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VOL 13 ISSUE 31 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● AUG 02 - 08 , 2019 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news President Trump Announces New Tariffs Invites articles and advertisements for India's Independence Day special edition. on $300 billion in Chinese Goods Articles may please be emailed to [email protected] by August 5, 2019. Stocks and oil prices plunge Advertising space may please be booked by August 4. Creative of the advertisement WASHINGTON (TIP): Escalating the / advertising matter for designing an trade war with China, President Donald advertisement may please be emailed to Trump said in a series of tweets on [email protected] by August 6. Thursday, August 1 that, starting Sept. 1, For any question, please the U.S. will impose a 10% tariff on $300 call 646-247-9458. billion in Chinese goods. There will be no edition of The immediate impact of the The Indian Panorama on announcement was that the financial August 9 in view of the markets, which had jumped in morning Indian Independence Day special edition on August 13, 2019. trade, fell into negative terrain immediately after Mr. Trump's tweets. The Dow went from a gain of 270 points Melinda Katz Wins Thursday to a loss of 180 points moments Recount in Queens DA after Mr. Trump tweeted his threat - a swing of more than 450 points. It closed Primary the day down 280 points, or 1%, to 26,583. The broader S&P 500 stock index and President Trump Melinda Katz has accused China called upon tech-heavy Nasdaq composite also slid of reneging on its all to join her on the tweet. commitments. "in beginning Oil markets plunged almost 8% -- the the hard work of reforming steepest one-day drop in more than four worries that a trade war would slow the for energy. the criminal years, Bloomberg News reported -- on global economy and drag down demand contd on Page 32 justice system in Queens." Work with you in facilitating greater trade & NEW YORK CITY (TIP): New York City's Board of Elections on Monday, investment ties, Indian Envoy tells US Investors July 29, declared Queens Borough President Melinda Katz the winner by 60 votes to become the Democratic Party's candidate for Queens DA. Her opponent Tiffany Cabán declared she would appeal the results in court. Cabán is contesting more than 100 USA to Allow Import of invalidated ballots. Melinda Katz, said: "While it is some Prescription everyone's right to avail themselves of Drugs from Canada the judicial process, I urge all participants in this hard-fought India's Ambassador to the US Harsh V Shringla addressing the heads of trade & investment H.S. PANASER election to come together and join me offices of all 50 states of USA at the State International Development Organization Forum in NEW YORK (TIP) National Public in beginning the hard work of Denver, Colorado. Picture / Courtesy Indian Embassy Radio placed this information that reforming the criminal justice system WASHINGTON (TIP): India is very keynote speaker at 2019 State Trump administration is outlining two in Queens." happy that US investors have taken an International Development possible ways certain drugs that were A Democrat, Katz is the current interest in India, and India would take Organization (SIDO) Conference on US- intended for foreign markets could be Queens Borough President. She served necessary steps in facilitating greater India Trade and Investment: imported to the U.S. - a move that would as New York City Councilwoman from trade and investment ties, India's Opportunities and Best Practices. clear the way to import some 2002 to 2009. Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Highlighting how States both in the U.S. prescription drugs from Canada. The Indian Panorama was one of the Shringla has said. and India play a very important role in "Today's announcement outlines the first to endorse Melinda Katz. During Ambassador's visit to promoting business partnership and tie- pathways the Administration intends to Colorado, July 29-30, 2019, he was the ups, contd on Page 32 contd on Page 32 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 NY/NJ/CT FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 AAPI's Historic 13th Annual Global Healthcare Summit in Hyderabad Concludes with a Commitment to Give Back to India New York based Dr. Ajay Lodha, past President of AAPI, coordinated and led the seminar on AYUSH, Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, & Homeopathy.

"Obesity Revolution" Walkathon for creating awareness about Obesity. The walkathon had a record breaking as many as 2,000 participants. Dr. Seema Arora, the Chairman-Elect of AAPI, BOT, said, "We flew away from India decades ago. However, our hearts are still in India." Summarizing some of the achievements of AAPI , she pointed to AAPI's 16 free healthcare clinics, AAPI's legislative initiatives in the US, and the ongoing collaboration with the government of India and the state governments and several NGOs, to help making healthcare more cost effective. Dr. Sreeni Ganagasani, Chairman of GHS Convention said, "The GHS 2019 features some of the biggest names in the healthcare industry, especially at the 6th annual CEO leadership forum with AAPI leaders with Shri Venkaiah Naidu during the inaugural ceremony leaders from across the globe." A major theme and focus of the 13th HYDERABAD, INDIA / NEW YORK ATMGUSA, KAMCOSA, and GMCGA, AAPI delegates. annual Global Healthcare Summit is on (TIP): The 13th edition of the annual had participation from some of the Offering trainings to First Responders, Women's Health. A team of physicians, Global Healthcare Summit organized by world's most well-known physicians, and a CEO Forum by a galaxy of CEOs from consisting of women leaders of AAPI, the American Association of Physicians industry leaders. around the world, CMEs, first ever Med including Drs. Uma Jonnalagadda; of Indian Origin (AAPI) USA, was GHS 2019 was attended by over 100 Quiz, cultural events, interactive Soumya Neravelta; Stella Gandhi; Swati inaugurated by Shri Venkaiah Naidu, opinion leaders and expert speakers from roundtables, clinical practice workshops, Yalamnchi; Pooja Kinkhabawala led the Vice President of India, with the lighting many countries across the globe to and meet-the-expert sessions, Women's sessions on Women's Healthcare Needs. of the traditional lamp and delivering the present cutting edge scientific findings as Forum by internally acclaimed In addition, a day-long session on Rural keynote address at the famous Taj these relate to clinical practice, successful women from India, were only Health Education was held at Bharatiya Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad on July 21st. representing major Centers of some of the major highlights of the Vidya Bhavan in Hyderabad on July "I am glad to learn that AAPI serves as Excellence, Institutions, and Professional Healthcare Summit, Dr. Reddy, who 22nd. an umbrella organization with a Network Associations are represented by the assumed office as the President of AAPI According to Dr. Sudhakar of over 160 chapters across USA," Mr. invited chairs and speakers. In addition, barely two weeks ago, said. Jonnalagadda, President-Elect of AAPI, Naidu told AAPI delegates. "We are the GHS 2019 was attended by more than In his address, Dr. Prathap C Reddy, the scientific program of GHS 2019 was indeed proud of our doctors and 1,000 local physicians. Founder-Chairman of Apollo Hospitals, developed by leading experts with the healthcare practitioners who are "Let us develop a structural praised AAPI's efforts to help India contributions of a stellar Scientific rendering invaluable healthcare services relationship between AAPI and the through its Healthcare Summits in Advisory Board and International in countries across the globe." government of India," Honorable Shri making policies in healthcare delivery Scientific Committee, while the event In his welcome address, Dr. Suresh Harsh Vardhan, India's Minister for more effective. featuring plenary sessions, interactive Reddy, President of AAPI, said, "This Health, told the hundreds of Earlier on July 21st, the GHS began in roundtables, clinical practice workshops, GHS held in Hyderabad from July 21stto international delegates. "It is your love the early hours of the day as AAPI and meet the expert sessions. 23rd, 2019 has promised to be one with the for your motherland that has brought you delegates, students and faculties from Read full story on greatest impact and significant here today." He proposed that each AAPI several schools and colleges joined the www.theindianpanorama.news contributions towards harnessing the member return to one's place of birth power of international Indian diaspora and identify the local needs of the place to bring the most innovative, efficient, and invest one's time and resources and cost effective healthcare solutions to talents and skills there in order to make a India." positive impact on the health of your The groundbreaking Global Healthcare native place. "If AAPI has a project in its Summit (GHS) organized by AAPI in efforts to enhance the healthcare system collaboration with the Government of in India, the Ministry of Health will India, BAPIO & GAPIO, as well as Host collaborate and provide all possible Alumni Chapters, including OGKTMA, support to it," the Minister promised the

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, India's Minister for Health, addressing the delegates at the GHS 2019

AAPI delegates, students and faculties from several schools and colleges at the "Obesity Women's Forum where Bollywood Star Jaya Prada became AAPI's Ambassador for Women's Revolution" Walkathon for creating awareness about Obesity Empowerment THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 NY/NJ/CT 3 Seventh Edition of India Day Parade in Hicksville on August 4 to be a Memorable One, says IDP USA President Jasbir Jay Singh

HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): The India Anti-Bias Crime Task Force. Day Parade in Hicksville is a historic ● Chairman: Long Island Diversity event on Long Island bringing together Council more than 100 organizations to celebrate ● Elected Member, Executive, India the Independence of India. The Indian Association of Long Island (IALI), American community of Long Island, ● President for India Day Parade of secular in spirit, brings together Long Island (IDP) cultural, religious, and nonprofit ● Active Member of South Asian organizations under one umbrella to American Political Action host the 7th India Day Parade this year Committee (SAPAC), which will be on Sunday 4th August. ● Vice President, International Hindi The parade will be starting from Patel Association, NYS Chapter. Brothers at 12:00 noon Hicksville and ● Director, South Asians for will end at E Barclay Street Parking Lot Empowerment (SAFE) opposite Asamai Temple. Grand Marshal ● Director, South Asians for Strong Raj Kummar Rao, Bollywood celebrity America (SASA) along with Consul General Sandeep A veteran community activist and Chakravorty and Iraada Foundations' leader Indu Jaiswal, Advisor to the IDP Chintu Patel are Grand Marshals. USA 2019, in her message said: Gujarati Screen star Aarti Patel will be "Celebrations of India, as the India the Guest of Honor, with some other Day Parade in Hicksville, are a conduit dignitaries also participating in the to pass on to our next generations the grand celebrations. IDP USA President Jasbir Jay Singh (9th from left) with his team glorious history and culture of a Vishwa There will be all day cultural programs IDP USA Organizing Committee goal is to serve the community. Guru Bharat. Also, such celebrations add by local talents and by professional DJs President Jasbir Jay Singh, a humble Jay is associated with many to the richness of multicultural fabric of and Live bands. Deepak Kumar of gentleman with affable manners, always organizations in the tri-state area. He America, the country we adopted and are Satellite Garba & Dandia King and Miss believes in team spirit and taking all migrated to United States in 1985 and is proudof. Pooja, melodious queen of Punjab will be along. A very successful entrepreneur, very actively involved in South Asian This parade conforms to the long performing live to entertain all. starting and establishing businesses Community since 1989. He helped and traditions of hundreds of immigrant There will be special attraction as this through out his life with always keeping assisted a big number of newly migrated communities. It has a tremendous year's raffle has BMW SUV as Grand the welfare and well-being of the immigrants of South Asian community symbolic significance to the New Prize, and Ticket to India along with community, Jay has enthused and to pursue their dreams and procure jobs generation of Indian Americans born other 33 prizes will entice people to buy galvanized the Indian American in the land of Opportunity between 1989 and raised in this land. tickets and also engage them to enjoy community of Hicksville, and with his and 1994. He kept up with the good work I take this opportunity to congratulate and be part of celebrations towards the connections with political leaders and by helping people with achieving their the organizers of the Parade for end. Ticket price is $20. There will be officials, succeeded in ensuring the financial goals and protecting their loved celebrating the 550th birth Anniversary booths for shopping, soliciting and food attendance of many of them. His hard ones with financial security through of Guru Nanak Dev ji and the 150th Birth to enjoy. Mini Carnival is there for kids work and the cooperation he has got from Metlife, between 1994 to 1998. He served Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. as they can enjoy free rides. 11 floats and his team will make the parade on August as Community Outreach Director for President Jasbir Jay Singh and his 40 groups will be marching the Golden 4 a memorable one with unprecedented South Asians and Special Assistant to dedicated team deserve all appreciation Indian Mile. The neighborhood will be participation. New York City Public Advocate Mr. Bill for the superb planning and flanked with the tricolors. His love and hobby is to write for his de Blasio for 2012 and 2013. implementation of this historic IDP also marks the 550th birthday of own publication, Hum Hindustani, the Jasbir Jay Singh is currently: celebration. Mr Singh has remarkably Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji and 150th only Hindi weekly magazine in North displayed his managerial skills and birthday of Mahatma Gandhi ji this year. America, and Asli Punjabi, one of the ● Board Member: Asian American experience for another successful Parade IDP is a proud Contributor to 'CRY' and many Punjabi language informative Advisory Board of Nassau County in Hicksville this year". All eyes are now "Akshaya Patra." websites, where his main agenda and ● Deputy Director: Nassau County set on Sunday, August 4. India is now one of the most important Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori appointed relationships of the US: Rep Engel International Director of Apollo Hospitals NEW DELHI (TIP): New Bilateral Trade to reach 500 billion dollars under York based world-renowned Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Modi 2.0 - Jagdish Sewhani Dattatreyudu Nori has been appointed as the International Director of Apollo Cancer Centres, Apollo Hospitals Group. Beginning August, Dr. Nori will be available for consultations 10 times at Apollo Hospitals in India for 4 months in a year. A Padma Shri Awardee, Dr. Nori has been honored with many prestigious Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori, New York based celebrated Oncologist (second from left), has been appointed awards for immigrants for International Director of Apollo Hospitals medicine and cancer care, Jagdish Sewhani addressing the event with including the highest civilian honor in the US in 2014, the "Ellis Island Medal of Honor" Congressman Eliot Engel Consul General Sandeep Chakravorty, Kamal for his exemplary and outstanding qualities in both his personal and professional life. In LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): India is Gupta, Sanjiv Chand, Congressman Eliot 2017, the Indian Cancer Congress honored him with its highest recognition - "Living now one of the most important Engel, Jagdish Sewhani Legend in Cancer Care." Dr. Nori, with over four decades of experience, is recognized as relationships for the US, a powerful role in strengthening the relationship a global thought leader in cancer research with many pathbreaking and innovative Democratic Congressman has said between the two largest democratic developments related to cancer treatment attributed to him. Dr. Nori is also a consultant adding that a strong and vibrant Indian countries of the world. to the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency, advising on formulation of American community has played a key contd on page 6 guidelines for cancer treatment in developing countries. (Based on a press release) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 4 INDIANS ABORAD FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 Indian Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik Indian American Debasish Dutta Wins People's Choice award at Boston Takes over as UM-Flint Chancellor International Sand Art MICHIGAN (TIP): Debasish Dutta, a Dutta. "The university has a lot to offer distinguished professor of engineering Flint and the region, and vice versa. I Championship and the former chancellor at Rutgers look forward to working with faculty, University-New Brunswick, became the staff, students and the community to new chancellor of the University of improve access, enhance excellence and Michigan-Flint, August 1, 2019. serve the citizens of the state of Dutta succeeds Susan E. Borrego, who Michigan." stepped down as UM-Flint's leader at the As chancellor of Rutgers' flagship, end of July. As UM-Flint chancellor, he land-grant campus, Dutta led a public will serve as the chief executive officer research university with $1.6 billion of the Flint campus and also an annual budget. His administration executive officer of U-M. brought focus and accountability in key "Dr. Dutta brings a lifetime of areas, increased research funding, and The championship was themed plastic academic leadership experience and worked effectively with legislators, pollution, and Sudarshan created a sculpture titled, 'Stop Plastic Pollution, accomplishment to his new position at business leaders and alumni to create Save Our Ocean' the University of Michigan-Flint," says institutional momentum around Picture / courtesy Twitter President Mark Schlissel. "I welcome academic excellence, student success him back to Michigan and look forward and affordability. BOSTON (TIP): Padma Shri award to working with him and the entire UM- From 2014-17, he served as the provost winner sand artist Sudarshan Flint community to advance the Debasish Dutta with his wife, Fataneh and executive vice president for Pattnaik won the People's Choice Prize university's legacy of educational Taghaboni-Dutta Photo / Courtesy UM-Flint academic affairs and diversity at Purdue at Boston International Sand Art access, academic strength, and service University.Prior to that, Dutta served as Championship, 2019. As many as 15 top to the region." Manufacturing and the founding associate provost and dean of the sand artists from across the world He began his career at U-M as an director of its Interdisciplinary graduate college at the University of participated in the three-day assistant professor of mechanical Professional Programs. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2009 competition that started on July 26 and engineering in 1989 and moved through "I am thrilled to return to the to 2014, where he was also the Edward concluded on July 28. The the ranks to professor in 2000. While at University of Michigan to lead UM- William and Jane Marr Gutgsell championship was themed plastic Michigan, he was the director of the Flint, a campus with exciting Professor and interim vice-chancellor pollution, and Sudarshan created a College of Engineering's Program in possibilities and a special place," said for research. sculpture titled, 'Stop Plastic Pollution, Save Our Ocean'. "I have won the People's Choice Prize Indian American IndianAmerican Lawyer Indian origin student at USA for My SandArt on Plastic Pollution with message, "Save our Professor Wins Promoted to Key Post at killed in Alabama gas Ocean " in #Boston International Prestigious NSF Early National Security station robbery SandArt Championship/ Festival 2019", he tweeted. Career Award Council Neil Purush The Guinness World Records holder Kumar was Deshpande Patel formerly has participated in more than 60 earned her working worked for the part-time in a international sand sculpture master's and National Ph.D. degrees gas station championships across the world and Security Division while pursuing won many awards for the country. from Virginia of the Justice Polytechnic his master's The annual Revere Beach Department, as degree in Institute and a counter- International Sand Sculpting State University computer terrorism science at Troy Festivalin its 16th year drew more than in Blacksburg prosecutor University 1 million visitors in 2018. Photo / Courtesy Indian National Embry-Riddle Sentenced to more VIRGINIA (TIP): Indian American BRUNDIDGE (TIP): A former than 20 years for Professor Dr. Kshitija Deshpande of WASHINGTON (TIP): An Sharjah Indian School student Neil Filming Sexual Abuse Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, IndianAmerican lawyer has been Purush Kumar, age 30, a resident of received a highly competitive, five-year promoted as senior director of Troy,died Wednesday,July 24, 2019 when of 11year old National Science Foundation (NSF) counterterrorism of the White House- a gunman robbed the J&S Buy Rite Faculty Early Career Development based National Security Council (NSC), Convenience Store. July 24 morning . Program (CAREER) award of nearly according to media reports. Kashyap The Brundidge Police Department got $500,000. "Kash" Patel who is a fierce loyalist of a call about a man who entered through Deshpande, an assistant professor US President Donald Trump, is a fence near the gas station, robbed and of Engineering Physics, plans reportedly the author of the shot the store clerk in the gas station continuing investigations of controversial Republican memo of 2018, behind and then made his way out atmospheric events that can disrupt a critical of the Federal Bureau of around the corner, over the train tracks, wide range of communications, Investigation (FBI) and some Justice all without being seen. affecting satellites, air traffic control, Department officials. Police have arrested and charged a Divesh Valanju was sentenced to 21 years and even radio dispatches on Earth. Patel formerly worked for the man - Leon Flowers, 23, in connection and 10 months in federal prison for producing child pornography. Her NSF funding will also support a National Security Division of the with the shooting. Fox Screen shot variety of new educational Justice Department, as a counter- Kumar was a computer science opportunities for Embry-Riddle terrorism prosecutor. He joined the graduate student at Troy University and FORT MYERS, FL (TIP): U.S. students. committee as a senior counter- was working part-time in a gas station. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell Deshpande earned her master's terrorism counsel in April 2017. Kumar was the youngest child and only has sentenced Divesh Valanju (30, and Ph.D. degrees from Virginia Patel, 38, grew up in New York and son of father Purush Kumar and mother India) to 21 years and 10 months in Polytechnic Institute and State graduated from the University of Seema, who are both based in Sharjah. federal prison for producing child University in Blacksburg, Virginia. Richmond in 2002. He earned a He is also survived by two older sisters pornography. Valanju had pleaded She then served as a postdoctoral certificate in international law from the Neema and Nastasha, who both live in guilty on April 11, 2019. research associate at Virginia Tech University College London Faculty of the US. Funeral Service was held on (Read full story on before joining Embry-Riddle in Laws, and graduated from Pace Sunday, July 28, at the Chapel of Dillard www.theindianpanorama.news) 2016. University's law school in 2005. Funeral Home in Troy. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 5 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 6 NY/NJ/CT FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019

William F. Sweeney Jr. said: "The Bangladeshi Man from Bronx lure of radical ideologies comes from many sources, and just because the Taliban may seem like Arrested for Attempting to Provide an old and out of vogue extremist group, it shouldn't be underestimated. The FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force stopped Material Support to Taliban Mr. Hossain from traveling overseas to allegedly support a deadly NEW YORK (TIP): A Americans, and particularly wanted prosecutors who are responsible for organization and kept him from his Bangladeshi American Delowar to target members of our armed this case." alleged plan to kill innocent Mohammed Hossain was Arrested forces serving our nation overseas. FBI Assistant Director of people." at John F. Kennedy International The excellent work of the FBI and Counterterrorism Michael NYPD Commissioner James P. Airport July 26 while allegedly NYPD stopped Hossain's alleged McGarrity said: "The criminal O'Neill said: "As we continue to see attempting to travel overseas to join deadly plan to join the Taliban complaint in this case reveals time and again, attempting to the Taliban in order to kill before he took flight, and he now Delowar Hossain had a despicable support terrorist attacks will lead Americans. He was charged in a faces federal terrorism charges." goal. He wanted to make his way to to arrest. I commend the dedication criminal Complaint with attempting Assistant Attorney General John Afghanistan, join up with Taliban of the NYPD detectives and FBI to provide material support for acts C. Demers said: "As alleged, forces, and kill Americans. But he agents who, through the Joint of terrorism, specifically in support Hossain planned to travel overseas failed because members of the FBI's Terrorism Task Force, remain of killing U.S. nationals located and join the Taliban in order to kill Joint Terrorism Task Force relentless in their focus to keep overseas. American soldiers. The threat of interrupted his plans. The FBI is New York City and our nation safe." U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman terrorism at home and abroad committed to working with our law Hossain, 33, of the Bronx, New said: "As alleged, Delowar Hossain remains, and the National Security enforcement partners to stop those York, is charged with one count of plotted to travel to Afghanistan to Division is committed to preventing who want to commit acts of attempting to provide material join the Taliban, specifically so he individuals from carrying out terrorism here in the U.S. or support for terrorism, which could commit acts of terrorism. deadly plans such as this. I want to overseas." carries a maximum sentence of 15 Hossain allegedly wanted to kill thank the agents, analysts, and FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge years in prison.

This natural relationship comes from the hundreds and thousands of jobs that India is now one of the most important the US companies have created in India; and Indian companies have created in USA hundreds and thousands of Indian relationships of the US: Rep Engel entrepreneurs and IT professionals who CONTD FROM PAGE 3 make American companies globally Indian Americans to ensure that this countries. Noting that the trade between competitive and the large number of "That India is now one of the United bilateral relationship continues to grow, the two countries was just USD20 billion Indian Diaspora, he said. States' most important relationships -- Engel said as a founding member of the in 2000, he said at the turn of this Praising the "great work" being done whether working together to address Congressional Caucus on India and century, which jumped to USD100 billion by Rep Engel in strengthening India US climate change, trade and economic Indian Americans almost 25 years ago, 2014 and USD150. By 2025, according to a relationship, Mr Sewhani urged the growth, security or space exploration -- he has been a longtime supporter of recent report by US India Strategic and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs speaks volumes about the exponential strengthening the US-India relationship. Partnership Forum (USISPF) is Committee to take the lead and give this growth and potential of our bilateral "When we first established the caucus, projected to increase to USD250 billion. natural relationship an institutional and ties," said Rep Eliot Engel. the relationship was more about the But at a time when India is poised to legislative framework. Chairman of the powerful House things we could not do together, than the become a five trillion economy in next Mr Sewhani suggested that there Foreign affairs Committee, Engel, was areas where we were cooperating. five years and aspires to become a 10 should be Annual Summit meeting speaking at an event organized by the Thanks to the hard work of dedicated trillion economy in the next eight years between Lok Sabha Speaker and American India Public Affairs leaders from both our countries, we're thereafter, Sewhani said it is time to set Speakerof the House of Representatives. Committee in Long Island last week to now standing shoulder-to-shoulder in the goal of making this bilateral trade to The Summit meeting will include felicitate him in recognition of his ways that no one would have imagined a half a trillion dollars in less than a representatives from all the Party. He contribution towards India US generation ago," said Engel, addressing a decade or in 2027 when India celebrates also suggested the creation of US caucus relationship. small group of eminent Indian the 80th anniversary of its in Indian Parliament on the lines of "At the heart of this friendship are Americans. independence. He also urged the India Caucus in US. Congress. people-to-people ties-especially the Welcoming Engel, Jagdish Sewhani Congressman to ensure that there is no Discussing about the relationship strong and vibrant Indian American president of American India Public dilution or diversion in the zero- between India and US, Mr Sewhani said community that has brought such Affairs Committee said that relationship tolerance policy of the United States this natural relationship cannot be incredible energy to this relationship… between India and the United States are when it comes to fight against terrorism. compared by America's other partners driving stronger engagement and not only natural but in coming years Noting that it was the late Prime and allies be it NATO allies, or some of helping keep things on track during they will grow at rapid speed. Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee who had the strategic partnership that India has challenging times," Engel said. In his address, Sewhani called for coined the term that India and the US are with other countries. All those Looking forward to working with increasing the trade between the two Natural Partners, the eminent relationships are driven by their community leader said that it is time respective governments. that "We The People" and "In the case of India and the US, we Representatives of "The People" take a need to come out with a framework in lead in giving legislative framework to which this bilateral relationship is this. driven by people and business. As of Rep Engel can play a leading role in now, I don't know the specifics of such a effort in a historic year when we are move -- but our end goal should be a celebrating the 150th birth anniversary framework in which there is a much of Mahatma Gandhi, he said. better and freedom of movement of This "natural partnership" is driven by people, businesses, and collaborations in people to people relationship, the the field of research and development," thousands of businesses between the two Mr Sewhani said. "As "We the People" countries, lakhs of Indian students in representing the two largest the US and when they go back they take democracies of the world, it's our along with them the dream they work responsibility and duty to ensure that culture which they try implement back the values that we endure is spreads to home, Mr Sewhani said. other parts of the world as well," he said. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 NY/NJ/CT 7

Consulate General of Celebrating the Mahatma in the Gandhian India Extends Emergency Visa Spirit and Way by Planting Trees Services on NEW YORK (TIP): In connection with A variety of trees from flowering to evergreen Holidays/Weekends the year- long commemorative trees will be planted in September 2019 at a celebration of 150 birth anniversary of befitting peaceful open site within the 600 acres NEW YORK (TIP): The Mahatma Gandhi, the Consulate General campus of the SUNY-OW Consulate General of India, New of India in New York and the State York, will issue Emergency Visa on University of New York, Old Westbury Weekends and closed holidays in (SUNY-OW), Shanti Fund, have entered order to further improve the overall into an agreement to plant 150 trees in the quality and delivery of services at Old Westbury Campus. the consulate. The Emergency 150 years of the Mahatma is being Service will be rendered only in celebrated worldwide. In the US, several emergencies arising due to organizations around the country have death/serious illness of immediate undertaken many activities and events to family member of US Passport remember Gandhiji - his life and works. holders during the Mahatma Gandhi is in several ways weekends/holidays. also one of the first environmental For availing the Emergency leaders the world has seen. His word 'the world has enough for everyone's need, but Service: not enough for everyone's greed' has planted in September 2019 at a befitting memory of their loved ones or as a ● The applicant may call continued relevance even today. As the peaceful open site within the 600 acres symbol of love and affection. A suitable Consulate's Emergency world is facing environmental challenges, campus of the SUNY-OW. A very high tag indicating adopter's name will be Number +1 917-815-7066 (only it is felt that a befitting way to remember level dignitary from India is likely to placed on or near the tree. Contributions in the case of death or serious the Mahatma is to plant trees in his name. inaugurate the 'Gandhi Peace Garden' in can be made online at sickness of immediate family The garden in in the Old Westbury September 2019. www.shantifund.org (Contact Mr. Arvind member). Campus, dedicated in the memory of In the Gandhian spirit and way, the Vora, President, Shanti Fund: ● The designated Consulate Gandhiji is to be called "Gandhi Peace Consulate proposed to establish the [email protected]; Cell: 917 406 6065 for official would ascertain the Garden". A variety of trees from Garden with total people's participation any clarifications). The last date for genuineness of the Emergency flowering to evergreen trees will be by adoption of the trees by people in the adopting the trees is August 15, 2019. and direct the applicant to visit CKGS website to fill visa form and pay fee online. Indian American IT Consultant in New Jersey Convicted ● CKGS shall liaison with the applicant directly and upon receipt of duly filled in of Multimillion-Dollar Kickback Scheme application form CKGS would NEW YORK (TIP): Geoffrey S. large union pension and health benefit proceed with registering the Berman, the United States Attorney for fund (the "Funds"), pled guilty in same and will send the the Southern District of New York, connection with the same crimes shortly completed data to Consulate announced July 29 that a federal jury before trial. Manhattan U.S. Attorney for grant of visa. found Shivanand Maharaj guilty of Geoffrey S. Berman said: "For years, ● Upon receipt of the data, honest services wire fraud, paying Shivanand Maharaj bribed an insider at Consulate will issue kickbacks in connection with an a pension and health fund to approve appropriate visa to the employee benefit plan, and conspiracy, hundreds of invoices for information applicant. following a two-week trial before U.S. technology work that was never done at Following documents are District Judge John G. Koeltl. RUBANO, a/k/a "Rick Rubano," who was all. (Read full story on mandatory for grant of visa on MAHARAJ's co-conspirator, ENRICO a director of information technology at a www.theindianpanorama.news) emergency basis: (i) Submission of visa online application at CKGS website and hard copy thereof. (ii) Photograph and signature in .JPG format (iii) Document (s) to establish the emergency (iv) Proof of local address such as utility bills etc. (v) Certificate of renunciation of Indian citizenship or application for renunciation, wherever applicable. (vi) Printed confirmed air ticket for India (vii) US passport valid for at least six months. In case of any issue, please contact Consulate's Emergency No. +1 917-815- 7066 or CKGS weekend servicescould be contacted at phone: (213)-213 5019 and email: emergencyvisa.holidays@ck gs.com THE INDIAN PANORAMA 8 EDITORIAL FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 GUEST COMMENT Tough road to talaq; If true to its word, govt should control khaps now

arliament has finally passed the Bill family socially, economically and provisions, providing for maintenance Why shouldn't divorce too then have legal on triple talaq, making it a criminal psychologically. The present instance was only during the period of separation or sanctity instead of being a knee-jerk Poffence and penalizing husbands triggered by the case of Shayara Bano, iddat. Arif Mohammed Khan, a Union reaction? Even countries like Saudi who give instant divorce to their wives whose husband gave her talaq-e-biddat on minister, had resigned in protest. Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan have done with a three-year jail term. Divorce in telegram. Backed by an orthodox clergy, The government has maintained that away with it. The Bill should have been a general and triple talaq in particular have the chances of misuse of the provisions in the Bill should be seen as a step towards step against orthodoxy and not an attempt always been a contentious issue. Muslim personal law are always there, the women's empowerment and to politicize the medieval practice of a Differences, when they are irrevocable, rigor of it portrayed so well in the 1982 film modernization of laws governing such community that has been at the receiving often lead one to the brink. But society and Nikaah. More than three decades earlier matters. It can, however, be argued that end in lynching incidents. The BJP courts also advise restraint and to rethink had come up the case of Shah Bano, whose even the provisions of dowry laws are government's commitment to social the decision before reaching a breaking husband refused to give her maintenance. open to misuse when couples or families reform should not stop with triple talaq point to make sure that the ground for it is Even as the court gave its verdict in her nurse a grouse. Moreover, despite the but now should encompass khap not frivolous and that reconciliation favor, the then government at the Centre social sanctions, marriage needs legal panchayats. remains an option. Divorce impacts a buckled under pressure and diluted the validation, especially for a sojourn abroad. (Tribune, India) AS I SEE IT Padding up for the next UNSC innings India can use its term as a non-permanent member to enhance its credentials as a constructive and responsible member of international society, but By Krishnan Srinivasan an upgrading of its status will have to wait until an indeterminate future date. espite the fact that India has served as a non-permanent Whether or not the U.S. President Donald withdrawing support to them. India Dmember of the United Nations Trump is re-elected , the 'America First' should attempt to make progress on the Security Council (UNSC) more often doctrine will endure in some form since non-discriminatory elimination of than any country other than Japan from it has the support of a sizeable weapons of mass destruction, protection India must give exceptional weightage to the Asia-Pacific Group, it is a matter of constituency in that country.This makes of the environment against global how all Security Council issues have an satisfaction and a tribute to Indian U.S. foreign policy more transactional, warming, safeguarding outer space from impact on the subcontinent diplomacy that the Group unanimously which in turn will generate less traction weaponization, and enhancing respect decided this year to support India for an to the reform process within the UN and for diversity and plurality in world one is in doubt that the Indian reference eighth second-year term. The elections the expansion of permanent politics. India should underline the is to Pakistan. The question of an are to take place in June next year. This membership of the UNSC to which India validity of Article 2 of the UN Charter international convention against means that India's election is assured, aspires. that provides for state sovereignty and terrorism has been under discussion in and its term will run in the calendar India can use its term as a non- safeguards countries against outside UN committees for many years, and the years 2021 and 2022. permanent member to enhance its interference in the domestic affairs of UNSC will not be the forum for headway Fast-changing dynamics credentials as a constructive and other states. In upholding respect for a on this. India could use its presence on responsible member of international rules-based order in international the UNSC's sanctions subcommittee to To anticipate what issues will arise society, but an upgrading of its status society, India should underline the proscribe Pakistan-based militant during India's tenure two and three years will have to wait until an indeterminate sanctity of treaties such as the groups and individuals. But experience down the road, in the highest decision- future date. It may be noted in passing multilateral accord with Iran endorsed shows that this is frankly of dubious making organ concerned with peace and that the inclusion of India, Japan, by the Security Council and the Paris benefit when weighed against the effort conflict in the global organization, is Germany and Brazil in the UNSC, to Agreement on Climate Change. expended. clearly problematic. The dynamics of which package India is formally Among country-specific topics that are New Delhi will feel in the next few international politics are fast moving. committed, will create an even greater likely to re-appear before the UNSC are years that its time has come for a major The Washington consensus of the post- imbalance in favor of the West versus the the 'frozen' disputes of Cyprus, Palestine, role on the world stage, but big player Soviet era, if it ever truly existed, has Rest in world affairs. Ukraine and North Korea. On each of status will be difficult without India unraveled in the wake of three factors: India is one of the world's biggest these, India has taken a balanced being pivotal in the South Asian region. tensions between major powers; proxy economies, which even the pessimists position that needs little reset. Kashmir In this respect, India's regional status is wars in West Asia, and widespread and cannot deny. Accordingly, its voice remains on the UN agenda and if the insufficiently credible. Accordingly, on scattershot use of threat and economic resonates and is capable of making a situation in the Kashmir Valley all issues before the UNSC, India must sanctions by the United States which significant contribution during its deteriorates, the issue may be revived in give exceptional weightage as to how pursues a militarized foreign policy with tenure by emphasizing and the UNSC by Pakistan, although third they will have an impact on the Indian a military and intelligence presence in strengthening multilateralism as a parties have no enthusiasm for involving subcontinent. 150 countries, and 800 bases in 70 nations. means of making the world safer. themselves in India-Pakistan disputes. If Demosthenes in Fourth Century BC The rise of China and the bogey of Multipolar focus reports are true that Mr. Modi is seeking Athens stated that diplomats had "no Russian aggression are resisted through to normalize relations with China battleships at their disposal... their military and economic measures by India needs to uphold the objective of a during this term in office, it will greatly weapons are words and opportunities". Washington, which urges its usually multipolar world and counter existing strengthen India's position. India's presence on the UNSC will reluctant European allies and others to trends towards unilateralism, ethno- Pakistan and the terror angle present opportunities to enhance the follow suit. The race is on for supremacy centrism, protectionism and racial country's reputation. American policies in artificial intelligence, high technology intolerance. It should seek to protect the It bears repetition that the growth of in India's near neighborhood towards and 5G which will have strategic World Trade Organization from India's economy and its democratic West Asia, Russia and China present significance in future decades. In this American attempts to undermine it, system are our best insurance policy; challenges that can be met only with variable world of incessant jockeying for since the WTO's dispute mechanism is a witness what China has been able to get great skill and delicate balance. India greater influence among big and medium resource for developing countries, as is away with in respect of the Uighurs. New should aim to end its eighth term on the powers, and where the center ground for the work of the United Nations Delhi's preoccupation with Pakistan Council with its merit- and legality- concepts such as strategic autonomy and Educational, Scientific and Cultural finds its articulation in the subject of based judgments intact and widely equidistance has shrunk with rising Organization, the UN Human Rights international and cross-border respected. polarization between the major powers, Council and other UN bodies despite the terrorism. Although the context is (The author is a former Foreign there are nevertheless some constants. U.S. and a few other countries normally couched in general terms, no Secretary of India) THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 PERSPECTIVE 9 In hate crime fight, a voice still feeble Taking the cue from the U.S., the Indian Parliament needs to recognize hate killings as an act of terror

acts of hate violence, but now using modern technology, video-graphing of mob lynching, widely circulating these images through social media, and By Harsh Mander celebrating these as acts of nationalist valor. These have similarly instilled a pervasive sense of everyday normalized fear in the hearts of every Indian from The Supreme Court the targeted minority community. It is this which indeed makes lynching an of India recently ultimate act of terror. The Supreme Court of India recently asked the Union asked the Union government and all the major States to explain what action has government and all been taken to prevent these growing incidents of lynching, including passing the major States to a special law to instill a sense of fear for law amongst vigilantes and mobsters. explain what action Kunwar Danish Ali, a first term Bahujan and I were co-conveners of the working education, expenses incurred on account Samaj Party MP from Amroha, raised the group which drafted this proposed bill, of legal and medical assistance. It also same question in Parliament, describing which however was never even lays down a floor of ?25 lakh in case has been taken to mob lynching as "an assault on introduced in Parliament). We were lynching causes death. democracy". His inquiry was met with convinced that it is only the creation of The Congress government of Madhya prevent these noisy disruptions, but he got no answer. such a crime that will compel public Pradesh has announced its resolve to Significant statutes officials to perform their duty with pass legal provisions against lynching. It growing incidents of fairness, in conformity with their chooses curiously to not do this by an The Uttar Pradesh Law Commission constitutional and legal duties, to ensure anti-lynching law, but instead by lynching, including (UPLC) earlier last month took the equal protection to all persons, amendments to the Madhya Pradesh Cow initiative, unprompted by the Uttar regardless of their faith and caste. Progeny Slaughter Prevention Act 2004 passing a special law Pradesh government, to recommend a Some recommendations (which would effectively limit its scope draft anti-lynching law. It commends a only to cow-related lynching, and not to instill a sense of law which closely follows in almost every Both the Manipur law and UPLC lynching triggered by other charges). major detail the first law against recommendations also lay down Its proposed amendments do not fear for law amongst lynching passed in this country, a elaborate duties of police officials in the include any provisions to punish remarkable ordinance introduced by the event of lynching. These include taking dereliction of duty, protect victim rights vigilantes and Manipur government late last year, all reasonable steps to prevent any act of or secure compensation. All that it indeed the most significant statute lynching including its incitement and proposes is punishment for any act by a mobsters against religious hate crimes in the commission; to that end making all mob which indulges in violence in the country. possible efforts to identify instances of name of cow vigilantism from six t a time when India is reeling A noteworthy observation in the text of dissemination of offensive material or months to three years of imprisonment under hate lynching, it is sobering the United States bill is that it records any other means employed in order to and a fine. It is unclear what deterrence Ato remember that it took the that at least 4,742 people were lynched in incite or promote lynching of a such amendments would instill, since United States Senate 100 years to approve the U.S. between 1882 and 1968, but 99% of particular person or group of persons; existing laws contain much greater a bill to make lynching a federal crime. all perpetrators remain unpunished. It is and making all possible efforts to prevent punishments for murder and aggravated Over 200 anti-lynching bills were significant to remember that the first the creation of a hostile environment attacks. In its present form, it appears a introduced in the U.S. Congress since anti-lynching legislation proposed as far against a person or group of persons. weak, half-hearted and poorly thought- 1918, but all were voted down until the back as in 1918 in the U.S. targeted state Both sensitively and expansively lay out measure. The Ashok Gehlot-led Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of officials for failing to provide equal down official duties to protect victims government in Rajasthan has also tabled 2018 introduced by three Senators of protection under the laws to anyone and witnesses. They state that a victim an anti-lynching bill. This prescribes African American descent including victimized by a mob. Impunity shall have the right to reasonable, higher punishments, investigation by Kamala Harris was approved characterizes lynching in India as well. accurate, and timely notice of any court senior police officers, and mandatory unanimously in the winter of 2018. Addressing this squarely, both the proceeding and shall be entitled to be compensation but not the critical The U.S. bill describes lynching as "the Manipur statute and the UPLC draft heard at any proceeding in respect of elements of dereliction of duty or victim ultimate expression of racism in the create a new crime of dereliction of duty bail, discharge, release, parole, rights. Without these, they will make United States". Senator Cory Booker said by police officials, holding a police officer conviction or sentence of an accused, and little difference on the ground. the bill recognized lynching for what it is: guilty of this crime if he or she "omits to to file written submissions on conviction, Home Minister Amit Shah now heads a "a bias-motivated act of terror". When exercise lawful authority vested in them acquittal or sentencing. They also committee to propose action against will Parliament here recognize, similarly, under law, without reasonable cause, and explicitly require the Superintendent of lynching. The question remains: do we that lynching is "a bias-motivated act of thereby fails to prevent lynching". Police to inform the victim in writing of expect Mr. Shah, or indeed Uttar Pradesh terror" and "the ultimate expression of Dereliction also includes the failure to the progress in the investigation. The Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to communal hatred in India"? provide protection to a victim of victim shall have the right to receive a propose a law against lynching which Tool of fear lynching; failure to act upon copy of any statement of the witness punishes public officials who fail in their apprehended lynching; and refusing to recorded during investigation or inquiry duties, protects victims and witnesses, Some may dispute this description, record any information relating to the and a copy of all statements and and ensures comprehensive reparation, citing the relatively small numbers of commission of lynching. This crime documents. as proposed by the UPLC and provided in such mob crimes. They miss the point carries the penalty of one to three years Where the UPLC goes further than the the Manipur statute? that hate lynching is designed as an act to and a fine. The UPLC goes further to Manipur statute is in laying down the "Someone is finally recognizing our terrorize an entire community. The include also a new crime of dereliction of right to compensation. It places the duty pain," said the great-granddaughter of number of lynch murders in the U.S. duty by District Magistrates. squarely on the Chief Secretary to Anthony Crawford, an African mentioned in the bill averages around 55 The creation of this new crime was provide compensation to victims of American, who was lynched in 1916. I annually, but despite these small also the key recommendation of the lynching within 30 days of the incident. It wonder how long survivors of lynching numbers, these performative acts of Prevention of Communal & Targeted states that while computing who lost their loved ones to merciless violence succeeded in instilling intense Violence (Access to Justice and compensation, the State government mob hate in India will have to wait for a fear among all African Americans for Reparations) Bill, proposed by the must give due regard to bodily, government which will recognize their decades. National Advisory Council of the psychological and material injuries and pain. The same purpose is being served by erstwhile United Progressive Alliance loss of earnings, including loss of (The author is a human rights worker, writer lynching in India; again performative government (full disclosure: Farah Naqvi opportunity of employment and and teacher) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 10 SOUTH ASIA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019

Hungarian doctors separate Bangladeshi Bombs rattle Bangkok during twins joined at head DHAKA (TIP): Bangladeshi twins ASEAN summit, wounding 2 who were joined at the head were recovering on August 2 after BANGKOK (TIP): At least two small Hungarian surgeons performed a bombs exploded in Bangkok on August marathon 30-hour operation to 2, rattling the Thai capital as it hosted a separate their skulls and brains in the regional summit attended by US capital Dhaka. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and The twins, named Rabeya and leaving two people wounded. Rukaya, turned three last month and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha suffered from a rare embryological was told of “the bombing incidents and disorder affecting an estimated one in has ordered an immediate every five million to six million investigation”, Thai government births. spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat They were “stable after the final said, adding “security measures have separation”, said Andras Csokay, a been tightened. The public is urged not neurosurgeon with the Action for to panic”. Defenceless People Foundation Two women were wounded in one (ADPF) medical aid charity that explosion just outside the city centre, performed the operation. the Erawan Emergency Centre told AFP. “But we have to be very careful A second explosion shattered glass during the postoperative period,” near a well-known downtown Csokay, who headed the 35-strong skyscraper, emergency police added. Hungarian team, told AFP. Bomb disposal experts were deployed After the separation of their skulls around the Mahanakorn Tower--owned and brains at Dhaka’s Combined by the King Power group that counts bombings. democracy “red shirt” faction smashed Military Hospital, Csokay’s team Leicester City football club among its The blasts come weeks after former their way into the summit venue in the began to cover the wound area with assets. junta leader Prayut was inaugurated as resort city of Pattaya demanding soft tissues generated by a tissue There were unconfirmed reports of a civilian prime minister, sparking elections. expansion process carried out in several other devices being found across outcry among many pro-democracy Pandemonium ensued, with a number Hungary. the city. supporters in the deeply politically of leaders having to be rescued from a Prior to the surgery doctors had The bombings took place just before a divided kingdom. hotel roof by Thai army helicopters said there was only a 50 per cent keynote speech by Pompeo, who has The incidents raise the uncomfortable while others fled by boat. chance of both of the twins joined the Southeast Asian Foreign memory of Thailand’s last hosting of Thailand has a long history of surviving. Ministers meeting. the Association of Southeast Asian political violence linked to mass According to ADPF, only a handful The government urged the media to Nations (ASEAN) in 2009. protests, coups and short-lived of operations to separate twins joined avoid speculation on the motive for the Then, protesters from the pro- governments. AFP at the head have ever been successful. The Hungarian charity was set up Pak Taliban warns in 2002 by Csokay and plastic surgeon Malaysian Senator drops proposed Gergely Pataki to provide free people from playing surgery to poor people in Hungary and abroad. anti-seduction law after backlash loud music, administer The parents of the twins, who are polio drops to children from Pabna, 120 kilometres (75 miles) KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): A mistake that has offended many west of Dhaka, approached the group Malaysian Senator on August 1 women and no less men who PESHAWAR (TIP): The Pakistani for help in 2017. In the first surgery apologised after proposing a sexual considered it insulting,” he said. Taliban has warned people in the tribal phase in Bangladesh last year, the harassment law to protect men from Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of district of North Waziristan not to play shared blood vessels of the twins’ being “seduced” by women into People’s Justice Party and touted as loud music and administer polio brains were separated in a 14-hour committing sexual crimes. the next prime minister, had called on vaccination to their children, according operation. Then in a second six- Mohamad Imran Abdul Hamid’s Mohamad Imran to retract his words, to a media report on August 1. month-long phase beginning last proposed law sparked an outcry from saying they were an insult to women. The one-page message on a pamphlet January, Rabeya and Rukaya moved politicians and women’s rights “The proposal gives the impression in Urdu issued by banned Tehreek-i- to Budapest where doctors inserted a groups, who said it was unacceptable that men were immoral and easily Taliban Pakistan in Miramshah, the Hungarian-designed implant system for men to blame women victims of seduced into committing vile acts,” he headquarters of Pakistan's North to expand the scalp and soft tissue in sexual crimes. said in a statement. Waziristan district, on Wednesday also their heads. Mohamad Imran, a member of the Women’s rights group Sisters in directed women not to venture out During the period over 40 plastic ruling coalition’s People’s Justice Islam said men must be held without male company, the Dawn surgery interventions took place to Party, told the senate on Wednesday accountable if they commit sexual newspaper reported. fill the expanders, change the such a law was needed to “ensure men harassment and rape, regardless of "We remind you [residents] that bandages and to perform laser and are safe and the country is peaceful”. what women wear. similar statements issued by Taliban regenerative wound treatment. ADPF “I would like to suggest to the “Men should police their own several times in the past had fallen on neurosurgeons and plastic surgeons minister, if we could create a Sexual thoughts, words and actions and not deaf ears, but this time we are going to supported by anaesthesiologists, Harassment Act for men to deal with take crimes committed by men against take to task those who violate the radiologists and pediatricians also the acts, speech or dressing of women women lightly,” the group’s executive Taliban order," it stated. used innovative virtual 3D animation that could seduce men into director Rozana Isa said in a “There will be no use of DJs, neither software to map the two brains. “This committing incest, rape, molest and statement. inside the house nor in open fields and was one of the biggest most pornography, among other things,” he Mohamad Imran’s comments those ignoring the warning will be challenging malformations that I said, according to a video posted on coincided with the release on responsible for the consequences,” the have ever seen,” Pataki told AFP in the website of the New Straits Times Wednesday of a study into Malaysian message further said. Budapest last month. newspaper, viewed by Reuters. men’s attitudes towards sex, sex The pamphlet prohibited the people The twins and Hungarian medics “We also need to be protected, education, and consent. from playing loud music on computer then returned to Bangladesh late July because due to what women wear, we According to the report by the and other shops with a warning that any ahead of the final separation phase. are seduced and end up breaking the Centre for Governance and Political place from where songs were heard ADPF has performed around 500 country’s laws and face prosecution.” Studies, just 35% of 2,000 men could be blown up any time, the report reconstructive surgery operations in Mohamad Imran on Thursday interviewed for the study correctly said. Polio workers have been asked to Asia and Africa, including for apologised for his comments. identified consent as a verbal “yes” do finger-marking of children during Rohingya Muslim refugees in “While my intentions were sincere, I agreement from their sexual partner. the vaccination campaign but told not to Bangladesh. AFP did not expect it to be seen as a huge Reuters administer polio drops to children. PTI THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 11 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 12 US FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019

Indian Asylum Seekers on Hunger Strike in Texas ICE Pentagon stalls $10 bn cloud Jail forced to hydrate EL PASO, TX (TIP): Three Indian asylum contract eyed by Amazon seekers in El Paso, Texas, who launched a hunger strike from inside an ICE immigration jail earlier in July, demanding The move to stall the contract process came a week after Mark Esper was they be released while they appeal their confirmed as the new US secretary of defense. deportation orders, have been forced to receive IV drips. WASHINGTON (TIP): The According to media reports, the three Pentagon has put off awarding a $10 individuals have been locked up for months. billion cloud computing contract One of the men told the Texas Monthly, "If I sought by Amazon, saying on go back to India, I will be tortured and killed. Thursday that the process would be I can die here." It's the second time this year reviewed by the newly appointed that Indian men have led hunger strikes at defense secretary. the El Paso Processing Center. Amazon was considered a strong ICE confirmed that there were detainee contender to provide technology for hunger strikes at its facilities in El Paso and the Joint Enterprise Defense Otero, New Mexico. "All ten ICE detainees Infrastructure (JEDI) program--a have missed at least nine consecutive meals, contract that is also being pursued by triggering ICE hunger-strike protocols," Microsoft- but critics argued that the agency spokesman Timothy Oberle said in a bidding process favored the Seattle- statement. "The ICE Health Services Corps based technology titan. (IHSC) is medically monitoring the The move to stall the contract detainees' health and regularly updating ICE process came a week after Mark Esper of their medical status. Efforts are being was confirmed as the new US secretary taken to protect the detainees' health and of defense. privacy." Esper was selected by US President Donald Trump, who has lashed out at Indian American Amazon and company founder Jeff Congressman Bezos, who owns The Washington Post. "Secretary Esper is looking at the Krishnamoorthi leads 28 Joint Enterprise Defense colleagues on Bill To Infrastructure (JEDI) program," defense department spokeswoman Establish Commission To Elissa Smith told AFP. "No decision will be made on the Investigate Hate Crimes program until he has completed his "Our nation has examination." experienced a The contract has caused controversy devastating rise in hate crimes over whether internet giants claiming over the past to be trying to make the world better years, and the should be involved in the defense situation does industry. not seem to be Amazon chief Bezos has defended getting better" said the company's bid for the contract, Congressman saying it was important to support US "This is a great country and it does last year at a conference in San Krishnamoorthi. defense efforts, even if it is unpopular. need to be defended," Bezos said late Francisco. (Source:AFP)

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WASHINGTON (TIP): Congressman USCIS Releases U Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide to Raja Krishnamoorthi from Illinois on July 30, introduced the Hate Crimes Commission Better Support Certifying Agencies to Protect Victims of Crimes Act which will create a bipartisan commission to investigate and expand WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. submits the appropriate certification, The guide includes an overview of: reporting on hate crimes throughout the Citizenship and Immigration we will reduce fraud and abuse in the ● The U visa certification process; United States. This commission would be Services (USCIS) has published the U U visa program and more effectively ● Best practices for certifying comprised of a group of 12 members Visa Law Enforcement Resource adjudicate petitions for victims." agencies and officials; appointed by House and Senate leadership Guide (PDF, 1.58 MB) to provide law Law enforcement authorities and ● Answers to frequently asked who would have one year to prepare a enforcement and other certifying other certifying agencies provide questions from judges, report on the rise in hate crimes, potential agencies with helpful information certifications for U non-immigrant prosecutors, law enforcement causes of increase, and how to combat it. and best practices for the U visa status (U visa) petitioners. agencies and other officials; "Our nation has experienced a certification process. This guide will Individuals seeking a U visa because ● DHS contact information for devastating rise in hate crimes over the assist law enforcement and other they have been a victim of a serious certifying agencies on U visa past years, and the situation does not seem certifying agencies, who play a crime resulting in substantial mental issues; and to be getting better" said Congressman critical role in the U visa or physical abuse must establish ● Training resources and Krishnamoorthi. "People in communities adjudication process andwill ensure their eligibility. opportunities. all over the country have been targeted they have the resources they need to USCIS Form I-918, Supplement B, U Historically,this guide has addressed based on race, religion, sexual orientation, provide a properly completed Non-immigrant Status Certification, certifying procedures for both the T and gender. These hate crimes are a serious certification for immigrant victims of is a required certification to establish and U visa programs. This publication threat to the health and safety of our crime. eligibility for U non-immigrant is focused solely on U visa certification communities, and I am determined to see "This guide will assist law status. The Form I-918, Supplement B, practices. This change was made to them end. This commission will bring enforcement in submitting the must be signed by an authorized assist certifying agencies who work together experts from both the law appropriate certification required for official of the certifying agency (PDF, with victims of qualifying crimes enforcement community and the civil U visas and will support efforts to 1.58 MB) and the official must confirm requesting certification. When the new rights community to determine the best bring criminals to justice and protect the petitioner was helpful, is T Visa Law Enforcement Resource path forward in effectively combating this victims of crime," said Acting USCIS currently being helpful, or will likely Guide is released, it will address issue." Director Ken Cuccinelli. "By be helpful in the detection, information specific to the T visa ensuring that law enforcement investigation or prosecution of a case. requirements. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 US 13 Indian Ambassador Hosts Reception for Distinguished Indian American Community Leaders

Ambassador Harsh Vardhan Shringla with Consul Generals and officers at the Embassy. Seen from L to R: CG New York Sandeep Chakravorty, Dr. Swati Vijay Kulkarni , CG Atlanta, Amit Kumar, Deputy Chief of Mission, Ambassador Harsh V Shringla, Sudhakar Dalela , CG Chicago, A view of the gathering Photo / Gunjesh Desai Dr Anupam Ray, CG Houston, Minister, Commerce Manoj Mohapatra and Minister, Community Affairs Anurag Kumar . Photo / Gunjesh Desai

I.S. SALUJA / BIDISHA ROY closest friends that we have in United WASHINGTON (TIP): India's States. You are our partners, stakeholders. Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan We are ensuring that the relation between Shringla hosted prominent members of India and United States is as close, strong the Indian American community on 26 and significant as ever", he said amidst July 2019 at India House, Washington DC. thundering applause. Eminent members of the Indian The Ambassador invited the community community from across USA attended the leaders to support initiatives to event. All five Indian Consul Generals - commemorate the150th Birth Anniversary Sandeep Chakravorty (New York), of Mahatma Gandhi and 550th Birth Sudhakar Dalela (Chicago), Dr Anupam Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji. He Ray (Houston), Sanjay Panda (San also apprised them about the forthcoming Francisco) and Dr. Swati Vijay Kulkarni visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to (Atlanta) graced the event. USA in September and the community In his address, Ambassador thanked the reception being organized by Texas India 'Friends' for their support in strengthening Forum on 22 September in Houston. India-US relations and sought their support for the progress and development Ambassador Shringla with performing artists of India. "When I say friends, I mean it. of the evening Photo / Gunjesh Desai You are the best friends that we have, the Up to PM Modi to accept mediation offer on Kashmir: Trump WASHINGTON (TIP): US President "It's really up to Prime Minister Donald Trump on Thursday, August 1. said it was up to India and Pakistan to (Narendra) Modi (to accept the resolve the Kashmir dispute, but he was offer of mediation)," Trump told ready to assist if the two South Asian reporters responding to a neighbors wanted him to help in resolving the decades-old issue. question on India not accepting Trump was referring to his last week's his offer of mediation on Kashmir. meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, wherein he offered to help Trump said the Indian Prime Minister resolve the Kashmir issue. asked for this during their bilateral India has rejected the offer, while meeting in Japan in June on the sideline of Pakistan has welcomed his statement. the G-20 Summit. "It's really up to Prime Minister India quickly denied it and said the (Narendra) Modi (to accept the offer of Kashmir issue was never discussed mediation)," Trump told reporters between Modi and Trump. responding to a question on India not Indian External Affairs Minister S accepting his offer of mediation on Jaishankar refuted that Modi ever made Kashmir. them…. and I spoke with Pakistan about certainly intervene." that request. "Have they accepted the offer or not?", that and I spoke frankly in (sic) India about Last week, in his joint media "We heard remarks by President Donald Trump sought a clarification when asked it," Trump said. appearance with Pakistan Prime Minister Trump in a meeting with Prime Minister about India's rejection of his mediation He rued that the issue of Kashmir had Imran Khan in his Oval Office, Trump Imran Khan of Pakistan, to the press that offer. "I think they are fantastic people - been going on for a long time. stunned India by saying that Prime he is ready to mediate, if requested by Khan and Modi -- I mean. I would imagine When asked how would he "want to Minister Modi sought his India and Pakistan, on Kashmir issue," he they could get along very well, but if they resolve the Kashmir issue", Trump said, "If mediation/arbitration on the Kashmir said in a statement to the Indian wanted somebody to intervene, to help I can, if they wanted me to, I would issue. Parliament. (Source: PTI) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 14 INDIA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019

GURU NANAK’S 550TH BIRTH ANNIV CELEBRATIONS EX-PM MANMOHAN SINGH MAY HEAD BACK TO RAJYA SABHA, THIS TIME FROM First time after Partition, nagar RAJASTHAN kirtan arrives from Pak to India NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has emerged as the Red carpet rolled out on way of the procession from Nankana Sahib, devotees consensus choice for the throng the Amritsar-Attari route to welcome Guru Granth Sahib saroop Rajya Sabha seat from Rajasthan and could be back in the House later this month, said a senior Congress functionary familiar with the development. “There is consensus in the party that he should be fielded for the only Rajya Sabha seat that the party would win,” the functionary said after the Election Commission announced by-elections on two Rajya Sabha seats on August 26. One seat from Rajasthan fell vacant due to the death of BJP’s Madan Lal Saini in June. The election on the second seat from Uttar Pradesh was necessitated due to Samajwadi Party lawmaker Neeraj Shekhar’s switch. He quit his Rajya Sabha seat in mid-July before dumping the SP for the BJP. A BJP leader said Neeraj Shekhar’s crossing over was conditioned on his new party promising that he would be the BJP candidate to fill the vacancy created due to his exit ahead of his term. He will be elected for the remainder of the seat’s term that ends in November 2020. Manmohan Singh would have a longer tenure. Madan Lal Saini’s term was to end only in April 2024. ‘No agreement’ on Ayodhya, ATTARI (TIP): In a first after the holy saroop from Nankana came with the nagar kirtan from Partition, a nagar kirtan (Sikh Sahib, the birthplace of the first Pakistan. mediation report submitted religious procession) being carried Sikh master. A red carpet was rolled Ministers OP Soni and Charanjit out as part of the 550th birth out on the way of the nagar kirtan Singh Channi were accompanied by NEW DELHI (TIP): The three-member mediation anniversary celebrations of Guru and petals were showered on it with Amritsar MP Gurjit Singh Aujla panel looking into the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, newly released shabad ‘Kal Taran and Congress MLAs Sunil Dutti, Masjid dispute has been unable to get the various reached India via the Attari-Wagah Gur Nanak Aya’ sung by Bollywood Santokh Singh Bhalaipur, parties involved in it to come to an agreement, one of border from Nankana Sahib in playback singer Sukhwinder Singh Sukhwinder Singh Danny and the persons aware of the development said on Pakistan on Thursday, August 1. being played in the spectators’ Tarsem Singh DC. condition of anonymity. The procession crossed the zero gallery. Among those present on the SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal The panel submitted its report to the Supreme line to enter the Indian side around occasion were Punjab cabinet and Union minister of food Court in a sealed envelope on Thursday, drawing the 3.30pm with the holy saroop of ministers, Akali Dal leaders from processing industries Harsimrat curtain on almost four-and-a-half month-long Guru Granth Sahib carried by Majha and office-bearers of the Kaur Badal were among those who negotiations between Hindu and Muslim litigants to Golden Temple head granthi Giani Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak presented ‘rumala’ to the holy explore the possibility of an out-of-court settlement Jagtar Singh on his head. The Committee (SGPC) that organised saroop. They were accompanied by to the decades-long Ayodhya land dispute. additional granthi of the Golden the nagar kirtan. party leaders Bikram Singh A five-judge constitution bench, comprising Chief Temple received the holy saroop on “Not only Nankana Sahib, Majithia, Tota Singh, Jagir Kaur, Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, and justices SA the zero line for continuing the followers of Guru Nanak from Virsa Singh Valtoha and Nirmal Bobde, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S procession that will visit 17 Indian Sindh, Peshawar, Lahore and other Singh Kahlon. Heads of the Sikh Abdul Nazeer, will on Friday go through the panel’s states before culminating at parts of Pakistan became part of seminaries such as Damdami report and decide on the future course of action in Sultanpur Lodhi, the historic town the procession,” said SGPC Taksal were also present. the contentious case. in Kapurthala district, where Guru president Gobind Singh Longowal, Both the Akali and Congress If the panel’s report admits that mediation has Nanak spent his 14 years. who along with Akal Takht acting leaders welcomed the procession failed, the court will start hearing the case. A rousing welcome was given to jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh jointly. Cong likely to name interim chief after Parliament session NEW DELHI (TIP): The long-awaited Gandhi Vadra in his place. Punjab Chief Rajiv Gandhi on August 20 this year. meeting of the Congress Working Minister Amarinder Singh recently The party has decided to mark the day Committee (CWC) is expected to be held backed Priyanka, saying the CWC had in a big way with Congress media head after the Parliament session at the the final power to decide on the next Randeep Singh Surjewala saying, “A convenience of outgoing party president party president. celebration will be held at every state Rahul Gandhi. Talking about today’s meet, Punia said, headquarters on August 20.” Speaking after a meeting of party “AICC general secretary in-charge of The CWC meeting, meanwhile, has general secretaries and state in-charges organisation KC Venugopal made the long been awaited ever since Rahul today, Congress Chhattisgarh in-charge proposal at the meeting that the CWC Gandhi resigned as Congress chief on PL Punia said it was decided that the could be convened after the Parliament May 25. The resignation was followed by CWC could be called after the conclusion session at the convenience of (outgoing) a public statement in which Rahul of the Parliament session with the party chief Rahul Gandhi and everyone explained why he had resigned. The consent of Rahul Gandhi. agreed.” outgoing Congress chief even wondered There is a likelihood of the CWC Also present at the meeting was AICC why the CWC had not yet moved forward naming an interim president at its next general secretary East Uttar Pradesh and with the meet, whenever it is scheduled. Although Rahul’s sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. task of finding a new chief and said he Rahul has insisted on a non-Gandhi The meeting was called by Venugopal to had authorised the CWC fully. Party president as his successor, there is discuss plans for celebrations of the 75th leaders are hoping they will have a new clamour in the party to being Priyanka birth anniversary of late Prime Minister president soon. 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‘Kashmir discussion will happen SC transfers all cases related to only bilaterally’: India to US after Unnao rape to Delhi from UP Donald Trump’s offer NEW DELHI (TIP): India on Friday once again NEW DELHI (TIP): The The order by the top court came underlined the bilateral nature of Kashmir issue Supreme Court on Thursday during a suo-motto hearing after it with Pakistan and told the US in “clear terms” that ordered the transfer of all five cases came to light that the rape survivor any discussion on the subject will happen only with in connection with the Unnao rape had written to CJI Gogoi expressing Islamabad. incident to a court in Delhi from a fears that she and her family could New Delhi’s comment comes just hours after US court in Uttar Pradesh. A three- be harmed by the BJP legislator’s president Donald Trump once again stressed that he judge bench led by Chief Justice men. CJI Gogoi had earlier said the would “certainly intervene” if “they” asked. It was, Ranjan Gogoi also said that the letter, written on July 12, had not however, not clear if “they” was used for India or Delhi court would hear the matter reached him until much later. On Pakistan, or both. on a daily basis and finish it in 45 July 31, CJI Gogoi sought a report as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in days. to why the letter written by the girl Bangkok attending the ASEAN summit, tweeted that An interim compensation of Rs 25 girl’s aunts were killed has to be had not reached him until July 30. he had conveyed New Delhi’s intent to his US lakh will also be given by the Uttar completed within seven days, the A transfer petition moved by the counterpart Mike Pompeo. Pradesh government to the rape top court said. An extension of only mother of the girl, seeking to “Have conveyed to American counterpart victim, the three-judge bench said. seven days will be given to CBI, the transfer the case from Uttar @SecPompeo this morning in clear terms that any Furthermore, the girl, her mother, top court said, and “that too in Pradesh to Delhi, had also not discussion on Kashmir, if at all warranted, will only and other members of the family exceptional circumstances”. moved forward even after the initial be with Pakistan and only bilaterally,” Jaishankar will also be provided security by the CBI, which has taken over the notices sent by the top court. Both wrote. Central Reserve Police Force, CJI investigation into Sunday's road these events prompted the CJI to Gogoi said. accident, booked 10 people for question Supreme Court secretary Lok Sabha clears Bill for death The probe by the Central Bureau murder, including BJP legislator general Sanjeev S Kalgoankar. A of Investigation (CBI) into the fifth Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is committee led by a sitting judge of in child sex assault cases case related to the accident case in already in jail, charged with the the top court will now examine if which the rape survivor and the rape of the Unnao woman when she there were any lapses on part of the NEW DELHI (TIP): The Lok Sabha passed a Bill lawyer were injured and two of the was a minor in 2017. SC administration, CJI Gogoi said. providing stringent punishment, including death penalty, for aggravated sexual assault on children. The Bill was earlier passed by the Rajya Sabha and Unnao rape: A timeline April 13: BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar family and their lawyer were travelling, arrested. killing her two aunts, leaving the victim will now go for a formal nod to the President before it June 4, 2017: 17-year-old girl allegedly and the advocate critically injured. becomes an Act. The Protection of Children from December: FIR lodged against the victim Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was passed raped by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh and her family for allegedly submitting July 29: FIR registered at Gurubuxganj Sengar, a four-time legislator who forged age proof to show her as minor police station in Raebareli, against with near unanimity in the Lower House. It also represents Bangermau in the Uttar at the time of incident. Sengar and 9 others in connection with provides for fines and imprisonment to curb child Pradesh Assembly. the road accident. pornography. July 4, 2019: The victim's uncle WCD Minister Smriti Irani, replying to queries by April 3, 2018: The victim's father was convicted in a 19-year-old case and July 30: The victim's letter to CJI comes beaten up by some persons allegedly at sentenced to 10 years jail term on a into light. members, said she would make a provision for the behest of Sengar and arrested along case filed b including the word “morphing” the images of y Sengar’s brother, Atul July 31: SC takes cognisance of the with them under Arms Act. Singh. children for use in pornography. Irani said it was letter, seeks report from its secretary decided that no clause for “consent” be allowed for April 8: The victim tries to immolate July 17: The victim and her family write general on delay in placing it before herself outside CM Yogi Adityanath's a letter to the Chief Justice of India bench. children less than 18 years of age. “It is a matter of residence, alleging police inaction, after Ranjan Gogoi expressing threat and concern that the number of child sex offenders is which the incident comes to light. August 1: SC directs transfer of all five increasing and conviction rate declining.” danger to their lives allegedly by Sengar cases registered in connection with the April 9: The victim's father dies in and his men. incident from a court in Uttar Pradesh to custody allegedly owing to police July 28: An over-speeding truck rams a court in Delhi. India summons US envoy torture after he was arrested. into the car in which the victim, her on military aid to Pak Modi to address NEW DELHI (TIP): The Ministry of External Strange, but true: Docs find 526 Affairs had called the US UN General Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster to lodge teeth in boy’s mouth in India its “grave concern” over Assembly on US military assistance to NEW DELHI (TIP): CNN has Pakistan. India had also reported that a 7-year-old boy Sept 28 lodged its misgivings complaining of jaw pain was found to NEW DELHI (TIP): PM about resumption of US have 526 teeth inside his mouth, Narendra Modi will address military aid to Pakistan in according to the hospital in India the annual UN General Washington as well. Kenneth Juster where he was treated. Assembly (UNGA) session on “We have taken up the The boy was admitted last month in September 28, according to a matter with the US Ambassador in Delhi, as well as the southern city of Chennai because provisional list released by with the US Government in Washington through our of swelling and pain near his molars in the UN of the world leaders Ambassador. We have expressed grave concern over An X-ray of the boy's mouth his lower right jaw. scheduled to speak at the 74th US military assistance to Pakistan. The US side has When doctors scanned and x-rayed session of the United Nations. told us that the proposed sale does not indicate any his mouth, they found a sac embedded Even the smallest piece had a crown, Modi is also expected to change in the US policy of maintaining a freeze in in his lower jaw filled with "abnormal root and enamel coat indicating it was attend multiple high-level military assistance to Pakistan,” Ministry of teeth," Dr.Prathiba Ramani, the head of a tooth," she said. summits on the margins of External Affairs spokesperson Ravish Kumar told Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology at The boy was released three days after the General Assembly session newspersons here today. Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, the surgery and is expected to make a as well as hold bilateral and The Pentagon had said last month that the State told CNN. full recovery, Ramani said. multilateral engagements Department had approved a $125 million deal for While the surgery to remove the Ramani said the boy was suffering during his visit to New York. “24/7 end-use monitoring” of F-16 fighter jets it had teeth took place last month, doctors from a very rare condition called As prime minister, Modi earlier supplied to Pakistan. The US had reasoned needed time to individually examine compound composite odontoma. She had given his maiden address that its military aid, a nominal amount in military each tooth before they could confirm said what caused the condition is at the UNGA in 2014. His transactions which run into billions of dollars, is their findings. unclear, but it could be genetic, or it address to the world leaders at meant to continue technical and logistics support After discovering the sac, two could be due to environmental factors the UN in September will be services for monitoring Pakistan’s operations of F-16 surgeons removed it from the boy's like radiation. his first after winning a aircraft. mouth. Then Ramani's team took four The boy actually may have had the second term as prime The announcement came after a meeting between to five hours to empty the sac to extra teeth for some time. His parents minister in a resounding Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and US confirm its contents and discovered the told doctors that they had noticed electoral victory in May. President Donald Trump but India feels this should hundreds of teeth. swelling in his jaw when he was as According to the first not be the thin edge of the wedge before America "There were a total of 526 teeth young as 3, but they couldn't do much provisional list of speakers, begins full-fledged military aid in order to coax ranging from 0.1 millimeters (.004 about it because he would not stay still Modi will address the summit Islamabad into fully backing its plans for a wind- inches) to 15 millimeters (0.6 inches). or allow doctors to examine him. on September 28. down in Afghanistan. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 16 FEATURE FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 Guru Nanak’s Religious Pluralism The world is celebrating this year the 550th birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the First Master of the Sikhs. Sikhism is the youngest and the fifth largest religion in the world, with a following of close to 30 million worldwide. By Dr. Harbans Lal Just as our physical world is diverse, so are our religions, Guru Nanak anticipated that our cultures, social systems, the Earth would continue to orbits, and traditions. They all usher in a new ecological age, gather strength from diversity, spiritually, in which diverse serving as invaluable cultures, faiths, and religions, components within the once isolated from one another, Creator's order. The Guru would live as good neighbors Granth celebrates the Creator's forming aa worldwide power to enable people to community, a close-knit global assume diverse identities and village. In that village, new to devise diverse identities of ideas and insights from science the Divine. and technology, he expected, would enrich and enlighten the came into being for one purpose: to answer interaction among people of the call of people on this earth. The call diverse faiths and cultures. originated from the creation itself, and it During his life the Guru visited originated mainly as an expression many major religious centers of ofinnate human tendencies. the world and promoted The first human tendency is to conform interfaith dialogues, thereby Guru Nanak Dev Ji with Mardana playing Rabab (left) and Bala (right) to a worldly discipline; religion is one such making a foundation for a Guru Nanak's Vision of Spiritual discipline that people have been diverse spiritual global village. to the power andgrace of the Truth and its conforming to since the beginning of Pluralism creative energy that operates through history. Religion is ahuman construct by efore Guru Nanak embarked on his Guru Nanak anticipated that the Earth humanity in all ages. The Guru Granth which people have related to the Divine, Divine Mission, hetold his parents, would continue tousher in a new challenges the religious people of theworld and continue to do so, through the medium B"There is a call from Heaven; I must ecological age, spiritually, in which to realize spirituality in their own faiths of cultural practices, which vary from go whither He directs me to go." diverse cultures, faiths, and religions, and work constructively with members of nation to nation, land to land. Discovered He was divinely inspired to ameliorate once isolated from one another, would other faith traditions toward the by a founder and promoted by followers, the world. He saw human suffering and live as good neighbors forming a realization of the Truth. The Scripture religion often gets encrusted over time oppression all around him. So, to worldwide community, a close-knit teaches us that a vision ofthe healing light with diverse rituals andrules; periodically, accomplish his mission, Guru Nanak global village. In that village, new ideas of spirituality will overcome the social and it needs to be "cleaned up," and the commenced histravels, with two of his and insights from science and ideological issues underlying much of the cleaning-up often leads to the birth of a followers, one of Hindu and the other of technology, he expected, would enrich conflict among religions and the new religion or a "reformed"variety of the Muslim background, and held interfaith and enlighten the interaction among exploitation of the masses by illusory same religion. This is an evolutionary dialogues at numerous places in South people of diverse faiths and cultures. materialism. process thatall major religions - Judaism, Asia, East Asia, and the Middle East. During his life the Guru visited many The law of diversity is universal. It Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, As a result, he had the opportunity to major religious centers of the world and works in nature; itworks in the world. We and Sikhism - have gone through. Initially, meet with people ofother religions, to teach promoted interfaith dialogues, there by may call it a law of nature and a law of life. all religions promoted spirituality, them and learn from them, and therebyto making a foundation for a diverse spiritual Plants and animals diversify to evolve and meaning apractical understanding and build bridges with them. In addition, he global village. flourish; theyperish if they don't. Diversity practice of a relationship between ahuman shared his poetic meditations with other Guru Arjan followed Guru Nanak's path. manifests in the evolution of starsand being and the Supreme Being. Then in the people, which took the form of reciting and He compiled the first world scripture, the lands and their structures, which vary course of time, they evolved into more singing sacred verses called sabds Adi Granth or Guru Granth, in which millions of times insize, just as it does in complex forms in response to the needsand (shabads) and collectively his bani. This heincluded authors from diverse the evolution of cells and biological desires of the followers. The followers lived was an innovative approach tohelping backgrounds and diverse time periods. He particles in the human body. The law of in different geographical locations, people appreciate interfaith dialogues and employed a language allowing for diversity, diversity applies to religions, too. belonged to diverse socio-cultural encounters and to elevate human kind in a which enjoyed wide currency in South Pluralistic religions originate out of backgrounds, and encountered challenges 15th century world of xenophobia, where Asia and, to some extent, in the Middle human ecology of diversity. They arebest not experienced hitherto by earlier people had grown up fearing the cruelty East. He favored the use of metaphors that suited to survive when they keep pace with followers. Eventually, differences in and injustice of the alien ruler and his would encourage new interpretations human evolutionand human ecology. culturesand climes gave rise to diversity in representatives among new world cultures.The Guru The Creator has not shaped all his religious practices. Perhaps the global need He employed his novel approach to Granth created a philosophical system creatures the same. Hehas given a distinct of religion experienced by the followers of stemming the ongoing degeneration of comprising diverse approaches to divine composition to all entities of the Sikhiis not different from that experienced medieval society. Essentially, he energy. Based on "unity in diversity", " the cosmos,from the tiniest quantum particle by people of otherreligions. regenerated itand set the course for his system celebrated the merits of each to the mightiest galaxy ,assigning each its Sri Guru Granth Sahib brings under focus nine successors to build up a new wayof particular approach to divine energy and own orbit, its own energy, and its own the universal belief in spirituality in the life with a scripture of its own. Thus, his welded all approaches cohesively into one lifecycle. The Creator's vision of diversity, sense that human beings and theCreative poetic meditations became the foundation composite approach. thus, materializes in the distinctiveness of Soul, Karta Purakh, are inextricably for the Sikh scripture, Sri Guru Granth From the Guru Granth, we learn that all individuals, including children, connected by thecreation-Creator bond. Sahib. Guru Nanak saw all religions as each faith is inspiredby a unique vision of evenidentical twins, born to the same Human beings need to learn and experience different ways of worshiping the same the Divine and that in the course of parents. this relationship. Thus, the Sikh Scripture Supreme Being. The Mool Mantar he timethe various faiths have developed Just as our physical world is diverse, so concentrates on the human need to seek a composed orients a Sikh and a non-Sikh distinct ethnic identities. As aresult, each are our religions,our cultures, social religious education tolearn the relationship alike to the same Transcendental Reality faith perceives the Divine as the source of systems, orbits, and traditions. They between the human soul and the Creator,and that is worshiped by Hindus, Muslims, its unity. The multiple coauthors of the allgather strength from diversity, serving the Sacred Scripture gratifies that need and Christians, Jews, and others. In short, the Granth promote appreciation of spiritual as invaluable components within the nurtures thehuman soul. founding Guru was a genuine religious diversity and enunciate the "One Spirit Creator's order. The Guru Granth ((Excerpts from Dr. Harbans Lal's book 'Guru pluralist. His spirituality was universal. One World "spiritual philosophy, in which celebrates the Creator's power to enable Nanak's Religious Pluralism and Shri Guru Granth Andthe nine Gurus after him and his each individual longs for thedivine people to assume diverse identities and to Sahib. Dr Lal Ph.D.; D.Litt. (Hons) is Emeritus disciples - Sikhs and Mureeds- - followed in attributes celebrated in the Sacred devise diverse identities of the Divine. Professor and Chairman, Dept of Pharmacology & Neuroscience, and an authority on Sikhism. his footsteps with respect to their beliefs in Scripture. The history of the pluralistic world lies Visit for his writings: Godand humanity. The Granth gives the highest allegiance in the history ofreligion itself. Religions https://seekingwisdomblog.wordpress.com) THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 17 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 18 BOLLYWOOD FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 KANGANA THANKS FANS, MEDIA AFTER JUDGEMENTALL HAI KYA’S SUCCESS ctor Kangana Ranaut has thanked fans and friends for showering their love on her latest film, AJudgementall Hai Kya in a fresh video that was shared online by her team. Directed by Prakash Kovelamudi and starring Rajkummar Rao and Amyra Dastur alongside Kangana, the film is being appreciated for its sensitive portrayal of the subject and is also having an impressive run at the box office. In the video, Kangana is seen enjoying the weather in her scenic home town, Manali. Clad in a pink dress with YAMI GAUTAM LOOKS her hair left open, Kangana says, “I would like to thank everyone for showering JHK with positive responses. STUNNING IN HER Bobby is a unique girl who is specially-abled with a broken destiny. For someone like her to get so much, BRIDAL AVATAR love, affection and acceptance, gives me great hope about ami Gautam is now on a spree to do our upcoming generation to achieve equal human fun and interesting roles for all her rights.” Yforthcoming films. Her 2019 film Made on an estimated budget of only Rs 30 crore, trade Uri sashed play a tough undercover agent experts believe the film is already a hit. Current box dolling out tough dialogues with much office trends also suggest Judgementall Hai Kya may ease earning her immense appreciation break even by the end of the week. Apart from the box from the fans. office collection, reports suggest producers have already Now her next, title Ginny Weds Sunny made Rs 40 crore after selling the music and satellite is set to be a fun romantic comedy for rights of the film. which she’s being paired with Vikrant It earned an estimated Rs 19.25 crore over the first Massey. weekend. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted about the The film’s shoot is expected to go on film’s performance and wrote, “#BoxofficeSummary - floors soon and now an interesting image #Sunday:#JudgementallHaiKya: Goes from strength to which is being believed to be her first strength on Day 3. National multiplexes are super- look from the film has just surfaced. As strong. Overall, solid growth over the weekend. the title suggests the film plot has a #TheLionKing: Continues to roar. Scores big numbers strong connection to a wedding and Yami on Sat and now, Sun. Eyes Rs 150 cr *lifetime biz*.” dresses in this ethereal emerald green Judgementall Hai Kya is a ‘psychological comedy’ attire looks stunning as a bride to be. about Bobby (Kangana) and Keshav (Rajkummar), two While not much of the plot is revealed, murder suspects who share an unusual chemistry. this image of Yami all smiles behind the Critics have been showering praise on the film, scenes is unimaginably stunning of her especially Kangana’s act as the eccentric Bobby, calling bridal avatar. it her career best. ANUSHKA LOOKS MESMERISING IN HER MAGAZINE PHOTOSHOOT

nushka Sharma might be away from the silver Ascreen but the diva is surely entertaining her fans on social media. The 'Sanju' actress was recently in Brussels for some professional commitment and now we get to see a glimpse of it. In the first picture shared by Filmfare, Anushka can be seen donning a black dress with smokey eye makeup with open tresses. While in the second look she can be seen sporting a mesmerising backless shimmery green dress with detailed makeup. Well, that wasn't all as in the third look, the 31-year-old diva can be seen wearing a starry dress which she teamed up with white sneakers making it a more comfortable look. Not only that but the talented actress also sported two more looks which have grabbed everyone's attention. Meanwhile, on the work front, Anushka was last seen in Aanand L Rai's 'Zero' alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif and she hasn't announced her next project yet. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 HOLLYWOOD 19 LEONARDO DICAPRIO’S GIRLFRIEND CAMILA MORRONE DEFENDS 22-YEAR AGE GAP amila Morrone, who has been linked to actor Leonardo DiCaprio for over a year now, has hit back at trolls for Cpointing out the 22 years age gap between them. This comes after the 22-year-old actor posted photos of Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart on her Instagram last week, reported E! News. "A love like this," Morrone wrote alongside the pictures. Bacall and Bogart--like Morrone, 22, and DiCaprio, 44, had over a 20-year age gap between them. Defying their critics, Bacall and Bogart tied the knot in 1945. After Morrone's post, many social media users left hateful Stephanie Cayo joins comments on her Instagram. "I can't believe what a dork she is posting something like this," one user commented. "It's obv 'Force of Nature' cast a comparison to herself and Leo. Girl, where are your ctor Stephanie Cayo has boarded friends?? Somebody stop her." the cast of Mel Gibson and Kate "Leo only cares about your body," the second user wrote ABosworth-starrer 'Force of Nature'. while another declared that the model's relationship with Emile Hirsch has also joined the DiCaprio will be "over when you're 25." Michael Polish-directed action movie, After seeing the comments, Morrone took to her Instagram reported. story to sound off on her haters. "Good morning people and Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films CEOs happy Friday," Morrone said in the video. "I just read some of Randall Emmett and George Furla with the comments on my Instagram and...my God, people are so Luillo Ruiz are producing the film. mean and full of anger with people that they know nothing Cory Miller has penned the script, about." Concluding the video, she tells her followers, "I guess which revolves around a retired detective I just hope on this Friday that people learn to live with a little who must protect residents of a building less hatred and place their time and interests elsewhere that's the subject of a hurricane because living without hatred feels pretty good." evacuation while criminals attempt to pull A few days ago, Morrone supported DiCaprio at the off a robbery there. premiere of his new film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Production is currently underway in She shared a photo of herself from the red carpet event in Los Puerto Rico. Angeles, and captioned it, "tonight." Anne Hathaway announces pregnancy as she shows off baby bump

ollywood actor Anne Hathaway can’t wait to welcome her baby HNo. 2 with husband Adam Shulman. Flaunting her baby bump, the Academy-award winner posted a picture on Instagram saying it was not for a movie. The actor also expressed her love to all those who have been struggling with conception related issues. “It’s not for a movie.. #2. All kidding aside, for everyone going through infertility and conception hell, please know it was not a straight line to either of my pregnancies. Sending you extra love,” EMMA STONE WANTS ‘ZOMBIELAND’ Hathaway wrote on Instagram. The Ocean’s 8 actor looks all cheery and FILM MADE EVERY 10 YEARS blissful as she posted a self clicked mirror portrait. ombieland: Double Tap, the sequel film too, said, "I think we all wanted to Anne and Adam, who tied the knot to 2009 comedy 'Zombieland' is just stretch our legs a little bit and try in September 2012, are already parents Za few months away from release different things." to a three-year-old son. and if actor Emma Stone had her way, He continued, "I think we were all On the work front, the actress the film will be made every ten years, excited to do other stuff. But, the other resumed shooting for the spin-off of revealed its director. thing is, we just couldn't figure out the her film ‘The Witches’ last month, "Emma thought it would be fun if we right story to tell. It took a minute to get where she will be seen playing the did one of these every ten years. a story that we all felt was worthy, to Grand High witch. The movie is the Knowing that Woody's just the healthiest come back to 'Zombieland' for." remake of ‘The Witch’ based on late guy there is, he's going to outlive all of He added that the first part was so Roald Dahl’s 1983 children’s book of us, and so we can just keep doing them good that they held themselves to create the same name. The film slated to every ten years til the end of time," an a sequel that it would be at least as good release on October 16 next year also American entertainment magazine if not better than the original. The has Chris Rock and Octavia Spencer in quoted Ruben Fleischer, the film's director added, "And that ultimately all the star cast. Apart from it, she is all director as saying. comes down to the script. So, we were all set to star in Warner Bros’s upcoming The sequel to the 2009 film sees the cast demanding and discerning to make sure feature Sesame Street which will hit reuniting after ten years and explaining the story was one that was worth getting theatres next year on June 4, according what took it so long for the team to come the gang back together. Sometimes it to The Hollywood Reporter. back. Fleischer who directed the first does take time to get that right." THE INDIAN PANORAMA 20 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 21 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 22 WORLD FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019

Indian-Origin UK Police Officer North Korea launched projectiles sentenced to prison for planning crash for into sea: South Korea cash SEOUL (TIP): South Korea’s military LONDON (TIP): Hardeep Dehal, an said North Korea fired unidentified Indian origin serving Scotland Yard projectiles twice on August 2 into the officer who was found guilty of sea off its eastern coast in its third planning to fraudulently declare weapons tests in just over a week. £18,415 after a staged highway crash The North’s increased testing activity and declare compensation later, has is seen as brinkmanship aimed at been sentenced to 30 months' rapid increasing pressure on Seoul and custody. Washington over the slow pace of The Crown Prosecution Service nuclear negotiations. mentioned the motive force of a Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the supply van, Raiyaan Anwar, launches were conducted at 2.59 am and additionally admitted the offence, 3.23 am from an eastern coastal area but which happened in March 2016, when did not immediately confirm how many he crashed the van into the projectiles were fired or how far they automobile in East London with 5 flew. individuals in it, together with Dehal. The North fired short-range ballistic According to media reports, in line missiles on July 25 and conducted what with a pre-planned association, it described as a test firing of a new Anwar crashed into the automobile multiple rocket launcher system on and reported the crash to his Wednesday. employers, retail main Tesco, as a real Experts say the North is accident attributable to him. Dehal demonstrating its frustration over alleged that he had suffered accidents planned US-South Korea military up pressure on Seoul and testing how his military’s land combat operations and made claims for compensation. exercises and stalled nuclear far Washington will tolerate its and create an “inescapable distress to Tesco's insurance coverage firm negotiations with the United States, and bellicosity without actually causing the the forces becoming a fat target of the admitted legal responsibility, on the its weapons tests could intensify if nuclear negotiations to collapse, weapon”. understanding that one among its negotiations do not proceed rapidly over analysts say. The report by North Korea’s official supply drivers had been at fault in a the next few months. North Korea’s state media has said Korean Central News Agency differed real collision with members of the By firing weapons that directly leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday from the assessment by South Korea’s general public. The quantity of threaten South Korea but not the US supervised the first test firing of a new military, which had concluded that compensation as a consequence of mainland or its Pacific territories, multiple rocket launcher system, he Wednesday’s launches were of two every of the boys was nonetheless left North Korea also appears to be dialing said, would soon serve a “main role” in short-range ballistic missiles. AP to be decided. Dehal submitted medical studies claiming situations comparable to extreme ache, stiffness London is world’s best student city; Houthi attack kills 36 at and discomfort, and nervousness. Yemen army parade Saudi Arabia allows Bengaluru ranks 81st ADEN (TIP): Yemen’s Iran-aligned women to travel Houthi movement launched missile and LONDON (TIP): UK’s capital London Tokyo in Japan (2nd) and Melbourne in drone attacks on August 1 on a military without male has been named as the world’s best city for Australia (3rd) to grab the first place for parade in Aden, the seat of government ‘guardian’ approval students for the second consecutive year, the second consecutive year. and a stronghold of the Saudi-led beating international cities like Tokyo and Student numbers from India coming to military coalition, killing 36 persons, RIYADH (TIP): Saudi Arabia will Melbourne that came second and third, study in London registered a hike of 20 per according to the interior ministry. allow women to travel abroad without respectively, on the new worldwide cent in 2017-18, marking an increase from An explosion hit a military camp approval from a male “guardian”, the rankings released on August 1. 4,545 in 2016-17 to 5,455 in 2017-18. belonging to the Yemeni Security Belt government said on August 1, ending The ‘QS Best Student Cities Ranking’, However,the numbers are still below the forces backed by the UAE, which is a a restriction that drew international compiled by global education consultancy mark than could be achieved from a large member of the Western-backed censure and prompted extreme QS Quacquarelli Symonds, highlights student market like India due to a less coalition battling the Houthis, a witness attempts to flee the kingdom. each city’s performance across six than attractive visa regime which puts said. The landmark reform erodes the categories – the number of top-ranked some off from applying to the UK. Yemen's Prime Minister Maeen longstanding guardianship system universities; the proportion of a city’s “We look forward to welcoming even Abdulmalik Saeed and Saudi Arabia's that renders women permanently as population made up of students; quality of more international bright minds to the envoy to Yemen, in separate tweets, legal minors and allows their life on offer; job opportunities available capital to soak up the city’s culture and to accused Iran of being behind both the “guardians”--husband, father and after graduation; affordability; and the take advantage of the many opportunities parade attack and a separate blast at a other male relatives--to exercise feedback of the students themselves. it offers,” said Lalage Clay, Director of police station in the port city, involving arbitrary authority over them. According to the rankings, India’s best Education and Talent at London & an explosives-laden car in which 13 The decision, following years of student city is Bengaluru (81st), followed Partners, the Mayor of London’s official policemen were killed. — Reuters campaigning by activists, comes after by Mumbai (85th), Delhi at 113 and promotional agency and home of Study high-profile attempts by women to Chennai at 115 out of a total of 120 cities London. China’s military video escape their guardians despite a ranked on the list. “These are truly fantastic results for warns HK protesters string of reforms, including a historic “The fact that London has again been London, confirming its outstanding decree last year that overturned the ranked the best city in the world in which reputation as the best student city in the HONG KONG (TIP): China's military world’s only ban on female motorists. to be a student is fantastic news – and is no world for the second consecutive year. We has released a slick propaganda video “A passport will be granted to any surprise given that London is home to are extremely proud of London’s many showing a drill of armed troops quelling Saudi national who submits an world-leading higher education world-class universities, our talented and a protest in Hong Kong, in a thinly application,” said a government ruling institutions and a vibrant cultural life,” diverse student body and of the incredible veiled warning to the city's pro- published in the official gazette Umm said London’s Pakistani-origin Mayor experiences students have in our city,” democracy movement. Al Qura. The regulation effectively Sadiq Khan, who has been an outspoken Clay said. London’s high number of top The video, posted to social media by allows women over the age of 21 to campaigner for better student visa offers universities, excellent employment the Chinese People's Liberation Army obtain passports and leave the country for students from around the world. opportunities and diversity of its student (PLA) garrison in Hong Kong, has a without their guardian’s permission, “This is further evidence that London is body emerged as the standout factors for caption in which the military declares it the pro-government Okaz newspaper open to students and talent from around the UK capital to cement its number one has the “confidence” and “capabilities” and other local media reported, citing the world,” he said. position, as well as positive feedback to maintain security in the semi- senior authorities. (AFP) London beat international cities such as provided by London’s students. PTI autonomous Chinese city. AFP THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 WORLD 23 China orders ‘halal’ eateries to take Four Indians down Arabic, Muslim symbols in Georgia BEIJING (TIP): Authorities in the Chinese capital have ordered halal Charged with restaurants and food stalls to remove Arabic script and symbols associated with Islam from their signs, part of an Racketeering expanding national effort to “Sinicize” its Muslim population. MACON, GA(TIP): The Macon Employees at 11 restaurants and shops Judicial Circuit District in Beijing selling halal products and Attorney's Office filed a civil visited by Reuters in recent days said forfeiture action earlier last officials had told them to remove images month stemming from an associated with Islam, such as the investigation into a multi- crescent moon and the word “halal” jurisdictional racketeering written in Arabic, from signs. enterprise that profited from tax Government workers from various evasion, money laundering, offices told one manager of a Beijing public corruption and illegal noodle shop to cover up the “halal” in gambling. Several individuals, Arabic on his shop’s sign, and then including four Indians, also were watched him do it. charged with racketeering, “They said this is foreign culture and including a Bibb County Sheriff's you should use more Chinese culture,” deputy. said the manager, who, like all Racketeering charges were restaurant owners and employees who filed against McCarley; Manoj J. spoke to Reuters, declined to give his Spasms of ethnic violence followed, state,” said Darren Byler, an Patel, 47, of Rincon; Nital Kumar name due to the sensitivity of the issue. and some Uighurs, chafing at anthropologist at the University of Raval, 39, of Statesboro; Bhunica The campaign against Arabic script government controls, carried out knife Washington who studies Xinjiang. Ambu, 31, of Savannah; and and Islamic images marks a new phase of and crude bomb attacks in public areas “It is also seen as connected to Zankhana Patel, 31, of Rincon. a drive that has gained momentum since and against the police and other international forms of piety, or in the It's alleged that the defendants 2016, aimed at ensuring religions authorities. eyes of state authorities, religious willingly failed to pay taxes on conform with mainstream Chinese In response, China launched what it extremism. the more than $39 million in culture. described as a crackdown on terrorism They want Islam in China to operate profit they derived from the The campaign has included the in Xinjiang. primarily through Chinese language,” illegal operation of video removal of Middle Eastern-style domes Now, it is facing intense criticism from he said. gambling machines in 2017 and on many mosques around the country in Western nations and rights groups over Kelly Hammond, an assistant 2018. Customers gambled more favour of Chinese-style pagodas. its policies, in particular mass professor at the University of Arkansas than $121 million on these China, home to 20 million Muslims, detentions and surveillance of Uighurs who studies Muslims of the Hui machines during the same time officially guarantees freedom of and other Muslims there. minority in China, said the measures period and received $82 million religion, but the government has The government says its actions in were part of a “drive to create a new in cash and prizes. campaigned to bring the faithful into Xinjiang are necessary to stamp out normal”. An investigation has shown line with Communist Party ideology. religious extremism. Officials have Beijing is home to at least 1,000 halal that stakeholders at these It’s not just Muslims who have come warned about creeping Islamisation, and shops and restaurants, according to the companies and the owners of under scrutiny. have extended tighter controls over other Meituan Dianping food delivery app, convenience stores laundered Authorities have shut down many Muslim minorities. spread across the city’s historic Muslim gambling profits by improperly underground Christian churches, and ‘New normal’ quarter as well as in other funneling millions of dollars torn down crosses of some churches neighbourhoods. through the trusts without deemed illegal by the government. Analysts say the ruling Communist It was not clear if every such paying required taxes. But Muslims have come in for Party is concerned that foreign restaurant in Beijing has been told to The license holders also set up particular attention since a riot in 2009 influences can make religious groups cover Arabic script and Muslim symbols. "straw men" store locations as between mostly Muslim Uighur people difficult to control. One manager at a restaurant still mere storefronts established for and majority Han Chinese in the far “Arabic is seen as a foreign language displaying Arabic said he’d been ordered illegally operating the machines. western region of Xinjiang, home to the and knowledge of it is now seen as to remove it but was waiting for his new By doing so, the license holders Uighur minority. something outside of the control of the signs. Reuters were able to keep all the gambling proceeds instead of sharing them with store owners as mandated by state law - What In Greece’s Aegean Sea, divers find ‘gulf of should have been the store locations' share of the proceeds plastic corals’ was not reported by the license holders for tax purposes. ANDROS (TIP): Like colourful Arabella Ross, a volunteer diver with site to collapse, with most of the In addition to the stores corals, they swayed in the underwater Aegean Rebreath, a group founded in materials tumbling into the sea. making illegal cash payouts and current. Only these were not gorgeous 2017 to carry out underwater and coastal Aegean Rebreath divers plucked blue, failing to pay more than $4.4 natural reefs built up over centuries but clean-ups. black and yellow plastic bags tangled million in sales and use taxes on plastic bags, stuck to the golden Aegean The Mediterranean is among the seas between reefs, swaying among fish. It players' winnings, the stores also seabed since a landfill crumbled into the with the highest levels of plastic was “like the paradise of the Caribbean accepted monetary inducements. water eight years ago. pollution in the world, the World Sea, where you find coral reefs These inducements were paid by Thousands of plastic bags were pulled Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a report in everywhere of every colour. It was the license holders to entice store from the sea off Greece’s Andros island June. Greece produces about 700,000 exact same thing, but instead of corals it locations to place their machines this month by a team of divers and tonnes of plastic waste a year, it said. was bags,” Ross said. in the stores. The stores didn't environmentalists who described what About 11,500 tonnes end up in its seas The team only managed to clean up a report the inducements as they found as a “gulf full of plastic every year, and almost 70% of that fraction of the plastic waste they found, income. corals.” Seas polluted with plastic have returns to its coastline, one of the she said. They also pulled 300 kg of This investigation also become one of the most shocking longest in the world. discarded fishing nets, known as “ghost uncovered evidence of bribery symbols worldwide of mankind’s The sea pollution off Andros is nets”, from Andros and in a separate and public corruption. (Source: damage to the planet. thought to date back to 2011, when heavy operation off Salamina, a small island DOJ) “It was a very scary thing to see,” said rain caused an informal waste disposal near Athens. — Reuters THE INDIAN PANORAMA 24 WOMEN FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019

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Cancers aside, best because hot beverages can Improve Your Air Quality “many people have more wrinkles worsen redness and other Avoiding smoky environments is and sun damage on the left side of symptoms of rosacea. Another smart since just being around their faces, too. benefit: The epigallocatechin smoke can lead to the release of free gallate (EGCG) in green tea may radicals that damage skin and Monitor Your Dairy Intake help prevent the collagen hasten aging. Other indoor Research from the Harvard destruction that leads to wrinkles pollutants can adversely affect skin, School of Public Health found that as well as sun-induced DNA damage too. Change the air filter in your teenage girls who consume a lot of in the skin (think lines and furnace regularly and, if you cook milk are almost 30 percent more Ingredients discoloration), according to some with oil, use the fan over your likely to have acne than those who experts. Consider subbing tea for range. 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f you wish to give your marriage a especially were less negatively affected by smooth ride, make sure both of you get bad experiences in those nine areas when Isound sleep every night. A new study they got more sleep, showed the findings has found that a good night’s sleep can published in the Journal of Family buffer the effects of negative events on a Psychology. couple’s general satisfaction with their That is, sleep buffered the effects of marriages. specific negative events and evaluations When husbands and wives get more on their broader, more general sleep than on an average night, they are satisfaction with their marriages, the more satisfied with their marriages, at study said. The findings highlight the least the following day, the findings significance of sleep as it relates to self- showed. regulation or self-control, which “The universality of our findings is influences how married couples feel and important,” said one of the researchers, think about their partner. Heather Maranges from Florida State Self-control requires energy that can be University in the US. replenished when our bodies are in the “That is, we know all people need sleep. conducted their research with 68 husbands and wives to respond to resting period known as sleep. In other Regardless of the stage at which a couple newlywed couples. Over a seven-day questions such as, “How satisfied were words, sleep offers self-regulatory is in their relationship or the cultural period, couples recorded the number of you with your marriage today?” benefits to relationships. context in which they’re embedded, each hours they slept and then responded to The other set focused on relationship “Up to one-third of married or member of the couple can be adversely two sets of questions on a scale of one to experiences in nine areas including cohabiting adults report that sleep affected by not getting enough sleep,” seven. The first set measured overall chores, the amount of time spent together problems burden their relationship,” the Maranges said. The researchers relationship satisfaction, asking and conflict resolution. Husbands researchers wrote in the paper. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 HEALTH 25

FLUORESCENCE IMAGING TO RED WINE CAN TREAT IDENTIFY CANCER-AFFECTED BREAST TISSUES DEPRESSION, ANXIETY INTRODUCED IN AIIMS n a good news for wine lovers, researchers have found a NEW DELHI (TIP): In a first, a state-of-the-art Icompound present in red wine fluorescence imaging technology for easy which can treat depression and identification of cancer-affected tissues in breast has anxiety. recently been introduced at the AIIMS here. The plant compound resveratrol According to Dr SVS Deo, Head of the Department displays anti-stress effects by of Surgical Oncology at AIIMS, the technology will be blocking the expression of an a "game changer" in breast cancer surgery space as it enzyme which controls stress in the precisely helps identify relevant tissue intra- brain. operatively. “Resveratrol may be an effective During breast cancer surgery, surgeons inject a safe alternative to drugs for treating and affordable indocyanine green (ICG) dye in patients suffering from depression patients. Using Fluorescence Imaging technology, and anxiety disorders,” said Ying surgeons can view blood flow in vessels, micro-vessels, Xu, Associate Professor, University tissue perfusion and critical anatomical structures at Buffalo in the US. intra-operatively. The findings, published in the "The relevant tissues light up in fluorescent green journal Neuropharmacolog, shed colour. The reliability and multiple applications of the light onto how neurological imaging are a significant differentiation compared to processes are impacted by currently used technologies like blue dye," he said. resveratrol—a compound having "Due to lack of this critical information, earlier all numerous health benefits and found lymph nodes including healthy ones would be removed in the skin and seeds of grapes and completely causing significant collateral damage to berries. patient. With Fluorescence Imaging technology we While research has identified can now save healthy tissue and improve patient resveratrol to have antidepressant safety and outcomes," Dr Deo said. effects, the compound’s relationship to phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4), an enzyme influenced by the stress High blood sugar may increase hormone corticosterone, was unknown. Corticosterone regulates the the risk of pancreatic cancer body’s response to stress. Too much igh blood sugar may increase the risk of stress, however, can lead to pancreatic cancer, a new study has found. excessive amounts of the hormone HThe disease stops the work of healthy cells in circulating in the brain and, adenosine monophosphate—a expression of PDE4. The research the pancreas and aids their out-of-control growth. ultimately, to depression or other messenger molecule that signals lays the groundwork for the use of The findings of the Korea-based study were mental disorders. physiological changes such as cell the compound in novel published in the ‘Journal of Clinical Endocrinology The research also reveals that division, change, migration and antidepressants. & Metabolism’. PDE4, induced by excessive death—in the body, leading to According to the researchers, The five-year survival rate for people with amounts of corticosterone, causes physical alterations in the brain. although red wine contains pancreatic cancer is only nine percent because the depression- and anxiety-like Resveratrol displayed resveratrol, consumption of alcohol disease is so difficult to diagnose and is often not behaviour. neuroprotective effects against has various health risks, including found until later stages when the cancer has spread The enzyme lowers cyclic corticosterone by inhibiting the addiction. Source: IANS from the pancreas to other parts of the body, the research suggests. “Diabetes is one of the major risk factors for pancreatic cancer,” said the study’s corresponding EGGSHELLS CAN HELP GROW, HEAL BONES author, Cheol-Young Park of Kangbuk Samsung Hospital in Seoul. ggshells can enhance the growth of new, strong “When we evaluated the pancreatic cancer bones needed in medical procedures, a team of incidence according to fasting glucose levels using a EUMass Lowell researchers has discovered. national cohort database, we found the number of The technique developed by UMass Lowell could one pancreatic cancer cases rose as fasting glucose day be applied to repair bones in patients with injuries levels increased. This was true in people who had due to aging, accidents, cancer and other diseases or in diabetes as well as those who did not,” said Park. military combat, according to Assistant Prof. Gulden In this study, researchers evaluated pancreatic Camci-Unal, who is leading the study. cancer incidence in Korea according to blood sugar Through the innovative process, crushed eggshells levels using a national cohort database of more than are inserted into a hydrogel mixture that forms a 25 million patients. They found that as blood sugar miniature frame to grow bone in the laboratory to be level rises, the rate of pancreatic cancer used for bone grafts. To do so, bone cells would be taken significantly increases not only in diabetic from the patient's body, introduced into this substance population but also in those with prediabetes or and then cultivated in an incubator before the resulting normal range of blood sugar levels. new bone is implanted into the patient. The research demonstrates that when eggshell particles -- which are primarily made of calcium carbonate -- are incorporated into the hydrogel mixture, PAGE SPONSORED BY they increase bone cells' ability to grow and harden, which could potentially result in faster healing. And, DR. SATISH AND GITANJLI ANAND because the bone would be generated from cells taken from the patient, the possibility the individual's DR. SATISH ANAND immune system would reject the new material is UMass Lowell students participating in the research Former Chairman, Board of greatly reduced, according to Camci-Unal. include biomedical engineering and biotechnology Trustees, AAPI National The process could also be used to help grow cartilage, Ph.D. candidates Sanika Suvarnapathaki and Xinchen E-Mail: teeth and tendons, she said. Wu of Lowell, along with Darlin Lantigua of Lawrence. [email protected] "This is the first study that uses eggshell particles in Wu was the lead author of the team's research findings, a hydrogel matrix for bone repair. We have already filed which have been published in the academic journal a patent for it and are very excited about our results. We Biomaterials Science and will be featured on the cover GITANJLI ANAND anticipate the process can be adapted for use in many of the publication's print edition this month. Former President, India significant ways," said Camci-Unal, adding that one day, Using eggshells to support bone growth provides a Association of Long Island eggshell particles could also serve as a vehicle to deliver sustainable way to reuse them while advancing the (IALI) proteins, peptides, growth factors, genes and technology behind these procedures, according to the E-mail: medications to the body. researchers. [email protected] THE INDIAN PANORAMA 26 SCIENCE AND TECH FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 FLIGHT BY LIGHT: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED FOR LIGHTSAIL 2 WASHINGTON (TIP): Mission accomplished: the Planetary Society announced on Wednesday FROZEN EARTH-LIKE PLANETS that its LightSail 2 spacecraft, which was launched last month, had successfully raised its orbit COULD SUPPORT LIFE: STUDY using only the power of photons cy planets once thought too cold to support life may from the Sun. have livable land areas, according to a study that The team behind the USD 7 Ichallenges the typical assumption of what kinds of million crowd-funded venture said planets might be habitable. they had demonstrated a proof of Scientists have long thought snowball planets— concept for a new form of Earth-like planets with oceans frozen to the equator— propulsion that could one day were hostile to life because of the extreme cold. transform deep space exploration The study, published in the Journal of Geophysical by doing away with the need for Research: Planets, found some snowball planets might expensive rockets and fuel. have areas of land near their equators that reach “In the past four days the livable temperatures. spacecraft has raised its apogee, or "You have these planets that traditionally you might orbital high point, by about 1.7 consider not habitable and this suggests that maybe kilometers (one mile) attributable they can be," said Adiv Paradise, an astronomer and to solar sailing,” said Bruce Betts, physicist at the University of Toronto in Canada. LightSail 2 program manager. The habitable zone is a range of distances from a That makes it the first spacecraft star where a planet could theoretically have liquid to use solar sailing for propulsion in This photo provided on July 25, 2019, by the Planetary Society shows a portion of the water and temperatures warm enough to support life. Earth orbit, and the second-ever LightSail2 spacecraft, top, and part of Earth, centered on Baja California, Mexico. It was one of the photos transmitted from The Planetary Society''s LightSail 2 Planets in the habitable zone can be warm and solar sail spacecraft to successfully spacecraft, confirming the successful deployment of its solar sail. Source: AP/PTI temperate like Earth, or entirely frozen, like snowball fly, following Japan’s IKAROS, planets. Geologists suspect Earth has gone through which launched in 2010. vicinity of Earth, or a satellite that speeds. anywhere from one to three snowball phases in the “This technology enables us to needs to be fixed in a stationary The parallels to ocean sailing past and that marine microorganisms likely survived take things to extraordinary orbit above the North Pole. don’t stop there: as it flies to the through at least one of those periods. destinations in the solar system, The idea of solar sailing was first Sun, the sail orients itself edge-on, "We know that Earth was habitable through its own and maybe even beyond, in a way theorized in the 1600s by Johannes effectively turning off its thrust. snowball episodes, because life emerged before our that’s never been possible because Kepler, who wrote that sails and When flying away from the Sun, the snowball episodes and life remained long past it," said you don’t need fuel and you don’t ships “could be adapted to heavenly sail turns broadside to the photons, Paradise, lead author of the study. need all the systems to control fuel,” breezes.” getting a slight push. said Bill Nye, the chief executive of LightSail 2 puts that into practice LightSail 2, which is controlled the Planetary Society. via a sail made from Mylar that autonomously via software, does He added he would like to see the unfurls to a size of 32 square meters not have the precision to maintain a technology applied to missions (yards). circular orbit. searching for life on Mars, Jupiter’s As packets of light energy known Therefore as its apogee rises, its moon Europa, and Saturn’s moon as photons bounce off the sail, they perigee, or orbital low point, Titan, and “solar sails could enable transfer their momentum in the decreases, exposing it to you to lower the cost of these opposite direction, pushing the atmospheric drag that will missions.” vessel along with a thrust that is overcome the thrust from solar Another application could be in tiny but unlimited. sailing. LightSail 2 will continue to maintaining a probe at a stationary With no friction in the near- orbit for about a year before falling point in space, such as a telescope vacuum of space, the vessel will back into Earth’s atmosphere. that looks out for asteroids in the eventually achieve incredibly high Source: AFP

GOOGLE RESEARCHERS FIND WhatsApp building desktop version GET OLD TWITTER 6 iOS SECURITY FLAWS that works without phone INTERFACE WITH acebook-owned WhatsApp is FEW CLICKS oogle security researchers team have found six reportedly working on a critical flaws in Apple iMessage that can Fdesktop version of the app Twitter user and software Gcompromise the user’s phone without even that would allow users to use the developer, Zusor, has shared interacting with them. These security vulnerabilities messaging app on a PC without Aa useful 'do-it-yourself' guide fall into the ‘interactionless’ category. having to connect their phone to the to bring back the old Twitter Two members of ‘Project Zero’, Google’s elite bug- Internet. interface with just a few clicks, and hunting team, have published details and demo proof- In 2015, WhatsApp released a web has named it 'GoodTwitter'. of-concept code for five of six ‘interactionless’ version that mirrored the To get the old interface, just open security bugs that impact the iOS operating system conversation from the mobile app, Twitter and follow this sequence of and can be exploited via the iMessage client, the but to use it, one needed to have commands: Click on "(...) More" in ZDNet reported on Tuesday. their phone connected to the the left-hand menu. Go to "Settings Details about one of the ‘interactionless’ Internet. and privacy" > "About Twitter" > vulnerabilities have been kept private because Reliable WhatsApp leaker "Directory". A new Twitter tab will Apple’s iOS 12.4 patch did not completely resolve the account WABetaInfo tweeted on open, click on "Home" and you will bug, according to Natalie Silvanovich, one of the two Friday that the company might be find the old user interface, The Google Project Zero researchers who found and developing a Universal Windows Next Web has reported. So far, reported the loophole. Platform (UWP) app along with a profiles on more than one device GoodTwitter has been downloaded The four security flaws are CVE-2019-8641 (details new multi-platform system that with the same account. by nearly 35,000 Chrome and kept private), CVE-2019-8647, CVE-2019-8660 and CVE- would work even when your phone The multi-platform system would Firefox users, attracting rave 2019-8662. is off. also work in synchronisation with reviews on Reddit. The fifth and sixth bugs CVE-2019-8624 and CVE- In addition, WhatsApp is also WhatsApp's UWP, which is also in Twitter recently redesigned the 2019-8646 can allow an attacker to leak data from a reportedly working on a multi- the works, to offer the standard chat interface for its website version, device’s memory and read files off a remote device, platform system that would allow interface on different devices with saying the new look is faster and also with no user interaction, the report added. users to access their chats and the same account. Source: IANS easier to navigate. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 BIZ AND FINANCE 27 Despite a solid economy, Fed cuts its key rate by quarter point WASHINGTON (TIP): The Federal Reserve gave the U.S. economy a rare immunization shot Wednesday as it sought to extend a record 10-year-old expansion that faces mounting risks. Despite a generally healthy economy, the Fed cut its key short- term interest rate for the first time in more than a decade in a bid to head off a possible recession spurred by global troubles and trade tensions. ESSEL GROUP SELLS 11% As expected, the Fed lowered its federal funds rate by a quarter- STAKE IN ZEE TO US FUND FOR percentage point to a range of 2% to 2.25%. The move is likely to ripple through the economy and financial RS 4,224 CRORE system, nudging down rates for MUMBAI (TIP): US-based fund Invesco credit cards, home equity lines and Oppenheimer today agreed to pick up an additional auto loans and theoretically 11% in the fund-starved Zee Group flagship Zee sparking more economic activity. Entertainment Enterprises (Zee) for Rs 4,224 crore. While the rate cut should aid Recession of 2007-09. reporters he didn't see Wednesday’s The equity will be picked up by the Atlanta-based borrowers, it will frustrate savers “In light of the implications of move as the start of a lengthy rate- global fund house’s Developing Markets Fund, which who were just starting to benefit global developments for the cut cycle. “That’s not what we’re already owns 7.74% in the company, a company from higher bank account yields. economic outlook as well as muted seeing now,” he said. statement said. Invesco Oppenheimer has been a et it reverses just a fraction of the inflation pressures, the (Fed’s But he didn’t rule out further financial investor in Zee since 2002. nine rate hikes the Fed enacted policymaking committee) decided decreases, saying it would depend “Invesco Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund from late 2015 to late 2018 to prevent to lower” its key rate to a range of on global growth, trade tensions has agreed to make an additional investment in Zee. It an eventual inflation run-up and 2% to 2.25%," the Fed said in a and low inflation. “We see (these has agreed to buy up to an 11% stake more in Zee from bring borrowing costs back to statement after a two-day meeting. risks) as threats to the favorable the promoters, for Rs 4,224 crore,” it said. normal – years after the Great Fed Chairman Jerome Powell told outlook,” he said. The promoters, who have been since last November trying to pare their stake by even half, own 35.79% in Zee as of June 2019, of which 63.98% has been pledged Apple bounces back in India, with mutual funds and other financial institutions. Coffee Day Board Following this deal, promoter stake will come down to around 23%. clocks double-digit growth As per media reports, the promoters’ stake is NEW DELHI (TIP): India is back on Apple’s appoints SV Ranganath estimated to be around Rs 13,000 crore at current global map, with CEO Tim Cook announcing market price with market capitalisation of Rs 34,717.3 that the growth in the country bounced back in crore at a closing price of Rs 361.45 on Wednesday. the company’s fiscal 2019 third quarter that saw as interim chairman record results. CORE SECTORS’ GROWTH In an earnings call with analysts late Tuesday, Cook said that tactically, the emerging markets SLIPS TO 0.2% IN JUNE had a bit of a rebound in the third quarter that saw Apple Services vertical grow further. NEW DELHI (TIP): Growth of eight core “In fact, on a constant currency basis, we industries dropped to 0.2% in June mainly due to a actually grew slightly in emerging markets. We contraction in oil-related sectors as well as in cement still declined on a reported basis. India bounced production, according to official data. The eight core back. During the quarter, we returned to growth sector industries — coal, crude oil, natural gas, there. We are very happy with that. We grew in refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and Brazil as well,” said Apple CEO. electricity — had expanded by 7.8% in June last year. The return of Apple in India — including 19 According to the data released by the government, per cent iPhone shipments growth (YoY) in Q3 — crude oil output contracted by 6.8% while the refinery comes at a time when the company is reportedly segment de-grew by 9.3%.The cement output declined set to manufacture top-end iPhone XS and by 1.5%. iPhone XR courtesy its supplier Foxconn in the MUMBAI (TIP): The board of Coffee Day Enterprises on Snapping its two-month declining trend, the country. Wednesday appointed SV Ranganath as its interim chairman, production of fertilisers grew by 1.5%. Steel and “Price cuts and aggressive marketing has after the police in Mangaluru earlier recovered the body of its electricity production, however, increased by 6.9% and helped Apple to drive revenues in India,” Tarun founding Chairman VG Siddhartha almost 36 hours after he 7.3%, respectively, during the month under review. Pathak, Associate Director at Counterpoint went missing. During April-June, the eight sectors grew by 3.5% Research, told IANS. The board in its meeting, which commenced at 10.30 am and compared to 5.5% in the same period last year. Giving an impetus to its India manufacturing went on till 1 pm, also decided to appoint Nitin Bagmane as the Source: PTI plans, Apple in April started the assembling of interim Chief Operating Officer (COO), a company statement iPhone 7 at its supplier Wistron’s facility in said. “Constitution of an Executive Committee comprising SV HDFC LOWERS LENDING Bengaluru. Ranganath (Non-Executive Independent Director), Nitin According to Luca Maestri, Apple’s CFO, the Bagmane (COO) and R Ram Mohan (CFO) to exercise the RATES BY 10 BPS company set June quarter revenue records in powers previously vested with the Chief Executive Officer of several major developed markets. the Company and the Administrative Committee constituted MUMBAI (TIP): Mortgage major HDFC Wednesday by the Board in 2015,” it said. announced reduction in retail loan pricing by 10 basis The board will, in due course, prepare a detailed charter of points across tenors and buckets of loans, both for new authorities vested in the executive committee and approve the as well as existing borrowers, effective Thursday. same, the statement said, adding that the executive committee For home loans up to Rs 30 lakh, the financier is would, inter alia, explore opportunities to deleverage the offering 8.60 percent now. For women borrowers, the Coffee Day Group. After Cafe Coffee Day owner went missing new rate is 8.55 percent, the largest mortgage lender late on Monday, his body was fished out of the Netravathi said in a statement, adding the rate reduction will be river in Karnataka by a group of fishermen, some distance applicable to existing borrowers as well. away from the bridge where the coffee baron was last seen. For loans above Rs 30 lakh and up to Rs 75 lakh, the The company said the board took cognizance of statements new rates will 8.85 percent and 8.80 percent for women in the purported letter from Siddhartha relating to financial borrowers and for those above Rs 75 lakh, the prices transactions outside the knowledge of the senior will come down to 8.90 and 8.85 percent respectively, it management, auditors and the board. said. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 28 ASTROLOGY FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019

Shree Ganeshaya Namah

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The Indian Panorama brings you Weekly and Birthday Horoscope from the World's most trusted astrologer Bejan Daruwalla. Latest correct prediction: Modi's historic victory Weekly Horoscope - August 5 - August 11, 2019 ARIES: Ganesha says this can be a LEO: You have also lost a lot of money SAGITTARIUS: Your mind continues to restless period and you keep moving from in the past by lending to friends and this play games. You have to get a grip on it one project to another. At least, this phase may happen again; money always manages before it overpowers you. As we all know, the suggests this trend. If you had been cheated to slip out of your fingers. There will be mind is a monkey on a stick. Imagine what of monies last period, this period could be travel and you meet up with old flames; happens if hundred monkeys danced on the lucky as far as recoveries are concerned. what an exciting start to the period. You stick! You are in that frame of mind. But The focus will be on money and making your will start implementing new plans right there are many professional and personal life as secure as possible. You need to do it from this period. Journeys, travels and obligations that need your attention now and now as you may consider settling down and mental growth take precedence. you slog away and make your dreams a starting a family. VIRGO: You have realised the value and reality. TAURUS: Ganesha says those in business relevance of genuine bonding and are keen CAPRICORN: There is a mixed bag to deal may do exceptionally well as there will be to make the most of it. This impacts your with. There are many things on your plate - many international happy moments with the relationships and siblings. Relatives and from passion and sex to finance and religion. family too. There will be recognition of your people really close to you will come to There may be ceremonies and prayers for the worth along with all the benefits and add - mean much more in this phase. You will living and the dead. There is also a slight ons that increased prestige brings. It may also be drawn to intellectual activities, risk of ill - health and accidents. Take the not be as easy as it seems. There will be a education and higher studies, even necessary precautions. Ganesha blesses you. walk over coals. research and information technology. AQUARIUS: There is some stability now GEMINI: You will have to resolve Ganesha blesses you. and you make sustained progress. This is personal matters, align fresh priorities, and LIBRA: There is new love in your life. also a great time to be with loved ones. There reassess your own values. You will also have You will be lot in the throes of passion. may be a new relationship and you will be to work hard at maintaining domestic There will also be many expenses as you spending steamy times with your beloved. harmony. Financial issues will pan out well indulge in hectic shopping and travel. \ You will display the fun - loving, generous and you will be happily buying whatever you You will be splurging on the latest and passionate side of your personality. fancy. There is a strong possibility of wish- brands as though a scarcity loomed large. There will be improved ties at home and fulfilment. There will be happy times too But you will also feel restless and family life will give you great joy and and so go enjoy, says Ganesha. indecisive. You may look for an escape in harmony. CANCER: There are many moments spent the usual indulgences. Ganesha asks you PISCES: You will also show interest in with the family and you will feel blessed. to slow down and take care. community activities and even volunteer to You are generally restless and are forever on SCORPIO: You may look at spirituality help. There could be international the lookout for action. Those in the media with new eyes and may go guru shopping. collaborations, promotions and hike in your will do exceptionally well. Your creative You are looking for solace and comfort. perks. You rise in reputation and prestige. outbursts will meet with monetary success. You are looking for answers to free you You earn applause, win rewards and awards Of course, money doesn't stay long with you from the demons lurking in your and are the toast of all. Ganesha is with you. as friends will ask for treats and you find it subconscious. You feel as though your soul You make many flamboyant career moves. very difficult to refuse earnest entreaties for is torn and you want to steady it. You take risks without caring too much for money. the consequences.

Birthday Horoscope August 5 - August 11, 2019 clues as to which way to go or how to be guided. Spiritual feelings or cultural August 5: Ganesha says if there have been a fresh start where joint finances, credit, or a connections warm you up on inner levels, erratic or confusing trends, you can look for budget is concerned, but more erratic forces furthering your desire to seek what's hidden. stability and reason today. Good decisions or compel sudden moves; do they liberate or August 10: Your best qualities of intuition, plans about money or credit can be made destabilize? compassion, artistry, and emotional that look good for a secure future. August 8: There may be mysterious goings- knowledge inform your thinking today. Watch August 6: You may be happily planning a trip on today that intrigue you to find out more for discord tonight, however. or already travelling, ready to start the about, but take care in sensitive relationships. August 11: Communication and adventure. Allow intuition to inform your If you're counting on your famous intuition, conversations go very well today. By evening, thinking and it adds to emotional intelligence. look to early evening. you'll feel comfortable with the brood or ready August 7: The Moon gives you a chance for August 9: Look for incoming emotions as to have a caring chat. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 SPIRITUALITY 29

ariyali Teej is one of the three prominent teej festivals that are Hobserved by Hindu women (the others are Kajari Teej and Hartalika Teej). Hariyali Teej is observed on the Tritiya (3rd day) of the shukla paksha (bright fortnight of the moon) of HARIYALI TEEJ Shravan month (Sawan month) as per the Hindu calendar. Married women observe the Hariyali Teej fast for the longevity and welfare of their husbands. 2019 Hariyali teej date is August 3, Saturday, three days after Hariyali amavasya which falls on August 01 and two days before nag panchami on August 05. Hartalika teej is celebrated on shukla paksha tritiya of bhadrapad on Sunday, September 1. The festival falls during monsoon season when the surroundings are covered with green color, hence the name Hariyali Teej (Green Teej). Hariyali Teej is also known as Sawan Teej (or Sawan ki teej), Choti Teej and Madhusrava Teej. The festival of Hariyali Teej holds the same significance as Karwa Chauth observed by the married Hindu women. The festival of Hariyali Teej is dedicated to Goddess Parvati and Her unison with Lord Shiva. It was on this auspicious day that Lord Shiva accepted Goddess Parvati as his wife. For this reason Goddess Parvati is also referred as ‘Teej Mata’. Hariyali Teej is observed with great pomp and show in the north Indian states. In Punjab it is known as Teeyan and in the state of Rajasthan it is called as Shingara Teej. The celebrations of Hariyali Teej may vary slightly from region to region, but the spirit and enthusiasm is same everywhere. Importance and Significance Teej is usually celebrated during the monsoon time in India. This festival holds great significance in itself. It is believed to be a celebration of the union of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. According to ancient Hindu mythology, which this festival is incomplete. At the day of absolute devotion and love for As per the Teej festival ritual ,an oil it is said that, Goddess Parvati observed end of the day, they sing praise to newlywed brides. lamp should be kept lit all night by the fasts and prayed to Lord Shiva for Goddess Parvati and wait for their women. If the oil lamp dies, it is a bad hundred years to make him happy so husbands to come and take them. During Baya omen. that he could marry her. She took 108 the puja, a lamp is light throughout as a Baya is another traditional package births to come to a form in which Lord symbol to their devotion and dedication given by the mothers of newly married Worshiping Goddess Parvati Shiva would accept her. Happy from her to the Gods. A special sweet known as women who observe fast on Teej. It The most important ritual of Teej is to dedication, Lord Shiva decided to fulfill “Ghewar” is also prepared during this generally includes savoury fried snacks decorate an idol of Goddess Parvati. This her wish and to become her husband. time. (mathri), dry fruits, clothes, bangles and idol of Goddess Parvati is decorated with Hence, it is believed that celebrating jewellery. It is given to the women on the jewellery and new colourful clothes. The and worshiping Lord Shiva and Goddess Customs, Traditions Teej Festival day. day of Teej is very important as women Parvati on this day will bless a woman The Indian festival of Teej is marked pray to Goddess Parvati for marital with marital bliss, good health of by the women who pray to Lord Shiva Teej Fast harmony and a prosperous happy life. husband and children, and harmony in and Goddess Parvati, they observe fats This is the most important ritual of married life. This auspicious day is to for three days and seek their blessings this festival. Women fast, praying for the Teej Swings celebrate Goddess Parvati and her true for marital bliss and harmony in long and healthy life of their husbands. Swings are a common sight when Teej dedication towards Lord Shiva. relationships. The Teej fast lasts 24 long hours. It is the is close. They are beautifully decorated The word “Teej” literally means Teej rituals and customs make this most difficult fast, where a woman and are hung from the trees in the “third” and is usually the third day after festival more interesting as it is very full neither eats nor drinks. garden. Women then swing on them and full moon or new moon night. Therefore, of colors. Women who fast for their sing traditional Teej songs. Teej is a day it is celebrated on the advent of husbands ensure that no carelessness is Tradition of Lighting a Lamp of merry making for women. monsoons on the third day after the full done while the rituals are taking place. moon or new moon night. This festival calls for all rituals to be PAGE SPONSORED BY performed very seriously if one wants to Important Teej Rituals be blessed with marital happiness. ARISH K. SAHANI While Hindu married women celebrate this festival with all their heart for the Shrinjhara Serving Since 1972 well being of their husbands, unmarried Teej is celebrated with some serious Please Call or Write for Your Insurance Needs pray to get a good husband when they get rituals. It is customary for married married. On this day, houses are women to go to their parents house on Arish K Sahani (Father) decorated extensively with flowers and the day of the festival. All married lights; women apply henna on their women get presents from their in-laws as Shiv Sahani (Son) hands and wear new clothes and per Teej customs. A traditional gift jewellery. They then worship the Vat, package known as the 'Shrinjhara' is Priya Sahani Sood (Daughter) banyan, or bargad tree. Decorated gifted to the daughter-in-laws. The name swings are hung on the tree and the originated from Hindi word “shringaar” 7 1 8 - 2 7 1 - 1 9 0 6 women take turns to swing on them which means adornment. The [email protected] while singing Teej songs. Shrinjhara package includes of Ghewar They also visit the temple, and offer (traditional Teej sweet), traditional dress “If Hindus don’t maintain Hinduism, who shall save it?” flowers, fruits, coins, and a special (usually tie and dye), mehendi or henna prayer is narrated to the women also and bangles. Women use these items to “If India’s own children don't cling to their faith, who shall guard it?” known as “Teej Vrat Katha”. Without get ready for the festival. First Teej is a “Indians alone can save India, and India and Hinduism are one.” THE INDIAN PANORAMA 30 MISCELLANY FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019

Prabhjot Singh's Lima Diary Indians in Lima BJP Leader Jolly accorded By Prabhjot Singh warm welcome in Fiji The author, a senior sports commentator, is attending PAN AM Games2019 in Famous Fiji Football Captain of Indian OriginRoy Krishna to Play Super Soccer Lima, Peru League in India: Jolly

NEW DELHI / NEW YORK (TIP): BJP Leader Vijay Jolly recently visited Australia, Fiji & Malaysia. Jolly was warmly received in the office of Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama by Permanent Secretary to PM Yogesh J. Karan since the Hon'ble PM was indisposed. Jolly's Fiji visit was successful. BJP leader Vijay Jolly addressed a program organized by International Author (right) with Lima based Association of Parliamentarians for photojournalist Umesh Singh of Indian origin Peace & UPF, Fiji where Jolly stated at the PAN AM Games 2019 in Lima, Peru "Indo-Fijian community are the architects for peace, progress & LIMA, PERU: True to the saying development in Fiji for more than 100 that potatoes, Punjabis and PTC are years". everywhere in the world, Peru in The program was attended by Fiji South America is an example in Minister for Lands & Mineral Resources corroboration.Yesterday, while Ashneel Sudhakar, Minister for Youth & waiting for transport to go to Main Sports Alvick Maharaj, Minister for Press Centre, there was a chance Local Taukei Affairs SelaiAdimaitoga, meeting with Mr Umesh Singh and his Fiji Reserve Bank Governor FaizulAriff wife. Mr Singh, though from UP, has Ali, RatuFillomoni-President UPF, been watching PTC News for some Indian High Commissioner Smt. Princess Street, Suva. The lunch was soaps, toiletries, cosmetics, oil, bakery years now, His son is studying in Padmaja, Ex Nepal Minister & UPF attended by prominent Indo-Fijian products, chips & also in the business of Toronto. Before moving to Peru some Chair Pacific Ek Nath Dhakal, Overseas Business leaders. domestic gas supplies, hotels & shipping. years ago, Mr Singh lived in UPF Director Japan Yutaka Yamada, Famous Fiji Footballer Roy Krishna & It may be recalled that Hari Punja served Chandigarh and Ambala as a Santosh Neupane, Director UPF Fiji, his wife Mrs. Naziah Ali Krishna, Youth as the Mayor of Lautoka City Council for representative of a leading Saraswati College Principal Wasu Deo President (Fiji First -Ruling Party in record ten years from year 1969 to 1978 Pharmaceutical company. "Lima is along with Consul Generals of Kiribas& Fiji) greeted BJP leader Jolly. He since Fiji attained independence in 1970. Peru and Peru is Lima," says Mr Pakistan. presented them BJP saffron lotus scarf Jolly met several prominent Fiji Umesh Singh maintaining that Mr. Jolly in his Fiji address profusely along with a book titled businessmen led by Bachu Bhai Patel - Peruvians have special affinity for praised Indian PM Modi, BJP President "MODI@SUCCESS INDIA". Roy Krishna Chairman Vinod Patel & Co., Rajendra India and Indians. India's rich cultural Amit Shah and Working President Jagat is currently Captain of Fiji National Prasad-Chairman Rajendra Prasad heritage and its history interests them Prakash Nadda for progressive policies Soccer team. He is of Indian Origin and Super Markets, Morris Hedstrom Fiji a lot. This is one reason, he says, that of Govt. of India and to empower the hails from Labasa. He was the top goal Director S. Kuna, Bank of Baroda CEO of many Hindu temples, only one is poor & downtrodden. Prominent scorer in Australian Football League. Sudhansu Sekhar, New India Assurance run by Indians. Rest all are by academicians, civil society leaders, Roy Krishna has now been signed to play Co. Chief Subhash Mehta, Rup Big Bears Peruvians, especially those who follow lawyers, authors, journalists attended in in Indian Super Soccer League from (largest retailer) Director Sheren Kumar, Rama Krishna mission. The only large numbers & the program was August -2019 from ATK Club, Kolkata. Former Prime Minister Mahendra temple run by Hindus, mostly Sindhis, widely covered by the media. Latter Mr. Jolly was hosted by Mr. Hari Chaudhry, Member of Parliament Prof. is Geeta Temple. It is basically a multi Latter Mr. Jolly met Indian High Punja- Chairman, Hari Punja& Sons, the Biman Prasad, President Sodelpa faith spiritual center. It has Prakash of Commissioner in Fiji H.E. Smt. Padmaja. largest business house in Fiji. Hari (Opposition Party) Ratu Filipe Tuisawau Guru Granth Sahib in Sindhi Lipi. She specially hosted a luncheon in honor Punja group of companies are engaged and media journalist & promising young There are only a couple of Sikh of Mr. Jolly at India House located at in manufacturing of flour, biscuits, political leader Ms. Riddhi Damodar. families in Lima. One of these families is of Mr Pargat Singh, who retired from Railways and moved to Peru to join his son and his family here a few A Sikh to years ago. Mr Pargat Singh originally comes from Hoshiarpur district but spent most of his life in Pune. Then protect the there is young Taj Preet Singh, an IT specialist, who is here as a representative of Mohindra Tech. He British PM came in September last year. He belongs to Mohali. His wife Shaleen LONDON (TIP): A Sikh in the picture Kaur is from Ludhiana. The young is from the New Scotland Yard and has couple has started liking Peru. Then been handpicked to protect the British there is Mr Partap Singh who has Prime Minister. He had worked with settled in Peru, got Peruvian Northern Ireland Secretary of State and citizenship, married a Peruvian and is a great marksman. He will be has two children. He claims himself to traveling with the PM all over the world be the oldest Sikh in Peru. There is a and protecting him. chain of Indian restaurants in Lima called Mantra. Mr Jay Patel owns both the outlets. Yesterday I came across a photojournalist from Chile who would definitely score over many Sikhs in a The Sikh on extreme right in the back has competition of beards. been picked to protect the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 CLASSIFIEDS 31

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SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): One of content between January and June, also users if they try to share or have echoed statements from other partners Facebook’s third-party fact-checking raised concerns about the effectiveness previously shared a false story. that Facebook was not sharing enough partners on Tuesday said the company of Facebook’s machine-learning Julia Bain of Facebook’s integrity data that they could use to evaluate their needed to share more data with fact- approaches for identifying potentially partnerships team said the social media fact-checks. Eugene Kiely, director of checkers to better curb misinformation. false content. network was evolving its rating scale to FactCheck.org, recently told Reuters that UK-based charity Full Fact, which Facebook launched the programme in account for different types of he “couldn’t make heads or tails” of a joined the programme in January,issued December 2016 and now has 54 fact- misinformation and working on report the organisation received last a report urging Facebook to provide checking partners working in 42 improving the impact of fact-checks by December. more data on how flagged content is languages. identifying similar or identical content. “We haven’t really received anything shared over time, to see how quickly Under the system, fact-checking “We are encouraged that many of the from Facebook that would provide false information is spreading and assess partners rate content with labels and recommendations in the report are being evidence one way or the other to the how fact-checks are containing the Facebook then downgrades the actively pursued by our teams,” Bain effectiveness,” he added. spread. distribution of certain items. Facebook said in a statement to Reuters. A Facebook spokeswoman told Reuters The charity, which said it had earned also adds fact-checkers’ articles to a Although Full Fact said it still thought that fact-checking partners receive $1,71,800 from fact-checking Facebook story’s “Related Articles” and notifies the programme was worthwhile, it quarterly reports. Reuters contd from apge 1 property and unfairly subsidizes Chinese technology "Two-way investments between India and the US companies. But a range of key U.S. industries, reached about $60 billion. The US with $45 billion President Trump Announces including tech, retail and transportation companies, cumulative investment is the 6th source of foreign warn that a prolonged trade fight with China will push investment in India. The Government of India is taking New Tariffs on $300 billion in up prices for consumers and dampen domestic steps to ensure that US investments into India is taken Chinese Goods economic growth. to new levels by ensuring profitability as well as "The president's decision to proceed with adding protection of Intellectual Property", he assured. "We thought we had a deal with China three months these additional costs for hard-working American ago, but sadly, China decided to re-negotiate the deal families is truly shocking," said Rick Helfenbein, CEO USA to Allow Import of some prior to signing," the president tweeted to the world just of the American Apparel & Footwear Association, Prescription Drugs from Canada before 2 p.m. Eastern Time, while describing this week's which has lobbied against the tariffs, in a statement. trade talks with Beijing as "constructive." "This decision will increase the tariff bill on all clothes, explore to allow safe importation of certain Mr. Trump also said China had reneged on a previous shoes and home textiles, like blankets and sheets - prescription drugs to lower prices and reduce out of commitment to buy more agricultural products from products that already account for the vast majority of pocket costs for American patients," Health and Human the U.S. and to halt exports of Chinese-made fentanyl, a the duties collected by the U.S. government." Services Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement about potentially lethal opioid, saying that "many Americans "Given that these imports are more consumer- the plan. "This is the next important step in the continue to die." He also expressed hopes for a oriented, we expect a larger impact on U.S. growth and Administration's work to end foreign freeloading and "comprehensive" trade agreement with China. inflation, compared to previous tariff hikes," TD put American patients first." U.S. and China trade officials ended their most recent Securities analysts said in a research note. The Department of Health and Human Services negotiations on Wednesday with few signs of progress, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on outlined two "pathways" for importing the drugs to the while agreeing to reconvene in September. The Trump Wednesday cited concerns about the impact of trade U.S. In one initiative, the Food and Drug administration previously imposed a 25% tariff on $250 disputes on U.S. growth, especially business confidence, Administration and HHS will rely on their rule making billion in Chinese imports. But the duties set to take as one reason why the central bank had decided to cut authority to use existing federal law to set up pilot effect Sept. 1 would apply to a broad swath of consumer interest rates for the first time since the 2008 financial projects from states or wholesalers "outlining how they goods, including clothes, shoes, electronics and other crisis. (Source: Agencies) would import certain drugs from Canada that are common items. versions of FDA-approved drugs that are manufactured In June, Mr. Trump suspended new levies on Chinese Work with you in facilitating consistent with the FDA approval." imports at the G20 conference in Osaka, Japan, greater trade & investment ties, This in fact makes room for Indian Pharmaceutical temporarily easing fears of a full-blown trade war Industry to bring the products intended to be imported between the world's two biggest economies. The sides Indian Envoy tells US Investors from Canada in USA at the prices competitive to the agreed at the time to continue talks in search of a trade he noted that India-U.S. economic engagement at the Canadian manufacturers. Hope, we remember what Dr. deal. state level is an intrinsic part of our bilateral trade Yusuf Hamid of Cipla Ltd did in Africa Cipla, an India- In justifying the White House's protectionist stance, relationship. based producer of low-cost antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) American trade negotiators say China forces U.S. "It is heartening to note that several States in the U.S. is one of the biggest success stories in the pharma companies to reveal trade secrets, steals intellectual have taken significant steps to improve their ties with industry. Most of its sales are in the developing world India. I have learnt that 14 American States and (including 40% in Africa) - where it sells its HIV drugs Counties have set up their offices in India, and there are for about $350 per year per patient , we understand the proposals for the establishment of three more offices cost of this product is approximately $50,000 a year per NOTICE from the Great Lake states, partnership of eight states patient in USA- yet it is as profitable as the pharma located in the Great Lake region, as well as the states of giants of Europe, North America, and Japan. It has NAME CHANGE Mississippi, and Fulton County in Georgia. I call upon doubled its market cap in the five years and sales I, SATYANAM SINGH , son of DEVENDER SINGH , all the states represented here to open channels of reached almost $1.5 billion in the year ended March holder of Indian Passport No. G6362842 issued at cooperation in trade and investment by setting up 2012, up close to ten times since 2000. (Ref LUCKNOW on Dec 05, 2007 , permanent resident offices in India or sending delegations to scout the hbr.org/2012/08/into-africa-big-pharmas-growth.) of India, and currently residing at 8843, 162ND ST enormous potential for your state's economy in India." Also, Cipla sold Q-TIB, a combination drug indicated FL 2, JAMAICA 11432, USA, do hereby change my Ambassador Shringla assured US investors that to help prevent tuberculosis infection in people living name from SATYNAM SINGH to SATYANAM SINGH 'whatever opportunities and interests they present to with HIVs at prices which no other could even come , with immediate effect. us, our Embassy and Consulates will work hard to bring close. India now can take a lead to meet the challenge. India to you.' THE INDIAN PANORAMA PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: Prof. Indrajit S. 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ampi is a village and temple town recognised as a UNESCO World HHeritage Site, listed as the Group of Monuments at Hampi. in northern Karnataka, India. It was one of the HAMPI: A UNESCO richest and largest cities in the world during its prime. It is located within the ruins of the city of Vijayanagara, the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. Hampi is a place like no other and so WORLD HERITAGE SITE are the activities that you can indulge in when here. Test yourself at bouldering over the hills, ride a bicycle all across the village, row a coracle in the calm waters of River Tungabhadra, spot some Indian sloth bears or get blessed by an elephant—Hampi has a lot to keep you busy. Watching a sundowner across its famous temple ruins is, of course, a delight. BOULDERING Hampi is a boulderers' heaven. With its endless trails of boulder hills and right terrain, it has emerged as the country's hotspot for anyone with a love for the sport. While the more experienced ones can get bouldering and rock climbing equipment from one of the many stores and travel operators in the village, newbies can learn sport tactics with experts who often camp by the boulders. A closely-guarded secret, bouldering in Hampi came into spotlight with Pilgrimage, the much acclaimed climbing movie by Chris Sharma, Katie Brown and Nate Gold; climbers from all over the world made Hampi a favourite soon after its release. You would know the lure of those flat, looming boulders once you set eyes on them. A must-do in Hampi.

BEAR WATCHING hello to locals, wave at fisherman—enjoy Wildlife lovers can head off the Daroji Hampi in a way that it deserves. Sloth Bear Sanctuary for jungle safaris. The sanctuary is some 20 km away from CORACLE HOPPING Hampi and doubles up as a conservation A walk by riverside is passe when you centre for the Indian sloth bear. Perfect can go right in the middle of one in to escape to from the more touristy lanes coracles, the coolest designed boats ever. of Hampi, it is quite offbeat and houses Crossing River Tungabhadra to reach more than 100 sloth bears, 90 bird species Anegundi, the hippie side of Hampi and and an impressive variety of butterflies back, becomes all the more inviting as well. You can either drive across the when you wade across it in a coracle. sanctuary or sit in the watch tower with Watch a brilliant sunset, visit the drum a pair of binoculars and picnic lunch. circle and other live music sessions on Great place for kids. the other side, photograph the Hampi ruins that look all the more fascinating GET BLESSED BY AN ELEPHANT from across the river or just enjoy some This one would never lose its charm! calm, away from the touristy clamour of Lakshmi, the temple elephant at the village in one. eastern and northern gateways are also or angry form. Narasimha which means Virupaksha Temple, blesses visitors splendid. The composite pillars of the half-man and half-lion is one of the ten early in the morning with a gentle touch VIRUPAKSHA TEMPLE 'sabha mandapa' are massive and when incarnations of Lord Vishnu. This of her trunk. Anyone looking for a Dedicated to Lord Virupaksha, the tapped gently produce musical notes. monolithic structure, which is 6.7 m in greater adrenalin rush should get into main deity of the Vijayanagara rulers, The temple complex houses a number of height, has the lord sitting cross-legged the river when she is in for a bath; a the temple is an important pilgrimage important monuments including the position on the coil of a giant seven- gentle shower from her awaits everyone centre and one of the main attractions of famous stone chariot. headed snake Adishesha. Originally the who is eager enough to go near. Those Hampi. Also known as Pampapati statue also had Goddess Lakshmi sitting not in a mood to get drenched can stay at Temple, it has a 50-metre high tower at STONE CHARIOT on lord's lap, but according to history it the banks and watch the ritual-like the entrance and displays beautiful Considered as the most popular was vandalised and damaged in the year bathing ceremony when Lakshmi architecture throughout. The miniature attraction of Hampi, this architectural 1565. The statue of Goddess Lakshmi can splashes in the water, eagerly listening to paintings on the ceilings make your visit marvel is located within the Vittala now be seen in Kamalapura Museum. her mahout's calls. worthwhile. Built in the beginning of the Temple complex. It is actually a shrine 7th century, it is one of the oldest built in the form of a chariot and rests on SASIVEKALU GANESHA BICYCLE TOURS functioning temples in India. The temple a platform that is about a feet high. The Yet another magnificent monolithic If there is one thing that you must do received a major overhaul and shrine is dedicated to Garuda who is the sculpture, this statue of Lord Ganesha is in Hampi, it is to get a bicycle and roam renovation at the beginning of the 19th carrier of Lord Vishnu. This stunning around 8 feet tall and is kept in an open around the ruins and this sleepy village century. piece of architecture is among the three pavilion. It is said that the stomach of at a pace that keeps you discovering its famous stone chariots in India, others the deity resembles the shape of a beauty. Hampi is not a place to strike off VITTALA TEMPLE being Konark (Odisha) and mustard seed and hence the name as from your wishlist in a rush; so let it Dedicated to Lord Vittala, a form of Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu). The 'sasivekalu' means mustard seed in work its magic on you—slowly.A number Lord Vishnu, the temple was built in the carvings and sheer beauty of this Kannada. The lower left hand and the of bicycle rental points are in the lane 15th century. It is an exemplary symbol structure make it a 'must-visit' attraction trunk of the statue are broken, and the that houses Virupaksha Temple; you can of the Vijayanagara style of art and of Hampi. stomach of the statue of the deity is tied get one for around INR 500 as security architecture and one of the top with a snake. Legend has it that Lord deposit and INR 50 as bicycle rent for a attractions of Hampi. No words can UGRA NARASIMHA Ganesha ate too much and hence tied a day. You would be required to provide an describe the magnificence of the SWAMY STATUE snake around His belly to prevent it from ID card as well. Take ample pit stops in hundred pillared pavilion or mandapa bursting! The statue is located in the the artsy cafes and restaurants, in the that lies in the south-west part of the This is the largest statue in Hampi and southern part of Hemakuta Hill, not too temple ruins and street markets, say temple. The sculptures that adorn the depicts Lord Narasimha in a terrifying far from Kadalekalu Ganesha Temple. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 34 SPORTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 Steve Smith turns tide for Australia in first Test against England India vs West Indies: India’s predicted XI for first T20I against West Indies New Delhi (TIP): After the heartbreak endured in the World Cup, the Indian team will be back on the field. They will take on the formidable West Indies in a bilateral series and against the defending BIRMINGHAM (TIP): Steve champions, Virat Kohli and team will have to be at Smith marked his first Test since their absolute best. There is also the World T20 which completing a 12-month ban for his is slated to be held next year and the selectors have role in a ball-tampering scandal drafted in new faces in the squad. This is the with a superb century to rescue opportunity for the young players to step and be Australia on the opening day of the counted. Here we take at look at India’s predicted XI Ashes series on Thursday.Australia for the first T20I clash in Florida. were in dire straits against England in Birmingham at 122-8 but their Rohit Sharma last two wickets more than doubled India’s best batsman at the World Cup, the image of the score and Smith was last man a gutted Rohit Sharma when his team was ousted in out for 144 in a total of 284. the sem-final epitomised the grief in the Indian Rory Burns and Jason Roy then camp. survived two overs as the hosts ended the day on 10-0. Australia had slumped to 17-2 Broad took 5-86 in 22.4 overs and Shikhar Dhawan Former captain Smith, who when Smith came in to bat after fellow paceman Chris Woakes The injury to Shikhar Dhawan came as a massive returned to international cricket current skipper Tim Paine had won chipped in with 3-58 on his blow to the Indian camp. His presence at the top of during the recent World Cup that the toss. Warwickshire home ground. the order was missed by the batting order, but now he England won, was subjected to Wickets fell steadily but Smith But Australia’s total may yet be is back as Rohit’s opening partner in T20Is. repeated jeers by a partisan crowd. found the ally he needed in Peter enough to embarrass an England But he answered the boos in style Siddle, with the recalled number 10 side who collapsed to 85 all out KL Rahul with his 24th Test century and ninth making a valuable 44 -- the second- before beating Ireland at Lord’s last He might not be a regular in the Test and ODI against England. best score of the innings -- in a week. sides, but KL Rahul has been a superb T20 player and “It hasn’t really sunk in yet,” ninth-wicket partnership of 88. The fans booed the visitors when his numbers in the IPL have been phenomenal. Smith told BBC Radio. “Obviously Up until that point it seemed they walked out for the pre-match been a while since I’ve been able to England would not suffer from the anthem ceremony with Australia’s Virat Kohli put on the whites and the baggy absence of James Anderson, XI containing Smith, David Warner The skipper said that he had learnt a lot from green (cap). “I’m really proud of the England’s all-time leading Test and Cameron Bancroft -- the three setbacks and failures and this series presents him way I was able to stand up today.We wicket-taker, who had only bowled players banned following the ball- with a great opportunity to kickstart a new phase. were in a bit of trouble there and we four overs before suffering a right tampering incident that took place had to dig deep on a wicket that calf injury. during a Test against South Africa Manish Pandey wasn’t easy.” Longtime new-ball partner Stuart in Cape Town in March 2018. After meandering around in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s middle-order, Manish Pandey was bumped up the order to number 3 and was an instant success. 47-yr-old Bhavana Tokekar wins Rishabh Pant There is no MS Dhoni in the side and Rishabh Pant has been picked as the primary wicket-keeper. 4 golds in powerlifting in Russia Krunal Pandya There is no Hardik in the T20 squad and this opens 47-year-old mom of two teenagers, Bhavana the doors for Krunal. He was impressive in Australia Tokekar, has left people in utter admiration, as and New Zealand and now has the opportunity to seal Ashe won 4 gold medals in the powerlifting this all-rounder’s spot. category at the Open Asian Championships in Russia. Shattering many stereotypes all at once, including that Bhuvneshwar Kumar of women becoming “manly” after lifting heavy Jasprit Bumrah has been rested in the series and weights, and motherhood coming in the way of a Bhuvneshwar Kumar becomes the senior bowler in woman’s career goals, she has paved the way for many the side and has to get the job done both with the new more who have a fire in their belly, just like herself. ball and then towards the death. On 14 July, Bhavana, who is based in Maharashtra, scored big at the Open Asian Powerlifting Rahul Chahar Championships organised by the World Powerlifting The selectors have roped in Rahul Chahar as the Congress (WPC), in Chelyabinsk, Russia. She took part only wrist-spinner in the T20 squad and this is the in the “Under 67.5 Masters 2” category (45-50 age group), chance for the young man to show his mettle. He was and this was the first-ever competition she participated impressive for Mumbai Indians in the IPL this in. Making India and herself proud, this middle-aged season. woman has knocked it out of the park! motivated her to try weightlifting. Owing to In a personal blog she maintains online, Bhavana stereotypes, at first she was sceptical, thinking it would Khaleel Ahmed claims that her fitness journey began back in 2011, make her muscular looking, but after much research, He was in India’s scheme of things before injury when she began to workout only to combat the side she was convinced that this isn't necessarily true. She and bad form ruled him out of contention. However, effects of some medicine she was prescribed. First, she wrote: "I am now convinced that weight training has a after a strong performance in the IPL and then for began cycling, and slowly moved to a gym setup by 2012. multitude of benefits and does give you a fit body, the India ‘A’side, he is back in reckoning and with the Bhavana is married to a pilot from the Indian Air Force, healthy mind, a positive attitude, and, most left-arm variation, he can be a good asset for Kohli. and mentions that it was IAF bodybuilders who importantly, it helps in confidence building." THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 35 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 36 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019