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# 1 Indian American Weekly: Since 2006 VOL 14 ISSUE 10 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● MAR 06 - 12, 2020 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news World Reels Under COVID-19: 100,000 No More 1947 No More 1984 Infections, nearly 3300 deaths No More 2002 NO More 2020 China, Italy, Iran are among the most impacted countries 290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies I.S. SALUJA WASHINGTON (TIP): Around 100,000 people have been infected and nearly 3300 have died worldwide from the virus, which has now reached some 80 countries and territories. The vast majority of global deaths and infections are in China, where the Facebook decides to virus first emerged late last year, prompting the country to quarantine take down Trump 2020 entire cities, temporarily shut factories campaign's 'census' ads and close schools indefinitely. Coronavirus death toll in China has crossed 3,000 and number of confirmed cases has mounted to over 80,400. As the virus spread, other countries have also implemented extraordinary measures, with UNESCO saying March 4 that 13 countries have closed schools, affecting 290.5 million children, while WASHINGTON (TIP): The 2020 nine others have implemented localized census became a political lightning rod closures. A woman walks past South Korean soldiers wearing hazmat suits as they spray disinfectant in when the Trump administration contd on Page 32 Seoul on March 4. Photo courtesy / AFP announced plans in 2018 to add a question asking respondents if they U.S. Presidential Election 2020 were U.S. citizens. In India, Ex-MP’s monthly pension costs The ads, which come from the pages of Mike Bloomberg and Elizabeth exchequer Rs 70.50 crore ($9557959) the Republican president and Vice Warren End White House Bid after Entitled to a monthly pension of Rs 25,000 President Mike Pence, link to a survey ($340) for 5-year term on an official campaign website and Super Tuesday Rout then to a page asking for donations Exit of Mike NEW DELHI (TIP): Facebook Inc. on Thursday removed Bloomberg and The Government of ads by President Donald Trump's re- Elizabeth Warren India is spending a election campaign that asked users to leaves out two sum of Rs 70.50 crore fill out an "Official 2020 Congressional finalists- Joe Biden on monthly pension and Bernie Sanders, District Census" because the ads violate notwithstanding that being paid to former the company's policy against Tulsi Gabbard is still MPs, which includes misinformation on the government's in the race. film stars and renowned industrialists. census. "We need Patriotic Americans Screenshot MSNBC Information received under the Right to Information Act by PP like YOU to respond to this census, so we I.S. SALUJA Kapoor, an RTI activist from Samalkha (Panipat), reveals that can develop a winning strategy for actress Vyjayanthimala gets Rs 39,000 and Rekha and Chiranjivi YOUR STATE," the ad read. NEW YORK (TIP): Billionaire Mike Bloomberg, a late get Rs 27,000 each as monthly pension. The online newsletter Popular entrant in the democratic race for the 2020 White House, Industrialists Sanjay Dalmia and Rahul Bajaj get Rs 25000 Information, which first reported on the decided to hang his boots March 4, but not without each. R Sarathkumar, actor-turned-politician from Tamil Nadu, ads, said Facebook had originally said endorsing Joe Biden and announcing his resolve to work is the only former MP in the history of the country to have they did not violate its policy. against Republican incumbent Donald Trump. refused to accept the pension. Jailed ex-MPs Om Prakash Civil rights advocates said they Trump was quick to take a dig at Mike Bloomberg. In a Chautala and his son Ajay Singh Chautala get as pension Rs pushed Facebook to remove the ads and Tweet, he said, "Mini Mike Bloomberg just "quit" the race 20,000 and Rs 26,000, respectively.BSP supremo Mayawati gets Rs Facebook confirmed it re-reviewed for President. 47,000, Sitaram Yechuri Rs 39,000 and Mani Shankar Aiyer Rs them. contd on Page 32 contd on page 32 55,000. contd on page 32 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020 HAPPY LIFE YOGA KHAJURAHO FESTIVAL 2020 In case you are in India during this event time, join us and celebrate life. If interested in attending, please contact for details: [email protected] WHEN: March 21st-24th2020 WHERE: KHAJURAHO, Madhya Pradesh, India - A World Heritage Site A MUST SEE DESTINATION ABOUT THE EVENT: The purpose of this Festival: Happy Life Yoga Initiative HAPPY LIFE YOGA Khajuraho Festival 2020 ● Understand - Celebrate - Receive Blessings Raise awareness about how to live life in balance A gathering of like-minded people A Tribute to Khajuraho Be a better lover of life and learn to live in balance! ● Celebrate and understand the importance, beauty, and history of Ancient Temples More Than 1,000 Years Old, Ayurveda, Indian Khajuraho Philosophy, Yoga, Kama, Workshops, Meditation, Prayer, Music, Dance ● Receive blessings and healing from temples representing Lord Shiva, and Play India has always been a spiritual teacher for the world; it is Lord Vishnu, Kamadeva and others time to revisit its teachings. Hosted by The Indian Panorama, Indian American Forum, Tirlok Malik and the HAPPY LIFE YOGA team, & more ABOUT HAPPY LIFE YOGA: HAPPY LIFE YOGA is an educational platform offering a unique holistic approach to health and happiness using tools from Ayurveda, Indian Philosophy, and Yoga. www.happylifeyoga.org JOIN US IN KHAJURAHO | [email protected] THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020 NEW YORK 3 Anjali Bhushan’s ‘My Home India’ Screened at the Consulate General of India, New York NEW YORK (TIP): "My Home India", a documentary directed by Anjali Bhushan traces Poland India connection during World War II. Migration in the history of human existence is a powerful reminder that life connects all of us in ways unexplained and often unfathomable. Taking out a slice from the history of World War II that affected millions of people then as well as the future generations is an enchanting new documentary entitled 'My Home India'. Sandeep Chakravorty, Consul General of India in New York, hosted a screening of this important piece of history with a conversation with director Anjali Bhushan at the Indian mission on Feb 27. 'My Home India' is an important story that connects A representative of Polish community gives his remarks. Seen A view of the distinguished gathering Poland to India during World War II. While historians in the picture, from L to R: Anjali Bhushan, Ambassador have documented and how the war shaped the new Sandeep Chakravorty The film also highlights an important Polish lady in world, Bhushan took out a little riveting detail from After the screening, Bhushan had an engaging the history of this ancient migration - Kira Banasinka. those times to document how a population from Poland question and answer session with the audiences, who She was the wife of Eugene Banasinski, the first Polish managed to find its way to India and made India its new were impressed to see this important piece of history Consul General of Poland in Bombay. home. The screening at Indian Consulate General in brought to life. Intertwined within the story of how Kira and her New York was a well-attended event. The audience It is perhaps for the first time that this subject has husband, 18-years older to her found love and her life as included diplomats and representatives from Pilsudski been brought to the attention of people and outside of a diplomat's wife that revolved around social Institute of America as well as members of the Indian Poland, almost very little is known about the life and engagements, is another powerful tale of how she American as well as Polish American communities. existence of those Poles who were able to escape the ensured that hundreds of thousands of Poles found a Both the audiences had enough to relate and connect Soviet Siberian labor camps. safe passage to India. with the strong story line that traversed across decades In an interesting analogy, that explains the Polish The story is about one woman's will to provide safe and generations to establish how human connects are influence in some parts of India, the documentary space to thousands of Polish refugees of war. formed to places and people during the toughest times. shows how these Poles found their way to India. (Source: Consulate General of India) Dr. Raj Bhayani, President of AAPI-QLI Starts Jubilee Year, Raises $100,000 For Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America NEW YORK (TIP): "American Dr. Bhayani, Chairman of AAPI Association of Physicians of Indian Governing Body Meeting, appreciated Origin Queens Long Island Chapter the efforts of Neelam Shah, (AAPI-QLI) has raised $100,000 to support granddaughter of Dr. Vinod Shah, a past the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of President of AAPI, for her inspiring America, during the Spring Governing leadership for initiating the campaign, Body meeting held from February 8th on which has become an annual event Long Island, NY," Dr. Raj Bhayani, benefitting millions of patients with this President of AAPI-QLI, who assumed deadly illness. charge of the Chapter in its Jubilee Year, "The donation was part of the announced here last week. campaign by AAPI against Leukemia and The Spring Governing Body Meeting Lymphomas. The amount raised by AAPI was attended by members of AAPI's includes matching funds and inspiration Executive Committee, Board of Trustees, by Dr. Vinod Shah," Dr. Bhayani added. Chairs of all the Standing Committees, (Read full story on Deputy Consul General of India, New York Shatrughna Sinha who was the chief guest, auctioned Chairs of the Convention Committees.