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Modi reiterates India’s commitment towards the Q Q As India’s Prime of Afghanistan development and 14th reconstruction

On future relations with the Afghanistan,” Sujatha Singh told Minister, Narendra Modi country, Sujatha Singh said the media. Modi reiterated India’s com- India was “deeply involved in rime Minister Narendrastrong, promises developed, Modi on May 27 told mitment towards the develop- Afghanistan” and had a “subment and reconstruction of stantive aid assistance package” Afghan President inclusive nation Hamid Karzai that the Afghanistan and its interest in and was also “implementing several economic projects” in the attack on the Indian consulate country. in Q HeratQ had only “strengthA s India’s 14th Prime ‘We expect this “We have good cooperation ened” India’s resolve to work with the Afghan National Secutogether with the country, cooperation to Minister, Modi rity Forces in training as well as Foreign Secretary Sujatha SinghNarendra increase in the days other areas. informed. to come... we are promises “We expect this cooperation She said both the leaders dis- strong, developed, confident they will to increase in the days to come cussed the Herat attack during a redeem themselves’ and we have confidence that meeting inclusive and Modi thankednation they will redeem themselves and Afghanistan for the assistance IANS, NEW DELHI

seeing “a prosperous, independent and sovereign Afghanistan where the reconciliation process would be Afghan led, Afghan owned and Afghan controlled”, she said.

do well in safeguarding Afghanistan’s interests exactly in the manner that they came to our assistance in the attack on our consulate in Herat,” she said.

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President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with FROM LEFT, Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Afghanistani President Hamid Karzai, President of Maldives Abdulla Yameen and Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchen Tshering Tobgay after swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister of India and the Council of Ministers at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai during a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on May 27. (Photo: IANS)

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provided by the Afghan National Security Forces in repelling the attack on the Indian consulate. “He (Modi) said the attack only strengthened our resolve to work together with

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US names interim Ambassador to India

to work with Modi ‘for years to come’ Looks forward to working closely with Narendra Modi-led new government ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

he US on May 26 came full circle as after shunning Narendra Modi for over a decade, President Barack Obama vowed to work closely together with the new Indian prime minister “for years to come”. “We look forward to working closely together with the new government to continue to strengthen and expand the USIndia strategic partnership for years to come,” the White House said in a message of congratulations from Obama. As the two leaders “agreed in their call after the election, as the world’s two largest democracies, India and the US share a deep bond and commitment to promoting economic opportunity, freedom, and security for our people

and around the world”, it said. Obama was quick to acknowledge Modi’s “resounding” victory in the Indian election and effectively ended the visa ban on him for his alleged role or inaction during the 2002 Gujarat riots with an invitation to visit Washington. Secretary of State John Kerry echoed the invitation a couple of

Modi’s victory in the Indian election ended the visa ban on him, says Obama days later. Since then, other US officials including Washington’s first Indian-American point person for South Asia Nisha Desai Biswal have voiced US keenness to engage Narendra Modi.

US President Barack Obama says US will welcome Prime Minister Modi

“The president stated definitely that we will be welcoming Prime Minister Modi,” the US assistant secretary of state for South Central Asia told reporters last week. “We recognize the Indian electorate has weighed in with a resounding mandate for Prime Minister Modi and we want to work with him for advancing his goals for India as a regional and global player,” she said. Biswal, whose parents migrated

from Dahod in Gujarat, said Obama saw the Indian election in a very positive light and looked forward to welcoming Modi in Washington at the earliest opportunity. Kerry too is keen to travel to India. “The mandate the Indian electorate put forward is one that we strongly support and we stand ready to engage and assist when the new government is ready,” the spokesperson added.

In Modi, US media sees from ‘new era’ to ‘wild card’ ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

he American media sees in Narendra Modi becoming the new Indian prime minister from the dawn of a “new era” to “a wild card” for the Western world with little known about his foreign policy. Time called Modi’s assumption of office as “ringing in a new era of governance for the world’s largest democracy while looking positively at the presence of South Asian leaders, particularly Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, at May 26 swearing-in. The attendance of Sharif and

WASHINGTON: The US Department of State has announced that Kathleen Stephens will be the new interim US Ambassador to India. She will replace outgoing Ambassador Nancy Powell who had earlier announced her retirement. The search for a permanent Ambassador is still going on, the US State Department said in a statement. “Ambassador Kathleen Stephens will serve as the charge until a new permanent ambassador is nominated and confirmed by the Senate,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. “She will arrive in New Delhi in early June.” Stephens is a veteran of the US diplomatic corps, with a career spanning 37-year. She worked in the Peace Corps for a number of years, and joined the US Foreign Service in 1978. Stephens was part of missions in China, Trinidad and Tobago, South Korea, Belgrade, and various places throughout Europe into the 1990s. From 1994-1995, she was the Director for European Affairs in the United States National Security Council, and was the Director of the Office of Ecology and Terrestrial Conservation in the State Department from 2001-2003. In 2008, she became Ambassador to South Korea, a position she held until 2011. Powell announced her retirement in May; although government officials say it was planned all along, many suspect she was forced out because the US wants to repair ties with India.

expect that a government under Modi may take on a more Asia-centric approach to foreign policy,” it said. The New York Times noted Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party won a landslide victory “after he presented himself as someone who could revive the Indian economy after serving as the chief minister of other South Asian leaders “signals Gujarat State. Taking a positive an early effort by Modi to strength- look at the invitations to leaders of en political and economic ties in other South Asian countries, the Times noted Sharif in an interview the region”, it said. Western leaders, including Presi- with NDTV on May 26 described dent Barack Obama, were quick to the occasion as representing “a great reach out to congratulate Modi moment and a great opportunity after his party’s historic win, Time for Pakistan and India. “But for Modi’s counterparts in noted. “But while the US in particular will continue to be an impor- Washington, Beijing, and Islamtant ally to India, many observers abad, India’s new leader is considered a wildcard, said CNN. “Will he be aggressive, or a dove? What is ‘Time’ called Modi’s his foreign policy? “Modi has cerassumption of office tainly begun with a flourish, scoras “ringing in a new ing a coup in getting his Pakistani to attend his swearingera of governance counterpart in Monday,” said the news channel.

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Various estimates put the quantum of black money stashed abroad upto $1.4 trillion IANS, NEW DELHI

n its first decision after taking charge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on May 27 announced the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe black money, mostly stashed abroad. The decision was taken in the first meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Modi. Addressing a media conference after the Cabinet meeting, Law and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the SIT will have retired Supreme Court justice M.B. Shah as its head. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairing the first Cabinet meet of his government on May 27. (Photo: IANS) “It is a matter of great satisfaction that we have constituted a SIT to bring back black money as per will be among the members. “The quantum of black money upto the tune of $462 billion. The black money refers to the money that is Supreme Court orders,” Prasad said. highest level of financial, revenue $1.4 trillion. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party earned and transferred illegally Secretary Revenue, Deputy Gov- and economic management of the ernor of the Reserve Bank of India, country are members of the SIT. (BJP) in a report in 2011, had esti- abroad in tax havens like Cayman Director of the Intelligence Bureau, This indicates the commitment of mated India’s black economy to be Islands and Mauritius, generally to Director of the Enforcement Direc- the new government of India,” said between $500 billion to $1.4 tril- avoid tax. Nearly a third of black lion. BJP was the main opposition money transactions are believed to torate, Director of the Central the minister. “We are committed to fighting party at that time. be in real estate. Manufacturing and Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Chairman of the Central Board of black money,” he added. The US-based think tank Global gold and consumer goods purchases Direct Taxes and Director of the Although there is no official fig- Financial Integrity has pegged the are the other major areas of black Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) ure, various estimates put the illicit money outflow from India to money transactions.

Raghuram Rajan with new Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

‘RBI to balance growth and inflation’ NEW DELHI: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan on May 27 said the central bank would work to strike a balance between reviving economic growth and containing inflation. Talking to reporters after meeting newly sworn-in Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at North Block here, Rajan said controlling inflation would be one of the biggest challenges for the RBI and the government in the coming months. “RBI has always maintained the balance between growth and inflation,” Rajan said, adding the government and the RBI were on the same page when it comes to balance the need of economic growth and containing inflation.

Minister stirs hornet’s nest Pilot killed in IAF MiG crash on Article 370, backtracks IANS, SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI

a “structured view” on the issue. Repealing Article 370 after coninister of State in the sultation with all stakeholders was Prime Minister’s Office one of the promises made by the (PMO) Jitendra Singh BJP in its election manifesto. on May 27 stirred up controversy Jammu and Kashmir Chief after declaring the new govern- Minister Omar Abdullah, meanment has started the process for while, said the state will not be a repealing Article 370, which grants part of India if Article 370 is special status to Jammu and Kash- repealed. “So the new MOS PMO mir. He later said he was misquot- says process/discussions to revoke ed by the media. article 370 have started. Wow, that “The process of repealing article was a quick beginning. Not sure 370 has started. We are speaking to who is talking,” Abdullah said in a the stakeholders,” Jitendra Singh told TV news channel CNN-IBN. “The BJP has won more than half of the seats in Jammu and Kashmir. So we will interpret this as an endorsement of the BJP’s stand. Article 370 is more like a psychological barrier,” he said. However, later in the evening, the minister issued a clarification. “I seek to clarify that the reports in the media about my statement on article 370 are misquoted. I have never said anything quoting the prime minister. The controversy is totally baseless.” Jitendra Singh The Bharatiya Janata Party won three of the six Lok Sabha seats in the state. Singh’s colleague and tweet. “Mark my words and save Union minister Ravi Shankar this tweet — long after Modi govPrasad, however, refused to make ernment is a distant memory either any detailed comment of the issue J&K won’t be part of India or artiand said the government will take cle 370 will still exist,” he said. IANS, NEW DELHI

Chief Marshal Arup Raha, saying he was saddened to learn about the tragic crash. “I am sure that all necessary help and assistance is being provided to the next of kin of the deceased pilot and medical aid is also being provided to the injured co-pilot,” the president said. He prayed for peace of the departed soul and speedy recovery of the injured co-pilot.

n Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot was killed on May 27 when his MiG-21 fighter plane crashed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. The co-pilot was seriously injured. Defense Minister Arun Jaitley, who took charge earlier in the day, said he was “extremely sorry” to learn about the accident and called it a “matter of great concern” while President Pranab Mukherjee also expressed his condolences. A statement from the air force said the MiG-21 crashed about 10 km short of Debris of the MiG-21 fighter plane. the Awantipur air base at around 10.45 a.m. “The pilot from Srinagar was Jaitley said in New Delhi: “It is a on a routine training sortie,” the matter of great concern. My heart statement said. goes out to the pilot who lost his Local officials said the pilot’s life.” The air force has ordered a body had been recovered. A police court of inquiry. officer identified him as Squadron The Russian-made MiG-21 Leader Raghu Bansi. (Bis) of the type that crashed on Officials said the body was air- May 27 was the IAF’s first superlifted to the Indian Air Force field sonic fighter and completed 50 station, while the debris of the years in service in April 2013. aircraft was removed by the Air Despite several accidents in past, Force personnel. the MiG-21 is likely to remain The co-pilot of the fighter jet operational in its upgraded version suffered serious injuries. until 2019 — two years later than President Pranab Mukherjee they were originally scheduled to sent a condolence message to Air be decommissioned.

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Mukul Rohatgi to take over as AG NEW DELHI: Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi will be the new Attorney General (AG) of India following change in government at the Centre. The Supreme Court lawyer told mediapersons that he was offered the office of the top law officer in the government and he has given consent to it. “I have given my consent but it has to be officially announced,” he said. Rohatgi, who will take over from G E Vahanvati as the 14th AG of the country, said, his top priority as attorney general would be to “streamline litigations in the Supreme Court”. “I will see that the superior courts are not flooded with frivolous and petty litigations,” he said, adding he would make all efforts to check that the government does not involve itself in inter-ministerial litigations. “I will see and work out that government departments do not involve in litigations with each other.” Rohatgi has served as an Additional Solicitor General during previous NDA regime.

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GOING GAGA OVER NAMO With Narendra Modi taking over as 14th prime minister, a host of expectations, recommendations and advice is pouring in for the BJP leader from overseas Indians SANDEEP DATTA, NEW DELHI

Modi urged to utilize resources of diaspora

alesh Dhankhar, president of Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP)’s Australia chapter, says Modi’s stunning victory had given the Indian diaspora “a hope of reforms”. “With Modi coming to power, many Indians including me have started the process of returning to India to contribute towards India’s progress,” Dhankhar told IANS in an email interview. “We expect the BJP government to revitalize Indian culture and education system, crippled by mindless borrowing of Western systems. Whereas countries like Japan, (South) Korea, China stand strong on their own philosophy, tradition, and languages, they excel in development and modernization for that reason only.... We expect Modi to review the Indian traditional education system,” he further said. Indian-origin Kenyan banker Hiten Vaya says he wants Modi to use the vast potential India has in its youth to drive the country forward by creating jobs and opportunities for youngsters. “This is a chance for India to really assert herself on the world stage in all spheres,” he said.

Vaya, however, had a note of caution for Modi, who is widely seen in India and abroad as a Hindu hardliner. “I don’t want him to get sidetracked by jingoism or do anything under Hindu nationalists’ pressure which may tarnish his name...

New gurdwara faces opposition in US IANS, NEW YORK

Sikh temple in the US is facing local opposition because of plans to replace its existing prayer hall with a 12,000-sq-ft building with gold domes in a rural neighborhood, media reported on May 27. The construction of a new building has been opposed by the people in Sacramento County in California. Gurdwara authorities are questioning the residents whether race has played a role in the opposition, since building a church does not face any such opposition, the Sacramento Bee reported. The Community Planning Advisory Council is scheduled to hear the Sri Guru Ravidass Gurdwara’s proposal on May 28. County officials have denied claims of racism raised by any project opponents. “When someone keeps complaining without reason, then you might guess that racism is the reason,” a county resident, Ramesh Banger, said.

Charlea Moore, a member of the Community Planning Advisory Council, said neighbors have legitimate concerns about the project, but she said she thinks they can be resolved.

Modi is known as pro-development and pro-business. Let that be his strong point and legacy.” Not all in the Indian diaspora are fans of Modi or enthused by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s runaway victory that has made it the first party in three decades to

Sikh group appeals dismissal of 1984 case NEW YORK: A US-based Sikh group has challenged the dismissal of a rights violation case against India’s Congress party relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots before the US Court of Appeals. Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) contends the case “touches and concerns” the US and the group has “institutional standing” to seek “declaratory judgment” on November 1984 violence against the Sikh community. US District Court Judge Robert W. Sweet had on April 24 dismissed.

achieve a single-party majority in parliament. “I am sceptical of how his policies will translate to longterm growth of India, not just in big cities,” said California-based Nandita Bhandari Verma, working as the marketing director of a software company.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Sharjah-based diaspora organization has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to utilize the resources of Indian diaspora for national development like China did to attain its economic supremacy. “We request more concessions to NRIs for bringing foreign currency into the country. The nonresident Chinese played an important role in the present economic supremacy of China,” Pravasi Bandhu Welfare Trust said in its memorandum to Modi. “India never made any such attempt to effectively utilise the resources of diaspora for the national development,” PBWT chairman K.V. Shamsudheen said in his memorandum. “We request the new government to encourage the businessmen here (India) to join hands with NRIs, for expansion and diversification of their existing ventures,” said the PBWT, established in 2001 for the welfare of the NRIs. Estimated at over 30 million, the Indian diaspora community is today diverse and heterogeneous, representing various regions, languages and cultures.

Nikki Haley, Neera Tanden powerful moms IANS, WASHINGTON

outh Carolina’s Republican governor Nikki Haley and Neera Tanden, president of liberal think tank, the Centre for American Progress have been named among 50 Most Powerful Moms of 2014 by The Working Mother magazine. Born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa to Sikh immigrant parents from India, Haley has made The Working Mother list for “breaking a lot of political ground”. Tanden who worked as policy

director for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has been recognized by Fortune as one of the Most Powerful Women in Politics. Neera Tanden The Working Mother noted that elected in 2010, Nikki Haley is the youngest US governor in office, the first woman governor of South Carolina and one of two sitting Indian American governors.

Indian American student wins National Geographic Bee Residents raised complaints about how the temple would use properties adjacent to the prayer hall and a few complained about the drainage in the property due to the constant floods in the area. They also asked how parking would be handled, Moore said. The project’s supporters have addressed the concerns with plans for a detention pond and shuttle bus service when large events are scheduled.

WASHINGTON: An Indian American student has won the coveted National Geographic Bee championship that includes a $50,000 college scholarship, National Geographic said. Akhil Rekulapelli, 13, hailing from Virginia, outclassed fellow Indian American Ameya Mujumdar in the final head-tohead round of the nationwide contest held in Washington. The geography whizkid also received a trip to the Galápagos with National Geographic’s

Lindblad Expeditions. The championship question that helped him clinch the title was: “Oyala, a planned city located in the rainforest 65 miles east of Bata, is being built as a capital for which African country?” Rekulapeklli answered correctly: ‘Equatorial Guinea’. Eighth grade student Rekulapelli emerged ahead of more than four million students, who originally competed in school-level bees across the US.

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ew Delhi: With the setting sun forming a magnificent backdrop, India got a new prime minister as Narendrabhai Damodardas Modi, 63, took oath on May 26 in a 90-minute, openair, business-like ceremony in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential palace, attended by leaders of eight neighboring countries. Among the 4,000-strong guests at the epochal event were the Who’s Who of India — politicians, business honchos, cinema stars, inter-faith leaders — as well as diplomatic representatives from over 100 countries. The oath of office and secrecy including pledge of allegiance to the Indian constitution was administered in Hindi to Modi — who wore an off-white kurta-churidar and a fawn-colored Nehru jacket — by President Pranab Mukherjee. Modi becomes India’s 14th prime minister, succeeding Manmohan Singh, who was at the event, along with his Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Modi is the first prime minister born in independent India — and the second from Gujarat. Modi, who led the BJP to a historic victory in the Lok Sabha battle, moved to his South Block office at 8 a.m. on May 27. Leaders of the members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries (SAARC) who were present included Presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka, Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and Abdullah Yameen of the Maldives as well as Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan, Tshering Tobgay of Bhutan and Sushil Koirala of Nepal. Bangladesh was represented by parliament speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury. Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam also attended the event. Their presence was a first for a prime ministerial inauguration. Seconds after he took

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ERA BEGINS As India’s 14th Prime Minister, Narendra Modi promises strong, developed, inclusive nation

Narendra Modi taking oath of office as India’s new Prime Minister at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. (Photo: IANS)

oath, the web site of the Prime Minister’s Office carried his message to the people promising to “script a glorious future for India”, one that is “strong, developed and inclusive” and that engages with the global community for the cause of world peace and development. Modi said he was choosing his web site to deliver his first message

to the people as he was a “firm believer in the power of technology and social media to communicate with people across the world” and a “very important medium of direct communication between us”. There was a certain poignancy to the momentous occasion as the inauguration of a new prime minister happened 50 years after the

death of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on May 27, 1964. Along with Modi, a 45-strong council of ministers that included 23 of the cabinet took oath. There were seven women in the ministry, including six in the cabinet. Prominent ministers were BJP president Rajnath Singh, the first

Modi seeks people’s participation for India’s development NEW DELHI: Minutes after being sworn-in, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought people’s support and participation for India’s journey to newer heights of development. “As we devote ourselves to take India’s development journey to newer heights, we seek your support, blessings and active participation. Together we will script a glorious future for India,” said Modi in his message on the upgraded website of the Prime Minister’s Office. “Let us together dream of a strong, developed and inclusive India that actively engages with the global community to strengthen the cause of world peace and development,” he added. “I am a firm believer in the power of technology and social media to communicate with people across the world. I hope this platform creates opportunities to listen, learn and share ones’ views,” he said, referring to the upgraded website.

among ministers to take oath, Sushma Swaraj, the former Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and Arun Jaitley, the former Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. Najma Heptulla is the only Muslim in the cabinet. The setting was in many ways unique. Contrary to earlier occasions when the short ceremony was held in the stately Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, Modi, true to his style as a communicator, chose to have it in the open in order to be able to accommodate many more people, perhaps the largest such gathering for any prime ministerial swearing-in in India. The ceremony was watched live across the nation and in world capitals, on TV and web casts.

From swearing-in ceremony

Congress president Sonia Gandhi and BJP’s veteran leader LK Advani share a lighter moment at Narendra Modi swearing-in.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and BJP leader Amit Shah at the swearing-in ceremony.

Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh with former President A.P. J. Abdul Kalam at the swearing-in ceremony.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in parlance with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and officials from both countries, in New Delhi on May 27.

Good days ahead for Indo-Pak ties? Modi’s warmth towards Pakistan PM wins him accolades both in the country and abroad IANS, NEW DELHI

ndia’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns on terrorism and need for action in 26/11 during his meeting with his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif on May 27 as the two sides struck a note of optimism and hoped to start a new chapter in their strained bilateral ties. The first meeting between Modi, who assumed charge a day earlier, and Sharif was held at Hyderabad House here with the two sides agreeing that their foreign secretaries will be in touch to discuss the future roadmap for talks. Modi clearly articulated India’s concerns on terrorism at the meeting which was described as a “good, substantive and constructive” meeting by Indian officials. Sharif, who interacted with media before going back to Islamabad, said he had “a very good meeting” with Modi and it was time to open “a new page” in bilateral relationship. Modi “underlined his concerns on terrorism and expressed the hope that Pakistan will abide by its commitment to not allow its territory or territories controlled by it to be used for terrorist activities against India,” Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh told media. Modi also called for a speedy trial of Pakistanis accused of masterminding the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. The bilateral relationship between the two countries has been bedevilled by what India views as Pakistan’s hesitation in taking action against the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Sharif had on May 26 joined leaders from SAARC countries at the swearing in of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He met

Twitter praise for Modi’s diplomatic initiative NEW DELHI: There was praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diplomatic initiative of inviting the South Asian neighbors, especially Pakistan, to his swearing-in ceremony. “Modi meeting Nawaz on his first day in office is one of the nicest surprises Indian politics has offered for decades,” tweeted British historian and well known author William Dalrymple. Prime Minister Modi invited the leaders of all South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations to his swearing-in ceremony on May 26, and on May 27 he held short bilateral talks with all leaders. His meeting with Sharif aroused the

Modi on May 27 for what was called a “courtesy meeting”. In a statement which he read out in his media interaction, Sharif said he had underlined that India and Pakistan needed peace to build their economies. Noting his 45-minute meeting with Modi was held in a

most curiosity and attention. Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the daughter of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was closely following the events in New Delhi. According to her, Prime Minister Modi had referred to Sharif as a “Man of Peace”. The Pakistan Muslim LeagueNawaz leader wrote on twitter: “Indian PM Modi refers to PM Sharif as ‘MAN OF PEACE’.... Hope negativity fails and peace wins...” At another time, she commented on a photo of Prime Minister Modi ushering Prime Minister Sharif with warmth for the talks, writing: “What a lovely pic! Kindness turns foes into friends... This is called leadership!”

warm and cordial atmosphere, he told Modi that he desired to take forward the peace process that he had initiated with then Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999 until it was derailed by a military coup. “I intend to pick up the threads

President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Nawaz Sharif (left), Lyonchen Tshering Tobgay (second from left) and Hamid Karzai (right) during a dinner organized after the swearing-in ceremony. (Photo: IANS)

President Pranab Mukherjee with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Vice President Hamid Ansari is also seen at left.

clearly articulated” but did not conof the Lahore peace declaration.” The Pakistani premier said his firm or deny if Modi had raised own election and Modi’s electoral with Sharif concerns about involvevictory — both “with a clear man- ment of terror group Lashkar-edate” — “should be a historic Taiba in the attack on the Indian opportunity for both our countries” consulate in Herat in Afghanistan to meet hopes and aspirations of last week. On Kashmir, she said that foreign people on the two sides. Sharif said he urged Modi “to secretaries of the two countries will strive to change confrontation to meet and discuss the way forward. She said Modi has been invited to cooperation” and added his government was “ready to discuss all issues Pakistan and he had accepted the in a spirit of cooperation”. invitation but no dates had been “After all we owe it to our people fixed yet. Asked about India getting ... to rid the region of instability and NDMA (non-discriminatory marinsecurity that has plagued us for ket access) status from Pakistan, she decades. Accusations and counter- said that there was also discussion accusations will be counter produc- on trade. tive... We must end the legacy of In Srinagar, moderate Hurriyat mistrust. Modi warmly reciprocated Conference said the meeting my sentiments,” he said. between the two prime ministers was Sujatha Singh termed the meet- a good beginning for improving relaing between the two prime minis- tions between the two countries. “It is a matter of satisfaction that ters as “very constructive”. “Both sides were trying to address the dialogue has been formalized each other’s concerns,” she said. and that too on the occasion of The foreign secretary said that swearing-in ceremony,” said HurriyIndia’s “concerns on terrorism were at chairman Mirwiaz Umar Farooq.

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Modi reiterates India’s commitment towards the development and reconstruction of Afghanistan IANS, NEW DELHI

rime Minister Narendra Modi on May 27 told Afghan President Hamid Karzai that the attack on the Indian consulate in Herat had only “strengthened” India’s resolve to work together with the country, Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh informed. She said both the leaders discussed the Herat attack during a meeting and Modi thanked Afghanistan for the assistance provided by the Afghan National Security Forces in repelling the attack on the Indian consulate. “He (Modi) said the attack only strengthened our resolve to work together with

Afghanistan,” Sujatha Singh told the media. Modi reiterated India’s commitment towards the development and reconstruction of Afghanistan and its interest in

‘We expect this cooperation to increase in the days to come... we are confident they will redeem themselves’ seeing “a prosperous, independent and sovereign Afghanistan where the reconciliation process would be Afghan led, Afghan owned and Afghan controlled”, she said.

On future relations with the country, Sujatha Singh said India was “deeply involved in Afghanistan” and had a “substantive aid assistance package” and was also “implementing several economic projects” in the country. “We have good cooperation with the Afghan National Security Forces in training as well as other areas. “We expect this cooperation to increase in the days to come and we have confidence that they will redeem themselves and do well in safeguarding Afghanistan’s interests exactly in the manner that they came to our assistance in the attack on our consulate in Herat,” she said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai during a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on May 27. (Photo: IANS)

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Team Modi takes charge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Cabinet colleagues after the swearing-in at Rashtrapati Bhavan. IANS, NEW DELHI

run Jaitley has turned out to be the most important person in the new government after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with three heavy portfolios of finance, defense and corporate affairs, it was announced Tuesday. The Rashtrapati Bhavan released the portfolio allocation of 46 ministers, including 24 cabinet ministers, of the government sworn in Monday evening. Sushma Swaraj is the new foreign minister and Rajnath Singh will head the home ministry. Modi has kept with him, like some of his predecessors, the portfolios of personnel, public grievances and pensions as well as the

departments of atomic energy and space besides any other department not allocated to any minister. He will, as the presidential communique states, be in charge of “all important policy issues”. Rajnath Singh, the BJP president who is likely to hand over the party baton to someone else, gets the important portfolio of home (interior) and Sushma Swaraj gets both external affairs and overseas Indian affairs. M. Venkaiah Naidu, a former BJP president, also gets a lot of responsibility with urban development, housing and urban poverty alleviation as well as parliamentary affairs. Nitin Gadkari, another former BJP president, takes charge of road

transport and highways as well as Shipping while D.V. Sadananda Gowda will the railway minister. V.K. Singh, a former army chief, is the minister of state for external affairs, overseas Indian affairs and development of north eastern region (independent charge). Harsh Vardhan, the former Delhi chief ministerial candidate, is the new health minister while former TV star Smriti Irani gets the heavy portfolio of human resources development.

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CABINET MINISTERS Rajnath Singh: Home Affairs Sushma Swaraj: External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs Arun Jaitley: Finance, Corporate Affairs, Defense M. Venkaiah Naidu: Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs Nitin Gadkari: Road Transport and Highways, Shipping D.V. Sadananda Gowda: Railways Uma Bharati: Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Najma A. Heptulla: Minority Affairs Gopinathrao Munde: Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation Ramvilas Paswan: Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Kalraj Mishra: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

President Pranab Mukherjee administers oath of office to Rajnath Singh (top) Arun Jaitley (center) and Sushma Swaraj (right) in the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. (Photos: IANS)

Maneka Gandhi: Women and Child Development Ananth Kumar: Chemicals and Fertilizers Ravi Shankar Prasad: Communications and Information Technology, Law and Justice Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati: Civil Aviation Anant Geete: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Harsimrat Kaur Badal: Food Processing Industries Narendra Singh Tomar: Mines, Steel, Labour and Employment Jual Oram: Tribal Affairs Radha Mohan Singh: Agriculture Thaawar Chand Gehlot: Social Justice and Empowerment Smriti Irani: Human Resource Development Harsh Vardhan: Health and Family Welfare

V.K. Singh: Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge), External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs Inderjit Singh Rao: Planning (Independent Charge), Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), Defense Santosh Kumar Gangwar: Textiles (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shripad Yesso Naik: Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge) Dharmendra Pradhan: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge) Sarbananda Sonowal: Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Prakash Javadekar: Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge), Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs Piyush Goyal: Power (Independent Charge), Coal (Independent Charge), New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge)

MINISTERS OF STATE Jitendra Singh: Science and Technology (Independent Charge), Earth Sciences (Independent Charge), Prime Minister Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space Nirmala Sitharaman: Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge), Finance, Corporate Affairs G.M. Siddeshwara: Civil Aviation Manoj Sinha: Railways Nihalchand: Chemicals and Fertilizers Upendra Kushwaha: Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation P. Radhakrishnan: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Kiren Rijiju: Home Affairs Krishan Pal: Road Transport and Highways, Shipping Sanjeev Kumar Balyan: Agriculture, Food Processing Industries Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava: Tribal Affairs Raosaheb Dadarao Danve: Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Vishnu Deo Sai: Mines, Steel, Labour and Employment Sudarshan Bhagat: Social Justice and Empowerment

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Quick witted and articulate, Sushma Swaraj is well regarded in the BJP for her oratorical skills and is now India’s first woman External Affairs Minister

India’s first woman Foreign Minister IANS, NEW DELHI

top woman leader of the BJP and one of its best orators, Sushma Swaraj has blazed some records in her over three decade-old political career including being the youngest cabinet minister in Haryana and the first woman chief minister

Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Appointed Leader of Opposition in the 15th Lok Sabha, Swaraj led from the front in attacking the UPA government on its perceived failures. She also shared camaraderie with the treasury benches, sometimes reciting poetry to lighten up the atmosphere in the house. Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, who was the Leader of Opposition

Appointed Leader of Opposition in the 15th Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, 62, led from the front in attacking the UPA government on its perceived failures. of Delhi. Sushma Swaraj, 62, who was appointed Union Minister on May 26, has enthusiastically performed tasks assigned to her by her party including contesting the election from Bellary in Karnataka against

BJP’s most articulate leader NEW DELHI: A known confidant of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Arun Jailtley is an acclaimed lawyer and one of the most articulate leaders of the BJP. A member of the party’s top decision making bodies, he was the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha in the last five years of UPA II. Jaitley, 61, displayed political dexterity to ensure that the Manmohan Singh government did not have an easy time over the various controversies that dogged it. He was a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government and held various portfolios including law, justice and company affairs. An election strategist who has scripted many a victory, Jaitley, however, lost the Lok Sabha polls from Amritsar to former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh. He is into his third term as a Rajya Sabha member. Born on December 28, 1952 in New Delhi, Jaitley graduated from Shri Ram College of

Commerce in Delhi and later pursued law at Delhi University. He took interest in politics from his student days and was associated with the ABVP, the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. During the Emergency (1975-77) rule of Indira Gandhi, Jaitley was jailed for its entire duration — 19 months. A Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat, he was among the party leaders who strongly backed the decision to name Modi head of the campaign committee. Jaitley is among the BJP leaders who are using social media to increase their outreach to people.

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in Rajya Sabha, together formed a formidable opposition team to counter the United Progressive Alliance government. Swaraj was a minister in the Vajpayee governments and headed ministries including information

and broadcasting and health. Quick witted and articulate, Sushma Swaraj is well regarded in the BJP for her oratorical skills. She also strongly espouses causes such as cow protection which are close to the heart of BJP’s ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Into her seventh term as an MP, Sushma Swaraj has had a chequered political career starting as a member of the Haryana assembly in 1977. She was appointed a cabinet minister in the state the same year. She was first elected as a MP in 1990 and became a member of the Rajya Sabha. A lawyer by training, Sushma Swaraj went all the way to Bellary in Karnataka to challenge Sonia Gandhi in the 1999 Lok Sabha election. Though she lost, she gained in stature in the party and outside by her spirited campaign. The BJP

was able to form its government in Karnataka ten years later, the party’s first government in south India. Sushma Swaraj was among the leaders considered prime ministerial candidates in the party before the 2014 Lok Sabha election. She was also not considered close to Modi in political circles and had apparently not batted for him in the way some of her other colleagues had done. However, this did not diminish her standing in the party and she was virtually placed at number three in the cabinet, having taken oath of office after Modi and party president Rajnath Singh. Sushma Swaraj has been re-elected to the Lok Sabha from Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh. Born in Ambala Cantonment in Haryana, Swaraj studied at S. D. College in Ambala and was given “best student” award. She later studied law at Panjab University.

The thakur from UP has made it IANS, LUCKNOW

lmost a decade back after the BJP lost power in Uttar Pradesh under his stewardship, Rajnath Singh cut a lonely figure at his current Ashoka Road residence in the national capital. Sitting cross-legged and shaving, he told an IANS correspondent, gazing through a small mirror he held in front, that life and times never remained the same. It couldn’t be more true for the 62-year-old leader, now No.2 in the Narendra Modi Cabinet. In subsequent years, not only he rose to become the national Bharatiya Janata Party president December 2005-December 2009, he was nominated for the coveted post again in 2013 and led a team that ultimately won the polls for the National Democratic Alliance. Labelled as a ‘wily Thakur’ by many in state politics, Rajnath Singh is known to have friends in all parties and it was for this reason that it was often rumored during the poll campaign that in case the BJP fell short of majority, he could be frontrunner for the post of prime minister. A firm believer in astrology, Rajnath Singh, however, told his close circle of supporters that this was not

possible and stars were by the side of Modi. He openly batted for the Gujarat chief minister thereafter and made it amply clear that there was no ‘plan B’ for the BJP and the only plan revolved around Modi. Still remembered for moving the acclaimed anti-copying law as the state’s education minister which rendered a body blow to the mass copying mafia in Uttar Pradesh, Rajnath Singh is also lauded for his various panchayats like the ‘Kisan Panchayat’, ‘Vyapari Panchayat’ etc. During the years as national president, he has carefully weaved his own constituency of supporters. But in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, he however met with stiff opposition as he gave tickets to political turncoats. He managed to keep the growing dissent in check as he played the ‘Modi-proximity’ card well. He, however, remains a political leader who is not completely trusted among the partymen. Known for his antipathy to Bahujan Samaj

Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and his own party senior and former chief minister Kalyan Singh, he was quick to bury the hatchet with Kalyan Singh when it suited him. The hostility was so profound between the two that Kalyan Singh parted ways with the BJP, accusing Rajnath Singh of sidelining him.

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Wannabe Miss India to Union minister The life of 38-year-old Smriti Irani has been a saga of meteoric rise to fame and success

A Congress deserter who made good in BJP NEW DELHI: Najma Heptulla, former Congresswoman who joined the BJP almost a decade ago following reported differences with Congress president Sonia Gandhi, is the grand-niece of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, freedom fighter and a minister in the first Indian government after Independence. Heptulla held several important positions in the Congress before switching ranks. She was a general secretary of the party and served for four terms in the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra. She also served twice as deputy chairperson of the Rajya Sabha. In 2004, Heptulla in an interview to a TV channel accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi of “humiliating” her. She claimed that the Congress leadership of the time had moved away from the ideals of its former leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel and her grandfather Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. Soon after, she joined the BJP and entered Rajya Sabha. The Congress decried the move as “political opportunism” on her part. Heptulla entered Rajya Sabha for a second time in 2012.

Najma Heptulla In 2007, she contested for the post of vice-president against the current incumbent Hamid Ansari as the candidate of the National Democratic Alliance but lost. Heptulla has a Master’s degree in zoology and a doctoral degree in cardiac anatomy from the University of Colorado at Denver, in the US. In a chat with IANS, Heptulla said “Muslims should have no apprehension” regarding the Narendra Modi-led BJP government.

President Pranab Mukherjee administers oath of office to Smriti Irani at Rashtrapati Bhavan on May 26. ARPANA, NEW DELHI

rom promoting beauty products, to contesting the Miss India beauty pageant, to becoming the country’s most sought after ‘bahu’, and on May 26 being sworn in as a minister in the Narendra Modi government — 38-year-old Smriti Irani’s life has been a saga of meteoric rise to fame and success. A star in her own right, Smriti’s political journey started in 2003 when she joined the BJP. Although she couldn’t win when she contested the 14th Lok Sabha polls as the BJP candidate from the Chandni Chowk constituency in Delhi — being defeated by Congress candidate Kapil Sibal — she became a prominent and articulate face of the party on television. In the 2014 general election, the gutsy Smriti took on Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in his pocket borough of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh and gave him tough competition. Though she lost, the actressturned-politician, who was sworn in as a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from Gujarat in 2011, will now work as an important member of the newly elected government. In her life, every decision she took turned into a stepping stone, taking her closer to stardom and politics. In one of her interviews she was quoted as saying that she started earning after the 10th standard —

the Delhi girl used to earn `200 for promoting a beauty product. But determined to chart her own destiny Smriti, one of the three daughters of a conservative Punjabi-Bengali family, broke free of the norms and decided to try her luck in the glamour world. She sent her application for the 1998 Miss India contest, which was won by Lymaraina D’Souza. She couldn’t reach the finals of the contest but fate took her to Mumbai, the entertainment capital of the country, where she joined McDonald’s Bandra outlet to sup-

Winner of several awards as an actress, Smriti Irani has now embarked on a new journey of a responsible minister port herself while auditioning for work in showbiz. Lady luck was smiling on her and she was called to replace actress Neelam Kothari to host an episode of Ooh La La La. She got that episode and was noticed by producer Ekta Kapoor, and the rest, as they say, is history. Ekta roped her in to play Tulsi Virani in her long running super hit TV show Kyunki… Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Grabbing the opportunity, Smriti’s popularity soared so high

that she became the most popular ‘bahu’ of the small screen. While playing a perfect ‘bahu’ on the small screen, Smriti settled down with her childhood friend Zubin Irani, a Parsi, and carried the role of a wife and mom to her two children — son Zohr and daughter Zoish — with the same effectiveness. She also produced TV shows under her banner Ugraya Entertainment, feeding family viewing audiences with entertainers like Virrudh and Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan. But with an itch to do something more, she decided to plunge into politics while pursuing acting, and her dedication and determination took her places. After holding important positions like the national secretary of the party and All India President of the BJP Mahila Morcha in 2010, she became BJP’s vice-president. Though the party had other actresses too as members, it was the articulate and uncomplaining Smriti who rose above the challenges. Smriti’s once said that she has an “ideological umbilical cord with the BJP...we are three generation party supporters... my grandfather was a swayamsevak, my mother a BJP booth activist”. Winner of several awards as an actress, Smriti, described by many as “Sushma Swaraj of the Modi-led BJP”, has now embarked on a new journey.

Paswan: From Modi baiter to Modi ministry IANS, PATNA

dozen years after he attacked then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi over the 2002 riots and quit the NDA, LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan has joined the cabinet in a Modi-led central government. A Dalit leader, Paswan and RJD chief Lalu Prasad were widely seen as potential Congress allies in the Lok Sabha election. But in February he surprised everyone by aligning with the BJP to contest Lok Sabha polls. Becoming a Union minister for

the first time in 1989 in the V.P. Singh government, Paswan emerged as one of the most vocal supporters of the Mandal Commission recommendations. He served as a minister in the United Front governments of H.D. Deve Gowda and I.K. Gujral. Paswan was also a minister in the NDA government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the UPA-I government of Manmohan Singh. Paswan was defeated in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls but was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2011 with the RJD’s support. He represents Hajipur in Parliament.

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Will Modi, Sharif script history? The outcome of Nawaz Sharif's meet with Narendra Modi was better than expected, says a top Pakistan official IANS, ISLAMABAD

he outcome of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's meeting with new Indian Premier Narendra Modi in New Delhi on May 27 was better than expected, Sharif's National Security and Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz said on May 28. Addressing a press conference here on May 28 after Sharif and his delegation returned from the swearing-in ceremony of Modi as India's new Prime Minister, Aziz said the meeting between Sharif and Modi was not just a photo op, but its outcome proved better than anyone's expectations. Aziz said the issues of cross-border terrorism and Kashmir were discussed but not substantially during the bilateral meeting on May 27 in New Delhi. During the meeting, Modi also sought that the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case be expedited, a demand which Aziz described as not a new one from India. The leaders of the two neighboring countries agreed that terrorism was an issue of mutual concern

US applauds Modi-Sharif meeting WASHINGTON: Welcoming the meeting between India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, the US said it supported all efforts to strengthen dialogue and cooperation between the two neighbors. “We continue to welcome any and all steps India and Pakistan take to strengthen and deepen their dialogue and cooperation,” State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters on May 27. “We applaud any efforts between India and Pakistan to create economic opportunities for the people of both countries that can contribute to a more secure, stable and

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C Narendra Modi receiving Nawaz Sharif in New Delhi on May 26. (Photo: IANS)

and that they needed to address all conflicts to end the distrust between the two sides, Aziz said. PAKISTAN MEDIA CAUTIOUS? Meanwhile, much hyped meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi hints “at the prospects for peace and the likelihood of trouble in the months ahead”, said a Pakistani daily on

May 28. The editorial titled “A new page?” appeared in the News International a day after Nawaz Sharif and Narendra Modi met at New Delhi. The Pakistan daily said that Sharif’s India trip for the inauguration of Modi was “in itself such a seismic event — the first time ever for a Pakistani leader — that it would have been unrealistic to expect any substantive breakthroughs”.

hina and India need not be rivals and can in fact work together on development issues, a leading Chinese daily said on May 27. In an editorial “Congratulations to Modi”, the China Daily said Western rhetoric about China and India “is seldom free from a conception that the two countries are rivals”. “Yet as two developing countries pestered by wealth and development gaps, China and India can work together when it comes to development,” it said. It underlined that Beijing and New Delhi have, by and large, managed their differences well over the decades — “proof they do not have to be (rivals)”. The editorial said on Modi’s election victory and inau-

ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

Iran greets Narendra Modi TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated newlyelected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his party’s victory in the recently-concluded parliamentary elections and expressed the hope that Tehran and New Delhi will enhance bilateral relations, media reported on May 27. “Undoubtedly, your election, which was marked by mass participation of people from all walks of life, indicates the full confidence of the Indian nation in your developmental and prudent policies,” the semi-official FARS news agency quoted the Iranian president as saying in his message. Rouhani also wished more success for Modi and prosperity for the Indian people.

prosperous region,” she said. “So we certainly support and applaud the news of the weekend.” Psaki said taking note of Sharif’s visit to India for Modi’s swearing in and their subsequent bilateral meeting. Asked if the US played any role before or during the meeting, the official said: “Not that I’m aware of, no.” On Modi’s “overture” to see Bangladesh and Pakistan on the same frontline in containing extremism, Psaki said: “Well, we’ll see what happens. We support efforts to address terrorism around the world, but I don’t want to speculate on events that haven’t yet happened.”

‘China and India can work together’

US banks on India, Pakistan for stability Hassan Rouhani

s President Barack Obama announced plans for Afghanistan after ending US combat mission by year end, the US hoped India, Pakistan and Afghanistan would help provide greater stability and security in the region. India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif had set a “constructive tone from the very beginning,” a senior administration official told reporters on May 27 in a background briefing on Obama’s plans. Under Obama’s plan to “bring America’s longest war to its responsible end,” the US which currently has 32,000 troops in Afghanistan will keep 9,800 troops there after December 2014. The US will then gradually withdraw troops keeping only a small residual force by the end of 2016 -just three weeks before his presidency ends. Obama said Americans have learned it was harder to end a war than to start one. “We have to recognize

The US will keep only 9,800 troops in Afghanistan after December 2014.

Afghanistan will not be a perfect place, and it is not America’s responsibility to make it one.” The role of US troops in Afghanistan after this year will be aimed at “disrupting threats caused by Al Qaeda, supporting Afghan security forces and giving the Afghan people the opportunity to succeed as they stand on their own,” he said. However, the US plan depends on the Afghans sign-

ing a bilateral security agreement. “With respect to India, I think we’ve seen a constructive tone set from the very beginning by Prime Minister Modi and by Prime Minister Sharif, who was one of the first leaders to speak to” Modi after his election victory, the US official noted. “We always encourage India and Pakistan to pursue dialogue that can reduce tension,” he added.

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guration as India’s new prime minister: “Our best wishes to the people of India and their new, reform-minded prime minister.” It said a belief in and focus on development like Modi’s “has brought China where it is today, and such a commitment to development can create an economic miracle in the world’s second most-populous country”.

Trinidad PM hails meeting PORT-OF-SPAIN: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla PersadBissessar has hailed the meeting between newly-elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. In a message congratulating Modi for becoming India’s new prime minister, Persad-Bissessar noted that the “unity shown as Mr. Modi took the oath of office before Kamla Persad thousands of guests, Bissessar including his counterpart from rival Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is heart-warming”. She added that this is the first time since the two countries won independence from Britain in 1947 that, “a prime minister from one state has attended such a ceremony in the other”. She referred to the strong ties which Trinidad and Tobago enjoys with India and which were “brought alive” during her official visit to India in 2012 where she was awarded the Pravasi Bharaitya Samman award.

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Defeat of vote bank politics The pole position occupied by the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty has changed to an extent that the iconic Congress party is struggling to stay alive

Tech savvy Narendra Modi’s massive campaign style was key to the BJP’s stunning success whereas Congress under Rahul Gandhi performed miserably in the elections. REKHA BHATTACHARJEE, IANS

hen Narendera Modi was sworn in as India’s 14th Prime Minister on May 26 evening, the world’s largest democracy was marking the ushering in of a new era. Over 2,500 privileged guests witnessed not only the culmination of a perfect storm generated by the Modi-led BJP but also the burial of the Nehruvian legacy which the Congress dispensation used as a leitmotif for over three generations. It marked the day when Modi-led India was keeping another tryst with the destiny. But, unlike the impoverished, battered and bleeding country Jawaharlal Nehru addressed on August 15, 1947, Narendera Modi is poised to pilot a much more confident, self-assured and youthful

India to a position among the global equals. It is a sheer coincidence that Modi’s first day in office also marks the 50th death anniversary of India’s first prime minister. The events which have unfolded in India earlier this month have changed the political landscape for all time to come.

struggling to stay alive. The Modi tsunami has enabled the Bharatiya Janata Party establish total dominance in the Hindi heartland and make inroads in uncharted territories. The impregnable Congress citadels have been demolished by that son of a chaiwala from a small Gujarati town. It’s a massive compli-

It is a sheer coincidence that Modi’s first day in office also marks the 50th death anniversary of India’s first prime minister. Any which way you look at the results of the 16th Lok Sabha elections, you cannot help noticing the tectonic paradigm shift in a number of ways. The pole position occupied by the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty has changed to this effect that the iconic Congress Party is

ment to the Indian democracy that a person with such humble origins has been elected to lead the second most populous country in the world. Most of the political pundits commenting on the Indian politics concur that Modi would have to hit the ground running.

The charismatic Gujarati leader has done even better as he covered massive distances in the air even before hitting the ground. Narendra Modi has his work cut out for him. He faces enormous challenges to kick-start the slowing growth trajectory and to implement his inclusive growth model. Modi would also have to walk on a tight rope to keep the aspirations of the ultra-right BJP and Sangh Parivar adherents in check. Modi is the Indian Pied Piper who carries the burden of hopes and aspirations of his billion plus compatriots. The usually-ignored people of Assam are also among such hopefuls. Such a massive swing in favour of the BJP in Assam reflects the hopes of a section of its population which would like firm steps to be taken to stop the perceived infiltra-

tion of Bangladeshis into the state. The changing demographics of Assam is a major issue for a majority of the indigenous population who often complain of being swamped by the alleged migrants from the neighbouring country. Modi would have to ensure that the fencing of the international border with Bangladesh is undertaken on a war-footing. Modi’s ascension to the highest executive post in India is being seen as a positive development Down Under. The Indian Prime Minister’s determination to align diplomacy with trade and investment priorities has given hope to the Australian mandarins that new opportunities would open for this South Pacific country and, as Australia India Institute chief Amitabh Matoo has mentioned in a recent write-up, it is an opportunity Canberra must seize.

The India that Narendra Modi inherits AMIT KAPOOR, IANS

ndia is looking forward to the tenure of its 14th Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, hoping that he would take the country out of the muddle and disorder that is driven by deeply ingrained thoughts and beliefs. We, as Indians would have to fight battles of the mind to overcome the challenges we face. Once the center for commerce and innovation, India lags behind its former glory. The task ahead is to achieve its initial standing from where it can progress further.

But the minds of the people are contaminated now, and the epidemic has spread too far and deep for mere economic reforms to bail the country out. Economic development, income inequality and quality of Life are the areas of utmost importance. Enough has been written on this, though as a citizen one would like to state that every single day we struggle with the basic necessities of life. Water, power and food are still unavailable to some while the majority of the population is sustaining in rationed amounts of each across the country.

Our school systems are creating mundane workforces of androids who can rote learn but not question. Innovation and creativity comes at a premium in India. People do not wish to think for themselves. They exist in a pseudo environment, created by the self and for the self. They are secure and content and refuse to benchmark themselves on global scales. The call is to dismantle the edifice of archaic thinkers within the education system and shunt them out. Indians are hygiene-loving people and clean their houses every day, sometimes multiple times.

Our school systems have failed to generate young and dynamic workforce.

The call is to dismantle the edifice of archaic thinkers within the education system.

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Dr Rashmi Patel Public Health. In that case, Patel failed to properly monitor the patient’s response to conscious sedation, and failed to remove the throat pack in a timely way. That patient survived, said a DPH spokesman. The other counts in the charging

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mit Muddamalle Livingston, one of the America’s most wanted fugitives, has been arrested in Hyderabad, India. Livingston was absconding since 2007 after a US court sentenced him for 23 years in prison for killing his girlfriend. In 2008, the state of Texas had issued a red-corner notice through the Interpol. Acting on the information given by the Crime Investigation Department, the police arrested Livingston in Madhavapuri Colony, Sainikpuri in Hyderabad. Livingston, born in Hyderabad, was convicted in 2007 for the murder of his girlfriend Hermilia Garcia Harnandez. The 404th Judicial District Court, Cameron County, Texas, had sentenced him to 23 years in prison. Livingston had pleaded guilty in February 2007 to killing his married girlfriend and dumping her body on the beaches of South Padre Island. The 45-year-old medical transcriptionist was reportedly a fan of singles chat websites and social media. He used to enjoy face-to-face dates.

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Stars chant NaMo NaMo From Salman Khan to Poonam Dhillon, a number of popular Bollywood actors and actresses attended the oath taking ceremony of PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi on May 26

Left: Actor Salman Khan and his father Salim Khan during the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Modi and the Council of Ministers. Right: Actor-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari. IANS, NEW DELHI

ollywood superstar Salman Khan and his father and writer Salim Khan, actor Anupam Kher and filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar were among the high profile Bollywood celebrities who attended the swearing-in ceremony of the country’s 14th Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cabinet at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on May 26.

Also actor-politicians Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha and Manoj Tiwari, members of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), were present on the occasion. Dressed in black shirt and trouser, Salman was spotted sitting next to his father. Looking elegant in a sari, actress Poonam Dhillon was spotted with her million dollar smile while taking her seat. Hema and her actor husband

Also actorpoliticians Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha and Manoj Tiwari, members of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), were present on the occasion.

Dharmendra, and Shatrughan Sinha were seen exchanging pleasantries before the ceremony began. Bhandarkar was spotted in a black suit, while Bhojpuri star Manoj Tiwari was looking his best in a kurta-pajama teamed with a Nehru coat. Company fame actor Vivek Oberoi too came in to attend the oath-taking ceremony of the country’s 14th prime minister. Legendary singer Lata

Mangeshkar was personally invited by Modi for the ceremony, but she had to miss the event due to health reasons. However, she sent a handwritten letter to Modi apologizing for not being able to make it to the function. The legendary singer wished Modi all the best saying that the people have given the reins of the country in the hands of a great leader and that today is the happiest day for the nation.

(Left) Actor Anupam Kher during the swearing-in ceremony. Right: Actors Hema Malini and Dharmendra attending the swearing-in ceremony of India’s new PM Modi and his Ministers. (Photos IANS)

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‘Heropanti’ collects over `60 million on opening day NEW DELHI: Tiger Shroff’s much anticipated and highly publicized Bollywood debut Heropanti, managed to mint `66.3 million on its opening day in the country. Trade analysts are hopeful the movie will have a promising weekend. The film released on May 23 alongside mammoth star Rajinikanth-starrer Kochadaiiyaan, which also features Tiger’s father and actor Jackie Shroff. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share box office updates on Heropanti, directed by Sabbir Khan. “Heropanti has a rocking start. Friday — `65.8 million net. India business,” Adarsh tweeted, and later posted: “Heropanti revised figure — Friday `66.3 million net. India business very good.” Rajesh Thadani of Multimedia Combines told IANS: “It looks like Heropanti will have a good weekend.” Giving his verdict on the entertainer, Komal Nahta, another trade expert, tweeted: “Tiger Shroff’s debut film Heropanti, is a SUREFIRE HIT.” The movie had a positive buzz ever since it was announced that Tiger, son of Bollywood’s once reigning star Jackie Shroff, will make his debut with the film, which also stars another newcomer, Kriti Sanon. Add to that, Tiger’s daredevilry and flexibility in carrying out action scenes. The team also went city to city promoting the movie, presented by UTV Motion Pictures and Nadiadwala Grandsons Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala.

Sonakshi should’ve got National Award: Akshay Kumar NEW DELHI: If actress Sonakshi Sinha felt that her 2013 release Lootera” deserved to win awards, actorproducer Akshay Kumar seconds that. The action star liked her performance in the period drama so much that he said it should have been appreciated with a National Award for it. Akshay, who has acted with the 26-year-old in movies like Rowdy Rathore and Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara!, says she was brilliant in Lootera. “It is a pleasure working with Sonakshi. She is wonderful and talented. The last movie of her I saw was Lootera. I think she was brilliant. She should’ve got a National Award (for it). It’s something wonderful that I saw,” Akshay Kumar, who will now be seen with her in the forthcoming film Holiday — A Soldier Is Never Off Duty, told IANS. The Vikramaditya Motwane directorial, which also featured Ranveer Singh in the lead, received a mixed response after it hit screens in July last year. The film Lootera also got a few nominations at this year’s awards.

Sunny excited about her Punjabi video NEW DELHI: Indo-Canadian adult film actress Sunny Leone will be seen making her first appearance in a Punjabi music video with Girik Amin’s Sari wali girl and she is thrilled about it. A rendition of Amin’s imagination of his dream girl in a sari, the song features Sunny in the video shot in the desert landscapes of Dubai. “This is my first ever full-on Punjabi song in a sari and it’s called Sari wali girl. Girik Amin is a great singer and you guys are going to absolutely love the video as it’s shot in Dubai, it’s hot, it’s beautiful, it’s glamorous,” the Ragini MMS 2 actress, who has featured for the first time in a non-film Punjabi pop-song, said in a statement. Amin says the song is “very close to my heart”. “This track describes the girl of my dreams and who better to have featured in it than Sunny Leone. She is extremely gorgeous and working with her on this song was a delightful experience.” The track will be released June 3 across all music platforms.

Rajniesh Duggal wins ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’ title NEW DELHI: Model-actor Rajniesh Duggal won the fifth season of stunt-based reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi Season Five at the finale on May 25. He took home prize money of `2.5 million and a Mahindra Scorpio SUV. The actor, who feared lizards and snakes the most, left behind all the other contestants in the reality show hosted by filmmaker Rohit Shetty, and was rewarded a trophy by Bollywood star Ajay Devgn in the finale episode. “When our journey was about to begin, all the contestants were told to fill a form where they had to pen down their fears in a column. I was scared of lizards and snakes the most. The show put me against crocodiles and snakes. The show helped me overcome my fear of crocodiles and snakes,” Rajniesh told IANS. The first episode of Khatron Ke Khiladi Season Five went on air on March 22 on Colors.

I’m not on Facebook: Raveena Tandon MUMBAI: Actress Raveena Tandon has told her fans and film fraternity to stay away from any Facebook page on her name. She says her official account was hacked two years ago, and the hacker is still operating it. “Please...to all those again who think that I’m on Facebook! That is not me! My Facebook account has (had) been hacked two years ago,” tweeted Raveena. She has been trying her best to get the account deactivated, but in vain. “Have reported, gone to cops! Done everything to shut it down! This chap who’s hacked (it) is operating it from Canada. I am not on Facebook,” added the actress, who is known for her roles in Mohra and Shool. On the Bollywood front, she will next be seen in Anurag Kashyap’s Bombay Velvet. She was also associated with TV reality show like Chak De Bachche and had hosted the chat show Isi Ka Naam Zindagi.

‘Patralekha has a clarity about what she’s doing’ MUMBAI: Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has words of praise for debutant Patralekha, who will be seen in his home production Citylights. He says she has clarity about what she’s doing and has, thus, delivered a “moving performance” in the movie. “If you get connected to your character, then from your first film itself, you can emerge as a clear actress. She has a clarity about what she is doing and she has given the most moving performance in this film,” Bhatt said. The film Citylights also feat u r e s Rajkummar Rao.

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Royals’ Cooper reported for suspected bowling action IANS, MUMBAI

ajasthan Royals’ bowler Kevon Cooper has been reported for bowling certain deliveries with a suspected illegal action during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Mumbai Indians played here on May 25. The West Indian was reported by on-field umpires Rod Tucker and K. Srinath along with third umpire S. Ravi at the conclusion of the match. “Under the IPL Suspected Illegal Bowling Action policy, Mr. Cooper may request

Chennai Super Kings’ MS Dhoni and Punjab’s Glenn Maxwell are in great form during ongoing IPL tourney IANS, KOLKATA

hennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kings XI Punjab’s wonder boy Glenn Maxwell have been the most searched ‘Man of the Match’ players in this season’s Indian Premier League (IPL). Chennai Super Kings was also the most searched team besides Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab. The four teams have also qualified for the IPL play-offs. This seas o n ’ s Google Search Trend analysis revealed

The match between KKR and KXIP was washed out

IPL’s ‘Veer-Zaara’ match wows fans KOLKATA: It was Veer-Zaara all over again at the Eden Gardens here on May 28 with Bollywood superstars Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta, owners of Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab, cheering their teams on as they battled it in the Qualifier 1 of Indian Premier League (IPL). Ecstatic to see their home team take on the Punjab squad, fans of the KKR went wild to see the popular onscreen star-pair of the 2004 romantic drama.

that besides Dhoni and Maxwell, the other most searched players were Yuvraj Singh, AB De Villiers, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Dale Steyn, Robin Uthappa, Ravinder Jadeja and Yusuf Pathan. Dhoni was awarded Man of the Match for his winning knock against Royal Challengers in Bangalore, May 24. He remained not out and barely missed out on making a half century hitting 49 runs off 25 balls. Dhoni’s search graphs saw an incredible rise early on when he hit a six and a four in the last over bowled by Kieron Pollard to guide Chennai Super Kings to a sensational win over Mumbai Indians after they needed 11 in the final over.

an Official Assessment from the BCCI Suspect Bowling Action Committee, which comprises S. Venkataraghavan, Javagal Srinath, A.V. Jayaprakash and BCCI Secretary Sanjay Patel,” said a release on May 26. “However, pending any clearance by the Committee, Mr. Cooper would be available to be selected to play in the IPL 2015 season, but should he be reported a second time, he would be suspended from bowling for the remainder of that season.”

Indian squad announced for England NEW DELHI: India on May 28 announced its squad for the five Tests against England starting July. There is no place for Zaheer Khan whereas southpaw Gautam Gambhir has made a comeback to the 18-member Indian squad. He last played Tests for India in December 2012. Rajasthan's fast bowler Pankaj Singh has found a place in the team. Zaheer played in the two Tests against New Zealand earlier this year, but a back injury forced him to miss almost the entire IPL. Squad: MS Dhoni (captain), M Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Gautam Gambhir, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishwar Pandey, Ishant Sharma, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron, Wriddhiman Saha, Pankaj Singh.

Andhra girl youngest to India’s Ayhika wins junior girls’ title at Slovakia Open climb Mount Everest IANS, NEW DELHI

HYDERABAD: A 13-year-old girl from Andhra Pradesh on May 25 became the youngest female climber to scale Mount Everest. Malavath Purna along with 16-year-old Sadhanapalli Anand achieved the historic feat, according to information reaching social welfare department here. After a 52-day-long expedition, the duo pitched the national flag and the picture of B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of India’s constitution, atop the world’s highest peak. What made their feat extraordinary is the fact that they both come from rural and poor backgrounds and are students of educational institutions run by the government. While Purna hails from Tadwai village of Nizamabad district and is a class 9 student at Gurukul Pathshala, Anand is studying in class 11 at the social welfare college in Khammam district. Both the districts are in Telangana region. The girl’s parents are agricultural laborers in a small village in Nizamabad district while Anand’s father works as a mechanic.

ndia’s Ayhika Mukherjee defeated Leila Imre of Hungary to win the junior girls crown at the 2014 Slovak Open Junior Circuit table tennis championships at

second with the minimum points. The Hungarian was struggling to come to terms with Ayhika all the time attacking and pushing her rival to the corner. Yet, she was able to pull one back in the fourth very convincingly at 11-6. But that was all she could do as the Indian took the next after being stretched before shutting the shop close in the sixth. In the semi-finals, Ayhika had downed Uruguayan Maria Lorenzotti 11-9, 11-2, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5 to earn the final meeting with Imre. Earlier, Abhishek Yadav could Ayhika won not proceed beyond the round of the crucial 16 as he lost to Stanislav Kucera final battle in from Czech Republic 2-4 after 40 minutes on putting up a good fight. The Indian lost 11-1, 12-10, 8-11, 5-11, 7May 25 11, 9-11.

Senec. Ayhika won the crucial final battle 4-2 (11-6, 9-11, 11-4, 6-11, 13-11, 11-6) in 40 minutes on May 25 to make it a memorable trip to the Slovakian city. She and other paddlers will now travel to Poland for the Polish Junior and Cadet Open table tennis championships. Ayhika made a great opening winning the two of first three games rather easily against Imre despite losing the

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Chandhok, Senna to drive for Mahindra Racing IANS, MUMBAI

ndia’s Karun Chandhok and Brazilian Bruno Senna will team up as the driver pair for India’s only team on the grid — Mahindra Racing — in the inaugural season of the FIA Formula E Championship. Formula E is the world’s first fully electric racing championship which will have 10 rounds, starting

in Beijing on September 13 till the final race in London June 27 next year. Ten teams of two drivers each will run the zero emissions SRT01E racing cars with its batteries producing 200kw, the equivalent of 270bhp. Neither Chandhok nor Senna are strangers to racing fans, both having competed and also being teammates previously in Formula 1 and GP2. “Karun and Bruno both

represent the perfect balance between experience and youthful enthusiasm for this truly ground breaking championship. I am confident they will do their best to represent Mahindra on the world stage and the entire team is aiming for top results from the start,” Mahindra Racing team principal Dilbagh Gill said. Preparation is already underway with the first car having been deliv-

ered to Mahindra Racing recently. The car has been painted with the team’s new livery — a combination of Mahindra red and the colors of the Indian flag. “I’m very excited to be a part of the Mahindra Racing line-up. To be a part of the only Indian team in this series is a real honor for me,” said Chandhok. “It’s also going to be a nice reunion for me with Bruno again.”

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Many males under 37 admit they struggle while shopping as they don’t know what looks good on them IANS, LONDON

t takes men 37 years to reach maturity as far as their style is concerned, according to a new study. The survey, conducted by money saving site NetVoucherCodes.co.uk, has indicated that almost a quarter of men under the age of 37 admit they struggle when shopping as they don’t know what looks good on them, compared to just eight per cent of those over 37, reports femalefirst.co.uk. One in six men surveyed, turned out to be anti-shoppers, and admitted they grab whatever looks okay to keep their shopping trip quick, while more than a quarter of men are so unsure about what to buy they wait until something they like is worn out or broken before replacing it. One in six men admitted they turn to friends for style guidance because they simply don’t know where to start, while one in 11 looks to celebrities for style inspiration trusting they’ll pick up fashion tips from the red carpet. “It seems style confidence comes quicker to men than women, but 37 years is still a long time to wait to hit your fashion prime. While it is good to rely on a few failsafe brands and items, why not experiment a little with color or style as something new might look brilliant,” said Anita Naik, consumer editor at VoucherCodes.co.uk. Hollywood celebrities Benedict Cumberbatch and Colin Farrell are two 37year-old men who are definitely style confident. Both can regularly be found on best dressed celebrities’ lists with their dapper looks and sharp suits.

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Drinking alone is risky: study cautious when directly asked whether LONDON: Do you often drive back to take a risk,” Hopthrow said. home on your own at dangerous The study involved 101 participants speed after a bout of drinking? You aged between 18-30 who were in must be drinking alone most of the time. According to a new study, those groups. The researchers c ompared groups who drink alone are more prone to risky behavior than those who drink of people who were just under the moderately in a group. drunk-driving limit with groups that had “Social interaction in groups can not consumed any alcohol. reduce the tendency of individual “We know that individuals are more drinkers to accept risks,” said psychol- likely to engage in risky behavior when ogist Tim Hopthrow from University of they are intoxicated, whether it be having unprotected sex, or engaging in Kent in Britain in a study. “Alcohol consumers accepted more violent or other criminal activity,” Rose risk when deciding alone but the least Meleady from University of East Anglia risk when deciding as a group,” he fur- in Britain noted. ther said “We think that this is because drinkers in groups monitor one another closely, becoming more

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