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continues to improve and that he will regain full use of his legs."

Although disdained by many as a socially backward and conservative Indian-American state, Alabama's reaction tokilledthe liquorinvolving shop a racially-chargedinside incident r Between July and October in fy the killer. white police officer and a person of lican governor wrote in a letter to Loudon County in genVirginia, police t the temple. TheAjit Kumar, Police found Patel injured with a color stands out in contrast to the the Indian consul VANDALIZED they reached 17wasseparate er newspaper report-eral indocumented gunshotTEMPLE wound when way recent police attacks on minoriAtlanta. The letter pub- incidents HINDU ties have been handled elsewhere. office on vandalism, Februanti-Hindu HAF INthe liquor shop. HeSTATE was pronounced ncident was underlicizedofby Bentley's WASHINGTON Sureshbhai Patel, 57, had recently come from India to help care for his grandson.

Bentley took responsibility for ut no suspect has yetary 17.said. dead a short time later. Amit was IANS, NEW YORK “We are encouraged by theincident, ongoing plaint thatthea "skinny black guy" said that the ordered an inquiry on 57-year-old Patel, attacks, In response to these d according to Shari The attack manning the shopBentley alone while hishe has instructthorough investigation of the Bothloitering around, is seen slamed the director of the state's Law and apologized. who was visiting his son in Madi-n thewas latest attack targeting ell City Police Department.”

U.S. Justice Department has manokesperson for Sno-son, was father was in the back office when places him of worship, There an has been a spate of anti- in Madison dismissed captured on a video cam-Hindusming to thea ground after Patel, Enforcement Agency to conduct Officials gic affairs writer on the internationin Washington State Hindu attacks across the U.S. in WASHINGTON: An Indian-Ameridated inclusion oftempleanti-Hindu y Sheriff. gunshots fired. into the incident officer, Parker,tofiled assault a policethe vehicle. who does notof itsspeakthe English, could were investigation and Inthe al academic and think era tankoncircuit, was vandalized on the eve can succumbed bullet wounds recent months.

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International, which Lodhi once Temple Cultural Centre in Bothell, alone here,” Bimal Patel, a family edited, said her appointment is 36 km from Seattle, went there on friend, was quoted as saying. The seen as part of Prime Minister Sunday they found a swastika paintNawaz Sharif’s “initiatives to speared on it and “Get Out” scrawled in victim got married only a year ago. head the foreign policy by giving it large letters with spray paint. a new impetus” during “a time of In the U.S., white supremacists Hindu Temple Cultural Center in Bothell near Seattle. mounting challenges in relations have adopted the Nazi swastika as an ideological symbol. KING 5 TV, shocked Gandhiji.” scared to visit the temple. The with India.” an NBC affiliated station in Seattle, “I was paranoid to say the truth, Bothell Reporter newspaper reportWhen she met Sharif last week, said, “In Hinduism, swastikas signi- this just doesn’t look right to me,” ed that the incident was under he told Lodhi that “it was imporfied peace long before it became a temple member Jay Araman told investigation but no suspect has yet tant to remove misperceptions symbol. In this case,istempletional Seattle’political s KIRO TV, aand CBS affiliate. been identified according to Shari media contacts about Pakistan,” according to Pak- Islamabad to herNaziappointment leaders say it’s now meetbeing used notto counter “He fears image. the red Hinting graffiti, L. Ireton, the round of well-publicized at it,a spokesperson for Snoistani media reports. just Pakistani to hurt their politibelievers but Khan, a sprawledthe acrossoutgoing the outside ofambassador, the homish County Sheriff.

The newspaper added: “Diplo- ings she held with neighborhood.” temple, could be a sign that some“The timing of this crime, occurmatic circles in Islamabad have cians ranging from President Mam- joked last month at a UN forum The Bothellministers temple incidenton one is planning something violent,” ring before men promoting the cause ofa major Hindu festival, seen the appointment of Dr noon Hussain to various comes ten days after President the station added. warrants special attention from law in preparation herunfortunate assignment. women, HeForShe, that he was Maleeha as an effort by the gov"I deeply regret forthe choked anThampipillai unarmed African AmerBarack Obama criticized India at an Echoing the fears, enforcement,” Pakistan’s image problems are stepping up to promote the cam- said Jay Kansara, ernment to select a person known meeting say-paign’s Thilakarjah toldby Q13giving Fox sta- his Hindu Foundation’s of excessive forceinter-religious by betheprayer Madiicancauseman toTVdeath inAmerican an incident view many. Islamabad may banking up office to project Pakistan’s point ofuse ing intolerance there “would have tion that his 11-year-old son was Director of Government Relations. forcefully.” on Department a suave, intellectual woman for caught Pakistan’s on firstcamera woman ambasson Police on Sureshbby a passerby.

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phone lines of the temple in Monroe, near Georgia, were cut and graffiti wits hate messages were written on it. The local sheriff’s office arrested two people in connection with the attack.

Between July and October in Loudon County in Virginia, police documented 17 separate incidents of anti-Hindu vandalism, HAF said.

In response to these attacks, the U.S. Justice Department has mandated the inclusion of anti-Hindu hate crimes as a category in crimereporting forms starting in January.

In Bothell, a government-run school was also defaced with a swastika and the words, “Muslims Get Out,” according to Q13 Fox.

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Bentley took responsibility for care for his grandson. cancer risk in arysmokers Bentley took responsibility for treatment has raised $189,102 by The attack on 57-year-old Patel, plaint that a "skinny black guy" Bentley said that he has instruct- the incident, ordered an inquiry who was an visiting inquiry his son in Madi- was loitering around, 17 is seen night slam- ed the director of the Law and apologized.

February against a state's target that he has instruct- the incident, ordered son, was captured on a video cam- ming him to the ground after Patel, Enforcement Agency to conduct an Officials in Madison dismissed who not speak English, could investigation intoPatel, the incident57, and the officer, Eric Parker, filed assault ofdoes$100,000.

Sureshbhai r of the state's Law and apologized. era on a police vehicle.

Officer Eric Parker, who not answer his questions. Patel is gave the assurance that "we will see charges against him and arrested Officials in Madison hadparalysed recently come from Agency to conduct an responded todismissed a neighbor’s com- partially after the attack. that justice is done".India to him. In New York, a police officer nto the incident and the officer, Eric Parker, filed assault help care for his grandson, who was nce that "we will see charges against him and arrested born prematurely and was suffering done". him. In New York, a police officer from health complications.

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Amit Patel, 28, was shot and killed inside Roseway Liquors in Irvington on February 15 afternoon, Eyewitness News reported, adding that authorities were trying to identify the killer.

Police found Patel injured with a gunshot wound when they reached the liquor shop. He was pronounced dead a short time later. Amit was manning the shop alone while his father was in the back office when the gunshots were fired.

“We don’t know if it was a robbery, nobody knows. They were alone here,” Bimal Patel, a family friend, was quoted as saying. The victim got married only a year ago.

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choked an unarmed African American man to death in an incident caught on camera by a passerby.

However, he was allowed to stay on the force while grand jury failed to bring charges against him.

In Ferguson in Missouri, an African American teenager was shot dead by police and that officer also remained on the force and a grand jury cleared him. The Ferguson case led to several days of rioting by an enraged public.

Meanwhile, an Internet fundraiser on Gofundme.com to collect contributions for Patel's medical treatment has raised $189,102 by February 17 night against a target of $100,000. Sureshbhai Patel, 57, had recently come from India to help care for his grandson, who was born prematurely and was suffering from health complications.

choked an unarmed African American man to death in an incident caught on camera by a passerby.

However, he was allowed to stay on the force while grand jury failed to bring charges against him.

In Ferguson in Missouri, an African American teenager was shot dead by police and that officer also remained on the force and a grand jury cleared him. The Ferguson case led to several days of rioting by an enraged public.

Meanwhile, an Internet fundraiser on Gofundme.com to collect contributions for Patel's medical treatment has raised $189,102 by February 17 night against a target of $100,000. Sureshbhai Patel, 57, had recently come from India to help care for his grandson, who was born prematurely and was suffering from health complications.

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Ex-NY City mayor’s clean energy drive Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announces a partnership between Bloomberg and India’s urban development ministry IANS, NEW DELHI

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rime Minister Narendra Modi, and New York City’s former mayor Michael Bloomberg on February 16 announced a partnership between Bloomberg Philanthropies and India’s urban development ministry to advance the “Smart Cities Initiative”.

The Smart Cities Initiative is aimed to promote economic growth, improve governance, and deliver more effective and efficient public services to India’s urban residents. Under the partnership, Bloomberg Philanthropies will

Indian-American killed inside liquor shop WASHINGTON: An Indian-American succumbed to bullet wounds after he was gunned down in his family-owned liquor shop in the US state of New Jersey, according to a media report. Amit Patel, 28, was shot and killed inside Roseway Liquors in Irvington Sunday afternoon, Eyewitness News reported Sunday, adding that authorities were trying to identify the killer.

Police found Patel injured with a gunshot wound when they reached the liquor shop.

He was pronounced dead a short time later.

Amit was manning the shop alone while his father was in the back office when the gunshots were fired, said a close family friend.

provide assistance to the ministry to select cities for Smart Cities Mission funding on a continuous basis, said an official statement.

This approach will ensure that real citizen engagement happens, as people get involved both in design and execution of city devel-

India was poised to become a “leader” in clean energy the world could learn from, says ex- NY City Mayor

opment plans. This will actualize the idea of cooperative and competitive federalism, it said.

Earlier, the United Nations Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change and former mayor of New York City Michael R Bloomberg on February 16 sought to strengthen US-India economic partnership through relaxed US immigration measures for Indian students and businessmen, and said India was poised to become a “leader” in clean energy the world could learn from.

Addressing the “Renewable energy-invest 2015: First renewable energy global investors meet and expo” in New Delhi,

The former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg calling on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 16.

Bloomberg said: “If it were up to me, our federal government would fix our immigration system so that Indians who study in the US could stay in the US and give back to our economy... Indians who want to do business in the US should easi-

ly be able to get visas.”

“I have been urging our leaders in Washington, D.C. to take those steps, and I will continue doing that.

The closer the economic partnership between the two countries, the stronger we both will be,” he said.

Obama condemns attacks on Muslim students IANS, WASHINGTON

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S President Barack Obama condemned the “brutal and outrageous murders” of three Muslim students in the state of North Carolina last week and said that no one should be targeted for their looks or modes of worship. “No one in the United States of America should ever be targeted because of who they are, what they look like, or how they worship,” Obama said in a statement, according to a CNN report.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is probing the killings along with local police, who believe that the shooting was related to a parking dispute,

US President Barack Obama

though they have not ruled out the possibility of it being a hate crime.

Deah Barakat, 23, his wife, Yusor Mohammad Abu Salha, 21 and her

sister, Razan Mohammad Abu Salha, 19, were sot dead in their apartment by the 46-year-old Craig Stephen Hicks, who surrendered to

the authorities “without incident”.

The three victims were students of the University of North Carolina and the victims' family said that they believed the killings were motivated by anti-Muslim sentiment.

“As we saw with the overwhelming presence at the funeral of these young Americans, we are all one American family,” Obama said.

Obama then quoted one of the victims, Yusor Mohammed.

“Growing up in America has been such a blessing,” Yusor had said recently. “It doesn't matter where you come from. There (are) so many different people from so many different places, of different backgrounds and religions — but here, we’re all one.”

NRI docs to observe Legislative Day IANS, NEW YORK

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he largest ethnic organization of physicians, representing over 100,000 physicians of Indian origin, would hold a Legislative Day here in March to brief lawmakers on their views regarding healthcare issues.

A large number of US senators and House members are expected to attend the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin's (AAPI) Legislative Day and governing body meeting from March 26 to 28 on Capitol Hill. Healthcare continues to be at the center

One in every seven doctors serving in the US is of Indian heritage, providing medical care to over 40 million there. of the national debate, especially after the implementation of President Barack Obama's healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, AAPI said in a press release. One out of every seven doctors serving in the US is of Indian heritage, providing medical care to over 40 million

people in the country, it noted.

“Just as their services to the community in the healthcare arena is very vital, so is the need for due representation, to listen to their voices, expressing their concerns,” it said. “AAPI will discover her own potential to be a player in shaping the health of each patient with a focus on health maintenance than disease intervention,” said AAPI president Ravi Jahagirdar.

“AAPI is once again in the forefront in bringing many burning health care issues facing the community at large and bringing this to the Capitol and to the US Con-

AAPI president Ravi Jahagirdar

gress,” said Sudhir Sekhsaria, chair of AAPI Legislative Affairs Committee. AAPI has urged the Congress to include international medical graduates also along with

international students graduating with degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) being fast-tracked for Green Cards.

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‘Intolerance won’t be tolerated’ Speaking for the first time against controversial utterances by right-wing fringe elements and attacks on churches, PM Narendra Modi says his government will ensure complete freedom of faith IANS, NEW DELHI

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oming out unequivocally for the first time against recent attacks on churches and controversial utterances by right-wing fringe elements, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government will ensure complete freedom of faith and will not allow any religious group to incite hatred against others “overtly or covertly”.

He later also met a high-level Christian delegation.

Addressing Christian leaders at a function here, the prime minister reached out to them, saying he strongly condemned violence against any religion.

“My government will ensure that there is complete freedom of faith and that everyone has the undeniable right to retain or adopt the religion of his or her choice without coercion or undue influence. My government will not allow any reli-

Who blew up the Pak boat?

NEW DELHI: A Coast Guard official, who said he ordered that a Pakistani boat be blown up, on February 18 denied making the statement. However, an Indian Express video showed the official, saying “Blow the boat off...We don’t want to serve them biryani”.

Coast Guard Deputy Inspector General (DIG) B.K. Loshali on February 18 refuted media reports that said he ordered the blowing up of a suspected Pakistani boat on the intervening night of Dec 31 and Jan 1 off Porbandar in Gujarat.

Addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, the officer said media reports quoting him as saying that he ordered that the suspected boat be blasted were wrong and not factual. “The operation was not handled by me. I was not fully privy to it,” he told reporters.

Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar has said he will enquire into a Coast Guard officer’s statement. “I will enquire,” said Parrikar who was in Bengaluru for the Aero India.

The little over a minute long video shows the senior Coast Guard officer saying: “I hope you remember 31st December night”.

“We blew off the Pakistan...”.

The Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church H.H. Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Feb 17, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB)

gious group, belonging to the majority or the minority, to incite hatred against others, overtly or covertly,” he said.

“Mine will be a government that gives equal respect to all religions,” Modi said, breaking his long silence on the subject.

“We cannot accept violence against any religion on any pretext and I strongly condemn such violence. My government will act

PM asks foreign firms to be ‘partners’ IANS, BENGALURU

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oreign firms must turn into strategic partners from being merely sellers of defense equipment as India wants their technology, skills, systems integration and manufacturing strength, Prime Minister Narendra said here Wednesday.

“From sellers, foreign firms must turn into strategic partners and use India as part of their global supply chain,” Modi said at the inaugural ceremony of the Aero India trade expo in this tech hub.

Noting that defense budgets the world over were shrinking, Modi said the country’s frugal manufacturing and engineering services sec-

PM Narendra Modi Aero India-2015 Air Show in Bengaluru on Feb 18.

tor could help foreign firms reduce costs. “India can also be a base for export to third countries in view of our growing defense partnerships in

Asia and beyond. A strong defense industry, will not only make us more secure, but also more prosperous,” Modi told global aerospace firms participating in the five-day air show at the Yelahanka base of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on the city’s outskirts.

Admitting that India had the reputation of being the world’s largest importer of defense equipment, the prime minister, however, said the country would not like to be in that position though imports were inevitable in the military arena.

In view of the security challenges in the region, Modi said there was a need to increase the country’s defense preparedness by modernizing the defense forces.

strongly in this regard,” he added.

Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, who is currently on a visit to India, called on the prime minister.

Modi has been facing flak for not speaking out strongly against saffron fringe elements of his Bharatiya Janata Party-led government who have kicked up a controversy by peddling the Hindutva agenda and by their comments on “ghar wapsi”, or return to the Hindu faith.

“India is the land of Buddha and Gandhi. Equal respect for all religions must be in the DNA of every Indian. We cannot accept violence against any religion on any pretext and I strongly condemn such violence. My government will act strongly in this regard,” Modi said.

He also appealed to all religious groups “to act with restraint, mutual respect, and tolerance in the true spirit of this ancient nation which is manifest in our Constitution and is in line with the Hague Declaration”.

DG Vanzara gets bail, says ‘acche din’ back NEW DELHI: Former Gujarat Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police D.G. Vanzara, accused in Sohrabuddin Sheikh's and Ishrat Jahan’s encounter case, walked out of Sabarmati Central Jail on February 18 after being granted bail.

“I got justice from the courts so I think acche din are back for me and other police officers,” Vanzara said, using the catchphrase made famous by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign for the national elections. As he drove out of jail, supporters raised slogans and jostled to click a photograph of him on their mobile phones.

He will have to mark his presence before the CBI twice a month.

‘Dinner diplomacy’ in Bihar to keep the flock together IANS, PATNA

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mid the political crisis in Bihar, JD(U), BJP and RJD are hosting dinners for their legislators to keep them together and ensure that they do not go against the party wishes during chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s floor test on February 20.

“The aim of these dinners and lunches is to foster unity among the legislators before Manjhi takes the majority test on the floor of the assembly,” a senior JD(U) leader said. The dinner diplomacy was kick-started on February 17 evening with a feast thrown by JD

Jitan Ram Manjhi

Nitish Kumar

(U) MLC Vinod Singh at the house of former minister Gautam Singh. Both are considered close to former chief minister Nitish Kumar, who has been re-elected

JD(U) legislature party leader and has staked claims to the chief minister’s post. The series of feasts continued on February 18.

Earlier, Jitan Ram Manjhi on

February 16 failed to attend the allparty meeting called by assembly Speaker Uday Narain Choudhary while the BJP boycotted it.

The all-party meeting was called to discuss the political crisis in the state and to look into the demand of the ruling JD-U that they be recognized as the main opposition after Manjhi refused to step down and was expelled from the party.

Meanwhile, Manjhi denied having any intention of dissolving the assembly or recommending President’s rule in the state.

“I have no intention of dissolving the assembly or recommending President’s rule,” Manjhi said.

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Carter is new defense secy India-friendly former deputy defense secretary has replaced Chuck Hagel as President Barack Obama’s fourth Pentagon chief ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

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he US Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama’s nominee for defense secretary Ashton B. Carter who has vowed to prioritize the steady growth of India-US strategic partnership. Carter, 60, a former deputy defense secretary was sworn in as Defense Secretary

by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on February 17.

His appointment to replace Chuck Hagel as Obama’s fourth Pentagon chief was approved by a vote of 93 to 5 on February 12.

“With his decades of experience, Ash will help keep our military strong as we continue the fight against terrorist networks, modernize our alliances, and invest in new capabilities to keep our armed forces prepared for long-term threats,” said Obama after the vote.

New US Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter

“We have the strongest military in history of the world, and with Secretary Carter at the Pentagon and our troops serving bravely around the world, we’re going to keep it that way,” he added.

During his confirmation hearing last week, Carter, who as Pentagon

No. 2 launched the Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) with India, vowed to leanforward to expand DTTI with additional co-production and codevelopment activities.

“We are seeing greater convergence in our interests and concerns

than ever before, particularly between our rebalance to Asia and India’s ‘Act East,’” he told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

“Strengthening the US-India defense relationship was a priority for me as Deputy Secretary of Defense and, if confirmed, I will continue to prioritize the steady growth of this relationship,” he said.

Defense plays a vital role in USIndia relations, which includes a robust series of military exchanges and exercises, a strong track record on defense trade, and increasingly close consultations on regional security issues. During his recent India trip, he noted Obama announced four pathfinder projects under DTTI. Carter said he will also “continue to find ways to strengthen our military-to-military relationship by expanding the scope and complexity of our exercises, and ensure the consistency of our engagement”.

Surgeon on a mission to save lives on roads ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

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n Indian-American surgeon is on a mission to save thousands of lives that are lost on Indian roads every day with an innovative training programme for trauma first responders using a $200,000 simulator dummy.

Rajasthan University-educated surgeon Dr. Dinesh Vyas, an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at Michigan State University since 2011, estimates that the number of road deaths in India

would in 10 years swell four times from current 1,000 a day.

“It’s a shameful figure for me as a physician,” he told IANS in an email interview outlining his strategy that could easily save at least half of the road accident victims, most of whom are sole earning members of their families. “I can change the trauma situation with my existing team of 40 U.S. surgeons and 50 Indian faculty members in the next four years,” said Vyas.

He visits India four times a year to build up collaboration across the

Dr. Dinesh Vyas, a Rajasthan born Indian-American surgeon at a training session for trauma first responders for road accident victims in India.

country to make it a self-sustaining process. Most of Vyas’s team is made up of surgeons and researchers of Indian origin settled in the U.S. and

Govt committed for welfare of diaspora IANS, MUSCAT

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xternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on February 17 praised the Indian community in Oman for their hard work and said the welfare of the large Indian diaspora, especially in the Gulf, is one of the top priorities of the Narendra Modi government.

Sushma Swaraj, who arrived here earlier in the day on a two-day visit, said the government, in collaboration with the state governments, is “proactively devising ways and means to address the concerns of our nationals living abroad”. Praising the 700,000strong Indian community in Oman, she said they form the largest expatriate group in Oman.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj

“You all are the vital organic links between India and Oman,” she said during an interaction with the Indian community in Muscat.”

By providing highly skilled service at a competitive cost, our commu-

nity’s role has become indispensible for the Omani economy,” the minister said.

“The ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs has undertaken a number of measures to ensure the wel-

the UK. They have also formed an Indian American Surgeons Association with close to 1,000 members.

Modi greets Yoga teacher for record NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 17 congratulated Hong Kong-based Indian Yoga instructor Yogaraj C.P. for creating a Guinness World Record by performing Yoga continuously for 40 hours.

“Congrats to Hong Kong-based Indian Yoga teacher, Yogaraj C.P. for creating a Guinness World Record!”

Modi tweeted. In another tweet, he said: “I appreciate the Indian consulate in Hong Kong for its efforts to popularize Yoga.”

fare of our community in Oman, through the institution of Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF), online information system regarding transportation of mortal remains etc,” she said.

Indian-American ‘young game changers’ WASHINGTON: At least 26 Americans of Indian or South Asian origin figure in this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 list or what the US business magazine calls “today’s greatest gathering of young game changers, movers and makers.”

“Our fourth annual celebration is bigger than ever: 600 millennials in 20 fields” says the magazine featuring Indian Americans in 11 fields with dominating presence in Finance and Science and Health Care with five each. Here are few notable entries: Finance 1. Ganesh Betanabhatla, 28, Managing director, Talara Capital.

2. Rushabh Doshi, 29, Trader, DW Investment Management 3. Chaitanya Mehra, 28, Portfolio manager, Och-Ziff Capital Management; Former Goldman Sachs trader.

4. Neil Mehta, 29, Founder, Greenoaks Capital 5. Vivek Ramaswamy, 28, Investment analyst, QVT Financial Technology 6. Sahil Lavingia, 21, Founder, Gumroad.

Social Entrepreneurs 7. Karan Chopra, 29, Cofounder, GADCO; Karan Chopra grew up in Ghana and is now helping the nation’s farmers reap higher profits.

8. Krishna Ramkumar, 28, Cofounder, Avanti.

9. Ajaita Shah, 29, Founder, Frontier Markets.

10. Kavita Shukla, 29, Founder, Fenugreen.

Sports 11. Muthu Alagappan, 23, Consultant, Ayasdi.

12. Megha Parekh, 28, Vice president, Jacksonville Jaguars Games 13. Amir Rao, 29, Studio director, Supergiant Games; Co-founder of Supergiant Games.

Science & Healthcare 14. Divya Nag, 22, Cofounder, Stem Cell Theranostics and StartX Med. 15. Raghu Chivukula, 29, Resident Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital 16. Surbhi Sarna, 28, Founder, nVision Medical.

17. Sam Chaudhary, 27 and Liam Don, 27, Cofounders, ClassDojo; A software company that helps teachers track classroom behavior.

18. Sayamindu Dasgupta, 29, PhD student, MIT Media Lab. Law & Policy 19. Noorain Khan, 29, Associate, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; Rhodes Scholar specializes in M&A, corporate governance.

20. Derek Khanna, 25, Tech policy scholar, Activist; Launched the cellphone unlocking campaign.

21. Nabiha Syed, 28, Attorney, Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz.

Media 22. Nikhil Sethi, 25 and Garrett Ullom, 24, Cofounders, Adaptly, solution for advertisers who are overwhelmed by the challenges.

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strikes at IS As many as 64 Islamic State militants killed in Egyptian airstrikes launched in retaliation for killing 21 Christians IANS, CAIRO

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t least 64 suspected Islamic State (IS) militants in Libya were killed early on February 16 in Egyptian airstrikes in revenge for the killing of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians who had been kidnapped in the Libyan city of Sirte, media reported.

In a statement after the operation in Libya, the Egyptian Armed

Forces spokesman said the warplanes struck the group’s camps, places of gathering and training, and weapons depots in Libya, Xinhua news agency reported citing state-run Nile TV. “Let those far and near know that Egyptians have a shield to protect and safeguard the security of the country and a sword that amputates terrorism and extremism,” the spokesman added.

It is the first time Egypt has publicly confirmed launching

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) offers his condolences to Egypt’s Coptic Pope Tawadros II at Saint Mark Cathedral, in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo: IANS)

airstrikes against the group in neighboring Libya, where extremist groups, threatening both countries, have grown rapidly following the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

Boko Haram-army clash: 37 dead

In a televised speech hours after the release of the IS video, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt would choose the “necessary means and timing to avenge the criminal killings”.

Eight killed in Lahore

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t least 37 people have been killed in a confrontation between Boko Haram militants and Nigerian troops in the northeastern state of Borno, emergency services personnel said.

Around 1 p.m. on February 17, a group of militants, who found themselves trapped at an army checkpoint on a road leading to the city of Biu, hurled a grenade into the crowd waiting to pass the road. The soldiers then opened fire on the attackers’ vehicle, killing 17 of the militants. Civilians and government troops made up the rest of the fatalities, security sources told Premium Times newspaper.

Five days ago, a woman set herself on fire at a market in Biu, resulting

t least eight people were killed and several others, including a child, injured in a suicide bombing in Pakistan’s Lahore city on February 17 with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claiming responsibility for the terrorist attack.

Officials said the attack targeted the Police Lines but the security measures forced the bomber to detonate his explosives prematurely, Dawn reported. Initial investigations revealed that ball bearings were used in the bomb attack in which a police official was also killed and a policewoman was among the injured.

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More than 60 people have died over the past seven days in attacks by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria.

in the deaths of six persons. More than 60 people have died over the past seven days in attacks by Boko Haram militants in the country and the neighboring nations of Niger,

Chad and Cameroon. The latest attacks come as a multinational force jointly led by Nigeria and Chad is trying to drive Boko Haram from its strongholds.

Jamaat leader sentenced to hang IANS, DHAKA

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KABUL: At least 14 people, including 10 police personnel, were killed and eight injured on February 17 after Taliban militants attacked a police station in Afghanistan’s Logar province. Four attackers, armed with guns and wearing suicide vests, attacked the eastern Afghan province’s police headquarters in Pul-e-Alam city. “The attackers arrived in a car. One militant detonated an explosive vest in the front gate. Three others succeeded in entering the building. Two other militants were killed during gunfight.

CAIRO: The Egyptian government said on February 16 that it has enforced a travel ban to Libya after the Islamic State (IS) jihadi group beheaded 21 Egyptians. “We have thousands of Egyptians in Libya and we are in contact with them, directly or through third parties,” Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman Badr Abdel-Atty told reporters in Cairo.

“We are coordinating with the (Libyan) government along with heads of different tribes in order to secure their safety and provide facilities for those who would like to return to Egypt,” he added.

Many young Egyptians, faced with grim economic prospects at home are known to have crossed over to the neighboring Libya in search of jobs.

Militants have frequently attacked Egyptian citizens and installations in Libya as the turmoil has worsened in the country.

Bangladesh court on February 18 sentenced a Jamaate-Islami leader to death for leading pro-Pakistan militias to commit war crimes such as murders, genocide and abductions in Pabna in 1971.

International Crimes Tribunal-2 Chairman, Justice Obaidul Hasan, handed Abdus Subhan the maximum penalty on February 18.

With six of the nine charges levelled by the prosecution having been proven beyond doubt, he was sentenced to be hanged till death.

The other two tribunal members, Justice Md. Mujibur Rahman Mia and Justice Shahinur Islam, were also present at the time of the sentencing -- the 16th conviction for crimes against humanity.

Subhan was charged for leading pro-Pakistan militias to commit war crimes.

Subhan, a former Member of Parliament from Pabna, was the chief of the Jamaat’s Pabna unit and was in the party’s highest policymaking body during the postLiberation War era. It was revealed

during the trial that Subhan, along with Pakistani soldiers, had indulged in murders, mass killings, arson and looting once “Operation Searchlight” was launched on the night of March 25, 1971.

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Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction, said the attack was carried out by the splinter group. The blast occurred near the main gate of Police Lines in the city’s Gujjar Singh area.

Several vehicles parked near the blast site caught fire and the window panes of nearby buildings were also shattered.

Lanka Tamils uneasy over UN probe report COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s main Tamil political party on February 17 expressed distress at a decision taken by the Human Rights Council in Geneva to postpone the submission of a report based on war crimes.

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) which has been pushing for the report to be submitted as scheduled next month said it will seek a meeting with the council to discuss the latest developments.

The council Monday agreed to a request by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein to postpone the report till September in order to give the new government of Sri Lanka time to address concerns over the war between Tamil Tiger rebels and the military which ended in May 2009.

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India hit a six against Pakistan Riding on Virat Kohli’s fine ton India recorded sixth wins in WC against Pak IANS, ADELAIDE

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ndia had won all their previous five meetings against Pakistan in the World Cup and it was no different on February 15 as the defending champions defeated their neighbors by 76 runs to take the advantage to a perfect tennis scoreline of 6-0.

India once again came out on top in the high-octane clash to defeat Pakistan in their World Cup opener at the picturesque Adelaide Oval. A special century by vice-captain Virat Kohli (107) guided India to 300/7 which Pakistan failed to chase down, being bowled out for 224 in 47 overs.

Statistics showed that Pakistan

‘One of the biggest wins of my career’ ADELAIDE: India’s match-winner against Pakistan during the Pool B World Cup game here, Virat Kohli said the victory is “one of the biggest” wins in his career as the defending champions beat their traditional rivals by 76 runs. “Probably one of the biggest (win) in my career so far,” said Kohli at the post-match presentation ceremony. “Amazing way to begin our World Cup with a win under our belt, but they did put up a strong fight.”

Asked how he felt being hailed as the new Sachin Tendulkar, Kohli said: “Expectations are going to be there when you do well. I just look to stand up to them.”

have never chased more than 262 successfully and India have always defended a total of 300 or more in the quadrennial event. Both teams allowed the records to continue.

Opting to bat, India got off to a fluent start through openers Rohit Sharma (15) and Shikhar Dhawan

(73).

Rohit looked in prime touch until he gifted away his wicket while trying to pull a not-so-short delivery in the eighth over.

However, Dhawan struck an important secondwicket 129-run partnership with Kohli which gave India the platform to put up a big total.

Dhawan looked good to score a hundred but confusion in the 30th over with Kohli resulted in him being run out.

It was the perfect opportunity for Pakistan to capitalize with India at 163 for two with 20 overs to go. However, big-hitter Suresh Raina made sure his wicket counted for India as he smashed 74 off just 56 balls which boosted his team's run rate close to run-a-ball.

Meanwhile, Kohli played the anchor's innings and applied his sublime touch to notch up his 22nd One-Day International (ODI) hundred, which was punctuated by eight boundaries.

A special century by vice-captain Virat Kohli (107) guided India to 300/7 which Pakistan failed to chase down, being bowled out for 224 in 47 overs.

(Photo: IANS)

WC discard Yuvi strikes gold at IPL auction IANS, BENGALURU

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Ireland shock Windies, Kiwis struggle against Scots NELSON/DUNEDIN: Ireland put the West Indies bowlers to the sword and eased to a four-wicket win, causing the first major upset of the ICC World Cup at the Saxton Oval in Nelson on February 17. In another match on February 18, the hosts Kiwis struggled to overcome a spirited challenge from the minnows Scotland.

Chasing 305 for the win, the Irish scored 307 for six in 45.5 overs to record their fifth World Cup victory.

Ireland had previously defeated Pakistan, Bangladesh, England and the Netherlands in World Cups.

Opener Paul Stirling led the

charge for the Irish smashing 92 off 84 balls and was given brilliant support by Ed Joyce (84) and Niall O’Brien (79 not out).

The pair added 106 runs for the second wicket following a 71-run stand between captain William Porterfield (23) and Stirling.

A commendable bowling performance set up New Zealand’s three wicket victory against Scotland in a Pool A match in Dunedin. The Cup co-hosts, among the top contenders to win the mega tournament, struggled to post a shaky win against the minnows.

eft-hand all-rounder Yuvraj Singh and wicketkeeperbatsman Dinesh Karthik were sold for big bucks in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction held here on February 16 ahead of the eighth season.

Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews and Indian leg-spinner Amit Mishra also fetched big money in the auction.

Yuvraj was picked up by Delhi Daredevils for a stupendous `160 million. Karthik was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for a `105 million.

All-rounder Mathews, currently in World Cup duty where they lost their opening match against New Zealand Saturday, was picked up for a `75 million by Daredevils which also took in Mishra (`35 million) and pacer Zaheer Khan (`40 million).

New Zealand bowler Trent Boult was another big signing of the day, going for `38 million to Sunrisers Hyderabad, which also picked up England captain Eoin Morgan for `15 million.

Sacked England batsman Kevin Pietersen was also snapped up by

Yuvraj Singh

Hyderabad for `20 million while Australian batsman Aaron Finch, who scored a superb match-winning century against England in the World Cup, was bought by Mumbai Indians (MI) for `32 million.

Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha was also bought by Mumbai

for `5 million.

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) picked up veteran left-arm spinner Brad Hogg for `5 million.

Another experienced Australian Michael Hussy was snapped up by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for `15 million.

Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy went to RCB for `28 million.

Rajasthan Royals, winners of the first edition of IPL in 2008, bought South African all-rounder Christopher Morris for `14 million. The auction process heated up when a bidding war between RCB and Daredevils saw Yuvraj’s price skyrocket.

Finally, the Delhi franchise bid a whopping `16 crore for the batsman, who was left out of the India squad for the World Cup. RCB had let go of Yuvraj, the most expensive buy of the last IPL auction, after buying him for `140 million the last time around. Daredevils, which finished bottom among eight teams in the 2014 IPL, were the most active team of the auction, accounting for three of the five most expensive buys of the auction.

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‘No more probe against Chandy’ Supreme Court while quashing a petition, however said that trial court may proceed against Chandy if evidence surfaces pointing finger at him IANS, NEW DELHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

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he Supreme Court on February 16 declined to order further probe into the alleged role of Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy as then finance minister in the 1991-92 case when palm oil was bought overseas at allegedly inflated prices causing a loss of `23.2 million to state exchequer.

A bench of Justice T.S.Thakur and Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, while disposing of the petition by veteran Left leader and former state chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, however said that the trial court could proceed against Chandy if in the course of the proceedings, evidence surfaces pointing finger at him.

The then Congress government headed by Chief Minister K.Karunakaran had imported 15,000 tonnes palm oil from a Malaysian firm. The case was regis-

Walmart to open 15 stores in AP

Current chief minister was the finance minister in 1991-92, when palm oil was bought overseas at allegedly inflated prices.

tered in 1999 when the Left Democratic Front led by E.K. Nayanar was in power.

Karunakaran, then food minister T.H. Mustafa and bureaucrats P.J. Thomas and Jiji Thomson were

charged with causing a loss by importing oil from Malaysia at an enhanced price.

The apex court in its order said that the trial court would proceed in the matter without being influ-

enced by the observations by the Kerala High Court, which, while declining further probe in the case, held that Achuthanandan was only dragging on the matter for political mileage. Achuthanandan, currently

Airbus to source A330 wing part from India IANS, BENGALURU

T HYDERABAD: Walmart India plans to open 15 cash-and-carry stores in Andhra Pradesh in next five years. This was conveyed by Walmart India president and CEO during a meeting with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu here on February 16.

This followed the chief minister’s meeting with David Cheesewright, president and CEO of Walmart International, at the World Economic Forum in Davos recently.

According to a statement from the chief minister’ office, Iyer thanked Naidu for introducing the single-desk policy and 21-day clearance plan and said that it will make the investment environment conducive in the state.

The retail major presently has three stores in Andhra Pradesh at Vijayawada, Guntur and Rajahmundry.

Iyer said that the company’s plan is to have wholesale stores in every district. He added that Walmart is also keen on investing in social and rural entrepreneurship through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

aking a cue from the Modi government’s ‘Make in India’ program, global aerospace major Airbus will source a key wing component for its A330 family aircraft from Dynamatic Technologies Ltd, a senior company official said on February 16.

“We have signed a contract with Dynamatic to source flap-track beams for our wide-body A330 family aircraft. The beams will be assembled at its Bengaluru facility in the first phase and subsequently it will be in-charge of the supply chain, including sourcing materials, manufacturing and final

Airbus has inked a deal with Dynamatic Technologies Ltd to source the parts.

assembly,” Airbus vice-president Olivier Cauqil told reporters here.

The city-based Dynamatic designs and builds engineered products for automotive, aeronautic, hydraulic and security applications from its production facilities across the country and in Britain and Ger-

many. Dynamatic has been making flap-track-beams for Airbus singleaisle A320 family aircraft as a tiertwo supplier since 2010 and delivered about 13,000 of them to Airbus till 2014. The beams are used on both the wings of a civil aircraft for take-off and landing.

the leader of opposition in Kerala assembly, had subsequently moved the apex court.

On the plea by Chandy’s counsel, the court in its order said that trial court would act in accordance with section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure which defines the powers of the trial court to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offense on the basis of evidence that surfaced during the course of the trial.

At the outset of the hearing, Justice Thakur told senior counsel Shekhar Naphade, who appeared for Achuthanandan, that the state government wanted to close the case but its plea was not accepted by the trial court and the same was upheld by the division bench of the high court.

Naphade told the court that as the then finance minister, Chandy could not escape the consequences of the illegalities in the import of palm oil as he had released the funds.

Kerala to offer sops for sports THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A new sports policy, a sports university and numerous sops for athletes and coaches are on the anvil in Kerala, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on February 14.

Chandy made this announcement at the Games Village that hosted around 5,000 athletes and officials during the 35th National Games that concluded a day before. “We have decided to constitute a five-member committee of top officials to formulate a new sports policy for the Kerala government which they will submit in a month’s time,” said Chandy.

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s much as 266 kg gold is missing from the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here, says former chief government auditor Vinod Rai in his audit report submitted to the apex court.

The highlight of the report that has been obtained by media reveals that out of the 893 kg gold that was given out for various works, only 627 kg has been returned to the temple.

Rai was asked by the Supreme Court last year to conduct an audit

Padmanabhaswamy temple is located in the center of Thiruvananthapuram.

of the temple’s books and accounts. An division bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice A.K.

Patnaik last April in its interim order asked former comptroller and auditor general (CAG) Rai to undertake the audit of the temple accounts and properties for the past quarter of a century.

This directive came on the recommendations of amicus curiae Gopal Subramaniam, who had sought overhauling of the functioning of the temple.

Apart from asking Rai to audit the accounts of the temple, the apex court also directed the formation of a new five-member committee comprising of a judge from the capital city, the temple tantri,

chief nambi of the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple and two more members, of which one will be appointed in consultation with the state government and one would be the choice of the judge.

It was in July 2011 that an apex court committee stumbled upon six vaults in the temple and with just vault B left to be opened, the treasure that has been found in the other five vaults have been estimated to be valued more than `1000 billion. Since then, armed security guards besides state of the art security equipment has been deployed for the safe upkeep of this treasure.

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Indians under racial attacks?

There has been a spate of “racial” attacks on Indian-Americans recently, with three incidents occurring within a week, including a brutal killing. Ironically, this comes close on the heels of the US President Barack Obama’s call for religious tolerance during his India tour...

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n the latest attack targeting Hindus places of worship, a temple in Washington State was vandalized on the eve of its planned celebration of Maha Shivaratri, according to media reports.

When members of the Hindu Temple Cultural Centre in Bothell, 36 km from Seattle, went there on Sunday they found a swastika painted on it and “Get Out” scrawled in large letters with spray paint.

In the U.S., white supremacists have adopted the Nazi swastika as an ideological symbol. KING 5 TV, an NBC affiliated station in Seattle, said, “In Hinduism, swastikas signified peace long before it became a Nazi symbol. In this case, temple leaders say it’s now being used not just to hurt their believers but a neighborhood.”

The Bothell temple incident comes ten days after President Barack Obama criticized India at an inter-religious prayer meeting saying intolerance there “would have

Hindu Temple Cultural Center in Bothell near Seattle.

shocked Gandhiji.”

“I was paranoid to say the truth, this just doesn’t look right to me,” temple member Jay Araman told Seattle’s KIRO TV, a CBS affiliate.

“He fears the red graffiti, sprawled across the outside of the temple, could be a sign that someone is planning something violent,” the station added.

Echoing the fears, Thampipillai Thilakarjah told Q13 Fox TV station that his 11-year-old son was

scared to visit the temple. The Bothell Reporter newspaper reported that the incident was under investigation but no suspect has yet been identified according to Shari L. Ireton, a spokesperson for Snohomish County Sheriff.

“The timing of this crime, occurring before a major Hindu festival, warrants special attention from law enforcement,” said Jay Kansara, Hindu American Foundation’s Director of Government Relations.

“We are encouraged by the ongoing thorough investigation of the Bothell City Police Department.”

There has been a spate of antiHindu attacks across the U.S. in recent months. In August a murti of Shiva at the Vishwa Bhavan Hindu Mandir in Georgia state was desecrated with black paint. The phone lines of the temple in Monroe, near Georgia, were cut and graffiti wits hate messages were written on it. The local sheriff’s office arrested two people in connection with the attack.

Between July and October in Loudon County in Virginia, police documented 17 separate incidents of anti-Hindu vandalism, HAF said.

In response to these attacks, the U.S. Justice Department has mandated the inclusion of anti-Hindu hate crimes as a category in crimereporting forms starting in January.

In Bothell, a government-run school was also defaced with a swastika and the words, “Muslims Get Out,” according to Q13 Fox.

Indian-American killed inside liquor shop

WASHINGTON: An Indian-American succumbed to bullet wounds after he was gunned down in his family-owned liquor shop in the U.S. state of New Jersey, according to a media report.

Amit Patel, 28, was shot and killed inside Roseway Liquors in Irvington on February 15 afternoon, Eyewitness News reported, adding that authorities were trying to identify the killer.

Police found Patel injured with a gunshot wound when they reached the liquor shop. He was pronounced dead a short time later. Amit was manning the shop alone while his father was in the back office when the gunshots were fired.

“We don’t know if it was a robbery, nobody knows. They were alone here,” Bimal Patel, a family friend, was quoted as saying. The victim got married only a year ago.

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n an unusual gesture, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley issued a public apology for the attack by police on an Indian man that left him partially paralysed.

"Please accept our sincere apology for this tragic incident to your government, (Sureshbhai) Patel and the citizens of India who live and work in this state," the Republican governor wrote in a letter to Ajit Kumar, the Indian consul general in Atlanta. The letter was publicized by Bentley's office on February 17.

The attack on 57-year-old Patel, who was visiting his son in Madison, was captured on a video camera on a police vehicle.

Officer Eric Parker, who responded to a neighbor’s com-

Sureshbhai Patel, 57, had recently come from India to help care for his grandson.

plaint that a "skinny black guy" was loitering around, is seen slamming him to the ground after Patel, who does not speak English, could not answer his questions. Patel is partially paralysed after the attack.

Bentley said that he has instructed the director of the state's Law Enforcement Agency to conduct an investigation into the incident and gave the assurance that "we will see that justice is done".

"I deeply regret the unfortunate use of excessive force by the Madison Police Department on Sureshbhai Patel and for the injuries sustained by Patel," Bentley said in his letter. "I sincerely hope that Patel continues to improve and that he will regain full use of his legs."

Although disdained by many as a socially backward and conservative state, Alabama's reaction to the racially-charged incident involving a white police officer and a person of color stands out in contrast to the way recent police attacks on minorities have been handled elsewhere.

Bentley took responsibility for the incident, ordered an inquiry and apologized.

Officials in Madison dismissed the officer, Eric Parker, filed assault charges against him and arrested him. In New York, a police officer

choked an unarmed African American man to death in an incident caught on camera by a passerby.

However, he was allowed to stay on the force while grand jury failed to bring charges against him.

In Ferguson in Missouri, an African American teenager was shot dead by police and that officer also remained on the force and a grand jury cleared him. The Ferguson case led to several days of rioting by an enraged public.

Meanwhile, an Internet fundraiser on Gofundme.com to collect contributions for Patel's medical treatment has raised $189,102 by February 17 night against a target of $100,000. Sureshbhai Patel, 57, had recently come from India to help care for his grandson, who was born prematurely and was suffering from health complications.

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ctor Sonam Kapoor, who was hospitalized earlier this week after she suffered respiratory infection on the sets of Sooraj Barjatya’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, says she is fine now.

Speaking after being discharged from hospital, the actor said: “It was basically a respiratory infection and para-typhoid. I was in hospital for four days.”

Bollywood’s fashionista also posted a picture of herself on a social networking site with a drip attached to her hand. Though, her father and actor Anil was in Los Angeles when Sonam was unwell, Anil Kapoor kept a tab on her health.

“He was naturally very worried when he heard I was in hospital. It’s not a nice thing for a father to hear his daughter is unwell when he’s not in the country,” Sonam said.

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t the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards in London, Nimrat Kaur’s “surreal” experience was made sweeter when soccer star David Beckham nearly tripped over her gown. It was an oops moment that Nimrat will cherish forever — just like her BAFTA-nominated film The Lunchbox. Nimrat got to give away two prestigious awards on stage.

“Yes! I was asked to give away the awards for Best Music Score and Best Documentary,” she said. While waiting backstage for her turn to give away the awards, she ran into Beckham.

Recounting the memorable ‘trip’, Nimrat said: “He was standing with me backstage to give away awards. We stuck up a conversation. I was disarmed by his nervousness about going on stage. Put this soccer champ on the field, and he’s confident. But the idea of going on stage was giving him the jitters.”

In his nervousness, Beckham stepped on Nirmat’s stunning gown and nearly tripped over.

“Yes, David Beckham did step on my gown. I guess the dubious honor of having the soccer legend trip on my dress must go to me,” she quipped. The actor, who bagged a role in American show Homeland after The Lunchbox, was at the BAFTA Awards gala to root for the latter, which was nominated in the Best Film Not In English Language category.

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ctors Mona Singh, Aishwarya Sakhuja, Pratyusha Banerjee and Aashka Goradia will show their dancing skills in a special sequence of popular soap opera Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar.

A pre-wedding sangeet sequence in the show will feature the actors performing on a medley of hit Bollywood numbers, said a source. Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar, which also stars Ronit Roy and Pallavi Kulkarni, is aired on Sony Entertainment Television.

The cast of Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar recently shot for the sangeet sequence of Nishii aka Rhea Sharma and Jignesh aka Mehul Vyas.

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engaluru-based musician Ricky Kej, who was honored with a Grammy Award, says his home country is not the main market for his music. He is, however, ready to compose for a Bollywood movie if the script moves him emotionally. His 2014 release Winds of Samsara, for which he won the Best New Age Album trophy at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards earlier this month at Los Angeles, debuted at number one on the US Billboard charts.

“We remained in the top 10

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ctor Tina Desai, who has a pivotal role in forthcoming Hollywood film The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, was in for a pleasant surprise when the cast of the movie showered her with gifts.

The he actor got the gifts when she went to London for the film’s editing. Tina, who will celebrate her birthday on February 24, feels that the gesture is special.

for 12 weeks and it is one of highest selling instrumental albums of 2014.

Even on radio, we debuted at number one,” the Grammy winner told IANS in an email interaction.

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Richa in Delhi

for Sudhir Mishra’s next Richa is playing the modern day Paro in the film called Aur Devdas, which is an interplay of politics and money IANS, NEW DELHI

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ctor Richa Chadha is back in the city to complete filming Sudhir Mishra’s Aur Devdas.

Richa, who last shot here for “Fukrey” in 2013, is happy to work here again.

“What feels amazing to shoot here is that you are so familiar with the place. I was here two years back to shoot for Fukrey, and now it’s Sudhir sir’s movie.

“It’s a drastic difference in the mood and feel on the sets as Aur Devdas is intense drama and Fukrey was an out and out comedy,” Richa said in a statement.

“We are all excited to have a great schedule till next week, We are all but it’s also sad as we gear excited to have a up to wrap up the final great schedule, shoot. And I also get to but it’s also sad sleep at home when in as we gear up to Delhi, something I never wrap up the get an opportunity for othfinal shoot. erwise,” she added.

The film, which is going to be an interplay of politics, money and its dynamics on human relationships, will see Richa playing the modern day Paro.

The cast and crew will be shooting here till later next week, before they call it a wrap. The film will hit the screens in the second half of 2015.

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Shruti happy with her performance MUMBAI: Appreciation is a constant nudge to perform better, says actress and singer Shruti Haasan, daughter of actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan.

“So thankful for the work I’m doing the love I get from all of you , a constant reminder to do better and bigger things! Have a super day,” she tweeted.

It’s a big year for Shruti as there are six films -- four in Bollywood and one each in Tamil and Telugu -lined up for release.

In Bollywood, Shruti has “Main Gabbar” opposite Akshay Kumar, “Rocky Handsome” and “Welcome Back” opposite John Abraham and “Yaara”.

Down south, she has a yet-untitled Tamil and Telugu project each.

Not keeping her career in music on the back-burner, she also crooned the “Joganiyan” track for the film “Tevar”.

ctor Sunny Leone, who will be seen in a totally different avatar in Bobby Khan’s forthcoming film Ek Paheli Leela, says she is thankful to Bobby for giving her a ‘role of a lifetime’.

“From the beginning, Bobby was like ‘I want Sunny to be Leela’.

So I’m very happy that he cast me for this role. It is a role of a life time,” Sunny said in an interview.

Sunny plays the role of a mysterious princess in the film.

The Ragini MMS 2 actor also heaped praise over the director and her good friend Bobby. “It was great working with Bobby (Khan)

Fifty Shades...India release postponed IANS, MUMBAI

E and the entire team. My husband, I and Bobby have been friends for a very long time.”

rotic-romance Fifty Shades of Grey, starring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, has been banned in the UAE owing to its intimate scenes. But the film has gone global with record opening in the US. The release of the erotic film has also been postponed in India due to censor issues.

Over the course of its first four days in theaters, the movie raked in $94.4 million in the U.S., plus $172 million more internationally.

National Media Council, the body

A scene from Fifty Shades of Grey

tasked with approving films in the UAE, said the decision to withhold the release was taken after some serious deliberation during the review screening. The film, adapted from EL James' best-selling novel of the same name, hit US theatres last week.

‘Roy’: An intriguing journey that leads nowhere

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omewhere long before the debutant director Vikramjit Singh’s tormented characters find their nemesis, the beauteous Jacqueline Fernandez playing an avant-garde filmmaker tells Arjun Rampal (playing a hatted, smokeshrouded bratty masala filmmaker) that when a story doesn’t seem to be getting anywhere, it’s better to end it then and there.

Some such thought crosses our minds repeatedly as we waltz and stumble along Vikramjit Singh’s fascinating but frustrating exposition on the creator and the muse.

Roy is an important but unfinished film. It dares to define the uneasy relationship between the

Film: “Roy”; Cast: Arjun Rampal, Ranbir Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez; Written and Directed by Vikramjit Singh; Rating: *** (3 stars) artiste an his art....Or in this case, the masala movie-maker and his masala. Arjun’s character Kabir Grewal is a contradiction of creativity.

On one end, he behaves as though his style and poise are redolent of an era that was gone with the Lean(David, we mean).

Ironically Kabir’s brand of cinema is exactly what Roy is not. Moving away from the norm, it creates a world where the filmmaker and his

film become two separate entities, the one feeding on the other with parasitical glee.

Our hero Kabir is the kind of selfindulgent hedonist whose girlfriends are numbered by the press.When the self-willed Ayesha refuses to become No.23 in Kabir’s life, he’s challenged, intrigued, and actually defeated by love.

It’s in showing how Kabir falls (in every sense of the word) in love that the narrative gains its advantage and strength. Discarding the droopy dimensions displayed in the first half, Roy confidently shifts into the second, tragic and fulfilling movement where we see Arjun get leaner and more gaunt, bearded and shattered as Ayesha vanishes into London, leaving him to feel genuine heartbreak for first time.

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ALIFORNIA -- A 27-year-old woman from Nellore Kinnera Sai Sindhu died under suspicious circumstances in California even as her parents accused her husband Dasari Udaya Kumar of killing their daughter for additional dowry.

Sindhu’s father Kinnera Krishnaiah, a resident of Kshavaralaveedhi in Chinnabazar area in Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, lodged a complaint with the local police but said there was no immediate response from the officials with regard to registration of the case.

Sindhu was married to Udaya Kumar, a resident of Hyderabad, four years ago. He was working as a hardware professional in California. However, Krishnaiah maintained that Udaya Kumar had never clearly stated

Store owner shot dead

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as to which company he was employed with.

According to Krishnaiah, a vegetable trader, Udaya Kumar had called him up five days ago informing him that Sindhu had attempted suicide by hanging herself. He further said that she had been put on a ventilator in a hospital and was recovering. However, on February 10, Udaya Kumar called up to say that Sindhu had died.

Krishnaiah said when he contacted Udaya Kumar’s parents, who live at Kukatpally in Hyderabad, they too initially tried to convince him that Sindhu was recovering. However, their phones were switched off since February 10 once the news of her death came out.

Krishnaiah alleged that Udaya Kumar used to frequently beat up Sindhu for more dowry, but, she was stated to have told her parents that she would adjust somehow. “I asked her to come back. But, she did not listen. Now she lost her life. I want the authorities to book a case and hand over the body to me,” Krishnaiah said.

Holding Udaya Kumar’s parents also responsible for his daughter’s death, Krishnaiah demanded that the authorities seize their passports and initiate stringent action against them.

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RVINGTON , NJ -- Authorities are seeking a motive for the fatal shooting of a man who was killed in a liquor store that his family operates in northern New Jersey.

Essex County prosecutors say the Irvington police responded to the store around 4 pm on February 15 and found 28-year-old Amit Patel, of Edison.

He had been shot at least once, and was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

Officials say it’s not clear if Patel was shot during a botched robbery, since it did not appear that anything was stolen from the business.

Mystery package was old milk container

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KLHOMA -- A suspicious package reported last week at the Tinker Air Force Base was actually an old milk container, not an explosive, according to the Oklahoma County sheriff ’s office.

Around 11 am on February 14, base security alerted the sheriff ’s department that a woman had found a package in her front yard in Chandler and thought it could be an explosive device.

The eastbound lanes of the Interstate 40 off-ramp at Air Depot Boulevard and the Air Depot gate were closed while bomb squads investigated the package.

Authorities determined the package was not an explosive, but rather an old milk container the woman dug up from her yard in Chandler.

The sheriff ’s office, however, said that every suspicious-package report is treated seriously and investigated.

HAPEL HILL - N.C.-- The leader of the world’s largest bloc of Muslim countries says the slaying of three college students in North Carolina has raised international concerns about “rising antiMuslim sentiments and Islamophobic acts” in the United States.

According to a press release from the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Secretary General Iyad Madani called on the US government to take more steps to protect against “stereotyping, discrimination and profiling.”

M a d a n i w e l c o m e d t h e F B I ’s investigation into the case and praised President Barack Obama for comments condemning the targeting of people for how they worship.

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E S T WA RW I C K , R.I. -- The FBI is investigating the source of offensive graffiti at the Islamic School of Rhode Island in West Warwick.

The agency’s Boston division announced on February 16 it had begun a civil rights investigation into the vandalism on February 14 night.

School officials say the entrance was tagged with orange graffiti that read “Now this is a hate crime,” ”pigs” and offensive references to Muhammad.

Hilmy Bakri, president of the school’s board of trustees, said the school had never before been the subject of vandalism or any serious threats since it opened in 2004.

Community leaders from other faiths and government officials have shown solidarity with the school authorities.

Man carrying gun chases student Dr. Mohammad Abu-Salha, the father of Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha & Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha

by the victims’ family members. Three Muslim students were shot dead near the University of North Carolina on February 10.

The OIC release said Madani thanked the American people for “rejecting the murder which bore the symptoms of a hate crime.”

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ICHIGAN -- A Michigan man asked two people whether they were Muslims at a bus stop before stabbing them repeatedly on February 14.

Terrence Lavaron Thomas, 39, stabbed a 52-year-old Detroit man five times and another 51-year-old Detroit man who tried to intervene.

The police arrested Thomas a couple of blocks away from the incident. He was carrying two knives and marijuana and told the police he was a Muslim, Southfield, Mich.

The FBI is investigating whether the incident violated hate-crime laws.

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ALLAS, T X -- A UT Arlington student reported being threatened at gunpoint by an unknown suspect on campus on February 11 morning.

The Muslim student told the police she was followed by the man for six miles before reaching campus. The man who followed her was driving a white Ford pickup with a Texas flag on the antenna.

When the student parked her car in Lot 49 at South Cooper and West Mitchell streets, she said, the suspect got out of his truck and began yelling threats at the student. Afterward, the man left the scene.

The police have increased patrols on the campus.

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SWEGO , NY– An Indian student of the State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego) has been accused of raping someone in a campus dorm room.

Abhay Pant, 18, was charged with firstdegree rape, a class B felony, Julie Blissert, a college spokeswoman, said in a statement.

Pant is listed as a student at Oswego.

He resides in Hart Hall, but is from New Delhi, India.

Pant is accused of going into a dorm room early on February 13 morning and sexually assaulting the dorm room’s resident.

The University Police have arrested

Abhay Pant

Pant who was arraigned in Oswego Town Court and ordered held at the Oswego

County jail in lieu of $50,000 bail or $100,000 bond.

SUNY Oswego has had six reports of forcible rape in the last five years, according to data maintained by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. Two rapes were reported by University Police in 2011 and four rapes were reported in 2012.

None were reported in 2013.

Colleges also report sexual assaults and other crimes to the federal government.

Oswego State reported 16 forcible sexual assaults in 2010, 2011 and 2012. That gave the college a rate of 2.02 assaults per 1,000 students; the state average was 0.36 per 1,000 students.

These are reported forcible sexual assaults, not necessarily arrests or convictions.

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3-YEAR-OLD INDIAN SETS WORLD RECORD

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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WVA TRAIN DERAILMENT SENDS CRUDE OIL TANKER INTO RIVER

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OUNT CARBON, W VA -A train carrying more than 100 tankers of crude oil derailed in southern West Virginia on February 16, sending at least one into the Kanawha River, igniting 14 tankers and sparking a house fire.

Nearby residents were told to evacuate as a state emergency response and environmental officials headed to the scene about 30 miles southeast of Charleston.

The state was under a winter storm warning and getting heavy snowfall at times, with as much as 5 inches in some places. It’s not clear if the weather had anything to do with the derailment, which occurred about 1:20 EST along a flat stretch of rail.

Public Safety spokesman Lawrence Messina said responders at the scene reported one tanker and possibly another went into the river. Messina said local emergency responders were having

trouble getting to the house that caught fire.

James Bennett, 911 coordinator for Fayette County, said he knew of no injuries related to the house fire or subsequent tanker fires. He said 200 families were evacuated as a precaution.

The rail company acknowledged the derailment on its Twitter page.

“A CSX train derailed in Mount Carbon, WV,” the company tweeted.

“We are working with first responders

on the scene to ensure the safety of the community.”

The fire continued burning along a hillside in the evening, and small fires could be seen on the river.

David McClung said he felt the heat from one of the explosions at his home about a half mile up the hill.

His brother-in-law was outside at the time of the derailment and heard a loud crack below along the riverfront, then went inside to summon McClung, his wife and their son.

One of the explosions that followed sent a fireball at least 300 feet into the air, McClung said.

“We felt the heat, I can tell you that,” McClung said. “It was a little scary. It was like an atomic bomb went off.”

The office of Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, which has issued a state of emergency, said the tanker cars were loaded with Bakken crude from North Dakota and headed to Yorktown, Va.

Local emergency officials said all but two of the 109 cars being hauled were tanker cars.

West Virginia American Water spokeswoman Laura Jordan said the company shut down a water treatment plant, located about 3 miles from the derailment, at about 2:30 pm. The plant serves about 2,000 customers.

State health officials said another water plant downstream in the town of Cedar Grove also closed its intake. They asked customers from both water systems to conserve water.

The US Transportation Department is weighing tougher safety regulations for rail shipments of crude, which can ignite and result in huge fireballs.

Responding to a series of fiery train crashes, including one this spring in Lynchburg, Va., the government proposed rules in July that would phase out tens of thousands of older tank cars that carry increasing quantities of crude oil and other highly flammable liquids.

Hindus want yoga in all public and private schools in US

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EW YORK -- Hindus have urged educational administrators to introduce yoga in all public and private schools of the US. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada, stressed that incorporating yoga in the lives of the students would be a step in the positive direction.

Zed, president of Universal Society of Hinduism, said a nationwide survey by National Institutes of Health (NIH), nation’s medical research agency and component of US Department of Health, had revealed that more Americans of all ages were rolling out their yoga mats for improving their health and some 21 million adults and 1.7 million children practiced yoga.

The NIH survey results released on February 10 mention of “significant increase in

the use of yoga” across all age, racial, and ethnic groups. “The high rates of use may be partly

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Hari Kondabolu: Jokes and Conversations: Feb 17, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm at NYU Kimmel Centre, Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, 4th Floor 6- Washing Square South. For more information, Visit www.apna.nyu.edu/events

Shri Saneeswara Temple New York to host Pranaprathistha Mahotsavam of Shri Kalyana Anjeenaya/ Shri Hanuman Ji and Shri Mata Kanikaparameswari dev: Feb 20, 21, 22 at Sarvamangala Shri Saneeswara Temple95-30 225th Street Queens Village, New York. Moola Vighraha Sponsorship is open and you may contact the temple for more details at (718) 740-9400

manage pain and reduce stress”, survey results release added.

Rajan Zed further said that yoga, although introduced and nourished by Hinduism, was a world heritage and liberation powerhouse to be utilized by all. According to Patanjali who codified it in Yoga Sutra, yoga was a methodical effort to attain perfection, through the control of the different elements of human nature, physical and psychical.

Yoga, referred as “a living fossil”, was a mental and physical discipline, for everybody to share and benefit from, whose traces went back to Indus Valley civilization, Zed pointed out.

“Yoga may have health benefits such as reducing stress and improving overall physical fitness, strength, and flexibility”, NIH notes. Yoga is the repository of something basic in the human soul and psyche, Rajan Zed adds.

Hypokrit Theatre Company presents ‘Romeo and Juliet- A bollywood Love Story” Feb 6 to 22 at Access Theatre, 380 Broadway, New York. Wednesday to Sunday: 8:00 p.m and Saturday and Sunday Matiness:2:00 p.m

Raja Yoga Meditation Course (Basic) in English Sunday mornings, 11.30 am to 1.00 pm, Feb.1, Feb.15 and Feb.22 at 5500 New Brunswick Ave (AIMS Education), Piscataway, New Jersey

Indo American Club and the Gujarat Samaj of Delaware to host a valentine’s Day Party: Feb 21, 6:00 pm at Centre Square Golf Club, 2620 Skippack Pike, Norristown, Pennsylvania. For more Information, visit www.gsdv.org

Eighth Annual Natraj Folk Arts Festival: The India centre invites are artists who perform traditional Indian Folk songs and traditional Indian Folk Music to participate in the Eighth Annual Natraj Folk Arts Festival to be held on May 1 at 6:00 pm For details contact the organizers at The India Center NYC@gmail.com

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HICAGO , IL – The Chicago/ Illinois Chapter of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) celebrated the exceptional victory of the Aam Aadmi in the Delhi assembly elections.

The AAP won 67 seats out of 70 in the recent Delhi polls. After spectacular debut in 2013 and forming a minority government for 49 days in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal had resigned from the Government. The reelections were announced by EC on February 7 and results were declared on February 10.

NRI supporters across the world have been celebrating the success of AAP. NRIs have played a crucial role in AAP every time they went for election through various means like Funding, Technical work, volunteering for constituency and calling campaigns.

The Chicago/Illinois Chapter gathered at North Shore Banquet hall on Devon Avenue. There were about 200 supporters who attended the event. Motika Anand coordinated the whole event along with Minhaj Akhtar and Ajeet Singh, treasurer, FIA and

Fire at Houston Islamic center

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OUSTON, TX- As inspectors continue to probe the cause of a fire at an Islamic center in Houston, reports have emerged that an accelerant was used in the blaze.

According to the Houston Fire Department, an accelerant was used, which usually means the fire was intentionally set.

Ahsan Zahid, assistant Imam at the center, said that investigators had two working theories for why and how the fire was started. It was either sparked by someone who wanted to damage the facility, or it was started by a homeless person who broke in to the building to escape the cold.

Officials from the Council on American-Islamic Relations opined that the incident should be investigated as a hate crime.

The destroyed building was used as a storage facility and no one was hurt in the blaze.

Earlier in the week, an unknown masked man had been chased off the property.

Theater cash looted

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ADISON- WI – A man who robbed a west side movie theater fled with cash, according to the Madison

police.

The officers, who reached Market Square Theaters at 6604 Odana Rd. in the evening on February 12, said the man kept a hand in his pocket, making it appear he might have a gun. He demanded cash from the till at the ticket window and left running.

The robber is described as black, 6 feet 2 inches to 6 feet 3 inches tall with a medium build and a round face. He was wearing a black vest over a gray hooded sweatshirt and black pants.

AAP supporters gathered in Chicago to hail the party’s landslide victory in Delhi polls other Chicago volunteers.

She thanked all the volunteers for their contribution in the election. The Chicago Chapter had adopted Kirari Constituency in Delhi. The candidate has won by the margin

of 45,000 votes.

Shalini Gupta, global NRI coordinator, said: “The results are very encouraging and NRI will continue to support the party and will also make sure that the party continues

to follow the path of clean politics and transparency”. She also said the ball is in our court now to perform and prove our genuine intentions.

Dr Munish Raizada, a Chicago resident who has worked on ground for a long time until last year told about the months of ground hard work had helped the party to gain the huge support from Delhi voters.

AAP MLAs had implemented various projects using MLA fund, through Delhi dialogues and Jansabhas. This had created a personal connection with Delhi people which reflected in the results.

There were many supporters from the AAP Sikh Community. Lal Singh and MatSingh Dhillon extremely active volunteers, lead the supporters of Sikh community, also thanked the Party for SIT on 1984 riots.

They extended the support in upcoming Punjab elections too. A big number of supporters from Aligarh Alumni association was also gathered for the event.

Silverstein throws light on her concrete vision

BY A STAFF WRITER Chicago, IL -- Business owners and residents from the 50th ward were impressed

by Alderman Debra Silverstein’s many accomplishments and strong record in bringing real and lasting progress to the locality at the West Ridge Chamber of Commerce debate on February 11.

Reeling out statistics and listing her achievements, she left her opponent speechless and proved that she was the only candidate with a concrete vision for the 50th ward.

Alderman Silverstein highlighted the $15-million streetscape on Devon Avenue that, she said, would attract new businesses, more shoppers and more people to come and live in the ward.

She also discussed her record in bringing new businesses to the ward, including Cermak Fresh Market, Ross Dress for Less, Starbucks, Chase Banks, Petco, Lickety Split Frozen Custard, and many more.

Also showcased at the debate was her strong record on fighting crime, a key concern of her constituents.

Alderman Silverstein even corrected the record and rebutted the baseless claims made by her opponent who accused her of voting against utilizing TIF surplus money for our

Alderman Debra Silverstein public schools. She rightly pointed that she was a co-sponsor of the legislation.

Her opponent also claimed that Alderman Silverstein voted to institute the red light camera program, which she pointed out was well in place before she took office (program began in 2003).

She highlighted the increased safety measures the program has brought about, but discussed the need for continued investigation on how we can make the cameras work better.

Her opponent also failed to mention that in a previous debate he supported the red light cameras in the neighborhood and would not

remove any of them.

Her opponent also claimed Alderman Silverstein voted to cut half of the city’s mental health clinics. But she explained that the vote actually consolidated the city’s mental health services that were previously being underutilized and wasting taxpayer money.

While there is still more work to do, the city’s mental health facilities are now moving in the right direction and there is hope for additional funding in the near future.

Alderman Silverstein laid out her vision to build a stronger 50th ward and highlighted the steps she has taken thus far to bring new businesses, reduce crime and create the strongest constituent service office in the city.

Her opponent presented no plan as to how we would bring new businesses to the ward other than setting up a 5-K run for the neighborhood.

Throughout the debate, he made several false claims that he knows not to be true but continues to try and attack the Alderman instead of laying out a concrete vision for the ward.

Alderman Silverstein stated, “50th ward residents deserve an Alderman who has a plan and a clear record of results for bringing change to our community.”

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T LOUIS, MO – The Telugu Association of St. Louis (TAS), Missouri celebrated Sankranthi (South Indian Harvest Festival) on February 7 in a spectacular way.

More than 1,000 people attended the event and some 130 kids and adults participated in the cultural events.

Dressed in attires reflecting Telugu culture and tradition, artists presented a variety of cultural programs which drew huge applauses from the audience. Stage decoration, audio visuals and great theme to reflect Telugu culture in a village environment were highlights of the show.

The South Indian village atmosphere was created on the stage with a life-size bullock cart, cow-and-calf, lord Ganesh, etc. and depicted the Telugu culture. Archana Upamaka’s anchoring added Telugu nativity to the stage.

There was a three-hour cultural program including TAS atavidupu (game show), songs, poem recitals and vocal recitals, movie dance sequences, etc. Many members also took part in Rangoli competitions and Bommala Koluvu.

President Muralikrishna Puttagunta spoke about the marvelous successes of TAS in the last four years and laid out TAS’s pans for 2015 and 2016. He urged members to get involved in the social programs, especially designed to engage

youth in the social service.

Cultural Secretary Srilahari Dasyam coordinated the cultural events. Vice-president Ravindranath Karnati delivered the vote of thanks. Secretary Raviraj Kolakaleti played a key role in organizing the event while treasurer Subakalyan Vuyyuru managed member enrollments and reception area. The participants were awarded TAS trophies.

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ELECTION SPECIAL elections special

Kejri roars at Ramlila At swearing-in, new Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal vows to end corruption and ‘VIP culture’ from Delhi; seeks full statehood for the city, assures safety to women IANS, NEW DELHI

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ounding more mature and pragmatic in his second innings, AAP leader and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal pledged to make Delhi India’s first corruption-free city and end “VIP culture” even as he warned his colleagues against “arrogance” after his party’s thumping election win.

Addressing some 100,000 cheering supporters at the Ramlila Maidan after being sworn in, Kejriwal, 46, also sought the status of a full state for Delhi, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi had too many issues to take care of and Delhi must be left to Delhiites.

And the Aam Aadmi Party leader — sporting his party’s white cap with the words “Main hoon aam aadmi” (I am a common man) — reached out to his vanquished rivals, Kiran Bedi of the BJP and Ajay Maken of the Congress, saying he would consult both on how to develop Delhi. He called Bedi his “elder sister”.

A few hours later, Kejriwal, sounding and looking unwell, drove to the Delhi Secretariat. In a first of its kind in the country, the AAP announced that Kejriwal will not hold any portfolio but only oversee the work of ministers and legislators.

The decision makes his long-time confidant Manish Sisodia, 43, the most powerful minister.

AAP supporters at the swearing-in ceremony of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Feb 14, 2015; (right) Arvind Kejriwal addresses public after taking oath. (Photos: IANS)

“After our (earlier) 49 days in office, we have the confidence that we will finish off corruption in Delhi,” the 46-year-old Kejriwal said to loud cheers at the ground.

“We have to make Delhi the first corruption-free city in India. We can do it.”

And repeating the lines from his Ramlila Maidan speech of 2013, Kejriwal urged people to covertly record on their mobile phones demands for bribes by officials and send the recording to him. “We will take the strictest action,” he said,

triggering another approving roar.

His government would also pass the Jan Lokpal bill.

It was a sea of caps at the sprawling ground in the heart of the capital. Hundreds who couldn’t get in packed the roads as well as balconies and rooftops of nearby buildings.

There was unending slogan shouting. People came not only from Delhi but other states too.

The huge gathering went wild as Kejriwal took the oath of office from Lt Governor Najeeb Jung — followed by six ministers — and then

spoke in Hindi. Besides Sisodia, the deputy chief minister, the other ministers are Satyendra Jain, Sandeep Kumar, Gopal Rai, Asim Ahmed Khan and Jitendra Singh Tomar.

Speaking from his heart, Kejriwal admitted that the AAP’s decision to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha election — he himself took on Modi in Varanasi and lost — was a blunder.

The AAP won 67 of the 70 seats, leaving three to the BJP. “I know people of Delhi love us. But I didn’t know they love us so much.” Calling

the result a “miracle”, he said God was trying to convey a message. “We have to understand the message.”

Like last time, Kejriwal announced a ban on what he called VIP culture, including red beacon lights on official vehicles and strutting around in public places with a phalanx of security. He said Indians wanted a society where political leaders would also travel in buses like in many European countries.

The former income tax officer and a Magsaysay award winner decried statements by AAP colleagues that after the Delhi victory, the party would expand to other states. This, he said, smacked of arrogance.

He said that although Delhi Police didn’t come under his control, his government would make Delhi a secure city for people of all religions and communities.

On his very first working day on february 16, Kejriwal tasked the finance and power departments with preparing proposals to halve power rates and provide free supply of water, up to 20,000 liters per month, to every household — his two key poll promises.

Kejriwal asked the officials of these departments to send their proposals to slash power tariff by 50 percent till the audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of the private power companies is completed.

No demolition in Delhi AAP volunteers hope party till policy review will spread across the country NEW DELHI : Residential houses and shanties in the capital will not be razed till the new AAP government reviews the demolition policy, it was announced Monday.

The decision comes a day after a group of around 20 slum dwellers protested outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s house in Uttar Pradesh over demolition of their shanties.

“The government has issued directions to all the civic agencies, the Delhi Jal Board, the environment and forests and revenue departments, among others, not to carry out any demolition till this review is completed,” said a government official.

Delhi has some 1.8 million slum dwellers.

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The government intends to complete this review at the earliest, the official added.

nuj Bansal’s work at the AAP office here involves answering telephonic queries regarding donations to the party and overseeing collection of cheques from donors across Delhi. He has also been answering numerous calls from all over the country on when the Aam Aadmi Party will open a unit in their state.

“This has become an added responsibility now,” said a visibly pleased Bansal.

“Everyone wants to know when they can see an AAP office in their city or state,” the enthusiastic 23year-old told IANS. “I give everyone a standard reply: ‘We will come if you invite us’.”

After a pause, Bansal, who is from Delhi, added: “It is remarkable how the AAP magic has spread to all

AAP supporters in Varanasi celebrate party's performance in Delhi elections.

parts of the country.” AAP has no immediate plans of spreading its wings outside Delhi. Its leaders remember the disaster that followed the decision to contest over 400 Lok Sabha seats last year.

But this does not mean the AAP will remain Delhi-centric. At some

point, the party, confident that it can occupy the Left-of-centre space increasingly vacated by the Congress, will venture to new states, maybe beginning with Punjab.

AAP volunteers from all parts of India have already established toeholds in their own towns and cities.

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ctresses Neha Dhupia, Kalki Koechlin and Esha Gupta along with actor Kay Kay Menon and supermodel Carol Gracias spruced up the Bollywood quotient at the preview of the second season of Jabong Online Fashion Week (JOFW), aimed at providing a platform to budding talent.

The exclusive preview, which took place here at The Grand this week, witnessed the actors walking the ramp for various designers. Kay Kay, who flaunted a creation by designer Rahul Singh, looked dapper in a cream coloured traditional kurta-pyjama. He completed his look with a golden jacket and a jooti, and lauded the “wonderful effort” of providing a platform to young talent.

Former Femina Miss India title holder Neha looked ravishing in a quirky colourful Poonam Bhagat dress, and she too was appreciative of JOFW, “which encourages new talent”.

Another big screen diva on the ramp was Esha, who came into limelight with 2012 film Jannat 2. She was seen flaunting a pink coloured gown by designer Jaya Misra.

The Delhi-born beauty, who donned a simple yet effective look for the event, told IANS that the fact that JOFW is an online event, “gives talents a larger scale to reach out to people”.

“With this effort, every designer will get a chance to open his own store (literally),” she added.

There was also Kalki Koechlin, who sashayed down the ramp in an ensemble by Niharika Pandey.

Apart from them, the second season also featured young designerss including Aesthetical Cubes, Sougat Paul, Nitya Bajaj, Preeti S Kapoor, Niket Mishra, Kanika Goel, Sonia Jetleey and Siddartha Tytler.

During the event, the springsummer 2015 collection of Britain-based high street brand, Dorothy Perkins was also showcased.

The idea behind JOFW is to provide a platform to the budding designers.

“Our brand stands for fashion. It was an effort to bring the fashion property online, where it can be showcased to the whole Indian market at a single place,” Praveen Sinha, managing director and founder, Jabong.com said.

Hair woes? Resort to natural solution NEW DELHI: Plagued by problems like hair loss and greying, most young women’s crowning glory is no longer their hair. According to a random survey by IANS, hair loss, dandruff, greying and split ends top the list of hair problems faced by women in their 20s.

Beauty and hair expert Shahnaz Husain suggests including oil in your beauty regime for luscious locks.

She says oiling the hair once a week a night before washing it off is a good idea, and using olive or pure coconut oil are conducive for healthy hair. A tip — try not to vigorously massage your head as in case of hair loss, the roots are already weak.

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Those with oily hair should avoid oil applications and shampoo three or four times a week. But use less shampoo. Dilute it with water and then apply,” said Husain, who also advises to keep dandruff in check as it is one of the reasons for hair loss.

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