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reformer who used the power of his poetry to break down rigid caste and class barriers. “Vaishnav Jan To, which is easily among the most widely sung songs in the world, was typical of Mehta’s deceptively simple but profound worldview. Each verse essentially defines what kind of moral stanx dards should drive humans. I would argue that the bhajan in many ways Gandhi’s Song is shaped Gandhi’s larger socio-culturpegged on 'Vaishnav al view that was at the heart of the Jan To' because of its country’s freedom movement. It is any poet’s envy that a creation not global recognition only lasts centuries but continues to retain its modernity,” Chhaya says. Although “Gandhi’s Song” is between 1414 and 1481, was in a sense unwitting figure in India’s pegged on “Vaishnav Jan To” great Bhakti Movement, which because of its global recognition, the flourished organically throughout documentary will dwell on Mehta as IANS, MELBOURNE Slam championship titles - eight problemsa and they soon levelled theand figure who poet, reformer the country during medieval times Mahatma Gandhi made a songwon writtenthe by poet Narsinh Mehta his life’s guiding force. Leander Paes mixed and seven betweenmen’s 800doubles and 1700 CE.mixed scoreline.defied constricting social norms and ndian tennis star Leander doubles. It was his third mixed At 4-5, a backhand drive doubles crown example at the 2015 lar bhajan is unique in the sense him. This is a remarkable life to establish sociIn the tradition of the figures of worked all his volley Paes andinhis its Swiss the partnerBhakti doubles triumph at of Melbourne error byetal Mladenovic Paes andpeople divided by endurthat it remains so current of the Australian creation being more equitygave among Movement the time, Open with Swiss Martina Hingis beat the was Park, also havinga also won in 2003 Hingis castes. a set point opportunity on ing than the creator. This particu- moral underpinnings about what Mehta pioneering social partner Martina Hingis for his 15th French-Canadian team of (with Martina Navratilova) and Nestor’s serve. He struck a double Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel 2010 (with Cara Black). fault to end the 29-minute first career Grand Slam title Nestor in straight sets to clinch “It’s a great honor to keep com- set. the Australian Open mixed dou- ing back to Australia,” said 41-year- Nestor and Mladenovic broke bles crown here. old Paes. Hingis for a 2-1 lead in the second Paes, contesting his 25th season “There are a few people who got set, but Mladenovic was broken in on the ATP World Tour, and us together. All you guys back the next game. Hingis defeated defending cham- home, who put us together to win Net errors by Nestor paved the Martina Hingis pions Mladenovic and Nestor 6-4, our first Grand Slam, thank you.” way to hand Paes and Hingis a 4-2 and Leander Paes 6-3 in the final that lasted an hour In the first set, Paes and Hingis lead, but Nestor regained his with trophies and two minutes. took a 3-0 lead, but Nestor and rhythm on return of serve to break after winning interested in helpingPaes thehasstate, he 15 Grand Mladenovic’s I-formation caused Hingis again. ARUL LOUIS, NEW YORK now won mixed doubles at said. Mladenovic was broken in the Australian Open The event, modeled after Prime hief Minister Shivraj Singh in Melbourne. eighth game and Hingis went on to Chouhan launched an Minister Narendra Modi’s reception (Photo: IANS) seal victory with a smash winner. ambitious “Friends of Mad- in New York last September, feaPaes and Hingis converted five hya Pradesh” programme in New tured dance programmes, films of their seven break point opporYork on February 1 with a call to about the state’s economic developNEW DELHI: President Pranab tunities, hitting 19 winners and them and Americans to pour their ment programs and the Ujjain Mukherjee and Prime Minister committing just 11 unforced talents, investments and philan- Kumbh Mela and a procession of Narendra Modi congratulated Indian errors for victory on Rod Laver thropy into his state’s development. drums and banners leading the digtennis iconMadhya Leander Paes for winning Arena. Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Pradesh Chief Minister He marked the launch by join- nitaries into the Avery Fisher Hall. the Australian Open mixed doubles Former World No.1 Hingis also said mixed his state follows a Dnyaneshwar Mulay ing four US members of Congress About 3,000 people filled the venue, General title in Melbourne, partnering Swissspoke won theChouhan Australian Open policy that goes between the US and India and other dignitaries in placing which is the home of the New York of the ties veteran Martina Hingis. doubles“Single title in 2006Door” (with Mahesh Paes continues to maketo the beyond the Single Window prothe visits of Modi their hands on a globe which lit up Philharmonic Orchestra at the Lin- boosted by“Leander Bhupathi). proud! I congratulate himObama on the to“(Wegrams were) probably just maybe and asked the for investors, US and usPresident Barack on the stage a projection of the coln Center. mixed doubles with Martina a little less aggressive to on reciprocate some secportal site for the program, friendhow theywincould mutually audience to the open Chouhan, the three US Congress- India and Hingistwo at thedemocracies. Australian Open,” Modi ond serves to Hingis,” said Nestor. your hearts and sofmp.com. The program aims to women, Nita Lowey, Caroline Mal- benefit the Calling door by “opening tweeted. Echoing same sentimany double-faults. I was Pradesh”. create a pool of talent and of those oney and Yvette Clarke, and Consul out to investors andthefriends of MP,“Toocoming to Madhya ment, Mukherjee tweeted: “Congratu- maybe a little too aggressive with lations to Leander Paes on the Mixed the second serve.” Nestor said, Doubles win at the Australian Open.” “They played better for sure. Even The 41-year-old Paes has now when I thought I was serving won 15 Grand Slam titles. okay, they were still making a lot of balls.throughout They played well.” the five-hour operation The state-funded National ANASUDHIN AZEEZ, LONDON Health Services is spending millions to support Sibby and his family. Francis Mathew, president of the of pounds from their stretched budather Davis Chiramel, chairMalayalee Association man of the Kidney Federation get to treat these patients through UK taking heart from sta- the donor list willtheir join of India popularly known as dialysis and medicines on a dailyenough(UKMA), the No.2 teamAnother in the rank-prominent Kersoon. “Kidney Father From Kerala”, has basis. Kidney transplant of thesetus as very Internation-Federation of organization, launched a voluntary charity organipatients will ease the pressure on theings ofalathe One-Day als. They have a problem with the British Malayalees (FOBMA), is zation in Britain to add more organ cash-strapped NHS. IANS, NEW DELHI well with her where as the Hingis top order batting and may not be donors from the South Asian comSibby Thomas, 47, a volunteer of also offering their support. thought he would be better off sure of their bowling composition The father is prompting more munities, especially Indians. the organization Upahaar, which ate last week, three things playing with another circuit regu- what with the injuries to some of organizations and individuals to join According to Asian newspameans gift bowlers. kept Indian sport Lite in focus. lar. and Maybe,who thathails made from both ofKer-their key the There opener are nearly 200,000 per, moreThe than 1,200 patients from ala, has already undergone an operatheir in-form cricket team failed to them to put in that extra bit of In fact, list. Keralites living in last Britain. Most of the Asian communities in Britain tion to give one of his kidneys to ailmake the tri-series final to end a effort as there was little doubt Rohit Sharma did not play the working in the NHS as nurses are waiting ing Risaabout Mol, 15. Fatherskills. Davis wasthree them games nursing a hamstring. dreadful for tour aofmatching Australia, akidney exceptional their Father Davis Chiramel. Hospital and doctors. donor. present at London’s Guy’s Dutchman has been named the How true is the strengths and Likewise pacer Ishant Sharma did new national hockey coach and weaknesses theory Paes has spoken not bowl flat out even in the nets Leander Paes partnered another of. Only two great exponents but stayed with the team for over a Martina (Hingis) to win his sevcould plan it out so well to win month. Now it is being said he may enth Grand Slam title in mixed without losing a set. That itself a not be fit for the tournament itself. Ravindra Jadeja is another bowler doubles to add to his eight in the remarkable thing in modern day men’s doubles. doubles. who is an iffy, though he bowled If nothing appears beyond Paes The Indian cricket team can get 9.5 overs when the day’s best bowler inspired by Paes’s zeal and determi- Stuart Binny bowled only eight. even at 41, nothing seems to be nation. They need not worry too Obviously Dhoni was putting Jadegoing right for the cricket team much about some people writing ja through the ringer to test his fitwith the World Cup less than two their chances of defending the ness than worry about winning the weeks away. The appointment of World Cup off after their disas- match which they could have with a Paul van Ass, 54, as chief coach of The Indian cricket team can get inspired by Paes's zeal and determination. the hockey team is a bolt from the trous tour Down Under. Mahen- little imagination. Let the team settle their fitness blue with no media leaks or specu- years ago he had played with the doubles, and Hingis was the 23rd in dra Singh Dhoni and his players lation ahead of the appointment. other Martina, the legendary the mixed - an amazing record for a know that World Cup is a totally problems before discussing their Paes is so exciting to watch on a Navratilova, who even waited for doubles specialist, who has been different format and they can chances of making the semi-finals. Coming to the hockey developtennis court giving expression to him to return to court after a life- around for over a quarter of a centu- bounce back with the rub of the his passion for the game. He has threatening parasitic infection. ry, playing over 40 weeks each year. green going their way. ment, none of the coaches in yet again proved that he can win a Paes played with South African The beauty is in the tennis phi- Though the Indians would have recent years left with any goodwill, major with any partner, Hingis this Raven Klassen at the Australian losophy of Paes and Hingis. He liked a better preparation for the some of them have literally been time in Melbourne. Exactly ten Open, his 99th partner in the men’s was confident that he could do big event, they should be confident hounded out.

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epending on their smoking history, a drug may have contrary effects on people suffering from diabetes - reducing lung cancer risk among nonsmokers and increasing the risk among smokers. Among nonsmokers who had diabetes, those who took the diabetes drug metformin had a decrease in lung cancer risk, the findings showed. “Our results suggest that risk might differ by smoking history, with metformin decreasing risk among nonsmokers and increasing risk among current smokers,” said Lori Sakoda, research scientist at Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, California. The study involved 47,351 diabetic patients (54 percent men), 40 years or older, who completed a health-related survey between 1994 and 1996. During 15 years of followup, 747 patients were diagnosed with lung cancer. Metformin use was not associated with lower lung cancer

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Obama trip a ‘hugs’ success Modi-Obama hugs contributed to the success of President Barack Obama’s visit to India IANS, WASHINGTON

leading Indian-American attorney has suggested that Modi-Obama hugs contributed to the success of President Barack Obama’s visit to India to be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had broken protocol to greet Obama at the New Delhi airport with a hug, noted New York based Ravi Batra, who is Chair of the National Advisory Council of South Asian Affairs, in an interview with an ethnic newspaper. “Obama’s trust in India’s durable commitment to the rule of law, honest desire to honor the spirit of the agreements and national aspirations that embrace peace and abhor war” measured the success of Obama’s India trip, he told the South Asian Times. Modi’s coming to power with a big mandate and his taking “taking exceptional risks” also helped, he said. “Modi is mandate-rich. But that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted President Barack Obama with a hug at the New Delhi airport.

is only a ‘root’ cause,” Batra said. “He must be given credit for taking exceptional risks — running an American style campaign, with

Arab Spring-loaded social media, and then governing as a corporate CEO.” The noted attorney also suggested that “India and Indian-

‘US-India relations no threat to China’ ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

resident Barack Obama has said that there are undoubtedly aspects of India that make US closer to the country, but China doesn’t need to be threatened because Washington has good relations with New Delhi. “There’s no doubt that there are aspects of India that make us closer to India,” he told noted IndianAmerican journalist Fareed Zakaria in an interview in New Delhi at the conclusion of his three-day historic visit. “Specifically it’s a democracy, and reflects the values and aspirations as well as some of the warts of our own country, in a way that China could not,” he said in the interview telecast Sunday on

White House budget proposal boosts NASA’s Mars dreams IANS, WASHINGTON

President Barack Obama

CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS. “And so I think there’s an affinity there that I feel personally and I think the American people feel as well.” Asked what he was most proud of, Obama said internation-

ally, he was “proud of the fact that we’ve responsibly ended two wars” - in Iraq and Afghanistan. “And I think that what we have also done is reflected the best values of America,” he said.

Why chain India to the past with n-energy? WASHINGTON: Noting that the US has not set up a new nuclear installation for decades, an Indian-American academic has accused President Barack Obama of hypocrisy in pushing India on a technology the US won’t even touch. “Why chain India to the past and risk another Chernobyl, Fukushima, or Bhopal when it could be leapfrogging into the future?” asked Vivek Wadhwa, Director of Research, CERC, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke Universi-

Americans must divorce their partition-based Pakistan-psyche.” They should instead appreciate, Batra said that US support of Pak-

istan and its military for five decades has helped to reduce tension in the subcontinent and remain a nation. “It is now a fact that America and India are global partners,” he said. Asked what else India can look forward to from warmer relations with US, Batra said “America’s ‘special relationship’ with Great Britain will in time be judged against America’s ‘special relationship’ with India.” “India will be the secret ingredient to a strong and durable American Dream for all,” he said adding, “As an Indian-American, it doesn’t get any better.” Asked if he feared that the Republicans may try to undo what Obama has wrought in India-US relations, Batra noted that Republicans too had “worked hard and took political risks to get where we were” before the Devyani Khobragade affair. “All Indians and all Americans have a legitimate right to claim ownership of this ObamaModi Hugs-success,” he said.

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ty, in a column in the Washington Post. The rate at which solar and other clean technologies are progressing, by the time the first nuclear plant is operational in India, it will be far more expensive than the alternatives, he said. “The White House is claiming victory for a breakthrough in the impasse with India over nuclear energy,” Wadhwa wrote suggesting “This is hardly a victory for the United States or for India.”

White House proposal by US President Barack Obama to increase spending for NASA has been welcomed by the US space agency that will boost its chances to reach Mars and other deep space missions. The $18.5 billion budget request for the fiscal year 2016 a $500 million boost over the 2015 budget - includes funding for developing a mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa, and the agency’s asteroid redirect mission (ARM), NASA chief Charles Bolden said during an address at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. “NASA is firmly on a journey to Mars. Make no mistake, this journey will help guide and define our generation,” Bolden said. The Orion spacecraft programme — designed to bring humans to deep-space destinations like Mars — and Space Launch System (SLS) mega-rocket are funded under the budget request, Space.com reported. Orion is expected to receive about $1.1 billion for 2016, with the SLS receiving about $1.35 billion. If the budget request are finalized, NASA could end the longrunning and aging Opportunity rover’s mission on Mars next year.

An artist's impression of the first Orion spacecraft in orbit.Credit: NASA

“President Obama’s budget request of $18.5 billion -- a halfbillion dollar increase over last year -- is a clear vote of confi-

If the budget request are finalized, NASA could end the longrunning Opportunity rover’s mission on Mars next year dence in NASA’s ambitious exploration programme,” Bolden stated. Other programmes funded in the budget includes the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope the successor to Hubble. Bolden sees NASA’s future as bright. “That the idea we are adrift is an empty hook trying to catch yesterday’s fish. I could not be more excited about our future.”

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DELHI MAY GO TO AAP: SURVEY The Aam Aadmi Party may get highest number of seats in Delhi assembly elections, find surveys IANS, NEW DELHI

AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal campaigns in New Delhi. (Photo: IANS)

Keep nation’s unity integrated: Modi on ‘immigrant’ goof-up NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has defended the party over the Vision Document goof-up calling northeastern people “immigrants” and said the issue was being raked up for political benefits. “Attempts are being made to provoke people from northeast... a mistake was made and the party accepted it,” Modi said addressing a BJP election rally in Ambedkar Nagar of Delhi. "No one should play with the unity of of the country for political benefits," the prime minister said. The comments came as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)called its Vision Document reference to northeastern people in Delhi as "immigrants" an "inadvertent mistake" and regretted it. "Due to an inadvertent mistake the word immigrant was used in the Vision Document. The party regrets this," Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said her e. "The word immigrant was used in the heading, but the paragraph ahead used the word migrant," he said at a press conference.

ith just a few days left for the Delhi assembly elections, several surveys have projected the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) getting the highest number of seats. According the TG-CICERO opinion poll, AAP will get between 38- 46 seats and the BJP between 19-25 seats in the 70-member house. The Congress would get between three and seven seats while the other parties would get between zero to two seats, the poll said. It said the AAP would get over 43 percent of the votes, the BJP over 35 percent of votes, the Congress 13 percent, down by over 11 percent votes, and the others eight percent votes, a slide of nearly four percent votes. According to the India Today Group-Cicero poll, over 44 percent respondents feel AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal is best suited to be chief minister, while 35 percent think so of BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi and just 12 percent hold Congress’ Ajay Maken best suited for the post. Times Now “Poll of Polls” showed Aam Aadmi Party slightly

AAP’s foreign funding: PIL filed for CBI probe NEW DELHI: A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed this week in the Delhi High Court to seek a CBI probe into foreign funds the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) received in the past and now in violation of law. The plea came days after AAP Volunteer Action Manch (AVAM), a group of volunteers who broke away from the AAP in August last year, alleged that the party received Rs.2 crore in four equal installments from the companies registered in Delhi slums and having the same set of directors. The group has claimed that on April 5, 2014, four bogus companies made donations of Rs.50 lakh each through cheques to AAP at midnight. It alleged the companies made those donations despite not having earned profits.

ahead of the BJP in both vote share and number of seats in the 70member house. According to the survey AAP will get 34 seats as against the BJP’s 32. The Delhi elections are on February 7 and results would be out on February 10.

AAP shameless, says Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the AAP of “shamelessness” for allegedly accepting dubious election funds, while AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal challenged the government to arrest him if he was indeed guilty. The fuel to the high-decibel attack against the AAP came after the AAP Volunteer Action Manch (AVAM), a breakaway group of the AAP, raised questions about the funding of the Kejriwal-led party. The AVAM, which had alleged that the AAP received Rs.2 crore funding from shell companies, addressed a press conference here again this week. It alleged that the AAP had received donations from “fraud” companies. Modi, addressing an election rally in Rohini in north Delhi, said the AAP was till now talking about who was more corrupt — the Congress or the BJP. However, Kejriwal, addressing a rally in Trilokpuri in east Delhi, dared the government to arrest him if he was indeed guilty of money laundering.

Manifestos: Women’s safety, power, water top lists

The BJP and the Congress parties releasing their manifestos before the Delhi assembly elections. (Photos: IANS) IANS, NEW DELHI

s Delhi inches closer to the assembly elections, the three main parties in the fray — the AAP, the Congress and the BJP — have laid out elaborate action plans, promising a slew of development measures for the national capital. THE CONGRESS: The Congress manifesto is a comprehensive vision that speaks about: v Regularising unauthorised colonies that could not attain legal status during the first round of regularisation by the previous Congress government. v Increasing pension amount to Rs.2,000 per month for all,

including widows and handicapped. v Constructing as many as 25,000 flats for the economically weaker section. v Monitoring public transport and residential colonies through CCTV cameras and scaling up the number of women in the police force to ensure safety of women in the city. v Making public transport Wi-Fi enabled. v Charging Rs.1.50 per unit up to 200 units of electricity consumption, and 50 percent subsidy for those who consume over that limit. The total subsidy, all put together, would be Rs.1600 crore.

THE AAM AADMI PARTY (AAP) manifesto spells out its commitment as: v Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill: Legislate the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill to ensure a time-bound investigation in matters of corruption. v Full statehood for Delhi: Push for full statehood for the national capital. This will ensure that institutions such as the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Delhi Police will be accountable to the elected government of Delhi. This way land will be made available for the common man. v Electricity bills: Slash electricity bills by half and adopt measure

to provide relief from rising power bills by generate cheaper electricity. v Free lifeline water: Ensure free lifeline water of up to 20,000 litres to every household per month through a Delhi Jal Board’s metered water connection. THE BJP’S Vision Document lays out a development framework the party seeks to follow with special emphasis on over 35 areas, including nine that merit immediate focus. Issues concerning women’s safety, youth affairs, electricity and water, housing, transport as well as health and hygiene top the BJP’s list of immediate priorities.

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The Mahatma and his songs A documentary titled Gandhi’s Song written and directed by Chicago-based journalist and writer Mayank Chhaya, begins production in the next couple of weeks constitutes a civilized human being,” Chhaya told IANS. “Gandhi’s Song” will be a fulllength documentary feature with a clear focus on bringing Mehta and his profound philosophy about the universe to the attention of global audiences. Mehta, who by most widely accepted consensus lived

IANS, CHICAGO

nearly six-centuries-old song written by Gujarat’s most revered poetphilosopher Narsinh Mehta and made by Mahatma Gandhi as his life’s guiding force is now a subject of an upcoming documentary. The documentary titled Gandhi’s Song, being written and directed by Chicago-based journalist and writer Mayank Chhaya, begins production in the next couple of weeks with location shooting in Junagadh and elsewhere in Gujarat where Mehta spent his life creating some of the most popular metaphysical ruminations addressed to Krishna. “Generations of Indians since Gandhi’s assassination on this day (January 30) sixty seven years ago have grown up thinking that ‘Vaishnav Jan To’ was written by

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him. This is a remarkable example of the creation being more enduring than the creator. This particu-

Come home diaspora, says MP chief minister ARUL LOUIS, NEW YORK

KUALA LUMPUR: Grace Walia was crowned Miss India Indonesia 2015, a pageant that seeks to build a bridge between the Indian and Indonesian communities. Ambassador of India Gurjit Singh was the chief guest of the evening. As Miss India Indonesia, Grace will represent Indonesia in Miss India Worldwide 2015 to be held in India in summer. The first runner-up went to Vandana Nanwani and the third spot was bagged by Gurmichele Kaur, read a statement.

Four jailed for abducting Indian MANAMA: Four people, including two Pakistanis and a Bangladeshi, were sentenced to five years in jail in Bahrain for abducting and assaulting an Indian carpenter working in that country, a media report said. The 42-year-old victim was forced into a car and attacked by six assailants. They also made him sign a statement, admitting that he owed them Bahraini Dinar 400, before stealing his wallet, Gulf Daily News reported.

lar bhajan is unique in the sense that it remains so current in its moral underpinnings about what

between 1414 and 1481, was in a sense unwitting figure in India’s great Bhakti Movement, which flourished organically throughout the country during medieval times between 800 and 1700 CE. In the tradition of the figures of the Bhakti Movement of the time, Mehta was also a pioneering social

hief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched an ambitious “Friends of Madhya Pradesh” programme in New York on February 1 with a call to them and Americans to pour their talents, investments and philanthropy into his state’s development. He marked the launch by joining four US members of Congress and other dignitaries in placing their hands on a globe which lit up on the stage a projection of the portal site for the program, friendsofmp.com. The program aims to create a pool of talent and of those

interested in helping the state, he said. The event, modeled after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reception in New York last September, featured dance programmes, films about the state’s economic development programs and the Ujjain Kumbh Mela and a procession of drums and banners leading the dignitaries into the Avery Fisher Hall. About 3,000 people filled the venue, which is the home of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra at the Lincoln Center. Chouhan, the three US Congresswomen, Nita Lowey, Caroline Maloney and Yvette Clarke, and Consul

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

General Dnyaneshwar Mulay spoke of the ties between the US and India boosted by the visits of Modi to the US and President Barack Obama to India and how they could mutually benefit the two democracies. Calling out to investors and friends of MP,

Chouhan said his state follows a “Single Door” policy that goes beyond the Single Window programs for investors, and asked the audience to reciprocate to the open door by “opening your hearts and coming to Madhya Pradesh”.

Indian priest to help Britain’s ailing health service ANASUDHIN AZEEZ, LONDON

ather Davis Chiramel, chairman of the Kidney Federation of India popularly known as “Kidney Father From Kerala”, has launched a voluntary charity organization in Britain to add more organ donors from the South Asian communities, especially Indians. According to Asian Lite newspaper, more than 1,200 patients from the Asian communities in Britain are waiting for a matching kidney donor.

Father Davis Chiramel.

The state-funded National Health Services is spending millions of pounds from their stretched budget to treat these patients through dialysis and medicines on a daily basis. Kidney transplant of these patients will ease the pressure on the cash-strapped NHS. Sibby Thomas, 47, a volunteer of the organization Upahaar, which means gift and who hails from Kerala, has already undergone an operation to give one of his kidneys to ailing Risa Mol, 15. Father Davis was present at London’s Guy’s Hospital

throughout the five-hour operation to support Sibby and his family. Francis Mathew, president of the UK Malayalee Association (UKMA), will join the donor list very soon. Another prominent Kerala organization, Federation of British Malayalees (FOBMA), is also offering their support. The father is prompting more organizations and individuals to join the list. There are nearly 200,000 Keralites living in Britain. Most of them working in the NHS as nurses and doctors.

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IS executes Japanese scribe

Won’t forgive, says Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the world condemns execution IANS, TOKYO

he Islamic State (IS) militants claimed in a video to have executed a second Japanese hostage, according to media reports this week. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned the purported killing as “a despicable terrorist act” and vowed to “never forgive” the radical group. The IS claimed in a one-minute video clip to have beheaded freelance journalist and film-maker Kenji Goto, 47, after his compatriot Haruna Yukawa was killed only a few days back. Goto was known to have gone to Syria in October to secure Yukawa’s release. After the video was posted online, Abe told reporters that he

Pak to try Lakhvi on daily basis

Freelance journalist and filmmaker Kenji Goto.

was utterly “outraged by the despicable terrorist act”, adding that he would never yield to terrorists. “I am infuriated by these inhumane and despicable acts of terrorism, and resolutely condemn these impermissible and outrageous acts. I will never forgive these terrorists. I will work with the international community to hold them responsible for their deplorable acts,” he said in a statement posted on Japan’s foreign ministry website. Prime Minister Abe said Japan will never give in to terrorism. “We will further expand our humanitarian assistance in the Middle East in areas such as food and medical care. Japan will steadfastly fulfill its responsibility in the international community combating terrorism,” he said.

Jordan executes two terrorists after IS kills pilot IANS, AMMAN

UN chief condemns pilot’s killing

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, under international pressure to curb terrorism and terrorist activities based on its territory, will conduct the trial of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, on day-to-day basis, local media reported this week. The Islamabad High Court, whose earlier order for conditional release of Lakhvi raised the hackles of India, said that the hearing in the trial would be held on daily basis, the Dawn reported. The court’s ruling came on a request from prosecutor Chaudhry Azhar, who said: “This case is crucial. The world’s eyes are on this case. Therefore, it should be heard daily by IHC.” The hearing in the case will commence Friday. The trial, being conducted by Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), has seen much flip-flop in recent months. Last year Dec 29, the Islamabad High Court ordered conditional release of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, drawing strong protests from India, which summoned the Pakistani envoy to “convey concern” over the development. India has relentlessly sought Lakhvi since the November 2008 attacks killed 166 persons, including several foreigners, in Mumbai, causing international uproar and a diplomatic storm.

Shock and grief struck the people in Japan Sunday as the media reported the execution Goto by IS. “Kenji has died, and my heart is broken,” said Junko Ishido, the mother of slain journalist. “I’m just speechless. It is my only hope that we can carry on with Kenji’s mission to save the children from war and poverty,” The Guardian quoted her as saying. Newspapers in Japan issued special editions bringing news of Goto’s death. “Goto was a hugely respected journalist for his extensive experience, a man who covered children caught up in conflict, and told the stories of ordinary people and human rights problems. For all who knew him, it’s a huge loss,” the Japan Times quoted Tina Carr, director of the Rory Peck Trust, as saying.

ordan executed two convicted jihadis in retaliation for the killing of one of its air force pilots by the Islamic State (IS) militants, BBC reported. The executed terrorists included Sajida al-Rishawi, a woman, whose release the IS had demanded as a condition for releasing Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh. Al Qaeda operative Ziyad Karboli was also hanged, the report added. Jordan was reportedly considering to release Al-Rishawi, who was sentenced to death for her role in a failed attack in Amman in 2005, to secure the release of its pilot. Jordan vowed an “earth-shattering” response after IS posted an online video apparently showing

People stand by a poster of the Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbehwho was burnt alive, in the pilot’s hometown Karak, Jordan. (Photo: Xinhua-IANS)

the pilot’s execution. Describing the pilot as “martyr”, Mamdouh al-Ameri, a spokesman for the Jordanian armed forces,

said: “His blood will not be shed in vain. Our punishment and revenge will be as huge as the loss of the Jordanians.”

UNITED NATIONS: UN SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon condemned the killing of a Jordanian pilot held captive by the Islamic State (IS), saying the terrorist organization has “no regard for human life”, Xinhua reported. In a note to the media, Ban said he shares the sorrow of the family and loved ones of Moaz al-Kasasbeh, the pilot of the Jordanian Royal Air Force, and stands in solidarity with the people of Jordan in denouncing this “appalling” act. Ban also urged all government of all countries across the world to strengthen their efforts to combat the scourge of terrorism.

Ties with India not at cost of China or Pak: US ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

enying suggestions that the US-India partnership was intended as a counterweight to China, a senior US official said its sole intent was “to build India up” working on common core values. “I would fundamentally point to the fact that this is a US-India effort and it’s not necessarily to counterweight anyone,” Phil Reiner, White House’s senior director for South Asian Affairs, told foreign media at a round-table on Obama’s India trip. “I don’t think either the US or India has an interest in any kind of confrontation or much less any sort

of intent to contain China” he said. “That’s not the intent,” Reiner said. “The intent here is to work together... to work off of the core values that we have to build India up.” “And this is something that we’re very much interested in doing, and it’s in both of our interests to do so,” he said. “I would not necessarily put that forward, though, as a counterweight to China per se.” Both US and India, Reiner said, were “very much interested in working off of those fundamental values and establishing systems that basically work off of established rules and norms in the international sphere to avoid conflict, to avoid any situation where there may be perceived bullying.”

The US President Barack Obama in India.

Discounting a New York Times report that the first issue that Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed as soon as they met was China, he said “there was many things that we spoke about.”

“Coming in the door, I think the primary thing that was talked about was the fact that we had just reached agreement on these two seminal documents - on the Delhi declaration and on the joint strategic vision,” Reiner said.

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‘Slam’ it like grand Leander Leander Paes won the mixed doubles crown at the 2015 Australian Open with Swiss partner Martina Hingis for his 15th career Grand Slam title

Martina Hingis and Leander Paes with trophies after winning mixed doubles at Australian Open in Melbourne. (Photo: IANS)

IANS, MELBOURNE

ndian tennis star Leander Paes and his Swiss partner Martina Hingis beat the French-Canadian team of Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor in straight sets to clinch the Australian Open mixed doubles crown here. Paes, contesting his 25th season on the ATP World Tour, and Hingis defeated defending champions Mladenovic and Nestor 6-4, 6-3 in the final that lasted an hour and two minutes. Paes has now won 15 Grand

Slam championship titles - eight men’s doubles and seven mixed doubles. It was his third mixed doubles triumph at Melbourne Park, having also won in 2003 (with Martina Navratilova) and 2010 (with Cara Black). “It’s a great honor to keep coming back to Australia,” said 41-yearold Paes. “There are a few people who got us together. All you guys back home, who put us together to win our first Grand Slam, thank you.” In the first set, Paes and Hingis took a 3-0 lead, but Nestor and Mladenovic’s I-formation caused

President, PM congratulate Paes NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian tennis icon Leander Paes for winning the Australian Open mixed doubles title in Melbourne, partnering Swiss veteran Martina Hingis. “Leander Paes continues to make us proud! I congratulate him on the mixed doubles win with Martina Hingis at the Australian Open,” Modi tweeted. Echoing the same sentiment, Mukherjee tweeted: “Congratulations to Leander Paes on the Mixed Doubles win at the Australian Open.” The 41-year-old Paes has now won 15 Grand Slam titles.

Dhoni’s men can get inspired by Paes... IANS, NEW DELHI

ate last week, three things kept Indian sport in focus. The cricket team failed to make the tri-series final to end a dreadful tour of Australia, a Dutchman has been named the new national hockey coach and Leander Paes partnered another Martina (Hingis) to win his seventh Grand Slam title in mixed doubles to add to his eight in the men’s doubles. If nothing appears beyond Paes even at 41, nothing seems to be going right for the cricket team with the World Cup less than two weeks away. The appointment of Paul van Ass, 54, as chief coach of the hockey team is a bolt from the blue with no media leaks or speculation ahead of the appointment. Paes is so exciting to watch on a tennis court giving expression to his passion for the game. He has yet again proved that he can win a major with any partner, Hingis this time in Melbourne. Exactly ten

The Indian cricket team can get inspired by Paes's zeal and determination.

years ago he had played with the other Martina, the legendary Navratilova, who even waited for him to return to court after a lifethreatening parasitic infection. Paes played with South African Raven Klassen at the Australian Open, his 99th partner in the men’s

doubles, and Hingis was the 23rd in the mixed - an amazing record for a doubles specialist, who has been around for over a quarter of a century, playing over 40 weeks each year. The beauty is in the tennis philosophy of Paes and Hingis. He was confident that he could do

well with her where as the Hingis thought he would be better off playing with another circuit regular. Maybe, that made both of them to put in that extra bit of effort as there was little doubt about their exceptional skills. How true is the strengths and weaknesses theory Paes has spoken of. Only two great exponents could plan it out so well to win without losing a set. That itself a remarkable thing in modern day doubles. The Indian cricket team can get inspired by Paes’s zeal and determination. They need not worry too much about some people writing their chances of defending the World Cup off after their disastrous tour Down Under. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his players know that World Cup is a totally different format and they can bounce back with the rub of the green going their way. Though the Indians would have liked a better preparation for the big event, they should be confident

problems and they soon levelled the scoreline. At 4-5, a backhand drive volley error by Mladenovic gave Paes and Hingis a set point opportunity on Nestor’s serve. He struck a double fault to end the 29-minute first set. Nestor and Mladenovic broke Hingis for a 2-1 lead in the second set, but Mladenovic was broken in the next game. Net errors by Nestor paved the way to hand Paes and Hingis a 4-2 lead, but Nestor regained his rhythm on return of serve to break Hingis again. Mladenovic was broken in the eighth game and Hingis went on to seal victory with a smash winner. Paes and Hingis converted five of their seven break point opportunities, hitting 19 winners and committing just 11 unforced errors for victory on Rod Laver Arena. Former World No.1 Hingis also won the Australian Open mixed doubles title in 2006 (with Mahesh Bhupathi). “(We were) probably just maybe a little less aggressive on some second serves to Hingis,” said Nestor. “Too many double-faults. I was maybe a little too aggressive with the second serve.” Nestor said, “They played better for sure. Even when I thought I was serving okay, they were still making a lot of balls. They played well.”

enough taking heart from their status as the No.2 team in the rankings of the One-Day Internationals. They have a problem with the top order batting and may not be sure of their bowling composition what with the injuries to some of their key bowlers. In fact, their in-form opener Rohit Sharma did not play the last three games nursing a hamstring. Likewise pacer Ishant Sharma did not bowl flat out even in the nets but stayed with the team for over a month. Now it is being said he may not be fit for the tournament itself. Ravindra Jadeja is another bowler who is an iffy, though he bowled 9.5 overs when the day’s best bowler Stuart Binny bowled only eight. Obviously Dhoni was putting Jadeja through the ringer to test his fitness than worry about winning the match which they could have with a little imagination. Let the team settle their fitness problems before discussing their chances of making the semi-finals. Coming to the hockey development, none of the coaches in recent years left with any goodwill, some of them have literally been hounded out.

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Kerala CM says no to Mohanlal’s refund Superstar Mohanlal was paid for his musical band’s performance at the 35th National Games IANS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

utting an end to all speculations, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said this week the state government has no moral right to accept the money that they gave to superstar Mohanlal. Mohanlal was paid for his musical band’s performance at the opening ceremony of the 35th National Games, held here last week. “There is an agreement that the government has entered into with Mohanlal for the conduct of his programme. Even if he says that he will return the money, the Kerala government has no moral right to take back the money,” said Chandy. Since the conduct of the event, which incidentally was the debut

Three more die of swine flu in Telangana HYDERABAD: Three more people died of swine flu in Telangana since February 2, taking the toll to 34 in the state. According to the health department, 122 samples were tested for H1N1 virus and out of them, 39 were found positive. The authorities screened 1,976 samples since Jan 1 and out of them, 668 were found positive. The health department, however, continues to maintain that the intensity of swine flu is decreasing as the number of cases are showing declining trend. The bulletin issued by the department Tuesday said the five percent fatality rate or the number of deaths out of positive cases in Telangana is one of the lowest in the country. The fatality rate in Rajasthan is 20 percent, Gujarat 12 percent and Delhi one percent. Officials said enough stocks of medicines have been made available at all teaching, district and area hospitals. They advised people to take all precautions such as reporting to the hospital on the first symptoms of swine flu like high fever, sneezing, cough and body pain. Homeopathy doctors have advised the citizens to take homeo medicine as a precautionary measure.

performance of Mohanlal’s newlyformed musical band Lalisom, both the superstar and the government have come in for much criticism over the poor quality of the programme. Snubbed by a massive social media outcry targeting Mohanlal, the film star went into a shell and, in an email to Kerala Sports Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, said he will return the `1.63 crore that he had taken towards expenses incurred — he pointed out that he did not charge any fee for his appearance. Sources close to the actor have pointed out that Wednesday morning, he has, in a speed post mailed a draft of Rs.1.63 crore to the state government, thereby closing the lid over the controversy. Chandy, meanwhile, had to face a

barrage of questions on the rationale behind the government defending Mohanlal’s inferior quality program. “I spoke to him when we fixed his program and he had made it very clear that he had very little time. Now after all what has happened, we feel sad that a great artiste like Mohanlal had to face all this. At no cost we will accept the money that he said he will return,” said Chandy. Chandy also observed that some vested interests have been trying for some time to play foul by working against the conduct of the National Games. “The closing ceremony also will be conducted as planned and, mind you, the budget for each program was fixed way back in 2011,” the Kerala chief minister said.

VHP leader Togadia banned from entering Bengaluru IANS, BENGALURU

olice have banned right-wing group Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia from entering the Karnataka capital Feb 5-11, on grounds of apprehension that his provocative and inflammatory speeches would cause breach of peace. “We have imposed prohibitory orders banning Togadia’s entry into the city to maintain peace and law and order,” Police Commissioner M.N. Reddi said in a statement here. Togadia is scheduled to participate in a VHP convention (Hindu Viraat Samavesha) in the

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia

city Feb 8. The order banning Togadia from entering the city and participating in public meetings or

functions for seven days was issued under section 144(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

“As Togadia is habitually and ideologically inclined to give provocative and inflammatory speeches, such activities will have grave consequences and are likely to cause breach of peace, danger to human life and disturb public tranquility and communal harmony in the city,” Reddi observed. Law-enforcing agencies in many states, including Karnataka have registered 19 criminal cases against Togadia for allegedly making inflammatory statements and disrespecting the constitution in the recent past. Hindu outfit Bajrang Dal however urged the city police to allow Togadia to attend the VHP convention in the city.

Restrictions on Asaduddin Owaisi for Pune rally IANS, PUNE

he Maharashtra Police have slapped stringent conditions on All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi for his proposed public meeting on Muslim reservation here this week. A notice was handed over to the Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad, signed by Assistant Commissioner of Police (Vanvadi Division) Rajan R. Bhogale, when Owaisi was scheduled to address a press conference ahead of his public rally. Among other things, he has been

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi

directed to speak at the ‘Muslim Arakshan Parishad’ meeting organized by the Maharashtra and Mulnivasi Muslim Manch in a closed hall with a restricted audience strength of up to 2,000. Virtually gagging Owaisi, police asked him to refrain from making any provocative statement which can create religious, linguistic or communal tension during his speech as the chief guest at the conference. The media has also been barred from making any live telecast of the event at the Kausarbaug Hall in Kondhwa area. Owaisi is under-

stood to have signed a statement expressing his willingness to abide by the police directives. Commissioner of Police Satish Mathur made it clear that the organizers would be held responsible if the situation goes out of control and this has been stated in the notice. In his brief interaction with the media, Owaisi said he was accustomed to notices of bans or gags, but said this was an “unhealthy democratic practice”. However, he said if police did not permit the rally to be held, he would return to Hyderabad without any fuss.

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‘Stars can’t always be right’ It is impossible to live up to expectations as a star, says actor Kajal Aggarwal who has scripted a successful career in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films

Nothing special about stardom: Dhanush

HARICHARAN PUDIPEDDI, CHENNAI

tardom comes with its own baggage, believes leading actress Kajal Aggarwal, who works in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. She says the expectations that come with being a “star” are not easy to live up to. “The expectations are very high, especially with the choice of films,” Kajal told IANS in an interview. “People expect you to be always right and choose films that’ll strike a chord with them and I think it’s almost impossible. When I choose When I choose a film, which I do a film, which I instinctively, I’m do instinctively, not hundred percent sure it’s going I am not to work or not,” hundred percent she said. sure it is going Despite the presto work or not, sure, Kajal, who has been working for says Kajal nearly a decade, has stayed in the top league with hits such as Thuppakki, Jilla and Yevadu. She credits that to the encouragement she’s got from people of all the industries. “Sometimes you’re well received in one industry but not so much in the other. I’m lucky as I’ve been unanimously accepted everywhere I go,” she added. A star’s life has its own share of merits and demerits, she noted.

IANS, NEW DELHI

e’s that rare humble, grounded and modest talented actor who considers stardom “nothing more than a little extra attention than the normal crowd”. That’s Dhanush for you. “I think stardom is all about little extra attention than normal people. Among all the normal people, a few get some extra attention, and so, there is nothing special about stardom,” Dhanush told IANS during his visit to the capital for the promotion of his forthcoming Bollywood film Shamitabh. Known for his Tamil movies Aadukalam, Pollathavan and Vela Illa Pattathari, the 31-year-old finds “nothing great” about stardom as he feels that at the end of the day, actors “are also working to earn bread and butter”. “I’ve always seen in my life that if a person makes `5, he has a problem worth `6. So, it doesn’t matter how much a filmstar earns or how much a software engineer earns. Everyone has their own set of problems to deal with,” added the National Film award winning

actor, who maintains a balance between his southern films and Bollywood projects with his love for travelling and reading. Dhanush doesn’t have the conventional Bollywood ‘hero’ looks — but by virtue of his talent, he won the heart of Hindi film audiences as an obsessive lover in his

Among all the normal people, a few get some extra attention, and so, there is nothing special about stardom debut Hindi movie Raanjhanaa. His endearing smile and screen presence in the Sonam Kapoorstarrer has made his second Hindi film Shamitabh much awaited. The competition in Bollywood is getting tougher by the day, but Dhanush is nonchalant. “I have just come here (in Hindi filmdom) and I have only time enough to focus on my character and live upto my director’s or audiences’ expectations. Competition is unnecessary,” he said.

Ajith’s gift is appreciation A complete makeover for Gopichand... for my work: Parvathy Nair IANS, CHENNAI

IANS, CHENNAI

ctress Parvathy Nair, who has received a life-size photograph of herself from her Yennai Arindhaal co-star Ajith Kumar, considers the gift as appreciation for her work. “Ajith is a great photographer and he likes to click pictures between shoots. He captured me in a very candid pose and I didn’t even realise it. He got the blackand-white picture printed, framed and gifted it to me. I think the picture is a gesture of appreciation for my work,” she noted.

elugu audiences will get to see actor Gopichand in a never-seen-before avatar in upcoming action-comedy Jill, says its director Radha Krishna Kumar. The actor has undergone a stylish makeover for the film. “Right from his hair to clothes, everything you see about Gopi in this film will be new. He requested for a makeover and keeping it in mind, I made slight changes to his character and have presented it stylishly,” Kumar told IANS. “Gopi felt it’s important to portray himself differently from one film to another. We’ve completed the talkie portion barring three

Gopichand feels it’s important to portray himself differently.

songs, which should be wrapped up this month abroad,” he said.

Also starring Raashi Khanna, the film is produced by UV Creations.

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‘Roy’ perfect gift for

Valentine Day The movie, a love triangle, is to hit theaters just a day ahead of Valentine’s Day IANS, MUMBAI

ctor Jacqueline Fernandez’s forthcoming film “Roy” will hit the screens on February 13, a day before Valentine’s Day. The Sri Lankan beauty says it will be the perfect treat for the audiences as it has an interesting love story. “I’m very excited that ‘Roy’ is releasing in Valentine’s Day week. ‘Roy’ is actually a suspense drama but it’s also a very

romantic love story. I think it would be the perfect watch to go for on Valentine’s Day,” Jacqueline said at an event here.

“Roy” is love triangle starring Arjun Rampal and Ranbir Kapoor in key roles. Jacqueline is playing a double role in it.

“Roy” is love triangle starring actors Arjun Rampal and Ranbir Kapoor in key roles. Jacqueline is playing a double role in it. Meanwhile, when asked about her V-Day plans, she said: “I do not have a Valentine’s Day plan...I mean not any romantic plan because I am going for the premiere of ‘Roy’”. “I think that will probably the best way I can celebrate my Valentine’s Day,” said Jacqueline, chuckingly.

Amaan, Ayaan to perform in NY IANS, NEW YORK

maan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan, the sons of the sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, will give a concert at the New York's Symphony Space on February 10. They will be accompanied by the renowned violinist Elmira Darvarova, former concertmaster at the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and the table virtuoso Salar Nader. Amaan, the eldest son of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, belongs to the seventh generation in an unbroken chain of the Senia Bangash School. He was initiated by his father into the art of sarod playing and gave his first public performance at age of eight. Amaan has performed at numerous venues in India and around the world.

edge-of-the-seat whodunit Film: “Rahasya”; Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Tisca Chopra, Ashish Vidyarthi, Ashwini Kalsekar and Mita Vashisht; Director: Manish Gupta; Rating: *** ½

Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan with his sons Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan at the Indian Parliament. (Photo: IANS)

In 2005, Amaan composed music for the film 'American Daylight' which was directed by Academy Award winner Rodger Christian. In the same year, he also collaborated with the Derek Trucks Band at the Savannah Music Festival in

Georgia and featured with Ustad Amjad Ali Khan in Real World Record's album called ‘Moksha’. Ayaan, the younger son, also gave his solo debut when he was eight years old and has been performing concerts in India and abroad.

Sonam never wanted to use father’s name MUMBAI: It’s always thought that Bollywood’s star children have it easy, but actress Sonam Kapoor says that at the very beginning of her film career, she had decided not to make the most of her father Anil Kapoor’s popularity. “When I joined the film industry, I became very defensive because people were so mean. They were like, ‘She is Anil’s daughter and she will get things very easily’. So I said, ‘I am never going to use my dad for anything’,” Sonam, who forayed into acting with “Saawariya”, said. From there on, Sonam says “I did

‘Rahasya’ - gripping,

everything on my own”. “I called the directors on my own. I never called my dad for help. My dad

said to me, ‘I have worked very hard for 50 years so that my children can have a better life. Why aren’t you using it?’. “He says, ‘I have done this for you guys, so use it’. But I was like, ‘I can do it on my own’. But no matter how much I did, people still say it’s because of my dad,” added the actress, who went on to feature in movies like “Raanjhanaa” and “Khoobsurat”. Now Sonam’s brother Harshvardhan is set to make his film debut via Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s “Mirziya”.

alf of the star-rating extra for the sheer abundance of acting talent that Manish Gupta’s stylish confidently-shot whodunit throws forward, with Kay Kay Menon helming the murder mystery as an walnut-chomping CBI officer on the trail of the murder of a young girl, who is killed in her swanky home while her doctor-father was drunk in the next room. No no no...don’t go away! This is not the tragic Arushi Talwar murder revisited and sensationalized on celluloid. Director Manish Gupta, who has earlier made a strong but crude film on ragging, “Hostel”, keeps the proceedings on an even keel. Taking the Talwar tragedy as a take-off point, writer-director Gupta has woven an intricate whodunit with enough twists and turns to keep us guessing about the murderer’s identity till the very end. The killer’s identity, when revealed, is not entirely unexpected but nonetheless shocking and more importantly, convincing. Whodunits in Bollywood frequently flounder in their endgame. Not “Rahasya”. Gupta keeps the narrative going in a steady flow and at a perky pace. The shots are cut deftly. Editor Suresh Pai gives

the wide array of characters ample room to breathe but never allows them to overstay their welcome. This suspense here largely depends on the efficacy of the actors. And here’s where “Rahasya” really scores. Kay Kay Menon as the wry investigative officer fighting off his wife’s persistent demands to get corrupt, brings a tremendous engagingness to his character. His character Sunil Paraskar is a man who survives the hardships of a thankless job by cracking cruel jokes about himself and others. Particularly grating on the nervous system is that wonderful actress Ashwini Kalsekar, who as the dead girl’s nanny, whines, sobs, moans and wails almost throughout the film. This is a dark, desperate, sinister, gutsy and gripping thriller.

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Red carpet moment for Nimrat...

he Lunchbox actor Nimrat Kaur is ecstatic about having attended the Screen Actors’ Guild Awards in Los Angeles and living her “favorite dream” of rubbing shoulders with some of her biggest childhood idols. “It was like a dream,” Nimrat said. “I was standing on the same carpet as Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Ethan Hawke. It was as if I had walked into my favorite dream.” Nimrat says she was too shy to speak to anyone, except Ethan Hawke. “When I saw him on the red carpet, I had to tell him that Great Expectations was one of my favorite films. I blurted it out nervously. He was very nice to me. But to go and speak to Meryl Streep or Julia Roberts was beyond me,” she said. She admits The Lunchbox and now her stint on the American series Homeland have brought her global recognition. Call her the female Irrfan Khan, and she says: “That’s a very high compliment indeed. To be bracketed with someone who has done Indian cinema proud all over the world is very gratifying”.

‘The Dirty Politics’ release postponed to Holi

allika Sherawat-starrer "The Dirty Politics", which was earlier slated to release on February 13, will now hit the screens on March 6, which happens to be Holi. The reason behind the delay is to avoid a clash with other films, and to record one more song. The film's director K.C. Bokadia told IANS: “Earlier my film was supposed to release on Feb 13, but since my song 'Ghaghra' is doing really well, we have decided to record one more song for this film. So, Mallika will be shooting for this song on February 13, 14 and 15.” Bokadia says March 6 gives them a "good window" due to the festival of Holi, which also falls on the same day.

Work comes second, says Bipasha Basu

Sunny dances to Aishwarya’s tunes

ctor Sunny Leone for her upcoming film Leela, has shot a song, which is a reworked version of the chartbuster Dholi taro dhol baaje from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Salman Khan-Aishwarya Rai starrer Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. “Bhushan Kumar, our producer, already had the rights to the song. It was his idea to rework the song and he got the Meet brothers to do it,” says Ahmed Khan, who has choreographed the song for the film which is being directed by his brother Bobby Khan. A massive set was erected in the dunes of Jaisalmer. A crowd of over 500 dancers assembled for the shoot that lasted for a week.

ctor Bipasha Basu says though she is in a demanding profession, her work is not her top priority. Bipasha, who has completed over a decade in the Hindi film industry, is one of the few actresses among her contemporaries who is busy even now. How does she review her career? “I have done over 60 films and in the last six years, I have done one film at a time. I would like to lead my life ... that is my priority,” Bipasha told IANS. “I happen to be in a demanding profession, but work comes second. Right from the beginning, I have never planned anything while doing films... I have realised that I love acting. I look forward to life. I don’t look back. I am a very unpredictable person,” she added. Bipasha was last seen in the horror film Alone, which hit the screens on January 16 this year.

COMMUNITY NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015

MARTOMA MAY LOSE FLORIDA MANSION

BY A STAFF WRITER

LORIDA -- Federal prosecutors have filed a legal brief seeking to support its claim on a $1,960,000, 6,150-sq.-ft. mansion in Boca Raton, Fla., and other financial assets owned by convicted inside trader Mathew Martoma and his wife, Rosemary. The Indian American stock trader, a former SAC Capital hedge fund portfolio manager, was convicted in February 2014 of conspiracy and securities fraud for illegally trading on non-public information about tests on an experimental Alzheimer’s disease drug being developed by pharmaceutical

Gunman robs customer BY A STAFF WRITER

WINNETT COUNTY, GA - A customer at a Gwinnett County Kroger was robbed at gunpoint in the morning on January 16. It happened at around 11 a.m. at the store in the 6000 block of Singleton Road, near Jimmy Carter Boulevard. Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Michele Pihera said investigators were looking for two or three suspects, including at least one man and one woman. Witnesses said the suspects were all black and in their 20s. One suspect pointed a gun at the victim and took the latter’s phone, wallet and cash. The suspect also fired the weapon, but no one was hit; a shell casing was recovered in the Kroger parking lot. The suspects drove away in a brown or gold sedan.

Young driver jailed for killing elderly woman

Raj K Chohan

BY A STAFF WRITER

EW YORK -- A New York City judge has sentenced a Schenectady man to prison for a crash that killed a woman

in 2013. Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown earlier this week announced the 1½ to 4 year sentence for 24-year-old Vishwanand Subryan He pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter in November. Prosecutors said he had been drinking before the crash. The victim, 59-year-old Raj K. Chohan, was found on the ground between two parked cars. She was pronounced dead at a hospital. Officers pursued the defendant, who ran a stop sign and a red light before they pulled him over. He will be required to use an ignition lock for three years after he gets out of prison.

Mathew and Rosemary Martoma

firms Elan and Wyeth.

US District Judge Paul Gardephe in September sentenced Martoma to a nineyear prison term, which he is currently serving in a Miami correctional facility. Gardephe also ordered him to forfeit nearly $9.4 million, representing the 2008 hedge fund bonus he received from insider trades that generated $276 million in profits and avoided losses for the hedge fund founded by billionaire Steven Cohen. Rosemary Martoma filed her petition in October, in which she claimed joint ownership interest in the property and said it and other assets should be kept out of any settlement proceedings, because she used

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her own funds to purchase the property. But in the brief filed on January 9, Christine Magdo, assistant US attorney, argued that Rosemary Martoma “is not entitled to re-litigate this court’s finding that the specific properties were proceeds, or traceable to proceeds, of the defendant’s crime.” “Her backdoor attempts to do so — by, for example, claiming that she used her own funds to purchase the Florida property — are procedurally barred and factually unsubstantiated by the record.” Martoma’s attorneys are scheduled to file legal arguments opposing the government’s dismissal motion by February 27.

Illegal transactions from ATMs in Watertown

BY A STAFF WRITER

TLANTA, GA -- Atlanta student Aditya Suri recently won the National Grand Prize of $20,000 from Samsung App Academy at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), a global consumer electronics and consumer technology tradeshow that takes place every January in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sixteen-year-old Aditya is an 11th grade student of George Walton High School, Marietta, GA. His app is called “Mobi Sense” which facilitates effortless and equable communication between people with visual, vocal and auditory impairments. The several functions of the App helps customize the application to user specific needs, hence facilitating accessibility of technology and extending their reintegration into society and community on both social and technological fronts. It allows individuals with impairments to fit right in, in this technologically contracting global community. Over 300 students participated across the nation this year in the Samsung’s App development and coding program. “As app development continues to surge as one of the most in-demand STEMrelated (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) occupations, Samsung continues to drive programs like Samsung Mobile App Academy to encourage young professionals to pursue careers in this critical field,” said a press

BY A STAFF WRITER

Aditya Suri

release issued by Samsung Mobile. In the summer of 2014, 300 11th and 12th grade students across 10 US cities were selected to participate in a three-day hands-on learning session. During the program, students worked with STEM industry leaders and collaborated within teams to learn real-world mobile app development and coding skills applicable in mobile technology. Throughout the sessions, students used the Samsung Galaxy Note™ 10.1 – 2014 Edition tablet as their portal to the program curriculum and tool for researching the digital landscape. Upon completion of the program, students submitted their own mobile app concept proposal that focused on bettering their community for a chance at scholarship prizing. Scholarships included, $20,000 for the grand prize winner; $10,000 for the 2nd place winner and $5,000 for the 3rd place winner.

ATERTOWN , CT – The Watertown police are seeking the public’s help to identify two males responsible for illegal ATM transactions. There are two males together that were caught in an ATM surveillance video illegally using an ATM debit card. Last week, the illegal transactions took place at an ATM at the Waterbury Plaza at 7:14 pm and at an ATM located on North Main Street in Waterbury just before 3 am. One of the suspects is described as one white possibly Hispanic male, in his late teens or early 20s, wearing a dark hoodie/ jacket with no facial hair or markings. The other male is black wearing a twotone hoodie/jacket, also with no facial or identifiable markings Anyone with information is asked to contact the Watertown Police Department at 860-945-5200.

Nualgi is bent on eliminating water pollution

BY A STAFF WRITER

AN DIEGO (CA) -- After a successful launch earlier this year of nanotech solutions to manage out-of-control algae in aquariums and ponds, Nualgi Nanobiotech founder Sampath Kumar has announced his intention to eliminate water pollution in America’s lakes, rivers, bays, and oceans. Following a summer filled with toxic algae blooms across the country, Kumar is seeking approval to control large-scale toxic algae in the United States utilizing Nualgi’s patented formula. Nualgi’s formula is certified non-toxic by the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research and has successfully been used in large lakes and rivers in India for over ten years. However, adoption in the US has been limited to private buyers of their Nualgi AquariumTM & Nualgi Ponds TM products due to regulatory approval procedures.

Nualgi founder Sampath Kumar

“When toxic algae in Lake Erie caused a ban on tap water this summer, I tried to donate the necessary Nualgi to treat the lake, but the lake managers weren’t permitted to use our product, so the lake went untreated and 500,000 residents of Toledo, Ohio, were unable to access tap water,” Kumar stated in a

press release. While the CEO states that their water treatment can “easily control large-scale algae blooms,” in order to gain government approval Nualgi needs an independent university study based in the US. Taking the first major step towards getting the US to approve Nualgi’s use in fighting the water pollution in our lakes, rivers, bays, and oceans, Nualgi has secured facilities and a team of research scientists from the Mississippi State University (MSU) to perform a yearlong study. In order to help fund the university research study, they launched a Kickstarter campaign that ran for from November 24 to December 8. The goal of the campaign is to raise awareness as well as generate $100,000 to fund the doubleblind research study at the MSU. Kumar is excited to begin this study, claiming, “With this research study, we can get on with our real mission – cleaning up the world’s waterways.”

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3-YEAR-OLD INDIAN SETS WORLD RECORD BY A STAFF WRITER

EW YORK -- For a great many people, geography is not their strong suit, but Vihaan Chamala, an Indian American kid from New York, is adept in identifying all 196 countries plus some dependencies and territories on the world map (a total of 202), in a mere four minutes and 42 seconds. And he is only 3 years old. Judges from the Record Setter Organization were so impressed with his performance that they honored the little toddler with a world record. He is about to secure a world record

Cabbie robbed at knife point

BY A STAFF WRITER

ROOKLYN (NY) -- A livery cab driver barely escaped with his life when a goon held a knife to his neck during a robbery in Brooklyn. The police said the robber got into the livery cab at 41st St. and 9th Ave. in Boro Park and asked to go to 48th St. and 8th Ave. around 1:38 am. When they reached the destination, instead of a tip, the mugger held a blade to the right side of 48-year-old driver’s neck and forced him to fork over $120 dollars and his iPhone 5. The hooded robber, clad in a black jacket, fled the scene, but not before he was caught on the car’s surveillance camera. The driver suffered a cut to his middle finger.

FAA worker held at Hartsfield with gun in bag

BY A STAFF WRITER

TLANTA, GA -- A worker with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was arrested at HartsfieldJackson International Airport last week for having a gun in a carry-on bag. It has been a turbulent last month for the airport, not with the planes, but with the security to keep them safe. The latest incident happened on January 14 on a flight from Atlanta to New York, when an FAA employee was caught with a weapon in his carry-on bag. The incident comes just weeks after a major gun smuggling ring was broken up in Atlanta involving past and present airline workers. Investigators said they were running guns from Atlanta to New York City. According to the Transportation Security Administration, the FAA would stand down the program while it conducted improved training for all its inspectors. “The agency will also require inspectors to sign a new agreement that details each inspector’s responsibility, and clearly states that any infraction related to a weapon will result in an immediate and permanent suspension of privileges and possible further disciplinary action.”

Vihaan Chamala

even with other world record organizations like Asia Book of Records, India Book of Records, Miracle World Records, etc. It all began after a vacation to India when one evening his mother Jayasree Appannapally bought a world map to show Vihaan some major countries in the world. She showed him eight major countries on the first day, and was pleasantly surprised to see that he remembered all eight countries the following day. Day by day, he grew curious about learning more countries. With his ability to learn, retain and swiftly recall the information, he mastered the entire world map in approximately two months. While

INDIAN ON SAN ANTONIO FEDERAL RESERVE’S BOARD

teaching him the map, his mom had more than one jaw-dropping moment when he pointed out that she forgot to ask about a couple of countries while quizzing him. Born in New York on January 9, 2012, Vihaan is the only child of Jayasree, a clinical physical therapist, and Dr. Raghu Ram Chamala, who came to the United States to earn his Ph.D. in chemistry. Because his parents and grandparents always encouraged him to speak Telugu at home, Vihaan is able to recite some Telugu words, saraswathi slokam (yakundedu tushara), names of planets, days, months, chemistry elements (hydrogen to neon), Telugu and English alphabets and words.

Man held: bomb threat to Mohegan Sun club

BY A STAFF WRITER

AN ANTONIO , TX -- The Fe d e r a l R e s e r v e B o a rd o f Governors in Washington, D.C., has appointed Manoj Saxena of Austin, Texas, to the San Antonio branch board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. He will serve a three-year term ending December 31, 2017. The Indian American has served on the San Antonio branch board as a Dallas Federal Bank appointment since 2012. He currently is chairman of Cognitive Scale, founding managing director of The Entrepreneur’s Fund IV, and a special advisor to the senior leadership at IBM. Saxena’s responsibilities will include providing input on regional economic conditions as part of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy functions. Before joining The Entrepreneur’s Fund IV, he was a general manager at IBM Watson, where he received the IBM Chairman’s award for Watson commercialization and helped form the Watson Business Group in January 2014. The holder of two US patents for web services technologies, Saxena has an MBA from Michigan State University and a master’s in management sciences

Mohegan Sun Casino building

BY A STAFF WRITER

Manoj Saxena

from the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani.

NCASVILLE (CT) -- A 28-year-old Manchester man has been arrested on charges of threatening and terrorism after he phoned in a bomb threat to Mohegan Sun casino, using the name of The Islamic State group. The police arrested Gary L. Kalinsky last week in connection with a call on November 18 to an unlisted number for lost items. An arrest warrant says the caller claims he is the front of IS and a lost briefcase contained a bomb and could explode in minutes. No briefcase was found. The police identified Kalinsky’s number because he called a day or two earlier to report a missing jacket but the man denied making a threatening call. He’s represented by a public defender and is due to appear on January 28 in the Norwich Superior Court

Many Indian channels off from Chitram TV app

BY A STAFF WRITER

n a major breakthrough, sending a strong message to organised pirates of content in the digital space, certain members of Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) have succeeded in their efforts to remove their channels from recently launched android and ios applications of ‘Chitram TV’ on Google and Apple play stores. Chitram TV is an IPTV/OTT service provider which has been illegally broadcasting the signals of the Indian origin channels Zee, MSM (Sony), Star and Viacom and certain other regional Indian television networks which are members of IBF) for quite some time. Recently Chitram TV launched its mobile application on android and ios devices in an attempt to widen its distribution and reach. The broadcasters took up the issue of Chitram’s illegal broadcast and Apple and Google have now removed these channels from their ios and Android platforms.

This is a major victory for the members of IBF in their fight against online piracy. These Indian broadcasters, who have joined hands to collectively fight digital piracy, are considering initiating legal proceedings against Chitram TV and other pirate platforms in multiple jurisdictions outside. None of the members of IBF (viz. Zee, MSM (Sony), Star and Viacom) has authorised Chitram TV to carry their channels on any media platform let alone digital. IBF understands that Chitram TV continues to

distribute the Indian channels via IPTV/OTT particularly outside India. IBF members have buckled up to fight the pirates like Chitram TV to preserve the integrity of their channels and content. With the rapid advent of technology enabling the dissemination of content across digital platforms, there are enormous revenue opportunities for broadcasters and other content owners. The Indian channels which are available in more than 100 countries around the world are extremely popular amongst the South Asian diaspora. All of these channels have launched their own digital platforms and mobile apps but piracy has been a major stumbling block in revenue monetisation. Isolated efforts of the broadcasters could have achieved little. Now that the Indian broadcasters stand united in their fight against digital piracy, their efforts will provide a greater impetus in the global effort to combat digital piracy.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY HONORS JASJIT AHLUWALIA BY A STAFF WRITER

EW YORK -- An eminent Indianorigin researcher and academician has been appointed as dean of the public health school at the prestigious Rutgers University in the US state of New Jersey, Jasjit Ahluwalia will assume his new role as dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health from April 2015, the school’s Chancellor Brian Strom said. An alumnus of New York University and Harvard, Ahluwalia is a nationally recognised researcher in health disparities and minority health, and nicotine addiction. He is also engaged in global health work with two active research projects in Mumbai and New Delhi. Strom expressed confident that Ahluwalia’s “exceptional experience, expertise, and energy will build on the existing strengths of the School of Public Health, develop new areas of study and exploration, and foster the growth

Jasjit Ahluwalia of junior-level researchers.” Ahluwalia is currently professor of internal medicine and epidemiology at the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center, where he was recruited in 2005 to become the founding executive director of the Office of

Clinical Research. Ahluwalia joins a long list of Indian-origin academicians assuming leadership roles at renowned US and global universities. Ahluwalia recently completed his term as chair of the National Advisory Council for Minority Health and Health Disparities at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), having been appointed to the council by former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. He has received more than $21 million in funding as principal investigator and more than USD 80 million as co-investigator and is widely published. In 2009, he received a $6.2 million NIH grant establishing the Center for Health Equity. According to his University of Minnesota profile, Ahluwalia has devoted the past 21 years to improving the health of high risk populations, and is known nationally for his work with the underserved and ethnic minorities.

United Airlines, Orbitz pull up Skiplagged BY A STAFF WRITER MANHATTAN, NY -- Bangladesh-born Aktarer Zaman, 22, the founder of website Skiplagged, which uses a strategy called “Hidden City” to provide consumers cheaper airfares, is being sued by United Airlines and travel booking site Orbitz to recuperate what they claim is $75,000 in lost revenue. Skiplagged helps passengers find cheaper flights by finding tickets where the actual destination of the traveler is a layover. “In its simplest form, a passenger purchases a ticket from city A to city B to city C but does

not travel beyond city B,” “Skiplagged’s sole purpose has Orbitz and United Airlines always been to help you become savvy said in their complaint. travelers,” he said on gofundme.com, a fundraising website. Zaman, who currently lives in Manhattan, claims that “Unfortunately, we have been his site just displays airfares, doing too good of a job so United but doesn’t book tickets. “I Airlines and Orbitz recently teamed haven’t made any money from up with a lawsuit to get in the way.” this,” he said, adding that he Zaman maintains he can prove self-funded the company. Aktarer Zaman Skiplagged’s legality with legal help. Zaman has a bachelor’s He initially hoped to raise $15,000 degree in computer science from the Rensselaer for his defense on the website and has raised Polytechnic Institute. $23,000 so far.

UPCOMING

Agraj Seva Kendra to host India Republic Day Festivities: Jan 31, noon at North Brunswick High School, 98 Raider Road, North Brunswick, New Jersey.

NJ Summer Camp. On Jan 17th at Quaker Bridge Mall, Lawrancevill, Jan 18th at Bridgewater Marriotte, Jan 24th Bridgewater Livingstone Mall, Livingston, Jan 25th at Livingston Mall, Livingston and Jan 31st at Monmouth Mall, Eatontown. www.njcampsfairs.com

Republic Day: Indian Republic Day Celebrations hosted by Town of Hempstead Supervisor Karte Murray: Flag Ceremony: Jan 26, 9:00 am Awards Ceremony: Jan 27, 6:00 pm Both events held at the Nathan L H Bennett Pavilion, Washington Street, Hempstead New York.

Rupesh Srivastava is on Ferris University board

Rupesh Srivastava

BY A STAFF WRITER

ASNING, MI -- Governor Rick Snyder has announced the appointment of Rupesh Srivastava, of Franklin Village, to the eightmember Ferris State University board of trustees, the governing body of the varsity. Srivastava is president, CEO, and founder of Youngsoft Inc. and H2H Solutions. The Indian American entrepreneur also serves on the board of Lawerence Tech University, ESSPL and Car4nurses . He was a TIE Detroit president (2010-2014) and a charter member for the organization. Srivastava is a founding member of Ynotlearn, Car4Nurses, Youngtronics, and ESPPL. The businessman was a Crain’s Detroit Business’ 40 under 40 honoree in 2005, was awarded the Pride of India Gold Award in 2006, and received the Salute to Excellence Award from the Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce in 2007.

EVENTS

in the East Coast area

Aum Events presents 7th Luxury Bridal Show “Shaadi Trend” Jan 25, noon at Hanover Marriott, 10 Whippany Road, Hanover, New Jersey: Brides pre-register at www.shaadi trend.com

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents ‘Treasures from India- Jewels from AlThani from Collection’ Through Jan 25,2015 at Gallaery 464, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York Featuring Friday Focus talks by Michael Spink

Science of Spirituality to host following events in February: ‘Adhyatma Ka Surya”:Feb 1, 10.30 a.m ‘Vigyan aur Santmat’: Feb 1, 10:30 a.mVigyan aur Santmat’ (Science and spirituality): Feb 8, 10:30 a.m ‘Jeetay Ji Marna’ (Dying while Living) Feb 15, 10;30 a.m All events held at Eato Science of Sprituality, 15 Market Street, PerthAmboy, New Jersey.

Dance Pe Chance: Jan 31, 4:00 p.m at State Theatre, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Hosted by the Federation of Indian Associations.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015

COMMUNITY NEWS

FBI’S HUNT IS ON FOR SUSPECT IN BOMB THREATS AGAINST JETS BY A STAFF WRITER

Atlanta on January 24. Airport officials say the threats targeted Southwest Airlines Flight 2492, which arrived at Atlanta from Milwaukee, and Delta Air Lines Flight 1156, which arrived from Portland, Oregon. Preston Schlachter, a spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command, said the threats were posted on the social media network Twitter. On 29 January 2015 at 00:20, hi INDiA Advertisement <advt@ hiindiaweekly.com> wrote: FBI: Hunt continues for suspect in bomb threats against jets

TLANTA, GA -- An FBI agent says law officers are continuing to pursue a suspect after someone made bomb threats targeting two jets bound for Atlanta, prompting F-16 fighter jets to escort the planes. Ac c o rd i n g t o Fe d e r a l Bu re a u of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent Stephen Emmett, the agency is continuing to pursue leads in an effort to locate the individual responsible for the threats. No bombs were found in searches of both planes after they landed safely in

Chicago mosques on high alert after online threats BY A STAFF WRITER

R I D G EV I EW, I L -Mosques, Islamic schools and Muslim organizations in the Chicago area are on high alert after threats were made on social media. The person who initiated the comments on Facebook wrote he wanted to put local Muslims “in check. . . I’d like to start with that mosque down the street.” The police said the post was made 2.5 miles from the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview. Leaders of the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview immediately held a meeting to talk about ways to protect the campus, which includes the mosque, a community center, a youth center and three schools. Those who pray at the mosque are unhappy about the threats since Muslims in the area have enjoyed a healthy relationship with the surrounding community. “What’s happened in France is against our religion and against our Islamic teaching. We are a very peaceful people. We know killing is not an answer for any anger or any reason,” Majed Shaqildi said. He said mosque leaders are cooperating with federal authorities.

Reward for clues on church arson BY A STAFF WRITER

OUNTRY CLUB HILLS, MO -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) is offering a $20,000 reward for anyone who has information that could lead to the arrest of the person who set fire to a church in Country Club Hills. Authorities said someone set fire to Flood Christian Church on West Florissant Avenue the night the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case was announced. Brown’s father is a member of the church. According to ATF, 26 fires were set the night of the grand jury’s decision.

Indian faces 10-yr jail term for healthcare fraud BY A STAFF WRITER

ARYLAND -- A Maryland man was sentenced last week to 13 months in prison for a scheme to defraud Medicaid, Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program by submitting false claims for prescription refills. Jigar Patel, 27, of Columbia, was also ordered to be under three years of supervised release and to pay restitution of $102,066.25. An Indian citizen and a licensed pharmacist in India, Patel was working in the United States under an H1-B visa. He was hired as a pharmacy technician in 2010, by Reddy Vijay Annappareddy, owner of Pharmacare, LLC, who agreed to sponsor his work permit. Annappareddy, 46, of Fallston, Maryland, was convicted on December 15 after a fiveweek trial, on charges of healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with the scheme. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for healthcare fraud and a mandatory minimum of two years in prison, consecutive to any other sentence imposed, for aggravated identity theft, plus a $250,000 fine. He will be sentenced on March 11. Additionally, Vipinkumar Patel, 31, of Edgewood, Maryland; Ram Guruvareddy, 59, of Belcamp, Maryland; and Venkata Srinivas Mannava, 45, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pled guilty to their roles in the scheme, and testified at the trial to their knowledge of the scheme. Patel admitted that he billed insurance programs for prescription refills when the pharmacy customers had not requested the

refill. As soon as a prescription was eligible for refill, Patel would cause a false claim to be electronically submitted to a health care benefit program. These refills were often billed and filled without the customer’s knowledge, a FBI press release said. The medications targeted for automatic refills were typically expensive HIV and cancer medications used by very ill customers. The claims for payment were not reversed when the customers did not receive the medications, which the customers had not requested in the first place. Patel also knew that medications filled but not delivered to the customer–usually because the customer had not requested the refill–were placed back on the shelves at the pharmacy to be re-used to fill other prescriptions. In August 2013, a federal search warrant was executed at a then vacant home that was used by Annappareddy to house Pharmacare employees, and in which Patel previously resided. During the search, federal agents recovered undelivered medications worth approximately $87,749.48, as well as binders of alphabetically arranged signature logs which purported to confirm the delivery of medication to Pharmacare customers. Many of the undelivered medications found at the home were actually billed and filled by Jigar Patel in his capacity as pharmacy technician. Patel however did not receive the profits from the fraud scheme directly, but was able to keep his job at Pharmacare and lawfully remain in the US on an H1-B visa.

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Madison woman loses $1,600 in Facebook scam

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ADISON, WI -- A Madison woman has been left heartbroken and out of $1,600 after a Facebook scam. The police say that after meeting and falling in love with a man she had met over the social network, the victim wired money for an engagement ring. The scammer allegedly told the woman that she had become part of a money-laundering scheme, and she would be exposed to the authorities if she didn’t send more money. The woman contacted the Madison Police Department about “Matt Campbell”, the man she had grown to love and trust in recent months. The police said they would continue to educate the community about the dangers of wiring money to people they haven’t met, as well as to other countries.

Final push by Asian Health Coalition for health insurance BY A STAFF WRITER

HICAGO, IL -- With less than 3 weeks remaining, navigators and in-person counselors from the Asian Health Coalition and its community partners are making the final push to bring the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to Asian American communities across Chicago. The Asian Health Coalition is targeting Chicago’s Muslim American communities along with community and faith-based partners from the Compassionate Care Network, Metropolitan Asian Family Services, and Hamdard Health and Human Services. “More than 750 individuals have been enrolled by navigators from these

organizations since open enrollment started back in October,” said Ranjana Paintal, project director for the Asian Health Coalition’s ACA program. “We want to take this time to remind all US citizens and lawfully present persons to apply for health insurance as there is still time. Even if individuals may not be eligible for coverage, they can still apply on behalf of other family members who are”, she further added. February 15 is the deadline to enroll in marketplace coverage. The ACA requires that most people have insurance coverage, or pay a fine. Starting this year, each individual and family’s health coverage status will also be reported on their tax filing.

“Our community partners have more than 15 events scheduled across Chicago’s Muslim communities in these final three weeks, with many of those informational meetings at faithbased centers, community associations, and local park districts,” Ms. Paintal said. “People need to have health coverage. You need to take care of yourself. It’s a great program, and I’ve seen people get health insurance who have never had it before.” she further added. Navigators from the par tnering organizations are available to help individuals and families shop for, compare and enroll in health coverage that is affordable and meets their budget.

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as a post-doctoral fellow at Rotman Research Institute (RRI) in Canada. Older adults who had musical training in their youth were 20 percent faster in identifying speech sounds than their non-musician peers on speech identification tests, a benefit that has already been observed in young people with musical training.

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Rather than setting the alarm clock for 6 a.m. for jog before work, sleep in and go for a run later in the day, a study suggests

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se of mobile devices while attending to mundane tasks may be detrimental to the social-emotional development of children, researchers said. “It has been well-studied that increased television time decreases a child’s development of language and social skills. Mobile media use similarly replaces the amount of time spent engaging in direct humanhuman interaction,” said Jenny Radesky from the Boston University’s School of Medicine in the US. As mobile devices are every-

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f you feel lazy to get up early in the morning to head for a jog, then sleep on! Research shows that morning is not the best time to exercise. The University of Birmingham researchers put 20 professional athletes, including several England hockey players, through a fitness test six times between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. and No matter they found that the they did best on whether one is a the test around noon, reports dailymail.co.uk. lark or an owl, The British study found that no performance matter whether someone is a lark or doesn’t peak an owl, their performance doesn’t peak until noon until noon. Hence, rather than setting the alarm clock for 6 a.m. for jog before work, sleep in and go for a run later in the day. Birmingham University researcher Roland Brandstaetter said the results show the importance of listening to our body clock. “The body clock has such a big effect because virtually every cell in the body has a clock,” said Brandstaetter. “There are clocks in the brain and also in the organs, in the heart, in the liver, everything, and your physiology is controlled by these clocks. Everything happens on a day-night basis,” added the expert.

How gamblers are tempted to risk more LONDON: Triggering past winning memories can tempt people to gamble more, says a study. When reminded, or primed, of past winning outcomes as part of a controlled test, people were over 15 percent more likely to gamble and select the risky option, the findings showed. “Our memories play a very significant role when making certain decisions,” said Elliot Ludvig, from the University of Warwick in Britain. Subtle cues about winning outcomes are continuously apparent in casinos, from the whirring of slot machines to the millions of dollars of cash placed on the table for the final showdown in some poker tournaments, Ludvig noted.

where and children are using them more frequently at young ages, the authors questioned whether heavy device use during young childhood could interfere with development of empathy, social and problem solving skills that are typically obtained by exploring, unstructured play and interacting with peers. “These devices also may replace the hands-on activities important for the development of sensorimotor and visual-motor skills, which are important for the learning and application of math and science,” Radesky added.

Tweeting helps cope with sexism TORONTO: Publicly tweeting about sexism could improve wellbeing of women as it has the potential to let them express themselves in ways they feel like and can make a difference, says a study. “We know women can be badly affected by experiences of sexism and that responding publically can be stressful and risky,” said Mindi Foster from Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. “However, this study demonstrates how tweeting publically has the potential to improve women’s wellbeing,” Foster added. A total of 93 female undergraduate

students were randomly assigned to one of three conditions regarding tweeting over a three-day period. Analysis showed that the group of women who tweeted publically displayed feelings of increased wellbeing by the third day.

Lonely people addicted to Television IANS, LONDON

inge-watching TV series such as “Game Of Thrones, “Breaking Bad” or “Broadchurch” is linked to depression and loneliness, says a recent study. People who suffer from low moods are more likely to spend hours or days viewing multiple episodes of their favorite programme online or on DVD. But by doing so they could neglect work, relationships and even their family, reports dailymail.co.uk. Researchers from the University of Texas in Austin said that bingewatching should no longer be considered a “harmless addiction” and that people should think twice

before settling in for a long session in front of the TV as it can affect your health.

They studied 316 people aged 18 to 29, asking how often they watched TV and how often they

experienced negative emotions such as loneliness and depression. The team’s full results will be presented at the Conference of the International Communication Association in Puerto Rico in May. However, lead researcher Yoon Hi Sung said that the findings should be a wake-up call. “Even though some people argue that binge-watching is a harmless addiction, findings from our study suggest that bingewatching should no longer be viewed this way,” she said. “Physical fatigue and problems such as obesity and other health problems are related to bingewatching and they are a cause for concern.”

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