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CULTURAL CONNECT stalwarts like Shabana Azmi and Seema Biswas say that if it wasn’t for Ketki’s efforts, we would have never been able to show out theater in America, that for me is the biggest assurance that my hard work has paid-off.”

LIFE IN INDIA Much before Ketki came to the US, she had been deeply involved in the rarely talked about art forms back in India. With an artistic inclination, as a young schoolgirl, studying in Ahmedabad, Ketki enrolled herself in Darpan Academy in Ahmedabad. She was also learning Bharatnatyam alongside her theatre training. She performed Bhavai form of theatre, which is folk drama from Gujarat.

During her younger days in Ahmedabad she recalls she did a lot of experimental theatre.

She says, “it was more of philanthropy combined with street art so instead of performing at big stages we would go to small cities and villages and educate people through art. There were no green rooms, no facilties but just the satisfaction of bringing art closer to people.” She also did a lot of street theatre.

Ketki also did a course from the prestigious National School of Drama in Delhi. She says, “Those were very enlightening years as one learnt so much.” About her classmates during those days in NSD she says, “Around the same time Anupam Kher was also there. Besides the institution instills so much love for theatre in you that it reflects in so many talented people who come out of there.”

Ketki also dabbled a little in Gujarati

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cornucopia.It was these qualities about the city that made it easier for theatre personality KETKI PARIKH Ketki Parikh, WAS THE to fall in love with Chicago, when she first came here from FIRST INDIAN TO IndiaEVER three decades ago.And even though, Ketki admits that the city was very different BRING MEANINGFUL from what it is INDIAN THEATRE TO now, as it happens to any place over time, she did notice that people were interested in knowing the aspects of other cultures and their practices.

AMERICA BACK IN THE 90’S WITH HER THEATRE VENTURE VACHIKAM. AS A CO-FOUNDER OF CHICAGO SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL SHE CONTINUES HER EFFORTS TO SHOWCASE TO THE WORLD THE MANY FACETS OF SOUTH ASIAN CINEMA.QWA

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JULY 28, 2017 | THE COMMUNITY FIRST • Issue 7 around MIDWEST EDITION | EAST COAST EDITION | Volume cinema that timeNo. though421 she admits those were small roles mainly done for friends who requested her. She says, “I have never been interested in acting in films as I thought theatre and live performance is my true calling. Honestly I still get offers for acting in many Indian films through friends, which I keep politely refusing.”

She also has been a TV news presenter

Taking oath in the name of God, President Ram Nath Kovind pledges to ‘preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law’

ith an avid interest in performing arts and an impressive background in experimental theatre back home in Ahmedabad, India, it was natural for Ketki to notice the void in the representation of the rich offerings of Indian theatre in America.

To offer a glimpse on the highly intellectual theatrical scene in India, Ketki embarked on a never-attempted-before journey. She formed Vachikam in 1995, in Chicago -- a platform to bring awareness and appreciation about Indian culture and performing arts to audiences in America and Canada. Over the years’ with her venture she became a pioneer to bring some of the most legendary plays, playwrights, theatre personalities, actors and artists from India to America. She was also instrumental in getting some of the most critically acclaimed plays such as Tumhari Amrita, Kaifi Aur Main, Ismat Aapa Ke Naam and many others showcased in America.

She also brought some of the very impressive Gujarati plays to America, a segment that was not properly represented in terms of the depth it had. She was also the first one to bring Gujarati musicals to America.

Gujarati plays such as Eva Mumbai Maan Chal Jaaye and many other highly evolved offerings from Gujarati theatre were shown to audiences in America through her efforts.

After creating a niche in terms of theatre representation from India, she forayed into another exciting journey – that of bringing the finest from the South Asian cinema to be screened in America. As a co-founder of South Asian Film Festival in Chicago, Ketki and her team are continually trying to give a platform to independent cinema from South Asia and to also educate the West on the real dynamics of story telling from that side of the world.

Today she effectively balances her creative pursuits along with taking care of her loving family in Chicago. Talking about her journey Parikh says, “The greatest reward for me

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US Senate rejects proposal to repeal Obamacare Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, sided with all Democrats in opposition, meaning all remaining Republicans, and Pence were necessary to pass the motion IANS, WASHINGTON

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S Senate Republicans have voted in favor of a floor debate on their efforts to re-write healthcare policy, with Vice President Mike Pence breaking the tie.

The Senate this week decisively rejected a Republican proposal to repeal-and-replace Obamacare as Senator John McCain returned from Arizona to applause from fellow senators to cast a critical vote for Republicans, CNN reported.

Two GOP senators — Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski — sided with all Democrats in opposition, meaning all remaining Republicans and Pence were necessary for the motion to pass.

The vote came as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Donald Trump dared their fellow Republicans to block their seven-year campaign promise to repeal and replace Obamacare.

The vote dealt with a measure that combined a previous Senate proposal known as the Better Care

The US Senate voted 51-50 to begin a debate on proposals to end Obamacare, as Republicans rallied again to fulfill their seven-year-long promise.

Reconciliation Act — that was rejected by several Republican senators — with $100 billion extra money for people on Medicaid desired by moderate Republicans and a proposal from conservative Senator Ted Cruz to allow barebones health insurance plans.

Democrats moved successfully to kill the amendment as it had not

Trump ‘disappointed’ in Sessions, says healthcare vote ‘big step’ WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he was “disappointed” with Attorney General Jeff Sessions over his recusal in FBI inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election and called the healthcare procedural vote a ‘big step’.

“I am disappointed in the Attorney General. He should not have recused himself,” Trump said during a joint news conference with the Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri this week, hours after firing off his latest missive targeting Sessions.

“If he was going to recuse himself, he should have told me prior to taking office and I would have quite simply picked someone else,” CNN quoted the President as saying.

Pressed further on whether he wants Sessions to resign, Trump simply added once more that he is “very disappointed” in Sessions.

Trump said he also hopes Sessions will crack down on what “leaks” from various intelligence agencies.

“I want the Attorney General to be much tougher on the leaks from intelligence agencies,” Trump said.

“These are intelligence agencies.

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been officially scored by the Congressional Budget Office and hence didn’t meet the complicated reconciliation rules to consider the bill.

The senators cast a vote on a “repeal-only” proposal and the bill was thus defeated by 55-45 votes in the Republican-majority senate.

Trump, who has repeatedly said he was ready to sign any repeal legisla-

tion, celebrated the vote, which creates a path to give him the major congressional victory that’s eluded the White House thus far.

“I’m very happy to announce that with zero of the Democrats’ votes, the motion to proceed on healthcare has moved past and now we move forward towards truly great healthcare for the American people. We look forward to that.

This was a big step,” Trump said.

“I want to thank Senator John McCain,” he added. “A very brave man. He made a tough trip to get here.”

But Trump also acknowledged there’s a long road ahead for the legislation and criticized the two Republicans for opposing the motion.

“We had two Republicans that went against us, which is very sad, I think,” Trump said.

“I believe now we will, over the next week or two, come up with a plan that’s going to be really, really wonderful for the American people,” the US president said in a statement.

‘Transgenders not allowed in US army’ WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump tweeted this week that transgender individuals would be prohibited from serving in the US military, saying he made the decision after consulting with Generals and military experts.

Trump said his administration would not allow transgenders to serve in any capacity in the US armed forces.

“Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming... victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you,” Trump wrote on his personal Twitter account.

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He said then that the services would begin allowing transgenders to join the armed forces starting on July 1, 2017.

But hours before that deadline, on June 30, 2017, the Pentagon announced a delay in its transgender recruitment policy until January 1, 2018.

“Services will review their accession plans (for transgender applicants) providing input on the impact to the readiness and lethality of our forces,” the Pentagon said then.

US House passes Russia sanctions bill defying President Trump IANS, WASHINGTON

T We cannot have that happen.”

On healthcare, Trump thanked Senator John McCain and all the Republicans, noting that “we passed it without one Democratic vote”, CBS News reported. He also congratulated the American people, saying: “We’re going to give you great health care.”

“Now we move forward towards truly great health care for the American people,” he said. “We look forward to that. This was a big step.”

Besides, Trump and Hariri also discussed terrorism issues.

he US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a new sweeping package of sanctions against Russia for its interference in the 2016 US presidential election, despite President Donald Trump objecting to the legislation.

Congressmen voted 419-3 to pass the bill this week, with three Republicans — Justin Amash, Jimmy Duncan and Thomas Massie — voting against the bill.

The bill gives Congress the power to block any effort by the White House to weaken sanctions on Russia, offering a direct challenge to President Donald Trump’s authority, CNN reported.

The overwhelming support for the bill, which was voted under special procedures to pass with a two-thirds majority, forces Trump to obtain lawmakers’ permission before easing any sanctions on Moscow.

The measure targets key Russian officials in retaliation for Moscow’s alleged interference in the 2016

US Vice President Mike Pence.

presidential election. It also includes sanctions against Iran and North Korea in response to their weapons programmes. The legislation needs to be passed through the Senate before it can be sent on to the President to be signed. The White House said it was reviewing the bill, and it was unclear whether Trump will veto it.

“While the President supports tough sanctions on North Korea, Iran and Russia, the White House is reviewing the House legislation

and awaits a final legislative package for the President’s desk,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said.

“He has no intention of getting rid of them, but he wants to make sure we get the best deal for the American people possible,” she added.

“Congress does not have the best record on that... He’s going to study that legislation and see what the final product looks like,” Sanders further said

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Nitish shuns Lalu, joins Modi In a quick turn of events, Nitish Kumar resigns and takes oath as Bihar CM again with BJP support

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n a dramatic turn of events, Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar Chief Minister at the head of a JD-U-BJP government, within hours of dumping the Grand Alliance with Lalu Prasad Yadav at its helm.

This is the JD-U President’s second innings in the last two years.

He snapped ties late on Wednesday with Grand Alliance partners Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress over corruption charges against RJD leader and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav.

The Raj Bhavan here echoed with chants of “Nitish Kumar Zindabad” as Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi administered the oath to Nitish Kumar.

BJP’s Sushil Kumar Modi was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister. The BJP offered support to Nitish Kumar after he resigned as Chief Minister on Wednesday.

Nitish Kumar took the oath in Hindi. This is the JD-U’s second innings with the BJP in the state.

Nitish Kumar had in 2013 ended his party’s association with the BJP after the party projected Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general election.

Meanwhile, venting his ire on the JD-U chief for dumping the Grand Alliance, RJD chief Lalu Prasad alleged that Nitish Kumar

Bhiar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (left) with Deputy Chief Minister Sushik Kumar Modi after taking oath of office in Patna on July 27. (Photo: IANS)

had “conspired” with the BJP to get graft cases filed against his family by central investigation agencies.

“Nitish Kumar has cheated the people of Bihar. I charge that he (Nitish Kumar) colluded with BJP to file CBI cases against me and my family,” Lalu Prasad told reporters after appearing before a CBI court here in a fodder scam case.

He said that Sushil Modi, who was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister, was asked to run a cam-

Shabir Shah, 7 others held for terror funding NEW DELHI: Days after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven key Kashmiri separatists on charges of receiving funds from Pakistan to sponsor terror activities and stone-pelting protests in the Kashmir Valley, the Enforcement Directorate has also arrested Shabir Shah — one of the founders of Kashmiri separatism.

Shah, who was taken into custody from Srinagar on money laundering charges in a case dating back to 2005, was brought on Wednesday afternoon to Delhi where a court allowed the Enforcement Directorate to question him for seven days in its custody.

Police sources in Srinagar said ED officials executed a non-bailable warrant issued against Shah by a Delhi court. Shah, 64, the founding chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), was earlier associated with the Jammu and Kashmir People’s League.

Shabir Shah leaves after being produced before court in New Delhi. (Photo: IANS)

Earlier, Nayeem Khan, Altaf Ahmad Shah, Aftab Hilali Shah alias Shahid-ul-Islam, Ayaz Akbar Khandey, Peer Saifullah and Raja Mehrajuddin Kalwal were arrested from Srinagar while Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karate was arrested from Delhi.

The arrested persons have been booked on charges of criminal conspiracy and abetting waging war against the Indian State. — IANS

paign to damage the image of his family members.

The CBI, ED and the Income Tax department have filed cases of corruption against the family members of Lalu Prasad, including his wife Rabri Devi, his youngest son Tejashwi Yadav, who was Bihar Deputy Chief Minister until Wednesday, and daughter Misa Bharti.

Describing Nitish Kumar as ‘Bhasmasur’, Lalu Prasad said, “I made him the Chief Minister despite my party being the single

biggest party in the state. “I was not selfish,” he said.

“Everything was fixed,” Lalu Prasasd said, adding, “He is a very big opportunist. The mandate we got was against the BJP and the RSS. We jointly made them return empty handed from Bihar (during the 2015 Assembly election).”

He also claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah were “jealous” of him.

“They knew that my base is unshakable. I never gave Nitish Kumar any problems,” he added.

NEW DELHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) unit in Kerala on July 27 opposed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for tying up with the BJP and announced it was severing ties with him.

The chief of the party’s Kerala unit, M.P. Veerendra Kumar, a Rajya Sabha member, told reporters in Delhi that he was even ready to quit the Upper House to pursue his fight against “fascist forces”. “Whatever the price, we’re ready to pay,” he said.

“We are not accepting the JD-U joining the NDA and our relations with Nitish Kumar have ended. It’s shocking that Nitish Kumar has joined the NDA. We all thought that he will fight the fascist tendencies but he has now become a part of it.”

Veerendra Kumar said he expected JD-U senior leader Sharad Yadav and its MLAs in Bihar not to accept Nitish Kumar’s decision. “I call upon Sharad Yadav and JD-U MLAs to say that we won’t accept it.” He said he would go back to Kerala after the Vice Presidential election on August 5 and hold a meeting of the state council to decide the future course of action.

Modi invokes Tamil in Kalam land IANS, RAMESWARAM (TAMIL NADU)

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considered it my privilege to come to the holy land of Rameswaram,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tamil to the delight of the gathering he addressed here after inaugurating a memorial for late President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

“Nanbargale, vanakkam! Indha punidha sthalamana Rameswaram nagarathuku vandadhai en baghyamaga karudhugiren,” was the opening line in Modi’s 40-minute speech, which was peppered with Tamil words and praise for the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, J. Jayalalitha, and Kalam.

“Ramayanathil vanda anil pola (Like the squirrel in Ramayana),” he said, calling upon people to contribute their mite to the building of the nation.

“If a squirrel can inspire God, so can 125 crore people get together to realise the dream of Abdul Kalam for a developed India, which the government is working

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off a new express train from Ayodhya to Rameswaram (via video conference). (Photo: IANS/PIB)

to achieve by 2022,” Modi said.

In the Ramayana, the squirrel is believed to have played a part in helping Lord Rama build the bridge that was used to cross into Lanka to rescue the abducted Sita.

Modi referred to Rameswaram as one of the sacred sites of 12 Jyotirlings and said he was happy to inaugurate the train that will connect the town with Ayodhya,

the birthplace of Rama in Uttar Pradesh.

He called his presence at five functions as ‘panchamrut’.

The Prime Minister spoke about his government’s help to Tamil Nadu through liberal financial assistance in projects like Smart Cities, AMRUT Mission and expansion of Chennai Metro for which Rs 4,000 crore had been given.

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A strange skip in Prez’s speech

The curious omission could not have been inadvertent, especially when Deen Dayal Upadhyay’s name was mentioned in the same breath with Mahatama Gandhi’s towards the end of the speech AMULYA GANGULI, NEW DELHI

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am Nath Kovind’s first speech as President was in keeping with his low-key personality.

He said all the right things about his illustrious predecessors, including Pranab Mukherjee, and also about Indian poverty and diversity and combining the “wisdom” of ancient Bharat with the science of contemporary India. Similarly, the village panchayats and a digital Republic were described as the “twin pillars” of national life.

This two-track approach was also evident in the references to Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel and B.R. Ambedkar when the President was speaking of the years immediately after independence.

However, the name of Jawaharlal Nehru, generally regarded as the architect of modern India, was missing from the luminaries mentioned by Ram Nath Kovind.

The curious omission could not have been inadvertent, especially when Deen Dayal Upadhyay’s name was mentioned in the same breath with Gandhi’s towards the end of the speech. Evidently, the aversion of the present dispensation towards the founder of the NehruGandhi dynasty has grown stronger of late, considering that Narendra Modi had once spoken of Nehru in

President Ram Nath Kovind (centre) during his swearing-in ceremony with Former President Pranab Mukherjee (left) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) at the Central Hall of Parliament in New Delhi. (Photo: IANS)

favorable terms in parliament. It may not be out of place to see in the blanking out of one of the famous persons of Indian history both before and after independence as an example of a key feature of the saffron brotherhood to rewrite history in accordance with its own distinctive perception of what the students as well as the people of

India should know.

The Hindutva lobby has been feverishly engaged in recent times in pushing its agenda of a new interpretation of history as it apparently believes that the wrong version has been taught for too long a period by the Nehruvians because of their previously privileged position in positions of

power. It was time, therefore, to undo the earlier mistakes.

Few would have expected, however, that this desire for change would be articulated by the highest constitutional authority in the land.

While lesser functionaries like the state-level ministers may declare that the title of “Great” be attached to the name of Maharana

Pratap and not to Akbar because it was the former who won the battle of Haldighati according to the saffron camp, it is odd for those much higher up in the official hierarchy to display the same bias.

It is known that between Nehru and Patel, the latter is the Sangh parivar’s favorite. Not surprisingly, the President referred to the first Deputy Prime Minister’s sterling contributions towards unifying the country in the turbulent post-partition years. Similarly, he mentioned Ambedkar as the principal architect of the constitution.

While all of this is in line with the standard account of the immediate post-independence years, the silence on Nehru is strange, to say the least. It is all the more strange since the President had a special word of praise for Upadhyay, whose name is even less known outside the parivar than of V.D. Savarkar and M.S. Golwalkar.

The fact that this is Upadhyay’s birth centenary year is not a sufficient reason to place him on the same pedestal as the Father of the Nation.

Arguably, the new President can be said to have begun his tenure on the wrong footing by displaying a partisan bias. Even if the speech was written by the government, he could have edited it to make it more statesmanlike.

Promoting Urdu through visual arts 30-year-old Shiraz Husain’s life shuffles between his day-time job as an assistant professor and turns into an artist by night SOMRITA GHOSH, NEW DELHI

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here was a time when Urdu couplets written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz or Ghalib were read from books or heard at ‘mushairas’ (poetry recitations).

But now a Delhi-based artist is giving a pop-culture twist to Urdu literature by taking it to t-shirts, coffee mugs and posters.

Meet Shiraz Husain, who is attempting to revive the Urdu language. When pages failed to get enough attention from readers, especially from the youth, Husain adopted the path of the visual arts to reach out to larger audiences.

“There are artists like Faiz

Ahmed Faiz, Manto, Amrita Pritam, Jaun Eliya, Parveen Shakir, Mukti Bodh who are less celebrated. My attempt is to draw much deserved attention towards Urdu and try to revive its fading glamour,” Husain told IANS. The 30-year-old artist’s life shuffles between his day-time job at Jamia Milia Islamia where he is an assistant professor — of applied art, what else — and turns into an artist by night. All the illustrations available, be it on mug or t-shirt, are done by him.

He said, “I often see youngsters wearing t-shirts of Che Guevara or Bob Marley. I thought why not bring in Urdu poets and writers on

tees and coffee mugs. These artists are never celebrated much; why not make them more popular?”

Husain has been selling his products through a community page on social media platform Facebook titled “Khwaab Tanha Collections”.

His project is not just about recollecting the quotes by poets and writers but he also adds illustrations to his work, giving people the face behind those lines.

“Many people don’t even know how poets like Majaz Lakhnawi and Ramadhir Singh ‘Dinkar’ look like. So my focus was not just on the lines of poetry, but I also want readers to know the artists

Shiraz Husain has been selling his products through a community page on social media platform Facebook titled “Khwaab Tanha Collections”. (Photo: IANS)

by face,” he said.

Husain feels that the mushaira culture is now fading away and hard to find, and old languages are

struggling to exist as readers are fast disappearing or are they often identified with a particular community.

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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said she would not declare the 39 Indians missing in Iraq as dead till she has concrete evidence to that effect IANS, NEW DELHI

Iraqi Minister flip-flops over whereabouts of missing Indians

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xternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on July 27 said she would not declare the 39 Indians missing in Iraq as dead till she has concrete evidence to that effect.

"I repeat, I will not declare them (the missing Indians) dead until we have concrete evidence to that effect," she told Rajya Sabha.

The Minister said that she "never said in Parliament or outside that they are alive, as being claimed by some Congress MPs".

There were some sharp exchanges between the Minister and Congress members Pratap Singh Bajwa and Ambika Soni as the latter accused the government of "shifting goal posts" and demanded to know why she was not trusting the word of Harjit Masih, one of the 40 Indians captured by the Islamic State in Iraq in June 2014, who claimed that the rest of the group had been shot dead.

"Why would Harjit Masih tell a lie? What would he get out of it?"

Bajwa asked.

"I have reasons to not trust Harjit Masih. I was the first one to speak with him when he first contacted Indian authorities soon after the incident,” Sushma Swaraj said.

“I repeatedly asked him over phone as to how he survived when the rest were shot dead according to him. But he kept saying he did not know," Sushma Swaraj added.

"Secondly, the family of Nishan Singh, one of the missing persons, says they spoke with him on June 17 (2014). How is this possible when Harjit claims they were

Sushma Swaraj said she cannot disclose sources on the floor of the House as it may put their lives in danger. (Photo: IANS)

Families keep fingers crossed CHANDIGARH: Families of 39 Indians, mostly from Punjab, who went missing in Iraq’s Mosul town three years ago are still keeping their fingers crossed even after Iraqi Foreign Minister on July 24 said that he was not sure if the missing Indians were alive or not.

“We can only hope for the return of our loved ones. We have been going through this torture for the past over three years,” said Manjit Kaur, whose

killed on June 15?" she said.

Congress MPs Bajwa and Soni demanded to know what the Minister's sources were on whose basis she was claiming that the missing persons may be alive.

Sushma Swaraj said she cannot

husband Dalwinder is among the missing men.

“The minister (Sushma Swaraj) told us that things are settling in Iraq and the area, where the 39 men are said to be held hostage, could be cleared in the next 2-3 months,” said Kaur, who had met her in New Delhi last week along with families of the other missing men and been assured that all efforts were being made to trace the missing men.

—IANS

disclose sources on the floor of the House as it may put their lives in danger.

"Bajwaji if you have the nerve to tell the families of the missing persons that they are dead, you do it.

I cannot do it I will keep searching

NEW DELHI: In a flip-flop, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said here on July 24 that the 39 Indians missing in the city of Mosul since 2014 are considered alive, after having said earlier in the day his government was not 100 per cent sure about this.

“We are trying to follow news gained through intelligence sources, and we consider that all the Indians are alive,” al-Jaafari told the media.

He also said that the Iraqi government had financial incentives for people who could help locate those 39 Indians. He said that the IS was known for spreading fake news and that the Iraqi government checked such information from its own sources while expressing hope that the 39 Indians were alive.

Earlier in the day, following a meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, al-Jaafari said: “I am not 100 per cent sure if the 39 Indians missing in Mosul are alive.

for them until I get concrete proof that they are dead," Sushma Swaraj said. She said that according to the information that has been received, the group was caught at the Mosul airfield, and taken to a jail, after which they were put to construction work, and then farming, before being taken to Badush jail in 2016. But after that there has been no contact.

The Minister said that all the information was culled from dif-

We are trying our best (to trace them).” Most of the 39 Indian construction workers who went missing in 2014 are from Punjab.

Al-Jaafari’s comments came after Indian Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh visited Iraq after Iraqi forces aided by an international coalition liberated Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization on July 9.

Sushma Swaraj had earlier said that with the freeing of Mosul, the process to trace and rescue the missing Indians would be taken forward.

She said they had information that the Indians were in a jail in Badush, which lies in ruins now.

Singh was earlier sent to Erbil in Iraq to pursue the case of the missing Indians.

On July 12, Singh visited the Kurdish Peshmarga frontline in Mosul area to seek information about the Indians. He said some IS-held areas were still being cleared.

—IANS

ferent sources and there was no evidence to support any of the claims. Following reports in the media that the Badush jail building had been demolished, the Minister was blamed for misleading the nation on the 39 Indians.

Also, Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh is to travel to Badush near Mosul, which was freed from Islamic State control earlier this month, the Ministry of External Affairs said on July 27.

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Sikh asked to take off Alphabet appoints Pichai Indian citizen sentenced Indian Muslim teenager kirpan in New Zealand to its board of directors to jail for 30 months in US in UK raped, murdered WELLINGTON: A Sikh man in New Zealand’s Auckland city was asked to take off his kirpan and get down from a bus after a panicked passenger called police on seeing the ceremonial dagger, a media report said. Police boarded a busy commuter bus in Auckland on July 24 after a passenger was seen carrying kirpan, traditionally worn by Sikhs.

“We looked out the window and we could see and the police car behind us with sirens blaring and armed men all around us. One policeman stormed into the bus with a gun in his hand and said to the guy, ‘Get your hands up so we can see them and get out of the bus’,” New Zealand Herald quoted a witness as saying.

SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, has appointed Indian-born Google CEO Sundar Pichai to its board of directors. “Sundar has been doing a great job as Google’s CEO, driving strong growth, partnerships and tremendous product innovation,” said Larry Page, CEO of Alphabet, in a statement.

“I really enjoy working with him and I’m excited that he is joining the Alphabet board,” Page added.

As Google’s CEO, Pichai is responsible for Google’s product development and technology strategy, as well as the company’s day-to-day operations.

NEW YORK: An Indian citizen has been jailed for 30 months by a federal court in Louisiana in the US for illegally selling gun silencers and planning to smuggle more of them disguised as auto parts.

Mohit Chauhan, 31, who is from Pitampura in New Delhi and was sentenced on July 25, admitted before federal Judge Elizabeth E. Foote in April that he had dealt with firearms without a license. Alexander C. Van Hook, the acting federal prosecutor for Western Louisiana, said on Wednesday that Chauhan was contacted by someone who wanted to buy silencers and he discussed by email and phone manufacturing silencers for the client.

LONDON: An Indian Muslim teenager was kidnapped, raped and murdered here for having a relationship with an Arab man, a UK court was told.

According to the Evening Standard daily, Celine Dookhran, 19, was kidnapped with another woman last week. They were said to have been bound, gagged and kidnapped by masked men.

Both women were taken to a house in Kingston-upon-Thames, southwest London, where they were both raped and Dookhran was killed, the court heard. The body of Dookhran was found stuffed in a fridge with her throat slit at a house in London suburb.

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Amid India-China border crisis, Indian NSA Ajit Doval in Beijing for BRICS security meet GAURAV SHARMA, BEIJING

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ndia’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval reached Beijing to attend a BRICS security summit amid rising bilateral tensions with China over a protracted border stand-off.

Officials were tight-lipped about Doval’s expected meeting with China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi on the sidelines of the two-day summit which began on July 27. “No idea,” an Indian diplomat responded when contacted on the phone.

If the two officials meet, the stand-off between their armies in Doklam in the Sikkim sector was certain to be discussed.

Doval was scheduled to call on Chinese President Xi Jinping along with the NSAs of the five-member bloc that also comprises - Brazil, Russia and South Africa.

Kim wants to break regional powers’ unity SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is attempting to deter unity between South Korea, the US, China, Russia and Japan with a string of belligerent acts, a Kim Jong-un top American military commander said on July 27.

General Vincent K. Brooks, who commands US Forces Korea (USFK), was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency that the Communist regime’s weekly missile tests have become “the new normal”.

North Korea testfired 28 ballistic missiles in 2016 alone, followed by 10 others this year, including what was believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

It was also reportedly preparing for another missile launch, although there was no report of a launch on Thursday, the 64th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement, said the report.

“His actions intend to sow friction and fissures among the five in order to prevent them from coming together as a cohesive block,” Gen. Brooks said, addressing a forum under way in US state Nebraska, according to the USFK’s website.

“He’s trying to prevent the creation of a closed fist against him,” the commander said, showing the five fingers of his hand to refer to the five countries involved in the now-suspended denuclearization talks with Pyongyang.

— IANS

‘Border row may lead to war’ WASHINGTON: A US expert has said that the ongoing border dispute between the Indian and Chinese troops at Doklam in the Sikkim sector could lead to a war.

“Yes I do, and I don’t say that lightly,” Jeff M. Smith, a scholar at the American Foreign Policy Council, told The New York Times when he was asked whether he thought the IndiaChina stand-off could spiral into war.

“Both sides have taken hardline positions that make it difficult to back down. The messaging is eerily similar,” Smith said, referring to the coun-

The meet, where the five-nation bloc traditionally discusses counterterrorism and security issues, assumed significance in the view of

tries’ 1962 war that was also over border disputes. Doklam, at the trijunction of China, India, and Bhutan, holds strategic importance for all three. The border row between the two countries was triggered in June when the Indian Army stopped a road construction by Chinese troops in Doklam.

China has told India repeatedly to withdraw troops from Doklam, which it calls as its own territory. New Delhi has said that troops from both sides should withdraw for a dialogue as Doklam belongs to its ally Bhutan.

the festering border row between India and China.

Earlier this week, an editorial in the a Global Times said India

Ajit Doval was scheduled to call on Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: IANS)

should not pin hopes on Doval’s visit to resolve the border stand-off.

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Doklam, at the tri-junction of China, India, and Bhutan, holds strategic importance for all three.

Bhutan, a Himalayan nation that has no diplomatic ties with China, has also protested against the road construction by Chinese troops.

EU warns US over Russia sanctions bill IANS, BRUSSELS

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he European Union this week delivered a stern warning to the US over its plan to impose new sanctions on Russia, opening up the prospect of a rift between the two allies over how to deal with Moscow’s foreign interventions.

EU President Jean-Claude Juncker said the bloc would act “within days” if it does not receive reassurances on the potential impact of new sanctions on European interests, CNN reported.

Russia also reacted angrily, saying the sanctions bill passed by the US House of Representatives on Tuesday risked worsening the already poor relations between the two countries.

EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. (File photo: IANS)

The bill targeted key Russian officials in retaliation for Moscow’s alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election. It also called for new measures against North Korea and Iran. The measure also

limited any effort by the White House to weaken such penalties.

The EU had previously coordinated with the US over sanctions in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. But it

China opposes new US curbs against N Korea IANS, BEIJING

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Such sanctions were not conducive to mutual trust and cooperation between China and the US, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said at a press briefing.

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The new sanctions could affect companies from third countries, which trade with North Korea, and especially China, the main trading partner of the isolated regime of Kim Jong-un.

Lu Kang, a spokesperson for Chinese Foreign Ministry. (File Photo: IANS)

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(From left) President Ram Nath Kovind along with former President Pranab Mukherjee; Kovind gives National Salute at Forecourt, Rashtrapati Bhavan and waves as he leaves in a regal buggy after inspecting the Guard of Honor at Rashtrapati Bhavan. (Photos: IANS/PIB)

INDIA GET ITS 14TH PRESIDENT Taking oath in the name of God, President Ram Nath Kovind pledges to ‘preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law’ In his speech, Kovind hailed the vision of Mahatma Gandhi and Sangh icon Deen Dayal Upadhyay and said there was a need to build India as “an economic leader as well as moral exemplar”.

“For us, those two touchstones

IANS, NEW DELHI

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aking history as the first occupant of Rashtrapati Bhavan from the BJP, President Ram Nath Kovind on July 25 pledged to always follow the basic mantra of the Constitution to ensure justice, liberty, equality and fraternity.

Elected to the highest constitutional office last week, Kovind was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar at a brief but glittering ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament before a gathering of MPs, Chief Ministers and diplomats.

Taking oath in the name of God, Kovind pledged to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law” and devoted himself to the services and well-being of the people of India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

President Kovind said India had achieved a lot as a nation but the effort to do more, to do better and to do faster should be relentless.

Chief Justice of India Justice J.S. Khehar administers oath of office of the President of India to Ram Nath Kovind. (Photo: IANS/PIB)

ministers, opposition leaders including Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and H.D. Deve Gowda attended the event.

At the end of over three hours of

Prez Kovind joins ‘Twitter’, garners over 3 mn followers NEW DELHI: Ram Nath Kovind’s entry into the cyber world as the 14th President of India was swift and seamless — garnering over three million followers within hours of debuting on Twitter.

“Honored to be sworn in as the 14th President of India; would be carrying out my responsibilities with all humility #PresidentKovind,” said the Twitter handle of Kovind @rashtrapatibhvn even as he was completing the mandatory constitutional oath of office in the Central Hall of Parliament. And then followed a series of tweets from his speech after the oath of office was administered by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar.

tice, liberty, equality and fraternity and I will always continue to follow this basic mantra.”

In another line that avoided any reference to Congress occupants of the Rashtrapati Bhavan barring two, Kovind said he was conscious

protocol and formalities on a rainmarred day, the new President accompanied his predecessor Pranab Mukherjee to the latter’s new abode after his warm farewell at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

can never be separate. They are and must forever be linked.”

Recalling his humble beginnings from growing up in a mud house in an Uttar Pradesh village, Kovind said he has had a long journey.

“Yet this journey is hardly mine alone. It is so telling of our nation and our society also. For all its problems, it follows that basic mantra given to us in the Preamble to the Constitution - ensuring jus-

Pomp and grandeur at Kovind swearing in; political rivals chat IANS, NEW DELHI

B Within hours, Kovind had 3.27 million followers, though he was “following” only his immediate predecessor Pranab Mukherjee @POI13.

Not to be left behind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is active on Twitter, posted: “Congratulations to Shri Ram Nath Kovind ji on taking oath as the President of India. @RashtrapatiBhvn.”

—IANS

he was following the footsteps of stalwarts such as Rajendra Prasad, S. Radhakrishnan, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and his predecessor Pranab Mukherjee. Referring to Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel and Constitution’s architect B.R. Ambedkar, the President said these leaders did not believe that political freedom was enough; it was crucial to also achieve economic and social freedom for millions.

anter and bitter rivals catching up with each other was witnessed at the short oathtaking ceremony of President Ram Nath Kovind in the Central Hall of Parliament, but outside the protocol-driven Presidential transition was full of pomp and grandeur.

The historic Central Hall was brimming to capacity and an extra row of chairs had to be placed in the front that had Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and H.D.

President Ram Nath Kovind inspecting the Guard of Honor. (Photo: IANS/RB)

Deve Gowda and several other senior leaders.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, whose government is not on good terms with the Centre, was seen interacting ani-

matedly with Prime Minister Modi.

Union Minister Uma Bharti and BJP Vice Presidential candidate M. Venkaiah Naidu went up to Sonia Gandhi and spoke to her.

Kovind is the first President of the country who had been in the BJP and party MPs and chief ministers were present in strength. The ceremony was followed by raising slogans of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Jai Shri Ram” by some BJP MPs. The brief and crisp function in the Central Hall began with arrival of outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee and Kovind in a ceremonial procession.

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elangana’s Prohibition and Excise authorities has continued questioning of Telugu film industry personalities in connection with the Hyderabad drug racket case.

Recently, art director Dharma Rao appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the racket.

SIT officials began questioning him at around 10.30 a.m., at Abkari Bhavan, the office of Prohibition and Excise Department.

Rao is the sixth artist from Tollywood to be questioned in the case.

SIT officials this week grilled actor P. Navdeep for over 11 hours.

The investigating team has summoned 12 celebrities for questioning as their contact numbers were found in the call data of Calvin Mascrenhas, the kingpin of the racket. Actors Tarun and Subbaraju, director Puri Jagannadh and cine-

Rahman shares poster of ‘Daughters of Destiny’

Director Puri Jagganadh, who was interrogated in the drug racket case last week.

matographer Shyam K. Naidu were interrogated last week.

Actress Charmme Kaur was also questioned by a four-member team of women officers this week. The court had asked the SIT not to collect Charmme’s blood, hair and nail samples without her consent.

It, however, rejected her plea to allow the presence of her lawyer during the questioning.

The officials hope to gather significant clues from Charmme. She is the seventh celebrity from Telugu film industry to appear before the SIT. Enforcement, Prohibition and Excise Director Akun Sabharwal had clarified that the SIT is collecting the samples only with the written consent of the persons questioned.

HYDERABAD: Leading actress Kajal Aggarwal this week said she was shocked by the arrest of her manager in connection with a drug racket.

Her manager Puttkar Ronson Joseph alias Johny Joseph alias Ronnie was arrested from his house in Manikonda here this week by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the racket. Officials said narcotic substances were recovered from his possession.

Kajal said in a post on social media that she doesn’t support any activity detrimental to the society.

“I am absolutely shocked and appalled about this whole incident with Ronnie. I’m in zero support of this and any behavior that is detrimental to the hygiene of our society.

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CHENNAI: A.R. Rahman has shared the poster of the Daughters of Destiny, documentary series to be released via Netflix this week. It features music by the double Oscar-winning composer, popularly known as the Mozart of Madras.

Rahman tweeted the poster of the documentary.

Directed by Academy award-winning Vanessa Roth, the documentary will focus on Bengaluru-based school Shanti Bhavan, which provides free education to under-privileged children.

The lives of the children studying in this school will be brought to life through this project.

The story follows five girls from India’s impoverished families as they study and strive for a brighter future.

On the career front, Rahman is busy with Tamil projects Mersal, Sanghamitra and 2.o, apart from Majid Majidi’s Beyond the Clouds.

—IANS

Having said that, just because I care for people who run errands for me does not imply that I can control their personal lives/choices,” Kajal said in the statement on Twitter.

“My parents have always managed my career and with everyone else from my industry. I’m unaware of their whereabouts and activities once their professional duties with regard to me are completed,” she added.

ctor-composer-director Aadi, who struck gold with his latest Tamil directorial debut Meesaya Murukku, says he would like to spread positivity and instill confidence among youngsters through his future projects.

Meesaya Murukku, released last week in cinemas, has turned out to be a money-spinner.

A jubilant Aadi told IANS: “We seriously didn’t expect this kind of a reception. Shows are going houseful and the entire team is on cloud nine. This success means a lot to us and it will motivate us to

‘Meesaya Murukku’ is rapper-turned-filmmaker Aadi’s semi-autobiography.

continue our good work.”

Meesaya Murukku is a semiautobiographical story of Aadi, a

rapper-turned-filmmaker.

“Unlike most films targeted at youth, Meesaya Murukku instills

Prabhudheva’s ‘Karuppu...Raja’ not shelved IANS, CHENNAI

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ctor-filmmaker Prabhudheva’s comeback Tamil directorial Karuppu Raja Vellai Raja has been stalled for a while and not shelved, a source from the production team has clarified.

Prabhudheva’s last Tamil directorial was 2011 film Vedi.

Karuppu Raja Vellai Raja went on the floors earlier this month and it stars Vishal, Karthi and Sayyeshaa.

“The team even shot for four days. Unfortunately, the shoot had to be stalled because both Karthi and Vishal walked out citing date issues. The makers haven’t shelved

Actor-filmmaker Prabhu Deva.

the project but plan to commence work with new male leads. This process might take a while,” a source

from the film’s unit told IANS. Meanwhile, Prabhudheva might direct a Hindi project.

“He has some commitment in Bollywood. He might finish that project and come back and finish this film,” the source added.

The film has been written by late writer-director K. Subash.

Prabhudheva had earlier told IANS that he would like to dedicate the film to Subash.

“When I met him last year, he told me he wasn’t sure if he would be around to see the film. I told him everything will be alright. Unfortunately, he left us even before the project could start,” Prabhudheva said.

lot of positivity in youngsters and that’s what has worked in the film’s favor big time,” he said.

“The general perception about youth is that they waste time in love, smoking and drinking. I wanted to change that and show them in a different light,” he added.

The film has worked wonders with college-goers.

“I’d like to spread positivity and instill confidence in the youth through my films. Cinema is a great medium to entertain as well as inspire. If you can show them something positive, I’m sure they will be influenced in the right way,” he added.

Allu Arjun to undergo physical makeover CHENNAI: Actor Allu Arjun will undergo a special physical makeover during the course of month-long training in the US for his upcoming Telugu actioner Allu Arjun Naa Peru Surya Naa Illu India, in which he will play a military officer.

“He leaves to the US this weekend. He will work closely with a trainer for month-long to achieve the desired body for the role,” a source close to Arjun told IANS.

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OBITUARY

MR. HARIDAS DEVJI BARAI (10/15/1922 – 7/25/2017)

Our family is deeply saddened to inform you of the passing of Shri Haridas Barai, who passed on July 25, 2017, at the age of 94. Popularly known as Mr. H.D. Barai, Shri Haridas Barai was born in Dwarka, India. He earned his Bachelor of Science at MS University, Baroda, India, and a graduate degree in Chemical Engineering at University of Bombay, India. He was themanager of a printing press at Alembic Chemicals, and later appointed Director of Light Publications in Baroda, India, where he served for over 35 years. He was famous for never having taken a "sick day" from work throughout his entire career.

His educational performance, work ethic, and unwavering dedication was exceptional, by any standard.

He also served on many cooperative society boards in Vadodara, India. Mr. Haridas Barai is survived by his four sons: Dr Bharat Barai (-Dr. Mrs. Panna Barai) of Munster, IN, Dr. Jayant Barai (-Mrs. Uma Barai) of Westfield, NJ, Dr Pankaj Barai (-Mrs. Vasudha Barai), and Mr. Harish Barai (-Mrs. Kaushalya Barai) of Vadodara, India; 11 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. He had been a regular and beloved presence in the Northwest Indiana community for the past 40 years, visiting often. For the last 9 years, since the passing of his wife, the late Srimati Kanchan Haridas Barai, he had made his permanent home with his eldest son, Dr. Bharat Barai, and his wife Dr. Panna Barai, in Munster, IN, and obtained United States citizenship in 2013 at age of 90. In recent years, he enjoyed spending time with his four great-grandchildren in NW Indiana, showing them endless pride and affection. He is fondly remembered as "Dadaji" (“respected grandfather”) or "Papaji" (“respected father”). Dadaji was also known for being the family’s resident foodie, and for his brave battle against Parkinson's disease for the last 19 years, serving as an inspiration to all. Shri Haridas Barai will be missed for his unconditional love of family, his love of food, his quiet and elegant presence, and his extremely hard-working, upstanding and ethical nature. His family is grateful that he passed peacefully at home.Funeral services and visitation hours will be held on Saturday, July 29, 2017, 11am - 1pm, at Solan-Pruzin Funeral Home (14 Kennedy Ave, Schererville, IN 46375). In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Shri Haridas Barai's name to Bharatiya Temple of NWI, 8605 Merrillville Rd, Merrillville, IN 46410.

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‘Indu Sarkar’ gets U/A certificate Madhur Bhandarkar’s controversial film cleared by censor board with two cuts and one disclaimer IANS, NEW DELHI

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ilmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar is happy that his film Indu Sarkar has finally been cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Revising Committee with U/A certificate, two cuts and one disclaimer, which he says haven’t taken the essence of the movie away.

However, he is disappointed that nobody from the film fraternity raised their voice over the controversy around the movie.

Asked about the number of cuts that the film has finally got, Bhandarkar told IANS on July 25: “It has been passed by the Revising Committee of the CBFC with a U/A certificate. They have given the film two cuts, have asked to beep a few words and want us to put one disclaimer.”

On being prodded about the details of the cuts, he said: “Let’s leave that... But I’m very happy with the Revising Committee’s

BRIEFS ‘Partition: 1947’ to unite people: Huma KOLKATA: Actress Huma Qureshi is not disconcerted by the “strong reactions” to “Partition: 1947”, saying the film intends to unite Huma Qureshi people and not divide them.

“Partition is a very sensitive subject. People will have strong reations to it. It’s a film about peace, about humanity. It’s intended to unite people rather than divide. Some people want to say something... that’s really their choice,” she told the media here on Wednesday in response to the criticism it has garnered.

‘Toilet...’ makers in copyright case JAIPUR: A local court here on Wednesday asked the makers of actor Akshay Kumar’s “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha” to file a reply to the charge of violation of the Copyright Act by July 31.

A copyright infringement case was brought up by Jaipur-based filmmaker Pratik Sharma against Plan C Studios, an alliance between Reliance Entertainment and Friday Filmworks helmed by Neeraj Pandey and Shital Bhatia, and Viacom18 on July 7 in a Jaipur Metropolitan Court.

—IANS

The film ‘Indu Sarkar; is set against the backdrop of the 1975-77 Emergency.

decision as they have kept the essence of the storyline alive.”

The film, set against the backdrop of the 1975-77 Emergency, features Neil Nitin Mukesh, Kirti Kulhari and Tota Roy Chaudhary.

It also stars Supriya Vinod, Anupam Kher and has characters modelled on the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her younger son Sanjay Gandhi, leading various Congress leaders, including Sanjay Nirupam and M. Veerappa Moily,

to slam it. The Examining Committee of the CBFC had initially suggested 12 cuts and two disclaimers, including removal of words like RSS and Akali from “Indu Sarkar” — much to the dismay of the National Award winning director who is known for gripping dramas.

At a press conference here for the film on July 25, Bhandarkar said he feels “sad” that nobody stood by his side from the enter-

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on July 27 refused to stay the release of filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar’s movie Indu Sarkar, which deals with the Emergency imposed in 1975 by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

A bench of Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Amitav Roy and Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, dismissed the plea filed by a woman who claims to be the biological daughter of late Congress leader Sanjay Gandhi.

“The movie is an artistic expression within the parameters of law,” said the bench while dismissing the plea of Priya Singh Paul. Paul has told the court that the film was “full of concoction and totally derogatory” to malign the image of Sanjay Gandhi and his mother, Indira Gandhi. The petitioner moved the top court as Bombay High Court had dismissed her plea on July 24.

tainment industry even when he supported Udta Punjab and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil when these films got mired in controversies during their release.

“It feels really sad that I as a filmmaker always stood with the film fraternity — whether it was regarding Udta Punjab or Ae Dil Hai Mushkil or any other film...

But they must have had their own problems. That’s why you get angry when you see such selective activism,” Bhandarkar said.

“Today what has happened to me, might happen with somebody else tomorrow. So, if you will support people as per your convenience, that won’t work. Really this has saddened me as I wanted the film fraternity to come on a stage or tweet about this film, but that didn’t happen,” Bhandarkar lamented.

“The kind of atmosphere that was created in Nagpur and Pune — that’s really sad,” Bhandarkar added about the protests in both cities.

‘Not heard of any plans to remove me’

quish my post as the CBFC chairperson is concerned, I leave the decision entirely to the government. It was they who asked me to

take over in January 2015.

The decision to hire me was a complete surprise to me. I immediately took charge and began working to the best of my abilities.

“If now I am asked to leave, I’d do so just as swiftly, wishing my successor all the best.”

There have been controversies galore over film content during Nihalani’s stint as CBFC chief.

Movies like Udta Punjab, Haraamkhor, Lipstick Under My Burkha and Indu Sarkar are cases in point. But Nihalani feels a lot of ground has been covered by the CBFC in the two-and-half years of his stewardship.

raises him as his own. Thus, the name Munna Michael.

Munna has an affinity for music and during his growing years becomes a good dancer, but Papa

Michael disheartened with his own career hopes that Munna (Tiger Shroff) gets into the Corporate Sector. So he constantly discourages Munna from being a dancer.

But lack of funds and no real qualifications for a corporate job, push Munna into dancing. He takes up dance challenges at the local clubs. Soon he is barred from all dancing bars in Mumbai. Nonplussed, he moves to Delhi to try his luck.

While Munna is an excellent dancer and there are lot of dance sequences in the film, we notice something else: The film does not fall into the ancient cliches of dance dramas or dance competitions.

Instead, it turns out to be a corny pot-boiler crammed with romance and bromance.

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entral Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief Pahlaj Nihalani on July 25 said he has not heard of any plans by the government to remove him from the post. However, he says he is ready to step down if he is asked to do so. On July 25 morning, Nihalani woke up to a barrage of calls and messages anxiously asking him about reports that he will soon be asked to step down from the top post in the film censor body.

Sounding far from rattled by the rumors, Nihalani said: “So far, I have not heard any such plans from

Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Chief Pahlaj Nihalani. (Photo:IANS)

the government. I am sure my wellwishers are holding their breath.

But they can exhale for now.

“As far as being asked to relin-

‘Munna Michael’: Seems cliched and uninspiring

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his film starts off with a promise and holds your interest till the interval. After that the narrative turns into a cliched Bollywood masala film that fails to impress.

The writing is good in parts.

With all Bollywood liberties taken, the setup is based on cliches. However, the surprise element is the development as the plot navigates adroitly. The characters are more complicated than we expect, and the end is obviously predictable.

As the film opens with a prologue, we see Michael (Ronit Roy)

Film: “Munna Michael”; Director: Sabbir Khan; Cast: Tiger Shroff, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Niddi Agerwal, Ronit Roy, Pankaj Tripathi; Rating: ** grooving as a background dancer.

Soon he is given the boot because of his aging visage. Dejected, he drinks and while sauntering the streets in a drunken stupor, on his way home, he finds an abandoned baby. He takes the child home in a gritty neighbourhood in Mumbai and

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ctress Sunny Leone, the brand ambassador of a mineral water company, says people should try to conserve water.

“As an individual, I always keep certain things on mind like the product that I am getting associated with should not harm anybody and as a user I should believe in that product,” Sunny told IANS. “When it comes to this product, Jal, I did not have to think much as water is all we need,” she added.

Sharing her fondest memories with water, she said: “I am a total water baby, you can say that. I love to swim…but yes, when it comes to drinking water, even my mother-in law keeps saying, ‘Are you drinking enough water these days?’”

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ctor Amit Sadh, who is gearing up for the release of the upcoming film Raagdesh, says he’s picky when it comes to reading scripts.

Amit made his debut on the silver screen in 2010 and since then he has featured in eight films including Kai Po Che!, Sultan, Running Shaadi, Sarkar 3, Phoonk 2, Guddu Rangeela and Akira.

Asked if he would call himself picky, when it comes to scripts, Amit told IANS: “When it comes to reading scripts, I guess you could say I’m picky. I have a simple process: If a story strikes a chord and it’s with the right people, I do it. If one of the two are missing, then it’s a no.”

Directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, Raagdesh, a period drama, tells the story of the Red Fort trials of three INA officers. It's slated to release on July 28.

The film's cast also includes Kunal Kapoor and Mohit Marwah. It is presented by Rajya Sabha TV and produced by Gurdeep Singh Sappal.

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iss India Tourism and beauty expert Ishika Taneja, who has featured alongside veteran singer-composer Bappi Lahiri in the song ‘Dilli ki raat’ in Indu Sarkar, says women are capable of doing many things at the same time as they are born multi-taskers.

Ishika, who is also the Executive Director of Bharti Taneja’s ALPS Group, says she likes to do try out different things and acting is on the top of her list right now.

“I would love to act. I will like to try everything as I am an entrepreneur and look after my family business.

Then I am also a painter and do a lot of social work,” Ishika told IANS.

‘No more language barriers in cinema’

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ctress Kajol, who is making her comeback into southern cinema after two decades with Tamil film VIP 2, says cinema has changed and there are no more language barriers.

Does she think the film industry doesn’t have a language barrier anymore?

“I think in general, yes. But cinema has changed too. I feel the barriers in cinema, where language is concerned (has changed),” Kajol told IANS in a group interaction.

Kajol, 42, added: “We have categorized it as Bollywood, Hollywood and Kollywood... But honestly, those barriers have changed on an international level.”

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Chicago is a city bustling with many cultures, communities and cultural markers that celebrate the many vibrant sides of the various societies that collectively call it home. It is a city of art, culture, museums and interesting tales that make it an interesting cornucopia.It was these qualities about the city that made it easier for theatre personality Ketki Parikh, to fall in love with Chicago, when she first came here from India three decades ago.And even though, Ketki admits that the city was very different from what it is now, as it happens to any place over time, she did notice that people were interested in knowing the aspects of other cultures and their practices.

CULTURAL CONNECT comes in the form of compliments. When stalwarts like Shabana Azmi and Seema Biswas say that if it wasn’t for Ketki’s efforts, we would have never been able to show out theater in America, that for me is the biggest assurance that my hard work has paid-off.”

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ith an avid interest in performing arts and an impressive background in experimental theatre back home in Ahmedabad, India, it was natural for Ketki to notice the void in the representation of the rich offerings of Indian theatre in America.

To offer a glimpse on the highly intellectual theatrical scene in India, Ketki embarked on a never-attempted-before journey. She formed Vachikam in 1995, in Chicago -- a platform to bring awareness and appreciation about Indian culture and performing arts to audiences in America and Canada. Over the years’ with her venture she became a pioneer to bring some of the most legendary plays, playwrights, theatre personalities, actors and artists from India to America. She was also instrumental in getting some of the most critically acclaimed plays such as Tumhari Amrita, Kaifi Aur Main, Ismat Aapa Ke Naam and many others showcased in America.

She also brought some of the very impressive Gujarati plays to America, a segment that was not properly represented in terms of the depth it had. She was also the first one to bring Gujarati musicals to America.

Gujarati plays such as Eva Mumbai Maan Chal Jaaye and many other highly evolved offerings from Gujarati theatre were shown to audiences in America through her efforts.

After creating a niche in terms of theatre representation from India, she forayed into another exciting journey – that of bringing the finest from the South Asian cinema to be screened in America. As a co-founder of South Asian Film Festival in Chicago, Ketki and her team are continually trying to give a platform to independent cinema from South Asia and to also educate the West on the real dynamics of story telling from that side of the world.

Today she effectively balances her creative pursuits along with taking care of her loving family in Chicago. Talking about her journey Parikh says, “The greatest reward for me

LIFE IN INDIA Much before Ketki came to the US, she had been deeply involved in the rarely talked about art forms back in India. With an artistic inclination, as a young schoolgirl, studying in Ahmedabad, Ketki enrolled herself in Darpan Academy in Ahmedabad. She was also learning Bharatnatyam alongside her theatre training. She performed Bhavai form of theatre, which is folk drama from Gujarat.

During her younger days in Ahmedabad she recalls she did a lot of experimental theatre.

She says, “it was more of philanthropy combined with street art so instead of performing at big stages we would go to small cities and villages and educate people through art. There were no green rooms, no facilties but just the satisfaction of bringing art closer to people.” She also did a lot of street theatre.

Ketki also did a course from the prestigious National School of Drama in Delhi. She says, “Those were very enlightening years as one learnt so much.” About her classmates during those days in NSD she says, “Around the same time Anupam Kher was also there. Besides the institution instills so much love for theatre in you that it reflects in so many talented people who come out of there.”

Ketki also dabbled a little in Gujarati

CHICAGO RESIDENT KETKI PARIKH WAS THE FIRST EVER INDIAN TO BRING MEANINGFUL INDIAN THEATRE TO AMERICA BACK IN THE 90’S WITH HER THEATRE VENTURE VACHIKAM. AS A CO-FOUNDER OF CHICAGO SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL SHE CONTINUES HER EFFORTS TO SHOWCASE TO THE WORLD THE MANY FACETS OF SOUTH ASIAN CINEMA.QWA cinema around that time though she admits those were small roles mainly done for friends who requested her. She says, “I have never been interested in acting in films as I thought theatre and live performance is my true calling. Honestly I still get offers for acting in many Indian films through friends, which I keep politely refusing.”

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WITH AN AVID INTEREST IN PERFORMING ARTS AND AN IMPRESSIVE BACKGROUND IN EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE BACK HOME IN AHMEDABAD, INDIA, IT WAS NATURAL FOR KETKI TO NOTICE THE VOID IN THE REPRESENTATION OF THE RICH OFFERINGS OF INDIAN THEATRE IN AMERICA.

riefly in Gujarat while continuing her heatre until she got married and came to Mumbai.

Mumbai interestingly also opened nother vista into the world of performing

Ketki says, people were receptive but reaching out to them needed a strategy.

She recalls, “Before officially forming the company we also brought Tumhari Amrita

Ketki and her team at South Asian Film Festival have showcased many important movies including screening of the cult film Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge

ts for her. Ketki shares, “My husband was iends with many theatre personalities. eople like Paresh Rawal, Swaroop Sampat, eroze Abbas Khan were close family friends nd we moved in a group together.”

BIRTH OF VACHIKAM A couple of years later my husband ecided to set up his office in Chicago, e had some family here too so we came o a new country, she says. She adds, “I as a young mom to a 2 year old and djusting to a new city and new life kept me busy for some time. Ketki also had her cond baby while in Chicago, but the new mom was unstoppable. Carefully balancing er mother duties alongside looking for creative outlet she got involved with ndia Development Service in Chicago a board member. She says, “We did a ot of fundraising and events and it was tisfying to see my work making a difference.”

Around this time, Ketki would always otice how Chicago had everything but here was a void when it came to what people new about Indian theatre. She shares, “Once was speaking with Paresh Rawal, and I member telling him how Chicago had hazal nights but no theatre from India. To hich he replied why don’t you start that? I as stumped but eventually we did move in hat direction.”

We formally started my company in 995, which was called Vachikam on Paresh awal’s suggestion. The first play we got to hicago was Paresh Rawal’s Maharathi and e did a national tour. During those days here was little awareness about Indian theatre n America and finding and informing the udiences was a challenge.”

back in 1992 with Shabana Azmi during my time with India development Service.

The show was sold out event that we did for fund raising. Shabana Azmi was a big name and the experience gave me a lot of hope that there is a demand for good theatre in America. I am glad that I was right.”

From mid nineties through 2000s Ketki and her venture Vachikam contined bringing meaningful theatre from India to America.

Personalities such as Naseeruddin Shah, Satish Kaushik, Ratna Pathak Shah visited the states and their performances showed not just to Indian Americans but also to Americans the wealth that Indian theatre had to offer.”

Ketki has been involved in other pursuits too as back in 2001 she joined Apna Ghar where she organized many events, fundraisers and had even had the opportunity of inviting Barack Obama, then senator as a key note speaker.

She also conceptualized events such as Taste of Life, which is a unique culinary cause program, and now a signature event for Apna Ghar.

SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL Ketki says that she was lucky to tap the market when the time was right. She thought of bringing theatre to US when no one was doing it. Today there are many such events all across the country. Around this time she also focused her energies on how the right representation of cinema from South Asia was lacking in America. She had been attending many film festivals and the thought was brewing in her mind. When she met her co-founder Amit Rana who has similar vision they formed South Asian Film

Festival -- An event that gives opportunity to filmmakers to showcase their talent. The festival has become so big that now we have to sort amongst hundreds of entries.

sifting, sorting and speaking to the biggest personalities in India to make the event a success again.

It is a lot of hard work but immensely

SHE ALSO BROUGHT SOME OF THE VERY IMPRESSIVE GUJARATI PLAYS TO AMERICA, A SEGMENT THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY REPRESENTED IN TERMS OF THE DEPTH IT HAD. SHE WAS ALSO THE FIRST ONE TO BRING GUJARATI MUSICALS TO AMERICA. GUJARATI PLAYS SUCH AS EVA MUMBAI MAAN CHAL JAAYE AND MANY OTHER HIGHLY EVOLVED OFFERINGS FROM GUJARATI THEATRE WERE SHOWN TO AUDIENCES IN AMERICA THROUGH HER EFFORTS.

And that is what her young team is busy doing right now. With the 2017, season just a couple of months later they are

gratifying to know that I got a team that shared my passion and will to make a difference, says Ketki.

WHEN STALWARTS LIKE SHABANA AZMI AND SEEMA BISWAS SAY THAT IF IT WASN’T FOR KETKI’S EFFORTS, WE WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO SHOW OUT THEATER IN AMERICA, THAT FOR ME IS THE BIGGEST ASSURANCE THAT MY HARD WORK HAS PAID-OFF.

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elangana’s Prohibition and Excise authorities has continued questioning of Telugu film industry personalities in connection with the Hyderabad drug racket case.

Recently, art director Dharma Rao appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the racket.

SIT officials began questioning him at around 10.30 a.m., at Abkari Bhavan, the office of Prohibition and Excise Department.

Rao is the sixth artist from Tollywood to be questioned in the case.

SIT officials this week grilled actor P. Navdeep for over 11 hours.

The investigating team has summoned 12 celebrities for questioning as their contact numbers were found in the call data of Calvin Mascrenhas, the kingpin of the racket. Actors Tarun and Subbaraju, director Puri Jagannadh and cine-

Rahman shares poster of ‘Daughters of Destiny’

Director Puri Jagganadh, who was interrogated in the drug racket case last week.

matographer Shyam K. Naidu were interrogated last week.

Actress Charmme Kaur was also questioned by a four-member team of women officers this week. The court had asked the SIT not to collect Charmme’s blood, hair and nail samples without her consent.

It, however, rejected her plea to allow the presence of her lawyer during the questioning.

The officials hope to gather significant clues from Charmme. She is the seventh celebrity from Telugu film industry to appear before the SIT. Enforcement, Prohibition and Excise Director Akun Sabharwal had clarified that the SIT is collecting the samples only with the written consent of the persons questioned.

HYDERABAD: Leading actress Kajal Aggarwal this week said she was shocked by the arrest of her manager in connection with a drug racket.

Her manager Puttkar Ronson Joseph alias Johny Joseph alias Ronnie was arrested from his house in Manikonda here this week by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the racket. Officials said narcotic substances were recovered from his possession.

Kajal said in a post on social media that she doesn’t support any activity detrimental to the society.

“I am absolutely shocked and appalled about this whole incident with Ronnie. I’m in zero support of this and any behavior that is detrimental to the hygiene of our society.

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CHENNAI: A.R. Rahman has shared the poster of the Daughters of Destiny, documentary series to be released via Netflix this week. It features music by the double Oscar-winning composer, popularly known as the Mozart of Madras.

Rahman tweeted the poster of the documentary.

Directed by Academy award-winning Vanessa Roth, the documentary will focus on Bengaluru-based school Shanti Bhavan, which provides free education to under-privileged children.

The lives of the children studying in this school will be brought to life through this project.

The story follows five girls from India’s impoverished families as they study and strive for a brighter future.

On the career front, Rahman is busy with Tamil projects Mersal, Sanghamitra and 2.o, apart from Majid Majidi’s Beyond the Clouds.

—IANS

Having said that, just because I care for people who run errands for me does not imply that I can control their personal lives/choices,” Kajal said in the statement on Twitter.

“My parents have always managed my career and with everyone else from my industry. I’m unaware of their whereabouts and activities once their professional duties with regard to me are completed,” she added.

ctor-composer-director Aadi, who struck gold with his latest Tamil directorial debut Meesaya Murukku, says he would like to spread positivity and instill confidence among youngsters through his future projects.

Meesaya Murukku, released last week in cinemas, has turned out to be a money-spinner.

A jubilant Aadi told IANS: “We seriously didn’t expect this kind of a reception. Shows are going houseful and the entire team is on cloud nine. This success means a lot to us and it will motivate us to

‘Meesaya Murukku’ is rapper-turned-filmmaker Aadi’s semi-autobiography.

continue our good work.”

Meesaya Murukku is a semiautobiographical story of Aadi, a

rapper-turned-filmmaker.

“Unlike most films targeted at youth, Meesaya Murukku instills

Prabhudheva’s ‘Karuppu...Raja’ not shelved IANS, CHENNAI

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ctor-filmmaker Prabhudheva’s comeback Tamil directorial Karuppu Raja Vellai Raja has been stalled for a while and not shelved, a source from the production team has clarified.

Prabhudheva’s last Tamil directorial was 2011 film Vedi.

Karuppu Raja Vellai Raja went on the floors earlier this month and it stars Vishal, Karthi and Sayyeshaa.

“The team even shot for four days. Unfortunately, the shoot had to be stalled because both Karthi and Vishal walked out citing date issues. The makers haven’t shelved

Actor-filmmaker Prabhu Deva.

the project but plan to commence work with new male leads. This process might take a while,” a source

from the film’s unit told IANS. Meanwhile, Prabhudheva might direct a Hindi project.

“He has some commitment in Bollywood. He might finish that project and come back and finish this film,” the source added.

The film has been written by late writer-director K. Subash.

Prabhudheva had earlier told IANS that he would like to dedicate the film to Subash.

“When I met him last year, he told me he wasn’t sure if he would be around to see the film. I told him everything will be alright. Unfortunately, he left us even before the project could start,” Prabhudheva said.

lot of positivity in youngsters and that’s what has worked in the film’s favor big time,” he said.

“The general perception about youth is that they waste time in love, smoking and drinking. I wanted to change that and show them in a different light,” he added.

The film has worked wonders with college-goers.

“I’d like to spread positivity and instill confidence in the youth through my films. Cinema is a great medium to entertain as well as inspire. If you can show them something positive, I’m sure they will be influenced in the right way,” he added.

Allu Arjun to undergo physical makeover CHENNAI: Actor Allu Arjun will undergo a special physical makeover during the course of month-long training in the US for his upcoming Telugu actioner Allu Arjun Naa Peru Surya Naa Illu India, in which he will play a military officer.

“He leaves to the US this weekend. He will work closely with a trainer for month-long to achieve the desired body for the role,” a source close to Arjun told IANS.

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Building collapse: Sena leader held Sunil Shitap slapped with charges including ‘culpable homicide not amounting to murder’ discussion over the matter.

Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar alleged that, as per documents available with him, the accused was planning to convert the nursing home into a liquor bar.

The Congress and other parties

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hiv Sena leader Sunil Shitap was arrested this week and charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder in connection with the recent building collapse that claimed 17 lives, an official said.

Shitap, who was detained on the night of July 25, was formally arrested early next day and was slapped with various charges under the Indian Penal Code including “culpable homicide not amounting to murder”.

He was presented before a magistrate and remanded in police custody till August 2.

According to police and BMC, Shitap was the owner of a nursing home on the ground floor of the four-storey dilapidated private building, Sai Darshan, in Ghatkopar, which had 15 flats.

Preliminary investigation revealed that Shitap was allegedly

search was called off after 30 hours.

Later, Fadnavis, who has ordered a probe into the crash, visited the spot.

“It is a very sad and unfortunate incident,” he said, adding that the enquiry report would be submitted in a fortnight.

After meeting the victims and

The crash found its echo in the monsoon session of Maharashtra Assembly which was adjourned thrice as opposition demanded a discussion over the matter Rescue operations underway at the site where two wings of a four-storey building collapsed in Ghatkopar on July 25, 2017 taking the death toll up to 17. (Photo:IANS)

carrying out illegal repairs and renovation of the nursing home to convert it into a guest house.

He reportedly demolished a supporting main pillar of the residential building which could have weakened the old structure and led to its sudden collapse. The build-

ing residents and neighbors said they had repeatedly warned Shitap against making any structural changes but he ignored their pleas.

The crash found its echo in the monsoon session of Maharashtra Assembly which was adjourned thrice as opposition demanded a

alleged that civic officials were reluctant to take action against Shitap due to the ruling Shiv Sena.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced an ex gratia payment of Rs 200,000 to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 100,000 to each permanently disabled, besides full cost of medical treatment for all the injured.

Meanwhile, the death toll in the building crash shot up to 17 and the

residents, Fadnavis promised strict action against those responsible for the disaster.

So far, 28 persons have been rescued, but a few more were still feared trapped under the rubble, according to a statement given by the BMC. It added that contrary to reports, the building did not figure in the BMC’s list of dangerous structures as it was privately owned.

Goa witnesses another desecration IANS, PANAJI

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Congress legislator in Kerala denied bail THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A trial court here this week denied bail to Congress legislator M. Vincent, arrested on charges of sexually harassing and stalking a 51-yearold woman in Kerala.

Vincent was arrested last week and remanded to 14 days judicial custody.

The prosecution feared that if Vincent was given bail, he could harm the victim as he was an influential politician.

His counsel later told the media that they will move a fresh bail application at the District and Sessions Court.

Vincent and the Congress have accused the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and its leaders of framing him.

This is the first time a legislator in Kerala has been arrested for sexual harassment.

—IANS

hief Minister Manohar Parrikar said this week that police would crack down within “three-four days” on those behind the desecration of graves in a Catholic cemetery in Madkai village of Goa. The new case comes after the Goa Police claimed last week that the arrest of 50-year-old Francis Pereira would end the series of desecrations in the state.

In the latest incident, nearly a dozen crosses were damaged at the cemetery near Fatima Chapel in Madkai, located 35 km from Panaji.

Responding to comments by opposition MLAs during zero

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

hour, Chief Minister Parrikar said: “Police have got definite clues. In three or four days they would solve the case and arrest the culprits.”

PANAJI: Questioned repeatedly over the BJP-led Goa government’s alleged proximity to the casino lobby in the state, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said a new policy will soon cap the number of casinos in a particular area. He also said that Goans will be barred from visiting the gaming areas.

Replying to a debate in the state assembly on Home Ministry-related issues, Parrikar said all the five operational offshore casinos housed currently in Mandovi river would be forced to relocate.

Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar raised the issue of mass desecration of graves.

“People are worried because the latest incident has happened while Francis Pereira who was arrested recently for allegedly single-handedly destroying religious structures, is in police custody,” Kavlekar, a Congress MLA, said.

He also said the latest desecration incident proved that there was more than one person involved in the serial desecration incidents in Goa, in connection with which Pereira was arrested last week.

Parrikar also told the House that Pereira during his interrogation had confessed to desecrating 146 religious structures across Goa.

Singing ‘Vande Mataram’ mandatory: Madras HC IANS, CHENNAI

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he Madras High Court this week ordered singing of the national song Vande Mataram in all educational institutions at least once in a week.

The court ordered that the song should be sung preferably on Monday or Friday.

The order was passed on a writ petition filed by K. Veeramani seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu Teacher’s Recruitment Board (TRB)

to award him one mark to the question on the language in which the national song was written.

In the eligibility test for teachers, held in 2013, he had answered that the national song was written in Bengali while the answer key stated it as Sanskrit.

According to the petitioner, he was not recruited for the teacher post as the cut off mark was 90 and he had scored 89 owing to the wrong key answer.

The Advocate General clarified to

The court ordered the song should be sung preferably on Monday or Friday.

the court that the original language of Vande Mataram was Sanskrit, but it was written in Bengali script.

The court ordered that the National Song be sung in all govern-

ment offices, private companies and factories at least once a month. It also said that the national song can be sung in Tamil if people find it difficult to sing in Bengali or Sanskrit.

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BY A STAFF WRITER ALLAS, TX -- A federal grand jury in Dallas has returned a one-count indictment charging a South AsianAmerican Dallas attorney and his assistant of Pakistani origin, with conspiracy to commit marriage fraud.

The indictment announced on July 19

by US Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas charges Bilal Ahmed Khaleeq, 47, an American citizen, and Amna Cheema, 37, a Pakistani national, with one count each of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud.

If convicted, the duo could be imprisoned for five years in federal prison and fined $250,000.

The indictment alleges that in May 2015, Khaleeq intentionally solicited a naturalized US citizen originally from India, to marry Cheema to obtain US permanent residence for Cheema.

In exchange, the US citizen received a payment of $745, with promises of additional monies upon approval of the Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status application (Form I-485), the indictment alleges.

Cheema and the US citizen were married in Dallas County on June 15, 2015. Khaleeq allegedly arranged the marriage, advised Cheema regarding the filing of the Petition for Alien Relative (Form I-130), and represented the parties at the interview with US Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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Get to know your Sikh neighbor

BY A STAFF WRITER OWNERS GROVE, IL -- The American Sikh Community organized, ‘Get To Know Your Sikh Neighbor,’ at the Downers Grove Library.

The program aimed at creating awareness about religious diversity, and learning about the Sikh faith where people are comfortable to ask questions.

This event is part of the ‘Get To Know Your Neighbor’ series sponsored by the American Sikh Community of Chicago and the Sikh Outreach Society.

Such events allow local residents to mingle with and learn about the many diverse groups in their community and strengthen bonds between them. It helps make connections and foster dialogue in an open and safe setting. The event began with an opportunity for non-Sikhs see a turban being tied.

Kunwar Singh Mukker shared his father’s experience who was a victim of a hate crime in Darin a few years ago. Mukker was a target of the assault because of his religious appearance.

It was followed by presentations on Sikhism, the fifth largest religion in the world, and a question-answer session.

Kulwant Singh Hundal speaking on Sikh principles and goal to connect with the One Source, followed by Noor Kaur, who enlightened the audience on the importance

Landlord hates smell of Indian cooking

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BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO,IL -- An Indian American couple in Illinois was recently denied the opportunity to sign a lease for a condo because the owner allegedly voiced displeasure at the smell of Indian cooking.

The child of the couple posted on July 19 on Reddit that the couple viewed a condo in Schaumburg, Ill., which they really liked, and, upon going to a real estate agent’s office the following day, were told the owner would not rent it out to them.

“They were informed that the condo owner will not rent out the condo to Indian people because he doesn’t like the smell of the Indian cooking,” the poster wrote.

Additionally, the person who posted the incident confirmed receiving written proof of the owner’s reasoning.

“I don’t want to make a big commotion over this, but the owner discriminated based on ethnic-origin and real estate agent agreed to list the owner’s condo with full knowledge of the discriminatory criteria. I just want to do what I can to ensure no other prospective tenant has to deal with the nonsense,” the post read.

The person updated the post to advise those who commented that the family has been in touch with an attorney.

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of equality and interfaith in the Sikh religion.

Jasvir Kaur shared a bit of history on contributions Sikhs have made in the two World Wars with the Allied forces. Jagjit Singh talked about Sikh contributions in history as well as modern-day history.

The room was filled with posters depicting Sikh contributions to World Wars

and the importance Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Holy Scripture.

Kushpal Singh Sodhi, coordinated the event with the help of about a dozen dedicated volunteers, including Thakar Basati, Simran Singh who emceed, Japtej Singh and volunteers to help tie turbans. The next event will be held in Naperville.

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TAGC Super 8 cricket tourney is a nail-biter

BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- Telugu Association of Greater Chicago (TAGC) organized Super 8 Cricket Tournament on July 15 & 16 at South Barrington cricket grounds, Barrington, IL. The main objective of conducting the event sponsored by Verinon Inc. was to motivate and encourage TAGC members to stay fit and to offer a break from their routine life.

The TAGC Board and the sports team’s dedication and hard work made this event a grand success. TAGC received enormous response from cricket lovers and had to close the registrations early.

Fourteen 14 registered teams were approved

by TAGC to participate in the tournament. These teams were divided into 4 groups and each group played the matches on a league basis so that each team got an opportunity to play two games.

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Each team consisted of a minimum of 8 players and went up to 12 players. The topper of each group entered into semifinals and semifinal round winners played the finals on July 16. The total number of matches was 17 (4+4+3+3+2+1) played over 2 days. Each team got to play 8 overs to bat and each bowler got 2 overs. Sixes counted as 8 runs and each wide got 2 runs and an extra ball.

The first game between Hyderabad Nawaabs Vs. Hit & Run started at 8 am. TAGC sports committee chair Sapthagiri Sangem took both captains to ground for toss. Hit & Run won the toss and was elected to bowl. All teams reported on time where all players of different age groups played very sportively, professionally, and with great commitment.

Raging Tigers won the first semifinal against Strikers, and Juggernauts won the second semifinals in super over against Schaumburg Sultans and finally Juggernauts won the finals against Raging Tigers.

All matches were exhilarating and no one was able to predict who is going to win until the last ball of the match.

TAGC president Ramachandra R. Ade along with entire the sports committee team and sponsor Raj Ginne presented the trophies to Juggernauts (winners)and Raging Tigers (runners).

TAGC announced Shekar as most valuable player MVP/ Man of the Series, Naveen Ganne as Best Batsman and Bhagat R Goli as the Best Bowler.

TAGC president Ramachandra R, Ade thanked Verinon Inc. president Pradeep Mannemela, and vice president & COO Raj R Ginne, for their support in sponsoring and conducting this year’s cricket tournament and American Telangana Association team, TAGC Board, Sports committee chair Sangem Saptagiri & team and volunteers as well as all the team captains and players.

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Fake landlord’s bid to dupe residents

BY A STAFF WRITER EST LAWN, IL – The police have alerted residents against a man falsely advertising an apartment for rent in West Lawn only to steal people’s security deposits.

The man has posted a fake apartmentfor-rent ad at least four times, all in the 6000 block of South Pulaski Avenue. The man accepts rent or security deposits for an apartment that is not for rent, and the would-be renters cannot recoup their money.

The incidents took place twice on July 11, once on July 13 and once on July 18, according to the police.

The man is known by the names Byron Dean and Joseph Grant and is described as a black man aged 35-37 years, standing 5-foot-10, weighing 200 pounds with black hair and a medium complexion.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call detectives at 312-747-8382.

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Sheetal Singh named New Century Scholar

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Mandi Theater Group presents Nukkad Theater-Hindi Theatre Festival -2017 on Sat 22nd July at Center Stage Theater 1665 Quincy Avenue, Naperville, IL 60540. Call: 312-340-9044 Chinmaya Mission Yamunotri presents Chinmaya Aradhana Camp 2017 on Sat 29th July- 3:00 PM at Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles Ballroom, 4051 E Main St, St Charles, IL 60174

Hindi Lovers Club presents HASYA KAVI SAMMELAN Hasya Kavi Sammelan on Sat 5th Aug-7:00 PM at Jalaram Mandir, 425 Illinois Boulevard, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169. Tkts: $25, $35 Call: Gurbachan Kaur Neelam 847-9628595.

Sheetal Singh

BY A STAFF WRITER KOKIE, IL -- The Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has announced its 2017 All-USA Community College Academic Team, naming Indian American Sheetal Singh among the members.

She was also named a 2017 New Century Scholar for achieving the state’s highest score in the competition, with a 3.77 GPA. The All-USA Community College Academic Team recognizes high-achieving two-year college students who demonstrate academic excellence and intellectual rigor combined with leadership and service that extends their education beyond the classroom to benefit society.

The society said that 20 students were named, with each receiving a $5,000 scholarship.

In addition to scholarships, team

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members are presented at the annual President’s Breakfast held during the American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention.

Singh is a student at Oakton Community College in Illinois.

Singh is founding president of Oakton’s Society of Women Engineers and has served on student government, the college’s Educational Standards Review Board and as a TRiO peer mentor for first-generation college students.

After earning her degree at Oakton, Singh plans to transfer to a four-year institution to study cyber security before beginning a career in the service of her country in the intelligence community.

The program is sponsored by the Follett Higher Education Group with additional support provided by the American Association of Community Colleges and Phi Theta Kappa.

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BY A STAFF WRITER ASHINGTON, DC -- An Indian man, who was ordered deported, has been convicted for using a fake identity to obtain American

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citizenship.

Balbir Singh, aka Ranjit Singh, 50, faces up to 10 years in federal prison, a maximum $250,000 possible fine, revocation of his citizenship and enforcement of his outstanding deportation order.

According to acting US Attorney Abe Martinez, Balbir Singh had previously attempted to obtain asylum under false pretenses. When that attempt failed, an immigration judge then ordered his deportation from the US, thus making him ineligible to ever become a naturalized citizen.

A resident of Houston, Texas, Singh, instead of leaving the country, changed his name, date of birth, the manner in which he entered the US and his familial history so that he could obtain lawful immigration status, and later naturalization, based on a marriage to a US citizen.

In the process of obtaining the citizenship, he denied ever being ordered deported, seeking asylum or using a different identity.

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“In addition, Singh sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2013. In it, he complained about the anxiety and frustration he experienced in having to wait for an extended period at the airport every time he returned from an international trip due to discrepancies in his biometric information.

He requested DHS clear these discrepancies,”

the Justice Department said.

After obtaining citizenship, a fingerprint comparison established that Balbir Singh, the man previously ordered deported from the US and the man who later became a naturalized citizen (Ranjit Singh) were one and the same.

Accepting the plea, US District Judge Ewing Werlein set sentencing for October 13.

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BY A STAFF WRITER UWANEE, GA -- Ripples of Revolution were created by WAVE Global LLC in Atlanta (Suwanee), GA. One of the fastest-growing counties in the US experienced something much bigger this week.

The Memory & Mind Science workshop, ‘Program your Brain & Mind for Success’, organized in Atlanta (Suwanee), GA last week has shown mesmerizing results. A total of 39 participants including children & teens (7yrs to 17 yrs.) attended the 5 day workshop camp last week in Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Suwanee.

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BY A STAFF WRITER UNNYVALE, CA -- Narendra Pathak of Sunnyvale, California has been 3rd time re-appointed to the Commissioner on Human Relations Commission by the Santa Clara County, Board of Supervisors.

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India have upper hand against SL Chasing a massive 600 that India made in their first innings, Sri Lanka lost five quick wickets to totter at 154/5 on the second day of the first Test before by Umesh while Gunathilaka and Mendis were sent back in the same over by Shami.

Tharanga (64) and Mathews then steadied the ship with a 57run stand for the fourth-wicket

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acer Mohammed Shami's twin strikes in a single over put India in the driver's seat in the opening cricket Test as Sri Lanka lost five quick wickets to totter at 154/5 at stumps on the second day at the Galle International Stadium here on July 27.

The home side lost three wickets in quick succession to find themselves trailing by 446 runs in their first innings, with former skipper Angelo Mathews (54) and Dilruwan Perera (6) unbeaten at stumps.

Shami dealt crucial blows to register figures of 2/30 while fellow pacer Umesh Yadav and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bagged a wicket each. India opener Abhinav Mukund made things worse for the hosts by effecting the run-

A 62-run ninth-wicket stand between debutant Hardik Pandya (50) and Shami (30) helped India post 600 in their first innings. (Photo: IANS)

out of in-form Upul Tharanga.

Reduced to 10 men after the loss of all-rounder Asela Gunaratne, who was ruled out with a broken thumb, the hosts were off to a

shaky start, losing opener Dimuth Karunaratne (2), debutant Danushka Gunathilaka (16) and Kusal Mendis (0) in the first 15 overs. Karunaratne was trapped leg

Pandya's halfcentury was laced with five boundaries and three sixes while Shami slammed three sixes in his cameo with a strike rate of 100.00. before Mukund's brilliant throw sent back the newly-appointed Sri Lanka One-Day International (ODI) skipper.

Mukund's throw from silly point to stumper Wriddhiman

Saha resulted in Tharanga's runout, who reached the crease but his bat bounced while making the ground. Incoming batsman Niroshan Dickwella (8) was caught brilliantly by Mukund after he failed to block the ball and managed only to get the outside edge off a delivery by tweaker Ashwin.

Earlier, a 62-run ninth-wicket stand between debutant Hardik Pandya (50) and Shami (30) helped India post 600 in their first essay. Pandya's half-century was laced with five boundaries and three sixes while Shami slammed three sixes in his cameo.

Resuming the day at 399/3, the overnight duo of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane batted cautiously with the Saurashtra right-hander crossing the 150-run mark while Rahane too got to his half-century.

Djokovic to miss play BCCI adopts Lodha committee reforms with elbow injury IANS, NEW DELHI

BELGRADE: Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has announced that he is set to miss the rest of the season due to an injury to his right elbow.

In a Facebook Live broadcast, the former world no. 1 said that all the doctors he had consulted had informed him that recovering from this injury requires time, reports Efe. “All the doctors I’ve consulted, and all the specialists I have visited, in Serbia and all over the world, have agreed that this injury requires rest,” 12-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic said.

The 30-year-old was forced to withdraw from the 2017 Wimbledon quarter-finals against Czech Tomas Berdych because of this injury, just as things seemed to be getting better.

Djokovic arrived at the All England Club with the Eastbourne Open title in his pocket and put on a good show in the first rounds at Wimbledon, dispelling doubts about his poor performance before injury stopped, not just his run at the third Grand Slam of the year, but also put an end to his season.

“My elbow is hurt due to excessive playing, and it troubles me constantly when serving, and now when hitting my forehand as well. Unfortunately, such injuries are often encountered in a professional sport, and I am very proud of the fact that I have been free from serious injuries during all these years,” Djokovic added.

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he BCCI Special General Meeting (SGM) this week decided to accept all the recommendations put forward by the Supreme Court-appointed Justice R.M. Lodha Committee except for five contentious points.

According to sources, the suggestions that are being opposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are one-state-onevote, the size of the national selection panel, the size of the apex council, age cap and tenure of office-bearers and distribution of

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powers and functions of executives.

The clause regarding age and tenure seeks to prevent those above 70 years of age from holding any

post in the BCCI or state associations while also imposing a cooling off period of three years between two terms.

If the Supreme Court decides to revisit this particular point, it may allow former BCCI chief N. Srinivasan and secretary Niranjah Shah to attempt a comeback. Both are above 70 years of age and do not qualify to be BCCI office-bearers as per the Lodha Committee recommendations.

The Supreme Court delivered a ruling earlier this week, barring the controversial duo from attending any BCCI meeting.

Let BCCI decide on women’s IPL: Mithali IANS, MUMBAI

is inevitable. I’ll do whatever it takes to recover. I will use the upcoming period to strengthen my body and also to improve certain tennis elements that I have not been able to work on over the past years, due to a demanding schedule,” he continued.

“Five months may seem long from this point, but I’m sure they will pass quickly because there is so much I want to do.”

Djokovic, who was struggling since he won his maiden and only French Open title in 2016, also revealed that he and his wife Jelena are expecting their second child.

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ndian women’s cricket skipper Mithali Raj, who recently led the eves to the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup in England supported an Indian Premier League (IPL)-styled T20 tournament for the women but left it for the BCCI to decide.

Mithali had earlier called for a women’s IPL to help the Indian girls cope up with high pressure situations, especially after the women-in-blue squandered a great start to narrowly lose Sunday’s World Cup final by nine runs against hosts England at the Lord’s.

When the same question was put to the 34-year-old right-hander after the team landed here on Wednesday, she said: “If something like this is started in India, it will

Mithali Raj. (Photo: IANS)

help players get exposure but it’s up to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI),” she said.

Mithali, however believed that their performance in the World Cup is just the beginning of good

times for women’s cricket in India.

The Indian eves outclassed pretournament favourites Australia in the semi-final and before that thrashed New Zealand by 186 runs to reach the knock-outs.

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The laboratory technique rapidly produces specific human antibodies from cells of body’s immune system, isolated from patient blood samples K.S. JAYARAMAN, BENGALURU

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new laboratory technique that will accelerate development of vaccines to protect people from a wide range of diseases has been reported by an international team of scientists.

Normally, vaccines induce B-lymphoThe technique cytes or B-cells of the body’s could potentially immune system accelerate to produce antidevelopm ent of bodies that fight against invading new vaccines Normally, vaccines induce B-cells of the body's immune system pathogens like producing antibodies that fight against invading pathogens. viruses.

In the new study, human antibodies in samples and by replicating the researchers have developed a the laboratory itself from B- same processes these cells use in method to rapidly produce specific cells isolated from patient blood the body to prevent infections.

The technique, reported in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, could potentially accelerate the development of new vaccines by allowing the efficient evaluation of candidate target antigens, it is claimed.

The researchers, from Francis Crick Institute in London and the Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital in the US, successfully demonstrated their approach using various bacterial and viral antigens and proteins from several strains of influenza A. In each case, the researchers were able to produce specific high-affinity antibodies in just a few days and were also able to generate antibodies against HIV (which causes AIDS) from B-cells isolated from HIV-free patients.

Novel eye test may help diagnose autism IANS, NEW YORK

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new eye test that can reveal impairment in cerebellum may help identify people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), researchers say.

The cerebellum — part of the brain coordinating and regulating muscular activity — controls the actions of rapid eye movements made when shifting attention from one object to other, called saccades.

In healthy individuals, these saccades are rapid, precise, and accu-

rate, redirecting the line of sight from one point of interest to other.

Conversely, in individuals with autism, the activity was found impaired, as a result of alteration in the structure of the cerebellum, said researchers from the University of Rochester in New York, US. For the study, detailed in the European Journal of Neuroscience, the team tracked the eye movements of individuals with ASD. The participants were asked to track a visual target that appeared in different locations on the screen.

Eye test revealing impairment in cerebellum may help identify people with ASD.

The experiment was designed in a manner that often caused the participant’s focus to “overshoot” the intended target.

As the task is repeated, the brain would adjust the eye movements in

healthy individuals. But, the eye movements of individuals with ASD continued to miss the target suggesting that the sensory motor controls in the cerebellum responsible for eye movement were impaired.

Maternal high-fat diet may affect kids’ mental health IANS, NEW YORK

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abies whose mothers consumed a high-fat diet during their pregnancy may be at an increased risk of developing mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression, a study has warned.

The findings, of an animal study, showed that an unhealthy diet not only creates health problems for expectant mothers, but

also alters childrens’ development of the brain and endocrine system which may cause long-lasting mental health ramifications.

“Given the high level of dietary fat consumption and maternal obesity in developed nations, these findings have important implications for the mental health of future generations,” said Elinor Sullivan, assistant professor at the Oregon Health and Science Uni-

LONDON: An individual suffering from depression may be at an increased risk of developing changes in the structure of the brain associated with communication and thinking skills, researchers say.

The findings showed that alterations were found in parts of the brain known as white matter, which contains fiber tracts that enable brain cells to communicate with one another by electrical signals.

White matter is a key component of the brain’s wiring and its disruption has been linked to problems with emotion processing and thinking skills, the researchers said.

Further, people with symptoms indicative of depression also had reductions in white matter integrity — a quality of the matter, which was not seen in people who were unaffected.

“This study shows that people with depression have changes in the white matter wiring of their brain,” said Heather Whalley, senior research fellow at the University of Edinburgh.

Depression is the world’s leading cause of disability, affecting around a fifth of UK adults over a lifetime.

Symptoms include low mood, exhaustion and feeling of emptiness.

For the study, published in Scientific Reports, the team analyzed 3461 people using an MRI-based neuroimaging technique to map the structure of white matter.

“There is an urgent need to provide treatment for depression and an improved understanding of its mechanisms will give us a better chance of developing new and more effective methods of treatment,” Whalley said.

versity (OHSU) in the US. Further, exposure to a high-fat diet during gestation and early in development impaired the development of neurons containing serotonin — a neurotransmitter that is critical in developing brains.

On the other hand, introducing the child to a healthy diet at an early age also failed to reverse the effect, the researchers said.

“It’s not about blaming the mother,” but “about educating pregnant women about the potential risks of a high-fat diet in pregnancy and empowering them and their families to make healthy choices . We also need to craft public policies promoting healthy lifestyle and diets,” Sullivan noted.

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