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uperstar Salman Khan found himself in hot water once again after comparing himself to a “raped woman” while talking about the training schedule for Sultan. After his remarks sparked controversy, Salman’s father and veteran screenwriter Salim Khan came forward to apologize for his son’s statement. Salman was responding to a query on his experience of shooting for his forthcoming film during a media interaction here on June 18. Salim Khan contended that Salman meant no wrong when he said he felt like a “raped woman”, but apologized on his behalf. Salim Khan tweeted: “Undoubtedly, what Salman said is wrong, the simile, example and the context. The intention was not wrong. Nevertheless, I apologize on behalf of his family, his fans and his friends. Forgiveness is to pardon the unpardonable or it is no virtue at all.” When Salman was asked how difficult it was to shoot wrestling scenes for the movie, he said: “While shooting during those six hours, there was so much of lifting and thrusting that it was unbelievable. If I was lifting a 120 kg person and dropping him down, I had

The actor said after shooting for wrestling when he used to walk out of the ring, he used to feel actually like a raped woman walking out

to do it 10 times. “(I did it) 10 times from five different angles. So, six-and-half or seven hours. Either, I was picking him and throwing (him) or else, he was picking me up and throwing me... So it was like the most difficult thing. “When I used to walk out of the ring, I used to feel actually like a

raped woman walking out... I don’t think you... It was most difficult... I couldn’t take steps. I would eat and then head right back to weight training. That couldn’t stop.” The comment sent social media users into a tizzy, with many slamming the actor for his “callous remark” after a website, SpotboyE, carried the detailed quotes of

Salman as an “interview”. Criticizing Salman, who is one of the top paid celebrities in India, the National Commission for Women (NCW) asked him to furnish an apology within seven days. NCW Chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam said Salman may be issued a summon if he failed to comply.

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Yoga unifies the whole Yoga unifies the worl Freida Pinto to receive IIFA to promote India whole world

Thousands of yoga enthusiasts celebrated the International Yoga Day at Times S Icon award atwith IIFAthe Summer Solstice aInternational day early to coincide NIVEDITA, MADRID IANS, NEW DELHI

rom several thousand enthusiasts participating in mass yoga sessions all through the day at New York’s iconic Times Square, to mass yoga in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, at the European Union parliament, and even atop Sydney Harbour Bridge — the ancient Indian tradition got a fillip across the world on Tuesday in the second edition of International Yoga Day. Thousands of yoga enthusiasts celebrated the International Yoga Day at Times Square a day early to coincide with the Summer Solstice. The theme of the annual solstice celebrations in Times Square was “Mind over Madness Yoga”. The celebrations began at 5 a.m. with eight sessions scheduled through the day ending at 8.30 p.m. Over 30 yoga studios participated in the celebrations held in a three-block area at Times Square. There was enthusiastic turnout

MADRID: Slumdog Millionaire The actress is not all about events were also h he 17th edition of the star Freida Pinto will make her glamour and films. She has also mainly in South Af International Indian Film debut at the International Indian done her bit for the society — be it Academy (IIFA) — which Film Academy (IIFA) gala in aligning herself with social cause Kenya and Zimbabw celebrates the soft power of Bollylike “Girl Rising” campaign or getMadrid. The US-based Indian A dozen yoga prac wood in taking India to global actress will be honored with Inter- ting together with female stars for in posture of nam audiences — is set to celebrate 60 a production house national Icon award at the 17th Sydney Harbour B years of India’s diplomatic relations to solve the edition of the gala, which will rising sun formin with Spain here starting June 23 issue of genbegin on June 23. backdrop. with close to 150 celebrities and der dispariIIFA — often known as BollyThe Hindu Coun over 20,000 fans in attendance. ty in Hollywood’s Oscars — is held every collaborated in host Regarded as the football capital wood. year to honor the best of Hindi of the world, Madrid is the fourth cinema. A source from the IIFA first yoga event atop European nation that IIFA is visitteam confirmed that Freida will be bour Bridge. ing after London, Yorkshire and getting the honor. At the Europea Amsterdam. only to Spain, but to Latin America In a short span of her career spiritual leader S And the four-day gala which will as well, says Andre Timmins, direcin the entertainment industry, was the theproma conclude with a colorful and exu- tor, WizcraftShankar International, Freida has carved out a niche led theofInternationa berant awards ceremony on June ducers and creator the IIFA. of her own in world cinema Anbecause India 27, will play host to some of the “We treatebrations. IIFA as India through her roles in films most celebrated stars of the Indian ultimately, gation through to the China platformc like Slumdog Millionaire, film industry, notable guests, and we are sellingoccasion India,” Timmins Miral, Day of the Falcon, in the told sou dignitaries from India and the IANS in an city interview. Immortals, Desert Dancer and of Guilin. region along with Indian cinema Some celebrities who willDay be Rise of the Planet of International fans afrom acrosstothe globe.with the Summer walking the ‘green carpet’ at the the Apes. Yoga enthusiasts performing asanas on the International Yoga Day at Times Square day early coincide

also celebrated at W Not only this, the event also event will be Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Solstice. (Photo: IANS) Studios in Jiangsu, promises to present an amalgama- Dutt, Sridevi, Boney Kapoor, SanExternal Affairs Ministry even jay at Leela the Bhansali, SimataiShabana and Xi’an an tion of Mazar-e-Sharif two richly diverse and countries Azmi, spokesperson Vikas Swarup posted iconicThe Angkor Wat in Wall. South Korea and cultures. aim is to bringtemple Javed Akhtar, Rakeysh Omprakash the magic of IndianHe cinema not that Mehra, Kabir Khan, pictures of Yoga Day celebrations Cambodia. tweeted thereBoman yogaIrani, on board an In at Indian missions from across the was tremendous response to IYD sel in Busan, while r world — in UAE, Tunisia, Sudan, across Malaysia, Indonesia, the celebrations also c Iraq, Astana, Bishkek, Kabul and Philippines and Vietnam and Morocco, Guyana a

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Trump’s image slips, Clinton steady: Poll Trump’s net favorable rating slipped to -33 for mid-June from -28 in the first week of May: Gallup IANS, WASHINGTON

mericans’ views of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump have drifted slightly more negative over the past month and a half, while his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s image remains steady, according to a Gallup poll. Trump’s net favourable rating slipped to -33 for mid-June, from 28 in the first week of May, according to the poll released on June 21. At the same time, Americans’ view of Clinton has remained significantly less negative and more stable, with a current -13 net favourable rating, Xinhua cited the Gallup as saying. By this point in an election cycle, when each party’s nomination has been clinched, candidates typically have had a more positive image than has been the case for Clinton and Trump. Since 1992, Gallup has tracked a few presidential candidates with a negative net rating in June and July of an election year, Gallup found. The last month and a half has been an eventful period for both candidates. Trump for instance secured the number of delegates he

US Senate rejects gun control measures WASHINGTON: The US Senate on June 20 failed to muster the votes to pass any of several competing bills aimed at making it more difficult for potentially dangerous individuals to purchase firearms. Popular revulsion over the deaths of 49 people in the June 12 mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, prompted lawmakers in both parties to put forward proposals. Republicans and Democrats submitted bills to restrict sales of guns to suspected extremists and to bolster the current system of background checks that applies to a substantial proportion of firearms purchases, EFE news agency reported. But none of the measures garnered the 60 votes necessary to move forward. Most Democrats rejected the Republican proposals as inadequate, while the majority of GOP senators found their rivals’ ideas —IANS too restrictive.

Briton ‘wanted to shoot Trump’ WASHINGTON: A Briton who tried to grab a police officer’s gun at presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump’s rally in Las Vegas said he wanted to shoot the the billionaire, court papers said. Michael Steven Sandford, 20, who is charged with an act of violence “on restricted grounds”, did not enter a plea when he appeared before a judge in Nevada and was remanded in custody until a hearing on July 5, BBC reported. Sandford had tried to seize the gun after saying he was seeking Trump’s autograph at June 19 rally. The man said he was planning and trying to shoot Trump for about a year but had decided to act now because he finally felt confident enough to do so, papers said. A federal judge found Sandford, who appeared in court in shackles,

needed to win the nomination. He also attracted a great deal of attention by questioning the impartiality of the federal judge who is hearing a case in which he was being sued by a former student

to be a danger and risk of nonappearance. When asked about Sandford’s arrest, a Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are providing assistance following an arrest of a British national in Las Vegas.” Earlier, Trump fired his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski who oversaw his triumph in the primary contests. —IANS

of Trump University who claimed he did not get his money’s worth. Both candidates also made highly publicised comments following the tragic shootings earlier this month in Florida, which underscored how

each might handle such an event as commander-in-chief. Americans’ views of Clinton improved modestly after she secured her party’s nomination early the month, but that basically represented a return to where her image had been in early May -better than Trump’s but still negative. On the other hand, Americans’ views of Trump began to worsen in the final weeks of May and have continued to slip since.

Importantly, the trend reflects a slow slide, rather than an abrupt change in response to any specific event of the past month and a half. Gallup has been tracking the US public’s views of Clinton and Trump since mid-July 2015. Since then, both candidates’ images have become more negative. Americans’ views of Clinton have consistently been more positive compared to Trump, with the exception of a brief period last August.

US urging NSG members to back India’s bid IANS, WASHINGTON

mid China’s reluctance to back India’s NSG bid, the US said it will continue to urge countries in the 48-member bloc to support India’s membership application at the plenary session in Seoul this week. US State Department spokesperson John Kirby, answering a query regarding China’s stance on India’s membership, also said that the US reaffirms that India was ready for membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group. Kirby said: “We continue to call on the participating governments of the NSG to support India’s application at the plenary session in Seoul.” He said that during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington this month, US President Barack Obama welcomed India’s application to join the NSG and reaffirmed that India is ready for membership”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama. (File Photo: IANS/PIB)

“And nothing’s changed about our position,” he said. Asked if the US has had any opportunity to take up the NSG issue with China, Kirby said: “This is something that we have - India’s application is something we have routinely talked to other NSG participating members. This is not a new topic of discussion that we’ve

had privately with the members.” China stated on Monday that the NSG was divided over admitting India and that New Delhi’s application for membership was not on the agenda of the June 2324 plenary. “The NSG is still divided about non-NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) countries entry into

the NSG and under the current circumstances we hope that NSG will make thorough discussions to make a decision based on consultation,” China’s Foreign Ministry said. “The inclusion of non-NPT members has never been a topic on the agenda of NPT meetings. In Seoul this year, there is no such topic,” it said. China has been opposed to India’s membership to the bloc that controls global nuclear trade on the grounds that it is not a signatory to the NPT. Beijing has also said if New Delhi is admitted, then so should Islamabad, its all-weather ally. India, which finds the NPT discriminatory in nature, has been backed by the US, Switzerland, Mexico, Italy, Russia and Britain. Countries like New Zealand and South Africa oppose India’s entry. Consensus among member countries is essential to allow a new entrant.

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Yoga unifies the whole world

Thousands of yoga enthusiasts celebrated the International Yoga Day at Times Square a day early to coincide with the Summer Solstice IANS, NEW DELHI

Yoga enthusiasts performing asanas on the International Yoga Day at Times Square a day early to coincide with the Summer Solstice. (Photo: IANS)

of yoga among India’s neighboring countries, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Myanmar. Enthusiasts participated in yoga asanas in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.

135 nationalities join International Yoga Day

IANS, UNITED NATIONS

eople of 135 nationalities joined the International Yoga Day festivities on June 21 at the UN, celebrating its universality and relevance to the world body’s mission. Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev led several hundred people through a series of simple yoga exercises in front of the glass-fronted UN tower under a brilliant midday sun, with a cool breeze floating in from the East River. He demonstrated ‘Upayoga,’ the simplified introductory form of the ancient holistic science, which, he said, can easily be adapted to practice in everyday settings. The Yoga Day celebrations at the UN this year, emceed by Miss

America 2014, Nina Davuluri, focused on the ancient Indian tradition’s role in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were adopted by world leaders last year. UN General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft said yoga can act to strengthen our unity with nature and with one another. Meanwhile, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sent a message that the Yoga Day this year “highlights the important role healthy living plays in the realization of the SDGs.” “Practicing yoga can also help raise awareness of our role as consumers of the planet’s resources and as individuals with a duty to respect and live in peace with our neighbors,” he said.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup posted pictures of Yoga Day celebrations at Indian missions from across the world — in UAE, Tunisia, Sudan, Iraq, Astana, Bishkek, Kabul and

Mazar-e-Sharif and even at the iconic Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia. He tweeted that there was tremendous response to IYD across Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam and

events were also held in Africa, mainly in South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya and Zimbabwe. A dozen yoga practitioners stood in posture of namastey atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the rising sun forming a beautiful backdrop. The Hindu Council of Australia collaborated in hosting the world’s first yoga event atop Sydney Harbour Bridge. At the European Parliament, spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was the main guest as he led the International Yoga Day celebrations. An Indian Youth Delegation to China celebrated the occasion in the southern Chinese city of Guilin. International Day of Yoga was also celebrated at Wuxi Hollywood Studios in Jiangsu, as well as in Simatai and Xi’an and at the Great Wall. South Koreans performed yoga on board an Indian Navy vessel in Busan, while reports of yoga celebrations also came in from Morocco, Guyana and Honduras.

International Yoga Day celebrated in Egypt IANS, CAIRO

special event was held at a park in Egypt’s capital Cairo on June 21 night to mark the second International Day of Yoga. More than 100 yoga enthusiasts gathered to practice yoga on the grass and enjoy some traditional performances organized by the Embassy of India in Egypt, Xinhua news agency reported. “We have noticed strong growth in the practice of yoga in

Egypt over the last year, both in popularity and in the expertise of the yogis,” said Sanjay Bhattacharyya, the Indian ambassador.

“We are proud of Egypt’s support of IDY (the International Day of Yoga). This has encouraged us to reach out wider to students and other groups and to host the event in a large public park,” he added. As a healthy lifestyle and a physical, mental practice originated from India, yoga now is popular around the world. On December 11, 2014, the UN General Assembly designated June 21 as the International Day of Yoga.

Yoga festival at Eiffel Tower perks up Paris IANS, PARIS

s part of the series of events to mark the second “International Day of Yoga’, the Embassy of India in Paris organized an event at the iconic Eiffel Tower on June19. The event attracted an overwhelming number of yoga enthusiasts but “due to space constraints and security reasons, we had to restrict the number of participants”, the Embassy said in its Facebook page. “More than 300 Yoga enthusiasts participated in the celebrations,” the statement added. The event commenced with a meditation session by the teachers of the Shivananda Yoga Centre in Paris. Speaking on the occasion,

Indian Ambassador to France Mohan Kumar emphasized the importance of yoga for a healthy and balanced life. “I am glad to be part of this international yoga festival in

Paris. It can be said that Euro Cup and Yoga Day are the most rocking events in France now,” said Satish Reddy, Managing Director, World News Network who participated in the event.

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YOGA INDIA

Yoga Day: From Kashmir to Kerala

In the run-up to the celebrations, the government had created a huge hype to popularize the event, asking people to organize ceremonies for mass participations

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NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee on June 21 urged people to make yoga an integral part of life as it promote better health and brings harmony. Mukherjee was leading some 1,000 people at a yoga event at Rashtrapati Bhavan to mark the second International Yoga Day.

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illions of Indians on June 21 morning stretched and twisted their bodies and performed breathing exercises to celebrate the second International Yoga Day, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chandigarh urging people to delink the ancient

Indian soldiers performing yoga on International Yoga Day in Jammu and Kashmir (Photo: IANS)

Indian practice from their religious beliefs. “Yoga is not a religious activity. Many people do not understand yoga completely. It is not what you will get from yoga, but what is important is what you will give to yoga and what all (ailments) will it rid you off,” he said early in the morning in a nearly 30-minute speech before the yoga session.

1,600 pregnant women perform yoga in Gujarat

Yoga, the prime minister said, could give “health assurance at zero budget” and it should be made a part of everyone’s daily life for peace and harmony. Mass yoga events were held in schools, public places, lawns of residential localities and office complexes across thousands of Indian villages, cities, and towns — from the deserts of Rajasthan to eastern

planes and from the Himalayan heights to high seas — on naval warships — down south. The celebrations of the day and yoga performances even went high up in the sky at 35,000 feet above Earth on some morning flights. Modi, in a white T-shirt and a payjama with a stole around his neck, led from the front in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex.

Stretching on a mat and staring at the overcast Chandigarh skies, he himself performed the asanas among the crowd of over 30,000 yoga enthusiasts. “Yoga binds body, mind, intelligence and soul. It provides a balance to mind and body. Anyone can do it anywhere,” said Modi, a keen yoga enthusiast on whose proposal the UN marked June 21 to be celebrated as the International Yoga Day every year. In the run-up to the celebrations, the government had created a huge hype to popularize the event, asking people to organize ceremonies for mass participations.

Yoga no religious activity, a global mass movement: Modi IANS, CHANDIGARH

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ore than 1,600 pregnant women in Gujarat’s Rajkot city claim to have set a new Guinness record on the International Yoga Day by performing a special kind of “pre-natal” yoga on June 21. With this they broke a world record set by around 900 pregnant females by taking part in group yoga. Rajkot District Collector Vikrant Pandey said the exercise session by the pregnant females was carried out under the observation of over 100 doctors and guidance of yoga trainers from Haridwar.

“Criteria of Guinness World Records were followed in order to create the new record. It required participants who would have pregnancy of at least 12 weeks. Against the requirement of 30 minutes session, the pregnant ladies in Rajkot performed yoga for 47 minutes,” Pandey said. “All the essential approvals were taken from the Guinness administration. We will send videography and other important documents to register the Rajkot women as new record holder,” he added. Pandey also said efforts would be initiated to popularize pre-natal yoga among pregnant women.

aking on those linking yoga to Hindu religion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on June 21 that yoga was no religious activity and people must embrace it for better mental and physical health. Addressing over 30,000 yoga enthusiasts at ‘City Beautiful’ Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex, Modi also said that the UNdeclared International Day of Yoga had become the biggest global mass movement. The rain gods, who had given a scare just hours ahead of the yoga event, kept away during the nearly one hour session on June 21 morning. However, minutes after the event ended, Chandigarh received rains again. “Yoga is not a religious activity. Many people do not understand yoga completely. It is not what you will get from yoga but what is important is what you will give to yoga and what all (ailments) will it rid you of.” He said yoga was for both believers and non-believers, and

Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading a huge gathering while performing the International Yoga Day. (Photo: IANS)

Modi said among all days marked by the UN, no day has equalled the mass movement the International Yoga Day has become there was no need to create any controversy over it. “It helps in getting mukti (sal-

vation) from health issues,” Modi said, in an attempt to de-link the belief among some that yoga was a part of Hinduism. “Among all days marked by the UN, no day has equalled the mass movement the International Yoga Day has become. It has become the biggest mass movement worldwide,” said Modi, who was instrumental in getting the UN to declare June 21 as the International Yoga Day.

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NEW CIVIL AVIATION POLICY A GOOD STEP

The policy breaks new ground in the promotion of the aviation sector in the country. (File photo)

The policy is a step in the right direction for industry and consumers and fixes responsibility clearly on various bodies regulating the sector. It is well articulated and it is hoped it will be well implemented for the benefit of all the stakeholders. AMIT KAPOOR , GURGAON

he union cabinet last week approved the much-awaited civil aviation policy. The policy, which has been instituted in an integrated format for the first time since independence, breaks new ground in the promotion of the aviation sector in the country. Various aspects are touched upon in the policy but broadly there are four areas where the policy breaks new ground. These include: First and foremost is partial doing away with the 5/20 rule. This offers newer players, entering the market and in the market at present, a

chance to compete with the incumbents in the industry. In this way, it is a right step. The 20 aircraft clause, which still exists, will ensure that there is sufficient experience/risk taking ability before going international. The 20 aircraft requirement is also modified to add 20 percent seats of total capacity, whichever is higher, for domestic operations. The second important aspect of the policy is from the viewpoint of the industrial development of the sector. The policy clearly spells this out in the promotion of the MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhauling) as well as in skill building around the sector. The MRO business of Indian carriers is around Rs

5,000 crore, 90 per cent of which is spent outside India. The policy intends to correct the duty structure on this and even look at the provision of land in this regard for building MRO facilities. Also, a royalty break will be given to providers for an initial period of five years. With regard to skilling, the policy estimates that by 2025 about 330,000 additional employment will be required. For this, the policy states that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MOCA) will support skillimparting organizations for imparting skills necessary for India's growing aviation sector. In this way, the policy promotes business creation as well as the creation of skills required

in the sector. The third important aspect of the policy is from the viewpoint of consumer interest. The policy mentions a figure of Rs 2,500 per passenger for a one-hour flight. It is part of the regional connectivity scheme, which has benefits for airline operators as well. It includes reduced excise duty at two percent on ATF prices and operations viability gap funding (VGF) to airline operators. The VGF funding will be in the ratio of 80:20 between MOCA and state governments and 90:10 between MOCA and the northeastern states. It will help to drive regional connectivity in areas which were hitherto unconnected or poorly connected by way of airlines.

The final important feature is the route dispersal guidelines, which categorizes domestic operations into three categories. The policy is, thus, timely as it comes when India is expected to become the third largest aviation market by 2020. The policy also looks at both the supply side and demand side to strike a balance for greater services to the common man. It also creates a level playing field for newer players in the market and tries to enable greater competition. From the view point of the consumers and industry, the policy is well thought through and makes the case for a better-connected India through the mode of aviation.

India-British monsoon experiment raises hopes, questions Britain's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)", Rajeevan told this correspondent. Foreign collaborations in ocean and weather science have always set off warning signals in India's defence community due to past experiences. For instance, in 1964, the Unit-

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high-tech monsoon experiment in the Bay of Bengal (BoB) in which British scientists will release underwater robotic vehicles, called gliders, and monitor them through aircraft packed with instruments has been security cleared at the highest level, a senior government official has said â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but questions still remain. The month-long air-sea campaign, slated to begin on June 24, will see the deployment of two ships, six gliders (diving to 500 metres every two hours) and eight floats (automated submersibles) that can rise and descend to 2,000 metres. Together with the sophisticated instruments aboard a special aircraft, they will collect a range of atmospheric and oceanic data that the British scientists claim will help forecast the arrival and intensity of the Indian monsoon "more accurately than ever before." Besides the fact that BoB is

undisclosed mission. Before Nomad, there was another collaborative programme under which the US sent an aircraft supposedly carrying equipment to collect weather data. The instrumentpacked aircraft criss-crossed the subcontinent for eight weeks and returned to the US without shar-

Weather forecasters both in government agencies and commercial companies around the world will benefit from BoBBLE (Bay of Bengal Boundary Layer Experiment). The month-long air-sea campaign is slated to begin on June 24.

strategically crucial for India, oceanography and meteorology (weather) are two of seven research areas considered by the government to be militarily "sensitive". Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) had in 1975 stipulated that "investigations in these areas by foreigners or by foreign assisted programmes should be subjected to the most careful

and comprehensive scrutiny" from the security angle before granting approval. When asked to comment on the British initiative, Madhavan Rajeevan, secretary in the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), said it "has taken all the approvals and clearances from the highest level". The $11 million project cost "is equally shared between MoES and

ed States, under a weather programme called "Nomad," placed an instrument "package" on a buoy anchored in the Bay of Bengal. It was supposed to continuously record and transmit wind speed, temperature and other weather data. But the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) received the data only for four days and no one in IMD is sure about the fate of the package or if it had any other

ing the data collected. That the project will have a commercial spin-off was anticipated by the British team. The University of Reading, the British lead organization in the project, said in a statement: "Weather forecasters both in government agencies and commercial companies around the world will benefit from BoBBLE (Bay of Bengal Boundary Layer Experiment).

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‘India most open economy for FDI’ India relaxes its foreign equity norms further, notably in defense, aviation and pharmaceuticals IANS, NEW DELHI

‘100% FDI in defense threat to security’

rime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that India was now the most open economy in the world for FDI with most sectors were under automatic approval route. Putting its economic liberalization agenda on the fast track, India on Monday relaxed its foreign equity norms further, notably in defense, aviation, pharmaceuticals and retailing, with automatic approval rather than a case-based route as the preferred model. Modi said in a tweet that the amendments in FDI policy will promote ease of doing business and India was rated as number one FDI destination by several international agencies. “India now the most open economy in the world for FDI; most sectors under automatic approval route,” he said. In aviation, extant policy allowed up to 49 percent foreign equity in scheduled airlines under the auto-

BJP MP Girri ends hunger strike NEW DELHI: BJP’s East Delhi MP Maheish Girri, who was protesting outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence since Sunday, broke his fast-unto-death on Tuesday on the urging of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Rajnath Singh on Tuesday evening reached the Civil Lines where Girri was sitting on a hunger strike and persuaded him “not to put his life at stake”. Girri was on fast-unto-death since Sunday after Kejriwal declined to join an open debate over his accusation that the Bharatiya Janata Party MP was involved in the murder of a New Delhi Municipal Council estate officer M.M. Khan. Rajnath Singh assured Girri that the police in its investigation has not find anything against him and hence he should not be disturbed by the allegations levelled due to political malice. “Everywhere in the society people are praising the moral courage and the works of Maheish Girri. It is necessary that he should disregard the allegations levelled due to political malice and concentrate on human service,” he said. The Home Minister offered Girri a glass of juice, which he drank to break his two-day fast. “I challenged Kejriwal for a debate over his accusation. It has been three days but he didn’t turn up. So, its their defeat. I am going to end my hunger strike,” Girri said in presence of Rajnath Singh.

Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40), India's indigenous basic trainer aircraft at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), in Bengaluru. (Photo: IANS)

matic route. Now, while the cap has been raised to 100 percent, up to 49 percent would be under automatic and beyond that will be under the government approval routes, officials said. Then in pharmaceuticals, both greenfield and brownfield projects could get 100 percent foreign capi-

tal, but with an automatic route for the former and government route for the latter. Now, brownfield projects, too, will come under automatic route for up to 74 percent. In defense manufacturing, the 49 percent norm under automatic approval will continue. But while looking at the proposals that call for

SHIMLA: Former Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Wednesday said allowing 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in defense meant “surrendering” to the pressure of the US lobby, a threat to national security and India’s foreign policy. He said the decision came just after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US. “Allowing 100 percent FDI in defense means India’s defense sector is thrown mostly into the hands of American companies. The nation-

investment beyond 49 percent, a condition that they will bring with them access to “state-of-the-art” technology has been done away with. “The Union Government has radically liberalized the foreign direct investment regime today, with the objective of providing

India launches 20 satellites at one go VENKATACHARI JAGANNATHAN, SRIHARIKOTA

ndia on Wednesday successfully put into orbit its own Cartosat earth observation satellite and 19 other satellites, including one belonging to the Google company Terra Bella. With this India successfully completed yet another multiple satellite launch in a single rocket mission. “The PSLV (Polar Satellite

Launch Vehicle) rocket has done its job. We have current generation Cartosat satellite,” A.S. Kiran Kumar, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), said soon after the launch. Exactly at 9.26 a.m. the PSLV rocket standing 44.4 meters tall and weighing 320 tonne tore into the morning skies with fierce orange flames at its tail. Gathering speed every second the rocket raced towards the heav-

al interests have been ignored,” the Congress lawmaker told reporters in Shimla. He said the decision would have an adverse impact on the ongoing indigenous defense research in the country. Sharma also said easing FDI norms in the health sector would impact the domestic industry. Sharma explained that the FDI was permitted by the previous Congress government in greenfield projects only where new facilities were to be established with 100 percent FDI.

major impetus to employment and job creation,” an official statement said. “The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This is the second major reform after the last radical changes announced in November 2015,” it said.

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifts-off from Sriharikota with India’s earth observation satellite Cartosat and 19 other satellites on June 22.

ens amidst the cheers of the ISRO officials and the media team assembled at the rocket port here. Just over 17 minutes into the flight, the PSLV rocket ejected Cartosat at an altitude of around

515 km. It was followed by the two other Indian satellites. Soon the other satellites were put into orbit. It was the first time that ISRO launched 20 satellites with one rocket.

Now Swamy seeks removal of chief economic adviser IANS, NEW DELHI

fter his no-holds barred attack on the RBI Governor, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday picked on a new target — demanding the removal of Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian. However, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley came out in strong defense of the noted economist while the BJP distanced itself from Swamy’s remarks. The Congress termed Swamy the ‘undeclared spokesperson’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and noted that Jaitley was the real target of Swamy as he wanted to be Finance Minister.

BJP MP Subramanian Swamy (R) created a flutter with his tweets demanding sacking of Arvind Subramanian.

Swamy had publicly attacked RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, saying he was “mentally not fully

Indian” and also written to the Prime Minister demanding that he be denied an extension. Last week,

Rajan announced that he was not taking a second term. On Wednesday, Swamy created a flutter with his tweets demanding sacking of Subramanian. “Who said to US Cong on 13/3/13 the US should act against India to defend US Pharmaceuticals interests? Arvind Subramanian MoF (Ministry of Finance)!! Sack him!” “Guess who encouraged Congress to become rigid on GST clauses? Jaitley’s economic adviser Arvind Subramanian of Washington DC.” Subramanian had taken charge as chief economic adviser to finance ministry in October 2014 succeeding Raghuram Rajan.

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Britain leaves the EU PM Cameron to step down as Britain braces up for reverberation; referendum turnout 71.8 per cent — the highest turnout at a British poll since 1992

World reacts as Britain votes to leave EU

A general view of the Camden Centre Town Hall where people count the ballot votes in Camden, Britain. The Leave camp won Britain’s Brexit referendum, pushing the country out of the 28-nation European Union. (Photo: Xinhua) IANS, LONDON

ritain has voted by 52 per cent to 48 per cent to leave the European Union (EU) after 43 years in a historic referendum, BBC reported on Friday. The referendum turnout was 71.8 per cent — with more than 30 million people voting. This was the highest turnout at a British poll since 1992. Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he will step down by October after Britain voted to leave the European Union.

China still opposing India’s entry into NSG SEOUL: China on June 24 continued to oppose India’s entry to the Nuclear Suppliers Group, saying the global non-proliferation order would collapse if New Delhi was allowed exception. “If exceptions are allowed here or there on the question of NPT, the international non-proliferation order then will be collapsed altogether,” Wang Qun, Director General of the Department of Arms Control of China’s Foreign Ministry, said in a statement from Seoul. “In the absence of NPT as a political and legal basis, it will be inconceivable for the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or the Iran nuclear deal) to be reached,” he added. His comments come as the 48member NSG is holding the second day where the question of India’s membership is being taken up.

"The British people have decided to follow another path. So they need a new prime minister," Cameron said in a televised statement outside Downing Street after the final Brexit result was announced. I love this country and I feel honored to have served it," he said. The “leave” lead campaigner and former London Mayor Boris Johnson was among the a list of people who are likely to make a statement. As a result, the pound fell to its lowest level against the dollar since 1985 as the markets reacted to the

results. Jeremy Cook, chief economist and head of currency strategy at WorldFirst, said: “Sterling has collapsed... It can go a lot further as well.” By 4.00 a.m. (8.30 a.m. India Time), a series of key results signposted a likely leave victory. After a lower-than-expected margin of victory for the remain campaign in Newcastle, where it won the backing of 54 per cent of voters, there was a jolt after midnight when leave captured Sunderland with 61.3 per cent of the vote in a city which has traditionally

LONDON: International reactions poured in on Friday for the dramatic decision by British voters to leave the European Union (EU) in Thursday’s historic referendum. “We respect the result. Now is the time for us to behave seriously and responsibly. (Prime Minister) David Cameron has his responsibilities for his country, we have our responsibilities for the future of the EU. You can see what is happening to sterling on the markets. I don’t want the same thing to happen to the euro,” European Parliament President Martin Schulz said early Friday morning after the results were announced. Dutch Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders hailed the decision and said that it was the time for a referendum in the Netherlands. “Hurrah for the British! Now it is our turn. Time for a Dutch referendum!” he tweeted. Marine Le Pen, the leader of

been a Labour stronghold. Wales and the majority of England outside London voted in large numbers for Brexit. London and Scotland voted strongly to stay in the EU but the “remain” vote has been undermined by the poor results in the

Brexit news shaves 1,000 points off India’s Sensex, rupee dips IANS, MUMBAI

s news spread that Britain has opted out of the European Union (Brexit) in a historic referendum, key Indian indices dived deep into the red and were trading some 4 per cent down around 90 minutes into the opening bell. The rupee was also ruling below the $68 mark. Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das sought to calm the markets. “Government is prepared for all eventualities. The stock market is down on initial spontaneous reaction,” he said. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed on Thursday at 27,002.22 points, opened the next morning at 26,367.48 points. Some 90 minutes into trading,

when news emerged that Britain has exited the European Union, it drifted sharply and was ruling at 26,034.93, down 967.29 points or 3.58 per cent. At one point, it had lost nearly 1,050 points. Among the 30 stocks that go into the Sensex basket, only Sun Pharma managed to stay afloat. All the other stocks were in the red, led by Tata Motors, which was down as much as 11 per cent. In the pre-open trades, the 30scrip index was down as much as 634.74-points or 2.35 per cent. An indication came from the SGX Nifty, which trades on the Singapore exchange and ahead of the opening bell in India, was down over 2.75 per cent. At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), where the 51-scrip Nifty had closed at 8,270.45 points,

the opening bell was at 8,029.10 points. Thereafter, the index was ruling below the 8,000points mark at 7,962.10 points, down 308.35 points or 3.73 percent. The rupee dived over 1.4 per cent to 68.21 per dollar, while the British pound — that had rallied to nearly $1.5 in early trades — fell sharply to its lowest level since 1985 at $1.35.

France’s far-right Front National party, has welcomed the result. She said she also wants a similar referendum in France. “From #Brexit to #Frexit: It’s now time to import democracy to our country. The French must have the right to choose!” she later tweeted. Manfred Weber, leader of the largest group in the European Parliament, the EPP, said: “Exit negotiations should be concluded within 2 years at max. There cannot be any special treatment. Leave means leave.” German Foreign Minister FrankWalter Steinmeier deemed it as a sad day for Britain and for the EU. The head of Germany’s Foreign Trade Association, Anton Boerner, said: “That is a catastrophic result for Britain and also for Europe and especially the German economy. It is disturbing that the oldest democracy in the world turns its back on us.”

north of England. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that the EU vote “makes clear that the people of Scotland see their future as part of the European Union” after all 32 local authority areas returned majorities for Remain.

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Valvani, charged with insider trading, commits suicide The 44-year-old Indian-American hedge fund manager was accused of having fraudulently made $25 million IANS, WASHINGTON

anjay Valvani, an Indian-origin hedge fund manager charged with insider trading last week, has been found dead at his home in an apparent case of suicide, a media report said on June 22. Valvani, 44, who worked as a portfolio manager with hedgefund firm Visium Asset Management LP, was accused of trading on confidential information about generic-drug approvals, the Wall Street Journal reported. He was found dead on June 21 by his wife in the bedroom of their Brooklyn home with a slash wound on his neck. A knife and a suicide note near his body was discovered by police officers, a New York Police Department spokesperson was quoted as saying. “This is a horrible tragedy that is difficult to comprehend. Valvani was a loving father, husband, son

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and he had always maintained his innocence,” they said. Valvani is survived by his wife, Harjot Sandhu, a former teacher and reading specialist. Valvani was accused of having fraudulently made $25 million by getting advanced information about the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals of generic drug applications. He passed on the information to another portfolio manager who made his own illegal trades. Valvani was charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy and was freed on $5 million bond secured by his home. “Visium Asset Management put Valvani on extended leave after learning he was being investigated,” the officials were quoted as saying. Valvani worked at Visium since its 2005 inception. He started out as a sell-side associate at Salomon Smith Barney and joined as an analyst at Balyasny Asset Management in 2003.

Short takes Sumir Bhatia new VP for Lenovo arm BENGALURU: Chinese technology major Lenovo on June 22 announced the appointment of Sumir Bhatia as the company’s new Vice President of Data Centre Group (DCG) for Asia Pacific. The announcement came after the “Lenovo Tech World 2016” event in San Francisco on June 9 where the company announced to deepen its focus on the data center technology market. “Sumir is a valuable addition to our leadership team and we look forward to even more success with him,” said Ken Wong, Senior Vice President and President, Lenovo APEC in a statement.

Two Telugu youth drowned in US HYDERABAD: Two Telugu youth, including a student, met a watery grave in two separate incidents in US, according to their families. Namboori Sridatta (25), who was working with Tata Consultancy Services in Arizona, drowned while picnicking with friends at a waterfall. In another incident, P. Naresh (24), a student in California, drowned in a river during picnic. The incident occurred in Livermore River Park on June 19.

NRIs now can join National Efforts on to trace Judith, 39 Indian Pension System online captives in Iraq: Sushma Swaraj NEW DELHI: Non-resident Indians (NRI) can now open National Pension System (NPS) accounts online if they have Aadhaar Card or PAN card, an official statement by the Finance Ministry said on June 17. Till now, NRIs could open NPS accounts only through paper applications by approaching bank offices but this has now changed. “Through eNPS, a subscriber will be able to open an NPS account from the comfort of his home. All he

will need is an internet connection and an Aadhaar or PAN Card,” the statement said. The statement said NRIs will be able to open NPS accounts both on repatriable and on non-repatriable basis. On a repatriable basis, an NRI will have to remit the amount through his or her non-resident external (NRE) or foreign currency non-resident (FCNR) or non-resident ordinary (NRO) account.

PIO cards: deadline extended IANS, NEW DELHI

xternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on June 19 that government has decided to extend the last date, from June 30 to December 31, for applying for conversion of Person of Indian Origin PIO cards to Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards. “I feel that the conversion will not be completed by June 30. So we have decided to extend the

last date to December 31,” she told reporters at her annual press conference. The government had earlier extended the last date to June 30 from March 31 this year. “There will be no charge for conversion during this period. So I will suggest those, who are seeking to convert their PIO cards to OCI cards, use this time line. I want this conversion to be completed by December 31,” she said.

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xternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on June 19 that the Indian government was making efforts to trace Judith D’Souza, who has been abducted in Afghanistan, and also pursuing the case of 39 Indians who have been missing from Iraq for the past two years following their abduction by Islamic State militants. “In the last two years, I have not abandoned even a single Indian national, whether he is alone or in group or in captive,” Sushma Swaraj said in her annual press conference here. “It is my duty to save every Indian whether he is stranded or captive be it Prem Kumar (a Jesuit priest who was released from Afghanistan last year), Judith or 39 Indians who are in captive. My duty is to bring them all to India,” she added. Judith, 40, working with NGO Aga Khan Development Network was kidnapped earlier this month while she was returning home after a dinner at a friend’s place in the Qala-e-Fatullah area of Kabul. Hailing from Kolkata, she had had been working with the NGO in Kabul as a senior technical adviser

since July 2015. Answering a query on 39 Indians missing from Iraq for the past two years, Sushma Swaraj said she had no confirmation that they had been killed. “In fact we have been informed that they are alive, apart from the statement by Harjeet Masih (who

It is my duty to save every Indian whether he is stranded or captive. My duty is to bring them all to India

claimed to be the only hostage to have survived after being abducted along with 40 others). “Even the relatives have rejected the statement of Harjeet Masih. One of the relatives stated that he spoke to his brother on June 21 (2014). According to Harjeet Masih all were killed on June 15 then how can one speak on June 21?” she asked. Sushma Swaraj further said: “I dont give false hopes. If I had the confirmation that they were killed, then I would have definitely apologized to the families and would have told them that they were killed.

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Jaya seeks DMK’s clarification on island She said a Tamil Eelam Supporters Organization resolution moved in 2013 said the DMK government had opposed the transfer of Katchatheevu island IANS, CHENNAI

amil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on June 20 asked DMK leader M.K. Stalin to clarify his party’s stand with regard to ceding of Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka. Her response came after Stalin, Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu assembly, said the central government did not consult the Tamil Nadu government in 1974 while transferring Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka. “By passing a resolution in the assembly, the then DMK government headed by (Stalin’s father) M. Karunanidhi closed the discussion on the transfer,” Jayalalithaa said. She said that while speaking on the resolution moved at that time, Karunanidhi told the assembly that there was no hint or information to the Tamil Nadu government from the central government about the transfer of Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka. Jayalalithaa said a Tamil Eelam Supporters Organization resolution moved in 2013 said the DMK

Karnataka CM reshuffles portfolios BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on June 21 shuffled portfolios of his ministers, allotting some of them to the 13 new ministers inducted two days back. Siddaramaiah According to an official notification, Governor Vajubhai Vala, on the chief minister’s recommendation, allocated the revenue portfolio to Kagodu Thimmappa. The 84-year-old, seniormost Congress lawmaker from Shivamogga was the assembly speaker since the party returned to power in May 2013. The key portfolio was held by Mysuru region’s lawmaker Srinivasa Prasad, who was among the 14 ministers dropped on June 19. Of the 13 new faces, nine were sworn-in with cabinet rank and four as ministers of state. In the 33-member ministry, including the chief minister, 27 hold cabinet ranks, while six are ministers of state.

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government had opposed the transfer of Katchatheevu at the very first instance. After the agreement was signed (between India and Sri Lanka) it was on the DMK government’s insistence that conditions like the island’s use by Tamil Nadu fishermen to fish and dry their nets were added, Jayalalithaa quoted the TESO resolution. Jayalalithaa asked Stalin to clarify his party’s stand in public.

Katchatheevu is a 285-acre island off Rameswaram in the narrow Palk Strait that divides Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. It was once part of Ramanathapuram district. After bilateral agreements in 1974 and 1976, Katchatheevu was ceded to Sri Lanka. The sea near the island is said to be rich in marine life, leading to frequent clashes between Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen.

‘Humiliated’ Anju Bobby George quits Kerala Sports THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Olympian Anju Bobby George, who has come under attack from Kerala Sports Minister E.P. Jayarajan and his party colleague, on June 22 decided to step down as president of the Kerala Sports Council, and the minister immediately welcomed the move. “Good that she has resigned,” Jayarajan told reporters and added that no one asked her to step down. When it was pointed out that along with her the entire council has also resigned, he said: “Good, very happy to hear that also.” Senior Congress legislator and rormer Sports Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, who had appointed George, said this is the end result of a conspiracy by the state government. “This is a shame for sports loving Kerala as the council consisted of top flight international sports personalities. The state government should say why they are doing this,” Radhakrishnan said. State Congress President V.M. Sudheeran said George is a victim of the intolerance of the new government. “We appointed her looking only into her talent and it was not a political appointment as we wanted to take sports to a new level under accomplished sporting personalities,” he said. Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said George never approached anyone seeking her post and this clearly shows the intol-

erant attitude of the Left government. But Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan attempted to play down the issue. “If one council goes, another one will come in its place,” he said. The conflict began earlier this month after George got a dressing down from the minister when she went to meet him after he assumed office. The minister told her about corruption during her tenure. “I was appointed by the former Kerala state government around six months ago and things started to go wrong when we decided to appoint an ethics commission which was given the mandate to probe corruption, nepotism, harassment over the entire gambit of the council for the past decade,” George said after a meeting of the council here.

Focus back on Nizam fund after judgement IANS, HYDERABAD

ith India and Pakistan both claiming victory following a British court’s judgement in the Hyderabad Funds Case, the focus is back again on a nearly seven decades old dispute over around Rs 350 crore of Hyderabad’s last Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan. As British Judge J. Henderson on June 21 ruled in favor of full trial in the case, only a long-drawn litigation is likely to decide the case involving the two neighboring countries and descendants of the Nizam. The case relates to 10,07,940 pounds and 9 shillings that Hyderabad’s Finance Minister Moin Nawaz Jung had transferred to Pakistan’s envoy in England, Habib Ibrahim Rahmatoola’s, account in the National Westminster Bank after India’s Partition and amid tension over the Nizam’s refusal to accede to India. The money adjusted to interest and inflation is now estimated to be Rs 350 crore. Both India and Pakistan interpreted June 22s

judgement differently. Islamabad claimed that the British High Court rejected the Indian attempt to strike out Pakistan’s claim to the Hyderabad Fund. “India failed to persuade the court that Pakistan’s position was untenable and that it could show no legal entitlement to the 35 million GBP sitting in a bank account in the name of the High Commissioner of Pakistan, since 20th September 1948... The judge accepted

that there was good evidence in support of Pakistan’s claim to the monies, which needed to be fully considered at a trial,” said the statement from Pakistan Foreign Office. “The 75-page judgement of Henderson J. is a clear vindication of Pakistan’s principled stance, and the effective legal strategy being pursued by the new legal team,” it added. India claimed that the court

ruled against Pakistan’s appeal for a summary disposal of the claim in Islamabad’s favor. “An English court has dismissed Pakistan’s application invoking limitation against India’s claim to the monies. The judgement states that Pakistan’s application for summary disposal of the claim in her favor must fail. The costs for the failure of this application of Pakistan will be awarded to India,” the Ministry of External Affairs said. “Pending trial or settlement of the matter, it is premature to reach any conclusion regarding ownership of the monies, especially as the present judgment readily acknowledges that there is much force in many of India’s arguments to strike out Pakistan’s claim of ownership.” Last year, the same court had ruled against ‘sovereign immunity’ sought by Pakistan in the case and asked it to pay 1,50,000 pounds as legal fees to India. Following transfer of money, India had raised an objection that the Nizam was not an independent ruler and prevailed upon the bank to freeze the account.

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Anurag Kashyap calls Nihalani incapable Wants power to go straight to courts or FCAT for certification if directors make an adult film IANS, NEW DELHI

ilmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who feels it’s a waste of time and energy to wrangle with the Indian censor board for certification of adult films, says it’s important that in a scenario when the censor body is chaired by a “senile” and “intellectually incapable” person such as Pahlaj Nihalani, movie makers must be empowered to approach the court directly. “Give us the power that if we are making an adult film, and we are seeking an adult certificate, we can go straight to the court or straight to the Tribunal (Film Certification Appellate Tribunal — FCAT). Why should we go through the humiliation of going through him (Pahlaj Nihalani) and waste time,” Kashyap, 43, told IANS in a noholds-barred interview here. Kashyap’s co-production Udta Punjab — a movie on the drug menace in Punjab — could release in India only after the Bombay High Court intervened and overruled the Central Board of Film Certification’s directive to make 89 cuts. Now another of the filmmaker’s co-productions, Haraamkhor, is left in the lurch for a certificate as

its theme of a teacher-student romance has been deemed unfit for the Indian market. There are more films — Sunny Deol’s abuse-laden Mohalla Assi and Manoj Bajpayeestarrer Saat Uchakkey which is also laced with expletives.

According to Kashyap, one of the most outspoken filmmakers of his times, the recent hassles on certification are a result of one man’s ego. “He’s a very strange man who hates that somebody took his power away. What the court said to the censor board was that ‘You can’t cut a film and if you have a problem, refuse the censor certificate’. So in four days, he refused certificate to some films randomly... including Haraamkhor and Saat Uchakkey. “His ego is so big that he can’t take the fact that someone took his powers away,” stressed the filmmaker, who is acclaimed for handling dark themes deftly, and had earlier hit out at Nihalani by calling him an “oligarch”. After the Examining Committee suggested 89 cuts to Udta Punjab, it went to the Revising Committee which scaled down the cuts to 13. Kashyap says filmmakers are now increasingly skipping going through the latter and reaching out straight to the FCAT. “There’s no difference left. The same people sit there and the same mindset follows. So, it’s a waste of time and energy. Pahlaj-ji dictates terms,” he said, adding that he finds Nihalani “intellectually incapable of the position” he holds.

‘A’ certificate for ‘Udta Punjab’ in Pakistan after deep cuts NEW DELHI: Bollywood’s drug786, words Maryam kee seerat and themed movie Udta Punjab, which all the foul language and such braved a tough battle for release in words have been excised, muted India, will now see the light of the and beeped.” day in Pakistan, albeit with cuts -A well-placed source in the neighand mutes on expletives and referboring country’s film distribution market told IANS that about ences to the country. eight minutes of “basical“All the foul language, ly abusive language” including swearing at The Sindh have been cut. Howand derogatory Board of Film ever, a release date words, remarks Certification is is yet to be fixed. have been muted yet to grant a Meanwhile, the along with certain release Sindh Board of Film excisions of Certification is yet to scenes. The movie certificate to grant a release certifihas been granted ‘A’ the movie cate to the movie. rating by the Full Board of CBFC (Central Board of “We have asked a local Film Censors),” Mobashir Hasan, distributor and importer to mute all chairperson, CBFC, told IANS from abusive language as that is a direct Islamabad in response to queries violation of the existing censor code, through social media. and a few cuts. The film will be certified soon and hopefully released He also said that references to soon,” Fakhr-e-Alam, chairperson of Pakistan “have been excised”. the Sindh censor board, told IANS Hasan added: “Scenes which from Karachi. even subtly refer to Pakistan, word

‘Udta Punjab’: Soars high with performances D esigned as a crime thriller and symbolically titled Udta Punjab, the film delves into the growing drug menace in the state of Punjab. The narrative intertwines the lives of a popular youth icon, rockstar-cum-rap-singer Tommy Singh, migrant laborer Kumari Pinky, awho unwittingly gets caught in the clutches of the drug mafia, doctor-cum-activist Preet Sahni, Inspector Sartaj Singh and his younger brother Bali. The plot is pretentious, dramatised and far-fetched. The narration begins with drugs being flung across the border, in the dark of the night, into a field in Punjab. The packet accidentally lands in Kumari Pinky’s hand, who tries to palm off the consignment to Bali’s contact. Though ill-equipped with the ways of drug dealing, she negotiates in the hope of making a quick buck. Inexplicably, realisation dawns

Film: “Udta Punjab”; Director: Abhishek Chaubey; Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh and Satish Kaushik; Rating: ***

on Pinky, when she is en route to meet the drug dealer. She destroys the consignment before getting caught by the mafia and has to face the brunt of its wrath for her deed. Meanwhile, the police in their zest to show ‘cop power’ arrest Tommy Singh for using drugs and corrupting the youth with his drug-infused rap music. Also, Sartaj Singh realises that his brother has become an addict, when he lands at Preet Sahni’s clinic after getting over-dosed. The doctor motivates Sartaj to fight the drug menace, “system mein rehekar”. The characters are well-defined, but their graphs are poorly etched,

especially Tommy Singh. His journey though exposed realistically, is unconvincing. The drama that keeps you hooked only highlights the premise of the story. It sends out a strong message that every individual needs to fight the corrupt system at their individual level. But the dramatic moment hits the peak when Tommy, while explaining to

Pinky, screeches, “Maal khatam, party over, go home.” What follows is an equally impressive reply from Pinky. The dialogues, replete with cuss words, are as vibrant as the performances. Shahid Kapoor, with his tattooed physique and funky hair style, portrays Tommy Singh to the T. He lives the character of an

artiste constantly under the influence of drugs and he demonstrates it with his meteoric moods, which he displays with alarming, bonechilling precision. Similarly, with a deglamourised and feral look, Alia Bhatt captures your heart as Pinky. She is consistent and brilliant in her performance. With a restrained performance, Punjabi cinema’s heartthrob Diljit Dosanjh is impressive and makes an impact. He is intense as a concerned brother and charming as Preet’s love interest. Prabhjyot Singh essays the role of Bali, a victim of circumstances to perfection. You inadvertently feel sorry for him, even when he turns into a criminal. Kareena Kapoor Khan, as Preet is competent, but offers nothing exceptional. So is Satish Kaushik, who plays Taayaji, Tommy’s uncle and show promoter. The songs are situational. They add flavour to the film, but do not propel the narrative.

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Salman runs into trouble The actor said after shooting for wrestling when he used to walk out of the ring, he used to feel actually like a raped woman walking out IANS, MUMBAI

NCW slams Salman for rape remark

Freida Pinto to receive

International Icon award at IIFA MADRID: Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto will make her debut at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) gala in Madrid. The US-based Indian actress will be honored with International Icon award at the 17th edition of the gala, which will begin on June 23. IIFA — often known as Bollywood’s Oscars — is held every year to honor the best of Hindi cinema. A source from the IIFA team confirmed that Freida will be getting the honor. In a short span of her career in the entertainment industry, Freida has carved out a niche of her own in world cinema through her roles in films like Slumdog Millionaire, Miral, Day of the Falcon, Immortals, Desert Dancer and Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

NEW DELHI: Criticizing Bollywood superstar Salman Khan for his remark that he felt like a “raped woman” after shooting a wrestling scene in his upcoming film “Sultan”, the National Commission for Women on June 21 asked him to apologize within seven days. “Just because he is Salman Khan does not mean he will make such a statement. This is sad,” National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam told the media. She said Salman may be issued a summons if he failed to comply. “It is like the most difficult thing... when I used to walk out of that ring, it used to be actually like a raped woman walking out... it feels like the most difficult... I couldn’t take steps,” Khan is heard saying in an audio clipping during interaction with a goup of journalists. Asha Devi, mother of the infamous 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim, said she was “hurt” by Salman’s remarks. “He says he felt like a raped woman. What does he know of rape?” She told a news channel, trying to fight back tears.

IIFA to promote India-Spain ties NIVEDITA, MADRID

The actress is not all about glamour and films. She has also done her bit for the society — be it aligning herself with social cause like “Girl Rising” campaign or getting together with female stars for a production house to solve the issue of gender disparity in Hollywood.

he 17th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) — which celebrates the soft power of Bollywood in taking India to global audiences — is set to celebrate 60 years of India’s diplomatic relations with Spain here starting June 23 with close to 150 celebrities and over 20,000 fans in attendance. Regarded as the football capital of the world, Madrid is the fourth European nation that IIFA is visiting after London, Yorkshire and Amsterdam. And the four-day gala which will conclude with a colorful and exuberant awards ceremony on June 27, will play host to some of the most celebrated stars of the Indian film industry, notable guests, and dignitaries from India and the region along with Indian cinema fans from across the globe. Not only this, the event also promises to present an amalgamation of two richly diverse countries and cultures. The aim is to bring the magic of Indian cinema not

only to Spain, but to Latin America as well, says Andre Timmins, director, Wizcraft International, the producers and creator of the IIFA. “We treat IIFA as India because ultimately, through the platform we are selling India,” Timmins told IANS in an interview. Some celebrities who will be walking the ‘green carpet’ at the event will be Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Sridevi, Boney Kapoor, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Boman Irani, Kabir Khan,

Ranveer Singh, Bipasha Basu, Huma Qureshi, Vivek Oberoi, Dia Mirza and Riteish Deshmukh. The event has also been timed to integrate with the city’s Mulafest. A Movement of Urban Life and Arts event and exhibition, it is Madrid’s annual culture fest that brings together music, art and food all in one place. “We are collaborating with them, and have become the partner country. We have integrated our programming with Mulafest,” Timmins said.

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Mostly starring newcomers Shirish Saravanan, Sathya, Nishanth and Rajkumar, the film also features National award-winning actor Bobby Simhaa in a pivotal role. IANS, CHENNAI

orthcoming Tamil crimethriller Metro, which explores the psyche of modern-day criminals, is inspired by a real incident which was witnessed by its director Ananda Krishnan not long ago. “Few years ago, I had witnessed a chain snatching. Thankfully, it was a failed attempt but the lady fell down and bruised herself in the process. The mental trauma she underwent during that split second and the ensuing hours inspired me to make Metro,” Anand told IANS. Mostly starring newcomers Shirish Saravanan, Sathya, Nishanth and Rajkumar, the film also features National award-winning actor Bobby Simhaa in a pivotal role. “I wanted to understand what really motivates people to commit these crimes. From my understanding, even small things like the

inability of parents to buy their college-going son a bike of his choice can push him to extreme limits. I’ve also explored this angle in the film,” he said. Going by the promos, the film has caught the attention of audi-

Actor Charandeep is the baddie in demand CHENNAI: Actor Charandeep, who is known for his antagonist’s roles in films such as Jilla and Loafer, is one of the busiest actors with over half a dozen southern projects in his kitty. “It’s been a very busy yet successful year for me so far. I’m currently shooting for Vishal’s Kathi Sandai and Sunil’s Eedu Gold Eh while projects that await releases are Veera, Sharaba, Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi, Antham and Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva,” Charandeep, who turned 29 on Monday, told IANS. Among these projects, Charandeep is most excited about Veeru Potla-directed Eedu Gold Eh and Sharaba. “In ‘Eedu Gold Eh, I play a villain with an emotional side and I’m closely attached to my father. I liked how director Potla didn’t make it just another villain. It’s a very interesting character and I’m stoked about it,” he said, adding that he plays a character along the lines of Sonu Sood from Arundhati in Sharaba. “Sharaba is a socio-fantasy film. My role required me to undergo a complete makeover. On the sets, the make-up part only took me nearly three hours each day. It’s easily one of the most challenging roles of my career. There’s still about five days of shooting left,” he said. For a change, he will be seen in a

ences for its raw and authentic portrayal of crime. One of the major challenges for the crew was to shoot in public. “There was an instance where public interrupted a chain snatching scene and almost roughed up

our actors because they didn’t know we were shooting. We hid and shot most scenes in public, but we were under constant pressure of being mobbed,” he said. The film was initially denied certification for extreme violence

Kabali’s ‘Neruppu Da’ song teaser sets internet on fire IANS, CHENNAI

mid rumors about superstar Rajinikanth’s ill-health, the makers of his upcoming Tamil action-drama Kabali have unveiled the teaser of the song Neruppu Da and it has taken the internet by storm. Giving audiences an extended glimpse of Rajinikanth in his most stylish avatar ever, the song, which translates to ‘fire blazing fiercely’, clocked over a million views in just three hours. The teaser also introduces viewers to the film’s main

antagonist played by Taiwanese actor Winston Chao. The 35-second teaser ends with the lines from Rajinikanth, announcing to the world, “Tell him I have come. That I have come back!”

and its theme. However, after approaching the revising committee, it was passed with ‘A’ certificate without any cuts. “The violence in the film has been justified. By making audiences understand the psyche of criminals and showing them how crimes happen, we’re only creating awareness. In many ways, my film will help audiences to be vigilant the next time they step out of their house,” Anand added. Shot in 28 days under a tight budget, Metro releases in cinemas on June 24. His film may have been denied certification originally, but Anand feels audiences are ready for raw and gritty films. “As humans, we are all raw on the inside. I’m not showing something that audiences won’t accept. Sadly, we haven’t had many films that are raw and gritty. Once they get used to realistic films, this trend will gain popularity,” he said.

Venkatesh’s cameo in ‘Premam’ special CHENNAI: Actor Venkatesh’s cameo in upcoming Telugu romantic-drama Premam, an eponymous remake of Malayalam Venkatesh blockbuster, was specially added in the remake. “Venkatesh plays an interesting cameo in ‘Premam’. His role is not part of the original. However, the makers of the Telugu version introduced a new character which they feel will work well with the audiences,” a source told IANS.

‘Making Oka Manasu was spiritual journey’ IANS, CHENNAI

positive role in Telugu thriller “Antham”, which is gearing up for release soon. “I’m excited and equally nervous about this film. I’m not sure how audiences will accept me in a positive role,” said Charandeep, who is paired with actress Rashmi Gautam in the film. In Vishal’s Tamil actioner “Kathi Sandai”, he’s the brother of actor Tarun Arora, who plays the main baddie. He plays a racer in Kannada thriller “Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi”, which is tipped to be India’s first motocross film.

irector Ramaraju describes the process of making Telugu romantic-drama Oka Manasu, which introduces megastar Chiranjeevi’s niece Niharika Konidela, as a spiritual journey which he thoroughly enjoyed. “The way this film has shaped is fascinating. I never tried hard to make the film, but things just fell in place and it happened. I say the process is spiritual because I bonded with the story on an emotional level and deep down I know the film has turned out exactly the way I want it,” Ramaraju told IANS. Calling it a “magical” experi-

ence, he said everything that he visualised, somehow made it to the film. “More than what I had written, things that I had visualized

became an integral part of the film. It’s a story from the heart, unadulterated, and all I had to do was observe what was happening within me and recreate it as part of the filmmaking process,” he said. Having made a directorial debut with 2013 Telugu romantic-drama Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu, Ramaraju feels his latest film will be widely accepted. “My first film didn’t get its due, because it released in very less number of screens. I learnt that cinema is not art and everything is linked to commerce. I know Oka Manasu will appeal to everybody, because I felt nostalgic when I wrote it,” he said.

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Sling TV, DISH sign agreement with Zee BY A STAFF WRITER NGLEWOOD, CO – Sling TV and DISH has signed a longterm renewal agreement with Asia TV USA, Ltd., part of the “Zee” group from India and a leading provider of South Asian programming. In addition to renewing the 10 Zeebranded channels already offered on Sling TV and DISH, the new agreement includes the addition of 27 new Zee channels such as &TV, Living Foodz, Zee Bangla, Zee Tamizh and Zee Cinema HD. As part of the agreement, Sling TV and DISH will be the exclusive providers in the U.S. of Zee’s premium on-demand library, which includes movies and over 400 additional popular video titles. Over time, Sling TV will become the exclusive over-the-top (OTT) provider in the U.S. for all but one of Zee’s South Asian channels. In the coming months, Zee will transition viewers from its directto-consumer services to Sling TV or to authenticated access only. “Our agreement with Zee enables us to provide a vast amount of entertainment to fans of South Asian content, while also giving customers a more streamlined way to access and enjoy both linear and on-demand content,” said Chris Kuelling, senior vice

president of programming for Sling TV and DISH. “Zee shares our goal of growing the South Asian market, and together we are able to better serve this community, as well as the other language groups served by Zee.” “DISH has been a natural partner and ally for the last 18 years, and Sling TV is by far the most comprehensive OTT service available to our target audience” said Sameer Targe, business head, Zee Americas. “The US is a mature pay-TV market and operating a direct-to-consumer business can be a low or negative margin initiative, so it made good business sense to align our

growth strategy by expanding our offerings and partnering with Sling TV as our chosen OTT platform.” To broaden the options available to fans of South Asian content, Sling TV and DISH are launching a new “Hindi Gold Pack,” which will contain all of the Zee Hindi channels, plus other leading Hindi channels. In addition, &TV, one of the most requested Hindi channels by current Sling TV and DISH customers, will be added to the existing lineup. Zee’s on-demand content will be available at no additional charge to DISH and Sling TV subscribers with the Hindi Gold Pack. As part of the agreement, DISH and Sling TV will also add two Spanish-language channels, Z Living Español and Zee TV Español, and two Brazilian channels, Zee TV Portuguese and Z Living Portuguese, to their respective line-ups. The new Spanish channels can be found on DISH in the DishLATINO Clasico, DishLATINO Dos, DishLATINO Plus and DishLATINO Max packages, and the Best of Spanish TV package on Sling Latino. Zee Alwan and Zee Aflam, two popular Arabic channels, will also launch in the DISH Arabic Super Elite and the Arabic Mosaic Pack on Sling TV.

Happy Feet walkers club marches ahead BY A STAFF WRITER APERVILLE, IL -- Happy Feet walkers club, which was started for women by women in Naperville and Aurora area, about a year ago, is going places, having enrolled some 130 members. Each member is dedicated to outdoor walking as a source of exercise to improve health and wellness by incorporating fun, fitness and friendship. Over the year, the club has recorded many achievements, including several members walking over 1000 miles, improving health stats, walking for a cause, etc. June has been proclaimed as Women’s outdoor walking month by Mayor Steve Chirico of Naperville City. He met the club members and urged city dwellers to join the club and reap the benefits of good health and friendship.

Modesto police now has first Sikh officer

Varinder Khun Khun (Center)

BY A STAFF WRITER ODESTO, CA -- In a firstof-its-kind appointment, the Modesto Police Department, Calif., swore in its first Sikh American officer on June 14, allowing him to wear his turban and have beard on work despite a grooming policy that requires officers to be clean-shaven in the department. Ceres, Modesto-based Varinder Khun Khun was born in India, and graduated from the Napa Police Academy on June 11. The 28-year-old is one of the 33 officers hired by the department so far. “I’ve never seen police officers wearing a turban before; I didn’t know if I would get a chance (to be a police officer) … I am thankful for MPD giving me the opportunity,” said the Sikh before the swearing-in ceremony. The Modesto Police Department’s grooming policy requires officers be clean shaven, allowing only for a moustache that extends to the edge of the lip. Khun Khun approached Police Chief Galen Carroll a year ago about applying for the job and the requirement that he have a beard and wear a turban. In 2012, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law that added to California’s Fair Employment Act protection against discrimination for religious dress and grooming practices. In April, three US Army enlistees won permission to wear beards and turbans after filing federal lawsuits that seek to force the Pentagon to accommodate those who wear beards for religious purposes.

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Urobiologics simplifies gender determination BY A STAFF WRITER IVONIA, MI – Urobiologics, the first company to develop and commercially introduce gender determination after pregnancy by testing urine, has indeed discovered a new phenomenon in women: Although the gender of the baby is determined by sperms, women have two kinds of menstrual cycles. These cycles are gender specific and alternate. One cycle is good for conceiving a boy, the next one for a girl. Just like women stop menstruating after conception, they stop alternating as well, as long as that baby is there. This is a parallel medical discovery. The uterus appears to sort and select X & Y chromosome bearing sperms, because 92% of couples who conceived in appropriate cycle, got the babies they planned for. This aspect is going to be a medical miracle. Based on these findings, Urobiologics

has developed the ‘PreGender Preconception Test’ to guide couples in which cycle to try and when to avoid. This amazing technology is covered by two US patents # 9,057,720 & 8,759,109 “We are so confident of our success that

these days we ask our customers to pick a name of the planned baby in advance. She can begin gender planning process by collecting two consequent mid-cycle urine samples and shipping to us in Livonia MI US”, says a company scientist. According to him, after testing them, the company continues emailing personalized conception plan in every desired cycle till she conceives, without any additional cost. If she gets pregnant, she immediately collects urine samples for the FirstGender Post-conception test and there’s 92% chance the name of the baby will be included in that report. Of course, there is 8% chance of going opposite, but that’s not the error of the test. If there’s no conception, she must skip the next cycle. Sh i p p i n g u r i n e s a m p l e s a c ro s s international borders is legal and the samples stay good during transport.For details: www. urobiologics.com or call 1 + 313 574 7500 in USA

BY A STAFF WRITER AK BROOK, IL -- An Oak Brook couple who owned a Harvey bank have been charged with intentionally hiding millions of dollars in cash and assets after they defaulted on more than $40 million in loans. Federal prosecutors say Pethinaidu Veluchamy, 70, and his wife, Parameswari Veluchamy, 65, were indicted on June 22 in federal court on charges of bank fraud, destroying records to obstruct a bankruptcy proceeding and making a false statement under oath. The Veluchamys, were owners of First Mutual Bancorp of Illinois, a holding company for the Mutual Bank, which was located in Harvey.

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‘Hugging saint’ arriving in Chicago on June 27 BY A STAFF WRITER hrough her extraordinary acts of love and self-sacrifice, Mata Amritanandamayi, or ‘Amma’ as she is more popularly known, has endeared herself to millions around the world. Tenderly embracing everyone who comes to her, holding them in her loving embrace, Amma shares her boundless love with all – regardless of their beliefs, their status, or why they have come to her. In this simple yet powerful way, India’s ‘hugging saint’ is transforming the lives of countless people, helping their hearts to blossom - one embrace at a time. In the past 40 years, Amma has physically hugged an estimated 33 million people from all parts of the world. Amma’s teachings are universal. Whenever she is asked about her religion, she replies, “My religion is love.” She does not ask anyone to believe in God or to change their faith, but only to inquire into their own real nature and to believe in themselves. Amma’s tireless spirit of dedication to uplifting others has culminated in a vast network of charitable projects in India and around the world, under the global banner of ‘Embracing the World’. For this work, Amma has been honored with a number of international awards including the prestigious GandhiKing Award for Non-Violence (2002), the James Parks Morton Interfaith Award (2006), and the Cinema Verite Award (2007) for humanitarian and human rights work.

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In December 2014, Amma joined Pope Francis and 10 other global spiritual leaders from a range of faiths to sign the Declaration of Religious Leaders Against Modern Slavery. People come to Amma from all walks of life with a diverse belief system. Some have been walking the spiritual path for decades; others have never picked up a spiritual book in their lives. Some come because they are suffering mentally, physically, or materially, and they hope Amma can help them. Some are simply curious. Perhaps they have seen Amma in newspapers or on TV, and they want to see for themselves what Amma is all about. Regardless of why they have come, many describe experiencing a feeling of radiant and unconditional love in Amma’s

BY A STAFF WRITER RIZONA -- Namboori Sridatta, 25, from Telangana and P Naresh, 24, from Andhra Pradesh, India were drowned while picnicking in two separate incidents in the US on June 19. Sridatta, who was working with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Arizona, slipped and fell into water while on a picnic with friends at a waterfall and his body was recovered by rescue workers. His body was sent to India after his family sought help of the Indian government. Sridatta had gone to the US five years ago and after his education at Arizona University, got a job at TCS. “He was to come home next month but yesterday we got this shocking news,” Sridatta’s father NVM Swamy told journalists. P Naresh, a student in California, was on a picnic with his friends on a boat when he slipped and fell into the water. The body was found by the local police after a search operation. Naresh, son of a poor farmer, was a second year MS student. Naresh’s family had also urged the Indian government to make necessary arrangements to bring back the body.

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BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- The Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago (PCS) celebrated its 16th annual “Punjabi Youth Graduation and Scholarships Awards Night” on June 12 at Viceroy of India Banquets Lombard, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. More than 250 community members attended. After PCS president Gurmit Singh Dhillon welcomed the guests, Dr. Vinay Kumar, professor and chairman, department of pathology, University of Chicago, gave the keynote address. Jasleen Kaur Saini, graduate of Wheeling High School won the PCS Scholarship this year. The scholarship and the event was sponsored by Mohina Ahluwalia in the memory of Diljit Singh Ahluwalia; by Dr. Diljeet Kaur Singh, Karamjeet Kaur Singh, Ranjeet Kaur Singh in the fond memory of their father Dr. Pritam Singh; by Dr. Surjit Singh Patheja; by Harinder Singh M.I.T.S.; Harkewal Singh Lally; Dr. Amarjit Singh for Sikh Outreach Society; Jasbir Singh Bhalla; Bikram Singh Sohi; Surinder Kumar Jain Viceroy of India Banquets.

All the Punjabi class of 2016 graduates were honored and presented with certificates of accomplishment by Dr. Amarjit Singh. The participants of “Rangla Punjab 2016,” a PCS Annual Vaisakhi cultural program that took place on April 23, 2016 were also given appreciation awards. “The purpose of this program is to promote higher education among our next generation. This get together helps community building, bonding and networking. Our youth need encouragement, appreciation, mentoring and professional guidance,” said Harkewal Singh Lally, chairman of PCS. The next PCS event is Basketball Tournament at “PCS Sports Festival 2016” in July, followed by “PCS Bhangra and Gidha Competition” and “Thanksgiving Day Parade” in November. PCS of Chicago is an all-volunteer, not-forprofit community service organization devoted to promoting Punjabi culture, language, performing arts, healthy life style and sports, education, and good citizenship in the metropolitan Chicago area and beyond.

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BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- Mujeeb Ahmed from Masti Entertainment, Babu Varma, Waseem Tahir, and Arya Sounds presented Comedy Show of the Year by versatile Bollywood comedian Johnny Lever on June 4 at Copernicus Theater, 5216 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL 60630. The high-profile event was attended by family-oriented fans from different walks of life. Self-taught Johnny began his career way back in 1984. He developed a passion for mimicry and stand-up comedy after constantly watching comedians like the unforgettable legendary icon Johnny Walker, the remarkable Kishore Kumar and the well-known Mehmood in Hindi films and through mimicry artists like Dinesh Hingoo and Nerella Venumadhav on stage. His success and talent grew gradually. Johnny was then offered films instantly. No wonder, he has starred in more than 400 Bollywood movies with every star. His fans took to him instantly on screen which led him to achieve success upon success, resulting in many nominations for coveted Filmfare Awards in the Best Comedian Category, winning the prestigious trophy twice. His “Michael Jackson” act was the not-tobe-missed quotient of the show. His act was not limited to mere mimicry, but was a wholesome package” of entertainment. He sang and danced, and enacted real-life situations, mocking anything and everything under the sun. And most importantly, his wholesome presentation

BY A STAFF WRITER ISCATAWAY, NJ -- Hundreds of yoga enthusiasts joined the biggest Second International Yoga Day celebrations held in Piscataway, New Jersey. Hundreds of people cutting across age groups, nationalities and religious backgrounds lined up ahead of time to practice and celebrate this ancient Hindu science and heritage. The event was jointly coordinated and organized by Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS), Office of Consulate General of India (NY), VHPA, SEWA, EKAL, Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP), Isha Yoga Foundation, Vihangam Yoga, Art of Living, Sahaja Yoga and various Yoga Studios and other likeminded organizations. Over 600 people performed yoga in three parallel sessions that were held for adults, kids and senior citizens. The main session for adults was conducted in the main hall that was packed to its maximum capacity and the entire floor was covered with yoga mats of different colors. Isha Foundation conducted a guided yoga session in which the participants did many asanas (yoga postures) that benefit everyone in their daily routine. Vijay Kumar and Lal Mani of Vihang yoga conducted a guided yoga asanas (yoga postures) that can be done at different times during our daily routine and made the participants do simple postures that help them cure common problems like back ache, posture related issues, and stomach related issues.

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Royal King USA won 1st place. BY A STAFF WRITER Kabaddi Cup tournament. HICAGO, IL -- Punjab Sports Royal King USA won the 1st place Club of Milwaukee held its and Midwest USA won 2nd slot in the Midwest First International exciting competition. Kabaddi Cup tournament Four prizes were sponsored by on June 5 at Gurudwara, 7512 S Howell Sukhwinder Singh Ghagar family, Rakesh Ave, Oak Creek, which turned out to be a Rehan, owner of cafe India restaurant, big festival of fun, food and sports. Daldev Sing Bolla, owner of India Garden People not only from Chicagoland and Gurudwara Singh Sabha Silvis, Illinois. area but from Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, The tourney was held with the Canada, California and Wisconsin came support of Sikh temple of Wisconsin in large numbers to enjoy this sports committee, Bikramjit Singh Sekhon festival. (president of Sikh temple of Wisconsin) Gurudwara celebrates Mela of Sant and Jasjit Singh Sidhu. Baba Prem SinghJi Murale Wale 66th Special thanks to Sikh temple of Barsi Smagam with Kirtan Darbar, Wisconsin committee for their help Katha, Langar and open stalls and rides and Bikramjit Singh Sekhon (president for kids. Over 1,000 devotees enjoy Mela of Sikh temple of Wisconsin) and Jasjit and watch Midwest First International Singh Sidhu.

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The entertainment was augmented by performer Gaurav Sharma who helped the transition between these two colossal father and daughter personality. Sharma is an Indian television actor, born in Chandigarh, India who has worked in many daily soaps. He has played some challenging roles in serials like Phulwa, Mahima Shanidev Ki, Naadaaniyaan - Teen Nadaanon Ki Kahaani and Sasural Simar Ka. He was last seen in Life OK’s popular series Dream Girl and Star Plus’ show Diya Aur Baati Hum. The crowd enjoyed hearty laugh to the wittiest jokes to end the day. The evening performance by the trio proved what Charles Dickens had said that “There is nothing in the world as irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”

‘Mor Bani Thangat Kare’ is hugely successful

OMKARA team with Mita Patel and Chicago Community and supporter. BY A STAFF WRITER and Mafat Patel (Air Tour) for their support. After OHMKARA’s “Samanvay” in 2014 HICAGO, IL – OHMKARA’s ‘More Bani Thangat Kare’, a Gujarati and “Saat Suron na Sarname” – Avinash Vyas musical program consisting of sugam, Mahotsav” in 2015, in major cities of the US and lok and bhakti sangeet along with Muscat and Dubai, ‘Mor BaniThangaat Kare’ is poetry, literature and dayro, was sold out and being performed in major cities of the US like hugely successful. Cleveland, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, New Jersey, Young poet Ankit Trivedi, along with his Detroit and more. More than 10,000 Gujaratis have enjoyed team of singers, stole the show with his poetry and sense of humor in his versatile compering the musical journey of OHMKARA-organized to promote of Gujarati language, literature and concerts with renowned singers and music composers like Parthiv Gohil, Gurang Vyas and music. Purushottam Upadhyay in the last two years. A thunderous applause was triggered by OHMKARA and their dedicated team have a song which hailed Chicagoans--’Vat Majani Lawya Saat Surona Sarnamey Ame Tamne been working very hard to promote and bring Malwa Away’. Gujarati heritage, language, music, poetry and ‘Mor Bani Thangat Kare” is a musical literature via musical evening outside of India. In a special attraction, Gujarati songs rainbow of Gujarati songs, literature and art, presented by renowned singers and musicians from renowned Bollywood singers Mukesh, from India. Mohammed Rafi, Kishor Kumar, Manhar Udhas and Lata Mangeshker are being sung by Trivedi Introduced his team members talented singers of “Mor Bani Thangat Kare”, a Bhumik Shah, Anila Vashvda, Prahar Vora, Gargi four-hour musical and literature extravaganza Vora, Nayan Pancholi as well as his musician with renowned and versatile, young and dynamic group. He thanked Amit Patel, Mita Patel, Hitesh Master, Payal Shah and Jalaram Mandir singers.

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Musical tribute paid to Rafi, Kishore Kumar BY A STAFF WRITER OSTON, TX -- A melodious musical tribute to Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar was presented by Masala Art on June 17 at Scottish Rite Masonic Museum in Lexington, MA under the theme, “Yadoon Ki Baraat.” Hundreds of music lovers enjoyed the night by listening to the classic and hearttouching songs of these legends of Bollywood industry. Very talented local singers, namely, Valentino Almeida, Sankar Gangaikondan, Swati Sharma and Shua Khan Arshad sang pleasingly the evergreen songs of these two singers and made the event a memorable one for the audience with their elegant singing. Syed Ali Rizvi, Shri. Ajay Jain, and Shri. Harish Dang moderated the event very gracefully and shared many life stories and facts about Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar with the audience. On the big background screen, they showed movie names, and other information about the songs while playing a few before the song scenes from the movie for every song. The audience also got a chance to listen to some stories narrated by popular radio announcer Ameen Sayani about these two singers. He had presented these stories on

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event for their support. He commended the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum for providing the venue. He expressed his gratitude to all the singers for entertaining the audience with their tuneful songs. He also thanked volunteers along with the audience, especially Anil Chawla, Rajesh Bhutani, Sanjay Kaul, Sanjay Sharma, Ashu Patel, Bibek Das and Sanjay Jain, Harish Dang, Vinod Kapoor, etc. for making this event a great success.

Author talks on Sikh legacy in Pakistan BY A STAFF WRITER OSTON, TX -- Singapore-based author and photographer Amardeep Singh presented a talk on Sikh legacy in Pakistan based on his book and visits to different places in this region at the South Asian Center, Cambridge, MA on June 18. Many Sikhs came out to listen to this exciting talk hosted by the South Asian Center, Boston. He is on his book tour to many countries around the world including North America. The author said that his strong desire to see his ancestor’s native place in Pakistan made him to plan a journey to West Punjab, North-West Frontier and Pakistan Administered Kashmir and

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explore into the remnants of a community that was compelled to move eastwards owing to the partition of the Indian sub-continent. His book titled, “Lost Heritage: The Sikh Legacy in Pakistan” provides insight by

investigating the relinquished heritage spanning 15th and 21st centuries across many locations in Pakistan. Some of the Gurdwaras and libraries are renovated by the government of Pakistan in the recent times but it is going on a slow and low priority basis. Singh urged the Sikh community to think beyond religious domain and visit Pakistan not only as Yatris of Gurdwaras but also as travelers to visit other places and libraries to know more about its own heritage and culture. His interesting talk was followed by fascinating discussions with many touching questions and answers especially issues related to travelling to these remote areas.

AID takes up cudgels for gas-hit in Bhopal BY A STAFF WRITER OSTON, TX – Thirty-two years ago, on the night of December 2, 1984, the world’s worst industrial disaster at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, released at least 30 tons of a highly toxic gas called methyl isocyanate, as well as a number of other poisonous gases and killed more than 15,000 people over the years. There are thousands of heartbreaking stories of Bhopal gas disaster survivors. At last, the Association For India’s Development (AID) decided to help and support the struggle of Bhopalis and make their voice and suffering being heard in the US White House to find relief to their several decade’s long fight. The Bhopal campaign is one of the many struggles that AID is supporting. Up to now, survivors have been demanding that the US Corporations responsible (Union Carbide Corp. and its current owner Dow Chemical Co.) along with the Indian Government, readdress the issue by compensating the affected, cleaning up the premises, and providing reasonable medical care for the survivors. However, it has become clear that the US government too has played a role in hindering justice for the Bhopalis. The

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US Department of Justice has been silently shielding the corporations responsible by blocking the court notices to Dow Chemical in relation to the pending criminal case against it. The next hearing for this case is on July 13t. AID is proud to stand with the Bhopalis in this historic effort to petition

the White House to stop shielding Dow Chemical. When they reach the magic number of 100,000 signatures, the White House has to respond to the petition and right action for the case. AID’s volunteers are requesting all the sensible people to join them in their effort to get justice.

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BY A STAFF WRITER EW YORK, NY – Sanjay Valvani, hedge fund manager at Visium Asset Management, was found dead on June 20 in an apparent suicide just days after turning himself in on alleged insider trading. “We mourn the tragic loss of Sanjay, a devoted father, husband and friend,” Visium founder Jacob Gottlieb said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time.” New York police officials said Valvani was found by his wife and left a suicide note. The 44-year-old turned himself in to authorities on June 15 and was charged with five counts in a scheme that lasted from 2005 through 2011, netting him roughly $25 million. He had pleaded not guilty to all five counts. Visium, which had on June 17 announced it would shut down its operations, had placed Valvani on leave earlier in the year after it announced the company was under investigation. The bust is among the largest insider trading cases since a court ruling in 2014 made it more challenging for prosecutors to pursue the culprits. It’s uncertain how Valvani’s death will affect the proceedings of the case. Preet Bharara, Indian American US attorney in Manhattan, N.Y., accused Visium Asset Management LP’s Valvani of fraudulently making $25 million courtesy of advance information about Food and Drug Administration approvals of generic drug applications. According to prosecutors, consultant Gordon Johnston, a former deputy director of the FDA office of generic drugs, provided Valvani the information after receiving a tip from a friend and former FDA colleague still working there. Valvani then turned over some of the tips to then-Visium portfolio manager Christopher Plaford who made his own illegal trades. Visium is said to have paid Johnston hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years, but Valvani asked its chief financial officer in a January 6, 2010 email to award a raise. Prosecutors said Johnston sent tips about Momenta Pharmaceuticals’ effort to win FDA approval for the first generic equivalent to Sanofi’s Lovenox, for treating deep vein thrombosis. After Momenta won approval in July 2010, causing its stock to rise 82 per cent in one day, Valvani made $25 million from selling his Momenta stock, and closing bets that Sanofi stock would fall because of the new competition, say prosecutors.

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OHMkriyaa celebrates international yoga day BY A STAFF WRITER DISON, NJ -- After a successful launch of OHMkriyaa in November 2015, OHM Group of Companies under the leadership of noble business entrepreneur Pinakin Pathak successfully organized their first major public event to celebrate “International Yoga Day”. The main attraction was the presence of Dr. Larra Shah, a renowned natural life science facilitator and Founder of “Energy Orb” at the event held at Royal Albert’s Palace in New Jersey. More than 100 people attended this live seminar organized in a peaceful and beautifully decorated hall where she demonstrated various “Mudra Yoga” and Mudra Meditation” techniques which were enjoyed and applauded by many participants. Dr. Larra’s practical workshop included various demonstrations of mudras, asanas, yoga, meditation, stress management and mind concentration and various breathing

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impact and felt sense of peace and different kind of energy and many said that the negativity disappeared after attending this session. Dr. Larra, fondly also known as “IshvaGuru”, is a well-known name in India as a holistic healer, researcher and practitioner in Vedic therapies and natural medicine. She has designed a holistic module ‘Secrets to the seventh sense’ –seven steps to wellness for those seeking professional and personal excellence. She has a natural gift to be able to see auras, the past and the future. The gifted lady has also aced her expertise as a Certified Yoga Teacher, Geopathic Stress Healer, and a qualified Feng Shui Expert from renowned F.S.R.C Canada. Dr Larra’s ability to sense energies and read auras has been the guiding light in helping her clients who come from different walks of life including leading athletes, movie stars and business leaders to help them achieve success & happiness and enhance their spiritual or physical journey.

Email scams cost U.S. businesses billions each year BY A STAFF WRITER EW YORK, NY According to the FBI, more than 22,000 companies around the world have reported their email accounts compromised since January 2013. As part of an effort to raise public awareness of the increasing threat cyber criminals pose to America’s business community, the FBI issued a public service announcement Tuesday highlighting email scams that have cost businesses worldwide more than $3 billion over the last two and a half years. The scammers target businesses that regularly perform wire transfer payments by compromising their business email accounts through social engineering or by hacking into their computers, the FBI says. Correction Boss Busted in Alleged Pension Scam In some cases, cyber criminals will hack into the emails of company executives and use those email accounts to request employees’ personal information from the

company’s human resources department. In other cases, cyber thieves pose as an attorney or vendor used by the company to request a transfer of funds. They send a spoof email using an email address that appears similar to the legitimate accounts. Top News Photos of the Week[NATL] Top News Photos of the Week According to the FBI, more than 22,000 companies around the world have reported their email accounts compromised since January 2013, resulting in unauthorized transfers of billions of dollars, mostly going to banks in China and Hong Kong. At Tuesday’s announcement, the FBI also discussed recent increases in the use of

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MOTEL FOR SALE

40 Room Motel, Franchise, 15 mi. N. St Louis, Heading : Arial Black 14 Font White color on HW-55/70, Brick const. Truck Parking, with 3 Acr. land. 3 Rm. Managers Separate Apt. Asking Price: $ 990,000, Owner fin. Available.

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Restaurant for lease in Schaumburg, IL. Full equipment with coolers, freezers, ovens, etc. Upto 3000 square foot space. Rent $3,600 a month. High traffic location.

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HOME FOR SALE BY OWNER

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Great opportunity! Liquor store for lease in St. Louis. Monthly sale $100,000. Deposit $100,000.

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C-STORE FOR SALE

Convenient Store with Beer & Wine in Columbus, Ohio. Monthly sale $45,000 + Good lottery commission. U Haul for sale. Serious inquiries only.

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for the 11-am-to-6-pm show have been priced to suit every pocket—$35, $50, $75, $100, $250 (VIP) and $500 (VVIP). While students aged between 6 years and 12 years will be charged $20, children below 5 years will be given free entry.

By Purnima Brahmbhatt CHICAGO, IL- Hearken O Chicagoans! It’s that time to shake a leg—to your heart’s content! The Federation of Gujarati Associations of North America (FOGANA), a notfor-profit, is organizing the 36th Midwest Region FOGANA 2016 Raas, Garba & Folk Dance Competition on July 9 a t Copernicus Center (Gateway Theater) 5216 West Lawrence Avenue in Chicago, IL. The event brings all Gujaratis living in North America closer by providing a common platform to sustain and perpetuate the cultural heritage of Gujarat. SWARNIM GUJARAT This annual event is a dedication to ‘Swarnim Gujarat’—the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Gujarat state in India. Some 500 artists from all over the Midwest will participate in this cultural competition. Appealing for sponsorship, Suryakant Patel, president of Gujarati Samaj Chicago which is presenting the event, said: “Your assistance will allow our association to continue to develop quality programs like this one and nurture a healthy cultural learning environment for our next generation.” According to Kamlesh Shah, vice president of the Gujarati Samaj Chicago, tickets

PRIZES GALORE General secretary Jayesh Parikh said that the first prize is worth $700, while $500 will be given to the first runner-up and $300 to the second runner-up, adding that tickets can also be booked online. Initially, FOGANA, founded in 1980, aspired to meet the needs and welfare of Gujaratis while assisting them in adapting to the mainstream America. It hoped to do this by building up and centralizing resources, energies and talents and thus create a stronger image of Gujarat. Using such tools as folk dancing, which is an integral part of any celebration in the Gujarati culture, FOGANA conducted folk dance competitions in various regions that culminated in finals in one or other North American city, attended by top dignitaries. “Today, our goals are expanding to meet our changing needs. Not only do we wish to combine the dynamic ability of the Gujaratis with the practicality of today’s life, but make it relevant to the changing face of the community. This allowed the younger generation to have an identity because they have been brought into the fold”, said Patel. FUTURE PLANS The Gujarati Samaj Chicago which had organized a picnic on June 26, will after the FOGANA event, is already preparing for its grand September 24 Navratri Garba program and October 22 Diwali party. Bhavesh Shah, joint general secretary,

Gujarati Samaj of Chicago is bent on nurturing a healthy cultural learning environment for the next generation, says its dynamic president Suryakant Patel

said that when Gujarati Samaj Chicago was established in 1976, there were only a few members but now it has more than 600 members. He said that the Samaj was a non-profit organization serving the Chicagoland area with a mission to support the Gujarati people to grow personally, professionally, emotionally, and spiritually by using compassion, unique perspective, and belief in Gujaratis’ inherent goodness, integrity, and enormous potential to help each other. “We provide a community for those who find joy in celebrating the Gujarati culture and Gujarati people”, said cultural secretary Manish Pandya. GSC VISION Joint cultural secretary Nirisha Shah said that the Gujarati Samaj Chicago’s (GSC) vision was to help the Gujarati community to prosper in life while still maintaining a positive focus on serving the community, family, and other organizations.

So, get ready for the 36th Midwest Region FOGANA 2016 Raas, Garba & Folk Dance Competition on July 9 and, as they say, ‘dance your feettill the last beat’ at Copernicus Center.

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