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He has also served Monday, the US media reported. Under Obama, Raghavan also mark accomplishments including ns at intervals of 30 minutes to an managed White House and inter- the executive order prohibiting as the White A first-generation immigrant, former Indian American ve hour. House Liaison and agencyofficial policyhas working groups and LGBTQ discrimination in federal Deputy White House in keepRaghavan was born in India, raised White House he According to theLiaison Railways, directedbythe administration’s roll contracting and marriage equality the Department of Defence. ing the VIP guests’ food habits in in Seattle area and graduated from been recruited Conout Pramila and implementation of land- among other things. The mind, move IRCTC, was announced on caterStanford University. mithe Railways’ gresswoman Jayaing arm, will offer specially-made pal as her Chief of Staff. hi dishes onboard to make the train Gautam Raghavan used to be the 15 journey a pleasant experience for White House liaison to the LGBTQ 23 the visitors. community as well as the Asian ce “The local cuisine, which American and Pacific Islander bh includes kachori sabzi, aloo puree (AAPI) community during former nd and sweets like Patisha, will be on SUGANDHA President Barack Obama’s time. RAWAL, NEW YORK offer for the delegates. While good He has also been the founding oquality tea and coffee will be was a little bit of emoExecutive Director ofhere Indian elserved, there will also be continention, and chemistry and lots of SAN FRANCISCO: Democrat ald Trump’s re-Impact Project American m tal, Chinese and tandoori food on Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (right) has appointed Gautam Raghav music Kamala Harris, the first Indianelection bid, supports Indian Fund that Ameri- when globally eoffer for dinner. violinist Monday, Dr. L. SubraAmericanThough to servethe in the Politico Artists busy painting a wall ahead of Ardh Kumbh Mela, in Allahabad (Photo: IANS) cans innews politics. Herenowned has also served the US media reported. Under Obama, Raghavan also in aimUSofSenthe PBD is maniam andand popularAvocalist and ate, said she willinvestments make a decision reported on e. stituency in an election year. in the holy city of Varanasi. kind holy treat for the Indian diasto attract and encourfirst-generation immigrant, managed White House and interas the White House Liaison his wife Kavita Krishnamurthy got about a potential 2020 presidential Sunday. he The Railways has earmarked at Comprising mostly nonresident pora. They will also see bare-bod- age the Indian diaspora to be part Deputy White House Liaison in Raghavan was born in India, raised agency policy working groups and the stage toincelebrate bid during the upcoming holiday Harris has ly least four special AC trains for the Indians (NRIs) and people of Indi- ied Naga Sadhus smeared with ash, of India’s “growth story”, it is the Department ofonto Defence. Seattle areatheand graduated from directed the administration’s roll of classical music at the season. sentThe $25,000 he 3,000 to 4,000 delegates who are an origin (PIOs), the participants the joyous evening prayer (aarti) unclear how much investments move waspower announced on Stanford University. out and implementation of landCarnegie Hall here. ultimately be aPIOs familyhave decito the Democas expected to participate in the 15th will take a dip at the confluence of and experience the massive crowds“It will these NRIs and brought As part of HCL concerts -- an sion,” Harris, represents ratic parties in me edition of three-day global meet the Ganga-Yamuna and the myth- the Kumbh attracts. to thewho country sincethethe PBD initiative to preserve and promote state ofbegan California, durn- that is being held for the first time ical Saraswati rivers -- a first-of-itsThe Kumbh, which runs from more told thanMSNBC a decade ago. Democrat Kamala four early Dr. L. Subramaniam and popular vocalist and his wife Ka Harris India’s art and cultural heritage -ing an event in San Francisco. nominating Subramaniam and Kavita got “Albla sajan” and “Maar daala”, and returned to “And over the holiday, I will make states: Iowa, South Carolina, Nevatogether to put a musical evening started the evening on a spiritual hua chupke s that decision with my family.” da and New Hampshire. here. note with “Om Namah Shivaya”, Love Story” a Harris, 54, was elected to the In October, she visited Iowa, SUGANDHA RAWAL, NEW YORK This is the first time HCL has before adding a Bollywood touch picturised on la Senate in 2016. South Carolina and Wisconsin to taken the concert to foreign shores. to the evening. 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SubraAmerican to serve in the US SenPolitico news lt which can be aligned in the direcmaniam and popular vocalist and ate, said she will make a decision reported on tion of travel (available only in the his wife Kavita Krishnamurthy got about a potential 2020 presidential Sunday. 8’ Train 18, which is executive class), roller blinds and onto the stage to celebrate the bid during the upcoming holiday Harris has self-propelled on diffused LED lighting, and dispower of classical music at the season. sent $25,000 electric traction like abled-friendly toilets. 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Organization (RDSO), Lucknow. only makes it light but munity in all Trinidad of the SDMS. Pundit Maharaj wasa musical and it is my ho which isnot contesting seats on and its also Harris, 54, was elected to the In October, she visited Iowa, to Indra, here. It has successfully completedown, the and improves its Uttam power efficiency. Tobago, Pundit Maharaj, married daughter of the devotion to his the Congress-led People’s This isMaharaj the first time HCL has Senate in 2016. South Carolina and Wisconsin to getrial upto a speed of 180 kmph. a lightweight, high-strength, Front. late Pundit Krishna the people will has died “As at the age of 70 years folcanditakenasthe concert to gious foreignand shores. She ranked fifth in a November campaign for Democratic gral The official said that Trainlowing 18, The environment-friendly also it spirit aopposition brief illness.allianceproduct, whom he succeeded Damharhelps in for reducing the overall weight F), which is self-propelled on electric dates ahead of the midterm elec- TributesKavita, whotohas on rendered poll of Democratic voters’ preferred includes Telugu Desam Party He served 13 years as the macharya. continue people hits of a ‘Train 18’ has been indigenously developed. (Photo: IANS) the train coach about orttraction like metro trains, (TDP), will ofCommunist India50 per like “Hawa hawai”, “Dil diya tions. nominee to take on President Donto hai live spiritual leader of Party thebyof Sanatan pour in—IANS from different sections of ground cent as compared to any other train The He said the interiors were man- 18 coaches are built with compos- start replacing the existing train and Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS). jaan bhi denge”, “Tu hee re”, Dharma Maha Sabha(SDMS) the religious fraternity, civic, cul- and love as dis coaches,” he said. afe- ufactured in the country and the ite material. fleet of the Shatabdi Express next The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), of Hinduism”. which is the major Hindu group tural, and government officials. Explaining alltheseats advantages of are ICF gave sourced the fibre-reinA senior railway ministry official year. As per the railway ministry which is contesting on its led by Satnarayan Maharaj, secrePundit Maharaj hosted a weekly Former Mi the composite material in the bre forced plastics (FRP) from manu- said that the FRP has been used in plans, the ICF will make six such own, is the third force in some contary general. He served the people program of Radio/TV Jaagriti Affairs Winto Page 6 facturers in Chennai. “After the the Train 18 sets to make it more train sets, out of which two stituencies. will Train 18 coaches, he said that it Pundit Uttam Maharaj. of this also country with great distinchighlighting the virtues and hailed Pundit givesLeft freedom design, to ave manufacturers delivered the FRP power efficient and light weight have sleeper coaches. The new The Bahujan Frontof(BLD) nation builder tion religious make all kinds allof Party interior ate- materials, it was fitted into the which enable the train to move train has a number of features to byand led the respected Communist of and Pundit Maharaj had a special teacher of the Hindi, Sanskrit,arts, mechanics of Hinduism. groups exterior with great and dis- uselove for the children of all religious music and culture, himself being Former Prime Minister Kamla gious and hum partsrespect and it also allows CF Train 18 at the ICF plant in faster as compared to other train enhance passenger comfort which India-Marxist and Bahujan Samaj RAMOUTAR, tinction dignity. educator and anPORT-OF-SPAIN accomplished sitar player, and Persad-Bissessar noted that Pundit the people”. ofand aerodynamic exterior parts, shu Chennai,” he said. sets currently in service in India. include inter-connected fullyParty (BSP) are also contesting a togroups and was an PARAS
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r Tejas Patel, an internationally renowned cardiologist, performed the world’s first cardiovascular stent surgery in a female patient, operating from a remote area, claiming to make history in cardiovascular surgery in the world. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, present at the Akshardham temple to watch the surgery take place, said: “Gujarat government will be thinking on how to utilize this technology to save precious lives. With experts like Tejas Patel, we will move ahead.” Known as in-human telerobotic coronary intervention in the medical terminology, the operation was the one which is popularly known as stent placing in the arteries. The difference between conventional stent placing and the latest method was that the cardiologist performed the surgery while sitting in the auspicious place of Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, while the female patient being operated upon was lying admitted in a hospital in Ahmedabad, 32km from the surgeon. World’s first such surgery was operated upon through a revolutionary and patented technology, Corpath, developed by an Ameri-
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. (Photo: IANS/BJP)
can corporate, Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. Using a hundred Megabytes per second (100 Mbps) internet network, this landmark achievement was fulfilled. The first-of-its-kind surgery happened 32 years after the world’s first stent surgery was carried out in 1986. A female patient volunteering for such operation is a woman from Kalol. “The woman had a heart attack recently and one artery was already operated upon. Today we placed a stent in the second artery that was clogged. This history making feat is my small tribute to the
Pramukh Swami Maharaj,” said Dr. Tejas Patel after the operation. This significant breakthrough paves the way for extremely critical cardiovascular surgery getting accessible to the remotest corner anywhere. The patient need not be near the expert. “Right now, as the technology is in a nascent stage, it is somewhat costlier by around Rs 45-50 thousand than conventional surgery, but with increase in its usage, it will come down. This is first of the coming transformations of utilizing mobile technology in modern surgery, “ added Patel.
Pundit Maharaj had a special love for the children of all religious groups and was an educator and
