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‘Immigration reform to reduce deficit’ The new bill aims at streamlining the immigration policy; to reduce budget deficit by $900 billion over next 20 years IANS, WASHINGTON

he nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported on March 25 that the immigration form plan presented by Democrats in the House of Representatives would reduce the United States budget deficit by $900 billion over the next 20 years. The CBO estimates that approving the bill — virtually identical to the bipartisan measure passed by the Senate last June — would save the country about $200 billion in the first decade and some $700 billion in the second. That forecast assumes that the legislation would increase the population by some 10 million people in more than a decade, adding another 8 million undocumented immigrants whose status would be legalized. The CBO report “proves that now is truly the time to pass comprehensive immigration reform,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said in a statement.

The bill would save the country about $200 billion in the first decade and some $700 billion in the second, the forecast said.

“With this sensible, bipartisan legislation, we can raise wages, empower our small businesses, spur innovation and create jobs. We can bring our broken immigration system into line with our history and our values — securing

US court reserves ruling in 1984 riots case IANS, NEW YORK

United States court has reserved its ruling on the Congress party’s plea for dismissal of a human rights violation case relating to the 1984 antiSikh violence filed by a U.S.-based Sikh rights group. Manhattan’s U.S. Federal Judge Robert W. Sweet reserved his ruling after the Congress party, chal-

lenging the “extraterritorial jurisdiction” of U.S. courts, asked it to respect India’s sovereignty. The Congress party argued that the U.S. court should decline to hear the case as the party could not be held liable in a U.S. court for “acts occurring in India nearly three decades ago, involving only

residents of India, with no plausible nexus to the United States”. If this case is allowed to continue it will be a frontal attack on India’s sovereignty, it said. Urging Sweet to continue with the 1984 case, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) attorney Michael Fitzgerald said the 1984 violence was not an accident or coincidence but a plan to eliminate the Sikhs. The death of 3,000 Sikhs in the 1984 violence cannot be characterised as “elimination”, countered the Congress party pointing out that millions of Sikhs live in India and a Sikh is the Prime Minister of India since 2004. Challenging the Congress party’s contention that the 1984 case is “time barred” under U.S. laws, Fitzgerald argued that Sikh rights’ violation is a “continuing offence” because Congress party still provides impunity to perpetrators of the 1984 violence. In March 2011, a U.S. court had issued summons against the Congress party in the class action lawsuit filed by SFJ under the Alien Tort Statute and Torture Victim Protection Act.

our borders, protecting our workers, uniting our families, and creating an earned pathway to citizenship,” the California Democrat also said. Pelosi lamented the fact that “despite the enormous (economic)

benefits” and the “overwhelming support” of the US population for the reform, Republicans continue to block a vote on comprehensive immigration reform. “Enough is enough — and Democrats are demanding a vote,” Pelosi said.

30 injured as train derails at Chicago WASHINGTON: More than 30 people were injured when a commuter train derailed on March 24 at the underground station of an airport in the United States city of Chicago. The accident happened around 2:50 a.m. when the CTA train jumped the platform and scaled an escalator at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Xinhua reported. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening. The eight-car CTA train remains wedged near the top of an escalator used by commuters at the airport’s Blue Line terminal. Workers may have to cut up the car and remove it piece by piece, which could take 12-24 hours, according to CTA spokesperson Brian Steele. All of the 32 injured were aboard the train and were taken to four hospitals, officials were quoted by Chicago Tribune as saying. Six people were listed in fair-to-serious condition and 26 in good-to-fair condition. Blue Line Service to the O’Hare International Airport will be disrupted for most of the day. The cause of the accident remains under investigation. —IANS

Indian political parties woo NRIs in US IANS, WASHINGTON

verseas wings of the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are all passionately wooing Indians abroad ahead of India's Parliamentary elections in April-May. The AAP is particularly active in using social media and online campaigns to win the Indian diaspora's support for what AAPUSA leader Pran Kurup calls a "BIG election" where "India's future is at stake." "Pervasive corruption is the greatest impediment to the growth of the country," Kurup told IANS in an email interview. "Indians living in America understand India's true potential at a very fundamental level, and it makes them sad to see India not living up to its full potential," he said. The Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) is also reaching out to non-resident Indians (NRIs) through social media and phone calls for what its US unit president Chandrakant Patel considers "a historic election". Hundreds of BJP supporters are also travelling to India for the campaign as "the voice of NRIs has a greater impact on the people". Like its parent party's Chai pe Charcha (Discussion on Election 2014 over tea) programs with BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, the OFBJP recently organised a ‘Chai Party’

in Washington DC. The Indian National Overseas Congress, USA, too is using social media, articles, media advertisements, email and telephone calls to spread the party's message. But party president George Abraham acknowledges "there is a lot of apathy" among the people there. Due to "anti-incumbency sentiment", the "Congress hasn't been very successful in communicating the accomplishments to the people", Abraham told IANS. The Congress is not having any fundraisers as "they are illegal". In Abraham's view, the key issues at stake for Indians abroad are "survival of secularism, potential polarisation of the communities and the handling of global issues like trade, war and peace with maturity". "FDI, U.S.-India relationship,

NRI issues as regards to investment, consular services and bilateral agreements as regards H-1 visas," are also important in his view. Improvising on President Barack Obama's campaign slogan of "Yes, We Can!", the AAP is rallying supporters with the catchphrase "Together, We Can!". It is calling on supporters to "use your social media, status messages and mail signatures to create awareness about the party's ideologies". Kurup describes "the emergence of the AAP as a credible alternative (that) offers us hope and an opportunity to move in the right direction". Its volunteer teams across the world, he said, meet and discuss various issues, and attend local events to spread the party's message and sign up new volunteers.

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IM bomber Waqas had 46 days’ training in Pakistan The key IM man reveals how he enrolled for a second, more intensive, round of training RAJNISH SINGH, NEW DELHI

anned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen’s expert bomb maker Zia Ur Rehman, alias Waqas, who was arrested by Delhi Police on March 21 from Rajasthan, had taken 46 days’ training in Pakistan, a senior police official said. Waqas, 25, a Pakistani national, did his training in two parts — 21 days and 25 days — at different locations in Pakistan in 2009 in camps run by terror outfits, including Lashkar-e-Taiba, said Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) S.N. Srivastava. According to Srivastava, Waqas during his interrogation revealed that the training sessions took place before he carried out his first bomb explosion following shootout out-

No jeans for girls, says UP MAHAPANCHAYAT IANS, BARSANA (MATHURA)

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on March 26 asked Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy to deposit `100 billion with the market regulator SEBI for his release on interim bail from judicial custody. The apex court bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice J.S. Khehar said that of the `100 billion `50 billion would be deposited in cash, and the balance `50 billion will be furnished through a bank guarantee. The court declined to water down its orders as the Sahara Group counsel expressed inability to raise such a huge amount while Roy is in jail. The counsel urged that he may be released on depositing `25 billion with SEBI and sought one month’s time for the rest of the amount. The court adjourned the hearing for March 27 for Roy to respond to its order.

Rahul, Mamata spar on Bengal’s development SC rejects CBI probe into riots in Muzaffarnagar

Mahapanchayat held in a Uttar Pradesh town has ruled that girls should refrain from wearing jeans. The order was issued in a meeting recently that was attended by thousands of people from 52 villages. Most of them belonged to the Yadav clan from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. Barsana priest Ram Prasad said the order was made public on March 26. A few residents were unhappy over the order. “It’s plain illogical and makes little sense why the village heads should issue this kind of order,” said Anuj Prasad, a teacher. He argued that it was for the girls to decide what they wanted to wear. A few others too debated whether such impositions should be made, while BJP candidate and cine star Hema Malini engaged in a road show and sought blessings at various temples in the district. A few other decisions made by the Mahapanchayat were, however, welcomed. Ramesh Baba, famous for his save Yamuna movement, guided the Mahapanchayat which ruled

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‘It’s plain illogical... why the village heads should issue this kind of order’ that consumption of liquor, dowry, and other social evils would not be permitted. “Whoever violates the orders shall have to pay penalty to the sabha,” the Mahapanchayat said, adding, “no DJ music, no gifts of tractors, cars or motorcycles”.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on•March 26 rejected the plea for CBI/SIT probe into the Muzaffarnagar communal riots that took place in September 2013. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam said that if the centre and the state intelligence agencies had smelled of what was happening at the ground level, then the riots could have been prevented. Declining the prayer for CBI/SIT probe, the court referred to a number of steps that the state police has taken to deal with the situation and the subsequent actions. In a reference to a state government circular saying that the relief would be available to Muslim victims only, the court in one of its several directions said that the availability of relief should not be on the basis of victim’s religious denomination and it should be provided to the genuine victims.

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ongress vice president Rahul Gandhi on March 25 attacked the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for failing to ensure development and jobs and not being different from the Left regime it ousted. Returning the fire, Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress chief, called Gandhi a “fair weather friend” who makes an appearance only during the poll season and said leaders who never knew what poverty was should not talk big. Addressing an election rally at Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri district, Gandhi also alleged that central government funds sent to the state

never reached the beneficiaries. “Bengal has contributed largely for the country but unfortunately it has not progressed as desired,” he said in his first visit to the state after the announcement of Lok Sabha elections. “Earlier there was a Communist government here... Communism failed in Russia, (it) changed in China and fortunately also in Bengal... “People had hoped the new government (in the state) will work for development, for education, for creating jobs and employment. Unfortunately the Trinamool government has done the same things for which it fought against the Communists,” Gandhi added.

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Right to health, housing are Congress planks IANS, NEW DELHI

he Congress on March 26 promised right to health and housing in its manifesto for the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Releasing the manifesto at a function, party chief Sonia Gandhi said the manifesto has been prepared after party vice president Rahul Gandhi held consultations with people from different parts of the country. “Rahul consulted with people from different parts of India and incorporated their suggestions and aspirations. As it was not possible to include all suggestions in this manifesto, we will bring out the rest of the suggestions in the next few

(Left) Narendra Modi waves to the crowd; (right) Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by his supporters in Varanasi. IANS, VARANASI

n what will be the mother of all battles in the coming election, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal announced on March 25 that he will take on BJP’s prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi from this Hindu holy city. In an hour-long speech at the Beniyabagh ground where thousands cheered him, many waving the party symbol broom, Kejriwal

Digvijaya may be fielded against Modi NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh is emerging as a possible choice of the Congress to take on BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi from Varanasi, a party leader said on March 25. The leader, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister had “stature” and the factor would work in his favor. “He is a heavyweight leader and has the right profile to fight against Modi,” said the leader. The names of local Congress leaders including Ajai Rai and Rajesh Mishra were also in contention, he added.

days, declared in what was clearly a scripted answer that he was ready to accept the electoral challenge. “I am ready to fight elections from Varanasi,” said Kejriwal, his shirt still stained with ink hurled at him only hours earlier. As a party activist garlanded Kejriwal amid cheering and clapping, Kejriwal dubbed Modi’s development agenda in Gujarat as a “farce” and called upon Modi to engage with him in a public debate.

asked people to “unleash a revolution” by ensuring the defeat of both Modi and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who he described as two sides of the same coin. Having faced hostile crowds of Modi supporters after his arrival here in the morning, Kejriwal asked aloud at the rally if he should battle the Lok Sabha election from this city or not. As the crowds responded with a roaring “yes”, Kejriwal, who was Delhi chief minister for 49

Vadodara: Congress nominee bows out IANS, NEW DELHI

he Congress on March 25 changed its nominee from Gujarat’s Vadodara Lok Sabha constituency, from where BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is contesting, replacing Narendra Rawat with party general secretary Madhusudan Mistry. Rawat apparently told the party high command that he would not like to contest against Modi and that the party should field a “stronger

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Modi: Worrying signs of a one-man show AMULYA GANGULI, NEW DELHI

hat has been feared about Narendra Modi is proving to be true. The rough-and-ready manner in which he has been imposing his writ on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may refurbish his image of being a “strong” leader, but it also highlights his Gujarat “model” of authoritarian governance, which may be a cause of concern both inside and outside the BJP.

days,” the party chief said. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the manifesto attempts to cover the needs of all sections of society, from farmers, the Scheduled Caste, women and children. “It is a forward looking document... it is in response to the needs of the people of the country,” he said. Congress president Sonia Gandhi said the Congress-led UPA will win the Lok Sabha election despite adverse opinion polls. Gandhi told the media that election-eve opinion polls had been proved repeatedly wrong. “In 2004 it was said that the Congress story is finished,” she said. “But the story of the Congress continued.

Not surprisingly, the “strong” leader of today faced a challenge, albeit a brief one, from the ‘lauh purush’ or iron man of yesterday, L.K. Advani, although the latter’s armour has become somewhat rusty over the years. It will be a mistake, however, to see the Modi-Advani confrontation as an isolated instance of personal rivalry. Even if there is an overdose of ambition in the two, both of whom think that he is ready for the top job, Modi’s tendency to ride

roughshod over dissenters has been starkly evident in the entire exercise of choosing candidates. During the process, three senior

candidate” in his place to take on the Gujarat Chief Minister. Congress sources said that Rawat was a lightweight compared to Modi and the party wanted to give a tough fight to the Gujarat chief minister. Interestingly, Rawat was chosen through the much flaunted process of primaries initiated by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. Mistry said he was keen to contest against Modi. “It is an opportunity I had been waiting for a long time. Let’s see who wins,” said Mistry.

leaders — Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Lalji Tandon — were pushed around. Before Advani was virtually compelled to accept the Gandhinagar seat by the combined might of the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Joshi was dragged kicking and screaming from Varanasi to accommodate Modi, and Lalji Tandon was similarly evicted from Lucknow so that BJP president Rajnath Singh could contest from there. These two displacements showed that there was no one in the party to stand up to Modi except Advani and that, too, for only a few hours.

Nitish Kumar may campaign in Gujarat CHENNAI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may campaign in Gujarat for the Lok Sabha elections, a JD-U leader said, in what may increase the possibility of a face-off with his bete noire Narendra Modi. Janata Dal-United spokesperson K.C. Tyagi told IANS that the possibility of Nitish Kumar campaigning in Gujarat was being discussed within the party. “The plan will be finalized in a day or two. At the moment, I can neither confirm nor deny whether it will work out,” he said. Tyagi said the JD-U was likely to contest 10 of the 26 Lok Sabha seats in the state. JD-U sources said Nitish Kumar had planned to campaign in Gujarat during the 2012 assembly elections but pulled out at the last minute. With JD-U having severed ties with BJP over Modi's elevation, Nitish Kumar does not have any constraint of coalition niceties, the sources said.

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A hair-raising tale of illegal immigration selves in thick, black plastic bags and are drugged. Sometimes, they ell-bent on entering suffocate to death. One tried to Britain, a group of young jump on the roof of the chunnel Punjabis board a contain- train from a bridge in France, er truck in Amritsar for their missed the fast moving train and tough journey to jobs and riches. died. Less than half of them surFreezing and bouncing, they arrive vive the long road trip. If discovin Kabul, Afghanistan. After a ered during the trip, they are brief rest, they trundle to Krasno- imprisoned and deported. yarsk in Russia’s Siberia. From When they flew to Britain for here, the container truck rolls to illegal entry, they were dubbed as Russian capital Moscow. The next ‘kabuttars’ or pigeons. If they go stop is Belarus capital Minsk, by containers, they are called ‘faubefore entering Poland for Warsaw jis’ or soldiers battling against and then on to Germany and impossible odds. After reaching finally to Belgium or France to Britain, their ordeal takes a new twist as they have no legal papers take the ferry to Britain. Shamlal Puri, a veteran Lon- to work, no home, not even propdon-based international journalist er meals. So now they are called and a novelist, has tracked, inter- ‘illegals’, living in fields, under viewed and recorded the travails of motorway bridges, in four-wheeler these Indians at every stopover bins and even in cemeteries in from Amritsar to London in a bril- Southall, west London, eating liant work of fiction - fiction based from soup kitchens or gurudwaras on fact -titled “The Illegals: Visa- and looking for work for a pitKUL BHUSHAN, NEW DELHI

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agog over Indian election The new government must bring the two countries still closer, feel Indian Americans ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

nly a fraction of some three million Indian Americans have a vote back home. But everyone seems excited about the Lok Sabha elections that many hope will usher in a “clean government” and help put India on the world stage. “Overseas Indians want a clean government in India” as “India has been missing out in the world stage,” says Thomas Abraham, founder president of many major community organizations including the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO). “We need a government which will keep ears open and seek out new ideas,” Abraham told IANS, as he called for the involvement of NRIs and PIOs in areas of development in technology and business, education, healthcare as well as village development. Noting that Indian Americans have played a major role in the last three decades to develop closer ties between India and the U.S., Abraham said the new Indian government must bring the two countries further closer. Sanjay Puri, chairman of the U.S. India Political Action Committee, which calls itself the political voice of Indian Americans, agrees. “This election and a resultant government either incumbent or new can do a lot of good for India and Indian Americans in addressing” some perception and

Noting that Indian Americans have played a major role in the last three decades to develop closer ties between India and the U.S., Abraham said the new Indian government must bring the two countries further closer geopolitical issues”, Puri told IANS. “Indian Americans take pride in their origins and being from India,” Puri said. “However a regular drum beat of news about scandals relating to corruption and then the issue of women’s safety impact the perception of India in the minds of Americans and especially Indian Americans,” he added. Similarly, Indian Americans care about the role India plays in the region and globally. “This election will have an impact on key aspects of India’s foreign policy given that the existing coalition government has been hamstrung due to coalition politics on several issues,” Puri said. Both Puri and Abraham look at the arrival of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the political scene in a positive light. “AAP’s role is a welcome addition”, Abraham said. “Before the Delhi (assembly) election, there was substantial contribution from American NRIs in terms of volunteers and financial contribution (to AAP). But “as a party with a platform of anti-corruption, it must

also become a responsible party to govern.” “Overall I think the rise of the AAP party has been received very positively given that governance or corruption has been one of the biggest concerns of the Indian American community,” Puri said. Also what has resonated with the Indian Americans, he said, was that AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal was an IIT- educated professional. Many Indian-Americans believe that more educated professionals need to participate in the political process in India. Puri noted that some of the leading parties in India have an overseas presence and have very active members and supporters. Some of whom will be going to India to actively campaign. Abraham calls the requirement of voting in person for NRIs “an injustice done to 10 million Indians who hold Indian passports who cannot exercise their right to vote”. He also suggested introduction of “electronic voting using a password” or alternatively allotment of two Lok Sabha seats for Overseas Indians.

Less, Homeless, Hopeless - Striv- tance. If they are caught by the ing for the Good Life” (jointly authorities, they are deported and published by Crownbird Publish- their employer fined 10,000 ers and Har Anand Publications), pounds per illegal worker. “After reporting on ‘faujis’ for launched in Delhi and London a few days ago. This is the hair-ris- many years, my late father, Hussan ing tale of 12 Indians cheated by a Chand Puri, encouraged me to dodgy agent who extracts big write a book to record their probmoney from them on false lems so that the Indian children promises and sent them off on and their parents do not have to “the donkey route” through Russia go through this suffering,” Puri and Europe to Britain. said. “These desperate young men Once in a while, the drivers stop want to get away from Punjab at at isolated spots to relieve them- any cost. Jobless, they just want to selves, stretch their legs and maybe start a new life no matter what the sip some tea. Many of the travelers consequences”. “Unfortunately, fall sick with no medical care dur- their worst enemies are the Indian ing the real boneshaker drive. The British who employ— rather money paid to the Indian immi- exploit - them with far less than gration agent lasts halfway. Strand- legal wages as they risk a huge fine ed in the middle of nowhere, they if they get caught. Many small are forced to pay their own way for businesses have gone bankrupt by the rest of the trip. They beg, bor- employing these faujis,” he added. row and steal to pay the truckers. “Interviewing them is tough as The real test comes in crossing they don’t trust anyone. They the English Channel as the police sound an alarm and threaten viouse digital scanners to measure the lence whenever a stranger comes heat inside the containers to deter- to where they are sleeping mine if any people are hiding. To overnight in the open fields even avoid detection, they wrap them- during winter or under a bridge”.

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Russia ousted from G-8 over Crimea International law prohibits any kind of land annexation, say Western countries IANS, WASHINGTON

scalating tension over Russia’s annexation of Crimea, seven Western powers ousted Moscow from the G-8 and moved to shift the group’s planned June summit in Sochi to a G7 meeting in Brussels. The move to suspend Russia’s membership in the G8 came at a meeting of the seven other leading industrialized nations on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit at The Hague, according to a White House announcement. “International law prohibits the acquisition of part or all of another state’s territory through coercion or force,” said a joint statement by U.S. President Barack Obama and leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Britain. “To do so violates the principles upon which the international system is built. We condemn the illegal referendum held in Crimea in violation of Ukraine’s constitution. “We also strongly condemn Rus-

World leaders at the Nuclear Security Summit at The Hague, Netherlands.

Russia calls US, EU short-sighted GENEVA: Russian foreign ministry’s representative at the 25th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council criticized the European Union and the U.S. for being shortsighted in their approach to the presence of ultra-nationalists in Ukraine’s executive power bodies. “This approach is hard to explain,” said Roman Kashayev, who is leading the Russian delegation at the session. “We are concerned with the deficit of attention shown by the US and EU”.

sia’s illegal attempt to annex Crimea in contravention of international law and specific international obligations,” it said. Reporting from The Hague, CNN cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying earlier in the day that being kicked out of G8 would be no big deal. “G8 is an informal organization that does not give out any membership cards and, by its definition, cannot remove anyone,” he was quoted as saying at a news conference. “All the economic and financial questions are decided in G20, and G8 has the purpose of existence as the forum of dialogue between the leading Western countries and Russia.”

Search for lost Malaysian jet on CANBERRA: The search for the Malaysian airliner that went missing on March 8 and was declared lost continued on March 26 in the southern Indian Ocean, the Australian authorities said. Six countries — Australia, New Zealand, the U.S., Japan, China and South Korea — are participating in the search operation in the area 2,500 km southwest of Perth, the capital of Western Australia state. “A total of seven military and five civil aircraft will be involved in search activities,” the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said in a statement. The search was suspended on March 25 due to adverse weather conditions. While one Ilyushin IL-76 aircraft from China departed Perth around 8 am for the search area, a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P3 Orion aircraft departed for at around 9 to 10 am. A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P3 Orion was scheduled to depart Perth around 11 am, a US Navy P8 Poseidon around 2 pm, a Japanese P3 Orion around 3 pm, a second RAAF P3 Orion around 4 pm, and South Korean P3 Orion around 5 pm. “Two civil aircraft have now departed Perth for the search area. The remaining three civil aircraft will depart for the search area between 10 am and midday,” the AMSA statement said.

Malaysian PM Najib Razak speaks at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur.

A total of 34 State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers from Western Australia will be air observers on board the five civil aircraft. The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Success and China’s polar supply ship Xue Long are also in the search area. Malaysia Airline flight MH370 vanished mysteriously about an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur shortly after midnight on March 8. The plane was scheduled to land in Beijing the same day. The 226 passengers on board included five Indians, 154 Chinese and 38 Malaysians. The plane lost contact along with its radar signal when it was flying over the air traffic control area of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

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N-terrorism serious threat to global security: Khurshid NEW DELHI: Nuclear terrorism and clandestine proliferation continue to pose a serious threat to international security and there is a need to strengthen international nuclear security architecture, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said. In his plenary statement at the Nuclear Security Summit at The Hague, Khurshid said India fully shares the continuing global concern on possible breaches of nuclear security. “Nuclear terrorism and clandestine proliferation continue to pose a serious threat to international security,” Khurshid said, according to a statement made available on Tuesday. He said that despite the progress made since U.S. President Barack Obama convened the first nuclear security summit, terrorism and other malicious acts involving nuclear material and facilities remain a clear danger. “Any breach in nuclear security could undermine public confidence. We should together deny terrorists what they seek

and eliminate the risks of sensitive materials and technologies falling into their hands. “The focus on non-state actors should in no way diminish state accountability in combating terrorism, dismantling its support structures or its linkages with weapons of mass destruction,” Khurshid said. The minister, who led the Indian delegation, said there was a need to strengthen the international nuclear security architecture by ratifying and implementing the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and its 2005 amendment and the International Convention on the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. “Our common message as governments, industry and academia must be that nuclear energy can and must be harnessed while maintaining the highest levels of nuclear safety and security,” he said. He said India considers the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as key in international cooperative efforts to promote nuclear security.

Nepal, India to beef up security

KATHMANDU: Officials from Nepal and India have agreed to intensify vigilance along the 1,850-km porous border between the two countries to keep criminal elements at bay in view of the parliamentary elections to be held in India April-May. At a meeting organized on March 24 by the district magistrate of Siddarthanagar in Uttar Pradesh state of India, the two sides also signed an eight-point agreement to enhance security along the border to ensure it was peaceful during the upcoming Parliamentary elections. “We have agreed to curb human trafficking, and activities of armed outfits active in bordering areas, among others. And we have also decided to share real-time information in this respect to enable immediate action,” said Rabindra Sharma, senior superintendent of police (SSP) of Nepal Police in Kapilvastu district.

Sri Lanka Army to act on leaked video COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Army on March 22 ordered strict action against soldiers found harassing female recruits in a video circulating on the Internet. The video shows soldiers harassing and assaulting the recruits with sticks during a training session. The YouTube video was found to be authentic and the army is taking action against those guilty, Xinhua quoted Army spokesperson Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya as saying. Army Commander Daya Ratnayake had ordered an investigation into the video after it first surfaced earlier this month, he added. The investigation carried out by the Sri Lanka Army Corps of Military Police had revealed that the video in question is an authentic one, the army spokesperson said, adding that the incident depicted in the video had taken place in Octo-

ber 2012 at a camp in the north central Anuradhapura town where some female recruits were being trained. According to a preliminary report the instructors have punished the recruits for an act in violation of military discipline. However, the method adopted is not in accordance with standard procedures prescribed for such corrective punitive actions. “It has been found that the individuals who carried out this excessive action had over stepped their mandate and acted in their own volition. Further, the punitive methods employed by the instructors were not in line with prescribed procedures,” the official said. He said considering these observations the commander of the army has ordered the authorities to follow up on this case and take strict action against all those who had violated the military code of conduct.

Maldives ruling coalition wins election MALE: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen’s party and its coalition partners have won parliamentary elections, officials said on March 23. The Maldivian parliamentary elections which were held amid controversial removal of the head and deputy of the elections commission, concluded peacefully on

March 22, reported Xinhua. Vote counting gave the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party led by former president Mohammad Nasheed who was ousted from power in 2012 a slim lead initially but was soon overtaken by Yameen’s Progressive Party of Maldives.

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Amidst strong opposition from gun lobby, Washington confirms Obama’s pick Murthy as ‘America’s doctor’ Murthy’s nomination was approved House is considering delaying a vote by the Senate Health committee on Murthy’s confirmation “or withn the face of strong opposition with bipartisan support. “Dr drawing the nomination altogether, from the powerful gun lobby, Murthy is a dynamic, entrepreneur- an acknowledgment of its fraying the White House is standing by ial practitioner who had dedicated a relationship with Senate President Barack Obama’s pick lot of time, energy and passion to Democrats.” for surgeon general, Indian-Ameri- health and wellness,” Carney said. Opposition to Murthy’s confircan Vivek Murthy, an ardent sup“As Surgeon General, he will be a mation “from the gun-rights group porter of Obama’s healthcare law. powerful messenger on these issues has grown so intense that it has However, it is “recalibrating our in each of the tenets of health: nutri- placed Democrats from conservative approach” as White House Press tion, activity and resilience,” he states, several of whom are up for reSecretary Jay Carney put it, to get added. election this year, in a difficult spot,” Murthy, 36, confirmed as “America’s The New York Times had reported it said. The NRA has also written a doctor” by the Democratic con- last week that facing a possible letter to Senate leadership strongly trolled Senate following the defeat defeat in the Senate, the White opposing the Murthy nomination of Debo Adegbile, Obama’s nomiand announced it would score the nee for the nation’s top civil confirmation vote rights post. “This means a vote for Murthy If and when confirmed, Murthy would count against lawmakers’ prowould be the first Indian-American gun ratings, placing maximum presand the youngest person to become sure on vulnerable red state Democthe leading spokesperson on matters rats,” MSNBC said. “Murthy has of public health in the U.S. said that his top priority as surgeon “We expect him to get confirmed general would be the problem of obesity,” wrote Paul Waldman in the Washington Post. ‘Dr Murthy is a dynamic “And the post is one with almost who had dedicated a lot of no practical power; it’s not as though the surgeon general can go around time and passion to health taking anybody’s guns away.”But and wellness’ that doesn’t matter. What matters is fear, and the NRA has certainly created a good amount ultimately and be one of the counof it,” he wrote. try’s most powerful messengers on health and wellness,” Carney said rejecting media reports that the White House was abandoning Murthy’s nomination with some Democrats balking under pressure from the powerful National Rifle Association (NRA). “So we’re recalibrating our approach,” he said noting that ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

Aneesh Chopra starts new business venture in US IANS,WASHINGTON

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ndian-American Aneesh Chopra, who was appointed by President Barack Obama as America’s first chief technology officer, has co-founded a data and analytics company aimed at healthcare, education and energy sectors. Chopra, 41, who stepped down from his White House job to run an unsuccessful campaign for lieutenant governor of Virginia, cofounded Hunch Analytics based in Arlington, a Washington suburb in

neighbouring Virginia, last October. Details about the company are scarce beyond what’s stated on its website and on social networks, according to the Washington Post, which first reported the story. The Post said Chopra declined to comment for the story, saying in an e-mail to the newspaper that Hunch Analytics is still in “stealth mode”. The new company “empowers leaders in industries such as healthcare and education to utilise newly liberated data sets for faster, factbased decisions about their organi-

Rajat Gupta’s appeal rejected IANS, WASHINGTON

ndia-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta’s appeal against his insider trading conviction for passing on tips to hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam was on March 25 rejected by a U.S. federal appeals court here. There was “ample evidence” that Gupta was involved in a criminal conspiracy to share confidential information related to Goldman with Rajaratnam, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said in a 3-0 decision. Gupta had asked the appeals court to set aside his conviction or at least grant him a new trial. His lawyers said the trial judge was wrong to allow wiretaps of Rajaratnam’s cellular telephone into the case, including two phone calls in which Gupta didn’t participate. “We’re very disappointed in today’s decision... believe

3 Indian-Americans for top jobs cabs and other comNEW YORK: New York mercial autos. Mayor Bill de Blasio “Joshi will bring a has tapped three Indiwealth of experience to an-Americans for key the agency, having positions with Meera worked in city governJoshi named to serve ment for more than a as chairperson and decade,” said de Blasio CEO of the New York announcing her nomiCity Taxi and Limousine Commission nation earlier this (TLC). month. Nisha Agarwal, a Agarwal called her Nisha Agarwal leading advocate for new job as “really the the city’s immigrant culmination of so many communities, has been named as parts of my life. And the lessons that commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of I’ve learned in the course of that life Immigrant Affairs and Udai Tambar, that the fire in the belly for better the executive director of South Asian opportunities to speak up for progresYouth Action (SAYA!), the new Director sive values, is universal.” Udai Tambar, according to SAYA!, of Children and Youth Services. “will report to Lilliam Barrios-Paoli, the On confirmation by the City CounDeputy Mayor for Health and Human cil, Joshi, former general counsel of Services, and will work to help accomTLC would become the first IndianAmerican to lead the organization plish the Mayor’s agenda to address serving the Big Apple’s iconic yellow inequality.” —IANS

Aneesh Chopra co-founded Hunch Analytics.

sation”, according to the start-up’s website. “Our proprietary algorithms and decision-engines are built by mashing up public and private databases to help organisations optimise productivity and

Gupta is entitled to a new trial, and are closely reviewing the opinion with an eye toward further review,” Gupta’s lawyer Seth said. Gupta, the former head of consulting firm McKinsey & Co, was convicted in June 2012 of three counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud for allegedly sharing confidential information with Rajaratnam.

profitability,” the site states. Privately funded by “prominent investors in the data analytics space”, Hunch “applies a unique blend of expertise to big data solutions”, it says.

“With our commitment to quality, we employ top data scientists and mathematicians to help leaders in regulated industries optimize their organisations with confidence,” the site added. As America’s first chief technology officer from May 2009 to February 2012, Chopra oversaw a number of White House initiatives designed to improve the government’s policies on such issues as access to government data and broadband internet, the Post said. Chopra stepped down to run for lieutenant governor in Virginia, where he previously served as the secretary of technology under then governor Tim Kaine. He lost the Democratic party primary to Ralph Northam in June 2013.

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Srinivasan must step down: SC Fair probe impossible in IPL betting charges if N Srinivasan continues as BCCI chief, observes apex court IANS, NEW DELHI

he Supreme Court on March 25 came down heavily on N. Srinivasan, saying that the BCCI chief must step down to enable a fair investigation into the allegations of betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Making it clear that no fair investigation will be possible unless he quit, the court said if Srinivasan did not step down on his own, it would pass an order. “In our opinion, Srinivasan has

to step down for a fair investigation into the allegation of betting,” said Justice A.K. Patnaik during the hearing on the report of Justice (retd) Mukul Mudgal, who was asked by the apex court to probe allegations of betting and spot fixing in the IPL. As senior counsel C.A. Sundaram sought to defend the BCCI, Justice Patnaik said: “We will show the papers. You see them and tell us as a counsel about your opinion and not as a paid counsel for Srinivasan.”

In his report to Supreme Court, Justice Mudgal has indicted Srinivasan’s (above) son-in-law G Meiyappan in the IPL betting.

At one stage, comparing the two reports - one by an earlier committee comprising two retired judges of the Madras High Court and the other by Justice Mudgal, Justice Patnaik asked: “Can we say that the probe report was managed and if we say so, then what will be the consequences?” Justice Mudgal in his report to the Supreme Court in February indicted Srinivasan’s son-

in-law Gurunath Meiyappan in the IPL betting scandal. He also blamed India Cements, owner of Chennai Super Kings, for failing to comply with the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Anti-Corruption Code for Participants. Mudgal, who was appointed by the apex court in October last year to file a detailed report on the IPL

World T20: India thrash Caribbeans IANS, MIRPUR

Jaypee pins Indian GP hopes on next govt GREATER NOIDA: Sameer Gaur, CEO of Indian Grand Prix promoters Jaypee Sports International, has said the Formula 1’s return to the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in 2015 will depend on how the next central government treats the sport. Gaur told IANS at the BIC that he would meet F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone next month in his bid to get the race back next year after it was dropped from the 2014 calendar owing to bureaucratic and tax issues faced by the stakeholders (Jaypee, F1 group and teams). Ecclestone told IANS earlier in the month that he wanted financial guarantees from Jaypee Group for the race to see out its five-year contract. The first three editions

took place 2011-2013. Gaur said that a lot of Eccelestone’s demands depend on the next union government that is likely to take office by end of May. “I will be meeting with Mr. Ecclestone in April and we will talk about all the issues which ensure F1 comes back to India. Having said that, a lot will also depend on the support of the next government at the centre. Hopefully, the government will make things easier for us,” said Gaur ahead of the April-May general elections. Gaur was confident that he would convince Ecclestone for a round next year, but in the long run the government support to the event was a must. — IANS

ndia, riding on another inspiring show by the spinners, notched up their second straight win in ICC World Twenty20 beating defending champions, the West Indies, in a Group 2 match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on March 23. It was a clinical performance by

Indian players celebrate the dismissal of Chris Gayle during the match at Mirpur.

the Indian team after skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni opted to bowl first. The spinners first restricted West Indies to 129 for seven in 20 overs and then Rohit Sharma struck an unbeaten 62 and

betting and spot-fixing scandal, said that Meiyappan was “the face and team official” of IPL franchisee Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and “the allegations of betting and passing information” against him “stand proved”. When the betting scandal came to light Srinivasan, who also owns India Cements, had distanced himself from Meiyappan, saying he was just a mere cricket enthusiast. Virat Kohli 54 as India achieved the target of 130, losing three wickets and with two balls to spare. India lost opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan early to leggie Samuel Badree in the very first over but Rohit and Kohli took away the match from the West Indies with their 106-run stand for the second wicket. While Rohit held up one end, Kohli went after the West Indies bowling spanking the bowlers to all parts of the ground. His 41-ball knock was studded with four fours and a six. With a victory in sight, Kohli was played down by a delivery from Andre Russell. Earlier, the trio of Ravindra Jadeja (3/48), Amit Mishra (2/18) and Ravichandran Ashwin (1/24) did well to tie down the West Indies big hitters.

Will film on 1983 World Cup feature Kapil, Sunny? IANS, MUMBAI

movie on India’s victory in the 1983 Cricket World Cup may be incomplete without at least one of the members who made the win a reality -but filmmaker Sanjay Puran Singh says it’s too early to comment on whether Kapil Dev or Sunil Gavaskar will be part of it. “I am thrilled to direct this film on the 1983 Cricket World Cup. I

wonder why nobody has still touched this space before. We are still working on the script and it will go on floors by the end of this year,” Singh of Lahore fame, told IANS. “The two prominent faces in this film will be inspired by Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar. As far as Kapil and Sunil coming on board is concerned, it’s too early to talk about it. This is not the right time to talk about it,” he added. However, a source close to the

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HOLI FESTIVAL AT THE LEMONT TEMPLE

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EMONT, IL The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago in Lemont, Illinois celebrated one of the most lively festivals of the year, the Holi, on March 15,. Holi marks the beginning of spring in India and unlike other religious Hindu festivals there is something here for everyone - food, fun, colors, singing and dancing. The celebrations at the Hindu Temple were no exception to this. People had a choice to participate in the religious events or the cultural events that were going on at the same time. The cultural program got to a good start at 2 pm in the Rathi auditorium of the temple conducted by the cultural committee of the temple. The auditorium was filled to capacity with over 600 people that included the participants and others who came to enjoy the program. Tilak Marwaha, vice-president of the temple, addressed the gathering and encouraged the audiences to take active part in all the events of that afternoon. After the cultural program ended, things got shifted from the Rathi Auditorium to the spacious dining hall where Dandiya Raas was held with more than 100 people participating.

Colours and camaraderie at Hindu Temple

Men and women, young and old danced with sticks in a circular fashion to the rhythmic beat of the Dhol. As this was going on inside, people who were outside started the most awaited event of the evening - Dhuleti - spraying colors at each other. The Temple had brought over 2,000 pounds of colors from India for this event and most of this was sold out in brisk

sales within a couple of hours. There were colors everywhere and the celebrations reached a peak with everyone dancing to the beat of Holi songs. Everyone enjoyed the delicious snacks that included soft idlis, piping hot samosas, spicy bhelpuri and chai garam prepared fresh by the temple kitchen. Food stall was so busy that Prasanna Reddy and Jayanthi Mittur who

Colorectal cancer findings in Asian communities

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HICAGO (IL) - Despite research that shows colorectal cancer screening tests saves lives, screening rates in the United States remain low, and one in three adults aged 50 to 75 years have not been tested for colorectal cancer as recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Colorectal cancer screening for individuals aged 50 and over is only 56% and for Asian Americans, the overall screening rate is far lower at 48%, and varies significantly across different subgroups. In observance of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the Partnership for Healthier Asians project recently released a community report to share key activities and findings to improve wider adoption of evidence-based, colorectal cancer screening practices in underserved Asian communities. Partnership for Healthier Asians (or PHA) is a community-academic research project led by the University of Chicago’s Office

of Community Engagement and Cancer Disparities (OCECD) and Asian Health Coalition (AHC), in collaboration with a multi-ethnic cohort of organizations including the Cambodian Association of Illinois, Chinese American Service League, Chinese Mutual Aid Association, Hanul Family Alliance, Korean American Community Services and Lao American Organization of Elgin, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and Mercy Family Health Center. “Having developed an evidence-based colorectal health education and screening program back in 2012 for Chicago’s Asian community, this project explores effective ways to disseminate colorectal cancer health information and increase screening participation rates for the target groups who have a majority of foreign-born and limited English-speaking older Asian Americans,” said Edwin Chandrasekar, AHC Executive Director. “Our collaboration utilizes communitybased participatory research approaches to engage both community members and

physician researchers to actively participate in the full spectrum of this project from designing the scope of work up to analyzing, interpreting, and communicating our findings,” he said. “Engaging communities is not a new concept to practitioners in the scientific arena, yet it has not been fully embraced by traditional clinical researchers and as a result, has not provided solid answers to research questions that may explain the cancer -related disparities Asian communities of color face on a daily basis,” stated Dr Karen Kim, MD, principal investigator for the project and Director at the OCECD. “Our approach to working in community settings will allow us to examine whether settings are representative, including examining reach and adoption,” said Dr Kim. Support for continuing work on this project has been made possible through an R24 award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and generosity of private funding support from the Research Retirement Foundation and Chicago Community Trust.

were serving the items had hardly any time to step outside and participate in Dhuleti. Satya Srinivasan who chairs the food committee, cooks Sooryanarayana Hebbar and Senthil Kumar with the help of a team of volunteers did a superb job in preparing hot food and supplying it to the outside food tent and kept up with the increasing demands that afternoon. Later in the evening, before the start of bonfire, Padmini Rao sang a couple of bhajans and priest Shri Ram Parsad of the temple explained the religious significance of Holi to the gathered crowds. Bonfire, called the Holi Dahan, was held to close off the celebrations. At times, during the outside festivities, the number of people who attended had swollen to 4,000 plus, according to some estimates. This is not an easy festival to conduct by any stretch of imagination and the temple management has to be congratulated for making this event such a huge success. Traffic coordination by Bhima Rao and Satish Amruthur, color set up and sales by Renuka Reddy and Sridhara Tambarahalli, snack sale help to the outside tents coordinated by Lakshmana Mittur, pooja setup by Shashi Kaveti and audio and DJ setup by Vanamurthy Achari contributed in a big way in making this daylong event run so smoothly.

2-year-old injured by razor blades in park

BY A STAFF WRITER

AST MOLINE (IL) -- A two-year-old in East Moline, Illinois was injured on March 24 by razor blades glued to playground equipment. The police rushed to Millennium Park at 12.45 pm and found the boy with cuts to his hand. “East Moline parks are safe, but it’s just a bad situation, bad instance where somebody or maybe a group of kids, I don’t know who did this, but figured this would be a fun prank to do,” a police officer said. The police found and removed about a dozen razors glued onto the equipment with a white, putty-like substance. The police said they were investigating the incident and also looked at the rest of the city’s parks. There have been other vandalism-type incidents recently, and are asking neighbors to keep an eye out for anything unusual at area parks. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers

TAGC, ATA celebrate Int’l Women’s Day

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HICAGO, IL -- International Women’s Day celebrations were organized by the Telugu Association of Greater Chicago (TAGC) and the American Telugu Association (ATA) on March 15 at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, Carol Stream, IL. Over 250 women of the Telugu origin participated in the unique event which raised awareness about important issues such as women’s mental health, Nutrition and diet, Indian women in American politics, STEM education and women’s fashion. A food drive was successfully conducted as a part of this event. The program started with a couple of teambuilding activities to acquaint participants with each other and they worked on fun projects together. The official opening began with a traditional

lamp lighting, which was followed by an invocation song performed by TAGC members. This was followed by the welcome address by Srinivas Pedamallu, president of TAGC. The MCs of the program were Kiran Mattey and Bhargavi Nettem. This year’s theme- “Inspiring Change” and its significance was explained by Nandini Kondapalli. This was followed by five workshops presented by a panel of experts from various fields. Manju Goel , candidate for US Congress, spoke about Indian women in American politics. Bharathi Marri presented a workshop on mental health issues which are very important indicators of our health and wellness. A STEM education workshop was presented by Dr. Suma Rajashanker, professor at NIU who spoke about the current emphasis on science and technology education to fill the fast-growing and highest-wage jobs in the future.

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No breather for Amitabh after ‘Bhoothnath Returns’

MY KIDS AND GO OFF TO WORK’

If you are a Kajol fan, there is something to cheer about as she is set to hit the silver screen in home production UMA RAMASUBRAMANIAN, MUMBAI

or actor Kajol, who is set to feature in her husband and filmmaker-actor Ajay Devgn’s home production, her priority is her children and she can’t “dump them and go off to work”. Kajol and Ajay, who got married in 1999, are the parents of two children — daughter Nysa and son Yug. After the birth of her daughter in 2003, she has done very few films such as Fanaa, U Me Aur Hum, My Name Is Khan, We Are Family and Toonpur Ka Superrhero. In an exclusive interview, Kajol told IANS: “My only reason why I am not doing films is my children. My children need my attention and it’s my duty to give ‘My only reason them my time. I have why I am not not given birth to doing films is my them to just dump them and go off to children. My work. I am not that children need my kind of a person.” attention and it’s “I have my kids and my duty to give I want to see them growing up and turn out them my time’ the way I always wanted them to be. Even kids expect that kind of time from you, and my husband is always working. He does four films in a year, so at least I have to be with them.” Aware of the fact that she has a fan following that wants to see her on the screen, the actress said she likes to have her space.

G Parole over, Sanjay Dutt back to jail PUNE: Actor Sanjay Dutt, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, on March 22 returned to the Yerawada Central Jail here after his parole ended after 90 days. The actor was released on a month-long parole on Decemeber 21 last year on the grounds of his wife Maanyata’s illness. Later, the parole was extended till February 21 and then again till March 21, inviting a barrage of criticism from various quarters over the repeated parole granted to him. Prior to the three paroles, Dutt was granted a fortnight’s furlough, which was extended by another fortnight in October on grounds of his own illness.

hosts were never supposed to be funny...until Ivan Reitman made Ghostbusters in 1984. Satish Kaushik’s funny-ghost story is most certainly not Ghostbuster re-bhoot-ed. Rajesh Khattar as the avaricious builder with his thick Gujarati accent that cuts through the saturated soundtrack reminds us of the really comic films about land usurpation like Dibakar Bannerjee’s Khosla Ka Ghosla. Gang Of Ghosts goes into convulsions of periodicity induced though some badly-written songs recreating a nasal nostalgia and through different shades of offcolor photography where the cinematographer (Johnny Lal) seems to quickly lose interest in the aura of the era. The shades of grey conveying an era gone-by begin to pale and fall apart soon enough. That’s the trouble with this comedy. Everything is half-hearted. The premise pulsates with par-

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egastar Amitabh Bachchan is on a promotion spree for his forthcoming film Bhoothnath Returns and after the film’s release on April 11, he will get busy with other projects. “The Bhoothnath Returns promotions now take up all my spare time and travel. There is much to be done and there are time constraints. Radio, television, print, channel shows, visits to cities, premieres,” the 71-year-old, who will make appearance on shows like Boogie Woogie and Comedy Nights with Kapil, posted on his official blog srbachchan.tumblr.com. He also mentioned that “there is a mountain of film scripts” that need to be read and decided

upon. He is looking forward to R. Balki’s film with Dhanush and Akshara starting work next month, Shoojit Sarkar’s film Piku with Deepika (Padukone) and Irrfan Khan, starting work by June-July, simultaneously starting preparations for Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC).

Sunny sizzles in Ragini MMS 2 NEW DELHI: Sunny Leone-starrer Ragini MMS 2, promoted as a ‘horrex’ —- a combination of horror and sex, had a good start at the ticket counters and experts are also recommending Lakshmi and Ankhon Dekhi as a must see. Directed by Bhushan Patel, Ragini MMS 2 has collected about Rs.16 crore in two days. The movie hit the screens March 21, a day when most of the people were glued to their television sets to watch the India-Pakistan match in Bangladesh as part of ICC World Twenty20 tournament. Ragini MMS 2 has sex, horror, comedy and hit music to ensure that it will prove a hit at the box-office,” trade ana-

‘Gang Of Ghosts’ - no ghost-bumps for this one

lyst Komal Nahta tweeted. Drama Aankhon Dekhi, directed by filmmaker-actor Rajat Kapoor, has been lauded for its content, but its chances of box office success seem to be bleak. Nahta is also not expecting it to hit the bull's eye. He tweeted: Ankhon Dekhi is not commercial but has superb acting, ambience of mid-class family and excellent dialogues.”

coquettish over-dramatic Mala Sinha-styled actress is well performed. Saurabh Shukla as a Bengali ghost scores with well-delivered lines. Saurabh speaks as though he believes in ghosts while Film: Gang Of Ghosts; Cast: Sharman Joshi, Parambrata Chatter- many of his co-stars couldn’t care less. Most of the other actors seem jee, Mahie Gill, Anupam Kher, Saurabh Shukla, Rajpal Yadav, Jackie Shroff, Meera Chopra; Director: Satish Kaushik; Rating: *** to toss their indifferently-written dialogues on their tongue for taste, and then quickly split them out. Some talented actors like Parambrata Chatterjee and Rajpal Yadav just plainly seem to be out of sorts, searching for something to peg their skills to. The narration is slippery as an eel. The humor generated by ghosts on the verge of eviction is drowned in numbers. Characters crowd the plot like queues at a ration shop not sure whether the promised food supply would reach their hands. Without odic possibilities. Satish has a vast their attention to the humor in the the advantage of a credulous cast of talented actors at his dis- script with rationed casualness. script, these other-worldly characposal. Alas, most of them seem to Some characters do manage that ters don’t stand a ghost of a chance. be on comic probation, doling out spark in the dark. Mahie Gill’s – Subhash K. Jha

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B’wood considered cool in the West: Pallavi Sharda MUMBAI: Indian-Australian actor Pallavi Sharda, who made her Bollywood debut with Besharam, is happy being part of the Hindi filmdom and says the West doesn’t look down upon the industry. “I am extremely happy being part of Bollywood or being called a Hindi film actress. As far as West is concerned, they enjoy Bollywood and they don’t look down upon Bollywood,” Pallavi told IANS. “Bollywood is cool in the West, especially the song and dance. But yes, sometimeswestern filmmakers find it cliched and less crafted. I come from western school and I have been raised in the west, so I think every cinema has their own space.” In Besharam, Pallavi had teamed up with Ranbir Kapoor and her next Bombay Fairytale, a biopic, will see her with Ayushmann Khurrana. “Ayushman is very mature and I enjoyed shooting with him. If you have an understanding co-star, half of your work gets sorted.” Vibhu Puri has directed Bombay Fairytale. She is also eager to shake a leg in a dance number. "There are so many actresses who are doing some beautiful songs as guest dancers. I would love to do an interesting dance number. In fact, it's the one thing that I am craving for," she added.

In an ensemble cast, loss is borne by all: Meera Chopra MUMBAI: Southern actress Meera Chopra, who teamed up with a host of actors in her Bollywood debut Gang Of Ghosts, says there is an advantage of working in a multi-starrer — the onus is on everyone if the movie doesn’t work. Meera said: “Before this film (Gang of Ghosts), I had signed Vikram Bhatt’s film, which is a supernatural love story. So first, I signed that, but first this film released. So I feel it’s an advantage for me...even if it’s a flop, the entire burden will not be on me as the film has an ensemble cast.” “If a film has an ensemble cast, the loss is borne by all the actors and I am glad I am debuting with the film. My next film is a solo project,” she added. Meera started her acting career in southern film industry.

Nargis’ Hindi is improving MUMBAI: Actress Nargis Fakhiri, who is still struggling to speak Hindi fluently, has dubbed in her own voice in her forthcoming film Main Tera Hero and says the language is not blocking offers. “There is no less offers because of my language problem. If I get a script, I understand it when I read it,” said the actress and added that script reading sessions with co-stars help too. “You get time to sit with your co-actors and prepare, but to improvise in Hindi is tough. (Initially) I had to stick to my lines, but now I can understand and that’s a great progress,” said the actress who entered the Hindi film industry with Rockstar, a musical hit.

Ride a bike in a jiffy, Piaa style! CHENNAI: Southern actress Piaa Bajpai, currently shooting for Malayalam film Kelvi, learnt how to ride a motor bike in just a few minutes for a crucial sequence in the film. Impressed with her riding skills, the makers are planning to extend scenes featuring her with the bike. “I used to drive my father’ scooter when I was in class eighth or ninth. So I had the experience of riding a two-wheeler, but I never rode one with gears. I learnt to ride a Pulsar NS 200 bike for the film. It just took me few minutes to ride on my own without anybody running behind me,” Piaa told IANS.

I don’t have a Facebook page: Alia Bhatt MUMBAI: Highway actress Alia Bhatt turned to her Twitter page on March 22 to set the record straight that all Facebook pages in her name are “fake”. “I do not have a Facebook page! All pages being handled are fake. Please do not follow,” Alia posted . Her elder step sister Pooja also made the message about Alia’s fake accounts clear to her ‘followers’ on Twitter. “Someone running Alia’s FAKE ‘verified page’ quotes her as thanking a N.K. Productions Ltd for managing her account. Do the math folks! “Oh and all those subscribing to http://www.facebook.com/AliaBhatt, prepare to be shattered. It’s FAKE! All these cons on Facebook should be dealt with,” added Pooja.

Salman plans expansion for ‘Being Human’ MUMBAI: Superstar Salman Khan is set to expand his charitable organisation “Being Human” by opening up more stores in the country as well as go international with stores in Sri Lanka. “A lot of people are buying ‘Being Human’ clothing and we are doing pretty well. This year we plan to open about 40 more stores and we would be in about 1,850 selling points. Plus we have tied up with Sri Lanka,” the 48-year-old said hereon on March 23 at a VEER campaign by Thums Up. “We are doing pretty okay and now we want to start cafes, gymnastics and all that kind of stuff. All the money we make will go straight back into the charitable trust after paying taxes,” Salman added. The actor said that they are taking things slow as they want new ventures to be permanent.

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lowers are of the essence. Today an Indian wedding presents a fusion of floral traditions — both eastern and western. All floral arrangements and their colour, especially at weddings, are replete with symbolism. Whites, for instance, speak of purity and innocence. Reds, yellows and oranges all speak of passion, romance, friendship in varying degrees corresponding to their shades. As a wedding marks an important rite of passage, flowers and their colors and fragrances bring life to your wedding and transform the mood and ambiance of the evening. However, it is not an easy task choosing the right flowers at the right price. ‘Wedding flowers’ can be expensive and you need to be prudent. Go for seasonal flowers for it will cut costs. But if your budget is ambitious, go for the exotic. For example, Siam tulips are a popular wedding flower, especially in the West. Spectacular in appearance, Siam tulips, shimmering from white to stark pink, and shades of blue-violet, make for stunning floral displays, especially for bridal bouquets. You could have them flown in from Thailand, Australia or Holland. The classical rose, an all-time favorite, comes in a wide variety. Colombia, South Africa, Canada, and now India, are top exporters. For orchids, Thailand is the best. Now that winter is within whispering distance, go for the deeper, richer colors of the winter flowers. The deeper shades of glods, whites and greens lend the ambiance the perfect accent. A fall wedding should flaunt the flaming colors of the autumn leaves — reds, yellows and amber. You could garnish a summer wedding with pinks and sky blue. For ornamental displays if you wish to give your dream day a traditional and ethnic touch, opt for flowers like roses, marigolds, gerberas and jasmine. Orchids, carnations and lilies will give the venue a western look. One small but radical detail... Have your florist do up your bedroom or suite with apple blossoms or Camellia. Apple blossoms are to love, sensuality and fertility what roses are to romance. Delicately structured with soft, round petals and gentle curves, Camellia is all desire, passion and deep longing... So, go for them and make your wedding night too a special one!

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have to admit, having Franck at the house did help. Although I had no idea what he did there all day...”, says George Banks, the father of the bride in Father of the Bride-2. In the sequel, Franck Egglehoffer and his assistant Howard Weinstein are no longer wedding planners, they are now a pair of equally comical and wacky home decorators! Wedding planners are more than comical though, they are actually serious business. And that’s just one element among several that help you put together your dream wedding!

These and the others you will find at what are almost akin to renaissance fairs, showcasing boutique de voile-headpieces, veils, and accessories that reflect bridal dreams and colors. The place is agog with people who work with you to incorporate your song choices and offer customized solutions and accoutrements. That’s what bridal fairs are all about. So, you no longer need to pound pavements or pull hair what with mushrooming wedding fairs like Bridal Asia and Wedding Asia. Also called Bridal weeks, these are organized by entrepreneurs as one-stop venues for the “would be couples” and

their families — with options ranging from clothes to jewelries, venue to décor, and packaging to honeymoon destinations as well — these wedding fairs provide everything under one umbrella. The wedding industry in India has been estimated at a whopping `500-600 billion and wedding fairs have become integral to it. Ranging from two to five days, these “bridal weeks” have top designers showcasing their wares. Bridal Asia Exhibition — a popular annual pan-India fair — brings big names in couture and jewelry design together with mehendi (henna) artists, planners and travel companies. “We cater to brides

and grooms who are out shopping for that dream wedding to help them host a perfect wedding,” says Bridal Asia founder Divya Gurwara. Launched in 1999, the premier bridal show boasts stalls by lifestyle designers, gift-packers, fashion designers and choreographers, among others. Apart from bridal wear, jewelry and handbags, various accessory designers too exhibit at the show. The exhibition also showcases furniture, home furnishings and honeymoon packages. Mostly held across Indian metros in August-September before the wedding season gets under way in October, many

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such wedding galas have come up lately. “The concept is growing every year now as all renowned designers are willing to participate. The success rate is high. In India, the wedding industry is growing by more than 100 percent every year,” Maninder Sethi, founder-CEO, Wedding Asia Punjab, said. “There is competition but then it is all about creating your brand and market. There are very good events in India as far as bridal weeks are concerned but if seen properly the number is not more than 10,” he adds. Designers too find such weeks a boon. “Such fashion weeks help in reaching out to more buyers and consumers. We sell in volumes compared to (regular) fashion weeks and all profit is ours,” designer Varija Bajaj, who has participated in wedding exhibitions like Shagun, said. If such fairs solve your shopping woes, it also serves as a business platform for sundry professionals, such as wedding photographers, planners, astrologers, caterers, florists and floral artists, bridal beauticians, and tattoo and henna artists. It’s a big opportunity for companies

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dealing with party decorations, invitation cards, orchestra groups, and travel deals. If the consumers get to pick and choose, the exhibitors too get direct access to buyers sans mediators. Rajeev Naresh, event head for ‘Riwaaz — The Wedding Expo’, says such exhibitions are making serious inroads in India and abroad thanks to the consumers. “The response to such events is magnificent every time, everywhere — it is like collecting all the profiles of the wedding industry under one roof,” says Naresh, who has been organizing Riwaaz since its inception four years ago across India.

the major buyers for exhibitors,” he says. Concentrating mostly on Punjabis, it focuses on anything and everything for the turbanators and their lasses! “The first edition of ‘Wedding Asia Ludhiana’ (formerly) happened in 2006. Punjabi weddings are well known around the world for their grandeur and lavishness, so we thought of exploring that market,” Sethi says. “Wedding Asia mainly exhibits jewelry and bridal wear. We also have a furnishing division. It is like doing your entire wedding trousseau in three days under one roof. We also pick up the latest trends and that brings in tens of thousands of consumers,” he adds.

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Punjab holds the top spot under this category with its colorful weddings. Sethi is now looking forward to the three-day bi-annual fair Wedding Asia Punjab in December. The first edition of the event was held in August this year with over 35 designers. “Our winter expedition in December is mainly for the NRIs. They are

The fairs are no now longer confined to India. Foreign markets too have floated such events that not only focus on Indians living abroad but also locals. London, an important hub for Indians, for example, hosts the ‘Asian Bride Show’. Organized by Asian Bridal Magazine, it now promises to be bigger

and better after the success of its 2010 edition. In the US, ‘Dulhan Expo’ is the thing. Sumit Arya, the CEO of Dulhan Expo, feels such expos are worth taking a day off from work or worth rescheduling a trip to India or Pakistan. Organized in New York and New Jersey four times a year in spring and fall, it attracts over 70 to 80 vendors from the wedding and fashion industries. According to a report, the average cost of ultra-rich weddings ranges from $20,000 to $2 million in the US. In Canada, Bridal Fantasy Magazine too has been organizing what is called ‘The Bridal Fantasy Show’ annually in Edmonton since 1981, offering prospective brides a multitude of choices for their wedding accoutrements. Another such international event is the four-day long ‘Indian Wedding Expo’ in Kuala Lumpur. It aims at providing a platform for the Indian community in Malaysia and for Malaysians in general to experience Indian culture and its rich traditions through Indian weddings and their multi-layered preparations.

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GOA: Goa is renowned the world over as an ideal venue for beach weddings. Its pristine beaches, vast stretches of swaying palms and breathtaking canopies, all combine to form a perfect destination for a dream wedding. There are beach resorts, hotels with their own private beaches, where one can arrange exotic and lavish weddings. Also, you can choose from a host of secluded beaches if you want a private celebration.

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DHANAULTI, UTTARAKHAND: Imagine a wedding venue that doubles up as your honeymoon destination. Dhanaulti, a hill station in Uttarakhand, is just the perfect spot for love-lorn couples. Set amidst forests of oak and deodar, a pandal in the open will make for a picture-perfect wedding. The bride and the groom can ride to the venue on horses, a la Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in The Runaway Bride. The lovely weather and the fabulous view of snow covered mountains make it an ideal retreat for a wedding.

ONS BACKWATERS, KERALA: Fervent chanting of hymns against the backdrop of a houseboat lapping against the sparkling green backwaters... Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the backwaters, plantations, hills, houseboats, food, or the famous rejuvenation therapies, Kerala ensures the experience of a lifetime. Exotic local cuisine, traditional music, forest gardens, chapels and temples, boat rides and many more, await to shape a dream wedding.

LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS: In recent times, the Lakshadweep Islands has become an ideal place for weddings. This breathtakingly beautiful island is situated over 240 km from the Malabar Coast in Kerala. Coral reefs, palm fringes and white sand make the coastline of the island. The sparkling water of the sea, replete with marine flora and fauna makes it an incomparable venue for weddings. The place is also home to a number of world-class hotels and resorts.

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Leo Proceed with caution if operating equipment or vehicles. You can make personal changes that will enhance your reputation and give you greater self confidence. Your lucky day this week will be Tuesday.

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toward obesity) to investigate how muscle physiology affects leanness. Though the rats in each group were similar in weight and lean body mass, the rats with a high aerobic capacity were consistently more active than the low capacity rats. — IANS

als reporting dental anxiety may avoid dental care and individuals with depression may be negligent in self-care,” said R. Constance Wiener from West Virginia University. For the study, researchers used a data of 451,075 respondents. They selected those who were 19 years or older, and had complete data on depression, anxiety and tooth loss. The researchers found that depression, anxiety and a combined category of depression or anxiety were significantly different in tooth loss than in the participants without such conditions. — IANS

(March 27-April 2) Libra You need to get down to basics with regard to yourself. You can expect to face opposition on the home front. You just hate waste, and when someone else costs you dearly you see red. Your lucky day this week will be Thursday.

Scorpio You will be popular with acquaintances; however, loved ones could feel left out and insecure. You may want to pull out some of those unfinished project you’ve got tucked away. Your lucky day this week will be Monday.

Sagittarius Investments may be misrepresented this week. Try to curb your bad habits. Don’t invest too much of your own money. Your lucky day this week will be Monday.

Capricorn Positive changes regarding your personal status are evident. Promote your ideas now. You may not get your facts correct this week; double-check before making any statements. Your lucky day this week will be Saturday.

Aquarius Someone you work with may be trying to make you look bad. Romance will unfold if you take trips with friends. You can accomplish a lot if you put some effort into household duties.Your lucky day this week will be Sunday.

Pisces Your lover may cost you financially. Do not trust others with important information. Be diplomatic and honest, and that person will only be made to look bad.Your lucky day this week will be Saturday. —Michael Thiessen

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