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VOL 15 ISSUE 32 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● AUG 06 - 12, 2021 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 ● [email protected] www.theindianpanorama.news A real ‘Chak De’ moment for India celebrates the 75th Independence Day Indian hockey: Men’s team wins on August 15,2021. To commemorate the historic Olympic medal after 41 years event, we are bringing out a profusely illustrated special A SWEET GIFT TO INDIA DAYS BEFORE 75TH INDEPENDENCE DAY edition. Besides the commissioned TOKYO (TIP): Determined to clinch articles, we invite readers to a medal, the Indians made one of the contribute. Please send in most memorable comebacks in the your articles by history of the game, fighting back from August 10, 2021 to a two-goal deficit to turn the match in [email protected]. their favor. There were tears and hugs on the field Advertising space may please as the Indians led by Manpreet Singh be booked by August 10, 2021 and coached by Australian Graham Reid at [email protected] savored the historic moment. For more information, It is India's third hockey bronze medal please visit in the history of the Olympics. www.theindianpanorama.news CONTD ON PAGE 42 For all inquiries, please A resolute Indian men's hockey team call 646-247-9458 << rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, defeating a plucky or email to Germany 5-4 to win the bronze in an edge- [email protected] of-the-seat play-off match of the ongoing Games here on Thursday, August 5 CENTRE UNABLE TO Calls to resign grow even as a defiant DELTA VARIANT NOW SUPPLY ENOUGH REPORTED IN 135 VACCINES: NOBEL Cuomo denies allegations COUNTRIES, GLOBAL LAUREATE ABHIJIT PRESIDENT, LAWMAKERS CALL FOR CUOMO'S RESIGNATION COVID-19 CASES COULD BANERJEE OVER SEXUAL HARASSMENT REPORT EXCEED 200 MILLION BY West Bengal has effectively used WASHINGTON / NEW YORK(TIP): U.S. President Joe Biden, along with NEXT WEEK: WHO the vaccines supplied by the lawmakers in the House and Senate, on Centre, economist says Tuesday, August 3, called for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step down following the release of an investigative report alleging he sexually harassed and otherwise engaged in inappropriate behavior with 11 women. Photo for representational purpose only. Earlier in the day, New York Attorney General Letitia James released a report, Calls are growing for New York Governor UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The the result of an almost five-month, Andrew Cuomo to resign after an highly transmissible Delta variant of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at independent investigation found he had a meeting with Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee independent investigation, on the sexual Covid-19 has now been reported in 135 sexually harassed 11 women. in Kolkata on August 5, 2021. - Photo / PTI harassment allegations against the countries, according to the World Health governor that concluded Cuomo had reporter asked about his March comments Organisation which said the cumulative KOLKATA (TIP): West Bengal Chief engaged in the inappropriate behavior.1 during a press briefing on COVID-19 number of coronavirus cases reported Minister Mamata Banerjee on The alleged victims of Cuomo's vaccination efforts, Biden stood by them.3 globally could exceed 200 million by Thursday, August 5, met Nobel laureate harassment included his staff members Following yet another question about next week. Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee and discussed and other women who worked for the Cuomo, the president addressed his March The Covid-19 Weekly Epidemiological India's management of the COVID-19 state, and members of the public he comments again. "What I said was if the Update dated August 3, released by pandemic with him. Mr. Banerjee, who encountered.2 investigation by the attorney general WHO, said globally 132 countries have is a member of West Bengal's COVID-19 In March, Biden had said that if the concluded that the allegations were correct, reported cases of the Beta variant and management committee, said that his investigation confirmed the allegations, he back in March, I would recommend he 81 countries of the Gamma variant. CONTD ON PAGE 42 thought Cuomo should resign. When a resign. CONTD ON PAGE 41 CONTD ON PAGE 42

PEGASUS ALLEGATIONS SERIOUS IF TRUE: SUPREME COURT OF INDIA; AGREES TO HEAR PETITIONS SEEKING PROBE ON AUG 10 NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on The Supreme Court on Thursday,August 5, agreed to hear a bunch of petitions Thursday, August 5, agreed to seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into the Pegasus hear a bunch of petitions snooping controversy on August 10 as it asked the seeking a court-monitored SIT petitioners to serve copies of their respective petitions probe into the Pegasus snooping controversy on August 10 on the Centre. CONTD ON PAGE 41 THE INDIAN PANORAMA EDITORIAL FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 02 -: GUEST COMMENT :-

PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: Prof. Indrajit S. Saluja VICE PRESIDENT: Pandemic of distrust: On resisting Chitagam Saluja CHIEF EDITOR: COVID-19 vaccination Prof Indrajit S. Saluja CONSULTING EDITOR : Deepak Dwidedi, Chairman, THOSE RESISTING VACCINATION MOSTLY CONFORM TO A SPECIFIC SOCIAL, Bhaskar Group, Delhi ASSISTANT EDITOR: CULTURAL, AND POLITICAL PROFILE Bidisha Roy SPL. REPORTER UNO: resident Joe Biden and the 2021, enough to cover 400m people. Using and includes minorities such as African H.S. Panaser director of the CDC warned this everything from consistent high-level Americans, and Latino Americans. GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Pweek that the COVID-19 crisis in messaging by the President and his team Regardless of the reasons for resisting, Om Parkash Malik the U.S. was becoming a "pandemic of to get vaccinated, to lottery tickets and the statistics paint a grim picture, of DIRECTOR the unvaccinated". This underscores the cash gifts offered by local and State 95% or higher of COVID-19 ADMINISTRATION: growing divergence across U.S. States governments to those willing to step and hospitalizations and deaths being of Gauri Beri and communities in terms of the get a shot, the country has powered unvaccinated people; and of the highest prevalence and intensity of the Delta through to the point where 193 million toll affecting States with lower-than- CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: variant infection, depending on the Americans have received at least one average vaccination rates, including the extent to which these cohorts had been dose, and at least 165 million people have likes of Florida and Texas. The Biden Baldev Singh / BJ Videos Gunjesh Desai / Masala Junction vaccinated. Approximately 30% of the received all the required doses. administration has an unenviable, multi- Jay Mandal, adult population has yet to be Yet, it is now increasingly clear that pronged task at hand. On the one hand, it Mohammad Jaffer, vaccinated, along with 58% of those in there are two cohorts of adults resisting must continue to put out facts and data SnapsIndia the 12-17 years age group. The country vaccines: the first, who are averse to as well as advocacy messaging for ever- Mohammad Shahzad, has reached this troubling impasse getting vaccinated in all circumstances - widening vaccine reach, and this Zia Khan, despite a strong start. To date, 348 preponderantly those who are rural, includes working alongside social media Nisha Rani million doses have been given so far. This white, politically conservative, and platforms to clamp down on rampant Vaaho Photographers, came on the back of the firm evangelical Christian, according to misinformation. On the other hand, it Vijay Shah - Photo Journalist. commitment by the Biden surveys; and the second that are open to needs to avoid succumbing to any and all CORRESPONDENTS : administration to follow the science in considering getting vaccinated but pressures to relax precautions, for SACRAMENTO: the tackling of the pandemic, and would like to wait for some time before example the disastrous - and now Parminder S. Aujla quickly secure pledges from vaccine committing to it. The second cohort is, reversed - guidance supplied by the CDC NEW YORK : manufacturers - including Pfizer, like the first, mixed to an extent, but on May 13 to the effect that people need Chitagam Moderna and Johnson & Johnson - to primarily consists of a diverse urban not wear masks if they had been FRESNO: supply 700m doses by the end of July group, younger in age, often Democratic, vaccinated. (The Hindu) Tarlochan Singh DALLAS: Harjit Dhesi, Amarjit Dhillon OVERSEAS CORRESPONDENTS Pegasus controversy LONDON Nirpal Singh Shergill BIHAR CM NITISH KUMAR BREAKS RANKS TO DEMAND PROBE SPL CORRESPONDENT DELHI BUREAU CHIEF: ith the Supreme Court set to Parliament, prompting PM Modi to slam may well be on the defensive, but the Chandan Singh hear the pleas seeking a court- the Opposition for its conduct. attempts at stone-walling the Opposition CHANDIGARH: Wmonitored probe into the Ever since the revelation about the have not helped matters either. In fact, Manjit Sidhu Pegasus snooping row on Thursday, a phone-tapping incident was made, there the meetings of the parliamentary panel LUDHIANA: new dimension has been added to the have been demands for an inquiry. The on information technology have seen A.S. Arora, controversy.Bihar Chief Minister Nitish demand was earlier raised by TMC chief BJP members boycott the proceedings R.P.Sharma Kumar, an ally of the BJP-led NDA and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata and spar with the chairman who is from JAIPUR : government at the Centre, has lent his Banerjee who called for an all-party the Congress. weight to the demand for a probe. The meeting on the issue. West Bengal even Allegations of surveillance remain a Dr. Yashpaul Goyal Bihar CM asked the Opposition to put constituted a commission to probe the matter of concern as it is as much about DALLAS BUREAU CHIEF & VP pressure by placing the relevant facts controversy. The Centre, on its part, has security as about privacy. With France Lovllien Kaurr and figures before the government if it continued to deny that it has got and Israel initiating an inquiry into the 972-330-3139 was not prepared for an inquiry. Nitish's anything to do with the snooping row, Pegasus row, India should also look into [email protected] demand came on the eve of a meeting of calling it instead an attack on Indian ways to prevent such incidents. The Indian Panorama leaders from several Opposition parties democracy. With the country figuring on Democracy is about reconciling P.O. Box No. 190067, South convened by Congress leader Rahul the list of global democracy watchdogs governmental concerns with individual Richmond Hill, NY 11419, Gandhi to present a united front on the that are concerned over the growing rights. Misuse of technology can prove Tel: 646-247-9458 Pegasus issue even as the controversy trend towards 'authoritarianism' and the to be detrimental in furthering its cause. Email: continued to rock both Houses of plight of minorities, the government (The Tribune) [email protected] DISCLAIMER THE INDIAN PANORAMA ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CLAIMS MADE IN ADVERTISEMENTS. WE ONLY SELL SPACE. 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will be announced subsequently, the organizers said. A highlight of the parade will be a raffle, where the top prize is a car sponsored by DP Singh of Meetu Magic. Other exciting prizes include jewelry, smartphone and cash. The parade this year is supported by top brands and names as Grand Sponsors including Phalguni Chintu Patel, Shiv Yog, Navika Group, Bolla Market, The South Asian Times, CheapOair, Patel Brothers, Vass Pipe, The Portables Choice Corp, PICC, Flushing Bank, Maharaja, Badshah, Commercial Capital Funding Group, Elevator the movie, Indian Visa Center, Omni Mortgage, and HAB Bank. Several media organizations

Ambassador Jaiswal, film star Ileana D'Cruz and Dr Jay Sarkar are Grand Marshalls. I.S. SALUJA HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): Countdown has begun for the 10th IDP USA Parade of Long Island on Sunday, August 8 to celebrate India's 75th Independence Day. Notwithstanding fresh threats from Covid variant Delta and warnings from health experts of a possible wave of the virus spreading across the country, there is a huge enthusiasm among the Indian community to participate. Moreover, the two other India Day parades- one in Manhattan and the other in Queens- are not happening, leaving the IDP USA of Long Island as the only India Day celebratory parade that people can IDP USA key officials with a co-founder Bobby Kalotee participate in. (Standing 2nd from left) According to the parade organizers, tens of thousands are expected to march in the parade and are also supporting the parade by promoting it. cheer it from the sidewalks as it starts at 1 PM from Addressing the press conference attended by Patel Brothers and walks down the Little India part of representatives of leading newspapers and electronic Hicksville to culminate near Asa Mai Hindu temple on media, IDP USA Founders Bobby K. Kalotee and East Barclay Street where the entertainment stage will Kamlesh C. Mehta said that this parade is special as it be set up with a live DJ as well as stalls selling ethnic is celebrating India's landmark 75th Independence Day goodies and food. Admission is free. and that it is timed well as pandemic restrictions have IDP USA President Deepak Bansal thanked the IDP USA office been lifted. It is also the only parade in the entire New bearers and committee chairs for working day in and day out York state. to make preparations for the massive parade. Past President Jay Singh implored the community Mr. Bansal thanked in particular active support and and community organizations to come one and all to the guidance from Jasbir Jay Singh, under whose parade in Hicksville on August 8 and support it by way presidency the parade in 2019 and the gala that followed of taking out floats and booths as well as booking ads in were the talk of Long Island. He said that the the souvenir which will be released at the gala paradethis year is expected to be super-successful, celebrating the success of the parade at Antun's by coming as it does afterthe peak of the pandemic. Minar on Thursday August 19, 2021. 30 booths and 9 The parade's four Guests of Honor are: floats have already been booked. internationally renowned oncologist and Padma Shri Dr Jay Sarkar said he is honored to represent India Dr Dattatreyudu Nori, Diwali Foundation USA Chair and the community, and that we should thank both Ranju Batra, Navika Group CEO and President Naveen India, our motherland, for our heritage and culture, and Shah and young guru and motivational speaker Ishan America, our adopted country, which allows us to Shivanand. practice our traditions and showcase them at an event IDP USA Past President and current Vice President Jay Jasbir Singh implored the community and community organizations The names of honorees at the parade and at the gala like this parade. to support the parade with presence and generous "IDP USA was established in 2012 contributions to create awareness of Indian contributions to the local Giving details of the program at a press community by celebrating India's conference, IDP USA Vice President and a former Independence Day every year. A President Jay Jasbir Singh disclosed that Consul 501(c) non-profit tax-exempt General Randhir Jaiswal, who had graced the organization, its mission is to parade curtain raiser at the Indian Consulate on empower the Indian community June 24, is Grand Marshall. The other two Grand through promoting economic Marshals are renowned film star Ileana D'Cruz and development, education, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur and Life Consultant community leadership, social Dr Jay Sarkar. Deepak Bansal, President of IDP advancement and environmental USA, who thanked the IDP USA office bearers and awareness. The non-partisan and committee chairs for working day in and day out to secular IDP USA brings together make preparations for the massive parade, appealed over 100 religious, cultural, to the gathering at the press conference to loosen regional, and charity organizations their purse strings and bring their families and serving the community", the press friends to the Parade to make the parade an event to release said. A view of the gathering at the press conference remember. (With inputs from a Press release) THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIANS ABORAD FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 04 Indian-Origin Entrepreneur Ajay Dilawri Honored with Order Of British Columbia Award

VANCOUVER, BC (TIP), August 4: not only for financial success, but to Leading Indian-origin entrepreneur Ajay generate enough capital to give back to the Dilawri has been honored with Canada's community. prestigious Order of British Columbia "With a focus on children and healthy award, the province's highest form of outcomes, the Dilawri Foundation has recognition. donated tens of millions of dollars to help Mr. Dilawri, the owner of Canada's charitable causes in health care, mental largest automotive group -- Dilawri Group health, education, autism and public -- is among 16 "exceptional people" to be safety," it said. appointed to the Order of British His commitment to making B.C. a better Columbia, according to a statement by the place to live creates a healthier and more Government of British Columbia. productive population, which benefits "As representative of the Crown in everyone in the province, it added. British Columbia and as Chancellor of the Since its inception, 475 British Order of British Columbia, I am delighted Columbians have been appointed to the to welcome 16 new members to the order," Order of British Columbia, the province's Lt. Gov. Janet Austin, chancellor of the highest form of recognition. order, has announced. Each one of this year's Order of British Their extraordinary leadership has Ajay Dilawri has been honored with Canada's prestigious Order of British Columbia award, the Columbia recipients has made been a source of strength for communities province's highest form of recognition. tremendous contributions to their across the province, she said. communities, Premier of British "In difficult times, they have connected conscience continue to improve the lives their families in his home province. His Columbia John Horgan said. us through art, culture, public service and of many people in the province. significant investment in electrical "I want to extend my congratulations more. As we move with optimism toward "He has made a significant and far- vehicle development is also helping and honor them for their leadership and the future, their achievements will be a reaching impact throughout British address climate change and contributes to dedication as community leaders. foundation of success for future Columbia. Ajay and his brothers Kap and a greener economy," it said. Trailblazers in medicine, that carried us generations. It is with great honor (that) I Tony are the founders of the Dilawri The Dilawri brothers' success is largely through an incredibly difficult pandemic share congratulations to these remarkable Group - the largest automotive group in based on learning a strong work ethic with expertise, grace and ofcourse, individuals," Janet said. Canada, with more than 4,000 employees from their parents, who immigrated to kindness, inspiring philanthropists, According to the British Columbian and 76 automotive dealerships across Canada from India, according to the determined protectors of the government's citation, Mr. Dilawri is a Canada. citation. environment and powerful Indigenous leading entrepreneur whose vision, "With 24 dealerships in B.C. alone, he "They haven't forgotten their leaders. We are all truly grateful for your perseverance, leadership, and social supports more than 2,000 employees and upbringing and have built the business leadership," he said.

INDIAN-ORIGIN KARNAL BASED TRUCK DRIVER DIES IN ROAD Indian-origin business veteran Vindi Banga ACCIDENT IN ARIZONA, HIS appointed as chair of the UK government Investments COMPANION FROM AMBALA LONDON (TIP): Indian-origin Code on Public Appointments BATTLING FOR LIFE business and industry veteran Vindi published by the UK Cabinet Office. WASHINGTON (TIP): Banga has been appointed as Chair of The Chair is appointed based on A 37-year-old Indian- the UK Government Investments merit and, in accordance with the origin truck driver has (UKGI), the government's center of code, there is a requirement for died after his vehicle expertise in corporate finance and appointees' political activity, if any skidded off a busy governance and an arm's length body declared, to be made public. Banga Nirmal Singh from highway in the US state of of the Treasury department. did not declare any such political Karnal District in Arizona, his friends have Banga, 66, currently Chair at Marie activity, the Treasury said. Haryana, India driver said. Curie and a senior non-executive The UKGI provides expert advice has died after his Nirmal Singh from the director (NED) at GlaxoSmithKline, Vindi Banga has been appointed as Chair and proposes solutions that inform vehicle skidded off a of the UK Government Investments (UKGI) busy highway in the US Karnal district of will take over the prestigious role and translate government decisions state of Arizona Haryana was the sole from September, the Treasury said on which oversees taxpayer interests in into outcomes. It acts as a shareholder bread earner of his Monday. state-owned entities of the country, for and leads the establishment of family back home. He lived in Indiana, which has Banga, also a NED at The following a handover with incumbent other UK government arm's length emerged as a hub of Sikh drivers in the country Economist Group and Partner of chairman Robert Swannell CBE. bodies; advises on all major UK over the years. private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier Charles Donald, CEO of UKGI, government corporate finance The incident is reported to have occurred & Rice (CD&R), has 33 years of said: "Vindi joins UKGI with a wealth matters, including financial around 11 pm Monday on Highway 40 near experience at Unilever, where his last of experience from his previous and interventions into corporate Flagstaff in Arizona, as the victim was taking a role was President of the Global current positions. I am particularly structures and corporate finance consignment from Georgia to California. The Foods, Home and Personal Care pleased that someone who embodies negotiations; analyses and advises on police are investigating the accident. businesses, and on the Unilever our ambitious diversity and the UK government's contingent Singh is believed to have died on the spot, while Executive Board. inclusion agenda and is passionate liabilities; and acquires, manages and his companion Rahul is battling for life at a local "His extensive leadership about helping me to build on the executes the sale of all significant UK hospital. Rahul is said to be from Ambala. experience will be a great asset for progress made to date will lead this government corporate assets. According to his friends, Singh is survived by guiding the UKGI board in the critical organization. The UKGI is owned by Her his wife and an 11-year-old daughter - who live in coming years," said John Glen, the "I very much look forward to Majesty's (HM) Treasury and Karnal. Last year, his son, 14, died in a road Economic Secretary to the Treasury, working with Vindi in his new role as independently managed with a accident in India. Because of Covid-19 and the who made the formal appointment. we continue to deliver on our Board, comprised predominantly of lockdown, he was not able to fly back home, "UKGI provides invaluable advice objectives over the next year and independent NEDs. according to his friends. He was planning to and support to the government on beyond." It works closely with both the travel to India later this year. corporate governance and corporate The appointment is regulated by private and public sectors, advising His friends in the US have launched a GoFund finance, and Vindi's appointment will the Commissioner for Public and interacting with ministers, campaign to support his family and for his last ensure this continues," he said. appointments (OCPA) and is made in Parliament and civil service rites. Banga will take over at the agency, accordance with the Governance departments. THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIANS ABORAD FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 05 INDIAN AMERICAN Indian American climate expert Jainey RASHAD HUSSAIN Bavishi likely to get key role at NOAA NOMINATED AS AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE WASHINGTON (TIP): President Joe waves." Biden has announced his intent to During the Obama Administration, FOR INTERNATIONAL nominate Jainey Bavishi a leading Indian Bavishi served as the Associate Director RELIGIOUS FREEDOM American expert on climate change, to a for Climate Preparedness at the White top leadership position at the National House Council on Environmental Quality Oceanic and Atmospheric and Director of External Affairs and Administration (NOAA). Senior Policy Advisor at the National If confirmed by the Senate, she will Oceanic and Atmospheric serve as Assistant Secretary for Oceans Administration (NOAA). and Atmosphere in the Department of Jainey Bavishi a leading Indian American Bavishi also served as the Executive Commerce under NOAA Administrator expert on climate change, is likely to be Director of R3ADY Asia-Pacific, focused nominated to a top leadership position at the Rick Spinrad, an ocean scientist. National Oceanic and Atmospheric on enhancing disaster risk reduction and Bavishi's appointment at an agency Administration (NOAA). resilience in the Asia-Pacific region, responsible for environmental prediction based in Honolulu, Hawaii. and monitoring and protecting the for the impacts of climate change through Previously, she was the Founding US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian American attorney Rashad Hussain nation's coasts, oceans and fisheries is in science-based analysis, policy, program, Director of the Equity and Inclusion as the Ambassador-at-Large for tune with the Biden-Harris and project development, and capacity Campaign, a coalition of community- International Religious Freedom administration emphasis on confronting building," it noted. based leaders in the Gulf Coast region climate change as one of its top priorities "The Biden administration has picked a that focused on recovery from Hurricanes WASHINGTON (TIP): US President "Bavishi currently serves as the tremendous climate champion to serve Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike, at the Joe Biden has nominated Indian Director of the New York City Mayor's the American people," New York Mayor Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation. American attorney Rashad Hussain as Office of Climate Resiliency," the White Bill de Blasio said in statement. Bavishi has a Master's degree in city the Ambassador-at-Large for House said announcing her nomination "Jainey's leadership and vision has planning from the Massachusetts International Religious Freedom, the with two others on July 28. transformed New York City's coastline Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's first Muslim to be nominated to the key "In this role, she leads a cross- and has helped to protect New Yorkers degree in public policy and cultural position, according to the White House. disciplinary team that prepares the city from destructive flooding and deadly heat anthropology from Duke University. Hussain, 41, is currently Director for Partnerships and Global Engagement at the National Security Council. INDIAN AMERICAN NATASHA PERI DECLARED SIKH AMERICAN SOLDIER HONORED IN "Today's announcement underscores A MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD AT the President's commitment to build an ONE OF BRIGHTEST STUDENTS IN WORLD Administration that looks like NEW YORK (TIP) :An Indian ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY IN US America and reflects people of all American girl has been declared WASHINGTON faiths. Hussain is the first Muslim to be one of the brightest students in (TIP): Recognizing nominated to serve as the Ambassador- the world by a top US university. the valor of Sikh at-Large for International Religious Natasha Peri, 11, a student at American Gurpreet Freedom," the White House said in a Thelma L Sandmeier Elementary Singh who died in a statement on Friday. School, in New Jersey, has been combat mission in He previously served as Senior Natasha Peri, 11, a student at honored for her exceptional Afghanistan over a Counsel at the Department of Justice's Thelma L Sandmeier Elementary performance on the SAT, ACT, or decade ago, the National Security Division. During the School, in New Jersey, has been honored for her exceptional similar assessment taken as part Arlington National Obama administration, he served as US performance on the SAT, ACT, or of the Johns Hopkins Centre for Cemetery on Special Envoy to the Organization of similar assessment taken as part of Talented Youth Talent (CTY) Thursday, July 29 The Arlington National Cemetery on Islamic Cooperation (OIC), US Special the Johns Hopkins Centre for Search, a media release said on held a service in his Thursday, July 29 held a service in honor Envoy for Strategic Counterterrorism Talented Youth Talent (CTY) Search of Gurpreet Singh who died in a combat Monday, August 2. honor more than six mission in Afghanistan over a decade ago Communications and Deputy Peri was one of nearly 19,000 students from 84 countries who months after he was Associate White House Counsel. joined CTY in the 2020-21 Talent Search year. CTY uses above- memorialized at America's most hallowed ground with the In his roles as envoy,Hussain worked grade-level testing to identify advanced students from around the placement of a memorial headstone. with multilateral organizations such as world and provide a clear picture of their true academic abilities. The service was held at the memorial marker of Corporal the OIC and the UN, foreign Peri took the Johns Hopkins Talent Search test in Spring 2021, Gurpreet, the first and only Sikh service member from the governments and civil society when she was in Grade 5. Her results in the verbal and Afghanistan campaign to be memorialized at the Arlington organizations to expand partnerships quantitative sections leveled with the 90th percentile of advanced National Cemetery. in education, entrepreneurship, health, Grade 8 performance. "The ceremony that was done today was for my brother international security, science and Peri made the cut for Johns Hopkins CTY High Honors Awards. late Cpl Gurpreet Singh. He was killed in action 10 years ago technology and other areas. "This motivates me to do more," she said, adding that doodling in Afghanistan. We didn't do a proper burial; we had his He also spearheaded efforts on and reading JRR Tolkien's novels might have worked for her. cremation. We actually wanted to have a place at Arlington countering anti-Semitism and As part of Johns Hopkins policy, granular information is not (National Cemetery)," his sister Manpreet Singh told media protecting religious minorities in broken down by age or race. Likewise, it is left to the guardian to after the ceremony. Muslim-majority countries. Prior to disclose the prodigy's name. Within the US, awardees come from After he joined the armed forces, Gurpreet was assigned joining the Obama administration, all 50 US states. to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, and Hussain worked on the House Less than 20 per cent of CTY Talent Search participants Camp Pendleton, California. He made the ultimate sacrifice Judiciary Committee, serving as a qualified for CTY High Honors Awards. Honorees also qualified on June 22, 2011, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan while judicial law clerk. for CTY's online and summer programs, through which bright conducting Combat Operations. He was awarded the Bronze Hussain received his Juris Doctor students can form a community of engaged learners with other Star with Combat "V" for valor, posthumously for heroic from Yale Law School where he served bright students from around the world. service in Sangrin District. He was 21 when he died. as an editor of the Yale Law Journal, "We are thrilled to celebrate these students," said Virginia In November 2020, he was memorialized at the Arlington and Master's degrees in Public Roach, CTY's executive director. "In a year that was anything but National Cemetery with the placement of a memorial Administration (Kennedy School of ordinary,their love of learning shone through, and we are excited headstone. His memorial marker is one of two, symbolizing Government) and Arabic and Islamic to help cultivate their growth as scholars and citizens throughout Sikh warriors in the American wars. The other one is of Studies from Harvard University. high school, college, and beyond," she said in a statement. Uday Singh, who died in the war in Iraq. He has also taught as Adjunct There are more than 15,500 enrolments in CTY Online Manpreet said that Gurpreet joined the Marine Corps Professor of Law at Georgetown Law Programs courses each year. In addition, CTY's in-person right after high school, as he always wanted to be in the Centre and the Georgetown School of Summer Programs for bright students is offered at about 20 sites Marine Corps. Foreign Service. He speaks Urdu, in the United States and Hong Kong, the release said. (Read full story on Arabic and Spanish. (Read full story www.theindianpanorama.news) on www.theindianpanorama.news) THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIANS ABORAD FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 06

Societies (Sage Publications, 2004). He is Indian American author Dr. Vipin Gupta's 2 the principal investigator of the path- breaking CASE (Culturally-sensitive Assessment Systems and Education) new books focus on mysteries of nature Project on family businesses. He edited two critically acclaimed books on the SAN BERNARDINO, CA (TIP) Indian theme of strategic management, American author Dr. Vipin Gupta has performance, and leadership in the unveiled two new books, which delve into emerging markets: Creating Performing the hidden mysteries of Mother Nature, Organizations (Sage Publications, 2003) and are based around consciousness and and Transformative Organizations (Sage para-consciousness. The books show the Publications, 2004). He is the author of interconnectivity of modern science and the Strategic Management and Business the ancient spiritual world. His work is Policy: Concepts and Applications (PHI now available in Chandigarh and other Learning, 2003 and 2005). He has been the cities. principal editor of ten books on family Dr. Gupta, globally recognized for business models in ten different regional exploring the vastly integrated processes clusters and the eleventh book on family of nature, says, "My book 'What is businesses' gender dimension (ICFAI Consciousness' reveals the secret origin University Press, 2004). He has also co- of consciousness - soul, spirit, space and authored a research manuscript MNC time. The other book 'What is Para Subsidiaries in China: An empirical Consciousness' reveals the secret thread Dr. Vipin Gupta's books are a part of Project VIPIN (Vastly Integrated Processes Inside Nature). study of growth and development of life that lies hidden within our para- strategy (Information Age Publishing; consciousness. Boston, Grand Valley State University, Multinational Business Review, Journal 2015), and a textbook Leadership Across I am planning to write six more books and Fordham University. of World Business, Advances in Global the Globe (Routledge USA, 2015). in this series." Dr. Gupta takes a Vipin Gupta has a Ph.D. in managerial Leadership, and Management Review. Vipin Gupta has been a recipient of the management approach to advancing science and applied economics from the Besides delivering lectures and keynotes coveted 2005 Scott Myers Award for sciences while explaining the hidden Wharton School of the University of in several nations, he has presented at Applied Research in the Workplace from mysteries of nature. The earlier four Pennsylvania. He has been a gold international academic conferences Society for Industrial Organization books by him- What is Divine Energy, medalist for outstanding academic worldwide, including the Academy of Psychologists, USA. As a 2015-16 What is Present Reality, Is Present performance in the post-graduate MBA Management, IFSAM, EGOS, Society of American Council of Education fellow, Reality? and Is Divine Energy? are program at the Indian Institute of Industrial Organization Psychologists, he visited sixty-two universities, colleges, available on Amazon and elsewhere in Management, Ahmedabad; a top rank Global Entrepreneurship Conference, and higher education institutions in nine paperback, hardcover, digital and audible holder in the B.Com. (Hons) Program at and Family Enterprise Research European nations, the USA, and India. forms. Sri Ram College of Commerce, Conference. He has been on the Dr. Gupta has offered several training The books are part of his Project VIPIN University of Delhi, India; and an all- governing board and organizing programs and workshops on strategic (Vastly Integrated Processes Inside India rank holder at the graduate committee of several international planning and cross-cultural management Nature). program of the Institute of Cost and conferences. In 2017, he served as the to senior executives, administrators, Dr. Vipin Gupta is a professor of Works Accountants of India. academic program chair for the 52nd defense personnel, and research methods management, and co-director of the Professor Gupta has authored about CLADEA Assembly. to doctoral students and faculty in India Center for Global Management at the 180 journal articles and book chapters, Dr. Gupta is the co-editor of the and the US. He has been a visiting or Jack H. Brown College of Business and including in Journal of Business seminal GLOBE (Global Leadership and guest faculty at more than thirty Public Administration, California State Venturing, Family Business Review, Organizational Behavior Effectiveness business schools in India. His workshops University, San Bernardino. He was Research in Organizational Behavior, Program) book Culture, Leadership, and and lectures have been covered by several previously at Simmons University, Asia-Pacific Journal of Management, Organizations - The GLOBE Study of 62 newspapers and television channels. Indian origin Tycoon Arrested following blabbing about $100 Million Fraud in Email DUBAI (TIP): Kalpesh Kinariwala, an frustrated, he told the director that he for pharmaceuticals, human nutrition, Indian-born businessman based in the hoped they could mend their disputes fertilizers, electronics, and other United Arab Emirates, allegedly did not "without any bloodshed," according to applications. The companies would heed that guidance. The 49-year-old was court documents. Evidently intimidation resell the iodine on behalf of Cosayach arrested last month in Dubai, where he didn't work. in Asia and North America and receive a now faces criminal charges for forgery If convicted, the allegations could deal commission on the final sale. and embezzling at least $10.8 million a major financial and reputational blow At the same time, the director agreed from a Chilean iodine company. to Kinariwala and his business, to help Kinariwala's businesses lie about Kinariwala pleaded not guilty. His next Pantheon Group, which has interests in those resale prices-allegedly hearing is scheduled for August 22, mining, oil and gas, and luxury real understating to Cosayach what the Kalpesh Kinariwala, the self-described according to an August 5 report in The estate. Founded in 2001, Pantheon iodine products were actually selling for, biggest iodine distributor in the world, Daily Beast. claimed in 2020 that its annual revenue and then pocketing the difference. The allegedly used an American firm to help defraud over $100 million from a Chilean A separate civil action underway exceeded $325 million. director would receive a "personal mining company. alleges that, in total, Kinariwala's Kinariwala and his companies did not economic compensation for the above," scheme caused $107 million in damages respond to numerous requests for according to a written affidavit signed in really concerned about it. Please call me for the Chilean firm, Cosayach, whose comment. In recent weeks he took his December 2020. to discuss." parent company is one of the planet's Facebook page offline and deleted the Kinariwala bluntly outlined the The pair nonetheless continued with largest iodine producers. According to contents of his LinkedIn profile. arrangement in an email to the director their alleged plan. The forensic analysis the claims, he bribed a Cosayach Kinariwala's alleged scheme was in the fall of 2011, including Pantheon's claims that Kinariwala's companies executive sales manager in Chile, who in simple. According to a forensic analysis "commitment to revenue sharing" with falsified bank letters to dupe Cosayach turn helped Kinariwala secure higher conducted on behalf of the plaintiffs, he him. "I'm glad we could… spend some into accepting below-market invoices for volumes of iodine than his competitors paid an initial series of bribes totaling quality time to take our relation to the iodine sales. In one transaction, for and lie about the resale prices he was $412,000 to the sales director, plus a cut of next level," Kinariwala wrote, according instance, they fraudulently able to generate. future illicit profits that ultimately to a document filed with the court. underreported the sale price by about 4 The pair's relationship eventually surpassed $2 million. In return, the The lack of discretion alarmed his new percent, documents claim, generating an devolved, and the sales director blew the director guaranteed Kinariwala's co-conspirator. "I sincerely do not like embezzled sum of nearly $25,000. whistle on the operation. Near the end, companies the bulk of Cosayach's such an aggressive document you have (Read full story on as Kinariwala had become increasingly production of iodine, an element used sent me," the director replied. "I am www.theindianpanorama.news) THE INDIAN PANORAMA NY/ NJ/CT FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 07 India Takes Over UN Security Council Presidency for the month of August, Thanks France AS UN SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT IN AUGUST, INDIA WILL ORGANIZE, BESIDES OTHER EVENTS, A SOLEMN ONE IN THE MEMORY OF PEACEKEEPERS. NEW YORK (TIP): India, on August the middle east. 1, assumed the rotating Presidency of "I'm confident that India's Presidency the United Nations Security Council for will contribute to strengthening the month of August. It has several international peace and security important items on its agenda for the further," Ambassador Tirumurti said. world body's functioning under this Expressing happiness over India period, especially those focusing on taking over the Security Council areas of its core interests. Presidency, the French Ambassador in This is India's tenth tenure. So far it New Delhi, Emmanuel Lenain, said his has been President of the body nine country would work with India in times: June 1950, September 1967, tackling several issues faced by the world December 1972, October 1977, February today. 1985, October 1991, December 1992, "Delighted that India is today taking August 2011, and November 2012. over #UNSC presidency from France. We Flagging off its tenure, India thanked are committed to working with India on France, its immediate predecessor in the strategic issues as maritime security, position, for leading the Council in July. peacekeeping &counterterrorism, and "During our Presidency in August, upholding a rules-based, multilateral India is organizing three high-level system to face today's many ongoing India's permanent representative to UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti at UNSC - signature meetings, focusing on our crises," Ambassador Lenain tweeted. priority areas: maritime security, Photo courtesy / PTI The United Nations Security Council peacekeeping, and counterterrorism," Council. The Council, he said, plans several will be holding a meeting on August 6 to India's Permanent Representative to the "India will also be organizing a solemn important meetings, including those take stock of the situation in UN, Ambassador TS Tirumurti, said in a event in the memory of peacekeepers," with representatives of Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ambassador Tirumurti video message straight from the Security he said. Somalia, Yemen, and other countries of said. (With inputs from PTI) Nassau County Coronavirus Nassau Legislature Transmission 'High': CDC makes First Responders THE CDC RECOMMENDS INDOOR PUBLIC MASK USE FOR VACCINATED a Protected Class AND UNVACCINATED NASSAU RESIDENTS OPPONENTS SAY IT GIVES POLICE OFFICERS AND OTHERS MORE RIGHTS MINEOLA, NY (TIP): The status. People who live with UNDER THE LAW THAN MINORITY delta variant of the someone at higher risk for coronavirus continues to drive coronavirus complications CITIZENS AND IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. case rates higher in the U.S., should also consider using especially in places with low masks. MINEOLA, NY (TIP): After multiple hours of vaccination rates. Vaccines even more comments from the public - which was almost exclusively Nassau County has a "high" important as delta variant against the bill - the Nassau County Legislature passed a level of coronavirus spreads bill that would make police officers and other first transmission as of Aug. 3, The U.S. seven-day average of responders a protected class of citizen on par with racial according to the Centers for daily new cases reached 72,000 and religious minorities, adding to the already Disease Control and Prevention. There were 112 new on Monday, August 2 which is a 44 percent increase considerable protection they have under the law. It would cases per 100,000 residents between July 27 and Aug. from the previous seven-day average and higher also, according to critics, give those officers more rights 2. than last summer, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky than minority groups. The positive test rate was 3.5 percent between July said at a Monday press briefing. The highly The law, which was put forward by Legislator Joshua 25 and July 31, which was a 0.8 percentage point contagious delta variant is behind the increase. Lafazan, makes it a hate crime to "harass, menace, assault increase from the previous seven days. "To put this in perspective, if you get sick with the or injure" any first responder. The part of the law that most There were 1,526 recorded cases in Nassau County alpha variant, you could infect about two other riled up critics is that it says that if the incident occurs between July 27 and Aug. 2, which is 42 percent unvaccinated people," Walensky said. "If you get while the officer is in uniform, there is an "irrebuttable higher than the previous seven days. sick with the delta variant, we estimate that you presumption" that the officer was targeted because of their The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could infect about five other unvaccinated people." profession. recommends that fully vaccinated people wear States with low vaccination rates are now hot Under the law, an officer could sue a citizen for masks indoors in public if they live in an area with spots for infections, White House Coronavirus harassment, and the citizen would not be able to prove in "substantial" or "high" transmission levels. Those Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said at the court that they were not targeting the officer because of who aren't fully vaccinated are urged to wear masks Monday briefing. The seven states with the lowest their profession. That is not something that is offered to in those settings, regardless of transmission level. vaccination rates have 8.5 percent of the U.S. minorities when they are the victim of hate crimes - they Transmission levels are determined either by new population but more than 17 percent of new cases. have to prove that they were targeted because of who they cases per 100,000 residents in the last seven days or Vaccination rates have increased over the past few are. the percentage of coronavirus tests that come back weeks after a temporary lull. "There is no justification for violence against first positive; the higher category determines the "Over the past few weeks, we've seen a nearly 70 repsonders," Lafazan said at the meeting. "And these bills transmission level. Around 61 percent of U.S. percent increase in the average number of new will add further protections into law for Nassau County's counties are in the "high" transmission level and 19 people getting vaccinated each and every day," Zients first responders as they protect us." percent are "substantial," according to the CDC. said. "In the last seven days alone, 3 million The bill passed the Legislature 12-6. It will now go to The CDC also recommends indoor public mask Americans have gotten their first shot. That's the Nassau County Executive Laura Curran to either be use for people with compromised immune systems highest seven-day totals since July 4." passed or vetoed. Prior to the meeting, Curran did not or other high-risk factors, regardless of vaccination (With inputs from CDC) indicate how she would vote on the bill. THE INDIAN PANORAMA EDITORIAL FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 08 AS I SEE IT THE RESURGENCE OF INDIAN HOCKEY IN THIS Hockey turnaround heralds a new dawn CONTEXT ASSURES ME THAT ANOTHER DEEPER AND POSITIVE NATIONALISM STILL LIVES BY YOGENDRA YADAV INSIDE US. IT MAY HAVE BEEN OVERSHADOWED, HOCKEY OF THE BUT IT IS NOT ERASED 1970S AND CRICKET FROM OUR NATIONAL TILL THE 1980S CONSCIOUSNESS

REPRESENTED THE industry. I cannot bear to read about the players' auction. I fail to connect IPL PRIDE OF THE teams to the cities and regions they supposedly represent. I know we are the UNDERDOG, THE hub of international cricket, but that does not add in any way to my national HESITANT ENTRANT self-esteem. I see and hear India fans, within and outside the country,with face ON THE WORLD STAGE. paints and T-shirts, but I cannot tell MASS HYSTERIA them from English football fans. I simply Sea Change: Indian hockey players are the new national icons. - Photo / PTI cannot join their roar. The victory in the AROUND CRICKET 2007 T20 World Cup did not mean what against Britain by Hardik Singh. Or the BS Chandrasekhar, all from Karnataka. the triumph in the 1983 cricket World TODAY IS THE sheer pride of the Chak De moment India lost the series, but not its pride. Cup or the 1975 hockey World Cup meant. when our women's hockey team defeated The introduction of astroturf in the 1976 I felt something similar with our CULTURAL CARRIER OF Australia. Olympics had begun a steep and hockey teams in the Olympics this time. It took me back nearly half a century irreversible decline of Indian hockey, No doubt, hockey too has changed: the BOORISHNESS, ITS ago, to my school days. The only claim to notwithstanding the facile gold in the four-quarter format, the pace of the fame of my school, SGN Khalsa Higher 1980 Moscow Olympics. It coincided with game, and the new set of rules. Yet it is OUTWARD Secondary School, Sri Ganganagar, with the rise of cricket, leading up to the the same game. The Indian women's a preponderance of rural Sikh boys, was dream victory in the 1983 World Cup. hockey team's victory over Australia the CONFIDENCE BARELY its sports prowess. In those days, 6-8 Some friends came together to form a other day tugged at my heart the same members of Rajasthan's playing XI used local cricket team, grandly named the way as the victory of Ajit Pal Singh's MASKING THE to be from my school. My college, SGN Eleven Star Club. The new APMC yard, team did 46 years ago. The stories of Khalsa College, enjoyed the same not yet inaugurated, was our cricket women hockey players are not dissimilar HOLLOWNESS INSIDE. reputation in hockey and athletics. I ground. TV had just entered my town, to the stories of Indian hockey in the played hockey, never went beyond the though not my home. Its five-meter-high 1970s. I don't care if they don't win any THE RESURGENCE OF school's Team C, but was enough to be antenna, the new symbol of social status, Olympic medals. For me, even in their selected for AIR's panel of hockey was more likely to catch Lahore TV defeat, the women and men of Indian INDIAN HOCKEY commentators for the Asian Games in station than our own Doordarshan's hockey are the new national icons. 1982. signal from Amritsar. Cricket stars - I My story is not quite my story. It is ASSURES ME THAT Like everyone around me, I was an had added Kapil Dev to the list now - very much the story of a generation that avid hockey fan then. Indian hockey was were the new national heroes. India was saw the transition from a thick yet ANOTHER DEEPER AND past its golden era, but not out of still an underdog, with an occasional porous post-colonial nationalism to the international reckoning. We had only upset that uplifted our pride. When India hard, flat and thin ultra-nationalism so POSITIVE heard about Dhyan Chand, but his son was not playing, I was happy to support typical of our times. Hockey of the 1970s Ashok Kumar was our hero. I did not West Indies or Pakistan and admire and cricket till the 1980s represented the NATIONALISM STILL know much about Balbir Singh, but I Vivian Richards or Zaheer Abbas. That pride of the underdog, the hesitant remember how awestruck I was when I was the heyday of Third World solidarity entrant on the world stage. Mass hysteria LIVES INSIDE US. IT got to shake hands with Ajit Pal Singh, and the Non-aligned Movement. around cricket today is the cultural the legendary center-half. The defining For nearly two decades after, I lost carrier of boorishness, its outward MAY HAVE BEEN moment of hockey glory was the last- touch with the world of sports. confidence barely masking the minute goal by Aslam Sher Khan in the Professional passions overshadowed my hollowness inside. Ashis Nandy, who OVERSHADOWED, BUT semi-final of the Kuala Lumpur World occasional interest in cricket. Hockey wrote a story of politics of colonialism Cup in 1975 that India went on to win. was a faint memory. Lagaan tickled but around cricket, reminded us: "Cricket IT IS NOT ERASED There was no television in my town then. failed to rekindle my interest in cricket. heroes have become, for the increasingly FROM OUR NATIONAL The pleasure of hockey came through Chak De! India did bring tears, but for a uprooted, humiliated, decultured Indian, Jasdev Singh's radio commentary. You world that did not exist anymore. the ultimate remedy for all the failures - CONSCIOUSNESS. had to add visuals, action and colors on By the time my sports fanatic son moral, economic and political - of the your own. For my generation then, reconnected me to that world a few years country." am not a morning person. But Indian hockey team was the flag-bearer ago, cricket was a new game. Twenty20 The resurgence of Indian hockey in Tuesday, August 3 morning was of our national pride. It wasn't a safe bet, has changed the format and the pace, this context assures me that another Idifferent. I was up early, as was the yet worth it. even for Test cricket. Thankfully, I don't deeper and positive nationalism still entire family, for the India-Belgium Like most of my friends, my passion look down upon these changes. I love T20 lives inside us. It may have been match in the Olympic hockey semi-final. for hockey quietly gave way to cricket. It matches. Who wouldn't enjoy a feast of overshadowed, but it is not erased from The game moved us, like millions of began with the visit of Clive Lloyd's team sixers? I marvel at how a format our national consciousness. Or am I Indian fans, from ecstasy to anxiety, and to India in the winter of 1974-75, a series designed for batsmen is now dominated dreaming? pain. The Indian men's team was in which Gordon Greenidge, Vivian by bowlers. I am truly in awe of the (The author is National President, outplayed, yet this defeat did not leave us Richards and Andy Roberts made their talent pool that Indian cricket is now. Swaraj India) humiliated, it did not erase the earlier debut. My personal favorites were G. Yet, I don't feel a thing. Cricket is now (First published in The Tribune) joy of watching that brilliant solo goal Viswanath, Brijesh Patel, and of course, an extension of the entertainment THE INDIAN PANORAMA PERSPECTIVE FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 09 Poverty in India is on the rise again REAL WAGES DID NOT at the Delhi School of Economics). That SANTOSH is the poverty line we use in estimating INCREASE FOR CASUAL OR poverty in the table. As it happens, this MEHROTRA poverty line was comparable at the time & REGULAR WORKERS OVER to the international poverty line JAJATI THE SAME PERIOD, HARDLY (estimated by the World Bank), of $1.09 (now raised to $1.90 to account for Photo used for representation purpose only KESHARI SURPRISING WHEN JOB inflation) person per day. PARIDA SEEKERS WERE Based on the Tendulkar poverty line, marginal number (18 million) from 320 the poverty estimates for 2004-05 and million to 302 million, during a period INCREASING BUT JOBS 2011-12 are to be found in the Planning when the GDP growth rate had picked up "WHILE THE ECONOMY Commission's own estimates using the after the economic reforms. WERE NOT AT ANYWHERE CES of those years. Hence, we have It is for the first time in India's history MAINTAINED SOME CLOSE TO THAT RATE. extended the 2011-12 poverty line for since the CES began that we have seen GROWTH MOMENTUM TILL each State and used the consumption an increase in the absolute numbers of HENCE, CONSUMER expenditure reported by the PLFS to the poor, between 2012-13 and 2019-20. 2015, THE MONUMENTAL EXPENDITURE FELL, AND estimate a consistent poverty head count The second fact is that for the first BLUNDER OF ratio (i.e., incidence of poverty in the time ever, between 2004-05 and 2011-12, POVERTY INCREASED." population) as well as the absolute the number of the poor fell, and that too DEMONETIZATION number of the poor. We feel confident by a staggering 133 million, or by over 19 FOLLOWED BY A POORLY ndia has not released its about using the PLFS, because in the million per year. This was accounted for Consumption Expenditure Survey absence of CES data, the PLFS can be by what has come to be called India's PLANNED AND HURRIEDLY I(CES) data since 2011-12. Normally a used to estimate the incidence of 'dream run' of growth: over 2004 and CES is conducted by the National poverty. It also collects the household 2014, the GDP growth rate had averaged INTRODUCED GOODS AND Sample Survey Office (NSO) every five monthly per capita consumption 8% per annum - a 10-year run that was SERVICES TAX, BOTH years. But the CES of 2017-18 (already expenditure data based on the Mixed not sustained thereafter. By contrast, not conducted a year late) was not made Recall Period methodology. Similar to only has the incidence of poverty DELIVERED BODY BLOWS public by the Government of India. Now, the CES, the PLFS (PLFS annual report, increased since then, but the absolute TO THE UNORGANIZED we hear that a new CES is likely to be 2019-20, page 6) also asks the household increase in poverty is totally conducted in 2021-22, the data from questions about expenses on health, unprecedented. SECTOR AND MICRO, which will probably not be available clothing and bedding, education, The contributory factors SMALL AND MEDIUM before end-2022. footwear and consumer durables for a Meanwhile, we know that the economy 365 day recall period - prior to the day of The reasons for increased poverty ENTERPRISES. THE has been slowing for nine quarters prior the survey; but for non-durable since 2013 are not far to seek. While the to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus consumption goods/services - including economy maintained some growth ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN pandemic. Unemployment had reached a expenses on food, housing and momentum till 2015, the monumental FOLLOWED. NONE OF THE 45-year high in 2017-18, as revealed by conveyance, etc. - its question expects a blunder of demonetization followed by a NSO's Periodic Labor Force Survey recall period of 30 days prior to the day poorly planned and hurriedly FOUR ENGINES OF GROWTH (PLFS). of survey. We naturally updated the introduced Goods and Services Tax, WAS FIRING AFTER THAT. Sufficient to estimate change Tendulkar poverty line, using the both delivered body blows to the Consumer Price Index for each State to unorganized sector and Micro, Small PRIVATE INVESTMENT FELL India's labor force surveys, including 2019-20, to arrive at the estimate for the and Medium Enterprises. The economic FROM 31% INHERITED BY the five-yearly Employment- last year before COVID-19. slowdown followed. None of the four Unemployment Rounds from 1973-4 to An urban and rural rise engines of growth was firing after that. THE NEW GOVERNMENT, TO 2011-12, have also collected consumption Private investment fell from 31% expenditure of households. The PLFS What is stunning is that for the first inherited by the new government, to 28% OF GDP BY 2019-20. has maintained that tradition. While the time in India's history of estimating 28% of GDP by 2019-20. Public PUBLIC EXPENDITURE WAS PLFS's questions on consumption poverty,there is a rise in the incidence of expenditure was constrained by a silent expenditure are not as detailed as those poverty since 2011-12. The important fiscal crisis. Exports, which had never CONSTRAINED BY A SILENT of the CES, they are sufficient for us to point is that this is consistent with the fallen in absolute dollar terms for a FISCAL CRISIS. EXPORTS, estimate changes in consumption on a NSO's CES data for 2017-18 that was quarter century since 1991, actually fell consistent basis across time. It enables leaked data. The leaked data showed that below the 2013-14 level ($315 billion) for WHICH HAD NEVER FALLEN any careful researcher to estimate the rural consumption between 2012 and five years. Consumption stagnated and IN ABSOLUTE DOLLAR incidence of poverty (i.e., the share in 2018 had fallen by 8%, while urban household savings rates fell. Joblessness the total population of those below the consumption had risen by barely 2%. increased to a 45-year high by 2017-18 (by TERMS FOR A QUARTER poverty line), as well as the total number Since the majority of India's population the usual status), and youth (15-29 years CENTURY SINCE 1991, of persons below poverty.That is exactly (certainly over 65%) is rural, poverty in of age) saw unemployment triple from what we do in the table. India is also predominantly rural. 6% to 18% between 2012 and 2018. Real ACTUALLY FELL BELOW THE There is a clear trajectory of the Remarkably, by 2019-20, poverty had wages did not increase for casual or incidence of poverty falling from 1973 to increased significantly in both the rural regular workers over the same period, 2013-14 LEVEL ($315 2012. In fact, since India began collecting and urban areas, but much more so in hardly surprising when job seekers were BILLION) FOR FIVE YEARS. data on poverty,the incidence of poverty rural areas (from 25% to 30%). increasing but jobs were not at has always fallen, consistently. It was It is also for the first time since the anywhere close to that rate. Hence, CONSUMPTION STAGNATED 54.9% in 1973-4; 44.5% in 1983-84; 36% in estimation of poverty began in India on consumer expenditure fell, and poverty AND HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS 1993-94 and 27.5% in 2004-05. This was in a consistent basis, that the absolute increased. accordance with the Lakdawala poverty number of poor has risen: from 217 Poverty is expected to rise further RATES FELL. JOBLESSNESS line (which was lower than the million in 2012 to 270 million in 2019-20 during the COVID-19 pandemic after the INCREASED TO A 45-YEAR Tendulkar poverty line), named after a in rural areas; and from 53 million to 71 economy has contracted. distinguished economist, then a member million in the urban areas; or a total HIGH BY 2017-18 (BY THE of the Planning Commission. increase of the absolute poor of about 70 (Santosh Mehrotra is a professor of Methodology million. economics and Chairperson of the Centre for USUAL STATUS), AND It is important here to recall two facts: Labor, JNU. E-mail: In 2011, it was decided in the Planning between 1973 and 1993, the absolute [email protected] Mehrotra YOUTH (15-29 YEARS OF has recently edited 'Reviving Jobs: An Agenda Commission, that the national poverty number of poor had remained constant for Growth, 2020'. AGE) SAW UNEMPLOYMENT line will be raised in accordance with (at about 320 million poor), despite a Jajati Keshari Parida is Assistant Professor of the recommendations of an expert significant increase in India's total TRIPLE FROM 6% TO 18% Economics at the Central University of Punjab, group chaired by the late Suresh population. Between 1993 and 2004, the Bathinda) BETWEEN 2012 AND 2018. Tendulkar (then professor of Economics absolute number of poor fell by a THE INDIAN PANORAMA OPINION FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 10 OPED

decision to vaccinate is important, and Back-to-School is on the Horizon, so Plan we would do anything to protect our children. The vaccine is safe and very Ahead: Get Vaccinated by August 9 effective. Over 250,000 young New Yorkers have now gotten the shot. At school, vaccination allows children to be in the classroom, participate in BY MEISHA afterschool activities and sports, and gather with friends-safely. It also PORTER provides a more stable learning environment, (for example, students who are considered fully vaccinated are not AND required to quarantine). Getting the shot has never been easier DR. DAVE in New York City. Access to vaccination is widely available in all five boroughs, A. CHOKSHI and the City is offering a new $100 incentive for anyone (including children) who gets their first dose at a City-run n early July, we were elated to site. Nearly all New Yorkers live within welcome students to classrooms for half a mile of a public vaccination site, ISummer Rising, the City's free and everyone is eligible to request and summer academic and enrichment receive at-home vaccination. program. Children were clearly excited We see the first day of school-Monday, vaccinated. So, think of this as your Pediatricians and other health care to be back with their teachers and September 13-as a homecoming. In fact, doctor's orders: Schedule your vaccine providers can also help answer friends, and those feelings have only it comes shortly after NYC Homecoming today if you have not already. questions, and many are able to give the grown over the past few weeks. In an Week, a five-borough celebration of the Safely and fully reopening schools this COVID-19 vaccine at a back-to-school elementary school in East Harlem, city's resilience throughout the COVID- fall is a milestone for our city,and we are check-up, along with other routine youngsters proudly displayed the solar- 19 pandemic. eager to see students back in their school immunizations. If you need a provider, powered ovens they'd built to cook As we think ahead to the fall, the communities. We are doing everything in call 1-844-NYC-4NYC and you will be s'mores. In a school in Chinatown, health and safety of students and school our power to create a safe learning transferred. students gasped with joy over the communities are at the forefront of our environment-from disinfecting every We're so excited to welcome all New "magical" science experiments planning. We are asking New Yorkers to school, to re-configuring classrooms and York City students back into classrooms performed by Jason Latimer of help with a crucial part of this work: get improving ventilation, to stocking up on in September. Because of vaccination, YouTube's Impossible Science channel. vaccinated. If your child is between 12 face masks and hand sanitizer. our buildings will soon be fully open and And in a school in the Bronx, students and 17 years old, August 9 is the last day And last week, Mayor de Blasio our young people will be learning. We dove into their lessons and demonstrated for your child to get the Pfizer vaccine in announced that school staff must show a deeply appreciate the partnership of the an outdoor mindfulness activity. order to be fully vaccinated in time for one-time proof of vaccination or weekly city's families and the commitment to Experiences like these are reflected in school. COVID-19 tests. The new requirement keeping our school communities safe the smiles of hundreds of thousands of This date is important to remember recognizes that the single most and healthy. children who are in school to learn, play, because the vaccine for adolescents important way we can help our children (Meisha Porter is Chancellor of the NYC connect, and grow this summer. Both involves a two-dose regimen, and it takes go back to learning, and save lives, is Department of Education. Dave A. Chokshi, children and their parents are grateful to two weeks from the second shot for with vaccination. MD, MSc, is Commissioner of the NYC have this bridge to the next school year. someone to be considered fully As parents ourselves, we know the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)

terrorist strikes. Driven out of KEEP DISTANCE FROM TALIBAN Afghanistan, the Taliban operated from Pakistan. Strangely, the Americans accepted Pakistani claims of THE MODI GOVERNMENT HAS RIGHTLY IGNORED THE CALLS FOR 'TALKS' innocence, despite the ISI's obvious support for Taliban's terrorism. Washington provided Pakistan all economic and military aid it could absorb. The Taliban, however, retained close links with terrorist groups, like BY G PARTHASARATHY the JeM and LeT, while colluding with the ISI. here is an erroneous perception The US presence in Afghanistan did in India that Afghanistan is a not deter or prevent the Taliban from Tmonolithic country, where the strengthening its ties with radical Taliban represents the majority of the Islamic groups across the world, while country.The Taliban is made up almost hosting these radicals in Afghanistan. exclusively of Pashtuns, who These groups included the Al Qaeda, constitute around 45% of Afghanistan's the IS, the Tehriq-e-Taliban (Pakistan), population. The Taliban's leaders and and the East Turkistan Independence its cadres returned to Afghanistan Movement, which operated in China's from their hideouts in Pakistan, just as Xinjiang province. China received the occupying Soviet Forces began assurances from the Taliban that they withdrawing from Afghanistan in would cease support for insurrection February 1989. Having been trained and seek peace with the Afghan and ideologically indoctrinated in The Taliban are, and will remain, tools of the ISI government. That has not happened. some of the most fundamentalist was quite unique. population. The Taliban ruled Pakistan had led the US up the garden madrasas, the Taliban sought to fill the The Taliban faced armed opposition Afghanistan and soon became a safe path by providing safe haven to Osama political and security vacuum after the from virtually every other Afghan haven for radical Islamist terrorist bin Laden, who was the mastermind of Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan. ethnic grouping. This resistance was groups from across the world. the 9/11 attacks. The Taliban let loose a reign of terror spearheaded by the Tajiks, who American intervention in Afghanistan and oppression in Afghanistan, which constitute around 35% of Afghanistan's commenced in 2003, after the 9/11 CONTD ON PAGE 43 THE INDIAN PANORAMA SOUTH ASIA FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 11 PAKISTAN HAS OTHER Mob attacks temple in Pakistan, damages 'OPTIONS', PM IMRAN idols; Imran Khan orders arrest of all culprits KHAN'S AIDE TELLS US ISLAMABAD (TIP): Upset over US LAHORE (TIP): A mob attacked a had taken notice of the sad and President Joe Biden's reluctance to Hindu temple in a remote town in unfortunate incident. telephonically contact Prime Minister Pakistan's Punjab province, damaging Prime Minister Khan had directed the Imran Khan, Pakistan's National idols and burning down parts of it, district administration to probe the Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has said prompting Prime Minister Imran Khan matter and take strict action against the that Islamabad has other "options" if to promise to restore the vandalised culprits, he said. the American leader continues to temple and order the arrest of all Pakistan's Constitution provides ignore the country's leadership. culprits. freedom and protection to minorities to "The president of the United States Pakistan's Chief Justice Gulzar perform their worship freely," Dr Gill hasn't spoken to the prime minister of Ahmed also expressed "grave concern" added. such an important country who the US over the incident and fixed the matter A lawmaker from Khan's Pakistan itself says is make-or-break in some before court for hearing on August 6. Tehreek-i-Insaf party,Dr Ramesh Kumar cases, in some ways, in Afghanistan - Police said the mob attacked the Hindu Vankwani, met Chief Justice Ahmed on we struggle to understand the signal, temple at Bhong city of Rahim Yar Khan Thursday and informed him about the right?" Yusuf said in an interview with district, some 590 kms from Lahore, on attack on the temple. The Financial Times of London, Wednesday in reaction to an alleged Chief Justice Ahmed "showed grave according to the Dawn newspaper here. desecration of a Muslim seminary by a around the Hindu temple," he said. concern over the tragic incident," said a "We've been told every time that… minor Hindu boy. India on Thursday summoned the statement issued by the apex court on (the phone call) will happen, it's The eight-year-old Hindu boy last week Pakistani charge d'affaires in New Delhi Thursday. technical reasons or whatever. But had allegedly urinated at a library of the and lodged a firm protest, expressing "Taking cognizance of the issue, the frankly,people don't believe it,” he said. seminary that caused tensions in Bhong, grave concerns at this reprehensible chief justice has fixed the matter before "If a phone call is a concession, if a where Muslims and Hindus have been incident and the continued attacks on court on Friday at Islamabad with the security relationship is a concession, living peacefully for decades. the freedom of religion of the minority directions to Chief Secretary of Punjab Pakistan has options,” he added, A police officer said the boy was communities and their places of and IGP Punjab to appear along with a refusing to elaborate. arrested last week and booked under the religious worship in Pakistan. report on Friday," the statement said. US State Department, however, has blasphemy laws, but subsequently Prime Minister Khan on Thursday On Wednesday, Vankwani posted assured Islamabad that Washington released on bail for being a minor. strongly condemned the attack on videos of the temple attack on his recognises Pakistan's vital role in "The situation got out of control after Ganesh temple and promised that his Twitter wall, requesting law restoring peace in Afghanistan and the court granted bail to the boy," he said. government will restore the damaged enforcement agencies to rush to the spot wants Islamabad to play that role. "The attackers were carrying sticks, structure. to stop its "burning and vandalising". "Pakistan has much to gain and will stones and bricks. They smashed the "Strongly condemn attack on Ganesh In a series of tweets, Vankwani said, continue to have a critical role, and be deities while raising religious slogans," Mandir in Bhung, RYK yesterday. I have "Attack on Hindu temple at Bhong City well-positioned to have a role in District Police Officer Asad Sarfraz said. already asked IG Punjab to ensure arrest District Rahimyar Khan Punjab. supporting the outcome” in He said a part of the temple was also of all culprits & take action against any Situation was tense since yesterday. Afghanistan, said US State Department burnt down. police negligence. The govt will also Negligence by local police is very spokesperson Ned Price. Sarfraz said the law enforcement restore the Mandir,” Khan tweeted. shameful. Chief Justice is requested to "We'll continue to work and to agencies have controlled the situation Earlier, Special Assistant to the Prime take action." He further said, "Strict communicate closely with our and managed to disperse the mob. Minister on Political Communication, action must be taken against those who Pakistani partners on this,” he added. "Rangers have been called and deployed Dr Shahbaz Gill, said that the PM Office attacked Hindu temple at Bhong. (PTI) (PTI)

LIGHTNING STRIKES WEDDING PARTY IN Blast in Afghan capital as Taliban claim BANGLADESH, 17 DEAD attack on minister's compound DHAKA (TIP): At least 17 members of a KABUL (TIP): An explosion near the wedding party travelling on a boat were office of Afghanistan's main security killed on August 4 during a massive agency wounded three people on lightning strike in Bangladesh’s August 4, hours after a bomb and gun Chapainawabganj district, some 302 km attack on a minister's compound northwest of capital Dhaka, a senior brought surging Taliban violence to the official said. capital. Sakib Al Rabbi, head of The Taliban claimed responsibility Chapainawabganj’s Shibganj sub-district for the late Tuesday attack on the home administration, told Xinhua over the phone of acting Defence Minister Bismillah that “17 people were killed on the spot after Mohammadi. There was no immediate lightning struck a wedding party boat”. claim for the Wednesday blast. The incident took place at a boat terminal Mohammadi survived the attack on on the bank of the river Padma on his compound in a heavily fortified part Wednesday noon. of Kabul, but the violence was a stark The boat carrying dozens of people of the illustration of the deterioration in wedding party was crossing the river amid security as US-led foreign forces a heavy downpour. complete their withdrawal and the After the boat anchored at a terminal on Islamist insurgents seize swathes of The blast on Wednesday near a western border with Iran, and Lashkar the riverbank, it was struck by a massive territory. facility of the National Directorate of Gah and Kandahar in the south. lightning, killing 17 people and injuring 6 Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Security wounded two civilians and a An Afghan military spokesman said others. Mujahid said his group targeted the security official, police said. an emergency had been declared in Lightning strikes over the past couple of minister's residence as an important The Taliban have stepped up their Lashkar Gah and government forces months have killed scores and has been on meeting was underway there. campaign to defeat the U.S.-backed were getting reinforcements and US air the rise over the past few years. Government forces battled the government since April as foreign support. "Special forces have been sent Experts here blame the rise in lightning attackers for more than four hours and forces complete their withdrawal after to the area. They are in good morale," strike deaths directly on climate change the Ministry of Interior said at least 20 years of war. armed forces spokesman General that made Bangladesh more vulnerable to eight civilians were killed and 20 Fighting has been particularly heavy Ajmal Omar Shinwari told Reuters. the impacts. IANS wounded. around the city of Herat, near the (PTI) THE INDIAN PANORAMA NY/NJ/CT FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 12 GOPIO-CT to Celebrate India Independence Day in Stamford with Flag Hoisting, India Festival and Kite Flying on August 8th STAMFORD CITY JOINING HANDS WITH GOPIO-CT TO CELEBRATE INDIA INDEPENDENCE DAY

Honored guest and elected officials at the celebration - Indian Consul A.K. Vijayakrishnan, Stamford Mayor David Martin, CT Attorney General William Tong, CT State Shailesh R. Naik, Recipient of Senator Patricia Billie Miller representing Senate District 27, CT Rep. Harry Arora representing 151st District and Caroline Simmons representing 144th District GOPIO-CT's Liberty Award 2021

STAMFORD, CT (TIP): India got its Sunday, August 8th at 11.30 a.m. for Indian food, Indian arts and crafts, Park Collaborative and the sponsor is independence from the British in 1947. Following the flag hoisting, at 12.00 Indian clothing and other items. First County Bank of Stamford. To mark the 74th Anniversary of India's Noon, there is an official ceremony to Admission is FREE for both events. Over the last 15 years, GOPIO-CT, a independence, the Connecticut chapter celebrate Indian Independence Day at Stamford Resident Mr. Shailesh Naik chapter of GOPIO International has of the Global Organization of People of the adjacent Mill River Park (corner will be bestowed with Indian become an active and dynamic Indian Origin (GOPIO-CT) has joined Broad St. and Washington Blvd., Independence Liberty Award. An organization hosting interactive hands with Stamford City and Mill River Stamford). Honored guests are Indian engineer by profession and Principal of sessions with policy makers and Collaborative to host India Festival in Consul A.K. Vijayakrishnan, Stamford Charles A. Manganaro Consulting academicians, community events, youth Stamford to commemorate Indian Mayor David Martin, CT Attorney Engineers, Naik has been serving the mentoring and networking workshops, Independence, when the then Prime General William Tong, CT State Senator Indian American community for the last and working with other area Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Patricia Billie Miller and CT State 15 years. Shailesh served as President organizations to help create a better raised the Indian flag at the Red Fort on Representatives Harry Arora GOPIO-CT from 2010 to 2014 and as future. GOPIO-CT - Global Organization August 15, 1947. The Indian Diaspora in representing CT 151st district and President of Society of Indo-American of People of Indian Origin - serves as a Connecticut is a growing community Caroline Simmons representing 144th Engineers and Architects (SIAEA) for non-partisan, secular, civic and consisting generally IT and management district. Baseball legend Bobby two years. When Covid hit India badly in community service organization - professionals. healthcare workers and a Valentine will also join the celebration 2021 Spring, Shailesh came forward and promoting awareness of Indian culture, large number of entrepreneurs in as a honored guest. coordinated GOPIO-CT's efforts to raise customs and contributions of PIOs hospitality and small businesses. They After the ceremony, the Mill River will funds and to send Oxygen concentrators through community programs, forums, will join for a celebration organized by witness Kite flying and an India Festival to India. Naik is a licensed professional events and youth activities. It seeks to the GOPIO-CT by hoisting American, with colorful Folk and Classical Dances engineer with over 30 years of strengthen partnerships and create an Indian and Connecticut flags at the of India, Music, Magic Show and experience in the field of engineering. ongoing dialogue with local Government Center in Stamford on Bollywood Dances. There will be vendors The celebration is hosted by Mill River communities. New York Auto Show Canceled Over COVID Delta Variant Concerns NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The delta indoor spaces. variant of coronavirus forced organizers Mayor Bill de Blasio this week to once again pump the brakes on the announced that indoor entertainment New York International Auto Show. and performance events in the city will "It is with great disappointment that require proof of vaccination starting the upcoming 2021 New York Aug. 16. It's unclear whether the International Automobile Show at the mandate would apply to the Auto Show, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center has but organizers seemed to allude to been cancelled due to the growing similar strict measures in their release. incidences of the Covid-19 Delta variant "Increased delta-variant measures and the increased measures announced force event's hand," the release is recently by State and local officials to subtitled. stop its spread," organizers said in a "Over the past few weeks, and statement released Wednesday. announcement by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. especially within the last few days, THE EVENT WILL RETURN TO Find out what's happening in New circumstances have changed making it York City with free, real-time updates more difficult to create an event at the ITS REGULAR SPRING from Patch. high standard that we and our clients SCHEDULE IN APRIL 2022, "This is a sure sign that New York is expect," the statement reads. ORGANIZERS SAID. coming back stronger and better than "At the onset of planning for the ever," he said at the time. August Show, we were increasingly THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC But it appears the Auto Show spun excited at the prospect of hosting the ALREADY FORCED ORGANIZERS out, much like Cuomo's political event as the number of vaccinations in TO CANCEL THE 2020 NEW fortunes. New York continued to climb and mask- The delta variant has prompted New wearing reduced the spread in the City. YORK AUTO SHOW. York City, state and federal officials to All signs were positive, and the Show The show's return to the Javits Center adopt strict vaccination and mask was coming together stronger than ever, was unveiled in a splashy June mandates to stop its spread, especially in but today is a different story." THE INDIAN PANORAMA US FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 13 AAPI Raises over $5 Million towards Covid Relief Efforts in India PROVIDES 2300 OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS, 100 VENTILATORS AND 100 HIGH FLOW NASAL CANULA MACHINES TO 45 HOSPITALS IN INDIA CHICAGO (TIP): The deadly Corona of AAPI. "Aptly so, the annual funds in preparation of the impending virus has claimed millions of lives and it Convention last month in Atlanta was a Covid 3rd wave," said Dr. Anjana has placed the entire healthcare sector tribute to frontline healthcare Samaddar," Vice-President of AAPI. both in India and the United States under professionals who have devoted their Dr. Satheesh Kathula, Secretary of tremendous stress. While the Indian lives and work serving humanity during AAPI said, "AAPI has been coordinating American medical fraternity has been at the COVID-19 pandemic," he added. several efforts, including tele-health to the frontlines of the fight against the Many parts of India continue to face patients and Doctors in India. Thanks to pandemic, American Association of the deadly second wave of COVID-19. the overwhelming support of its physicians of Indian origin (AAPI), the Number of reported Covid positive cases members that AAPI has raised over $5 largest ethnic medical organization in seems to be on the rise and thousands million." "The outbreak of Covid 19 has the USA representing the interest of reportedly die daily. Hospitals and caused significant health-related social, more than 100,000 physicians in the USA, medical facilities face shortage of political and economic consequences has stepped up to the plate to deal with oxygen and ICU beds, with patients worldwide. AAPI members have been the crisis of India during its second lacking in adequate care. working very hard in sending medical deadly wave. "We have been working very diligently equipment to India," Dr. Krishan Kumar, "The generosity of the members of in sending oxygen concentrators and Treasurer of AAPI pointed out. AAPI and Indian community has been ventilators to India, to deal with the "We are discussing about coordinating :"The generosity of the members of AAPI and unprecedented," says Dr. Anupama calamity in India and are in the process efforts to make available the much- Indian community has been unprecedented," Gotimukula, President of AAPI. "I want of helping to set up oxygen generator needed vaccines in the Slum areas in says Dr. Anupama Gotimukula, President of to thank the AAPI fraternity,for not only plants in different hospitals in India," Delhi and Hyderabad where compliance AAPI contributing $5 Million towards Covid added, Dr. Ravi Kolli, President-Elect of is very low and apart from lifesaving Relief Funds, but has spent hundreds of AAPI. equipment for severe Covid patients' individuals to donate Oxygen related hours in coordinating and disbursing the Dr. Sujeeth Punnam, AAPI's Regional management in ICUs," said Dr. Anil supplies to India during this vital medical supplies to the most needed Director, who has been one of the many Tibrewal, who has been in the forefront unprecedented calamity. hospitals across India." AAPI leaders who has been coordinating leading AAPI's efforts to help India "The past year, while posing major "Thanks to the overwhelming support the efforts said, "Thus far, AAPI has during the Covid. challenges have also provided of its members that AAPI has raised provided 2300 Concentrators, 100 As AAPI cannot direct its resources to opportunities for AAPI to continue to almost $5 million in the past few Ventilators and 100 High Flow Nasal specific areas and relies on government work together in helping realize the months," said Dr. Kusum Punjabi, Chair Canula Machines To 45 Hospitals in of India to distribute its supplies, Dr. mission of AAPI," said Dr. Gotimukula. of AAPI BOT, who has dedicated her India as part of the Covid Pandemic Amit Chakrabarty, past Secretary of "We are proud that several Indian services at the Emergency Department, Relief Efforts." AAPI and several other AAPI leaders American physicians are recognized serving thousands of Covid patients in As some predict a 3rd wave of the have been working outside of the globally for their contributions to the New Jersey. pandemic in India, AAPI has been umbrella of AAPI for direct transfer of combat the deadly pandemic. We will "During my entire year of presidency, planning and collaborating with several the essential material, focusing mainly continue our efforts and give our best to impacted by the deadly pandemic, AAPI agencies and the government of India to on the peripheral hospitals who do not our Motherland in her fight against the has initiated several efforts to help our help reach the much-needed care and get aid readily. HELP INDIA BREATHE deadly pandemic." For more information Mother India," recalls Dr. Sudhakar supplies to the remotest places in India. is a part of ApShiNi ventures' endeavor on AAPI, please visit: www.aapiusa.org Jonnalagadda, Immediate past president "AAPI will continue to use the remaining by a group of doctors in helping (Press Release)

shortages as causes for the widespread Spirit Airlines apologizes as widespread cancellations and delays. "Cancellation numbers will progressively drop in the days to come," cancellations stretch into fourth day Spirit said. The airline has performed "a DALLAS / NEW YORK (TIP): Spirit more thorough reboot of the network," Airlines apologized on Wednesday, which it said will ease some of the August 4, for disruptions that have operational challenges. upended its flight schedule for three days The peak summer travel season with and counting. very high aircraft load factors across the "The last three days were extremely industry has intensified the issues, Spirit difficult for our Guests and Team said. Members, and for that we sincerely Spirit has enlisted staff members from apologize," the airline said in a statement. other areas of the company to help with "We continue to work around the clock to tasks such as processing of vouchers for get our Guests where they need to be." meals and hotels. As of mid-day Wednesday, more than The airline confirmed that problems 50% of the airline's schedule -- nearly 350 with a crew scheduling IT system have flights -- had already been canceled, contributed to the disruptions. A union according to the aviation tracking website representing some crew members, the FlightAware, marking a fourth Association of Flight Attendants, said consecutive day of severe disruptions. Spirit's schedulers were locked out of a The low-cost carrier canceled 61% of its staff scheduling system on Tuesday "for schedule on Tuesday and another 20% of over an hour." its schedule was delayed, FlightAware The airline also noted that a rumor reported. about a pilot strike is "completely On Monday, cancellations and delays untrue." disrupted 71% of Spirit's schedule, and Spirit is encouraging passengers to Sunday saw 60% of its schedule canceled check their flight status and look for or delayed, FlightAware said. notifications before heading to the Longlines of travelers faced with cancellation of flights at the Spirit counters in Dallas Fort The airline cited overlapping weather Worth Monday, August 2 - Photo / The Indian Panorama airport. challenges, system outages and staffing (With inputs from CNN and FlightAware) THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIA FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 14 Protests erupt after 3 Bills cleared in Rajya 9-year-old girl raped and murdered in Sabha, two introduced in Indian capital Lok Sabha amid din NEW DELHI (TIP): Hundreds of people protested in the Indian capital Delhi on Wednesday, August 4, for the fourth day straight, as outrage continues to NEW DELHI (TIP): Three Bills build over the alleged rape and murder of a 9-year- were passed in Rajya on Thursday, old girl from one of India's most oppressed castes. August 5, amid protests by Protesters marched holding signs that demanded Opposition members over Pegasus accountability for the girl's death. "We want justice," spyware, the farm laws and alleged they chanted, with placards that read: "Justice for rape and murder of a minor Dalit India's daughter." girl. The parents of the 9-year-old girl attended the The Constitution (Schedule protests as well, sitting on a makeshift stage with Tribes) Order Amendment Bill 2021 supporters from their village. The girl's mother introduced by Tribal Affairs sobbed and screamed, at times calling out for her Minister Arjun Munda, The daughter to "come back." Commission for Air Quality Around late morning, police estimated there were Management in National Capital approximately 80 protesters present. However, the Region and Adjoining Areas Bill, crowd soon swelled, with a CNN team on the ground 2021 by Environment Minister placing the estimate at closer to 300. Police Bhupender Yadav and the Essential confirmed that 200 security personnel had been Defence Services Bill, 2021 moved by deployed to the protest site. MoS Defence Ajay Bhatt were The 9-year-old girl -- a member of the Dalit passed even as the Upper House saw community, the most oppressed group in India's repeated adjournments. Ayodhya Rami and AIADMK MP M Binoy Viswam of CPI said, “How Hindu system of caste hierarchy -- had gone to fetch The Essential Defence Services Thambidurai supported the Bill can workers be against national water from a Delhi crematorium on Sunday, Bill, introduced by Bhatt in the saying it was important for national security? What right does the according to Ingit Pratap Singh, a senior Delhi presence of Defence Minister security, while DMK MP M government have to stop their right police official, citing a statement from the victim's Rajnath Singh, sparked heated Shanmugam asked why such a Bill to strike? And what about Pegasus?” mother. debate, with Opposition members “has been brought”. Responding to the MPs, Defence After the girl did not return for half an hour, the questioning why it had been tabled The debate became heated after Minister Singh said, “There no crematorium's priest, 55-year-old Radhey Shyam, in such a rushed manner. several Opposition members said longer seems to be the possibility of called the mother and showed her the body of her The Bill is aimed at preventing they were not being allowed to a peaceful protest. Corporatising of deceased daughter, said Singh. staff of government-owned discuss issues in detail in army ordnance factories was ordnance factories from going on Parliament. thought of to improve autonomy as strike. The government has said that TMC MP Sukhendu Shekhar Ray well as services. I want to assure the the Bill will ensure uninterrupted raised a point of order that Article members that the Bill will in no way supply of ordnance items to armed 105 sub article 1 of the Constitution affect the service conditions of the forces for defence preparedness and says there should be freedom of ordnance employees… We have national security. speech within Parliament. To which spoken to employees’ unions before Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Deputy Chairman Harivansh said bringing the Bill and it will only be Kharge said the government has that Rule 110 says that discussion in applicable when it is invoked.” been breaking “many precedents” Parliament should be limited to the Sources in the defence ministry and the Bill had been rushed in Bill being tabled. said that corporatisation of OFB, Parliament, whereas it should have “If the aim of the Bill is to ensure which has been done to improve its been referred to a standing national security, then why are competitiveness and efficiency, will committee because it involved de- people of the country being snooped not impact autonomy of ordnance nationalisation of ordnance on and why is Pegasus being used to factories. The Bill “does not curb the Protesters at a demonstration in Delhi, India, on August 3 factories. enter people’s bedrooms?” said NCP right of peaceful protest”, sources after the alleged rape and murder of a 9-year-old Dalit girl. BJD MP Sujeet Kumar, YSRCP MP MP Fauzia Khan. said. In signal to global investors, govt moves to bury controversial retrospective tax policy

NEW DELHI (TIP): In a move to bury the Arbitration at The Hague had ruled that India’s controversial policy of retrospective taxation, the retrospective demand of Rs 22,100 crore as capital gains government on Thursday, August 5, proposed and withholding tax imposed on Vodafone for a 2007 amendments to the Income-tax Act and Finance Act, deal was “in breach of the guarantee of fair and 2012 to effectively state that no tax demand shall be equitable treatment” that the company was entitled to raised for any indirect transfer of Indian assets if the in respect of its investments made in mobile telephone transaction was undertaken before May 28, 2012. business in India. The Bill adds that demand raised for indirect transfer The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill introduced by of Indian assets made before May 2012 shall be nullified Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Lok Sabha, on fulfilment of specified conditions such as “proposes to amend the Income-Tax Act, 1961 so as to withdrawal or furnishing of an undertaking for provide that no tax demand shall be raised in future on withdrawal of pending litigation, and furnishing of an the basis of the said retrospective amendment for any undertaking to the effect that no claim shall be filed. indirect transfer of Indian assets if the transaction was Following the retrospective amendment moved by the The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill introduced by Finance undertaken before 28th May,2012 (i.e., the date on which UPA government in 2012, tax demands have been raised Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. the Finance Bill, 2012 received the assent of the in 17 cases, including against British telecom company comes seven years into the tenure of the NDA President)”, the Finance Ministry said in a statement. Vodafone and gas major Cairn Energy. government — and at a time when the government has It has also been proposed “to provide that the demand The government has collected Rs 8,100 crore in four suffered reverses in its arbitration cases against Cairn raised for indirect transfer of Indian assets made before cases, including Rs 7,800 crore from Cairn, Finance Energy and Vodafone. 28th May, 2012 shall be nullified on fulfilment of Secretary T V Somanathan said. In May this year, Cairn initiated the process to seize specified conditions such as withdrawal or furnishing While the move to amend the legislation marks a step Indian assets to enforce the $1.2-billion arbitration of undertaking for withdrawal of pending litigation in the direction of addressing the long-pending demand award it won against the Indian government in its and furnishing of an undertaking to the effect that no of foreign investors seeking the removal of longstanding tax dispute. claim for cost, damages, interest, etc., shall be filed. retrospective tax for the sake of better tax clarity, it In September last year, the Permanent Court of Source: The Indian Express THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIA FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 15 Rahul Gandhi leads bicycle rally to Parliament over Karnataka HC fuel price hike

issues notice to NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday,August 3, gave a call to Opposition leaders to Yediyurappa, "unite the majority voice of the people of India" that is represented by their parties. Accompanied by his party colleagues and Opposition leaders, others in Gandhi rode a bicycle to Parliament to protest against the rise in the prices of fuel and cooking gas. corruption case Just before the cycle protest, he hosted a breakfast meet for leaders of 15 Opposition parties at the Constitution Club, close to BENGALURU (TIP): The Karnataka Parliament. High Court has issued notices to former Congress leader Rahul Gandhi rides a bicycle in a symbolic chief minister B S Yediyurappa and protest over rising fuel price after a breakfast meeting with the others including his son B Y Opposition leaders on August 3, 2021. Vijayendra, who is BJP state unit vice "We [the Opposition parties] represent 60% of the people, the president, to appear before it on August majority of the people. When the government shuts us up, they 17 in a case alleging corruption in a are not humiliating us as members of Parliament but the housing project. majority voice of the people of India. The single most important Congress leader Rahul Gandhi rides a bicycle in a symbolic protest The notices were issued on a petition thing in my view is: let's unite this voice," he told all the over fuel price hike after a breakfast meeting with the opposition by activist T J Abraham seeking Opposition MPs. leaders, at the Constitution Club in New Delhi, Tuesday, August 3, 2021. quashing of an order of additional city "The more this voice unites, the more powerful it will become, Photo source: PTI civil and sessions judge, who had more difficult it will become for the BJP and RSS to suppress this Samajwadi Party's Ram Gopal Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal's dismissed his petition for want of voice," he asserted. The principles for the foundation of such Manoj Jha were among those present.The BSP was a notable sanction from a competent authority to unity should be worked out now, he added. absentee. The Congress is clearly sending a subtle message that try Yediyurappa, the then chief Congress spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member Abhishek it continues to occupy the pole position when it comes to taking minister and former minister S T Singhvi called the meet "historic" and claimed that it was "a on the Narendra Modi government. Gandhi said on Twitter, Somashekar. Challenging the dismissal, trailer for 2024 [Lok Sabha polls]". He said, "This shows you the "Neither our faces are important nor our names. What is Abraham had moved the High Court, new resolve, new direction, new momentum and a new essential is that we are the people's representatives. Behind which served notice to Yediyurappa and determination and grit.... We will proceed unitedly without fear every face lie crores of faces who are troubled by price rise and others. and deterrence. Be it Pegasus, the terrible price rise, the farmers' inflation. Are these the 'acche din' [good days]". “You are hereby directed to appear issue or any number of governance issues". In its third week now, Parliament has failed to function before this court in person or by a He, however, played down a question on who would be the face properly, as the Opposition has been insisting on discussing the pleader duly instructed on August 17 at of the "united Opposition" by terming it "irrelevant" at this point Pegasus issue and the three farm laws before every other issue. 10.30 am to show cause against the in time. DMK's Kanimozhi, NCP's Supriya Sule and Praful Patel, Gandhi's is one among the select few Indian numbers that were petition failing wherein the said Trinamool Congress's Saugato Roy,Kalyan Banerjee and Mahua identified as a possible suspect for hacking by an international petition will be heard and determined Moitra, Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut and Priyanka Chaturvedi, consortium of investigative journalists. ex-parte,” the court notice issued said. Assam, Mizoram Editors Guild moves SC seeking SIT probe to resolve boundary into Pegasus Spyware row NEW DELHI (TIP): The Editors 5 August. dispute amicably Guild of India has approached the What is the Pegasus Row? Supreme Court seeking a court- enior ministers in the governments monitored investigation by a Special Reports published since 18 July, of Assam and Mizoram held a Investigation Team (SIT) into the under the ‘Pegasus Project’ by the Sdetailed discussion on the boundary Pegasus spyware controversy, reports online news portal The Wire have dispute between the two states and issued said on Tuesday, 3 August. revealed that over 300 journalists, a joint statement saying the issues related The plea was filed through activists, Opposition leaders, to it would be resolved amicably. Advocates Rupali Samuel, Raghav government officials and even As deputed by Assam CM Himanta Tankha, and Lzafeer Ahmad B F current Union ministers may have Biswa Sarma, two senior ministers of the (AOR). been potential targets of surveillance state government — Atul Bora and Ashok The group has also called for the through the Israeli NSO-made Singhal — today travelled to Aizawl and Centre to be directed to furnish the Pegasus spyware over the past few held discussion with Mizoram Home details of contracts with foreign years. Minister Lalchamliana on the issue. companies for deploying spyware for While the Centre on Friday, 30 July, Earlier, the Assam Government issued surveillance and the people against had said that the controversy over an order revoking and withdrawing a whom the spyware was used. allegations of spying was a "non- travel advisory for the state residents, The plea also stated, "The citizens issue", the Opposition among other asking them to think before visiting of India have a right to know if the parties involved has demanded Mizoram, officials said. executive government is infringing have also filed petitions in the apex answers in Parliament. “The Governments of Assam and the limits of their authority under court regarding the Pegasus spyware Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Mizoram agree to take forward the the Constitution and what steps have row, including senior journalists N Former Election Commissioner initiatives taken by the Ministry of been taken to safeguard their Ram and Shashi Kumar as well as Ashok Lavasa, poll strategist Home Affairs, Government of India, fundamental rights." CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas Prashant Kishor, as well the woman and the CMs of the two states to Five potential targets, including and Advocate ML Sharma. staffer who had levied sexual remove tension prevailing around four Indian journalists and one A Supreme Court bench comprising harassment allegations against the the interstate borders and to find activist have also moved the Supreme Chief Justice NV Ramana and former Chief Justice of India Ranjan lasting solutions to the disputes Court to protect their fundamental Justice Surya Kant will be hearing Gogoi and some of her family through discussion,” the statement right to privacy. petitions seeking a court-monitored members were revealed as potential read. Meanwhile, various other parties probe into the Pegasus ‘snoopgate’ on targets of the spyware. THE INDIAN PANORAMA COVID-INDIA FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 16 India’s fresh Covid tally at 44,646 with single-day rise of over 2,000 cases

s many as 44,646 fresh cases of the during the day. This pushed the total coronavirus (Covid-19) disease count of jabs to 49,53,27,595 as part of the Awere registered in India in the nationwide vaccination drive launched last 24 hours pushing the cumulative earlier this year. tally to 3,18,56,757 on August 6. This is Kerala’s Covid deaths per million the third straight day when the country saw more than 40,000 new cases being per week highest in India registered, while there has been a rise in Kerala now reports the highest deaths over 2,000 cases from Thursday's (August per million per week in the country. 5) figures when 42,982 were recorded. Between July 25 and 31, Kerala reported According to the latest update from 24 deaths per million per week, while the Union ministry of health and family Maharashtra came second with 12 welfare, India’s active Covid-19 figures deaths per million per week, followed by now stand at 4,14,159 constituting 1.29 Odisha's 9 deaths per million per week. per cent of the total infections. The daily India's average is about 2 deaths per positivity rate now stands at 2.72 per million per week. cent. This has remained below three per "Kerala's case fatality ratio (CFR) on cent since the last 11 days. May 15 was 0.3% and it increased to So far, India has seen 4,26,754 deaths 0.49% by July 31. But Kerala continues to from the viral disease, including 464 loss have one of the lowest CFRs in the of lives recorded in the last 24 hours. country," said public health expert Dr The fatality rate has now touched 1. per Padmanabha Shenoy, who has been cent. Also, 41,096 patients recovered analysing Covid patterns across India from the virus during the same period, on a weekly basis. taking the total tally of discharges to Kerala's seven-day average daily 31,015,844, the updated bulletin read. growth rate in cases is 0.61% while With this recovery rate is now at 97.37 India's is 0.13%. The state's R-naught per cent. samples have been tested for the virus Thursday. (reproduction rate) is 1.28, with its daily The Indian Council of Medical since the pandemic hit the country. Of Meanwhile, 57,97,808 vaccine doses active cases and deaths now highest in Research (ICMR) said 47,65,33,650 these, 16,40,287 tests were conducted on were administered against the virus the country.

Over 49 crore Covid Facing threat of third COVID wave, India vaccine doses is still planning a booster shot

NEW DELHI (TIP): With many administered in India countries completing the NEW DELHI (TIP): The cumulative number of vaccination of the majority of their Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has population, the development and gone past 49 crore, the Union health ministry said on supply of booster COVID-19 doses Thursday, August 5. has begun as more dangerous More than 50.29 lakh (50,29,573) vaccine doses were variants of the virus threaten to administered on Thursday, according to a provisional prolong the global pandemic. report compiled at 7 pm. Apart from Israel, where booster The ministry said 27,26,494 beneficiaries in the age shots have already become available group of 18-44 years received the first dose, while to those fully vaccinated, Germany, 4,81,823 were administered the second dose of the France and UK have stated that they vaccine on Thursday. might begin supplying booster Cumulatively, 16,92,68,754 people in the 18-44 age shots to the public. group have received the first dose and 1,07,72,537 have India has a long way to go as less been administered the second dose of the vaccine since than 8 per cent of the population the start of the third phase of the nationwide has received both doses of the inoculation drive, the ministry said. COVID-19 vaccine, according to data Five states—Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, provided by the Union Health Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh—have administered Ministry. more than one crore vaccine doses each to beneficiaries According to a report by the New in the 18-44 age group. Indian Express, Samiran Panda, Also, the first dose of the vaccine has been chief epidemiologist with the ICMR administered to more than 10 lakh beneficiaries in the and member of the National Expert concern the disparity in majority going to low-income said age group each in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Group on Vaccine Administration vaccination levels in low and high- countries," he said. Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, for COVID said that there is income countries. "Accordingly,WHO is calling for a Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, insufficient data to suggest a World Health Organisation moratorium on boosters until at Uttarakhand and West Bengal. booster is needed for those who are Director-General Tedros Adhanom least the end of September, to On the 202nd day of the vaccination drive (August 5), fully vaccinated. Ghebreyesus said at a news enable at least 10% of the a total of 50,29,573 vaccine doses were given -- 37,13,231 Many people still want the conference in Geneva that while population of every country to be beneficiaries received the first dose and 13,16,342 government to explore the high-income countries have now vaccinated," the WHO chief said. received the second dose—according to the provisional possibility of booster doses, mainly administered almost 100 doses for WHO urged 'everyone with report. for healthcare workers who were every 100 people, low-income influence' - Olympic athletes, The final report for the day would be compiled by late the first to be vaccinated and are countries have only been able to investors, business leaders, faith night. still fighting on the frontlines. administer 1.5 doses for every 100 leaders, and every individual in The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most The WHO recently called for a people, due to lack of supply. their own family and community - vulnerable population groups in the country from "moratorium" on booster shots of "We need an urgent reversal, from to support its call for a moratorium COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and the COVID-19 vaccine until at least the majority of vaccines going to on booster shots until at least the monitored at the highest level, the ministry said. the end of September, noting with high-income countries, to the end of September. THE INDIAN PANORAMA US FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 17 CDC ISSUES NEW EVICTION BAN FOR MOST OF U.S. THROUGH OCTOBER 3 THE NEW MORATORIUM COULD HELP KEEP MILLIONS IN THEIR HOMES AS THE CORONAVIRUS' DELTA VARIANT HAS SPREAD AND STATES HAVE BEEN SLOW TO RELEASE FEDERAL RENTAL AID WASHINGTON (TIP): The Centres for congresswoman who once lived in her car The White House has said state and Disease Control and Prevention on August as a young mother, leading a passionate local governments have been slow to push 3 issued a new moratorium on evictions protest urging the White House to prevent out that federal money and is pressing that would last until October 3, ending widespread evictions. them to do so swiftly. some of the political pressure being "For 5 days, we've been out here, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen briefed placed on President Joe Biden. demanding that our government acts to House Democrats on Tuesday about the The new moratorium could help keep save lives," she tweeted. "Today, our work underway to ensure the federal U.S. President Joe Biden millions in their homes as the movement moved mountains." housing aid makes it to renters and File photo coronavirus' delta variant has spread and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it was landlords. She provided data so that evictions would spare a third of the states have been slow to release federal a day of "extraordinary relief". lawmakers could see how their districts country from evictions over the next rental aid. "The imminent fear of eviction and and states are performing with month. Earlier in the day, President Joe Biden being put out on the street has been lifted distributing the relief, according to a Still, Mr. Biden faced stinging criticism, stopped short of announcing the new ban for countless families across America. person on the call. including from some in his own party,that on evictions during a press conference at Help is Here!" Ms. Pelosi said in a The Treasury Secretary tried to he was was slow to address the end of the the White House. But he said he asked the statement. encourage Democrats to work together, moratorium. Some people were at Centres for Disease Control and Administration officials had previously even as lawmakers have said Mr. Biden immediate risk of losing their homes. Prevention to see what it could do after its said a Supreme Court ruling stopped them should act on his own to extend the Ms. Pelosi had called the prospect of previous ban expired over the weekend. from setting up a new moratorium eviction moratorium, according to widespread evictions "unfathomable." The The new 60-day eviction moratorium without congressional backing, saying someone on the private call who insisted Congressional Black Caucus, the would cover areas heavily impacted by the states and cities must be more aggressive on anonymity to discuss its contents. Congressional Hispanic Caucus and other coronavirus, where about 90% of the U.S. in releasing nearly $47 billion in relief for Mr. Yellen said on the call, according to progressive lawmakers intensified population lives, according to three people renters on the verge of eviction. this person, that she agrees "we need to pressure on the White House to issue an familiar with the plans who insisted on The President said he sought input from bring every resource to bear" and that she immediate extension. anonymity to discuss the forthcoming legal scholars about whether there were appreciated the Democrats' efforts and Late last week, Mr. Biden announced he announcement. options and said the advice was mixed, wants "to leave no stone unturned." was allowing the ban to expire, pushing "My hope is it's going to be a new though some suggested, "It's worth the As the eviction crisis mounted, the Congress to act, but lawmakers were moratorium," Mr. Biden told reporters. effort." Mr. Biden also said he didn't want White House frequently said Mr. Biden unable to swiftly rally the votes as even The extension could help heal a rift with to tell the CDC, which has taken the public was doing all he could under legal Democrats questioned prolonging the liberal Democratic lawmakers who were health lead in responding to the pandemic, constraints. The administration had eviction ban for a few more months. calling on the president to take executive what to do. repeatedly resisted another extension The CDC put the eviction ban in place as action to keep renters in their homes as "I asked the CDC to go back and because the Supreme Court appears likely part of the COVID-19 response when jobs the delta variant of the coronavirus consider other options that may be to block it. When the court allowed the shifted, and many workers lost income. spread and a prior moratorium lapsed available," he said. eviction ban to remain in place through The ban was intended to hold back the over the weekend. The CDC has identified a legal authority the end of July by a 5-4 vote, one justice in spread of the virus among people put out The new policy came amid a scramble of for a new and different moratorium for the majority, Brett Kavanaugh, wrote that on the streets and into shelters. actions by the Biden team to reassure areas with high and substantial increases Congress would have to act to extend it Democratic lawmakers said they were Democrats and the country that it could in COVID-19 infections. further. caught by surprise by Mr. Biden's decision find a way to halt potential evictions. But Mr. Biden also insisted there is federal As the initial moratorium expired, the to end the moratorium, creating pressure mounted as key lawmakers said money available - some $47 billion administration emphasized many frustration and anger and exposing a rare it was not enough. previously approved during the COVID-19 Americans will be able to stay housed rift with the administration. The CDC Top Democratic leaders joined Rep. Cori crisis - that needs to get out the door to with money already approved for aid and indicated in late June that it probably Bush, D-Mo., who has been camped help renters and landlords. other efforts underway. The White House wouldn't extend the eviction ban beyond outside the U.S. Capitol, the freshman "The money is there," Mr. Biden said. noted that state-level efforts to stop the end of July.

Lofgren Introduces Legislation to Create New Visa Program US TAKING STEPS TO PROVIDE CITIZENSHIP TO for Immigrant Entrepreneurs to Spur U.S. Economic Growth IMMIGRANTS' CHILDREN The Let Immigrants Kickstart Employment Act encourages the WASHINGTON (TIP): The Biden establishment of start-up companies in America administration is taking steps to provide a legal pathway to citizenship to children of WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren legal immigrants, the White House has (CA-19), Chair of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and said after a group of such youths, mostly Citizenship, on July 26, introduced H.R. 4681, the Let Immigrants Indians, expressed fear of being deported Kickstart Employment (LIKE) Act, a bill that encourages when they turn 21. These children, known immigrant innovators to establish and develop their venture as documented dreamers, are living in the capital-backed start-up companies in the United States to spur United States as dependents of long-term economic growth, create jobs for American workers, and non-immigrant visa-holders, including H- enhance our competitive advantage on the world stage. 1B workers. The H-1B visa is a non- Start-up companies create an average of 3 million net new jobs immigrant visa that allows US companies These children, known as documented dreamers, are living in the United States as dependents of per year, more than four times as many jobs as mature companies. to employ foreign workers in specialty long-term non-immigrant visa-holders, including Despite widespread evidence that high-skilled immigrants are occupations that require theoretical or H-1B workers. fueling the next generation of high growth companies, our current technical expertise. Technology immigration laws don't provide a viable visa option for such companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries U.S. Congresswoman individuals to start a new venture. The LIKE Act creates a new like India and China. According to Improve the Dream, a group representing such children, Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), temporary visa for founders of start-up entities, as well as the they number more than 2,00,000, a significant number of whom are Indians. Chair of the House opportunity for lawful permanent residence if the start-up entity TEMPORARY 'SAFE HAVEN' TO HONG KONG RESIDENTS IN US : The Biden Subcommittee on meets certain growth-related benchmarks that demonstrate the administration on Thursday,August 5, granted temporary refuge to people fleeing China's Immigration and founder has a proven track record of success in business crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong. Hong Kong residents who are in the US and facing Citizenship development. (Read full story at www.theindianpanorama.news) deportation will be allowed to remain for 18 more months. (Source: PTI) THE INDIAN PANORAMA THE ARTS FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 18

NJPAC IN AUGUST By Mabel Pais SOUNDS OF THE CITY - CHAMBERS PLAZA selection, Sundance 2021 STANDING IN CODA - DIR: Siân Heder l 2021 l US l 1h 51m Every Thursday in August, join "Sounds Of The City" for FREE outdoor concerts at Chambers Plaza of Rooftop Preview Screening: Tuesday, August 10, 8:00 SOLIDARITY NJPAC. pm TONY VEGA - August 5 Streaming: Tuesday, August 10-Wednesday, August 11 August 5 stars salsa singer and bandleader Tony Virtual Q&A with Director Siân Heder and actors Vega! Born into a family of musicians in Puerto Rico, Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur: Wednesday, August 11, Tony learned the bongos and conga at an early age 8:00 pm before moving to New York City and jumping into the Seventeen-year- salsa scene. Celebrating 40 years of entertaining old Ruby (Emilia audiences around the world, Tony will get you on your Jones) is the sole feet and feeling the Latin rhythms all night long. hearing member of LE'ANDRIA JOHNSON - August 12 a deaf family - a On August 4, watch and listen to gospel singer CODA, child of deaf Le'Andria Johnson. A struggling single mother in the adults. Her life midst of heartbreak and hardship, Le'Andria overcame revolves around Standing in Solidarity, poster - Photo / Courtesy NJPAC every obstacle to win BET's gospel competition show, acting as Sunday Best, in 2010. Just two years later, she won a interpreter for her FREE on ZOOM - MON, AUG 9 @ 7PM GRAMMY® Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary parents (Marlee NJPAC revisits two of the discussions on Black Christian Music Performance. Her story will move you Matlin, Troy women in the workplace, and on the impact of racism and her music will raise you up. Kotsur) and on the lives of those who are both Black and LGBTQ+. For August 19 and 26 performances, visit working on the CODA - Photo / MMJCCM A discussion of the film "She Did That," and njpac.org/event/horizon-foundation-sounds-of-the- family's struggling reflections on the experiences of Black women in the city-brass-against and fishing boat every day before school with her father business world, will be led by Latoya Dawson, NJPAC njpac.org/event/horizon-foundation-sounds-of-the- and older brother (Daniel Durant). Ruby finds herself Marketing Manager, and Danielle Vauters, Senior city-third-world torn between the obligations she feels to her family Manager of Programming and Performances at and the pursuit of her own dreams. NJPAC's Center For Arts Education. The Meaning of Hitler - Reflections on the panel "Queer, Black, Trans," will JCC SCREENS follow, led by panelists Kitab Rollins, and Jennifer DIR: Petra Epperlein & Michael Tucker l 2020 l Tsukayama, Vice President of Arts Education at US l 1h 33m ROOFTOP FILMS Rooftop Sneak Preview Screening: Thursday, August BY MABEL PAIS 12, 8:00 pm HIGHLIGHTS: Using the eponymous 1978 bestselling book as its SNEAK PREVIEWS OF framework, "The Meaning of Hitler" interrogates our "MISHA AND THE WOLVES", "CODA", "THE culture's fascination with Hitler and Nazism against MEANING OF HITLER" the current rise of white supremacy and antisemitism. THEATRICAL RELEASE: THE MAGNIFICENT Not Going Quietly - DIR: Nicholas Bruckman l 2021 l MEYERSONS US l 1h 36m ARTIST Q&As Rooftop Screening: Tuesday, August 17, 8:00 pm n August, the Carole Zabar Center for Film at the When activist and Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan (MMJCCM), has new father Ady Ian exciting lineup of in-person rooftop and virtual Barkan is diagnosed Maks & Val - Photo / Courtesy NJPAC screenings with a diverse mix of sneak previews, film with ALS and given festival favorites, and theatrical releases. four years to live, he Highlights of August film programming on the JCC's finds himself NJPAC. Meyerson Family Roof Terrace include a sneak preview directly impacted by MAKS AND VAL LIVE - August 10 of "Misha and the Wolves" (Dir. Sam Hobkison) prior to a new legislation its wide release on Netflix on August 11; a preview proposal Get up close and personal with Latin and ballroom screening of "CODA" (Dir. Siân Heder) prior to its wide jeopardizing champions Maksim and Valentin Chmerkovskiy! You release on AppleTV+ on August 13; a sneak preview of essential healthcare already know and love the Chmerkovskiy brothers from "The Meaning of Hitler" (Dir. Petra Epperlein and programs critical to many seasons on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars." Michael Tucker) prior to its theatrical release on Ady's and others' Now, join them for a new live production packed with August 13 by IFC Films; an accessible screening of survival. Not Going Quietly - Photo / MMJCCM dazzling dancing and world-class showmanship true to ReelAbilities Film Festival favorite "Not Going Quietly" Film presented the Chmerkovskiy name. The Stripped Down Tour will (Dir. Nicholas Bruckman) as part of its theatrical run; with captions and take your emotions for a ride, and have you smiling all and the theatrical release of "The Magnificent audio description the way home. The boys leave their hearts on the Meyersons" (Dir. Evan Oppenheimer). The Magnificent Meyersons - DIR: Evan stage… and maybe a shirt or two. These films will include Q&As with the filmmakers A post-show virtual VIP Meet and Greet is available and talent, including a virtual panel on August 11 with Oppenheimer l 2021 l US l 1h 28m for this performance. Tickets to the show are not "CODA" director Siân Heder, Academy Award-winning Rooftop Theatrical Release: Sunday, August 22 and actress Marlee Matlin, and actor Troy Kotsur. For the Tuesday, August 24 at 8:00 pm full August film schedule and tickets, visit Streaming: August 20-26 mmjccm.org/film. It's a day in New York City just like any other, as the Meyersons deal with the ordinary concerns and petty FILM LINEUP: annoyances that preoccupy all families. As memories of their complicated past collide with a new and uncertain future, the Meyersons must navigate lingering Misha and the Wolves - DIR: Sam Hobkinson l heartbreak and shifting alliances as they are forced to 2021 l UK/Belgium l 1h 30m reevaluate everything that they thought was true. Starring Richard Kind, Kate Mulgrew, Lauren Ridloff. Rooftop Sneak Preview Screening: Tuesday, August 3, The Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan Le'Andria Johnson - Photo / Courtesy NJPAC 8:15 pm The dramatic tale of a woman whose Holocaust (MMJCCM) included in this virtual offer. Visit memoir took the world by storm, before a fallout with Learn more at mmjccm.org events.loopedlive.com/maksandval for Meet and Greet her publisher-turned-detective revealed an audacious (Mabel Pais writes on Social Issues, The Arts and details. deception created to hide a darker truth. Official Entertainment, Spirituality, and Health & Wellness) THE INDIAN PANORAMA MUSIC FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 19

NJSO Youth Orchestra’s ‘Our Voices’ Goes Digital BY MABEL PAIS performances by jazz musicians Yoojin Park (violin), Track #11: "Musical Jokers" James Borowski (bass trombone), Cristian Monreal Musical Jokers (Academy Orchestra Group 2b) (bass), Bryan Pezzone (piano) and Dan Graziano Composers: Adhithi Arun, Nicholas Chen, Matt Hui, (drums). Sarosh Mistry, Matthew Shi, Heidi Tsai OUR VOICES Coach: James Musto III Track #12: "The Saddest of All Keys" NJSO Youth Orchestras 30th Anniversary Creative "OUR VOICES" Poster - Photo / Courtesy NJSO Composition Project: The Album Training Ensemble - Ms. Julia's Group ASHITA BIRLA, AMEYA SRINIVASAN, DAMINI The album is available August 6 at Composers: Mateo Baez-Salvador, Flor Chouloupe, VARGHESE, njsymphony.org/ourvoices. Junior Chouloupe, Xitlali Garcia, Crystal Gonzalez, Track #1: "Calypso" Patrick Molina, Bianca Milien Fequiere, Juliet Lopez, ADHITHI ARUN, SAROSH MISTRY, ARAVIND Jazmin Pearson, Jeremias Sanchez KRISHNAN, Academy Orchestra Group 2a Teaching Artist: Julia Castellanos ANIRUDH KHANDRIKA, ARJUN ATHALYE, Composers: Gabriel Bulacan, Stephen Cheng, Track #13: "Returning Home" VIHAAN AGARWAL, Jacqueline Li, Sarah Spitzer, Michelle Wang, Paige Wang, Jacqueline Zhou Chamber Orchestra Group 3 TARA KHURANA, MILIND BANGALORE Coach: José Luis Domínguez Composers: Gael Barker, Caroleena Fernandez, Rafi Among COMPOSERS Track #2: "The Enchanted Forest" Ingliss, Aravind Krishnan, Sophie Lu, Celine Shon, "The NJSO Youth Aidan Song Orchestras have set an Chromatic Creators (Chamber Orchestra Group 2) Coach: José Luis Domínguez incredible and leading Composers: Ashita Birla, Samantha Huerta, Natalie Track #14: "Nostalgia, Victory, Valor" example within the inevitable Sokolov, Ameya Srinivasan, Kevin Yang, Amy virtual world that musicians Zarebczan CO5 Carbon Pentoxide (Chamber Orchestra Group 5) have faced due to the Coach: Kathleen Nester Composers: Kelli Cheng, Daniel Corwin, Anirudh pandemic. Making music Track #3: "Journey of Hope" Khandrika, Hayden Lin, Andrew Zarebczan together is the very essence of Coaches: Jonathan Storck & Elzbieta Weyman what we do, and thanks to our High Brass Group (Academy Orchestra Group 7) Track #15: "Caribbean Symphony" amazing team of staff, Composers: Ryan Bae, Julia Caprari, James Cottrell, Ameya Srinivasan coaches and teaching artists, Nathan Lee, Danny Santibañez Academy Orchestra Group 8 Photo / Courtesy NJSO and their bravery in facing Coaches: Andrea Menousek & Anderson Romero Composers: Arjun Athalye, Ryan Badi, Andrew Joyal, reinvention and adaptation, Track #4: "Seven Strings" Benjamin Rosales, Luke Tan, Max Watzky we continued to serve the Coach: Gregory LaRosa students and the community Chamber Orchestra Group 1 Track #16: "Voyage to Seven" with innovative approaches. Composers: Paolo Figueroa, Christabella Leung, This digital album is a Katherine Liang, Marisa Olavarria, Andrew Rodriguez, Training Ensemble - Ms. DoYeon's Group testament to that."- José Luis Damini Varghese Composers: Aristotle Archibald, Joanne Chouloupe, Domínguez, NJSO Youth Coach: José Luis Domínguez David Ibiefo, Jesse Ibiefo, Saliah King, Deborah Louis, Orchestras Artistic Director Track #5: "Mystic Pioneer" Trevon Norris, Rhia Randolph, Orchid Ryals The NJSO Youth Orchestras Teaching Artist: DoYeon Kim on August 6 will release "Our Academy Orchestra Group 4 Arjun Athalye Track #17: "Viola Trio" Photo / Courtesy NJSO Voices," an album of original Composers: Alex Barker, Radon Belarmino, Michael student compositions Forde, Helios Hong, Andrew Ikemoto, Liam Reilly Julien Soto-Raspa (Academy Orchestra violist) composed during the Coaches: Robert Wagner & Philo Lee Track #18: "Alegría in D" program's 30th anniversary Track #6: "Sunrise at the Lake" season. The album marks the Training Ensemble - Ms. Sasha's Group culmination of a season-long Training Ensemble - Ms. Amelia's Group Track #19: "Bow Poetry" NJSO Youth Orchestras Composers: Naomi Akakpo, Gifty Ezeanuna, Caden creative composition project Giles Academy Orchestra Group 3 Ashita Birla (front closeup) in which nearly 200 students Teaching Artist: Amelia Muccia Composers: Vihaan Agarwal, Kendra Buffaloe, collaborated in small groups Andrew Reza, Julien Soto-Raspa, Winston Wang Photo / Courtesy NJSO Track #7: "Cello Jam Circle" to explore their own musical Coach: Martin Andersen voices and compose new Chamber Orchestra Group 6 Track #20: "Irish Reel" works drawing from all the Composers: Peter Corwin, Gracen Hill, Ethan Kim, genres that inspire them. Ryan Lu, Kevin Valencia, Norah Wang, Kevin Wei, Sarah Spitzer (Academy Orchestra violinist) The album, which will be Kenny Yang Track #21: "#SquadGoals" available to stream for free at Coach: Laura Andrade Track #22: "Hazy Sunrise over Snow Covered jsymphony.org/ourvoices, Track #8: "Variations on 'Arirang'" features 25 compositions by Tulips" groups of middle- and high- Academy Orchestra Group 6 Track #23: "The King's Overture" Milind Bangalore (center) school student groups from all Composers: Abigail Lee, Hannah Lee, Megan Newton, Track #24: "Essence" Photo / CourtesyNJSO levels of the youth orchestra Christina Nicolau, Kayla Wang, Eric Xu, Andy Yin program. NJSO musician Coach: Robert Ingliss Track #25: "Mythological Friends & Hazards" coaches and teaching artists guided each group; NJSO Track #9: "Quake of the Ocean" Youth Orchestras Artistic Director José Luis To learn more about NJSO, visit Domínguez, a celebrated composer, orchestrated and Ostinato Orchestrators in Slippers (Chamber Website: njsymphony.org arranged the works and digitally recorded each Orchestra Group 4) Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @NJSymphony composition using Logic Pro. Composers: Veronica Derugo, Lauren Nguyen, Ethan YouTube: @NewJerseySymphony The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra gave the world Wang, Allen Wu, Vivian Zhang Email: [email protected] premiere of "The Enchanted Forest," one of the student Coach: Kathleen Nester compositions, at the Orchestra's virtual Spring into Track #10: "Canon of Grace" COVID SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Music Gala concert on May 12. Other works on the album include "Calypso," a tone poem inspired by Greek Training Ensemble - Ms. Inyong's Group The safety of patrons, musicians and staff is of the mythology; variations on the Korean folk song Composers: Kyrae Brock, Justin Casco, Emilia utmost importance to the NJSO. Visit njsymphony.org "Arirang"; works that grew out of improvised jam Delgado, Sarahline Fequiere, Ayla Goore, Daniel Lanao, for constantly updated details focused on attendees' sessions, and more. Sophia Lanao, Johanna Motatey, Sirron Norris, Ammy well-being at the performances. One piece was entirely arranged, orchestrated and Peralta, Colin Robinson, Jax Ryals, Lauren Trinity, Rio (Mabel Pais writes on The Arts and Entertainment, Social recorded by student composer Ben Rosales. One work Umana Issues, Spirituality, and Health & Wellness) for jazz band and orchestra features recorded Coach: Inyong Park THE INDIAN PANORAMA BOLLYWOOD FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 20 Taapsee Pannu to go back to the crease

Sara injures her nose, shares a ‘Knock Knock’ joke

Bollywood actor Sara Ali Khan recently injured her nose and shared the same with her followers via her Instagram handle. Sara uploaded a video on the app with the caption, “Sorry Amma Abba Iggy ... Naak kaat di maine ....” In the video, Sara opens with a ‘Knock Knock’ joke and slowly reveals her bloody nose as she concludes ike any first-time producer, Taapsee September. the movie is being helmed by Bahl who with “Knock out!” Pannu is giving undivided attention A source reveals, “The biopic was has directed films like 'Section 375' and Sara Ali Khan will be seen next in Lto her maiden project Blurr, which slated to go on floors in April, but the 'BA Pass'. 'Blurr' will surely be an Aanand L Rai directorial Atrangi Re. In the is being shot in Nainital. But before second wave of the pandemic made the interesting watch as it has the industry's film, she will share screen space with leaving for the hill station, the actor met team hit the pause button. Srijit is biggest names backing it. This isn't the Dhanush and Akshay Kumar. As she Srijit Mukherji to understand the way currently in Mumbai, setting the first time that Taapsee has delved into wrapped the film in March, she shared a forward for Shabaash Mithu. In June, the groundwork for the ambitious movie. entrepreneurship, the 33-year-old actor note for the film’s team on Instagram. She noted Bengali filmmaker replaced Rahul Once Taapsee returns to the city, the film additionally also owns a wedding wrote, “Thank you so much @aanandlrai Dholakia as the director of the biopic on will start rolling, followed by an planning firm and a badminton team sir for giving me this role, this film and this Indian women’s cricket team captain international schedule. The director is known as 7 Aces Pune. opportunity. But more than that thank you Mithali Raj. It is heard that in the recent expected to meet Mithali soon.” On the film front, the 33-year-old-actor for your unconditional love, unwavering meeting, Pannu discussed at length her Taapsee, who has starred in thrillers is set for a season chock-a-bloc with her support, the best India darshan, delicious prep and notes on the character that she like 'Haseen Dilruba', 'Badla', among next 'Looop Lapeta', 'Rashmi Rocket', khana, early morning sunrise drives to has been living for the past one year.After others, had earlier revealed that 'Blurr' 'DooBaaraa', 'Shabaash Mithu', and a location, sufi ginger water evenings, and the it’s a wrap on Blurr, she will begin will be an edge-of-the-seat thriller. Co- south film, along with many others in the most memorable year with the best team.” shooting for the sports drama in early written by Pawan Sony and Ajay Bahl, pipeline. Netizens hail Lara Dutta’s transformation Aishwarya’s doppelganger Aashita sets the Internet on fire as former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi he internet has found a ctress Lara Dutta Tnew is playing the doppelganger of Apivotal role of actress former Prime Minister Aishwarya Rai Indira Gandhi. Her Bachchan and physical transformation she is Aashita has been hailed by her Singh. We are fans, who spotted her in sure you will do a the trailer which was double take after launched a day back. seeing Aashita's "It is a great pictures and responsibility when you videos owing to portray someone who's her sheer an iconic figure like Mrs resemblance Gandhi. It was very with Aishwarya. important to get her body Soon after language right," Lara social media Dutta said at the users spotted Aashita's profile, she went viral and 'BellBottom' trailer achieved the status of an internet sensation within no launch, reports IANS. time. On Instagram, Aashita often posts short clips of Bellbottom is set in herself in traditional attire, lip-syncing to Bollywood 1984, the year that saw songs and dialogues, much to the delight of her fans and Operation Bluestar as followers. Aashita Singh has over 26,000 followers on well as Mrs Gandhi's assassination. Instagram. In a short clip that Aashita posted on Tuesday, "The film is about a hijack that took place during Mrs Gandhi's tenure," IANS quoted the actress said, she was spotted lip-syncing to the song Sisila Yeh describing the outline of the plot. Chaahat Ka from the 2002 film Devdas, featuring Shah Bellbottom stars Akshay Kumar in the lead role. It is slated for a big-screen release on August 19 and will Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit. Aashita regale audiences in a 2D and 3D format. managed to imitate Aishwarya's expressions from the hit track and we think she did a great job. THE INDIAN PANORAMA HOLLYWOOD FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 21 Natalie Portman-starrer ‘The Days of Abandonment’ not moving forward at HBO

he HBO film titled, `The Days of Abandonment`, featuring Oscar-winning star Natalie Portman, Tis dead. As per Variety, on Monday, the network announced that Portman has stepped down from the film, and production will not be moving forward. "Due to unforeseen personal reasons, Natalie Camilla Cabello movie Portman has stepped down from HBO Films` `Days of Abandonment` prior to the start of filming. promises a magical, Unfortunately, the production will not move forward," HBO said in a statement. "We are very sorry we won`t be able to bring this feminist ride beautiful story to the screen with our talented he trailer of Camilla Cabello-starrer Cinderella writer/director and cast. We send our sincere thanks is out, and it promises to bring a fresh to our cast, producers, and crew for all their passion Tperspective to the age-old fairy tale. Camilla’s and hard work," the studio added in the statement. Cinderella does sing, go to a grand ball and hopes to Portman was first attached to star in the upcoming become the charming prince’s bride. But she also project, an adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel of aspires to run her own business, Dresses by Ella. the same name, in April. The story follows Tess While the trailer promises magical stuff, thankfully, (Portman), who has abandoned her own dreams for it doesn’t answer the pertinent question of career vs stable home life. When she is in turn abandoned by love, or whether Cinderella is able to manage both in her husband, her world is thrown off its axis. the end. For that, the audience will have to wait for the Portman was also set to executive produce along with film’s release. Sophie Mas under the pair`s MountainA production This is Camilla Cabello’s first full-length feature banner. role. A reigning singing sensation, it remains to be Maggie Betts was set to write, direct and executive seen if Camilla will also be able to charm cinegoers produce the adaptation. Celine Rattray and Trudie too. Apart from Camilla Cabello, the movie also stars Styler of Maven Screen Media were also on board as Billy Porter as the genderless fairy godparent, Idina executive producers, along with Len Amato of Crash Menzel as the wicked stepmother, Pierce Brosnan as and Salvage, Ferrante, Domenico Procacci of the king, Minnie Driver as the queen, Missy Elliott as Fandango and Maria Zuckerman. `The Days of the town crier, John Mulaney, James Corden and Abandonment` was going to be produced in Romesh Ranganathan as the three mice-turned- association with Medusa. footmen. Kelly Preston was ‘ultimate Salma Hayek loved this Priyanka professional’ on set of Off the Rails film, lists how Mexicans and Indians are similar

alma Hayek was all praise for Priyanka Chopra's Oscar-nominated film The SWhite Tiger, and for the ease with which non-American actors work. Salma Hayek will soon be seen in Marvel's Eternals, directed by Chloe Zhao and co-starring Indian character actor Harish Patel. In a cover spread for a magazine, Salma spoke about how she had to keep her Marvel job a secret from her co-stars Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jackson, and the film that she elly Preston was the never in a million years thought enjoyed recently. "ultimate professional" on the that. She was so alive and vivacious Admitting that streaming platforms 'take Kset of her last-ever film, and passionate about the story. more risks' sometimes, Salma told Vogue according to director Jules Obviously,that spoke volumes to her India, "But how many original films have you Williamson. because of her own situation and seen coming from America that made you go, The actress, who died at the age of she has her own daughter." 'Oh, that's different?' Actually, there was an 57 following a battle with breast Kelly was diagnosed in 2018, but Indian film I really liked, with Priyanka cancer in July 2020, plays Cassie, chose not to reveal that news during Chopra, The White Tiger. Now that was one of a group of 50-something the film's production in early 2019. different." friends who go interrailing, in new She maintained contact with the She also spoke about the difference in comedy-drama Off the Rails. cast of Off the Rails after filming, working with American and non-American At the film's recent London and was excited about its impending actors, especially on Eternals. "The premiere, Williamson paid tribute release. American actors are great, but they don't to the late Mischief star. "We were like a little gang, on and have the custom of going out to dinner. They "The thing that is the greatest off set, after shooting," Williamson like to go to bed early, to be at the gym at six sadness is we haven't got Kelly with recalled. "We do adore each other, in the morning. When you're Mexican or us which was incredibly and I know the actresses miss her Indian, you hang out, you finish your meal, bittersweet," she stated to terribly.You can see their friendship you keep talking, and you keep talking. I felt HeyUGuys. "We didn't know she was on the screen. It shines out, and at home," she said. ill when she was with us. You would Kelly shines out. THE INDIAN PANORAMA WORLD FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 22 KIDNAPPERS IN NIGERIA DEMAND RANSOM TO Thousands turn out in Berlin to protest RELEASE 80 German govt’s anti-coronavirus measures; SCHOOLCHILDREN KADUNA (NIGERIA) (TIP): 600 detained Kidnappers are demanding a ransom BERLIN (TIP): Thousands turned of one million naira each to release out in Berlin to protest the German around 80 children snatched from a government’s anti-coronavirus boarding school in northern Nigeria measures despite a ban on the last month, according to a pastor gatherings, leading to clashes with involved in the negotiations for their police and the detention of some 600 release. protesters. The attack on the Bethel Baptist Local authorities had banned several High School in the state of Kaduna different protests this weekend, was the 10th mass school kidnapping including one from the Stuttgart-based since December in northwest Nigeria, Querdenker movement, but protesters which authorities have attributed to in Berlin defied the ban. criminal gangs seeking ransom Berlin’s police department deployed payments. more than 2,000 officers to try and "(Bandits) are asking for one million disperse the protests on August 1, but it naira on each of the 80 students said officers who sought to redirect remaining with them," Reverend Ite protesters or disband larger groups Joseph Hayab told Reuters by were “harassed and attacked”. telephone. “They tried to break through the Kidnappers released 28 children last police cordon and pull out our month after a first batch of 28 was colleagues,” Berlin police said, adding released two days after the raid. But that officers had to use irritants and another 81 remain in captivity. batons. coronavirus cases in Germany remains Wolfgang Schäuble, president of Hayab said three students escaped As the crowds made their way from low compared with neighbouring Germany’s parliament, sharply before the 28 were released last month Berlin’s Charlottenburg neighbourhood countries, the delta variant has sparked criticized the Querdenker movement but they were kidnapped again by an through Tiergarten Park toward the an increase in new infections in the last Sunday, encouraging people not to be unidentified person in the forest who Brandenburg Gate, police warned via few weeks. On Sunday, Germany fooled by “cheap slogans.” demanded a ransom and was paid over loudspeaker that they would use water reported 2,097 new cases, an increase of “If practically all experts worldwide one million naira by parents. cannons if protesters did not disperse. more than 500 over the previous say the coronavirus is dangerous and Nigerian authorities have attributed By Sunday evening, police had detained Sunday. vaccination helps, then who actually the kidnappings to what they call about 600 people, according to German The Querdenker movement, the most has the right to say, Actually, I’m armed bandits seeking ransom media, and protesters were still visible anti-lockdown movement in smarter than that?’” he told the Neue payments. marching through the city. Germany, has drawn thousands to its Osnabrücker Zeitung. “To me, that is an Schools have become targets for Germany eased many of its demonstrations in Berlin, uniting a almost unbearable level of arrogance.” mass kidnappings for ransom in coronavirus restrictions in May, disparate mix on both the right and the The protests follow other northern Nigeria by armed groups. including reopening restaurants and left, including those opposing demonstrations against coronavirus Such kidnappings in Nigeria were first bars. Still, many activities, such as vaccinations, coronavirus deniers, measures around Europe. carried out by jihadist group Boko dining indoors at restaurants or staying conspiracy theorists and right-wing More than 200,000 people turned out Haram, and later its offshoot Islamic in a hotel, require proof that an extremists. Saturday in France to protest State West Africa Province, but the individual is either fully vaccinated, Earlier this year, Germany’s domestic vaccination requirements for the third tactic has now been adopted by other has recovered from the virus or can intelligence service warned the straight weekend, at times clashing criminal gangs. Reuters show proof of a recent negative movement was becoming increasingly with police. Some 80,000 others coronavirus test. radical and put some of its adherents protested in cities across Italy last TOP ISRAELI DEFENCE Although the number of new under surveillance. weekend. — AP PANEL TO ‘SCAN’ MORE SPYWARE FIRMS JERUSALEM (TIP): Israel's top defence committee will convene a Spanish engineers extract drinking water special session on the use of "offensive cyberarms" in the wake of international from thin air backlash over the alleged misuse of NSO Group's Pegasus software and SEVILLE (SPAIN) (TIP): A Spanish litres a day, and be easily carried on a further revelations that other Israeli company has devised a system to extract trolley, but bigger versions can produce firms may have also supplied similar drinking water from thin air to supply up to 5,000 litres a day. spyware solutions to other countries, arid regions where people are in "Our idea is not only to make a device according to a media report. desperate need. that is effective, but also to make it useful The Foreign Affairs and Defence "The goal is to help people," said for people who have to walk for miles to Committee will convene a closed Enrique Veiga, the 82-year-old engineer fetch water or make wells," Veiga session to discuss not just NSO and the who invented the machine during a explained. string of revelations about its harsh drought in southern Spain in the Switzerland-based Vietnamese refugee spyware's potential targets exposed as 1990s. "The goal is to get to places like Nhat Vuong joined the cause after part of the Project Pegasus, but also refugee camps that don't have drinking meeting Veiga and visiting a refugee other Israeli offensive firms that have water." The devices made by his harnessing the same effect that causes camp near Tripoli in Lebanon in 2017. made headlines in recent months, daily company, Aquaer, are already delivering condensation in air-conditioning units. He founded a non-profit organisation, Haaretz reported. clean, safe water to communities in While other water generators based on Water Inception, which brought a 500- An Amnesty International forensic Namibia and a Lebanese refugee camp. similar technology require high ambient litre a day machine to the camp. analysis also revealed that an additional "In the villages we visited in Namibia, humidity and low temperatures to "It's working beautifully, I'm really British phone belonging to a Muslim they were astonished, they didn't function effectively, Veiga's machines happy," said Nhat, who is now raising activist was also actually targeted, along understand, asking where the water work in temperatures of up to 40 Celsius funds to install solar panels to bring with the phones of three others came from," he said. (104F) and can handle humidity of down electricity costs and reduce the journalists from Hungary and Turkey The machines use electricity to cool between 10% and 15%. environmental impact of the project. and a legal official in India. (PTI) air until it condenses into water, A small machine can produce 50-75 Reuters THE INDIAN PANORAMA WORLD FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 23 BRAZIL'S BOLSONARO New Zealand housing crisis sparks human RAGES AGAINST PROBE, rights inquiry THREATENS TO ACT BEYOND CONSTITUTION WELLINGTON (TIP): New Zealand's the housing market meets the needs of the housing crisis is having a "punishing people. RIO DE JANEIRO (TIP): Brazilian impact" on marginalised communities Soaring prices and rents have forced President Jair Bolsonaro on August 4 and leaving many people homeless, the families into emergency housing like raged against a Supreme Court human rights commission said on August motels, with about 23,000 individuals and investigation into his conduct and 2 as it launched an inquiry into the families waiting for public housing. threatened to respond outside the country's red-hot property market. Under pressure Ardern launched a raft limits of the constitution, escalating A raft of cooling measures enforced by of measures this year to tax investors and the clash between the far-right leader Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern earlier discourage speculators, but these have and the judiciary. this year has had no impact on runaway had only a marginal impact. Bolsonaro's comments came after house prices in New Zealand, as investors The rising inequality inflamed by the Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de cashed in on historically low interest housing crisis is arguably the biggest Moraes approved an investigation into rates and cheap access to capital under the political challenge facing Ardern's centre- the President's unfounded accusations government's pandemic-inspired left Labour-led government. The 41-year- that Brazil's electronic voting system stimulus spending. old's popularity soared with her response is vulnerable to fraud. Property prices in New Zealand have to the pandemic that kept nationwide "This investigation is not within the soared by the most among OECD nations, further surge in house prices. cases to barely 2,500 and led to an bounds of the constitution, so the rising about 30% in just the past 12 The nearly 30% year-on-year increase, emphatic election win last year. antidote to this is also not within the months. on top of a 90% rise in the preceding But her support has been slipping with bounds of the constitution," Bolsonaro "The housing crisis in Aotearoa is also a decade, has locked out first home buyers the latest Newshub-Reid Research Poll on said on social media, without human rights crisis encompassing and low income earners. Sunday showing Labour's support fell to specifying further the nature of the homeownership, market renting, state "The right to a decent home, although 43%, down almost 10 points since the last threat. housing and homelessness," New binding on New Zealand in international poll in May, while the main opposition Bolsonaro, who is expected to seek a Zealand's Chief Human Rights law, is almost invisible and unknown in National Party's support inched up to second term in 2022, has repeatedly Commissioner Paul Hunt said in a Aotearoa,” he said. almost 29%. said Brazil's electronic voting system statement using the country's indigenous The median house price in the biggest Ardern defended her government's is vulnerable to fraud without Maori name. city Auckland has increased by 25% to record on housing saying it was pulling providing evidence. "It is having a punishing impact NZ$1,150,000 ($801,320) in June this year every lever to ensure everyone gets a Critics say Bolsonaro, like former especially on the most marginalised in from NZ$920,000 last year. warm, dry home. US President Donald Trump, is sowing our communities," he said. UNDER PRESSURE “When I look at the record of what doubts in case he loses in 2022. He has New Zealand's pandemic-inspired we’ve done, 8,000 houses to date, 18,000 on already threatened not to accept the policies have translated into cheaper The United Nations Special Rapporteur the cards. We are scaling up as quickly as result if the system is not changed. mortgages, allowing affluent "kiwis" to on adequate housing, Leilani Farha, said we can," Ardern told state broadcaster Bolsonaro is calling for adoption of upsize their homes and build up portfolios in her report in June that consecutive TVNZ in a interview after the inquiry was printed receipts that can be counted if of rental investment properties, fuelling a governments have failed to ensure that announced. Reuters any election result is disputed, a paper trail that would change the current all- electronic voting system. A proposal to that effect is currently with Congress, Hong Kong authorities arrest pro-democracy with a committee set to vote on it on Thursday. Analysts believe it has little chance of becoming law. singer for corruption The president has called for people HONG KONG (TIP): Hong Kong's introduced in June last year to outlaw to take to the streets, and last weekend anti-corruption watchdog on August 2 secession, subversion, terrorism and thousands of his supporters held charged a singer and prominent pro- foreign collusion. demonstrations in several cities democracy activist, Anthony Wong, with Hong Kong's Beijing-backed backing his proposal. Reuters "corrupt conduct" at a 2018 election rally, government says the pro-democracy the latest legal action against dissent by protests threatened stability in the A MILLION TO 1: authorities in the Chinese-ruled city. former British colony and the action VENEZUELA’S CURRENCY The Independent Commission Against taken against various people since then Corruption (ICAC) said in a statement is necessary to uphold the law. LOSING 6 ZEROS that Wong had provided "entertainment A popular songwriter known for his CARACAS (VENEZUELA) (TIP): to induce others to vote" for pro- poignant lyrics, Wong was a strong Venezuela says it will make a million- democracy activist Au Nok-hin in a 2018 supporter of Hong Kong's 2014 pro- to-1 change in its currency soon, legislative council by-election. democracy "Umbrella" movement and eliminating six zeros from prices in the 2019 anti-China protests. He is also a the local currency as hyperinflation "AT THE RALLY, WONG vocal advocate of LGBT rights. continues to plague the troubled South PERFORMED TWO SONGS ON During the performance for Au in 2018, American nation. If convicted, he could be jailed for up according to a video of it posted on Au's Venezuela’s central bank on August STAGE. AT THE END OF THE to seven years and fined HK$500,000 Facebook page, Wong had told the 3 announced the change to the bolivar ($64,000), the ordinance says. audience before singing "A forbidden will go into effect October 1. PERFORMANCE, HE Wong, 59, who first came into the fruit per day": "This song is about choice, The new 100 bolivar bill will be the APPEALED TO THE public limelight with pop duo, Tat Ming whether society has a choice." Over the highest denomination. It is equivalent Pair, in the 1980s, could not immediately past year, many of the city's leading to 100,000,000 of the current bolivar. PARTICIPANTS OF THE RALLY be reached for comment. democrats have been detained, jailed or This is the third adjustment since Au, who went on to win the election, forced into exile. socialist leaders began governing TO VOTE FOR AU AT THE was also charged. Both are due to appear A major pro-democracy newspaper, Venezuela. The bolivar lost three zeros ELECTION," THE ICAC WROTE, in court on Thursday to plea. Apple Daily, closed in June after several in 2008 under now-deceased President Au was not available for comment. He of its senior editors were arrested on Hugo Chavez, while his successor, ADDING HE HAD BREACHED was jailed for 10 months jail in April for national security grounds. Nicolas Maduro, eliminated five zeros organising an unauthorised assembly. Last Friday, Tong Ying-kit, the first in 2018. Venezuela is in its sixth year of THE ELECTIONS CORRUPT Au was also arrested with 46 other person convicted under the security law recession. Millions live in poverty AND ILLEGAL CONDUCT prominent democrats this year for was sentenced by a panel of three judges amid high food prices that are alleged conspiracy to commit subversion to nine years in prison for terrorism and commonly set in US dollars and low ORDINANCE. under a sweeping national security law inciting secession. Reuters wages. (AP) THE INDIAN PANORAMA COVID-WORLD FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 24 Delta variant accounts for Global Covid-19 caseload 93.4% of new cases in US tops 200.7 mn WASHINGTON (TIP): The global he Delta variant now accounts for coronavirus caseload has topped 200.7 an estimated 93.4 per cent of all million, while the deaths have surged to TRACKING THE VIRUS Tthe new Covid-19 cases in the US more than 4.26 million and vaccinations that were reported during the last two soared to over 4.30 billion, according to weeks of July, according to the US the Johns Hopkins University. GLOBAL Centers for Disease Control and In its latest update on Friday, August 6, INDIA Prevention on Wednesday, August 4. morning, the University’s Center for In its latest update on Wednesday, the Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) Cases Deaths Cases Deaths CDC said that this number is even revealed that the current global caseload, 200,799,056 4,266,201 3,18,56,757 4,26,754 higher in certain parts of the country, death toll stood and vaccination tally showed the updated figures for the week stood at 200,799,056, 4,266,201 and ending July 31, reports Xinhua news 4,305,633,910, respectively. agency. The US continues to be the worst-hit In the Midwest including Iowa, country with the world’s highest number Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, Delta of cases and deaths at 35,433,677 and variant accounts for more than 98 per 615,314, respectively, according to the cent of all new cases. CSSE. These figures have shown a rapid In terms of infections, India follows in increase over the past two months. In the second place with 31,812,114 cases. the two weeks ending May 22, Delta's The other worst countries with over 3 prevalence was estimated around 3 per million cases are Brazil (20,066,587), cent, said the CDC update. France (6,298,649), Russia (6,296,570), the The daily average of new cases over UK (6,010,848), Turkey (5,822,487), the past week rose to 66,606 per day,from Argentina (4,989,402), Colombia 40,597 the previous week, an increase of (4,821,603), Spain (4,566,571), Italy more than 64 per cent, it added. (4,377,188), Iran (4,057,758), Germany In an interview on Wednesday, (3,789,460) and Indonesia (3,568,331), the Anthony Fauci, head of the National CSSE figures showed. Institute of Allergy and Infectious In terms of deaths, Brazil comes Diseases, said that the cases driven by second with 560,706 fatalities. the Delta variant may double to 200,000 a Nations with a death toll of over day in the fall. 100,000 are India (426,290), Mexico "Remember, just a couple of months (242,547), Peru (196,673), Russia (159,803), ago, we were having about 10,000 cases a the UK (130,389), Italy (128,163), Colombia day. I think you're likely going to wind (121,899), France (112,282), Argentina up somewhere between 100,000 and (107,023) and Indonesia (100,636). 200,000 cases," he said. Source: IANS

Study finds 50-60%reduced risk European health bodies strongly of Covid for double-vaccinated recommend full vaccination

LONDON (TIP): Fully-vaccinated while the Imperial study is designed BRUSSELS (TIP): The European people have an around 50 to 60% to pick up more people. Medicines Agency (EMA) and the reduced risk of infection from the "We're looking at effectiveness European Centre for Disease Prevention Delta coronavirus variant, including against infection amongst a random and Control (ECDC) have strongly those who are asymptomatic, a large sample of the general population, recommended complete Covid-19 English coronavirus prevalence which includes asymptomatic vaccination as a key to protect against study found on Wednesday, August 5. individuals," Imperial epidemiologist the most serious effects of the virus, Imperial College London Paul Elliot, who leads the study, told including those caused by the Delta researchers said people who reported reporters, adding that even those who variant. receiving two vaccine doses were had symptoms in the study might not With the increasing circulation of the half as likely to test positive for have got a test otherwise. Delta variant in the European Union Covid-19, adjusting for other factors "So again, it's a different bunch of (EU) and European Economic Area such as age, whether or not the people." The study found that the link (EEA), the two agencies on Wednesday people tested had Covid-19 between infections and encouraged those who are eligible but symptoms. hospitalisations, which had have not yet been vaccinated to start the Focusing on those who had Covid- previously weakened, had started to immunization program "in a timely effective, and breakthrough infections in 19 symptoms, effectiveness rose to reconverge, a move which coincides manner", reports Xinhua news agency. vaccinated people will continue as long around 59%, according to the study, with the spread of Delta among "While the available vaccines are as the virus continues to circulate. which covered a period when the younger people who may not be fully highly effective in protecting people The agencies therefore recommended Delta variant completely displaced vaccinated. against severe Covid-19, until higher that everyone should adhere to national the previously dominant Alpha PHE has said that Delta carries a proportions of the population are regulations, and continue to take variant. higher risk of hospitalisation, immunized, the risk is not beyond us," measures such as wearing masks and The estimates, which did not break though vaccines offer good protection ECDC's Chief Scientist, Mike Catchpole, respecting social distancing, even those down effectiveness by vaccine, are against severe disease. said. who are fully vaccinated. lower than those reported by Public The researchers said that overall, The organisations emphasized that The EU has reached its target of Health England for Pfizer and prevalence in unvaccinated people full vaccination with any of the ensuring that at least 70 pe rcent of the AstraZeneca's shots. was 1.21%, three times higher than approved vaccines "offers a high level of adult population had received at least The researchers said this was not the 0.40% prevalence in fully protection against severe disease and one dose of vaccine by the end of July, surprising or worrying, given that vaccinated people, and that the viral death caused by SARS-CoV-2, including but the member states hope to see this PHE estimates were based on those load among people with Covid was variants, such as Delta". percentage increase to contain the who have symptoms and get tested, also lower in vaccinated people. However, no vaccine is 100 per cent spread of new variants. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FEATURE FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 25 Quit India Movement: A watershed moment in India’s freedom struggle s far as the Indian Freedom Movement is considered, the Amonth of August has witnessed August 08, 1942 many great events. One of the greatest episodes of the freedom struggle that ultimately led to the Indian Independence is the Quit India Movement. After being in the clutches of the British for centuries, all that the people of India wanted was immediate independence. Focusing on this ultimate aim, the Quit India Movement was launched on August 08, 1942. Thousands of freedom fighters sacrificed their lives in this cause. As we now live in an independent nation, every year we commemorate the hardships and sacrifices made by our forefathers during the Quit India Movement. We honor this day as Quit India Movement Day and spread the word about it through various activities. Quit India Movement which is also known as India August Movement or Bharat Chhodo Andolan is often considered to be a turning point in India's struggles for freedom from the British Raj. The movement saw people across India come together under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi to uproot the Britishers. The movement marks the moment when the idea of complete freedom from the British Raj gained momentum as opposed to several discounted power structures being discussed in the past. The idea of purna swarajya or complete freedom was introduced by Congress leader Hasrat Mohani in 1921 in an All- India Congress Forum; a resolution on Committee as it did not give immediate the same was passed on 19 December and total self rule. Subsequently, 1929. But it was after the Quit India Mahatma Gandhi called for Quit India Movement that the masses sprung into Movement. action. The Quit India movement was the What is Quit India movement? direct result of Britain's mounting n 8 August, 1942 at the Bombay session difficulties in the World War II and the of All India Congress Committee, failure of the Cripp's mission to convince Mahatma Gandhi introduced the Indian leadership at the time to agree for resolution to start a Quit India a partial self-rule under which India Movement. The historic resolution was would still remain a British dominion. passed at the meeting. Subsequently, Gandhi gave a fiery How it began? speech at Mumbai's Gowalia Tank As per British Open Univerity's Maidan also known as August Kranti archive, by the middle of 1942, Japanese Maidan, marking the beginning of the troops were approaching the borders of Quit India Movement. The place now India and world powers were mounting houses a monument as tribute to the pressure on the British to solve the issue historical event. of India's future before the end of World Gandhi said, "There is a mantra, a War II. short one that I give you. You imprint it were raided across the country, while all Independence could no longer be Thus, in March 1942, the British in your heart and let every breath of its funds were frozen. ignored. This is why the Quit India dispatched a committe lead by Stafford yours give an expression to it. The Nonetheless, activists like Jai Prakash Movement remains an important Cripps, a member of the War Cabinet, to mantra is do or die. We shall either be Narayan, Aruna Asaf Ali, SM Joshi, milestone in India's freedom struggle. India to discuss the British free or die in the attempt." Ram Manohar Lohia and others A letter by Ram Manohar Lohia to Government's Draft Declaration. The Following the Quit India resolution continued to fuel the momenytum of the Viceroy Linlithgow documents the draft granted India Dominion status being passed on 8 August, Aruna Asaf movement throughout the period of the strength of the movement at its peak and after the war but otherwise conceded few Ali hoisted the tricolour on the Gowalia war. also gives a glimpse into the British changes to the status quo. Tank ground and on the night of 9 But with the entire leadership of actions to suppress the movement. Lohia Another aspect of this was that the August, and all senior leaders of the Congress incarcerated, the British had written that the British government British Governor-General of India at the Congress including Jawaharlal Nehru, managed to suppress most citizen-lead had killed 50,000 people and injured time, Lord Linlithgow, wanted to send Abul Kalam Azad and Mahatma Gandhi initiatives and demonstrations by 1944. several more during the movement. Indian soldiers to fight for the UK in the were arrested on charges of sedition. What did not disappear was the idea of According to Lohia, while the Russian war. The Cripp's Mission was a way for The British not only arrested the non-negotiable, complete freedom Revolution saw barely one per cent of the the British to negotiate that much entire INC leadership, they remained invoked in the Mahatma's speech at the country's population participating, in needed support from the Indian leaders. incarcerated till the end of the Second August Kranti grounds. India no less than 20 percent people took However, the conditions of self-rule World War in 1945 without trial. The By the end of World War II, Britain's part. He said that the real strength of the underlined in the draft declaration was Indian National Congress was declared position in the world had changed Quit India Movement lay in the masses unacceptable to the Congress Working an unlawful association and its offices dramatically and the demand for who had participated in it. THE INDIAN PANORAMA WOMEN FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 26 Skincare regime that FOOD CORNER Coconut Rice Gen Z swears by

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Millet-based diet can lower risk of type 2 diabetes new study has shown that eating millets reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes Aand helps manage blood glucose levels in people with diabetes. The study indicates the potential to design appropriate meals with millets for diabetic and pre- diabetic people as well as for non-diabetic people as a preventive approach. Drawing on research from 11 countries, the study published in Frontiers in Nutrition shows that diabetic people who consumed millets as part of their daily diet saw their blood glucose levels drop 12-15% (fasting and post-meal), and blood glucose levels went he butterfly-shaped thyroid gland located at the delivery, infertility, or autoimmune diseases (Type from diabetic to pre-diabetes levels. base of the neck plays a major role in the 1 diabetes, Addison's disease, Coeliac disease, The HbA1c (blood glucose bound to hemoglobin) Tmetabolism, growth and development of the body. Rheumatoid Arthritis). levels lowered on average 17% for pre-diabetic It also regulates multiple functions, including energy „ Elusive signs & symptoms -- Don't suffer silently: individuals, and the levels went from prediabetic to levels, weight, heart rate and mood. Hypothyroidism Women tend to ignore their health and visit a normal status. These findings affirm that eating occurs when the thyroid gland does not produce enough doctor only when extremely ill or experiencing millets can lead to a better glycemic response. thyroid hormones to meet the needs of the body. severe symptoms. Hypothyroidism symptoms, The authors reviewed 80 published studies of which Despite the high prevalence, thyroid disorders, along which tend to be subtle and non-specific, go under 65 were eligible for a meta-analysis involving about with other non-communicable diseases, remain the radar. These include fatigue, excessive weight 1,000 human subjects, making this analysis the largest neglected. A study conducted across eight cities in gain, constipation, dry skin, cold intolerance, systematic review on the topic till date, said India suggests that nearly one-third of people living lethargy, muscle cramps and puffy eyelids, which International Crops Research Institute for the Semi- with hypothyroidism experience the disorder but are overlap with those of other disease areas or blend Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). unaware of it due to a lack of diagnosis. in with the rigours of everyday life. It is thus "No one knew there were so many scientific studies Highlighting the need for timely diagnosis of thyroid- essential to get yourself screened, instead of undertaken on millets' effect on diabetes. These related conditions, Manoj Chadha, Senior Consultant waiting for multiple symptoms to persist. Take benefits were often contested, and this systematic Endocrinologist, HOPE & CARE Hospital, Vashi, Navi action proactively to alleviate any symptoms and review of the studies published in scientific journals Mumbai said, "In Mumbai alone, we have seen 2.86 per avoid further complications. has proven that millets keep blood glucose levels in cent cases of hypothyroidism go undiagnosed. Adults „ The added risk of health complications: The check, reducing the risk of diabetes, and has shown who are aged 35 years and above, pregnant, and middle- potential consequences of thyroid disorders just how well these smart foods do it," said Dr. S aged women in particular, are at high risk and may include more than just hair loss and weight Anitha, the study's lead author and a senior nutrition suffer additional complications if a thyroid disorder is fluctuations. If left untreated, thyroid disorders scientist at International Crops Research Institute for left untreated. Undetected hypothyroidism results in can prompt a number of health complications, the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). increased vulnerability to comorbidities such as from elevated cholesterol levels and depression "Diabetes contributed to very high disease burden diabetes and hypertension." to irregular menstrual cycles and a higher risk of from 1990-2016 in India. Diabetes-related health He continued, "The pathophysiological association infertility or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome expenditure was over $7 million. There is no easy between Type2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and thyroid (PCOS). Thyroid disorders can also amplify or solution, and it requires a lifestyle change, and diet is dysfunction is believed to be the result of an interplay worsen symptoms of menopause. In more a very important part of this. This study provides one between various biochemical, genetic, and hormonal serious cases, they may even lead to part of the solution useful for individuals and malfunctions. Poorly managed T2DM can lead to cardiovascular or neurological complications, as governments. How we use this and implement it into insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia and increased well as diabetes. programs needs careful planning," said Hemalatha, risk of hypoglycaemic episodes in diabetics.11 As a „ Timely treatment to safeguard maternal and Director, National Institute of Nutrition (NIN). result, it increases the cardiovascular risk in T2DM. child health: Hypothyroidism can have worrying This can only be reduced with frequent screening to implications for pregnant women, if not ensure timely diagnosis, which in turn will drive adequately managed. Hypothyroidism during PAGE SPONSORED BY treatment and disease management for hypothyroidism pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of at an early stage." anaemia, miscarriage, postpartum bleeding, pre- DR. SATISH AND GITANJLI ANAND Women should be aware of thyroid disorders eclampsia, and placental abruption. „ The thyroid hormone is also critical for the DR. SATISH ANAND „ Women are three times more likely to develop development of the fetal brain and nervous Former Chairman, Board of hypothyroidism than men: Moreover, system, especially during the first trimester Trustees, AAPI National hypothyroidism is especially common among when the foetus depends on the mother's supply E-Mail: women especially during child-bearing age of the hormone. Thyroid disorders may also [email protected] (although women of all ages are at risk). Women increase the risk of pre-term birth and low birth with high-risk factors for hypothyroidism should weight. Being aware and undergoing screening particularly be encouraged to undergo screening. before and during pregnancy is important for GITANJLI ANAND These factors include: residing in an area with both maternal and child health. Former President, India moderate-severe iodine insufficiency, obesity, „ Women with hypothyroidism detected during Association of Long Island history of thyroid dysfunction or presence of pregnancy can speak to their endocrinologist to (IALI) goitre in the individual or a first-degree relative, understand how to best manage their condition. E-mail: history of recurrent miscarriages or pre-term Source: IANS [email protected] THE INDIAN PANORAMA SCIENCE & TECH FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 28 Now ask Alexa to New theory: Earth’s longer days find nearest Covid vaccine centre kick-started oxygen growth mazon Alexa has been updated with the latest Covid-19 related cientists have a new idea for how Afeatures for Indian users. Earth got its oxygen: It’s because the The virtual assistant can help you Splanet slowed down and days got find the nearest Covid-19 testing longer. A study published Monday proposes centres, vaccination centres, and and puts to the test the theory that longer, answer queries about vaccination, continuous daylight kick-started weird helpline numbers in each state. bacteria into producing lots of oxygen, In 2020, Alexa was able to share making most of life as we know it possible. information about Covid-19 related They dredged up gooey purple bacteria symptoms and cases in India. from a deep sinkhole in Lake Huron and But now, with the help of tinkered with how much light it got in lab MapmyIndia, Alexa can help find the experiments. The more continuous light nearest Covid-19 testing centre along the smelly microbes got, the more oxygen with the travel distance. It can also they produced. help one identify the closest Covid-19 One of the great mysteries in science is vaccination centres where vaccines just how Earth went from a planet with are available. minimal oxygen to the breathable air we Get started by asking questions have now. Scientists long figured microbes such as "Alexa, where can I get a called cyanobacteria, were involved, but Covid-19 test?" Alexa will identify the couldn’t tell what started the great location from the device registration oxygenation event. Researchers in a study and provide a list of all the nearest in Monday’s Nature Geoscience theorise This June 19, 2019, photo provided by NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary shows vaccination centres. One can use this that Earth’s slowing rotation, which purple microbial mats in the Middle Island Sinkhole in Lake Huron, Mich. Small hills and information to time a visit to the gradually lengthened days from six hours “fingers” like this one in the mats are caused by gases like methane and hydrogen sulfide CoWIN portal for booking an to the current 24 hours, was key for the bubbling up beneath them. Feel like days are just getting longer? They are and it’s a good thing because we wouldn't have much to breathe if they weren’t, according to a new explanation for appointment. cyanobacteria in making the planet more how Earth’s oxygen rich atmosphere may have developed because of Earth’s rotation slowing. Further, Alexa also makes it easy to breathable. Scientists provided evidence for this new hypothesis by lab testing gooey smelly purple bacteria search vaccination centres and book About 2.4 billion years ago there was so from a deep sinkhole in Lake Huron. (Phil Hartmeyer/NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine appointments for friends and family. little oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere that it Sanctuary via AP) To search for vaccination centres could barely be measured, so no animal or near other pin codes, use the Vaccine plant life like we know could live. Instead, Brian Arbic comes in. He studies tidal sinkhole for most of its history,” Klatt said. Info Alexa skill. The skill will ask for lots of microbes breathed in carbon forces on Earth and how they’ve slowed Divers brought up the gelatinous carpets of a pin code, as well as the age category dioxide, and in the case of cyanobacteria, Earth’s rotation. Arbic was listening to a bacteria, which smell like rotten eggs. Klatt to provide you with information. produced oxygen in the earliest form of colleague’s lecture about cyanobacteria and and colleagues exposed them to varying In case of unavailability of the photosynthesis. At first it wasn’t much, but he noticed that the oxygen event coincided amounts of light, up to 26 straight hours. vaccine, Alexa can also set a in only about 400 million years Earth’s with the timing of Earth’s days getting They found that more continuous light reminder to check with the skill if atmosphere went to one-tenth the amount longer.The planet’s rotation slows because of caused the microbes to produce more the vaccine is available the next day. of oxygen we have now – a huge jump, said the complicated physics of tidal friction and oxygen. The study authors and outside Just say, "Alexa, open vaccine info." the study’s lead author, Judith Klatt, a interaction with the moon. The Michigan scientists said this is just one possible but With the help of the Ministry of biogeochemist at the Max Planck Institute and German researchers put their theory to plausible explanation for Earth’s oxygen Health and Family Welfare website, in Germany. That oxygen burst allowed the test with bacteria similar to what would increase. What makes the idea so impressive Alexa also provides the latest updates plants and animals to evolve, with other have been around 2.4 billion years ago. They is that it doesn’t require any big biological on the Covid vaccine completion plants now joining in the oxygen-making used purple and white mats of cyanobacteria changes in bacteria or the world’s oceans, rates in India. It will also answer all party,she said. living in an eerie world of the sinkhole said Tim Lyons, a professor of queries related to vaccination— But why did the bacteria go on the nearly 79 feet (24 meters) deep in Lake biogeochemistry at the University of safety or how to book a slot. oxygen making binge? That’s where Huron. “We actually imagine that the world California, Riverside, who wasn’t part of the University of Michigan oceanographer looked kind of like the Middle Island research team. Source: AP

Google won’t let users sign in on WhatsApp to ‘soon’ allow transfer old Android devices from Sept 27 chat history from iOS to Android acebook-owned WhatsApp is oogle will no longer allow sign-in developing a way for its users to on Android devices that run Ftransfer their chat histories from GAndroid 2.3.7 or lower starting iOS to Android, the media reported. September 27. According to 9To5Google, Google's If you sign into your device after 'Data Transfer Tool', the standard tool for September 27, you may get username or copying files from one Android to password errors when you try to use another or from iOS to Android, is Google products and services like Gmail, preparing to offer a way to copy your YouTube, and Maps. WhatsApp chats from your iPhone. “If your device has the ability to The report said that one of the bigger update to a newer Android version shortcomings of WhatsApp is that users (3.0+), we advise you to do so in order to can only access their messages on one maintain access to Google apps and smartphone at a time. services on that device,” the company Even with the recently launched multi- said in an update. below, the users will receive a username device beta, which allows the WhatsApp which is used by the Android setup “As part of our ongoing efforts to keep or password error if they try to sign into web and desktop apps to work while your wizard to copy photos, apps and files our users safe, Google will no longer their devices or to add an email or phone is offline, the one-smartphone from one phone to another, including allow sign-in on Android devices that calendar account. limitation is still in place. from iOS. run Android 2.3.7 or lower starting “You will be able to sign into your This, unfortunately, means there's no With its recent launch to the Play September 27, 2021,” the company added. account with a newer Android version easy way to move your chats from one Store, the Data Restore Tool received an Android 2.3.7 was released nearly 10 (3.0 or newer). If your device has the device to another if they're not both update to version 1.0.382048734, which years ago. ability to update to a newer Android Android or both iOS, the report said. includes preparation for copying your When support ends for sign-in with a version (3.0+), we advise you to do so,” Android has a built-in device-to-device WhatsApp chats and history from an Google Account on Android 2.3.7 and Google advised. transfer app called "Data Restore Tool," iPhone to an Android phone. THE INDIAN PANORAMA BUSINESS FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 29 ED sends notice As Indian billionaire plans new airline, to Flipkart over Boeing hopes for orders

forex violations NEW DELHI (TIP): Indian billionaire of the carrier, expects to get a no- ndia's financial-crime agency has Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s plan to launch objection certificate from India’s asked Walmart's Flipkart and its an ultra-low-cost airline could give aviation ministry in the next 15 days, he Ifounders to explain why they planemaker Boeing a chance to regain said in a Bloomberg Television interview shouldn't face a penalty of $1.35 billion lost ground in India after the fall of one Wednesday. The ultra-low-cost airline’s for alleged violation of foreign of its biggest customers, Jet Airways, team, which includes a former senior investment laws, three sources and an two years ago, industry executives say. executive of Delta Air Lines Inc, is agency official told Reuters. Jhunjhunwala, known as “India’s looking at building a fleet of 70 180- The Enforcement Directorate agency Warren Buffett” for his successful stock passenger planes within four years, he has been investigating e-commerce investments, plans to team up with the said. giants Flipkart and Amazon.com Inc for former CEOs of IndiGo, the country’s Jhunjhunwala, whose fortune is years for allegedly bypassing foreign biggest carrier, and Jet Airways to tap valued at $4.6bn by Forbes, did not investment laws that strictly regulate into demand for domestic air travel. respond to an interview request. multi-brand retail and restrict such While Jhunjhunwala’s proposed Akasa Indian skies are dominated by low-cost companies to operating a marketplace Air comes at a time when India’s aviation carriers (LCCs) including IndiGo, for sellers. industry is reeling from the impact of the SpiceJet, GoFirst and AirAsia India, the Rakesh Jhunjhunwala The ED official, who declined to be COVID pandemic, which has seen majority of them operating a fleet of named, said the case concerned an airlines losing billions of dollars, the One industry source said the new Airbus narrow-body planes. investigation into allegations that sector’s long-term prospect makes it a hot venture was already moving towards Boeing dominates India’s wide-body Flipkart attracted foreign investment market for planemakers Boeing and what could be one of the biggest deals of market of 51 planes but fare wars and and a related party, WS Retail, then sold Airbus. the year outside the United States to high costs have led to casualties among goods to consumers on its shopping “There will be a big fight between acquire purchased or leased 737s. full-service carriers, including website, which was prohibited under Airbus and Boeing,” said Nitin Sarin, Boeing did not comment on Akasa’s Kingfisher Airlines in 2012 and Jet law. A so-called "show cause notice" was managing partner at law firm Sarin & plans but said it always seeks Airways in 2019, making LCCs and issued in early July by the agency's Co, which advises lessors and airlines. opportunities and talks to current and Airbus even more dominant. office in the southern city of Chennai to “For Boeing, this is a great opportunity potential customers about how it can best Boeing’s share of India’s 570 narrow- Flipkart, its founders Sachin Bansal and to step in and up their game, considering support their fleet and operational needs. body planes fell to 18 percent after Jet’s Binny Bansal as well as current investor they don’t have any other major operator demise from 35 percent in 2018, data from Tiger Global, to explain why they should for their 737 aircraft in India apart from Fare wars and high costs consultancy CAPA India shows. Jet was not face a fine of 100 billion rupees ($1.35 SpiceJet,” Sarin said, referring to Jhunjhunwala, who is considering recently rescued from bankruptcy and is billion) for the lapses, said the agency. Boeing’s narrow-body aircraft. investing $35m and would own 40 percent expected to fly again. Indian companies bag $48 million project in Maldives

BL - Indira Projects JV - A Joint international standards for detention venture between Ashoka Buildcon and meet basic requirements for police Aand Chennai based Indira facilities. Projects & Developments signed a $48 More than 500 laborers and 100 Million (Rs 350 crore) infrastructure engineers required for the project will be contract with Maldives Police Service for taken from Tamil Nadu and preference the design and construction of Police will be given to those who had lost their stations, barracks and detention center jobs and returned from the Gulf nations. facilities. Three Indian companies participated in The Indian EXIM Bank is funding 85% the tender. The company plans to take of the total construction cost through infrastructure development projects in Buyers credit facility. The Indian Africa and Mauritius and plan to go government is having cordial global. Talks are underway. Total area to relationship with the Maldives be constructed is 750,000 square feet in government and the construction of the all across Maldives police facilities in Maldives will be a The raw materials required for milestone project of both Governments construction will be sourced from relationship. Tamil Nadu providing indirect Bhupesh Nagarajan, Chairman of employment. The company has Indira Projects is a graduate Civil consultancy office in Singapore and Engineer having experience in the Sanjay Sudhir and other dignitaries Projects JV - Joint venture between Maldives and planning to scale up the construction industry in India, from Maldives Government. Indira Project & Developments operations. Plans are afoot to hire Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Bhupesh Nagarajan said the Private Limited, India and Ashoka special airplanes to take workers to Vietnam. Indira Projects recently Government of Maldives, aims to Buildcon limited, India. Maldives. Maldives will issue work incorporated in Maldives. Indira improve the Maldives Police The value of the project is USD 48.1 visas to Indian workers and engineers Projects is a Patron Member of Builders infrastructures including Island Police Million dollars in which 85% is funded who have taken two doses of Association of India and Indian Green stations, Island Police post, Atoll police by EXIM Bank India as loan facility for vaccination and there is no quarantine. building Association. Indira Projects is stations, Male and Hulhumale Police 12 years. It's a design and built project. The ground breaking will be held in an associate member of Federation of stations, Police staff Barracks, Facility The contractor will design the project October jointly by the President of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Extension and One detention center in according to Maldives regulations and Maldives and top Indian leader to be Industries (FICCI) and also it is a Dhonidhoo island in total 61 Facilities in International regulations including decided soon in the presence of India's corporate member of TCC and Tamil different 61 Islands of Maldives. Mandela regulation for detention centre. High Commissioner to Maldives who is Chamber of Commerce. The improvement of Maldives police The project is spread out in 61 different extending his full support for the Indira Projects is a corporate member facilities will support the law islands from north to south of Maldives project. It will be completed in less than of CII [Confederation of Indian enforcement system more effectively and covering entire region of the country. three years. The approved Maldives Industry]. Bhupesh Nagarajan is the improve the overall law and order Maldives government aims that this salary structure will be followed in the convener of FICCI TN Council situation of Maldives. The project will lead to the establishment of payment of salaries to workers and (Infrastructure). This agreement was implementation of this project will police stations across Maldives, and engineers. The Company is now signed by Commissioner of Police of support Maldives government's vision to facilitates the delivery of modern and building a beach resort in Marakkanam Maldives Police Mohammed Hammed make the Maldives a beautiful, bright, democratic services required by the with 150 rooms. The agreement was and ABL Indira projects JV's Chairman and safer Country for Maldivians and people in a decentralized system. It will signed by Bhupesh Nagarajan and Bhupesh Nagarajan in the presence of tourists from all over the world. This also allow for the establishment of Mohammed Hameed, Commissioner of Indian High Commissioner to Maldives Project is awarded to ABL Indira infrastructure that will meet Police, Maldives Police Service. THE INDIAN PANORAMA ASTROLOGY FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 30 Shree Ganeshaya Namah

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WEEKLY HOROSCOPE - 9th August to 15th August 2021

Aries Leo Sagittarius An immensely strong feeling of self-confidence You might meet someone you will really grow to Finances will work in your favor this week and so will arise. You're doing quite well this week as your like this week itself. Socializing more this week will will luck. New business opportunities will arise and mental health is great, your physical health will be work in your favor. If you're single, you're most likely will prove beneficial for you in the future. You might great as well. Use this power to take on new projects to meet an interesting person this week. Those who experience some minor gains in your finances which this week. You might tend to over think about how are already in a relationship, you will have a fun day will take you off guard since it is a very minute gain good things are in your life right now. Do not worry with your partner this week. You will finally have and nothing you can celebrate about it will not keep about the future. You will not hesitate a little bit some time off work, which will be very much you extremely happy all day.Take time to reflect and before taking risks, even though they are calculated. appreciated by your partner. Hence make this week analyze the situation and learn from it so that you Focus on the positive things that are continuously count. can a major gain now. happening in your week this week so that you can calm your nerves. Virgo Capricorn You will be more independent. You will be able to Your love life is progressing rapidly. Taking the Taurus clear out things that you were stuck at since a long next step will be a good idea this week as Venus Your love life will flourish like never before. New time. it will be easy to focus on work or the new stands in the support of your sign. Your property and humongous changes in the business will prospect this week as the energies align in your favor disputes that have been stuck for a long time will be definitely bring new finances hence new a lot this week. Learn what works for you in calming resolved. You will not need to worry about any investments that you can make will lead to a lot of your energies this week. This new-found confidence obstacles with this dispute as everything will go happiness in your family.Also be prepared for a lot of will keep you happy throughout the day. smoothly. positive surprises. Be open to the affection being shown to you. Libra Aquarius You will be more independent. You will be able to Your energies will be high this week, which is rare Gemini clear out things that you were stuck at since a long for your sign. It is a good day for you to relax, reflect You will be more independent. You will be able to time. it will be easy to focus on work or the new and enjoy. If you're single, you'll come across many clear out things that you were stuck at since a long prospect this week as the energies align in your favor new love interests. If you're in a relationship, you time. it will be easy to focus on work or the new a lot this week. Learn what works for you in calming will feel blessed to have your partner this week. As prospect this week as the energies align in your favor your energies this week. This new-found confidence they will be your biggest support system through all a lot this week. Learn what works for you in calming will keep you happy throughout the day. thick and thin. your energies this week. This new-found confidence will keep you happy throughout the day. Scorpio Pisces Your love life will flourish like never before. New Your week will be amazing and adventurous. You Cancer and humongous changes in the business will will try new things and take risks, all of which will An entirely new and different work opportunity definitely bring new finances hence new turn out to be in your benefit. This week is full of will open up for you which will bring a lot of fortune investments that you can make will lead to a lot of professional growth, career satisfaction, business in the near future itself. You need to think out of the happiness in your family.Also be prepared for a lot of development for you. Your relationships will be box as well as go the extra mile to reap maximum positive surprises. Be open to the affection being similarly amazing this week. Oh! what a beautiful benefits from this opportunity. shown to you. week it is for you this week. Take full advantage this week for your personal as well as your professional growth and don't forget to enjoy thoroughly.

CONTD ON PAGE 31 THE INDIAN PANORAMA ASTROLOGY FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 31 BIRTHDAY HOROSCOPE : 9TH AUGUST TO 15TH AUGUST 2021 By Astro Friend Chirag - Blessed Son of Astrologer Bejan Daruwalla : www.bejandaruwalla.com

CONTD FROM PAGE 30 today.Today is full of joy for you, you will be hopping Aug 14 Aug 9 and skipping in happiness because of a lot of love and appreciation from your partner which will set a You will be very motivated today as your luck will You feel at ease and in a settled place with your very positive tone for today for you. Today will be push you to do a lot of work. Being able to fulfill partner today. No need to hurry or rush up things. only about receiving love and feeling absolutely at today's task might increase your self-confidence You will not feel insecure at all regarding your love home with your family. today which will last much longer than just a day. life today. Your partner will be able to help you Your stars are in your favor when it comes to your regarding that as well.You will get some good advice Aug 12 health. Your health will not bother you today and from your partner listen to them carefully as their You are extremely lucky today especially when it does not need your time and attention. That doesn't advice will be very helpful for your business growth. comes to the amount of love you will receive today. Be mean you need not do anything and stay physically open to the affection being shown to you. Today is a inactive. Aug 10 great day for your relationship as you and your partner You will be successful in a lot of high-end work grow closer today. You need to start eating more Aug 15 which will require you to work very hard. Be nutritious foods to feel better than you do right now.You You will receive a lot of compliments from all cautious about them. Only take risks if they are well will realize today that your stamina is as high as you of the people at your workplace regarding the calculated and strategized. New opportunities will anticipated. Plan on starting to do strength training. new promotion at work. You will be in the pink come to you but in a very unconventional and hidden of your health as well. You need to focus on manner. Be aware yet open-minded, with the new Aug 13 being healthy and leave behind your bad and opportunities you receive today. You will earn a lot of respect and appreciation irregular eating habits. You are most likely to from a new prospect and all of your colleagues today. take a huge further step with your partner today Aug 11 The stars are really making you be the best you can and seal your fate with them. You will learn a lot You will receive a lot of profit in your business be today. You'll be really happy today, thinking about about your partner as you spend more and more today simply because of your outsourced work. Your the deal you closed today.A very productive day is on time together, which will make you fall in love relationship with your partner will improve too. You its way for you today. You will have a lot of work to with them even more. Your love life is at the will have to block out any negative thoughts you face do, which you will thoroughly enjoy. back of your priority today. THE INDIAN PANORAMA PERSONALITY FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 32

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artalika Teej is a popular fast observed by Hindu women during the monsoon season. On this day, HLord Shiva and Goddess Parvati are worshipped for marital harmony. This year, the festival will be Hartalika Teej observed on August 11 (Wednesday). While there are three important Teej festivals in India – Hartalika Teej, Hariyali Teej and Kajri Teej, Hartalika is celebrated with much fervour. On this day, women dress up, decorate their hands with henna and also observe a fast. The word is made up of ‘Harat’ and ‘Aalika’ which means “abduction of a woman friend”. According to a legend, Parvati’s friend once took her into a thick forest forcefully so she could marry Lord Vishnu. However, that was not to be so. According to Drik Panchang, on this day, devotees make statues of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati with sand and worship them. The world ‘hartalika‘ is made up of two words ‘harat‘ and ‘aalika‘ which mean ‘abduction’ and ‘female friend’, respectively. According to Hindu mythology, a friend of Goddess Parvati had taken her to a forest so she could hide from her father who wanted her to marry Lord Vishnu, much against her wish. If you are planning to sit down for puja, keep in mind that the morning time is ideal. Mostly, people start praying after taking an early bath, and getting dressed in fine clothes. The festival is celebrated with much enthusiasm by married women in the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand. Besides Hartalika Teej, the two teej festivals which are celebrated in the Sawan and Bhadrapada months are: Hariyali Teej and Kajari Teej. According to the legend associated with Hariyali Teej, Lord Shiva reminds Goddess Parvati about the number of times she took rebirths to win his heart. Mata Parvati had forgotten all that happened in the 107 previous births. Therefore Lord Shiva narrated the stories of her struggles, determination and perseverance to her. Mata Parvati took her 108th birth at the house of the King of Himalayas. During this birth, Mata Parvati performed intense penance to win Lord Shiva's heart. She survived on dry leaves after giving up food and water. She braved harsh weather, hail and storm and continued with her „ Do not exert yourself if you are not in a position to penance. After seeing her undergo so much pain, her keep a vrat. It is okay not to observe fast. Take part father was distraught. in the festivities and pray to the Gods A few days later, Devarshi Narada Muni visited her wholeheartedly. father's palace as Lord Vishnu's representative with a „ It is a day to enjoy; therefore, do not take the stress. marriage proposal. After learning that Lord Vishnu Make the most of the festivities and celebrate it has expressed his desire to marry his daughter, the with family. father beamed with joy, but this news left Parvati „ Do not let the akhand jyot (oil or ghee lamp) lit devastated. Therefore, she sought one of her friend's before the deity extinguish. Make sure it has help and hid in a thick forest. The king of Himalayas sufficient fuel to remain ignited throughout the sent his soldiers to nook and corner, but all their day. efforts went in vain. Meanwhile, Lord Shiva appeared Significance before Parvati and granted her the boon of having him as her husband. He also asked her to inform her The Tritiya Tithi (third day) in the month of Shravan, father about her decision not to marry Lord Vishnu. Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of the Moon) is believed Eventually, after learning about his daughter's desire, to be the day when Lord Shiva had blessed Mata Parvati the father invited Lord Shiva and got Parvati married with the boon of choosing him as her husband. And to him. since Mata Parvati's Tapasya bore fruits on this day, it Therefore, on the day of Hariyali Teej (Tritiya Tithi, is considered to be the day of her reunion with Lord PAGE SPONSORED BY Shukla Paksha Shravan), women worship Lord Shiva Shiva. Goddess Parvati is also known as Shiva's Shakti, and Parvati and seek their blessings for a blissful meaning strength. ARISH K. SAHANI married life. It is also a special occasion for Shiva and Shakti are inseparable, and therefore, Serving Since 1972 unmarried girls, who wish to marry the man of their unmarried girls wish for a husband of their choice, and choice. married women pray for the well-being and long life of Please Call or Write for Your their husband. Thus by worshipping for their husband, Insurance Needs Hariyali Teej dos women wish to remain Atal Suhagan (blissfully Arish K Sahani „ Apply mehendi on your palms one day before the married forever). (Father) puja And since Teej festivities are about celebrating the „ Next day, wake up early and take a bath institution of marriage, women get dressed in their Shiv Sahani (Son) „ Maintain celibacy best fineries, primarily green in colour. Applying of Priya Sahani Sood „ Be prepared for the vrat. In case you have any Mehendi on the palms, wearing green-coloured bangles, (Daughter) existing medical condition, avoid keeping a vrat. swinging on Jhoolas hung from a tree or an open You must keep yourself hydrated and well- courtyard, singing and dancing all are an integral part 7 1 8 - 2 7 1 - 1 9 0 6 nourished to prevent health issues. of the celebrations. The colour green represents „ Dress up in your best fineries. everlasting prosperity and auspiciousness, and hence [email protected] „ Perform the puja and pray to Lord Shiva and Mata the importance. Parvati for yourself, your husband and everyone Parents of the married women send a gift pack for her else whom you love. and her in-laws. This gift is called Sindhara, and it “If Hindus don’t maintain Hinduism, who shall save it?” „ Enjoy yourself thoroughly as it is a day meant for contains new clothes, accessories, Ghewar (a type of “If India’s own children don't cling to their faith, who shall making the most of the festivities. sweet), mehendi etc. Therefore, Hariyali Teej is also guard it?” „ Listen to the Hariyali Teej Vrat Katha to learn known as Sindhara Teej or Shravan Teej since it falls in essential life lessons. the month of Shravan. Women who hail from the states “Indians alone can save India, and India and Hinduism are of Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana. one.” Hariyali Teej don’ts THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVT FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 34 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FEATURE FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 35 National Son’s and Daughter’s Day

ational Son’s and Daughter’s Day on August 11th brings parents and Ntheir children together for quality time. On this day,be with the joys of your life. Let your children know that you are glad they are part of your life. While listening to the events of their day, share family stories. Find out about their hopes and dreams. Learn what inspires them. Teach them something new, or maybe there’s something they can teach you. Enjoy every day you have with them and spend as much quality time as you can. Time with our children can be fleeting. Not only do they grow quickly, but their interests and needs change, too. Whether we realize it or not, sons and daughters look up to us. They emulate our behavior – the good and the bad. As much as times change, children don’t. We craved our parent’s approval and acceptance. Our children do, too. Every child is different. Their personalities uniquely fitted to them. While one child devours books, another may deconstruct every electronic device in the house. The chatterbox keeps us awake on long road trips and the night owl keeps us alert to everything under the stars. No two are the same. That’s exactly how it’s supposed to be. Celebrate them and the parts they play in your family. History The origins of this day go back 1930s Parents should share family stories, find Missouri, according to National Today.A out about their children’s hopes and man in the town of St. Joseph “ took up a dreams and learn what inspires them. young boy’s cause” when the boy Parent;s could also teach their children complained that his mom and dad had a something new, “or maybe there’s day, so why shouldn’t he have one too. something they can teach you,” Enjoy as The man spread the idea, and gradually much quality time with them as you can. it became popular over the years, until It’s unclear whether or not the day is the 70s. official, so it’s in the same boat as By 1945, the day reached its peak at 22 Opposite day. states with organizations participating Tell your parents, uncles, aunts, and in the event, says the National Day grandparents that today is Son and Calendar. In the following years, Daughter day, and to mark their organizations like the Lions Club and calendars for August 11 of each year. women’s auxiliaries would host Sons and Daughters Day within their local TRADITIONS governments. National Son and Daughter Day is, of I haven’t heard of Son and Daughter course, for spending time with your sons day, until recently – it’s not even on my and daughters. It’s tradition to do calendar. It’s eerie that the days of something as a family that you all enjoy appreciation for figures of authority are doing. It could be going out for dinner, popular, but not the day youth is going to the movies, or going for a hike, it appreciated. all depends on what your family likes to In 1972 Florida Congressman Claude do. pepper has allegedly put in a request for Whatever activity you choose, it’s a the U.S. Congress to officially recognize chance to cherish the time with your National Son and Daughter day, family and collect a few more memories. according to National Today. Claude Family comes first, especially on Pepper had in mind to recognize George National Son and Daughter Day. Paul, a hero of Pepper’s from an old Texas rodeo, by attaching Paul’s name to ACTIVITIES the holiday if it became official. Take the day off Son and Daughter day was also your children love to eat and chances are at home or adults on their own, Son and referenced in the Nanaimo Daily News, a Depending on your particular there's even a favorite food that you can Daughter Day is a great reminder to Canadian Publication, in 1988 – workload, you might feel like you work make together at home. Some fun and make time in your life to stay connected. according to National Today. more than you get to spend time with relatively healthy make-at-home snacks Take your children out to a movie, meet “Whatever the origins are, August 11 is your family. To celebrate National Son include tacos, peanut butter crackers or up for a stroll through the park or sit a day for spending some quality time and Daughter Day, try using up some of veggies and ranch dip. You could even go down around the dinner table and really with your children. Do something that that paid time off or even take a sick day all-out with your kids and teach them to listen to what they have to say. you all enjoy doing as a family and so you can do something fun with the make a favorite dinner or opt for a treat Sometimes the best way to say "I love treasure those moments together,” their kids. This is a day for quality time. with less cleanup and let the kids pick a you" is by being available and letting the website read. Make a special treat restaurant for a special night out. youngsters take the lead. Whatever your Parents should let their children know Spend time with your children children like to do, you can rock this that they are glad they are a part of their It doesn't have to be a sugary snack or holiday by showing up with your natural life, says the National Day Calendar. a messy project, either. You know what Whether your children are youngsters excitement for their successes. 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History This Week : August 6 to August 12, 2021 "IF HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF, AND THE UNEXPECTED ALWAYS HAPPENS, HOW INCAPABLE MUST MAN BE OF LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE."- GEORGE BERNARD SHAW August 6 August 6, 1965 - The Voting Rights George Bush ordered Desert Shield, a Act of 1965 was signed into law by massive military buildup to prevent AUGUST 6-10, 1787 - The Great President Lyndon B. Johnson. The Act further Iraqi advances. Debate occurred during the suspended literacy, knowledge and BIRTHDAY - International spy Mata Constitutional Convention. Outcomes character tests designed to keep African Hari (1876-1917) was born (as Margaret included the establishment of a four- Americans from voting in the South. It Gertrude Zelle) in Leewarden, Netherlands. year term of office for the President, also authorized the appointment of Arrested by the French in 1917 as a German granting Congress the right to regulate Federal voting examiners and barred spy, she was tried, convicted and sentenced foreign trade and interstate commerce, discriminatory poll taxes. The Act was to death. At her execution, she refused a and the appointment of a committee to renewed by Congress in 1975, 1984 and blindfold and instead threw a kiss to the prepare a final draft of the Constitution. 1991. French firing squad.

August 10, 1874.Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) the 31st U.S. President was born August 10 BIRTHDAY - Herbert Hoover (1874- 1964) the 31st U.S. President was born in West Branch, Iowa. He was the first August 6, 1809.British poet Alfred Lord President born west of the Mississippi. Tennyson (1809-1892) was born August 11 BIRTHDAY - British poet Alfred Lord AUGUST 11, 1841 - Frederick Tennyson (1809-1892) was born in Douglass, an escaped slave, spoke before Somersby, Lincolnshire, England. He an audience in the North for the first was appointed Poet Laureate in time. During an anti-slavery convention succession to William Wordsworth. on Nantucket Island, he gave a powerful, Memorable poems by Tennyson include emotional account of his life as a slave. Ode on the Death of the Duke of He was immediately asked to become a Wellington and The Charge of the Light full-time lecturer for the Massachusetts August 6, 1945. The first Atomic Bomb was Antislavery Society. dropped over the center of Hiroshima at 8:15 Brigade. August 7, 1904. African American statesman a.m., by the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay and Nobel Prize recipient Ralph J. Bunche BIRTHDAY - Roots author Alex Haley (1904-1971) was born (1921-1992) was born in Ithaca, New York. His Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, AUGUST 6, 1945 - The first Atomic BIRTHDAY - African American published in 1976, explored seven Bomb was dropped over the center of statesman and Nobel Prize recipient generations of his family from its origins Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m., by the American Ralph J. Bunche (1904-1971) was born in in Africa through slavery in America and B-29 bomber Enola Gay. The bomb Detroit, Michigan. In 1949, as a mediator eventual hard-fought freedom. Roots was detonated about 1,800 ft. above ground, for the United Nations, he helped bring translated into 37 languages and also killing over 105,000 persons and an end to hostilities in the war between became an eight-part TV miniseries in destroying the city. Another estimated Israel and the Arab League. 1977 which attracted a record American 100,000 persons later died as a result of audience and raised awareness radiation effects. August 8 concerning the legacy of slavery. AUGUST 6, 1962 - Jamaica achieved AUGUST 8, 1945 - Soviet Russia independence after centuries of British declared war on Japan and sent troops August 12 and Spanish rule. During 150 years of into Japanese-held Manchuria. AUGUST 12, 1676 - King Philip's War Spanish rule, African slaves were first BIRTHDAY - African American ended with the assassination of Metacom, brought to the island. The British explorer Matthew Henson (1866-1955) leader of the Pokanokets, a tribe within invaded in 1655 and the slave trade was born in Charles County, Maryland. the Wampanoag Indian Federation. greatly expanded during the 1700s. He accompanied Robert E. Peary on Nicknamed 'King Philip' by colonists, he August 6, 1881.Penicillin discoverer Alexander Following the abolition of slavery in the Fleming (1881-1955) was born several Arctic expeditions and reached led a Native American uprising against 1830s, Jamaica remained a British the North Pole on April 6, 1909. white settlers which resulted in a war that colony. BIRTHDAY - Penicillin discoverer raged for nearly two years, now known as Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) was born August 9 King Philip's War. in Lochfield, Scotland. By accident, he AUGUST 9, 1945 - The second Atomic found that mold from soil killed deadly bombing of Japan occurred as an bacteria without injuring human tissue. American B-29 bomber headed for the He received the Nobel Prize in 1954. city of Kokura, but because of poor visibility then chose a secondary target, August 7 Nagasaki. About noon, the bomb AUGUST 7, 1964 - Following an attack detonated killing an estimated 70,000 on two U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of persons and destroying about half the Tonkin off North Vietnam, the U.S. city. Congress approved the Gulf of Tonkin AUGUST 9, 1974 - Effective at noon, August 12, 1881. Film pioneer Cecil B. DeMille Resolution, granting President Lyndon Richard M. Nixon resigned the (1881-1959) was born B. Johnson authority "to take all presidency as a result of the Watergate necessary measures to repel any armed scandal. Nixon had appeared on BIRTHDAY - Film pioneer Cecil B. attack against the forces of the United television the night before and DeMille (1881-1959) was born in Ashfield, States and to prevent further announced his decision to the American Massachusetts. He produced over 70 August 6, 1965. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 aggression." people. Facing possible impeachment by major films including Cleopatra, The was signed into law by President Lyndon B. AUGUST 7, 1990 - Just five days after Congress, he became the only U.S. Ten Commandments, and The Greatest Johnson. the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, President President ever to resign. Show on Earth. THE INDIAN PANORAMA TRAVEL FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 37

1,200 km long mountain range with endemic flora and fauna Ainterspersed with green Road trips to explore the plantations and splendid hill stations- the Western Ghats of India hide many gems of destinations. Recognized as one of the world’s eight “hottest hotspots” of biological diversity best of Western Ghats and as a UNESCO listed World Heritage Site, the place attracts various kinds of travelers every year and offers them an million hues on the blue canvas. If you experience like no other. are a history buff or want to take a trip To slowly familiarize yourself with down the nostalgia lane, you can always these mountain ranges, here is a list of visit popular heritage sites like some destinations you can visit to Pratapgad Fort and the Mahabaleshwar explore the best of the Western Ghats. Temple. To get some picture-perfect frames for your Instagram posts, Madikeri, Coorg (Karnataka) elevated viewing points, such as If you’re someone who dreams of Arthur’s Seat or nature’s beauties like reconnecting with nature and in turn Lingmala Waterfall provide the perfect yourself during the upcoming getaway, muse. then Coorg is just the right destination The famous strawberries of for you. Lush green landscapes. Mahabaleshwar, the centuries-old forts, Aromatic tea and coffee plantations. the soothing rivers, and culturally rich Magnificent waterfalls. Mouth-watering temples- be it a nature-lover, a budding cuisine. Misty hills. Exotic flora and photographer; an artist searching for fauna. Be it the food lover in you or the inspiration or a frequent trekker, curious geographer, the wandering Mahabaleshwar, its scenic beauty and its traveller or the nature enthusiast- Coorg mountains offer a home to everyone. is a gem that attracts thousands every Once you get a taste of this place, you year, leaving them with no other option would not want to come back. other than to pay a visit to the place. Alternatively known as the ‘Scotland Mollem (Goa) of India’, Madikeri is a picturesque hill- Goa is the go-to destination for most town in Southern India. Framed by the people when you want to enjoy all the Western Ghats range, it is an extremely benefits of the modern world and have beautiful plantation town with rich the time of your life. Very few people culture and warm locals. With its haven associate Goa with a place that can help of dense forests, misty peaks, one seek spirituality, oneness, and magnificent waterfalls and soothing proximity to nature. streams- it offers a heavenly retreat from However, Mollem is a small village in a cluttered life. Goa that serves the purpose of breaking You can spend the day walking around all these predetermined notions. Chikli Hole or stay at cozy homestays Situated in South India on National and meet great hosts. You can try the Highway 4 near the border with amazing cuisine or go waterfall-hopping, Karnataka in the foothills of the spending a day mesmerized by all the Sahyadri Mountain range at the beauties. A trip to Coorg is the relaxing beginning of Anmod Ghat- Mollem is a long drive that will put you in a good place that introduces you to stunning mood. waterfalls and rich, wild forests. It is the primary entry point for Kalpetta,Wayanad (Kerala) Coonoor (Tamil Nadu) Mahabaleshwar (Maharasthra) Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mahabaleshwar is a hill station in Mollem National Park. If you plan to Kalpetta is the main town in Wayanad Coonoor is one of those unexplored gems India’s forested Western Ghats range, visit Goa anytime soon, you cannot miss and one that attracts travelers every year that will leave you spellbound. Completely south of Mumbai. The beautiful hill- out on the opportunity to visit this place. but hasn’t been affected by excessive surrounded by Nilgiri Hills, the region is station has something to offer to The sanctuary spread over an area of 240 commercialization yet. It is all about its mainly known for its tea plantations and everyone. sq. km, it is home to an impressive beautiful countryside, magnificent mystical beauty. To get a taste of Coonoor, For the adventurous spirits, you have diversity of flora and fauna and ancient waterfalls, green landscapes, tea- drive through the beautiful roads hugging the option of going jungle trekking in temples. It takes you to the breath-taking gardens, and rich flora and fauna. the hills with a mesmerizing view of tea unique hamlets like Tapola. To calm Dudhsagar Falls. A drive through this Wayanad literally means ‘Land of Paddy plantations around you. Drive to Kotagiri your spirit and encounter a soothing forest will certainly rejuvenate your Fields’ and brings out the true beauty of or Ooty or head up into the hills and take ambiance, you can ride a shikhara in the senses and make you look forward to the Kerala. It is the ideal place to be in for a the toy train or the century-old mountain Venna Lake, as you watch the sun paint a next day, even more. serene drive amidst beauty of a kind. railway up the hills. THE INDIAN PANORAMA TOKYO OLYMPICS FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 38 Tokyo 2020: Is China a new force in sports?

USA fighting hard to retain its no 1 position BY PRABHJOT SINGH

COUNTRY GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL when Andre de Gasse won the 200 m sprint. Otherwise 1:55.26 sec, a new National record. 1 CHINA 34 24 16 74 Canada has 16 medals so far. India were trailing at 60 plus position in the medals Extraordinary Race 2 USA 30 35 27 92 tally with a silver and three bronze medals. The last 3 JAPAN 22 10 14 46 bronze came from men's hockey. For India, the games have become special as Indian 4 AUSTRALIA 17 06 19 42 men's hockey team after a grueling 41 cruise finally got 65 INDIA 00 02 03 05 its foot back on the podium by winning a bronze medal. India beat four times Olympic champions Germany 5-4 s the 32nd Olympic Games enter their final in a pulsating bronze medal match. Last time India beat phase of competitions, China is fast emerging as Germany for bronze medal was in Mexico 1968 where Aa new force in sports, pushing the traditional India had won 2-1. leader USA to the second spot. Indian women, too, made it to the medal round and On Day 13, China was at the top of the table with 32 were to play the defending champions Great Britain for gold medals and a total of 71 - the same aggregate it had the bronze. in Rio with 26 gold. The USA that achieved a rare 1000th India is keeping its hopes on javelin thrower Neeraj gold medal mark in Rio had finished at the top of the Chopra, who in the qualification round cleared 86.56 m. American Sydney McLaughlin Breaks World Record in 400m Hurdles at Olympics tally in 2016 with 46 gold medals and an aggregate of 121 Another gold or silver medal hopeful was wrestler Ravi medals. Kumar Dahiya as he had made the gold medal round. But this time the US till day 13 won only 27 gold Coming to some of the exciting events of the games Sydney McLaughlin (21) of the USA shattered the medals and a total of 83 medals. so far has been an incredible race run by Karsten World and Olympic records in 400 m Hurdles (women) Besides China, Japan, maybe as a host, has already Warholm of Norway in the 400 m hurdles final. The with a time of 51.46 sec. Rio Olympics champion, D. surpassed its Rio tally and was placed at number three world record holder broke his own record in the Muhammad of USA who won the Silver medal in a with 21 gold in a total of 40 medals. astounding time of 45.94 sec. Second placed Rai career best 51.58 sec also bettered her Olympic record. F. Though the competitions are being held with stands Benjamin of the USA also broke the oldworldrecord. Bol of Netherlands won the Bronze in a time of 52.03 empty, there is no let up in excitement that this mega Elaine Thompson of Jamaica did a rare double sec. sporting event carries with it. Records are being double.She won 100 m and 200 m sprints in 2 Olympics, Kenya won Gold and Silver in 800 m for men while smashed or rewritten and a number of new champions Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. Poland finished third. have been thrown up. Armand Duplantis of Sweden, the world record Poland also won Gold and Bronze in Hammer throw China's newly acquired sports supremacy goes across holder, won the men's Pole Vault event at Tokyo men and Norway got the Silver Medal. almost all sports and games as it has won laurels in its Olympics 2020 with a height clearance of 6.02 m. He 22-year-old Peruth Chemutai of Uganda was a clear traditional strongholds of gymnastics, diving, attempted to create a new world record of 6.19 m but did winner in women's 3000 m Steeplechase (women) asthe swimming, table tennis and badminton besides making not succeed. USA andKenya finished second and third. rapid inroads in shooting, weightlifting and also Armand Duplantis is also the World Pole Vault record Andre de Grasse of Canada finally won a Gold in 200 athletics. holder, both outdoors and indoors. He is only 21. m for men by returning an excellent time of 19.62 sec. Another noticeable feature of the games this time has Christine Mboma of Namibia who won a silver medal Before this race Andre had been finishing second or been the position of Russia. It is perhaps the only in 200 m sprintfor women with a time of 21.81 sec is only third as he did in the 100 m sprint earlier in the games. superpower that is competing in the games here under 18 years and 2 months old. Her time of 21.81 sec. is now Finally, he has broken the jinx. the name of its Olympic committee Russian Olympic a new under 20 Worldrecord. K. Bednarek (19.68) and N. Lyles (19.74), both of the Committee. Athing Mu of the USA who won the Gold medal in 800 USA, finished second and third respectively. Canada got its fourth gold medal, and first for men, m for women is only 19 years and 25 days old. Her time

TOKYO 2020: INDIA MEN BEAT reduced the deficit 12 minutes from time when Lukas Windfeder slammed home a low penalty corner, setting GERMANY IN A THRILLER TO CLAIM up a dramatic climax to the contest. FIRST OLYMPIC MEDAL IN 41 YEARS Die Honamas threw everything they had at their opponents and were given one final chance to salvage titanic struggle spread a little over four decades the contest when they were awarded a penalty corner and which took India across different continents with just six seconds remaining. However, the drag-flick Ahas scripted success for once world leaders in from the top of the circle was brilliantly saved by India hockey, India. goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, becoming the hero that sealed Eight times gold medalist, India has got its foothold India's bronze medal here at the Olympic Games Tokyo back on the Olympic podium, this time for a bronze 2020. medal, its third. Last time India beat Germany for the "That is something which I never felt in my life until bronze medal was in Mexico in 1968 where they won 2-1. today", said Sreejesh after the match. "That's a great The victory this time, however, was exciting as India Indian men's hockey team defeat Germany to clinch bronze, feeling. I think I need to go back to my home to realize win medal after 41 years overcame 0-1 and 1-3 goal deficits to finally emerge 5-4 what it is actually.Just waiting for that. I just called my winner against four times Olympic champion Germany. backhand strike. dad because he was the reason behind me being here India scripted history in one of the most dramatic Simranjeet's effort was the first of five goals in the and I just wanted to tell him that I achieved it." bronze medal matches in Olympic hockey. second quarter, with Germany dominating to open up India captain Manpreet Singh said: "I don't know what The sensational 5-4 victory over Die Honamas was a fully deserved 3-1 lead thanks to goals from Niklas to say right now. It was fantastic, the way we played instrumental in sealing India's place on the podium. Wellen and Benedikt Furk before India hit a quick-fire today.I think we deserved this medal as we have worked The win was masterminded by new and old faces double through Hardik Singh and the exceptional so hard, and the last 15 months has been so difficult for together as Simranjeet Singh (2), Harmanpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh to take the score to 3-3 at half us, being in Bangalore away from our families. From the Rupinder Pal Singh and Hardik Singh got their names time. whole team and the coaches, we would like to dedicate written in golden letters in the history books. Their India's momentum was not interrupted by the half this medal to our doctors and front-line warriors who goals denied Germany a medal at a fourth successive time break, with Rupinder Pal Singh scoring a penalty have been checking us and saved so many people's lives Olympic Games (Gold: Beijing 2008, London 2012, and stroke before Simranjeet Singh chipped home a fifth to in India." Bronze: Rio 2016). put the eight-times Olympic gold medalists into a It was a heart-breaking finish to the contest for Timur Oruz put Germany into the lead just two commanding 5-3 lead going into the final quarter. Germany and its legendary captain Tobias Hauke, with minutes into the contest after India failed to clear its Germany have proven time and time again that it the double Olympic gold medalist unable to add a second defensive lines before Simranjeet Singh levelled the never knows when it is beaten, and set about the task of bronze to that which he collected at Rio 2016 during the scores early in the second quarter with a fierce attempting a comeback with typical determination. It final match of his extraordinary playing career. THE INDIAN PANORAMA TOKYO OLYMPICS FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 39

CONTD FROM PAGE 38 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Elaine Thompson-Herah completes a second rabhjot Paul Singh, better known as Prabhjot Singh, is a double Pveteran all round journalist with over 40 years of experience of working with print and electronic media, including 37 years with The Tribune - the oldest and largest circulated English daily of North India. He had also worked as Executive Editor, PTC News, the world's largest Punjabi TV network, for more than 8 years. He did his M.Sc. in Journalism from PAU, Ludhiana, MA (Eng) and BSc (Medical) from Panjab University, Chandigarh, and Bachelor of Journalism from Punjabi University, Patiala. The man with solid ethical core, integrity, strong communication skills with knowledge of English, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, German, French as well as courageous attitude and analytic mind had won KK Birla Foundation Fellowship on Media and Terrorism and also KC Kulish (Rajasthan) award for Excellence in International Journalism. In fact, he had been a pioneer in introducing the concept of sports page in Jalandhar (vernacular) newspapers in February 1975, months before he was offered a job as a Sports Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah successfully defends Olympic 200- Reporter by The Tribune group of newspapers. metre title In 2012, Vienna based International Press Institute (IPI) recognized his commitment to promote free exchange of accurate, balanced news among nations and for Excellence in Journalism, for Elaine Thompson-Herah was in a class of her own, winning publishing an investigative series into the loot of the public transport system in Punjab-by- the 200m Olympic gold medal in a time of 21.53 seconds, with Punjab politicians, he was awarded IPI-India award. Namibian Christine Mboma taking silver. Gabby Thomas of The Sunday magazine section of The Tribune from Chandigarh dated 25 November 1984, the U.S. rounded off the podium in third place. carried an article titled "Profile of an assassin", which is his most recognized work. Mboma became only the second Namibian to win a medal at Though he has many feathers in his cap yet efforts to make IXC(Chandigarh airport)active will the Olympic Games clocking a new world under-20 record of be remembered always as a blessing for Punjabi diaspora. His tireless pen had made Chandigarh 21.81, with Thomas following shortly on her heels for the airport as Chandigarh International Airport. He had raised issues related to IXC at various bronze medal, clocking 21.87. platforms. Only two nights earlier, Thompson-Herah raced to a new His love for sports can be witnessed from his travels to six summer Olympic games, one winter Olympic record in the 100m final to keep her hopes of a Olympic games, seven World Cups in Hockey, FIFA World Cup in 2006, besides three World Cups second sprinting double alive. in Cricket, and two editions of Pan Am Games (Toronto and Lima). He has also covered Asian Thompson-Herah highlighted her imperious form in the Games (New Delhi and Jakarta) and Commonwealth games in Melbourne and New Delhi. Also, half-lap sprint event posting the second-fastest time in history, he has been to many other important international events and did spectacular stories of human just 0.19 short of the world record the iconic Florence interest. Griffith-Joyner set at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games. THE INDIAN PANORAMA SPORTS FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 40 Nadal loses to India top order falter on 50th-ranked Lloyd Harris Day 2 as Anderson strikes f Rafael Nadal was hoping to ease his painful left foot back into NOTTINGHAM (TIP): The wily old Iaction after nearly two months off James Anderson once again got his tour, that's hardly what happened in “bunny” Virat Kohli in a mesmerising his Citi Open debut, which ended spell that undid India’s solid opening stand after just two matches. to leave them tottering at 125 for four A night after needing three sets and against England on a rain-curtailed day more than three hours to get by,Nadal two of the opening Test. was eliminated 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 by 50th- The 39-year-old Anderson (13.4-7-15-2) ranked Lloyd Harris of South Africa swung it in England’s favour with under the lights on Thursday, August successive precision deliveries that got 5, at the hard-court tournament. Cheteshwar Pujara (4) and Virat Kohli (0) Harris hit 16 aces and took as India from 97 for no loss slumped to 112 advantage of Nadal's admittedly for four in a space of less than six overs. problematic serve. The in-from KL Rahul (57 batting off 151 The match ended when Nadal got balls) is still standing tall amid ruins broken for the second time, with alongside Rishabh Pant (7 batting) but the Harris dropping his racket in advantage that India got in the opening disbelief after delivering a lob session was neutralised by Anderson’s winner. spell and the pressure also led to an “I played this last game really bad,” unfortunate run-out of Ajinkya Rahane said Nadal, a 20-time Grand Slam (5). champion who was seeded No. 1 in Rahul’s classy Test match batting would England's James Anderson celebrates the dismissal of Indian skipper Virat Kohli. (ANI Photo) Washington. “My serve was not surely be a relief for the Indian team working the proper way.” management after the talented Karnataka away when he pressed forward for Buttler on the back-foot with a deep point being This was less of a physical tug-of- batsman lost his place in the longest to take a low catch. stationed at times to stop the flow of war between a pair of heavy hitters formats due to a prolonged bad patch. The manner of dismissal is sure to boundaries. than Nadal's victory over 192nd- He could have also been Anderson’s increase the cobwebs in Pujara’s mind as They patiently waited for the loose ranked Jack Sock on Wednesday. third victim but was dropped in the slips, this series is certainly going to have a deliveries and played some delightful The one bit of good news for Nadal his only batting glitch on the day. bearing on his international future. drives, keeping the scoreboard ticking on Thursday was that he said his The nine fours, mostly drives, were The delivery could have got any batter with Rahul blending his caution and injured foot felt better. majestic and the control over his own out but Pujara’s 16-ball, 17-minute brief aggression in equal measure to remain About 3 1/2 hours before entering mind while selecting the bad balls under stay did indicate that he is under undefeated. the U.S. Open tuneup's main stadium overcast conditions was exemplary. tremendous pressure. Their gameplan was simple and that to face Harris, Nadal had made his But Anderson did take the cake on the He could have been dismissed earlier by was to see off the first hour with way to tiny Court 5 for a training day the pacer with the highest number of Ollie Robinson (15-5-32-1) when he minimum risks. Rohit, in particular, session. Test matches under his belt (163rd game) shouldered arms to a straight delivery but showed his technical prowess getting right As fans shouted “Vamos, Rafa!” and equalled Anil Kumble’s record of 619 the height factor came to his rescue. behind the moving deliveries. snapped photos and video with their scalps. He matched Kumble’s record after However, Indian team had one of its best He was ready to play the waiting game, phones from the stands at an adjacent fooling the Indian captain once again in opening stands in recent tours of England something that’s not exactly his court, Nadal didn't do much running, the corridor of uncertainty. before Rohit Sharma’s (36 off 107 balls) characteristic, showing how badly he mostly staying in place while hitting It was a fuller delivery that Kohli played now familiar propensity to pull brought wants to get a significant score in overseas groundstrokes and practicing for the inswinger but it held its line to take about his downfall at the stroke of lunch. conditions. volleys, serves and returns for 45 a healthy edge into Jos Buttler’s gloves. The opening duo did well enough to keep But when the opportunity presented minutes with Emilio Gomez, a 29- Both Kohli and Anderson would have a the four-pronged home team attack at bay itself, he did show Robinson as to why he is year-old from Ecuador who is ranked sense of deja vu thinking about what but Rohit’s attempt to dispatch Robinson’s rated so highly amongst his peers with a 165th and lost in the Citi Open's first happened in 2014. short ball behind the square leg boundary superb back-drive and when required round. A ball before, the artist was at work as he didn’t quite work out as he threw it away opened his bat face to glide it between Not at all taxing by Nadal's usual got Pujara forward with one that was after doing all the hard work. point and gully or flick one off his hips. exacting and exhausting standards. shaping into him in the air but deviated The partnership certainly put England Source: PTI Lionel Messi to leave FC Barcelona, club says MADRID (TIP): Six-time Ballon d'Or reduction of 50%. the clear intention of both parties to sign winner Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona needed to financially a new contract today, this cannot happen Barcelona despite both parties having restructure in order to get the deal over because of financial and structural reached an agreement over a new the line, which proved impossible in the obstacles (Spanish La Liga regulations)," contract, the La Liga club said on end as they failed to reduce their wage Barca said in a statement. Thursday, citing economic and bill in order and stay within La Liga's "As a result of this situation, Messi structural obstacles to the renewal of the Financial Fair Play regulations. shall not be staying on at FC Barcelona. deal. La Liga chief Javier Tebas said last Both parties deeply regret that the Messi, who joined Barca's youth set-up month that Barcelona, who have a total wishes of the player and the club will aged 13, is the club's all-time top scorer debt of more than 1 billion euros ($1.18 ultimately not be fulfilled. and appearance maker with 672 goals in billion), would not be shown any "FC Barcelona wholeheartedly 778 games in all competitions. leniency when it comes to obeying the expresses its gratitude to the player for The Argentina forward was free to league's strict financial control rules. his contribution to the aggrandisement negotiate a transfer with other clubs The news of Messi's exit comes a day of the club and wishes him all the very after his deal ran out at the end of June, after La Liga agreed in principle to sell best for the future in his personal and but Barcelona had always maintained he 10% of a newly formed company housing professional life." FREE AGENT MESSI wanted to stay with the club. most of its business to private equity Messi's last contract, signed in 2017, Messi, who has spent his whole career firm CVC Capital Partners for 2.7 billion was the most lucrative in world sport at Barcelona, had been expected to sign a euros ($3.2 billion). according to a January report in new five-year deal with the Catalan club, "Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel newspaper El Mundo. which would have included a salary Messi having reached an agreement and Source: Reuters THE INDIAN PANORAMA TURN PAGE FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 41 contd from page 1 Mayor Bill de Blasio, on August 3, What I can say is that the Governor has believed the allegations were true. released the following statement on the lost his ability to govern, both practically As it wondered why a number of Calls to resign grow even as release of Attorney General James' and morally. The Party and this State petitions were being filed two years after a defiant Cuomo denies report: will not be well served by a long, the incident came to light, senior counsel "My first thoughts are with the women protracted removal process designed Kapil Sibal, representing noted allegations who were subject to this abhorrent only to delay what is now, clearly, journalist N Ram, said the petitioners That is what I'm doing today." Cuomo behavior, and their bravery in stepping inevitable." came to know about the gravity later. denied the allegations. "First, I want you forward to share their stories. The De Blasio, in appearances after the Terming Pegasus as a "rogue to know directly from me that I never Attorney General's detailed and sexual harassment report's release, technology which enters our lives touched anyone inappropriately or made thorough report substantiates many lambasted Cuomo's alleged misconduct without our knowledge," Sibal said, inappropriate sexual advances," the disturbing instances of severe and character as a person. "Journalists, public figures, governor said in response to the report.5 misconduct. Andrew Cuomo committed "When you read this report, 11 women constitutional authorities, court officers "I am 63 years old. I have lived my entire sexual assault and sexual harassment systematically wronged, 11 women and academics - all are targeted. The adult life in public view. That is just not and intimidated a whistleblower. It is confronted by a powerful guy who could question the government has to answer who I am." Cuomo did not say whether he disqualifying. crush their career, and their reputation, is: Who purchased it? How much was would resign, but he did say he would "It is beyond clear that Andrew Cuomo and he's the kind of guy that everyone spent? Where was the hardware placed?" "not be distracted" from doing his job by is not fit to hold office and can no longer assumes would if you crossed him," he Senior advocates Arvind Datar, Rakesh the allegations. serve as Governor. He must resign, and if said on "CBS This Morning." Dwivedi, Meenakshi Arand, CU Singh House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), he continues to resist and attack the Cuomo's assertions that he likes to hug and Shyam Divan - representing various Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer investigators who did their jobs, he people and instances of alleged groping petitioners - demanded an independent (D-NY), and other Capitol Hill should be impeached immediately." are a generational misunderstanding probe into the snooping scandal, terming lawmakers, such as New York Cuomo Should Face Criminal Charge, didn't hold water with de Blasio. it an invasion of privacy - a fundamental Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand have De Blasio said. "Putting your hand up a woman's shirt right declared by the court. also called for Cuomo's resignation. "If you assault a woman, if you do and touching their breast is not The top court was hearing nine New York State Assembly Speaker Carl something against her will sexually, generational," he said on CBS. "I know petitions, including those filed by the Heastie said New York state lawmakers that's criminal," Mayor Bill de Blasio plenty of guys who are older who would Editors Guild of India and senior were taking impeachment action. said on "CBS This Morning." never in a million years do that. Talking journalists N Ram and others, seeking an "Once we receive all relevant The fallout from a bombshell sexual to 20-something-year old women, asking independent probe into the alleged documents and evidence from the harassment probe against Gov. Andrew them if they'd date an older guy and then snooping on eminent citizens, politicians Attorney General, we will move Cuomo shouldn't just end in the leering at them - this is not acceptable and scribes by using Israeli firm NSO's expeditiously and look to conclude our governor's resignation or impeachment, behavior, it's not even close." (With spyware Pegasus. impeachment investigation as quickly as Mayor Bill de Blasio said. inputs from agencies) Other petitioners are advocate ML possible," Heastie said. De Blasio said Cuomo - his bitter rival Sharma, Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas, Meanwhile, Cuomo says it's about who sexually harassed or assaulted 11 Pegasus allegations serious journalists Rupesh Kumar Singh and politics. women, according to a 165-page report - if true: Supreme Court of Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and others. "Politics and bias are interwoven should face a criminal charge. An international media consortium throughout every aspect of this "If you assault a woman, if you do India; agrees to hear had reported that over 300 verified situation," Cuomo said. something against her will sexually, petitions seeking probe on Indian mobile phone numbers were on Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus called that's criminal," de Blasio said the list of potential targets for on Governor Cuomo to resign. Wednesday on "CBS This Morning. "And Aug 10 surveillance using Pegasus spyware. It "The findings disclosed today by the the Albany County District Attorney is The government said it does not has also been reported that phones of a State Attorney General's Office leave no looking at that and I think he should be maintain records of telephone former judge of the Supreme Court and doubt that Governor Cuomo committed charged." interceptions under the existing laws. It its registrars were allegedly intercepted sexual harassment, cultivated a Hours after de Blasio's comment, regularly destroys records of lawful using the spyware. The court pulled up workplace culture that was hostile to the Manhattan prosecutors announced interceptions, it said in the Rajya Sabha. advocate Sharma for filing the petition women under his employ, and retaliated they'll look into accusations Cuomo There is no "prima facie" evidence to on the basis of newspaper clippings. against those who spoke out against his committed misconduct in Manhattan. back allegations that phones were "This is not the way of filing a PIL. We abusive behavior. The Manhattan D.A. is at least the hacked by the government, says BJP also read newspapers," it said. Governor Cuomo's continued denial of third prosecutor's office to start A Bench led by CJI NV Ramana said Meanwhile, Former Union Minister wrongdoing in the face of these investigating Cuomo after Attorney without the Union Government being Yashwant Sinha on Thursday filed a disclosures do a disservice to the people General Letitia James released the present in the hearing, it can't proceed in petition in the top court seeking an SIT of New York, as it is apparent that he misconduct report Tuesday. Westchester the matter. The top court said it was probe into the scandal. (With inputs from violated the law, betrayed the public County's D.A. said Wednesday she would surprising that the Pegasus issue came agencies) trust, and failed to uphold the values and investigate Cuomo over a state trooper's to light in 2019 and no one made any principles that we as a society value. assertion that the governor tried to kiss serious attempt to collect verifiable He has lost all credibility and must her outside his home in Mount Kisco, material about the snooping. resign immediately. and Albany County's prosecutor is An international media consortium Sadly, despite the many revelations looking into accusations there. had reported that over 300 verified that have come to light over the past Cuomo denied accusations he Indian mobile phone numbers were on several years about similar misconduct, harassed or groped women in a pre-taped the list of potential targets for women continue to be subject to various video and report his office released. surveillance using Pegasus spyware. forms of physical, verbal, and But most lawmakers aren't buying "Most PILs are based on newspaper psychological abuse in the workplace. Cuomo's denials - from President Joe clippings of national and international Worse, those who courageously dare to Biden on down to New York City elected media," it noted even as it said, "No doubt challenge their abusers face the prospect officials, they're calling for his that the allegations about Pegasus are of both personal and profession ruin for resignation and, if he doesn't step down, serious, if the newspaper reports are such bravery. removal from office by impeachment. correct…Truth has to come out, that's a Sexual harassment in any setting Perhaps the biggest sign of Cuomo's different story. We don't know whose simply cannot be tolerated, and we have crumblingsupport was a statement from names are there." a moral obligation to be vigilant against Jay Jacobs, the state's Democratic party The CJI said, "From what I read, this all acts of misogyny whenever and chairman. came to light in 2019. There was no wherever they occur." Jacobs said it appeared Cuomo, rather serious concern then. We don't hold Senator Gaughran commented: "The than resigning, "may seek to prolong the anybody at fault for that. The petitioners Attorney General's findings of sexual current situation." are resourceful, educated persons. We harassment and violations of New York "The facts presented make clear that can't say what has been said by reputed State's sexual harassment policy are there is a preponderance of evidence of journalists is merely hearsay or not credible and deeply troubling. I thank both a toxic workplace and actual sexual believable." the women who bravely spoke out about harassment," Jacobs said. "I agree with The court repeatedly asked the the Governor's reprehensible conduct. the Attorney General. I believe the petitioners to explain why no FIR or In the best interest of the state, the women. I believe the allegations. I cannot criminal complaint was filed under the Governor should resign." speak to the Governor's motivations. relevant provisions of law if they THE INDIAN PANORAMA TURN PAGE FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 42 contd from page 1 Their confidence on an all-time high doses, but I cannot remain a mute (273,891 new cases; 100.1 new cases per after the remarkable rally, the Indians spectator to see Bengal deprived." 100,000; 5 per cent decrease), and A real ‘Chak De’ moment for came out all guns blazing after the The Chief Minister in the Thailand (118,012 new cases; 169.1 new Indian hockey: Men's team change of ends and took the lead for the communication said that West Bengal cases per 100,000; 26 per cent increase). first time in the match when they were needs 14 crore doses of COVID-19 Cases from India, Indonesia and wins Olympic medal after 41 awarded a penalty stroke for a push on vaccines to cover all the people in Thailand accounted for 80 per cent of years Mandeep Singh inside the circle. relevant categories. "However, we have new cases being reported from the Rupinder stepped up to gleefully grab received 2.68 crore doses till day from region. The other two came in 1968 Mexico the chance with both hands. Government of India," Ms. Banerjee The highest numbers of new deaths City and the 1972 Munich Games. Three minutes later, India doubled said. were reported from Indonesia (12,444 For world no.5 Germany, it was a their lead when Simranjeet scored his The Chief Minister also announced new deaths; 4.5 new deaths per 100,000; 28 heartbreak as they couldn't repeat their second goal of the day, tapping in that the State government may open per cent increase), India (3,800 new bronze medal winning feat of the 2016 Gurjant Singh's pass from the right to schools after Durga Puja, depending on deaths; less than one new death per Rio Games. take a 5-3 lead. the COVID-19 situation prevailing then. 100,000; 45 per cent decrease), and The Indians were slow to get off the India didn't stop there and secured Ms. Banerjee said that schools could be Myanmar (2620 new deaths; 4.8 new blocks as Germany were the dominant three back-to-back penalty corners in the opened on alternate days after the Pujas. deaths per 100,000; 24 per cent increase). side on display in the first quarter. 41st minute but wasted all. (Source: PTI) Amid the growing cases of Delta The Germans pressed hard on the It was Germany's turn next as they got variant and vaccine inequity, WHO Indian defense from the word go and took three penalty corners two minutes later called for a "moratorium" on booster the lead in the second minute through but failed to breach the brave Indian Delta variant now reported in shots of the COVID-19 vaccine until at Oruz. defense, as the players put their bodies in 135 countries, global Covid- least the end of September, noting with India then secured a penalty corner in line to deny Germany any opening. concern the disparity in vaccination the fifth which was wasted. Trailing by two goals, the Germans 19 cases could exceed 200 levels in low and high-income Five minutes later, experienced were expected to come hard on the million by next week: WHO countries. goalkeeper PR Sreejesh came out of his Indian defense, and they did exactly that, WHO Director-General Tedros line and closed down the angle to deny securing another penalty corner three It said the cases of Alpha variant have Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a news Mats Grambusch. minutes into the final quarter and this been reported in 182 countries, conference on Wednesday that while The Germans put relentless pressure time Windfeder put the ball into the net territories or areas, while 135 countries high-income countries have now on the Indian defense and seconds from through the legs of Sreejesh to bring a have reported cases of the Delta variant, administered almost 100 doses for every first quarter, earned as many as four goal back. which was first identified in India. 100 people, low-income countries have penalty corners which the Indians In the 51st minute, Mandeep Singh had The global number of new cases has only been able to administer 1.5 doses for defended stoutly this time. a golden chance to restore their two goal been increasing for more than a month, every 100 people, due to lack of supply. Manpreet's men came out with more lead from a one-on-one situation but he with over 4 million cases reported in the "We need an urgent reversal, from the purpose in the second quarter and upped squandered the opportunity. past week-July 26 to August 1, the update majority of vaccines going to high- their pace a bit and the ploy worked In search of the equalizer, the said. income countries, to the majority going wonders as Simranjeet scored a brilliant Germans put the Indian defense under "This increasing trend is largely to low-income countries," he said. goal with a reverse hit from top of the immense pressure in the remaining attributed to substantial increases in the "Accordingly, WHO is calling for a German circle after being fed by minutes of the game, securing three Eastern Mediterranean and the Western moratorium on boosters until at least the Nilakanta Sharma's pass from the more penalty corners but couldn't get Pacific Regions which reported 37 per end of September, to enable at least 10% midfield. past the determined back-line led by cent and 33 per cent increases of the population of every country to be The Germans continued their gigantic Sreejesh in front of the goal. respectively as compared to the previous vaccinated," the WHO chief said. attacking game and two minutes later There was more drama in store as week, while the South-East Asia Region WHO's goal remains to support every Florian Fuchs brought Sreejesh again India conceded a penalty corner six reported a 9 per cent increase," it said. country to vaccinate at least 10 per cent into the game, saving his reverse hit seconds from the final hooter, but Overall, the number of deaths of its population by the end of from a tight angle. Sreejesh and the defense once against reported this week decreased by 8 per September, at least 40 per cent by the end The Indian defense once again gave came to the side's rescue. (With inputs cent as compared to the previous week, of this year, and 70% by the middle of away the advantage to Germany, from PTI) with over 64,000 deaths reported. next year. committing soft errors which resulted in However, the Western Pacific and The global health agency urged two German goals in a span of two Eastern Mediterranean Regions showed "everyone with influence" - Olympic minutes. Centre unable to supply a sharp increase in new deaths as athletes, investors, business leaders, Christopher Ruhr was the creator for enough vaccines: Nobel compared to the previous week, faith leaders, and every individual in Germany turning over from just outside reporting 48 per cent and 31 per cent their own family and community to the Indian circle and then slipped the laureate Abhijit Banerjee increases, respectively. support its call for a moratorium on ball onto Wellen who scored with a sense is that the biggest problem is The cumulative number of cases booster shots until at least the end of reverse hit past Sreejesh. that the Centre is not capable of reported globally is now nearly 197 September. A minute later, another defensive lapse generating the supply of vaccines million and the number of cumulative He added that ensuring increased cost India dearly. needed for the whole country. "We have deaths is 4.2 million. vaccination coverage in low-income It was Surender Kumar this time who not reached the promised level of "If these trends continue, the countries requires everyone's was dispossessed just outside the Indian supply," the economist said. He also said cumulative number of cases reported cooperation, especially the handful of circle by the ever-pressing German that West Bengal had effectively used the globally could exceed 200 million by next countries and companies that control the forwards and Constantine Staib passed it vaccines supplied by the Centre. week," the update said. global supply of vaccines. on to Benedikt Furk, who made no Ms. Banerjee also raised the issue of At the country level, the highest So far, more than four billion COVID-19 mistake in finding the net. shortage of vaccines and accused the numbers of new cases in the past week vaccine doses have been administered Although stunned, India didn't lose Centre of discriminating against West were reported by the United States globally and over 80% have gone to high- hope and made a brilliant comeback Bengal. "Gujarat is smaller in size but (543,420 new cases; 9 per cent increase), and upper-middle income countries, soon by levelling the scores in a span of got double the vaccines. I don't have a India (283,923 new cases; 7 per cent even though they account for less than three minutes. problem [with this]. But I have a problem increase), Indonesia (273,891 new cases; half of the world's population. There was grit and determination writ when we are not getting vaccines. People 5 per cent decrease), Brazil (247,830 new "And yet even while hundreds of large on the Indian faces and they are suffering," she said. cases; 24 per cent decrease), and Iran millions of people are still waiting for succeeded in turning them into results. She has also written a letter to Prime (206,722 new cases; 27 per cent their first dose, some rich countries are In the 27th minute, India secured their Minister Narendra Modi with the appeal increase). moving towards booster doses," second penalty corner and Hardik scored that West Bengal should receive The South-East Asia region reported a Ghebreyesus said. from a rebound after Harmanpreet adequate doses of vaccines, according to 9 per cent increase in new cases as Emphasizing that while he Singh's flick was saved by German its requirement. compared to the previous week (over understands the concern of all custodian Alexander Stadler. The letter said: "I am sorry to say the 841,000 cases), while the number of governments to protect their people from Two minutes later, India secured their Central government is providing large weekly deaths remained similar to the the Delta variant, Ghebreyesus said, "we third penalty corner and this time, numbers of vaccine doses to States like previous week (22,000 deaths). cannot accept countries that have Harmanpreet was bang on target with a Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka, The highest numbers of new cases in already used most of the global supply of powerful flick past young Stadler to which are BJP-ruled. I have no problem the region were reported from India vaccines using even more of it, the make a dramatic turnaround in the if they or any other state for that matter (283,923 new cases; 20.6 new cases per world's most vulnerable people remain match. receives higher number of vaccine 100,000; 7 per cent increase), Indonesia unprotected." (Source: PTI) THE INDIAN PANORAMA MISCELLANY FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 43 contd from page 10 Pakistani terrorists are now fighting There are calls for 'talks' with the While Jeet appreciates India for alongside the Taliban. Russia has Taliban, which the Modi government adopting new technology at a fast pace, Keep distance from Taliban concerns about the conflict crossing has rightly ignored. The Taliban are, he also feels there is scope for improving The Taliban leadership has made it into the territory of its erstwhile and will remain, tools of the ISI. While work culture in India. clear how it will rule Afghanistan. Its Central Asian republics like contacts can be maintained with Jeet was awarded as CTO of the year spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid Tajikistan. Iran has similar concerns Taliban leaders like Mullah Baradar in by Corporate America, New York, and recently announced that they would about Taliban attacks on its allies, the Qatar, there is no need to follow the best CEO leading Business rule according to the Sharia, which will Shia Hazaras, living just across its Chinese example, with moves like transformation by TMT News, UK. be enforced 'rigorously'. He asserted borders in Afghanistan. Future formally inviting Taliban leaders to He is also inspired by the cognitive that elections did not yield positive Russian and Iranian involvement on New Delhi. The Taliban colluded with neuroscience models. While it is results in Islamic countries. Women the western borders of Afghanistan the hijackers of IC 814 and maintained important to be innovative, there is no would not be permitted to sing and can cannot, therefore, be ruled out. close ties with ISI-backed terrorist point in reinventing the wheel. Ranial work only in some areas. They would External Affairs Minister S groups. Pakistan, in turn, needs a weak has designed an integrated hardware have to be accompanied by a male 'for Jaishankar has held wide-ranging talks and internationally discredited and software runtime that can diffuse their protection' whenever they leave with the US, Russia, and virtually all of Afghanistan to constitute its 'strategic predictive and prescriptive intelligence the house. Men, in turn, are barred Afghanistan's Central Asian neighbors, depth' against India. at the edge of the network. Jeet has from wearing western clothes, and both bilaterally and in the Shanghai (The author is Chancellor, Jammu Central helped in taking care of cyber security would have to grow a beard. They Cooperation Organisation. His University & former High Commissioner to threats on critical infrastructure. These believe that war as an option is not unprecedented meeting with Iran's Pakistan) days, the word "cloud'' has taken on a new ruled out, and that jihad will continue. President-elect Ebrahim Raisi in meaning in the world of technology. The Taliban are giving high attention Tehran was of particular significance. contd from page 32 These cloud-based implementations to capturing Kandahar, located close to Iran has already warned of serious increase the accessibility of power of the borders with Pakistan. Kandahar is consequences if the Taliban should ‘Global Digital Village with innovation. Prasenjit Bhadra feels that equivalent of another Mecca for the cause any harm to its Shia Hazara Indian Touch’ organizations of any geographic people of Afghanistan. The then ruler brethren. Iran was New Delhi's close location, size and scale can avail the of Afghanistan, Ahmed Shah Abdali, regional ally, when India, Iran and Solutions to support Renewable power of innovation that is being received a cloak, said to have been Russia backed groups in the Northern energy. He is credited for innovation and extended to the global market. worn by the Prophet, during his visit to Alliance, drawn from the non-Pashtun thought leadership in digital Jeet takes pride in stating that Ranial's Bokhara (now in Uzbekistan), from the majority in Afghanistan, even before transformation initiatives during his patented technology has crushed the kingdom's ruler, Amir Murad Beg. The the US intervention. work with several tech giants in global strong partition between hardware and cloak is now placed in a mosque near While Taliban successes in an leadership positions. Prasenjit is also software centric function to extend real- Abdali's tomb. The normally reclusive estimated 200 of the 424 districts across addressed as 'Jeet', which translates as time IoT runtime. He also feels, when you Taliban leader Mullah Omar shot to Afghanistan have received substantial 'victory'. Indeed, he has been victorious are ahead of the curve, others find it fame when he emerged from the attention, the Taliban are finding it in breaking new grounds and addressing difficult to match their speed with you. mosque, with the cloak, in 1996. hard to take over a provincial capital in several problems that we face as According to him, ". the industry is There are fears that the Taliban will even one of Afghanistan's 34 provinces. individuals or a resident of this planet. lacking standards and open overrun the Afghan forces. The The US left the Afghan army ill He leads a regulated life, getting up architectures to embrace the future state impression also prevails that the equipped, with hardly any tanks and early has been a part of his habit since of automation needs. " Afghan army lacks the sagacity to artillery. The Afghan air force has an early age. He also devotes time for Technology might be making us more overcome the Taliban challenge, as estimated 200 aircraft, which include 69 pranayam and meditation on a regular lonely in one way but when you look at it there are areas in southern and light attack helicopters. Washington basis. This helps him in sustaining focus with Prasenjit Bindra, you are bound to western Afghanistan, near the would have to substantially strengthen and flexibility.It was challenging to work feel that 'digital technology is helping us country's borders with Iran and Afghanistan's armed forces. It remains with fortune 100 clients in their journey in realizing the age-old concept of Tajikistan, which are presently under to be seen if Pakistan provides the towards 'Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam', yes, the whole Taliban control. Pakistani involvement Taliban with Stinger surface-to-air Adoption and modernization world seems to have become 'a global is evident, as large numbers of missiles. strategies of emerging technologies. digital village'. THE INDIAN PANORAMA CLASSIFIEDS FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 44 THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVT FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 45 THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVT FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2021 YEARS 46