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Las Vegas massacre:

Cops struggle to find shooting motive Some said the killer had mental illness history; no clear reason for the assault has been established yet

Girlfriend unaware of shooting plan LAS VEGAS: The girlfriend of Stephen Paddock, the Las Vegas gunman who killed 59 people, said she saw no signs that he was planning “something horrible” and was “devastated” by the attack.

In her first public statement since the massacre, Marilou Danley, 62, said Paddock, a retired 64-year-old accountant, had sent her on a trip to the Philippines and wired her money there but she was unaware of any attack, The New York Times reported.

Danley said Paddock “never said anything to me, or took any action that I was aware of, that I understood in any way to be a warning that something horrible like this was going to happen”.

Danley said she had voluntarily flown back to the US because investigators wanted to talk to her.

Danley lived with Paddock in Mesquite, Nevada.

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Trump avoids gun control talk in Vegas

People attend a candlelight vigil to mourn the victims of a mass shooting in Las Vegas. (Photo: Xinhua/Wang Ying/IANS) IANS, LAS VEGAS

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olice struggled to establish the motive behind the Las Vegas concert massacre as the city began the process of recovering from one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history which claimed 59 lives and left another 527 people injured.

Gunman Stephen Paddock, 64, stationed himself in a 32nd-floor

Trump praises Puerto Rico for keeping down deaths from Maria

home in Mesquite, a small city in Nevada, and 23 in the hotel room.

He also had in his possession two other devices that could transform his semi-automatic weapons into automatic ones. Explosives, several thousand rounds of ammunition and “electronic devices” were also found from Paddock’s home, Clark County Assistant Sheriff Todd Fasulo said.

The federal authorities said there

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assist with relief efforts, though many have criticized Washington for taking too long to ramp up the response to the devastation.

Fewer 10 per cent of Puerto Rican households have electricity nearly two weeks after the hurricane struck. The storm has added greatly to the woes of Puerto Rico’s 3.5 million residents, who have endured a decade-long recession made worse by austerity policies imposed to deal with the island’s $72 billion in debt.

massacre, Trump told reporters that he would not address the issue while traveling in Las Vegas.

“We are not going to talk about that today. We won’t talk about that,” Trump was quoted as saying.

Trump visited the hospital that treated injured. “Our unity cannot be shattered by evil, our bonds cannot be broken by violence. And though we feel such great anger at the senseless murder of our fellow citizens, it is our love that defines us today,” he said.

— IANS

were no indications that Paddock had ties to any international terrorist organization and never faced any notable criminal charges, despite a claim from the Islamic State for the attack.

Some investigators said Paddock had a history of mental illness, but there was no confirmation of this.

The killer’s brother, Eric Paddock, said he was “in shock, horrified, completely dumbfounded”.

Tillerson denies resignation reports S Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that he has no plans to resign and will not do so and reaffirmed his commitment towards President Donald Trump, the media reported.

At a State Department press conference this week, Tillerson also denied reports that Vice President Mike Pence had to urge him to stay in the job and sidestepped questions about whether he called Trump a “moron”, reports CNN.

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S President Donald Trump said here this week that authorities in Puerto Rico should be praised for keeping down the loss of life from Hurricane Maria, which is blamed for 16 deaths on the island.

“Sixteen versus in the thousands,” Trump said, comparing the Maria death toll with the “thousands” who perished in 2005 as a result of “a real catastrophe like Hurricane Katrina.”

Katrina killed 1,833 people, mostly in catastrophic flooding that followed the failure of the levees in New Orleans, Efe reported. “You can be very proud of your people and all of our people working together,” the president said on his first visit to Puerto Rico since Maria struck on Sept.

20 as a Category 4 hurricane that knocked out power, water and telecommunications service.

Some 12,000 civilian federal workers and a much smaller number of US military personnel were in Puerto Rico to deliver aid and

luxury suite of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and fired into a crowd of thousands of people attending singer Jason Aldean’s concert. He was later found dead in his room at the hotel.

The police said the shooter had stockpiled a total of 42 firearms in his hotel room and at his home, 130 km away from the site of the massacre, CNN reported. Authorities retrieved 19 weapons from his

LAS VEGAS: US President Donald Trump, who visited Las Vegas this week to meet the survivors of the deadliest shooting in America, avoided the topic of gun control while addressing the media.

Trump met with local politicians, first responders and survivors of the shooting that killed 58 people and injured more than 500 others, CNN reported. While Washington lawmakers have been facing questions about possible gun control measures in the wake of the

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

“The Vice President has never had to persuade me to remain as secretary of state because I have never considered leaving this post,”

Tillerson said. His remarks were part of an administration wide effort to dismiss an NBC article in which aides described Tillerson calling the US President a moron and his “fury” about the ways the President has undermined him publicly on several foreign policy initiatives.

Calling the report “erroneous”, Tillerson pointed the finger at “some who try to sow dissension” to undermine the President’s agenda.

The President said he had “total confidence” in Tillerson.

Google, Facebook, Twitter failed to curb fake news IANS, SAN FRANCISCO

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echnology giants Google, Facebook and Twitter failed miserably to stop publishing fake news related to Las Vegas massacre in which at least 59 people died and over 400 injured, media reported this week.

According to a report in technology website Siliconbeat, Google returned a search result from a shady online forum “4chan” that

named the wrong man as killer.

“While Facebook’s ‘Safety Check’ feature confronted users with far-right blogs that spat out false information about victims and the shooter, Twitter displayed false rumours and information about ‘missing’ people who were

not connected to the episode,” the report said.

Google later acknowledged that it had been briefly surfacing an inaccurate ‘4chan’ website in its Search results. “The fake news was algorithmically replaced by relevant results within hours. This should not have appeared for any queries, and we’ll continue to make algorithmic improvements to prevent this from happening in the future,” Google said.

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RBI lowers growth projection to 6.7% Pulled down by sluggish manufacturing, growth in the Indian economy, during April to June, fell to 5.7% IANS, MUMBAI

Modi hits back, tells critics not to spread negativity about economy

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he Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday lowered the country’s growth projection for 2017-18, pegging the Gross Value Added (GVA) at 6.7 percent.

The central bank had earlier estimated India’s GVA to grow in 2017-18 at 7.3 percent.

Taking into account various factors during the fiscal, the RBI said: “The projection of real GVA growth for 2017-18 has been revised down to 6.7 percent from the August 2017 projection of 7.3 percent, with risks evenly balanced.”

GVA is considered a more accurate index of growth as it excludes the component of taxes and subsidies that go into calculation of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Pulled down by sluggish manufacturing, growth in the Indian economy, during April to June, fell to 5.7 percent, clocking the lowest

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government is fully committed to tackling problems of the economy.

GDP growth rate under the Narendra Modi dispensation.

While announcing its fourth bimonthly monetary policy review of the fiscal, the RBI also kept its key interest rate unchanged at 6 percent citing upside risks to inflation. Another factor weighing on the RBI in lowering the growth

outlook was the new Goods and Services Tax (GST).

“The implementation of the GST so far also appears to have had an adverse impact, rendering prospects for the manufacturing sector uncertain in the short term.

This may further delay the revival of investment activity, which is

NEW DELHI: Under attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday admitted for the first time that there has been an economic slowdown but told critics not to spread negativity and promised steps to put the economy on the path of recovery.

“After 7.5 percent growth in the last three years, there has been a fall. I am not negating it. The government is fully committed to tackling problems of the economy. We are ready to take decisions. The fundamentals of economy are very strong.

already hampered by stressed balance sheets of banks and corporates,” the RBI monetary policy statement said.

“Consumer confidence and

“We have taken a lot of steps.

The financial stability will be maintained. We will take all necessary steps to give fillip to investment and economic development,” Modi said, addressing the start of the golden jubilee celebrations of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

The PM’s speech comes in the midst of a raging debate over the state of economy after a stinging attack by BJP leader Yashwant Sinha and the opposition parties over slowdown and job losses.

overall business assessment of the manufacturing and services sectors surveyed by the Reserve Bank weakened in Q2 of 2017-18,” it added.

Ivanka Trump to be in Suicide attackers kill BSF trooper Hyderabad for two days IANS, SRINAGAR

HYDERABAD: President Donald Trump’s daughter and White House advisor Ivanka Trump (in picture) will be in Hyderabad for two days to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) next month, a top US official said on Thursday.

Ivanka will speak at the inaugural session along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the evening of November 28 and will also remain at the event for part of the next day.

However, it is yet to be decided if she will also visit some other Indian city. Jennifer Arangio, Senior Director for International Organizations and Alliances at the US National Security Council, told reporters here that Ivanka will arrive in Hyderabad on November 28 to attend the GES but it is yet to be decided if she will fly back straight to the US from here.

Asked about Ivanka’s other engagements in Hyderabad, Arangio said the visit would only be focussed on the summit.The official said Ivanka would be an active participant at the GES. “Women’s economic empowerment and entrepreneurship are two signature issues she knows quite well. As you know she was instrumental in the We-Fi initiative launched by the World Bank,” she said referring to the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) launched in July.

To be held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) here, the GES will bring together

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1,200 entrepreneurs, investors and ecosystem supporters for two-andhalf days of training and mentoring sessions, networking and investment matchmaking.

The summit with the theme ‘Women first, prosperity for all’ will be attended by 400 entrepreneurs from the US, 400 from India and 400 from rest of the world, Arangio said.

She said while traditionally GES was an education and networking summit, the real objective is to bring dynamic entrepreneurs, investors and ecosystem drivers together so that they get inspired, matchup with potential investment opportunities and after going back home drive their ideas to the next level.

Hyderabad has 130 American companies.

uicide attackers of the Pakistan-based JeM terror group stormed a BSF camp with guns and explosives near the Srinagar airport on Tuesday morning, triggering battles that left all three attackers and a trooper dead.

Four BSF troopers were injured and were hospitalized.

The militants, dressed in military fatigues, broke into the 182 Battalion Border Security Force camp in Humhama area at around 4.30 a.m.

The BSF camp shares a wall with an Air Force station and is located in a hilly region.

The attackers breached four layers of security in the highly-protected zone which houses many of Jammu and Kashmir’s Who’s Who.

Smoke erupts out of the BSF camp near Srinagar international airport that was stormed by suicide attackers of JeM group on October 3. (Photo: IANS)

The audacious attack claimed by the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) — led by Masood Azhar, who is based in Pakistan and is one of the most wanted militants in India — is being compared to the January 2016 strike at the Pathankot airbase

in Punjab. This is the first militant attack in nearly 30 years so close to the airport.

Officials said the militants fired indiscriminately and threw grenades at security pickets before entering the BSF camp.

Mallya arrested in money laundering case IANS, NEW DELHI

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ugitive Indian businessman Vijay Mallya was on Tuesday arrested in London in a money laundering case but later granted bail by a city court there, officials said here.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the money laundering case against Mallya, in a statement, said that Mallya was arrested by the British Police “in pursuance of the request sent by the agency for his extradition”.

Sources in the ED said that Mallya was later granted bail by

Vijay Mallya. (File Photo: IANS)

Westminster court within half-anhour after his arrest on the similar grounds on which he was earlier

allowed bail. “A fresh application was routed through the Ministry of External Affairs for the extradition of Vijay Mallya. The application has since been filed before the concerned Court in London, through the Crown Prosecution Service,” the ED statement said.

“The matter came up for hearing today (Tuesday). In pursuance of same, Mallya was arrested,” the statement added.

Mallya is already facing extradition proceedings in Britain in a criminal case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, the statement said.

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2014 victory now seems far for BJP Among the main causes of worry is absence of jobs and economic slowdown which may not be a 'transient' phenomenon AMULYA GANGULI, NEW DELHI

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t has taken over three years for Narendra Modi to realize that a presidential style of governance is not suitable for a country of India’s size and complexity.

The Prime Minister may have found it easy to preside over Gujarat’s destiny with his personalized style of politics where he was a cut above the others in the government and party. However, India is different.

Hence his decision to set up an Economic Advisory Council to assist him in the framing of policy instead of pursuing an agenda is in accordance with his own instincts and with inputs from the Finance Minister and the Chief Economic Adviser.

If anything substantiates the dire prognosis of former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the economy, it is the roping in of experts from outside Modi’s charmed circle.

What it also shows is the non-fulfilment — at least for the present — of the expectation of “vikas” which was Modi’s trump card in 2014.

From Mulk Raj Anand to Sarojini Naidu, Dominique Lapierre to George Orwell and Khuswant Singh to V.S. Naipaul, most of the writers have referred to the life of “Bapu” in their works.

Ironically, one of the reasons for the hopes turning sour is another of Modi’s purported trump cards — demonetization — which, along with the clumsy rolling out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), is now being held largely responsible for the current economic woes.

It is obvious that if the government had a team of experts earlier who were not overawed by the

immediately after its announcement since the Prime Minister is generally widely trusted and large sections believed that the hoarders of illegal funds were running for cover.

But it was a short-term gain, for the economic downturn has shown that there’s more to governance than political showmanship.

As a result, the one-step-forward of the demonetization has been fol-

Modi’s recent endeavors have been to project himself as pro-poor after Rahul Gandhi’s jibes about the government being a ‘suit-boot ki sarkar’ Prime Minister, then there would not have been any demonetization if only because it was a step guided more by politics than economics.

The objective of the hugely disruptive step was to show Modi’s resolve to tackle the problem of black money in view of the government’s inability to deposit the promised Rs 1.5 million in every bank account by busting the parallel economy.

As a political initiative, demonetization was a success in the weeks

lowed by the two-steps-backward of a tacit admission that it takes more than one person to run a government, no matter how energetic he may be or how impressive an orator.

However, the pitfalls of an individualistic style have been evident earlier too. For instance, Modi realized within a year of assuming power that a pro-capitalist image does not sell well among the ordinary people for whom businessmen are associated more with profit than popular welfare.

Within a year of assuming power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi realized that a pro-capitalist image does not sell well among the ordinary people.

It is not surprising, therefore, that the Prime Minister’s recent endeavours have been to project himself as pro-poor in the aftermath of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s jibes about the government being a “suit-boot ki sarkar”.

Among the main causes of worry is the absence of jobs, coupled with the State Bank of India’s view that the economic slowdown may not be a “transient” phenomenon and is

certainly not a “technical” glitch, as BJP president Amit Shah has said.

The phenomenon of jobless growth has changed, therefore, into one of few jobs and hardly any growth.

However, as even a pro-BJP economist pointed out, an economic council will be unable to suggest the possibility of an immediate turnaround since its panaceas will all have long gestation periods.

Gandhi — a never-ending inspiration in literature Be it poetry, prose or drama; fiction or nonfiction, Mahatma Gandhi is everywhere, even 70 years after his death SAKET SUMAN, NEW DELHI

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reativity and inspiration are the two defining factors for most writers and their craft. But while creativity is largely the process of generating original ideas, inspiration is random.

Sometimes it comes from the simplest of things. Like the life of Mahatma Gandhi. Poetry, prose or drama; fiction or nonfiction — Gandhi is everywhere.

There are indeed only a handful of iconic personalities who have caught the imaginations of as many writers as Gandhi has. And one is wonderstruck at the diverse set of books that have been written on him or are inspired by him.

Even 70 years after his death, the process has not stopped.

From Mulk Raj Anand to Sarojini Naidu, Dominique Lapierre to George Orwell and Khuswant Singh to V.S. Naipaul, almost all “during-Gandhi”, “post-Gandhi” and contemporary writers have somewhere referred to the life of “Bapu” in their works. They have brought different interpretations to his sayings, sketched fictional characters on his principles and composed verses on his thoughts.

Sarojini Naidu, in her sonnet on Gandhi, describes him as an eternal lotus who is a source of guidance and strength for billions: “O mystic Lotus, sacred and sublime/ In myriad-petalled grace inviolate/ Supreme o’er transient storms of tragic Fate/ Deep-rooted in the waters of all Time...”

But Indian writing on Gandhi

and Gandhism has also undergone tremendous change during this process.

Gandhian scholar Vashist Bhardwaj finds the works of R.K. Narayan critical for his exploration of Gandhi as subject.

“Known for his direct approach in handling his subjects, in Gandhi’s case too, Narayan has used his wit at its best to ‘demahatmize’ Gandhism. For instance, Gandhi is seen as an oblivious yet dominating character in ‘Waiting for Mahatma’ with eyes closed to what is around and busy playing the dynamics of ‘self’. In Narayan’s ‘The Vendor of Sweets’ too, Jagan, the protagonist, comes across a hypocrite Gandhian, symbolizing Gandhi’s failure to reach the masses,” Bhardwaj noted.

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Catalonia set to declare independence In a ‘disputed’ referendum marked by police violence, more than 2.2 million people voted and nearly 90 percent of them backed independence, claims Catalan officials IANS, BARCELONA

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atalonia will declare independence from Spain in a matter of days, the leader of the autonomous region has said.

In his first interview since Sunday’s referendum, Carles Puigdemont told the BBC, his government would “act at the end of this week or the beginning of next”.

Meanwhile, Spain’s King Felipe VI said organizers of the vote put themselves “outside the law”. He said the situation in Spain was “extremely serious”, calling for unity.

Hundreds of thousands of people across Catalonia have been protesting over Spanish police violence during the vote, during which nearly 900 people were hurt, including 33 police officers.

In the BBC interview, Catalonia’s President Puigdemont said if the Spanish government were to intervene and take control of Cat-

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Russia-US relations could improve: Putin MOSCOW: The fundamental mutual interests of Moscow and Washington, including fighting terrorism, will help to improve their relations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

Addressing a plenary session of the Russian Energy Week (REW), which kicked off in Moscow on October 3, Putin said the two countries share fundamental interests, including energy policies, fighting cybercrime, non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, anti-terrorism efforts and dealing with regional conflicts.

Kim Jong-nam murder: Traces of VX agent found KUALA LUMPUR: Traces of the VX nerve agent were found on the clothing of the two women on trial for the murder of Kim Jong-nam, North Korean leader Kim Jongun’s estranged half-brother, a chemical expert told a Malaysian court on Thursday.

Raja Subramaniam, head of the Malaysian government’s Centre of Chemical Weapons and Analysis, said they found residues of VX, a colorless and odorless nerve agent deemed by the UN as a weapon of mass destruction, on the clothes of the two accused, Siti Aisyah of Indonesia and Doan Thi Houng of Vietnam, reports Efe .

—IANS

Catalonia's President Carles Puigdemont.

alonia’s government, it would be “an error which changes everything”.

Puigdemont said there was currently no contact between the government in Madrid and his devolved administration.

He disagreed with the European Commission’s statement on Mon-

day that events in Catalonia were an internal issue for Spain. He was speaking shortly before the king’s speech.

In his televised address to the nation, the king said the Catalan leaders who organized the referendum showed their “disrespect to the powers of the state”.

MADRID: A Spanish National Court judge on Wednesday called the head of the regional Catalan police and two pro-independence figureheads to give testimony in a probe into allegations of sedition.

National court judge Carmen Lamela called on Mossos d’Esquadra police force Major Josep Lluis Trapero and the presidents of two of Catalonia’s powerful pro-independence organizations -- Jordi Sánchez of the Catalan National Assembly and Jordi Ciuxart of Omnium Cultural -- to appear in court on Friday, judicial sources told Efe news.

The sedition probe was requested by state prosecutors following mass protests outside Catalonia’s regional Finance Ministry on September 20.

—IANS

“They have broken the democratic principles of the rule of law.

Today, the Catalan society is fractured,” the king said, warning that the poll could put at risk the economy of the wealthy north-eastern region and the whole of Spain.

But he stressed that Spain “will overcome difficult times”.

The Spanish government has described the referendum as illegal.

The Catalan government said that there will be an “extraordinary meeting” of parliament on October 9 to discuss the outcome of Sunday’s disputed referendum, BBC reported.

According to Catalan officials, more than 2.2 million people voted on Sunday and that nearly 90 per cent of them backed independence. The turnout has been estimated at 42 per cent.

Nearly 900 people were hurt as police violently tried to enforce a Spanish court order suspending the vote, which the government had declared illegal.

Nawaz Sharif returns as PML-N President O IANS, ISLAMABAD

usted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made a comeback on Tuesday as head of Pakistan’s ruling PML-N through a controversial legal reform, more than two months after he was disqualified from holding office by the country’s apex court on charges of corruption in the Panama Papers case.

He was elected unopposed a day after the National Assembly dropped a clause from the “Election

Act 2017” which prohibited disqualified Members of Parliament from becoming leaders of political parties.

The Pakistan Muslim LeagueNawaz used its majority in Parliament to pass the reform amid protests from opposition members who tore copies of the bill and said they will challenge the reform in court, Dawn online reported.

Sharif’s party later amended its constitution to implement the new law immediately. The country’s Supreme Court had disqualified

Nawaz Sharif. (File Photo: Xinhua)

Sharif on July 28 for not declaring income from an overseas company owned by his son.

“I have been removed from power repeatedly but you keep bringing me back,” Sharif told his cheering

Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize in Literature IANS, STOCKHOLM

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cclaimed Japanese-born British writer Kazuo Ishiguro was on Thursday named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2017.

Ishiguro is one of the most celebrated contemporary fiction authors in the English-speaking world, having received four Man Booker Prize nominations, and winning the 1989 award for his novel “The Remains of the Day”.

The Swedish Academy hailed Ishiguro for his “novels of great emotional force” in which he has

“uncovered the abyss beneath the illusory sense of connection with the world”.

Ishiguro was born in Japan in 1954 and his family moved to the United Kingdom when he was just five-years-old. Ishiguro obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Kent in 1978 and his Master’s from the University of East Anglia’s creative writing course in 1980.

With the dystopian work “Never Let Me Go” (2005), Ishiguro introduced a cold undercurrent of science fiction into his work. Ishiguro’s latest novel, “The Buried Giant” (2015) explores how memory relates to oblivion, history to the present, and fantasy to reality.

supporters at the Convention Centre in Islamabad after being re-elected as PML-N chief. “I love you too,” the three-time Prime Minister said in response to raucous chants of “I love you” by his supporters.

US expels 15 Cuban diplomats WASHINGTON: The US government on Tuesday ordered 15 Cuban Embassy diplomats to leave the country in response to the alleged acoustic attacks targeting American diplomats in Cuba.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a statement that 15 diplomats are being expelled from the Cuban embassy in Washington “due to Cuba’s failure to take appropriate steps to protect our diplomats in accordance with its obligations under the Vienna Convention.

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Singh to lead major Canadian party Indian-origin Jagmeet Singh, who scored a solid victory, was elected to lead Canada’s New Democrats Party (NDP) IANS, TORONTO

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38-year-old Indian-origin Sikh lawyer, Jagmeet Singh, who rose to prominence as an upbeat opponent of police carding, was elected to lead Canada’s New Democrats Party (NDP) into the next federal election, the media reported.

Singh scored a solid victory in the first round of voting for a new NDP leader, with 53.6 per cent of voters placing him at the top of their ranked ballot in results that were unveiled, reports The Toronto Star. He will now take over from outgoing leader Thomas Mulcair, who headed a caucus of 44 mem-

No Indian casualty in Las Vegas concert NEW DELHI: There has been no Indian casualty so far in the mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert on Sunday evening that claimed over 50 lives, the External Affairs Ministry said this week.

“No reports received of any Indian nationals amongst those affected in Las Vegas shooting incident,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.

“CGI (Consul General of India) San Francisco monitoring the situation,” he posted.

In one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history, over 50 people were killed and more than 400 injured as a gunman in a high-rise hotel here opened fire on a huge outdoor concert festival, sending thousands of terrified survivors fleeing for cover. The gunman, identified by police as local resident Stephen Paddock, was later found dead by officers on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino from where he opened fire into the concert, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said during a news briefing. Thousands of concertgoers who had gathered for a threeday music festival raced towards shelter when the gunfire began at 10.30 p.m. on October 1 while singer Jason Aldean was performing on stage. Police said over 22,000 people were at the concert when Paddock began firing round —IANS after round.

bers on Parliament Hill.

Singh is the first visible minority to lead a major federal party in Canada.

“Today is testament to an incredible team and thousands of volunteers and supporters who believed in us across the country,”

courage over the politics of fear, the politics of love to fight the growing politics of division... This is not my victory, this is all of your victory.” “Canadians deserve the kind of government that only New Democrats can deliver that gets the job done, that keeps its promises.

The 38-year-old Sikh lawyer, Jagmeet Singh, who signed up 47,000 members in the race, received more than 35,000 votes in the first round, giving him a solid victory Singh said from the stage at the Westin Harbour Castle, where the results were revealed.

“Canadians must stand united to champion the politics of

That’s why today I’m officially launching my campaign to be the next prime minister of Canada,” Singh said.

Singh’s opponents in the race

Jagmeet Singh is the first visible minority to lead a major federal party in Canada. (Photo: Courtesy, media.winnipegfreepress.com)

were MPs Charlie Angus, Niki Ashton and Guy Caron, The Toronto Star reported.

Out of more than 65,000 votes, Angus got 12,505, Ashton received

Pai reappointed as FCC Chairman IANS, WASHINGTON

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he US Senate has approved the nomination of Indian American Ajit Varadaraj Pai for a second term as the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Chairman.

Pai, whose term was to end later this year, was reappointed this week for a five-year term after getting a majority of 52-41, with most of the Democrats voting against him as they complained that Pai will undermine net neutrality. Pai has served as a Commissioner at the FCC since 2012.

President Donald Trump had earlier nominated him for another term as Republicans aim at further accelerating their ambitious tech

agenda, the American Bazaar online reported.

The FCC is the federal authority regulating cellphone spectrum and services, radio, television, phone, internet and satellite and cable. It also has a major role in controlling the content of television and radio. Pai was appointed by the new administration as the Chairman of FCC in the wake of Tom Wheeler demitting the office earlier this year. His tenure with the FCC as commissioner received a one-year extension in July 2016, giving him an opportunity to become the FCC Chairman.

11,376 and Caron got 6,164.

Singh, who signed up 47,000 members in the race, received more than 35,000 votes in the first round, giving him a solid victory.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan lauds diaspora THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Lauding the contribution of the Kerala diaspora, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced that a ‘World Assembly of Malayalees’ would be held in January 2018.

Vijayan made this statement while speaking at a seminar ‘Rising Kerala’.

“The state government is planning to hold a ‘World Assembly’ of Malayalees and it would include our own people’s representatives and representatives from all over the world. It would be held here in January next year,” said Vijayan.

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ndian High Commissioner in Accra Birender Singh Yadav led a community group and members of the Society of Friends of India to make a presentation of assorted drugs worth thousands of dollars to a military hospital to mark the 148th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi..

Yadav declined to give the exact cost of the drugs, given by Indian companies based in Ghana, calling it a “friendly donation”. The companies are: Pharmanova Pharmaceuticals, M&G Pharmaceuticals, Deepaks, GR Industries, Induslite Sciences, Eskey, Theurapeutics and Tablets India. The donation fol-

lowed a Peace Walk from the residence of the Indian High Commission through the Switchback Road and the Liberation Road in Accra and then back to the resi-

dence. Speaking to IANS, Yadav said: “The celebration of this day reinforces the relevance of the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, many years after his death.”

“It reinforces the need for all of us to follow in the belief of Gandhi in a world that is facing a lot of political and security crises,” Yadav said.

He said the world needed peace to help bring about development.

“We need a safe world so that efforts that will bring about the development could be implemented to benefit the vulnerable in society. Without peace, it is only anarchy that will consume the world.”

A statement by the UN on the International Day of Non-violence said: “In his life, Gandhi remained committed to his belief in non-violence even under oppressive conditions and in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges.”

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U-17 WC: India to script soccer history The U-17 World Cup, which will feature 24 teams, is the first FIFA event in any age group to be held in India

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he annals of sport is replete with tales of unfancied teams going on to perform miracles against higher rated opposition.

The India U-17 football squad will be eager to script their own fairy tale when the FIFA U-17 World Cup gets rolling here on October 6.

The bunch of 21 talented but nervous teenagers will script history by just stepping on the turf at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for their campaign opener against the US as they will be the first Indian team to take part in a FIFA tournament.

The U-17 World Cup, which will feature 24 teams, is the first FIFA event in any age group to be held in India. The teams, representing FIFA’s six confederations, have been divided into six groups of four.

India have been placed in Group A alongside the US, South American giants Colombia and two-time winners Ghana. The Indian boys will face the Americans on October 6 before locking horns with Colombia and Ghana on October 9 and October 12 respectively.

However, despite having virtually no chances of advancing to the knockout stages, the hosts are

U-17 World Cup: 400 stewards to be on duty at Salt Lake stadium KOLKATA: Altogether 400 stewards would be on duty at the Salt Lake Stadium here during the Under-17 FIFA World Cup matches to guide and ensure the safety and security of the spectators, the police said this week.

Trained in soft skills, the stewards would be deployed in all the 13 blocks of the stadium, which is slated to host 10 World Cup matches including the October 28 final.

A total of 120 of the stewards would be women, Bidhannagar Police Commissioner Gyanwant Singh told media persons.

The stewards, chosen from various units of the police, would be in plain clothes at the stadium, also called as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati

determined to put up a strong challenge.

India head coach Luís Norton de Matos has vowed that his wards will fight like lions. “Every game is winnable in football,” he insists.

Matos also wants the young colts to enjoy every moment of the mega event. They will however, have their task cut out for them as the other

Rohit, Axar climb in ICC ODI player rankings DUBAI: India opener Rohit Sharma took fifth spot while spinner Axar Patel clinched his career-best seventh rank this week as the two climbed in the International Cricket Council (ICC) One-Day International (ODI) player rankings, after the recently concluded series victory against Australia.

Sharma, who was awarded the man of the match in the fifth and final match against Australia on Sunday for his power-packed century knock climbed four places in the ICC ODI batsman ranking to take the fifth spot. Gujarat spinner Patel who picked up a three-wicket haul in the final match against Australia jumped three spots to take the seventh spot in the ICC ODI bowler ranking.

“Sharma’s 296 runs in the series, which included a fine 125 in the last match in Nagpur, contributed signifi-

Members of the Indian U-17 National Team - The Indian Colts during their first training session ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. (Photo: IANS)

Narendra Modi to attend Ready to surprise India vs US U-17 match everyone, says Stalin Krirangan. “The 400 stewards have been selected from our different units. There will be 30 or more stewards in each of the blocks. They will usher in the spectators from the gate to their seats, and look after the safety and security of the spectators,” said Gyanwant Singh.

In case of any untoward incident, like if a spectator makes any racial comment, the steward would try to dissuade him politely.

teams in Group A are far ahead in term of footballing pedigree.

The uphill battle will start against the US on Friday evening.

Not known as a footballing nation, US nonetheless have a formidable team. They have participated in 15 of the 16 editions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, having only missed out in 2013. Their best

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, FIFA General Secretary Fatma Samoura and Head of FIFA tournaments Jaime Yarza will be among the spectators on the inaugural day match between host India and the United States in the U-17 World Cup here on Friday. “PM Modi, FIFA General Secretary, Head of FIFA tournaments will be there on the inaugural day,” a source told IANS on October 5.

performance came at New Zealand 1999, where they came fourth.

Germany are the strongest team in Group C which also features Iran, Guinea and Costa Rica.

Group D contains three-time champions and title contenders Brazil alongside Spain, North Korea and Niger.

The Brazil U-17 squad will be

NEW DELHI: India Under-17 football team’s defender Sanjeev Stalin said that despite starting the U-17 FIFA World Cup as underdogs, they are ready to “surprise everyone” when the tournament starts.

“We will play to win and we will give our opponent a tough fight. We understand that we are underdogs in our group, but we have plans to surprise everyone,” Stalin told www.the-aiff.com.

—IANS

without talented striker Vinicius Junior. According to reports in the Brazilian media, he had an agreement with his club Flamengo that he was to be allowed to go to the U-17 World Cup only if the club won the Copa do Brasil title.

France are the strongest team in Group E which also features Japan, Honduras and New Caledonia.

Fifth ODI: India thrash Australia to end series on winning note IANS, NAGPUR

R cantly to India’s convincing victory over the World champions that helped the home side grab the No.1 position in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings. Sharma is now on a career-best 790 rating points but his highest ranking has been third, which he attained in February 2016,” the ICC said in a statement.

“In other movements, India’s leftarm spinner Axar Patel has reached a career best seventh position after moving up three places,” the state—IANS ment added.

ohit Sharma struck a century as India beat Australia by seven wickets in the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground on October 1 to end the series on a winning note.

India thus won the series 4-1.

The victory also helped India regain the top spot in the ODI rankings, pushing South Africa to the second spot. Australia remain third. Chasing a modest target of 243 runs, India crossed the line with 43 balls still remaining.

Sharma and fellow opener Ajinkya Rahane put on a 124-run partnership in 22.3 overs which virtually sealed the match in India’s favor. Sharma plundered 125 runs off 109 balls with his innings featuring 11 boundaries and five hits

Team India celebrate after winning the fifth ODI match against Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)

over the fence. This was his 14th century in the 50-over format.

Sharma became the fastest Indian to reach the 2,000-run milestone in ODI cricket at home. He surpassed former India captain Sourav Ganguly and present incumbent Virat Kohli to the top spot.

The right-hander from Mumbai achieved the feat in 42 innings

while Ganguly took 45 and Kohli needed 46.

Rahane, who has also been in good form in this series, played a steady knock of 61 runs off 74 balls which included seven boundaries.

Fast bowler Nathan CoulterNile finally broke the partnership when he trapped Rahane legbefore.

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HC to decide TN govt’s fate on Oct 9 The future of the AIADMK government may be known when the Madras High Court takes up again the petition by the party’s 18 rebel MLAs challenging their disqualification IANS, CHENNAI

HC orders notice on DMK plea over ex-rebel AIADMK MLAs

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he future of the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu may be known on October 9 when the Madras High Court takes up again the petition by the party’s 18 rebel MLAs challenging their disqualification.

Posting the matter for October 9, Justice K. Ravichandra Babu asked all the sides to be present and not to seek any adjournment.

The judge also ruled that the previous orders — barring a floor test by Chief Minister K. Palaniswami and conduct of fresh by-elections in 18 constituencies notified by the Speaker to the Election Commission — will continue till the case was decided.

Congress leader and Supreme Court advocate Ahishesk Manu Singhvi, representing the camp of dissident AIADMK leader T.T.V. Dinakaran, told the court that the

BRIEFS Haasan meets fans amid speculation CHENNAI: Amid persistent speculation that he will take the political plunge, noted actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan this week met members of his fans associations here to discuss activities to be carried out on his birthday on November 7.

Kamal Haasan will turn 63 this year.

“We discussed welfare activities that we have planned for his birthday across Tamil Nadu,” Thangavelu, Treasurer of the All India Kamal Haasan Fans Welfare Association, told the media.

Plea into Jaya’s death dismissed CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has dismissed a petition objecting to the constitution of an inquiry commission led by a retired judge to probe then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J, Jayalalithaa’s death.

When the matter came up before Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M. Sundar, petitioner P.A. Joseph argued that the commission should be set up only after an unanimous resolution was passed in the state Assembly.

“The present impugned government’s order are illegal and passed in a mechanical manner without following the mandatory procedure as contemplated under section 3 of Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952,” his counsel E. Vijay Anand argued.

— IANS

Chief Minister K. Palaniswami. (File Photo: IANS)

Speaker acted in a partisan manner by taking action against the 18 MLAs. “We had only gone to the Governor seeking a change of Chief Minister and had never voted against the government on the floor of the House,” he said.

The Speaker breached the Constitution by holding the MLAs guilty

under the anti-defection law.

He demanded to know why the same Speaker had not yet acted against MLAs belonging to former Chief Minister and present Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam when they voted against Chief Minister Palaniswami in a trust vote in February.

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court this week ordered issuance of notice to Tamil Nadu Speaker P. Dhanapal in connection with a case filed by the DMK seeking to disqualify 12 former rebel AIADMK MLAs for voting against the government in February.

The case, filed by the DMK Whip, pertained to the Speaker not disqualifying the then 12 rebel AIADMK MLAs led by former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam for voting against the government during a confidence vote moved by Chief Minister K. Palaniswami.

When the case came up for hearing, counsel for the DMK argued that the Speaker had delayed in not taking action against the then rebel

Dinakaran faction seeks cross examination IANS, NEW DELHI

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he T.T.V. Dinakaran faction of the AIADMK this week petitioned the Election Commission seeking cross examination of some of the rival faction leaders before it begins final hearing in the ‘Two Leaves’ symbol dispute on September 29.

Counsel for the faction Raja Sendoorpandi, who filed some additional affidavits before the Commission this week, told reporters later that they expected the Commission to allow their plea as it was functioning as a tribunal

in quasi-judicial proceedings.

The Commission, which is hearing the original petition filed by

Madhusudhan, leader of the O. Panneerselvam faction, against V.K. Sasikala, who was elected General Secretary following the death of J. Jayalalithaa, will take up the case on October 6. The case took a curious turn after the Panneerselvam faction and the faction headed by Chief Minister Edappadi K.Palaniswami merged early last month and decided to remove Sasikala and Dinakaran from the posts of General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary, respectively.

Sendoorpandi, however, refused to disclose details of those who filed the affidavits.

MLAs. The court ordered notices to the Speaker and the Assembly Secretary and adjourned the case to October 12 for further hearing.

P. Dhanapal Panneerselvam turned rebel in February and said he was forced to resign from the Chief Minister’s post by the now ousted AIADMK interim General Secretary V.K. Sasikala to enable her to take over the reins of the government. Both the warring factions of the AIADMK led by Palaniswami and Panneerselvam merged on August 21 and the latter was made the Deputy Chief Minister. Sasikala is now in jail.

—IANS

Kerala HC issues notice to Congress KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Congress and its Kerala unit on a writ petition seeking judicial intervention to ensure conduct of impending organizational polls of the party in the state. The petition was filed by the Pathanamthitta District Congress Committee Vice President and former Youth Congress office-bearer Anil Thomas, who told IANS that he was forced to seek legal recourse after his complaints against filling up party posts on the basis of consensus fell on deaf ears.

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‘Mumbai bridge stampede a man-made tragedy’ IANS, MUMBAI

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ccusing railway officials of not paying heed to multiple warnings by commuters regarding the Parel foot overbridge (FOB) in Mumbai, the Congress said this week it was a “man-made tragedy” that occurred due to “criminal negligence”.

Congress spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi showed to media persons several tweets by users who tagged then Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in their tweets showing overcrowding of the bridge and warning that a disaster was waiting to happen.

In August 2014, Lok Sabha MP from Mumbai South constituency

On September 29, in an unprecedented stampede 23 commuters, including eight women, were crushed to death. (File Photo: i.ytimg.com)

Arvind Sawant had also written a letter to then Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda, seeking foot overbridges on Parel, Curry Road

and Chinchpokli stations. “Suresh Prabhu who took over from Sadananda Gowda replied to Sawant on February 20, 2016 where he

acknowledged the demands made by the MP on behalf of his constituency. He blamed the ‘adverse effects of the global slowdown' and said that despite that a ‘12-metre wide new FOB connecting Western Railway and Central Railway is under their positive consideration,” Singhvi said, quoting from the letter.

Despite that, the officials did not allocate adequate funds to renovate the Parel-Elphinstone bridge out of nearly Rs 12 crore that had been sanctioned by then Railway Minister Prabhu. On September 29, around 10 a.m, in an unprecedented stampede 23 commuters, including eight women, were crushed to death and another 38 injured at Elphinstone Road station on the Western Railway.

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Taxation row set to hit film release The Tamil Nadu film industry has protested against imposition of additional tax over GST IANS, CHENNAI

Chennai multiplexes strike against double taxation on tickets

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he Tamil Nadu Film Producers Council has said no new Tamil films will release this week onwards until the state government removes the additional 10 percent tax over and above the GST. In a statement, President of the Producers Council Vishal had said: “We will have a meeting to discuss the next course of action.

“No new Tamil films will release this week as we feel the additional 10 percent Local Body Entertainment Tax (LBET) above the Goods and Services Tax will disable the industry.”

Of late, the Multiplexes Association of India (MAI) directed multiplexes such as PVR and INOX here to shut shop against double taxation.

Magic of ‘Queen’ to be recreated

Cinema halls in Tamil Nadu have been shut down in protest against the state government’s announcement to levy 10 percent additional tax over GST.

According to the statement, the double taxation defeats the purpose of the GST model and goes against the principle of One Nation One Tax. MAI President Deepak Asher appealed to the Tamil Nadu Chief

Minister K. Palaniswami and Great Chennai Corporation (GCC) Commissioner to consider their request to withdraw the LBET levied on the film exhibition industry in Chennai immediately.

Vishal said they were ready to go

on indefinite strike if the government did not consider their request. “Various stakeholders have already explained their situation to the government. Unfortunately, 10

Father-son duo to team up onscreen IANS, CHENNAI

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CHENNAI: Actress Tamannaah Bhatia is confident that the magic of Kangana Ranaut-starrer Queen will be recreated in its Telugu version which was officially launched earlier this week.

The remake, to be directed by Neelakanta Reddy, has been titled Queen Once Again.

“It’s an exciting project and I love doing roles that talk about women empowerment. I’m confident we can recreate the magic of the original. At the same time, not make our film look like a frame-toframe remake. We’ll adapt it to suit Telugu sensibilities,” Tamannaah told IANS. Ever since she saw the Vikas Bahl-directed Queen, she wanted to be a part of its remake.

“I wasn’t even sure if it was going to be remade. What makes Queen special is that it’s one of those rare women-centric films which succeeded in reaching out to everybody, across all sections of the audience,” she said.

Tamannaah starts shooting for the project from October 25.

CHENNAI: Multiplexes here went on strike in protest against the levying of an additional tax over and above the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Multiplex Association of India (MAI) announced.

The step is in response to a notification issued by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) levying a Local Body Entertainment Tax (LBET) of 20 percent on non-Tamil films, and 10 percent on Tamil films

eteran actor Karthik and his son Gautham Karthik are set to share screen space for the first time in a yet-untitled upcoming Tamil film, it was announced this week.

To be directed by Thiru, the project will explore the relationship between a father and son.

Karthik and Gautham will be seen playing father and son.

“It’s a story that explores the relationship between a father and son.

I’m making Karthik sir and Gautham play father-son. It’s set in a middle-class household. While Gautham plays a boxer, Karthik sir will be seen as a government employee,” Thiru told IANS.

Actor Gautham Karthik

Gautham is thrilled about the project, but he is slightly nervous to act alongside his father.

“I have never been nervous to act with anyone. Since it’s going to be my father and we are working

together for the first time, I’m nervous as well as excited. So far, we have kept our careers separate, but we will be observing each other from close quarters,” Gautham said.

Basking in the success of his latest Tamil outing Hara Hara Mahadevaki, Gautham says the father-son bond will be the highlight of the film.

“The film has action but the biggest highlight will be the relationship I will share with my father.

I’m thrilled about this project. I recently returned after training for three weeks in Bangkok to play a boxer. I can’t wait to start shooting for this project,” he added.

The film will be produced by G. Dhananjayan’s Creative Entertainers and Distributors.

with effect from September 27 in addition to the 28 percent GST on cinema tickets.

Siddharth Roy Kapur, President of the Producers Guild of India, said: “The decision of Tamil Nadu government to impose LBET to GST on cinema tickets is a highly retrograde step and we urge the government to withdraw this regressive tax at the earliest in the larger interests of all sectors of the Indian film industry.”

percent tax has been levied without regulating the ticket prices.

“This will only increase the losses for the producers and pave way to more confusion,” Vishal added.

Vishnu makes his debut in Tamil film CHENNAI: Popular Telugu actor Vishnu Manchu, known for being part of films such as Dhee and Rowdy, is making inroads into Tamil filmdom with upcoming Vishnu Manchu bilingual political thriller Kural 388.

The film will also be shot in Telugu.

“The universal concept of the story will appeal to audiences across languages. Hence, we decided to make it as a bilingual.

Vishnu is not completely alien to Tamil. When I suggested the idea that we make the film as a bilingual, he was more excited than me,” director G.S Karthik told IANS.

Dileep granted bail, reinstated as chief of exhibitors’ body IANS, KOCHI

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alayalam superstar Dileep, arrested for alleged involvement in the conspiracy behind the kidnapping of an actress, was this week granted bail by the Kerala High Court and was reinstated as President of the powerful body of film exhibitors.

The decision was taken at a hurriedly called executive meeting of the Film Exhibitors United Organization of Kerala (FEUOK).

Antony Perumbavoor, who took over as FEUOK President in July after Dileep’s arrest, told media persons later that the meeting decided to reinstate the superstar as chief of the film body that was formed in January, earlier this year.

After spending 85 days in judicial custody, actor Dileep drove to his home this week.

On the evening of October 3, Dileep was released on bail and drove to his home, after spending 85 days in judicial custody.

A stream of film personalities, including actors, producers and directors called on Dileep, but the actor refused to speak to the media

saying he did not have permission to speak to the press.

The team of his blockbuster film Ram Leela, released last week, held a small celebration at his home.

He, along with his actress wife Kavya Madhavan, called on his counsel Raman Pillai to convey their thanks for securing him bail in the fifth attempt.

Meanwhile, with Dileep out on bail, the police probe team which was getting ready to file the chargesheet in the case, decided to defer it.

Now, all eyes are on the actors’ body — Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) — which, soon after Dileep’s arrest decided to suspend him from the body and also removed him as its treasurer.

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ctor Ranveer Singh looks fierce and intense in his just unveiled first look as ruler Alauddin Khilji in filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s forthcoming film Padmavati.

Ranveer took to Twitter to share two different avatars of Khilji. In the first photo, Ranveer can be seen posing topless inside water with long hair and beard.

The second image features the “Befikre” actor donning a warrior costume and posing

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nurag Basu, who directed Kangana Ranaut’s Bollywood debut film Gangster in 2006, says the actress is growing as an artiste, and he feels proud about it.

Asked how he looks at her growth as an actress, Basu, who has also worked with Kangana in Life In a…Metro and Kites, told IANS: “She is fantastic. Kangana is growing with each film. I remember before starting shooting for Gangster, we had a workshop.”

“I saw a spark in her but had no idea that she will become such a huge star! We were working on her diction, looks and various things to prepare her and build the character. Now look at her, with every single character that she plays, she has mastered the art of character building.” he added.

while looking at the mirror. Interestingly, both photographs feature a bruise underneath the actor’s right eye.

Besides Ranveer, Padmavati will feature actress Deepika Padukone in the title role and actor Shahid Kapoor as her husband MahaRawal Ratan Singh.

Padmavati, which will release on December 1, tells the story of Alauddin Khilji, the medieval-era Delhi ruler, who fell in love with Rajput queen Padmavati.

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“I learned a lot from Kalki Koechlin.

It was a really interesting experience, Kalki is a thorough professional and I really respect that and she is a really popular star and an actor, but you don’t feel that when you’re working with her,” said Sumeet.

Filmmaker Rakhee’s directorial Ribbon stars Sumeet and Kalki and is the love story of a young couple, who, amidst their flourishing careers, decide to have a baby. Kalki, who plays the role of a career-oriented girl facing much criticism and bias on workplace due to her pregnancy and later motherhood, says she researched so much about pregnancy and motherhood that now she is scared of it.

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rom acting to producing films, actress Anushka Sharma has now turned designer and launched her new entrepreneurial venture, clothing line “Nush”. She says it is daunting and she is excited but nervous too.

“It is a really special day for me.. this is something I had been planning for the past one and a half years, and quite honestly as I stand here in front of everyone, I am excited but at the same time, I am extremely nervous. Because when you put yourself out there like that it can be a little daunting but I am really happy that I am doing it and I am really glad that I am doing it” said Anushka at the launch of her new venture.

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ctress Vidya Balan says her husband and film producer Siddharth Roy Kapur (SRK) is the most good looking guy, and she is glad that she got married to him.

Vidya, who got married to film producer Siddharth Roy Kapur in 2012, spoke about her personal life with actress Neha Dhupia for her chat show No Filter Neha, read a statement. When Neha asked her what’s it like waking upto SRK every morning, Vidya said: “Let me specify, those who are desperately waiting for a controversy around my name because it’s been a while... I wake up to a better looking SRK.”

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A SUPERB PERFORMER Tom Alter, the blue-eyed ‘Gora sahab’ with his amazing command of both Hindi and Urdu, is assured of a firm place in the Indian cultural expanse IANS, NEW DELHI

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e was the most different American India has seen. Born in independent India to a family with roots in the subcontinent from roughly around when the Mahatma returned from overseas, Tom Alter was drawn to Bollywood after seeing Rajesh Khanna in Aradhana and moved from play Tom Alter was ‘firangs’ onscreen and an obvious on stage to also porfixture as a tray a wide gamut of Actor Tom Alter was suffering from squamous cell carcinoma, British officer in Indian historical a type of skin cancer. (Photo: IANS) any Bollywood and cultural icons.

He was also an avid film or TV serial much on the game, Alter (1950-2017) distinguished cricket fan who did the coached students in himself. In a four-decade career first ever TV interview of his short teaching which only ended earlier this year Sachin Tendulkar, played regcareer, and also has the dis- after he was a diagnosed with canularly (in a team called ‘MCC’ — tinction of giving commentary in a cer (that ultimately ended his life on Friday, Sep 30), he was not only Match Cut Club — along with One-day match India played.

Naseeruddin Shah, Vishal BhardBut it was in the entertainment seen on the big and small screen waj, and Aamir Khan), wrote world that Thomas Beach ‘Tom’ but also on the stage — and not

Can’t live in fear, says Raja Kumari NEW DELHI: Grammy nominated Indian-American songwriter Raja Kumari, also a rapper, wishes to push the South Asian profile forward Raja Kumari through her music and says that incidents like the mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music concert can’t force her to live in fear. The death toll from the mass shooting at the concert last week has touched 59, and 527 others were left injured.

only in Bollywood but also in Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Kumaoni, Marathi and Malyalam cinema.

The blue-eyed, ‘Gora sahab’, with his command of both Hindi and Urdu, is assured of a firm place in Indian cultural expanse, being the only actor who has appeared as two key figures spanning a momentous near-century of the country’s history — portraying both Bahadur Shah Zafar and Lord Mountbatten. With his perfect diction in Hindi and Urdu — with only a slight trace of an endearing accent, Alter was an obvious fixture as a British officer in any Bollywood film or TV serial depicting the Raj. Though he made his debut with Ramanand Sagar’s Charas (1976), where he is Dharmendra’s customs department boss, he came to greater prominence with Satyajit Ray’s Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977).

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ctor Hrithik Roshan this week broke his silence on the dragging row with actress Kangana Ranaut, saying he has never met her privately and asked how two “high-profile celebrities” could have had a sevenyear passionate affair without any evidence.

Hrithik, son of veteran actorfilmmaker Rakesh Roshan, said that “just like a nagging health issue sometimes ignored can turn malignant, this situation for me has unfortunately turned malignant.

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“The truth is, I have never met the lady in question one-on-one in my entire life. Yes, we have worked together, but there has been no meeting in private. That’s the truth,” he said. He added he was

“not fighting against an allegation of an affair”.

“I’m in fact protecting myself from something far more serious, sensitive and destructive than that,” Hrithik said in a statement.

The row began last year when Kangana hinted at Hrithik being her “ex-boyfriend”.

She said in an interview that she fails to understand “why exes do silly things to get your attention”.

The actress lodged a legal complaint against Hrithik for “misusing” the confidential emails and photographs of the time when they were together.

BRIEFS Aamir to release ‘Secret..’ in Turkey MUMBAI: Actor-producer Aamir Khan’s next project Secret Superstar will release in Turkey on the same date as in India. The actor has jetted Aamir Khan off to Istanbul to formally announce the news, read a statement.

“On the plane to Istanbul! Really looking forward to my trip to Turkey.

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by Aamir and Kiran Rao under the banner Aamir Khan Productions, Zee Studios and Akash Chawla, “Secret Superstar” is written and directed by Advait Chandan.

Theft at Hema Malini’s godown MUMBAI: Bollywood actress and BJP MP Hema Malini’s warehouse here has been robbed. The Mumbai police are on the Hema Malini lockout for a domestic servant suspected for the crime, officials said.

The theft came to light after the servant suddenly went incommunicado since five-six days prompting her manager to visit the warehouse in D.N. Nagar, Andheri west.

The items lost include stuff like props, costumes and imitation jeweleries and other assorted material, which was generally used by her for film shoots, collectively estimated to be worth around Rs 90,000. A complaint was lodged with Juhu Police station against the suspect servant who was acting as a caretaker of the warehouse premises, Assistant Commissioner of Police D. Bhargude told mediapersons.

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n our country we revere the dead. And disrespect the urge to laugh and have fun. Judwaa too reminds us how enjoyable frivolity in cinema can be if packaged and executed expertly.

When a 20-year-old film about identical twins caught in a rough hour traffic of endearing inanity is rebooted, we immediately start getting emotional about the old film which incidentally, was trashed on release. We even begin to treat Anu Malik’s pedestrian tunes in the original as classics.

There is news for all nostalgia addicts. “Judwaa 2” is not only a more engaging ode to inanity than the original, but Varun Dhawan

Film: “Judwaa 2”; Cast: Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Tapsee Pannu, Anupam Kher; Director: David Dhawan; Rating: ***1/2

even manages to outdistance Salman Khan’s considerable energy level in the original, conveying a

certain innocence in his body language that is the opposite of sexual candor.

What works bigtime for this sorted remake is its absolute honesty of intention. David Dhawan wants to entertain as he has been doing for decades. There is no socio-cultural political agenda (not counting a super-dumb reference to Donald Trump), no attempt to induce gravity into the binge of silliness. The point is the pointlessness.

The prattle and the preening is all

so frenetic, we get no time to think.

We just go with the flow. And flow with the glow and sparkle that father-son Dhawan generate together. On that perilous level of utter abandon, “Judwaa 2” hangs by a slender thread unwilling to let go even a stray moment of potential pleasurability. The film’s obstinacy to win you over with a feast of fatuousness breaks down our defenses after a while. “Judwaa 2” is the kind of massy rabble-rouser that we don’t see in mainstream cinema any more. We either have “realistic” romcoms set in small towns or wannabe Hollywood spectacles which go nowhere with their egoistic ambitions.

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IAHM remembers S Chandrasekhar

BY DR. NILESH MEHTA HICAGO, IL – The IndoAmerican Heritage Museum (IAHM), a community-based institution, paid tributes to the 1983 Nobel Prize (physics) winner S. Chandrasekhar by organizing a unique program, ‘Dwarf stars and family stories’, at The Field Museum (Marae gallery), 1400 S Lake Shore Dr here on September 23.

Celebrated as Chandra Day, the program invited visitors to learn about astrophysics from Field Museum Curator of Meteorites, Phillip Heck.

The highlight of the afternoon was a heartfelt sharing of family stories by Revathy Kumar, daughter of Chandra’s brother Balakrishnan, who welcomed questions about her famous periappa (uncle).

Those who attended could Chandra’s own comments and reflections of his devoted wife Lalitha, which were shared by friends of IAHM. The event featured memories of Ayya Mama by Chandrasekhar’s niece, and readings of words from Chandra’s personal life, brief selections from Chandra’s essays.

Among the reminiscences were numerous mentions of Chandra’s love of walking on the beach in Madras, his impeccable English, his elegance, his numerous generous gifts of books to loved ones, and his love of music.

Vidya Shankar, Chandra’s sister, recalled how once he “exuberantly decided to have a spontaneous singing session.

Professor Kumar shared a personal

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recollection of her renowned uncle’s response to her dismay when as a very young girl, she was left behind when her parents and older relatives accompanied her famous uncle to formal events during a trip to New Delhi.

Her Periappa (uncle) invited her to join him for a walk to the Lodi Gardens where he bought her an ice cream.

Amita Banerji brought to life words of Lalitha, Chandra’s wife, who was a classmate with Chandra in the physics department at Presidency College in Madras, India.

All who were present remembered and enjoyed viewing the Nobel Prize for Physics awarded to Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar in 1983 displayed in a showcase in the

Beyond Bollywood exhibition, which features heritage items of Indian Americans of Chicago on view in the Marae Gallery at the Field Museum until January 7.

The IAHM is a community-based and inclusive institution, a place where visitors can better understand and experience the rich cultural heritage, fascinating immigrant history and important contemporary developments that shape the lives of millions of Americans of Indian origin.

Through IAHM programs and affiliation with the Chicago Cultural Alliance, a partnership of Chicago’s ethnic museums and cultural centers, IAHM promotes public understanding of cultural diversity.

BSC’s Navratri is a big draw

BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO,IL – During September 22-30, the Bhartiya Senior Citizens (BSC) of Chicago organized Live Raas Garba performed by Ashit Desai and Hema Desai and Harmoney Group X Factor Participant KK ( Kalpesh Kharva) and Daxa Solanki and his orchestra.

More than 1000 people enjoyed Raas Garba and Dandia Raas with BSC executives providing snacks and coffee and tea and arranging for a big projection screen to enable

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BY A STAFF WRITER ASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has released a statement in response to the provision in the Republican tax plan which would eliminate the deductibility of state and local taxes: “While many elements of tax reform may be debatable, the importance of the State and Local Tax (SALT) Deduction to the people of Illinois is not. That’s why I’m calling on all my colleagues representing our state to join me in rejecting the current proposal to raise taxes on working families in Illinois by eliminating this essential deduction.

“Working families across the state depend on the SALT deduction to ensure that they are not double-taxed to pay for state and local services. Thousands of taxpayers in my district use the SALT deduction to save thousands of dollars per year. The average resident of Cook County saves $4,176 through this deduction while Kane County residents save $5,048. In DuPage County, the average taxpayer saves $6,637 annually through the SALT deduction.

“I call on all my Illinois colleagues to reject the elimination of the SALT deduction. Failing to do so will result in a tax increase on thousands of working families across Illinois.

elderly people to watch the dances.

All first- and second-floor decoration was done by senior citizens who won encomiums from participants. BSC Trustee Parsotam Pandya, president Hari Patel, vice president Madhu Patel had set up different teams--food team, Tea preparing team, Prashad Team, Arti Preparing team, Guest welcome team.

Hari Patel thanked all volunteers and committee members without whom, he said, the event would not have succeeded. Parsotam Pandya (Trustee of BSC) and Madhu Patel (vice president) took responsibility of

cleaning the ahll, etc.

Mahesh Patel, Chandu Dave, Pravin Amin, Amrat Patel, Ramsang Parmar, Sirish Shah, Indu Patel, Vithal Balar, Nita Chudasma, Kala Oza, Sakuntla Vyas, Damini and Kalyni Patel, Pratima Shah also offered their services to serve food to the participants.

The audio system was handled by Bharat Gandhi. Jayanti Oza (photo journalist) took pictures of volunteers. Everyone had a good time to during Navratri which was the result of a good BSC team work.

Indian to stand trial in sexting case

BY A STAFF WRITER NDIANAPLIS, IN -- The Indiana Supreme Court ruled recently that Sameer Thakar will stand trial in the case of his alleged sexting to a 16-year-old girl.

Sameer Thakar The court ruled unanimously with a 5-0 vote that Thakar, an Indian American former teacher at North Central High School in Indianapolis, will go to trial for allegedly sending a nude photo of himself to the teenaged girl from Oregon in 2014.

If convicted, Thakar could spend up to three years behind bars.

The ruling is surprising in that the state says it is legal to have sex with a 16-year-old, though sexting nude photos to a minor is not.

Thakar allegedly sent the photo to the girl after they discussed her age, and she told him she wished she were 18.

He later confessed to the police that he had a problem with chatting online.

The Indian American has been charged with a felony count of disseminating matter harmful materials to a minor. The charge was originally dismissed last year on the basis that the state’s dissemination statute was vague because the age of consent for sex in Indiana is 16.

While an appeals court upheld the dismissal, the state’s top court disagreed.

The Supreme Court judges acknowledged that while the laws may seem inconsistent, there’s no conflict between them because it’s still possible to follow both simultaneously.

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(L-R) CEO of Vistex Inc. Sanjay Shah, Lehigh University President John Simon & College of Business & Economics dean, Georgette Phillips

BY A STAFF WRITER OFFMAN ESTATES, IL – Sanjay Shah, a 1989 MBA, alumnus, entrepreneur, and founder and CEO of VIstex Inc., has committed a $5- million gift to elevate Executive Education at Lehigh University’s College of Business and Economics.

This gift will name the new Vistex Institute for Executive Learning and Research and allow the university and the college to move forward with an ambitious plan to strengthen engagements with industry and business.

Plans for a new state-of-the-art home for the institute are under way. In 1999, Shah founded the Chicago-based global software company Vistex Inc., which has grown into a worldwide operation with 20 offices and 1,300 employees.

“Mr. Shah’s generous gift will enhance Lehigh’s ability to deliver high-quality executive education designed to strengthen the skills required of business and industry leaders today,” said John Simon, president of Lehigh University.

The Vistex Institute for Executive Learning and Research, under the direction of Executive

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Director David Welsh, will focus on having research serve as the core foundation for the content and teaching in each class.

The research will tap into timely and relevant business trends to enhance the learning environment and provide pertinent experience for program participants.

In addition to the newly branded executive education program, the College of Business and Economics boasts nationally top-ranked undergraduate and part-time MBA programs, an innovative one-year MBA, an array of graduate degree programs, and a number of joint/dual MBA programs.

“We thank Mr. Shah for supporting the growth of Lehigh’s executive education programs,” said Phillips.

“Our shared vision for the Vistex Institute for Executive Learning and Research is sure to make it a go-to resource for comprehensive educational solutions for managers and executives, while harnessing the practical and real-world approach to education, which is the hallmark of the College of Business and Economics at Lehigh.

Ajit Roy

BY A STAFF WRITER jit Roy, an Indian American scientist at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, was recently chosen as one of its newest Fellows.

Roy is the principal engineer and group lead for computational nanomaterials at the AFRL’s directorate and is among six Fellows.

The AFRL Fellows program recognizes outstanding scientists and engineers in research achievements, technology development and transition achievements, or program and organizational leadership, according to a news release.

Roy was selected in the achievement category under research. He has over 30 years’ experience in AFRL and is internationally recognized for exceptional scientific contributions and leadership in research and development of the structural, thermal, and electronic properties of carbon materials.

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Additionally, Roy assisted in transferring the technology to XSS-11, XSAS-11 spacecraft and Autonomous Nanosat Guardian for Evaluating Local Space satellites as well as heat exchangers in Boeing 787-9 aircraft.

The Indian American, with his comprehensive multi-scale materials modeling methodology, connected the physics of the atomistic scale material response to bulk performance, and this greatly improved fidelity in materials design, thus enabling innovation, development and accelerated tech transition of tailored materials functionalities.

This year’s AFRL Fellows inductees brings the total up to 191 since its inception in 1987.

In addition to recognition, each new AFRL Fellow receives a two-year, $300,000 research grant to further their chosen research.

A banquet will be held in their honor at the National Museum of the US Air Force on October 26.

Radhey Shyam shrine’s Navratri, Ravan dahan

The 7th Indian Wedding Expo and Shopping Event on Sun Oct 29th12:00 PM at Waterford Banquet, 933 S Riverside Drive, Elmhurst, IL 60126. Call Kate 312-459-2488

Bollywood Halloween Party on Fri Oct 27th-8:30 PM at Ashton Place, 341 75th St, Willowbrook, IL 60527. Tkts: $40, $50 21 + with ID.

Chalo Haso comedy Showcase on Fri Oct 13th-8:00 PM at Seven Bar and Restaurant, 400 East Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601

Rajasthani Caravan Concert in Chicago on Sat Oct 14th-5:00 PM at Ashton Place Banquet Facility, 341 75th Street, Willowbrook, IL 60527. Free Parking.

Tkts: Adult $35, VIP $50, Kids $20 Kids under 5 free (Food included)

PCS Night 2017 on Sat Oct 14th, 7:00 PM at Meadows Club Banquets, 2950 Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 Tkts: General $25, Reserved $50, VIP $100. Children under 10 free. Dinner included with $100 tkts.only.

Dandiya Dhoom with Falguni Pathak on Sat Oct 14th-8:00PM at Odeum Expo Center, 1033 N Villa Ave, Villa Park, Il 60181. Tkts $30 Advance, $35 at door.

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BY A STAFF WRITER LOOMINGDALE, IL -- The nine-night Navaratri festival from September 21 until September 29 came to an end at the Shree Radhey Shyam Temple, Bloomingdale, IL along with the 10th day celebration of Vijay Dashami/ Dussehra September 30.

Devotees burnt the giant effigy of demon king, Ravana and chanted ‘Jai Durga Ma’ with full enthusiasm. Devotees came in large numbers to witness the each day’s special events of Navaratri and Ravan Dahan on the last day as well.

Temple priests Pt. Gopalkrishna Ji and Pt. Jayanarayan Badal Ji performed special morning Arati, Pujas, Abhishekams, Alankarams, Mata Ki Chowki, Kenya Pujan,

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Devotees witnessed nine roopas of Goddess Durga, including Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Saraswati with full devotion and dedication. Chanting of mantras and singing of Bhajans and devotional songs after the puja rituals for nine consecutive days of Navratri brought alive the festive spirit in all devotees.

The temple also organized ‘Mata Ki Chowki’ as an integral part of the Navaratri festivities. More than 300 hundred devotees participated on the 10th day Vijay Dashami special Pujas, Abhishekams and in the evening witnessed the event of Ravan Dahan that delivered a wonderful social message by setting ablaze to the Ravana’s effigy that “good always triumphs over evil.

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HH Mahant Swami’s trip brings peace, hope

BY A STAFF WRITER EW YO R K , N Y - - O n September 21, His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj, the spiritual leader of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, left the United States after spending three months bringing peace, hope, inspiration and spirituality to thousands of individuals.

Devotees, well-wishers, and dignitaries from across North America came together in honor of Mahant Swami’s first trip to North America as the spiritual successor of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.

During the three-month visit, devotees celebrated key milestones, including the 10-year anniversaries of traditional Hindu mandirs in Atlanta, Toronto and San Jose, as well as the inauguration of the Ghanshyam Maharaj Abhishek Mandapam and installation of the first pillars of Swaminarayan Akshardham (Robbinsville, NJ).

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Holiness to the respective BAPS mandirs for the first time as the spiritual leader of BAPS. Mahant Swami’s visit also provided an opportunity for devotees to honor the life and legacy of Pramukh Swami Maharaj.

During his tour, Mahant Swami scattered

6,000 join Navratri Garba by IACFNJ

BY A STAFF WRITER OUTH BROUNSWICK, NJ – The Indo-American Cultural Foundation of Central Jersey (IACFNJ) once again organized its Grand Navratri Garba in South Brunswick on September 23, 29 and 30 at South Brunswick High School in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey.

The Navratri celebration marked the festival of nine nights during which Hindus worship Goddess of Shakti Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati.

IACFNJ held this year’s Garba in a state-of-the-art gymnasium at South Brunswick High School in a highly-secured environment where more than 6,000 people enjoyed the three days of colorful festivities to mark the cultural and religious significance of Navratri for Hindus.

The response of South Asians from North Brunswick, Franklin Park, Princeton, Hightstown, Princeton Junction, Monroe, East Brunswick, Robbinsville and East and West Windsor was very overwhelming. But the organizers did an outstanding job to process everyone as quickly as possible, so that everyone can enjoy five hours of garba,

the holy ashes of Pramukh Swami in Niagara Falls (Canada), and the Hudson River (NY) as a tribute to his Guru’s social and spiritual service in North America.

On September 5, 2017, Mahant Swami also met with former President Barack Obama. During the meeting with former President Obama, Mahant Swami highlighted BAPS’ work to encourage the Indian-American community to more fully participate in civic life and how organizations like BAPS and the Obama Foundation can work to inspire young leaders to take up the call of public service through programs such as scholarships for students aspiring for careers in public service.

Mahant Swami left a strong impression not only on devotees, but also dignitaries across the continent. Casey Cagle, Lieutenant Governor, Georgia, said, “Mahant Swami Maharaj is an individual with a very very large heart, a person who cares deeply about our world, deeply about our country and also deeply about individuals.

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The local business entrepreneurs, community leaders, local and state public officials and large number of Asian Indians attended the celebration to support IACFNJ community efforts to keep Indian culture and heritage alive in the state.

New Jersey’s 16th Legislative District Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker who is also a

resident of South Brunswick; Laurie Poppe, Senate Candidate for Legislative District 16; Middlesex County Freeholder Shanti Narra and South Brunswick School Board Member Azra Baig were among the special guests who attended the event.

IACFNJ plans to hold Diwali Party on November 3 at Ember Restaurant in South Brunswick.

Daycare pays up $3m for medicaid fraud

BY A STAFF WRITER DISON, NJ -- The US Attorney’s Office in the District of New Jersey on September 27 announced that Edison, NJ-based Edison Adult Medical Daycare, its former owner Dinesh Patel and current owners Daxa Patel and Satish Mehtani have agreed to pay the US and the state of New Jersey nearly $3 million to settle a case that claimed the daycare violated the False Claims Act. Acting US Attorney William Fitzpatrick made the announcement of the settlement agreement stemming from allegations that the daycare improperly billed and received payments from Medicaid despite Dinesh Patel having been excluded from participating in Medicaid following his 2012 conviction for accepting kickbacks.

In total, the three Indian American accused agreed to pay $2.72 million.

The settlement resolves federal and state government allegations that from March 17, 2012, through August 4, 2015, Dinesh

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Patel violated his exclusion by not ceasing his involvement in the adult daycare facility, and that the daycare violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to and receiving payments from Medicaid while Dinesh Patel directed, managed and supervised activities at Edison.

The settlement also resolves allegations that owners Daxa Patel and Satish Mehtani

had full knowledge that Dinesh Patel was managing the daycare while he was an excluded Medicaid provider.

In addition to the settlement payment, Dinesh Patel has also agreed to another five-year exclusion precluding him from participating in all federal health care programs, including Medicaid and Medicare, until 2022.

Mahesh Madhavan

BY A STAFF WRITER AN JOSE, CA -- Bacardi Limited, among the largest privately-held spirits companies in the world, on October 2 announced that 20year Bacardi veteran Mahesh Madhavan has officially taken over the reins of chief executive officer (CEO).

Madhavan, who replaces retired Michael Donaltakes, was announced as the CEO successor in March. He will be based at the company’s global headquarters in Bermuda.

In his career with Bacardi, Madhavan, who is originally from Kerala, has led the company’s Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa operations where he was charged with building stronger connections between the iconic brands in the Bacardi portfolio and consumers in those regions, the company said in a news release.

The new CEO announced two appointments, naming John Burke as global chief marketing officer of Bacardi and president of Bacardi Global Brands Ltd., and Ignacio del Valle regional president of the Latin America and Caribbean region.

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Congressman Ami Bera’s father freed from prison

BY A STAFF WRITER ACRAMENTO, CA -- Babulal Bera, 84-year-old father of Indian American Congressman Ami Bera of Sacramento, Calif., was released from prison on September 28, two months ahead of his one-year sentence.

Bera served his time at FCI Terminal Island low-security prison in San Pedro, Calif. He was transferred to a halfway house on July 29, and now released for good behavior 10 months into his sentence.

The elderly man, who has suffered with failed back surgeries, neuropathy, prostate cancer, a history of falls, and uses a cane to walk, must now serve three years of probation and also pay a $100,000 fine.

“It’s been a very tough year for me and my entire family and we are happy to have him home,” Rep. Bera said in a press statement.

According to court documents, Babulal Bera allegedly funneled about $300,000 to his son’s bids for Congress in 2010 and 2012. He and his wife Kanta made the maximum allowable contribution of $2,400 each election cycle. He also asked family members and friends to make the maximum

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BY A STAFF WRITER OT SPRINGS, AK -- Former convenient store owner Sunny Ghotra Singh on September 18 pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from a 2016 home invasion incident and illegal gambling operation at his store in Arkansas.

Singh (25), who is in the US as part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, pleaded guilty to residential burglary and keeping a gambling house and was sentenced to five years in prison on each count, to run concurrently.

Additional charges the Indian American faced, including aggravated robbery and possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, with purpose to deliver, were withdrawn.

The prosecutor said Singh is facing time in federal prison and then will be deported back to his native India.

It was Singh’s DACA status that caught the attention of investigators with Homeland Security and the 18th Judicial District East Drug Task Force (DTF) after Singh reportedly shot a burglar allegedly trying to take money from the register at the Mountain Pine Corner Store on December 4, 2016.

Singh was not charged in connection with the shooting, but under the DACA program he is not allowed to possess a firearm.

The DTF searched the store on January 31, assisted by sheriff ’s investigators, Homeland Security, Arkansas State Police, Hot Springs police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

Authorities arrested Singh inside the store, where they found 163.9 grams of marijuana, four sets of digital scales, 33 glass smoking devices, three bong pipes and four firearms, as well as $26,389.40 in cash, 15 surveillance cameras, located inside and outside of the store, and a DVR system.

Singh admitted the marijuana, guns and smoking devices found in the store belonged to him and that he had hidden the smoking devices in the vent.

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contribution and said he would pay them back the full amount, a practice known as using straw donors.

Prosecutors said Bera would issue refund checks from five different bank accounts.

Investigators found more than 130 improper campaign contributions involving about 90 contributors.

In May 2016, Bera pleaded guilty to two counts of violating federal campaign finance laws. The US Attorney’s Office dropped a second investigation against Rep. Ami Bera’s possible involvement in the fraud, saying in a statement last September that no other charges would be sought in the matter. It also did not file charges against Kanta.

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in the Washington, DC metropolitan area to combat the stereotype that every IndianAmerican child can afford a four-year college education without being overwhelmed with student debt.

According to 2012 government data, one in 12 Indian-Americans lives below the

poverty line, which is an annual income of just $23,000 for a family of four.

Over the last 19 years, Upakar has awarded 152 scholarships totaling over $600,000 to students who meet the scholarship criteria.

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BY A STAFF WRITER EW YORK – Six highachieving Indian-American students have been awarded Upakar Scholarships. Three other Indian American students have also bagged Upakar Textbook Scholarships.

This year’s six Upakar Scholars are: Arpita Abrol, Jackson Heights NY (Virginia for Education scholar), Oeishi Banerjee of Cupertino CA, Karthik Bijoy of Chicago IL, Bhakti Javiya of Detroit MI, Mithali Patel of Cumming GA; and Naazneen Vhora of Harvey IL. This year’s three Upakar Textbook Scholars are: Sanket Patel of Egg Harbor Township NJ; Vidhi Raju Patel of Springfield MN; and Meena Pyatt of Missouri City TX. This year’s scholars join 19 other Upakar Scholars who will be renewed for the 2017-2018 academic year.

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PM asks citizens to ‘do positive’ Marking the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana and symbolizing the triumph of good over evil, Vijaya Dashmi, or Dussehra was celebrated with fervor across the country IANS, NEW DELHI

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ijaya Dashmi, or Dussehra, marking the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana and symbolizing the triumph of good over evil, was celebrated with fervour across the country.

In New Delhi, before burning the effigy of Ravana at the Subhash Maidan opposite Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorted the citizens to see festivals as source of inspiration to do something positive for society as he underlined their social relevance.

In Punjab and Haryana, a festive spirit prevailed at all places including Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Bathinda, Jalandhar and Gurdaspur (all in Punjab); Ambala, Hisar, Rohtak and Karnal (all in Haryana) and in Chandigarh where the burning of Ravana effigies was organized.

Interestingly, effigies of babas or self-styled godmen were included among the effigies of Ravana and others at some places this time to highlight the wrong-doings of these babas who take people for a ride in the name of religion.

On some of the effigies of godmen, the photograph of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the disgraced

Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorted the citizens to see festivals as a source of inspiration to do something positive for the society.

chief of Dera Sacha Sauda sect who was recently convicted and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for rape of two female disciples, was put up.

In Haryana, the tallest Ravana at 210 feet was put up at Barala near Ambala.

In West Bengal, devotees thronged marquees and community pujas to bid farewell to Goddess Durga on Vijaya Dashami, the last day of the Durga Puja festival.

With anticipation of the homecoming of the deity next year, married women decked in the ritualis-

tic red-and-white saris marked the event with the customary “Sindoor Khela” or smearing each other and the idols with red vermillion to prepare Goddess Durga and her four children — Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha and Kartik — for their return to their heavenly abode on Mount Kailash.

As part of the observances, enthusiasts cutting across religious and age barriers indulged in “dhunuchi naach” — dancing to the beat of the ‘dhaak’ (drums) holding aloft earthen bowls

KOLKATA: Highlighting communal harmony, railing against terrorism and bringing diverse themes like the intricacies of human mind and the spirit of freedom to the fore, 68 community Durga puja organizers paraded their award-winning idols in the West Bengal government organized carnival here this week.

The carnival, a brainchild of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in its second year, showcased the prominent idols from the city and the adjoining districts in a colorful road show at the iconic Red Road here, amid tight security.

The three hour long event saw the puja organizers also exhibiting

laden with incense and camphor.

In Assam, lakhs of people thronged different Durga Puja pandals since morning, braving rains and inclement weather, to bid adieu to the Mother Goddess and celebrate ‘Vijoya Dashami’ — the last day of the Durga Puja festival.

samples of various artistic creations used in their puja marquees on vibrantly decorated tableaux.

All the community pujas selected for the road show, were winners of Bengal’s ‘Biswa Bangla Sharad Samman’ award falling under various categories.

Men, women and children gathered in puja pandals and took part in the rituals performed by the priests and took blessings.

In Karnataka’s cultural capital Mysuru, about one million people had gathered for the victory parade to mark the culmination of the Dasara festival.

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Medicine Nobel Prize for body clock research Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young are the winners IANS, STOCKHOLM

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hree American scientists have won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for unravelling secrets of how the body’s internal clock or circadian rhythm works — a discovery that will help doctors understand the mechanism behind sleep patterns, hormone release, blood pressure and body temperature.

Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young were able to peek inside the human biological clock and elucidate its inner

Gene therapy may reverse blindness

workings, the Nobel Prize committee said in a statement this week.

The winners will share a prize of 825,000 British pounds.

“Their discoveries explain how plants, animals and humans adapt their biological rhythm so that it is synchronized with the Earth’s revolutions,” said the Nobel Assembly at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet.

The research conducted on fruit flies isolated the “period” gene that controls the normal daily biological rhythm.

This gene contained instructions for making a protein called “PER”.

As levels of “PER” increased, it

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turned off its own genetic instruc- orientation of jet lag that travellers tions. “PER” protein was found to experience while shifting between accumulate in the cell during different time zones. the night but degraded The scientists during the day. also discovered a The three Thus, “PER” progene called winners will tein levels oscillate “timeless” and over a 24-hour Young found be sharing cycle, in synchrony one called a prize of with the circadian “doubletime”, rhythm. Chronic 825,000 British both the genes misalignments in this affecting the pounds clock, as a result of our stability of lifestyle and our external “PER”. environment, is associated Since the seminal diswith increased risk for various dis- coveries by the three laureates, cireases as well as the temporary dis- cadian biology has developed into

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ndia has registered three points decline in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to 34 per 1,000 live births in 2016 from 37 per 1,000 live births in 2015, an official statement said this week.

As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) Bulletin, last year, the IMR only saw a two point decline.

“Not only this, India also recorded a major drop in birth cohort, which has for the first time come down to below 25 million.

India has registered 90,000 fewer infant deaths in 2016 as compared to 2015. The total number of estimated infant deaths have come

This test can prevent unnecessary chemotherapy LONDON: Researchers have developed a new test that can predict the return of the cancer, thus sparing breast cancer patients from unnecessary chemotherapy.

The test, called Oncotype DX, analyzes the samples of tumor that is removed during surgery and provides a score between one and 100 on the likelihood of the cancer returning.

“Thousands of women are undergoing unnecessary chemotherapy because of the failure to make this available to everyone,” Professor Nigel Bundred, a leading breast

a vast and highly dynamic research field, with implications for our health and wellbeing.

Hall was born in New York, Rosbash in Kansas City, and they both worked at Brandeis University. In 2002, Hall became associated with the University of Maine.

Michael Young was born in Miami and worked at Rockefeller University in New York.

The Nobel prize in Medicine last year was won by Yoshinori Ohsumi, a Japanese cell biologist, for discovering the process called “autophagy” in which cells destroy and recycle cellular components.

India’s IMR declined in 2016: Govt IANS, NEW DELHI

LONDON: Researchers have shown that gene therapy might help reverse blindness by reprogramming cells at the back of the eye to become light sensitive.

Retinitis pigmentosa — the most common cause of blindness in young people — occurs mostly due to loss of millions of light sensitive photoreceptor cells that line the retina. The remaining retinal nerve cells, which are not light sensitive, however, remain in the eye which can be treated using gene therapy.

Michael Rosbash

cancer surgeon at the hospital, was quoted as saying by express.co.uk.

The test is suitable for women, who have a hormone-driven breast cancer type known as Oestrogen receptor positive HER2 negative which accounts for most breast cancer patients.

The gender gap in India for child survival is reducing steadily.

down from 9,30,000 (9.3 lakhs) in 2015 to 8,40,000 (8.4 laks) in 2016,” said the statement.

SRS Bulletin says that the gen-

der gap in India for child survival is reducing steadily.

“The gender difference between female and male IMR has now

reduced to less than 10 percent giving a major boost to the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme of the Government,” said the statement, adding that its strategic approach has started yielding dividends and the efforts of focusing on low performing states is paying off.

“Among the Empowered Action Group states and Assam, all states except Uttarakhand have reported decline in IMR in comparison to 2015. The decline is reported as four points in Bihar, three points in Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand and two points decline in Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Rajasthan,” said the statement.

How to keep your heart healthy RACHEL V. THOMAS, NEW DELHI

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hile advancing age increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), living a healthy life from your youth may help prevent the disease, which is touted as the number one killer in both men and women globally as well as in India, experts suggest.

CVDs (coronary heart disease, stroke and hypertension) contribute to 45 percent of non-communicable disease-related deaths followed by chronic respiratory disease (22 percent), cancers (12 percent) and diabetes (three percent), suggests World Health Organization (WHO).

Nearly 80 percent of premature heart attacks and strokes are preventable, but the preventive measures should begin early.

“Preventive measures like avoiding of smoking, taking healthy diet, regular exercise, maintaining an ideal weight, blood pressure, blood

sugar and cholesterol levels should begin from a very young age,” Tapan Ghose, Director and Head, Department of Cardiology, at Fortis Flt Lt Rajan Dhall Hospital, told IANS. Heart disease is caused by buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls — called atherosclerosis. This build-up begins from a young age and leads to blockage where the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the requirement of the body’s tissues. This results in various disorders of the heart and blood vessels.

Typical symptoms include “chest pain or angina, breathlessness, palpitations, sweating, epigastric pain,” Ghose added.

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