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‘Baahubali 2’ reigns at box offices ‘BAAHUBALI 2’

The film, featuring Prabhas, The film, featuring Prabhas, Anushka Shetty, Rana Daggubati and Tamannaah in the lead, Shetty, releasedAnushka in several languages in over 6500 screens across India, and 9000 screens globally Rana Daggubati IANS, CHENNAI lion upon a Wednesday release, and Dangal amassed Rs 107.01 and Tamannaah ilmmaker S.S. Rajamouli’s crore, he said. magnum opus in Baahubali Down south, the response has the lead, 2: The Conclusion has been tremendous. in upped the bar released for box In Telugu states, Telangana and x office earnings for Indian films by Andhra Pradesh, the earnings are several languages massing Rs 4 billion plus worldestimated to be over Rs 1 billion. wide in its opening weekend since6500 “Going by estimates, the film in over ts release on April 28, according to could have easily grossed over Rs 100 screens across rade experts. crore from Telangana and Andhra. It After zooming past the Rs 1 bilhas already broken every record of all India, and 9000 ion mark on its first day of hitting other big Telugu films,” trade analyst creens in India, the much-awaited Anand Vanga told IANS. screens globally

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Indian motel Indian man worker killed on death row ‘Vishwaroopam 2’ in crossfire loses appeal first look released worldwide. Filmmaker Karan Johar, who has presented the Hindi dubbed version of the film, tweeted: “Historic Weekend! Here is the Hindi language all-India Friday (Rs 410 million), Saturday (Rs 405 mil-

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lion), Sunday (Rs 465 million).

Grand total Rs 1.28 billion.”

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted: “The wave is unstoppable.

Baahubali 2 creates new record.”

Adarsh pointed out how the open-

ing weekend figures of the Hindi version of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion had surpassed Bollywood biggies such as Salman Khan’s Sultan and Aamir Khan’s Dangal.

Sultan had minted Rs 1.05 bil-

Remaking of ‘Charlie’ will take time: Vijay

CHENNAI: Director Vijay says his plans to remake Malayalam hit film Charlie in Tamil, with R. Madhavan in the lead, has been delayed and it won’t happen Vijay anytime soon.

“Right now, my focus is on my next project Karu. Charlie’remake will take time and it’s not happening soon. Sai Pallavi is part of the project and it will be her Tamil film debut,” Vijay told IANS.

Mahesh’s ‘SPYder’ to release on August 11 CHENNAI:

Superstar Mahesh Babu’s upcoming Ta m i l - Te l u g u bilingual actionthriller SPYder, which is being directed by A.R. Murugadoss, will Mahesh Babu now hit the screens on August 11 instead of June 23, a source has said.

“Originally, the film was slated for release on June 23. Since the shoot will go on till May end, it’s very unlikely for the film to come out in June. Hence, the makers are planning to release it on August 11,” the source told IANS. In the film, Mahesh plays an intelligence bureau officer and he is paired with Rakul Preet Singh.

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ctor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan has finally unveiled this week the first look poster of his long-delayed bilingual film Vishwaroopam 2.

Haasan tweeted the posters in three languages.

Having been lying in cold storage for nearly two years, the sequel to Kamal Haasan-directed Vishwaroopam will release later this year.

Last month, Haasan confirmed that the project has been revived.

Also starring Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Rahul Bose and Shekhar Kapur, the film will explore the mother-son sentiment between Haasan and Waheeda Rehman, who has played a pivotal role.

The film, which has music by Ghibran, was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Hindi. It has also been dubbed in Telugu.

Haasan plays a spy in the film,

which he has co-written with Atul Tiwari.

The film’s earlier part titled Vishwaroopam was released in 2013.

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Police suspect marital discord to be the reason for the actor's extreme step. Andy Murray Pradeep reportedly had argument in third round with his wife Pavani Reddy, also a TV artist, recently.

Police found the mirror at the wash basin broken, indicating that there was a fight between the two.

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‘Baahubali 2’: Drama supersedes action in the film

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Hillary blames FBI chief, Russia for 2016 defeat

‘US working on new N.Korea sanctions’

‘If the election had been on October 27, I would be your President’, she told CNN IANS, WASHINGTON

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illary Clinton has said she takes responsibility for her loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 US presidential race, but blamed Russian interference and the timing of a letter from FBI Director James Comey as factors depriving her of an otherwise expected victory.

“If the election had been on October 27, I would be your President,” she told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour at a Women for Women International event in New York.

“I take absolute personal responsibility. I was the candidate, I was the person who was on the ballot. I am very aware of the challenges, the problems, the shortfalls that we had,” Clinton said.

She added that she was “on the way to winning until a combination of Jim Comey’s letter on October 28 and Russian WikiLeaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me and got scared off.”

Clinton was referring to the decision by Comey to disclose — 11 days before election day — that the FBI was reviewing newly-discovered emails in relation to the

Hillary Clinton blamed Russian interference for her loss to Donald Trump.

investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server while at the helm of the Department of State.

Just days later, Comey concluded the emails were mostly personal or duplicates of what the government had already examined prior to clearing Clinton of any criminal charges.

Responding on Clinton’s comments, Trump in a series of late night tweets, both revisited his 2016 victory and seemingly slammed the judgement of his own FBI director.

“FBI Director Comey was the

best thing that ever happened to Hillary Clinton in that he gave her a free pass for many bad deeds! The phoney Trump/Russia story was an excuse used by the Democrats as justification for losing the election.

Perhaps Trump just ran a great campaign,” Trump wrote in a series of messages.

Comey will appear before a Senate committee, where he’ll face questions on Russian interference in the US election and why he decided to announce that the FBI was looking again at Clinton’s

emails just days before the election.

Hours before Trump tweeted, Clinton welcomed the President’s ire after Amanpour predicted that the Twitter-focused President would respond to his former opponent.

“Fine. Better than the interfering in foreign affairs,” Clinton said of the prospect Trump would tweet about her.

She came back to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s role in the 2016 election and how he was able to tilt the scale in favor of Trump and against her.

Clinton also hung part of her 2016 loss on misogyny. “Yes, I do think it played a role. I think other things did as well,” she said.

The former Secretary of State also pledged to “publicly request” that the Trump administration “not end our efforts making women’s rights and opportunities” central to US policy.

And on North Korea, Clinton cautioned Trump against giving too much away by saying he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un under the right circumstances. “I don’t believe that we alone are able to really put the pressure on this North Korean regime that needs to be placed,” she said.

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the US was preparing new sanctions against North Korea if Pyongyang takes steps that warrant new sanctions.

The US is “preparing additional sanctions” if it turns out that the North Korea’s future actions merit additional sanctions, Tillerson said here in a speech to State Department employees.

Tillerson also said that the US was ready to engage in talks with North Korea “when conditions are right”, adding that Washington was sending a “very, very clear and resolute” message that the country’s security and economic prosperity “can only be secured” through commitment to denuclearization, Xinhua news agency reported.

Tillerson also reaffirmed that the US was not seeking regime change in North Korea.

Tension has remained very high over the past two months between the US and North Korea over the former’s threat to stage military attack upon Pyongyang for its nuclear and missile programs.

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‘59% Americans uneasy about White House welcomes Infosys move to Trump’s approach on Syria’ hire 10,000 Americans in next two years WASHINGTON: Nearly six in 10 Americans feel uneasy about US President Donald Trump’s approach towards handling the situation in Syria, according to a new CBS News poll. As many as 59 per cent of respondents are uneasy about Trump’s handling of the Syrian crisis, while four in 10 respondents feel confident about Trump’s ability, Xinhua news agency reported.

Despite the low level of confidence in Trump’s ability to handle the situation in Syria, more than half of Americans say that the US campaign against the extremist group Islamic State goes at least somewhat well, with 9 per cent saying that the US campaign goes very well, showed the poll released earlier this week.

Meanwhile, the poll also found that more respondents are sceptical of Trump’s ability as Commander-inChief of the US military.

Only 46 per cent respondents express at least somewhat confi-

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T dence in Trump’s ability, while 17 per cent say not too confident and another 35 per cent express no confidence at all in Trump’s ability.

The Trump administration’s botched travel ban also appeared to take its toll on Trump’s polling number, with 46 per cent respondents saying that Trump is making the US image in the world weaker, compared to 36 per cent of respondents who say the US image in the world has become stronger since Trump took office.

he White House has welcomed the announcement by global software major Infosys to hire 10,000 American workers in the next two years, calling it a “political victory”.

“We’re glad to see companies like Infosys see opportunity in the American economy again,” said Ninio Fetalvo, a White House spokesman, in a statement to the Washington Post.

Infosys announced that it would hire 10,000 American workers in the next two years and would set up four technology and innovation hubs across North America to focus on cutting-edge technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, user experience, emerging digital technologies, cloud and big data.

The first hub will open in the midwestern state of Indiana in

August and is expected to create 2,000 jobs by 2021 for American workers.

“The hubs will have technology and innovation focused areas and serve clients in key industries such as financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail and energy,” said the firm in a statement.

The White House characterized the Infosys announcement as a political victory, pointing to it as

further evidence that companies are renewing investment in the US as a result of the Trump administration’s “pro-growth economic agenda”. Clients in the US contribute about 60 per cent of the company’s software export revenue per year. The company will hire experienced professionals, recent graduates from major universities and local and community colleges to create talent pools for the future.

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India blames Pakistan Army for mutilation of soldiers

Blood samples of the slain personnel and a blood trail clearly show that Pakistani soldiers returned beyond the LoC after committing the crime

Army chief hints at action after mutilation of soldiers NEW DELHI: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday indicated Indian forces will retaliate following the mutilation of the bodies of two soldiers

by Pakistan but declined to specify details.

“You are asking for a future plan.

The Army never gives out future plan.

It is said only after it is executed,” he told reporters on the sidelines of an Army function here.

He was asked what the Army planned to do after the Pakistan Army mutilated the bodies of Naib Subedar

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ndia on Wednesday accused the Pakistani Army of “active participation” in the mutilation of the bodies of two Indian soldiers and said Islamabad’s denials carried no credibility.

Hours after New Delhi summoned Pakistan’s envoy and gave him “actionable evidence” on the basis of blood samples and trail leading to Pakistan, Defense Minister Arun Jaitley used strong words at a media briefing to say that Pakistani troops were complicit in the Monday brutality.

“I think the denial itself carries no credibility because the entire gambit

Paramjeet Singh and BSF Head Constable Prem Sagar on Monday along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

“Such responses keep happening.

We also take retaliatory action. There is nothing new in it,” Gen Rawat said.

He said the Army was taking steps to check cross-border infiltration of militants from Pakistan.

“Terrorists are going to attempt infiltration. Summer months have started and snow is melting. Infiltration will commence.”

of circumstances clearly indicates that this barbaric act of first killing two of our soldiers and then mutilating their bodies has been carried out with active participation of the (Pakistani) Army,” he said.

Kumar Vishwas remains in AAP, his MLA critic suspended NEW DELHI: Delhi’s ruling AAP averted a major crisis on Wednesday when its disgruntled founder leader Kumar Vishwas agreed not to quit while an MLA who took him on was suspended from the party.

After indicating a day earlier that he may quit the Aam Aadmi Party, Kumar Vishwas (Center in picture) on Wednesday attended a meeting of the party’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC) at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence.

“The PAC has decided to suspend Amanatullah Khan from the party,” Deputy Chief Minister and Kumar Vishwas’ childhood friend Manish Sisodia told reporters.

The decision came three days after Khan alleged that Kumar Vish-

BRIEFS Operation to check Kashmir robberies

NEW DELHI: A massive combing operation was launched in south Kashmir on Thursday following a spree of bank robberies and killing of policemen, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said here.

“It is a regular operation. Every day we do it. There is nothing new.

There has been bank loots and policemen have been killed. It is just to make sure that the situation is brought under control,” Gen Rawat told reporters on the sidelines of an army function.

The Army Chief was asked about the crackdown by security forces in at least 20 villages of south Kashmir’s Shopian district searching for militants involved in recent terror attacks and bank robberies.

He said the Army was taking steps to check cross-border infiltration of militants from Pakistan.

Amendment in Banking Regulation Act Defense Minister Arun Jaitley used strong words at a media briefing to say that Pakistani troops were complicit in the Monday brutality. (Photo: IANS)

the protection, or participation, or active indulgence of the (Pakistan) Army,” he added.

Asked what New Delhi planned to counter the Pakistani action, Jaitley replied: “Place your trust on

Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar demanded that Pakistan takes appropriate action against the soldiers and commanders responsible for it “The fact that cover firings are provided, those who carry out this act are helped to escape on such heavily guarded border where posts are within few meters of each other, this can’t happen without

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our Army.”

His statement came after New Delhi said it had “actionable evidence” of the Pakistan Army’s involvement in the killings on the Krishna Ghati sector on the Line

of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.

External Affairs Ministry spokesman Gopal Baglay said the blood samples of the slain personnel and a blood trail clearly showed that Pakistani soldiers returned beyond the LoC after committing the crime.

The “actionable evidence” was given to Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit by Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar, who summoned him to the Foreign Office and conveyed India’s outrage.

Jaishankar demanded that Pakistan takes appropriate action against the soldiers and commanders responsible for it.

NEW DELHI: In a major decision aimed at tackling the mounting non-performing assets (NPAs) of public sector banks, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday night issued an ordinance to amend the Banking Regulation Act that will empower the RBI to go after defaulters.

The Cabinet is believed to have approved a policy on bad debts (NPAs), which is being forwarded to President Pranab Mukherjee for approval. The President is likely to clear the ordinance on Wednesday night itself.

“It is an amendment in the Banking Regulation Act. Since Parliament is not in session, it will be issued as an ordinance, which needs President’s approval,” official sources told IANS.

Turkey, India to fight terror together IANS, NEW DELHI

T was was conspiring to break the party and plotting a coup against Kejriwal at the behest of the BJP and RSS. The AAP also announced a three-member committee of party leaders Pankaj Gupta, Atishi Marlena and Ashutosh to determine why Khan made the allegation against the poet-politician.

urkey, a close ally of Pakistan, on Monday extended “full solidarity” with India in battling terrorism even as New Delhi virtually sidestepped visiting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s suggestion for a multilateral dialogue on resolving the Kashmir issue.

After extensive talks with Erdogan, in which the fight against terrorism formed a major part, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said both the countries have agreed that “no intent or goal, no reason or rationale can validate terrorism”.

Modi said that he and Erdogan “agreed to work together to strengthen our cooperation, both bilaterally and multilaterally, to effectively counter this menace”.

PM Narendra Modi with Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New Delhi.

There was no mention of Jammu and Kashmir in the brief statements made by the two leaders at a joint address to the media after delegation-level talks and one-on-one talks between the two leaders.

On his part, Erdogan said that

Turkey would always be by the side of India “in full solidarity” in battling terrorism.

“Terrorist organizations want to launch their propaganda over the suffering of people and are willing to a create future for themselves out of victims’ pain,” he said.

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A rise in the number of cases with farm income higher than Rs 10 million came to light after the demonetization drive. Modi’s fight against black money would be incomplete if agricultural sector is not brought under the tax net

Tax farm income to fight black money

AMIT KAPOOR, NEW DELHI

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axing agricultural income has always been a politically sensitive topic. This was evident last week after NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy spoke in favor of this above a certain threshold. Immediate clarifications followed that the official stance was not the same.

Throughout the history of independent India, similar suggestions have met the same fate. Most famously, B.R. Ambedkar, who was critical of the land revenue system of the British, supported a progressive tax on agricultural income.

A Taxation Enquiry Commission set up in 1953-54 suggested a revision of tax laws that would take into consideration the changes in

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's war on black money is likely to remain incomplete without taxing farm income. An exemption in the sector allows non-agricultural entities to evade taxes by declaring agriculture as income source.

the price of agricultural output. In 1975, a Committee on Agriculture Taxation headed by K.N. Raj recommended taxing the agricultural income of the rich. In 1985, the long-term fiscal policy introduced by the government touted the idea of taxing agricultural income. In short, the topic of agricultural taxa-

tion is neither new nor without merit and should not be dismissed as such.

The first argument in favor of such a taxation is that an exemption in the sector allows non-agricultural entities to evade taxes by declaring agriculture as their source of income. This undermines any

effort to curb the circulation of black money in the economy. Postdemonetization, a Parliamentary panel raised concerns that there was a rise in the number of cases with farm income higher than Rs 10 million.

The Modi government’s fight against black money will be ren-

dered incomplete if the agricultural sector is not brought within its ambit.

Secondly, it hardly makes sense to keep big farmers and agricultural companies out of purview of the tax department. Companies like Kaveri Seeds and multinational Monsanto India claimed exemption of Rs 186 crore and Rs 94 crore as agricultural income in the year 2014-15. Surely, such companies and farmers owning land above a certain threshold can be brought under the tax net.

Third, the scale of tax exemption in the sector is such that the government will have to consider levying income tax on them. Bibek Debroy pointed out that two-thirds of India’s 225 million households are in rural India and are effectively not taxed. Moreover, India has 110120 million cultivators and a tax payer base of 64.4 million. It is unfair to impose the burden of taxation on such a small proportion of the country’s population.

Fourth, a uniform taxation of agricultural income across the country will eliminate the competitive disadvantage farmers of some states face due to taxes imposed by their state governments.

Why UDAN may not make air travel affordable for poor Although India saw a massive decline in poverty over the last 20 years, 21.9% of its population still lives below poverty line SHREYA SHAH, NEW DELHI

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he average Indian is unlikely to be able to afford a Rs 2,500 flight — 13.8 times the monthly spending on travel (Rs 180) in 2011-2012 — under the governments new “Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik” (UDAN) program.

Launched on April 27, UDAN will feature flights to underserved smaller towns in which a certain number of seats will be subsidized — Rs 2,500 for an hour-long flight, and fares going up pro-rata for longer distances. For instance, a subsidized Shimla-Delhi ticket for

June 1 is currently priced at Rs 2,036, and will be operated by Alliance Air, an Air India subsidiary.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi promoted this as an opportunity for more people, especially the “common man”, to access air travel.

“Why should air services be only for the elite in this country? I told my officials that I want people wearing hawai chappals [inexpensive flipflops] to be taking flights,” he said at the launch.

But even at these low prices, a considerable part of the population is unlikely to use air services as claimed by the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags-off first Shimla-Delhi flight under UDAN scheme at Jubbarhatti airport in Shimla.

Although India has seen a massive decline in poverty over the last two decades, 21.9 per cent of its population still lives below the poverty line of Rs 816 per person per month in rural areas, and Rs 1,000 per capita per month in urban areas, according to government data.

The cost of a one-hour flight is nearly as much as the average

monthly per capita expenditure of Rs 2,629.65 in urban areas — where most airports are likely to be located — according to 20112012 data from the government’s National Sample Survey Office.

The fare for non-subsidized tickets on the same flights could go as high as Rs 19,000.

Through the UDAN program,

the government will subsidize a minimum of nine and a maximum of 40 seats on a flight. The underserved or unserved routes will be auctioned out, and the lowest bidder will win a monopoly over the sector for three years. In return, they would have to operate at least three flights a week on the route, and a maximum of seven.

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Harjit Sajjan urged to resign over Afghan offensive claim Indian-origin Defense Minister, Harjit Sajjan, in a speech in New Delhi, had claimed he was the architect of Operation Medus against Taliban IANS, OTTAWA

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anada’s opposition has launched an all-out attack on Indian-origin Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan calling upon him to resign or be fired for exaggerating his military record in Afghanistan, though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was standing by his minister.

In speech in New Delhi last month, Sajjan told the Indian think tank Observer Research Foundation that he had been the “architect” of Operation Medusa against Taliban — a statement which the minister has since retracted. Operation Medusa was Canada’s largest military operation since the 1950s, one of the bloodi-

Indian-American loses citizenship ASHINGTON: A 29-year-old Indian-American was stripped of his US citizenship after being sentenced for more than five years in jail for conspiring to illegally distribute male enhancement pills imported from China.

Ismail Ali Khan was also convicted and sentenced for falsely stating that he was not a criminal on his application to become a naturalized US citizen, federal prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said Khan, a resident of Decatur in Georgia, and others illegaly imported pills from China containing an active ingredient in Viagra and distributed them throughout the US, Patch news portal reported.

He was part of a criminal export ring that hatched an elaborate scheme to import to the US, male enhancement pills with names such as “Maxman,” “Happy Passengers” from China.

The ring’s plot included mislabelling scores of drugs to evade detection by the Food and Drug Administration and US Customs and Border Protection.

The drugs were labelled as beauty products, pottery, coffee, and tea, federal prosecutors said.

Khan’s sentence would be followed by three years of supervised release, according to the report.

—IANS

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Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan

est and most pivotal battles of the Afghan war. Hundreds of Taliban fighters were killed or captured over a two-week period during the

2006 offensive. Twelve Canadians were also killed in the fighting.

Sajjan was a Major with the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan

during Operation Medusa, and received a special commendation.

“On my first deployment to Kandahar in 2006, I was kind of thrown in an unforeseen situation and became the architect of an operation... where we removed about 1,500 Taliban fighters,” Sajjan had said in a speech.

Trudeau and Sajjan endured a withering question-period offensive on Monday as opposition MPs accused the Defense Minister of “stolen valour” for overstating his role in planning Operation Medusa in Afghanistan, the Toronto Star reported. Opposition parties trained their sights squarely on Sajjan, who apologized again in the House of Commons. He had also apologized on the social media two days earlier for the claim.

Indian-origin man robbed while rescuing co-worker WASHINGTON: An Indian-origin man was robbed while saving a female co-worker from an oncoming train in the US. He was later rewarded by the police.

Anil Vannavalli, 34, was waiting for a train at the Edison platform in New Jersey morning when his coworker Madhuri Recherla fainted and fell on the tracks, NJ.com reported. According to police, Vannavalli dropped his backpack and jumped on the tracks with two other commuters to carry Recherla to safety. While he was busy saving the woman’s life, someone snatched the backpack.

The backpack contained Vannavalli’s work laptop, three pairs of headphones valued at $700, about $200 in cash, his work identification card and train tickets, said police officials.

“This theft, perpetrated in the midst of such a selfless good deed, seems so very disgusting and outrageous,” said Police chief Thomas Bryan.

—IANS

‘Combat hate crimes against minorities’ IANS, WASHINGTON

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ndian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has urged Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to use his complete authority in combating hate crimes against religious minorities in the US. Krishnamoorthi made the appeal in a letter signed by 68 others. The Congressman’s letter comes after Kelly in a Congres-

sional Asian Pacific American Caucus meeting said that there was a need for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to focus more on white supremacist organizations and hate groups, the American Bazaar Online reported.

“I was heartened to hear Secretary Kelly’s recognition of the threat posed by hate groups and other forces of intolerance,” Krishnamoorthi said.

Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi. (Photo:IANS)

“This letter urges the Secretary to act on that knowledge and use the resources of his department to combat both hate crimes and their root causes.”

Krishnamoorthi wrote in the let-

ter that many Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Jews, and other religious minorities in the US are living under the fear for their safety and requested him to protect their interests.

Diaspora celebrates Baisakhi in London IANS, LONDON

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round 20,000 Sikh and Punjabi diaspora members turned up for the Baisakhi celebrations organized by the Indian High Commission at Northolt, London, with a rich array of langar food served to more than 15,000 persons, an official statement said.

The Indian High Commission organized Baisakhi celebrations on April 30 at Northolt, London. It were part of the larger celebrations of the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singhji, being organized by the government of India globally and flagged off by Prime

Around 20,000 diaspora members turned up for the Baisakhi celebrations.

Minister Narendra Modi at Shri Patna Sahib earlier this year.

This was the first major public

event targeted not only at the Punjabi and Sikh population in the UK but also to spread the message of

peace, social coherence and valour embodied by the revered 10th Guru of Sikhs, a High Commission statement said. The event, organized with financial assistance of India’s Ministry of Culture was a tremendous success in all its aspects, it said.

It saw the participation of 14 Gurudwaras from all over London which pitched in with volunteers and a rich array of langar food items for all visitors. Between 18,000 to 20,000 people turned up throughout the day — at one time, more than 1,800 cars were parked at the arrangements made for visitors. The langar alone served more than 15,000 people throughout the day.

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protection against cow vigilantes Last week, traders transporting a consignment of beef waste to a government-endorsed disposal centre were stopped allegedly by gau rakshaks after stoning the vehicle IANS, PANAJI

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eef traders in Goa this week demanded police protection, alleging they were being attacked while transporting beef or beef waste by self-styled local “gau rakshaks” (cow vigilantes).

Addressing a press conference here, Manna Bepari, President of the Qureshi Meat Traders Association of Goa, said that the association had also appealed to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, requesting him to put such vigilante groups under surveillance.

“We have FDA (Food and Drugs Administration), health and municipality licences, unlike in Uttar Pradesh. Despite this, they are trying to replicate what is happening in that state. We will never allow this to happen. We want Goa government...Chief Minister to protect us,” Bepari told reporters.

Last week, traders transporting a consignment of beef waste to a government-endorsed disposal centre located at the only legal abattoir here — Goa Meat Complex — were stopped allegedly by gau rakshaks after stoning the vehi-

Beef is normally consumed in the form of stew, curries, roasts, soups and is an essential protein, and one of the cheapest meats in most Christian and Muslim homes in Goa.

cle and attacking its inmates.

Bepari claimed that such incidents were on the rise in Goa. “They stone our vehicles and beat up our workers. We are requesting Goa government for protection, especially police pro-

tection. Those who are illegally attacking us should be kept under surveillance and we should be given police protection,” Bepari said, adding that names of the gau rakshak organizations had been submitted to the authorities.

Beef is normally consumed in the form of stew, curries, roasts, soups and is an essential protein, and one of the cheapest meats in most Christian and Muslim homes in the state.

Minorities comprise nearly 30 per cent of the

state’s 1.5 million population.

Cheaper than mutton, beef is also commonly consumed in the tourism-oriented coastal belt, which sees nearly three million tourists, out of which half a million are foreigners.

According to official statistics from the Goa Meat Complex, the state’s only abattoir facility allowed to slaughter cattle and buffaloes, the state consumes more than 40 tonnes of beef every day.

Last month, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Subramanian Swamy and a senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad functionary had demanded a ban on consumption of beef in the state, which is currently ruled by a BJP-led coalition.

Bepari said that nearly “5,0006,000” people were involved in Goa’s meat industry and that there were around 70-80 beef traders in the state.

The only legal slaughtering facility, the Goa Meat Complex, Bepari said, only slaughters cattle which are certified fit for slaughter by a government veterinarian and under CCTV surveillance.

“Beef sold in our stores is legally obtained,” Qureshi added.

IT official, Essar MD among Malls, multiplexes in Karnataka raided for selling mineral water over MRP six held in bribery case MUMBAI: In a major swoop, the CBI this week arrested an Income Tax Commissioner, a top Essar Group official and four others in a bribery case and seized Rs 15 million during operations in Mumbai and Visakhapatnam, officials said here.

The Essar Group later said it categorically denied all allegations of any misconduct by its executives and said it stood by them.

Those arrested include B.B. Rajendra Prasad, an Indian Revenue Service officer of 1992 batch and currently Income Tax Commissioner (Appeals-30) in Mumbai; Pradip Mittal, Managing Director of Essar Group of Companies; and Vipin Bajpai, an accounts officer in the company headquartered in Mumbai.

Chartered Accountant Shreyas Parikh, working with Messrs G.K. Choksi, realtor Suresh Kumar Jain, and his relative Manish Jain, were also arrested.

IANS, BENGALURU

S They were produced before a CBI Special Court that remanded Prasad in five-day CBI custody. He will be taken on a transit remand shortly to Visakhapatnam. Details on other accused were awaited, an official said.

An Essar Group statement admitted there was a “routine survey of records, conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation at the offices of two of our executives in connection with some IT assessment orders”. As per CBI, Prasad had recently passed an order in an appeal matter favoring Balaji Trust of the Essar Group.

everal malls and multiplexes across Karnataka were raided for overpricing and selling mineral water above the maximum retail price (MRP), state Food and Civil Supplies Minister U.T. Khader this week.

“Our officials raided malls and multiplexes at 178 locations across the state, including Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Belagavi, Kalaburgi, Mangaluru and Mysuru districts for charging above the MRP for mineral water,” he said.

Raids in Bengaluru were conducted on Forum Mall, Garuda Mall, Gopalan Mall, Mantri Mall, Orion Mall, Sigma Mall and UB City.

The officials registered 46 cases against the offenders for selling a litre bottle of mineral water at Rs 50 against the original rate of Rs 20 MRP embossed on it.

“The raids were conducted by 39 teams following numerous

The raids were conducted by 39 teams following numerous complaints from customers across the state.

complaints from consumers across the state to the department that they were forced to pay 150 per cent more than the MRP for a litre of mineral water,” said Khader.

“We have booked 10 cases in Bengaluru Urban, two in Bengaluru Rural, 17 in Belagavi, 15 in Kalaburgi and two in Mysuru districts,” said Legal Metrology Controller P.R. Shiva Prasad.

Overpricing of mineral water bottles is a violation of the latest Legal Metrology Packaged Commodities Rules (PCR) amended in 2016 by the Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry.

“The penalty for violating the PCR is Rs. 2,000 for first time and six months imprisonment for second time, said Prasad.

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Mandeep Singh struck in the 45th, 51st and 58th minutes after defender Rupinder Pal Singh had powered home a penalty corner to hand an early lead to India IANS, IPOH (MALAYSIA)

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andeep Singh struck a hat-trick as India staged a strong comeback to beat Japan 4-3 in a league match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament.

Mandeep Singh struck in the 45th, 51st and 58th minutes after defender Rupinder Pal Singh (sixth minute) had powered home a penalty corner to hand an early lead to India.

Japan fought back through Kazuma Murata (10th minute), Heita Yoshihara (43rd minute) and Genki Mitani (45th minute).

Mandeep thus became the third player to score a hat-trick in the tournament after the Australian pair of Trent Mitton and Tom Craig. India now have seven points from four matches. They had started their campaign with a 2-2 draw with title contenders Britain in the opening match of the tournament.

They had then defeated New Zealand 3-1 before going down by a similar margin to favorites Australia. India will now take on hosts Malaysia in their last match of the league stage.

India will now take on hosts Malaysia in their last match of the league stage.

It was a fast paced match which saw an aggressive India enjoy the bigger share of ball possession while Japan relied on speedy counter-attacks. To their credit, the spirited Japanese took the lead twice but the Indians did well to

SULTAN AZLAN SHAH CUP stage comebacks on both occasions. Despite being the higher rated team, the Indians struggled to contain their opponents and their defense was repeatedly caught on the wrong foot by the fast counter-attacks by the Japanese.

Indian coach Roelant Oltmans will

also be worried by the poor penalty corner conversion rate. The Indians got five penalty corners and barring the first one, the rest were wasted.

There was plenty of action in the first 15 minutes with India putting Japan on the backfoot by constantly attacking them and making space in the penalty circle.

It was Rupinder who showed innovative dribbling skills to penetrate the circle and take a shot at the goal in the initial minutes of the first quarter but he was slightly off target with the shot going wide.

But he made up almost immediately when Talwinder Singh —

who was playing his 50th international match — won India their first penalty corner. Rupinder improvised on the injunction by Sardar Singh to fire the ball into the top left of the goal giving Japan goalkeeper Suguro Shimmoto little chance to react. But Japan were quick to hit back when Masaki Ohashi set up their first goal with a square pass to Murata who deflected the ball past Indian custodian Akash Chikte. India had an opportunity to regain the lead when they won a penalty corner in the dying minutes of the first quarter. But Harmanpreet Singh’s flick rebounded off a Japan defender.

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) launched its cricket mobile app with attractive features for the upcoming Champions Trophy to be held in England and Wales from June 1-18.

It will be the go-to cricket app for all international cricket including this year’s ICC events — the Champions Trophy and the Women’s World Cup, according to a release.

The ICC also announced the launch of its fans’ newsletter ‘Leading Edge’ (www.icccricket.com/register) which will deliver personalized cricket content and promotional offers from ICC Events to fans in different parts of the world.

Commenting on the development, ICC head of media rights, broadcast and digital Aarti Dabas said: “The new ICC mobile app and the fans’ newsletter ‘Leading Edge’ are aimed to provide global cricket fans with relevant and personalized content throughout the year.”

—IANS

Maradona on two-day visit Three Indians in Asian boxing semis to Kolkata in September TASHKENT (UZBEKISTAN): Indian boxers Shiva Thapa (60kg), Sumit Sangwan (91kg) and Amit Phangal (49kg) entered the semi-finals of their weight categories at the Asian Boxing Championships here.

The trio not only ensured podium finish for themselves, but also qualified for the World Championships to be held in Hamburg, Germany, from August 25 to September 3.

Sumit was the first Indian boxer to advace to the last-four stage when he thrashed third seed Fengkai Yu of China 4-1 in the Light Heavyweight (81kg) quarter-finals.

Sumit will now face second seed Jakhon Qurbonov of Tajikistan in the semi-finals on Friday. Qurbonov had defeated Mehmood Sanaullah of Pakistan in the quarter-finals.

Amit also faced a relatively easy day, defeating fourth seed Cornelis Kwangu Langu of Indonesia 5-0 in the last-eight stage of the Light Flyweight (49kg) category.

He is expected to face a tough task in the semi-finals against reigning Olympic and Asian champion Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan.

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Later in the day, Shiva defeated Chu-En Lai of Taiwan 5-0 in the Lightweight (60kg) quarter-finals.

Shiva will be up against top seed Chinzorig Baatarsukh of Mongolia in the semi-finals.

Baatarsukh had beaten Sarohatua Lumbantobing of Indonesia by a similar 5-0 margin in the quarters.

The day had, however, started on sore note for the Indian contingent as Gaurav Bidhuri despite a spirited fight was edged out 2-3 by secondseed Jiawei Zhang of China in the Bantamweight (56kg) division.

—IANS

rgentina football icon Diego Maradona this week said he will visit Kolkata in the third week of September. The hero of the South American nation’s 1986 World Cup win will take part in a series of programmes in the city on September 19 and 20.

Maradona, who will set foot at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport late in the night of September 18, would be on his second outing in the eastern metropolis. The former Argentina captain had earlier toured the city for two days in December, 2008.

“It is such an honor for me to be able to make this trip. Kolkata is a very special place and I have good memories from my trip there many years ago, the fans were fantastic,” Maradona said in a video message.

“India is a very passionate football nation, and I look forward to meeting a whole new generation of fans while continuing to spread the overwhelming love that I have for this beautiful game.” As per the

Maradona earlier toured the city for two days in December, 2008.

Maradona will set foot at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport late in the night of September 18 tentative programme, the Napoli club legend would take the field for a charity match. “The plans are

not confirmed yet, but he will play a charity match. Sourav Ganguly may take part in the match,” Satadru Dutta, partner of 7d Ventures and founder of Moksh Sports Ventures which are the promoters of the trip, told IANS. The 56-year-old will also be felicitated by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and a foundation ‘Ami Banglai Dekhi Swapno’.

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The film, featuring Prabhas, Anushka Shetty, Rana Daggubati and Tamannaah in the lead, released in several languages in over 6500 screens across India, and 9000 screens globally IANS, CHENNAI

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ilmmaker S.S. Rajamouli’s magnum opus Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has upped the bar for box office earnings for Indian films by amassing Rs 4 billion plus worldwide in its opening weekend since its release on April 28, according to trade experts.

After zooming past the Rs 1 billion mark on its first day of hitting screens in India, the much-awaited movie which piqued the interest of viewers with the question ‘Why did Kattappa kill Baahubali?’, has kept the audience coming in to find out the answer.

The film, featuring Prabhas, Anushka Shetty, Rana Daggubati and Tamannaah in the lead, released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam in over 6500 screens across India, and in 9000 plus screens

BRIEFS: Remaking of ‘Charlie’ will take time: Vijay CHENNAI: Director Vijay says his plans to remake Malayalam hit film Charlie in Tamil, with R. Madhavan in the lead, has been delayed and it won’t happen Vijay anytime soon.

“Right now, my focus is on my next project Karu. Charlie’remake will take time and it’s not happening soon. Sai Pallavi is part of the project and it will be her Tamil film debut,” Vijay told IANS.

Mahesh’s ‘SPYder’ to release on August 11 CHENNAI: Superstar Mahesh Babu’s upcoming Ta m i l - Te l u g u bilingual actionthriller SPYder, which is being directed by A.R. Murugadoss, will Mahesh Babu now hit the screens on August 11 instead of June 23, a source has said.

“Originally, the film was slated for release on June 23. Since the shoot will go on till May end, it’s very unlikely for the film to come out in June. Hence, the makers are planning to release it on August 11,” the source told IANS. In the film, Mahesh plays an intelligence bureau officer and he is paired with Rakul Preet Singh.

—IANS

In Telugu states, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the film’s earnings are estimated to be beyond Rs 1 billion (file photo)

worldwide. Filmmaker Karan Johar, who has presented the Hindi dubbed version of the film, tweeted: “Historic Weekend! Here is the Hindi language all-India Friday (Rs 410 million), Saturday (Rs 405 mil-

lion), Sunday (Rs 465 million).

Grand total Rs 1.28 billion.”

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted: “The wave is unstoppable.

Baahubali 2 creates new record.”

Adarsh pointed out how the open-

ing weekend figures of the Hindi version of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion had surpassed Bollywood biggies such as Salman Khan’s Sultan and Aamir Khan’s Dangal.

Sultan had minted Rs 1.05 bil-

‘Vishwaroopam 2’ first look released IANS, CHENNAI

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ctor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan has finally unveiled this week the first look poster of his long-delayed bilingual film Vishwaroopam 2.

Haasan tweeted the posters in three languages.

Having been lying in cold storage for nearly two years, the sequel to Kamal Haasan-directed Vishwaroopam will release later this year.

Last month, Haasan confirmed that the project has been revived.

Also starring Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Rahul Bose and Shekhar Kapur, the film will explore the mother-son sentiment between Haasan and Waheeda Rehman, who has played a pivotal role.

The film, which has music by Ghibran, was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Hindi. It has also been dubbed in Telugu.

Haasan plays a spy in the film,

lion upon a Wednesday release, and Dangal amassed Rs 107.01 crore, he said.

Down south, the response has been tremendous.

In Telugu states, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the earnings are estimated to be over Rs 1 billion.

“Going by estimates, the film could have easily grossed over Rs 100 crore from Telangana and Andhra. It has already broken every record of all other big Telugu films,” trade analyst Anand Vanga told IANS. In Tamil Nadu, where the film released in nearly 650 screens, it is estimated that the film might have grossed over Rs 30 crore in its opening weekend.

In the US, the film was released via Great India Films, who said in a statement that the film has minted $10.49 million.From other parts of the world, the film is said to have collected Rs 710 million.

Telugu television actor commits suicide

which he has co-written with Atul Tiwari.

The film’s earlier part titled Vishwaroopam was released in 2013.

HYDERABAD: A Telugu television actor allegedly committed suicide at his residence this week, police said.

Pradeep, 29, who was popular for acting in serials such as Saptamatrika and Aruguru Prativatulu, was found hanging in his flat in Alkapuri colony in the early hours.

Police suspect marital discord to be the reason for the actor's extreme step.

Pradeep reportedly had argument with his wife Pavani Reddy, also a TV artist, recently.

Police found the mirror at the wash basin broken, indicating that there was a fight between the two.

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‘Baahubali 2’: Drama supersedes action in the film

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f there’s one department in which the second instalment in the Baahubali franchise truly excels over the first, it has to be in writing, especially how Rajamouli uses drama as a core narrative while providing necessary adrenaline rush via action at regular intervals.

It can be said without an iota of doubt that nobody handles emotions and drama like Rajamouli does in commercial cinema format and he ups the ante, making this ‘Conclusion’ truly epic and cinematically extravagant.

The question that had haunted the nation for two years — why Kattappa killed Baahubali — is

Drama is used as a core narrative in the film.

well justified and it’s no cheap ploy, as imagined by a section of the audience, to keep the hype alive.

In the second part, the “Eega” filmmaker explores the psyche of his lead characters — making us

truly understand who they really are — in the most thrilling fashion.

If you hated Bhallaladeva (Rana) in the first part, he will make you cringe in the second, and his final face-off with Baahubali (Prabhas) is bang for the buck.

As visually exhilarating as Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is for most part, leaving us in a state of amazement, the visual effects still could have been more refined, particularly in the action scenes. It only reminds one of the hurriedness with which the climax was handled and the war sequence, unfortunately, is not as entertaining.

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Blood group may predict heart attack

Studies suggest bones respond better to particular types of exercise, including weight-bearing exercises, resistance training and high-impact exercise, among others VIVEK SINGH CHAUHAN NEW DELHI

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f you want to have a pain-free ride in your golden years, better ditch the couch now and get walking. According to health experts, failing to adopt regular exercise regime early may lead to weaker bones later, further causing joint and bone problems such as arthritis and osteoporosis and, even, bone fractures.

Studies suggest that bones respond better to particular types of exercise, including weight-bearing exercises, resistance training, highimpact exercise and balance training.

“Resistance training or Polymyarii training helps reduce the levels of protein sclerotin, the excess of which can adversely affect bone

entire process of Otsego blast migrating to the bony area improves bone density,” Telang added.

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LONDON: People having a non-O blood group — A, B, AB — maybe at nine per cent higher risk of suffering a heart attack and overall cardiovascular mortality compared to those with O-blood group, a research has showed.

The findings revealed that the higher risk may be due to having greater concentrations of von Witherband factor — a blood clotting protein — which has been associated with thrombotic events.

People with A blood group are known to have higher cholesterol — a leading risk factor for heart attack.

Further, those with non-O blood group also have higher gelation, a protein linked to inflammation.

Eating avocado may One million babies born in US using IVF, suggests report help lose weight NEW YORK: Want to shed those extra kilos? Try avocados, which may help lower body weight, body mass index (BIM) as well as lead to smaller waist circumference, researchers have found. The findings, published in the journal Internal Medicine Review, showed that avocado consumers were 33 per cent less likely to be overweight or obese and 32 per cent less likely to have an elevated waist circumference compared to non-consumers.

On average, avocado consumers weighed 7.5 lbs less, had a mean BIM of 1 unit less and 1.2 inches smaller waist circumference compared to non-

consumers. Further, avocado consumption may also lead to an overall better diet, as consumers had higher intakes of dietary fibro, total fat, good fats (monumentalized fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids), vitamins E and C, folate, magnesium, copper and potassium. Avocado consumers also had lower intakes of total carbohydrates.

“These findings indicate incorporating avocados could be one way to meet the recommended fruit and vegetable intake and potentially improve physiologic measures,” said Nikki Ford, Hasse Avocado Board Director of Nutrition in California, US.

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t least one million babies have been born in the US using in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technologies, a report has said.

The latest report was released this week by the US Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), which started to collect data on assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in 1985, Xinhua news agency reported.

For 2015, SART’s 371 clinics, which represent more than 90 per cent of the infertility clinics in the US, reported that they performed 213,004 treatment cycles, resulting in the birth of 67,818 babies.

Positive trends in treatment and

In 2015, SART performed 213,004 IVF treatment cycles resulting in the birth of 67,818 babies. (File photo)

outcomes continued in 2015, with 34.5 per cent of procedures transferring a single embryo, compared to 27.2 per cent in 2014, the report said.

“Fewer embryos transferred led to

Excess smartphone use bad for mental health NEW YORK: Excess use of smartphone and other devices may lead to attention, behavior and self-regulation problems for adolescents already at risk for mental health issues, warns new research.

“Also, on days at-risk adolescents use technology more, they experience more conduct problems and higher ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) symptoms compared to days they use technology less,”

said lead author of the study Madeleine George from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, US. The research, published in the journal Child Development, looked at associations between adolescents’ mental health symptoms and how much time they spent each day texting, using social media and using the internet. For the study, 151 young adolescents completed surveys on smartphones about their everyday

lower incidence of multiple birth: 80.5 per cent of babies born from 2015 cycles were singletons, 19.1 per cent twins and fewer than onehalf of one per cent were triplets (or higher order),” the report said. digital technology use.

The researchers found that on days when adolescents used their devices more — both when they exceeded their own normal use and when they exceeded average use by their peers — they were more likely to experience conduct problems such as lying, fighting and other behavioral problems.

In addition, on days when adolescents used digital devices more, they had difficulty paying attention and exhibited attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder symptoms.

However, the study also found that on days when adolescents spent more time using digital technologies they were less likely to report symptoms of depression and anxiety.

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ndian actresses Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone, who have both landed Hollywood roles, marked their debut at the famed Met Gala fashion fiesta here, sporting extremely different but eyecatching looks.

While Priyanka wore a fawn Ralph Lauren trench coat with a long train, Deepika sported a simple white satin Tommy Hilfiger gown with more attention to detail on her ornate hair accessories.

BRIEFS Magic of moon, stars inspire Kalra NEW DELHI: Designer Mithi Kalra, who launched her new ‘Moonlight Collection’ at the India Runway Week, says she found inspiration in the purity and sanctity attached to the moon and stars.

“Moonlight came to me almost naturally as I had always been fascinated with the purity and sanctity that is attached to the moon and stars and the magic we all have believed in from our very childhood,” Kalra said in a statement.

“And the monochrome trend is something I feel, even though in vogue from long, was in a need for some reinvention,” the designer added.

The designer, Mithi Kalra, is an alumnus of the National Institute of Fashion Technology.

India Runway Week concludes in Delhi NEW DELHI: The three-day India Runway Week ended after a few upcoming designers showcased the ‘Summer Edition 2017’ here.

Three winners - Yashfa, Simran and Himanshi - of the DsyN BlooM contest, organized by Vaatsaalyaa Charitable Trust for Education, presented their collections.

Himanshi’s collection had a global approach, Yashfa presented distinct insect silhouettes and Simran showcased Aher collections on beauty. The fashion gala was organized by the Indian Federation for Fashion Development.

—IANS

Priyanka, who is awaiting the release of her Hollywood debut Baywatch, posed for the shutterbugs, exuding confidence alongside singer-songwriter Nick Jonas for the Met Gala, reports etonline.com.

She showed off a bit of cleavage and flaunted a thigh high slit with panache. The event was also attended by celebrities like Hugh Jackman, Pharrell Williams, Matt

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Bollywood diva Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone (photo inset) at Met Gala 2017.

‘Bullies, victims want plastic surgery’ IANS, LONDON

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chool bullies and victims are more likely to want plastic surgery than other teenagers, a new research by the University of Warwick in the UK has found.

According to the research, 11.5 per cent of bullying victims have extreme desire to have cosmetic surgery, as well as 3.4 per cent of bullies and 8.8 per cent of teenagers who both bully and are bullied — compared with less than one per cent of those who are unaffected by bullying.

The reason? While bullies want cosmetic surgery because they need people to admire them, the victims

Bullies want cosmetic surgery because they need people to admire them.

are affected psychologically by bullying, have low self-esteem and that sparks a desire in them to change their bodies.

Professor Dieter Wolke and his colleagues from in the Department of Psychology and Warwick Medical School also found that girls

Take a walk to stay smart IANS, NEW YORK

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n addition to benefitting your heart and muscles, a regular walk also contributes to keeping your brain healthy, new research suggests.

The foot’s impact during walking sends pressure waves through the arteries that significantly modify and can increase the supply of blood to the brain, according to the study presented at the American Physiological Society (APS) annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2017 in Chicago.

In the study, the researchers from New Mexico Highlands Uni-

versity used non-invasive ultrasound to measure hemispheric cerebral blood flow or CBF to both sides of the brain of 12 healthy young adults during standing upright, rest and steady walking

(one metre/second).

The researchers found that though there is lighter foot impact associated with walking compared with running, walking still produces large pressure waves in the body that significantly increase blood flow to the brain.

While the effects of walking on CBF were less dramatic than those caused by running.

“New data now strongly suggest that brain blood flow is very dynamic and depends directly on cyclic aortic pressures that interact with retrograde pressure pulses from foot impacts,” the researchers wrote.

want to go under the knife more than boys.

Of the sample group, 7.3 per cent of girls had an extreme wish to have plastic surgery, compared with two per cent of boys, the research published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, found.

“Being victimized by peers resulted in poor psychological functioning, which increased desire for cosmetic surgery. For bullies, cosmetic surgery may simply be another tactic to increase social status...to look good and achieve dominance,” Wolke and his co-authors said. The rates of cosmetic surgery were also increasing in Britain, the research said.

Facebook likes may not cheer you up LONDON: Getting those thumbs up or heart icons — ‘likes’ — on your social media posts may not help you feel better or improve mood if you are feeling low, researchers say.

According to a study, receiving likes did not actually make much of a difference when it came to “happiness”.

On the other hand, people who went out of their way to get more likes were more likely to have low self-esteem and be less trusting.

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Celebrating the best of Indian films President Pranab Mukherjee presented the 64th National Film Awards to winners including film director and actor K. Viswanath who received Dadasaheb Phalke Award

K. Viswanath an outstanding filmmaker: Modi

The jury’s decision is final, says filmmaker Priyadarshan

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi described K. Viswanath as an “outstanding filmmaker” and congratulated him for winning the Dadasaheb K. Viswanath Phalke Award, India’s highest award in cinema.

“K. Viswanath has distinguished himself as an outstanding filmmaker. I congratulate him on being conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke award,” Modi tweeted.

He also congratulated all those who got the National Film Awards.

“We are proud of their creativity and contribution to cinema.”

Vishwanath has directed 50 films, known for their strong content, endearing narrative, honest handling and cultural authenticity. Some of his major Hindi films include Sargam, Kaamchor, Sanjog, Jaag Utha Insan and Eeshwar.

The 87-year-old received the honor at the Vigyan Bhavan here from President Pranab Mukherjee.

NEW DELHI: Veteran filmmaker Priyadarshan, who chaired the feature film jury of the 64th National Film Awards and has courted criticism for choosing Akshay Kumar as Best Actor, says their decision may be slammed, but he stands by it.

Without directly talking about the controversy, Priyadarshan said at the awards distribution ceremony here “People might appreciate or criticize, but the jury’s decision is final, and has to be appreciated.

“We have given importance to movies with social issues that show our culture, our beliefs and project India. These are the major points we

Actor Akshay Kumar, winner of Best Actor award for Rustom, being felicitated

by President Pranab Mukherjee at the 64th National Film Awards function.

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resident Pranab Mukherjee, on the 104th anniversary of Indian cinema, presented the 64th National Film Awards to winners including eminent film director and actor K. Viswanath who received the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Accompanied by his wife Jaya Lakshmi, Viswanath, 87, received the award with immense pride, and offered “pranaam” to his late parents.

He thanked the Almighty, government officials, jury members and his fans for their love, as the

‘Sarkar 3’ in legal battle MUMBAI: Sarkar 3, starring Amitabh Bachchan, got in a legal trouble after Narendra Hirawat & Co filed a case against the makers of the upcoming Ram Gopal Varma’s directorial. The makers have denied the claims.

Holder of copyrights of over 1300 movies, Narendra Hirawat & Co acquired the copyrights of Sarkar franchise after the release of the second part and is in possession of prequel, sequel, remake and all other irreversible world negative rights in perpetuity.

“We are extremely disappointed with this move from the producers of Sarkar 3. As a cautionary step, we even issued a notice A. Bachchan to the makers in October 2016, but they have still failed to obtain permission from us for the release of the movie,” Shreyans Hirawat, Executive Head of Narendra Hirawat & Co., said in a statement.

Farhan, Ritesh plan web series IANS, MUMBAI

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ctor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar and producer Ritesh Sidhwani will produce a web series based on Timeri N. Muraris novel “Taj: A Story of Mughal India” under their banner Excel Entertainment.

They will be entering the digital platform in a big way and will bring out multiple web series,

read a statement on behalf of Excel Entertainment. Directors Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti will be developing two other concept-based shows, and Farhan and Ritesh have three shows in the pipeline already.The first three shows have already been licensed by one digital platform and will be rolled out within a year. The content will be showcased on digital platforms.

audience gave him a standing ovation here at the Vigyan Bhavan.

Mukherjee praised how the National Film Award winners are almost a “microcosm” of the diversity in the country, where several regions, religions, languages, cultures and customs thrive.

This time, regional cinema talent dominated over Bollywood in the winners’ list of the awards.

When Bollywood star Akshay Kumar took the stage to receive his first National Award, the audience cheered and stood up to applaud his achievement.

Akshay won the Best Actor honor for Rustom, and his wife

Twinkle Khanna, who was in the audience seemed emotional.

Sonam Kapoor who won a Special Mention for her role in Neerja, which was named the Best Hindi Film.

Malayalam actress Surabhi C.M. received the Best Actress award for Minnaminungu - the Firefly at the evening. “It’s a dream come true moment for me. I am still new in the industry. To get National Award

looked into while deciding the winners.”

Akshay, who often wears his patriotism on his sleeve in movies, bagged the Best Actor for Rustom — a choice not many felt was apt, given that the year saw some powerpacked performances like that by Aamir Khan in Dangal.

Priyadarshan, who has worked closely with Akshay, said the process of selection went on for two months, and “it was hard for them to decide” the winners.

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu expressed his support.

—IANS

so early feels great,” Surabhi told IANS. Veteran actor Mohanlal was chosen for a Special Jury Award for his performance in three films, and he got a standing ovation too.

The six film industries of the south — Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tulu and Konkani — bagged a total of 18 awards, while movies from Assam, Bengal, Maharashtra and Manipur also won in different categories.

‘Mantostaan’: Strong portrayal but lacks emotional punch

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irector Rahat Kazmi’s Mantostaan flogs the 1947 Indo-Pak partition tragedy to the hilt, with legendary writer Sadat Hasan Manto’s four short stories; Khol Do, Thanda Gosht, Assignment and Aakhiri Salute.

These tales set in Amritsar, Lahore and Kashmir, though not connected, run parallel, giving you a disposition of the rugged times.

Each story is subtly layered with human ironies that mock blatantly.

While the stories unveil the hypocrisy and hypocrites of the society during the trying period, the film does nothing much, other than portray the factual in a stark manner, which is dark, violent and brutal.

Khol Do is the story of Saina and her father - Sirajuddin, who are separated in the frenzy only because Sirajuddin insisted on retrieving his daughter’s dupatta so that she can cover her body according to traditions. The result of Saina’s physical and psychological

Film: “Mantostaan”; Director: Rahat Kazmi; Cast: Sonal Sehgal, Shoib Nikash Shah, Raghubir Yadav, Virendra Saxena, Raina Basnet, Sakshi Bhat, Tariq Khan, Rahat Kazmi, Raina Bassnet; Rating: **1/2

trauma thereafter, is her father’s nightmare.

Thanda Gosht deals with the torrid and overtly sexual relationship between Ishar Singh and Kulwant Kaur. Their relationship is purely and ruthlessly physical.

Assignment is a bonding story of

a Muslim ex-Judge and his Sikh friend. How after the death of the Sikh, his son continues the tradition of sending sweets to the Muslim family even during tough moments, forms the crux of this tale.

Aakhri Salute is the story of two childhood friends Ram Singh and Nawab. Both are soldiers serving their respective armies, one Indian and the other Pakistani. How their joi-de-vivre is cut short by a tragedy formed by a partition caused by religion, is the heart of this episode.

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ctors Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif stepped out of studio hand-in-hand after wrapping up the shooting of Anurag Basu’s much-delayed directorial Jagga Jasoos.

Basu shared the news of wrapping up the film’s shooting by posting two photos of the actors on Twitter.

In one photo, Basu used their childhood photos and morphed. The other one showed

the actors smiling and stepping out of the studio holding hands.

Basu captioned it: “Day 1 Jagga Jasoos to Last Day Jagga Jasoos. How time flies.”

According to reports, the film has been in the making for over four years. It was slated to release on April 7.

Said to be a family holiday film, it tells the story of a teenage detective in search of his missing father.

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ctor Sushant Singh Rajput has praised actress Parineeti Chopra for her singing skills and says she is super talented.

“Got up to this soulful voice and composition, ‘Maana ke hum’...Matlab, kya baat he Parineeti Chopra...Super talented,” Sushant said in a statement.

Parineeti is making her singing debut in the film Meri Pyaari Bindu. The actress will be seen playing the role of an aspiring singer.

Meri Pyaari Bindu, which is directed by Akshay Roy, also stars Ayushmann Khurana, who will essay the role of a novelist in the film.

Parineeti will also be seen sharing screen space with Sushant in the upcoming film Takadum.

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ndia-born US-based actress Freida Pinto says she is “proud” of all the recognition her Slumdog Millionaire co-star and former boyfriend Dev Patel received for his critically-acclaimed drama Lion.

Freida met Dev on the set of Danny Boyle’s hit 2008 movie Slumdog Millionaire, before continuing to date for nearly six years.

Dev is now dating Lion co-star Tilda Cobham-Hervey.

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ctress Sanjeeda Sheikh says she is not ready to do another daily soap with her husband Aamir Ali. “We haven’t been offered any fiction show together after Kya Dill Mein Hai, but we have been offered many non-fiction shows,” Sanjeeda told IANS. “I really don’t want to work with Aamir in a fiction show (again) as I want to miss my husband. I don’t want to work with him for 14 hours a day, then go home tired and not talk to each other as that would happen eventually.

“I rather love going home after a long day at work, to my husband with a fresh mind,” added the actress.

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Zeal, fanfare mark Rangla Punjab

BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- The most awaited cultural program of the year, Rangla Punjab, 2017 organized by the Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago was celebrated with a lot of zeal and fanfare by participants of all ages, with an electrified Chicago audience at Meadows Clubs, Rolling meadows, IL. This memorable program encompassed a rare record-breaking number and variety of performances, with participants from Chicagoland as well as teams from neighboring states of Wisconsin and Indiana. The lineup of the cultural program performances was amazing and full of variety.

Mr. Rajinder Singh Mago, one of the event organizers, introduced the dignitaries and distinguished guests to the audience.

The chief guest Mr. Darshan Singh Dhaliwal of Dhaliwal Enterprises along with Mr. Sukhmel S. Atwal presented mementoes to the sponsors of the program Onkar Singh Sangha (Allstate Insurance) , Dr. Bhupinder Singh Saini and Dr. Narinder S. Grewal.

Grand sponsor Dr. Bhupinder Singh Saini congratulated everyone on the auspicious event of Vaisakhi.

Gidah was performed by, to name a few, Bollywood Arts Academy, Shaukana Chicago Diyan, Milwaukee Gidah and Chicago Gidah Girls and so on. Bhangra teams included all age groups like Navi Paneeri, Punjabi Kaum, Warriors Bhangra

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and many more. Chicago’s renowned singers Mahijit Virdi, Mona Bhalla, Maddy Singh and Ashley Singh made everyone dance to their melodies.

Other sponsors behind this beautiful

evening were Dr. Narinder S. Grewal, Sukhmel S. Atwal, Hardial S. Deol, Dr. Gurdial S. Basran, Dr. Hargurmukhpal Singh, Dr. Sarbjit S. Bhandal, Dr. Amarjit Singh, Bhupinder S. Dhaliwal, Mohina

IAHM showcases art of sari draping

Alhuwalia, Ronny Kular, Harinder Singh (MITS), Surinder S. Sangha, Kulbir S. Bagri, Parvinder S. Nanua, Balwinder S. Girn, Gurmit S. Dhillon, Dr. Sanjeet S. Parmar, Harkewal S. Lally, Amritpal S. Sangha, Vic Singh, Bhagwant S. Sandhu, Jasbir S. Palia, Amrik Pal Singh, Dr. Kamaljit S. Girn, Nick Gakhal, Onkar S. Sangha, Gurmit S. Dhillon, Pete Deol, Manjeet S. Bhalla, Surinder S. Palia, Satti Bhathal, Major Gurcharn Singh Jhaj, Dr. Balwant S. Hansra, Nick Singh, Happy Multani, Santok Singh DC, Dr. Harjinder S. Khaira, Lakhvir S. Sahota, Dr. Sutpal Singh, Harkirat S. Sandhu, Parminder S Ghotra, Parminder S. Walia, Harwinder S. Billa, Gurdeep S. Nandra, Suga Builders, Gulzar S. Multani. Happy Heer, Lakhbir S. Sandhu, Manpal S. Grewal, Harbir Virk, Iqbal S. Chopra, Kanchan Lall, Avtar Singh (Bhaura Transport Indianapolis), RK Carpets, Amar Carpets, Jaspal S. Kaler, Bikram S. Sohi, Jagjit S. Dhindsa, Mat S. Dhillon, Inderjit S. Mukker, Maninder S. Dhillon, Baiju Mehta-CPA, Salwan Trading, New York Life Insurance, All State Insurance, US Oil, Sunil Shah,FIA, and PCS of Michigan.

Punjabi music reverberated in the Meadows club hall as gaily-dressed men and women sang and danced to celebrate the festival. The essence of Punjab was reflected in the hall, with Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago putting up a grand show and bringing the community together for this memorable event.

USCIS alert against scammers

BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a fraud alert on April 19 to warn the public about a scam using the DHS OIG hotline telephone number.

Scammers have identified themselves as ‘US Immigration’ employees and have altered their caller ID to seem like the call is coming from the DHS OIG hotline (1-800-323-8603).

They then demand that the individual provide or verify personally identifiable information, often by telling individuals that they are victims of identity theft.

According to the police, “if you receive a call demanding personal information or payment, hang up immediately.”

The public has been advised to verify the call by calling National Customer Service Center at 800-375-5283.

“Make an InfoPass appointment at http:// infopass.uscis.gov, or use USCIS to find upto-date information about your application.

USCIS officials will never threaten you or ask for payment over the phone or in an email.

“If we need payment, we will mail a letter on official stationery requesting payment. Do not give payment over the phone to anyone who claims to be a USCIS official. In general, we encourage you to protect your personal information and not to provide details about your immigration application in any public area.”

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Rita Kapur Chishti and Madhoolica with Women from the community modeled saris draped in various regional styles

BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- The IndoAmerican Heritage Museum’s (IAHM ) April 23 presentation of ‘Unstitched: The Art of Sari Draping’ at Ashton Place, 341 75th Street, Willowbrook, IL, was a winner on all counts, judging by the audience reaction.

The event is among many the museum organizes throughout the Chicago area as part of its efforts to preserve the history of Indian Americans and promote understanding of their diversity, culture and contributions to American life.

IAHM board member Padma Rangaswamy called for the community to

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participate in the upcoming exhibition, Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation, from the Smithsonian Exhibition Traveling Exhibition Service.

The exhibit, which will open in July with support from the Chicago Community Trust, is being co-presented by the Field Museum and IAHM in Chicago. The Smithsonian exhibition is being augmented with the Chicago chapter of the Indian American story by IAHM. Renowned textile expert and sari historian Rita Kapur Chishti took over with a kaleidoscopic multimedia presentation of the history, design concepts and varieties of saris from the different regions of India.

Women from the community modeled saris draped in various regional styles, wearing pure silver jewelry from Amrita Kar’s Vintage2Mod jewelry as they walked the runway to music by DJ Kollision.

The event concluded with a lunch buffet from Gaylord Fine Indian cuisine.

‘Unstitched’ was sponsored by OROCHEM, Club of Indian Women (CIW), Geetanjali & Abir Maru of Raag ‘N’ Rock Entertainment, EbyN: Events

by Nisar, Harp arte Photography, Patel Brothers, Vinni’s Salon and Spa, Wanda Willmore Schlafly of Sunshine Video, Gaylord Fine Indian Cuisine, DJ Kollision and The Red Line band.

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PERFECT LOVE STORY OF TWO IMPERFECT INDIVIDUALS ‘STAR PLUS’ BRAND NEW SHOW ‘DHHAI KILO PREM’ FROM THE HOUSE OF BALAJI TELEFILMS AND SANDIIP SICKAND WILL CHALLENGE OUR SET PERCEPTION ABOUT THE PERFECTION AND LOVE

BY A STAFF WRITER EW YORK, NY- Everything we call perfect has some flaws of its own.

Showcasing the lives of two simple individuals, in the lanes of Agra, ‘Dhhai Kilo Prem’ is a breakaway hit which will benchmark the way our viewers perceive beauty in one another. Produced by Balaji Telefilms and Sandiip Sickand, the show airs as a part of Star Plus’ new initiative ‘STAR PLUS DOPAHAR’, raising the bar of content during afternoons on television.

The show, directed by Neeraj Baliyan, airs from Mon-Sat (2pm ET/11am PT).

Dhhai Kilo Prem is the story of two individuals who aren’t ‘perfect’ as per popular notions of beauty. But their story will compel us to ponder on the connotation of perfection.

On the face they look very similar, ‘a picture perfect couple’ you might say, but they possess completely different approach towards life. A confident and cheerful Deepika gets married to Piyush, a man with low self-esteem, who wanted to marry a “perfect” woman to cover his flaws in society.

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each other through the perspectives of Deepika and Piyush.

Meherzan Mazda plays the lead character Piyush while Anjali Anand is seen playing the protagonist Deepika. The show has also roped in veteran actors like Kiran Karmarkar, Kishwer Merchant among others.

IAS Spring Festival steals many hearts

About STAR India STAR India has defined India’s broadcast media for over two decades and is today one of the country’s leading media and entertainment companies. It broadcasts more than 40 channels in 8 languages, reaching more than 650 million viewers every month across India and 100 countries. The network’s entertainment channel portfolio includes Star Gold, Channel V, Star World, Star Movies, Star Utsav, Life OK, Movies OK and Star Plus, India’s No. 1 General Entertainment Channel. It has a leading presence in regional broadcasting as well, through a bouquet of affiliate channels which includes Star Jalsha, Jalsha Movies, Star Pravah, Asianet, Asianet Plus, Suvarna, Suvarna Plus, Maa, Maa Music, Maa Movies, Maa Gold and Vijay.

STAR India is making quantum leaps in transforming sports in the country by leveraging the group’s strengths in superior content and audience engagement. STAR’s sports business has grown rapidly to 8 channel properties (STAR Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 and STAR Sports HD1, HD2, HD3 and HD4), making it the leading sports network in the country.

With our viewers on the move, Star is set to drive the agenda on digital content consumption in the country. Starsports.com has redefined the future of sports consumption in India and now hotstar.com brings your favourite TV shows, movies and sports in one destination.

Star India is a fully owned subsidiary of 21st Century Fox. Star US - is one of the largest distributed network and leading choice for South Asian channels available in Hindi in the U.S. The channel portfolio in the U.S. includes STAR India PLUS, Life OK, Star India Gold and Movies OK. 21st Century Fox: 21st Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOX; FOXA) is the world’s premier portfolio of cable, broadcast, film, pay TV and satellite assets spanning six continents across the globe.

Reaching nearly 1.5 billion subscribers in 100 local languages every day, 21st Century Fox is home to a global portfolio of cable and broadcasting networks and properties, including FOX, FX, FXX, FS1, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Fox Sports, Fox Sports Network, National Geographic Channels, Fox Pan American Sports, MundoFox , STAR and 28 local television stations; film studio Twentieth Century Fox Film; and television production studios Twentieth Century Fox Television and Shine Group. The Company also provides premium content to millions of subscribers through its pay-television services in Europe and Asia, including Sky Deutschland, Sky Italia and its equity interests in BSkyB and Tata Sky. Website: www.startv.com

Schaumburg Township expands passport services

BY A STAFF WRITER OFFMAN ESTATES, IL – Schaumburg Township is expanding its services on processing United States

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BY A STAFF WRITER T LOUIS, MO -- India Association of St. Louis (IAS) celebrated its Spring Festival 2017 on April 23 at the Mahatma Gandhi Center with zeal to symbolize ‘life and prosperity’.

Shailee Saran Varanasi, President IAS welcomed the gathering and encouraged participation and collaborations. She appreciated the enthusiasm and hard work by the IAS board, volunteers, dancers, choreographers, vendors and attendees.

The festival showcased Indian culture in which the attendees enjoyed dazzling music, thrilling dance performances and scrumptuous food with a glimpse into Indian fashion.

The event was a huge success and attracted 350 attendees and some 110 participants.

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Over 20 stalls from vendors in St. Louis catered to every need from home décor to fashion to food. Non-profit organizations were encouraged to share their events with the community at the mela.

After a rangoli competition, an enthralling cultural program was presented by the cultural directors Meera Jain and Vijaya Lakshmi Buddhiraju.

Certificates and prizes were awarded to the participants and volunteers.

Members of IAS Board 2017 : Shailee Saran Varanasi (President), Krishna Rao (President elect), Sendil Rathinasabapathy (Secretary), Vijaya Lakshmi Buddhiraju (Treasurer, co-cultural), Meera Jain (cocultural), Directors: Vijay Kumar Buddhiraju, Sharath Rao, Venkat Pulumati, and Sanjeev Rao Chintakunta.

Cops trace missing Indian teenager

BY A STAFF WRITER OUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- A missing 16-yearold Indian American teenager, Reena Patel, who went missing in South Brunswick, New Jersey, on April 27, was found hours later.

According to the South Brunswick Township Police Department, Patel was last seen on Cambridge Road at around 7 am.

Patel, 5’4” in height,weighing 115 pounds, was last seen wearing

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a black Hoodie with ‘Patel’ written on it, blue jeans, and brown UGG boots, according to the police.

The South Brunswick Township Police said in its communiqué said it believes “Patel purposely did not go to school on Monday, but it is unclear of her whereabouts and officials are worried about her welfare.”

The South Brunswick Police Department later said Patel had Reena Patel been found.

passports.

In addition to being a processing center for new passport applications, people will now be able to have passport photos taken on site instead of having to bring photos with them.

When applying for a new passport or renewing an expiring passport, one is required to submit a current photos that meet strict guidelines issued by the US Department of State. The cost for two photos is $10 and can be taken at the same time an application is being processed.

The Township is now accepting renewal applications for passports. Renewal applications are provided and applicants may have the Clerk’s office answer questions, assist in filling out the forms, and handle the shipping.

One may also bring pre-filled out

forms for review and shipping. The cost for handling the renewal is $10 per household, with no maximum number of applications allowed for each address. The $10 fee includes the costs of mailing the documents via USPS Priority Mail with tracking and a handling fee.

Passport services are available at the offices of Schaumburg Township, 1 Illinois Boulevard, Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169 Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm.

No appointments are necessary. For more information contact 847- 884- 0030

Indian jumps on track to save girl’s life

BY A STAFF WRITER EW YORK, NY – The police have honored a man of Indian origin for saving the life of a female colleague at Edison station.

On April 28 morning, like every day, Anil Vannavalli, 34, was waiting at Edison station to catch a train to Manhattan where he worked. He has been in the US for nearly 10 years.

Even as the train was about to arrive at the platform, 26-year-old Madhuri Richerla, who worked with him, accidentally fell on the track.

Anil immediately discarded his backpack and jumped onto the track and saved Madhuri with the help of another commuter.

The police said that when Anil was busy rescuing the girl, thieves made good with his bag lying on the platform. Anil’s rucksack contained a laptop, a headphone and $200 in cash.

The Edison police later honored him with a check of $1000.

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Anil Vannavalli with police officers

Vannawali said, “Forget about my bag. But one should be prepared to do such humanitarian work”.

Later, Richerla, whose knee was fractured due to the fall, said she was feeling dizzy due to an empty stomach and hence lost balance and fell on the track.

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Laurels for a local Naperville based small business Manvee Vaid’s tea ware brand Terra Klay, based in Chicago area, that brings rare Manipuri pottery to the U.S. wins the prestigious FedEx Grant Chicago with its multicultural and diverse communities along with an artistic history serves as just the right place for unique enterprises like Terra Klay to flourish.

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hen Naperville resident, Manvee Vaid, traveled into the interiors of Manipur in India, last year, she was moved by the extraordinarily difficult lives people led in remote Indian villages. Ms. Vaid, who was visiting a family of artisans, that make black stone pottery for her brand Terra Klay in U.S. felt almost obligated to do more for the benefit of poor womenfolk who had amazing artistic skills.

Back home in Chicago, where she had been promoting her unique she was even more inspired to give the deserving a bigger platform. Ms Vaid decided this year to participate in the FedEx Small Business Grant Contest. The annual contest gives small businesses across the U.S. a chance to win a grant to help their business grow. Ms Vaid’s instincts to give it a try, resulted in a stellar surprize as her brand ended up being chosen amongst the ten winners of the prestigious contest.

Every year, FedEx awards a grand prize of $25,000 grant + $7,500 in FedEx office services (won this year by Sword & Plough of Denver, Colo.) and a second prize of $15,000 grant + $5,000 in FedEx services (won by Flexfrost Protein Icecream of Glenridge, NJ) along with eight other prizes to businesses that receive $7,500 in grants and $1,000 in FedEx office services. Ms Vaid’s Terra Klay was chosen amongst the eight this year.

For Ms Vaid, a local small business owner, the recognition comes as an affirmation of her efforts. Her business of selling beautiful tea ware, through her brand Terra Klay, is not only about bringing to the world the rare and indigenous crafts from India but is also an attempt to preserve this dying tradition from India. All the pieces available under her brand are hand made by Manipuri artisans who have been involved in this form of pottery making for generations.

However, devoid of any aid or suitable platform from the Indian government they are often unable to showcase their talents.

Ms Vaid, who came to America 15 years ago after she got married, admits that she was lucky to have made Chicago her new home. The vibrant and receptive to art and culture attitude of Chicagoans gave her enough confidence to follow her creative pursuits.

During her early years in Chicago, with a background in fine arts, she dabbled as a freelance artist. As she was always interested in rare art, slowly she began collecting lesser-known art from across India. The more she got involved with the artisans, the more need she felt, to save some of these precious traditions from getting extinct. Talking about her journey to launch Terra Klay, she says, “I remember I was in Australia for about a year in between and there I explored the Aboriginal art. On a visit to India, I saw striking similarities between Aboriginal art from Australia

and Gond art from Madhya Pradesh.

I was intrigued to discover more such art connections. Over the years I began collecting rare arts from India and had everything from Madhubani art from Bihar to Warli art from Maharashtra to Bhil art from Madhya Pradesh.” She adds, “It was around this time that I got an opportunity to exhibit my collection at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. This was followed by many such exhibitions and eventually my selection at Santa Fe Folk Art Market where we exhibited thrice. To collect art I always worked directly with artists and my interactions made me realize that many extremely talented craftsmen are unable to get their due as the system had failed to give them recognition. Often they also spoke no English thus closing the channels of communication for them to

get into mainstream art world in India.

There were also so many rich traditions that were dying a slow death as there were no takers or promoters.”

For Ms Vaid, this apathy set a trigger and back in 2014 when an artisan group approached her she was particularly intrigued by this rare black pottery practiced in small regions of Manipur.

However, Vaid shares, “I was not keen on doing a production line I was a little unsure of how to set up the business in America. But in 2015 we took our first leap and put our money to get a shipment from India. My first client was Adagio Teas in my neighborhood of Naperville. The manager at Adagio mentioned that despite the fact that they got a lot of teas from India, all their ceramics came from China and never India. I decided to concentrate on tea pots and tea cups made by women in this Manipuri craft and Terra Klay was born.”

Today, Ms Vaid has a group of Manipuri girls and a few men working for her line. The girls mostly from an extended family in a remote village find sustenance through their craft.

Ms Vaid takes great pride in telling that people in America are appreciating Indian aesthete looking at her pieces. The reward only bolsters her vision that the beauty of a craft can be admired everywhere, all it needs is a gentle push.

Vaid hopes to use the grant money to multiply her efforts because for her the journey to tell the untold Indian stories to the world has just begun!

Manvee Vaid thinks that the community in Chicago supported her wholeheartedly. For the selection process for the contest, which requires votes from people, she made several cold calls to various organizations and youth groups.

People in the Chicago area were not only keen to understand her brand but also appreciative of her philosophy.

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BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- This year marks the 125th birth anniversary year of Paramahamsa Yogananda, revered as the father of yoga in the West, and the author of spiritual classic “Autobiography Of Yogi”.

Celebrations are being held around the world this year that began on January 5 and will conclude on his 125th birthday on January 5, 2018.

Paramahamsa Yogananda was born on January 5, 1893, in the holy city of Gorakhpur, India. When he was just a baby, he was taken by his parents to their beloved guru Shri Lahiri Mahashaya who was a disciple of immortal Himalayan yogi Mahavatar Babaji.

He was a disciple immortal Himalayan yogi Mahavatar Babaji. Lahiri Mahasaya held the baby lovingly in his arms and with deep insight and intuition announced : “This is not an ordinary child. He is here with a great mission to fulfil. One day, this child will become a spiritual engine to carry many seeking souls to the feet of the Lord, with love and care.”

Paramahamsa Yogananda met his Guru Swami Shriyukteshwar in Benares in 1910.

In Swami Shriyukteshwar, he found an ideal manifestation of truth which ended his search for a Guru to guide and shape his own life. Swami Shriyukteshwar was a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya.

In 1920, Paramahamsa Yogananda was invited to Boston to serve as India’s delegate to the International Congress of Religions.

He was the first messenger from India to bring the science of Kriya Yoga to west.

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BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- Osmania University vice chancellor Prof S. Ramachandram will be the chief guest for the “Centenary Celebration of Osmania University”, presented by “Glory of Hyderabad”, on May 14 at Shalimar Banquets, 280 W North Ave, Addison, IL 60101.

Neeta Bhushan, Consul General of India, Chicago, will preside. Hardik Bhatt, CIO, office of the Governor, IL, will be guest of honor and Dr. Satyanarayana Sirasani, vice chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies,Telangana, will be special guest, said Mir Khan, president, Glory Of Hyderabad.

The Centenary program in Chicago is the only one that is being commemorated outside the one in Hyderabad. It will be a great opportunity to connect with and meet fellow alumni in North America, Khan added.

The program features an exhibition of Osmania University & Siasat Calligraphy along with an authentic Hyderabadi dinner followed by an evening of mesmerizing music.

Glory of Hyderabad will be releasing a souvenir to celebrate the occasion and prominent alumni will be recognized with awards for their contributions.

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He founded Self-Realization Fellowship in Mt. Washington Estates in Los Angeles which became the mother center of his worldwide movement.

In 1935, Swami Yogananda travelled to India for little more than a year. In Wardha, India, he met Mahatma Gandhi.

At Gandhiji’s request, he initiated him and some of Gandhi’s followers into the path of Kriya Yoga.

“My life is one whirl-wind of activity and struggle for work” He wrote to Rabinarayana Bhattacharya, who later became Paramahamsa Hariharananda.

Paramahamsa Yogananda often said: “I do not wish to die in bed, but with my boots

on, speaking of God and India” In 1952, at a banquet in honor of Indian ambassador he was reciting a song glorifying India: “Where Ganges, woods, Himalayan caves and men dream of God - I am hallowed; my body touched that sod……” , the with these words on his lips, the master consciously left the body.

“My body shall pass but my work shall go on and my spirit shall live on. Even when I am taken away, I shall work with you and all for deliverance of the world with the message of God. Prepare yourselves for the glory of God. Charge yourselves with the flame of spirit” was his assurance which would provide comfort to his desolated disciples.

ComEd awards for diverse suppliers

ComEd 5th Annual Multicultural Media Roundtable Participants

Ameya Pawar Meet and Greet with 33rd Ward Democrats and 40th Ward Alliance on Mon 8th May - 6:30 Pm at DANK Haus German American Cultural Center, 4740 North Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625

Kidville - Mother’s Day Celebration on Thu, 11th May 2017 1:00 Pm at Kidville Lincoln Park, 1030 West North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60642

he Royal Masquerade Ball 2017 on Sat, 13 May- 6:00 Pm at Diplomat West Banquets, 681 West North Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126

Meri Maa - The Best Mother’s day on Sun, 14 May - 11:30 Am at Bristol Palace Banquets, 828 East Rand Road, Mt Prospect, IL 60056 Tkts: Adults $30, Kids $15, VIP - $50. Call: 773600-2787

BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL – ComEd last week hosted its second annual Supplier Diversity Awards recognizing diverse suppliers for exceptional performance in areas ranging from innovation and environmental stewardship to overall growth and performance.

At least 76 companies competed for the diverse supplier awards presented at a ceremony at the Palmer House Hilton Chicago.

The awards acknowledge minority-, veteran- and women-owned suppliers for their increasingly important role in the company’s efforts to modernize its energy delivery system, which provides safe and reliable electricity to nearly 4 million customers in northern Illinois.

In the past six years, ComEd’s total diversity certified supplier expenditure reached $2.6 billion, a 339-percent increase, providing new opportunities for African American, Hispanic, Native American, veteran and women-owned enterprises.

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“At ComEd, diversity and inclusion is part of our value system and culture and we are committed to not only contracting with diverse suppliers, but we also work to mentor and help them be successful,” said Anne Pramaggiore, president and CEO, ComEd. ComEd has injected more than $5.52 billion into its supply chain in Illinois since 2011, driven largely by the smart grid program created by the Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act (EIMA).

ComEd also honored its 2017 C O N S T RU C T g r a d u a t i n g c l a s s .

CONSTRUCT is a 9-week job training program that offers participants the information and guidance needed to compete for entry-level jobs in construction and energy-related fields.

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BY A STAFF WRITER TLANTA, GA – The Rajasthan Association of Georgia (RAJA) celebrated its annual festival, Gangaur, on April 1 with great pomp and show at The Atlanta Events Hall.

The event was attended by more than 100 people including people visiting from Canada and India.

Gangaur was celebrated with great excitement, traditional Rajasthani folk songs with colorful traditional outfits. There was cultural performance by women and kids in traditional outfits.

People were mesmerized by the conversation between the MCs of the event Ranjana Rathi and Payal Agarwal.

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The cChairman of the Board, Aashu Rahar, gave the vote of thanks appreciating the contribution by the executive team, sponsors and volunteers to make the event successful.

Two men held for drug trafficking

BY A STAFF WRITER EHIGH VALLEY, PA -- Two men who picked up a shipment of highgrade marijuana in Lehigh Valley, Pa., had different conclusions to their cases on April 24.

Jason Ho, of New York, did not cooperate with prosecutors.

Ho (32) was sentenced to nine to 23 months in Lehigh County Jail, followed by three years of probation, for possession with intent to deliver marijuana and conspiracy charges by Judge Robert Steinberg.

Prosecutors said Nirup Reddy, of Flemington, New Jersey, cooperated with their investigation from the beginning.

Reddy (23) was sentenced to five years of probation for the same charges as Ho. Steinberg said Ho and Reddy were part of a larger drug-dealing conspiracy with “some people Reddy didn’t even know.

Ho was more involved with the unindicted co-conspirator, the judge said.

Reddy told the judge he was paid $1,000 to drive a rented truck that day.

Reddy said he met people involved in the deal through Rutgers University, though he

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is not a student there, and Reddy’s attorney said plans were for the pot to be distributed at the university.

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office said agents were tipped off about a suspicious freight shipment in August traveling from Sparks, Nevada, to South Whitehall Township.

About 10 am, Reddy drove up in a rented box tuck and Ho arrived in a Lexus,

the police said.

The pair emptied a portable storage container that was filled with a few boxes, lamps, some furniture, and 83.5 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $500,000.

The pair was stopped on Walbert Avenue and arrested. Ho has been free on 10 per cent of $250,000 bail, while Reddy has been free on $1 million bail.

Fakhruddin Attar

BY A STAFF WRITER ETROIT, MI -- A Detroit physician and his wife have been arrested and charged for their alleged participation in a conspiracy that involved performing female genital mutilations (FGM) on minors.

They are accused of conspiring with IndianAmerican physician Jumana Nagarawala, who was arrested on April 12 in Detroit and is awaiting trial.

According to news reports, Nagarwala belongs to the Dawoodi Bohra community, a sect of Muslims hailing from India.

Fakhruddin Attar, 53, and his wife, Farida, 50, both of Livonia, Michigan, are charged with conspiring to perform female genital mutilations on minor girls out of Fakhruddin’s medical clinic in Livonia.

According to the complaint, some of the minor victims traveled interstate to have the procedure performed. The complaint alleges that the FGM procedure was performed on girls who were six to eight years old.

The defendants are alleged to have conspired with Nagarwala, who was ordered detained on April 17, pending trial. Nagarwala, Fakhruddin and Farida are believed to be the first people charged under 18 USC 116, which criminalizes FGM.

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BY A STAFF WRITER RIDGEPORT, CT -- Ten people are facing charges after a five-month investigation into a Bridgeport tobacco wholesaler led to the largest illegal tobacco bust in state history.

Department of Revenue Services agents raided KDV Discounts on Poland Street in Bridgeport after obtaining a search warrant. The owner of KDV Discounts, Pavan Vaswani, of West Haven, was arrested and charged with possession and sale of untaxed tobacco and conspiracy to possess and sell untaxed tobacco.

Vaswani’s illegal tobacco distribution ring sold in excess of $13 million in untaxed tobacco to 450 retail locations in Connecticut. KDV Discounts owes nearly $6 million in outstanding excise and sales taxes to the state.

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purchased in Pennsylvania. While there, agents seized a delivery van and $50,000 in cash.

Special agents also arrested additional KDV Discounts employees and owners for possession/sale of untaxed tobacco and conspiracy to possess/sell untaxed tobacco: Carlos Beras of Waterbury, Sayed Ahmed of West Haven, Sheik Hossain of West Haven; Joshua Ortiz of Shelton; Quendri Ortiz of Bridgeport, Mohamed Farook of Naugatuck, Arti Patel of Wallingford, Prashant Patel of Naugatuck, and Abdulkadar Shaikh of Stamford.

If convicted, the penalties range from fines of up to $2,000, up to two years in prison or both. Sales permits can also be revoked and fined.

Connecticut Commissioner of Revenue Services Kevin Sullivan said selling untaxed tobacco products is a crime.

Junaid Mirza

BY A STAFF WRITER ROOKLYN, NY-- A Brooklyn travel agent accused of peddling phony pilgrimage packages to Muslims was sentenced to prison on April 18 as part of a plea deal.

Junaid Mirza copped to third-degree grand-larceny charges in exchange for two to six years behind bars, law-enforcement sources said.

Mirza allegedly scammed clients out of more than $350,000 by selling them fake travel packages. The 49-year-old primarily targeted Pakistani immigrants and Muslims, duping at least 25 hopeful travelers through a series of agencies he established between July 2011 and September 2015.

Mirza purportedly sought out Muslims going on pilgrimage, selling them costly, allinclusive packages for Haj and other religious excursions.

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Samanvita shines at Fox contest

Chatwal punished for torching dogs

She performed an Abhinaya (emotion) and Nritta (pure movement) showcasing a child walking in the forest. She performed to the beautiful music of album – Rise – a creation of well-known sitarist – Anushka Shankar.

She impressed the audience with her energy, elegance and expressions, won third place and a college scholarship of $4000 in the Fox teen talent championship.

The judges included eminent theater, music and press personalities of St. Louis region. Samanvita stood third in this competition and she was the youngest one to achieve this kind of prize in its history.

Vikram Chatwal

BY A STAFF WRITER aggravated animal cruelty, a misdemeanor, EW YORK, NY -- Indian and an animal cruelty violation.

In addition to his week of community American Manhattan hotelier Vikram Chatwal service, he agreed to undergo drug and has been ordered to do five psychological treatment. He also must days of community service and has also pay over $1,000 in restitution to ASPCA, been barred from owning a pet for five which treated the dogs, and live with his years for trying to set two dogs on fire in parents. If he complies with the terms, the misdemeanor will get tossed after a year.

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Hotel Group, took a plea deal April 18 for The billionaire hotelier has courted trying to torch a pair of Jack Russell terriers controversies several times in the past, outside his condo on October 7. most recently for possession of various He was charged with attempted illicit drugs.

BY A STAFF WRITER T LOUIS, IL -- For fostering the emerging talent in the St. Louis performing arts community, the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation held an adjudicated competition showcasing the splendidly-talented teens of the St. Louis Metropolitan area.

St u d e n t s c o m p e t e f o r c o l l e g e scholarships, special awards, prizes and public appearance opportunities.

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BY A STAFF WRITER ANHATTAN, NY -- An Indianorigin man who works as a vice president and risk management specialist for a Manhattan-based investment bank was arrested on April 24, and charged with insider trading.

Avaneesh Krishnamoorthy, allegedly made $48,000 in connection with stock and options trading based on material non-public information about a private equity fund’s potential acquisition of a publicly-traded company, according to a press release from the office of the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Krishnamoorthy was presented in the Manhattan federal court before US Magistrate Judge Kevin Nathaniel Fox. He is charged with one count of securities fraud, which carries a

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BY A STAFF WRITER EW BRUNSWICK, NJ -- A Muslim flight attendant from New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against American Airlines alleging his co-workers repeatedly called him a terrorist and FBI agents came to his house after he complained about the harassment to company officials.

Farkhan Mahmood Shah, an Edison resident of Pakistani descent, claims he was targeted for religious and ethnic harassment after the attacks of September 11. American Airlines failed to stop the harassment after he reported it, Shah claims in the suit filed recently in Superior Court in Middlesex County.

Shah, who started working at the airline in 1999 as a flight attendant, says in the suit that he was called a terrorist, part of Hezbollah or Taliban, and other offensive names. On one flight, he claims that another flight attendant tried to convert him from Islam to Christianity.

Shah said he reported the alleged harassment in 2008 when he began to notice erroneous marks on his record for reporting late and missing work.

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also brought up the record errors.

He said he was told his record would be fixed, but it was never corrected. The next year, the harassment “escalated quickly,” the suit says.

Shah claims in his suit that he was placed on a ‘watch list’ by American Airlines, and FBI agents showed up at his Edison home.

He claims the harassment continued over the next two years, as his case was moved around to a number of different human resources representatives without any resolution.

In 2016, he filed a complaint with US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Less than two weeks later, FBI agents showed up at his house again, asking him if he planned on hurting anyone.

ShahA received his Right to Sue letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission earlier this year and remains on airline’s staff, according to the suit.

The suit, which names American Airlines and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, seeks damages, attorney fees and other relief.

Indian man on death row loses appeal

BY A STAFF WRITER ONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA -- An Indian man convicted of killing a baby girl and her grandmother in Pennsylvania, has lost his appeal against the death sentence.

Raghunandan Yandamuri of Upper Merion in Montgomery County, PA, was convicted in 2015 of killing 10-month-old Saanvi Venna and her grandmother Satyavathi Venna, 61.

The Pennsylvnia High Court on April 26 affirmed the death sentence saying it was based on evidence presented during the trial.

Yandamuri claimed he panicked when the grandmother opened the apartment door to him as he was carrying his knife. She was found by her son in a pool of blood stabbed to death.

As for the baby, Yandamuri said he accidentally dropped her, then covered her mouth with a handkerchief to silence her, and tied a towel around her head. He dumped the

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Yandamuri is sentenced to die with a lethal injection but the current governor of

Pennsylvania has a moratorium on executions in effect since February 2015 until a final report from the task force which is reviewing capital punishment.

Blood centrifuge that costs less

BY A STAFF WRITER group of Stanford University bioengineers, including Indian Americans Manu Prakash and Aanchal Johri, have developed an inexpensive, human-powered blood centrifuge.

The centrifuge, which is built from 20 cents of paper, twine and plastic—Paperfuge-will enable precise diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as malaria, African sleeping sickness and tuberculosis in the poor regions where the diseases are most prominent.

According to a Stanford news release, the centrifuge also separates blood into its individual components in only 90 seconds, spinning at 125,000 rpm while exerting centrifugal forces of 30,000 Gs. The physics and test results of this device are published in a recent issue of Nature Biomedical Engineering.

Prakash, who specializes in low-cost diagnostic tools for underserved regions,

BY A STAFF WRITER AN MATEO, CA -- A Stanford University post-doctoral research fellow has been missing for at least 11 days, according to the San Mateo County, Calif., Sheriff’s Department.

Sayak Banerjee, 33, an Indian American resident of San Carlos, Calif., was last seen by neighbors the week of April 17. He last spoke to his wife via cell phone on April 20, according to a report from the San Mateo County Sheriff’s office.

Banerjee was reported missing on April 24, when he failed to arrive at the Orlando Airport, where he was supposed to meet his wife, Kheya Chakraborty.

Banerjee is known to be a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford, studying jet fuels and rocket fuels. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford in 2014.

The young Indian American obtained his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from IIT Kanpur, and earned his bachelor’s degree at Jadavpur University in Kolkata.

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Khandu Patel

BY A STAFF WRITER ASHINGTON — A 56-year-old Indian American man was killed after getting caught in the crossfire of a motel shooting in Tennessee.

Khandu Patel worked as a housekeeper at America’s Best Value Inn in Whitehaven, Tenn.

He was staying there temporarily with his wife and two children.

Patel was standing at the back of the motel on the second floor when a bullet hit him on April 24 at 7.30 pm.

“He finished his day’s work and was out walking around the property,” said Jay Patel, the victim’s nephew “Next thing you know he hears some gunshots flying around and one caught him in the chest.”

Patel was pronounced dead before he was taken to a hospital.

Jay Patel said his uncle was preparing to move out of Whitehaven to nearby Southaven, Miss., for another job after a week.

According to the police, there were witnesses that know who killed Patel, but they were not cooperating.

The Memphis police said multiple suspects sped off in a new silver Nissan Altima or Maxima after firing at someone who was staying at the hotel.

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