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SEPTEMBER 2020 Vol 11, Issue 9 Donald Trump will not be INSIDE escorted from the White House if election disputed Texas is violating voter America’s most senior general has declared the military will not intervene if Don- registration law P-7 ald Trump were to decline to leave the White House Congress Will be in Oppo- following a disputed US elec- tion. sition for 50 Years: Kapil In a letter to Congress, Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Sibal, Azad P-13 Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he did not envisage soldiers ISNA VIRTUAL playing any role if Republi- “I foresee no role for the US armed forces cans and Democrats did not agree on the in this process. We will not turn our backs result. on the Constitution of the United States.” CONVENTION SEP 5-6 P-15

Mr Trump has repeatedly voiced concerns Ms Slotkin said: “These are just prudent Jeff Bezos net worth of that the election will be undermined by questions to be asking given the things fraud during widespread mail-in voting that the president has been saying pub- $200 billion P-16 amid the coronavirus pandemic, and sug- licly.” gested that the result may never be known. She said the general’s answers “demon- Joe Biden, the Democrat nominee, has strated that the chairman recognised the said he fears Mr Trump will try to “steal” military’s role in our elections is to essen- Monthly horoscope the election but the military would “escort tially stay out, that the military’s role in the him from the White House with great peaceful transition of power is to stay out.” dispatch.” P-21 Last month, Mr Trump said it was too Democrat congresswomen Elissa Slotkin early to guarantee he would accept the and Mikie Sherrill wrote to the general election results. seeking answers as to what the military’s Matrimony P-22, 23 role would be. He said: “I have to see. Look, I have to see. No, I’m not going to just say yes. I’m not In a written response General Milley, going to say no.” known to be a student of military history, wrote: “I believe deeply in the principle of The Telegraph Masaba Masaba review an apolitical US military. In the event of a dispute over some aspect of the elections, Nick Allen by law US courts and the US Congress are ,The Telegraph•August 29, 2020 required to resolve any disputes, not the US military.

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DALLAS-HOUSTON PAGES ISNA CONDEMNS SHOOT- Police in Wisconsin shot an unarmed Black man named ING OF JACOB BLAKE Jacob Blake in the back 7 times. They did this as Blake tried On Sunday, August 23, Jacob S. Blake, a 29 to get into a car with his kids. Thousands are now demanding year old black man was shot from behind by a police officer in Kenosha Wisconsin. accountability. Brooke started this petition asking decision- He was shot multiple times while trying to makers to charge the cops with attempted murder. Add your enter his SUV in which his three children were sitting in the backseat. Since this in- name to help supporters get justice for Jacob Blake. cident there have been protests and arrests resulting in National Guard troops being Jacob Blake, 29, was shot by Kenosha, Wisconsin police offi- sent into the city. cers in the back 7 times on August 23, 2020. Officers were on The Islamic Society of North America the scene due to a fight, which Jacob Blake was trying to break strongly condemns this shooting and the continued racial injustice against the black up. He was unarmed and his kids were right there and saw ev- communities in the United States. erything. Fortunately, Jacob was not killed but he is in serious condition. The cops who shot him need to be charged with at Muslims must be in the forefront of condemning such brutal acts and we must least attempted murder. Jacob Blake needs our help fighting stand united for social justice and equality. events like this. for justice. Please sign this petition and share with friends and

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Work Pressure or Poor Health? Kim Jong Un Makes Sister ‘De-facto Second in Command’

Kim Jong Un has reportedly given his in power for nearly nine years, but also to manifold challenges.” sister, Kim Yo Jong, partial authority to potentially shield him from blame of gov- oversee “general state affairs” in order to ernment wrongdoing or incompetence. The South Korean NIS stressed that Kim’s ease the North Korean leader’s workload, decision to delegate some responsibilities according to South Korean intelligence. Kim’s regime faces several difficult issues is not tied to any information regarding to tackle this summer. It’s trying to clean Kim’s health, succession plans or his grip South Korea’s National Intelligence Ser- up parts of the country after deadly flood- on power. vice (NIS) told the country’s lawmakers ing while also keeping the coronavirus that Kim Jong Un’s decision to transfer pandemic at bay. North Korea’s economy Speculation about Kim’s health was more power to his younger sister further is also believed to be in poor shape, in part rampant earlier this year after the North Several experts believe Kim Yo Jong’s bolstered the argument that she is now the because of the ongoing threat of the virus Korean leader, who historically has kept rising profile has been part of a carefully country’s “de-facto second in command,” -- North Korea was one of the first coun- a grueling schedule filled with public ap- choreographed publicity campaign by but does not take away from the fact that tries to seal its borders -- and because talks pearances, disappeared a handful of times North Korean state media to signal that Kim Jong Un is still the ultimate authority with the United States to trade sanctions from the public eye, sometimes for weeks she’s being groomed for something. and exercises “absolute power,” according relief for portions of Pyongyang’s nuclear on end without an official explanation. to the office of Representative Kim Byung- weapons program have failed to yield any Kim also reportedly keeps a very un- Though she has been absent from state kee, who attended the NIS briefing. tangible results. healthy lifestyle -- he is overweight, sup- media in recent weeks, Kim’s star has posedly both a heavy smoker and drinker steadily risen this year. North Korean Kim Yo Jong was not the only one given North Korean state-run news agency and is often under stress. state media framed her as the architect of an increased portfolio, the NIS said. Other KCNA admitted as much Thursday, when Pyongyang’s decision to blow up an office top-ranking officials in North Korea’s gov- it reported that Kim would convene a Kim Yo Jong for years has been one of used for dialogue between the two Koreas ernment and ruling Workers’ Party have senior meeting with the country’s top her brother’s most important aides and -- a bombastic statement of North Korea’s taken on greater responsibilities as part leaders. The piece blamed the stagnant confidants, so questions about Kim Jong displeasure with South Korea. of this supposed new push to alleviate the economic situation on “severe internal Un’s health naturally led experts to focus Yahoo. News stresses on Kim Jong Un, who has been and external situations and unexpected on her.

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Yom-E-Ashura of Imam Hussain DALLAS-HOUSTON PAGES BY: BASHEER AHMED M.D Yom-e-Ashura is one of the major commemorative er to all the Muslims to stand up for what is right. We model of resistance. events for Muslims. must all be courageous with an abiding commitment What was once a The Martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of to stand up for Justice in the footsteps of Imam Hus- commemoration of the Prophet of Islam, occurred on the 10th of Mu- sain. Martyrdom, today harram, the first month of the Islamic calendar (Aug inspires much more, 29th, 2020). Muslims worldwide commemorate that Muslims belonging to different sects and denomina- including promoting tragic event on this day on 680 AD. It was a battle tions commemorate the Martyrdom of Imam Hus- social Justice around between good and evil. Imam Hussain, the beloved sain, but the Shia Muslims, of course, express their the world. grandson of Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon grief conventionally. They hold daily ceremonials him), stood up against Yazid, who was made caliph (Majlis) and narrate the events that led to Shahadat A Muslim dearly loves Imam-Hussain and detests (Khalifah) by his father, Amir Muawiyya. Yazid was (Martyrdom). However, besides expressing grief, it his killers and will always be saddened by the story an impious person who did not show Islamic char- is even more essential to convey the message to the of his killing, even if he or she does not express those acter or behavior to be a Khalifah. Imam Hussain re- young people that we all should have strength like feelings on its anniversary every year. All reputable fused to recognize or endorse his leadership over the Imam Hussain to face the calamity and stand firm on Islamic schools of thought strongly condemn those rapidly growing Muslim Ummah and Muslim state. the principles of righteousness and Justice. who killed Imam-Hussain. It was a sacrifice given in support of human rights and human dignity. Muslims consider the month of Muharram unique by Since the Martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the world has all Muslims as it is one of the four sacred months of faced similar situations often and met with the same Unfortunately, today, Muslims of all sects practice the Islamic lunar calendar. Prophet Muhammed mi- cowardice as the Muslim community who invited ritualistic Islam and lose sight of the spirit of Islam grated from Makkah to Medina to build a new society the Imam to Kufa. People are always influenced and and its actual Islamic teachings. Some Shia broth- on Justice. Muslims observe the tenth of Muharram frightened by people of power and do not dare to ers and sisters do self-flagellate and beat their chests. with a voluntary day of fasting that commemorates follow a true leader. For instance, in a short period Others beat bare shoulders with heavy steel chains the Prophetic traditions. As said by Ayesha, the of a few years and under the leadership of one of the attached with razor blades to remind the pain and Prophet’s wife, “Ashura is the day when Kaaba is worst dictators of the world- Hitler, the entire Ger- suffering of Martyrs of Karbala (Some Shia scholars secured.” many became the followers of the NAZI doctrine. forbid these practices). While observing these rituals, the young generation does not get the real message, Sunni Muslims have fasted on two days of Muharram Even today, we know the people with enormous meaning, and purpose of Martyrdom. (9th and 10th) since Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) wealth and power are influencing millions of people migrated to Medina. They also fast to experience the towards extremely questionable, unethical conduct, During the Ashura, the Shia intellectuals should hold suffering of Imam Hussain and his family, martyred and immoral values. It is incredible to see how some open seminars for the entire community to promote in Karbala by Yazid’s army. educated and sophisticated people succumb to power unity and to elaborate the bold step taken by Imam and influence. Hussain and the sacrifice the whole family offered to An Umayyad caliph, Yazid ordered Hussain to pledge uphold the Quranic principles of Justice and human allegiance to him, and Hussain refused because he Unfortunately, only dictators rule most of the Muslim dignity. People should learn that oppression and in- believed Yazid’s rule to be unjust and illegitimate. World with oppression, and we have not produced justice are wrong and should challenge the oppressor

Umayyad Caliphate became a dynasty and ignored a leader to follow the footsteps of Imam Hussain. with courage and conviction. Young Muslims must human life and human dignity, freedom, and Justice. However, we have seen some world leaders who show have an engaging experience that communicates the Yazid was a corrupt and an immoral leader. Imam courage like Imam Hussain and stand firmly against meaning of Ashura. Hussain disagreed with his appointment because it the oppressors. To name a few, Martin Luther King was undemocratic, and the new ruler had a ques- against racism in the US, Nelson Mandela against the Muslims should use this day to unite us, not a day to tionable personal character. He challenged Yazid’s most potent apartheid government in South Africa, divide us, and despite our differences, we must give DALLAS-HOUSTON PAGES authority and established the maxim that sometimes, and Mahatma Gandhi against the British Empire to each other the benefit of the doubt and not assume ill the principles of life are more important than life get India’s independence. Mahatma Gandhi stated, “If intentions based on things that happened hundreds itself. Imam Hussain was the most beloved grandson I had 72 companions like Hussain, I would have freed of years ago. Imam Hussain is a living legacy of Mus- of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) and lived Quranic India in 24 hours from British, the progress of Islam lims. Shia and Sunni need to work together to uphold guidance from early childhood, and he remained resulted from the supreme sacrifice of Imam Hussein, the legacy and sacrifice that the grandson of Prophet deeply committed to the Quranic values of Justice I learned from Hussein, how to achieve victory while Muhammad, Imam Hussain, gave. and equality. being oppressed.” All human unity is the aim of the teachings of Islam. Imam Hussain was going to Kufa on the invitation of There is a saying that “Islam Zinda Hoota Hai her The doctrinal and ideological differences must not the local Muslim community. However, by the time Karbala Ke Baad (Islam becomes alive after the mas- end up in bloodshed. Quran says, “And hold fast he reached Karbala, he found nobody to support him sacre like Karbala).” After the massacre of Karbala, all together by the rope which Allah (stretches out in the entire Muslim community. All of them were Imam Zain al-Abidin -Son of Imam Hussain was for you) and be not divided among yourselves and frightened of Yazid’s power and influence, whose the only adult male left alive from the household of remember with gratitude Allah’s favor on you” ( army had killed his opponents. Imam Hussain was the Imam, as he could not participate in the battle 3:103). Quran also says: “The believers are nothing aware of the situation, but decided to face Yazid to of Karbala due to high fever. He played an impor- else than brothers (in Islam). So, make reconciliation have a dialogue. tant role in the aftermath of Karbala, particularly in between your brothers, and fear Allah, that you may rebuilding the moral, spiritual, and ethical founda- receive mercy” (49:10). The unity of people makes an His rejection of pledge of allegiance to Yazid led to a tions of Islamic society. The post-Karbala period was unbeatable strong nation. Islam lays high stress on massive ten-day standoff at Karbala, in modern-day one of great internal dissensions, tumult, and crises the importance of unity. To deal with the challenges Iraq, between Umayyad’s enormous army and few of in Islam’s lands. People were fearful of challenging or Muslim Umma faces in today’s world, unity among Imam Hussain’s followers, which included his half- questioning the Umayyad Khilafat(state), not want- Muslims is vital for our survival. brother, wives, children, sisters and closest friends. ing to attract the state’s wrath. Imam Zain al Abedin His supporter betrayed him, but his family stood by kept the good, spiritual, ethical spirit of Islam alive him in Karbala. He chose to stand his ground, know- by continuing to teach and give sermons in Masjid- Dr. Basheer Ahmed is the former professor of psy- ing that he and his followers may not survive at the e-Nabawi. Scholars have also noted the speeches in chiatry, South Western Medical School, Dallas, Texas, end of the conflict. He stood for righteousness and which Zainab, Prophet Mohammed’s granddaughter, and President Emeritus Institute of Quranic knowl- Justice and sacrificed his life for Islam. played a central role in remembrance of the Karbala edge and Religious Acceptance (IQRA) North Texas. story, denounced Karbala’s violence and lauded Hus- It is an incredibly tragic story and a constant remind- sain’s “martyrdom.” Today, Zainab is a robust female

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We are honored to announce that Shaykh Yasir Qadhi will be speaking at the 57th Virtual Annual ISNA Convention! He will be presenting his insights on The Moral Imperative for All of Us. -ISNA

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For second time, federal judge finds Texas DALLAS-HOUSTON PAGES is violating voter registration law

A persistent Texas voter, twice thwarted when he their county registrar. factual or legal argument that would justify deny- tried registering to vote while renewing his driver’s ing the simultaneous voter registration to which Mr. license online, has for the second time convinced a “DPS encourages Texans to use its online services to Stringer is legally entitled.” DALLAS-HOUSTON PAGES federal judge that the state is violating federal law. renew their driver’s license and change their address because it is easier and more convenient,” Garcia “As Defendants have admitted, there are no tech- In a 68-page ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge Orlan- wrote. “It cannot, at the same time, deny simultane- nological barriers to compliance and corrective do Garcia of San Antonio found that Texas continues ous voter registration applications when those online measures would not be costly,” Garcia wrote. “Uncon- to violate the federal National Voter Registration Act services are used.” tested expert testimony shows that a compliant DPS by not allowing residents to register to vote when system would very likely lead to great efficiency, less they update their driver’s license information online. Garcia has said this before. In 2018, he ordered the human error, a massive saving in costs, and increased state to implement what would be its first system voter registration. Garcia found that DPS is “legally obligated” to allow for online voter registration. A federal appeals court voters to simultaneously register to vote with every overturned that order in late 2019 because Stringer The issue has become an albatross for Texas Repub- license renewal or change-of-address application, and and his two co-plaintiffs had ultimately reregistered lican officials trying to fend off any form of online ordered the state to set up a “fully operable” online to vote, and the court decided the case was moot voter registration. system by Sept. 23. The Texas attorney general’s of- because they were no longer being harmed. fice did not immediately respond to a request for At least 1.5 million Texans use the state’s online comment, but the state is likely to appeal the ruling. Although the appellate court tossed the case, Judge driver’s license portal a year, according to Stringer’s It’s the second time Garcia has sided with the voter, James Ho of the 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals wrote in lawyers, though it’s unclear how many also attempt former English professor Jarrod Stringer. Garcia’s first the decision that Stringer’s lost vote was a right he to reregister to vote. The coronavirus pandemic, ruling was overturned on appeal on a technicality. “will never be able to recover.” which forced Texans to seek out many DPS services online instead of in person, “further underscores that The National Voter Registration Act requires states “As citizens, we can hope it is a deprivation they will the state has no plausible rationale that I could even to let residents complete their voter registration ap- not experience again,” Ho said. imagine to appeal the case,” said Mimi Marziani, plications when they apply for or renew their driver’s president of the Texas Civil Rights Project, which is licenses. But Texas officials have staunchly opposed But just 10 days after the admonishment, Stringer representing Stringer. any form of online registration. again was unable to update his voter registration along with his driver’s license after a move to Hous- “The court has been incredibly clear now over several The Texas Department of Public Safety follows federal ton. Stringer and other frustrated Texans opened the years that the state is violating federal law,” Marziani law when residents visit a driver’s license office in latest chapter of the online voter registration fight by said. “And they have no justification for doing so.” person. But Texans who try to register while using filing a second lawsuit in January. Alexa Ura the state’s online portal are instead directed to a blank registration form they must fill out, print and send to On Friday, Garcia found that Texas had “offered no Salon SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 8

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Kareemullah H. Biyabani @ Media Plus Auditorium, Hy- derabad, Telangana, India with (From right to left) Janab Osman bin Mohammed Al-Hajiri Sahab (Contested MLA Karwan Assembly INC, and President Wakh Protection Society, Telangana), Janab Syed Fazil Hussain Sahab (Chief WPL World Premier League-Season 16 opening cer- Mohammed Abdul kaleem and Mohammed Iftekhar Editor GAWAH weekly and Proprietor of MEDIA PLUS) emony at WPL grounds 2:30 PM on Friday 21 Aug 2020 thanked each and every guest as well as the participating during the press conference titled “SAVE MAKKAH was attended by VIP guests who were welcomed by host teams and thier captains. MASJID” in 2018. and anchor Syed Shoaib Hussaini. The organisers having a history of successfully organising Mohammad Shahbaz Farooqui. the cricket leagues in the past hoped this season will also Dr. Gayas Abdulsattar. go on to be another fantastic league. Mohammed Kaleem. Keeping in view the high temperatures in the Kingdom Mohammad Taqiuddin. Dr.Gayas adviced to take all precautions to avoid any Syed Aftab Ali Nizami they all encouraged the teams and health issues and strictly follow guidelines from WHO appriciated the WPL organisers for keeping the spirit about Covid19. All the participant sportsmen were high of all sportsmen. delighted to be back in the game specially after the lock- The event kicked off with 12 super energetic and enthu- down. Everyone believe that sports activities keeps us siastic participating teams as the sports activities in the healthy and improves immunity. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has resumed officially abiding The organisers thanked the media and friends for cover- to the Social Distancing and all precautions advised by ing the event, special thanks to Soheb Mohiuddin (Bu- kareemullah H. Biyabani with (from left to right) first the Ministry of Health and Sports. reau Chief TBNNEWS KSA) TBN NEWS official Media from the right, Janab Osman Mohammed Al-Hajiri Arif Khan, was the main Sponsor for this WPL season 16 partner and KSA News & Culture for capturing the (Contested MLA Karwan Assembly & President of Waqf from Link Institutes of Professional Training. special moments. Also a big thanks to all Media house Protection Society Telangana), third from the right Janab The main organisers Mohammed Abdul Mathin, for covering the event. Mohammed Abdul Qadeer Siddique (Superintended of Mumtaz Ali Akram at Makkah Masjid) during the survey of damages to the Mas- a get together with jid day before the press conference @ Media Plus during Mohammed Rafiq ( MIDDLE EAST - PAGES 2018. M.D. Shalimar and Mumtaz Group of Hotels Riyadh ), Mohammed Rasheed ( M.D Shalimar Hotels Khobar and Hyder- abad), Ahmed Amoodi (Top business man Riyadh and Hyder- abad), Hafiz Mukaram Kareemullah H. Biyabani with (From left to right), Janab (business man Riyadh) Omar bin Mohammed Al-Hajiri (General Secretary and Ather business TWPC), Janab Ahmed Pasha Sahab (Ex. MP INC), man Riyadh. Janab Osman Mohammed Al-Hajiri Sahab (Contested MLA Karwan Assembly & President TWPC), and Janab Mohammed Azmathullah Sahab (Retired DSP-Telangana Police) during the press conference “SAVE MAKKAH MASJID” in 2018

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Last visit of Shri Shri Chinna Jee Ar Swamy to Chicago from Shamshabad, a very influential swamy ji of Telangana . Seen in pic is Krishna Mushyam , Dr Prem Raj and Mohammed Asaduddin (Abbas) S/O Mohammed Azharuudin legendary India’s former Cricket Captain. Pic by Nagesh of Swadesi Media

Memories of 2018 FIA chicago banquet under Sanhita Agnihotri as president Successful Independence Day Banquet by Federation of Indian Association, Chi- cago .Attended by U.S Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi , Consul General of India Ms.Neeta Bhushan, legendary Captain Mohammad Azharuddin former India’s Cricket Captain. Also seen is actress Prachi Tehron, Dr SANHITA Agnihotri FIA president and Mafat Patel owner of Patel Brothers USA .

25 th Anniversary of our friend Satish Dadepogu at Falak Banquets, Lombard, Illinois. Good to travel in Double Strech Limousine along with A little outing in the mountain area of Utica , Illinois, about Keerthi Kumar , Ajai Agnihotri, Ajeet Singh , Satish , Sanhita Agnihotri, Khurram Syed , Emmanuel, Jose , Nick Singh and few others 150 miles away from chicago with family CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 10

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Text or phone CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 11 Naperville Complete Count Committee Rolls out Third Edition of the Panel Discussion on 2020 Census, via Virtual Mode Naperville’s civic leaders are pushing Ms Marilyn Sanders, Chicago Regional Director, US hard to attain whopping 85% self-response rate in the Census Bureau said that in the 2020 Census everyone Natasha Grover, Indian Prairie School District 204 2020 Census, in the next 5 weeks counts, including children 0-5, seniors, immigrants, Board Member said that their organization has con- college students and people experiencing homeless- tributed to creating wider awareness about Census The 2020 Census Naperville Complete Count Com- ness. However, she stated, as of now, Illinois has a 2020 by placing relevant information about the Cen- mittee (CCC) rolled out third edition of the Panel 16.5% non-response follow up completion rate. Tak- sus on their district website, including the websites of Discussion on Thursday, August 27th, at 6:00 pm, on ing this into consideration, she stated that the Census each of their 33 schools, Wheatland Academy, Twitter https://www.facebook.com, with representatives from takers are using an array of innovative initiatives to feed, etc. Local, County, and State Governments, US Census continue to follow up with the non-responding house- Bureau, and Naperville Area Community Organiza- holds and to make them fill out the Census question- Dave Della Terza, Executive Director, Naperville tions. The panelists provided deep insight into the naires, in person, or online at 2020census.gov, or by Public Library said that for every additional person 2020 Census and activities that their respective orga- phone at 844-330-2020, or by mail. counted in Naperville, the library receives money to nizations are undertaking in the final five weeks of the help fund their services. Keeping this in view, he said 2020 Census. The Panel Discussion was conducted Anne Stava-Murray, IL State Representative from that the library has been proactive in the successful under the stewardship of Mayor Steve Chirico, City of the 81st District said that Census would be greatly execution of 2020 Census. Towards this, he added, Naperville and Mark R. Rice, Liaison, CCC, 2020 US instrumental in understanding the unique profile of the library launched a number of initiatives, including Census, City of Naperville. different segments of the population of a district. “We promoting Census 2020 through its marketing chan- Mark R. Rice, who moderated the Panel Discussion, have been using a variety of techniques to maximum nels, uploading relevant information on social media, welcomed the panelists. He said that as of August our outreach, especially among the hard-to-count hosting Census Enumerator Training Programs, 27th, Naperville, with an 83.3% Census Self-Response persons, in order to correctly understand the profile providing assistance to people in filling out Census Rate for cities over 140,000 residents, ranks #1 in the of people in our district. The successful execution of information, etc. entire United States. “Naperville will be able to sur- Census in Naperville will be a source of inspiration pass a staggering 85% self-response rate, by the end for other districts”, she said. Janet Derrick, VP Cares Program, Loaves and Fishes of September, thereby retaining its top response rate Robert B. Berlin, DuPage County State’s Attorney Community Services said that their organization has for U.S. cities with a population of at least 140,000”, said that being counted is crucial to gain access to a developed a media plan to promote the Census 2020 he added with a sense of pride. Rice thanked the CCC fair share of an estimated $880 billion in federal tax among all their constituents, advised all individuals Member, Ashfaq Syed, for working tirelessly on the dollars, which determines quality of schools, rep- calling for assistance if they have not completed the Committee, developing the face-book page, and ask- resentation in the government, as well as roads and Census, provide computers to their clients to enable ing the panel questions, submitted by the audience. bridges. He called upon people to fill out the Census them to complete the Census questionnaires online. Questionnaire, without any fear, as Census Bureau Ms Saily Joshi, Chairperson, Indian Prairie School Mayor Steve Chirico, in his opening remarks, said cannot disclose individual data or personal responses District 204 - Parent Diversity Advisory Council that the flag of Naperville will continue to fly high, no matter what, for any purpose or any reason. (PDAC) said that the Census is directly tied to their in terms of highest Self-Response Rate for cities over ability to offer services that will allow each student 140,000 residents, only when people realize their Judith Brodhead, Naperville City Councilwoman to be supported during their education. “At PDAC, collective responsibility in the matter, reach out to and Professor at North Central College underlined we kept working on a social media campaign on our those who have not filled out their Census Question- the importance of Census data in understanding the Face-book page to educate our parents. Our goal is naires, and encourage them to do so at their earliest. population dynamics in their true and total frame to make sure each family in Dist 204 is counted”, she “Naperville’s level of federal funding is highly depen- of reference. “It is through the Census data that we added. dent upon our population. There is so much at stake can see how our communities are aging or getting with this Census and the need of the hour, therefore, younger, how many people typically gather together The presentations were followed by a Q &A Ses- is to ensure that every one fills out his or her Census to live in households or live alone, and how our ethnic sion. Mayor Chirico made the closing remarks and information, well before September 30”, he stated and demographics are shifting” she stated and added that wrapped up highlights of the Panel Discussion. added that the federal funding will be will be greatly the Census Bureau provides easy online tools for instrumental in giving a big boost to development researchers to compare community-to-community, trajectory of Naperville. or State-to-State, or to see how their communities compare to the rest of the country. SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 12

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Last night Indian American Kamila Devi Harris was make your own identity. nominated vice president by the Democratic Party of America; a new date was written. How one or two people take their country from where to Dr. Asif Mahmood is an important member of the where. Just look at Kameela and Sundar. Tell me a special Democratic Party in California. Three years ago he was one in the CV of Kameela Devi Harris and Sundar Pachai contesting for lieutenant governor in California, so (Google CEO)? Sundar read from IT as our LUMS while Raqam arranged a fundraiser with the Ohio community Kameela studied from middle universities-but there was a while supporting him in other cities. July In 2019, he virtue and she was goal setting “, The center’s determina- contacted that he was elected “co-chairman” of the Indian tion; enthusiasm and passion but not practical hard work American Kameela Devi Harris campaign and needed my behind it. I spent my life on hollow slogans, Milli songs, support for his fundraiser in Houston on September 2019, Taran, Faisalabadi Jagtan and Altafi Taris. 2019 while Dallas fundraiser. I had to plan too; but then August came and the oppression on Kashmiris burned What is difficult that in America where more than twenty a fire that many Pakistanis including me apologized for thousand doctors, Kameela and Sundar came out of spe- the help of Kameela. Kameela’s popularity was decreasing cialization and competitive universities and hospitals but and she was out of the election but fate returned. Ate and could not even become a congressman till today, senators Indian American child used to go to a doctor, lawyer, IT today she is going to be the vice president of the United are later while four Indian Congressmen And a senator or NASA, now Indian parents taunt children. They will States. In the column (Apna rise, Apna decline) written who is now going to be vice president. After all the beat- hit Shame on you, look at Kameela; you haven’t even on June 29, Raqam wrote about the political approach ing of Joe Biden, it’s obvious he’ll be a worse vice president become mayor yet “! And after this trend, Pakistanis will of Pakistanis and the Indian political approach. That our than Dick Chene. have worse condition in America than they are in South thinking is till the president of an organization and Indian Asia, because there will be no atomic bomb here. TZ FN Kameela Devi is going to be the vice president of the The Pakistani American community is an emotional Occupation; Whoever brings children to political process United States and the same happened. amichur; we have to take care of everyone’s ego as well as will come forward. How it will be now, it will be written in working that no one got yes, no one’s picture on Face- detail; politics of one of your children currently interested Trump stands with Modi in a book and forgot to thank you, you’re gone from work. For in advocacy Create interest in; promote question answers, ‘ Hoodi Modi example, Raqam and his team have been helping young argument, logic. Tell the child if he won’t be part of the ‘ rally against Pakistan, opens the US embassy in Jerusa- physicians to study forward in America after giving loan political system, he will be just a Lamburgini running lem and gave air to racism in America but the question to a young physician for four years that the ego of one or slave. Our friend congressman Mike Turner once told arises if Kamila Devi Harris is better than Trump for two people has destroyed the whole system and now these me if You don’t have a voice, someone else will; means if Pakistan Will it be proved? The answer is yes and no. Ka- young people contact while crying everyday. you don’t raise your voice, it will be hushed. So let’s start mila Devi Harris’s round mole statement about Kashmir; working on it! Currently, they are congratulated on the openly supporting Israel and Jewish husband giving birth Shashi Thorur writes that after Kameela Harris, the perfection and perfection of the Indian! to many doubts. So the question arises, where should culture of Indian Americans about practical politics Pakistani Americans go? The answer is the same again, is about to change. As it was previously famous, every INTERNATIONAL PAGES Pak puts more curbs on Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar and Dawood to avoid FATF blacklisting

Islamabad, Aug 22: Seeking to wriggle issued by the United Nations Security out of the FATF’s grey list, Pakistan has Council (UNSC) recently, Pakistani daily The notifications said imposed tough financial sanctions on 88 The News reported. that leadership of banned terror groups and their leaders, the defunct TTP, and including Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar and The notifications announced sanctions other organisations Dawood Ibrahim, by ordering the seizure on key figures of terror outfits such as the including Lashkar-e- of all of their properties and freezing of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), JeM, Taliban, Taiba, JeM, Lashkar- bank accounts, a media report said. Daesh, Haqqani Group, al-Qaeda, and e-Jhangvi, Tariq The Paris-based Financial Action Task others. Geedar group of TTP, Force (FATF) put Pakistan on the grey Harkatul Mujahideen, list in June 2018 and asked Islamabad to The government ordered the seizure of Al Rasheed Trust, Al implement a plan of action by the end of all movable and immovable properties of Akhtar Trust, Tanzim 2019, but the deadline was extended later these outfits and individuals, and freezing Jaish-al Mohajireen due to COVID-19 pandemic. of their bank accounts, the report said. Ansar, Jamaat-ul arms embargo, and travel ban. Ahrar, Tanzim Khutba Imam Bukhari, The government issued two notifications These terrorists have been barred from Rabita Trust Lahore, Revival of Islamic It is believed that the latest move by the on August 18 announcing sanctions on transferring money through financial Heritage Society of Pakistan, Al-Haramain Pakistan government is part of its efforts key figures of terror outfits such as 26/11 institutions, purchasing of arms and trav- Foundation Islamabad,Harkat Jihad Al to wriggle out of the grey list of the global Mumbai attack mastermind and Jamaat- elling abroad, it said. Islami, Islami Jihad Group, Uzbekistan money laundering and terrorist financing ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Saeed, Jaish-e-Mo- Islami Tehreek, Daesh of Iraq, Emirates watchdog FATF. hammed (JeM) chief Azhar, and under- The notifications ratified a complete ban of Tanzim Qafqaz working against Russia, world don Ibrahim. on all leaders and members of defunct and Abdul Haq of Uyghurs of Islamic On August 12, Pakistan Parliament’s lower Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hiding Freedom Movement of China have been house passed four bills related to the Ibrahim, who heads a vast and multi- in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border areas. banned.Though various sanctions were tough conditions set by the FATF after the faceted illegal business, has emerged as in place against almost all of those listed government and the Opposition reached a India’s most wanted terrorist after the 1993 The paper reported that Saeed, Azhar, by the UNSC, the government through consensus. Mumbai bombings. Mullah Fazlullah (alias Mullah Radio), the new notifications consolidated and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, Muhammad documented the previously announced The legislation was part of the efforts by FATF review of India’s anti-money laun- Yahya Mujahid, Abdul Hakeem Murad, measures, the report said. Pakistan to move from the FATF’s grey list dering and terror financing regime pushed wanted by Interpol, Noor Wali Mehsud, to the white list. to 2021 due to Covid Fazal Raheem Shah of Uzbekistan Libera- The UNSC Sanctions Committee deals tion Movement, Taliban leaders Jalaluddin with sanctions on entities and individuals with PTI inputs The Pakistan government has proscribed Haqqani, Khalil Ahmad Haqqani, Yahya declared as terrorists. All states, includ- Yahoo News 88 leaders and members of terrorist Haqqani, and Ibrahim andassociates were ing Pakistan, are bound to implement the groups, in compliance with the new list on the list. sanctions which include assets freeze, an SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 13

Congress at Historic Low, Will be in Opposition for 50 INTERNATIONAL PAGES Years: Kapil Sibal, Azad Double Down on ‘Dissent’

Raising their voice one more time against the con- will welcome the stant decline of Congress, senior leaders Ghulam letter. I have said that Nabi Azad and Kapil Sibal on Thursday said the State, district and party must hold elections to the Congress Working block president of Committee (CWC) and key organisational posts of the party should be state chiefs lest it continues to “sit in the Opposition elected by the party for the next 50 years”. workers,” he said.

Azad, who was one of the signatories to the let- ““An election has the ter sent to party chief Sonia Gandhi asking her for benefit that when you “sweeping changes” in Congress, said, “For the last fight elections, at least many decades, we do not have elected bodies in the your party is 51 per party. Maybe we should have pushed for it 10-15 yrs cent behind you. Right ago. Now we are losing elections after elections, and now, the person who if we have to come back we need to strengthen our becomes president party by holding elections.” might not even have one per cent support. “If my party wants to be in opposition for the next If CWC members are 50 years, then there is no need for elections within elected then they can- the party,” he told news agency ANI. not be removed. So tive decision-making and a full-time party chief. what is the problem,” Ghulam Nabi Azad told ANI. A party veteran from Sanjay Gandhi days, Azad is News 18 had earlier reported that during the CWC the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha and his term Sibal, in an interview to Hindustan Times, said, “If meeting on Monday, senior leaders took on the letter ends in February 2021. He also led the party success- people have access to the letter, they will know it is writers, including Azad, asking them what their real fully in the 2002 Assembly election in Jammu and not an attempt to belittle anyone, including the Gan- intention was in writing the note. They were asked as Kashmir. dhi family. In fact, we have appreciated the services to why they couldn’t discuss this at party meetings. rendered by the leadership thus far.” When they replied that meetings were not held, im- Speaking to ANI, Azad said that those opposing mediately a list of the number of meetings called by INTERNATIONAL PAGES CWC elections are afraid of losing their positions as “The Congress party is at a historic low and the Sonia Gandhi was read out. they got their posts via ‘appointment cards’. election results of 2014 and 2019 reflect that,” Sibal added. However, Sonia Gandhi reportedly reached out to “Those office-bearers or state unit presidents or Azad after the meeting and assured him that his block district presidents who attack our proposal The letter written to Sonia Gandhi by 23 Congress, concerns will be addressed. know that they will be nowhere when elections hap- leaders including MPs and former ministers, called pen. Whoever is genuinely invested in the Congress for sweeping reforms, fair internal elections, collec- ‘Called Traitors, Letter Not Shared’: Kapil Sibal on Alienation of Group 23 at Congress Meeting Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, one of the 23 said in the report. letter’s signatories were called “traitors” and that no- people who wrote a letter to party chief Sonia Gan- body sitting at the meeting including the leadership, dhi, seeking reforms in the party, said on Saturday He said the country’s politics needed more than just came to their aid at such uncivilised language being that none of the concerns raised by them were loyalty. Adding to that loyalty, there was needed used, despite the letter being very civilised. addressed or even shared at the Congress Working merit, inclusiveness, and commitment to the cause, Committee meeting. Sibal said, while adding that there should be the abil- Sibal said no Congress leader had come to support ity to listen and have a dialogue. the 23 yet because in politics, people said something No leader stepped in when those who wrote the publicly and thought otherwise, privately. letter were attacked, said Sibal in an interview to the In the letter, the signatories sought a full time and Indian Express, recalling his experience at the CWC effective leadership, elections to the CWC, and the He said that people across the country, despite meeting held after the letter was written. setting-up of an institutional leadership mechanism whether they belonged to the Congress, expressed to guide Congress’ “revival”. appreciation for their concerns. “So, obviously, there Twenty-three senior leaders had written letter to is a public sentiment which appreciates our desire to party chief Sonia Gandhi, asking her for “sweeping Sibal said the fundamental thing which should have rejuvenate the Congress,” he told the Indian Express, changes” in the party. The list includes five former happened at the meeting is the CWC being apprised adding if that the Congress was not there, the op- chief ministers, sitting MPs Shashi Tharoor and of what the letter said. If there was a fault in the let- position was not there. He said the INC needed to be Manish Tewari, members of Congress Working ter, then the group could have been questioned, and the lynchpin around which the wheel of the opposi- Committee and over a dozen former union ministers the group should be questioned, he said. tion revolved. with years of political experience. He said the fact that there was no talk of substance, Sibal told IE that the Congress needed a ‘de jure and but talk of either the timing of the letter or that it a de facto president’ and that the concerns expressed was written itself, was an example of distancing in the letter should be addressed immediately. oneself from the cause. “And that has what has hap- pened,” Sibal said, and added that not one request He said that while the Indian National Congress has of the members, or concern reflected in the letter always accused the BJP of not following the Consti- was addressed in the meeting, and that yet they were tution and destroying the foundation of democracy, called dissenters. the group, in turn, merely wanted adherence to the party’s Constitution. “Who can object to that,” he He said in the course of the CWC meeting, the SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 14

The World’s Top Oil Importer Is Turning Its Back INTERNATIONAL PAGES On Saudi Arabia Tsvetana Paraskova In recent months, the world’s biggest oil exporter, Saudi benchmark, against which the Arabia, has lost market share in China to the United Gulf oil producers price their oil States as the world’s top oil importer has boosted imports going to Asia. from America and reduced purchases from the Kingdom. While Saudi Arabia’s oil exports China has imported record volumes of crude oil in recent to China in July declined by 23.4 months, taking advantage of the lowest crude prices in percent to 1.26 million barrels per two decades in April stock up on dirt-cheap oil. day (bpd) – making Saudi Arabia China’s third-largest oil supplier In their bargain-hunting for low-priced oil, Chinese state – Chinese imports of U.S. crude oil giants and independent refiners alike snapped up oil soared by 139 percent year cheap U.S. cargoes in April, which were loaded in May, over year, to around 864,200 bpd, started to arrive in China in June, and set records in July. placing America at the fifth place among Chinese suppliers. At the same time, Chinese oil imports from Saudi Arabia – after hitting all-time highs in May and June thanks to To compare, in each of May and the bargain prices the Saudis offered in the brief price war June, China imported 2.16 mil- for market share in March and April – slipped in July as lion bpd of Saudi crude, a record availability of crude from the Middle East shrank after high. May with the OPEC+ cuts. of August 1. Saudi Arabia has lost market share in China not only to Chinese refiners were opportunistic buyers of crude in the U.S. but also to Brazil, estimates from Reuters colum- After September, the Saudis could claw back some mar- March and April, and given the shorter tanker travel nist Clyde Russell show. ket share lost to the U.S. (and Brazil) over the past two time between the Middle East and China, compared to months, as the opportunistic Chinese buying of American the U.S.-China route, Chinese imports of crude oil from The key reason for this development was similar to the oil may have come to an end, Reuters’ Russell argues.

Saudi Arabia slumped as early as in July from the re- reason for the high imports from the U.S.—China going cord highs of the previous two months. Meanwhile, the bargain-hunting for ultra-cheap crude oil when prices Despite increased purchases of U.S. oil in recent months, roughly 45-day route from the U.S. to China means that crashed in March and April, courtesy of the Saudi-Rus- analysts do not believe that China’s primary motivation the cheap American crude oil loaded in May started arriv- sian oil price war, among other, pandemic-related, things. for this has been trying to fulfill its pledge in the Phase ing in China en masse in July. 1 U.S.-China trade deal to buy much more U.S. energy Data from Refinitiv Eikon suggests that China’s U.S. crude products. The record-high monthly imports of oil from

Last month, Saudi Arabia slipped to the third spot on the oil imports will continue to be strong in August, while America were instead the result of the bargain-hunting INTERNATIONAL PAGES list of China’s key oil suppliers behind Russia and Iraq— the visibility for September and afterwards is somewhat for cheap oil during the March-April price rout. the first time in two years that the Kingdom has not been lower, although a recent Bloomberg report suggested that the number-one or number-two oil supplier to the world’s China had chartered tankers that could deliver as much Saudi Arabia has a chance to boost its market share in top oil importer. as 37 million barrels of crude oil from the United States in China again at some point by the end of the year. But it September—a possible record high. will not be the Saudis that will dictate the market—it will The OPEC+ production cuts have surely played a role in be demand and refining margins in Asia, the price dif- Chinese buyer preferences. The lower exports from the In August, Saudi Arabia is not ramping up its crude oil ferentials of grades from various regions, and, of course, Middle East tightened the availability of those grades, exports just yet, despite the fact that the OPEC+ group is China’s policy of oil purchases going forward. pushing up the price of the Middle East Oman/Dubai easing the production cuts by a collective 2 million bpd as

Iranian man sentenced to nine years in prison for beheading daughter while she slept in ‘honour killing’ An Iranian has been sentenced to nine years in jail for beheading his teenaged daughter that she feared for her life if returned. in her sleep, local media reported Friday, adding that the mother wants him executed. The man she wanted to marry, Bahman Khavari, was sentenced to two years in prison, The so-called “honour” killing of 14-year-old Romina Ashrafi on May 21 sparked local media said, without specifying the charge. widespread outrage, with media condemning “institutionalised violence” in the Islamic republic. The legal age of marriage for women in Iran is 13. The Telegraph Media said Romina was decapitated at the family home in the village of Talesh in the Agence France-Presse northern province of Gilan. ,The Telegraph•August 28, 2020 “Despite the judicial authorities’ insistence on a ‘special handling’ of the case, the verdict has terrified me and my family,” Rana Dashti, the mother, told ILNA news agency.

“I don’t want my husband to return to our village ever again,” she said, calling for the verdict to be reviewed and changed to “execution”.

Having lived with the man for 15 years, Dashti said she now fears for the life of the rest of her family.

Ebtekar newspaper said at the time of Romina’s killing that Iran’s “eye for an eye” retribu- tive justice does not apply to a father who kills his child, for which the customary sen- tence is jail time and fines. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has “expressed his regrets” following the girl’s killing and called for the speedy passing of several anti-violence bills.

Romina had reportedly run away after the father refused to give permission for her to marry a man 15 years her senior.

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Jeff Bezos becomes the world’s first person to hit a INTERNATIONAL PAGES net worth of $200 billion Amid a pandemic which has hurt businesses and econo- mies alike, CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos on August 26 Bezos had sold shares worth became the first-ever individual to hit a net worth of $200 $3.1 billion in the e-commerce billion. company earlier in August. During the first two working The e-commerce platform stocks continued to soar even days of August, Bezos sold 1 as the United States became the worst-affected country million shares as part of a previ- due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. ously announced trading plan, according to the filings. On August 26, Amazon’s share price climbed 2.3 percent to $3,423 per share, helping Bezos enter the $200 billion It is worth noting that Bezos net worth territory in the process. Bezos’ net worth is would have hit the $200 billion more than Nike, McDonald’s and Pepsi, all three compa- mark earlier had he not gone nies are valued between $139 billion and $191 billion, The through the world’s biggest Wrap’s report said. divorce settlement in 2019.

Amazon’s CEO and also the world’s richest man is worth Bezos and wife MacKenzie Scott $204.6 billion as of August 27. He is $90 billion richer finalised their divorce on July than Bill Gates, who is the world’s second-richest person, 5 to the tune of a $38 billion currently worth $116.1 billion, as per a Forbes report. settlement - the biggest divorce Seattle garage in 1994 and turned it into a behemoth that settlement in history. dominates online retail globally. Amazon stock has rallied nearly 80 percent since the beginning of 2020, adding that Bezos’ roughly 11 percent Bezos’ private life was thrust into the spotlight with the From modest beginnings as an online bookseller, Bezos stake in Amazon makes up more than 90 percent of his announcement in January 2019 that he and his wife were has helped Amazon branch out into almost every product fortune. divorcing after 25 years of marriage and the revelation by category available, ending up taking on established retail an American tabloid newspaper National Enquirer that giants such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The founder of Amazon also owns major American news- he had been having an affair with a former news anchor, First Published on Aug 27, 2020 08:37 am paper Washington Post, aerospace company, Blue Origin Lauren Sanchez. Bezos and Scott married in 1993 and MONEY CONTROL and has a host of other private investments. have four children. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in his Japan’s Abe is out. But his economic legacy will last for decades By Charles Riley and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business

Shinzo Abe announced plans to cut short his stint ban TikTok in the United States if Chinese as Japan’s prime minister, citing ill health — but parent company ByteDance doesn’t sell the INTERNATIONAL PAGES the legacy of his economic policies will endure for app by mid-September. decades. Even before the Walmart announcement, Microsoft was seen as the lead contender. The backstory: Abe took office in 2012, promising But Oracle is reportedly interested in buying to reinvigorate the world’s third largest economy TikTok, too — and Trump had indicated that through massive monetary stimulus, increased gov- such a tie-up might have his blessing. ernment spending and structural economic reforms. Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives said The program has delivered mixed results. Falling he sees a Walmart-Microsoft bid as a slam prices were vanquished, but inflation has fallen dunk. short of the 2% target set by the Bank of Japan. The “In our opinion, this is the final piece of the economy turned in several years of solid growth, puzzle that ultimately cements Microsoft suc- but it wasn’t able to shift into high gear before the cessfully acquiring TikTok’s US operations coronavirus struck. for likely $35 billion to $40 billion,” Ives said Abe can’t pin his program’s shortcomings on Har- tion means that Abenomics will end in “name only,” said in a research note. uhiko Kuroda, who took control of the country’s central Tom Learmouth of Capital Economics. Even Corporate America thinks stocks are overvalued bank in 2013 and won another five-year term in 2018. A Walmart-TikTok deal could be ‘groundbreaking’ There are plenty of market bulls endorsing the meteoric Under Kuroda’s leadership, the Bank of Japan fired a What does Walmart (WMT) — an American retailer rise in stocks since March — but Corporate America is “bazooka” that saw it push interest rates into negative ter- known for big stores that sell everyday items — want with decidedly skeptical. ritory, purchase waves of government bonds and gobble TikTok, a social media app popular with teens? A stunning 84% of Fortune 500 CFOs say the US stock up exchange-traded funds. At first glance, news that Walmart is joining Microsoft market is overvalued, according to a survey released (MSFT) in an attempt to buy the short video platform Thursday by Deloitte, our CNN Business colleague Matt Why it matters: The buy-everything strategy pushed the looks like a head scratcher. But the tie-up actually makes a Egan reports. That’s up from the 55% who felt that way Bank of Japan into what some economists regarded as lot of sense, and could help transform US retail. one quarter ago. Just 2% of finance chiefs say US stocks “unconventional” monetary policy. It now looks rather Breaking it down: China is experiencing a huge rise in are undervalued. less so. social commerce, which combines social media with The finding adds to evidence suggesting that the slingshot Major central banks around the world have responded to frenzied online shopping, our CNN Business colleague rise in stocks, created in part by central bank policy, may the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic Sherisse Pham reports. The Chinese version of TikTok, be overdone. by slashing interest rates to new lows, while launching known as Douyin, is one of several apps in the country Wall Street, for its part, thinks betting against the Federal huge quantitative easing programs that resemble those that have tapped into the trend. Reserve is a risky move. Citi raised its year-end target for initiated under the banner of Abenomics. Know this stat: Social commerce in China was an $186 the S&P 500 this week in part due to “unbridled Fed eas- billion industry last year. Why wouldn’t Walmart want to i n g .” In the United States, the Federal Reserve has cut inter- get in on the action? “We still think the market may be ahead of itself but the est rates to zero but is under pressure to do even more. Investors are showing support for the strategy. Shares of Fed will do ‘whatever it takes’ to prevent US stocks declin- It’s buying $700 billion worth of bonds, providing credit Walmart leaped 4.5% on Thursday and are up another 2% ing by teen-like percentages,” said Tobias Levkovich, Citi’s facilities to large companies, purchasing commercial in premarket trading. chief US equity strategist. mortgage-backed securities and even splashing out on “We acknowledge many operating and political details The big picture: Wall Street strategists feel they have no exchange-traded funds like the Bank of Japan. remain unknown, but view the potential acquisition as choice but to put their faith in Fed Chair Jerome Powell Abe’s policies are expected to remain in place for the fore- groundbreaking,” Cowen analyst Oliver Chen told clients. and get in on the action. seeable future. Analysts expect the prime minister to be “We see TikTok accelerating [Walmart’s e-commerce] Up next replaced by another member of his party, and there’s little flywheel.” prospect of a shakeup at the Bank of Japan. The resigna- Remember: President Donald Trump has threatened to SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 17

‘Are heavens falling’: Khurshid on INTERNATIONAL PAGES urgency to elect Cong chief Asserting that there was no urgency to have an Asked about the suggestions made in the letter, revitalised, he said, “The pens are out, so what is elected Congress president, senior leader Salman Khurshid said the discussion seems to be about the problem.Of course the words written with pens Khurshid on Sunday said he “can’t see the heavens electing a leader and the Congress president has can hurt and they did, but they don’t draw blood... falling” for the need of a party chief as Sonia Gandhi indicated that it can be done at an appropriate time it’s only ink, it’s something we can live with and I am was still at the helm and should be the one to decide when physically it is possible. sure that the ink will fade in due course.” on the leadership issue. Khurshid said no one had approached him for signing “For people like me, we already have leaders, we the letter and even if anyone had done so, he would not have a leader in Sonia Gandhi, we have a leader have signed because he does not agree with the letter. Khurshid, a former Union minister and among the in Rahul Gandhi. So for me there is no sense of “There is nothing about that letter that gives an opportu- leaders considered close to the Gandhi family, told urgency about electing leaders. Electing a president, nity for me to express and say that I may want to say...We PTI in an interview that he would not have signed yes that will happen when it happens, I can’t see the have always spoken directly with the leadership, so I don’t the letter even if he was approached by the group heavens falling down. What is the sense of urgency know what changed because of which people are not that wrote to Gandhi seeking urgent organisational overhaul, including an active and full-time leader- ship.

On Ghulam Nabi Azad, the most vocal among the 23 letter writers, seeking organisational elections to ensure that the Congress does not remain out of power for decades, Khurshid said the senior leader from Jammu and Kashmir had been part of the top echelons of the party for years when there has been no such elections and still the party prospered.

He said probably Azad wanted a change now in what the party has been doing over the years and expressed confidence that the leadership will give a thought to what he is saying as he is a senior leader Khurshid said the leaders who have written to Sonia Gandhi always had access to her and could have ap- proached her rather than writing to her. INTERNATIONAL PAGES “It is very clear that the important persons in this letter do belong to the top echelons of our party and speaking directly. Nothing has changed for me and there- therefore Mrs Gandhi has indicated that it was best that is being expressed, is not clear to me,” he said. fore, I don’t see the urge for writing the letter,” he said. that they could have discussed it within the confines of the party,” he said. “We don’t have a part-time president, we have a Khurshid said he still feels that instead of leaders continu- full-time president but the full-time president is ously urging Rahul Gandhi to come back as party chief, Congress shoots 2nd letter to Zuckerberg over al- an interim president and no ordinary person as an they must leave the decision to him. legations of ‘bias’ in favour of BJP interim president as she is the longest serving presi- “Surely he understands the implications of that letter dent. We must just trust and leave it to the longest more than I do, he will do what he thinks is the best to Khurshid’s remarks assume significance as they serving president to take steps when she thinks it is do,” he said, when asked if it was now imperative for come days after the ‘group of 23’ wrote to Gandhi appropriate,” the Congress leader said. Rahul Gandhi to return as party chief to set the house in calling for far-reaching reforms within the party order. such as having a “full time, active and visible” lead- On whether it would have been better to go to the ership, devolution of powers to state units and re- president for articulating concerns than writing a After the seven-hour meeting of the party’s top decision- vamping the Congress Working Committee (CWC) letter, Khurshid said the leaders had done that for making body last week, the CWC urged Sonia Gandhi to in line with the party constitution. the last 20 years and he did not know what was dif- continue as its interim chief till an AICC session could ferent now or had changed that they felt the need to be convened and authorised her to effect necessary organisational changes to deal with the challenges facing write a letter. the party. It made it clear no one would be permitted to undermine or weaken the party and its leadership. Asked about the future of the party The CWC also resolved that inner-party issues cannot be with knives out within deliberated through the media or in public fora and all the organisation at such issues must be raised within the party “in the inter- a time it needs to be est of propriety and discipline”. SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 18

Pros and Cons of lockdown INTERNATIONAL PAGES

The year 2020 was welcomed by an unex- Despite having positive impacts, this had pected fire in Australian forests followed many negative effects on the world as well. by political issues in Hong Kong and a This was probably the first time people forced lockdown in Kashmir which lately were ever forced to stay in their houses spread all around the world but the reason for months. People became anxious and was a lot different than Kashmir. The depressed the reason being their irregular global lockdown experienced by the world routines and financial issues. Moreover, was due to a virus named “Covid-19” people with a Corona virus affected which started from China and spread like person in their homes had a mental and water around the globe. The Chinese New stress effect. Year was a reason that caused it to revolve around the world while the people were Furthermore, due to lockdown, children unaware of how deadly it would become. are addicted to their devices and are wast- ing their time which could be used on Soon, people all over Earth started being some quality activities etc. Addiction of diagnosed for the virus. When the virus something is not good for mental health was getting out of hands, the govern- hence some gaming and social apps are ments realized this and decided country- being banned in some countries. wide lockdowns. However cure for new diseases takes time to be made therefore Everything must come to an end now or the U.N.O declared that self-isolation, later and so goes for this deadly virus and lockdowns and social distancing were lives will return back to normal with of the only ways to prevent it until the cure. course some vibrant changes but till that Gradually, the whole world was locked time comes, we have to take precautions down. Schools, offices, malls, parks and in order to save ourselves and people tourism was closed and the world shifted around us from this virus. Small acts such to the internet. Shopping, studies, office as washing hands and sanitizing and prac- work everything was done online. People ticing social distancing may who knows, started online ventures. save many souls from Corona virus and other diseases as well. Till now no cure or However, it had a lot of positive effects as vaccine has been developed but a Dutch well. It was understood that nothing was philosopher once said “Prevention is bet- impossible if we think and try and have a ter than cure”. INTERNATIONAL PAGES will to do it. Students completed their ed- ucation years online and it gave them an Syeda Fatima Hood opportunity to choose an online field for their careers. Everyone got a big chance to D/O Syed Irfan Hood & do something new just by sitting at homes Amber Irfan in front of gadgets with a positive thought Age: 13 in minds. Families around the globe had Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya shared an adorable picture of his newly- an opportunity to spend quality time with Class: 9​ born child on social media. In the photo, Pandya is seen holding the baby their families. Children, parents, spouses Karachi, Pakistan boy in his arms in a hospital. ‘The blessing from God,’ he captioned the were excited to spend this critical time image. (Image: Instagram) together, with care and protecting their loved ones. SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 19

Oil Companies Wonder If It’s Worth Looking INTERNATIONAL PAGES for Oil Anymore (Bloomberg) -- A few dots near the Argentina and Britain over the legal- bottom corner of the world map in ity of the project, the first phase still the southern Atlantic, the Falkland hasn’t brought any oil to market. Islands were once at the forefront of a new era for the oil industry as Premier Oil Plc, Rockhopper’s companies scoured the planet for partner, suspended work on Sea resources. Lion earlier this year, and on July 15 wrote off $200 million of investment Yet a decade after the discovery of as because later phases looked unlikely much as 1.7 billion barrels of crude to happen. in surrounding waters, the British overseas territory known for sheep Larger companies have also begun rearing and tension with Argen- voicing that realization for other tina looks as remote as ever. Rather projects. BP said in June it would than the next frontier, the project to evaluate its portfolio of discoveries extract energy risks being added to a and leave some undeveloped. Chief list of what companies call “stranded of Staff Dominic Emery already assets” that could cost them huge hinted last year at what kind of Sunrise was meant to be built in Britain in the 1980s and still claims sums to mothball. resources might never “ see the light three phases, ultimately producing sovereignty over the territory. of day.” Complicated projects could more than 200,000 barrels of bitu- As the coronavirus ravages econo- be shelved in favor of fields that men a day over 40 years. The first It pointed to the involvement of oth- mies and cripples demand, Euro- are quicker to develop, such as U.S. 60,000-barrel-a-day stage started er companies—Premier joined the

pean oil majors have made some shale, he said. in 2015, just as crude prices were project in 2012 and Navitas Petro- uncomfortable admissions in recent slumping amid the first U.S. shale leum LP is in talks to take a stake— months: oil and gas worth billions of The pressure to curb emissions may boom. Since March this year, output to suggest there’s little risk Sea Lion dollars might never be pumped out also prompt companies to leave the has shrunk to around 10,000 a day, will become a stranded asset. of the ground. most carbon-intensive reserves in net to Husky, amid plunging prices the ground, as France’s Total SE ac- and restrictions on pipeline capacity. But a final decision on whether to INTERNATIONAL PAGES With the crisis also hastening a glob- knowledged last month when it took proceed won’t come until next year al shift to cleaner energy, fossil fuels an $8 billion writedown on carbon- Neither Husky, which runs the proj- at the earliest, according to Premier will likely be cheaper than expected heavy assets. ect, nor BP have disclosed a time- Chief Executive Officer Tony Dur- in the coming decades, while emit- frame for the next stages of develop- rant. Previous deadlines for final ting the carbon they contain will get Quicktake‘Stranded Assets’ Risk Ris- ment. They’ll require crude prices investment decisions have come more expensive. These two simple ing With Climate Action and $40 Oil well above current levels, suggesting and gone. The company declined to assumptions mean that tapping some an expansion isn’t imminent, said comment on whether Sea Lion was fields no longer makes economic The list of projects most at risk Mike Coffin, an analyst at research at risk of turning into a “stranded sense. BP Plc said on Aug. 4 that it includes deepwater discoveries off group Carbon Tracker Initiative. asset.” would no longer do any exploration Brazil, Angola and in the Gulf of (The think tank has received sup- in new countries. Mexico, said Parul Chopra, vice port from the charitable foundation Sea Lion only needs oil prices in the president for upstream research at of Michael Bloomberg, the majority low- to mid-$40s to break even, but The oil industry was already grap- Rystad. Canadian oil-sands projects owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent probably requires at least $50 a bar- pling with the energy transition, such as the expansion of the Sunrise of Bloomberg News.) rel to secure debt, Rockhopper said. copious supply and signs of peak development in Alberta are also in Benchmark Brent crude is currently demand as Covid-19 began to doubt, he said. Beyond their economic viability, trading around $45, having slumped spread. The pandemic will likely carbon-intensive oil sands also sit by a third this year. bring forward that peak and discour- The Sunrise deposit, a joint venture uncomfortably with BP’s ambition age exploration, according to Rystad between BP and Husky Energy Inc., to become a “net-zero” company by Ultimately, with oil in abundance, Energy AS. The consultant expects has an abundant supply of bitu- 2050. No new oil-sands projects fit doubts about the strength of long- about 10% of the world’s recoverable men—potentially as much as 3.7 in a world compliant with the Paris term demand and pressure to oil resources—some 125 billion bar- billion barrels. Extraction, though, is climate accord, according to Carbon eliminate the most carbon-intensive rels—to become obsolete. complicated. Most oil-sands projects Tracker. production, it’s a calculation that resemble mining operations. The bi- may become increasingly stacked “There will be stranded assets,” said tumen is dug out of the ground and Husky has said its long-term plans against projects like Sunrise and Sea Muqsit Ashraf, senior managing processed into heavy crude, which include the potential to expand Lion. director responsible for the global must then be diluted with lighter Sunrise, but declined to estimate energy industry at Accenture Plc. hydrocarbons before it can be refined timing or the oil price required. A “Many assets are already stranded “Companies are going to have to ac- into fuel. BP spokesman said the company is from an oil-price cycle perspective,” cept the fact.” reviewing oil-sands projects. said Christyan Malek, head of EMEA Sunrise is more complex and more oil and gas research at JPMorgan The Sea Lion project in the Falk- costly. The deposit is too deep to be In the Falklands, there’s still hope the Chase & Co. “But when you then lands promised to be a world-class dug up, so instead it’s injected with outlook will improve. Rockhopper add the carbon curve, that takes a resource when Rockhopper Explo- steam to get the bitumen flowing has said the challenges aren’t insur- bigger chunk out.” ration Plc found the field in 2010. into a well, from where it can be mountable, despite the remoteness Laura Hurst Hundreds of millions of dollars later pumped to the surface. of the islands and the hostility of Yahoo Finance and after enduring a flare up between Argentina, which fought a war with SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 20

Sonia to stay interim Congress chief, says ‘no ill- INTERNATIONAL PAGES will against dissenters’: high drama at CWC meet Sonia Gandhi will continue to remain the interim Congress president for ‘a few more months’, the Congress Working Committee said on Monday after a day of high drama.

The Congress will elect a new party chief within the next 6 months.

Speaking on the occasion, Sonia Gandhi said that she was hurt by the letter but ‘they are my col- leagues and let bygones be bygones and let us work together’. She said she held no ‘no ill-will’ towards anyone in the party, a remark in- tended at the dissent-letter writers. overhaul, of ‘colluding with the BJP. the party to prove that he had “Don’t expect any immediate deci- Both Kapil Sibal and Ghulam Nabi conspired with the Bharatiya Janata The Congress Working Committee sion today as elections and selec- Azad, however, later retracted Party and said he would resign if closed ranks behind Sonia Gandhi, tion takes time. We have pleaded their statements criticising Rahul there is a feeling that the signato- urging her to stay on as party chief with her (Sonia Gandhi) to con- Gandhi, saying that the former ries of the letters had colluded with after she offered to step down as tinue till the time we get new party Congress president had been mis- the BJP. interim president following a letter president,” Congress sources said. quoted by the media as he did not by more than 20 leaders demand- Sonia Gandhi will remain Congress say that some senior leaders were However, soon Sibal posted anoth- ing an ‘active, full-time and visible’ interim chief for few more months, in cahoots with the BJP. er tweet saying he was withdrawing president. News18 said, quoting sources. his earlier tweet as Rahul Gandhi That Rahul linked the letter writ- had told him personally that he had Though a large section of the lead- Earlier in the day, a massive fight ten by leaders to their collusion not said what was being attributed ers backed Sonia Gandhi at the broke out at the virtually held Con- with the BJP too has been strongly to him. INTERNATIONAL PAGES nearly seven-hour virtual meeting gress Working Committee meeting denied by the Congress party. of the Congress’ highest decision on Monday with senior Congress Was informed by Rahul Gandhi making body to discuss the pivotal leaders Kapil Sibal and Ghulam An irate Kapil Sibal had first tweet- personally that he never said what leadership issue, the fault-lines Nabi Azad hitting out at Rahul ed that he has never made a state- was attributed to him were clear and appeared to deepen Gandhi after the latter allegedly ment in favour of the saffron party Yahoo News at some points as the day pro- accused leaders, who had written on any issue in the last 30 years. gressed. to Sonia Gandhi for organisational Ghulam Nabi Azad too had dared US woman in Tamil Nadu fights off rape attempt, overpowers culprit with knife

A 30-year-old American woman overpow- observing her for the past month. ered a 34-year-old man who attempted to rape her and managed to hand him over On Sunday morning, the woman was to the Tamil Nadu police with the help of outside her house when the man, dressed neighbours on Sunday. The incident took as a sage in saffron attire and a rudraksha place in the temple town of Thiruvanna- chain, approached her. As he tried to push malai in Tamil Nadu. her inside the house to sexually assault her, she overpowered him and reportedly According to reports, the US national, slashed him with a knife, causing injuries. who had undergone martial arts training, Hearing her cries for help, her neighbours had come to visit Thiruvannamalai from arrived at the scene, thrashed the man and the US in March 2020 and was planning to tied him to a tree, while simultaneously return to her homeland after visiting the alerting the police. Arunachaleshwara temple and Ramana Maharshi ashram in Thiruvannamalai. He was picked up by the local police and However, she got stranded in Tamil Nadu during interrogation, he revealed that due to the coronavirus lockdown, and got his name is Manikandan and he is from her visa extended. Namakkal district. He allegedly told the police that he has been visiting pilgrim- The woman had rented a house in age centres across the country like Uttar Arunachaleswara Nagar on the girivalam Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar for The man has been arrested and further suffered minor injuries to her head during path (a circular path around the Anna- the past 17 years and has been living in investigation is going on in the case. The the scuffle. malai Hill). The man, who has also been Thiruvannamalai for the last six months. woman has been admitted to the Thiru- Yahoo News living in the vicinity, had been reportedly vannamalai government hospital after she SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 21 September 2020 monthly horoscope INTERNATIONAL PAGES Aries (Mar. 21 – Apr. the second half of the month. September ride. Finances can show improvement at Capricorn (Dec. 21 – Jan. 20) offers great opportunities to make new the end of the month just in time to buy The Moon in fiery Aries provides motiva- 20) friends, promote yourself, advertise your yourself the birthday present you really tion at the beginning of the month and As September 2020 begins the Moon is pass- business or create an internet presence deserve. pulls us out of the disorienting effects of ing through fiery Aries. This gives you lots of Mercury, Chiron, Uranus and Neptune energy to start new things and express yourself retrograde. A lot of energy can be fo- creatively.The bad news is that Mercury has cused on relationship opportunity. That stationed (appears to have stopped moving) in can mean a chance for romance for those your house of creativity, temporarily frustrating who are actively seeking. For others, it the flow of that energy. While this won’t last ------very long at all, it will give you a perspective on signifies focusing on existing relation- how you sometimes use your emotions. This is Leo (Jul. 22 – Aug. 22) You feel Scorpio (Oct. 22 – Nov. 21) You ships and what they are telling you. Don’t a great time to learn more about surrender and creatively fertile, ready to give birth to some may find the first days of September 2019 overlook the lessons here. You would to synchronize with the timing of the Uni- new talent or aspect of who you are. This is a a bit like slogging through mud that’s up to do well to be more honest about what verse. This will be a very important lesson at good time for precisely that as doors are open- your hips. Pluto, the ruler of Scorpio, and you need and your vision for the two of mid-month when Sun and Mars (two powerful ing in your job or your career field. Don’t let Mercury have just switched from retro- you. Your thoughts would be welcomed. planets for Aries) conjoin in your sixth house your anxiousness get the best of you early in Opportunities for creative expression are of ambition and life direction. In advance of the month. Pay close attention to family and grade to direct motion. Use the first week at a peak this month. Let your creative this period take the time to feel passionately home needs so that they receive appropriate in September to inventory and integrate talents fly. There is also a great deal of about what you’d like to manifest in your life. and conscious attention. Finances should be Pluto’s second house lessons (talents, doing well but avoid increasing your debt load self-esteem and what you value) which inspiration to be gained from ninth house without due consideration. Better to save up for came in during the April to August period affairs, travel or higher teachings. Visit bigger and better things ahead of retrogradation. By the 11th your focus your teacher, take a workshop or read a will have shifted to eleventh house affairs book that will help you to shift your perception. ------where Sun, Mars, Mercury and Jupiter will ------be congregating. The eleventh house is the Taurus (Apr. 20 – May ------house of friends, networking, promoting Virgo (Aug. 22 – Sept. 22) oneself, ones ideal, long-term goals and

21) Venus is the ruler of your Sun sign Happy Birthday! What a powerful month money generated from career. There is lots and therefore a powerful planet for you this astrologically! The planets that rule the of energy available so pay particular atten- month. As the month begins she is located three fire signs are all transiting through tion to these areas of your life. Get a good alongside Saturn in your third house.This will grasp on your idealism and expectations ------be an important time for third house matters Virgo near your natal Sun. Also, Mercury, particularly communication, writing and busi- the ruler of Virgo, enters your sign on the so you don’t torpedo the potentially pow- Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 19) ness. Saturn’s placement here allows us to look 10th. Finally, a New Moon, auspicious for erful results. You simply can not change Saturn’s transit of your sixth house has at motivation in these areas. What would you new beginnings, takes place on the 14th, other people. Change the lens through you focusing a lot these days on your INTERNATIONAL PAGES like to communicate or accomplish? Where conjunct benevolent, expansive Jupiter. which you view them by adjusting your goals and life direction. Even though the do you hold back in these areas and how can This will be a good test for you. You are beliefs about yourself. There is a big ‘ah-ha’ last few weeks have made things as clear you change that? Venus will enter your fourth burning with inspiration, ambition and to be found in reading or studying higher as mud, don’t sweat it. The transforma- house of home and nurturing on the 7th and likely yearning for a new sense of direc- teachings that you are drawn to. tive power of the Sun, Mars and Jupiter in remain there until October 4th. Use this period for home improvement and getting closer to tion. It’s time to re-balance that rational, your eighth house of change may be very the family. Give special attention to the chil- analytical part of you with your feeling, revealing. 14th and 15th will crystallize dren. The energies of romance and creativity heart and passion for life. It simply won’t many things for you. Consider pending are in the air. suffice to plan things out in your usual me- possibilities carefully. If you are the overly thodical manner. You are going to have to idealistic ivory tower type of Aquarius, it feel this energy of possibility palpably with is time to get your heart and feelings out your body. It is a resonance, a frequency of cold storage! You are a great catalytic ------of vibration, which you have to nurse, ------agent for change and reform so don’t keep ------nurture and grow. Feel the power of your ------it to yourself. Synergy is the secret to being passion for life. Your passion represents a happy Water Bearer. Give the healing Gemini (May 21 – Jun. 21) The Sagittarius (Nov. 21 – Dec. 21) emphasis this month is on fourth house affairs: your sense of Knowing and Truth about Your usual optimism may be a bit chal- waters of the gods away to whoever will home, family and your emotional self. Things who you are and why you are here. The lenged when the month begins as Chiron, receive from you and you will be always may feel just a bit overwhelming in the first ‘plan’ you are always needing will reveal Neptune and Uranus – all retrograde – are happy. The 24th and 25th half of the month. Challenges appear on the itself. Trust yourself and the Universe. lined up in your second, third and fourth are green light days for you 9th as karma revealing Pluto in your house of Being in control is vastly overrated. Jupiter houses which represent your fundamental to take action. relationship squares Mars in the fourth house. leaves Virgo on the 24th and won’t return values, thoughts, beliefs and feelings. The Sun and Mars conjunct in your fourth until 2021 so seize the day! house on September 14th providing an oppor- tunity for breakthrough or meltdown. This is a There are some deep issues percolating time to nurture yourself, sort out relationship which require your awareness. Your inspi- needs sensitively and be with the family. There ration and motivation will be piqued soon may be deeper, nagging questions about career enough, however. On September 14th ------and life direction that are at the heart of your there is a New Moon taking place conjunct Pisces (Feb. 19 – Mar. 21) Saturn frustration. What do you need in this regard? transiting Jupiter who is the powerful transits through the later degrees of your house It’s time to be really honest with yourself so you ------ruler of your Sun sign. On the 15th Sun of creative self-expression. Your creative ener- can achieve the fulfilment you deserve. Libra (Sept. 22 – Oct. 22) Venus and and Mars are conjunct. These two potent gies are looking for just the right avenue for Saturn, Libra’s two biggest planetary allies, events both take place in your tenth house expression. Don’t rush the process; take your begin the month conjunct one another in of career, status and responsibility. The time to find what feels right for you. Saturn your house of career, status and respon- portal is open if you would like to do some tells you to go within and find the muse or motivation that suits the new you. Transiting sibility. This suggests that the energies healing or service-related work. This is the of change in these areas – energies set in Sun, Mars and Jupiter oppose your natal Sun time for you to dream things as they could making relationships fertile ground for chal------motion last February and March – are be and say ‘Why not?’ lenges, especially mid-September 2020. There moving toward resolution in the next six Cancer (Jun. 21 – Jul. 22) Sat- are likely some matters that have been left urn’s “Who am I?” transit of your Sun sign gets to eight week Use this time to ‘lighten up’ hanging that require discussion. Clarify with an energetic, creative bounce from the Sun, with your sense of over-responsibility. If your partner what works for you and what does Mars and Jupiter moving through your third you can’t love your work, then try to work not and what is negotiable. You have let the ball house of mind, communication and business. with love. Take the pressure off of yourself be in ‘their’ court long enough this lifetime. If Your mind is fertile and active and can help wherever you can. Do things around the you feel in a rut socially, some new, stimulating, sup- portive you out of a creative rut. home to make you feel more cosy and ------The enlightenment or attitude adjustments special. Your perceptions of yourself and friendships may be in or- der. 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Here are the CEOs and companies that support INTERNATIONAL PAGES Trump...and Biden Here are the CEOs and companies that support made inappropriate or insensitive comments on Trump...and Biden topics generally considered Equal Employment Op- Yahoo Finance Andy Serwer with Max portunity (EEO)-sensitive, such as religion, sex, or ZahnYahoo Finance22 August 2020 color,” according to the State Department’s Office of Scroll back up to restore default view. Inspector General.) As we take a breather between the Democratic Two Saturdays ago billionaire hedge fund manager National Convention (this week) and the Republi- John Paulson, who made much of his fortune bet- can National Convention (next week), I thought it ting against the U.S. housing market heading into would be a good time to look into big business and the 2008/2009 financial crisis, held a fundraiser for the candidates, which executives and companies Trump at his swanky Southampton home. The 50 were supporting and donating to Trump, which to or so guests, (the list has not been reported), paid Biden and why. half a million bucks for the privilege. (Newsflash: Only 72 days to the election!) The thinking by a New Yorker like Paulson, whose First, when it comes to money, “Trump is outrais- father immigrated from Ecuador and whose ing Biden,” says Sarah Bryner, research director at mother’s parents were Jewish immigrants from the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks Eastern Europe (Paulson’s wife emigrated from and analyzes money in politics. “Primarily his lead Romania as well), must go something like this: ‘Hey is in getting money from small donors. [But] Biden I made $100 million from my hedge fund last year, is outraising Trump in money from the financial but if Biden were president I would only make $88 sector,” and collecting a great deal of money from million. And by the way all American businesses other businesses as well. benefit this way.’ In fact, when it comes to the recently soaring companies. I remember Paul Allaire, former CEO Which is unusual, (like everything else in this elec- son’s case. Three years ago, Paulson and his wif- stock market, some have suggested that it isn’t a of Xerox, who was known as a Democrat back tion) because generally speaking CEOs and their wrote a letter to the elite Spence school in NYC, rally based on Trump’s policies so much as it is a in the 1990s, (which believe it or not was kind of ilk are favorably inclined to support Republican where the couple’s daughters were enrolled to move up based on the prospect of Biden winning. noteworthy.) Ultimately it didn’t seem to affect the candidates, (particularly incumbent Republicans). complain about what they claimed was an “alarm- “We certainly have seen a series of polls that point well-being of the company though, as over time Xe- According to a recent research paper put out by the ing pattern” of “anti-white indoctrination” in its toward a Biden lead,” says Ed Mills, Washington rox failed to keep pace with technological change. National Bureau of Economic Research, 57.7% of curriculum,” according to the New York Post. (Ex- policy analyst with Raymond James. “And we large company CEOs consistently donated to Re- cerpts from the letter make for interesting reading.) have seen the market do quite well in the face of And of course some companies have a reputation publicans, while only 18.6% donated to Democrats, The couple threatened to withhold funding. a potential Biden administration, which leads me as being conservative, such as Hobby Lobby, Ca- with the rest leaning toward neither party. All of us have our reasons for supporting one poli- to believe a big part of what the market is trading bela’s and Sheetz. Exxon Mobil too, has always been However, Trump is no ordinary Republican, these tician or the other. Billionaires too. off of is the continuation of fiscal support, which known as a conservative, but same as Xerox, poli- are not ordinary times, plus Biden is hardly a Molo- Still, Wall Street may be turning for Biden. “It’s a Biden administration, especially a Democratic tics didn’t help that company either as the global oil tov-cocktail-throwing socialist. a naturally Republcan-leaning industry, but this sweep, is most likely to deliver.” glut has bashed the stock. And then just this week, In fact, Trump has seen his support amongst Republican party isn’t the one they grew up in,” The Democrats need to be careful though, as big Goodyear stepped into it, when the company was business leaders decline at least in terms of big says Karen Petrou, a managing partner at Federal money could cut both ways. Yes, fat checks from called out for making a distinction between Black donations. Why? It’s not so much his economic Financial Analytics, which consults with bank ex- fat cats help fund the campaign, but shhhh, don’t Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter. policies—deregulation, tax cuts and even bashing ecutives on policy. “[Wall Street is] socially liberal tell Bernie Sanders and his supporters whom Biden In the end it might not be about politics, it might China—which many business leaders find most and economically conservative and the Trump really needs to turn out on November 3rd. Trump be about values says Penny Pennington, the manag- palatable—so much as it is his affinity for, or at the administration has been the flip side of that.” too, may not want to advertise his Wall Street sup- ing partner of financial services company Edward very least his refusal to disavow, the radical right, In fact, Biden seems to be outpacing the president port in front of his base. Truth be told, it’s always Jones Investments. Her company—which in the conspiracists and racist elements, coupled actions when it comes to wealthy business people. (Forbes been a deal with the devil for both parties when it aftermath of the killing of George Floyd commit- of his cronies and his personal style that business- reports that “Biden Pulls Away In Race For Bil- comes to big money, especially from Wall Street. ted to analyze possible pay differential along racial people find off putting. Even Blackstone CEO Steve lionaire Donors, With 131 To Trump’s 99.”) And It’s worth noting that this species of left-wing CEOs lines and pledged to make a “meaningful increase” INTERNATIONAL PAGES Schwarzman, Trump’s biggest supporter on Wall why not? Biden is very much a known quantity, is a new, new thing. Back when I was growing up in diversity among its financial advisors and senior Street, said according to the New York Times that (vice president for eight years, senator for 36), who, in the 1960s and ‘70s, CEOs were all Republicans. leadership—serves 7 million American families Trump’s negotiating style was sometimes “quite while somewhat friendly to labor unions, hasn’t A few relatively progressive ones were Rockefeller and as such, taking political stands are difficult to difficult to watch.” (Privately Schwarzman is said to crusaded against big business and in fact has been Republicans (like David Rockefeller, CEO of Chase execute. “I really prefer to talk about ideals, values be a bit less complimentary.) cozy with commercial interests, in particular credit Manhattan, himself.) There were also some fringey, and principles,” Pennington says. “We’re coming at “In a typical year, a CEO and senior executive card companies in his home state of Delaware. to-the-right-of-Atilla-the-Hun types, (how Joe it from a standpoint of ideals that for us are rooted might look at the corporate tax rate in 2014 com- Left-wing CEOs are a new thing Coors was described by his brother), but mostly in humanity and relationship and trust.” Makes pared to 2019, and say that’s important,” says Paul Now, let’s check out who’s supporting Joe Biden and CEOs were moderate Business Roundtable, Taft sense. Thornell, former managing director for federal gov- the Democrats: Republicans. It’s also instructive to watch Walmart, with its 1.5 ernment affairs at Citigroup, who is now a principal Yes there are some usual suspects like Penny Pritzk- What about the Democrats? How did they get their million U.S. employees and more than 150 million at the lobbying firm Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & er, George Soros, Thomas Steyer (former candidate money? There was some from Hollywood and a weekly U.S. customers. CEO Doug McMillon has Thomas. “[But] Trump has been such a disaster on himself of course) and Steven Spielberg. bit of quiet dollars from Wall Street too. But the a tough remit here. Does a company that size lead so many levels — international relationships, how But Biden has been raking it in more recently from power and money for the party came mostly from or follow? McMillon gave his take in a recent Wall he demeaned various races and ethnicities, how he the likes of: Mark Pincus (founder of Zynga); Barry organized labor like the AFL-CIO, the Teamsters Street Journal article: conducts business — it affects how they manage Diller (IAC chairman); Dustin Moskovitz (Face- and the United Mine Workers. “‘There is not a part of me that says, ‘That’s politi- their enterprise, people, and brand. book co-founder); Sean Parker (early Facebook It was really the birth of Silicon Valley that up- cal. I’d love to get involved in that,’ ” he said. But “The president isn’t going to get nothing,” Thornell employee); Jeff Skoll (former president of eBay); ended the status quo. All of a sudden, an iconoclast “society expects things of leading companies and says. But when it comes to executives, he could Michelle Yee, wife of Reid Hoffman (founder of like Steve Jobs could create a huge company and sometimes we should take a stance on something.’ have had more. LinkedIn); Evan Williams (Twitter co-founder); accumulate massive wealth and power for himself Some public statements are ‘easier for us,’ he added, Having said that, let’s take a look at some of the Nicole Systrom, wife of Kevin Systrom (co-founder along the way. This startup to giant company such as supporting environmental sustainability president’s business supporters: of Instagram), Gary and Laura Lauder (of the Estee phenomena ushered in a new wave of ‘think dif- and military veterans, but ‘on social issues it gets Trump and the GOP are still taking in big money Lauder family); Jim Coulter (of private equity firm ferent,’ left-leaning CEOs, like Job’s successor, Tim tougher,’ he said. ‘Ideally we wouldn’t lead on very from the likes of Schwarzman, Timothy Mel- TPG) and Nicole Shanahan, wife of Sergey Brin Cook, who now runs the most valuable company many things.’” lon, heir to the Mellon banking fortune, Linda (co-founder of Google.) on the planet. Leaving aside a few lefty companies But carefully, when it comes to gay rights, guns and McMahon, the former pro wrestling executive, A few other interesting donors include Arthur like Patagonia (private) and Ben & Jerry’s (owned racial equality, McMillon has distanced Walmart and Geoffrey Palmer, a polo-playing, Beverly Blank of Home Depot, (note that his co-founder by Unilever), the idea that someone like Salesforce slightly from President Trump and his base, where Hills-based real estate magnate, as well as Marvel Bernie Marcus supports Trump.) Also James CEO Marc Benioff, leading a Fortune 200 company, before it would have at the very least been silent. Entertainment’s Isaac Perlmutter and Oracle CEO Simons, founder of the giant hedge fund Renais- could conceivably have a sit-down with someone Walmart is not alone. Investingwatchdog.com Safra Catz, according to Reuters. (Catz and Oracle sance Technologies, whose former lieutenant, like AOC and find common ground would have provides conservatives with “the definitive list of co-founder Larry Ellison—who held a fundraiser Robert Mercer, famously gave large sums to Trump, been unthinkable 25 years ago. (And of course liberal, progressive and/or anti-Trump companies for the president in February—are a rare island of backed Cambridge Analytica and partnered with employees at Silicon Valley companies firms tend that you should boycott.” (These are big compa- support for Trump in Silicon Valley. The software the recently arrested Steve Bannon. to be decidedly liberal, though less so at Qualcomm nies mind you, not mom and pops.) The list now giant has a long history of working with the U.S and the aforementioned Oracle.) extends to scores of companies including Walmart government.) Trump and the GOP also still have Rupert Murdoch’s son James also gave to the Dems Today, there are more liberal CEOs than ever, as and companies typically considered conservative support of dozens of ultra-wealthy Americans such and so did Jon Gray, the COO of Blackstone, evidenced in a story from a few years ago by Yahoo like Chick-fil-A and Papa John’s. “You may find it as Charles Schwab, Paul Singer of Elliot Manage- countering his boss’s (Schwarzman) donations to Finance’s Rick Newman on liberal politics of CEOs. impractical to boycott all of these companies,” the ment and Warren Stephens of Arkansas’ Stephens Trump. Jacqueline Mars, heiress to Mars family Companies are now measured or ranked by ESG site acknowledges, “but just keep in mind that there Inc., according to NPR. fortune, historically a pretty conservative bunch, (environmental social, and governance factors), are ways to partially boycott a company (example: Forbes reports that Trump has picked up some gave to the Democratic super PAC. So reportedly and some studies show them outperforming the Not buying food/drinks, uniforms if you attend support from the 1% of the 1% including: Bernard did Reed Hastings of Netflix, Mellody Hobson of indexes. Social awareness by CEOs seems to be NFL games).” Marcus (co-founder of Home Depot), Rodger Ariel Investments and Laurene Powell Jobs. rising as well. “Business executives seem to have a Yahoo News Riney (founder of Scottrade), and Mississippi’s heightened focus on reputation and brand manage- Thomas Duff (tires, diversified.) Also supporting These businesspeople may support Biden because ment,” says Thornell of the lobbying firm Mehlman the president this go-round are NYSE chief Jeffrey they truck with liberal causes, or because they don’t Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas. “The George Floyd Sprecher and his wife Kelly Loeffler, who happens like Trump, or because, hey, they like Joe and Ka- killing—and a lot of global unrest and protests— to be running for Senate from Georgia, as well as mala Harris. But some of them may be supporting have magnified that.” Robert Wood Johnson IV, of the J&J fortune and Biden for the oldest reason in the book—because the U.S. ambassador to Britain (“Woody’ as he’s they think he’s going to win. Still politics will always be tricky stuff for big known, was recently found to have “sometimes SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 26

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Further step in our quest to increase the treatment The urinary microbiome has quickly The microbiomes differed not only in research is needed to better understand options available to women with urinary become a hot topic of investigation, lead- terms of the types of bacteria present, but the connection. incontinence and other urologic condi- ing to a burgeoning collection of scientific also in terms of the diversity of species tions. Jeannine Miranne, MD, MS literature in this area. Multiple scientific present. Furthermore, women who had A role for probiotics in treating urologic investigations have studied which micro- stress urinary incontinence (urine loss conditions? organisms make up the urinary microbi- with physical activity) had different uri- These study findings may also prompt Train your brain to be happier and more content INTERNATIONAL PAGES Experience Deeper Joy, Cheerful Content- banished from your mind. 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When Sachin Pilgaonkar Called the Shots in INTERNATIONAL PAGES ‘Sholay’ Actor Sachin Pilgaonkar has fondly re- (1971), the movie that I had cut the nega- membered his work as a teenage actor in tives for. Hishikesh sir used to say, ‘nega- the 1975 blockbuster, Sholay, adding that tives Sachu baba katega’ (negatives will be director Ramesh Sippy actually gave him cut by Sachin), he used to call me Sachu the chance to call the shots for a sequence. baba,” Sachin revealed.

“I was 17 years old when ‘Sholay’ was He added, “Then, Rameshji asked me if being made, but the work for the movie I could be one of the two people that he had started when I was 16. Before ‘Sholay’ could trust for a certain action sequence happened, I was learning editing under the of the film, as he could not be there for guidance of one of my gurus, Hrishikesh that part and wanted two representatives. Mukherjee, a very renowned editor at I was overwhelmed and said, ‘How can I that time, and we all know he went on to take such a big responsibility, I am just 17’. become one of the renowned directors. So, He said, ‘Age doesn’t matter and I see no during ‘Sholay’, I would sit behind Ramesh relevance. You have been in this industry Sippy sir’s chair and notice the way he since you were four-and-half years old, I directed, took each shot, cut, and edited don’t look at you as 17 but as a 27-year-old them,” recalled Sachin. professional’.” (Khan) and I. I remember there was an ac- Kumari, Balraj Sahni, Ramesh Sippy, and “Meanwhile, Sippy sir observed me for tion sequence where I felt that a bunch of Guru Dutt gave opportunities to young- a few days and finally asked me if I was The sequence involved Sanjeev Kumar, logs exploding would really look good and sters and always guided them. interested in editing. I told him that I’d Dharmendra, and Amitabh Bachchan. have an impact on the screen. Rameshji trained and worked for Hrishikesh sir really liked the sequence and patted my The actor shared the anecdote while for two years. I believe that it has been “They were on the train, handcuffed. Only back. He has been so genuine and large- shooting for the Ganesh Mahotsav special my sheer good luck that I had the chance that part was shot by Rameshji and the rest hearted,” said Sachin. episode on “India’s Best Dancer” to work with Hrishikesh da for ‘Anand’ of the action sequence was shot by Amjad He remembered how stalwarts back in the Yahoo.lifestyl day such as Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Meena

Sushant Singh Rajput’s Sister Calls For Boycott Of Film On The Late Actor Called ‘Shashank’ Sushant Singh Rajput’s US-based sister Shweta Singh Kirti recently took to her Twitter page to ask fans to boycott the film called Shashank, which is reportedly

based on the late actor. Shweta also called up trade analyst Komal Nahta, who is INTERNATIONAL PAGES promoting the film. She reposted Komal Nahta’s tweet containing the first look poster of Shashank and wrote, “Boycott the film and the one who is promoting it!! #BoycottAltairMedia.”

Directed by Sanoj Mishra and produced by Marut Singh, Shashank is based on the young star’s mysterious death and nepotism in Bollywood. The film stars Arya Babbar and Rajveer Singh. Going by Shweta’s tweet, it looks like the makers have not taken the consent of Sushant’s family to make a film on the late actor’s film.

Meanwhile, recently, Shweta slammed Rhea Chakraborty in a series of tweets after the latter gave interviews to a few news channels, in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case. Sushant’s sister accused the actress of using the media to tarnish the image of her brother, and accusing him of drug use to save herself. She also blasted Rhea for alleging that the late actor’s relationship with his family was strained.

For the unversed, Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Bandra flat on June 14, 2020. The Central Bureau of Investigation along with the Enforcement Direc- torate (ED) and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is currently probing this high profile case.

Filmmaker-writer JP Dutta and actress Bindiya Goswami’s daughter, producer Nidhi Dutta will be getting hitched to her long-time boyfriend Binoy Gandhi in December this year. Binoy has worked as an assistant direc- tor on films like Fanaa and Teri Meri Kahani.

Nidhi and Binoy will be exchanging rings today (August 29, 2020) in presence of their near and dear ones. Ahead of their engage- ment, Nidhi celebrated her mehendi ceremo- ny which was attended by celebrities like Sara Ali Khan, Amrita Singh, Deepika Kakkar and Shoaib Ibrahim. SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 30 INTERNATIONAL PAGES Masaba Masaba review For a show that references both blind items and suicides — grave topics drive she’s signed up for (but is clearly regretting it), to Farah Khan, whose transforma- that have taken over public discourse in recent weeks — it’s surprising tion into an obnoxious Bollywood big-shot is more impressive than many of the perfor- how chipper Netflix’s Masaba Masaba really is. Its confident command mances that she herself has directed in her movies. over tone is one of its biggest strengths — it is neither too frivolous, nor Scene-stealers all. But none quite as magnificent as the show’s trump card — Masaba’s is it overwhelmingly sombre. Woven into the fabric of the show, a semi- illustrious mother, Neena Gupta. The relationship between the two is one that I, despite autobiographical account of fashion designer Masaba Gupta’s life, is real, being neither a mother nor a daughter, could connect to instantly. Here are two fiercely relatable drama. independent women, who’ve succeeded in spite of the steady stream of challenges that life has thrown at them, most of which they take in their stride. As Pooja Bedi’s oth- erwise inept therapist tells Masaba in a rare moment of insight, she has an incredible Masaba, in the fine tradition of television characters such as Seinfeld, survival instinct. I’m willing to bet that she got it from her momma. The show is as much Louie, and, most recently, Ramy, plays a version of herself. It is never quite about Masaba’s emancipation — she’s coming out of a failed marriage — as it is about clear when she’s performing and when she’s simply… being, but that’s just Neena’s efforts to re-establish herself as an actor, in an industry that has a history of a testament to her effortless acting style and innate likability. As talented a treating its senior stars with little respect. Her uplifting arc ends in such a pleasing man- designer as she is, her performance here is good enough to justify a switch ner that you almost want to reach out through the screen and say, ‘Badhaai Ho’. in career. At the very least, she might want to consider making it a side- All this might seem somewhat high-society, but the themes that the show tackles are hustle. Even though some scenes feel more lived-in than others — a funny universal. Yes, Masaba is able to host a show aboard an exclusive yacht, and yes, she moment in which Masaba comes across cheap knockoffs of her own hobnobs with the rich and the famous on a nightly basis, but underneath the glamor- designs is too random to not have actually happened — at no point does ous exterior, she’s a regular person, just as desperate for love as the rest of us, and just as the story seem unbelievable, or the people as plastic as some of Masaba’s prone to making mistakes. mannequins. Director Sonam Nair is consistently able to capture the honesty in even the most In India, and perhaps all over the world, the tendency is for the middle class to observe outlandish of scenes. None is more mortifying than Masaba’s ill-fated fashion show, a people of privilege and question their right to feel bad about themselves. But what many culmination of a season’s worth of effort. On the big day, not only must our heroine deal don’t realise is that anxiety doesn’t check your passport. Depression doesn’t care if you’re with nauseous models and snooty fashion bloggers, she must also placate the ego of her from Bandra or Borivali. It doesn’t matter to insecurity if you pray in a temple or a showstopper, played by Malavika Mohanan. mosque. People are people are people. And that’s what this show is about.

Malavika appears in one of the several ‘celebrity cameos’ in Masaba Masaba, and I was The devil might wear Prada, but Netflix India, after a recent unfortunate brush with pleasantly surprised at how enthusiastic most of these actors were about having a laugh khaki, should be happy to have gotten its hands on some Masaba Masaba. at their own expense. It reminded me of Avtar Gill’s hilariously villainous performance Rohan Naahar in the recent film Kaamyaab. Everyone is refreshingly unpretentious -- from Kiara Ad- Hindustan Times

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Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Gather INTERNATIONAL PAGES with the Clan for Ganpati Darshan Karisma Kapoor took to In- stagram to give a glimpse of how she celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi this year. Going by the series of pictures she shared, Karisma and kids Samiera and Kiaan, joined by her sister Kareena Kapoor Khan along with Taimur Ali Khan, and others celebrated the annual festival in Mum- bai.

Randhir Kapoor with wife Babita, Rima and Mohan Jain, Armaan Jain with Anis- sa Malhotra, Aadar Jain also featured in the same frame. Karisma twinned with her son in matching colours. While Samiera decided to colour coordinate with cousin Taimur in yellow for the occasion.

The intimate festive gather- ing resulted in a few must- see pictures where everyone is all smiles dressed in traditional attires. A few days back, Karisma was also a part of a small midnight celebration at Ka- reena’s residence for Saif Ali Khan’s 50th birthday. INTERNATIONAL PAGES Movies Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Gather with the Clan for Ganpati Last week, Kareena had shared a Darshan, See Pics few images of the Lego Ganeshji made by none other than little News1829 August 2020 Taimur. Kareena wrote in the Karisma Kapoor took to Instagram to give caption, “Ganpati celebrations a glimpse of how she celebrated Ganesh might be a little different this Chaturthi this year. Going by the series year... But Tim made sure the of pictures she shared, Karisma and kids festival was on point by making Samiera and Kiaan, joined by her sister a beautiful lego Ganeshji for us. Kareena Kapoor Khan along with Taimur Wishing you all a very happy Ali Khan, and others celebrated the annual Ganesh Chaturthi. Praying for festival in Mumbai. peace, everyone’s health and safety”. Randhir Kapoor with wife Babita, Rima and Mohan Jain, Armaan Jain with Anissa Kareena and Saif recently an- Malhotra, Aadar Jain also featured in the nounced that they are expecting same frame. Karisma twinned with her a second child together. They son in matching colours. While Samiera put out a joint statement that decided to colour coordinate with cousin said, “We are very pleased to an- Taimur in yellow for the occasion. nounce that we are expecting an addition to our family!! Thank The intimate festive gathering resulted in you to all our well-wishers for all a few must-see pictures where everyone their love and support.” is all smiles dressed in traditional attires. Take a look: Karisma was last seen in the web series Mentalhood, which marked her comeback. It was A few days back, Karisma was also a part also Karisma’s digital debut. The of a small midnight celebration at Ka- project was directed by Karish- reena’s residence for Saif Ali Khan’s 50th ma Kohli and bankrolled by birthday. Ekta Kapoor. Sanjay Suri, Dino Morea, Shruti Seth, Sandhya Mridul and Tillotama Shome “Happy 50th Saifu ! Coolest brother in were also seen in the show. law ever #family #aboutlastnight #happy- birthday #lockdowncelebration,”wrote Kareena will be soon seen in Laal Singh Karisma alongside the pictures shared on Chaddha with Aamir Khan. Instagram.

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Shujath Ali Sufi ESCO donates for Teacher’s HYDERABAD PAGES Felicitated in Hyd salaries in private schools I would like to extend my sincerest thanks and appreciation to all my fellow citizens for The All India Muslim Educational Society, TS & AP units in collaboration with Educa- the Grand Felicitation given to me 20th August 2017 in Hyderabad. The title “Ambassa- tional Social Cultural Organization (ESCO) has got sanction of Rs. 7,00,000/- (Rupees dor of Communal Harmony” has touched my heart and I want to assure all my patrons Seven Lakhs) towards the teachers salaries of 7different Budget Private Schools of twin that I will play a vital role to boost Communal Harmony all over the Nation through cities at the rate of Rs. 10,000/- per teacher for 10teachers of each school. Seminars, Symposiums and Interactive Programs. Please continue to bless me as you Today, Mr. Asif Paaha, President of All India Muslim Educational Society, TS & AP have blessed me in the past. I’m very grateful to Mr. A K Khan IPS (Retd.) Advisor to Units and Former Minister for Law has distributed the cheques for Rs. 3,50,000/- (Ru- Government of Telangana on Minority Welfare, Mr. Venkatakrishnarao Maddala Ji IPS pees Three Lakhs Fifty Thousand) as first phase disbursement of salaries to all seven (Retd.) Former Commissioner of Police Hyderabad, Mr Syed Lateef ur Rahman (Retd.) schools Correspondents. The second phase of Rs. 3,50,000/- are expected very soon. District and Session Judge and Currently Member in a committee of Revenue Depart- ment Government of Telangana, Mr Anwar Ali Khan Managing Director Ahmed and Company, Dr. Syed Fazil Hussain Parvez Editor Gawah Weekly, Prof. Akbar Ali Khan Former Vice-chancellor Telangana University for blessing me on this occasion. I want to extend my gratitude and thankfulness to all my Relatives, Friends, Well-wishers, Press and Media Fraternity and to all those who have attended the function and made it a grand success. Finally, special recognition goes out to my family, for their support, encouragement and patience.

From left Khaleel ul Rahman (treasurer,AIMES),Asif Pasha(president of AIMES),Mr Farooq ( General Secretary, AIMES) and other school correspondent are also seen. Mr Iqbal Mohiuddin is the office bearer of ESCO USA HYDERABAD PAGES

The All India Muslim Educational Society, TS & AP Units and Correspondents of all 7 schools have thanked and appreciated the efforts of Mr. Iqbal Mohiuddin , the office bearer of ESCO for efforts in getting sanction of Rs. 7,00,000/- for the needy educational Institutions in the pandemic.

Dated: 14-08-2020 M S Farooq, Advocate , General Secretary, AIMES

Newly elected President of Anjuman-e-Mehdavia

Amjed Ullah Khan (Spokesman) MBT and Affan Ullah Khan congratulated Hazrath Peer-o-Murshid Syed Mehmood Shahabuddin Kashif Mia on being elected President of Anjuman-e-Mehdavia for a term of three years (2020-2023).

He is the son of renowed Muslim Scholar Late Hazrath Peer-o-Murshad Syed Attan Sha- hab Mehdavi (RA) who also served once as a President Anjuman-e-Mehdavia.

Hazrath Peer-o-Murshid Syed Mehmood Shahabuddin Kashif Mia will be the youngest elected President in history of Anjuman-e-Mehdavia.

Sameer Saberi S/o Azeem Saberi Recived an Award from Cyberabad Hazrath Peer-o-Murshid Syed Mehmood Shahabuddin Kashif Mia is also the Mutawali commissionerate VC Sajjanar for doing great photography service during & Sajjada Nasheen of Daira Hazrath Bandgi Meeran Syedna Shah-e-Nusrath, Maqsoosus pandemic covid 19 Zaman (RA) Lalgadi, Malkapet, Shameerpet Mandal and Daira Hazrath Bandgi Meeran Syedna Shah Ibrahim (RA) Kachiguda and Daira Hazrath Bandgi Miyan Syedna Raj Mohammed (RA) Chanchalguda.

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Iftekhar Shareef , The HYDERABAD PAGES first overseas citizen of India congratulated to all Hyderabad top 25 NGO’S awards Congratulations WHO selected for top 25 awards for service to humanity during COVID-19. On behalf of Wake Up Humanity Org Mohsin Moham- med recieved the award from Basha Nawaz Khan saab Mettopolitan Magis- trate and Dr Sanjeev Kapoor saab MD Sun- shine Hospitals which was Organised by Mr Mannan Khan of Dec- can Blasters

Hyderabad police step up security for Goshamahal MLA Raja Singh over terrorist threat The Hyderabad city police have tightened the security for BJP MLA from Goshamahal constituency, T. Raja Singh, following the intelligence inputs about a terrorist threat perception to the legislator. HYDERABAD PAGES

City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar has written a letter to Raja Singh informing about the terrorist threat perception to him and en- hancing the security provided to the legislator and seeking his coopera- tion in this regard.

According to sources, the city police tightened the security for the MLA and at his residence in the wake of the threat from terrorists Anjani Ku- mar in his letter said “Providing proper security to the MLA is our top priority. It is to inform you that due to your threat perception, enhanced security has been provided to you, and security personnel are also being alerted and checked from time to time. Special training has been organized to all your Personal Security per- sonnel.”

While soliciting the cooperation of the MLA, the police commissioner said “therefore, your kind cooperation is solicited to ensure proper security. You may kindly completely avoid moving on motorcycles and travel by the Bullet Proof (BP) car allotted. The government has pro- vided this BP car only for your security.” Responding to the letter, Raja Singh told the reporters that he has asked the government and police department to identify the elements that were posing a threat to him. He said he also requested the police com- missioner and the state government to grant Gun license to him as he requires to move in lane and by lanes in his constituency which are congested and wherein, he is unable to move in the car.

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On the lighter side.... INTERNATIONAL PAGES

My boss came to me at lunch, “Where the hell have you while and then said, “I have sorted it out. A doctor will five dollar raise, she will think it’s really fifteen. I just need been? I’ve been trying to find you all morning!” arrive here tomorrow. What is your other need?” proof.” ------I shrugged and said, “Good employees are hard to find!” “We have no cellphone reception at all in our village.” I was really angry at my friend Mark for stealing my ------dictionary! Man on phone: Hello, young man, could I speak to your Upon Little Johnny’s graduation his Aunt gave him a mother or father? graduation present. I said, “Mark, my words!” ------Little Johnny: My parents aren’t home. Little Johnny: “Thank you so much Aunt Vera for this Did you hear about the runner who left his math home- present.” work at the starting line? Man on phone: Could I leave them a message? Aunt Vera: “Oh, that’s nothing to thank me for.” He thought he could run away from his problems. Little Johnny: Sorry, we don’t have an answering machine. ------Little Johnny: “That’s what I thought but mother told me We got married for better or worse... Over breakfast one morning, a woman said to her hus- to thank you just the same.” band, “I’ll bet you don’t know what day this is.” ------He couldn’t do any better and I couldn’t do any worse. The teacher asks the class: Where do apples grow? ------“Of course I do,” he answered as if he was offended, and Him: “My mother told me that every time you have an left for the office. Smart Samantha answers: On apple trees. impure thought, an angel smacks you on top of the head.”

At 10:00 a.m., the doorbell rang and when the woman The teacher asks the class: Where do pears grow? Her: “That would explain why so many men go bald!” opened the door, she was handed a box of a dozen long ------stemmed red roses. At 1:00 p.m., a foil-wrapped, two- Clever Curtis answers: On pear trees. Donald: I’d like to tell you a joke about the measles, but I’d pound box of her favorite chocolates was delivered. Later, better not. a boutique delivered a designer dress. The teacher asks the class: Where do dates grow? Mike: Why not?

The woman couldn’t wait for her husband to come home. The class is silent. Little Johnny raises his hand and says: Donald: You know how those things spread. On calendars? ______“First the flowers, then the chocolates and then the dress!” ------“Darling,” said the husband to his new bride, “I am not she exclaimed. “I’ve never had a more wonderful Ground- Jake,” said his employer, “you’ve done a lot of good things casting any reflections on your cooking, but I sure wish hog Day in my life!” since you’ve been here. I’m going to increase your pay five you could learn to make the kinda of bread my mother

------dollars a week.” use to make.” A politician visited a remote little rural village and asked the inhabitants what the government could do for them. “Thanks boss,” replied Jake. “Would you mind putting “I don’t think that should be too difficult,” she said that in writing?” sweetly, “If you will learn to make the dough my father “We have two big needs,” said the village headman. “First, used to make.” we have a hospital but no doctor.” “Why? Don’t you trust me?” INTERNATIONAL PAGES The politician whipped out his cellphone, spoke for a “I trust you boss,” replied Jake. “It’s my wife. If I say I got a