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PAKISTAN CONTINUES TO HARBOUR TALIBAN, HAQQANI NETWORK, SAYS NEW PENTAGON REPORT “Pakistan continues to harbour the Taliban and associated militant groups in Pakistan, such as the Haqqani Network, which maintains the ability to conduct attacks against Afghan interests” HI INDiA News Desk
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nited States Department of Defense quarterly report to US Congress says that Pakistan continues to harbor the Taliban and associated militant groups in Pakistan, such as the Haqqani Network, which maintains the ability to conduct attacks against Afghan interests. The report is the first one to be issued since the US and the Taliban signed an agreement on February 29 to facilitate the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. It comes at a time when the US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has called on India to hold direct talks with the Taliban Pakistan continues to focus on countering Indian influence in Afghanistan and harbours the Taliban and groups such as the Haqqani Network, which have the ability to engage in violence on Afghan soil, according to a new Pentagon report. The report by the inspector general of the US Department of Defense for the January-March quarter, issued on Monday, pointed
MORE ON... HIINDIA.COM to a continuation of Pakistan’s efforts to achieve its strategic objectives in Afghanistan, including shutting out India from the war-torn country. The report is the first one to be issued since the US and the Taliban signed an agreement on February 29 to facilitate the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. The deal has stalled due to differences between the Taliban and the Afghan government on prisoner releases and intra-Afghan dialogue. There was no immediate response to the report from Indian officials. “According to the DIA [Defense Intelligence Agency], Pakistan’s strategic objectives in Afghanistan continue to be countering Indian influence and mitigating spillover of instability into its territory,” the report said. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) also reported to the inspector general that “Pakistan has encouraged the Afghan Taliban to participate in peace talks, but refrained from applying coercive pressure that would seriously threaten its relationship with the Afghan Taliban to dissuade the group from conducting further violence”. The DIA also told the inspector general that “Pakistan continues to
harbour the Taliban and associated militant groups in Pakistan, such as the Haqqani Network, which maintains the ability to conduct attacks against Afghan interests”. Indian and Afghan officials have for long accused the Taliban, particularly its sword arm, the Haqqani Network, of having close links to the Pakistani military leadership. Most of the Taliban leadership and their families continue to be based in Pakistani cities such as Quetta. The report comes at a time when the US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, has called on India to hold direct talks with the Taliban. However, the Trump administration’s outgoing pointperson for South Asia, Alice Wells, said on Wednesday that it was up to India to take a call on engaging with the Taliban. In his message in the report, Sean O’Donnell, the acting inspector general of the US department of defense, said: “The United States and Taliban agreed to a [one]-week reduction in violence prior to the signing of the agreement, but Taliban violence during the quarter overall was high.
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US Senator introduces 3 bills to punish China over censorship amid pandemic The United States accuses China of mishandling and covering up the coronavirus outbreak at its initial stages, allowing it to spread around the world.
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US to sell Taiwan $180 million of torpedoes, angering China HiIndia Newsdesk The US government has notified Congress of a possible sale of advanced torpedoes to Taiwan worth around $180 million, further souring already tense ties between Washington and Beijing, which claims Taiwan as Chinese territory. The United States, has no official diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but is bound by law to provide the democratic island with the means to defend itself. The US State Department has approved a possible sale to Taiwan of 18 MK-48 Mod6 Advanced Technology Heavy Weight Torpedoes and related equipment for an estimated cost of $180 million, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement on Wednesday.
and hold China accountable for what he described as medical and political censorship that helped fuel the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. “Today I introduced three pieces of
legislation to directly address Chinese censorship and their responsibility for this pandemic,” Cruz said, speaking at the Senate on Thursday “We as a body, as a bipartisan body, need to stand and stand strong protecting US national security, protecting the lives of Americans and ensuring accountability.” One legislation, if adopted, will sanction Chinese officials involved in the suppression of medical experts, journalists, and political dissidents. The second one calls to cut off Hollywood studios from the federal government assistance if they censor films for screening in China. The third bill seeks to prevent the Chinese Communist Party from exploiting loopholes “to propagandize to Americans from radio stations in Mexico or Canada.” The United States accuses China of mishandling and covering up the coronavirus outbreak at its initial stages, allowing it to spread around the world.
Indian-American venture capitalist hosts virtual fundraiser for Biden
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden
HiIndia Newsdesk A leading Indian-American global venture capitalist has hosted a virtual fundraiser for former US vice president Joe Biden, who is the presumptive presidential nominee of the opposition Democratic Party. Deven Parekh, who is the managing director of Insight Partners, was joined by Roger Altman, founder of Evercore,
Blair Effron, founder of Centerview Partners, and former ambassador Jane Hartley, in hosting the high-profile fundraiser for Biden for some top 25 Wall Street donors. Decks are now clear for a direct contest between Biden, 77 and the 73-yearold incumbent President Donald Trump, who is seeking re-election in the November 2020 presidential polls. Biden focused on how unprepared President Trump was to handle the health and economic consequences brought forth by the coronavirus pandemic. Acknowledging the anxious times the country is living in, especially New Yorkers, Biden told donors he appreciates how they’ve stuck with him throughout the pandemic by donating to his campaign and rallied them.
‘Coronavirus came from China, US is not going to take it lightly’: Trump HiIndia Newsdesk The deadly coronavirus came from China and the US i s not going to take it lightly, President Donald Trump said on Thursday. “It came from China. We are not happy about it. We just signed a trade deal, the ink wasn’t dry and all of the sudden this floated in. We are not going to take it lightly,” Trump said participating in a Listening Session with African-American Leaders in Michigan.Trump in the last several weeks has been very critical of China’s inability to control the spread of the
President Trump in the last several weeks has been very critical of China’s inability to control the spread of the novel coronavirus within its territory. US has the highest death toll from Covid-19 in the world. novel coronavirus within its territory. By Thursday more than 94,000 Americans have died due to the coronavirus and over 1.6 million have tested positive. He has so far not given any indication of the steps that he is contemplating taking against China. Meanwhile, pressure is building on
his administration, mainly from the Republican lawmakers on this. On Thursday, Senators Ted Cruz and Rick Scott, along Mike Braun, Marsha Blackburn, Joni Ernst, Martha McSally and Tom Cotton, introduced the COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Act to prevent the Chinese Communist Party from stealing or sabotaging American COVID-19 vaccine research. The bill requires a thorough national security evaluation and clearance by the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation of all Chinese student visa holders taking part in activities related to COVID-19 vaccine research.
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As President Donald Trump pushes to reopen the countr y despite warnings from doctors about the consequences of moving too quickly during the coronavirus crisis, he has been lashing out at scientists whose conclusions he doesn’t like. Twice this week, Trump has not only dismissed the findings of studies, but suggested _ without evidence _ that their authors were motivated by politics and out to undermine his efforts to roll back coronavirus restrictions.
Flood raises fears of pollution at Michigan toxic waste site
HiIndia Newsdesk Now, scientists and activists fear some of the progress may have washed away with floodwaters that overwhelmed two dams this week, chasing 11,000 people from homes in and near Midland, the company’s headquarters city. The Tittabawassee River flows past the Dow plant and eventually meets the Saginaw River, which continues into Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay. That 50-mile stretch is tainted with dioxins —highly toxic compounds that researchers say can damage reproductive and immune systems and cause cancer.
Ex-White House butler who served 11 presidents succumbs to COVID-19
HiIndia Newsdesk Fo r m e r W h i t e House butler Wilson Roosevelt Jerman, who served under 11 United States presidents, has succumbed to COVID-19, as per reports. The long-serving employee began working in the White House in 1957 under then-President Dwight D Eisenhower, and retired in 2012 during Barack Obama’s presidential tenure. Tributes from former first families poured in after the demise of the 91-year-old retired White House butler was announced by his granddaughter
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Centre announces interim relief package of Rs 1,000 cr to Bengal Modi said be it “rehabilitation, restoration, reconstruction,” we will together formulate a plan to assist Bengal tide over the problems and help the state “stand on its feet” as fast as possible.
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rime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced an immediate relief package of Rs 1,000 crore to the West Bengal government to deal with the aftermath of the cyclone Amphan, which has left at least 77 dead in the state. The Prime Minister also said Rs 2 lakh will be given to the kin of the deceased and up to Rs 50,000 to those injured from the PM Relief Fund. Expressing his grief over the hardships faced by the citizens of the state, Modi said that a team sent by the Centre will conduct a detailed survey in affected sectors of the state. “We have decided to conduct a detailed survey for various sectors, including
Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducts an aerial survey of cyclone Amphan affected areas
agriculture, telecommunication and power, besides assessing damage to houses and infrastructure as soon as
possible. A team will be sent by the central government and it will conduct a survey in these sectors,” he said.
New Delhi [India], (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday took charge as chairman of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board. The Executive Board comprises 34 technically qualified members elected for three-year terms. The chairman’s post is held by rotation for one year among regional groups. The main functions of the Board are to implement the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly and facilitate its work.
China interfered with Govt allows certain categories of OCI card normal patrolling: India holders stranded abroad to travel to India
HiIndia Newsdesk India on Thursday rejected China’s claim that Indian troops had crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) that resulted in the recent skirmishes in Sikkim and Ladakh, in turn saying that it were the
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Chinese who had interfered with normal Indian patrolling by engaging in activity in the area. China had on Tuesday accused the Indian Army of crossing into its territory and blocking its patrols in an attempt to “unilaterally change the status” on the LAC in Sikkim and Ladakh. The recent escalation of tension along the LAC is the most serious since the 2017 Doklam face-off at the IndiaChina-Bhutan tri-junction. In a statement, China had also asked India to immediately withdraw personnel across the line, restore status quo in relevant areas, restrict frontline.
HiIndia Newsdesk The government of India on Friday allowed certain categories of Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card holders to travel to India. These include minor children born to Indian nationals abroad
who hold OCI cards; those who want to travel for family emergencies and university students who are OCI card holders but whose parents are Indian citizens living in India. The announcement was made by the ministry of home affairs on Friday, and it comes close on the heels of the country widening its expatriates’ extraction programme called Vande Bharat Mission to the third phase. In the second phase, which started on May 16, India in a special operation, is bringing back around 32,000 citizens on more than 160 flights from 47 countries .
India’s GDP Growth In 2020-21 Likely To Be In Negative: RBI Governor RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the global economy is heading into recession and inflation outlook is ‘highly uncertain’.
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Even by a simple model, at least 14-29 lakh coronavirus cases and between 37,000 and 71,000 deaths have been averted, said the Centre Friday, highlighting how India has been able to contain the virus through early implementation of nationwide lockdown. In a routine press briefing to apprise media about the coronavirus situation in the country, Praveen Srivastava, a senior officer with the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), said the government has shared publicly available data with independent experts to model the impact of lockdown, adding that “in pandemic like this there are no parallels to compare”.
he Reserve Bank on India (RBI) on Friday said India’s gross domestic pro duc t (GDP) growth will be in negative territory in 2020-21 as the outbreak of coronavirus has disrupted economic activities. In a televised address, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the global economy is heading into recession. He also said inflation outlook is “highly uncertain”. “Domestic economic activity has been impacted severely by the two-month lockdown,” he said and added that the top-six industrialised states that account for 60 per cent of India’s industrial output are largely in red and orange zones. He said highfrequency indicators point to collapse
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses a press conference, at RBI headquarters in Mumbai.
in demand, and there is a plunge in demand for electricity and petroleum productions. The biggest blow is to private consumption that accounts for 60 per cent of domestic demand, the governor said.Das said the combined impact of demand compression and supply disruption will depress economic activity in the first half of the current fiscal. “Assuming that economic activity gets restored in a phased manner in the
second half of this year and taking in consideration favourable base effect, it is expected that combined fiscal, monetary and administrative measures currently undertaken by both the government and RBI create conditions for a gradual revival of activities in the second half of 2020-21. “GDP growth in 2020-21 is estimated to remain in the negative territory with some pick up in growth impulses in the second half of 2020-21 onwards,” he said.
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China introduces new security bill in parliament to tighten controls over Hong Kong
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The new law would proscribe secessionist and subversive activity as well as foreign interference and terrorism in the city – all developments that had been troubling Beijing for some time, but most pressingly over the past year of increasingly violent anti-government protests
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hina on Friday introduced the draft of a controversial national security law in Hong Kong in its parliament to tighten Beijing’s control over the former British colony, in what could be the biggest blow to the territory’s autonomy and personal freedoms since 1997 when it came under the Chinese rule. The draft bill on establishing and improving the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to safeguard national security was submitted to the National People’s Congress (NPC) which began its weeklong session here. T h e n e w l aw w ou l d pro s c r i b e secessionist and subversive activity as well as foreign interference and
I Pro-democracy activists had said they feared “the end of Hong Kong” if China brought the new security law.
terrorism in the city – all developments that had been troubling Beijing for some time, but most pressingly over the
past year of increasingly violent antigovernment protests, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.
HiIndia Newsdesk ndian students supposed to come to Cambridge for the start of the new academic year on October 1, 2020,will have to decide whether to take the risk of flying to England now that the university has cancelled face to face lectures for the whole of 2020-2021. All lectures will be delivered online, which will make some Indian students wonder whether they should come up to Cambridge, especially if they cannot get back home to India if another lockdown is deemed necessary in the event of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
Boris faces no action for UK confident COVID-19 tracking system will be in claims of misconduct No evidence to indicate he influenced any payments to US tech entrepreneur: Police watchdog
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China’s hostile diplomacy on Uighurs a tactic to save its face internationally HiIndia Newsdesk Beijing [China](ANI): The hostage diplomacy of China has come to light once again as they are discrediting overseas Uighurs by forcing their family members in Xinjiang to release videos testimonies, in order to save its face internationally and shed criticism over its crackdown on the Uighurs. The detained Uighurs under pressure are forced to heap praises on the Chinese government while accusing their family members of spreading rumours. The development comes in the backdrop of some Communist Party documents that were leaked last year over the high-security prison camps in Xinjiang which confirmed Beijing’s human rights violations of Uighur Muslims.
intimate relationship with her, the police watchdog said on Thursday. The Independent Office for Police C o n d u c t ( I O P C ) l au n c h e d a n investigation last September following a newspaper report that Johnson, when mayor of London, had failed to disclose his personal links to Jennifer Arcuri, who received thousands of pounds in public funding and places on official trade trips. Johnson denied any wrongdoing. The IOPC’s director general Michael Lockwood said there was no evidence to indicate Johnson influenced any payments to Arcuri or influenced her participation in trade missions.
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PIA A320 crashes in Model Colony near Karachi airport HiIndia Newsdesk
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane, with an estimated 98 people onboard, crashed in Karachi’s Model Colony near Jinnah International Airport on Friday. PIA spokesperson Abdullah Hafeez confirmed the crash and added
that the A320 Airbus, PK 8303, was carrying 90 passengers and 8 crew members from Lahore to Karachi. Crowd gathered at the crash site. Director Programming 24 News Ansar Naqvi and Bank of Punjab President Zafar Masood were among the passengers. Masood’s family has confirmed that he survived the crash. Details are awaited of other passengers. Saad Edhi, spokesperson of the Edhi Foundation, said they have shifted 13 bodies from the plane to different hospitals. Around 25-30 injured people, who are residents of the area, have also been brought to the hospital.
Health workers have warned that any failure in Britain’s ability to track and trace people with the novel coronavirus and their contacts would result in a second deadly wave. Britain is currently testing a COVID-19 smartphone app – based on Bluetooth – on the Isle of Wight off the southern coast of England where the government says more than half the residents had downloaded it. James Brokenshire, the junior interior minister in charge of security, said that there were technical issues with the app but that traditional measures could be rolled out first. “The app is working in the Isle of Wight,” he said. “We want to make sure this whole system lands well and supports the ability safely to make changes to social distancing rules.”
Canadian university designs biodegradable face masks HiIndia Newsdesk
Canada’s University of British Columbia (UBC) has designed a green version that can be composted and is biodegradable. One of the byproducts of the coronavirus crisis is that the masks in use now, usually non-reusable, are discarded and add to stress on the environment. The UBC team has attempted to counter this challenge while also making the first medical grade N95 mask that is entirely made in Canada using materials available in the country.
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As the third phase of the nationwide lockdown ended on Sunday, the Centre announced an extension till May 31, but listed considerable relaxations in non-containment zones that are set to further open up the economy.
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ohammad Iqbal stole the bicycle from Sahab Singh, who found a letter while sweeping the corridor of his house. The letter read, “Main majdoor hun, majboor bhi. Main aapka gunehgar hu. Aapki cycle lekar ja raha hu. Mujhe maaf kar dena. Mujhe Bareily tak jana he. Mere pass koi sadhan nahi he aur viklang baccha hai (I am your culprit. But, I am a labourer and also helpless. I’m taking your bicycle. Forgive me. I have no other means to reach and I have a specially-abled child. I have to go to Bareilly).”
Touba, Senegal : A woman and her child wait for an examination at an army field hospital
Tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, director-general of the world health organization (who) attends the virtual 73rd world health assembly
Bangkok, Thailand : People eat behind plastic sheets installed to observe physical distancing at a restaurant.
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10-year-old Indian-origin girl scout honoured by Trump for donations to COVID-19 frontline workers HiIndia Newsdesk
A 10-year-old Indian-American girl scout was honoured, along with two others, by US President Donald Trump on Friday for their efforts to help people on the frontlines of the battle against COVID-19.
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t a ceremony at the White House Rose Garden to h o n o u r c o r o n av i r u s crisis heroes, Sravya Annappareddy, along with Laila Khan and Lauren Matney, from
10-year-old Sravya Annappareddy was among three girl scouts to be honoured for their donation to COVID-19 frontline workers.
Troop 744 based out of Elkridge, Maryland, were lauded for their donation of 100 boxes of Girl Scouts cookies to local firefighters, doctors and nurses. The honour for Annappareddy, a Telugu girl born in the US, drew praise from Indian Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu as well who tweeted, “Happy that her parents raised her with Indian values epitomising the age-old philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.” The Girl Scouts also sent 200 personalised greeting cards to h e a l t h c a r e w o r k e r s f i g ht i n g COVID-19 pandemic in the US, which has been the worst affected country in the world.
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Another Indian expat in UAE fired without notice for his ‘Islamophobic’ FB post HiIndia Newsdesk Another UAE-Indian has joined a list of expats that have either been fired or suspended over their Islamophobic posts on social media, a media report said. Originally from Chapra, Bihar, Brajkishore Gupta was fired without notice for his post on Facebook by employer Stevin Rock, a mining company headquartered in Ras Al Khaimah, said the Gulf News report on Monday. “This isolated incident involving a junior employee was investigated and dealt with immediately resulting in the termination without notice of this person’s employment with Stevin Rock,” the company’s business development and exploration manager Jean-Francois Milian told.
Doha, Dammam flights with 263 Punjab sets up facilitation evacuees land in Hyderabad centre at IGI for returnees HiIndia Newsdesk
Hyderabad: Two evacuation flights with 263 evacuees from Qatar and Saudi Arabia landed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Wednesday. Under the second phase of Vande Bharat Mission, Air India Express IX 244 from Doha (Qatar) landed at 7.26 p.m. with 184 Indian citizens, airport sources said.
300 Goan seafarers to be repatriated from Italy
HiIndia Newsdesk Panaji: Around 300 Goan seafarers stranded in Italy on account of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, will be flown in to Goa’’s Dabolim international airport on two special flights on Wednesday, an official said. Briefing reporters on Tuesday, Airports Authority of India’’s manager for the Goa International Airport, Gagan Malik also said that another flight carrying more seafarers could land in Goa on Thursday and also pick up around 100 Italians who are stranded in Goa on its return journey.
Later, Air India flight AI 1910 from Dammam (Saudi Arabia) with 79 passengers landed at 10.48 p.m. The passengers of both the flights were transported to the designated locations in the city for a mandatory 14-day quarantine as per the guidelines of the Ministry of Home Affairs. To facilitate the arriving passengers, the Hyderabad International Airport has kept the international arrivals and the entire stretch right from the aerobridge to the arrivals ramp fully sanitised and fumigated, sources said. The airport also enforced the social distancing among passengers right from the aerobridge to across the terminal. All arriving passengers and aircraft crew were brought out from the aircraft in a batch of 20-25 persons each.
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Chandigarh: The Punjab government has set up a facilitation centre at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi to help Punjabis coming back on special flights from abroad. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that transport facility has been arranged at the centre to ensure the comfortable return of stranded Punjabis and NRIs to their home
Indian diaspora contribute towards the fight against Covid-19 in ‘Karambhoomi’ Mali
Indian envoy to Mali Anjani Kumar Sahay handing over Indian medicines to Mali’s Health Minister Michel Sidibe on 19 May 2020
HiIndia Newsdesk Indian diaspora in Mali, Africa is collecting funds in the country’s fight against COVID pandemic. Speaking to our Principal Diplomatic Correspondent Sidhant Sibal from capital Bamako, India’s envoy to Mali Anjani Kumar Sahay said, New Delhi is gifting the African country lifesaving
medicines--hydro-chloroquine and paracetamol-- the first consignment was handed over on 19 May 2020. The second instalment of medical supply is expected in the coming days. We are following the guidance given by Prime Minister Modi during his video conference with Indian Ambassadors across the world when he said that we should take care of our health.
districts, where they will be required to stay in quarantine for 14 days. They will also be tested for Covid. Those found negative would be sent home for another two weeks of selfquarantine while those who test positive will be shifted to isolation centres for care and treatment. With 20,000 stranded Punjabis and NRIs are expected to return home under the Vande Bharat Mission, many of them by flights arriving in New Delhi, the facilitation centre would ensure seamless coordination, without chaos or confusion, said the Chief Minister. Coordinators have also been appointed in various countries to ensure the safe return of those who had registered for return to their native place in Punjab, on the lines of the nodal officers appointed by his government to facilitate.
Indian minor in Sharjah pleads to be reunited with mum
HiIndia Newsdesk Sharjah: Separated from her mother for two months, an Indian minor in Sharjah has made a desperate appeal for help for them to reunite, a media report said. Nine-year-old Rashi has written an emotional letter describing her plight. A pencil sketch alongside depicts a happy family reunion with her mother Poonam, said the Gulf News report on Saturday. Poonam was visiting India to see her ailing mother but got stranded because of COVID-19 flight suspensions.
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Ban on entry of people from 4 states, total lockdown on Sundays: Karnataka CM The Centre has extended the nationwide lockdown to May 31 and said that movement of passengers would be allowed only with mutual consent between the states during the fourth phase.
Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa said there will be a complete lockdown on Sundays with the provision of essential services only, according to ANI.
HiIndia Newsdesk Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa said on Monday
people from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu will not be allowed to enter the state till May 31, news agency ANI reported. Yediyurappa said there will be a complete lockdown on Sundays with the provision of essential services only, according to ANI. There will be strict lockdown measures in containment zones and economic activities will be permitted in other areas. The chief minister said state transport corporation buses and private buses will run as will trains running within the state, according to ANI. All shops will be allowed to open, it added. The Centre has extended the nationwide lockdown to May 31 and said that movement of passengers would be allowed only with mutual consent between the states during the fourth phase. Karnataka has reported more than 1,100 patients of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and more than 30 deaths.
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Karnataka courts to remain closed till June 6
HiIndia Newsdesk District judiciary, family courts, labour courts and industrial tribunals in Karnataka will remain closed till June 6. The news came to light after the Registrar General Rajendra Badamikar rolled out a notification on the same. “As per this office Notifications dated 25.03.2020, 16.04.2020 and 30.04.2020, the closure of all the District Judiciary, Family Courts, Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals in the State upto 16.05.2020 were notified. Further, the period of closure of all the District Judiciary, Family Courts, Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals in the State is hereby extended till 06.06.2020 for the purpose of Section 4 of the Limitation Act, 1963,” read the notification.
IIT Kanpur team team up with Bharat Tamil Nadu: Class X board Dynamics to manufacture ventilators exams rescheduled to June 15 HiIndia Newsdesk
The production of ‘Make in India’ affordable ventilators is in works
Hyderabad-based Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (BDL), a Defence Public Sector Undertaking, will start large scale manufacturing of ventilators developed by Nocca Robotics, an incubated start-up of IIT Kanpur especially for Covid-19 patients.
Mohanlal turns 60
An MoU to this effect was signed between BDL, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kanpur’s incubator Foundation for Innovation and Research in Science and Technology (FIRST) and Nocca Robotics Private Limited (NRPL). “Our project for developing an affordable ventilator has been going from strength to strength and now, with Bharat Dynamics Ltd supporting us, we will be able to scale up the production and make this critical device widely available as a ‘Make in India’ product. I would like to invite more such enterprises to join hands with us in our aim to encourage indigenous design and development,” said Prof Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur.
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The Tamil Nadu Class X State Board exams will now be conducted from June 15 to June 25. Tamil Nadu Minister for School Education K A Sengottaiyan Tuesday said the decision had been taken after a discussion with Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, Chief Secretary and other officials.
Mysuru is only city in South India to bag 5-star garbage-free city tag
On asked what arrangements the government has made for students from containment zones, the minister said the situation will improve in the next 14 days, and that there are chances that many districts will come under the green zone. “The government will make all necessary arrangements for students to write the exams without any hurdle. Not more than 10 students will be allowed to take up the exam in one classroom. There were 3,825 exam centres in the state and now it has been increased to 12,690. The exam centres will be within 5 km from the student’s residence and hence there are chances that the students will be taking up the exams in the schools they study in,” he said.
South Central Railway develops robotic device for patient care in hospitals HiIndia Newsdesk
The R-Bot has a video camera with a Panand-Tilt function for real-time transmission of visuals Mohanlal will be seen next in Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham.
HiIndia Newsdesk Mohanlal celebrates his 60th birthday today. Fondly known as Lalettan among his fans, Mohanlal has worked in over 300 films in a career spanning four decades. Mohanlal’s fans are waiting for his upcoming films that will hopefully hit theaters after the coronavirus pandemic. The much-awaited films include Priyardarshan’s Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham, Lucifer sequel Empuraan, Jeethu Joseph’s Ram and his own directorial debut Barroz.
Outside the railway station in Mysuru
HiIndia Newsdesk The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Tuesday announced that Karnataka’s Mysuru had secured a five-star rating in the ‘Star Rating of Garbage Free Cities’ survey for 2019-20. Mysuru and five other cities — Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh, Rajkot and Surat in Gujarat, Indore in Madhya Pradesh and Navi Mumbai — had been certified as 5 star. The survey gave 65 other cities 3-star ratings, and 70 cities 1-star ratings. The ‘Star Rating Protocol’ was launched in January 2018 by the ministry to create awareness on the importance of sanitation and motivate residents to achieve higher degrees of cleanliness. Mysuru city was the two-time winner of India’s Cleanest City tag in 2014 and 2015, in the Swachh Survekshan survey.
The South Central Railway(SCR) has developed a robotic device to strengthen hospital medicare in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Named RailBot or simply R-Bot, the device has sensor-based features to read the body temperature of patients and transmit the same for display on the mobile phone. It is capable of raising an alarm in case of any abnormal high in the temperature reading to load the medics attending to the patient. The device is operated through a unique mobile application developed as part of the innovation supported by the Wi-Fi facility, said a press release from SCR.
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Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich to take part in coronavirus charity tournament HiIndia Newsdesk
Three European giants will play matches next year to determine the winner of the European Solidarity Cup and the matches will be played across each of the three cities
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eal Madrid, Inter Milan, and Bayern Munich will be taking part in the European Solidarity Cup in 2021 in order to raise money for healthcare resources in Italy and Spain. Spain and Italy have been the two hardest-hit regions due to the coronavirus pandemic, reporting 27,709 and 32,007 deaths, respectively, Goal.com reported. “Real Madrid are set to team up with Bayern Munich and Inter to host the European Solidarity Cup in 2021. The three clubs will come together to send out a message of solidarity and fraternity to the people of Europe,” Real Madrid said
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Big blow for Premier League restart plans
HiIndia Newsdesk London [UK],(ANI): The rest ar t plans of England’s football competition has taken a big hit as Premier League on Tuesday confirmed that six people have tested positive for the coronavirus. The league has confirmed that from the 748 tests undertaken by players and club staff on May 17 and 18, six have tested positive. These six positive cases have come from three clubs in total. “The Premier League can today confirm that, on Sunday May 17 and Monday May 18, 748 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, six have in an official statement. dates for these games will depend on the tested positive from three clubs,” Premier “The solidarity event will see three competitive calendar and of course, will League said in an official statement. football matches held during 2021 in the take place when the fans are able to return “Players or club staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for a period cities of Madrid, Munich, and Milan. The to the stands,” it added. of seven days.
Sporting activities will start, guidelines Cristiano Ronaldo returns to of MHA will be followed: Kiren Rijiju Juventus training after two months HiIndia Newsdesk
New Delhi [India], (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in India on Tuesday said that sporting activities will start in the country now and all the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs will be followed. His remarks came as the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) laid out new guidelines allowing sports complexes and stadiums to reopen but it was said that spectators will not be permitted during the lockdown period, which has been extended till May 31. “Sporting activity will start but the guidelines of the MHA need to be
followed, there are certain restrictions and they have to be followed, SAI has already made its Standard Operating Procedure, it needs to be followed because there are different sports and maintaining the safety of players is of utmost importance,” Rijiju told ANI.
HiIndia Newsdesk Cristiano Ronaldo has rejoined defending Serie A champions Juventus for training on Tuesday after an absence of 72 days that included last two weeks in quarantine. The 35-year-old was filmed arriving at
Erling Haaland celebrating his goal in the first half while maintaining social distancing.
Want to adopt Imran Khan’s style of captaincy: Babar Azam
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akistan’s new white-ball skipper Babar Azam has said that he would like to follow former World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan’s style of captaincy. Last week Azam was named as Pakistan ODI captain by the Cricket Board. The right-handed Azam, who has been one of the world’s leading batsmen across formats over the last year, replaced Sarfaraz Ahmed as the skipper. “I would like to go with what I have learnt that is attacking. So, I would like to follow Imran Khan style of captaincy. As captain, you have to learn to be cool. You have to take players with you as well as planning with them against other teams,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Azam as saying. “There are instances when you get angry inside but then you have to contain yourself and must have to control your
aggression in the field. The confidence is the key and the more you back your players, they will give their best,” he added. Azam who made his T20I debut in September 2016 is currently the number one ranked cricketer in the shortest format of the game. In ODIs, Azam is at the third spot only after Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The 25-year-old cricketer said he was ready for the ‘challenging role’. “It’s a challenge and you always have to get ready to take up the challenge. When Wasim Khan (PCB CEO) called me first about handing me the captaincy, it naturally made me happy. It was written in my destiny and it did come to me,” said Azam. “You can’t complain that you got it early or it’s a big responsibility. If they (PCB) invested their trust in me, obviously they thought it through and saw potential in me and I am ready for this,” he added.
the Turin club’s Continassa training ground in a black car and was due to undergo a medical before joining coach Maurizio Sarri and his teammates. Ronaldo flew back to his native Madeira after Juventus beat Inter Milan 2-0 behind closed doors on March 8, their final game before Serie A was suspended because of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Serie A clubs returned to training on May 4 but are restricted to training in small groups and must respect social distancing guidelines. The government is still deliberating on whether to allow Serie A to restart but said on Monday that it would not happen before at least June 14, one day after the league had hoped to begin.
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Being in isolation without access to gyms and sports clubs pain, allowing for faster recovery should not mean people stop exercising, say researchers. suppressed by exercise placing them at increased risk of and gains. They add that daily exercise plays an important role in Coronavirus,” said study co-author John Campbell from the Some amazing benefits helping to maintain a healthy immune system. 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You can replace a kettlebell with According to a study published in the journal Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, a water poor sleep can cause insulin resistance. Basically, the insulin hormone is responsible for can, carrying sugar from your blood to various organs in order to provide energybut to them what about to perform their functions. In case of insulin resistance though, the sugar remains in the bloodstream, asaaswimming result of which, the blood sugar levels increase and the body produces more insulin. While pool? “We can’t the former can lead to type-2 diabetes, the latter can lead to increased hunger and recreate much” encourage the cells to store more energy as fat.
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Going Vegan? Improving hygiene practices like washing hands reduces the risk of catching infections by 50 percent and cuts the use of antibiotics by 30 percent, suggests a new study. Global public health experts are now calling for home and community hygiene to become part of strategic plans to reduce hundreds of thousands of deaths from AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance) globally each year. The position paper is published in the American Journal of Infection Control It can reduce your risk of cancer (AJIC). In As 2015, the World Health Organisation witnessed during the recent (WHO) named red meat a “group 2 global efforts to delay the spread carcinogen.” Thishygiene impliespractices, it becoming a of COVID-19, probable cause for cancer inhave humans. The including hand-washing, become World Health Organisation has placed an essential part of everyone’s daily processed meat the groupto1be category, routine and areinconsidered the which is carcinogenic to humans. first means line of it defence in reducing the of common Thespread risk of diabetesinfections. reduces However, national and international Multiple types of research have concluded AMR strategies, diet whilecan focussing on risk that a plant-based reduce the important role ofor hygiene in the the of the developing diabetes even reverse healthcare setting, fail to recognise the disease completely. key role that home and community Being vegan can keep you in good hygiene plays. spirits The position paper, developed on In behalf a studyofbythe theGlobal Physicians Committee Hygiene Councilfor Responsible looked (GHC) andMedicine published(PCRM), online initAJIC, at explores the eating patterns and moods of 3,486 the role of targeted hygiene people a five-year period. results in theover home and everyday lifeThe settings showcased that the prescribing participants to reduce antibiotic andwho its consumed whole, likely impact on antibiotic resistance.
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Anil Kapoor, Sunita Kapoor celebrate their proposal anniversary “This is the beginning of a long love story... On the night of 17th May, I signed an important film which was a big step in my career, and on 18th May I took an even bigger step... I proposed to my girlfriend Sunita and asked her to be my wife,”
“You gave me wings” Extends birthday greetings to his father
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he ‘Vicky Donor’ actor took to social media to post the picture of his father and penned down birthday wishes for him in the caption. “Happy bday to the world’s best father! You gave me the wings, talent and ambition. I won’t tell your age to the world. Coz they won’t believe it,” he wrote. “Jai jai (that’s what we say when we do charan sparsh),” he added paying respect to his father. Khurrana’s father is a well known astrologer working in Chandigarh and other parts of northern India
Man with golder heart
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ctor Sonu Sood says he is pained by the plight of migrant workers who are unable to go back home amid the nationwide lockdown and he will do everything he can to arrange for transport for them. On Saturday, Sonu arranged more buses for the migrants after obtaining special permissions from the government of Uttar Pradesh. The actor had earlier organised multiple bus services for many such workers heading to Gulbarga, Karnataka from Maharastra. “It has been an extremely emotional journey for me as my heart pains to see these migrants staying away from their homes walking on streets. “I will continue sending migrants home until the last migrant reunites with his family and loved ones. This is something really close to my heart and I will give it my all,” Sood, 46, said in a statement. As per arrangements, multiple buses left from Wadala and various parts of UP, including Lucknow, Hardoi, Pratapgarh and Siddharthnagar, as well as to states like Jharkhand and Bihar. The Happy New Year actor was present to bid goodbye to these workers who were stranded in the city since the lockdown began on March 25. Previously, the actor also donated over 1,500 PPE kits to doctors.
Amitabh Bachchan keeps up with fitness regime with in-house gym Amitabh Bachchan is keeping up with his fitness regime even during the lockdown by working out at his home gym. The 77-year-old actor to ok to Instagram to post a picture of his pre-workout selfie in which he is seen having his face covered with a mask and a bandana on his head. “Chale bhaiya gym .. baad mein milte hain .. gym yahin hai ghar ke bahar nahin (So we get set for the gym and we will meet later..gym is here only and not outside the house),” he wrote in the caption. Big B is one of the most socially active senior actors of the Indian cinema industry. He keeps his fans well posted by tweeting and sharing his personal and professional updates on social media
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Manmeet Grewal’s suicide leaves TV industry worried
On Friday, TV actor Manmeet Grewal committed suicide after struggling with dwindling finances amid lockdown. His family friend-producer Manjit Singh Rajput told PTI, “He was going through a major financial issue and he was also in depression. The added pressure of not being able to repay loans amid this (no work phase) got to him. His wife is completely shocked and devastated.” His untimely death has left the industry shocked and concerned.
KBC 12 registers more than 2.5 million entries in one day and more As per last week’s ratings by Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), television viewership has seen a 29% growth compared to the preCOVID period Kaun Banega Crorepati 12 started its registration on May 9. The Amitabh Bachchan hosted show has already clocked more than 2.5 million entries on day one of registrations. As per a statement by the channel, the participation through SonyLIV has gone up by over 360%. The makers announced that for the first
Betaal stills: Viineet Kumar Singh’s horror series is all set to deliver the chills
time, the entire audition process will be digital this year. The same will be divided into four parts – registration, screening, online audition and personal interview. The first round has Big B asking one question every night at 9pm on Sony TV and SonyLIV app. Registrations for this season are open until May 22.
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few stills from the upcoming Netflix horror series Betaal have been released by the streaming giantStarring Viineet Kumar Singh and Aahana Kumra (Lipstick Under My Burkha and The Accidental Prime Minister), the series is written and directed by Patrick Graham and Nikhil Mahajan. Graham was involved with Ghoul as well, another Netflix horror series that was also produced by Hollywood’s Blumhouse Productions like Betaal. Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment has also bankrolled Betaal. Blumhouse is behind acclaimed Hollywood horror films like Get Out and Insidious. The official synopsis of the series reads, “Evil is eternal. From the makers of ‘Get Out’, ‘Insidious’, ‘Bard of Blood’ and ‘Ghoul’ comes another boundary-pushing and genre-elevating horror series.
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did some good, some wrong but always believed we will sail through because strong team members like him were there to look after the rest of us. Will miss you my friend.” That we have been living far beyond our exigencies, most of which don’t really matter as much as we thought they did. That we really don’t need (emotionally) more poeple around us than the ones we feel like talking to while we are locked up. That we can stop the clock for a bit and reimagine our lives when the rush to acquire false securities is peeled away from us. That we can laugh with those we fought so hard… and know that our ideas were not actually any bigger than theirs. And above all, love is still worth it, no matter what anyone else tells you!
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‘Twilight’ actor Gregory Tyree Boyce dead at 30
Washington D.C. [USA], May 19 (ANI): American actor Gregory Tyree Boyce, known for appearing in ‘Twilight,’ has died. He was 30.
Leonardo DiCaprio aids launch of USD 2 million fund for Africa’s Virunga National Park
Joining hands with the European Commission, actor Leonardo DiCaprio launched the Virunga Fund with seed money of USD 2 million to support Africa’s Virunga National Park. Since Virunga has lost a significant amount of revenue due to COVID shutdown post-March, the fund will be used to support the national park and the communities around, reported Variety. The fund is aimed at disease prevention efforts, protection of mountain gorilla, and other species.
Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara expecting first child together
American actor Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara are expecting their first child together. A source told Page Six that the very private pair have been keeping a low profile during the COVID-19 pandemic and have been quarantining at their home in Los Angeles. The source said that Mara, who has re cent ly b e en sp otte d wearing baggy clothes to cover her bump, maybe as far as six months along in her pregnancy.
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Konami’s TurboGrafx-16 mini to launch on May 22
onami’s TurboGrafx-16 mini which was earlier scheduled to come out on March 19 will now be launched in North America on May 22. According to the Verge, Konami had delayed the console a few weeks before its release after suspending the manufacturing and shipments of the system as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The TurboGrafx-16 Mini was rolled out in Japan on March 19 under a different name and design, the PC Engine Mini. The console includes one wired controller, however, a wireless third party controller is also available for USD 24.99 The miniature console, also known as the PC Engine Core Grafx Mini in Europe and PC Engine Mini in Japan, includes more than 50 games from the 16-bit era such as Bomberman ‘93 and Ys I & II built into the hardware. Konami said in a statement that the coronavirus outbreak led to an “unavoidable suspension” of the manufacturing and shipment of the consoles.
Realme TV is customised for Indian consumers
IoT devices Realme is “looking at bringing products that can be connected through smartphones and make life easy for the consumers
Realme India head Madhav Sheth said the company has been running campaigns for quite some time and taking feedback from consumers and incorporating these in the final product. “We have been running a social media campaign for two months collecting consumer feedback, and I can confirm that some core features will be those the consumers wanted. The company, which has already diversified into wireless earbuds and smart bands, is expected to launch a smartwatch after the TV starts selling. “We are expanding our product roadmaps quickly into an AIoT ecosystem, including smartwatches, TVs, audio speakers, travel gadgets, headphones, etc. In 2020, we are determined to not just become the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand, but also the most popular tech-lifestyle brand setting a new trend for our fans in India, Sheth noted.
Tech News Netflix starts to bring streaming quality back to normal
American media-services provider Netflix is now going back to normal streaming quality. According to Mashable, in March the streaming platform started reducing streaming quality in some markets, including Europe, India and Australia, with an idea to reduce Netflix’s impact on internet speeds. As per FlatpanelsHD (via Android Central), users across Europe are once again getting 4K HDR video quality at up to 15 Mb/s of data transfer.
Instagram rolls out new features to fight against bullying
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n order to curb bullying on its platform, Instagram has decided to roll out some new features. The users will now be able to delete negative comments in bulk and the users will also be able to block or restrict multiple accounts, Mashable reported. iOs users can turn on the feature by tapping on the comment and then clicking on the dotted icon placed in the top right corner. After that, the iOS users will need to select the Manage Comments option and they can select upto 25 comments to delete simultaneously.
Smartwatches to look forward to in India Hu awe i h a s ju s t launched its Watch GT 2e in India pr ice d at Rs 11,990. The watch is being made available on both Flipkart and Amazon. Customers purchasing the watch before May 21 will get a free pair of the company’s own AM61 Bluetooth Earphones. Huawei Watch GT 2e comes with a circular stainless steel body with an integrated strap. It is available in Graphite Black, Lava Red, Mint Green and Icy White colour options. he watch sports a 1.39-inch AMOLED and is powered by the company’s own Kirin A1 processor. It comes with 100 workout modes, which include 15 dedicated professional workout modes. It also comes with a SpO2 feature, which lets users monitor the oxygen levels in blood easily. The company claims that the watch has a battery life of two weeks. Apart from these, the watch comes with the company’s own Truseen 3.5 heart rate monitoring technology, TruRelex stress management technology and Trusleep 2.0 technology.
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Microsoft offers USD100,000 for hacking its Linux OS
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A modern form of fraud:
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s the rapid development of digital communication technology has given rise to new forms of social interaction on social media, a recent study has found that around 1400, dating sites/chats have been created over the last decade in North America alone. Solely in the UK, 23 per cent of Internet users have met someone online with whom they had a romantic relationship for a certain period and that 6 per cent of married couples met through the web. The study was published in the online open-access journal Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health. While communication technologies have revolutionised, and continue to revolutionise the modalities of interaction and the building of emotional attachment on the one hand, on the other, the online dating industry has given rise to new forms of pathologies and crime. Online romance scams are a modern
form of fraud that has spread in Western societies along with the development of social media. Through a fictitious Internet profile, the scammer develops a romantic relationship with the victim for 6-8 months, building a deep emotional bond with the aim of extorting economic resources in a manipulative dynamic. There are two notable features: on the one hand, the double trauma of losing money and a relationship, on the other, the victim’s shame upon discovery of the scam, an aspect that might lead to underestimation of the number of cases. Sixty-three per cent of social media users and 3 per cent of the general population report having been a victim at least once. Women, middle-aged people, and individuals with higher tendencies to anxiety, romantic idealisation of affective relations, impulsiveness and susceptibility to relational addiction are at higher risk of being victims of the scam.
Twenty-one billboards dotted around the UNESCO World Heritage city of Vilnius feature photographs of men, women and children wearing masks as part of a ‘Mask Fashion Week’.
on display; just face masks. Twenty-one billboards dotted around the UNESCO World Heritage city feature photographs of men, women and children wearing masks as part of a ‘Mask Fashion Week’. All Lithuanians are required to wear masks outside as a preventative measure against the spread of COVID-19. The designs were selected by members of local Facebook group ‘Mask Your Fashion’, launched by designer Julija Janus to share novel designs for masks and tips on how to make them at home. “A mask is a good way to display your creativity, to express yourself. And it’s a good activity to do when you are sitting at home with the kids,” said the 50-yearold designer. “Some people like it, some don’t. Some approach me to give a compliment or take a selfie,” she added.
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ithuania’s capital Vilnius is holding a special kind of fashion week suited to this time of a pandemic — no catwalks; just billboards and no fancy costumes
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look at Nushrat’s style moments, and you will know that the actor is known to keep it chic and elegant. Her outfits are easy to recreate, and they shout comfort. Usually gravitating towards flowing silhouettes, the actor likes to keep it breezy, be it a simple black body-hugging dress or a plaid green dress with ruffles. As she turns a year older There’s nothing like an all-black outfit and Bharucha shows us how to do it right. Here, the actor wears a high neck ribbed fitted knitwear along with a plain black midi-skirt. The look is brought together with a pair of nude suede pointy-toe stilettos. Ditching accessories, she goes for a tote and a pair of quirky frames.
Garlic bread at home
Missing garlic bread sticks? Make it at the comfort of your home with this easy recipe.
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Ingredients
Bread slices (as required) |5-6 – Garlic cloves | 3 tbsp – Butter |1 tsp – Chilli flakes | Parsley (for garnishing) | Shredded cheese| 1 tsp – Oregano
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*Begin by shredding garlic cloves. You can take more if you want the flavour to be strong. *In a bowl, take chilli flakes, oregano, shredded garlic and butter. Mix until it
is well-combined. *Now take a bread slice and put some shredded cheese on it. Place another slice on it to make a sandwich. Coat both sides with the butter and seasoning paste. *Place the sandwich on a pan placed on medium heat. Heat until one side turns brown and flip over to the other side. *Turn off the heat and garnish it with parsley and a bit of oregano. Cut into a desired shape and serve.
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BAPS Priest Recites Shanti Path At White House in Washington, DC
BY A STAFF WRITER WASHINGTON, DC-On May 7, 2020, the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha was invited to participate in the National Day of Prayer in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington D.C.The National Day of Prayeris an annual event formally enacted in 1952 celebrating faith and prayer in the nation’s life.Today’s commemoration was all-the-more solemn due to the COVID-19 crisis affecting the nation.The event allowed the country to join together to offer prayers for those affected, our brave frontline workers and healthcare workers, and for the recovery of our country. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence offered their prayers followed by prayers from religious leaders representing four of the major faith traditions –Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam. BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha(B.A.P.S) was invited by the White House to participate. Harish Brahmbhatt, apujari of B.A.P.Swasrecognized at the prayer meeting
Harish Brahmbhatt, pujari of BAPS recites Hindu prayer at White House
and he shared a Hindu prayer of peace from the Vedas. Speaking at the prayer meeting, he said, “In these troubled times of COVID-19, social distancing and the lockdown, it’s not unusual for people to feel anxious or not at peace. The Shanti Path or the peace prayer
is a prayer that does not seek worldly riches, success, fame, nor is it a prayer for any desire for heaven. It is a beautiful Hindu prayer for peace, shanti. It is a Vedic prayer derived from the Yajur Veda.” This prayer was specially chosen
due to the overarching theme that in all circumstances we should always pray for peace above all things. In conjunction with prayers during these trying times, BAPS, and its nondenominational, humanitarian arm, BAPS Charities, have responded to the coronavirus pandemic with a spirit of selfless service. To date, in addition to other global efforts, BAPS Charities in the US has supported hospitals and frontline workers by providing over 96,000 PPE and over 35,000 food and care packages. BAPS Charities has also provided financial support for equipment to hospitals around the country. For more details, visithttps://www. bapscharities.org/covid-19 BAPS continues to provide spiritual support through counseling, online religious services, and ceremonies, and, most importantly, regular prayer for those affected, our all healthcare workers, scientists and researchers, our leaders, and for all of humanity as we rise to face this challenge.
CBP Baltimore Field Office Continues to Seize Counterfeit and Unapproved COVID-19 Protective Equipment and Medications CBP NEWS RELEASE BALTIMORE, MD – As the nation’s leading border security agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Ports of Entry across the Baltimore Field Office continue to seize shipments of counterfeit and unapproved coronavirus personal protective equipment (PPE) and pharmaceuticals. CBP officers seized 1,200 unapproved Linhua Qingwen capsules at the Port of Harrisburg, Pa., May 5, 2020. While inspecting international express delivery parcels Tuesday, CBP officers at the Port of Harrisburg, Pa., seized a shipment of 1,200 Linhua Qingwen capsules that arrived from Hong Kong. Linhua Qingwen capsules are being used to treat some COVID-19 patients, but their effectiveness is unknown and they remain an unapproved medicine for use in the United States. The parcel was destined to an address in Union County, Pa. Since March 23, CBP officers at the Area Ports of Philadelphia, Baltimore and
CBP seized 1,200 unapproved Linhua Qingwen capsules
Washington, and the Ports of Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, in consultation with U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspectors,
completed 18 seizures that collectively included: More than 1,350 unapproved and counterfeit COVID-19 test kits, nearly 400 counterfeit N95 respirator masks, nearly 2,500 unapproved and potentially counterfeit medicines, including Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Chloroquine, Azithromycin, Lianhua Qingwen and Liushen Jiaonang; and more than 67,000 counterfeit ACCU-CHEK test strips. CBP is withholding specific details of individual seizures as many cases remain under investigation. These products were shipped from manufacturers and distributors in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Senegal, Germany, and the United Kingdom and were destined to addresses in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Connecticut, and Florida. CBP officers seized 354 counterfeit N95 respirator masks on April 10, 2020, at the
Area Port of Washington Dulles. These products are not on the current Emergency Use Authorization List nor are the manufacturers on the list of firms who have provided compliance notification to the FDA. As such, the products are inadmissible to the United States for violating the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. “Panic-stricken consumers and predatory scammers continue to purchase coronavirus protective and diagnostic equipment, and pharmaceuticals from the overseas marketplace that are either counterfeit or unapproved for use in the United States, and that pose a potentially serious health concern for American consumers,” said Ronald Stanley, CBP’s Acting Director of Field Operations in Baltimore. “Customs and Border Protection will continue to work with our partners at the Food and Drug Administration to identify and seize these potentially hazardous medical products before they could harm American consumers.”
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests USCIS NEWS RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC-In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30 to assist applicants and petitioners who are responding to certain: Requests for Evidence: Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14), Notices of Intent to Deny, Notices of Intent to Revoke, Notices of Intent to Rescind and Notices of Intent to Terminate regional investment centers; and Filing date requirements for Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion. This flexibility applies to the above documents if the issuance date listed on the request, notice or decision is between March 1 and July 1, 2020, inclusive. USCIS will consider a response to the above requests and notices received within 60
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decision before it takes any action. USCIS is adopting several measures to protect our workforce and community and to minimize the immigration consequences for those seeking immigration benefits during this time. USCIS will provide further updates as the situation develops and will continue to follow CDC guidance. Education and precautions are the strongest tools against COVID-19 infection unapproved for use in the United States, and that pose a potentially serious health concern for American consumers,” said Ronald Stanley, CBP’s Acting Director of Field Operations in Baltimore. “Customs and Border Protection will continue to work with our partners at the Food and Drug Administration to identify and seize these potentially hazardous medical products before they could harm American consumers.
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First and Primary Pujari of BAPS Mandir Shri Pratapbhai Raval Passed Away at the Age of 93 BY A STAFF WRITER FLUSHING, NY- The first and primary Pujari (priest) of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, at 43-38, Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11355, Pujari Pratapbhai Raval has passed away on May 13 2020, at the age of 93 years He is survived by his son Priyam Raval and family. During his life he served as one of the first Hindu priests in New York at the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir New York. He had the honor of serving the Hindu community at the behest of his gurus His Holiness Yogiji Maharaj, His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, and His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj for over forty years. He served BAPS in Mumbai and
Late Pratapbhai Raval
thereafter he served as the Pujari in both London and New York BAPS mandirs. With his exceptional service, he was instrumental in guiding and encouraging hundreds of
Indian-Americans over the years. He was an ideal example of a dedicated, selfless sevak. He has personally helped many many new immigrants. He went out of way to help the community. We would like to pay our tribute to the selfless sevak who dedicated his entire life in serving humanity and pray for the Divine Being to take this departed soul to His heavenly abode(Akshardham). South Asian Community Leader Dilip Chauhan said, Pratapkaka’s loss is a loss for the entire Indian American Community. My sincere condolences to the entire BAPS Community of North America and India. He lived his life according to his guru’s wishes, and has instilled the same values to his beloved grandson, Urdhva Raval.
COVID-19 Spread Doesn’t Slow Down Human Smugglers CBP NEWS RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and implementation of several CBP policies and travel restrictions to prevent the spread of the disease, human smugglers continue to place migrants in harm’s way. Commercial tractor-trailers are the conveyance of choice to smuggle large numbers of people into the United States. Commercial tractor-trailers like this one are the conveyance of choice to smuggle large numbers of people into the United StatesThe Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley (RGV) and Laredo (LRT) sectors in Texas have traditionally been the hot spot for tractor-trailers loaded with migrants. These two sectors have seen 28 tractor-trailer cases since March 21, when COVID policies were put in place. “The risk posed by these tractor-trailer loads increases dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. In recent weeks, our agents have discovered more than 492 people concealed in these dangerous and life threatening conditions,” said Rodney Scott, Chief of the United States Border Patrol, referring to the number of migrants encountered by RGV and LRT agents in tractor-trailer cases since March 21. Smugglers may demand from $6,000 to upwards of $12,000 per person to smuggle individuals into the United States via tractortrailers. The journey is not only expensive from a financial standpoint, but it has the potential to cost them their lives. In a particularly notorious example of a failed tractor-trailer smuggling attempt in July 2017, authorities discovered
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more than 100 migrants crowded into a trailer in a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio, Texas. Ten people died and another 39 were hospitalized for dehydration. The driver was sentenced to life in prison. More recently, on May 11, Border Patrol agents encountered 49 aliens concealed in a tractor-trailer at the Interstate 35 checkpoint north of Laredo, Texas. At the time of the encounter, the trailer was locked, and the passengers had no safety restraints and no means of escape. “This smuggling tactic is putting lives at risk—the lives of the migrants, our agents, and the American public—all for the sake of profit,” Chief Scott said. Migrants attempting the dangerous journey to illegally enter the United States often travel without access to proper medical care and personal protective equipment to protect
themselves and others, all while traveling through multiple countries before reaching the United States. The smugglers often force the migrants into cramped compartments and unsanitary stash houses along the journey. To combat this trend, Border Patrol is leveraging its intelligence gathering and investigative capabilities, which includes working with partner agencies around the country and world. Together these efforts keep our nation safe by identifying, prosecuting, and dismantling the criminal organizations and networks who endanger the lives of so many through human smuggling. “The U.S. Border Patrol continues to do our part to help slow the spread of COVID-19 into the United States, while remaining focused on our vital national security mission,” Chief Scott emphasized.
USCIS Begins Implementing New Interactive Voice Response Telephone System USCIS NEWS RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC- USCIS is introducing a new interactive voice response (IVR) telephone system today for English and Spanish calls to the USCIS Contact Center. The new IVR system personalizes the caller’s experience by giving the caller the ability to: Speak to the system rather than selecting keypad options, Receive links for forms and information by email or text; and Provide real-time feedback through an optional survey.We will implement the new system in phases, and, therefore, not all callers will interact with the new IVR system right away. Once fully operational, the system will increase efficiency for the USCIS Contact Center and improve customer experience by giving callers a greater range of self-service options. It should also reduce the time callers might have to spend on a call repeating themselves because of their accent or dialect or because of background noise.
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The Contact Center’s toll-free numbers will stay the same, and hours will remain the same
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‘Chatstasy’ App Founded by Indian American Entrepreneur to Help Elderly Use Smartphones
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BY A STAFF WRITER SAN DIEGO, CA- Chatstasy LLC May 11 announced the enhanced release of their smartphone app that promises to make life easier and simpler for elderly and physically challenged people. These users are often embarrassed and frustrated when they try to use newer smartphone technology to make a call or send a text, the San Diego, California-based company said in a news release. Responding to the needs of these of the elderly and an overall need for more innovations around smartphone communication, the company released an enhanced app offering a totally unique solution that eliminates such personal embarrassments and frustrations, it said. The app not only helps the elderly, it can also become a valuable communication tool for all age groups, according to the release. Chatstasy, whose founder and CEO is Indian American entrepreneur Ram Seshan, boasts it is unlike any other app. Aimed at making it simple and easy to use a smartphone, the app offers a robust set of unique, patent-pending features, it said. Navigation and use become less complicated resulting in a far less frustrating user experience. Unique features include Unified Calling and Texting, Urgent Calling, Voice Mail Service, No-Ring Voice Messaging, Ti m e B r o a d c a s t i n g , D o - n o t Disturb Broadcasting, On Airplane Mode Broadcasting, Profile Image Broadcasting, and Number Change Notification, the release notes. Its robust features are easily custom tailored to the needs of the users without sacrificing user privacy and security, it said. “In fact, our app may even save someone’s life during this COVID-19 pandemic,” said Seshan. “Our products are free and available on Apple and Android phones. During our beta-test phase, this enhanced version was put through rigorous testing by over 300 early adopters who also contributed valuable user feedback,” Seshan added. “We are confident you will also be excited when you start using it,” the Indian American entrepreneur said.
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Akshaya Patra Foundation Raised $1 Million During First Virtual Gala to Feed Indian Migrant Families
BY A STAFF WRITER BOSTON, MA-The Akshaya Patra Foundation raised $1 million during its first Virtual Gala held May 3 from Boston, Mass., which would be used to feed migrant families in India. The organization has served 40 million meals to migrant workers since India’s lockdown began and feeds 1.8 million Indian children every day during the school year, according to a press release. Over 1,000 businesses, non-profits, government officials, and philanthropic leaders from around the world attended and supported the organization’s dual mission of addressing childhood hunger and promoting education for underserved children in India. The Boston gala’s keynote speaker was Prof. Ashish Jha from the Harvard Chan School of Public Health, a much sought-after global expert on COVID-19, who spoke about the short- and long-term implications of COVID-19 and how the world can mitigate some of those devastating effects, said the release. The Indian American educator pointed to the underestimation of people infected and deaths globally, noting that the pandemic will continue until the world has a vaccine, estimated to be in about 12-18 months, or
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develops herd immunity. Jha spoke eloquently about the power everyone has in creating a future that will help children and families in India and urged attendees to support Akshaya Patra as it continues to meet two essential needs for children: food and education. Organizations like Akshaya Patra are working hard to meet those basic needs, particularly food needs, the release noted. Rangan stressed the necessity for humanity to collaborate in uncertain times and
empower Akshaya Patra to scale up to serving five million meals every day. The gala also showcased Paresh Rawal, a celebrated Indian actor who is a supporter of Akshaya Patra, with a surprise visit from his wife, Swaroop Sampat. Rawal presented a beautiful poem by prominent Indian Hindi and Urdu poet Nida Fazli that portrayed the simple joys of a child going to school each morning. The Bollywood-themed evening celebrated the beneficiaries, chapter teams, and volunteers who continue to work to alleviate classroom hunger, the release said. The evening was made possible by sponsors and supporters who donated their time and funds to help the cause and can be found online at apusa.org. Additionally, donors are matching donations up to $150,000 for COVID-19 relief and alleviating classroom hunger. Further information can be found on the website. Established in 2000, Akshaya Patra is the largest NGO-run school meal program in the world, and serves 1.8 million children daily in over 19,257 schools through 55 kitchens in 12 states and two Union Territories in India. It costs only $20 to feed achild for an entire school year.
FDA Authorizes First Standalone At-Home Sample Collection Kit That Can Be Used With Certain Authorized Tests FDA NEWS RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized an athome sample collection kit that can then be sent to specified laboratories for COVID-19 diagnostic testing. Specifically, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Everlywell, Inc. for the Everlywell COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit. Everlywell’s kit is authorized to be used by individuals at home who have been screened using an online questionnaire that is reviewed by a health care provider. This allows an individual to self-collect a nasal sample at home using Everlywell’s authorized kit. The FDA has also authorized two COVID-19 diagnostic tests, performed at specific laboratories, for use with samples collected using the Everlywell COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit. These tests have been authorized under separate, individual EUAs. Additional tests may be authorized for use with the Everlywell at-home collection kit in the future, provided data are submitted in an EUA request that demonstrate the accuracy of each test when used with the Everlywell at-home collection kit. “The authorization of a COVID-19 athome collection kit that can be used with multiple tests at multiple labs not only provides increased patient access to tests, but also protects others from potential exposure,” said Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. “Today’s action is also another great example of publicprivate partnerships in which data from a privately funded study was used by industry to support an EUA request, saving precious time as we continue our fight against this pandemic.” Today’s EUA for the Everlywell COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit permits testing of a sample collected from inside the patient’s nose using the authorized self-collection kit that contains nasal swabs to collect a sample and a tube filled with saline to transport the sample back to a specified lab. Once patients
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Suspected Indian Drunk Driver Arrested for Killing Four Passengers in DUI Crash
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BY A STAFF WRITER SAN JOSE, CA — A suspected drunk driver crashed an SUV in San Jose, killing four passengers, authorities said. California Highway Patrol officer Ross Lee said the crash happened around 10:20 p.m. on the highway’s southbound lanes, just south of Cottle Road and involved a 2005 Dodge Durango. The 2005 Dodge Durango was speeding when the driver, Rabbi Kumar Khanna, lost control and crashed on State Route 85 on the night of May 23, according to the California Highway Patrol. The SUV rolled over several times. A 25-year-old man and two 26-year-old men died at the scene and a 25-year-old woman died at the hospital, according to the CHP. A 24-year-old man was hospitalized but his injuries weren’t considered life-threatening, authorities said. “Two individuals were ejected out of this vehicle. It hasn’t been determined if a seat belt was worn, or worn correctly,” CHP Officer Mike Sakamoto told. Khanna, 26, of San Jose, was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, according to the CHP. He could face charges of vehicular manslaughter.
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self-swab to collect their nasal sample, they will ship the sample overnight to a specific CLIA-certified lab that is running one of the in vitro diagnostic molecular tests authorized under a separate EUA for use with the Everlywell at-home sample collection kit. The labs authorized to test specimens collected using the Everlywell at-home collection kit are Fulgent Therapeutics and Assurance Scientific Laboratories. Results will be returned to the patient through Everlywell’s independent physician network and their online portal. This announcement follows two recent EUAs for diagnostic tests that also use athome specimen collection: one that uses a sample collected from the patient’s nose with a nasal swab and transported in saline and another that permits testing of a saliva sample collected by the patient at home. Everlywell’s EUA request leveraged data from studies supported by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and UnitedHealth Group to demonstrate stability of specimens during shipping. The data from these studies are freely available to support other EUA requests, alleviating each test developer of the burden of recreating the same study. The Everlywell home-collection kit is
currently the only authorized COVID-19 at-home sample collection kit for use with multiple authorized COVID-19 diagnostic tests. The kit and associated tests are available by prescription only. Today’s authorization is limited to the Everlywell COVID-19 test for at-home collection of nasal swab specimens for analysis by COVID-19 diagnostic tests specifically authorized under separate EUAs for use with specimens collected with the Everlywell at-home collection kit. It is important to note that this is not a general authorization for at-home collection of patient samples using other collection kits, swabs, media, or tests, or for tests fully conducted at home. The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products for human use, and medical devices. The agency also is responsible for the safety and security of our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, products that give off electronic radiation, and for regulating tobacco products.
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BY A STAFF WRITER LOS ANGELES, CA-Over 50 million students in America alone are experiencing interruptions in their education due to the COVID-19 crisis. For many, distance learning and the support provided by teachers is not enough to learn and understand the material, a problem prevalent in all grade levels. In recognition of this need for individualized support, Southern California Indian American teen Shree Reddy founded GoToTutors, a free 1-on-1 online tutoring service designed to support K-12 students through their educational pursuits. GoToTutors operates through their website, gototutors.org, which matches K-12 students with qualified high school and college volunteers, who are experts in their own subjects, and have a passion for serving their community. Sessions are conducted through 45 minute 1-on-1 Zoom calls between the tutor and the student, with the timing adjusted according to the subject material and age of the student. GoToTutors has tutored a number of diverse students in a variety of subject materials. Readers can connect with GoToTutors through gototutors.org, and through Facebook and Instagram - @gototutors.
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HOTEL HELP MOTEL HELP Help Wanted Motel close to Devon Ave, in Chicago Front Desk - Fluent English, Basic Computer Skills & Customer Service, Experience preferred, House Keeping Couple - Experience preferred but will train, Accommodations Heading : Arial Black Candidates 14 Font White color provided (for housekeeping couple). must be of legal status. �શકાગો (ડેવોન એવે��ુ પાસે) આવેલી અપાચે મોટેલમાં ો�ટડે ક હે�પ , અ ુભવી, અં ે� ભાષા, ક���ુટર તેમજ ક ટમર સેવ સના �ણકાર હોવા જ ર�. તેમજ હોઉસ�ક�પ�ગ કપલની જ ર છે . અ ુભવી આવકાય, �બનઅ ુભવીને અમે તાલીમ આપી�ું . હોઉસ�ક�પ�ગ કપલને રહેવાની સગવડ આપવામાં આવશે. લીગલ ટે સ હો�ું જ ર�
Call Trupti Patel 773-728-9400
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Wanted Motel Manager couple and House Keeper for Franchise Motel in St. Louis MO, Good Salary and Accommodation Provided.
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HOTEL JOB OPENING
�ે ચાઈઝ હોટેલમાં નીચે �માણેની જોબની ઓપે�ન�ગ છે . હાઉસ ક�પ�ગ કપલ અથવા �સ�ગલ અ ુભવી હેડ હાઉસ કપર Heading : Arial Black 14 Font White color લો �� માટે કપલ અથવા �સ�ગલ આકષક પગાર અને લ કચન સાથે રહેવાની સગવડ આપવામાં આવશે. અહ� આવવા માટે રાઈડની �યવ�થા થઇ શકશે. અ ુભવ નહ� હોય તો �ે�ન�ગ આપવામાં આવશે Openings for front desk clerk, AGM & G.M. with OPERA PMS Experience.
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HIRING AT REGAL JEWELS Heading : Arial Black 12 Font Black color
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MOTEL HELP Franchise Motel in Iowa (3 Hrs far from Chicago) needs experienced Housekeeping couple and single person for laundry. Free accommodation provided. Legal status must. White color �શકાગોથી �ણHeading કલાકના: Arial અંતરેBlack આવે14લFont ી ે ચાઈઝ મોટેલમાં અ ુભવી હાઉસ�ક�પ�ગ કપલ અને લો �� માટે �સ�ગલ �ય તની જ ર છે . રહેવાની સગવડ � આપવામાં આવશે. લીગલ �ટે સ જ ર�.
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Successful Uniforms Manufacturing company Chicago, IL USA based, Heading : Arial Black 14 Font White color Direct retailer online Catalog company for sale Asking price $1,450,000.00. serious inquiries only.
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Wanted Motel Manager couple and House Keeper for Franchise Motel in St. Louis MO, Good Salary and Accommodation Provided.
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OFFICE & ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATION - HIRING Heading : Arial Black 12 Font Black color
We are looking for a full-time employee with positive attitude to work as office and account administrator for a Travel Agent office in Hoffman Estates. Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word, with Quick Books knowledge.
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HOTEL HELP HOTEL HELP Heading : Arial Black 12 Font Black color
Franchise Hotel in Indiana needs immediate
Heading : Arial Black 14 Font White color
housekeeping and front desk help. Good salary & accommodation will be provided. Legal status must.
Call: 618-567-2932 SUBWAY HELP
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HOTEL HELP MATRIMONIAL PARENTS invite alliance for their 35/5' 5", US born : Arialdaughter, Black 14 Font White colorcultured, M.D. slimHeading / pretty from well-educated U.S. born boys 34-39. Respond with recent photo & bio-data to
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Seeking a suitable match for Canadian born Punjabi Tonk Kshatriya Heading : Arial Black 14 Font White color girl, 36 yrs old, Ht 5'-'3'', educated in Accounting. Boy should be vegetarian and educated. No caste bar. Please send complete biodata and pictures.
Email: canadian.alliance@yahoo.ca
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Suitable match wanted for female Tamil Hindu Nadar Heading : Arial Black 14 Font White color (Caste No bar), settled in Kerala, BE/MBA, 38 year old issue-less divorcee, 5'2'', 132 lbs, working in Chicago, IL.
Email: lakshmii.inbox@gmail.com
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Heading : Arial Black 12 Font Black color
Sunni Muslim male 32 yrs, Ht 5'-5", IT Professional, Divorced Heading : Arial Black 14 Font White color looking for suitable life partner from Sunni Muslim girls. Well educated and well cultured. Please send biodata at
Email: rkhan001@gmail.com
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Kadva PatelHeading (from Pij) yrs, Ht 12 5'-4", Owner Dunkin Donuts in : Arial Black Black color Heading : 42 Arial Black 14Font Font Whiteofcolor Detroit, MI, own house, Divorcee, U.S. citizen invites correspondence from suitable match. Gujarati, caste no bar, Widow or illegal can also approach. Please send biodata and recent photo.
Email: rakesthp@gmail.com
INVESTMENT IN SUBWAY
Looking for a couple to manage two Subway Stores Heading Arial Black 14 IN. Font White color located in:Crawfordsville, Opportunity to own Subway in future.
Arial Black 12 Font Black color Looking for a Heading couple :can invest money in Subway and manage stores in Crawfordsville, IN. good investment 22-25% on your investment
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