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year’s Republican landslide, Bush who went on to win the six in years office-bearers presidency taking oath thelater presence had in 2008 also

“I am grateful these accomplished men and women have agreed to join this Administration, and I’m confident they will serve ably in these important roles,” Obama said naming ten persons, including Sabharwal, to key administration posts on April 3. At over two dozen, Obama administration boasts of having the highest number of Indian Americans in key jobs than any

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Soros After a slap, Kejriwal fears Fellowships British Sikhs urged reception forto4boycott students threat to life ary this year, into alleged assistance by a British officer to Indian authorities during Operation Bluestar in the Golden Temple in 1984. The report by British Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Heywood in February found that the nature of the British assistance was purely advisory, limited and provided to the Indian government at an early stage. The NSO, headed by Lord Indarjit Singh of Wimbledon, described the British Government’s review of Operation Bluestar as “deeply hurtful to Sikhs”, and insensitive to others concerned with human rights. “UK Sikhs are deeply disappointed by the UK Government’s attitude to Sikh human rights,” said NSO in its statement.

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this year’s Paul and Doris Soros Fellowships for New Americans. The fellowships for New Americans are grants for up to two years of graduate study in the U.S. Arnav Chhabra received the award to support work towards a Ph.D. in medical engineering and medical physics. Sundeep Iyer has been integrating academic research with real-world litigation and hopes to become an effective voice in safeguarding

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LONDON: Sikh groups in Britain have urged the community to boycott the annual Downing Street Baisakhi reception by the British prime minister this month to protest against the findings of the government’s probe into Operation Bluestar in Amritsar city’s Golden Temple in 1984. The Network of Sikh Organisations (NSO), a Sikh body that links 130 UK gurdwaras and other UK Sikh organizations, has urged the Sikhs in Britain to shun the Baisakhi celebrations, marking Sikh New Year, at 10 Downing Street this year, The Huffington Post reported. The British government under Prime Minister David Cameron had launched an investigation in Febru-

at First Data Corporation/Western Union. From 1997 to 2003, he held several positions at GE Capital, including Managing Director. From 1992 to 1996 he worked at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, most recently as Principal Banker. Sabharwal received a BS from The Ohio State University and an MS from the London Business School.

democracy. His research was used in several federal voter rights cases, and his work has been cited in The New York Times, Washington Post, Politico and National Review. Ramya Parameswaran, an MD/Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago, researches nanoscale biomaterials that can interface with

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The way Congress party has abused the term ‘secular’ over the last six decades, it has done more harm to the Talking of development, the manifesto does Muslims than good, says Talking of development, the manifesto not miss out on the issues of construction the author does not miss out on the issues of of Ram temple, repealing Article 370 and construction of Ram The temple, repealing way Congress party has abused of the cow Article 370 and protection the cow the termof ‘secular’ over the protection last six

development, Congress? Hindutva You are not secular!

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

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

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hat kind of a deal the Congress struck with Shahi Imam Ahmed Bukhari in Delhi is not known. But the gist of what transpired in the meeting between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Bukhari is that the former asked the Shahi Imam not to let the secular vote get divided. What the Congress means by “secular vote” is open to scrutiny. If by secular vote the Congress means the Muslim vote (Bukhari in any case has only some clout among Muslims), it is objectionable because it tends to say that only the Muslim vote is secular and the Hindu vote is not. However, in this case the “secular vote” is more a euphemism for the

decades, it has done more harm to the ties to minorities. In a surprise clarimarized as “good and the Muslims thangovernance good, says author

development” by party’s prime minSPECIAL LOWEST isterial AIRFARES candidate Narendra Modi. It however did not miss out on FROM ALL USA TO issues of the the CITIES core ideological

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

fication from the stage after the

manifesto gle point message for the Muslim be seeing a ray of hope in release, these oth- Modi assured he would times. “never do anything with electorate: Don’t divide the “secular erwise disillusioning vote”. The issues of development, Bukhari must notintent”. have suddenly wrong schools, employment opportuni- woken up one fine morning to the “I will never party, mentioning construction of ties, Muslim representation in idea of meeting the Congress presi-do anything for myself ever and Itowill never do anyRam removal of Articledent. 370It is very grade temple, A government jobs, inflation difficult normally and widening disparity an appointment withwrong her or intent... I assure thing with giving specialeconomic status to Jammugetand hardly find a mention in Congress even her political secretary. There Kashmir in the constitution and you,” he declared, without elaboracandidates’ speeches made to Mus- must have been some behind-the Travel Agency is notits responsible anyleft Airline tion though meaningforwas to protection lim voters. of the cow and its progescenes moves; some carrots must schedule change, milage credit“In two tragic, is modhave been varying dangled forinterpretations. the Shahi ny.What’s The interesting, party alsoandpromised that they succeed most of the times Imam’s sake. to have proper travel documents, valid Ensure words, I will say: good governance ernizing ‘madrasas’ (seminaries) and in garnering Muslim votes. The horror of the 2002 Gujarat visa/ travel insurance etc... andthe development.” working for giving equal In the current scenario, whenopportunithe riotspassport/visa/transit have won Congress MusWe recomment to reconfirm your filghts ground is slipping from under the lim votes in two Lok Sabha electhat the Grand Old to departure Congress feet, and the writing is tions. Now schedule before 72 hours almost clear on the wall, the Con- party is battling major corruption gress’ only hope is perhaps the “sec- charges of the last 10 years, it is ular” Muslim vote. They have taken again raking up the issue. this vote for granted in the past. Before deciding who to vote for, Now that none other than Naren- Muslims should compare their ernment the centre.theSpeaking at insimilar in Gujarat, we have set dra Modi isatspearheading BJP standing society and vis-à-vis the campaign, the Congressinbrass Sachar findings. Ratkudiya Palimust district of Committee up solar power plants. In Rajasthan,

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promised “immediate and decisive action” to revive the country from The issues of development, schools, the “decade of decay” of the UPA. employment opportunities, Muslim manifesto, which jobs, was representation inThe grade A government released part ofin the inflation, etc hardlyeven findasa one mention country went to the polls, was sumCongress candidates’ speeches

Modi attacks Vadra over land deals

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

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

said. Communist Party of India leader Gurudas Dasgupta raised the point of Ram Mandir that the BJP has again promised to built. Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Prakash Karat said: “BJP manifesto is communal and divisive. It shows how dangerous the mix of Hindutva and corporate power could be.”

Article 370 cannot go: Umar

come to power. The BJP has been in power in the past also. Please remind me what steps the BJP (RAJASTHAN) Rajasthan, Modi hit out at they (the Congress) put up boards took to address these Vadra over his alleged land of solar power but it became issues — common civil JP’s prime ministerial candideals in the state during the damaad (son-in-law) power.” code, Ram Mandir, artidate Narendra Modi on chief ministership of Ashok “We heard of all types of power cle 370? April 7 attacked Congress but here we hear damaad power,” Gehlot. “To come to power, president Sonia Gandhi’s son“Gujarat and Modi said. “In the name of solar the BJP uses these hanin-law Robert Vadra over his Rajasthan are very power, you took land and gave land dles. The moment the alleged land deals and BJP arrive at their destiaccused Congress of not In the name of solar power, you took nation, they put them on fulfilling promises in land and gave land to your soninIANS, NEW DELHI Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has its manifesto. SRINAGAR Contending the constitu- the backburner. plastered the city with posters of its law for his benefit “As far as article 370 is concerned, it tion’s article 370 granting special status Addressing rallies t was hard to miss the well- prime ministerial nominee Narendressed man holding aloft the dra Modi screaming out to for to Jammu and Kashmir cannot be abro- cannot be revoked without-re-opening invoteHaryana and trademark AAP broom, standing a “Modi Sarkar”. gated without reopening the question of the entire question of the accession of Rajasthan, Modi to your son-in-law for his benefit,” on a road divider in South Delhi. Though not as visible as its counits accession to India, Chief Minister Jammu and Kashmir to India. If the BJP sought he alleged. Donning the ‘Main Hoon Aam terparts, the Congress too is pro- support for Aadmi’ cap, the supporter was moting its achievements. Bharatiya Omar Abdullah said on April 7 that BJP’s is prepared to re-open that question, we Janata Amidst chanting of slogans Modi silently campaigning for the 16According to PankajParty Gupta, three main manifesto promises are to are ready to discuss the issue.” candidates and Lao, Desh Bacho, Modi termed the month-old party near Lajpat Nagar. national secretary, Aam Aadmi hoodwink voters and it is not serious “All this talk about development is Congress manifesto as a Dhokha With the polling date drawing Party: “It is very easy to those recognizeof its allies to closer, political parties are not leav- our party members and supporters about fulfilling them. negated when Amit Shah stands up and provide a strong govPatra (bundle of lies). ing any stone unturned to woo the even from a distance because the Speaking to media persons on the says that this is for revenge. If revenge is voters. From street plays and musi- caps and brooms have become a “What you see on television or head of BJP Delhi’s Right to Inforsidelines of a National Conference (NC) their motive, then I think this country has cal performances to interactive ses- powerful symbol of our party and read in newspapers is different from mation cell, explained. What you see on sions over a cuppa are some of the ideology.” what you experience live. In our Nagpal added that such activities election rally here, Abdullah said: “This is a lot to fear from this personality cult that television or read in hi INDiA weekly newspaper distribute free copies for readers, community for benefit of our readers as well as advertiser. hi INDiA reserves it’s right to distribute copies limited to 1 free copy per reader Amid this visible clout of expanunusual, yet impactful, methods plays, when the audience sees a man have a direct impact on the voters not mail the first the BJP trying has per beencopy. developed,” said. our which is available in the stores near to your area, However if is you need more copies, reader can call us and we will send you the copies via or time deliver to is you @ to $2.00 WeOmar distribute newspapers

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Obama for equal pay scale for women President asks the Congress to pass a law to promote wage transparency to put women in same pay level as men The president signed an order and a memorandum barring federal contractors from taking reprisals against employees for discussing how much they make and from hiding information on female employees’ salaries.

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resident Barack Obama resorted on April 8 to an executive order to oblige federal contractors to provide equal pay for women who currently earn less than their male counterparts. The fact that on average a woman is paid 77 cents for every $1 paid to a man is “wrong” in 2014, Obama said during a White House event. “And this is not just an issue of fairness. It’s also a family issue and an economic issue, because women make up about half of our workforce and they’re increasingly the breadwinners for a whole lot of families out there,” he said.

'This is not just an issue of fairness. It’s also a family issue and an economic issue'

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

Obama criticized Republicans, who control the House of Representatives, for again opposing measures that would lead to economic equali-

ty and asked Congress to pass a national law to promote wage transparency that will put women at the same pay-level as men. In February, the president made good on his promise during the State of the Union address to resort to executive orders with an increase of the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour for companies with new contracts with the federal government. “A woman has got to work about three more months in order to get what a man got because she’s paid less. That’s not fair,” Obama said at an event, where he was accompanied by Lilly Ledbetter, who took Goodyear to court for having hidden that it paid her less than men for bearing the same responsibilities.

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

WASHINGTON: As India began the month-long exercise to elect a new government, the United States media suggested that India’s next prime minister would have an opportunity to start afresh with the U.S. after their recent tensions. “Washington has already opened a door to this, suggesting that (Bharatiya Janata Party leader) Narendra Modi, the current favorite for PM, will be allowed a US visa,” wrote CNN in a piece titled “Why India feels jilted by (President Barack) Obama.” “The last time Washington tried to hit

the reset button — with Russia —things went awry. But the stakes are too high to not try again.” It said. “If it gets this one right, Obama will be vindicated: This century’s defining alliance may yet be the one between the two biggest democracies in the world,” CNN said. The influential New York Times suggesting that Modi “could possibly be India’s next prime minister” ran an explainer video report “on his controversial past and economic promises.” It also ran a report on the release of the national manifesto BJP “which is the main opposition party and is widely seen as the front-runner in the national elections,” focusing “on what it called the five

T’s: tradition, talent, technology, tourism and trade.” Writing in the pro-Republican Washington Times, Charles Ortel also suggested “the Indian electorate seems destined to choose Narendra Modi as prime minister” but said the outcome “threatens the Obama administration with a relentless string of unwelcome comparisons.” “Now struggling with Russia and with China, and having offended Brazil mightily, Washington is also closer to losing influence in India, just when our struggling businesses sorely need new customers,” he wrote. “Cooling relations with India augur poorly for the many American multinational corporations that could help India modernize while also profiting for the country’s investors,” Ortel wrote. Alyssa Ayres, senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at Council on Foreign Relations, a Washington think tank also suggested “the poll horse race, at this point heavily favoring the opposition” BJP. In the ruling Congress party’s manifesto “the most striking aspect for an American reader is the absence of any specific reference to the United States — not one mention,” noted the former deputy assistant secretary of state for South Asia, “For now, the Congress Party’s platform puts into writing an approach to the region consistent with its years in government. “It’s the framing of India’s role in the world, however, that officially presents some ideas that sit less comfortably alongside the notion of India as a rising global power,” she wrote. — IANS

ndia, the eleventh top country of origin of international travelers to the U.S., is forecast to send as many as 54 percent more visitors during the next five years. The U.S. can expect four percent average annual growth in tourism during the next five years with a record 72.2 million foreign travelers projected to visit in 2014 alone, US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker said releasing the Spring 2014 Forecast for International Travel. “A record number of international visitors continue to choose the United States as their travel destination, which is contributing to our economic growth and supporting millions of jobs,” Pritzker said. All top-20 visitor origin countries are forecast to grow from 2013 through 2018. Countries with the largest total

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Nandita Das, Parmesh Shahani among 2014 Yale World Fellows IANS,WASHINGTON

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

Attacker apologizes after Kejri meets him

AP leader and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on April 8 said he faced a threat to life after being slapped by a man while campaigning for his party here. “These attacks are scripted. When they (attackers) are arrested, they repeat the (same) script,” Kejriwal told the media after being attacked by an auto-rickshaw driver who first garlanded the AAP leader. The attacker then gave a whacking slap, stunning Kejriwal. “Why are all the attacks taking place only on us?” Kejriwal later asked. “There will be more attacks, and we can also get killed.” The attack in Sultanpuri, a dominantly low-income area in west Delhi, left the 45-year-old Kejriwal with a swollen left eye. The attacker was identified as 38year-old Lali, an autorickshaw driver. The AAP supporters roughed him up after the incident. On April 4, Kejriwal was punched in south Delhi by a teenag-

Google to know your Lok Sabha candidate BANGALORE: Google has set up a dedicated portal to help Indian voters know about their Lok Sabha election candidates, the global search engine said in a statement on April 8. “Our new portal www.google.co.in/elections will help netizen voters to access information about their candidates and the Lok Sabha constituency from where they are contesting and the outgoing lawmaker,” Google India said. Designed and developed with rich content from the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), PRS Legislative Research and Liberty Institute India, the portal provides data on contestants such as their education, financial details and social media presence. “Netizens can click on Google maps and zoom on their locality to access latest information on candidates, constituency profile and the voting day, as the portal will be updated regularly from authentic sources,” the statement said. The portal has been developed to assist over 800 million voters to stay informed with features like news videos, search trends, G+ Hangout series and an interactive “Pledge to Vote” campaign. “The portal will help the electorate to make an informed choice during voting,” ADR founding member Trilochan Sastry said.

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

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

He added philosophically: “...let er who too pretended to garland accept the security a former chief them tell me (the) place and time. I him. The fresh assault took place minister is entitled to. when Kejriwal was campaigning for In a quick tweet, Kejriwal asked: will come there. Let them beat me as AAP candidate Rakhi Birla. “Why am I being repeatedly much as they want.” Kejriwal further said in Hindi: A party member told IANS that attacked? Who (are) the masterthere was a growing feeling among minds? What do they want? What “The way to truth is difficult, but ultimately truth prevails.” party members that Kejriwal should do they achieve?”

After defiance, Mamata bows to EC orders IANS, KOLKATA

ith the Election Commission toughening its stand, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on April 8 agreed to its direction to transfer eight officials as a “constitutional obligation” but also demanded a top “tainted” poll panel official quit. Banerjee’s announcement came hours after the poll panel rejecting the state government’s plea to reconsider the directive to transfer eight officials, including five district police chiefs and a district magistrate. SUJEET KUMAR, JAGDALPUR

ver 1.29 million voters of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar Lok Sabha constituency, one of India’s worst insurgency-hit regions, are set to exercise their franchise on April 10 in the shadow of terror and guerrillas’ poll boycott. Eight candidates are in the fray in the constituency where roughly 80 percent of the total 1,797 polling booths have been declared “ultra sensitive”.

Terming the order “political vendetta”, she said the officers will be reinstated after the polls. “We are not accepting it as the EC’s order... rather accepting it as a constitutional obligation,” she said.

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

PI-M general secretary Prakash Karat on April 7 said he is confident that a non-BJP, nonCongress alliance will form the government after the Lok Sabha elections. “We are not building castles in the air, but we are confident that we will be able to come together,” Karat told the media here. He said the poll results will throw up a situation similar to 1996 when the United Front government was formed. “We are 11 parties and most are regional parties. Hence, we decided to contest elections inde-

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

should have never done what I did. I consider him (Kejriwal) as a god,” 38year-old Lali told reporters after Kejriwal went to meet him at his residence in Kirari, west Delhi. “I was unhappy and wanted to meet him (Kejriwal) but couldn’t. I even went to the janata darbar but failed to meet him there as well,” said Lali.

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

Prakash Karat

pendently,” he said. Asked if they would seek the Congress party’s support, Karat said it was for the Congress to decide. “The Congress is going to have its worst ever electoral performance this time.” militia movement, Salwa Judum. The presence of Aam Aadmi Party candidate Soni Sori, a tribal woman from the district now on bail granted by the Supreme Court as she was facing charges of acting as a conduit for Maoists, has added a third dimension to the battle for Bastar. Sources at police headquarters in Raipur say that besides Sori, none of the other seven candidates have dared to campaign in the interiors of Bastar because Maoists command most of the area.

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Not from Congress? You are not secular! Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid Ahmed Bukhari has appealed to Muslims to support the Congress. MOHD ASIM KHAN, NEW DELHI

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

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

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

didates, from former Delhi minister Haroon Yusuf to Congress heavyweight Kapil Sibal, taking this line election after election. Irrespective of whether it is a municipal or a Lok Sabha election, the Congress candidates have a sin-

The way Congress party has abused the term ‘secular’ over the last six decades, it has done more harm to the Muslims than good, says the author gle point message for the Muslim electorate: Don’t divide the “secular vote”. The issues of development, schools, employment opportunities, Muslim representation in grade A government jobs, inflation and widening economic disparity hardly find a mention in Congress candidates’ speeches made to Muslim voters. What’s interesting, and tragic, is that they succeed most of the times in garnering Muslim votes. In the current scenario, when the ground is slipping from under the Congress feet, and the writing is almost clear on the wall, the Congress’ only hope is perhaps the “secular” Muslim vote. They have taken this vote for granted in the past. Now that none other than Narendra Modi is spearheading the BJP campaign, the Congress brass must

be seeing a ray of hope in these otherwise disillusioning times. Bukhari must not have suddenly woken up one fine morning to the idea of meeting the Congress president. It is very difficult normally to get an appointment with her or even her political secretary. There must have been some behind-thescenes moves; some carrots must have been dangled for the Shahi Imam’s sake. The horror of the 2002 Gujarat riots have won the Congress Muslim votes in two Lok Sabha elections. Now that the Grand Old party is battling major corruption charges of the last 10 years, it is again raking up the issue. Before deciding who to vote for, Muslims should compare their standing in society vis-à-vis the Sachar Committee findings.

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

head of BJP Delhi’s Right to Information cell, explained. Nagpal added that such activities have a direct impact on the voters and gets them thinking. “What they see is very much happening in their lives, and hence they can relate to the situation.”

Wooing the voter: Anything to catch the eye and the ear IANS, NEW DELHI

t was hard to miss the welldressed man holding aloft the trademark AAP broom, standing on a road divider in South Delhi. Donning the ‘Main Hoon Aam Aadmi’ cap, the supporter was silently campaigning for the 16month-old party near Lajpat Nagar. With the polling date drawing closer, political parties are not leaving any stone unturned to woo the voters. From street plays and musical performances to interactive sessions over a cuppa are some of the unusual, yet impactful, methods they are employing to catch their imagination. While the AAP is “silently” touching the voter’s emotional chords, the

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has plastered the city with posters of its prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi screaming out to vote for a “Modi Sarkar”. Though not as visible as its counterparts, the Congress too is promoting its achievements. According to Pankaj Gupta, national secretary, Aam Aadmi Party: “It is very easy to recognize our party members and supporters even from a distance because the caps and brooms have become a powerful symbol of our party and ideology.” Amid this visible clout of expansive campaigning, the BJP is also relying on traditional means like ‘nukkad natak’ (street plays) and puppet shows.

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

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

ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and who led the opposition when AAP ruled Delhi. His colleague Vijay Goel told IANS: “There will be a triangular contest but we will emerge on top.” Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed told IANS: “People are disillusioned with AAP and voters who ditched us in December have returned to our fold. Our contest is with the BJP.” He quickly added that the Congress was not taking AAP lightly. AAP leader and former Delhi education minister Manish Sisodia is equally sure his party will win all seven seats.

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

Most political observers, however, feel that the BJP has the clear upper hand in Delhi, and AAP could at best win two of the seven seats Most political observers, however, feel that the BJP has the clear upper hand in Delhi, and AAP could at best win two of the seven seats. If campaigning is anything to go by, the BJP is the clear winner. Delhi is awash with colorful hoardings of

BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. The Congress has also gone in for heavy advertisement. In contrast, the financially-crunched AAP is virtually absent on the streets and is relying on house-to-house cam-

paigning to reach out to voters. The Congress won all seven Lok Sabha seats in 2009. But in the December 2013 assembly polls, it got only eight of the 70 seats, a dramatic slide in popular support. The BJP, out of power in Delhi for 15 years, won 31 seats. AAP finished with a surprising 28 seats, triggering a nationwide interest in the new party. According to officials, the firsttime voters number 128,000.

Actors, ex-army chief raise stakes in UP MOHIT DUBEY, LUCKNOW

Farmer suicides haunt MAHARASHTRA POLLS QUAID NAJMI, NAGPUR

repidation has gripped all political parties as they prepare for the first of the three-phase Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra on April 10 in the Vidarbha region. The region, comprising 10 constituencies, has been in perpetual limelight for recurring suicides by farmers steeped in debt. This time around, there is triple tragedy on the minds of the farmers: last year’s drought, followed by floods and this year’s unseasonal rains and hailstorm which have played havoc with their lives. Last month, the desperate farmers even threatened to press the NOTA (None Of The Above) button on voting machines if aid was not disbursed immediately. In view of the election code of conduct, the Maharashtra and central governments could not

rush aid to the affected areas, adding to the resentment and anger among agriculturists. Little wonder that all political parties have gone the extra mile to woo the electorate in the region. From the Congress, for instance, party president Sonia Gandhi shared the dais with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar to launch her maiden rally in Bhandara and Nagpur. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has already made three visits to the region, wooing the farmers and promising to improve their lot. BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi toured the region thrice and conducted a national interaction with farmers. Even leaders of the Shiv Sena, Aam Aadmi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and others have not lagged behind to reach out to the sulking farmers for their crucial votes.

ith a former Indian Army chief, three Bollywood actors and a former top cop of Mumbai in the fray, western Uttar Pradesh is set for a keen battle on April 10 to elect 10 of the state’s 80 Lok Sabha members. The biggest test lies for the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which has five MPs from the region in the outgoing Lok Sabha. Faced with caste and community matrix, BSP chief Mayawati is straddled with a never before like situation when her tested social engineering formula is up for a reality check. While the BJP is making the best use of the hate speech against its prime ministerial candidate Naren-

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

dra Modi, the Congress is seeking the Muslim vote to halt the Modi juggernaut. The ruling Samajwadi Party faces a double whammy. First, it has to retain the two seats it won in 2009.

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

Bappi Lahiri hopes to croon his way to LS ANURAG DEY, SREERAMPUR (WEST BENGAL)

porting his trademark chunky gold chains and sunglass, the man croons in his inimitable voice De De Pyar De, De De vote de. The hit song is chorused by the crowds. Much like his chart busting songs, BJP candidate, music composer and singer Bappi Lahiri’s road shows are a smash hit here. The portly celeb is almost playing the Pied Piper to people of all hues — men, women and children, who have been following their

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

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

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

marized as “good governance and development” by party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. It however did not miss out on the core ideological issues of the party, mentioning construction of Ram temple, removal of Article 370 giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir in the constitution and protection of the cow and its progeny. The party also promised modernizing ‘madrasas’ (seminaries) and working for giving equal opportuni-

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

ties to minorities. In a surprise clarification from the stage after the manifesto release, Modi assured he would “never do anything with wrong intent”. “I will never do anything for myself ever and I will never do anything with wrong intent... I assure you,” he declared, without elaboration though its meaning was left to varying interpretations. “In two words, I will say: good governance and development.”

Modi attacks Vadra over land deals IANS, JHAJJAR (HARYANA)/JAYAL/RATKUDIYA (RAJASTHAN)

JP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on April 7 attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s sonin-law Robert Vadra over his alleged land deals and accused Congress of not fulfilling promises in its manifesto. Addressing rallies in Haryana and Rajasthan, Modi sought support for Bharatiya Janata Party candidates and those of its allies to provide a strong gov-

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

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

In the name of solar power, you took land and gave land to your son- inlaw for his benefit to your son-in-law for his benefit,” he alleged. Amidst chanting of slogans Modi Lao, Desh Bacho, Modi termed the Congress manifesto as a Dhokha Patra (bundle of lies).

IANS, NEW DELHI

Article 370 cannot go: Umar

similar and in Gujarat, we have set up solar power plants. In Rajasthan, they (the Congress) put up boards of solar power but it became damaad (son-in-law) power.” “We heard of all types of power but here we hear damaad power,” Modi said. “In the name of solar power, you took land and gave land

Congress, BJP manifestos have similar themes

SRINAGAR Contending the constitution’s article 370 granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir cannot be abrogated without reopening the question of its accession to India, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on April 7 that BJP’s three main manifesto promises are to hoodwink voters and it is not serious about fulfilling them. Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of a National Conference (NC) election rally here, Abdullah said: “This is not the first time the BJP is trying to

come to power. The BJP has been in power in the past also. Please remind me what steps the BJP took to address these issues — common civil code, Ram Mandir, article 370? “To come to power, the BJP uses these handles. The moment the BJP arrive at their destination, they put them on the backburner. “As far as article 370 is concerned, it cannot be revoked without-re-opening the entire question of the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India. If the BJP is prepared to re-open that question, we are ready to discuss the issue.” “All this talk about development is negated when Amit Shah stands up and says that this is for revenge. If revenge is their motive, then I think this country has a lot to fear from this personality cult that has been developed,” Omar said.

India Inc. reacts cautiously

he Congress and BJP manifestos for the 2014 general elections have talked about revival of economy, job creation and expansion of welfare initiatives but appear to differ in scope, thrust, range and specifics of their promises. Soon after the BJP released its poll manifesto on April 7, the Congress accused the party of “blind copying.” The BJP manifesto ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ (One India, Great India) has a prominent

BJP manifesto communal, say Cong, Left

photograph of the party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi along with those of several other senior party leaders. The Congress manifesto “Your voice, our pledge”, which was

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

NEW DELHI: India Inc. reacted cautiously to the BJP’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, which says the party would attract foreign investment in areas that create jobs and keep foreign capital out of multi-brand trade. “We feel disappointment on the stand on FDI in multi-brand retail, we hold out hope for a possible review in the future,” said FICCI president Sidharth Birla. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) said it

would impress upon the BJP to reconsider its stand on multi-brand retail, as this sector has the potential for a multiplier effect on the Indian economy without disturbing neighborhood stores. According to Rajrishi Singhal of the Mumbai-based foreign policy think tank Gateway House, concerns of mom-andpop store owners have stopped the BJP’s manifesto from eradicating supply chain bottlenecks by encouraging FDI in retail trade.

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

ndian-American Neel Kashkari is seeking to emulate his one time boss, former Republican President George Bush, as he mounts a long shot bid to challenge California’s Democratic Governor Jerry Brown. It was to Bush he turned for advice when in late 2012, Kashkari first pondered the idea of jumping into the governor’s race, according to CNN. For Bush was an underdog when he tried to unseat Texas Governor Ann Richards in 1994, and he ended up winning in that year’s Republican landslide, Bush who went on to win the presidency six years later had in 2008 also

entrusted to Kashkari as a treasury department official, the crucial job of administering the $700 billion Wall Street bailout at the height of the global financial crisis. He asked Bush why he had the confidence to run against the tough-to-beat Richards. “He said, ‘The facts were on our side.’ He thought that she was light on the subject of issues. He was going to focus on the real issues facing Texas as the time,” Kashkari

recalled in an interview with CNN. The channel said “barely anyone believes Kashkari can win in the Democratic state, even in a midterm year that looks more and more hostile toward Democrats.” Kashkari himself expressed some honest skepticism about the enterprise, it said noting he recently compared himself to a smurf, and Brown to the evil wizard Gargamel. After announcing his campaign in January, Kashkari is polling at a paltry 2 percent. Not only is he trailing Brown by 45 points, but

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

Neel Kashkari

he’s also trailing Tim Donnelly, a tea party Republican. In California’s nonpartisan primary system, the top two finishers square off in the general election. Kashkari told CNN: “I play to win at everything I do.” He has raised $1.3 million since joining the race in January, CNN said. But his opponent Brown is sitting on $20 million.

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Sabharwal nominated as alternate IMF director IANS, WASHINGTON

resident Barack Obama is nominating Sunil Sabharwal, an independent Indian American investor in the payments sector, to a key job as U.S. Alternate Executive Director at International Monetary Fund (IMF). “I am grateful these accomplished men and women have agreed to join this Administration, and I’m confident they will serve ably in these important roles,” Obama said naming ten persons, including Sabharwal, to key administration posts on April 3. At over two dozen, Obama administration boasts of having the highest number of Indian Americans in key jobs than any

previous administrations in U.S. Sabharwal, who has been an independent investor since 2006, was the Chairman of the Board of Ogone, a European ecommerce payment services company, from 2011 to 2013, according to the White House. From 2003 to 2006, Sabharwal was Senior Vice President of Strategic Investments at First Data Corporation/Western Union. From 1997 to 2003, he held several positions at GE Capital, including Managing Director. From 1992 to 1996 he worked at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, most recently as Principal Banker. Sabharwal received a BS from The Ohio State University and an MS from the London Business School.

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British Sikhs urged to boycott reception LONDON: Sikh groups in Britain have urged the community to boycott the annual Downing Street Baisakhi reception by the British prime minister this month to protest against the findings of the government’s probe into Operation Bluestar in Amritsar city’s Golden Temple in 1984. The Network of Sikh Organisations (NSO), a Sikh body that links 130 UK gurdwaras and other UK Sikh organizations, has urged the Sikhs in Britain to shun the Baisakhi celebrations, marking Sikh New Year, at 10 Downing Street this year, The Huffington Post reported. The British government under Prime Minister David Cameron had launched an investigation in Febru-

ary this year, into alleged assistance by a British officer to Indian authorities during Operation Bluestar in the Golden Temple in 1984. The report by British Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Heywood in February found that the nature of the British assistance was purely advisory, limited and provided to the Indian government at an early stage. The NSO, headed by Lord Indarjit Singh of Wimbledon, described the British Government’s review of Operation Bluestar as “deeply hurtful to Sikhs”, and insensitive to others concerned with human rights. “UK Sikhs are deeply disappointed by the UK Government’s attitude to Sikh human rights,” said NSO in its statement.

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

our Indian-American students have been named recipients of this year’s Paul and Doris Soros Fellowships for New Americans. The fellowships for New Americans are grants for up to two years of graduate study in the U.S. Arnav Chhabra received the award to support work towards a Ph.D. in medical engineering and medical physics. Sundeep Iyer has been integrating academic research with real-world litigation and hopes to become an effective voice in safeguarding

The fellowships for New Americans are grants for up to two years of graduate study in the US democracy. His research was used in several federal voter rights cases, and his work has been cited in The New York Times, Washington Post, Politico and National Review. Ramya Parameswaran, an MD/Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago, researches nanoscale biomaterials that can interface with

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

kraine authorities said they have seized back control of the regional administration building in the eastern city of Kharkiv from pro-Russian separatists on April 8. The authorities said they hoped government buildings seized by the pro-Russian demonstrators in Luhansk and Donetsk on April 7, would also be freed shortly, BBC reported. Russia recently annexed the peninsula of Crimea following a referendum. Kiev and the West held as illegal the referendum in the territory, where the majority of people are Russian speakers. Eastern Ukraine was the political heartland of its ousted president Viktor Yanukovych and has a large Russian-speaking population. Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Danylo Lubkivsky told the BBC

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

‘Russia creating chaos in Ukraine’ WASHINGTON: United States Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russian agents of stirring unrest in eastern Ukraine that could be used t for military intervention. “What we see from Russia is an illegal and illegitimate effort to destabilize a sovereign state and create a contrived crisis with paid operatives across an international boundary engaged in this initiative,” he told a committee.

Radio 4’s program on April 8 that the situation in eastern Ukraine was “under control but remains dangerous”. Pro-Russian protestors gathered at a barricade outside the offices of the SBU state security service in Luhansk, in eastern Ukraine, the report said. The Security Service of Ukraine (Sluzhba Bespeky Ukrayiny, or SBU) is a law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the state security of Ukraine. Interim President Oleksandr Turchynov said several Ukrainian policemen have been injured in the operation to free the Kharkiv regional state administration, the report added.

CANBERRA: Search equipment has detected two new signals that could be from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Australian officials said on April 9. The two signals yielded more than 12 minutes in transmissions, retired Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston told reporters at a briefing in Perth. That could help search operators to narrow the area they need to find out whether they’re closing in on Flight

370, which disappeared on March 8 with 239 people on board, he said. “What we’re picking up is a great lead,” he said. The signals could help searchers to survey “a much more sharply defined search area — a much smaller search area underwater,” Houston said. That’s important because the jet’s “pingers” are already crossed the expected 30-day life of their batteries, he said.

UN to deploy 12,000 peacekeepers in CAR BANGUI: UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has reaffirmed the UN’s determination to deploy 12,000 peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR), a country that has witnessed deadly violence for over a year. Ban was speaking over the weekend after arriving in the country’s capital Bangui for a surprise brief visit that lasted for a few hours, Xinhua reported. The visit comes a few days before the UN Security Council votes on the proposal to send peacekeepers to the

CAR to take over the charge from the African Union-led International Support Mission for the CAR (MISCA). “I want to continue to urge the international community to act promptly to deploy the soldiers,” Ban said.

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

Ballot count in Afghan prez poll starts KABUL: The counting of ballots cast in the Afghan presidential election started on April 7 with the partial results declared on April 8, an election official said. More than seven million Afghans, out of 12 million eligible voters, cast their votes on April 5 to elect a successor for outgoing President Hamid Karzai for the next five years in the first democratic transfer of power through polling in the country's history. The preliminary results will come out April 24 and the final result will be announced in midMay. Meanwhile on April 9 the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urged candidates in the Asian country's presidential elections and their supporters to respect the two national electoral institutions as vote counting continues. Jan Kubis, the UN secretary-gener-

India hails Afghan polls turnout NEW DELHI: India on April 5 saluted the people of Afghanistan and its security forces for the huge turnout in the presidential elections, terming it a “resounding rejection” by people “of the designs and ideology of terrorists and their supporters”. In a statement, the external affairs ministry spokesperson said that “India will continue to work to support the people of Afghanistan”. al's special representative for Afghanistan, called on the candidates to wait for the release of official results, Farhan Haq, the deputy UN spokesman told reporters.

Sri Lanka rejects international probe COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan Government on April 7 refused to cooperate with an international investigation into alleged human rights abuses in the country. External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris said the government will not allow international investigators to visit Sri Lanka to conduct a probe, Xinhua reported. Peiris told reporters in Colombo that an international investigation cannot take place on Sri Lankan soil without the cooperation of the government. The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) had recently passed a resolution calling for an international investiga-

tion into the war in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Army and the Tamil Tiger rebels fought a 30-year civil war before the rebels were defeated in May 2009. Human rights groups and some Western countries pushed for an investigation into alleged war crimes committed during the final stages of the war. Sri Lanka, rejected an international probe and instead appointed a local commission to probe the allegations. The UNHRC had last month adopted the U.S.-sponsored resolution which claimed that the domestic investigations fell short of expectations.

Nepal Prime Minister expands cabinet issued by the interior ministry last week that the newly-formed Ansarul Hind would attack Pakistani cities, Dawn reported on April 8. The source, who issued the alert, however, did not know when the militants would strike, adding that the TTP leadership had wished its “informal affiliates” to create the new group, the report said. “TTP will choose the targets and the informal groups under its umbrella will provide support to the Ansarul Hind activists with weapons and other materials,” the source added.

KATHMANDU: Three months after being elected as the country’s executive head, Nepal’s Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on April 7 inducted three more members into his 21-member cabinet. With the expansion, the number of ministers reached 24, Xinhua reported. Sunil Thapa of Rastriya Prajatantra Party took oath as the Minister for Commerce and Supplies while Giri Bahadur KC was sworn in as the state minister for the same ministry. Nilam KC, a leader of the Com-

munist Party of Nepal- United MarxistLeninist (CPN-UML), was sworn-in as minister for women, children and social welfare. Sunil Thapa is the son of former prime minister Surya Bahadur Thapa and Nilam KC is the spouse of CPN-UML general secretary C.P. Mainali. Prime Minister Koirala had been under fire for failing to expand the cabinet for a long time. Koirala is yet to appoint ministers for defense, peace and reconstruction and science and technology.

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

hen methodical Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui interacted with people in four Indian states for his new role of a TV reporter in a news channel, he was shocked to see that many don’t realize the power of the vote — and discovered why “development” is just another word in politicians’ dictionary. The Gangs of Wasseypur actor was in the office of Focus News Network in Noida, in the NCR region, that has roped him for its election special series called Kehta Hai India that will go on air from April 12 at 9 p.m. Making his small screen debut with the show, the 39-year-old actor traveled to Patna, Lucknow, Varanasi and Jaipur where he interacted with the locals: from rickshaw

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

‘Government doesn’t want people to get educated because that will give power to people and they don’t want that’ pullers to paanwaalas, and from students to shopkeepers — and got a sense of their outlook towards the general elections and governance. He will be shooting for the last episode in the Capital on April 11. “It was sad to see that there are many people who have no idea why their vote is important. Some are voting because someone has suggested that they should vote for a particular party, and there are many who vote for those candidates who pay them to vote,” Siddiqui told IANS in an interview. “I have personally felt that the govern-

Waheeda not okay with making film on her life MUMBAI: Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman, who recently unveiled Nasreen Munni Kabir’s book Conversations with Waheeda Rehman says she is “not okay” if a film is made on her life. Biopics are a new trend in the Hindi film industry. So, asked if she would be fine with a film on her journey, she told IANS: “I am (over) 75. Now it’s a long journey...it has to be made in four parts. But personally, I am not okay with it.” In the last decade itself, the actress featured in movies like Rang De Basanti and Delhi-6. Now she is happy away from the screen. —IANS

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arun Dhawan-starrer Main Tera Hero has earned over `200 million in its opening weekend. The entertainer has collected a whopping net amount of `223 million in its opening weekend, said a statement. Directed by David Dhawan and produced by Balaji Motion Pictures, actor Tusshar Kapoor is happy with the figures as the movie performed well despite the World Twenty20 final between India and Sri Lanka in Bangladesh on April 6. It is a mix of the commercial content, Varun’s screen presence and the movie’s promotions that have worked in favor of the entertainer, says an expert.

“So, Main Tera Hero withstood the opposition of the two big T20 World Cup matches (with India playing) to safely collect a `200 million+ weekend, cheers,” Tusshar, the brother of producer Ekta Kapoor, tweeted. Main Tera Hero is more commercial than Jal, which also released on April 4. It’s got the combination of Varun and David and since it is produced by Balaji Motion Pictures, it is well promoted,” Rajesh Thadani of Multimedia Combines told IANS.

Deepika-Ranveer in ‘Bajirao Mastani’ MUMBAI: The RamLeela couple is back! Actress Deepika Padukone will play historical character Mastani with Ranveer Singh playing Bajirao Peshwa in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani. “Sanjay Leela Bhansali was keen on Deepika for Mastani’s part. But she couldn’t seem to accommodate the long schedules required for Bajirao Mastani, specially since she gave the nod to Karan Johar’s Shuddhi which would take up close to 150 shooting days,” said a source. However, later Deepika is said to have informed the director that she would be able to fit Bajirao Mastani into her schedule. —IANS

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

t’s not easy being David Dhawan. Over the last 20 years he has constantly kept the laughter alive. Having generated barrels of mirth with Govinda and Salman Khan in the past, now it is time for David’s son to have a blast. Playing Seenu, the no-good wastrel who cons his way through a series of outrageous escapades, Varun Dhawan is to be seen monkeying around in every frame. To his credit, the Dhawan scion carries off the incessant demand on his performing skills. Varun is a like a Govinda on steroids. He pumps up the energy level to the extent that even his two discernibly dheeli-dhaali heroines end up looking they are having fun. It could be just an act. We will never know. Every character is in the wink-wink mode. Cleverly David Dhawan builds on Varun’s contagious gusto. Scene after scene give the star-kid a chance to flex his muscles and

‘Main Tera Hero’ crosses `200 million mark

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

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

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

Dhawan who starts off as a student in a college where the campus beauty Ileana d’Cruz is an untouchable. The neighborhood goon-like cop, played by Arunoday Singh, has put a proprietorial seal on her. To be honest Arunoday has the most difficult part in this anygoes comedy of hell-raising errors. He is shown to be a goon in khaki with serious anger-management issues. Although the plot is skimpier than the two heroines’s costumes put together, it derives terrific energy and sustenance from its leading man’s zest for life. The film is low on aspirations and high on hi-jinks. Moving from Mumbai to Bangkok, the plot is bolstered by a blizzard of low-brow episodes. Even the song and dances are engaging knickknacks, more memorable for being forgettable than anything else. – Subhash K. Jha

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Kangana not keen to work with Aamir? MUMBAI: Kangana Ranaut has impressed one and all with her performance in Queen and superstar Aamir Khan is no exception to it. While Aamir has expressed his desire to share screen space with the actress, she doesn’t see it as her “immediate goal”. Kangana says she has had a word about a future opportunity with Aamir, “but there is nothing concrete as yet”. “We would definitely like to work with each other. But I don’t think that as actors, that’s the priority we have. Our goal is to do things that excite us and along the way if we find an opportunity, it’ll be great! But I don’t think that’s the priority...that’s not my immediate goal, “ the actress told reporters here at the launch of Krux stationery products range on April 5. Kangana will next be seen in Revolver Rani releasing on April 25.

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

Sonakshi impressed by Arjun’s professionalism MUMBAI: Actress Sonakshi Sinha is working with Arjun Kapoor for the first time in Tevar and says she respects her co-star for being a thorough professional. “He is cordial with everybody. He is not overtly friendly, but he is a very chilled out guy and good to work with,” she said. “What I really respect and like about him is that he is a good co-star and very professional on the sets and knows what he is doing despite the film being his father’s production,” added the 26-year-old. Both Arjun and Sonakshi are star kids — while Arjun is the son of producer Boney Kapoor, Sonakshi is the daughter of actors Poonam and Shatrughan Sinha. Sonakshi knows her co-star since her school days as she, Arjun and his cousins—actress Sonam Kapoor and her sister, producer Rhea went to the same institution.

Soundarya wants 15 years to be a star MUMBAI: Soundarya may have played it safe with her directorial debut Kochadaiiyaan by teaming up with her superstar father Rajinikanth, but she is feeling the pressure of high expectations. She said if her dad took over three decades to attain stardom, she should be given at least half the time to prove herself. She said: “It’s a tough life for star kids...for people they are stars; for us, they are the people that we know.” “As star children, we face the expectations, which is as much as that of the achievers who are the fathers or mothers who took so much time to achieve it. My father is a superstar now, but he took 31 years to reach here, at least give me 15 years,” the 30-year-old, who is married to Chennai-based businessman Ashwin, told IANS.

Sajid keen about Tiger’s career MUMBAI: Sajid Nadiadwala, producer of upcoming Bollywood film Heropanti, the launchpad for Tiger Shroff, says he feels as responsible towards the young actor as any parent. Tiger is actor Jackie Shroff’s son. “It’s a very strange mix of parental pride and a teacher’s concern. I’ve been part of Tiger’s life from the time he was a child. I was there when he was born. Luckily, I’m also part of his second birth, when his career takes off. So you could say I feel a double responsibility towards Tiger,” said Nadiadwala. He has never felt so nervous about any of my films before. “Tiger is the first actor I’m launching in my entire career as a producer. That he’s being launched during the same year when I make my debut as a director (with Kick) gives me an added feeling of identification with Tiger. “I know what he must be going through,” he said with a nervous laugh, dismissing the contention that being his father’s son would help Tiger get a larger audience.

Deepika now face of Melange by Lifestyle NEW DELHI: Actress Deepika Padukone, who gave four backto-back hits last year, has been signed as the brand ambassador of Lifestyle International Pvt. Ltd.’s ethnic wear brand Melange by Lifestyle. The 28-year-old recently shot for the latest spring-summer campaign for the brand and she will also be endorsing the brand for its autumn-winter range. “Melange by Lifestyle has an amazing range of salwar, kurtas and churidars. The most amazing part about it is that it is ethnic yet so contemporary. I think it is perfect for modern Indian woman,” Deepika said in a statement. She was also recently appointed the brand ambassador of cereal brand Kellogg’s.

Sonam Kapoor mobbed, loved the experience MUMBAI: Actress Sonam Kapoor attracted many fans in Nashik when she came to the city to shoot Dolly Ki Doli. She loved the experience. The shooting of Dolly Ki Doli, Arbaaz Khan’s new production, began on the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa, a New Year festival celebrated in Maharashtra. A source from the film’s unit said: “To flag off the shoot, the entire unit decided to visit the famous Infant Jesus shrine in Nashik to seek blessings. On hearing this, lots of fans gathered at the spot and refused to leave without seeing the fashionista.” Sonam gracefully agreed to meet and interact with them, and said: “I was quite overwhelmed to see the large number of people who turned up to meet us. The locals really cooperated with us and gave us a warm Nashik-style welcome”.

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MODEL HELD FOR STORE CLERK’S MURDER

Model Skyy Raven Marie Mims, 21 caught in video surveillance camera

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n a tragic case in northwest Georgia, a store-keeper was stabbed to death in what appears to have been a robbery, though not much money was stolen. Based on video surveillance camera footage, the police arrested a young woman suspected in the March 9 murder of an Indian-American store clerk in Dalton, GA, 80 miles northwest of Atlanta. Members of the United States

Marshall’s Service arrested Skyy Raven Marie Mims, 21, a hip hop artist and model originally from Detroit, March 12, in Bartow County. Currently housed in the Whitfield County Jail, Mims is suspected of having knifed to death Dahyabhai Kalidas Chaudhari, 37, a store clerk in Kanku’s Express, a convenience store on Airport Road in Dalton. According to Gavin Duffy, spokesman for the US Marshall’s Service, Mims had been handed over to the police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI)

Dahyabhai Kalidas Chaudhari, 37

is handling the case, along with the Whitfield County Sheriff ’s Office. She is charged with one count of murder which occurred on March 9 shortly before midnight. At 11.59 pm, Whitfield County 911 received a call from customer who entered the store and found Chaudhari lying on the floor. When deputies arrived at the scene they found the store clerk dead from his wound. Investigators reviewed the store video and identified as a suspect. She was arrested within two days of the crime. According

to the Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC), Mims is alleged to have left the store with cash and lottery tickets, leaving Chaudhari to die after allegedly stabbing him in a back room of the store. Mims was found at a home on Southmont Drive in Bartow County, and tried to run from officers, but was captured. Chaudhari is described as a friendly man with no known relatives. “Right now, I’m lost. My mind is lost,” says store owner Kanu Chaudhari (not a relative).

Officer gets 5-yr jail for Xoom-HDFC Bank tie-up thrashing female inmate for instant money transfer

Carlton Clark

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EWARK — An Essex County corrections officer who was caught on jailhouse video cameras pummeling a female inmate in 2011 was sentenced to five years in prison last week. Carlton Clark, 40, will have to serve the five years before he is eligible for parole under the terms issued by state Superior Court Judge Robert Gardner. Gardner, noting that Clark had no criminal history, ordered that his fiveyear sentences for official misconduct and aggravated assault be served concurrently. Clark was facing as many as 20 years in state prison. Clark, the father of four children, did not comment at the sentencing. His lawyer, Anthony Iacullo, said he intended to appeal the jury verdict. “This is sad day for everyone involved,” Iacullo said. “It was a job he loved. And this was an incident that played out in a matter of seconds. Unfortunately, the jury did not

accept our view of the facts.” Iacullo argued that Clark was trying to head off a jailhouse riot on August 26, 2011 when he subdued inmate Emirlene Philemon, 20, after returning her to her cell block following a trip to the Essex County Jail’s medical unit. Jailhouse surveillance video played for jurors showed Clark repeatedly punching Philemon as she lay on the ground defenseless. “The video doesn’t lie,” Assistant Essex County Prosecutor Peter Polidoro told jurors. Two fellow officers testified against Clark, admitting they lied on their internal reports of the incident when they claimed Clark used “minimal force” to control Philemon after she threw the first punch. On the witness stand, Officer Yasmina Allen told jurors Clark refused to stop the beating despite her pleas. “He pushed me away,” Allen testified. “I was telling him to stop. I told him at least four times.” At the time, Philemon was being held at the jail on armed robbery charges. She pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of receiving stolen property in June 2012 and was sentenced to 383 days in jail – time she had already served. Her lawsuit against the county is still pending. Philemon told jurors her eye socket was fractured, her tooth was chipped and hair was pulled from her head during the beating. Clark outweighed her by 100 pounds. “It is a tragic case when someone in law enforcement, who was sworn to protect and serve the public, disregards his oath,’’ said Polidoro.

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AN FRANCISCO (CA) -Xoom Corporation (NASDAQ: XOOM), a leading digital money transfer provider, has announced a partnership with HDFC Bank Limited (NYSE: HDB), by offering instant deposits to INR-denominated HDFC Bank accounts in India. This breakthrough service allows Xoom customers to instantly deposit money directly into their recipients’ HDFC Bank accounts in India. The instant service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year--even on banking holidays. “Unlike other transfer services to India which typically take five days or more, Xoom is relentlessly working towards providing ‘instant’ for all of our services, and we are excited to launch instant deposits to HDFC Bank,” said Julian King, senior vice-president of marketing and corporate development for Xoom. “This is great news for people who

send money to HDFC Bank accounts. Now NRIs can send money anytime, anywhere from their computer, mobile phone or tablet and their bank deposits reach their recipients’ HDFC Bank account instantly.” “At HDFC Bank, we are consistently looking at new ways in which we can make a difference in the lives of our customers. Through this tie-up with Xoom, we will be able to provide this breakthrough service of instant deposits,” says Mr. Rajender Sehgal, Group Head, Financial Institutions Group, HDFC Bank. “We look forward to bringing a whole new world of convenience and flexibility to our account holders, allowing them to receive money from the US in a secure manner, at any time of the day or night. Xoom provides great locked-in exchange rates for money transfers to India, and there is no fee when customers send more than $1,000 and pay with their US-based bank account.

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ELLIS ISLAND MEDALS FOR 6 INDIANS

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ix Indian Americans are among the 100-odd individuals who will be honored on May 10 as recipients of this year’s Ellis Island Medals of Honor. The six are: Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist Narpat Bhandari; Abdul M. Suleman, president and CEO of San Francisco-based Equinox Hospitality; Federation of Indian Associations leader in New York and New Jersey Yash Paul Soi; Dr. Arun Pramanik, professor of pediatrics at LSU Health in Shreveport, La.; Dr. Ketki Sharadkumar Shah, assistant professor of psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, N.Y.; and Samir Desai, founder and CEO of Aditi in the greater Boston area. The National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) awards Ellis Island medals to Americans who “embody the spirit of America in their celebration of patriotism, tolerance, brotherhood and diversity.” NECO recognizes “individuals who have made it their mission to share with those less fortunate their wealth of knowledge, indomitable courage, boundless compassion, unique talents and selfless generosity; all while maintaining the traditions of their ethnic heritage as they uphold the ideals and spirit of America.”

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The 28th annual Ellis Island Medal of Honor ceremony will be held on Ellis Island followed by a gala in the Great Hall. “NECO is about investing in the power of caring, where people from all cultures and walks of life stand together arm in arm to make a real difference in our world through shared compassion and philanthropy,” NECO chairman Nasser J. Kazeminy said in a statement. To date, more than 1,800 US citizens have received the medals. Bhandari, who grew up in Sojat, a small

village in Rajasthan, is a co-founder of The Indus Entrepreneurs, the entrepreneurial organization that has spread from Silicon Valley to worldwide. Beginning in 1976 as a senior scientist at Signetics Corp. (now Philips Corp.), he designed the first I2L microprocessor and later led a team of engineers at Fairchild Semiconductor developing bipolar technologies at the core of many of today’s high-speed digital products. The Indian American angel investor and entrepreneur originated more than 30 patents and papers in the fields of semiconductors, software and high definition TV. He and his wife, Chandra, founded the Bhandari Foundation in 1994, which supports a chaired professorship on Indian civilization at the University of California at Santa Cruz and educational and other programs in Rajasthan and other areas of India. Suleman came to the US from India in 1968 as a student and graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in chemical engineering. He joined the hospitality sector, rising up the ranks to become general manager of a 300-room Hyatt Hotel. His later managed Hyatt properties in Minneapolis, Minn.; Dearborn, Mich.; and Northern California and was nominated

Demand for weekend ferry service grows BY A STAFF WRITER

idership almost doubled for the weekend ferry service that helps get PATH riders from Downtown Jersey City to Lower Manhattan while the Exchange Place and World Trade Center stations are closed. Last weekend, the discounted ferry saw 7,983 passengers, about equally split between Saturday and Sunday. The weekend before, the ferry’s initial weekend of service, saw 4,286 passengers. The Port Authority has shut down the two PATH stations for most weekends this year and possibly into 2015. The bi-state agency says the closures provide “critical time” for it to implement a federally mandated safety system and to complete repairs from Hurricane Sandy. Though the ferry doesn’t exactly replicate the PATH line—since the Exchange Place station is closed, PATH riders have to get off at Grove Street and walk about a mile to the Paulus Hook ferry terminal—riders have so far given the service positive reviews. Last weekend was the second in a sixweek pilot program intended to gauge

Trinidadian man who was allegedly trying to smuggle seven pounds of cocaine inside packages of frozen meat was arrested and held on drugsmuggling charges at the John F. Kennedy airport. Yudistir Maharaj was stopped for a security inspection at the airport on March 20 after he arrived from Port of Spain. Maharaj, 24, handed over a laptop computer and a black suitcase, inside which

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interest. According to the Port Authority, 4,112 riders took the ferry on Saturday and 3,871 rode it on Sunday. Downtown City Councilwoman Candice Osborne, who helped arrange the

pilot program, has urged her supporters to take the ferry, arguing that it would be easier to convince the Port Authority to continue the service if ridership is high. A one-way trip on the weekend ferry is $2.50.

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four times for the company’s “Manager of the Year” award. Besides owning a hospitality company, Suleman is an advisory board member of Oakland Community College and on the hospitality management advisory committee at Ferris State College. Soi is vice chair of the board of trustees and co-founder of the Federation of Indian Associations in the Tri-State area. Known for advocating for the rights of Indians in Guyana, he launched one of the first radio programs for Indian Americans. He has raised money for victims of the Gujarat earthquake and other disasters in India. Soi has an M.S. in management and industrial engineering from Columbia University and worked for New York City’s Environmental Protection department for 31 years. For his city service, he was honored with a certificate of recognition by the New York Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection. Pramanik has an M.D. from Nagpur Medical College and did pediatrics training at Christian Medical College in Vellore and New Delhi. He came to the US in 1971 for additional training at Sinai and Johns Hoskins hospitals in Baltimore, Md., followed by a neonatology fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

were three packages of frozen goat meat. When the meat was X-rayed, inspectors noticed three square objects inside, according to the complaint filed in Brooklyn Federal Court. Maharaj, who said he is a construction worker, was reportedly interviewed after being given a Miranda warning and professed no knowledge of the drugs. He now faces prosecution on federal narcotics smuggling charges.

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SLA VISTA (CA) -- About 100 people were arrested and at least 44 people taken to hospital during a weekend college party that turned into a rock-and bottle-throwing melee in Southern California. The violence broke out in the denselypopulated beachside community of Isla Vista at 9.30 pm on April 5 during the annual spring-break party known as Deltopia. Authorities said things escalated after a University of California, Santa Barbara police officer was hit in the face with a backpack filled with large bottles of alcohol. Some members of the crowd of 15,000 then began throwing rocks, bricks and bottles at officers, lighting fires and damaging law enforcement vehicles. Isla Vista has not witnessed any disturbance of this scale in the recent past. Authorities reported using tear gas, pepper spray and foam projectiles to disperse the surging crowd. At least five more officers were injured in the melee, including one officer who was hit in the face with a brick and two others who were both hit in the hand with bottles. On April 5, authorities also responded to reports of a stabbing and found several individuals carrying weapons. Aside from those who were treated after the brawl broke out, nearly every person who was hospitalized had consumed excess alcohol. The situation had stabilized on April 6 after the authorities received backup support from multiple agencies in neighboring Ventura County.

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Kashkari hopes to EMULATE BUSH

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

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

Neel Kashkari

Sunil Sabharwal

Sabharwal nominated as alternate IMF director IANS, WASHINGTON

Soros Fellowships for 4 students

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

immune cells. A few years later, as an undergraduate at Stanford University, her study of cancer in genetically engineered mice earned her the Firestone Medal, given to Stanford University’s top undergraduate thesis. Sana Raoof will study resistance democracy. His research was used in mechanisms to targeted therapies several federal voter rights cases, and for non-small cell lung cancer. Her his work has been cited in The New award helped her to earn an MD York Times, Washington Post, Politico and a Ph.D. in molecular oncology. She represented Harvard at the and National Review. Ramya Parameswaran, an World Debate Championships in MD/Ph.D. student at the Universi- Botswana, hoping to sharpen her ty of Chicago, researches nanoscale persuasive skills to fight tobaccobiomaterials that can interface with related illness through policy.

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

‘Congress made Kerala nursery of terrorism’

t the end of a long, sustained, acrimonious electoral campaign, the fate of Kerala’s traditional political foes, the Congress-led UDF and the Left-led LDF, will be decided on April 10 by some 24 million voters. Perhaps for the first time in Kerala’s electoral politics, dominated by the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Left Democratic Front (LDF), the performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is being hotly discussed. The BJP, which has never won even an assembly seat in Kerala, put up a spirited campaign. In the outgoing Lok Sabha, the UDF has 16 members and the CPIM-led LDF has four. The campaign, which began in the third week of March, was marked by slanging matches on issues ranging from the murder of Left leader T.P. Chandrasekharan, a

V S Achuthanandan and (right) A K Antony

multi-million-rupee solar scam and a row over the Western Ghats. National leaders who campaigned in Kerala, including the prime minister, touched on these issues. On the surface, the UDF appears upbeat. The otherwise soft-spoken Defense Minister A.K. Antony went hammer and tongs against the

Communist Party of India-Marxist. Antony ruffled many a Left feather when he called the LDF a non-entity and pointed out that the Left will only a dozen seats even nationally. The Communists, especially former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, believe otherwise. Kerala’s most fierce Lok Sabha battle will be fought at Kollam,

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

he NDA got a shot in its arm with TDP returning to its fold after a gap of a decade and joining hands with the BJP for the assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu announced the poll pact with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of BJP and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders. The TDP, which had fought the

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu with BJP leaders after joining NDA.

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

losing power in the state and the NDA biting the dust at the Centre. Naidu told reporters that the TDP entered into an alliance with the BJP to serve the national interest. The former chief minister said the TDP and BJP were capable of freeing India from corruption. On the protest by a section of TDP leaders over allocating some seats to the BJP, Naidu said losses and gains were common in an alliance. He said the party would try to do justice in future to the leaders who felt aggrieved.

KASARAGOD (KERALA): BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on April 8 said the Congress has done nothing for Kerala, which has led the state to become a “nursery of terrorism”. Taking a dig at the Congress-led United Democratic Front alliance, the BJP leader said that despite having the potential to become a tourism hub, the state has fallen prey to terrorism. “The life of tourism has become the nursery of terrorism. Kerala had the potential to become a tourist hub, but its potential has stagnated,” Modi said at a rally here.

where CPI-M politburo member M.A. Baby takes on N.K. Premachandran of the Revolutionary Socialist Party. Baby, who expected a cakewalk, got a rude jolt when the RSP, a three decades long ally of the Left,

Narendra Modi

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

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

Congress trying to win back expelled Seemandhra MPs IANS, HYDERABAD

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

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him for talks. He is likely to return to the Congress and contest from Rajampet Lok Sabha constituency for a third consecutive term. He had joined Jai Samaikhya Andhra party floated by N. Kiran Kumar Reddy.

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

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

J Jayalalithaa

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

by the apex court on September 30 last year, moved the apex court challenging the Karnataka High Court decision declining his plea for adjournment of hearing so that he could undergo medical treatment. The high court had also dismissed his plea against the order of the trial court that had imposed a penalty of `60,000 a day for seeking repeated adjournments and causing delay to the case which is pending for more than one and a half decade. The case of owning assets disproportionate to income against Jayalalithaa relates to the period from 1991 to 1996 and involves an amount of `666.5 million. The trial in the case was shifted outside Chennai to Bangalore by the apex court in 2003 to ensure free and fair trial.

ormer Infosys idol V. Balakrishnan is determined to use his clean image to fight “the corrupt system” but finds the going tough in the Lok Sabha battle here. “I am aware of my limitations that are in line with my party’s limitations in fighting a parliamentary election at such a short notice,” the Aam Aadmi Party candidate said in an interview. “Though I do not have the infrastructure and human and financial resources rivals have and flaunt, I have a clean image, proven credentials and an agenda to change the corrupt system,” Balakrishnan told IANS. He is pitted against P.C. Mohan, outgoing BJP MP, and Rizwan Arshad of the Congress in the Bangalore Central constituency. In Bangalore, it has the largest

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number of electorate — a whopping 2.3 million. After seeing the money being spent by the BJP and the Congress, Balakrishnan feels that contributions to political parties, especially for funding elections, should be made public. “Like charity, accountability and transparency should begin with political parties to eliminate quid

pro quo and make the system immune to corruption.” Balakrishnan, who joined AAP after the Delhi assembly elections, said he was ready for a long haul in politics and public life irrespective of the Lok Sabha outcome. “As we have to make a beginning somewhere, general election is an ideal platform to intensify the war against corruption by creating awareness and involving the people to become agents of change.” As head of India business unit at Infosys and earlier as its chief financial executive for years, Balakrishnan had vast exposure to the way the “system” works in the corridors of power, and how difficult it is to get anything done in the government without influence or quid pro quo. After he quit Infosys in December, he got attracted to AAP to “join the crusade against the system that needs to be changed”, he said.

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break losing jinx Beat India by six wickets to script their first World Cup title win after a series of four losses in the finals

Sangakkara struck a match-winning 52 off 35 balls while Jayawarumar Sangakkara and dene made a run-a-ball 24 as Sri Mahela Jayawardene Lanka cruised to 134 for four with signed off their Twenty20 13 balls to spare. Thisara Perera, 23 international careers guid- not out from 14 balls, finished off ing Sir Lanka to their maiden ICC the match in style with a four. SanWorld Twenty20 title, beating for- gakkara was declared Man of the mer champions India by six wickets Match. It was an otherwise clinical perat the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadiformance by the Sri Lankans and um here on April 6. India couldn’t stop the two Sri the win was sweet revenge for their Lankan legends from ending their loss to India in the 2011 World Cup Twenty20 international careers on a ODI final in Mumbai. It was also high note despite heroics from Virat Sri Lanka’s first ICC World Cup win Kohli, who starred again with a fine after a series of four losses in the 77 off 58 balls as the 2007 champi- finals. They lost the 2007 and the ons struggled to get 130 for four in 2011 50-over World Cups and the 20 overs. Kohli was also adjudged 2009 and the 2012 Twenty20 Man of the Tournament. World Cups. IANS, MIRPUR (BANGLADESH)

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

Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain Lasith Malinga was bang on target as he opted to bowl first after winning the toss. Indians were done in by their inability to rotate strike and some smart death bowling by Malinga (1/23) and Nuwan Kulasekara (1/29) as they surprisingly managed just 19 runs in the last four overs. Both Malinga and Kulasekara bowled full and wide making it tough for the Indian batsmen to reach for them. Malinga expectedly bowled a fine final over giving away a mere four runs to leave the Indians disappointed.

Wei wins third India Open title IANS, NEW DELHI

utes to come out on top 22-20, 2119 in a tough contest. The top seed was at game point (20-18) but Shixian showed nerves of steel to, first, save both game points and, then, took two more points to bag the game. The second game was also a neck-and-neck affair with the scores level at 18-all but the second seed pulled out

alaysia’s Lee Chong Wei proved why he is the World No.1 badminton player by thrashing No.2 Chen Long of China in straight games to clinch his third $250,000 India Open Super Series men’s singles title in four years here on April 6. The top seed needed only 55 minutes to better Long 21-13, 2117 at the Siri Fort Sports Complex. In a repeat of last month’s All-Eng- three of the land Open final, Lee won to take a next four points 9-8 lead in career meetings. to clinch the match and title and Earlier, reigning All-England level the head-to-head to 4-4. women’s singles champion Shixian In the last match of the day, top Wang of China continued her fine seed Lee was in prime form and run this year to beat compatriot and Olympic champion Li Xuerui to Malaysian badminton player Lee Chong Wei during India Open 2014 in New clinch her first title here. The Asian Delhi on April 6.(Photo: IANS) Games gold medalist took 47 min-

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

It was a perfect game for Sri Lanka: Dhoni MIRPUR: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on April 6 admitted that his batsmen couldn’t execute the plans well in the last four overs against Sri Lanka in the final of the ICC World Twenty20 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here. “In the middle overs, our batsmen tried our best to get going, but we couldn’t convert the good start,” said Dhoni, after India’s six-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in the final.

“We could have always got those 1015 runs, but cricket is about those runs. The last four overs they executed their plans very well and for our side that doesn’t play scoops well, that worked for them. Malinga with that slingy action kept bowling it wide. It was a perfect game for them,” said Dhoni. The skipper lauded Kohli for his consistent performance and said the Delhi boy has a bright future ahead of him. — IANS

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

ergio Perez scored Force India’s second ever podium in the team’s seven-year history after the Mexican driver finished third in the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit here on April 6. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton clinched victory after he overtook teammate and pole position man Nico Rosberg at the start. The Briton maintained the lead throughout to win his consecutive Grand Prix in the first ever night race in the gulf nation. Meanwhile, Perez’ teammate Nico Hulkenberg made sure that the team got a double points finish by coming home in brilliant fashion with fifth position. The first and the last time the Vijay Mallya-led team got a podium was in 2009 when Giancarlo Fisichella finished second behind Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen at the Belgian Grand Prix.

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

op tennis player Somdev Devvarman pulled off a stunning win in the first reverse singles to enable India enter the Davis Cup World Group play-offs with a 3-1 historic win over South Korea in their Group I Asia/Oceania second round tie here on April 6 . India entered the third day of the match with a 2-1 lead and Devvarman sealed the tie for the visitors

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

The second reverse singles match between Chung and India’s Sanam Singh was cancelled since the tie was already decided. “Unreal effort by @SomdevD to give us the win against Korea! fightttttt @rohanbopanna, #teamindiaaaaaa..” tweeted Singh. For India the win was sweet revenge for the 1-4 thrashing they had suffered against Korea last year when top players boycotted the tie. India now have 4-6 head-to-head record against Korea.

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

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What to do before morning workout? IANS, LOS ANGELES

Femina Miss India 2014 contest winners with celebraties during the event in Mumbai on April 5. (Photo: IANS)

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orking out in the morning may seem like a pain but it’s the best way for a healthy start to the day. Working out in the morning kickstarts one’s metabolism and helps you in burning more fat during the day. So make sure you rise early and be prepared to hit the gym, reports femalefirst.co.uk. n Alarm: Adjust your alarm clock to get up earlier than usual to head to the gym, fit in a run or do some pilates to wake up. n Bag: Prepare your bag or kit the night before. If it’s not done then you’ll only use it as an excuse to not get out of bed. n Snack: If you can’t work out without having eaten first, then

it would be advisable to eat a banana. Just a small one, plus bananas are great for slow releasing energy too. Try and prepare a healthy snack for afterwards too, something that’s rich in protein to help repair your body; boiled eggs are an easy snack as they can be prepared the night before. n Alcohol: Don’t drink too much alcohol the night before a morning workout as it will only give you a headache and another excuse to stay in bed. n Bedtime: If you’re getting up earlier than usual then it makes sense to go to bed earlier than normal time. Now, do you have an excuse for skipping a morning workout sessions.

The newly crowned Miss India World won’t mind working in films if she gets an offer IANS, MUMBAI

aipur girl Koyal Rana knows what she wants and says after winning the Femina Miss India 2014 title that her next target is Miss World — but in the meanwhile, if “good Bollywood offers” come her way, she wont’ mind accepting them either. “I am feeling on top of the world. I have clarity about what I exactly want to do in life. After being Miss India, now I aspire to be Miss World,” Koyal, who was crowned on April 5 at the 51st edition of the beauty pageant here, told IANS. She “look up to Sushmita Sen” for inspiration as she feels that the former beauty queen has “achieved

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

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

‘I am feeling on top of the world. I have clarity about what I exactly want to do in life. After being Miss India, now I aspire to be Miss World’ does a lot of social work. I totally look up to her,” she said. “My journey has been great so far and I wish to achieve lot more in life,” she added. What about films? Kajol said: “I am focusing on

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

Indian wines promoted in Italy IANS, VERONA (ITALY)

ndivine, the export label of IFratelli Wines, an Indo-Italian collaboration, produced at Solapur in Maharashtra, and Sula wines from India are being showcased for the first time at the Vininternational Hall at Vinitaly 2014, the world’s largest wine fair, held here on April 6-9. Wines and spirits from France and Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, as well as the Ukraine, Slovenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Kosovo and Colombia are

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

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

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

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

Tricks for a toned stomach LOS ANGELES: Crop tops are a must-have fashion trend this season, but before you choose to flaunt them, get rid of your belly fat. Try torso rotations or leg lifts for a toned stomach. Femalefirst.co.uk lists four exercises, along with some cardio and healthy eating tips that can help in getting abs in no time. n TORSO ROTATIONS: Torso rotations are great for working your whole abdominal area, including your lower back. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, hands on your hips whilst keeping your lower body still, rotate your upper body as far to the left and right as possible. n LYING TWIST: The lying twist also works the oblique muscles and improves flexibility. Lie on the floor with your legs straight out in front of you and your arms are out to the side, with your palms flat on the floor. Lift your legs so that they are at a 90 degree angle to the ceiling, then slowly lower them down to the right. n LEG LIFTS: Leg lifts are achieved by lying with your legs straight. Raise them from the floor and hold them for 30 seconds. n THE PLANK: This exercise is performed at the end of a workout. You need to be in a similar position as a press up but rest on your forearms instead. Ensure you have a straight back and neck and hold this position for as long as you can.

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