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VOL 15 ISSUE 26 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● JUNE 25 - JULY 01, 2021 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 ● [email protected] www.theindianpanorama.news J&K parties find common ground on will bring out a special profusely illustrated edition on July 2 to deepening democracy, early polls mark the Independence Day of America on 4th of July RESTORE THE SPECIAL STATUS OF J&K: GUPKAR LEADERS NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, June 24, told a group of leaders from Jammu and Kashmir that the Assembly elections there will be held after the completion of Articles and advertisements for the ongoing delimitation exercise, the edition may please be People's Conference leader Muzaffar e-mailed by June 25, 2021 to Hussain Baig said after a crucial [email protected] meeting to chalk out the future course of For any question, please action in the Union Territory call 646-247-9458. This is the first interaction between the Central leadership and the mainstream parties since August 5, 2019, when the Centre revoked Jammu U.S. ALLOWS SOME H-1B and Kashmir's special status under VISA SEEKERS TO Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcated it into union territories, RE-SUBMIT THEIR Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. Modi stressed that holding Assembly APPLICATIONS elections, just like the successful WASHINGTON (TIP): Some foreign conduct of the District Development guest workers in the U.S. will be able to Council polls, is a priority and that the re-submit their applications for the H1-B visa, the most sought-after non- Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Farooq Abdullah and other leaders from Jammu and CONTD ON PAGE 42 Kashmir in New Delhi on June 24, 2021 - Photo / PTI immigrant visa among Indian IT READ ALSO PAGES 16 & 17 professionals, if their petition was solely rejected because it was based on BIDEN ACCEPTS A DEAL ON RUDY GIULIANI'S NY LAW LICENSE the initial registration period, SUSPENDED OVER ELECTION CLAIMS according to a federal agency. INFRASTRUCTURE BROKERED BY According to the U.S. Citizenship and Attorney Ravi Batra Tweets "Expected and needed. Immigration Services (USCIS), such re- BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS Law abhors lies, and yearns for Truth." submission of applications is for those WASHINGTON (TIP): NEW YORK CITY whose applications have been rejected President Joe Biden said Thursday, (TIP): Former Mayor or administratively closed solely June 24, he has agreed to a deal on Rudy Giuliani is because the requested start date was infrastructure with a bipartisan suspended from after October 1, 2020. group of senators after White practicing law in New The H-1B visa allows the U.S. House officials and the senators York after court officials companies to employ foreign workers in had a massive breakthrough the found he made numerous specialty occupations that require night before in their infrastructure "demonstrably false and The Trump attorney and former theoretical or technical expertise. negotiations. misleading" claims about mayor made "false and Technology companies depend on it to Both Republican and Democratic the 2020 election. misleading" claims about the President Joe Biden told reporters 2020 election, according to court hire tens of thousands of employees he wouldn't sign the bipartisan senators said Wednesday, June 23 A blistering 33-page officials. each year from countries such as India infrastructure bill unless key evening there was an agreement decision released provisions that are not in the plan and China. "If your FY 2021 petition was reached with White House officials Thursday, June 24, bars Giuliani from practicing law are addressed through the rejected or administratively closed reconciliation process. - and 10 senators on a bipartisan "immediately." It details a trail of outlandish and solely because your petition was based Photo / Courtesy CNN infrastructure deal. And on completely refuted claims Giuliani made on behalf of on a registration submitted during the Thursday afternoon, Biden said he former President Donald Trump, who sought to overturn initial registration period, but you had signed off on the agreement. Though hurdles remain -- it's his loss in the presidential election. requested a start date after October 1, unclear if the proposal will have enough support from GOP "For the reasons that follow, we conclude that there is 2020, you may re-submit that previously senators or progressive lawmakers to end up as law -- the uncontroverted evidence that respondent communicated filed petition, with all applicable fees," announced agreement is a significant development that could pave demonstrably false and misleading statements to courts, USCIS said on Wednesday. the way for passage of a chunk of Biden's domestic agenda. lawmakers and the public at large in his capacity as CONTD ON PAGE 38 CONTD ON PAGE 42 CONTD ON PAGE 42 YET ANOTHER BANK FRAUD IN INDIA: GAUTAM THAPAR, OTHERS BOOKED IN USD3.3 BILLION BANK FRAUD CASE Accused borrowed funds by misrepresentation, falsified books of accounts' NEW DELHI (TIP): The CBI on Thursday, June 24, conducted searches in connection with a case registered against C.G. Power and Industrial Solution Limited, its former chairman-cum-managing director Gautam Thapar and others Gautam Thapar and others for allegedly cheating a allegedly cheated a consortium consortium of banks of Rs 2,435 crore (USD 3.3 billion). of banks of Rs 2,435 crore CONTD ON PAGE 38 (USD3.3 billion) THE INDIAN PANORAMA EDITORIAL FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 02 -: GUEST COMMENT :-

PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: Prof. Indrajit S. Saluja VICE PRESIDENT: Restore J&K statehood Chitagam Saluja CHIEF EDITOR: Will refurbish democratic credentials of Indian State Prof Indrajit S. Saluja CONSULTING EDITOR : he two-year-long hiatus, the sad connect of the mainstream parties. The vindication of mainstream Deepak Dwidedi, Chairman, interregnum in democracy in The PAGD could have won more than politicians - who have braved the Bhaskar Group, Delhi TJammu and Kashmir, seems to be its tally of 110 seats had the parties militants' bullets, agencies' shenanigans, ASSISTANT EDITOR: getting over finally, with the People's contested separately, particularly the intellectuals' vilification and the Bidisha Roy Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration National Conference. Just as it did for ignominy of electoral reverses - is the SPL. REPORTER UNO: (PAGD), the Congress and others New Delhi, the abrogation of Article 370 validation of Indian democracy. These H.S. Panaser deciding to attend the Prime Minister's and the bifurcation of the state gave an are the people who had held the Indian GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: all-party meeting today. The Home opportunity to the people of J&K to flag high in the Valley and the hills, who Om Parkash Malik Ministry,the Prime Minister's Office and understand who their real stood against the Islamist theocratic DIRECTOR the Lieutenant Governor have, representatives are. The mainstream enterprise founded and funded by the ADMINISTRATION: obviously, put in an effort to restart the leaders suffered stoically long neighbor's army. Now, when they meet Gauri Beri democratic process in the troubled state. incarceration and seemingly the Prime Minister, he should patiently They deserve to be applauded for interminable indignities for a cause and listen to them and offer them statehood. CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: appreciating the ground reality, albeit the people could see an octogenarian - The restoration of statehood would only late, and for identifying the real always ridiculed by the separatists - refurbish the credentials of the Indian Baldev Singh / BJ Videos Gunjesh Desai / Masala Junction leadership of the people of J&K. The holding up and not giving in. When so- State. The Centre should also offer Jay Mandal, District Development Council elections called separatists got tamed overnight concessions. All political prisoners who Mohammad Jaffer, in December last year were no substitute and even began talking of health and have not indulged in violence or terrorist SnapsIndia for political activity, though they proved civic issues, the much-maligned activities should be released Mohammad Shahzad, yet again the extent of the grassroots politicians stuck to their demands. immediately. (Tribune, India) Zia Khan, Nisha Rani Vaaho Photographers, -: READERS WRITE :- Vijay Shah - Photo Journalist. CORRESPONDENTS : SACRAMENTO: NYC District 23 Elections: Identity politics at its best Parminder S. Aujla NEW YORK : Chitagam FRESNO: Tarlochan Singh DALLAS: GEORGE ABRAHAM Harjit Dhesi, Amarjit Dhillon OVERSEAS CORRESPONDENTS had a front seat view of the recently LONDON concluded NYC council elections and Nirpal Singh Shergill Ihave witnessed how much these SPL CORRESPONDENT contests have changed over the years. DELHI BUREAU CHIEF: The district that includes Bellerose, Chandan Singh Floral Park, Queens Village, Hollis, and CHANDIGARH: Oakland Gardens has seen a very Manjit Sidhu spirited campaign by a diverse group of LUDHIANA: candidates. The demographic shift is A.S. Arora, evident everywhere one looks as Queens R.P.Sharma has been a favorite destination for new JAIPUR : immigrants over the past five decades. It is estimated that about 45% of the employed all the resources at their candidates focused their efforts Dr. Yashpaul Goyal population in District 23 is foreign-born. disposal to reach the voters in the primarily on theirown communities. DALLAS BUREAU CHIEF & VP Some of the major boulevards in District district and convince them of their plans Sanjeev Jindal appeared to have Lovllien Kaurr 23, such as Hillside Avenue, are dotted and proposals on how to improve the garnered more support from the Hindu 972-330-3139 with South Asian businesses selling services to the community while community, while Toor has benefited [email protected] Masala Dosa and Shish Kabab, replacing assuring them of safety and security. In from the Sikh community support and The Indian Panorama Italian Ice and Irish Whisky. addition, there were three other Koshy Thomas from the Kerala P.O. Box No. 190067, South Considering these changes, the South candidates Steve Behar, Debra Merkel, Christian community. Richmond Hill, NY 11419, Asians who live in the district have been and Linda Lee, who were also in the Jaslin Kaur still may have a chance to Tel: 646-247-9458 trying for quite some time to have a running. pull off a surprise victory. If all four Email: representative of their own. The To this observer, the campaign of candidates fail again, there is only one [email protected] powerful democratic machine in Queens Jaslin Kaur was distinct from all others. explanation that we have not learned had a stranglehold on decision-making She was able to put together a coalition much from history, and our inability to DISCLAIMER in that regard, and the disunity within of young people from across the create a consensus will continue to the south Asian community always community who became foot soldiers on haunt us! If one adds up all the votes of THE INDIAN PANORAMA ASSUMES played into their hands. This election her behalf. She was endorsed by the the Asian Indian candidates, it becomes NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CLAIMS MADE IN ADVERTISEMENTS. cycle was no different in that regard as progressive wing of the Democratic abundantly clear to everyone. WE ONLY SELL SPACE. VIEWS four candidates of Indian origin decided party led by Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez Sadly, race, ethnicity, and gender PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER to contest. This time around too, the (AOC) and Bernie Sanders, along with issues have become the driving force in ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHORS AND machine politics favored Linda Lee, a many unions and the working family the American political arena today, and DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE candidate of Southeast Asian dissent. party.It is believed that she might also be the eventual winner undoubtedly will be VIEWS OF THE NEWSPAPER. ALL Harpreet Toor, Jaslin Kaur, and the second or third choice of many indebted to one or more groups for their RIGHTS ARE RESERVED. Sanjeev Jindal from the Punjabi voters from the Indian community, hard-earned victory. REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN community and Mr. Koshy Thomas from which might bode well for her in the PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IN George Abraham the Kerala community threw their hats final tally. WRITING FROM THE INDIAN E-mail: [email protected] PANORAMA IS PROHIBITED. into the ring. They appeared to have The three other Asian Indian THE INDIAN PANORAMA NY/NJ/CT FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 03 Governor Cuomo announces end of Pandemic Emergency in New York State NEW YORK (TIP): Announcing the end unvaccinated individuals, as well as all Hospitals were able to add space and of pandemic emergency on June 24, riders on public transit and in certain staffing, meetings were authorized to Governor Cuomo said, "Today we close out settings, such as health care, nursing occur virtually, and various deadlines the emergency chapter in the pandemic- homes, correctional facilities, and were extended to accommodate a changed effective today, New York's COVID-19 State homeless shelters. State and local landscape. of Emergency has ended. Federal CDC government health departments will still "New York went from one of the worst guidance will remain in place, meaning if be able to ensure mask rules and other infection rates to the lowest infection rate you're unvaccinated, you should still wear health precautions are adhered to in those in the country,and it was all because of the a mask in public indoors. Masks will also settings. efforts of New Yorkers who were smart, still be required on public transit and Since March of 2020, a variety of actions united and did what they needed to do "We are getting back on track and starting to certain other settings, like health care had been taken by executive order to assist throughout this entire pandemic," live life once again," Cuomo said. Photo / Courtesy Governor's Office facilities. Fighting COVID and vaccinating in the rapid response to the pandemic by Governor Cuomo said. "Now we're starting New Yorkers are still our top priorities but state agencies, local governments, to write a new chapter for a post-COVID doesn't mean COVID is gone, we still have the emergency is over". hospitals, and businesses by both New York--the state disaster emergency is to get more New Yorkers vaccinated, but Federal CDC guidelines will remain in temporarily suspending or modifying laws ending and we can focus on reimaging, we are getting back on track and starting effect, which include masks for as well as utilizing temporary directives. rebuilding and renewing our state. This to live life once again." NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL PRIMARY: ERIC ADAMS TAKES Indian American civil rights THE LEAD; YANG BOWS OUT NEW YORK (TIP): With first-place votes tallied from the lawyer Shekar Krishnan likely to first 900,000 ballots, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has emerged as the clear favorite. Maya Wiley and Kathryn Garcia are running neck-and-neck, win NYC council primary while Andrew Yang, trailing a distant fourth, conceded last night and vowed to support whoever wins. NEW YORK remarkable Turnout in June 22 Democratic primary for mayor has (TIP): Indian Election Day,and we already surpassed the total in the last competitive primary in American civil are feeling very the city back in 2013 - and at least 90,000 absentee ballots still rights lawyer confident in the need to be counted. Shekar Krishnan results," Krishnan In the Republican mayoral primary, Guardian Angels took a big step said in a statement founder Curtis Sliwa cruised to a decisive victory over toward securing the Tuesday night. As the voting ended Fernando Mateo, with over 70 percent of the vote. New York City "Thank you to and the vote count poured in, Eric Adams Just who Sliwa will face in the general election may be Council District 25 everyone who told a roomful of unknown for weeks, because of how ranked choice voting seat in Queens supported me. supports "New York works. taking the most first Thank you to those City said our first Ranked Choice Voting data will be released by the NYC choice votes in June who spoke with choice is Eric Adams". Board of Elections on June 29. 22 Democratic their neighbors, File photo primary. If Krishnan wins the primary, he will be the who petitioned, Andrew Yang concedes first Indian American ever to be elected to Krishnan canvassed and New York City Council Andrew Yang has conceded in the race for NYC mayor. He said he vows to continue generated 30.8 phone banked, and working alongside with whoever ends up winning the race. He said he and his wife percent of first who help spread the will continue to find a way to contribute to life in NYC in whatever way they can. place ballot votes in the race to replace word in any way they could." "And I'm just so grateful to everyone who has given us the chance to make this term-limited council member Daniel Krishnan entered the race as a campaign as impactful as it's been and something that I am so proud to have led over Dromm inthe district spanning parts of favorite, having garnered the the last number of months," Yang old his supporters. "Thank you, everyone." Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, endorsements of a number of elected Andrew Yang, trailing a distant fourth, conceded and vowed to support whoever according to local Sunny Side Post. officials, including Assembly members wins. And Republican Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa cruised to a decisive If Krishnan, who is backed by Dromm, Catalina Cruz and Emily Gallagher, as victory. finally wins Tuesday's primary he is all well as State Senators John Liu and Julia Other key races but certain to win the November Salazar, plus Council Members Justin election, because of the district's heavy Brannan and Carlina Rivera. The mayoral race is getting the majority of the attention on primary day, but Democrat leanings. In that case, he could Chen had narrowly outspent the other virtually every major city office is up for grabs. also become the first South Asian elected candidates in the race, spending But with ranked choice voting, the outcome is far from guaranteed. Andrew Yang to New York City Council. $135,267, according to the last campaign cautioned New Yorkers against expecting an immediate result, as he campaigned in Carolyn Tran, the former chief of staff finance disclosure report on June 11. The Bronx. of Dromm, accounted for 17.7 percent of That was followed by Krishnan at Absentee ballots first rank votes, followed by medical $134,452, and Tran at $133,467, the Post supply store owner Yi (Andy) Chen with said. More than 87,000 absentee ballots had been received by the city as of Monday,with 17.58 percent of first place votes. One of the most diverse districts in the more expected to arrive in the mail over the next few days. Candidates Alfonso Quiroz, Fatima country, District 25 has a population of When will we know who wins NYC's mayoral primary? Baryab and Liliana Melo each brought 162,560 42% of whom are Hispanic, 15.2% New York City has instituted ranked choice voting for Tuesday's primary vote to in about 10 percent of first choice votes, are white, 5.8% are Black and 34.5% are determine the candidates in the race for mayor. But how long will it take for the with 89.13 percent of scanners reported. Asian American, according to 2010 results to be tabulated? It might take until July. The results, which are unofficial, are Census Data. Who are the leading candidates for mayor? based on in-person votes counted from The district is also known for having The leading Democrats are Eric Adams, Kathryn Garcia, Andrew Yang, Maya early voting and Election Day, according many first- and second-generation Wiley, Shaun Donovan, Raymond McGuire, Dianne Morales and Scott Stringer. to the NYC Board of Elections. They do immigrants, including large The two leading Republicans are Fernando Mateo and Curtis Sliwa. not include absentee and affidavit Ecuadorian, Colombian, Nepali, Indian Most recent polls have suggested that Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is ballots. and Bangladeshi populations. the favorite, getting ranked first by a little less than a quarter of likely voters. Other Krishnan has not declared victory, Borough-wide, more languages are top contenders include civil rights lawyer Maya Wiley, former city sanitation although he is confident that the results spoken in Queens than in any other commissioner Kathryn Garcia and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who will hold, the Post said. place on Earth, and about 47% of the have been polling between 6 and 12 points behind. "We have come to the end of this population is foreign-born. THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIANS ABROAD FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 04 Indian-Origin filmmaker Suman Sen's 'Eka' selected for Cannes Film Festival

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian-origin Filmmaker Suman Every morning, on his way to his office in a crowded Sen's debut feature as a writer director, 'Eka' (Solo), a bus, he witnesses a huge human toe of a massive under- gritty socio-political feature film, has been selected in construction statue in the middle of the main city the La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut français 2021 square. 'Eka' has made it to the esteemed program tailored for Fully covered in blue tarpaulin, the statue is young filmmakers across emerging countries as part of supposed to represent the common man. The city is the Festival de Cannes, with nine other projects from keenly waiting for the president to inaugurate the around the world, made by first and second-time feature monumental statue. Suman Sen's debut feature as a writer director, 'Eka' (Solo), a filmmakers. Along the week we spend with him, Biplab goes gritty socio-political feature film, has been selected in the La The film, which is only the fourth from India to deeper and deeper into a state of frustration and Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut français 2021 secure a spot as part of the celebrated program, is hopelessness. When everything starts going wrong in produced by Arifur Rahman and Bijon from his life, the feeling that he failed his loved ones the same generation failed us entirely, in every sense. We have Bangladesh and renowned producer Dominique way the society is failing him grows stronger. become intellectually bankrupt, emotionally isolated Welinski of DW Productions from France, lending it an His guilt transforms into anger. One morning, Biplab and politically paralyzed because of their indifference international character. gets down from the crowded bus and stands speechless to society, to our nation." Solo was also selected by Torino Film Lab Next (TFL) and motionless in front of the statue. "The film reflects and documents the kind of time I in 2020. Writer-director Sen offers us an immersive In the events that follow, Biplab finds himself giving am living in for the last couple of years. A time of narrative of today's world from the perspective of a birth to a mass revolt in his own city. His resistance hatred, intolerance, violence," he says. vulnerable and fragile common man. gives rise to a powerful worldwide movement. "We are currently in the process of auditioning and The film, set in Kolkata, lays bare the decaying social, "I believe that the reason our society is failing today, finalizing the cast and crew and are in conversation economic and cultural conditions of our society. The comes from the burden of our past." says Sen, who is with some of the finest actors and crews from all across story takes us into a week of our main protagonist, also the founder of Fickle Formula, a content studio the World. The shooting is likely to commence in mid- Biplab's life, a 56-year-old long-term diabetic insurance based in Mumbai. 2022 in Kolkata," says Arifur Rahman, producer of agent. "I see the world through my father's eyes. Their Goopy Bagha Productions. Two Indo-Canadian Indian American Sikh activist and Politicians Join Cabinet in lawyer mom launches research Canada's Ontario Province initiative for rare disease TORONTO (TIP): Two more Indo- NEW YORK (TIP): When New York Canadian politicians have been City based Sikh American activist and appointed as ministers in a Cabinet lawyer, Gurjot 'Jo' Kaur and her husband reshuffle in Canada's Ontario province, Richie found out that their baby boy taking the representation of the Riaan had been diagnosed with a severe community members in the Executive condition giving him an average life Council to three. expectancy of five years, their world Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday, came apart. Their son suffers from June 18, reshuffled his Cabinet, with Cockayne Syndrome. An extremely rare former finance minister Rod Phillips - condition, it's part of a family of who resigned from his post following a progeria-like diseases, and includes a Caribbean vacation during the COVID- phenomenon known as premature aging. Riaan Research Initiative is working with the 19 pandemic - returning as the new Children typically die of respiratory University of Massachusetts Medical School, minister of long-term care. distress or kidney failure. There are only and the lab of Dr. Miguel Sena Esteves on a The reshuffle comes just under a year a few hundred cases reported in medical multi-year, multi-million-dollar project.to treat children with Cockayne Syndrome before next June's provincial election. literature. Currently there exists no cure In the previous ministry, there was Parm Gill, 47, took over the new portfolio of for the disease. continue to silently lurk, wreaking citizenship and multiculturalism. The other one Indo-Canadian - Prabhmeet appointee is Nina Tangri, associate minister However, amid this life-altering crisis, havoc on families and killing children Sarkariya, who was the associate of small business and red tape. Kaur who is well-known for her across generations." minister of small business and red tape community-based activism decided not "Any possible treatments for ultra- reduction. moved to Canada at a young age. to buckle down. In a few months, Kaur rare diseases like Cockayne Syndrome Mr Sarkariya, 30, has now been "Thank you Premier @fordnation for with her unrelenting attitude has been often remain neglected in the dustbins of promoted to take over as president of this great honor and thank you to my able to launch the Riaan Research laboratories and/or sit comfortably for the Treasury Board. community of Milton for allowing me to Initiative. decades as conceptual subjects of stale He is the first turban-wearing Sikh represent you each and every day as The initiative is a research advocacy science papers. We're going to change Cabinet minister in Ontario. part of this Provincial Government," he organization directed at accelerating the that," she said. "It is an honor to be sworn in as tweeted after his appointment. development of a treatment for this In March this year, the parents #Ontario''s President of the Treasury "Who would have thought a young boy ultra-rare and fatal neurodegenerative received the devastating news that there Board. I am dedicated to working hard who immigrated from India to Canada condition. were no treatments or cures, and that all with Premier @fordnation and my at a young age, raised by a single mother, Riaan Research Initiative is one of the they could do was manage their child's colleagues to support Ontarians as we would today be sworn in as Minister of few women of color-led patient symptoms. continue to tackle the #COVID19 Citizenship and Multiculturalism for organizations and one of the first known The symptoms of this lethal disease pandemic & work towards our recovery! the Province of Ontario," Mr Gill added. Sikh-led rare disease patient advocacy include vision and hearing problems, ," Mr Sarkariya tweeted taking over the Nina Tangri was appointed associate organizations. failure to thrive, microcephaly, an new role. minister of small business and red tape. Talking about this initiative Kaur impaired ability to sit, walk, eat, or Mr Sarkaria's parents immigrated ''Excited to be sworn in as the said, "We're organizing to fight this speak/communicate, as well as failures from Punjab, India in the 1980s. Associate Minister of Small Business & disease with everything we've got. While in multiple body systems, including Parm Gill, 47, took on the new Red Tape Reduction. Thank you to significant advancements have been pulmonary function, liver, kidney, and portfolio of citizenship and Premier @fordnation for his confidence made regarding identifying disease- cardiovascular systems. multiculturalism. in me and to my family and staff for causing genetic mutations, older rare (Read full story at Mr Gill was born in Moga, Punjab. He their continuous support," she tweeted. diseases like Cockayne Syndrome www.theindianpanorama.news) THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIANS ABROAD FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 05 Indian American Lawyer and Activist Kiran Ahuja to Lead US Office of Personnel Management

WASHINGTON (TIP) JUNE 23: US Vice President Kiran Ahuja served as the Chief of Staff to the Kamala Harris has cast her tie-breaking vote in the Director of the US Office of Personnel Management bitterly divided Senate to confirm the nomination of from 2015 to 2017. She currently serves as the CEO of Indian American Kiran Ahuja as the head of the Office Philanthropy Northwest, a regional network of of Personnel Management, a federal agency that philanthropic institutions. manages the country's more than two million civil She began her career as a civil rights lawyer at the US servants. Department of Justice, litigating school desegregation An American lawyer and activist, Kiran Ahuja, 49, is cases, and filing the department's first student racial the first Indian-American to serve in this top position harassment case. From 2003 to 2008, Kiran Ahuja served in the US government. Kamala Harris announced to as the founding executive director of the National cast her vote in favor of Kiran Ahuja on Tuesday after Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, an advocacy the Senate vote on this resulted in 50-50 votes on party and membership organization. lines. Kiran Ahuja, 49, is the first Indian-American to serve as head During the Obama-Biden Administration, she spent "The Senate being evenly divided, the Vice President of US Office of Personnel Management six years as executive director of the White House votes in affirmative," Kamala Harris said. With this, she Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, has so far cast the 6th tie-breaking vote as the Vice counterparts, making it difficult to hire and retain leading efforts to increase access to federal services, President this year. skilled federal wildland firefighters," she added. resources, and programs for underserved Asian Senator Dianne Feinstein said Kiran Ahuja has more Representing the view of the opposition Republicans, Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). than two decades of experience in public service and Senator James Lankford said he did not believe the Kiran Ahuja grew up in Savannah, Georgia, as a the philanthropic sector, including a senior role in OPM head of HR of the federal government should be so young Indian immigrant in the wake of the civil rights under former president Barack Obama. outspoken in favor of abortion and pushing the need for era and earned a bachelor's degree in political science "She has a breadth of knowledge and experience that critical race theory training. from Spelman College and a law degree from the will serve her well in the role," she said. "OPM has been plagued with paperwork backlogs, University of Georgia. "In particular I'm looking forward to working with survivor benefit delays, cyber-security issues, and "Throughout her career, Kiran Ahuja has built a her to resolve a critical pay disparity issue between more. The leader of OPM should focus on addressing tremendous record of championing federal personnel state and federal wildland firefighters. State firefighter those issues, not divisive social justice policies and matters & remains a strong advocate for women of salaries can be as much as double that of their federal abortion," he said. color," said Senator Raphael Warnock. Indian American Tara Srinivas Indian American Raj Echambadi named wins Fulbright fellowship as the 10th President of Illinois Tech ILLINOIS (TIP) JUNE possibilities for a vast NEW YORK (TIP): while embarking upon a 24: Illinois Institute of diversity of students not Indian American Tara master's in physiology, Technology has named only brings greater Srinivas, a class of 2020 development and Indian American representation to graduate of Brown neuroscience at the Rajagopal "Raj" technology but also drives University, has won a 2021- University of Cambridge Echambadi as its 10th the greatest innovation." 22 Fulbright award to in the UK. president "to lead its "We have tremendous conduct The wait was nerve- efforts to empower opportunities to serve neurodevelopment wracking, but Srinivas's students from different Echambadi, currently Dunton Bronzeville, Chicago, and research at the Josep risk paid off when she backgrounds to achieve Family Dean at D'Amore-McKim the world," says Carreras Leukemia was named a winner, once their potential." School of Business at Echambadi. Tara is among 27 Brown Research Institute in again, this spring. "It's Echambadi, currently Northeastern University, will "Illinois Tech has the University students who have take over the top Spain. received Fulbright awards to surreal that it's finally Dunton Family Dean at administrative spot at the requisite capabilities- She is among 27 Brown teach English or conduct happening," she said. "I'm D'Amore-McKim School of university on Aug. 16. intellectual, cultural, and University students who independent research projects beyond happy." Business at Northeastern social capital-and the have received Fulbright in 17 countries around the At the institute, University, will take over the top right values embodied by our entire world. awards to teach English or Srinivas will use patient- administrative spot at the university on community to build upon our historic conduct independent research projects derived stem cells to study the role that Aug. 16. strengths, to chart a vibrant future, and in 17 countries around the world. epigenetic factors - elements (in this "Under Echambadi's leadership, to strengthen our role as a leading For the native of Broomfield, case, RNA molecules) that influence the Illinois Tech will further its legacy of technological institution. My family and Colorado, the second time was the expression of genes without altering excellence by educating the next I are delighted to be part of this exciting charm, Providence, Rhode Island based their DNA sequences - play in Rett generation of innovators and creators journey and to be calling Illinois home institution noted. syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental who will fuel Chicago's rise as a global again." Srinivas first applied to the flagship condition that affects brain destination for technology and Prior to joining Northeastern, international fellowship program development. entrepreneurship," it said announcing Echambadi served as the Alan J. and during her senior year, with the hope of "There's so much left to explore in his selection on June 16. Joyce D. Baltz Professor and the senior conducting neurodevelopment research epigenetics," Srinivas said. "My hope is After an extensive nationwide search, associate dean of strategic innovation at at the cutting-edge research center that using it to study Rett syndrome will the Illinois Tech Board of Trustees voted Gies College of Business at the located outside of Barcelona, Spain. contribute to our understanding of the unanimously to approve Echambadi on University of Illinois at Urbana- She was successful, but the Covid-19 condition and help researchers develop June 14. Champaign. pandemic put a wrench in her plans: new therapies, if needed and desired by He would replace President Alan W. As a driving force behind the Because of international travel patients." Cramb, who announced his retirement University of Illinois's scaled online restrictions and public health protocols, The project will build upon her studies from the post in December 2020. MBA (iMBA) program, Echambadi has her fellowship period would be cut from at Brown, where she concentrated in "One of the most meaningful parts of been instrumental in helping to provide the typical year to just five months. neuroscience and served as an the Illinois Tech ethos to me is the increased access to an innovative "I just knew that I wouldn't be able to undergraduate researcher in the commitment to accessible and affordable education to students across the globe. get my research project done in that laboratory of Dr. Eric Morrow, whose technology education," Echambadi The iMBA program has been lauded as time," Srinivas was quoted as saying. work seeks to better understand the stated. a breakthrough in graduate education Without the option to defer, Srinivas genetic factors that contribute to "My career has been dedicated to and one of the best disruptive took a gamble. She turned down the conditions on the autism spectrum. inclusive and collaborative innovation, innovations of the past decade. award, proposed the same project for the (Read full story at and Illinois Tech's commitment to (Read full story at 2021-22 cycle, and crossed her fingers www.theindianpanorama.news) creating pathways and infinite www.theindianpanorama.news) THE INDIAN PANORAMA NY/NJ/CT FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 06 Consulate General of India with community organizations celebrated the 7th International Day of Yoga

Indian Associations (FIA). Famous Yoga instructor Thara Natalie led the Yoga Session. Noted Singer Jay Sean and Public Speaker Nina Davuluri participated in the event to support the cause of yoga and wellbeing. On June 21st, the Consulate in partnership with the Council of Indian Organization in Greater Philadelphia NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The 7th celebrated IDY at Dilworth Park, International Day of Yoga was celebrated Philadelphia. Four Yoga teachers by Consulate General of India in conducted the Yoga sessions which was partnership with a number of community attended by a number of young people. organizations. There was excitement in Along with Consul General Randhir the build-up to the International Day of Jaiswal, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick Yoga (IDY) as a number of curtain raiser and Congressman Dwight Evans also events were organized in the month of attended the event. Both Congressmen June. appreciated the efforts of promoting Yoga Celebrations started on June 1st with for Wellness. On the occasion, Governor the World Yoga Festival organized by the Tom Wolf extended his good wishes. The World Yoga Community. The Indian event was also attended by representatives Cultural Association of North America from City Council and the Mayor's office. A view of the Yoga session at Times Square, June 20, 2021. An estimated 3000 persons organized IDY community awareness participated In keeping with our efforts to take Yoga to programs on June 5 and June 12th at the different communities, the Consulate Consulate General of India. partnered with Sanskriti of NJ, a noted GOPIO Manhattan in partnership with community organization, to celebrate IDY the Indian Panorama, Indian American in Livingston, NJ. The event was attended Forum and Happy Life Yoga celebrated by Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill and the the International day of Yoga through a Mayor of Livingston. During the event a digital event on June 19th. number of Yoga workshops were The Town of Greenburgh (NY) and the organized, and a range of healthy and Indian Cultural Association of North sustainable lifestyle products were America organized a Yoga session on June showcased. 19th. The Hindu Temple Society of North In his remarks on the occasion, Consul America, Queens celebrated International General referred to Yoga as a universal Yoga Day through a virtual event on June practice. He highlighted the unifying force 20th. of Yoga and its immense benefits. He also The main celebration of the 7th said that Yoga was born in India but is a International Day of Yoga (IDY) by the part of our global heritage today. Yoga is Consulate General of India in New York about health, about well-being and about was held on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at the living in harmony with nature, he stated. iconic location of Times Square. The He also noted that Yoga was not just a set Consulate partnered with the Times of physical exercises but a way of life that Square Alliance for this grand fosters a peaceful society and a greener celebration. Leading Yoga teacher Ms. planet. Ruchika Lal from the Art of Living On the occasion of 7thInternational Day Foundation conducted Yoga and of Yoga, mYoga App, jointly developed by meditation session. World Health Organisation (WHO) in The day-long yoga festival with the Consul General of India at New York Randhir Kumar Jaiswal addressed the gathering. collaboration with the Ministry of AYUSH theme of 'Solstice in Times Square 2021' - Yoga for Wellness - as coined by the participants. The day-long event was has been launched. The app is available on was attended by more than 3,000 people United Nations (UN), the event showcased attended by more than 3000 people. In Google Play store as well as on Apple app where yogis, with their yoga mats and holistic health, Ayurvedic and nature- keeping with this year's theme, Yoga for store. It provides authentic information flexible bodies, filled Times Square to based wellness products from Tribes India Wellness, the Times Square event on yoga in multiple languages. mark the start of summer. (TRIFED) and other Indian companies. showcased holistic health, Ayurvedic and In December 2014, United Nations had "As we celebrate yoga at the iconic The stalls attracted a large number of nature-based wellness products from unanimously adopted a resolution to Times Square - at the crossroads of the visitors, eager to learn about the Tribes India (TRIFED) and other Indian mark June 21st as the International Day of world, let us remind ourselves of the truly uniqueness of Indian Tribal, Ayurvedic companies. The stalls attracted a large Yoga (IDY). June 21st is the Summer global embrace of yoga. Yoga was born in and natural products. number of visitors, eager to learn about Solstice, the longest day of the year in the India but is part of global heritage today. The day-long yoga celebration offered the uniqueness of Indian Tribal, Northern Hemisphere and has special Yoga is about health, well-being and about experienced yogis and first-timers alike Ayurvedic and natural products. A large significance in many parts of the world. living in harmony with nature. Yoga is a the chance to bring a yoga mat to the variety of traditional knowledge-based Since then IDY has been celebrated as a way of life, and we must try to practice it iconic public space and participate in a products from Aspirational Districts in major event in hundreds of cities in its entirety, for a peaceful society and free yoga class. The Consulate General India such as the Araku Valley Coffee, enhancing awareness about multifaceted for a greener planet," Randhir Jaiswal, handed a bag of products from TRIFED Millets, Bamboo craft and Handloom benefits of yoga to individuals, families Consul General told ANI. and some wellness products produced in Textiles were showcased. These products and societies. "It was an incredible experience leading India as well. generated a lot of excitement amongst the State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Bank yoga, pranayama and meditation at Times "I love to practice Yoga at Times Square visitors. of India, Bank of Baroda, India Tourist Square NYC. Seeing thousands of yogis every year on Solstice. I want to thank the On the same day, another major Office, TATA Sons, Aromazeia Essential experience stillness amidst the chaos of Consulate for this gift," a participant said. celebration of IDY was organized at the Oils and Forest Essentials also the city that never stops," said Ruchika Lal There were several other yoga sessions Liberty State Park in New Jersey with the contributed to this year's IDY. who participated in the event. held throughout the day. These sessions Statue of Liberty in the background. This (Based on a press release) In keeping with this year's global theme were very well received by the celebration was led by Federation of THE INDIAN PANORAMA NY/NJ/CT FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 07 Federation of Indian Associations and the Consulate General of India organize 7th International Yoga Day THE HOUR-LONG EVENT WAS HELD AT LIBERTY STATE PARK ON SUNDAY, JUNE 20 MORNING

JERSEY CITY (TIP): The Federation of Indian while former Miss America and American public Associations NY-NJ-CT, in partnership with the speaker and actress Nina Davuluri, also a yoga Consulate General of India-New York, organized a practitioner, compered the event. group yoga event on Sunday, June 20, to mark the 7th Lauding the efforts of event chair Parveen Bansal International Day of Yoga. and his team in putting together the event, FIA Nearly 200 participants joined the hybrid event, with president Anil Bansal said, "It is heartening to see over 120 joining online. The Liberty State Park, with the people giving due importance to yoga. It is an ancient backdrop of the majestic Statue of Liberty and the Indian discipline that purifies the mind and body with Manhattan skyline, provided the perfect venue for the regular practice. Just like this morning, I hope event. everyone here continues to find time to invest in their health and well-being." "Last year was tough for everyone. Now, the community is slowly reeling out of the pandemic. The benefits of yoga are known to the entire world. We hope this event can give a positive push to our attempts to get back to the pre-pandemic days," said FIA chairman Ankur Vaidya. He expressed his gratitude to CGI NY Jaiswal and DCG Sinha for their continued support in making the Yoga Day celebration a success. FIA provided complimentary coffee, munchkins, water, T-shirt, and yoga mat to all participants in attendance and held an attendee raffle in which 5 Google home devices were raffled as thank-you giveaways to the attendees. Consul General of India at New York addresses the participants FIA has been hosting Yoga Day event since 2015 in the Yoga session The United Nations had, in December 2014, proclaimed June 21 every year as the International Day Consul General of India NY Randhir Jaiswal, who of Yoga. The FIA has been organizing yoga events to briefly attended the event with DCG NY Shatrughna mark the day since 2015 when it was celebrated globally Sinha, appreciated and encouraged the participants. for the first time. Celebrity yoga instructor, Reiki healer, and health Last year, with the Covid-19 pandemic raging across coach Thara Natalie gave yoga lessons for all ages. She the world, the entire event was held online. also shared health tips during the one-hour session. (Based on a press release) Singer and song writer Jay Sean was the guest of honor Participants in the Yoga session CITY COUNCIL PASSES LEGISLATION TO CREATE THE NYC MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ETHNIC AND COMMUNITY MEDIA The legislation, approved by a majority of 45 votes, will include spending advertising resources on ethnic television and radio as well as print and digital NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The City Council approved on Thursday, June 24, the legislation to create the NYC Mayor's Office of Ethnic and Community Media among other things, for overseeing the making it the first Mayor's Office in the distribution of advertising resources by country dedicated to strengthening the agencies, developing a list of approved relationship between city government ethnic and community media outlets, and ethnic and community outlets. and conducting training for city officials The legislation, known as Intro. 2313, and employees responsible for was sponsored by Speaker Corey purchasing advertising. Johnson, Councilmember Ydanis In May 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio Rodriguez, Councilmember Oswald issued Executive Order 47 (EO 47), which Feliz, and Brooklyn Borough President requires all Mayor's agencies to direct at Eric Adams. least 50 percent of their annual print and "The diversity of our city is digital advertising budgets toward represented well in our ethnic and community media and ethnic. And now, community media outlets throughout the with Int. 2313-A, EO 47 will be codified five boroughs," said Brooklyn Borough and expanded, by requiring by law that President Eric Adams. "I truly appreciate all municipal agencies seek to direct at the critical role these outlets play in least 50 percent of their annual print, empowering our communities, and I will digital, television, and radio advertising continue working to expand the budgets towards community and ethnic resources they need to continue bringing media. vital information to New Yorkers." The approved legislation has been sent The new Mayor's Office of Ethnic and to the Mayor's Office to be signed into Community Media will be responsible, law. THE INDIAN PANORAMA EDITORIAL FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 08 AS I SEE IT Biden resets ties with allies to check China PRESIDENT BIDEN'S INITIATIVES WOULD STRENGTHEN TRANSATLANTIC UNITY AND BUILD ON RESETTING RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA, ISOLATING CHINA. IT MAY EVEN EMBOLDEN SOME OF XI'S CRITICS AT HOME TO QUESTION WHETHER HIS WOLF WARRIOR DIPLOMACY HAD YIELDED ANY POSITIVE RESULTS FOR THE COUNTRY. BY YOGESH GUPTA

"The US and Europe have fundamental contradictions with regard to China and Russia. While the US faces an immediate threat from China, many European countries have extensive economic ties with China and no security concerns. For Europe, the more immediate threat is from Russia, a perception not fully shared by the US. Several European countries weren't happy that Rallying support: President Biden's meetings with NATO leaders were aimed at addressing mutual concerns. the US (and NATO) resources The group's formulation on China's and PM's level. PM Modi spoke of the and return of Ambassadors) it is would be drawn away from human rights abuse in Xinjiang, respect need for democratic societies to expected to promote a dialogue between Moscow to a more distant for fundamental freedoms and a high strengthen each other's hands to respond the two countries on other issues of degree of autonomy for Hong Kong is a to new challenges, India's efforts to share mutual concern, reducing current China." compromise as the mention of genocide its development partnership with other hostility and tensions. which the US wanted was dropped to developing countries, its readiness to China would be disappointed as it had resident Biden's first foreign visit accommodate the concerns of Germany, work with B3W partners and its always thought that the huge to Europe from June 9-16 will be France and Italy. engagement with WHO, G-20 and G-7 dependence of the US's European and Premembered for how he tamed The US and Europe have fundamental countries for dealing with the current Asian allies on her would never allow dissenting and doubting allies and contradictions with regard to China and pandemic and preparing for future emergence of a unified transatlantic bloc rejuvenated the transatlantic alliance to Russia. While the US faces an immediate pandemics. aimed against Beijing. Though some convey a message of strong unity and threat from China, many European NATO leaders' 79-point statement differences remain on the economic resolve to an aggressive China (and a countries have extensive economic ties devoted three paragraphs with 10 issues, President Biden has been able to combative Russia), which is trying to with Beijing and no security concerns. mentions castigating China's behavior. It rally his disparate allies together. The challenge the international order for For Europe, the more immediate threat said: "China's stated ambitions and EU has frozen the Comprehensive unilateral gains. China was the is from Russia, a perception not fully assertive behavior present systematic Agreement on Investment hurriedly dominant theme during his discussions shared by the US. Several European challenges to the rules-based concluded by Beijing in December 2020 with G-7 leaders at Cornwall, UK (June countries were not happy that the international order". China is investing before President Biden's takeover. 11-13) and EU and NATO leaders (June resources of US (and NATO) would be heavily in new disruptive technologies President Xi Jinping had tried to forge 14-16) at Brussels and Geneva and the drawn away from Moscow, their primary such as autonomous systems, facial a united front with Russia by deputing underlying theme in his discussions threat, to a more distant China. recognition and artificial intelligence his senior diplomat Yang Jiechi to with President Putin on July 16. They were also worried that taking a and putting these into new weapon Moscow but that ploy has not worked. The final G-7 communiqué is hard line on China would make her less systems, which are changing the nature Chinese official media has grudgingly dominated by the US with several paras receptive to cooperate on more pressing of warfare never seen before. China admitted that the "Geneva meeting aimed directly and indirectly against multilateral issues such as climate should act responsibly in the shows that both sides have the will to China (and some against Russia), such as change, control of pandemics and trade. international system, including in space, stop the worsening US-Russia eradicating the use of forced labor in For the first time, the G-7 took a united cyber and maritime domains, in keeping relationship. President Biden wants to global supply chains (reference to stand against China on an issue of core with its role as a major power. ease the tensions with Russia to focus on Xinjiang and Tibet), collective interest to her, i.e., Taiwan, and in President Biden's meeting with dealing with China now". approaches to challenge unfair trade support of the US by agreeing on the President Putin at Geneva (June 16) was President Biden's initiatives would policies, use of technologies to promote "importance of peace and stability another high point of this visit. It strengthen transatlantic unity and build democratic values and fundamental across the Taiwan Strait and peaceful reflected his desire to focus on the on resetting relations with Russia, freedoms. resolution of cross-strait disputes". escalating rivalry between the US and isolating China. It may even embolden The G-7 supported President Biden's The G-7 unveiled a new initiative China by reducing tensions with some of Xi's critics at home to question initiative of "a timely, transparent, known as "Build Back Better World" Moscow. He improved the atmospherics whether his wolf warrior diplomacy had expert-led and science-based WHO- (B3W) to give an alternative choice to the by calling Russia as one of the two Great yielded any positive results for the convened phase-2 Covid-19 origins study developing countries in building Powers (other being the US and not country. It would add increasing in China". It is going to rile China as its infrastructure to spare themselves from China) and President Putin a worthy pressure on Xi to defend himself as he senior diplomat Yang Jiechi had urged China's debt trap projects. The group has adversary, which would have been music rallies the Chinese Communist Party to the US Secretary of State Anthony agreed to provide one billion doses of to Putin's ears. Though the results of the celebrate 100 years of its foundation in Blinken in his phone conversation on coronavirus vaccines in 2021-22 and more meeting were modest (establishment of July 2021 and is likely to temper China's June 11 to "not politicize the source of later. bilateral strategic stability dialogue for aggressive behavior toward its the virus and focus on global cooperation At Cornwall G-7 meetings, India was control of new and dangerous weapons, neighbors. in the fight against the disease". more deeply engaged at the ministerial limitation on the use of cyber weapons (The author is a former Ambassador) THE INDIAN PANORAMA PERSPECTIVE FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 09 The Kashmir Outreach and the Afghan Storm INDIAN GOVERNMENT'S J&K MOVES MAY BE PART OF A MORE COMPLEX REGIONAL GAME INVOLVING INDIA'S SECURITY INTERESTS THE GOVERNMENT'S REPEATED ASSERTION THAT ITS AUGUST 5 DECISION ON J&K WAS AN "INTERNAL ONE" HAS ALSO BEEN PUT TO A RIGOROUS TEST. DESPITE CONSIDERABLE EXERTIONS BY THE MINISTRY OF BY SUHASINI EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND ITS MISSIONS WORLDWIDE, J&K HAS NOW BEEN DISCUSSED IN MORE CAPITALS, HAIDAR INCLUDING THE U.S. CONGRESS, PARLIAMENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) AND THE NORDIC COUNTRIES, THAN EVER BEFORE.

wo years after its dramatic decision to reorganize Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the Government Tappears to be rethinking some of the objectives it announced then as Prime Minister Narendra Modi engages the erstwhile State's former leadership to discuss the future of the political process there. Mr. Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah had spoken of three specific objectives in the move to amend Article 370 on August 5, 2019, apart from ending terrorism and violence in J&K: flooding the region with development initiatives and investment from other parts of the country; reclaiming those parts of the territory now occupied by Pakistan and China (Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, or PoK, and Aksai Chin), and ending the rule of political "dynasties" in J&K - that they claimed had held the progress of the State hostage - in favor of a "Naya Kashmir" polity. Above all, the Government underlined, as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar undertook a series of visits abroad to explain its nuances, the decision was purely an "internal" one, and did not affect India's ties with any other country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi with J & K political leaders in New Delhi on June 24 Objectives and reality Government's plan for a "Naya Kashmir" polity is not would be willing to talk if there was a reversal in some While two years may not be long enough to truly drastically different from the previous polity - that the of the August 5 steps, or if the Modi government judge the success of its intentions, particularly given Home Minister referred to derisively as the "Gupkar proffers a "roadmap" on J&K. Even Pakistan's the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, it is Gang" - despite intervening attempts at building a new insistence on the restoration of Article 370 was a certainly fair to say the Government has failed to make party (Apni Party), sidelining the main parties during turnaround from the days when it rejected the Article's headway with most of those objectives. Incidents of consultations and even promoting "District validity. Both the downturn in Pakistan-backed terrorism and violence have no doubt decreased since Development Councillors" as the new Kashmiri violence in Jammu-Kashmir as well the softening of 2019, but that has come at the cost of massive privations leadership during meetings with foreign diplomats. rhetoric suggest a flexibility borne out of international to the people in the name of security. More than 5,000 Hardly an 'internal' issue pressure as well as the sustained threat of a (Pakistan) people were arrested, the longest Internet shutdown in blacklisting by the Financial Action Task Force. any democracy was instituted for 213 days, and the The Government's repeated assertion that its August Such compromises by hawkish establishments in deployment of troops still remains at peacetime highs. 5 decision on J&K was an "internal one" has also been Delhi and Islamabad (and Rawalpindi) do not come The plight of the ordinary Kashmiri, battling daily put to a rigorous test. Despite considerable exertions by from an internal rethink by themselves, and it would intimidations from security forces, the closure of the Ministry of External Affairs and its missions seem obvious that external prompting from the U.S., schools and online education for their children, and worldwide, J&K has now been discussed in more keen to complete its Afghanistan pullout and its diminishing sources of income, can only be imagined. capitals, including the U.S. Congress, Parliaments in negotiations with the Taliban, as well as nudges from Attempts to convince investors that this is a lasting the United Kingdom, the European Union (EU) and the Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, of peace have floundered thus far, and while the Nordic countries, than ever before, while several the kind publicly referred to by the UAE envoy as Government claims it has more than 400 memoranda of delegations of EU parliamentarians, Ambassadors and "mediation", have been at work as well. The recent understanding from businesses nationwide promising United Nations diplomats have been escorted to the disclosure by the Qatari special envoy that Indian to invest in the Union Territory, this can only be tested valley to elicit their approval for the situation there. It officials have engaged the Taliban leadership in Doha is once the money actually comes in, given the state of the is ironic that countries which were openly supportive of also part of that matrix. The Government's decision to national economy, even prior to the pandemic. the Modi government's military action in PoK in 2016 shut down operations at two of its Afghanistan Border situation after the Uri attack, and of the Balakot strikes by the consulates, in Jalalabad and Herat, which was earlier Indian Air Force in Pakistan after the Pulwama attack described as a temporary move due to the novel Mr. Shah's claim in Parliament that his government in 2019, have even so, chosen to be so critical of a coronavirus pandemic, is clearly linked to safety was willing to "sacrifice lives" to ensure the return of political and internal move. In addition, the J&K concerns in the phase after the U.S. pullout. Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and Aksai Chin, appears a dispute has been discussed at least three times at the The U.S. factor much more difficult proposition in the face of the UN Security Council, which had not touched the issue Chinese aggression at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) since 1971. In the broader geopolitical context, as the drumbeats since April 2020. Chinese actions, and the failure of Dialogue with Pakistan to a U.S.-China confrontation grow louder, India's global military and diplomatic talks to ensure the restoration strategies will be further put to test. The U.S.'s of status quo ante have been coupled with the growing What is more galling is the notion that the decision to expectations of cooperation from India to its East, on threat perception, articulated by the Indian Army engage the previous leadership, to discuss the restart of China and the Indo-Pacific, have clearly not been Chief, that any future conflict at the LAC would need to a political process and the reversal of the August 5 commensurate with New Delhi's expectations that account for a two-front "situation" with Pakistan at the decision to downgrade the State to a Union Territory, America would reduce India's threats to its west, from Line of Control as well, and vice versa. Even the United comes not from domestic considerations alone. In the Afghanistan and Pakistan. Instead, it would seem, the States is unlikely to countenance any military past few months, it has been made clear that a Government's attempts to sever the Gordian knot in maneuver involving PoK now, given its proximity to the backchannel dialogue between India and Pakistan is Jammu and Kashmir with its moves two years ago, are Afghanistan theatre, and the U.S.'s pullout and the discussing assurances on J&K that would enable a being drawn into a more complex game of regional increasing strength of the Taliban will add to the risk broader bilateral dialogue. Pakistan too has climbed dominoes, where India's security interests are calculus in Delhi against such actions. down considerably from its previous demands of increasingly in play. Finally, the outreach to 14 leaders from J&K, many of plebiscite and UN resolutions to Pakistan Prime (The author is a columnist with The Hindu) whom were arrested for months, indicates that the Minister Imran Khan's more recent statements that he THE INDIAN PANORAMA OPINION FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 10 A Long Tale of Failures: Modi Government has Lost Sense of Direction THE CALLOUS, INSENSITIVE AND PREJUDICED MODI GOVERNMENT HAS MADE A MOCKERY OF GOVERNANCE AND EXPOSED THE INDIAN NATION AND ITS PEOPLE TO BY RAJENDER THE HYDRA OF INFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT, CRIPPLING ECONOMY, A DEBILITATING DICHPALLY TRADE DEFICIT AND FAILING AND A SINKING HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

he Modi government's seven-year tenure is riddled with abject Tfailures, both short term as well as long term. The most glaring and the most recent being his catastrophic mishandling of the COVID Pandemic. A quick comparison of COVID related deaths in India versus the USA makes it clear that our leadership has entirely failed us in our collective battle against the disease. According to the latest statistics from New York Times, India's COVID related deaths have been significantly higher when compared to other regions of the world and neighboring countries. At the peak of the pandemic, the number of weekly average deaths was 4454. On June 12, it was 3303. In the United States, the average was 370 deaths on June 12. Since the population of India is roughly 4 times of the USA, the death rate in India should have been 4x370 or around 1600. This means the death rate in India has been twice that of the USA, despite aid Mass cremation as India faced Covid deaths pouring from all over the world to save Indian lives. alarming Balance of Trade deficit with surpluses, but Modi's government does Inequality is on the rise. Only two A quick look around the neighborhood China as a cause of sluggish GDP growth not even realize that India's wealth is business families in the country - the and put Indians to shame. On June 12, of India. According to Chinese customs being drained by the Chinese. Even the Adanis and Ambanis have been the weekly average death rate in data, it is being touted that, "trade richest and the most powerful country, accumulating wealth by exploiting the Bangladesh has been 30. India's between China and India soared 70.1% in the United States, could not survive the rest of India. As already discussed, 97% population is about 8.7 times larger than US dollar terms in the first five months economic drain on US GDP caused by of Indians have become poorer while the Bangladesh, which implies that India's of this year to $48.16 billion." Specifically, trade deficit with China. This issue must wealth of Mukesh Ambani has tripled weekly average death rate should have Chinese exports to India grew 64.1% be looked at urgently and discussed since Modi was elected in 2014. Gautam been just 330 by this metric. At the peak year-on-year from January to May, while openly and vigorously in parliament. Adani's wealth has increased by about 30 death rate in Bangladesh on April 23, the imports surged 90.2%., the tabloid Global Inflation and Unemployment times. As per Forbes records, Gautam average figure was just 981 which implies Times reported. The trade deficit during Adani's wealth was just $3.5 billion in that the peak weekly average death rate the same first five months of 2021 has Not just GDP setbacks, India's inflation March 2016, and jumped to $75 Billion on in India should have been 850. For been $45 billion, which is 1.5% of India's for the year 2020 was 6.2% -- far above the June 13, 2021. Pakistan, the peak weekly death rate was GDP. Since GDP = Consumption + stated goal of 4%. The Government's The callous, insensitive and prejudiced 140 on April 28 and on June 12 it was 61 Investment + Government Expenditure failure on unemployment reduction too Modi government has made a mockery of deaths. Since the population of India is 6 + Balance of Trade, India's GDP is down is stark. Over 10 million (1 crore) Indians governance and exposed the Indian times that of Pakistan it implies that as by 1.5% in just five months of trade with have lost their jobs because of the second nation and its people to the hydra of per Pakistan's standard, the peak weekly China. Taken annually, at this rate of wave of Covid-19, and around 97 per cent inflation, unemployment, crippling deaths in India should have been 850 and trade deficit with China, 3.6% of India's of individual household income has economy, a debilitating trade deficit and on June 12 it should have been 360. It is GDP would be taken away by China. declined since the beginning of the failing and a sinking health care system. clear that India, with its far larger It is very surprising that the Modi pandemic last year. The total figure of The present Government still has economy, has been performing ten times Government seems oblivious to this unemployed workforce has risen to 3.5 three more years to go before it faces the worse than its immediate neighbors in drain on India's economy. President crores. people in a general election. It is time for handling Covid deaths. Trump imposed heavy import duties on Besides this, the abysmally short- some serious course-correction by the The GDP Debacle China in the year 2018 and that has been sighted policies of the government have Modi Government, for the sake of its continued under the Biden accentuated the problem of stagflation. own survival and but more importantly, On the economic front too, India's administration, but the Indian India has experienced the worst of both for the people of India. Let us hope that performance has been dismal. As per the Government is not even realizing this the worlds because of the current the Modi Government shakes off the latest data, the growth rate of India has problem. Where is the competence of our regime. The relationship between ignorance and arrogance that it is been -7.3% for the fiscal year 2021 (. The finance and commerce ministries? inflation and unemployment has becoming known for and strategizes by US and China are much bigger Under Modi's rule, with India-China historically been inverse in many parts putting the people of India first to economies than India and suffered the trade volume being $87.6 billion in 2020, of the world, including in India under Dr. perform with heart, mind and muscle in pandemic at an equal scale. However, China overtook the US to become India's Manmohan Singh's government. But the second half of their thus far their economies grew at the rate of 2.6% largest trading partner, despite a bloody India under Modi has seen higher catastrophic tenure. and 8.4% respectively. It is clearly the conflict along the Line of Actual Control inflation and higher unemployment. (The author, holder of 3 masters - MBA total failure of the Modi government and (LAC) and the rising anti-China This means stagflation is a special gift of (Marketing), MBA (Finance) and MS Computer his regressive economic policies that this sentiment among Indians. All the Asian this government to us because of its Science, has worked extensively in the difference exists. tigers, including both China and Japan disastrous economic policies. financial industry in New York. He is a veteran community leader associated with many Another issue of major concern is the have achieved miracles because of trade The Inequality Monster Indian Organizations) THE INDIAN PANORAMA NY/NJ/CT FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 11 GOPIO Manhattan and Happy Life Yoga Organize International Yoga Day Event 2021

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The GOPIO- for Manhattan (NYC) and Happy Life Yoga in communication cooperation with The Indian Panorama between and Indian American Forum (Long Island) partners. organized an International Yoga Event to Mr. Anil raise awareness of Yoga and raise funds Narang, Vegan activist, talked about the for "The Covid-19 Relief in India". benefits of vegan diet for a healthy living. Mr. Siddharth Deoraj Jain, Founding While talking about the importance of Life Member GOPIO Manhattan; harmony between mind, body and spirit, introduced Mr. Tirlok Malik, an Emmy- he stressed upon the need to go vegan nominated filmmaker and Happy Life during the COVID-19 times in order to Yoga speaker and invited him to start The boost immunity and health. International Yoga Day-2021. Dr. Renee Mehrra talked about Mr. Malik hosted a highly interactive Ambassador Randhir Kumar Jaiswal, Consul General of India in New York inaugurating the event. meditation and the need to control and informative Yoga session featuring thoughts as a means to calm down the experts and speakers across various walks Narendra Modi proposed the idea during involves preparing oneself as that equips brain. of life. He explained his vision, "A way of his speech at the United Nations General one to deal with the situation. Further one Ms. Pallavi Verma Belwariar, Founding living inspired by the wisdom of Assembly back in September 2014. must reach out to experts for their advice Life Member GOPIO Manhattan; Ayurveda, Yoga and Indian Philosophy is Dr. Bhuvan Lall, the award-winning and guidance allowing one to make and entertained the viewers with her beneficial for everyone. In the aftermath of filmmaker, international entrepreneur, execute plans aimed at recovery from the melodious voice with Malik egging on the COVID, the world has realized that it is of motivational speaker and author, touched ailment." viewers to dance in their chairs. paramount importance to have a good upon the importance of Yoga in our day-to- Ms. Deborah Fishman Shelby, Founder Mr. Shivender Sofat, President GOPIO- health, physically and emotionally,and the day life and advised "Everybody wants to & Executive Director, FED talked about Manhattan; spoke about importance of Happy Life Yoga platform can show how to be happy. Everybody wants to have a long teachings of Judaism while sharing Yoga in daily life, discussed chapter achieve it." life and Yoga provides the answer by examples from Torah and exploring the activities and motivated everyone to Ambassador Randhir Kumar Jaiswal, teaching us how to deal with unhappy idea of happiness. donate generously towards the GOPIO the Chief Guest, commented "Yoga is a situations that we come across. So, Yoga is Ms. Ranju Narang emphasized upon the Manhattan Fund Raising for The Covid-19 way of life. The idea of Yoga is truly really the way forward." need to inhaling and exhaling out all the Relief in India. universal and it must be heard, celebrated Prof. Indrajit Saluja, Chief negativity and toxicity. Dr. Thomas Abraham, GOPIO and promoted in each and every part of Editor/Publisher, The Indian Panorama Ms. Indu Jaiswal, Chairperson, Indian Chairman; complimented GOPIO- our society and community. The key is to said, "The key is to love yourself and love American Forum, an accomplished Manhattan, NYC for taking this initiative not just celebrate Yoga as a health practice, the world around you. When you are trying dietician and nutritionist spoke about the and organizing several other programs for it needs to be celebrated in its entirety," to achieve equilibrium among the various importance of balance diet for happy life. during the last one year. Dr. Abraham also asserted Jaiswal. He highlighted how the faculties in your life that's where Yoga Neil and Andrea Garvey, appealed the audience to support the Covid International Yoga Day has evolved into in comes into play." Publishers/Editors of the Creations Indian Relief Fund and GOPIO- major annual event that's celebrated Ms. Sangeeta Agrawal, CEO and Magazine, who have been vegans for over Manhattan's Community Feeding across the globe ever since Prime Minister Founder, Helpsy added "The first step three decades emphasized about the need conducted every last Monday of the month. Mr. Chitranjan Sahay Belwariar, Founding Life Member GOPIO Manhattan; concluded with the Vote of Thanks to all Speakers at the event and provided technical support with Zoom streaming and recording. The event ended with a thunderous applause even as Malik promised to bring more Happy Life Yoga events in the near future. Happy Life Yoga is the creation of Mr. Tirlok Malik and the Ayurveda Cafe team. It is essentially an educational platform that offers a unique holistic approach to health and happiness using tools from Ayurveda, Indian Philosophy, and Yoga to help better manage modern-day challenges such as work, finances, relationships, family and other social pressures. It was launched in June 2019 in New York. In accordance with its mission to serve the larger society and those in need, GOPIO-Manhattan Chapter has taken several initiatives in the recent past. A Community Feeding is organized by the Chapter providing vegan or vegetarian lunch for the homeless and needy at Tomkins Square Park in Manhattan on the last Monday of every month. The chapter appeals to the community to support the initiative by being a volunteer and/or a sponsor. Speakers and organizers at the Virtual Yoga Day Celebration. For more info on GOPIO Manhattan, call From L to R: Top Row: Ambassador Randhir Kumar Jaiswal, Host Tirlok Malik, GOPIO Chairman Dr. Thomas Abraham, Speaker Anil Narang. President Shivender Sofat at 731-988- 2nd Row: Singer Pallavi Belwariar, Speaker Prof. Indrajit Saluja, GOPIO-Manhattan President Shivender Sofat, Program Coordinator and Board 6969, e-mail: [email protected] or member Sid Jain. visit here: https://gopiomanhattan.org/ 3rd Row: Speakers Dr. Bhuvan Lal, Sangeeta Agrawal, Andrea and Neil, Board Members and Zoom Coordinator Chitranjan Belwariar. Facebook Link: GOPIO Manhattan NYC 4th Row: Speakers Renee Mehrra, Ranju Narang, Deborah Fishman and Indu Jaiswal THE INDIAN PANORAMA US FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 12 Pelosi announces the House will establish a select committee to investigate Capitol riot

Pelosi said that it had been four weeks that's the whole way that she's handled Pelosi said it would have been since Senate Republicans blocked the it," House Minority Leader Kevin "preferable" to have an outside commission, and it did not appear they McCarthy said Wednesday following commission investigate the January 6 would change their minds, so she was reports Pelosi would move forward with attack but that she was not worried that now moving forward with a select the select committee. the select committee would dismissed as committee. But Democrats have insisted that a a political effort. "This morning, with great solemnity definitive investigation needs to be "I don't worry about that at all," Pelosi and sadness, I'm announcing that the undertaken, particularly as some said. "I have no intention of walking House will be establishing a select Republicans have tried to downplay the away from our responsibility." "The select committee will investigate and report on the facts and the causes of the attack committee on the January 6 violence that occurred or spread Pelosi said that the select committee and it will report recommendations for the insurrection," Pelosi said. "The select conspiracy theories about who carried was likely to take up two investigative prevention of any future attack", said Pelosi committee will investigate and report on out the attack. threads: into how White supremacy and the facts and the causes of the attack and Pelosi's decision to move forward with anti-Semitism fueled the rioters, and into WASHINGTON (TIP): House Speaker it will report recommendations for the a select committee led by House the security at the Capitol that day. Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday, June prevention of any future attack." Democrats comes after her initial effort The commission legislation would have 24, she will create a select committee to CNN reported on Tuesday that Pelosi to create an independent panel modeled set an end date for the panel's investigate the January 6 attack on the was moving forward with the select after the 9/11 Commission was blocked investigation of December 31, which Capitol after Republicans blocked the committee, though she denied at the time by Senate Republicans. Republicans had pushed for in an effort formation of an independent that she had made a decision yet. But two In the House, 35 Republicans voted to to wrap up the commission ahead of the commission. days later, Pelosi announced the create the independent commission after 2022 midterm campaign. But Pelosi said The select committee will corral the committee would be formed. a bipartisan deal had been struck for a Thursday that the select committee's various House Democratic investigations The select committee is sure to set off a panel with equal representation and timetable would be "as long as it takes" to into the events surrounding the deadly political battle over the investigation into subpoena power. But McCarthy and complete the investigation. insurrection into a single effort to the January 6 insurrection with Senate Minority Leader Mitch "We were doing it in a time frame that examine what led to pro-Donald Trump Republicans, who have accused McConnell opposed the commission, and Republicans were comfortable with, but supporters breaching the Capitol and Democrats of continuing to investigate Senate Republicans filibustered the now another month has gone by, so we'll disrupting the certification of President the events for political reasons. measure in a 54-35 vote, short of the 60 just have to make the plan and see how Joe Biden's November 2020 election win. "I'm sure it will be political because needed. long that takes," she said (Source: CNN)

MANY FEARED DEAD IN FLORIDA BEACH All-Black flight crew FRONT CONDO COLLAPSE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN PROMISED TO PROVIDE commemorates Juneteenth FEDERAL AID IF REQUESTED. CHICAGO (TIP): Water cannons blasted over United Airlines flight 1258 as it left its gate, SURFSIDE, FLA. (TIP): celebrating that every person on the flight crew, A beachfront condo from pilots to gate agents and ramp staff, was building partially Black. The all-Black crew flew from Houston to collapsed Thursday, June Chicago on Saturday morning, commemorating 24 outside Miami, killing at Juneteenth, now a federal holiday celebrating the least one person and end of slavery. Before takeoff, a celebration of the trapping others in the crew included a speech from Houston Mayor tower that resembled a Sylvester Turner, a saxophone performance from giant fractured dollhouse, one of the pilots, Sal Crocker,and water cannons on with one side sheared A wing of the 12-story Champlain Towers the tarmac. away. Dozens of survivors South condo building in the community of Turner said the flight crew was a symbol for how Deon Byrne (second from left), one of the pilots of the were pulled out, and Surfside came down on June 24. far the Black community has come over the past 150 Juneteenth flight, said in the 25 years she's been in the rescuers kept up a years. aviation industry, she's never worked with a crew that desperate search for more, according to an Associated Press report. has even been half Black, which made this experience "Now, we're soaring amongst the stars," Turner incredibly unique. - Photo / Courtesy United Airlines A wing of the 12-story building in the community of Surfside came said to CNN affiliate KTRK. "Let me tell you, for our down with a roar around 1:30 a.m. By late evening, nearly 100 people ancestors, my parents, if they were still alive, they there,' but it is a big deal," Byrne said. "In the were still unaccounted for, authorities said, raising fears that the would just be amazed." aviation industry,people have always questioned if death toll could climb sharply.Officials did not know how many were Just 2.47% of United States aircraft pilots and we were as safe or as competent. And we are in the tower when it fell. flight engineers are Black, according to Data USA. careful. We're very competent." "The building is literally pancaked," Surfside Mayor Charles But for flight 1258, even the flight dispatchers, Flight attendant Nathan Pickney said he's a Burkett said. "That is heartbreaking because it doesn't mean, to me, both in Houston and Chicago, celebrated their native of Houston, site of the oldest Juneteenth that we are going to be as successful as we wanted to be in finding Black heritage. celebration, so celebrating this year was even more people alive." "It is very difficult being a Black person, a Black special. Hours after the collapse, searchers were trying to reach a trapped woman, in the aviation industry," said Deon Byrne, "This is something that was happening for the child whose parents were believed to be dead. In another case, one of the pilots, in an interview with CNN. first time, that can never be erased or taken away," rescuers saved a mother and child, but the woman's leg had to be "There's not a lot of encouragement, and there's Pickney said. "My children are so proud that they amputated to remove her from the rubble, Frank Rollason, director of absolutely mentorship for the future generation, can share this with their friends and children. I Miami-Dade emergency management, told the Miami Herald. but when I came in, it was very difficult to find the was just very honored to be a part of it." Video showed fire crews removing a boy from the wreckage, but it funding, the resources, and the connections to get Byrne praised United for having its own flight was not clear whether he was the same person mentioned by started in the industry." school with scholarships to assist the next Rollason. Teams were trying to enter the building from a parking Byrne said in the 25 years she's been in the generation of Black students trying to become garage beneath the structure. aviation industry, she's never worked with a crew pilots. "I was in the cockpit, mission-oriented, and I Gov. Ron DeSantis, who toured the scene, said television did not that has even been half Black, which made this was just thinking of getting the flight off the capture the scale of what happened. Rescue crews are "doing experience incredibly unique. ground on time," Byrne said. "But once my everything they can to save lives. That is ongoing, and they're not "A lot of people say, 'Oh, what's the big deal, a checklist was done, and I saw the water cannons, I going to rest," he said. bunch of Black people are just flying from here to teared up. It was very emotional." (Source: CNN) (Read full story at www.theindianpanorama.news) THE INDIAN PANORAMA US FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 13 Indian American community in US celebrates International Day of Yoga

WASHINGTON (TIP): The Indian Sandhu and other embassy officials Embassy in Washington as also all five also participated in a common Yoga Consulates of India in the US celebrated protocol session in person, while a large the 7th International Day of Yoga on number of people across US joined Sunday with the theme "Yoga for virtually through Zoom and Embassy's Wellness" with active participation of social media handles. the community. All the five Consulates of India in US Welcoming the participants at India namely New York, Chicago, Houston, House, Washington, Indian Ambassador Atlanta and San Francisco held various Taranjit Singh Sandhu stressed Yoga's programs to mark IDY 2021. potential to provide both health and In New York, the Consulate partnered happiness by improving the physical and with Times Square Alliance to host mental well-being of people. celebrations at the iconic Times Square, Given the impact of the Covid-19, he attended by more than 3,000 people. also noted that India and the US have In keeping with IDY 2021 theme, the stood shoulder to shoulder with each event showcased holistic health. In other in fighting the global pandemic, another event, the Indian community in according to a press release from the New Jersey led Yoga celebrations at the embassy. Liberty State Park.

Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu and senior embassy staff in a yoga session at India House

Yoga instructors conduct the yoga session

Virtual participation In Chicago, the Consulate Antonio. commemorated IDY 2021 in Grant Park The Indian consulate in San Francisco in partnership with Yoga organizations held Yoga Day celebrations at Palace of in the Midwest region, wherein there Fine arts. Distinguished Speaker was enthusiastic participation in virtual sessions were also held by Vivekananda and in person modes. Yoga University in Los Angeles and Yoga The American Academy of Yoga and quiz on FM radio. Meditation, with the support of the In the run up to IDY 2021, several Consulate General of India in Atlanta, is curtain raiser events in various formats organizing International YogaCon USA were organized by the Embassy and 2021 with unprecedented response. Consulates. The Consulate also held events in Celebrations were held in several Florida and Puerto Rico to mark the other places with the active participation IDY2021. The Consulate General of India, and support of American people, Houston held Yoga events at Buffalo including community organizations and Bayou Park, Houston and at River Walk Yoga enthusiasts. Participants in a yoga session at India House in partnership with the City of San (Based on a press release) THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIA FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 14 Complaint registered in UK against Mehul Choksi’s lawyer

NEW DELHI (TIP): Complaint away to India bypassing the proper against Michael Polak, lawyer of Indian legal processes in Antigua and fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, has Dominica,” Antigua News Room been registered to the Solicitors quoted Polak as saying. NSA Doval Regulation Authority (SRA) in England Citing the media reports, the and Wales for having no evidence for his Caribbean news portal further claim regarding the case of his client. reported that in documents and calls for action According to Writeups 24, the photographs, the legal team fighting complaint asserted that Polak had no the case in Dominica shows a few men plan against evidence on what he told to the media or who appeared to be of Indian origin on registered a complaint to the Scotland the deck of a boat that was allegedly Yard and War Crimes Unit regarding the used to transport Choksi from Pakistan-based suspected abduction of Choksi. Antigua. The complainant suggested that doing Two videos shared by the legal team terror groups a KYC (know your customer) on a client Mehul Choksi show an unnamed boat allegedly is extremely important in the United Antigua and Barbuda in a possible carrying Choksi moving faster than NEW DELHI (TIP): India has Kingdom. At the same time, it appears attempt to avoid extradition to India. the permissible limit of 8 kmph. proposed an action plan against that Polak failed at conducting KYC and The images and videos released by The legal team of Choksi claims that terror outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba AML (anti-money laundering) checks on Choksi’s legal team purportedly show he came to the beachfront villa in (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) his client Choki, who is a wanted individuals including Indian-origin men Antigua of his recent acquaintance as part of the framework of the fraudster by India. involved in an elaborate operation to take Barbara Jarabik in the evening of May Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Writeups 24 further said that the SRA Choksi from Antigua to Dominica on 23 and soon was overpowered by a (SCO), which also includes as its might initiate an inquiry against Polak May 23, Antigua News Room reported. group of men who “rushed out and members Pakistan and China. and his company seeking KYC, AML, Justice Abroad, the law firm has beat him”. He was “gagged and tied to a India’s proposal was put forth by source of funds and payment gateway in claimed Choksi was kidnapped with the wheelchair” at knifepoint and placed National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit which he has been paid by billion-dollar help of a female acquaintance and men on the unmarked boat. Doval at the 16th meeting of NSAs at fraudster Choksi currently arrested in who gagged and tied him to a wheelchair Choksi’s team has been claiming that Dushanbe in Tajikistan. India also Dominica. and used at least one unmarked boat to he belongs to Antigua as he acquired pressed for full implementation of UN Along with that, an inquiry is also transport him from Antigua to citizenship of that island in 2018. resolutions and sanctions against UN- expected to take strict actions against his Dominica. Meanwhile, Indian authorities told the designated terrorists and terror statements and publications by Justice Polak had said the intention behind Dominica High Court in their affidavit entities, sources said. Abroad Limited defaming several people the entire episode was to “whisk away” that Choksi is an Indian citizen and Doval also proposed adoption of without furnishing appropriate proof Choksi to India by shortening the legal noted that he is erroneously claiming international standards to counter fabricating the evidence. process. “The evidence, in this case, renunciation of citizenship under the terror financing, including an MoU Choksi, who is currently in Dominica shows that Choksi was kidnapped from Citizenship Act, 1955. between the SCO and FATF. At the facing trial, went missing from Antigua Antigua, where he had outstanding The 62-year-old fugitive is wanted in moment, Pakistan is the only SCO on May 23 and was caught in Dominica. cases before the courts, and unlawfully India in connection with the Rs 13,500 member that is on FATF’s grey list He was charged with illegal entry into renditioned to Dominica.” “We believe crore fraud in Punjab National Bank. and a decision whether it will remain Dominica by police after he allegedly fled that the aim was for him to be whisked Source: ANI on its watch list will be announced on Friday. The NSA also suggested the need to Delhi govt sought four times monitor new technologies used by China’s troop amassing, terrorists, including drones for more oxygen than required: smuggling of weapons and misuse of dark web, artificial intelligence, bids to alter status quo SC oxygen audit panel blockchain and social media. NEW DELHI (TIP): The oxygen audit committee behind standoff: India set up by the Supreme Court during the peak of the ED raids former second wave of Covid-19 last month has noted “gross NEW DELHI (TIP): India on discrepancy” in actual consumption claimed vs Maharashtra Thursday, June 24, blamed calculated consumption in the national capital and China’s actions of amassing a said that the Delhi government sought four times minister premises large number of troops close to more oxygen than what was required. the border and attempts to The sub-group’s interim report, submitted to the NAGPUR (TIP): The Enforcement unilaterally alter the status quo apex court, said that the Delhi government’s claim of Directorate on Friday, June 25, along the Line of Actual 1,140 Metric Tonnes was four times higher than the conducted searches at the premises of Control (LAC) last year for the calculated consumption as per bed capacity formula, NCP leader and former Maharashtra continuing military standoff in which was 289 MT only. “Sub-group set up by Home minister Anil Deshmukh in eastern Ladakh, and asserted Supreme Court for Oxygen audit of Delhi “noted Nagpur and Mumbai. The raids were that these acts were in violation gross discrepancy” in actual consumption claimed conducted as part of a money of bilateral agreements. vs calculated consumption by formula for bed laundering probe against Deshmukh. India’s comments on the border row came a day after China said its capacity. Former (1140 MT) was “about 4 times Searchers are being carried out military deployment in the region is a normal defence arrangement higher” than latter (289 MT),” the report read. under provisions of the Prevention of aimed at “preventing and responding” to “encroachment and threat” on It further said that four hospitals — Singhal, Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The Chinese territory by “relevant country”. Aryan Asaf Ali, ESIC Model & Liferay claimed locations include the NCP leader's “It is well recognised that it has been the Chinese actions over the last extremely high LMO consumption with very few residence in Nagpur. year, including amassing of a large number of troops close to border beds and “the claims appeared to be clearly The agency had earlier registered a areas in the western sector and trying to unilaterally alter the status quo erroneous leading to extremely skewed info and criminal case under the anti-money along the LAC, which have seriously disturbed peace and tranquility in significantly higher Oxygen requirement for Delhi.” laundering law against Deshmukh the border areas,” the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson and others last month after a recent Arindam Bagchi said at a media briefing. CBI FIR. The ED case came about “These acts are in violation of our bilateral agreements, including the after the CBI first carried out a 1993 and 1996 agreements that mandate that the two sides shall strictly preliminary enquiry followed by respect and observe the Line of Actual Control and that two sides will filing a regular case on the orders of keep their military forces in the areas along the LAC to a minimum the Bombay High Court that asked it level,” Bagchi said. to look into the allegations of bribery He was responding to a question on the comments made by Chinese made against Deshmukh by former foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Wednesday that the Mumbai Police commissioner Param military deployment by China in the western sector along the border is a Bir Singh. “normal defence arrangement”. THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIA FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 15 46 years of Emergency: What India experienced in its darkest hour

n June 25 in 1975, emergency was High Court. Shanti Bhushan fought the declared in India, for a 21-month Officially issued by President Fakhruddin case for Narain. Indira Gandhi was also Operiod by the then Prime Minister cross-examined in the High Court which Indira Gandhi. On this day, Independent Ali Ahmed under Article 352 of the was the first such instance for an Indian India experienced it's darkest hour of the Prime Minister. history. Constitution due to the prevailing On 12 June 1975, Justice Jagmohanlal Officially issued by President Sinha of the Allahabad High Court found Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under Article 352 ‘internal disturbance’, the Emergency the prime minister guilty on the charge of of the Constitution due to the prevailing misuse of government machinery for her "internal disturbance", the Emergency election campaign. The court declared her was in effect from June 25, 1975, until its was in effect from June 25, 1975, until election null and void and unseated her withdrawal on March 21, 1977. from her seat in the Lok Sabha. The court The order vested upon the Prime its withdrawal on March 21, 1977 also banned her from contesting any Minister the authority to rule by decree, election for an additional six years. allowing elections to be suspended and Serious charges such as bribing voters Freedom of Press was curtailed. Several and election malpractices were dropped human rights violations were reported in and former PM was held responsible for that time, including a forced mass- misusing government machinery. sterlisation campaign spearheaded by Indira Gandhi challenged the High Indira's son Sanjay Gandhi. Court's decision in the Supreme Court. The final decision to impose an Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, on 24 June 1975, Emergency was proposed by Indira upheld the High Court judgement and Gandhi, agreed upon by the President, ordered all privileges Gandhi received as and thereafter ratified by the Cabinet and an MP be stopped, and that she be the Parliament (from July to August 1975), debarred from voting. However, she was based on the rationale that there were allowed to continue as Prime Minister imminent internal and external threats to pending the resolution of her appeal. the Indian state. The Emergency is Siddhartha Shankar Ray, the Chief considered to be one of the most Minister of West Bengal, proposed to the controversial periods of independent prime minister to impose an "internal India's history. emergency". He drafted a letter for the Union Home Minister Amit Shah on President to issue the proclamation based Friday remembered June 25 of 1975 and on information Indira had received that said that the Emergency was imposed in "there is an imminent danger to the the nation to quell the voices against one security of India being threatened by family and termed it as a dark chapter in internal disturbances". the history of independent India. Later, President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Taking to Twitter, Shah said: declared a state of internal emergency "Emergency imposed to quell the voices upon the prime minister's advice on the against one family is a dark chapter in the night of 25 June 1975, just a few minutes history of independent India. Salute to the before the clock struck midnight. sacrifice of all the countrymen who Invoking article 352 of the Indian fought relentlessly for the protection of Constitution, Indira Gandhi granted the Constitution and democracy of the herself extraordinary powers and country while suffering the brutal launched a massive crackdown on civil tortures of the ruthless rule for 21 liberties and political opposition. months." Vijayaraje Scindia, Jayaprakash Shah further said that on this day in Narayan, Raj Narain, Morarji Desai, 1975, in the selfishness and arrogance of Charan Singh, Jivatram Kripalani, Atal power Congress killed the world's largest Bihari Vajpayee, Lal Krishna Advani, democracy by imposing an Emergency on Arun Jaitley, Satyendra Narayan Sinha, the country. Gayatri Devi, the dowager queen of "On this day in 1975, Congress killed the Jaipur, and other protest leaders were world's largest democracy by imposing immediately arrested. emergency on the country in the Organisations like the Rashtriya selfishness and arrogance of power. Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Jamaat-e- Innumerable Satyagrahis were Islami, along with some political parties, imprisoned overnight and the press was were banned. Strong resistance was seen locked. Taking away the fundamental during the time of the emergency from rights of the citizens, made the the RSS and the Sikh community. Parliament and the court a mute On 18 January 1977, Gandhi called fresh spectator," he added. elections for March and released all political prisoners, though the Emergency 46 years of Emergency in India officially ended on 23 March 1977. The In March–April 1974, a student agitation opposition Janata movement's campaign by the Bihar Chatra Sangharsh Samiti warned Indians that the elections might received the support of Gandhian be their last chance to choose between socialist Jayaprakash Narayan, referred "democracy and dictatorship." to as JP, against the Bihar government. In Historically a Congress stronghold, April 1974, in Patna, JP called for "total voters in Uttar Pradesh, turned against revolution," asking students, peasants, Gandhi and her party failed to win a and labour unions to non-violently single seat in the state. Also, Congress hit transform Indian society. an all-time low in West Bengal. Raj Narain, who had been defeated in Opponents emphasised the issues of the 1971 parliamentary election by Indira corruption in Congress and appealed to a Gandhi, lodged cases of election fraud and deep desire by the voters for fresh use of state machinery for election leadership. purposes against her in the Allahabad Source: India TV THE INDIAN PANORAMA FOCUS ON J&K FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 16 What J&K leaders said after meeting PM Modi

NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Former chief minister Farooq Abdullah-led National Conference (NC) demanded the Narendra Modi on Thursday, June 24, restoration of statehood and said they told Modi that the decisions taken in August 2019 met political leaders from Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) for the first such were not in the interest of the people and should be reversed engagement since the region was stripped of its semi-autonomous status and statehood on August 5, 2019. Here is what the leaders and their parties said after the meeting: Former chief minister Farooq Abdullah-led National Conference (NC) demanded the restoration of statehood and said they told Modi that the decisions taken in August 2019 were not in the interest of the people and should be reversed. NC leader Omar Abdullah said they sought the restoration of the J&K cadre of the all-India services, which was merged with the Arunachal, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territories cadre. He added the Centre refused to discuss the restoration of special status claiming it was a “sub- judicial matter.” On delimitation, he said NC conveyed to Modi that it was not needed. “We told the Prime Minister that we do not stand with what was done on August 5, 2019. We are not ready to accept it. But we would not take the law into our hands. We will fight this in court,” he said. People Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti said she highlighted the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a group photograph with various political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, in New Delhi. issue of “ongoing persecution” of Kashmiris and also asked Modi to resume dialogue with Pakistan “to boost trade and maintain peace in Kashmir”. She added the atmosphere has become “suffocating” Statehood, delimitation: Key takeaways in Kashmir. Mufti said she also spoke against the culture of booking people from PM Modi-J&K leaders meet under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. She added she told Modi rime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister statehood. People’s Conference leader Muzzafar Hussain the government illegally abrogated J&K’s Amit Shah held discussions with representatives from Baig said, “All leaders demanded statehood. To which the special status and conveyed to him they Pseveral political outfits of Jammu and Kashmir in a PM said, the delimitation process should conclude first and would get it restored legally through meeting that lasted over three hours on Thursday. Fourteen then other issues will be addressed.” courts. prominent leaders from Jammu and Kashmir took part in J&K Congress unit chief Ghulam the meeting. Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Elections Ahmad Mir said Modi’s “body language” Manoj Sinha, National Security Advisor Shri Ajit Doval, The Prime Minister said during the meeting that the reflected there has been a backlash from MoS (PMO) Shri Jitender Singh and senior officials were Union government was fully committed to the democratic the voters of the Bharatiya Janata Party also in attendance. process in Jammu and Kashmir and stressed conducting over how the abrogation of the region’s This was the first meeting of its kind since the abrogation assembly elections similar to the District Development special status was carried out. of Article 370 and the bifurcation of the erstwhile state into Council elections conducted last year. The Prime Minister Former chief minister Ghulam Nabi two Union territories in August 2019, where the following also assured the representatives that an elected government Azad said Congress put forward five points were discussed. cannot be substituted with a bureaucratic one. demands: immediate restoration of statehood, protection of land and jobs for Emphasis on delimitation Aspirations of Kashmiri youth the domiciles, return of Kashmiri Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home The Prime Minister talked to J&K leaders about the Pandits, the release of political prisoners minister Amit Shah stressed on delimitation and the aspirations of the youth of Kashmir who, he said, are poised and assembly elections. subsequent elections that would follow a delimitation to provide political leadership in the coming years. ANI Communist Party of India (Marxist) exercise. Soon after the conclusion of the meeting, PM reported that PM Modi also discussed offering opportunities leader Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami said Modi took to Twitter to convey that delimitation has to to the youth of J&K. he told Modi it would have been wiser if happen at a quick pace so that polls can happen and J&K this meeting was conducted before the gets an elected government that gives "strength to J&K’s Development projects nullification of Article 370. “We made it development trajectory". Amit Shah emphasised that the Amit Shah credited J&K for coming a long way in terms of very clear Jammu & Kashmir is delimitation exercise and peaceful elections are development. Around 90% saturation has been achieved in committed to remaining with India, but important milestones in restoring statehood as individual beneficiary Central Government schemes in constitutional guarantees of Indian promised in Parliament, the government said in a press J&K. Several major road projects, two new AIIMS, 7 new constitution should be given back.” release. Medical Colleges have also been set up, according to the Tarigami said there was “no assurance at official press release. New industrial policy has been all” regarding the fulfilment of the Demand for statehood notified with a ?28,400 crore package to accelerate industrial demands. The leaders hailing from Jammu and Kashmir growth with the aim of creating 4.5 lakh jobs, the release J&K Panthers Party chief Bhim Singh unanimously demanded the restoration of Kashmir’s added. said he demanded full statehood and elections and that a delimitation process should be initiated only after an elected People’s Conference leader Sajad Lone “cordial atmosphere.” employment. He added Modi said government is in place. Singh added he said there was a lot of “emotional Apni Party leader Altaf Bukhari said he delimitation would take place and this also complained about the absence of bonding” between Modi and Kashmiri also requested protection of land and jobs, would be followed by the assembly representatives from Ladakh. leaders and the meeting was held in a improvement in infrastructure, and elections. Source: HT THE INDIAN PANORAMA FOCUS ON J&K FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 17 Modi and Kashmir: The story so far

n politics, Jammu and Kashmir is a Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa thorny issue. The issue of Jammu province. Iand Kashmir or the Kashmir issue as August 2019: The Kashmir decision it commonly referred to is more or less a consequence of the British design of the „ The Modi government through an partition of India in 1947. executive decision made Article 370 It was complicated by Pakistan’s inoperative. Article 370 had a invasion of Kashmir two months after history and accorded special status the partition that led to merger of to Jammu and Kashmir state. The Jammu and Kashmir (that also included decision stripped Jammu and the Union Territory of Ladakh) with the Kashmir of its special status. Union of India, and the first India- „ The Modi government brought Pakistan war. Jammu and Kashmir The war ended with a ceasefire line Reorganisation Bill, which split separating the two armies. This line Ladakh from Jammu and Kashmir. became the Line of Control (LoC) that „ Both units were made Union placed a huge part of Jammu and Territories. It was the first occasion Kashmir and Ladakh under Pakistan’s when a state in India was turned occupation. into a Union Territory. However, LoC has not remained a „ Jammu and Kashmir was to have an constant through over seven decades. Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with Jammu and Kashmir leaders following an all-party assembly. During 1950s and 1960s, China took meeting, in Delhi on Thursday, June 24. (ANI Photo) „ The number of assembly advantage of the situation and captured constituencies was increased from Aksai Chin. January 2016. lenient on trouble-makers in 107 to 114 including 24 earmarked Successive governments have tried to „ His daughter Mehbooba Mufti Kashmir. for PoK. maintain status quo since then became chief minister in April „ Mehbooba Mufti charged, in turn, „ Most mainstream leaders including reiterating India’s claim on Pakistan- 2016. the Modi government of adopting a former chief ministers Farooq occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit- July 2016 ‘muscular policy’ in Kashmir as Abdullah, his son Omar Abdullah Baltistan. In 1990s, Parliament passed a against status quoist ‘conciliatory and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti resolution affirming India’s „ Terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen’s policy’ adopted by previous were put under house arrest. commitment to take back occupied top commander Burhan Wani was governments. Separatist leaders were arrested. territories of Jammu and Kashmir and killed in an encounter with the Clampdown on separatists—2016-2019 DDC polls: 2020 Ladakh. security forces. Protests erupted This status quo policy changed under across the Kashmir Valley leading „ The Modi government made a The government created a new elected the Narendra Modi government. to violent clashes with security subtle change in policy towards the body called the District Development Two-and-a-half months into power, the forces, and imposition of curfew. separatist leaders in Kashmir. They Council for each of the 20 districts of Modi government stunned Pakistan by Several people died. Curfew was openly propagated anti-India views Jammu and Kashmir. It was the first calling off diplomatic talks after its high lifted after over 50 days. but they enjoyed perks and election since Jammu and Kashmir was commissioner met Kashmiri separatist September 2016 privileges from the government. stripped off the special status. leaders in Delhi ahead of official talks. It This was questioned. By 2019, their Delimitation was a sharp departure from earlier „ This marked another major security cover and financial approach. The Modi government accused departure from status quo policy. assistance were gradually „ The increase in assembly seats in Pakistan of interfering with internal „ Terrorists attacked the Uri army withdrawn. Their links to terror 2019 required delimitation of affairs of India. base,18 soldiers died. funding was investigated. constituencies. It is a process of „ India carried out surgical strikes February 2019: Pulwama attack and reorganising territorial boundaries The J&K govt: 2015-2016 across the LoC in response. of existing constituencies for Election held in 2014 yielded a hung „ The government went public with Balakot strike election to various bodies. assembly. the punitive action — a first in „ On February 14, a convoy of „ A delimitation commission under „ Ideological rivals, the Peoples official record. security forces was targeted at Justice (retired) Ranjana Desai was Democratic Party (PDP) and the Fall of Mehbooba government Pulwama in Kashmir killing 40 announced in early 2020. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) soldiers. The Modi government process is underway and the joined hands to form government. „ In June 2018, the BJP pulled out of responded — in a reminder of the commission was given an extension „ Mufti Muhammad Sayeed became the Mehbooba Mufti government. surgical strike of 2016 — with an air of one year in March this year. the chief minister. He died in „ Mehbooba was accused of going strike hitting a terror camp in Source: India Today What is delimitation and what it means for Jammu And Kashmir

elimitation is the redrawing of chairman of the Commission addresses What It Means For Jammu And Why Is It Controversial? boundaries of an assembly or Lok their concerns, since a case is pending Kashmir Of 87 seats, 46 are in Kashmir and 37 DSabha constituency to reflect before the Supreme Court. in Jammu. changes to the population of a region. The National Conference and other After the loss of special status, both Since the delimitation is based on The Delimitation Commission is an parties have challenged the August 5 Lok Sabha and assembly seats are to be the census, several groups in Jammu independent body and the executive and decision and the delimitation exercise demarcated under the Constitution of have been strongly opposing political parties cannot interfere in its before the Supreme Court. India. A fresh Delimitation delimitation based on the 2011 census. functioning. Commission was set up last year. It got Per the 2011 census, Kashmir's The Commission is headed by a Delimitation In J&K an extension because of the Covid population is over 68 lakh against 53 retired Supreme Court judge and Until it lost its special status, the crisis. lakh in Jammu. This means Kashmir includes the Chief Election delimitation of Jammu and Kashmir's According to the Jammu and will get more seats in terms of the Commissioner or Election Lok Sabha seats was governed by the Kashmir Reorganisation Act of 2019, population ratio. Commissioner and state election Constitution of India and that of the new legislature in J&K will have 90 commissioners. Five MPs from Jammu assembly seats, by the Jammu and seats, seven more than the previous What About Other States? and Kashmir are associate members, but Kashmir Constitution and Jammu and assembly, after the constituencies are The last delimitation was held in their recommendations are not binding Kashmir Representation of the People demarcated afresh. 1994-1995 when the former state was on the Commission. Act, 1957. The strength of the Jammu and under President's Rule; the number of Three National Conference MPs, The last redrawing was in 1995 and Kashmir assembly was 87 before 2019, seats in the J&K assembly was including Farooq Abdullah, had based on the 1981 census. There was no including four seats in Ladakh. 24 increased from 76 to 87. Seats in Jammu boycotted meetings of the Delimitation census in the state in 1991. And after the Assembly seats are vacant as they fall went up from 32 to 37 and in Kashmir, Commission. They have indicated that 2001 census, the J&K assembly passed a under Pakistan-occupied Kashmir from 42 to 46 seats. they will join the meetings if the law putting on hold delimitation till 2026. (PoK). Source: Indian Express THE INDIAN PANORAMA SOUTH ASIA FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 18 QUESTIONS RAISED OVER NEPAL PREZ Pakistani court dismisses former PM IMPARTIALITY KATHMANDU (TIP): Questioning Nawaz Sharif’s appeal against the impartiality of President Bidya Devi Bhandari in the May 22 convictions in 2 corruption cases dissolution of the House of Representatives, lawyers representing ISLAMABAD (TIP): A top Pakistani Wednesday after hearing from the NAB petitioners against the move have court on June 24 dismissed appeals by Additional Prosecutor Jahanzeb Khan argued that her actions make it clear former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Bharwana. that she didn't want anybody except against his conviction in two corruption After dismissal of the pleas, the KP Sharma Oli as PM. cases by an accountability court, as it original sentence in the two cases have A five-member Constitutional Bench described him as a “fugitive from law”. been reinstated. began the hearing , starting with the “There is nothing in the Constitution The accountability court had in 2018 writ filed by 146 lawmakers backing or the rules to compel the court to decide sentenced Sharif to 10 years in prison for President Sher Bahadur Deuba's claim on merits of an appeal filed by an owning assets beyond known income to Prime Ministership. (PTI) accused person who has chosen to be and one year for not cooperating with fugitive from justice and while NAB in the Avenfield case. His daughter, CAR BOMB BLAST remaining so decides to disobey or Maryam, was handed seven years OUTSIDE JUD CHIEF’S frustrate the orders, directions and imprisonment for abetment. process of the court from which he seeks In the same year, he was sentenced to HOUSE KILLS 3 IN justice,” the Islamabad High Court seven years imprisonment in the Al- LAHORE Bench said. Azizia Steel Mills corruption case, where A Bench comprising Justices Aamer illegal investments were detected. LAHORE (TIP): A powerful car Farooq and Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, in its Earlier, the Islamabad High Court has bomb went off outside the house of nine-page judgment, said Sharif was a given multiple opportunities to Sharif to Mumbai terror attack mastermind and “fugitive from law hence has lost his minister—convicted in two corruption return to Pakistan and appear before the banned Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief right of audience before this court and cases Avenfield properties and Al-Azizia court to pursue his appeals. Hafiz Saeed here on June 23, killing at we are left with no choice except to Steel Mills—was declared a proclaimed However, the former prime minister’s least three persons and injuring over dismiss his appeal”. offender in December 2019 by the family has maintained that there is a 20 others, the police said. However, the court stated that Sharif Islamabad High Court after he failed to health risk in travel. can appeal for reinstatement of his pleas appear before it despite several “[Nawaz] proceeded abroad and did ‘Previous govts didn’t curb on return to the country. warnings. not appear before this court despite terror-financing’ Sharif, 70, the Pakistan Muslim Sharif, who resigned as Pakistan [being] on bail and without any League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, has prime minister in 2017, had sought justification or basis, remained absent Previous governments did not been living in London since November quashing of the sentences handed to him on a number of dates of hearing, hence take steps to curb terror financing 2019 after the Lahore High Court granted by the National Accountability Bureau this court was left with no option but to in Pakistan. The Pakistan Muslim him permission to go abroad for four (NAB) court in the two corruption cases follow the procedure ... and declared him League-Nawaz was responsible weeks for treatment. in 2018. as fugitive from law,” according to the The three-time former prime The court had reserved its verdict on judgement. (PTI) for the country being placed on the grey list of FATF. NEPAL TO RESUME DOMESTIC SHAH MAHMOOD QURESHI, SRI LANKA’S FORMER PM FOREIGN MINISTER AND INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS WICKREMESINGHE RETURNS TO WITH RESTRICTIONS PARLIAMENT FOR RECORD 9TH TIME The blast took place at a police KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal on June 23 announced to picket outside Saeed’s residence at the resume both domestic and international flights with COLOMBO (TIP): Sri BOR Society in Jauhar town. restrictions and to limited destinations, weeks after the Lanka’s former Prime Inspector General of Police (Punjab) services were suspended due to the imposition of lockdown Minister Ranil Inam Ghani said there could have been amidst the second wave of coronavirus infections. Wickremesinghe on June a “major loss” had there been no police According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, domestic 23 was sworn in as an MP picket outside the house of the high- flights will be allowed to operate with 50 per cent seat for a record ninth profile personality, referring to Saeed. occupancy from July 1, while international flights will be consecutive time, creating “Explosive material was installed in operated from June 24 as per the safety protocol developed history as the only the car. There was a police picket earlier by the government. politician in the country to outside the high-value target’s house. “The government has also decided to resume regular have entered every The car could not cross the police international flights to and from Kathmandu in limited Parliament since 1977. picket,” Ghani said, describing it as a destinations. With the new decisions in place, Nepal The United National Party (UNP), which Wickremesinghe has “terror” act. Airlines and Qatar Airways will be allowed to operate two been leading since 1994, suffered a major setback at the 2020 The Counter Terrorism Department flights each a week in Kathmandu-Doha sector,” the parliamentary polls when the party faced its worst election defeat (CTD) has taken over the blast site and statement issued by the ministry said. in history. investigating from all aspects, he said. One flight has been allowed to operate between Wickremesinghe’s UNP was routed with just 2 per cent of the “The CTD will determine whether Kathmandu and New Delhi as per the new schedule, the vote and the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), the breakaway UNP the blast was a suicide blast, if a device statement said. faction, became the main Opposition group by winning 40 seats as was used,” he said. Ghani also claimed Similarly, it has decided to allow four flights each a week opposed to UNP’s solitary seat. Although Wickremesinghe was a that “hostile” intelligence agencies in Kathmandu-Kuala Lumpur sector, Kathmandu-Istanbul defeated candidate in the August 2020 parliamentary election, his could be involved in this blast. sector, Kathmandu-Dammam and Kathmandu-Kuwait entry to Parliament was made possible by the solitary seat the The injured people have been shifted sectors. UNP won – through the list of appointed members based on the to the Jinnah Hospital where the Among other sectors, one flight each a week in cumulative votes polled nationally. condition of six of them is said to be Kathmandu-Muscat, Kathmandu- Seoul, Kathmandu-Japan, The 72-year-old four-time prime minister has now created critical. “The injured also include Kathmandu-Chengdu and Kathmandu-Guangzhou sectors. history as the only parliamentarian to represent all parliaments policemen. The condition of six The health authorities have relaxed prohibitory orders in since 1977. For 10 months Wickremesinghe resisted the move to injured of the 17 admitted to hospital Kathmandu valley since Wednesday with the decline in return to Parliament. He said he was forced by the party rank and is critical,” said Dr Yahya Sultan of COVID-19 cases for the past two weeks. file to return as a parliamentarian. Speaking after taking the Jinnah Hospital. It was a powerful Till Wednesday, the total number of covid-19 cases in the oath, Wickremesinghe blamed the government led by President blast that damaged a number of country were 627,854, while the number of deaths due to the Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa for houses, shops and vehicles in the area. infection stood at 8,894, the Himalayan Times reported. the current economic problems and advocated a return to an (PTI) (PTI) International Monetary Fund bailout programme. PTI THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVT FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 19 THE INDIAN PANORAMA TRIBUTE FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 20 Milkha Singh - The man who beat life’s odds with class and precision

egends never die! This is why Milkha Singh will always be alive Lin the memories of those who look up to him, he will be alive in all those priceless medals he won for the country and he will stay alive in all those budding athletes whom the ‘Flying Sikh’ inspired. The track, to him, was like an open book in which Milkha Singh found the "meaning and purpose of life". And what a life he made for himself. Born on 20 November 1929 into a Sikh family in Govindpura, which is now a part of Pakistan, Milkha Singh was introduced to the sport only after he had fled to India post the partition and joined the Indian Army. It was in the army where he sharpened his running skills. After he finished sixth in a cross-country race that had around 400 more soldiers running, he was handpicked for further training. That laid the foundation for what would be an impressive career. Before his 91-year-old body lost to COVID-19 on June 18 after fighting it for a month, Milkha won the kind of battles that not many would have survived, forget about living long enough to tell the world about them. Early life From beginnings that saw him orphaned and displaced during the Milkha Singh with his wax statue. (Source: Twitter) Partition of India, Milkha has become a sporting icon in his country.Escaping the from school as a child and was selected by achievements, let alone match them. troubles in Punjab, where killings of the army for special training in athletics A glimpse into the stupendous athletics Hindus and Sikhs were continuing, by after finishing sixth in a compulsory career of legendary Milkha Singh can be moving to Delhi in 1947, Milkha lived for cross-country run for new recruits. Singh had from this mind boggling fact: his 400 a short time with the family of his has acknowledged how the army metres Indian national record stood for married sister and was briefly introduced him to sport, saying that "I 38 years and the 400m Asian record for 26 imprisoned at Tihar jail for travelling on came from a remote village, I didn't know years. In 1960 in Rome, he came closest to a train without a ticket. His sister, Ishvar, what running was, or the Olympics". winning an individual Olympic Games sold some jewelry to obtain his release. Milkha conquered the world of medal as an Indian, in 400m, eventually He spent some time at a refugee camp athletics with his grit, determination and finishing fourth in a photo finish. in Purana Qila and at a resettlement resolve to rise from every setback like a Milkha was one of the favourites to win colony in Shahdara, both in Delhi. phoenix. Thanks to his performances the 400m gold in Rome. It was probably Milkha became disenchanted with his across the globe, Milkha dominated the natural, too, as going into the Olympics, life and considered becoming a dacoit but field of sprinting for more than 10 years, he is said to have won 77 out of 80 races, was instead persuaded by one of his scripting numerous records and winning including the 1958 Commonwealth brothers, Malkhan, to attempt multiple laurels for the country. Games gold in 440 yards. recruitment to the Indian Army. He It is safe to say that the legend But one shortcoming probably cost successfully gained entrance on his introduced India to 'track and field' and to Milkha an Olympic medal. He had a habit fourth attempt, in 1951, and while date, there has been no one who matches of looking at his opponents over his stationed at the Electrical Mechanical Milkha's achievements in the country in shoulder while running races, and when Engineering Centre in Secunderabad he this field. With his demise on June 18, it he did the same in Rome it was decisive, was introduced to athletics. undoubtedly is the end of an era that saw He had run the 10 km distance to and none come even close to his Continued on P21

Milkha Singh with first PM of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. THE INDIAN PANORAMA TRIBUTE FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 21

An old family photograph shows Milkha Singh and his wife with their three daughters and a young Jeev Milkha Singh. A rare photo shows Milkha and his wife Nirmal in Kashmir. Overcoming the hurdles They met for the first time in 1956 in Sri something, just never gives up," the actor From Page 20 Lanka when they were there for their said. One of independent India's biggest respective national duties. Farhan Akhtar called him a 'constant though he had led the race until 200m. sporting icons was a tormented man but The couple was blessed with three inspiration and a reminder of humility Later he admitted that he had paid a refused to let that come in the way of daughters and a son, golfer Jeev Milkha in success'. heavy price for his habit. accomplishments that were unheard of Singh.It was quite stunning that an "And the truth is that you will always He lost the race of his life in the Rome in his era. athlete of Milkha's stature was offered be alive," Farhan Akhtar added. Olympics, finishing the 400m final in 45.6 He saw his parents being butchered the Arjuna award, instituted in 1961, only "Because you were more than a large- seconds, 0.1 second short of the bronze during partition, indulged in petty in 2001. He famously turned it down, hearted, loving, warm, down to earth medal mark. crimes to survive in the refugee camps saying the honour was not of the "stature man. He remained tormented by that miss, of Delhi, went to jail for those, and of the services he rendered to the Sprinter Dutee Chand touched upon one of the only two incidents in his life, failed three attempts at joining the nation". how relatable Milkha Singh was and which he described as unforgettable -- the Army. In fact, Milkha was a sum total of way hailed his achievements during a time other being the killing of his parents in Who could have thought a man like that more than his several races and medals. when sports rarely headlined in the Pakistan. would get the sobriquet of 'The Flying He was also much more than that near- country. Interestingly, Milkha broke the Sikh'? But Milkha earned it and earned it miss in Rome. "His life was also full of struggles," existing world record of 45.9 sec in Rome, with a master class on how to be bigger He was India's love affair with the Dutee Chand told the News18 website. and so the three who finished ahead of and better than one's circumstances. track, the one that this country can never "His biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag I have him. He finished fourth with a time of He "revered" the track like "the get over. seen it five-six times. I can see some 45.6 seconds, as per a hand-held device, sanctum sanctorum in a temple where similarities between his struggles and while an unofficial electronic timer at the the deity resided." Bhaag Milkha Bhaag mine. Didn't have proper diet, no track to games clocked him at 45.73 sec. This has To him running was both his God and In 2013, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, a film on run. Whatever hurdles I faced, he has been a point of contention, though. beloved as he created his own little the legendary sprinter was made to faced them too. Can only imagine the fairytale out of what could have easily showcase his incredible struggle from hardships he had to go through and The emergence of been a tale of horrors. being an orphan to becoming one of the overcome to become what he did the ‘Flying Sikh’ His love for athletics began after he greatest athletes of all time. eventually. His life has been an enrolled himself with the Corps of Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar inspiration to me." Young Milkha first hogged the Electronics and Mechanical Engineers essayed the role of 'The Flying Sikh' in Milkha Singh achievements include limelight when he outperformed 394 (EME) of the Indian Army in Delhi. the biographical drama. It was through being the first Indian to win a soldiers in a race and was selected for His talent blossomed while being with this movie that the sprinter attracted Commonwealth Games gold medal. He further grooming and training. That the Army. Fortunately for him, his more fans and the young audience got to also came within a photo finish of eventually laid the base for him to officers encouraged him, and that would know about the legend of the man. clinching a medal at the 1960 Olympics in become a legendary sprinter. have played a role in him winning the Rome, missing out on a bronze medal by Milkha represented India at the 1956 200m and 400m races at a Services Tributes pour in just 0.1 seconds. Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Athletics Meet in 1955. Tributes poured in on social media for "His performance in (Rome) Olympics Olympics in Rome, and the 1964 Milkha practiced on his own while the sporting icon. is the stuff of legends," Dutee pointed Olympics in Tokyo. He was the first with the Army and clinched gold medals Young Indian sprinter Hima Das out. "We keep on complaining about Indian athlete to claim a gold medal in in both 200m and 400m at the 1956 recalled Milkha Singh's congratulatory unavailability of coaches, tracks and the individual athletics category at the National Games in Patiala, and two years message when she won the 400m gold at what not but at a time when it was hard to Commonwealth Games before the later at the Cuttack Nationals, setting the 2018 world under-20 championships. find proper running shoes and one used sprinter's record was broken in 2010. national records in both races. "After winning world championship U- to practice barefoot, Milkha made it to Milkha, who is regarded as one of the His sporting achievements won him 20 title and medal in Asian Games, I still the Olympics. That's the biggest thing." world's greatest athletes, defeated kudos from the Army, and the Indian remember a call from Milkha Singh sir Indian football team captain Sunil Pakistan sprinter Abdul Khaliq in a 200- government awarded him the Padma that 'Hima just keep on working hard, Chhetri also paid respect. "We may not Metres race to win a gold medal in Shri in 1959. The same year, he was you have ample time and you can win a have seen you compete, but every time we Tokyo Asian Games. Khaliq was the awarded the prestigious Helms Award. gold medal for our country at a global ran fast as kids, we ran 'like Milkha fastest man in Asia in 1958 and after Milkha took premature retirement level,' I will try to fulfil your dream sir," Singh'. And for me, that will always be the Milkha defeated him, the Indian from the Army and took up the post of Hima Das tweeted. legend you leave behind. You didn't just sprinter was given the title of "The Deputy Director of Sports with the Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar, who run, you inspired. Rest in peace, sir," the Flying Sikh". Punjab government. played the role of Milkha Singh in his footballer wrote on Twitter. Prior to that race, Milkha had won the In 1991, he introduced a compulsory biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, penned a Indian boxing queen MC Mary Kom, gold in 400 metres while Khaliq had games period in schools and also set up heartfelt note for the running great. Abhinav Bindra, the only Indian to win clinched the gold medal in 100 metres sports wings in schools in the districts to "A part of me is still refusing to accept an individual Olympic gold, and 2012 and with the Indian sprinter winning tap talent at the grassroot level. that you are no more. Maybe it's the London Games bronze medallist Saina the 200 Metres race, he took the honour He got married to Nirmal Kaur, captain stubborn side I inherited from you.. the Nehwal also paid homage to the running of then "Asia's best Athlete". of the Indian volleyball team, in 1963. side that when it sets its mind on great. THE INDIAN PANORAMA COVID-INDIA FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 22 Daily Covid cases fall to 51,667, infection tally crosses 30.13 mn

NEW DELHI (TIP): India's Covid-19 Bhushan, in the letter, requested the cases rose by 51,667 and fatalities by 1,329 chief secretaries to take up immediate over the last 24 hours, which took the containment measures in districts that overall tally to 30,134,445 and pushed the are reporting the cases of the latest death toll at 393,310, the Union ministry mutation. Bhushan also asked them to of health and family welfare said on prevent crowds and intermingling of Friday, June 25. The number of active people and asked them to conduct cases declined to 612,868 as 64,527 people widespread testing, prompt tracing. recovered from the Covid-19 and the total number now stands at 29,128,267, data India administered over six updated on June 25 morning showed. million vaccine doses in a day Meanwhile, the cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage reached above 300 India administered more than six million, as per a provisional report till million doses of coronavirus disease 7pm on Thursday, the Union health (Covid-19) vaccines on Thursday, the ministry said. According to the report, central government informed a day later. the total count was 30,72,46,600. More In post from its official handle on than 6 million vaccine doses were Twitter, the government's broadcasting administered on JUne 24 till 11:59pm, the arm noted on Friday that 6,073,912 health ministry informed. vaccine doses were administered in the After battling the second wave of country in the last 24 hours, taking the Covid-19 for two months, the country is nationwide cumulative vaccination facing new concerns regarding the coverage past the 3.07-billion mark. possible third wave and the latest As many as 307,948,744 Covid-19 mutation of the virus, Delta Plus. So far, vaccine doses have been administered in the country has at least 40 cases with the Shivpuri districts of Madhya Pradesh, chief ministers of the three states and India till now. Thursday was the fourth maximum being reported from Ratnagiri and Jalgaon districts of requested them to take up immediate day since the implementation of the Maharashtra and is followed by Madhya Maharashtra, and Palakkad and containment measures against the Delta 'Revised Guidelines for Covid-19 Pradesh and Kerala. The Delta Plus Pathanamthitta districts of Kerala. Plus variant outbreak. Vaccination' under the Union ministry of variant has been found in the Bhopal and The Centre on Thursday wrote to the Union health secretary Rajesh health and family welfare. Source: HT Covaxin shows ‘Delta plus’ puts India on high alert NEW DELHI (TIP): The emergence of the Delta and 77.8% efficacy in Delta plus variants of the coronavirus disease (Covid- 19), has once again put India, and by extension the world, in a state of high alert. Delta plus, reportedly a variant phase-3 trials with increased transmissibility,is the latest in a long list of new mutant forms of the Delta Covid-19 strain which NEW DELHI (TIP): Regulatory experts on Tuesday was first detected in India. While the earlier version had reviewed and accepted Bharat Biotech’s phase-3 data that largely been blamed for the second wave of the Covid-19 shows 77.8 per cent jab efficacy in a trial on 25,800 pandemic in India, the new, more virulent variant is persons. being feared ahead of a potential third wave. With the The study results are significant as they come on the Delta plus Covid-19 variant being detected in as many as eve of an important meeting Bharat Biotech 11 countries so far, here's everything that the public representatives are expected to attend at the WHO health experts are currently talking about. tomorrow as a step towards Covaxin’s emergency use What is the 'Delta plus' Covid-19 variant? listing by the world body.Currently, only one India-made new mutant variant may just be capable of dodging vaccine, Covishield, is mentioned in the WHO listing. First things first, one ought to know what exactly is immunities, both from Covid-19 vaccines as well as from Sources in the drug regulator’s office said Biotech had 'Delta plus', the new coronavirus mutant strain that's got earlier infections. This is because the Delta plus variant submitted vaccine efficacy data from phase-3 trials on the the world worried ahead of a potential third wave of the not only has all the symptoms that the original Delta weekend and it was reviewed by subject experts today Covid-19 pandemic. variant had, but also carries symptoms from its partner and accepted. Delta plus (B.1.617.2.1/(AY.1) is a new variant of the Beta variant (K417N mutation), Professor Jameel The regulator had in January this year granted SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus formed due to a mutation in the explained. We already know that the Beta variant evades emergency use approval to Covaxin in clinical trial mode Delta strain of the virus (B.1.617.2 variant). Since it is Covid-19 vaccines much better than the Alpha or the with phase-3 data awaited. Bharat Biotech had earlier still technically a new mutant strain, not much is known Delta variants, as evidenced by the fact that the South submitted its EUL application to the WHO. about its severity or resistance to antibodies. Some African government had returned a consignment of India urges countries to normalize travel with it reports claim that the Delta plus (AY.1) is resistant to AstraZeneca vaccines, reasoned the virologist. monoclonal antibodies cocktail, but more research is However, the central government, on the other hand, India on Thursday, June 24, urged countries, that had required in this area. has quoted studies as saying the Covishield and Covaxin cut travel links with it given the surge in covid-19 cases in How dangerous is 'Delta plus' ? are 'broadly effective' on the Delta plus variant. Further April and May, to normalize travel with India. studies are required in this area to properly ascertain Indian foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi Additionally,one of the emerging variants of the Delta the claims on either side. said that the some initial steps had been taken by plus mutant strain has also acquired the K417N Major concerns around the variant countries in this direction and the government of India mutation, found in Beta variants in South Africa. Some would continue to accord this high priority. scientists fear that the mutation combined with other Multiple studies are ongoing in India and globally to He also said that India’s National Health Authority was existing features of the Delta variant could make it more test the effectiveness of vaccines against the Delta plus planning an event at which India would look at sharing transmissible, but again, further studies are needed to Covid-19 mutation. India's health ministry warned that details of its indigenously developed CoWin app that had ascertain this idea. regions where it has been found "may need to enhance been used extensively to keep track of India’s Efficacy of vaccines their public health response by focusing on surveillance, vaccination drive. On possible exports of vaccines from enhanced testing, quick contact-tracing, and priority India to neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Bagchi One of India's top virologists and a former member of vaccination." Authorities have spotlighted that Delta said that “for the moment, our priority remains on the Indian Sars-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia (INSACOG), Plus can likely inflict another wave of infections on utilising made in India vaccines for our own vaccination Professor Shahid Jameel, expressed concerns regarding India after it emerged from the world's worst surge in programme." the Delta plus variant earlier this week. He said that the cases only recently. Source: HT THE INDIAN PANORAMA COVID-WORLD FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 23 Russia’s daily Global Covid-19 caseload COVID cases surge to tops 179.9 mn 5-month high WASHINGTON (TIP): The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped ussia logged 20,182 new 179.9 million, while the deaths have TRACKING THE VIRUS coronavirus infections over the surged to more than 3.89 million, Rpast 24 hours, the highest daily according to the Johns Hopkins increase since January 24, taking the University. GLOBAL nationwide tally to 5,388,695, the In its latest update on Friday, June INDIA official monitoring and response 25, morning, the University's Center center said on June 24. for Systems Science and Engineering Cases Deaths Cases Deaths The national death toll rose by 568 (CSSE) revealed that the current global 179,928,730 3,898,531 30,134,445 393,310 to 131,463 in the past day, while the caseload and death toll stood at number of recoveries grew by 13,505 179,928,730 and 3,898,531, respectively. to 4,915,615, the Xinhua news agency The US continues to be the worst-hit reported. country with the world's highest Russian Deputy Prime Minister number of cases and deaths at Tatyana Golikova said on Wednesday 33,590,360 and 603,149, respectively, that the vaccination rate in the according to the CSSE. country was rising as more than 16 In terms of infections, India follows million people had been fully in the second place with 30,082,778 vaccinated and around 20 million cases. others had received one dose. The other worst countries with over 3 According to Golikova, there were million cases are Brazil (18,243,483), no cases of the "Delta plus" variant in France (5,826,134), Turkey (5,393,248), Russia. Russia (5,325,940), the UK (4,700,691), Argentina (4,350,564), Italy (4,255,665), Colombia (4,060,013), Spain (3,777,539), Germany (3,732,914) and Iran (3,140,129), the CSSE figures showed. In terms of deaths, Brazil comes second with 509,141 fatalities. Nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are India (391,981), Mexico (231,847), Peru (191,073), Russia (129,278), the UK (128,312), Italy (127,365), France (111,068) and Colombia (102,636). Source: IANS

Portugal in reverse as delta variant Covid: US sees sharpest decline in grips Lisbon, cases up life expectancy since WWII

LISBON (TIP): The country reported WASHINGTON (TIP): The 1,556 new infections Thursday — the numbers are even worse for highest number since February 20. Just people of colour. On average, over 1,000 of them were in the Lisbon whereas life expectancy among region. Officials say hospital admissions white Americans decreased by are increasing at a “worrying” level. 1.36 years in 2020, it decreased by Prime Minister António Costa warned 3.25 years in Black Americans that the problem isn't just in Portugal: and 3.88 years in Hispanic Experts predict the delta variant, which Americans, revealed the originated in India, will account for 90per research published in the cent of new infections across Europe by journal of the British Medical the end of August, he said Thursday, Association. June 25. care went up by 30per cent and 26per cent "It's like nothing we've seen The Lisbon region, where some 2.8 over the past week, respectively. since World War II. 1943 was the million people live, will go back to a 3.30 “The situation is getting worse,” she last time the US had such a large decrease in life expectancy," said lead author Steven p.m. closing time for restaurants and said. “We expect the number of new Woolf, and director Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Center on Society and cafes at weekends, with limits on how cases to keep going up in coming weeks.” Health. many customers can be served. Among Vieira da Silva noted that some 700,000 Other countries also saw declines in life expectancy between 2018 and 2020, but the other restrictions, wedding and baptism people aged over 60 have not yet had their loss of life expectancy in the US was 8.5 times that of the average for 16 peer venues will be allowed to fill only 25per second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. countries. The declines for minority populations were 15 to 18 times larger than cent of their capacity, down from the Portugal is administering around 320,000 other countries. current 50per cent. jabs a week, “but it's a race against time,” The US had among the world's highest per-capita mortality rates due to Covid. Travel into and out of Lisbon will not she said. Black and Hispanic communities were hit harder than white populations. The US permitted at weekends. Portugal was the worst-hit country in death toll has surpassed 600,000, according to Johns Hopkins University's Though hospital admissions for the world, in terms of weekly infections, Coronavirus Resource Center. COVID-19 patients remain manageable, in January. But an extended lockdown Life expectancy trends in the US were already "very worrying," Woolf said. Since the trend is “worrying,” Cabinet contained the spread. the 1980s, improvements in life expectancy in the US have not kept pace with peer Minister Mariana Vieira da Silva told a Since the pandemic began, Portugal countries. Around 2010, life expectancy in America plateaued and then decreased for press conference. has officially recorded around 869,000 three consecutive years. It continued to climb in other countries. She said the number of cases of COVID-19 and some 17,000 "The disorganised handling of the pandemic in the US had a lot to do with hospitalizations and patients in intensive deaths. governance," said Woolf. THE INDIAN PANORAMA BOLLYWOOD FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 24 Salman Khan in talks with director Rajkumar Gupta for an action thriller alman Khan has initiated conversations for the official adaptation of Thalapathy Vijay’s Srecently released film, Master. According to Pinkvilla, the film is still on cards for the superstar; however, he is waiting for the reworked version of the script before proceeding with the paperwork. While Salman is gearing up ‘Every woman is to resume shooting for Tiger 3 soon, we have exclusively learnt that the actor is in advanced a Sherni’, says talks with acclaimed director, Rajkumar Gupta for an action thriller, based on some incredible true events from the pages of Indian History. Vidya Balan “Rajkumar Gupta has been in conversations idya Balan, who is currently with Salman and his team for a while now and basking in praise after the release things seem to have finally fallen in place. Salman Vof her action-thriller movie Sherni, has loved the world that Gupta has created and is says she thinks every woman is a lioness very eager to explore it soon. The two are in in real life, much like the character she advanced talks for this project, in-fact, if played in the film. everything goes as planned, the director will jump "Every woman is a Sherni. A few of into the pre-production stage within the next 2 them are bold and badass; while others months,” revealed a source close to the are introverted just like Vidya Vincent, development. It is an original story, which is but does that make them inferior? I think written too by Rajkumar Gupta himself. they have the ability to do the right tasks All through the lockdown, the director has been in the right ways--- even if that makes her researching, developing and fine tuining the liable for punishment," says Vidya in a screenplay with his team of writers and multiple conversation with ANI. meetings with Salman have already taken place. The actor essays the character of Vidya “It's his pet project, essentially a thriller with Vincent- an upright forest officer, who bits of action in the narrative that stems from the powers through the brutal beasts of social screenplay. The story, centered around the barriers set by the patriarchal society and protagonist, demands the presence of a superstar the lackadaisical attitudes within her with a certain amount of aura, and there’s no one department. better than Salman to pull off this flamboyant "Vincent gets a transfer in the movie but character. It marries content with action, drama she continues to work with honesty! So, I and most importantly, thrills,” the source added. think every woman is a Sherni," says While there is a lot of chatter in the trade about Vidya Balan on the fictional story which Salman’s line up, with speculations about him is about the journey of a forest officer who kicking off Master by early next year, however, strives for balance in a world of man- that’s not the plan. animal conflict. Source: ANI Source: Pinkvilla

Kartik Aaryan to star in epic love Arjun Rampal’s new blonde hairstyle saga Satyanarayan Ki Katha leaves fans in shock ollywood actor Kartik Aaryan on Wednesday announced his new film titled Satyanarayan Ki BKatha. The movie is being touted as an epic love ollywood star Arjun Rampal left story. Sharing a promo of the film, the actor wrote on everyone amazed and shocked with Instagram, “A story close to my heart Bhis latest makeover. Though the actor #SatyanarayanKiKatha ?? A special film with special is known for experimenting with his looks, people ????”. Satyanarayan Ki Katha marks the Bollywood the most recent was totally unexpected. debut of Sameer Vidwans who helmed the National The actor got his hair dyed as he stepped Award-winning 2019 Marathi drama Anandi Gopal. The out of a hair salon. Industry’s handsome makers are yet to reveal the name of the female lead. hunk was looking unrecognisable in a Excited to be collaborating with Sajid Nadiadwala and bright platinum blonde-coloured hair. a few National Award-winning personalities, Kartik Rampal was spotted in a white shirt which Aaryan said in a statement, “I have been wanting to work was paired with black shorts, a black mask, with Sajid sir for some time now. I couldn’t have asked for and dark sunglasses. The video was shared better collaboration. Satyanarayan Ki Katha is a musical by celebrity paparazzo Viral Bhayani on his love saga which brings together a powerhouse of people Instagram handle. who are National award-winning names. It’s also a first On stepping out, he exchanged hugs with for me with Sameer Vidwans sir who has an astute sense his hairstylist Aalim Hakim and headed to of making sensitive topics highly entertaining.” his car. Rampal’s fans were in for a surprise as they could not believe it was their favourite actor. While several fans dropped heart and fire emoticons to support the actor’s move, there were many who appeared disappointed. One of his fans wrote that Indian looks good in black hair, leave this blonde hair for Britishers. Another fan asked, “What’s wrong with him?” Some of them were not able to spot the actor. THE INDIAN PANORAMA HOLLYWOOD FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 25 Anne Hathaway to star in The Idea of You adaptation

scar winner Anne Hathaway is set to play the lead role in the Ofilm adaptation of author Robinne Lee's novel The Idea of You. The project is being jointly developed by Amazon Studios and Welle Entertainment, reported Deadline. Tony-nominated actor and filmmaker Jennifer Westfeldt is adapting the screenplay based on the 2017 bestselling book. The story is about Sophie, a 40-year- old divorced mother. Sophie's husband Nicolas Cage to star in Dan leaves her for a younger woman, and now he has cancelled his Coachella Butcher's Crossing movie trip with their 15-year old daughter. Sophie picks up the pieces and braves adaptation the crowds and desert heat. There, she meets 24 year-old Hayes Campbell, the merican actor Nicolas Cage is set to play a lead singer of the hottest boy band on buffalo hunter in a film adaptation of John the planet, August Moon. AWilliams' novel Butcher's Crossing. As per The project will be backed by Cathy Variety, the upcoming movie is being helmed by Gabe Schulman's Welle Entertainment Polsky, who has directed documentaries like Red shingle along with Gabrielle Union and Army and Red Penguins. Shooting for the film will her production banner I'll Have begin in the US in October. Another. The movie is also a reunion of sorts, as Gabe was a Anne Hathaway, who won an Oscar producer on Nicolas's 2009 movie Bad Lieutenant: Port for best supporting actress for 2012 of Call New Orleans. movie Les Miserables, most recently The film is set in the 1870s and finds Nicolas Cage featured in HBO Max's heist comedy playing Kansas buffalo hunter Miller, who takes on a Locked Down and Amazon's anthology young Harvard dropout seeking his destiny out West. series Solos. The actor will next star in The movie is based on the 1960 transcendentalist Apple TV Plus' miniseries We Crashed, novel by John Williams, which explores man's based on the podcast WeCrashed: The relationship with the natural world and details a Rise and Fall of WeWork by Wondery. largely untold but significant chapter in American Source: PTI history. Source: ANI George Clooney to launch film Paris Hilton ‘more interested’ in babies academy for Los Angeles high school students from minority communities than billions of dollars ollywood star George aris Hilton is "more Clooney will launch an interested" in having a baby Hacademy for Los Angeles Pthan becoming a billionaire. high school students as part of a The 40-year-old star insisted in her new scheme to teach movie 'This Is Paris' documentary - which industry skills to children from is available on YouTube and was disadvantaged and minority filmed two years ago - that she was communities. motivated by money, but now her Clooney and fellow A-listers stance has changed. Don Cheadle and Eva Longoria Explaining why she doesn't want will spearhead the program to make one billion dollars anymore, initially available next fall for 14 she told the 'Just for Variety' to 16-year-olds at a downtown podcast: "It was such a goal of mine high school, with plans to before because I wasn’t happy in my expand to other ages and pilot personal life. locations throughout Los “And also just going through what Angeles' public school system. I went through, I always saw money "Our aim is to better reflect the diversity of our country. That means as freedom and independence, and starting early," Clooney said in a statement announcing the Roybal not being controlled. School of Film and Television Production. "And I think that’s why I just had "It means creating high school programs that teach young people that as my focus in life. about cameras, and editing and visual effects and sound and all the "And now that I am so incredibly career opportunities that this industry has to offer." happy and in love in my personal The program follows similar star-backed collaborations with Los life I’m not really interested in Angeles public schools, including an inner-city educational facility billions anymore. I’m more announced last week by music producers Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine. interested in babies.” The Los Angeles Unified School District teaches some 650,000 students, The heiress got engaged to Carter who are mainly from low-income backgrounds and predominantly Reum earlier this year and not only Latino or Black. will all their preparations for their Hollywood's poor record on diversity both in front of and behind the big day feature in her new reality camera has come under close scrutiny in recent years, including the TV series, 'Paris in Love', she's also #OscarsSoWhite campaign launched in 2015 on social media to denounce confirmed their nuptials will be and draw attention to the overwhelming majority of white nominees part of the show too. honoured year after year. Source: AFP THE INDIAN PANORAMA TRIBECA@20 AWARDS FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 26 TRIBECA@20 AWARDS BY MABEL PAIS

"It's been a challenging time for filmmakers, Leone, "God's Waiting Room," directed and written by SHORT CATEGORIES storytellers, and actors, and we're so proud to honor Tyler Riggs. Produced by Tyler Riggs, Suvi Riggs. Best Narrative Short Award: Rongfei Guo, "Girl With the perseverance and dedication many of them Best Cinematography in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film: a Thermal Gun," directed and written by Rongfei Guo. displayed while working through the many obstacles Todd Martin, "The Novice," directed and written by Produced by Du Yating. that arose as a result of COVID-19," said Cara Lauren Hadaway. Produced by Ryan Hawkins, Kari Best Animated Short Award: Reza Riahi, Navozande, Cusumano, Festival Director and Vice President of Hollend, Steven Sims, Zack Zucker. "The Musician," directed and written by Reza Riahi. Programming. "Each of these recipients truly Best Screenplay in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film: Produced by Eleanor Coleman, Stéphanie Carreras, embody the spirit of our creative Community." Hannah Marks, "Mark, Mary, and Some Other People," Philippe Pujo. directed and written by Hannah Marks. Produced by Short Documentary Award: Ryan White, "Coded," Kusunda Hannah Marks, Pete Williams, Jon Lullo, Brendan Walter, directed by Ryan White. Produced by Christopher Leggett, Shaman Lil Bahadur Jonathan Duffy,Kelly Williams, Stephen Braun. Jessica Hargrave, Conor Fetting-Smith, Rafael Marmor, with Special Jury Prize for Artistic Expression: Director Marc Gilbar. granddaug Nana Mensah, "Queen of Glory," for opening audiences up Student hter Hema to an intimate and personal story, exploring cultural Visionary Photo / identity and family, with delicate nuance and humor and Award winner TFF2021 heart. - Photo / INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE COMPETITION TFF2021 Best International Narrative Feature Film: "Brighton 4th," directed by Levan Koguashvili, written by Boris Frumin, Levan Koguashvili. Produced by Irakli GAYATRI PARAMESWARAN with others Rodonaya, Olena Yershova, Michel Merkt, Kateryna receives Storyscapes GRAND JURY Merkt. Best Actress in an International Narrative Feature The 2021 Student Visionary Award: Robert Brogden, PRIZE for "KUSUNDA" Film: Bassant Ahmed & Basmala Elghaiesh, "Souad," "Six Nights," directed and written by Robert Brogden. he 20th annual Tribeca Festival on June 17, 2021 directed by Ayten Amin, written by Mahmoud Ezzat, Produced by Robert Brogden, Kelley Zincone, Izrael awarded the winning storytellers in its competition Ayten Amin. Produced by Sameh Awad. Lopez. Tcategories at this year's awards ceremony at Spring Best Actor in an International Narrative Feature Film: Studios. Awards were given in the following competition Levan Tediashvili, "Brighton 4th," directed by Levan PODCAST AWARD categories: U.S. Narrative, International Narrative, Koguashvili, written by Boris Frumin, Levan Podcast Non- Documentary; Short Films, Immersive, the Nora Ephron Koguashvili. Produced by Irakli Rodonaya, Olena Fiction Award: Award, and the first-ever Podcast and Games categories. Yershova, Michel Merkt, Kateryna Merkt. House of Pod and The awards ceremony honored the most diverse line-up Best Cinematography in an International Narrative Wild Bird Trust, of creators in Tribeca's 20 year history and awarded Feature Film: Elisabeth Vogler, "Roaring 20's," directed by "Guardians of the $165,000 in cash prizes. The Festival, which had the honor Elisabeth Vogler, written by François Mark, Elisabeth River" of welcoming back in-person audiences, concluded on Vogler, Noémie Schmidt, Joris Avodo. Produced by Podcast June 20th. Laurent Rochette. Fiction Award: The top honors in feature films went to "The Novice" in Best Screenplay in an International Narrative Feature James Kim and U.S. Narrative, "Brighton 4th" in International Narrative, Film: Boris Frumin, "Brighton 4th," directed by Levan Brooke Iskra, and "Ascension" in Documentary Competition. Koguashvili, written by Boris Frumin, Levan "Vermont Ave." Chanel James and Taylor Garron won the Nora Ephron Koguashvili. Produced by Irakli Rodonaya, Olena TRIBECA X Award and a $25,000 prize for "As of Yet." The award, Yershova, Michel Merkt, Kateryna Merkt. AWARD created nine years ago, honors excellence in storytelling Best New Narrative Director: Nana Mensah, "Queen of Tribeca X by a female writer or director embodying the spirit and Glory," directed and written by Nana Mensah. Produced Inaugural Podcast winner Award: Best boldness of the late filmmaker. by Jamund Washington, Kelley Robins Hicks, Baff Akoto, Feature: "Dear Photo / TFF2021 Tribeca honored innovation in storytelling with its Nana Mensah, Anya Migdal. Santa," Director: Storyscapes Award for the Immersive section, which went Dana Nachman; Brand: The United States Postal Service to Felix Gaedtke and Gayatri Parameswaran for DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION Tribeca X Award: Best Episodic: "Black Owned," "Kusunda." Documentary Director: Rodney Lucas; Brand: Square The inaugural Tribeca Podcast honors for the Non- Competition Tribeca X Award: Best Short: "Chinese New Year- Fiction Narrative Award went to "Guardians of the River," winner - Photo Nian," Director: Lulu Wang; Brand: Apple / TFF2021 and the Fiction Narrative Award went to "Vermont Ave." Tribeca X Immersive Award: "Current," Creator: In the Games category, the first-ever Tribeca Games Annie Saunders; Brand: Brookfield Properties Award was given to "Norco," created by Geography of GAMES : First-Ever Winners for New Award Robots and published by Raw Fury. Categories: Geography of Robots Receives Tribeca Games A special Virtual Award Winner Screenings series was Award; "Vermont Ave." and "Guardians of the River" available for U.S. audiences via Tribeca at Home on Honored for Podcasts Saturday,June 19 and Sunday,June 20. IMMERSIVE COMPETITION CATEGORIES : In addition to cash awards and in-kind services Best Documentary Feature: "Ascension," directed by provided by sponsors, some award winners received the Jessica Kingdon. Produced by Kira Simon-Kennedy, Best Immersive Narrative Competition Award: Michèle unique Tribeca Festival Art Award. World-class artists Jessica Kingdon, Nathan Truesdell. Stephenson, Joe Brewster, Yasmin Elayat, "The Changing donated work to honored filmmakers. Best Editing, Documentary Feature: Shannon Swan, Same: Episode 1" The winners of the Audience Awards, determined by "The Kids," directed by Eddie Martin. Produced by Best Creative Nonfiction Competition: Annie audience votes throughout the Festival, can be found at Shannon Swan. Saunders, "Current" tribecafilm.com/festival Best Cinematography, Documentary Feature: Bing Storyscapes Award: Felix Gaedtke, Gayatri The winners, awards, and comments from the jury who Liu & Joshua Altman, "All These Sons," directed by Bing Parameswaran, "Kusunda" selected the recipients are as follows: Liu, Joshua Altman. Produced by Zak Piper, Kelsey Carr, The Tribeca Festival : U.S. NARRATIVE COMPETITION : The Founders Bing Liu, Joshua Altman. Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature Film: "The Novice," The 2021 Albert Maysles Award for Best New Founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig directed and written by Lauren Hadaway. Produced by Documentary Director: Jessica Kingdon, "Ascension," Hatkoff in 2001 to spur the economic and cultural Ryan Hawkins, Kari Hollend, Steven Sims, Zack Zucker. directed by Jessica Kingdon. Produced by Kira Simon- revitalization of lower Manhattan following the attacks Best Actress in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film: Isabelle Kennedy,Jessica Kingdon, Nathan Truesdell. on the World Trade Center, Tribeca celebrated its 20th Furman, "The Novice," directed and written by Lauren THE NORA EPHRON AWARD : year, June 9 - 20, 2021. For more information, visit Hadaway. Produced by Ryan Hawkins, Kari Hollend, The 2021 Nora Ephron Award: Chanel James & Taylor tribecafilm.com/festival. Steven Sims, Zack Zucker. Garron, "As of Yet," directed by Chanel James, Taylor (Mabel Pais writes on Social Issues, The Arts and Best Actor in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film: Matthew Garron. Produced by Ashley Edouard, Taylor Garron. Entertainment, Spirituality, and Health & Wellness.) THE INDIAN PANORAMA THE ARTS FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 27 PAN ASIAN REP CELEBRATES PRIDE WEEK BY MABEL PAIS STREAMING JUNE 21-30, 2021

The Pan Asian Repertory Theatre (Tisa Chang, "Asians Dating" is a light-hearted portrayal of two revealed as the emotionally charged interchange Founding Artistic Producing Director) presents a recently divorced professionals who are trying to progresses. special virtual event: "NuWorks 2021," the navigate love, life and cats while being Asian. Running The shows will be directed by FFTP's resident time: 21 minutes director Antony Marsellis, and there will be a Q&A annual experimental series of self-created work following with the cast and led by FFTP from innovative artists exploring an eclectic "DOTS" Founder/Playwright Susan Charlotte. Special 'Zoom' range of genres and techniques using poetry, Created and Performed by Annie Ngar-lai Cheung guests include Louise Lasser - who performed in a text, dance and music. Featuring six new works Teetering dangerously between tragedy and comedy, production of "The Hairdresser" with Stephen Annie takes you into the high-achieving but insecure Schnetzer; and one of the most recognizable voices on by diverse artists Annie Ngar-Lai Cheung, world of a lawyer turned actress. NY and national airwaves, as well as an outspoken Shebana Coelho, Tyler Dobies, M.J. Kang, Jo advocate in alerting and educating women on the perils Shui and Shigeko Sara Suga. "Une Saison en Enfer" of ovarian cancer, Valerie Smaldone. Selected poetry from "A Season in Hell" by Arthur The June 28th, 2:00pm performance will be available NuWORKS 2021* is curated Rimbaud live via Zoom as well as a limited in-theatre 'audience' by playwrights Damon Chua Performed in English with dialogue in French and who will be part of a documentary being filmed on ("The Emperor's songs in Spanish FFTP. Nightingale"), Richard Chang Adopted and Directed by Shigeko Sara Suga For those who can't make the performance on June ("Citizen Wong"), and Project Featuring Dinh James Doan, Zach Lusk, and 28, the program will be repeated on Saturday and Directors Ernest Abuba and Shigeko Sara Suga Sunday July 10 & 11. Chongren Fan. A love affair gone wrong - Arthur Rimbaud's agony TICKETS PROGRAM: NuWORKS after being shot by his lover Verlaine and to be ostracized by the whole literary society in France. To For more information on COVID health and safety Shebana Coelho 2021 learn more about SS Suga, visit shigekosuga.com. precautions and tickets, contact FFTP at Photo/panasianrep.org All screenings available TICKETS [email protected] or call 646 366 beginning Monday, June 21, 9340. 2021 at 5:00PM A one price pass ticket is available that will allow Available on demand access to all six performances. Virtual performances through Wednesday, June 30, begin Monday, June 21, 2021 at 5:00PM and will be HISPANIC YOUTH 2021 available on demand through Wednesday, June 30, 2021. "Once I was a Stone," "una To make a reservation, visit PAY HOMAGE TO piedra," "ek pathar" panasiannuworks2021.eventbrite.com A link will be Tyler Dobies Photo/panasianrep.org Created and Performed by sent with confirmation of purchase. Additional WHITNEY HOUSTON Shebana Coelho information is available at panasianrep.org BY MABEL PAIS solo work about a NuWORKS 2021 stone lost at sea that Afinds its way home, NuWORKS 2021 is curated by playwrights Damon only to face a new world that Chua ("The Emperor's Nightingale"), Richard Chang upends old notions of race, ("Citizen Wong"), and Project Directors Ernest Abuba place and purpose. The play is and Chongren Fan. To learn more about the artists and a mixture of poetry, for more information, visit panasianrep.org monologues, and dance drawn from flamenco, PAN ASIAN REPERTORY THEATRE kutiyattam and Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, celebrating its 44th Shigeko Sara Suga bharatanatyam - in English Milestone Season, is the most veteran Asian American Photo/panasianrep.org with fragments of Hindi and theatre company on the East Coast. To learn more, visit Spanish. Running time: 45 panasianrep.org, minutes. To learn about Shebana Coelho, visit [email protected] shebanacoelho.com Twitter & Instagram: @PanAsianRep facebook.com/panasianrep "Shop In Peace" Youth performer Photo / Courtesy NJPAC Written and Directed by Jo Shui Featuring Ariel Estrada, Emma Lipschutz, FOOD FOR The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Trevor Swann and Jen Yip. hosts the 35th Anniversary Hispanic Youth Showcase Dramaturg: Weldon Wong Powers on Tuesday, June 29, at 7:00 p.m. Recommended for "Shop In Peace" is a compilation of scenes exposing THOUGHT viewers ages eight years old and up. the pervasive racism that Asian Americans face even This year's showcase pays homage to Newark native, while doing something as routine as shopping. Running PRODUCTIONS international superstar Whitney Houston. Get a time: 20 minutes BY MABEL PAIS glimpse of the best singers, actors, and dancers of tomorrow as children and young adults present show- "We Must See These Things" SPRING 2021 WRAP UP stopping performances. This is a FREE Virtual event Created and Performed by Tyler Dobies JUNE 28 @ 2 PM that can be seen LIVE on NJPAC's Facebook Page at Videographer: John Quincy Lee REPEAT ZOOM PERFORMANCES ON JULY 10 & 11 facebook.com/NJPAC "We Must See These Things" is a conglomerate of FOOD FOR THOUGHT PRODUCTIONS (FFTP), now The guest emcees are Arlene Ng Acosta, an actress, stories made from existing in a world that doesn't see in its 21st year, continues celebrating the oft-neglected singer, and six-time Hispanic Youth Showcase winner, you (or sees you too much?) told through spoken word one-act play and theatre at its best with Award-winning and Rafael Toro, Public Relations Director at Goya and verbatim performance. Running time: 34 minutes. actors, writers and directors, with two plays that Foods. To learn about Tyler Dobies, visit tylerdobies.com revolve around…secrets. This annual multi-disciplinary performance shines a Tennessee Williams' "Something Unspoken" is a spotlight on young performers and offers the audience "Asians Dating" brilliantly humorous vignette of the social maneuvers a chance to vote for your favorite artists! Those selected Written and Directed by M.J. Kang of a wealthy Southern Spinster. as winners will receive scholarships and other prizes. Featuring Eva Ding, Barron Leung and M.J. Kang. Set in a hair salon, Susan Charlotte's "The To learn more, visit NJPAC.org Stage Manager: Katie Scibelli Hairdresser" tackles such significant issues as Dramaturg: Hayley Silvers mortality, aging, and loss, with much deeper secrets THE INDIAN PANORAMA WORLD FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 28 751 BODIES Emotions run high as Hong Kong residents FOUND AT snap up final edition of Apple Daily INDIGENOUS HONG KONG (TIP): Hong Kong residents rushed in the early hours of SCHOOL IN June 24 to snap up copies of the final edition of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, forced to end a 26-year run CANADA after getting embroiled in a national REGINA (CANADA) (TIP): The security crackdown. chief of an Indigenous nation in Emotions ran high as supporters of Canada said on June 24 investigators the paper, which has faced an have found 751 unmarked graves at the unrelenting squeeze since its owner and site of a former residential school for staunch Beijing critic, Jimmy Lai, was Indigenous children — a discovery arrested under the security law in that follows last month’s report of 215 August 2020, queued for their last copies at another school. just after midnight. Chief Cadmusn Delmore of the “I couldn’t sleep well for the past few Cowessess First Nation made the nights,” said Tse, 60, a former medical announcement at a news conference. worker, who leaned on a cart to support Chief Bobby Cameron of the herself as she queued outside a Federation of Sovereign Indigenous newspaper vendor in the working class First Nations said he expects more district of Mong Kok. graves will be found on residential “I hope the reporters can stay true to school grounds across Canada. their faith and keep working hard.” “This was a crime against Queues stretched at newsstands across and could potentially destroy the city’s law. humanity, an assault on First the city after an emotional final print reputation as an open and free media The Chinese foreign ministry said Nations,” he said. run at the headquarters of the paper, hub after Beijing imposed the security rights and freedoms could not jeopardise “We will not stop until we find all which was forced to shut after law on the global financial centre last national security. the bodies.” authorities froze its assets in a national year, media advocacy groups say. “I want to emphasise, Hong Kong is a The bodies were discovered at the security investigation. Critics of the law say it is being used to society that has rule of law. Everyone is Marieval Indian Residential School, “Thank you to all readers, subscribers, crush dissent in the former British equal in front of the law, no one or no which operated from 1899 to 1997 ad clients and Hong Kongers for 26 years colony, an assertion authorities in organisation is above the law,” a where Cowessess is now located, about of immense love and support,” the paper Beijing and Hong Kong reject. spokesperson for the ministry said. “All 87 miles east of Regina, the capital of said in an online article. Officials in Hong Kong and China have rights and freedom, including media Saskatchewan. “Here we say good-bye, take care of repeatedly said media freedoms are freedom, cannot go beyond the bottom Delorme said at one time the graves yourselves.” Some staff expressed anger respected but are not absolute. line of national security.” In Canada, were marked but those who operated and frustration at the shutdown. Piling pressure on the beleaguered Foreign Minister Marc Garneau said the the school removed the markers. “(After) today, there is no press media group, broadcaster RTHK said the forced closure of Apple Daily was a “We are treating this as a crime,” he freedom in Hong Kong ... I cannot see any Science and Technology Park significant blow to freedom of press and said. future in Hong Kong,” said Dickson Ng, Corporation was reclaiming the land it speech in Hong Kong. The Cowessess and the Federation 51, a designer at the paper. leased to Apple Daily, citing multiple Last week, 500 officers raided the of Sovereign Indigenous First “I feel very disappointed and angry violations. newspaper’s headquarters, with live Nations, which represents today.I don’t understand why our limited Apple Daily could not be reached for feeds showing authorities sifting Saskatchewan’s First Nations, said a group, company, and the newspapers comment. through reporters’ notes and other day earlier that “the number of were forced to stop operating under such ‘EXTREME REGRET’ journalistic material in scenes that drew unmarked graves will be the most circumstances.” international condemnation. significantly substantial to date in In anticipation of robust demand for Taiwan’s China policy-making Five executives were arrested and two Canada.” its final print run, Apple Daily, which Mainland Affairs Council issued a - chief editor Ryan Law, 47, and Cheung Last month the remains of 215 mixes pro-democracy views with statement on Apple Daily’s closure Kim-hung, 59 - were charged with children, some as young as 3 years old, celebrity gossip and investigations of saying it felt “extreme regret and conspiracy to commit collusion with a were found buried on the site of what those in power, printed 1 million copies, solemnly condemned” that Hong Kong foreign country and denied bail. On was once Canada’s largest Indigenous or more than 10 times its usual print run. media has been unable to operate Wednesday, a 55-year-old columnist for residential school near Kamloops, The shutdown deals the most serious because of “political oppression” the paper was also arrested under the British Columbia. (AP) blow yet to Hong Kong’s media freedoms brought about by the national security national security law. (Reuters) UK EXPERTS WARN OF China to operationalise first electric train in Tibet, MISERABLE WINTER LONDON (TIP): British scientists connecting Lhasa with Nyingchi have warned of a “pretty miserable winter” in the UK this year due to new BEIJING (TIP): China is all set to saying by the state-run CCTV earlier. The shortening the journey from Chengdu to respiratory viruses likely to emerge, operationalise the first electric train in the Sichuan-Tibet Railway will be the second Lhasa from 48 hours to 13 hours. Nyingchi with further lockdowns a possibility. remote Himalayan region of Tibet, railway into Tibet after the Qinghai-Tibet is prefecture level city of Medog which is Professor Calum Semple, member of connecting the provincial capital Lhasa Railway.It will go through the southeast of adjacent to the Arunachal Pradesh border. the government’s Scientific Advisory with Nyingchi—a strategically located the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, one of the China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part Group for Emergencies (SAGE), said Tibetan border town close to India’s world’s most geologically active areas. of South Tibet, which is firmly rejected by that children and elderly people will Arunachal Pradesh. In November, Chinese President Xi India. The India-China border dispute be especially vulnerable to endemic The 435.5-km Lhasa-Nyingchi section of Jinping had instructed officials to expedite covers the 3,488-km-long Line of Actual viruses at the end of the year, Xinhua the Sichuan-Tibet Railway is expected to be construction of the new railway project, Control (LAC). Qian Feng, director of the news agency reported. inaugurated ahead of the centenary connecting Sichuan Province and research department at the National Describing it as the “fourth wave celebrations of the ruling Communist Nyingchi in Tibet, saying the new rail line Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University, winter”, he said: “I suspect we’ll have Party of China (CPC) on July 1, according would play a key role in safeguarding the told the official daily Global Times earlier a pretty miserable winter because the to official media reports. The electricity border stability. The Sichuan-Tibet that “If a scenario of a crisis happens at other respiratory viruses are going to transmission process has been completed Railway starts from Chengdu, capital of the China-India border, the railway will come back.” (IANS) and tested, Liu Yuxiang, Chief Engineer of Sichuan Province, and travels through provide a great convenience for China’s the Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway,was quoted as Ya’an and enters Tibet via Qamdo, delivery of strategic materials.”PTI THE INDIAN PANORAMA WORLD FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 29 BRITISH PM SUGGESTS Do not provoke us again in Black UNRESTRICTED TRAVEL FOR THE FULLY Sea: Russia warns Britain VACCINATED IS COMING LONDON/MOSCOW (TIP): Russia SOON accused Britain on June 24 of spreading LONDON (TIP): British Prime lies over a warship confrontation in the Minister Boris Johnson hinted on Black Sea and warned London that it June 24 that the UK was close to would respond resolutely to any further permitting unrestricted travel abroad provocative actions by the British navy for fully vaccinated people, in what off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea. would be a huge boost for airlines and Russia summoned the British holiday companies brought to their ambassador in Moscow for a formal knees by Covid-19. diplomatic scolding after the warship Johnson said he was not ruling out breached what the Kremlin says are its going abroad for his summer holiday territorial waters but which Britain and and said there would be an most of the world say belong to Ukraine. announcement later on Thursday. Britain said Russia was sowing "I think that the whole double jab inaccuracies and disputed Russia's process is offering the real prospect of account, saying no warning shots had opening up to travel, and we'll be been fired and that no bombs had been setting out a bit more later on," he told dropped in the path of the Royal Navy reporters. destroyer Defender. Russian waters. Western countries deem the Russian characterisation is The summer season, when airlines Russia's foreign ministry summoned the Crimea to be part of Ukraine and predictably inaccurate." Under make almost all their profits, could be Ambassador Deborah Bronnert to reject Russia's claim to the seas around international law of the sea, innocent saved if the government decides to deliver a "tough demarche" - diplomatic it. passage permits a vessel to pass through allow people who are fully vaccinated jargon for a telling off - and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson another state's territorial waters so long to avoid quarantining on their return spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused said the warship was acting in as this does not affect its security. to the UK - although it would also London of "barefaced lies". accordance with the law and had been in BLACK SEA DISPUTE depend on popular destinations being "We believe it was a deliberate and international waters. easily accessible to British travelers. premeditated provocation," Kremlin "The important point is that we don't During its 2008 war with Georgia, The government has come under spokesman Dmitry Peskov said of the recognise the Russian annexation of Russia bristled at U.S. warships increasing pressure to ease incident, in which Moscow said it fired Crimea," he told reporters. "These are operating in the Black Sea, and in April restrictions as the peak July and warning shots and dropped bombs in the Ukrainian waters and it was entirely the United States cancelled the August holiday season approaches. path of the British destroyer. right to use them to go from A to B." He deployment of two warships to the area. Pilots, cabin crew, travel agents and "In the event of a repeat of also disagreed with the suggestion that Both Russian President Vladimir other workers from the travel industry unacceptable provocative action - if relations with Russia were at an historic Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden say held protests on Wednesday,calling on those actions go too far, no options can be low. "I can remember times in my own relations between the two former Cold the government to open up more ruled out in terms of legally defending lifetime when things have been far War foes are at a low point after disputes routes, while British Airways , Russia's borders," Peskov told reporters. worse," he said. over spying, hacking, election meddling, easyJet and TUI are backing a court The Black Sea, which Russia uses to Britain has also disputed the Russian Ukraine, Belarus and human rights. case questioning the government's project its power in the Mediterranean, version of events, with Foreign Ties between London and Moscow travel rules. has for centuries been a flashpoint Secretary Dominic Raab saying: "No have been on ice since the 2018 poisoning Britain has one of the fastest between Russia and its competitors such shots were fired at HMS Defender." with a Soviet-developed nerve agent vaccination programmes in the world as Turkey, France, Britain and the "The Royal Navy ship was conducting known as Novichok of ex-double agent but so far the government has United States. innocent passage through Ukrainian Sergei Skripal, a mole who betrayed effectively prevented travel to most Russia seized and annexed the Crimea territorial waters," he told reporters on a hundreds of Russian agents to Britain's countries through quarantine and peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 and visit to Singapore: "We were doing so in MI6 foreign spy service. (Reuters) testing rules, prompting the industry considers areas around its coast to be accordance with international law and to warn of multiple business failures and job losses. GREEN LIST McAfee antivirus software creator dead in Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is expected to announce later on Thursday changes to England's Spanish prison "green" list for quarantine-free travel amid speculation that restrictions MADRID (TIP): John McAfee, the was returned to the U.S. could be eased for Spanish islands. creator of the McAfee antivirus The court's ruling was made public on Currently there are just 11 "green" software, has been found dead in his cell Wednesday and could be appealed. Any destinations. Malta and the in a jail near Barcelona, a government final extradition order would also need Portuguese island of Madeira have official has said. to get approval from the Spanish also been touted as possible additions, Hours earlier, a Spanish court issued a Cabinet. and airlines have said they will be preliminary ruling in favor of the 75- Tennessee prosecutors charged ready to go should new destinations year-old tycoon's extradition to the McAfee with evading taxes after failing open. United States to face tax-related criminal to report income made from promoting But any wider reopening of travel charges. cryptocurrencies while he did from the UK faces a new challenge as Security personnel at the Brians 2 consultancy work, as well as income European destinations could start to penitentiary near the northeastern from speaking engagements and selling restrict entry. Spanish city tried to revive him, but the authorised to be named in media reports the rights to his life story for a German chancellor Angela Merkel jail's medical team finally certified his confirmed to the AP on Wednesday that documentary. The criminal charges said on Wednesday she would like death, a statement from the regional the dead man was McAfee. carry a prison sentence of up to 30 years. European countries to require people Catalan government said. Spain's National Court on Monday The entrepreneur was arrested last entering from Britain to go into The statement didn't identify McAfee ruled in favour of extraditing McAfee, October at Barcelona's international quarantine, as is the case in Germany, by name, but said he was a 75-year-old who had argued in a hearing earlier this airport. A judge ordered at that time that citing the high prevalence of the more U.S. citizen awaiting extradition to his month that the charges against him were McAfee should be held in jail while infectious Delta variant in the UK. country. A Catalan government source politically motivated and that he would awaiting the outcome of a hearing on (Reuters) familiar with the event who was not spend the rest of his life in prison if he extradition. (AP) THE INDIAN PANORAMA WOMEN FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 30 Nail art ideas to perk FOOD CORNER Chicken up your mood Burritos

hile we do pay a lot of attention to the kind of Wclothes we wear and the kind of accessories we carry with us. But most of us tend to overlook our nails. The grooming of your nails is as important as anything else. While putting nail paint indeed does a good job of making your nails look glamorous, there is nothing that compares to the style that comes with getting nail art done on your nails. Nail art, contrary to popular opinion, can be done at home. There are many designs that are pretty easy to follow and that you can give a shot at home. So check out 4 such nail art ideas that you urritos are filled with a savory filling, can try on your nails while being most often a meat such as chicken, beef, or stuck at home. Bpork, and often include a large array of other ingredients such as rice, cooked beans Use tape to create (either whole or refried), vegetables such as a unique design lettuce and tomatoes, cheese, and condiments such as salsa, pico de gallo, guacamole, or crema. Tape can be cut into different Chicken Burritos are favorite grab-and-go recipes shapes. So take small pieces of tape make small dots on your nails. You that is just below the tips. Paint the because they’re insanely easy to make, while being and cut them into a diagonal shape. can paint your nail in a neutral tips white and remove the tape. absolutely delicious every single time. They also keep Stick these pieces on your nails and colour and make dots on it in a Finish with a top coat and you are really well in the freezer, so you can make a big batch paint one half in a bright colour contrasting colour with the help of done! at one time and pull them out anytime over the next while leaving the other half blank, bobby pins. two months. to create a unique and eye-catching Rainbow nails nail art design. French manicure Rainbows look attractive, bright A classic french manicure is and colourful. They are very easy to Ingredients Bobby pins to the rescue something that never goes out of do and only require 3-5 different „ Chicken - 300 gms, cooked, shredded, Want to create fancy nail art at style. To do a french manicure at shades of nail paint. Simple paint skinless, boneless home? Then take out those bobby home, all you need to do is cut each of your nail in a different „ Sweet corn kernels - 150 gms, boiled, pins from your dressing table pieces of tape in a curved shape and colour and you are good to go! drained drawer and use the round part to stick them on the part of your nail Source: Pinkvilla „ Black beans (or red kidney beans) - 150 gms, rinsed, boiled, drained „ Tomatoes - 150 gms, finely chopped „ Flour tortillas - 4 Natural ways to make your hair grow faster „ Green chillies - 2 to 3, chopped „ Jalapenos - 1 tblsp, chopped ho doesn't yearn for long lustrous hair? But „ Red chilli flakes as per taste often due to inadequate nourishment and „ Garam masala powder - 2 tsp Wdamage, our natural hair growth is hindered. „ Black pepper powder as per taste So what can we do so as to increase the pace of our hair „ Salt as per taste growth? Just follow these simple tips and see the „ Coriander leaves - handful, chopped astounding results on your own. „ Cheese - 100 gms, grated Trimming to the rescue Optional ingredients Yes, you heard it right. Regular trimming of hairs „ Sour cream lettuce - handful, shredded every eight to ten weeks ensures fast hair growth. „ Tomatoes - 1/2 cup, chopped What happens is that due to excessive dirt and sun, the end of the hair usually gets damaged and rough, Method inducing split ends. When you regularly trim your hair, „ In a large bowl, combine the corn, black those split ends get cut off, leaving your hair to breathe Regular brushing every night beans, tomatoes, green chillies, coriander and grow without any hurdle. 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Massaging your hair with a good hot oil every hair fall and wrapping them in a towel can make this „ Place the burritos on the pan and warm week ensures that your hair is healthy and there are no even worse. Our hairs get rubbed with those massive them up for 3 to 5 minutes, turning gently more hair strands lying on your floor or brush. Try towel fibers making those strands of hair to fall. once or twice. using coconut, olive or lavender oil so as to bring that Instead, go for a microfiber towel, if you simply can't „ Serve. beautiful luster to your hair and help you hair grow. resist this habit. THE INDIAN PANORAMA HEALTH FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 31 Sleep apnea worsens heart disease, ups death risk

ealth care experts urge increased awareness of Hobstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among people with cardiovascular disease or risk factors such as high blood pressure, according to a new study. OSA occurs in 40 per cent to 80 per cent of people with cardiovascular disease, yet it is under-recognised and undertreated, according to the study. The findings of the study were published in 'Circulation', the Blood pressure-lowering Association's flagship journal. OSA occurs when an upper medicines linked to less airway obstruction causes repeated episodes of disrupted breathing during sleep. Symptoms include memory decline in older snoring, lapses in breathing, fragmented sleep and daytime adults: Study sleepiness. 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This statement is to encourage „ High blood pressure - OSA is „ Metabolic syndrome and Type High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a risk increased awareness, screening and present in 30-50 per cent of 2 diabetes factor for cognitive decline and dementia in older treatment as appropriate for sleep people with high blood While there's no consensus that adults. Nearly half of American adults have elevated apnea," said Chair of the scientific pressure, and up to 80 per cent screening for OSA alters clinical blood pressure. Treating high blood pressure with statement writing group Yerem of those who have resistant, or outcomes, the high prevalence of blood pressure-lowering medicines reduced the cases Yeghiazarians, M.D., FAHA, hard-to-treat high blood OSA among people with of mild cognitive impairment by 19 per cent in one professor of medicine and the pressure cardiovascular disease, along with large trial. Leone-Perkins Family Endowed „ Heart rhythm disorders such evidence that OSA treatment ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers Chair in Cardiology at the as atrial fibrillation and improves patient quality of life, are (ARBs), calcium channel blockers and diuretics are University of California, San sudden cardiac death reasons to screen and provide different classes of blood pressure-lowering Francisco. „ Stroke treatment, according to the study. medicines. Each class acts in a different way to reduce blood pressure, and some cross the blood-brain barrier, thereby impacting cognitive function. “Research has been mixed on which medicines have the most benefit to cognition,” said study author Skipping morning meal can have Daniel A. Nation, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychological science in the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders at the ill-effects on health University of California, Irvine. “Studies of angiotensin II receptor blockers and angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have clinical survey conducted by Ohio suggested these medicines may confer the greatest State University on more than 30,000 benefit to long-term cognition, while other studies AAmerican adults showed that have shown the benefits of calcium channel blockers skipping breakfast and missing out on the and diuretics on reducing dementia risk,” added A. calcium, vitamin C, fibre, vitamins and Nation. minerals, likely left adults low on those This is the first meta-analysis to compare the nutrients for the entire day. potential impact over time of blood pressure lowering The study published in the journal- medicines that do vs. those that do not cross the blood- Proceedings of the Nutrition Society shows brain barrier. The medicines were evaluated for their that adults who skip breakfast are likely to effects on several cognitive domains, including miss out on key nutrients that are most attention, language, verbal memory, learning and abundant in the foods that make up recall. Source: ANI morning meals. "What we're seeing is that if you don't eat the foods that are commonly consumed at PAGE SPONSORED BY breakfast, you have a tendency not to eat them the rest of the day.So those common breakfast nutrients become a nutritional gap," said Christopher Taylor, DR. SATISH AND GITANJLI ANAND professor of medical dietetics in the College of Medicine at The Ohio State University and senior author of the study. According to the US Department of Agriculture's latest dietary guidelines, calcium, potassium, fibre and DR. SATISH ANAND vitamin D are considered "dietary components of public health concern" for the general US population-- with iron Former Chairman, Board of added for pregnant women -- because shortages of those nutrients are associated with health problems. Trustees, AAPI National Most research related to breakfast has focused on the effects of the missed morning meal on children in school, E-Mail: which includes difficulty focusing and behavioural problems. [email protected] "With adults, it's more like, 'You know how important breakfast is.' But now we see what the implications really are if they miss breakfast," Taylor said. He completed the study with Ohio State School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences graduate students, GITANJLI ANAND Stephanie Fanelli and Christopher Walls. The research, which was supported by a regional dairy association. Former President, India The team used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which collects Association of Long Island health information on a nationally representative sample of about 5,000 people every year through interviews, (IALI) laboratory tests and physical exams. E-mail: [email protected] THE INDIAN PANORAMA SCIENCE & TECH FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 32 Facebook launches Astronauts finish installing podcasts, live audio service first solar arrays outside ISS acebook is launching podcasts and live audio streams in the WASHINGTON (TIP): Two FUS on Monday to keep users astronauts onboard the International engaged on its platform and to Space Station (ISS) has successfully compete with emerging rivals. completed the deployment of solar Facebook says it is allowing public arrays, which will soak up the sun's figures with verified accounts to energy to provide electrical power for start live audio rooms and invite the numerous research and science anyone else to speak. A handful of investigations conducted every day, as podcasts will be available to people in well as the continued operations of the the US at first and the company plans orbiting platform. to add more down the line. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has and ESA (European Space Agency) appeared on the video streaming app astronaut Thomas Pesquet in their Clubhouse in the past, hosted his eighth spacewalk of the year outside own live audio room on his Facebook the ISS deployed the new ISS Roll-Out page last week. Solar Array (iROSA) on the far end of “Live Audio Rooms and podcasts the left (port) side of the station's rolling out in the US is just the backbone truss structure. beginning of our audio journey,” The new iROSA was delivered to the wrote Fidji Simo, head of the ISS by the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Facebook app, in a blog post Monday. early this month. A Kimbrough and “Looking ahead, we are working Pesquet successfully unfolded the solar with creators who will use our audio array, bolted it into place, and unpressurised trunk. resolving an issue with the payload tools to further develop and launch connected cables to the station's power computer on the Hubble Space Soundbites — short-form, creative supply to complete deployment. Each of SpaceX Dragon's cargo Telescope. The operations team will be audio clips.” In addition, the astronauts removed launch missions will carry two arrays. running tests and collecting more But podcasts and live audio have and stowed hardware in preparation Once installed, the six iROSA arrays information on the system to further also been an outlet for racism, for releasing the second iROSA from will collectively produce over 120KW of isolate the problem. The science misinformation and extremist the flight support structure for power. instruments will remain in a safe mode material. Live audio is particularly installation. According to Redwire, the new state until the issue is resolved. The difficult to moderate, compared with The pair will work toward the second iROSA arrays will improve the ISS's telescope itself and science traditional social media posts. solar array upgrade, this one on the P6 power generation by 20-30 per cent. instruments remain in good health," Facebook, which announced its truss' 4B power channel, during Hubble telescope on halt after trouble the space agency said in a statement. audio plans to push into audio another spacewalk. The agency's initial findings pointed streams in April, says its rules apply The first pair of solar arrays were with payload computer: NASA to a degrading computer memory to live audio and podcasts and deployed in December 2000, with US Space agency NASA continues to module as the source of the computer anyone can report offending additional array pairs delivered in work on the payload computer on the halt. When the operations team material. September 2006, June 2007, and March Hubble Space Telescope, which halted attempted to switch to a back-up “In addition, our broader integrity 2009. The first pair of solar arrays have probably due to a degrading memory memory module, however, the and safety work and the tools we have provided continuous electrical power module. command to initiate the back-up built for proactively and to the station for more than 20 years Hubble, which has been watching the module failed to complete. automatically identifying harmful and are now showing signs of universe over the past 30 years, faced Another attempt was conducted on content are great building blocks, but degradation, NASA said. trouble with its payload computer on both modules to obtain more we plan to adapt tech and processes Developed by space infrastructure June 13. An attempt to restart the diagnostic information while again as we learn more,” the company said company Redwire, the iROSA or "flex computer failed on June 14, NASA trying to bring those memory modules in a prepared statement. Source: AP blanket" solar array, which is around said. online. However, those attempts were 3,000 pounds, was loaded in Dragon's "NASA continues to work on not successful, NASA said.

Windows 11 now official, brings fresh Online learning has changed the interface, centrally-placed start menu way students work indows 11 is now official. PALMERSTON NORTH (TIP: As Microsoft's new Windows university students wait on their mid- Woperating system has debuted year exam results, some will no doubt be nearly six years after the release of thinking about more than just passing. Windows 10 that took place in July 2015. Since COVID-19 pushed teaching and The update, which is being called the testing online last year, the issue of “next generation” of Windows, comes cheating has come into sharper focus. with a massive redesign over its Recent reports of University of predecessor, starting from an all-new boot Auckland students allegedly cheating in screen and startup sound to a centrally- online exams highlighted the potential placed Start menu and upgraded widgets. There are rounded corners on menus and for dishonesty in a trust-based system. Windows 11 also removes elements windows that look similar to the recent But the problem also highlights a rooms, exams were invigilated to ensure including the annoying “Hi Cortana” iPadOS release. You'll also see the Start tension between cultures: the students couldn't communicate with welcome screen and Live Tiles. The menu at the centre that is aimed at increasingly online world of higher each other in order to cheat. Redmond, Washington-based company is providing a modern experience. education, and the everyday world of Everyone had their place, and what essentially aiming to counter the likes of It is for the first time, perhaps since the students. students could take into the room was macOS and Chrome OS with its latest release of Windows NT 4.0 that was way This has made “cheating” in exams a described and restricted. Teachers set operating system. back in 1996, when we are not seeing the more complex and evolving question the exams, the students sat them, exams One of the most notable changes, which Start menu on the left side — now located than it once was. It also has implications were marked and final grades are given we already saw in a recently leaked ISO, centrally.The transition of the Start menu for the credibility and value of — simple enough. that Windows 11 brings to the users also brings all the default icons such as university education and how we COVID-19 changed all that. For currently running Windows 10 is the new Edge and File Explorer to the centre. This perceive student learning. institutions where “blended” (face-to- interface. It starts with a fresh setup new positioning makes Windows 11 more Traditionally, entry to university face and online) learning had already screen and continues to give a fresh look familiar to people who use macOS or exams was controlled using student been integrated, the digital switch was and feel across all core Windows elements. Chrome OS. identity card photo checks. Set in large not so dramatic. THE INDIAN PANORAMA BUSINESS FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 33 Competition Heineken buys 40% of over Rs 22,000 cr 14.98% more Commission ‘defrauded’ by Mallya, stake in UB NEW DELHI (TIP): probes Google Dutch brewing major Nirav,Choksi recovered: ED Heineken on Wednesday, for alleged June 23, said it has NEW DELHI (TIP): About 40 acquired an additional percent of the money lost by 14.98% stake in United unfair biz ways banks in alleged frauds Breweries Ltd, taking its he Competition Commission of perpetrated by fugitive total shareholding to India (CCI) has ordered a detailed businessmen Nirav Modi, 61.50%. "Heineken NV Tprobe against Google for alleged Mehul Choksi and Vijay Mallya today (on Wednesday) anti-competitive practices in the smart has been recovered so far, the announces that it has television operating systems market in Enforcement Directorate (ED) acquired an additional the country. said after the sale of attached 39,644,346 ordinary shares After assessing a complaint, the shares worth over Rs 5,800 crore in United Breweries Ltd watchdog has reached the prima-facie on Wednesday, June 23. (UBL) taking its view that Google is dominant in the According to the agency, the shareholding in UBL from relevant market for licensable smart latest sale proceeds take the 46.5% to 61.5%," Heineken TV device operating systems in India. total value of recovery to Rs said. In the order, the CCI said that prima- 9,041.5 crore, or 40 per cent of UBL, with its flagship facie mandatory pre-installation of all the over Rs 22,000 crore low-down on these two cases — sections of the Prevention of brand 'Kingfisher', is the the Google applications under allegedly defrauded by the trio. the estimated Rs 13,000 crore Money Laundering Act (PMLA), leading player in the beer Television App Distribution Agreement Commenting on the fraud allegedly carried out by went on to attach and seize total market in India. (TADA) amounts to imposition of development, Union Finance diamond trader Nirav Modi, his assets worth Rs 18,170.02 crore The move comes a day unfair conditions on the smart TV Minister Nirmala Sitharaman uncle Mehul Choksi and others in these two cases that included after markets regulator device manufacturers. tweeted, “Fugitives & economic in the Brady House branch of Rs 969 crore worth of properties SEBI had exempted offenders will be actively PNB in Mumbai and the about “located” abroad. Heineken International pursued; their properties Rs 9,000 crore Kingfisher “The quantum of the BV from the obligation of France sues Apple attached & dues recovered.” Airlines fraud triggered by attached and seized assets making an open offer The three, who fled overseas Mallya — in a statement issued represent 80.45 per cent of the following its proposed over developer as probe against them gathered here. total bank loss of Rs 22,585.83 acquisition of shares in pace, are being investigated by It said the three “defrauded” crore,” the ED said. UBL. central investigative agencies public sector banks by On Wednesday, out of these SEBI had on Tuesday contracts tied to such as the ED and the Central siphoning off the funds through attached assets, the Debts granted waiver following Bureau of Investigation (CBI) their companies which resulted Recovery Tribunal (DRT) on an application from App Store after they were alleged to have in total loss of over Rs 22,000 behalf of an SBI-led consortium Heineken International rance is suing Apple over cheated banks, and these frauds crore (Rs 22,585.83 crore in that lent money to Mallya sold seeking exemption from allegedly abusive contractual have been categorised as among definite numbers) to a clutch of fresh shares worth Rs 5,824.50 the applicability of SAST Fterms imposed on developers and the country’s biggest criminal banks. crore of United Breweries Regulations in its proposed startups that seek to sell their apps on loan heist till date. The ED, empowered to probe Limited (UBL), the agency said. acquisition of UBL's the tech giant's App Store, a The central agency gave the such cases under criminal Source: PTI equity shares. spokesperson for the finance ministry's consumer fraud watchdog told Reuters. France's leading startup lobby France Digitale has joined the case, according S&P cuts India’s FY22 to a court document seen by Reuters. Microsoft 2nd US firm to The case will be heard at Paris' growth forecast to 9.5% commercial court on Sept. 17, a pass $2 trillion market cap spokesperson for the court said. NEW DELHI (TIP): S&P Global Ratings on A spokesperson for Apple had no SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Tech giant Microsoft reached a $2 trillion Thursday, June 24, cut India's growth forecast for the immediate comment. market capitalisation in trading, joining a small group of global current fiscal to 9.5 per cent, from 11 per cent earlier, companies that have crossed that threshold -- including Apple. and warned of risk to the outlook from further waves Apple reached its own $2 trillion market cap back in August 2020. of Covid pandemic. Bitcoin drops Despite hitting $2 trillion in intraday trading on Tuesday, The agency lowered the growth outlook saying that Microsoft's valuation was about $300 million shy of the high-water a severe second Covid outbreak in April and May led mark by the time markets closed, AppleInsider reported. to lockdowns imposed by states and sharp contraction below Like Apple, Microsoft has benefitted from the work-from-home and in economic activity. remote education boom created as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We forecast growth of 9.5 per cent this fiscal year Since March 2020, when lockdowns began, Microsoft's stock has from our March forecast of 11 per cent,” S&P said. US$30,000 surged 64 per cent. Stating that permanent damage to private and itcoin fell below US$30,000 for the Back in April, the company reported that its sales had risen 19 per public sector balance sheets would constrain growth first time since January, briefly cent year-over-year to $41.7 billion in the first quarter of 2020. over the next couple of years, it projected India's Berasing gains for the year and As of writing, Apple's market valuation standards at $2.24 trillion, growth at 7.8 per cent in the next fiscal ending March adding to losses sparked a day earlier the report said. 31, 2023. when China's central bank deepened a Some analysts believe the Cupertino tech giant could become the “Further pandemic waves are a risk to the outlook crackdown on cryptocurrencies. first to hit a $3 trillion market cap within a few years. given that only about 15 per cent of the population has The world's largest cryptocurrency Along with the technology giants, oil company Saudi Aramco also received at least one vaccine dose so far, although dropped to US$28,600, its lowest since once surpassed the $2 trillion mark. On Tuesday, its market valuation vaccine supplies are expected to ramp up,” S&P said. early January, after giving up gains was $1.88 trillion. Source: IANS Indian economy contracted by 7.3 per cent in fiscal made during Asian hours. Its fall also 2020-21 as the country battled the first wave of Covid, pressured smaller coins such as ether. as against a 4 per cent growth in 2019-20. Bitcoin tumbled 11per cent on GDP growth in the current fiscal was estimated to Monday,its largest one-day drop in over be in double digits initially, but a severe second wave a month, with losses of nearly 30per of pandemic has led to various agencies cut growth cent in the last week alone almost projections. wiping out gains for the year-to-date. It Earlier this month, the RBI also cut India's growth was last down 2.3per cent at US$30,896. forecast to 9.5 per cent for this fiscal, from 10.5 per cent The sell-off was sparked by the estimated earlier. People's Bank of China urging China's It said manufacturing and exports were less largest banks and payment firms to severely affected compared with 2020, but services crack down harder on cryptocurrency were acutely disrupted. Consumption indicators such trading, the latest tightening of as vehicle sales fell sharply in May 2021 and consumer restrictions on the sector by Beijing. confidence remains downbeat. Source: PTI THE INDIAN PANORAMA ASTROLOGY FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 34 Shree Ganeshaya Namah

By Vedic Astrologer Nastur Bejan Daruwalla is available for astrological consultations. He can be reached at [email protected] and on phone +91 8141234275 for astrological queries VEDIC ASTROLOGER NASTUR Chirag Bejan Daruwalla with his father late Bejan Daruwalla BEJAN DARUWALLA www.bejandaruwalla.com

TIP brings you Weekly and Birthday Horoscope by WEEKLY HOROSCOPE Astro Friend Chirag - Blessed Son of Astrologer Bejan Daruwalla June 28 to July 4, 2021

Aries Leo Sagittarius Ganesha says you will feel appreciated this Negative energies are non-existent for you this This week is going to be too exciting for you as week for your efforts in making those around week. Your stars are all aligned to help you be a result of lots of fun and adventure. Your you happy. You won't face any major problems the happiest person this week. Apart from destiny has very great plans for you this week. in your life this week. Your partner will be minor inconveniences, you will have a better You will be bound to take many decisions and very supportive of you whether it's your week than you've had in a while. Your health is accordingly you will achieve great success. health or your work, discuss with them the better this week because you have worked Sooner you are going to increase your sources issues that you have been having with certain towards it. It will regress faster if you put of happiness and that will allow you to gain aspects of your professional life, your partner yourself in stressful situations this week. better standard of living from within. Your will be able to help you regarding that as well. past issues with your partner are going to get Your health will be spectacular this week and Virgo under control. you will have a lot of fun. You will have a lot of confidence this week that'll guide you to a lot of success and Capricorn Taurus appreciation from your colleagues. Although You will be able to make some great decisions You will be appreciated by your family, focus this confidence won't be appreciated by your of important business issues with the help of on that a lot this week. Your love life is partner as till the end of the week your right guidance this week. Your cooperation taking a highly positive turn and you are behavior might change into being quite and convincing skills will be appreciated this about to discover new ways to express your egoistic and borderline rude. Your love life will week. You will make some investments in the sentiments towards the person you love this be somewhat rocky this week due to your share market which will bring you good gains week. This is the week you will realize how behavior. The fights and rifts this week can be later. You will not be able to spend more time to get your act together and finally stop avoided if you take time and reflect on your with your family due to t less burden of work being disappointed in yourself and get some behavior this week. This week will be a this week. Strictly prohibit yourself from work done this week. significant day for your partner to determine funding into a very large venture and lending how well you can handle success. on the last day of the week. In the middle of Gemini the week, you will be able to execute your Just another beautiful week for you. You seem Libra plans and gain effective results. to be going on a positive streak these days. Your business will demand all of your time Relish the positive energy you have been and attention this week. You will need to pull Aquarius experiencing and use it to be as productive as out all the stops to get out of the trouble that Your week will start with excitement and you can be. If you want to start a new venture you're in this week. If you are not able to finish happiness as a result of transition of moon. now this week you have the perfect time. You the task before the deadline it is very likely You are likely to make lots of great memories will feel at a very safe place in your that you'll lose your client. Hence do and feel like a king. Your work productivity relationship this week and it will everything you can to finish off the work this will also increase. Your love life will bloom. progressively get better. Although things will week. Your health will bother you a lot this You will confess your feelings to your partner go way too fast for you this week, it will all feel week. Expect a headache of stomachache this and they will accept your proposal. You may like a fairytale for you. week. Your health needs a little bit of your have some issues in your married life due to attention. Your health will be fine if you take difference of opinion with your spouse but Cancer time out to be physically active. things will be totally alright. It's a good week to As you notice that your wellbeing improves channelize your funds in construction over this week, challenges and changes Scorpio business and share market. arrive in your relationships. It's nothing that You will need to face financial responsibilities you can't handle if you chose to remain calm and you even will need to book some Pisces and peaceful. Focus on being kind caring and investments in this week itself. People in love This is the week of redundant hard work for gentle and make way for a very long-lasting should really take care and should avoid you which will definitely be difficult but will relationship this week. There is a possibility arguments or else it will lead you to ruining help you get through your life very easily.A lot of financial gain through investments this your good week. In mid of the week Saturn of learning will happen this week, in your week. You will also become very successful in and moon will be at your doorstep. Things will professional as well as personal life. This accumulating money this week as your slowly get under control. You will again be knowledge will take you very far in life and credibility will make your business look like able to control your mind properly which will your career as well. Pay attention, take notes if it is on the verge of a successful help you from zoning out at work. You will you have to, but make sure to implement breakthrough and will attract a lot of clients work hard, and hard work will reward you whatever advice you have been given today as this week. with very satisfying results. it will work out a lot in your favor.

CONTD ON PAGE 35 THE INDIAN PANORAMA ASTROLOGY FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 35 BIRTHDAY HOROSCOPE JUNE 28TO JULY 4, 2021 By Astro Friend Chirag - Blessed Son of Astrologer Bejan Daruwalla

CONTD FROM PAGE 34 June 30 thoughts today especially regarding your June 28 Your love life is progressing at a very great rate relationship. A lot of unexpected obstacles will also Ganesha says you will have to focus on becoming hence it might give you a lot of assurance and joy arise due to big mistakes of your employees hence the best version of yourself today. You need to about whether this relationship will work out, rest today your temper will be tested as well. Being understand that today marks a pivotal change in assured that it will. Today is all about practicing angry at your employees will ruin the work even your behavior and actions and you need to take into calmness for you. Use today to express your more hence no matter how hard it is, learn to be consideration that you've been very relaxed and gratitude towards your partner by planning a nice kind. complacent in the past few days and today you need surprise for them. to take it upon yourself to change. July 3 July 1 You will have a lot of luck today that'll guide you June 29 Your optimistic nature and leadership skills will towards achieving everything that you want which You will spend a lot of time with your loved ones help you move past any hurdles without much will lead you to receive appreciation from your today. It won't be over the top fun or adventurous effort. You will feel as if you're being tested in colleagues as well as the higher authority. A great you're likely to stay home. But it'll be a nice warm strength and character as well as patience by your day for you simply because of your luck today. and cozy day for you. You will have a lot of partner. Use the tremendous energy you have today confidence today that'll guide you to a lot of success to focus entirely on yourself which is your health, July 4 and appreciation from your colleagues. Although spirituality, goals and aspirations. Although you Today is a great day for your love life because you this confidence won't be appreciated by your will be annoyed by your partner, you have the will will feel amazing and confident by yourself which partner as till the end of the day your behavior and strength today to ignore them and focus on has a positive effect on your health. You need to might change into being quite egoistic and yourself. focus on your partner as well today even though borderline rude. you will only feel like being alone today; you will July 2 also enjoy spending time with your partner today. You need to work on calming your negative THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVT FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 36 THE INDIAN PANORAMA SPIRITUALITY FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 37 Sant Kabirdas Jayanti

ant Kabirdas (1440-1518 circa) was a famous poet, saint and social reformer of India. His writings have Kabirdas Jayanti falls on Thursday, June 24 Sgreatly influenced the Bhakti movement. Kabir Panth which is a religious community recognizes him as its founder and its members are known as Kabir Panthis, the followers of Saint Kabirdas. His writings include Bijak, Sakhi Granth, Kabir Granthawali and Anurag Sagar. The major part of Kabir's work was collected by the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev,and incorporated into the Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib. The hallmark of Kabir's work consists of his two line couplets, known as Kabir Ke Dohe. The birth anniversary of Sant Kabir is observed on Jyeshtha Purnima as per Hindu lunar calendar. Sant Kabir is considered to be one of the greatest poets as well as mystics ever born in India. He believed that human beings are equal and being one with God is the ultimate aim of every individual. His love and devotion towards the Supreme One clearly reflects in his poetry. The Holy Guru Granth Sahib contains over 500 verses by the great saint, Kabir. The verses or dohas of Guru Kabir are still read by people with awe and admiration. Read on to explore the biography of Sant Kabir further. Early Life As per the life history of Saint Kabir, he was born in 1398 AD. It is said that he was found floating on a lotus leaf in a tank in Benaras by a Muslim weaver. The weaver took the vulnerable child under his care and following the traditional manner, gave him the name of 'Kabir', meaning 'the great one'. Even at a young age, Kabir displayed enormous spiritual talent.

Meeting his Guru Islam for, these could never bind together mankind. Hence it became very difficult to have an exact Kabir always wanted to become a disciple of Hence he advised all to give up hatred and perpetuate love defamation of the soul. Ramanand. However, since he was a Muslim, it was next for one and all. Impermanence of the world to impossible for him to get initiation from a Hindu. So, God he took recourse to a trick. Ramanand daily went to the Kabir asserted the impermanence of all things in the bathing ghat for his pre-dawn ritual ablutions. Kabir lay God was the focal point of Kabir’s religion and Kabir world. All living and non living things like insects, on the steps of the ghat in such a way that Ramanand addressed him in different names. In his opinion God animals, trees, rivers, mountains and human beings are stepped on him. Shocked at this incident, he chanted alone was Ram, Rahim, Govind, Allah, Khuda, Hari etc. only temporary and all would cease to exist some day.He 'Rama! Rama!'. Kabir said that since he had received But for Kabir, ‘Saheb’ was his favorite name. He said god advised his followers not to lament the death of teachings from him, in the form of the words 'Rama! was everywhere and His domain is unlimited. God was something which was bound to die. Hence he emphasized Rama!', he was Ramanand's disciple. Impressed with the pure, sacred, existing, without form, light, endless and that in this impermanent world, the only truth and intelligence of Kabir, Ramanand took him as his disciple. inseparatable. Hence God was all powerful and he could permanent reality was God, who could be attained only be worshipped through love and devotion. In thought Bhakti. Guru Kabir ke Dohe whatever name one addresses Him, God is one and has no Salvation The hallmark of Kabir's works consists of his two line second. Hence Kabir preached Monotheism. couplets, known as the 'Kabir ke Dohe'. The Dohas reflect Teacher Liberation or salvation was another contention of the deep philosophical thinking of the poet saint. Kabir. Liberation implied freedom from the pangs of life In Kabir’s dictum the Teacher or ‘Guru’ has been and death. Liberation according to him was a state of Philosophy accorded the prime position. The teacher according to “fearlessness”. By citing an example he said just as water Sant Kabir believed in the Vedantic concepts of atman. him was the incarnation of God. Kabirs had this flows out of a hole in a pot and mixes with the water He always advocated the Impersonal Aspect of God realization only when he came in contact with outside, similarly, after death the individual soul moves (Nirguna) and therefore, was against idol worship. As per Ramananda. It was the guidance of a teacher that led out of the gross body to merge with the cosmic soul. This his view, all human beings are equal and the societal man in the proper direction and helped him in developing is liberation. caste system that is so widely prevalent in our country is the right insight. fallacious. He said that true guru is the one who can be The Path of Bhakti PAGE SPONSORED BY attained through direct experience. The common ways of realizing God, like chanting, austerities, etc, are Kabir stressed that the only way to attain God was ARISH K. SAHANI worthless. through the path of Bhakti. Intense love and devotion Serving Since 1972 would surely lead one to the ultimate attainment of Teachings Godhood. Total submission at His feet helps one to reach Please Call or Write for Your Kabir spent much of his time in the company of Hindu him and this should be the ultimate goal of all was what Insurance Needs ascetics, saints and Muslim sufis. So he imbibed the Kabir emphasized. For this no rituals or ceremonies were Arish K Sahani tenets of both the religions and realized the best of both. needed, only purity of heart and unflinching devotion (Father) Allah and Ram were but names of the same God. He was were the two essentials. Hence Kabir advised his to be found neither in temples nor in mosques, neither in followers to attain Godhood through the path of Bhakti. Shiv Sahani (Son) Benares nor in Mecca but only in the heart of a true Soul Priya Sahani Sood devotee. (Daughter) Kabir’s philosophical tenets were extremely simple. He Matters relating the soul were an integral part of was known as the guiding spirit of the Bhakti Movement. Kabir’s spiritual messages. Soul according to him was 7 1 8 - 2 7 1 - 1 9 0 6 He preached Bhakti or ‘Devotion’ through the medium of life, breath and knowledge. It was a part of the ‘ultimate his ‘Dohas’. Kabir’s Dohas touched everybody’s heart and knowledge’. The soul itself was the creation and it also [email protected] he was endeared by all. Following are the aspects on was the creator. It was also the knowledge and the which kabir has expressed his ideas; knowledgeable. The soul was the creator of all things, it “If Hindus don’t maintain Hinduism, who shall save it?” Love also was the destroyer. In Kabir’s opinion cows may be of different colours but milk was the same. “If India’s own children don't cling to their faith, who shall Love for all was Kabir’s principal tenet. He emphasized Hence, though different ideas and thoughts may be guard it?” that love was the only medium which could bind the merging together, soul remained the same. Soul was one, entire human kind in an unbreakable bond of fraternity. inseparable and self-creating. It was the greatest creation “Indians alone can save India, and India and Hinduism are Kabir detested the frivolities and rituals in Hinduism and of God. Kabir propounded many different views on soul. one.” THE INDIAN PANORAMA MISCELLANY FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 38 Hopes rise on location of GOPIO global headquarters

NEW YORK (TIP): GOPIO "Considering that GOPIO is a charitable International, the Global Organization of organization, this offer was considered as People of Indian Origin (www.gopio.net), a most valuable concession to GOPIO may soon realize its long-cherished dream where it can establish an appropriate of establishing its World Headquarters in office and direct its activities and the US. This will enable the organization efficiently service all its Regional offices to coordinate its activities and interact and Country Chapters in a most effective with the Indian Diaspora in an ideal way", said Harbachan Singh. GOPIO has manner. Talks are ongoing with the CEO now matured and grown worldwide, and it and Chairman of the Redberri was time that it changed its shell. GOPIO Corporation Dr. Deepak K. Vyas in this was established in USA in 1989 and has regard. If things work out according to the since expanded and spanned across the plan GOPIO hopes to inaugurate the world where it has over 30 Chapters and headquarters coinciding with the 75th several hundreds of Life members doing a Indian Independence Day celebrations on phenomenal job. The overseas Indians are August 15, 2021. United States Vice beginning to rely on GOPIO to help solve President Kamala Harris is being invited their problems. to inaugurate the opening ceremony. It is GOPIO has conducted several programs also expected that a life size statute of in cooperation with the Consulate General Mahatma Gandhi will be unveiled at this GOPIO President Sunny Kulathakal, International Coordinator for N.A. Harbachan Singh, of India in different parts of the world. Convention center. State and local high Treasurer Sohan Joshi and President of Chicago Chapter Gladson Varghese representing GOPIO, This collaboration is leading to the ability dignitaries will be invited and are also visited the premises to forge more partnerships. GOPIO expected to attend. International's collaboration with the GOPIO officials discussed on June 5, Headquarters at his Convention Center consideration. He expressed his profound Redberri Corporation will further 2021 at Sandwich, Illinois with Dr. Deepak edifice in Sandwich, USA. gratitude to Dr. Deepak Vyas for the offer. enhance interaction between Mother India K. Vyas by phone (due to his absence on GOPIO President Sunny Kulathakal, Mr. Sunny Kulathakal stated that, and the Indian population at a higher level account of an unforeseen personnel International Coordinator for N.A. "GOPIO International advocates for the both in terms of qualitative and emergency) to explore the viability of Harbachan Singh, Treasurer Sohan Joshi people's rights, fights on their behalf and quantitative endeavors, and in a establishing the GOPIO World and President of Chicago Chapter Gladson assists the Indian Diaspora around the professional way on a worldwide basis. Headquarters in Sandwich, Illinois at the Varghese representing GOPIO, visited the globe on issues such as, immigration and More details regarding this Convention Center of the Redberri premises and had a preliminary visa, PIO card matters, social services for announcement will be available shortly at Corporation. Dr. Deepak Vyas, who was discussion with Dr. Deepak Vyas. The the Diaspora, inheritance and legacy http://www.gopio.net/ or contact: GOPIO the Special Guest of GOPIO at Varanasi broad perimeters of a cooperation issues and to facilitate the often-stranded International president Sunny Kulathakal Governing General Body meeting in India agreement were discussed and Mr. Sunny Diaspora travelers to their home country, at 314-926-6103. on January 20, 2019, had graciously offered Kulathakal decided to take back the offer and scores of other issues related to family (Based on a press release) to accommodate GOPIO's International to the GOPIO Executive Council for and property matters." contd from page 1 the group had apparently been understated. registration fee for each beneficiary. Yet another bank fraud in India: Advances to the related/unrelated parties were also "The electronic registration process has streamlined suspected to have been understated by ?1,990.36 crore processing by reducing paperwork and data exchange Gautam Thapar, others booked in and ?2,806.63 crore, respectively, as on March 31, 2018. and provided overall cost savings to employers seeking The FIR lists 19 major instances of suspected to file H-1B cap-subject petitions," it said. USD3.3 billion bank fraud case siphoning and diversion of funds, which include non- According to USCIS, for fiscal 2021, the number of "The searches were carried out in Delhi, Gurugram disclosure of unauthorized transactions in the nature petitions filed during the initial filing period was below and Mumbai," said a CBI official. The case has been of loans taken from banks/financial institutions and the number projected as needed to reach the numerical registered on a complaint lodged by the SBI on behalf of connected party aggregating to ?635 crore. allocations. all the lenders, alleging fraud committed by the As alleged, ?634 crore written off in the prior years This discrepancy was likely related to multiple borrowers from 2015 to 2019. was misrepresented to the board, and post-dated factors, including the economic, political and public Earlier this month, the agency had booked Avantha cheques and comfort letters issued by the senior health uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Realty Limited and its promoter, Mr. Thapar, for management in relation to certain borrowings from as well as the fact that FY-2021 was the first year that we allegedly cheating the Yes Bank of ?466.51 crore in 2017- some related parties were not recorded. In the restated implemented the electronic registration process. 19. He is under investigation in another CBI case financial statement, ?303.45 crore amount has wrongly "Therefore, in August 2020, we selected additional instituted in March last year against former Yes Bank restated in the name of Avantha Holdings Limited and registrations that were held in reserve. The filing managing director Rana Kapoor and others. Servomax Infratel Private Limited. period for registrations selected in August ended on In the latest case, among those named as accused are Some transactions with the Diwan Housing Finance November 16, 2020," it said. C.G. Power and Industrial Solution's then chief Limited Pramerica Asset Managers Private Limited "Some petitioners indicated a start date after October executive officer and managing director K. N. have also been mentioned in the FIR registered on 1, 2020. We rejected or administratively closed those Neelkanth; executive director and chief financial Tuesday. petitions because they were based on registrations officer Madhav Acharya; director B. Hariharan; non- submitted during the initial registration period but executive director Omkar Goswami; and then chief U.S. allows some H-1B visa seekers to indicated a start date after October 1, 2020. Upon financial officer Venkatesh Rammoorthy. re-submit their applications reconsideration, we no longer believe that the It is alleged that they indulged in diversion and regulations required us to reject or administratively siphoning of funds through sham transactions with "Such petitions must be re-submitted before October close those petitions," the USCIS said. related parties. The accused borrowed funds by 1, 2021. If properly resubmitted, we will consider the The move comes days after the powerful the U.S. misrepresentation, falsified books of accounts, entries, petition to have been filed on the original receipt date," Chambers of Commerce launched a massive campaign vouchers and financial statements, and furnished the USCIS said. to address the acute shortage of skilled and incorrect or misleading information. In 2020, USCIS implemented an electronic professional workforce in America. According to the FIR, during August 2019, the registration process for the H-1B cap. The demand to increase the H-1B quota, which company's board disclosed to the Securities and Prospective petitioners seeking to file H-1B cap- currently is at 65,000 and another 20,000 for those who Exchange Board of India about several suspicious subject petitions, including for beneficiaries eligible for have higher studies from the U.S., is part of the unauthorized transactions, including previously the advanced degree exemption, must first America Works campaign launched by the U.S. undisclosed debts. The liabilities of the company and electronically register and pay the USD 10 H-1B Chambers of Commerce early this month. (Source: PTI) THE INDIAN PANORAMA TRAVEL FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 39 Jaisalmer: The golden city

f geology interests you, then Jaisalmer is where you The main square here is called the Dussehra Chowk, You can also stay here overnight to enjoy the need to journey. The Wood Fossil Park or Aakal is while the main palace is the Rajmahal. This seven- campfires and folk music and dance performances held Ilocated about 15 kilometres away from the city. Here, storey building was the residence of the former rulers. every evening. Rajasthan Tourism Development one can discover and trace geologic tragedies that Its façade is embellished with stone carvings, while its Corporation runs the Sam Dhani Resort on a hillock in occurred in the Thar Desert 180 million years ago. The interior houses the Jaisalmer Fort Palace Museum and front of the dunes. It has cottages and tents, which are city of Jaisalmer also acts as the guard to western Heritage Centre. The rooftop offers panoramic views of perfect for a peaceful retreat. Rajasthan (and India’s) frontier. This 'Golden City’ is the city. located close to the Pakistan border and in close SALIM SINGH-KI-HAVELI proximity to the Thar Desert. The city’s most prominent JAIN TEMPLES This haveli was built by Salim Singh, the prime landmark is the Jaisalmer Fort, also called Sonar Qila This set of seven Jain temples lies inside the walls of minister of Jaisalmer in the 19th century. Its most eye- (Golden Fort). Unlike most other forts in India, the Jaisalmer Fort. They are connected to each other, catching feature is its beautiful arched roof with carved Jaisalmer Fort is not just a tourist attraction. It houses and are all adorned with intricate carvings of brackets shaped like peacocks, and pretty balconies shops, hotels and ancient havelis (homes) where mythological and dancing figures. These yellow below it. The haveli is also distinct because it’s been generations continue to live. sandstone temples were built between the 12th and the constructed entirely of stone, without the use of cement Jaisalmer traces its inception to the 12th century. 16th centuries. They are dedicated to various or mortar. A part of the haveli is still occupied, but it’s History tells us of Rawal Jaisal, the eldest heir of the tirthankaras. The largest of them, the Parsvanath worth a visit primarily for its exquisitely designed Rawal of Deoraj, was passed over for the throne of Temple, is dedicated to the 22nd tirthankara. exterior. Lodurva and a younger half-brother was crowned king. Rawal Jaisal went looking for a new location to set up PATWON-KI-HAVELI BADA BAGH his capital when he came across sage Eesul. The sage This ornate haveli is among the most splendid in This garden, located on the outskirts of Jaisalmer, told him about Krishna’s prophecy which said that a Jaisalmer. It consists of a set of five houses, which were contains the cenotaphs of the Rajpur rulers. These are descendant of his Yaduvanshi clan would found a new built by five Jain merchant brothers in the 19th century. pyramidal and domed in shape, and have beautiful kingdom at this same spot. It was in 1156 that Rawal Their exterior is covered with intricate carvings. Inside, carved ceilings and equestrian statues of the rulers. Jaisal constructed a mud fort, named it Jaisalmer after some of the walls are decorated with paintings and Each chhatri also has inscribed tablets recording the himself and declared it his capital. mirror work. The buildings comprise of a set of rooms, death of the Maharawals. There’s also a set of windmills constructed around a central courtyard. There’s also a nearby, which make for a picturesque sight. There are JAISALMER FORT shop selling embroidered textiles and brocades. several other attractions close to Bada Bagh. Amar Perched on top of a small hill, this large fort makes for Sagar consists of a beautifully-carved Jain temple a mesmerising sight. Also known as the Golden Fort, it SAM SAND DUNES located on the banks of a water reservoir. Lodhurva, the is surrounded by a 30 foot high wall, and has over 99 These shifting white sand dunes, located close to the former capital of the Bhatti Rajputs, is now in ruins but bastions and some imposing gateways or pols. It has village Sam, are a great way to explore the Thar desert. it still has magnificent Jain temples with a gorgeous been inhabited for centuries, and encloses houses, They are located 45 kilometres from Jaisalmer. The best gateway. The main temple contains several beautiful handicraft shops, palaces, temples, hotels and way to explore the desert is through camel rides. The sculptures and a silver image of Parsvanath, the 23rd restaurants, connected by cobble stone paths. dunes look especially picturesque at sunset and sunrise. tirthanakara. THE INDIAN PANORAMA CLASSIFIEDS FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 40 THE INDIAN PANORAMA SPORTS FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 41 Bizarre own-goal helps Spain New Zealand beat India to advance to last 16 win inaugural World Test at Euro 2020 bizarre blunder by the Championship goalkeeper helped Spain find its Ascoring touch at the European Championship. SOUTHAMPTON (TIP): India's revered And it also helped them advance to superstars failed to dazzle on the 'D-Day' as the round of 16. New Zealand's canny operators and their An embarrassing own-goal by classy skipper Kane Williamson goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka in the deservingly walked away with the first half put Spain on its way to a 5-0 inaugural World Test Championship title victory Wednesday, coming only after a composed eight-wicket win in the minutes after the hosts had missed final that exposed multiple frailties in Virat another penalty kick and wasted more Kohli's team. scoring chances. Just like that overcast morning at the Old Dúbravka saved that early penalty Trafford two years back, India's batsmen from Álvaro Morata but then clumsily fluffed their morning lines against a knocked the ball into his own net after familiar opposition, albeit with the red it ricocheted high into the air off a Dukes, and were skittled out for 170 on the shot by Pablo Sarabia in the 30th best day for batting in a game marred by minute. inclement weather. Dúbravka stood just off his line and A target of 139 wasn't going to be difficult waited for the ball to descend. He and Williamson (52 not out), after a brilliant jumped to swat it over for a corner, but match as captain, played sublime drives in the ball veered to his left and rolled off a short chase on a balmy reserve day which his right hand and into the net. was used to compensate for two days of Desolate, he stood by the goal line as cricket being lost to rain. some of his teammates came over to There was the trademark serene smile on support him. his face which widened following a hug Kane Williamson and his champion side. Aymeric Laporte added to Spain's from his mate Ross Taylor (47 not out) in a lead before halftime, and Sarabia, very low-key celebration for a team that is the sword while his seniors found it chances but before that an inspirational Ferran Torres and another own-goal in high-profile in its own right. difficult to play the game of survival piece of captaincy from Williamson left an the second half made it five for “La Senior off-spinner Ravichandran against the canniest of pace attacks. indelible mark.He got Wagner to come Roja,” which had been facing Ashwin's two early wickets raised hopes of By tea, India had another batting disaster round the wicket to Jadeja and the left-arm elimination in front of its own fans. a twist in the tale but Williamson and with only 170 runs in their second innings "pounder" went wide enough to nearly cut The victory allowed Spain to Taylor doused them one patient stroke at a leaving New Zealand with a target that they the side crease and angled one for Jadeja to advance in second place in Group E time. Perhaps the cricket Gods wanted a were expected to chase. nick it behind the stumps. with five points. The team will next course correction for Williamson and his It was one of the worst batting Pant's approach of dealing with the New play Croatia in Copenhagen on men, who were left high and dry during performances on a good track with sun Zealand attack was better than just being in Monday. Sweden, which defeated that evening at the Lord's where twist of beating down. the shell, something that did more harm Poland 3-2 in the other match, won the cruel fate and horrible rules robbed them Williamson is probably one of the few than good for Cheteshwar Pujara (15 off 80 group. off deserving glory in the 2019 World Cup. captains who have now got the Indian team balls). That was not to be the case on Wednesday out for less than 250 in six consecutive Before Pujara, the extra bounce outside when their bowlers choked India, who innings, a testimony to his brilliant the off-stump had the Indian skipper falling Jadeja displaces seemed to be in pursuit of a draw to lay cricketing acumen and near the perfect for it and BJ Watling got the easiest of their hands on the glittering mace. execution of plans by his bowlers. catches in his final game for the Black Holder as top Williamson's pacers completely rejected Tim Southee (4/48) did the early damage Caps. Pujara's abilities of grinding out their idea and ensured that a World Cup with his swing bowling, Neil Wagner (1/44) bowlers have reached mythical proportions had one winner and the deserving one at bowled those hard "rib cage" overs coming and once again he wasn't looking to score. Test all-rounder that. round the stumps and Trent Boult (3/44), The pressure built and Jamieson fired ndia’s Ravindra Jadeja on For Kohli, this is the third failure in big with his ability to bring it back into the left- one in with the angle. Pujara wanted to Wednesday, June 23, dislodged ICC events after the 2017 Champions hander, made for a brilliant few hours of remove his bat but it seemed the ball tailed IWest Indian Jason Holder as the Trophy and the 2019 World Cup. Test cricket. him and Taylor got a regulation catch. world’s top all-rounder in the latest He might just have one more shot, which And then there was India's nemesis Kyle Ajinkya Rahane (15 off 40 balls) also ICC Test rankings. is the T20 World Cup this year,and failing to Jamieson (2/30), who got his "bunny" Kohli didn't last long and as it has happened with Jadeja is two points ahead of Holder win that could warrant some changes in third time in three Tests and twice in one to India often, their tail didn't wag save for (384) while England all-rounder Ben the team hierarchy.Mahendra Singh Dhoni put the icing on the cake. Mohammed Shami (13), who slashed three Stokes is third with 377 points. is worshipped because of three ICC Pant fought for two and half hours for his fours before Williamson cleverly deployed a Another Indian, Ravichandran trophies and it was ironical that India's 41 but it was more intent and less content as "fly third-man" (neither short third-man Ashwin is fourth with 353 points, abject surrender happened on the same a cavalier devil may care approach didn't nor the traditional third man) for the shot, followed by Shakib Al Hasan of date on which the revered former skipper get him too many runs. which promptly landed in the fielder's Bangladesh (338). won the Champions Trophy in the same The catch that Henry Nicholls took while palms. Ashwin remained at second spot in country eight summers back. running backwards was as good as one It was a day when everything went the bowlers’ rankings on 850 points, When India batted, it was only Rishabh would witness at this level. haywire for India and poor captaincy made below Pat Cummins (908) of Australia. Pant (41), who was ready to live and die by Pant's dismissal did hamper India's matters worse. Source: PTI Tim Southee (830) of New Zealand is third. Among the batsmen, there was no change in top-five with Indian Ronaldo becomes joint top-scorer in men’s international football captain Virat Kohli static at fourth on 814. Steve Smith of Australia BUDAPEST (TIP): Portugal from the spot against France group stage game and if he continued to be the top batsman on striker Cristiano Ronaldo has and as a result, he now has 109 scores one more goal, he will 891 points, followed by Kane become the joint top-scorer in goals from 176 matches for become the highest scorer in Williamson (886) of New Zealand and men's international football. Portugal. men's international football. Marnus Labuschagne (878) of He achieved the feat in The striker is currently tied After scoring in every Euro Australia. Portugal's Euro 2020 game with Iran's legend Ali Daei, who 2020 game, Ronaldo has also England captain Joe Root (797) is at against France on Wednesday also scored 109 goals from 149 become the first Portuguese number five, followed by the Indian (local time) here at the Puskas matches. striker to register goals in all pair of Rishabh Pant and Rohit Arena in Budapest. Ronaldo has so far scored in three group stage matches in Sharma at joint at sixth on 747 points. Ronaldo scored two goals Portugal's every Euro 2020 the competition. THE INDIAN PANORAMA TURN PAGE FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 42 contd from page 1 keeping in view the best interests and the welfare of the CNN) people of Jammu and Kashmir. J&K parties find common ground on... Senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta said the meeting Rudy Giuliani's NY Law License... polls can happen soon after the delimitation exercise, was "meaningful". "All parties talked about the lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump and the the sources said, adding that by and large most development of J&K and presented their opinions. In Trump campaign in connection with Trump's failed participants expressed willingness for it. the time to come, the political process is going to begin. effort at reelection in 2020," the decision states. "These The Prime Minister stressed that an atmosphere of Assembly will be constituted in J&K once again," Mr. false statements were made to improperly bolster safety and security needs to be ensured for all sections Gupta said. (With inputs from PTI) respondent's narrative that due to widespread voter of society in Jammu and Kashmir and he wanted to fraud, victory in the 2020 United States presidential remove 'Dilli ki Duri as well as 'Dil Ki Duri' (distance Biden accepts a deal on infrastructure... election was stolen from his client." The decision reads from Delhi as well as distance of heart), according to "We all agree that none of us got all we wanted. I as a refutation of the so-called "Big Lie" that Trump, not the sources. clearly didn't get all I wanted, they gave more than I President Joe Biden, would have won the 2020 election if All the constituents of the Gupkar Alliance, think maybe what they were planning to give in the first not for massive voter fraud. including Dr. Abdullah and Ms. Mufti, reiterated their place," Biden said. "But this reminds me of the days Giuliani, in the days and weeks following the demand to restore the special status of J&K. In a when we used to get an awful lot done up in the United election, spread those false claims far and wide to cast freewheeling three-and-a-half-hour interaction with States Congress." The President said: "Bipartisan deals doubt on the legitimacy of Biden's election, as detailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, J&K parties, across the mean compromise." in the decision. In just one example, Giuliani claimed at political divide, find the common ground on deepening Biden said later in the day that he would not sign the various times "that 65,000 or 66,000 or 165,00 [sic] democracy, early process and taking the PM's dialogue bipartisan infrastructure bill unless the investments he underage voters" illegally voted in the Georgia 2020 process forward. has proposed in his American Families Plan, which election, the decision states. This was debunked by "Building trust is very necessary. Restoration of full Democratic leadership plans on passing through the Georgia officials who compared all people who voted in statehood will be the first trust building exercise from budget reconciliation process, also end up on his desk. the election to their full birthdays, according to the New Delhi," Dr. Abdullah, NC president and the Gupkar "If this is the only thing that comes to me, I'm not decision. alliance chief, said. His son and former Chief Minister signing it. It's in tandem," Biden said. "The audit revealed that there were zero (0) underage Omar Abdullah said there has been a breach of trust The President said: "The bipartisan bill from the very voters in the 2020 election," the decision states. "While a between Delhi and Srinagar and requires measures beginning was understood there's going to have to be small number of voters (four) had requested a ballot from the PM, as he described the August 5, 2019 move as the second part of it. I'm not just signing the bipartisan prior to turning 18, they all turned 18 by the time the "unacceptable" and "being contested in the court" by the bill and forgetting about the rest that I proposed. I election was held in November 2020." Giuliani's claims party. proposed a significant piece of legislation in three over the election prompted a disciplinary review by the "People do not like J&K's status to be reduced to parts. And all, all three parts are equally important." state's Attorney Grievance Committee that ultimately Union Territory (UT). They want the full State and J&K "For me, investment in our physical and human led to his suspension. Court officials found Giuliani cadre restored," Mr. Abdullah said. All the constituents infrastructure (are) inextricably intertwined. Both presented an immediate threat to the public interest, of the Gupkar Alliance, including Dr. Abdullah and Ms. make us better off and stronger," Biden said. especially as the country is "torn apart" by doubts over Mufti, reiterated their demand to restore the special And House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday,June the legitimacy of Biden's election. status of J&K, as it existed on August 4, 2019 and 24, that the House won't take up the bipartisan bill until "One only has to look at the ongoing present public "rebuild the broken relation with people of J&K". the Senate passes the larger, more sweeping discord over the 2020 election, which erupted into "People of J&K have been in pain since 5 August 2019. infrastructure package through budget reconciliation. violence, insurrection and death on January 6, 2021 at They are angry and feel humiliated. The people of J&K Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell later the U.S. Capitol, to understand the extent of the damage do not accept the unconstitutional, immoral and illegal expressed deep pessimism on Fox News over that can be done when the public is misled by false abrogation of Article 370. My party and my party will Democrats' push to pass both the bipartisan deal and a information about the elections," the decision states. fight peacefully and democratically for its restoration, reconciliation bill. "The AGC contends that respondent's misconduct even if it takes months or years. It's about our identity. "What it does is put my members, including myself, directly inflamed tensions that bubbled over into the Article 370 was not something granted by Pakistan to who were optimistic about doing a bipartisan events of January 6, 2021 in this nation's Capitol. us," People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba infrastructure bill in a position of our Democratic Respondent's response is that no causal nexus can be Mufti said. Ms. Mufti said she complimented the PM for friends having to guarantee that the 2017 tax bill is shown between his conduct and those events. We need initiating dialogue with China and Pakistan and unwound. That's our one red line," the Kentucky not decide any issue of "causal nexus" to understand insisted that India should talk to Pakistan for peace in Republican said. Republicans are grappling with that the falsehoods themselves cause harm." Kashmir. "We also sought security on land, jobs and whether to support the bipartisan deal, knowing that Giuliani's son Andrew Giuliani blasted the decision minerals of J&K and an end to any kind of Democrats can push through a reconciliation bill either in a Twitter video. He didn't refute the judges' detailed intimidation. We also demanded the release of political way, or to oppose the bipartisan measure and let debunking of his father's claims, but instead argued the leaders," she added. Democrats own everything. McConnell's rhetoric decision itself was a partisan attack. NO CONCRETE ASSURANCES : CPI(M) leader Thursday, June 24 evening indicated he may be leaning "This is going after one of President Trump's closest M.Y. Tarigami said both the Prime Minister and the towards embracing the latter argument. allies, that's exactly what this is," he said. "And any Home Minister gave them a patient hearing as they And Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina American that does not believe that they are just expressed their concerns, demands and aspirations. Republican who earlier had signed on to the framework biased." By the end, the decision used one of Giuliani's "However, we did not get any concrete assurances from deal with a few other GOP senators, tweeted: "If reports own statements to justify his suspension. them," he added. Kashmir-based Peoples Conference are accurate that President Biden is refusing to sign a "I don't know what's more serious than being denied (PC) and J&K Apni Party also sought special provisions bipartisan deal unless reconciliation is also passed, that your right to vote in a democracy," Giuliani said in an on the issue of land and jobs during the meeting, while would be the ultimate deal breaker for me." A lot of election court hearing, describing the meeting as "cordial and dignified". work remains on the policy and drafting side of the according to the decision. However, these two parties did not discuss Article 370, proposal. But Biden and his team have grown " We agree," the court saying "it's sub judice". increasingly bullish on the pathway a bipartisan officials wrote. "It is the "I did suggest to the PM to incorporate 35(A) (special agreement lays out for moving the full scope of the very reason why provision to secure jobs and land for locals) under President's $4 trillion economic agenda. espousing false factual Article 371. There was a thrust on getting together in Many details of the plan remain unclear. But the total information to large strengthening democracy in J&K and the majority of cost of the plan is $1.2 trillion over eight years, with segments of the public as leaders demanded restoration of statehood. The PM did $559 billion in new spending, multiple sources familiar a means of discrediting suggest elections after the delimitation process with the matter tell CNN. This proposal is significantly the rights of legitimate completes its process and also promised on the less than what Biden had initially proposed. The voters is so immediately restoration of statehood. After that, other issues will be President initially put forward a $2.25 trillion plan to harmful to it and taken up," PC's Muzaffar Hussain Baigh said. J&K Apni rebuild the nation's infrastructure and shift to greener warrants interim Party chief Altaf Bukhari said the meeting is likely to energy over the next eight years. suspension from the herald a new dawn for J&K. "Our party's paramount But after their late-night meeting on Wednesday with practice of law." demands have been restoration of Statehood, early White House officials, Democratic leaders said they The Indian Panorama assembly elections, delimitation on merit and planned to move forward with a much larger reached out to the constitutional mechanism that protects the rights of Democratic-only approach to dramatically expand the eminent attorney Ravi residents of J&K on their land, jobs and natural social safety plan in addition to the bipartisan Batra for his comment on resources besides expediting the hearing of the infrastructure plan. Romney and Manchin said the the suspension of Supreme Court on Article 370 and 35-A," Mr. Bukhari bipartisan proposal is fully paid for and offsets the new Giulian's NY Law license. said. He said he was hopeful that J&K parties will be spending. How to pay for the proposal has been a major Mr. Batra shared with the able to arrive at a sustainable and meaningful roadmap point of contention during the negotiations. (Source: publication his Tweet. THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVT FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 43 THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVT FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 44