentary by-election on April 9, just seven per cent of the voters came out to exercise their franchise. Eight civilian protesters died while trying to ensure the boycott of an election that was otherwise ignored by a vast majority of Kashmiris.

The fallout of the unprecedented low voter turnout and violence in Srinagar forced the deferment of the Anantnag by-election that was scheduled on April 12.

While the Election Commission pushed this to May 25, all indications on the ground suggest it would have to be deferred to October or beyond.

In other violence, two civilians were killed in the south Kashmir districts of Pulwama and Shopian for their political affiliations.

Bashir Ahmad Dar of Rajpora town in Pulwama was killed on April 15 by gunmen for his affiliation with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while a day later, a young lawyer was killed in Pinjura village of Shopian dis-

In the Srinagar parliamentary byelection, just seven per cent of the voters came out to exercise their franchise. Eight civilian protesters died while trying to boycott the election trict for his affiliation with the National Conference (NC).

The young lawyer had served as a public prosecutor during the NC government in the state.

On April 16, a video clip was uploaded on social media of a trader of Pulwama town denouncing India and begging for his life with guns pointed at him.

In another video from the same district a civilian was seen cursing himself for being an activist of a mainstream political party and vowed never to even look at politics

in the future.

The recent “video war” in the Valley started after images of a CRPF trooper being heckled by youths during the April 9 election were uploaded on social media.

This was followed by the video of a youth tied to the front of an army jeep, apparently to avoid attacks from stone-pelters.

Then, massive Valley-wide protests by students broke out on April 17 after videos showing students of Pulwama college being ruthlessly beaten by the security forces were uploaded on social media the previous day.

To prevent the use of social media as a tool to stoke passions, the authorities again ordered the suspension of mobile internet services in the Valley this week.

Following attacks on the families of policemen, the state police department issued an advisory on April 16 asking its men to exercise extreme caution while visiting their home towns.

The Amnesty International took serious note of armed groups targeting civilians. The human rights watchdog condemned attacks on civilians for their political affiliations and also on the families of state police force.

The operations of the security forces have been highly compromised by civilian protests while they were on, especially in south Kashmir.

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t’s a real life scene right out of reel life. Hindi films Karma and Do Aankhen Barah Haath showed convicts being taken out of prison to be reformed. Now, in Shimla’s first Book Cafe inmates of a sub-jail near here are trained by a renowned hotel to serve cookies and pizza they have baked.

The cafe, with a seating capacity of 40 and constructed at a cost of Rs 20 lakh, was opened by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh last week.

It is located right above the Ridge — once the promenade for the British colonial rulers when this city was their summer capital — and on the way to the famed Jakhu temple.

The four who run the cafe are Jai Chand, Yog Raj, Ram Lal and Raj Kumar, all of whom are serving life imprisonment at the Kaithu jail near Shimla, Director General (Prisons) Somesh Goyal told IANS. The first-of-its-kind cafe in the country is funded by the state’s Tourism Department. It is open daily from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. At night, the prisoners return to the jail.

Goyal, who has also been credited with reforming prisoners through music, said employ-

ing prisoners at the cafe was an attempt to rehabilitate them.

“This cafe has given us the chance to connect to the world,” Jai Chand told IANS. Another beaming jail inmate, Yog Raj, said this cafe had given them a chance to get employment once they walk out of the prison.

“This is being run by four of us independently. Even the visi-

The four who run the cafe are Jai Chand, Yog Raj, Ram Lal and Raj Kumar, all of whom are serving life imprisonment at the Kaithu jail near Shimla. tors, the locals, don’t show any apprehension while interacting with us. Indeed, they are keen to know more about our radical transformation,” he added.

Most of the time, the cafe, which offers free Wi-Fi access, is occupied by visitors reading books on wildlife, environment, tourism and Shimla’s history while sipping coffee. It has books of authors like Chetan Bhagat and Nikita Singh, besides several magazines, and newspapers.

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Oz scraps 457 visa program India said it is examining the matter and consulting all stakeholders as the visa program is currently being used by temporary workers from the country to gain employment in Australia IANS, NEW DELHI

No impact of Australian visa move on Indian techies: Nasscom

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fter Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced that he will be abolishing the existing 457 Visa program, currently used by temporary foreign workers to gain employment in the country, India said it is examining the matter and consulting all stakeholders.

Responding to a query, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said that the government was examining consequences of the new policy in consultation with all stakeholders.

“This is also a matter we will be looking at in the context of CECA (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement) negotiations (with Australia),” Baglay said.

The 457 Visa program is used mainly to hire foreign workers in the restaurant, IT and medical industries and the majority of such visa holders came from India, Britain and China, reported the Sydney Morning Herald.

According to government statistics, 95,758 people were living in Australia under 457 Visa programme last year, with the highest proportion coming from India (24.6 per cent), followed by Britain (19.5 per cent) and China (5.8 per cent).

Turnbull used Facebook to

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the 457 Visa system needed to be replaced because it had “lost its credibility”. (Photo:IANS)

announce the policy, which he said would “put jobs first” and “Australians first”, signalling a reduction in the occupations available to skilled foreign workers and raising the threshold to qualify.

“We are putting jobs first, we are putting Australians first,” he said.

“We are an immigration nation, but the fact remains that Australian workers must have priority for Australian jobs.” Stating that Australian workers must have priority for Australian jobs, he said: “We will no longer allow 457 Visa system to be

Sikh cab driver assaulted in US NEW YORK: A Sikh cab driver here was assaulted and his turban was taken off by four drunken passengers in an incident being investigated by police as a possible hate crime. The incident happened just hours after thousands of Sikhs flocked to Times Square to mark “Turban Day”, as part of Baisakhi celebrations, reported New York Daily News.

Harkirat Singh, who hails from Punjab, said he picked up three men and a woman — all in their 20s — around 5 a.m. (local time) at the corner of Eighth Avenue and 30th Street, a few blocks south of Madison Square Garden.

According to the report, the quartet told him that they wanted to go to Bronx.

However, the passengers later

complained that Singh took them to the wrong destination, but they couldn’t give Singh a straight answer about where to go next.

Singh, 25, said that the passengers were not sure about where they wanted to go which left him confused.

“The girl was saying, ‘Take the right.’ The Spanish guy was saying, ‘Take the left.’ So, at that time, I was confused,” Singh, who moved to the US three years ago, said.

Singh said they began hurling slurs and called him “Ali Baba”. They also banged on the plastic partition in his cab.

Singh said he told the group to pay $41.76 and to find another cab.

He then called the police, but then one of the men got back into the cab and tried to smash the meter.

passports to jobs that could and should go to Australians.”

At a press conference in Canberra, Turnbull said the 457 Visa system needed to be replaced because it had “lost its credibility”.

The scheme will be replaced by two temporary visas that will impose tougher English language tests, stricter labour market testing, at least two years of work experience and a mandatory police check.

The numbers of jobs eligible for the two-year and four-year visa streams will be slashed, with 216

NEW DELHI: Indian techies working in Australia would not be affected by its government’s move on visas granted to them under a specific category, said the Indian IT industry’s representative body Nasscom.

“Our initial assessment is that the move should not have a major impact on visas granted to Indian IT workers, as the ‘457 visa category’ covered a lot of fields and was difficult to manage,” said the National Association of Software Services and Companies (Nasscom) in a statement.

The Australian Government recently announced that it would abolish the 457 visa and replace it with two new visas to protect the interests of native workers.

occupations ranging from antique dealer to fisheries officer to shoemaker, axed from a list of 651 professions on the list. Accounting giant KPMG criticised the decision, saying “there is no evidence the current system is not working”.

However, Turnbull dismissed that claim, arguing the abolition of the 457 Visa regime was “a decision of my government... this has been a

“The move seems to have been driven by domestic political compulsions where we are seeing immigration as a matter of huge political concern within the current geo-political environment,” said Nasscom, adding it understood the visa category is being replaced by two new streams of short-term (2+2 year) and long-term category from March 2018.

“As the 457 visa is valid till its expiry, its holders can stay and work in Australia although under a restricted occupation list category,” it said. About 95,000 foreigners, including many Indians are in Australia under the 457 visa norm, which the government wants to scrap and give their jobs to locals.

careful exercise in policy development”, reported the daily.

People currently on a 457 Visa, which lasts for four years, will be exempt from the new regulations.

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said that for the two-year stream, which could be renewed for two years, “there won’t be permanent residency outcomes at the end of that”.

Life beyond H-1B: Try L1, EB5 AROONIM BHUYAN, NEW DELHI

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he cap for US H-1B visas for 2018 may have been reached but immigration experts say that Indian applicants, who form the majority of the recipients of such visas, have other options as well — such as the L1 and EB5 visas.

US missions across the world started accepting H-1B applications for fiscal 2018 from April 3.

According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), it received 199,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period.

On April 11, the USCIS used a computer-generated lottery to select enough petitions to meet the 65,000 general category cap and the 20,000 cap for those with advanced US degrees.

The new Donald Trump administration has also sought to make acquiring H-1B visas tougher. The USCIS on March 31 issued a clarification that computer program-

mers, to be eligible under the H-1B visa norms, must prove that theirs is a specialty occupation. Meanwhile, a private member’s bill was also introduced in the US Congress by Democrat Zoe Lofgren which seeks to increase the minimum salary of H1-B visa holder to a whopping $130,000 from the current minimum of $60,000. The bill, if passed, will impact the margins of IT companies, the biggest beneficiaries of the H1-B visa programme, or

their clients will face higher charges for the work performed, Mark Davies, Global Chairman of Davies & Associates, LLC, which specializes in US immigration law, told IANS in an email interview. According to Abhinav Lohia, Partner and Practice Chair of India and Southeast Asia at Davies & Associates, Indian companies will now have to scout for American talent or opt for alternatives like L1B or L1A visas to send workers to the US.

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Sharif survives Panamagate

Pakistan’s Supreme Court says not enough evidence to disqualify him IANS, ISLAMABAD

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akistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday survived the Panamagate scandal that had threatened to oust him. The Supreme Court, in a 3-2 judgement, ordered a fresh probe into allegations of financial irregularities and money laundering, while noting that there was “insufficient evidence” to remove Sharif.

The final verdict saw two dissenting notes in the five-judge bench, with Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and Justice Gulzar Ahmed ruling against Sharif, saying he should be disqualified, while the other three were in favor of forming a Joint Investigation Team for a fresh probe.

Reading the 540-page verdict, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa asked how the Sharif family assets were transferred from Pakistan to Jeddah in the first place.

“It needs to be investigated how the money was transferred to Qatar,” the verdict read.

A JIT, made up of officials from the military and other investigating agencies, would be set up with-

The Supreme Court ordered a fresh probe into allegations of financial irregularities and money laundering.

in a week and submit a report in 60 days, the court.

Justice Khosa said the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had failed to probe the case properly but they would be part of the JIT.

Labour leader vows to ‘overturn rigged system’ LONDON: The UK’s main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to “overturn the rigged system” by putting power and wealth back in the hands of “the people”.

During his first campaign event for the general election on June 8, he said the upcoming poll was not a “foregone conclusion” and Labour could defy the “establishment experts”, the BBC reported.

He said the election was fight between the “wealthy ruling Conservatives” versus Labour and the people, adding that he wanted to give preference to the majority’s interests.

“Labour is the party that will put the interests of the majority first, while the Tories (Conservatives) only really care about those who already have so much,” he said, adding this was why he was determined to “prove the establishment experts wrong and change the direction of this election.”

Corbyn said his party was not intimidated by the groups that were hoarding the UK’s money and insisted he would make sure everyone paid their taxes, Efe news reported.

He spoke in defense of ordinary people who he said spent their lives working hard and in the end were left with almost nothing.

“Compare their lives with the multinational corporations and the gilded elite who hide their money in the Cayman Islands because the Conservatives are too morally bankrupt to take them on,” he said.

On Tuesday, 522 lawmakers backed the motion to approve the general election proposal, while 13 voted against it.

Prime Minister Theresa May announced this week that a snap general election would be held on June 8, despite having repeatedly said that the country would not be going back to the polling stations.

She said she would be holding the vote as the UK was in need of stable leadership that could guarantee certainty and security in the face of the Brexit negotiations that are soon to begin.

Corby also said that Labour was the only party that would “focus on the kind of country we want to have after Brexit” - dismissing May’s election campaign as an “ego trip about her own failing leadership”, reports the BBC. Corbyn’s speech received a standing ovation from the invited audience of Labour members and was designed in part to motivate newer recruits in particular to campaign over the next seven weeks.

Sharif, who many in Pakistan feared might be forced to step down, will appear before the probe team.

The scandal erupted last year with the publication of the “Panama Papers” which documented the offshore dealings of many of the

world’s rich and powerful.

Among those implicated were three of Sharif’s four children - his daughter and presumptive political heir Maryam and sons Hasan and Hussein.

At the heart of the matter is the legitimacy of the funds used by Sharif’s family to buy high-end London properties through offshore firms. His party says the wealth was acquired legally in Pakistan and the Gulf.

“It needs to be investigated how the money was transferred to Qatar,” the Thursday 540-page verdict read. The JIT will be required to present the report after every two weeks.

While the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was quick to tweet photos and statements of celebration after the Supreme Court verdict, there was silence in the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) camp.

Later, through its official account, the PTI termed the verdict as “favorable” for the party.

A PTI tweet said: “Decision as it stands right now. Pakistan 2, corruption 0. 3 judgements reserved

for PM and kids to show face in court for JIT.” The Premier’s daughter, Maryam Nawaz, tweeted a photo of Prime Minister Sharif, his family and PML-N leaders celebrating the verdict with smiles and embraces.

Addressing the media after the verdict, Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique said: “Every party including Imran Khan, Sirajul Haq should now respect the SC verdict.”

“We will cooperate with the JIT and keep on respecting the court.”

“The split verdict proves that people, especially the PTI who opposed the Prime Minister, are in a minority,” said Ahsan Iqbal, a leader from Sharif’s PML-N. As tensions peaked in Islamabad ahead of the verdict, around 1,500 police commandos and riot forces were deployed around the court.

Lawyers opposing Sharif say the onus is on him to prove that his family did not engage in money laundering.

The landmark judgement was made public 57 days after the case was last heard by the court.

N.Korea accuses US of aggravating regional tension IANS, SEOUL

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orth Korea on Thursday accused the US of escalating tension in the Korean peninsula by sending Vice President Mike Pence to Seoul, where he warned Pyongyang not to test the resolve of President Donald Trump’s government.

North Korea’s comments on Pence’s visit and his meeting with South Korea’s acting President Hwang Kyo-ah was published by the state-run Uriminzokkiri website in an article that accuses the US of trying to whip up antiNorth Korean sentiment, Efe news reported.

It adds that the new US government is recklessly attempting to aggravate military tensions in the region through hostile policies and by launching a provocative and aggressive campaign against the country, including its decision to deploy a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and a strike group near the Korean peninsula, and efforts to step up international pressure and toughen sanctions against North Korea.

Vice President Mike Pence.

In a press conference after his meeting with Hwang, Pence warned Pyongyang not to test the resolve,

going along with Washington’s demands and playing a confrontational role, and added that

Pence warned Pyongyang not to test the resolve through its continued weapons tests. exhibited by the Trump administration in recent attacks in Syria and Afghanistan, through its continued weapons tests.

The article also accused Seoul of

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Fight for ‘justice’ to continue Panneerselvam reiterated that AIADMK founder and former Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran and his successor J. Jayalalithaa led the party as a movement of cadres IANS, CHENNAI

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ormer Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam this week said the ouster of the rival AIADMK faction’s two leaders — V.K. Sasikala and her nephew T.T.V. Dinakaran — was the first victory in the “dharma yudh” and both factions would hold unification talks.

Dinakaran said that since everyone had decided to keep him out of the party affairs, he had decided to stay out.

Panneerselvam said the war for justice would continue “till the main goal is achieved”.

His comments came a day after Tamil Nadu Finance Minister D. Jayakumar announced that AIADMK ministers had decided to keep jailed AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala and her nephew and party Deputy General Secretary Dinakaran and their family members out of the party.

Panneerselvam reiterated that AIADMK founder and former Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran and his successor J. Jayalalithaa led the party as a movement of cadres.

Mercury soars to 46 in Maharashtra MUMBAI: Heat wave conditions gripped large parts of Maharashtra with the mercury soaring to 46 degrees Celsius in Chandrapur and its Brahmapuri sub-district in Vidarbha region and hovering between 41-45 degrees in many other parts, the IMD said here this week.

Mumbai was relatively comfortable at average 35 degrees, but people were greatly inconvenienced with the high humidity levels averaging at 82 percent.

Mahabaleshwar, the famous hill-station known for its year-long salubrious climate, was nearly as hot as Mumbai at 34 degrees, virtually driving away the tourists.

On the other end, the coastal regions of Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg, the temperatures averaged between 32-34 degrees.

Other cities also sizzled - Nagpur, Wardha, Jalgaon, and Nanded recorded 45 degrees, Parbhani, Amravati, and Akola 44, Ahmednagar, Malegaon, Solapur, Osmanabad, and Yavatmal 43, while Aurangabad, Buldhana, Pune, and Satara were a little lower at 41 degrees.

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Panneerselvam said the war for justice would continue ‘till the main goal is achieved’. (Photo: IANS)

He said that after Jayalalithaa died, the AIADMK had “gone into the hands” of Sasikala’s family.

“The war for justice is to retrieve the party from the clutches of that family.”

Panneerselvam said both factions would now hold talks for a merger of the AIADMK and a decision would be taken as per the wishes of party members.

On Tuesday night, Jayakumar said a committee will be formed to run the party.

Sasikala was elected the AIADMK General Secretary in December after Chief Minister Jayalalithaa died.

Earlier in the day, Dinakaran said that since everyone had decided to keep him out of the party affairs, he had decided to stay out.

He alleged state ministers have decided to keep him out of the party due to “some fear”.

“Due to some unknown fear, the ministers have taken the decision,” he remarked.

CHENNAI: Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker and AIADMK leader M. Thambidurai called on Tamil Nadu Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao here on Thursday.

Thambidurai later told reporters that it was a courtesy call as he has known Rao for a long time. He said he did not discuss the political situation in the state with Rao. Tamil Nadu Finance and Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar also met Rao. Jayakumar said: “The meeting was in connection with the selection of Vice Chancellor of a university.”

The meetings come amid efforts within the divided ruling AIADMK to merge.

According to Dinakaran, those who are in public life should not have any fear.

Dinakaran said he would not take any hasty decision and added that he would not act in any way that could harm the party and the government.

“I don’t have any expectations from the party or the government,” Dinakaran added.

Queried about his resignation he said it was Sasikala who had appointed him as the Deputy General Secretary and he would resign his post only after discussing it with her.

In February, Sasikala before going to jail had inducted Dinakaran into the party and appointed him as the Deputy General Secretary.

In an attempt to enter the state assembly Dinakaran decided to contest from the R.K. Nagar assembly constituency where a bypoll was to be held on April 15.

The Election Commission had frozen the `two leaves’ symbol of AIADMK due to competing claims from Sasikala and Panneerselvam.

A couple of days prior to the bypoll and on receipt of complaints of large scale distribution of cash to voters, the Income Tax Department raided the official residences of state Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar, his relatives, business associates, party officials and also the residence of actor-turnedpolitician Sarathkumar.

Industries near Bengaluru lake shut down IANS, NEW DELHI/BENGALURU

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he National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered all industries around the highly-polluted Bellandur Lake in Bengaluru to be shut and imposed Rs 5 lakh fine on anyone found dumping waste in and around the lake.

The green panel gave the state authorities one month’s time to free the lake of all pollutants.

Reacting to the order, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) said it would soon draw an action plan to comply with the NGT order.

“We will obey the Tribunal order and submit an action plan in two weeks to shut down all the industries around the lake,” BBMP Commissioner N. Manjunatha Prasad told IANS. A bench headed by NGT Chief Justice Swatantar Kumar said the industries violating directions should be sealed by the State Pollution Control Board.

“All the industries located in the vicinity of Bellandur Lake and discharging effluent, either treated or untreated, are hereby directed to be closed,” the bench said.

“No industry is permitted to operate unless inspection by a joint

Highly-polluted Bellandur Lake in Bengaluru.

inspection team is conducted and analysis of effluent is found to be within the permissible limit,” it said.

The bench added that no waste

Rs 5 lakh fine.”

The tribunal asked the Karnataka state government, the State Pollution Control Board, Lake Devel-

A bench said the industries violating directions should be sealed by the State Pollution Control Board. of any kind, either municipal solid waste or domestic waste, is to be dumped at the buffer zone of the lake.

“If anyone is found violating this, he or she shall be liable to pay

opment Authority and Bengaluru Development Authority to start cleaning the lake immediately and report back in one month.

Meanwhile, BBMP Joint Commissioner Sarfaraz Khan and state

Urban Development Secretary Mahendra Jain tendered an unconditional apology to the Tribunal and gave it an undertaking to immediately withdraw a circular Prasad issued on March 30, questioning its powers.

The circular had claimed that the Tribunal had no authority to pass orders on the protection of water bodies in Bengaluru.

The apology was made and the undertaking given in response to the Tribunal’s summons on Tuesday to explain why the circular had questioned its powers.

The circular was issued nearly a year after the Tribunal on May 4, 2016 ordered ban on any construction on the wetland of the lake and redefined the buffer zone of the lakes and storm-water drains across the city. The bench also pulled up the state Law Department and officials concerned for failing to implement its earlier order to clean up the lake.

Bellandur Lake, the largest of the 262 lakes and tanks in Bengaluru, receives about 40 per cent of the city’s sewage. Previously, in May 2015 and August 2016, froth over the water body had caught fire due to formation of flammable methane gas.

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Top French player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was shocked by fellow Frenchman Adrian Mannarino at the ATP Monte-Carlo Masters IANS, PARIS

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Djokovic committed several unforced errors but later came back from a 4-5 deficit in the third set to seal victory, in Monte-Carlo Masters. (Photo: IANS)

5 Russian athletes took banned drugs MOSCOW: Russian runner Antonina Krivoshapka as well as four more national track and field athletes have admitted to consuming performance-enhancing drugs, the All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) announced this week.

Over two months ago, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that doping retests of Krivoshapka from the 2012 London Olympics tested positive for a banned substance and ruled to strip her as well three of her teammates of the Olympic silver, which they won in the 4x400 meters relay, reports Tass news agency.

Besides Krivoshapka, who is serving a two-year suspension term starting from September 7, 2016, four more Russian track and field athletes publicly confessed this week of doping abuse.

They are Yevgeniya Kolodko (stripped of 2012 silver in short put), hammer thrower Anna Bulgakova (suspended), discus thrower Vera Ganeeva (suspended) and pole vaulter Dmitry Starodubtsev (suspended).

After samples from the 2012 Olympic Games were retested, the Russian national team has been stripped of seven medals (four in track and field events).

Apart from the women’s 4x100 meters relay medallists, left without medals were also Yulia Zaripova (steeplechase gold), Yevgeniya Kolodko (silver in shot put) and Tatyana Lysenko (gold in hammer throw).

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econd-seeded Novak Djokovic had to come back from 4-5 deficit in the deciding set to beat local player Gilles Simon 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in the second round of the men’s singles competition at the ATP Monte-Carlo Masters tennis tournament here.

Also on the same day, top French player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was shocked 7-6 (3), 2-6, 3-6 by fellow Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in his first match since the birth of his son, reports Xinhua.

It was the first appearance for Djokovic on clay after his success in last year’s French Open. The world No. 2 committed many unforced errors, and had needed to win three consecutive games to make a come-

back from a 4-5 deficit in the third set to seal victory.

“After I was 6-3, 2-1 up, I felt like I had the control of the match, but since then I started to make some unforced errors,” Djokovic said after the match.

“He was two, three points away from winning it. Finally, I got out of that tricky situation, which was probably the most positive thing I take from today,” he added.

Tsonga took time off following the birth of his first child in March, and he may find it a bit difficult to get back to form in his return. Tsonga wasted a 7-6 (3) win in the first set, as Mannarino took away the next two sets at 6-2 and 6-3. Djokovic and Mannarino were joined in the last 16 stage by 10th seed David Goffin and 16th seed Pablo Cuevas.

ROQUEBRUNE-CAP-MARTIN: British tennis star Andy Murray advanced to the third round of the Monte-Carlo Masters after eliminating Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller here this week.

Murray, the world’s No.1, defeated No. 32 Muller 7-5, 7-5 in one hour and 55 minutes, reports Efe. The Briton breezed through to the round of 16 in which he will play against Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who ousted Argentine Carlos Berlocq from the second round.

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ohan Bopanna and his Uruguayan partner Pablo Cuevas beat Marcin Matkowski of Poland and Austrian Alexander Peya to enter the second round of the men’s doubles event at the Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament here this week.

Bopanna and Cuevas overcame a strong challenge to win the first

round clash 6-3, 6-7, 10-2 in one hour and 27 minutes at the Monte Carlo Country Club.

MONTE-CARLO MASTERS The Indo-Uruguayan combination will meet Raven Klaasen of South Africa and American Rajeev Ram in the second round. Ram and Klaasen were handed a bye in the first round.

In the singles competition, top seeded Andy Murray of Britain beat Giles Muller of Luxembourg 7-5 , 7-5 in a tough second round encounter that lasted just under

two hours. Third seed Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland also entered the third round with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win over Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic.

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ndia’s star shuttler P.V. Sindhu is focusing on coming championships and aims to give her best to achieve her ultimate goal -becoming World No. 1.

After winning the Indian Open Superseries early this month, she was almost there, with a career-best ranking of World No. 2.

The 2016 Olympic silver medallist, however, slipped to fifth place last week following a first-round exit from the Malaysian Open. She also lost in the quarter-final of the Singapore Open Superseries.

The double World Championship bronze medallist, however, is not disappointed.

“Winning or losing is part of life. Sometimes you will win,

Sindhu slipped to fifth place last week. (Photo: IANS)

sometimes you will lose,” she told IANS. The 21-year-old Hyderabadi

also doesn’t want to put extra pressure on herself by bothering too much about rankings.

“If you play well and give your best, it automatically gets your ranking up,” said Sindhu.

She is now focusing on Asia Badminton Championships to be played in China between April 25 and 30. “After that we have the Sudirman cup in May,” said Sindhu, who hopes to do well in the two events.

Sindhu, who defeated Spaniard Carolina Marin in the Indian Open final, lost 11-21, 15-21 to her arch-rival in the quarter-final of Singapore Open.

With this win, two-time reigning world champion Marin has taken a 6-5 lead over the Indian in career meetings.

The two had been facing each other in key contests since Sindhu lost to her in Rio Olympics final.

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Nothing melodramatic about ‘Brindavanam’ For the first time in his life, actor Arulnithi plays a deaf and mute character; he says the film has its emotional highs IANS, CHENNAI

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ctor Arulnithi says there is nothing melodramatic about his upcoming Tamil film Brindavanam in which he plays a deaf and mute character.

“It’s not going to be a very emotional film just because I play a deaf and mute character. It will have its emotional highs but at the same time it will be entertaining. It’s not completely melodramatic. These qualities make the film family-friendly,” Arulnithi told IANS.

It’s for the first time in his career that he is playing such a character.

“I had to learn sign language for 10 days from a special tutor.

Although I thought it was going to be challenging to pull off this character, my director made the whole experience easy for me as he was already well versed in sign language,” he said.

Director Radha Mohan had picked up sign language while working on Mozhi, in which Jyothika played a deaf and mute character.

The film also stars actor

Vivekh along with Tanya RavichanArulnithi dran.

A r u l n i t h i had to learn sign plays a fan of language for 10 Vivekh, who days from a plays himself special tutor. In in the film. the film, he “The film’s most entertainplays a fan of ing portion will Vivekh feature Vivekh sir.

He plays himself and I’ll be seen as his ardent fan.

Honestly, I was quite tensed to shoot with him but he made me feel comfortable,” he said.

‘Unfair allegations against Mani Ratnam’ long back. We even have a letter of acknowledgement from him,” he added. Manimaran has even threatened to commit suicide in front of Ratnam’s house if not compensated.

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he Lightmen Union this week slammed one of their own, Manimaran, for his allegation of noncompensation of medical expenses by veteran filmmamker Mani Ratnam as unfair.

Manimaran has threatened to go on a hunger strike if not compensated for medical expenses incurred while working on Mani Ratnam’s 2007 film Guru.

The lightman had suffered a blood-related infection on the sets of Guru, and claims neither the Lightmen Association nor Ratnam’s team had compensated him for the treatment in the past one decade.

Manimaram has threatened to commit suicide in front of Ratnam’s house

Film Director Mani Ratnam.

“His allegations against us and Mani Ratnam are unfair. He sued us in the Labour Court and the Union was ordered to pay him Rs

one lakh which has already been settled,” Lightmen Union Secretary Raman told IANS. “This issue was settled amicably

“He is trying to exploit the situation and earn sympathy. When the issue has already been settled, I don’t understand why he is creating a scene now,” Raman said.

Sources from Ratnam’s production house Madras Talkies were, however, unavailable for comment.

Rajamouli wraps up ‘Baahubali’, gets emotional CHENNAI: Filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli has said he was smiling with joy as well as wincing with pain as the curtains came down finally on Rajamouli the filming of his forthcoming magnum opus Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.

“Last working day. Hopefully. What a journey. What an experience. I am both smiling with joy and wincing with pain,” Rajamouli tweeted.

The second part in the franchise, starring Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, among others will release on April 28.

Shooting without mobile Arun Vijay’s next film on real-life incident was good: Rathnavelu

He further added that it’s going to be a human story which will be narrated in a “taut” and “gripping” manner.

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CHENNAI: Well-known cinematographer Rathnavelu has said challenging as it was to shoot without mobile coverage for an upcoming yet-untitled Telugu film, there was something good about the experience.

Rathnavelu is currently working on Ram Charan’s project with director Sukumar.

“The 20 days without mobile network filming in Godavari district was a nightmare! Coming back to city realized the mobile detox was good though,” Rathnavelu tweeted.

The makers over the weekend completed the film’s first schedule in

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Rajahmundry.

A rural-based romantic saga, the film has a 1980s backdrop. It also stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu.

Ram Charan has gone fully rural for this project.

irector Magizh Thirumeni, who has reunited with actor Arun Vijay after five years for upcoming Tamil crime thriller, says the yet-untitled project will be based on a real-life incident and will explore the root of a crime.

“I’m trying something new this time. It’s not an action film but it will have a blend of suspense. It’s a story that explores the root of a crime and its implications. It’s about the human tendency to step out of the boundary to commit a crime. It’s based on a true story,” Thirumeni told IANS. “Some of the best stories are bor-

“Some of the best stories are borrowed from incidences that happen around us”

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rowed from incidents that happen around us. This is one such story too,” he said.

With the rest of the cast yet to be finalized, the project will start rolling from June.

The film, to be produced by Inder Kumar, will be completely shot in Chennai.

While Gopinath will crank the camera, Shrikanth will take care of editing.

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A cleric in West Bengal, Syed Shah Atif Ali Al-Qaderi, announced to give Rs 10 lakh to anyone who shaves off Sonu Nigam’s head and garlands with footwear and...

Sonu goes bald, where is the money?

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enowned singer Sonu Nigam shaved off his head, hours after offering to apologize if his tweets on azaan blared from loudspeakers were seen to be anti-Muslim.

After the tweets sparked a row, a cleric in West Bengal, Syed Shah Atif Ali Al-Qaderi, announced he would give Rs 10 lakh to anyone who shaves off Sonu Nigam’s head and garlands with footwear.

Sonu Nigam took up the challenge, calling a Muslim barber to do the job.

“I have requested Aalim (Hakim) to come. He will shave my head, but it isn’t any agitation or challenge. The one who is cutting hair is a Muslim and I am a Hindu. There is no animosity,” Nigam said.

“The same language of fatwa can be communicated through a language of love,” he added.

Nigam underlined that he never meant any offence.

“Being secular means understanding each other’s problems and not saying ‘I am only right’. ‘Aazan

Sonu Nigam (inset) shaves off his head after accepting a challenge by a cleric’s fatwa offering Rs.10 lakhs to shave off his head. (Photo: BollywoodLife.com/IANS)

zaruri hai, loudspeaker nahi’ (Aazan is necessary, not the loudspeakers).

“That’s my only point. It is about the timing. Loudspeaker shouldn’t be used at a wrong time.

Even when we perform, there is a proper time,” added the singer.

Nigam invited the media, saying

he will go bald at 2 p.m. “Keep your Rs 10 lakh ready Moulvi,” he tweeted. Nigam kept his word and then addressed a media conference at his residence as police beefed up security for him.

The cleric, however, refused to pay up, saying only one part of his challenge had been taken up.

MUMBAI: Leading singer Sonu Nigam lashed out at “forced religiousness” in India after being woken up by the ‘azaan’ from a nearby mosque, triggering a torrent of reaction for and against.

The singer posted: “God bless everyone. I’m not a Muslim and I have to be woken up by the azaan in the morning. When will this forced religiousness end in India?”

Nigam explained his stance in a long Twitter post.

“And by the way, (Prophet) Mohammed did not have electricity when he made Islam... Why do I have to have this cacophony after Edison?

“I don’t believe in any temple or gurudwara using electricity To wake up people who don’t follow the religion. Why then..? Honest? True?

Gundagardi hai, bus.”

He tagged Maharastra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

“Dear Fadnavis, please note and help us force police to act against illegal blaring of azaan and other such activities,” the singer pleaded.

As Nigam’s views went viral, reactions poured in from all over India. Pakistan-born Canadian writer Tarek Fatah sided with the singer: “You are spot on Sonu Nigam. Thank god there is at least one person in India who has the courage to stare down mullah bullying. Shut the 4 a.m. azaan.”

Not everyone felt the same way.

Standup comedian Atul Khatri asked the Bollywood singer to find a new place if he was facing so much trouble.

“Hey Sonu Nigam, Shift to Ayodhya. I know a place there where there is no mosque,” he tweeted.

Maharashtra Congress leader Naseem Khan said Nigam’s comments were intended at communal polarization and for cheap publicity.

Abhay Deol tears into fairness ‘Begum Jaan’: Overdramatic film cream ads, mocks politician IANS, MUMBAI

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ctor-producer Abhay Deol has slammed fairness cream advertisements, featuring celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, in “reference to a comment made by a politician on TV”. Though he didn’t name the politician, he may have been taking a swipe at BJP MP Tarun Vijay. Following the remarks,

Abhay posted on Facebook.

“We are not a racist country! I will prove it to you. In the picture below, Abhay Deol John holds a card with shades from white to dark. Hey! You can see the promise of darker skin too if you read the card from left to right!,” he said.

BRIEFS Rishi Kapoor asks SRK calls Sachin Kapil, Sunil to reunite his ‘guiding light’ MUMBAI: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor has asked comedians-actors Kapil Sharma and Sunil Grover to work together again.

Rishi night took to Twitter, where he shared that there is a look-a-like of Kapil in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

“IPL. There is a look-a-like of Kapil Sharma in the team of Sun Risers Hyderabad. Anyone finding Sunil Grover in any team? Mil jao yaaron (be together friends)!” Rishi tweeted.

MUMBAI: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has wished luck to cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar for his upcoming biopic Sachin: A Billion Dreams and called him his “guiding light”.

“I believed, when you did well, I would too and when you didn’t, I will fail. Like a billion others I miss my guiding light. All the best for the film,” Shah Rukh posted on Twitter.

Sachin: A Billion Dreams has been directed by London-based writer-filmmaker James Erkine.

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simple story narrated in a convoluted manner is what sums up “Begum Jaan”.

The period drama, layered with historical tales, recounts the tribulations of Begum Jaan, a brothel keeper whose brothel is situated bang on the Radcliffe line that divides India and Pakistan. This means one half of her brothel lies in India and the other half in Pakistan. Set in 1947 during the partition of the country, the Begum is asked to relocate. How she fights all odds to save her brothel, forms the crux of the tale.

The premise of the film is akin to the 1983 released Shyam Benegal’s Mandi, starring Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil.

But unlike Benegal’s film which was warm and humorous, writerdirector Srijit Mukherji’s Begum Jaan, which is a rehash of his 2015 released Bengali film Rajkahini, has a serious, overdramatic, atmospheric palette.

Connecting the independence era to the current scenario — where nothing has changed for women, along with humanitarianism, religion, politics and pitfalls of a prostitute’s profession, the director salvos from all angles making the story seem solemn and overtly forced.

Film: “Begum Jaan”; Director: Srijit Mukherji; Cast: Vidya Balan, Ila Arun, Gauhar Khan, Pallavi Sharda, Priyanka Setia, Ridheema Tiwari, Raviza Chauhan, Mishti, Gracy Goswami, Pitobash Tripathy, Sumit Nijhawan, Ashish Vidyarthi, Rajit Kapoor, Chunky Pandey and Naseeruddin Shah; Rating: **

The pace of the narrative too is askew. The first forty five minutes of the narrative meander and the inciting moment arrives just before the interval. And the latter half is predictable and mundane.

But what keeps you hooked are the fine performances from its ace cast. Vidya Balan in the title role, as expected, is impressive and effortlessly convincing. She makes her presence felt in every frame that she is in. Her, “saali godhi ki laat” while practicing to shoot, draws a chuckle, in her otherwise loud yet solemn personality.

Ila Arun as the amiable Amma is remarkable, with the right amount of drama and restraint in her performance.

While every girl in the brothel has her on screen moments, it is Gauhar Khan as Ruby, Pallavi Sharda as Gulabo, Priyanka Setia as Jameela, Raviza Chauhan as Lata, Mishti as Shabnam and Gracy Goswami as Laadli, who shine.

Pitobash Tripathy as Surjeet and Sumit Nijhawan as Salim, the Begum’s handymen, resonate with the right attitude. They carve a niche for themselves in the narrative. Kohl-eyed and gruff Chunky Pandey as the mercenary Kabir displays a fresh avatar which is impressive, but lacks the wickedness of an antagonist.

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ctress Tamannaah Bhatia, who is all geared up for the release of her upcoming magnum-opus Baahubali 2, reveled that her next is with Vashu Bhagnani where she plays a deaf and dumb’s character.

“Baahubali helped me to realize that people want me to do different characters like now I have shot for a film in which I play a deaf and mute girl, gone completely sans make-up. It is a Hindi film produced by Vashu Bhagnani sir,” Tamannaah said.

ctress Poonam Pandey says her newly launched app, which she promised would have “bold” content, has been banned by Google.

“I don’t know why. I see many adult magazines on Play Store and App Store. It’s interesting that on one hand Google Play Store is suspending the app and on the other some fans are ‘complaining’ that I am not even

nude in the photos,” Poonam said. She unveiled the app. She also tweeted: “Google has suspended the app but Android users can directly download #ThePoonamPandeyApp from my website.”

When IANS reached Google for a comment, Google spokesperson said: “We don’t comment on individual applications. You can check out our policies for more information.”

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ormer Miss Universe and actress Lara Dutta Bhupathi, who turned 39, shares her birthday with late comedian-actor Charlie Chaplin. Filmmaker Sajid Khan feels this is the reason why she is gifted in comedy.

“Happy birthday to the beautiful, mad and extremely funny Lara Dutta. Charlie Chaplin’s birthday today, Lara. No wonder you are so gifted in comedy,” Sajid wrote on Twitter.

Sajid, who worked with Lara in the 2010 film Housefull, also shared a photograph in which he can be seen alongside her.

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ctress Mehreen Pirzada, last seen in Anushka Sharma’s Phillauri, says busy work life keeps her grounded and makes her respect what she has achieved so far in her career.

With nearly half a dozen projects in her kitty currently including Telugu films Raja The Great and Jawaan, she is fast rising as one of the busiest actresses in southern filmdom.

“I have realized that I am nothing without my work. The busier I get with projects, I become even more grounded because this lifestyle has made me respect my work and take it even more seriously,” Mehreen told IANS.

ctor Saqib Saleem, who is all set to help his father expand his chain of restaurants in Mumbai, says that he is a foodie.

Talking about the business plan, Saqib told IANS over phone: “This has been on the agenda for a very long time for the last fivesix years, but I kept avoiding it...But finally me and my dad sat down and we decided that we should do and we should do it now...”

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VisitorsCoverage launches ChoiceAmerica plan

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What makes ChoiceAmerica truly stand out lies within the distinguishing factors this unique plan offers that other insurance plans in the industry are unable to deliver.

Though the insurance is a budget plan that offers limited coverage benefits and comes with restrictions, it provides coverage for the much-needed benefits for travelers in the international travel space.

With a mission to meet the individual needs of the vast array of international travelers, VisitorsCoverage has succeeded in creating an inclusive solution with this oneof-a-kind policy option.

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Bunty Bawa performing Bhents

BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- “Jai Mata Ki” “Jai Mata Ki”. This was the chanting that echoed from the walls and in the Congregation Hall of Hari Om Mandir on April 1.

A Vishal Mata ki Chowki was held to celebrate the auspicious Chaitra Navratri, on the fifth day of the nine-day series celebrations. Bunty Bawa from California, came to make this event extra special.

His energetic and powerful singing made the event an especially memorable one. Amidst Dhol (drums) and ringing bells, Bunty Bawa was welcomed into the Hari Om Mandir, fully packed with devotees waiting anxiously to hear his popular Bhents.

The Navratri festival of rhythm and dance is celebrated over nine days and nights, and is dedicated to the nine embodiments of Goddess Durga.

Bunty Bawa sang his popular Bhents one after the other. He enthralled the audiences with his amazing voice and choice of Bhents.

The congregation felt transported into Mata Vaishno Devi Durbar and started singing, clapping, dancing along with him.

The Mandir was beautifully decorated with chunris, bells, kalash, flowers, garlands, etc.

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Justin Antony

Neeta Bhushan

BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- The Consulate General of India in Chicago, in collaboration with Ambedkar Association of North America (AANA), celebrated the 126th birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on April 14.

The opening remarks were delivered by Neeta Bhushan, Consul General.

She recalled the mammoth work done by the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly under the chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in drafting the Constitution of India.

She emphasized that the Constitution of India does not discriminate anyone on the basis of religion, creed, sex or any other

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ground. It is the duty of every citizen of India, therefore, to uphold the Constitution both in its letter and spirit.

AANA leaders spoke on the role of Dr. Ambedkar in National Reconstruction, his agriculture and economical policies and women empowerment. During cultural programme, the children sang classical raga & performed the classical dance Bharat Natyam. Mahesh Wasnik introduced the AANA & its activities.

A Book and photo exhibition of photographs on the life and times of Dr. Ambedkar was also organized as part of the celebration.

The celebration was attended by a crosssection of prominent Indian-Americans residing in Chicagoland. O P Meena, Consul, proposed a vote of thanks.

BY A STAFF WRITER LMHURST, IL – The Elmhurst police say a missing 24-year-old of Indian descent man could be in danger because he has not taken medication required for his seizure disorder.

Justin Antony was last heard from about 8:30 pm on April 14 when he texted his family that he was at a church in Bellwood but never showed up for the service. He had left his Elmhurst residence about three hours earlier on a silver mountain bike.

His family reported him missing about 11:08 pm when he didn’t return home.

The police say Antony is of Indian descent and was last seen wearing a yellow hoodie and blue jeans. He is about 5-foot-6 and 150 pounds with short brown hair in a buzz cut.

Antony is described as endangered because failing to take necessary medication for his seizure disorder puts him in “significant danger”.

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Joyalukkas offers galore for Akshaya Tritiya Jewellery specially created for the Akshaya Tritiya celebration.

Aside from special rates on Jewellery sets, patrons also enjoy a free gold coin up to 2 grams on purchase of Diamond Jewellery. A limited edition quarter gram gold coin will also be given away for free on purchase of Gold Jewellery worth $1,000 or more only on April 28, 29 and 30.

All offers for Akshaya Tritiya Gold Luck at Joyalukkas are available till May 17.

About Joyalukkas Group:

BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- Akshaya Tritiya is the festival time when Indian nationals and many others buy gold and jewellery to usher in prosperity for the year to come.

It is among the top dates in a jewellery retail chain’s calendar, and Joyalukkas, the world’s favourite jeweller, celebrates it every year with big giveaways, a dazzling new collection and special offers befitting such an auspicious day.

“Akshaya Tritiya is a festival with a beautiful message about acting now, doing good now to reap an abundance of rewards

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in the future,” says John Paul Alukkas, executive director, Joyalukkas Group.

“This is a philosophy echoed in Joyalukkas Group’s activities, and as a result we tend to celebrate Akshaya Tritiya in a big way, with new collections, giveaways and offers to delight our loyal customers, whose support in our three decades of operations has made the success we enjoy as a household name in jewellery worldwide possible.”

Across 130 showrooms in 13 countries, customers will be spoilt for choice in Gold, Diamond, Polki and Pearl

Joyalukkas Group is a multi-billion dollar global conglomerate, with varied business interests. The group operates its various business operations across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Singapore, Malaysia, London and India. The group businesses include jewellery, money exchange, fashion & textiles, luxury air charters, malls and realty.

Joyalukkas employs over 8,000 professionals across the world, and is one of the most awarded and recognised jewellery retail chains in the world.

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Sikhs in Chicago mark Vaishakhi

BY A STAFF WRITER ALATINE, IL- Sikhs from Chicago land celebrated Vaisakhi, birthday of Khalsa at POC (Partners of Our Community) in Palatine, Illinois,

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USA. It was divided into religious and cultural programs. Bhai Mohinder Singh explained the significance of Vaisakhi in Sikh religion and why the Sikhs keep different identity with eurban, long uncut hair.

Thakar Singh Basati, board member POC, explained the cultural aspect and history of Jallianwala Bagh where British rulers opened fire on peaceful agitation by freedom seekers.

The cultural program was organized by Karen Bollman, branch supervisor Rand Road branch of Palatine Public Library.

There will be an exhibit of items in May and an Interfaith event on May 24 at Sikh Religious Society of Palatine where people from various Religions will talk about their Holy Books. Delicious food was served and donated by Sikh Religious Society of Palatine.

Zoroastrian assn’s education forum

PCS Chciago organize Rangla Punjab 2017 on Sat 29th April-7:00 pm at Meadows Club, 2950 W. Golf Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008. Tkts: $20, $50, $100, ($100 tkts including dinner)

Soorya Performing Arts presents 9th American Natya Festival on Fri April 28th-6:00 PM-10PM at Clayton High School, #1 Mark Twain Circle, St. Louis, MO,63105. Call: 314-397-5278

Forum Speakers (Hi India photo by Jayanti Oza)

BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL – The Zoroastrian Association of Chicago (ZAC) on April 9 organized an Education and Public Health Forum in Burr Ridge, Illinois under the leadership of Porus Dadabhoy.

Some 80 people attended this highlyeducative forum aimed at empowering Indian American youth (12-30 years) and their parents.

Top doctors and professionals spoke on substance abuse, risks to young adults involving sex, how to educate your child

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Admission Donation: $20, $50, $100 VIP Call: (224) 554-9231

Vijay Manivel presents Yuvan Shankar Raja Live Concert on Sat April 29th5:00 PM-10:00 PM at Fort Zumwalt West High School, 1251 Turtle Creek Dr, OFallon, MO,63366. Call: 314397-5278 Children under 10 free

to be a winner, how to get admitted at elite schools, excelling at a university, mental health awareness, teasing, hazing, and bullying, diet and exercise, family qualities & mental health of Zoroastrian young adults All also enjoyed a delicious ‘Parsi-style’ vegetarian lunch organized by Parsi chef Aban Daboo.

The forum volunteers included Jehangir Darukhanavala, Mani Rao, Rohinton Rivetna, Roshan Rivetna and Dinaz Weber. While Vispi Cooper provided IT support, Arvind Guna Patel managed the registration.

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Indian Ambassador hails India-Illinois ties

BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- Navtej Sarna, Indian Ambassador to United States visited Chicago, Illinois on a twoday official visit that began on April 5, long after his predecessor Arun Singh last came to the Windy city in August, 2015.

Sarna, 59, had useful interactions with Governor of Illinois Bruce Rauner, Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel and President and Director of Art Institute of Chicago James Rondeau. He also talked to business leaders, entrepreneurs and prominent Indian-American community members.

On April 6, the Ambassador and the Governor discussed the growing partnership between India and Illinois and acknowledged that there was immense potential for further growth.

A large number of Indian companies are functioning in Illinois. The Government of India is developing over 100 smart cities spread all over India and the initiative offers huge investment opportunities for Illinois companies.

Rauner congratulated Sarna for celebrating the 70th anniversary of India’s independence this year and added that that in 2018, the state of Illinois will also be celebrating its 200th birth anniversary and he looks forward for the participation of the Consulate General of India in the events to be held then.

The Ambassador also met with Mayor Emanuel who said that he considers India as a close friend and described the Indian American community in Chicago as very dynamic and vibrant.

On issues related to infrastructure development and energy, Sarna said there is great collaboration for renewable energy with prominent US companies and by 2025 “we

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CG Neeta Bhushan & Ambassador Navtej Sarna with prominent community members (Photo by Jayanti Oza)

Decks cleared for voting access for disabled

BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- The Chicago Election Board has entered a settlement agreement after 10 months of a joint effort with the US Justice Department and Chicagobased Equip for Equality to evaluate the physical accessibility of polling places and Early Voting sites.

The Board anticipates that hundreds of polling sites will need some forms of permanent or temporary modifications or to be re-located.

Using newer standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Department of Justice began examining polling places and Early Voting sites during the March 2016 Primary Election.

Similar examinations have been launched in other major cities around the country and in downstate Illinois.

Starting in June 2016, the Chicago Election Board staff began meeting with the Justice Department to review preliminary findings from the Primary.

The Board teamed up with a leading local disabilities-advocacy organization, Equip for Equality, to create a plan for a more comprehensive evaluation of the city’s 2,069 precincts at the November 2016 General Election. This joint effort averted litigation.

“Equip for Equality worked closely with the Justice Department and the Board, and then recruited hundreds of attorneys from several corporations and law firms across Chicago to work pro bono on this project,”

are hopeful to achieve the targets set by the Government.”

In his meeting with Rondeau, the Ambassador was briefed about the activities of the Art Institute, the Vivekanand Memorial Program for Museum Excellence which was established by the Government of India and the Art Institute in 2012 and the historic connection of the Art Institute of Chicago with India.

After all, it was here that the World Parliament of Religions took place in 1893 and Swami Vivekananda presented the “Sisters and Brothers of America” speech.

On April 5, the Punjabi Community of US Midwest hosted a lunch for the Ambassador followed by a dinner-cum-reception hosted by the Consul General in the evening. A large number of eminent business leaders, entrepreneurs, prominent members of IndianAmerican community and associations based in US Midwest interacted with the Ambassador.

The Economic Club of Chicago also hosted a luncheon for the Ambassador on April 6.

The CEOs of several prominent companies, including some fortune 500 companies based in Chicago, attended the luncheon. Sarna addressed the CEOs attending the luncheon and spoke about flagship initiatives of the Government of India and business-friendly policies and environment currently prevailing in India.

Prior to assuming office in January, Sarna was High Commissioner to the United Kingdom for a year.

The Ambassador, who has previously served as a diplomat in Moscow, Warsaw, Thimphu, Geneva, Teheran and Washington, DC, also writes short stories and book reviews.

Chicago team hosts Health Day Summit

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Shri. Pranab Mukherjee with the members of the organizing committee and Chicago’s host team

BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL-- An epic twoday NIM CARE World Health Day Summit was inaugurated on April 6 at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, India by President of India Pranab Mukherjee, joined by Deputy Lok Sabha Speaker Dr. M. Thambidurai and a host of luminaries and eminent health care professionals.

They had converged to examine the mental health issues affecting the people in India and exploring solutions to this largely relegated public health issue.

Several of Chicago’s prominent figures were part of the summit’s host committee which was principally organized and convened by Dr. Vijay Prabhakar of Chicago, along with Dr. Sriram Sonty, Keerthi Kumar Ravoori, Harish Kolasani, Praveen Bhumana, Dr. Hemalata Bakane, Dr. Radhika Chimata, Dr. Sanhita Agnihotri, Dr. Viji Susarla, Diksha Pinjani, Nagendra Sripada and Sarada Sonty.

The theme of the summit was “Unite for a Healthy Mind” which is in accordance with the WHO slogan for the World Health Day 2017--“Depression: Let’s Talk”.

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said Election Board Chairwoman Marisel Hernandez.

“These ‘investigators’ completed training and were supplied with the tools to measure sidewalk cracks, curb cuts, ramp angles, interior and exterior doorway widths, the amount of pressure needed to open doors and other aspects of sites that might have one or more barriers that could impede the access for a blind voter or a voter in a wheelchair.”

Prior to the Settlement Agreement, the Board already had begun to work with public agencies whose sites may have been exempt from the newer rules for their main

purposes, such as schools, parks, libraries or other facilities, or because they had an alternate entrance that was not used by voters on Election Day. However, to be used as polling places, some of these sites now will need modifications, such as adjustments to ramps or doors.

Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the Board will work with public and private property owners to bringing as many polling places as possible into compliance starting with the March 2018 Primary election with the goal of 100% ADA compliance by the November 2018 General Election.

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BY A STAFF WRITER RONX, NY -- A drunken, unruly passenger hurled racial slurs at a Sikh cabbie, then punched him and swiped his turban early on April 16 morning.

Harkirat Singh, 24, picked up four riders at the corner of Eighth Avenue and 30th Street around 5 am, but they were so drunk they were falling asleep and giving him contradictory directions, so he kicked them out near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

The rowdy riders refused to pay their fare, and Singh called the cops.

That’s when one of the passengers began shouting “F–k you, Ali Baba,” punched Singh in the arm, swiped his turban and fled, the driver told the police.

Singh, who’s been a hack for just one year, was back working on April 17 night but said he was having a hard time.

“I’m driving, but it’s very tough. It’s very

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hard. I’m crying on the inside,” he told the police.

“They did wrong — they insulted my

faith, my community,” Singh said, adding, “They need to be punished.”

Murderer gets double life sentence

BY A STAFF WRITER IDGELAND, SC- A Ridgeland, South Carolina, man convicted of killing two elderly Indian American motel workers in 2015, received a double life sentence on April 13 without the possibility of parole.

Joshua Poacher, 22, who was convicted by a jury a day earlier for murdering Hansa and Kanti Patel at the Best Western motel in Point South, South Carolina, on August.

16, 2015, was also sentenced to 30 years in prison for armed robbery and five years for having a deadly weapon.

A jury deliberated for just 45 minutes on April 12 before finding Poacher guilty of the double murders.

Poacher is the father of an eight-yearold daughter and a one-year-old son. He told the court that he speaks to his children

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BY A STAFF WRITER ORTERVILLE, CA -- Dr. Nirupama Ve m u r i , a n In d i a n A m e r i c a n nephrologist at Sierra View Nephrology, in Porterville, Calif., has been named a 2017 “Top Doctor” in that city.

The Top Doctor awards are dedicated to selecting and honoring those healthcare practitioners who have demonstrated clinical excellence while delivering the highest standard of patient care.

Vemuri, who is also affiliated with Sierra View Medical Center, is an experienced nephrologist and internist, and has been in practice for more than 21 years.

Her career began in 1995, when she graduated from Guntur Medical College in Guntur, India. After moving to the United States, she completed an internship and her residency at the Cleveland Clinic, after which she won a fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida.

Vemuri is board-certified in both internal medicine and in nephrology, and is known internationally for her expertise in nephrology.

She treats a wide range of conditions, including chronic kidney disease, renal artery arteriosclerotic disease, kidney stones, hypertension, diabetes and acidosis. The specialized procedures she provides include dialysis, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

Vemuri maintains a professional membership with the Renal Physicians Association.

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Murder convict dies in prison

Man threatens Muslim woman in parking lot

BY A STAFF WRITER HARLOTTE, NC -- A Muslim American woman who was sitting in the parking lot outside an Indian grocery store in Charlotte, North Carolina, nursing her baby, was allegedly threatened by a man wielding a rifle.

According to a report by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the mother – who wears a hijab –was sitting outside India Grocers nursing her infant when a man pulled up next to her and pointed a rifle.

The woman said the man stared at her with a “menacing look.” She ran back inside the grocery store and asked the owner to call the police. When the police arrived, the man was gone.

A police described the suspect as a white male in his 40s or 50s who was driving a red pick-up truck.

The woman’s attorney, Mujtaba Mohammed, said his client was “kind of scared to come out and speak about it.”

“I mean she is distressed, she is a mother and she is worrying about her young babies,” Mohammed said.“This victim can’t even go to the grocery store without having to look over her shoulder.”

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Dipak Desai

BY A STAFF WRITER AS VEGAS, CA — A once-prominent Indian American physician in Las Vegas, Nevada, who was convicted of murder and 26 other charges in the largest hepatitis outbreak in Nevada history, has died in prison custody.

A state corrections official said on April 11 that Dipak Desai was 67 when he died on April 10 at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, prisons spokeswoman Brooke Keast said.

He was sentenced in July 2013 to 18 years to life in state prison on charges that included neglect of patients and insurance fraud. He was serving a nearly six-year concurrent federal prison sentence after pleading guilty before trial to health care fraud and conspiracy.

He had been transferred April 2 from the medical facility at Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City. An autopsy was scheduled to determine a cause of death.

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the incident.

“North Carolina has an ethnic intimidation law and I think that would be appropriate in this situation,” said Hooper.

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Maternal mental illness in women taking antidepressants during pregnancy may lead to an increased risk of autism in children, a new research suggests IANS, WASHINGTON

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n increased risk of autism among children of women who took antidepressants during pregnancy may actually be the result of maternal mental illnesses, according to new research.

Up to 15 per Antidepressants cent of women during have depression pregnancy may during pregnancy and antidepresbe the result of sants are a popular maternal mental treatment choice The study found that there is a significant association between illnesses for those with depresautism spectrum disorders and maternal use of antidepressants. sion, Xinhua news agency reported this week.

In a paper published by studies that have explored associaHowever, there has been a long- the US journal JAMA Pediatrics, tions between fetal exposure to standing debate about whether Antonia Mezzacappa of the Bicetre antidepressants and autism specexpectant mothers with depression University in France and col- trum disorders (ASDs). should take antidepressants. leagues reviewed and analyzed 10 “Based on our meta-analyses,

Restricting trans fats cuts heart attack risks: Study NEW YORK: Hospitalization for heart attacks and strokes is less common among people living in areas that restrict trans fats in foods compared to residents in areas without restrictions, new research has found.

“Our study highlights the power of public policy to impact the cardiovascular health of a population,” said lead author Eric Brandt from Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, US. Trans fatty acids, or trans fats, are commonly found in fried foods, chips, crackers and baked goods.

Eating even minimal amounts is linked to a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide.

Some communities in the US — most notably New York City — have eliminated the use of trans fats in restaurants and eateries in recent years.

To study the impact of restricting trans fats, researchers compared outcomes for people living in New York counties with and without the restrictions.

Using data from the state department of health and census estimates between 2002 and 2013, the researchers focused on hospital admissions for heart attack and stroke.

They found that three or more years after the restrictions were implemented, people living in areas with the bans had significantly fewer hospitalizations for heart attack and stroke when compared to similar urban areas where no limits existed.

The decline for the combined conditions was 6.2 per cent, said the study published in the journal JAMA Cardiology.

there is a significant association between ASDs and prenatal maternal use of antidepressants. However, it appears to be more consistent during pre-pregnancy than each trimester,” the study noted.

The study also found that the association was weaker when past maternal illness of the mother was controlled for.

As a result, the study said the public health implications of the possible risk for ASDs as a result of antidepressant exposure during pregnancy are “difficult to assert or to refute, especially as we also observed an association with pre-conception exposure.”

“The increased risk for ASDs in children exposed in utero could well be related to maternal depression or other psychiatric disorders rather than to antidepressant medications per se,” it concluded.

NEW YORK: Researchers have found that poor sleep may affect a specific region of the brain known to be involved in regulating negative emotional responses, especially in those suffering from depression and anxiety, thereby further restricting their ability to see things in a positive light.

This area of the brain, the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, may have to work harder to modify negative emotional responses in people with poor sleep, said the study published in the journal Depression and Anxiety.

“Our research shows sleep might play an important role in the ability to regulate negative emotions,” said lead researcher Heide Klumpp, from the University of Illinois, Chicago College of Medicine, US.

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he Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) this week said that it has developed a rapid test kit to check quality of milk and edible oils.

“We have started developing variety of rapid test kits for variety of products. But the focus is on milk product and edible oil. We are looking for potential investors and entrepreneurs for bulk production,” FSSAI Chairman Ashish Bahuguna told media after a meeting of the

FSSAI has started developing test kits to check the quality of milk and oil.

Central Consumer Protection Council.

“We are trying to distinguish between safety and substandard. A

product can be substandard without impacting the health,” Bahuguna said, noting that milk adulteration was more in North India compared to that in South India.

Since the previous survey to check adulteration threw up surprising results, the government will hold another set of survey in summer when “reportedly mid-term inflation is on peak because production is lower”.

After getting the reports, the government will decide a strategy and focus on hotspots.

Late marriage rises caesarean deliveries by 15%: Experts IANS, MUMBAI

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ndia has witnessed a sudden increase of 15 per cent in caesarean sections or caesarean deliveries — a procedure performed only during complicated pregnancies and difficulty in a normal vaginal delivery, gynaecologists have said.

The doctors said that rise in Csection cases, both in urban and rural areas, are due to delayed marriage and the consequent late child birth, coupled with lifestyle and environmental factors.

Medical science says that if there are no complications with pregnancy or labour, a vaginal birth is safer than a caesarean birth also making future pregnancies and fertility safer.

According to the World Health

Rise in C-section cases are due to delayed marriage and other lifestyle.

Organization (WHO), until 2010, caesarean sections were limited to 8.5 per cent of all deliveries in India.

“But in the last decade or so, the numbers have escalated in the country, reaching as high as 41 per cent of

deliveries in Kerala and 58 per cent in Tamil Nadu,” it said.

Besides, the lifestyle factors lead to an increasing number of women opting for their first child post 30 years of age.

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13-year-olds being treated for smartphone addiction: Report NEW YORK: Technology addiction has become so widespread that children as young as 13 are now being treated for excessive use of smartphones and video games at a facility in the US, media reported.

The reSTART Life Centre near Seattle is the only treatment unit of its kind in the western world and helps youngsters with addiction to digital technology, including video games, Sky News reported.

“In a world filled with endless virtual influences impinging on personal

and family connection, we are thrilled to have settled on a location rich in chill, and long on calm,” reSTART said in a statement. “When you start handing these devices to young children and they’re distracted by the movement, the color and sound coming from this device, that is mesmerizing enough that it will override all those natural instincts that children actually have for movement and exploration and social interaction,” the centre’s founder Dr Hilarie Cash was quoted as saying by Sky News.

“Our Intensive assessment phase is designed for a comprehensive evaluation of individual and family functioning and typically runs about 8-12 weeks,” reSTART said.

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truggling to save your relationship? Try and express gratitude, which may not only boost your relationship, but also enhance your psychological and physical well-being, a study has found.

The findings, pub“To lished in the journal experience Review of Communigratitude, cation, showed that one must gratitude contributes receive a to long-term success in relationships and message, and personal well-being — interpret the Gratitude consistently associates with many positive social, “up to six months after psychological, and health states. (File Photo) message,” a deliberate expression to one’s relationship’s partner.” immune system through tionships and mental state by Just as we periodically boost our vaccines, we can boost our rela- expressing gratitude to our part-

ners on a regular basis, the researchers said.

Expressions of gratitude are often a response to others’ acts of generosity — if you receive a gift from someone, or an act of kindness, you reciprocate by showing gratitude, sometimes publicly, to highlight the giver’s altruistic act.

Gratitude is a different emotion from happiness because it so often stems from the actions of another individual.

“To experience gratitude, one must receive a message, and interpret the message,” said Stephen M. Yoshimura from the National Communication Association — a US-based not-for-profit.

“Gratitude consistently associates with many positive social, psy-

chological, and health states, such as an increased likelihood of helping others, optimism, exercise, and reduced reports of physical symptoms,” Yoshimura said.

Regularly communicating gratitude may also enhance our social connectedness.

In addition, people who experience and express gratitude have reported fewer symptoms of physical illness, more exercise, and better quality of sleep.

Various studies have also shown that expressing and experiencing gratitude increases life satisfaction, vitality, hope and optimism.

Moreover, it also contributes to decreased levels of depression, anxiety, envy and job-related stress and burnout, the researchers noted.

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TOKYO: If you are a gambling addict, chances are that you may develop poor ability to assess and adapt to high-risk situations in real life, says a study.

Gambling addiction is a mental disorder characterized by excessive risk-taking despite negative results.

“We noticed that gambling addicts also have higher levels of mood and anxiety disorders,” said lead author Hidehiko Takahashi from Kyoto University, Japan. “Hence pleasure may not be the main goal, but rather an inability to properly recognize risk and adapt accordingly,” Takahashi added. Through a series of gambling tasks which required participants to earn a certain amount of credits, the researchers determined their flexibili-

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“We observed diminished activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, a region of the brain involved in cognitive flexibility,” Takahashi noted.

“This indicates that these subjects lack an ability to adapt their behavior to the risk level of the situation.”

he problem of body odor persists a lot in summer when the scorching heat causes excessive sweating. Getting rid of unwanted hair and taking a shower are some ways to check it, say experts.

Rohit Batra, Dermatologist at Dermaworld Skin and Hair Clinic and Vivek Mehta, Dermatologist at Pulastya Cadle Skin Laser Clinic, have shared a few tips: Shower twice a day: Taking a bath twice a day is a perfect solution for those who sweat excessively. It not only cools you during the summer months but also targets your body odor.

Let your body dry before dressing: It is better to let your body dry before putting on clothes. Wipe

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Get rid of unwanted hair: Whether you wear full sleeved clothes or sleeveless tops and tees, you should get rid of the unwanted hair that may start giving a foul smell due to sweating.

Use antibacterial soap: Antibacterial soap helps to counter the bacteria of the body, which further helps to lessen the foul smell.

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Essential oils: Using essential oils like lavender, peppermint and pine are also the best way to reduce body odor.

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