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America Trump says he supports larger UNITED against coronavirus relief package COVID-19 WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, Oct 15 KEEP SAFE he was willing to support a ● Follow CDC guidelines comprehensive COVID-19 coronavirus ● Observe Social Distancing relief package larger than $1.8 trillion ● Wash Hands Frequently to make a deal with Democrats and get a KEEP AMERICA SAFE bill passed. "I would," he said during a telephone interview with Fox Business News."Absolutely, I would. I would say US ELECTION 2020 more. I would go higher. Go big or go We have created for the readers of home." The Indian Panorama, a new column-US He went on to say that he had directed Election 2020 -where experts will analyze Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to election scenario, week after weeks, until make an offer over the $1.8 trillion package previously supported by the the election results are out. White House but said Mnuchin "hasn't Articles and comments are welcome, come home with the bacon." and may please be emailed to It has been a yes or no; less or more with regard to Coronavirus relief package, which the larger contd on page 2 [email protected] chunk of American population badly needs, and needs now.

will bring out a special edition Dr. Dnyaneshwar Mulay Tasked to If elected, 11 million immigrants to on the occasion of Deepavali on Friday, November 13, Lead Committee of NRI Academics Articles and advertisements for get citizenship, promises Biden the special edition may please WASHINGTON be submitted by November 7. and Scientists (TIP): Democratic I.S.SALUJA presidential QUICK TAKES NEW YORK (TIP): New Yorkers candidate Joe Biden will be happy and proud to know that has vowed to provide India fares poorly in hunger index a former Consul General of India at citizenship to 11 New York Dr. Dnyaneshwar Mulay million illegal Page 02 has been appointed Chair of an Inter- immigrants if voted 72% Of Indian Americans Support ministerial Working Group to to power in the Joe Biden, says Survey develop a single national Portal titled November 3 "Pravasi Bharatiya Academic and presidential election. "We're going to have to deal with the Page 05 Scientific Sampark (PRABHASS). Biden identified this immigration crisis," Biden said. The Tribune, true voice of people Dr. Mulay is a member of National as one of his Human Rights Commission, India priorities in addition to beating the coronavirus Page 08 and a former career diplomat who pandemic, rebuilding the economy and figuring out how Beware of the consequences of "With his vast experience has held key positions in the to restore American leadership around the world. and valuable insights from a ministry of external affairs, At a virtual fundraiser on Wednesday,October 14, Biden disregarding recommendations of long service in the Ministry of external affairs, Dr. government of India. said there is a need to deal with what's going on at the health experts Page 08 Dnyaneshwar Mulay would The new body, PRABHASS would border. "We're going to have to deal with the immigration Are we losing the war against the be able to guide this high- work towards effectively engaging crisis," he said. level committee to bridge the with Global S&T community for Donald Trump has been calling for the deportation of obscenity of hunger? Page 09 gap between Overseas enriching the Indian innovation illegal immigrants. Indians and India." Trump continues to be most TIP File photo ecosystem for networking them with Meanwhile, Democratic vice-presidential nominee unpredictable, as in 2016 Page 10 Indian researchers/institutions, Kamala Harris has cancelled her travel plans through provide policy guidance, establish and launch joint collaborative Sunday as a precaution after one of her staff members Should we Reject Indian-Americans programs/schemes etc., a press release said. tested Covid positive. to our legislative bodies? Page 10 contd on page 2 (Source: PTI) THE INDIAN PANORAMA MISCELLANY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 02 India fares poorly in hunger index PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: Prof. Indrajit S. Saluja Country has the highest prevalence of 'wasted children'; even Bangladesh and Pakistan score better VICE PRESIDENT: Chitagam Saluja NEW YORK (TIP): India has India has improved in both the highest prevalence of child mortality rates, which are CHIEF EDITOR: wasted children under five now at 3.7%, and in terms of Prof Indrajit S. Saluja years in the world, which undernourishment, with about CONSULTING EDITOR : reflects acute undernutrition, 14% of the total population Deepak Dwidedi, Chairman, according to the Global Hunger which gets an insufficient Bhaskar Group, Delhi Index 2020. The situation has caloric intake. ASSISTANT EDITOR: worsened in the 2015-19 period, In the region of south, east Bidisha Roy when the prevalence of child and south-eastern Asia, the SPL. REPORTER UNO: wasting was 17.3%, in only countries which fare H.S. Panaser comparison to 2010-14, when it worse than India are Timor- GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: was 15.1%. Leste, Afghanistan and North Overall, India ranks 94 out of Korea. Om Parkash Malik 107 countries in the Index, DIRECTOR Pandemic effect lower than neighbors such as ADMINISTRATION: Bangladesh (75) and Pakistan Globally, nearly 690 million Gauri Beri (88). 2020 scores reflect data people are undernourished, CONTRIBUTING from 2015-19. The Index, which according to the report, which PHOTOGRAPHERS: was released on Friday, is a Overall, India ranks 94 out of 107 countries in hunger Index warns that the COVID-19 Baldev Singh / BJ Videos peer-reviewed report released pandemic could have affected Gunjesh Desai / Masala Junction annually by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. the progress made on reducing hunger and poverty. Jay Mandal, It uses four parameters to determine its scores. India fares "The world is not on track to achieve the second Sustainable Mohammad Jaffer, worst in child wasting (low weight for height, reflecting acute Development Goal - known as Zero Hunger for short - by 2030. SnapsIndia undernutrition) and child stunting (low height for age, At the current pace, approximately 37 countries will fail even Mohammad Shahzad, reflecting chronic undernutrition), which together make up a to reach low hunger, as defined by the Global Hunger Index Zia Khan, third of the total score. Severity Scale, by 2030," says the report. "These projections do Nisha Rani Although it is still in the poorest category, however, child not account for the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which Vaaho Photographers, stunting has actually improved significantly, from 54% in 2000 may worsen hunger and undernutrition in the near term and Vijay Shah - Photo Journalist. to less than 35% now. Child wasting, on the other hand, has not affect countries' trajectories into the future ... COVID-19 has CORRESPONDENTS : improved in the last two decades, and is rather worse than it made it clearer than ever that our food systems, as they stand, SACRAMENTO: was decade ago. are inadequate to the task of achieving Zero Hunger." Parminder S. Aujla NEW YORK : contd from page 1 Chitagam Indian Council of Medical Research, A.K. Tyagi from Department of Atomic Energy, N. Ranjana from D.R.D.O., FRESNO: Gopal Raman Iyengar from Ministry of Earth Sciences, M.S. Tarlochan Singh Trump says he supports larger Anurup from Space department, Manish Rana from DALLAS: Department of Biotechnology, Rama Swami Bansal from Harjit Dhesi, Amarjit Dhillon coronavirus relief package Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Renu Paul from OVERSEAS CORRESPONDENTS Trump said he would not accept "goodies" in the Democrats' Ministry of External Affairs along with a member from the LONDON proposal. Department of Agricultural Research and Education. Nirpal Singh Shergill House Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), have "With his vast experience and valuable insights from a long been pushing for a $2.2 trillion package that would include service in the Ministry of external affairs, Dr. Dnyaneshwar SPL CORRESPONDENT funding for state and local governments, schools, and Mulay would be able to guide this high-level committee to DELHI BUREAU CHIEF: coronavirus testing and tracing, among other priorities.2 bridge the gap between Overseas Indians and India," the press Ashishpal Singh Republicans in the Senate support a $500 billion bill that release said. CHANDIGARH: would not offer a wide a range of measures. Senate Majority Born on November 5, 1958 in Kolhapur District of Manjit Sidhu Leader Mitch McConnell said the upper chamber would be Maharashtra State (Western India), Dr. Dnyaneshwar LUDHIANA: working on the bill next week. Manohar Mulay took his primary education at the village A.S. Arora, REPUBLICANS Primary School. Subsequently, he completed bachelor's degree R.P.Sharma Democrats demanding a 'wish list' in English Literature from Shahaji Chhatrapati College at "(Democrats) say anything short of their multi-trillion- Kolhapur, followed by master's degree in Personnel DALLAS BUREAU CHIEF & VP dollar wish list, jammed with non-COVID-related demands, is Management from Mumbai University. He joined Indian Lovllien Kaurr 'piecemeal' and not worth doing," McConnell said in a Foreign Service in 1983 and, besides serving at the Ministry of 972-330-3139 statement. "Speaker Pelosi frequently says she feels 'nothing' is External Affairs in New Delhi, has also done postings in Indian [email protected] better than 'something.' And she has worked hard to ensure Missions in Tokyo, Moscow, Port Louis. He served as Minister The Indian Panorama that nothing is what American families get." in Damascus and was High Commissioner of India to Male P.O. Box No. 190067, South DEMOCRATS (Maldives) from April 2009-March 2013. He was Consul General Richmond Hill, NY 11419, Republicans have the wrong priorities of India at New York from April 2013 to 2016. In New Delhi, he Tel: 646-247-9458 "We want to have an agreement. Yet Republicans refuse to acquired diverse experience during his assignments at Email: ensure that such an agreement puts #FamiliesFirst," Pelosi Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Finance, [email protected] said. (Agencies) and, of course, Ministry of External Affairs. In his position as Secretary NRI Affairs at the external affairs ministry, he was responsible for softening or removal DISCLAIMER Dr. Dnyaneshwar Mulay Tasked to of many restrictive policies governing passport, visa, OCI and PIO cards. His contribution to organizing Pravasi Bharatiya THE INDIAN PANORAMA ASSUMES Sammelan (now almost defunct) is an unforgettable chapter of NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE Lead Committee of NRI Academics CLAIMS MADE IN ADVERTISEMENTS. history. WE ONLY SELL SPACE. VIEWS Dr. Mulay is an award-winning writer in Marathi and Hindi. PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER and Scientists He has contributed several books some of which have been ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHORS AND This sort of initiative is first of a kind to tap the expertise of translated into Kannada, Arabic, Urdu and Dhivehi. He has DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE overseas Indians for India, in line with Prime Minister keen interest in Education, Environment (particularly water VIEWS OF THE NEWSPAPER. ALL Narendra Modi's vision of "Aatmanirbhar Bharat," the press security) and socio-economic issues. Dr. Mulay is married and RIGHTS ARE RESERVED. release said. has three children-a daughter and two sons. REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IN The PRABHASS committee is constituted of officers from The Indian Panorama team takes pride in his new WRITING FROM THE INDIAN various ministries including Sanjeev Varshney, head of the assignment and wishes him all the best, as ever, and waits to PANORAMA IS PROHIBITED. Science and Technology department, Dr. Rajani Kant from report on his charismatic performance, again, as ever. THE INDIAN PANORAMA NY/NJ/CT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 03 Herman Singh hosts a fundraiser for Kevin Thomas, NY Senator from District 6 Indian American community leaders pledge support for reelection of the Senator I.S.SALUJA in Nassau County. Senator had done for the Indian American HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): Herman Because of Coid-19 restrictions on large community in a brief period of two years, Singh, a well known Indian American gatherings, only selected community and appealed to the gathering to marshal businessman whose company Omni leaders were invited. They constituted a all resources to re-elect Kevin Thomas for Mortgage is a household name, and who is representative gathering of community another term on No 3. He said he was a close friend of Senator Kevin Thomas, leaders, politicians, and media. proud that Kevin Thomas was a family hosted a fundraiser for the Senator who is In his welcome address, Herman Singh friend, and added, he is a friend of the Omni Mortgage President Herman Singh seeking re-election from District 6, located spoke eloquently about the great work Indian American community. welcomes Senator Kevin Thomas and guests Senator Kevin Thomas spoke about his to the fundraiser at Lotus Restaurant in long association with Singh's family, Hicksville, October 14 having been a friend to Singh's nephew enthusiastic support for his re-election Andy Singh from college days, and and asked the gathering to ensure hundred thanked the Indian American community, percent voting. He also said he was always whose part he is, for their support always. available to his constituents to listen to He said he had been working to ensure their suggestions and address their issues. religious liberties of all Indian faiths. His Those who spoke on the occasion contribution in the enactment of law of a included Bobby Kumar Kalotee, Jay religious garb bill he introduced with Jasbir Singh, Raghbir Singh Subhanpur, fellow Senators is a landmark work of his. Pritam Singh Gilzian, and Sanjeev As the Chair of the Consumer Jindal, besides many others. Protection committee, he was working The New York State Senate is one of 86 on a data bill entitled the "New York state legislative chambers holding Privacy Act". elections in 2020. All 63 seats in the New About the forthcoming Presidential York State Senate are up for election in election, Senator said he was confident 2020. The voting takes place on the Biden-Kamala team will win, and November 3. Community leaders at the fundraiser. From L to R: Andy Singh, Raj Jaggi, Kevin Thomas, Raghbir Singh Democrats will do well on Senate seats. contd on page 6 Subhanpur, Herman Singh, Pritam Singh Gilzian, Gurinder Sahni, and an unidentified gentleman Senator Kevin Thomas appealed for THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIANS ABORAD FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 04 Indian American co-founded company and University of Houston partner for COVID-19 vaccine

HOUSTON (TIP): The University of vaccine platform to address a multitude Houston (UH) has joined hands with an of respiratory viruses, starting with Indian American co-founded biotech COVID-19. We plan to stop COVID-19, a company, AuraVax Therapeutics, to respiratory virus, at its point of entry -- develop a 'differentiated-approach' the nasal cavity -- and we believe our vaccine against aggressive respiratory intranasal platform is a differentiated diseases, such as COVID-19. approach that will lead to a vaccine with Indian American AuraVax, however, has the option to increased efficacy to create sustained exclusively license a new intranasal immunity to COVID-19," said Couple's Campaign vaccine technology developed by its Varadarajan. Indian-American co-founder, Navin "AuraVax, being created by an UoH Varadarajan, M.D. Anderson Professor Indian-American co-founder of AuraVax professor, is the ideal partner for us, and for Joe Biden of Chemical and Biomolecular Therapeutics, Navin Varadarajan, M.D. what better cause than to advance the Anderson Professor of Chemical and Engineering at the University of creation of a vaccine to COVID-19, arguably PARAMINDER AUJLA Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Houston. Houston and University of Houston have the primary challenge facing our SACRAMENTO(TIP): A Silicon "A safe and durable vaccine is urgently joined hands to develop a 'differentiated- generation. The partnership has my Valley-based Indian-American needed to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic approach' vaccine against aggressive wholehearted support," said Amr Elnashai, couple has released a digital that has infected millions of people and respiratory diseases, such as COVID-19. University of Houston vice president for graphic campaign in Hindi, urging caused over 620,000 deaths globally," proteins, which allow infections to research and technology transfer. their community members to Vardarajan stated. penetrate host cells, in his study. The "The race for more effective ways of support and vote for Democratic "We plan to stop COVID-19, a professor also prefers proteins because vaccinating against COVID-19 and other presidential candidate Joe Biden respiratory virus, at its point of entry - of their ability to induce strong immune respiratory diseases has led to a broad and his running mate Kamala the nasal cavity - and we believe our responses, flexibility and scalability, and and extensive focus on various Harris. intranasal platform is a differentiated the absence of infectious particles, as protective mechanisms of action. Based The campaign titled "Trump approach that will lead to a vaccine with per an UoH statement. on pre-clinical work, our technology not Hatao America Bachao" and "Biden increased efficacy to create sustained AuraVax describes its vaccine only elicits a mucosal immune response, Harris ko jitao , America ko immunity to COVID-19," he said. administration platform as 'next- but also systemic immunity. We believe aagebadao", was launched in 14 Based on pre-clinical experiments, generation', one which could be AuraVax has a competitive advantage Indian languages on Monday, Varadarajan reports his technology not administered at home. given the immune responses and a October 12said Biden supporters, only elicits a mucosal immune response, "We are excited to be collaborating supply chain that is well-suited for Ajay and Vinita Bhutoria. but also systemic immunity,according to with the University of Houston and look widespread distribution and self- The focus of the campaign on the the UoH. forward to future success by advancing administration distribution," said Dr battle ground States where every Varadarajan is targeting the spike the development of this novel intranasal Varadarajan. vote matters and Indian-Americans can play an important role in the election results, Bhutoria said in a statement. Indian American Organization AAPI released Coffee table book Battle ground States of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, CHICAGO (TIP): It was tough and Political Action Committee was replaced Michigan, Minnesota, along with challenging for the pioneer physicians of with Legislative Affairs Committee. three southern states Florida, Indian origin to establish practice and He led efforts to create AAPI's Patron Georgia, North Carolina, as well as find suitable job opportunities when Trustee Membership to support AAPI Arizona collectively have 127 they started coming to the US in the Charitable Foundation and raised over electoral votes. early 1960s and the 1970s. $600,000 during his Presidency. In India, "The Indian American Votes will So recalled Dr. Ranga Reddy, who has Dr. Ranga Reddy started an AAPI be the margin of victory and make chronicled the history of American Charitable Clinic in a remote village the winning difference in Association of Physicians of Indian called Ellayapalle to provide medical battleground states," he said. Origin (AAPI) in a coffee table book services to the indigenous people. In 2016 Trump had a narrow win released during the mini convention of "This coffee table book is dedicated to all the He promoted "Adopt the Primary in Michigan, Wisconsin, the association Chicago last month. 'First Ladies' who have sacrificed Health Care Center of Your Native Place" Pennsylvania. "The journey to the land of innumerable hours of their family time for the in Andhra Pradesh. He co-sponsored a Democratic supporters this year opportunities was tough and sake of AAPI," Dr. Suresh Reddy said. water project with Nandi Foundation to are doing extensive outreach to the challenging," said Dr. Reddy,Chair, AAPI innumerable hours of their family time supply clean water to the villagers. Dr. Indo Americans /South Asians in 14 History Task Force & Past President, for the sake of AAPI," Dr. Suresh Reddy Ranga Reddy was invited to the White languages through thousands of 1997-98, according to an AAPI media said. Dr. Ranga Reddy had his Training House in 1995 by President Bill Clinton phone banking calls each week. release. "Faced with instances of overt as in Anesthesiology at State University of on behalf of AAPI Leadership. "We are determined to turn out well as subtle discrimination in New York (SUNY). He started his career He is the recipient of the AAPI the 1.3 million Indo American votes Residency recruitment and License at St. Louis University School of Distinguished Service Award, for Biden," he said. Reciprocity, physicians of Indian Origin Medicine as an Assistant Professor in Distinguished Public Service Award by Earlier Ajay had released two organized themselves in several states to the Department of Anesthesiology American Telugu Association and Bollywood videos to "unite all South fight the unfair treatment." He later on, moved to Springfield, Leadership Award by the Association of Asians and people of Indian origin "It was a passion for history" that made Illinois to join practice in Memorial International College of Physicians. to support Biden and Harris. this historic moment a reality, said Dr. Medical Centre, where he served as the "This is an excellent historical review of ''ChaleChalo Biden ko vote do'' Ranga Reddy, a medical graduate of Chairman of the Department of AAPI by Dr. Ranga Reddy," said Dr. (Let's go, vote for Biden) the music Kurnool Medical College, where he had Anesthesiology. Dr. Ranga Reddy served Anupama Gotimukula, President-Elect video is now running on TV Asia as obtained MBBS and M.S Degrees. Consul AAPI in various capacities including as of AAPI. advertisement and Ajay also led by General of India in Chicago, Arun its President and as a member of the "Over the past 37 years, AAPI has bringing Digital Graphics of Kumar, along with Dr. Suresh Reddy, Board of Trustees. grown and is now the largest ethnic "America Ka Neta Kaisa Ho Jo Immediate Past President of AAPI During his presidency "One Member medical society in the US, representing Biden Jaisa ho" and "Jaago America released the book. The first copy of the One Vote" policy was introduced for the interests of over 100,000 Indian Jaago, Biden Harris ko Vote do" book was presented to Dr. Ranga Reddy. electing the leaders making the process American physicians and Fellows," earlier in 14 languages. "This coffee table book is dedicated to truly democratic. In order to comply noted Dr. Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, all the 'First Ladies' who have sacrificed with AAPI's 501 (3) C status, AAPI's current President of AAPI. THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIANS ABROAD FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 05 72% Of Indian Americans Support Indian American Philanthropist Joe Biden, says Survey Gets Lifetime

Texas with PM Modi last year. PM Modi Achievement Award returned the favor in February, organizing a 110,000-attendee rally for Trump in India. There has been speculation the Indian community in the U.S. may not favor a potential Biden presidency, fearing he may be tougher on India on issues such as human rights and civil liberties that activists say are increasingly at risk under PM Modi. Still, the survey showed little erosion The survey found 72% of registered Indian American voters supported Biden for president in support for Biden. compared to 22% for Trump. - Photo / Facebook IndianAmericansForBiden "The big takeaway from these numbers is that there is scant evidence in the NEW YORK (TIP): Nearly three- Indian American voters supported Biden survey for the widespread defection of quarters of Indian Americans plan to for president compared to 22% for Democratic voters toward Trump," said vote for Democratic presidential Trump. The rest either chose "others" or Milan Vaishnav from the Carnegie candidate Joe Biden in the U.S. election said they did not intend to vote. Endowment for International Peace, next month, believing the country is The survey, a collaboration between Devesh Kapur from Johns Hopkins and headed in the wrong direction under the Carnegie Endowment for Sumitra Badrinathan in their President Donald Trump, according to a International Peace, Johns Hopkins- assessment. survey on Wednesday. SAIS, and the University of Voters who were polled listed the Indian Americans, the second largest Pennsylvania, covered 936 Indian economy and healthcare as their top two immigrant group in the United States, Americans. concerns in the lead-up to the vote. U.S.- make up less than 1% of registered It was conducted between Sept. 1 and India ties were near the bottom of the voters for the Nov. 3 election. But both Sept. 20 in partnership with YouGov list. parties have reached out to the with an overall margin of error of +/- Harris's run for vice president has community in case they become 3.2%. galvanised Indian Americans to turn out important in the event of a close vote. The Indian community has to vote, especially the Democrats. The Indian community is also in the traditionally supported the Democratic About 49% of respondents indicated Harish Kotecha has been awarded the spotlight after Biden picked Senator Party, but strong personal ties between that Harris's nomination made them prestigious Sandra Neese Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his Kamala Harris, the daughter of an Trump and Indian Prime Minister more enthusiastic about Biden's work in the United States for meeting the Indian immigrant, as his running mate. Narendra Modi have raised expectations candidacy while just 15% said it made needs of children and youth experiencing Harris is the first Black woman and of a shift. them less enthusiastic. homelessness. Asian American in history to make the In an effort to win support from Harris is born to an Indian mother and presidential ticket for a major party. Indian-American voters, Trump hosted a a Jamaican father who both emigrated to WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian The survey found 72% of registered 50,000-person "Howdy Modi" rally in the United States in their youth to study. American philanthropist Harish Kotecha has been awarded the prestigious Sandra Neese Lifetime Indian American police officer Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Honored Achievement Award in recognition of his work in the United States for HOUSTON (TIP): A year after Indian country, Chronicle said. meeting the needs of children and American Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal was The new policy was borne from an youth experiencing homelessness. shot and killed on duty during a traffic incident just before Garcia took office as The lifetime achievement award from stop, a portion of a tollway in Houston sheriff when a Sikh had been wrongly the National Association for the was renamed after the Indian-American arrested. Education of Homeless Children and police officer. Garcia met with the incensed Youth (NAEHCY) was presented to Dhaliwal, 42, was the first Sikh community and during his remarks, told Harish Kotecha, who is founder and sheriff's deputy in Harris county with a them new policies and training will be president of Hindu Charities for America population of over 10,000 Sikhs. He made there, but that wouldn't transform the (HC4A), at its 32nd annual conference on national headlines when he was allowed The Harris County Toll Road Authority put up department. October 9, a statement said. to grow a beard and wear a turban on the the sign 'HCSO Deputy Sandeep Singh "What will change us is you Sandra Neese Lifetime job. Dhaliwal Memorial Tollway' near Texas 249. A encouraging your sons and daughters to Achievement Award is presented special ceremony was also performed at the He was gunned down in Cyprus on Gurdwara Sikh National Centre on the join the Harris County Sheriff's Office so annually to honor people who have Sept. 27 last year while conducting a occasion. that we can change from within," he was tirelessly worked to ensure that all routine mid-day traffic stop in northwest quoted as saying. children may have what most take for of Houston. Dhaliwal, a father of three, joined the "Who would know that Sandeep would granted: safety, shelter, and a future Dhaliwal was scheduled to be force 10 years back and was the state's be in that audience with his father who and that young people without shelter promoted to a supervisor role where he first law enforcement officer to receive had been a policeman in India, and look may find the promise of tomorrow. would have mentored younger deputies permission to wear a religious turban to him and tell him he wanted to be in NAEHCY's Board of Directors were on community policing. and beard while on duty. law enforcement," the former sheriff impressed with "your (Harish His death resonated across the US and Commissioner Adrian Garcia, who said. Kotecha's) ability to transform a the world and tributes to his memory hired Dhaliwal, said, "I was honored to It set off a chain of events that would singular movement into a replicable continued with the renaming of a commemorate a section of the Beltway 8 change the fiber of the department. program that now is established in 4 section of Beltway 8 tollway between as 'Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Later, he would see a Sikh in a magazine major cities," the statement said. Texas 249 and US 290 after him last week, Memorial Tollway' to honor one of HC's wearing his turban and beard in a US In her award letter to Mr Kotecha, Houston chronicle reported. finest who paid the ultimate sacrifice." military uniform. Jimiyu Evans, president, NAEHCY The Harris County Toll Road "We miss our friend and teammate," "It set me off. How could the US military wrote that, "We are glad to have an Authority put up the sign 'HCSO Deputy said Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. do this and not us?" Garcia asked himself. advocate like you in the field to meet Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Memorial "It's a loss that we feel every day," he said. After an internal debate, he gathered his the needs of children and youth Tollway' near Texas 249. A special Garcia as former county sheriff had legal team, staff, commanders, and experiencing homelessness - ceremony was also performed at the allowed Dhaliwal to wear a beard and members of the community and worked supporting and encouraging Gurdwara Sikh National Centre on the turban, Sikh articles of faith, while to craft what is now known as the academic success - while occasion. serving - becoming one of the first law Accommodations Policy. (Read full story implementing program coordination enforcement agencies to do so in the at www.theindianpanorama.news) and community collaboration." THE INDIAN PANORAMA US FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 06 The Indian American Impact Project has a political action committee Around 70 Indian Americans running for the office NEW YORK (TIP): While media running from Senate District 25, said, attention is focused on vice presidential "My story is a story of dreams. Coming candidate, Kamala Harris, Indian from Mumbai, seeking freedom, I am American have made great strides in running for office because representation politics since they started coming to the matters." US in the early 1960s to emerge as an If elected she will be the first person of influential community much beyond South Asian origin to be elected from his their numbers. District. GOPIO chapters in the New York area Describing her story as "simple," New (Manhattan, New York, Connecticut and Jersey State Rep. Raj Mukherji from 33rd Central Jersey) in collaboration with District said, "it's premature to say we IMPACT Project organized an interactive have arrived. Our community's vote Zoom session, celebrating Indian matters. We are proud to be Brown American community's emerging community." political leaders in the Northeast US on Kesha Ram, Burlington, Vermont, Oct. 8. running from Senate Chittenden District, Moderated by Raj Goyle, former said she entered politics because "I got member of Kansas State Assembly and engaged with the community for long, Co-Founder, IMPACT (New York), the where we care for each other." session showcased several Indian From top left clockwise: CT Rep. Raghib Allie-Brennan, OH Rep. Niraj Antani, Jeremy Cooney, NH Rep. One of the youngest ever to be elected American leaders from the Northeast, Latha Mangipudi, Rupande Mehta, NJ Rep. Raj Mukherji, Kesha Ram and NY Senator Kevin Thomas to State Assembly at the age of 21, she with the audience from around the US, on politics, through his "commitment to the Indian values." said, she had left active politics, but now how they developed interest in public environment after Hurricane Katrina Now serving his third term in the Ohio she is back to run for the Senate seat. service, their challenges and the sense of devastated the nation." House, Antani was the youngest Indian "As a daughter of a Punjabi from India, pride and achievement in what they have Losing the election the first time by 260 American elected official in the US. I try to listen and follow up. Ninety accomplished. votes did not deter him from contesting Jeremy Cooney from Rochester, New percent of what we communicate is Describing himself as a pioneer in US again to win convincingly the second York, is running for State Senate District through body language. "I strive to make politics, Goyle said, "When I had joined time. "It was the desire to give back to the 56 to create new and good paying jobs, people comfortable," which helps the politics, I did not know much of politics. society that prompted me to enter politics improve schools and provide access to Indian American win people's hearts. I was one of the first to be elected to any and serve the people," he said. quality healthcare for all. The Indian American Impact Project, State Assembly.And I am proud to be part New York State Senator Kevin Thomas, "I am from India. I was adopted as a has a political action committee called of the new generation of PIOs/NRIs in running from Senate District 56, said, he young child. My commitment is to give the Indian-American Impact Fund. politics." is "proud of the community he has come back to the community," he said. "We Collectively known as "IMPACT," it was Joining politics after working as a to represent. My constituents sought cannot control the politics of DC but can founded by Raj Goyle and Deepak Raj, policy analyst and civil rights attorney, change and they got the change by serve the inclusive New York state." Chairman of Pratham USA and founder Goyle has served two terms in the Kansas electing me." Born in an Indian orphanage, Jeremy of the Raj Center on Indian Economic House of Representatives, making him During his short term in the New York was adopted by a single-mother and grew Policies at Columbia University. the first Asian American elected to office Senate, Thomas said, he has been up in the South Wedge neighborhood of Deepak Raj noted there are as many as in Kansas' history. He is currently the successful in bringing in much needed the City of Rochester. 70 Indian Americans are running for CEO of Bodhala, a leading legal funding to serve the diverse needs of his After losing his mother to dementia office in the upcoming elections around technology firm. constituents with several new programs. and brain cancer, Jeremy has devoted his the nation. In his opening remarks, Dr. Gautam He urged everyone to vote in the Nov. 3 career to serving the community that "This is our time," said Raj. "Across the Mukunda at The Center for Public election and make "our voices heard." helped raise him from the YMCA to all country, a record number of Indian- Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School, Ohio State Representative Niraj levels of government. Americans are running for office. We Cambridge, traced the rise of Indian Antani, running for Ohio State Senate New Hampshire State Rep. Latha can't leave it to chance that they will win Americans starting with Dalip Singh District 6, noted he is the second Indian Mangipudi, who is running again from on their own. We owe them our support - Saund, the first Indian American to be American ever elected to a statewide 35th District for a fifth term, spoke about and we have a plan to help them run, win, elected to the US Congress in the 1950s. office and the only Republican of Indian the challenges in becoming a female, non- and lead." Pointing to Indian American Origin to be elected. White elected official from a White GOPIO Chairman Dr. Thomas candidates running for State elective "I work hard to reach across the aisle majority state. Abraham, the coordinator of the event, offices in the Northeast among the and cooperate with people in both the "It was a very slow and gradual journey underscored the need for Indian speakers, he said, "Every one of you gives Parties to legislate." after I had come to the US to pursue Americans to come together and help me hope. People in the United States Sharing his early days and inspiration higher studies in the 1980s." elect candidates from the community believe that Indian Americans are to enter politics, he said, "My parents "I am a woman, Brown colored, first across the nation. capable of becoming leaders in the worked hard to live the American dream. generation Indian and very vocal in Shivender Sofat, President of GOPIO nation." There is a need for us to be at the expressing my views," said Mangipudi Manhattan, wished all the Indian Connecticut State Rep. Raghib Allie- decision-making table." Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's message American candidates' success and offered Brennan, seeking re-election in the 2nd "Everyone is able to realize the dream. of non-violence. wholehearted support of the Indian District said he got interested in entering We stand on your shoulders, to carry on Rupande Mehta from New Jersey, American community. Herman Singh hosts a fundraiser for Kevin Thomas, NY Senator from District 6

CONTD FROM PAGE 3 doing so well that his victory against his the "New York Privacy Act," which would from Western Michigan University rival Republican Dennis Dunne, Sr. is require companies to allow consumers to Cooley Law School. Kevin, a greenhorn when he pulled a being taken for granted. obtain the names of all entities with Thomas practiced law and was an surprise victory in 2018 against the Thomas Kevin is the first Indian to whom their information is shared and appointee of the US Commission on Civil incumbent Senator Kemp Hannon 50.8%- serve in the New York Senate. give those consumers the power to stop Rights to the New York State Advisory 49.1%, is seeking re-election from Kevin is currently serving as Chair of the company from sharing that data if Committee, a federal agency tasked with District 6 , located in Nassau County. the Consumer Protection committee. As they do not want it distributed. civil rights oversight. He is married and Kevin has, in two years as a Senator, the chairman of the Consumer Born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the couple has a daughter. The family risen as a shining star on the political Protection Committee, Thomas is Thomas immigrated to the United States lives in Levittown, Long Island. horizon of New York State. He has been currently working on a data bill entitled as a ten-year-old boy. He received his J.D. THE INDIAN PANORAMA NY/NJ/CT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 07 Narendra Modi's birthday celebrated with launching of Program 70@70

NEW YORK (TIP): On the occasion of Gandhi Initiatives like this build stronger bonds with the Jayanti, as per direction of Prime Minister Narendra Indian diaspora and villages in India. He said recent Modi on building self-reliant Bharat through building agriculture reforms would help empower farmers and self-reliant villages, an unique '70@70' program was would help people in the villages to take advantage of formally launched by Union Minister for Agriculture technology and processes. and Rural Development Narendra Singh Tomar from Core team for this '70@70' program includes Pramit New Delhi via video conference in partnership with Maakoday, Kanchan Bannerjee, Jyoti Bhowraskar, ekisaan foundation, GIBV Boston, Jaipur Foot USA, Sanjeev Tripathi, Srikanta Bhaskara and Manoj Computer Society of India, Edufront, Friends of MP, Sisodia. India Global, and ATREE to adopt 70 villages to make P Bhandari President of Jaipur Foot USA said all the them self-reliant villages. deserving disabled persons in these villages will get the These 70 villages are adopted to commemorate Modi's artificial limbs. Satish Jha Principal Advisor for the 70th Birthday. These villages will follow the education initiatives explained the importance of comprehensive WHEELS framework - W - Water for all, education for all. Computer Society of India President H - Health for all, E - Education for all, E- Clean Energy Kanchan Bannerjee, Prem Bhandari, Pramit Maakoday with Prof. RK Vyas pledged the support of hundreds of for all, L - Land (Agri) and Housing, and S- Skills Prime Minister Narendra Modi - File photo volunteers for 70@70. Senior IAS officer Ajit Kesari development and Employment generation, said Pramit Principal Secretary Agriculture mentioned how useful Maakoday organizer of the event. Union Cabinet Minister for Agriculture and Rural these programs for farmers welfare and agriculture He said under the Wheels framework in the first phase Development Narendra Singh Tomar. Tomar mentioned ecosystem. the focus would be on smart education, smart health, that India is a country of villages and in order to have Not only in India but few of the villages will be smart agriculture, clean energy and skill development, Aatma-Nirbhar (Self-reliant) Bharat, it's essential that developed with the comprehensive wheels framework with a special emphasis on making them accessible, our villages become Aatma-Nirbhar (Self-reliant). This outside of India in Nepal and West Africa. The program affordable and scalable. The objective of this program is program would also inspire neighboring villages to was conducted by Kanchan Banerjee and Srikanta to educate, engage, and empower our farmers, along move towards becoming Self-reliant. He commended Bhaskara proposed a vote of thanks. with implementing programs in PPP mode. the team on taking this program to make a difference at (Contributed by Prakash M Swamy) This program "70@70" was virtually launched by the grass root level, and this would also inspire others. Consulate General of India, New York A New Sikh Temple- Gurdwara Shaheedan Public Notice about Change of Outsourcing Service Provider Cox & Kings (CKGS) ceases operations; VFS Global to be the new inaugurated in Levittown, Long Island , New York service provider I.S. SALUJA NEW YORK (TIP): The Indian Consulate at New York has issued the following press LEVITTOWN, release to the effect that Cox & Kings Global Services (CKGS), the existing service LONG ISLAND, provider located at 235 West, 23rd Street, New York 10011 for providing outsourcing NY (TIP): Sikh services for Visa, OCI, Renunciation, Passport and Global Entry Programme (GEP) community is (Website: www.in.ckgs.us) will shut down its operations at close of business on October known to be much 14, 2020. The new service provider, VFS Global would commence its operations from devoted to their November 02, 2020. religion, Masters of In the interim, October 14 onwards, the Consulate will provide direct limited services their religion, and only in emergencies. their places of In this context, it may please be noted that applicants can only submit applications worship. Wherever Sikh community leaders with Bhai Bhupinder Singh, Founder of on the CKGS website before the above deadline. Applicants must ensure that the they may go, one of Gurdwara Shaheedan in Levittown (third from left) at Gurdwara's inaugural ceremony, October 11 documents are shipped to CKGS with suitable pre-paid return envelope in a manner to the first things they ensure it reaches CKGS by October 16, 2020. Any applications received after October 16, would do is to set up a place of worship. Sikh soldiers who served British army, 2020 at CKGS will be returned to the applicants without processing. and there were many, used to carry their Living Guru Holy Guru Granth Sahib With effect from October 14, 2020 and till VFS Global commences its operations on with them even in remote areas of their posting and action. November 02, 2020, the Consulate General of India, New York will provide services in Bhai Bhupinder Singh, a popular and scholarly priest took upon himself to emergency cases directly. Applicants falling under CGI, New York jurisdiction are build a Sikh place of worship in Levittown a couple of years ago. October 11 advised to follow the instructions given below to avail emergency services. witnessed the culmination of his efforts, and the inaugural ceremony of a (i) VISA: Emergency visa will be issued to the eligible categories allowed to travel to beautiful place of Sikh worship. The Gurdwara is named Gurdwara Shaheedan in India as per the advisories issued by the Government of India. Applicants for commemoration of the sacrifices of Sikh martyrs, particularly, the most emergency visa may write an email to [email protected] or through venerated Sikh martyr, Baba Deep Singh Ji, who is believed to have fought the PRAMIT dashboard available on our website www.indiainnewyork.gov.in enemy even after his head was severed by the enemy. explaining the exigency, The Consulate thereafter will inform you of the next As customary, prayers were offered, hymns sung, and langar (food) served. steps. Bhai Bhupinder Singh who is the founder of the Sikh shrine in Levittown told (ii) PASSPORT: For emergency passport services, applicants are requested to send an The Indian Panorama that keeping in view the COVID-19 restrictions on email to [email protected] or through PRAMIT dashboard available gatherings , only a limited number of Sikhs were requested to participate in the on our website www.indiainnewyork.gov.in. Once the request has been approved inaugural ceremony. Proper social distancing was maintained, as also all were by the Consulate, the applicant will be informed of the procedure for initiating requested to cover their faces as recommended by CDC. application process. The approved applicants may send the completed form by Managers of various Sikh shrines, Sikh community leaders and devotees postal mail to Consulate along with return pre-paid envelope for further participated. Gurdwara Shaheedan is now open to devotees round the clock, as it processing. is the Sikh tradition to keep (iii) OCI: All OCI services will remain suspended till the new service provider takes Gurdwara doors open all the over on November 02, 2020. time for all the people, (iv) ATTESTATION SERVICES: Miscellaneous Consular services such as Power of regardless of their faith, race Attorney, Birth Certificate, PCC etc. shall be continue to be accepted by postal and color. mail. These can be applied through the following link The gurdwara is located https://www.indiainnewyork.gov.in/Miscellaneous_general_info_new The contact details of VFS Global, service fee details, operational hours, website etc. at 1 Center Lane, Levittown, will be published on Consulate's website shortly. NY 11756. In case of any further query,it may please be addressed through PRAMIT dashboard Phone nos. 929-423-5995; available on www.indiainnewyork.gov.in The imposing building of the gurdwara 917-353-7265 THE INDIAN PANORAMA EDITORIAL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 08 AS I SEE IT The Tribune, true voice of people

s the voice of people, the credibility of The Tribune remained unquestionable. Its readers would vouch for its stories. Unlike many other media organizations, The Tribune continued to Adistinguish itself with its editorial supremacy. While the management generally thrived upon its past laurels, members of the editorial staff took the challenges, including threats not only to their By Prabhjot Singh lives but also their families, in their stride to uphold the professional values.

am really saddened by an unsavory controversy in social media about The Tribune, an organization hile everyone has a right to criticize any individual or a group, but an attempt to tarnish the Iwith which I have remained associated for more image of this great institution, The Tribune, and its editorial team, is both unwarranted and than 40 years. I strongly believe that institutions are Wdeplorable. much bigger than individuals. Individual come and go but institutions stay. It is not to undermine the their launch. I had the distinction of leading the launch contributions of individuals that help in building the of Chandigarh Tribune that became number one institutions. But when individuals, or even some groups among all City pull outs. And all members of the City or associations, try to run down credible institutions, it team, including its desk staff, worked in total unison to becomes immense painful. make this experiment successful even after the usual Before I joined The Tribune as a Staff Correspondent management impediments. at Chandigarh, 41 years ago, my association with this The Tribune-Voice of the People For any newspaper to grow, editions are launched to great institution was already three years old. Before editions from Chandigarh. While editorially The expand the paper's base in the region. Therefore, it was moving to Chandigarh I worked as a Sports Reporter at Tribune was ahead of its impending challenges, the only logical that The Tribune launched its J&K and Ludhiana. I had the privilege of starting my career management was still basking in the glory of monopoly Uttarakhand editions. with The Tribune under the watchful eyes of a era. While doing so, The Tribune Trust left it to the professional giant, Mr Prem Bhatia While the professional competitions were trying to editorial section to decide on the number of My years with The Tribune were eventful. After more make dents in strongholds of The Tribune, the pages/paginations. Historically, The Tribune has been than four decades most of these incidents are still fresh management was slow to react. Issues about limited a big paper in J&K even when it was published from in my memory. Bordering an emotional or traumatic visibility of The Tribune publications at popular public Lahore. So the Trust rightly decided to bring out an angle, many of these events have been a part of my spots like Railways Stations, Bus Stands, Airports, edition for the people of J&K. Unfortunately,the edition indelible memory. From trying circumstances of Hotels and Libraries were overlooked. has had to be closed owing to the failure of the business covering militancy in the trouble-torn State, the It is pertinent to mention that The Tribune not only side, especially the circulation and advertisement Tribune group continued to serve its dedicated faced challenges from strong rival national publications departments. While HT and TOI are viable in readership in North India in a true professional but also had to support two of its sister publications Uttarakhand and Daily Excelsior and Greater Kashmir manner. Pressures from both the State and the militants that even after more than 40 years are still dependent in J&K, The Tribune was rendered non- viable because notwithstanding, it stood by its avowed principle of upon the mother publication for their survival. While of the declining advertisement and circulation revenue staying apolitical. Curfews and censorships failed to the Punjabi and the Dainik Tribune have struggled from the main edition in the past 6-7 years. The paper deter from its path of reporting the developments. throughout, many other vernacular newspapers that was unable to subsidize the J & K edition and had to As the voice of people, the credibility of The Tribune came to the region much later have scripted success close it. remained unquestionable. Its readers would vouch for stories. Some blame must go to the trade unions that Handpicked associates of a former GM , who are now its stories. Unlike many other media organizations, The have generally been dominated by the loss bearing on important positions, have been using the employees' Tribune continued to distinguish itself with its sister publications. union and the website to attack the editorial section and editorial supremacy. While the management generally It may sound strange but is true that while the the Trust to divert attention from their own failures and thrived upon its past laurels, members of the editorial employees of The Tribune were required to work and to deflect blame. staff took the challenges, including threats not only to support for the Dainik and Punjabi editions as well, While everyone has a right to criticize any individual their lives but also their families, in their stride to wage structures of the new publications , though in or a group, but an attempt to tarnish the image of this uphold the professional values. much lower category under the Wage Board guidelines, great institution, The Tribune, and its editorial team, is Besides the professional challenges, The Tribune also were brought at par with the mother publication. both unwarranted and deplorable. had to compete with market forces as some of the Incidentally, the City pull outs started in late 90s (The author is a former editor of The Tribune) leading national media houses also started their became self-supporting within a couple of years of COMMENT Prof I.S.Saluja Beware of the consequences of oliticians all over the world, by and large, are guided by similar Plust for power. For them, all is disregarding recommendations of fair in love and war. Their standards of morality are grounded deep in immorality. Of course, there are health experts exceptions. Once in a while, you see a politician who is unlike his breed. He threat of the deadly Coronavirus, the consequences. They got infected. recommended that the guidelines is not a politician. He is a visionary.He encourages them to insult the wisdom Many of them may have recovered, but issued by CDC be followed. is a philosopher. He is a saint. of the health experts who recommend many of them may still be fighting for I will expect people like Chris For the traditional politician, to grab certain precautions to keep the virus survival. Innocent people fall a prey to Christie to take upon themselves to power, to hold on to power, and to stay away. The health experts recommend the machinations of vile politicians; educate Americans of the dangerous on in power, by hook or by crook is his covering of face in public, but the we have known it for long. consequences of disregarding the most pious duty. He is not the one to President of the country would tell the Take a cue from a former Governor recommendations of health experts to ever doubt his ability to continue to rallyists by his example of not wearing of New Jersey Chris Christie who until protect themselves from the deadly wield power. In a democracy, power a mask, that face covering is not the other day was mixing around in virus which has already claimed more flows from the people, and he knows required, and that the idea of social the Rose Garden in White House, than 215,000 precious American lives, well how to influence them and get distancing is a stupid one. And his without a face covering. He realized, and struck more than a million, and is their support and vote. cronies join him in propagating the after he got infected, that health still raging all over America, Thus, a Trump is ready to risk the hoax. experts are right, and that their threatening to bring more misery in lives of his blind faithfuls at his rallies We know for certain that many who recommendations are for the the approaching winter season. where he declares his defiance to the attended the Trump rallies suffered protection of the people, and has now Stay safe. Stay healthy. Stay blessed. THE INDIAN PANORAMA PERSPECTIVE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 09 Since its establishment, the WFP Are we losing the war against the has responded to natural disasters and conflicts around the world. Currently, it is working in a number obscenity of hunger? of countries, and it faces its severest challenges in three The World Food Programme may have got the Nobel conflict-torn countries, namely Yemen, Afghanistan and South Peace Prize, but the world is not winning against hunger Sudan. By Prabhu Dayal Since its establishment, the WFP has responded to natural disasters and As the humanitarian organization conflicts around the world. Currently, it is Mercy Corps puts it, "Hunger and working in a number of countries, and it malnutrition are the biggest risks to faces its severest challenges in three health worldwide - greater than AIDS, conflict-torn countries, namely Yemen, Afghanistan and South Sudan. malaria and tuberculosis combined. Announcing the Nobel Peace Prize, the Globally, food deprivation still claims a Chairperson of the Committee, Berit Reiss- child's life every three seconds and Andersen said at a news conference: "The nearly half of all deaths in children World Food Programme plays a key role in multilateral co-operation in making food under five are attributable to security an instrument of peace". She also undernutrition". Eveyone.org, another said that with this year's award, the charity organization says "Every hour committee wanted to "turn the eyes of the of every day, 300 children die because world to the millions of people who suffer of malnutrition. It's an underlying from or face the threat of hunger". n 2015 the global community adopted cause of more than a third of children's the 17 Global Goals for Sustainable deaths - 2.6 million every year". There IDevelopment to improve people's lives is an urgent need to take action on war by 2030. Goal Two is 'Zero Hunger' which footing against such a situation. pledges to end hunger, achieve food Hunger and malnutrition are the biggest risks to health worldwide. Malnourished children in security, improve nutrition and promote Rwanda s Mahatma Gandhi had said, there sustainable agriculture. Achieving this are people in the world so hungry, circumstances in these few, short lines: "A We, as individuals, also have a goal is the priority of the WFP; if present Athat God cannot appear to them very hard winter came. Jean had no work. great responsibility. In such trying trends continue, the number of people except in the form of bread. Hunger is one The family had no bread. No bread literally. affected by hunger will surpass 840 million of mankind's worst enemies and has Seven children!" times, the words of Mother Teresa by 2030, or 9.8 percent of the global driven millions of people to desperation; it Jean Valjean is sentenced to five years' should guide us: " If you cannot population. has also provided the subject-matter for hard labor for stealing a loaf of bread! He feed a hundred people, then feed It may be mentioned that India has some powerful literature, an outstanding attempted to escape four times, and each just one." enjoyed steady economic growth and has example being the French writer Victor time his sentence was lengthened by three achieved self-sufficiency in grain Hugo's classic 'Les Misérables'. years; he also received an extra two years production in recent years. Despite this, In her article Let Them Eat Bread: The for once resisting recapture during his worldwide - greater than AIDS, malaria high levels of poverty, food insecurity and Theft That Helped Inspire 'Les Misérables' second escape. After nineteen years in and tuberculosis combined. Globally, food malnutrition persist. The WFP's website which appeared in the 'npr'(National prison, he was released, but by law had to deprivation still claims a child's life every mentions that it has been working in India Public Radio) in March 2017,Nina Martyris carry a yellow passport that announced three seconds and nearly half of all deaths since 1963, with work transitioning from wrote: that he is an ex-convict, an outcast. Hugo in children under five are attributable to food distribution to technical assistance "On a bitterly cold day in February 1846, uses that loaf to attack society's criminal undernutrition". Eveyone.org, another since the country achieved self-sufficiency the French writer Victor Hugo was on his indifference to poverty and hunger and to charity organization says "Every hour of in cereal production. It also says something way to work when he saw something that highlight the injustice of the penal system. every day, 300 children die because of that should prick our conscience: "India is affected him profoundly.A thin young man 'Les Misérables' should have awakened malnutrition. It's an underlying cause of home to a quarter of all undernourished with a loaf of bread under his arm was mankind's conscience, but one must ask more than a third of children's deaths - 2.6 people worldwide, making the country a being led away by police. Bystanders said oneself if it has succeeded in doing that. As million every year". There is an urgent key focus for tackling hunger on a global he was being arrested for stealing the loaf. former US President Dwight Eisenhower need to take action on war footing against scale. In the last two decades, per capita He was dressed in mud-spattered clothes, said, "Every gun that is made, every such a situation. income more than tripled, yet the his bare feet thrust into clogs, his ankles warship launched, every rocket fired, Thus, the announcement by the minimum dietary intake fell. The gap wrapped in bloodied rags in lieu of signifies in the final sense a theft from Norwegian Nobel Committee on October 9 between rich and poor increased during stockings." those who hunger and are not fed, those that the World Food Programme( WFP) has this period of high economic growth". "It made me think," wrote Hugo. "The who are cold and not clothed". been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 Coronavirus has further multiplied the man was no longer a man in my eyes but As the humanitarian organization is indeed most welcome. The award has challenges which India faces. In the second the specter of la misère, of poverty." In his Mercy Corps puts it, "Hunger and been given for its efforts to combat hunger, week of April 2020 itself, the International novel, Hugo portrays the family's malnutrition are the biggest risks to health for its contribution to bettering conditions Labour Organization (ILO) had said that for peace in conflict-affected areas and for about 400 million workers from India's acting as a driving force in efforts to informal sector are likely to be pushed prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of deeper into poverty due to Covid-19. There war and conflict. is no doubt that during the past six months, he World Food Programme(WPF) poverty in the country has worsened; so has indeed been doing God's work by too, has hunger.The Government as well as Tproviding food aid through the UN many NGO's are grappling with the system since 1961. Its website mentions: colossal problem of feeding millions of "Every day too many men and women impoverished people who have lost even across the globe struggle to feed their their means of earning a livelihood. children a nutritious meal. In a world We, as individuals, also have a great where we produce enough food to feed responsibility. In such trying times, the everyone, 690 million people still go to bed words of Mother Teresa should guide us: " on an empty stomach each night. Acute If you cannot feed a hundred people, then food insecurity affected 135 million people feed just one." India is home to a quarter of all undernourished people worldwide, making the country a key in 55 countries in 2019. Even more - one in focus for tackling hunger on a global scale." India ranks 94 among 107 countries in 2020 Global (The author is a retired career diplomat of India. He Hunger Index, even below neighbors like Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan three - suffer from some form of can be reached at [email protected]) Picture / Courtesy Akshaya Patra malnutrition". (Courtesy OPOYI) THE INDIAN PANORAMA OPINION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 10 US ELECTION 2020 Trump continues to be most unpredictable, as in 2016 ● Youth interest in voting has hit its lowest since 2000, GALLUP reports ● Does Ohio provide a model? Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden are to say they do not plan to vote. any guide as to whether President trump engaged in a fight to the finish Basham spoke with Joseph Cotto about will win in his reelection bid. 2016. He accomplished this in spite of stiff By Ven Parameswaran his new data. Pollwatch had a good thread However, the GALLUP poll has just opposition from Republican Governor summarizing the interview. Democracy released the results of a new survey that John Kasich. So far, all indications are he shy Trump vote is bigger this Institute's poll had a sample size of 1500 suggests President Trump might have a Trump will easily win Ohio. Biden has year…and who falls into this voters, where Trump leads Joe Biden by better shot than you would think. been visiting Ohio but his reception has Tcategory should terrify Democrats. I one point. He also noted that the "shy Most Americans responded positively to been poor. If Trump wins Ohio like in will say it again, folks. The polling is Trump" vote is very much alive and will be the survey question asking whether they 2016, it will influence his outcome in skewed. It is a mess. Either we are right to bigger this time. Suburban white women feel better off now than they did four years Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and be highly skeptical and Trump wins an and urban black women are the two groups ago. Minnesota. Electoral College landslide, or the pollsters that are most likely to fall into the shy Trump's odds of winning reelection POINT OF CAUTION IN READING are right and Biden wins landslide. Young category for the 2020 cycle. That latter part seem to be growing slimmer by the day- Americans are not excited about this should shake Democrats to their core. And though, it is worth remembering that we POLLS SPONSORED BY THE election at all. They are not planning on as for Florida, a state that Biden must have also seen this movie play out before. MAINSTREAM MEDIA: voting. Gallup is reporting the youth carry, it could already be out of his reach. This is not the first time that Trump has All these pollsters have been interest in voting this cycle has hit its Basham notes Trump cannot fall asleep at been in this predicament. interviewing registered voters -- there are lowest since 2000. That is in keeping with the wheel, but things are becoming more DOES OHIO PROVIDE A MODEL FOR much more registered Democrats than the results from Democracy Institute's comfortable for him in the Sunshine State. Republicans. Polling most likely voters Patrick Basham, whose polling data, which And based on some recent polling from the PRESIDENTIAL VICTORY? may give a better clue. The undecideds and has been mentioned in The Washington state, it looks like the tide has shifted No Republican has won the Presidency third parties comprise 10% of final voters. Times and Forbes, suggests there will be solidly in favor of Trump. without winning Ohio. Franklin D (Ven Parameswaran, Chairman, Asian one million fewer young people voting this The outcome of Election Day 2020 would Roosevelt in 1944, and John F Kennedy in American Republican Committee (Founded cycle. Hill-Harris X Research shows seem to be a foregone conclusion if the 1960 won without winning Ohio. 1988), lives in Scarsdale, NY. He can be younger voters are consistently more likely latest national and battleground polls are President Trump won Ohio by 8 points in reached at [email protected])

Hinduism. Indeed, I oppose that policy and Should we Reject Indian-Americans to our legislative bodies? urge India to have a place among civilized nations." like the Nazis, ISIS, and KKK, which runs 2. If elected, would you support a bill that "I urge the Government of India to the Indian government and believes that would require the Indian Government withdraw the unnecessary citizenship laws the Christians (30 Million) and Muslims to treat the Dalits, Muslims, and like the CAA** - Citizens Amendment Act. (200 Million) who have lived in India from Christians as equal citizens with equal It will stop the protests and restore political the 2nd Century and 8th Century rights and equal justice for all? stability and social unrest. As Americans, By Mike Ghouse respectively do not belong in India. 3. If elected, would you support a bill to we want a stable India to invest and build a Through his minions, Prime Minister restore the full freedoms to the People of healthy relationship." hy should we support or pull Modi, who has similarities with Hitler has Kashmir? "America is my home and my down the Indian -Americans given them three choices- convert to 4. If elected, would you encourage the RSS motherland, and I pledge to defend her Wrunning for US Congress or to renounce its extremist ideology and constitution." Senate? accept Indian Dalits, Muslims, Sikhs, Lastly, talks are going on quietly about The answer is simple, almost all Indian Jews, and Christians as Indians and booting the Indians out of America if they Americans have families back in our have equal rights with all citizens? boot Christians from India. motherland, and we must support and elect 5. Should a conflict arise between India Given the unilateral decisions Trump candidates who subscribe to American and the United States, and Congress is has taken, disregarding the societal norms, values. You and I came to America and short of one vote for passing the bill, and if the White Supremacist take over the have cherished this nation for its values of what would be your position? governance, all of the Indians maybe freedom, equal opportunities, equal justice, Would Kulkarni make the following kicked out of the nation. equal dignity, liberty, and the pursuit of If we don't correct the rogues who run happiness. We should wish the same for statements? the Government of India, we deserve to be our fellow Indians back home or any people Mr. Kulkarni is not willing to condemn this "I am concerned about the violations of kicked out. Modi was not allowed to come anywhere. ideology, and hence his integrity is religious freedoms in India, particularly to the United States; it may happen again We must reject those candidates who do questionable. against minorities. Being a minority once Trump is gone. Modi should not bring not want the same values as the Indians myself, I will not tolerate minorities to be shame to India. living in India and certainly pull the Hinduism, live as 2nd class citizens or treated like that in any country. I am I love my India and hate to see the RSS hypocrites down if they support the fascist disappear. appalled to hear the statements like extremists destroying her; as an Modi regime in India that is lynching, The ideology of RSS is dangerous to the Muslims are termites, and, I will throw the Individual, I will do my share of the work harassing, raping, and killing fellow social fabric of India and detrimental to immigrants into the Bay of Bengal is to save my motherland from the men hell- Indians. We cannot let our motherland go India's economic stability and prosperity. ascribed to the Home Minister of India Mr. bent on destroying her. All those who are down the drain with such individuals. Now, it is creeping into America, and we Amit Shah a close confidant of Mr. Modi supporting Modi now will come to regret. Law Makers Ro Khanna, Pramila need to stop it. the Prime Minister." One by one, he will push the South Indians, Jayapal, and Kamala Harris have proved to I have texted Mr. Kulkarni thrice to "I support the request of the US then the Bengalis, Marathas, and finally be patriotic Americans fully subscribing to answer simple questions. He turned it over Government to the Government of India to you. All he wants is power.Modi is a power- American Values. However, we have to to Jack, his field director; both have issue visas to the commissioners of the hungry man. If the country is destroyed, make a critical decision about new promised to respond in vain for almost a USCIRF to investigate the human rights he will walk away with his jhola (shoulder candidates running for the legislatures. month. violations and earn a clean certificate and bag) as if nothing has happened; he does The questionable man is Sri Preston Here are few of the several or fix the problems and earn a clean not care about Indians. Kulkarni, a controversial person running certificate - clean chit as they call it in questions I have asked Kulkarni. (The author is the founder and president of for the US Congress from Congressional India." the Center for Pluralism in Washington, DC District 22 from Houston, Texas. 1. If elected, would you initiate a bill in "I do not support the exclusionary and offers pluralistic solutions to the media He is accused of taking donations from the house about equal rights, equal pay policies of the RSS, that advocate Indian and policymakers on issues of the day. For more information, visit the people who run the RSS organization in for women and equal justice for all Christians and Muslims to disappear from www.TheGhouseDiary.com) India. RSS is a paramilitary organization citizens? India, live as 2nd class citizens or convert to THE INDIAN PANORAMA SOUTH ASIA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 11 15 killed in Pakistan terror attack Emergency in Thailand ISLAMABAD (TIP): Eight soldiers and seven civil security personnel were amid massive protests killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan's Balochistan province, police sources BANGKOK (TIP): Thailand said. declared a new state of emergency for The incident took place on October 15 the capital on October 15, a day after a in Ormara area, when a group of student-led protest against the militants ambushed and attacked a country's traditional establishment convoy of the Frontier Corps (FC) and saw an extraordinary moment in Oil and Gas Development Company which demonstrators heckled a royal Limited (OGDCL), and fled the scene, the motorcade. sources told Xinhua news agency. After the pre-dawn declaration, riot "Two vehicles of OGDCL were being police moved in to clear out escorted by three FC vehicles on their demonstrators who after a day of way to Karachi when they were attacked rallies and confrontation had gathered by the militants who used sophisticated outside Prime Minister Prayuth Chan- weapons in the offensive," the sources ocha's office to push their demands, added. which include the former general's The vehicles were also burned and stepping down, constitutional changes destroyed by the militants following the and reform of the monarchy. attack. Several top leaders of the protest Paramilitary troops and personnel outlawed organization formed with the Condemning the attack, Prime movement were taken into custody. from the Pakistan Navy reached the coalition of several extremist outfits of Minister Imran Khan sought a solicited The police said they had made 22 attack site and shifted the bodies to a the province, claimed responsibility for report into the incident and directed the arrests. nearby naval base. the attack. concerned authorities to make every The text of the emergency A search operation to arrest the fleeing The same outfit killed some 14 possible effort to identify and bring the declaration said it was needed because militants was launched in the area. personnel of the navy in an attack perpetrators of the attack to justice. “certain groups of perpetrators Baloch Raji Ajoi Sangar (BRAS), an launched in the same area in April 2019. --IANS intended to instigate an untoward incident and movement in the Bangkok area by way of various methods and via different channels, Bangladesh okays Pak to celebrate Guru Nanak’s 551st birth including causing obstruction to the royal motorcade.” The royal family is considered death penalty for anniversary from November 28-30 sacrosanct and a pillar of Thai rapists identity. — AP DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh's Cabinet Oli sparks speculation on October 12 approved an increase in the maximum punishment in rape cases by keeping defence to death from life imprisonment after a series of recent sexual assaults triggered protests on streets and in ministry with himself social media. Cabinet spokesman Khandaker Anwarul Islam said President Abdul in Cabinet reshuffle Hamid was likely to issue an ordinance KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal’s amending the Women and Children Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has Repression Prevention Act because reshuffled his Cabinet, keeping the key Parliament was not in session. Details of defence portfolio with himself, in a bid the amendment were not immediately to strengthen his grip within the available, but Islam said the Cabinet ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan will Kartarpur corridor would be taken in fractious ruling party and to allow agreed to a proposal that trials in rape celebrate the 551st birth anniversary of accordance with the protocols relating smooth functioning of his cases be completed in a speedy manner. Sikh faith’s founder Guru Nanak Dev COVID-19 and easing of restrictions. government. Oli has inducted three Under the current law, the maximum from November 28 to 30, the Foreign Chaudhri expressed the hope that new ministers, including Finance punishment in rape cases is life Office said on October 15. India will review its decision in view of Minister Bishnu Poudel, and changed imprisonment, except for cases in which Every year, a large number of Sikh the upcoming 551th birth anniversary of the portfolio of Deputy Prime Minister the victim dies, when capital pilgrims from India and different parts Guru Nanak. and Defence Minister Ishwor punishment is allowed. of the world gather at the Gurdwara The corridor links Dera Baba Nanak Pokharel. However, the dissident Law Minister Anisul Huq said the Janamasthan Nankana Sahib, the birth shrine in Gurdaspur in India to faction of the ruling Communist Party President was expected to issue the place of Guru Nanak, in Pakistan’s Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan of Nepal led by executive chairman ordinance on Tuesday. A series of violent Punjab province to mark his birth — the final resting place of Guru Nanak. Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ was sexual attacks in recent weeks has anniversary. However, the COVID-19 In response to a question about the not satisfied with Oli’s latest move, triggered protests in the capital, Dhaka, pandemic is likely to affect festivities construction of a bridge on the Ravi which they considered as one-sided, a and elsewhere. Local human rights groups this year. river, Chaudhri said that Pakistan has source close to the ruling party said. say rapes have surged in the country.Ain-o- Addressing a media briefing here, already started the construction work on Oli and Prachanda, bitter political Salish Kendra, a women's rights group, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid its side of the bridge, but “India has not rivals, have been trying to shore up said 889 rapes, including many gang rapes, Hafeez Chaudhri said that the 551th yet provided engineering design of its their base within the party in recent occurred between January and August. At birth anniversary of Guru Nanak would side of the bridge”. months. The finance ministry had least 41 victims died, it said. Rights groups be celebrated from November 28 to 30. Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara is located remained vacant for some time and the say many more cases remain unreported He said that Pakistan reopened the in Pakistan’s Narowal district across the nomination of Poudel, who is also the because of fears of harassment by Kartarpur corridor on July 29, but India river Ravi, about four kilometres from general secretary of the ruling party,to influential people. Bangladesh's judicial has not yet opened from its side. the Dera Baba Nanak shrine. the department was a normal system is painstakingly slow and cases The corridor – which allows Indian In November last year, the two phenomena, the party source said. often take years to finish. Protests broke pilgrims to undertake visa-free travel to countries threw open the corridor However, Oli’s move to relieve Pokharel out in recent days after a video of a group the historic Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara - linking Dera Baba Sahib in Gurdaspur from the defence ministry and retain of men stripping and attacking a woman in was closed on March 16 due to the in India and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib the portfolio with himself has sparked a southeastern district went public COVID-19 pandemic. in Pakistan, in a historic people-to- speculation in the Nepalese political through Facebook. AP India has said a decision to re-open the people initiative. PTI spectrum and the media. PTI THE INDIAN PANORAMA US FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 12 US weekly jobless US BRIEFS

● President Donald Trump said on claims rise to 898,000 Thursday, October 15 he will accept the outcome of the election. ● And then they talk about, 'Will you US Coronavirus accept a peaceful transfer?' And pandemic update, October 15 the answer is yes, I will. But I want New cases in the week ended Oct. 15: it to be an honest election, and so 372,978, compared with 322,093 does everybody else," the in the previous week president said at a town hall event New deaths in the past week: 4,763 hosted by NBC. ● Current hospitalizations: 37,308 Democratic presidential nominee Total cases: 7,939,566 Joe Biden said President Trump Total deaths: 209,340 had bungled the U.S. response to the COVID-19 coronavirus Total recoveries: 3,177,397 pandemic and said the country needed a national approach to handle it.2 "He missed enormous Senate Committee to opportunities and kept saying things that weren't true," Biden vote on Barrett said about the president at a town hall event hosted by ABC. WASHINGTON (TIP): The number of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance ● President Trump leads former Supreme Court Americans who filed initial claims for (PUA), which provides unemployment Vice President Biden in South unemployment insurance rose to 898,000 benefits to workers ineligible for Carolina 49% to 41%, according to nomination on Oct. 22 during the week ended October 10, the standard unemployment benefits. a New York Times/Siena College Labor Department said on Thursday, During the week ended September 26, a poll published on Thursday.3 The US Senate October 15. total of 11.17 million individuals in 51 South Carolina Republican Sen. Judiciary The number of people claiming states and territories were claiming the Lindsey Graham leads his Committee is set benefits in all unemployment programs benefit, the Labor Department said. Democratic opponent Jaime to vote on during the week ended September 26 was In that same week, 49 states reported a Harrison by 6 points, according to nomination of 25.29 million, the Labor Department Judge Amy Coney total of 2.78 million people claiming the poll, which has a 4.5-point Barrett to the said.1 There were 1.42 million people Pandemic Emergency Unemployment margin of error. Supreme Court on claiming benefits across all programs Compensation (PEUC), which provides ● The campaign of Democratic October 22 during the comparable week in 2019. an additional 13 weeks of unemployment presidential nominee Joe Biden File photo This week's initial claims figure is benefits to those who have used up their raised $383 million in September. 53,000 higher than the previous week's. standard unemployment benefit. Biden said the donations came WASHINGTON (TIP): The U.S. During the week ended October 10, PUA and PEUC will expire by from 5.5 million donors at an Senate Judiciary Committee on some 372,891 people in 51 states and December 26 if not extended by average of $44.4 In August, Biden Thursday scheduled a vote for Oct. 22 on territories filed initial claims for Congress. raised $364.5 million. the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. The vote was set by the majority Republicans on the committee after No benefit of Remdesivir in reducing COVID YouTube cracks down on Democrats attempted to delay the process by invoking a committee rule requiring two members of the minority deaths: WHO study QAnon conspiracy theory party to be present to conduct business. NEW DELHI / NEW YORK (TIP): Widely prescribed antiviral drug NEW YORK "I want to take official note of the fact Remdesivir has shown little or no benefit in reducing COVID-19 deaths, the (TIP): YouTube on that I am the only member of the world's largest trial on the efficacy of four repurposed drugs on COVID-19 Thursday, October minority that is here, and so we cannot mortality reveals ten months into the pandemic outbreak. 15, said it would conduct business until that second Interim results from the WHO Solidarity Trial, which studied re-purposed prohibit content member of the minority arrives," Sen. anti-viral drugs Remdesivir, Hydroxychloroquine, Lopinavir, and Interferon-?1a promoting conspiracy theory QAnon that Richard Durbin (D-IL) said. found none of these helped reduce deaths in COVID patients. targets an individual or group, becoming the Committee Chairman Lindsey The trial ran through March 22 to October 4, 2020 and followed 11,266 patients latest media giant to crack down on the online Graham (R-SC), however, said the panel in 405 hospitals across 30 countries in all six WHO regions. phenomena. would proceed with its business. "If we "These drug regimens appeared to have little or no effect on hospitalized YouTube announced in a blog post that it was create this problem for you in the future, COVID-19 patients as indicated by overall mortality, initiation of ventilation updating its harassment and hate speech you're going to do what I'm going to do and duration of hospital stay. No study drug appreciably reduced initiation of policies to ban "content that targets an which is move forward on the business ventilation in those not already ventilated," said the pre-print of the study individual or group with conspiracy theories of the committee," he said. published today. that have been used to justify real-world The exchange came on the final day of Authors said the chief aim of the trial was to help determine whether any of violence." Barrett's nomination hearings, at which four re-purposed antivirals could at least moderately affect in-hospital QAnon is an unfounded conspiracy theory experts invited by Democrats and mortality and whether any effects differed between moderate and severe that claims the existence of a cabal of child sex Republicans commented on the disease. "For each of these 4 repurposed non-specific antivirals, several predators in which prominent Democrat nominee's qualifications. thousand patients have now been randomized in various trials. The overall lawmakers and Hollywood elites are involved. The Judiciary Committee is all but findings suffice to refute early hopes based on smaller or non-randomized It has been identified by FBI officials as a certain to approve Barrett's nomination, studies that any will substantially reduce inpatient mortality, initiation of potential motivator of domestic terrorism. which will clear the path for a full ventilation or hospitalization duration," the researchers note. Facebook and Twitter have also taken action Senate vote. Indian expert K Srinath Reddy, one of the study authors, told The Tribune, against the conspiracy theory. YouTube said it "She'll come out of committee next "This was the world's largest trial on Remdesivir and three other repurposed will begin enforcing the new policies Thursday ... and we'll go to the floor with drugs. None showed any benefit in reducing deaths. Of the 2743 patients who immediately,"and will ramp up in the weeks to her on Friday the 23rd and stay on it were given Remdesivir, 301 died and in the control group of 2708 patients who come." until we finish," Senate Majority Leader were given other treatments, 303 died. So, there was no impact on mortality YouTube in 2019 updated its policies to Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said to reduction." US-based Gilead Sciences, the makers of Remdesivir, however, reduce the visibility of certain videos in reporters in Kentucky. After being issued a statement today, saying, "The emerging data appear inconsistent with search results and recommendations, resulting asked if the Senate would approve her more robust evidence from multiple randomized, controlled studies published in an 80% drop in non-subscribed nomination, he replied, "We have the in peer-reviewed journals validating the clinical benefit of Remdesivir. recommendations to channels related to the votes." (Read full story at www.theindianpanorama.news) conspiracy theory, the company said. THE INDIAN PANORAMA US FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 13 Ambassador addresses Republicans accuse Twitter, entrepreneur-members of Facebook of unfair censorship of New York Post TiE Global story about Hunter Biden WASHINGTON DC (TIP): At the invitation of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Global & TiE DC Chapter, Ambassador of India to the U.S. Mr. Taranjit Singh Sandhu interacted with TiE membership in a virtual business roundtable October 8. Chairman of Board, TiE Global Mr. Mahavir Pratap Sharma; President, TiE DC Chapter, Mr. Manish Malhotra, and Board Member, TiE DC Chapter, Mr. Ravi Puli set the stage for the discussion. Around 80 members across TiE Chapters participated in the NEW YORK (TIP): Twitter and Facebook roundtable. were subject to public scrutiny on Wednesday, Ambassador complimented the TiE members Oct 14 and Thursday, October 15 over their and entrepreneurs for driving technology and handling of two New York Post stories about innovation. Hunter Biden, son of Democratic presidential He stated that India's inherent strengths - huge candidate Joe Biden. domestic market, skilled workforce, exist digital The stories reference emails the newspaper services infrastructure, a competitive tax regime, says it recovered from a laptop that purportedly labor costs - and its democratic credentials make belonged to Hunter Biden. The story says the it an attractive investment destination. emails detail Hunter Biden's business dealings Ambassador also shared an update of the in Ukraine while his father was vice president. evolving COVID-19 situation in India and The claims have not been verified, and the highlighted the grit of the Indian people in Biden campaign denied central elements of the overcoming the challenges. India's COVID-19 stories. recovery rate stands at 85 percent. Twitter prevented users from posting links to Ambassador's address was followed by a Q&A the stories due to the inclusion of private session with the members, where Ambassador information such as email addresses and other discussed the growing role of India in global "hacked materials." value chains. He said that the reliability and trust Facebook limited the distribution of the story factor in supply chain diversification decisions in its news feed. It later said this was part of its make India a frontrunner. He also briefed the "standard process" to allow third-party fact- members on the recent reforms being undertaken checkers to review it and decide whether or not by the Government of India, including the labor it should be regarded as misinformation. and education reforms. "Never before have we seen the censorship of The discussion also covered the latest a major outlet's reporting," said Senator Ted developments and investment opportunities in Cruz (R-Texas). India in sectors such as ICT; advanced After Republican members of the House manufacturing; renewable energy including solar Judiciary Committee posted a copy of the New Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu complimented the TiE members and power; and pharmaceuticals. York Post article on their website, Twitter entrepreneurs for driving technology and innovation. - File photo (PRESS RELEASE) blocked users from posting the link.

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NEW DELHI (TIP): With 63,371 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid- 19) and 895 related deaths in the past 24 hours, India’s tally went up to 7,370,468, rising by more than 100,000 since the beginning of this month, according to the Union health ministry on Friday, Even Pak handled October 16. India has been reporting around 66,000 Covid better than new Covid-19 cases daily since October 12 and even witnessed 55,342 infections on India: Rahul October 13, official data shows. Deaths NEW DELHI (TIP): Congress leader have also been fewer with 816 Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the centre succumbing to the viral disease on on Friday.Oct 16, over IMF's projection October 12 and 680 fatalities on Thursday. that the Indian economy is set to The number of deaths have been contract by a massive 10.3 per cent this sustained below the 1,000 mark since the year, saying it was another "solid last 17 days. achievement" by the government. The health ministry said on Friday Gandhi took a swipe at the that the country continues to have one of government on Twitter by tagging a the lowest deaths per million population chart that showed IMF growth due to the coronavirus disease compared projections for 2020-21 for Bangladesh, to other countries across the world. It Myanmar, Nepal, China, Bhutan, also said that at least 22 states and Union Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and territories have lower deaths per million India. population than the national average, The chart showed that the Indian which is currently at 80. “Some economy is projected to contract by a States/UTs are performing better and health ministry’s dashboard showed at persistent decline in the percentage of massive 10.3 per cent this year, the reporting much lower deaths/million 8am. There have been 6,453,779 active cases. As a result, the doubling highest contraction among the population than the national average,” recoveries so far with 70,338 people cured time of the infection has sharply countries mentioned. the ministry posted on Twitter. of the respiratory disease in the last 24 improved. It is now almost 73 days (72.8 "Another solid achievement by the There are 804,528 active cases of the hours. This has taken the national days). This indicates a substantial fall in BJP government. Even Pakistan and coronavirus disease and the death toll in recovery rate to 87.56%. the daily New Cases and the consequent Afghanistan handled Covid better than the country,which is the second worst-hit “India is reporting a progressively increase in time taken to double the Total India," Gandhi tweeted with the chart. in the world, has gone up to 112,161, the high increase in the recoveries and a Cases,” the health ministry said. Woman has right to stay at India rejects China’s stance on estranged in-laws’ home: SC border infra and Ladakh NEW DELHI (TIP): A woman can NEW DELHI (TIP): India on stay in her husband's family home even Thursday, october 15, called on China to if she is estranged from him, the work for complete disengagement at Supreme Court said today,overruling its friction points on the Line of Actual earlier decision to the contrary. An Control (LAC), while rejecting Beijing’s estranged daughter-in-law cannot be contention that infrastructure evicted by her husband or family development and troop deployments by members and she has a right to stay New Delhi were the root causes of there under the Domestic Violence Act, tensions at the border. said the bench of Justices Ashok External affairs minister S Jaishankar, Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and MR participating in the Bloomberg India Shah. Economic Forum online, made it clear Domestic violence in the country is that New Delhi wasn’t to blame for the rampant and every day some women standoff in the Ladakh sector that has encounter violence in some form or entered its sixth month. Acknowledging External affairs minister S Jaishankar other, the court said. Under such the gravity of the situation, he pointed circumstances, a woman resigns herself out India and China had built their dismissed China’s stance on not to the never-ending cycle of enduring relationship and expanded cooperation recognising Arunachal Pradesh state and violence and discrimination as a over the past 30 years “predicated on the Union Territory of Ladakh, saying daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, a peace and tranquillity along the border”. both regions are an integral part of India partner or a single woman in her “If that underlying peace and and Beijing has no locus standi to lifetime. Domestic violence in the tranquillity is disturbed, if the comment on such internal matters. The judgment dismissed an appeal country is rampant and every agreements which the two sides signed The remarks by external affairs filed by one Satish Chander Ahuja day some women encounter are not honoured, then clearly that is the ministry spokesperson Anurag challenging a Delhi High Court violence in some form or primary cause of the disruption,” Srivastava reflected the stalemate in judgment of 2019, which ruled that his Jaishankar said. He added: “If you efforts to end the Ladakh standoff, and daughter-in-law Sneha Ahuja had the other, the Supreme Court said disturb the foundation of this the lack of progress in disengagement of right of residence even though she was relationship, you cannot be impervious troops at friction points after several in the process of divorce from her Section 2 (s) cannot be read to mean that to the fact that it will have rounds of diplomatic and military talks. husband Raveen Ahuja. shared household can only be that consequences...that problem...was not Srivastava said India was creating Satish Ahuja had also appealed that household which is household of the created on our side.” infrastructure that improved the lives of his son had no share in the house as the joint family of which husband is a China’s foreign ministry had on its people. “The government gives careful property was his self-earned. member or in which husband of the Monday cited India’s infrastructure and specific attention to improvement of Interpreting the provisions of Section aggrieved person has a share". development and troop deployments as infrastructure for the development of 2 (shared household) and Section 17 The court also rejected the man's the root causes of tensions. It also said border areas in order to facilitate (right of residence) under the Domestic appeal that his son had no share in the India should refrain from actions that economic development of these areas, as Violence Act, the judges said: "The property at the posh New Friends could escalate the situation. also to meet India’s strategic and security definition of shared household given in Colony area of Delhi. The external affairs ministry also requirements,” he said. Source: HT THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 15 PM Modi, Shah TRP probe: Freeze on GST COMPENSATION likely to hold Govt softens stand, 15-20 rallies in rating news channels to borrow for states NEW DELHI (TIP): The Union finance ministry on Thursday,Oct 15, said that the poll-bound Bihar Rs 1.1 lakh crore estimated shortfall in for 8-12 weeks Goods and Services Tax (GST) NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister compensation cess will be borrowed by the Narendra Modi is expected to address NEW DELHI (TIP): Broadcast central government and “passed on to the an election rally at Aarah in Bihar Audience Research Council (BARC), the states as a back-to-back loan”, allying either on October 23 or 24, sources industry body that measures Television concern of states that they would have to said. It is expected he may hold around Rating Points (TRPs), has suspended the pay higher interest rates if they approach 12 rallies with Chief Minister Nitish publication of weekly individual ratings the market individually. Kumar, the face of the NDA, they of news channels for “eight to12 weeks”, The Centre’s move, detailed in a added Leaders said BJP candidates days after Mumbai Police began statement from the finance ministry, is have asked for four more rallies of the investigating a “racket” of fraudulent likely to put to rest, for now, the Prime Minister for which a final manipulation of TRPs. controversy over the compensation cess decision of the PMO is awaited. Apart Five persons, including two former shortfall that had caused a major split in from the Prime Minister, Union Home employees of Hansa, the agency that the GST Council, with no consensus being Minister Amit Shah is also likely to calculates the ratings for BARC, have reached after three meetings. It also keeps hold “15 to 20” rallies in the three- been arrested. At least three channels — the concept of fiscal federalism, the core of phased elections. Arnab Goswami’s Republic, Box GST, alive. Cinemas, and Fakt Marathi — are The finance ministry statement added Exit poll ban allegedly involved in the racket, that the borrowing would “not have any according to police. impact on the fiscal deficit of the In a statement, BARC said that “[i]n the Government of India” and “be reflected as applies to light of the recent developments, BARC behaviour, and one of the main things capital receipts of the state government as Board has proposed that its Technical advertisers look at while choosing part of the financing of the respective astrologers, Committee (Tech Comm) review and channels. News Broadcasters’ fiscal deficits”. augment the current standards of Association (NBA), the representative As a result, this borrowing doesn’t go analysts measuring and reporting the data of body of private news channels, welcomed into what is called general government hen there is a ban on exit niche genres, to improve their statistical the BARC announcement, and said it borrowings (the debt of the Centre and the polls, prediction of poll robustness and to significantly hamper should use the period to “completely states). Wresults in the media by the potential attempts of infiltrating the overhaul its systems and restore the “It appears that the loan is treated as astrologers, tarot readers and analysts panel homes”. credibility of the information it collects capital receipts of the state governments, is a violation of the electoral law, the This exercise, BARC said, would cover about What India Watches”. which will have some positive impact on Election Commission said on “all Hindi, Regional, English News and The BARC statement quoted its board state finances, but we need to see the fine Thursday, Oct 15. Business News channels with immediate chairman Punit Goenka as saying: print,” said the finance minister of one of The EC's advisory,re-issued ahead of effect” – and that it would “cease “Given the most recent developments, the the dissenting states, requesting the three-phase elections in Bihar publishing the weekly individual ratings BARC Board was of the opinion that a anonymity. beginning later this month, asked the for all news channels during the pause was necessitated to enable the The minister said it is prudent for the media, both electronic and print, to exercise”. The process is “expected to industry and BARC to work closely to government to borrow the entire amount "refrain" from airing and publishing take around 8-12 weeks including review its already stringent protocols to get a better rate, but there are other such programmes during the validation and testing under the and further augment them to enable the concerns – the Centre should have prohibited period to ensure free, fair supervision of BARC’s Tech Comm”, the industry to focus on collaborating for borrowed the entire shortfall and repay and transparent polls. statement said. growth and well-natured from the compensation cess fund as the The advisory was first issued on TRPs are a measure of TV-watching competitiveness”. financial position of most of the states. March 30, 2017 in which the poll watchdog cited Section 126A of the Representation of the People Act. Kerala gold Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, other J&K political smuggling case parties team up for restoration of Article 370 accused linked to NEW DELHI (TIP): The key political Dawood: NIA leaders of Jammu and Kashmir, n a major development in the Kerala including National Conference patriarch gold smuggling case, the NIA has Farooq Abdullah, his arch-rival Ifound links between one of the Mehbooba Mufti of the People's accused and India’s most wanted Democratic Party and Sajjad Lone, came underworld don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar together on October 15 evening to fight and his gang. for the restoration of Article 370 and The National Investigation Agency resolution of Kashmir. The freshly probe has revealed that one of the minted "People's Alliance for Gupkar accused visited Tanzania, where the 1993 Declaration" comes more than a year Mumbai accused has vast networks, to after the Centre ended the special status launch his diamond business and to of Jammu and Kashmir granted under smuggle firearms. the constitution and bifurcated the state The submissions were made by the into two Union Territories. anti-terror probe agency in a Special NIA Most of the political leaders in court here on Wednesday. Kashmir Valley have been in custody for “KT Ramees and M Sharafuddin long -- it was part of the preventive visited Tanzania on several occasions measures against backlash taken by the Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh," he Abdullah. It marked a resolution of and met one of Dawood’s close aide Centre last August, a day before making added. attending regional parties and the Feroze ‘Oasis’ and discussed ways to the huge announcement in parliament. Abdullah also said the alliance seeks a Congress to protect Jammu and smuggle firearms into the country,” an Abdullah, 82, was released in March, dialogue between all stakeholders for Kashmir's special constitutional status NIA official related to the probe told days before the countrywide lockdown resolution of Kashmir. and fight against any move to dilute it. IANS. The official said that Ramees was announced. Mehbooba Mufti was The National Conference chief had Two days later, the Centre ended the visited Tanzania first in 2016 to start a released on Tuesday. convened the meeting at his home to special status of the state granted under diamond business there. He then also "Our battle is a constitutional battle, chalk out the future course of action on the Article 370 of the Constitution and smuggled one kilo gold from Tanzania to we want the Government of India to "Gupkar Declaration" with regard to the bifurcated it into two Union Territories. the UAE in 2017. return to the people of the state the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. This August, the political parties had Ramees was caught with 13 smuggled rights they held before 5th August 2019," The Gupkar Declaration was signed met again, and vowed to fight for revolvers at the Kozhikode airport in Abdullah said. "We shall struggle for on August 4, 2019, after an all-party restoration of the special status of November 2019. restoration of what was snatched from meeting at the Gupkar Road residence of Jammu and Kashmir. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FILMS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 16 MORE OCTOBER FILMS FOR OUR TIMES BY MABEL PAIS "How To Fix A Primary" will be released on October Americans will be able to vote in 2020. Directed by Yi 20, 2020 - just two weeks before the 2020 presidential Chen, a Chinese immigrant and first-time voter herself, How to Fix a Primary - Inside election - across all on demand (TVOD) platforms. The First Vote is a rare long form look at the diverse Asian film will simultaneously have a DVD and Blu-ray disc American electorate. To learn more, visit An Outsider Campaign In release. It is currently available for pre-order at iTunes firstvotefilm.com / Apple TV Facebook: @firstvotefilm Instagram: @firstvotefilm WATCH THE TRAILER: youtu.be/qZjFNbm6qWw Twitter: @firstvotefilm Key Battleground State To learn more, visit fullframefest.org/film/how-to- fix-a-primary DIR: Brittany Huckabee l 2020 l USA l Eng l 1h 30m l World Premiere A THOUSAND CUTS - When "It's a campaign story, but it's NOT blue versus FIRST VOTE - Asian American red - it's grassroots versus the establishment." - Democracy is Attacked the Brittany Huckabee, Director Voters in Battleground States Power, Money, Future of Democratic Party DIR/PROD/CIN/CO-EDIT: Yi Chen l 2020 l USA l Eng & First Casualty IS the Truth Features CNN contributor ABDUL EL-SAYED, Expert on Mandarin-Chinese w/Eng subs l 1h DIR/WRIT/PROD: Ramona S. Diaz l 2020 | COVID-19 "Must-watch for anyone who cares about the USA/Philippines | 1h 38m | Eng & Tagalog w/English upcoming election"- Documentary Magazine Subtitles l World Premiere "A film alone can't solve the challenge, but my "A gripping film about a remarkable journalist." hope is the film will start a dialogue, offer new WINNER - Best Documentary - 2020 DocEdge AFI FEST Documentary Roundtable insights and perspectives, and have meaningful PBS Distribution, Frontline|PBS and Concordia Studio impact as the United States through profound Playing Nationwide: Theaters and Virtual Cinemas demographic changes. - Yi Chen, Director ROUNDTABLE: OCTOBER 17, 2020

A scene from "A Thousand Cuts" Photo / PBS Distribution, Et Al

he film"A THOUSAND CUTS" by director Ramona S. Diaz is a powerful look at the TPhilippine government's attacks on the free press, and journalist Maria Ressa's determined attempt to hold those in power accountable and fight back against misinformation and attacks on press freedom. Ressa, a 2018 TIME Magazine Person of the Year, has long warned of the threat, misinformation "How To Fix A Primary, Poster - Photo / Gravitas Ventures and the role social media can play in altering our elections. Release: October 20, 2020 The tactics used in countries like the Philippines Now available for pre-order on iTunes / Apple TV are first tested abroad before implemented in the U.S. ow to Fix a Primary" by Brittany Huckabee and other nations. As we approach our own election, provides rare inside access to a touchstone the threat of misinformation and the undermining Hcampaign in a movement that is gaining of our free press become more and more relevant. momentum as progressive candidates challenge the The film world premiered at the Sundance Film political system and establishment across the U.S. First Vote, Poster - Photo / C35 Films Festival and was named an official selection at A CNN expert on COVID-19. But Abdul El-Sayed had a SXSW,Full Frame, HotDocs, SFFF,LAAPFF, and AFI previous life. "How to Fix a Primary" (official selection DOCS. It is currently playing at Virtual Cinemas of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival) follows irst Vote" is a character-driven verité nationwide. To learn more, visit athousandcuts.film the young doctor as he takes on Michigan's political documentary with unparalleled access to a Facebook: AThousandCutsFilm establishment in a bid to become the first Muslim Fdiverse cross section of politically engaged Instagram: _athousandcuts governor in U.S. history.The film follows Abdul and his Chinese American voters: a gun-toting Tea Party- Twitter: _athousandcuts underdog team in this battleground state as they hustle favorite candidate courting GOP votes in the South; a to gain endorsements from Bernie Sanders and podcaster in Ohio who became a citizen in order to vote Director Ramona S. Diaz will participate in the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (both featured in the film) for Trump; a long-haired journalist confronting 2020 AFI FEST DOC ROUNDTABLE. Diaz will join while confronting Islamophobia and a system that Chinese Americans for Trump after moving to a other leading directors behind some of the most seems rigged against them. battleground state; and a University of North Carolina talked about and acclaimed documentaries of the "In following El-Sayed's year-long journey to the 2018 professor teaching about race and racism in the US. The year. The roundtable will take place virtually on gubernatorial primary, filmmaker Brittany Huckabee film weaves their stories of first-time voting and Saturday, October 17th at 1PM PST. Complete details captures the tumultuous pace of a campaign that can electoral organizing from the presidential election of are available at turn with a single strategic move. It's a campaign story, 2016 to the 2018 midterms, and explores the intersection https://fest.afi.com/2020/movies/doc-roundtable-5/ but it's not blue versus red - it's grassroots versus the of immigration, voting rights and racial justice. establishment. This is a story not of one person's Until 1952, federal law barred immigrants of Asian political dream, but of a tenacious movement that will descent from becoming U.S. citizens and voting. Today, not be put down easily," said 'Full Frame Documentary Asian Americans are the fastest growing population in (Mabel Pais writes on Social Issues, The Arts and Film Festival.' the United States. More than 11 million Asian Entertainment, Spirituality, and Health & Wellness) THE INDIAN PANORAMA FILMS/FILM FEST FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 17 schedule of virtual screenings complete with FILMS/FILM FEST OF NOTE filmmaker Q&As, we believe our audience will enjoy this year's festival as much as any year." - BY MABEL PAIS Shannon Franklin, Festival Producer LOS HERMANOS - The Brothers - 12TH EDITION BELLY OF THE BEAST - ABUSES October 22-25, 2020 Together & Apart Outdoor Screenings in the Artis-Naples Norris Garden DIRS: Marcia Jarmel, Ken Schneider l 2020 l USA l Eng & Opening Night: Award-winning "The Donut King" by Alice Gu OF WOMEN INTHE CRIMINAL Spanish w/English subs l 1h 24m l World Premiere Closing Night: Festival Favorite "Banksy Most Wanted"by "The compelling tale of a family disrupted by Aurélia Rouvier and Seamus Haley Competition Titles: JUSTICE SYSTEM geopolitics."- Peter Keough, The Boston Globe Hannah Black and Megan Petersen's DROUGHT, DIR: Erika Cohn l 2020 l USA l Eng l 2h 2m Guest Appearances by David Gutnik's MATERNA, Lanie Zipoy's THE SUBJECT, "I have the power to change lives with the MAESTRO JOSHUA BELL and Grammy-winning HARLEM Brian Morrison's BASTARD'S ROAD, awareness of what happened to me." - Kelli QUARTET Ondi Timoner's COMING CLEAN, Dillon, Survivor: Domestic & State Violence, Darby Duffin and Adam Jones FISH & MEN Commissioner: City of Los Angeles, Co-Chair of Artis-Naples's lineup for the 12th Annual Naples Empowerment Congress SouthEast, And Executive Director of The Non-Profit 'Back To The Basics.' "Oscar Contender - Best Doc Feature and Best Original Song"- Variety Magazine

A scene from "The Donut King" - Brothers, (left) Aldo (pianist) & (right) Ilmar (violinist) Photo / Courtesy artisnaples.org/niff & WildWorksPR.com Photo / PatchWorks Films-Marcia Jarmel International Film Festival (NIFF) to be held October 22- 25, 2020 features hybrid: virtual and in-person events. WORLD PREMIERE: TOP FILM FESTIVALS NATIONWIDE IFF's gala selections will feature documentaries, Women Prisoner handcuffed to gurney OCTOBER 2020 opening with Alice Gu's award-winning Photo / bellyofthebeast.com OS HERMANOS / THE BROTHERS" is a Ndocumentary "THE DONUT KING", and closing RELEASE: Virtual Theaters Around US nuanced, intensely moving view of nations long with Aurélia Rouvier and Seamus Haley's festival OCTOBER 16, 2020 Lestranged, through the lens of music and family. favorite "BANKSY MOST WANTED". Both screenings Ilmar and Aldo López-Gavilán are virtuoso Afro- will be outdoors on a large screen in the Norris Garden elly of the Beast" presents a decade long, Cuban musician brothers, born in Havana in the 70s. At on the Artis?Naples Kimberly K. Querrery and Louis A. infuriating contemporary legal drama invoking 14, Ilmar outgrew his island teachers and was sent to Simpson Cultural Campus. Bthe weight of the historic stain and legacy of the U.S.S.R. to study violin. He never lived in Cuba In addition to the opening and closing nights, two eugenics. again, ultimately landing as a working chamber other in-person screenings will take place in Norris When an unlikely duo discovers a pattern of illegal violinist in the U.S. Younger brother Aldo grew up Garden: a '"NIFF Shorts Showcase" of exciting sterilizations in women's prisons, they wage a near mentored by Cuba's impressive jazz and classical selections from this year's shorts programs that will impossible battle against the Department of pianists, his extraordinary talent achieving renown on screen on Friday, October 23 and Casimir Nozkowski's corrections. Filmed over seven years with the island, but stymied elsewhere by the 60-year-old U.S. romantic dramedy "THE OUTSIDE STORY", starring extraordinary access and intimate accounts from embargo. Though they see each other when family "Star Trek: Discovery's" Sonequa Martin-Green that currently and formerly incarcerated people, Belly of finances and visa restrictions allow, they've never had a screens on Saturday, October 24, both at 7:30PM. the Beast exposes modern-day eugenics and chance to collaborate musically-something they've The virtual festival will include 66 films (13 narrative reproductive injustice in California prisons. longed for all their lives. features, 12 documentary features, 41 short films) from The pastoral farmlands surrounding the Central Tracking their parallel lives, poignant reunion, and 16 countries. All films will be available to be screened California Women's Facility, the world's largest momentous first performances together on stages over four days through an online video-on-demand women's prison, help conceal the reproductive and across the U.S., LOS HERMANOS / THE BROTHERS is portal, available to film fans throughout the state of human rights violations transpiring inside its walls. A a nuanced, intensely moving view of nations long Florida, and some films available worldwide. To courageous woman who was involuntarily sterilized at estranged, through the lens of music and family. enhance the film festival experience, patrons will be able the facility,teams up with a radical lawyer to stop these Featuring an electrifying, genre-bending score, to see select filmmakers participate in virtual TalkBack violations. They spearhead investigations that uncover composed by Cuban Aldo López-Gavilán, performed Q&A sessions to discuss their films, including live a series of statewide crimes, primarily targeting with his American brother, Ilmar, and with guest streamed events where audience members will be able women of color, from inadequate access to healthcare to appearances by maestro Joshua Bell and the Grammy- to ask questions of the filmmakers. sexual assault to illegal sterilization. winning Harlem Quartet. To learn more, visit Artis Naples CEO and President Kathleen van Bergen Together, with a team of tenacious heroines, both in hermanosbrothersfilm.info said, "We are proud to be able to bring these wonderful and out of prison, they take to the courtroom to fight for OFFICIAL WEBSITE & SOCIAL PAGES films to our cinema-loving community here in Naples reparations. But no one believes them. As additional www.hermanosbrothersfilm.info and South Florida as well as introduce those damning evidence is uncovered by the Center for twitter.com/@hermanosbrofilm throughout the rest of the state and even the world to Investigative Reporting, a media frenzy and series of www.instagram.com/hermanosbrothersfilm/ our NIFF world. This diverse lineup of films will hearings provide hope for some semblance of justice. www.facebook.com/hermanosbrothersfilm provide entertainment and inspiration for our Yet, doctors and prison officials contend that the community. The Naples International Film Festival is procedures were in each person's best interest and of an an important part of our cultural offerings each season overall social benefit. Invoking the weight of the NAPLES INTERNATIONAL FILM and we are thrilled to be able to share these films." historic stain and legacy of eugenics, "Belly of the Films in the Naples International Film Festival's Beast" presents a decade long, infuriating competition categories will be vying for $5,000 in prizes, contemporary legal drama. FESTIVAL (NIFF) including the Audience Awards for Best Narrative "While we will, of course, miss the buzz of Feature, Best Documentary Feature and Best Short. For Official Film Website & Social Media gathering together in a theater as the lights go the third year in a row, there will also be juried awards bellyofthebeastfilm.com down, we are excited to be able to offer our in the Narrative and Documentary Features categories. facebook.com/bellyofthebeastfilm To learn more about the Festival, visit audience virtual access to a slate of films that niff.eventive.org twitter.com/BOTBFilm will touch, move, and inspire. With a handful of instagram.com/bellyofthebeastfilm/ (Mabel Pais writes on Social Issues, The Arts and films set to screen in the Norris Garden and a Entertainment, Spirituality, and Health & Wellness) THE INDIAN PANORAMA BOLLYWOOD FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 18 RHEA CHAKRABORTY TO SUE RUMOUR MONGERS AND MEDIA FOR DEFAMATION hea Chakraborty will take legal action against rumour mongers and the media for Rspreading false information and defaming her in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput's death case.A statement issued by Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer, Satish Maneshinde, said that a list of people will be forwarded to the CBI who made false claims on TV and electronic media. The statement read, "We will be forwarding a list of people to CBI who made fake and false claims on TV and Electronic Media, including carrying mobile recording and fake stories on SSR case with particular reference to Rhea Chakraborty to go after them and record their Neha Kakkar hints at statements. We will request CBI to take legal proceedings against them for misleading the investigations. -- Adv Satish Maneshinde (sic)." her wedding in new post Rhea has now written a letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer Nupur eha Kakkar and Rohanpreet Singh's Prasad, requesting them to take action against relationship has become the buzz of the town. her neighbour, who claimed in a few TV NThe two confirmed that they are together interviews that she saw Sushant Singh Rajput and recently and also professed their love for each other on Rhea together on June 13. social media. While fans are going gaga over their "I was Interrogated for more than 5 days by the adorable posts with each other, Neha took to CBI in connection with the death of Sushant Instagram hinting at her wedding in her latest post. Singh Rajput. During the investigation, several The sensational singer shared a series of media channels carried false and bogus stories photographs in a beautiful traditional attire and without any material to substantiate these mentioned having a lockdown wedding in the caption. patently false and fabricated claims in order to She cheekily added how it will cut costs. She wrote, achieve their own ends. "Aaja Chal Vyah Karwaiye Lock Down Wich Katt Hone "I say that one such person, Mrs Dimple Kharche" This is my favourite line from Thawani, made patently false and bogus #DiamondDaChalla Song. Which line is Your fav? allegations against me knowing them to be false, #NehuDaVyah (sic)." to mislead the investigation in the above case. The Neha Kakkar and her beau Rohanpreet Singh made allegation was that the late Sushant Singh Rajput their relationship Insta-official by sharing the same had dropped me to my residence in his car on the picture on Instagram. 13th of June 2020, which is utterly false. Aditya Narayan to tie the knot Amrita Rao and husband RJ Anmol with Shweta Agarwal inger-actor Aditya expecting their first child Narayan is all set to Stie the knot with mrita Rao and her his longtime girlfriend husband RJ Anmol Shweta Agarwal. Aditya Ahave joined the list of and Shweta, who shared celebrities who will be screen space in Shaapit, welcoming a new member to will get hitched by the their family soon. A picture of end of this year. Amrita is doing the rounds on Aditya told Times of social media in which she can India that he is happy to be seen flaunting her baby “have found my bump. Going by the photo, the soulmate in her.” couple will welcome the baby He said, “I met Shweta in a few months. on the sets of Shaapit Though Amrita Rao and and we hit it off Anmol haven't made the instantly. Slowly and announcement yet, they were gradually, I realised I spotted outside a doctor's was head-over-heels in clinic recently. Amrita made love and started no attempts to hide her pursuing her. Initially, pregnancy. she wanted to be ‘just Amrita and Anmol tied the friends’, because we knot in 2016 in an intimate were both very young ceremony. A source close to and needed to focus on our careers. Like every relationship, we have seen the actress told TOI said, "She a lot of ups-and-downs over the last 10 years. Marriage is just a formality is loving this phase of her life. news agency IANS, "It's been Rao was last seen in 2019 film between us now, which hopefully should also happen by November or While people may not be seven years of a blissful Thackeray. Nawazuddin December. My parents know Shweta and like her a lot. I am happy that I aware of her pregnancy,those relationship and I'm the Siddiqui played the lead role have found my soulmate in her.” close to the couple are in the luckiest to find a soulmate in of Bal Thackeray. Amrita The singer added that he felt like this year “is the right time to take the know. Anmol and she are both my life partner. We had a very played Bal Thackeray's wife plunge.” private people and they like to small (wedding) ceremony Meena in the film. RJ Anmol, On the work front, Aditya Narayan will be back as the host of the keep things low-key." with our immediate family meanwhile, currently hosts upcoming season of reality show Indian Idol, which will be judged by Talking about their secret members only." Colors TV's live music show Neha Kakkar, Vishal Dadlani and Himesh Reshammiya. wedding, Amrita Rao had told On the work front, Amrita Jammin. THE INDIAN PANORAMA HOLLYWOOD FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 19 GAL GADOT: BEING A MOM IS THE ‘PROJECT OF MY LIFE’

al Gadot says being a mother is the "project of her life". The G'Wonder Woman' star - who has Maya, three, and Alma, eight, with her husband Yaron Varsano - feels "very connected" to her children and always speaks to them about how they are feeling. She said: "Being a mom is the best thing I’ve ever done, the project of my life. I’m all types of moms. It depends what days you’re asking. Kate Beckinsale "I'm very connected to them and I’m very warm, and I make sure to keep becomes baby loss the channels of communication open and we always talk about feelings and stuff like that. And then sometimes I ambassador let go and don’t interrupt them ate Beckinsale has been named as because I’ve learned when you’re too an ambassador for a baby loss involved you can actually create Kcharity. The 47-year-old actress problems." recently revealed that she lost a baby And Gal admits she struggles with when she was 20 weeks pregnant mom guilt but she is trying to be the following the news that Chrissy Teigen "best" mom she can be for her two and John Legend had lost their child. Now, daughters. Kate has signed up to be the face of the She added: "I can be hysterical at leading baby loss and grief support times. I can be goofy. We laugh a lot. I charity, The Mariposa Trust. can have a lot of patience, but then Founder and CEO Zoe Clark-Coates said when I lose it, it’s not great. in a statement: "Baby loss is a huge issue, "I think that every mom can relate to not only in the UK, but globally with an this, that once you have a baby, you get estimated 38,000,000 losses each year. a huge sack of guilt, which is “Sadly, many of these people have little something that I’m dealing with all the or no access to support, and often suffer in time. But I realised I can only try and silence, feeling isolated and alone. The be the best version of a mom that I can Mariposa Trust ... is dedicated to be. So I just try to do my best and give providing innovative support options, as them everything that I can." well as campaigning for better support Gal admitted she never thought she'd and much more, and we are honoured that become an actress when she was Kate has chosen to become part of our younger as she was always encouraged charity family and work with us to raise to go to university and get a degree. awareness of this subject.” Brad Pitt sued for $100,000 by woman who ALLY BROOKE: I USED TO FORCE MYSELF TO BE HAPPY lly Brooke forced herself “to be happy” whilst in claims he discussed ‘getting married’ to her Fifth Harmony. The 27-year-old singer rose to Afame as a part of the ‘Work From Home’ hitmakers - which also included Normani, Dinah Jane, woman from Texas, US has sued actor Lauren Jauregui, and former member Camila Cabello - Brad Pitt for $100,000 for allegedly duping before the group decided to go on an indefinite hiatus Aher of money and making false promises in 2018. of marriage. Kelli Christina says Brad got in And now, Ally has said she wasn’t always as happy as contact with her two years ago about raising she seemed during the height of the group’s success, money for some charity events and their because she used to force herself to “go out and smile” ‘relationship got personal’ too. She says they because fans expected her to be “their sunshine”. even discussed getting married. The entire She explained: "I felt my world was out of control. I episode appears to be a case of catfishing. did not have control nor anybody really encouraging In his reply to the court, Brad has denied ever me to be myself, to be happy, to be mentally healthy. being in contact with Kelli. He says he never "The fans would call me their sunshine and I felt it asked her for payments, nor did he authorize was my duty and my responsibility - no matter what anyone to do so on his behalf. happened - to go out and smile. I tried to be that for a As per Kelli’s lawsuit, she sent the actor $40,000 very long time but it took a toll behind the scenes when over a period of two years with the promise of the lights would go off.” him making appearances at fundraiser events. He did not show up at any.She decided to sue him but his team told her that she is mistaken about their ‘correspondence’. She still went ahead with her lawsuit, reports TMZ. Brad is currently also fighting a divorce case with his estranged wife, Angelina Jolie. He is demanding equal custody of their kids. “Brad is asking for 50/50 custody to be put in place and stay in place,” a source told ETOnline. “Angelina wants to be fair when it comes to custody. She is very structured with the children. Brad has high hopes [they can] try to make it work because of the importance of co-parenting.” THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIANS ABROAD FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 20 Indian origin Amritpal Sachdeva develops the World's First Business Card Sharing App Chairman of the British Sikh Association Lord Rami Ranger CBE Launches the App named "Zozter" NIRPAL SINGH SHERGILL suitable employment and business opportunities." IN LONDON Lucky said, " I owe all my success to LONDON (TIP): Lord Rami Ranger Lord Ranger who has been my guiding CBE launched "Zozter-the pioneering light and mentor and who has made me Business Card Sharing App". The what I am today. I am proud to have concept has been developed by a long- created the start-up Zozter; it is the standing employee of Lord Ranger's world's first online social card sharing company, Sun Mark Ltd, Mr Amritpal application based on the idea of Sachdeva, fondly known as Lucky. Mr. enhancing the sharing of business cards Sachdeva had started his working life at and services to a global community, it is Sun Mark Ltd and progressed up the the next level in marketing and business ranks to become the Distribution networking ". Manager, having worked at Sun Mark for Zozter's unique features allow it to be over 18 years. used on all platforms. It is a digital Lord Ranger CBE, at the launch event, business card holder for your old Lord Rami Ranger CBE, Chairman of the British Sikh Association withMr Amritpal Sachdeva said to the local media, "I am very proud business cards. The mission is to create a (Lucky), Founder of the Zozter - Photo / Courtesy Zozter to see how Lucky has developed his global community to help facilitate business acumen and customer service digital world. It is reducing the need to businesses. It is child's play to store the business networking and to help both skills whilst at Sun Mark and I am very use paper and to carry business cards to information, all the information one employers and employees connect in a impressed with his Zozter App. The help the environment. It is challenging to needs to run an effective business. The seamless way. pioneering Zozter App developed by manage so many business cards which app helps you network with like-minded For further information, visit: www.zozter.com Lucky provides solutions in today's one gets daily when going about the professionals and also helps you find Indian American attorney Ronak Desai named 'rising star' by National Law Journal

country's most exclusive law firms, respected by both sides of the aisle for breadth of issues. His portfolio is Desai also spent two years as counsel to not just for his high-caliber work and endless." the U.S. Congress. In 2014, brilliance, but also for his reputation as Several other Indian Americans were Representative Elijah Cummings someone you can trust and work with also named members of this year's "NLJ appointed Desai as legal counsel to the even in this highly partisan DC Rising Stars" class. They include: high-profile House Select Committee on environment." Sandeep Nandivada, a government Benghazi. The pioneering congressman Desai's clients similarly heaped praise contracts attorney at Morrison and passed away in October 2019. on him, with one calling him the "gold Foerster; Kapil Pandit, an investment Although his Capitol Hill tenure standard." Another stated that "no management attorney at Akin Gump concluded shortly before the 2016 matter how complex the [case] becomes, Strauss Hauer & Feld; and Alka presidential election, Desai continues to [Ronak] handles it with unparalleled Pradhan, an eminent international serve as an informal advisor to several skill, grace, and sophistication," adding humanitarian law and human rights members of Congress and other high- that every client should want Desai attorney with the Guantanamo Bay ranking decision-makers on law and "firmly on their side." Military Commissions Defense foreign policy issues. "There are few Kwame Manley, a former federal Organization. folks, particularly at his age, who have prosecutor and Global Chair of Paul Pradhan is one of the country's most Desai is a longtime Indian American the expertise and insights Ronak has Hastings' award-winning White-Collar community leader who has fast emerged as respected lawyers in this realm and was an influential next-generation practitioner and and it something we continue to rely on Defense practice, said "Ronak is a the subject a glowing New York Times scholar in the legal and foreign policy fields. all the time" one member noted. superstar. He has achieved tremendous Magazine profile feature spotlighting Following his government service, success for his clients so early in his her work in December 2017. WASHINGTON (TIP): The National Desai returned to private practice. He is career. We are excited about his Pradhan and Desai both overlapped Law Journal has recognized prominent currently an attorney at the elite Los continued excellence at [the firm]." during their undergraduate studies at Indian American attorney Ronak Desai Angeles-based law firm of Paul Hastings Desai's award from NLJ comes less the Johns Hopkins University in as one of its DC "Rising Stars." The LLP. The firm's roster includes such than a year after he received the "Rising Baltimore, where Desai was elected Phi award recognizes the region's 40 most white-collar luminaries as Robert Star" award from DC's South Asian Bar Beta Kappa. Originally hailing from promising lawyers age 40 and younger, Luskin, Kwame Manley, and Matt Association (SABA). The honor Orange County,California, Desai earned "who have wielded influence in their Herrington. With 22 offices around the recognizes "a talented individual joint public policy and law degrees practice areas in the D.C. area and world, the firm generated over $1.2 within…the community, who…has been (M.P.P./J.D.) from the Harvard Kennedy beyond," and is conferred upon billion in revenue last year. Paul practicing for fewer than 10 years, and School of Government and Harvard Law "innovators who develop unique Hastings consistently ranks among the has achieved prominence and School, from which he graduated magna practice niches, secure wins for clients, top 10 on The American Lawyer's "A- distinction in their respective field while cum laude and received the Dean's and demonstrate strong leadership List" of law firms. demonstrating a strong commitment… Scholar Prize. qualities." Desai named Herrington as one of his to the South Asian community." Outside his legal practice at Paul Selected from hundreds of nominees, greatest mentors in legal practice in his Cook County Circuit Court Judge Hastings, Desai is an associate at the Desai's impactful work in the white interview with the NLJ, along with DC Sanjay Tailor told the American Bazaar, Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia collar, anticorruption, India, and Circuit Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan, and "whether it's assisting clients with the Institute at Harvard University, a Law congressional investigations spaces former U.S. Ambassador to India minefields of India's regulatory and Security Fellow at New America, along with his "sustained pro bono work Richard Verma. environment, navigating the and an Asia 21 Leader at the Asia and commitment to public service," "Ronak is an outstanding lawyer who complexities of Congressional Society. He also serves as pro bono earned his inclusion on the coveted list. combines a razor-sharp legal mind with investigations, or bringing media and General Counsel and board director to Desai is a longtime Indian American a natural affability. [He] is respected by public pressure to bear on the the Partnership for a Secure America community leader who has fast emerged clients and adversaries in equal Sureshbhai Patel case, Ronak does it all (PSA), a foreign policy think tank that as an influential next-generation measure," Herrington said to media. and does it with customary aplomb." He promotes bipartisanship on Capitol Hill. practitioner and scholar in the legal and The view was echoed by opposing noted that "there are few who are able to (Read full story at foreign policy fields. In addition to his counsel Desai has worked with on successfully employ their skills [in the www.theindianpanorama.news) private sector work at some of the Capitol Hill, who said Desai was "deeply service of so many] on such a wide THE INDIAN PANORAMA COVID-19 CRISIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 21 Singapore and Hong Kong agree Global coronavirus cases top on bilateral travel 38.9 million, 1,099,629 deaths bubble ingapore and Hong Kong have he overall number of global agreed on a bilateral air travel coronavirus cases has topped 38.9 TRACKING THE VIRUS Sbubble, which will exempt Tmillion, while the deaths have travellers from the mandatory soared to more than 1,099,629 on Friday, quarantine upon arrival, as the rate October 16. of coronavirus infection declines in The US is the worst-hit country with GLOBAL INDIA both regional aviation hubs. the world's highest number of cases and To avail the flights, travellers will deaths at 7,977,097 and 217,754, Cases Deaths Cases Deaths have to test negative in the respectively, according to the CSSE. polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test India comes in second place in terms of 38,947,137 1,099,629 7,307,097 1,11,266 for COVID-19, Singapore's Ministry of cases at 7,307,097, while the country's Transport (MOT) on Thursday, Oct death toll soared to 111,266. 15. The other top 15 countries with the Travellers under the bubble will maximum amount of cases are Brazil not be subject to mandatory (5,169,386), Russia (1,346,380), Argentina quarantining, the MOT release said, (949,063), Colombia (936,982), Spain adding that there will be no (921,374), Peru (856,951), France (850,997), restrictions on travel purposes and Mexico (834,910), South Africa (698,184), no need for a controlled itinerary. the UK (676,455), Iran (517,835), Chile The air travel bubble will have (486,496), Iraq (416,802), Bangladesh dedicated flights, separate from local (384,559), and Italy (381,602), the CSSE travel. figures showed. The MOT said the bubble can be Brazil currently accounts for the "scaled by adjusting the number of second highest number of fatalities at dedicated flights upwards or 152,460.The countries with a death toll downwards, or even suspended, in above 10,000 are Mexico (85,285), the UK line with the latest developments and (43,383), Italy (36,372), Spain (33,553), Peru control its Covid outbreak, as infections office urged governments to be COVID-19 situation in the two cities". (33,512), France (33,146), Iran (29,605), hit record daily highs in Germany, the “uncompromising” in controlling the "Both our cities have low incidence Colombia (28,457), Argentina (25,342), Czech Republic, Italy and Poland. France virus. of COVID-19 cases and have put in Russia (23,350), South Africa (18,309), slapped a 9 pm curfew on many of its “These measures are meant to keep us place robust mechanisms to manage Chile (13,434), Ecuador (12,306), Indonesia biggest cities and Londoners faced new all ahead of the curve and to flatten its and control COVID-19," said (12,268), Belgium (10,278) and Iraq (10,086). travel restrictions as governments course,” Dr Hans Kluge said, while Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung. imposed increasingly tough measures. wearing a mask. Kluge cited "This has given us the confidence Fresh restrictions in The Czech Republic, Belgium, the epidemiological models that suggested if to mutually and progressively open Europe as Covid cases rise Netherlands, Spain, France and Britain 95% of people wear masks and follow our borders to each other," Channel are among the countries causing other social distancing measures, Europe News Asia quoted the minister as Fears rose on Thursday, Oct 15, that particular concern. The head of the could avoid about 281,000 deaths by saying. Europe is running out of chances to World Health Organisation's Europe February.

GENEVA/ZURICH (TIP): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, Oct 14, warned against any Healthy young people may have to wait complacency in the coronavirus death rate, saying with the increasing number of cases, mortality would also rise. for Covid vaccine till 2022: WHO New cases are hitting 100,000 daily in Europe. Nearly 20,000 infections were vaccines, tests, and treatments, aiming reported in Britain, while Italy, to support the vaccination of up to 1 Switzerland and Russia were among billion people. nations with record case numbers. The USD 12 billion "envelop" is part of While deaths globally have fallen to a wider World Bank Group package of around 5,000 per day from April's peak up to USD 160 billion to help developing exceeding 7,500, WHO Chief Scientist countries fight the Covid -19 pandemic, Soumya Swaminathan said caseloads the bank said in a statement late were rising in intensive care units. Tuesday. "Mortality increases always lag The World Bank said its Covid behind increasing cases by a couple of emergency response programmes were weeks," Swaminathan said during a already reaching 111 countries. Citizens WHO social media event. "We shouldn't in developing countries also need access be complacent that death rates are to safe and effective Covid vaccines, it coming down." said. More than 38 million people have been “We are extending and expanding our reported infected globally and 1.1 fast-track approach to address the Covid million have died. emergency so that developing countries Despite the global push for a COVID-19 have fair and equal access to vaccines," vaccine, with dozens in clinical trials said bank's president David Malpass in and hopes for initial inoculations this the statement. year, Swaminathan reiterated that “Access to safe and effective vaccines speedy, mass shots were unlikely. define which of them are at highest risk, "People talk about herd immunity. We and strengthened delivery systems is Two candidates, from Johnson & and then the elderly, and so on," should only talk about it in the context key to alter the course of the pandemic Johnson and AstraZeneca's U.S. trial, Swaminathan said. of a vaccine," Swaminathan said. "You and help countries experiencing are paused on safety concerns, while "A healthy young person might have to need to vaccinate at least 70% of people catastrophic economic and fiscal manufacturing billions of doses of an wait until 2022." The WHO has said ... to really break transmission." impacts move toward a resilient eventual successful vaccine will be a letting infection spread in hopes of recovery,” he said. colossal challenge demanding hard achieving "herd immunity" is unethical WB approves $12bn The International Finance decisions about who gets inoculated and would cause unnecessary deaths. It for Covid vaccines Corporation, the private sector lending first. urges hand-washing, social distancing, arm of the World Bank is investing in "Most people agree, it's starting with masks and -- when unavoidable, limited The World Bank has approved USD 12 vaccine manufacturers through a $4 health care workers, and front-line and targeted restrictions on movements billion in financing to help developing billion Global Health Platform, the workers, but even there, you need to -- to control disease spread. countries buy and distribute Covid-19 statement said. THE INDIAN PANORAMA WORLD FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 22 UK fines British It's time to prepare for no-trade Airways for failures in deal Brexit: UK PM Johnson LONDON (TIP): Prime Minister Boris 2018 data hack Johnson said on Friday it was now time to prepare for a no-trade deal Brexit in 10 LONDON (TIP): Britain’s weeks as the European Union had information commissioner has fined refused to negotiate seriously, adding British Airways 20 million pounds that unless Brussels changed course ($25 million) for failing to protect there would be no agreement. personal data for some 4,00,000 A tumultuous "no deal" finale to the customers, the largest fine the United Kingdom's five-year Brexit crisis agency has ever issued. would sow chaos through the delicate The ICO said in a statement on supply chains that stretch across Friday that the airline was Britain, the EU and beyond - just as the processing personal data without economic hit from the coronavirus adequate security measures. It also pandemic worsens. noted that it did not detect a 2018 At what was supposed to be the "Brexit cyber attack for two months. summit" on Thursday, the EU delivered Information Commissioner an ultimatum: it said it was concerned Elizabeth Denham said says BA’s by a lack of progress and called on “failure to act was unacceptable and London to yield on key sticking points or affected hundreds of thousands of see a rupture of ties with the bloc from people, which may have caused some Jan. 1. anxiety and distress as a result”. "I have concluded that we should get Under the European Union’s ready for January 1 with arrangements negotiating team was "already packing terms they won't offer us." General Data Protection Rules that are more like Australia's based on for an intense week in London", adding: EU officials have said Britain, with the imposed in 2018, organisations face simple principles of global free trade," "On the whole Australia deal/Canada world's 6th largest economy and fines of up to 20 million euros ($23 Johnson said. deal revival...it's just not serious." geographically next door to Europe, million) or 4% of annual global "With high hearts and with complete STERLING PLUNGES poses a much bigger competitive turnover — whichever is greater — confidence, we will prepare to embrace challenge than distant Canada and so for the most serious violations. — the alternative and we will prosper Sterling dropped sharply after cannot be offered a similar accord. AP mightily as an independent free trading Johnson's remarks that businesses, Johnson had repeatedly asserted that nation, controlling and setting our own hauliers and travellers should get ready his preference is for a deal but that laws," he added. for a clean break from Europe. Britain could make a success of a no-deal Biggest World War Johnson's remarks, which follow an At 1101 GMT, the pound was down 0.1% scenario, which would throw $900 billion EU demand that London make further against the dollar at $1.2882, having been in annual bilateral trade into Two bomb found in concessions, may push Brexit towards up at $1.2962 before Johnson spoke. It uncertainty and could snarl the border, chaos, though he still left open the was down 0.2% versus the euro. turning the southeastern county of Kent possibility that the EU could change Britain formally left the EU on Jan. 31 into a vast truck park. Poland explodes course and offer Britain a better deal. this year, but a transition period, which The EU's 27 members, whose combined "Unless there is a fundamental change ends on Dec. 31, means it remains in the $18.4 trillion economy dwarfs the United of approach, we're going to go for the EU single market and customs union. Kingdom's $3 trillion economy,say a deal while being defused Australia solution. And we should do it The two sides have been haggling over is still possible but that Johnson must WARSAW (TIP): The biggest with great confidence," he said. a deal that would govern trade in give ground. World War Two bomb ever found in Asked if he was walking away from everything from car parts and salmon to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Poland exploded under water on talks, Johnson said: "If there's a Camembert and medicines when that Europe's most powerful leader, said after Tuesday as navy divers tried to fundamental change of approach, of informal membership ends. the summit that compromise would be defuse it. course we always willing to listen, but it "NO DEAL" ON WTO TERMS needed for a deal. More than 750 people had been didn't seem particularly encouraging "In some areas, things have progressed evacuated from the area near the from the summit in Brussels." A so-called "Australia deal" means that well. In others, much work remains to be Piast Canal outside the town of In Brussels, an EU official and a the United Kingdom would trade on done. We have asked the United Kingdom Swinoujscie where the Tallboy diplomat told Reuters the bloc was still World Trade Organization terms: as a to remain open to compromise, so that an bomb used by Britain's Royal Air preparing for more trade talks in Britain third country like Australia, tariffs agreement can be reached," Merkel said. Force (RAF) was found. next week. would be imposed under WTO rules. "This of course means that we, too, It weighed nearly 5,400 kg, "He didn't say they will leave the "It's becoming clear the EU don't want will need to make compromises. Each including 2,400 kg of explosive. negotiating table. So it's all just rhetoric. to do the type of Canada deal that we side has its red lines," she said, adding "The deflagration process turned He didn't say they won't keep on talking. originally asked for," Johnson said. "It that the top EU objectives were to into detonation. The object can be So they will," the diplomat said. does seem curious that after 45 years of safeguard peace in Ireland and protect considered as neutralised, it will not The EU official said bloc's EU's Brexit our membership they can offer Canada the bloc's single market. Reuters pose any more threat," Second- Lieutenant Grzegorz Lewandowski, the spokesman of the 8th Coastal Defense Flotilla, was quoted as North Korea's nuclear, missile programmes 'serious threat' to security saying by state-run news agency PAP. WASHINGTON (TIP): US Defence would be ideal for striking targets in the Trump, who has touted his relationship "All mine divers were outside the Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday said South. Speaking before the start of a with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, danger zone." Swinoujscie contains North Korea's nuclear and missile meeting with South Korean Defence has repeatedly said Seoul should pay for a a liquefied natural gas (LNG) programmes pose a global threat, after Minister Suh Wook at the Pentagon, Esper larger share of the cost of US military terminal but a spokesman for the Pyongyang's unveiling of previously said: "We agree that North Korea's nuclear forces deployed in the South. Some 28,500 town's mayor told PAP noone was unseen intercontinental ballistic missiles and ballistic missile programs remain a American troops are deployed in South injured and no infrastructure had at a predawn military parade. serious threat to the security and stability Korea, in what is seen as a deterrent to been damaged. The appearance of a new of the region and the world." Pyongyang that also sends a message to The Piast Canal connects the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "The United States remains committed China about US influence and capability in Baltic Sea with the Oder River on during a weekend parade in North Korea to the security of the Republic of Korea," Asia. Separately, US Secretary of State Poland's border with Germany. The captivated many Western analysts. But Esper said. He added, however, that South Mike Pompeo, citing a lack of ICBM tests bomb was dropped by the RAF in officials in South Korea were far more Korea and the United States must find a by Pyongyang last year, told reporters on 1945 in an attack on the German concerned by the display of new multiple more equitable way of sharing defence Wednesday there was a reduced risk to the cruiser Lutzow. Reuters launch rocket systems (MLRS) and fast, costs so it "doesn't fall unequally on the United States from North Korea due to maneuverable short-range missiles that American taxpayers." US President Donald Trump's policy of engagement. AP THE INDIAN PANORAMA WORLD FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 23 Racial tensions rise in South Race hate crimes Africa over farm killing spike in England, SENEKAL (SOUTH AFRICA) (TIP): religious crimes down A tense standoff between white farmers and Black activists gripped the South LONDON (TIP): Racially African town of Senekal Friday, as two aggravated attacks registered a spike men accused of killing a white farm in hate crimes recorded in England manager were to appear in court. and Wales in 2019-2020 even as More than 100 police patrolled the area religious hate crimes showed a in front of the courthouse in the Free downward trend, according to official State province and used barbed wire to UK Home Office statistics released on separate the rival groups. Tuesday. There were 105,090 hate Sekwetjie Mahlamba and Sekola crimes recorded in the past year, which Matlaletsa were to appear in the court on marks an increase of 8 per cent on the charges of killing Brendin Horner, 21, on previous year, with race hate crimes October 1. rising by around 4,000. “As in previous About 250 white farmers gathered to years, the majority of hate crimes protest the killing, charging that police were race hate crimes, accounting for do not adequately protect white farmers. around three-quarters of offences (72 In an earlier court hearing last week, a per cent or 76,070 offences). These group of white farmers stormed the increased by 6 per cent between court and burned a police vehicle. 2018/19 and 2019/20,” notes the Home The country’s leftist opposition party, that white farmers are not being population are wrong. The farming Office report. “Religious hate crimes the Economic Freedom Fighters, targeted, saying the violence is a result community is an integral part of our fell by five per cent (to 6,822 offences), mobilized about 1,000 of its supporters to of South Africa’s relatively high crime economy,” wrote Ramaphosa. down from a peak of 7,203 in the challenge the white farmers in front of rate. The Senekal murder has also raised previous year. This was the first fall in the court. South Africa has one of the highest the controversial issue of land religious hate crimes since 2012-13,” it They sang songs and shouted slogans crime statistics in the world, with a ownership in the country. said. In 2019-20, where the perceived calling for South Africa’s land to be murder rate of just over 58 deaths a day. A great deal of South Africa’s best religion of the victim was recorded, 50 returned to Black residents. Many were The country’s official crime statistics farmland is owned by white farmers, as a per cent of religious hate crime dressed in the EFF party’s red uniforms indicate there were 49 farm killings in result of the eviction of Black farmers offences were targeted against and berets. the 2019/2020 financial year. when the country was ruled by a white Muslims (3,089 offences), with the next EFF leader Julius Malema came to President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his minority. most commonly targeted group being Senekal on Friday was expected to speak weekly letter to the nation Monday, Although South Africa now has Jewish people, who were targeted in 19 to his supporters after the court hearing. condemned Horner’s killing, but said the majority rule, land ownership remains a per cent of religious hate crimes (1,205 While most white farmers and farm killings were part of the bigger contentious issue, with parties like the offences). PTI organisations representing them have crime problem. EFF urging the government to seize called for farm killings to be made a “Those people who think that farm white-owned land without compensation priority crime, the government insists attacks affect just a small part of our and return it to Black families. AP French police shoot dead man who slit Vatican trial for sex abuse in pope’s teacher's throat PARIS (TIP): French police on youth seminary opens Friday shot dead a man who minutes earlier had killed a middle school VATICAN CITY (TIP): A trial teacher by slitting his throat in the opened on Wednesday in the Vatican’s street in a suburb of Paris, police said criminal tribunal for two priests, one on Friday. accused of sexually abusing an altar France's anti-terror prosecutor said boy in the Vatican’s youth seminary and it was investigating the attack, which the other of covering it up. took place in Conflans Sainte- The charges read aloud in the Honorine, a suburb north-west of courtroom marked the first time the Paris. Vatican had publicly detailed its case The suspected attacker was spotted against the two men, one of whom was by a police patrol while carrying a himself a young seminarian at the time knife a short distance from the scene of of the alleged abuse, 2007-2012, while the the attack. other was the then-seminary rector. The police shot the suspect dead, The case concerns the closed world of according to a police spokesman. the St. Pius X youth seminary, a palazzo A police source said that witnesses inside the Vatican walls just across the had heard the attacker shout "Allah street from where Pope Francis lives Akbar", or "God is Great". The police and the criminal tribunal itself. spokesman said that information was The seminary, which is run by a being checked. Como, Italy-based religious association, Another police source also said the serves as a residence for boys aged 12 to Enrico Radice, is charged with having expected to take the stand. victim had been decapitated in the 18, who serve as altar boys at papal helped Martinelli avoid investigators by The charges suggested that Radice’s attack, but this was not confirmed. Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica. telling the Como bishop that the alleged cover-up went beyond what was France has over the past several According to the indictment, the Rev. victim’s allegations were baseless and previously known and put into question years seen a series of violent attacks Gabriele Martinelli, 28, is accused of telling Vatican prosecutors that he Martinelli’s very ordination. carried out by Islamist militants. abusing his authority as a more senior knew of no sexual misconduct in the Prosecutors say Radice not only Late last month, a man who seminarian to force the victim into seminary. helped Martinelli evade investigators in emigrated to France from Pakistan “carnal acts” of sodomy and Neither Martinelli nor Radice have the years prior to becoming a priest, but used a meat cleaver to attack and masturbation, using violence and responded publicly to the accusations. also falsified a letter from the Como wound two people outside the former threats. The next hearing was scheduled for bishop announcing Martinelli’s offices of satirical magazine Charlie The former seminary rector, the Rev. October 27, when both defendants are imminent ordination. AP Hebdo. Reuters THE INDIAN PANORAMA WOMEN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 24 CONNOISSEUR’S WASHING HAIR AFTER CHOICE COLORING: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW By Tript Arora xperimenting with your hair HEALTHY color can be a fun way to Eshake up your look or get through a downtrodden period of style. While it's much cheaper than VERMICELLI PULAO a new wardrobe, it's still an investment and you'll want to make his recipe contains fibre from vegetables and carbs sure the amazing color lasts for as from vermicelli. I cook it in Coconut oil with curry long as possible. Washing your hair Tleaves added to it. Both the ingredients have health benefits. It is easy to prepare so makes breakfast is often framed as the main cause of quickly. 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USE A MULTI-PURPOSE MOISTURIZER With a lotion that carries a SPF of 30 and contains antioxidants, you can achieve a threefold function of a moisturizer, sunscreen and anti-aging cream. The antioxidants in the lotion have an anti-aging and skin tightening benefits. TAKE CARE OF YOUR TANGLES Wrestling with knots and tangles in your hair NO TIME TO BLOW-DRY? when you’re hard pressed for time can be Simply run anti-frizz serum or cream through your frustrating, not to mention, destructive to your hair tresses, and braid them. Get on with the rest of your strands. routine. When your hair is completely dry, you’ll be To save time, run a large-toothed comb through left with naturally wavy, yet manageable tresses, that your tresses when you’re conditioning them. you can leave down or wrap into a ponytail. DON’T BLOW-DRY AFTER A SHOWER SWAP YOUR ROUTINE UP Don’t blow-dry your hair immediately after Do your eyes before your face, that is, before you stepping out of a shower. 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Studies show that consuming more Appendectomy (CODA) trial vitamin C can increase your blood antioxidant levels involved 1,552 appendicitis patients by up to 30 per cent, which helps the body’s natural in 25 hospitals across 14 states. fortifications fight inflammation. Participants in the nonblinded, noninferiority trial were and complications through 90 days. more often. But overall time in the Restoring Immunity randomized to have an Of those who had antibiotic hospital was similar between the One of the main reasons people take vitamin C appendectomy or get a 10-day course treatment, 30 percent ended up two groups. People treated with supplements is to boost or restore their immunity. of antibiotics first. having an appendectomy within 90 antibiotics missed less time from „ It helps encourage the production of white blood Antibiotics were administered days. 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People who have pneumonia tend to have lower vitamin C levels, and vitamin C supplementations have been shown to curtail As you get older, you need to the recovery time. Vitamin C for your skin As far as your skin is concerned, vitamin C is a drink more water potent antioxidant that can neutralise free radicals. It is an essential part of the skin’s defense mechanism. s you get older, you need to It’s vigorously transported to the skin, where it acts as drink more water. That’s the an antioxidant and helps reinforce the skin’s barrier. Aadvice from a new study But, its skin-saving benefits aren’t limited to its published in The Journal of antioxidant properties. It has plenty of other skin- Physiology. healing properties that make it worthy of a permanent The researchers from the place in your medicine cabinet. 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John’s Health Center in Santa this point in time, we are still Former President, India The researchers added that “until Monica, California, told Healthline. learning such fundamental things Association of Long Island recently, however, our “While changes in the regulation about the way our bodies change (IALI) understanding of the effects of of body heat, sweating, hydration, with age,” Kaiser added. E-mail: [email protected] THE INDIAN PANORAMA SCIENCE & TECH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 26 Robot dolphin can replace captive animals at theme parks arting around the pool as a group of swimmers stands in the shallow end, the dolphin looks much like those that Djump through hoops and perform acrobatics at theme parks. But this marine creature is a robot. "When I first saw the dolphin, I thought it could be real," said a woman who swam with the remote-controlled creature. Edge Innovations, a US engineering company with an Scientists record animatronic and special effects division in California, designed the dolphin, which starts at $3 million to $5 million. top speed of It hopes that life-like animatronics used in Hollywood movies could one day entertain crowds at theme parks, instead of wild animals held in captivity.Swimmers could dive with robotic great sound at 36 white sharks or even reptiles that filled Jurassic-era seas millions of years ago. km/second "There are like 3,000 dolphins currently in captivity being used he fastest possible speed of to generate several billions of dollars just for dolphin experiences. sound has been recorded for the And so there's obviously an appetite to love and learn about Tfirst time which is about 36 km dolphins," said Edge Innovations founder and CEO Walt Conti. Walt Conti, founder and CEO of Edge Innovations, uses a handheld per second. "And so we want to use that appetite and offer kind of different controller to move an animatronic dolphin in a tank at the company's The result is around twice as fast as ways to fall in love with the dolphin." Animatronics may bring warehouse in Fremont, California, US, on September 30, 2020. the speed of sound in diamond, the back audiences turned off by parks using live animals, said Conti. hardest known material in the world, Some 20 European countries have already banned or limited the blockbusters "Free Willy," "Deep Blue Sea" and "Anaconda." "The said the researchers from the Queen presence of wild animals in circuses. idea of this pilot is really to create a kind of "Sesame Street" under Mary University of London, the At Edge's Hayward, California headquarters, its 550-pound (250- water," said Roger Holzberg, creative director for Edge's University of Cambridge and the kg), 8-and-a-half-foot (2.5-meter) animatronic dolphin with skin animatronic program. Institute for High-Pressure Physics in made from medical-grade silicone headlined a program for "Those characters taught a generation how to feel about Troitsk, Moscow. schools in partnership with TeachKind, part of People for the different kinds of aspects of humankind in ways that had never Sound waves can travel through Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). been imagined before. And that's what we dream of with this different mediums, such as air or Edge also made the aquatic creatures used in Hollywood project." water, and move at different speeds depending on what they're travelling through. For example, they move through Apple enters 5G race with new IIT Madras researchers develop solids much faster than they would through liquids or gases, which is why we are able to hear an anti-bacterial, biodegradable food approaching train much faster if you iPhone 12 range listen to the sound propagating in the wrapping material rail tracks rather than through the pple Inc on Tuesday, air. October 13, launched its esearchers at Indian Institute of Technology Einstein's theory of special Anext-generation iPhone (IIT), Madras have developed a food wrapping relativity sets the absolute speed limit 12, with faster 5G connectivity Rmaterial which is not only anti-bacterial but also at which a wave can travel which is that the California company biodegradable. the speed of light and is equal to hopes will spur consumers to According to the team which has also filed a patent about 300,000 km per second. trade in their old phones and for the wrapper, their product can tackle two major However, it was not known to date keep its sales booming through problems - prevent packaged food contamination by whether sound waves also have an the end of the year. bacteria as well as reduce the plastic waste generated upper-speed limit when travelling The core of the line-up, the in the environment when disposing of the wrappers. through solids or liquids. iPhone 12 with a 6.1-inch display, "Our idea was to design a food wrap that will address will sell for $799, while a 'Mini' Apple CEO Tim Cook poses with the two major issues--solid waste and food contamination Moon once version with a 5.4-inch screen all-new iPhone 12 Pro at Apple Park in during storage due to bacterial growth. We have will be slightly cheaper at $699. A Cupertino, California, U.S. developed a biodegradable wrapping material with in- 'Pro' version with three cameras built anti-bacterial activity to prevent bacterial growth shared magnetic and a new 3-D 'lidar' sensor in the United States will support in stored food. The anti-bacterial compound should be starts at $999, with the largest millimetre-wave 5G, the fastest safe for consumption as it is approved by the field with Earth, 'Pro Max' starting at $1,099 and variant of the technology, as well authorities and does not cause any toxicity," said going up to $1,399. as lower-frequency bands. Mukesh Doble, Professor, IIT's Department of protecting The new products will test Outside of the United States, Biotechnology. whether Apple can ride a wave of however, iPhones will lack "The wrapping material we have developed also atmosphere consumer excitement around 5G millimetre wave compatibility, degrades at various environmental conditions with the wireless data networks, whose even in countries like Australia rate of degradation varying from 4 to 98 per cent in 21 he Moon played a huge role in speediest variants outstrip their and South Korea where carriers days. The wrapping material degraded rapidly in moist the evolution of life on Earth as predecessors' data rates multiple are planning to roll out versions conditions when compared to dry ones. Hence, our Ta new study suggests that our times over. of the millimetre-wave wrapper is eco-friendly and can play a major role in natural satellite once had a magnetic But whether iPhone buyers see technology. Like some cheaper plastic waste reduction," he added. field that helped shield our home a dramatic speed boost will Android devices, iPhone 12 The films developed by researchers were made with planet from harmful solar radiation depend heavily on where they models in those countries will polymeric blends containing starch, polyvinyl alcohol, during a critical early time. are and which carrier they use - only support lower-frequency cyclic beta glycans (CBG). The composition was The shared magnetic field what Bob O'Donnell, head of versions of 5G. optimised to achieve the best film with a smooth situation, with Earth and Moon's TECHnalysis Research, called Apple said it had tested 5G on texture, flexibility, uniform thickness and good clarity. magnetospheres joined, could have "lots of little niggly details that more than 800 carriers in 30 persisted from 4.1 to 3.5 billion years get in the way of delivering on regions globally. Verizon ago, according to the NASA-led study the promise of 5G." Communications Inc CEO Hans published in the journal Science He said Apple may be setting Vestberg appeared on Apple's Advances. some customers up for live stream presentation to "The Moon seems to have presented disappointment when phones announce that the phones would a substantial protective barrier ship but offer only modest speed work with the U.S. carrier's against the solar wind for the Earth, increases until carriers build 'ultrawideband' 5G network, which was critical to Earth's ability to out networks. designed to alleviate bottlenecks maintain its atmosphere during this "I don't feel like Apple clarified in major cities like New York time," said Jim Green, NASA's chief that as much as they could have," and Los Angeles, as well as in scientist and lead author of the new O'Donnell said. crowded areas like NFL study. Apple said all iPhone 12 models stadiums. THE INDIAN PANORAMA BIZ & FINANCE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 27 Asian stocks under pressure, dollar in demand amid resurgent virus fears sian stocks came under pressure on versus the greenback at 105.38 per dollar. Friday, October 16, as investors MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific Virgin Atlantic to Asought safe havens, such as the U.S. shares outside Japan closed 0.04% lower. dollar, fearing that a resurgence in The euro was down 0.01% to coronavirus cases and a lack of additional $1.1705, while a firmer U.S. dollar dragged start flights to U.S. fiscal stimulus would hobble the world on sterling , which was last economy. trading at $1.2902, down 0.09% on the day. Manchester from U.S. President Donald Trump's offer on Spot gold was little changed at $1,908.07 Thursday to raise the size of a fiscal an ounce. Mumbai, Delhi stimulus package to win the support of Focus in Asia swings to Canada-China ritish premier carrier Virgin Republicans and Democrats helped relations after Canada ordered a national Atlantic on Thursday announced narrow Wall Street losses, though many security review of Shandong Gold Mining Blaunch of flight services from investors still believe a deal is unlikely Co Ltd's bid to acquire a gold mine in the India to Manchester, which has a before the Nov. 3 election. Canadian Arctic. It is the latest sign of sizable population of Indian origin "There's a bit of worry there and also at pushback faced by China's state miners. people, starting December 20. what we're seeing in America and in In Europe, London will enter a tighter Virgin Atlantic is delighted to Europe regarding the virus and how it climbed 6% during October, Williamson COVID-19 lockdown from midnight on announce it will be launching services seems to be taking hold pretty said. Friday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson from Delhi and Mumbai to Manchester significantly again," said Grant On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial seeks to tackle a swiftly accelerating as the airline ramps up flying from its Williamson, investment adviser at Average fell 0.07%, the S&P 500 0.15% and second coronavirus wave. home in the north of England, a release Hamilton Hindin Greene in Christchurch, the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.47%. "The market's on again off again love said. New Zealand. An unexpected rise in U.S. weekly affair with an impending stimulus torrent Flying three times a week from Stocks struggled to make gains in early jobless claims figures added to worries masks the fact that investor uncertainty is Mumbai to Manchester, beginning in Asian trade with Australia's S&P/ASX 200 about a sputtering world economy, bristling ahead of an expected choppy December, and twice weekly from down 0.02% and Japan's Nikkei 225 futures especially in the face of a spike in COVID- period in terms of headline risk, including Delhi, starting in January, these new adding just 0.06%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng 19 cases in Europe. Brexit, the U.S. election, and perhaps the services will go on sale from October 20 index futures rose 0.36%. E-mini futures Safe-haven demand due to signs of a most horrifying troubles of all, the second and will complement the airline’s for the S&P 500 rose 0.04%. stalling U.S. economy drove the dollar wave of the coronavirus that could trigger existing services from Mumbai and Australia and New Zealand investors index <=USD> 0.398% higher after more intense lockdown worries," said Delhi to London Heathrow, it said. were likely to "take a breather" on Friday, touching a two-week high of 93.91, while Stephen Innes, global chief market The airline will operate one of its especially after New Zealand equities the Japanese yen strengthened 0.08% strategist at AxiCorp. newest and fuel efficient aircraft, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, on these new routes, the release added. Erstwhile carrier Jet Airways used to fly to Manchester, the UK’s third- China raises $6 billion as US World experiencing deepest largest airport by passenger volume, connecting Mumbai with the northwest city of England. However, investors overlook political recessions since Great since its collapse in April 2019, the destination remains untapped from India. tensions Depression: World Bank Zomato raises hina has raised $6 billion in a dollar bond issue that was offered to US investors for the first time, according to a he world is $52 million from Cterm-sheet reviewed by Reuters, just weeks before the experiencing one of November 3 election. Tthe deepest recessions The deal, the fifth foreign currency denominated bond since since the Great Depression US-based Kora China reinstated its offshore issuance programme in 2017, in the 1930s owing to the attracted an orderbook of $27.2 billion, the term-sheet novel coronavirus, World Investments showed. Bank President David oodtech unicorn Zomato has China has carried out four dollar deals and one euro deal in Malpass has said, terming raised $52 million from US- the past three years. the Covid pandemic a Fbased Kora Investments, The pricing was set at US Treasuries plus 25 basis points for “catastrophic event” for continuing efforts to bolster its cash the $1.25 billion three-year tranche, 30 basis points for the many developing and the reserves at a time when the food $2.25 billion 5-year tranche, 50 basis points for the $2 billion poorest countries. He said delivery sector is rebounding from 10-year tranche and 80 basis points for the $500 million 30-year given the extent of the the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic. tranche, the term-sheet showed. economic contraction, there The capital was raised as part of an It was the first time China has offered a bond deal to US- was a rising risk of ongoing round that is expected to based investors who were most active in the longer-dated disruptive debt crises in countries. raise as much as $600 million. It has tranches of the transaction. So that has got a lot of focus here at the meetings, Malpass seen Zomato raise more than $270 US investors, primarily fund managers, were the largest told the media on Wednesday at the start of the annual million so far this year. In September, buyers of that bond, picking up 47% of the $500 million sold, meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Zomato closed a $62 million funding according to the term-sheet. Bank. from MacRitchie Investments, a unit The rising tensions between Washington and Beijing did “The recession has been deep, one of the deepest since the of Singapore’s Temasek, and an not deter US-based investors from participating in the deal, Great Depression. And for many developing countries, and for additional $103 million from US-based according to one source with direct knowledge of the matter. the people in the poorest countries, it is truly a depression, a hedge fund Tiger Global. The source could not be named because he was not catastrophic event. It is continuing to add to the ranks of those Kora is expected to make a follow- authorised to speak to media. in extreme poverty,” he said. up investment of a larger amount in "We did not see the geopolitical situation scaring people That is the focus of this meeting and the focus of their Zomato in the coming months, said a away," he said. actions, he said, adding the World Bank was building as big a person aware of the talks. The person The deal was finalised on Wednesday as signs emerged the growth programme for countries as they can in this fiscal year. did not disclose the size of the next political stand-off between the US and China showed no signs Responding to a question, Malpass said that the world was investment. Zomato’s current of easing. currently experiencing a K-shaped recovery. fundraising strategy is to woo more The US State Department has submitted a proposal for the That means the advanced economies have been able to hedge funds for possible investments. Trump administration to add China’s Ant Group to a trade provide support, especially for their financial markets and for Its plan on going public is making it blacklist, according to two people familiar with the matter, people that have jobs that can be done by working from home. an attractive proposition for these before the financial technology firm is slated to go public in But people that are in the informal economy have lost their jobs, funds since they see faster exits. Shanghai and Hong Kong. and are depending on social protection programmes, he said. THE INDIAN PANORAMA ASTROLOGY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 28

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 BEJAN DARUWALLA www.bejandaruwalla.com Chirag Bejan Daruwalla with his father late Bejan Daruwalla

The Indian Panorama brings you Weekly and Birthday Horoscope from the World's most trusted Vedic Astrologer Nastur Bejan Daruwalla. Weekly Horoscope October 19 - October 25, 2020 ARIES: Ganesha says you stretch yourself in all LEO: The tide is thankfully turning slowly in your SAGITTARIUS: Work is progressing well and directions. You reach out to people and they will favor. You are now brimming with energy, zeal and there is also travel thrown in. You are determined to response favorably. Your plate is full to overflowing direction and firing away on all cylinders. You will sustain the growth that you have achieved and to with events and activities. Family and loved ones be up to your neck in various activities and just even up the tempo. I must add here that in life one expect much from you in this phase. Work takes a about managing breathe. You will be perhaps always loses a bit when one gains something else and back seat and you quite like - and do justice to all the pushed into corners but you cope well and come out there is no escape from this cardinal principle which socializing. You find cracks developing in some new trumps. You are gripped by ambition and look at re- is why it is necessary to know what you really want - found love and this disturbs you. You find solace in organizing your resources and putting them to the from life. Right now,you are on a work phase and you quieter - retreats and may visit a spa or place for best possible use. Money matters acquire a vital edge are losing out on quality time with family and healing for rejuvenation and treatment. and will call you for careful planning. friends which irks you. TAURUS: People continue to be an integral area of VIRGO: Romance is in the air! This is a favorable CAPRICORN: Thankfully, you slow down a bit your life. But you need to be objective and period and you manage to handle your life well. now and make the correct decisions. There is more dispassionate and re-evaluate and re-asses your life There is harmony in our dealing and disturbing sanity in your dealings and you stretch to meet more and your attitudes. This can get disconcerting and affairs are easily settled. Legal issues come to the people. You show interest in higher studies, irritating to you and the persons involved. Your fore and require your attention. Health may also spirituality and faith. You turn to religion and look mind wonders and you are unable to stick to need some care. You also begin to look at the money for answers. You look for a grip on life and spend anything for any length of time. You are not angle more seriously and think of cutting down on time with family and friends. It is a welcome break particularly disturbed by it, but there is no extravagances. You need money for new ventures from the smoldering intensity of the last month. advantage in being a rolling stone. and look for loans to fund them. AQUARIUS: You find yourself isolated; in-fact, GEMINI: A space lot is on your mind and they LIBRA:- Ganesha says, you rise to the challenges of your need for privacy leads you to long periods of will all not be happy thoughts. Your income and hard work and career advancement and initiate solitude during which you don't even tell your loved finances are on the upswing despite your lack of several projects that stretch your imagination, ones where you are, which is quite difficult for them interest in work - related activities, thanks to some capabilities and initiate several projects that stretch to cope with or accept. But you need this 'me' time in inheritance issue that has been decided in your your imagination, capabilities and skills. But, despite which you probe deep questions about life and death favor. There is the need to work towards building it all, you are in a thoughtful mood and tend to get and your purpose on this planet in the particular greater accord and harmony in the home. depressed for no particular reason. You are fascinated circumstances you are in. You travel to holy places Discussions with friends / co - workers / partners or by the human mind and the behavior patterns of the and are on pilgrimage, seeking answers. like - minded people may give you fresh ideas. people you meet. You take time off to lend a helping PISCES: You are back on terra - firma with many CANCER: You try hard to get back on firm ground. hand and even mentor and counsel others. disturbing psychological questions seemingly Luck is with you and so you haven't lost out on new SCORPIO:- There is a new focus and thrust and answered. You are cheerful and warm, tolerant and opportunities. You are back to solid work with new you are assured of success in your ventures. Work more accepting of yourself, others and situations ventures / projects in place, or in the pipeline but there increases and you have no time to party; even the which earlier infuriated you know end. As a result, is a hard slog ahead and you are not sure if you'll be able meetings with friends and loved ones will be taken there is joy in all your interactions. You are a softer to cope. You like the good life and spend a lot on up by work pressures. But this is definitely money and a more rounded person now and you look at life luxuries. But, at another level, this could be the well spent because you will earn the dividends later from a different prism and perspective. You finally platform to launch yourself in a big way when the time on. There will also be more time for the family and in realize that it all depends on the outlook perspective comes. It is just that you are not motivated enough. the future for the frivolities of life. on has.

Birthday Horoscope October 19 - October 25, 2020

OCT 19: Ganesha says wishes will be fulfilled. but to get at the truth. Journey and ceremony make (pun intended). Friendship, money and love, children and hobbies all you happy. OCT 24: This moon helps you to grow, evolve, be come together for you. Give yourself to others also is OCT 22: It favors very particularly lawyers, musicians, tenacious and have the drive to succeed. Many of you the astro message. architects, pharmacists, film stars and directors and will be marking new beginnings, following the policy OCT 20: Despite being misunderstood and reviled, producers, copywriters and visualizers, wholesale of "run till done" or getting it done completely. You make excellent headway, receive sudden and probably merchants, agriculturists and scientists. It means will set high standards and love will claim you. secret help, get funds, have love, and are on your way childbirth, financial augmentation and the luck of the OCT 25:THERE is nothing you cannot achieve. Be to happiness. draw. imaginative, bold and take chances. At least that's OCT 21: Ganesha says, this formation leads to OCT 23: Excellent for money, journey, ceremony, what this solar-scopical reading does say. Financially expenses and a danger of being cheated or at least publicity, marriage, long-distance connections and it is a sizzling year. Romantically, it is an ecstatic year. misled. It would be best not to take the easy way out collaborations. In short, your efforts will bear fruit Be happy. THE INDIAN PANORAMA SPIRITUALITY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 29 avratri is one of India's most significant festivals that is Ncelebrated with full fervour and enthusiasm. It is a 9-day long festival. SHARAD NAVRATRI: THE In this festival, people worship different avatars of Goddess Durga during the nine days of Navratri. This festival is celebrated four times in a year- Chaitra Navratri, Magha Gupt NINE-DAY FESTIVAL Navratri, Sharad Navratri and Asadha Gupt Navratri but only two of them In this festival, people worship different avatars of Goddess Durga. This year, Navratri starts from Chaitra Navratri and Sharad Navratri October 17 and ends on October 25. The Indian Panorama wishes its readers Happy Navratri are celebrated widely. The meaning of Navratri is nine- In the Navratri Hindu festival, the night and this time it will be observed devotee should observe abstinence and from October 17 and will last till austerity. October 25th. On October 25/26, On the eight day, a 'yagna' is Dussehra will be celebrated. During performed with offerings of ghee and Navratri, people worship nine forms of til for mental and spiritual cleansing. Goddess Durga namely Shailaputri, Lemon or bhasma or ash is used for Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, cleaning substances for 'abhishek'. Kushmanda, Skanda Mata, Katyayani, In Gujarat, a garbh-deep or a lamp is Kalaratri, Mahagauri, and Siddhidatri. lit within an earthen pot with several perforations representing the unison of Importance body and soul. The Sharad Navratri is celebrated to commemorate Goddess Durga. She is Customs of Navratri known as the face of the power of Since all the nine days are dedicated women or Shakti. During the festivities to different incarnations of Ma Durga, of Navratri, devotees worship nine it is customary to wear colors that avatars of Durga. The festivities begin symbolize the qualities of the deity. with Ghatasthapna. During the nine The first day venerates Shailputri Devi days, devotees observe fast and spend who embodies aspects of Brahma, the day reading holy mantras dedicated Vishnu and Shiva. On this day, red to Goddess Durga. clothes are worn. The second day is According to Drikpanchang, this dedicated to Brahmacharini Devi who year, Ashtami Tithi begins at 06:57 am represents a life of abstinence. on Oct 23, 2020, and ends at 06:58 am on over nine consecutive days in the after doing the evening puja. Wearing blue colored clothes is Oct 24, 2020. Sandhi Puja Muhurat is Chaitra and Ashwin months to During the puja, 'shankh' is blown, considered auspicious on this day. On from 06:34 am to 07:22 am. consecrate the divine aspects of Ma fresh flowers, 'doob' or sacred grass, the third day, Chandraghanta Devi, the Shakti as Goddess Durga, Goddess 'paan' and fruits are offered to the bestower of glory and beauty, is Sharad Navratri 2020 Lakshmi and Goddess Saraswati. The deity, chapters from the sacred 'Durga invoked. On the fourth day, Kushmanda calendar: festival is associated with their Saptshati' and 'Chandipath' are recited, Devi is worshipped and yellow is the symbolic connotation as epitome of followed by 'arti' and prasad color to honor her. The fifth day is in „ October 17, Day 1 – Pratipada, courage, wealth and skill respectively. distribution. honor of Skandmata Devi. Grey is the Ghatasthapana, Shailputri Puja Broadly, on the first three days, A very significant ritual is color to be worn on the sixth day and is „ October 18, Day 2 – Dwitiya, devotees venerate Goddess Durga as performing 'Kanya Puja' on 'Ashtami' dedicated to Katyayani Devi, while Chandra Darshana, she represents power in its divine form and 'Navami', which involves orange is the color for protection Brahmacharini Puja that removes negativity and proclivity worshipping nine young girls, in pre- symbolized by Kalratri Devi on the „ October 19, Day 3 – Tritiya, towards immoral behavior. She is, puberty stage, representing the nine seventh day. On the eighth day, pink Sindoor Tritiya, Chandraghanta invoked as Kumari, Parvati and Kali forms of goddess Durga. Each girl is clothes are worn to honor Mahagauri Puja which are aspects of Ma Durga and treated to a meal comprising puri, Devi. The ninth day is dedicated to „ October 20, Day 4 – Chaturthi, represent her adolescence-to-maturity sweet bread, halwa, a sweet dish, made Siddhidatri Devi, whose blessings earn Kushmanda Puja, Vinayaka stage. During the next three days, of semolina and Bengal gram curry. devotees all 'siddhis'. Chaturthi, Upang Lalita Vrat Goddess Lakshmi blessings for After washing their feet, the devotees On all these nine days, devotees „ October 21, Day 5 – Panchami, material and spiritual prosperity are break their fast. should meditate on the different forms Skandamata Puja, Saraswati sought with puja and powerful mantra Ayudha or Astra Puja is held on the of Ma Durga and seek her grace. Avahan chantings. Over the next three days, eighth/ninth day. Tools, vehicles and Some of the Navratri customs carry a „ October 22, Day 6 – Shashthi, Goddess Saraswati is invoked to seek equipments are worshipped on this day. lot of significance for married women. Katyayani Puja, Saraswati Puja blessings for erudition and skills in the Among some communities, it is also This Navratri Hindu festival sees heavy „ October 23, Day 7 – Saptami, arts. The devotee puts books and considered an auspicious time to involvement of married women who Kalaratri Puja musical instruments near the deity to initiate learning for children by seek blessings of prosperity and a long „ October 24, Day 8 – Ashtami, acquire true knowledge and wisdom to invoking Goddess Saraswati. Hence, married life. Some of the customs of Durga Ashtami, Mahagauri Puja, see him/her through this life and Lalita-puja and Saraswati-puja is done Navratri include showing complete Sandhi Puja, Maha Navami beyond. The ninth day of 'Mahanavami' ritualistically to start formal education devotion through actions such as doing „ October 25, Day 9 – Navami, , the concluding day of Navratri puja, of children. 'bhajans' and 'japa', eating vegetarian Ayudha Puja, Navami Homa, is considered an auspicious day for A Garba performance precedes 'aarti' food and staying away from negative Navratri Parana, Vijayadashami conducting pujas such as 'Aparajita' conducted in honor of Maa Durga. influences to be able to soak in the „ October 26, Day 10 – Dashami, puja and 'Kanya Puja'. The tenth day Fasting or 'vrat' from sunrise till wisdom and inner strength gained Durga Visarjan celebrates the momentous events sunset is undertaken for night days. thus. Performing rituals of Navratri is the associated with Lord Rama as well as most significant way of experiencing Ma Durga, who killed the demon PAGE SPONSORED BY the essence of this Hindu festival. In 'Mahisasura'. the auspicious and awe-inspiring ARISH K. SAHANI occasion, divine love pervades through Customs & Rituals of Navratri all devotees who emerge more Customs of Navratri which stand out Serving Since 1972 courageous and wiser through the prominently in terms of strict Please Call or Write for Your Insurance Needs nine-day rigor. In the vein of all vedic observance include the following: traditions, Navratri customs help to On the very first day, barley or 'jowar' Arish K Sahani (Father) inculcate spiritual habits. Hence, seeds are sown in a decorated clay pot prayers, chants, 'bhajans' and reading and by the tenth day, the tender shoots Shiv Sahani (Son) of important religious texts make up a are distributed among the devotees. A significant portion of this festival. photograph or an idol of the eight- Priya Sahani Sood (Daughter) Devotees pay obeisance to this armed Goddess seated on a lion, along feminine divine energy that is believed with the 'yantra' is installed. 7 1 8 - 2 7 1 - 1 9 0 6 to maintain the balance of the 'Kalash Sthapna' is done which [email protected] universe. involves installing a water pot or Navratri is one of the most 'kalash', sprinkled with holy water and “If Hindus don’t maintain Hinduism, who shall save it?” anticipated festivals in India with filled with mango leaves and coconut. social and spiritual connotations. The morning 'puja' is performed after “If India’s own children don't cling to their faith, who shall guard it?” Navratri Hindu festival is spread out a bath, and the day-long fast is broken “Indians alone can save India, and India and Hinduism are one.” THE INDIAN PANORAMA CLASSIFIEDS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 30

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How to reach Jaisalmer BY AIR: Jaisalmer airport is 5 km from the city and is well connected with Delhi, Jaipur, and Jodhpur BY TRAIN: Jaisalmer railway station is 2 km from the city BY ROAD: Inter-state buses run from Jaipur to Jaisalmer frequently.There are no direct buses from Delhi to Jaisalmer. Delhi to Jaisalmer via Jaipur is close to 800 km. Camel safari: Enjoy your ride on the ship of the desert

Comprising all major attractions in the desert, the camel safari in The most popular activity after camel Jaisalmer is the most sought after safari in Jaisalmer, jeep safari takes you activity as you plan for a desert safari across the unexplored beauty of the in the dunes of the ‘golden city’. Sit on Thar Desert with much ease and the back of a camel holding on to its comfort. Jeeps, as compared to camels hump as it takes you on a bumpy ride are swift and make for a fun ride along across the Thar. the glittering sand dunes. The fact that The ride takes you to the remote areas jeep safari is the most popular activity of the desert and presents you the best amid most of the tourists headed for of flora and fauna. Also, you come desert safari camp in Jaisalmer, speaks across various settlements where the a lot about it. indigenous residents of the place live. Usually, the jeeps used for the safari Explore the wide riches of the desert are 4×4, with an open top. Mostly it and enjoy the picturesque sunset, begins with a visit to the Fossil Park or which makes it certain that camel Desert National Park followed by a pit safari is the best desert safari in stop at Sam Sand Dunes and finally Jaisalmer. taking the visitors to Padholi Sanctuary If you are a quickie, embark on a while covering the best that the desert short camel safari in Jaisalmer and has to offer. explore the beautiful dunes of Sam Attractions of jeep safari in Desert. Soon after the ride, be prepared Jaisalmer: Fossil Park or Desert to behold one of the most beautiful National Park, Sam Sand Dunes, sunsets behind the dunes. Head to the Padholi Sanctuary, spend a night in one camp in the evening, and get a grand of the households of Padholi village. traditional welcome with aarti-tika and They are still untouched by the outside dhols. Enjoy the welcome drink along influence. with the Rajasthani folk dance and music at your preferred desert safari Tips for desert safari camp in Jaisalmer. „ Carry a hat, cap or turban along Attractions of the camel safari in with sunscreen and sunglasses Jaisalmer: Catch the gorgeous view of „ Cover yourself up properly with sunrise, Kuldhara- an abandoned long-sleeve shirt, long trousers, village, the desert wildlife, oasis, and sneakers or boots magical sunset „ Remember, the sun turns hostile in Time taken: A complete full day ride desert region takes around 5-6 hours, which is usually „ Keep your camera’s battery fully- spread across two sessions of camel charged, you will find plenty of safari, one in the morning and the other amazing shots to capture one in the evening. Afternoon burns „ Don’t forget to keep a torch, towel, like a furnace, therefore, people often toilet paper, and medical kit with take rest during the afternoon by the you oasis. „ During the winter season, must carry warm clothes for the night Jeep safari: A ride along hours the gusty wind THE INDIAN PANORAMA SPORTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 34 Denmark beat IPL 2020 England hristian Eriksen’s penalty on Rahul, Gayle fifties guide his 100th appearance for CDenmark earned his side a 1-0 win over England in their Nations League clash at Wembley on KXIP to 8-wicket win Wednesday as the hosts played more than half the game with 10 men. SHARJAH (TIP): K L Rahul played a Former Tottenham Hotspur captain's knock and Chris Gayle fired in midfielder Eriksen powered his spot- his first game since January as Kings XI kick past Jordan Pickford in the 35th Punjab finally ended their five-match minute, a couple of minutes after losing streak with an eight-wicket win over England centre-back Harry Maguire Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL had received a red card for a second match on Thursday,October 15. booking. Chasing 172 in a must-win game, the in- Defeat ended a run of nine form opening pair of Rahul (61 not off 49) successive home wins for England, and Mayank Agarwal (45 off 25) got off to a who beat top-ranked Belgium on flying start before Gayle (53 off 45) joined Sunday,while Denmark, who have lost his skipper in the middle to get KXIP close just two of their last 40 international to the finishing line. matches, celebrated their first victory Needing seven off the final two overs over England at Wembley since 1983. with nine wickets in hand, KXIP somehow To rub salt into the home wounds managed to take the game to the last ball Reece James, England’s best player on with Nicholas Pooran finally hitting the his full debut, was also shown a red winning six. card after the final whistle for Both Rahul and Gayle smashed five sixes confronting referee Jesus Gil each, rendering the opposition attack Manzano. helpless. year-old Gayle, batting at three, took his With Kohli looking good at the other Batting first, skipper Virat Kohli top- time early on before going ballistic. end, AB de Villiers was expected to France beat Croatia scored with 48 off 39 balls in his 200th game Earlier, KXIP conceded only 25 runs come in at his usual number four spot France stretched their unbeaten run for RCB before Chris Morris' 25 off 8 in the from over 16-19 before Morris and Isuru but with two leg-spinners in operation, against Croatia to eight games after a death overs took the team to 171 for six. Udana hammered Shami for three sixes. left-handed batsman Washington late goal by Kylian Mbappe gave the It was a rare all-round effort from KXIP Rahul experimented by opening the Sundar was sent ahead of the South world champions a 2-1 win. The result who had failed to close out games earlier in bowling with Glenn Maxwell (0/28 in 4 African. left France second in the group on 10 the competition. overs). He was slog swept by his Australian The move did not work as he struggled points from four games, behind Mohammad Shami (2/45) conceded 24 teammate and close friend Aaron Finch on to 13 off 14 balls. Portugal on goal difference after the runs in the final over that spoiled his the final ball. KXIP, whose bowling has been the European champions brushed aside figures after he got rid of Kohli and AB de Other opener Devdutt Padikkal (18) also weakest link, did rather well from 11-14 Sweden 3-0. Villiers but overall it was a much improved went for his shots with his best hit of the overs conceding just 20 runs to put bowling effort by KXIP especially in the night being the whip off Shami that went pressure on the opposition. death overs. for a six over deep square leg. RCB needed to move on and southpaw Leg spinner M Ashwin struck twice and However, both Padikkal and Finch Shivam Dube provided the timely strike, pacer Chris Jordan took his first wicket of could not build on their starts. Padikkal dispatching Ravi Bishnoi to consecutive the tournament. was foxed by a slower one from left-arm sixes to amass 19 runs from the over. The run chase was supposed to be pacer Arshdeep Singh to be caught at Following Dube's dismissal in the 15th straightforward after Agarwal took the cover, while Finch missed a fast leg- over, De Villiers finally joined Kohli for opposition to the cleaners in the powerplay break from M Ashwin, leaving RCB at 62 the late assault, which was eventually before Rahul took over. As usual, the 41- for two in the seventh over. provided by Morris.

Srikanth sails into New Zealand’s oldest surviving Test Neymar goes past Ronaldo to become Denmark Open 2nd highest goal-scorer for Brazil cricketer John Reid dies at 92 eymar has surpassed Ronaldo to become the quarters AUCKLAND second-highest goal scorer for Brazil. Neymar ack in action after a seven- (TIP): New Nscored hat-trick against Peru in the 2022 FIFA month long coronavirus-forced Zealand's oldest World Cup Qualifier which helped Brazil register a 4-2 Bbreak, ace Indian shuttler surviving Test win on Tuesday, Oct 13, evening. He has now taken his Kidambi Srikanth stormed into the cricketer and former international tally to 64 in 104 games, two more than quarterfinals of the Denmark Open captain John Reid Ronaldo who had scored 62 goals in 98 matches for with a straight-game win over Jason has died here at the Brazil. Legendary striker Pele leads the chart with 77 Anthony Ho-Shue, on Thursday, Oct age of 92, the goals for Brazil. 15. The fifth seed Indian took 33 country's cricket In August, legendary Brazil goalkeeper Tafarrel had minutes to beat his Canadian board said on termed Neymar as a superstar. In an interview to opponent 21-15 21-14 in the men's Wednesday, Oct 14. FIFA.com, he had said of the Paris Saint Germain singles second round match of the Reid, regarded as striker: "A great player.He plays the game in a beautiful Super 750 tournament, the only event one of the world's way. He's an incredible dribbler, sets up goals, scores happening this year in Badminton best all-rounders fantastic goals." "He's very important for us. We really World Federation's calendar. during his heyday in the fifties and early sixties, captained New hope he can be at his best and help Brazil win another The BWF was forced to cancel Zealand in 34 Tests including, most notably, the country's first three World Cup. He's a superstar," Tafarrel added. multiple tournaments and postpone victories. the Asia leg and the World Tour Final "He was, and will remain, a household name in this country, having to January next year due to the helped pave the way for everything that has come in his wake," New COVID-19 pandemic. Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said in a statement Srikanth, a former world No. 1 and offering his tributes. currently ranked 14th, will next face The NZC release, however, did not specify the cause of Reid's death. the winner of the other second round "Our thoughts and respect are with his family at this time: wife match between second seed Tien Chen Norli; children Alison, Richard and Ann, and all his grand-children," Chou of Chinese Taipei and Ireland's White said. Nhat Nguyen. Born in Auckland, and educated in Wellington, Reid played 246 first- The other surviving Indian in the class games and scored 16128 runs at 41.35, including 39 centuries, competition, Lakshya Sen will be up while taking 466 wickets at 22.60. against local challenger Hans- A hard-hitting right batsman and a seam bowler, he played 58 Tests Kristian Solberg Vittinghus in his after making his debut as a 19-year-old in 1949, scoring 3428 runs at second round later in the day. 33.28, while taking 85 wickets at 33.35. THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 35 THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 36