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Saturday, July 11, 2020 Vol. 16 No. 17 Biweekly Midwest Edition www.indiabulletinusa.com FREE INSIDE THIS ISSUE Couple arrested for Pompeo says China took ‘incredibly COVID loan fraud aggressive action’ in recent clash with India By Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathan Landay

WASHINGTON - U.S. Sec- retary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday accused China Virginia married couple arrested of taking “incredibly aggressive for COVID-relief loan fraud of action” in a recent clash with In- over $1.4 million. Page 6 dia over a disputed section of the nuclear-armed neighbors’ bor- India arrests der, saying Beijing had a pattern of instigating territorial disputes. South Korean CEO On the night of June 15, Chi- nese forces and Indian troops fought for hours with rods and clubs, a dramatic escalation that left 20 Indian soldiers killed, with some falling to their deaths in the freezing waters of the Galwan river in the western India arrests South Korean CEO, Himalayas. 11 others for deadly gas leak at On Monday, Indian govern- LG Polymers. Page 11 ment sources said China began pulling back troops from along Brenner/Pool REUTERS/Tom Priyanka‘Badrinath featured Ki the border with India, after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington on Virat Kohli rues weeks of talks between senior July 8, 2020. onDulhania’ softIG rich ball list military offi cials on how to ease Department. “I’d put this in the world shouldn’t allow this bully- Kong and a nearly two-year tensions. China has yet to con- context of General Secretary ing to take place, nor should it trade dispute between the U.S. fi rm whether it suff ered casual- Xi Jinping and his behavior permit it to continue,” Pompeo and China. ties but the Indian deaths were throughout the region, and in- said. The Chinese military on the highest along the border in deed, throughout the world.” His comments refl ect the Monday was seen dismantling more than fi ve decades. “From the mountain ranges deep running tensions between tents and structures at a site in “The Chinese took incred- of the Himalayas to the waters Washington and Beijing, which the Galwan valley near where ibly aggressive action. The In- of Vietnam’s Exclusive Zone, have been at loggerheads over the latest clash took place, said dians have done their best to re- to the Senkaku Islands, and be- the handling of the coronavirus the Indian government sourc- Priyanka Chopra became the only spond to that,” Pompeo said in yond, Beijing has a pattern of in- outbreak, China’s actions in the es, who spoke on condition of Bollywood celebrity to feature on a news conference at the State stigating territorial disputes. The former British colony of Hong anonymity. Instagram rich list. Page 12 IPL to stage abroad India’s coronavirus death toll hits 20,000 as infections surge only as last resort DELHI - India’s death toll businesses. Reuters tally. Offi cials on Monday with- from the coronavirus pandemic The country reported 467 new Health offi cials fear the num- drew a planned reopening of the surpassed 20,000 on Tuesday deaths on Tuesday, taking the ber of deaths, which usually lag Taj Mahal, citing the risk of new and case numbers surged as the toll to 20,160. It also recorded behind the detection of new in- coronavirus infections spreading south Asian nation pushed ahead 22,252 new infections, increas- fections, could rise signifi cantly in the northern city of Agra from with relaxations to its almost ing the total to 719,665. India on in coming weeks. India’s death visitors fl ocking to see the 17th two-month lockdown amid grim Monday overtook Russia as the toll is currently the world’s sev- century monument to love. economic forecasts. third most aff ected country glob- enth highest, behind the United The reopening of the Indian India’s cricket board will only con- The rate of both new virus in- ally, behind the United States States, Brazil, the United King- economy has been sporadic. sider staging the Indian Premier fections and deaths are rising at and Brazil. dom, Italy, France and Spain. While domestic travel has been League abroad as a last resort if the fastest pace in three months, But its death rate per 10,000 Over the fi rst week of July, opened up, international fl ights there is no other way. Page 20 as offi cials lift a vast lockdown people is still a low 0.15, com- India reported an average of 450 remain suspended and contain- of India’s 1.3 billion people pared with 3.97 in the United deaths each day, compared with ment zones, areas identifi ed Entertainment...... Page 12 that has left tens of thousands States and 6.65 in the Unit- 250 in the fi rst week of June, and as most aff ected by the virus, Business...... Page 14 without work and shuttered ed Kingdom, according to a 101 in the fi rst week of May. remain under strict lockdown. Astrology...... Page 16 Health...... Page 17 INDEX Sports...... Page 20 Thought of the Week: “My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.” - Thomas Paine ANYTIME. WWW.INDIABULLETINUSA.COM ANYWHERE. 2 India Bulletin Saturday, July 11, 2020 INSIGHT ‘India’s George Floyds’ spur calls for end to police brutality station to speak up. Across In- Opposition lawmaker Shashi For some time, he has been dia, people have realised that the Tharoor, a former United Nations quietly documenting cases of police’s lathi (baton) has entered Under-Secretary General, wrote men being picked up by police, everyone’s homes.” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi beaten up and either released or Police in Tamil Nadu did urging him to rein in police bru- sent to jail in the area. not return repeated calls for tality, saying it showed the coun- “So much injustice is happen- comment. try’s law enforcement “in a very ing before my eyes,” he told the Nine people die in judicial or poor light”. Thomson Reuters Foundation by police custody every 24 hours During lockdown, poor Indians phone. in India, according to the latest who needed to earn to survive “I am watching everything, annual report by the National were the main targets. and in the last four months have Human Rights Commission. But human rights campaigners recorded at least 60 cases where The report for the year 2017/18 say India’s minorities - including people have been picked up by said some custodial deaths were Muslims, indigenous groups and police, beaten and asked to sign reported after considerable delay those from the lowest Dalit caste blank papers. All they are told is, or not reported at all, and violence - have often borne the brunt of ‘there is a case against you’.” Deaths of shopkeeper and his son caused outrage in India, whose human in custody was so rampant “that it police brutality. Issac is also helping the family rights watchdog says at least nine people die in police custody every day. has become almost routine”. These groups are also dispro- of S Mahendran, a 28-year-old By Anuradha Nagaraj groups say minorities have long Government crime data, by portionately incarcerated by po- who was picked up by the Sath- been subject to police brutal- contrast, shows 70 deaths in police, the charity Common Cause ankulam police in May in a case CHENNAI - The rare arrest ity, and inspired comparisons to lice custody in 2018 and only said in its Status of Policing in where his brother was a suspect, of six police officers on murder George Floyd, a Black American includes those where an official India Report of 2018. and died shortly after his release. charges over the death of two man whose death has inspired complaint was registered by po- “Most police torture cases deal The family says he was tortured men in custody has emboldened mass anti-racism protests. lice. No police were convicted with the voiceless, lower class in custody. victims to speak up against tar- “This case struck a chord be- over the deaths. communities and there is an in- “It happened a month be- geted police brutality in India, cause the two men had no crimi- When India imposed a three- herent caste bias in these cases,” fore Jayaraj and Bennicks died, and demand an end to impunity. nal background and their only week national lockdown in said M A Britto, a campaigner for and the circumstances were the Shopkeeper J Jayaraj, 59, and crime according to the police March, social media was flooded police reform. same,” said Issac. his son Bennicks Immanuel, 31, report was to keep their shop with videos of police using their “The police just told the were beaten so badly for keeping open beyond permitted hours,” batons to beat migrant workers ‘SO MUCH INJUSTICE’ mother that he would be back if their shop in the southern state said V Suresh, general secretary and other poor people with no Retired school teacher Jeyraj they found her older son, or she of Tamil Nadu open in breach of of the People’s Union for Civil choice but to go out to work. Issac lives in a village near the should assume Mahendran is coronavirus lockdown rules that Liberties. Rickshaw pullers who defied town of Sathankulam, where the dead. The boy died anyway a few they died in hospital last month. “This case has already embold- curfew had their tyres let down six policemen arrested over the days after he was released and the Their deaths caused outrage ened another family under the and some were shown doing deaths of Jayaraj and his son family was too scared to report in a country where human rights jurisdiction of the same police squats as punishment. were from. it.”

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Dr. Ameet Goyal submitting two separate appli- NEW YORK – Ameet Goyal, cations, with different business M.D., an ophthalmologist in Rye, names, email addresses, business Two New Jersey men charged in New York, previously indicted in identification numbers, and loan the district for healthcare fraud amounts, for the same underlying $10 million bank fraud scheme offenses in November 2019, has Practice, while disclaiming on BALTIMORE (AP) - Two New was unsealed when they made Maryland, Michigan, New York, been charged in a superseding each application that he owned Jersey men have been charged in their initial court appearances New Jersey and Virginia linked indictment with fraudulently ob- any other business. Due to these Maryland with participating in last Monday in New Jersey. 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Keeping each other safe is another way to say “I love you.” Let AARP help. For tips and resources during COVID-19, visit aarp.org/coronavirus 6 India Bulletin Saturday, July 11, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS Virginia married couple arrested for COVID-relief loan fraud the Internal Revenue Service tutions disbursed four loans If convicted, Jaworska and (IRS) for each of the four busi- totaling $1,438,500. While Jaafar each face a maximum nesses, when they were not in some of the funds were subse- penalty of 20 years in prison. fact filed with the IRS. quently frozen, Jaafar was able Actual sentences for federal As a result of the false state- to withdraw at least $30,000 in crimes are typically less than the ments, three financial insti- cash. maximum penalties. Interfaith group: No Buddhist or Hindu statues in nightclubs By William J. Kole Orleans and Anaheim, Califor- around loosely in a nightclub for nia, that are part of Live Na- dramatic effect.” A woman made her initial appearance in federal court for conspiracy to commit BOSTON (AP) - America’s tion’s House of Blues network. In addition to pushing for wire fraud after allegedly submitting false loan applications in connection with nightclubs are largely closed Campaign spokesperson Ra- the removal of statues of Bud- the COVID-19 outbreak that resulted in the disbursement of over $1.4 million because of the coronavirus pan- jan Zed told AP the campaign dha as well as Hindu divini- in proceeds under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). demic, but that isn’t stopping an was not deliberately timed to ties such as Ganesha, Shiva, ALEXANDRIA, VA – A to court documents, between interfaith coalition from launch- coincide with the national con- Rama and Hanuman, the group woman made her initial appear- April and May 2020, Jaworska ing a campaign to stop what versation on injustice in the af- is demanding a public apol- ance in federal court for con- and Jaafar submitted eighteen organizers call the “disrespect- termath of high-profile deaths of ogy from Live Nation execu- spiracy to commit wire fraud PPP loan applications contain- ful” use of sacred Buddhist and Black Americans, but acknowl- tives for misappropriating the after allegedly submitting false ing materially false statements Hindu statues as decor. edged the time may be ripe sacred figures. loan applications in connection to twelve financial institutions Representatives of the Bud- to address what he called the Statues of revered figures such with the COVID-19 outbreak in the names of four business dhist, Hindu, Jain, Jewish and “highly inappropriate” misuse as Mahavira and Parshvanatha that resulted in the disbursement entities. Relief provided by the Christian traditions have formed of sacred icons. “belong in temples for venera- of over $1.4 million in proceeds CARES Act authorized up to an improbable alliance to end “Symbols of faith shouldn’t tion, not to be misused or mis- under the Paycheck Protection $349 billion in forgivable loans the practice, starting with up- be mishandled,” said Zed, presi- handled by nightclub patrons,” Program (“PPP”). to small businesses for job reten- scale clubs in Boston and other dent of the Universal Society Jainist leader Sulekh C. Jain Monica Magdalena Jawor- tion and certain permissible ex- cities that are managed by Bev- of Hinduism, a Reno, Nevada- said in a statement. He suggest- ska, 43, and her husband and penses, including payroll costs, erly Hills, California-based Live based organization that works ed Live Nation, which includes co-defendant, Tarik Jaafar, 42, rent, and utilities. 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NEW DELHI - In a squalid control the spread of the coro- A maths graduate who hails slum below a partially built navirus. from a village in Uttar Pradesh, fl yover in eastern Delhi, Saty- While the lockdown has been Pal said he was inspired to endra Pal stands by a white- eased in recent weeks, schools teach by his readings and faith board propped against a straw are unlikely to reopen anytime in Buddhism. Students are not hut, with half a dozen children soon, as experts warn the peak required to pay for his classes. wearing masks and sitting on the of the virus in India could still “I take whatever they give,” he fl oor looking up at him. be months away. said. This is Pal’s open air class- The government has pushed Pal’s students live in the slum room, where he teaches children for classes to move online, but and many spend their days help- in their early teens, giving them in India only 23.8% of house- ing parents as farm hands after their only lessons at present after holds have access to the in- class. There is no power in the REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Students of 9th class from a slum area, who do not have access to internet India raises concerns with U.S. facilities and miss their online lessons, attend an open-air class taken by Satyendra Pal, a college student, after authorities closed all schools in March over new rules for foreign students following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, NEW DELHI - India has con- administration issued a new rule that we need to keep in mind the India on July 8, 2020. veyed its concerns to the United this week that would bar foreign role that educational exchanges area, and water supply is erratic. “I stopped the classes in States about a new immigration students from remaining in the and people to people relations “Our school has online class- March because it was too dan- order that could force a large United States if their universi- have played in the development es, but there is no proper inter- gerous, but parents requested me number of Indian students to re- ties are not holding in-person of our relations,” Anurag Sriv- net here,” said Preeti, a class 10 to teach again,” he said. turn home, the foreign ministry classes during the upcoming fall astava, spokesman at India’s public school student. “I could He restarted the classes in July said on Thursday. semester because of coronavirus. foreign ministry told a news not study on my own. I do feel for a limited number of students U.S. President Donald Trump’s “We have urged the U.S. side conference. scared about the virus but I am to ensure social distancing. also worried about exams.” Charities helped provide masks Pal began teaching a dozen or and sanitisers. India puts back Taj Mahal reopening citing COVID-19 risks so kids in 2015 under a tree in the His parents, he says, often tell NEW DELHI - India has with- Local authorities issued a new that have been closed since March. slum, but by early this year he him he could be earning better drawn a planned reopening of the advisory ordering an extension of “In the interest of the public, had some 300 students. With the by working another job. Taj Mahal, citing the risk of COV- lockdown curbs on monuments in it has been decided that opening help of his fellow slum-dwellers “I want to earn money, but ID-19 infections spreading in Agra and around Agra. The government monuments in Agra will not be he built an indoor classroom in- if I focus on myself I will earn from visitors ﬂ ocking to see the order did not specify the duration advisable as of now”, the district side a hut. Desks and benches alone. If I help these kids, they 17th century monument to love. of the lockdown for monuments authorities said in a notice. were donated. will all earn with me.”

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By Sudarshan Varadhan der a case of culpable homicide rectors were arrested on Tuesday filed against the company, a unit evening,” Meena said, adding CHENNAI - Indian police of South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd, that among those arrested were have arrested 12 LG Polymers and its officials, stemming from two directors, one of whom was officials, including its South Ko- the leak that occurred in the early a South Korean. rean Chief Executive Sunkey hours on May 7 in the port city LG Polymers said it had noth- Jeong, an officer said on Wednes- of Visakhapatnam, the city po- ing to share in an email respond- day, two months after a gas leak lice commissioner Rajiv Kumar ing to a Reuters request for a at the company’s south Indian Meena said. comment on the arrests. chemical plant killed 12. “A total of twelve members Toxic styrene gas leaked from The arrests were made un- including the CEO and two di- the chemical plant choking many Pakistan’s health minister

tests positive for COVID-19 REUTERS/R Narendra By Charlotte Greenfield Pakistan has so far confirmed contracted the virus. Municipal workers decontaminate outside of the LG Polymers Plant following and Mubasher Bukhari more than 229,831 cases with On Monday, 48 doctors re- a gas leak at the plant in Visakhapatnam, India on May 8, 2020. 4,762 deaths, according to gov- signed in the eastern city of La- people who were sleeping. oldest of the three storage tanks ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s ernment figures. The country hore, one of the hardest hit areas This week, a government-ap- holding styrene monomer, a liq- health minister on Monday said has continued to confirm around by the virus. Salman Haseeb, pointed committee recommended uid used in making polystyrene he had tested positive for CO- 4,000 new cases per day, despite president of the Young Doctors that the plant should be shifted products, rose to more than six VID-19, the latest senior figure daily testing numbers falling. Association for Punjab, said the away from human habitation and times the permitted level, after to contract the novel corona- A number of high level offi- resignations were due to low called for action against the top which it evaporated, the commit- virus in a country where rising cials have tested positive in Pak- morale in the stretched health employees. It said LG Polymers tee found. cases are putting pressure on the istan, including Foreign Minis- system due to poor working con- had been negligent and warning LG Chem Ltd said on Monday health system. ter Shah Mehmood Qureshi who ditions. systems were not working. it had co-operated with the inves- “I have tested positive for CO- announced he had the virus on “See the lack of seriousness of The company had ignored tigation and would respond to the VID-19. Under (medical) advice Friday, just days after meeting the government during the dead- potentially hazardous chemical probe result and take correspond- I have isolated myself at home with U.S. Special Envoy for Af- ly pandemic that it is accepting reactions at the plant in April being measures. & taking all precautions. I have ghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad. resignations instead of address- fore the leak, when it was work- The police case included mild symptoms. Please keep The Minister for Railways ing the doctors’ problems at this ing with reduced staff due to a counts of culpable homicide, me in your kind prayers,” State Sheikh Rasheed and the speaker critical time when more doctors coronavirus lockdown, the com- negligent handling of poisonous Minister of Health Zafar Mirza of the lower house of parlia- are much needed in Pakistan,” mittee said. substances and causing hurt and said on Twitter. ment, Asad Qaiser have also he said. The temperature inside the endangering public life. 12 India Bulletin Saturday, July 11, 2020 ENTERTAINMENT

Bollywood Beat Saroj Khan passes away due to Priyanka becomes the only cardiac arrest Bollywood celebrity to feature on Instagram rich list Global star Priyanka Chopra is the only Hopper HQ’s 4th annual Instagram Rich List Bollywood celebrity to feature in the Hopper with USD 1,015,000. While his Instagram HQ’s 4th annual Instagram Rich List with value increased by 15% since last year, he earnings of USD 289,000 which rounds up beat Kylie Jenner and soccer legend Cristiano Popular choreographer Sa- to Rs. 2.16 crores. With a following of over Ronaldo. Beauty Moghul Jenner takes the roj Khan has passed away. The 54 million on Instagram, the actress takes the second spot with earnings USD 986,000 (Rs. 71-year-old, who was recently 28th position on the list. 7.4 crores) and Ronaldo takes the third place admitted to Guru Nanak Hospi- Amongst the Indian celebrities, sportsper- with USD 889,000 (Rs. 6.7 crores) per post. tal for breathing issues, suff ered son and Indian Cricket Team Captain Virat On the work front, Priyanka Chopra has cardiac arrest and breathed her Kohli who was at 26th position on the list inked a two-year multimillion first-look last at 1.52 am early on July 3, with USD 296000 as his earnings, i.e Rs. 2. TV deal with Amazon Studios. She has two 2020. Her burial ceremony will 21 crores. No other Indian celebrity has been Netfl ix productions in the pipeline - We Can take place on July 4 in Mumbai. featured in the top 100 list. Be Heroes and The White Tiger. She is also Saroj Khan is survived by her Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson, working on a wedding comedy with Mindy husband B. Sohanlal, son Hamid who boasts a following of 189 million, has Kaling and biopic on Ma Anand Sheela. Be- Khan and daughters Hina Khan topped Instagram rich list 2020 with Rs. 7.6 sides these projects, she will star in Keanu and Sukyna Khan. crores per post. The actor takes the top spot in Reeves’ The Matrix 4. With a career span of over forty years, Saroj Khan choreo- graphed more than 2000 songs. She was a three-time National Varun Dhawan and Sara Award winner for the songs – Police take CCTV footage ‘Dola Re Dola’ from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas, ‘Ek Ali Khan’s Coolie No.1 Do Teen’ from Tezaab and ‘Ye of Sushant Singh Rajput’s Ishq Haaye’ from Jab We Met. set for a theatrical release Saroj Khan last choreo- building in custody graphed for ‘Tabaah Hogaye’, featuring Madhuri Dixit in 2019 Sushant Singh Rajput died by fi lm, Kalank. suicide on June 14. The actor did not leave behind any note. Irrfan’s Instagram The Mumbai Police is currently investigating his death. Report- profile gets edly, the police have taken the memorialized CCTV footage of the building in Only recently, Sushant Singh which the late actor resided for Rajput’s Instagram profi le was investigation. memorialized and now, the app Reportedly, there were no has done the same for Irrfan cameras in the late actors’ house are looking into any possible Khan. When a profi le gets me- Last week, the streaming plat- Entertainment confi rmed that and they are currently awaiting professional rivalry. morialized, no more pictures can form, Disney+ Hotstar took the their two fi lms, Sooryavanshi the forensic reports of the same. Sushant Singh Rajput was re- be added and no other changes Film Industry by storm by an- and 83 will hit the big screen on Meanwhile, Mumbai Police has portedly suff ering from depres- can be made to the profi le. It is nouncing seven direct-to-digital Diwali and Christmas respec- also been recording statements sion and was undergoing medi- a way of remembering the per- releases – Laxmmi Bomb, Bhuj, tively. Bollywood Hungama has of people associated with Su- cation for the same. However, son for who they were. The tag Big Bull, Dil Bechara, Sadak exclusively got another good shant Singh Rajput. Till now, Rhea Chakraborty who is said to of ‘Remembering’ is added to 2, Khuda Hafi z and Lootcase. news for the industry. The big the police have recorded state- be his girlfriend was living with the deceased’s profi le once it The theatrical sector was vocal budget comic caper, David Dha- ments of more than 20 people him during the lockdown said has been memorialized. Take in expressing their displeasure wan’s Coolie No. 1 featuring Va- including Rhea Chakraborty, that he had stopped medication. a look at Irrfan Khan’s current over this move of the top stars run Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan is Ssandip Singh, Sanjana Sanghi, In her statement, Rhea said that profi le. of the industry. Soon after, they also holding back on a theatrical Mukesh Chhabra, Sanjay Leela they had a fi ght following which got some hope when Reliance release. Bhansali and others. The Police she left the apartment.

Bollywood Trivia Which ﬁ lm did Varun Dhawan UNKNOWN Before Kangana appear in a leading role? Ranveer Singh was Ranaut decided to make 1) Kalank extremely picking a glamorous career in 2) Student of the Year about his debut FACTS ABOUT Bollywood, she had 3) Dilwale

and rejected three dreams to pursue a 2 Answer: career in the medical 4) ABCD 2 ﬁ lms before he was ﬁ eld. She was planning Akshay Kumar has a citizen- picked for the YRF BOLLYWOOD to become a doctor but ship in what other country? blockbuster, Band she didn’t appear for the 1) China Bajaa Baraat. AIPMT after failing in chemistry in 12th class. 2) Canada

3) United States CELEBRITIES 2 Answer: 4) Sweden Saturday, July 11, 2020 India Bulletin 13 ENTERTAINMENT

Bollywood Beat The Kapil Sharma Show to Ajay Devgn starrer resume shooting by mid-July, Maidaan to release in theatres Sonu Sood to be the first guest

Since March 2020, fi lm and TV to maintain safety, the question- productions have been halted due answer round between celeb and to the lockdown imposed amid audience will be scrapped for coronavirus outbreak. Now that now. They will introduce a new the state is easing out restrictions, segment instead. The team will the TV productions have also work with smaller crew keeping been resumed. It seems like The the government guidelines in Ajay Devgn starrer Maid- Kapil Sharma Show will also be mind including thermal screen- aan, a fi lm which celebrates back on track soon. ing, sanitization, social distanc- the biggest sport in the world - As per reports, the shooting ing, and medical team on the Football, has got a new release of the comedy show will resume set. date. A story of change and self- by mid-July. The team has been As they are readying them- belief, Maidaan will release the working on scripts and gags selves to back on the sets, the next Independence Day week, for multiple episodes via video first guest will be Sonu Sood. August 13, 2021. conferencing. They are plan- Sonu has been making headlines Inspired from an incred- ning to make some changes in for his work towards helping ible true story, it will showcase regards to the show – like there migrant workers reach their the journey of one of the fi nest won’t be live audience in order hometowns. coaches that emerged from In- dia, the one who put India on the global map. Maidaan is based on real events between 1952 and 1962, also known as the “golden After probe Aamir Khan era of Indian football”. order, cancels Laal Singh Veteran Jagdeep Chaddha’s Ladakh passes away at the Akshay schedule after age of 81 Veteran actor Jagdeep, fa- Kumar says India – China clash mously known for his role as Soorma Bhopali in Sholay, has he had permit in Galwan valley passed away at the age of 81. The news was confi rmed late night on July 8. Bollywood ce- to travel to lebrities are paying tribute to the Actor Aamir Khan had been ers will take the fi nal call in the actor. Nashik shooting his ambitious adapta- coming weeks. As of now, Aamir Jagdeep began his career in tion, Laal Singh Chaddha in won't resume shooting before Oc- fi lms as a child artist extra in B. many parts of the country. He had tober until the situation gets stable. R. Chopra's Afsana. He, then, already fi lmed in Delhi, Rajasthan, Laal Singh Chaddha is the of- starred in many fi lms Ab Dilli Reportedly, the food and civil Nashik commissioner of Po- Chandigarh, Amritsar, and Kolkata fi cial remake of the Hollywood Door Nahin, K. A. Abbas's Mun- supplies minister and guardian lice,” read the statement by the before the shooting came to a halt classic Forrest Gump that starred na, Guru Dutt's Aar Paar, Bi- minister of the district Chhagan actor. due to lockdown in India amid Tom Hanks. The fi lm stars Ka- mal Roy's Do Bigha Zamin and Bhujbal had ordered a probe into Meanwhile, after Akshay Ku- coronavirus outbreak. The actor reena Kapoor Khan and Vijay AVM's Hum Panchi Ek Dal Ke. the permission for the actor’s air mar's visit, Bhujbal spoke to the has now called off the Ladakh Sethupathi. After Hum Panchi Ek Dal Ke, he travel and stay at a resort during media on Saturday morning and schedule after India - China clash Written by Atul Kulkarni, the received various accolades and ongoing lockdown. said, "I have asked the district in the Galwan valley. fi lm is helmed by Advait Chandan high praise for his roles. However, Akshay Kumar collector to probe into the per- Aamir Khan and co-producer and will be produced by Viacom18 He played Soorma Bhopali has now reacted to the entire missions given for his chopper, Viacom18 have decided to cancel Studios and Aamir Khan Produc- in Sholay (1975), Machchar in controversy. “He had neces- stay at Trimbakeshwar and why the schedule in the light of the tions. The movie is slated to hit Purana Mandir (1984), Salman sary permissions and had gone Nashik city police provided his Sino-India clash. They are looking the theatres during Christmas Khan's dad in Andaz Apna Apna to meet Dr Ashraf. And was escort when his tour was in rural at other locations and considering 2020 but given the circumstances, (1994). given Praman Patra by the part of the district.” Kargil as the venue now. The mak- it might get pushed to next year.

Celebrity Birthdays Upcoming Films July 11th July 17th July 22nd Coolie No. 1 Sandeep Aur Thalaivi Paras Chhabra (1990) Ravi Kishan (1969) Armaan Malik (1995) Sara Ali Khan, Pinky Faraar Kangana Ranaut July 12th July 18th July 24th Varun Dhawan and Arjun Kapoor and Vijay Deverakonda Evelyn Sharma (1986) Priyanka Chopra Lulia Vantur Paresh Rawal and Parineeti Chopra Radhe (1982) (1980) Salman Khan, July 14th Bhumi Pednekar (1989) Sadak 2 Shamshera Madhu Sapre (1971) Pooja Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor Disha Patani, Jackie Shroff July 19th Alia Bhatt and Sanjay Dutt and Randeep Hooda July 15th Sindhu Tolani (1983) Brahmastra Pooja Rathi (1988) Toofan 83 July 20th Ranbir Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Mrunal Thakur Ranveer Singh July 16th Naseeruddin Shah Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif (1983) (1950) and Paresh Rawal Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone 14 India Bulletin Saturday, July 11, 2020 HEALTHBUSINESS & SCIENCE Biz Briefs U.S. airlines move toward federal loans as Rupee at over COVID-19 surge threatens demand and jobs three-month CHICAGO - The largest U.S. York, New Jersey and Connecti- air carriers have all signed letters cut said they would require peo- peak of intent on federal loans to help ple arriving from hot-spot states The Indian rupee strengthened them weather the novel coro- to quarantine for 14 days. to its highest level in more than navirus, with United Airlines The slump was most pro- three months as investors bet on warning employees on Tuesday nounced at United’s Newark further declines in the dollar amid that a surge in outbreaks was hub, where near-term net book- expectations of further infl ows, hitting bookings, threatening a ings were just about 16% of with support from the central travel rebound and jobs. year-ago levels as of July 1. bank’s non-intervention in the United employees should ex- Raymond James analyst Savan- spot market. pect to receive as soon as this thi Syth said the bookings trend The partially convertible rupee week notices about potential fur- was likely much broader than fi rmed to 74.60 per dollar in early loughs eff ective Oct. 1, the air- the New York area. trade, its highest since March 27. line said in a regulatory fi ling. It Andrew Nocella, United’s By 0630 GMT, the unit was trad- expects travel demand to remain chief commercial offi cer, told ing at 74.85/85 versus its close of depressed until a widely accept- employees at a virtual town hall 75.01 last Thursday. ed COVID-19 treatment or vac- meeting on Tuesday that its net-

“Looks like (the rupee) is to cine is found, with no straight work would be slightly more im- REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo set appreciate since lots of fl ows line to an industry recovery. pacted than other U.S. domestic FILE PHOTO: A member of a ground crew walks past American Airlines planes lined up,” said Paresh Nayar, U.S. airline shares closed 5% airlines, sources said after the parked at the gate during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at head of forex and fi xed income lower on Tuesday, with United meeting. Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, U.S. on April 5, 2020. trading at First Rand Bank. down 7.6%. It is among U.S. airlines en- to apply. recovery. A spot poll of fi ve traders sug- While travel had picked up couraging employees to accept U.S. airlines have drastically United sees domestic load fac- gested the rupee is likely to appre- in some areas over the past two voluntary departure packages to reduced their fl ight capacity tors at around 50% in July ver- ciate towards 74 levels if the RBI months from pandemic-driven help prevent tens of thousands and rushed to shore up capital sus around 80% normally, with stays out of the market, but some lows in April, United has seen of job losses in the fall but said while warning that tens of thou- international loads around 30%, sporadic dollar buying pulled the reservations for travel within the not enough workers have signed sands of jobs could be at risk as and will continue to adjust its unit off highs, they said. coming month slide after New up ahead of a July 15 deadline the industry braces for a slow capacity based on demand. Dunkin’ is closing U.S. firms in India not ready to pay digital tax, lobby group says 450 locations by By Sankalp Phartiyal in meeting this timeline,” USISPF wrote to the fi nance ministry in the the end of 2020 NEW DELHI - A lobby group letter, reviewed by Reuters. By the end of this year, Dunkin’ representing U.S. technology gi- The fi nance ministry did not re- will close approximately 450 lo- ants has said its members are not spond to a request for comment. cations in Speedway gas station yet ready to make the fi rst pay- USISPF’s managing director for convenience stores, a move that ment of the country’s digital tax India, Nivedita Mehra, said the or- was fi rst announced in February, due this week, urging New Delhi ganisation had sent the letter to the the company confi rmed Tuesday. to defer the move. fi nance ministry because it wanted “Very few of the approximate- India in March said all foreign to request help in resolving con- ly 450 Speedway-owned and billings for digital services pro- cerns of their member companies. operated limited menu Dunkin’ vided in the country would be An Indian government source locations have closed to date, and taxed at 2% from April 1, a move this week told Reuters that New we remain on track to exit Speed- that caught U.S. technology fi rms REUTERS/Adnan Abidi Delhi was committed to imple- way by the end of 2020,” said off guard as they were battling the FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past the logo of Google during an event in New menting the tax. Michelle King, a Dunkin’ Brands coronavirus pandemic. Delhi, India on August 28, 2018. The tax, a so-called equalisa- spokeswoman. The tax applies on e-commerce India. payment. tion levy, is seen aimed at taxing Coff ee competitor Seattle- transactions on websites such as The fi rst quarterly payment of The group argued the tax was foreign companies which have based coff ee giant Starbucks Amazon.com. the tax is due on Tuesday, but in a “riddled with various ambiguities a signifi cant local client base announced in June that it plans Google in particular has been letter on July 6 lobby group U.S.- and interpretational concerns” and in India but were billing them to close up to 400 company- worried as the tax applies on ad- India Strategic Partnership Forum it wasn’t clear on what amount the through their off shore units, eff ec- owned locations over the next 18 vertising revenue earned overseas urged the fi nance ministry to defer companies needed to pay the levy. tively escaping the country’s tax months. if those ads target customers in the tax or postpone the date for “There are practical diffi culties system.

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Libra (September 24 to October 23) The individuals born under this sign of the zodiac could be in a China begins pulling back troops near site of quiet and contented frame of mind. Even when there is hectic activity and interpersonal dynamics working up a storm around India border clash, Indian sources say you, it may not ruffle your feathers. NEW DELHI - China began Scorpio (October 24 to November 22) pulling back troops from along Things look up for people born under this sign of the zodiac. its contested border with India Those looking for suitable employment or a newer opportunity on Monday, Indian government will be successful. Once you have a foot in the door, the rest sources said, following a clash depends on your efforts and potential. between the two countries last month in which 20 Indian soldiers Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21) were killed. There is some anxiety for the Sagittarius born individuals but Troops fought for hours with there is a deep sense of pride in the achievements of loved rods and clubs on the night of ones. There could be some discord or disagreement at home June 15, with some falling to their REUTERS/Danish Ismail/File Photo and if allowed, it may just get stretched too far. deaths in the freezing waters of FILE PHOTO: An Indian Army convoy moves along a highway leading to the Galwan river in the western Ladakh, at Gagangeer in Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on June 18, 2020. Capricorn (December 22 to January 20) Himalayas. ing from the area, as well as at This reference was not included in The pace of work will be far too fast and you may have to strain China has yet to confirm wheth- Hotsprings and Gogra - two oth- Beijing’s note on the meeting. to keep up. It will be in your interest to seek advice from experts/ er it suffered casualties. The Indi- er contested border zones - the In response to a question on mentor if you have doubts about a decision. There may be also an deaths are the highest along the sources said. whether China had moved back personal commitments to handle side by side. border in more than five decades, India’s national security advi- equipment in the Galwan valley, a dramatic escalation that led to sor Ajit Doval and Wang Yi, one Chinese foreign ministry spokes- Aquarius (January 21 to February 19) weeks of talks between senior of China’s top diplomats, had “a man Zhao Lijian said both sides This is a phase reserved for your personal interests and loved military officials on how to ease frank and in-depth exchange of were “taking effective measures ones. You could be taking a break away from routine. It could tensions. views” on Sunday regarding the to disengage and ease the situation be a spiritual retreat too. You are now drawn towards the people On Monday the Chinese mili- border, according to briefing notes on the border”. and things that really make you feel alive. Digestion and bone tary was seen dismantling tents by both countries released on “We hope India will meet China health-related matters need attention. and structures at a site in the Monday. halfway and take concrete mea- Galwan valley near to where the Both sides said they had agreed sures to carry out what both sides Pisces (February 20 to March 20) latest clash took place, said the to a significant disengagement of agreed to, continue to closely It could be a slightly demanding time for the Pisces born folk. Indian government sources, who troops. India’s note also said both communicate through diplomatic And your sensitivity may make it more difficult. The agony declined to be identified as they sides had agreed to respect the and military channels, and work comes through the indifference of a loved one, where misun- are not authorised to speak to the existing Line of Actual Control together to cool down the situation derstanding can cause unnecessary damage. media. (LAC) reflecting positions along at the border,” Zhao told a news Vehicles were seen withdraw- the contested section of border. conference on Monday. Saturday, July 11, 2020 India Bulletin 17 HEALTH & SCIENCE HEALTH & SCIENCE Where COVID-19 is spreading fastest as U.S. cases rise 27% in past week By Chris Canipe data from The COVID Tracking July 3. and Lisa Shumaker Project, a volunteer-run effort to Deaths, which health experts track the outbreak. say are a lagging indicator, con- The United States saw a 27% The WHO considers a positivi- tinued to fall nationally to 3,447 increase in new cases of CO- ty rate above 5% to be a cause for people in the week ended July VID-19 in the week ended July concern because it suggests there 5. A handful of states, how- 5 compared to the previous sev- are more cases in the community ever, have reported increases in en days, with 24 states report- that have not yet been uncovered. deaths for at least two straight ing positivity test rates above Arizona’s positivity test rate weeks, including Alabama, Flor- the level that the World Health was 26%, up from 24% last ida, South Carolina, Texas and Organization has flagged as week; Florida’s rose to 19% from Tennessee. concerning. 16%, and Mississippi was 17%, Nationally, new COVID-19 Nationally, 7.5% of diagnos- up from 13%, according to the cases have risen every week tic tests came back positive last analysis. for five straight weeks. Thirty- week, up from 7% the prior Testing rose by 7.5% last week three states, mostly in the West week and 5% two weeks ago, ac- and set a new record high with and South, reported more new cording to a Reuters analysis of over 721,000 tests performed on cases of COVID-19 last week U.S. EPA approves use of REUTERS/Drone Base Sun seekers gather at Clearwater Beach, which remains open despite high Lysol Disinfectant Spray against COVID-19 numbers of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the state, on Inde- UK-based Reckitt Benck- ing that showed the prod- efficacy of other disinfectant pendence Day in Clearwater, Florida on July 4, 2020. iser Group Plc (RB.L) said on ucts were effective against products in the brand portfo- compared to the previous week, the Northeast on a weekly ba- Tuesday that the U.S. Envi- COVID-19. lio,” Ferran Rousaud, market- the analysis found. sis, but some Midwest states are ronmental Protection Agency Reckitt Benckiser reported ing director for Lysol, said in a Many states have temporar- seeing increases again, includ- (EPA) has approved use of its record sales growth in the first statement. ily halted the reopening of their ing Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Lysol Disinfectant Spray against quarter and predicted a stron- Lysol’s parent company has economies or ordered some busi- Wisconsin. 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Pareshbhai newspaper Advt Tuesday, March 24, 2015 11:34:04 AM 18 India Bulletin Saturday, July 11, 2020 HEALTH & SCIENCE U.S. withdrawal from WHO to take effect July 2021: U.N. Chinese “disinformation” about if he is defeated by his Demo- with the United Nations. U.N. the virus. cratic rival, former Vice Presi- Secretary General Antonio U.S. House of Representatives dent Joe Biden, in a November Guterres has said that the WHO Speaker Nancy Pelosi described election. is “absolutely critical to the Trump’s offi cial withdrawal as Trump had halted funding for world’s eff orts to win the war “an act of true senselessness as the 194-member organization in against COVID-19.” WHO coordinates the global April, then in a May 18 letter “The Secretary-General ... is fi ght against COVID-19.” gave the WHO 30 days to com- in the process of verifying with “With millions of lives at risk, mit to reforms. He announced the World Health Organiza- the President is crippling the in- the United States would quit less tion whether all the conditions ternational eff ort to defeat the than two weeks later. for such withdrawal are met,” virus,” the Democratic leader Vice President Mike Pence, U.N. spokesman Stephane Du- posted on Twitter. asked in a Fox News Channel in- jarric said in a statement on So far there have been nearly terview whether it was the right Tuesday. 12 million cases of the corona- time to break with the WHO, Since taking offi ce, Trump has virus and more than 540,000 said: “It’s absolutely the right also quit the U.N. Human Rights

REUTERS/Tom Brenner REUTERS/Tom known deaths worldwide, ac- time.” Council, the U.N. cultural agen- U.S. President Donald Trump awaits the arrival of Mexico’s President Andres cording to a Reuters tally, “The World Health Organiza- cy, a global accord to tackle cli- Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House in Washington on July 8, 2020. with about 25% of both cas- tion let the world down ... There mate change and the Iran nuclear By Michelle Nichols Washington’s dues under a 1948 es and deaths in the United have to be consequences to this,” deal. He has also cut funding joint resolution of the U.S. Con- States. Pence said. for the U.N. population fund NEW YORK - The United gress. The United States cur- Trump’s decision could be The WHO is an independent and the U.N. agency that aids States will leave the World rently owes the WHO more than overturned before it takes eff ect international body that works Palestinian refugees. Health Organization (WHO) on $200 million in assessed contri- July 6, 2021, the United Nations butions, according to the WHO said on Tuesday, after receiving website. WHO acknowledges ‘evidence emerging’ notifi cation of the decision by After more than 70 years of President Donald Trump, who membership, the United States of airborne spread of COVID-19 has accused the agency of be- moved to quit the WHO amid GENEVA - The World Health people. a news briefi ng. coming a puppet for China dur- escalating tensions with China Organization on Tuesday ac- “We have been talking about the The WHO has previously said ing the coronavirus pandemic. over the coronavirus pandemic. knowledged “evidence emerging” possibility of airborne transmis- the virus that causes the COV- Trump, who announced the The virus fi rst emerged in the of the airborne spread of the novel sion and aerosol transmission as ID-19 respiratory disease spreads decision over a month ago, Chinese city of Wuhan late last coronavirus, after a group of sci- one of the modes of transmission primarily through small drop- has to give one-year notice of year. entists urged the global body to of COVID-19,” Maria Van Kerk- lets expelled from the nose and the U.S. withdrawal from the The WHO has denied asser- update its guidance on how the re- hove, technical lead on the COV- mouth of an infected person that Geneva-based body and pay all tions by Trump that it promoted spiratory disease passes between ID-19 pandemic at the WHO, told quickly sink to the ground.

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Only 17% of the navirus outbreak crossed a grim was adding short-term “surge” total 6,010 adult ICU beds state- milestone of over 3 million con- testing sites in three metropoli- wide were available on Tues- firmed cases on Tuesday as more tan areas in Florida, Louisiana day, down from 20% three days states reported record numbers and Texas. earlier. of new infections, and Florida In Houston, a line of more Additional hospitalizations faced an impending shortage of than 200 cars snaked around could strain healthcare systems intensive care unit hospital beds. the United Memorial Medical in many areas, leading to an Authorities have reported Center as people waited hours uptick in lives lost from the re- alarming upswings of daily in sweltering heat to get tested. spiratory illness that has killed caseloads in roughly two dozen Some had arrived the night be- more than 131,000 Americans states over the past two weeks, a fore to secure a place in line at to date. At least 923 of those sign that efforts to control trans- the drive-through site. deaths were reported Tuesday, mission of the novel coronavirus “I got tested because my the biggest single-day toll since REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo have failed in large swaths of the younger brother got positive,” June 10 but still far fewer than FILE PHOTO: People wait in line at a food bank at St. Bartholomew Church, country. said Fred Robles, 32, who spent the record 2,806 tallied back in during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Elmhurst California, Hawaii, Idaho, the night in his car. “There’s so April. section of Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. on May 15, 2020. Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma many people that need to get A widely cited mortality mod- Dr. Christopher Murray, said in Speaking at the White House, and Texas on Tuesday shat- tested, there’s nothing you can el from the University of Wash- a statement. “This will not spare Trump said some people wanted tered their previous daily record do about it.” ington’s Institute for Health us from a second surge in the to keep schools closed for politi- highs for new cases. The big- Dean Davis, 32, who lost his Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) fall, which will hit particularly cal reasons. “No way, so we’re gest jumps occurred in Texas job due to the pandemic, said projected on Tuesday that U.S. hard in states currently seeing very much going to put pressure and California, the two larg- he arrived at the testing site at 3 deaths would reach 208,000 by high levels of infections.” on governors and everybody est U.S. states, with more than a.m. Tuesday after he waited for Nov. 1, with the outbreak ex- else to open the schools.” 10,000 each. About 24 states hours on Monday but failed to pected to gain new momentum ‘PRESSURE ON New COVID-19 infections have reported disturbingly high make the cutoff. heading into the fall. GOVERNORS’ are rising in 42 states, based on a infection rates as a percentage of “I was like, let me get here at A hoped-for summertime de- President Donald Trump, who Reuters analysis of the past two diagnostic tests conducted over 3, maybe nobody will be here,” cline in transmission of the virus has pushed for restarting the weeks. By Tuesday afternoon, the past week. Davis said. “I got here, there never materialized, the IHME U.S. economy and urged Ameri- the number of confirmed U.S. In Texas alone, the number of was a line already.” said. cans to return to their normal cases had surpassed 3 million, hospitalized patients more than In Florida, more than four “The U.S. didn’t experience a routines, said on Tuesday he affecting nearly one of every doubled in just two weeks. dozen hospitals across 25 of 67 true end of the first wave of the would lean on state governors to 100 Americans and a population The trend has driven many counties reported their intensive pandemic,” the IHME’s director, open schools in the fall. roughly equal to Nevada’s. 20 India Bulletin Saturday, July 11, 2020 SPORTS IPL will only be staged abroad as a last resort: BCCI have sent these proposals in case UAE hosted the early matches the pandemic. we want to organise it there. of the tournament five years The uncertainty around the “We will discuss it in the later for the same reason. World Cup, the BCCI has said, next IPL governing council The BCCI, facing a $535 mil- has created a scheduling head- meeting where we will take a lion loss of revenue if it cannot ache for cricket boards trying to call.” stage the IPL this year, would be recoup some of the losses caused The 2009 edition of the fran- keen to slot it into the Twenty20 by the pandemic. chise-based league, which co- World Cup’s October-November “Everybody is under the pres- incided with India’s elections, window if that event was unable sure because of the uncertainty,” was held in South Africa and the to go ahead in Australia due to Dhumal added. After 117 days, cricket’s return delayed by rain SOUTHAMPTON - The much- to bring some normality back the match, and a minute’s si- anticipated return of international to the world. Hopefully we can lence will be observed to mark cricket after almost four months get under way and bring some the victims of the virus and also was, almost predictably, delayed good back to the game and to the former West Indies batsman by rain on Wednesday as the start world.” Everton Weekes, who died last of England’s first test against the It is 117 days since England’s week. West Indies in Southampton was warm-up match in Sri Lanka was England’s players will also pushed back. abandoned due to the COVID-19 have the names of key workers FILE PHOTO: IPL trophy during a match. The toss was due to take place at threat and no cricket has been on their training shirts. By Amlan Chakraborty indefinitely due to COVID-19. 1030GMT ahead of an 1100GMT played since. Stokes, whose kit bears the India’s death toll from the pan- start but has been delayed after England are captained in the name of Dr Vikas Kumar, a spe- NEW DELHI - India’s cricket demic surpassed 20,000 on light rain and overcast skies meant first test by Ben Stokes, standing cialist in anaesthetics and criti- board will only consider stag- Tuesday. the covers had to be deployed. in for Joe Root, whose wife is cal care, said: “We’re only able ing the Indian Premier League Sri Lanka and the United Arab The teams are meeting in a “bio- about to give birth. to play this match because of (IPL) abroad as a last resort if Emirates have offered to host the secure environment” at Southamp- West Indies, who like England the amazing job that key work- there is no other way to salvage league but BCCI treasurer Arun ton’s Ageas bowl with daily health have a strong bowling attack but ers up and down the country the lucrative limited-overs tour- Singh Dhumal said the board checks for everyone in the ground a somewhat fragile batting line- have done to help us through this nament this year, a top BCCI was optimistic about staging it - which doesn’t include fans - in up, are led by Jason Holder - the pandemic. official has told Reuters. on home soil. the first of a three-test series. world’s number one ranked test “Wearing their names is a real The annual tournament was “We’ve to consider India first Former West Indies T20 captain all-rounder. honour for us, and is a small sign originally scheduled to begin and then think of overseas,” Carlos Brathwaite told the BBC: Both teams are expected to of our appreciation for the incred- on March 29 but was postponed Dhumal told Reuters. “They “It’s a duty for us as sportspeople “take a knee” before the start of ible work they have done.”

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