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VOL 15 ISSUE 31 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● JULY 30 - AUG 05, 2021 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 ● [email protected] www.theindianpanorama.news Bipartisan infrastructure deal India celebrates the 75th Independence Day on August 15,2021. moves past first Senate vote To commemorate the historic event, we are bringing out a THE CHAMBER VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AFTER NEGOTIATORS profusely illustrated special edition. CAME TO AN AGREEMENT ON KEY ISSUES. Besides the commissioned WASHINGTON (TIP): After weeks of articles, we invite readers to negotiations, the Senate's bipartisan infrastructure contribute. Please send in deal finally moved forward on Wednesday, July 28 your articles by August 01, 2021 to night, handing a group of centrists and President [email protected]. Joe Biden a major win. Though the legislation is still unfinished and Advertising space may please failed just a week ago, more than a dozen be booked by August 04, 2021 Republicans took the plunge and voted to break an at [email protected] initial filibuster on the bill. Among them was Senate For more information, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who has please visit previously said "100 percent" of his focus was on www.theindianpanorama.news standing up to Biden's agenda. contd on page 34

For all inquiries, please Senator Mitt Romney, Senator Susan Collins (extreme call 646-247-9458 << right) and other Republicans who negotiated the deal or email to urged their colleagues to support a measure they said [email protected] would provide badly needed funding for infrastructure projects. Photo / Courtesy T.J. Kirkpatrick - The New York Times PEGASUS SNOOPING ROW: ‘Both of our democracies are BASAVARAJ BOMMAI UNITED OPPOSITION TO SWORN IN AS CHIEF CONFRONT GOVERNMENT works in progress’:US Secretary of MINISTER OF KARNATAKA IN PARLIAMENT PM Narendra Modi congratulates State Antony Blinken new CM, applauds contribution of B.S. Yediyurappa "SHARED VALUES - FREEDOM AND EQUALITY - ARE KEY AND NONE OF US HAVE DONE ENOUGH," BLINKEN SAID NEW DELHI (TIP): Two of the world's biggest democracies should do more to strengthen democratic institutions, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today during his India visit. Three-time MLA and former Minister "Shared values - freedom and equality US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and United opposition to target govt in Parliament India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar Basavaraj Bommai took oath as the 30th on Pegasus snooping row - are key and none of us have done in New Delhi Chief Minister of Karnataka on July 28, 2021. Photo for representation only enough. We need to strengthen our He was sworn in by Governor Thaawarchand democratic institutions. This is at the his first appointment before meeting Gehlot. - Photo Courtesy/ K. Murali Kumar NEW DELHI (TIP): A united core of our relationship, beyond External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar opposition on Thursday, July 29, will strategic and economic ties," Mr Blinken and Prime Minister Narendra Modi - BENGALURU (TIP): Basavaraj target the government in Parliament on said. that the US and India are "connected by Bommai was, on July 28, sworn in by the issue of the Pegasus snooping row. "One of the elements Americans shared values" such as rule of law and Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot as the The opposition MPs have moved admire most is fundamental freedom freedom of religion. "Both of our 30th chief minister of Karnataka, in the notices for adjournment motions in and human rights. That's how we define democracies are works in progress... As I presence of senior Bharatiya Janata both the Houses. In the Lok Sabha, India. India's democracy is powered by said before, sometimes that process is Party leaders, including former chief Congress MP's Manickam Tagore and free-thinking citizens," Mr Blinken said. painful. Sometimes it's ugly. minister B.S. Yediyurappa, contd on page 34 Mr Blinken told civil society groups - contd on page 34 contd on page 34 KISAN MORCHA TO HOLD 'BIG PANCHAYAT' IN MUZAFFARNAGAR ON SEPT 5 NEW DELHI (TIP): The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a body of farmer unions leading protests around the national capital for the last eight months, on Women wings conducting the ongoing 'Kisan Sansad' (farmers parliament), under the Monday,July 26 announced it would hold a banner of Samyukt Kisan Morcha at Mantar "big panchayat" in Muzaffarnagar on in New Delhi on July 26, 2021. September 5. Photo Courtesy/ Shiv Kumar Pushpakar contd on page 34 THE INDIAN PANORAMA EDITORIAL FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 02 -: GUEST COMMENT :-

PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: Prof. Indrajit S. Saluja VICE PRESIDENT: Change in Karnataka Chitagam Saluja CHIEF EDITOR: Prof Indrajit S. Saluja Yediyurappa makes way for new leader CONSULTING EDITOR : Deepak Dwidedi, Chairman, he replacement of BS Yediyurappa Himanta Biswa Sarma, who had crossed Central leadership is working, with Bhaskar Group, Delhi as the chief minister of over from the Congress, in Assam. In sitting ministers being replaced with ASSISTANT EDITOR: TKarnataka could well set the Uttar Pradesh, a former bureaucrat, an fresh faces. Generational change is Bidisha Roy template for the BJP to tackle dissidence aide of PM Modi, was made the vice- evident even in other parties with SPL. REPORTER UNO: in the party. The demand for president of the state BJP ahead of the younger leaders like Sachin Pilot in H.S. Panaser generational change was evident with state polls next year, after initial efforts Rajasthan and Navjot Singh Sidhu in GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: the four-time CM facing resistance from to install him as the Deputy CM met with Punjab asking the Congress leadership Om Parkash Malik the younger leaders in the state BJP and resistance. The BJP has experimented for more say in party affairs. DIRECTOR yet again failing to last his full term. even earlier with fresh chief ministerial While effecting changes within the ADMINISTRATION: Yediyurappa had steered the BJP's faces in Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. party and by trying to put its regional Gauri Beri course in the state and was instrumental Whether replacing Yediyurappa, known satraps on a tight leash, the BJP should in bringing it to power, managing the to be his own man, yields dividends, will guard against over-reach and alienating CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: affairs in trying times of the pandemic, depend on how disparate sections within its own cadre. Allowing its own but had to step aside to boost the party's the party are managed, for the BJP lost governments in states to function Baldev Singh / BJ Videos Gunjesh Desai / Masala Junction prospects ahead of the Assembly the Delhi elections even after replacing properly may also serve as a good augury Jay Mandal, elections in 2023. Sahib Singh Verma with Sushma Swaraj for intra-party democracy as well as the Mohammad Jaffer, The change in Karnataka comes after as the CM on poll eve. The change in federal spirit. SnapsIndia Pushkar Singh Dhami replaced Tirath Karnataka also comes soon after the (Tribune, India) Mohammad Shahzad, Singh Rawat in Uttarakhand and reshuffle in the Union Cabinet which Zia Khan, Sarbananda Sonowal made way for may give a hint about the way the BJP Nisha Rani Vaaho Photographers, Vijay Shah - Photo Journalist. CORRESPONDENTS : SACRAMENTO: Raids on media houses Parminder S. Aujla NEW YORK : Chitagam Govt ought to leash agencies, reassure journalist FRESNO: Tarlochan Singh DALLAS: fraternity Harjit Dhesi, Amarjit Dhillon very action has a message, Samachar believe that this is no routine The timing of these IT searches across OVERSEAS CORRESPONDENTS particularly when the actor is the IT investigation. They strongly contend the country has led the Opposition to LONDON EGovernment of India. About 100 that this has to do with their coverage of claim that the government is Nirpal Singh Shergill sleuths from the Income Tax Department UP's Covid second surge. Bhaskar had intimidating the media. Synchronized SPL CORRESPONDENT swooped on the offices of India's biggest run a number of stories on the floating raids at two media houses that have been DELHI BUREAU CHIEF: Hindi newspaper, Dainik Bhaskar, in corpses on the Ganga and the makeshift critical of the government would Chandan Singh Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, graves on its banks, exposing the UP obviously only lead to such conclusions, CHANDIGARH: Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh government's gross ineptitude and particularly in an atmosphere of Manjit Sidhu in a series of searches starting at 4 am on under-reporting of deaths. Its Editor also distrust created by the expose of LUDHIANA: Thursday, July 22. The residence of wrote an opinion piece in New York snooping on the country's Opposition A.S. Arora, Bhaskar's promoter Sudhir Agarwal, Times, titled 'The Ganges is returning leaders, activists and media R.P.Sharma too, was raided. Similarly, IT officials the dead, it does not lie'. Bharat professionals. Mainstream Indian media JAIPUR : landed up at the offices and residences of Samachar insists that the TV channel is has always exercised its freedom with Bharat Samachar TV channel's owner- being punished for its coverage of bodies utmost responsibility to the extent of Dr. Yashpaul Goyal editor and UP state head in Lucknow the on the Ganga, the oxygen crisis and the being termed tame by the Opposition. If DALLAS BUREAU CHIEF & VP same day. Information and Broadcasting Hathras rape. it is still being targeted, if the claims of Lovllien Kaurr Minister Anurag Thakur said the This was one controversy the victimisation are true, the government 972-330-3139 'agencies were doing their own work and government could have done without ought to leash its agencies immediately [email protected] there is no interference.' while it was battling accusations of and reassure the media fraternity. The Indian Panorama However, Dainik Bhaskar and Bharat phone tapping in the Pegasus expose. (The Hindu) P.O. Box No. 190067, South Richmond Hill, NY 11419, Tel: 646-247-9458 Email: [email protected] DISCLAIMER THE INDIAN PANORAMA ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CLAIMS MADE IN ADVERTISEMENTS. WE ONLY SELL SPACE. VIEWS PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHORS AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE NEWSPAPER. ALL RIGHTS ARE RESERVED. REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IN WRITING FROM THE INDIAN PANORAMA IS PROHIBITED. THE INDIAN PANORAMA NY/NJ/CT FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 03 Indian American Physician Manisha Juthani Nominated to Lead Connecticut's Dept. of Public Health

WASHINGTON (TIP): The office of Governor healthcare going forward. Lamont announced on 26 July the nomination of Dr Juthani in the press release. Manisha Juthani as Connecticut's Public Health She studied at the Weill Medical College of Cornell Commissioner. University after completing a BA degree in Biological Dr. Juthani, an Indian American, is an associate Basis of Behavior from the University of professor at the Yale University School of Medicine. Pennsylvania. Having been trained at the New York- She will succeed Dr. Deidre Gifford to lead the Public Presbyterian Hospital, she worked as chief resident at Health Department, as he is being promoted to the duty Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre. She joined of Senior Advisor to the Governor for Health and Yale in 2002 as part of a fellowship training and Human Services. thereafter started working there as a faculty member. Juthani praised the Governor and Dr. Gifford's In the press release, Governor Ned Lamont praised leadership in helping Connecticut fight the Juthani to have been recommended by "top experts" coronavirus pandemic and said that she will continue and that her experience with infectious diseases will with those efforts. benefit Connecticut's response to the pandemic. He also Under Dr Gifford's leadership, I look forward to stated that Connecticut has been doing good with the continuing their efforts related to COVID-19, mental Manisha Juthani has been named as Connecticut's Public vaccinations, however there is a need for sound health, health equity, health disparities, and access to Health Commissioner policies to keep the rate of transmission low.

QUEENS MAN FACES HATE Celebrating India's 75th Independence Day, AAPI Plans Blood CRIMES CHARGES FOR Donation and Bone Marrow Drive Camps in 75 Cities In US RANDOM ATTACKS ON

Dr. Anupama "With the ongoing pandemic, the MUSLIMS IN QUEENS Gotimukula, United States and the world need the Defendant Allegedly Followed and President of AAPI help of blood and platelet donors and announced on July Punched Victims in Three blood drive hosts to meet the needs of 25 the AAPI plan Separate Incidents of blood donation patient care," said Dr. Satheesh and bone marrow Kathula, Secretary of AAPI, a board- QUEENS, NY drive certified hematologist and oncologist (TIP): Queens from Dayton, Ohio, practicing Medicine District Attorney Medavram, Chair of AAPI's Blood for nearly two decades. Dr. Kathula also Melinda Katz Donation Initiative said. The launch said, "It is very difficult to find a announced July 28 event will be held in Chicago on August matched stem cell donor for Southeast that Naved 7th, Dr. Medavaram announced. Asians should they need a bone marrow Durrni, 30, has Dr. Kusum Punjabi the Chair of or stem cell transplant, and this drive been charged District Attorney Board of Trustees of AAPI, who is the will help increase the number of Katz said, "As withassault as a youngest to date to be holding this potential donors." alleged, the hate crime, position in AAPI's 40 years long history Dr. Krishan Kumar, a pediatric defendant attacked criminal and serving patients in the Emergency emergency medicine physician in East and intimidated possession of a Department, said "As the pandemic has Meadow, New York and is affiliated individuals because weapon and other of their beliefs. That exhausted all the resources, especially with multiple hospitals in the area, type of hate will not charges for three the lifesaving and much needed Blood quoting studies done on the need and be tolerated in separate attacks across the nation and the world, AAPI usefulness of Blood said, "Blood Queens County, on people is in the forefront, once again, donation helps save lives. In fact, every where our diversity hebelieved to be CHICAGO (TIP): "As we prepare to spreading the message for the need to two seconds of every day, someone is our greatest Muslim. The strength." celebrate the 75thIndependence Day of donate blood and save lives." needs blood. Since blood cannot be defendant India, the nation which has made us to Dr. Ravi Kolli, President-Elect of manufactured outside the body and has File photo allegedly be what we are today, American AAPI, a Board-Certified Psychiatrist a limited shelf life, the supply must pursued, struck Association of Physicians of Indian with additional qualifications in constantly be replenished by generous and yelled anti-Muslim sentiments at Origin (AAPI,) the largest ethnic Addiction, Geriatric and Forensic blood donors." the victimshe encountered on the organization in the United States, Psychiatry, and serving as the The growing influence of physicians street over the last few weeks. representing nearly 100,000 physicians Psychiatric Medical Director of of Indian heritage is evident, as District Attorney Katz said, "As and Fellows of Indian origin in the Southwestern Pennsylvania Human increasingly physicians of Indian alleged, the defendant attacked and United States, is excited to launch a Services, urged "potential blood donors origin hold critical positions in the intimidated individuals because unique and noble initiative in to donate blood to help ensure healthcare, academic, research and oftheir beliefs. That type of hate will collaboration with Bitcare, 'AAPI Blood lifesaving blood products are available administrative positions across the not be tolerated in Queens County, Donation and Stem Cell Drive" from for patients. Your donation is needed nation. We the physicians of Indian where our diversity is our greatest August 15th onwards in 75 cities," Dr. now to prevent delays in patient care. origin are proud of our great strength." Anupama Gotimukula, President of Help overcome the severe blood achievements and contributions to our Durrni, of 106th Avenue in the AAPI announced here on July 25. shortage!" motherland, India, our adopted land, Jamaica, Queens, was arraigned on A major initiative of Dr. Gotimukula- Dr. Anjana Samadder, Vice President the US and in a very significant way to July 28 before Queens Criminal Court led new Executive Team which of AAPI, said, who herself has the transformation of the Indo-US Judge Edwin Novillo on a complaint assumed charge of AAPI on July 4th experienced the ordeal with Covid -19, relations. charging him with criminal during the AAPI Convention in Atlanta, and has come out stronger, resilient and Serving 1 in every 7 patients in the possession of a weapon in the third the Blood Donation campaign and free tenacious, quoting Red Cross said, US, AAPI members care for millions of degree, assault inthe third degree as a Antibody testing, is in response to the "Every two seconds someone in the U.S. patients every day, while several of hate crime, menacing in the second national need for blood, especially as needs blood. It is essential for them have risen to hold high flying jobs, degree as a hate crime and aggravated the Covid Pandemic ravages the world. surgeries, cancer treatment, chronic shaping the policies and programs and harassment in thesecond degree. "I want to thank the dozens of AAPI illnesses, and traumatic injuries. inventions that shape the landscape of Judge Novillo set the defendant's Chapters and in cities and towns across Whether a patient receives whole blood, healthcare in the US and around the return date for August 17, 2021. If the United States, who have confirmed red cells, platelets or plasma, this world. convicted, Durrni faces upeight years and have started planning to organize lifesaving care starts with one person (Read full story at in prison. (Read full story at the event in several states," said Meher making a generous donation." www.theindianpanorama.news) www.theindianpanorama.news) THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIANS ABORAD FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 04 US-Based Non-Profit IIT Bombay Alumni Organization Donates $50 Million to its Alma Mater WASHINGTON (TIP): A US-based "This is an occasion to remember our alumni group of the Indian Institute of founding, rejoice in our achievements Technology (IIT), Bombay has donated a and renew us for the future," said D C INDIANS IN AMERICA whopping $50 million to its alma mater. Agrawal, president IITB Heritage HOPEFUL US MAY LIFT The IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation Foundation in his welcome address. (IITBHF), a US based non-profit charity IIT Bombay Director Subhasis INDIA TRAVEL BAN SOON organization established to support Chaudhuri lauded the Heritage OHIO (TIP): Ohio-based IT analyst students, alumni, faculty,and research at Foundation's efforts for its far-reaching Sumit Kumar made an urgent phone IIT Bombay, said this during a virtual contributions over the last 25 years. call this week to his hometown in event attended by hundreds of leading "Our success as the top ranked Indian Haryana, India, to ask his parents to alumni and past and current IIT-B Institute would not have been possible postpone booking their tickets to the directors, a media release said. without the heartfelt and far-reaching US via Cancun. IITBHF celebrated 25 years of its alma The IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation (IITBHF), support of IIT Bombay Heritage Kumar says he took the decision mater on July 19. a US based non-profit charity organizationhas Foundation and the alumni donors," he after the US State Department in its According to the organizers, the donated $50 million to IIT Mumbai said. new travel advisory changed the travel amount of $50 million was collected from It has supported 575 named "What IITBHF has achieved over the health notice for India from Level 4 to over 3,300 donors. The foundation has scholarships benefiting nearly 5,000 last 25 years would not have been Level 3. also helped establish the most students and funded the construction possible without the generous support of "I am hopeful that within the next 1-3 recognizable IIT and IIT Bombay brands and establishment of 25 major centers, over 3300 alumni donors," said its months the travel restriction from in the US and elsewhere. schools and laboratories. current chair Raj Mashruwala. India to the US will be lifted and elderly like my parents will be able to travel directly and not via the cumbersome Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota among 13 INDIAN AMERICAN NIKHIL KUMAR way of visiting a third country and contenders for fiction's Booker Prize KNOCKED OUT OF OLYMPIC TT spending a fortnight in a new place." MEN'S SINGLES GAME Dropping India to Level 3 means that LONDON (TIP): Indian-origin now the State Department only asks British author Sunjeev Sahota is the US citizens to reconsider before among the 13 authors long listed for traveling to India unlike earlier Level 4 the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for that urges citizens not to travel to that fiction for his novel 'China Room', country. alongside Nobel laureate Kazuo Within minutes of this new advisory Ishiguro and Pulitzer Prize winner travel portals and immigration groups Richard Powers. began discussing the possibilities of a The 2021 long list or "The Booker likely normalized travel. Dozen" of 13 novels was unveiled on Speculations are rife that the travel Tuesday after judges evaluated 158 Nikhil Kumaran eighteen-year-old from San Jose, restrictions may come down within the novels published in the UK or Ireland California lost to Swedish pro Anton Kaellberg next three months. However, Carmel, Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors long between October 1, 2020, and Indiana based Sneha S. is still going listed for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize September 30, 2021. for fiction for his novel 'China Room' ahead and considering a possible third Sahota, 40, who was the 2015 Booker TOKYO (TIP): Indian American Nikhil country travel for her parents. Prize nominee for The Year of the Runaways, is on the long list for the 50,000- Kumar, participating in his first Olympics, "The situation is so rapidly changing, pound (USD 69,000) prize for his novel "China Room", inspired in part by the won two rounds to advance to the final 48 in who knows what may happen in a few author's own family history. the Men's Singles table tennis event before days," she says. "India, we are hearing, Britain's Ishiguro, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2017, is among Swedish pro Anton Kaellberg knocked him is getting ready to cope up with a third this year's "Booker dozen" for "Klara and the Sun," a novel about love and out. Kumar, an eighteen-year-old from San wave. I can't take any chances and want humanity narrated by a solar-powered android. Jose, California, did not have an answer for my parents to be with me." It is the fourth Booker nomination for Ishiguro, who won the prize in 1989 for Kaellberg, who won the Second Round best- Indian Americans are praying that "The Remains of the Day." American author Powers is nominated for of-seven match in four straight games (11-7, the third Covid-19 wave does not hit "Bewilderment," about an astrobiologist and his neurodivergent son. Powers 11-5, 11-6, 11-5) on Sunday evening at the India because that may likely upset any won the Pulitzer for fiction in 2019 for the eco-epic "The Overstory," which was Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. travel possibilities further. also a Booker Prize finalist. Kumar fell behind early in Game One and For the past year and a half most Other Booker contenders on this year's list include A Passage North, Anuk never seemed to get fully on track, although Indians living and working in the US Arudpragasam; Second Place, Rachel Cusk, The Promise, Damon Galgut; The he did rack up four points in a row in that have faced some kind of family Sweetness of Water, Nathan Harris, An Island, Karen Jennings; A Town Called game to get to 7-8 before Kaellberg pulled separation owing to pandemic related Solace, Mary Lawson; No One is Talking About This, Patricia Lockwood; The away, according to teamusa.org. travel restrictions. Fortune Men, Nadifa Mohamed; Great Circle, Maggie Shipstead and Light By the third game, it was clear that After the second wave hit India Perpetual, Francis Spufford. The 13 books on this year's longlist were chosen by Kaellberg was in command of his game and earlier this year, US put travel the judging panel: historian Maya Jasanoff (chair); writer and editor Horatia control of the match, running off the restrictions for certain visa holders Harrod; actor Natascha McElhone; twice Booker-shortlisted novelist and game's first six points before Kumar broke traveling directly from India with a professor Chigozie Obioma; and writer and former Archbishop Rowan Williams. through. In the final game, Kumar grabbed presidential proclamation. The Historian Jasanoff, who is chairing this year's judging panel, said, "One thing his first lead of the match by taking the restriction has prevented many work that unites these books is their power to absorb the reader in an unusual story, first three points (3-0), but Kaellberg never visa holders on a visit to India to come and to do so in an artful, distinctive voice. Many of them consider how people seemed in trouble, as he took six of the final back to the US and has made the travel grapple with the past - whether personal experiences of grief or dislocation or seven points of Game Four to close out the of relatives or family on B1/B2 visa the historical" legacies of enslavement, apartheid, and civil war. young American. nearly impossible. While families have "Many examine intimate relationships placed under stress, and through them Although Kumar is now eliminated from been devising ways such as seeking meditate on ideas of freedom and obligation, or on what makes us human. It's the Men's Singles competition, he will get National Interest Exception or flying particularly resonant during the pandemic to note that all of these books have another shot at Kaellberg and his Swedish their parents through a third country, important things to say about the nature of community, from the tiny and teammates when the United States takes on the last two updates on travel from India secluded to the immeasurable expanse of cyberspace" Jasanoff said in a Sweden in the Round of Sixteen for the to US have raised hopes. statement. Team Event in table tennis, which is (Read full story at A six-book shortlist will be announced on September 14, and the winner will scheduled for August 1. (Read full story at www.theindianpanorama.news) be crowned on November 3 during a ceremony in London. www.theindianpanorama.news) THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIANS ABORAD FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 05 INDIAN AMERICAN Indian American Arpita Bhattacharyya Joins ENGINEER AND key post at Department of Energy ENTREPRENEUR ENTERS CONGRESSIONAL RACE WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian a BA from Carleton College. American Arpita Bhattacharyya has A resident of San Francisco Bay area, joined the Biden-Harris Administration Bhattacharyya has had published work as Chief of Staff to Deputy Secretary at on environment and climate change. She the Department of Energy (DOE). has also worked as Policy Analyst for the She is among a new group of Energy and Environment team at the appointees "to help advance President Center for American Progress. Biden's ambitious Build Back Better Bhattacharyya stared out as a Special agenda to combat climate change, create Assistant to Distinguished fellow Carol good-paying jobs, and win the clean Browner and was promoted three times Shrina Kurani will be running for the US energy future for all Americans," (DOE) in her time at the Center. House of Representatives from a announced. She is the fifth Indian American to be Congressional District in California. "DOE is thrilled to welcome these appointed to a senior leadership position extraordinary individuals who are Arpita Bhattacharyya has joined the Biden- at the DOE. In January Tarak Shah, who WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian committed to championing climate Harris Administration as Chief of Staff to was the Personnel lead for the Climate American engineer and entrepreneur Deputy Secretary at the Department of solutions and delivering on President Energy (DOE). and Science team at the Biden-Harris has announced that she will be running Biden's promise of a more prosperous, Transition, became the first person of for the US House of Representatives equitable clean energy future," Chief of developing commercial solar projects for color, first Indian American, and first from a Congressional District in Staff Tarak Shah said in a press release. Fortune 500 companies and later leading openly LGBTQ person to serve as Chief California. "Their talent and innovative spirit are the Channel Project Development and of Staff at DOE. Shrina Kurani, born to Indian invaluable to our success and making Finance team. Besides him three other Indian immigrant parents in Riverside, will be our clean energy future a reality." Bhattacharyya has also worked closely Americans working at DOE are: Tanya challenging 15-term Republican Bhattacharyya most recently led with the US and international Das as Chief of Staff, Office of Science, incumbent Ken Calvert for the mid- strategic projects at Impossible Foods, governments on collaborative climate Narayan Subramanian as Legal Advisor, term elections in November 2022. working to bring low-emission food partnerships at the Center for American Office of General Counsel and Shuchi "I'm running for Congress in CA-42! technology to market. Progress. Bhattacharyya holds an MBA Talati as Chief of Staff, Office of Fossil It's time for fact-based solutions and She previously worked at SunPower, from the Yale School of Management and Energy. bold action," Ms. Kurani said on Thursday, July 22. Indian American Nisha Ramachandran is the First south "As a first-generation American, my INDIAN AMERICAN VEENA family worked together to build a REDDY SWORN IN AS THE Asian American to be named as Executive Director of CAPAC successful pool supply business right USAID'S MISSION DIRECTOR WASHINGTON (TIP): The Congressional Asian here in Riverside. My parents didn't Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) has named Indian take a single day off for 10 years, but Nisha Ramachandran as its new executive director. even that level of hustle is often not The former aide to Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA), a veteran of enough these days. Opportunities are Asian American advocacy, is the first South Asian out of reach for far too many people American to serve in the role. while career Washington politicians CAPAC, founded in 1994, is a congressional caucus of like Ken Calvert are focused on helping members of Congress of Asian and Pacific Islander themselves, their political parties, and heritage. "I'm very excited to welcome Nisha their corporate donors," she said. Ramachandran as the new Executive Director of Ms. Kurani described herself as "an CAPAC," said Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), the caucus chair, engineer, entrepreneur, and a fact- Veena Reddy was swornin as the new Nisha Ramachandran has been Mission Director of USAID-India - in a statement on Thursday. "Nisha comes to CAPAC based problem solver and not a named by the Congressional Image Tweeted by USAID_India after nearly a decade of experience working with the politician". Asian Pacific American Caucus AAPI community on a national scale. Her breadth of as its new executive director "I've spent my career building WASHINGTON (TIP): US Agency for knowledge on the issues important to the community - businesses that reduce waste and International Development (USAID) on from civil rights to healthcare - make Nisha the perfect leader to help guide CAPAC create quality jobs. I'm running for Monday, July 26, named the first Indian in this critical moment as we address the continuing problem of anti-Asian violence Congress to make things work better in American Veena Reddy as its Mission and work to rebuild after the coronavirus pandemic in a way that ensures AAPIs are Washington and build an Inland Director. "Today, Veena Reddy was included. I am looking forward to working with Nisha to advance AAPI priorities Empire where people feel safe, healthy, sworn-in as our new Mission Director. and am eager to see her succeed." and have opportunities to succeed in She will be the first Indian American to CAPAC's First Vice Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06) and Bera also welcomed fulfilling jobs," she said. lead USAID-India, representing the best Ramachandran. "Ken Calvert has been in Washington of both countries, and aims to bolster "I am thrilled to congratulate and welcome Nisha Ramachandran as the new for nearly 30 years and he's voted US-India's development partnership Executive Director of CAPAC," said Meng. "She has worked within the national against our interest time and time leveraging her unique experiences and Asian American and Pacific Islander community and brings a wealth of knowledge, again. It's time for a new approach," she leadership," tweeted USAID. expertise and experience to our caucus. I look forward to working with her on added. "Best wishes, Veena USAID-India. addressing the many critical issues impacting AAPIs." Kurani graduated from La Sierra India-USAID partnership has the "Nisha has nearly a decade of experience working within the AAPI community, High School at the age of 16 and earned potential to make a difference to the including serving as an APAICS fellow with my office," Bera said. "I'm confident her degree in mechanical engineering lives of people not only in India and US, Nisha will be a great Executive Director and will play a valuable role in uplifting the from UC Riverside. but across the world!" tweeted India's AAPI community during this critical moment in our nation's history. As a proud She has worked to start companies Ambassador to the United States CAPAC Member, I look forward to working with Nisha to advance the important aimed at reducing waste and creating Taranjit Singh Sandhu. work of our organization." sustainable solutions for food and Veena Reddy, a Foreign Service Officer Most recently, Ramachandran ran a consulting firm that focused on the AAPI water and served as an advisor to start- with the US Agency for International community. Previously, she worked at the National Council of Asian Pacific up businesses developing ways to make Development, is USAID/Cambodia's Americans (NCAPA) for nearly three years, as policy director and policy and healthcare and education more Mission Director.She arrived in Cambodia operations manager. Based in Washington, DC, NCAPA is a coalition of dozens of affordable, accessible, equitable, and in August 2017 and currently oversees a Asian Pacific American organizations. effective, a media release said. staff of 75 as well as USAID programs in Ramachandran is a cofounder and member of the board of directors of Desis for At present, there are four Indian the food security, environment, health, Progress, a South Asian American group that supports progressive policies and Americans in the House of education, child protection, and values. Representatives -- Dr Ami Bera, Ro democracy and governance sectors. Ramachandran is an alumnus of the George Washington University, from where Khanna, Raja Krishnamoorthi and (Read full story at she earned a master's in public policy in 2012. She also completed her bachelor's Pramila Jayapal. www.theindianpanorama.news) degree from the university in anthropology and religion. THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVT FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 06 THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVT FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 07 THE INDIAN PANORAMA EDITORIAL FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 08 AS I SEE IT WE LIVE AMID FEAR- THE FEAR OF BEING TARGETED, AND The end of a dream BRANDED AS A IN 'NEW INDIA', EVERY DISSENTING VOICE IS SEEN AS A CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE NATION 'CONSPIRATOR'; THE FEAR OF BEING OBSERVED AND MONITORED THROUGH BY AVIJIT PATHAK THE NEWLY FORMED "LET US REFLECT ON THE SOPHISTICATED TYRANNY OF POWER, AND TECHNOLOGIES OF THE TRIVIALIZATION OF SURVEILLANCE; THE FUNDAMENTAL DEMOCRATIC FEAR OF BEING SENT PRINCIPLES. DIALOGUE IS TO A DARK CELL OF A REPLACED BY THE NON-HYGIENIC/OVER- MONOLOGUE OF THE CROWDED PRISON, AND SUPREME LEADER; Snooping: In the dystopian age, technology does not liberate us; it is a chain of surveillance Photo for representation only NOT GRANTED THE MAJORITARIANISM IS hink of living in a society where being sent to a dark cell of a non- BAIL. EQUATED WITH THE surveillance is normal, and hygienic/over-crowded prison, and not ULTIMATE VIRTUE; EVERY Tsedition charges are routinely filed granted the bail. Well, the likes of a question: Do we really like to value and against politico-cultural dissenters. And Gandhi, Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh preserve our privacy? See the way with DISSENTING VOICE IS SEEN think of the ruling regime that wants us might have cherished the principle of our obsessive indulgence with the ever- AS A CONSPIRACY AGAINST to believe that the allegations of freedom, and modern/enlightenment growing communication technologies, surveillance using Pegasus spyware are philosophers might have generated this everything private about our lives is THE NATION; AND THE wrong, and everything is perfect except aspiration. But then, in this dystopian becoming a commodity for public WIDESPREAD NETWORK OF the noise made by a set of 'disruptive'/ age, freedom, it seems, is a myth. Is it that consumption: be it a honeymoon picture 'anti-national' conspirators. Is it the end of we are abandoning the idea of freedom or the new car bought at the time of THE PROPAGANDA a dream that many of our freedom except the superficial freedom to buy and Diwali. For many, it is not very easy to fighters strove for-the dream of a new consume, or surf multiple television retain the distinction between the MACHINERY WITH ITS India evolving through the spirit of channels, and watch cricket, soap operas 'private' and the 'public' amid the TECHNOLOGICAL GLITZ AND decolonization, and cherishing the values and spicy Bollywood stories? As the Facebook/WhatsApp-induced of equity, justice, moral, intellectual, findings of the Pegasus project have temptations of 'sharing', 'following' and PATRIOTIC NOISE SEEKS TO political freedom and symmetrical revealed, there is no notion of privacy; 'subscribing.' As technology seduces us, TRANSFORM EVERYTHING cultural pluralism? Is it the time to throw and the telephone number of anybody, be we fall more and more into the chains of all these principles into the dustbin of it the Supreme Court staffer who accused surveillance. In the dystopian age, INTO ITS OPPOSITE-SAY, A history, and get ready to enter the a former Chief Justice of India of sexual technology does not liberate us; it is a RIGHTS ACTIVIST INTO A dystopian age? harassment or Rahul Gandhi, can be chain of surveillance. Yes, it is frightening. Yet, we have to potentially targeted. And it is obvious TERRORIST, A PROFESSOR acknowledge it. And possibly, we too have that these technologies of surveillance What is the message that this dystopian to look at ourselves to comprehend why would further promote an authoritarian message is conveying? Abandon the idea WITH CONSCIENCE INTO A this dystopia is becoming so obvious. Let political culture. of freedom. Instead, be a loyal conformist. CONSPIRATOR, OR A us reflect on the tyranny of power, and the And at the same time, this phenomenon Deny your creative agency, and wait for trivialization of fundamental democratic of the ever-growing chains of the miracle to be delivered by the YOUNG/IDEALIST STUDENT principles. Dialogue is replaced by the surveillance leads to yet another supreme leader. Follow the prescribed INTO AN ENEMY OF THE monologue of the supreme leader; important question relating to our ideology of nationalism-its symbols, its majoritarianism is equated with the everyday life. Is it that it is not just the uniform and its military dream. And be NATION. IS IT THAT YOU AND ultimate virtue; every dissenting voice is State, but you and I too have begun to 'productive'; never question the 'good I TOO ARE BECOMING seen as a conspiracy against the nation; celebrate and internalize the idea of intentions' of the corporate empire to and the widespread network of the surveillance? Yes, the CCTV camera has enhance economic growth and build INCREASINGLY USED TO propaganda machinery with its entered the very soul of our existence. smart cities; those who think of Gandhi technological glitz and patriotic noise The school principal is observing, and Marx, love Tagore and Sartre, read THIS CULTURE? ARE WE seeks to transform everything into its monitoring, hierarchizing and George Orwell and Michel Foucault, and ESCAPING FROM FREEDOM, opposite-say, a rights activist into a disciplining her colleagues and students; speak of freedom, satyagraha and terrorist, a professor with conscience into the gated community is observing every creative rebelliousness are 'useless', 'non- AND ACCEPTING THE CULT a conspirator, or a young/idealist student visitor; and some 'alert' parents observe productive' and 'dangerous'. And accept OF NARCISSISM? OR IS IT into an enemy of the nation. Is it that you their children through the eyes of the the logic of surveillance. It is for your and I too are becoming increasingly used CCTV camera. From railway stations to benefit. It assures 'safety' and 'security;' THAT WITH THE TYRANNY to this culture? Are we escaping from airports, from market complexes to and it eliminates the possibility of all OF POWER AND THE freedom, and accepting the cult of cinema halls-we are under surveillance. sorts of danger that might emanate from narcissism? Or is it that with the tyranny And in the name of 'safety' and 'security', 'terrorists', 'Maoists', 'environmental EMERGENT AUTHORITARIAN of power and the emergent authoritarian we seem to have accepted it; in fact, it fundamentalists', 'disobedient journalists' PERSONALITIES, THE STATE personalities, the state seeks to generate would not be wrong to say that we are and 'unruly' university students! the psychology of fear amongst people? demanding more and more surveillance. It is for us to decide whether we are SEEKS TO GENERATE THE We live amid fear-the fear of being This is the irony of our times. In a way,we ready to enter this dystopian age, or targeted, and branded as a 'conspirator'; too have prepared the ground for the acquire the courage to say that to live PSYCHOLOGY OF FEAR the fear of being observed and monitored arrival of a state that seeks to enter even gracefully is to fly in the open sky. AMONGST PEOPLE?" through the newly formed sophisticated our bedrooms. (The author is a Sociologist) technologies of surveillance; the fear of Likewise, we should also ask ourselves THE INDIAN PANORAMA PERSPECTIVE FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 09

This agitation is not just BY YOGENDRA about farmers now YADAV

"THE FARMERS ARE A THE QUESTION NOW IS NOT WHAT FORCE THAT CAN SHAPE THE FARMERS CAN SECURE FOR AN ALTERNATIVE PATH TO THEMSELVES. THE PRIME ISSUE INDIA'S DEVELOPMENT. IS NOT ABOUT IF AND WHEN THE FARMERS WOULD SUCCEED IN AGAIN, IT IS NOT THAT THEIR IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE OF FARMERS BELIEVE IN GETTING THE ANTI-FARMER LAWS ALTERNATIVES MORE THAN REPEALED AND SECURING LEGAL ANYONE ELSE. IT IS JUST GUARANTEE OF MSP. THE REAL THAT THEIR LIVELIHOOD QUESTION IS WHAT THE FARMERS CONCERNS AND CAN SECURE FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTRY - WHETHER THEY CAN COLLECTIVE INTEREST LEAD THE LARGER BATTLE FOR PUSH THEM TOWARDS SAVING THE VERY IDEA OF INDIA. EQUITY AND ECOLOGICAL Farmers can shape an alternative path to India's development. - Photo / CourtesyTribune shape an alternative path to India's SUSTAINABILITY. THE (SKM) marked the day by organizing an the project of saving the soul of India. If development. Again, it is not that PRESENT MOVEMENT all-women Kisan Sansad within earshot democracy, diversity and development farmers believe in alternatives more of Parliament. Just when the Bharatiya are the three key pillars of the idea of than anyone else. It is just that their UNDERLINES THE Janata Party (BJP) was hoping to erase India, farmers' movement cannot but livelihood concerns and collective the farmers' movement from the provide anchors to all these ideas. In interest push them towards equity and FARMERS' QUEST FOR country's mindscape, it sprang up to saving themselves, the farmers save the ecological sustainability. The present EQUITY, THEIR DEMAND occupy the center stage once again. The republic of India. movement underlines the farmers' quest successful and peaceful conduct of Kisan I am not suggesting that farmers are for equity, their demand for a dignified FOR A DIGNIFIED MINIMUM Sansad addressed some of the real as inherently more democratic than other minimum price for their produce, and PRICE FOR THEIR well as orchestrated anxieties associated classes of citizens. They are not. But one their determination to combat corporate with the Republic Day protest this year. thing is clear: in today's India, farmers takeover of agriculture. Sooner than PRODUCE, AND THEIR The same day,the SKM leadership was in need democracy more than other classes. later, the challenge of climate change DETERMINATION TO Lucknow to announce 'Mission UP and Businessmen can buy their way to would force the farmers to be the Uttarakhand'. The detailed calendar for achieve what they need. The middle class torchbearers of sustainability as well. COMBAT CORPORATE these two states signaled a move to can access power through bureaucracy Poor ecological practices are now expand, deepen and intensify the and occasionally through judiciary as beginning to turn into poor economics TAKEOVER OF movement. well. The working class in the organized for the farmers and causing their ruin. AGRICULTURE. SOONER It so happened that Rahul Gandhi sector still has some, though fast- Farmers are not some relic of the past. chose the same day to drive a tractor to dwindling, procedural protections to They can be a potent force to shape THAN LATER, THE Parliament with a banner opposing the safeguard their interests. Farmers as a India's future. CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE three farm laws, leading to a day-long group have no avenue open to them other First, this is not an argument about the detention of some Congress MPs. Within than street politics, agitations and necessity and inevitability of farmers' CHANGE WOULD FORCE the House, all Opposition MPs followed movements. They need democratic role in history. Farmers need not always THE FARMERS TO BE THE the whip issued by the farmers' spaces to exercise this option. Their class play the role of a revolutionary movement and continuously raised the interest coincides with the project of vanguard, the role assigned to the TORCHBEARERS OF issues flagged by the farmers. This rare saving democracy. The ongoing farmers' working class in the Marxist theory. But SUSTAINABILITY AS WELL. coincidence of protests inside and movement is acutely aware of this. It is there is one commonality with the logic outside Parliament may have meant little not a coincidence that exactly a month advanced in The Communist Manifesto: POOR ECOLOGICAL to the Narendra Modi government, but it ago, the farmers had marked June 26, the like the proletariat, the farmers in did indicate the political clout of the Emergency Day, by organizing 'Save today's India are the only class whose PRACTICES ARE NOW farmers' movement and its role as the Agriculture, Save Democracy' protests interest happens to be aligned with the BEGINNING TO TURN INTO opposition in the country, currently. outside Raj Bhawans across the country. forward movement in history. The question now is not what the Similarly, the farmers' movement Second, this won't happen by itself. POOR ECONOMICS FOR THE farmers can secure for themselves. The provides the strongest bulwark against The alignment of interests ensures that FARMERS AND CAUSING prime issue is not about if and when the the assault on the idea of a diverse India. the farmers are well placed to play a farmers would succeed in their Not just because farmers and farming historic role. But it all depends on how THEIR RUIN. FARMERS ARE immediate objective of getting the anti- are inherently diverse and protecting consciously and carefully the farmers' NOT SOME RELIC OF THE farmer laws repealed and securing legal farming is about protecting diversity. movement takes up this task. It depends guarantee of the Minimum Support And not merely because the movement upon how the present movement PAST. THEY CAN BE A Price (MSP). The real question is what happened to have originated among the combines the immediate economic the farmers can secure for the entire Sikh peasantry. Above all, the project of issues of the farmers with the larger POTENT FORCE TO SHAPE country - whether they can lead the uniting farmers requires the movement political issues involving their long-term INDIA'S FUTURE." larger battle for saving the very idea of to take on the BJP's politics of divide and interest. It depends on how well the India. rule. In Punjab, Haryana and Uttar movement succeeds in spreading itself ULY 26 was a special day to ask a big My answer is in the affirmative. Not Pradesh, the farmers' movement has beyond its current geographic epicenter question: can the farmers' because I draw upon 'insider already established itself as the most and in uniting all sections of Indian Jmovement be the vanguard we need information' as a participant, not powerful organized force to take on the farmers, from big landowners to the in rescuing our constitutional because I believe in any special virtues of politics of communal division. As the landless peasants. That is the historic democracy and reclaiming the republic? the peasantry. I believe the farmers can movement spreads to other regions of responsibility of the farmers' leadership. On July 26, the historic kisan morcha play a decisive role in reclaiming our the country, this is the true 'Bharat Jodo (The author is National President, Swaraj at the borders of Delhi completed eight rapidly shrinking republic because their Andolan'. India. He can be reached at months. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha class interest happens to coincide with Finally,the farmers are a force that can [email protected]) THE INDIAN PANORAMA OPINION FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 10 The allied NATO forces lost 1144 soldiers in this war. Afghanistan government may have lost US Flight from Afghanistan and 70,000 soldiers over the last two decades. By a conservative estimate by the Brown University, 48,000 Afghan civilians may have died due to the Opportunity for the PRIC the war. All this while, the Wiley neighbor and BY DR. A. ADITYANJEE the fountain head of terrorism, Pakistan was milking the US as a cash cow. "Geopolitics abhors vacuum and that will be true China claiming sovereignty and annexing that region. of Afghanistan despite its hostile reputation and Russia should understand its long-term strategic tough terrain. The US and the NATO countries interests. Russia should refuse to sell S-500 ballistic have no direct interest in Afghanistan at this missile defense system to China. Russia should not be juncture having tasted defeat. However, others satisfied with being a junior strategic partner to China. It is, indeed, very likely that an Afghanistan over-run do. And that includes neighboring countries like by the Taliban in the next few months may end up Pakistan and China. Pakistan has always lusted having four wives: mainly Pakistan, Russia, Iran and for strategic depth by swallowing the Islamic China. We have called this gang of four anti-Quad neighbor Afghanistan from the time of the countries earlier by the acronym PRIC analogous to the acronym BRIC. It is an alternative quadrilateral group military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq. In Pakistan's (anti-Quad quad) that is likely be sponsored by China to congenital hostility towards India, the ISI and the counterbalance the real Quad! Although, the GHQ have yearned for strategic depth to balance U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan motivations of the individual countries are uniquely India after having lost their Eastern wing in 1971 selfish to each of them in engaging with Afghanistan, Afghanistan despite its hostile reputation and tough they might collectively fill the geo-political vacuum in war with India leading to emergence of the terrain. The US and the NATO countries have no direct Afghanistan left by the US withdrawal. The balance of independent Bangladesh." interest in Afghanistan at this juncture having tasted power issues in Afghanistan, which is the gateway of fghanistan has been aptly called the graveyard defeat. However, others do. And that includes the Central Asia, will entice China to assume a of empires. It is the theatre where the British neighboring countries like Pakistan and China. Pakistan leadership role in forging the unholy alliance of the AEmpire and the Czarist Russia played the great has always lusted for strategic depth by swallowing the PRIC. China does have the option of using the Shanghai game! Czarist Russia pined for a warm water port in the Islamic neighbor Afghanistan from the time of the Cooperation Organization (SCO) mechanism in Indian ocean. Control of Afghanistan was the primary military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq. In Pakistan's Afghanistan but for hard realpolitik, China will refrain means of getting that access to a warm water port in congenital hostility towards India, the ISI and the GHQ from using the SCO as the primary tool of influence in the Indian ocean. After the British and the Soviets, it is have yearned for strategic depth to balance India after Afghanistan. China's strategic purpose in Afghanistan the turn of the US to realize that aphorism by learning having lost their Eastern wing in 1971 war with India will be to keep India out, China in and Russia down. In a practical lesson. After a 20 years' long occupation of leading to emergence of the independent Bangladesh. order to achieve that geo-political goal, China will Afghanistan in the name of eliminating terrorism, An expansionist China is gradually expanding its undercut its own SCO mechanism because it includes nation building and promoting democracy, the current land borders after having swallowed Tibet and East both Russia and India. Russia may favor involvement of US administration belatedly realized that US military Turkistan. In the recent years China has been lusting the SCO in Afghanistan to counterbalance China. engagement in Afghanistan was counterproductive. after the minerals and rare earths deposits of Keeping the SCO out of Afghanistan will definitely suit Having lost at least 2443 US soldiers, 21000 seriously war Afghanistan. It is true that China is wary of the Islamic China's ironclad friend Pakistan also. Along with wounded, and an undeclared number (3800) of civilian- terror threat from Afghanistan into its own Uighur China, Pakistan does not countenance a role for India in military-security contractors, having spent almost $ 2.3 population in Xinjiang region (former East Turkistan); the Talibanized again Afghanistan! Pakistan might trillion of money in the black hole of Afghanistan, war however, there seems to be a lovefest going on between tolerate Iran's involvement in a Talibanized has been costly to the US. China and Taliban. Taliban leadership is assuring Afghanistan as compared to India. The allied NATO forces lost 1144 soldiers in this war. China that they will never be a party to spreading History teaches us that there cannot be geo-political Afghanistan government may have lost 70,000 soldiers terrorism in any country especially China. The vacuum. US and the NATO have lost any appetite for over the last two decades. By a conservative estimate by neighboring Islamic Republic of Iran is interested in its engagement in Afghanistan. China, aiming to be the the Brown University, 48,000 Afghan civilians may have religious and cultural affinity with the mainly Shia sole superpower, will try to take the final step to died due to the war.All this while, the Wiley neighbor and population in Northern Afghanistan. Although Iran humiliate America and contain India by fostering the the fountain head of terrorism, Pakistan was milking the may have provided sanctuary to some of the Taliban cooperation and birthing of the PRIC group. Eight US as a cash cow. The US Congress sanctioned $18 billion leaders during the last two decades, its theocratic years ago, China had proposed a G-2 condominium to of US monies between 2001 and 2011 for Pakistan. The leadership is not in love with Saudi and Pak-sponsored the US which US flatly rejected. Now, China is dreaming funds trickled down slowly afterwards as the Americans Sunni fundamentalist terrorist group like Taliban. under Paramount Leader Xi Jinping to be the all- realized that they were being taken for a ride. The war Iran's tolerance for the Taliban in the last two decades pervasive hegemon of the world relegating the US to forced 2.7 million Afghans to flee abroad; another 4 was secondary to the Iran's hostility towards the US number two position. Just like China worked from the million were internally displaced people. We do not know rather than any genuine love for the Taliban. theoretical economic construct of the BRIC, to launch the exact casualty figures for the Taliban. Having said That brings the issue of Russian interest in the organization BRIC and later enlarge it into BRICS that, the distinction between the Afghan civilians and Afghanistan. One might think that Russia, once bitten as means to exert geo-political influence, China will Taliban fighters is very thin. by the Taliban and Al Qaeda, would be twice shy.Why is surely launch the PRIC quad in a major way. While the Woke of the World will blame the US for the current Russian government so favorably inclined The theater of a Talibanized Afghanistan gives the this carnage, equal responsibility lies on other states towards the Taliban and the prospect of Taliban Communist China a readymade geopolitical opportunity (Pakistan and Saudi Arabia) and non-state actors like governed Afghanistan? The answer may be to the launch the PRIC as a quadrilateral cooperation Taliban and Al Qaeda. While the terror groups were schadenfreude at the US plight and now its flight! mechanism to balance the Quadrilateral Security sponsored and given safe haven sanctuaries by However, the Russian leadership under Putin has Dialogue mechanism! It will depend upon the wisdom Pakistan; a major chunk of funding for these terror become very pragmatic. They want to keep their and sagacity of the Putin-led Russia and the foresight and groups came from Saudi Arabia and UAE initially along enemies closer to their heart. Russia knows that an astuteness of Indian diplomacy to prevent such an with other petrodollar rich Gulf countries. Incidentally, unrestrained Taliban pose a danger to Russian unholy alliance mechanism of the PRIC from taking Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Turkmenistan were southern borders and would radicalize the Russian birth! US can also contribute to the same goal by lifting the only four countries that had recognized the Islamic Islamic terrorist groups in Chechnya. In order to sanctions on India for trading with Iran, even if the US is Emirate of Afghanistan headed by Mullah Omar in the control the Taliban, Russia has no options but to engage not on friendly terms with Iran. Let India engage Iran so late 1990s. Granted that the US was successful in the Taliban and try to moderate them in their outreach as to prevent Iran from getting deeper into the Dragon's crushing the Al Qaeda during the last two decades, in Central Asia. Russia just signed a Karachi to Lahore embrace. Iran is a civilizational nation analogous to India Pakistan's duplicity and the US stupidity has resulted pipeline deal with Pakistan. Despite India's displeasure, and China which the US is not. US State department in the renewed resurgence of the Taliban. We are Russia has started selling arms to Pakistan. Russia is mandarins do not understand the importance of the witnessing the prospect of the current Afghan reaching out to Pakistan as a counter-reaction to India's concept of civilizational nations and history. Let India government being routed in next few months as the burgeoning strategic relationship with the US. Russia take the leadership in aborting the birth of the PRIC Taliban consolidate their grip over the entire should be wary of China's demographic invasion of while the US provides support to India from behind. Afghanistan. Russia's north-east Siberian region. Ongoing (The author is a columnist. He can be reached at Geopolitics abhors vacuum and that will be true of Sinicization of Russian Siberia will eventually lead to [email protected]) THE INDIAN PANORAMA SOUTH ASIA FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 11 INDONESIA'S SINABUNG Pakistan PM names ‘common VOLCANO SPEWS ASH, HOT CLOUDS friend’ who offered Rs 1K MEDAN (INDONESIA) (TIP): A rumbling volcano on Indonesia's Sumatra island on July 28 shot billowing columns of ash and hot crore bribe to withdraw case clouds down its slopes. The ash released by Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province reached against Nawaz Sharif more than 4,500 metres (14,760 feet) into the atmosphere, and an avalanche of LAHORE (TIP): Pakistan Prime searing gas clouds blew 1 kilometres Minister Imran Khan has finally filed a (0.62 mile) to the east and southeast, reply in a defamation case and identified Indonesia's Volcanology and a “common friend” who allegedly offered Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre him Rs 1,000 crore on behalf of Shahbaz said. Sharif to withdraw the Panama Papers There were no casualties from the case in the Supreme Court against then afternoon eruption, said Armen Putra, prime minister Nawaz Sharif. an official at the Sinabung monitoring Khan in 2017 had alleged that Pakistan post, and an alert has been maintained Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) at the second-highest level. president Shabaz offered him Rs 1,000 The 2,600-metre (8,530-foot) mountain crore through a “common friend” to has been rumbling since last year and withdraw the Panama Papers case in the villagers were advised to stay 5 km (3.1 Supreme Court against then prime miles) from the crater's mouth. They've minister Nawaz Sharif. been warned about lava, while Khan at that time did not disclose the authorities were closely monitoring identity of the person who offered him sensors that picked up increasing the bribe on behalf of Shahbaz. activity in recent weeks. Shahbaz, 69, is the younger brother of The last such eruption was in early 71-year-old Nawaz Sharif. May, when ash fell on nearby villages. Following Khan’s allegation, Shahbaz The volcano, one of two currently filed a defamation case against the erupting in Indonesia, was dormant for cricketer-turned-politician. any defamation. till August 4. four centuries before exploding in 2010, In a written reply to Lahore session He said the plaintiff and the defendant In the four years, Khan’s legal team killing two people. Another eruption in court on Tuesday in response to the are political rivals and have been facing sought adjournments on at least 50 2014 killed 17 people, while seven died defamation suit, Prime Minister Khan each other in the political arena for more hearings. in a 2016 eruption. It has sporadically disclosed the name of the person who than two decades. In his petition, Shahbaz requested the come to life since then. offered him Rs 1,000 crore to withdraw Shahbaz himself made numerous court to issue a decree for recovery of Rs About 30,000 people have been forced the Panama Papers case against Sharif “defaming and malicious” statements 1,000 crore as compensation for the to leave their homes around Sinabung as Omar Farooq. against Khan and other leaders of the “defamatory” comment, which caused in the past few years. “Omar Farooq—a common friend— ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) as great damage to his reputation in the Sinabung is among more than 120 made this offer to Imran Khan,” the well as other political parties in the past, public. In a statement on Wednesday, active volcanoes in Indonesia, which is prime minister’s counsel told the court. the counsel said, requesting the court to PML-N spokesperson Marriyum prone to seismic upheaval due to its The counsel said the incident was dismiss the suit as the PML-N leader is Auranzeb demanded an apology from location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire", disclosed for the consumption of the not entitled to any damages. Prime Minister Khan for levelling an arc of volcanoes and fault lines public at large and in the interest of the Additional District and Sessions Judge baseless allegations against the encircling the Pacific Basin. — AP public good which does not constitute Mudassir Farid adjourned the hearing Opposition leader. (PTI) Taliban attack on Afghan city Imran Khan's PTI wins most seats foiled; 28 militants dead in PoK election marred by KABUL (TIP): Afghan security forces have foiled a Taliban attack on ‘NATO WILL CONTINUE TO irregularities, violence the city of Taluqan city, the capital of SUPPORT GHANI’ Takhar province, and killed 28 ISLAMABAD (TIP): Prime Minister However, Geo TV reported that PTI militants, an official said on July 27. Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf won 25 seats, followed by PPP with nine The Taliban militants, according to the NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL JENS party is set to form the next government and PML-N six. One seat each was won official, were planning to storm STOLTENBERG SAID HE HAD in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as by Muslim Conference and Jammu and Taluqan city from different directions SPOKEN TO AFGHANISTAN it emerged as the largest political party Kashmir Peoples Party. but the ground troops backed by fighter in the legislative assembly election in Thus, PTI got a simple majority to planes targeted the militants, forcing PRESIDENT ASHRAF GHANI TO the region which was marred by form the government without support of them to retreat. REASSURE HIM THAT NATO allegations of irregularities and any other party. It is for the first time Besides the 28 victims, 17 Taliban WOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT violence, local media reported, citing that it will form a government in PoK. militants were also injured. The Taliban THE COUNTRY, WHERE TALIBAN unofficial results. Traditionally, the ruling party in the reportedly control all 16 districts of The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party country wins the elections in PoK. Takhar province and have been fighting ADVANCES HAVE PILED (PTI) has won 23 seats while Pakistan The assembly has a total of 53 to capture Taluqan city, 245 km north of PRESSURE ON THE US-BACKED People’s Party (PPP) was second with members but only 45 are directly elected, Kabul. GOVERNMENT IN KABUL. eight seats and the incumbent Pakistan while five seats are reserved for women A number of Takhar residents have REUTERS Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secured and three are meant for technocrats. staged a sit-in in Kabul, calling on the just six seats, the state-run Radio The 45 members directly elected central government to send more troops Pakistan reported. include 33 residents of PoK and 12 to the province. In another development, soldiers ambushed Taliban fighters in in Muslim Conference (MC) and Jammu refugees who came over the years from nine militants, including four Kuran-wo-Munjan district of the and Kashmir Peoples Party (JKPP) were Kashmir and settled in various cities of foreigners, were confirmed dead after Badakhshan province. — IANS successful on one seat each. Pakistan. (PTI) THE INDIAN PANORAMA US FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 12 American Telugu Association's July 2022 DC Conference Grand Kickoff an Enormous Success WASHINGTON (TIP): American Telugu Association, a burgeoning Telugu association catering to the needs of Telugu People across North America announced on Saturday, July 24th that it is ready to conduct its first ever national Conference in Washington DC Area. In an event held on July 24th Saturday at Crowne Plaza hotel in Herndon, VA with much fervor and pomp, ATA announced that it will conduct its flagship event ATA17th Conference and Youth Convention at Walter E Convention Centre in Washington, DC on July 1-3rd, 2022 and unveiled the Conference Theme song &Logo. ATA Jt. Secretary Ramakrishna Ala welcomed the audiences and guests onto the stage. Sr. Counsellor (Economic) Embassy of India, Washington DC Mr. Anshul Sharma graced the occasion as chief guest and carried out the ceremonial lamp lighting ceremonyto kick start the convention amidst nadaswaram music. Mr. Sharma applauded the Pasham, Conference Director KK Reddy, Co- that all the safety protocols were followed to conduct efforts of ATA over the past 30 years and being a key Convener Sai Sudini, Co-Coordinator Ravi Challa, the event and appraised audiences that ATA in spite integral part of Indian diaspora. Co-Director Ravi Bojja along with the support from of being torch bearer of Telugu culture also is ATA President Boojala announced that this will be CATS President Sudha Kondapu. Capital Area involved in a lot of SEVA activities. Conference the major Telugu event in the post COVID world and Telugu Sangam, CATS, is the co-host of the Director KK Reddy announced that 800 people was ecstatic to announce that Washington DC will convention. A total of 70 Conference Committees attending the kickoff meet itself conveys the

host its first convention ever in capital area. Mr. were announced and several prominent Telugu enthusiasm within the Telugu community about this Boojala quoted that all the Telugu people are asingle community members from the area adorned various convention. Advisory committee chair Jay Challa family and invited one and all to this festival of key roles. pledged his full support and advised the committee Telugu's. ATA President Elect Madhu Bommineni 17th ATA Conference Convener Sudheer Bandaru to be always positive in their path towards the encouraged all the women to come forward and play requested the support of DC area Telugu's to come convention to make it a huge success. TANA, NATA, a pivotal role in making the conference a huge forward in scores, volunteer and make this event a TDF, NATS, TATA, GWTCS, Varadhi, TAM, Ujwala, success. Conference Committees were announced, huge success. CATS President Sudha Kondapu and several other organizations pledged their whole- and the 17th ATA Conference & Youth promised full-fledged support of their entire team hearted support for the event. Conventionwill be held under the leadership of for the event from the bottom of their heart. Festivities kick started with a plethora of ATA Convener Sudheer Bandaru, Coordinator Kiran Conference Coordinator Kiran Pasham announced leaders from various parts of US descending upon DC metro area to participate in theevent. Event Days Proceedings started with a strong contingent of 100 volunteers from ATAE xecutive board, Trustees, Adhoc, Standing Committees and local committees visiting Walter E Convention Centerfor a site visit and to plan the logistics. Fun filled evening programs included a medley of cultural and Bollywood dances. Young Talented singers enthralled the audiences with their mesmerizing renditions of the popular Telugu songs. Fundraising event was held and $750K was raised towards the convention. Sumptuous food was provided. Saree clad Indian women and kids in ethnic attire adorned the halls of the meeting center and were witnessed having a great time. ATA Past Presidents Parmesh Bheemreddy, Karunakar Asireddy congratulated the local teams and media for their outstanding support to ATA. THE INDIAN PANORAMA US FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 13 U.S. maintains entry restrictions due to rising Delta cases WASHINGTON(TIP): The United the top international destination for US The European Union in June opened up States said Monday, July 26 it would travelers after Mexico and Canada in 2019. to travelers from the United States, maintain restrictions on international COVID cases have also been rising typically requiring proof of vaccination travel into the country, sidestepping again in the United States, or negative tests, under pressure from European pressure, pointing to a surge of overwhelmingly due to the Delta variant tourism-dependent nations such as cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant at among people who have not been Greece, Spain and Italy that feared home and abroad. vaccinated despite the wide availability of another bare season. "We will maintain existing travel doses. EU leaders have asked the United States restrictions at this point," White House Ms. Psaki said the White House to show reciprocity, and President Joe Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. projected that COVID cases would keep Biden on July 15 said he would have an "The more transmissible Delta variant rising "in the weeks ahead." answer on the issue "within the next is spreading both here and around the Asked how travel restrictions would several days" after appeals by German world." help, Ms. Psaki said, "Yes, it is the Chancellor Angela Merkel. In its latest advisories, the U.S. Centers dominant variant in the United States. The United States makes widespread :"The more transmissible Delta variant is for Disease Control and Prevention That doesn't mean that having more exceptions including for students, spreading both here and around the world," recommended avoiding travel to Spain people who have the Delta variant is the scholars, journalists and businesspeople, says White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. and Portugal, two popular destinations for right step." but European leaders have complained File photo American tourists, due to growing cases of The United States has restricted travel that the regulations inconvenience States is "going in the wrong direction" COVID-19. from the European Union, Britain, China ordinary people and hinder transatlantic and repeated appeals for hesitant people to The United States issued the same and Iran for more than a year due to the trade. get vaccinated. guidance for Cyprus, a week after also Covid-19 pandemic, later adding other Top US government scientist Anthony "It certainly is in retreat among the recommending against travel to Britain, countries including Brazil and India. Fauci warned Sunday that the United vaccinated," Fauci told CNN.

IRS CONTINUES UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS, OFFICER AT CAPITOL RIOT RESPONDS TO PREPARES ANOTHER 1.5 MILLION REFUNDS QUESTIONS OF CREDIBILITY: 'I CAN'T PUT A

WASHINGTON (TIP): The Most taxpayers need not take any BAND-AID ON MY EMOTIONS' Internal Revenue Service reported action and there is no need to call WASHINGTON (TIP): A US Capitol Police July 28 that another 1.5 million the IRS. However, if, because of the officer who was the target of racist slurs during the taxpayers will receive refunds excluded unemployment January 6 insurrection rebuked questions about averaging more than $1,600 as it compensation, taxpayers are now his credibility from conservative critics Wednesday, continues to adjust unemployment eligible for deductions or credits July 28 evening, stating, "I can't put a Band-Aid on compensation from previously not claimed on the original return, my emotions." filed income tax returns. they should file a Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Harry Dunn -- one of the four officers who The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which Individual Income Tax Return. testified Tuesday, July 27, before the House select became law in March, excluded up to $10,200 in Taxpayers should file an amended return if they: committee investigating the riot -- told CNN's Don Harry Dunntestified 2020 unemployment compensation from taxable ● did not submit a Schedule 8812 with the Lemon on "Don Lemon Tonight," "You know what Tuesday, July 27, before the House income calculations. The exclusion applied to original return to claim the Additional Child hurts more, or just as much as what happened on select committee individuals and married couples whose Tax Credit and are now eligible for the credit January 6? The attacks -- the attacks on our investigating the riot modified adjusted gross income was less than after the unemployment compensation credibility and that we're lying and that we don't $150,000. exclusion: love our country and we're fake police officers and we're not real cops." Refunds by direct deposit will begin July 28 ● did not submit a Schedule EIC with the Last week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson sought to undermine Dunn's and refunds by paper check will begin July 30. original return to claim the Earned Income credibility in advance of his testimony, claiming without evidence that This is the fourth round of refunds related to Tax Credit (with qualifying dependents) and the officer "is an angry,left-wing political activist." the unemployment compensation exclusion are now eligible for the credit after the "Dunn will pretend to speak for the country's law enforcement provision. unemployment compensation exclusion; community, but it turns out Dunn has very little in common with your Since May, the IRS has issued over 8.7 million ● are now eligible for any other credits and/or average cop," Carlson said on his show. unemployment compensation refunds totaling deductions not mentioned below. Make sure The comments prompted an immediate response from Dunn's lawyers, over $10 billion. The IRS will continue to include any required forms or schedules. and the officer told CNN on Wednesday evening that "it's more than reviewing and adjusting tax returns in this Taxpayers do not need to file an amended return if frustrating." Though he wasn't physically assaulted during the attack, category this summer. they: Dunn asked, "If I came here with my arm in a sling, or bandage around The IRS effort focused on minimizing burden ● already filed a tax return and did not claim my head, would that give me more credibility?" on taxpayers so that most people won't have to the unemployment exclusion; the IRS will "Sorry, I can't put a Band-Aid on my emotions or my brain, my take any additional action to receive the refund. determine the correct taxable amount of psychological -- my mindset. I cannot put a Band-Aid on it. All I got is my The IRS review means most taxpayers affected unemployment compensation and tax; words." by this change will not have to file an amended ● have an adjustment, because of the Dunn has repeatedly spoken out about how he and his fellow Black return because IRS employees have reviewed exclusion, that will result in an increase in officers are still grappling with their harrowing experience on January 6, and adjusted their tax returns for them. For any non-refundable or refundable credits when they endured racist attacks from the insurrectionists. Flags, signs taxpayers who overpaid, the IRS will either reported on the original return; and symbols of racist, White supremacist and extremist groups were refund the overpayment or apply it to other ● did not claim the following credits on their displayed along with Trump 2020 banners and American flags at the riot. outstanding taxes or other federal or state debts tax return but are now eligible when the Black officers played a key role in defending lawmakers during the attack. owed. unemployment exclusion is applied: "More than six months later,January 6 still isn't over for me," Dunn told For this round, the IRS identified Recovery Rebate Credit, Earned Income the House panel Tuesday."I know so many other officers continue to hurt, approximately 1.7 million taxpayers due an Credit with no qualifying dependents or the both physically and emotionally," adjustment. Of that number, approximately 1.5 Advance Premium Tax Credit. The IRS will Dunn added that he has sought counseling "for the persistent emotional million taxpayers are expected to receive a calculate the credit and include it in any trauma of that day" and implored his colleagues to do the same if needed. refund. The refund average is $1,686. overpayment; "I want to take this moment and speak to my fellow officers about the The IRS started with the simplest tax returns ● filed a married filing joint return, live in a emotions they are continuing to experience from the events of January 6. and is now reviewing more complex returns. community property state, and entered a There is absolutely nothing wrong with seeking professional counseling," The average refund amount is higher for this smaller exclusion amount than entitled on he said. "What we all went through that day was traumatic, and if you are round because the IRS included an adjustment Schedule 1, line 8. hurting, please take advantage of the counseling services that are to the Advance Premium Tax Credit (APTC). (Read full story at www.theindianpanorama.news) available to us." (Source: CNN) THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIA FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 14 Another FIR SC says no immunity registered against Raj Kundra in porn to protect legislators apps case from criminal law MUMBAI (TIP): Another FIR registered has been against businessman Raj Kundra at Malvani Police Station in connection with his role as an alleged NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme “key conspirator” in a case of making pornographic Court of India on Wednesday,July 28, films and publishing them through mobile dismissed a petition filed by the applications. He was arrested on July 19. Kerala Government seeking a The Mumbai crime branch has taken up the case direction to withdraw cases against for further investigation. prominent Communist Party of India On Tuesday, July 27, the Bombay High Court (Marxist) leaders for alleged sought a response from the Mumbai Police in a plea vandalism in the Kerala State by Kundra, alleging that his arrest was illegal as he Assembly in 2015 when the current was not served legal notices as per law. The court ruling party in the state was in said it cannot decide on granting interim relief and opposition at the time of the incident. pass an order without hearing respondent A two-judge bench of the apex authorities and adjourned the hearing in the plea. court, headed by Justice Chandrahud and comprising Justice M R Shah in its judgement said that "there is no Maharashtra floods: immunity/privilege that protects legislators from criminal law." He added that the privileges of Assembly in 2015, "There is no merit in the Kerala MLA bear a functional relationship To this, Justice Chandrachud US NGO to deploy government's appeal, and the appeal to the discharge of functions of the asked Kumar whether it is in the stands dismissed," Justice Dr legislators, but it is not a mark of interest of justice to throw things and Dhananjaya Chandrachud, leading difference that places the legislators damage material at the sanctum medical teams the bench of the Supreme Court, said. on a pedestal. sanctorum of a democratic set-up. The bench of the apex court had The privileges and immunity are The apex court had in one of its n American non-profit organisation will reserved the verdict on July 15. not a mark of status which makes hearings expressed concern over the deploy medical teams to treat survivors in While dismissing the appeal, them stand on an unequal footing, the MPs and MLAs not properly AMaharashtra after heavy monsoon rains Justice Dr Chandrachud observed, Supreme Court said in its judgement. maintaining the decorum of houses pummelled the region, triggering devastating "The Acts of vandalism does not Senior lawyer and former Solicitor and observed that a strong message landslides and flooding that have killed over 200 serve public function or come under General (SG) Ranjeet Kumar, needs to be sent out and such people and displaced thousands of others. freedom of speech". appearing for the left party, had behaviour could not be tolerated. Three medical teams departed for Sangli, Satara The apex court said that the argued before the Supreme Court "Strong message needs to be sent and Ratnagiri on Wednesday, the non-profit body withdrawal of cases against the that the then government was out and such behaviour could not be Americares said in a statement. accused persons will be against presenting the budget. There were tolerated," the apex court had said, The teams, organised by Americares India staff in public justice and policy. some protests and both party during the course of one of its Mumbai and operated in partnership with local "Vandalism and destruction inside members protested and a woman hearings. healthcare groups, will provide urgently needed the house is not essential for member was hurt. The petition was filed before the medical care and COVID-19 education to survivors exercising legislative function," the "Legislative Secretary filed an FIR Supreme Court against a March 12, for 10 days. apex court said. against our (Left) party members," 2021 order of the Kerala High Court. According to the statement, two additional teams It further said that the trial court Kumar had said, The Kerala High Court had will depart for Kolhapur and Raigad later this week was correct in rejecting the The members of the ruling party rejected the State's petition to deliver essential health services for families application to withdraw the FIR. were equally at fault. It was a fight challenging the dismissal by the affected by the recent floods. Justice Chandrachud in the between two parties, Kumar had told Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court “The flooding in Maharashtra has devastated judgement also said that the the Supreme Court and sought a seeking permission to withdraw communities and has put the health of thousands at members possess the privilege that is direction to withdraw cases against prosecution against the accused risk,” said Americares vice president of Emergency essential for exercising public prominent CPI(M) leaders for alleged persons, including certain sitting Response Kate Dischino. functions. vandalism in the Kerala state ministers. Source: ANI Harappan city of Dholavira in Kutch among UNESCO’s world heritage sites

RAJKOT (TIP): Dholavira, the Harappan-era interregional trade links associated with Dholavira, archaeological site located in Kutch district of Gujarat, have also been acknowledged as contributing to the was on Tuesday inscribed on the UNESCO list of world shared heritage of humanity,” UNESCO said. heritage sites, making it the first site of Indus Valley Located on Khadir island in the Great Rann of Kutch Civilisation in India to be included on the coveted list. (GRK) in Bhachau taluka of Kutch district, Dholavira is The decision taken at the 44th session of the UNESCO around 210 kilometres east of district headquarters World Heritage Committee on at Fuzhou, China, comes Bhuj. Spread over 22 hectares, the Harappan-era days after the Kakatiya Rudreshwara temple in acropolis is the fifth largest archaeological site of the Telangana, popularly called the Ramappa Temple, was Indus Valley Civilisation, dating back to around 3000 BC inscribed on the list. and is believed to have been occupied till 1500 BC. It “Dholavira: A Harappan City, in India, just inscribed draws its name from present-day village Dholavira on on the @UNESCO #WorldHeritage List. Cong- the semi-arid island on the Indo-Pakistan border. ratulations!” UNESCO tweeted. “Absolutely delighted by this news. Dholavira was an After Champaner, Rani ki Vav and the walled city important urban centre and is one of our most area of Ahm-edabad, Dholavira is the fourth site from important linkages with our past. It is a must visit, Gujarat to gain the tag. Dholavira, Harappan city in Kutch. (Source: Twitter/Vijay especially for those interested in history, culture and An official release from UNESCO described Rupani) archaeology,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, Dholavira as an ancient city, which is one of themost adding he had first visited the site during his student remarkable and well-preserved urban settlements in mechanisms, extensive use of stone in construction and days and was mesmerised by the place. South Asia dating from the third to mid-second special burial structures. “As CM of Gujarat, I had the opportunity to work on millennium BCE (Before Common Era). “Of note is also the art associated with the city – aspects relating to heritage conservation and Discovered in 1968, UNESCO said in a release, the site artefacts of various kinds such as copper, shell, stone, restoration in Dholavira. Our team also worked to is set apart by its unique characteristics, such as its jewellery of semi-precious stones, terracotta, gold, create tourism-friendly infrastructure there,” Modi water management system, multi-layered defensive ivory have been found at the site. In addition, the added. THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIA FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 15 Pak agencies BORDER ROW making fake Assam, Mizoram agree on calls to Indian security forces, deployment of neutral force alert issued NEW DELHI (TIP): A neutral central ollowing the drone attack at the force will be deployed along the Jammu air base, security disturbed Assam-Mizoram border where Fagencies have picked up several five policemen and a civilian were killed fake calls to the forces made by following a clash recently, officials said Pakistani spy agency ISI. on July 28. Intelligence sources have said The decision was taken after a two- security agencies have issued an alert hour-long meeting chaired by Union over an increasing number of fake calls Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and being made to the Indian security attended by Assam Chief Secretary forces from Pakistan. Jishnu Baruah and Director General of Pakistan’s ISI has been mulling over Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta and their increasing the frequency of these fake Mizoram counterparts Lalnunmawia calls to the Indian security force Chuaungo and SBK Singh, respectively. installations by impersonating senior Both state governments have agreed officials of the armed forces, said the for the deployment of a neutral Central sources. Armed Police Force (CAPF) at the These calls originate from different disturbed interstate border along the numbers with very few traces. National Highway 306, a Home Ministry Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma pays homage to the Assam Police personnel who Sources have also said that the official said. died in July 26 clashes at Lailapur on the Assam-Mizoram border. increasing number of such calls after The neutral force will be commanded the drone threats in the western sector by a senior officer of the CAPF. Besides, between the two states. Assam Chief Secretary said the CAPF has raised an alarm among the security to facilitate the functioning of the force, “The central government is concerned would take over the responsibility of the agencies. both state governments will work out over the Assam-Mizoram border dispute interstate border. The process of Such activities were reported by the arrangements in coordination with the which led to violence and deaths of six withdrawal of state police forces was security agencies earlier as well and Union Home Ministry within a persons. The objective of the meeting is being worked out, he said. advisories to the agencies were issued reasonable timeframe. to lower the tension, bring peace and Director General of CRPF Kuldiep by the headquarters, according to intel The Home Secretary also conveyed to possibly find a solution,” a senior MHA Singh was also present in the meeting as sources. the delegations of Assam and Mizoram official said. the personnel of the paramilitary force In view of the upcoming that the two governments should Later, the Mizoram Chief Secretary have been deployed in the Assam- Independence Day celebrations, continue discussions mutually to said the situation along the interstate Mizoram border areas where tension is security agencies have been asked to resolve the border issue in an amicable border was currently peaceful and it high. remain vigilant of these fake calls and manner. was agreed in the meeting that everyone Assam’s Barak Valley districts of to take suitable measures to prevent the The Chief Secretaries and the police would try to maintain peace and there Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi passage of any information. heads of Assam and Mizoram were was no point in indulging in violence. share a 164-km border with three called by the Union Home Ministry to State forces were being withdrawn Mizoram districts of Aizawl, Kolasib Pegasus: IT resolve the ongoing border conflict from the disputed area, he said. The and Mamit. Source: TNS panel meet put ‘Poore desh me khela hoga, it will be Modi vs off after boycott country in 2024’ — Mamata says in Delhi

by BJP MPs NEW DELHI (TIP): It will be Modi vs the opposition alliance, Banerjee said the rest of India in 2024 and the she is not a “political astrologer”. meeting of the Parliamentary opposition will create history, West “It depends on the situation. All of us Standing Committee on Bengal Chief Minister Mamata can work together. Anybody can become AInformation Technology, set up Banerjee said Wednesday, July 28, a leader,” she said. “I don’t want to to discuss the Pegasus snooping issue, setting the tone for opposition unity in impose my opinion. After the was on Wednesday postponed due to the Lok Sabha elections. Parliament session, opposition parties lack of quorum. The panel has 32 MPs “Poore desh me khela hoga. When must meet.” as its members and 14 of them, all of general elections happen, it will be Modi Following her interaction with the the BJP, refused to sign the attendance vs country. This is our hope for 2024,” media, Banerjee met Congress president register. Banerjee said in a free-wheeling Sonia Gandhi and later Delhi CM Led by Jharkhand’s Nishikant Dubey, interaction with reporters in Delhi on Arvind Kejriwal. the BJP MPs earlier gave a notice of the third day of her visit. After meeting Gandhi, Banerjee said breach of privilege against Congress The West Bengal CM, however, the former had invited her for tea and leader Shashi Tharoor, who chairs the remained non-committal about her role they discussed a host of issues including IT panel, expressing “no confidence in at the national level and said she has a the need for the opposition to come him”. “sweet home” in Bengal and would like together. “Rahulji was also present. We In the notice to Lok Sabha Speaker to stay there. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi with West discussed the political situation in the Om Birla, they demanded that Tharoor “I don’t want to be a leader but a cadre. Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. country, Pegasus as well as Covid,” she be removed from the committee for Let me be that. But I want to bell the cat; victory in the assembly elections in May, said. violating discipline and publicly I want to help all. I am not a VIP but an reiterated that talks with various On the role the Congress will play in speaking about its agenda. LIP (Less Important Person),” Banerjee opposition leaders are going on but no the coalition, Banerjee said Sonia also “He has not only disrobed the said when asked about her national role. final decision has been taken as yet on champions opposition unity. “Congress democratic functioning of an august She said the situation on the ground is the opposition’s strategy for 2024. trusts the regional parties and regional committee, but also exhibited high level different now. “Every regional party is “The Parliament session is on, so parties trust Congress,” she said. of sycophancy towards his political very strong today. If all of them are political parties and their leaders are Banerjee said that she is hopeful that a masters,” the notice read. together, they will be stronger than busy.Once the session is over, we will sit positive result will come out in the Tharoor recently said in the media BJP,” she said. together and decide. In a democracy, future from all these discussions. She that Pegasus row would be taken up by The West Bengal CM, on a strong talks have to go on,” she said. later met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind the IT committee on a priority. footing after her party’s resounding Asked who will become the leader of Kejriwal. Source: The Print THE INDIAN PANORAMA COVID-INDIA FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 16 India records 43,509 new Covid-19 cases, active cases cross 4 lakh-mark

NEW DELHI (TIP): India recorded more vaccines, advance visibility of 43,509 new cases of the coronavirus vaccine availability to states and Union disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, Territories for enabling better planning which pushed the nationwide tally to by them and streamlining the vaccine 31,528,114 while the death toll climbed to supply chain. The new phase of 4,22,662 with 640 daily fatalities, universalisation of vaccination according to Union health ministry commenced from June 21. update on Thursday, July 28. Meanwhile, Maharashtra’s weekly The active cases declined to 4,03,840 in positivity rate has dropped to 3.8% from the said time period, according to data last week’s 4.36%, indicating a downward released by the ministry at 8am on July trend of the second Covid-19 wave. 28. The national Covid-19 recovery rate According to the World Health improved to 1.27 per cent, it stated. The Organization (WHO), the positivity rate number of active cases increased by should remain below 5% for an outbreak 4404. to be considered under control. Positivity As many as 17,28,795 Covid-19 tests rate is the percentage of tests of a were conducted on Tuesday, taking the particular infection returning positive. total number of tests conducted so far to The state currently has 10 districts 46,26,29,773. with positivity rates above the state The number of people who have average of 3.8%. These are Satara recuperated from the disease surged to (8.03%), Pune (7.23%), Kolhapur (7.18%), 3,07,01,612, while the case fatality rate Sangli (6.91%), Sindhudurg (6.49 %), stands at 1.34 per cent, it said. Solapur (5.90%), Ahmednagar (4.95%), The total number of vaccine doses Beed (4.88%), Raigad (4.70%), and administered so far has reached 44.19 Ratnagiri (3.83%). This means currently crore under the nationwide vaccination for inoculation, the Union health private hospitals to be administered," just six out of the 10 districts have a drive. ministry said on Wednesday. "More than said the Ministry of health and family positivity rate of more than 5%. Last More than 2.18 crore Covid-19 vaccine 2.18 Crore (2,18,10,422) balance and welfare. week, nine of the 10 districts had a doses are still available with states, unutilized Covid Vaccine doses are still The Covid-19 vaccination drive has positivity rate of more than 5%. Union Territories and private hospitals available with the States/UTs and been ramped up through availability of Source: HT

US announces $25 million Covid lockdown negatively impacted for India’s Covid-19 women’s nutrition in India: Study vaccination programme WASHINGTON (TIP): The NEW DELHI (TIP): With a pledge of $25 million to nationwide lockdown in India in support India’s Covid-19 vaccination programme, the 2020 due to the Covid pandemic had United States (US) on Wednesday committed to further a negative impact on women's strengthening of ties between the two countries. nutrition in the country, according In his first trip to India, US Secretary of State Antony to a study conducted by a group of Blinken announced that the US government will researchers in the US. partner with India’s Ministry of Health and Family The study by Tata-Cornell Welfare, as well as state governments to support Institute for Agriculture and vaccine supply chain logistics, to address Nutrition in four economically misinformation and vaccine hesitancy, and train backward districts of Uttar healthcare workers to deliver vaccines safely and Pradesh's Maharajganj, Bihar's effectively across India. Munger, and Odisha's Kandhamal "US has contributed more than 200 million dollars and Kalahandi indicate a decline in [USD] worth of Covid-19 assistance. I am pleased to household food expenditures and announce that the United States government will send women's dietary diversity in May additional 25 million dollars [USD] to support 2020 compared to May 2019, vaccination efforts across India," Blinken announced particularly for non-staples like during a joint press conference with India's External meats, eggs, vegetables and fruits. Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. It occurred despite the special At the media briefing after talks with Blinken, Public Distribution System (PDS), External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked the US direct benefit transfer and ration for its "truly exceptional" support to India during the from anganwadis reaching 80 per second wave of the pandemic and for keeping the cent, 50 per cent and 30 per cent of nutrition-rich foods and market impact of the pandemic on supply chain for raw material open for vaccine the surveyed households, reforms to remove supply-side nutritional outcomes must do so production in India. respectively, said the study bottlenecks and expansion of direct through a gendered lens that The US Agency for International Development published in the latest issue of benefit transfers for healthy food reflects the specific, and often (USAID) will also collaborate with key stakeholders, Economia Politica journal. access. persistent, vulnerabilities faced by including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, “Our findings contribute to the “Women's diets were lacking in women,” she said in a statement UNICEF, the WHO, and GAVI to promote equitable growing body of evidence of diverse foods even before the issued by the Cornell University. vaccine delivery and strengthen pandemic women's disproportionate pandemic, but Covid has further Researchers said that preparedness. vulnerability to economic shocks, exacerbated the situation,” said policymakers should recognise the The Covid-19 pandemic saw both India and the US the impact of a staple grain focused Soumya Gupta, a research disproportionate impact of the working in tandem to service each others needs. "We safety net programme, and economist at TCI who co-authored pandemic and other disruptive remember with gratitude and will not forget the aid restricted markets on the access and the study along with Prabhu events on women's nutrition by and assistance India provided to us early in the availability of diverse nutritious Pingali, TCI director; Mathew bolstering safety-net programmes pandemic. I am proud we could return the gesture to foods,” says the paper which makes Abraham, assistant director; and to ensure that they meet the needs India." Blinken said on Wednesday, July 28. a case for policy reforms towards consultant Payal Seth. of women and other marginalised Source: India Today PDS diversification to include “Any policies addressing the groups. Source: PTI THE INDIAN PANORAMA HISTORY THIS WEEK FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 17 History This Week July 30, 2021, to August 5, 2021 "HISTORY IS A CYCLIC POEM WRITTEN BY TIME UPON THE MEMORIES OF MAN." - PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY July 30 1814, he was enthralled to see the was killed by machine-gun fire near American flag still flying over the fort at Okinawa in the South Pacific on April 18, JULY 30, 1975 - Former Teamsters daybreak. He then wrote the poem 1945. Union leader James Hoffa was last seen originally entitled Defense of Fort BIRTHDAY - Gray Panthers founder outside a restaurant near Detroit, McHenry which became the U.S. Maggie Kuhn (1905-1995) was born in Michigan. His 13-year federal prison National Anthem in 1931. Buffalo, New York. After she was forced sentence had been commuted by BIRTHDAY - into mandatory retirement at age 65, she President Richard M. Nixon in 1971. On Moby Dick author founded the Gray Panthers organization December 8, 1982, seven years after his Herman Melville to fight age discrimination and disappearance, an Oakland County judge (1819-1891) was succeeded in the banning of mandatory Barack Obama declared Hoffa officially dead. born in New York. retirement in most professions. BIRTHDAY - August 2 August 4 Hawaii, on August 4, 1961. His father was Automotive from Kenya, Africa, while his mother pioneer Henry Herman Melville AUGUST 2, AUGUST 4, 1962 - Apartheid was originally from Kansas. Upon Ford (1863-1947) 1776 - In opponent Nelson Mandela was arrested completing his college education, young was born in Philadelphia, most of the 55 members of by security police in South Africa. He Obama moved to Chicago, becoming Dearborn the Continental Congress signed the was then tried and sentenced to five active in community affairs. He then Township, parchment copy of the Declaration of years in prison. In 1964, he was placed on attended Harvard Law School, becoming Michigan. He Independence. trial for sabotage, high treason and the first African-American president of developed an AUGUST 2, 1923 - President Warren conspiracy to overthrow the government the Harvard Law Review in 1990. He assembly-line G. Harding died suddenly in a hotel in and was sentenced to life in prison. A returned to Chicago, worked in a law Henry Ford production system San Francisco while on a Western worldwide campaign to free him began firm, then entered politics. Elected to the and introduced a speaking tour. His administration had in the 1980s and resulted in his release on Illinois State Senate in 1996, he went on $5-a-day wage for automotive workers. been tainted by the Teapot Dome February 11, 1990, at age 71 after 27 years to become a U.S. Senator in 2004. Four "History is bunk," he once said. political scandal and his sudden death in prison. In 1993, Mandela shared the years later, he successfully challenged July 31 prompted many unfounded rumors. He Nobel Peace Prize with South Africa's former First Lady Hillary Rodham was succeeded the next day by Calvin President F.W.de Klerk for their peaceful Clinton for the Democratic presidential JULY 31, 1776 - During the American Coolidge. efforts to bring a nonracial democracy to nomination and went on to defeat Revolution, Francis Salvador became the AUGUST 2, 1939 - Albert Einstein South Africa. In April 1994, black South Republican John McCain in the general first Jew to die in the conflict. He had wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Africans voted for the first time in an election, November 4, 2008, thus also been the first Jew elected to office in Roosevelt concerning the possibility of election that brought Mandela the becoming the first President of African- Colonial America, voted a member of the atomic weapons. "A single bomb of this presidency of South Africa. American origin. South Carolina Provincial Congress in type carried by boat and exploded in a AUGUST 4, 1964 - Three young civil August 5 January 1775. port, might very well destroy the whole rights workers, James Chaney, Andrew JULY 31, 1790 - The U.S. Patent Office port together with some of the Goodman and Michael Schwerner, were AUGUST 5, 1583 - The first British first opened its doors. The first U.S. surrounding territory." Six years later, found murdered and buried in an colony in North America was founded by patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins of on August 6, 1945, the first Atomic Bomb, earthen dam outside Philadelphia, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, a British Vermont for a new method of making developed by the U.S., was dropped on the Mississippi. They had disappeared on navigator and explorer. He sighted the pearlash and potash. The patent was Japanese port of Hiroshima. June 21 after being detained by Neshoba Newfoundland coast and took possession signed by George Washington and AUGUST 2, 1990 - The Iraqi army County police on charges of speeding. of the area around St. John's harbor in Thomas Jefferson. invaded Kuwait amid claims that Kuwait They were participating in the the name of the Queen. He was later lost August 1 threatened Iraq's economic existence by Mississippi Summer Project organized at sea in a storm off the Azores on his overproducing oil and driving prices by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating return trip to England. AUGUST 1, 1838 - Slavery was down on the world market. An Iraqi Committee (SNCC) to increase black AUGUST 5, 1861 - President Abraham abolished in Jamaica. It had been military government was then installed voter registration. When their car was Lincoln signed into law the first Federal introduced by Spanish settlers 300 years in Kuwait which was annexed by Iraq on found burned on June 23, President income tax, a 3 percent tax on incomes earlier in 1509. the claim that Kuwait was historically Lyndon Johnson ordered the FBI to over $800, as an emergency wartime AUGUST 1, 1944 - Anne Frank part of Iraq. This resulted in Desert search for the men. measure during the Civil War. However, penned her last entry into her diary. "[I] Shield, the massive Allied military BIRTHDAY - the tax was never actually put into effect. keep on trying to find a way of becoming buildup, and later the 100-hour war Jazz trumpet AUGUST 5, what I would like to be, and what I could against Iraq, Desert Storm. player Louis 1962 - Film star be, if...there weren't any other people August 3 Armstrong (1901- Marilyn Monroe living in the world." Three days later, 1971) was born in died at age 36 from Anne and her family were arrested and AUGUST 3, New Orleans, an overdose of sent to Nazi concentration camps. Anne 1492 - Christopher Louisiana. Known sleeping pills. She died at Bergen-Belsen concentration Columbus set sail as "Satchmo," he made 29 films camp on March 15, 1945, at age 15. from Palos, Spain, Louis Armstrong appeared in many during her career AUGUST 1, 1944 - The Warsaw with three ships, films and is best Marilyn Monroe and came to Uprising began as the Polish Home Nina, Pinta and known for his renditions of It's a symbolize Army, numbering about 40,000 Polish Santa Maria. Wonderful World and Hello, Dolly. Hollywood glamour. patriots, began shooting at German Seeking a westerly BIRTHDAY - Swedish diplomat Raoul AUGUST 5, 2011 - Standard & Poor's troops in the streets. The Nazis then sent route to the Far Wallenberg (1912-1947) was born in credit rating agency downgraded the eight divisions to battle the Poles, who East, he instead Stockholm. During the Holocaust, United States debt from its highest rating Christopher Columbus had hoped for, but did not receive, landed on October Wallenberg saved an estimated 33,000 of AAA to a lesser AA+ rating, marking assistance from the Allies. Two months 12th in the Bahamas, thinking it was an Jews by issuing thousands of protective the first-ever decline of credit later, the rebellion was quashed. outlying Japanese island. documents, by securing the release of worthiness for the U.S. The agency cited BIRTHDAY - Star-Spangled Banner BIRTHDAY - War correspondent Jews from deportation trains, death America's $14 trillion in outstanding author Francis Scott Ernie Pyle (1900-1945) was born in Dana, march convoys, labor service brigades, debt and ineffective political leadership Key (1779-1843) was Indiana. His syndicated column offered and by establishing the International regarding debt reduction. born in Frederick sympathetic insights into the Ghetto, a network of 31 protected houses. BIRTHDAY - John Eliot (1604-1690) County, Maryland. experiences of common soldiers during He was detained by Soviet agents on was born in Hertfordshire, England. After witnessing the World War II. He received a Pulitzer January 17, 1945 and is believed to have Known as the "Apostle to the Indians," British bombardment Prize for his reports of the bombing of died in prison in 1947. his translation of the Bible into an of Fort McHenry on the London in 1940 and later war reports BIRTHDAY - Barack Obama the 44th Indian tongue was the first Bible to be Francis Scott Key night of September 13-14, from Africa, Sicily, Italy and France. He U.S. President was born in Honolulu, printed in America. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FILM FEST FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 18 BFF 2021 CELEBRATES BY MABEL PAIS

FESTIVAL CELEBRATES DIVERSE FILMMAKERS NARRATIVE FEATURES: coworkers, clients and one impatient bus driver to learn 71% WOMEN, 75% BIPOC/AAPI, 33% LGBTQIA+ "7 DAYS" - DIR/WRIT: Roshan Sethi l USA her self-worth as she chases the American Dream in NARRATIVE, DOCUMENTARY, SHORT AND Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood. EPISODIC FILM COMPETITION Ravi is set up on an arranged marriage date with Rita "THE NOVICE"- DIR/WRIT: Lauren Hadaway l 30TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING OF by their traditional Indian parents. When the "THELMA & LOUISE" - AUGUST 3, 2021 circumstances of quarantine force them to shelter USA "We are proud to offer audiences an inspirational together, Ravi discovers that Rita is not quite the A college freshman joins her university's cutthroat traditional girl of his dreams. rowing team and undertakes an obsessive journey to line up celebrating diversity and inclusion on "AMERICANISH" - DIR/WRIT: Iman Zawahry l make the top varsity boat, no matter the cost. screen and behind the camera, to demonstrate "SEE YOU THEN" - DIR: Mari Walker l USA the power of intersectional equity in USA entertainment media. Through our unique Kris, a transgender computer programmer, and Naomi, an Asian-American performance artist, used to inclusion qualifiers, we are giving voice to date in college. "SEE YOU THEN" focuses on the directors who are 71% Female, 75% BIPOC or universal truth that no matter how much you change, a AAPI and 33% LGBTQIA+." - Geena Davis: part of you will always stay the same. Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) Chair "WAIKIKI" - DIR/WRIT: Christopher Kahunahana "We are thrilled to come together in the heartland l USA to share stories of inclusion at the 7th Annual BFF. The mission of the Festival has always been to create a platform that champions a multitude of new, diverse voices. The silver lining from last "Americanish." - Photo / BFF 2021 year's 2020 virtual Festival was the unique opportunity to expand our capacity and thereby, our audiences, with more than 30,000 virtual In Jackson Heights, Queens, two sisters and their fresh off the boat cousin try all the conventional ways attendees,"- Wendy Guerrero - President, to earn the love and respect of the matriarch of their Waikiki." - Photo / BFF 2021 Bentonville Film Festival & Foundation (BFF) family only to learn that life works out in the most he Bentonville Film Foundation presents its 2021 unconventional ways. Leaving behind the touristic image of paradise and Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) with narrative, "BEANS" - DIR: Tracey Deer l 2020 l CAN island culture, "WAIK?K?" tackles the often- Tdocumentary feature, short, and episodic film unspeakable generational trauma of postcolonial selections set for August 2-8, 2021 in Bentonville, AR. "BEANS" is a 2020 Canadian drama film that explores cultures through a mixing of genre conventions, This is the 7th BFF annual film festival. the 1990 Oka Crisis at Kanesatake, which Deer lived experimental storytelling, and perspectives. For this year's event BFF will combine virtual and through as a child, through the eyes of "WOMEN IS LOSERS" - DIR/WRIT: Lissette safe in-person activations, including premieres, Tekehentahkhwa, a young Mohawk girl whose conversations, awards, and events to produce a hybrid perspective on life is radically changed by these events. Feliciano l USA experience for Festival attendees. Festival passes and "CATCH THE FAIR ONE" - DIR/WRIT: Josef Inspired by real women and the Janis Joplin song of single tickets are available for purchase. the same title, "WOMEN IS LOSERS" is a dramedy that This year Festival attendees will enjoy a 30th Kubota Wladyka l USA follows the life of a young single mother whose refusal anniversary screening of "Thelma & Louise" at the 112 A former boxer embarks on the fight of her life when to let herself and her newborn son sink into poverty Drive-In (Fayetteville, AR) on Tuesday, August 3 she goes in search of her missing sister. puts her at odds with pre-Roe v. Wade America. followed by an exclusive conversation with the film's "THE DAPHNE PROJECT"- DIRS/WRITS: Alec star and Festival Chair, Academy Award® winner DOCUMENTARY FEATURES: Geena Davis and Academy Award®-winning Tibaldi, Zora Iman Crews l USA "ALL THESE SONS" - DIRS: Bing Liu, Joshua screenwriter Callie Khouri. The film, which first Daphne Wilco, actress and social justice warrior, Altman l USA premiered in 1991, is an empowering tribute to wreaks havoc on a production of Euripides' "The trailblazing women. Geena Davis' (Thelma) and Susan Bacchae" in the name of progress -- her progress. Beginning in 2018, we follow Marshall Hatch Jr. from Sarandon's (Louise) iconic strong female lead "THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MRS. WU" - DIR: the West Side and Billy Moore from the South Side of performances cemented the revolutionary film as a Chicago, as they work directly with young men from the feminist classic that still resonates today. Anna Chi l USA l World Premiere community to not only end this cycle of death from gun BFF is an annual Festival and globally recognized Aware that her time is running short, irascible Wu violence but also to end it by undoing generations of platform amplifying female, non-binary, LGBTQIA+, family matriarch Lily (Lisa Lu) is eager to repair the oppression leading all the way back to the American BIPOC, and people with disabilities' voices in strained relationship with her adult daughter Mary slave trade. As Marshall puts it, at stake is the very soul entertainment. For updates, special events, panels and (Michelle Krusiec) and help her shy 18-year-old of the nation. jury information, visit bentonvillefilm.org granddaughter Emma (Rochelle Ying) find her voice. "AT THE READY" - DIR: Maisie Crow l USA In the BFF 2021 juried competition program, 71% are Along the way, long-held secrets are revealed and Mary directed by women, 75% by people that are BIPOC or and Emma each come to understand the painful choices Ten miles from the Mexican border, the students at AAPI, and 33% by people of the LGBTQIA+ community. their mothers made in this funny and touching multi- Horizon High School in El Paso (many of whom are 70% of these films are written by women, 70% by people generational story about family, forgiveness and being Latinx) train to become police officers and Border that are BIPOC or AAPI, 32% by people of the LGBTQIA+ true to oneself. Patrol agents. As they discover the realities of their community and 87% feature a female lead, 81% a BIPOC "I'M FINE (THANKS FOR ASKING)" - DIRS: Kelley dream jobs may be at odds with the truths and people or AAPI lead, and 30% an LGBTQIA+ lead. 96% of these they hold most dear, we learn the price they must pay as films have a cast and crew that was made up of more than Kali, Angelique Molina l USA they grapple with their place within their communities half of people from these same communities. In this exhilarating, poignant debut feature, Danny at the intersection of identity, immigration, and TICKETS (Kelley Kali) a recently widowed woman barely makes personal politics. ends meet by braiding hair and making deliveries on "CRUTCH" - DIRS: Chandler Evans & Sachi Passes and tickets for the 2021 Bentonville Film roller skates. When a client is unable to pay her, she Festival can be purchased at realizes that if she can't raise $200 by day's end, she will Cunningham l USA bentonvillefilm.org/tickets-passes lose the apartment and have to admit to her daughter "CRUTCH" chronicles the life of Bill Shannon, an FILMS, PROJECTS LINEUP: that they are actually "houseless". internationally renowned artist, breakdancer and "LUDI" - DIR: Edson Jean l USA skateboarder on crutches, as he finds his voice and uses The following projects are confirmed for the 2021 BFF his performance art to expose the secret world of competition: Ludi, a hardworking and exhausted nurse, battles CONTD ON PAGE 19 THE INDIAN PANORAMA TRIBECA FILMS FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 19

CONTD FROM PAGE 18 With humor and heart, "TRY HARDER" takes us to groundbreaking lawsuit against the U.S. government, the reality of the American college application process asserting it has willfully acted over six decades to assumptions that exists all around us. and the intersection of class, race, and educational create our climate crisis, thus endangering their "A FIRE WITHIN" - DIR: Christopher Chambers l opportunity as they navigate a quintessential rite of constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property. If passage and make it their own. these young people are successful, they'll not only make USA "UPROOTED: THE HISTORY OF JAZZ DANCE" - history, they'll change the future. "A FIRE WITHIN" chronicles the incredible, true story of three Women who are immigrants from DIR: Khadifa Wong l USA SHORT FILMS: Ethiopia and torture survivors, who one day discover The history, lineage and future progressions of jazz Twenty-Seven Shorts are featured: that their torturer is in the U.S... working at a hotel in dance. The story of Jazz Dance is a complex one, it goes #WHITINA, AMERICANIZED, BIG TOUCH, BJ'S Atlanta, Georgia. It is a thrilling story about three to the very heart of humanity. It is a story of triumph MOBILE GIFT SHOP, BUG FARM, immigrants, three refugees, three survivors taking a over adversity, oppression and privilege as well as a CONGRATULATIONS (MABROOK), CRACKED, stand to make their voices heard and their courageous celebration, because ultimately, what all people have in DREAMER, EL TRISTE, FIRST DOWN, I AM NORMAL, fight to bring a notorious torturer from Africa to justice common is rhythm and a basic human need to get down. I'M A VAMPIRE, I WAS A STRANGER, KOREATOWN - right here in America. "WORKHORSE QUEEN" - DIR: Angela Washko l USA GHOST STORY, MESSAGE READ, NAHJUM, NOOR "KILI BIG" - DIR: Ida Joglar l USA l World Premiere AND LAYLA, PIZZA PARTY, SELAHY (MY WEAPON), "WORKHORSE QUEEN" explores the complexities of SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE, STAIRS, THE A group of plus-sized women from around the world mainstream television's impact on queer performance SUMMER OF SNAKES, SUPERESTAR, WALKING attempt to climb the tallest peak in Africa, Mount culture. In addition to following Ed Popil's life and THROUGH PEANUT BUTTER, WHEN THE LEAVES Kilimanjaro. career before and after being cast onto RuPaul's Drag FALL, WOMANHOOD, and YOU ARE ME & I AM YOU. "MOM & M" - DIR: Jena Burchick l USA Race, the film focuses on the growing divide between members of a small town drag community - those who EPISODICS: "MOM & M" is an intimate portrait of modern have been on television, and those who have not. There are Five Episodics: BETA, FOLLOWING American parenthood. Meet Nikki, a transgender "YOUTH V GOV" - DIR: Christi Cooper l USA HANNAH STONE, GIRL NIGHTSTAND: CHAPTER writer; Elise, a social media influencer; and Sansa, TWO, THE HIGH LIFE, and NOW WITH FIONA. their adopted daughter who battles leukemia. Together For more information about the 2021 Bentonville they navigate what happens when your partner comes Film Festival (BFF), visit the Website: out as transgender while caring for an ill child and that bentonvillefilm.org , and social media remission is not the end to life's challenges. The Facebook: facebook.com/BFFfestival Richard family offers a deep-seated glimpse of love's Twitter: twitter.com/BFFFestival power in surviving extraordinary circumstances. Instagram: instagram.com/BFFFestival "SUBJECTS OF DESIRE" - DIR: Jennifer Holness The Bentonville Film Foundation & BFF l USA BFFoundation is a non-profit organization focused on "SUBJECTS OF DESIRE" explores the cultural shift promoting underrepresented voices of diverse in North American beauty standards towards storytellers. The Foundation aims to amplify embracing Black female aesthetics and features while storytellers who identify as female, non-binary, exposing the deliberate and often dangerous portrayals "Youth V Gov." - Photo / BFF 2021 LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and people with disabilities in of Black women in the media. The film is a culturally entertainment and media. For more information visit significant, provocative film that deconstructs what we "YOUTH V GOV" is the story of America's youngest the website and social media channels. understand about race and the power behind beauty. citizens taking on the world's most powerful (Mabel Pais writes on Social Issues, The Arts and "TRY HARDER" - DIR: Debbie Lum l USA government. Twenty-one courageous youth lead a Entertainment, Spirituality, and Health & Wellness) TRIBECA FILMS OF NOTE BY MABEL PAIS Focusing on the dramatic journeys of MISSION: JOY - Finding former conversion therapy leaders, Happiness in Troubled Times current members, and a survivor, PRAY AWAY chronicles the "ex gay" DIRS: Louie Psihoyos & movement's rise to power, persistent Peggy Callahan l USA l 2021 influence, and the profound harm it causes. l Eng l Doc l 1h 30m l NR VIEW THE TRAILER: OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2021 YOUTU.BE/TK_CQGVFXES TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL TO LEARN MORE, VISIT "Humor is a prelude to faith, and PRAYAWAYFILM.COM; laughter is the beginning of FACEBOOK: PRAYAWAYFILM; prayer."- Reinhold Niebuhr, INSTAGRAM: PRAYAWAYFILM; American theologian TWITTER: PRAYAWAYFILM. "MISSON: JOY - FINDING (L to R): The Dalai Lama with Bishop Desmond Tutu HAPPINESS IN TROUBLED TIMES" is Photo / spiritualityandpractice.com an exploration of the remarkable "PRAY AWAY" opens in theaters on friendship between Archbishop Holiness the Dalai Lama & Archbishop PRAY AWAY Friday July 30 in New York City at the Desmond Tutu and His Holiness the Tutu. In their final joint mission, these IFC Center with Q/A following Dalai Lama. self-described mischievous brothers give DIR: Kristine Stolakis l 2020 | USA | screenings on July 30 and 31. The new Academy Award®-winning director a master class in how to create joy in a 1h 41m acclaimed Netflix Original Documentary Louie Psihoyos teams up with co- world that was never easy for them. They OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2020 PRAY AWAY debuts globally August 3rd director Peggy Callahan on "MISSION: offer neuroscience-backed wisdom to TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL on Netflix. JOY - FINDING HAPPINESS IN help each of us live with more joy, TROUBLED TIMES," a documentary despite circumstances. MISSION: JOY is n "PRAY AWAY," by Kristine Stolakis, (Mabel Pais writes on Social Issues, The Arts with unprecedented access to the an antidote for the times. former leaders of the "pray the gay and Entertainment, Spirituality, and Health & unlikely friendship of two international Watch the film at utahfilmcenter.org Iaway" movement contend with the Wellness) icons who transcend religion: His aftermath unleashed by their actions. THE INDIAN PANORAMA BOLLYWOOD FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 20 Nora Fatehi recreates Madhuri’s ‘Dola Re’ look

utting on her Bollywood swag, Nora Fatehi dressed up as Madhuri Dixit Nene Precreating her 'Dola Re Dola' look in order to celebrate 100 years of Bollywood on a dance reality show as a judge. Earlier Nora has expressed her desire to star in the senior actress' biopic and her latest pictures prove she's ready for it! In her YouTube vlog, Nora Fatehi had shared her overwhelming experience of meeting Madhuri Dixit Nene for the first time while co-judging a dance reality show along with the senior actress. Expressing her fondness for Madhuri, Nora has often regarded the former as her idol. Concluding the vlog, Nora Fatehi termed herself as a Richa to play hopeless dreamer for wanting to star in Madhuri Dixit's biopic. investigating officer Requesting her fans to share their thoughts, Nora Fatehi said, "Guys, comment if you want me to do Madhuri ma'am's biopic in future. I'm in Six Suspects just a hopeless dreamer, I swear!" ctor Richa Chadha is thrilled to As the dance reality show celebrates 100 star in filmmaker Tigmanshu Years of Bollywood, Nora Fatehi decided to ADhulia's upcoming series Six declare her admiration for Madhuri Dixit Suspects and says the murder mystery Nene yet again by dressing up in the latter's features her in a complex character of an iconic 'Dola Re Dola' look from Devdas. upright investigating officer trying to Earlier, Madhuri Dixit Nene has showered make her way in the male dominated Nora Fatehi with praises, appreciating the system. young actress for her talent, dedication and Co-starring Pratik Gandhi, Six Suspects passion for her art. Nora Fatehi has carved her will premiere on Disney+ Hotstar. The path to success in Bollywood, terming series is an adaptation of author Vikas Madhuri as her inspiration. Today, Nora Swarup's 2008 novel of the same name. Fatehi is one of the most loved and popular The show has been produced by Ajay performers in not just India but across the Devgn Ffilms and Reel Life world with a global print of record-breaking Entertainment. streak of success. Richa, known for her performances in Currently gearing up for the release of her films like Masaan and Fukrey, said the upcoming next 'Bhuj: The Pride of India', Nora show presented her with the opportunity Fatehi has generated a huge chatter across to work with Tigmanshu, her co-star from quarters to witness her never-seen-before Gangs of Wasseypur. avatar in the film. Bhumi: Tried to use social media to spread Huma Qureshi: It has awareness about climate conservation been a difficult two years he film industry is taking baby steps towards ctress and environmentalist Bhumi Pednekar resuming normalcy in the face of the pandemic, on World Nature Conservation Day on Tbut actor Huma S Qureshi warms people against AWednesday, shared that she has tried to use throwing caution to the wind. The actor, who herself social media as a tool to reach out to as many people has been out and about for her shooting commitments, as she can and find new ways to reach out to the says while staying at home for prolonged period is not youth to spread awareness about conservation. an option, being careful is what we all should focus on Bhumi said: "With all the focus on Covid-19 and while out of our houses. restarting the world, we have to realise that climate “Of course we’ve to go out, work and make a living. change is happening as we speak. Yes, the entire But one has to do it responsibly and respectfully attention has gone to the coronavirus pandemic as it maintaining our safety and the safety of others at the should have but I'm hoping that the pressing issue of optimum. I’ve been working throughout this climate change hasn't taken a backseat with pandemic, and I understand the importance of that,” governments." says the actor, urging people to step out only when Bhumi is deeply concerned about extreme weather absolutely necessary. conditions that are affecting people across the world. “I know it’s very frustrating because we thrive on The 32-year-old actress said: "The pandemic has social interactions, but one has to do that responsibly,” given us time to recalibrate, reset ourselves and our she asserts. outlook towards the environment. We must pay heed to what is happening around us at all times. Even though mother nature got some time to heal, the looming danger has not yet been averted. We are still seeing forest wildfires, flash floods, polar caps melting happening around us." She stressed that climate change needs to be taken extinction - we have seen it all. Our basic behaviour seriously. needs to change towards this global crisis," she said. "We have accelerated it to levels of heavy The actress is single-mindedly trying to raise repercussions and there seems no stopping. Flash awareness in India about the severe impact of floods, drought, forest fires, disease outbreaks, mass climate change. THE INDIAN PANORAMA HOLLYWOOD FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 21 Matt Damon endorses Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez reunion

ctor Matt Damon is happy for his friend, actor Ben Affleck's Areunion with actor and singer Jennifer Lopez. Since April this year, it has been speculated that Ben and Jennifer have got back together. Matt spoke to Extra, while promoting his new film Stillwater. When asked about Ben's reunion with former fiancee Jennifer, Matt said: "I’m just so happy for him. He’s the best. He deserves every happiness in the world. I’m glad for Judy Greer to both of them.” On Jennifer Lopez's 52nd birthday earlier this month, she made her headline indie film ‘LA relationship with Ben Instagram- official. The couple had jetted off to the South of France to ring in her Bound’ birthday. On the occasion, she had shared a bunch of pictures in an ollywood actress Judy Greer will play the orange bikini, on a yacht. While female lead in an independent feature film, ‘LA many of them were her solo HBound’, claim reports. pictures, the last picture showed The film is based on a small-town high school Ben and her kissing. football star and how he ruins his college scholarship Jennifer and Ben split in 2004 after to shift base to Los Angeles to become an actor, and getting engaged in 2002. They have pay tribute to his late sister’s passion for creative arts. worked together in films such as As per reports, the film’s written and directed by Jersey Girl and Gigli. Chris McGowan. Rumours of Jennifer and Ben's Since then, the couple has often this year, Jennifer reportedly went Greer, who will play Carol Berry opposite Brec relationship first emerged in late been spotted together in Los Angeles looking for schools in Los Angeles for Bassinger in ‘LA Bound’, will soon be seen in the April when they were spotted outside and in Miami. In May this year, the her children. Jennifer shares 13-year- highly anticipated sequel to 2018 hit film ‘Halloween’— her LA home following her split from duo was seen kissing. Later that old twins Max and Emme with her ex, titled ‘Halloween Kills’. Just like the previous New York Yankees baseball star Alex month, the two reportedly went on a Marc Anthony. The kids have been installment, the upcoming sequel’s been co-written Rodriguez. long vacation to Montana. In June attending school in Miami for years. and directed by David Gordon Green. Dwayne Johnson takes Emily Blunt The Last Duel, Spencer set for on her first Jungle Cruise ride Venice Film Festival

he Venice International Film Festival unveiled a starry lineup of world Tpremieres for September — including Pablo Larrain’s “Spencer,” starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana, and Ridley Scott’s medieval drama “The Last Duel,” featuring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Adam Driver. The oldest film festival in the world is kicking off its 78th edition September 1 on the Lido with the premiere of Pedro Almodóvar’s “Madres paralelas,” starring Penelope Cruz. “Spencer” and “Madres paralelas” are among 21 features premiering as part of the official competition, which has ctor Dwayne Johnson took to film. often helped guide eventual Oscar best Instagram to share a video of Dwayne Johnson captioned the picture nominees and even winners. Ahimself taking his Jungle post, “Peak backstage with Emily & Other films competing for the Golden Lion Cruise co-star Emily Blunt on a I for our JUNGLE CRUISE include Ana Lily Amirpour’s fantasy “Mona Jungle Cruise ride before the premiere day. After 3 years in the Lisa and the Blood Moon,” with Kate Hudson and Jesse Plemons; Denis Villeneuve’s premiere of their film. making, it was with butterflies, and Craig Robinson; Maggie Gyllenhaal’s adaptation of “Dune,” starring Timothée The video begins with Dwayne with mana and with so much love adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s “The Lost Chalamet, and “Halloween Kills” were all taking Emily on her first Jungle and gratitude for every soul in the Daughter,” starring Olivia Colman and previously announced as part of the slate. Cruise ride. The two engage with theater that came to celebrate this Dakota Johnson; Paul Schrader’s crime Campion’s film, about brothers in 1920s their skipper and try to understand special moment with us – our drama “The Card Counter,” with Oscar Isaac Montana, is another competition title, and her ‘jokes’, giving Emily leverage to official worldwide JUNGLE and Tiffany Haddish, and Paolo Sorrentino’s one of two Netflix films debuting at the take a potshot at Dwayne’s sense of CRUISE premiere. It was an “The Hand of God.” festival. humour as well. “Still better than incredible experience to share Edgar Wright’s stylish psychological Last year, Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” your jokes,” she says. When they safely alongside the fans, the press thriller “Last Night in Soho,” with Thomasin premiered at the scaled-down but still in- disembark, they are greeted by and best of all the REAL McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy,will also have person festival and was awarded the Golden screaming fans. Before they enter Disneyland Jungle Cruise skippers its premiere in Venice out of the competition Lion. This year, Zhao will help decide who the theatre, Emily says nervously,“I right there under the stars at before heading to the Toronto Film Festival. gets that prize as a member of the main jury am about to throw up.” The rest of Disneyland. And very cool to take Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog,” led by fellow Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho, the video focuses on the duo Emily on her first ever ride of with Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst who directed “Parasite.” engaging with their fans after the JUNGLE CRUISE.” THE INDIAN PANORAMA WORLD FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 22 IRAN BLAMES US Won’t let terrorists operate FOR PAUSE IN NUCLEAR TALKS from Afghanistan, Taliban DUBAI (TIP): Iran's supreme leader on July 28 declared Tehran would not leader assures Chinese FM accept Washington's "stubborn" demands in talks to revive a 2015 BEIJING/TIANJIN (TIP): A Taliban nuclear deal and said the United States delegation, led by Mullah Abdul Ghani had failed to guarantee that it would Baradar, on July 28 made a surprise visit never abandon the pact again. "The to China and held talks with Chinese Americans acted completely cowardly Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during which and maliciously," state TV quoted the Taliban leader termed Beijing as a Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as saying. “trustworthy friend” and assured that "They once violated the nuclear deal the group would not permit “anyone to at no cost by exiting it. Now, they use” Afghanistan's territory. This is the explicitly say they cannot give first meeting between China and the guarantees that it would not happen Taliban amid the withdrawal of US and again." Since April 9, Tehran and six NATO forces from Afghanistan. world powers have been in talks to The ongoing offensive by the Taliban revive the nuclear pact ditched three capturing a significant amount of years ago by then US President Donald territory from government forces has Trump, who argued it favoured Iran. sparked concerns in China that the The sixth round of indirect talks separatist Uygur militant group from its between Tehran and Washington volatile Xinjiang province, the East ministry also posted photos of Wang Mahmood Qureshi at the Chinese city of adjourned on June 20, two days Turkistan Islamic Movement, (ETIM) with Baradar and his delegation. Chengdu on July 25. Ebrahim Raisi was elected President would infiltrate through its Afghan The Taliban delegation's visit followed During talks, Wang expressed hope of the Islamic Republic. — Reuters borders. The Chinese Foreign Ministry days after Pakistan and China that the Taliban could draw a clear line spokesman, Zhao Lijian, has confirmed announced plans to launch 'joint actions' between themselves and the ETIM. Wang SEARCH FOR at a media briefing that the delegation in Afghanistan to drive out terrorist said the ETIM was a listed terrorist led by Baradar met Wang at the port city forces during the talks between Wang organisation that threatened territorial MISSING PEOPLE Tianjin located close to Beijing.The and Pakistan Foreign Minister, Shah integrity. — (PTI) CONTINUES AT GERMAN EXPLOSION South, North Korea have restored hotlines as SITE leaders seek to rebuild ties BERLIN (TIP): Rescue teams in Germany continued searching for SEOUL (TIP): South and North Korea programmes. missing workers on July 28 at an have restored hotlines that Pyongyang But it was unclear whether the hotline industrial park for chemical severed a year ago when ties reopenings were a serious sign that companies where an explosion killed deteriorated sharply, with renewed Pyongyang would respond to overtures at least two people and injured 31 efforts by the two countries' leaders to by Moon and the Biden administration, others, German news agency dpa rebuild relations, the South's which called for a "reliable, predictable reported. presidential Blue House said on July 27. and constructive" way to kickstart The Tuesday explosion at the waste South Korean President Moon Jae-in denuclearisation talks. management facility of the Chempark and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "The United States has been site in western Germany produced a have exchanged multiple letters since continuing to reach out to North Korea fire that took firefighters almost four April and agreed to reconnect the ever since President Biden took office. I hours to extinguish. It was not clear hotlines, said Moon's press secretary, think this shows willingness on how many people were still missing. Park Soo-hyun. Pyongyang's part to respond," said Police said on Wednesday that North Korea's state media outlet, James Kim of the Asan Institute for investigations into the cause of the KCNA, also said all inter-Korean Policy Studies in Seoul. explosion would begin on Thursday, communication channels resumed "But it is premature to read too much dpa reported. So far, it appeared that operation at 10 a.m. Tuesday (0100 GMT) into these gestures," Kim added. "We the blast was linked to storage tanks is in line with an agreement between destruction of a joint liaison office need to see some seriousness on filled with solvents. Moon and Kim. inside the North that had been set up in Pyongyang’s part to move towards The industrial park is located in the "The two leaders have explored ways to 2018 to foster better ties, plunging denuclearisation for us to say that there city of Leverkusen, near Cologne. recover relations by exchanging letters relations between the rivals to a low is genuine progress." After the explosion sent a large black on several occasions, and agreed to point. Yang Moo-jin, a professor at the cloud into the air, residents were asked restore severed hotlines as a first step for Seoul's defence ministry confirmed University of North Korean Studies in to stay indoors and several major that process," Park said in a statement. that a military hotline was tested on Seoul, said exchanging information on highways were shut down for hours. "They have also agreed to regain trust Tuesday and that twice-daily regular COVID-19 and natural disasters may be a City officials also warned people not as soon as possible and foster progress communication would resume. way to rebuild ties. to let children play outside, use outside on relations again." The Unification Ministry, which North Korea has not formally pools or eat fruit and vegetables from KCNA touted the reopening of the handles inter-Korean affairs, also said confirmed any COVID-19 outbreaks, but their backyards in the coming days. hotlines as "a big stride in recovering the telephone lines installed at the border it closed its borders and took strict anti- Leverkusen is home to Bayer, one of mutual trust and promoting truce village of Panmunjom had also virus measures, seeing the pandemic as Germany’s biggest chemical reconciliation." been restored, welcoming it and a matter of national survival. companies and one of the biggest North Korea cut the hotlines in June expressing hopes for a restart of The announcement came as the two employers in the region. The city has 2020 as cross-border ties soured after a cooperation. Koreas marked the 68th anniversary of about 1,63,000 residents, many of failed second summit in February 2019 Moon has called for a revival of the the armistice that ended the 1950-53 whom work for Bayer. between Kim and former U.S. President hotline and talks, pinning high hopes on Korean War. The industrial park, operated by Donald Trump, which Moon had offered U.S. President Joe Biden to restart Kim paid tribute to fallen soldiers and Currenta, is located close to the banks to mediate. negotiations aimed at dismantling North sent gifts to surviving veterans, of the Rhine River. AP The move was followed by the Korea's nuclear and missile according to KCNA. Reuters THE INDIAN PANORAMA WORLD FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 23 57 MIGRANTS DIE IN Russia protests Japan’s SHIPWRECK OFF LIBYAN COAST GENEVA (TIP): At least 57 people ‘hostility’ over island visit, drowned on July 26 after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast near Khums, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean summons envoy where more than 1,100 have perished this year, the UN's International MOSCOW/TOKYO (TIP): Russia Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. rejected what it said was a hostile Bodies have not been recovered from Japanese diplomatic protest following a the shipwreck, but survivors included visit to a disputed island chain on July 26 migrants from Nigeria, Ghana and by the Russian Prime Minister, saying he Gambia, IOM spokeswoman Safa Msehli could go wherever on Russian territory told Reuters. he wanted. "According to survivors brought to A top Japanese government shore by fishermen and the coast guard, spokesman said earlier on Monday that at least 20 women and two children were Tokyo was lodging an official diplomatic among those who drowned," she said protest over the visit by Mikhail earlier by tweet. Mishustin to one of four Russian-held The migrants, the majority from West islands to which Japan lays claim. Africa, departed from Khums, Japan, which Russian news agencies presumably to reach Europe, Msehli said had summoned the Russian said. ambassador over the matter, calls the "Despite an increase in arrivals in islands the Northern Territories, while Europe, there is no crisis of numbers Russia calls them the Kuril Islands. and arrivals remain manageable The territorial dispute over the islands through better solidarity and improved dates to when the then-Soviet Union governance and management of seized them at the end of World War-II, migration," she added. and has prevented the two countries Migrant boat departures to Italy and from signing a formal peace treaty. Disputed territory Kozuki, in his own expression of protest, other parts of Europe from Libya and Mishustin was quoted by Russian described Russian PM Mikhail Tunisia have increased in recent news agencies as saying during the visit Japan calls the disputed territory the Mishustin’s trip as “going against our months with better weather. Hundreds that Moscow planned to set up a special Northern Territories. Russia, on the country’s consistent position on the of thousands have made the perilous economic zone with no customs duties other hand, calls it Kuril Islands Northern Territories”. The Japanese crossing in the last years, many fleeing and a reduced set of taxes on the island The territorial dispute dates back to side “strongly demands Russia to take conflict and poverty in Africa and the chain. the era when the then USSR captured the constructive actions to advance peace Middle East. (Reuters) Russia's foreign ministry summoned area during the end of World War-II treaty negotiations”, the statement said. MACRON DIALS ISRAELI the Japanese ambassador in Moscow to The two countries haven’t signed a Moscow blocks Navalny’s website protest over Tokyo's behaviour. "Russian formal peace treaty PM OVER SNOOPING Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov Tokyo: must advance peace Russian Internet watchdog conveyed a strong protest to the Roskomnadzor has blocked jailed CHARGES Japanese side in connection with hostile negotiations Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s website, JERUSALEM (TIP): French steps taken by official Tokyo in recent The Japanese embassy said in a navalny.com, his team said on Monday. President Emmanuel Macron has days," the ministry said in a statement. statement that ambassador Toyohisa Reuters spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on reports that Morocco’s security forces may have used the DEATH TOLL RISES TO 15 Pegasus spyware to snoop on his IN CHINA’S WAREHOUSE Bus swerves off road in cellphones, according to a media report. A global media consortium last week FIRE reported that 50,000 cellphone numbers BEIJING (TIP): The death toll from a Croatia; 10 killed, 45 injured were being spied on using the Pegasus fire at a warehouse in China’s malware, which has been developed by northeastern Jilin province has risen to ZAGREB (CROATIA) (TIP): A bus crash as “one of the worst accidents I Israeli cybersecurity company NSO 15, local authorities said on July 26. swerved off a highway and crashed in have ever seen.” The 45 injured were Group. The mobile phones of French The fire broke out on Saturday Croatia early July 26, killing 10 transferred to the hospital in President Macron and 15 members of afternoon at a logistic warehouse in people and injuring at least 45 others, Slavonski Brod. Hospital chief Josip his government may have been among Jingyue high-tech industrial police said. Samardzic said eight people had potential targets, according to a member development zone in Jilin’s province’s The crash happened around 6 am serious injuries. of the media consortium. Macron capital Changchun. (0400 GMT; 12 am EDT) near the town It wasn’t immediately clear telephoned Bennett and asked him to The Changchun municipal of Slavonski Brod on the highway whether there were any children on ensure that “the issue was being taken government said the local fire brigade between the capital, Zagreb, and the the bus. seriously”, Israel’s Channel 12 reported received reports of the accident at Serbian border. Croatian Prime Minister Andrej on Saturday evening. The Israeli PM around 3:48 pm on Saturday and Photos from the scene showed the Plenkovic expressed “sadness and said the allegations were from a period launched search and rescue efforts, bus on the side in the grass near the grief” and extended his condolences when he had not assumed office but which concluded on Sunday. edge of the road. Firefighters and to the relatives of the people who died assured that the required conclusions The death toll has risen to 15, they rescuers could be seen around the bus in the crash and the people of Kosovo. on the matter will be reached upon. said, adding that 25 people are injured. while traffic on the highway was “We hope the injured will recover,” The Moroccan government has denied The injured people are receiving halted. Plenkovic tweeted. reports that the country’s security treatment in hospitals and have no life- Police said the bus had Kosovo State-run HRT television reported forces used the spyware to eavesdrop on threatening injuries, the government license plates and was on a regular that Croatia’s government officials the French President. Similarly,the NSO said. route from Germany to Kosovo were on their way to the scene. Group has denied that the French Authorities have confirmed the capital Pristina, which is located The highway where the crash President was targeted. A source close to identities of the deceased and continue south of Serbia. The cause of the happened is a key traffic artery Macron played down the risks, saying to investigate the cause of the accident, crash wasn’t immediately known. through Croatia which is busy over the French leader had several phones state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Local police chief Franjo Galic said the summer because of tourism and which were “regularly changed, updated PTI the bus was full, with more than 60 foreign workers travelling home from and secured”. — PTI people on board. He described the Western Europe. — AP THE INDIAN PANORAMA COVID-WORLD FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 24 Portugal’s 98% Covid-19 Global Covid-19 caseload patients not fully vaccinated tops 195.8 mn WASHINGTON (TIP): The overall eople not immunised or having global Covid-19 caseload has topped 195.8 received only one dose of million, while the deaths have surged to TRACKING THE VIRUS Pvaccine constitute 98 per cent of more than 4.18 million and vaccinations patients hospitalised with Covid-19 in soared to over 3.96 billion, according to Portugal, the Portuguese General the Johns Hopkins University. GLOBAL Directorate of Health (DGS) In its latest update on Thursday, July INDIA reported. 29, morning, the University's Center for The reduction in the risk of Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) Cases Deaths Cases Deaths hospitalisation was obvious among revealed that the current global caseload, 195,865,047 4,185,754 31,528,114 4,22,662 patients who were fully vaccinated, death toll stood and vaccination tally and immunization “reduces by up to stood at 195,865,047, 4,185,754 and three times the risk of death” of the 3,960,681,747, respectively. coronavirus, according to Andre The US continues to be the worst-hit Peralta Santos, an expert from the country with the world's highest number DGS, the Xinhua news agency of cases and deaths at 34,668,545 and reported. 611,779, respectively, according to the Most of the patients hospitalised at CSSE. this moment in Portugal are over 60 In terms of infections, India follows in years old, but a significant number of the second place with 31,484,605 cases. hospitalised people are aged 20-39. The other worst countries with over 3 “Where the vaccine advances, the million cases are Brazil (19,797,086), virus retreats,” and vaccination “is France (6,116,711), Russia (6,116,249), the the key in the lives of Portuguese UK (5,797,335), Turkey (5,660,469), people,” Portuguese President Argentina (4,891,810), Colombia Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said. (4,757,139), Spain (4,395,602), Italy He celebrated the fact that the rate (4,330,739), Iran (3,792,014), Germany of people who do not want to be (3,769,552) and Indonesia (3,287,727), the vaccinated in Portugal is low, and CSSE figures showed. encouraged undecided people to look In terms of deaths, Brazil comes at the scientific data and change their second with 553,179 fatalities. position. Nations with a death toll of over The Portuguese Council of 100,000 are India (422,022), Mexico Ministers will meet on Thursday to (239,079), Peru (196,138), Russia (153,620), decide whether to ease the current the UK (129,718), Italy (128,010), Colombia restrictions in force in the country, (119,801), France (111,923) and Argentina after hearing experts’ guidance at the (104,822). meeting. Source: IANS

England scraps quarantine for US CDC reimposes mask fully vaccinated visitors mandate for vaccinated people

LONDON (TIP): Fully vaccinated squandered its lead in the global WASHINGTON (TIP): Barely three travelers from the United States and vaccine rollout and given the EU a months after suggesting that vaccinated much of Europe can enter England headstart in attracting tourists. people no longer needed to wear masks, without quarantining starting next Now, from Aug. 2, travelers with the indoors or out, the US Centers for Disease week. U.S. and EU-approved vaccines will not Control and Prevention has now The British government says people have to quarantine. Lifting the same recommended people to resume wearing who have received both doses of a requirement for fully vaccinated masks amid the surging delta variant, the vaccine approved by the FDA in the Britons returning from medium-risk media reported. U.S. or the European Medicines countries in July helped to kickstart a Speaking to reporters in a news Agency, can take pre-and post-arrival travel recovery. briefing, Rochelle Walensky, director of coronavirus tests instead of self- The new rule applies to England but is the Centers for Disease Control and isolating. There is one exception: widely expected to be followed by the rest Prevention, expressed disappointment France, which Britain has dubbed a of Britain shortly. The government said and dismay that the summer surge in higher risk because of the presence of international cruise sailings could also cases, driven by the delta variant’s children and those who are the beta variant of the coronavirus. restart from England. startling transmissibility and low immunocompromised, wear masks Visitors from France will continue to Airlines such as British Airways and vaccination rates in many areas, had indoors in public spaces, the report said. face a British quarantine. Britain’s biggest airport Heathrow, forced the agency to reimpose its The agency also called for universal Currently, only people who have been weighed down by cumulative pandemic guidance that was lifted in May, the masking for teachers, staff members and vaccinated in Britain can skip 10 days losses of $4 billion, welcomed the move Washington post reported. students in schools, regardless of their of quarantine when arriving from but said more was needed to be done if “It is not a welcome piece of news that vaccination status. The CDC continues to most of Europe or North America. The the industry was to recover from the masking is going to be a part of people’s recommend that students return to in- move to boost Britain’s ailing travel collapse in demand. lives who have already been vaccinated,” person learning in the fall. industry comes despite rising Top of the list is a reopening of the UK- Walensky said. “This new guidance In addition, the agency also now says coronavirus cases. U.S. travel corridor which is still affected weighs heavily on me.” that fully vaccinated people should get The rule change takes effect Monday by a ban on all non-U.S. citizens who have The new guidance advised that people tested if they have any covid-19 and only applies to England. Scotland, been in Britain. who live in high-transmission symptoms or if they were recently Wales, and Northern Ireland will British Prime Minister Boris Johnson communities wear masks in indoor exposed to someone who had a suspected decide whether to follow suit. told LBC Radio earlier on Wednesday that public spaces, even if they’ve been or confirmed infection. Fully vaccinated Britain’s travel industry has he wanted U.S. citizens to come to vaccinated. It also recommended that Americans also should isolate if they test criticized the government for being too England “freely” and was discussing vaccinated people with vulnerable positive for the coronavirus or are slow to open up, saying it has making changes. household members, including young experiencing symptoms, it said. THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVT FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 25 THE INDIAN PANORAMA WOMEN FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 26

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NEW YORK (TIP): Adults and children with Covid-19 who have a history of malnutrition may have an increased likelihood of death and the need for mechanical ventilation, according to a study. Malnutrition hampers the proper functioning of the immune system and is known to increase the risk of severe infections for other viruses, but the potential long-term effects of malnutrition on Covid-19 outcomes are less clear, said Louis Ehwerhemuepha from Children's Hospital of Orange County in California, US. Children older than five and adults aged 18 to 78 years with Novel therapy might be previous diagnoses of malnutrition were found to have higher odds of effective in many severe Covid-19 than those with no history of malnutrition in the same age groups. cancers Children younger than five and adult population, will continue to Covid-19 in the US between March NEW YORK (TIP): A team of researchers has adults aged 79 or above were found overlap with the Covid-19 pandemic and June 2020. Patients with a developed a novel therapy that could be effective to have higher odds of severe Covid- that has already affected millions diagnosis of malnutrition between for different types of cancers. 19 if they were not malnourished worldwide, Ehwerhemuepha said. 2015 and 2019 were compared to The study, published in the journal Cancer compared to those of the same age The researchers suggest that patients without. Discovery, indicates that the therapeutic agent who were malnourished. In public health interventions for Of 520 (6 per cent) children with shows high effectiveness in vitro at disrupting a children, this may be due to having those at highest risk of severe Covid-19, 39 (7.5 per cent) had biological pathway that helps cancer survive. less medical data for those under malnutrition may help mitigate the a previous diagnosis of "Translating these findings into effective cancer five, according to the researchers. higher likelihood of severe Covid-19 malnutrition, compared to 125 (1.5 therapies for patients is a high priority...," said The risk of severe Covid-19 in in this group. per cent) of 7,959 (98.45 per cent) researcher Jian Jin from Mount Sinai in the US. adults with and without For the study, the team children with mild Covid-19. Of According to the researchers, the therapy is an malnutrition continued to rise with investigated associations between 11,423 (11 per cent) adults with engineered molecule, MS21, that causes the age above 79 years. The findings are malnutrition diagnoses and severe Covid-19, 453 (4 per cent) had degradation of AKT, an enzyme that is overly published in the journal Scientific subsequent Covid-19 severity, using a previous diagnosis of active in many cancers. Reports. medical records for 8,604 children malnutrition, compared to 1,557 (1.8 This study laid out evidence that Malnutrition, as a global health and 94,495 adults (older than 18 per cent) of 81,515 (98.13 per cent) pharmacological degradation of AKT is a viable problem for both the pediatric and years) who were hospitalised with adults with mild Covid-19. treatment for cancers with mutations in certain genes, the researchers said. AKT is a cancer gene that encodes an enzyme that is frequently abnormally activated in cancer cells to stimulate tumour growth. Degradation of Mixed AstraZeneca-Pfizer shot boosts AKT reverses these processes and inhibits tumour growth. "Our study lays a solid foundation for the clinical Covid antibody level, says study development of an AKT degrader for the treatment of human cancers with certain gene mutations," SEOUL (TIP): A mixed said co-author Ramon Parsons from the varsity. vaccination of first "Examination of 44,000 human cancers identified AstraZeneca and then a Pfizer that 19 per cent of tumours have at least one of COVID-19 shot boosted these mutations, suggesting that a large neutralising antibody levels by population of cancer patients could benefit from six times compared with two therapy with an AKT degrader such as MS21," AstraZeneca doses, a study from Ramon added. South Korea showed. MS21 was tested in human cancer-derived cell The study involved 499 lines, which are models used in laboratories to medical workers -- 100 receiving study the efficacy of cancer therapies. mixed doses, 200 taking two The researchers are looking to develop MS21 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech with an industry partner to open clinical trials for shot and the remainder getting patients. two AstraZeneca shots. All showed neutralising antibodies, which prevent the PAGE SPONSORED BY virus from entering cells and replicating, and the result of the DR. SATISH AND GITANJLI ANAND mixed schedule of vaccines showed similar amounts of DR. SATISH ANAND neutralising antibodies found Former Chairman, Board of from the group that received two support for the decision of (KDCA) said. Trustees, AAPI National Pfizer shots. several countries to offer None of the groups E-Mail: A British study last month alternatives to AstraZeneca as a demonstrated reduced [email protected] showed similar results -- an second shot after the vaccine neutralising activity against the AstraZeneca shot followed by was linked to rare blood clots. Alpha variant, first identified in Pfizer produced the best T-cell The South Korean study also Britain, but the neutralisation GITANJLI ANAND responses, and a higher analysed neutralising activity titre decreased by 2.5 to 6 fold Former President, India antibody response than Pfizer against major variants of against Beta, Gamma and Delta, Association of Long Island followed by AstraZeneca. concern, the Korea Disease first detected in South Africa, (IALI) The data provides further Control and Prevention Agency Brazil and India, respectively. E-mail: [email protected] THE INDIAN PANORAMA SCIENCE & TECH FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 28 QR Codes are here Hubble finds first evidence of water to stay. So is the tracking they allow vapour on Jupiter’s moon Ganymede

hen people enter Teeth, a bar WASHINGTON (TIP): Astronomers in San Francisco’s Mission have uncovered the first evidence of water Wneighborhood, the bouncer vapour in the atmosphere of Jupiter's gives them options. They can order moon Ganymede by using new and food and drinks at the bar, he says, or archival datasets from NASA's Hubble they can order via a QR code. Space Telescope. Each table at Teeth has a card According to the study published in the emblazoned with the code, a pixelated journal Nature Astronomy on Monday, black-and-white square. Customers the water vapour forms when ice from the simply scan it with their phone moon's surface turns from solid to gas. camera to open a website for the Previous studies have offered online menu. Then they can input circumstantial evidence that Ganymede, their credit card information to pay, the largest moon in the solar system, all without touching a paper menu or contains more water than all of Earth's interacting with a server. oceans, NASA said. A scene like this was a rarity 18 However, temperatures there are so cold months ago, but not anymore. “In 13 that water on the surface is frozen solid, years of bar ownership in San according to the US space agency. Francisco, I’ve never seen a sea Ganymede's ocean would reside roughly change like this that brought the 160 kilometres below the crust, therefore, majority of customers into a new the water vapour would not represent the behavior so quickly,” said Ben evaporation of this ocean. Bleiman, Teeth’s owner. Astronomers re-examined Hubble QR codes — essentially a kind of observations from the last two decades to bar code that allows transactions to find this evidence of water vapour. from two instruments: Hubble's Cosmic "This is produced when charged be touchless — have emerged as a In 1998, Hubble's Space Telescope Origins Spectrograph in 2018 and archival particles erode the ice surface. The water permanent tech fixture from the Imaging Spectrograph took the first images from the Space Telescope Imaging vapour that we measured now originates coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants ultraviolet (UV) images of Ganymede, Spectrograph (STIS) from 1998 to 2010. from ice sublimation caused by the have adopted them en masse, which revealed colourful ribbons of Contrary to the original interpretations thermal escape of water vapour from retailers including CVS and Foot electrified gas called auroral bands, and of the data from 1998, they discovered warm icy regions," he said. Locker have added them to checkout provided further evidence that Ganymede there was hardly any atomic oxygen in The finding adds anticipation to registers, and marketers have has a weak magnetic field. Ganymede's atmosphere. European Space Agency (ESA)'s splashed them all over retail The similarities in these UV Roth and his team then took a closer upcoming mission JUpiter ICy moons packaging, direct mail, billboards observations were explained by the look at the relative distribution of the Explorer (JUICE). and TV advertisements. presence of molecular oxygen (O2). aurora in the UV images. Planned for launch in 2022 and arrival But the spread of the codes has also However, some observed features did Ganymede's surface temperature varies at Jupiter in 2029, JUICE will spend at let businesses integrate more tools not match the expected emissions from a strongly throughout the day, and around least three years making detailed for tracking, targeting and analytics, pure O2 atmosphere. noon near the equator it may become observations of Jupiter and three of its raising red flags for privacy experts. At the same time, scientists concluded sufficiently warm that the ice surface largest moons, with particular emphasis That’s because QR codes can store this discrepancy was likely related to releases some small amounts of water on Ganymede as a planetary body and digital information such as when, higher concentrations of atomic oxygen molecules, the researchers said. potential habitat. where and how often a scan occurs. (O). The perceived differences in the UV "Our results can provide the JUICE They can also open an app or a Lorenz Roth of the KTH Royal Institute images are directly correlated with where instrument teams with valuable website that then tracks people’s of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden led water would be expected in the moon's information that may be used to refine personal information or requires the team to measure the amount of atomic atmosphere, they said. their observation plans to optimise the them to input it. Source: NYT oxygen with Hubble. "So far only the molecular oxygen had use of the spacecraft," Roth added. The team's analysis combined the data been observed," explained Roth. Source: PTI WhatsApp will now keep chats Bezos offers NASA $2 billion in archived even after receiving exchange for moon mission contract SEATTLE (TIP): Fresh off his trip to space, billionaire businessman Jeff new messages Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2 billion in NASA costs if the U.S. space hatsApp will finally add a long- agency awards his company Blue Origin awaited feature to the app with a a contract to make a spacecraft designed Wnew update. The instant to land astronauts back on the moon. messaging app will now let users add NASA in April awarded rival unwanted chats to the ‘Archived’ folder and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's the chats will now stay in the folder when SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a new messages come in, instead of coming spacecraft to bring astronauts to the back to the top, out of the Archived folder. lunar surface as early as 2024, rejecting The new feature will let users have more bids from Blue Origin and defence payments in the government's current control over their inbox, along with more contractor Dynetics. Blue Origin had fiscal year and the next ones after that up ways to organise their Archived folder. The thread that is archived will now stay in the partnered with Lockheed Martin Corp, to $2 billion, and pay for an orbital feature will also let users stay clear of non- Archived Chats folder, even if a new Northrop Grumman Corp and Draper in mission to vet its technology. In priority messages from clouding up the top message is sent to that thread.” the bid. exchange, Blue Origin would accept a of their chat list. “We know that not everything always The space agency cited its own funding firm, fixed-priced contract, and cover “We have heard that users want their needs to be front and centre for you. We shortfalls, SpaceX's proven record of any system development cost overruns, archived messages to stay tucked away in want to make sure that WhatsApp remains orbital missions and other factors in a Bezos said. the Archived Chats folder, instead of a private and secure place where you can contract decision that senior NASA "NASA veered from its original dual- moving back into your main chat list when speak to the people who are most official Kathy Lueders called "what's the source acquisition strategy due to a new message arrives,” WhatsApp said in important to you and where you’re in best value to the government." In a letter perceived near-term budgetary issues, a statement, adding that “the new Archived control of your messages,” the company to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and this offer removes that obstacle," Chats settings mean that any message added. Bezos said Blue Origin would waive Bezos wrote. Source: Reuters THE INDIAN PANORAMA BUSINESS FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 29 Depositors to get up to Rs 5 lakh within 90 days if bank under moratorium

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Union As the government had increased the Cabinet has cleared the Deposit deposit insurance cover for bank Insurance and Credit Guarantee customers from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh last Corporation (DICGC) Bill, 2021, which year, lenders have been paying a will allow depositors to withdraw up to premium of 12 paise per Rs 100 deposit Rs 5 lakh in 90 days. since April 2020, as compared to 10 paise The announcement will cover 98.3 per earlier. The law has a provision that the US economic cent of all deposit accounts and 50.9 per premium will not be hiked beyond 15 cent of the deposit value, Finance paise per Rs 100 deposit. There will be recovery on Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on enabling provision to increase this cap in Wednesday. This compares with the future, which will be determined by the global deposit insurance coverage of 80 government in consultation with the track despite per cent of all accounts and 20-30 per cent RBI. At present, the amount in Deposit of the deposit value. Insurance Fund (DIF), used for the Covid-19 surge: “Even if there is a moratorium on a settlement of claims of depositors of bank...this measure will set in,” banks under liquidation, reconstruction Sitharaman said. In the first 45 days, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and and amalgamation, stood at Rs 1,10,380 Federal Reserve after the bank is placed under Minister of Sports, Youth Affairs and Minister crore as on March 31, 2020, as against Rs moratorium by the Reserve Bank of of Information and Broadcasting Anurag 93,750 crore as on March 31, 2019. The DIF Thakur. WASHINGTON (TIP): The US India (RBI), the lender will collect all is built out of the premium paid by economic recovery remains on track depositor claims and submit it to DICGC. revival of banks facing problems will insured banks and the coupon income despite a rise in coronavirus The corporation will process the claims become difficult as they will have to received on investments in central infections, the Federal Reserve said on in real time. Within 90 days, the process return money to the depositors. government securities. Wednesday, July 28, in a new policy will be completed, even when the bank DICGC has paid most of the claims to DICGC collects insurance premiums statement that remained upbeat and resolution is ongoing. customers of cooperative banks. There from the insured banks for flagged ongoing talks around the “This will be the biggest relief we can may be some burden on the corporation administration of the deposit insurance eventual withdrawal of monetary offer to small depositors, nearly covering in the form of higher outgo, but it would system. The premiums to be paid by the policy support. 98.3 per cent depositors,” Sitharaman not adversely impact financial profile, insured banks are computed on the basis In a news conference following the said. analysts said. of their assessable deposits. The Insured release of the statement, Fed Chair The DICGC Bill, 2021, will cover banks “Although the change will cover 98.3 banks pay advance insurance premiums Jerome Powell said the US job market that have been already placed under per cent accounts, there is certainly to the corporation semi-annually within still had "some ground to cover" before moratorium, and will insure savings scope for raising the limit further since two months from the beginning of each it would be time to pull back from the deposits, fixed deposits, current and the middle-income depositors may still financial half year, based on their economic support the US central bank recurring deposits. not get full benefit in the case of a failure deposits as at the end of previous half put in place in the spring of 2020 to Satish Marathe, director on the RBI of a bank, and one may need to rely upon year. battle the coronavirus pandemic's board, said this would address the woes a merger with another bank as a bailout The premiums paid by the insured economic shocks. of depositors who were not able to get to take care of customers’ money,” said banks to the Corporation are required to "I would want to see some strong job their funds due to problems of banks. Jyoti Prakash Gadia, managing director, be borne by the banks themselves and numbers" in coming months before Another likely fallout will be that the Resurgent India. are not passed on to the depositors. reducing the $120 billion in monthly bond purchases the Fed continues to make, he told reporters. But Powell also set aside, at least for IMF upgrades outlook for rich Kirloskar family feud: now, the risk that the renewed spread of the coronavirus through its more infectious Delta variant would put the nations, slashes India forecast Brothers’ firms spar over recovery at risk or throw the Fed off WASHINGTON (TIP): track as it plans an exit from crisis-era The International Monetary 130-year-old legacy policies. Fund (IMF) has maintained "It will have significant health its 6% global growth NEW DELHI (TIP): consequences" in the areas of the forecast for 2021, upgrading Kirloskar Brothers Ltd country where outbreaks are its outlook for the US and (KBL), led by Sanjay intensifying, Powell said. But in the other wealthy economies Kirloskar, accused four prior waves of coronavirus infections but cutting estimates for a firms under his brothers "there has tended to be less in the way number of developing Atul and Rahul of trying of economic implications ... It is not an countries struggling with to “usurp” its legacy of unreasonable expectation" that would surging Covid infections. 130 years and trying to remain the case this time, he added. The divergence is based mislead the public, The Fed's policy statement, issued largely on better access to which has been refuted by the other side. after the end of a two-day policy Covid vaccines and As the family feud simmers, KBL in a letter to capital meeting, reflected that confidence. continued fiscal support in advanced economies, while emerging markets regulator Sebi claimed that recent press "With progress on vaccinations and markets face difficulties on both fronts, the IMF said in an update to releases by Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (KOEL), strong policy support, indicators of its World Economic Outlook. Kirloskar Industries Ltd (KIL), Kirloskar Pneumatic economic activity and employment “Close to 40% of the population in advanced economies has been Company Ltd (KPCL) and Kirloskar Ferrous Industries have continued to strengthen," the fully vaccinated, compared with 11% in emerging market economies, Ltd (KFIL) “have sought to usurp the legacy” of KBL. central bank said in the statement. and a tiny fraction in low-income developing countries,” IMF’s chief Also, they attempted to pass off the legacy and track Looking past the quadrupling of economist Gita Gopinath said. record of KBL as that of their own, the letter said. daily U.S. coronavirus infections that The IMF significantly raised its forecasts for the US, which it now When contacted, a spokesperson of Kirloskar has occurred since the Fed last met in expects to grow at 7% in 2021 and 4.9% in 2022 — up 0.6 and 1.4 Industries Ltd (KIL) said the letter by KBL to Sebi June, the central bank indicated it still percentage points, respectively, from the forecasts in April. The “contains a large number of factual inaccuracies and had faith that an ongoing vaccination projections assume the US Congress will approve President Joe mis-statements”. drive would "reduce the effect of the Biden’s roughly $4 trillion in proposed infrastructure, education and “Nothing contained in the entire Press Release even public health crisis on the economy" family support spending largely as envisioned by the White House. remotely makes any reference to KBL let alone and allow a robust reopening to Positive spillovers from the US spending plans, along with expected “attempting to pass off the legacy and track record of proceed. progress in Covid vaccination rates, are boosting the IMF’s 2022 global Kirloskar Brothers Limited as that of their own”,” the Fed policymakers, in a unanimous growth forecast to 4.9%, up 0.5 percentage point from April. spokesperson added. statement, also said they were moving The IMF cut its 2021 growth forecast for India, which has struggled On July 16, five firms led by brothers Atul and Rahul ahead with discussions about when to with a massive wave of infections this year, by three percentage points Kirloskar had announced a ‘refresh’ exercise of their reduce the central bank's bond-buying to 9.5%. It also reduced its 2021 forecast for China by 0.3 percentage respective businesses, with an eye on evolving from program, a precursor to eventually point, citing a scaling back of public investment and overall fiscal engineering-led firms into customer-focussed solution raising interest rates. support. Source: Reuters providers. Source: PTI THE INDIAN PANORAMA ASTROLOGY FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 30 Shree Ganeshaya Namah

By Vedic Astrologer Nastur Bejan Daruwalla is available for astrological consultations. He can be reached at [email protected] and on phone +91 8141234275 for astrological queries VEDIC ASTROLOGER NASTUR Chirag Bejan Daruwalla with his father late Bejan Daruwalla BEJAN DARUWALLA www.bejandaruwalla.com TIP brings you Weekly and Birthday Horoscope by Astro Friend Chirag - Blessed Son of Astrologer Bejan Daruwalla

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE - 2nd August to 8th August 2021 Aries Leo Sagittarius

Ganesha says you will get involved in activities Your love life will enter into a new phase this You will be very busy with work and family events you never thought you would participate in this week. You will experience a positive shift in your this week. You won't be able to spend as much time as week. The first three days will bring you emotions as everything new is exciting and you can do what you love. If you are starting a new opportunities you were waiting for but in the last intriguing. You will meet your partner's extended innovation in your existing business, you can expect two days you will feel uneasy and derailed from your family and friends this week. You and your partner help to come by in the form of sponsors. You will schedule. Avoid gambling on Wednesday this week. tend to have very different communication styles experience a positive shift in your professional life This week you should be very selective avoid people hence to be heard and make your relationship work this week, which will keep you excited throughout you invest your emotions in as their possessive both of you will have to put in the work and efforts to the week. You will need to go the extra mile in terms nature may harm your later. There will be dull be heard and meet each other in the middle when it of learning if you want your business to keep being moment due to transition of moon. comes to things you both don't agree on. more and more successful. Taurus Virgo Capricorn Strong positive energies are aligned in your favor This is a great week for you to make real estate You will taste victory in most of the tasks you take. this week. You need to do the bare minimum to investments to expand your business and take it to Those awaiting a promotion are likely to get the good achieve great success in your professional life. If you the next level. Your business will be better than you news this week itself hence all in all this is a good chose to work hard this week, the financial profit you expected week. You will be blooming with new week for you. Gains from speculative activities are will make this week will be astronomical. Your love opportunities but also a huge amount of workload. indicated. Your reputation will grow and spread far life will experience a downfall this week. It will be You will learn how to deal with different and wide. Many of the problems that you have been due to unexpected rude behavior from your partner, personalities and how to easily get any problem be it facing from a long time will get solved. understand why they're behaving this way instead of at work or in your personal life to a resolution. being cold and rude. Aquarius Libra New opportunities will arise this week. You need Gemini You will do okay this week if you do not let your to be ready for a whole week of work as you have a lot You will make much progress this week. Keep thoughts get to you as this week is a sensitive week piled on. Try to be as productive as you can be. doing what you are doing; being persistent and for you. Avoid any kind of stress this week because Financial positions shall improve considerably this consistent will pay you very well in the future. Do your health is totally in your hands and you will week as old payments will easily start to clear up. not rest this week. You need to work on your water need to make today count by making the correct Past Investments and speculative deals will bring in intake while you're at it, try to remain more choices. You will be doubtful about your partner's unexpectedly great returns. A lot of unexpected physically active. It will help you achieve the body contributions and intentions towards you. You will obstacles will arise due to silly mistakes of your that you keep saying you want. Your health will have to be focused on doing your own thing employees hence your temper will be tested as well. gradually progress where you want it to be. Make irrespective of whether your partner contributes to Being angry at your employees will ruin the work sure to get some vitamin d by soaking in the sunlight your life or not. Make sure you are your own best even more hence no matter how hard it is learning to as much as you can. friends this week. be gentle. Cancer Scorpio Pisces This is a tough week for your business as it will Finances and prosperity are on your way this Luck is not by your side when it comes to your suddenly spiral downwards; you need to pick up the week. Due to the immense luck, you have this week. business this week. Expenses could be incurred this slack before it gets even worse. You will have to Make sure you make the most of the luck that you week. Find an outlet for your energy and become the inspiration and motivate your have this week because it won't last long. A lot of impulsiveness, like jogging, yoga, meditation, or employees, as they will be quite disappointed and digestive issues will bother you a lot this week. Since cycling. When you get angry, use your aggression as low from the sudden blow to your business. You will it is new to you, you won't understand what you're a fuel for a healthier lifestyle. Anything that satisfies have a lot of work to do, which is a good thing as you doing wrong that is causing it. Make sure that you your urge to release the anger in the form of have been waiting for a new prospect for quite a not only have a proper diet but that you eat at the physical energy and explore the unknown is good for while now. Take each step with caution as you move right time as well as hydrate properly and consult a youroverall health. forward with this huge business opportunity. doctor if you feel very uneasy today.

CONTD ON PAGE 31 THE INDIAN PANORAMA ASTROLOGY FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 31 BIRTHDAY HOROSCOPE 2ND AUGUST TO 8TH AUGUST 2021 By Astro Friend Chirag - Blessed Son of Astrologer Bejan Daruwalla : www.bejandaruwalla.com

CONTD FROM PAGE 30 appreciation from your colleagues today. You feel coming your way. August 2 appreciated for your efforts. You will have astounding confidence from today in your work and August 7 Hanging out with your friends will be relatively it will only keep getting better and better. Do not You will be encouraged to formulate your plans easy today. Your social life will be the most positive rush and get overwhelmed by today's events. and goals alone today. Your leadership skills will part of your day. A very productive day is on its way help you move past any hurdles without much effort. for you today.You will have a lot of work to do, which August 5 You will feel as if you're being tested in strength and you will thoroughly enjoy. Positive energies are all for you today. Today you character as well as patience by your partner as well will realize the importance of your family as they as your employees as they leave all the work and August 3 will support you a lot in all of your decisions made responsibilities on you. You will be amazing when it comes to being recently. Make sure to express your gratitude to present and charming in front of a large amount of them a gift preferably an album with beautiful August 8 people today. You might experience a little memories would be very much appreciated by your Your love life has been on a roller coasterfor the disappointment from your partner today because family. past few days which you hate but today you will they will want to spend the day with you alone but experience a lot of progress as well as stability you would rather be with all the people that you love August 6 compared to your past few days. Try to express what today which will create issues in your relationship You will meet some new friends today. You will you have been thinking all along. Make it today and have you second guessing about it. experience a positive shift in your social life today, abundantly clear that you love and care for them. which will keep you excited throughout the day. Expressing your feelings will help you better your August 4 Today you're doing great in your life. Consider that love life and help mark clear boundaries each one of You will be showered with a lot of love and the stars are in your favor today. Great things are you should not cross. THE INDIAN PANORAMA CLASSIFIEDS FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 32 THE INDIAN PANORAMA SPIRITUALITY FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 33 Kartikeya: The God of war

artikeya, God of war and victory and he was Commander of gods. He is popular as Murugan Kand mounts on Peacock with Weapons such as Vel, Bow and Arrow. Kartikeya also known as Skanda, and Subramaniyan and the son of Shiva and Parvati. Lord Kartikeya is a Hindu god, the son of Shiva and Parvati, and is a much revered deity especially in South India. He is known by various names like Murugan, Shanmukha (Shanmuga), Subhramanian, Shadanana, Guha, Senthil, Saravana, Kumaraswamy and Skanda. Kartikeya is quintessentially brave, intelligent, and perfection personified because of which he is worshipped as the god of war and victory.He is also the brave leader of god's forces and was created to destroy demons, symbolizing negative tendencies of human beings. In North of India Kartikeya, also called Kartik, is believed to be the elder son of Shiva and Parvati but his devotees in South believe him to be the younger son with Ganesha being the elder offspring of Shiva and Parvati Origins of Kartikeya According to the Skanda Purana, Shiva's first wife Sati angrily immolated herself after she felt insulted by her father Daksha when he didn't invite Lord Shiva for a Yagna Ceremony and further insulted Him. An irate Lord Shiva then destroyed the Yagna with the help of ganas. An ascetic Shiva was married with great difficulty the first time around and a second marriage was nearly impossible. Taking advantage of the fact the demons - Tarakasur and Surapadma thought the boon of being killed only by Lord Shiva's son would make him invincible. Kama, the God of Love, awakens Lord Shiva from his penance to remarry Him to Goddess Parvati. Angered by the interruption in his meditation, Lord Shiva burns Kama to ashes with His third eye though He does fall in love with Goddess Parvati. Lord Shiva's hands His fiery seed fire to Agni who can handle it till the radiance becomes Shiva's offspring. Unable to bear the heat, Agni gives the radiance to Ganga who deposits it in a lake in a forest Sara Vana where Kartikeya is born (giving him the name Saravana) with six faces - eesanam, sathpurusham, vamadevam, agoram, sathyojatham and adhomugam, and hence the name Shanmuga or Shadanan. Kartikeya was cared for by six women symbolizing Pleiades (Kritika in Sanskrit) and thus got the name Kartikeya. Ideals that Kartikeya represents Kartikeya's weapon is Vel (spear) in one hand, which is also called as Shakti since his mother Parvati has given all the power to the spear,and he blesses his devotees with the other.The god of war mounts a peacock symbolizing piety and subjugation of all sexual desires and destruction of bad habits and negative influences symbolized by the serpent that is clutched in the peacock's claws. Karthikeya represents power and strength and worshipping him can get rid of woes and give the worshipper strength. that Omkara can be explained in twelve crore verses, Kartikeya destroyed the demon Tarakasur on the making Shiva proud of his son's intelligence and PAGE SPONSORED BY seventh day of his birth. He is known to be the most knowledge. masculine and fierce among Hindu gods. Known for his Shiva then sent Kartikeya to live on earth for the ARISH K. SAHANI valor and as the protector of dharma, Kartikeya has welfare of mankind. Wives of Kartikeya In the North of Serving Since 1972 slained several demons like Krauncha, Banasura and India Kartikeya is believed to be a bachelor Pralamba. He is also always youthful, which gives him the (Bramhachari) while in South He has two wives Devasena Please Call or Write for Your name Kumara. (Amruthavalli or Devayani) who is the daughter of Indra Insurance Needs As Shadanan, Kartikeya has six heads, each standing thus giving Kartikeya the name Devasenapati (also Arish K Sahani for the five senses and the mind. The six heads also help meaning the commander of the army of gods) and the (Father) him keep an eye in all directions so that he can combat daughter of a tribal hunter named Valli (Sundaravalli). problems coming from any direction. Shiv Sahani (Son) Symbolism of his Idol As war god with six faces, Kartikeya also teaches his Priya Sahani Sood devotees to battle through life fighting off bad people who If you look at the idol of Kartikeya, on one hand, He (Daughter) could lead you to the wrong path of lobha(greed), kaama carries a spear. It is also called Vel. It is not a trident. It is (sex), krodh (anger), moha (passion), mada (ego), and symbolic of the Kundalini Shakti. 7 1 8 - 2 7 1 - 1 9 0 6 matsarya (jealousy). In his other hand, he carries a small flag on which there Kartikeya as the supremely intelligent god Kartikeya is a rooster.In another version, Tarakasur was defeated by [email protected] was supposed to have begun his education under none Lord. So, Tarakasur (ego) became a chicken or rooster other than Lord Brahma Himself. But on the first day of after being defeated by Kartikeya. After having defeated his education Kartikeya asked Lord Brahma the meaning Taraka (ego) in battle, Kartikeya spared his life and asked “If Hindus don’t maintain Hinduism, who shall save it?” of Om. him what boon he would desire. Taraka prayed to always “If India’s own children don't cling to their faith, who shall Lord Brahma described it on twelve thousand verses be at the feet of the Lord, and so Lord Kartikeya made him guard it?” but Kartikeya was unsatisfied. When his father Lord the emblem on his flag. This also means that the ego Shiva explained the significance of Omkara in twelve should always be kept subdued. Ego is necessary for life “Indians alone can save India, and India and Hinduism are lakh verses, he found that insufficient as well and said but it should be kept subdued. one.” THE INDIAN PANORAMA TURN PAGE FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 34 contd from page 1 members have also expressed frustration with the passed by the Lok Sabha for consideration. (Source: process. IANS) Bipartisan infrastructure deal moves And now that the effort is advancing, its supporters past first Senate vote will need to fend off divisive amendments and navigate Basavaraj Bommai sworn in as Chief it to a place where at least 60 senators feel satisfied Minister of Karnataka But even as the Senate agreed to begin considering enough to cut off debate and send it to the House, where the bipartisan framework, final passage remains its fate is uncertain. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP uncertain. Republicans will demand amendment votes "This idea of getting on a bill that's still being written Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh. and input on the bill, and it will once again face a 60- is still a bad idea," said Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, a Mr. Bommai took oath in the name of God amid vote hurdle to close debate. The Senate may even work close McConnell adviser. "We're going to insist upon cheers from well-wishers and his supporters, who were through the weekend to make progress on the proposal amendments because this bill's been negotiated by 20 also raising slogans of Bharat Mata Ki Jai. and its $550 billion in new spending as August recess people but there are 80 other senators." Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally broke his approaches. Speaker Nancy Pelosi hasn't been briefed on the silence on the change of guard in Karnataka. "I want to commend the group of senators who bipartisan deal and wouldn't rule out amending it if it Congratulating new Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, worked with President Biden," said Senate Majority came over to the House, she told reporters at lunchtime he tweeted: "He brings with him rich legislative and Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) after the vote. "My goal Wednesday. Pelosi and other top House Democrats are administrative experience. I am confident he will build remains to pass both the bipartisan infrastructure bill under significant pressure from some within their on the exceptional work done by our government in the and a budget resolution this work period. Both. It might caucus - like Transportation Chair Peter DeFazio - to state. Best wishes for a fruitful tenure." take some long nights, it might eat into our weekends, ensure the Senate deal isn't completely void of House Mr. Modi praised former chief minister Mr. but we are going to get the job done. And we are on priorities. Yediyurappa, who resigned on July 26. "No words will track." "I can't commit to passing something that I don't know ever do justice to the monumental contribution of Shri Ahead of the vote, Schumer pleaded for full party what it is yet," Pelosi told reporters Wednesday."But I'm B. S. Yediyurappa Ji towards our party and for support to advance the bill, which many progressives hoping for the best." Karnataka's growth. For decades, he toiled hard, have reservations about, at a lunch for all 50 Democrats, Privately, though, Democrats admit it's highly travelled across all parts of Karnataka and struck a according to Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin. unlikely the House would try to make changes to the chord with people. He is admired for his commitment to Afterward, Schumer professed confidence that the Senate deal, noting the White House's opposition to social welfare," the PM tweeted. Senate was finally ready to move forward. reopening the negotiations after the fact. Pelosi also Mr. Yediyurappa tweeted back; "Thanking him for the Wednesday's breakthrough comes a month after reiterated her promise to not even consider the kind words." negotiators originally said they had a deal on bipartisan bill until the Senate passes a Democratically Union Home Minister Amit Shah also congratulated infrastructure. In the end, it took weeks to finalize the backed reconciliation package, leaving the timing in Mr. Bommai. "I am sure, under the guidance of PM details between a bipartisan group of 10 senators and flux for when a deal would even reach Biden's desk. Narendra Modi Ji, he will further boost BJP's resolve to the White House, and even on the day of the vote the bill Schumer has long insisted that the Senate will pass serve the poor and farmers of the state with his wisdom was still being written. the bipartisan infrastructure package and the budget and experience," he tweeted. But Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, the GOP point man on blueprint for the $3.5 trillion social spending before He not only acknowledged the contribution of Mr. the deal, said Wednesday morning that the group and leaving for the August recess. (With inputs from Yediyurappa in building the party in Karnataka, but the administration had resolved key issues and that he Politico) also said he would continue to guide the party and the and other negotiators were ready for the Senate to government. "Shri B. S. Yediyurappa Ji has served the consider the agreement. Negotiators acknowledge that "Both of our democracies are works in party and people of Karnataka with utmost devotion. many steps remain before the legislation heads to progress":US Secretary of State Antony His contribution and hard work towards strengthening Biden's desk, but they celebrated Wednesday's vote as a the BJP at the grassroots level in Karnataka is truly win for bipartisanship. Blinken inspiring. I am sure he will continue to guide the party "At a time when Washington seems broken, this But the strength of democracy is to embrace it," Mr and government," he tweeted. group of members ... came together, along with others, Blinken said. The Modi government has faced criticism A good number of Bommai's supporters, many from and decided we are going to do something great for our over growing use of anti-terrorism legislation and his constituency Shiggaon in Haveri district, stood country," Portman said. "Despite the popularity of it, sedition laws to arrest campaigners, journalists and outside Raj Bhavan to cheer for him as he took the oath and the need for it, Washington hasn't been able to get it students. The Supreme Court on July 15 described the of office. Shiggaon comes under Dharwad Lok Sabha done. This time we're going to get it done." British-era sedition law as "colonial", and questioned constituency and is about 365 km from Bengaluru. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), the lead Democratic whether the law was "still necessary after 75 years of Son of former chief minister and Janata parivar negotiator, attributed Wednesday's successful vote to Independence". leader S.R. Bommai, he was chosen to replace B.S. the negotiators who were "deeply committed to In the talks with Mr Blinken, Indian officials are Yediyurappa at the BJP legislative party meet held in demonstrating to the country and to the world that our expected to express alarm over Taliban gains in Bengaluru on July 27. government can work." Sinema further thanked every Afghanistan. India is worried that a possible takeover Earlier, Mr. Bommai arrived at the venue along with senator who voted to move forward, saying they of Afghanistan by the Taliban, which it sees as backed his family members, including wife Channamma, demonstrated "a commitment to show that by Pakistan, will turn the country into a base for children Bharat and Aditi. bipartisan[ship] is alive and well and works in our terrorists to attack India. Outgoing chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa looked country." The Taliban welcomed virulently anti-Indian cheerful and arrived at the venue early.His younger son The White House on Wednesday also declared victory. terrorists when it ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. B.Y. Vijayendra, whose role in his resignation from the In a statement released ahead of the vote, Biden said the A hijacked Indian airliner was flown to the Taliban post of chief minister, is a matter of speculation, was deal showed "our democracy can function, deliver, and bastion of Kandahar in 1999. also present. Among those present in big numbers were do big things." India, a firm backer of the Afghan government with ministers from the outgoing council, and legislators According to a detailed summary of the bill obtained billions of dollars in development aid, recently who are keen to make it to the new cabinet. by POLITICO, the bill uses $205 billion in unused evacuated some of its staff from its Kandahar consulate coronavirus aid money as its main financing due to the worsening security situation. (With inputs Kisan morcha to hold 'big panchayat' in mechanism. Other major revenue sources include $53 from PTI) Muzaffarnagar on Sept 5 billion in unused unemployment benefits, $49 billion for delaying a drug rebate rule and even $56 billion in Pegasus snooping row: United Rakesh Tikait, spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan expected economic growth. A key question is whether opposition to confront government in Union, made the announcement in Lucknow as part of Republicans will be able to swallow those as legitimate the morcha'' plans of intensifying the stir in States. The funding sources after demanding the bill be fully paid Parliament morcha termed it as the "mission U.P." and "mission for. Manish Tewari have already moved notice for Uttarakhand". Schumer in the end kept all 50 members of the adjournment motion. Mr. Tikait said the campaign would entail Democratic caucus together, including progressives Ahead of the House proceedings, the Congress MPs intensifying the stir and reaching out to farmers in who had reservations about the deal. will meet in Parliament. In the Upper House, the Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab which go to the "There's a discussion we need to have about opposition leaders will hold a meeting. polls early 2022. infrastructure. So I think it's time," said Sen. Elizabeth On Wednesday,only the Juvenile Justice Bill could be "This movement will start from there," Mr. Tikait Warren (D-Mass.). "There are things I like and there are passed amid the din. The opposition forced repeated said. Issuing a threat to the U.P. government, Mr. Tikait things I really don't like." adjournments and in the Lok Sabha many opposition said if it did not work in the interests of the farmers, Many Senate Republicans are skeptical of the members tore off papers. the morcha would also blockade Lucknow. bipartisan framework and want to see legislative text In the government Business in the Upper House, "Lucknow ko bhi Dilli banaya jayega," he said, adding and details about whether the bill is fully financed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is to move the that roads from all four sides to Lucknow would be before moving forward. Committee chairs and ranking Bill to amend the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011, as sealed. THE INDIAN PANORAMA TRAVEL FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 35 Hampi: World Heritage site

ampi is famous for its ruins tourists for its laid back ambience and belonging to the erstwhile cosy lodges. Hmedieval Hindu kingdom of Tourists can spend their time relaxing Vijaynagar and it is declared a World at one of the many cafes and shacks, like Heritage site. The temples of Hampi, its Green Garden Restaurant, Laughing monolithic sculptures and monuments, Buddha Café, etc. while gorging on great attract the traveler because of their food, and soaking in the view of excellent workmanship. The Hindu style beautiful rice paddies. This location is of architecture found at Hampi reflects also known to be a centre for people to the splendor of the Vijaynagar Empire. conduct sunset jam sessions with The rugged landscape adds to the musical instruments for a fun party-like historic ambiance of this site. atmosphere. Hampi is located in the central part of Karnataka in the southern part of India. Queen’s Bath It is 353 km from Bangalore, and 13 km Reckoned as a large bath of Hampi, from Hospet. It is located on top of the Queen’s Bath exemplifies the rugged terrain and is 467 m above sea Vijayanagara's architectural excellence. level. Tungabhadra River flows through It lies close to one of the most awful Hampi. It has a tropical climate with hot places to visit in Hampi- the Royal summers (April-June), and cool winters Enclosure. (October-February). It experiences the Although built around 500 years ago, southwestern monsoon rains from June this magnificent structure still remains to August. intact in its construction. It’s simplest exterior perfectly blends with an ornate Places to visit in Hampi interior to embrace its overall Virupaksha Temple appearance. It a rectangular building admeasuring The temple is so constructed that its around 30 square meters and has a large main entrance faces east and homes to sunken bath at its center. It may interest two courtyards. No sooner you enter the you to find arched corridors all around temple, there is a statue of Nandi with this Royal bath. three heads. There is a pillared hall in the center which is reckoned as the Matanga Hill Ranga Mandapa. Out of all the places to visit in Hampi, In case you are an international Matanga Hill is the one which is most traveler, you have to register yourself at talked about. It represents the highest a police outpost with all your essential point of Hampi, and it’s a picturesque details. Mostly, this temple remains destination for the travel photographers crowded in December; whereas it to capture some aerial vies of Hampi. celebrates its annual festival in February North portion of this hill terminates and it is one of the best places to visit in into Tungabhadra river where you have Hampi. another religious place to visit-Kodanda Rama temple. Towards the south of this Vijaya Vittala Temple hill, you have a twisting valley with a Vijaya Vittala Temple or Vijaya temple zigzag Turthu canal. Low-lying Northern of Hampi amongst the ancient Places to section exhibits a trekking trail that Visit In Hampi worthy of visiting. There connects straightaway to Hampi bazaar. are fantastic stone structures all around, and the pillars here appear as if they are Elephant Stables playing music. Elephant Stables is amongst the This is true architectural excellence of significant tourist places to visit in Hampi as it exemplifies remarkable Hampi to witness a little to absolutely no creativity and the beauty of destruction. It is a long building homing architecture’s imagination. The to a series of dome-shaped chambers architecture of this temple dates back to which once were used for the parking of the Dravidian era and reflects South royal elephants. Indian traits. These chambers are around 11 in their Three towering gateways are total count; some of which are encircling the temple along with high interconnected. The whole building gives compound walls. Maha Mantapa, Stone a symmetrical appearance, and the chariot, musical pillars are amongst the central hall tower reflects the shape of tourist attractions of this Vijaya Vittala most of the temples here. This central Temple. hall has five domes on either side of it which reflects an Islamic style of Lotus Mahal architecture. Lotus Mahal or Kamal Mahal exhibits an explicit architectural design amongst Monolithic Bull all the other Hampi tourist places. It is so Situated at the east end of the Hampi called as it more or less resembles the Bazaar, the Monolith Bull or Nandi is a shape of a lotus flower. grand piece of ancient architecture that Central dome of this Mahala the famous Virupaksha temple. This selling either mangoes, biscuits or is housed in a two-story pavilion. This resembles the bud of lotus and the temple is a part of a cave standing at the cucumbers. huge structure, which mythologically is balcony and passages as petals. The roof peak of a hill and is dedicated to the the vehicle of Lord Shiva, is placed just illustrates a multi-layered design Hindu deity Lord Hanuman. Hippie Island opposite to the famous Virupaksha reflecting and Indo architectural style. Also, the Tungabhadra river flows Another area which is amongst the Temple. This Monolithic Bull, although There are around 24 pillars to provide through the steps of this hill. Here, you most visited Places to Visit In Hampi is partially mutilated, exhibits a coarse excellent support to the arched windows can find Lord Hanuman indulged in a Hippie Island, named after its vibrant style of carving. The statue is so of this palace. state of deep meditation. Within a culture. Virapapur Gadde is a small beautiful that it attracts a large number distance of five minutes from here, you island located across the Tungabhadra of visitors every day. It is also one of the Yantrodharaka Hanuman Temple can find another temple dedicated to River. Known to be a backpacker’s frequently visited historical Tourist Yantrodharaka Hanuman Temple is Lord Srinivasa. In case you feel hungry, delight, this island is stunning and is Places in Hampi. It is also surrounded by present at a distance of around 2km from you can approach small stalls nearby popular amongst the locals as well as huge boulders and rock pillars. THE INDIAN PANORAMA TOKYO OLYMPICS FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 36 Tokyo 2020: USA faces initial challenges BY PRABHJOT from Japan, China in medals hunt SINGH

introduced. Germany on Tuesday. Though it is for the first time that world's top athletes Young Lovlina fought gamely against her more are competing for glory of sport, there are no spectators experienced German opponent and became the second in the stands. Traditional medal ceremonies are no Indian boxer after veteran Mary Kom to clear the longer the order of the day. Medals are only presented preliminary round. or champions themselves exchange medals at Old man of table tennis Sharat Kamal Achanta lost ceremonies. his third-round battle to Ma Lang of China 1-4 to mark Because of trying conditions created by the Corona end of Indian challenge in the sport. Ma Long won 11-7, pandemic, cultural events that are normally held as a 8-11,13-11, 11-4 and 11-4. part of the games are being avoided. In badminton, Indian pair failed to make the last The US is continuing to dominate pool events. It won eight rounds even after winning its second group gold medals in 4x100 freestyle relay for men as well as match. Rankireddy and Shetty Chirag beat Ben Lane ● Philippines wins its first ever 400 individual medleys for men. Lyda Jacoby (100m and Sam Wendy of Great Britain 21-17, 21-19. They, Olympic gold breaststroke) and Kathleen Ledecky (1500 m freestyle however, could not advance to the last eight as they had for women) were other gold medal winners from the a technical disadvantage of number of games won. ● Flora Duffy wins first ever Olympic pool. India had a plus of one game against 3 and 2 differences of Indonesia and Taipei. gold for Bermuda Carissa Moore Though the start of mixed team events had raised ● Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka hopes of an Indian medal in shooting, yet it was the same old story. None of three Indian pairs on view on knocked out the first day of mixed competitions - Manu Bhaker and ● Japan wins baseball gold as USA Saurabh Chaudhary in 10 m Air Pistol, Anjum Moudgil and Deepak Kumar and Elvanil Valarivaa and and Canada get silver and bronze Divyansh Singh Panwar in 10 m Air Rifle - could qualify ● Belgium and Australian men for the finals. Earlier, even in individual events, all shooters failed to get to the podium. maintain clean record in men's Incidentally, these are women athletes who are continuing to win laurels from where they left in Rio. hockey The last three Olympic medals have come through ● Mirabai Chanu wins first silver women athletes. Sakshi Malik (wrestling) and PV Sindhu (badminton) won India's bronze and silver medal in weightlifting for India medals, respectively, in Rio and this time lifter Mirabai ● Indian shooters fail to make to the Besides, Carissa Moore was all cheers when she won Chanu has got a silver. the Surfing gold to become the first American to win Besides boxer Lovlina, two other women athletes - PV podium the event. Sindhu and veteran Mary Kom - are still very much in ● Japanese siblings create history The US shooters also deserve a word of praise for the race for a medal in Tokyo 2020. Then there is their fine showing so far. Besides winning skeet events, wrestler Vinesh Phogat also. Her bouts are yet to by winning individual golds both for men (Vincent Hancock) and women (Amber commence. English), the US also won the 10 m Air Rifle for men PV Sindhu cleared her last group match defeating NY (William Shaner). Cheung of Hong Kong to move to the quarterfinals. he first four days of competitions of the 32nd Interestingly, when the US beat Nigeria 81-72, it was Olympic. Games - Tokyo 2020 - have been full of its 50th win a row in basketball. Texcitement, throwing up many new winners Other gold medal winners for the US so far include while surprising a few established stars as the US woman fencer Kieffer Lee and Taekwondo star supremacy in medals tally has come for initial Anastasija Zolotic. challenges from both China and the hosts Japan. The USA is expected to dominate the medals tally as more and more water sport events are held before the start of the track and field competitions. Neighboring Canada has a good start with two gold medals and three silver medals so far. The god medals for Canada have come in swimming (100 m butterfly - Margaret Michel) and weightlifting 64 kg (Maude Charron). Two of three silvers have come from the pool - 100 PV SINDHU ENTERS BADMINTON breaststroke (Kylie Masse) and 4x100 m freestyle relay while the third came from synchronized springboard QUARTERFINALS AT TOKYO OLYMPICS diving. Indian hopes of a medal in hockey were revived after the third round of round robin league matches. India defeated Spain 3-0 for its second win in three games. Earlier, India had suffered a humiliating 1-7 defeat at the hands of Australia. In the women's section, India is yet to lodge its first point after losing all three pool matches. The last was today against the defending Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu champions Great Britain that Indian women lost 1-4. Canada was also winless in men's hockey after the For India, though the games started on a bright first three rounds. Silvery note with lifter Mirabai Chanu winning a silver Belgium and Australia men are at the top of their medal, disappointments were galore in most of other respective pool tables with an all-win record so far. Reigning world champion P V Sindhu sailed into the sports and events, including archery, shooting and Boxer Lovlina Borgohain joined her more fancied women's singles quarterfinals with a straight-game women's hockey. Olympic seniors - PV Sindu and Mary Kom - in the hunt triumph over Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt in the Olympics After a sober or subdued start with a simple but for more medals after Mirabai Chanu gave a silvery badminton competition here on July 29. The 26-year-old colorful opening ceremony on July 23, there have been start. She boxed her way to the quarterfinals and is just Indian, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, excitement galore. The concept of mixed team events in a win away from an Olympic medal. She won her first notched up a 21-15 21-13 win over 13th seed Blichfeldt in some sports, including shooting, has finally been bout with a split points decision over Nadine Apetz of a 41-minute match. THE INDIAN PANORAMA TOKYO OLYMPICS FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 37 Review of Tokyo Olympic Games so far Surprises galore; history made

Japanese siblings create TOKYO 2020: CANADIAN MEDALISTS Olympic history US Medalists till July 27, 2021 GOLD MEDALISTS: Gold Medalists: Margaret Michel, 110 m butterfly for women Maude Charron, 64 kg weightlifting for women SILVER MEDALISTS:

4X100 n freestyle relay 3 M synchronized springboard diving for women Kylie Masse, 100 m breaststroke, women

INDIAN MEDALISTS Abe Hifumi and Uta Fencer Kieffer Lee SILVER MEDALISTS: Mirabai Chanu, weightlifting Abe Hifumi and Uta became the Lee Kiefer, fencing, women's foil individual first Japanese siblings, who won William Shaner, shooting, 10m air rifle men simultaneously at the World Vincent Hancock, shooting, skeet men Championships in Baku 2018, have Amber English, shooting, skeet women done it again, this time in the 32nd Carissa Moore, surfing, women Before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games started, 71 of 206 member Olympic games in Tokyo 2020. They United States, swimming, men's 4x100m nations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) were still may have wondered after their freestyle relay without their first gold medal. Baku feat whether they could repeat Chase Kalisz, swimming, men's 400m individual Tokyo has helped two of these nations - Philippines and Bermuda the feat at Tokyo 2020 or no. They medley - to erase this gold less identity. Philippines won gold in 55 kg did it. On the second day of Tokyo Lydia Jacoby, swimming, women's 100m weightlifting for women where Hidilyn Diaz earned the honors of 2020 the impossible happened, with breaststroke becoming the first Filipino to wear a gold medal. Hifumi and Uta becoming the first Anastasija Zolotic, taekwondo, women's -57kg For Bermuda, it was turn of Triathlon star Flora Duffy to win the siblings in Olympic history to both honors. strike gold on the same day in an individual sport. UTA'S GOLD CAME FIRST AFTER SHE WON THE FINAL OF THE WOMEN'S - 52KG COMPETITION. MINUTES LATER, HER Taekwondo star Anastasija Zolotic BROTHER HIFUMI DID SILVER MEDALISTS: THE SAME IN United States, diving, women's synchronized THE 60 KG. 10m platform "The road to get here, parts of it Jay Litherland, swimming, men's 400m seemed long and others short," said individual medley Hifumi after his historic win. "I Kathleen Ledecky, swimming, women's 400m managed to get to where I am freestyle standing today because of the Emma Weyant, swimming, women's 400m support of so many people. individual medley Gratitude - that is what I'm feeling", United States, artistic gymnastics, women's reacted Uta after her final. team Hifumi was also full of joy to have United States, softball won Gold on the same day."This has United States, equestrian, dressage team turned out to be the greatest day United States, shooting, 10m air rifle mixed ever. I don't think we, as brother and team sister, couldn't shine any brighter Bronze Medalists: on this stage known as the Tokyo Jagger Eaton, skateboarding, men's street Olympics. So happy", he said. Ryan Murphy, swimming, men's 100m Coach INOUE Kosei recognized backstroke the amazing family achievement Kieran Smith, swimming, men's 400m freestyle after the brother-sister act pulled off Regan Smith, swimming, women's 100m their gold-medal performances in backstroke quick succession. "Together, he and Lilly King, swimming, women's 100m she have written their own chapter breaststroke in history," he said. "I think we're United States, swimming, women's 4x100, witnessing the birth of two new freestyle relay stars in judo right before our own Hali Flickinger, swimming, women's 400m eyes. I'm counting on them to lead individual medley the way for all of judo and I expect a Katie Zaferes, triathlon, women's individual (The author is a senior sports journalist. He can be reached at lot from." [email protected]) THE INDIAN PANORAMA SPORTS FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 38 2nd T20I: Sri Lanka level series with 4-wicket win vs Covid-hit India

COLOMBO (TIP): A depleted Indian team, playing with only five batsmen, Nandu Natekar, could not defend a modest target of 133 despite a valiant effort from its players as Sri Lanka kept the three-match series badminton’s alive with a four-wicket victory in the second T20 International here on Wednesday, July 28. first superstar, With nine players unavailable after Krunal Pandya tested positive, India had no option but to play with six specialist dies at 88 bowlers, including one pacer Navdeep andkumar Mahadev Natekar, Saini, who wasn't even given a single who died today at age 88, was a over. Nsuperstar badminton player of Dhananjaya de Silva (40 not out) the first two decades after anchored a tricky Lankan chase after Independence, much before Prakash India scored 132 for five. The hosts won Padukone and Syed Modi entered the with two balls to spare. scene. Vice-captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar Famous as Nandu Natekar, he was the (1/21 in 4 overs) was economical till first Indian to win an international Chamika Karunartne launched his full- badminton title, at the Selangor toss for a six. The 12 runs from that over International in Kuala Lumpur in 1956, brought the equation down to 8 runs off Dhananjaya de Silva played the perfect innings to guide Sri Lanka home. Photo source: AFP and was a six-time national champion. final overs which was very difficult for Known for his grace and artistry on debutant Chetan Sakariya to defend. bright future. cover drive, an on-drive and a slog-pull the court — and not power and speed If one bowler despite figures of 2/30 The degree of difficulty could be behind square were there among his during an era when players were not will be annoyed is Kuldeep, who was gauged by the fact that only seven five fours before off-spinner Dananjaya extremely athletic — Natekar led India brilliant but was let down by his fielders, boundaries and a six was hit in 20 overs de Silva (2/13) got him to play the slog- in the Thomas Cup team championship who dropped a couple of catches. Some with as many as 42 dot balls consumed by sweep. from 1951 to 1963. When the Arjuna poor effort in the outfield also spoilt his the visiting team batsmen. But the man who impressed the most Award for excellence in sport was first figures. Skipper Shikhar Dhawan (40 off 2 was Padikkal, who slog swept given in 1961, he was among the Yadav outfoxed opposition skipper balls) aware of a thin-on experience Dhanajaya de Silva for a six, ran well sportspersons honoured. Dasun Shanaka by shortening the length batting line-up had a cautious approach between the wickets during his 32-run Natekar’s six national singles titles of his stock delivery -- the one that turns on a track where ball simply refused to stand with skipper Dhawan and brief are exceeded only by Padukone (9) and into the right-hander drawing him out come onto the bat and improvisation was one with Sanju Samson. Syed Modi (8). and Sanju Samson effected a smart leg- the order of the day. He also reverse swept Wanindu His best show at the All England side stumping. With heavy rain slowing the outfield, Hasaranga (1/30) for a boundary before Championships was reaching the Minod Bhanuka (36 off 31 balls) also run-making became an ordeal but young a non-existent slog-sweep brought quarterfinals in 1954 — falling short of tried to fetch a widish tossed up delivery Padikkal (29 off 23 balls) was elegant as about his downfall. the achievement of the now-forgotten outside the off-stump and holed out at usual before a moment's indiscretion did Some of his strokes didn't reach the Prakash Nath, who had reached the deep mid-wicket just after Bhuvneshwar him in. boundary but the Bengaluru boy final in 1947. Nath could well have had dropped one while running The other much-anticipated debut of showed that he has the temperament become the first great of Indian backwards when he skied one against Ruturaj Gaikwad (21 off 18 balls) also required for the highest level. badminton but after hearing of rioting the turn in the cover region. ended in a whimper when a Sri Lankan But the player, who once again blew near his home in Lahore just before the Varun Chakravarthy (1/18 in 4 overs) captain Dasun Shanaka's short ball away an opportunity was Sanju Samson All England final, he lost the title match also was impressive but the total became climbed on him and he got himself in a (7 off 13 balls). He was hoodwinked by a and gave up the sport. their undoing. tangle while playing a pull-shot that leg break from Akila Dananjaya (2/29) Natekar was a very good tennis Earlier, India struggled for momentum went straight-up after for Minod and was bowled. player, too, but after losing the junior against the Sri Lankan spinners on a Bhanuka. Samson has now blown away nine national final to the great Ramanathan sluggish track, managing 132 for five. Knowing that only five batsmen are chances in T20 Internationals and is Krishnan in 1951-52, he decided to Debutant Devdutt Padikkal, though, in playing on the day, Dhawan had to cut unlikely to get too many more after concentrate on badminton. his brief innings gave a glimpse of a down on risky shots even though a Thursday's final game. Source: PTI

ICC T20 Rankings: Virat Kohli, KL Rahul maintain top-10 positions DUBAI (TIP): India captain Virat was economical in the first game, has Kohli and senior batsman KL Rahul gained 10 places to be 21st on that list stayed put at fifth and sixth position, where Sri Lankan Wanindu Hasaranga respectively, in the latest ICC rankings with a stellar performance is placed for the T20 International batsmen second. issued on Wednesday, July 28. In the T20I batsmen’s list, Rohit However, both Rahul and Kohli are Sharma has dropped to 14th without not part of the Indian team that is playing while Shikhar Dhawan after his playing a T20 series in Sri Lanka, the 38-ball-46 is now 29th. dividends of which were reaped by In the ODI list, Kohli and Rohit trail pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who moved Pakistan’s Babar Azam in the top-10 up to 16th position in the bowlers’ list while Jasprit Bumrah is the lone Indian after his 4/22 in the first game last at seventh in the bowlers’ table. Sunday. In the all-rounder’s list, Ravindra Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who Jadeja remained static at No. 9. THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVT FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 39 THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVT FRIDAY JULY 30, 2021 YEARS 40