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oters in Jammu and Kashmir defied a boycott call by separatist groups and braved inclement weather to cast their ballot in large numbers on November 25 as 15 assembly constituencies voted in the first of the five-phase state polls. State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Umang Narula told the media in Jammu that more than 70 percent of the over one million voters cast their ballot. Polling was peaceful and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere during the day. Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi told the media in Delhi that the constituencies had seen 64.97 percent turnout in the 2008 elections and 52.63 percent in the Lok Sabha polls earlier this year. “It is a good increase. The voting percentage seems to be on the higher side,” Zutshi said, adding that there could be an increase of about

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NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on November 26 rejected a notice by the Congress party for an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha on the issue of black IANS, JAMMU/SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI percent of the over one million voters cast their ballot. money. She also refused to suspend Voters in Jammu and the Kashmir defied a boycott call by separatist groups and Polling was peaceful and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere during the question hour to discuss matbraved inclement weather the day. Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi told the media in Delhi that ter. Mahajan, however, agreedtotocast let their ballot in large numbers on November 25 as IANS, RANCHI/NEW DELHI the matter, constituencies which is already listed in in the first of the five-phase state polls. State 15 assembly voted Chief the constituencies had seen 64.97 percent turnout in the 2008 elections and 52.63 the business of the day, beUmang discussedNarula told the media in Jammu that more than 70 Electoral Officer (CEO) percent in the Lok Sabha polls earlier this year. >>PAGE 11 harkhand voters also defied a at the earliest. The adjournment Voting took place in 13 of the 81 assembly constituencies in six districts. poll boycott call by Maoists and motion was moved by Congress Deputy Election Commissioner elections. Voter turnout was turned up in large numbers to members, including leader of the ahead of the Lok Sabha polls to bring Cosmetic dentistry (Near Sabha Mumbai Airport) cast their ballot in the first of the Umesh Sinha, who briefed the good in Maoist affected areas party in Lok& Sabha Mallikarjun back black money within 100 days of Crowns Bridges NRI Friendly Family Dental Clinic High tech dental Treatment Dentures media about the Jharkhand elec- despite a boycott call. The young five-phase assembly elections. Kharge (in picture), M. Veerappa coming to power and failure to do so Credit cards Extractions & Root Canal per- and the oldaccepted were seen queueing up Voting took place in 13 of the 81 tions in Delhi, said the polling Moily and Kamal Nath. amounted to violation of promises. Gum treatment Discount with thisAn advt TMC leader Sudip Bandhopadhyay stations. election offiassembly constituencies in six centage in 13 constituencies that at polling The speaker said she will see to it Scaling & Root planning Email: shreejidentistry@gmail.com went to the polls was 61.92 percent. cial told IANS in Ranchi: “The Maoist-affected districts. Over three said placing the discussion on black that the debate is taken up as soon Tooth bonding & Whitening Website Facebook: Shree-ji saw dental care said these constituencies highest turnout was in Bhavnathmillion voters were eligible to cast • He money as the “last item” of the day’s : namratashahdentalcare.in as possible. Kharge said the issue Implant their ballot, of whom about 1.8 58 percent polling in the 2009 pur with 69.6 percent, while the agenda was like discussing black was important as it related to the million exercised their franchise. assembly polls as well as in the Lok lowest was in Chatra.” money in the darkness of night. promises made by the Prime Minister

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from inaccessible areas. “The highest polling was recorded in Sonawari with 80.1 percent, while the lowest was recorded in Ganderbal with 53 percent,” Narula said. Peaceful polling took place at all the 1,787 polling stations in seven districts. In Ladakh region, Nubra saw 75 percent polling, Zanskar 71.07, Leh 66 and Kargil 59.82. In the Kashmir Valley, Sonawari recorded 80.1 percent, Kangan 76.83, Bandipora 70 and Gurez 77.1, while in Jammu region, Doda saw 79.6 percent polling, Ramban 68, Bannihal 70, Kishtwar 68.8, Inderwal 72.5 and Bahderwah 70.7. Polling was low key initially because of the winter cold, especially in the Ladakh region where temperatures were much below freezing point. As the day progressed, balloting picked up, as voters lined up at polling booths. People said they were voting for change and development. Vote count will take place on December 23 after the last of the five-phase elections ends on December 20.

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Obama accepts Modi invite, to join R-Day celebrations With US President Barack Obama confirming he would visit India, Obama would become the first US president to come to India a second time during his term of office IANS, NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON

S President Barack Obama has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invite to be chief guest for the 2015 Republic Day, and will be the first US president to grace the occasion as chief guest. “We have now received a confirmation through diplomatic channels of President Obama agreeing to come to India as the 1st US President for a Republic Day function as the Chief Guest,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said in a statement. He said the “prime minister had a very successful visit to USA earlier during the year in September.

Sharif urges Obama to take up Kashmir issue with India ISLAMABAD: As US President Barack Obama confirmed his India visit for the Republic Day next year, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urged him to take up the Kashmir issue with India. Obama spoke to Nawaz Sharif over telephone on November 21. Sharif said an early resolution of the Kashmir issue would bring enduring peace, stability and economic cooperation to the south Asian region, Dawn online reported. Sharif apprised Obama of Pak-

istan’s relations with India and referred to his visit to India earlier this year. However, the Pakistani side claimed that the cancellation of foreign secretary level talks by India and the “unprovoked firing” across the Line of Control (LoC) “indicated that India was averse to normalisation of relations with Pakistan.” “Thus, while we remain open to the resumption of bilateral dialogue, the onus is on India to create a conducive environment in this regard,” an official statement said.

Indian-American stores brace as Ferguson erupts into violence

Prime Minister Modi with US President in Washington, DC.

Following this, as a personal initiative, he did extend an invitation to President Obama to be the Chief Guest of our next Republic Day celebrations during a diplomatic conversation”. “We will now look forward to this development which stems from the initiative of our PM, which followed their bilateral meeting in Washington,” he said. Breaking the news, Modi had

tweeted: “This Republic Day, we hope to have a friend over...invited President Obama to be the 1st US President to grace the occasion as Chief Guest.” The invitation to Obama comes weeks after Modi’s hugely successful visit to the US. Modi and Obama also met on the sidelines of G20 summit in Brisbane Nov 14. Obama had called Modi a “man of action”.

India, US pact on WTO food security a ‘big deal’

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ndian-American owned and other businesses in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 25 braced as the town erupted into violence after a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the fatal August shooting of an unarmed black teenager. More than a dozen buildings, including locally-owned businesses, were set on fire and windows smashed in small town of 22,000, nearly 70 percent of them black, but all but four of its 53 strong police force white, after Monday night’s verdict. Missouri city looked like a war zone with an entire row of businesses on West Florissant Avenue, a major thoroughfare, were engulfed in flames, CNN reported. Police cars and a row of vehicles at a nearby dealership were turned into fireballs. Police in Ferguson made at least 61 arrests on charges ranging from unlawful assembly to burglary to unlawful possession of a firearm to arson, it said. Protests were also held across the US, including in Los Angeles, New

Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion D.V. Prasad and Deputy Assistant USTR Ms. Dawn Shackleford at the High Level Working Group Meeting. IANS, NEW DELHI

York and Washington, after the grand jury failed to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown after an incident in the St. Louis suburb on August 9. They led marches, waved signs and shouted chants of “Hands up, don’t shoot,” the refrain that has become a rallying cry in protests over police killings across the country, according to CBS News. Shortly after November 23 night’s verdict, speaking from the White House, President Barack Obama joined Michael Brown’s

parents in calling on anyone who protests to do so peacefully. Community leaders have also asked for calm. But many activists have promised more waves of protests nationwide on November 24 as the racially charged case in Ferguson inflamed tensions over what Obama called broader challenges of “the mistrust between law enforcement and communities of color”. The president said he had instructed Attorney General Eric Holder to work with cities across the country.

head of the first ministerial-level meeting of the Trade Policy Forum (TPF) in four years, the Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman on November 24 described as a “big deal” the recent agreement with India on the World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) aimed at easing custom rules. “The TFA is a big deal which will be effective in reducing the cost of doing business for developed countries by 10 percent and that for developing countries by 14 percent, adding billions of dollars to the world economy”

Froman said at a meeting of corporate leaders and officials organised here at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has successfully negotiated with the US to resolve the WTO impasse on the food security issue. Froman said the agreement, which also reflects shared understandings regarding the WTO’s work ‘n food security, is in line with the US commitment to address the needs of India’s food security. He underlined the importance of Obama’s visit in January, which would mark the first ever presence by a US president in R-Day celebrations.

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MODI LAYS OUT NEW VISION Narendra Modi, in his maiden speech at Saarc Summit, urges the nations to work together to “change cynicism to optimism” IANS, KATHMANDU

ndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 26 exhorted the eight neighboring nations of the south Asian regional grouping Saarc to “walk in step” as he proposed a slew of measures, including ease for business travel, a level playing field in trade, and initiatives in healthcare and tourism. Modi, in his maiden speech to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) here, urged the nations to work together to “change cynicism to optimism” and added that it is time that the member nations are not just “paas paas” (next to each other) but also “saath saath” (standing together).

Security, stronger ties priority for Nepal KATHMANDU: Nepal as the new chair of Saarc will focus on connectivity, security and eradicating extreme poverty, said Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on November 26. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit here, Koirala stressed that the bloc has to work towards freeing the people from “inhuman” poverty and enhancing healthcare, education and women’s empowerment. “Lack of connectivity has kept us far apart, it requires a quantum jump to link the member countries together, including trade liberalization. We need to build roads, ports, waterways and facilitate movement of goods, people and capital. Then we can achieve the theme of this summit in a real sense,” he added. The prime minister described terrorism as a “common enemy,” and called for joint effort to combat terrorism. The Prime Minister also called for the strengthening of institutional frameworks with deeper cooperation on law and order as well as sharing of critical information, especially endemic corruption. On the formulation of Nepal’s new constitution, the Prime Minister said democracy and rule of law, good governance and inclusiveness would lay the foundation for a peaceful country.

Modi recalls the horror of Mumbai attack KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 26 recalled the horror of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack at the Saarc Summit and stressed on the need to combat “terrorism and transnational crimes”. “Today, as we remember the horror of the terror attack in Mumbai in 2008, we feel the endless pain of lost lives,” said Modi said at the opening of the two-day Saarc Summit here. “Let us work together to fulfil the pledge we have taken to combat terrorism and trans-national crimes,” he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the inaugural session of the 18th Saarc Summit, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 26. It was Modi’s second visit to the Himalayan Kingdom after becoming Prime Minister. (Photos: PIB)

No talks planned with Pakistan: India

KATHMANDU: India on November Speaking mostly in English, the 26 aid there was “no structured prime minister also referred to termeeting” planned between Prime rorism. “Let us work together to fulMinister Narendra Modi and his Pakfil the pledge we have taken to comistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. bat terrorism and trans-national crimes,” he said, without naming Pakistan. Urging for seamless connectivity in the region, Modi said ment, assistance, cooperation in “for India, our vision for the region every area, and contacts between our rests on five pillars — trade, invest- people”.

“We (have not planned) any structured meeting between our prime minister and the Pakistani prime minister simply because we have not received a request to that extent.”

“There is a new awakening in South Asia; a new recognition of inter-linked destinies; and a new

India hands over Dhruv chopper to Nepal IANS, KATHMANDU

rime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday handed over the indigenous Advance Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv to his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala here for use by the Nepal Army. Built by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) in Bengaluru, the multi-utility chopper’s mark-3 version is fitted with Shakti engines, advanced glass cockpit and avionics. “The advanced version is suited for Nepal as the Himalayan kingdom is located in the hazardous mountainous terrain and faces adverse weather conditions,” HAL

Prime Minister Narendra Modi handing over the Dhruv ALH to Nepal Army, at Army Pavilion in Kathmandu on November 25.

said in a statement. The defense behemoth HAL had sold two Dhruv copters to the Nepalese army in November 2013. “Dhruv mark-3 version is in line

with our prime minister’s thrust on ‘Make in India’ campaign and the government’s policy towards the neighborhood,” HAL chairman R.K. Tyagi said.

belief in shared opportunities,” he said. He said there is a need to “shrink the distance between producers and consumers and use the most direct routes of trade”. The Prime Minister, in his speech stressed that “infrastructure is our region's greatest weakness and its most pressing need” and referred to his earlier proposal of travelling to Kathmandu by road, which had to be called off due to the poor condition of roads at the border.

‘Common Saarc voice to fight terrorism’ KATHMANDU: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa on November 26 called for a common voice among South Asian nations on international issues and cooperation on eradicating terrorism regionally and globally. “We gather here with renewed focus, desiring greater integration for peace and prosperity. Saarc has been evolving for almost three decades which is at a crucial juncture. There is a need to shift from traditional approaches and implement a result-oriented action that impacts directly on the people,” he said while addressing the summit.

India, Nepal ink 10 deals; Modi opens trauma center IANS, KATHMANDU

epal’s happiness “gives us joy”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on November 25 on his second visit to the Himalayan country in 100 days as both sides inked 10 agreements, including on $1 billion assistance to Nepal. Modi, who in his departure statement said the fact that he was visiting Nepal twice in the six months since he took over “reflects the importance we attach to our

unique and special relations with Nepal”, also held delegation-level talks with his Nepali counterpart Sushil Koirala. Both sides held talks on a slew of strategic issues, including defence and security, during their 40-minute talks. Modi, who is here to attend the 18th Saarc Summit, urged Nepal to frame its much-awaited constitution early and on the basis of consensus. Addressing a gathering during handing over of a 200-bed trauma center built by India, Modi said writing the constitution was

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging off the Kathmandu-Delhi direct bus service in Kathmandu on November 25. (Photos: PIB)

“taking too much time” and urged Nepal to finish the work on the basis of consensus and not majority. Modi said India will not inter-

fere and has never interfered in Nepal’s affairs, but added that “Nepal’s happiness is reason for us to smile, so write it fast”.

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Infusing dynamism IANS, NEW DELHI

n the six months he has ruled India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has demonstrated a new style of governance, of a “taskmaster” in his own words, peppered with some out-of-thebox thinking that has won him admirers and raised hopes among the people at a level unseen in recent years. This is the overall assessment of a cross-section of those IANS spoke to about this 64-year-old master communicator, who is seen heading the most powerful Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) after the Indira Gandhi era — deftly merging the needs of modern India with subtle touches of Hindutva politics. Having decimated the Congress, he has promised to improve governance, create new jobs, boost infrastructure and clean up India, among a host of other initiatives, while charting a fresh path to improve the country’s ties with a host of nations — from West to the East. After taking office May 26, he has sought to remove sloth from officialdom and to make the government target-driven and decisive. The former Gujarat chief

After taking office on May 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on the path to remove sloth from officialdom and make the government target-driven and decisive

Major initiatives of Modi government The following are the major initiatives of the Narendra Modi government: n Swachh Bharat Mission to improve cleanliness in five years. n Padhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana to ensure that every family has at least one bank account. n Make in India campaign to showcase India as an investment destination. n Shramev Jayate initiative to streamline vocational training. n Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana for adoption of villages by MPs - to create model villages.

minister, now the Bharatiya Janata Party’s tallest leader, also favours rules and processes that are people friendly. Former cabinet secretary Prabhat Kumar calls Modi a decisive leader who has taken some major initiatives but said it was too early to judge his government’s performance. “In the last 25 years, I have not seen a prime minister as decisive as him. The way he looks at the India of future, he has a dream,” Kumar told IANS. Kumar thinks that the next annual budget, expected in February 2015, would be a major policy document.

n Inclusion of people’s voice in policy making through Digital India initiative. n New Department for skill development created. n Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana to train 10 lakh rural youth in three years. n Licensing procedure and certification procedure streamlined. Unified web portal for labour law compliance.

“Thereafter, the results will have to be shown (on the ground).” For now, what has generated nationwide interest is the Clean India campaign Modi announced from the Red Fort in his first Independence Day address. The other major initiatives of the BJP-led government include Jan Dhan Yojana, Sharamev Jayate, Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana, Sardar Patel Awas Yojana and Jeevan Praman.

A happening six months of foreign policy under Modi NEW DELHI: A very happening six months of foreign policy has been one of the highlights of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, with interactions with most of the world, including even the distant islands in the South Pacific. For a man who was seen as a newbie to the high-flying, tough-negotiating world of global diplomacy, the Modi government began its innings with the major diplomatic initiative of inviting South Asian leaders, including Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, to his May 26 swearing-in, a move that took everyone, including the invitees, by surprise. Since that day, the prime minister or his foreign minister Sushma Swaraj have been busy interacting with most of the world and setting a scorching pace for the country’s diplomats. Modi has met all the Permanent Five members of the UN — the US, Russia, China, Britain and France — meeting

Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

some twice. He met US President Barack Obama during the successful White House bilateral in September and during the G20 in Brisbane, Australia. He has met Chinese President Xi

Jinping thrice — the first time during the BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, July 17, then at the bilateral when Xi came to India in September and again on the sidelines of the G20.

Modi has met Russian President Vladimir Putin twice — in Brazil and Brisbane, and is slated to meet him during the India-Russia annual summit in New Delhi in December. Modi met British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande during the G20 in Brisbane. Modi, now in Nepal for the 18th Saarc Summit, returned from a hectic 10-day three-nation tour last week. He had left on November 10 for Myanmar, Australia and Fiji during which he attended four major multilateral meets, interacted with some 40 world leaders and held nearly 20 bilaterals. He attended the ASEAN-India and East Asia Summit in Myanmar, the G20 in Australia and the first summit meeting with the 14 South Pacific Island nations, which is to become an annual event. Modi spoke at length at each fora,

reassuring the world and regional leaders about the ease of doing business in India and the change in policies under his government. During the G20, Modi’s intervention on the need for transparency and automatic sharing of information in money transactions led the final G20 communique to adopt the point, which is expected to help India in getting back black money stashed abroad. In Myanmar, Modi stressed his government’s policy of “not just Looking East, but Acting East”. His meeting with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was the second having met him when the latter came to India in September. The two leaders appear to have struck a warmth in their relationship, with both exchanging warm hugs and handshakes frequently and referring to each other by their first names.

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Sitara Devi: A dancing star fades away

Kathak star Sitara Devi's death leaves huge void in the realm of Indian dance; she performed at Carnegie Hall, New York and Royal Albert Hall, London QUAID NAJMI, MUMBAI

n an era when men wore women’s costumes in theatre, dramas, songs and even the fledgling film industry, one young Indian dancer shattered stereotypes. She was Sitara Devi. Born in Kolkata as Dhanalakshmi, and called Dhanno, as she was born on Diwali in 1920, Sitara Devi later became a living legend — a renowned exponent of the classical Kathak style of Indian dance. A school dropout, Sitara Devi struggled against all odds to excel in her chosen field and brought Kathak from the domain of nautch girls to the global arena. Her performance at the age of 16 before India’s first Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Mumbai left him so impressed that he bestowed on her the title ‘Nritya Samragini’ (Empress of Dance). Sitara Devi came from an ordinary but talented Brahmin family of Varanasi which lived in Kolkata

and later in Mumbai. Her father Sukhadev Maharaj was a Sanskrit scholar, researched in Bharat Natyashastra and was a Kathak dancer-teacher, a member of the Royal Court of Nepal, and mother Matsya Kumari was related to Nepal royal family. Sukhadev Maharaj introduced reforms to revive Kathak by including religious elements — unlike what the nautch girls did — and it slowly became popular. He also taught Kathak to his daughters Alakananda, Tara, Dhanno (later Sitara Devi) and sons Chaube and Pande.

We have lost an iconic figure: Pandit Birju Maharaj would always make it a point to attend our festivals in Delhi. Last time she was here, she was on the walker, but never for a moment did she give an impression that she was sad or unhappy, or even

PANDIT BIRJU MAHARAJ, NEW DELHI

or me, Sitara Devi was a woman of strength who fought all odds to create a name for herself in the Kathak world. True to her name, she shone like a star and was the brightest among her siblings and contemporaries. My association with her goes back to the time when she was learning Kathak from my father Achhan Maharaj and my uncles Lachhu and Shambu Maharaj. She was a constant figure during my growing up years and always respected the ‘gurushishya parampara’. Even though she was elder to

wholeheartedly to this profession by single-mindedly focusing on how she can improve the form that could easily be interpreted by the audience. At a time when dancing was not

Her death has created an irreparable void in the Kathak world. She had dedicated her entire life wholeheartedly to this profession.

me, she always treated me with respect and love. We both shared great camaraderie and under-

standing that translated into a warm relationship spanning many decades. I still remember how she

tired. She always came across as a lively person who was brimming with love for life. People like her are very few. Her death has created an irreparable void in the Kathak world that very few people can fill. She had dedicated her entire life

considered an honorable profession for women, she defied the rules, challenged them and walked down the path she truly believed in. Today, India has lost a ‘sitara’ (star) who and will be an iconic figure in Kathak world. (As told to Shilpa Raina)

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Kashmiris defy separatists Highest ever voter turnout recorded at over 70 percent; polling was more or less peaceful IANS, JAMMU/SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI

A separatist boycott call in the Valley evoked no response, as people came out in large numbers to vote. (Photos: IANS)

Adjournment motion over black money rejected NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on November 26 rejected a notice by the Congress party for an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha on the issue of black money. She also refused to suspend the question hour to discuss the matter. Mahajan, however, agreed to let the matter, which is already listed in the business of the day, be discussed at the earliest. The adjournment motion was moved by Congress members, including leader of the party in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge (in picture), M. Veerappa Moily and Kamal Nath. The speaker said she will see to it that the debate is taken up as soon as possible. Kharge said the issue was important as it related to the promises made by the Prime Minister

Jharkhand voters line up too... IANS, RANCHI/NEW DELHI

ahead of the Lok Sabha polls to bring back black money within 100 days of coming to power and failure to do so amounted to violation of promises. TMC leader Sudip Bandhopadhyay said placing the discussion on black money as the “last item” of the day’s agenda was like discussing black money in the darkness of night.

harkhand voters also defied a poll boycott call by Maoists and turned up in large numbers to cast their ballot in the first of the five-phase assembly elections. Voting took place in 13 of the 81 assembly constituencies in six Maoist-affected districts. Over three million voters were eligible to cast their ballot, of whom about 1.8 million exercised their franchise.

Voting took place in 13 of the 81 assembly constituencies in six districts.

Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha, who briefed the media about the Jharkhand elections in Delhi, said the polling percentage in 13 constituencies that went to the polls was 61.92 percent. He said these constituencies saw 58 percent polling in the 2009 assembly polls as well as in the Lok

Sabha elections. Voter turnout was good in Maoist affected areas despite a boycott call. The young and the old were seen queueing up at polling stations. An election official told IANS in Ranchi: “The highest turnout was in Bhavnathpur with 69.6 percent, while the lowest was in Chatra.”

Six years after 26/11: maritime security stronger in coastal areas IANS, MUMBAI

mproved co-ordination of some 15 national and state security agencies as well as continuous coastal surveillance have led to a much stronger maritime security, authorities said on November 26, a day on which six years ago the Mumbai terror attack took place. After the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, the Indian Navy took the lead along with the other agencies to increase coastal patrolling of the entire west coast of India and detected potential threats and preventive actions were initiated to ward them off.

As many as 166 people, including 26 foreigners, were gunned down during 60 hours of terror unleashed by 10 Pakistanis who sneaked into Mumbai on November 26, 2008. Over a 100 joint exercises among various agencies engaged in coastal security were conducted in all the coastal states to strengthen maritime security. Modern technical measures like a chain of 74 Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) receivers to seamless cover of the entire coast has been implemented, besides 46 coastal radars on the mainland and the islands. A second phase of coastal radars is currently under implementation to

plug small gaps in some places. As part of the efforts to beef Maritime Domain Awareness, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurated the National Command Control Communication & Intelligence Network (NC3I). The nodal hub for coastal security implemented by the Indian Navy has proved to be a major step in establishing a ‘coastal security shield’ on the coasts. Issuing of Identity Cards to all fishermen, registration of over 200,000 fishing vessels, equipping them with suitable equipment, facilitating vessel identification and tracking through a single centralized database have been undertaken.

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TN rejoices fishermen’s return Five Tamil fishermen facing death in Sri Lanka were released following a presidential pardon IANS, CHENNAI

Pannerselvam write to PM on fishermen

hangachimadam, a fishing village in Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu, erupted in joy on November 21 when the five fishermen who escaped from the jaws of death in Sri Lanka reached home safely. The five fishermen — Emerson, P. Augustus, R. Wilson, K. Prasath and J. Langlet — who were sentenced to death by a Sri Lankan court for smuggling drugs, were given a rousing reception when they reached their village after being released from the Sri Lankan jail following a presidential pardon. Fire crackers were burst and drums were played to celebrate their safe homecoming after spending three years in a Sri Lankan jail. “There are no words to describe seeing my family and friends after a long time,” Emerson said. He was seeing his second son for the first time. With tears of joy in their eyes, their family members hugged the freed fishermen.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on November 24 requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct the external affairs ministry to secure the release of 38 Indian fishermen from Sri Lankan jails. “May I request you to instruct the Ministry of External Affairs to take up the matter immediately and ensure the prompt release of the 38 fishermen, including the 14 detained, who are languishing in Sri Lankan jails and the release of 78 boats currently in Sri Lankan custody,” said Panneerselvam in a letter to Modi.

The five fishermen addressed the gathering from a specially built stage. They thanked the central and Tamil Nadu governments and also appreciated the efforts of their association leaders. Many Tamil Nadu ministers were present at the venue. The state government has announced financial

Chandrababu Naidu invites

Japanese firms to invest in Andhra HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on November 23 invited Japanese investors to his state as he began his fourday visit to Japan. Naidu, who is leading a 13-member delegation, met Naoki Kobayashi, managing director and general manager for agriculture machinery and equipment business, Yanmar. Naoki gave a presentation on how to increase the yield of rice per acre, land preparation, nursery and planting, crop management and harvesting. He said by using the latest techniques, farmers can get 50 percent more profit. Naidu extended an invitation to Yanmar to explore opportunities in Andhra and help the state in making agriculture profitable and sustainable. Yanmar recently tied-up with Tamil Nadu-based Murugappa Group. The chief minister invited Yanmar Group to set up a manufacturing facility in the state. He said manufacturing in Andhra Pradesh would enable an access to all the markets in Asia because of the ports. “Our single-window clearance, rapid approvals and 24X7 power are the attractive points,” he said. According to an official release here, Naidu also met Shihenobu

N. Chandrababu Naidu

Nagamori, chairman of Nidec, a leading manufacturer of electric motors. Nagamori said that it is difficult to do business with India because of red tape and slow processing. In response, the chief minister replied saying India has changed, both at the centre and state levels and it will get better in a few years. “If you want to start a manufacturing unit in our state, we can give clearances in a week’s time. On the 8th day, you can start your process,” Naidu assured Nagamori. Nagamori informed Naidu that once they start their operations in India, they could use it as a base for exports.

assistance of `3000,00 to each of the five fishermen. Earlier, the five Indian fishermen sentenced to death for drug trafficking were released in Sri Lanka on November 19, and the Indian high commission said the gesture will further boost bilateral ties. The Indian mission in Colombo

said the fishermen would be sent home and won’t have to serve their sentence in India. “We are deeply grateful to (Sri Lankan President) Mahinda Rajapaksa for this humanitarian gesture which will further strengthen the strong and multifaceted relations between India and Sri Lanka,” the mission said.

Panneerselvam said the latest arrest of fishermen has taken place after the recent positive developO. Panneerselvam ment in which five Indian fishermen who were sentenced to death in a “foisted case” of transporting narcotic substances were freed on November 20. He said the Sri Lankan strategy of not releasing the boats is causing frustration among the fishermen of Tamil Nadu.

The five fishermen from Tamil Nadu and three from Sri Lanka were held guilty of drug trafficking and sentenced to death. Indians Emerson, P. Augustus, R. Wilson, K. Prasath and J. Langlet were caught in the sea in 2011 and sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court on Octoer 30 this year.

Sania is UN Women’s goodwill ambassador IANS, HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI

N Women, the United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment, has appointed Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza as the goodwill ambassador for South Asia. Sania, India’s most successful women’s tennis player and the first Indian to break into the World Tennis Association’s top 50 rankings, is the first South Asian woman to be appointed as the goodwill ambassador in the organization’s history. “She has been a role model to many children, including girls to break barriers and strive for their goals in life and career choices. She has used the spotlight on her professional success to highlight social

Sania Mirza is the first South Asian woman to decorate the post.

issues that are of concern for many Indians, speaking out on issues such as the need to halt the practice of female feticide and the decreasing sex ratio in India,” said a statement by UN Women.

“Sania Mirza has been a role model for girls in India and all over the world. We are pleased and honoured to have such a dynamic woman as our Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia,” stated Lakshmi Puri, assistant secretary general of the United Nations. “It is an honor to serve UN Women as the Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia. It inspires me to work harder towards a level playing field for women,” said Sania. “Equality depends on each and all of us. From the government that changes its laws, to the company that advances equal pay and equal opportunity, to the mother and father who teach their daughter and son that all human beings should be treated equally, to the athletes who demonstrate equality and excellence.”

Osmania biscuits: Cookies with a unique taste MOHAMMED SHAFEEQ, HYDERABAD

hey say Hyderabad is famous for biryani, sherwani and gandipet ka pani but the list many not be just confined to the mouth watering dish, the ethnic attire and the water from Gandipet, as the Osman Sagar reservoir is popularly known. The historic city is also famous for pearls, haleem, Charminar, Golconda Fort and many opulent palaces of the nizams. Osmania University and Osmania Hospital

are also historic landmarks but the city is identified with another Made in Osmania — cookies. A soft tea biscuit with a unique taste, it is part of a daily life in Hyderabad. For Hyderabadis, a lot happens over Osmania biscuits

and the popular Irani chai. It is the favorite tea time snack for people here. It’s a must when you want to have tea with friends. Equally favorite with young and old, it is a preferred delicacy to treat the guests at home.

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Comeback win for NRI lawmaker Bera Amiresh ‘Ami’ Bera edges out his Republican opponent in a California race two weeks after the elections ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

miresh ‘Ami’ Bera, the lone Indian American lawmaker in the US House of Representatives, repeated history as he edged out his Republican opponent in a California race two weeks after the elections. Bera, who had won in a similar fashion in 2012, trailed Republican Doug Ose by more than 3,000 votes at the close of election night and steadily closed the gap as election officials tallied tens of thousands of remaining ballots. He last week led Doug, who had served in Congress from 1999 to 2005, by 1,432 votes with nearly all ballots counted in the seat covering suburban Sacramento county, media reported. Bera, the third Indian American House member after Dalip Singh Saund and current Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, had ousted then sitting Republican House member Dan Lungren in 2012.

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“It’s been my honor serving this community as a doctor for the last 19 years and I am grateful I will have the opportunity to continue serving as the representative for California’s 7th Congressional District in Congress,” Bera said in a statement. “If you remember in the contest in 2012, we were tied and after the ballots were counted, we won by

over 9,000 votes,” Bera, who was attending Congressional Diwali celebrations on Capitol Hill in Washington, said. Ose congratulated Bera on the hard fought win saying he “celebrates the fact that our institutions and our laws provide us a system whereby elections can be peacefully resolved”. The race was deemed the most expensive one with both candidates spending at least $19.6 million in the campaign, according to the Centre for Responsive Politics. Former US president Bill Clinton too had come to rally support for the embattled Bera. Two other Indian American aspirants for the House were defeated in the mid-term election. In the battle for Silicon Valley, Indian-American Rohit ‘Ro’ Khanna conceded defeat after giving seven-term incumbent Mike Honda the toughest fight of his life and in Pennsylvania, Manan Trivedi failed to make it even in his third attempt.

NRI scientist develops path to brighter LCD displays WASHINGTON: Researchers led by an Indian-American have developed a polarizing filter that can result in mobile device displays that last much longer on a single battery charge and cameras that can shoot in dim light. Led by Utah Univesity electrical and computer engineering associate professor Rajesh Menon, electrical researchers created the filter by etching a silicon wafer with nanoscale pillars and holes using a focused gallium-ion beam, a university release said. Polarisers are indispensable in digital photography and LCD displays, but they block enormous amounts of light, wasting energy and making it more difficult to photograph in low light. “This new concept in light filtering

4 Indian-American students are Rhodes scholars IANS, WASHINGTON

F Renu Khator

WASHINGTON: India born Renu Khator, University of Houston (UH) president and UH System chancellor, is set to lead the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Khator joined the board in 2011 and was appointed deputy chair in 2013. The Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC, recently announced her appointment along with 11 other Federal Reserve Banks across US, according to a university release. “I am excited and honoured to receive this opportunity, and for the recognition it brings to the University of Houston,” Khator said. “I look forward to adding my perspective to monetary policy discussions conducted by the members of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.”

our Indian American students, Anisha Gururaj, Sai P. Gourisankar, Maya Krishnan and Abishek Kulshreshtha, are among 32 men and women chosen as 2015 Rhodes Scholars from the US. Considered the oldest and best known award for international study, Rhodes Scholarships provide all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England. They were created in 1902 by the will of Cecil Rhodes, British

Sai P. Gourisankar

Anisha Gururaj

philanthropist and African colonial pioneer. The first class of American Rhodes Scholars entered Oxford in 1904. The new batch will enter Oxford in October 2015. A native of Chesterfield, Missouri, Anisha

Maya Krishnan

Gururaj is a senior majoring in chemical-biological engineering. As a Rhodes Scholar, she plans to pursue two degrees from Oxford: an MSc in engineering science and master’s in public policy.

can perform the same function as a standard polarizer but allows up to nearly 30 percent more light to pass through,” said Menon. Polarisers are widely used by photographers to reduce glare in the image. They also are used in LCD displays to regulate what light passes through to create images on the screen. “When you take a picture and put the polarized filter on, you are trying to get rid of glare,” Menon said. “But most polarizers will eliminate anywhere from to 60 to 70 percent of the light. You can see it with your eyes.” Yet with Menon’s new polarizer, much of the light that normally is reflected back is instead converted to the desired polarized state.

Indo-American press club inaugurated EAST RUTHERFORD: An IndoAmerican Press Club (IAPC) has been inaugurated in New Jersey to be the voice of those who are working in the media world and strive to be the conscience of the larger society. The new club was inaugurated on November 22 at the Homewood Suites of Hilton, East Rutherford, New Jersey with the lighting of the traditional lamp at an event attended by nearly 200 media persons, corporate and community leaders and sponsors.

National science medal for Indian-American scientist ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

S President Barack Obama awarded the National Medal of Science to Indian American scientist Thomas Kailath for his transformative contribution to science and technology. Kerala-born Stanford University Professor Kailath, 79, received the medal along with 18 of America’s top thinkers, discoverers, and innovators at a ceremony in the

East Room of the White House on November 21. Marvelling both at the amount of brainpower packed into the room and the magnitude of the laureates’ achievements, Obama said: “The results of the work of the people we honor today have transformed our world.” Citing Kailath’s remarks that “Scientists are intrinsically hopeful and believe in grand answers, and that if we work hard enough we

Indian American scientist Thomas Kailath

can find some of them in our lifetime”, the president said: “And that’s a good phrase — ‘intrinsically hopeful’.”

“I’m intrinsically hopeful,” he said amidst laughter and applause. “That’s who we are as a people, as Americans, as a nation.”

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‘RUDHRAMADEVI’ LEAVES CHENGAPPA AWESTRUCK Actor felt nervous working with big stars; also the use of latest tech in the 3D film left her mesmerized IANS, CHENNAI

outhern actor Aditi Chengappa, who plays an important role in upcoming Telugu period-drama Rudhramadevi, says the experience of working in the film left her completely awestruck. “I was mostly awestruck during the course of the shoot. Everywhere you look on the sets, there’s so much to be in awe about. From the sets to the costumes, there’s so much to rave about,” Aditi told IANS. “I was also in awe of the cast, which sometimes was quite intimidating because it’s not easy to share stage with some great actors. There

were so many scenes when all the man asking him questions about actors would be seen in one frame. shooting in 3D and the lenses. It’s To be present alongside them and act quite fascinating because this is the can take your breath away,” she said. first time I’m being part of a 3D Aditi was equally mesmerized by film,” she added. Directed and produced by the technology used for the movie, Gunasekhar, Rudhramadevi feawhich is being shot in 3D. “I’m a gadget geek and I love tures Anushka Shetty in the titular photography. Whenever I’m not character. It’s the story of Kakatiya dynasty. shooting, I’ll be near the camera-

Still need mom’s advice on scripts: Thulasi Nair IANS, CHENNAI

hulasi Nair, daughter of yesteryear southern actress Radha, says she still takes her mother’s advice when it comes to choosing scripts as she feels she’s not yet ready to take such big decisions herself. The 17-year-old, who made her cinematic debut with Mani Ratnam’s Tamil romantic-drama Kadal, was last seen in romantic-thriller Yaan. “I still listen to scripts or meet a take such big decisions. We hear it director with mom. I still feel I need together and then we discuss it. She advice on choosing scripts because I hears me out and vice versa,” Thudon’t think I’m mature enough to lasi told IANS.

Satish Kaushik in Bala’s ‘Tharai Thappattai’? CHENNAI: Bollywood actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik, who was recently raved for his performance in Nagesh Kukunoor’s “Lakshmi”, has landed an important role in Bala Pazhanisaamy’s upcoming Tamil film “Tharai Thappattai”. “Bala sir had approached Satish Kaushik for an important role in his film, which the latter grabbed it instantly. Satish will join the team from the next schedule,” a source from the film’s unit told IANS.

Kamal Haasan now has a YouTube channel

CHENNAI: Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan now has an official YouTube channel titled Ulaganayagan Tube. It was recently launched and has over 2,000 subscribers and over 50,000 views. The channel, which is managed by K Vaai Mozhi team, already features two Q and A sessions with Kamal Haasan, writer-director R.C Shakti and music composer Ghibran. “This was Kamal sir’s idea. Through this channel, he intends to share lot of unknown information about his films. He will also share his writing, poems and all that he thinks his fans will enjoy accessing,” a member of K Vaai Mozhi team told IANS. The team is planning to make actor Nasser ask some questions to Kamal this week. “Since Kamal sir strongly feels the future is digital, he felt this is the best medium to communicate with his fans,” the member said. Kamal Haasan is currently awaiting the release of his films Uthama Villain, ace Papanasam and Vishwaroopam 2.

‘Actor Vikram brought out the best in me’ IANS, CHENNAI

amil actor Vikram has brought out the best in him in the upcoming Tamil road thriller 10 Enradhukulla, says Bollywood star Abhimanyu Singh, who shares screen space with him in the film. “When you work with Vikram, you give your best. It brought out the best in me,” Abhimanyu said in a statement. Abhimanyu was “slightly concerned about Vikram’s star status” when he was signed on for the project. “In contrast, he proved me wrong during our first meet itself. To me, he is the greatest human being with easy going attitude,” he added.

Directed by S.D. Vijay Milton, 10 Enradhukulla features Samantha Ruth Prabhu as the female lead. About the director, Abhimanyu said: “He’s full of energy. He breathes his passion into work by simultaneously working on

shots even during lunch,” he added. In Hindi, Abhimanyu is popular for his work in films Gulaal, Rakht Charitra and I Am. He has already worked in Tamil films such as Velayudham and Thalaivaa.

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‘Naaigal Jaakirathai’: Entertaining, but beware of cliches

here are some genuinely good and bad moments in Naaigal Jaakirathai. As promised, the makers went on to credit the dog, Idoh, a Belgian Shepherd first in the title card, which is a sweet gesture (good part), but only to later give it a hero tag (bad part) and make it do everything a Tamil cinema’s hero is expected to do. In Tamil films, the hero always has a best friend, and here our hero Karthika’s best friend turns out to be the dog named Subramani. Now, since you have a hero and his

best friend, there are certain things Film: “Naaigal Jaakirathai”; Cast: Sibiraj, Idoh (a Belgian Shepherd); Director: Shakti Soundar Rajan; Rating: *** Tamil audiences expect or our filmmakers are keen to show them — like a booze scene, a song about their friendship and so on. Naaigal Jaakirathai suffers from all these cliches even though the intent was to entertain the masses. Audiences may have enjoyed when they find the hero and the dog drunk as a skunk in a scene, but

that’s not just now how you portray the bond between the two. The story of how the dog meets the hero is interesting. Both have lost someone very important and they fill in that vacant spot in each other’s lives. But what’s surprising is how a trained police dog can be initially so disobedient to Karthik. More could’ve been achieved in this laudable attempt but the director’s willingness to not challenge the cliches is very much evident. Nevertheless, Naaigal Jaakirathai is entertaining but beware of the formulaic presentation.

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Salman’s ‘Kick’

MAY GET A SEQUEL SOON

Kick, directed by Sajid Nadiadwala, Kick has become the highest grosser of Salman’s career collecting over ` 2 billion SUBHASH K. JHA, MUMBAI

alman Khan has never done a sequel to his films, except for Dabangg, but that might change soon with a sequel of the superstar’s last released film Kick. According to sources close to the project, Kick, directed by Sajid Nadiadwala, which is Salman’s highest grosser to date, may write out its sequel sooner than expected.

Will bring back Bollywood to Kashmir: Narendra Modi

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rime Minister Narendra Modi on November 21 said he would bring back the glory days of Bollywood when films were shot in Kashmir. “I have to bring back Bollywood to Kashmir,” Modi said while addressing a BJP rally in this Jammu and Kashmir town. Noting that the fastest growing

industry in the world today is the tourism industry, he said: “I have to bring back tourism to the state and I have to make Jammu and Kashmir the ultimate tourist destination in the world.” A number of movies have been shot in Kashmir, including Kashmir Ki Kali, Highway, Mission Kashmir, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and more recently Haider in recent time.

I like to come to India: Arnold Schwarzenegger NEW DELHI: Hollywood action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger says that India is a great country and he would like to visit the nation whenever he gets the chance. The actor was a guest speaker at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here and while

concluding the session, he promised to come back in his iconic dialogue from The Terminator. “I will be back. I like to come to India which is a great country with talented people and GDP going up. I will be coming to India in February for an environmental conference,” he said. During his session, he also pointed out the importance of protecting the environment.

Kick has become the highest grosser of Salman’s career. It has so far accrued a total box-office collection of `2.34 billion. That beats the earlier Salman starrer Ek Tha Tiger which netted `1.88 billion worldwide. “Sajid is now being told by his distributors and friends to carry the story forward into a sequel because it makes a lot of business sense,” a source said. Nadiadwala, however, is in two minds as he has his hands full as a producer.

“It’s been a tremendous year for me. God has been kind. ‘Kick’ became far bigger than we imagined. And it’s all because of Salman’s star-power. I don’t know whether I can direct again for a while. My hands are full with productions. I don’t deny there is a growing demand to direct again. All I can say is, wait and watch,” said Nadiadwala. Released in July this year, Kick also featured Randeep Hooda, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Jacqueline Fernandez.

‘3 Idiots’ soon in Chinese, French and English? IANS, PANAJI

ilmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra says he wants to make the blockbuster 3 Idiots in various languages because it left an impact on many people’s lives. “I’d like to make 3 Idiots in Chinese, French and English. I would love to make it in every language in the world. It changed many lives including my daughter. She left media studies and learnt Kathak. Now, she teaches dance,” said Chopra, who also confessed that while growing up, he couldn’t tell his father that he wanted to be a filmmaker and not a doctor. The Rajkumar Hirani directorial, which criticized the education

system in India without being too preachy, released in India in 2009. The Chopra production featured Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, R. Madhavan and Kareena Kapoor. Chopra made the remarks

at the Film Bazaar’s “Master Class with Vidhu Vinod Chopra: a dialogue between Filmmakers”, where he was interviewed by director Sudhir Mishra, who had worked with him in 1985 film Khamosh.

‘Happy Ending’: Flawed but feisty and relevant Film: “Happy Ending”; Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Ileana D’Cruz, Govinda, Kalki Koechlin, Ranveer Shorey; Director: Raj Nidimoru/Krishna D.K.; Rating: ****

kay, so in how many ways do we get to see the Modern Indian Bollywood Hero (MIBH) play the commitmentphobic Casanova? See that guy out there. We’ve seen him many times before, and played by Saif Ali Khan many times. Somehow for all its sins of redundancy, Happy Ending still manages to keep the narrative in a ceaseless state of sparkle. Saif is that kind of an actor. He brings a shuffling nervous energy to each frame. He never does the same thing in exactly the same way twice. This is what keeps him going as the

king of the rom-com. Think Hum Tum. Think Dil Chahta Hai. Think Cocktail. Think Salaam Namaste... In fact, Preity Zinta shows up in a disarming cameo as one of the

women the MIBH has dumped in the past. They continue to share a healthy relationship where bitterness has no place. In fact, one of the film’s most endearing episodes is when Preity shows up at Saif’s place with her brood of children after a fight with her husband. Dig out dependability in a man who has dumped you? Nice! This is the kind of resolvable urbane conflict that Happy Ending excels at. As Saif tells Kareena Kapoor (trying hard to look involved) in the film’s prologue, “There is no depth in me. What you see is what you get”. Amen. Saif again plays the jerk with a roving eye with a goofy panache that is cartoonish in its directness. He strips his hero of all vanity and lets him roam naked in the wilderness.

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Priyanka Chopra joins Modi’s Clean India Mission

his 10 mn Twitter followers MUMBAI: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has treated his over 10 million followers on Twitter, thanking them for their love. He has even intended that he may start voice blogging soon. Shah Rukh has used an Audio Card to send the message to his fans. In the message, he says: “Hi everybody, I am Shah Rukh Khan. Why I’m introducing myself is because some of you may have heard me on radio, on television or films, but this is the first time you’ll be hearing me on Twitter. And what better reason than to say ‘I love you’ for all the love you have given me, all the 10 mn heartbeats of love.” “Thank you very much, love you and I have been warned that if you guys like this experience, I will start voice blogging. I’m scared. Love you very much, and thank you all again.” Audio Card is one of the newest Twitter innovations SRK has used to thank his fans after reaching the milestone of 10 million followers on Twitter. He is the second most followed user in India. On the micro-blogging platform, the Happy New Year actor is known for his quirky tweets. Right from sharing his intimate family moments to trivia about his films, he has kept his fans informed about his day-to-day activities with over 8,000 tweets. Recently, he even shared his son AbRam’s photograph first on Twitter. It became one of his most retweeted tweets. Shah Rukh, who is also known for his unique marketing skills, delighted his fans through a personalised video message and an autographed poster mentioning the names of his fans for his most recent release Happy New Year.

Richa, Rajkummar to host IFFI closing ceremony NEW DELHI: Actress Richa Chadha will host the closing ceremony of the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) with actor Rajkummar Rao, who is also her co-star in the film Words With God. “I’m honored to be hosting the closing ceremony with my two-time co-star Rajkummar, not only because it’s our international festival but also because our film Words with God is being screened there,” Richa said in a statement. The 11-day festival was opened by megastar Amitabh Bachchan in Goa on November 20. Mira Nair’s film Words With God was screened at the festival on November 23.

MUMBAI: Actor Priyanka Chopra took it upon herself to clean up a garbageladen neighborhood in Mumbai as part of her efforts towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Clean India campaign. “Gandhiji said ‘Be the change you want to see’ — thank you @narendramodi for reminding me of that! #MyCleanIndia can happen! #ChangingMindsets,” Priyanka posted on Twitter Monday after sharing a video link. The 11-minute video chronicling how the efforts began, how Priyanka herself picked up the garbage, how the place was beautified, and how happy the residents were over the 16-day effort, which saw Priyanka along with her team cleaning up an area in Versova here. In the video, Priyanka also shared her idea of contributing to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan this way.

Veena Malik sent to 26 years in jail LAHORE: Veena Malik along with the owner of Pakistan’s biggest media group, Geo TV, and her actor husband Asad Bashir Khan, has been sentenced to 26 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court for allegedly airing a blasphemous program. Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, owner of Geo and Jang group, was accused of allowing the airing of a blasphemous programme by Geo television in May, that played a religious song as a backdrop to Malik and Khan’s mock marriage. The morning show, broadcast live on Rahman’s Geo TV, featured Malik dancing with her new husband while a group of Sufi musicians sang a devotional song about the wedding of the Prophet Muhammad’s daughter.

Judge Shahbaz Khan also sentenced both Malik and Bashir along with TV host Shaista Wahidi for 26 years each.

Nigaar Khan voted out of ‘Bigg Boss 8’ MUMBAI: Actor Nigaar Z. Khan is relieved upon her eviction from Bigg Boss 8 as she felt the reality show was nothing less than a nightmare for her. She was voted out of the show in only two weeks of her stay on November 22 night, and Nigaar says she couldn’t be happier. “It was one of the worst experiences of my life. I’m so glad to be out of there. Every moment in there was a living nightmare,” she said. Nigaar couldn’t believe the level of negativity inside the ‘house’, where celebrities from different walks of life are made to stay.

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CRY AMERICA: GIVING WINGS TO KIDS’ DREAMS

EW YORK – The Child Rights and You America Inc (CRY America), a non-profit organization that works to restore the rights of underprivileged children, especially in India, hosted its annual gala dinner ‘Pledge 2014’ on November 7, at the Taj Pierre in New York. Over 12 years, CRY America’s work with 70 projects has brought smile son faces of countless children, with 324,368 enrolled in schools, 9,519 freed from child labor, 177,814 immunized, 95,444 births registered, 358 public healthcare centers strengthened and 501 villages freed from child labor. Speaking at Pledge 2014, Shefali Sunderlal, president of CRY Americap shared, “CRY America has given wings to the dreams of 450,832 children by ensuring education, healthcare, nutrition and protection from exploitation. This achievement has been possible only because of the support received from 20,000 generous donors and 2,000 committed volunteers.” Pledge 2014 was attended by over 100 high-net-worth guests from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania who came together to partner CRY America’s work to benefit underprivileged children, including prominent personalities Madhur Mittal, Vipp Jaswal, Dr. Roshini Raj, Scarlett Pildes, Shikha & Mohit Bhatia, Anita & Ajay Agarwal, Maureen & Gerard Devas, Rishikant Singh, John Phillip and Rajeev Bhambri. Paintings donated by famous Indian artists, the late Badri Narayan, Prakash Deshmukh, Anu Kulkarni, Dattatraya Thombare; cricket bat autographed by Captain Sourav Ganguly, jewelry donated by Surat Diamonds, and a Beatles album autographed by Paul McCartney and Ringo

(L-R) Vipp Jaswal, Madhur Mittal, Shefali Sunderlal, & Dr. Roshini Raj

Starr, among other items were auctioned at the event by Priyanka Mathew, head of sales & vice-president of Contemporary South Asian Art at Sotheby’s. Madhur Mittal, Indian actor from ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘Million Dollar Arm’ felt that it was time to give children their due. Recalling his experience of working with children in the slums of Mumbai, he said “You can unlock the potential of children when they are given a chance. Education plays a key role in the development of children and goes a long way in giving them the platform to realize their potential.” Vipp Jaswal, head of international affairs, Fox News urged people to support the cause by sharing, “Most of us are lucky to have received the education and healthcare that has resulted in us being successful today. It is important for us to support organizations like CRY that ensures children have better opportunities to succeed in life.”

Also present at the event was Dr Roshini Raj, physician at NYU Medical Center and founder of TULA skin care, who feels that, “We cannot let lack of awareness or access to healthcare be a deterrent in a girl’s life.” Shefali Sunderlal appealed for people to join CRY America as donors, volunteers and supporters. She thanked its media partners Star TV, TV Asia, India Abroad, Indian Panorama, Mera Sangeet and its event sponsors Air India, Stratus, Nanak Foods, Taj Pierre, NetIP, Garnet Constructions, Deep Foods, Sukhadia Catering, Quality Sweets, Sajawat Decorators, Babu Kundu New York Life, Sardar Patel Foundation, Sufi Wines and Amrita Singh Jewelry for their support. CRY America also thanked New York and New Jersey Chapter Volunteers, Photographer Ravi Bhatia, DJ Suren, Yaadein Events, One Stop Framing Shop, AHA Designs and the Mall at Oak Tree!

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EW YORK -- New York Life, America’s largest mutual life insurer, has announced that its dividend payout will increase next year by 11 per cent, for a total payout of $1.6 billion. Of this, individual life policyholders will receive $1.56 billion in dividends in 2015 – a new record high for the company and a 12 per cent increase over the 2014 level. The company said it would be the third consecutive year of significant dividend increases by New York Life, for an increase of 31 per cent over the $1.19 billion paid to individual life policyholders in 2012. Ted Mathas, chairman and CEO, said, “Our diversified business strategy is a key reason we’ve been able to increase our dividend for three years running. And it is a very real

and sustainable competitive advantage for our policyholders.” Mathas said that in addition to the strong dividend payout reflecting the growth of the participating life business and the contribution from the investment management business, the company also continued to experience very good persistency as policyholders maintain their policies in force despite the challenging economy. Of the 825 life insurers in the United States today, only two–including New York Life– have the highest ratings for financial strength currently awarded to any life insurer by the four major rating agencies. Every year since 1854 New York Life has paid a dividend to policyholders, a validation of the company’s mutual structure and singular focus on creating value for its customers. 2015 will mark the 161st

consecutive year that New York Life has paid a dividend, through the Civil War, world wars, pandemics and financial crises. New York Life Insurance Company, a Fortune 100 company founded in 1845, is the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States and one of the largest life insurers in the world. New York Life has the highest possible financial strength ratings currently awarded to any life insurer from all four of the major credit rating agencies: A.M. Best (A++), Fitch (AAA), Moody’s Investors Service (Aaa), Standard & Poor’s (AA+). Headquartered in New York City, New York Life’s family of companies offers life insurance, retirement income, investments and long-term care insurance. New York Life Investments provides institutional asset management and retirement plan services. Other New York Life affiliates provide an array of securities products and services, as well as retail mutual funds.

Bomb scare at school for disabled in NJ

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EAPACK-GLADSTONEl (NJ) -- A bomb threat at Matheny Medical and Educational Center prompted the evacuation of the main building and its group homes on November 20 evening. At about 6:42 p.m., a Matheny staff member received a phone call alluding to a possible bomb in the facility. Matheny, a residential school and hospital for people with multiple and complex disabilities, has beds for 101 people in its main facility, and for another

30 people in its group homes. Luckily, said Matheny spokesman

Sandford Josephson, an event was being held at the school that evening so there were several managers available to help coordinate the evacuation. Besides the police, the Peapack & Gladstone Fire Department, the PeapackGladstone First Aid and Rescue Squad, transportation services and local churches helped assist with the evacuation of about 100 residents. No explosives or devices were found on the property when sniffer dog teams swept the facility, and residents were returned to the facility at about 11:20 pm.

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Xoom instant deposit service now to BoB, Kotak Mahindra accounts

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AN FRANCISCO (CA) -Xoom Corporation, a leading digital money transfer provider, is now offering instant deposits to Bank of Baroda and Kotak Mahindra bank accounts in India. This revolutionary service allows Xoom customers to instantly deposit money into their recipients’ accounts in these two banks, 365 days a year, including bank holidays. Instant deposits to the two banks are processed through Xoom’s partnership with Punjab National Bank. According to Julian King, senior vice president of marketing and business development for Xoom, instant deposits are available 365 days, including bank holidays, so customers will never have to wait. Speed and convenience are what customers expect from Xoom’s service and we continue to do just that in our mission to provide instant deposit to even more banks in India.” In addition to Bank of Baroda and Kotak Mahindra Bank, Xoom also offers instant deposits to ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India, Federal Bank and Yes Bank. Xoom provides great locked-in exchange rates for money transfers to India, and there is no fee when customers send more than $1,000 and pay with their US-based bank account. Plus, Xoom continues to provide fast bank deposits within four hours to all other banks in India, including to NRE and NRO accounts, when sent during bank processing hours in India. amily and friends. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and can be found online atwww.xoom.com. Established in 1985, the Kotak Mahindra group is one of India’s leading financial services conglomerates. In February 2003, Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd. (KMFL), the group’s flagship company, received banking license from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). With this, KMFL became the first non-banking finance company in India to become a bank--Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (KMBL). KMBL offers complete retail financial solutions for varied customer requirements. The Savings Bank Account goes beyond the traditional role of savings, and provides range of services through a comprehensive suite of investment services and other transactional conveniences. Xoom is a leading digital money transfer provider that enables consumers to send money to 30 countries in a secure, fast and cost-effective way, using their mobile phone, tablet or computer. During the 12 months ended June 30, 2014, Xoom’s more than 1.1 million active customers sent approximately $6.3 billion to family and friends. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and can be found online at www.xoom.com.

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Mosque thief remains untraced

GLOBAL PEACE PRIZE FOR NEHA GUPTA

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NIVERSITY PARK (PA) -- Penn State student and first-year Schreyer Honors College scholar Neha Gupta on November 18 accepted the 2014 International Children’s Peace Prize Award for her exceptional work to raise money for underprivileged children around the world. She is a scholar in the Eberly College of Science and will be entering the pre-medicine program. Netherlands King Willem-Alexander, former archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai presented Gupta with her award during a ceremony at The Hague, Netherlands. Inspired by what she saw during a visit to India with her grandparents, Gupta founded Empower Orphans, an organization designed to support orphaned and abandoned children in India and the United States. Her work, which she started at age 9, has grown into a charity that to date has raised over $1 million and has helped more than 25,000 children. The list of projects includes opening

libraries, developing paths to health care, and promoting education. The award is widely accepted as the most prestigious international award a young person can win. Last year’s winner was Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for female education, who went on to become the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014. The International Children’s Peace Prize was created by the Amsterdam-based children’s rights organization, KidsRights, and is awarded to a child whose work and actions have made a significant, positive impact in improving children’s rights worldwide. According to the organization’s website, the selection committee looks for, “A child who must have a clear history of standing up and fighting for the rights of him/ herself and other children. It is important that the child has an active approach in accomplishing this goal, which has led to a concrete result.” While the focus of her work began with orphans in India, Gupta has also helped many families around Philadelphia, where her family lives.

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OUTH BRUNSWICK (NJ) – The police have issued an arrest warrant for Haziq Shah, a 23-year-old Edison man wanted in connection with the recent theft of several hundred dollars from a donation box at a local mosque. Shah, who has been charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief, allegedly entered the Islamic Center of New Jersey and cut into a sheetrock wall to get to the box as worshippers walked past unaware. The police have released images from a surveillance video of a man in the mosque at the time the crime occurred, and the images helped generate a number of leads.

Neha Gupta receiving the prestigious international prize.

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Arrest warrant for Haziq Shah

A police spokesman said Shah, a fugitive, might be connected to similar thefts at mosques in Middlesex County this month.

ZEE Telugu is the new leader in Telugu Entertainment! BY A STAFF WRITER

Touchlo Unte Chepta (KTUC) , a celebrity talk show featuring film superstars like Samantha, Kajal Agarwal & Naga Chaitanya and special events like it’s marquee awards show ZEE Telugu Kutumbam Awards 2014 (ZKA) played a pivotal role in garnering increased ratings. The network’s morning programming block is stacked with exceptional inspirational and devotional shows such as Bhakti Samacharam, Omkaram and Gopuram putting it in a league of its own. Sameer Targe, Business Head of ZEE Americas said, “As per the ACS (American Community Survey) the Telugu Diaspora is the fastest growing segment in the South Asian landscape and we are committed to providing quality programming to our Telugu American audience. I am extremely pleased to report that ZEE Telugu is widely disturbed and continues to be a great asset to our advertisers.”

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Carnatic Fest: Dec. 6, 3:00 p.m at PAL building 33 Baldwin Road, Parsipanny ,Troy Hills, New Jersey.

HBO Presents the 11th Annual South Asian International Film festival (SAIFF) Nov 18 to 23 at Multiple locations in New York city. For more information, Visit www.saiff.org

Indian Foundation of Metropolitan Princeton(IIFMP) Annual Cultural Show 2014 on Dec 6, 3:00 p.m at West Windsor Plainsboro High School North, 90 Groves Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey. Visit ifmp@ifmp.org

The India Center to host the Eighth Annual Indian Classical Arts Festival: Nov 22, 3:00 p.m at Engleman Recital Hall at Baruch College, 55 Lexintgton Avenue, New York For more information, visit www. theindiacentre.org

Brooklyn Raga Massive and Caffe Vivaldi present Neel Murgai Ensemble and Karavika Nov 21, 8:30 p.m Karavika, 9:00 p.m Nee; Murgai Ensemble at Greenwich House, Benee Weiler Concert Hall, 46 Barrow Street, New York. For information call Neel Murgai (347) 265-4613 email neelmurgai@ earthlink.net

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SHANTI, JOURNEY OF PEACE, ENRAPTURES ATLANTA BY A STAFF WRITER

tlanta (GA) – Shanti--A Journey o f Pe a c e , t h e p i o n e e r i n g multimedia musical experience c o n c e i ve d c o m p o s e d a n d directed by Cincinnati-based composer Kanniks Kannikeswaran, enraptured a capacity crowd at Robert Ferst Center at Georgia Tech. Shanti is in its 10th year of presentation and Atlanta was the chosen city for its tenth performance which brought together 200 talented participants from diverse cultures in Atlanta. This seemingly effortless and smooth flowing program encapsulating the evolution of a 5,000-year-old civilization, started with an invocation to Ganga, a suite of six movements depicting the human mind’s enquiry into the very idea of existence. The second depiction, Faiths, was a suite in five movements outlining plurality of faiths linked through mystery. The third depiction, the boundless human spirit, traced the achievements of the human spirit in a state of internal peace. The fourth depiction, Ashanti, was a musical interpretation in three movements of the state of unrest or lack of peace. This was followed by Reflection a musical narrative of how the human spirit relates to existence and a vision of future and the celebration of the spirit of re-creation and rejuvenation, dance of creation. The finale was an expression of a vision for the future which offers nothing but peace and joy. This dance drama comes at a time

when the world is torn apart with growing violence everywhere making it all the more appealing and apt. The program received a standing ovation from a mesmerized audience. The orchestra comprised musicians from various symphony groups, faculties from major universities and singers from operas. Earlier in the evening, the program opened to a brief introduction of Kannikeswaran, conductor Huu Mai and acknowledgment of several sponsors, institutions, departments and groups such as Raksha (Aparna Bhattacharya), Deloitte, and Veena & Ajay Madwesh who have been instrumental in making this show happen in Atlanta. IACA provided support along the way as well. Consul-General of India in Atlanta, Ambassador Ajit Kumar, who was chief guest at the event, released the CD recording of ‘Sacred Choral Chants’.

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The program was a collective effort of several acclaimed personalities in the cultural genre. THey included Payal De (Odissi), Uma Murlidhar (Planet U Performing Arts), Sasiskala Penumarthi (Kuchipudi) Padmaja and Siddharth Kelam (Bharata Natyam, Kalaivani Dance Academy), Bhavini Rajan (Samarpanam School of Fine Arts), Gayatri Subramanian (KA Academy of Music and Dance) Kumud Sawla (Kathak, Nritya Natya Kala Bharathi) and Anupa Thakurta (Deeksha School of Performing Arts). The Atlanta performance of Shanti, like the other previous performances, is a grassroots movement. Composer Kanniks Kannikeswaran has been traveling for several weekends to Atlanta to teach the music score of Shanti to the newlyassembled group of singers. The singers varied in musical abilities and varied from trained professionals to

casual singers. This group of 80 singers then rehearsed with a western choir at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Metropolitan Atlanta North in the weeks leading up to the performance under the baton of the conductor Huu Mai. “Watching the program take shape from its infancy to watching the final performance at close quarters was extremely fulfilling!” said Ajay Madwesh, who had sung earlier in Shanti in 2008. Kannikeswaran, who also wrote the script, narration and musical score for Shanti, is a recent recipient of the prestigious McKnight Visiting Artist Fellowship (Minnesota) and the Ohio Heritage Fellowship. His projects are consistent with building community by emphasizing peaceful coexistence of diverse cultures through epic representation of 5,000-yearold cultural history of India via music, dance and visuals.

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HBO Presents the 11th Annual South Asian International Film festival (SAIFF) Nov 18 to 23 at Multiple locations in New York city. For more information, Visit www.saiff.org

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HICAGO (IL) -- A meet-and-greet road show and a video presentation organized recently by Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) by teaming up with Air India here seeking to boost Goa as a tourists’ paradise met with a measure of success despite the absence of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. Parrikar had to fly back to New Delhi as he was getting a berth as Defense Minister in the Federal Ministry headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, his vacuum was filled perfectly by Air India’s Midwest Bureau Chief Nakul Chand along with Sanjay Shetye representing GTDC and Iftekhar Shareef, FIA Trustee Chair, deputizing for Parrikar. The show at Ritz Carlton hotel in Chicago downtown was spiced with brief speeches by Vandana Walia and Seema Arora of Vchilli, and classical Bollywood dances by local artists. A 10-minute video highlighting various sporting, shopping, cultural and leisure activities that Goa offers was well appreciated by the local travel magnates, invitees and members of ethnic Indian media. Goa, with its beaches, forests, lakes, sanctuaries and surrounding mountains, was enchanting and this, coupled with its celebration of major Indian festivals as well as its diverse religious institutions, handicrafts, cuisine and nightlife made it an irresistible tourist spot. A conscious effort was made to promote

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N (L to R): Vandana Walia, Air India’s new Midwest Bureau Chief Nakul Singh Chand & Seema Arora

medical tourism capping with its special attraction of casinos in the only Indian state that has legalized, gambling. Architectural landmarks, especially fortifications, and archeology sites were shown. Though Goa is the smallest Indian state, its diversity as ‘a veritable anthology of people’ was beautifully described by Seema Arora in her speech. She pointed out with 15 of India’s 25 best beaches, Goa is also India’s richest state with a per capita GDP equivalent to more than twice that of the country. Goa monthly created the world’s first ambigram tourist logo that reads the same both ways. The Konkani word ‘Kenna’ has inspired its Rio-inspired carnival “Kenna Rio, kenna Goa!” Brewed from cashews or coconut, the local drink feni can be had only in Goa. The real spicing-up came when Komal

Shah presented a Kathak-based Sufi dance she choreographed to a contemporary Indian composition. She was later joined by Ruchi Shah and Akanksha Mishra to perform as Bollywood fusion that drew from the dynamic traditions of various Indian and Western dance styles. The Air India presentation was inducing in that it showed how only one international airline can boast of a direct flight to Goa via Delhi. It announced several return tickets to Goa for a well-conducted raffle. Mafat Patel of Air Tours, who all the time bags the top achiever Air India Award, proved that it was not only pluck but also his luck that made him a winner. He was presented with the round trip ticket to Goa. Attendees received a bag from the GTDC containing its tourism video and other Goan trinkets.

Gandhian philosophy still relevant: Mayor Emanuel BY A STAFF WRITER

HICAGO (IL) -- The celebration of Gandhi Legacy, a program jointly organized by the Delhi Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International, in conjunction with Loyola University Chicago last week at Loyola University Chicago-Corboy Law Center in Downtown Chicago was a huge success, judging by the impact it created on the morale of the community by reiterating the values for which Gandhiji lived and died. Though not in the foreground, the genius and touch of community stalwart and activist Niranjan Shah was in evidence. Shah was unanimously elected as Trustee last summer by the University Trustee Board. The two-hour program, as succinctly put by Smita Shah, chair of the Delhi Committee of the Sister Cities International, was to promote an exchange of ideas as exemplified by Gandhiji’s work that was influenced greatly by Henry David Thoreau (especially his essay on civil disobedience) and which in its turn influenced, yet another American Hero Martin Luther King, in his crusade for social equality and justice. The program sought one more time to underline the relevance and importance of Gandhian philosophy of Ahimsa (nonviolence) and Satyagraha (insistence for truth) in solving major problems facing the violence-plagued world today. Its importance got further highlighted with the presence of Chicago Mayor Rham Emanuel and a cross section of Indian American community leaders and Chicago elites. The culmination of the event could not have been better tuned than with the presentation of a Mahatma Gandhi photograph (a morning walk with Ashramites) by Niranjan Shah to Mayor

(L-R) Mayor Rham Emanuel, Niranjan Shah & Father John Costello

Rham Emanuel after a few select clips from Gandhi movie that overwhelmed everybody present with emotions. The background music--a soft low key playing of popular Gandhi bhajan Raghupati Raghav--added a special touch and flavor that made many feel the invisible presence of this great world leader about whom Albert Einstein said it was difficult to believe “a man as this one in flesh and blood ever walked on this world.” The Mayor too with his emotions flowing decided to carry the picture himself rather than by aides. The picture incidentally was developed from the original negative done by Mary Burke, a famous photographer who interviewed Gandhi, many times. The value of the exchange of ideas is exemplified by Gandhiji’s work, which was greatly influenced by Henry David Thoreau, particularly his essay on civil disobedience. Gandhiji in turn inspired Martin Luther King, champion of civil liberty in his country.

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SC SLAMS SRINIVASAN Supreme Court raises question of conflict of interest in IPL scam on BCCI chief; his re-election in the dock IANS, NEW DELHI

he Supreme Court on November 24 asked if sidelined BCCI president N. Srinivasan was not in a position of conflict while being the head of cricket’s governing body in the country and also holding a franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Srinivasan is the Managing Director of the India Cements which is the owner of the IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings. “You are a person who is managing the show (BCCI). You are also having a team competing in IPL. Would it not be a conflict of interest,” said the apex court bench of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla. The court said this while observing that the IPL was BCCI’s creation. Asked to explain the situation arising from the question of conflict of interest of Srinivasan, senior counsel Kapil Sibal, appearing for the BCCI president, told the court that my interest is that “My team must win”. In further posers to Sibal, the court asked “Who constitutes the BCCI. BCCI is headed by the

‘Critical’ Phillip Hughes to have scans after severe head injury SYDNEY: Phillip Hughes remains in a critical condition after being hit in the head by a bouncer and will have scans, doctors said on November 26. “Phillip Hughes remains in a critical condition in St. Vincent’s Hospital after being struck in the head. He will have scans this morning and a further update will be provided when the results of those scans are known,” Peter Brukner, Australian team doctor, said in a statement. Hughes is in an induced coma in intensive care and has undergone a surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. The 25-year-old collapsed on

the ground while batting after being hit by a rising delivery from pacer Sean Abbott in a Sheffield Shield match for South Australia against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground on November 25.

Indian batsmen get good practice game N Srinivasan is the managing director of India Cements which is also the owner of the IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings.

president (now Srinivasan). Do you mean to say that when decisions are taken by the BCCI, President Srinivasan is a mute spectator and expresses no views?” Senior counsel C.A. Sundram, representing the BCCI, said that the apex cricketing body’s working committee had representatives of 21 state level cricketing bodies and each one of them was eminent in his own right. Sundram said that IPL was played in a match format.

It is a creation of BCCI and is its byproduct. Justifying Srinivasan’s India Cements owning an IPL franchise CSK, Sundram said that “IPL when started was a commercial success.” He said lot of people’s lives depend on the earnings from it so it should not be blocked. Sundaram said that cricket in India has got an international recognition and the court should keep it in mind.

ADELAIDE: Five Indian batsmen got valuable match practice ahead of the first Test Down Under, hitting halfcenturies as the team scored 363/8 in reply to Cricket Australia XI’s first innings total of 219 all out, to draw their first of the two two-day tour game at the Gilderol Stadium here on November 25. Indian skipper Virat Kohli led his side with 60 runs. Murali Vijay (51 retired out), Cheteshwar Pujara (55 retired out), Wriddhiman Saha (56 not out) and Karn Sharma (55 not out) all utilised the opportunity presented to them by striking fluent halfcenturies.

India’s other two frontline batsmen Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma were also among runs, scoring 44 and 23 respectively.

Hamilton seals F1 title with Abu Dhabi win IANS, ABU DHABI

B Golfer Randhawa looks for Indonesia

OPEN TITLE JAKARTA: Veteran golfer Jyoti Randhawa will aim to eclipse the young stars at the Indonesia Open next week. The experienced Indian will be among a star-studded cast at the $750,000 Asian Tour event which includes multiple Major champion Padraig Harrington of Ireland, title holder and Indian Gaganjeet Bhullar, and veterans Mardan Mamat and Prayad Marksaeng. A cosmopolitan line-up from over 25 countries, including Scott Hend of Australia, will also vie for honors at the Pantai Indah Kapuk Course from December 4-7. The 42-year-old Randhawa, a former Asian No.1, hopes to win his ninth Asian Tour title here. He was defeated by countryman Rashid Khan at Chiangmai Golf Classic.

ritish racing driver Lewis Hamilton clinched his second Formula 1 drivers’ title as he comprehensively won the seasonending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the 5.5 km Yas Marina Circuit here on November 23. Starting second behind Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, Hamilton had to finish second if Rosberg won the race to seal the title in his favor.

Mercedes’ driver Lewis Hamilton after winning his title at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

However, a technical glitch in the hybrid system of Rosberg’s car massively slowed down the German who eventually finished 14th and out of the points. What made the race even more exciting was that for the first time in the history of the sport, double points were on offer. Meaning the one finishing first would bag 50 points instead of 25, second placed man would take on 36 instead of 18 and so on.

Magnificent Magnus retains world chess title VENKATACHARI JAGANNATHAN, CHENNAI

orld chess champion, Norway’s Magnus Carlsen retained his title, handing out a punishing defeat to Indian challenger Viswanathan Anand in the 11th round of their title match in Russia on November 23. The reigning world champion punished Anand for his misadventurous exchange sacrifice on move 24 to wrap up the game in 45

Magnus Carlsen of Norway (left) asserted his supremacy over Viswanathan Anand for the second year as he retained his World Championship title.

moves. Interestingly Anand went for the misadventure — giving up his rook for Carlsen’s bishop when he was enjoying a slight positional advantage. Anand told reporters post match

that his exchange sacrifice in the game was a bad gamble. Referring to the exchange offer, Carlsen said he is a believer in material and he like to grab it when offered.

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