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FEBRUARY 2020 Vol 11, Issue 2 China’s isolation grows as virus toll increases China faced deepening isolation over its coronavirus epi- citizens and permanent residents... will be denied entry The United States, Japan, Britain, Germany and other demic the death toll soared to 259, with the United States into the United States,” Health Secretary Alex Azar said. nations had already advised their citizens not to travel to and Australia leading a growing list of nations to impose China. extraordinary Chinese travel bans. Australia said it was barring entry to non-citizens arriving from China, while Australian citizens who had travelled Britain said Saturday it was temporarily withdrawing With Britain, Russia and Sweden among the countries there would be required to go into “self-isolation” for two some diplomatic staff and their families from across the confirming their first infections, the virus has now spread weeks. country, a day after the US State Department ordered to more than two dozen nations, sending governments Vietnam suspended all flights from mainland China embassy employees to send home family members under scurrying to limit their exposure. effective Saturday. Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan also the age of 21. initially appeared on the list of banned routes but were Beijing insists it can contain the virus and called Wash- China toughened its own quarantine measures at the later removed. ington’s advice against travel to China “unkind”. centre of the outbreak in Hubei province, a day after the United States temporarily barred entry to foreigners who Similar expansive restrictions have been announced by “Certainly it is not a gesture of goodwill,” foreign ministry had been in China within the past two weeks. countries including Italy, Singapore, and China’s northern spokeswoman Hua Chunying said. neighbour Mongolia. “Foreign nationals, other than immediate family of US CAA violates international agree- ments India signed in 1967 and 1979, Human Rights Watch tells U.S. Congress The Citizenship (Amendment) Act of to address xenophobic attitudes and India violates at least two international behavior towards non-citizens, in par- treaties that India has signed and rati- ticular hate speech and racial violence, fied in the past, Human Rights Watch to promote a better understanding of has said. the principle of non-discrimination The International Covenant on Civil in respect to the situation. In other and Political Rights that India ratified words, this treaty obligates India to do in 1979 “is very clear that you cannot everything it is not doing right now, deprive people of their citizenship on which is to promote harmony, fight the basis of their race, color, descent, xenophobic attitudes towards non- national or ethnic origins,” John citizens.” Sifton, Asia Advocacy Director of the Human Rights Watch in the U.S., The international setting allows said at a briefing at U.S. Congress this non-Indian human rights activists, week. civil society, Members of Congress, to “raise these issues with India and Similarly, the International Conven- not have the Indian Embassy say you tions on Elimination of All Forms of don’t have a right to raise this with us Racial Discrimination (CERD) that [as] it is a domestic and internal issue,” India signed in 1967 and ratified the Sifton said. “On the contrary, this is an next year “explicitly obliges India to international issue. These are interna- guarantee the right of everyone to tional norms. You have every right to equality before the law, including in raise them whether you are Indian or the enjoyment of the right to national- n ot .” ity,” Sifton said. John Sifton, Asia Advocacy Direc- The Briefing was attended by Congres- tor, Human Rights Watch speaking at sional staffs of Senators, Congressper- Briefing on CAA at US Congress on sons and House committees, as well January 27, 2020 as by officials from the Department of The Committee created to safeguard State. that treaty “specifically added that the deprivation of citizenship on the basis It was organized by Indian American of national and ethnic origin, race and Muslim Council, the largest Indian color violates their obligations,” Sifton American group advocating for Con- said at the Briefing titled “India’s Citi- stitutional secularism in India; Hindus zenship Law (CAA)”. for Human Rights; Emgage Action; and Council on American-Islamic “The treaty asks countries to take steps Relations.

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India’s government has become “the enemy of from their dress.” com the people” who are protesting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Magsaysay Award The police and masked civilians at- Asia Times US is winning civil rights activist from India, Sandeep tacked the Muslims and indulged in published monthly Pandey, said at a briefing at the United States vandalism, arson and looting. Yet, the Copyright 2020 Congress this week. police filed FIRs (police complaints) All rights reserved as to against the Muslims. “The pattern is the entire content The police have especially been targeting the clear. The modus operandi is to make Muslims even though those protesting the new the victims the accused,” Pandey said. Asia Times US does not citizenship law have included members of all Of the more than 1,000 people now in necessarily faiths, Pandey said at the briefing, “Implications jail, most were Muslims. endorse views of India’s Citizenship Law (CAA)”, held here on expressed by the authors Monday. Monday’s briefing was attended by in their articles officials from Congressional committees as well Pandey also criticized Uttar Pradesh state chief “In 27 years of working as an activist I have as the offices of at least 20 Members of Con- minister Adityanath for publicly asking his experienced unprecedented curb on fundamen- gress, including seven senators. Officials from police officers to “take revenge” against the tal rights of freedom of expression, to assemble the Department of State, which implements US protesters. “After this police went berserk and Asia Times US peaceably and to move about anywhere within foreign policy, were also in attendance. indulged in brutal repression.” The police van- India over the past six months,” Pandey said. dalized Muslim homes, beat up Muslims com- Dr. Sandeep Pandey, Magsaysay Award winning The Briefing was organized by Indian Ameri- ing home from mosques, and even discharged civil rights activist speaking at Briefing on CAA can Muslim Council, the largest US advocacy firearms at them. at US Congress on January 27, 2020 group for Indian Americans working on the He himself was put under house arrest in his protection of minorities in India; Hindus for In Meerut city, the government acknowledged hometown Lucknow twice in August when he Human Rights; Emgage Action; and Council on five men died of bullet wounds. The dead planned a public event against the government’s American-Islamic Relations. included a roti maker, a battery rickshaw puller, crackdown in Kashmir, and again in December and a scrap dealer. In Kanpur city, three people to protest the CAA. In August and this month, Pandey said the police lobbed tear gas shells died in police firing. The police used private Kashif Siraj the police stopped him from visiting Ayodhya, and stun grenades at two universities: Jamia firearms, Pandey alleged. Director of Marketing where a Hindu temple is being built on the Milia Islamia, New Delhi and the Aligarh Dallas Region ruins of a mosque. Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh, where a In Muzaffarnagar, the local Member of Parlia- PhD student lost a hand and another student a ment Sanjeev Baliyan allegedly led a mob attack “The ruling Bhartiya Janata Party government thumb. on an orphanage, Pandey said. Police illegally doesn’t want any alternative view on Kashmir, detained many orphans. Twenty-one-year-old or CAA to be expressed,” Pandey said. “The Many activists in Lucknow were arrested merely clothes vendor Noor Mohammad died after Government has become the enemy of people for participating in the protests, or even for re- being shot in his forehead. was killed by a bullet who participated in protests against the CAA.” cording the police brutality on their cellphones. injury in his forehead. Another 13-year-old The police tortured four activists — Sadaf Zafar, student and his older sister, who was to wed He said that although “common citizens” Pawan Rao Ambedkar, Deepak Kabir and shortly, were wounded when the police attacked including non-Muslims have participated in the Robin Verma. their home. anti-CAA protests throughout India, the police and the administration have targeted “only Renowned human rights lawyer, Mohammad All those who were killed in the firing were Muslims to create an impression that it was the Shoaib, and retired top police officer S.R. Dara- Muslims. Muslims who created trouble.” puri, both septuagenarians, were arrested from their homes without a warrant. Shoaib was not Pandey also criticized Prime Minister Narendra produced before a magistrate.

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Islamic Relief USA SC office moved to a new location in Richard- son, TX. The office was inaugurated by the Mayor of Richardson, TX Paul Voelker and was attended by Deputy police chief Martin, Kashif Siraj and others with Famous Bollywood Actor Hrithik Roshan IRUSA CEO Sharif Aly and the entire board, executives and local staff of IRUSA.

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Dr. Ahmed will discuss the misconceptions and misunderstandings DALLAS-HOUSTON PAGES about Sharia law and its implementation in the USA. This program was presented at the Fort Worth Police Academy, Rotary club Arlington, Arlington Public Library as well as churches in Fort Worth and Arlington. Dina Malki will clarify the role of women in Islam.

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Kashmir. DALLAS-HOUSTON PAGES PAKPAC PAKPAC is having a townhall with congress- Thanks to our community leaders for joining woman Susan Wild who wrote dear colleague DALLAS taking time out of weekend chores. Thanks to letter against atrocities of India in Kashmir and past president PAKPAC Jalil Khan and National congressman Brian Fitzpatrick; on February 1st CHAPTER Board member Arif Mahmood for their support in Philidelphia during APPNA strategy meet- had a great conversation with republican con- and hard work! Thanks to Michighan chapter ing. PAKPAC National Board member Dr Umar gressman Jack Bergman, a leader on the house especially National Board member Asad Malik Farooq will chair this town hall Armed Services Committee. Congressman for their political activism. Bergman is a retired Marine Corps General PAKPAC Michigan chapter is hosting next two deeply familiar with the geopolitical dynamics Most importantly thanks to Saneela Khan for events are of South Asia and the Middle East. organizing it so well! February 2nd for Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and We spoke extensively on foreign policy, chances Near FUTURE events February 21st for Congressman Andy Levin! of Iran-US war and human rights violations in

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Flag Hoisting in Riyadh SA by HE Ambassador Ausaf Col. Khaled Rabie Al Hamoudi, Acting Director of the Fujairah Civil Defense Depart- Sayeed ment, said a team of firefighters were immediately dispatched to the scene and were able to successfully extinguish the fire, and prevent it from spreading. Col. Khaled Al Hamoudi also stressed the need to adhere to the safety requirements in commercial and residential buildings, and urged residents to leave their personal belongings and evacu- ate the premises as soon as they hear a fire alarm go off.

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A grand event was organ- ised by AIIE at Exhibition Auditorium of Famous and Renowned Singer Ustad Mazhar Ali Khan Sahab’s Son Sikander Khan who has rocked the event with his beautiful performances.. Famous Entrepreneur Janab Mumtaz Ali Akram sahab and Renowned ghazal Sing- er Nizam Ali Khan Sahab were the Chief Guests of the evening and was honored by Sikandar Khan

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Mr. Kareemullah Hussaini Biyabani in a small get together party @ Red Onion Restaurant, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Ambassador HE Dr Hifzur Rahaman host the Republic Day Reception at Damascus on 26.01.2020 which was attended by Syrian Ministers, Governors, Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Vice Ministers, Presidents of Universities, MPs, Directors from different Ministries, businessmen, media people, academics, large diplomatic community, etc.

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NEW YORK PAGES NEW YORK PAGES INTERNATIONAL PAGES Amitabh Bachchan Posts Health Update After Missing National Film Awards Ceremony Superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who was supposed to be attending the National Film Award in New Delhi on De- cember 23, missed the func- tion because he was ill and could not travel. He will be presented with his Dadasaheb Phalke honour on December 29 now. Big B took to his blog to give his fans an update on his health condition and by the looks of it, fans and well- wishers of the actor might have reasons for concern. of it could produce the required result .... “… the neck the ham string the lower think and be done .... so back to the medi- back the wrists decomposed .. seated cal .. the ham string injury hinders the long distressed .. the fever condition .. the walk and the sitting .. long hours of which advice of the medical for rest and recoup need respite .. so to the standing table be and no travel .. the missing National lured .. not now .. the fever constraints Award .. a certain discovery of the cin- prevail .. but the positioning has been ematic unseen .. and the physio unabated done, when the fever reduces,” the actor .... days and time do pass in comparison wrote on Tumblr. to the ‘left for work’ information in some regularity .. different .. but so it is .... a Big B had tweeted on Sunday that he mass of communication to acknowledge would not be able to attend the award cer- the birthday and the Award, takes ink .. emony. “Down with fever. Not allowed to good to be able to swipe the pen, than the travel. Will not be able to attend National INTERNATIONAL PAGES black buttons .. keeps the writing hand Award tomorrow in Delhi. So unfortu- in practice , though the signs of script- nate. My regrets,” he wrote. ing misadventures do occur .. we are now After his release from the hospital during in the realm of that which has and have October end, Big B has been working tire- immediate answers and solutions to the lessly. He shot for Brahmastra in Manali unknown .. for the moment … in time and finished the last leg of Chehre in perhaps or so they say the mere thinking Slovakia CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 12 IFTEKHAR SHAREEF PAGE

Tribute to Bollywood singer late Mirza Ahmed by his nephew Raza Hussain a leading playback singer from Hyderabad with melodious queen Simran . Event last night at Salar Jung Museum Auditorium. Seen in pic with is my seniors of International Village Shamshabad needs attention of officials . Many times representations have been schools Abid Khan , Jaffer Hussain , Mehdi Hussain , Secretay to Prince Mukkaram Jah Shahnawaz Khan , my juniors given for proper lighting, roads , drainage and relaxation in GO 111 for the overall development of Ehtesham Quadri , Mohammed Khaleequr Rahman, Mushtaq Bhai Haneef Ali bhai member All India Hajj Committe SHAMSHABAD. Thanks a lot Times of India for covering the news of Shamshabad in today’s Sunday and others . Program was attended by who’s who including Ahmed Alam Khan sahab , Khader Alam Khan Sahab , Edition. Wajid Ali Kamil Advocate of Prince Muffakham Jah and many eminent personalities.

Concluding night of Ghazal’s by Dr Roshan Bharati ,(Rajasthan),Ms Sangeeta Mitra (Calcutta) and Gopal Ghani at Ravindra Bharati another successful event by Hyderabad Arts And Cultural Association under the leadership of Janab Sarwat Ali . Seen in pics with me is Janab Qameruddin,chairman Minority Commission Govt. Of Telangana, Janab Syed Akbar Hussain chairman Minority Finance Corporation Govt of TELANGA- NA, Singers and Sponsor M A Waheed and others .

All Saints Old Boys Association (ASOBA) annual day held at All Saints HS , Gunfoundry, Hyderabad , a colourful evening last night . Over 300 old boys attended with families. Bollywood star actor (Mahabharata fame) singer Feroz Khan , Ehtesham Quadri , Singer sensationalist Simran , President ASOBA Mir Zulfiqar Ali also ex mayor of Hyderabad performed and enthralled the audience with oldies . Rev Rector P.T Sebas- tian and Rector Shajan Antony where present as guest of Honour.

Waseem Ali is with Iftekhar Shareef at The Golkonda

Thanks brother Shajan Antony rector Little Flower High School, ABIDS , Hyderabad for visiting me with flowers and cake on this new year 2020 .

at Ravindra Bharathi two day Geet and Ghazal programme of Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi sahab by Hyderabad Arts and Cultutural Association with TELANGANA State Cultutural Council and INDIAN Council of Cultutural Relation ICCR. Thanks a lot Sarwat Ali bhai and presided by Shujath Ali Sufi bhai . Sponsored by BBI and Saheli with presence of it’s Managing Director M A Waheed . Also present where Rounaq Raunaq Yar Khan and others . Performance by Ram Ram Anjali Srivastav , Anjali Srivastav , Mohd Osman Singer , Nivedeta , Saleem Khan , Zeba Osman , Shahnawaz and others . CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 13

From Junain J Afeef: The students at West Aurora High School organized an outstanding forum. Thank you Indivisible Aurora. We’ve waited long enough for prosecutors to live up to the Supreme Court’s admonishment to put justice above winning. We’ve misused the criminal justice system too long by using it to deal with our mental health and substance addiction problems. We’ve only whispered on the margins about the racial injustices. Sustainable safety is directly tied to building a just system and focusing upstream on creating healthy communities. CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES CHICAGO PAGES FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 14 Thousands in Chicago Hold Mega Protest Rally Amended Citizenship Act Call for Abolition of NRC & NPR Chicago, (Report & Pictures, Syed Khalil Ullah) Braving the extreme cold wave conditions Thousands of the Indian-American com- cluded Rachel Ventura, Dr Inam Hussain, Ahmed Ullah Siddiqui, Irshad Khan, Nikhil munity from various organizations hold a Peaceful protest in front of Indian Consulate Mundalaparthy, Syed Ilyas Quadri, Adman Yousuf, Aminah Ahmed, Saud Ghazanfar, Jay located in Downtown Chicago to mark India’s Republic Day and protest the controver- Becker, Pratiti Deb and Junaid Ahmed urged the audience to challenge a new citizen- sial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC), and the ship law is unconstitutional because it treats Muslims differently from Hindus, Buddhists National Population Register (NRC). The rally was held was held on Sunday January 26, and other religious groups. Indian Constitution to remind each other of the secular and 2020, 1 p.m. -- 3 p.m. at Tribune Tower in Chicago. democratic principles in India was built on. We are promoting human rights in India and the US. The New Citizenship Amendment Act legislation is totally “unconstitutional More than thousands of people marched to the Indian consulate from the Tribune Tower and divisive” as it excludes Muslims and other community. in Chicago. Many of the protesters had come to the Chicago from other Illinois Suburbs on specially chartered buses. Speakers said, “The law violates India’s own constitution, which occurs discrimination based on religion. Today, they excluded Muslims and tomorrow it could be Jews, Chris- The Coalition to Stop Genocide includes dozens of organizations, including Indian tians, Parsi, Jain, Buddhist, Sikhs, and Hindu Dalits.” Excepts few speakers all the rally American Muslim Council (IAMC), Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chi- speakers were young from college and University. cago (CIOGC), Human rights activist, student groups and several others. Several other demonstrations also organized same time at Indian consulates in the cities of Houston, At the end special prayer and Indian anthem was performed. New York, Washington, Atlanta and San Francisco. Many major European cities also holding same kind of Protest by Human rights groups and Indian Community.

The many protesters from around the Chicago and Nearby cities and states and describ- ing themselves as representative of diverse and multi-faith Indian communities across the Chicago, demanded and urge that the CAA be repealed because it undermines India’s secular Constitution. Throughout the Community leaders and speakers unani- mously condemned the Indian government’s decision.

The people who took part in the rally were waving Indian national flags and holding Play cards and Banners against the CAA and NRC. Protesters raised slogans in against of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CAA. Many Protester raising slogans about growing repression against the people of Kashmir. They keep Chanting Freedom. Freedom.

Mostly Protesters were Socials Workers, Civil Rights Activist, Community members, Local lawyers, College and university students, and religious and liberals’ leaders, Labor Union Representative, Local Journalists, left and liberal intellectuals and community leaders from Asian countries. The protests in Chicago are comparing Modi administra- tion to the Hitler in Nazi Germany.

The Program was emceed by Samah Maria student of Midwestern University.

Addressing the protesters, community leaders and Student leaders, which were in- FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 15 Erdogan hits out at some Arab countries’ ‘treason’ INTERNATIONAL PAGES over Trump plan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tion in the region is not on Friday blasted some Arab countries Palestinian President Mahmoud Ab- resolved immediately, for backing a Middle East plan unveiled bas called the peace plan the “slap of the as attacks by Russia- by the United States, condemning it as century”. backed Syrian govern- “t r e a s o n”. Turkey, a strong advocate of the Palestin- ment forces raised con- ian cause, had condemned the plan. cern of a new refugee “Some Arab countries that support such wave to Turkey. a plan commit treason against Jerusalem, “The United States’ so-called peace plan is as well as against their own people, and stillborn,” Turkey’s foreign ministry had Speaking in Ankara, more importantly against all humanity,” said in a statement. Erdogan said Turkey Erdogan told his party’s lawmakers in the could not handle a parliament. “This is an annexation plan aimed at kill- fresh influx of mi- ing a two-state solution and extorting the grants. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump on Tuesday Palestinian territory.” Erdogan had said unveiled long-awaited details of a US plan Ankara was losing pa- for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Erdogan today added that Turkey may tience with the assault warning it may represent the last chance at launch a military operation into Syria’s and accused Russia conflict in the region. statehood for the Palestinians. northwestern province of Idlib if the situa- of violating agreements aimed at curbing Bilawal urges MQM-P to rethink alliance with PTI, work to solve Karachi’s problems

MQM-P to rethink its alliance with the mitting the economic ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), While addressing a ceremony in Karachi at murder of citizens”. which is “making the lives of Karachi’s the time, Bilawal had said that if MQM-P residents difficult”. breaks off its alliance with PTI and man- MQM-P is one of PTI’s ages to get Sindh its share in resources, allies in the federal Bilawal was responding to a question the provincial government will “stand by government and its regarding his offer of provincial minis- [MQM-P] for the sake of Karachi’s people”. MNA Farogh Naseem INTERNATIONAL PAGES tries to MQM-P on the condition that the Speaking to reporters today, the PPP law- holds the portfolio of party quits its alliance with the PTI in the maker said: “It is in the hands of MQM-P, the federal ministry for Centre. While he did not extend the offer that says it is standing with the people of law. MQM-P convener again, he said: “There are a lot of ideologi- Karachi, wants to solve their problems Khalid Maqbool Sid- cal issues between PPP and MQM-P, but and admits that the federal government diqui held the portfolio as far as Karachi’s residents are concerned, has not done anything and [instead] has of information technol- I believe that we should solve [their] issues created problems, to leave the federal gov- ogy but he resigned together.” ernment, leave the ministries and solve the earlier this month, problems of the people.” saying that “staying Last year, Bilawal had offered provincial in the federal cabinet Nadir Guramani ministries in Sindh — where his party is in Bilawal lamented that the PTI had so far seem(ed) futile”. His resignation had come power — to MQM-P if it walks away from failed to fulfil its promises regarding local weeks after Bilawal publicly urged MQM- the PTI in the Centre. bodies or police reforms and was “com- P to quit its alliance with PTI. Shantanu Maheshwari to Make Bollywood Debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali ‘s Gangubai Kathiawadi? A popular name in the television industry was known among dangerous gangsters as an actor and dancer, Shantanu Mahesh- who were her clients. wari is soon to make his Bollywood debut Earlier, Alia Bhatt had shared her first look with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai from the film on the photo-sharing plat- Kathiawadi, featuring Alia Bhatt in the form, which was praised by her fans. lead role.

According to Bollywood Hungama, Bhansali wanted a fresh face to play a piv- otal character named Afsan. Though there is no official confirmation about this.

Shantanu started his career with V Chan- nel’s Dil Dosti Dance (D3) as an actor and dancer. Shantanu is also a part of the Desi Hoppers dance group, who won the World Dance Championship in 2015, Los An- geles. He has also participated in various TV reality shows including Khatron Ke Khiladi, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, and America’s Got Talent among others.

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INTERNATIONAL PAGES FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 17 Senior JD(S) leader Amarnath Shetty INTERNATIONAL PAGES passes away in Mangaluru Mangaluru, Jan 27: The former state min- ath in Karkala Taluk. a brief time, he was with Ramakrishna ister and senior Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS) Hegde’s Navanirmana Vedike before join- leader Amarnath Shetty passed away in Lingayat seer Basaveshwara Swamiji dies ing the JDS. Mangaluru, Karnataka on Monday at A J as two cars collide head-on Hospital and Research Institute. He died at He had active involvement in the pro- the age of 80 and survived by his wife and In 1983 he was elected to the Karnataka grammes of his party JD (S) and recently two daughters. Legislative Assembly from Moodbidri con- attended a meeting held by organisations stituency from the first time and re-elected opposed to the Citizenship Amendment Reportedly, Shetty had been admitted to to the assembly of the same constituency Act (CAA) the hospital a fortnight ago. for two more terms in 1987 and 1994. He joined politics in 1965 and went on to become the President of Paladka Panchay- Shetty was the Minister for Labour. For Pushed & hit with chair: Man who interrupted Amit Shah speech in Delhi Harjit Singh alleged that Delhi Police took me to write a letter in which I was made has “Indian” printed on it; on him to the police station and locked him to say I am not mentally stable and wasn’t Monday, his 17-year-old sister up despite not committing any crime. aware of what I was doing. If I hadn’t writ- showed the t-shirt, torn from the ten the letter, they would have not released arms and ruffled. A 20-year-old who raised anti-CAA slo- me,” he alleged. Harjit Singh showed minor inju- gans at Home Minister Amit Shah’s rally Harjit Singh has also alleged that he was ries he sustained on the face, back at Babarpur on Sunday has alleged that he immediately “pulled from the back and and leg. (Express Photo by Astha was immediately “pulled from the back pushed to the ground by people in the Saxena) and pushed to the ground by people in audience. (Express Photo by Astha Saxena) the audience. Some of them also grabbed “I was on my way to attend a pro- chairs to hit me”. He also alleged Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police (North test in Seelampur and saw heavy Police coerced him to write a letter stating East) Ved Prakash Surya denied Singh’s police presence in Babarpur. he is mentally unstable. allegations and said they have not taken When I asked the officers about it, anything in writing from him. “We rescued they told me Shah was coming. I Showing minor injuries he sustained on him and first took him to the hospital. Af- saw him and thought this was the the face, back and leg, Harjit Singh, who ter his MLC report, we verified his details right time to register my protest. INTERNATIONAL PAGES screamed “CAA waapas lo” in the middle and handed over his custody to his parents Hum darte nahi, humein apni of Shah’s address, said he did not antici- after calling them,” he said. awaaz rakhne ka haq hai,” he said. pate such an aggressive response from the Singh said he believes in “Bhagat Singh’s crowd. A BA second-year political science student As Shah began to speak about implemen- ideology” and for “standing up for human- of Delhi University’s School of Open tation of the CAA, Singh’s voice pierced ity and what’s right”. “While bringing in Sitting in his house at Sangam Vihar a day Learning, Singh claimed that police took through the crowd. CAA, the government should not mention later, he also alleged that Delhi Police took him directly to the police station and not specific religions but should rather say him to the police station and locked him to the hospital, even though he complained As he was taken away by security, Shah minorities,” he said up despite not committing any crime. “I of pain and bruises. said: “Arey yaar le lo isko, security waale wasn’t even informed on what charges I le jao isko... uss ladke ko zara salamat le Astha Saxena was locked up. The police officers directed On Sunday, he was wearing a t-shirt that jaayein aap, jaldi bahar le jao usko.” The Indian Express

Director of Malala Biopic Receives Fatwa for “ Disrespecting Quran” Director of an upcoming biopic based on lish book,” Khan added. the life of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, Amjad Khan, has received a fatwa from a What about a police case? “You have to Noida-based Muslim cleric for disrespect- report, which I have done. I would say he ing the Quran. The film is titled Gul Makai hasn’t been able to understand things. I am and is set to release soon. making a film on peace. If I file a police case then police will bring him in, and Khan shared that he has been getting then why am I even making the film?” he many death threats since he started the asked. film, and now a Noida-based cleric has an issue with his film’s poster. The film, starring Reem Shaikh, Atul “Ab fatwa lag gaya hai (now a fatwa has Kulkarni and Divya Dutta, is set to hit the been issued) by a person from Noida. screens on 31 January. There is a poster that has Malala holding a book and standing next to a blast, and The trailer charts her life from being a he thinks it is the Quran. He thinks we normal school going teen in Pakistan’s haven’t shown respect to the holy book. He Swat Valley, to an activist fighting the called me a kafir,” Khan told IANS. Taliban for girls’ education rights. The clip ary 2019 for 450 dignitaries, including Against Malnutrition (IIMSAM), as well also shows the incident where she was shot representatives from the United Nations as members of Indian, Pakistan and Brit- “I am trying to have a word with him so by the Taliban. Watch the trailer here: (UN) and the Intergovernmental Institu- ish High Commissions. that I can explain to him that it’s an Eng- The film was screened in London in Janu- tion for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina The Quint FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 18

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The consensus is wrong, as a paradigmatic shift currently taking “Since then, the leadership of China has place in the core power structure of Chi- stressed the virtues of ‘self-reliance’ and na means that the new energy products has sought to develop relationships with import targets are eminently achievable. global partners to make up for the end- Whether China wants to achieve them, ing of the ‘constructive engagement’ with though, is another issue entirely. the U.S. and its allies of the past four decades,” Jonathan Fenby, chairman of ment,” underlined Fenby. “These cells, Permanent Member vote on the United Specifically, China has agreed to buy an the China research team at TS Lombard, which are present in an estimated 90 per Nations Security Council. extra US$18.5 billion of energy products in London, exclusively told OilPrice.com cent of SOEs, are generally immune from in 2020 over and above the US$9.1 bil- last week. oversight by the courts or regulators and The onus of China’s efforts continues to lion baseline of U.S. imports in 2017, and are answerable only to internal [Com- fall on this method to secure its energy an extra US$33.9 billion in 2021. These In immediate practical terms, this shift munist] Party organs,” he added. supplies as, although work is being quotas represent a doubling this year of in consciousness has been manifested in done on developing its own oil and gas China’s previous record monthly imports a broadening and deepening of the Com- More specifically, board directors and resources and finds are being made, they from the U.S. of crude oil, liquefied natu- munist Party’s role across all key areas of company executives now have the stand- are as yet in nowhere near the quantities ral gas (LNG), and coal, and a tripling of economic management in the country, ing instruction to ‘execute the will of required for daily use in China (around it next year. most recently with a directive designed the Party’ and this applies equally to the 10 million barrels per day just of oil). to enhance the political supervision of SOEs, which – in addition to accounting The crude oil element of the Phase 1 China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs). for 26 per cent of China’s total imports - Right now for China, then, securing its deal is regarded as the most difficult of also account for 25 per cent of industrial energy needs in a reliable manner – the the three new energy products quotas Already accounting for 26 per cent of output and hold monopolies or oligopo- prime consideration over and above cost to fulfil for two key reasons. The first is China’s total imports, the SOE’s are likely lies in transport, the grid, and other core – broadly requires doing just enough to that to reach the volumes of crude oil to see their role increased in line with enterprises, including those relating to placate the U.S. on the issue of Phase 1 required in Phase 1 very large crude car- the ‘centralisation’ ethos of the Chinese the energy sector. energy imports. This includes either re- riers (VLCCs) would have to be utilised Communist Party, as encapsulated in Xi moving the current 5 per cent import tax INTERNATIONAL PAGES almost daily, which would dramatically Jinping’s recent statement that: “Govern- Related: The Fight For Venezuela’s Oil Is on U.S. crude, 25 per cent on LNG, and increase the freight cost element of the ment, military, civilian, and academic, Heating Up 25 per cent on coal, or just ensuring that final delivered crude oil price for the east, west, south, north, and centre, the the relevant Chinese just absorb them. Chinese buyers. [Communist] Party leads everything.” In broad terms, China’s approach to securing energy flows is twofold: At the same time, this apparent acqui- This final per barrel price of the deliv- “Xi’s aim is to end the quasi-autonomy of firstly through cultivating multi-layered escence with the U.S. on the issue of ered crude oil would be increased fur- the biggest SOEs under the weak leader- relationships with countries that hold energy imports allows China to do what ther because the size of VLCCs required ship of his predecessor, Hu Jintao, when massive quantities of relatively cheap but it is actually happy to do, which is to go would be too large to use the usual route they deployed the vice-ministerial status high quality oil and gas reserves that can along with the agricultural elements of via the Panama Canal for such deliver- enjoyed by their bosses and the political absolutely be relied upon for decades to the Phase 1 deal, and what it wants to do, ies from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Asia and support they received from provincial provide China with such energy flows, which is to avoid a showdown with the would have to travel via the Horn of authorities in return for guaranteeing and secondly by developing China’s own U.S. on technology, initially focused on Africa instead. economic activity and jobs, which often oil and gas field reservoirs. Huawei, before it is ready to do so. led to overcapacity and high leverage,” Replacing the extra 15 to 20 VLCCs said Fenby. The former is almost exactly the same All the while, Fenby concluded: “This needed per month needed to meet the relationship template as the U.S. used political-economic nexus is set to new crude oil quotas for this year and “Xi has reversed the delegation of eco- in the understanding struck in 1945 be- bring growing divergence from the next with a greater number of smaller nomic management to the [Chinese] tween the then-U.S. President Franklin U.S. as part of the wider agenda of the vessels that could travel through the government that was advocated by Deng D. Roosevelt and the Saudi King at the ‘national strengthening’ being pursued Panama Canal would not meaningfully Xiaoping, creating [Communist] Party time, Abdulaziz, on board the U.S. Navy by Xi Jinping, and Beijing is shifting reduce the freight cost element, as each Leading Groups to set policy and using cruiser Quincy in the Great Bitter Lake from being an economic adversary to segment of the Suez Canal - analysed of the smaller vessels would have to pay Party Plenums to lay out policy goals the U.S. to a geopolitical alternative in depth in my new book on the global the extremely expensive transit fee to use while employing the anti-corruption and this could result in a step change oil market. Specifically, the U.S. would the Canal. drive to impose discipline,” he added. in the nature of the confrontation Related: 5 Reasons Why Big Oil Is Here receive all of the oil supplies it needed for as long as Saudi had oil in place, in between the two countries.” To Stay With Xi’s drive to replace the authority of the government with the authority return for which the U.S. would guaran- Simon Watkins The second key reason why the new of the Communist Party as paramount, tee the security both of the country and Yahoo.com crude oil quotas are regarded as the most the Central Committee of the China of the ruling House of Saud. difficult to fulfil is that logistical upheav- Communist Party has just issued a set al (and further associated cost) would of regulations specifically designed to In China’s case, and perfectly align- result from the reconfiguration required institutionalise political control on its ing with its general geopolitical plan to in a sizable proportion of the refineries own initiative, rather than going through extend its influence from Asia-Pacific across China that are geared towards the relevant government body. through Eurasia and the Middle East and processing the heavier, sourer crudes of into Europe, it is Iran and Iraq that have the Middle East rather than the lighter, “For the 97 national-level state firms, been the recent focus of cultivating such sweeter U.S. WTI blend. the Committee’s instruction lays down a a relationship. Both have enormous oil requirement that all major business and and gas reserves, both have no interest None of these considerations, however, management decisions must be dis- in allying themselves to China’s natural are sufficient to pose a significant prob- cussed by the Communist Party cell in a global rival the U.S., and both need a lem to the new Chinese power structure company before being presented to the lot of financing, technology, and exper- that began to emerge when Xi Jinping company’s board of directors or manage- tise, not to mention recourse to China’s FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 20

A mayor says he was banned from a Trump rally in his INTERNATIONAL PAGES own town after asking the campaign to pay for the visit Wildwood, New Jersey Mayor Pete Byron long-time incumbent Republican Ernie asked President Donald Trump’s campaign Troiano Jr. in the process. Though the rally Byron to pay for the costs associated with hosting wasn’t Byron’s idea, he said a presidential ex- the president for his rally there this week. visit should transcend partisan politics. pressed that Soon afterwards, Republican Rep. Van “This isn’t about whether you’re Repub- he was Drew, who’s close with Trump, told Byron lican or Democrat. It isn’t even about the “very he couldn’t attend the event. man. It’s about the position,” Byron told disap- the Inquirer. “Check your affiliation at pointed” Although Byron says he would have the door and let’s just all participate in in Van respected the rally, he still believes the city this monumental [and] exciting time for Drew should be reimbursed. Wildwood.” for ef- President Donald Trump’s “Keep America Although Byron welcomed the national fectively Great” rally for his 2020 re-election bid on exposure and economic boost Trump’s uninvit- Trump was photographed holding up a Tuesday welcomed thousands of people to pit stop would mean for the seaside town, ing him to his “coming out party. ‘Never give up!’ sign written in the Pinter- a seaside town in New Jersey — except for the costs of hosting a sitting president are est ‘bridesmaid’ font at his latest evangeli- the city’s mayor. often pricey. Byron says the two had known each other cal rally for years and still need to have a working Hours before the Tuesday rally, Pete By- “I have no way of knowing what these relationship. Trump implies beloved late Michigan ron, the mayor of Wildwood, New Jersey, costs will be,” he told the Inquirer. “These congressman is in hell during a rally held said he was “not invited” to attend by rallies can be pretty expensive. There’s a lot “He’s still my Congressman and we need while the House voted in favor of im- Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew after asking of overtime.” to have a relationship,” Byron told the peachment the Trump campaign to pay for the costs Inquirer. “The decision’s been made ... You of the president’s visit. Byron told local media outlets that he have a congressman and a president. Who Trump bizarrely claimed at a wild Flor- asked the Trump campaign to reimburse else would he answer to?” ida rally that liberals wanted to rename

“I”m the Mayor,” Byron told the Phila- Wildwood for Trump’s visit — and the Thanksgiving delphia Inquirer. “Why should I have to campaign wasn’t happy. At that point, A representative for Van Drew didn’t im- sneak into an event in my hometown?” Van Drew Van told Byron he wouldn’t be mediately respond to Insider’s request for Trump and Warren have had some of the welcome at the rally. comment. biggest rallies in the 2020 election. They Van Drew, a former moderate Democrat, the original story at the Philadelphia couldn’t be more different requested the rally after flipping parties “I was not invited,” Byron said Tuesday, Inquirer Trump went on another rambling [email protected] (Paulina and swearing allegiance to Trump, the hours before the rally. “I’ve been informed rant at a Milwaukee rally about ‘worth- Cachero) INTERNATIONAL PAGES New York Times reported. Byron, whose that Congressmen Van Drew and the less’ new dishwashers, weak showers, and , city is within Van Drew’s district, was re- President are upset with the fact that I said lightbulbs that ‘make you look orange’ cently elected mayor of Wildwood, beating I think the city should be reimbursed.” Bill Gates’ daughter Jennifer is engaged to Egyptian equestrian: ‘Yes a million times over’ Jennifer Gates, the daughter of Microsoft continued. “I can’t wait to keep growing co-founder Bill Gates, is engaged. together through this journey called life, and I simply can’t imagine mine without Jennifer announced the news via Insta- you anymore. Love you more than you gram late Wednesday, sharing a photo of can possibly imagine, and thank you for her and her now-fiancé Nayel Nassar, an making every single day feel like a dream Egyptian show jumper. to me. Here’s to forever!

The 23-year-old Stanford graduate ad- Jennifer took to the comment section to dressed the photo’s caption to Nassar. share her emotion.

“You are one of a kind. Absolutely swept “Yep crying again it’s fine life is perfect me off my feet this past weekend, surpris- (right now) you’re everything to me,” she ing me in the most meaningful location wrote with a heart and ring emoji. over one of our many shared passions,” “The Big Bang Theory” star Kaley Cuoco she wrote with a ring emoji. “I can’t wait to wrote, “Oh em gee!!!!!! Congratula- spend the rest of our lives learning, grow- tions!!!!” ing, laughing and loving together. Yes a million times over. AHHH!!!” Her mother, Melinda Gates, wrote, “So thrilled for you and @mayelnassar!” Though it is unclear what “shared pas- sions” she is referring to in the post, one USA TODAY has reached out to Bill and thing the couple have in common is their Melinda’s reps for comment. love of equestrian sport. Jennifer is also an equestrian athlete and posts frequently ‘I didn’t know I could love him more’: about her competitions. Hoda Kotb gushes about Joel Schiffman’s proposal The couple have been together for years, with social media posts together dating More engagements: Nikki Bella reveals back to 2017. she’s engaged to former ‘DWTS’ partner In a similar post to his Instagram, Nassar Artem Chigvintsev shared the happy news: “SHE SAID YES!!” Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY “I’m feeling like the luckiest (and happi- est) man in the world right about now. Jenn, you are everything I could have possibly imagined..and so much more,” he FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 21 Viral video reunites Bangladeshi man with INTERNATIONAL PAGES family after 48 years An appeal for help for medical treatment shrines in Moulvibazar district according AFP reaches grandchildren living in the United to his caregiver Rajiya Begum, who has The 20-year-old said Rahman States been looking after him for the past five confirmed his late wife’s and Dhaka: An ailing Bangladeshi man who years. other family members’ names. went missing almost half a century ago has been reunited with his family after a video He was admitted to a local hospital earlier “He could not recognise us appeal on Facebook seeking help for his this month after breaking his arm. at first but when he saw my treatment went viral. father’s elder cousins, he right Unable to pay for his surgery, Begum away knew it was us. He wept Habibur Rahman was a 30-year-old busi- asked another patient in the hospital to like a baby,” Hussain said. nessman and father-of-four in Sylhet when film a video of Rahman’s plight and post it he disappeared in 1972 after travelling for on Facebook on his behalf. “He kept asking questions lives in Sylhet and was one-and-a-half work to the port city of Chittagong, his about my grandma and uncles who live years old when his father disappeared, said family said. The footage was shared and re-uploaded a bro a d .” his “heart bled for long 48 years as I barely His family, most of whom now live abroad, by other users and viewed at least a mil- remembered my father’s face”. searched for him for years without success lion times. Rahman’s family do not know why he went -- until the wife of one of his grandsons in missing, but said after years of uncertainty Relatives were flying from Britain and the the United States spotted him in the video “She notified us and we rushed to the they were just happy to find out that he is US to Bangladesh for a family reunion, he uploaded this month. hospital and found my grandfather alive,” alive. told AFP. Kefayat Hussain, one of Rahman’s 13 Rahman became an itinerant living in Sufi grandchildren and who lives in Sylhet, told Rahman’s third son Jalal Uddin, who also Teacher Suspended for ‘Objectionable’ Comment Against Shabana Azmi A government teacher in Greater Noida has been definite period and a probe has been suspended for allegedly making an objectionable launched by the education depart- comment on Facebook against actor Shabana Azmi ment. after she met with a car accident recently, officials INTERNATIONAL PAGES said on Tuesday, 28 January. “The period of suspension would depend on the findings of the probe The teacher, in her 50s, is posted in a junior high committee and a further decision school in Dadri area and was suspended on Monday would be taken on the basis of that,” as part of disciplinary action, Gautam Buddh Nagar Prasad said. Basic Shiksha Adhikari Bal Mukund Prasad said. The veteran actor, who has won the National Film Award and Filmfare ““The teacher had made an objectionable comment Award five times each, was injured in her Facebook post. The matter came to us yes- in a car crash on the Mumbai-Pune terday, and her comment is in violation of service Expressway in Maharashtra’s Raigad, guidelines for Uttar Pradesh government employ- on 18 January. ees.” “ - Bal Mukund Prasad, Gautam Buddh Nagar Basic Shiksha Adhikari He said the teacher has been suspended for an in- Confined at home, Chinese get creative to beat boredo BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese around the were canceled. A lot of people are strictly staying home is very boring, so this video conies and windows to sing the national country confined to their apartments limiting their needs of going outside,” of me ‘traveling’ at home is to hope that anthem and other songs. either by choice or by order are making said Ouyang, the father. “Staying home is everyone can face the epidemic with posi- the best of the situation as cities remain in boring. So we decided to play this game tivity and optimism,” she said. The anthem’s refrain, “Qilai, qilai, qilai!” or lockdown in a desperate bid to contain a at home with our kids and record a short “Rise up, rise up, rise up!” echoed between new, dangerous virus. clip of it.” Schools around China have delayed the towers of skyscrapers in the city of 11 A woman who goes by screen name Liang the start of spring semester due to the million, where streets have grown eerily A couple from Shantou, a coastal city in Jinjin lives in Yichang in Hubei province, a outbreak. So university student Wei Zikai quiet as families try to avoid contact with Guangdong province, recreated a child- city not too far from the outbreak epicen- turned his living room into a badminton others who might be infected. hood game at home for their children. ter of Wuhan and one of several places court. where public transportation and traffic Others took to the social media to show Others shouted “Wuhan, fight!” echoing In video posted on Douyin, a popular Chi- with the outside world have been blocked off their skills like playing word games the chants heard from protesters in Hong nese social media platform, the mom pre- off. In her collection of videos, she sips wa- with Apple’s virtual assistant Siri, pretend- Kong, where anti-government demonstra- tends to be a street vendor selling hoops ter from a giant glass to her own reflection ing to be fishing from a small bucket in tions have stretched on for months. made of cardboard paper. The children in the mirror and drinks from a coconut their room, and playing billiard using The death toll from the virus has topped throw the hoops to score prizes laid out with a TV background showing animation chopsticks and cherry tomatoes and lon- 100 and more than 4,500 have fallen ill. on the ground. It is a popular game usu- of a beach. In another clip, she makes a gan, a tropical fruit, for balls. More than 50 million people in Wuhan ally played outdoor at Chinese New Year tiny snowman with ice from her freezer. and nearby cities are being kept in place celebrations, but this year is different. On Monday night, residents of some Wu- in the most far-reaching disease control “During the outbreak, everyone is nervous han high-rise apartment buildings joined measures ever imposed. “Many travel plans and outdoor activities and staying at home spontaneously. But together, at least in spirit, from their bal- PENNY YI WANG ,Associated Press

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Your career enters Capricorn on February 16th, and the agenda this January 2020 for you, that does not meet all the specifications seems to have been taking off in the right all the zodiac signs will get stimulated, as pleasurable times could be com- required in your book. Something is be- direction but uncertainty is bothering and become willing to act, and the activi- ing to you in a very surprising manner. ing hidden from you. you in regards to money and a compen- ties performed will bring profit, status, Monetary expenses should be taken into ------sation matter. stability, and power. On February 17th, consideration as the cost could be more ------Mercury starts its retrograde motion, so Cancer (June 21 – Jul. 22) than you can chew. this period can bring a lot of inspiration, This is a month that will be full of sur- Misunderstanding Aquarius (Jan. 19 – Feb. 18 imagination, and artistic sense, increased prises in reference to your join resources with mate or partner Your way of thinking could be erratic creativity, and the ability to imple- and outside sources of income. Quick ac- could be present, do this month as innumerable thoughts and ment the things we feel. As the monthly tion decided from your home base could not allow repressed ideas will be coming to your mind and horoscope indicates, in February 2020, be quite profitable. Spouse or partner anger to blow things could be changing several times going on the family domain will go through some might not see things out of proportion. A different directions. Sources of inspira- amazing changes for Virgo and Libra. the way you do as mutual understanding should be worked tion and genius could be received by you lack of understand- out — looking at the situation with an subconsciously. Respon- ing is present, an open mind will be necessary as your sibilities that don’t belong Aries (March 20-Apr. 19) explanation could be understanding seems to be impaired here to you could be thrown This month you might receive unex- necessary. The lesson right now. at you and they should be pected news concerning a friend that should be learned ------resolved at the workplace. you have not heard from for a long time. well and do not let worries override your Mate or partner will back Read between the lines as deceiving Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 22) way of thinking as you are very clear in you on this issue. Your highest beliefs circumstances could be surrounding this; Changes at your home front could be your understanding in this matter. Your and philosophical outlook could be chal- do not agree to anything that you do not very marked this month, though loving goal responsibilities could show progress lenged in an open and harmonious way; like unless you could bring your point times with mate will give this month. looking at things with a clear mind will of view into the matter as there could be you some sense of balance. ------be the best recourse. something hitting Lots of back and forth ------you in your area of Leo (Jul. 21 – Aug. 22) communication connected shared resources. This The spotlight this January is on your to your line of work could Pisces (Feb. 18 – Mar. 20) January, there is a area of marriage and partnerships. be present, and differences Behind the scenes, activities will be big concentration of Friendly harmony between you and your of opinion could result in surrounding you this month that could INTERNATIONAL PAGES activity in the area of mate should be present in spite of some bottled up anger in you. bring some confusion to your inner your highest hopes disagreement concerning your home Trying to resolve differences will be the feelings — privacy will be highly de- and wishes, especially surroundings. This could be resolved healthiest course. Surprising news should sired in order to assimilate and sort out after the 15th. You with friendly and loving communica- be expected by the middle of the month, your thoughts. Your shared sources could see many of then come to reality tion, as long as you do not let any worry and your intuition should be paid off in of income are part of this picture, as upset you as things could decision making. Communication with activity in this area is increasing in a ------be worked out easily. Your a private source could be very helpful. very favorable way. Illusion about your overall picture should be Avoid frustration that could be reflected responsibilities with personal sources Taurus (Apr. 19 – May 20) looked at without frustra- at your home in a negative way. Your highest ideals and hopes are very of income seems to be bothersome. tion. News concerning ------much in the spotlight this month and A spark of creativity could alleviate your work performance restlessness to change direction in your Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) could reach you, but this these worries, bringing extra income life is setting in. Restrictions connected Contact with siblings or close relatives will not be of any major consequence. throughout your work. A learning pro- to your home life could be getting easier could be on the agenda for you this Opportunity for a source of assets gain cess will be also present. After the 15th at this time, but your desire for changes month as unexpected news could be could be opened to you; advice from a you could be having feelings of worries is being curtailed somehow by your reaching you connected to changes that more learned and experienced person connected to your shared sources of responsibilities at your home base The could be mildly beneficial to you but should be looked into, as much is not be- income, but if you workload at the place of employment better on the long run. Input and kind- ing reached intellectually in this situation look at the situa- seems to continue in a very busy mode, ness from a friend could be of extreme by you. tion with an open and this presents a great importance as a ------deal of restrictions to desire to take a mind, all will be you. These are, however, Virgo (Aug. 22- Sept. 22) trip abroad or a clearer to you and restrictions that are self You will be concentrating on your work faraway place might you will be able to imposed — readjust- for most of this month. Surprising news not be in your see that the preoccupation shall be for ment on this should connected to this area best interest and a nothing. be called for as this will be received by you pleasant time could situation could bring you lots of feelings but this is connected be very restricted. of instabilit to something that has Asserting yourself in a matter connected been in the making to shared resources could be necessary for some time. Any as someone could be playing with your ------source of speculation feelings or money venture will Gemini (May 20 – June 21) have to be negotiated ------There could, though, be negotiations aggressively by you so you could come to a meeting of minds Capricorn (Dec. 21 – Jan. 19) you can get the best and a satisfactory conclusion, but you The spotlight this month is on your area deal for yourself, and have to stop thinking one thing today of personal income and many questions could be asked as lack of and another one tomorrow. You will be values. Changes in that understanding of issues could be present. having many different changes in your area continue to surface Favorable outcome could very well be way of thinking connected to your place but things seem to magi- reached. Thoughts will be clear in refer- of employment, as many changes have cally work out for you. Your ence to what you wish for in personal FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 23

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Ehsaas Kafaalat: PM Imran launches welfare programme aimed at INTERNATIONAL PAGES uplifting underprivileged women

During the event, the prime minister Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday distributed cards to several women and said that Pakistan never saw the scale of expressed satisfaction with the way the progress it should have seen because the programme’s system had been developed underprivileged “were left behind” to so truly deserving women could benefit. serve an elitist agenda. “Humanity demands that you help those “Neither did we provide them quality edu- less privileged than you,” said the premier, cation, nor build good hospitals for them. adding: “However, when there is dishon- We didn’t care for their health or ensure esty in the use of the funds collected, then the provision of food. such programmes are never successful,” said the premier. “No country that has only served its elite ever progressed,” said the premier, while “So for its success, it was important for addressing the launch ceremony of the such systems to develop which ensure Ehsaas Kafaalat Programme for poor that the money reaches those people who He said that the next phase will see the sible with the uplift of the poor sections of women, in Islamabad. are truly deserving, who are barely able distribution of cows and buffaloes, so society, as he put forward the example of to feed their children,” said the premier. women can not only provide their children the state of Madina. According to Radio Pakistan, under the He explained that the programme had nutritious milk but sell it for additional programme, a stipend of Rs2,000 per experienced delays because of the focus on income. Speaking of the ‘Hunarmand Naujawan’ month will be paid “to the most deserving developing a transparent mechanism for programme, he said 500,000 youth will be and poorest women across the country the flow of funds. “The biggest challenge to children’s health imparted skills training “so they are well- through a digital payment system based in Pakistan right now is stunting and mal- equipped to make a living themselves”. on transparent mechanism”. The prime minister said that it was under nutrition. These two problems affect the The premier, while addressing the event, this mechanism, 800,000 people had been development of children. He gave the example of Namal University, promised that the state will take responsi- weeded out which included government where numerous children from underpriv- bility of the underprivileged. officers who had cars and were availing “So we will empower women, give them ileged families come to acquire education foreign tours. chicken and eggs and help them become and after their graduation, are instantly

“Seven million women will receive the “These women, to whom I just distributed self-sufficient.” able to procure jobs. Kafaalat card which means seven million the cards, are among the people whose He also spoke of a loan facility to youth households will benefit,” said the premier, money was being stolen,” he said. The premier also spoke of scholarship pro- for their start-ups. “The youth will give adding that health cards had already been grammes for children from lesser income out their business plans and the banks will distributed to six million families, enabling Government’s plans ahead households. evaluate their ideas on merit and provide each to seek treatment worth Rs720,000. The premier then proceeded with giving them loans.” INTERNATIONAL PAGES out details of how the programme works “All of this is so Pakistan can be made “So far, I believe, our government’s great- and provided an outline of other schemes into the state it was meant to be. A welfare At the end, the premier thanked Special est achievement is this,” said the prime the government will soon be implement- state. A state that takes responsibility for Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social minister. ing. the ones left behind.. Protection and Poverty Alleviation Sania “When someone asks me what that one Nishtar for making a “foolproof pro- “The helplessness that people feel when Under the Kafaalat Programme, he said reason is due to which Pakistan — which gramme”. they don’t have the funds for their treat- that women will all be facilitated with was seeing such rapid progress at one ment, is the greatest cruelty in society,” he bank accounts “so the money isn’t stolen”. point — was unable to reach the pinnacle He said with the data being collected continued. He said that the card can be used to buy of success, I say it is because no country under her guidance, the foundation for a groceries from utility stores as well. can witness development if there is a small welfare state was being laid. “When illness befalls a member of an un- fraction that is well-off among a sea of derprivileged family, the entire household The premier said that smartphones will poor people.” “This will be the Pakistan Quaid-e-Mo- is thrust below the line of poverty as their also be distributed so the women have ac- hammad Ali JInnah and Allama Iqbal had entire budget is spent trying to seek treat- cess to information. He said that progress can only be pos- envisioned.” ment,” noted the premier. Protect Yourself from Social Security Scams Scammers are pretending to be govern- Caller ID or documents sent by email may paid debit card, or wire transfer ment employees. Scammers will try to What to look out for look official but they are not. Ask for gift card numbers over the phone scare you and trick you into giving them or to wire or mail cash The call or email says there is a problem your personal information and money. caution symbol with your Social Security Number or ac- Protect yourself, friends and They may threaten you or your family and count. may demand immediate payment to avoid Callers threaten you with arrest or other family! arrest or other legal action. legal action. image of a credit card If you receive a questionable call, hang up

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Negotiations for Transfer of Power and Partition: INTERNATIONAL PAGES Dr. S. Akhtar Ehtisham

Thousands of Japanese immigrants Japanese shot like sitting ducks. He thus trouble. That presumably made Nehru, In the early days of World War II, activ- lived peacefully and productively in the won a propaganda victory and was able to the Congress president declare to a press ism was in a state of suspended animation United States. garner public conference that the on the political front in India. Nearly the Churchill and Roosevelt were appre- support for participation in the conflict sovereign constituent assembly of India whole of the Congress hensive that Germany would become a and to persuade the US Congress to de- would not be bound by any pre-existing leadership was in jail and their followers real world power and rival their position clare war. agreements and would frame a constitu- were lying low. in the increasingly 2. It was widely believed in India that, tion based on the will British forces had suffered reverses global economy. Between them, they man- apprehensive that Bengal might fall to of the majority. everywhere; they had been driven out of aged to entangle the United States in the Japan, the colonists deliberately created This was a flagrant denial of the letter Europe and thrown out of their far Eastern war.1 problems in the food and the spirit of the tripartite acceptance possession. With a massive infusion of American supply so the former would be blamed for of the cabinet mission plan. Jinnah took France lay supine, and northern and East- arms and it. the bait, ern Europe were crushed under the heels men into Europe, and with startling resis- The Congress objected to the denial of fell into the trap or as some would have it, of Nazi Germany. Japan had dislodged the tance of Russians, whom Hitler, casting choice to provinces to opt out but after a acting in character, pounced on the blun- Dutch aside all considerations of the solemn non- lot of wrangling signed on to the proposal. der of his opponent. He issued a statement from Indonesia and the French from Indo- aggression The Muslim League did too. A federal that a party which, china. Hitler had signed a non-aggression treaty, had attacked preemptively, the cabinet was to be formed. when not even wielding real power, could pact with Russia. But determined censor- tide began to turn in favor of the Allies. The Muslim League stuck to its asser- so blatantly repudiate agreements that had ship Churchill, who presided over a national tion that it represented all the Muslims of been so solemnly concluded, obviously laws kept India in the dark. Government, India and should be allowed to nominate could not be trusted Subhash Bose (1) escaped from the realizing that Britain would no longer all Muslim to abide by them when it had the actual prison in Bengal and had made his way have the will or the strength to hold on, members of the cabinet. Represent as it reins of government in their hands. He to Germany, where he met Hitler and in acceded to the demand of his labor party did a considerable number of Muslims, the withdrew his acceptance of the cabinet exchange colleagues Congress would not accept that and forego mission plan. for a promise of independence of India to settle the “India” question. Loud mut- claim Reacting to the Congress’s demand that had pledged his support for the Axis pow- terings that the 1943 famine in Bengal was to its secular-nationalist status. The Vice- it being the majority party, all power be ers. He had gone on to Japan and made a contrived were frequently heard.(2) roy went ahead with cabinet making, with handed over to it, Jinnah gave a call for similar A cabinet mission was sent to India to the understanding that if and when the ‘Direct Action’ and exhorted his followers deal with the Japanese leaders and had negotiate with the leaders of public opin- Muslim League to observe a day of peaceful protests. subsequently organized an Indian Nation- ion in the country. Congress leaders were changed its mind, it would be offered at Muslims all over India took out proces- al Army from the ranks of Indian prison- released least two major portfolios. sions. In Calcutta, there was widespread ers of war. for the parleys. Jinnah had, in the mean- The League, left out in the cold, agreed rioting. Suharwardy, the Chief Minister of The Japanese were at the doorsteps of while, taken full advantage of the absence to join under the face-saving formula that the province, a Muslim League nominee, Bengal. The British, according to most in- of congress leaders from the scene, and they would be able to nominate a non- was widely accused of presiding over the dependent observers, had let the province had Muslim mayhem, or at least not taking effective slide consolidated his hold on the Muslim member of the cabinet. The League measures to control the situation. But INTERNATIONAL PAGES into the grip of a massive famine. Millions imagination. wanted the Home (control over police and Jinnah had impressively exhibited his died of starvation. Reeling under relentless pressure from security agencies) and Defense ministries. street power, exulting that it was not the Alienation of Indians to the British had their own rank and file, leaders in Mus- Patel would Congress alone which could mobilize the reached new heights and was exhibited lim majority provinces, who had for long not relinquish the Home Ministry. Nehru masses. whenever it could be. Josh Maleehabadi, evaded had given Defense to a Sikh leader, Sirdar The viceroy Lord Wavell, former com- by popular Jinnah’s reach, had to accept his dicta. In Baldev Singh, whose support was critical, mander in chief of the British Indian acclamation hailed as Shari-e-Inqilab — any case the Congress had vowed to abol- as other Army, a man of undoubted integrity and Poet of the revolution, announced that ish the feudal system. It was an existential Sikh leaders especially Master Tara Singh, respected by all parties, was mindful of the he had written a new poem and invited issue for the feudal landowners. were flirting with Jinnah. support Jinnah had given the British in people for a Jinnah now negotiated from a position Being a novice at governance, Patel their hour of peril. He flew to London to public recitation. Tens of thousands of strength. The Congress had to con- urged his party to offer the Finance port- present the case for partition of India. flocked to the poet’s home in Lucknow. cede the status of sole spokesman of the folio to the League. Nehru and the rest of The labor party had won the 1945 gen- Not many among them understood plain Muslims the congress eral elections in Britain, and Atlee was the Urdu, much less of India to him. high command, equally innocent of new Prime Minister. Several members of the highly stylized poetry, but they Protracted negotiations followed. Jin- administrative experience, went along. Jin- his cabinet had close went wild with passion when the poet nah achieved his long sought after aim of nah nominated Liaquat to head the League ties with Nehru. The Congress, accusing declaimed the opening line. “Salam ai parity between Muslims and Hindus in a part of the cabinet. him of favoring the League, had demand- Tajdaar-e — Germany federal India. Unsure of his skills in finance, he de- ed Wavell’s head. Atlee told Wavell that he ai Fateh-e-Azam” — “I salute thee, holder The cabinet mission presented a plan with murred, but was reassured by two Muslim accepted the idea of of Germany’s crown and conqueror of the a federal government in charge of defense, finance officials, Ghulam Muhammad and partition of India, but did not think the w or l d .” foreign affairs, communication and cur- Chaudhury Mohammad Ali. latter should preside over it. 1. Subhas Bose advocated militant rency. Liaquat stunned the nations industri- According to impartial observers, the resistance to the Raj. Elected to the presi- The country would be divided into three alists by presenting a truly “progressive” dismissal was patently unfair. The viceroy dentship of the Congress, he antagonized wings, (a) the present Pakistan plus Indian budget, levying high taxes on capitalists, was managing quite well. Churchill, now Gandhi and Punjab and Kashmir, most of whom were Hindu. the leader of the opposition, got elected to a second term against the (b) Bangladesh plus Indian Bengal and The Congress was the political wing asked Atlee not to show disrespect to a latter’s wishes. He was the last one to be Assam, (c) the rest of India. Provinces had of Indian capital, bank rolled by it and war hero. But the latter wouldn’t budge. able to do so. Gandhi forbade leading to stay in their wings for the initial ten beholden to it. They howled in anguish Atlee chose a new viceroy, Lord Mount- members of years. After Nehru too, in spite of his socialist mindset. batten, a member of the British royal fam- the party to serve in the executive com- that period a referendum could be held to Liaquat relented a bit, but put ily, admiral of the royal navy, former head mittee. Frustrated, Bose resigned. determine if the constituents units wanted the onus of concessions to the capitalist of the allied forces The police expeditiously whisked the to stay in the wings or coalesce with other class squarely on Congress’s, especially in South Asia, and as some would have it, poet away to jail. units. Nehru’s head. Nehru’s nominee. Public opinion in the US was either 1. Churchill had a US ship torpedoed in Patel, woefully moaned, that he could neutral or sympathetic to the Nazi creed. the mid-Atlantic and a US airplane shot not even appoint a peon without Liaquat’s Hitler was actually quite popular among down off the coast of Spain and put the approval. Congress leaders floundered and Dr. S. Akhtar Ehtisham the “Red Necks” blame on Nazi forces. finally came to or unsophisticated rural population, and Roosevelt, in his turn, seemingly ignored the conclusion that they could not coexist many Americans were of German descent. intelligence of the impending assault on with the Muslim League ministers. And A majority of Americans hoped that the Pearl Harbor, leaving the ships in port post independence, if Jinnah deigned to Europeans (albeit with most of consider an office, would cut each other up. the crewmen safely ashore), which the independence would not be worth the FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 27

Shaheen Bagh protest challenges BJP govt’s brand of populism, is INTERNATIONAL PAGES generative of new vision of democracy This essay contends that the passage of the Muslim Rohingya miss this dark dualism pure” other within, and the enemy at war This can be accurate only when law is un- 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) staged by the law. outside. The outside and inside, however, derstood solely in its own terms, without exemplifies legislative populism in its most Let us note that Christians were included are never clearly demarcated because na- its relation to the power it is predicated on. ethnic format, the National Register of in the CAA as an afterthought to ward off tion-states also fashion “interior frontiers”. But even here strong caveats are necessary Citizens (NRC) being its subservient arm possible outcry from the West, especially That the CAA is an installation of Hindu on two counts: or vice versa. from Donald Trump and Boris Johnson home is manifest in the BJP’s 2014 election First, Indian citizenship law consisted of Arjun Appadurai describes the country- who both claim to fight for persecuted manifesto, which promises that the party the tenets jus soli as well as of jus san- wide protests against the CAA-NCR as Christians. Let us also note that neither would work to make India “natural home guinis where while the former, based on “India’s first mass movement since the Christians nor Parsis previously figured for persecuted Hindus and they shall be birth and domicile, is civic and inclusive, movement for national Independence”. in the BJP-RSS discourse or mobilisations welcome to seek refuge here”. the latter is ethnic-exclusivist based as it is Along with its size and magnitude, I argue, as peoples whose “natural home” is India. The CAA states that “persons belonging to on individual’s descent or the citizenship the movement equally offers a significant Notably, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism minority communities, namely, Hindus, of one’s parents. While Part II of India’s challenge to Narendra Modi’s brand of are deemed not as religions independent Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Chris- Constitution outlined the basis of citizen- populism, a challenge that is generative of from Hinduism but merely as offshoots of tians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and ship on the principle of jus soli, it also had a “new” vision of democracy. the latter. India’s Constitution too sancti- Pakistan€¦ shall not be treated as illegal provision for jus sanguinis manifest, inter Since the full enunciation of this democ- fies this Hindu assimilationist view of migrants” and thus they would become alia, in granting citizenship to individuals racy lies in the future, I only identify some other religions, premised on the conten- [Indian] citizens. Clearly, the CAA kills living outside of India if either they them- of its key features. To this end, I focus on tious distinction between “Indic” and two birds with one stone: it sweep- selves or one of their parents or grand- the women-led protest sit-in (dẖarna) “foreign” religions. ingly frames Islam and Muslim-majority parents was born in India. Anupama in New Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh near Jamia Shaheen Bagh protest challenges BJP govt’s countries as oppressors and Hindus as Rao concludes that “Indian citizenship as Millia Islamia €” a university founded brand of populism, is generative of new oppressed. It also institutes the dualism manifest in the Constitution at its com- during the anti-colonial non-cooperation vision of democracyFirstpostIrfan Ahmad of Us-Hindus-Insiders versus Them-Mus- mencement thus emphasises ethnic ties.” kÌ£hilāfat movement, and from which Firstpost30 January 2020 lims-Outsiders. Second, even the inclusive criterion of jus this author earned his Bachelor’s degree. Shaheen Bagh protest challenges BJP Analysts who criticise the CAA for ex- soli was compromised in the vortex of Par- It is my contention that Shaheen Bagh govt's brand of populism, is genera- cluding Tamil Hindus from Sri Lanka or tition. To the discomfort of nationalised protest contains possibilities for redefin- tive of new vision of democracy Muslim Rohingya miss this dark dualism selves, the fact needs to be stated that the ing democracy. The meaning of the Urdu This essay contends that the passage of the staged by the law. stance of the Indian state over citizenship word ‘Shaheen’ is ‘eagle’, and is central 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) Let us note that Christians were included was far more ethnic than that of the Paki- to Muhammad Iqbal’s decolonial poetic exemplifies legislative populism in its most in the CAA as an afterthought to ward off stani state. Faced with the high numbers philosophy. ethnic format, the National Register of possible outcry from the West, especially of muhājirs (migrants) from India, The CAA installs a “Hindu home” Citizens (NRC) being its subservient arm from Donald Trump and Boris Johnson Pakistan opposed their further migration My argument that CAA is piece of legal or vice versa. who both claim to fight for persecuted saying that Karachi is “full”. Receptive only populism draws on Jan-Werner Müller’s Arjun Appadurai describes the country- Christians. Let us also note that neither to Muslim refugees from Punjab, Pakistan observation that two of its fundamental wide protests against the CAA-NCR as Christians nor Parsis previously figured asserted that its doors were “closed” to features are: 1. the notion of an “authentic” “India’s first mass movement since the in the BJP-RSS discourse or mobilisations even those who had worked for Pakistan’s people constituting a nation-state; and 2. movement for national Independence”. as peoples whose “natural home” is India. formation. Contrast this with Vallabhb- INTERNATIONAL PAGES its vehement opposition to substantive Along with its size and magnitude, I argue, Notably, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism hai Patel’s statement that “whatever the (contra procedural) pluralism. Both in its the movement equally offers a significant are deemed not as religions independent definition [of Indian citizenship]€¦Hindus German and Italian versions, Müller challenge to Narendra Modi’s brand of from Hinduism but merely as offshoots of and Sikhs of Pakistan can’t be considered further maintains, fascism should be con- populism, a challenge that is generative of the latter. India’s Constitution too sancti- as aliens in India”. Indeed no less a person strued primarily as “populist movements.” a “new” vision of democracy. fies this Hindu assimilationist view of than Acharya Kripalani, the then president In Appadurai’s words, the enactment of Since the full enunciation of this democ- other religions, premised on the conten- of the Congress party, strongly advised the CAA fuses “the fascism of law and the racy lies in the future, I only identify some tious distinction between “Indic” and Hindus to leave Pakistan. With fineness, fascism of the streets.” However, what are of its key features. To this end, I focus on “foreign” religions. historian Vazira Zamindar discussed these the mechanisms that drive this fusion and the women-led protest sit-in (dẖarna) It is not simply the exclusion of Muslims issues in her book, including the comical- where exactly it is headed to? in New Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh near Jamia from the CAA’s purview that makes it poignant story of Lucknow’s Ghulam Ali. At the core of the CAA is an exclusivist, Millia Islamia €” a university founded ethnic; its ethnic character is revealed Literally tossed many times between the ethnic notion of nation and who consti- during the anti-colonial non-cooperation more pronouncedly in its assumption of Indian and Pakistani states and disowned tutes its “authentic” people. kÌ£hilāfat movement, and from which pan-Hinduism. by both, Ali returned to India in 1960, not This nation in turn is popularly imagined this author earned his Bachelor’s degree. The CAA posits India as a Hindu nation- as a citizen but as a foreigner under the as an orderly, cosy “home” €” emptied It is my contention that Shaheen Bagh state self-obliged to speak for Hindus constant surveillance of the state. (often by violence) of an orchestrated “im- protest contains possibilities for redefin- beyond its own borders. India belongs, so Another arena where the ethnic-patriar- pure” other within, and the enemy at war ing democracy. The meaning of the Urdu goes the populist credo, to Hindus who are chal basis of India’s citizenship were glar- outside. The outside and inside, however, word ‘Shaheen’ is ‘eagle’, and is central to its original, authentic population. In this ingly visible was in the implementation of are never clearly demarcated because na- Muhammad Iqbal’s decolonial poetic phi- context, critics of CAA bypass the example the 1949 Abducted Persons (Recovery and tion-states also fashion “interior frontiers”. losophy.The CAA installs a “Hindu home” of Nepal. As an Indian citizen hailing from Restoration) Act, which remained in force That the CAA is an installation of Hindu My argument that CAA is piece of legal Bihar, which borders Nepal, I admire the until 1957, two years after the passage of home is manifest in the BJP’s 2014 election populism draws on Jan-Werner Müller’s fact that citizens of Nepal require no visa the Citizenship Act. Unlike Hindu and manifesto, which promises that the party observation that two of its fundamental to travel or work in India (and vice versa). Sikh women recovered from Pakistan, would work to make India “natural home features are: 1. the notion of an “authentic” However, if Mohammad Azmal Hoque, a Muslims as “recovered and abducted for persecuted Hindus and they shall be people constituting a nation-state; and 2. retired Indian Army officer from Assam, is women” were treated rather differently. welcome to seek refuge here”. its vehement opposition to substantive made to prove his citizenship by demon- They were thrown into detention camps to The CAA states that “persons belonging to (contra procedural) pluralism. Both in its strating that he is not an illegal immigrant, languish until the Pakistani state claimed minority communities, namely, Hindus, German and Italian versions, Müller why are citizens of Nepal, which is a sepa- them. They were not considered worthy of Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Chris- further maintains, fascism should be con- rate country, recruited in the Indian army? citizenship. tians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and strued primarily as “populist movements.” Is it because Nepal is a Hindu-majority Irfan AhmadFirstpost Pakistan€¦ shall not be treated as illegal In Appadurai’s words, the enactment of country?Ethnic roots of citizenship: From migrants” and thus they would become the CAA fuses “the fascism of law and the inception until now [Indian] citizens. Clearly, the CAA kills fascism of the streets.” However, what are Most commentators attribute the CAA’s two birds with one stone: it sweep- the mechanisms that drive this fusion and ethnic character to the ideology of the ingly frames Islam and Muslim-majority where exactly it is headed to? RSS-Hindutva as articulated by VD Sa- countries as oppressors and Hindus as At the core of the CAA is an exclusivist, varkar, MS Golwalkar and others. In con- oppressed. It also institutes the dualism ethnic notion of nation and who consti- trast, they assume €” for instance, as does of Us-Hindus-Insiders versus Them-Mus- tutes its “authentic” people. Aparna Pande €” that the citizenship law lims-Outsiders. This nation in turn is popularly imagined enacted at the birth of India as a republic Analysts who criticise the CAA for ex- as an orderly, cosy “home” €” emptied was inclusive, especially because of Jawa- cluding Tamil Hindus from Sri Lanka or (often by violence) of an orchestrated “im- harlal Nehru’s so-called secular vision. FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 28

HEALTH INTERNATIONAL PAGES Is something in your diet causing diarrhea? Learn how to identify the foods or ingredients that give you the runs. As we age, our digestive systems can some people have a hard time digesting. become more sensitive to certain types of Watch out for cheese, milk, and ice cream, Caffeine. Caffeine speeds up the foods and methods of food preparation. among many other products. digestive system. It’s found in coffee, While you once may have handled the tea, chocolate, many sodas, and foods spiciest of foods without breaking a sweat, FODMAPs. Fructose, artificial sweeten- flavored with coffee or chocolate. now that super-hot chicken curry gives ers, and lactose are part a group of poorly The fix you the digestive drama known as diar- digested sugars that can cause diarrhea, Dr. Greenberger recommends identi- rhea—uncomfortable, unformed, watery known as FODMAPs (fermentable fying the foods and drinks that seem stool. oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosac- to trigger your diarrhea. Keeping a charides, and polyols). Other sources of food journal is a great start, and so Sometimes diarrhea occurs because of an FODMAPs include wheat, rye, onions, is seeing your doctor to make sure underlying condition, or as a side effect of garlic, legumes (chickpeas, lentils, beans), something else isn’t responsible for a medication (see “Other causes of diar- honey, pistachios, cashews, asparagus, and your symptoms. rhea”). However, diet is often the cause. artichokes. If food is the culprit, Dr. Greenberger Diarrhea triggers Gluten. Gluten is a protein found in says trying a FODMAP-free diet The following can cause loose stools or wheat, barley, rye, beer, and even salad should get rid of diarrhea in a week your own.” make them worse. dressings. People who are gluten-sensitive or two. Be-cause many FODMAP foods Other causes of diarrhea may have a hard time digesting gluten and such as fruits and vegetables are good for Diet is one of several causes of diarrhea. Sugar. Sugars stimulate the gut to put out get diarrhea as a result. In people with health, it’s best to work with a dietitian Others include: water and electrolytes, which loosen bowel celiac disease, ingesting gluten provokes to develop a FODMAP-free menu that bacterial or viral infection movements. If you ingest a lot of sugar, the body to attack the lining of the small includes other healthy foods. surgery to a part of your digestive system you may develop diarrhea. One of the big- intestine, which can cause serious damage. Get help excess alcohol consumption gest offenders is fructose, which is found medical conditions such as irritable bowel naturally in fruits (such as peaches, pears, Fried or fatty foods. Some people have Chronic diarrhea can interfere with your syndrome, Crohn’s disease, hyperthyroid- cherries, and apples) or added to foods a hard time digesting creamy or fried life, at home and at work. Even if it is not ism, diabetes, and some forms of cancer. and drinks, such as applesauce, soda, and foods. “When fatty foods are not absorbed severe, its unpredictability and urgency In older adults, diarrhea often turns out to juice beverages. “Seventy-five percent of normally, they go to the colon, where they can make you reluctant to socialize. And be a side effect of medication. “Things like people who ingest more than 40 to 80 are broken down to fatty acids, causing the some people hesitate to bring the problem antibiotics and anti-gout medications can grams of fructose per day will get diar- colon to secrete fluid and trigger diar- to a doctor’s attention because they think cause diarrhea by altering movement in INTERNATIONAL PAGES rhea,” says gastroenterologist Dr. Norton rhea,” says Dr. Greenberger. it’s not serious, or because it’s embarrass- the gut and the bacterial population in our Greenberger, a Harvard Medical School ing. Dr. Greenberger recommends that intestines,” says Dr. Norton Greenberger, professor. Another offender: artificial Spicy foods. Spicy sauces may mask high anyone with chronic diarrhea contact a Harvard Medical School professor. “But sweeteners such as sorbitol, mannitol, and fat content, especially in Tex-Mex dishes a doctor, particularly if there are other there are also 20 or 30 gut disorders that xylitol (found in sugar-free gum, candy, or curries. And there’s this unpleasant side warning signs, such as low appetite or can cause loose bowel motion.” and medications). effect: “If you eat a lot of hot spicy foods, weight loss. “The causes and cures for you may get burning in the rectum,” says chronic diarrhea are complex,” says Dr. Dairy foods. These contain lactose, which Dr. Greenberger. Greenberger. “Don’t try to figure it out on The physical benefits of yoga Yoga promotes physical health in multiple mend extended bed rest. Although lying osteoarthritis; however, these different ways. Some of them derive from in bed does minimize stress on the lumbar symptoms can make it difficult to better stress management. Others come spine, it also causes muscles to lose condi- be active in the first place. Yoga more directly from the physical move- tioning, among other problems. In general, offers a gentle form of exercise that ments and postures in yoga, which help the sooner you can get up and get mov- helps improve range of motion and promote flexibility and reduce joint pain. ing, the faster you will recover. Yoga helps strengthen the muscles around alleviate back pain by increasing flexibility painful joints. Following are some of the physical ben- and muscle strength. Relaxation, stress efits of yoga that have a growing body reduction, and better body awareness may In a 2014 study of 36 women with of research behind them. In addition to also play a role. knee osteoarthritis, those who the conditions listed below, preliminary did yoga experienced significant research also shows that yoga may help In one study, published in the journal improvements in their symptoms with migraines, osteoporosis, balance and Spine, people with back pain who did two compared with women who didn’t mobility issues, multiple sclerosis, inflam- 90-minute sessions of yoga a week for 24 do yoga. The yoga group had a matory bowel disease, fibromyalgia, and weeks experienced a 56% reduction in 60-minute class one day a week and ADHD. pain. They also had less disability and de- then practiced at home on several pression than people with back pain who other days, averaging 112 minutes Back pain relief received standard care, such as pain medi- of yoga a week on their own. After Back pain is one of the most common cation. The results also suggested a trend eight weeks, they reported a 38% health problems in the United States. Four toward the use of less pain medication in reduction in pain and a 35% reduc- out of five Americans will suffer from it those who did yoga. When the research- tion in stiffness, while the no-yoga at some point. But yoga appears to help. ers followed up with the participants six group reported worsening symptoms. Dramatically ease lower back pain and A 2013 meta-analysis of 10 randomized months after the study, 68% of the people even alleviate arthritis pain controlled trials found “strong evidence in the yoga group were still practicing People with rheumatoid arthritis, an Lower the need for diabetes medications for short-term effectiveness and moder- yoga an average of three days a week for an autoimmune disorder, may also benefit. by as much as 40% ate evidence for long-term effectiveness of average of 33 minutes per session. That’s a In a 2015 study, women with rheumatoid Rev up your immunity by raising levels of yoga for chronic low-back pain.” In fact, good indicator that they found yoga to be arthritis reported improvements in their disease-fighting antioxidants in your body the American Society of Pain urges physi- helpful. physical health, walking ability, pain levels, Switch on genes that promote health — cians to consider recommending yoga to energy, and mood, and had significantly works even if you’re a beginner patients with long-term pain in the lower fewer swollen and tender joints, after do- Reduce depression, chronic pain, and even back. ing two hour-long yoga classes a week for improve PTSD symptoms Less arthritis pain eight weeks. Lower your risk of falling and help you While it is tempting to stay in bed when Exercise has been shown to help allevi- Yoga works across multiple systems in regain your balance if you stumble your back hurts, doctors no longer recom- ate the pain and stiffness associated with your body at one time to help: FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 29 RECIPES INTERNATIONAL PAGES SALMON SHARING PLATTER

Salt and Freshly ground black the almonds for the final 2-3 minutes. INGREDIENTS pepper 3. Meanwhile, mix the remaining 6 (4 oz each) wild Alaska salmon Cilantro sprigs and lemon olive oil with the pomegranate molasses fillets wedges, for garnish and lemon juice. Season to taste with salt 4 Tbsp olive oil, divided Recipe Courtesy Wild Alaska Seafood and pepper. Serve the salmon on a platter, 1 tsp sumac drizzled with the dressing and sprinkled 1 tsp cumin seeds INSTRUCTIONS with pomegranate seeds. Garnish with 1 tsp black onion seeds 1. Rub the salmon fillets with 1 cilantro and lemon wedges. 1 tsp sesame seeds tablespoon olive oil. Mix together the su- Step up your sharing platter game over the 2 red onions, thinly sliced mac, cumin seeds, black onion seeds and holidays with this Middle-Eastern Salmon 1/2 cup blanched almonds, sesame seeds; sprinkle over the salmon. Sharing Platter from Wild Alaska Seafood. roughly chopped and toasted 2. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a It has amazing sweet and savory flavors 2 Tbsp pomegranate molasses large frying pan over medium-high heat and is super gorgeous– all your guests will Juice of 1 lemon and cook the red onions for 3-4 minutes keep coming back for more! 1 pomegranate (or 3 to 4 oz until softened. Add the salmon fillets and pomegranate seeds) cook on each side for 3-4 minutes, adding CHILI LIME GRILLED CHICKEN

For the chicken, the original recipe calls EN MARINADE Is it healthy to eat grilled chicken? for chicken breast but I opted for chicken Lime juice and zest Yes, chicken is high in protein and also thighs with the skin and bone. I remove Olive oil low in calories. It is very useful in diets the bones prior to marinating the chicken Cilantro working to shed body fat.

and still keep the skin. The end result Jalapeno is crispy skin, and tender, juicy chicken Garlic Does this recipe have to be grilled? meat. Honey No. You can make it anytime with a cast- Chili powder iron grill pan or regular skillet, or bake in I love the combination of chili, cilantro, How do I grill the perfect chicken breast? the oven for about 20-25 minutes at 400F. garlic, and lime juice in the marinade. Keep at medium heat covered for about The end result is always amazing.

They pair so well with the chicken, with a 5-7 minutes, then flip it over. Grill for an- This recipe is only 269 calories per serving. INTERNATIONAL PAGES tint of spiciness from the chili. other 5-7 minutes, or until the thermom- INGREDIENTS FOR GRILLED CHICK- eter reads 165°. CARROT CAKE TOWERS: DIABETIC

SERVINGS: 14 to 16 servings minutes or until a toothpick inserted CARB GRAMS PER SERVING: 34 near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour cake onto a wire rack. Cool completely. 2/3 cup flax seed meal Transfer cake to a large cutting board. Us- 2 teaspoons baking powder ing a 2-inch round cutter, make cutouts in 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice the cake, leaving as little space as possible 1/2 teaspoon baking soda between cutouts. 1/4 teaspoon salt You should get 28 to 32 cutouts. 3 cups finely* shredded carrot (about 6 For each serving, place one of the cake medium) (3 large for me) cutouts on a serving plate. Spread or pipe 1 cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, about 1 tablespoon Fluffy Cream Cheese thawed, or 4 eggs, lightly beaten Frosting atop the cake round. Top with a 1/2 cup granulated sugar or sugar substi- second cake round and about 1 tablespoon tute blend** equivalent to 1/2 cup granu- additional frosting. If desired, garnish lated sugar with coarsely shredded carrot. 1/2 cup packed brown sugar or brown Test Kitchen Tip: Be sure to finely shred sugar substitute blend** equivalent to 1/2 the carrots to prevent them from sinking cup brown sugar to the bottom of the pan during baking. 1/2 cup canola oil **Sugar Substitutes: Choose Splenda® 1 recipe Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting Sugar Blend for Baking to substitute for Coarsely shredded carrot (optional) the granulated sugar and Splenda® Brown used the regular sugar and the regular Sugar Baking Blend to substitute for the with an electric mixer on medium to high Cholesterol (mg) 3 brown sugar. brown sugar. Follow package directions to speed until smooth. Beat in 1/2 teaspoon Sodium (mg) 188 Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease the bottom use product amount equivalent to 1/2 cup vanilla. Gradually add 1/4 cup powdered Carbohydrate (g) 34 of a 15x10x1-inch baking pan; line bot- granulated and 1/2 cup brown sugar. sugar, beating until smooth. Thaw 1-1/2 Total Sugar (g) 19 tom of pan with waxed paper. Grease and PER SERVING WITH SUBSTITUTE: cups frozen light whipped dessert topping. Fiber (g) 3 lightly flour the waxed paper and the sides same as above, except 231 cal., 25 g carb., Fold about 1/2 cup of the topping into the Protein (g) 5 of the pan. Set aside. 186 mg sodium. Daily values: 3% calcium. cream cheese mixture to lighten. Fold in Vitamin A (DV%) 0 In a large bowl, stir together flour, flax Exchanges: 1.5 the remaining whipped topping. Makes Vitamin C (DV%) 3 seed meal, baking powder, pumpkin pie other carb. Carb choices: 1.5 about 1-3/4 cups. Calcium (DV%) 4 spice, baking soda, and salt; set aside. ***Test Kitchen Tip: If desired, save cake Nutrition Facts Per Serving: Iron (DV%) 6 In another large bowl, combine finely scraps and make parfaits by layering the Servings: 14 to 16 servings Diabetic Exchanges shredded carrot, eggs, granulated sugar, cake with thawed frozen light whipped Calories 254 Other Carbohydrates (d.e.) 2 brown sugar, and oil. Add egg mixture dessert topping. Total Fat (g) 11 Fat (d.e.) 2 all at once to flour mixture. Stir until Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting: In a Saturated Fat (g) 2 combined Spoon batter into prepared medium bowl, beat 2 ounces softened Monounsaturated Fat (g) 5 pan, spreading evenly. Bake for 25 to 30 reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel) Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 2 FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 30

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Jawaani Jaaneman movie review: Saif Ali Khan takes jibes INTERNATIONAL PAGES at middle age head on, Alaya F makes assured debut A commitment-phobic, unmarried mid- in search of her father has paid off. As the mid-life crisis while holding dle-aged Punjabi man in London misreads doctor with the DNA test results, Kiku on to a colourful past. His a nightclub pick up. After a routine of Sharda ups the tempo in a comedy that enduring relationships are drinking, dancing and meaningless hook- depends wholly on Saif Ali Khan. It turns with his brother and busi- ups, Jazz (Saif Ali Khan) meets his match out to be a buy-one-get-one-free result. ness partner Dimpy (Kumud in an uber-confident Tia (Alaya F). While Not only does Jazz discover he is a father, Mishra), nightclub owner he sets his apartment to seduction mode but that he is going to become a grandfa- buddy Rocky (Chunky (mirror ball, mood lighting, and white ther too. Unwilling to compromise on his Pandey, unable to shake off wine), she has other things on her mind. carefully curated minimalist (he appears to Aakhri Pasta’s accent from have only two friends, and a limited ward- the Housefull franchise even The girl with a wide smile and endless robe of rock band fan T-shirts) yet hedo- as a Londoner), and hairstyl- enthusiasm reveals there is a 33.33 percent nistic life, Jazz gently but firmly pushes ist (Kubbra Sait). hoot, and does not waste a moment. chance he is her estranged father. Director Tia away, pregnancy and all. Whenever he Nitin Kakkar’s love story follows all the recovers from his hangover, he focuses on Khan is charming and funny, and takes A side-plot about a housing redevelop- beats of a basic romantic comedy, except his day job as a real estate broker. the jokes about middle age head on. It is ment project does not fit in smoothly but that the love is paternal. a role tailor-made for him, and he plays it otherwise, Kakkar steers clear of chest- Soaking in alcohol and barely bothering with glee. Alaya makes an assured debut. thumping melodrama and old-school Although crediting Argentinian feature to remember the name of his hook-ups is She gets a finely written character. It is re- moralising. The content is mostly flippant Igaulita A Mi, writers Hussain Dalal and the cloak Jazz wears to mask loneliness. In freshing to see an emancipated Indian girl with a few meaningful moments punctuat- Abbas Dalal mash up other films from the all this, Tia is getting on with her life while living her life without fearing judgment, ing an easy-breezy coming-of-age story genre. Among them, Mama Mia, where a lurking on the periphery of Jazz’s life. and Alaya manages to convey Tia’s longing about a modern Indian family. Bohemian mother (Meryl Streep, replaced as well as her self-belief. by Tabu) reveals any one of three men Khan has played the party-loving, com- Rating: * could be her daughter’s father. mitment-shy urban young man several Tabu injects energy into the latter scenes Udita Jhunjhunwala times. This time, he takes on an age- as Tia’s new-age mother who curls up her Firstpost** In Jawaani Jaaneman, a DNA test will appropriate role, where that same fellow nose as she senses bad energy in Jazz’s establish whether 21-year-old Tia’s gamble from Salaam Namaste and Cocktail is now apartment. One feels cheated for seeing of coming from Amsterdam to London dying his hair, coming to terms with a her in a short parody role but Tabu is a Alia Bhatt And Tara Sutaria To Dance With Lovers, Ranbir Kapoor And Aadar Jain At Armaan Jain’s Wedding- EXCLUSIVE It’s wedding time in the Kapoor house- Not just this we have also got to know hold as Armaan Jain is set to tie the knot. that Ranbir and Alia will be giving a cou- INTERNATIONAL PAGES Like every Punjabi big fat wedding, the ple performance on a romantic number. family is gearing up for an entertaining Armaan Jain, son of Rima Jain and Manoj Sangeet ceremony, the dance practices for Jain, has made his Bollywood debut in which are in full swing. 2014 with the film, Lekar Hum Deewana Dil and had also worked as an assistant As soon as we sniffed that the ceremony is director in the films, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu going to be a big affair, we got digging to and Student of the Year. 29-year-old actor, find out what’s Ranbir and Alia planning Armaan Jain got engaged with Mumbai- for it. And bingo, we were right! Kapoor based fashion blogger, Anissa Malhotra boys- Ranbir Kapoor & Aadar Jain are in December. We had brought to you planning something special for their Veer pictures from the lovely evening. along with their respective ladylove- Alia and Tara. And last night, the wedding functions A source close to the family tells us, “Ran- have begun bir, Alia, Tara and Adar will be dedicat- Talking about the Sangeet ceremony, we ing a performance to the bride and the have also come to know that choreog- mances. So, are you excited for the videos groom.” rapher Visshaal Kanoi has been hired to and pictures from Armaan Jain’s fun-filled choreograph the families’ dance perfor- Sangeet ceremony, well, we absolutely are! Shabana Azmi Returns Home, Thanks Fans for Their Prayers & Wishes

Shabana Azmi Returns Home, said she has returned home. hospital for the Thanks Fans for Their Prayers & sterling care pro- Wishes “Thank you all for your prayers and vided by the doc- The Quint The Quint 9 hours ago wishes for my recovery back home tors team and the Reactions Reblog on Tumblr Share now Thank you Tina Ambani and nursing staff. Im Tweet Email Kokilaben Ambani hospital for the indebted and grate- sterling care provided by the doc- ful Shabana Azmi had been admitted tors team and the nursing staff. Im The Quint to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Hospital indebted and grateful,” she wrote. after she suffered injuries in an Thank you all for your prayers and accident some time back at the wishes for my http://recovery.Im Mumbai-Pune Expressway. Now, back home now Thank you #Tina taking to Twitter the veteran actor Ambani and Kokilaben Ambani FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 32 Kangana Ranaut Awes Fans With Her New Look INTERNATIONAL PAGES From Thalaivi; Celebrates Hairstylist Maria Sharma Fans are super pumped for Kangana ‘Dynamic pic’, ‘Beautiful’, and so on. Ranaut’s upcoming movie Thalaivi, which The post was captioned, “Wishing Maria is a biopic on actor-turned politician J. Sharma a glorious five decades in the Kangana has been prepping hard Jayalalitha who became the Chief Minister Indian film industry. This legendary hair for the role, going through intense of Tamil Nadu. Kangana’s team recently stylist who worked with screen icons like prosthetics sessions and taking shared a new look from the film, while Hema Malini, Sharmila Tagore, Helen Bharatanatyam and Tamil classes. also celebrating hairstylist Maria Sharma and Manisha Koirala completed 50 years She once admitted that she was for having completed 50 years in the on the sets of Thalaivi. #KanganaRanaut struggling to learn the Tamil lan- industry. started her career with Maria Ji with films guage, and was only learning Tamil Team Kangana Ranaut on Instagram like ‘Woh Lamhe’ and ‘Once Upon A Time as per the demand of the script. shared an image of Kangana donning the in Mumbai’. Here she’s seen putting final makeup and hair of a South Indian clas- touches on Kangana’s stunning Indian Thalaivi will be released in Telugu, sical dancer, looking absolutely gorgeous look for #Thalaivi. Stay tuned for more.” Tamil and Hindi simultaneously. Di- in it. She is sharing the frame with Maria, (sic). rected by A.L. Vijay, and co-starring who worked with her even on her first few Arvind Swami, the film is scheduled Srushti Jayadev films like Woh Lamhe and Once Upon A Fans are in awe of this look of Kangana’s, to be released on June 26, 2020. Filmibeat Time In Mumbai. as many of them commented, ‘Gorgeous’, Shweta Tripathi Has ‘Zero Make-up Look’ in Mirzapur 2 Actress Shweta Tripathi has already im- for many months on stretch. I rejected the It’s the kind of character for pressed many with her new look from the idea of putting on a wig because shooting which she can go to any length. much-awaited web series Mirzapur 2. She in Benaras in the sun would be anything has now opened up about what all went but fun. So we were contemplating this for “That’s how invested we are in into her ‘zero make-up look’. a long time when it was Guru (the direc- it as a team. In Gone Kesh, I tor) who said let’s do it,” she shared. was so excited going bald. If a Shweta, who reprises her role as Golu, is character looks different, it will

seen sporting short hair and pointing a She is one of those actors who trusts her feel different. The look of the gun at someone in the latest photo from director and his or her vision. character is important because the series. it helps me get a better sense of “Though the hair, make-up and styling the person I am playing,” said “I had a zero make-up look for the show. I team is the same from last season, my Shweta. would walk into shoot with some sun- character’s look takes a departure from

screen and that’s it,” Shweta said. how we saw her earlier. It’s an uneven cut “I don’t play the part as Shweta INTERNATIONAL PAGES which fits into that world alone. So during but as that character. Also, I “Mirzapur was a long commitment of a that time, for my events I wouldn’t have consciously am picking looks few months. So initially we discussed go- the best hair days but then Mirzapur Ke that are different from all other IANS ing for a short hair look but then I thought liye Kuch bhi (anything for Mirzapur),” characters I have played in the past,” she of the hair-do and how it doesn’t fit into she said. added. my other work. I had to be in that look Salman Khan’s show ‘Bigg Boss 13’ slipped again in TRP list, The Kapil Sharma Show out of Top 5 The Broadcast Audience Research Council Krishna’ has slipped one rung, while (BARC) has released ratings for the third ‘Baba Aiso Var Find’ has moved up week of 2020. In the third week, Salman two places. Khan’s celebrity reality show ‘Bigg Boss 13′ has received a setback again. As per Now if the audience of rural and the ratings for urban areas, the show urban areas is combined, then the slipped two places to the fifth position. show of the Dangal channel in the Thankfully the show managed to make it first place has been ‘Mahima Shani to the top 5. In the second week, Colors’ Dev Ki’. Shows of the same channel show finished third. are ‘Baba Aiso Var Khojho’, ‘Dwarka- dhish Bhagwan Shri Krishna’ and ZTV’s show ‘Kundali Bhagya’ still remains ‘Bandini’ at the second, third and the most popular in urban areas . The fourth places as well. While at fifth second place is ‘Chhoti Sardarni’ show by place is the show ‘Kundali Bhagya Colors, while the third place is also named Raha’ from ZeeTV. by Colors. The channel’s ‘Naagin Bhagya It is obvious that Salman Khan’s show ka Zaharala Khel’ show stood at the third ‘Bigg Boss 13’ is completely out of position. At the same time, the fourth the list of audience in rural areas. place got the Star Plus show ‘Yeh Rishta It is being seen only in urban areas. Kya Kehlata Hai’. At the same time, another popular show of the small screen ‘The Kapil Talking about rural areas , Dangal Chan- Sharma Show’ has not found a place nel has shows in the top 5. In the first in the top 5 list. place ‘Mahima Shani Dev Ki’, in the sec- ond place ‘Find Baba Aiso Var’, in the third The post Salman Khan’s show ‘Bigg place ‘Dwarkadhish Lord Shri Krishna’, in Boss 13’ slipped again in TRP list, the fourth place ‘Bandini’ and in the fifth The Kapil Sharma Show out of Top 5 place ‘Kisna Mohabbat Hai’. There has not appeared first on Popdiaries. been much change in audience choice Rajendra Pal,Pop Diaries in rural areas. ‘Dwarkadhish Lord Shri FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 33

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Trailer Review of Shikara: When love is all that’s

Vidhu Vinod Chopra returns as direc- Kashmir. haps intentional. Who would tor, this time to tell his own story. Like believe Varun Dhawan and him, thousands of Kashmiri Pandits were But it’s not the epic vision, but the emo- Alia Bhatt as refugees in their overnight rendered homeless when on 19 tional core of a political disaster that own country? AL PAGES January 1990, sectarian violence erupted interests Chopra this time. Neither the ac- in the Kashmir valley, reducing Hindus in tors nor the technicians on board seem to Like the release date, 7 Febru- Kashmir to the status of refugees in their be here to create history. This is a film that ary approaches Shikara will homeland. seems to chronicle the truth about a truly generate increasing debate tragic chapter of Kashmir’s history when on how emotionally physi- Shikara is the story of one Kashmiri Pandit a large section of the local population had cally and financially wounded couple, played by raw somewhat unpol- to leave their homes and property and flee were the displaced Kashmiri ished newcomers Sadia and Adil Khan the once-paradisaical State. Pandit. Vinod Chopra has fighting hatred with love as the Valley his own stories to tell about burns. It’s a beautiful thought that Gabriel Shikara seems to capture the sheer pathos being a refugee. Here is one Garcia Marquez could have approved of. of a couple who is homeless in its own of them. It doesn’t convey the Except for the fact that Shikara is far more home. The young couple does not exude epic vision of Vishal Bhard- modest in its ambitions than the epic an extraordinary charm and charisma. waj’s Haider. But the trailer of literature of Marquez or even the vision They look like an ordinary couple caught Shikara moves you. that went into Vidhu Chopra’s Mission in an extraordinary situation. This is per- FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 34

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan

Trailer review: Shubh Mangal Zyada Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan Saavdhan Director: Hitesh Kewalya In the trailer, Ayushmann is shown to Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Gajraj Rao, be playing a gay man who’s in love with Neena Gupta, Manurishi Chaddha, Jitu K, his neighbour played by Jitu K. While Sunita Rajwar, Maanvi Gagroo, Pankhuri the two seem to be happily in love with Awasthy, and Neeraj Singh each other, the family obviously aren’t Trailer rating: 4.5/5 too happy about it. In fact, they are even IN TER NATIONAL PAGES shown trying to get their son married to In the last few years, Ayushmann Khur- another girl. Jitu K’s parents in the film are rana has built himself a reputation of pick- played by the exceptional duo of Gajraj ing films that are out of the box and based Rao and Neena Gupta, who nailed their on taboos of our society be it erectile performance as a couple in Badhaai Ho dysfunction, pregnancy at an old age or and seem to have knocked it out of the the awful discrimination based on castes park yet again. in India. Along with delivering some great content, he also has managed to score big Perfect casting, well written dialogues, with these films at the box-office. With natural humour and a strong underlying Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, it seems message are essentials in every Ayush- like he’s got yet another winner on his mann film and looks like Shubh Mangal hands. Zyada Saavdhan will be no exception. Thappad Movie Review The story of the film revolves around a has many twists and turns that will keep Tanvi Azmi, Sushil Dahiya, suspicious muder and its investigation. you intrigued till the very end. The film is Naila Grewal, Ram Kapoor, The murderer has left behind no evidence directed by Anubhav Sinha and produced Pavail Gulati, Siddhant thus making it almost impossible to trace by Amit J. Chaudhary, Bhushan Kumar Karnick, Kumud Mishra, his tracks. Meanwhile a suspended cop and Sagar Shirgaonkar. The cinematog- Ankur Rathee, Ratna Pathak is put on the case, which takes him to raphy is by Soumik Mukherjee and Ewan Shah, Maya Sarao and Nidhi Calgary. The cop while on the job, ends up Mulligan. Uttam. falling in love with the beautiful daughter of a successful businessman. The father of the girl takes a long time to accept the cop as his future son-in-law. The story The star cast includes Taapsee Pannu,

Review: Love Aaj Kal Eventually, a script that starts off su- day, where we find the same hero, about premely crisp, loosens out into climaxes. two generations before (wonderfully art- And a final explanation that while times directed ‘60s), wooing a girl merely with have changed, only expressions may have his persistent eyes. Over there, the couple altered. Romance is eternal, says Mayank hasn’t met, never spoken, but the boy INTERNATION Shekhar. could give up his life for her. The suggest- The girl here has broken up with her boy- ed contrast between present and the past friend. Knowing she can tell him simple relates to love at first sight, over lust at first truths about himself, now that they aren’t night; eternal bonds with limited options, together anymore, she suggests, he’s cooler over an emotional highway, where couples when he doesn’t try. The boy makes a valid hook-up and break-up at the rate they quit query: “Then how do you try, not to try.” smoking. It’s the key to the dating game. The latter part is most of the film, and you Pardon the usage, if you may, the funda- wish it were entirely in English. Somehow, mental premise behind scoring a girl in “Main bahar nikal raha hoon” doesn’t the urban jungle is to seem least inter- quite sound the same as, “I’m going out”. ested. This is where Indian boys suck big “Vikram mujhe discotheque le jaane ke time. They either overdo the insouciance, liye taiyar ho gaya hai” (for “Vikram’s end up all arrogant, or they just cannot asked me out to a club”) doesn’t quite cut it which she also gets complimented for, in altered. Romance is eternal. Soul-mates do fake disinterest, and come on way too either. Also, its context is largely western. dialogue, every once in a while. The two materialise. There is that special someone AL PAGES strong. Either way, they get nowhere, or have a breezy thing going, and they cer- for you out there. I’m not sure. But I’d like only some do. The boy cannot pass off for anything less tainly sustain your interest. to believe so still. That’s what good rom- than 30. By this age, Indian homes develop coms are made for. This one is Love This film’s urbane hero has few such nervous parents nagging their kids to You finally sense a mental debate (between problems. He’s just broken up. And in fact “settle down.” Most friends are married. the audience and the writer-director) celebrates the moment with a house-party. Loneliness starts to creep in. The filmmak- on how much this love-story must turn The London couple is being separated: ers have smartly done away with families mythical, when for most parts you’ve loved she, moving to Delhi; he, at some point to for their lead characters. Yet, so good so it for how real it’s been. The filmmakers ‘Frisco. They mutually agree, long-distance far. occasionally break a cliché (referenced relationships don’t work out (Lord, hell, from past films), and feel like they’ve gone they don’t). They move on to newer gigs, Saif Ali Khan, as usual, plays the charm- too far, so they step back again, to break a but still keep in touch. This sweet, semi- ing ‘Hugh Grant-ish’ Saif, which is a great cliché still. casual or pseudo-serious ‘ex’ business, I thing. I don’t know anyone in popular suspect, is new to Hindi films. imagination who can play the adorably Eventually, a script that starts off su- Love Aaj Kal (literally, Love Today Tomor- slick, goofy Saif better. His leading lady premely crisp, loosens out into climaxes. row / Yesterday) actually translates to (Deepika Padukone) is ever-ready with And a final explanation that while times love, these days. As against back in the that endearingly catty, knowing smile, have changed, only expressions may have FEBRUARY 2020 PAGE 35

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On the lighter side.... INTERNATIONAL PAGES

The quarrel had reached a new height when the wife said owner of the pond approached and indicated to Little to her spouse, “I wish I’d taken my mother’s advice and Johnny that there was a “No Fishing” sign. never married you.” Little Johnny replied, “Well the fellow that printed that Hubby swung around, “Do you mean to tell me that your sign knew what he was talking about.” mother tried to stop you from marrying me?” ------As soon as I stepped into the urgent-care facility in my Wife nodded in the affirmative. hometown, I could see the place was packed with pa- tients. The nurses and doctors all seemed frazzled. “Good heavens,” cried the husband, his voice filled with remorse. “How I’ve wronged that woman.” I discovered just how frazzled when a doctor walked into ------the room, pulled out his examination light, pointed it in The tourist, after stepping off the train in Kansas City and my ear, and instructed me, “Say ‘Ah” desperately holding on to his hat, “Wow, does the wind “I did, and that’s what got me into trouble,” the accoun------always blow this way out here?” tant replied. “I made a mistake the first hour, and it took A businessman boarded a plane to find, sitting next to until this morning to correct it.” him, an elegant woman wearing the largest, most stun- “Nah,” said the driver solemnly, “it blows this way for six ------ning diamond ring he had ever seen. He asked her about months of the year, and then it turns round and blows the Just found out on my tax return that there’s a limit on it. other direction.” dependents... “This is the Bexfield diamond,” she said. “It is beautiful, ------but there is a terrible curse that goes with it.” The pastor who had accepted an invitation to officiate at “What’s the curse?” the man asked. the Sunday service in a neighboring towns church. He I thought 45 was reasonable, but I was wrong. Mr. Bexfield.” entrusted the Sunday service at his church to the new ap------pointed curate. Upon his return he ask his wife what she A friend and I were standing in line at a fast-food restau- Milkman (to new hand): “Did you put water in the milk thought of the curate’s sermon. rant, waiting to place our order. this morning?”

“It was the poorest one I ever heard,” was her prompt There was a big sign posted... “No bills larger than $20 New hand: “Yes sir.” reply, “nothing in it at all.” will be accepted.” Milkman: “Don’t you know this is wicked?” Later in the day he saw the curate and ask how he had got The woman in front of us, pointing to the sign, remarked, along. “Believe me, if I had a bill larger than $20, I wouldn’t be “But you told me to mix water with the milk?”

eating here.” “Oh, very well. I didn’t have time to prepare my own ------“Yes, but I told you to put the water in first and then pour sermon so I used one of your unused ones.” How do you get the farmer’s daughter to fall in love with the milk into it. Then, you see, we can tell the people we ------you? never put water in our milk An accountant got out of bed one morning and com- A tractor. plained that he had not slept a wink. ------

One Saturday Little Johnny went fishing at a pond that INTERNATIONAL PAGES “Why didn’t you count sheep?” his wife asked. was close to his house. After a couple hours of fishing the