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VOL 13 ISSUE 13 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● MARCH 29 - APRIL 04, 2019 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news India Shoots down Weather Satellite; VAISAKHI SPECIAL EDITION We will bring out a profusely illustrated special edition on the occasion of Vaisakhi Joins the Space ‘Superpower’ Club which falls on April 13. Articles and advertisements for publication in the NEW DELHI (TIP): India has joined a Space Shot (Image for Vaisakhi special edition may please be emailed representation only) by April 5, 2019 to [email protected] club of space superpowers, India's prime For any question, please call 646-247-9458. minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, March 27 after successfully shooting down one of its own satellites with a locally- Sultanpur Lodhi pledges to developed missile. Narendra Modi made the surprise open doors for devotees announcement in a press conference that India was "now an established space power". SULTANPUR The leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party LODHI (TIP): The (BJP) added that the missile had destroyed 550th birth the 190-mile distant satellite in less than anniversary of Guru three minutes. Nanak Dev may still He said the test made India the world's be months away fourth country to have developed and (November 12), but demonstrated the anti-satellite missile residents of capability after China, Russia and the US. Sultanpur Lodhi and "India has always maintained that space The historic gurdwara at adjoining areas should not be an area for warfare and that Sultanpur Lodhi remains unchanged in spite of this test", contd on Page 32 Modi declared in a televised address to the nation. Iceland's WOW Air budget carrier But India, he stated, also wanted to defend folds up; cancels all flights, itself and it was with this intent that it had pursued and achieved the missile capability. leaving thousands stranded In an official statement India's foreign ministry declared that the debris generated REYKJAVIK (TIP): from the impact would "decay and fall back to Iceland's budget carrier earth within weeks" as the test was executed WOW Air said it had in the "lower atmosphere". ceased operations and The foreign office also stressed that the test cancelled all flights on was not directed against any country but Thursday, stranding added that the capability provided India thousands of "credible deterrence against threats to its passengers. The collapse space-based assets from enemy missiles". of the troubled airline, which transports more than a contd on page 32 third of those contd on Page 32 House fails to override Trump's veto over Trump meets Pichai, says Google committed national emergency wall fight to US military, not China

WASHINGTON (TIP): The House WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald failed Tuesday to override President Trump said Wednesday,March 27 that Google is Donald Trump's veto after both totally committed to the US military as he met chambers of Congress sought to the Internet giant's Indian-American CEO overturn his national emergency Sunder Pichai at the White House, days after he declaration to build more border wall. accused the tech company of helping China and The vote was 248-181, with 14 its army. Republicans voting with Democrats to Trump, who has been at loggerheads with support the override. It was a steep hill several big companies, earlier this month said, to climb for opponents of Trump's "Google is helping China and their military, but Sundar Pichai, CEO Google national emergency as the House would not the US". Photo / Courtesy Google have needed two-thirds of its members On Wednesday, after a meeting with Pichai at to back the veto override. Thirteen the White House, the US President said: "Meeting ended very well". Republicans voted for the resolution in "Just met with @SundarPichai, President of @Google, who is obviously doing quite well," he Trump shows the Veto he signed on March 15 the first place. contd on Page 32 said. contd on Page 32 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 NEW YORK 3 550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji celebrated at the Indian Consulate Prachi Makkar sang Gurbani with accompanists Gurleen and Surya Makkar NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Consulate General of India in New York organized a Gurbani Kirtan at the Consulate , March 27. Prachi Makkar, a trained classical singer who has for long been singing devotional songs at Gurudwaras and temples, sang a couple of hymns (shabads) . She was accompanied by Gurleen Kaur, trained in classical singing, on Surmandal, and Surya Makkar on Tabla. Surya plays 5 musical instruments with equal aplomb. Besides Tabla, he is good at dhol, dholki, harmonium and saxophone.

Performers and some of the children with Ambassador Chakraborty

It was the second Gurbani Kirtan session organized by the Consulate in commemoration of 550th birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Earlier this year , eminent Gurbani singer Ambassador Sandeep Chakraborty paid tribute to Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Bhai Baldeep Singh had sung Gurbani Kirtan in classical ragas. The Sikh community has greatly appreciated the initiative of Ambassador Sandeep The three enthralled the audience for an hour. Prachi cast a spell with her melodious voice. Chakraborty , the Consul General who took a lead in having the Gurbani Kirtan session The roomful audience appeared to be in a trance while Prachi sang 5 shabads, followed by recitation of Anand Sahib and ardas (prayer).

Performing artists with their parents, teachers, and Ambassador Chakraborty Prachi Makkar doing Gurbani kirtan. To her right is Gurleen Kaur on Surmandal. On extreme left is Surya Makkar on Tabla organized. It was his idea that the younger generation should be involved and encouraged to People came from far and near to listen to Gurbani Kirtan. They included men, women and participate in promoting Indian culture in whatever form . Mr. Chakraborty and his wife children. Taruna Chakraborty listened to Gurbani Kirtan with rapt attention. Ambassador Chakraborty presented bouquets and plaques to the team of Hymn singers who were joined by their parents and teachers for a group photograph. Mr. Dave Makkar, father of Prachi and Surya Makkar played a pivotal role in putting together the event. Mrs. Rashmi Makkar, mother of Prachi and Surya, father of Gurleen Kaur and a teacher of the three artists were also present. contd on page 7

Ambassador Chakraborty presented bouquets and plaques to performing artists- Prachi (extreme right) , Gurleen( second from right) and Surya (extreme left) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 4 INDIANS ABROAD FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 Indian-Americans Take a Stand to Fight Food Indian American Appointed President Insecurity in NYC of California State University, Fullerton

SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): The California a staff of attorneys, paralegals and support State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has personnel, and oversaw all legal services for appointed Framroze "Fram" Virjee to serve as the 23-campus CSU. Virjee also served as chief president of California State University, legal officer to the Board of Trustees, advising Fullerton (CSUF). Virjee has been serving as them on all legal issues including open campus president under a term appointment meeting laws, board rules and procedures and since January 2018 and will assume the education code compliance. permanent presidency immediately. Prior to joining CSU, Virjee was a partner "Joining the Titan family has been the most in private practice for almost 30 years at rewarding professional experience of my O'Melveny & Myers, the oldest law firm in Los career," said Virjee. "I am thrilled at the Angeles and one of the largest in the nation. opportunity to continue working alongside At O'Melveny, Virjee specialized in labor and the tremendously talented faculty, staff and employment law with an emphasis in administrators to further the great work representing educational institutions in the enabling student achievement and degree areas of collective bargaining, education code completion that we've started, and to chart the compliance, and discrimination and path forward for CSUF." employment litigation. Virjee's practice Virjee becomes the sixth permanent included representing employers in president of CSUF. He was subsequently Virjee has been serving as campus president employment litigation, providing appointed by CSU Chancellor Timothy P. under a term appointment since January 2018 preventative advice through client White to serve as president of CSUF until the counseling, policy and procedure review and Pictured (left to right): Indian American Council Founders and Advisors Aradhana next president was appointed by the Board of time leading CSUF, Fram has demonstrated drafting, and extensive in-house training and "Anna" Asava and Raj Asava, and Co-Chair Trustees. unbridled energy and passion for the campus education on important labor and Payal Sharma "We conducted a national search that and students, and under his leadership CSUF employment issues. Virjee also served in included many exemplary candidates, and it will reach even greater heights." several leadership positions at O'Melveny, NEW YORK (TIP): Indian Americans became apparent that the best person to be the From January 2014 through December 2017, including Secretary to the Management across New York are coming together to next president of CSUF was already serving Virjee served as executive vice chancellor, Committee, Chair of the Employment fight food insecurity with Food Bank For the campus," said CSU Trustee Silas Abrego, general counsel and secretary to the CSU Committee, and the Partner-in-Charge of both New York City. The newly formed Indian chair of the CSUF search committee. "In his Board of Trustees. In that capacity, Virjee led Lateral Hiring and Diversity. American Council (IAC) kicked off their Million Meal Marchcampaign at Baar Baar restaurant on Tuesday, March 12. Indian American Amit Jani Indian American Arish Mudra The launch event garnered more than 100 attendees and raised over 610,000 meals Rakshasa Named Earlham's Next for New Yorkers in need. Appointed to New Jersey's Watson Fellow The group has mobilized the Indian- American community with the rallying cry of "Hunger Mitao!", which means Hudson County School Board Wipe Out Hunger. The Council's Co-Chair is Payal Sharma, the Managing Partner of Baar Baar restaurant, and its Founders and Advisors are Raj AsavaandAradhana "Anna" Asava. The council will raise awareness, improve engagement, and channel resources and contributions of the Indian-American community in New York City to support Food Bank's mission. "In the spirit of 'give where you live,' the Indian-American community - through IAC - has enabled close to 5 million meals in Texas in just over a year," said Raj Asava. "We are excited to bring this model to New The Neuroscience and Biochemistry major from India will York City and are confident that the Indian receive $30,000 in support of a year of independent study and community here will galvanize around travel to continue his campaign to eradicate HIV/AIDS Food Bank and provide millions of meals for NYC's food insecure children, seniors, veterans and vulnerable families," added Amit currently serves in New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's Administration RICHMOND, INDIANA (TIP): Indian AmericanArish Anna Asava. Mudra Rakshasa has been selected as one of just 41 "In order to be Food Bank FOR New JERSEY CITY, NJ (TIP): Amit Jani, a leader in the South Asian and undergraduates from around the country to receive the Thomas York City, it's imperative that New general Asian American Pacific Islander community was appointed to the J. Watson Fellowship in 2019, Earlham College, a national liberal Yorkers from every community see a Board of Education for the Hudson County Schools of Technology in New arts college located in Richmond, Indiana announced. place for leadership within our mission," Jersey.He was sworn in and attended his first board meeting on Thursday, The Neuroscience and Biochemistry major from India will said Margarette Purvis, President & CEO March 14. "Amit Jani has established himself as a dedicated community receive $30,000 in support of a year of independent study and of Food Bank For New York City. "We are leader and public servant, and as an alumnus of County Prep High School travel to continue his campaign to eradicate HIV/AIDS. He is grateful to be selected as the recipients of he's an ideal choice to join our HCST Board of Education," said Hudson the 38th Earlhamite chosen for the award since 1981. the great passion, commitment and focus County Executive Tom DeGise. "The South Asian community in Hudson "My professional aspiration is to work at the intersection of of the Indian American Council. Their County is continuing to grow and we're proud to once again embrace science and society, as a science diplomat striving to unite important work punctuates how every Hudson County's diversity with this appointment." science and government in the struggle to end HIV/AIDS," New Yorker has a role to play in the fight Amit currently serves in New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's Mudra Rakshasa says. "I hope to lead intergovernmental against hunger." Administration and also helps to lead the New Jersey Leadership organizations such as the World Health Organization as a Originally launched in North Texas, Program, a non-profit organization to expose South Asian youth in the scientist and diplomat in order to bring together people, the Co-founders have since expanded the state to government and politics. "We are proud that we have a leader and communities, and nations in these efforts." Indian American Council to Houston, as member of the South Asian community in Amit Jani as a Board of Enter the Watson. During the 2019-20 academic year, Mudra well. For 35 years, Food Bank For New Education Member for the Hudson County Schools of Technology," said Rakshasa will travel to Australia, South Africa, Spain, Chile and York City has been the city's major South Asians For America Co-chair Neha Dewan. "Diversity and France, to gain a break from the microscopic view of HIV and hunger-relief organization working to representation are integral at all levels of government, and we hope to look at the impact that the disease has on the holistic human end hunger throughout the five continue advocating for more members of the South Asian community to condition. boroughs. New Indian American Council enter public service."He has also served as the Asian American Pacific Earlier this academic year, he was selected by the Global will work to raise awareness, improve Islander Outreach Director for Phil Murphy's gubernatorial campaign, as Liberal Arts Alliance to represent Earlham at the sixth annual engagement and channel community well as the re-election campaign for U.S. Senator Bob Menendez. He New York Times Athens Democracy Forum on full scholarship. resources to help end hunger in the five previously worked as a Congressional Aide to Congressman Frank The experience gave him a chance to network and share his boroughs. Pallone, Jr. and Judy Chu. goals with global leaders. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 5 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 6 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 NY/NJ/CT 7 Indian American 550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Rochester Man Dev Ji celebrated at the Indian Consulate Sentenced for Visa Fraud CONTD FROM PAGE 3 Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Chakraborty described Shri ROCHESTER, NY (TIP): An Indian Guru Nanak Dev Ji as not only the Guru of the Sikhs but of all American from Rochester, NY was humanity. He spoke of oneness of humanity and of all beings as sentenced March 22 to serve 12 months and one day in prison and fined $5,000 by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, U.S. Attorney James P.Kennedy,Jr. announced. Anjaneyulu Katam, 46, was convicted of visa fraud in September 2018. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle Rossi, who handled the case, stated that between 2011 and 2017, Katam ran businesses in which he falsified immigration documents for Indian nationals to enter the U.S. and work in tech industries involving computer programming. The defendant manipulated the H-1B visa program, which allows U.S. Prof. Indrajit S. Saluja emceed the event employers temporarily to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. Katam equal. His message, Ambassador said, is universal and relevant for all falsified visa applications, work times. He said he was very happy to see young singers performing experience documents, and work Kirtan. He announced there will be more such kirtan sessions in the contracts, which he then submitted to the run up to the birthday of Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji in November. U.S. Department of Labor, Department of Earlier, Prof. Indrajit S Saluja welcomed the sangat and introduced Homeland Security, and Department of the artists. He also thanked all for their gracious presence and State, in order to secure illegal H-1B visas cooperation. for Indian nationals. This resulted in the On the occasion, Ambassador Chakraborty released a coffee table unlawful entry and employment of several Ambassador Chakraborty releasing the book "Global Religions". Seen book "Global Religions - The Great Faiths Explored and Explained. The Indian nationals within the United States. in the picture, from left , Mrs Loveleen Kaur Bagga, Darshan Singh book is a collection of articles on various faiths published in the 7 As part of the investigation, federal agents Bagga, publisher of the book, Ambassador Chakraborty , Mrs. Taruna issues of an interfaith journal- One World Under God- which is edited identified multiple assets, including strip Chakraborty. by Parveen Chopra. Darshan Singh Bagga is the publisher of the book. malls, and bank accounts, which were acquired by Katam utilizing proceeds of the visa fraud. The defendant will forfeit approximately $1,090,490.32 to the Government. Rajat Gupta's book of memoirs Indian Businessman in Virginia Sentenced ‘Mind Without Fear’ launched to Prison for NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Rajat Gupta Investment Fraud launched March 28 his book of memoirs "Mind Without Fear" at a launch ceremony Scheme organized by Indian American Arts Council. Rajat Gupta ,Ex- CEO of McKinsey & Co ALEXANDRIA, VA (TIP): AnIndian was engaged in a conversation by Rakesh businessman in Virginia was sentenced Kaul, Vice Chairman, of Indo American March 15 to 2 1/2 years in prison for Arts Council. Mr. Gupta also signed his book orchestrating a $1.3 million Ponzi scheme for the guests. that caused losses to more than 40 victims. In 2011, Rajat Gupta was a leading According to court documents, Amrit business icon, philanthropist, and trusted Jaswant Singh Chahal, 31, of Fairfax, advisor to the global elite. Then to the shock operated an investment fraud scheme of the international business community,he through The Kane Capital Investment was charged and found guilty of insider Group, LLC (Kane Capital), a company he trading in one of Wall Street's biggest established and operated. Chahal held out scandals. In this deeply moving memoir, Kane Capital as a private capital Mind Without Fear, Gupta brings the reader investment group that sought to earn inside the boardroom, the courtroom and profits and investment returns on behalf jail. Gupta describes a spiritual journey of its clients by purchasing, trading, or that few have experienced but all can relate otherwise investing in commodities for to. future delivery and other financial For nine years, Rajat Gupta led McKinsey instruments. & Co.-the first foreign-born person to head Chahal executed this fraud through Rajat Gupta (Left) in a conversation with Rakesh Kaul, March 28, 2019 the world's most influential management falsely representing that Kane Capital had Photo:/ Jay Mandal-On Assignment, consultancy. He was also the driving force earned returns of roughly 28 to 34 percent behind major initiatives such as the Indian annually, when in fact, Chahal had Rajat Gupta signing his School of Business and the Public Health suffered substantial losses in managing book for a guest Foundation of India. He sat on the boards of investors' funds. Chahal also created Photo / Jay Mandal-On the Gates Foundation and the Global Fund falsified brokerage statements to conceal Assignment, to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, as the losses he had sustained and siphoned well as corporate boards including Goldman off some of his investors' funds by Sachs, American Airlines, and Procter & transferring the money to accounts he Gamble. controlled or by spending the funds on Gupta was sentenced to two years personal items. When investors asked for imprisonment, which he served in returns on their investment, Chahal Massachusetts. Throughout his trial and frequently used money from newer imprisonment, Gupta has fought the investors to pay disbursements to older charges and maintains his innocence to this investors, without disclosing this fact to day.Gupta reflects on the heartbreaks of his his investors. In addition, Chahal opened childhood, challenges as a young executive an unauthorized bank account in the name in the United States, a rare glimpse into the of one of his investors to further divert elite and secretive culture of McKinsey, and funds to his personal use. the hardships of prison life. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 8 EDITORIAL FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 GUEST India enters the anti-satellite weapons club

COMMENT the pride of the nation and envy of many. no flash in the space but the result of power to destroy man-made objects up Prime Minister Narendra Modi's televised programs that require long planning and there, this option has never been exercised he successful testing of an anti- announcement about the success of gestation periods. Congress leaders lost no except to demonstrate capability. The US satellite weapon (ASAT) has Mission Shakti, as the program was called, time in highlighting that the program was and Soviet Union did this in 1959-1960. Tpropelled India to the exclusive club was sparse on details, but it is clear that a initiated by the Manmohan Singh China followed suit in 2007 and now India of superpowers that have demonstrated low orbit satellite was destroyed. government. While the announcement has demonstrated a capability it was the capability to incapacitate or destroy Even as political leaders across the ticked the right notes of patriotism, regarded as having for a while. The satellites for strategic military purposes. spectrum hailed the DRDO and Indian nationalism and pride in the country's shooting of the satellite will, no doubt, The US, Russia and China are nations that scientists, their reactions to the PM's defense prowess, it remains to be seen how provide the country with a strategic have destroyed satellites in space earlier. announcement reflected their political it plays out with the voters, and what role advantage, but it will be for the political The DRDO can be proud of its alignments, with the BJP leaders hailing it it has in shaping the poll narrative. leadership and the diplomats to leverage it achievement, and indeed, the continuing as the PM's achievement, and Opposition Space is, indeed, the final frontier, and to the best advantage of the country. success of India's space program has been leaders pointing out that such matters are even though nations have long had the (Tribune, India) AS I SEE IT UNEMPLOYMENT IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN INDIAN ELECTIONS 2019 CHINA CREATED 375 MILLION JOBS IN 40 YEARS (1978-2018). CAN INDIA EMULATE CHINA? VIETNAM IS ALREADY DOING IT!

By Ven Parameswaran reports, approximately 30% of IBM employees in the world are Indians. I must point out that the Indian I.T. industry applied In the next election, more than 130 capitalism and began with almost zero capital. Narayana Murthy , the founder of Infosys invested Rs.250,000. Not only million first time voters are expected he is a billionaire,but Infosys has created several billionaires. to vote to cast their ballots, making It applies to I.T. industry as a whole. The government did not them“ potential kingmakers. Young provide any help. Narayana Murthy , Azim Premji, founder of people's frustrations were evident at a Wipro, and others took initiative and put together organizations to deliver outsourcing service. These massive protest march in the capital on enterprising men provided the infrastructure required Feb.7. They demand employment and including electricity,water, roads, etc. They did not depend on quality education." government for anything. Fortunately,the government did not interfere, but offered incentive by not taxing. This is how, Before Modi came to power, he India started earning foreign exchange though in a small way promised to create 20 million new but became highly successful. The 180 billion I.T. industry is jobs a year. 65 million youth were In the next election, more than 130 million first time voters an example of success of capitalism in India. The Indian I.T. are expected to vote to cast their ballots, making them industry has invested several billions in the U.S.A. If the jobless“ during the last financial year potential kingmakers. Young people's frustrations were government does not interfere, Indians are smart enough to alone. Unemployment in India is at its 45- evident at a massive protest march in the capital on Feb.7. grow India's economy. year high." They demand employment and quality education. INDIA CAN EMULATE CHINA AND CREATE MULTIMILLION nemployment in India is at its 45-year high. India needs 2.4 million government jobs remain vacant and wonder what to create at least 8 million new jobs yearly. Prime is stopping the authorities from filling them, especially when JOBS UMinister Modi has failed to formulate policies and there is such a huge job crisis. Before Modi came to power, he The next Prime Minister of India has no choice but to build strategies to create the much-needed jobs. In 1978, Indian promised to create 20 million new jobs a year. 65 million most modern infrastructure in a hurry. This will enable the economy was ahead of China's. As I have repeated, India does youth were jobless during the last financial year alone. private industry to start building large scale factories that can not have to invent a new wheel to solve its critical economic The ABP News-CVoter survey forecast 233 seats for the BJP- manufacture clothing for export in 100 million pieces each of problems. Both India and China have huge population, almost led National Democratic Alliance, 167 for the INC-headed underwear, pyjamas, shirts, bedsheets, tablecloth, pillow cases, the same size. In 1978, China had nothing but two big enemies, United Progressive Alliance and 143 for other parties, while towels, dresses,etc. and many household goods. India has a the USA and the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union and China the India Today-Karvy Insights Mood of the Nation Poll comparative advantage in wages over China. India has a large were claiming each other's territory. China compromised with predicted the NDA would get 237 seats, the UPA 166 and others supply of labor force needing well-payingjobs. As of now, the USA. Necessity is the mother of invention. China was 140. Vietnam has advanced more than India in emulating China. highly impressed with the U.S. economic growth and its The Regulations and policy on land, labor or environmental Irrespective of whoever wins in the next election, top priority capacity to consume. China was not impressed with the Soviet clearances, and taxation impedes investment and growth. should be to deliver the modern infrastructure so that several Union, that had military superiority,but its economy was poor. Every month India is adding 1.8 million youth reaching huge factories could be built all over India. India's goal should Though China was the largest Communist country, it was working age. The lack of infrastructure pushes up the be to grow its GDP @10% for the next decade to start with. If courageous enough to decide that it should accept capitalistic logistics cost, which at 14% of GDP is the highest globally. India fails to grow its GDP, the youth of India will be restless, tools to grow its economy. You may call it neo-capitalism There is no vocational training to help the youth to qualify for and they could start a revolution to throw the government out. allowing its economy to grow while retaining communist jobs. The Indian unemployed youth is going to say, enough is control of its central government. This strategy has worked SKILLS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN A DEGREE enough, and make sure the power of the bureaucrats are cut to miracles for China. For India, it is easier to embrace size depriving corrupt practices. American capitalism because India is the largest democracy. IBM Chairperson Ginni Rometty spoke during a company The USA, headed by President Trump and India's Prime True democracy and capitalism flourish together. Therefore, conference in Mumbai on March 13, related to the global issue Minister Modi have signed "Closest Ally" relationship on a par as I said in my earlier article, the first thing India must do is to of job and employment. She said that most Indians are not with the U.K. It is now upto India to take full advantage of the create 100 million new jobs in the next decade, India must shed employable enough, not because they don't have a degree, but special relationship. India can attract massive foreign its Socialism and go for full and complete capitalism. they lack the required skill sets, expected to be obtained from investment in multibillion, year after year. I must reiterate Compared to China, India has lost 40 years. beyond the set educational frameworks, according to news once again that India has no choice but to privatize all public Not only did Modi government did not create additional reports in Indian and other media. Rometty said, "in India, sector corporations for better productivity and efficiency. Too jobs, it also snatched the employment of small traders and you have the same issues. Open jobs, (butno matching many public sector corporations, including AirIndia , are their workers because of demonetization. Thus, Modi created skillsets. You have got to believe in a few different things than running in huge loss. By privatizing India can cut red tape a constituency that is opposed to him. People impacted I think you believed in the past." One of them, she said, is to and corruption. By opening up the economy,and liberalizing, negatively on account of demonetization is large and they will believe that skills are perhaps more important than a degree. India can become the easiest place to do business. not vote for Modi. The unemployed youth is also fiercely "It can be that you can have folks with less than a university (Ven Parameswaran, MBA, Columbia University, former opposed to Hindu nationalism. The protesters are demanding degree but participate well in this industry." Rometty said. President & CEO, First Asian Securities Corporation, is a Senior a bigger slice of the budget for education and an end to "the I.T. industry is a $180 billion industry in India alone, where 4 Adviser to Imagindia Institute, a think tank in New Delhi. He saffronization in universities." million Indians are directly employed, and according to can be reached at [email protected]) THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 PERSPECTIVE 9 A Report Card on the Performance of Modi Government, as India Goes to Polls Institution like HAL is beyond anybody's was just 1.58 percent of the GDP, lowest since comprehension! 1962. A parliamentary standing committee The Modi Government has also dropped key under Major General B C Khanduri exposed the conditions for anti-corruption penalties and an neglect of the armed forces saying 68% of the Compiled by escrow account for payments days before the equipment was vintage and there was no Rafale deal was signed. The PMO's office money for the purchase of emergency weapons. George Abraham appeared to have overruled strong objections by Intolerance and Communal frenzy: the Defense Ministry during the negotiations casting serious doubts on the integrity of this Communal differences and religious deal between India and France. The intolerance reached a new height during the Government not only failed to make full regime of Narendra Modi with Hindu disclosure on the details of the negotiations but nationalists are having a free run in killing, also actively misled the Supreme Court. It is to assaulting and intimidating people of other be noted that though BJP came to power on the faiths. Modi never uttered a word decrying the anti-corruption plank their failure to appoint a dangerous breed of cow vigilantes who have Lokpal is another glaring omission that should implementing its promise in the manifesto for killed at least 118 Muslims and Dalits during his It is essential for every not go unnoticed. 2014 elections that it would evolve the National governance. The Modi regime, on assuming Demonetization: Agricultural Market to give farmers the best power, made cow an instrument of political price, cost + 50%, for their products. warfare and men from the fringes sprang up voter in India to take a On November 8, 2016, Modi Government Modi Government has also earned the from all over. Lynching became a national unleashed the most reckless demonetization dubious distinction of being the first pastime as there were instances were BJP good look at Modi's policy upon the nation. The devastating effect of government ever to tax agriculture. Modi leaders were openly garlanding the lynchers. this policy reverberated throughout the land Government has imposed 5% GST on India witnessed an alarming rise in violence record as the costing 140 of its citizens their dear lives and fertilizers, 12% GST on tractor/agriculture against Dalits after Narendra Modi took over. plunging the GDP from 8.01% to 6.5%. implements, 18% GST on pesticide, 18% GST on The national Crime record Bureau registered a Chowkidar of the According to CMIE's surveys, 3.5 million jobs tire, tube, transmission parts and 18% on cold six to eight times upsurge in the rate of crimes were lost during the final quarter of 2016-17. storage equipment. While the Government has committed against Dalits in the last five years. nation and vote their Small business took the brunt of the hit and written off Rs. 2.4 lakh crore bad loans for Dalits who supported BJP in the last election business was down by as much as 50% for small crony capitalists, it is not generous with small felt let down by the Modi regime as the policies conscience. If this traders. and marginal farmers to get rid of their debts. were blatantly against them. Several decisions The farmers, especially small and marginal GST: and utterances of the government especially record meets their who largely depended on cash to buy seeds, the way UGC changed the formula for fertilizers and to pay for sowing, borrowing "It is Gujarat Sabotage Tax," Modi said of the calculating reserved posts reinforced the lack of standard of water for irrigation remained worst affected GST in 2011 when the UPA government trust among Dalits. The suicide of research and could not complete the crop-related introduced it in the Parliament. However, it scholar Rohit Vemula was a final stroke that led activities. Many people in the lower rungs of became an ideal tax scheme only when he to a widespread feeling of alienation among achievement, India's the socio-economic ladder lost their life savings became the Prime Minister. Although it was a Dalits, andstudents in particular. and the poor traders went without business and much-needed reform the messy Institutions: future may be bleak, so their families without essential food items. implementation and clumsy rollout sent panic However, the rich and the privileged faced no waves among the business class that was not India's democracy survived and thrived and the wellbeing of its problems and were given a gift-wrapped ready for the change in taxation. One year after because of the resilience of its venerable opportunity to convert all their black money GST rollout, small business was reporting drop Institutions. However, Narendra Modi was democracy may even into white money. in sales and struggling with the high cost of quite successful in demolishing these entities Jobs compliance. that formed the pillars of democracy.Today, we be in danger. Filing returns became a huge headache for see these Institutions like Judiciary, When Modi was running for election in 2014, small businesses as they have to rely on Parliament, Cabinet, Planning Commission, he promised 2 crore jobs every year. What is the professionals, and that became an additional Reserve Bank, Election Commission and Law situation today? In 2017-18, the country's financial burden for them. Compliance process Enforcement System being undermined. The unemployment situation worsened as the rate was further slowed down as the Information world had witnessed a rare event when four stood at 6.1 %, a 45-year high. Joblessness was technology took a long time to resolve Supreme Court judges held a press conference recorded at 7.8% in urban areas and 5.3% in cumbersome registration and audit processes. to warn against undermining judiciary while ndia is indeed facing a critical election in rural areas. The Center for Monitoring Indian In addition, GST moved the power center so stating that the very system of democracy itself the coming weeks and the question on Economy says that 11 million jobs were also lost much away from the States as it started could be in danger. I everyone's mind is whether this will be a in the 2017-18 period. According to the NSSO, impacting the relationship in a Federal power- It is alleged by the opposition that CBI is referendum on Modi's accomplishments in the the joblessness among youth was at a higher sharing structure. being misused by Modi to intimidate political last five years of his governance! If it is one, he level compared to the previous years and much National Security: opponents in the same way in which the apparently has not only failed to deliver his higher compared to that in the overall Gestapo was used by the Nazi regime of Adolf campaign promises on the economic front but population. Mr. Modi's stint as Prime Minister will be Hitler. Narendra Modi was singularly also damaged the institutions he was sworn in The youth of the country feel betrayed, and also be known for weaker national security, a responsible for the shameful drama that to protect and preserve. their hopes dashed as the Modi government rise in militant attacks and higher tolls in the unfolded at various venues under the title 'CBI Corruption: appeared to have no road map for job creation. army and civilian deaths. The dastardly vs CBI', pitting the two top officials against Half of India's working-age population, for the Pulwama attack by the militants resulted in the each other. CBI's credibility has touched an all- One of the biggest accusations against UPA first time, is not contributing to any economic death of 44 Security personnel. Under Modi's time low under Modi government and government by BJP was that it was immersed activity according to the National Sample watch, 498 soldiers and 278 civilians were killed increasingly being perceived as a political arm in corruption. Although coalition politics was Survey office's latest job-survey."In a country of as we saw an uptick in terrorist activities in of the ruling party. partly to blame for that fiasco, Manmohan over 1.2 billion people, India is creating about Kashmir and across the LOC. In the case of Saffron Splurge: Singh, the former Prime Minister was beyond 450 jobs per 24 hours while China is creating Pulwama, how did a suicide bomber acquire reproach in this regard, and he has led a nation 50,000 jobs in the same 24 hours. Our Prime 300Kgs of RDX and permitted to enter the most While skimping on funds to aid the flood with integrity and honor. Although the Minister doesn't think this is a problem, "said secure Jammu-Srinagar National highway victims in Kerala, Modi lives a larger than life opposition and the media were quite harsh in Rahul Gandhi, Congress President addressing a despite the 'standard operating procedure' for story traveling the world over spending a their judgment of his tenure, the history will rally. sanitizing the convoy stretch? Undoubtedly,it is whopping 2000 crores of Rupees. With the 2989 be much kinder to him. Farmer's Plight a massive intelligence failure that needs to be crores spent on building a Sardar Patel Statue, However, the Rafale deal looks like the further looked into. India could have built two IIT campuses or mother of all scams. As reports indicate, "the The Indian farmer appeared to have suffered And also it is shameful in a manner in which launched 6 Mars missions. The project shows scam caused a slew of collateral damages: the most under Modi administration as this the BJP and Narendra Modi government tried the vanity of the office as these funds could heavy loss to the exchequer, undermining of a important sector took the brunt of the effect of to gain political capital over the Pulwama have been put into much better use in areas national institution like Hindustan the brutal demonetization policy as the tragedy accusing those expressing skepticism where funds are desperately needed. On the Aeronautical Limited, compromise on national agricultural growth was sluggish at 1.9 % of the outcome of the surgical strikes as anti- other side of the spectrum, many of the security, and unfair favoritism to Anil Ambani which is half of what was during the previous nationalists. It is their leader Yeddyurappa who flagship projects envisaged by the Modi enabling him to make undue profits." How Anil UPA government. Farmer's suicide went up so made the statement that this counterattack will government, purportedly to help the poor Ambani who has failed with Reliance much during Modi rule, the government fetch BJP 22 seats in Karnataka. While taking flopped due to lack understanding of the Communications was chosen to build an stopped printing the suicide figures from the patriot cover behind the army, the people's needs or not appropriating sufficient advanced jet aircraft bypassing an established February 2017. The BJP reneged on government's allocation in the 2018-19 Budget funds. contd on Page 32 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 10 WORLD FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019

19 killed in B’desh fire, rescue operations on No decision taken on DHAKA (TIP): At least 19 persons, including a Sri Lankan national, were killed and over 70 injured when a massive opening of Sharda temple fire engulfed 22-storey building in Dhaka’s posh Banani area on March 28, in the latest blaze to hit the Bangladeshi capital. The incident, which happened on corridor in PoK: Pakistan Thursday afternoon in a building that houses several garment shops and Earlier in the week, quoting sources in Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, internet service providers, left several people trapped inside as the blaze spread the Express Tribune reported that the Pakistani government has approved a to two adjacent buildings. “Until now we can tell you that the proposal to establish a corridor that will allow Hindu pilgrims from India to visit inferno killed 19 persons, one of them being a Sri Lankan national,” Farman Ali, the ancient Hindu temple and cultural site. an officer-in-charge of Banani police station, told reporters. At least six of the ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan said no Amarnath Temple. demanding opening the Sharda Peeth coridor killed, including the Sri Lankan national, decision has been taken so far on the opening Kashmiri Pandit organizations have been for many years (PTI). died after they jumped off from various of the Sharda temple corridor for Hindu floors of the high-rise building for safety.— pilgrims from India in Pakistan-occupied PTI Kashmir and asserted that there should be "a positive atmosphere" for taking such steps. Pak minister brands Earlier in the week, quoting sources in Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the US envoy ‘little pygmy’ Express Tribune reported that the Pakistani government has approved a proposal to in Twitter establish a corridor that will allow Hindu ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistani pilgrims from India to visit the ancient Hindu minister has branded the US ambassador temple and cultural site. to Kabul a “little pygmy” in a high-level Addressing a weekly press briefing here, diplomatic Twitter row that erupted over Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad ongoing peace talks between Washington Faisal rejected the report, saying, "To the best and the Taliban in Afghanistan. The of my knowledge, no decision has been taken furore underscores the delicate balance of so far (on opening the Sharda temple regional tensions as the US steps up a push corridor)." to find a way out of Afghanistan, more "A positive environment is required to than 17 years after the invasion. AFP move forward on all such issues," he added. In its report, the media had also quoted Singapore to tighten Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) member of the National Assambly (MNA)Ramesh kumar as Ex-Pak PM Sharif out of prison on medical grounds alcohol norms for pilots saying Pakistan has decided to open the SINGAPORE (TIP): The Civil Aviation Sharda Temple. Work on the project will start LAHORE (TIP): Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was released from jail on Authority of Singapore (CAAS) from the current year which Hindus in March 27, a day after the Supreme Court granted him six weeks’ bail to receive medical announced here on Thursday that it would Pakistan will also be able to visit the site. treatment within the country. Sharif (69), was lodged in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail since tighten the regulatory regime on alcohol It is also one of the three famous holy site December last year, serving a seven-year imprisonment in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case. abstention to mitigate the risk of pilots for kashmiri pandits, the other two being the The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, who denies wrongdoing, has suffered operating under the influence of liquor. Martand Sun Temple in Anantnag and the four angina attacks in recent weeks, according to his daughter Maryam Nawaz. (PTI) According to CAAS, the authority will implement the Airport Alcohol Testing Nine arrested in Programme (AATP) and start random 13 killed in military helicopter testing of pilots at Changi and Seletar Thailand for posting airports on March 31, the Xinhua news agency reported. Reuters crash in Kazakhstan election 'fake news' Bangladeshi woman ALMATY (KAZAKHSTAN) (TIP): A military helicopter has crashed in southwestern BANGKOK (TIP): Nine people have been Kazakhstan, killing all 13 servicemen on board, the defence ministry said on Thursday. arrested in Thailand for spreading “fake gives birth to twins 26 The crash involving the Russian-made Mi-8 aircraft occurred on Wednesday, the ministry news” on Facebook with posts about sacked said in a statement. election officials and bogus ballots in the days after first delivery "13 servicemen were killed... while performing their military duty," it said. wake of controversial polls in the kingdom. DHAKA (TIP): A 20-year-old Kazakhstan's new president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev tweeted that he had ordered an Junta-ruled Thailand held its first vote Bangladeshi woman has given birth to investigation into the crash. since a 2014 coup on Sunday, with a military- twins nearly a month after delivering a A Soviet-era workhorse first built in the 1960s, the Mi-8 helicopter is widely used to transport backed party and its main rival linked to a baby, media reported on March 20. All passengers and supplies to remote sites. self-exiled billionaire both claiming the right three newborns are alive and healthy. It has been involved in a number of recent accidents. to govern. Arifa Sultana gave birth to a premature In August last year, 18 people were killed in a crash in Siberia. Full official results have not yet been baby boy in February,but just 26 days later The defence ministry said on Thursday that the families of those killed would receive released, but questions are mounting over she complained of abdominal pains and compensation. election irregularities that may have skewed was rushed to a hospital on March 21 when Tokayev became Kazakhstan's president last week following the shock resignation of long- initial numbers. she delivered twins, the BBC quoted Sheila ruling 78-year-old strongman Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has retained key decision-making A Thai official said on Thursday that nine Poddar, the gynaecologist who performed powers in the Central Asian country of 18 million. AFP people were arrested for sharing fake news the caesarean, as saying. on Facebook claiming two election Her twins were found to be healthy and commissioners had been sacked and that were discharged with no complications. Thai Election Commission says 600,000 illegitimate ballots were mixed into Sultana's case is one of "uterus the vote count. The Election Commission is didelphys", which means she has two expected to release more results on Friday separate uteruses. "When the patient came junta party won popular vote which could clarify the outcome of the vote. in, we performed an ultrasound and found Rights groups say the Computer Crimes law there were twin babies... We were both BANGKOK (TIP): Thailand’s Election Commission says it has counted 100 per cent of the provides broad powers to crack down on shocked and surprised. I have never votes from the recent General Election and a party allied with the ruling junta has won the online content and to target regime critics. observed something like this before," most votes, though the results are not yet official. The head of the millennial-friendly Future Poddar said. "If you go for a scan In a news conference on Thursday, the commission did not say how many seats that would Forward Party, poised to become Thailand's beforehand it would be very obvious to see translate into. The commission said earlier that the main anti-junta party had won the most third largest faction, was accused of two sets of uteruses," Ng told the BBC. "It's constituency seats in Sunday’s vote, the first since a 2014 military coup. violating the act after a Facebook live likely that three eggs ovulated and were Both parties say those results mean they have a mandate to form the next government. broadcast criticised the junta last year. fertilised at the same time during her The election was for 500 seats in the Lower House. Of those 350 seats are determined by who A decision on whether to indict him and fertile period which resulted in three won each constituency, while another 150 are divided between parties based on a proportion of two other party members has been delayed embryos," he added. — IANS the overall vote. — AP until April. AFP THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 11 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 12 US FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019

US approved secret nuclear power work for US Republicans intensify counter- Saudi Arabia WASHINGTON (TIP): US Energy attack after Mueller investigation Secretary Rick Perry has approved six secret authorisations by companies to sell WASHINGTON (TIP): A second US Senate nuclear power technology and assistance to committee on March 27 sought to examine the Saudi Arabia, according to a copy of a motives of federal agents and investigators document seen by Reuters on March 27. who launched the Trump-Russia probe as a The Trump administration has quietly Republican effort gathered momentum to pursued a wider deal on sharing US nuclear seek retribution on behalf of President power technology with Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump. which aims to build at least two nuclear Homeland Security Chairman Ron Johnson power plants. Several countries including told Reuters he planned to join Judiciary the United States, South Korea and Russia Chairman Lindsey Graham, a fellow are in competition for that deal, and the Republican, in a review of what motivated an winners are expected to be announced later investigation that led to US Special Counsel this year by Saudi Arabia. Robert Mueller’s 22-month probe of Russian Perry’s approvals, known as Part 810 meddling in the 2016 election and possible authorizations, allow companies to do collusion with the Trump campaign. preliminary work on nuclear power ahead “How was this pushed by members of the of any deal but not ship equipment that FBI, Department of Justice and the would go into a plant, a source with intelligence community? We’re fully aware of knowledge of the agreements said on the bias that existed in those agencies under condition of anonymity. the Obama administration,” Johnson said, The approvals were first reported by the referring to Democratic President Barack Daily Beast. The Department of Energy’s Obama, who preceded Trump. National Nuclear Security Administration “I’ve been talking to Senator Graham. I (NNSA) said in the document that the want to work hand-in-glove, our two companies had requested that the Trump committees, to try and get that information administration keep the approvals secret. and make it public for the American people,” “I asked whether he could commit that the several Russian government officials during a “In this case, each of the companies he said. full report, an unredacted full report with the trip to Moscow in July 2016. He was not which received a specific authorization for Trump, who, along with fellow Republicans, underlying documents evidence would be charged. (Saudi Arabia) have provided us written has seized on the disclosure that Mueller did provided to Congress and to the American Johnson also hopes to unearth facts about request that their authorization be not find his campaign conspired with Russia people. And he wouldn’t make a commitment alleged discussions at the Justice Department withheld from public release,” the NNSA to meddle in the election, has been calling for to that. I am very concerned about that,” both to surreptitiously record conversations said in the document. In the past, the investigations into how the probe got started. Nadler said. with Trump and to approach Cabinet Energy Department made previous Part “He is on fire. Anybody who thinks this is Mueller’s report was submitted on Friday members about replacing him under the US 810 authorizations available for the public going to go by the wayside does not to Barr, who issued a summary.Trump said he Constitution’s 25th Amendment. to read at its headquarters. A Department understand the issue of retribution,” said a had been completely exonerated, even though Johnson said federal law enforcement of Energy official said the requests Trump confidant who speaks to the president the report did not clear him on the question of officials would have done better to approach contained proprietary information and that regularly. “Hell hath no fury like a president obstructing justice. Trump still faces Trump quietly about concerns they had the authorizations went through multi- scorned.” Trump advisers predict Trump will congressional investigations into his personal involving members of his campaign. agency approval process. make much of the matter at a rally for and business affairs. But Republicans are During his investigation, Mueller brought Many US lawmakers are concerned that supporters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on hoping Mueller’s findings will help Trump’s charges against 34 people, including Russian sharing nuclear technology with Saudi Thursday,his first major appearance since the 2020 re-election prospects and rebound agents and former Trump aides. Arabia could eventually lead to a nuclear Mueller investigation concluded. against his Democratic accusers. Asked about the Republican push to arms race in the Middle East. A Trump ally,Graham laid out plans for his A focus of Republican inquiries is a investigate the investigators, Democrat Jamie Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin own investigation this week and urged US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Raskin of the House Judiciary Committee Salman told CBS last year that the kingdom Attorney General William Barr to name a warrant for former Trump adviser Carter said: “There is a scramble to obscure the would develop nuclear weapons if its rival special counsel to look into the matter Page, based in part on information in a reality that nobody has seen the Mueller Iran did. In addition, the kingdom has separately. dossier compiled by Christopher Steele, a report yet. occasionally pushed back against agreeing US House of Representatives Judiciary former British intelligence officer who co- “So, it was perfectly predictable,” he added, to US standards that would block two paths Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler told founded a private intelligence firm. “that once they declared the president to potentially making fissile material for reporters he was very concerned that Barr Page, a foreign policy adviser during completely and totally exonerated by a report nuclear weapons clandestinely: enriching would not submit Mueller’s report to Trump’s campaign, drew scrutiny from the no one has read, they would turn in vindictive uranium and reprocessing spent fuel. Congress by next Tuesday as Democrats had FBI, which said in legal filings in 2016 that it fashion to try to go after the people whoever Concern in Congress about sharing requested. Nadler said he had a 10-minute believed he had been “collaborating and raised questions about the president’s nuclear technology and knowledge with phone conversation with Barr on Wednesday. conspiring” with the Kremlin. Page met with conduct.” Reuters Saudi Arabia rose after US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed last October in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The Part 810 authorizations were made after Boeing rolls out software fix to defend 737 November 2017, but it was not clear from the document whether any of them were made after Khashoggi’s killing. MAX franchise, awaits US regulator’s approval Representative Brad Sherman, a Democrat, called on Secretary of State SEATTLE/WASHINGTON (TIP): Boeing A Boeing official in Seattle said on Wednesday. US Transportation Secretary Mike Pompeo during a congressional Co on March 27 took its most aggressive Wednesday the timing of the software Elaine Chao and some lawmakers on hearing on Wednesday to release the names moves yet to defend its core 737 airliner upgrade was “100 percent independent of the Wednesday questioned why Boeing did not of the companies that got the approvals by franchise, saying it had developed software timing of the Ethiopian accident,” and the require safety features on its top-selling plane the middle of April, and Pompeo said he fixes to prevent failures of an automated company was taking steps to make the anti- that might have prevented the crashes. would look into it. flight control system that is being scrutinized stall system “more robust.” There was no Executives with US airlines welcomed Sherman also said the Trump after two deadly crashes in the past five need to overhaul Boeing’s regulatory Boeing’s moves, but want US regulators to administration had attempted to evade months. relationship with the US Federal Aviation sign off on the upgrade. Congress on sharing nuclear power with Boeing, in the midst of one its worst crises Administration (FAA) now, the company said. Southwest Airlines Co, which on the kingdom. Pompeo said the in years, is under pressure from crash “We are going to do everything that we can Wednesday became the first major airline to administration was working to ensure any victims’ families, airlines, lawmakers in do to ensure that accidents like these never formally cut its financial outlook for the year shared technology nuclear power would not Washington and regulators around the world happen again,” Mike Sinnett, vice president after being forced to pull its MAX fleet of 34 present proliferation risks. Last month, to prove that the automated flight control for product strategy and future airplane jets out of service, supported Boeing’s Democratic House members alleged in a systems of its 737 MAX aircraft are safe, and development, told reporters. decision. report that top White House aides ignored that pilots have the training required to The FAA said it had not reviewed or Current 737 MAX pilots have criticized warnings they could be breaking the law as override the system in an emergency. certified the software upgrade yet. The FAA Boeing for not disclosing more details about they worked with former US officials in a The 737 MAX planes were grounded has agreed to significantly improve its MCAS initially. Sinnett said the company has group called IP3 International to advance a worldwide following an Ethiopian Airlines oversight of organizations performing added details on MCAS to its flight crew multibillion-dollar plan to build nuclear disaster on March 10 that killed 157 people, certifications on its behalf by July, US operations manual. All pilots will need to reactors in the Middle East, including five months after a Lion Air crash in Transportation Department Inspector complete this training before returning to the Saudi Arabia. Reuters Indonesia that killed 189 people. General Calvin Scovel told a Senate panel on skies, he said. Reuters THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 US 13 Bayer must pay $80 Indian American Lawmakers Call for mn to man in Roundup Public Release of Full Mueller Report cancer trial: US jury

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (TIP): A US jury on March 28 awarded $80 million to a man who claimed his use of Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup caused his cancer, in the latest legal setback for the company facing thousands of similar lawsuits. The jury in San Francisco federal court said the company was liable for plaintiff Edwin Hardeman’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Rep Raja Krishnamoorthi, RepPramila Jayapal, Rep Ami Bera and Rep Ro Khanna have demanded that Attorney General Barr release the full It awarded $5 million in compensatory Mueller report damages and $75 million in punitive damages to Hardeman after finding that WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American statement. "According to Attorney General "The Special Counsel's investigation is one Roundup was defectively designed, that Lawmakers are calling for the release of Barr's summary, the Special Counsel's critical piece of a much broader set of Monsanto failed to warn of the herbicide’s special counsel Robert Mueller's full report investigation did not exonerate the President. investigations, including the work of the cancer risk and that the company acted after receiving a summary of the It is imperative that Congress have the Southern District of New York, that have negligently. investigation from Attorney General William opportunity to examine these findings in full already revealed a shocking level of Bayer bought Roundup maker Monsanto Barr that clears President Donald Trump of while continuing our broader investigations wrongdoing. Mueller has held Trump's top last year for $63 billion. involvement with Russia in the 2016 election. and informing the American people as to what personal, campaign and White House advisors The company in a statement on Mueller's probe did not get a conclusion on happened in 2016 and how Russian to account - five of whom have been found Wednesday said it was disappointed with whether Trump obstructed justice, Barr said interference, and interference by any foreign guilty and a sixth who is on trial for lying and the jury’s decision and that it would appeal in a four-page letter to Congress. According to power, can be prevented in the future." other offenses. The House Judiciary the verdict. Barr's letter, Mueller did not find evidence Representative Pramila Jayapal slammed Committee has the responsibility to “This verdict does not change the weight that anyone associated with the Trump Attorney General for not taking 'No further investigate and conduct oversight into abuse of over four decades of extensive science campaign knowingly conspired with the action on this very serious charge' and of power, public corruption and obstruction of and the conclusions of regulators Russian government in efforts to interfere demanded release of full Mueller report. justice. As a member of that Committee, I look worldwide that support the safety of our with the 2016 election. Though the report did "It is clear that, even after a 22-month forward to immediately receiving the full glyphosate-based herbicides and that they not determine the president committed a investigation, Special Counsel Mueller was Mueller report and the underlying evidence are not carcinogenic,” Bayer said. crime, he said, it also did not exonerate him. not able to exonerate the President from the and continuing to ensure that we uphold the The company added that the verdict in "The letter from Attorney General Barr charge of obstruction of justice. Equally Constitution", she further added. Hardeman’s case had no impact on future reveals his own interpretations of Special disturbing is the fact that Attorney General "If Mueller wanted Barr to make the call cases and trials, “as each one has its own Counsel Mueller's conclusions, introduces a Barr took less than 48 hours to determine that about obstruction he would have asked him 3 factual and legal circumstances.” range of unanswered questions, and he will take no further action on this very weeks ago and included in his final report. That The trial is only the second of more than reaffirms the need for maximum serious charge. The Attorney General has he didn't indicates that Mueller wants Congress 11,200 Roundup lawsuits set to go to trial in transparency that can only be achieved by made it clear - through his broad support for to make this determination. Barr is an usurper the United States. Previous litigation releasing the Special Counsel's full report and sweeping presidential power and authority in this process. Mueller report should be setbacks and a prior jury verdict against the underlying documents supporting it. The and his past criticism of the Special Counsel's released to the public so that the American the company have sent Bayer shares American taxpayers paid for the Mueller inquiry - that he is not an unbiased people can assess the facts for themselves", plunging. Report and should be able to see what they participant. It is, therefore, even more urgent tweeted Congressman Ro Khanna. The verdict comes after the same jury on paid for. Congress and the American people that Congress immediately receive the full "Now that Robert Mueller has finished his March 19 found Roundup to have been a cannot rely on the Attorney General's report and all the underlying documentation report, the people have a right to know what “substantial factor” in causing Hardeman’s interpretations and conclusions alone", and evidence so that we can make our own he found. This is about protecting our cancer, allowing the trial to proceed to a Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said in a determinations" said Jayapal. democracy", tweeted Congressman Ami Bera. second phase to determine liability and damages. Bayer shares fell more than 12 percent after last week’s jury finding. In the trial’s second phase, Hardeman’s lawyers were able to present previously 2 killed, 2 injured as gunman opens excluded internal documents allegedly showing the company’s efforts to influence scientists and regulators about the widely used product’s safety. fire during Seattle rush hour Lawyers for Hardeman were seen by a Reuters reporter cheering in the elevator LOS ANGELES/ATLANTA (TIP): Two killing the driver. were not life-threatening, according to police. outside the courtroom after the verdict was people were killed and two critically injured The gunman climbed into the Prius as Police said one motorist was killed by announced. when a gunman opened fire on two motorists police arrived and sped away but collided gunfire and the other motorist was killed in “As demonstrated throughout trial, since and a Metro bus in Seattle on March 27 and with a nearby vehicle, killing that driver. the collision. Both were men. None of the Roundup’s inception over 40 years ago, then caused a collision as he tried to flee in a Officers pursuing the suspect took him victims was immediately identified by police. Monsanto refuses to act responsibly,” stolen car during the afternoon rush hour, into custody after a brief standoff, police The Times reported late on Wednesday Hardeman’s lawyers said in a statement, police said. said. that the gunman was a 33-year-old Seattle adding that the company instead focused on The incident unfolded in a northeastern Authorities did not immediately offer an resident. The man who was fatally shot was “manipulating public opinion and Seattle neighborhood when the suspect explanation for what might have precipitated 50 and the man who was killed in the undermining anyone who raises genuine approached a motorist at an intersection and the shooting or specify the type of weapon collision was 70, it said. and legitimate concerns about Roundup.” shot her before walking into the street and used. King County’s Metro transit authority said ‘Hasn’t sunk in’ After the verdict, firing on the bus, police said in a statement. “We only believe that this is a one, lone on Twitter the bus driver had activated an Hardeman told reporters he was The bus driver, identified by the Seattle suspect involved in this random, senseless emergency alarm to report being shot, and “overwhelmed.” “It hasn’t sunk in yet,” he Times newspaper and other media as Eric act”, said Seattle Deputy Police Chief Marc that none of his 12 passengers was injured. said. Hardeman’s case was considered a Stark, 53, was shot but managed to turn the Garth Green, according to NBC News. “We’re Although wounded in the torso, the bus bellwether trial to help determine the range bus around and head away from the outraged at what this suspect did.” driver was able to walk to a gurney to be of damages and define settlement options assailant, police said. The unidentified suspect was taken to a transported by paramedics to hospital, the for the more than 760 other federal cases The suspect then approached a second Seattle hospital, where he remained under Seattle Times quoted a transit union pending in the same court before US motorist in a Toyota Prius and opened fire, guard while being treated for injuries that president as saying. Reuters District Judge Vince Chhabria. (Reuters) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 14 INDIA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 Modi harps on national security

LUCKNOW/SRINAGAR (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday touted his government’s national security credentials, citing the 2016 surgical strike, the airstrike in Pakistan, and the anti-satellite missile test as evidence of its decisiveness, while attacking the opposition for asking questions about the military operations. Why not Varanasi: Launching the BJP’s campaign for the Lok Sabha polls with a rally in Meerut, Modi Priyanka to party weaved his discourse around the ‘chowkidar’ narrative, addressing himself as ‘chowkidar’ workers' plea to fight throughout his speech. Claiming that his government had been from Rae Bareli more decisive than the previous dispensation in responding to the designs of Pakistan, Modi RAE BARELI (TIP): Congress general said some Indian leaders were in a popularity secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday race in Pakistan and questioned the valour of sent ripples across the political spectrum Indian soldiers. “They are all over Pakistani after her swift riposte "Why not Varanasi" media. You tell me what does our nation want? (the Lok Sabha seat of Prime Minister A hero of India or of Pakistan?” he asked the Narendra Modi) to the party workers' cheering gathering. who hails from Uttarakhand, after the 2016 spearhead the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) request to contest elections from her “The country doesn’t need evidence, it surgical strike. Lok Sabha poll campaign in the state. mother Sonia Gandhi's parliamentary needs worthy sons. Those who seek evidence He said the hill state was not only a seat of Yogi, who launched the campaign from constituency Rae Bareli. abuse the sons of this soil,” he said, targeting one of the four dhams, Badrinath, but a fifth Shakumbhari Devi temple in Saharanpur on Her remark came at an interactive those who had asked questions about the ‘dham’ as well as it was ‘sainik dham’, the land Sunday, will be addressing rallies in all the 80 meeting with party booth workers, block surgical strike and last month’s airstrike. of soldiers. Lok Sabha constituencies, said BJP presidents, gram panchayat and nagar He repeated his attack on the opposition on In Jammu, Modi asserted that those spokesperson Chandramohan. panchayat heads at a guest house here, the issue at a rally in Jammu later in the day. running terror factories across the border He will also be addressing public meetings about six km from the district “After the Indian attack on terrorists in were living in fear now.“It is the first time that in support of party candidates across the headquarters. Balakot, every Congress leader is saying terrorists from across the border, who have country, including the North East. While on As Gandhi, the party in-charge for things which are not in the interest of the been spreading terror in India, are living in Monday, he addressed public meeting in eastern Uttar Pradesh, told the gathering country. Even those (NC and PDP) who ruled fear,” he claimed. Mathura in support of party candidate Hema that her mother was tense as she could not Jammu and Kashmir for decades are talking PM takes “SARAB” swipe At UP alliance Malini, on Tuesday he addressed public come among them, some workers asked her on those lines.... meeting in Gorakhpur and Varanasi. to contest from Rae Bareli instead. No citizen of the country can accept such PM Narendra Modi on Thursday coined a “The party has planned more rallies of Yogi At this, she smilingly said: "Why not talk, which brings cheers in Pakistan,” Modi new term, ‘sarab’, for the opposition alliance in constituencies where BJP is facing strong Varanasi?" Priyanka Gandhi also said that said. Modi was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh in UP. “Sapa (Samajwadi Party) ka ‘sa’, RLD challenge from the BSP-SP-RLD alliance or the she had told her mother not to worry as she Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath and other state ka ‘Ra’ aur Baspa (BSP) ka ‘ba’, matlab ‘sarab’ Congress,” said a BJP leader. would look at the work of her constituency. leaders at the rally in Meerut, which will go to (Take the ‘Sa’ of Samajwadi Party, ‘Ra’ of Besides winning maximum seats, the If the younger Gandhi sibling jumps into the polls along with seven other Rashtriya Lok Dal and ‘Ba’ of Bahujan Samaj challenge of regaining the Gorakhpur seat the fray against Modi, then it would be the constituencies in UP on April 11. Voting for all Party),” Modi said. The Congress demanded that BJP lost in the by-poll also rests on Yogi’s most high-profile contest of the current Lok five Uttarakhand seats will be held the same his apology,accusing him of stooping to a new shoulder. Sabha polls. But for now, it seems to be only day. Modi didn’t forget to target the Congress low. In 2018 by-poll, the BSP-SP-NISHAD party a quick retort made by her. Source: IANS over corruption, referring to Robert Vadra, Yogi, not Modi, to lead BJP charge in UP alliance had shocked the BJP by winning the who is facing a money laundering case, and seat that Yogi has represented for five Shatrughan meets dynastic politics. LUCKNOW (TIP): Even as the saffron consecutive terms. Later, addressing a rally in Rudrapur in brigade will be banking on Prime Minister’s In fact, the BJP’s defeat in Gorakhpur by- Rahul, to join Congress Uttarakhand, the PM asked the gathering if it magic to repeat the 2014-like performance in poll has played an important role in was proper to abuse the Army chief, referring Uttar Pradesh, chief minister Yogi crystalizing the alliance for the 2019 Lok to criticism of Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat, Adityanath, and not Narendra Modi, will Sabha election. Congress to give 3-year blanket pass to new ventures, abolish angel tax: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI (TIP): Lok Sabha MP NEW DELHI (TIP): Unveiling his sources. However, sometime last year, the Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday ended economic agenda, Congress President Rahul Income Tax department started to send speculation over his joining the Congress Gandhi Thursday said if voted to power his notices to various startups on investments after meeting party president Rahul party will cut red tape for businesses, exempt received by them from angel investors. Since Gandhi at his residence in New Delhi. After new enterprises from seeking any permission then this tax has been coined angel tax. meeting Gandhi, Sinha announced he will in first three years, make it easier to get bank Last month, the government relaxed the join the Congress. loans and scrap angel tax on start-ups. angel tax norms by giving a blanket “Joining will happen soon, we will give In an exclusive interview to PTI a fortnight exemption for up to Rs 25 crore of capital you a positive news during Navaratri. I will ahead of the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls raised by DIPP registered startups from any join Congress now,” news agency ANI starting April 11, Gandhi said his sources. Capital beyond that will be taxed. quoted Sinha as saying. government’s focus will be on job creation and Gandhi said this “powerful idea” came after Senior Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil that entrepreneurs will get fiscal and tax he held discussions with several tweeted that Sinha will join the party on incentives based on their ability to create jobs. entrepreneurs, during which they stressed April 6. “BJP MP Shatrugna Sinha ji met These will form part of Congress party’s wooing youth wanting to start new ventures that their biggest problem was getting all our Congress President Shri election manifesto that will be released next as well as create jobs. kinds of permissions from different agencies @RahulGandhi today and in national month, he said. “We’ve said that we will remove the before starting their enterprises. interest has decided to join tur Congress. “For the first three years of setting up a draconian and ill-conceived angel tax. I have The entrepreneurs said different agencies Hw wil formally join Congress on April 6,” new business, we are going to free you up from made that commitment and it’s going to be ask lots of questions and bribes, and hence Gohil wrote on Twitter. red tape. You will not need to ask for done,” Gandhi said. “we said, we believe in you; we trust you, and This came after another senior Congress permission for anything,” Gandhi said. Since 2012, start-ups were conditioned to so for the first three years of setting up a new leader RK Anand said that a decision on “Don’t bother about anything, there is no what is called angel tax on the premiums business, we are going to free you up from the Shatrughan Sinha’s induction in the party permission you need. Start your business, get obtained over their fair market value. red tape”. was expected “after 2 pm”. News agency to work.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi has According to a new section introduced to the The Congress president said another idea ANI quoted Anand as saying, “It will be often been accused of giving a jobless Income Tax Act in 2012, if a closely held that came up during discussions with decided after 2 pm, there is no fight on his economic growth and Gandhi’s emphasis on company issues shares at a price more than entrepreneurs was the opening of the joining or his seat, just a delay.Adjustments cutting red tape and removing bureaucratic its fair market value, the excess amount will banking system to young business-persons are happening.” hurdles for starting business a is aimed at be taxed at 30 per cent, as income from other and providing them access. Source: PTI THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 INDIA 15

Jaitley: Art 35-A India backs UN move against ‘constitutionally vulnerable, has denied terror funding, points to ‘serial JK a booming economy NEW DELHI (TIP): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said offender’ Pakistan Article 35A is “constitutionally vulnerable” and is an impediment to the NEW YORK/NEW DELHI (TIP): It is strategically very important for India economic development of Jammu and Welcoming the recognition in the resolution that UNSC will collaborate with FATF to Kashmir. The article, incorporated into the of the essential role of the Financial Action punish states involved in terror financing. Indian Constitution in 1954, grants special Task Force (FATF) in setting global standards, India also emphasised that non-compliance rights and privileges to the citizens of India’s permanent representative at the of crucial sanction measures in case of UN Jammu and Kashmir. United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin on Friday proscribed terrorists, entities render all the In a blog post entitled “The Rule of Law said the states who are “apologists” for member states at high risk of challenges from and the State of Jammu and Kashmir”, terrorists will continue to provide alibis to these terrorist groups/organisations who are Jaitley said many today raise doubts about justify their actions and inaction. well funded and armed despite international the “Nehruvian course” and look at it as a Akbaruddin also said ‘serial offenders’ will measures. “historical blunder”. “Does our policy continue to support terrorism, in a veiled India’s permanent representative to the UN today have to be guided by that erroneous reference to Pakistan. said, “Nevertheless we the international vision or an out of box thinking which is in “Terrorists are going to be more creative in community need to be determined to continue consonance with ground reality?” he finding ways to violate the rule book also the evolving our toolbox and go by our rulebook asked. Jaitley said the seven-decade unfortunate reality is the states which are rather than distracted and stray from our history of the state now confronts apologists will continue to provide alibis to determination. The global community is changing India with several questions. justify their actions and inactions to as was impatient for action, going forward, UN Jaitley called Article 35A a India’s permanent representative at the done by a serial offender earlier today,” he collectively needs to do more and do it more “surreptitious executive insertion in the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin noted. Global momentum to rein in terrorism effectively, for its part India will be a willing Constitution”. He said it was neither a part is picking up after the US moved a resolution partner in this endeavour” of the original Constitution, nor was it an against Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood possibility of sanctions to be imposed and India said combatting terrorism is viewed amendment that needs to be approved by Azhar. Now, the UN Security Council has Pakistan to be put in greylist. by many states as fundamental security two-third majority of both Houses of adopted a resolution to combat the financing Stating that effective and sustained efforts policies that require global responsiveness. Parliament. of terrorists. It has linked FATF with the UN. at countering terror financing is at the heart India also termed the UN’s move as a He said the article gives the right to the Asserting that the global community is of the issue of addressing terrorism, milestone in global efforts to set up a state government to discriminate between impatient for action, Akbaruddin said, “We Akbaruddin added, “Terrorists rely on normative framework to criminalise terrorist citizens. “Lakhs of Indian citizens in J&K welcome the recognition in the resolution of resources to sustain themselves and their financing. vote in Lok Sabha elections but not in the essential role of FATF as a saying goes the activities across the world. We, therefore, Akbaruddin said, “Effective and sustained Assembly, municipal or panchayat polls,” proof of the pudding is in its eating, the welcome this initiative to bring together, in a efforts in countering terrorist financing is at he said. “Their children cannot get utility of any resolution will, therefore, be in comprehensive manner, various existing the heart of the issues addressing terrorism, government jobs. They cannot own its implementation.” norms and regulations. It is a milestone in therefore, we welcome this initiative to bring property and their children cannot get FATF has put Pakistan in the dock for global efforts to set up a normative framework together in a comprehensive manner various admitted to governmental institutions. The terror financing and after review, there is a to criminalize terrorist financing.” existing norms and regulations.” same applies to those who live elsewhere in the country. The heirs of ladies marrying 1984 ANTI-SIKH RIOTS outside the state are disinherited from owing or inheriting property.” Congress fields Urmila Supreme Court grants 2 more months Matondkar from to complete probe into 186 cases Mumbai North LS seat

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on politicians, many of them from the Congress Friday granted two more months to SIT to party, were accused of inciting violence and complete its probe into 186 cases of 1984 anti- fomenting tensions. Sikh riots. SAJJAN INSTIGATED MOB, WITNESS The SC issued notice on plea seeking inquiry into role of 62 policemen named in TELLS DELHI COURT 1984 anti-Sikh riots. A key prosecution witness in a 1984 anti- On January 10, the Supreme Court on Sikh riots case told a Delhi court on Thursday Wednesday ordered that 186 cases from the that Sajjan Kumar had instigated the mob to 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi be reopened and kill Sikhs. probed by a three-member special The witness, Joginder Singh, also identified MUMBAI (TIP): The Congress on investigation team (SIT) headed by a retired Kumar, who was present before District Judge Friday fielded actress Urmila Matondkar high court judge. Poonam A Bamba, as the person who from Mumbai North Lok Sabha The court said it will nominate the instigated the mob. constituency two days after she joined the members of the probe team on Thursday,after “When I went to lodge an FIR, the police had party. a consensus between the petitioners and the wanted a list from the government as well. declined to name Sajjan Kumar in the FIR. Matondkar had joined the Congress after government on who should be a part of it. The other two members will be an IPS Sajjan Kumar was the person who was leading meeting Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday and A three-judge bench headed by Chief officer of the rank of inspector general and a the mob and provoking them,” the witness had later said that she was “here to stay”. Justice of India Dipak Misra took the decision serving IPS officer of the rank of said in his statement while being examined by “The Congress central election after going through a supervisory panel’s superintendent of police, the bench said. advocate Tarannum Cheema, appearing for committee has approved the candidature of report that scrutinised 241 cases closed by a The court wanted to finalise the members of the prosecution. Urmila Matondkar as party candidate to Central government-appointed SIT between the SIT but additional solicitor general Pinky Joginder Singh had lost his brother in the contest the ensuing general elections from February 2015 and August 2017. The Anand requested for an adjournment, saying riots. Mumbai North parliamentary supervisory panel of Justices JM Panchal and the government needed a day to put a list of The court has now posted the matter for constituency in Maharashtra,” a party KSP Radhakrishnan submitted their report in candidates together. April 9 for further proceedings in the case. statement said. a sealed cover on December 6, 2017. “The bench’s decision to have an SIT under Earlier, two other key prosecution After joining the party, Matondkar had Senior advocate HS Phoolka, appearing for a retired HC judge is good news for the victims witnesses — Cham Kaur and Sheela Kaur — said she felt the need to join the Congress the families of the riot victims, suggested the who have been waiting for justice for the last had identified Kumar as the one who had party as the freedom to express was under names of three retired judges as the possible 33 years,” Phoolka said. instigated the mob in Sultanpuri. attack in the country and there are chairman of the probe team -- former Delhi In one of the darkest chapters in Delhi’s The case was transferred from numerous examples in this regard in the High Court Chief Justice AP Shah, former history, nearly 3,000 people were killed after Karkardooma court to Patiala House court last five years. Punjab and Haryana High Court chief justice riots that broke out following the here by the Delhi High Court, which directed She had said the Congress party has Mukul Mudgal, and former Delhi High Court assassination of then prime minister Indira the district judge to video record the participated in the freedom struggle and it judge SN Dhingra – but the bench said it Gandhi on October 31, 1984. Some senior proceedings at the cost of the accused. stood for freedom. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 16 FEATURE FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 SPOTLIGHT EVENT at SRFF 2019 By Mabel Pais "This project was made even more obvious, as doctor Ms. Susan O'Malley, Chair, NGO-CSW

Mukwege is…..an example not only for Africa but for the She is the Main Representative to the UN (NY) for the world of humanitarian engagement, political courage and International Federation of Business and Professional the determination to fight against forces of evil…" Women (IFBPW). She has chaired NGO CSW/NY since 2015 and was vice-chair for the previous four years. - Thierry Michel, Film Director She has been a participant in 404 panels going on for "Social media is a gift… to mankind. It's up to (us) to take the last few weeks at the UN and adjacent venues in Women's History Month. advantage of it. Social Media is power to the people, its In addition to her involvement in various UN power should be used especially for the benefit of the committees and previously at the CUNY (City University vulnerable…." of New York), she has published articles/chapters in books and edited books and journals on civil rights, - Dr. Marie Claudine Mukamabano, disability, higher education, human rights Shakespeare, Rwandan Orphan-Survivor and early modern women's cultural studies. ne of the highlights of the Socially Relevant Film Cathleen de Kerchove, Co-Founder-Executive Festival (SRFF) was the Spotlight Event held on OMonday, March 18. It was in 2 parts: Director, Enfants de Panzi (Children of Panzi) A Spotlight documentary film and a panel discussion. The Children of Panzi and elsewhere is a Belgian organization founded by four women with different SPOTLIGHT EVENT Spotlight Panelists: From left to right - Marie Claudine political sensitivities but all having been touched by Mukamabano, Cathleen de Kerchove, Nora Armani, Susan The Socially Relevant Film Festival (SRFF) in collaboration sexual violence against children in conflict zones. O'Malley, Thierry Michel. with the Women's International Forum (WIF) brought the Photo / Courtesy SRFF Festival Committee The organization gathers together professionals and movie "The Man Who Mends Women" for the Spotlight Event. other volunteers who deal with and aim to achieve the The movie chronicles the life and work of the 2018 Nobel Price psychological support to children with post traumatic gynecologist and human rights activist Dr. Denis Mukwege stress disorders. and his efforts to heal the women who have been raped in the The children born out of rape, without a legal identity, conflict of the Democratic Republic of Congo. are just as ostracized from their families and villages. The movie was followed by a panel discussion in the They are sometimes considered as bringing bad luck, presence of the director Thierry Michel. WIF's Board Member which leads them to move away and live elsewhere. Cathleen de Kerchove was a panelist. Violence and rape in the context of children presents a Spotlight Documentary Film: The Man Who Mends Women particular problem. The organization recognizes the enormous surgical work on female rape victims About 2018 Nobel Prize Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Denis conducted by Dr. Mukwege. Many of these women are Mukwege In the presence of the director Thierry MICHEL young girls. The legal age for passing from a minor to an Dr. MUKWEGE adult in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is 18 years. Rape of young adolescent girls in puberty is Winner of the Sakharov Prize 2014, Doctor Mukwege is frequent. internationally known as the man who mends thousands of Dr. Marie Claudine MUKAMABANO women who have been raped during the 20 years of conflicts in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the He is a Rwandan Orphan Genocide Survivor, a victim of poorest countries on the planet, despite its extremely rich sub- the 1994 violence as a teenager. soil. Dr. Claudine is an inspirational, transformational His endless struggle to put an end to these atrocities and In foreground (second from left) - Dr. Denis Mukwege with UN leader and influential speaker. She is an author, denounce the impunity enjoyed by the perpetrators is not Security Forces entrepreneur, humanitarian, actress, artist, and super welcome. Photo / Courtesy SRFF Festival Committee model. At the end of 2012, the doctor was the target of another During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the Government's attempt on his life, which he miraculously survived. leaders coined the slogan "Extremist Hutu Power" using Threatened with death, this doctor with an exceptional the power of television, newspapers, radio and word-of- destiny now lives cloistered in his hospital in Bukavu under mouth to transform their message of hate into a policy of the protection of the United Nation peacekeepers. genocide which killed millions of innocent Rwandans in But he is no longer alone in his struggle. The women to just 100 days. Their aim was, through their evil ideology, whom he has restored physical integrity and dignity, stand to exterminate all Tutsi ethnic groups as well as beside him, true activists for peace, hungry for justice. moderate Hutu people in what they coined, Thierry MICHEL "ITSEMBATSEMBA N'ITSEMBA BWOKO" (liberate). After coming to America, among her many accolades Director, journalist and photographer Thierry Michel was and recognitions in the USA, she was a CNN Hero born in Belgium in an industrial region "Black Country." From nominee, the winner of Miss Global Peace 2019. Using coal mines to prisons, from Brazil and the Maghreb to black her qualities of faith, forgiveness and gratitude, she Africa, he has always denounced peoples' distress and turns her pain, sorrow, and story into one of positive shared their revolts, doing this sometimes in a mixture of impact by using the power of social media to save lives fiction and reality. and change the lives of Rwandan orphans, one life at a He started work in Belgian television, then went on to time. filmmaking. He directed two feature-length fiction films. Mukamabano founded in 2005, "Why Do I Exist? (KUKI Yet in his oeuvre (body of work) stand out his many NDIHO) RWANDA ORPHANS SUPPORT PROJECT," a documentaries that have been shown around the world and charitable organization to raise money for Rwandan received international recognition and awards. Nora Armani on Closing Night 2019. orphans. This project was nominated by 2 million votes About ten years ago, while shooting another film in the Photo / Courtesy SRFF Festival Committee out of 1064 projects to be the 2019 ICT (Information and Congo River, Africa, he filmed the tragic circumstances of Communication Technology) Successful Stories for women who were victims of rape and mutilation, designed political courage and the determination to fight against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 17 (The SDGs cover to wreak havoc on the social cohesion of the families and forces of evil, risking his own life every day against social and economic development issues including communities to which they belonged. Besides gathering the obscurantist forces, in a similar way to Nelson Mandela or poverty, hunger, health, education, global warming, testimony of a huge number of victims, he also heard the Martin Luther King. gender equality, water, sanitation, energy, urbanization, senseless stories of rapists, including the Mai-Mai militia Panel Discussion: WOMEN and CHILDREN in CONFLICT environment and social justice). This ceremony will who encourage this behavior. He describes themselves as happen in Geneva, Europe, April 8- 12, 2019. She is the rabid dogs capable of the most extreme violence, including ZONES 2019 WSIS (World Summit Information System) Prize that against unarmed women. Moderator, Nora Armani, Founder-Artistic Director, SRFF Champion. Subsequently, he decided to film the path taken by one of Panelists: She is working on her new workshop "Maximize Your these doctors, at the heart of this region of huge lakes, in- Ms. Susan O'Malley, Chair, NGO-CSW Network" & "Forgiveness Will Set You Free," She does all fighting and ethnic wars in which women were among the Mrs. Cathleen de Kerchove, Director, Les Enfants de Panzi et this as a memorial to her late mother, "Liberty" who was main victims. This Dr. Mukwege, carries out, in the d'Ailleurs (The Children Of Panzi) killed in the refugee camp. province of Kivu, exceptional work, with utter Dr. Marie Claudine Mukamabano, Rwanda Orphans (Mabel Pais writes on the Arts & Entertainment, Social determination. Support Project Issues, Spirituality, Mabel Pais writes on Social Issues, Dr. Mukwege is an example of honor and pride not only Thierry Michel, Film Director, "The Man Who Mends the Arts & Entertainment, Spirituality, and Health & for Africa but for the world of humanitarian engagement, Women" Wellness) THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 FEATURE 17 Thoughts on Rivers of India: We don't have to clean the river; we have to stop dirtying it Bigger threats include dams and projects to hold back silt which can cause serious consequences. The growth of superbugs has been aided by polluted water, making India a place where 58,000 infants die yearly due to untreatable Dr. V.K. Raju diseases. India has the perfect storm of factors: 1) high number of diseases, 2) How ironic it is very poor sanitation, 3) big pharma industry and poor use of antibiotics." that in India, the river is considered as a loving mother, dispensing bounty, fertility, and prosperity, worshipped in words and utterly neglected in practice.

ecently, an editor of a well-known Indian magazine sent me the HT RSpotlight article. In this one, journalist Victor Mallet describes "How can India worship rivers but let them die?" This was during the Jaipur Literary Conference (needs to be corrected). Two weeks ago, I returned from India. I have lived in the United States (Morgantown, WV) longer than in India. I visit India 3 or 4 times a year in connection with prevention and treatment of eye diseases, especially in children. This has been the work of Eye Foundation of America since 1977. The Eye Foundation of America has built an eye institute (Goutami Eye Institute) in my hometown, Rajahmundry, AP. A month ago, I was in Rajahmundry. In the morning, I walk along the river bank enjoying the breathtaking scenery, but I'm ashamed of the horrible polluted conditions of the river (it was never like this during my childhood when we used to bathe and swim during our summer holidays). "In the heart of the rivers, Oh King Varnuna, your golden home is built." -says Atharva Veda. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American philosopher, writer, and sage. He wrote in his book (Walden) he states, "The Woeful images of River Godavari at Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Dirtying the river and then campaigning for cleaning it. pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges." Photos by the author He goes on, "It appears that the sweltering present-day Ganga, "How can India worship 2,500 crore lying unused and not a single drop 2) The Indian government has made inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, rivers but let them die?" He goes on to of the river had been cleaned. cleaning the polluted rivers a Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta drink at my comment that Indians are deeply apathetic to Bigger threats include dams and projects to priority. well. In the morning, I bathe my intellect in their state, treating them cruelly,contributing hold back silt which can cause serious 3) Above all, we don't have to clean the the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy of to the death of the rivers. He adds 'River of consequences. The growth of superbugs has river; we have to stop dirtying it. the Bhagavad Gita, since whose composition , Life, River of Death: Ganges and India's been aided by polluted water, making India a How ironic it is that in India, the river is years of the gods have elapsed, and in future'. The pollution of the Ganges is place where 58,000 infants die yearly due to considered as a loving mother, dispensing comparison with which our modern world contributing to misery and poor health of 5 untreatable diseases. India has the perfect bounty,fertility,and prosperity,worshipped in and its literature seems puny and trivial and I million people. Ganga is not dead and could be storm of factors: 1) high number of diseases, words and utterly neglected in practice. doubt if that philosophy is not to be referred saved, just like the river Thames was rescued 2) very poor sanitation, 3) big pharma May I end by offering the Arabian proverb, to a previous state of existence, so remote is in England. The Chicago river, which was industry and poor use of antibiotics." "A mouth that prays, a hand that kills." its sublimity from our conceptions. " filthy and polluted a few years ago, has also (Yet in our national Indian doctor's Henry David Thoreau had never been to been cleaned up. There is enough money in meetings in the USA, the pharmaceutical India, yet he expresses thoughts that only a India that is often underused or wasted that companies of India, which have contributed (The author is an eminent ophthalmologist based in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. yogi is capable of. If Thoreau were to read could have helped clean up the Ganges. to both the health of the people and Founder President of the Eye Foundation of Victor Mallet's essay on Ganga, what would he Several action plans were put in place since devastating pollution of the environment, are America, his mission is to create a world say? 1980, but they have come to naught. A recent held in high esteem). without childhood blindness. He can be This is what Victor Mallet said about the CAG report blamed the government for the RS 1) All hope is not lost. reached at [email protected]) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 18 BOLLYWOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 MALAIKA ARORA AND ARJUN KAPOOR TO GET MARRIED ON APRIL 19? eports have been doing rounds for quite some time now that Malaika RArora and Arjun Kapoor will be getting married this year. The couple will reportedly tie the knot on April 19. According to the buzz, the rumoured couple will have a Christian wedding and the guest list include celebrities like Kareena Kapoor Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh. Arjun and Malaika, spotted together multiple times, had kept mum on their ALIA BHATT CLOCKS 30 relationship. Talking about the rumours, Arjun had told IANS: "When there is MILLION INSTAGRAM something to talk about, you will all know." FOLLOWERS But Arjun Kapoor, neither confirming nor denying, said - "One can pick how ctress Alia Bhatt has crossed over 30 much information to share in the public million followers on Instagram. domain". ACelebrating it and thanking her fans Arjun was quoted saying, "It's your for making her reach the mark, Alia on choice how much you put out there or Wednesday uploaded a special video on the yourself and your availability. Today, you photo-sharing app. The one minute-video gives have a lot of control over how much you a glimpse of her seven-year-long film journey. want people to know about your life. Along with the video, she wrote: "It's been a Speculation and gossip is a part of it. I am wonderful journey so far... but it's just the not the first actor or the last. Our entire beginning. 30 million." tribe is immune to it... because it is the The 26-year-old made her Bollywood debut in nature of the business." 2012 with the film Student of the Year. Later, Malaika, ex-wife of actor-producer she featured in films such as Highway,2 States, Arbaaz Khan, had denied the marriage Arjun, but often spoke about the concept alone and single for the rest of their life. Udta Punjab, and Dear Zindagi. Her role of a rumours in one of the interviews saying of finding love after divorce. Irrespective of what everyone said spy in Meghna Gulzar's Raazi helped her bag it is all "media made". "Everyone wants to be in love again, to around me, I am glad that I made this the Filmfare Award this year. She never said that she was dating be in a relationship. Nobody wants to be choice on my own," Malaika had said. JAYALALITHAA’S BIOPIC ‘THALAIVI’ STARRING KANGANA RANAUT TO GO ON FLOORS BY JULY THIS YEAR

fter playing the historical 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.' character of Rani Laxmibai The casting of Kangana is believed Ain her debut directorial to help the film reach a pan-Indian 'Manikarnika: The Queen of audience. Jhansi', Kangana Ranaut is gearing Kangana will be appearing in her up to star in the biopic of late Tamil second film with 'Thalaivi'. The Nadu political mascot Jayalalithaa actress has earlier played the female titled 'Thalaivi'. The film produced lead in Jayam Ravi starrer 2008 film by Vishnu Vardan Induri and 'Dhaam Dhoom'. helmed by Vijay has been granted Kangana pointed out that her life the status of an official biopic and story is similar to that of J the team of the makers has received Jayalalithaa's. "I was working on my a no objection certificate from the own biopic, but her (Jayalalithaa) late Chief Minister’s nephew story is very similar to my story. In Deepak Jayakumar. fact, it is a bigger success story than Earlier, it was reported that the mine. When I heard the narration of actress would be paid a record Rs 24 this film, I found many similarities crore for the film, the highest between both the stories. So when I amount an Indian actress would had the option to do a film based on have received for a regional film. her story or my story, I decided on However, later the makers refuted the former," she added. the reports and now it is being Thalaivi aka Jaya will be reported that the actress would be primarily made in Tamil and will paid somewhere around Rs 12 crore. also release in Hindi. Kangana also As per reports, the trilingual film added that she will be learning to be shot in Tamil, Telugu, and Tamil for the film. "Unless I fail Hindi will go on floors from July.The miserably and they (the makers of dialogues of the film will be penned the film) have to look for an option by 'Baahubali' writer Vijayendra K for my dubbing. But I will definitely Prasad, who had also written learn the language," Kangana Kangana’a previous film exclaimed. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 HOLLYWOOD 19 MANDY MOORE HONORED WITH STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME inger-actress Mandy Moore has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk Sof Fame. Moore received the star in the company of her 'A Walk to Remember' co-star Shane West. Excited to be a part of Hollywood Walk of Fame, Moore said, "It is a tremendous honour to join the ranks of talents whose stars and legacy line Hollywood boulevard. As a little girl from Orlando, Florida, who got her start singing the National Anthem, I'm not sure I ever would have dreamed this big. "I never thought anything like this would ever come to light and yet here we are and it's deeply Selma Blair's 'After' to humbling." West congratulated Moore with an emotional release in India in April speech at the gala. He said: "Mandy, you are an absolute gem, your ased on Anna Todd's young adult smile is absolutely ridiculous -- seriously. It's romance novel of the same name, the ridiculous, and it lights up the room when you Bfilm narrates journey of a young woman walk in. Your energy is irresistible, and your who falls for a guy with a dark secret and the heart is second to none. I couldn't be more proud of two embark on a rocky relationship. you, I couldn't be more happy for you. Love ya." Directed and written by Jenny Gage, 'After' Later, Moore took to Twitter to share the also features Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, Josephine photographs from the ceremony and captioned Langford, Shane Paul McGhie, Samuel Larsen, them: "Stars have always sort of been our thing. Khadijha Red Thunder, Swen Temmel, Inanna Thankful to West for his kind words on this very Sarkis, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Beals, Pia Mia, special day, one which I will never forget. It was a Meadow Williams and Dylan Arnold. walk (of fame) to remember." Eva Mendes finds inspiration from family memories

JULIA ROBERTS SPENT TIME WITH

he has been on a hiatus from her 'We would ride the bus to go to work, PROSTITUTES BEFORE FILMING career as an actress and has been [and] I’d go to work with her. She would Sfocusing on motherhood and her wear this red geisha gown that you had to clothing line for New York & Company. wear at that time, and it was so beautiful. ‘PRETTY WOMAN’ And Eva Mendes opened up about her 'There’s so many memories tied to that.' ctress Julia Roberts spent time with Julia could come and talk to some of the creations and the inspirations behind Now she is making new memories with prostitutes who were paid $35 each to patients. I recruited two young women who them in the forthcoming issue of People. children of her own, and they stick out Atalk to her before filming 'Pretty came to the clinic regularly, and I paid them 'Whatever special occasion holds a dear equally in her mind. Woman'. $35 each to meet with Julia. I went back to place in my heart, I usually remember Speaking about a recent trip she made Barbara Marshall, a former nurse and the work, and about 20 minutes later, Julia yelled what I was wearing or what my mother with her four-year-old daughter Esmeralda widow of the movie's director, Garry from the end of the hall, 'Bye, Barbara. We're was wearing or my sisters,' explained the to the Los Angeles Opera House for Marshall, has opened up on how she was going to take a drive. We'll be back later.'" 45-year-old actress in the interview. performance of Hansel and Gretel, she volunteering at a free clinic here in 1989 when Marshall panicked and called her husband Eva's memories of clothing date back to said of the navy and white polka-dot wrap she got a call from her spouse. and told the director, "Your star just left with a her childhood: 'When I was really little, my dress her daughter wore, 'That’s a She said, "Garry would never visit me at the group of girls, and I think they were heading mom worked at the Chinese Theater in beautiful memory in that dress that I clinic, because he was a hypochondriac and to Hollywood Boulevard. I'm worried. What if Hollywood. treasure.' afraid of getting a disease. But he asked if she doesn't come back?" THE INDIAN PANORAMA 20 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 21 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 22 WORLD FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 Third Brexit vote today to break 11 dead as Somalia bomb blast hits deadlock LONDON (TIP): Prime Minister restaurant at lunchtime Theresa May will put her twice-rejected Brexit divorce deal to a third MOGADISHU (TIP): At least 11 people parliamentary vote on March 29 in a died when a bomb exploded on a busy street renewed bid to avoid a chaotic split from and ripped into a nearby restaurant in the European Union in two weeks. Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on March 28, May's throw of the dice comes a day medics said. after her dramatic pledge to resign in Security officials and witnesses reported order to persuade her rivals to finally back bodies strewn on the ground as plumes of her vision for breaking Britain's 46-year smoke rose high into the air after the bomb membership of the bloc. The PM’s back is detonated on Mogadishu’s Maka Al- against the wall as she tries to keeping Mukarama road, one of the seaside capital’s Britain's economy from imploding and the main thoroughfares, an area busy with pound from plunging when a post-Brexit businesses and travellers. border splits the two tight trading It struck as people were eating lunch. partners. “The death toll we have confirmed so far is Andrea Leadsom, the government’s 11 people, with 16 others wounded,” said representative in Parliament, said the new Abdulkadir Abdirahman Adan, director of vote gave recalcitrant lawmakers the the Aamin Ambulance service, adding that chance to secure Britain’s delayed the toll could still rise. departure from the EU on May 22. “I “There could be more losses.” encourage all MPs to support it and ensure Witnesses described scenes of devastation. that we leave the EU... giving people and “The car bomb struck a restaurant along businesses the certainty they need," she the road,” said Abdulahi Osman, who was told MPs. The government is hoping that nearby to the explosion. “I don’t know whether they were dead or responsibility for the bombing. However, holding the vote on the day when Britain “This really was a disaster.” wounded, but I could see several people Mogadishu is regularly targeted by the Al- was meant to leave the bloc could win over Vehicles were tossed into the air by the strewn in the street—some of them were Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab insurgents, who some still sceptical MPs. blast, which also damaged nearby buildings. motionless,” said Suado Ahmed, another have been fighting for over a decade to topple House of Commons Speaker John Witnesses said several cars and three- witness who was at the scene moments after the government. Bercow gave his approval to hold the vote wheeler motorbikes were destroyed by the the blast. The bombing is the latest in a recent Shabaab fighters fled fixed positions they after he had rejected a similar attempt last force of the explosion. string of blasts in the capital, which has been once held in Mogadishu in 2011, and have week, ruling then that May's text was “I saw 16 people carried from the blast hit regularly by Shabaab attacks. since lost many of their strongholds. essentially the same one that lawmakers scene—and more than 10 of them were “There was a heavy blast—presumably But they retain control of large rural had voted down. “(It) is new, substantially already dead,” Osman added. caused by a vehicle loaded with explosives,” swathes of the country, and continue to wage different and in conformity,”he said of the Ambulance workers rushed in to help take said Adan Abdikadir, a government security a guerrilla war against the authorities. — deal to be put to MPs on Friday’s vote, the wounded to hospital. officer. There was no immediate claim of AFP which will only cover the main withdrawal pact in May’s plan and not an accompanying political declaration for future EU ties. Another House vote would be required Australia’s station evacuated after before Brexit can actually go ahead. Any failure by lawmakers to pass the pact that was signed off last year by May and the 27 busker mistaken for gunman on train EU leaders could result in a feared “no- deal Brexit” scenario on April 12. Britain MELBOURNE (TIP): One of Australia’s might then try to avoid crashing out by busiest train station in Melbourne was seeking a much longer extension that evacuated on March 28 after passengers would force it to take part in European panicked when an Aboriginal busker with Parliament polls in May. — AFP “suspicious behaviour” was mistaken for a gunman. Japan court acquits The musician, identified as Will Austin, was carrying an instrument in a duffel bag, man jailed for 13 years was doing breathing exercises to prepare for his performance when another passenger on murder charge mistakenly thought his instrument bag was a TOKYO (TIP): A Japanese court on rifle case and raised a false alarm, local police March 28 acquitted a man who spent 13 said. years in prison for murder, finding there “Look, obviously people ring us with a lot of was “no material evidence” he committed jobs and things that happen,” Inspector Jacob the crime, his lawyer and media said. Bugeja said, adding “They saw someone “He was found innocent,” Fumio acting unusual on the train. Takemura, lead lawyer for the now 85-year- “They have seen a bag and were unsure old Koki Miyata, told AFP. what was in the bag and, coupled with the minutes and confirmed he was not actually woman next to me in hysterics, she was Miyata was sentenced to 13 years in behaviour of the person, they were a bit carrying a weapon before the train station calling her whole family, telling them that she prison in 1986 after being convicted of worried and just wanted to let us know about was opened again. loved them, that she wasn’t sure what was stabbing an acquaintance to death in the the man who had been seen acting They confirmed that there had been no going on. She thought it was a terrorist town of Matsubase in southwestern suspiciously,” Bugeja said. threat to the commuters. attack.” Japan. People in Australia are little jittery after the “He was a local busker who was there to “It was just really scary.” His sentence was confirmed by the March 18 attacks by an Australian white- play an instrument in town,” Bugeja said at a Later, Aboriginal busker Austin said he was Supreme Court four years later and he was supremacist on two mosques in New press conference. approached by police at the Flagstaff Station. not released until 1999. Zealand’s Christchurch that resulted in the “There was a bag that the person was “When you get swarmed by police at He has since suffered several strokes deaths of at least 50 people. carrying and he had his tools to busk with flagstaff station after reports of a gunman, that have left him partially handicapped. The musician had been on the way to play him.” looking suspicious on a mission and carrying Among the best-known cases is that of his guitar in the Central Business District “There were special response units running a Yidaki and a bag full of artefacts. I’m not former boxer Iwao Hakamada who was when the Flagstaff train station was suddenly around everywhere, they had fully automatic carrying no rifle or ammunition fellas. But sentenced to death after being convicted of shut down during the morning peak hour weapons and riot shields and they were seriously though, stay safe all you mob out murdering four people and spending 48 commute. yelling at people to get back in the train,” a there travelling through the city this years on death row. “A dozen cops came running past,” a student on the train was quoted as saying by morning!” he said on Facebook and posted a In 2014, a court granted him a retrial passenger said. the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. selfie of himself holding the instrument and he was released pending the new When police finally approached the man, Terrified passengers started calling their following the dramatic shut down of Flagstaff process. But last year the Tokyo high court they realised he was only carrying a sports loved ones. Witnesses said some passengers Station. reversed that ruling, pushing the case up duffel bag that looked “nothing like” a gun were in hysterics, fearing a terrorist attack, The incident threw Melbourne’s train to the Supreme Court, which has yet to bag. the report sad. network into chaos, with major delays issue a verdict. — AFP Police spoke with the man for about 20 “Everybody started panicking. There was a reported by Metro on all lines. PTI THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 WORLD 23 North Korea embassy China says probing more people raid group promises ‘bigger things ahead’ after former Interpol chief’s fall SEOUL (TIP): A shadowy dissident group allegedly behind last month’s raid BEIJING (TIP): China’s Public Security be further probes on others. on North Korea’s embassy in Madrid Ministry said it would conduct further “For those in leadership positions in the promised “bigger things ahead” on March investigations into its own senior ranks late Public Security Ministry connected with 28, but said they would temporarily on March 27 after a decision to prosecute Meng Hongwei’s case, no matter how high or suspend operations because of intense former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, and low,no matter who is involved, no matter their media scrutiny. warned that disloyalty to the Communist position, all must be seriously handled in The Cheollima Civil Defense (CCD) Party would not be tolerated. accordance with the law and discipline.” group emerged from the shadows this China had announced earlier on The government announced its plans to week to claim responsibility for a Wednesday that an investigation had found prosecute Meng after Xi returned from a state commando-style raid on Pyongyang’s Meng spent “lavish” amounts of state funds, visit to France, where Emmanuel Macron embassy to highlight illicit activities abused his power and refused to follow party raised the issue of human rights in China and rampant in North Korea’s foreign decisions, and that he had been expelled from certain specific cases, a French presidency missions. On March 27 a Spanish court the party and sacked as deputy public official said. named Adrian Hong Chang, a Mexican security minister. It has not been possible to reach Meng for national, as being the leader of the group Last October, Interpol, the global police comment since he was detained, and unclear which burst into the diplomatic mission coordination agency based in France, said if he has been allowed a lawyer. and roughed up employees before fleeing Meng had resigned as its president, days after Meng’s wife, Grace Meng, told French with documents and computers. his wife reported him missing after he as you wish.” While the statement gave no television on Sunday that she had written to “We are a group of defectors who have travelled back to China. details, the party’s ongoing anti-corruption Macron ahead of Xi’s trip seeking his help come together with compatriots around In statement late on Wednesday following campaign, championed by President Xi protecting their “fundamental human rights”. the world,” the CCD said in a statement an internal meeting, the public security Jinping, has increasingly been focused on Meng is certain to be found guilty when his posted on its website. ministry said Meng was “totally to blame” for those it judges are disloyal to the party or case eventually comes to trial as the courts Various preparations to “shake the Kim the decision to expel him from the party and question the decision of the top leadership. are controlled by the party and will not Jong Un regime by the root” were under sack him. China has persistently denied its war on challenge its accusations. way, it added, but had been hampered by a “When it comes to party loyalty and graft is about political manoeuvring or Xi Meng became president of the global police spike in media interest. In the past, the sincerity, it is absolutely not allowed to be taking down his enemies. Xi told an audience cooperation agency in late 2016 as China group has said it responded to requests for duplicitous, to agree overtly but oppose in in Seattle in 2015 that the anti-graft fight was widened its bid to secure leadership posts in protection from “compatriots” and secret, or to be a two-face person, or lead a no “House of Cards”-style power play, in a international organisations. thanked countries including the double life, or engage in political social reference to the Netflix U.S. political drama. His appointment prompted concern at the Netherlands, China and the United States climbing,” it said. The ministry said there needed to be a time from rights groups that Beijing might try for their help. It has also said it was “not “It is absolutely not allowed to make “thorough rooting out of Meng Hongwei’s to leverage his position to pursue dissidents seeking anything in return” and that it has decisions without authorisation, to do or say pernicious influence”, and that there would abroad. Reuters “already given help” to North Koreans. — AFP 2 killed, 2 injured as Syria repels Israeli air ‘aggression’ Brunei to punish gunman opens fire adultery with death by during Seattle rush hour in Aleppo province: report stoning LOS ANGELES/ATLANTA (TIP): Two LONDON (TIP): Brunei will punish people were killed and two critically injured homosexual sex and adultery with death when a gunman opened fire on two motorists by stoning under a new law, which comes and a Metro bus in Seattle on March 27 and into effect next week. then caused a collision as he tried to flee in a From April 3, any individual found stolen car during the afternoon rush hour, guilty of the offences will be stoned to police said. death in the small southeast Asian nation, The incident unfolded in a northeastern according to a new penal code. The Seattle neighborhood when the suspect punishment will be "witnessed by a group approached a motorist at an intersection and of Muslims," the BBC reported on shot her before walking into the street and Thursday. firing on the bus, police said in a statement. The country's strict new laws were The bus driver, identified by the Seattle announced in 2014, and have been rolled Times newspaper and other media as Eric out gradually. The brutal new provisions Stark, 53, was shot but managed to turn the were quietly announced on the Brunei bus around and head away from the attorney general's website on December assailant, police said. 29, 2018. The suspect then approached a second Human rights groups were quick to motorist in a Toyota Prius and opened fire, express horror at the penal code, which killing the driver. also provides for amputation as a The gunman climbed into the Prius as punishment for theft. police arrived and sped away but collided "Brunei must immediately halt its plans with a nearby vehicle, killing that driver. to implement these vicious punishments The unidentified suspect was taken to a and revise its penal code in compliance Seattle hospital, where he remained under DAMASCUS (TIP): Syria said on March 27 that Israel had attacked targets just north of the with its human rights obligations. The guard while being treated for injuries that city of Aleppo and that its defences had shot down several missiles. international community must urgently were not life-threatening, according to police. “Army air defences repels an Israeli air aggression that targeted a number of industrial sites condemn Brunei's move to put these cruel Police said one motorist was killed by in Sheikh Najjar industrial zone, north-east of Aleppo, and downed a number of the hostile penalties into practice," Rachel Chhoa- gunfire and the other motorist was killed in missiles,” the official SANA news agency said, citing an unnamed military source. Howard, Brunei Researcher at Amnesty the collision. Both were men. None of the A number of residents of Aleppo city told AFP that the attack led to a power cut in the whole International, said in a statement. victims was immediately identified by police. city. In comparison to its neighbours, Brunei The Times reported late on Wednesday that The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Israeli bombardment hit “ammunition has grown conservative in recent years, the gunman was a 33-year-old Seattle stores belonging to Iranian forces and allied groups, and caused huge explosions.” including banning the sale of alcohol. resident. The man who was fatally shot was If confirmed, this would be the first attack on Syrian territory since US President Donald The new penal code was announced by 50 and the man who was killed in the Trump signed Monday a proclamation recognising Israel’s 1981 annexation of the strategic the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, collision was 70, it said. King County’s Metro Golan Heights plateau which it seized from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War. who also acts as the country's Prime transit authority said on Twitter the bus Earlier this year in January,Israel targeted a number of Iranian installations in the country, Minister. In announcing the change, the driver had activated an emergency alarm to hours after intercepting a rocket fired from Syrian territory. government website quoted the Sultan report being shot, and that none of his 12 The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 21 people, mostly Iranians, were killed in saying his government "does not expect passengers was injured. Although wounded those attacks. other people to accept and agree with it, in the torso, the bus driver was able to walk Israel insists that it has the right to continue to target positions in Syria held by Iran and its but that it would suffice if they just to a gurney to be transported by paramedics Lebanese ally Hezbollah. respect the nation in the same way that it to hospital, the Seattle Times quoted a transit In May 2018, Israeli strikes killed 27 pro-regime fighters including 11 Iranians in strikes on also respects them." IANS union president as saying. Reuters dozens of Iranian targets inside Syria. — AFP THE INDIAN PANORAMA 24 WOMEN FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 MAKE YOUR MAKEUP FOOD CORNER LAST ALL DAY f you spend hours doing your make- up and it hardly stays, then you're Iprobably missing a few important steps. To make your make-up last longer, you must follow moisturise, prime and set. Follow these three simple rules and don't let your make-up fade away easily. 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THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 HEALTH 25 NEW THERAPY: TREAT ‘TENNIS ELBOW’ WITHOUT SURGERY ennis elbow, painful chronic condition that affect job Tperformance and quality of life, can be effectively treated without surgery, scientists say. The condition, also known as lateral epicondylitis, stems from repetitive stress injuries that occur in activities such as sports, typing and knitting, and the injury is common in carpenters, cooks and assembly line workers. Researchers found that through transcatheter arterial embolisation (TAE), an image-guided, non-surgical treatment that decreases abnormal blood flow to the injured area to reduce inflammation and pain, the condition may be treated. “Tennis elbow can be difficult to treat, leaving many patients unable to perform the simplest tasks, such as picking up their children, cooking dinner, or even working on a computer,” said Yuji Okuno, founder of the Okuno Clinic in Japan. “With this frustration, many patients turn to invasive major surgery Hypertension drug after years of failed physical therapy and medication use,” said Okuno, lead shows promise in liver author of the study. “We were interested to see if this pain-free grip strength. Images taken in patients experienced negative effects to technique, already in use in other areas 32 patients two years after undergoing the surrounding bones, cartilage or disease of the body, would be effective for this TAE showed an improvement in muscles. common, debilitating condition and help tendinosis and tear scores. Tennis elbow is caused by overuse and drug used to lower blood pressure within a system of people immediately regain a range of The treatment can be completed in repetitive stress to the tendons and veins and inflammation could effectively treat a motion that many of us take for granted approximately one hour and requires muscles around the elbow. It typically Apotentially life-threatening condition of the liver, say in our everyday tasks,” he said. only a needle hole to access the radial affects people who play sports with researchers, including one of the Indian origin. The team conducted a prospective artery in the wrist under local repetitive swinging motions, such as The study on mice showed that the drug sivelestat may study in 52 patients with tennis elbow anesthesia. A catheter is moved through tennis or golf, but it can also affect job lower portal hypertension - associated with cirrhosis and who did not find relief from other forms the wrist to the elbow where the performance of carpenters, cooks, other chronic liver diseases - thereby improving symptoms of treatment. The patients received TAE inflamed blood vessels are embolised, assembly-line workers and others. While and its outcomes. between March 2013 and October 2017 preventing excessive blood flow to the pain is a hallmark symptom, chronic Portal hypertension is a condition where there is an and were followed for up to four years affected part of the elbow. The treatment tennis elbow can cause loss of grip and increase in pressure within the portal vein that carries blood after the treatment. The researchers is safe and effective and does not require arm strength, limited use of the arm, from abdominal organs to the liver. said they found statistically significant physical therapy, researchers said. No and burning sensations on the outer While there are therapies to treat some forms of liver reductions in pain-rating scores, and adverse events were observed and no portion of the arm. diseases, including hepatitis C and autoimmune hepatitis, options have been limited for treating portal hypertension. “Sivelestat has been safely used in humans with acute lung injury and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. This suggests Menstrual cycle influences sleep sivelestat and similar drugs constitute a potential means to decrease portal hypertension in patients with chronic liver disease,” said Vijay Shah, gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic in the US. quality in women: Study The study, published in the journal Gastroenterology, showed deposits of a blood clot-causing protein contributed oung women are more likely to experience sleep to portal hypertension. disruption in the days leading up to their menstrual Fibrin was formation by inflammatory cells known as Yperiod, a study has found. neutrophils, which when slowed by sivelestat were able to "Sleep is more disrupted in the several days directly prior to decrease portal hypertension. menses in young healthy women," said Anne E Kim, a medical “The study paves the way for developing new drugs and student at Case Western Reserve University in the US. repurposing of existing compounds to target inflammation "Increased sleep disruption was found in the late luteal in the liver driven by disease-related mechanical forces,” said phase, which corresponds with the days directly prior to Moira Hilscher, researcher at the varsity. menses," said Kim. Although the study was obtained from mouse models, it Menstrual phase affected sleep efficiency, wake after sleep was also confirmed in liver samples from humans. onset (WASO), number of awakenings per night, and sleep fragmentation index, in keeping with increased sleep disruption in the late luteal phase. PAGE SPONSORED BY Compared with the early follicular phase, sleep efficiency decreased by 3.3 per cent, WASO increased by 15 minutes, and DR. SATISH AND GITANJLI ANAND number of awakenings per night increased by three in the late luteal phase. DR. SATISH ANAND Researchers collected daily sleep data from 10 healthy Former Chairman, Board of women between the ages of 18 and 28 who had regular Trustees, AAPI National menstrual cycles. The researchers tracked the women's sleep The diet during one cycle contained neutral energy E-Mail: during two of their cycles. availability, and the diet during the other cycle contained 55 [email protected] The women wore actigraphic sensors on their wrist to per cent fewer calories. record patterns of activity and rest over 578 sleep episodes and Menstrual cycle lengths were standardized to 14-day they provided morning urine samples for measurement of follicular and 14-day luteal phases, centered on the day of GITANJLI ANAND concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH), estrone-3- ovulation. Former President, India glucuronide (E1G), and pregnanediol-3-glucuronide (PDG). "Short-term caloric restriction had negative effects on sleep Association of Long Island All participants ovulated in both cycles. in both the late follicular phase, just before ovulation, and in (IALI) The women also completed five-day diets during the early the late luteal phase, just before the onset of menses," said E-mail: follicular phases of each cycle. Kim, who performed this study. [email protected] THE INDIAN PANORAMA 26 SCIENCE AND TECH FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 COMPUTER TOOL PREDICTS RISK OF DEADLY IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS cientists have developed a computer system that can Saccurately predict which patients with a rare heart condition will suffer from a potentially fatal events, and whether they may benefit from life- WHATSAPP WON’T TRACE saving implanted devices. The tool, developed by researchers at ORIGIN OF MESSAGE IN INDIA Johns Hopkins University in the US, may help avoid unnecessary—and s experts demand Facebook-owned WhatsApp to potentially risky—surgeries to place the disclose information about where a message in devices. Aquestion has originated from, the company has An estimated 1 in 5,000 people have reiterated that such proposed changes are overboard and are arrhythmogenic right ventricular not consistent with the strong privacy protections that are cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a complex, important to people. multigene, inherited disease of the WhatsApp offers end-to-end encryption by default which lower heart chambers that can cause means only the sender and the recipient can see the messages deadly arrhythmias, or irregular in circulation—not even WhatsApp. heartbeats. In a recent media workshop, WhatsApp categorically said Although rare, it is a very frequent that tracing the origin of message is not possible given the cause of sudden death in young adults, and save lives. However, these devices devices—and even just wearing out the end-to-end encryption that it provides and it would require researchers said. come with risks and side effects, said device’s battery with time—also require the company to re-architect WhatsApp, leading us to a The average age of diagnosis is 31, Cynthia A James, assistant professor at replacement, hospitalisations and different product, one that would not be fundamentally although it can emerge from adolescence the Johns Hopkins University. expense, she added. private. through middle age. The devices may deliver “Because patients develop this "Imagine if every message you sent was kept with a record ARVC can be effectively managed in inappropriate shocks when patients are condition at such a young age, they of the fact that you sent it and with a record of your phone many cases with an implantable not experiencing life-threatening typically need several ICD replacements number. That would not be a place for private cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), a device arrhythmias. The ICD itself or over the course of their lives,” said communications," said a WhatsApp spokesperson. that detects electrical abnormalities in pacemaker leads placed in the heart to James. WhatsApp is removing over two million accounts per heart muscle and immediately shocks deliver a shock may fail over time, “For ARVC patients, getting an ICD is month for bulk or automated behaviour —over 75 per cent the heart to re-establish normal rhythm. necessitating replacement with surgery. a big decision with serious without a recent user report. ICDs prevent sudden cardiac death Infections brought on by these consequences,” she said. "These efforts are particularly important during elections where certain groups may attempt to send messages at scale," said the company. Google letting WhatsApp said its service is not a broadcast platform. Artificial womb to support "We place limits on group sizes and how users send Android users create messages. Approximately 90 per cent of the messages sent on WhatsApp are from one person to another, and the majority extremely preterm infants events on Maps of groups have fewer than 10 people. WhatsApp requires the message sender to know the phone number of the recipient," oogle is letting Android users said the company. create public events on Maps Gthrough the app's existing Contribute section, allowing them to set name, location, date and time of the event along with tags and images. "You can add public events to Google Maps from your Android phone or tablet," the search-engine giant wrote on the Maps support page. Event listings would help users streamline time-specific activities and choose what suits them best. "It's all part of the app's transformation from a service that tells you how to get somewhere into n a world-first, scientists have gestation)," said Matt Kemp, Associate one that tells you where you might Two planets discovered from demonstrated the ability of an 'artificial Professor at Tohoku University in Japan. want to go in the first place," The Iwomb' to support extremely premature "We have proven the use of this Verge reported on Monday. space telescope data lamb foetuses, an advance that may one day technology to support, for the first time, Google's plans for a wider roll-out save human infants. extremely preterm lambs equivalent to 24 of the feature remain unknown. cientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to The research, published in the American weeks of human gestation in a stable, "Google Maps' implementation is a uncover two more hidden planets in the data collected Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology,shows growth-normal state for five days, said little laggy at the moment, with Sby the Kepler space telescope. that an artificial placenta-based life Kemp. "This result underscores the events taking up to an hour to The technique shows promise for identifying many support platform can maintain lamb potential clinical application of this actually appear on a map. Hopefully, additional planets that traditional methods could not catch. foetuses weighing 600 to 700 grammes— technology for extremely preterm infants this improves as the functionality is Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin in the equivalent to a human foetus at 24 weeks of born at the border of viability.In the world more widely rolled out," the report US created an algorithm that sifts through the data taken by gestation. of artificial placenta technology, we have said. Kepler to ferret out signals that were missed by traditional While previous research had effectively broken the 4 minute mile," he planet-hunting methods. demonstrated the feasibility of extended added. The findings represent a significant The process, described in the The Astronomical Journal, survival with artificial placenta technology milestone in the technology's future should help astronomers find many more missed planets in late preterm foetuses, there was no implementation into clinical use. hiding in Kepler data. published evidence that demonstrated the "The technology was designed to "K2 data is more challenging to work with because the use of the platform to support extremely revolutionise the treatment of severely spacecraft is moving around all the time," said Andrew preterm foetuses—the eventual clinical premature newborns. The goal is to offer a Vanderburg, from UT Austin. target of this technology. "For several bridge between a natural womb and the This change came about after a mechanical failure. While decades there has been little improvement outside world to give babies born at the mission planners found a workaround, the spacecraft was left in outcomes of extremely preterm infants earliest gestational ages more time for their with a wobble that AI had to take into account. born at the border of viability (21-24 weeks fragile lungs to mature," Kemp said. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 BIZ AND FINANCE 27 AIRBUS SECURES $35 BILLION CHINA DEAL IN NEW BLOW TO BOEING LONDON/PARIS (TIP): Airbus SE secured a $35 billion jet deal from China during a state visit by President Xi LEVI’S SOARS IN RETURN AS Jinping to the French capital, dealing a fresh blow to Boeing Co. as it grapples PUBLIC COMPANY with the grounding of its best-selling jet. The mammoth order consists of 290 NEW YORK (TIP): Levi Strauss & Co.'s return to the A320-series narrow-body planes and 10 public markets got an enthusiastic reception from investors A350 wide-bodies, Toulouse-based who believe the iconic brand is ready for a comeback — and Airbus said after the transaction was still has a lot more room to grow. announced in Paris on Monday. The The stock, which is listed under the ticker "LEVI," opened deal’s value is almost double that touted for trading Thursday at $22.22, above the $17 offering price by French President Emmanuel Macron and blowing past the originally expected range of $14 to $16. in January 2018 during a trip to Beijing. As of Thursday's close, shares popped nearly 32 percent, The Airbus coup comes while closing at $22.41 per share. That gave Levi's a market value of Boeing’s own 737 Max narrow-body -- the $8.64 billion, according to FactSet. chief global rival to the A320 -- has been Levi's seems to have successfully convinced investors, at idled following two fatal crashes in five least for now, that it has a lot of opportunities to expand months. The U.S. planemaker is also beyond just jeans, from tops to bolstering its women's struggling with the fallout from a China- business. In its prospectus, the company says it plans to use U.S. trade war that’s seen sales to the the proceeds from the public offering to expand more Asian nation dry up, just as Airbus aggressively into China, India and Brazil and also build out bolsters its position with an offer to more retail stores, which as of late last year totaled 824. expand production facilities in Tianjin. But jeans are still the company's mainstay and that was China has become the world’s most apparent on Thursday, when in a rare move the New York important aviation market as its fast- delegation of top Airbus executives in China will need 7,400 new passenger Stock Exchange suspended its "no jeans" policy to growing middle class spurs demand for September. and freighter aircraft in the next two commemorate Levi's re-entry, transforming the floor from travel. The country has traditionally The deal announced in Paris will decades, representing almost 20 percent suits and ties into a sea of blue denim, with its traders sought to keep a balance between the include both Neo -- for new engine option of total global demand, according to sporting jeans and denim jackets. two western planemakers as it seeks to -- and so-called classic or CEO versions Airbus estimates. More than 120 employees from Levi's global offices, jumpstart manufacturing on its own of the A319, A320 and A321, though the The purchase provides a boost for including its CEO Chip Bergh outfitted in denim, were on the soil, but Chicago-based Boeing’s order majority will be A320neos and A321neos, Faury who takes over from Tom Enders trading floor. On Wednesday, the NYSE even Tweeted, prospects have been complicated by the according to officials. China typically in April. Airbus sales have had one of "Tomorrow we'll be in our 501s." trade clash. orders planes in large batches and the slowest starts in the past decade, The 166-year-old company is proving to Wall Street there's “I would see this as part of broader allocates them to airlines later. with the planemaker registering 103 staying power for a legacy name that dates back to 1853 when trade discussions,” said Rob Stallard at The latest A320neo model has a list cancellations and just four new orders in its namesake founder started a wholesales dry goods Vertical Research Partners. “For the price of $110.6 million and the A350-900 the first two months. business in San Francisco. Strauss and tailor Jacob Davis Chinese to put tariffs on Boeing aircraft sells for $317.4 million before discounts. Separately, China is looking at invented jeans 20 years later after receiving a patent to create would be nuclear, but you can send Airbus’s incoming chief executive excluding Boeing’s troubled 737 Max jet cotton denim workpants with copper rivets in certain areas messages in other ways. This tells the officer, Guillaume Faury, said at the from a list of American exports it would like the pocket corner to make them stronger. Americans that you have got to play nice press conference that construction of buy as part of a trade deal with the U.S., if you want us to reciprocate.” the A320s will take place both in Tianjin people familiar with the matter have Ola to invest $500 million in Macron originally put the value of a and Europe, adding that the deal is “a said. likely order at $18 billion. A firm order sign of the confidence” from China. Airbus shares fell 0.5 percent in Paris self-drive service failed to materialize last year despite a Macron called the transaction “an on Monday, while Boeing climbed 2.3 second French state visit in June and a excellent signal.” percent in New York. China to import more from US to balance bilateral trade: Official BEIJING (TIP): Ahead of the crucial talks next month to finalise the texts of trade deal with the United States (US) to NEW DELHI (TIP): Ola Fleet Technologies, an arm of end the trade war, a top Chinese official said on Sunday that cab-hailing major Ola, will get around $500 million funding China will import more goods from the US to balance bilateral over the next two years as it looks to launch self-drive service, trade, a key demand of President Donald Trump. according to sources. Trump is demanding China to reduce the $375 billion trade According to the sources, Ola Fleet Technologies will get deficit and protection of intellectual property rights (IPR), about $500 million through a mix of equity and debt to offer technology transfer and more access to American goods to self-drive services in the country. Chinese markets. This service, which is in a small-scale pilot in Bengaluru He has already increased the tariffs on over $250 billion currently,is expected to be launched over the next few weeks. Chinese exports to the US and threatened to extend tariffs on The launch of self-drive service will pit Ola against the $200 billion Chinese imports to 25 per cent. likes of Sequoia Capital-backed Zoomcar and Y Combinator- Trump held back his threat to impose additional tariffs on backed Drivezy. the rest of Chinese imports as both sides stepped up talks to They added that the Bengaluru-based company could finalise the text of the deal. deploy about 10,000 vehicles for the self-drive service. The White House said recently that talks between Chinese When contacted, an Ola spokesperson said “basis market Vice-Premier Liu He, China’s main trade negotiator and the imports and achieve a more even balance of trade with the US. feedback, we are piloting our Ola Self-Drive offering in US Trade Representative Robert Lighthize and Treasury Han told a gathering of foreign business representatives various formats like rentals, subscription and corporate Secretary Steven Mnuchin will be held on April in and former government officials from the US and other leasing in select cities in the coming weeks”. Washington. countries that his government was committed to levelling the “This space is currently under-served and there exists a Ahead of the talks, Vice-Premier and Politburo Standing playing field. “We do not aim to (increase the) trade surplus tremendous opportunity to build a superior experience Committee member Han Zheng told the China Development and sincerely want to increase imports to achieve trade through an integrated mobility platform like Ola,” the Forum in Beijing on Sunday that China will work to boost balance,” Han told the media. spokesperson added. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 28 ASTROLOGY FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019

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 APRIL 1 - APRIL 7, 2019 Aries: Leo: Sagittarius: Ganesha says there are several soft and You understand well the great uses of There will be pleasant times with friends and emotional moments and deep, intimate technology and social networking and make there will be wonderful moments of shared bonding with your special partner. If newly the most of it. This phase will be very love with your partner or spouse. There are married, this will be a blissful period. You favorable in several ways. You fix new visions strong ego drives and Ganesha asks you to realize that life needs the sweet smell of money of the future and have the chance to share keep them under wraps. Children will be a to enhance and enrich it. Therefore, finances, them with people who appreciate you as a source of joy. This is an emotional period and funding, capital - raising, investments come to person and as a serious professional. Ganesha many maudlin thoughts travel through your the fore and you are aware of the need to blesses you. There could be a hike in domestic mind. But this phase is a great one as there will handle them imaginatively and well. You will expenses and elders at home could be a cause be gains on many fronts and happiness in love. also focus on building strong family ties, bonds for concern. There will be marvelousresults at work too. of love and caring. Virgo: Capricorn: Taurus: There is travel on the cards and you will be You are much more sympathetic, warm and You know that both areas can be meeting many new people and making several caring, and make it a point to understand your interdependent and so you turn your attention profitable associations. In your decision- own limitations and the other person's point of and efforts to the house, home and property making, you have to focus on determining the view. Humanitarian efforts, social reform and once again. Buying and selling are all right directions for the future. There are happy spiritual growth will bring out the best in you. important, whether of assets, shares or real times at home with greater bonding with There is money to be made and your mood is estate. Elders, parents, in-laws, siblings and relatives, family members, parents and upbeat and euphoric. There are many expenses extended family will also be in the picture. children. New enterprises and projects will as you soldier on to your lofty goals. Your life is Ensure that you do not hurt or neglect dear materialize, but you will have to work hard and on an upswing and Ganesha is happy for you. ones and take care not to burn the candle at see to their completion. both ends. Your determination and enterprise Aquarius: will ensure that you pull through different Libra: situations. You look for peace of mind amidst all this Some relationship and / or professional frenzy. Your spiritual strength will stand you Gemini: interactions could turn sour. People you in good stead as you cope with the world. There interact with will blow hot and cold and you could be some health challenges and it will be This is a period of ideas and growth. There is could be quite irritated, even outright necessary to take adequate rest. You could harmony at home and accolades, rewards and resentful. It is vital that you deal with and check out a health resort or yoga, meditation awards at work. You can pull a rabbit out of the resolve your own complexes and neuroses. Do and deep breathing. You have been pushing too hat. This is a magical period and Ganesha not lose your natural generosity and hard. Once again, this can be an expensive and hopes that you make the most of it. In this understanding of life. Do not tread on toes or demanding phase. There will be period you will have a special connection with treat colleagues and subordinates with postponements and cancellations and delays the circuit of the brain. Mercury is turbo arrogance as, buoyed by all the success, you along with compromises, meetings, powering you for over a fortnight. Make the could lose humility. negotiations and settlements. most of this period and success is yours. You are in line for windfalls. Scorpio: Pisces: Cancer: You know quite clearly the activities that will Collaborations are also likely, maybe even a lead you to progress and happiness, and so marriage or engagement, Ganesha ensures You are in full flow and there is rampant focus all your attention on them. You fix your that success in yours despite the odds and the progress in your affairs. The time has come for mind on much higher levels now as you look at challenges. Once again, you are in the throes of you to look at new decisions at work and play. vistas far removed from the mundane chores of a lucky spell. You do marvelously well in this You realize the necessity of steady work and work and family. Education and research will period. The period favors travels, meetings, income and look for new ways to augment draw you like a magnet, and travel will be a conferences, interviews, trips, more brain earnings. You have a burning desire to achieve great education broadening your horizons power, contacts, communication, at the highest levels and you seriously look at literally and figuratively. You want to expand correspondence, contracts. Make the most of new lines of business, a crash course, higher your mind and grow as a human being and you this period as the period will help you achieve study and research, even accessing the will do everything possible to make it happen. whatever you want. internet to forge fresh links with the world. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 SPIRITUALITY 29 POWERFUL MANTRAS THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

e know by now that words have the power to change our reality,power to Wchange the way we think and reprogram our subconscious mind. Mantras are sacred words that resonate deep within our soul, matching with the frequency of the universe and when repeated frequently it purifies the mind and soul, brings clarity and transforms the negative thought pattern into positive ones. The Sanskrit word, Mantra means man – “mind” and tra means “tool or instrument,” so, its a tool to transport the mind to a place of stillness. Most of the mantras are written in Sanskrit, one of the oldest languages known to mankind. Some linguists also regard it as the perfect language that resonates with the microcosm of our bodies and the macrocosm of the universe. It is based on the understanding of the science of sound; each sound of the Sanskrit alphabet creates a vibration that resonates with the natural energies of the body. When you chant a mantra, for example ‘Shanti,’ Sanskrit word for ‘peace,’ the vibration of peace is created in one’s whole being, dissolving duality and evoking a sense of interconnectedness with all beings. The Buddhist Handbook describes mantras as, “highly compressed, power-packed formulas, usually of Sanskrit origin, which are charged with deep meaning and magical potency.” Mantras also have the power to cleanse your environment, develop mindfulness, and when you sense the vibration of each word you utter in complete awareness, even if you aren’t aware of its meaning, you will notice a shift in your consciousness. Mantras don’t need to have any religious bend to it, so don’t think that chanting a certain mantra makes you a Hindu or a dhíyo yó na prachodayat” Meaning obstacles. I pray for blessings and protection. Buddhist. Meaning It means “I bow to Shiva,” which is your Benefits It’s medicine for the soul and that can be true inner Self, the divine consciousness that used to navigate your consciousness to higher The two words “Gayatri Mantra” might be resides within each one of us. Ganesh or Ganapatayei is known to be the planes. You can chant mantras any time of the loosely translated as “a prayer of praise that Benefits remover of obstacles and the lord of day, during yoga, meditation, walking, awakens the vital energies and gives beginnings. Whenever you chant this mantra, cooking, doing your regular activities or when liberation and deliverance from ignorance”. This mantra brings calmness to a restless you are calling upon the energy of Ganesha to you are facing a stressful situation. The meaning – mind. assist you to face the challenges that life has to These are some powerful Sanskrit mantras (O) Supreme one; (who is) the physical, Builds self-confidence offer, moving towards your goals with that we can practice in daily life: astral (and) causal worlds (himself). Relieves stress and helps you relax conviction and aligning yourself with your Om Sarvesham Svastir Bhavatu (you are) the source of all, deserving all It helps you find a direction in life. desired outcome. Apart from the above worship Om Gum Ganapatayei Namah mantras, you can also chant the Buddhist (universal peace prayer) (O) radiant, divine one; (we) meditate (upon mantra, “Om Mani Padme Hum” and the most “Sarvesam Svastir Bhavatu you) Meaning: I bow to Ganesh, the elephant- important of all, “AUM”– the sound of the Sarvesam Shantir Bhavatu Propel our Intellect (towards liberation or faced deity, who is capable of removing all universe and the sound of creation. Sarvesam Purnam Bhavatu freedom) Sarvesam Magalam Bhavatu” Another translation is … PAGE SPONSORED BY We worship the word that is present in the Meaning earth, ARISH K. SAHANI the heavens and that which is beyond. May there be happiness in all By meditating on this glorious power that Serving Since 1972 May there be peace in all gives us life, Please Call or Write for Your Insurance Needs May there be completeness in all we ask that our minds and hearts be May there be success in all illuminated. Arish K Sahani (Father) Benefits Gayatri mantra is much revered of all the mantras, found in the Rig veda. I first heard Shiv Sahani (Son) Chanting this mantra several times during this mantra during my yoga class, we would the day will make you feel centered, will evoke chant it at the end of the class and really Priya Sahani Sood (Daughter) a sense of calmness within and also instills struck a cord. positive thoughts, especially on days when Although I didn’t know the meaning of the 7 1 8 - 2 7 1 - 1 9 0 6 things get a bit edgy. mantra at that time, I could feel the positive [email protected] Gayatri Mantra and healing effect of its vibrations on my mind and body. Prolonged repetition of the “If Hindus don’t maintain Hinduism, who shall save it?” “Om bhur bhuva? sva? Gayatri mantra, opens up our minds and our tát savitúr váre?(i)ya? hearts to the infinite possibilities in life. “If India’s own children don't cling to their faith, who shall guard it?” bhárgo devásya dhimahi Om Namah Shivaya “Indians alone can save India, and India and Hinduism are one.” THE INDIAN PANORAMA 30 MISCELLANY FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019

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Anyone who would like to work with us part time and on the basis of revenue sharing may email to [email protected] or contact at 646-247-9458. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 32 TURN PAGE FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 contd from page 1 House Democrats, meanwhile, were quick to announce they Iceland's WOW Air budget carrier would hold an override vote on March 26. "The House and India Shoots down Weather Senate resoundingly rejected the President's lawless power folds up; cancels all flights, grab, yet the President has chosen to continue to defy the Satellite; Joins the Space Constitution, the Congress and the will of the American leaving thousands stranded people," Pelosi said in a statement at the time. But the House faced a high hurdle, needing a two-thirds ‘Superpower’ Club travelling to Iceland, comes after buyout talks with rival majority -- rather than a simple majority -- to override the veto. Icelandair collapsed earlier this week. The House first passed the bill 245-182. This was a thinly veiled reference to Pakistan and China "All WOW Air flights have been cancelled. Passengers are House Democratic leaders were under no illusion that the that similarly destroyed a weather satellite in 2007, creating advised to check available flights with other airlines," the veto override would pass. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said last week the largest orbital debris in history. carrier said in a statement. that the point of the vote is to make it clear the new The Chinese test was also the trigger for India's defense and "Some airlines may offer flights at a reduced rate, so-called Democratic-controlled House won't tolerate the President's space establishments to develop anti-satellite missile rescue fares, in light of the circumstances. Information on persistence for a border wall. capability which the foreign office claimed was not in violation those airlines will be published, when it becomes available." "Whether we can succeed with the number of votes is not of any international law or treaty to which New Delhi was a Iceland's government said it estimated that 4,000 travelers the point," Pelosi said at an event in New York. "We are signatory. The timing of Modi's announcement, however, has were stranded, including around 1,300 currently in transit. establishing the intent of Congress." raised awkward questions politically as the Model Code of At Reykjavik airport, hundreds of passengers were stranded Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said earlier this Conduct before elections prohibits all parties from making as 30 WOW Air flights to Paris, New York, Montreal were month that the National Emergency Act allows for a resolution announcements that could prove electorally advantageous. cancelled. of disapproval to come up every six months, and Democrats The opposition parties said the satellite missile test WOW Air, founded in 2011, exploited Iceland's location in the intend to bring it up again then. (Source: CNN) announcement was Modi's latest bid to 'garner television time' middle of the North Atlantic to offer a low-cost service and flex India's military muscle as his Hindu nationalist between Europe and North America as well as tapping into a Trump meets Pichai, says Google Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP) seeks to retain power in polls tourist boom to the volcanic island. beginning on 11 April and ending on May 23, 2019. However, it had flown into financial trouble in recent years committed to US military, not due to heightened competition on transatlantic low-cost flights Sultanpur Lodhi pledges to and rising fuel prices andhad been searching for an investor China for months. open doors for devotees On Monday WOW Air said it was in talks to restructure its Pichai "stated strongly that he is totally committed to the US debt with its creditors after Icelandair ended brief military and not the Chinese military", Trump said. have already pledged to throw open the doors of their houses negotiations over buying a stake in the no-frills airline. "Also discussed political fairness and various things that for the devotees expected to descend on the holy town. WOW Air was left needing USD 42 million to save the @Google can do for our country.Meeting ended very well!" said The residents, both Sikhs and Hindus, have also offered to company, according to the Frettabladid newspaper. the President. There was no immediate tweet from Pichai. provide meals and transportation to the devotees, coming from The privately-owned airline has undergone major However, a Google spokesperson said that the company is abroad or far-off places in the country.Some NRIs have already restructuring after posting a pre-tax loss of almost USD 42 pleased to have productive conversations with the President. handed over the keys to their vacant houses to neighbors or million for the first nine months of 2018. "We were pleased to have productive conversations with the organizationsarranging for the stay. It has reduced its fleet from 20 to 11 aircraft, eliminating President about investing in the future of the American Many locals have offered to spare one or more rooms. Tent several destinations, including those to the US, and cutting 111 workforce, the growth of emerging technologies and our cities are also being set up by the government and social full-time jobs. ongoing commitment to working with the US government," organizations. To ensure that the arrangement is foolproof, A report by a governmental work group has warned that a said the Google spokesperson. advance booking and liaison efforts are already on. The WOW Air bankruptcy would lead to a drop in Iceland's gross Trump's tweet criticizing Google earlier last month came government, SGPC, gurdwara managers, political parties and domestic product, a drop in the value of the krona and rising after Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and General social bodies are all charting out lists of such host and guest inflation. In 2018, WOW Air, which employs 1,000 people, Joseph Dunford, chairman joint chiefs of staff, said during a families. transported 3.5 million passengers. (Agencies) Congressional hearing that "Google was partnering with Gurvinder Singh, who works in the team of China... but the Internet search engine giant has shown a lack environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal, said, "We will make House fails to override Trump's of willingness to work with the US Department of Defense". arrangements for hosting one lakh families. So far, we have During his trip to Washington DC, Pichai also met India's already arranged for the stay of 50,000. Around 20,000 vehicles veto over national emergency wall Ambassador to the US Harsh V Shringla. have also been pledged. We began working on this around two "A thoroughly enriching experience to meet and interact years ago. We launched booking recently by opening portal fight with" Pichai on Google's positive engagement in India and www.parkashpurab550.in. We have also launched a mobile elsewhere in the world, privacy laws, internet governance and application for navigation. The guests will have to share their "Today, Congressional Democrats attempted to block the a host of other issues, the ambassador said in a tweet. (Source: Aadhaar ID or passport numbers with the hosts for proper President's National Emergency Declaration -- they failed," PTI) registration." White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said in a statement CONTD FROM PAGE 9 Gurvinder said, "We are covering houses not just in after the vote. "Democrats continue to ignore the reality that Sultanpur but in a 20-km radius around it, including in our porous southern border is a magnet for illegal A Report Card on the... Shahkot, Nakodar and even Jalandhar city. The app that we immigration, child smugglers, human traffickers, drug provide will also send alerts to volunteers regarding their duty cartels, gangs and many other criminals. This national The Big Bank Loot: time. We have spent Rs 8 lakh on developing software and the security and humanitarian crisis endangers every American While many of the proposed government schemes were app. But the entire service that will be extended will only be and cannot be described as anything other than a National lacking in funds, the Modi regime closed their eyes on the bank voluntary.I have myself offered my house at Ahmedpur village Emergency." looting scam by the crony capitalists who defrauded the PNBs in Kapurthala." Both chambers of Congress had passed a resolution to and some even fled the country. The scam involves 19000 bank AAP leader Sajjan Singh Cheema said, "I will be shifting to overturn Trump's national emergency declaration to fund fraud cases involving 90000 crores of Rupees of its funds. Going my house in Jalandhar in those days and will offer my house more border wall, which would use billions from the Treasury by the records, it is clear that NPA (Bad debt) of nationalized at Dabulian village in Sultanpur Lodhi to devotees. I have told and Defense departments after Congress rejected giving banks went up from 2.83 lakh crore from May 2014 to 12 Lakh all my party workers to at least share one room of their houses. Trump the full amount of border wall money he requested for crore in March 2018. What has been swallowed by sharks like We are preparing lists for the same." the year.The decision sparked criticism from Republicans and Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, Vikram Kothari and Gurdwara Ber Sahib manager Satnam Singh said, "We are Democrats alike, many of whom argued the national many others is actually people's money. also making lists of hosts and guests. We are also arranging emergency action would violate the Constitution. It is essential for every voter in India to take a good look at rooms in schools, colleges and sports academies to The House easily passed the resolution of disapproval in Modi's record as the Chowkidar of the nation and vote their accommodate the sangat." February.A few weeks later, 12 Senate Republicans joined with conscience. If this record meets their standard of achievement, First on list of hosts Senate Democrats to pass it, marking a sharp rebuke from India's future may be bleak, and the wellbeing of its democracy Manoj Sharma, who will offer an independent portion of his members of the President's own party on a key issue to his may even be in danger! However, the coming election is also an house in Sultanpur Lodhi along with his vehicle base. opportunity to turn the tables on those who not only broke their Raju Dhir has two houses in PUDA colony,one of which will The President vetoed the bill one day after it cleared the promises but also unsettled the nation with so much deception be kept open for the sangat Senate. "Congress has the freedom to pass this resolution and I and misgovernance. About 20 families of Gursharan Singh's Didwindi village have the duty to veto it," Trump said from the Oval Office (Compiled by George Abraham, Vice-Chairman of the have already offered portions of their houses for hosting before officially sending the measure back to Congress without Indian Overseas Congress, USA. George can be reached at devotees. (Source: Tribune, India) his approval. [email protected])

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unnar rises as three mountain streams merge — Mudrapuzha, MNallathanni and Kundala. 1,600 m above sea level, this hill station was once the summer resort of the erstwhile British Government in South India. Sprawling tea plantations, picturesque towns, winding lanes and holiday facilities make this a popular resort town. Among the exotic flora found in the forests and grasslands here is the Neelakurinji. This flower which bathes the hills in blue once in every twelve years, will bloom next in 2018. Munnar also has the highest peak in South India, Anamudi, which towers over 2,695 m. Anamudi is an ideal spot for trekking. Let us now explore some of the options in and around Munnar that would provide travellers ample opportunities to enjoy the captivating hill station of Munnar. Eravikulam National Park One of the main attractions near Munnar is the Eravikulam National Park. This park is famous for its endangered inhabitant - the Nilgiri Tahr. Spread over an area of 97 sq. km., this park is also home to several species of rare butterflies, animals and birds. A great place for trekking, the park offers a magnificent view of the tea plantations caressed by blankets of mists. The park becomes a hot destination when the hill slopes here get covered in a carpet of blue, resulting from the flowering of the Neelakurinji. It is a plant endemic to this part of the Western Ghats which blooms once in twelve years. attributed to the dairy farm run by the Indo- Ghat ranges. When you have traveled about flowers blooming over a vast area. Anamudi Peak Swiss Livestock Project, where one can seven kilometers from Chinnakanal, you Located inside the Eravikulam National encounter different high yielding breeds of reach Anayirangal. Anayirangal, 22 km from Tea Museum Park is the Anamudi Peak. This is the highest cows. Munnar, is a lush green carpet of tea plants. A Munnar has a legacy of its own when it peak in South India, standing at a height of trip on the splendid reservoir is an comes to the origins and evolution of tea over 2700 m. Treks to the peak are allowed Pallivasal unforgettable experience. The Anayirangal plantations. Taking account of this legacy with permission from the Forest and Wildlife Pallivasal, located at about 3 km from dam is surrounded by tea plantations and and to preserve and showcase some of the authorities at Eravikulam. Chithirapuram in Munnar is the venue of the evergreen forests. exquisite and interesting aspects of the first hydro-electric project in Kerala. It is a genesis and growth of tea plantations in Mattupetty place of immense scenic beauty and is often Top Station Kerala's high ranges, a museum exclusively Another prime draw for visitors, located favoured by visitors as a picnic spot. Top Station, which is about 32 km from for tea was opened some years ago by Tata about 13 km from Munnar Town, is Munnar is at a height of 1700 m above sea Tea in Munnar. This Tea Museum houses Mattupetty. Situated at a height of 1700 m Chinnakanal & Anayirangal level. It is the highest point on the Munnar- artifacts, photographs and machineries; all above sea level, Mattupetty is known for its Near Munnar Town lie Chinnakanal and its Kodaikanal road. Travellers to Munnar make of which have a story to tell about the origins storage masonry dam and the beautiful lake, waterfalls, popularly known as the Power it a point to visit Top Station to enjoy the and growth of tea plantations in Munnar. which offers pleasurable boat rides, enabling House Waterfalls, which cascade down a steep panoramic view it offers of the neighbouring The museum is located at the Nallathanni one to enjoy the surrounding hills and rock 2000 m above sea level. The spot is state of Tamil Nadu. It is among the prime Estate of Tata Tea in Munnar and is worth a landscape. Mattupetty's fame is also enriched with a scenic view of the Western spots in Munnar to enjoy the Neelakurinji visit. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 34 SPORTS FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 Last-ball howler by umpires hands Mumbai six-run victory

BENGALURU (TIP): An umpiring howler on the last delivery cost Royal Challengers Bangalore dearly as Mumbai Indians pipped the hosts by six runs largely due to Jasprit Bumrah's brilliant spell at the death in an IPL encounter. Needing six to take the game to the Super Over, Lasith Malinga's final delivery to Shivam Dube was a no-ball ASHWIN SPARKS FURORE that was missed by the umpires as RCB managed 181/5 in reply to 187/8 by WITH ‘MANKAD’ DISMISSAL Mumbai. Had the no-ball been given, AB de OF BUTTLER Villiers, who nearly took his team to victory with an unbeaten 70 off 41 balls, avichandran Ashwin says his 'Mankad' dismissal of would have gotten a free-hit. The Jos Buttler in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on umpiring mistake left RCB captain Virat RMonday was not against the spirit of the game Kohli seething in anger. “We are playing despite the run out sparking a chorus of disapproval from at IPL level, not club cricket,” Kohli said. fellow players and pundits. “That's just a ridiculous call on the last Rajasthan Royals batsman Buttler was run out on 69 while ball. The umpires should have their eyes backing up at the non-striker's end, with Kings XI Punjab open; it was a no-ball by an inch," he skipper Ashwin choosing to whip off the bails as the runner added. stepped out of the crease instead of completing his delivery But nothing can be taken away from to the batsman on strike. Bumrah's mastery as he won it for MI The dismissal, named after India bowler Vinoo Mankad with superb 17th (one run and a wicket) who ran out Australia's Bill Brown in similar fashion in and 19th (five runs and a wicket) overs. 1947, is permitted under cricket's laws but viewed by some as going against the spirit of the game. KOLKATA’S KNIGHT Buttler departed after an angry exchange with Ashwin SHINES AGAIN and his exit condemned the Royals to a 14-run defeat in their KOLKATA (TIP): Andre Russell’s IPL opener in Jaipur. second consecutive blistering knock "On my part, it was very instinctive," Indian offspinner made all the difference as Kolkata Ashwin told a post-match news conference. "It wasn't Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by planned or anything like that. It's there within the rules of 28 runs in the IPL here today. the game. Russell, who hit a sensational 19-ball "I don't understand where the spirit of the game comes 49 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in (in). Naturally, if it's there in the rules it's there." KKR’s previous match, bludgeoned his That view was not shared by Royals coach Paddy Upton. way to a 17-ball 48 to propel the home inside the 30-yard circle. IPL cricket. Virat needed 46 runs to "I think we'll leave it up to the IPL fans to decide if that's side to 218/4 after being sent in to bat. He achieve the feat and he was a man who the kind of things they want to see, and we'll leave it up to later took two wickets for 21 runs to help Kohli 2nd batsman to looked in control from the word go. He the cricket world to judge R Ashwin's actions tonight," KKR restrict KXIP to 190/4. score 5000 runs in IPL went after Jasprit Bumrah and smoked Upton said. When on three, Russell was yorked by Virat Kohli continues to walk out to him for 3 successive boundaries to "But for us, we're certainly here to play cricket and Mohammed Shami off the last delivery bat, he continues to peel off runs and kickstart the innings. RCB were chasing entertain the fans and be good role models for people who of the 17th over but to the horror of cruise past records. In the match against 188 and Kohli was anchoring the chase love the game." KXIP, the umpire signalled a no-ball as Mumbai Indians, the Royal Challengers beautifully along with Parthiv Patel and Former Australia spinner Shane Warne said Ashwin had the visiting team was found to have one Bangalore skipper became the second AB de Villiers when he reached the committed a "low act". fielder short of the mandatory four batsman to breach the 5000 runs mark in milestone. "So disappointed in (Ashwin) as a captain and as a person," Warne wrote on Twitter. "(Ashwin) had no intention of delivering the ball ... this a not a good look for the IPL ... Why do such a disgraceful and low act like that tonight?" India thrash Canada 7-3, to England limited overs skipper Eoin Morgan said Ashwin had set a "terrible example" for young players, while former England skipper Michael Vaughan suggested the rules should be changed. meet Korea in Azlan Shah final "If (Buttler) had been warned, well that's fine," Vaughan tweeted. "If he hasn't and it's the first time, I think Ashwin IPOH (TIP): Striker Mandeep Singh scored a brilliant hat- is completely out of order ... I would prefer a one warning trick as India outplayed Canada 7-3 to book a summit clash berth rule, then after that it's a free for all." against Korea in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here on Wednesday. Former Australian Test spinner Korea beat hosts Malaysia 2-1 in another match of the day to set up a summit clash against India on Saturday. Bruce Yardley dies at 71 The 24-year-old Mandeep fired in three quick field goals (20th, 27th and 29th minutes), all of them coming in the second quarter, SYDNEY (TIP): Former Australian Test star Bruce after Varun Kumar had given India the lead in the 12th minute of Yardley, who was later regarded as one of the world’s the high-scoring match. leading spin-bowling coaches, has died aged 71 after a battle At the half time, India were 4-0 up in the match before Canada with cancer. reduced the margin through a strike from Mark Pearson in the The West Australian played 33 Tests and was his country’s 35th minute. Amit Rohidas (39th), Vivek Prasad (55th) and points with one match left to play. first-choice spinner in the 1980s, taking 126 wickets at an Nilakanta Sharma (58th) struck later to take the game beyond India and Korea had played out a 1-1 draw in the league stage average of 31.63. the reach of the Canadians who scored two late goals through on March 24. India showed progress match-by-match in the He was also handy with the bat, holding the Australian Fin Boothroyd (50th) and James Wallace (57th). tournament with improved structure and discipline as they took record for the quickest Test fifty for 38 years. India and Korea, the two unbeaten sides in the tournament, on an unpredictable Canadian side. India had beaten Canada 5-1 Known as ‘Roo’, Yardley was equally well known for now have 10 points each from four matches, with identical three in the group stage at the 2018 World Cup in Bhubaneswar. coaching Sri Lanka in the 1990s and being a big influence on wins and a draw. They both booked a berth in the final with a India made an attacking start that put the opponents on the the greatest Test wicket-taker of all time--Muttiah game in hand to be played on Friday. back-foot early in the match. A quick circle entry by Sumit Muralitharan. India play Poland (zero point) in their final league match on Kumar Jr resulted to India winning a penalty corner in the 12th Yardley, who was the international cricketer of the year Friday while Korea take on Japan (3 points from 4 matches) on minute which was converted by Varun Kumar, scoring his third in 1981, was reportedly the man who advised the Sri Lankan the same day. Malaysia are third in the league table with six goal of the tournament. great to start bowling his famous ‘doosra’ delivery. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 35 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 36 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019