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to promote Indian culture and heritage overseas with the goal to bring entertainment to the Chicago Indian community. The kind of events Cloud9 aims to organize are Indian classical dance performances, Indian musical & dance shows, event marketing & sales concerts, book launches, literary events and Indian trade bazars. Sudhir Velpula , the Cloud 9 Events managing principal, along with team members, Gopi Pittala (planning, operations and finance) , Ramana Abbaraju (event marketing & sales), Raj Addagatla and others coordinated the entire event.

The platinum sponsors were HR Pundits, Bookstogo, Radhikas Kitchen, Pietsch, Professional Home mortgage Solutions, Regal Jewels and Hot Breads. Sponsors of the event were Pegasus Knowledge Solutions, Hot Breads, International Legal & Business Services Group, Patel Brothers, Allstate, Pietsch Financial group, Sunrise Indian Supermarket, ebooks2go, some dental groups. De Wayne Williams, president of Williams Security & Protection Agency, and his team did an excellent job to protect all stars of the Ilaiyaraaja Live Concert.

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BY A STAFF WRITER CHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss the ial relationship between the United es and India. The formal talks were conducted part of a high-level delegation of erican Congressional leaders meeting h their Indian counterparts to discuss e, strategic partnerships, and security dination. “It was an honor to meet Prime nister Modi again to discuss the ortance of further strengthening the ial relationship between the world’s est and largest democracies,” said hnamoorthi. “ T h i s we e k’s t a l k s h a ve b e e n rumental in ensuring that the United es and India continue to build on our

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BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- Chicagoland’s much-awaited dream came true when musical maestro, Ilaiyaraaja, performed live with the Budapest phony Orchestra from Hungary and an Classical Musicians on March 24 at the erville Yard Center. The 55 musicians, 10 singers and the ndary King of Raagas gave a spectacular ormance that rocks music lovers in Midwest. ame synonymous with the Indian music stry, Raaja is an incomparable genius who ly transformed the perception of people rds film music. Cloud9 events proudly presented the rare ert that enthralled an audience of over 0 fans who were left mesmerized by his morable musical compositions. The live ert was performed by singers Chithra, o, Haricharan and Rahul Nambiar, and accompanied by a talented orchestra of 50 cians, presenting 39 songs in both Tamil Telugu languages. laiyaraaja, who has composed over 6000 s and worked for 1000 movies, paid an tional tribute to his audience by saying that ould continue to make music for his fans g seven seas away from their motherland. gesture deeply touched the audience and e them appreciate his love for music. Cloud9 Events is a group of passionate viduals working together to organize events

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security partnerships and promote peace and stability in the region and across the world. India and the United States are the linchpin of security in the Indo-Pacific region, and I’m proud to lead my colleagues in supporting this key alliance.” “The meeting with the Prime Minister only underscored that at the heart of our

BY A STAFF WRITER ETHEL PARK, PA -- A Bethel Park, Pennsylvania man has been sentenced for a November 2016 attack on an Indian-American, after being charged in a hate crime. The US Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania announced on April 6 that Jeffrey Allen Burgess, 56, has been sentenced in federal court to three years’ probation for a 1996 attack on Ankur Mehta. Burgess will have to go through four months of home detention; continued alcohol treatment through Pyramid Healthcare, Inc., or as directed by the U.S. Probation Office; 50 hours of community service; full participation in a restorative justice program administered by Center for Victims; and restitution in an amount to be determined by the Court at a later date, on a charge of violating the Hate Crimes Prevention Act. United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed the sentence on Burgess who attacked Mehta, and broke his jaw at a South Hills Red Robin restaurant because he thought Mehta was an Arab. Burgess was sitting at the next table at the Red Robin and began shouting expletives at the Indian-American, calling him a “sand n….r” while Mehta was wearing earphones and listening to music while playing on his computer tablet. Burgess is also reported to have said that since President Trump had become President, he no longer had to “put up with you people.” The restaurant manager called 911 after Burgess punched Mehta and kept hitting him in the head, neck and throat.

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Trump slams the move as a ‘disgraceful situation’ and ‘an attack on our country’ as FBI seizes Stormy Daniels’ documents IANS, NEW YORK

he FBI this week raided the office of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen and seized documents related to porn star Stormy Daniels along with other bank records, the media reported. Cohen is a longtime ally of the President, and admitted earlier this year to setting up a limited liability company in 2016 to pay Daniels, who alleges she had an affair with Trump in 2006 that the White House has denied. His attorney Stephen Ryan told CNN that the US Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York had executed “a series of search warrants” including at his office, and “seized the privileged communications” between Cohen and his clients. The raids included the Loew’s Regency hotel where Cohen has been staying. There were approximately a dozen Federal Bureau of Investigation agents involved. The FBI also seized emails, tax

The US President Donald Trump. (Photo: IANS)

documents and business records, including communications between Trump and Cohen. Ryan called the search “completely inappropriate and unnecessary”, and said federal prosecutors had told him it stemmed partially from a referral by the office of spe-

‘Trump believes he has power to fire Mueller’ WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump believes that he has the power to fire Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller, who is heading the probe into the links between his campaign and Kremlin efforts to influence the 2016 election, the White House has said. At her daily press conference, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday was repeatedly asked by reporters if Trump believes he has the authority to fire Mueller. Sanders replied: “We’ve been advised that the President certainly has the power to make that decision”, an answer suggesting that the White House has checked into that matter. That statement, however, contradicts the opinion of many legal experts. They say if Trump wanted to fire Mueller he would have to turn to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein who was the one who named Mueller to head the Russia probe and is overseeing his investigation. Sanders said that the White House does not agree with the idea that only Rosenstein has the authority to dismiss Mueller. Sanders said that the White

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Former US Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller.

House had received the advice of its own legal experts and Justice Department personnel. Rosenstein is responsible for supervising the special counsel because US Attorney General Jeff Sessions had to recuse himself from the Russia investigation in March 2017 after it came to light that he had hidden from Congress facts about several meetings he had with then-Russian Ambassador to the US Sergei Kislyak. Then, Rosenstein named Mueller special counsel and tasked him with investigating the alleged links between members of the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.

cial counsel Robert Mueller. “I have been advised by federal prosecutors that the New York action is, in part, a referral by the Office of Special Counsel, Robert Mueller,” Ryan said in the statement. “It resulted in the unnecessary

seizure of protected attorney client communications between a lawyer and his clients. “These government tactics are also wrong because Cohen has cooperated completely with all government entities, including providing thousands of non-privileged documents to the Congress and sitting for depositions under oath.” Trump slammed the move as a “disgraceful situation” and “an attack on our country”, reports CNN. A White House official said Trump had been watching TV reports, and that the President knew about the raid before the news broke. “This is ridiculous. This is now getting ridiculous,” Trump said Monday, pointing to a “whole new level of unfairness”. Michael Avenatti, Daniels’ attorney, responded to the news on Twitter, saying “an enormous amount of misplaced faith has been placed” on Cohen’s shoulders. Mueller’s office and Justice Department have not yet commented on the raids.

Comey compared Trump to ‘mob boss’ WASHINGTON: Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey reportedly compared President Donald Trump to a James Comey “mob boss” in his first interview since being fired last year, the media reported. A source present at the ABC News taping told Axios this week that the interview will “certainly add more meat to the charges swirling around Trump”. According to the source, the Comey interview left people in the room stunned. The former Director spoke of things that he had never said before, the source told Axios news. Some described the experience as surreal, he added. Comey was fired by Trump last year, with the administration saying it stemmed from his handling of the investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s private email server, CNN reported. Comey also claimed in Senate testimony that he was defamed by the administration over their justification of his termination. — IANS

Guv for National Guard deployment IANS, SAN FRANCISCO

alifornia Governor Jerry Brown has agreed to deploy National Guard troops along the state’s border with Mexico, but insisted that personnel will not be used to support any immigration enforcement, the media reported. Brown’s announcement comes less than a week after President Donald Trump called for National Guard troops deployment along the US-Mexico border until a border wall is built, reports Politico news. The Republican governors of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico have already committed to participate. The three states will initially mobilize some 1,600 troops as part of Trump’s decision to provide military support to the US Border Patrol in order to tackle the increase in irregular immigration. But Brown, whose state has clashed repeatedly with Trump over immigration and other issues, was far more cautious in his response. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the four-term Democrat said California “will accept federal funding to add approximately 400 Guard members statewide to supplement the staffing of its ongoing program to combat transnational crime” but

California Governor Jerry Brown. (File Photo: IANS)

the personnel will not be used to enforce immigration laws. “But let’s be crystal clear on the scope of this mission. This will not be a mission to build a new wall. It will not be a mission to round up women and children or detain people escaping violence and seeking a better life. And the California National Guard will not be enforcing federal immigration laws,” the Governor wrote. Brown noted that California has previously supported “similar tar-

He insisted that personnel will not be used to support any immigration enforcement

geted assistance in 2006 under President Bush and in 2010 under President Obama”. He called the work “important” and said that of about 250 California Guard members currently staffing a programme to combat transnational crime, 55 are at the California-Mexico border, Politico news reported. “Your funding for new staffing will allow the Guard to do what it does best: support operations targeting transnational criminal gangs, human traffickers and illegal firearm and drug smugglers along the border, the coast and throughout the state,” Brown wrote. “Combating these criminal threats are priorities for all Americans, Republicans and Democrats.”

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UPA damaged India’s defense: Modi The Prime Minister also launched a new scheme to link young innovators to defense agencies as part of the government’s efforts to modernize India’s military manufacturing sector

Modi, Shah lead BJP MPs fast against Parliament disruption

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rime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his “bold action” in meeting the country’s critical military requirements were contrary to the Congress-led UPA government’s “laziness, incompetence or perhaps some hidden motives” that damaged India’s defense. Inaugurating the DefExpo 2018 on East Coast Road near Chennai, he blasted the UPA over stalled defense projects and commended his own government for finalizing the procurement of bulletproof jackets for soldiers and setting in a new process to procure 110 fighter planes for the Indian Air Force. “There was a time when the critical issue of defense preparedness was hampered by policy paralysis. We have seen the damage such laziness, incompetence or perhaps some hidden motives can cause to the nation. “Not now. Not anymore. Never again,” Modi said in a 30-minute speech at the defense trade fair that projects India as one of the major

CJI’s prerogative to allocate cases: SC NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it was the “prerogative” of the Chief Justice of India — a high constitutional functionary — to form the benches and allocate cases and that authority can’t be regulated on the mere apprehension of being exercised arbitrarily. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said: “...such an entrustment of functions is necessary for the efficient transaction of the administrative and judicial work of the court”. “There cannot be a presumption of mistrust. The oath of office demands nothing less,” said the judgement rejecting a PIL for framing of rules for regulating the constitution of benches and allocation of cases. The setting up of benches “lies exclusively in the domain of the prerogative powers of the Chief Justice” and anything that curtails the authority of the Chief Justice, the judgement said, “would intrude into the exclusive duty and authority of the Chief Justice...”. Speaking for the bench, Justice Chandrachud held: “As a repository of Constitutional trust, the Chief Justice is an institution in himself. The authority which is conferred upon the Chief Justice, it must be remembered, is vested in a high Constitutional functionary.” —IANS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the DefExpo India — 2018, at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu on April 12. (Photo: PIB)

defense manufacturing hubs in the world. “You would have seen how the issue of providing bulletproof jackets to Indian soldiers was kept hanging for years. You would have also seen that we have brought the process to a successful conclusion with a contract that will provide a boost to defense manufacturing in India,” the Prime Minister said.

He was referring to defense contract for the procurement of 1.86 lakh bulletproof jackets signed earlier this week after the successful conduct of field evaluation trials. Modi also launched a new scheme “Innovation for Defense Excellence” (IDEX) to link young innovators to defense agencies as part of the government’s efforts modernize India’s military manufacturing sector.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah along with BJP MPs fasted on Thursday across the country to protest against the washout of the second half of Parliament’s Budget session for which the BJP blamed on the Congress. Modi observed the fast even as he continued with his official work, including inaugurating the 10th edition of Defense Expo at Thiruvidanthai near Chennai. Shah undertook the hunger strike at Dharwad in election-bound Karnataka along with party’s Chief Ministerial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa and other MPs. Shah hit out at the Congress for “disrupting” Parliament, saying it happened for the first in independent India’s history that the ruling party (BJP) was ready to discuss every issue but the opposition was shying away from discussion.

BJP MPs observed fast in their constituencies while Rajya Sabha MPs protested at various places. Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who was present at the DefExpo, also observed a fast. In Delhi, all seven BJP MPs — Union Minister Harsh Vardhan, who represents Chandani Chowk constituency, East Delhi MP Maheish Girri, New Delhi MP Meenakshi Lekhi, West Delhi MP Pravesh Verma, North West Delhi MP Udit Raj, South Delhi MP Ramesh Bidhuri and North East Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari — observed fast. Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu joined them. Tiwari, also the Delhi BJP President, said he will continue his “indefinite hunger strike” to protest against the continuous neglect of developmental works in his constituency by the Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi. — IANS

Four civilians, soldier die in Kashmir, militants escape IANS, SRINAGAR

our civilians and a soldier were killed on Wednesday as a fierce gunfight between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district sparked off violent street protests and a call for a two-day shutdown in the Valley. Sepoy S. Gunakar Roy was killed when militants hiding in a house in Wani Mohalla in Khudwani area

fired at security personnel closing in on them. Two other security personnel were wounded in the fighting. The security forces fired back in a bid to capture the militants, said to be linked to the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). As the fighting raged, hundreds of people poured out of their homes and attacked the security forces with stones. The security personnel opened fire. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir

Police detains JKLF Chairman Yasin Malik during a protest march against civilian killings in Kulgam district in Srinagar on April 11. (Photo: IANS)

Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Yasin Malik was detained soon after he and separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

called for a two-day shutdown in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday and Friday to denounce the Kulgam killings.

UP assures fair probe against MLA accused of rape IANS, LUCKNOW

he Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday assured a fair probe into the alleged gang rape of a girl by a BJP legislator and the custodial death of her father, saying it was not trying to protect anyone. However, due to a pending Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe, the accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the Bharatiya Janata Party legislator from Unnao, has not been arrested, it added. Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar and Director General of Police (DGP) O.P. Singh said

BJP legislator from Unnao Kuldeep Singh Sengar talks to press after meeting Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow on April 9. (Photo: IANS)

at a joint press conference that a free and fair probe has been initiated but action will be taken only after hear-

ing both the sides. “Nobody is defending Kuldeep Singh Sengar. What we mean is that

we have to hear both sides,” DGP Singh said. Kumar informed that the case has been recommended to the CBI for further probe. An FIR will also be lodged against Sengar for conspiring to beat up the victim’s father, who subsequently died in police custody on Monday, an official informed. Based on a report submitted on Wednesday night to the state government by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), the Circle Officer (CO) of Safipur Kunwar Bahadur Singh has been suspended for not entertaining the complaint by the gang rape victim.

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Meet BJP’s intimate enemies With Dalit anger rising in the country, it is time the core constituency of the BJP accepts Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sabka saath, sabka vikas mantra of development for all AMULYA GANGULI, NEW DELHI

The BJP toys with the idea of winning Dalits over for use as vote banks. It is trying to do so by occasionally paying obeisance to the Dalit icon, B.R. Ambedkar, and choosing a Dalit as the President

he Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) owes much of its woes to the reluctance of its core constituency of urban, upper caste, conservative, anti-minority, middle class supporters to accept Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sabka saath, sabka vikas mantra of development for all. They may have no objections to vikas, but the idea of including everyone in its fold is anathema to them. So, if they see a Dalit having fared well enough in life to own a horse and ride it, he has to be killed as in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district. Or, if a Dalit groom wants to take out a baraat (marriage procession) through his village in Uttar Pradesh, the upper caste residents will not allow it. Killing is the usual option for the saffron rank and file to eliminate those whose conduct violates the Hindutva fads and fetishes. Hence, anyone suspected of eating beef or who believes in inter-faith romance is either beaten up or done away with. Moreover, the Hindutva storm-troopers are so sure of the righteousness of their cause that they are not deterred by the presence of video cameras when they engage in their lawless acts.

The recent Supreme Court judgment purportedly diluting the act relating to Atrocities against the Dalits and Adivasis acted as the spark that lit the fires of mob violence during a bandh called by Dalit outfits. (Photo: IANS)

In the 93 years since the formation of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and 67 years of the Jan Sangh-BJP, Muslims were their sole targets. The Dalits were largely ignored because, till recently, they were not assertive enough to annoy the saffron brigade. The BJP toys with the idea of winning them over for use as vote

banks. It is trying to do so by occasionally paying obeisance to the Dalit icon, B.R. Ambedkar, and choosing a Dalit as the President of the country. But much of this placatory signalling is probably regarded as tokenism by the Dalits, while for the members of the Brahmin-Bania party, these gestures mean nothing

where their caste bias is concerned. It is not surprising that against the background of the saffron targeting of Dalits, the recent Supreme Court judgment purportedly diluting the act relating to Atrocities against the Dalits and Adivasis acted as the spark that lit the fires of mob violence during a bandh called by Dalit outfits.

What is odd, however, is that the BJP (and the RSS) hadn’t kept this possibility of a sudden outburst in mind. It is no secret that these Hindutva organizations care little about the Muslims being alienated because they are aware that the minorities, whether Muslims or Christians, will not vote for the BJP except in very small numbers or when there is some kind of a wave as in 2014. Moreover, it is obvious that Modi had taken on a near-impossible task of selling his plan for allround development irrespective of caste and creed to his party’s core elements, although as a former RSS pracharak (preacher), he must have been acutely aware of the resistance which they were likely to offer.

United they stand: A temple, a mosque and a gurdwara Keeping their religious differences aside, people in this small town of Uttar Pradesh have come together for a noble cause — to clean a polluted river brought along many volunteers from the Sikh community. “Once the communities came together, number of volunteers multiplied. The initiative has now become a kind of an environment-movement which is being driven by religious fervor and bonding. Watching our efforts, the local administration also

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ith inter-community violence reported from many parts of India in a society increasingly polarized on religious and caste lines, a small town in Uttar Pradesh is setting an extraordinary example where a temple, a mosque, and even a gurdwara, have joined hands to clean a polluted river. About 100 km from the state capital Lucknow is the town named Maholi in district Sitapur. Here lies an old Shiva and a Radha-Krishna temple along with Pragyana Satsang Ashram and a mosque, all at a stone’s throw of each other. Along the periphery of this amalgamated religious campus, passes a polluted river called Kathina, that merges into the highly polluted Gomti River, a tributary of the mighty but polluted Ganges River. “The river belongs to everyone. Hindus use it for aachman (a

Kathina merges into the Gomti River, a tributary of the mighty but polluted Ganges River. (Photo: IANS)

Hindu ritual for spiritual purification), Muslims use it for wazu or ablution. Due to lack of awareness, people had been dumping solid and bio waste here. As the situation was worsening, the only solution was to start cleaning it ourselves,” said Swami Vigyananad Saraswati, head of the Pragyana Satsang Ashram, as

he inspects the river stretch along with Muhammad Haneef, head of the mosque’s managing committee. Swami said that once the ashram and temple administration began rallying volunteers for the cleaning drive, the mosque also came around to help. Even Maholi’s Sikh gurdwara committee came forward and

clean is our duty and we will continue the sewa ” he said. The temple and mosque, near the town’s police station, were both built in 1962 by then Inspector Jaikaran Singh. The communal fervor is shared since years. During namaaz, the ashram switches off its loudspeakers and on Hindu festivals and special occasions, the

The temple and the mosque have been sharing communal fervor for years. During ‘namaaz’, the temple switches off its loudspeakers and on Hindu festivals, the mosque committee helps the temple offered help, and other unions like traders and Sikh gurdwara committee also joined hand for cleaning the river,” Swami told IANS. Ujagar Singh, a member of the Sikh gurdwara committee, equated the effort in cleaning the river with sewa, an important aspect of Sikhism to provide a service to the community. “Keeping our rivers

mosque committee helps the temple with arrangements. Still underway, the joint Hindu-Muslim team began cleaning the river from March 14. However, the actual cleaning of the river began from March 17, when about 400 volunteers got into the waters, while about 700 of them cleaned the shores.

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Syria: Trump warns of missile strike The threat of missile strike follows the failure of the UN Security Council to pass a resolution on Tuesday condemning the gas attacks and setting up an inquiry into it

‘Syria not fearing US threats of strike’

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S President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Syria and Russia that he was readying missile strikes on the Middle Eastern nation in retaliation for allegedly using chemical weapons in rebel-held territories. “Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria,” he tweeted. “Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart’! You shouldn’t be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!” The threat of missile strike follows the failure of the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution on Tuesday condemning the gas attacks and setting up an inquiry into it. A US-sponsored resolution was vetoed by Russia and two proposed by Moscow failed to get a majority. Meanwhile, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is sending a

US President Donald Trump (File Photo: Xinhua/IANS)

fact-finding mission to Syria to investigate the chemical attacks. A chemical attack is reported to have taken place last Saturday in Douma, where the rebel group Jaish al-Islam controls territory. The US says 89 people were killed and several hundred injured by chemical weapons used there. The missile attacks would come as Trump is himself under an unprecedented stress at home.

On Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided his personal lawyer’s office and hotel room and seized documents. According to media reports, they were looking for documents relating to payoff by the lawyer, Michael Cohen, to a porno actor known as Stormy Daniels and, possibly, other women to keep quiet about the affairs they claim to have had with Trump before he was elected.

DAMASCUS: Bouthaina Shabaan, the political and media adviser to President Bashar al-Assad, said on Wednesday that her country is not fearing the US threats of striking Syria. In an interview with pan-Arab alMayadeen TV on Wednesday, Shabaan said the US threats of striking Syria aim to practice more pressure to make more gains, Xinhua reported. She stressed that consultations are ongoing among the allies of Syria and they will not leave things to go Washington’s way. Her remarks come as the US is banging the drums of war on Syria over allegations of toxic gas use by the Syrian army against the rebels in the capital Damascus’ Eastern Ghouta countryside. The Syrian government has denied the allegations. —IANS

Such payoffs could be violations of election or other laws. Trump has canceled a trip to the Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, citing the Syrian developments and spent Tuesday conferring with National Security Adviser John Bolton, military officials and British Prime Minister Theresa May in preparation for attacks on Syrian government facilities. On Sunday he blamed President Vladimir Putin personally, and Russia and Iran for “backing Animal Assad” and warned they would have a “big price to pay.” Trump had called earlier this month for pulling back the limited US military presence in Syria. But after the Saturday chemical attack, he called for a tough line against Syria and Russia. His newly robust stance is bolstered by the addition of two hawks to his foreign policy team: National Security Adviser Bolton and Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo.

257 killed in Algeria military plane crash IANS, ALGIERS

t least 257 people were killed on Wednesday after an Algerian military aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Boufarik military airfield outside the capital, the Defense Ministry said. The majority of the victims were from military, comprising 247 passengers and 10 crew members, all of whom were killed when the Soviet-manufactured Ilyushin aircraft crashed into a field near the airbase between Algiers and the city of Blida, the BBC reported

citing the Ministry as saying. The aircraft was en route to southwest province of Bechar. It was not clear what caused the crash. It is the deadliest plane crash since 2014, when 298 people were killed after a Malaysian airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine. Algerian TV station Ennahar showed images of smoke rising from the plane’s fuselage, tilted to one side, with part of the aircraft sticking out above olive trees. Dozens of bodies were seen in numbered bags as paramedics and firefighters worked at the crash site.

Cranes at the site were trying to move the debris. Among the dead were 26 members of the Polisario Front, seeking independence from Morocco for Western Sahara and supported by Algeria, reports said. Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah extended condolences to the families of the victims and ordered an investigation into the crash. The authorities were working to identify remains of those killed. One man told Ennahar TV station that he was at home when he heard an explosion and drove to the

Algerian soldiers clean the site of the accident in Blida province, 30 km southwest of Algiers, on April 11. (Photo: Xinhua/IANS)

site, where they tried to put out the fire and reach victims. “We saw bodies ... it was a catastrophe.” “We were afraid the plane would explode. We covered some bodies and put out some fires,” he said.

The aircraft has been involved in a number of crashes, most recently in 2016 when one on a firefighting mission crashed near Lake Baikal in northeast Siberia, killing all 10 crew members on board.

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London: Yulia Skripal, the daughter of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal who was poisoned in March, has turned down an offer of help from the Russian Embassy, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Police. In a statement released on Wednesday through police, two days after she was discharged from hospital, Yulia Skripal said she was feeling better, the Independent newspaper reported. Her father is still in a hospital. “I do not wish to avail myself of their (Russian Embassy) services... I find myself in a totally different life than the ordinary one I left just over a month ago...,” she said. —IANS

LONDON: China has remained the worlds top executioner amid a decline in global executions, Amnesty International’s annual report on capital punishment said on Thursday. Amnesty International recorded at least 993 executions in 23 countries in 2017, down by 4 per cent from 2016 (1,032 executions) and 39 per cent from 2015 when the London-based organisation reported 1,634 executions, the highest number since 1989. Besides China, 84 percent of all reported executions took place in just four countries — Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Pakistan. —IANS

LONDON: Liu Xiaoming, the Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom, on Wednesday published a signed article in a major British newspaper, saying that “the United States has announced successive protectionist tariffs pursuant to its domestic law, forcing China to take counter-measures.” The so-called “investigations” under legislation, such as section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974, risk igniting a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies, Liu said in the article carried by the Guardian newspaper, reports Xinhua. —IANS

TEHRAN: Iran said on Tuesday that the US is not the sole owner of the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal to make decisions on it. “The nuclear agreement belongs to the international community and to the countries which are involved in the agreement,” said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, reported Xinhua. “The JCPOA (or the nuclear deal) was an important deal in which Russia was involved as a major party,” he said, adding that “it belongs to Iran, Russia and other members of P5+1.” —IANS

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Grammy nominee Raja Kumari eyes B-wood California-based artiste has been performing in India and teaming up with Indian talent for songs NATALIA NINGTHOUJAM, NEW DELHI

rammy-nominated Indian-American songwriter Raja Kumari, also a rapper, desires her music — that she uses as a bridge between the East and West — to reach far and wide. And so, she wants to get involved in Bollywood as it has a “great impact” on the world. The California-based artiste with roots in Andhra Pradesh has been performing in India, appearing on reality shows and also teaming up with Indian talent for songs. What else is she planning to explore in India?

“I want to use my time in India wisely and explore the opportunities and try something new. I want to do more stuff in Hindi films. It (Bollywood) has such a great impact on the entire world. The idea that something I write can reach so many more people, that’s exciting for me as a musician,” Kumari told IANS. The music scene in India is “completely different” from that in the US. “In India everything is Bollywood music. It is the most popular genre. The genre that we are making (in the US) is a new thing here... the independent music. “In America, there isn’t much

opportunity for Indian singers in mainstream music. It is something that we are trying to change,” said the artiste, who was a celebrity guest in Amazon Prime Video’s Unscripted Original, “The Remix” where she collaborated with contestants Yash and Kryll to recreate Bollywood number “Ankhiyon se goli marein”. The “City slums” hitmaker also got to fulfil her dream of visiting Himachal Pradesh, popular for its scenic beauty. “For the show ‘Lockdown’, (singer-composer) Kailash Kher and I had to remix two songs in our style and shoot the music video. It was completely crazy. I was lucky to

Grammy-nominated Indian-American songwriter Raja Kumari. (Photo: IANS)

have a partner like Kailashji. He made it really easy for me and enjoyable. We shot in Himachal Pradesh. That was a dream of mine to go and spend time there. It was amazing,” said Kumari. “Lockdown”, a ZEE5 project, is a series where each episode brings together a celebrated Bollywood

singer with a YouTube singing sensation. Locked in one location for a day, these musicians collaborate to recreate two songs. The musical reality show will also feature artistes like Raftaar, Shekhar Ravjiani, Gippy Grewal, Shirley Setia, Darshan Rawal, Arjun Kanungo and Jonita Gandhi.

Indian driver wins $3.2 million lottery in Abu Dhabi Another Indian duo win $1mn in Dubai

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Dubai-based Indian driver has hit a jackpot by winning 12 million dirhams ($3.2 million) in a raffle in Abu Dhabi. John Varughese, who hails from Kerala, has been working as a driver for a private company since he came to Dubai in 2016. He won the amount at the Big Ticket raffle held at the Abu Dhabi International Airport this week, the Khaleej Times reported. Varughese said he initially thought it was a late April Fool’s Day prank by a friend. “I couldn’t believe that I could get lucky. April Fool’s Day had just passed by and I thought it was some friend pulling

Indian man jailed over porn clips DUBAI: An Indian man has been jailed here for three months for sending pornographic video content over email to his Indian family friends 13year-old daughter and molesting her during his visits to their home. The mother of the girl had found several porn clips sent to the latter in August 2017. The teenager told her mother that the 27-year-old man had been constantly groping and sexually abusing her during visits to their home and had emailed her indecent clips.

my leg. I also had doubts if this was a fake call as you read about lot of scams happening,” he told the daily. “Even though it was confirmed but I still took a while before calling my family back in Kerala. This is

surreal and the new feeling of being a winner is slowly sinking in,” said the new multi-millionaire. Varughese said he will share prize money with four of his friends and will also switch from a basic phone to a smartphone.

DUBAI: Two friends from India, Pinto Paul Thommana and Francis Sebastian, staying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have won $1 million in Dubai’s Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw. The ticket purchased by the duo was picked as the winner during the draw at Dubai International Airport, Gulf News reported. The friends have not decided what to do with their winnings. However, they will both continue to live and work here in the UAE. — IANS

“I have a small family with wife and two children. I will now invest in their future. There is no better way to make use of this money than to invest in education,” he said. “I am here (in Dubai) after facing lot of hardships. I will set aside a portion to help the needy too as I shouldn’t forget my past days,” Varughese added. Of the 312 first prize winners for the Big Ticket since it began in 1992, Indian nationals scooped 80 per cent of the total winnings. And of the 264 winners of the $1 million dirhams at Dubai Duty Free since 1999, Indian winners accounted for 125 of the total number, according to data from two of the biggest raffle draws in the UAE.

NRI scientist develops microfactory to tackle e-waste hazard IANS, SYDNEY

n a pioneering effort to tackle the growing mountains of ewaste, an IIT-trained Australian scientist of Indian origin at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) here has helped launch the world’s first microfactory that can transform electronic waste (ewaste) like smartphones and laptops into valuable material for re-use. Professor Veena Sahajwalla, a materials scientist at UNSW and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) at the varsity, said the e-waste microfactory is the first of a series under development

Professor Veena Sahajwalla (right), materials scientist at UNSW and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT).

and in testing at UNSW which is now actively wooing Indian students to its Sydney campus.

These microfactories can also turn many types of consumer waste such as glass, plastic and timber into

commercial materials and products. Using technology developed after extensive scientific research at the SMaRT Centre, the e-waste microfactory has the potential to reduce the rapidly growing problem of vast amounts of electronic waste. According to Sahajwalla, microfactories present a solution to burning and burying of waste items that contain materials that can be transformed into value-added substances and products to meet existing and new industry and consumer demands. She termed microfactories a “truly sustainable solution to our growing waste problem while offering economic benefits available to local communities”.

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Indian weightlifters, wrestlers shine; India at third spot

At CWG 2018, India was at third spot with 14 golds with Australia leading the tally with 62 gold medals IANS, GOLD COAST (AUSTRALIA)

tar Indian wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Rahul Aware won gold in their respective categories at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG), while women grapplers also finished among the medals here on Thursday. Sushil defended his crown in the men’s 74-kg category which he had won at the 2014 edition in Glasgow, Scotland. Sushil won gold at the CWG for the third consecutive time. He had won gold in the now disbanded 66kg category at the 2010 edition in New Delhi before winning the 74kg title at the 2014 CWG in Glasgow, Scotland. Aware, who was appearing in his first CWG, won gold in the men’s 57 kilogram category in style. The Maharashtra wrestler out-

Gold medalist Pistol player Heena Sidhu. (Photo: IANS)

Cheers for golden shooter Heena Gold medalists wrestler Sushil Kumar. (Photo: IANS)

classed Steven Takahashi of Canada 15-7 in the final. The women wrestlers added to the Indian medals tally with Babita Kumari taking silver in the 53kg category while Kiran bagged bronze in the 76kg division. In the men’s 57kg final, Aware

was dominant right from the start, pulling off three two-points moves in the first round. Although the Canadian showed excellent technical prowess with a four-point move, it was enough to prevent Aware from taking a two-point lead into the break.

Men’s TT, mixed badminton teams earn golds GOLD COAST: Two first-time gold medals from the men’s table tennis team and the mixed badminton team, shooter Jitu Rai’s triumph with a meet record and a medal each from Pardeep Singh, Om Mitharwal, Mehuli Ghosh and Apurvi Chandela took India to the third position in the medal table at the 21st Common-

wealth Games (CWG) here. While the men’s table tennis team, spearheaded by Achanta Sharath Kamal, thrashed Nigeria 3-0 in the final, the mixed badminton team outplayed three-time defending champions Malaysia 3-1 in the final. In team table tennis, India struck a golden pair as the men emulated the

women’s effort. The men’s team defeated Nigeria 3-0, after beating Singapore in the semi-finals earlier in the day. The mixed badminton team also rose to the occasion. Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal and doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa all won a match each.

GOLD COAST: India’s Heena Sidhu won gold in the women’s 25 metre Pistol event, while para-lifter Sachin Chaudhary settled for a bronze while five boxers assured at least a medal each and both the men’s and the women’s hockey teams entered the semi-finals at the 21st Commonwealth Games here. Heena, who finished third in the qualifier, notched up a new CWG record of 38 points, even as other shooters disappointed, with Chain Singh and Gagan Narang finished a distant fourth and seventh, respectively.

Heena’s medal was India’s eighth — including three golds — in the shooting discipline as she bagged her second medal here after her silver medal win in the 10m air pistol on Sunday. The other medal was a surprise as Sachin lifted the combined effort of 181 points. In his first two attempts, he failed to lift 201 kg but he did it in the final attempt to finish in the topthree to take India’s medal tally to 21 medals. India is third in the medal table — behind Australia (130 medals) and England (74 medals).

Lifters Sanjita, Lather strike medals GOLD COAST: Indian weightlifters continued their highly impressive medal-winning performances as K. Sanjita Chanu and Deepak Lather clinched gold and bronze respectively. Sanjita won in the women’s 53 kilogram category as the Manipuri star lifted a total of 192 kg which

included a CWG record of 84 kg in the snatch and 108 kg in clean and jerk, while Lather bagged a bronze medal in the men’s 69 kilogram competition. He managed 136 kilograms in the snatch and 159 kg in clean and jerk for a total of 295 kg. — IANS

Indians in badminton quarters IANS, GOLD COAST

ndia’s star singles shuttlers P.V. Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth and H.S. Prannoy entered the quarter-finals, while Satwik Rankireddy, Ashwini Ponnappa and N.Sikki Reddy also enjoyed a successful day as they reached the last-eight stages in both the doubles categories at the 21st Commonwealth Games here. Rio Olympics silver medalist Sindhu whipped local girl HsuanYu Wendy Chen 21-15, 21-9, while London Olympic bronze medalist Saina Nehwal advanced after the Isle of Man’s Jessica Li retired hurt while trailing 4-21, 0-2.

World No.3 Sindhu will on Friday take on Canadian Brittney Tam for a place in the top-four, while Saina will face Rachel Honderich of Canada. In another women’s singles tie, Ruthvika Gadde overcame some resistance from Singapore’s Jia Min Yeo to eventually emerge victorious 21-10, 21-23, 21-10 in a 55minute battle. She will face Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour in the next round. In the men’s singles, top seed Srikanth thrashed Sri Lankan Niluka Karunaratne 21-10, 21-10 in just 33 minutes at the Carrara Sports Arena here, while Prannoy tamed Australian Anthony Joe 21-

18, 21-11 in 35 minutes to enter the quarter-finals. Srikanth will meet Singapore’s Ryan Ng Zin Rei in the quarterfinals, while Prannoy will look to go past Sri Lankan Dinuka Karunaratne. In the men’s doubles, Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Mauritius’ Aatish Lubah and Christopher Jean Paul 21-8, 21-12. The Indian pair will meet Malaysians Chan Peng Soon and Goh Soon Huat in the next round. In the mixed doubles, the pairs of Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwik, and Sikki and Pranaav Chopra advanced to the quarter-finals.

Kidambi Srikanth is now world’s top badminton player.

Ashwini and Satwik took just 25 minutes to thrash Canadian duo of Kristen Tsai and Nyl Yakura 2110, 21-7. In the quarter-finals, the Indian

mixed doubles pair will be up against Malaysia’s Huat and Lai Shevon Jemie, who got past Ghana’s Emmanuel Donkor and Stella Amasah.

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‘Centre will plan scheme on Cauvery’ The statement came after the Supreme Court asked the government to file a draft scheme by May 3 IANS, NEW DELHI

he Centre this week said it will formulate a scheme as directed by the Supreme Court in the Cauvery water dispute case but the name or the nomenclature of the body for enforcing the order should not matter. Union Water Resources Secretary U.P. Singh told reporters here that the question is whether the Centre has the flexibility to formulate a scheme to implement the Supreme Court judgement that will make it “more effective”. “You have to have a kind of body which will be effective,” he said adding that the Centre would consult the states and get the final approval of the Court. The Supreme Court earlier this week had pulled up the Centre for not finalizing the scheme within six months of its February 16 order and asked the government

IPL matches to be shifted out of Chennai: Rajeev Shukla JAIPUR: All the remaining Indian Premier League (IPL) matches of Chennai Super Kings will be shifted out of Chennai to Pune in the wake of violence over the Cauvery waters dispute. “CSK will be asked to move their home matches to Pune as the Chennai police has expressed their inability to provide adequate security for the remaining matches,” IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla told reporters here this week. Earlier, talking to IANS on phone, Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

to file a draft scheme by May 3. Singh said that under the Interstate Water Disputes Act, scheme is a general kind of framework

Indian rocket successfully puts into orbit navigation satellite VENKATACHARI JAGANNATHAN, SRIHARIKOTA (ANDHRA PRADESH)

ndia this week put into orbit navigation satellite IRNSS-1I, a part of Indian satellite navigation system NavIC in copybook style. The 1,425 kg satellite was carried into space by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket’s ‘XL’ variant. Simply put, NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation, The Indian satellite navigation system earlier the Indian Regional NaviNavIC consists of nine satellites. gation Satellite System or IRNSS) is the Indian ‘GPS’. standing 44.4 meters tall and After the successful launch, weighing 321 tonnes, blasted off Indian Space Research Organisa- from the first launch pad. tion Chairman K. Sivan said: “I Just over 19 minutes into the am extremely happy to announce flight, the rocket slung IRNSS-1I that the PSLV has precisely inject- into the orbit from where the ed the navigation satellite in the satellite will be taken up to its final position at geo synchronous targeted orbit.” He said ISRO is moving orbit at a height of 36,000 km. The Rs 14.2 billion Indian sateltowards to get the rocket and lite navigation system NavIC consatellite through industry. Sivan said over the next eight sists of nine satellites — seven in months, ISRO has planned nine orbit and two as substitutes. The launch missions, including the fully operational system is expected moon mission towards the end of to provide accurate position inforthe year. mation service to users across the On early morning of April 12, country and the region, extending four stage/engine PSLV-XL rocket, up to an area of 1,500 km.

Chief Executive Officer K.S. Viswanathan said: “We talked to the Chennai’s Commissioner of Police over the issue. He suggested we shift the matches as the situation is Rajeev Shukla volatile in the city.” “We have put the ball in BCCI’s court and the board will now take a call on the issue,” he added.

which was not followed in Godavari and Krishna or the Ganga disputes. “But some kind of an authority or board was set

Union Water Resources Secretary U.P. Singh said they went to the SC for clarification on the scheme as the states concerned had divergent opinions.

up in disputes relating to Narmada and Bhakra Beas rivers,” he elaborated. “There has to be a structure. We have absolutely no problem on nomenclature. We went to the Supreme Court for clarification because the states concerned had divergent opinions. Tamil Nadu and Puducherry said that scheme meant constitution of a Cauvery Management Board as was decided by the Tribunal while Karnata-

ka maintained that the Supreme Court order did not talk of a Board. Kerala had a different view.” He said the tribunal award was only recommendatory in nature. It can be Cauvery Management Board or some structure with Chairman and members or it can be an irrigation expert in the rank of Chief Engineer. Or it can be an administrative officer to head such a body, he contended.

Lockheed bets big on India SARWAR KASHANI, THIRUVIDANTHAI (TAMIL NADU)

ith the Indian Air Force beginning the process of buying 110 fighter jets, in a deal that could be worth more than $15 billion, Lockheed Martin has expressed its readiness to shift its F-16 fighter aircraft manufacturing unit to India — and the US government, according to the manufacturer, will allow it to do that. That apart, the American global aerospace and defense major is also prepared to transfer the technology of its third generation anti-armour Javelin guided missile system to India for its future manufacture. At least two Lockheed officials at the DefExpo 18 told IANS that if the defense procurement deals were signed with the company that is all geared to bid for the world’s biggest fighter jet order, it would walk the extra mile and transfer technology to local partners for sophisticated parts of defense products. “We are offering a deal that is completely compatible with ‘Make in India’ — offering a stand-up production line in India,” said Randall L. Howard, who heads International Business Development for aircraft at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. He said over 4,000 F-16s have been sold to countries across the

Aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin has expressed its readiness to shift its F-16 fighter aircraft manufacturing unit to India.

world. “We are offering to shift the manufacturing base and produce all of our F-16s in India; not just for India, but for the whole world — across South East Asia, across South America, across Middle East.” Asked if the Trump administration would allow it to do so,

“We are offering to shift the manufacturing base and produce all of our F-16s in India; not just for India, but for the whole world," a Lockheed official said

Howard said the company had “full support of the US government”. He said the single-engine supersonic multi-role fighter aircraft that has seen action in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was currently being built around the world, and setting up facilities in India would not impact jobs in the US. “So, whenever we have a situation, we will build the entire aircraft in India. But we will continue to have parts coming from the US which will continue creating jobs there. It absolutely supports American jobs,” he said, adding Lockheed was also looking at the possibility of setting up the entire ecosystem, including one with a runway, to produce the fighters in flyaway condition.

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or some, sindoor signifies tradition and is a celebration of womanhood. For others, it’s an outdated statement women make about their marital status. Designer Masaba Gupta, who has sought inspiration from vermillion to style the looks for her latest collection, says she doesn’t find the use of sindoor old school. Known for quirky prints and outof-box styling, Masaba’s new line is called Burning Garden. It puts a contemporary, playful, and vibrant twist to sindoor. “Since the clothes are so modern, sindoor provides a nice traditional

touch to it. It is embracing the fact Indian woman... If someone wants that sindoor is not a dated concept or to wear sindoor with a quirky twist, this would be the perfect old school,” Masaba told way,” she added. IANS over e-mail. Women are often “Today, the use of Masaba has judged of being “trasindoor has become come up with ditional” by whether more of a choice,” variations of or not they wear sinadded the designsindoor by door. Is that leading er, who is married making it look to the decline in to film producer urban and sindoor usage? more Madhu Mantena. younger Yes, think so. We, as Masaba has come a design house, have a up with variations of voice; and being a woman, I sindoor by making it look have an opinion that other women more urban and younger. “We decided to play with colors. can relate to... sindoor can be a fashWhite sindoor is a fashion statement, ion statement and also a part of while the hot pink is a slight varia- your daily life. With this collection, tion from the traditional sindoor. we are emphasizing the choice of Hot pink also represents the modern the modern women,” she said.

This summer, follow these tips to stay cool

l A 30 minute walk in the morning can change your life. A morning walk is easy on your joints and heart, and the fresh morning air can help calm your nerves, improve your mood, and

keep you energetic and positive for the rest of the day. l Listen to some soothing songs and close your eyes for 10-15 minutes every day. Doing this on a regular basis gets that glow on your skin as well as promotes good health. l Drink lots of lemon water to keep yourself hydrated and eat lots of green leafy vegetables, seasonal fruits and berries. l Temperature change may lead to various diseases. Hence, it is necessary to improve your immunity with various vegetable and fruit smoothies that are rich in vitamins and minerals. Have enough probiotics in the form of curd, idli and khaman dhokla.

You can tie it in with your cake: Some couples have opted to have a tiered pizza wedding cake on their big day so it ties in with the food — and why not?! It makes for an original photo: Rather than feeding each other cake — the bride and groom stuff a slice of pizza in each other’s mouth — just be careful not to get any on the bridal gown!

It’s relaxed: A three course dinner can be stuffy affair, buffet style food is far more chilled. People don’t feel like they have to put on all their heirs and graces and can just be themselves. Everyone loves pizza: A weekly meal in many households, everyone enjoys pizza. So, you can guarantee that your guests will be happy.

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G NEW DELHI: Get rid of acne by washing your face and hands regularly and use tea tree-based products to regulate sebum production and reduce blemishes, experts suggest . Sargam Dhawan, Director at Paul Penders India and Sharad Kulkarni, Ayurvedic Expert at Kama Ayurveda have shared some tips to get rid of acne organically: v To keep bacteria at bay, wash your face and hands regularly with the natural antibacterial alpina and tea tree cleansing wash. It contains essential tea-tree oil with a soft, foaming formula that gently and effectively cleanses normal to oily skin while helping regulate sebum production and reducing blemishes. v It is very important to moisturize your skin. Opt for juniper and yarrow moisturizer or aloe and lavender moisturizer as it will also have vitamin E that helps replenish the moisture to avoid skin dehydration. v Ayurvedic medication provides a more holistic approach. Bitter gourd juice intake every day acts as a rakta shodhaka (blood purifier) as its anti-bacterial action helps flush out the free radicals out of the body keeping the skin clean and clear through internal cleansing. — IANS

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Why you should serve pizza at your wedding? IANS, LONDON

onfused over your wedding menu? Opt for pizza! Femalefirst.co.uk lists down reasons why one should serve pizza at their wedding. It’s easy: You don’t have to worry about ensuring each of your guests has an individual meal — they can help themselves to as much or as little as they want. You can cater for all dietary needs: If you have lactose intolerant, gluten-

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BLACKBUCK CASE: SALMAN GETS BAIL The Bollywood actor spent two nights in a Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan in the 1998 Blackbuck killing case IANS, MUMBAI

fter spending two nights in a Jodhpur jail, superstar Salman Khan returned home to a hero’s welcome with thousands of fans lined up at the Mumbai Airport and outside his Bandra home this week. Several thousands, ranging from toddlers in arms to youth, elderly men and women, many carrying placards and banners with Salman’s pictures had been waiting after he was granted bail by Jodhpur Session Court Judge R.K. Joshi in a 1998 case of blackbuck poaching. Loud screams of joy went up with frantic waving and clicking pictures on mobiles as soon as an apparently healthy and cheerful Salman

BRIEFS Dadasaheb Phalke for Tamannaah MUMBAI: After bagging the iconic Sridevi Award at Zee Apsara Awards, actress Tamannaah Bhatia will receive the coveted DadasaTamanaah Bhatia heb Phalke Excellence Award for her outstanding performance in the blockbuster Baahubali: The Beginning. The award will also be conferred upon actress Anushka Sharma for her innings as a producer and actor Ranveer Singh for Padmaavat by the Mumbai-based Dadasaheb Phalke Foundation on April 21. The award recognizes the contribution of the individuals towards Indian cinema.

‘SOTY2’: Karan gets two new faces MUMBAI: Producer Karan Johar is set to launch two new faces in Bollywood with Student Of The Year 2, the second instalment of his own 2012 Karan Johar directorial Student Of The Year. Young star Tiger Shroff plays the male lead in the new film. Student Of The Year 2 is being directed by Punit Malhotra, and its shooting is underway. Announced on social media, the cast includes Tara and Chunky Pandey’s daughter Ananya. — IANS

stepped out of the Mumbai Airport Shera and his team of bouncers were after alighting from Jodhpur by a seen firmly requesting them to avoid chartered flight. speeding after them in the heavy Sporting a dark T-shirt evening traffic. Police had a tough and a cap, he was accompanied by his time controlling the Sporting a dark sisters Alvira and huge crowd both at T-shirt and a Arpita, along with the airport and outcap, Salman was his omnipresent side his residence — personal bodyGalaxy Apartments accompanied by guard Shera. in Bandra west. his sisters and Amid the shouts At both the venues, his omnipresent of Salman Khan many fans, especially bodyguard Zindabad, the family young girls and elderly quickly stepped into their women, could be seen waiting vehicles without any pub- unabashedly shedding tears of joy lic interactions. and relief as their favorite star finally En route, some daring fans even returned home from the 20-year old attempted to follow his motorcade, legal ordeal that culminated in a but at one point when the vehicles five-year jail sentence for killing the halted due to traffic congestion, protected blackbucks in 1998.

Actor Salman Khan comes out of the Jodhpur Central Jail after he was granted bail by a district and sessions court in the 1998 black buck poaching case. (Photo: IANS)

There were huge celebratory fireworks by his fans outside his home and the entire area witnessed traffic jams. Salman stepped out to his balcony and acknowledged all his fans with folded hands in a namaste, beaming, smiling and waving both hands with his family members.

SC to hear plea on Guru Nanak film IANS, NEW DELHI

he Supreme Court this week agreed to hear a plea by the Shromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) seeking to block the release of the film Nanak Shah Fakir. The film based on the first Sikh Guru — Guru Nanak — is set for release on April 13. The court will take the matter up next week. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud told petitioner Satinder Singh Gulati that the Central Board of Film Certification has already cleared the film for

release. It also said that outsiders cannot control freedom of expression of an artist. Gulati told the court that by a 2003 resolution, the SGPC has said that no one can act

as any of the 10 Sikh Gurus, their family members and the Panj Pyaras. He mentioned the plea for an urgent hearing. The apex court was also told that till date — in the last 550 years — no one has depicted the role of the 10 Sikh Gurus. Gulati urged the court to hear the matter on April 13, but Chief Justice Misra said: "We will take it up on April 16.” The court also said that once the certificate is granted (by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), unless it is nullified or modified by a superior authority, the producer has every right to exhibit the film in movie halls.

However, animal rights organization People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), is not too happy. Manilal Valliyate, CEO, PETA India said in a statement: “While Salman Khan gets to go back home to his movie star life for now, blackbucks were made to pay the highest price, with their lives.”

‘In the Shadows’ will change mindsets MUMBAI: Actor Manoj Bajpayee and director Dipesh Jain, who await the release of their upcoming film In The Shadows, say it is an Manoj Bajpayee attempt to address the issue of child abuse. With this, they hope to bring a change in the mindset of the parents towards their children. Set in old Delhi, the film deals with the constant suffocation that the two main characters of the story go through. — IANS

‘Mango Dreams’: Watchable only for Pankaj Tripathy

nly 15 minutes into this appallingly uninspired view of the historical and cultural divide that splintered India into two uneven halves, and I knew this was a foriegner’s view of the communal divide as seen through the prism of a generation gap. But there is a bigger problem. A worse chasm separates the noble intentions of this film’s director (probably a diffident apologist for Britain’s imperialistic designs) from the actual execution of the plot which reeks of amateurishness and clumsiness. Making matters worse is the chosen language, that halting English which the Indian middleclass speaks when trying to push its way up a crowded queue.

Film: “Mango Dreams”; Director: John Upchurch; Cast: Ram Gopal Bajaj, Pankaj Tripathy, Samir Kochar, Rohini Hattangadi, S.M. Zaheer; Rating: * 1/2

A still from the film ‘Mango Dreams.’

Only the Babus are likely to be impressed by the director’s benign take on India’s polarized proletariat. The central figure in an octogenarian Dr Amit Singh (Ram Gopal Bajaj) who has a terrible childhood secret that he must grapple with

before the film is done. But before Dr Singh gets down to confronting his ghosts from the past, the actor must resolve the issue of speaking in an out-of-character language. Dr Singh’s life is framed in selfconscious bouts with his friend

(S.M. Zaheer) and an NRI son (Samir Kochar) who can’t decide whether he cares for his aging father or is just in it for self-opportunism. Even the script seems confused. But, the very dedicated Pankaj Tripathy (a Muslim auto driver) who takes the doctor on an "unforgettable" road journey (or, so the film would like to believe) makes the film watchable. — Subhash K Jha

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No comparison: Tiger Shroff on father Jackie

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ctor Tiger Shroff says there can only be one “hero”, and that’s his father Jackie Shroff. He believes in no comparison with the veteran actor. Filmmaker Subhash Ghai, has who directed Jackie in films like Hero, Ram Lakhan, Khalnayak, Yaadein and Karma, this week took to Twitter to praise the father-son duo. “A great tribute to his father Jackie Shroff is his own bright son Tiger Shroff as ‘Hero’ Vs ‘Hero’ since 1980s and now 2018. I feel so proud of both of them. God bless the family with love and dedication all over,” Ghai wrote. To this, Tiger replied: “We both are so lucky to have you uncle! But there can only be one hero and that is dad! No comparison!”

rs Funnybones Twinkle Khanna has found a fan in Pad Man actress Sonam

Kapoor. “I love how she uses humor to bring attention to issues that really need to be spoken about but are considered taboo,” Sonam tweeted as she shared a link of some of Twinkle’s most hilarious statements this week. An author, entrepreneur, interior designer and producer, Twinkle’s quirky outlook on life and things typical to India, have won her a huge fan following.

‘Refreshing to work with actors who improvise’

ctress Richa Chadha, who has begun shooting for Anubhav Sinha’s political satire titled Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai in Lucknow, says it is refreshing to work with artistes who improvise scenes. The cast of 12 also includes Saurabh Shukla, Pankaj Tripathi, Vinay Pathak, Pavan Malhotra, Divya Dutta, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Cyrus Broacha, Prateik Babbar and Shriya Pilgaonkar. “I am thrilled to be a part of such a stellar cast. It is so refreshing to work with actors who are improvising and making everything funnier in each passing scene. I love the character I am playing in this film,” Richa said.

Huma Qureshi scores three mn Twitter followers

ctress Huma Qureshi has scored three million followers on Twitter. She has thanked her fans and followers for all the love. Huma this week took to Twitter and wrote: “Waking up to three million ka pyaar (love) Thank you guys. Blessed and love.” Huma made her film debut with a supporting role in the two-part crime drama Gangs of Wasseypur in 2012. She was later seen in films like Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, Ek Thi Daayan, Dedh Ishqiya, Badlapur and Oculus.

Saiyami takes theatre workshops from Adil

Big B to wrap up ‘Thugs of Hindostan’

egastar Amitabh Bachchan is nearing the end of his shooting schedule for Thugs of Hindostan, which has been a strenuous project for him. Big B wrote about it on his blog. “The work pressure increased. Some issues arose and that did not allow me the liberty of getting out of ‘Russia’. Something that can easily come off and on because of the intricate prosthetic make-up for Thugs of Hindostan and the time it takes. So, look a bit Russian too with that woolly cap.

ctress Saiyami Kher, who took theatre workshops from Adil Hussain, says working with the veteran actor reminds her how little she knows about her craft. Saiyami earlier this week posted a photograph of herself, along with Adil and captioned it: “Spent the last 15 days doing a theatre workshop with these amazing girls under the master Adil Hussain. Every time I work with Adil sir, I am reminded of how little I know. Thankyou Sir. Grateful” Saiyami was last seen on screen in the 2016 film Mirzya opposite Harshvardhan Kapoor.

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BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- Chicagoland’s much-awaited dream came true when musical maestro, Ilaiyaraaja, performed live with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra from Hungary and Indian Classical Musicians on March 24 at the Naperville Yard Center. The 55 musicians, 10 singers and the legendary King of Raagas gave a spectacular performance that rocks music lovers in Midwest. A name synonymous with the Indian music industry, Raaja is an incomparable genius who totally transformed the perception of people towards film music. Cloud9 events proudly presented the rare concert that enthralled an audience of over 4000 fans who were left mesmerized by his memorable musical compositions. The live concert was performed by singers Chithra, Mano, Haricharan and Rahul Nambiar, and were accompanied by a talented orchestra of 50 musicians, presenting 39 songs in both Tamil and Telugu languages. Ilaiyaraaja, who has composed over 6000 songs and worked for 1000 movies, paid an emotional tribute to his audience by saying that he would continue to make music for his fans living seven seas away from their motherland. This gesture deeply touched the audience and made them appreciate his love for music. Cloud9 Events is a group of passionate individuals working together to organize events

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Kohl’s removes Ganesh pillow after protest

Modi, Krishnamoorthi discuss Indo-US ties BY A STAFF WRITER CHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss the special relationship between the United States and India. The formal talks were conducted as part of a high-level delegation of American Congressional leaders meeting with their Indian counterparts to discuss trade, strategic partnerships, and security coordination. “It was an honor to meet Prime Minister Modi again to discuss the importance of further strengthening the special relationship between the world’s oldest and largest democracies,” said Krishnamoorthi. “ T h i s we e k’s t a l k s h a ve b e e n instrumental in ensuring that the United States and India continue to build on our

BY A STAFF WRITER ARSAN CITY, NV – Wisconsinheadquartered leading omnichannel retailer, Kohl’s Department Stores, has apologized and removed the Throw Pillow carrying image of Hindu deity Ganesh within 17 hours of Hindu protest. Jen Johnson, vice president, corporate communications, of Kohl’s Department Stores, has sent an email to Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest. The mail read: “Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Kohl’s has removed the product in question from our site. We sincerely apologize to you, the Hindu community and our customers for any unintended offense this product may have caused.” Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, in a statement in Nevada, has thanked Menomonee Falls-headquartered Kohl’s for understanding the concerns of Hindu community, which thought of this product as highly inappropriate,

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HICAGO,IL -- Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj, a best-selling author of books on meditation for physical, mental, and spiritual health and wellness, says that even though “we are pained by the conflicts that exist worldwide, the solution to peace resides with us.” According to him, if each of us were to find peace within ourselves, we would naturally radiate it to others. “We can take steps towards being a source of peace in the world by letting go of grudges and thoughts of revenge. How can we ever build a world of peace if we don’t break this cycle with forgiveness? Many of the world’s problems stem from a sequence in which one party hurts another who then seeks to retaliate; then, the original party responds with more actions of revenge. “In this way, a cycle continues, lasting sometimes for days, weeks, months, or years. In some instances, a cycle of revenge may last for centuries. Whenever we find ourselves in a situation when we have been injured in word or deed, there are two paths we can take: We can choose the path of anger and retaliation, or we can choose the path of forgiveness and love. “For those who choose the former path, there is often no end to the hurt and outrage. With strength, courage, and a spiritual outlook on life, however, we can put a stop to the cycle of revenge by choosing the path of forgiveness. We can wash away the hurts of the past and replace them with the warmth of human kindness. “Not only will we gain freedom from psychological pain and the physical stress that comes with it, but we will allow others around us to also heal so that they, too, can find peace. Forgiveness brings us states of calmness and also

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greatly improves our psychological well-being. “Rather than holding on to pain and resentment when someone is unloving toward us, we can learn the art of forgiveness. We can replace the sorrows of the world with a smile of love to blossom the hearts of others. In return, our own heart will blossom. This will preserve our peace of mind and will prevent what may be a minor event from escalating into a much larger difficulty. “If we forgive, we will continue to maintain thoughts, words, and deeds of goodness. When someone hurts us, but we choose not to respond in kind, what happens? Generally, the one who tries to hurt us later regrets what he or she did. If we continue to act sweetly and lovingly toward them, they often become transformed. They begin to see their own actions as a reflection in a mirror. When there is no reaction from us, the angry person calms down and sees how foolish he or she acted. “The biggest culprit that stands in the way of our developing forgiveness is our ego. It is the cause of all anger and vengeance. Anger is the ego’s reaction when it is not getting its

way. People are so habituated to responding with anger that they think it is normal. They justify it by saying that it is “healthy to let out ones’ feelings.” “When others do not live up to our expectations of what we want from them, we express our disappointment with angry thoughts, words, or deeds. What we fail to realize is that anger weighs us down. When we eliminate it from our system, we can experience God’s love flowing to us. Although God’s love is always there, our feelings of anger and retaliation repel our ability to receive this love. “The ego is the burden that makes it difficult for us to tread a spiritual path. It prevents us from moving from duality— thinking ourselves as different from others— to oneness, wherein we realize that we are all the same, at the level of the soul. The first way to reduce the hold that ego has on us is by learning how to meditate on the inner Light and Sound. Summing up, Sant Rajinder Singh says: “Through daily meditation, we can identify with our true self, our soul, rather than our ego. In these troubled times, if we can learn to meditate and find a place of calm and peace within ourselves, we will be able to face the challenges of life. We will not only be peaceful ourselves, but we will radiate peace to all those we meet. No one had ever been effective in trying to make others change and become peaceful. Peace begins with us, with you and me.” Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj is spiritual head of Science of Spirituality who travels throughout the world teaching people a meditation on the inner Light and Sound that leads to inner peace, happiness, and joy.

BY A STAFF WRITER KOKIE, IL -- With nearby towns either changing the age to legally buy tobacco products or looking to do so, leaders in Skokie say the village could be the next while Niles currently plans stay put with the current state law. The Skokie Village Board is scheduled later this month to consider an ordinance change that would raise the minimum age for buying tobacco and related products in the village from 18 to 21, officials said. If approved, businesses would no longer be able to sell cigarettes to 18-year-olds, a change that the village of Wilmette recently enacted. State legislators have also talked about hiking the minimum age for buying tobacco from 18 to 21 at the state level. “Right now, Skokie’s law is the state law so people have to be 18,” said Bruce Jones, the village’s environmental health supervisor. “Skokie is looking to increase the age of purchasing tobacco to 21.” Jones said the Skokie Board of Health has discussed increasing the minimum age for tobacco purchases for some time. Still, some owners of Skokie businesses that sell tobacco do not favor making the change. “If it’s a state law, then it applies to everyone and that’s OK,” said Janeer Atiah who owns MS Tobacco in the 4000 block of Oakton Street.

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BY A STAFF WRITER T LOUIS, MO – Ohmkaram-sponsored program, ‘Kerala Express’, on March 31 at John Burroughs High School auditorium in St Louis was a visual and auditory treat and captivated the 400-strong audience. ‘Kerala Express’ was a medley of various performing arts unique to Kerala, including Theyyam, Kathakali, Mohiniyattam, Thiruvathira Kali, Puli Kali, Thumbi Thullal, Bharathanatyam, Chendamelam, Sopanam and Panchavadyam. Ohmkaram artists had created a temple backdrop on the stage for these performances, apt for this event since these art forms are temple arts from Kerala. Graced by more than sixty performers from Natyalaya School of Arts (Indianapolis), Natyakala Dance Group (Minneapolis), Kalashetra (Chicago), and Natyapadhanjali School of Dance (St. Louis), it was hailed as an absorbing performance. The mind-blowing rhythms of Chendamelam (play of drums) by the Chicago Kalashetra troupe were enthralling. The age-old storytelling dance form of Kathakali was played out Krishnaleela’s ‘Kaliya Mardhanam’ with expressive gestures, colorful makeup & costumes. Paired along with the graceful movements of Mohiniattam, it was a treat to watch. Words cannot express the splendid showmanship displayed by Guru Vrinda Sunil &

troupe of Natyalaya School of Arts, Indianapolis. They also presented the dance drama portrayal of life of the Keralite King Maharaja Swathi Thirunaal who was a big patron of music, dance & arts. The divine dances of Theyyam by Guru Sona Nair and team of Natyakala Dance Group, Minneapolis was spellbinding. Not to be missed was Bharatnathyam by Guru Prathibha Sudhir and troupe of Natyapadhanjali school of dance, St Louis, which featured the well-known story of Lord Krishna in his feminine form as Mohini, offering the nectar of life to Gods while hoodwinking the Asuras. Ohmkaram is a St Louis, Missouribased Malayalee Hindu Cultural non-profit organization. It conducts about six programs for its members annually while organizing a special program with artistes from India and other states in America. This was the third annual event conducted by Ohmkaram, and it hopes to bring many more of such programs in future. It also conducts Malayalam classes. Ohmkaram is also a big believer in giving back to the community, organizing every year events beneficial to the local community while supporting philanthropy and helping the needy. Ohmkaram also provides annual scholarships to poor but bright students in Kerala.

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Rangla Punjab exhibits Punjab’s culture BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- One of the most-awaited cultural programs of the year, ‘Rangla Punjab 2018’ organized by the Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago (PCS) was celebrated with great success. The local community, primarily those born and raised here, came together to celebrate the Punjabi festival of Vaisakhi. The event electrified the audience for some five hours at Meadows Clubs in Rolling Meadows, a Northwest suburb of Chicago. More than 1,000 people were in attendance at this sold-out event, with about 250 participants, more than 35 acts, and 50 organizers. The memorable, family-oriented show encompassed a record-breaking number of vibrant, energetic, authentic Punjabi folk dances and cultural performances. Participating teams hailed from all around Chicagoland and the neighboring states of Wisconsin and Indiana, and they featured children as young as the age of five, all the way up to adults. The evening was started with a ‘Shabad’, prayer, by the children of Gurmat School of the Sikh Religious Society (SRS) of Palatine. Colorful dances and songs were performed by local artists of all age groups. Bhangra teams like Navi Paneeri, Kaum Punjab Di, Warriors Bhangra, gidha dances performed by groups like Shaunkana Chicago Diyan, Milwaukee Gidha, and Bollywood Arts Academy, and Chicago’s renown singers Manmeet Kaur, Mona Bhalla, Maddy Singh, and Parina Mehrotra, put on an unforgettable show. The program also featured a book (‘Engineering a Life’ by author Krishan Bedi) release ceremony held on the stage

in the presence of the PCS president and chairman. A new music video by Maddy Singh was also released. Dr. Bhupinder Singh Saini of Advance Pain Management Milwaukee was the patron, and Dr. Narinder Singh Grewal of Advance Pain Management of California was the Platinum sponsor. The event’s Grand Sponsor was Rajpreet Kaur and Bhupinder Singh Dhaliwal. The Silver sponsors were Major Gurcharn Singh Jhaj, Kevindeep Singh Atwal, Lakhvir Singh Sahota, Santokh Singh DC, and Jesse Sahota. The Bronze sponsors were Dr. Amarjit

Singh, Harkewal Singh Lally, Nick Balwinder Singh, Jaidev Singh Bhathal, Gulzar Singh Multani, Amrikpal Singh, Jagjit Singh Dhindsa, Manjeet Singh Bhalla, Dr. Bhupinder Singh Pelia, Harjit Singh, Dinesh Sharma, Mehar Singh Salhan, Prince Ghotra, Harpreet Singh Chawla, Manmohan Singh Saini, Amrik Singh (Amar Carpets), Harkirat Singh Sandhu, Bikram Singh Sohi, Happy Multani, and Laddi Singh. PCS’s upcoming events are a PCS Youth Graduation and Scholarship Night”, which includes “Rangla Punjab” participant appreciation and awards, on

First health fair by Shree Jalaram Mandir

June 10 at the Viceroy of India Restaurant in Lombard, Illinois, the “PCS Sports Festival” in August, and an appearance in the “McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” on November 22 at State Street Chicago. ‘Rangla Punjab 2019’ will be held on April 27. The Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago is an all-volunteer not-forprofit community service organization devoted to promoting Punjabi culture, language, performing arts, education, good citizenship, healthy life style, and sports in the metropolitan Chicago area and beyond.

Search on for missing Indian family in CA BY A STAFF WRITER ANTA CLARITA, CA -- Authorities in California are urging the community to help find an Indian American family of four, missing on a recent trip between Santa Clarita, near Valencia in Southern California, and Portland, Oregon. The family, Sandeep Thottapilly, 42; Soumya Thottapilly, 38; Siddhant Thottapilly; 12; and Saachi Thottapilly, 9, has gone missing since April 5. The Thottapillys had been on a road trip from their home in Santa Clarita to Portland and back. It was during a leg of their trip heading south from Portland to San Jose when all contact was lost. They were last known to have been around the Klamath-Redwood National Park area. The family, which reportedly checked out of the Holiday Inn Express hotel in Klamath, Ore., on April 6, was heading to San Jose to spend an evening with Sandeep Thottapilly’s cousin but didn’t show up. A ‘missing-persons’ report was filed with the San Jose Police Department. As per a report from Valencia, the authorities in San Jose, who are handling the case, are investigating whether an SUV that had been swept away into a river in Mendocino County during heavy rains was carrying the family. The Thottapilly family was driving on the road trip from Portland to San Jose in a marooncolored Honda Pilot when they lost contact with relatives, according to relatives.

Shree Jalaram Mandir Chicago held its first health fair on April 8 in which 273 people were offered free blood test, diabetes check-up and screenings for bone density, EKG, BMI, etc. Top-drawer doctors, as well as dedicated nurses and volunteers put their heart and soul into the fair to make it a successful event.

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IHCNJ, Santram Bhakta Samaj, hold health fair

BY A STAFF WRITER EW J E R S EY, N J - On April 1, the Indian Health Camp of New Jersey (IHCNJ) and Shree Santram Bhakta Samaj of the US organized a Santram Satsang followed by a health screening and disease awareness and prevention fair at Ukranian Cultural Center, 135 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, New Jersey. The unique collaboration between these two organizations was a symbol to serve needy people in the community and celebrate volunteerism which is a motto of Divine Holiness Param Pujya Shree Ramdasji Maharaj of Shree Santram Mandir, Nadiad who has been providing humanitarian services throughout India and never solicit any funds. IHCNJ, a non-profit organization, is providing health fairs to benefit needy people in the community for the past 20 years. On December 1, it will celebrate its 20th anniversary, a big milestone of its dedicated community service for south Asians residing in New Jersey. The health fair was open to all participants above the age of 40 without any medical insurance. The health screenings included blood test, EKG, vision screening for glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, physical examination, cardiology and physical therapy counseling, various types of cancer screening and prevention education, and mental health screening to participants. The physicians, consultants, mental health providers and other allied health care professionals from various specialties medical assistants, nurses, social workers and medical students and other volunteers provided their services to screen and educate patients on various chronic debilitating diseases specifically targeted to the South Asian population. IHCNJ, Shree Santram Bhakta Samaj of the US and local volunteers from various civic organizations and their dedicated committee members provided their selfless and dedicated service to support the health fair. The blood test reports will be reviewed by the physicians and mailed it to all participants with a counseling note, if any abnormalities are detected in the test. The dedicated team from the State of New Jersey Commission for the Blind provided thorough eye screening to qualified patients to promote their noble cause of preventing blindness in the community. The blood test service was provided by LabCorp of Raritan, New Jersey. IHCNJ will hold four more health fairs later this year.

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BY A STAFF WRITER ASHINGTON, DC -Indian Americans face a severe undercount in the 2020 Census, noted Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, during a national press call on April 5. The call brought together several civil rights leaders who examined the impact of chronic underfunding and a new, untested question on citizenship to the accuracy of the 2020 Census count. The panelists concluded that the citizenship question would deter the immigrant community from responding. India is the home country for the fastestgrowing population of undocumented Americans; almost half a million Indian Americans–one out of every six–lack requisite immigration documents, according to data culled from 2016 Department of Homeland Security statistics. Gupta, who served in the Justice

Department’s civil rights division during the Obama administration, noted that many Indian Americans live in “mixed status” households, in which certain family members may be citizens whereas others are undocumented. Such households would be reluctant to respond to the Census survey, she said. “The level of distrust is already very high; it is pitched by the anti-immigrant rhetoric of this administration,” said Gupta. “The climate of fear created by the Trump administration will cause participation rates to plummet,” she asserted. “Inclusion in the Census is very important to the functioning of our democracy,” said Gupta, underscoring the point that both federal dollars and representation in government are determined by Census data. She feared that insufficient federal resources would be allocated to minority communities based on an inaccurate Census count, and added that mayors around the country–of both parties–are concerned

about potential cuts in federal revenue due to inaccuracies in Census data. Gupta also noted that President Donald Trump’s request of $3.8 billion in this year’s budget to fund the 2020 Census is about $933 million short of the revenue needed. California state Attorney General Xavier Becerra immediately filed a lawsuit. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman led a coalition of 18 attorneys general and six cities and the bipartisan US Conference of Mayors to file a lawsuit on April 2 which would block the administration from adding the citizenship question to the 2020 form. Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, added that the new decision to count incarcerated people in the counties in which they are jailed, rather than their homes, would also lead to inaccurate data. He characterized an undercount of a specific community as racial discrimination. Morial served as Chair of the 2010 Census Advisory Committee.

NYPD stops illegal spying on Muslims BY A STAFF WRITER EW YORK — The New York Police Department (NYPD) has agreed not to conduct surveillance based on religion or ethnicity and to listen to Muslims as it develops new training materials as part of a deal to settle claims it illegally spied on Muslims for years after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The agreement announced on April 5 by the city and the Islamic community also calls for the city to pay $75,000 in damages and nearly $1 million in legal fees. It also ensures surveillance in New Jersey will follow rules defined in another landmark civil rights case. “Today’s settlement sends a message to all law enforcement: Simply being Muslim is not a basis for surveillance,” said Farhana Khera, executive director of Muslim Advocates, a legal advocacy and educational organization. “We won this case, make no mistake about it. But as a member of the armed forces, I believe the United States won as well,” said Farhaj Hassan, a U.S. Army reservist and the lead plaintiff in the 2012 lawsuit in federal court in Newark, New Jersey. At a news conference, the plaintiffs noted

that surveillance program never produced a terrorism lead as it spied on at least 20 mosques, 14 restaurants, 11 retail stores, two grade schools and two Muslim student associations in New Jersey. The deal came after a Philadelphia appeals court in 2015 likened the surveillance program to when Japanese Americans were interned

during World War II and discrimination before racial unrest in the 1950s and 1960s forced change. “This settlement demonstrates a continued commitment by the NYPD to safeguard individual constitutional rights while keeping New York the safest city in America,” said Zachary W. Carter, the city’s top lawyer.

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Zuckerberg vows to revamp Facebook in US Congress

The Facebook CEO faced two marathon sessions in Congress — one with the Senate and the other with the House — where he was grilled by the lawmakers on the data breach scandal about two per cent even before Zuckerberg sat down. It moved even higher when he started addressing the questions from lawmakers and finished the day with a 4.5 per cent gain. It added $21.3 billion to Facebook’s market value and $3 billion to Zuckerberg’s personal net worth, Fortune reported. In his opening remarks at US

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tressing that there is an online propaganda “arms race” with Russia and it was important to make sure no one interferes in any more elections including in India, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said this week that his own personal data was “improperly shared”. Appearing before the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee — his second testimony before the US Congress in less than 24 hours — Zuckerberg told the lawmakers that his own personal data was part of 87 million users’ that was “improperly shared” with British political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica. “We don’t sell the data. We use the data that people put into the system in order to make them more relevant. I believe people own their content,” he told the House panel. Earlier, during the first five-hour marathon session at US Congress , the Facebook CEO conveyed his concerns about the upcoming elections globally.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo: IANS)

“The most important thing I care about right now is making sure no one interferes in the various 2018 elections around the world,” he told a 44-Senator panel. “As long as there are people sitting in Russia whose job it is to try and interfere with elections around the world, this is going to be an ongoing conflict,” the 33-year-old billionaire said as he prepared to testify again, this time before a House panel.

Zuckerberg had earlier said Facebook will ensure that its platform is not misused to influence elections in India and elsewhere. Facebook earlier this week said: “Our goals are to understand Facebook’s impact on upcoming elections — like Brazil, India, Mexico and the US midterms — and to inform our future product and policy decisions.” The company’s stock was up

With 44 Senators asking questions, and just five minutes of time allotted for each, there was limited potential for follow-up questions to and grilling of the CEO during the testimony at Congress. “It’s not enough to just connect people. We have to make sure those connections are positive. It’s not enough to give people a voice. We have to make sure people aren’t

Initially, Mark Zuckerberg had said Facebook will ensure that its platform is not misused to influence elections in India and anywhere else Congress, he said: “Facebook is an idealistic and optimistic company. For most of our existence, we focused on all of the good that connecting people can do. “But it’s clear now that we didn’t do enough to prevent these tools from being used as harm as well. “That goes for fake news, for interference in elections and we didn’t take a broad enough view of our responsibility and that was a big mistake and it was my mistake and I’m sorry,” the Facebook CEO said.

using it to harm people or spread disinformation,” Zuckerberg told the Senators. Facebook was getting to the bottom of exactly what Cambridge Analytica did and telling everyone affected. “What we know now is that Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed information by buying it. When we first contacted Cambridge Analytica, they told us they had deleted the data,” Zuckerberg said.

Facebook to reward people BJP seeks Rahul’s apology after FB testimony reporting data abuse IANS, NEW DELHI

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook has launched a “Data Abuse Bounty” program to reward people who report any misuse of data by app developers. “We committed to launching this program a few weeks ago as part of our efforts to more quickly uncover potential abuse of people’s information,” Collin Greene, Head of Product Security, wrote in a blog post, this week. The Data Abuse Bounty is inspired by the existing bug bounty program that the company uses to uncover and address security issues and it would help Facebook identify violations of its policies. This program would reward people with first-hand knowledge and proof of cases where a Facebook platform app collects and transfers

people’s data to another party to be sold, stolen or used for scams or political influence. “Just like the bug bounty program, we will reward based on the impact of each report. While there is no maximum high impact, bug reports have garnered as much as $40,000 for people who bring them to our attention,” Greene said. Facebook would review all legitimate reports and respond as quickly as possible when the company identifies a credible threat to people’s information. “If we confirm data abuse, we will shut down the offending app and take legal action against the company selling or buying the data, if necessary. We’ll pay the person who reported the issue and we’ll also alert those we believe to be affected,” the executive added.

he BJP this week sought an apology from Congress President Rahul Gandhi and asked him to ensure not to “manipulate” voters and “divide” the society in view of allegations of data theft by political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica (CA). “Now that Cambridge Analytica’s role in manipulating elections is clear and Facebook has assured to stop it and maintain integrity of India’s elections, probity demands that Rahul Gandhi should apologize and promise not to manipulate voters and divide the society in future!,” Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a tweet. His remarks come after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, appearing before US Congress accepted that CA “improperly” accessed information and vowed to ensure that no one would interfere in various elections across the globe scheduled in 2018. A video had earlier emerged showing Congress party poster in the office of CA’s suspended CEO,

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. (File photo: IANS)

Alexander Nix. It was part of a documentary series for the BBC released in 2017. Whistle-blower Christopher Wylie in a testimony to British lawmakers had revealed that CA worked extensively in India and said that he “believes” Congress was the company’s client. Of late, Zuckerberg accepted that the company did not do enough to prevent the platform from being used to harm others.

“That goes for fake news, for interference in elections and we didn’t take a broad enough view of our responsibility and that was a big mistake and it was my mistake and I’m sorry,” the Facebook CEO noted. What we know now is that Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed information by buying it. When we first contacted the firm, they told us they had deleted the data,” Zuckerberg cleared.

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Asthama can raise COPD risk later While three-quarters of COPD cases have their origins in poor lung function in childhood, interventions to maximize lung growth early might modify the risk of the disease in old age IANS, SYDNEY

hile smoking remains the biggest risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), childhood illnesses such as asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, allergic rhinitis and eczema also amplify the disease, say researchers. Three-quarters of COPD cases have their origins in poor lung function pathways beginning in childhood, according to a cohort study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal. A second study in the journal suggests that there could be a window of opportunity during childhood to reduce the risk of poor lung function in later life.

fessor Shyamali Dharmage from School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia. COPD is expected to be the third-largest cause of death globally by 2030. “It is important to identify its key causes so that this burden can be reduced,” Dharmage added. COPD is Reduction of maternal smoke expected to be exposure and perthe thirdsonal smoking and largest cause of promotion of immunization are death globally identified as public by 2030 Researchers say that childhood illnesses such as asthma, health targets to prebronchitis, pneumonia, allergic rhinitis and eczema amplify COPD. vent poor lung function “These findings highlight the lead to poorer lung growth and pathways. “Doctors and patients importance of preventing both early adult risk factors contributing to with asthma should be made aware life adverse exposures that could accelerated lung decline,” says Pro- of the potential long-term implica-

Exercising more may reduce risk of stroke IANS, NEW YORK

hen heart disease runs in the family, more physical activity may be the best defense, say researchers. According to the findings reported in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation, greater grip strength, more physical activity and better cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with reduced risk for heart attacks and stroke — even among people with a genetic predisposition for heart disease.

“The main message is that being physically active is associated with a lower risk of heart disease, even if you have a high genetic risk,” said Erik Ingelsson, lead study author and Professor of Medicine at Stanford University’s School of Medicine in California. To reach this conclusion, researchers looked at data from roughly a half-million people in the UK Biobank database. For participants with an intermediate genetic risk for cardiovascular diseases, those with the

tions of non-optimal asthma control throughout life, and this should be investigated in future research,” the study authors noted. In the first study, 2,438 participants from the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study (Australia) were tracked from childhood to the age of 53. In the second study, 2,632 participants were tracked from birth to 24 years old and their lung function was measured. The authors in the second study found that around three-quarters of infants aged one to six months with poor lung function improved throughout their childhood. Interventions to maximize lung growth in early childhood might modify the risk of COPD in older age, the researchers noted.

Anti-epileptic drugs up Alzheimer’s risk

strongest grips were 36 per cent less likely to develop coronary heart disease and had a 46 per cent reduction in their risk for atrial fibrillation, compared to study participants with the same genetic risk who had the weakest grips. Among individuals deemed at

high genetic risk for cardiovascular diseases, high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness were associated with a 49 per cent lower risk for coronary heart disease and a 60 per cent lower risk for atrial fibrillation compared to study participants with low cardiorespiratory fitness.

LONDON: Older adults who regularly use anti-epileptic drugs may be at an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, has warned. Anti-epileptic drugs are the main type of treatment for most people with epilepsy that aims to stop seizures from happening. Up to 70 per cent (7 in 10) of people could stop having seizures with the right medication. — IANS

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BEIJING: Chinese scientists have developed a new method by mixing two chemicals that helps generate stem cells which can self-renew or multiply while maintaining the potential to develop into other types of cells and be used to treat many ailments. The findings published in the journal Cell Stem Cell, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, showed a cocktail of two chemicals can induce mature somatic cells to turn back into pluripotent stem cells, Xinhua news agency reported. Somatic cells are any cell of a living organism other than the reproductive cells, while stem cells can self-renew or multiply while maintain-

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School of Medicine in Connecticut. While “we are good about discussing side effects, rarely do we find out if other inconveniences or burdens may be impacting a person’s willingness to take a lifelong medication or to exercise regularly”. Researchers asked nearly 1,500

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