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DEHRADUN (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra PM Modi addresses Modi on Thursday, June 21 performed yoga with gathering at the over 50,000 enthusiasts at the Forest Research International Day of Yoga Institute campus here to mark the 4th International 2018 celebrations at the Day of Yoga, saying the ancient Indian discipline Forest Research Institute House Rejects GOP Hardline Immigration had emerged as the most powerful unifying force in in Dehradun, June 21 Plan: Vote on compromise Bill Delayed a strife-torn world. Photo / Courtesy PTI Addressing the large gathering in the backdrop of WASHINGTON the iconic British-era building of FRI, Modi said (TIP): House Republican yoga had shown the world the way from "illness to leaders further delayed wellness" and enriching lives across the globe. vote on GOP He said in fact yoga had become the biggest mass immigration bill until movement across the globe in the quest for good next week in the face of health and well-being, which is crucial to the opposition. Earlier, the creation of a peaceful world. House of "Dehradun to Dublin, Shanghai to Chicago, Representatives on June Jakarta to Johannesburg, Himalayan highlands or 21 voted down a contd on Page 20 conservative immigration bill introduced by Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.). contd on Page 20 More International Day of Yoga news inside RAJASTHAN SETS GUINNESS RECORD FOR Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's wife charged WORLD'S LARGEST YOGA GATHERING with fraud 4TH OF JULY JAIPUR (TIP): JERUSALEM SPECIAL EDITION Rajasthan created, June 21, (TIP): Israeli Prime Articles and advertisements are a world record bringing Minister Benjamin invited for the 4th of July special over a lakh of people Netanyahu's wife Sara edition of The Indian Panorama. together at a yoga session to was charged, June 21, mark the International Day with fraud and breach Please e-mail to of Yoga. Two of trust after a long [email protected] representatives from police probe into or [email protected] Guinness World Records, contd on Page 20 watched as Yoga guru Israeli Prime Minister For any question, please call Ramdev put the gathering- Benjamin Netanyahu's Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje (fourth from left) and Yoga which included Rajasthan wife Sara was charged, 646-247-9458 guru Ramdev (fifth from left) receivea framed Guinness World Record for Chief Minister Vasundhara June 21, with fraud and world's largest yoga gathering on June 21. Photo / Courtesy Tribune Last date for submissions is July 2, 2018 contd on Page 20 breach of trust First lady Melania Trump visits Telugu groups join hands to hold US-Mexico border amid crisis one grand convention in Dallas over separated migrant children DALLAS, TEXAS (TIP): DALLAS (TIP): Little less than two holding the convention jointly would also indeed witnessed the unimaginable. The Melania Trump is visiting years ago, founding members Hanmanth save money for both organizations, which two organizations, American Telugu two Texas facilities Reddy of ATA and Pailla Malla Reddy of could be used for social causes within the Association (ATA) and Telangana housing some of the more TATA said they wanted to emphasize the Telugu society. American Telugu Association (TATA) than 2,300 migrant children importance of working together and Justifiably so, just over a week ago, the have walked on the path of realizing the sent by the U.S. government forging friendship. They noted too that North American Telugu Community has Unified Telugu Convention in Dallas, TX after their families entered at Irving Convention Center from May 31 the country illegally, says - June 2nd. an AP report. The founders of ATA and TATA The first lady's visit to Hanmanth Reddy (ATA) and Dr. Pailla Upbring New Hope Malla Reddy and Dr. VijayPal Reddy Children's Center on First lady Melania Trump visits US-Mexico border amid along with their Presidents, their teams Thursday, June 21 comes crisis over separated migrant of Board Members and Executive after President Donald children Committees have showed unshaken Trump signed an executive resolve to make the unified Telugu order halting the practice of separating families. However, Convention a reality. his policy of criminally prosecuting illegal border-crossers The two large national Telugu remains. organizations came together to hold for Mrs. Trump, whose focus is on children, may have helped the first time a joint community encourage her husband to act. convention in Dallas May 31-June 2, The first lady said earlier through her spokeswoman that reflecting what the organizers said was she "hates" to see families separated at the border. A White the growing unity and bonhomie among House official followed up Wednesday, saying Mrs. Trump community members. had been making her opinion known to the president that contd on Page 20 he needed to act to keep migrant families together. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 INDIANS ABROAD 3 Indian- Origin high-skilled Indian Indian American Surgeon Atul Gawande Appointed workers, DALCA kids, rally on Capitol Hill CEO Of Amazon-JP Morgan to clear green card backlog Venture NEW YORK (TIP): Indian WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): Indian-origin high-skilled workers American surgeon, and their kids caught up in the broken American immigration writer and public system received full support from the powerful Republican health innovator lawmakers to obtain lawful permanent residency, popularly known Atul Gawande has as a green card. been named as the Addressing a rally on the expansive west lawn of the US Capitol, CEO of a new US Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky told a sizeable crowd of Indian employee health care immigrants: "You have come lawfully.You have come legally and yet company, a joint it takes forever and maybe it never happens at all that you get your venture between permanent residency". A simple way to fix that, he said, is "more Amazon, Berkshire green cards and no country limits". The current immigration Hathaway and system imposes a seven percent per-country quota on the allotment JPMorgan Chase, the of family-sponsored and employment-based visas. three American An influential voice in Congress, Paul has been in the forefront of majors announced Mr Gawande said he was boosting high-skilled immigration including increasing the H-1B on June 21. "thrilled" to be named the visa cap, allowing the best and brightest to come to America. "The Mr Gawande, 52, CEO of the health care Indian-American community has exceeded to such levels that it is will take over as the initiative. difficult to recount", he told the crowd at the rally,mentioning Nobel Chief Executive laureates, Deans at prestigious universities, CEOs in Silicon Valley Officer of the company from July 9. The new of Indian origin. company will be headquartered in Boston and Imploring the gathering to be more engaged, Paul said, "People will operate as an independent entity that is free need to talk about what the Indian-American community has from profit-making incentives and constraints. brought to America, how you are already part of America, how you Mr Gawande said he was "thrilled" to be named are making America great". the CEO of the health care initiative. On eliminating the per country cap for allotment of employment- "I have devoted my public health career to based visas, he reasoned, "If you want to work and you've got a job building scalable solutions for better health care and you want to be part of America, there are much larger amounts delivery that are saving lives, reducing suffering (of immigrant workers) that we can bring in. There is not really a and eliminating wasteful spending both in the US limit if people will work". In his own state, he disclosed, there is a and across the world," he said. shortage of skilled workers. "So, we want more people in our "Now I have the backing of these remarkable country,but we need to do it lawfully,legally and with a process", he organizations to pursue this mission with even emphasized. greater impact for more than a million people, The rally was organized under the aegis of the Republican Hindu and in doing so incubate better models of care for Coalition (RHC) founded by Chicago-based industrialist Shalabh all. This work will take time but must be done. Kumar, a staunch supporter of President Trump. On hand, were his The system is broken, and better is possible," he son Vikram Aditya and daughter Manasvi spearheading the said. proceedings. The event drew busloads of Indian professionals and Mr Gawande practices general and endocrine kids from across the US including the states of California, North surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital and is Carolina and New Jersey. At one point, rally-goers made a human Professor at the Harvard TH Chan School of chain on the expansive lawn of the US Capitol chanting slogans like Public Health and Harvard Medical School. "Clear green card backlog", "High-skilled immigrants deserve He is founding executive director of the health better", "DALCA deserves better". It was quite a sight to behold as systems innovation center, Ariadne Labs and is they raised their voices in unison hoping those in the corridors of also is a staff writer for The New Yorker power would hear and heed their clarion call for action. magazine. In the spotlight were children of H-1B visa holders which the Mr Gawande has written four New York Times RHC calls DALCA (Deferred Action for Legal Childhood Arrivals) bestsellers: Complications, Better, The Checklist kids. They face possible deportation when they age out of their H-4 Manifesto, and Being Mortal and has received The event drew busloads of Indian professionals and kids from dependent status. These are the legal Dreamers sidelined by the numerous awards for his contributions to science across the US including the states of California, North Carolina and DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) kids who were and health care. New Jersey brought to the US illegally as children. Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO While acknowledging that he sympathizes with DACA recipients, the rally for sending a message to their families in India that Warren Buffett said talent and dedication were Senator Paul made it clear he doesn't believe "they should somehow "America wants and needs India to succeed. We want your great and manifest among many professionals the trio get in front or obscure the kids of legal immigrants" who must have young Prime Minister Modi to be just not a world leader, but a brave interviewed. "Allfelt that better care can be protections in place. Congressman Pete Sessions of Texas, leader who will forge a path with America towards a better future", delivered and that rising costs can be checked. Chairman of the House Committee on Rules, thanked the crowd at he said. Jamie, Jeff and I are confident that we have found in Atul the leader who will get this important job done," he said. Indian-Origin British Hotelier in Car Park Battle with Heathrow Airport Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase Jamie Dimon said in a statement that as employers and LONDON (TIP): Leading Indian-origin British at Heathrow - which are among the most expensive as leaders, addressing health care was one of the hotelier, Surinder Arora, is locked in a legal battle in the world. most important things that can be done for with Heathrow Airport for his right to build a But the Heathrow guards its car parking rights employees and their families, as well as for the multi-storey car park at one of the world's biggest "jealously". As well as earning money from drivers, communities. airport hubs. they allow it to reap returns from airline "Together, we have the talent and resources to According to reports, Mr Arora has issued a UK passengers by adding the value of the car parks to make things better, and it is our responsibility to High Court claim against the west London airport its asset base, currently worth 15.8 billion pounds. do so. We're so grateful for the countless over his plans to build a 2,077-space nine-storey car The claims also state that the current row is statements of support and offers to help and park on a land he owns at Heathrow. While about more than just car parking. It is a proxy for participate, and we're so fortunate to have Heathrow Airport Limited claims it alone is Mr Arora's broader battle with the airport on attracted such an extraordinary leader and entitled to build these spaces, Mr Arora has whether competition should be allowed. innovator as Atul," he said. Surinder Arora is locked in a legal challenged that claim. battle with Heathrow Airport The businessman wants the right to build a third "We said at the outset that the degree of Under local planning rules, a maximum of 42,000 runway at the airport and has backing from difficulty is high, and success is going to require car parking spaces are allowed at the airport. Mr Arora believes the airlines including British Airways for his cut-price plan. Heathrow, an expert's knowledge, a beginner's mind, and a 42,000 cap refers to the airport site as a whole, of which his land is a however, claims the right to develop the runway is its own. long-term orientation," said Jeff Bezos, founder part and therefore should allow him the right to build car-park spaces Mr Arora, with an estimated fortune of 349 million pounds in the and CEO of Amazon. too. A planning application has been pending with Hillingdon Council latest 2018 edition of 'The Sunday Times Rich List', is understood to "Atul embodies all three, and we're starting since 2015. Unable to secure approval for his multi-storey car park, Mr have hired two top barristers to fight his parking case. strong as we move forward in this challenging and Arora was allowed to build a smaller version with 1,000 spaces and Heathrow thinks Mr Arora should exhaust the planning process worthwhile endeavor," he said. five storeys on the site, which opened last year. before going to court. "We believe this is entirely without merit and Buffet, Dimon and Bezos had announced the However, the Punjab-born entrepreneur behind a chain of hotels in will respond accordingly," the airport said in reference to the High partnership in January to tackle rising health- the UK wants to add another four floors and undercut parking charges Court claim filed by Arora. care costs. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 4 US FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 Indian American Republican and Democrats attend Impact Intel CEO resigns after probe Summit 2018 into relationship with employee SAN JOSE (TIP): The head of the largest US chipmaker is the latest in a line of powerful men in business and politics to lose their jobs or resign over relationships viewed as inappropriate, a WASHINGTON, DC (TIP)- Indian Americans hosted phenomenon highlighted by the #MeToo an event "Impact" urging fellow politicians to expand the movement. ranks of Indian Americans in government, politics, and "An ongoing investigation by internal public service. and external counsel has confirmed a Puneet Ahluwalia, from President Trump's Asian violation of Intel's non-fraternization Pacific Advisory Committee praised and criticized in the policy, which applies to all managers," same vein as Democrat Senators Kamala Harris from Intel said in a statement. California and Cory Booker from New Jersey led the way The board named Chief Financial for the speakers. There were over 200 Democrat Party Officer Robert Swan as interim CEO and leaning Indian American candidates, elected officials, said it has begun a search for a philanthropists, leaders, and activists in attendance at permanent CEO, including both internal the inaugural Impact Summit in Washington, DC. and external candidates. Senator Booker in his opening keynote remarks said, Intel declined to give any further "We so urgently need Indian American leadership - not information about the probe. Intel shares just because of the dynamism it has brought to other fell 1.5 percent in early trade. sectors of American society - but also because this is a Wall Street took Krzanich's unexpected time when the very idea of America is under assault." departure in stride. With an indirect assault on Republican Party affiliated "Although we respect Krzanich's Intel Corp Chief Executive Brian Krzanich resigned on Thursday, June 21, after a probe found his consensual relationship with an employee violated company policy US President Donald Trump's policies, Booker added, efforts in redirecting Intel's strategy from "We have a time now where Indian American pride, a computer-centric to a data-centric containing the fallout from the disclosure eBay Inc. where Indian American strength, where Indian company, we view Intel as a process- of some security flaws in the company's Intel on Thursday raised its second- American ideas are critically needed." driven company with a deep bench of chips that could allow hackers to steal quarter revenue and profit forecast, First Indian-heritage US Senator Kamala Harris in CEO candidates that can continue to data from computers, although his sale of saying it expects quarterly revenue of her closing keynote remarks urged the Democrat Party drive the corporate strategy," said Kevin some Intel stock before the flaws were about $16.9 billion and adjusted profit of leaning audience to "speak truth." Harris also focused on Cassidy, an analyst at Stifel. disclosed to investors attracted some about 99 cents per share, up from a the anti-immigrant policies of President Trump Krzanich, 58, was appointed Intel CEO criticism. previous forecast of $16.3 billion in arguing, "This country was founded by immigrants. in May 2013, and was in charge of moving "There are no new payments as part of revenue and adjusted earnings per share Unless you're native American or your ancestors were the company's focus to growing data his departure," a source familiar with the of 85 cents. kidnapped and brought over on a slave ship, you people centers from personal computers. Intel company told Reuters. Analysts on average were expecting are immigrants." shares more than doubled during his Temporary replacement Swan has revenue of $16.29 billion and adjusted Welcoming the efforts, Ahluwalia said, "I applaud the tenure. been Intel's CFO since October 2016 and profit of 85 cents per share. effort of the Indian Americans and the organizers of He was recently credited with previously spent nine years as CFO of (Source: Reuters) Impact Project to propel the community in the mainstream politics. It is heartening to see the excitement and a sense of arrival on the political scene." On the subject-line followed by the speakers to lambast Indians detained in US 'in shackles': India's Republican policies, especially ones of President Trump, Ahluwalia reminded his fellow citizens with the same Consulate General in San Francisco seeking access heritage and background, "But it is President Trump who appointed the first Indian American, Ambassador PORTLAND USA (TIP): Three men Nikki Haley to a cabinet position along with many bunked in a small cell for more than 22 others. The Republican Party and its leadership has done hours a day. No access to legal help. far for more for the Indian Americans and India under Lawyers willing to help pro bono, but their governance." authorities say no. In shackles and "The real truth is to talk about legal immigration and forced to eat food in cells next to open work with Republican president and its leadership in toilets. No idea where their families identifying solutions for those who are in our country might be, or when the next court hearing illegally. But when offered opportunity, the democrats is. Two men shot at but not provided make it into a political theatre," noted Ahluwalia. He medical care. lamented that "at every platform the Democrats and Activists and lawyers working for the their leaders always blame President Trump and detainees have told The Tribune in India Republican leadership for their commonsense policies that almost all of the 123 persons - 52 of by giving lip service and empty words to make inroads whom are Indians - being held at a into the community." federal prison in Portland, Oregon (US), US lawmakers Ami Bera, Pramila Jayapal, Ro are living in sub-human conditions. The Khanna, and Raja Krishnamoorthi attended and also Tribune could not independently verify (ICE) remains unsure. The largest group visits by faith leaders or any meaningful gave remarks. Also, in attendance were over 40 elected these claims, but a host of respected of immigrants at the Sheridan facility access to attorneys, which is in violation officials and candidates, including Hoboken Mayor Ravi legal and voluntary organizations have comprises 52 Indians, most of them Sikh of the US Constitution, federal Bhalla and eight candidates for the US House of talked about the inhuman conditions in or Christian, who have sought asylum to immigration laws and international Representatives. which these detainees from 16 different avoid "religious persecution" back home. treaties, point out lawyers for the "This historic summit is proof that the Indian countries, including Bangladesh, China, Ministry of External Affairs sources American Civil Liberties Union American community has truly arrived on the political India, Nepal and Brazil, have been kept underline that the cases of asylum Foundation of Oregon (ACLU of scene," said Raj Goyle, co-founder of Impact and a at Oregon's Sheridan detention center. seekers are different from the diaspora Oregon), Innovation Law Lab and the former member of the Kansas House of Representatives. "They are from 16 countries and speak arrested in foreign countries under American Immigration Lawyers "The energy, enthusiasm, and talent of our elected 13 languages. We believe many of them criminal charges. Association Oregon Chapter (AILA officials and candidates is truly inspiring," added have been detained since mid-May after Officials claim some of them could be Oregon). Deepak Raj, co-founder of Impact and chair of the seeking asylum at the port of San seeking asylum under the pretext of In a joint letter, they have said while Impact Fund. "Impact is proud to stand with them - and Diego," said Jai Singh, Field Organizer "religious persecution" only to avoid the the courts decide the fate of these men's we look forward to expanding their ranks at every level for voluntary organization APANO law of the land for crimes they might asylum claims, the ICE must ensure the of elected office." (Asian Pacific American Network of have committed. federal prison complies with civil Founded in 2016 by Raj Goyle and Deepak Raj, and Oregon). However, sources said K Venkata detention standards. "There should be no formally launched earlier this year, the Indian American Facing criticism globally and at home, Ramana, Consul (Community Affairs, deportations until all 123 men have Impact Project is supposed to focus on encouraging even within his own Republican Party, Information & Culture), Consulate meaningful access to lawyers," said Mat Americans of Indian heritage to run for office and an President Donald Trump has backed General of India, San Francisco, was dos Santos, legal director of ACLU, affiliated organization, the Indian American Impact down on the controversial immigration seeking consular access to the detainees Oregon. Civil organizations claim the Fund, endorses and supports Indian American order separating young children from in Portland. He would try to ascertain detainees are allowed out of their cell for candidates running for office. But in reality, the families. However, the fate of 1,600 plus details of the Indians at the Oregon 15 minutes at a time, three times a day. organizational setup, speeches and other allied flavors illegal immigrants detained by the center. They are forced to eat in their cells are all Democrat in essence and nature. Immigration and Customs Enforcement The detainees have not been allowed nextto open toilets. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 US 5 THE 2018 SOUTH ASIAN SPELLING BEE KICKS OFF THE SEASON WITH 4 REGIONALS

WASHINGTON (TIP): Continuing its quest for the best speller in the community, the 2018 South Asian Spelling Bee (www.SouthAsianSpellingBee.com) traveled to Illinois, California, Maryland, and North Carolina this past weekend with stops in Chicago, The Bay Area, Washington DC, and Charlotte. With a huge turnout this year, the Bee attracted some top talent as well as young and new spellers that competed for the coveted prizes and titles. In the Chicago Regional, Snehal Choudhury (13) of Massillon, Ohio was the regional champ and Maya Jadhav (9) of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, was the first runner up. In Bay Area, Rishik Gandhsri (12) of San DC: Christopher Serrao (Regional Champion) and Srivarun Hathwar (First Chicago: Snehal Choudhury (Regional Champion) and Maya Jadhav Jose, California was the regional champ and Runner Up) (First Runner Up) Vayun Krishna (11) of Sunnyvale, California, was the first runner up. In DC, Christopher Serrao (12) of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey was the regional champ and Srivarun Hathwar (12) of Virginia Beach, Virginia, was the first runner up. In Charlotte, Vishal Madhudi (14) of Painted Post, New York was the regional champ and Kyu-Carlo Alegre (13) of Carrollton, Georgia, was the first runner up. The event is open to children of South Asian descent up to 14 years of age. It will give South Asian children a chance to test their spelling skills in their core peer group. Interested spellers need their parent or guardian to register them online at www.southasianspellingbee.com. Organized by Touchdown Media Inc., the Charlotte: Vishal Madhudi (Regional Champion) and Kyu-Carlo Alegre (First Bay Area: Rishik Ghandhasri (Regional Champion) and Vayun South Asian Spelling Bee is celebrating its 11th Runner Up) Krishna (First Runner Up) anniversary this year and with regionals being held in 6 locations across the United States. the child. We are proud to enter our eleventh held in New Jersey in August. Champion's Bee and you can follow us on our Twitter Regional centers for this season include consecutive year and look forward to engaging grand prize of $3,000 will be awarded to the handle at Spell South Asian. Washington, D.C. Metro, Charlotte, the Bay some of these wonderful spellers," said Rahul winner at the finals. Touchdown Media Inc. is a specialized Area, Chicago, New Jersey, and Dallas. All Walia, founder of the South Asian Spelling Bee This year, the Bee is proudly powered by South Asian advertising and promotions firm events will be free to attend and open to the and CEO of Touchdown Media Inc. Kawan- the world's most popular Roti paratha based in New Jersey. Now in its 11th public. An international regional in Accra, Within the past year the South Asian brand returns as the powered by sponsor and successful year, Touchdown has helped Ghana was conducted earlier this year, from Spelling Bee has been exhaustively featured in as always, Sony Pictures Networks is the clients- both mainstream and otherwise, where spellers of South Asian descent will "Breaking the Bee" and an exclusive story on exclusive broadcast partner for the South reach out to the lucrative South Asian market, qualify for the finals. VICE News that followed the journey of South Asian Spelling Bee and will be airing the Touchdown Media represents more than 35 "For the past ten years, the Bee has Asian Spelling Bee spellers and the importance series across 120 countries. For a complete years of collective experience in this niche consistently provided a firm platform for the of the South Asian Spelling Bee platform being schedule, registration and any other market. As a full-service ad firm, Touchdown community to come together and hone their a vital step in their spelling journey. information, please visit: has helped many clients achieve their media craft. It's become a family activity that The top two spellers of each regional www.SouthAsianSpellingBee.com. and marketing goals within the South Asian contributes towards the overall development of competition will advance to the finals to be Find us on Facebook at South Asian Spelling Diaspora in the US. Vaishnav Samaj of Midwest (VSM), Shreejidwar Haveli celebrates 10th Patotsav (Anniversary) in a traditional way including Chappan Bhog Manorath CHICAGO, IL(TIP: Vaishnav Samaj of Midwest (VSM), over 100 volunteers. Every day after discourse all the attendees Shreejidwar Haveli, Addison, Illinois celebrated 3 days their were treated to a Mahaprasad. Raas Garba was organized by 10th Patotsav (Anniversary) in a grand fashion, including Nalini Parikh on the evening of June 15th and was attended by hosting Chappan Bhog Manorath. The historical celebration over 500 participants. Chappan Bhog manorath was organized was attended by more than 3000 vaishnavs. This is the first on June 16th, that encompassed preparation of over 1000 kg of Haveli in Midwest to complete 10 years. 56-different sweets placed on a stage (16' x 28') inside the Haveli Dignitaries and faith leaders from US and India attended the to offer it Lord Shri Krishna. Chappan Bhog is a major occasion. World renowned Yuvavaishnavacharya Pujya celebration in Vaishnav culture and Shreejidwar Haveli Goswami 108 Shri Vrajrajkumarji Mahodayshri graced the performed it with grand elegance. occasion and provided discourses on Path of Grace, Sharnagati Vallabh Youth Organization- Education (VYOE) also took (surrender to God) and Power of Efforts to help improve one's part in the event and organized children's Dashavatar Musical daily life, as well as better the communities around us through Cultural show on the evening of Saturday, June 16th. In the selfless service. Pujya JejeShri Vrajrajkumarji Mahodayshri in show 70 VYOE students enacted Lord Vishnu's Dashavatars (10 discourses addressed the audience that Vaishnavism (a sect of avatars) in front of a packed audience of over 2000 people. On Hinduism) is not just a religion but a way of life. He clarified Sunday, June 17th, VYOE hosted the graduation ceremony of that Pushtimarg in Vaishnavism is a krupa marg (grace of their students with over 100 students graduated in the presence God). In this Lord Shri Krishna's grace plays a major role in attendees can relate to the messages. of Pujya JejeShri Vrajrajkumarji Mahodayshri. devotee's life and God does krupa on everyone. He also The event was also attended by Hon. Raja Krishnamoorthi VSM leadership (Dr. Umang Patel, MD -Chairman and Mr. illuminated that by doing Brahma-sambandh we surrender (U.S. Representative for Illinois 8th congressional district), Jyotin Parikh, R.Ph -President) mentioned, "This has been a ourselves to Lord Shri Krishna and total surrender (mental, Hon. Tim Schneider (Illinois State GOP Chairman), and Hon. very successful event. The unity of Vaishnavas and dedication physical and spiritual) is the path to achieve higher Nimish Jani (Schaumburg Township Trustee). of volunteers was the main reason for the success of this enlightenment. In power of efforts he emphasized the goal to In addition to discourses, the three days of celebration event". The visionary VSM leaders and generous donors have keep clear conscience and move forward with a vision that included various cultural, educational and entertainment greatly helped in the progress of the haveli that has impacted leads to the betterment of the community. Much of his lectures events to keep the audience engaged. Planning for the the growth of Vaishnava community in the Midwest region. focused on storytelling and providing real life examples so that celebration had been ongoing for past 2 months with the help of (Photograph and Press release byAsian Media USA) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 6 INDIA FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018

BLACK CATS TO BE DEPLOYED FOR ANTI-TERROR OPS IN J&K After BJP, PDP break up, Governor’s rule imposed in Jammu and Kashmir Army chief says anti-terror operations will continue as earlier NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR (TIP): Jammu and Kashmir was brought under Governor's rule and the state Assembly put under suspended animation, a day after the PDP-BJP government collapsed with the BJP ending the three-year-old alliance with the regional party. As Governor N N Vohra held multiple meetings in Srinagar during which security measures were discussed, Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat said the ongoing NEW DELHI (TIP): The elite National Security Guards, military operations in the Valley against popularly known as 'Black Cats', are likely to be deployed terrorists would continue as earlier. soon in counter-militancy operations in Jammu and Governor's rule in the state is unlikely Kashmir which was placed under governor's rule on June to have any impact on ongoing military 19, officials said. operations, he told reporters in New Delhi. They said a team of NSG has been stationed in the It is for the fourth time that the sensitive Kashmir Valley for quite sometime and is undergoing border state was placed under Central rule rigorous training in the outskirts of the city. in the last one decade--all under the tenure J&K Governor N.N. Vohra is seen with former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti. The state was yesterday placed under governor's rule for of Vohra, who was made the Governor in the fourth time in the last one decade after the BJP June 2008. following which the process of We are happy that this alliance has ended," withdrew support to its alliance partner, the PDP,prompting This is the eighth time in the last four promulgating Governor's rule was said Faizan Mir, a resident of Srinagar. Mehbooba Mufti to resign as the chief minister. decades that the state was put under prepared and sent to Srinagar. However, some people felt that an The decision for their deployment in counter-terror Governor's rule. "Immediately after receiving the elected government was any day better operations was taken by the Home Ministry recently and "The President has approved imposition President of India's approval, Governor N than the Governor's rule. they will be put to use soon after their acclimatisation of Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir N Vohra issued the proclamation to "A democratically elected government programme is over, the officials said. with immediate effect." a Union Home impose Governor's rule in the state under is much better any day than the The teams will be kept at the disposal of the Jammu and Ministry spokesman said in New Delhi in Section 92 of the Constitution of Jammu Governor's rule which essentially means Kashmir Police, which is the nodal agency for all anti- the morning. and Kashmir today," a Raj Bhavan New Delhi's direct rule in the state where militancy operations, they added. An official gazette notification issued in spokesman said in Srinagar. now they will have absolute control over While the Union Home Ministry is upbeat about Srinagar said the Governor Vohra has put After assuming charge as the head of the administration and the security deploying the NSG in the valley, counter-terror experts feel Jammu and Kashmir Legislative the state administration, Vohra held apparatus. They can do anything now in that the black cats would be helpful in a situation where Assembly under suspended animation. meetings with top civil administration and the absence of a government which room-to-room intervention is required. The six-year term of the current police officials at the Civil Secretariat in otherwise could built pressure on them on Such situations rarely come during a counter-militancy Assembly ends in March, 2021. Srinagar. certain issues," said Feroz Ahmad Bhat, a operation as it is virtually a do-or-die battle for the forces, Separately, Union Home Minister The Governor held discussions with resident of central Kashmir's Ganderbal. mainly led by the state police and ably assisted by the Army Rajnath Singh said the Centre wants Chief Secretary B B Vyas and identified Security preparations for the annual and paramilitary forces, the experts said. terrorism to end and peace to prevail in the major tasks which shall require to be Amarnath yatra also figured during the The move to deploy NSG commandos in Kashmir comes Kashmir. dealt with on a strict time-bound basis, meetings held by the Governor. in the wake of increasing incidents of encounters where "Our only aim is that terrorism should beginning from today. Security forces have already been asked security forces have lost many soldiers during high-risk end and peace should prevail in Kashmir He was earlier accorded a ceremonial to maintain "highest level of alertness" house intervention operations in densely populated and our government will work keeping welcome and guard of honour by a police and "synergy," police said. localities. this in mind," he told reporters in contingent as he arrived at the Civil The two-month long pilgrimage to the The NSG commandos, when allowed, will get Lucknow. Secretariat to take charge of the 3,880 metre high cave shrine of Amarnath opportunities to test their skills and it will be a force- Singh was responding to a question administration. will commence on June 28. multiplier for anti-militancy forces deployed in Jammu and about BJP's dramatic decision to pull out Vohra chaired a meeting of top officials As speculation mounted over what Kashmir, they said. of the coalition with the Mehbooba Mufti- — both from civil administration and could be the exact reason for the BJP to The commandos use sophisticated Heckler and Koch MP5 led PDP. police — to gear up the state walk out of the alliance, BJP state sub-machine guns, snipper rifles, through-the-wall radar Mehbooba submitted her resignation administrative machinery to function president Ravinder Raina said and C-4 explosives to eliminate holed up terrorists without after the BJP withdrew support. with speed, efficiency and accountability. deteriorating law and order situation was causing much damage to the structure. Vohra had last night recommended The break-up of the PDP-BJP coalition the main reason so that Governor's rule The NSG was raised in 1984 in the aftermath of Operation imposition of Governor's rule in a report triggered celebrations in parts of the can be imposed to ensure restoration of Blue Star, which was carried out to flush out terrorists sent to the Rashtrapati Bhavan around the Valley, even as some people expressed peace and normalcy in the state. hiding in the Golden Temple in Punjab's Amritsar city. time when President Ram Nath Kovind, apprehension that Governor's rule might BJP general secretary Ram Madhav The Black Cat commandos were deployed to tackle who is on an overseas trip, was onboard lead to lack of transparency and worsen yesterday cited the "larger national terrorists who carried out the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, his special aircraft. The contents of the the situation in the state. interest, the deteriorating security the January 2016 attack at the Pathankot air base as well as Governor's report were immediately sent In several areas of Kashmir, including situation" for the party's pullout. the terrorists who attacked the Akshardham temple in to Suriname where the president was Srinagar, Kupwara and Pahalgam, people National Conference (NC) leader Omar Gujarat. scheduled to land at 6.30 pm (3 am IST). burst firecrackers after the news broke Abdullah called for immediate dissolution There are around 7,500 personnel currently working with The president after perusing the report out. "This alliance was unholy. The PDP of the state Legislative Assembly and the NSG. Source: PTI gave his assent and the same was sent to should not have joined hands with the BJP holding of fresh elections in the state. the Union Home Ministry by 6 am (IST) in the first place. But better late than never. Source: PTI Security forces work to stop recruitments at funerals of militants in Kashmir

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Jammu and The police will also take measures to keep these the J&K assembly. “Young lives are getting lost. such gatherings. The funerals add to frenzy and Kashmir police will act against those who gatherings from not becoming too large, this Extremists elements cannot be allowed to create more chaos,” said the field commander. eulogise dead militants in funerals, making person added on condition of anonymity. exploit the situation,” he said Security officials in Kashmir and provocative speeches which the police believes “We have been trying to cut access to the area The problem with such gatherings, a South government officials in New Delhi say the motivates young people to join militant groups. so that the gathering should not become very Kashmir-based field commander of a central security establishment has been deliberating on “We have devised a strategy to deal with these large. But our success in this endeavour security force added, is that they get amplified; the issue for some time to find a way to deal with gatherings,” said state police chief SP Vaid. depends on the topography of the area. videos from the gatherings become viral on it. “It is a crucial issue which needs to be dealt Vaid refused to discuss specifics of the Sometimes it is difficult to deploy access control social media platforms, added this person who with urgently if South Kashmir is to be brought strategy but a Srinagar-based official in the measures,” said a J&K police official who asked asked not to be identified. In one such video, he back to normalcy. Applying a break on such security forces said the state police had been not to be identified. said, the mother of a dead militant is seen firing funerals and gatherings was one reason for asked to identify and act against people making The administration will have to tread very an assault rifle with the help of her son’s announcing a halt on operations during the provocative speeches at such gatherings, carefully in this matter, said MY Tarigami,a associates. “Firing by associates of dead month of Ramzan,” said a Delhi-based glorifying the “sacrifices” of the dead militants. Communist Party of India (Marxist) member of militants – called “Gun Salute” – is very normal government official. Source: HT THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 INDIA 7

INDIA BANS NEW OFFSHOOTS Kamal Haasan meets Sonia Gandhi, OF AL-QAEDA, ISIS UNDER sets off alliance speculation ANTI-TERROR LAW

NEW DELHI: Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president Kamal Haasan on Thursday met UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi and discussed the current political situation in Tamil Nadu. The actor-turned-politician had on Wednesday met Congress president Rahul Gandhi at his residence and held similar discussions with him. "I have met Sonia Gandhi and we discussed the political situation in Tamil Nadu... It was a general talk," he NEW DELHI (TIP): The Centre has banned new told reporters after the meeting. offshoots of terror organisations al-Qaeda and ISIS under The attempt is seen as part of the the stringent anti-terror law—Unlawful Activities Congress' efforts to bring together all (Prevention) Act, according to an official order. Opposition parties under one platform Both al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Islamic to take on and defeat the BJP in the next State of Iraq and the Sham-Khorasan (ISIS-K), an general elections. He termed it as a courtesy meeting Bengaluru at the swearing-in of HD Afghanistan-based affiliate of ISIS, have been declared On whether he would support the and said he was meeting them "like a Kumaraswamy as Karnataka chief unlawful by the Union home ministry as they were found to Congress in this endeavour to bring family" as he had personal ties with the minister. be radicalising Indian youths for ‘global jihad’ and Opposition parties together under one Gandhi family. Haasan met Sonia at her 10, Janpath encouraging terror acts on Indian interests, it said. common platform, Haasan said, "It is to The MNM chief said he had met residence in New Delhi. The ISIS-K is also known as Islamic State in Khorasan early to speak of those things." Rahul and other Opposition leaders in Source: PTI Province (ISKP)/ISIS Wilayat Khorasan, the order said. The AQIS, an affiliate of al-Qaeda, is a terrorist organisation, which has committed acts of terrorism in the Anandiben calls neighbouring countries and has been promoting and India, US to hold first 2+2 encouraging terror acts on Indian interests in the Indian Modi bachelor, Sub-continent, it said. It has been attempting radicalisation and recruitment of gets earful from youths from India, it said, adding and the outfit has been Dialogue on July 6 declared as the banned organisation under the UAPA. estranged wife The ISKP/ISIS Wilayat Khorasan is also promoting and NEW DELHI (TIP): India's External encouraging terrorism in the Indian Sub-continent, Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence according to the order. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold the It has been committing terrorist acts to consolidate its first strategic 2+2 Dialogue with their US position by recruiting youths for ‘global jihad’ and to counterparts on July 6 in Washington, the achieve the objective of establishing its own ‘caliphate’ by State Department announced on Thursday. overthrowing democratically elected governments, it said. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and The outfit, which has now been banned, considers India Secretary of Defense James Mattis will host and Indian interests as its targets and is engaged in Anandiben Patel the Indian ministers at the meeting that "will activities of radicalising and recruiting Indian youth for focus on strengthening strategic, security,and AHMEDABAD (TIP): terror activities, the home ministry order said. defence cooperation as the United States and Prime Minister Narendra Both these outfits were declared as the terrorist India jointly confront global challenges", the Modi’s estranged wife organisations as they were recruiting youths from India, it Department said. Jashodaben expressed shock said, adding the radicalisation of the youths was a matter of The ministerial meeting was announced over Madhya Pradesh serious concern for the national security and international during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Governor Anandiben Patel’s peace. Modi's meeting with President Donald Trump statement in a leading The UAPA has strict penal provisions to deal with banned last July. Gujarati daily that Modi was organisations and their members. Source: PTI It was to have been held in April, but was developing. unmarried. postponed because of changes in the While the Dialogue is focused on strategic “I am surprised over Chief economic adviser leadership of the State Department after Rex and defence issues, there has been signs of Anandiben telling the press Tillerson resigned and Pompeo was in the stress in the trade and services sectors. that Narendra bhai was not Subramanian quits, back to US process of taking over. Tightening of rules on visas for Indian married (to her). He has The optics of the Dialogue will break some professionals and possibility of increasing himself mentioned in his NEW DELHI (TIP): Chief stereotypes: Two powerful women from India tariffs on Indian exports are matters of declaration while filing papers Economic Adviser Arvind will be sitting across from two men concern for India, but are not directly on the for Lok Sabha elections in 2014 Subramanian has decided to representing the US. agenda at the talks. that he is married and quit the job, with close to a year The dialogue is a centrepiece of the Besides China and the developments in mentioned my name too,” of his tenure remaining, and growing ties between the US and India which East and Southeast Asia, other strategic Jashodaben read out a return to the US on account of Washington wants to scale up by extending issues of concern -- and divergence in some statement in a video shot from “pressing family the strategic vision from the Pacific to the cases -- are Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. her brother Ashok Modi’s commitments”. Indian Ocean. Trump has asked for India's help in mobile phone. The renowned economist Outlining the new approach, Tillerson said bringing stability to Afghanistan through aid Speaking from their was appointed the CEA on last year that India and US were "two programmes, but by reimposing sanctions on hometown Unjha in north October 16, 2014, for a three- bookends of stability on either side of the Iran he has threatened those very efforts. Gujarat, her brother Ashok year term and was given an globe". In dealing with the strategic relations, the Modi confirmed it was indeed extension last year. "We need to collaborate with India to four officials will have to consider India's Jashodaben talking in the In a Facebook post “Thank ensure that the Indo-Pacific is increasingly a reluctance to wholeheartedly embrace a deep video. “We didn’t believe this You Arvind”, Union Minister Arun Jaitley said place of peace, stability, and growing alliance with the US or a bloc overtly opposed when Anandiben’s statement Subramanian “informed me that he would like to go back to prosperity - so that it does not become a region to China. came on social media... But the US on account of pressing family commitments. His of disorder, conflict and predatory Modi has recently turned his attention to this appeared on the frontpage reasons were personal, but extremely important for him. He economics," he said in a reference to China's improve relations with China and Russia. of a leading daily on June 19. left me with no option, but to agree with him”. role in the region. He met China's President Xi Jinping in Now this could not be wrong. Thanking Jaitley for his “generous words”, Washington approach also meshes with Wuhan in April and Russia's President This is why we decided to Subramanian said, “This is the best job I have ever had and Modi's "Act East" policy of building on India's Vladimir Putin last month. issue a rejoinder. We together probably ever will. My departure is entirely for personal relations with countries to the east. Meanwhile in East Asia, Trump's historic recorded a written statement reasons.” An informal quadrilateral system with the meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong- that Jashodaben read out from Last August, the then NITI Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Indo-Pacific region's major democracies, un has also introduced new factors in the our home cell phone,” he Panagariya had quit nearly two years before his term was to India, the US, Japan and Australia, is also region. Source: IANS added. Source: IANS end. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 8 EDITORIAL FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 GUEST AS I SEE IT COMMENT Taking the UNHCR report in stride Trauma at the border The killings of Bukhari and Aurangzeb were meant to

s part of its "zero-tolerance" approach to provoke New Delhi, which decided to be seen as tough dealing with undocumented migrants, Athe Donald Trump administration in By KC Singh It is interesting that the U.S. has been separating parents and ahead of Nikki Haley's children within migrating families, leading to visit to India next week, outrage over the burgeoning number of minors “If India and the US let the US and India find lodged in foster care. Reports suggest that domestic politics color their themselves on the same side of UNHCR between October 2017 and May 2018 at least 1,995 approach to the protection of children were separated from their parents, human rights in the 70th year Photo / Courtesy WCIV with a significant majority of the instances of the Universal Declaration of between April 18 and May 31. In recent weeks, disturbing images and videos have emerged of Human Rights, it would prove screaming toddlers in the custody of Customs that terrorism and illegal and Border Protection personnel, or in what immigration have succeeded in appear to be chain-link cages in facilities making the two major holding older children, as well as one disturbing audio allegedly of wailing children democracies less liberal", says at one such unit. Democrats and Republicans the author. alike have expressed deep concern about the ethics of using children, facing trauma from he 47-member Geneva-based UN combative as always, tweeted that the dominate New Delhi's thinking as the separation from their parents, to discourage Human Right Council and the UN High "administration's current family separation government heads into literally the last six further undocumented border crossings. Mr. TCommissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) policy is an affront to the decency of the months of effective rule before the Lok Sabha Trump, however, has refused to accept sole have been in focus the past week. First came American people, and contrary to the election process kicks-in. It needs to ensure responsibility for the family separations. an unprecedented report by the UNHCR Zeid principles and values upon which our nation that no major breakdown of security order in Instead, he took to Twitter to blame his al-Hussein on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), was founded''. He later went on to oppose Kashmir occurs till election, particularly Democratic opponents for not working with Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and Gilgit Trump's nomination of Ronald Mortensen to during the Amarnath pilgrimage. Republicans to pass new immigration Baltistan. While Pakistani knuckles were lead the US refugee and migration policy, There may be information that leading to legislation to mitigate the border crisis. rapped mildly, the report, as conceded in its alleging he lacked empathy for people fleeing parliamentary election in Pakistan in July its His response begs two questions. First, why, executive summary, is really about oppression. Thus, while the US is right that army, having a freer hand than normal with a when both Houses of the U.S. Congress are "widespread and serious human rights election to the UNHCR of nations like caretaker government in position, is planning under Republican control, is Mr. Trump unable violations'' in J&K from the death of militant Venezuela and Congo (though the US omitted to fling every last terror asset across the LoC to garner the numbers to pass legislation to end Burhan Wani in July 2016 to April 2018. mentioning China) hardly makes it the in a make-or-break gambit. The targeted family separations? The answer is that Under separate headings it holds India custodian of global conscience on human killing of moderate journalist Shujaat poignantly tragic though the fate of these guilty on account of lack of access to justice rights, but neither does the US by its Bukhari and the taped torture and execution broken families may be, the issue as such has and impunity; military courts and tribunals xenophobic immigration control creating of soldier Aurangzeb were intended to failed to garner even as much bipartisan blocking this access, excessive use of force gulags for apprehended illegal immigrants provoke New Delhi. A big attack on pilgrims, momentum on Capitol Hill as Mr. Trump's and pellet-guns, arbitrary arrests, including qualify it to lecture the council. as has happened in the past, could make the rescinding of the Obama-era immigration of minors, torture and enforced The J&K imbroglio raises many similar Union Government look extremely order on Deferred Actions for Childhood disappearances, and sexual violence, etc. All questions about India's trajectory in dealing ineffective. Governor's rule is the counter- Arrivals. The second question is whether the through, even UN-listed terror outfits are with terrorism at home. The PDP-BJP move to ensure that despite the debate in policy of separating migrant families is new, or referred to as "armed groups". A former alliance raised hope that their Agenda of Geneva on India's human rights record the if there was indeed "bad legislation passed by Indian diplomat writing elsewhere calls it Alliance would provide a template for Modi government is seen as strong at home. the Democrats" that supports this action, as Mr. more akin to a report by Organisation of resolution of the Kashmir issue. The death of If India and the US let domestic politics Trump claims. The answer is that both are true. Islamic Conference than a UN high official. Mufti Sayeed at the beginning of 2016 and a color their approach to the protection of Mr. Trump's critics are correct in that there is India strongly rebutted it and could have long hiatus before his daughter Mehbooba human rights in the 70th year of the Universal no single U.S. law requiring families to be probably ignored it, except that Zeid is on effectively took charge probably doomed the Declaration of Human Rights, it would prove separated. Rather, what the White House record saying he would recommend to the UN experiment, if at all had any chance to that terrorism and illegal immigration have referred to as "loopholes" in legislation are two Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which succeed. succeeded in making the two major legal provisions: a law against "improper entry convened on June 18 for one of its three At the root of the problem was the Modi democracies less liberal. The latest survey by by aliens" at the border, and a decree known as annual sessions, an investigation. government's Pakistan policy of "no dialogue" Freedom House, a US think-tank, is called the Flores settlement. The first is a federal law Two events impinge on this development. unless terror ends. On the contrary, the PDP "Democracy in Crisis". Last year was the 12th that makes it impossible to summarily deport One, Jammu and Kashmir has been placed had got elected promising dialogue with consecutive year when nations suffering certain vulnerable categories of migrants, such under Governor's rule with the BJP Pakistan, more political space even for democratic setbacks outnumbered those as families, asylum-seekers and withdrawing from the coalition government. separatists and improved trade and people-to- gaining. According to Democracy Index of unaccompanied minors. To get around this the Two, US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley people links with Kashmiris across the Line The Economist Intelligence Unit, 89 countries administrations of George W.Bush and Barack announced, at the State Department, US of Control (LoC). The Pakistan army regressed in 2017 and only 27 improved. Obama adopted the policy of "catch and withdrawal from the UNHRC, alleging lack of exacerbated these fault lines by keeping up Globalization and technology in the West and release" - whereby these migrants would be reform and it having become a "protector of support to militancy, provocatively killing Pakistan-sponsored terror in South Asia are released from custody pending their human rights abusers and cesspool of Indian soldiers and turning the LoC into free- derailing the quest for liberal, law-based deportation case adjudication. Family political bias". Both need closer examination. fire zone. The Governor's rule now denies democratic rule. If a four-year political separation was unnecessary at that time, but The Trump administration has been India the argument that J&K has a popularly alliance between the PDP and BJP, under the Trump administration's zero- threatening to withdraw from the UNHRC for elected government which is a guardian of representing disparate views on Kashmir, tolerance approach, all undocumented some time, but the decision came a day after people's rights scrutinizing, if not overseeing, cannot develop a consensus for bridging the migrants are charged in criminal courts. Here Zeid slammed the US for separating children counter-terror operations of security forces. divide, the future is indeed bleak. A fresh the Flores settlement applies, because it limits from parents on border with Mexico when Pakistan, currently a member of the UNHRC, attempt at reconciliation seems unlikely until to 20 days the length of time migrant children apprehending illegal immigrants. The media shall use the High Commissioner's after parliamentary elections in Pakistan and may be held in immigration detention. While is also reporting illegal immigrants from tendentious report and collapse of the India. Till then, geopolitical haze in South their parents face charges, the children are India, many from Punjab, held in detention alliance to pillory India in coming weeks. Asia will be thick as the dust that enveloped transferred to a different location, often with centers under sub-human conditions. The Modi government must surely have northern India a week ago. devastating consequences for their families. Republican Senator John McCain, assessed the profit-loss outcome of its (The author is a former Secretary, Ministry of This is unspeakable cruelty. (The Hindu) terminally ill with brain cancer but decision. The domestic implications would External Affairs, India) THE INDIAN PANORAMA PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: Prof. Indrajit S. 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By Happymon Jacob he alliance between the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the TBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) began as an act In the days ahead, the of necessity, persisted due to sunk-costs and BJP is likely to justify political expediency,and has finally ended as a result of political opportunism. With its its stated reason for sudden decision to withdraw from the coalition government in J&K, the BJP may withdrawing from the have ended the political agony for both coalition by ratcheting parties, but it has certainly left the PDP embarrassed and isolated. To be clear, the up proactive military collapse of the coalition will not only have serious implications for the security operations in Kashmir situation in the sensitive border State; it also and putting further indicates how the BJP intends to use the Kashmir question in the 2019 elections. pressure on the Politics of opportunism separatist camp. An From the time the PDP and the BJP uncompromising started negotiations to form a coalition government in January 2015, till June 19 this militarist approach, year when the BJP pulled the plug on the coalition, the alliance has reeked of political which the BJP will expediency and opportunism. The two perforce have to adopt, bitterly opposed parties had come together to form a government primarily for would inevitably mean instrumental reasons rather than for more militant normative purposes. Such political PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti makes a point at a party meeting expediency became clearer when they parties are uniting nationally to mount a is unfortunate given that the PDP had filled recruitments from decided to keep aside the visionary agenda, challenge to the BJP in 2019, the latter's act a significant political vacuum that existed negotiated over two months in early 2015, of dumping its ally in J&K is likely to between the mainstream parties and within Kashmir and and started focusing on the mundane. As for strengthen the Opposition's resolve to take separatists in the State. Had the party ended consequent civilian, the PDP, the Agenda of Alliance was its the fight to the BJP. the alliance with the BJP earlier, or at least stated raison d'etre for staying in the The BJP's 'stated reasons' for pulling out of before the BJP did, it would have retained military and militant coalition. But it decided to cling to power in the coalition are perplexing at several levels. some moral claim about taking normative the State even though its coalition partner Its leadership argued that "there is grave positions. It was clear for at least two years casualties. What summarily rejected most of the suggestions concern over the deteriorating security now that the alliance was bleeding the party happens in Kashmir is in the joint document. Almost no major item situation in the State" and went on to say dry, but the party leadership lacked the on the Agenda of Alliance has been taken up that the responsibility for the difficulty in wisdom and courage to say no to the directly linked to the for implementation till date. the coalition lay with "the other side". This attractions of power. For the BJP, this was the most opportune is a problematic argument. While it is true In the days ahead, the PDP will struggle to higher infiltration on the moment to dump the PDP, given that it not that the security situation in Kashmir has maintain its relevance in the face of the Line of Control and only does not need the PDP anymore, but it deteriorated, the reality is that the armed anger of the local Kashmiris (who felt has indeed become a liability for its future forces operating in J&K go by the directives betrayed from day one of the alliance), International Border political pursuits. Having formed the of New Delhi rather than of the State mainstream parties such as the National coalition, the BJP achieved what it had long government even though the J&K Chief Conference and the Congress looking to and more fire assaults wanted - to be part of the J&K government Minister is the chair of the Unified strengthen their position in J&K, and the between the Indian and for the first time in the State's history. Its Command in the State. Second, the BJP was BJP which will try to wean its legislators leaders were accommodated in key positions very much part of the government that has away. The PDP did not have Jammu - now it Pakistani militaries. in the State government with attendant failed, and therefore pinning all the blame stands to lose Kashmir too. benefits enjoyed by party functionaries. It on the PDP is a cheap excuse. Security implications Furthermore, given the might not have grown in Kashmir from an Having admitted that the security political humiliation it organizational point of view - which it situation has deteriorated in the State, the In the days ahead, the BJP is likely to always knew it would not be able to - but it BJP has also indirectly admitted that its justify its stated reason for withdrawing has suffered, the PDP certainly kept its local unit in Jammu Kashmir policy - the mainstay of which has from the coalition by ratcheting up proactive will be left with two content so far. More so, the BJP would now been the use of crude force bereft of political military operations in Kashmir and putting be better off without a 'soft-separatist' PDP strategy - has been flawed to begin with, and further pressure on the separatist camp. An choices: extinction or a in tow, especially given that the PDP's that it has not only failed to stabilize the uncompromising militarist approach, which prospects in the State in 2019 are hardly State, but its policies have actually increased the BJP will perforce have to adopt, would return to its soft- promising. The BJP, in that sense, has used violence, terrorism and infiltration. More inevitably mean more militant recruitments separatist stance. If the and thrown the PDP. And by being the side so, it has further alienated Kashmiris. This from within Kashmir and consequent that broke ties first, it has gained the first deterioration in the situation, let us be clear, civilian, military and militant casualties. PDP adopts the latter, it mover political mileage. is not the result of a soft approach but the What happens in Kashmir is directly linked Moreover, the BJP's support base in direct result of a hardline approach: use of to the higher infiltration on the Line of would further vitiate the Jammu was upset about the manner in pellet guns against protesters, unwillingness Control and International Border and more politico-security which the State police went after the accused to relent on the issue of AFSPA, or the fire assaults between the Indian and in the Kathua rape-murder case and how the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, and Pakistani militaries. Furthermore, given the atmosphere in the two BJP Ministers in the J&K government sending the Central agencies after the political humiliation it has suffered, the PDP had to resign due to the controversy arising dissident leadership in Kashmir. The will be left with two choices: extinction or a State, at least in the from the incident. Mehbooba Mufti government could not have return to its soft-separatist stance. If the short term. Howsoever Having pulled out of the coalition stopped any of these policy steps. PDP adopts the latter, it would further government, the BJP now could potentially Staring at extinction vitiate the politico-security atmosphere in one looks at it, Kashmir wean away PDP legislators (if the Assembly the State, at least in the short term. is not dissolved) and rule the State through For the PDP,it's a no-win situation. Having Howsoever one looks at it, Kashmir is is headed for troubled the Governor. Individuals of its choice completely lost political legitimacy in headed for troubled times with potential times with potential would be appointed as key advisers to the Kashmir, the only support base it had, the implications for the rest of the country. Governor who would act as de facto party and its leadership are looking at a (The author is Associate Professor of implications for the rest Ministers in the State. stark future and Ms. Mufti might not find it Disarmament Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru of the country". However, at a time when Opposition easy to revive the party any time soon. That University, New Delhi) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 10 WORLD FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 CEO dies in cellphone explosion Pope, in Geneva, urges Christians to break down their barriers GENEVA (TIP): Pope Francis called on Christians on June 21 to "break down barriers of suspicion and fear" that have divided them since the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century and to work together to help the most needy. Francis made a day trip to Geneva to mark the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), a fellowship Photo of an exploding phone File photo of 350 mostly national churches representing Protestant communities KUALALUMPUR (TIP): Mobile phones accidents and some Orthodox Christians. have led to grievous injuries, but it turned fatal for the Its members represent about 500 45-year-old CEO in Malaysia. Nazrin Hassan, the head of million faithful, compared with 1.3 the Cradle Fund, died a few days ago, due to an exploding billion for the Roman Catholic Church, handphone that was being charged next to him, which is not a full member of the WCC. according to his postmortem report. "After centuries of conflict ... charity One of Hassan's two smartphones exploded while allows us to come together as brothers charging in his Malaysia bedroom and it caught fire. and sisters," he said at the WCC From the available reports, it appears that the initial headquarters in Geneva, the city where explosion caused some sort of injury that may have reformer John Calvin lived in the 16th incapacitated the man. A message from the family that century. among Christian denominations to be challenged to compassion by the cry of has been circulating on social media quoted Nazrin's Francis called on Christians of all spread Gospel values and cooperate more those who suffer," he said. brother-in-law that at some point the phone had denominations to find "the courage to on issues such as fighting poverty and The pope, who later said a Mass for overheated and exploded, causing a blunt trauma at the change the course of history, a history injustice, and defending the about 40,000 members of Geneva's back of Nazrin's head and caused his death. that had led us to mutual distrust and environment. Catholic community gathered in an Police had earlier said Nazrin was trapped in a estrangement". "The credibility of the Gospel is put to exhibition hall, said Christians who are bedroom fire at his double-storey terrace house in But he said Christians "cannot be the test by the way Christians respond to well off financially should show a united Mutiara Damansara yesterday and probably died of reduced to a non-governmental the cry of all those, in every part of the front towards those in need and not feel a smoke inhalation. He had also suffered burns on his organisation". world, who suffer unjustly from the privileged class. body, according to the Star publication. Nazrin leaves The structure of the WCC is similar to baleful spread of an exclusion that, by "Even more troubling is the conviction behind his wife and four children, according to the Star. that of the United Nations, with generating poverty, foments conflicts," on the part of some (Christians) who Cradle chief operations officer Razif Aziz said: representatives from many independent Francis said. consider their own blessings clear signs "Cradle has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the national churches and some of its critics "The more vulnerable are increasingly of God's predilection rather than a world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have said it has become overly marginalized, lacking their daily bread, summons to responsible service of the have been fortunate enough to know and work with bureaucratic. employment and a future, while the rich human family and the protection of Nazrin have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor." Francis called for more teamwork are fewer and ever more wealthy. Let us creation," he said. (Reuters) Theresa May looks set for Brexit victory in parliament Curtin ranked among top 20 LONDON (TIP): Prime Minister Theresa May looked set to win a crucial Brexit vote in parliament on June 20, keeping her deeply divided government's plans to end young universities in the world Britain's more than 40 years of partnership with the European Union on track. After pro-EU Conservative lawmaker Dominic Grieve said he would support the government's proposal for a "meaningful vote" for parliament on any Brexit deal, a potential rebellion that could have further undermined May's authority looked to have been quashed. May adopted a high-risk strategy by directly facing off with rebels in her Conservative Party, and it seemed to pay off. One lawmaker said May had had no option but to take on the rebels or risk their rebellion growing as she cuts ties with the EU. PERTH (TIP): Curtin University has and students for their commitment to at a number of other global locations. But the battle may be a taste of things to come. been ranked among the world's top 20 excellence in learning and research. Curtin celebrated '50 Years of May needs to get several bills through parliament to young universities in the 2019 edition of "Even though Curtin is a young Innovation' in 2017 - the combined prepare Britain for life outside the EU, a momentous the QS Top 50 Under 50 released, June university by global standards, the history of the Western Australian change to its trading and political relationships after 45 21. University continues to prove itself on Institute of Technology (WAIT), which years in the bloc. Some of her opponents on Brexit may The ranking, which measures the the world stage by rising in opened its doors to students in 1967 and simply have decided to keep their powder dry for later world's best universities under 50 years international rankings and this result is Curtin University, which opened in fights on issues such as future trading ties with the bloc of age, positions Curtin University at a credit to both staff and students," 1987. before Britain's scheduled departure in March next year. 20th in the world, an improvement on Professor Terry said. Today, Curtin is estimated to be "I am prepared to accept the government's difficulty last year's results. The QS Top 50 Under 50 are sourced ranked 180th and in the top one per cent and in the circumstances to accept the form of Curtin University Vice-Chancellor from the latest QS World University of universities worldwide, and 9th in amendment it wants," Grieve told lawmakers, to sighs Professor Deborah Terry said Curtin Rankings. Australia in the Academic Ranking of from opposition Labour Party members who had hoped continues to establish itself as a leading FOR MORE INFORMATION World Universities 2017 (ARWU) and to defeat the government. young university on the world stage. ABOUT THE QS TOP 50 UNDER features highly in a number of other Grieve had led the potential rebellion over May's "With campuses in Malaysia, 50, VISIT HERE: key world rankings. proposal — to offer parliament a statement setting out Singapore, Dubai and Mauritius, as well HTTPS://WWW.TOPUNIVERSITIE The University has built a reputation what she will do if she fails to negotiate an agreement as Western Australia, Curtin is a truly S.COM/TOP-50-UNDER-50 around innovation and an with the EU, or if lawmakers reject any deal she returns global university and I am delighted the entrepreneurial spirit, being at the with. He had argued that the promise did not hand University continues to receive global About Curtin University forefront of many high-profile research parliament enough control to prevent the "chaos" that recognition in prestigious world Curtin University is Western projects in astronomy, biosciences, could follow Britain crashing out of the EU without a rankings," Professor Terry said. Australia's largest university, with economics, mining and information deal. He seemed to have won over enough fellow "This latest result ranks Curtin more than 56,000 students. Of these, technology. It is also recognized Conservatives to put the minority government in danger among the top 20 young universities in over 14,000 are international students. globally for its strong connections with of losing the vote. But the government tried to ease the world and as Australia's fourth-best The University's main campus is in industry, and for its commitment to Grieve's and others' concerns in a statement that said it young university, continuing the Bentley near the Perth CBD. Curtin has preparing students for jobs of the was up to the parliamentary speaker to grant lawmakers University's upward trajectory on last six other campuses across WA, future. greater influence over the future action of ministers if year's results." Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION there was no deal. (Reuters) Professor Terry congratulated staff Mauritius. Curtin also has a presence VISIT CURTIN.EDU.AU. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 WORLD 11 European human right court North Korea’s Kim hails ‘unity’ rejects mass killer Breivik's with China in new visit appeal OSLO (TIP): The European Court of Human Rights BEIJING (TIP): Kim Jong Un declared rejected an appeal by Norwegian mass killer Anders North Korea's unstinting "friendship, Behring Breivik who says his prison condition amount unity and cooperation" with Beijing to inhuman or degrading treatment, the court said on during his third visit to China this year, June 21. in a show of loyalty to his main ally "The Strasbourg Court found that its examination of following a landmark summit with US the case did not reveal any violations of the Convention, President Donald Trump. and rejected the application as inadmissible for being The two-day visit which ends on June manifestly ill-founded," the court said in a statement on 20 is designed to reassure Beijing that its website. Pyongyang will not neglect its interests as Breivik, who has legally changed his name to Fjotolf Trump and the young autocrat move into Hansen, killed 77 people in a car bomb in central Oslo uncharted diplomatic terrain. and a shooting spree on Utoeya island in 2011, in the The performance is part of a delicate worst act of violence in the Nordic country since World balancing act for Kim, who analysts say is War Two. seeking to play US and Chinese interests Breivik had been seeking to overturn a March 2017 off each other while maintaining good decision by a Norwegian appeals court that ruled that his relations with Beijing, his economic near-isolation in a three-room cell respected human patron and diplomatic protector. rights. (Reuters) China and the US both hope to see the Korean peninsula free of nuclear Russia defence chief: weapons, but Beijing is concerned news agency. Shin Bum-cheol, a senior fellow at the Washington and Pyongyang might move The North Korean leader, who was Seoul-based Asan Institute for Policy weapons in Crimea can repel closer at its expense, a possibility that greeted by a military honour guard and Studies, said Kim and Xi were likely China sees as threatening to its economic cheering children at the Great Hall of the seeking "common ground" following the any attack and security interests in the region. People Tuesday, said he valued the Singapore summit. While China was not present at the "recently strengthened strategic For China, North Korea can serve as MOSCOW (TIP): Amid tensions between Russia and June 12 summit in Singapore, it lent Kim cooperation" between the two countries. "an important card" as Beijing faces a the West, the Russian defence minister has warned that a plane to travel to the city-state, a clear "He expressed the determination and potential trade war with the United weapons deployed to Crimea are capable of fending off sign that it remains an influential force in will to further develop the closer relations States," Shin told AFP. any attack. Speaking at a meeting with top military the diplomatic shuffle. of friendship, unity and cooperation "For the North, it can also show to the officers in Crimea, Sergei Shoigu said "the high-tech The Cold War-era allies, which fought between the two parties and the two world, especially the US, that Beijing has weapons systems don't leave a single chance to a side-by-side against US-led UN forces and peoples of the DPRK and China," KCNA Pyongyang's back if the North's ties with potential adversary who might dare to encroach on the South Korea in the 1950-1953 Korean War, said. Kim also invoked the "prospect for the US sour in the future," Shin said. Russian territory.'' have sought to repair ties strained by the denuclearisation of the Korean North Korean officials have also visited Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014, Pyongyang's nuclear tests and Beijing's Peninsula" following his meeting with China recently to learn about its causing serious strains in relations with the West. To support of subsequent UN sanctions. Trump. economic reforms -- yet another sign of reassure its eastern members, NATO has moved its Kim chose Beijing for his first official For his part, Xi told Kim that China Pyongyang's reliance on Beijing for its forces and infrastructure closer to the border with foreign trip in March and met Xi again in "speaks highly" of his summit with economic wellbeing. Russia. Shoigu on June 20 pointed at NATO's buildup in May in the northeastern port city of Trump and he urged Washington and "We are happy to see that the DPRK the east as a security threat. He also cited the Dalian. Pyongyang to implement their agreement made a major decision to shift the focus to modernization of US nuclear weapons in Europe and US- Kim's agenda for Wednesday was not struck in Singapore. economic construction, and the led missile defense developments as other challenges to made public. An AFP journalist saw a The Chinese leader vowed that Beijing development of the DPRK's socialist Russia's security. (AP) motorcade leaving the Diaoyutai guest would continue to play a "constructive cause has entered a new stage in history," house for foreign dignitaries in Beijing, role" in the nuclear diplomacy. Xi told Kim, according to China's official China's Xi denounces but it was unclear where it was headed. The official media of both countries did Xinhua news agency. During his meeting with Xi Tuesday, not say whether Kim and Xi discussed the China has backed United Nations 'protectionism, isolationism Kim thanked China for "positive and prospect of easing UN sanctions that have sanctions against its ally but indicated sincere support and good help for the crippled North Korea's economy, though last year that the UN Security Council and populism' successful" summit with Trump, analysts said it could have been part of could consider easing the punitive according to North Korea's official KCNA the agenda. measures. (AFP) HONG KONG (TIP): Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 21 lambasted "protectionism, isolationism and populism" and again vowed to open up Asia's largest New Zealand Prime Minister Japan worker's pay docked for economy, as Beijing faces an escalating trade dispute with the United States. Xi told a gathering of foreign taking lunch 3 mins early business executives that after "signs of stability and Jacinda Ardern gives birth to first improvement in the world economy" last year, "we must TOKYO (TIP): A Japanese city official has been also stay vigilant because ... we have seen a surge of child reprimanded and fined for repeatedly leaving his desk trade protectionism, isolationism and populism". WELLINGTON (TIP): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda during work hours -- but only for around three minutes to The leaders of mining giant BHP Billiton, German Ardern gave birth to her first child, a girl, on June 21, Ardern said buy lunch. carmaker Volkswagen and British conglomerate Swire in a posting on Instagram. Ardern, 37, became New Zealand's The official, who works at the waterworks bureau in the were seen at the meeting according to images from youngest prime minister when she took office through a coalition western city of Kobe, began his designated lunch break Chinese state television. deal last year after an inconclusive election, and now becomes the early 26 times over the space of seven months, according to Trade relations between Beijing and Washington risk first woman in the country's history to give birth while in office. a city spokesman. descending into all-out conflict, with US President Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has stepped in as acting "The lunch break is from noon to 1 pm. He left his desk Donald Trump having threatened to impose tariffs on prime minister and will run the country for the next six weeks before the break," the spokesman told AFP on Thursday. almost all of Chinese exports to the United States. while Ardern takes maternity leave, according to an agreement The official, 64, had half a day's pay docked as punishment Without mentioning the Trump administration, the they published earlier. and the bosses called a news conference to apologise. Chinese president condemned "Cold War mentalities and Ardern gave birth in Auckland Hospital, the country's largest "It's deeply regrettable that this misconduct took place. zero sum games" where exporting countries are seen as public hospital, with her partner, television presenter Clarke We're sorry," a bureau official told reporters, bowing deeply. the only winners of trade exchanges. Gayford, at her side. The worker was in violation of a public service law "The peace and development of the world faces more Ardern is one of the few elected leaders to hold office while stating that officials have to concentrate on their jobs, and more severe challenges," Xi cautioned. pregnant. Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto gave birth while she was according to the bureau. China's head of state also reiterated his promises of prime minister in 1990. The public has generally been supportive of The news sparked a heated debate on Japanese social economic openness made in April at the Boao Forum for the popular prime minister. New Zealand has long had a media, with many defending the official. Asia, the "Chinese Davos", where he promised to progressive reputation and was the first country to give women the "It's sheer madness. It's crazy. What about leaving your accelerate the opening up of the Chinese financial sector. right to vote in 1893 and Ardern is the country's third female prime desk to smoke?" said one Twitter user. In spite of Beijing's conciliatory tone, Western minister. Ardern found out she was pregnant on October 13, just six "Is this a bad joke? Does this mean we cannot even go to companies complain about unfulfilled pledges and a days before she was propelled into the job when Peters, the leader the bathroom?" said another. tough business climate in the country due to factors such of the New Zealand First Party, announced he was siding with her The city had previously suspended another official in as internet censorship and unfavourable regulations. In Labour Party in post-election negotiations. February for a month after he had left his office numerous a survey released on Wednesday by the European Union Peters is a colourful political veteran who first entered times to buy a ready-made lunch box during work hours. Chamber of Commerce in China, nearly half of Parliament in 1978 and has held senior positions in both centre-left The official was absent a total of 55 hours over six months, European firms said it had become "more difficult" to do Labour and centre-right National governments. (Reuters) according to the city. (AFP) business in the past 12 months. (AFP) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 12 BOLLYWOOD FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 KAREENA, MADHURI, JACQUELINE PERFORM AT MISS INDIA 2018 FINAL he grand finale of Femina Miss India T2018 took place on Tuesday and the night was a starry affair with many B-town celebrities in attendance. The Miss India stage was also set ablaze by the stunning performances of Kareena Kapoor Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Jacqueline Fernandez. Photos and videos of their dance performances at Miss India 2018 finale have already gone viral. The judge’s panel at the Miss India finale consisted of Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar along with Malaika Arora, Neha Dhupia, Kunal Kapoor and Salman Khan Irfan Pathan. Not only this, the beauty pageant was to mentor hosted by Ayushmann Khurrana and Karan Johar. Kareena looked stunning Chitrangada Singh as she danced to songs like events -- a classical dance based performance. Dressed hitrangada Singh, who once considered Tareefan, Bom Diggy Diggy, in a beautiful black ankle-length anarkali, gajraa in filmmaker Sudhir Mishra her mentor, High Heels and more. her hair and jewellery to go with it, Madhuri was a Chas been looking to Salman Khan for She turned up in a picture of Indian finesse. Videos from the event show advice ever since signing Desi Boyz with shimmery black top and her doing perfect chakkars (rounds) from her Kathak- Akshay Kumar. Now that she’s making her figure-hugging leggings based performance. debut as a producer with the Diljit Dosanjh- and comfortable black Looks like the performance ended with a combined starrer Soorma, she’s made Salman’s home at boots. Quite clearly she was piece, blending many dance forms, both classical and Galaxy Apartments a regular haunt. enjoying every minute of folk, into a final culminating act. “Salman is very fond of Chitrangada. He her performance, which got Race 3 star Jacqueline too took to stage and admires her guts and he advises her on a lot of applause from the performed to hit song from the 1990s, Desi Girl. important matters. Chitrangada shared the first audience. She was later Dressed in a short shocking pink and red frock with a look of Soorma with Salman and asked him for seen dressed in a mustard tiara, Jacqueline looked gorgeous. In video clips that his feedback. She recently visited him seeking flowing gown. have since gone viral, Miss World Manushi Chillar, dressed in a some more guidance regarding promotions and Actor Madhuri Dixit presented what is now almost a signature pretty icy blue gown, can be seen shaking to the foot-tapping other aspects regarding the release of her film,” feature by her in award functions and other high profile Bollywood number from Priyanka Chopra-starrer Dostana. a source reveals. Kangana reunites with Anurag Basu for Imali

ack in 2006, Anurag Basu had talks of a fallout between the two. The introduced Kangana Ranaut in his actress was reportedly upset that the other B crime-drama 'Gangster', which also leading lady, Barbara Mori, had got more featured Emraan Hashmi and Shiney screen space while her role had not shaped Ahuja. Though still in her teens, the up the way it had been narrated. She was actress had made an instant impression later quoted as saying that she had done and bagged some of the year’s coveted the film only because Anurag would not awards. take “no” for an answer and he was one of Twelve years later, Kangana and her the few people she could not refuse, given mentor are all set to team up for the third that he had launched her. time for a film interestingly titled 'Imali'. Buzz is, after seeing 'Queen', Anurag Kangana who is currently in London called Kangana and told his protégé that he filming Ekta Kapoor’s 'Mental Hai Kya' was proud of her. Since then, everyone’s with Rajkummar Rao, is apparently playing been waiting for a hat-trick from the duo. the protagonist whose name has a sharp When we contacted Kangana, the tangy taste to it and that’s the flavour of 'Simran' actor said, “It’s too early to talk this young urban love story too. about Imali as we are starting the film According to a source close to the around the end of the year. All I can say is development, the actress will flag off 'Imali' that Anurag is my godfather and after she wraps up Ashwini Iyer Tiwary’s everything I am today is because of him… I kabaddi drama which rolls in October and can’t wait to go back to the beginning.” for which she has already started attending Kangana is currently excited about her advanced yoga lessons, and will also train by August but the film should roll only Kangana and Anurag had previously next film, 'Manikarnika: The Queen of with national-level kabaddi players. towards the year-end. The search for the reunited in 2010 for the Rakesh Roshan- Jhansi'. The period drama is expected to be “The prep for Imali is expected to begin male lead is on,” informs the source. produced 'Kites' during which there were released in next few months. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 HOLLYWOOD 13 MICHELLE PFEIFFER WAS SKEPTICAL ABOUT ANT-MAN

ctor Michelle Pfeiffer says she was skeptical about Ant-Man, and was “pleasantly Asurprised” with it. “My first exposure to Marvel would have been ‘Spider-Man’ and then ‘Iron Man’, both of which I really loved. I guess I discovered Marvel through my children,” Pfeiffer said in a statement to IANS. “Then I saw ‘Ant-Man’, and I really loved it. At first I thought ‘Ant-Man’? I was not familiar with the superhero Ant-Man. By the sound of it I was a little skeptical, but I really was pleasantly surprised. “I’ve always been such a Paul Rudd fan, and the movie was really smart and really funny and also grounded in reality in way that it had this very REBEL WILSON’S unusual tone to it that I think set it apart from a lot of the other superhero movies that I had seen,” she DAMAGES REDUCED IN added. Marvel Studios will soon be back with the second DEFAMATION CASE part Ant-Man and the Wasp, directed by Peyton Reed. The movie is set between the events of AGAINST MAGAZINE Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War. n appeals court on Thursday reduced Rudd’s Scott Lang/Ant-Man and Rebel Wilson’s damage award after a Evangeline Lilly’s Hope van Dyne/The Amagazine publisher appealed the Wasp team up after Hank Pym (Michael amount of its payout in a defamation case. Douglas) asks them to battle Ghost The damage award was slashed to AU$600,000 (Hannah John-Kamen), who has the which was earlier amounted to 4.6 million ability to be invisible and intangible. It Australian dollars. is slated to release in India on July 13 According to the Hollywood Reporter, the in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. judge had earlier awarded 4.6 million Pfeiffer essays role of Janet van Australian dollars to the Pitch Perfect actor Dyne aka the OG Wasp alongside after articles claiming she lied about her age; Douglas’ character. origins of her first name and her upbringing in On the cast, she said: “All of these Sydney were published in magazines by Bauer actors are actors that I’ve admired over Media. the years and wanted to work with. So it’s Bauer did not appeal the verdict that the been exciting for me to work with people articles were defamatory but argued the that I admire and respect.” Australian-record damages awarded in Source: IANS September were excessive. The Bridesmaids actor took to Twitter and wrote, “I’m away on location in Europe filming right now. As I’ve said before, I have already won the case and this is unchallenged! This case was never about the money for me,” she added. The 38-year-old actor was not in the Court of Appeal in Melbourne to hear the three judges’ decision. Source: ANI Sandra Bullock wanted to be fired from a film ctress Sandra Bullock asked to be dismissed from a movie early in her career because of a "situation" she found Aherself in with a figure of authority. According to a report, the actress said that very early on in her career she faced a situation on a film, which was hard. It came from a person of authority. She kept deflecting it with humour and it didn't work. Finally she asked them to fire her "After that, I tended to remove anything that could be misconstrued as sexual. I locked it down," she added. According to reports, the 53-year-old star always tries to navigate tough situations with humour, such as an uncomfortable interview with the show host Matt Lauer, who spent four minutes of a 2009 interview with her questioning her about a single nude scene. Asked if she regrets not seeming more outraged, she said, "That's how I've always navigated tricky situations. That's how I've survived." Source: IANS THE INDIAN PANORAMA 14 SOUTH ASIA FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 Nomination papers of Abbasi, Imran Khan rejected by Pak JuD to field Hafiz’s son in EC July polls, vows to make ISLAMABAD (TIP): In a setback to bigwigs, Pakistan's election commission on June 19 rejected the nomination papers of former prime minister and PML- Pakistan ‘citadel of Islam’ N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Pakistan Tehreek- e-Insaf chief Imran Khan for the NA-53 constituency of LAHORE (TIP): Mumbai-terror Islamabad. attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's son and The nomination papers of Abbasi and his covering his son-in-law are among 265 candidates candidate Sardar Mehtab Khan for NA-53 were rejected fielded by the Jamaat-ud -Dawah for by the returning officer after the candidates failed to fill national and provincial assembly seats the affidavit as per the requirements, Dawn reported. across Pakistan in the July 25 general According to the returning officer, Abbasi had not election, with the banned group's submitted complete tax returns with his documents political wing vowing to make the either. country a "citadel of Islam." The candidates have vowed to challenge the decision Saeed, who also carries a $10 million in the election tribunal on Wednesday. American bounty on his head for his role Khan's nomination papers for the same constituency in terror activities, is not contesting the were rejected on account of being incomplete. election. His nomination papers were challenged earlier this The JuD, a front for the Lashkar-e- month by Pakistan Justice and Democratic Party Taiba terror group that carried out the candidate Abdul Wahab Baloch, who contended that deadly 2008 Mumbai attack, launched its Khan did not fulfill the criterion under articles 62 and 63 political front Milli Muslim League on the issue of Sita White and her daughter Tyrian. (MML). Although the returning officer rejected Baloch's The Election Commission of Pakistan objections against Khan's candidature, he turned down (ECP) denied registration of the MML as the PTI chief's papers saying he had submitted an a political party following objections incomplete affidavit as approved by the Supreme Court. from the Interior Ministry which argued The officer said that Imran Khan had not filled a that the entity was an offshoot of the contesting on Lahore's four NA seats and ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, column in the affidavit in which he was required to JuD, led by Saeed, banned by a UN 15 Punjab Assembly seats, apart from Begum Kulsoom Sharif had won. describe his performance as an Member of National resolution. these, the MML-backed candidates would According to the US Treasury Assembly (MNA). With general elections approaching, be contesting on Islamabad and Department: "Qari Muhammad Yaqoob Khan had served as MNA from NA-56 Rawalpindi. the group decided to contest on the Rawalpindi NA seats, he said. Sheikh, a member of LeT's central There had been resentment in his constituency as he platform of a little known "dormant" "Similarly,the MML-backed candidates advisory committee, has held several allegedly never visited it during his five-year term political entity, Allah-u-Akbar Tehreek have been fielded in Karachi, interior different leadership positions in the despite living in Banigala only a few kilometres away, (AAT), registered with the ECP. Sindh and Kyber-Pakhtunkhawa and group since 2006. Sheikh has served as a the paper said. (PTI) The nomination papers of all the MML other parts of the country," he added. leader in LeT's foreign affairs backed candidates have been accepted by MML President Saifullah Khalid said department since 2006, including acting Lanka thanks PM Modi for the Returning Officers during the that his party would not leave vacuum in as the department's deputy director of scrutiny process, the MML said. July 25 elections for the secular forces as political and foreign affairs between 2008 grants to run free ambulance "The nomination papers of 265 the country was "created in the name of and 2009." candidates - 80 on National Assembly Islam." The AAT was registered with the ECP service (NA) and 185 on provincial assembly "We have entered the political arena in 2011 and it got the election symbol seats - including that of Hafiz Saeed's son not to get power, but to fight corruption, after 2013. COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka on June 21 thanked Hafiz Talha Saeed and son-in-law Hafiz eliminate politics of opportunism, The JuD had formed MML when Saeed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving a grant of Khalid Waleed have been accepted by the strengthening ideology of Pakistan and was under detention by the Punjab $22.8 million for running free emergency ambulance Returning Officers," a MML official told making the country citadel of Islam," he government in Lahore. Saeed and his service in the island nation. PTI on. said. four aides - Abdullah Ubaid, Malik Zafar India had given a grant of $22.8 million - $7.6 million Talha is contesting from NA-91 seat Another senior JuD leader, Qari Iqbal, Abdul Rehman Abid and Qazi in first phase in 2016 and in second instalment $15.2 from Sargodha (about 200-km from Muhammad Sheikh Yaqoob, who is on Kashif Hussain - were placed under million this year - to Sri Lankan government to run free Lahore) while Khalid Waleed from NA- the US-designate terror list, has also been house arrest in Lahore on January 30 ambulance services. 133 in Lahore on AAT's election symbol given AAT ticket for NA-125 Lahore. In under anti- terrorism act. Sri Lanka's state minister of National Policies and 'Chair', he said. September last year, he had contested a The JuD was declared as a foreign Economic Affairs, Harsha de Silva told the parliament Sargodha is the home town of Hafiz bypoll as an independent candidate on terrorist organisation by the US in June that Modi had come to Sri Lanka in March 2015 and said Saeed. Also, our candidates are NA-120 Lahore seat, from where wife of 2014. (PTI) that "he wished to provide a grant to Sri Lanka". The minister said that he told PM Modi about Sri Lanka's need for an emergency ambulance care service. "He (Modi) agreed, and an aid of $7.6 million came as China, Nepal sign 14 agreements including the first instalment. It was totally free and nothing to pay back," de Silva said, adding that in the second phase, Sri Lanka got a grant of $15.2 million. key connectivity deals during Oli's visit The minister said that the free ambulance service, made possible by the people of India, was one of the BEIJING (TIP): China and Nepal on June 21 signed 14 The key takeaway, however, was the reported railway link largest grants India ever made outside the country's agreements, including construction of a railway network connecting Tibet with Nepal which could open up more trade assistance to build 50,000 houses in the north and east of following Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's meetings and transport goods for the landlocked country. Sri Lanka, and the Indian help in rebuilding the country with the top Chinese leadership, including President Xi Jinping During his talks with Oli, Xi assured him that he is keen to after the 2004 Tsunami. "I wish to thank Prime Minister here. Oli, who is here on a five-day visit since June 19, held in- see the Nepal-China cross-border connectivity come to fruition. Modi and the people of India for this wonderful gift. depth talks with President Xi on Wednesday which included a "The train from Shigatse (Tibet) will arrive in Kathmandu," People of Sri Lanka will be ever grateful to you," de Silva lengthy one-on-one meeting followed by the delegation-level the Post quoted Xi as telling Oli. said. The India-aided free ambulance service is talks with Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday. China already had built a vast network of rail and road currently running parallel to the Sri Lankan While the Chinese official media gave no details of the connectivity in Tibet, which it wants to extend to Nepal. government's free ambulance service.(PTI) agreements, Nepalese daily the Kathmandu Post reported that "The train to the Tibetan highland has been hailed as a the two countries have signed agreements on 10 different topics technological wonder. But many experts here caution building Afghan official says Taliban kill including one on the construction of a railway line. Four the trans-Himalayan railways will pose a great engineering memorandum of understandings were also exchanged between challenge-perhaps even more demanding than the Tibetan 8 police them. railways. A huge chunk of the 70-120-km track will be studded The agreement reached between the two sides also included with long and difficult tunnels and bridges," the Post reported. KABUL (TIP): The Taliban killed eight police in two promoting energy cooperation. They have also reached Oli, during his brief tenure in 2016, widened China-Nepal separate attacks in Afghanistan on Thursday, officials understanding regarding the use of highway in Tibet, energy, ties by signing the transit trade treaty with China to reduce the said. Arif Noori, a spokesman for the governor of the economic and technical cooperation and human resources dependence of his country on India at the height of Madhesis southern Ghazni province, says six police were killed development, the report said. agitation. He had sought expansion of road links through Tibet and four were wounded in an attack on security posts The two sides signed eight agreements worth USD 2.4 billion besides extension of China's railway to Nepal through the early Thursday. He says at least seven insurgents were yesterday, ranging from hydroelectric to water resources Himalayas. China's state-run CCTV reported today that during killed in the hours-long gunbattle. No one immediately projects, cement factories and fruit production, the Hong Kong- their meeting, Li told Oli that China and Nepal are good friends claimed either attack. (AP) based South China Morning Post reported. and partners linked by mountains and rivers. (PTI) THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 TRAVEL 15 COORG: SCOTLAND OF SOUTH lso known as Kodagu, Coorg is an administrative district in Karnataka Aknown for its natural splendour. Located on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats, Coorg is the ultimate place for hiking, bird-watching, or simply getting lost amidst nature. As shades of nature envelope the magnificent Coorg, its cool weather complements all its enchantments. There are rivers, falls, national park, wildlife resort, Buddhist monasteries and more. It is everything you wish to find in a serene location. The tourists coming here are mostly enamoured by its scenic beauty, and opt to go for treks. Coorg is just the right place for you to go to during the summer months in order to escape the heat of the summers in plains. Perhaps the best possible thing you can do here is enjoy the weather, and lazily drift into the heart of this magnificent place. Coorg is a must-visit for soul-searchers, and nature lovers. Raja’s Seat Raja’s Seat in the town of Madikeri is where the kings would sit and watch the sunsets with their consorts. This is considered one of South India’s most scenic locations. The view from Raja’s Seat is breathtaking as you gaze upon the green valleys and towering hills. This is the perfect place to sit with a glass of wine and watch cars curving up the road to Mangalore that lies in the valley like a flowing ribbon. The government has set up a garden all around Raja’s Seat. Omkareshwara Temple The Omkareshwara Temple was established in 1820 by Lingarajendra II with Mumammadan style architecture, which featured a center dome and four corners with Lingarajendra was built. In addition, there Cauvery Nisargadhama has several monasteries and the prominent turrets. According to legend, the king put a are tombs for two army commanders and a among these are the Great Gompa of Sera Je pious Brahmin to death unjustly and the priest. There is a plaque to commemorate Nisargadhama is a beautiful island off the and Sera Mey and the Namdroling monastery. spirit of the priest began tormenting the Raja. General Biddanda Bopu, the Commander-In- state highway, two km from Kushalanagar The Mahayana Buddhist University is at Sera. On the advice of his Dewan, Ponnappa, the Chief of the 18th Century Coorg Army who town and 28 km from Madikeri. Another important monastery is the Tashi Raja built the temple to appease the defeated the Mysorean Army. The tombs are The 64-acre island, surrounded by the Lhumpo monastery, the seat of the Panchen Brahmin’s spirit. The Omkareshwara Temple Muhammadan style with center domes and Cauvery river, can be accessed by walking Lama. The gold-coated Buddhist statues in the has a Linga near the door of the entrance. The turrets. Even the bars of the windows are across a hanging bridge. Its breathtaking monastery are imposing and unique, history of the temple was inscribed by the made of fine brass and adorned with beautiful surrounding are lush with thick reflecting the rich cultural heritage of the king on a plate made of copper that is hanging beautiful engravings. foliage of bamboo groves, sandalwood and Tibetans. at the frame of the door to the temple teak trees. It has lovely river-side cottages entrance. Talacauvery & Bhagamandala which can accommodate five persons. Dubare Reserve Forest Every year, at a predetermined time, water Elephant rides and boating are some of the & Elephant Camp Gaddige gushes out from a small pond at Talacauvery, other attractions. There is a deer park, This is another scenic spot located 15 km Gaddige, Rajas’ tombs or the tombs of the birthplace of river Cauvery. Talacauvery children’s park and orchidarium in the resort. from Kushalnagar famous for its elephant Dodda Virarjendra & Lingarajendra II is a is located 44 km from Madikeri, on the slopes training camp. significant historical monument in Coorg. of Brahmagiri Hill. Besides being a Byle Kuppe You can also go for rides on the Gentle The royal tombs provide a commanding view pilgrimage center, Talacauvery is known for Bylekuppe near Kushalanagar is one of the Gaints. It is also an ideal place for angling in of the entire town. In 1820, the tomb of its natural beauty. largest Tibetan settlements in south India. It the swirling waters of the Cauvery. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 16 WOMEN FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 MOISTURISERS YOU CAN Tips to preserve fashion jewelry FIND IN YOUR KITCHEN Keep your fashion jewelry dry and clean One of the best advice to keep the luster and beauty of t's true that proper nourishment is costume jewelry is to keep them clean and dry. Whether it is the key to glowing skin, especially in a necklace, ring, bracelet or earrings, exposing fashion Ithe depths of winter as cold air jewelry to any type of cream, chemical product, lotion, strips us of essential moisture and perfume, oil or even water is an undeniable accelerator of nutrients. But before running to the tarnishing. Metals like brass, copper or bronze will oxidize closest store for a moisturizer, look and see their color changing (verdigris) and jewelry silver or around your home first. Why buy gold platings will chip. So make sure to always remove your expensive pre-packaged products when jewelry before applying cream, perfume or when you wash you can find natural moisturizers in your hands. It is also very important in order to limit the your kitchen? greenish traces that some costume jewelry leave on the skin. Here are nine natural moisturizers for Wear your costume jewelry occasionally hydrated, glowing skin: Do not forget to give your costume jewelry a little break Honey from time to time. Fashion jewelry is usually not meant to be Raw, organic honey is naturally anti- worn every day. Therefore, if you wear the same pieces of bacterial, so it's an effective acne jewelry on a daily basis, you might see discoloration coming treatment, helps unclog pores and is a quickly. To preserve the life of your jewelry, change it as great cleanser. It's also full of often as possible by varying the outfits. As they are pretty antioxidants, making it a potent fighter affordable, do not hesitate to buy for example two or three of wrinkles, aging skin, irritation and fashion necklaces in the same style and alternate them. blemishes, all while leaving a lovely Remove your jewelry when you have no use to wear it afterglow. To use: Mix two tablespoons of honey We have just seen above that we should not wear the same with eight tablespoons of water until a costume jewelry daily, but it is also important to remove paste forms. Apply to skin and allow it to them at the end of the day. Never go to sleep with fashion dry, then gently wash off with warm jewelry on, it is a sure way to damage it, to make it tarnish water. more quickly or even break it. And besides damaging your jewelry, it could also color, injure or scratch your skin. This Buttermilk To use: Add a few tablespoons of olive moisturizing without leaving you feeling advice also applies when you exercise, when you go to the Buttermilk is rich in lactic acid, an oil and two drops of lavender essential oil greasy.Its antibacterial and antimicrobial pool etc. The green traces left on the skin (particularly by ingredient found in many expensive to a bath for a moisturizing and properties also make it a great anti-ager. fashion rings) are due to a chemical reaction between the skin care products. Why? It's a pro at refreshing effect. To use: Find raw, unrefined, virgin metal and the acidity of the skin. The sweat will naturally breaking down and removing dead skin organic coconut oil, heat it between your tend to amplify it. Finally, for any activity that does not cells, speeding up cell turnover and Castor oil hands to liquify and rub into your skin. require the presence of costume jewelry, go without! rejuvination. And new skin cells = Castor oil is an amazing moisturizer. It Always clean your fashion jewelry after wearing younger looking skin. These new cells has a high concentration of fatty acids, Shea butter get the added benefit of being bathed in enabling it to quickly absorb into the Shea Butter is a rich source of Another tip to make you costume jewelry look its best as all the nutrients found in buttermilk, skin. It's an effective lubricant for dry vitamins A and F, both of which help to long as possible is to clean them after each use. This may making it a great moisturizer. patches and hydrates the skin from the alleviate dry skin and keep it looking seem a little laborious, but it's actually very useful to see To use: Dip a wash cloth in cold inside out because its linoleic acid creates young. Produced from the nuts found your jewelry last! Some soap, oil or perfume may have buttermilk and lay it on your face for a barrier that prevents skin from losing inside the fruit of the Shea tree, it's a accidentally get on your skin while you wear your ring, five to ten minutes. Gently rinse. moisture. totally natural moisturizer and acts as earrings, necklace or bracelet. So clean them, or at least wipe To use: Massage a few drops onto dry barrier from the harmful effects of the them down with a soft cloth to remove any product residues Olive oil skin every night. elements. and sweat that accelerates oxidation. Avoid at all costs Olive oil has been used for centuries as To use: Make sure your shea butter cleaners that contain acid, alcohol, vinegar or ammonia, a moisturizer. Its antioxidants and Coconut oil has not expired (it loses all its fantastic since they can damage your jewelry, and always make sure natural acids help strengthen the skin to Coconut oil is naturally full of collagen- moisturizing properties if it is!) and that your jewelry is completely clean and dry before storing create a natural barrier against the supporting lauric acid and is easily then go ahead and slather it all over your Store your fashion jewelry carefully harmful effects of the sun. absorbed deep into the skin for great skin. We all have our tastes and habits when it comes to store jewelry. In jewelry boxes, pouches, loose in a drawer…We do not always know, but the best way to prevent tarnishing, FOOD CORNER chipping, knots in chains and breakage is to store fashion jewelry individually,for example in cotton or velvet pouches. Fashion necklaces must vertically hung on hooks and the PANEER KOFTA WALNUT HALWA pieces of costume jewelry should not be in contact with one another and especially not with your precious jewelry that INGREDIENTS INGREDIENTS could suffer from corrosion. If you have a large jewelry box or a jewelry armoire, perfect, if not, choose another system. 50 Gram Paneer, 20 1 Cup Walnuts, 1/2 Cup Gram Cashew nut, 20 Rock sugar, powder, 1 Gram Makhana, 100 Tbsp Cucumber seeds, 1/2 Ml Ghee, 1/2 Cup tsp Cardamom powder, A Milk, To taste Sendha pinch of Saffron, 1 tsp namak Dates, finely chopped, 1/4 Cup Milk Method Method „ Add finely chopped „ Soak walnuts in hot cashew nut & water for 15 minutes makhana to or in normal water grated paneer for 2–3 hours. „ Make dumplings „ Drain the water, remove walnuts and wipe it with a cloth. out of finely Coarsely grind these walnuts with cucumber seeds. chopped cashew nut, makhana & grated paneer „ In a pan roast the ground walnuts for 5 minutes (without „ Add sendha namak and ghee. ghee), add milk, rock sugar powder, cardamom powder and saffron and cook for 10 minutes on medium flame. „ Make a gravy with par boiled milk by adding sendha Keep stirring continuously. namak, cashew nut paste and little ghee. „ Remove from flame and add dates. „ Add the dumplings in the gravy. „ Garnish it with pumpkin seeds and dates and serve hot. „ Garnish with cashew nut and grated paneer. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 HEALTH & FITNESS 17 VITAMIN D MAY CUT BREAST CANCER RISK ou may want to start consuming a vitamin D-rich diet, as according Yto a recent study, doing so can cut your risk of breast cancer. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggested that higher levels of vitamin D were associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer. Blood test can tell The scientists pooled data from two randomized clinical trials with 3,325 combined participants and a prospective if you are sticking study involving 1,713 participants to examine the association between the risk of female breast cancer and a broad to your diet range of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations, which was simple blood test can help determine whether a chosen as the marker because it is the person is following a prescribed diet, say scientists main form of vitamin D in blood. Asuggesting that the method can help improve the All women were aged 55 years or older. accuracy of clinical trials. The average age was 63. Data was Clinical trials of diets and their health impacts are often collected between 2002 and 2017. plagued by participants’ poor adherence to assigned diets, Participants were free of cancer at which can make it difficult or even impossible to detect the enrollment and were followed for a mean true effects of those diets. period of four years. Vitamin D levels in The approach, described in the American Journal of blood were measured during study Clinical Nutrition, could provide an objective and relatively visits. easy-to-obtain measure of dietary adherence, potentially Over the course of the combined greatly reducing the uncertainty of dietary intake estimates. studies, 77 new cases of breast cancer Scientists from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of were diagnosed for an age-adjusted Public Health in the US demonstrated their approach by incidence rate of 512 cases per 100,000 showing that the levels of dozens of metabolites in the blood person-years. differed significantly between treatment and control groups Researchers identified the minimum enrolled in a clinical trial of the blood pressure-lowering healthy level of 25(OH)D in blood plasma DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet. to be 60 nanograms per milliliter, ng/ml. The matter remains hotly levels of serum vitamin D. The DASH diet emphasises fruits and vegetables and substantially higher than the 20 ng/ml debated. “This study was limited to restricts red meat, sodium and sweets. recommended in 2010 by the Institute of “We found that participants with postmenopausal breast cancer. Further “We can now consider these metabolites as candidate Medicine, now the National Academy of blood levels of 25(OH)D that were above research is needed on whether high biomarkers for assessing adherence to the DASH diet in Medicine, a health advisory group to the 60 ng/ml had one-fifth the risk of breast 25(OH)D levels might prevent future nutrition research studies, and one day clinicians federal government. Some groups, such cancer compared to those with less than premenopausal breast cancer,” Garland might use these markers to monitor what their patients eat,” as GrassrootsHealth, have advocated 20 ng/ml,” said principal investigator said. The population was also white said Casey M Rebholz, an assistant professor at Johns higher minimums for health blood and co-author Cedric F. Garland. Risk of women so further research is needed on Hopkins. serum levels of vitamin D, as much as 50 cancer appeared to decline with greater other ethnic groups. Source: ANI Dietary adherence in clinical trials and even in ordinary clinical practice traditionally has been assessed by asking participants to keep track of what they eat. Human nature being what it is, such self-reports are not always accurate. Here’s why we can’t stop Some researchers have sought an objective measure of dietary adherence by testing urine samples from participants, but the requirement for each participant to collect samples over one or more days for testing is eating junk food burdensome, and urine analysis covers a very limited set of nutrients. oods that are rich in both fats and carbohydrates have a Researchers decided to evaluate a potentially more particularly strong influence on our brain's reward informative and patient-friendly method based on blood Fsystem, say scientists who explain why we cannot keep samples. our hands off unhealthy junk foods like french fries and candy They demonstrated their approach using frozen stored bars. blood samples that had been drawn from participants during Both fatty and carbohydrate-rich foods activate the reward the landmark 1997 study of the DASH diet. That study found system in the brain, albeit via different signalling pathways. that the DASH diet, compared to a control diet reflective of When carbohydrates and fats come together in the food, this what the average American eats, significantly reduced blood effect is intensified. pressure. Source: PTI In nature, there are no foods that contain a high proportion of fats and carbohydrates: Either they are rich in fats, as in nuts, or rich in carbohydrates, as in the case of potatoes or PAGE SPONSORED BY cereals. An exception is breast milk. "Probably we are influenced by breast milk to respond DR. SATISH AND GITANJLI ANAND intensively to food rich in carbohydrates and fats and perceive this as particularly rewarding, because this is vital," said Marc DR. SATISH ANAND Tittgemeyer from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism activity in a magnetic resonance tomography. The Former Chairman, Board of Research in Germany. measurements showed that a combination of fats and Trustees, AAPI National The scientists wanted to know if people show preferences carbohydrates activates the brain areas of the reward system E-Mail: for foods of different calorie sources. To answer this question, more intensively than the other foods on offer. This finding is [email protected] 40 volunteers played a computer for food. The offered foods consistent with the results of the game. were high in fat, carbohydrates or both. A reward that has contributed to human survival in To earn it, the subjects had to outbid the computer and evolution is destroying us in today's world of abundance. GITANJLI ANAND thereby the willingness to pay was examined. Most of the "We are not meant to say no all the time. That's why we Former President, India money was offered for the high-fat and high-carbohydrate food usually do not stop eating, even though we're full," said Association of Long Island indicating that it was apparently the most attractive to the Tittgemeyer. Obviously,the reward signals overshadow satiety (IALI) participants of the study. - over-saturation and obesity are the consequences. E-mail: While playing, the researchers recorded the subjects' brain Source: PTI [email protected] THE INDIAN PANORAMA 18 SCIENCE & TECH FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 NASA’S CURIOSITY ROVER CAPTURES PHOTOS OF Facebook testing subscriptions MARS DUST STORM WASHINGTON (TIP): NASA's Curiosity rover for private groups has beamed back pictures of a dust storm that has engulfed much of Mars SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Facebook over the last two weeks and will soon let group administrators prompted NASA's charge members for providing Opportunity rover to exclusive content on its platform. suspend science Parenting, cooking and home operations, the US space cleaning private groups on the social agency said on Thursday. networking platform will be the first However, the Curiosity rover, which has been studying ones to access the new feature as part Martian soil at Gale Crater, is expected to remain largely of a pilot programme. unaffected by the dust. "We're piloting subscriptions with a While Opportunity is powered by sunlight, which is blotted small number of groups to continue to out by dust at its current location, Curiosity has a nuclear- support group admins who lead these powered battery that runs day and night. communities," Alex Deve, Product The Martian dust storm has grown in size and is now Director, Groups at Facebook, said in officially a "planet-encircling" dust event. a blog post on Wednesday. Though Curiosity is on the other side of Mars from Subscription groups align with the Opportunity, dust has steadily increased over it, more than experience that Facebook made doubling over the weekend. available to support video creators The atmospheric haze blocking sunlight, called "tau," is earlier in 2018. now above 8.0 at Gale Crater - the highest tau the mission has Sarah Mueller started a group ever recorded. Tau was last measured near 11 over called "Declutter My Home" on projects, and have access to easily According to a report in The Next Opportunity, thick enough that accurate measurements are Facebook as a way to inspire and actionable checklists, tutorials, live Web, group administrators will be no longer possible for Mars' oldest active rover. motivate others to tidy up their videos and more to help with home able to charge up to $29.99 (monthly) For NASA's human scientists watching from the ground, apartment or house. organisation," Facebook said. during the pilot. Curiosity offers an unprecedented window to answer some The group quickly became an active "With the new 'Organize My Home' "For now, Facebook won't be questions such as why some Martian dust storms last for community for helping tens of subscription group, I will be able to collecting a cut of the subscription months and grow massive, while others stay small and last thousands of people across the world provide this new community with fees," the report added.For members, only a week. to reduce clutter in their spaces. more interactive ways to having an they are now able to sign-up and Curiosity along with a fleet of spacecraft in the orbit of "With her new subscription group, organised home like mini-projects, manage their subscription through Mars, will allow scientists for the first time to collect a wealth 'Organise My Home', members will be group challenges, training, and live the Facebook app for iOS and of dust information both from the surface and from space. able to work together on bite-sized Q&A," Mueller noted. Android. Source: IANS The last storm of global magnitude that enveloped Mars was in 2007, five years before Curiosity landed there. Daily photos are being captured by the Curiosity rover's Mast Camera, or Mastcam, show the sky getting hazier. This Google kills feature iPhones to soon sun-obstructing wall of haze is about six to eight times thicker than normal for this time of season. Curiosity's engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to book Uber rides automatically share in Pasadena, California, have studied the potential for the growing dust storm to affect the rover's instruments, and say your location with 911 it poses little risk. Source: PTI through Maps Novel algorithm can predict SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Google has reportedly killed the (TIP): iPhone users who will win a debate ability of direct Uber ride booking from inside Google Maps in the US who call without giving any reason. 911 will be able to WASHINGTON (TIP): The feature allowing users to book Uber rides through automatically and Scientists have designed an Google Maps was added in January last year, with which users securely share their algorithm that can predict who could enter a location, identify their route, check Uber prices location data with will emerge as a winner of a and request a ride without leaving the Maps app. first emergency debate, by identifying features On one Google Maps Help page, Google simply says "you can responders, of a strong argument. no longer book Uber rides directly in Google Maps", Android beginning later this Researchers from Police reported late on Monday. year with iOS 12. Northeastern University in the Uber integration was pulled from Google Maps on iOS "Communities US believe that the right mix of earlier then on Android, according to the report. rely on 911 centres in linguistic analysis, artificial intelligence, and data The ability to book an Uber through Maps allowed users to an emergency, and we believe they should have the best visualisation can produce more meaningful debates. avoid the official Uber app, which has previously been available technology at their disposal," Tim Cook, Apple's Understanding what makes a persuasive argument is at criticised for its aggressive location tracking. CEO, said in a statement late on Monday. the heart of an interdisciplinary project she is leading. The Source: IANS "When every moment counts, these tools will help first ultimate goal is to help social media platforms evolve from responders reach our customers when they most need echo chambers full of hate speech to places where assistance," he added. constructive conversations flourish. Nearly 80 per cent of 911 calls come from mobile devices but "Debates should be mechanisms for discovering something outdated, landline-era infrastructure often makes it difficult new about the world," said Nick Beauchamp, an assistant for 911 centres to quickly and accurately obtain a mobile professor at Northeastern University. caller's location. "The hope is that you would come away from a debate not To address this challenge, Apple launched HELO with just a set of new facts you learned, but also with a better (Hybridised Emergency Location) in 2015, which estimates a way of thinking about the problem," he said. mobile 911 caller's location using cell towers and on-device With this goal in mind, researchers designed an algorithm data sources like GPS and WiFi Access Points. that identifies features of a strong argument. Using a dataset According to Apple, it will also use emergency technology of 118 Oxford-style debates - in which the winner is company RapidSOS's Internet Protocol-based data pipeline to whomever can sway more of the audience to their side - the quickly and securely share HELO location data with 911 algorithm was able to predict debate winners 74 per cent of centers, improving response time when lives and property are the time. The model found that winning arguments were at risk. characterised by certain linguistic features, said Lu Wang, an RapidSOS's system will deliver the emergency location data assistant professor at Northeastern University. of iOS users by integrating with many 911 centers' existing For example, the pronouns "we" and "they" were used more software, which rely on industry-standard protocols. often in winning arguments than the pronouns "you" and "I." In keeping with Apple's focus on privacy, user data cannot Eventually, Wang wants to collaborate with Twitter and be used for any non-emergency purpose and only the Facebook to develop an automatic evaluation tool that responding 911 centre will have access to the user's location measures the quality of debates. Source: PTI during an emergency call. Source: IANS THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 BIZ & FINANCE 19 Sebi amends regulations India hits back at Donald Trump’s governing IPOs, share buybacks

MUMBAI (TIP): Capital markets regulator, tariffs, raises import duties on the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), on Thursday announced it has agri, steel products amended regulations governing initial public offerings (IPO) and NEW DELHI (TIP): The global trade buybacks. war deepened on June 21 with China Sebi Chairman Ajay Tyagi told reporters here after a reiterating it will hit back if the latest board meeting that as per the amendments “aimed at tariff threats from Donald Trump simplifying language and removing redundancies”, the materialize, while India followed the regulator has decided to reduce the time to announce the European Union in slapping retaliatory price band of an IPO to two days from the earlier five-day levies on US goods. limit. India raised tariffs on a slew of items Sebi has also streamlined the norms on buyback of in retaliation for the US imposing higher securities, he said. levies on some products shipped from Besides, the shareholding of foreign holding will be the country, echoing steps taken by harmonised to 15 per cent in the Market Infrastructure China, the European Union and other Institutions (MIIs), he added. trading partners. The import duty on In this connection, Tyagi said that Sebi has not accepted chickpeas and Bengal gram has been the recommendations of the committee headed by former increased to 60%, while that on lentils Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor R. Gandhi on the has been hiked to 30%. review of regulations and relevant circulars pertaining to The duty on boric acid and binders for MIIs. foundry moulds has been hiked to 7.5%, “We will have enhanced monitoring and supervision of while that on domestic reagents was such intermediaries and we will come out with required raised to 10%. Duty on artemia, a kind of circulars,” he said. shrimp, has been hiked to 15%. Referring to the National Stock Exchange (NSE) co- The other products on which duties location scam of last year, the Chairman said action had been have been hiked include certain kind of initiated against persons involved in the case, which will be nuts, iron and steel products, apples, India has said the duty imposed by the Case in point: Daimler AG late made public in a few days. Source: IANS pears, flat rolled products of stainless US has affected steel exports by $198.6 Wednesday slashed its earnings outlook steel, other alloy steel, tube and pipe million and aluminium shipments by for the year, saying fewer Chinese SEBI yet to receive reply from fittings, and screws, bolts and rivets. $42.4 million. consumers will buy Mercedes-Benz However, there was no duty hike on India has also dragged the US to the SUVs because of tariffs Beijing is ICICI Bank on Kochhar issue motorcycles imported from the US. Last World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) slapping on autos imported from the US. week, India had submitted to the WTO a dispute settlement mechanism over the “Changes in trade policy could cause MUMBAI (TIP): SEBI revised list of 30 items on which it imposition of import duties on steel and us to have to question the outlook,” Chairman Ajay Tyagi on Thursday proposed to raise customs duties by up aluminium. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome said the regulator is yet to receive to 50%. China also said it is “fully prepared” Powell said during a panel discussion at reply from the ICICI Bank on The move was in retaliation to the to respond to any new list of US tariffs, a European Central Bank conference in allegations involving its CEO duty hike by the US on certain steel and according to a commerce ministry Sintra, Portugal. “For the first time, Chanda Kochhar. aluminium products which had tariff spokesman, who said the nation will use we’re hearing about decisions to Besides SEBI, various other implication of $241 million on India. a combination of quantitative and postpone investment, postpone hiring.” agencies, including the CBI, are The duty hike by India would have an qualitative measures. Trump on Monday The European Union this week looking into alleged lapses equivalent tariff implications for the evening ordered up identification of triggered the first phase of retaliation involving Kochhar and her family US. Sources said out of 30 items $200 billion in Chinese imports for against the US over its metal-import members with respect to loans proposed, India has “excluded additional tariffs of 10 percent -- with tariffs imposed on national-security extended by the lender to certain motorbikes above 800cc. Now additional another $200 billion after that if Beijing grounds, making good on more than entities, including the Videocon group. customs duties have been imposed on 29 retaliates. three months of threats to hit American "We are yet to receive reply from the ICICI Bank," Tyagi items.” The world’s most-powerful central goods with tit-for-tat levies. said while briefing reporters after SEBI Board meeting here. On March 9, US President Donald bankers this week warned that Japan has reserved the right to The cases under scanner include the bank's Rs 3,250 crore Trump imposed heavy tariffs on escalating international trade tensions respond too, although it hasn’t yet. loan to Videocon Group in 2012 and the involvement of imported steel and aluminium items, a have started damaging confidence Canada’s retaliatory measures begin on Kochhar family members in restructuring of the loan. move that has sparked fears of a global among companies, threatening the July 1, and Mexico and other nations Kochhar and her family members are facing allegations of trade war. global economic expansion. have also announced they will respond. quid pro quo and conflict of interest with respect to a loan extended to certain entities. On Monday, the ICICI Bank announced that Kochhar has decided to go on leave till the completion of an external enquiry into alleged conflict of interest in extending loans to Walmart borrows $16 billion to some corporates like Videocon and named Sandeep Bakhshi as the chief operating officer. Source: PTI help finance Flipkart acquisition Microsoft acquires machine almart Inc. sold $16 billion of bonds to help finance learning startup Bonsai its investment in India’s biggest online seller, in the Wsecond-largest US corporate debt sale of the year. icrosoft announced on Wednesday that it has signed The retailer offered fixed- and floating-rate notes in nine an agreement to acquire Bonsai, an artificial parts. The longest bond, a 30-year security, yields 1.05 Mintelligence (AI) startup based in San Francisco, to percentage points above Treasuries, less than the initial 1.2 boost its AI and machine learning capabilities. percentage points that was being pitched earlier in the day, Microsoft said its acquisition of the small startup is according to a person with knowledge of the matter, who asked “another major step forward in our vision to make it easier not to be identified because the details are private. The deal for developers and subject matter experts to build the “brains edged out an offering Bayer AG completed two days ago. -- machine learning model for autonomous systems of all Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, said last month it will kinds.” acquire a 77% stake in Flipkart Group for $16 billion, leaving In its official blog, Microsoft said Bonsai has developed the remainder to Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal and other technology that will let experts with AI experience to work shareholders. The deal — Walmart’s largest ever — gives it with autonomous systems, reports Xinhua news agency. greater access to India’s fast-growing e-commerce market as in Flipkart, it agreed to sell a controlling stake of its of its “The company is building a general-purpose, deep the company tries to challenge Amazon.com Inc. Walmart British business, Asda, to a competitor for $10 billion. The sale reinforcement learning platform especially suited for acquired online seller Jet.com Inc. for about $3.3 billion in reflects chief executive officer Doug McMillon’s strategy to enterprises leveraging industrial control systems such as 2016. focus on high-potential markets, such as China and India. robotics, energy, HVAC, manufacturing and autonomous Just a week before Walmart announced its plans for a stake Source: Bloomberg systems in general,” said the tech giant. Source: Reuters THE INDIAN PANORAMA 20 TURN PAGE FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 contd from page 1 the other on a compromise negotiated by vowed to remain in power. (Source: AFP) arm of Social Service projects in India was conservatives and moderates. felicitated for his services in health care in Yoga a powerful... In the first vote, the House rejected the Rajasthan sets... the rural areas of the two Telugu States of sunburnt deserts, yoga is enriching millions hardline measure that would have imposed Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. of lives all over the world. limits on legal immigration and provided Raje-through a series of asanas. The Shreya Saran, who has been the guest of "Yoga fosters amity in societies which can temporary relief to young undocumented international private organization then honor for the Banquet has gracefully form the basis of national unity," the Prime immigrants. The vote was 231-193. handed over a certificate to Raje and Ramdev, entertained the audience with a dance Minister said. As the vote occurred on a chaotic day on saying it had been the largest gathering number, heeding to a roaring request from He said the proposal for the Yoga Day at the Capitol Hill, word circulated that the second worldwide of people performing yoga. the audience. UN was accepted in record time with a vote would be postponed. "The largest yoga lesson was achieved by The second day opened with a grand majority of nations supporting it. The legislation would have provided a Government of Rajasthan, Patanjali Yogpeeth Poorna Kumbham procession with a dance Today people all over the world had come to pathway to citizenship for young and District Administration at Kota, by local youth, followed by inaugural song look upon yoga as something which belonged undocumented immigrants, imposed limits Rajasthan, India on 21 June 2018," it said. recital, launching two days of activity that to them, Modi said. on legal immigration and provided $25 Nearly two lakh people were at the RAC included a literary group, Sahitya Academy, He also asked people to learn to honor their billion for Trump's border wall. The bill also grounds for the state-level function, also as well as a women's forum, business forum, own legacy and heritage if they wanted the would have kept migrant families together at attended by ministers, MLAs and bureaucrats. panel discussions, political forum and rest of the world to respect them. the border in detention centers. Cameras set up at the site and on drones celebration of the legacy of late Y.S. "If we don't take pride in our own legacy and Neither bill was negotiated with determined that 1.05 lakh people performed the Rajasekhara Reddy, former chief minister of heritage no one else will. We should not Democrats or was expected to garner any asanas, beating the previous record of 55, 524 Andhra Pradesh. hesitate in honoring the gems of our own Democratic votes. The separations crisis has people in Mysore in 2017. A lifetime achievement award was given to heritage." prompted Democrats to dig in against the The yoga camp started at 5 am. Chief Yarlagadda Laxmi Prasad, Telugu writer and He said the way to lead a calm, creative and Republican immigration efforts barring a Minister Vasundhara Raje announced plans to member of the Central Hindi Committee. content life was yoga. complete reversal of Trump's "zero set up a yoga center with an 'acharya' to coach Yarlagadda called upon the community to "In yoga, we have the perfect solution to the tolerance" policy. people at each district headquarters. serve their adopted motherland. problems we face, either as individuals or in "Democrats are dedicated to securing our She also asked Ramdev to set up an Finally, Srinivasa Kalyanam, a religious our society," the Prime Minister said. border, but we don't think putting children in Acharayakulam in Kota, on the lines of the rite, was conducted with priests from Jiyar "Instead of dividing, yoga unites. Instead of cages is the way to do it," Minority Leader Vedic school set up by him near Haridwar. Educational Trust, on the closing day. About further animosity, yoga assimilates. Instead of Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday. "This "Yoga roots out all bad habits and tendencies 1,000 devotees attended the early-morning increasing suffering, yoga heals," he said. is outside the circle of human behavior." from the body and soul," Ramdev said. State wedding ceremony of Lord Venkatesha. That Modi said yoga presented a ray of hope for As prospects on Capitol Hill appeared to Health Minister Kalicharan Saraf, Agriculture evening, actress Trisha performed for fans. future of the world. "Yoga is beautiful because dim, Trump teed off on Democrats during Minister Phrabhulal Saini, legislators and top Day 3 was started with Lord Srinivasa it is ancient yet modern, it is constant yet the outset of a Cabinet meeting at the White bureaucrats attended the event. Kalyanam. The Lord's Kalyanam was evolving," he said. House, suggesting that they were standing in The record-breaking crowd included a large conducted with priests from Jiyar "India's legacy of which yoga is a significant the way of Republican success on number of students preparing for competitive Educational Trust. About 1000 devotees part is unique and rich. We must take pride in immigration reform. exams in Kota, often described as a coaching attended the early morning wedding it," the Prime Minister said, adding that it had "They say no to everything," Trump said. hub. People were brought in buses from four ceremony of Lord Venkatesha. the power to promote universal brotherhood as "They're obstructionists because they think districts of the Kota division. On the evening of Day 3, Actress Trisha it united and assimilated instead of dividing. that's good politically. I think it's bad "I am proud to be the part of an event that was the star attraction and has interacted "From Tokyo to Toronto, from Stockholm to politically - for them, I think it's bad has set a world record and highly elated to have with her fans and performed on stage Sao Paulo, yoga has become a positive politically. We'll see." performed yoga on International Yoga Day," responding to requests from the audience to influence in the lives of millions," Modi said. Trump attacked Pelosi and Senate said Aakriti Shrivastav, an IIT-JEE aspirant dance to one of her songs. In a sign of the He asked people to embrace yoga not just for Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D- from Uttar Pradesh. positive effects of the success of the joint a healthy but happy and peaceful life. N.Y.) as "extremist open-border Democrats" She said she has made up her mind to spare convention by ATA and TATA, Dr. Prem The growing popularity of yoga across the but also said he would welcome their 10 to 20 minutes for yoga every day. Sagar Reddy, a longtime friend of Mr globe had brought India closer to the world and presence at the negotiating table. Twinkle Rana, a NEET aspirant from Hanmanth Reddy and Dr Pailla Malla Reddy, this position is going to get strengthened in "We should be able to do a bill," Trump Jharkhand, said she felt physically and has hinted that there may be a Joint times to come, he said. said. "I'd invite them to come over to the mentally good after the session. Convention between ATA, NATA and TATA. The Prime Minister had arrived here on White House anytime they want." Raje praised students being coached for The announcement was received with cheers Wednesday night to participate in the main The White House has made a last-minute exams in Kota for being a part of the yoga from the 5000-audience sitting in the packed event on the International Yoga Day. push to pass legislation amid the brewing event. auditorium. Elaborate security arrangements were border crisis prompted by the family "It is the moment of pride that the world The public acceptance and support of the made and nearly 3,000 security personnel separations that resulted on the U.S.-Mexico record in Yoga is being set at a place where the joint convention was evident, when the deployed in and around the venue. border from Trump's "zero tolerance" entire nation dwells, as large number of Convention center management had to turn Modi arrived at the FRI at around 6.30 am immigration policy. coaching students from across the country are down entry for over 2000 people, as the and addressed the people before performing Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions present here," she said. auditorium with capacity of 5,000 was asanas with them. and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen At Udaipur's Narayan Seva Sansthan, over packed to its capacity. The Prime Minister had earlier Nielsen have all appeared on Capitol Hill 500 differently-abled people performed yoga, Asked about the secret of their success in participated in yoga celebrations at Rajpath in this week to urge Republican lawmakers to Prashant Agrawal, president of the Sansthan, conducting the event in just 6 weeks, the New Delhi in 2015, the Capitol Complex in pass legislation. They have not specifically said. Joint Executive Committee, comprising of Chandigarh in 2016, and the Ramabai urged passage of one alternative, which Soldiers at the Jaipur military station and Karunakar AsiReddy, Dr. Haranth Ambedkar Sabha Sthal in Lucknow in 2017. stands to end with Republicans split on their their family members were also part of the Policherla, Ajay Reddy, Vikram Janagam, On Wednesday, while greeting yoga preference and neither bill passing. countrywide celebrations to mark the fourth Raghuveer Bandaru, Arvind Muppidi, enthusiasts across the world, the Prime International Yoga Day. Bharath Madadi, Satish Reddy,Jyothi Reddy, Minister had said that this exercise is one of Israeli Prime Minister... "A soldier has to be physically and mentally Kiran Reddy Pasham, Mahesh Adibhatla, the most precious gifts given by the ancient fit at all times and yoga fulfils the twin Mohan Patlolla, Dheeraj Akula and Srinivas Indian sages to humankind. allegations she falsified household purposes," said an officer involved in Anugu responsible for the execution of the "Yoga is not just a set of exercises that expenses, the justice ministry said. "The conducting a yoga event at the 61s Cavalry event, said, more than 36 committees and keeps the body fit. It is a passport to health Jerusalem district prosecutor a short time grounds in Jaipur. (With inputs from PTI) 400 volunteers have worked around the clock assurance, a key to fitness and wellness. Nor ago filed charges against the prime to make the event successful. They said, is yoga only what you practice in the morning. minister's wife," the ministry said. Telugu groups join... that, the teams worked seamlessly, helping Doing your day-to-day activities with The allegations announced last year are each other above and beyond their defined diligence and complete awareness is a form of that she and an aide falsely declared there The gathering drew a who's who of the roles. yoga as well," a statement quoting Modi had were no cooks available at the prime Telugu community including Raj Kumar The Joint Advisory Council, led by Mr. said. (With inputs from PTI) minister's official residence and ordered Reddy, who led social services projects in Hanmanth Reddy, Mr. Pailla Malla Reddy, Dr. from outside caterers at public expense. India, particularly in the rural areas of Vijayapal Reddy, Dr. Haranath Policherla, Dr. House Rejects GOP... The cost amounted to "over 350,000 shekels Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Sandhya Gavva and Mr. Srinivas Pinnapu ($97,000))", the justice ministry said. She has Chandra Mohan Reddy, Andhra Pradesh's Reddy have conveyed their gratitude for the House Republican leaders abruptly denied any wrongdoing. Her husband is minster for agriculture, attended the donors for their generosity and the local and postponed a high-stakes vote Thursday on himself under investigation on suspicion of convention as the chief guest. The guest of non-local Telugu Community for their GOP immigration legislation that appeared corruption offences. honor at the banquet was dancer Shriya support for the historic effort of a joint headed to defeat, despite President Trump's In one case, he and family members are Saran. Telangana politician Padmavathi convention. last-minute lobbying. suspected of receiving one million shekels Reddy, guest of honor at the convention, The American Telugu Convention team Several GOP hard-liners said Thursday, ($285,000) worth of luxury cigars, called upon the Telugu NRIs to provide input has expressed their sincere appreciation for June 21, there was nothing leaders could do champagne and jewelry from wealthy for improved governance in India. the media institutions for their support in to convince them to vote for the bill. "I'm a personalities in exchange for financial or The convention started with a grand spreading the message and rallying the big fat 'no,' capital letters," said Rep. Lou personal favors. Banquet and all the who and who of Telugu support of the Telugu Community across the Barletta (R-Pa.). "It's amnesty, chain In the other case, investigators suspect the Community have attended the grand curtain world for the bold exercise. migration, and there's no guarantee the wall premier of trying to reach an agreement raiser event of the 3-day convention. Over The success of the American Telugu will be built." with the owner of Yediot Aharonot, a top 2000 people attended the banquet dinner and Convention has given a new hope for many Republican leaders had set up two votes on Israeli newspaper, for favorable coverage. set the tone for the following 2 days. more joint conventions and the Telugu their GOP bills - one on a hardline measure, Netanyahu has protested his innocence and Dr Raj Kumar Reddy, who has been the Community will gladly welcome it THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 ASTROLOGY 21

Shree Ganeshaya Namah

Bejan Daruwalla is world's most famous astrologertoday. He appears regularly on world wide TV shows. Bejan who has been a professor in English, hasauthored a number of books on astrology. India'sPrime Minister Narendra Modi , on March 29, 2012,lunched one of Bejan's books, '2012- End of theWorld? Bejan contributes to a number of journals andnewspapers in many parts of the world which includeBerkley Communications Bejan Daruwalla is available for astrological (London) Times of India(Delhi, Mumbai, consultations. He can be reached at Kolkata, Chennai) and The IndianPanorama ( [email protected] and on phone New York and Texas). Bejan's predictionshave mostly been correct and 011-91-8141234275 people the world overrely on his predictions. www.bejandaruwalla.com WEEKLY HOROSCOPE JUNE 25 - JULY 1, 2018 Aries: Leo: Sagittarius: Ganesha says many things change in your There is a dazzling new intensity to your life There is an enhancing, dreamlike quality to life. This can be upsetting as your normal now as the period is coming to an end and the your days these days. There is profound routines goes for a toss. There are new shadows get longer. You can look back and happiness and you are truly pleased with your work pressures and many changes in the savor a period of growth in every sphere. You work, family and every other aspect of your domestic scene which may even include have worked hard and made money and life. You indulge in a lot of social work and some illness in the family. So, expenses ploughed through domestic problems like a reach out to the poor and less fortunate. You will skyrocket. As a result of all this, on warrior. You are visibly proud of yourself. make donations to charities and if involved in the plus side, you make positive bonding You have a new self-image and glow around a humanitarian / charitable concern you with the family. Every cloud has a silver you. There is new planning afoot and you expand your areas of activity. You are in a lining, however, and the home want to encash on the upbeat mood that you giving mood and are also very generous. environment is happy now. are in. Capricorn: Taurus: Virgo: You have peace of mind and continue to help Family trends continue, and you are a You are thoughtful at the start of the period others. You have the spiritual foundation for source of strength for those who need you. and wonder if you are going about it all in the the generosity that has gripped you in recent There may be children's education to deal right way. You finalizeyour plans of times. This is an active, expressive and with or the spouse's work could be expansion and include many new aspects. demanding phase and stress levels will run undergoing an upheaval. You are also Finances, funding, capital-raising, high as you push yourself in different automatically involved in it. You are investments come to the fore and you need to directions. Compromises, negotiations, experiencing and appreciating the joys of handle them imaginatively.There will also be meetings, collaborations and settlements are togetherness and will focus on group and strong family ties, bonds of love and caring. on the cards! Ganesha is goading you on and shared activities. These are all pleasant Buying and selling of assets, shares, or wishes you every bit of good luck and necessary moments in a person's life immovable like real-estate come into focus. and far removed from the drudgery of There are hangers-on, but you don't mind. Aquarius: sustained work and money - making. Libra: You continue to sail through like with great Gemini: fortitude and determination. You overcome You are flush with funds and the good times all obstacles with ease. There will be minor You have gained some respite and rest and roll. You make the most of it and make delays and snafus, postponements and tasted the joys of leisure. Now you look at valuable investments like purchasing land setbacks but nothing will hold you back. You getting back to work with renewed energy. and buying gilt edged bonds. You also look at are capable of both holding your own also You feel better equipped to handle setbacks new lines of business and investments in enlisting support. There is intensity to this calmly and have greater belief in your own which you can optimize existing funds. Along period despite it being time of the period abilities. Your vision is unclouded and, as with all this is increased paperwork and when there is festivity in the air. You a result, you persevere in your work and minor irritants but you take all this in your understand that well and move ahead with achieve miraculous results. You have stride. Life is showering its bounties on you gumption Ganesha's blessings and, in addition, have with a smile and you have no reason to been tested more than once, and have come complain. Pisces: through with flying colors Scorpio: This has been a grand period by any Cancer: yardstick. It is also the time for joy, There is romance and passion in the celebrations and fun all over the world. This You are making considerable progress and atmosphere and no holds are barred. There is is a period that will bring out the best in you, also have great times with friends and also a balance between home and work and and you will be in party mode. Your self- family. Once again, you let your hair down several irons in the fire at the workplace. New esteem is high, you have society's approval too, so that work and pleasure go hand in enterprises and projects will materialize, but and your work has earned just dividends. The hand. You allocate time for both and it you may be overextending yourself, caught family is also well provided for. Now is the suits you well too. You find the magic up in a newfound euphoria. You should watch time to party and go wild. There will be equation of not having to burn the candle out for possible roadblocks. You also have to partnerships, collaborations and ties and you at both ends. You can strike the right guard against a possible display of arrogance are the envy of all. One of these days will also balance between work and play and yet and some relationships and / or professional be your birthday. ensure success. interactions could turn sour. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 22 SPORTS FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018 FRANCE ENTER LAST Lionel Messi could retire after 16, PERU EXIT this World Cup: Teammate ionel Messi could retire from international football if Argentina Lcrash out of the World Cup, according to his former team-mate Pablo Zabaleta. Messi cut an isolated figure as Argentina fell to a humbling 3-0 defeat to Croatia in their Group D clash on June 21, making a France defeated Peru 1-0 in a crucial Group C premature exit a distinct possibility for the game of the FIFA World Cup 2018 at the Central two-time champions. Stadium in Yekaterinburg on Thursday. With the win, the 1998 champions enterered the Round of Zabaleta, who was part of the team that 16 but Peru will return home after the first reached the 2014 final, believes the Barcelona round. Kylian Mbappe's goal in the 34th minute star could call time on his international proved to be the difference between the two career should they fail to progress to the last teams. Earlier, Denmark drew 1-1 against 16. Australia and both teams remain alive in the “I just feel so sorry for Lionel Messi,”he showpiece event. told the BBC. “This was his last chance to win Croatia thrash Argentina, something with Argentina so I wouldn’t be seal spot in round of 16 surprised to see him retire from international football after this. “He’ll be so disappointed and it’sanother four years until Qatar.” Argentina capitulated after Willy Caballero’s blunder allowed Ante Rebic to open the scoring in the 53rd minute, with Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic adding goals late on. Zabaleta was at a loss to explain the Willy Caballero's clanger presented Ante Rebic performance and has warned the players with an opportunity he could not refuse, and that supporters will not tolerate such a limp Croatia rolled on to a stunning 3-0 victory over surrender. Argentina that sent them into the last 16 of the He added: “The people in Argentina will be so World Cup. Jorge Sampaoli's side produced an angry now. You expect more from those players. abysmal second-half display that severely “They are so hungry for this World Cup, and damages its hopes of following Croatia out of they will not accept this. Group D, with Caballero's stray pass to Gabriel “I’ve never seen a performance like this by Mercado that was volleyed home by Ante Rebic Argentina. Never before. There was a lack of in the 53rd minute proving the turning point on June 21. spirit and it’s very strange to see.” Mario Kempes -who was part of Australia make a point Argentina’s1978 World Cup-winning team - against Denmark shared Zabaleta’s disbelief, accusing the players of putting in a “shameful”performance. Captain Mile Jedinak rode to Australia’s rescue “The performance was shameful and the with a penalty to cancel out Christian Eriksen’s farewell is closer with each game,”he said. where the players are residing. who celebrates his 31st birthday on June 24, superb opener for Denmark, securing a 1-1 draw “When a reaction was expected in the second It might cheer up Argentina, which is now will receive a strange, but valuable, gift on June 21 that ensured Group C would go down to the wire. Eriksen’s seventh-minute opener match it is a great surprise that it was worse fighting to enter the knockout stage, reports from the Moscow region, a copy of the FIFA was fully deserved by the fast-starting Danes than the first.” Sputnik news agency. World Cup made from traditional Russian and the quality of his half-volley finish was “The Argentinian national team is world- Gzhel ceramics. excellent in a tournament that has produced Messi to receive FIFA World renowned, so, naturally, we could not forget Meanwhile, Argentina is struggling in some wonderful goals. Jedinak, however, got Cup replica as birthday gift about such an important event as the group D after its 1-1 draw against Iceland, in Australia back into the game with his second An unusual copy of the FIFA World Cup, birthday of its captain,” said Sports which Messi failed to score on a penalty. penalty in Russia, awarded following the as well as a birthday cake has been made for Minister of the Moscow Region Roman The team will play against the leader of intervention of the VAR, and the draw kept the Argentina national football team captain Teryushkov. the group, Croatia, on Thursday and against Socceroos just about alive in the tournament. Lionel Messi by the people of Bronnitsy, According to the official, Lionel Messi, Nigeria on June, 26. 481/6: England hammer Australia to post highest ODI total NOTTINGHAM (TIP): England stormed to a world record 481/6 as they demolished Australia's bowling attack HIGHEST TOTALS in the third match of their ODI series at Trent Bridge, IN ODIs Nottingham on Tuesday. In reply, Australia were bowled out for 239 in 37 overs, losing the match by massive margin 481-6 England v of 242 runs. Australia in Jonny Bairstow's swashbuckling 139 and a magnificent Nottingham, 2018 147 by Alex Hales took England past the total of 444/3 they 444-3 England v made against Pakistan, also at Trent Bridge, two years ago. Pakistan in Captain Eoin Morgan joined in the fun as he struck a 21- Nottingham, 2016 ball half century — the fastest by an England batsman in 443-9 Sri Lanka v ODIs — to become his country's leading One-day run Netherlands in scorer. Amstelveen, 2006 It looked as though England would go past the 500-run 439-2 South Africa v barrier before a few late wickets caused the run flow to dry West Indies in up slightly. Johannesburg, 2015 England failed to score any boundaries in the last four 438-9 South Africa v overs but before that they struck 21 sixes during an Australia in incredible display of strokeplay. Australia fast bowler Johannesburg, 2006 Andrew Tye suffered the worst punishment, his nine overs going for 100 runs. Jason Roy in action against Australia. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 SPIRITUALITY 23

marnath Shiva, in the form of a lingam, is formed naturally of an ice Astalagmite. One of the holy trinity, Shiva is a living god. The most ancient and sacred book of India, the Rig Veda evokes his presence in its hymns. Vedic myths, ritual and AMARNATH YATRA: A even astronomy testify to his existence from the dawn of time. Shiva is known to have made his home in the Himalayas. He built no house nor shelter, not for himself or his bride. He was an ascetic, and yet married; he could be both for "he was JOURNEY INTO FAITH the wild god sporting in the forest or taking his ease on a cloud." Legend has it that Shiva recounted to Parvati the secret of creation in the Amarnathji cave. Unknown to them, a pair of mating pigeons eavesdropped on this conversation and having learned the secret, are reborn again and again, and have made the cave their eternal abode. The Legend There is famous Rigvedic Verse that says "Ekam Sat " that is "There is one Being ,the sages call Him by many names." The God (Parmeshwar) has three deities who carry on the world .This is Known as Holy Trinity. Brahma- the creator, Vishnu - the perpetuator of life and Shiva (Mahesh ) -the purifier and perpetuator of good and destroyer of evil. Rig Veda refer Shiva as Rudra as in its following verse . "We Worship Tryambaka (Rudra) , Who spread Fragrance and Increases Nourishment , May He release me ,like the cucumber from its stem , From Mortal Life , But not From Immorality.” (Rig Veda Mandal VII Sukta 59 and Mantra 12) The Yajurveda describes Shiva as ascetic warrior Whose robe is of Deer Skin and He carries Trishul. According to the verse Tandav Dance . After leaving behind all these, Satyam, Shivam ,Sundaram ,the life is Bhole Shankar enters the Holy Amarnath described as having three facets Truth Cave along with Parvati Maa . Lord Shiva (Satyam), Good (Shivam) and the Beautiful takes his Samadhi on the Deer Skin and (Sundaram). Shiva is a living God. The most concentrate . To ensure that no living being is Sacred and ancient books of India, the Rig able to hear the Immortal Tale , He created Veda narrates His presence in the hymns. Rudra named Kalagni and ordered him to Vedic myths, rituals and even astronomy spread fire to eliminate every living thing in testifies to His existence from the dawn of and around the Holy Cave . After this He time .The Mohindaro and Harapa findings started narrating the secret of immortality to confirm Shiva worship in the ancient India. Maa Parvati . But as a matter of chance one According to the older scriptures, He has egg which was lying beneath the Deer skin three places of His residence. One is Kailash remained protected . It is believed to be non Parvat another is Lohit Giri under which living and more over it was protected by Shiva Brahamputra flows and third is Muzwan -Parvati Asan (Bed) . The pair of pigeons Parvat. which were born out of this egg became immortal having listened the secret of Amarnath Cave significance immortality (Amar Katha). This is The Cave which was chosen by Many pilgrims report seeing the pair of Bhole Shankar for narrating the secrets of pigeons when they trek the arduous route to immortality and creation of Universe to Maa pay their obeisance before the Ice-Lingam (the Parvati ji . The story goes like this . phallic symbol of Shiva). Centuries ago Maa Parvati asked Shiv ji to let her know why and when He started wearing Discovery of Holy Cave the beads of heads ( Mund Mala) . Bhole The story narrated by people about the through tough terrain and avail eternal Shiva, in the form of a Lingam, is formed Shankar replied when ever you are born I add discovery of this Holy Cave is of a Gujjar ( happiness. naturally of an Ice Stalagmite, which waxes one more head in my beads . Maa Parvati said shepherd) Buta Malik . He is given the credit The trek to Amarnath, in the month of and wanes with the Moon's cycle . By its side ," My Lord, my body is destroyed every time of discovering this Holy Cave . Story goes like sharavan ( July–August) has the devout flock are fascinating, two more Ice Lingams, that of and I die again and again, but you are this , that a saint gave Buta Malik a bag full of to this incredible shrine, where the image of Maa Parvati and of their son, Ganesha. Immortal. Please let me know the secret of Coal. On reaching his home when he opened this ." Bhole Shankar replied that it is due to the bag , to his utter surprise the bag was full PAGE SPONSORED BY Amar Katha ." Maa Parvati insisted that she of gold coins. may be told that secret. For long Shiva ji This made him overwelmed with joy. He ARISH K. SAHANI continued postponing . Finally on consistent ran to thank the Saint . But, what he found demand from Maa Parvati He made up his was that the Saint had disappeared . Instead Serving Since 1972 mind to tell the immortal secret . He started , he found The Holy Cave and Shiv Lingam Please Call or Write for Your Insurance Needs for lonely place where no living being there in . He announced the discovery of this could listen it . He choose Amarnath Cave . to the Villagers. Then onwards this has Arish K Sahani (Father) In preparation to that He left His Nandi ( The become the sacred place of Pilgrimage . Bull which He used to ride ) at Pahalgam (Bail The ancient epics narrate an other story Shiv Sahani (Son) gaon) . At Chandanwari He released Moon which goes like this. The valley of Kashmir from his hairs (Jataon). At the banks of Lake was under water .It was a big lake. Kashyap Priya Sahani Sood (Daughter) Sheshnag He released the snakes . He decided Rishi drained the water through number of to leave his Son Ganesha at Mahagunas rivers and rivulets . In those days Bhrigu 7 1 8 - 2 7 1 - 1 9 0 6 Parvat (Mahaganesh Hill ) . At Panjtarni, Rishi came that way on a visit to The [email protected] Shivji left the Five Elements behind (Earth , Himalyas. He was the first to have Darshans of Water, Air , Fire and Sky) which make living this Holy Cave . When people heard of the ‘If Hindus don’t maintain Hinduism, who shall save it? If India’s own being . He is the Lord of these elements. It is Lingam, Amarnath for them became Shiva’s children don’t cling to their faith, who shall guard it? Indian alone can believed that as a symbol of sacrificing the abode and a Centre of pilgrimage . Since then earthly world , Shivaji and Maa Parvati had Lacs of devotees perform the pilgrimage save India, and India and Hinduism are one.’ THE INDIAN PANORAMA 24 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018