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Vol. 15 Issue 43 Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 $1 www.thesouthasianinsider.com [email protected] Why Terrorists Kill? The striking similarities between the New Zealand and Pulse nightclub shooters (Insider Bureau)- The decision to in ISIS and never traveled to Iraq kill innocent civilians who are or Syria where ISIS was strangers -- whether you are a headquartered. His radicalization jihadist terrorist or a white was entirely driven by what he nationalist militant -- can never viewed on the internet. be easily explained, but there Similarly, Brenton Tarrant, the does seem to be a common terrorist who allegedly carried out profile for "lone actor" Western the New Zealand attacks, killing terrorists today, irrespective of 50 people, tapped into a large their ideology. library of white nationalist First, they are radicalizing material from around the world because of what they read on the internet, according to the online. ISIS created a vast document that Tarrant posted global library of propaganda that about his motivations for the influenced terrorists such as attacks. Omar Mateen, who killed 49 Tarrant's heroes were right-wing people in the Pulse nightclub in terrorists from around the West: Orlando, Florida, in June 2016. Mateen never met with anyone Page 19

Indian General Election, 2019 The world's happiest countries The Indian electorate is not easily swayed by terrorism (Insider Bureau) - Elections bring on a manthan churn of governance discourse in a democratic polity. However, Indian political parties still seem stuck in the Pulwama, Balakot and Pakistan time zones. In this context Continued on Page 19

(News Agencies)-Finland has been crowned the happiest Sikh Community Leaders meet Nassau County Police Commissioner country in the world for the second year in a row, leading a top ten that is made up of five Nordic nations.The World Happiness Report, released today, ranked 156 countries by happiness levels, based on factors such as life expectancy, social support and corruption.But while the Nordic nations of Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Iceland topped the table, there was no sign of Britain in the top ten.The UK placed 15th, up from 19th last year, one above Ireland and four above the US - which came in at its lowest ranking ever at 19th. Page 3 Continued on Page 19 Business, Liability, Disability, Workers Insurance Comp., E & O, Call : 917-612-3158, (See Full Page Advt. on Page 32) Auto, Home 516 246 9022 Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 COMMUNITY 2 Natya Darpan 2019 concludes with yet another successful year!

Dr Farley Richmomd, Kevin Dalina, Isha Vyas, Ajay Patil, Joe Coyle, Mahesh Bhagia, Mayor Jon McCormac, Mayor Hemant Marathe, Hon. CG Sandeep Chakravorty, Dr Mohan Agashe, Hon DCG Shatrughan Sinha, Dr Ashok Chaudhary & Nutan Kalamdani. (By our staff reporter): Edison- NJ Indian with thought provoking content, be it Heritage and Cultural Association (IHCA) social issues or human emotions. of New Jersey that is synonymous with Over 73 local artists were a part Natya Darpan wraps up yet another year of the various plays and wowed the with resounding success! Known for its audiences with their brilliant short multi-lingual play festival, IHCA performances. All in all, this has left an showcased 6 plays this year with immense mark on the audience, who varied subjects. This year we saw kept wanting for more. entries of 3 Marathi, 2 Hindi & 1 Held at the Middlesex County English-Bengali play by local award- College, Natya Darpan 2019 created a winning actors and diverse groups from lot of curiosity among the main stream our community. The six plays were audiences. Like every year, the festival selected by a panel from over 28 was a sold-out event, days in advance. entries. Each play was carefully The Governor of New Jersey sent a selected based on its content and we special letter to IHCA congratulating the must say that each was exceptional organization on Natya Darpan Festival. Dr Mohan Agashe EU gives Theresa May another two weeks to avoid a no-deal Brexit If May manages to pass a deal which has already suffered two thumping defeats in the House of Commons, the EU will let Britain remain in the bloc until May 22 to complete the formalities. If not, she'll have to decide whether to seek a longer extension, perhaps until the end of the year, or leave without a deal. (Agencies) -European Union trading. If May manages to pass a deal leaders staved off the threat of More than seven hours of which has already suffered two the UK crashing out of the bloc discussion began with May thumping defeats in the House without a deal next Friday by delivering her most extensive of Commons, the EU will let giving Theresa May an extra two pitch yet to the 27 remaining Britain remain in the bloc until weeks to work out what to do. leaders before she was asked to May 22 to complete the At a summit in Brussels on leave the room while they formalities. If not, she'll have to Thursday, the leaders told May thrashed out their response. decide whether to seek a longer that if UK lawmakers don't 'The cliff edge will be delayed,' extension, perhaps until the end in her way. The rhetoric went parliamentary election coming up endorse her Brexit deal next EU President Donald Tusk said of the year, or leave without a down so badly she came close at the end of May. With week, she'll have until April 12 to after May accepted the proposal. deal. to apologizing for it after the euroskeptic populists seeking to decide whether to leave without 'I was really sad before our 'What the decision today summit. Early on Friday she disrupt the European project, agreement or request a much meeting, now I'm much more underlines is the importance of didn't mention the alternative of leaders were keen to have Brexit longer extension. The decision optimistic.' the House of Commons passing no-deal at all, emphasizing wrapped up before polling day. removes the immediate But in private, EU leaders weren't a Brexit deal next week so that instead that she wants to leave And failing that, to force the UK possibility of a no-deal Brexit in so optimistic that May will be we can bring an end to the in an orderly fashion. to stay and fulfill its obligations seven days' time. able to pull it off next week. uncertainty and leave in a smooth Leaders were still not convinced like the bloc's other members. It also gives May a powerful French president Emmanuel and orderly manner,' May said at that May knows how to get the April 12 is the cut off date for the threat to issue to pro-Brexit Macron told his counterparts that a press briefing around midnight. agreement through Parliament UK to decide whether it will take hardliners in her party: Back the he thought there was a 10 'Tomorrow morning, I will be so decided to take the threat of part in the EU elections. May 22 deal or risk being trapped in the percent chance of the deal returning to the U.K. and working an immediate no-deal exit out of is the last day before voting EU for much longer. May said passing, then after hearing from hard to build support for getting her hands, officials said. The starts. she'll put the unpopular accord May he decided it was 5 percent, the deal through.' framework they settled on allows 'British Crisis' back to parliament next week. according to a person familiar It was a pivot in May's strategy. time for a new plan to emerge Although leaders didn't agree on The pound rose 0.2 percent with the meeting. Tusk replied: I A day earlier she had wielded the should May lose the vote and Thursday the length of the longer against the dollar in early trading think that's a bit optimistic, the risk of a no-deal Brexit to try to then resign, one official said. extension, it would likely be at Friday after falling as much as person said. get lawmakers onside and On the EU side, one big least until the end of 2019, 1.5 percent during Thursday EU Elections attacked politicians for standing consideration was the officials said. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 COMMUNITY 3 Holi Celebrated by IALI

Long Island (By our Staff three hundred people attended it started followed by the speech children’s Krishna dance followed presented Citations on behalf of reporter) - India Association of was sold out. Guests were by IALI President Lalit Aery. A by other very beautiful children Senator Ana Kaplan. Nassau Long Island celebrated Holi on welcomed by Tikka & served moment of silence against dances were performed. Ana county Human Rights March 17 in Long Island. It was sweets .Function started noon terrorism around the world and Kaplan, New York State Commissioner Zahid Syed one of the record breaking Holi time with appetizers & attack on India’s army Jawans in Senator's office was was given a plaque for celebration for IALI, as more than lunch.Cultural program was India. Cultural program featuring represented by Mr. Rana, who supporting IALI. Rise in number of Indians reported Sikh Community Leaders for modern slavery in UK meet Nassau County The situation of such victims is dealt with by the National Referral Mechanism, Police Commissioner which is a framework for identifying victims of modern slavery or human trafficking and ensuring they receive appropriate support.

(By our Staff reporter) - The Kalayaan deal with victims of nationals remaining the most number of Indian citizens referred modern slavery from India and commonly reported victims. as potential victims of trafficking South Asia, among other In her previous role as home and modern slavery in the UK has countries. Many victims are secretary, Prime Minister increased from 100 in 2016, 140 brought to the UK under the Theresa May had piloted the in 2017, to 196 in 2018, placing 'domestic workers in a private Modern Slavery Act 2015 through India among the top ten countries household visa'. parliament, which gave law in the list, new figures showed on The situation of such victims is enforcement agencies more Wednesday. dealt with by the National Referral powers to deal with the issue, India is ninth in the list topped by Mechanism, which is a following growing concern in the the United Kingdom. The 2018 framework for identifying victims UK. (Insider Bureau) - A delegation of Sikh community & religious figures for Indian citizens of modern slavery or human "The increase is undoubtedly the leaders , led by prominent community leader Mohinder Singh released by the National Crime trafficking and ensuring they result of greater awareness, Taneja recently met the Nassau County Police Agency (NCA) include 141 for receive appropriate support. understanding and Commissioner Patrick J. Ryder in his office, to discuss labour exploitation, 31 for The latest figures show overall reporting…However, the more we concerns of copycat attacks In the aftermath of killings of domestic servitude, 18 for sexual nearly 7,000 potential victims in look the more we find, and it is Innocent Muslims in a Mosque in New Zealand. ““Sikh leaders exploitation and six categorised 2018. Those referred as potential likely these figures represent were assured by the Police Commissioner of increased police as 'unknown exploitation'. victims came from 130 only a snapshot of the true scale patrol and other security & surveillance measures undertaken by Charity organisations such as nationalities, with the UK, of slavery and trafficking in the the Nassau County police to ensure safety and of devotees of Southall Black Sisters and Albanian and Vietnamese UK," NCA's Roy McComb said. any faith going to attend their places of worship. Six killed as car rams into crowd in China, driver shot dead (Agencies) - Chinese police into a crowd in Zaoyang City in example is an attack in 2013.In a driver crashed an SUV into a seriously injured when have shot dead the driver of a central China's Hubei Province at October, 2013, an SUV plowed crowd at a public square in explosions rocked the car after he rammed it into a around 6 a.m. Friday local time," into a crowd gathered in front of central China's Hunan province. Shanghai Pudong International crowd, killing six and injuring at a report by CCTV's English news the Forbidden City near the The driver then attacked people airport in eastern China, least seven others in the city of channel, CGTN said."The heavily-guarded Tiananmen with a knife and shovel.The local triggering panic among Zaoyang in central China's perpetrator was shot dead by Square in Beijing.Five people government later said the passengers in the busy airport. Hubei province early on Friday. local police. The other seven including the three in the SUV attacker had a long criminal State media later said "self- The motive of the attack is not injured have been hospitalised," were killed in the incident and the history and bore a grudge against made bombs" triggered the known and the state media has the report added.China has attack was blamed on Muslim society, which triggered the blasts.In one of such cases, a not yet shared the identity of the witnessed several similar attacks separatists from the minority attack.In another incident last suicidal man started a fire on a attacker.Phone videos shared on in recent years where individuals Uyghur community, millions of year, a man stabbed and killed bus in China that killed 47 Chinese social media show with seemingly heavy personal whom live in the restive Xinjiang two boys outside a primary school people in the south-eastern people running around after the grouses have attacked people in Uyghur Autonomous Region in Shanghai, and last July, a man coastal city of Xiamen in incident, and bystanders helping crowded places, buses and even (XUAR) in the remote northwest had detonated a low-grade 2013.A suicide note was later the injured."Seven people, children in schools.Such attacks part of China.More recently, in homemade bomb outside the US found at the home of the person including the perpetrator have have seldom been attributed to September last year 11 people embassy in Beijing.In June, who carried out the attack inside been killed, as the latter drove terrorism or separatists.One rare were killed, and 44 injured after 2016, at least three persons were the bus. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 INDIA 4 Kartarpur corridor India, Pakistan technical teams hold talks, discuss coordinates

The meeting, held in makeshift tents, comes days after the two countries held talks to finalise the modalities for the corridor. (Agencies)- To discuss the Nanak sub-divisional technical issues regarding the magistrate Gursimran Singh proposed corridor to Gurdwara Dhillon. The 14-member Indian Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, teams team had officials from the Land of officials from Pakistan and Ports Authority of India, National India on Tuesday held a meeting Highways Authority of India in no man's land on Indo-Pak (NHAI), BSF and the Punjab border in Dera Baba Nanak. The government. team of experts from both the After discussions, the teams countries discussed alignment, demarcated points with green coordinates, and other and orange flags on the passage. engineering aspects of the The outcomes of the site visit and proposed crossing points. survey would be discussed at a The meeting, held in makeshift meeting on April 2, said sources. tents, comes days after the two The teams discussed about the countries held talks to finalise the exact location of the zero point was also discussed, said The construction of the ICP, to Ports Authority of India. modalities for the corridor. The where both the roads, one sources. be built on 50 acres, started on Last November, India and technical meeting at the level leading from Pakistan and the The media and officials of the Monday. "The construction of the Pakistan agreed to set up the of experts, including other from Indian side will meet. Gurdaspur administration were ICP is a cumbersome and time- border crossing linking Gurdwara engineers and surveyors, was This road will form an integral part not allowed to be part of the consuming process. The actual Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, the held in the follow up to the of the corridor. The construction meeting. Even devotees who had road (corridor), which will be final resting place of Guru Nanak, decision reached in the March of the integrated check post come to view the shrine 4.5km, will be completed within to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in 14 meeting, said sources. (ICP) on the Indian side, too, associated with Guru Nanak 60 days. That's why we are Gurdaspur district. Kartarpur is The Pakistani team that was discussed. The were asked to deposit their interesting in building the ICP located in Pakistan's Narowal included 20 delegates was construction and alignment of mobile phones and other gadgets first. Later, we will focus on the district across the Ravi, about received by the Dera Baba two gates, one on each side, with cops. road," said an official of the Land 4km from the Dera Baba Nanak. 'Tsunami of cruelty': HC upholds death for 7 Rohtak gangrape-murder convicts

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence awarded to seven men for the gangrape and murder of a mentally challenged woman in Rohtak in 2015.

(Agencies)- The high court Pawan, Sarwar, Manbir, bench of justice AB Chaudhari Rajesh, Sunil and Sunil, alias and justice Surinder Gupta Sheela. also imposed a fine of Rs 50 Another accused in the case, lakh on the accused, to be Somvir, had committed recovered by selling off their suicide in Delhi, days after the properties. incident. One more accused The incident dates was declared juvenile. back to February 1, 2015, "We are shocked and when the 27-year-old victim, aghast to see .... number of who used to live with her injuries and nature of injuries elder sister on the outskirts caused to the victim .... with of Rohtak town, was the brutal and predatory acts waylaid by the convicts, of perpetrators of the barbaric "What must be the While imposing the Rs 50-lakh The properties are to be sold who later gangraped and crime," the court said while excruciating pain to almost fine on the convicts, the court within two months and amount murdered her. upholding the death sentence. half-dead young woman! Then said the imposition of heavy recovered be given to state as They were awarded The victim was taken to two the animalism, torment, fine, if recovered by selling off well as sister of the victim. death sentence on places by the convicts, who, highest order of cruelty, rather the properties of the guilty, Haryana additional December 21, 2015 and a after consuming alcohol, tsunami of cruelty, made would prove to be an additional advocate general Deepak reference for the affirmation of raped her. They left the initial thereafter is bound to petrify deterrence, and directed Sabharwal had argued that high court was sent by the spot due to fear after a police one and all," the court Rohtak deputy commissioner the brutality was akin to the trial court, which was decided jeep passed by. They had also observed on the evidence that to identify the immovable 2012 Delhi gangrape case on Tuesday, along with bludgeoned the victim with some external object was properties of all the accused wherein the apex court had appeals of the convicts. bricks. inserted into the victim's and attach them within one upheld the death sentence to The convicts are Padam, 'Tsunami of cruelty' private parts. month. the accused. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 US 5 After crashes, Boeing 737 MAX to get new warning light: Report The development comes as the manufacturer struggles to cope with the fallout from both the Indonesia crash and another in Ethiopia this month, which have cast a spotlight on the safety certification process and shaken confidence in a plane that is crucial to its future plans. (Agencies) - Boeing's 737 MAX than 300 people perished in the other," he said. aircraft will be outfitted with a two cases. "Boeing made this an option warning light for malfunctions in American Airlines, which because it could, and make the anti-stall system suspected operates 24 737 MAX 8, had money by selling it. Simple as in October's fatal crash in bought the option, anticipating that." Indonesia, an industry source potential malfunctions, a source The warning light will be activated told AFP Thursday, standardizing close to the matter told AFP. if sensors transmit incorrect data a feature previously sold as an So too had Southwest Airlines, to the plane's Maneuvering optional extra. the plane's biggest customer, Characteristics Augmentation have said this month's crash of Cruz intends to hold a second The development comes as the which also bought an additional System (MCAS), which is Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 hearing to question Boeing manufacturer struggles to cope "Primary Flight Display" option, intended to detect and correct near Addis Ababa bore officials as well as pilots and with the fallout from both the according to a spokesperson. stalls by reducing the aircraft's "similarities" to last year's Lion others in the industry. Indonesia crash and another in Modifications are in the final pitch.Preliminary results in the Air crash. The investigations will likely zero Ethiopia this month, which have stages but Boeing wants to be investigation into October's Lion The Ethiopian Airlines crash led in on the FAA's program of cast a spotlight on the safety certain this meets the Air crash in Indonesia indicate an to the global grounding of 737 outsourcing its certification certification process and shaken expectations of regulators and "angle of attack" sensor, which MAX aircraft.A criminal process to airplane confidence in a plane that is customers, the industry source feeds data to the MCAS, had investigation is currently manufacturers themselves. crucial to its future plans. said. malfunctioned. underway in the United States, The trend has accelerated due Known as a "disagree light," this Neither Boeing nor the Federal But despite malfunctioning, the with authorities reportedly to budget cuts and the increasing safety feature will become Aviation Agency offered comment sensor continued transmitting scrutinizing how the plane volume of air travel, industry standard and is among the when contacted by AFP. data to the plane's onboard received safety certification from sources told AFP. In the case of modifications the company will 'Should be standard' electronics, including the US aviation regulators. the 737 MAX, Boeing expressed present to US authorities and But an industry expert, Scott MCAS.That system takes Senator Ted Cruz, the Texas a case of urgency because of its clients in the coming days, the Hamilton from Leeham Company, control of the aircraft, pointing its Republican, called Wednesday medium-haul competition with source said on condition of said the system should have nose downward, even if the pilot for a hearing of the Commerce the Airbus A320Neo that anonymity. already been included. resists, so long as the system Subcommittee on Aviation and launched shortly before, the Neither the Lion Air aircraft which "Instrument disagree warnings is not deactivated, something the Space, for March 27, with three sources said.Although it has crashed in Indonesia, nor the should be standard and they are Lion Air crew did not know. transportation officials, notably suspended deliveries of the 737 Ethiopian Airlines jet, had the important for pilots to know when Criminal investigation the acting head of the Federal MAX, Boeing has decided to feature, the source said. More instruments disagree with each US and Ethiopian authorities Aviation Administration. continue production. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 EDITORIAL 6

A multi-front battle coming just Is the Congress playing for 2019 or 2024? Is the Congress eyeing 2024 instead of trying to convince Rahul Gandhi to behind Mueller report the 2019 contest? Has it simply decided connect with Kejriwal since 2018 when Robert Mueller's formal delivery of his the Southern District of New York's to sit out this fight? Not literally, of polls were held for the post of deputy investigative report is more prologue than investigation of Michael Cohen and course; but in terms of opting for a long- chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The climax. Now that it's in Attorney General Trump's discussions with Don McGahn haul makeover strategy instead of a Congress president refused then and is William Barr's hands the action will begin and others about potentially firing quick-fix survival tactic? Have Rahul said to be as averse now. At a recent -- a dynamic, multifront legal and political Mueller. Gandhi and his sister, Priyanka, meeting at the residence of Sharad battle that will test fundamental notions of Executive privilege might also apply to calculated that the chances of Narendra Pawar, the two leaders apparently came due process, executive authority and Trump's interactions with Hope Hicks, Modi's coming back to power are face to face. It is said that when Kejriwal separation of powers. the former White House considerably higher than their own and broached the topic of an alliance, Gandhi 1. What will Mueller say? communications director, and others thus decided against strengthening any vigorously waved his arms in the air to The special counsel regulations require about a misleading public statement party that eyes the same potential vote indicate that it was out of the question. that Mueller file with the attorney general after the June 2016 Trump Tower base as the Congress? Certainly, there When other leaders present pushed him "a confidential report explaining the meeting at which Manafort, Donald is mixed messaging in the resistance both on joining hands with the AAP - prosecution or declination decisions Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner met with with which the Congress has and how the Congress strategy in UP reached by the Special Counsel." This Russians who had offered dirt on Hillary approached the possibility of an alliance would end up splitting the anti-Modi vote provision gives Mueller broad discretion. Clinton. Inclusion of these with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and - he reportedly retorted: "Do you expect At one extreme, he might do as little as communications -- which could form the the slow pace with which it has closed me to shut down my party?" This is the list everyone he has charged -- Paul core of an obstruction case -- in the other partnerships, including in Bihar dilemma before the Congress. It appears Manafort, Rick Gates, Roger Stone, etc. - report ultimately will depend on and Jharkhand. Either that or the party to be hell-bent on revival instead of - and write, "I have charged these executive privilege.If Trump does assert believes it can cross the all-important resuscitation. When the fight is individuals for the reasons stated in the executive privilege, will anybody object? psychological threshold of 100 seats on existential, shouldn't the party opt for charging documents, and I have declined Will Barr agree with the executive its own, by gathering bits and bobs from pragmatism over pride? Congress to charge anybody else."At the other end, privilege claims and simply omit or states other than Uttar Pradesh, supporters point to how Kejriwal's anti- he could write a detailed narrative redact any disputed materials from perhaps Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya corruption movement rode to reminiscent of -- though surely not as Mueller's report? Or will Barr push back if Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and prominence with the support of RSS prurient as -- Ken Starr's 1998 report, which he believes Trump has asserted executive Punjab. Either way, there is a distinct workers. And that he even called for ran more than 400 pages and included privilege too broadly?If Barr resists, then exasperation within the non-BJP, non- the Bharat Ratna to be taken back potential legal grounds for impeachment we could end up before the courts. But if Congress parties, whose leaders, in from Rajiv Gandhi, something even of President Bill Clinton, including he simply accepts Trump's assertion of private at least, are convinced that the the BJP has never done. But, in the obstruction of justice.Mueller likely will executive privilege, expect House Congress has already shifted the goal larger picture, politics is the art of take some middle tack. He might follow Democrats -- led by Adam Schiff, Elijah post of 2019. Some have proffered the possible and when you are the example of the Watergate "road map," Cummings and Jerrold Nadler -- to rhetorical conspiracy theories, like gasping for breath, should it matter which ran 55 pages and set forth the challenge it. One way or another, any Arvind Kejriwal, who went so far as to who hands you the oxygen mask? special prosecutor's factual findings, executive privilege claim by Trump seems say that the Congress and the BJP have Congress supporters argue that without any specific legal likely to end up in court. struck a secret deal. And while there is Kejriwal in this instance needs them recommendations.Mueller has been 3. What if the executive privilege obviously no merit to that allegation, it more to retain presence in taciturn in his public statements so far, dispute goes to the courts? is difficult to explain why the Congress Parliament. Or point to the but his court filings have contained A legal dispute over executive privilege would not want to consider an alliance unreasonableness of Bahujan Samaj extensive detail. If Mueller follows his own in the Mueller report could bypass the with the AAP across 17 seats (10 in Party chief Mayawati in conceding only prior practice, then his final report should lower federal courts and go directly to Haryana and seven in Delhi). A section two seats to it in UP. These may have tell a compelling and detailed narrative in the Supreme Court under an obscure of the Congress leadership has been been valid arguments for another time. the model of indictments to date. rule permitting direct appeal in cases 2. Will Barr show it to the White House of "imperative public importance ... in advance? Will the White House hide requiring immediate determination." or alter it? Given the stakes here and the need for The special counsel regulations are silent quick resolution, a direct appeal to the on Barr's obligation or ability to send a draft Supreme Court seems likely.The of Mueller's report to the White House closest precedent on executive ISSN No. 1554 06X before he lets Congress or the public see privilege is the 1974 US v. Nixon case. Editor in Chief & Publisher : it. This decision will lie entirely in Barr's There, the court ruled unanimously (8- Sharanjit Singh Thind discretion.White House attorneys have 0, including three justices appointed by Editor (Political Affairs-India) : made clear they expect to see the report Richard Nixon; the ninth justice, William Aruna Singh in advance so they can consider whether to Rehnquist, recused himself) that executive Chief Photographer : Vijay Shah Special Correspondent : exert executive privilege. 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Wisdom in tranquillity, like Those learned in Sanskrit Almost all the targeted and feeling mind to say courage under pressure, is scripture would call this victims were Muslim, the something that was totally admirable. But not pure Advaita, captured in attacker or attackers, white different, totally timely and unknown. But wisdom and Ramana Maharshi's way and Christian just like timeless. The perpetrators courage, both, being of looking at things in the Ardern is. In saying that the of terror are the aberration, displayed in a situation of term "I am Thou", terrorist or terrorists behind she conveyed, the unprecedented tension, are captured by the Indian the attack may have been anomaly, the deviation, exceptional. If a Nobel Prize philosopher Ramchandra from New Zealand's divergence from civility, for Peace could be given to Gandhi for the eponymous majority community but from humanity that places is their home. They are us." is, in the next mohalla, a a spontaneous statement title-theme of his they do not represent it, them in a universal not one And in so doing, she said potential other. A for wisdom and courage, extraordinary book. If at cannot represent it, for they of us-ness. She made a something that Christchurch-like mosque rather to a person, New one level Ardern gave us a have done something difference, drew a line, that philosophers in positions of or temple exists in every Zealand's Prime Minister metaphysical statement, inhuman, something that was not about ethnicity but statesmanship have, like city, town and village in Jacinda Ardern deserves it. at another level she also goes against civilisation, human decency. And the emperor Asoka did, for India and can be the The words spoken by her gave us, spontaneously, a she said something that then, in an amazingly their times and for all time. scene of terror attacks, after the terror attack in highly practical political each New Zealander needs topical observation for a Being the other, being exactly like the mosques Christchurch were few. philosophy that is critical to know. She could have world that is closing its migrants, refugees, in Christchurch. And They are unforgettable. One to human survival today. said she was grieved, eyes and shutting its immigration or asylum since Hindus and single, three word sentence, Reversing the "us" and agonised, appalled. She doors to immigrants and seekers, being in a Muslims and Sikhs now the most so. Referring to "them" binary, throwing old could have said ,as the refugees, she said, and I minority, being different, inhabit places outside the 49 or more killed, she concepts of otherness out head of government, as quote her exact words, being isolated, bereft, in India in large numbers, said: "They are us". Not of the window, giving no one who has to maintain "Many of those who will other words, being Christchurch repeats can "they are one of us", or space to either cliché or order and uphold law, that have been directly orphaned, is a condition happen anywhere, "they could have been you platitude, she then said she was horrified, angry, in affected by this shooting that can be ours, yours or across the globe. What or me". None of that "…the person who righteous fury. And that may be migrants to New mine, at any time will be the effect? cautious, self-insulating, perpetuated this violence would have been Zealand, they may even anywhere. On the Perpetual revenge, self-indemnifying is not". The significance of considered right, termed be refugees here. They subcontinent of India, in retribution, vengeance. vagueness. Simply, they are both statements is mutual, appropriate. But no, Ardern have chosen to make New South Asia, the condition is Perpetual , mutually us. colossal. spoke from a thinking heart Zealand their home and it endemic. Each one of us sustaining hatred. Diplomatic patience will pay more dividends on the China front’ Diplomacy should help expand our options in such a context rather foreclose them in petulance. Think of how the Chinese are dealing with the Trump administration over the trade war. New Delhi's efforts should be geared towards getting China to yet again calibrate its approach to India and Pakistan The Chinese People's issue and avoided a refrained from making any were well aware that Liberation Army Air Force confrontational stance serious moves to back Pakistan's sponsorship of has sent a contingent of towards China, it is these up. Similarly, in the terrorism was emerging as its J-10 fighter jets to imperative for New Delhi to 1971 crisis the Chinese did a threat to regional stability. participate in Pakistan's nudge Beijing towards a not take any steps apart The Narasimha Rao National Day more balanced posture from routine diplomatic government had flagged celebrations on March between India and statements to intervene in this issue in discussions 23. This is not the first Pakistan. Over the past five support of Pakistan. Even with Beijing. These efforts since 1964 of support for Shivshankar Menon, time that Chinese aircraft and a half decades, China when US President contributed to China Kashmir's right to self- perceptively notes that have performed in and Pakistan have had a Richard Nixon explicitly adopting a relatively determination and so on. Beijing's stance was Pakistan. Yet, coming on strong relationship at urged the Chinese to make balanced approach China's stance during the dictated by the desire for the heels of the recent multiple levels. Indeed, military moves against between India and Kargil crisis of 1999 and tighter ties with Pakistan India-Pakistan standoff, Pakistan is the only ally India to prevent it from Pakistan from 1993 India-Pakistan standoff in in the wake of India's this is evidently an with which China has not overrunning East Pakistan onwards. During his visit to 2001-02 was also carefully closer strategic affirmation of China's "all- had any serious friction. (now Bangladesh), Beijing Pakistan in 1996, Chinese calibrated - not alignment with the United weather" friendship with Although the relationship chose not to respond. President Jiang Zemin withstanding friction with States after the civilian Pakistan. China's was forged against the Contrary to received stated in a speech in the India following the latter's nuclear deal. Looking decision to impose yet backdrop of the India-China wisdom in India, China was Pakistan National nuclear tests. Yet, after the back in 2016, Menon again a technical hold on conflict and the 1962 war, not deterred by the Indo- Assembly that Pakistan 26/11 Mumbai terrorist wrote that the US-India listing Masood Azhar on the Chinese have been Soviet treaty. Rather, should deal with India the attacks of 2008 (in which deal had "provoked a the United Nations' list of clear-eyed about their China's position stemmed way China and India were a Chinese national was natural rebalancing [by terrorists has already interests in any India- from a cold calculation that dealing with each other: killed), China refused to China towards Pakistan] complicated India's Pakistan crisis. During the the emergence of discuss thorny issues, but condemn or act against that we were probably slow diplomatic efforts against 1965 war, the Chinese Bangladesh was inevitable not let them hinder the the perpetrators and their to anticipate". Over the past terrorism. Although the issued a couple of and that it stood to gain growth of the overall backers in Pakistan. In his decade, Pakistan has Prime Minister Narendra demarches to India, which nothing by tilting heavily relationship. This speech book ,Choices, former become more strategically Modi-led government has sounded rather like towards Pakistan. By the was a stark contrast to foreign secretary and important for China than taken a sober line on this ultimatums. Yet, they mid-1990s, the Chinese China's repeated avowals national security advisor, earlier. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 OPINION 8 The electoral bonds scheme is a threat to democracy Earlier this month, the Supreme vital impact upon the future of our is obligated to reveal whom the who funds a political party - and Bharatiya Janata Party has Court indicated that it would hear electoral democracy. How do donation comes from. This is therefore in a position to been the largest recipient, by the long-pending constitutional electoral bonds work? In short, undercuts a fundamental exercise influence over it - then some distance, of electoral challenge to the electoral bonds they are issued by the State Bank constitutional principle: the the process of voting is degraded bond funding. The electoral scheme. The electoral bonds of India (SBI), for specific freedom of political information, into a farce. In this context, it is bonds scheme must be scheme, which was introduced amounts, ranging from Rs 1000 which is an integral element of also important to note that not understood in conjunction by the government in early to Rs 1 crore, for a certain Article 19(1)(a) of the only is the electoral bond with other, recent changes to 2018, provides new channels for number of days in the year. The Constitution (the free expression scheme opaque, but it is election law. These include private funding of political donor purchases the bonds, and clause). In other words, the asymmetrically opaque: the elimination of a former parties, and has been subjected then transfers them to the freedom to vote in a free and fair because the bonds are cap of 7.5% (that is, of average to severe criticism, including by account of the political party in election, with access to all purchased through the SBI, profits over three years) when a former Chief Election question, where they are relevant information, is a the government is always in a it comes to corporate Commissioner. The Supreme converted into donations. There fundamental right; in pursuance position to know who the donor donations, the elimination of the Court's announcement that it are a number of features of the of this right, to take two is. This asymmetry of requirement that corporations would finally hear the electoral bond scheme that merit examples, the Supreme Court information threatens to skew must reveal political constitutional challenge comes constitutional scrutiny. The first has mandated the disclosure of the process in favour of contributions in profit and loss too late to have any impact on - and most important - is that of candidates' past criminal whichever political party is statements, and the the impending general election. anonymity. Neither the donor records, and the addition of the ruling at the time, something elimination of the requirement Nonetheless, how the Court (who could be an individual or a none of the above (NOTA) that was in evidence when that a corporation must be three decides this case will have a corporate) nor the political party button.If the voter cannot know figures revealed that the years in existence. India needs more Azim Premjis

Azim Premji's decision to give his friend, legendary investor, a Canadian sociologist who away more of his wealth - he has Warren Buffet, are also the believes that foundations that now given away $21 billion to his inventors of the Giving Pledge, give a lot aren't always foundation, making it the largest where the super wealthy promise accountable and that they in Asia and the fifth largest in the to give away at least half their sometimes work towards world - has once again brought wealth. There are currently reinforcing the same existing the focus on Philanthrocapitalism around 190 billionaires who have inequalities they set out to (yes that's a real word). promised to give away roughly remove. One of the biggest supporters of $360 billion. Among the Indians The truth, as it usually does, Philanthrocapitalism is the man who have signed the pledge are probably lies in the middle, who wrote the seminal book on Azim Premji, Rohini and Nandan although in a country such as the concept, Mathew Bishop. He Nilekani and Kiran Mazumdar India, it doesn't make sense sees the super rich as so-called Shaw. to question any sort of giving. "hyper agents" who have what it Supporters of the concept Back when CK Prahalad's emerging markets where there many problems for the State to takes to do "essential things believe that philanthropy can theory of core competence were institutional and address, not just in terms of better than anyone else". solve the world's biggest was all the vogue, Tarun infrastructural gaps. That's resources, but also attention and The best example of the concept problems. Khanna and Krishna Palepu perhaps the same reason why expertise. is the work of the Bill and Melinda There are opponents as well. argued that diversification was Philanthrocapitalism is a good India needs more people like Mr Gates Foundation. Gates and One such is Linsey McGoey, actually a smart strategy in idea in India - there are far too Premji. The parallel reality that half our population faces Throughout the deliberately ignoring) brings us everything, that gives us almost while convincing both themselves truth" about not wanting to have #LoSHA and #MeToo to a more difficult question. Even two parallel realities. Many values and others that they enjoyed this, another baby? Now calculate conversations, one theme has within the rare spaces in the that we understand as their truest pleasure was in that for every outcome in history continually emerged: how often world where men and women fundamental become ambiguous making loved ones happy. The for which a woman held her the stories of women get lost communicate freely as equals, when appraised against these simple binary of truth and tongue or said yes. in our "general" narrative. do we still have experiences so differences. Lying and deception falsehood breaks down when A difference in reasoning that Many revelations felt surreal in fundamentally incomprehensible are eternal accusations brought "yes" and "no" both have the has existed as long as the way they existed side by to each other? And how deep against women by men. But it's same outcome, but one would remembered history ceases to side with the events we knew - does that go? It's staggering to impossible to assign an intrinsic hurt less than the other. This is be a conscious individual hints, evidences, see-through think that 50% of the world's value to honesty for a group of as valid for an aspiring actress choice and becomes a excuses, recurrences of population experiences it people for whom telling the truth being pinned against the wall in psychological norm, and finally offence that fell perfectly in differently from the other 50%. results in the loss of safety, a hotel room by a renowned a cultural paradigm. This is what place once they were all put Human civilisation is built upon social acceptance, livelihood and producer, as it is for every one of our mothers teach us as together. It got many people assumptions of fundamental even life. Women's narratives us who tells that insistent man children - a "good girl" is not asking in genuine bafflement: objectivity: from the designs of through history have developed at the bar that we have a always the prettiest, the best Why didn't we see these things our houses, vehicles, tools and in a progression that's not quite boyfriend rather than student or the girl who never sooner? Often, that question technology, divisions of work and grounded in documented truth. explaining that we're a lies, but the girl who is pleasant. was asked by men who were leisure, to the medical systems They're built upon millennia of feminist. Every part of human She can also be those other close to the women while they that keep us alive, the news we smiling when they didn't feel joy, civilization as it exists is built things as long as they don't were being coerced into believe, stories we enjoy, learning to love and having upon women withholding their compromise her pleasantness, undesirable situations, and histories that shape us and children with men they didn't truth when it is not welcome. but as soon as she fails to be claim they would've interjected values we uphold. If two halves choose, cooking what the family Would you be here today if one pleasant, she's a "bad girl", no if they knew. The genuine of humanity always have a would like to eat, giving up their of your great-great-great-great- matter what else she did or failure to notice (as opposed to slightly different experience of hobbies without objection, all the grandmothers could "tell the didn't do. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 INDIA 9 "Just For Elections" Opposition Takes On Centre Over Nirav Modi Arrest ( Agencies)- Fugitive billionaire Former Jammu and Kashmir till the next hearing on March 29. jeweller Nirav Modi's arrest in Chief Minister Omar Abdullah India had asked Britain in August London has not impressed the tweeted: to extradite the fugitive jeweller, opposition back home in India. Union Ministers Ravi Shankar one of the main suspects In their first response to the move, Prasad and Hardeep Singh Puri, charged in the Rs. 13,000 crore opposition leaders said the arrest however, hailed the arrest as an loan fraud at state-run Punjab was mere symbolism ahead of achievement for Prime Minister National Bank (PNB), India's Lok Sabha elections and that the Narendra Modi. "You can run, but biggest banking fraud. government deserved no credit cannot hide from the country's Police said Nirav Modi, 48, had for the arrest. #Chowkidar. As wheels of been arrested in the Holborn area "They (BJP) had only helped him justice grind, after Vijay of central London on Tuesday flee the country, now they are Mallya, fugitive Nirav Modi and was due to appear at bringing him back. They are has been arrested in London. London's Westminster bringing him back for the Clear sign that this is not the Magistrates Court on details of the fraud became agreed Vijay Mallya, could be elections and will send him back India which will allow Wednesday. public. extradited to his homeland to after elections," senior Congress economic offenders to loot the Punjab National Bank, India's Three days ago, UK issued a face fraud charges. Vijay Mallya leader Ghulam Nabi Azad was country & evade the long arm of second-largest state-run bank, in warrant against Nirav Modi is currently appealing the quoted as saying by news law (sic)," Mr Puri tweeted. 2018 said that two jewelry groups following a request from India's decision. agency ANI. 'Chowkidar' or watchman is the headed by Nirav Modi and his Enforcement Directorate for his Get the latest election news, live West Bengal Chief Minister term that the BJP is using for PM uncle Mehul Choksi had extradition. But a decision on his updates and election schedule Mamata Banerjee said, "This is Modi in the run up to the defrauded it by raising credit from extradition cannot be taken for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on a ploy of the BJP. The credit must elections to promote his image other Indian banks using illegal without a long-drawn legal ndtv.com/elections. Like us on go to the London Telegraph of an anti-corruption crusader. guarantees issued by rogue PNB process, as is happening in the Facebook or follow us on Twitter journalist who exposed Nirav Nirav Modi was arrested in staff. case of another high-profile Indian and Instagram for updates from Modi. It is a got-up match. No London on behalf of the Indian Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, businessman, fugitive liquor each of the 543 parliamentary credit goes to the BJP authorities and produced in court who have both denied baron Vijay Mallya. seats for the 2019 Indian general government." today. He has been sent to jail wrongdoing, left India before the In December, a British court elections. Lok Sabha elections 2019: Shock for BJP Nirav Modi's Wife Ami Modi Faces in Northeast, 23 quit party in two days Non-Bailable Warrant: Probe Agency in the case. Nirav Modi's arrest caps nearly a yearlong chase by investigators who had requested several countries to help catch him. The arrest is procedural, say officials, and will enable the start of a trial to decide on the 48-year- old's extradition from the UK. UK had issued a warrant against him after India's request for his ( Agencies)- The BJP has two other former MLAs and 8 extradition. suffered a major setback in other BJP leaders have also Nirav Modi is believed to be living the northeast with 23 of its joined us," said NPP legislator at a 33-storey Centre Point leaders quitting the party in from Roing Mutchu Mithi. Apartment complex in West the last two days. NPP is heading the Meghalaya End, the post theatre district in In Arunachal Pradesh, 20 BJP government that also includes London. His was tracked down leaders, including two the is BJP. The NPP is also a by The Telegraph last month, ministers and six MLAs, constituent of the BJP-led ( Agencies)- Arrested crore. A US citizen, Ami Modi when he was seen walking joined the National People's North East Democratic billionaire Nirav Modi's wife left on January 6, five days after around in an expensive ostrich- Party (NPP) late on Tuesday Alliance but both parties are Ami Modi has also been her husband. hide jacket. evening. This move took the contesting the Lok Sabha named in an "open-ended non- Ami Modi was named by the The Telegraph reported that he strength of the NPP to 13 in polls lections separately. bailable warrant" by a special Enforcement Directorate for the has started a diamond business the Assembly. The BJP still NPP is also part of the BJP- court in Mumbai. The celebrity first time in its supplementary in Soho after acquiring necessary has 40 MLAs in ther 60- led government in Manipur and jeweler was arrested on complaint last month. She is permits. Get the latest election member House.Arunachal the NDPP-led government in Tuesday, reportedly from the accused of a role in money news, live updates and election Pradesh goes to polls on April Nagaland where BJP is also a Holborn Metro Station in laundering in connection with the schedule for Lok Sabha 11 to elect 2 Lok Sabha MPs partner.In Tripura, BJP state London. purchase of a sprawling flat at Elections 2019 on ndtv.com/ and 60 new members to the vice-president Subal Bhowmik Ami Modi was among the New York's Central Park for $30 elections. Like us on Facebook state assembly."Two sitting were among three BJP leaders family members who flew out million. or follow us on Twitter and ministers Kumar Waii and who joined the Congress on of India last year in January, Nirav Modi's sister Purvi, brothers Instagram for updates from each Jarkar Gamlin and six other Tuesday. The other two are before investigators could zero Nehal and Neeshal, father of the 543 parliamentary seats BJP legislators formally joined former Minister Prakash Das in on Nirav Modi in a colossal Deepak Kumar Modi and cousin for the 2019 Indian general our party. Former BJP general and firebrand leader Debashish bank scam worth Rs. 13,000 Miri Bhansali are also accused elections. secretary Jarpum Gamlin and Sen. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 INDIA 10 Shatrughan Sinha preps for exit from BJP, takes sharp swipe at PM Modi

Disgruntled BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha is yet to reveal the party he will contest the Lok Sabha election from. But it is likely to be a fight between Sinha and Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad at the Patna Sahib seat. (Agencies)- It is likely going to In the latest instance, Sinha took a jail term in connection with one be a fight between the sitting BJP a dig at Prime Minister Narendra of the fodder scam cases. The MP Shatrughan Sinha and Union Modi's radio address to the RJD and the Congress are part minister Ravi Shankar Prasad at security guards from across the of the opposition alliance in the Patna Sahib parliamentary country on the eve of Holi, the Bihar. The two parties are, seat in the Lok Sabha election festival of colours. "Sir! Please however, yet to arrive at a seat on May 19 in the last phase of address the the problems long sharing arrangement for the Lok that he would contest from the The Bihari Babu, as Sinha is the national polls. Prasad is overdue instead of addressing Sabha polls. Patna Sahib parliamentary popularly known, was a minister expected to get a BJP the Chowkidars. Let's all play "Mahagathbandhan (grand- constituency. in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee's nomination for the Patna Sahib Holi rather than "Rafale Chor and alliance) is intact. Seats and There is speculation that Sinha government. He held the Lok Sabha seat. However, it is Chowkidar," Sinha wrote on constituencies will be may seek re-election from his portfolios of health and shipping not yet clear which party Sinha Twitter. announced after Holi. There is Patna Sahib constituency as ministry during his stint as a will represent in the Lok Sabha The Patna Sahib MP?had nothing to worry. All is fine in the RJD candidate. Union minister in the polls. participated in two of the mega the alliance," news agency ANI Sinha is a two-time sitting MP government. Sinha was then a Sinha had last week said that he rallies organised by the quoted RJD leader Tejashwi from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha member of the Rajya Sabha, would reveal on March 22, a day opposition camp in Kolkata Yadav, the younger son of Lalu seat. In 2014, he defeated where he served for two after Holi festival, that which party (January 19) and New Delhi Prasad, as saying on Gopal Prasad Sinha of the consecutive terms between 1996 he would contest from in the Lok (February 13). In both the rallies, Wednesday. Janata Dal-United, the alliance and 2008. Sabha election. Sinha has been Sinha had targeted the Modi Yadav's comment goes in sync partner of the BJP in Bihar. In He is set to face a challenge critical of the BJP and the government over Rafale deal. with Sinha's statement where 2009, the actor-turned-politician from his former Union cabinet Narendra Modi government, and The disgruntled BJP MP has he talked about revealing his had won this seat after defeating colleague Ravi Shankar Prasad, openly aligned with the opposition often referred to his proximity to candidature for the Lok Sabha television personality Shekhar the senior BJP leader. Both were parties in the last couple of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) polls. Sinha has, meanwhile, Suman, who contested on the part of the Vajpayee government years. chief Lalu Prasad, who is serving stated it on a couple of occasions Congress party's ticket. till 2004. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 11 Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 INDIA 12 "Didn't Wait For Manohar Parrikar's Ashes To Cool Down": Sena Slams BJP Shiv Sena claimed that had the BJP waited till Tuesday, its government in Goa would have fallen and one of the two deputy chief ministers would have joined the Congress and got the desired post, it claimed.

(By Our Staff Reporter)- In mouthpiece "Saamana". postponements of the oath waiting for at least four a sharp attack on the It claimed that had the BJP ceremony on Monday, Mr hours, it opined. political drama that played waited till Tuesday, its Parrikar was cremated with "But, the fear was of the out between between the government in Goa would state honours, 11 other outcome, that the Congress BJP and its allies in Goa have fallen and one of the ministers, including those may manage to take after Manohar Parrikar's two deputy chief ministers from the BJP allies Dhavalikar and Sardesai to death, the Shiv Sena on would have joined the Maharashtrawadi its side," the editorial said. Wednesday dubbed it as a Congress and got the Gomantak Party (MGP) The flowers showered on even dry up but the "lust" of those in power "terrible state of desired post, it claimed. and Goa Forward Party Mr Parrikar's mortal whole "programme" was increased, it said in democracy", saying they BJP lawmaker Pramod (GFP), were also sworn in. remains could not finished late night as the sarcastic remarks. did not even wait for the Sawant was sworn in as As per the power-sharing chief minister's ashes to the new Chief Minister of arrangement reached with cool down. Goa just before 2 am on allies, an MLA each from The "shameless game of Tuesday, capping a day of two small parties backing power" started even before hectic parleys between the BJP in Goa will be Mr Parrikar's ashes could the BJP and its allies to made deputy chief merge with the land of put a new government in minister, according to Gomantak, the Sena said place in the state. sources. in an editorial in party After multiple They are GFP chief Vijai Sardesai and MGP legislator Sudin Dhavalikar. Mayawati says she won’t "In the end, those who were eyeing their shares like contest Lok Sabha elections cats ended the game post (By Our Staff Reporter)- workers will accept Monday midnight with the Bahujan Samaj Party this decision," she told swearing in of Sawant as chief Mayawati on news agency. The BSP the chief minister along with Wednesday ruled chief said that she his two deputies," the herself out of the 2019 would, if required, Uddhav Thackeray-led Lok Sabha race to allow contest the Lok Sabha party said. her to focus on getting election at a later "This is a terrible state of the largest share of stage. Last week, democracy. They should seats for her alliance Mayawati had have waited for Parrikar''s with the Samajwadi indicated to party ashes to cool down. What Party in Uttar Pradesh leaders that she will would have happened had and beyond. Mayawati not contest the Lok they waited till Tuesday said it was better for Sabha polls and will morning for the oath taking the party, people and instead focus on the ceremony? it asked. the country that she BSP's campaign. She The pyre was burning while does not contest the will start the BSP's the "power hungry" were Lok Sabha general national campaign from catching each others neck elections at this stage. the Odisha capital for power. There shouldn't "I am confident and Bhubaneswar on April 2, have been a problem in sure that my party a party leader had said. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 INDIA 13 Priyanka Gandhi hits back after PM Modi's attack, says people can see through Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the BJP has systematically attacked every institution in last five years including the media (Agencies)- Congress general and understand that they can see think that those who speak secretary Priyanka Gandhi through this," Priyanka Gandhi against them are scared of them. Vadra launched a counter- said on the last day of her This is not true. We are not attack on Prime Minister Ganga Yatra in Uttar Pradesh. scared of them." Narendra Modi, who in a blog In his latest blog post, PM "No matter how much they post targeted the Gandhi Modi attacked the Congress harass us, we are not scared family. Priyanka Gandhi said and the Gandhi family saying, of them. We will keep fighting the prime minister should stop "Institutional insult is the them. The more they harass thinking that "people are fools." Congress way." The prime us, stronger will be our fight that the argument that 'what Both PM Modi and BJP "The BJP has systematically minister also said that the top against them," she said. did they do in 70 years has an president Amit Shah have been attacked every institution in last leadership of the Congress is "on This comes a day after expiry date. She said, the BJP targeting the Gandhi family. In his five years including the media. bail vis-a-vis a major scam" Priyanka Gandhi sought a should talk about what the Modi latest blog, PM Modi said that The prime minister should stop Priyanka Gandhi countered PM report card of the Modi government has done in the last "one family's desire for power thinking that people are fools Modi's charge and said, "They government when she said five years. cost nation greatly." Nirav Modi denied bail in London court, to stay in jail till March 29

Nirav Modi declared in court his intention to contest the extradition request and offered to pay 500,000 pounds for bail,but the offer was denied by the judge. (Insider Bureau)- Fugitive Scotland Yard in the central extradition request and offered to diamantaire Nirav Modi was London area of Holborn on pay 500,000 pounds as security arrested and denied bail at the Tuesday on India's extradition deposit for bail. But this was Westminster Magistrates Court request made in August 2018. denied due to what the judge on Wednesday, setting off He is wanted in India to face called the "high value of amount another high-profile extradition allegations of defrauding the involved in the allegations" and trial involving large-scale Punjab National Bank (PNB) of the likelihood of Modi escaping. financial irregularities in India, over Rs 14,000 crore, among He will remain in custody until three months after that of other charges. the next hearing on March 29. loans worth thousands of case for him to answer in India, businessman Vijay Mallya. Modi declared in court his "I have substantial grounds to crores of rupees secured from dismissing other grounds such Modi, 48, was arrested by intention to contest the believe that you may not Indian banks; from a as risk to human rights in jail and surrender", judge Marie Mallon consortium of banks that abuse of process. CBI arrests senior Airports Authority of told him. includes IDBI and SBI in the In contrast, Modi's case may be The trial will be held in the Mallya case, and the Mumbai decided over a shorter time- India officer for allegedly taking bribe magistrates court over several branch of the PNB in Modi's frame, given the different, months, possibly extending case. seemingly clearer charges of more than a year, as it did in the However, there are key impropriety and fraud against case of Mallya. He was arrested differences in the nature of him, his family and others, and bailed on April 18, 2017 and charges of financial including some PNB officials, as the court pronounced its impropriety. Mallya's main outlined in CBI's chargesheet judgement, ordering his contention was that there is no filed in Indian courts. extradition, on December 10, prima facie case against him, Under the India-UK extradition 2018. Scotland Yard said in a since the inability of his treaty, the person requested statement before Modi was Kingfisher Airlines to return needs to be charged with an produced in court: "Nirav Deepak loans, according to him, was offence that amounts to an Modi, 48 (Date of Birth 24.02.71), due to a genuine business failure. offence in both countries (the was arrested on behalf of the The case was described by the principle of dual criminality). Indian Authorities on Tuesday, 19 judge as 'a jigsaw puzzle', while Modi's arrest implies that the March, in Holborn". Mark Summers, lawyer court is satisfied that there are Modi is reported to have sought representing India, accused reasonable grounds to believe (Insider Bureau)- The CBI has The company owner did not want asylum, but UK officials Mallya of 'three chapters of that the conduct described in arrested an executive director in to pay the bribe. He approached following a long-standing policy dishonesty': misrepresentations India's request is an extradition the Airports Authority of India for the CBI with a complaint against do not confirm or deny an made to banks to secure loans, offence, including the allegedly demanding a bribe from the officer, they said. individual's application. Legal what was done with the loans requirement for dual criminality. the owner of an airports ground Based on his inputs, the CBI laid experts say that his arrest secured, and what he and his As in the Mallya case, Modi's handling company, officials said a trap on Wednesday morning suggests that the application, if companies did when banks defence team is likely to raise Wednesday. when the alleged bribe was to be made, would have been rejected, recalled the loans. issues in court to prevent his Ravichandran, Executive Director paid to Ravichandran. The CBI since granting asylum to a After over a year of hearings extradition, such as risk to his (Finance), had allegedly nabbed the officer receiving Rs person facing fraud charges in involving thousands of pages of human rights in Indian jails, demanded a bribe of Rs 4 lakh two lakh as bribe, they said. India would be an abuse of documents and witnesses, chief political persecution and alleged for each allotted tenders to the Searches were carried out and process. judge Emma Arbuthnot in infirmities in the Indian judicial company for 'D' category incriminating documents were Both Modi and Mallya December 2018 upheld India's system that prevent delivery of airports, they said. recovered from him, they said. extradition cases relate to case that there is a prima facie justice. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 14 Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 INDIA 15 'Am 24x7 chowkidar', says PM after fugitive Nirav Modi's arrest in London Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress over its 'chowkidar chor hai' slogan in his radio address to the security guards from across the country. (Insider Bureau)- Prime Punjab National Bank fraud. against 'chowkidars'. It is Minister Narendra Modi's PM Narendra Modi also unfortunate that language of campaign projecting himself targeted the Congress party these people has hurt you," as a chowkidar (watchman) over its slogan, 'chowkidar said PM Modi responding to a got a boost after fugitive chor hai' in its campaign question put to him by a businessman Nirav Modi was against the BJP-led participant. arrested in London. Hours government. Chowkidar is the "We have to make great after his arrest, PM Modi held flavour of the season, said PM progress. We have to make a radio interaction with Modi referring to BJP's our children doctor, engineer, security guards from across counter-campaign, "Main Bhi soldiers in the army, and also twitter handle to Chowkidar Congress has picked on the the country and said, "My Chowkidar" on social media. the prime minister of the Narendra Modi two days ago, keyword and come up with its work is to be alert 24X7 like PM Modi, in his radio address, country. But we have to keep has referred to himself as a own slogan of "chowkidar chor you." said, "Everyone is talking the 'samskar' (defining 'chowkidar' (watchman) at hai". Gandhi has, at numerous In his radio address on about chowkidar. The entire attribute) of a chowkidar in our various election rallies. rallies, referred to slogan Wednesday, PM Modi nation is taking a pledge to be children," he said in an Less than a week ago, he had alleging malfeasance in the identified his role with that of a chowkidar today...Calling a apparent reference to Delhi taken to Twitter to launch the Rafale deal. a security guard in preventing chowkidar chor repeatedly is Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's BJP's "Main Bhi Chowkidar" Gandhi has alleged that PM "any wrong" from happening. an insult to all chowkidars." jibe at "Main Bhi Chowkidar" campaign inviting the common Modi scrapped the UPA- This comes amid initial Without taking name of any campaign of the BJP. people to participate in it and negotiated Rafale deal with success of India's efforts to party or opposition leader, the Earlier in the day, Kejriwal had be vigilant. As part of the France in order to benefit have Nirav Modi extradited prime minister attacked tweeted asking people to vote campaign, most of BJP industrialist Anil Ambani, from the UK. Congress president Rahul for the BJP only if they want leaders changed their Twitter whose firm is an offset partner Nirav Modi had been evading Gandhi, who has used slogan, to make their children handles adding "Chowkidar" to of the Dassault Aviation, the the authorities since February "chowkidar chor hai" (the chowkidar and not doctors or their names. manufacturer of the fighter jet. last year. He was arrested in watchman is a thief) to target engineers. In his rallies, PM Modi has India signed an London by the Scotland Yard him. He was addressing 25 lakh referred to himself as intergovernmental agreement on Tuesday on India's request "I want to apologise as some chowkidars (watchmen) chowkidar promising to with France in 2016 for the for his extradition made in people in last few months for across the country via radio provide a corruption-free purchase of 36 Rafale fighter August last year. Nirava Modi their vested interests have run conferencing. The prime government. jets in flyaway condition for is wanted in Rs 14,000 crore a disinformation campaign minister, who changed his On the other hand, the about Rs 59,000 crore. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 INDIA 16 PMO now 'Publicity Minister's Office', Modi good at marketing himself: Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made his office a "Publicity Minister's Office" and that he was very good at marketing himself.

(Insider bureru)- Congress said the Congress doesn't region is his party's priority. president Rahul Gandhi said believe in "cultural "In our view, the region is a Prime Minister Narendra Modi imperialism" and would not potential manufacturing hub. had made his office a allow the bill to destroy the In the agriculture sector, food "Publicity Minister's Office" lives of the people in the and vegetables are being and that he was very good at Northeast. wasted here due to shortage marketing himself. ""Citizenship Amendment bill of storage space. Food "The Prime Minister's Office is is cultural imperialism. It is an processing industries can now Publicity Minister's attempt to crush the spirit of be set up in Manipur," he Office," he told a gathering of the Northeast. Every part of the said. students and professors from country should be allowed to On the personal front, Manipur at the State Film express itself. The BJP-RSS Rahul said Juventus was his Development Society in combination wants to impose favourite football club, a part of it, over Barcelona. cream and aloo tikki and Imphal as a part of his Lok one idea and crush other whereas he liked Real A?dog lover, Rahul said his that he had read the book "I Sabha election campaigning. ideas. They are scared of Madrid, when Ronaldo was guilty pleasures were ice Am That" several times. "He (PM?Modi)?is very good other cultures. Their heavy- at publicity. He is very good handedness is seen whenever at marketing himself," Rahul there are protests," he said. said, before comparing him "Every university in the with Yoga guru Ramdev, who country now has an RSS man he said came close to the in charge. That is something Prime Minister in terms of we will clean up," he said, and marketing. assured that Congress, if it Attacking the Centre over the came to power, would restore Citizenship Amendment Bill, the special status of Manipur. over which there have been On the Northeast, Gandhi said widespread protests in north- tackling job crisis and eastern states, Rahul Gandhi increasing connectivity in the Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 17 Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 US & THE WORLD 18 'Get the f**k out of here before I blow your f**king head off' Reporter is 'ordered from slain Gambino boss' funeral' who is laid to rest in $45K marble mausoleum (paid for with suitcase of cash) in notorious mob burial ground

(By a Staff Reporter) - (By a Staff of the small number of attendees Thomas Bilotti was the Gambino Reporter) - An associate of slain paid for a white-pillared, red- Crime Family underboss for two Gambino family crime boss marble mausoleum in full with weeks. His promotion triggered Francesco 'Franky Boy' Cali cash. the assassination of Castellano. allegedly threatened a reporter It was so much they had to Born 1940, he passed away in who showed up to the New York handle it like travel luggage. the same incident as Castellano funeral on Tuesday. The group 'came in with a outside a Manhattan steak A worker at Moravian Cemetery suitcase on Saturday and paid house - the executions said to on Staten Island, New York my boss $45,000 in cash', the be on the orders of John Gotti - claimed a member of the press gravedigger claimed. and he can be found in Zone F who was around once the It got Cali, who died at 53, a spot Grave 120. entombment was complete was on the lower level of the two-tiered Underboss of Gambino Crime working to bring down President freedom, infidels of the free scared off away from the site mausoleum with a view of the Family, Frank DeCicco, served Trump. world...Dems=demons go down when man thought to be ocean. as a Capo and was laid to rest Those messages are in line with on all counts.' connected to the mob ordered Approximately three dozen long- at 50 in Moravian Cemetery in the posts from his secret Another post shows House him to leave or else face his stemmed white roses were 1986. He died when Genovese Instagram account, the Speaker Nancy Pelosi wearing a demise. scattered in front of the mob boss' associate Herbert Pate existence of which was first symbol that supposedly Speaking about the alleged crypt. detonated an explosive attached reported by the New York Post. represents 'evil fascism.' incident, the insider laughed to The Post reported a temporary underneath a car, that was Comello 'used to post crazy There are also truther conspiracy New York Post: 'Some guy from white-tape label read meant for John Gotti. things about politics and Trump theories which allege that the ABC was asking a question in 'FRANCESCO CALI 1965 2019.' The man charged with killing Cali, and Democrats,' a source told September 11, 2001 attacks were the office. And [a] mob guy said, Cali joins the likes of Costantino Anthony Comello, 24, appeared the Post. orchestrated by the Bush "Get the f**k out of here before I Paul 'Big Paul' Castellano, also in court for the first time in Toms The Instagram page was created administration. blow your f**king head off".' known as 'The Howard Hughes River, New Jersey on Monday for under the handle Another Instagram post depicts The employee claimed the of the Mob' and 'Big Paulie'. The an extradition hearing. 'realamericasvoice_'. Michelle Obama, the former first confrontation came once the successor to Carlo Gambino as During the hearing, he showed One Instagram post included the lady, as a man dancing with mourners returned to the parking head of the Gambino crime off drawings on his hand which Reichsadler, or 'imperial eagle,' 'wife,' Barack Obama, whose lot next to the chapel and the family died at 70 in 1985 and has read 'MAGA forever' and 'QAnon' which was used during the Nazi head is photoshopped onto her cemetery's office. a crypt on the second tier of the - a far-right conspiracy theory period. The post reads: 'Infidel of body. The source also claimed that one mausoleum. alleging that a 'deep state' is Gunman who 'shot and killed Gambino crime boss' had a secret Instagram account where he posted pro-Trump and Nazi memes (By a Staff Reporter) - The man Reichsadler, or 'imperial eagle,' also outspoken critics of that.' charged with killing Gambino which was used during the Nazi President Trump. Miller said that While appearing on Monday at a family crime boss Francesco period.The post reads: 'Infidel of Comello 'blamed Nancy Pelosi court hearing in Toms River, New 'Franky Boy' Cali outside his freedom, infidels of the free and all kinds of other people for Jersey, where he agreed to be home on Staten Island last world...Dems=demons go down on stealing the election.' The day extradited to New York, Comello week had a secret Instagram all counts.'Another post shows after he showed up at the had also scrawled 'United We account on which he posted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi courthouse, Miller said Comello Stand MAGA' and 'Patriots In extreme right-wing messages wearing a symbol that supposedly went to Gracie Mansion, the Charge', which suggest he was and memes. Anthony Comello, represents 'evil fascism.' There are mayor's official residence in influenced by QAnon - a 24, appeared in court for the first also truther conspiracy theories Manhattan, in an attempt to discredited far-right conspiracy time in Toms River, New Jersey which allege that the September 11, arrest de Blasio. 'Based on that theory that alleges a secret plot prominent Democratic figures on Monday for an extradition 2001 attacks were orchestrated by incident and the language used by so-called 'deep state' including New York Mayor Bill de hearing. During the hearing, he the Bush administration. Another there, his description and image, operatives against Trump and his Blasio, Pelosi, U.S. House Rep. showed off drawings on his hand Instagram post depicts Michelle police officers who were assigned supporters. Comello's courtroom Adam Schiff, and U.S. House which read 'MAGA forever' and Obama, the former first lady, as a to Gracie Mansion recognized him stunt has already been Rep. Maxine Waters. 'There 'QAnon' - a far-right conspiracy man dancing with 'wife,' Barack as an individual they encountered compared to the actions of 'MAGA was an incident at the federal theory alleging that a 'deep Obama, whose head is the following day, Feb. 22, as Bomber' Cesar Sayoc. Floridian courthouse in lower Manhattan state' is working to bring down photoshopped onto her body. somebody who showed up Sayoc, 56, was charged in October where he showed up [on President Trump. Those One meme shows a group of asking to make a citizen's arrest last year with sending 16 pipe February 21] asking to make a messages are in line with the posts prominent Democrats, including of the mayor,' Miller said. 'They bombs to President Trump's political citizen's arrest of a number of from his Instagram account, the Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary engaged in conversation with enemies, including Secretary of elected officials,' NYPD Deputy existence of which was first Clinton, James Comey, Eric Holder, him, and while they were waiting State Hillary Clinton and former Commissioner John Miller told reported by the New York Post. and others in jail for 'treason' since for a sector car to show up, he President Barack Obama. When the Post. 'These were rambling Comello 'used to post crazy things 'Russia collusion is a proven lie.' The walked off. That was the he was arrested, Sayoc had statements, but it involved that about politics and Trump and Instagram post also shows extent of the contact.' One been living out of a van covered he wanted to make citizen arrests Democrats,' a source told the Post. messages denouncing illegal source told DailyMail.com: 'He with pro-Trump stickers and of Maxine Waters, Congressman The Instagram page was created immigrants, socialism, and taxes. was clearly unhinged well images of prominent Democrats Schiff,' Miller said. Schiff, Waters, under the handle Comello first drew the attention of before he decided to kill Cali. with cross-hairs on their faces. and Pelosi are members of 'realamericasvoice_'. One police after he bizarrely tried to The whole citizen's arrest inquiry Sayoc faces life imprisonment if Congress from California. They are Instagram post included the make a 'citizen's arrest' of against Nancy Pelosi is proof of convicted. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 CONTD 19 Why terrorists kill: The striking similarities between the New Zealand and Pulse nightclub shooters Darren Osborne. who killed a Muslim Mateen flirted first with the Shia community, now, in his own eyes Tarrant's hero, Breivik, claimed increasing prevalence of white man near a mosque in North London militant group Hezbollah and then with and those of ISIS, he was a real they had reconstituted in the 21st nationalist ideas around the globe two years ago; Dylann Roof. who the Sunni militant group al Qaeda, soldier. century. In both cases, the has provided fertile ground for acts killed nine African-Americans in a according to co-workers, before he Similarly, according to Tarrant's terrorists were no longer merely of violence. church in South Carolina in 2015, finally settled on the ultra-violent account in his manifesto, he was zeros, they were now heroes in Political leaders in several Western and, above all, Norwegian neo-Nazi Sunni group, ISIS. going nowhere fast in life. Tarrant "did their own minds, acting either as countries feel no compunction about Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people According to his manifesto, Tarrant not attend university" because he a soldier of the caliphate or with staking their careers on white in 2011. embraced anarchism, communism "had no great interest in anything the blessing of the Knights nationalist themes that are typically a media report. Just as school and libertarianism before finally offered in the universities to Templar. anti-immigrant, often anti-Muslim and shooters in the United States model settling on white nationalism. study." Instead, Tarrant, an Third, just as the adherents of sometimes anti-Semitic. themselves and learn from other Mateen nurtured dreams of Australian, was drifting around other murderous ideologies that A few years ago these ideas were school shooters, so too do aspiring becoming a policeman but instead the world as a tourist in France, preceded them believed, Mateen on the fringes of politics in the West, terrorists learn from and emulate was working as a security guard at Spain and Portugal and and Tarrant felt that utopia here but they have now entered the other terrorists. a golf community, which was not his eventually New Zealand. on earth could only be achieved mainstream. Consider that Viktor Nothing in Tarrant's manifesto heroic self-conception of his proper Just as Mateen was a "soldier" by the removal of "the Other." For Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, suggests that he was indoctrinated role in life. for ISIS and pledged his Stalinists it was the kulaks. For has built his political career on anti- in-person or was trained by a white As he carried out the attack on June allegiance to the caliph, Tarrant the Nazis it was, of course, the immigrant stances. Orban has also nationalist group. Like Mateen, he 12, 2016, Mateen told a 911 operator, said in his manifesto that before Jews. For ISIS, it is the Shia and made a central part of his platform radicalized because of what he saw "My name is 'I pledge allegiance to he carried out his attacks he other "infidels." For violent white the denigration of the Jewish online. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi." Baghdadi is contacted the "reborn Knights nationalists it is non-whites, and American-Hungarian billionaire, Second, both Mateen and Tarrant the self-styled caliph of ISIS, which Templar for a blessing..." The particularly immigrants. As we George Soros, as a "puppet master." seem to have been drifting through quickly claimed Mateen as a "soldier Knights Templar were crusaders saw with the globalization of ISIS' A common anti-Semitic slur is that life while they shopped for an of the caliphate." Mateen was no against Muslim rule in the Middle ideology, which led to outbreaks Jews are the secret puppet masters ideology that justified acts of violence. longer a security guard at a golf East during the Middle Ages. of terrorism across the West, the controlling the world. The world's happiest countries REVEALED But Britain still trailed Europe’s Nordic nations, none Yemen, Malawi, Syria, Nordic countries that reliably conditions that we live under behind the likes of Israel, Austria, particularly diverse, have Botswana, Haiti and rank high in the index ‘are doing matter greatly to our quality of Costa Rica, Australia, dominated the index since it first Zimbabwe. something right in terms of life, that happiness is not only a Luxembourg, Canada and New was produced in 2012. Meanwhile Russia was 68th - creating good conditions for good matter of choice.’ Zealand. Finland took the top spot with a down from 59th - France 24th lives,’ something newcomers Four different countries have held The North African nation of South score of 7.769 out of ten, beating and China 93rd. have noticed. top ten spots in the five most Sudan was at the bottom of the second-placed Denmark which Relatively homogenous Finland He said the happiness revealed recent reports- Denmark, happiness index which found scored 7.6. has about 300,000 foreigners in the survey derives from healthy Switzerland, Norway and now America was getting less happy Filling out the top five was Norway and residents with foreign roots, amounts of both personal Finland. each year even as the country in third, with 7.554 and Iceland out of its 5.5 million people. freedom and social security that All the top countries tend to have became richer - falling from 14th fourth, scoring 7.494, narrowly Its largest immigrant groups outweigh residents having to pay high values for all six of the key place in two years. ranking above fifth-placed come from other European ‘some of the highest taxes in the variables that have been found to It is the second year the U.N. Netherlands with 7.488. nations, but there also are world.’ support well-being: income, Sustainable Development Propping up the table was South communities from Afghanistan, ‘Briefly put, (Nordic countries) are healthy life expectancy, social Solutions Network evaluated 117 Sudan, with a score of just 2.853. China, Iraq and Somalia. good at converting wealth into support, freedom, trust and countries by the happiness and The bottom ten also included Meik Wiking, CEO of the well-being,’ Wiking said. The generosity. well-being of their immigrants as Central African Republic, Copenhagen-based Happiness finding on the happiness of The US was 11th in the first index part of the annual report. Afghanistan, Tanzania, Rwanda, Research Institute, said the five immigrants ‘shows the and has never been in the top ten. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia THE INDIAN ELECTORATE IS NOT EASILY SWAYED BY TERRORISM University, explained this citing , we need to analyse two intuitive in the electorate. Many a terrorists got killed. Nonetheless, increase in the BJP's vote several factors. questions. Why do terrorists politician has tried to build a neither were the funerals of share from 11.4% in 1989 to He said: ‘The long-term rise in choose to strike around career on "war", "terror "terror martyrs" politicized nor 25.6% of all votes in 1998. U.S. income per person has elections? Do terror attacks attacks", and "martyrs". Such was demagoguery for However, the electoral impact been accompanied by several have any effect on the voting attempts were rarely seen in the electoral dividends taken to of the Kargil War of 1999 on trends adverse to subjective well- choices of people? Pre- pre-1990 politics of India, despite the extremes witnessed after voter preferences was being (SWB): worsening health election terror attacks do not full-fledged wars. Interestingly, Pulwama. minimal, as the BJP lost just conditions for much of the appear to be random. Rather, neither the wars nor most of the Electoral compulsions are 2% votes in that year's general population; declining social they correspond to strategic terror attacks during this period bound to guide the behaviour elections, and formed the trust; and declining political objectives such as occurred around elections. Since of political parties, especially government. The party's vote confidence in government. deterring the participation of 1990, however, India has entered in running down opponents. share declined to 22% in 2004 ‘Whatever benefits in SWB voters and candidates in the a virtually perpetual Most of these parties, and to 18% in 2009, despite might have accrued as the electoral process, building a electioneering phase, with polls including the Bharatiya Janata its no-concession stance on result of rising incomes seem radical constituency that (assembly if not Lok Sabha) taking Party (BJP), have tried to gain terrorism. Similarly, the party to have been offset by these draws on rhetoric about the place round the year. Consequently, political capital by alleging failed to make gains in the adverse trends... [It’s] persecution of particular all major terrorist attacks have taken that their rivals in power are (or subsequent state elections, apparently due in part to the communities, bringing radical place close to one election or were) incompetent to deal with despite its attempt to appropriate astoundingly large amount of political narratives into the another. From 1994 to 2019, as terrorism. How this plays out at public anger over a series of pre- time that young people are mainstream, and, most many as 25,280 civilians and 10,276 the ballot box, though, is not poll terrorist strikes in 2001-03, spending on digital media: importantly, bringing about a security force personnel lost their predictable. In parliamentary including the attack on smartphones, videogames, greater degree of polarization lives to such violence, while 31,892 elections, there was a sharp Parliament in late 2001. computers, and the like. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 US & THE WORLD 20 Federal agents seize 992 pounds of cocaine from China with a value of $18 million at the Port of Philadelphia - the largest ever haul in the city's history (Insider Bureau)- Multiple agencies, Philadelphia since 2007, million. The cocaine haul at Authorities seized at least including Philadelphia when officials seized 864 the Port of New Jersey and 992 pounds of cocaine at Police, Pennsylvania State pounds of cocaine New York was three times the Port of Philadelphia Police, Delaware State concealed in a shipping larger than the latest which had a street value of Police, Homeland container from the Philadelphia seizure and $18 million. Bricks of the Security, the DEA, the Dominican Republic. the street value of the narcotic were stuffed in U.S. Coast Guard and Stephen Sapp told cocaine was worth three duffel bags found in a Customs and Border Dailymail.com claimed the times more at $77 million. shipping container aboard Protection, inspected it Philadelphia shipment Customs agents seized the MSC Desiree, which around 10.30 am originated from China and the biggest shipment of was traveling from Tuesday. inside a it was destined for different cocaine recovered at the Colombia to Europe, a shipping container. areas throughout the ports of New York and New source told WPVI-TV. He added: 'The case was United States. He said the Jersey in 25 years. It's the Federal and local turned over to Homeland seizure was unrelated to a biggest cocaine seizure at authorities inspected the Security Investigations. As massive cocaine haul at the ports since 1994. The or meant to continue on to from getting to the streets container after noticing the a matter of policy, we do the ports of New York and drugs were hidden behind Europe. Troy Miller, and in the hands of our bolts on the door had been not discuss details of an New Jersey on February boxes of dried fruit aboard director of New York field children.' A Customs tampered with. The total investigation until it is 28. U.S. Customs and a cargo ship. operations for the agency, spokesman said that the amount of cocaine is the appropriate to do so.' In Border Protection said last The shipment was said: 'This is a significant container was recovered largest haul ever seized in January 2018, federal week that 3,200 pounds of intercepted when the seizure, in fact it is the from a ship that originated Philadelphia, it is authorities seized 709 the drug in 60 packages vessel stopped over in New largest cocaine seizure at in South America. understood. pounds of cocaine entering were seized at Port New York/Newark on its way to the Port of New York/ Customs officers turned The container was brought the Port of Philadelphia. York and New Jersey on Antwerp, Belgium. It is Newark since May 1994. the drugs over to federal to the Port of Philadelphia That was the largest February 28. The street unclear whether the drugs 'This interception prevents Homeland Security on North Delaware Avenue. cocaine bust in value is estimated at $77 were destined for the U.S., a massive quantity of drugs officials for investigation. When hair transplants go WRONG (Insider Bureau)- People photos of men and women who Commission, it may be more lax travelling abroad for hair have had too much hair overseas.Last week it was transplants may end up having harvested from their heads, reported a man at a private clinic the procedures done by 'taxi patients being left with wounds in Mumbai, India, had died after drivers and Syrian refugees with from the ops, and transplants a 12-hour hair transplant no training', experts have warned. which have simply failed.Done operation.The 43-year-old had The lure of lower prices is leading successfully, hair transplants paid 500,000 rupees (£5,400) for people to pay for poor quality, can transform the appearance the hair transplant and is believed botched transplants which leave of the patients, who are to have died of an allergic them scarred and bloody. usually balding men.They reaction, though this hasn't been Grim photos released by the have grown in popularity in confirmed. Speaking of less International Society of Hair recent years, with 635,000 serious but still concerning founder of the British Association them of the hair they desire, Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) operations performed worldwide complications, Dr Meija added: of Hair Restoration Surgery and and have an enormous impact have shown what happens when in 2017, the ISHRS said, up from 'Patients are the ones that suffer the Farjo Hair Institute, Dr on their confidence, these hair transplants go wrong. 225,779 in 2006 - a 181 per cent when they realise too late who Bessam Farjo, said registered psychological well-being and The ISHRS said illegal clinics are rise.Celebrities including Wayne carried out their surgery.'[They] surgeons are left to pick up the self-esteem.' tricking British customers with Rooney, X Factor judge Louis end up with botched pieces when people are left with Experts have warned people sophisticated websites and false Walsh, chef Gordon Ramsay, complications and scars, and disastrous results. considering the procedures to guarantees while charging as and actor James Nesbitt have all hairlines that are not normal and He said: 'We know that there are only go to UK clinics registered little as £620 for the procedures. had the operations.Usually are disfiguring.' clinics out there staffed by with the Care Quality The marketing tactics are costing around £7,000, the ops The US-based ISHRS has "practitioners" who do not have Commission. deceptive as it appears like a work by taking living hair follicles launched a 'Black Market the requisite training, skill or London hair surgeon Dr Greg team of professional doctors with from areas where it is still Awareness' campaign to try and expertise to carry out successful Williams added: 'I also excellent testimonials,' said Dr growing and transplant them to stop these rogue operators, hair transplant procedures and believe patients and Ricardo Meija, chair of the balding areas. many of whom are in Turkey. appreciate the medium and long practitioners should not ISHRS's unlicenced practice of While the rich and famous can A spokesperson for society said: term issues facing the hair loss hesitate to report any clinics to medicine committee.'However, fork out thousands to have 'The rogue clinics and hospitals patient. the CQC that offer HRS and are the reality is your surgery may transplants done in high-end that facilitate illegal or unethical 'And we then subsequently see not registered. be done by someone with no clinics, others may be tempted practices have created an their patients at our own clinics, 'If you are operating on patients medical training.'The demand for by the cut-price procedures expanding black market hair when they're desperate for in a non-CQC registered hair hair transplants is so high, offered abroad.Mexico, Turkey, transplant underworld of sorts. horrendous mistakes to be transplant clinic then you are reports are that taxi cab drivers India and Sweden are all among 'Surgeries are performed by non- rectified.' operating illegally.' and Syrian refugees do the the most popular destinations for doctors with little or no training, He added: 'A poor hair transplant A balding Manchester United surgery in some overseas transplant travellers, according are causing irreparable harm.' - which can look unnatural, fan who was hoping to get a countries.'The ISHRS said there to the ISHRS.While regulation is Some black market clinics create awful scarring or simply hair transplant to rival hero are growing numbers of people strict in the UK and clinics must reportedly offer the procedures for not work at all - will not only leave Wayne Rooney's has ended up being left scarred by transplants register with the NHS and care as little as £620. a patient out of pocket but will looking more like Bobby gone wrong.It has revealed home watchdog, the Care Quality Former ISHRS president and potentially permanently deprive Charlton. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 US & THE WORLD 21 Mother is accused of starving, beating, locking up and PEPPER SPRAYING (Insider Bureau)- A woman has The children told cops that they several roughly 10-minute videos been accused of abusing her hadn't attended school in years, a month. seven adopted children in order in order to perform on Hackney's By expert estimates, the to force them to perform in YouTube channel instead. channel could have taken in lucrative YouTube videos. 'They stated they are disciplined roughly $2.5 million in total ad Machelle Hackney, 48, was in the manners above if they do revenue, of which YouTube would arrested on Friday in Maricopa, not recall their lines or do not have typically kept $1.125 it would keep the advertising her breath and punish her. Arizona and charged with seven participate as they are directed million, with the rest potentially revenue generated by Hackney's Another child guzzled three 16- counts of child abuse, five counts to,' the probable cause statement going to Hackney. channel. ounce bottles of water that the of unlawful imprisonment and two said. The channel remained active on Police were alerted to the case police offered in just 20 counts of child molestation. Hackney used pepper spray on Wednesday but was no longer by Hackney's biological daughter minutes. Hackney, who goes by her her the kids' faces and bodies, the running ads. YouTube confirmed on March 13, prompting a The document said the children maiden name Hobson, operates children told investigators. the channel was demonetized welfare check at the home 30 told police that Hackney would the YouTube channel Fantastic 'I either get beat with a hanger or once the company was made miles outside of Phoenix. use 'pepper spray all over their Adventures, which has 800,000 belt...or a brush...or get pepper aware of the arrest. Cops became alarmed when face and body, spank them, subscribers and more than 250 sprayed from head to toe,' one 'As we've said previously, when they first found one adopted child force them to take ice baths and million total views. of the kids told police. we're made aware of allegations in a closet off Hackney's when resisting would force their The channel features her adopted One girl told police that Hackney like this, we take action,' bedroom, wearing only a diaper. head underwater as well as she children, ranging in age from six had used pepper spray on her YouTube said in a statement 'Officers came in contact with will make them stand in the to 15, performing in a variety of genitals as punishment, leaving to DailyMail.com. the six other children, who corner with their arms raised whimsical scripted adventures her in agony for four or five days. 'With allegations so serious in appeared to be malnourished, above their head for several often involving Nerf battles, and On several occasions, one of the nature, we terminate the due to their pale complexion, hours at a time.' ending with the children facing boys bled from Hackney channel immediately upon dark rings under their eyes, The kids told police that the camera with a plea to 'like pinching the tip of his penis hard conviction, guilty plea, etc.' underweight, and they stated Hackney would routinely lock and subscribe.' with her fingernails, cops say. The company stressed that it they were thirsty and hungry,' them in her bedroom closet all Police say that behind the Forced ice baths and stress has flagging tools that allow according to the probable day, which they called the camera, life for the children was positions were Hackney's other users to report suspected cause statement. 'green screen room'. far from pleasant. favorite method to ensure child abuse in videos. One of the children told police They said they would sleep on The young performers were being compliance, according to the Regarding suspected abuse she was extremely hungry and the bare tile floor of the closet starved, locked in a closet for police document. taking place offline, YouTube thirsty, but refused to eat a and go for days without being days, and beaten, according to As the alleged abuse went on, said that it encourages calling bag of chips that responding allowed to eat, drink or use the a probable cause statement from Hackney was presumably police. officers happened to have on bathroom. the Maricopa Police Department getting rich from her her YouTube The company did not directly hand, saying she was afraid that Hackney denied the viewed by DailyMail.com. channel, which was cranking out respond when asked whether Hackney would smell the food on accusations, and told police that the only punishment she uses is spanking and grounding 'I did it to protect her': Brother of Lauren Sanchez the children, and making them stand in a corner. She said she never used explains why he made $200k 'deal with the devil' pepper spray on the children, (Insider Bureau) including 'selfies' of Bezos' to publish explicit photos of him the paparazzi in pursuit,' a although police found two Michael Sanchez, the brother of genitalia. unless he stopped investigating source told Page Six. canisters of the chemical Jeff Bezos' mistress, admitted 'I may have helped the Enquirer how the Enquirer obtained his The source laid part of the blame irritant in her bedroom. that he struck a 'deal with the with their story,' he told Page Six. private exchanges and publicly on Michael Sanchez. Hackney's two adult sons, devil' and received $200,000 from 'But I never had access to the declared that the Enquirer's 'Michael isn't doing her and Jeff Ryan and Logan Hackney, the National Enquirer in penis selfies.' coverage of him was not any favors by keeping his sister's were also charged with seven exchange for helping the tabloid It was those 'penis selfies' that politically motivated. name in the press,' the source counts of child of failing to break the story of the Amazon Bezos says the Enquirer's parent Last month, Bezos and Sanchez said. report child abuse. CEO's extramarital affair. company, American Media, Inc., are reported to have enjoyed a 'He may genuinely believe he is Police say that Logan Sanchez said he did it to protect was using to extort him. secret reunion in one of Bezos' defending Lauren, but in many admitted knowing about his sister, Lauren Sanchez, and The Wall Street Journal reported multi-million dollar Manhattan ways he is actually doing more some of the abuse and had her new flame, Bezos, because on Monday that AMI paid Michael properties around Valentine's to...doom her relationship with discussed contacting he wanted the news of their Sanchez $200,000 to obtain Day. Jeff.' authorities with his brother, romance to become public after intimate texts between the But Page Six reported on The relationship between the though neither did. both of their spouses were told, Amazon CEO and his sister. Tuesday that sources close to siblings appears to be ruptured. Ryan performed in several of according to Page Six. The Journal's finding, attributed Bezos strongly deny that there In the weeks following the the videos and describes It doesn't appear as if Lauren to people familiar with the matter, was a date. National Enquirer's expose, himself on Facebook as a Sanchez felt her brother's parallels the conclusion reached In fact, the two have not met up Michael Sanchez contacted The 'content editor' for the family intentions were good, as she cut by private investigators working since the story of their Washington Post, the YouTube channel, which he ties with the man who is not only for Bezos as of early February. relationship became public, newspaper Bezos owns, to act bragged about on the social her sibling but was also a Those investigators reportedly according to a source. as an 'off the record point of network. manager and publicist. found that Michael Sanchez had 'A lot of this has to do with their contact' for information about his Machelle Hackney is being Though Michael Sanchez leaked the texts to the Enquirer, decision to lay low and spend sister. held in the Pinal County Jail admits to revealing the affair and although they didn't appear to time with their kids, who didn't 'For obvious reasons, I can't go pending bond of $200,000. leaking text messages to the conclude who might have paid for get a warning about the Enquirer into detail on email and all of my It was unclear whether she or Enquirer, he adamantly denies them. story and now have to deal with communications must be her sons had an attorney who obtaining intimate photos, Bezos has said AMI threatened the intense public interest and completely Confidential. could comment on their behalf. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 US & THE WORLD 22 Hundreds of motel guests were secretly filmed and live-streamed online

(Insider Bureau)- About streamed online, the filming. In 1,600 people have been Cyber Investigation 2017, more secretly filmed in motel Department at the than 6,400 rooms in South Korea, National Police Agency cases of with the footage live- said in a statement. illegal filming streamed online for he site had more than were reported paying customers to 4,000 members, 97 of to police, watch, police said whom paid a $44.95 compared to Wednesday. monthly fee to access around 2,400 Two men have been extra features, such as in 2012. arrested and another pair the ability to replay Last year, investigated in certain live streams. tens of connection with the Between November 2018 thousands of scandal, which involved and this month, police women took 42 rooms in 30 said, the service brought to the streets accommodations in 10 in upward of $6,000. of Seoul and cities around the "There was a similar other cities country. Police said case in the past where to protest against the denounced the move as "The most common said. there was no indication illegal cameras were practice and demand a superficial response to things that the clients are In January, the co-owner the businesses were (secretly installed) and action, under the slogan a societal issue. saying -- and they are of a South Korean complicit in the scheme. were consistently and "My Life is Not Your Lee Ji-soo, a computer quite heartbreaking -- are revenge porn site was In South Korea, small secretly watched, but Porn. In response, Seoul specialist who helps 'I want to die' or 'I sentenced to four years hotels of the type this is the first time the launched a special squad women scrub the web of cannot leave my house.' in prison and ordered to involved in this case are police caught where of women inspectors who images taken without Especially the victims of pay a fine of $1.26 generally referred to as videos were broadcast have been conducting their consent, told CNN spy cam or illegally million. Soranet, which motels or inns.Cameras live on the internet," regular inspections of last year her company taken videos say that was shut down last year, were hidden inside digital police said. the city's 20,000 or so had seen a surge in when they encounter was a popular site for TV boxes, wall sockets South Korea has a public toilets to search demand since the people on the street, uploading videos and and hairdryer holders and serious problem with spy for spy cameras, though protests drew attention to they feel like they would photos taken using hidden the footage was cameras and illicit some critics have the issue. be recognized," she and upskirt cameras. Europe hits Google with a third, $1.7 billion antitrust fine

(Insider Bureau)- The European Union duration was reflected in the size of the has hit Google with another big antitrust fine, she added. Google profits were fine, the third in a series of billion-dollar nearly $31 billion in 2018. penalties the US tech giant has incurred The Commission said Google stopped for hindering competition. the illegal practice after the regulator sent The European Commission on it a statement of objections in July 2016. Wednesday ordered Google to pay •1.5 EU regulators have taken a much more billion ($1.7 billion) for abusing its robust approach to Big Tech dominant position in online search companies than their US advertising. counterparts, especially when it Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said comes to competition, data protection that Google (GOOGL) had "cemented its and tax issues. dominance" and "shielded itself from The Commission ordered the competitive pressure" by imposing company to pay •4.34 billion ($4.9 contractual restrictions on other billion) in July 2018 for unfairly websites. pushing its apps on smartphone According to the Commission, Google users and thwarting competitors. "complaints keep coming." president of global affairs at Google.The blocked its rivals from placing That followed a •2.4 billion ($2.7 "We will keep monitoring developments, company said in a blog post Tuesday advertisements on third party websites billion) fine on Google for using its and we are still looking into the search that it was making further changes to by imposing exclusivity clauses in search engine to steer consumers to its market for jobs and local search," she its service based on "feedback" from the AdSense contracts. own shopping platform. told reporters. Google said in a European Commission. It has started AdSense is a Google product that acts The tech company has now been fined statement on Wednesday that "we've testing a new format that provides users as an intermediary between advertisers •8.2 billion ($9.3 billion) in total by already made a wide range of changes with direct links to comparison shopping and website owners that want to profit Europe since 2017. Money collected to our products to address the sites. It will also ask new and existing from the space around their search from the fines will be handed to EU Commission's concerns.""Over the next Android users in Europe which browser results pages. member states. few months, we'll be making further they'd like to use. Shares in Google Vestager told reporters that the Vestager signaled that Google could face updates to give more visibility to rivals in dropped slightly in premarket trade on misconduct lasted for 10 years. The more investigations, saying that Europe," said Kent Walker, senior vice Wednesday. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 SPECIAL FEATURE 23 Liz Peek: It's time to stop apologizing, America. The endless apologies are wearing us out

thin as a page torn from Vanity joined the chorus calling for the Fair. abolition of ICE, even as Joe Biden had to apologize for hundreds of thousands are saying Mike Pence, whom he expected to enter the country knows well, is a "decent guy." illegally this year. She knows Apparently, someone with deep better. religious convictions cannot be Politicians who condemned a decent guy. Minnesota Democratic Rep. CNN's Chris Cuomo had to Ilhan Omar's anti-Israel apologize for questioning remarksas anti-Semitic should whether Sen. Kamala Harris, D. apologize, according to fellow Calif., was eligible to run for Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, president, given her parents' D-Mich. She told CNN's Jake immigration status. For her part, Tapper that those criticisms were Harris has had to apologize for fueled by Islamophobia. being tough on crime when she The endless apologies (and was California's attorney general those are just examples on the when it was arguably her job to left; people on the right have to be tough on crime. apologize for their very existence) (Insider Bureau)- America: stop "woke" when you have no idea left are just as vulnerable to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D- are wearing us out. Men apologizing! Stop apologizing for what that actually means. attack as those on the right. Mass., has been made to everywhere are sorry for being successful, for believing in This groveling needs to stop. It Possibly more so since the apologize for claiming Native decades-old locker room God, for loving your country, for conflates genuine misdeeds with ideological straightjacket is that American heritage in order to comments or for remarks made respecting your rivals, for thoughtless wanderings and much more confining. Beto advance her career. Well, really, in jest, which do not meet today's everything you did or said when promotes self-appointed morality O'Rourke, in the opening she should. Often. uber-sensitive standards. They you were a teenager, for speaking guardians to a prominence they moments of his campaign for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., have to apologize for having a Y your mind and - for apologizing. crave but do not deserve. Worse, president, is in the odd position has had to apologize for her chromosome.Well-meaning Stop cowering before the radical most apologies demanded by the of apologizing for being a white previous stance on immigration, people in the United States are correctness police whose political correctness regulators male and, at the same time, for which was not, according to the shocked to find themselves legitimacy depends on depicting prove useless. They do not want "Hispandering" by appropriating junior senator from New York, playing defense, having to defend our nation as a cesspool of remorse; they want attention. a Latino nickname. He should sufficiently "empathetic." By capitalism, the Constitution, racism and inequity. The shaming of our nation does instead apologize for having the way of penance, she has now investing, the Electoral College, Stop, for God's sake, trying to be not discriminate. People on the temerity to run with a resume as religion, ambition, and our way of life.Why all this groveling? You can thank today's social media Waiting for Mueller's report -- Here's the truth warriors, who happily crush anyone challenging today's about what the Special Counsel can and can't do liberal playbook. If you don't think Former FBI Director confidential, at least initially, necessity by providing Barr with a influence the election via computer climate change is an existential Robert Mueller was appointed according to the federal sanitized version of the report, for hacking and social media threat, likely to kill us all in 12 Special Counsel to investigate regulations governing the Special public consumption, which relies on campaigns.We also know about years, you are an idiot. Worse, the following three things: Counsel's conduct. It will go to FBI interviews rather than grand jury potential or aborted efforts to you are a pawn of the 1. Possible links or coordination Attorney General William Barr testimony.2. The Mueller report coordinate with the Russians hydrocarbon-using meat-eating- between Russia and individuals who has vowed to make as much must not unfairly malign uncharged through the George Papadopoulos cow-farting- industrial complex, associated with Donald Trump's of the report's information public individuals. People who are indicted plea and sentencing papers. More satisfying your appetites at the presidential campaign. as he can, consistent with have the opportunity to defend importantly, it is fair to assume at expense of the universe. 2. Any matters arising directly federal law and national security. themselves in a court of law. It is this point that no significant If you don't agree that the United from the Special Counsel's Since Mueller is a Department DOJ policy not to smear anyone by coordination existed, at least of a States systematically investigation or that had already of Justice ("DOJ") employee, he name in a charging instrument criminal nature, between the Trump discriminates against women, arisen from the investigation's can reveal grand jury and national unless that person is formally campaign and Russia or we would you are anti-women. There is no pre-Mueller phase. security material to the Attorney charged with a crime. This is why have seen mention of it in the form middle ground.If you don't think 3. Federal crimes committed General, but not all of this material indictments regularly refer to of returned indictments or offense the United States is racist, you with the specific intent to can be released to the general unindicted persons as "Individual A" statements connected to publicly are in denial. Or, more likely, you interfere with the Special public unless special or "persons known and unknown to filed plea agreements. Previously are racist yourself.If you disagree Counsel's investigation, such as circumstances are met.A federal the grand jury." We can expect the unknown details about the Trump with O'Rourke, and don't think perjury, obstruction of justice, court order is required before grand Mueller report to follow that policy in Tower meeting and other events that capitalism is "unfair, unjust destruction of evidence, and jury transcripts or summaries can general, with one important may provide titillation, but if they and racist", as he recently intimidation of be released outside of the exception. did not rise to the level of a crime described it, you are a pig. witnesses.Expect Mueller's Department of Justice. This is true 3. Links and coordination between their long-term significance is (Capitalism, it must be said, has report to focus on these core even if the transcripts and Russia and individuals associated likely to be minimal.4. New treated O'Rourke pretty well. The areas, keeping in mind that summaries are released under seal with Donald Trump's presidential matters arising directly from the candidate is said to be worth some of them have been to the House of Representatives. campaign are unlikely to play an investigation, other than perjury more than $9 million.)It is time previously revealed through Some national security materials important role in the publicly and obstruction-related offenses, for Americans to stand up to the indictments, guilty pleas, and will never be released. Barr can ask disseminated portion (or summary) have largely been covered by the continued shaming. Fox News sentencing memos. The Mueller to seek a court order of the report. To begin with, we Manafort and Gates prosecutions host Tucker Carlson recently did following realities will also affect authorizing the release of selected already know, from Mueller's two or have been handed off to other just that, refusing to apologize for what we see of Mueller's work:1. grand jury materials, but Mueller massive indictments of Russian DOJ components, such as the inappropriate remarks made years The Mueller Report must be may decide to sidestep this nationals, about Russian efforts to Southern District of New York. ago. Guess what? It worked. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 SPECIAL FEATURE 24 The Federal Courts Are Running An Online Scam

(Agencies)- Every day, dozens of providing access by allowing League? Read the indictment in hungry reporters lurk inside PACER to "charge for services several different states. Or how something called PACER, the rendered" but limited the charge an American defense official online records system for "only to the extent necessary ... secretly worked for Chinese America's federal courts. These to reimburse expenses in intelligence for years? Maybe days, they're mostly looking for providing these services." you're interested in the latest the latest scraps of intel on The federal courts ignored search warrants unsealed in the special counsel Robert Mueller's Congress. PACER, which is run special counsel's investigation? investigation of Russian inference by the Administrative Office of the This light reading will cost you in into the 2016 presidential United States Courts, instead time and frustration as well as election. And everyone, from substituted a broad and money. There is no uniformity in lawyers to researchers to convoluted reading of the the way federal courts file and activists, uses the system to find congressional intent so that it save case information. Each similar criminal cases, track the could charge for access far district has its own idiosyncratic latest arrests of terrorism beyond what is allowed by way of filing documents. If you suspects or argue for sentencing exorbitant price-it can cost evolution of the criminal justice Congress. In the past, PACER were looking for a search warrant reform. hundreds of dollars a year to keep system. funds have been used for flat- in say, the Eastern District of But I'm here to tell you that up with an ongoing criminal It was never supposed be this screen TVs for courthouses. Virginia, you'd have to search PACER-Public Access to Court case-you might think the courts way. In 1991, Congress passed All told, some 319 million "USA vs." Run the same Electronic Records-is a judicially would at least make it easy to legislation to allow for documents are available on search in the District of approved scam. The very name access basic documents. But "reasonable fees … for access PACER, flung across 94 district- Maryland and you would find is misleading: Limiting the you'd be wrong. The millions of to information [federal court level courts and 13 appellate not one warrant as they file public's access by charging hefty dollars the courts have reaped in records] available." By 1998, one circuits. These hundreds of them "In the matter." While fees, it has been a scam since it user fees have produced a could get access to records by millions of documents detail "United states v." works in some was launched and, barring website unworthy of the least going to a terminal at a various cases making their way districts, it gets you nothing in significant structural changes, talented of Silicon Valley garage courthouse, and in 2001, PACER through the system, capturing another. Add an "s" (vs)." and you will be a scam forever. programmers; 18 years since its was launched online. A year the jousting between lawyers for get radically different search The U.S. federal court system online birth, PACER remains a later, Congress, responding to the plaintiffs and defense, the results. This isn't PACER's fault, rakes in about $145 million byzantine and antiquated online outcries from public records judges' opinions and a litany of exactly-but the Administrative annually to grant access to repository of legal information. As advocates, sought to strike a court motions. Want to know Office could insist on uniform records that, by all rights, belong a result, the public routinely balance between the public's how the rich and famous paid for standards to make things easier to the public. For such an misses key developments in the need for access and the cost of their children to get into the Ivy for everyone. Take A Bow, Ericsson, In How You Handled Anil Ambani Case (Agencies)- Anil Ambani's not of India's 2016 bankruptcy code going to jail after all, and Ericsson is written, Ericsson's lawyers will AB got its money. The Swedish deserve a glowing mention. For company's lawyers should take an unsecured creditor to walk a bow. away with a 48 percent recovery While the future of the Indian of its claim - while secured tycoon's shrinking empire lenders wait patiently for RCom remains shrouded in uncertainty, to sell its spectrum, redevelop its at least questions over his near- land assets and pay them term living arrangements got something - shows that the answered on Monday. Ambani Swedish firm played its cards thanked his "respected" elder well. brother, Mukesh, and sister-in- It also shows the secured law, Nita, after avoiding a three- creditors, led by State Bank of month prison term. India's richest India, in a rather poor light. They man showed up just in time to have been deluding themselves help his younger sibling who has, since June 2017, when they in a little over a decade, lost 99 agreed to an out-of-court percent of his $31 billion net restructuring, including a plan to worth. convert part of their debt into The local unit of Ericsson had equity at almost 25 rupees a just as the younger Ambani got took place. You clapped with Recent comments by the founder accepted a Rs. 550 crore ($80 share. Luckily that plan went bailed out by his brother. With RCom and claimed that you of India's most successful million) settlement to keep its nowhere. RCom shares closed RCom now seeking an in-court would recover around Rs.37,000 telecom company, Bharti Airtel petition for Reliance on Monday at 4 rupees. bankruptcy resolution, banks are crore ($5.4 billion) from sale to Ltd. Chairman Sunil Mittal, Communications Ltd.'s $7 billion A revised restructuring later that back to square one. Jio ... You failed ..." should worry the banks bankruptcy in abeyance. The year also saw little progress. To see just how badly they have Even now, the lenders have no deeply. When reporters asked telecom equipment vendor RCom, having decided to exit its bungled RCom, consider the real plan. Jio's entry has crashed Mittal on the sidelines of the subsequently won a contempt- money-losing 2G and 3G mobile stinging rebuke the lenders prices of telecom services, and Mobile World Congress in of-court order to put Chairman operations, planned to offload received from an appeals judge led to shutdowns and Barcelona if he'd bid for Anil Ambani in jail if the long- spectrum, fiber and media at India's bankruptcy tribunal last bankruptcies, including of RCom. RCom's spectrum out of delayed payment - which he convergence nodes to Mukesh week: Mukesh Ambani may still have bankruptcy, he questioned the personally guaranteed - wasn't Ambani's hyper-aggressive 4G "You (State Bank of India) have appetite for assets controlled by very premise of airwaves being received by Tuesday. service. RCom and Jio officially failed. JLF (joint lenders' forum) his younger brother, but a bidding sold by tribunal-appointed When a history of the early years called off the deal on Monday, has failed. No sale (of assets) war is doubtful. resolution professionals. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 SPECIAL FEATURE 25 How BJP sealed power deal in Goa ? It was a little before midnight that the BJP was able to secure letters of support from the MGP, the GFP and the independents, after which they approached the governor to stake a claim. (Agencies)- Last-minute asked Sawant to prove his being reached earlier on Monday negotiations by Bharatiya Janata majority in the House on was the choice of chief minister, Party (BJP) national president Wednesday morning. with the GFP and two of the three Amit Shah and Union minister In hectic parleys between the independent MLAs -- Rohan Nitin Gadkari, and an assurance BJP, MGP, GFP and three Khaunte and Govind Gaude -- that the portfolios of the ministers independent MLAs in the Goa asking for the BJP's Vishwajit in the Goa cabinet would not be assembly, it was first announced Rane to be appointed as CM. changed in the new regime, that the swearing in ceremony Rane joined the BJP from the ensured that the party retained would take place at 11pm on Congress last year - a reason power in the state after the death Monday. But the plan was why most of the 11 other of former chief minister Manohar pushed back at the last minute sitting BJP MLAs were not tried to convince Dhavalikar that second BJP leader. Parrikar, BJP leaders familiar with as Dhavalikar and Sardesai, who keen on his candidature.The joining the Congress would prove The first BJP leader said the developments said on had by then been assured of the MGP believed that its leader, futile as they would not have Gadkari's experience of handling Tuesday. deputy CM post, brought up the Dhavalikar, 62, should be numbers to form the Goa politics made a big The negotiations, which began issue of freedom to function, picked as the CM because of government, they began working difference during the hours after Parrikar's death on according to a senior BJP leader his seniority and the party's on the other two MGP negotiations. Even in 2017, after Sunday evening and continued for aware of the developments who long ties with the BJP. legislators, Manohar Ajgaonkar the BJP failed to get a majority over 24 hours, ended in former asked not to be named. He While this was going on, and Deepak Prabhu Pauskar, in the state assembly polls, Goa assembly Speaker Pramod added that Shah first met Dhavalikar was being pursued by said a second BJP leader aware Gadkari flew in to help the party Sawant, 45, being sworn in as Dhavilakar at a hotel and the Congress -- with 14 MLAs of the negotiations. On Tuesday cobble up an alliance, under chief minister a little before 2am assuaged his doubts, and then the single-largest party in the 40- evening, Ajgaonkar and Pauskar Parikkar's leadership even on Tuesday. Two new deputy spoke to Sardesai. It was a little member assembly whose told Dhavalikar that they would though the Congress had chief ministers - Sudin Dhavalikar before midnight that the BJP was effective strength at the moment stay with the BJP, which under emerged as the largest party in of the Maharashtrawadi able to secure letters of support is 36 -- to switch to their side. the anti-defection law would the polls. Gomantak Party (MGP) and Vijai from the MGP, the GFP and the The Congress had already given prevent him to switch sides. At The two BJP leaders said that Sardesai of the Goa Forward independents, after which they a letter to the governor staking this point, Dhavalikar was again the fear that President's Rule may Party -- and eight other existing approached the governor to stake claim to form the government on offered deputy chief minister's be imposed in absence of a ministers were also sworn in. a claim. One of the issues over Sunday night. post; he accepted, and that consensus also played is role in Governor Mridula Sinha has which a consensus was not Even as leaders from the BJP clinched the deal, said the the negotiations. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 BUSINESS 26 Welcome to a VERY exclusive club! Bill Gates joins Amazon's Jeff Bezos as a CENTI-BILLIONAIRE, becoming only the second person in the world to be worth $100 billion

(Agencies)- Bill Gates has poverty, enhance healthcare and followed Jeff Bezos to become expand education. the world's second 'centi- Jeff Bezos, meanwhile, may have billionaire' after his fortune to cede some of his vast fortune reached the $100 billion to his wife of 25 years, threshold. Mackenzie, during their imminent According to Bloomberg, which divorce. tracks the wealth of the planet's The climbing fortunes of Gates richest people through its and Bezos are indicative of Billionaires Index, the Microsoft America's expanding wealth gap. co-founder has already earned The middle class has a $9.5 billion so far this year - significantly smaller share of taking him right up to the overall U.S. income and wealth magic $100 billion mark. The than it did four decades ago - and only other member of the it's losing ground to the richest ultra-exclusive $100 billion of the rich, who have nearly club is Amazon founder Jeff doubled their share of overall U.S. Bezos, who became the first income since 1980. centi-billionare in history in The richest 10 per cent November 2017 and is now worth of Americans accounted for 44.9 $146 billion. per cent of all income in 1980 - Bezos, who started e- with the top 1 per cent alone commerce marketplace Amazon accounting for 10.7 per cent of taxes. died in Normandy and just They include Alexandria Ocasio- in 1994, has amassed a all income. 'The wealthy are definitely doesn't have market skills? Cortez, a Democrat from New staggering $20.7 billion since But by 2014 that undertaxed relative to the 'I think the income tax credit is York City, who has proposed a January 1. wealthy 10 per cent general population,' Buffett, the the best way to address that. 70 percent marginal tax on Once the world's richest person, accounted for 67.2 per cent chairman of Berkshire 'That probably means more incomes over $10 million to Gates was eclipsed by Bezos in of all income, and the top 1 per Hathaway Inc, told CNBC taxes for guys like me, and I'm bridge the growing wealth gap July 2017, but has also donated cent made 20.2 per cent of all television. fine with it,' he said. between the rich and poor. more than $35 billion to charity income in the U.S. 'As we get more specialized, After regaining control of the According to Bloomberg, there through the Bill & Melinda Gates Indeed, billionaire investor and the rich will get richer,' he House of Representatives in are also 145 people in the Foundation. the world's fourth richest man continued. the 2018 midterm elections, world who are designated He has said he intends Warren Buffett said last month 'The question is: How do you some Democratic lawmakers 'deca-billionaires' with fortunes to give away at least half of his that the wealthy - including take care of a guy who is a have also been calling for higher of at least $10 billion, and some wealth to programs that reduce himself - are not paying enough wonderful citizen whose father taxes on the wealthy. 2,800 regular billionaires. SBI boss insists bankruptcy 'last option' for Jet Airways (Agencies)- Bankruptcy is the carrier. role. "last option" for Jet The government has asked state- A senior finance ministry source, Airways,State Bank of India's run banks, led by SBI, to rescue who was at the meeting, said that (SBI) chairman said on Jet without pushing it into lenders to Jet are trying to revive Wednesday, adding that it might bankruptcy, two people within the the airline by changing the still be possible to draft in a new administration have told Reuters management, which includes investor to keep the airline flying. as Prime Minister Narendra Modi Goyal. "We believe it is in everybody's seeks to avert thousands of job Goyal agreed this month to step interest that Jet Airways losses weeks before a general down as chairman and reduce continues to fly," SBI Chairman election. his stake from 51 percent, Rajnish Kumar told reporters Talks with Etihad Airways, Jet's sources told Reuters, in order to after meeting government largest shareholder, to secure a secure a rescue deal for the officials, adding that placing Jet rescue deal are also ongoing, the airline he established 25 years into bankruptcy would mean SBI chief said, adding that the ago. scenes role to rescue Jet. "transitory", in a rare move in grounding the airline. Abu Dhabi-based airline has not PUBLIC BAILOUT "On one hand, (the) Modi India to use taxpayer money to The SBI chief said that a "conclusively" decided to exit the India's opposition Congress government is seeking to save a struggling private sector resolution plan is "almost" ready venture. party earlier held a press privatise Air India and on the other firm. Kumar, however, said that and that it would not involve a "There are certain conditions they conference during which its hand they are buying a bankrupt any decision taken to rescue Jet bailout for any individual, want fulfilled and that is that the spokesman alleged that Modi's private airline with public is a commercial one and is not including the airline's founder and airline should be professionally ruling Bharatiya Janata Party money," Randeep Singh at the direction of the Indian chairman Naresh Goyal. managed and without (BJP) was using state-run banks Surjewala, a spokesman for the government. He was speaking Jet has more than $1 billion in interference," Kumar said. like SBI to bail out a bankrupt, Congress party, said. after a meeting with officials debt, and owes money to banks, Etihad had earlier said that if it private airline. The government has urged state- from the prime minister's suppliers, pilots and lessors - were to invest more money then This came a day after Reuters run banks, led by SBI, to convert office and finance and civil some of whom have started the Jet's founder Goyal must step reported how the government is debt into equity and take a stake aviation ministries to discuss terminating leases with the down and take a less prominent playing a crucial behind-the- in Jet, which would however be the rescue plan. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 HEALTH 27 Top 5 skin care tips to keep in mind before and after the Holi celebrations These 5 tips will help take care of your skin before and after the Holi celebrations. Take note.

As the most colourful and easy tips for pre and post one is also a good choice. festival is finally here, it is Holi celebrations. Moisturise Oiling important to keep skincare in Keeping your skin moisturised is Applying oil to your skin and hair mind as Holi celebrations go the most important step. Apply before the Holi celebration begins beyond dry colours and flower a gentle moisturiser that keeps is always a good idea as it helps petals. There are synthetic you protected from the hazardous in getting rid of the colours post elements in certain colours and effects of colours and the celebrations in a much easier of course, we end up using other synthetic elements in it. Pick a way. materials that can have a moisturiser that suits your skin Scrub damaging impact on skin and type and helps retain moisture. Before the final cleanse regime, hair. It is important to keep Hydrate go for some homemade certain tips in mind to protect the You can go for a good water scrubbing as it will help in getting -Finally, use a good cleaner to mosturiser and you are good to skin and hair before and after the based toner to maintain the rid of the dead skin and the complete the skincare. Go for a go. If there is any eruptions and colourful celebrations. It is crucial nourishment level for your skin. remaining colours post the natural mild cleanser and boils due to any sensitivity, wash to keep your skin and hair safe You can either go for a clinically festivities. complete the process and it properly and consult a skincare so here are a the top 5 useful recommended toner or a herbal Cleanse thereafter, apply some specialist. Study finds key details about ‘punch Statins effective against cancer-linked weight loss drunk syndrome’ and Alzheimer’s The condition known as cachexia, or wasting The syndrome, also known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy syndrome, is common among patients with chronic (CTE), is linked to repeated blows to the head and causes a type of diseases such as cancer, heart failure and AIDS. dementia similar to Alzheimer's.

Scientists studying damaged post-mortem - one former brains of boxers and other sports professional American football people have found key details player and two former about a head injury-linked professional boxers. The disease called "punch drunk filaments were then imaged syndrome" that could help the using a technique known as development of new diagnostics cryo-electron microscopy. The and treatments for Alzheimer's. team found that while the tau The syndrome, also known as structures from the three patients chronic traumatic with CTE were identical, they encephalopathy (CTE), is linked were also different from those to repeated blows to the head seen in Alzheimer's. This could and causes a type of dementia cells. In this study, published in in future help doctors distinguish Besides known to treat high experiments on mice, the team similar to Alzheimer's, which is the journal Nature on between various forms of cholesterol, statins can also be identified a key protein TLR4 (toll- characterised by behavioural Wednesday, researchers from dementia when diagnosing used to take care of rapid weight like receptor 4) in this process changes, confusion and memory Britain's Medical Research patients, the team said, and also loss, weakness and wasting of and showed that "atorvastatin" - loss. CTE can affect people who Council Laboratory of Molecular furthers understanding of how the body due to cancer, Brazilian - a class of statins -- can play contact sports such as Biology (LMB) were able to detail and why tau forms disease- researchers have found. The attenuate its effects. Treatment boxing, rugby, soccer and the atomic structures of the specific clumps and folds. "We condition known as cachexia, or with atorvastatin proved effective football, but can currently be abnormal tau filaments in CTE. don't know the chemical nature wasting syndrome, is common in extending survival, attenuating diagnosed only after death, since "Our new knowledge of these of these molecules yet, but we among patients with chronic adipose tissue remodeling and brain tissues have to be removed structures could make it possible suspect they may play a role in the diseases such as cancer, heart reducing tumour growth [by and analysed to confirm to diagnose CTE in living patients assembly of tau into filaments, and failure and AIDS. A process of 49.7%] in comparison with a presence of the disease. Like by developing tracer compounds that their abundance may determine adipose tissue remodelling control group not treated with the Alzheimer's - a brain-wasting that will specifically bind to the why some individuals develop CTE known as browning occurs in drug."We showed that condition that affects up to 50 tau filaments of CTE," said and others do not," said Sjors patients with cachexia and that atorvastatin had a direct effect on million people worldwide - CTE Michel Goedert, an LMB Scheres, who co-led the work. He browning significantly contributes the action of TLR4, which inhibited features the abnormal build-up of researcher who co-led the study. said the next stage of research to the rapid loss of weight and adipose tissue browning and certain proteins in the brain. One The research involved scientists will be to identify those fat, according to researchers reduced tumour growth," said lead of those, tau, forms filaments extracting tau filaments from the molecules and understand more from the University of Mogi das author Miguel Luiz Batista Junior, that clump up in tangles inside brains of three people with CTE about their role in tau build-up. Cruzes (UMC) in Brazil. In Professor at the varsity. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 FASHION AND TRENDS 28 Bollywood fashion 2019 Alia Bhatt's looks in Kalank, decoded

with embroidery in the shape of when Paro and Chandramukhi a peacock feather. Additionally, have an amicable dance-off on the lehenga is a compilation of Durga Pujo. (Aishwarya Rai two skirts - the base a glossy Bachchan played Paro, and white and the top one, a very Madhuri played Chandramukhi) light pink with the gold Alia's white and gold is embroidery on it. It becomes complemented with two pieces more evident in the shots where of jewellery - a pair of earrings Alia twirls in this song. and a juda (bun) pin in Kundan. The choli has an interesting back In another shot which might be too and the entire work in gold a wedding scene in the film, Alia's is beautiful to look at. It's simple, seen wearing a Rani-haar, young and we particularly love mathapatti and nose ring as part how Alia's age is playing an of the most notable jewellery in important role in this face-off of the scene.Coming back to the sorts in the song (a Ramlila song, we also noticed Madhuri Dixit's attire and jewellery - a pastel pink lehenga choli with heavier jewellery which may White symbolises purity, primarily gold, when done right, of a crimson be considered a suitable wear peace and innocence and is one of the most sophisticated red at the for a relatively older woman. according to colour combinations. According to border of the Take a look at her juda pin too, psychology, it evokes a sense Pantone Inc., white is the lehenga. called Maharani juda pin, of freedom. White also seems bestselling colour for the classic What we since it's connected to the like an easy colour to wear, but American tee. With the release couldn't take earrings she's seen carrying it off isn't as simple of Kalank's teaser and the first our eyes wearing.From Alia's white as it may seem. The singular song from the film featuring Alia away from: and gold georgette, to tone of this colour brings about Bhatt and Madhuri Dixit, it's quite The overall Madhuri's brocade wear, we've a sense of power, which clear that Alia is going to be seen look, of loved everything we saw, makes it an important choice in a lot of whites in the film. At course, but including the opulent sets. for people holding important the launch event of the teaser too, the details They're perfect to a Spring/ positions at their workplace. In she was seen in a white on the Summer wedding function to a fashion sense too, white can chikankari kurta set. Speaking seemingly an evening with the family be paired with almost anything about her white lehenga-choli in simple function during festivals and or just worn as it is, and it'll the song, Ghar More Pardesiya, lehenga took our breath away. If setting) where she meets more.What did you enjoy still look elegant. White with a Alia is wearing white with gold you look closely, the zari work Madhuri Dixit's character, quite looking at the most in the song? splash of metallic shades, trimmings all over and a border on the lehenga are motifs done reminiscent of Dola Re Dola Tweet to us and let us know! LMIFW19 - The grand finale The saree is one of the Dadu, Rohit Bal, Rohit Gandhi + showcase. One of the models most versatile parts of any Rahul Khanna, TAANI by Tanira wore oxidised jewellery to woman's wardrobe and this Sethi, Tarun Tahiliani, Urvashi complement her saree which season, the grand finale of Lotus Kaur and Wendell Rodricks paid was a white with a metallic silver Make-up India Fashion Week a homage to this versatile wear crepe finish. The second model celebrated this symbol of and we loved the showcase of the wore a white and gold and paired eternity. It is fashion for all and star-studded evening. it with jewellery in Kundan work. doesn't discriminate basis size, The saree's seamless and The traditional maangteeka and colour or even, age. To top it all, unstitched character makes it the haath-phool got a makeover a sari with its diverse options also mouldable for every body type. It with these looks. has a personality of its own. This is one of the few ensembles that Rohit Bal: With sarees in black season, top designers from all has withstood the test of time, and gold, this was reminiscent corners of the country celebrated tide, trends and has held of the Kantha work seen in the saree at LMIFW A/W 2019 women's undaunted interest for Kashmir and was most recently Grand Finale. Designers including decades. It is this multi-identity spotted at Rohit Bal's show Akaaro, Alpana & Neeraj, Amit that LMIFW paid a tribute to at which had a mix of gowns and Aggarwal, Anamika Khanna, the Grand Finale, held on sherwanis. Interestingly, the Anavila, Anita Dongre, Bodice, Saturday night in the Capital. pattern-on-pattern kept the Gaurav Gupta, Little Shilpa, Here are a few highlights: coolness of this look intact where Neeru Kumar, Pankaj & Nidhi, Tarun Tahiliani: One of the most geometric prints on the saree Payal Khandwala, Prashant interesting looks of the evening met flower embroidery and bell Verma, Raw Mango, Rimzim was Tarun Tahiliani's saree sleeves with a difference. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 ENTERTAINMENT 29

The South Asian Insider exclusive interview with Super Star Akshay Kuymar, about his upcoming movie "Kesri" Tell us about Kesari and your role in the movie? Well, I was truly amazed that Kesari was based on a true story, the Battle of Saragarhi, a battle that was truly forgotten if not erased from our history. It's the story of the bravest battle ever fought in history between 21 Sikh Soldiers and 10,000 invaders in 18th century India. A beautiful story that depicts the bravery, values and valiance of the Sikh regiment, Kesari is also in honour of "every martyr that has ever lived". It's my first war drama and I was honoured and humbled to have had the opportunity to portray such an important role in the history of India, that of HavaldarIshar Singh. I can only describe this opportunity as sheer pride & I'm so lucky to have had the privilege to portray this incredible Sikh in my lifetime. What was the biggest challenge of Khiladi' the ultimate and the one and acting in this film? only Akshay Kumar of the film industry The biggest challenge for me was to shoot in unbearable who has only been going ahead day by weather conditions, whether this was heat in Mumbai day. How do you see your journey when whilst wearing my heavy turban to shooting in low altitude locales such as in Spiti. It was a grueling schedule, with you look behind? a lot of intense action sequences which was quite a I think I've done well enough to make my parents challenge as it had to look real. But when you see the proud...they believed in me when I wanted to concentrate film and how scenic the locations are, and how well it all on sports, then in martial arts and eventually the worked out, it was so worth it. movies...at every step they encouraged me and my sole What was your experience working aim was to show them they were right in doing so. Today, when I look back, I can say I didn't let them down. with Anurag Singh? When we see the trailer we see utmost passion What I really like about my director Anurag is his clarity in what he wants and his relentlessness in achieving it in your eyes for the character you are no matter what. He has such a pure heart that he deserves playing. How close or important this film is to tell this story and he deserves to be appreciated for it. for you? He may have chosen the most difficult locations but he This film is extremely special and close to my heart. I'm stood true to the story & come Hell or high Water he was actually very emotional about it, it's my dedication to all going to show this battle how it should be told. He's one the martyrs back then and even now who keep fighting of the best directors as a human and as a talent I've had for our country, our Bharat Ke Veer. the pleasure of working with... Why should we watch Kesari? You have done all kinds of films, giving Because it's a true story and it's a forgotten and proud the best that the audience can ask for, part of our history. It's a story that needs to not only be your dedication and love for your heard but experienced for all its wonders - I genuinely profession is reflected in your work. It feel the audience will connect with every scene and character; they will be filled with emotions and left asking is always a pleasure watching you. With questions. And of course, we as a team - the entire crew, a career spanning almost three decades the stellar cast including Parineeti, have put our heart you have seen the industry grow and and soul into this film. We hope we make those 21 brave Sikh soldiers proud with Kesari. It's in their honour and transform, we got our 'Khiladiyon ka we salute them. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 ENTERTAINMENT 30 Boomerang movie review Atharvaa starrer is a socio-political thriller that neither entertains nor inspires Boomerang tries to be too many things, all at the same time. As a result, it ends up neither as a solid commercial entertainer nor a praiseworthy and inspiring socio-political thriller. Rating: 1.5/5

Film: Boomerang The film opens in a hospital and friends decided to go to his village Director: R. Kannan we see a doctor telling a couple and take up farming, but face stiff Cast: Atharvaa, Megha Akash, that their son, Shiva, has suffered opposition from his own family. RJ Balaji, Sathish, Induja and severe burn injuries in a fire Shakti's mission to interlink rivers Upen Patel accident and that he needs a face and encourage people to return Rating: 1.5/5 transplant. Shiva gets a new to farming doesn't go down well R Kannan's Boomerang wants identity post the face transplant with some people and a big to be a lot of things. In its and we get a scene where he multinational company which attempt to pander to the wakes up in the morning and is has other plans on its mind. mainstream audiences, it plays nearly shocked to see someone Boomerang borrows a lot of out like a commercial potboiler else's face in the mirror. His sister ideas from a few popular south and borrow ideas to make films Murugadoss makes one of the with romance, action and a duet jokes about how she has a better Indian films. The basic but it is really disappointing when characters really helpless and shot in some exotic beach. In looking brother now. With time, premise of face transplant and you can't do justice to the gives the other a lot of star order to be taken seriously by Shiva gets used to his new taking up the mission of the inspiration. spotlight, making it a decent the critics and the elite identity but the biggest shock person who gives him his new Both Yevadu and Kaththi are entertainer. In Boomerang, both audiences, it plays out like a comes in the form of some men identity is borrowed from good commercial entertainers the characters of Atharvaa get socio-political thriller while trying trying to kill him and the mystery Telugu film Yevadu. and Boomerang borrows two their share of heroic moments to address many things from behind it is the answer to what The entire agriculture angle exciting ideas from these films and we never feel like rooting for interlinking rivers to address happened to the person behind and the needlessly boring and makes a mockery of them any of them.Among the water scarcity in farming to Shiva's original face. stretch that remind us of the in the process. It ends up as a supporting cast, RJ Balaji has talking about corporatization; it Through a back-story, we are miserable lives of farmers is film with big (even though decent screen presence with stirs up almost every recent introduced to Shakti and his big borrowed from AR borrowed) ideas which never get some politically-charged one- popular socio-political issue. dreams for his village. When we Murugadoss's Kaththi, which translated the way they're liners. Sathish is mostly In the process, Boomerang ends meet Shakti, we see him floor a also stars Vijay in dual roles just supposed to in order to create annoying with his awkward jokes up neither as a solid commercial room full of managers with a like how Atharvaa plays dual roles the necessary impact. about women and Megha Akash entertainer nor a praiseworthy flawless presentation, only to be in this film. In Kaththi, Vijay essayed dual gets wasted in silly role of a and inspiring socio-political sacked along with his team, a In commercial cinema, it's roles and we don't see both the documentary filmmaker who is thriller. few minutes later. Shakti and his perfectly alright to get inspired characters display heroism. there for no reason in the film. Milan Talkies movie review Ali Fazal, Shraddha Srinath find love in the time of anti-Romeo squads Milan Talkies movie review: Ali Fazal and Shraddha Srinath star in Tigmanshu Dhulia's latest film, helped by an able cast but undone by its length. Rating: 3/5. Milan Talkies believe Milan Talkies. in stone, here represented by a Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia The Tigmanshu Dhulia film's a stone-faced Sikandar Kher. We Cast: Ali Fazal, Shraddha collection of such moments -- see him early on in the film, Srinath, Ashutosh Rana, mining into our love of movies and castrating a boy for falling in love Sikandar Kher a love story well told. Ali Fazal with a girl of other caste. Rating: 3/5 and Shraddha Srinath's story has To Ali Fazal's Annu, Mumbai is There is a moment in Milan its guardian angels - a Shah Rukh the city of his dreams - away from Talkies when electricity goes off Khan and Kajol poster here, a the patriarchal stronghold of in the middle of Mughal-e-Azam. Shammi Kapoor song there. With Allahabad, where dreams do The film is playing in an its film-within-a-film set-up - Ali come true. And single-screen Allahabad theatre -- we are eight Fazal is shooting his dream Milan Talkies stands for years away from Prayagaraj -- project in the bylanes of Bollywood in the film - Annu and called Milan Talkies and the Allahabad with money borrowed Maithili romance in the flickering audience is none too pleased from his mother and often lights, kiss in front of posters and about missing the electric face- supplemented by helping weak the projectionist Sanjay Mishra off between Akbar and his students cheat. is their personal cupid. lovelorn prince. That is how he meets Shraddha, Annu does finally reach Mumbai whose own Bollywood dreams gets the city pat-on. Ali Fazal's wannabe director a BA fail who needs to be a but after bloodshed and without came to naught, he is a delight. He is ably supported by the cast jumps in with gusto. Backlit by graduate so that her father, the woman he loves. The tenuous However, it is the way he - Ali Fazal, Shraddha, mobile phones screens, he Ashutosh Rana, can marry her relationship between him and captures the essence of small- Ashutosh and Sanjay are mimics both Dilip Kumar and to the educated boy of his Maithili is again films. Dhulia is town India, and especially particularly delightful. There Prithviraj Kapoor and the choice. Love blossoms but this in fine form - he plays Annu's dad Allahabad - he is from the city are a few road bumps though - audience applauds -- both in the is Uttar Pradesh of anti-Romeo in the film besides writing and himself, that he truly wins. the film's length and entirely real-life theatre and the make- squads and caste lines etched directing the film. As a man-child From the idiom to attitude, he forgettable music. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 ENTERTAINMENT 31 Coronation Street's Catherine Tyldesley flaunts her phenomenal figure in a scarlet bikini as she joins ripped husband Tom in Dubai (Insider Bureau) -She left inch the Baywatch babe, While she admitted she may Coronation Street last year to Catherine donned a scanty red make a return to the cobbles, the spend more time with her bikini that showcased her ample star recently laid out her plans family. cleavage and toned abs. Wearing to travel as a family with her And Catherine Tyldesley was her glossy tresses in beachy husband and her young son. enjoying some quality time waves, the mother-of-one She told Manchester Evening with husband Tom Pitford accessorised with a pair of News: 'The timing seemed right. as they larked wayfarer shades and My son Alfie doesn't start at around in the sea donned a silver bracelet. school for another two years so on Friday whilst Sartorially in sync with as a family we wanted the staying at the Le his wife, Tom also chance to travel. Royal Meridien opted for scarlet 'I have relatives in Australia, but Hotel in Dubai. swimwear, donning we didn't want to go for just a Clad in a scarlet a pair of crimson couple of weeks, we'd like to go bikini, the 35- trunks. over there and spend six weeks year-old soap Catherine has been or more over there and then visit star looked red focusing on herself as many countries as possible. hot as she and her family - 'Tom and I had always talked frolicked in the including toddler about travelling and we are keen waves with her son Alife - since for Alfie to visit different cultures.' handsome other she decided to She added: 'In between there will half. leave Coronation hopefully be some exciting Looking every Street last year. projects for me as well.' Olivia Buckland flaunts her hourglass curves in a gingham bikini as she packs on the PDA with Alex Bowen in Barbados (Insider Bureau) - She recently revealed that her beau helps motivate her to keep fit and healthy. And Olivia Buckland, 25, was looking in phenomenal shape as she hit the beach in Barbados on Wednesday. Clad in a skimpy gingham bikini, the Love Island stunner was a vision on the outing, and her husband Alex Bowen, 26, couldn’t seem to keep his hands off her. It was clear to see why Olivia had caught Alex’s eye, as the reality starlet showcased her hourglass curves in a scanty gingham bikini tip that showed her ample cleavage. She teamed the garment with matching skimpy briefs that clung to her perky posterior and also showed off her toned stomach and tattoo collection. Olivia completed the look by sweeping her glossy golden locks into a half up style, and allowed her natural beauty to shine through by going make-up free. Olivia, who married star Alex in a romantic ceremony in September, recently revealed her marriage has helped motivate her to keep fit. Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, the blonde beauty explained: ‘ Kylie Jenner gives fans a peek inside Stormi's tasteful playroom.. (Insider Bureau) -As the world's youngest J. M. Barrie, The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank self-made billionaire, Kylie Jenner can give Baum, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson her daughter Stormi the best of everything. Burnett and A Little Princess by Frances And the 21-year-old showed off the tasteful Hodgson Burnett. The playroom is also stocked yet deluxe playroom she has created for the with everything needed to create a home one-year-old, in a new post on her Instagram gymnastics studio, with large foam blocks to Stories. The calm, white-painted room create a fun obstacle course for Stormi to climb features a designer perspex bookshelf on. There are also tasteful stuffed animals, stocked with beautifully bound versions of bricks bearing Stormi's name, and a comfy classic children's books.Along with a child-size chair. The first look at the playroom complete Curious George collection and comes after Kylie previously showed off the some age appropriate board books, the infant's nursery on the app. Butterfly themed library also includes the beautifully bound artwork graces the walls of the tot's bedroom. deluxe set of Puffin Classics - which retails Her interior designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard for over $100. Stormi might be too young to said: 'Butterflies are really important symbols listen to the stories just yet but she has to Kylie and [boyfriend] Travis so she wanted plenty of bedtime reading for the years ahead to bring that energy into Stormi's room. They - with the collection including Peter Pan by have a very personal connection. Friday 22 March to 28 March 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 32