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at International Monetary Fund (IMF).

“I am grateful these accomplished men and women have agreed to join this Administration, and I’m confident they will serve ably in these important roles,” Obama said naming ten persons, including Sabharwal, to key administration posts on April 3.

At over two dozen, Obama administration boasts of having the highest number of Indian Americans in key jobs than any

Kashkari has raised $1.3 million since joining the race in January

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party Republican.

In California’s nonpartisan primary system, the top two finishers square off in the general election.

Kashkari told CNN: “I play to win at everything I do.”

He has raised $1.3 million since joining the race in January, CNN said. But his opponent Brown is sitting on $20 million.

Neel Kashkari

2006, Sabharwal was Senior Vice President of Strategic Investments at First Data Corporation/Western Union.

From 1997 to 2003, he held several positions at GE Capital, including Managing Director.

From 1992 to 1996 he worked at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, most recently as Principal Banker.

Sabharwal received a BS from The Ohio State University and an MS from the London Business School.

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Soros After a slap, Kejriwal fears Fellowships British Sikhs urged reception forto4boycott students threat to life LONDON: Sikh groups in Britain have urged the community to boycott the annual Downing Street Baisakhi reception by the British prime minister this month to protest against the findings of the government’s probe into Operation Bluestar in Amritsar city’s Golden Temple in 1984.

The Network of Sikh Organisations (NSO), a Sikh body that links 130 UK gurdwaras and other UK Sikh organizations, has urged the Sikhs in Britain to shun the Baisakhi celebrations, marking Sikh New Year, at 10 Downing Street this year, The Huffington Post reported.

The British government under Prime Minister David Cameron had launched an investigation in Febru-

ary this year, into alleged assistance by a British officer to Indian authorities during Operation Bluestar in the Golden Temple in 1984.

The report by British Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Heywood in February found that the nature of the British assistance was purely advisory, limited and provided to the Indian government at an early stage.

The NSO, headed by Lord Indarjit Singh of Wimbledon, described the British Government’s review of Operation Bluestar as “deeply hurtful to Sikhs”, and insensitive to others concerned with human rights. “UK Sikhs are deeply disappointed by the UK Government’s attitude to Sikh human rights,” said NSO in its statement.

(From Left)Arnav Arnav Chhabra, Iyer, Ramya Parameswaran and Sana Raoof.

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The fellowships for New Americans are grants for up to two years of graduate study in the US

immune cells. A few years later, as an undergraduate at Stanford University, her study of cancer in genetically engineered mice earned her the Firestone Medal, given to Stanford University’s top undergraduate thesis.

Sana Raoof will study resistance mechanisms to targeted therapies for non-small cell lung cancer. Her award helped her to earn an MD and a Ph.D. in molecular oncology.

She represented Harvard at the World Debate Championships in Botswana, hoping to sharpen her persuasive skills to fight tobaccorelated illness through policy.

BJP manifesto dwells on development, Hindutva

this year’s Paul and Doris Soros Fellowships for New Americans. The fellowships for New Americans are grants for up to two years of graduate study in the U.S. Arnav Chhabra received the award to support work towards a Ph.D. in medical engineering and medical physics.

Sundeep Iyer has been integrating academic research with real-world litigation and hopes to become an effective voice in safeguarding

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democracy. His research was used in several federal voter rights cases, and his work has been cited in The New York Times, Washington Post, Politico and National Review.

Ramya Parameswaran, an MD/Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago, researches nanoscale biomaterials that can interface with

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The way Congress party has abused the term ‘secular’ over the last six decades, it has done more harm to the Muslims than good, says Talking of development, the manifesto the author does not miss out on the issues of

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Talking of development, the manifesto does Hindutva You are not not miss out on the issues of construction secular! of Ram temple, repealing Article 370 and

Shahi Imam of Delhi’sof Jama Masjid Ahmed Bukhari has construction Ram temple, repealing TheCongress. way Congress party has abused appealed to Muslims to support the Article 370 and protection the cow (L-R) L.K. the termof ‘secular’ over the last sixAdvani, Rajnath Singh, Narendra Modi and M. M. Joshi releasing BJP election manifesto in New Delhi on April 7. decades, it has done more harm to the IANS, NEW DELHI marized as “good governance and the ties to minorities. In a surprise clariShahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid Ahmed Bukhari has appealed to Muslims to support the Congress.

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hat kind of a deal the Congress struck with Shahi Imam Ahmed Bukhari in Delhi is not known. But the gist of what transpired in the meeting between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Bukhari is that the former asked the Shahi Imam not to let the secular vote get divided.

What the Congress means by “secular vote” is open to scrutiny. If by secular vote the Congress means the Muslim vote (Bukhari in any case has only some clout among Muslims), it is objectionable because it tends to say that only the Muslim vote is secular and the Hindu vote is not.

However, in this case the “secular vote” is more a euphemism for the

development” by party’s prime min- fication from the stage after the manifesto isterial candidate be seeing a ray of hope in release, these oth- Modi assured he gle point message forNarendra the MuslimModi. would times. “never do anything with It however did not miss out ondisillusioning erwise electorate: Don’t divide the “secular Bukhari must not have suddenly vote”.

The issues of development, the core ideological issues of the wrong intent”. schools, employment opportuni- woken up one fine morning to the never party, mentioning construction of meeting“Ithewill Congress presi-do anything for ties, Muslim representation in idea of myself ever and Itowill never do anyRam removal of Articledent.

370It is very difficult normally grade temple, A government jobs, inflation an appointment withwrong her or intent... I assure and widening disparity promised “immediate and decisive giving thing with specialeconomic status to Jammugetand hardly find a mention in Congress even her political secretary. There action” to revive the country from Kashmir in the constitution and you,” he declared, without elaboracandidates’ speeches made to Mus- must have been some behind-theThe issues of development, schools, the “decade of decay” of the UPA. tionsome though meaning was left to protection scenes moves; carrotsitsmust lim voters. of the cow and its progeemployment opportunities, Muslim have been varying dangled forinterpretations. the Shahi tragic, is modThe manifesto, which jobs, was ny.What’s “In two The interesting, party alsoandpromised representation in grade A government that they succeed most of the times Imam’s sake. released part ofin the ernizing words, I will say: good governance ‘madrasas’ (seminaries) and inflation, etc hardlyeven findasa one mention The horror of the 2002 Gujarat in garnering Muslim votes. country went to the polls, was sum- working andthe development.” for giving equal Congress candidates’ speeches Congress MusIn the current scenario, whenopportunithe riots have won

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up symbol issuesagainst ranging Muslim vote that the Congress aking other party a Coneconomic to wants en bloc. This is ironical as the from gress candidate, you revival are an “agent” Congress wants a community’s vote protecting of the BJP out to beat the “secular cows and Ram — and hence it can be called a forces”. I happen to live in a densemuch area delayed communal vote — while pretend- temple, ly Muslimthe populated of Old manifesto Delhi of the on Congress April can7 ing to be secular. andBJP have seen

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JP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on April 7 attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s sonin-law Robert Vadra over his alleged land deals and accused Congress of not fulfilling promises in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has its manifesto. plastered the city with posters of its Addressing rallies prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi screaming out to for invoteHaryana and a “Modi Sarkar”.

Rajasthan, Modi Though not as visible as its counsought is pro- support for terparts, the Congress too moting its achievements. Bharatiya Janata According to PankajParty Gupta, candidates and national secretary, Aam Aadmi Party: “It is very easy to those recognizeof its allies to our party members and supporters provide a strong gov-

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t was hard to miss the welldressed man holding aloft the trademark AAP broom, standing on a road divider in South Delhi.

Donning the ‘Main Hoon Aam Aadmi’ cap, the supporter was silently campaigning for the 16month-old party near Lajpat Nagar.

With the polling date drawing closer, political parties are not leaving any stone unturned to woo the voters. From street plays and musical performances to interactive sessions over a cuppa are some of the unusual, yet impactful, methods they are employing to catch their imagination.

While the AAP is “silently” touching the voter’s emotional chords, the

ground is slipping from under the lim votes in two Lok Sabha elecCongress feet, and the writing is tions. Now that the Grand Old almost clear on the wall, the Con- party is battling major corruption gress’ only hope is perhaps the “sec- charges of the last 10 years, it is ular” Muslim vote. They have taken again raking up the issue.

Before deciding who to vote for, this vote for granted in the past.

Now that none other than Naren- Muslims should compare their ernment the centre.theSpeaking at insimilar in Gujarat, we have set society and vis-à-vis the dra Modi isatspearheading BJP standing Sachar findings. campaign, the Congressinbrass Ratkudiya Palimust district of Committee up solar power plants. In Rajasthan,

Modi attacks Vadra over land deals

The Congress stand seems to be: didates, from former Delhi minisIf you are contesting on the Con- ter Haroon Yusuf to Congress gress ticket, you are secular; if on heavyweight Kapil Sibal, taking this the BJP ticket, you are communal, line election after election. a hate monger and, in the present Irrespective of whether it is a IANS, JHAJJAR scenario, a Narendra Modi stooge. municipal or a Lok Sabha election, Also, if you are contesting on any the Congress candidates have a sin(HARYANA)/JAYAL/RATKUDIYA

even from a distance because the caps and brooms have become a powerful symbol of our party and ideology.”

Amid this visible clout of expansive campaigning, the BJP is also relying on traditional means like ‘nukkad natak’ (street plays) and puppet shows.

Rajasthan, Modi hit out at Vadra over his alleged land deals in the state during the chief ministership of Ashok Gehlot.

“Gujarat and Rajasthan are very

they (the Congress) put up boards of solar power but it became damaad (son-in-law) power.”

“We heard of all types of power but here we hear damaad power,” Modi said. “In the name of solar power, you took land and gave land

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head of BJP Delhi’s Right totoInformation cell,schedule explained.before 72 hours to departure Nagpal added that such activities have a direct impact on the voters and gets them thinking.

“What they see is very much happening in their lives, and hence they can relate to the situation.”

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What you see on television or read in newspapers is IANS, NEW DELHI different from what you experience live

he Congress and BJP manifestos for the 2014 general elections have talked about revival of economy, job creation and expansion of welfare initiatives but appear to differ in scope, thrust, range and specifics of their promises.

Soon after the BJP released its poll manifesto on April 7, the Congress accused the party of “blind

photograph of the party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi along with those of several

released March 26, has a prominent photograph of party vice-president Rahul Gandhi along with

BJP manifesto communal, say Cong, Left

NEW DELHI: Political parties including the Congress, Left and AAP branded the BJP’s much-awaited manifesto as a “communal” document with the Congress going to the extent of saying that it was “copied”. “It seems that it is the same manifesto (as the Congress one), only the name has been replaced,” party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi

said. Communist Party of India leader Gurudas Dasgupta raised the point of Ram Mandir that the BJP has again promised to built.

Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Prakash Karat said: “BJP manifesto is communal and divisive. It shows how dangerous the mix of Hindutva and corporate power could be.”

Article 370 cannot go: Umar come to power. The BJP has been in power in the past also. Please remind me what steps the BJP took to address these issues — common civil code, Ram Mandir, article 370?

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“As far as article 370 is concerned, it tion’s article 370 granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir cannot be abro- cannot be revoked without-re-opening gated without reopening the question of the entire question of the accession of its accession to India, Chief Minister Jammu and Kashmir to India. If the BJP Omar Abdullah said on April 7 that BJP’s is prepared to re-open that question, we three main manifesto promises are to are ready to discuss the issue.” hoodwink voters and it is not serious “All this talk about development is about fulfilling them. negated when Amit Shah stands up and Speaking to media persons on the says that this is for revenge. If revenge is sidelines of a National Conference (NC) their motive, then I think this country has election rally here, Abdullah said: “This is a lot to fear from this personality cult that not the first time the BJP is trying to has been developed,” Omar said.

India Inc. reacts cautiously NEW DELHI: India Inc. reacted cautiously to the BJP’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, which says the party would attract foreign investment in areas that create jobs and keep foreign capital out of multi-brand trade.

“We feel disappointment on the stand on FDI in multi-brand retail, we hold out hope for a possible review in the future,”

would impress upon the BJP to reconsider its stand on multi-brand retail, as this sector has the potential for a multiplier effect on the Indian economy without disturbing neighborhood stores.

According to Rajrishi Singhal of the Mumbai-based foreign policy think tank Gateway House, concerns of mom-andpop store owners have stopped the

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Obama for equal pay scale for women President asks the Congress to pass a law to promote wage transparency to put women in same pay level as men

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resident Barack Obama resorted on April 8 to an executive order to oblige federal contractors to provide equal pay for women who currently earn less than their male counterparts. The fact that on average a woman is paid 77 cents for every $1 paid to a man is “wrong” in 2014, Obama said during a White House event.

“And this is not just an issue of fairness. It’s also a family issue and an economic issue, because women make up about half of our workforce and they’re increasingly the breadwinners for a whole lot of families out there,” he said.

ty and asked Congress to pass a national law to promote wage transparency that will put women at the same pay-level as men. In February, the president made good on his promise during the State of the Union address to resort to executive orders with an increase of the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an 'This is not just an hour for companies with new conissue of fairness. It’s tracts with the federal government.

“A woman has got to work about also a family issue three more months in order to get and an economic what a man got because she’s paid issue' less. That’s not fair,” Obama said at an event, where he was accompaObama criticized Republicans, nied by Lilly Ledbetter, who took who control the House of Represen- Goodyear to court for having hidtatives, for again opposing measures den that it paid her less than men that would lead to economic equali- for bearing the same responsibilities.

The president signed an order and a memorandum barring federal contractors from taking reprisals against employees for discussing how much they make and from hiding information on female employees’ salaries.

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Women are increasingly the breadwinners for a whole lot of families, President Obama said at an event at the White House on April 8.

‘Election presents chance Indian travelers to US to grow 54 percent for India-US reset’ ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON: As India began the month-long exercise to elect a new government, the United States media suggested that India’s next prime minister would have an opportunity to start afresh with the U.S. after their recent tensions.

“Washington has already opened a door to this, suggesting that (Bharatiya Janata Party leader) Narendra Modi, the current favorite for PM, will be allowed a US visa,” wrote CNN in a piece titled “Why India feels jilted by (President Barack) Obama.”

“The last time Washington tried to hit

the reset button — with Russia —things went awry. But the stakes are too high to not try again.” It said.

“If it gets this one right, Obama will be vindicated: This century’s defining alliance may yet be the one between the two biggest democracies in the world,” CNN said.

The influential New York Times suggesting that Modi “could possibly be India’s next prime minister” ran an explainer video report “on his controversial past and economic promises.”

It also ran a report on the release of the national manifesto BJP “which is the main opposition party and is widely seen as the front-runner in the national elections,” focusing “on what it called the five

T’s: tradition, talent, technology, tourism and trade.”

Writing in the pro-Republican Washington Times, Charles Ortel also suggested “the Indian electorate seems destined to choose Narendra Modi as prime minister” but said the outcome “threatens the Obama administration with a relentless string of unwelcome comparisons.”

“Now struggling with Russia and with China, and having offended Brazil mightily, Washington is also closer to losing influence in India, just when our struggling businesses sorely need new customers,” he wrote.

“Cooling relations with India augur poorly for the many American multinational corporations that could help India modernize while also profiting for the country’s investors,” Ortel wrote.

Alyssa Ayres, senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at Council on Foreign Relations, a Washington think tank also suggested “the poll horse race, at this point heavily favoring the opposition” BJP. In the ruling Congress party’s manifesto “the most striking aspect for an American reader is the absence of any specific reference to the United States — not one mention,” noted the former deputy assistant secretary of state for South Asia, “For now, the Congress Party’s platform puts into writing an approach to the region consistent with its years in government.

“It’s the framing of India’s role in the world, however, that officially presents some ideas that sit less comfortably alongside the notion of India as a rising global power,” she wrote.

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ndia, the eleventh top country of origin of international travelers to the U.S., is forecast to send as many as 54 percent more visitors during the next five years.

The U.S. can expect four percent average annual growth in tourism during the next five years with a record 72.2 million foreign travelers projected to visit in 2014 alone, US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker said releasing the Spring 2014 Forecast for International Travel.

“A record number of international visitors continue to choose the United States as their travel destination, which is contributing to our economic growth and supporting millions of jobs,” Pritzker said.

All top-20 visitor origin countries are forecast to grow from 2013 through 2018.

Countries with the largest total

growth percentages are China (139 percent), Colombia (56 percent), India (54 percent), Taiwan (52 percent), Brazil (50 percent), and Argentina (48 percent).

Visitor volume in 2014 is expected to increase 3.5 percent and reach 72.2 million visitors who stay one or more nights in the United States. This growth would build on the 4.7 percent

increase in arrivals in 2013, which resulted in a record 69.8 million visitors, according to the report.

Asia-Pacific is expected to produce a 44 percent increase in visitors by 2018. High growth rates and large growth volumes are expected for China (21 percent), Taiwan (15 percent), India (12 percent), and South Korea (7 percent) in 2014, says the report.

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ward-winning Indian actor and director Nandita Das and head of Godrej India Culture Lab Parmesh Shahani have been named 2014 Yale World Fellows, taking the number of Indian fellows to 15.

With the addition of Das and Shahani, India has more fellows in the global Yale World Fellows network than any other country since

the programme was established in Yale’s ongoing commitment to 2002 by the New Haven, Con- internationalization, according to necticut-based Ivy League universi- the university. ty. The Yale World Fellows ProDas and Shahani are among 16 gramme is Yale University’s signa- World Fellows selected in 2014 ture global leadership development from a pool of about 4,000 appliinitiative and a core element of cants, the university said.

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After a slap, Kejriwal fears threat to life An apparently disgruntled auto rickshaw driver, a former supporter of Kejriwal, slaps him during a roadshow in Delhi, regrets later; worried colleagues advise him to accept security he is entitled to IANS, NEW DELHI

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AP leader and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on April 8 said he faced a threat to life after being slapped by a man while campaigning for his party here. “These attacks are scripted.

When they (attackers) are arrested, they repeat the (same) script,” Kejriwal told the media after being attacked by an auto-rickshaw driver who first garlanded the AAP leader.

The attacker then gave a whacking slap, stunning Kejriwal.

“Why are all the attacks taking place only on us?” Kejriwal later asked. “There will be more attacks, and we can also get killed.”

The attack in Sultanpuri, a dominantly low-income area in west Delhi, left the 45-year-old Kejriwal with a swollen left eye.

The attacker was identified as 38year-old Lali, an autorickshaw driver. The AAP supporters roughed him up after the incident.

On April 4, Kejriwal was punched in south Delhi by a teenag-

Google to know your Lok Sabha candidate BANGALORE: Google has set up a dedicated portal to help Indian voters know about their Lok Sabha election candidates, the global search engine said in a statement on April 8. “Our new portal www.google.co.in/elections will help netizen voters to access information about their candidates and the Lok Sabha constituency from where they are contesting and the outgoing lawmaker,” Google India said.

Designed and developed with rich content from the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), PRS Legislative Research and Liberty Institute India, the portal provides data on contestants such as their education, financial details and social media presence.

“Netizens can click on Google maps and zoom on their locality to access latest information on candidates, constituency profile and the voting day, as the portal will be updated regularly from authentic sources,” the statement said.

The portal has been developed to assist over 800 million voters to stay informed with features like news videos, search trends, G+ Hangout series and an interactive “Pledge to Vote” campaign.

“The portal will help the electorate to make an informed choice during voting,” ADR founding member Trilochan Sastry said.

NEW DELHI: The autorickshaw driver who slapped Kejriwal apologized to the AAP leader after the latter called on him on April 9, and admitted that slapping him was a “big mistake”. “I’ve committed a big mistake. I

Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal (C), Manish Sisodia (L), Rakhi Birla and other party members assemble at Raj Ghat to pray for the man who slapped Arvind Kejriwal during an election campaign in New Delhi on April 8.

er who too pretended to garland accept the security a former chief He added philosophically: “...let them tell me (the) place and time. I him. The fresh assault took place minister is entitled to. when Kejriwal was campaigning for In a quick tweet, Kejriwal asked: will come there. Let them beat me as AAP candidate Rakhi Birla.

“Why am I being repeatedly much as they want.”

Kejriwal further said in Hindi: A party member told IANS that attacked? Who (are) the masterthere was a growing feeling among minds? What do they want? What “The way to truth is difficult, but party members that Kejriwal should do they achieve?” ultimately truth prevails.”

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ith the Election Commission toughening its stand, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on April 8 agreed to its direction to transfer eight officials as a “constitutional obligation” but also demanded a top “tainted” poll panel official quit.

Banerjee’s announcement came hours after the poll panel rejecting the state government’s plea to reconsider the directive to transfer eight officials, including five district police chiefs and a district magistrate.

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ver 1.29 million voters of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar Lok Sabha constituency, one of India’s worst insurgency-hit regions, are set to exercise their franchise on April 10 in the shadow of terror and guerrillas’ poll boycott.

Eight candidates are in the fray in the constituency where roughly 80 percent of the total 1,797 polling booths have been declared “ultra sensitive”.

Terming the order “political vendetta”, she said the officers will be reinstated after the polls.

“We are not accepting it as the EC’s order... rather accepting it as a constitutional obligation,” she said.

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Karat confident of forming nonBJP, non-Congress government IANS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

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PI-M general secretary Prakash Karat on April 7 said he is confident that a non-BJP, nonCongress alliance will form the government after the Lok Sabha elections.

“We are not building castles in the air, but we are confident that we will be able to come together,” Karat told the media here.

He said the poll results will throw up a situation similar to 1996 when the United Front government was formed. “We are 11 parties and most are regional parties. Hence, we decided to contest elections inde-

Bastar to vote in shadow of terror The main contest is between the BJP nominee and sitting MP Dinesh Kashyap and Congress

should have never done what I did. I consider him (Kejriwal) as a god,” 38year-old Lali told reporters after Kejriwal went to meet him at his residence in Kirari, west Delhi.

“I was unhappy and wanted to meet him (Kejriwal) but couldn’t. I even went to the janata darbar but failed to meet him there as well,” said Lali.

candidate Deepak Karma, son of late Mahendra Karma, the founder of a controversial civil

Prakash Karat

pendently,” he said. Asked if they would seek the Congress party’s support, Karat said it was for the Congress to decide. “The Congress is going to have its worst ever electoral performance this time.” militia movement, Salwa Judum.

The presence of Aam Aadmi Party candidate Soni Sori, a tribal woman from the district now on bail granted by the Supreme Court as she was facing charges of acting as a conduit for Maoists, has added a third dimension to the battle for Bastar.

Sources at police headquarters in Raipur say that besides Sori, none of the other seven candidates have dared to campaign in the interiors of Bastar because Maoists command most of the area.

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Delhi braces for first threeway LS battle While Congress refuses to acknowledge AAP factor, BJP claims it will have a clean sweep winning all seven seats IANS, NEW DELHI

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elhi will witness the first three-way Lok Sabha election on April 10 when traditional foes BJP and Congress will have a competitor in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The BJP says it will win all seven seats no matter who the opponent is. AAP feels its foe is the BJP as the Congress is virtually dead, while the Congress thinks people are disgusted with AAP. “We will sweep seven out of seven,” said BJP leader Harsh Vardhan, a loyalist of the party’s prime

ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and who led the opposition when AAP ruled Delhi.

His colleague Vijay Goel told IANS: “There will be a triangular contest but we will emerge on top.”

Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed told IANS: “People are disillusioned with AAP and voters who ditched us in December have returned to our fold. Our contest is with the BJP.” He quickly added that the Congress was not taking AAP lightly.

AAP leader and former Delhi education minister Manish Sisodia is equally sure his party will win all seven seats.

The Aam Aadmi Party’s entry has twisted the battle for both BJP and Congress in Delhi.

Most political observers, however, feel that the BJP has the clear upper hand in Delhi, and AAP could at best win two of the seven seats Most political observers, however, feel that the BJP has the clear upper hand in Delhi, and AAP could at best win two of the seven seats.

If campaigning is anything to go by, the BJP is the clear winner. Delhi is awash with colorful hoardings of

BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

The Congress has also gone in for heavy advertisement. In contrast, the financially-crunched AAP is virtually absent on the streets and is relying on house-to-house cam-

paigning to reach out to voters.

The Congress won all seven Lok Sabha seats in 2009. But in the December 2013 assembly polls, it got only eight of the 70 seats, a dramatic slide in popular support.

The BJP, out of power in Delhi for 15 years, won 31 seats. AAP finished with a surprising 28 seats, triggering a nationwide interest in the new party.

According to officials, the firsttime voters number 128,000.

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repidation has gripped all political parties as they prepare for the first of the three-phase Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra on April 10 in the Vidarbha region. The region, comprising 10 constituencies, has been in perpetual limelight for recurring suicides by farmers steeped in debt.

This time around, there is triple tragedy on the minds of the farmers: last year’s drought, followed by floods and this year’s unseasonal rains and hailstorm which have played havoc with their lives.

Last month, the desperate farmers even threatened to press the NOTA (None Of The Above) button on voting machines if aid was not disbursed immediately.

In view of the election code of conduct, the Maharashtra and central governments could not

rush aid to the affected areas, adding to the resentment and anger among agriculturists.

Little wonder that all political parties have gone the extra mile to woo the electorate in the region.

From the Congress, for instance, party president Sonia Gandhi shared the dais with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar to launch her maiden rally in Bhandara and Nagpur.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has already made three visits to the region, wooing the farmers and promising to improve their lot. BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi toured the region thrice and conducted a national interaction with farmers.

Even leaders of the Shiv Sena, Aam Aadmi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and others have not lagged behind to reach out to the sulking farmers for their crucial votes.

ith a former Indian Army chief, three Bollywood actors and a former top cop of Mumbai in the fray, western Uttar Pradesh is set for a keen battle on April 10 to elect 10 of the state’s 80 Lok Sabha members.

The biggest test lies for the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which has five MPs from the region in the outgoing Lok Sabha.

Faced with caste and community matrix, BSP chief Mayawati is straddled with a never before like situation when her tested social engineering formula is up for a reality check.

While the BJP is making the best use of the hate speech against its prime ministerial candidate Naren-

Former army chief VK Singh during election campaign in Ghaziabad, UP.

dra Modi, the Congress is seeking the Muslim vote to halt the Modi juggernaut.

The ruling Samajwadi Party faces a double whammy. First, it has to retain the two seats it won in 2009.

Then, it has to contain the ire of Muslims who are present in sizeable numbers in all the 10 seats. There is also resentment among sugarcane growers against the two-year-old Akhilesh Yadav government.

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porting his trademark chunky gold chains and sunglass, the man croons in his inimitable voice De De Pyar De, De De vote de.

The hit song is chorused by the crowds. Much like his chart busting songs, BJP candidate, music composer and singer Bappi Lahiri’s road shows are a smash hit here.

The portly celeb is almost playing the Pied Piper to people of all hues — men, women and children, who have been following their

Lok Sabha constituency that stretches across five assembly segments in Hooghly and two in neighboring Howrah districts.

“I believe in deeds and not mere words. I am into politics but am not a politician. I Bappi Lahiri during am not here to make his road show. promises, I am here to work,” Lahiri tells “Bappi da” daily through the small IANS during one of his blockbuster towns and villages as he seeks peo- early morning road-shows in this ple’s blessings for the Sreerampur town in Hooghly district.

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BJP manifesto dwells on development, Hindutva Talking of development, the manifesto does not miss out on the issues of construction of Ram temple, repealing Article 370 and protection of the cow IANS, NEW DELHI

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aking up issues ranging from economic revival to protecting cows and Ram temple, the much delayed manifesto of the BJP on April 7 promised “immediate and decisive action” to revive the country from the “decade of decay” of the UPA. The manifesto, which was released even as one part of the country went to the polls, was sum-

(L-R) L.K. Advani, Rajnath Singh, Narendra Modi and M. M. Joshi releasing BJP election manifesto in New Delhi on April 7.

marized as “good governance and ties to minorities. In a surprise claridevelopment” by party’s prime min- fication from the stage after the isterial candidate Narendra Modi. manifesto release, Modi assured he It however did not miss out on would “never do anything with the core ideological issues of the wrong intent”. party, mentioning construction of “I will never do anything for Ram temple, removal of Article 370 myself ever and I will never do anygiving special status to Jammu and thing with wrong intent... I assure Kashmir in the constitution and you,” he declared, without elaboraprotection of the cow and its proge- tion though its meaning was left to ny. The party also promised mod- varying interpretations. “In two ernizing ‘madrasas’ (seminaries) and words, I will say: good governance working for giving equal opportuni- and development.”

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JP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on April 7 attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s sonin-law Robert Vadra over his alleged land deals and accused Congress of not fulfilling promises in its manifesto.

Addressing rallies in Haryana and Rajasthan, Modi sought support for Bharatiya Janata Party candidates and those of its allies to provide a strong gov-

ernment at the centre. Speaking at Ratkudiya in Pali district of Rajasthan, Modi hit out at Vadra over his alleged land deals in the state during the chief ministership of Ashok Gehlot.

“Gujarat and Rajasthan are very

NEW DELHI: Political parties including the Congress, Left and AAP branded the BJP’s much-awaited manifesto as a “communal” document with the Congress going to the extent of saying that it was “copied”. “It seems that it is the same manifesto (as the Congress one), only the name has been replaced,” party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi

In the name of solar power, you took land and gave land to your son- inlaw for his benefit to your son-in-law for his benefit,” he alleged.

Amidst chanting of slogans Modi Lao, Desh Bacho, Modi termed the Congress manifesto as a Dhokha Patra (bundle of lies).

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said. Communist Party of India leader Gurudas Dasgupta raised the point of Ram Mandir that the BJP has again promised to built.

Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Prakash Karat said: “BJP manifesto is communal and divisive. It shows how dangerous the mix of Hindutva and corporate power could be.”

Article 370 cannot go: Umar

similar and in Gujarat, we have set up solar power plants. In Rajasthan, they (the Congress) put up boards of solar power but it became damaad (son-in-law) power.”

“We heard of all types of power but here we hear damaad power,” Modi said. “In the name of solar power, you took land and gave land

Congress, BJP manifestos have similar themes

SRINAGAR Contending the constitution’s article 370 granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir cannot be abrogated without reopening the question of its accession to India, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on April 7 that BJP’s three main manifesto promises are to hoodwink voters and it is not serious about fulfilling them.

Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of a National Conference (NC) election rally here, Abdullah said: “This is not the first time the BJP is trying to

come to power. The BJP has been in power in the past also. Please remind me what steps the BJP took to address these issues — common civil code, Ram Mandir, article 370?

“To come to power, the BJP uses these handles. The moment the BJP arrive at their destination, they put them on the backburner.

“As far as article 370 is concerned, it cannot be revoked without-re-opening the entire question of the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India. If the BJP is prepared to re-open that question, we are ready to discuss the issue.”

“All this talk about development is negated when Amit Shah stands up and says that this is for revenge. If revenge is their motive, then I think this country has a lot to fear from this personality cult that has been developed,” Omar said.

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he Congress and BJP manifestos for the 2014 general elections have talked about revival of economy, job creation and expansion of welfare initiatives but appear to differ in scope, thrust, range and specifics of their promises.

Soon after the BJP released its poll manifesto on April 7, the Congress accused the party of “blind copying.” The BJP manifesto ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ (One India, Great India) has a prominent

BJP manifesto communal, say Cong, Left

photograph of the party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi along with those of several other senior party leaders.

The Congress manifesto “Your voice, our pledge”, which was

released March 26, has a prominent photograph of party vice-president Rahul Gandhi along with those of party president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

NEW DELHI: India Inc. reacted cautiously to the BJP’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, which says the party would attract foreign investment in areas that create jobs and keep foreign capital out of multi-brand trade.

“We feel disappointment on the stand on FDI in multi-brand retail, we hold out hope for a possible review in the future,” said FICCI president Sidharth Birla.

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) said it

would impress upon the BJP to reconsider its stand on multi-brand retail, as this sector has the potential for a multiplier effect on the Indian economy without disturbing neighborhood stores.

According to Rajrishi Singhal of the Mumbai-based foreign policy think tank Gateway House, concerns of mom-andpop store owners have stopped the BJP’s manifesto from eradicating supply chain bottlenecks by encouraging FDI in retail trade.

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Not from Congress?

You are not secular!

Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid Ahmed Bukhari has appealed to Muslims to support the Congress.

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hat kind of a deal the Congress struck with Shahi Imam Ahmed Bukhari in Delhi is not known. But the gist of what transpired in the meeting between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Bukhari is that the former asked the Shahi Imam not to let the secular vote get divided.

What the Congress means by “secular vote” is open to scrutiny. If by secular vote the Congress means the Muslim vote (Bukhari in any case has only some clout among Muslims), it is objectionable because it tends to say that only the Muslim vote is secular and the Hindu vote is not.

However, in this case the “secular vote” is more a euphemism for the

Muslim vote that the Congress wants en bloc. This is ironical as the Congress wants a community’s vote — and hence it can be called a communal vote — while pretending to be secular.

other party symbol against a Congress candidate, you are an “agent” of the BJP out to beat the “secular forces”. I happen to live in a densely Muslim populated area of Old Delhi and have seen Congress can-

The issues of development, schools, employment opportunities, Muslim representation in grade A government jobs, inflation, etc hardly find a mention in Congress candidates’ speeches The Congress stand seems to be: If you are contesting on the Congress ticket, you are secular; if on the BJP ticket, you are communal, a hate monger and, in the present scenario, a Narendra Modi stooge.

Also, if you are contesting on any

didates, from former Delhi minister Haroon Yusuf to Congress heavyweight Kapil Sibal, taking this line election after election.

Irrespective of whether it is a municipal or a Lok Sabha election, the Congress candidates have a sin-

The way Congress party has abused the term ‘secular’ over the last six decades, it has done more harm to the Muslims than good, says the author gle point message for the Muslim electorate: Don’t divide the “secular vote”. The issues of development, schools, employment opportunities, Muslim representation in grade A government jobs, inflation and widening economic disparity hardly find a mention in Congress candidates’ speeches made to Muslim voters.

What’s interesting, and tragic, is that they succeed most of the times in garnering Muslim votes.

In the current scenario, when the ground is slipping from under the Congress feet, and the writing is almost clear on the wall, the Congress’ only hope is perhaps the “secular” Muslim vote. They have taken this vote for granted in the past.

Now that none other than Narendra Modi is spearheading the BJP campaign, the Congress brass must

be seeing a ray of hope in these otherwise disillusioning times.

Bukhari must not have suddenly woken up one fine morning to the idea of meeting the Congress president. It is very difficult normally to get an appointment with her or even her political secretary. There must have been some behind-thescenes moves; some carrots must have been dangled for the Shahi Imam’s sake.

The horror of the 2002 Gujarat riots have won the Congress Muslim votes in two Lok Sabha elections. Now that the Grand Old party is battling major corruption charges of the last 10 years, it is again raking up the issue.

Before deciding who to vote for, Muslims should compare their standing in society vis-à-vis the Sachar Committee findings.

“What you see on television or read in newspapers is different from what you experience live. In our plays, when the audience sees a man crying because he cannot afford to feed his children, or a woman who is vulnerable to rape, it leaves a lasting impression,” Rajeshwar Nagpal,

head of BJP Delhi’s Right to Information cell, explained.

Nagpal added that such activities have a direct impact on the voters and gets them thinking.

“What they see is very much happening in their lives, and hence they can relate to the situation.”

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t was hard to miss the welldressed man holding aloft the trademark AAP broom, standing on a road divider in South Delhi.

Donning the ‘Main Hoon Aam Aadmi’ cap, the supporter was silently campaigning for the 16month-old party near Lajpat Nagar.

With the polling date drawing closer, political parties are not leaving any stone unturned to woo the voters. From street plays and musical performances to interactive sessions over a cuppa are some of the unusual, yet impactful, methods they are employing to catch their imagination.

While the AAP is “silently” touching the voter’s emotional chords, the

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has plastered the city with posters of its prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi screaming out to vote for a “Modi Sarkar”.

Though not as visible as its counterparts, the Congress too is promoting its achievements.

According to Pankaj Gupta, national secretary, Aam Aadmi Party: “It is very easy to recognize our party members and supporters even from a distance because the caps and brooms have become a powerful symbol of our party and ideology.”

Amid this visible clout of expansive campaigning, the BJP is also relying on traditional means like ‘nukkad natak’ (street plays) and puppet shows.

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Republican Neel Kashkari is trailing in polls in his bid to challenge California Guv Jerry Brown IANS, WASHINGTON

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ndian-American Neel Kashkari is seeking to emulate his one time boss, former Republican President George Bush, as he mounts a long shot bid to challenge California’s Democratic Governor Jerry Brown.

It was to Bush he turned for advice when in late 2012, Kashkari first pondered the idea of jumping into the governor’s race, according to CNN. For Bush was an underdog when he tried to unseat Texas Governor Ann Richards in 1994, and he ended up winning in that year’s Republican landslide, Bush who went on to win the presidency six years later had in 2008 also

entrusted to Kashkari as a treasury department official, the crucial job of administering the $700 billion Wall Street bailout at the height of the global financial crisis. He asked Bush why he had the confidence to run against the tough-to-beat Richards.

“He said, ‘The facts were on our side.’ He thought that she was light on the subject of issues.

He was going to focus on the real issues facing Texas as the time,” Kashkari

recalled in an interview with CNN. The channel said “barely anyone believes Kashkari can win in the Democratic state, even in a midterm year that looks more and more hostile toward Democrats.”

Kashkari himself expressed some honest skepticism about the enterprise, it said noting he recently compared himself to a smurf, and Brown to the evil wizard Gargamel.

After announcing his campaign in January, Kashkari is polling at a paltry 2 percent. Not only is he trailing Brown by 45 points, but

Kashkari has raised $1.3 million since joining the race in January

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he’s also trailing Tim Donnelly, a tea party Republican.

In California’s nonpartisan primary system, the top two finishers square off in the general election.

Kashkari told CNN: “I play to win at everything I do.”

He has raised $1.3 million since joining the race in January, CNN said. But his opponent Brown is sitting on $20 million.

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Sabharwal nominated as alternate IMF director IANS, WASHINGTON

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resident Barack Obama is nominating Sunil Sabharwal, an independent Indian American investor in the payments sector, to a key job as U.S. Alternate Executive Director at International Monetary Fund (IMF).

“I am grateful these accomplished men and women have agreed to join this Administration, and I’m confident they will serve ably in these important roles,” Obama said naming ten persons, including Sabharwal, to key administration posts on April 3.

At over two dozen, Obama administration boasts of having the highest number of Indian Americans in key jobs than any

previous administrations in U.S. Sabharwal, who has been an independent investor since 2006, was the Chairman of the Board of Ogone, a European ecommerce payment services company, from 2011 to 2013, according to the White House. From 2003 to 2006, Sabharwal was Senior Vice President of Strategic Investments at First Data Corporation/Western Union.

From 1997 to 2003, he held several positions at GE Capital, including Managing Director.

From 1992 to 1996 he worked at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, most recently as Principal Banker.

Sabharwal received a BS from The Ohio State University and an MS from the London Business School.

Soros Fellowships for 4 students

British Sikhs urged to boycott reception LONDON: Sikh groups in Britain have urged the community to boycott the annual Downing Street Baisakhi reception by the British prime minister this month to protest against the findings of the government’s probe into Operation Bluestar in Amritsar city’s Golden Temple in 1984.

The Network of Sikh Organisations (NSO), a Sikh body that links 130 UK gurdwaras and other UK Sikh organizations, has urged the Sikhs in Britain to shun the Baisakhi celebrations, marking Sikh New Year, at 10 Downing Street this year, The Huffington Post reported.

The British government under Prime Minister David Cameron had launched an investigation in Febru-

ary this year, into alleged assistance by a British officer to Indian authorities during Operation Bluestar in the Golden Temple in 1984.

The report by British Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Heywood in February found that the nature of the British assistance was purely advisory, limited and provided to the Indian government at an early stage.

The NSO, headed by Lord Indarjit Singh of Wimbledon, described the British Government’s review of Operation Bluestar as “deeply hurtful to Sikhs”, and insensitive to others concerned with human rights. “UK Sikhs are deeply disappointed by the UK Government’s attitude to Sikh human rights,” said NSO in its statement.

(From Left) Arnav Chhabra, Sandeep Iyer, Ramya Parameswaran and Sana Raoof.

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our Indian-American students have been named recipients of this year’s Paul and Doris Soros Fellowships for New Americans. The fellowships for New Americans are grants for up to two years of graduate study in the U.S. Arnav Chhabra received the award to support work towards a Ph.D. in medical engineering and medical physics.

Sundeep Iyer has been integrating academic research with real-world litigation and hopes to become an effective voice in safeguarding

immune cells. A few years later, as an undergraduate at Stanford University, her study of cancer in genetically engineered mice earned her the Firestone Medal, given to Stanford University’s top undergraduate thesis.

Sana Raoof will study resistance democracy. His research was used in mechanisms to targeted therapies several federal voter rights cases, and for non-small cell lung cancer. Her his work has been cited in The New award helped her to earn an MD York Times, Washington Post, Politico and a Ph.D. in molecular oncology. and National Review.

She represented Harvard at the Ramya Parameswaran, an World Debate Championships in MD/Ph.D. student at the Universi- Botswana, hoping to sharpen her ty of Chicago, researches nanoscale persuasive skills to fight tobaccobiomaterials that can interface with related illness through policy.

The fellowships for New Americans are grants for up to two years of graduate study in the US

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Ukraine seizes back Kharkiv from Russia Two pings heard from search site Authorities hope to free other government buildings seized by the pro-Russian demonstrators soon IANS, LONDON

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kraine authorities said they have seized back control of the regional administration building in the eastern city of Kharkiv from pro-Russian separatists on April 8.

The authorities said they hoped government buildings seized by the pro-Russian demonstrators in Luhansk and Donetsk on April 7, would also be freed shortly, BBC reported.

Russia recently annexed the peninsula of Crimea following a referendum.

Kiev and the West held as illegal the referendum in the territory, where the majority of people are Russian speakers.

Eastern Ukraine was the political heartland of its ousted president Viktor Yanukovych and has a large Russian-speaking population.

Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Danylo Lubkivsky told the BBC

Ukraine soldiers after seizing back the regional administration building of Kharkiv.

‘Russia creating chaos in Ukraine’ WASHINGTON: United States Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russian agents of stirring unrest in eastern Ukraine that could be used t for military intervention.

“What we see from Russia is an illegal and illegitimate effort to destabilize a sovereign state and create a contrived crisis with paid operatives across an international boundary engaged in this initiative,” he told a committee.

Radio 4’s program on April 8 that the situation in eastern Ukraine was “under control but remains dangerous”.

Pro-Russian protestors gathered at a barricade outside the offices of the SBU state security service in Luhansk, in eastern Ukraine, the report said.

The Security Service of Ukraine (Sluzhba Bespeky Ukrayiny, or SBU) is a law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the state security of Ukraine.

Interim President Oleksandr Turchynov said several Ukrainian policemen have been injured in the operation to free the Kharkiv regional state administration, the report added.

CANBERRA: Search equipment has detected two new signals that could be from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Australian officials said on April 9.

The two signals yielded more than 12 minutes in transmissions, retired Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston told reporters at a briefing in Perth.

That could help search operators to narrow the area they need to find out whether they’re closing in on Flight

370, which disappeared on March 8 with 239 people on board, he said.

“What we’re picking up is a great lead,” he said.

The signals could help searchers to survey “a much more sharply defined search area — a much smaller search area underwater,” Houston said.

That’s important because the jet’s “pingers” are already crossed the expected 30-day life of their batteries, he said.

UN to deploy 12,000 peacekeepers in CAR BANGUI: UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has reaffirmed the UN’s determination to deploy 12,000 peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR), a country that has witnessed deadly violence for over a year.

Ban was speaking over the weekend after arriving in the country’s capital Bangui for a surprise brief visit that lasted for a few hours, Xinhua reported.

The visit comes a few days before the UN Security Council votes on the proposal to send peacekeepers to the

CAR to take over the charge from the African Union-led International Support Mission for the CAR (MISCA).

“I want to continue to urge the international community to act promptly to deploy the soldiers,” Ban said.

SOuTH ASiA TTP’s double game on talks?

ISLAMABAD: Is the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) playing a double game -- holding peace talks with the government on one hand and on the other quietly urging its “informal affiliates” to stage attacks in cities like Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta?

It would seem so from an alert

Ballot count in Afghan prez poll starts KABUL: The counting of ballots cast in the Afghan presidential election started on April 7 with the partial results declared on April 8, an election official said.

More than seven million Afghans, out of 12 million eligible voters, cast their votes on April 5 to elect a successor for outgoing President Hamid Karzai for the next five years in the first democratic transfer of power through polling in the country's history. The preliminary results will come out April 24 and the final result will be announced in midMay. Meanwhile on April 9 the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urged candidates in the Asian country's presidential elections and their supporters to respect the two national electoral institutions as vote counting continues.

Jan Kubis, the UN secretary-gener-

India hails Afghan polls turnout NEW DELHI: India on April 5 saluted the people of Afghanistan and its security forces for the huge turnout in the presidential elections, terming it a “resounding rejection” by people “of the designs and ideology of terrorists and their supporters”.

In a statement, the external affairs ministry spokesperson said that “India will continue to work to support the people of Afghanistan”. al's special representative for Afghanistan, called on the candidates to wait for the release of official results, Farhan Haq, the deputy UN spokesman told reporters.

Sri Lanka rejects international probe COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan Government on April 7 refused to cooperate with an international investigation into alleged human rights abuses in the country.

External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris said the government will not allow international investigators to visit Sri Lanka to conduct a probe, Xinhua reported.

Peiris told reporters in Colombo that an international investigation cannot take place on Sri Lankan soil without the cooperation of the government.

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) had recently passed a resolution calling for an international investiga-

tion into the war in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Army and the Tamil Tiger rebels fought a 30-year civil war before the rebels were defeated in May 2009.

Human rights groups and some Western countries pushed for an investigation into alleged war crimes committed during the final stages of the war.

Sri Lanka, rejected an international probe and instead appointed a local commission to probe the allegations.

The UNHRC had last month adopted the U.S.-sponsored resolution which claimed that the domestic investigations fell short of expectations.

Nepal Prime Minister expands cabinet issued by the interior ministry last week that the newly-formed Ansarul Hind would attack Pakistani cities, Dawn reported on April 8.

The source, who issued the alert, however, did not know when the militants would strike, adding that the TTP leadership had wished its “informal affiliates” to create the new group, the report said.

“TTP will choose the targets and the informal groups under its umbrella will provide support to the Ansarul Hind activists with weapons and other materials,” the source added.

KATHMANDU: Three months after being elected as the country’s executive head, Nepal’s Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on April 7 inducted three more members into his 21-member cabinet.

With the expansion, the number of ministers reached 24, Xinhua reported.

Sunil Thapa of Rastriya Prajatantra Party took oath as the Minister for Commerce and Supplies while Giri Bahadur KC was sworn in as the state minister for the same ministry. Nilam KC, a leader of the Com-

munist Party of Nepal- United MarxistLeninist (CPN-UML), was sworn-in as minister for women, children and social welfare.

Sunil Thapa is the son of former prime minister Surya Bahadur Thapa and Nilam KC is the spouse of CPN-UML general secretary C.P. Mainali. Prime Minister Koirala had been under fire for failing to expand the cabinet for a long time.

Koirala is yet to appoint ministers for defense, peace and reconstruction and science and technology.

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SRI LANKA break losing jinx Beat India by six wickets to script their first World Cup title win after a series of four losses in the finals IANS, MIRPUR (BANGLADESH)

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umar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene signed off their Twenty20 international careers guiding Sir Lanka to their maiden ICC World Twenty20 title, beating former champions India by six wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on April 6.

India couldn’t stop the two Sri Lankan legends from ending their Twenty20 international careers on a high note despite heroics from Virat Kohli, who starred again with a fine 77 off 58 balls as the 2007 champions struggled to get 130 for four in 20 overs. Kohli was also adjudged Man of the Tournament.

Sangakkara struck a match-winning 52 off 35 balls while Jayawardene made a run-a-ball 24 as Sri Lanka cruised to 134 for four with 13 balls to spare. Thisara Perera, 23 not out from 14 balls, finished off the match in style with a four. Sangakkara was declared Man of the Match.

It was an otherwise clinical performance by the Sri Lankans and the win was sweet revenge for their loss to India in the 2011 World Cup ODI final in Mumbai. It was also Sri Lanka’s first ICC World Cup win after a series of four losses in the finals. They lost the 2007 and the 2011 50-over World Cups and the 2009 and the 2012 Twenty20 World Cups.

Sri Lankan players celebrate with the trophy after winning the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Mirpur. (Photo: IANS)

Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain Lasith Malinga was bang on target as he opted to bowl first after winning the toss. Indians were done in by their inability to rotate strike and some smart death bowling by Malinga (1/23) and Nuwan Kulasekara (1/29) as they surprisingly managed just 19 runs in the last four overs.

Both Malinga and Kulasekara bowled full and wide making it tough for the Indian batsmen to reach for them. Malinga expectedly bowled a fine final over giving away a mere four runs to leave the Indians disappointed.

Wei wins third India Open title IANS, NEW DELHI

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alaysia’s Lee Chong Wei proved why he is the World No.1 badminton player by thrashing No.2 Chen Long of China in straight games to clinch his third $250,000 India Open Super Series men’s singles title in four years here on April 6.

The top seed needed only 55 minutes to better Long 21-13, 2117 at the Siri Fort Sports Complex.

In a repeat of last month’s All-England Open final, Lee won to take a 9-8 lead in career meetings.

Earlier, reigning All-England women’s singles champion Shixian Wang of China continued her fine run this year to beat compatriot and Olympic champion Li Xuerui to clinch her first title here. The Asian Games gold medalist took 47 min-

utes to come out on top 22-20, 2119 in a tough contest.

The top seed was at game point (20-18) but Shixian showed nerves of steel to, first, save both game points and, then, took two more points to bag the game.

The second game was also a neck-and-neck affair with the scores level at 18-all but the second seed pulled out

led from the start. He looked effortless in using his deceptive drops from the back of the court which left his Chinese guessing till the bird landed on court 2.

three of the next four points to clinch the match and title and level the head-to-head to 4-4.

In the last match of the day, top seed Lee was in prime form and Malaysian badminton player Lee Chong Wei during India Open 2014 in New Delhi on April 6.(Photo: IANS)

It was a perfect game for Sri Lanka: Dhoni MIRPUR: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on April 6 admitted that his batsmen couldn’t execute the plans well in the last four overs against Sri Lanka in the final of the ICC World Twenty20 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here.

“In the middle overs, our batsmen tried our best to get going, but we couldn’t convert the good start,” said Dhoni, after India’s six-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in the final.

“We could have always got those 1015 runs, but cricket is about those runs.

The last four overs they executed their plans very well and for our side that doesn’t play scoops well, that worked for them. Malinga with that slingy action kept bowling it wide. It was a perfect game for them,” said Dhoni.

The skipper lauded Kohli for his consistent performance and said the Delhi boy has a bright future ahead of him.

— IANS

Sergio Perez gets Force India’s second ever podium IANS, SAKHIR (BAHRAIN)

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ergio Perez scored Force India’s second ever podium in the team’s seven-year history after the Mexican driver finished third in the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit here on April 6.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton clinched victory after he overtook teammate and pole position man Nico Rosberg at the start. The Briton maintained the lead throughout to win his consecutive Grand Prix in the first ever night race in the gulf nation.

Meanwhile, Perez’ teammate Nico Hulkenberg made sure that the team got a double points finish by coming home in brilliant fashion with fifth position.

The first and the last time the Vijay Mallya-led team got a podium was in 2009 when Giancarlo Fisichella finished second behind Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen at the Belgian Grand Prix.

India enter Davis Cup World Group play-offs IANS, BUSAN (SOUTH KOREA)

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op tennis player Somdev Devvarman pulled off a stunning win in the first reverse singles to enable India enter the Davis Cup World Group play-offs with a 3-1 historic win over South Korea in their Group I Asia/Oceania second round tie here on April 6 .

India entered the third day of the match with a 2-1 lead and Devvarman sealed the tie for the visitors

with a hard fought 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 61 win over Yong-Kyu Lim. Somdev, who also had a hard fought win over Hyeon Chung in the opening round, displayed great fighting spirit in the reverse singles as well. Lim, Korea’s top singles player, cracked under pressure despite doing well in the first two sets. Though Somdev won the first set, Lim came back strongly by winning the second set. However, Somdev was in his elements and easily won the last two sets.

The second reverse singles match between Chung and India’s Sanam Singh was cancelled since the tie was already decided.

“Unreal effort by @SomdevD to give us the win against Korea! fightttttt @rohanbopanna, #teamindiaaaaaa..” tweeted Singh.

For India the win was sweet revenge for the 1-4 thrashing they had suffered against Korea last year when top players boycotted the tie.

India now have 4-6 head-to-head record against Korea.

Somdev Devvarman displayed great fighting spirit against Yong-Kyu Lim.

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Leaders not just in their careers but also in their personal lives.

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he BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a worldwide sociospiritual organization dedicated to community service, peace and harmony, recently hosted a Women’s Conference themed “Lead from Within” at 10 centers across North America.

The March 22 event was aimed at recognizing the “unparalleled leaders we know and admire, to acknowledge the leaders amongst us, and to enrich the leaders within us”.

Some 450 women gathered at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett, IL to participate in the annual event, now in its seventh year.

The conference is inspired by His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the fifth spiritual successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, in an effort to highlight the empowering role of women in the 21st century society and also to ensure their spiritual growth as it will help them sail smoothly through life’s vagaries.

Speaking on the occasion, Ilupi Patel (MBA in Finance, University of Houston), examined who we may consider to be leaders and why.

“Are we not leaders when we take charge of a task or project at work, in educating our children, when we care for aging parents, when we make everyday decisions impacting our careers, homes, and families?

In truth, everyone is a leader in their own way”, she said.

The conference proceeded to discuss leadership essentials that would make everyone a good leader.

Sonal Pakvasa, an IT program manager, emphasized the need to understand one’s self, one’s belief system, one’s values, and one’s spirituality. Her talk focused on the need for a connection with one’s conscience as it plays an important role in day-to-day actions.

The conference aimed at portraying real-life accounts of people who have not only cultivated, but also strengthened, their leadership qualities with spirituality.

Kailas Sanghani, an accounting/finance professional, shared fundamental qualities exemplified by leaders she emulated.

She spoke of her ultimate role model, her guru Pramukh Swami Maharaj;

conveying touching examples from his life exemplifying sacrifice, humility, stillness, and courage.

She emphasized how his examples provide courage and stability in life’s challenging situations, guide her in everyday interactions and choices, and how that enables her to be an effective, poised leader in all her roles.

Andrea Sreshta, CEO & Co-Founder of LuminAID, conveyed the message to “Lead from Within” through her various educational and business endeavors.

Sharing her thoughts on leadership, she said, “Realizing the opportunities that you have and not taking them for granted because they aren’t a guarantee to so many other people in the world is a lesson in leadership that I’ve learned so far through different situations in our business.”

The audience took inspiration from the conference and realized how they faced similar challenges in their lives. They understood that the choices they make everyday make them true leaders.

Sharing her thoughts on the conference, Karishma Patel, an undergraduate student at Marquette University, stated, “By drawing on the experiences of these ladies, who have proven to be excellent leaders in not only their careers, but in their personal lives, this conference has shown me how I can imbibe similar leadership skills.”

Khyati Anjaria, mother of three, reflected on the conference in a personal way saying, “It was great to hear of inspiring examples of many women, leading their families not just physically, but also morally and spiritually while exceling in their careers. It has helped me introspect on how I want to imbibe those qualities both as a mother and as a working professional.”

After the conference, attendees also enjoyed the opportunity to network and share their perspective on the talks of the day. Members of the audience took notice of their own belief system and gained confidence in their ability to lead in their pursuits. Others recognized their strengths, contributions, and recognized themselves as leaders, some for the very first time.

The 3,300-odd international centers of BAPS support character-building activities under the guidance and leadership of His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj.

(L-R) Dr. Sonal Patel & Mrs. Sumitra Patel at the lamp-lighting ceremony.

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‘We don’t realize the power of our vote’ Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui dons the role of a TV news reporter for an election special show IANS, NOIDA

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hen methodical Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui interacted with people in four Indian states for his new role of a TV reporter in a news channel, he was shocked to see that many don’t realize the power of the vote — and discovered why “development” is just another word in politicians’ dictionary.

The Gangs of Wasseypur actor was in the office of Focus News Network in Noida, in the NCR region, that has roped him for its election special series called Kehta Hai India that will go on air from April 12 at 9 p.m.

Making his small screen debut with the show, the 39-year-old actor traveled to Patna, Lucknow, Varanasi and Jaipur where he interacted with the locals: from rickshaw

ment doesn’t want people to get educated because that will give power to people and they don’t want that,” he said, adding that it is an “ugly truth” to see most of the people are “clueless” about the power of the ballot. It was also for the first time the actor, who is known for his roles in Kahaani and The Lunchbox, has directly interacted with the politicians and asked them uncomfortable questions related to development and political rivalries.

For the show, he interviewed Rajasthan Chief Minister

‘Government doesn’t want people to get educated because that will give power to people and they don’t want that’ pullers to paanwaalas, and from students to shopkeepers — and got a sense of their outlook towards the general elections and governance.

He will be shooting for the last episode in the Capital on April 11.

“It was sad to see that there are many people who have no idea why their vote is important. Some are voting because someone has suggested that they should vote for a particular party, and there are many who vote for those candidates who pay them to vote,” Siddiqui told IANS in an interview.

“I have personally felt that the govern-

Waheeda not okay with making film on her life MUMBAI: Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman, who recently unveiled Nasreen Munni Kabir’s book Conversations with Waheeda Rehman says she is “not okay” if a film is made on her life.

Biopics are a new trend in the Hindi film industry.

So, asked if she would be fine with a film on her journey, she told IANS: “I am (over) 75. Now it’s a long journey...it has to be made in four parts.

But personally, I am not okay with it.”

In the last decade itself, the actress featured in movies like Rang De Basanti and Delhi-6. Now she is happy away from the screen. —IANS

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arun Dhawan-starrer Main Tera Hero has earned over `200 million in its opening weekend.

The entertainer has collected a whopping net amount of `223 million in its opening weekend, said a statement.

Directed by David Dhawan and produced by Balaji Motion Pictures, actor Tusshar Kapoor is happy with the figures as the movie performed well despite the World Twenty20 final between India and Sri Lanka in Bangladesh on April 6. It is a mix of the commercial content, Varun’s screen presence and the movie’s promotions that have worked in favor of the entertainer, says an expert.

“So, Main Tera Hero withstood the opposition of the two big T20 World Cup matches (with India playing) to safely collect a `200 million+ weekend, cheers,” Tusshar, the brother of producer Ekta Kapoor, tweeted.

Main Tera Hero is more commercial than Jal, which also released on April 4. It’s got the combination of Varun and David and since it is produced by Balaji Motion Pictures, it is well promoted,” Rajesh Thadani of Multimedia Combines told IANS.

Deepika-Ranveer in ‘Bajirao Mastani’ MUMBAI: The RamLeela couple is back!

Actress Deepika Padukone will play historical character Mastani with Ranveer Singh playing Bajirao Peshwa in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani.

“Sanjay Leela Bhansali was keen on Deepika for Mastani’s part. But she couldn’t seem to accommodate the long schedules required for Bajirao Mastani, specially since she gave the nod to Karan Johar’s Shuddhi which would take up close to 150 shooting days,” said a source. However, later Deepika is said to have informed the director that she would be able to fit Bajirao Mastani into her schedule.

—IANS

Vasundhara Raje, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, BJP president Rajnath Singh, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad and actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha. From these interactions, he concluded that politicians are masters of giving convoluted answers.

t’s not easy being David Dhawan. Over the last 20 years he has constantly kept the laughter alive. Having generated barrels of mirth with Govinda and Salman Khan in the past, now it is time for David’s son to have a blast.

Playing Seenu, the no-good wastrel who cons his way through a series of outrageous escapades, Varun Dhawan is to be seen monkeying around in every frame.

To his credit, the Dhawan scion carries off the incessant demand on his performing skills. Varun is a like a Govinda on steroids. He pumps up the energy level to the extent that even his two discernibly dheeli-dhaali heroines end up looking they are having fun. It could be just an act. We will never know. Every character is in the wink-wink mode.

Cleverly David Dhawan builds on Varun’s contagious gusto. Scene after scene give the star-kid a chance to flex his muscles and

‘Main Tera Hero’ crosses `200 million mark

‘Main Tera Hero’ is full-on dhamaal Film: Main Tera Hero; Cast: Varun Dhawan, Ileana D’Cruz, Nargis Fakhri, Arunoday Singh; Directed: David Dhawan; Rating: ***

demonstrate his skills at holding a frame up with gravity-defying laughter. Main Tera Hero is the kind of loopy, askew-me plot that

makes no claims to any intellectual gratification. Its naked, unassuming goofiness is its greatest USP. And who goofier than Varun

Dhawan who starts off as a student in a college where the campus beauty Ileana d’Cruz is an untouchable. The neighborhood goon-like cop, played by Arunoday Singh, has put a proprietorial seal on her. To be honest Arunoday has the most difficult part in this anygoes comedy of hell-raising errors.

He is shown to be a goon in khaki with serious anger-management issues.

Although the plot is skimpier than the two heroines’s costumes put together, it derives terrific energy and sustenance from its leading man’s zest for life.

The film is low on aspirations and high on hi-jinks. Moving from Mumbai to Bangkok, the plot is bolstered by a blizzard of low-brow episodes. Even the song and dances are engaging knickknacks, more memorable for being forgettable than anything else.

– Subhash K. Jha

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MUMBAI: Kangana Ranaut has impressed one and all with her performance in Queen and superstar Aamir Khan is no exception to it.

While Aamir has expressed his desire to share screen space with the actress, she doesn’t see it as her “immediate goal”.

Kangana says she has had a word about a future opportunity with Aamir, “but there is nothing concrete as yet”.

“We would definitely like to work with each other. But I don’t think that as actors, that’s the priority we have. Our goal is to do things that excite us and along the way if we find an opportunity, it’ll be great! But I don’t think that’s the priority...that’s not my immediate goal, “ the actress told reporters here at the launch of Krux stationery products range on April 5.

Kangana will next be seen in Revolver Rani releasing on April 25.

Priyanka finds ‘Mary Kom’ inspiring MUMBAI: National Award-winning actress Priyanka Chopra, who is yet to devote 15 days to complete shooting of the biopic on India’s champion boxer M.C. Mary Kom, says every scene in the film is inspirational. “‘Mary Kom’ is the story of every woman who wants to be larger than she is meant to be. Inspiring to do every scene...can’t believe only 15 days left to complete the film. It’s been so tumultuous yet wonderful,” Priyanka posted on her Twitter page.The actress is currently busy shooting for the film, based on the Olympic medal-winner.

MUMBAI: Actress Sonakshi Sinha is working with Arjun Kapoor for the first time in Tevar and says she respects her co-star for being a thorough professional.

“He is cordial with everybody. He is not overtly friendly, but he is a very chilled out guy and good to work with,” she said.

“What I really respect and like about him is that he is a good co-star and very professional on the sets and knows what he is doing despite the film being his father’s production,” added the 26-year-old.

Both Arjun and Sonakshi are star kids — while Arjun is the son of producer Boney Kapoor, Sonakshi is the daughter of actors Poonam and Shatrughan Sinha.

Sonakshi knows her co-star since her school days as she, Arjun and his cousins—actress Sonam Kapoor and her sister, producer Rhea went to the same institution.

Soundarya wants 15 years to be a star MUMBAI: Soundarya may have played it safe with her directorial debut Kochadaiiyaan by teaming up with her superstar father Rajinikanth, but she is feeling the pressure of high expectations. She said if her dad took over three decades to attain stardom, she should be given at least half the time to prove herself.

She said: “It’s a tough life for star kids...for people they are stars; for us, they are the people that we know.”

“As star children, we face the expectations, which is as much as that of the achievers who are the fathers or mothers who took so much time to achieve it. My father is a superstar now, but he took 31 years to reach here, at least give me 15 years,” the 30-year-old, who is married to Chennai-based businessman Ashwin, told IANS.

MUMBAI: Sajid Nadiadwala, producer of upcoming Bollywood film Heropanti, the launchpad for Tiger Shroff, says he feels as responsible towards the young actor as any parent.

Tiger is actor Jackie Shroff’s son.

“It’s a very strange mix of parental pride and a teacher’s concern. I’ve been part of Tiger’s life from the time he was a child. I was there when he was born. Luckily, I’m also part of his second birth, when his career takes off. So you could say I feel a double responsibility towards Tiger,” said Nadiadwala.

He has never felt so nervous about any of my films before.

“Tiger is the first actor I’m launching in my entire career as a producer. That he’s being launched during the same year when I make my debut as a director (with Kick) gives me an added feeling of identification with Tiger.

“I know what he must be going through,” he said with a nervous laugh, dismissing the contention that being his father’s son would help Tiger get a larger audience.

NEW DELHI: Actress Deepika Padukone, who gave four backto-back hits last year, has been signed as the brand ambassador of Lifestyle International Pvt. Ltd.’s ethnic wear brand Melange by Lifestyle.

The 28-year-old recently shot for the latest spring-summer campaign for the brand and she will also be endorsing the brand for its autumn-winter range.

“Melange by Lifestyle has an amazing range of salwar, kurtas and churidars. The most amazing part about it is that it is ethnic yet so contemporary. I think it is perfect for modern Indian woman,” Deepika said in a statement.

She was also recently appointed the brand ambassador of cereal brand Kellogg’s.

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Sonam Kapoor mobbed, loved the experience MUMBAI: Actress Sonam Kapoor attracted many fans in Nashik when she came to the city to shoot Dolly Ki Doli. She loved the experience.

The shooting of Dolly Ki Doli, Arbaaz Khan’s new production, began on the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa, a New Year festival celebrated in Maharashtra.

A source from the film’s unit said: “To flag off the shoot, the entire unit decided to visit the famous Infant Jesus shrine in Nashik to seek blessings. On hearing this, lots of fans gathered at the spot and refused to leave without seeing the fashionista.”

Sonam gracefully agreed to meet and interact with them, and said: “I was quite overwhelmed to see the large number of people who turned up to meet us. The locals really cooperated with us and gave us a warm Nashik-style welcome”.

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CHICAGOANS STRENGTHEN EKAL VIDYALAYA’S HANDS

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hicago (IL) -- The Chicago community came in large numbers to support a very worthy cause-- “The Gift of Education” for the underprivileged children of rural and tribal villages of India--when a musical evening was held at Schaumburg High School Auditorium 1100 W Schaumburg Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60194 on April 5.

Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation Chicago Chapter organized the charity fund-raiser event to provide free education to rural and tribal villages of India.

Vibhavari Yadav and Sunil Menon rendered melodious songs. And with Piyush Bhaat on various musical Instruments, Daxes Patel on tabla, Jaykumar Natu as a percussion player, the two enthralled the audience with unique and entertaining songs with enthusiastic spirit.

Later, a video presentation was given followed by small orientation by Dr Hasmukh Shah, a renowned physician practicing in Sterling (IL), that gave a basic idea about Ekal’s transparent organizational practice and how does it functions in rural and tribal villages .

Ekal exists in almost every state of India with 57,502 schools and serving more then

Lamp lighting was performed by three lucky winners from the audience

1.62 million children’s educational needs.

Each year ‘Ekal-USA collects around $4 million) through their fund-raising concerts. In the last few years, Ekal has received numerous prestigious awards and grants, including ‘Best NGO’, for its transparency of operation and outstanding administration.

This year, the generous Chicago community members who had so far raised

funds to support 358 schools, particpated in the charity music concert and collected funds to support 582 schools in India.

According to Amrit Mittal, one of the leading donors, Ekal is a transparent organization where 10 % of funding is used for administrative expenses and more than 90% of the funding goes for the actual cause of imparting education.

The transparency of this organization has

Devi Jagran draws devotees at Hari Om Mandir

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hicago (IL) -- A large number of devotees wre present when Hari Om Mandir celebrated Chaitra Navratre Devi Jagran with great devotion on April 5.

Devi Jagran, as always, was an occasion to gather plentiful blessings of Maa Bhagwati. The occasion was amde special due to the presence of Asha Khanna Ji From New York. Her very emotive rendition of Maa ki Bhentein were so impressive that many devotees kept dancing in front of Devi Maa ki Pratima as if to appease her for special blessings.

Ayodhia Salwan (Chairman) and Indrajit Sarkar (President) recognized Maa ke Bhagat Subhash Sharma with Dhyanu Bhagat award in recognition of his continuous service for the past 20 years (1994-2014) at Hari Om Mandir Jagrans. Subhash Sharma and his wife Mrs.Kiran Sharma were also honored with mata ki chunni by Suchitra Sarkar, Prem Salwan and Nirmal Bagga.

Sarkar thanked the Salwan family for sponsoring Devi Jagran and appreciated the hard work of Shastri Yogesh Pandya

and Pt. Dinesh Kumar for decorating the temple beautifully for the occasion.

He also thanked all the dvotees for their

donations and prayed Mata Rani to give peace, good health and prosperity to all.

Chaitra Navratri, also popular as Chait Navratras, is the nine-day festival observed in the month of Chaitra.

Chaitra Navratri is one of the most important festival of Hindus.

Devotees worship Maa Shakti, Goddess of cosmic power, during this time and wish to be bestowed by divine benediction from Goddess. Fasting and praying mark the Navratri celebrations.

Goddess Shakti manifests herself in three different dimensions as Goddess Laxmi, Saraswati and Durga.

Navratri is divided into sets of three days to adore three different aspects of the supreme goddess or goddesses. On the first three days, Durga or Goddess of Energy is worshipped.

The next three days are devoted to Lakshmi or Goddess of Wealth and the last three days for Saraswati or Goddess of Knowledge. On the eighth and ninth day, a Yagna (sacrificial fire) is performed to honor Durga Mata and bid her farewell.

On these days Kanya Puja is performed.

made it a very unique movement.

Ekal is planning to organize a garba event during September this year with a view to creating awareness about its activities.

This year marks 26th year of Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation which has been dispensing 1) Functional literacy 2) Health care training 3) Integrated Village Development and 4) Empowerment education in tribal and remotest rural areas of India, while transpiring localized empowerment never seen before.

The Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation is tax-exempt, registered non-profit service organization dedicated to education and village development in rural India. Ekal’s philosophy is to take a holistic approach to social and economic development and eradication of illiteracy from remote and tribal villages of India.

Harish Doshi thanked all patrons , donors and supporters for their continuous donation towards Ekal’s initiative. With this kind of momentum ‘Ekal’ has gathered in recent years, and over 4,000 selfless volunteers joining hands, its plan to establish 100,000 schools in remote rural areas of India is definitely not a distant dream.

Residents told to guard against ATM hacking

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HICAGO (IL) -- The Illinois attorney general is warning residents about hackers gaining unauthorized access to bank accounts and illegally withdrawing money from ATMs. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says the warning follows a report by federal banking regulators that there has been an increase in the number of illegal withdrawals from banks.

Authorities say criminals are engaged in sophisticated scams that involve obtaining bank employee login information. They then create fraudulent ATM cards and delete or alter systems that alert banks to unusual ATM activity.

Madigan’s office says residents should monitor bank and credit card accounts daily and report any unauthorized charges or other activity.

Here are more tips offered by Madigan: 4Set up an alert on your account to receive notification when your credit or debit card is used over and above a certain dollar figure. Many banks offer this feature as a “transaction alert.”

4Beware of callers who claim to be with your card issuing bank. These calls may be a scam.

You should contact your bank first at the tollfree number on the back of your card before disclosing any personal information.

11 immigrants held after protest against deportations

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ROADVIEW (IL) -- Eleven immigrant rights activists were arrested for forming a human chain and blocking an intersection near the Broadview Detention Center last week.

Crowds were chanting “Not one more,” and “Two Million Too Many” referring to the President’s record deportations and their demand that he act immediately to stop them.

“If the President will not stop deportations, then we will,” said Karen Picazo, whose mother is undocumented and lives under the threat of deportation.

“The President continues to deport our families, his administration has gotten us two million deportations. We need immediate action from the President and it needs to start with administrative relief and a stop to deportations now.”

The latest actions are part of the national ‘Not-1-more-deportation’ campaign calling on President Obama to put a stop to deportations with more than 80 events occurring over the weekend nationwide.

By the middle of April, President Obama will have carried out two million deportations, more than any other President.

The group asserts that President Obama doesn’t have to wait for Congress to use his executive authority to stop the suffering. He could expand the deferred action program he created for immigrant

yo u t h a n d s u s p e n d d e p o r t a t i o n s immediately.

Communities across the country are organizing events under the slogan “Two Million, Too Many” to demand that the President stop deportations.

Organizations that participated in the latest demonstration were Undocumented Illinois, Organized Communities Against Deportations, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Latino Policy Forum, National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities and National Day Laborer Organizing Network.students in India

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INDIAN DANCE SCHOOL STAGES KRISHNA LEELA

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he Indian Dance School started by Gauri Jog staged a dance drama, Krishna Leela, at Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg, Illinois On Friday, March 21.

The concept of the sold-out program was to depict various stories from Lord Krishna’s remarkable life such as Makhan Chori, Kaliya Mardan, Draupadi Vastraharan and Gita Upadesh.

Then there were a series of dances to depict the stories from the life of Lord Krishna. In the first dance, the dancers described good qualities of lord Krishna and how handsome he looks.

The nimble-footed artists also depicted naughty pranks of Lord Krishna as a child and a teaser of Gopis in Vrindavan.

The dances also depicted other stories from Krishna’s life such as Hori, Makhanchori, Kaliya Mardan, Draupadi Vastraharan.

There are more than 20 pairs of mother and daughter learning dance together at Indian Dance School and they presented very energetic, graceful Garba, Kathak Dandia and Mother Daughter dance.

Promoting the Indian culture through dance The centerpiece of the program was Gita his duties as a warrior and prince.

Upadesh performed by Gauri Jog and her “Dance is an integral part of our culture students depicting the Lord Krishna’s advice and it is a great way for Indian youth in to Arjuna at the battlefield. The song of the America to stay connected with their roots,” Gita is exemplified in Yada Yada hi Dharmasya. said Gauri Jog at the event.

Glanir Bhavati Bharat.

The program not only entertained and Responding to Arjuna’s confusion and educated many who attended the Indian moral dilemma, this Kathak dance very well Dance School event for the first time but also depicted how Lord Krishna explains to Arjuna showed the creative potential of Gauri Jog

who has been practicing Kathak for the past 35 years.

In order to raise awareness of Indian culture in the US and promote education through the arts, Gauri Jog formed Indian Dance School 15 years ago and has now developed it as a reputable non-profit dance institute in Chicago area offering classes in Indian Classical dance, Bollywood and Yoga.

The group has staged more than 230 shows since 1999 including much-admired dance dramas such as Kathak Yatra, Shakuntala, Queen of Jhansi, Fire the Fiery tale, East meets West, Ramayana among others.

“From dancing at countless multicultural shows to performing in Daley Plaza downtown for the mayor of Chicago, to presenting a piece at the 2016 Chicago Olympic Bid, the group was challenged and introduced to a wide variety of exciting venues to perform every year”, a senior student of Gauri Jog said.

Gauri Jog also teaches Kathak online to large number of students even from India and several other countries. Her website http:// www.gaurijog.com has invaluable information about this dance style and includes all the research she has done for the last 30 years.

South Asian Bar Association South Asian community activists meet Tammy Duckworth gets down to business

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he South Asian Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis recently held its official kick-off event at the Saint Louis University School

of Law. Judging by the impressive roster of government, business and civic leaders in attendance, the association will be a mainstay in the regional legal community. The group was co-founded by Commissioner Sreenivasa Rao (Sreenu) Dandamudi, who is also serving as its inaugural president.

Currently seeking new members, every licensed attorney, retired attorney, and law student in the metropolitan St. Louis region (both sides of the Mississippi river) is eligible for membership in the association.

“During our first year we will focus on building the association from the ground up,” says Dandamudi. “Once we’re established, our goal is to provide a legal network of opportunities for attorneys as well as assistance to those in need.”

Commissioner Dandamudi notes that founding the group was a team effort. “There is a core group of over a dozen attorneys that worked to form the association,” he explains.

His personal experience growing up in St. Louis was also a motivating factor. “We

Jason Kander & Charlie Dooley created this organization to complement other efforts, such as the Mosaic Project, to continue to bolster the St. Louis region.”

An impressive list of legal, business and community leaders attended.

They included former Missouri Supreme Court Judge and Saint Louis University Law School Dean Mike Wolff, Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary R. Russell, Missouri Supreme Court Judges Laura Denvir Stith, Zel Fischer and George W. Draper, III. Also present were Missouri House Speaker Timothy W. Jones, Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley and State Representative Jill Schupp among many others.

At the group’s launch, Judge George W. Draper, III, of the Missouri Supreme Court, congratulated the founders.

“The first official event of the South Asian Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis clearly demonstrated the commitment of the founders and future leaders,” he says. “Commissioner Sreenu Dandamudi and the other members of the organization have opened the eyes of the Missouri legal community to the presence and sophistication of the South Asian legal community.”

Sitting L to Rt (Sitting L-R) Nazneen Hashmi, Tammy Duckworth ( Congresswomen) Raja Krishnamurthy (Standing L-R) Azam Nizamuddin, Balbir Singh, Nasir Jahangir, Thakar S Basati, Syed A Zafer, Fouad Zubai

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outh Asian community activists from Cook, DuPage and Kane counties met with Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth and her staffers at her new campaign office in Hanover Park on March 20.

Raja Krishnamoorthi led the talks on behalf of the group. He thanked the lawmaker for her outreach towards the community. Thakar Basati also thanked her for coming to meet and greet worshippers at the Palatine Gurudwara on March 16.

Duckworth said that she had enjoyed the warmth and hospitality. She also stated that her staff, through the Community Outreach Program, would come to places of worship and non-profit events, to

meet, listen and address the issues and concerns of her constituents in the 8th Congressional District.

The Congresswoman agreed to remain in close contact with the community leaders and her staff has already set up a follow-up meeting to discuss plans to further engage the community. She encouraged political participation of the South Asian community and thanked all who had worked in her last election campaign.

Nazneen Hashmi, Nasir Jahangir, Azam Nizamuddin, Balbir Singh, Fouad Zubair and Syed H Zafer also participated in the lively and productive discussion.

Community issues were discussed and the activists expressed their thanks and confidence in Duckworth’s leadership.

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COLORS, VIBRANCY MARK BAL VIHAR’S HOLI FETE

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al Vihar of St. Louis celebrated the Holi festival jointly with Hindu Temple of St. Louis on March 15 at Mahatma Gandhi

Center.

The first major outdoor event of the calendar year for families to meet and greet each other and have some colorful fun started at noon with lunch for all. Sudhir Brahmabhatt kicked off the event and introduced Juhi Nayak, a youth student at Bal Vihar who talked about historical and cultural significance of holi.

Children were very enthusiastic about playing with the colors and\ their friends.

One could see the enthusiasm in the environment as children were running around throwing colors at their parents, friends and anyone they came across.

Even adults could be seen applying colors to the faces and greeting each other.

Within half an hour, most of them were covered in multiple colors from head to toe.

Bal Vihar continues to strengthen the community while instilling the core values of the Indian culture in younger generation. It strongly believes that the best thing one can pass on to the next generation is the values that not only make them a better citizen but

Youngsters showed themselves in their true colors

PCS’s ‘Rangla Punjab’ on April 19

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n order to celebrate the Vaisakhi festival, the Punjabi Cultural Society (PCS) of Chicago (PCS) has organized its flagship event, ‘Rangla Punjab 2014’, at Meadows Club, 2950 W Golf Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 on April 19.

About 30 performing arts items will be presented at the show which where University of Chicago, UIC Bhangra and Giddha teams from Milwaukee and Chicago will perform.

The Vaisakhi festival is a celebration marking the end of the harvest season, and beginning of a new crop cycle. It is a symbol of renewal and also a new year.

The PCS (www.PCSChicago.org) has been organizing its traditional Punjabi cultural program, ‘Rangla Punjab’, for more than two decades.

This is the single largest annual Punjabi cultural variety event in Chicago area that showcases the Punjabi performing arts and promotes the local community talent.

A gathering of 1,500 is expected at the grand event where more than 250 local artists from Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana will strive to display their talent.

Popular Punjabi dances Bhangra and

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he city of Park Ridge and the Niles Public Library are among 50 taxing bodies in the state to receive an award for accessible government information.

The Illinois Policy Institute has recognized the city and library with a Sunshine Award for “outstanding online transparency.” To earn the award, governmental bodies must score an 80 per cent or above on the policy institute’s Local Transparency Project

President’s award for Niles West student

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iles West High School student Rizwan Syed has been honored for his exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service

Giddha, Punjabi music and songs, comedy skits, poetry, and many other items will be presented.

The program has been sold out in many previous years. Tickets can be ordered online (https://mycity.sulekha.com/ranglapunjab-2014_buy_2088465).

General admission ticket for the show is $15 each and that for the reserved section is $25 each, and reserved numbered seating is $50 each. Front rows will be reserved seating for donors and VIP $100 tickets, which includes a delicious Punjabi dinner.

Award for City of Park Ridge and Niles library

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also lifts the world around them.

The selfless service put in by the teachers, administrative staff and all other parent volunteers make Bal Vihar the organization. As Bal Vihar nears completing 22 successful years, the popularity has grown with over 350 students now attending classes every other Sunday.

Classes are focused on overall development that includes Bhajan, Yoga and regular curriculum that includes teachings on India, its states, history, culture, neighbors etc.

Center for Indian Cultural Education - Bal Vihar of St. Louis, a non-profit organization, since its inception in 1992 has been serving the Metro St. Louis Indian community. The primary focus of this organization is to provide Indian cultural education to students age 5-18, its application and integration with the global multicultural and multifaceted society.

They are also taught discipline, tolerance and devotion in their daily routine. The ultimate goal is “to throw the light of cultural knowledge on every child, to make every child an outstanding citizen and to spread the song of peace and harmony around the world.”

10-point checklist, which requires specific information to be readily available to the public.

On the list is contact information, public meetings, budgets, expenses, contracts and taxes, among others.

Park Ridge scored an 86 per cent on the checklist, while the Niles library scored 85.3 per cent, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.

Park Ridge was last graded on March 15 and the library was graded in December 2013.

Governmental bodies that scored 100 per cent on the checklist included Orland Park, Lombard, Kane County, Hanover Township, Skokie and Evanston.

Other local government bodies to earn a Sunshine Award include the villages of Glenview, Mount Prospect, Glencoe, Buffalo Grove and Arlington Heights, and Evanston-Skokie School District 65.

The Illinois Policy Institute is a nonpartisan research organization focused in part on promoting good government.

Award.

The award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country, was granted by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program on behalf of President Barack Obama.

At Niles West, Rizwan has been involved in S.A.D.D. Club, Indo-Pak Club, Go Green Recycle Club and Quran Study. He is also a member of National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society.

Rizwan volunteered 100 hours at Cambridge Nursing and Rehab Center in Skokie. He was inspired to volunteer after reading an article on the lives of senior citizens that detailed how lonely they were.

He said, “I started volunteering in May. I would help the seniors get from place to place.

I would also talk to them, play games with them and help them with their therapy. In addition, I would read to them and put up posters for their enjoyment. I met everyone there and am on a first-name basis with most of them.”

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, sponsored by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, recognize middlelevel and high school students across American for outstanding volunteer service.

“The recipients of these awards demonstrate that young people across America are making remarkable contributions to the health and vitality of their communities,” said John Strangfeld, chairman and CEO of Prudential Financial.

“By recognizing these students and placing a spotlight on their volunteer activities, we hope to motivate others to consider how they can also contribute to their community.”

Meanwhile, Niles North High School student Aisha Khan won the third place in the February “Love” 12 x 12 competition at Blick Art Materials, 1755 Maple Avenue in Evanston.

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aipur girl Koyal Rana knows what she wants and says after winning the Femina Miss India 2014 title that her next target is Miss World — but in the meanwhile, if “good Bollywood offers” come her way, she wont’ mind accepting them either.

“I am feeling on top of the world. I have clarity about what I exactly want to do in life. After being Miss India, now I aspire to be Miss World,” Koyal, who was crowned on April 5 at the 51st edition of the beauty pageant here, told IANS. She “look up to Sushmita Sen” for inspiration as she feels that the former beauty queen has “achieved

so much in her life”. “Sushmita is a perfect example of beauty with brains. Even she won Miss India title and then she was crowned Miss Universe. Besides that she also

Miss World, but if I get good Bollywood offers, then I am open to doing films as well. But at the moment it’s too early to decide anything.”

‘I am feeling on top of the world. I have clarity about what I exactly want to do in life. After being Miss India, now I aspire to be Miss World’ does a lot of social work. I totally look up to her,” she said.

“My journey has been great so far and I wish to achieve lot more in life,” she added.

What about films?

Kajol said: “I am focusing on

Born in Jaipur and raised in Delhi, Koyal says education is as important for her as being Miss India. She said: “Education is certainly important for me. I also want to focus on my studies. I am pursuing Bachelor of

Indian wines promoted in Italy IANS, VERONA (ITALY)

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ndivine, the export label of IFratelli Wines, an Indo-Italian collaboration, produced at Solapur in Maharashtra, and Sula wines from India are being showcased for the first time at the Vininternational Hall at Vinitaly 2014, the world’s largest wine fair, held here on April 6-9.

Wines and spirits from France and Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, as well as the Ukraine, Slovenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Kosovo and Colombia are

showcased at the new event named Vininternational — International Wine Production.

new “worlds”, with attendance by many countries taking part in an international

The show represents the rest of the wine-making world from the old and the new ‘worlds’ Vininternational is designed to ensure impact and prominence to foreign exhibitors attending the show in Verona, a press release from the organizers said. The show represents the rest of the wine-making world from the old and the

event for the first time.

The program opened on with Azerbaijan and three Châteaux, while Monday was hallmarked by Champagne, Vintaly organizers said.

Tricks for a toned stomach LOS ANGELES: Crop tops are a must-have fashion trend this season, but before you choose to flaunt them, get rid of your belly fat. Try torso rotations or leg lifts for a toned stomach.

Femalefirst.co.uk lists four exercises, along with some cardio and healthy eating tips that can help in getting abs in no time. n TORSO ROTATIONS: Torso rotations are great for working your whole abdominal area, including your lower back. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, hands on your hips whilst keeping your lower body still, rotate your upper body as far to the left and right as possible. n LYING TWIST: The lying twist also works the oblique muscles and improves flexibility. Lie on the floor with your legs straight out in front of you and your arms are out to the side, with your palms flat on the floor. Lift your legs so that they are at a 90 degree angle to the ceiling, then slowly lower them down to the right. n LEG LIFTS: Leg lifts are achieved by lying with your legs straight.

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UDF, LDF battle for Kerala’s 24 million votes For the first time in Kerala’s electoral politics, the performance of BJP is being hotly discussed IANS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

‘Congress made Kerala nursery of terrorism’

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t the end of a long, sustained, acrimonious electoral campaign, the fate of Kerala’s traditional political foes, the Congress-led UDF and the Left-led LDF, will be decided on April 10 by some 24 million voters.

Perhaps for the first time in Kerala’s electoral politics, dominated by the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Left Democratic Front (LDF), the performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is being hotly discussed.

The BJP, which has never won even an assembly seat in Kerala, put up a spirited campaign.

In the outgoing Lok Sabha, the UDF has 16 members and the CPIM-led LDF has four.

The campaign, which began in the third week of March, was marked by slanging matches on issues ranging from the murder of Left leader T.P. Chandrasekharan, a

V S Achuthanandan and (right) A K Antony

multi-million-rupee solar scam and a row over the Western Ghats.

National leaders who campaigned in Kerala, including the prime minister, touched on these issues. On the surface, the UDF appears upbeat.

The otherwise soft-spoken Defense Minister A.K. Antony went hammer and tongs against the

Communist Party of India-Marxist.

Antony ruffled many a Left feather when he called the LDF a non-entity and pointed out that the Left will only a dozen seats even nationally. The Communists, especially former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, believe otherwise.

Kerala’s most fierce Lok Sabha battle will be fought at Kollam,

TDP returns to NDA, signs poll pact with BJP IANS, HYDERABAD

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he NDA got a shot in its arm with TDP returning to its fold after a gap of a decade and joining hands with the BJP for the assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh.

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu announced the poll pact with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of BJP and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders.

The TDP, which had fought the

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu with BJP leaders after joining NDA.

1999 election in alliance with the BJP and played a key role in propping up the NDA government, had pulled out of the alliance after the 2004 elections, which saw TDP

losing power in the state and the NDA biting the dust at the Centre.

Naidu told reporters that the TDP entered into an alliance with the BJP to serve the national interest. The former chief minister said the TDP and BJP were capable of freeing India from corruption.

On the protest by a section of TDP leaders over allocating some seats to the BJP, Naidu said losses and gains were common in an alliance. He said the party would try to do justice in future to the leaders who felt aggrieved.

KASARAGOD (KERALA): BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on April 8 said the Congress has done nothing for Kerala, which has led the state to become a “nursery of terrorism”.

Taking a dig at the Congress-led United Democratic Front alliance, the BJP leader said that despite having the potential to become a tourism hub, the state has fallen prey to terrorism.

“The life of tourism has become the nursery of terrorism. Kerala had the potential to become a tourist hub, but its potential has stagnated,” Modi said at a rally here.

where CPI-M politburo member M.A. Baby takes on N.K. Premachandran of the Revolutionary Socialist Party.

Baby, who expected a cakewalk, got a rude jolt when the RSP, a three decades long ally of the Left,

Narendra Modi

Stating that women in Kerala were not safe, the Gujarat Chief Minister said that in the list of top 10 states with the maximum number of crimes against women, there was not a single state ruled by the BJP.

joined forces with the UDF recently. The other interesting battle will be fought at Thiruvananthapuram where union minister Shashi Tharoor is pitted against Bennet Abraham of the CPI and the BJP war horse O. Rajagopal.

Congress trying to win back expelled Seemandhra MPs IANS, HYDERABAD

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he Congress is trying to win back former union minister of state and MP A. Sai Prathap to its fold. Prathap, who was one of the six MPs expelled from the party in February, met Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh in New Delhi. The central leader on April 6 had invited

A Sai Prathap

him for talks. He is likely to return to the Congress and contest from Rajampet Lok Sabha constituency for a third consecutive term.

He had joined Jai Samaikhya Andhra party floated by N. Kiran Kumar Reddy.

SC stays trial in case against Balakrishnan seeks to change system Jayalalithaa for three weeks FAKIR BALAJI, BANGALORE

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on April 7 stayed the day-to-day trial in a case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minis-

J Jayalalithaa

ter J. Jayalalithaa while permitting a plea by special public prosecutor in the case G.Bhawani Singh seeking three weeks adjournment on health grounds. Bhawani Singh, who was restored as special public prosecutor

by the apex court on September 30 last year, moved the apex court challenging the Karnataka High Court decision declining his plea for adjournment of hearing so that he could undergo medical treatment.

The high court had also dismissed his plea against the order of the trial court that had imposed a penalty of `60,000 a day for seeking repeated adjournments and causing delay to the case which is pending for more than one and a half decade.

The case of owning assets disproportionate to income against Jayalalithaa relates to the period from 1991 to 1996 and involves an amount of `666.5 million. The trial in the case was shifted outside Chennai to Bangalore by the apex court in 2003 to ensure free and fair trial.

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ormer Infosys idol V. Balakrishnan is determined to use his clean image to fight “the corrupt system” but finds the going tough in the Lok Sabha battle here.

“I am aware of my limitations that are in line with my party’s limitations in fighting a parliamentary election at such a short notice,” the Aam Aadmi Party candidate said in an interview.

“Though I do not have the infrastructure and human and financial resources rivals have and flaunt, I have a clean image, proven credentials and an agenda to change the corrupt system,” Balakrishnan told IANS. He is pitted against P.C. Mohan, outgoing BJP MP, and Rizwan Arshad of the Congress in the Bangalore Central constituency.

In Bangalore, it has the largest

V Balakrishnan

number of electorate — a whopping 2.3 million. After seeing the money being spent by the BJP and the Congress, Balakrishnan feels that contributions to political parties, especially for funding elections, should be made public.

“Like charity, accountability and transparency should begin with political parties to eliminate quid

pro quo and make the system immune to corruption.”

Balakrishnan, who joined AAP after the Delhi assembly elections, said he was ready for a long haul in politics and public life irrespective of the Lok Sabha outcome.

“As we have to make a beginning somewhere, general election is an ideal platform to intensify the war against corruption by creating awareness and involving the people to become agents of change.”

As head of India business unit at Infosys and earlier as its chief financial executive for years, Balakrishnan had vast exposure to the way the “system” works in the corridors of power, and how difficult it is to get anything done in the government without influence or quid pro quo.

After he quit Infosys in December, he got attracted to AAP to “join the crusade against the system that needs to be changed”, he said.

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