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Independence Day Special Edition Trump arrived in Paris to a red carpet The Indian Panorama invites articles and advertisements for the special edition to welcome, with Russia in tow mark 70 years of 's Independence. Please email to [email protected] PARIS (TIP): France rolled out the red carpet, July 13, to welcome Donald Trump on a presidential visit laden with or mail to P.O. Box 190067, S military pomp that the White House hopes will offer respite Richmond Hill, NY 11419. For any inquiries, from a growing scandal back home. please call 646-247-9458. The US president's brief 24-hour trip to the French capital coincides with celebrations for Bastille Day, France's Last date for submission: August 2, 2017 national day which is marked on Friday, and the 100th anniversary of US involvement in World War I. Accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump, the 71-year- Change of Guard at the Indian old stepped onto French soil for the first time as President hoping the visit will distract from weighty allegations that Consulate in New York contd on page 20 US President Trump is greeted by the French President Sandeep Chakravorty to replace Riva Macron introduced the article of impeachment against Trump Ganguly Das as Consul General for high crimes and misdemeanors California Democrat files article of AIR INDIA CONNECTS impeachment against US President: accuses him of 'obstruction of justice'

INDIAN AND US CAPITAL WASHINGTON (TIP): A Democratic Congressman has Celebrates Inaugural Flight arrival from filed the first article of Consul General Riva Ganguly Das goes to Delhi impeachment against President as DG ICCR. Sandeep Chakravorty Ambassador to Donald Trump charging him Peru and Bolivia succeeds Ms Das with obstruction of justice in the Photo of Ambassador Das/ TIP probe into alleged Russian Photo of Ambassador Chakravorty/ Twitter meddling in the US polls. Democratic Congressman from NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Sandeep Chakravorty, California Brad Sherman India's current Ambassador to Peru will be the next introduced the article of Consul General of India in New York, according to impeachment against Trump for information available with The Indian Panorama. The contd on Page 20 present Consul General Ms Riva Ganguly Das will be taking over as Director General of the Indian Council Rep. Brad Sherman has introduced for Cultural Relations (ICCR). contd on page 20 the article of impeachment against Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors Remove country quotas for green cards: Lawmaker Indian-American doctor couple WASHINGTON (TIP): An influential American Ribbon Cutting with Indian Ambassador, Air India Chairman, DC Mayor and VA Governor lawmaker has called for the removal of country- killed in plane crash in US specific quotas for green cards in the US, saying the DULLES INTERNATIONAL media were at hand to celebrate The Piper Archer PA-28 piloted by Umamaheswara is system was unjust for people from countries like AIRPORT (TIP): It was a historic the occasion. India and China. and proud occasion for Air India The inaugural events, which believed to have crashed sometime between 10:36 a.m. Republican Congressman Kevin Yoder from when the inaugural flight from included a ceremonial water and 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 8, the media release said. Kansas yesterday became the lead sponsor of the Delhi to Washington arrived a few cannon salute, traditional gate- Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act. minutes before scheduled arrival side Indian prayer ceremony,press The Act reforms the legal immigration system by time on a cloudy morning on July conference, ribbon cutting and eliminating the existing, arbitrary per-country 7 at Washington Dulles gala luncheon, commemorated Air percentage caps that have caused backlogs in the International Airport. Delegations India's new three weekly nonstop, employment-based green card system, he said. He from the Embassy of India, the roundtrip flights between Indira argued that the existing country-specific quota for Commonwealth of Virginia and Gandhi International Airport and contd on page 20 the District of Columbia, and the contd on Page 20

US decision to delay 'startup' visas to Man Trapped Inside Texas A.T.M. for 3 impact Indian entrepreneurs Hours Rescued by Police (TIP): After the Donald Trump CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (TIP): Just after 2 p.m. Wednesday, administration's intended tightening of the work visa rules July 13, a person in Corpus Christi, Tex., had just completed a Umamaheswara Kalapatapu was a talented photographer that has come as a blow to the Indian IT companies, the US transaction at a Bank of America A.T.M. when a surprise slid while Sitha-Gita was a gifted musician and "fantastic cook government's latest announcement to delay the so-called through the receipt slot. "startup" visa could impact Indian entrepreneurs. The visa "Please help," read a handwritten note on a thin strip of (TIP): In a tragic incident, an Indian-origin program was approved in January by the then Barack Obama paper. "I'm stuck in here, and I don't have my phone." psychiatrist couple were killed when their private plane administration and was meant to allow foreign entrepreneurs The person, whose age and gender the authorities did not crashed in the US state of Ohio, police officials said on who started companies in the US to live in that country - a provide, did not know quite what to do. But it so happened that Wednesday, July 5. longstanding demand of the Silicon Valley. It was supposed to a Corpus Christi police officer was driving by, so the person Umamaheswara Kalapatapu, 63, and his wife Sitha-Gita come into effect on July 17. Immigrants have started more went a step beyond what other A.T.M. users had been willing Kalapatapu, 61, both of Logansport, were killed in the crash, than half of US startups valued at $1 billion dollars or more, to do and flagged down the officer. according to a media release from the Ohio State Highway contd on Page 20 contd on page 3 Patrol. contd on Page 20 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 INDIAN ABROAD FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 Indian-American researcher invents Ultrasonic dryer that dries Indian American professor Neomi Rao clothes without heat to lead White House regulation agency WASHINGTON (TIP): On July 10, Senator Deb Fischer hoped that in her 2017, the U.S. Senate confirmed Neomi role as the nation's top regulatory Rao, associate professor at the Antonin official, Rao will focus on eliminating Scalia Law School at GeorgeMason the misguided federal regulations Universityas Administrator of the harming Nebraska families and Office of Information and Regulatory communities. Affairs, an agency within the White "Cutting through reams of House Office of Management and government red tape has long been a Budget. She is the first Indian-American priority of mine and I look forward to to head the important Office in the working with Rao to continue to do so," White House. Fischer said. Rao's confirmation was welcomed by Described by The Washington Post as top American lawmakers. a "superlative pick", Rao at the George "As regulatory czar for federal Mason University founded and directs policymaking, Director Rao will play an the Center for the Study of the instrumental role in helping the Neomi Rao is the first Indian-American Administrative State. President fulfill his promise to roll back to head the important Office of Rao's research and teaching focuses Viral jumped into three energy efficiency projects almost unnecessary red tape and unleash the Information and Regulatory Affairs in on constitutional and administrative immediately after starting at the lab as a postdoctoral researcher full potential of the American the Office of Management and Budget. law. economy," said Senator Orrin Hatch, Rao's scholarship is informed by her NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian-American researcher has senior member and former Chairman of the country's economy and job creators. service in all three branches of the invented a dryer that could easily dry clothes even without the Senate Judiciary Committee. I look forward to working with federal government. Prior to joining the heat. Viral Patel along with his team at Oak Ridge National Hatch said he looks forward to Professor Rao to reduce the burden of Law School, she served as Associate Laboratory in Tennessee have invented a dryer that could working with Rao to ensure that federal regulations - by our best estimates as Counsel and Special Assistant to laundry your clothes much faster. Expected to be five times rules and regulations are narrowly high as USD 2 trillion a year - that weigh President George W. Bush. Professor more energy efficient, 'Ultrasonic dryer' could dry a large load tailored to address pressing public on the American economy," Johnson Rao also served as counsel to the U.S. of clothes in about half the time. health and safety concerns while also said. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Viral Patel came to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) leaving plenty of room for job creators Senator John Hoeven said as the head where she was responsible for judicial with the aim of conducting research that would provide and entrepreneurs to expand and of OIRA, Rao is going to play a vital role nominations and constitutional law benefits to the average consumer. Viral began his studies after flourish. in helping to provide regulatory relief issues. In between government service, moving from Zambia to the United States for college. As an Rao worked on Senator's staff several and make the country more competitive. Professor Rao practiced in the undergraduate at the Illinois Institute of Technology, he years ago. "Further, I appreciate her office of Clifford Chance LLP, started out in aerospace engineering. But after taking a course Senator Ron Johnson, chairman of commitment to work with me to ensure specializing in public international law in thermal systems design, he decided to broaden his horizons the Senate Homeland Security and public-private partnerships receive fair and arbitration. She clerked for Judge J. and career opportunities with a dual major in mechanical Governmental Affairs Committee, treatment by OMB and the Army Harvie Wilkinson III on the U.S. Court of engineering. applauded Senate for confirming Rao's Corps," he said. Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and for Viral jumped into three energy efficiency projects almost nomination. "In order for our nation to continue to Justice Clarence Thomas on the U.S. immediately after starting at the lab as a postdoctoral "We can all agree that federal compete around the globe, we need to Supreme Court. She was a visiting researcher in the Energy and Transportation Science Division regulations should achieve their aim have a cost-effective, pro-growth professor at the University of in 2015, working on development of two clothes dryers (one without imposing unnecessary costs on regulatory environment," Hoeven said. Minnesota Law School in fall 2013. ultrasonic and the other thermoelectric) and a new, more efficient rotating heat exchanger for refrigerator applications. Outside the lab, Viral enjoys reading science fiction, loves to Indian American Rekha Indian American Nat Geo winner cook and travel, and spends time with friends and family. His family is spread across the globe now-on both US coasts, back Nandwani becomes second travels to Iceland in Zambia, and in Australia. official candidate in Jersey WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian Indian American Charged with American student Madhuri Molleti City elections of Madison has won the 2017 Defrauding Medicare and National Geographic Mundo Explorer Competition and Medicaid Programs of $9 Million embarked on a travel to Iceland. DIRECTV and Nat Geo Mundo NEW YORK (TIP): Sunita Kumar, an Indian American recently announced the 2017 winner Brooklyn based pharmacy owner/operator has been charged of the Nat Geo Mundo Explorer with defrauding Medicare and Medicaid programs of competition - a unique travel Madhuri Molleti of Madison was approximately $9 Million. program offering students the recently honored as one of the Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the opportunity to go into the field with two U.S. student winners of the Southern District of New York, announced the unsealing of a National Geographic DIRECTV and Nat Geo Mundo criminal Complaint charging defendant Sunita Kumar with photographers, scientists and World Explorer Contest operating a health care fraud scheme utilizing two writers. The competition was pharmacies in Brooklyn, New York, through which KUMAR created to provide four deserving students (two from the United States submitted approximately $9 million in fraudulent claims to and two from Latin America) the opportunity to explore the subarctic Medicaid and Medicare. KUMAR was arrested July 10 Rekha currently serves as a committeewoman for her island nation of Iceland and learn the basics of climate change. morning and was presented in Manhattan federal court before community in Ward C Molleti, a student at James Clemens High School, is one of four U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck. teenagers from the United States and Latin America who won access to Attorney Joon H. Kim said: "As alleged, Sunita Kumar JERSEY CITY, NJ (TIP): Jersey City Ward C this unique travel program with all expenses paid. She left last week defrauded Medicare and Medicaid, public programs to assist committeewoman Rekha Nandwani became the with a National Geographic team on a 15-day expedition to Iceland, the indigent and the elderly, by submitting $9 million in second official candidate on June 30 for Jersey City joining other students to explore the subarctic island nation and learn fraudulent claims. She allegedly did so by inducing people to Council race. Rich Boggiano, 73, the Jersey City Ward the basics of climate change with Nat Geo photographers, scientists surrender their own prescriptions and forego their C councilman, was the first candidate in the and writers. medications in exchange for kickbacks. Medicare and upcoming mayoral and council races to qualify for a Their travels will include visits to Iceland's geothermal features, its Medicaid provide critical health care for some of our most race. rugged coast, its glacier-rich Vatnajokull National Park, and other vulnerable citizens. Together with our law enforcement A Boggiano challenger, Rekha currently serves as a stops that include basalt columns, black sand beaches, wildlife partners, we will aggressively pursue those who allegedly use committeewoman for her community in Ward C and as sanctuaries, volcanic features, forests, waterfalls and fishing villages. public programs as a vehicle for illegal personal profit." President of the Jefferson Avenue Block Association. "DIRECTV and AT&T are proud to support programs that empower Kumar, 54, of Old Westbury, New York, is charged with one She is also a steering board member and county students and provide unique learning opportunities," said Dave count of health care fraud, which carries a maximum director for the New Jersey Democratic State Hargrove, AT&T Regional Director of External Affairs. "It's exciting to sentence of 10 years in prison, and one count of paying illegal Committee's South Asian American Caucus. But she is play a part in offering students like Madhurri a chance to embark on a remuneration in the form of kickbacks, which carries a a mother first with a daughter in Jersey City's public once-in-a-lifetime experience, and we look forward to learning about maximum sentence of five years in prison. school system. An entrepreneur by background, her adventures later this summer." Rekha brings a record of creativity and efficiency in Madhuri was an AP student and member of the National Honor (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York) seeking unique solutions to issues facing her Society at James Clemens. She plans to attend UAB to study public community and making sure all residents have a say. health in fall. Her parents are Raju and Padma Molleti. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 TEXAS 3 contd from page 1 Man Trapped Inside Texas Soon you’ll be able to openly A.T.M... The officer, like previous bank patrons, initially thought carry a sword in Texas the note was a joke - some sort of "Candid Camera"-type prank that no one wanted to fall for. But then the officer approached the A.T.M., and when he AUSTIN, TX (TIP): Starting this fall, listened closely, he could hear a faint sound. adults in Texas can openly carry This was how the police came to discover a man who had knives with blades longer than 5.5 been trapped for hours inside an A.T.M., said Gena Pena, a inches. spokeswoman for the Corpus Christi Police Department. In fact, swords, spears, daggers, "Honestly,we can't say it's never happened," Ms. Pena said sabers, bowie knives and machetes are in an interview on Thursday. "But 95 percent of people will all perfectly fine to tote around. Pretty have their phone on them," she added, and for about three much anything you can whip out in a hours, she said, this man did not. Dungeons and Dragons battle is fair How does one become stuck inside an A.T.M. in the first game. place? Ms. Pena said it happened this way: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the The A.T.M. was affixed to a bank, which was under bill into law last month, but it doesn't construction, so no employees were inside. The A.T.M., go into effect until September 1. though, was operational. And somewhere on the site, a door Under the existing law knives with led into what Ms. Pena called an "A.T.M. vault" - a room blades longer than 5.5 inches could be from which a person can service a teller machine from the purchased but not carried -- with only inside. limited exceptions. A worker arrived on Wednesday to repair the "locking There are some places where the mechanism" of the room, Ms. Pena said. The door shut new law won't apply -- including behind the worker, and somehow, she said, the man locked schools, prisons, hospitals, amusement himself in. parks or places of worship. Long The worker, whom the police did not identify, had left his blades are still banned at sports events. phone inside a vehicle. But once he realized that people And you can't bring your sword into a were using the A.T.M., the man began slipping notes out the bar, either. The tiny colorful plastic receipt slot, a solution Ms. Pena thought was "pretty ones that you stick on top of a cocktail, ingenious." however, are under 5.5 inches, so those lifting their bans on certain bladed creating some type of criminal act," Unfortunately for the man, several A.T.M. users who got are still OK. "House Bill 1935 provides weapons, including swords. Frullo told CNN affiliate Spectrum a note thought they were being pranked and apparently did a common sense solution by The legislation stalled in May after a News in Austin at the time. Knife nothing. prohibiting any knife with a blade over man was accused of using a hunting Rights, a national advocacy "He was kind of upset," Ms. Pena said of the contract five-and-a-half inches in certain knife to kill one student and wound organization, supported the legislation worker. location restricted areas," Rep. John three others at the University of Texas but said there is still a way to go to Indeed, the man would later tell the police that he had Frullo, the Republican representative at Austin. Frullo postponed debate on strike "those last remaining minor been screaming for help. Something about the room, from Lubbock who authored the bill, the legislation until a week later -- but knife restrictions in Texas." though, must have muffled the sound, Ms. Pena said. told CNN in a statement. stood by his bill. "We won't stop until Texas is as free The contractor "didn't think this was going to happen, Texas now joins Montana and "It's not making criminals out of as everyone thinks Texas is," the group obviously," Ms. Pena said. "I feel bad for him." Oklahoma. Both have both passed laws people who have no intention of wrote in a statement on its website.

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Anyone who would like to work with us part time and on the basis of revenue sharing may email to [email protected] or contact at 646-247-9458. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 4 US FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 Grand 10th Anniversary Celebration ofBAPS Shri Mandir, Atlanta, Georgia ATLANTA, GA (TIP): His Holiness Mahant Maharaj, the current spiritual leader of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, joined devotees and well-wishers in celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Atlanta, GA on July 1, 2017. The Mandir was inaugurated by His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj in 2007 and has helped enrich the local community through the development of family and youth programs, community outreach, and spiritual assemblies. A true labor of love, the Mandir offers weekly services and year-round programs organized by volunteers and Swamis within the BAPS BAPS Atlanta 10th Anniversary:His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj, the current spiritual leader of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, joined community. devotees and well-wishers in celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Atlanta, GA on July 1, 2017. As a central place of Hindu worship, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir opened to participation within the local community and provide an opportunity for community alternative, or add to it, and that is we need to the community on August 26, 2007 and was beyond has grown, and hundreds of members to explore and practice Hindu be a city where that is a place to live, to work, made possible by the spiritual support, individuals regularly attend celebrations of traditions and faith. The mandir is also the to play, and to pray." Mayor Crist also brought guidance, and inspiration of Pramukh Swami Hindu festivals throughout the year. site of various charitable initiatives that a proclamation designating July 1, 2017 as Maharaj, the fifth spiritual successor of The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in include health fairs, blood drives, and Mahant Swami Maharaj Day in the city of Bhagwan Swaminarayan. Today, Mahant Atlanta is the first of its kind in the region, community walkathons for people of all ages - Lilburn. In addition to Lilburn there are a Swami Maharaj carries forward this work and and community volunteers welcomed the ten- merging the spirit of service with total of six cities recognizing July 1, 2017 as legacy as the current spiritual successor of year anniversary celebrations in the presence volunteerism. Mahant Swami Maharaj Day including Bhagwan Swaminarayan. Through his of Mahant Swami Maharaj with the same zeal The BAPS Mandir in Atlanta unites Matthews, NC; Boynton Beach, FL; leadership and guidance, Mahant Swami and excitement they experienced back in 2007. families in spirituality,setting the tone for the Montgomery, AL; Knox County, TN; and Maharaj invites people of all faiths and The anniversary celebrations were anniversary events. Highlights from the Anderson, SC. cultural backgrounds to visit and explore the primarily created and led by the youth of program included video footage of the Georgia's Secretary of State, Mr. Brian mandir, its architecture, and its Hindu BAPS who have been preparing for the arrival inaugural ceremonies and colorful cultural Kemp, conferred an Honorary Citizenship of teachings. of Mahant Swami Maharaj for several dances. Guests relived the past ten years of Georgia to His Holiness Mahant Swami Heer Patel from Memphis, Tennessee was months. Soni from Parkland, FL says, the mandir's history, the development of Maharaj. The honorable Mr. Nagesh Singh, relatively new to the BAPS community during "By participating in various performances youth activities, and the installation of the the Consul General of India, was also in the inaugural ceremonies in 2007 and recalled during the 10th anniversary celebration, I sacred image of Nilkanth Varni. Devotees attendance and conveyed a hearty welcome on the event with great enthusiasm, "[Pramukh have felt a deep connection with my and shared stories of reaching milestones in their behalf of the Government of India. Swami] was truly someone special that was developed a greater understanding of samp spirituality, growing closer to one another, The celebrations concluded with blessings able to attract thousands of people from (unity) and teamwork. These are two values and practicing peaceful living - all inspired from Mahant Swami Maharaj who different backgrounds and bring them that he has stressed to youths of my age." and guided by the role of mandir in their encouraged all to uphold unity, maintain together for one purpose. I was not never Over the past ten years, the mandir has lives. faith, and further develop one's spirituality in really interested in spirituality, but after the welcomed people from all walks of life, The event was attended by several strengthening the mandir as a community memorable interactions with Pramukh leaving a lasting impression in their lives. community and government officials who place of worship. Swami Maharaj when he inaugurated the Community members join in weekly events to recalled fond moments with Pramukh Swami Follow #BAPSATL10 and #MahantSwami on temple in 2007, I became more and more practice spirituality and personal Maharaj and shared heartfelt reflections on social media for more details regarding connected with the temple." Patel was a development while fostering a sense of unity their first meeting with Mahant Swami anniversary celebrations and His Holiness volunteer at the 10 year celebrations. "It has and teamwork. Music, language, and spiritual Maharaj during his current travels. The Mahant Swami Maharaj's North America visit. been such an amazing experience to have just enrichment classes actively instill Hindu mayor of Lilburn, Mayor Johnny Crist, More details at as amazing interactions with Mahant Swami values and culture in future generations of presented Mahant Swami Maharaj with a key http://www.baps.org/News/2017/BAPS- Maharaj as we celebrated the 10 year young people who will grow to lead in their to the city while saying, "Most cities in the Atlanta-10th-anniversary-11686.aspx anniversary of the mandir". communities. state of Georgia want to be a place where you (Photographs and Press release /Asian Media Since Pramukh Swami Maharaj's visit, Regular programs and events at the mandir live, work, and play. But may I offer another USA) ACLU’S Jameel Jaffer to Direct Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University

NEW YORK (TIP): Jameel Jaffer, deputy them: constitutional challenges to gag orders technology make him the forward-looking legal legal director at the ACLU, has been named imposed under the USA Patriot Act, strategist the Institute needs to select-and win- the founding director of the Knight First surveillance conducted by the National precedent-setting battles." Amendment Institute at Columbia Security Agency, the viewpoint-based denial The Knight First Amendment Institute University.In May,Columbia and the John S. of visas to foreign scholars, and the sealing will address a range of significant and and James L. Knight Foundation announced of judicial opinions issued by the Foreign emerging First Amendment issues on which the creation of the new institute which will Intelligence Surveillance Court. He has Jaffer has direct expertise, including work-through litigation, research and public argued cases at all levels of the federal court electronic surveillance by government; advocacy-to preserve and expand the system, including in the U.S. Supreme Court, privacy rights on digital platforms; the freedoms of expression and the press in the and has testified before Congress about a overall freedom of internet platforms, and digital age. variety of topics relating to national the rights and responsibilities of the "We're at a moment in our history when security and civil liberties. Jaffer is also one corporate actors who own those platforms; freedom of expression, access to information of the nation's leading Freedom of public access to government records, and high quality journalism have never been Information Act attorneys, having litigated including judicial records; secrecy more important, yet are facing landmark cases that resulted in the obligations imposed on technology unprecedented challenges," said Columbia publication of crucial documents about the companies; and the prosecution of University President Lee C. Bollinger, a U.S. government's counter-terrorism government whistleblowers. noted First Amendment legal scholar. "No policies. In his role as director of the ACLU's one understands that better than Jameel "The digital age has brought us a wealth of Center for Democracy, Jaffer created the Jaffer. Throughout his accomplished career, new ways to communicate, but digital ACLU's project on speech, privacy, and Jameel has proven himself to be among the technology is also vulnerable to surveillance technology; oversaw a major expansion of First Amendment's most effective defenders and control. At the same time, news the ACLU's work on issues relating to civil and we could hardly have a more ideal organizations have fewer resources to fight for liberties in the digital age; and was founding director of the Knight Institute at access to government records and defend free instrumental in the ACLU's decision to take Columbia." expression," said Alberto Ibargüen, president of on the representation of whistleblower Since he joined the staff of the ACLU in Knight Foundation. "Jameel Jaffer's integrity, Edward Snowden. He also directed the Jameel Jaffer, deputy legal director at the 2002, Jaffer has litigated some of the most intellect and collaborative nature make him the ACLU's litigation relating to the NSA American Civil Liberties Union, has been significant post-9/11 cases relating to right leader for a new organization. His surveillance programs that Snowden appointed the founding director of the Knight national security and civil liberties, among experience at the intersection of law and disclosed. First Amendment Institute at Columbia University THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 US 5 Thousands Attend the Annual Kabaddi Tournament Organized by Punjab Sports and Cultural Club Chicago CHICAGO, IL(TIP): Punjab Sports and Cultural Club continued its annual tradition of celebrating the game of Kabaddi along with sumptuous food and cultural programs. On Sunday,July 2nd, 2017, the club organized another very successful "Punjabi Mela" that witnessed over 5500 attendees. This event has record breaking crowd for last decade of any Punjabi event in Midwest. This 17th International entertainment and sport event of Kabaddi and Volleyball tournament was held at Busse Woods Forest Preserve, Elk Grove Village, Illinois USA. During this populous family oriented mega event, people enjoyed Winners: Seattle beat Yuba City by the score of 39 points vs. 23 points. Runners-up: Yuba City complimentary admission, food, Dhaliwal. Mr. Dhaliwal, famous mehndi application, and competitive successful entrepreneur, is son of a traditional Sports. Tournaments Sikh farmer from a little-known kicked off after traditional opening village in Punjab. He is now the one prayer (Ardaas) ceremony by of the largest petroleum dealer and Palatine Granthi Bhai Mohinder retailer established in the Midwest Singh. region. He is a prominent The guests of Honor at the community leader and Grand program were Consul General of sponsors of the event. Presentation India, Ms. Neeta Bhushan, of appreciation plaques to the Congressman Raja Krishnamurthy, winners and various contributors of Dr. S P Singh Oberoi, Amolak Singh the event for their moral and Gakhal, Sardar Manjeet financial support, which was pivotal Singh(Canada), Sardar Jaspreet in the execution of the event were Singh (Attorney of Law). Ms awarded. Punjab Sports & Cultural Bhushan and Mr Krishnamurthy Club Chicago Members present were addressed the audience and thanked President, Sardar Amrik Singh everyone for joining the celebration. (Chicago), Vice President: Sardar Sardar Amrik Singh, President Gurmeet Singh Bhola, Finance Punjab Sports and Cultural Club Secretary: Sardar Amrit Pal Singh applauded the hard work and Sangha, S. Jaskaran Singh Viewers at Punjab Sports and Cultural Club International Kabaddi Cup tournament Punjabi Mela" that witnessed a Dhaliwal, S. Narinder Singh Sra, S. determination of the teams that record breaking over 5500 attendees participated in the tournament. Harvinder Singh Billa, S. Lovedeep This was followed by award counter attack. Sanghera's team from Chicago was The 2nd Prize was awarded to Yuba Singh Dulat, S. Amrik Singh Amar ceremony with celebrity guest Hans Competing teams hailed from the the winner. Second place winner Brothers, Yuba City, California and Carpets, S. Gurmeet Singh Bhola, S. Raj Hans along with live musical States of Wisconsin, Indiana, New prize to Yuba City Team was the Team Sponsor was Davinder Rajinder Singh Dayal, S. Lucky performance by famous Punjabi York, Texas, Illinois, Virginia, Sponsored and awarded by Ghuman Nijjar. Sultan Singh Sounspuria was Sahota, S. Hardeep Singh Gill, S. Singers Jasmine Sandlas, Sharry Washington and Michigan. Final Brothers. declared the best raider and the best Manminder Singh Heer, S. Gurpreet Mann and Rupinder Handa. The championship match was between Other Sponsors of the mega event Jaffee Best Raider title was awarded Singh Gill, S. Gian Singh Shera. event reflected rich Punjabi Seattle vs Yuba City. After intense were Sardar Baldev Singh Salhan, to Pala Jalalpuria. The commentary Overall, the event was a great traditions and heritage of sport, competition, Seattle beat Yuba City Sardar JPS Khaira, Sardar Paul was facilitated by Mr. Makhan Ali success and all guests raved about food and music. by the score of 39 points vs. 23 points Singh Khaleel, Dr Bhupinder Singh from Surrey, Canada and Mr. Surjit the wonderful organization of the The Game of Kabbadi which by losing team from Yuba City. Both Saini and Sardar Jagir Singh Kakrali. unforgettable event. The next big originated in India is a physical teams in finales gave very hard Sabzimandi from New York. First After sport tournaments, social sports event everyone is waiting for game and requires both mental and competition to each other and in the prize was sponsored and awarded by and entertainment "Mela" will be held on Labor Day weekend physical skill and muscle power, and end Seattle team finished on the top Sardar Darshan Singh Dhaliwal commenced attended bulky crowd on Sept. 3rd Sunday hosted by Sher- combines the characteristics of of the podium by grabbing the (Bulk Petroleum) to the winning and presence of various prominent e- Punjab Sports and Cultural Club wrestling and rugby. It incorporates champions title. Besides Kabaddi, team Punjab Sports Club Seattle and community leaders including Chicago. skill of self-defense, and quick there were volleyball matches too in the team sponsors were Mohna sponsors of event. 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GORKHA STIR VIOLENCE, ARSON BACK Govt needs math tutor: Rahul IN DARJEELING taunts RBI for not finishing scrapped note counting NEW DELHI (TIP): The Congress on July 13 (Thursday) took a dig at the RBI for still counting banned currency notes, with Rahul Gandhi saying the government is looking for a mathematics teacher and one DARJEELING (TIP): A GTA office was set on fire and should apply to the PMO soon. several vehicles were damaged in Darjeeling today as the "GOI looking for a Math tutor. Please indefinite shutdown in the hills entered the 29th day. apply to PMO ASAP," Gandhi said on The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) office Twitter, while tagging a news report for travel and tourism in Chowrastha of Mall Road in quoted to Urjit Patel, the RBI governor, Darjeeling was set ablaze by pro-Gorkhaland supporters early saying the central bank is still counting morning. Several government vehicles were also damaged demonetised notes. near the Darjeeling station by unidentified men last night. Earlier, senior party leader P A railway station in Gayabari area of Kurseong was set on Chidambaram took a jibe at the RBI for fire by pro-Gorkhaland supporters this morning. A forest buying note-counting machines eight bungalow near Teesta river was also set on fire today. months after demonetisation and asked The convoy of state tourism minister Gautam Deb was also the federal bank if it had heard of attacked on the way to Darjeeling’s Panighatta where the "leasing" equipment. minister was going to attend a programme on the occasion of "RBI buying note counting machines 8 poet Bhanubhakta ’s birth anniversary. months after demonetisation! Has RBI not Responding to the call of the Gorkhaland Movement heard of 'leasing'," he tweeted. Coordination Committee, a writer and a singer returned the Chidambaram also poked fun at the awards given to them by the state government. Source: PTI NDA's Mudra scheme, which the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said the government is looking for a government claims has provided self- mathematics teacher and one should apply to the PMO soon. Pic courtesy: PTI employment opportunities to over 7 crore SC ORDERS CBI PROBE INTO people, especially the youth. "'7.28 crore youth self-employed under P Chidambaram also taunted the RBI for buying couting MANIPUR FAKE SHOOTOUTS MUDRA loan scheme' -- that is title of machines 8 months later and asked them if they had mythological serial beginning today. ever heard of leasing NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on July 14 asked Scriptwriters may apply," he posted on the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the over 60 Twitter today. appearing before a Parliamentary panel, yesterday, Patel did not provide any cases of alleged fake shootouts by the security forces in The former finance minister has been is understood to have said the deposited "specific number" on the amount of Manipur. The CBI has to file its report in January critical of the government's banned notes were still being counted and money that had been deposited post- 2018.Handing over the investigation to the CBI, a bench demonetisation decision and has said it therefore he was not in a position to give a demonetisation. headed by Justice Madan B. Lokur asked its director to has hit the country's economy and growth figure on the scrapped currency that was Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on constitute a team within two weeks to investigate the prospects. back in the system. Appearing before the November 8 banned 500-rupee and 1000- encounters. Source: IANS RBI Governor Urjit Patel, while Standing Committee on Finance rupee currency notes. Source: PTI India contributes additional US$ I million to UN partnership fund Al-Qaida in Indian subcontinent UNITED NATIONS (TIP): India has contributed an additional million dollars to a UN partnership fund launched to support sustainable development projects across the developing world. getting more active: US experts The India-UN Development Partnership Fund was set up last month as a partnership between India and the United WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI (TIP): Al-Qaida is getting more Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC). active in the Indian subcontinent and by 2017, it boasted several India had made an initial contribution of a million dollars hundred members, with its cells mostly in Afghanistan and its when the fund was created and the amount was allocated for operatives flourishing in Bangladesh, counter-terrorism experts the implementation of a project benefiting seven Small Island have told the US lawmakers. Developing States in the South Pacific. "By 2017, al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent boasted several India yesterday enlarged its support to sustainable hundred members and had cells in Afghanistan's Helmand, development through the multilateral system by making a Kandahar, Zabul, Paktika, Ghazni, and Nuristan Provinces. Al- supplemental contribution of one million dollars to the fund. Qaida's presence in Afghanistan was almost certainly larger and Source: PTI more expansive than five or even ten years before," said Seth G Jones, a strategic expert. Prez poll:AAP declares support He was speaking during his Congressional testimony before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on for Meira Kumar Counterterrorism and Intelligence on Thursday. This expansion, Jones said, may have been partly due to NEW DELHI (TIP): The Aam Aadmi Party declared it’s Taliban advances in Afghanistan and al-Qaida's relationship support for former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar in next with operatives from the Taliban and other groups, such as return the Islamic rule across the Indian subcontinent," al- week’s presidential poll on July 13 (Thursday) evening. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Lashkar-e Jhangvi. Zawahiri had said. Kumar, who will take on the NDA candidate and former "Al-Qaida operatives in Bangladesh were particularly active, The group was led by Asim Umar-- an Indian and former Bihar governor RN Kovind, had called up AAP national conducting a range of attacks. In addition, al-Qaida in the Indian member of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami - a Pakistan-based terrorist convenor Arvind Kejriwal and sought his support, senior subcontinent conducted a steady propaganda campaign from its group with branches across the Indian subcontinent. Umar was party leader Sanjay Singh said. media arm As-Sahab," he said. flanked by Abu Zar, his first deputy. “The election of President and Vice President should be However, the group conducted few attacks in Afghanistan or In October 2015, US and Afghan forces targeted a large above partisan politics and we would have preferred a Pakistan and was largely irrelevant in the Taliban-led training camp in Kandahar Province, killing over one hundred consensus candidate. But in the present circumstances, we insurgency, Jones said. operatives linked to al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent, Rhodes prefer a strong and united opposition,” Singh said In September 2014, al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri had said. Kumar is the candidate of the combined opposition but announced the creation of regional affiliate al-Qaida in the According to Katherine Zimmerman, research fellow, parties such as JD-U and BSP have declared their support Indian subcontinent, taking advantage of sanctuaries in American Enterprise Institute, the al-Qaida presence in the for Kovind. The opposition, led by the Congress, had kept Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Indian subcontinent remains weak after Ayman al-Zawahiri AAP leaders away from the multi-party deliberations for "A new branch of al-Qaida was established - Qaida al-Jihad in announced the launch of a new affiliate in September 2014. deciding their presidential candidate. the Indian subcontinent, seeking to raise the flag of jihad,...and Source: PTI THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIA FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 7 Monsoon session EXPLOSIVE RECOVERED FROM Oppn to corner SC gives govt a week to UP ASSEMBLY, YOGI CLAIMS govt on GST, ‘TERROR CONSPIRACY’ farm suicides decide on giving voting NEW DELHI (TIP): Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on July 14 (Friday) that the "white powder" NEW DELHI (TIP): The recovered from the state Legislative Assembly on July 12 was government will face a an explosive substance and claimed there may be a "terror united Opposition in rights to NRIs conspiracy" afoot. Parliament as the monsoon Citing a forensic report which confirmed that the white session begins this Monday. NEW DELHI (TIP): Pulling up the Centre, the powder was the extremely powerful plastic explosive Led by the Congress, 17 Supreme Court on July 14 allowed one last Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate or PETN, Yogi Adityanath called Opposition parties, which chance that is to tell by next Friday as to how it the incident a major security lapse and demanded an recently fielded planned to allow 25 million Non-Resident National Intelligence Agency (NIA) probe into the matter. Gopalkrishna Gandhi as Indians (NRIs)across the world to participate in "This is PETN, a higly explosive substance was found in the their joint candidate for the Indian elections through e-vote. assembly. Action must be taken against those involved. How August 5 Vice-Presidential A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and can we allow anyone to compromise the security of 403 poll, will also coordinate on Justice D Y Chandrachud asked the Centre to MLAs? NIA must investigate this," the chief minister said in Parliament strategy issues make it clear within one week if it planned to the state assembly on Friday. mainly on “political vendetta amend the Act or concerned Rules under the "Strong security system must be established as this could against non-NDA leaders and Representation of People's Act. be a terror conspiracy," he said. the grim internal and border "This is a petition of 2014. Every year you keep Act, 1950 and 1951 is proposed in terms of the Earlier, Yogi Adityanath had called a high level meeting to security situation”. saying we will amend we will amend. You said recommendations received from the Election review the security measures in the assembly in light of TMC leader in the Rajya this in 2014, 15, 16 and again..this is not the way a Commission in so far as the Notification of NRI's Thursday's incident. He told all MLAs present that everyone Sabha Derek O Brien said the government works", an angry CJI Khehar told as special voters is concerned, if so, the status of needs to be cautious and make sure to follow security Opposition discussed the the Central government's counsel. such process may be informed within 8 weeks", guidelines. He also said that police should carry out need to corner the At the outset, former Attorney General Mukul the CJI said in the order. background checks for all workers in the state assembly. government on vendetta, Rohatgi, appearing against the Centre for the Once e-vote is allowed, NRIs will not have to fly Source: TOI GST consequences and first time after quitting the AG post questioned home to vote. demonetisation, farmers’ the Centre"s delay in making the necessary Responding to the PILs, the EC had ruled out DON’T MISS INDIA, THERE’S suicides, lynchings, and changes to allow NRIs to vote and said ' they are the possibility of allowing NRIs to vote through security scenario in the only buying time by saying they need to amend the Internet or at diplomatic missions abroad for NOTHING TO MISS: MALLYA coming session from July 17. the Act while they only need to change the rules the time being. But it said e-postal ballot system “The meeting of 18 which is a simple process." has almost no risk of manipulation, rigging or SILVERSTONE (TIP): Opposition parties to discuss "They allow Armed forces personal to vote violation of secrecy. Missing India, and pining for a the VP poll candidate lasted other defence personal all through postal ballot The government had on July 8, last year told pit lane he can visit only once 90 minutes on July 11. Of the etc only to NRIs most of them from Kerala they the court that it has "in principle" approved e- a year? Not a bit of it, says 90 minutes, 15 minutes went say you come to India and vote" Rohatgi told the ballot voting for Indian passport holders abroad, embattled Formula One team in finalising the name of bench. In December last a bench headed by then recommended by the Election Commission in a owner Vijay Mallya. Gopalkrishna Gandhi. Later, Chief Justice T S Thakur enquired about the report, and it would have the process in place The flamboyant we discussed the ongoing latest stand of the union government after senior after making necessary amendments to the businessman, currently political and security advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for a petitioner Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951, that fighting a high-profile Indian situation, vendetta against said one and a half years ago the Centre had dealt with elections in the country. extradition request, speaks Opposition leaders, GST, and accepted the Election Commission's (EC) "The recommendation has been accepted in instead of 'enjoying the fruits' farmers’ suicides. It was proposal in this regard, claimed it formulated a letter and spirit, and a committee had been set up of his labours on track and decided to coordinate a floor draft bill and told the court that steps are being to devise the modalities of its implementation", planning high-flying Force strategy inside Parliament taken to get the Representation of People Act Additional Solicitor General P L Narasimha India's next decade. and attack the government 1951 amended but things have not moved much. representing the Centre had said on that day. He is also, despite the court appearances and travel outside through the social "Senior counsel appearing for the Union of SC then directed the government to enable e- restrictions, still living the good life and enjoying a summer media on these issues,” India seeks time to take instructions whether voting by NRIs within two months after effecting of sport. Derek o Brien said. any amendment to the Representation of People the amendments. Horse racing at Royal Ascot, the Wimbledon tennis championships and Champions Trophy cricket have all been on his social diary, along with Wednesday's Formula One promotional event in London. "There’s nothing to miss," the 61-year-old told Reuters at the British Grand Prix when asked if he missed India. Indian scientists discover "All my immediate family is either in England or the US. Nobody in India at all. As far as my step-siblings are concerned, they are all UK citizens. So there’s nothing family- wise to miss." India is seeking Mallya's extradition over $1.4 supercluster of galaxies billion that the authorities say he owes as a result of loans tied to his defunct Kingfisher Airlines. Mallya has dismissed NEW DELHI (TIP): A team of Indian A cluster could roughly have galaxies the charges against him. Source: Reuters astronomers has discovered an extremely ranging from 1,000 to 10,000. A large supercluster of galaxies, as big as supercluster could have clusters ranging INDIA TO PURSUE DIPLOMATIC 20 million billion suns, which they have from 40 to 43, he added. named Saraswati, Pune-based Inter "Our own galaxy is part of a CHANNELS WITH CHINA University Centre for Astronomy and supercluster called the Laniakea Astrophysics (IUCAA) said on July 13. supercluster," the IUCAA said. NEW DELHI (TIP): India on Thursday said it would This is one of the largest known Joydeep Bagchi from IUCAA, the lead continue to use “diplomatic channels” with China to resolve structures in the neighbourhood of the author of the paper in the journal, and the face-off between soldiers from the two nations in western universe, 4,000 million light-years away co-author Sankhyayan said they were Bhutan. from Earth and roughly more than 10 "astonished to spot this giant wall-like As the face-off continued for the 26th day, Spokesperson of billion years old, IUCAA said. supercluster of galaxies", visible in a the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Gopal Baglay said, Its mass extends over the scale of 600 Journal, the premier research journal of large spectroscopic survey of distant “We have diplomatic channels available and we will continue million light years, it said. the American Astronomical Society. galaxies, known as the Sloan Digital Sky to use those channels.” Scientists of this institute were also "Superclusters are the largest coherent Survey. Baglay noted that the MEA had issued a press release on involved in the path-breaking discovery structures in the cosmic web. They are a Sankhyayan said the data was then June 30, articulating its views on the way to resolve the face- of gravitational waves last year. chain of galaxies and galaxy clusters, analysed, following which the discovery off. New Delhi’s position has not changed, he said on The supercluster was discovered by bound by gravity, often stretching to was made. Thursday, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, too, Shishir Sankhyayan, a PhD student at the several hundred times the size of clusters "This supercluster is clearly embedded had a conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping during Indian Institute of Science Education of galaxies, consisting of tens of in a large network of cosmic filaments the G20 summit at Hamburg and they had covered “a range of and Research (IISER), Pune, Pratik thousands of galaxies," the IUCAA said traced by clusters and large voids," issues”. “I can certainly say that the approach that we had Dabhade, IUCAA research fellow, Joe in a statement. Bagchi said. underlined and put out at the end of the last month Jacob of the Newman College, Kerala, Sankhyayan said this "newly- He said previously "only a few continues,” Baglay said. and Prakash Sarkar of the National discovered Saraswati supercluster" comparatively large superclusters" had National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is likely to be in Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur. extends over a scale of 600 million light- been reported, such as the Shapley Beijing on July 27 and 28 to attend a meeting with his Their findings were published in the years and may contain the mass Concentration or the Sloan Great Wall in counterparts from other BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China latest issue of The Astrophysical equivalent of over 20 million billion suns. the nearby universe. Source: PTI and South Africa) nations. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 8 EDITORIAL FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017

GUEST COMMENT AS I SEE IT Institutional equilibrium weakens: A CENSOR BOARD ON dangerous arrogance of power sets in RAMPAGE: POLICING “Come July 20, 2017, Modi will have his own President. That would make a qualitative difference to the nature of choices available to the Prime Minister CONTENT in dealing with friends and foes. Though Pranab Mukherjee was not a difficult President for Prime Minister Modi, nonetheless he could not be called a rubber INCONVENIENT TO GOVT By Harish Khare stamp. Prime Minister Modi or his advisers certainly could not take President uietly and perhaps unsuspectedly Mukherjee for granted - an option that is now open to the Prime Minister. A he template for the Censor Board was set a few we are entering a potentially vital equation in the national power grid will stand definitely tilted, in favor of months after the BJP stormed to power in Delhi. So, it Qdangerous period in our polity.Not the Prime Minister", says the author. Tshould be no surprise that Amartya Sen, one of the because we have reason to entertain earliest critics of the government's alternative vision of continuous anxiety on our nation's India, should find himself at the receiving end of its borders, not because the external ministrations. A documentary on the Nobel laureate has environment is deteriorating to our been asked to mute all words anathema to the Modi disadvantage, but because internal government: cow, and Hindutva. Pahlaj Nihalani's institutional equations are about to appointment as the Censor Board chief was payback time change in a manner that would upset the for a loyal home boy. After all, his CV boasts of a six-minute democratic polity's equanimity. campaign video "Har Modi, Ghar Modi" for the 2014 general To begin with, in another seven days we election. shall know who would be the new Head of Since then Nihalani has not disappointed his mentors and our Republic. Barring potential played their political game, albeit with unapologetic subversion on an extremely large scale, stupidity ever since he took over from Leela Samson. It Ram Kovind should be the new needs to be recalled that Leela Samson quit protesting tenant of that sprawling real estate against "unbearable pressure" to clear a movie by self- property atop the Raisina Hill. The change NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind with PM Narendra Modi and BJP chief proclaimed saint Gurmit Ram Rahim who paid back with of tenancy will have its consequences. The Amit Shah Photo tweeted by Amit Shah crucial political support to the BJP in Haryana and the equation between the President and the Akali-BJP in Punjab. In a blatant act of door-keeping for the Prime Minister has always been subject to dealing with friends and foes. Though challenger to Prime Minister Modi's government, Nihalani had earlier stopped the certification considerable modification and negotiation Pranab Mukherjee was not a difficult hegemonic stewardship. Neither Vajpayee of a film on the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots that paved the way after every change of players; and, though President for Prime Minister Modi, nor LK Advani ever enjoyed this kind of for the BJP's electoral sweep in western UP. The Modi Rashtrapati Bhavan is not a rival center of nonetheless he could not be called a rubber sway over the BJP; their leadership was government appointee is not just policing political content. power, its occupant -any occupant - can be stamp. Prime Minister Modi or his collegiate and they found themselves He is also bearing down on liberal and broader exploration a source of irritation and frustration for advisers certainly could not take President constrained to share authority. Narendra of issues of gender, sexuality, religion and communalism. any Prime Minister. Hence, the Mukherjee for granted - an option that is Modi feels no such handicap. In other words, the Censor Board's axe can fall on any importance of next week's presidential now open to the Prime Minister. A vital Three other democratic institutions - view that strays from the Sangh Parivar's narrow definition poll on the quality of the Prime Minister's equation in the national power grid will Cabinet, bureaucracy, media - stand of an ideal society.So, Lipstick Under My Burqa was deemed control and power of the Delhi sultanate. stand definitely tilted, in favor of the cheerfully self-emasculated. Never before "too lady oriented" and Oscar-nominate Danish Girl It is widely accepted by New Delhi's Prime Minister. was such a convergence of timidity and "unsuitable for children." Besides the danger of the political cognoscenti that Ram Nath Not only a pocket President, next month opportunism seen as now among these government discouraging a scrutiny of its actions, which is Kovind is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's the Prime Minister will also be able to get three institutions; there seems to be a the lifeblood of any democracy, technology has outpaced personal choice; moreover, it is further a Vice-President of his choice. Whatever veritable race to reduce themselves to the censorship. Documentaries, unlike movies, pick suggested that in opting for him, the Prime little space the Opposition was able to role of a spear-carrier for the Prime up their audiences from online views and the film circuit in Minister has cocked a snook at the RSS claim for itself in the Rajya Sabha would Minister. Western Europe. Even if the Amartya Sen documentary was impresarios, who had different ideas. The get drastically curtailed. And, all said and The sum total of reconfiguration of completely banned, it would still be viewed and should RSS-Narendra Modi relationship is up for done, Hamid Ansari did not deny himself these institutional equations can only set recoup the investment. The only upshot is that India starts a revision. the pulpit, from where he spoke out in in motion objective conditions in which an looking like a pale shadow of the countries it criticizes. Like Atal Bihari Vajpayee before him, defense of republican values and authoritarian temptation becomes a Modi too has sought to gain a kind of democratic sensibilities. This minor tempting proposition. The Modi (Tribune India) upper hand in the patron-client source of irritation would also stand taken government is approaching a difficult relationship that defines the RSS-BJP care of in less than a month's time. phase, when all the promises and THE INDIAN PANORAMA symbiosis. The heart of the matter is that And then, later in August, there will be a pretensions have not exactly worked out. there is an inherent conflict between a change of guard at the Supreme Court of Economically, the jobless growth has a PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: OVERSEAS CORRESPONDENTS prime minister's constitutional India. Institutionally, the higher judiciary very limited potential for electoral Prof. Indrajit S. Saluja DELHI BUREAU CHIEF: remains the only power center that is not dividends. The entire business community Ashishpal Singh obligations and a swayamsevak's oath of VICE PRESIDENT: Chitagam Saluja - the corporates, traders, shopkeepers and : Manjit Sidhu allegiance to this "cultural body", with its easily amenable to the government's CHIEF EDITOR: Prof Indrajit S. Saluja LUDHIANA: A.S. Arora, R.P.Sharma headquarters in Nagpur. Prime Minister blandishments or brandishments. Of late consumers - is yet to regain its breath after ASSISTANT EDITOR: Bidisha Roy PATRON : Dr. Navin Mehta Vajpayee was clear from the very certain mutedness seems to have crept in being buffeted twice - first by the GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: beginning that his constitutional the judicial voice. Like any other demonetization drama and now by the The Indian Panorama responsibilities and duties would take institution, the judiciary's spunk is vitally GST tantrums. Om Parkash Malik P.O. Box No. 190067, South Richmond precedence over the RSS' expectations and dependent upon the moral fortitude of Politically, the Modi establishment has DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATION: Hill, NY 11419, Tel: 646-247-9458 Email: demands; but he had to pay a certain price those who come to man the bench. On this proved itself extremely competent and Gauri Beri [email protected] for clarity and conviction. Modi has played count, there are rumors. 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Since 2013, when Narendra Modi leaders tend to arrogate to themselves an SACRAMENTO: Parminder S. Aujla Printers, Queens the room and it cannot be ignored. From a crowbarred his way to dominance with the aura of inevitability and infallibility. A NEW YORK : Chitagam Dallas edition printed at Midway Printing Press, Irving. different perspective it would appear to be BJP and then went on to graft democratic robust democracy should have available to FRESNO: Tarlochan Singh rather ironic that a hope ought to be legitimacy over his leadership by winning itself institutions of accountability that DALLAS: Harjit Dhesi, Amarjit Dhillon pinned on a body like the RSS to keep in the 2014 Lok Sabha poll, the party has ensure that no leader, however powerful check a rampant prime minister. allowed itself to be content with a very and however popular, trips over his own DISCLAIMER Come July 20, 2017, Modi will have his subordinate voice. The BJP president has web of megalomania. The Indian Panorama assumes no responsibility for the claims made in own President. That would make a no political persona outside Narendra advertisements. We only sell space. Views published in the newspaper (The author is the chief editor of Tribune are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the qualitative difference to the nature of Modi's shadow. There is no leader left who group of publications) newspaper. All rights are reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part choices available to the Prime Minister in can be remotely thought of as a potential without permission in writing from The Indian Panorama is prohibited. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 PERSPECTIVE 9 Dilemma of a two-front war "Obsessed with Pakistan, India has grossly neglected the real adversary. In point-

By Maj Gen Ashok K to-point skirmishes and standoffs, battle- hardened Indian soldiers will deter, if not Mehta (retd) defeat, the PLA. However, across a broad front spectrum in an unlikely all-out war, it is advantage China", Says the author.

t a time when China is threatening to accompanying Joint Staff ordered by the UK teach India another lesson and in 1984 was a fait accompli. It was introduced Awarning not to engage in a two-front by a political class which understood defence conflict over the standoff in Doklam, our and strategic security. In India, countless Service Chiefs, it seems, are not on the same defence reforms are languishing for want of page about fighting a two-front war especially decision making. as Beijing might try to emulate the New Delhi- It is instructive to recall how the two-front Thimpu alliance in "disputed territory" with strategy was formally enunciated in one with Islamabad in PoK. While General December 2009 by the Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat has more than once asserted the Deepak Kapoor. It followed the 2008 Army's preparedness for a two-front war, Air terrorist attack, after Prime Minister Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa has highlighted the Manmohan Singh ordered the Service Chiefs critical shortfall in the number of fighter to prepare for war. Defence Minister AK squadrons - 32 against the required 42 Antony then had "preparation for a two-front squadrons - to dominate a two-front conflict, war" added in his Directive but did little to saying: "It is akin to a cricket team playing implement it. Both in 1965 and 1971 wars with with seven players instead of 11". The Pakistan despite the collusive threat from deficiency in air assets has existed for decades China, there was no cross-border intervention but this is the first time an Air Chief has by China though sizeable formations of the related it to a two-front war. Eastern Command remained deployed against The Chief of Naval Staff, Sunil Lanba, it and forces could not be switched to the west when asked about the disparity in or east for fighting in East Pakistan in 1971. In preparedness of the services, said: "The way a real two-front war, swing forces in east and national security is being handled is not west will not be able to reinforce either front commensurate with the security environment and only dedicated formations will fight the which is extremely serious at the moment". war. Given the paucity in current force levels, Recently, Gen Rawat told a military audience A demonstration in New Delhi against Chinese intrusions in to Indian territory inadequate sophistry of combat support and that the military was not getting enough funds Photo courtesy PTI terrain and infrastructure handicaps, it will for modernization - repeated ad nauseum by be an uphill task to match the PLA's strength every Chief - due to the perception that and external security. Prime Minister Modi's Raksha Mantri's Directive passes off as and versatility across a 3,488-km front of expenditure on defence is a burden on the boast about big defence reforms is hollow: had political guidance by the highest echelons of undefined borders. economy. This set the cat among the pigeons he been serious about defence, he would have government. When I once asked a former Air In point-to-point skirmishes and standoffs, as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, a regular named a full-time Defence Minister. The Chief how he evolved his service's span of battle-hardened Indian soldiers will deter if fill-in for Defence Minister, is believed to have appointment of a Chief of Defence Staff has responsibility, he replied: "Most of the time, not defeat the PLA. Across a broad front told Gen Rawat: "Don't worry about funds. not overcome the hesitation of history - read from speeches made by the Prime Minister spectrum in an unlikely all-out war, it is When you run out, call me". In the mid-1990s, bureaucracy. The country has never produced during the Combined Commanders' advantage China unless India is prepared to when the Naval Shipyard order books had a "Defence White Paper" or done a "Strategic Conferences." rethink its "no first use" nuclear doctrine. As gone dry, CNS, admiral Vijay Shekhawat went Defence and Security" review. Something Are we surprised that while President Xi an offset in the western front, Gen Rawat has public about the Navy's operational called the "Raksha Mantri's Directive" Jinping who heads the Central Military suggested creating a two-front situation for deficiencies, prompting Defence Minister masquerades as higher political direction on Commission, has personally ordered and Pakistan: either in Afghanistan or Iran. Mulayam Singh Yadav to invite him to discuss deterrence and war. This bit of literature supervised the reorganization of the combat Doklam may go the 1986 Sumdorong Chu way; dwindling fleet numbers. Ad hocism has drafted by the military has its origin in 1983, formations facing India, reducing them from the 10-month-long standoff challenging the become the hallmark of modernization of the with periodic face-lifts to make it three commands to one command - a single Chinese intrusion at Thandrong, west of military. contemporary. Western Theatre Command headed by the Tawang over the interpretation of watershed, Power differential The Parrikar doctrine covering surgical powerful Gen Xhao Zongqi - the China front in without a shot being fired. India need not strikes was included in the Joint Military India is managed by four Army and three Air invoke its doubtful capacity to fight a two- The Chinese are constantly reminding Doctrine, scripted by the Integrated Defence commands deployed at seven locations. front war; instead, speedily augment its India about the power differential - military, Staff, which attracted extraordinary flak from Integrated command deterrence against China. This may not win economic and infrastructural - between them. the defence community for being votes for Modi but it will prevent Chinese Being obsessed with Pakistan, India has substandard. In its present organization, each A forward-looking proposal made by a pinpricks that he famously called "toothache". grossly neglected the real adversary. The service essentially fights single-service defence committee recommending three (The author is a former Major General of the reason for this is the institutionalized absence combat. In the last border skirmish at Kargil, integrated operational commands - North, Indian Army, and a radio and television of strategic thinking and higher political the Army's operation was called Vijay while West and South instead of 17 single service commentator, and a columnist on defence and direction of war and conflict in the face of the IAF campaign in support was named commands - was shot out of hand by (no security issues. He is founder-member of the growing threats and challenges to internal Safed Saagar. So much for jointness. So the guesses) the Air Force. The CDS and Defence Planning Staff in the Ministry of Defence) The new coaches: Zaheer, Dravid fine complements to Shastri fter some uncertainty and The selection of Zaheer as the bowling next couple of years, Dravid can play a confusion, Ravi Shastri has been coach and Dravid as the batting consultant very important role in mentoring the A appointed the head coach of the on tours are inspired choices. The three batsmen. Indian cricket team. Shastri's appointment men who made this decision - Sourav A word about the selection of the coaches was a foregone conclusion because of the Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS - the process was muddled and confused. good vibes he shares with captain Virat Laxman - have all played a lot of cricket Anil Kumble, the previous head coach, was Kohli; the icing on the cake is the with both Zaheer and Dravid. Zaheer was a simply chucked out despite a fine record appointment of Zaheer Khan as the very fine pace bowler who lost his way in with the team. Ganguly did not wish to bowling consultant and Rahul Dravid as the initial part of his career before name the replacement coach/coaches "in a the batting consultant for overseas Test becoming a very skillful bowler. Even as a hurry", making a mockery of the process series. In his playing days, Shastri was a player, he was a fine mentor to the fast and deadlines. It was left to the Supreme very intelligent cricketer, considered by bowlers in the Indian team. Dravid, the Court-appointed Committee of many as the best captain India never had. most technically adept Indian batsman Administrators to direct BCCI to end the As a coach, his main quality is the since Sunil Gavaskar, has shown a great confusion. Hopefully, all associated with optimism and confidence he brings in - as appetite for coaching, finding success with the process have learnt their lessons, which the master of hortatory speeches, he has India's junior and A teams. As India play a they would bear in mind when the time no equal. lot of Test cricket away from home in the comes to repeat this exercise. Ravi Shahstri THE INDIAN PANORAMA 10 BOLLYWOOD FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 : DON’T HAVE A GODFATHER

odel turned actress Yami Gautam, who has been Mpresented with the Indian Chamber of Commerce women's achievement award on Wednesday, says it was a matter of pride for her as she has no godfather. Asked about her feeling on receiving this felicitation, Yami said, "I had the privilege to understand how challenging it is to make it in our respective fields. And this award ‘JAGGA JASOOS’ ON A does give me a sense of pride for making it on my own as I do not have SING-SONG JOURNEY a godfather here and I am not from Mumbai." he trailers and songs of 'Jagga Jasoos', The 'Sanam Re" actress also said toplining Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina that she has just begun her acting TKaif, have heightened expectations from career and has a long way to go. the Anurag Basu-directorial. Previously, the "This feels a little different. To be filmmaker and the actor had collaborated with felicitated here by Indian Chamber of Disney (the studio backing their detective Commerce is a very big deal. There is musical) for Barfi!. a lot more to do as I have just begun "'Jagga Jasoos' is an endearing journey of a my journey. Honour like this gives a boy in search of his father and the adventures lot of encouragement, to work he encounters along the way," says, Amrita harder and achieve more," she said. Pandey, Vice President, Studios, Disney India, Starting her career as a model, adding, "The lyrical style of narration binds the Yami has come a long way and is film together, which is rare in Indian cinema. thankful to her mother for all the The movie has the potential to cut across age- support and encouragement. groups and appeal to everyone." "I would like to thank the wonder Ranbir, who plays the central character, is women in my life who is my mother. happy that the movie has shaped up the way it I am really proud to be from where I was narrated to him four years ago. He says, am and that is because of my mother. "When dada (Anurag) narrated the story,I knew In true sense she taught me the I had to be a part of it. As an actor, I was not just power of belief and to believe in emoting; I also got a chance to perform fun myself," she said. stunts like jumping off bridges and towers, Yami Gautam last appeared on the riding an ostrich and speaking in a sing-song silver screen in 'Sarkar 3' as Annu style. As a performer, it was a real adventure." Karkare opposite Amit Sadh. Unlike a typical film, Anurag's pet Source: IANS project has more than the usual eight-ten songs to offer. He says, "It is a full-on musical, though not a typical Broadway-styled one. The treatment is Indian and the songs are an integral part of the narrative." Source: TOI MOVIE REVIEW recites a minutes-long “ghazal” about farts. The movie covers toilet humour extensively from poop and pee jokes, right up to kidney stones. GUEST IIN LONDON The first -Konkona Sensharma movie, CAST: , , Tanvi Azmi, Kriti Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? hit a home run owing to its Kharbanda, Lucinda Nicholas charming, unassuming execution. It turned the atithi devo bhava sentiment on its head and became an outlet for DIRECTION: Ashwni Dhir our collective rogue-guests rage. However, the paper-thin GENRE: Comedy plot was already used to its fullest in that movie. A sequel DURATION: 2 hours 18 minutes wasn’t needed. But it is unleashed on us anyway. This time, Paresh Rawal returns as the unwanted guest, STORY in London, with a wife (Tanvi Azmi) by his side. Their Aryan and his wife are saddled with the responsibility unwilling hosts are Aryan (Kartik Aaryan) and his wife of uninvited guests, who have a dozen desi quirks and no (Kriti Kharbanda), who have their own sham-marriage sense of boundaries. side track which gets lost halfway through the runtime. Quickly,the movie slips into Atithi mould but with witless gags that are so unwatchable, they seem to make time REVIEW stop. Guest Iin London goes against everything the movie Every line, every scene gives you an impression that it industry has been trying to accomplish in the recent past. was written by an ill-informed man-child who primarily It spends 2 hours and 18 minutes hitting CTRL+Z on the believes in three things: farting is funny,women belong in kind of experimental storytelling, fresh writing and the kitchen and all Pakistanis are thieves. 90 per cent of gender balance that the industry has been striving the jokes from the movie can be classified under one of towards. those three categories. Instead, it gives us men talking down to women, The funniest thing about this comedy is just how angry nonchalant racism, forced gay humour and a buttload of it can make you. Guest iin London, like its titular fart jokes. So much so that Paresh Rawal’s character protagonist, is a burden no one should have to bear. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 SOUTH ASIA 11 Considering visa plea of Jadhav's 26/11 case: Pak court releases mother: Pakistan Foreign Office ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan said on July 13 that it was another LeT suspect on bail considering a visa application of the mother of Kulbhushan Jadhav for a visit to meet her son who was sentenced to death LAHORE (TIP): Sufayan Zafar, a by a military court. Lashkar-e-Taiba suspect in the 2008 India had requested Pakistan to allow Avantika Jadhav to Mumbai terror attack case, has been meet her son. released on bail by a Pakistani anti- "Pakistan is considering the Indian request for the grant of terrorism court due to 'lack of visa to the mother of Kulbushan Yadav," Pakistan Foreign evidence' against him, a court official Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria was quoted as saying by said on July 13. state-run Radio Pakistan. The prime suspect in the case, LeT Zakaria's remarks came two days after External Affairs operations commander Zakiur Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi said that she had Rehman Lakhvi, is already out on bail written a "personal letter" to Adviser to the Prime Minister on since April 2015. Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz asking for approval of Avantika's "Former LeT militant Sufayan visa application so that she may travel to Pakistan. Zafar who was arrested last year for She also said that Aziz did not even respond to her letter. "I his alleged involvement in 26/11 wrote a personal letter to Mr Sartaj Aziz for the grant of her attack has been freed on bail. The visa to Pakistan. However, Mr Aziz has not shown the courtesy ATC which held the hearing at Adiala even to acknowledge my letter," she had tweeted. (PTI) Jail Rawalpindi recently has granted Zafar bail as no evidence against him Sri Lankan navy rescues elephant was found during investigation," a suspect in the case). Amin Sadiq, Shahid Jameel Riaz, court official told PTI. He was declared a proclaimed Jamil Ahmed and Younus Anjum -- washed out to sea The Federal Investigation Agency offender in the Mumbai attack case in have been lodged in Rawalpindi's (FIA) told the court that it had found 2009. He was arrested in August last Adiyala Jail since 2009 for abetment COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka's navy has rescued an 'no evidence' against Zafar during year from his hideout in Kyber- to murder, attempted murder, elephant that got into difficulties after being washed out to investigation therefore his Pakhtaunkhawa province. planning and executing the Mumbai sea, a spokesman said July 12, calling it a "miraculous escape". involvement in the case cannot be A resident of Gujrawala district of attack. Chaminda Walakuluge said the navy mounted the 12-hour established, the official said. Punjab, some 80km from Lahore, A total of 166 people were killed in rescue after spotting the elephant struggling to stay afloat Zafar is accused of providing Rs Zafar was among 21 other the attack carried out by 10 LeT men. around eight kilometres (five miles) off the island's northeast 3.98 million to co-accused Shahid (absconding) suspects wanted in this Nine terrorists who carried out the coast. Jameel Riaz prior to the attack. high-profile case. attack were killed while lone survivor Divers aided by wildlife officials approached the distressed He also deposited Rs 14,800 to the Six other suspects in the case -- Ajmal Kasab was captured alive and animal and tied ropes to it before towing it gently to shallow bank account of his brother (another Abdul Wajid, Mazhar Iqbal, Hammad later executed in 2012 in Pune. (PTI) waters near the coast, where it was released late on Tuesday. Walakuluge said the animal had likely got swept into the sea while crossing the Kokkilai lagoon, a large stretch of water that lies between two areas of jungle. Can not overlook what is happening in "They usually wade through shallow waters or even swim across to take a short cut," he said. "It is a miraculous escape for the elephant." Photos posted on the navy's website show the animal trying Myanmar, Nikki Haley says to keep its trunk above the water as divers approached it. The rescue came six weeks after the navy and local residents saved a pod of 20 pilot whales who became stranded in nearby Trincomalee, a natural harbour that is popular for whale watching. The waters around Trincomalee, which was used by Allied forces as a staging post during World War II, have a high concentration of blue and sperm whales, while the surrounding jungles have herds of wild elephants. (AFP) Bangladesh police arrest key suspect in Dhaka cafe attack

NEW DELHI (TIP): Police in northwestern Bangladesh have arrested a suspected key supplier of explosives in last year's attack on a Dhaka cafe that left 20 dead, including 17 foreigners. Police say Sohel Mahfuz was arrested along with three other suspected members of the Jumatul Mujahedeen Bangladesh. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the July UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Myanmar important that the Myanmar countries that reject Human Rights 1, 2016 attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery, but authorities should let the UN fact-finding mission government allow this fact-finding Council decisions? North Korea, blamed the domestic group. probe the alleged human rights mission to do its job," Indian-origin Eritrea, Syria, and Burundi are human Five militants from the banned group who stormed the cafe violations by the country's military and Haley said in a statement here. rights pariah states that obstructed the and took patrons hostage also died, along with two police security forces, US Ambassador to the She said the international work of independent, international officers. (AP) UN Nikki Haley has said, underlining community cannot overlook what is investigations into alleged rights that the international community happening in Myanmar and "we must abuses, and it would be a travesty for a Indonesia's president signs cannot overlook the situation there. stand together and call on the democratically elected, National League Myanmar said late last month that it government to fully cooperate with this for Democracy-led government in decree to ban radical groups would not grant visas to members of a fact-finding mission". Myanmar to do the same," Fisher said. commission appointed by the UN "The total number of victims will be The rights group said the Myanmar JAKARTA, INDONESIA (TIP): Indonesia's president has Human Rights Council to investigate unknown unless the fact-finding government should immediately signed a decree giving the government the power to ban human rights violations by the mission is allowed to proceed," the UN announce they will issue visas to the radical organizations, in a move aimed at outlawing groups country's state security forces, mission said. fact-finding mission and fully cooperate behind an apparent rise in the political clout of hard-line including the recent abuses in Rakhine Geneva director at global rights with its investigation. Islam. The measure announced Wednesday by the country's State. group Human Rights Watch John "Otherwise, the governments that top security minister follows months of sectarian tensions in The US mission to the UN said Fisher said denying visas to the pushed to set up this fact-finding the world's most populous Muslim nation that shook the violence in Rakhine State against members of the fact-finding mission mission need to stand up for it and government and undermined its reputation for practicing a ethnic and religious communities would be "a slap in the face" to victims impose a political consequence on moderate form of Islam. It amends an existing law regulating continues to claim lives and there are who suffered grave human rights Myanmar for blocking its work," Fisher mass organizations, allowing the government to sidestep a allegations of sexual violence against violations by Myanmar's state security added. potentially lengthy court process to implement a ban. It is women and children. forces. The UN estimates that more than likely that Hizbut Tahir, a group that campaigns for Indonesia "No one should face discrimination "Does Aung San Suu Kyi's 90,000 Rohingya have been forced to flee to adopt Shariah law and become a caliphate, is among the or violence because of their ethnic government really want to be included their homes in northern Rakhine State targets of the decree after the government announced in May background or religious beliefs. It is in a very small and ignominious club of since last October. (PTI) that it planned to ban the group. (AP) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 12 NEW YORK FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 IIFA ROCKS NEW YORK: the mega event kicks off with ringing of bell at Nasdaq and a press conference

NEW YORK (TIP):The 18th Edition Nand Ghar is a meeting point of the of the IIFA Weekend and Awards began social initiatives by the government with an Official Press Conference held such as Swaach Bharat, Startup India, at the Metropolitan Ballroom at the Skill India, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Sheraton Times Square Hotel. The Digital India campaigns all under one conference was attended by leading roof. With a strong focus on health, notable figures and members from the safety and environment and on media, eminent Bollywood stars enhancing the lives of local Salman Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Katrina communities, founders have Kaif, Alia Bhatt, Sushant Singh Rajput, pledged 75% of their wealth for social Kriti Sanon, Varun Dhawan among development. others were in attendance as they Fans of Indian Cinema can look welcomed the Biggest IFA ever in New forward to a host of events kicking off York. with the music and fashion welcome IIFA inaugurated its festivities by party- Myntra presents IIFA Stomp at ringing in the Nasdaq stock exchange Times Square on 13th July. Bollywood bell at Times Square, thus marking the actor Varun Dhawan will be Day 1 of the 18th edition of the IIFA Weekend and Awards globalization of Indian cinema. showcasing his DJ skills at IIFA Stomp also introduces the first-of-its-kind "Shuruaat Gala" Dinner International Indian Film Academy alongside DJ Amann Nagpal, IIFA Societal Innovation Summit, a charity fundraiser especially rang the bell to announce its Electronica icon B.R.E.E.D, DJ Nasha, organized by IIFA in association with The Global Education support for the Nand Ghar Project, a as they raise the excitement with their and Leadership Foundation (tGELF) at The Pierre in New unique Public-Private-Partnership unique music. Another facet to IIFA York. As star studded evening, Shuruaat Gala Dinner at IIFA (PPP), led by Vedanta Resources, which Stomp is a glamorous Fashion Show shall bring together the biggest celebrities from Bollywood and is listed on the NYSE stock exchange, right in the heart of the city! Myntra leaders from business, philanthropy, media, education and along with the Government of India to shall present its collection with show- Arts. transform Early Childhood Care and stoppers Bollywood actresses' Dia Education Centers. Designed in line Mirza and Taapsee Pannu. Leading with the vision of Prime Minister ladies Shilpa Shetty & Neha Dhupia Narendra Modi with a view to shall be show-stoppers for Shane and eradicating malnutrition, providing Falguni Peacock collection presented education and skill Development, by NEXA and a Jewelry collection will Vedanta has adopted 4,000 villages in be presented by Gitanjali by designer

As part of the IIFA Weekend and Awards in New York, IIFA and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and industry announced the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum to be held on July 14th, 2017 at the Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue. An initiative, supported by Consulate General of India- New Sonaakshi Raaj with Huma Qureshi as the showstopper. In York, Asia Society and US-India Business Council (USIBC), the addition, Myntra shall announce the MOGO much logo launch Business Forum began in 2005 and has grown into a global India. Taking the benefits of development of healthcare, featuring a 10 minute performance by the talented multi- platform which has hosted international leaders such as children's education and skill development for women, Project instrumentalist Karsh Kale. Nelson Mandela, Prince Charles, Prime Minister Tony Blair of UK, President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka and a number of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. FICCI- IIFA Global

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Business Forum, the annual one-day event has been a major VIVO, a spectacular and glamorous night which honors and with the Government of India to transform Early Childhood highlight of the IIFA Weekend And Awards, solidifying the celebrates excellence and deserving work in Indian cinema Care and Education Centers. business ties between India and its significant trade and will be held at MetLife Stadium on July 15th featuring Saif Ali Designed in line with the vision of Prime Minister investment partners. This year, the Global Business Forum Khan and Karan Johar hosting the star studded night with Narendra Modi with a view to eradicating malnutrition, 2017 will focus on the theme "India and United States: Partners dazzling performances by Bollywood megastars Salman Khan, providing education and skill Development, Vedanta has in Progress", with discussions on India- US commercial Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, Shahid Kapoor, Sushant Singh Rajput adopted 4,000 villages in India. Taking the benefits of relations, with panel sessions focusing on key aspects of the and Kriti Sanon, to name a few. development of healthcare, children's education and skill relationship: The future of India-US Economic Partnership, As the highly anticipated 18TH edition of IIFA, to be held development for women, Project Nand Ghar is a meeting point Defense and Security, Manufacturing, Innovation and from 13th - 15th July 2017 descends on the captivating city of of the social initiatives by the government such as Swaach Entrepreneurship, Media & Entertainment. New York, the International Indian Film Academy commences Bharat, Startup India, Skill India, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Additionally, the iconic MetLife stadium shall transform its festivities by ringing in the Nasdaq stock exchange bell at Digital India campaigns all under one roof. With a strong focus into an unforgettable musical experience at EROS NOW IIFA Times Square, symbolizing the globalization of Indian on health, safety and environment and on enhancing the lives Rocks on July 14th with the Multi-talented Bollywood star cinema. of local communities, Vedanta founders have pledged 75% of Diljit Dosanjh kick-starting the performances. A never-seen- Seen at the prestigious event were members of Nasdaq along their wealth for social development. before medley and energetic performances from Hariharan, with IIFA's founders Mr. Andre Timmins and Mr. Sabbas Commenting on the occasion, Sabbas Joseph, Director- Kailash Kher, Mika Singh, Mohit Chauhan, Jonita Gandhi, Joseph, Directors of Wizcraft International, the producers and Wizcraft International, the producers and creators of the IIFA Neeti Mohan, Javed Ali, Haricharan Seshadri and Kamaal creators of the IIFA movement, along with Bollywood diva movement says, "Given IIFA's multi-faceted nature, we are Khan among others will be seen with the legendary artist A.R. Sonakshi Sinha. pleased to ring in the 18th Edition of IIFA Weekend And Rahman at IIFA Rocks. Bollywood's Riteish Deshmukh and International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) especially rang Awards at the Nasdaq Stock Market Bell ringing ceremony.We Manish Paul will host the sensational global event. the bell to announce its support for the Nand Ghar Project, a are thrilled to bring in India's biggest and most spectacular The final and most awaited event of the weekend is the unique Public-Private-Partnership (PPP), led by Vedanta global celebration of cinema and we can't wait for IIFA to take NEXA IIFA Awards Co-presented by Eros Now Powered by Resources, which is listed on the NYSE stock exchange, along over the City of New York and America." THE INDIAN PANORAMA 14 WORLD FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 Video of Canadian defense minister Harjit Sajjan littering UK sets out Brexit bill to end EU goes viral on social media membership The shopkeeper snubs the minister for LONDON (TIP): The British showing lack of manners government on July 13 published a draft NEW YORK (TIP): Video of Canadian defense minister law that would formally put an end to Harjit Singh Sajjan caught littering by a Punjabi shop owner Britain's membership of the European in Osoyoos, Canada, has gone viral on social media. Union, as a top official warned the The video which was uploaded by XLRadio Vancouver on country was unprepared for Brexit in Monday captured Sajjan reacting sheepishly on being less than two years' time. questioned about his actions. It shows Sajjan eating cherries The new bill will repeal the 1972 law in and throwing their seeds outside a shop while sitting in the which Britain became an EU member driver's seat of his vehicle. and convert an estimated 12,000 existing The car bears a registration number EE7 99D with EU regulations into British law, ending inscription "Beautiful British Columbia". the supremacy of EU law in Britain. In the video, Sajjan is seen trying to conceal his identity but "This bill means that we will be able to the shop owner of East Indian Meat Shop seems to be aware of exit the European Union with maximum his VIP status. certainty,continuity and control," Brexit The shopkeeper snubs the minister for showing lack of secretary David Davis said in a manners. statement. Embarrassed Sajjan can be seen apologizing to the man in But Prime Minister Theresa May is the video and fumbles to justify the purpose of his presence on braced for a battle over the bill, which the spot while being repeatedly quizzed. also gives ministers powers to amend the EU laws as they are transferred without Indian Dr Pradeep Mahajan full parliamentary scrutiny. support the legislation as it stood. the EU was waiting for more These so-called "Henry VIII" powers "We have very serious issues with the information from Britain. receives the Paris Appreciation will be limited for two years, but government's approach, and unless the "We need to know on which points we opposition parties have warned they government addresses those issues, we agree and on which points we disagree, Award will not allow the government to use the will not be supporting the bill," he told so that we can negotiate in earnest," he bill to push through policy changes. The Guardian. said. PARIS (TIP): Dr Pradeep May's Conservative Party lost its As well as concerns about the "We cannot remain idle as the clock is V Mahajan, Chairman and majority in the June 8 election, leaving it expansion of executive power, Labour ticking." Managing Director of dependent on the small Northern Irish fears an erosion of basic and workers' Britain confirmed it would leave StemRx Bioscience Democratic Unionist Party to win votes rights and plans to submit amendments European Atomic Energy Community Solutions PvtLtd received in parliament. when the bill is debated in the autumn. but said it wanted to continue working the Paris appreciation The prime minister, who on Thursday "This will be hell," added Tim Farron, closely with Euratom to help ensure a award, 2017 for Excellence marks one year since taking office after leader of the pro-European Liberal smooth exit. in stem cell therapy. The last year's referendum to leave the EU, Democrats. "The UK and the Euratom community award was given by Robby remains vulnerable and questions With the help of the 10 DUP have a strong mutual interest in Wells. It was a historic remain over how long she can stay. lawmakers, May's government has a ensuring close co-operation," the event of global research As the bill was published, opposition majority of just 13 in the 650-member position paper said. and significance and the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was in parliament. London and Brussels disagree on event was held atop the Brussels to offer his own Brexit vision to Formal Brexit negotiations with the whether the European Court of Justice Eiffel tower on July 8, 2017. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier. EU began last month and the two sides will continue to have jurisdiction in It was an initiative of the May's government began the two-year have already clashed over the future Britain after Brexit. French European Indian withdrawal process on March 29, setting rights of European citizens living in Labour said Corbyn's meeting with Organization based in Britain on an uncharted journey. Britain. Ahead of the next round of Barnier marked its growing importance Dr Pradeep V Mahajan (left) Paris, World News receiving Paris Appreciation Extricating Britain from four decades talks starting next week, Britain on in the Brexit process — although Network and Art for Peace Award from Robby Wells of membership of the bloc is no small Thursday published three new papers Barnier insisted he would only negotiate awards Beverly Hills, USA. task: the new European Union setting out its position on nuclear with the government. "Being honored at an (Withdrawal) Bill is one of eight Brexit cooperation, the European Court of The Frenchman was also due to meet international platform in the presence of many dignitaries bills the government will introduce. Justice and privileges afforded to EU Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was a very special and indeed the most memorable moment of But Labour's Brexit spokesman Keir employees in Britain. and Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones my life. I am glad to have received this opportunity to Starmer warned his party would not Barnier had warned Wednesday that for private talks. (AFP) represent India in the field of Cellular Therapy," said Dr P V Mahajan, Chairman and Managing Director of StemRx Bioscience solutions Pvt Ltd. This global phenomenon displayed an array of China detains 35 Japanese for alleged entrepreneurial success stories across industries, like pharmaceuticals, aviation, fashion, cosmetic, e-commerce, manufacturing, FMCG, real estate, jewelry,BFSI, and so on. Dr P V Mahajan's brainchild is StemRx Bioscience Solutions Pvt. telephone fraud Ltd wherein a dedicated clinical and research team works 24/7 to develop new protocols for various untreatable diseases. A TOKYO (TIP): Chinese authorities multidirectional approach is employed at StemRx comprising have detained 35 Japanese nationals in of education, research and therapeutics. the southeastern province of Fujian for This vast knowledge and experience has gained Dr Mahajan alleged fraud, the Japanese foreign the Excellence in stem cell therapy award. This coveted award ministry said on Wednesday, in what was ceremony was held in the presence of many well known probably one of the worst cases of dignitaries. To name a few; Robby Wells, a U.S. presidential telephone scams targeting the elderly. candidate for the Democratic Party; Consuls General (Ms. Phone-based fraud targeting senior Pinkey Ahluwalia, Vice Consul General of Belgium) , citizens is widespread in Japan, with an Ambassadors of various countries; Ashish Chauhan, the impostor, usually posing as a child or Managing Director of the Bombay Stock Exchange; Anurag grandchild desperately in need of cash, Kashyap, a renowned filmmaker; Dr. B.K. Modi of the Modi asking an elderly person to make a bank Group and also a well-known philanthropist; heads of transfer or hand money to a friend or organizations like Google; Hollywood celebrities and colleague. "We were informed that local spokesman Geng Shuang said China had operating in China so far, in terms of the socialites; the top Fashion Weeks of the world; mayors and authorities notified Japanese consulate- informed Japan about the 35 people numbers detained, the Nikkei said. senators; top brands; French and Indian actors; general in Guangzhou on July 3 that they detained on June 30 on suspicion of fraud. Such groups have increasingly been Naypadmasagar Maharaj, the Jain Spiritual Guru; Indian had taken 35 Japanese nationals into He gave no other details. making calls from China in recent years Bullion & Jewelry Association; and many more. criminal custody on suspicion of fraud," a The Nikkei business daily said the to evade crackdowns by Japanese The award is an initiative of the French European Indian foreign ministry official, who asked not to Japanese nationals were accused of authorities, the paper added. Organization based in Paris, World News Network and Art for be identified, told Reuters. involvement in telephone scams targeting The detained Japanese nationals were Peace awards Beverly Hills, USA. The French European The official declined to give further residents of Chiba prefecture east of alleged to have played the role of callers Indian Organization is a registered body with the French details because of the investigation being Tokyo, the Japanese capital. in the fraud, it said, adding that it was up Government. (Press Release) conducted by Chinese authorities. The group is the largest Japanese to Chinese authorities to decide whether In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry telephone fraud group discovered to be to hand them over to Japan. (AP) THE INDIAN PANORAMA HOLLYWOOD FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 15 DID LINDSAY LOHAN SKIP BROTHER'S WEDDING FOR SECRET PROJECT?

CHARLIZE THERON: HOLLYWOOD IS LIKE CAVEMAN ctress Charlize Theron said Hollywood is 'caveman-like' for not allowing women Ato helm big-budget movies. "I am ashamed that I'm part of an industry that has never allowed a woman to work with a budget higher than what the budget has been on indsay Lohan's younger brother kept silent on social media for the past It is said that the 31-year-old skipped 'Wonder Woman.' That's so f***ing caveman- Michael Lohan Jr was married week, was missing from the ceremony, her brother's wedding as she is busy like," Theron said. Lover the weekend, but the actress her divorced parents Michael and Dina working on a top secret project. In a She added, "I am always hoping that this is wasn't able to attend the celebrations as both attended the nuptials. Lindsay has statement, Lindsay's spokesperson said: the movie that's going to change it and keep it she is busy 'working on a top secret been spending a lot of time abroad lately. "Her brother knew she would not be there for us." At the moment, the actress is looking project'. She also jetted off to Greece last month. they spoke before it happened and she forward to 'Atomic Blonde', which will release While the 'Mean Girls' star, who has She has been working with refugees. wished him well." Source: IANS in India on August 11. The film is being brought to India by PVR Pictures. Source: IANS MOVIE REVIEW

Desperate to earn a sensational 'job offer' from Stark, the trainee masked crusader curbs petty robberies and scouts for a crime worthy enough to fight. He soon runs into ‘Vulture’ SPIDER-MAN: (Michael Keaton), a man who poses real threat to lives. Can Spider-boy take him down? Jon Watts starts his film with a clean slate. Unlike the previous outings, his Spider-Man reboot doesn’t necessarily have the aura of a superhero epic. He gives it a quirky HOMECOMING campus-caper twist, which evokes mixed views initially. His CAST: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr, Peter is solely focussed on being an A list (Avengers like) Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Zendaya superhero. There are no sob stories of Uncle Ben or Aunt DIRECTION: Jon Watts May either. May in fact, is a hottie (Marisa Tomei)! Once you warm up to Watts’ vision, this Spidey film, replete with GENRE: Action humour and thrilling stunt scenes, grows on you and tugs at DURATION: 2 hours 13 minutes your heartstrings eventually. STORY What also works is Holland’s effortless earnestness. The British actor is no looker unlike a Tobey Maguire or Andrew It's been a while since Captain America: Civil War, where Garfield, nor does he carry their character’s emotional an ecstatic and starstruck teen Spider-Man/Peter Parker turmoil or bewilderment. But that makes him the most (Tom Holland) rubbed shoulders with the mighty Avengers. relatable Spider-Man, till date. You feel his need to prove Months later, Peter yearns for the heroic experience once himself to Stark; heartbreak, when that dream falters and again. But mentor Tony Stark aka Iron Man (Robert Downey him discovering himself at the end of it all. Jr) advises him to go back to school and patiently wait for his Other than Robert Downey’s recurring special moment of glory, when he can assist the Avengers. appearances (even at an Indian wedding), it is Michael Keaton’s formidable screen presence as the anti-hero, that REVIEW holds the film together, when Parker’s goofing around gets a However, patience is certainly not the boy’s virtue. tad tiresome. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 16 WOMEN FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 LOSE WEIGHT WITHOUT LOSING BREAST SIZE

BEAUTY HACKS USING PETROLEUM JELLY etroleum jelly is one skincare product found is everyone's beauty arsenal. This mighty jar works great Pfor chapped lips and is known as a miracle salve for many other purposes. From hydrating skin to removing make- up, here's how you can make this your multipurpose salve: To clean make-up Removing eye make-up is one of the most tedious jobs. And if you don't want to spend money on expensive make-up removers, then try this hack: Rub some petroleum jelly on your eyes and swipe it using a cotton swab. In just a few very woman is aware of the Focus on strength training ups, lie on your stomach with your hands swipes, you can easily remove the make-up and not irritate disturbing fact that when you lose When you lose weight, you tend to lose slightly more than shoulder-width apart the sensitive skin around your eyes. Eweight after rigorous workouts, fat from your breast area. If you are doing and feet together. Push yourself up until Make your perfume last longer you also lose your breast size. This cardio regularly, you will lose both your arms are fully extended and lift your happens because breasts are primarily muscles and fat from your breasts. It is hips to form a straight line from your To make your expensive perfumes last longer, rub some made of fat (adipose tissues) and just like important that you must focus on shoulders to heels. Lower yourself slowly salve on your pulse points. Now, spray the perfume on these you lose fat from the rest of your body,you strength training which in turn builds by bending your elbows. Come back to the spots, this way the scent will stay longer on the skin. lose some size there too. But this is no chest muscles. This will help in original position. Push yourself back up Eyebrow gel reason to stay away from getting the maintaining perfect breast size. steadily and repeat the sets. perfect workout body. We bring to you Performing strength training Dumbbell chest presses Tame unruly brows with this jelly and use it as a brow gel. ways you can ensure a leaner body Use a spoolie brush dipped in the salve and neatly brush without compromising on your bust size. Performing strength training using This is another exercise that helps in your brows to keep it in place. For the uninitiated, the idea is to build up light weights, may not give you the creating stronger pec muscles and breast Heal cracked heels pectoral muscles, which lie right desired results. So, avoid using 2 or 3 kgs tissues. Use dumbbells you can underneath the bust. dumbbells when you do weight training. comfortably lift and initially go for three Summer can make your feet super flaky.Rub some jelly on Strengthen you pectoral muscles If you want to maintain your breast size sets (8 - 12 reps). As you get stronger, your feet and wear socks overnight. This hack will give your while losing weight, lift heavier weights. increase the number of reps per set. Lie super soft feet in the morning. Pectoral muscles or also referred to as But perform these exercises under expert on your back on an incline bench and hold Use it as a highlighter pecs are the muscles that connect our supervision. the weights at your sides. Lift the weights chest with upper arms and shoulders. As Push-ups are beneficial over your chest, straightening your arms, To get that dewy look, you don't always need a highlighter. breasts are located on top of the pectoral so that the two ends of the weights touch Use this jelly on your brow bones and apples of your cheeks muscles, strengthening these muscles For optimum results, pectoral exercises each other.Slowly lower the weights down to get that soft glow. help in getting toned and firmer breasts. should be done in proper form. For push- and repeat the sets. Source: TOI FACTS ABOUT KISSING

hile most of us underestimate kissing as just a way to FOOD CORNER express our love, there are a hell lot of scientific Wresearches, studies and even world records on this topic that you would have never thought before. Here are some PANEER TANDOORI SPROUTS SALAD fun facts about kissing… INGREDIENTS INGREDIENTS Heard of Philematology? If you are genuinely interested in kissing and want to explore 400 gm paneer 250 gm boiled it in depths, then you can actually make a career out of it. sprouted moong, 1 1 tablespoon refined oil Before your mind starts to wander in the wrong direction- the tablespoon walnuts, 1 tablespoon salt chaat masala as study of kissing is known as Philematology, and it was For Marination required, 2 tablespoon introduced somewhere in the 19th century. We bet you did not coconut, 1 lemon, salt know this one! 1 tablespoon ginger paste as required, 2 3 tablespoon meat masala tablespoon roasted This is how much you will kiss in your life! peanuts, 1/2 cup 4 pinches kasoori methi powder According to a study, an average person spends about 20,160 tomato, 1/2 cup onion, minutes (two weeks) in his/her life kissing. METHOD 1 cup cucumber It’s good for your health Wash the paneer lightly and cut it into cubes. Then, mix METHOD the paneer cubes with ginger, garlic paste, curd, meat masala Apart from making you feel jovial and loved, kissing Peel the and kasoori methi. Marinate it for about 20 minutes strengthens your immune system, relieves aches, and burns cucumber, and chop three to four calories per minute. Guess, you have a few more Now, put 1 tbsp oil in kadai and heat it over moderate them well in a bowl. In another bowl, peel the onion and chop it reasons to keep doing it! flame. Add the marinated paneer pieces into it. Saute it for too. Now chop the tomato in a bowl and keep aside. Next, grate some time, cover and cook. Paneer will release water and cook the coconut and boil the sprouts (which are moong dal sprouts It puts your muscles to work the paneer in it. Once the whole thing gets reduced into gravy and moth sprouts, also known as green kidney beans). Put a pan form, add some more kasoori methi and mix it well. on medium flame and dry roast the peanuts. When you are kissing, you are actually coordinating your 146 muscles to make it happen, including 34 facial muscles and 112 Season the dish with salt according to your taste. Your dish Take a mixing bowl, add all the chopped veggies, grated postural muscles. And you thought it is about just moving your is ready to be served. Serve it hot with roti or parathas, or coconut, walnuts and roasted peanuts. Top up with lemon juice, even rice. salt and char masala. Mjx once and serve chilled. lips! THE INDIAN PANORAMA HEALTH & FITNESS FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 17 SHOULD YOU BE WORRIED ABOUT LOW BLOOD PRESSURE? ecently,a sudden diagnosis of low blood pressure alarmed me. RDiscussing it with colleagues over lunch, one mentioned, "There is nothing HERE’S WHY RAJMA serious about low blood pressure. You should be thankful it isn't high blood pressure." This statement got me CHAWAL IS thinking if that's really the case. While it is clearly documented as to who will fall under the high blood HURTING YOU pressure category, there is no such quantification for low blood pressure. It Punjabi get-together isn't complete until they have can vary from individual to individual. platefuls of Rajma Chawal. It is time already that it Delhi-based Dr Suranjit Chatterjee, an Ashould be declared the staple food for them. So, here Internal Medicine Doctor at is a bummer. They may hate this story and put its author on Indraprastha Apollo Hospital clarifies, their to-kill radar, but we will still risk writing it. That’s for "Honestly, low blood pressure has the sake of our health, of course. The story isn’t about rajma immense importance to no importance. chawal, though, but only rajma. That’s some relief ? An incidental finding of low blood Full disclosure pressure may ideally not be a cause of worry. A lot of young people come to me Rajma, or kidney beans, are harmful or even poisonous, with a 90/60 BP and I tell them it's FOR RELIEF when you consume them raw or undercooked. In fact, they normal, especially when the person Drink a glass of salt water. Mix half tablespoon of table salt in a glass of may still be harmful when they are cooked at a temperature walks inside my clinic on his own and is water. that’s lesser than 100 degree Celsius. However, they are safe normally talking, walking and working. when they are properly cooked in a certain way.Here, we will Have small but regular cups of caffeinated drinks such as tea and coffee. However, there are a lot of doctors who talk about all the scenarios. mislead people into believing that they Keep yourself hydrated - have a minimum of 8 glass of water and increase intake of other fluids. The toxin should worry about low blood pressure." Having said that, low blood pressure Be cautious while rising from lying or sitting position. Try to pump feet and Kidney beans have a toxin that is called can have alarming causes too. If a ankles to enable circulation before rising. Also, try to sit on the edge of the Phytohaemagglutin. It is contained in many other varieties person with a history of stroke, cardiac bed before standing. of beans but its concentration is particularly high in red event or an infection reports low blood Have smaller, frequent meals. kidney beans. And so, less than a handful, or even mere 4 to pressure, it is indeed worrisome. Or if 5 raw or undercooked beans are potent enough to make you along with low blood pressure, the important to identify the cause for out the cause. Patients are fall sick. person is also complaining of vomiting, appropriate treatment." recommended to monitor blood pressure Symptoms loose motions and severe bleeding, it "I can mostly tell when my patient for a couple of days. Sometimes it is also needs to be checked. steps in with low blood pressure. If the assessed if there was an abnormal It is reported that 20 per cent of the annual food poisoning Dr Behram S Pardiwala, consultant - nose, toes, fingers are cold or the lips are cardiac rhythm to rule out an cases happen after consuming kidney beans! The symptoms medicine, Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai white, I instantly know they have low BP. underlying cause. Some patients may that can develop after consuming beans that are not properly central reiterates, "A blood pressure of I don't normally worry when the patient also be advised to check for anemia or cooked can be diarrhoea, stomach pain and vomiting within 90/60 is not really low blood pressure. walks in reporting low blood pressure blood sugar levels. two to three hours of consuming them. When a patient is symptomatic with low but is sitting comfortably, talking It is notable that there are even some When you eat them raw or undercooked blood pressure, that's when we need to normally and walking without any medications that can cause slight look at it seriously.If low blood pressure problem," adds Dr Pardiwala. lowering of blood pressure such as When you eat them raw or undercooked: This is most is impacting vital organs (brain, kidney, Also, if low blood pressure reading diuretics and certain anti-depressants. likely to happen when you eat them in salads or sandwiches, liver, heart), then it becomes extremely persists, it becomes important to find Source: TOI though it can also happen when you consume them as a curry and they remain undercooked. The study which stated the harms of undercooked or raw beans was published in the journal "Epidemiology and Infection". It found that eating them without cooking them properly can lead to the FRUIT AND VEGETABLES KEEP symptoms such as mentioned above. When you cook them at low temperatures When you cook them at low temperatures: If your kidney HEART DISEASES AT BAY beans have been cooked at a temperature that is below 180 degree Fahrenheit or 83 degree Celsius, you still run the new Swedish study has found dark-green leafy vegetables such as risking of catching a gastro-infection. that lutein, a nutrient in brightly spinach. Previous research has already When you soak the beans but don’t boil them enough Acoloured fruit and vegetables, suggested that carotenoids, such as the can reduce inflammation in patients more well known beta-carotene and When you soak the beans but don’t boil them enough: with coronary artery disease. lycopene, could be linked with Many follow the habit of soaking the beans overnight and The study, carried out by researchers inflammation, which is a key factor in boiling them for 2 to 3 minutes before cooking them. This is at Linköping University, looked at the many types of coronary artery disease, also harmful as it doesn’t kill the haemagglutin that is levels of six of the most common such as myocardial infarction and present in them. Such beans can also lead to stomach carotenoids in blood from 193 patients angina. problems. with coronary artery disease. To look at their potential anti- When they are thoroughly cooked and boiled for at least “A considerable number of patients inflammatory effect, the team also who have experienced myocardial measured the level of inflammation in 10 minutes infarction still have low-level chronic the blood using the inflammatory When they are thoroughly cooked and boiled for at least 10 inflammation in the body, even after marker interleukin-6, IL-6. They minutes: This is the perfect way to go about if you are a receiving effective treatment with leader Lena Jonasson. discovered that lutein was the only kidney bean lover and want to keep stomach infections at revascularisation, drugs and lifestyle Carotenoids are the mainly red, carotenoid whose level correlated with bay. Only soaking the beans overnight isn’t enough. They changes. We know that chronic orange, and yellow pigments which give IL-6, finding that the higher the level of need to be boiled for at least 10 minutes to completely destroy inflammation is associated with a the bright colour to plants, vegetables, lutein in the blood, the lower the level of the haemagglutin traces in it. This way they are perfectly poorer prognosis,” explained study and fruits, such as ripe tomatoes, or IL-6. healthy to be had. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 18 SCIENCE & TECH FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 NEW TOOL TURNS AUDIO CLIPS INTO REALISTIC VIDEO SOON, YOUR SMARTPHONE WASHINGTON (TIP): Scientists have developed new computer algorithms that can turn audio clips into a realistic, lip-synced video of the person speaking those words. MAY BE CHARGED WITHIN The researchers successfully generated highly-realistic video of former US President Barack Obama talking about terrorism, fatherhood, job creation and other topics, using audio clips of those speeches and existing weekly video SECONDS addresses that were originally on a different topic. “These types of results have never been shown before,” said WASHINGTON (TIP): Scientists, Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman, an assistant professor at the including one of Indian origin, have University of Washington (UW) in the US. developed a new electrode design that “Realistic audio-to-video conversion has practical may allow smartphone batteries to be applications like improving video conferencing for meetings, charged within seconds. as well as futuristic ones such as being able to hold a Researchers in Drexel University in conversation with a historical figure in virtual reality by the US used highly conductive, two- creating visuals just from audio,” said Kemelmacher- dimensional material called MXene to Shlizerman. design the electrodes. In a visual form of lip-syncing, the system converts audio The design could make energy storage files of an individual’s speech into realistic mouth shapes, devices like batteries just as fast as the which are then grafted onto and blended with the head of that speedy supercapacitors that are used to person from another existing video. provide energy in a pinch - often as a The team chose Obama because the machine learning battery back-up or to provide quick technique needs available video of the person to learn from, bursts of energy for things like camera and there were hours of presidential videos in the public flashes. domain. “This paper refutes the widely “In the future video, chat tools like Skype or Messenger will accepted dogma that chemical charge enable anyone to collect videos that could be used to train storage, used in batteries and computer models,” Kemelmacher-Shlizerman said. pseudocapacitors, is always much Because streaming audio over the internet takes up far less slower than physical storage used in bandwidth than video, the new system has the potential to end electrical double-layer capacitors, also video chats that are constantly timing out from poor known as supercapacitors,” said Yury connections. Gogotsi, professor in Drexel’s College of “When you watch Skype or Google Hangouts, often the Engineering, who led the study. connection is stuttery and low-resolution and really “We demonstrate charging of thin unpleasant, but often the audio is pretty good,” said Steve MXene electrodes in tens of Seitz, professor at UW. milliseconds. This is enabled by very “So if you could use the audio to produce much higher- high electronic conductivity of MXene,” quality video, that would be terrific,” he said. said Gogotsi. hold an electrical charge when each ion sites in the MXene material readily By reversing the process - feeding video into the network “This paves the way to development of is delivered. accessible to ions. instead of just audio - the team could also potentially develop ultrafast energy storage devices than If the electrode material has more “In traditional batteries and algorithms that could detect whether a video is real or can be charged and discharged within ports, it can store more energy - which supercapacitors, ions have a tortuous manufactured, researchers said. seconds, but store much more energy equates to a battery with more “juice.” path toward charge storage ports, which The new machine learning tool makes significant progress than conventional supercapacitors,” he Researchers produced a hydrogel not only slows down everything, but it in overcoming what is known as the “uncanny valley” said. electrode design with more redox active also creates a situation where very few problem, which has dogged efforts to create realistic video Electrodes are essential components sites, which allows it to store as much ions actually reach their destination at from audio. of batteries, through which energy is charge for its volume as a battery. fast charging rates,” said Maria When synthesised human likenesses appear to be almost stored during charging and from which This measure of capacity, termed Lukatskaya, first author of the study real - but still manage to somehow miss the mark - people find it is disbursed to power our devices. “volumetric performance,” is an published in the journal Nature Energy. them creepy or off-putting. The ideal design for these components important metric for judging the utility “The ideal electrode architecture “People are particularly sensitive to any areas of your would be one that allows them to be of any energy storage device. would be something like ions moving to mouth that don’t look realistic,” said Supasorn Suwajanakorn, quickly charged and store more energy. To make those plentiful hydrogel the ports via multi-lane, high-speed a doctoral graduate at UW’s Allen School of Computer Science To store more energy, the materials electrode ports even more attractive to ‘highways,’ instead of taking single-lane & Engineering. should have places to put it. ion traffic, researchers including roads,” said Lukatskaya. “If you do not render teeth right or the chin moves at the Electrode materials in batteries offer graduate student Sankalp Kota from “Our macroporous electrode design wrong time, people can spot it right away and it is going to look ports for charge to be stored. In Drexel designed electrode architectures achieves this goal, which allows for fake. So you have to render the mouth region perfectly to get electrochemistry, these ports, called with open macroporosity - many small rapid charging - on the order of a few beyond the uncanny valley,”Suwajanakorn said. Source: PTI “redox active sites” are the places that openings - to make each redox active seconds or less,” she said. Source: PTI Google Earth to let users post stories, photos

RIO DE JANEIRO (TIP): Alphabet Inc Paulo to unveil the “I am the Amazon” wants users to post millions of stories, project, which has mapped 11 sites to video and photos on its Google Earth document the relationship between the platform in the next few years, the rainforest and its people, touching on topics programme chief said at a launch event in like food, water and cultural origins. Brazil for content focused on showcasing To tell the stories of communities such as the Amazon rainforest. the Yanomami people, Cinta Larga and the The “Voyager” tool allows internet Boa Vista Quilombola, Google and partners surfers to take interactive tours of exotic used tools like 3D cameras to accompany destinations on Google Earth led by the satellite images with videos and text. likes of primatologist Jane Goodall, with Moore did not reveal the budget for the photos, information and maps. project but she ruled out the idea of However, regular users will be able to advertising on the platform and said it is create their own unedited content for not Google’s intention to turn a profit from private or public use within two to three the venture. years, Google Earth Director Rebecca “Google Earth is our gift to the world,” Moore told Reuters. she said. “The story of your family history, the “In terms of budget, Google has nice story of your favorite hiking trip – it could revenue from advertising, and not be anything. It doesn’t have to be profound,” everything Google does has to make she said at the event in Sao Paulo. money.” Moore took the stage at an event in Sao Source: Reuters The “I am the Amazon” project mapped the rainforest and its people. Pic courtesy: Reuters THE INDIAN PANORAMA BIZ & FINANCE FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 19 SENSEX PAST 32K, NIFTY AT NEW PEAK ‘First-time-ever’ records continue to tumble as rally continues on BSE and NSE Mumbai, July 13 The Sensex today went past the 32,000- mark for the first time ever, soaring over 232 points, and the Nifty closed at a new peak of 9,892 as inflation hit a record low, offering the RBI leeway for a lower FLIPKART COULD OFFER $900-950 policy rate. The 30-share BSE index took 33 MILLION FOR SNAPDEAL sessions to rise 1,000 points before it finally went beyond the psychologically NEW DELHI (TIP): E-commerce major Flipkart is significant 32,000. expected to make a revised offer of USD 900-950 million for Higher Asian and European stocks buying rival Snapdeal, according to sources. provided fodder after the US Fed chief, The new offer almost matches the initial asking price of in a House testimony, signalled that the USD 1 billion for acquisition of the beleaguered e-commerce approach to higher rates would be marketplace, sources privy to the development said. steady, prompting investors here to buy They did not wish to be identified as discussions are still more. on and the deal has not been signed yet. Retail inflation for June hit a One of the sources said a new offer of USD 900-950 million historically low 1.54 per cent and is likely to be made by early next week. The Sensex surpassed its previous record of 31,804.82. In past four days, the index industrial output growth for May gained almost 676.75 points. Pic courtesy: PTI When contacted, Snapdeal, SoftBank and Flipkart declined slumped to 1.7 per cent, boosting to comment. chances of a rate reduction by the The broader 50-issue NSE Nifty from blue-chip companies. Snapdeal’s board has already rejected a takeover offer of Reserve Bank at its upcoming August spurted 75.60 points, or 0.77 per cent, to Consumer goods and banking stocks USD 800-850 million (around Rs 5,500 crore) from Flipkart as policy meet. The macro numbers were close at a fresh lifetime high of 9,891.70, had a good day.The FMCG index rose the it felt the amount undervalued the company given that the released after market hours yesterday. bettering its earlier record 9,816.10 hit most by surging 1.58 per cent, followed due diligence report was clean. The BSE Sensex settled at a new peak yesterday. by capital goods and banking. SoftBank, Snapdeal’s largest investor, has been proactively of 32,037.38, up 232.56 points, or 0.73 per Both indices rose for the fourth Foreign investors have been pumping mediating the sale for the past few months. The board of cent. It surpassed its previous record of consecutive session. in sizeable money into domestic Snapdeal also has representation from its founders (Kunal 31,804.82 touched yesterday. In the past Traders said ample liquidity in the markets. Foreign portfolio investors Bahl and Rohit Bansal), Nexus Venture Partners and Kalaari four days, the index has gained 676.75 market was driving the current phase of bought shares worth a net Rs 361.25 Capital. points. the rally amid optimism over earnings crore yesterday. Source: PTI Snapdeal is also engaged in separate discussions for selling Freecharge (mobile wallet operations) and Vulcan Express (logistics arm). These deals are also likely to be closed over the next few Top CEOs vote to take US India weeks. The deal between Snapdeal and Flipkart, if completed, would mark the biggest acquisition in the Indian e-commerce Business Council out of US chamber space. One of the leading contenders in the Indian e-tailing segment, Snapdeal has seen its fortunes failing amid strong WASHINGTON (TIP): The board of the US-India Business competition from Amazon and Flipkart. Council comprising CEOs of some top American companies has Snapdeal’s valuations have also plummeted from about voted to sever ties with the powerful US Chamber of Commerce, USD 6.5 billion in February 2016. SoftBank has already laying bare years of simmering tensions, including over written off over USD 1 billion on valuation of its investment clashing policy priorities. in Snapdeal. The rupture has left the fate of the USIBC and its staff uncertain for the time being since the US Chamber of SECURITY AGENCIES’ ALERT CALL ON Commerce has no intention of letting go of it, as was stated by its president and CEO Tom Donahue in a letter on Tuesday. 100% FDI IN DOMESTIC AIRLINES “The USIBC is a part of the Chamber, and the Chamber does not plan to transition it anywhere,” Donahue wrote in the NEW DELHI (TIP): The security agencies, including the strongly worded letter. He added sternly: “The USIBC has no Intelligence Bureau (IB), have raised concerns over the separate existence and its board has no legal authority.” Centre’s decision to allow 100% foreign direct investment If reconciliation efforts slated for next week don’t succeed, Indra Nooyi of Pepsi is among 29 members of the USIBC board (FDI) in domestic airlines’ operations. members of the USIBC appear prepared to start a separate body. who voted to split with the US Chamber of Commerce. Recently, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi chaired “We are ready to form an alternate entity, with far more Pic courtesy: AFP a meeting to discuss the matter, where sources said, the IB independence and autonomy,” said a source. and other agencies expressed concerns over the Donahue went on to announce that USIBC president Mukesh The chamber and the council had serious differences over government’s decision on allowing 100% FDI for running Aghi had left last month and that the chamber had launched a some policy issues, going back several years — especially on domestic airlines. search for his successor. Khush Choksy, a senior vice president market access, free trade issues and intellectual property rights, Sources said, the meeting, which was attended by senior at the chamber, will serve as interim president until then. according to several past and present affiliates of the USIBC. officials from the Civil Aviation Ministry and the Ministry Aghi quit late last month, the day 29 members of the USIBC The chamber joined a group of business bodies that called on of Home Affairs (MHA), including the IB, was called to board voted to split with the chamber. They included Indra the new Trump administration and Congress in February to discuss issues related to proposed amendments to the Nooyi of Pepsi, John T Chambers of Cisco, Ajay Banga of “use all available channels to ensure fair play for businesses, Aircraft Rules, 1937. MasterCard and Warburg Pincus co-chief executive Charles R investors and entrepreneurs across the United States, and to It is learnt that the amendments are required to “Chip” Kaye. support Indian efforts that align with these goals”. operationalise the framework for allowing foreign non- Started in 1975, the USIBC has emerged as a leading advocacy Several past and present USIBC officials have said they felt airline players to own up to 100% stake in domestic body on India-US trade, and is acknowledged so by the private “uncomfortable” by the chamber’s aggressive position on these carriers. “As the government had decided to put in place sectors and the governments of the two countries. It has hosted issues, which has included asking the US trade representative to liberal FDI policy last year only, this can become reality Prime Minister Narendra Modi twice during his US visits, and designate India for punitive trade measures. only once the relevant rules are put in place,” a senior MHA US vice presidents Joe Biden and Mike Pence. Differences between the chamber and the USIBC go back official said. Hosting Pence at its annual leadership summit on June 27, the many years, and attempts were made to come to an Noting that aviation is a “highly sensitive sector”, the IB, day after Modi met President Donald Trump, is understood to understanding that would allow each other independence on during the meeting, suggested that it would be prudent to have provided the flashpoint that triggered the rupture. policy issues and operational autonomy.That had become frayed allow 100% FDI in the sector. To justify its claim, the IB also The chamber was also keen to host Pence but at a separate lately. contended that even developed countries such as the US event and the USIBC beat the chamber to it. Tensions simmering The chamber did not respond to request for comment on these and Canada have permitted foreign entities to have only up between the two bodies “reached boiling point” with differences questions, and pointed to Donahue’s letter for all those and other to 25% stake in their respective domestic carriers. over the dispute, according to a source. issues. Source: HT Source: The Tribune THE INDIAN PANORAMA 20 TURN PAGE FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 contd from Page 1 who studied at Stanford University,said the startup visa would have Commerce and Trade. "With projected growth, this new direct been great for Indian and Israeli students. "Imagine if Vinod Khosla route to Dulles International will not only help to boost Trump arrived in Paris to a red... had to come back to India to work in Infosys. That would have been visitation from this high growth market, but also introduce the his family and inner circle colluded with Russia to win the 2016 a big loss for innovation. Unfortunately,it's already happening now, Commonwealth to new Indian audiences, including businesses, US election. The scandal has put his son and top aides in legal due to difficulties faced by international students and immigrants tourists and students." jeopardy, cast a pall over his efforts to remake the political agenda to become entrepreneurs. Countries like Canada are taking Flight service between Dulles International and Delhi is also and may yet imperil his presidency. advantage of it, but they don't have big enablers that Silicon Valley estimated to bring in an additional 30,000 leisure and business During the brief visit, Trump-who sees himself as a provides and a big market that US readily provides," he said. travelers and $30 million in total economic impact annually to transformative figure in US history-will be the guest of honor for Vashishtha added that he has witnessed the struggle of many of the National Capital Region. Friday's Bastille Day festivities that mark a pivotal point in the his Stanford friends without the startup visa. "These were highly "According to Travel Market Insights, visitation from India to French Revolution. This year's event also coincides with the trained, best minds in the world. They wanted to do product startup D.C. has grown 40 percent since 2013, and 70 percent to the centenary of America entering World War I. (Source: AFP) in the Valley. Unfortunately, because of being a foreign national, region," said Elliott Ferguson, president and chief executive even a top university graduate does not get the same options as rest officer of Destination DC, the official destination marketing Remove country quotas for... of her US classmates. This is regressive and it deprives the US from organization for the nation's capital. "We're excited about the Green card is unjust for people from countries like India and significant value creation and job creation. startup visa was a big potential for even more Indian business and leisure travelers to China. A report released this week said that the average wait time hope." experience Washington D.C.'s dynamic neighborhoods and free for an Indian technology professional or those seeking a Green According to a 2012 study, companies founded by immigrants in attractions as well as the diverse experiences throughout the Card under the employment category is more than 12 years. the US have created more than 10 million jobs and over $4.5 trillion capital region." The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act was previously in annual revenue. "Serving 7.5 million international travelers annually with introduced by former-Representative Jason Chaffetz, with Yoder as On Monday, July 10, the US Department of Homeland Security nonstop service to more than 50 international destinations in an original cosponsor. Currently, 230 members of Congress are issued a memo saying that the rule will now be launched on March more than 40 countries, Dulles International Airport is the signed on as cosponsors of the bill, with more than 100 members 14, 2018 and it will solicit comments from the public about region's gateway to the world," said Margaret McKeough, from each party in support. (Source: PTI) rescinding the rule, and "may ultimately eliminate the program." executive vice president and chief operating officer of the "Given the real shortage of tech talent in the US, this startup visa Airports Authority. "Air India's service launch adds our 33rd California Democrat files article... would have been a great enabler. It has the potential to take the capital-to-capital connection-linking the world's oldest high crimes and misdemeanors. Democrat Al Green has signed innovation to the next level. This move to cancel it is a big setback," democracy with the world's largest democracy." on to the resolution introduced by Sherman. This is for the first said Vashishtha. "The Washington, D.C., metro is Air India's fifth U.S. time that a US lawmaker has introduced an article of impeachment destination after New York, Newark, Chicago and San against Trump, who was sworn in as the 45th US President on Indian-American doctor couple... Francisco, and it reinforces our commitment to providing the January 20. However, the move is likely to be stalled in the The Piper Archer PA-28 piloted by Umamaheswara is believed to most convenient service between the United States and India," Republican-controlled Congress. have crashed sometime between 10:36am and 12:30pm on Saturday, commented Ashwani Lohani, chairman and managing director The House of Representatives needs to pass it by a majority vote July 8, the release said. of Air India Limited. for the article to move forward. Trump's Republican party has an The release goes on to report that Ohio State Highway Patrol Asked about plans for direct non - stop flights from US advantage of 46 votes in the current House of Representatives and Aviation with assistance from the Civil Air Patrol located the crash destinations to Amritsar, Mr. Lohani disclosed to The Indian it is unlikely that the Republican lawmakers would vote on such an scene in an abandoned retention pond near the village of Beverly in Panorama editor Prof. Indrajit Saluja, that Air India was impeachment move. The White House dismissed Sherman's move southeastern Ohio. considering direct flight from Canada to Amritsar in the first with spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders saying: "I think that is Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt Garic Warner said in an place. With regard to a question on government of India's plans utterly and completely ridiculous and a political game at its worst." interview on Monday that the crash occurred about 3 miles to privatize Air India, Mr. Lohani declined any comment. "Recent disclosures by Donald Trump Jr indicate that Trump's northwest of Beverly. Searchers found the wreckage Saturday As part of an effort to stimulate travel to Virginia through campaign was eager to receive assistance from Russia. It now afternoon. There was no word on what caused the crash. The Dulles International Airport, the Commonwealth of Virginia seems likely that the President had something to hide when he tried Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation approved an incentive package over a three-year period to curtail the investigation of National Security Advisor Michael Safety Board are investigating. beginning in fiscal year 2018 to support Air India. In addition, Flynn and the wider Russian probe," Sherman said after The Kalapatapus were psychiatrists and owned Raj Clinics, with the District of Columbia plans to provide incentive funding this introducing the article of impeachment against Trump. "I believe offices in Logansport, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Lafayette and year to support the partnership. Tourism marketing support his conversations with, and subsequent firing of, FBI Director Kokomo. "They were generous to a fault, extremely hardworking will be provided by the Virginia Tourism Corporation, Capital James Comey constitute Obstruction of Justice," he said. and dedicated to their patients," employee Heather Geisler said of Region USA and Destination DC. Everyday Democrats, Republicans, and the entire world are the Kalapatapus. For more information on Air India's new nonstop service shocked by the latest example of America's "amateur President", he Umamaheswara Kalapatapu was a talented photographer while from Dulles International to Delhi, visit flydulles.com. said. "Lack of impulse control, accompanied by a refusal to have his Sitha-Gita was a gifted musician and "fantastic cook," Geisler said. ABOUT AIR INDIA: Air India is the flag carrier of India staff control his impulses. We're no longer surprised by any action, Umamaheswara received multiple state, national and international and a member of the Star Alliance group. Air India transports no matter how far below the dignity of the office-and no matter how awards and recognition for his photography and had been a passengers, baggage and cargo across a network of 66 domestic dangerous to the country," Sherman said. certified professional photographer by the Professional Indian destinations and 34 international destinations in the "But the Constitution does not provide for the removal of a Photographers of America since 2005, according to Pharos-Tribune United States, Europe, Australia, Far-East and South-East Asia President for impulsive, ignorant incompetence. It does provide for archives. "They were just two people that were so full of life. It's and the Gulf. Air India flies one of the youngest aircraft fleets- the removal of a President for High Crimes and Misdemeanors," he hard to imagine that they're not there anymore. They were including the wide-body Boeing B777, B747 and B787 asserted. As the investigations move forward, additional evidence wonderful people, absolutely wonderful. Two of the kindest people Dreamliner, as well as the narrow body Airbus A321, A320 and supporting additional articles of impeachment may emerge, he I've ever known and I'm going to miss them," Geisler said. A319. Air India plans to operate a Boeing 777-200LR, with eight noted. "However, as to the Obstruction of Justice...the evidence we first class, 35 business class and 195 economy seats, on service to have is sufficient to move forward now. And the national interest Air India Connects Indian and... Washington Dulles International Airport. For more requires that we do so," the Democratic lawmaker said. (Source: Washington Dulles International Airport. The new Air India information, visit airindia.in. PTI) service represents another milestone in the growing ABOUT VIRGINIA TOURISM: Tourism is an instant relationship between the National Capital Region and India. revenue generator in the Commonwealth. For every dollar US decision to delay 'startup'... "Today,we celebrate an important partnership and welcome Air invested in tourism marketing, Virginia Tourism returns $7 in and are key members of either management or product India's direct air service to Dulles," said Governor McAuliffe. state tax revenue. In 2016, visitors spent $24 billion, which development teams in more than 70% of these companies, "Virginia is committed to expanding and growing our supported 230,000 jobs and contributed $1.7 billion in state and according to a 2016 study by the National Foundation for American relationships with the international community, especially our local taxes. To learn more about Virginia Tourism Corporation, Policy (NFAP), a US-based non-profit nonpartisan public policy friends in India. We look forward to the opportunities this new please visit virginia.org. think tank. Out of these, people of Indian origin have founded route will provide for people in Virginia and India alike. This ABOUT MWAA: The Metropolitan Washington Airports almost 30%. will be an important avenue for business, tourism and Authority operates Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Indian-American technology entrepreneur and academic Vivek educational opportunities between our two great countries." Washington Dulles International Airport, the Dulles Airport Wadhwa called the policy "brain-dead" and a "lose-lose" for the US. "This inaugural launch highlights our work with the Access Highway and the Dulles Toll Road and also manages "Without doubt, bringing in entrepreneurs creates American jobs international community to drive business and tourism to the construction of the Silver Line project, a 23-mile extension of the and expands the economy, it is the closest thing there could be to a D.C. region," said District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser. Washington region's Metrorail public transit system through free lunch for the United States. This is a lose-lose for the US and for "Here in the nation's capital, we are delighted to invite many Fairfax County and into Loudoun County, Virginia. More than 45 the entrepreneurs who would have come here but it will benefit the more visitors from India to explore the sights and sounds that million passengers a year pass through the two airports. The countries where they would have come from." make Washington, D.C., the greatest city in the world." Airports Authority generates more than 387,000 jobs in the Wadhwa, who is a Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University Sabre Global Demand Data shows that for the year ending National Capital Region. Engineering in Silicon Valley, added that countries such as India March 2016, the Washington, D.C., area welcomed more than and the rest of the world could gain from this. "This is the type of 281,000 Indian visitors-making India the fourth largest overseas Change of Guard at the Indian Consulate in... brain-dead policy that is becoming a hallmark of the Trump travel market for the region. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, independent India's first Education administration. They are pandering to anti-immigrant groups "With international visitation between India and the Minister, founded ICCR in 1950. Its objectives are to actively rather than focusing on US competitiveness and economic growth," Washington, D.C., area expected to double by 2025, the Airports participate in the formulation and implementation of policies and said Wadhwa. Authority's partnership with Air India, the Commonwealth of programs pertaining to India's external cultural relations; to foster As per the NFAP study, 14 Indian-origin entrepreneurs have Virginia and the District of Columbia is just one way we're and strengthen cultural relations and mutual understanding started billion dollar companies in the US which are collectively working to enhance the level of service offered at Dulles between India and other countries; to promote cultural exchanges valued at $19.6 billion. The foundation had evaluated 87 startup International," said Jerome L. Davis, executive vice president with other countries and people; and to develop relations with companies valued at over $1 billion as of January 1, 2016, for the and chief revenue officer of the Metropolitan Washington nations. Riva Ganguly Das, who is immensely popular in the Tri- study. The Obama administration's idea was to keep high-caliber Airports Authority. State community for her hard work and friendly approach, took talent who come to the US for studies but return to their countries "India currently represents a 6 percent market share of all over charge as CG in March 2016. She had succeeded Ambassador and start businesses that become huge successes. international travelers to the Commonwealth and is Virginia's Dnyaneshwar Mulay who is presently Secretary in the ministry of Puru Vashishtha, a Valley-based Indian entrepreneur-investor fourth largest market," said Todd Haymore, Secretary of external affairs in New Delhi. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 WORLD 21 Britain's first pregnant man gives Qatar gets first boycott-busting cows birth to girl! AL KHOR, QATAR (TIP): A first LONDON (TIP): A 21-year-old man has become the first in herd of boycott-busting cows has been Britain to give birth after he put his sex transition on hold to airlifted to Qatar to boost milk supplies get pregnant by a sperm donor. five weeks after neighbouring Gulf Hayden Cross, who made headlines around the world earlier states cut links with the emirate+ . this year when he announced he was pregnant by a sperm The several dozen Holsteins were donor, has given birth to a girl. flown in from Budapest, the first of 4,000 Cross told The Sun that daughter Trinity-Leigh is his cattle to be imported by August. "angel". Cross gave birth by caesarean. The bemused bovines took to their The girl was born on June 16 at Gloucestershire Royal new surroundings at a farm 80 Hospital. kilometres (50 miles) north of Doha on He had been living legally as a man for three years and was Wednesday, despite being the centre of already part-way through hormone treatment to transform attention from journalists and the pride from a woman to a man. of Qatar, which sees their arrival as a But the full transition was paused after the UK's state- sign of its defiance in the Gulf crisis+ . funded National Health Service (NHS) refused to carry out a "We brought in 165 Holsteins, all 4,000-pounds process to freeze his eggs — which he hoped highly bred Holsteins, especially for would enable him to have children in the future. dairy," said John Dore, a senior manager The former supermarket worker instead found a sperm at Baladna Livestock Production. donor via Facebook and became successfully pregnant. "There are 35 milking cows, that are in "She's perfect in every way... she is so good. I'm so lucky," milk at present and there's 130 that will Cross was quoted as saying. calve in the next two-to-three weeks." it looks to lessen its food dependency on significance. Following the birth, Cross now plans to return to complete Saudi Arabia, the United Arab imports because of the ongoing crisis. "Before, most of the milk in Qatar was his gender realignment as soon as possible. Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt+ cut all Dore said the livestock were the first imported from Saudi Arabia and the The proud father was born a girl named Paige, 21 years ago. ties with Qatar last month, closed the steps in Qatar trying to become "self- UAE," said Dore. Cross, from Gloucester, had said earlier, "I faced the only land border and halted all exports sufficient in beef", and it aims to boost "At the moment the gap is being filled prospect of not becoming the man I'm supposed to be, of food to the emirate. cattle numbers in the country from a by Turkish imports, which are welcome physically, or a dad. So I didn't feel like I had any choice but to The Gulf states accuse Qatar of current 5,000 to some 25,000 in the near for the present but the quality won't have a baby now then get back to transitioning." supporting extremism, a charge it future. compare with local produce." "In September I got pregnant by a sperm donation. I found denies. The cattle will be farmed for both milk Qatari officials have confidently the donor on the internet. I looked on Facebook for a group Prior to the crisis, Qatar largely relied and meat. claimed they can withstand the boycott and found one -- it's been shut down now. I didn't have to pay," on dairy imports from Saudi Arabia, "Local supply covers between 10 and "forever". Cross had said. especially of milk. 15 percent at present" of Qatar's needs, The cows were brought in by a Qatar Cross, who used to work for Asda and in a clothes shop, aims Its population of 2.7 million was Dore told reporters at the farm, as the Airways cargo plane on Tuesday. to find a job once the baby is aged one. (AP) dependent on foodstuffs from Gulf cows quietly munched on grass laid Moutaz al-Khayyat, the chairman of countries, which made up almost half of down next down to the large pens in Qatari firm Power International which Turkey detains 44 in anti-terrorist all imports. which they are housed. bought and imported the cows, told However, since the political crisis Despite their journey of more than Bloomberg News that once all the 4,000 operations, including bomb began Qatar has resorted to importing 3,700 kilometres and adjusting to new cows arrive in Qatar, they will meet food from different countries including heats of 41 degrees Celsius (106 around 30 percent of the country's dairy attack planners Turkey, Iran and Morocco. Fahrenheit), the animals seemed needs. Qatar aims to increase by five-fold the unworried by their new surroundings, He said it could take up to 60 flights to ISTANBUL (TIP): Turkish police have detained 44 suspects number of cattle it has in the country as and certainly unaware of their political bring all the cattle into Qatar. (AFP) in anti-terrorist operations, including the planners of two suicide bomb attacks in Istanbul last year, the city's governor said on Thursday. Syria monitor says IS chief Abu Ex-Brazil President Lula Twin bombs — one planted in a car and the other strapped to a suicide bomber — exploded in an attack outside the Bakr al-Baghdadi dead sentenced to nearly 10 years for stadium of Besiktas soccer club in central Istanbul on Dec. 10, killing 44 people and wounding 155. BEIRUT (TIP): The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights corruption "One of the suspects detained in the operation had carried war monitor said July 11 it had information from top Islamic BRASILIA (TIP): Former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula out reconaissance work before the December 2016 bombing, State group leaders confirming the death of the jihadist da Silva, a top contender to win next year's presidential and had jumped and fled the car shortly before it was organisation's chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. election, was convicted on corruption charges on July 12 and detonated," Istanbul governor Vasip Sahin told reporters. "Top tier commanders from IS who are present in Deir Ezzor sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison. The other suspect detained has been identified as the province have confirmed the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, The ruling marked a stunning fall for Lula, one of the organizer of a July 2016 attack against a police bus that killed emir of the Islamic State group, to the Observatory," director country's most popular politicians, and a serious blow to his 11 people, including civilians and police officers, and left 36 Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP. chances of a political comeback. The former union leader, who people wounded. "We learned of it today but we do not know when he died or won global praise for policies to reduce stinging inequality in The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK), an offshoot of the how." Brazil, faces four more corruption trials and will remain free militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), claimed Deir Ezzor, in eastern Syria, remains largely under IS on appeal. responsibility for both attacks. The PKK, listed as a terrorist control even as the group is losing territory elsewhere in the The verdict represented the highest-profile conviction yet in organization by Turkey,the EU, and the US, has fought a three- country and in neighbouring Iraq. a sweeping corruption investigation that for over three years decades-old insurgency in Turkey in which more than 40,000 Abdel Rahman said Baghdadi "was present in eastern parts has rattled Brazil, revealing a sprawling system of graft at top people have been killed. (Reuters) of Deir Ezzor province" in recent months, but it was unclear if levels of business and government. he was killed in the area or elsewhere. Judge Sergio Moro found Lula, 71, guilty of accepting 3.7 China bears 'heavy responsibility' There have been persistent rumours of Baghdadi's death in million reais ($1.2 million) worth of bribes from engineering recent months, and Russia's military said in mid-June that it firm OAS SA, the amount of money prosecutors said the for Liu Xiaobo's death: Nobel was seeking to verify whether it had killed the IS chief in an company spent refurbishing a beach apartment for Lula in air strike in Syria in May. return for his help winning contracts with state oil company committee Read this story in Petroleo Brasileiro. Russia's army said Sukhoi warplanes carried out a 10- Federal prosecutors have accused Lula, Brazil's first OSLO (TIP): The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on minute raid on May 28 at a location near the IS stronghold of working-class president from 2003 to 2011, of masterminding a Thursday that China bears a "heavy responsibility" for the Raqa, where group leaders had gathered to plan a pullout from long-running corruption scheme that was uncovered in a "premature" death+ of 2010 Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo. the area. probe into kickbacks around Petrobras. The prominent democracy advocate, 61, died+ while still in The US-led coalition fighting the jihadist group in Syria and Lula's legal team said in an emailed statement that he was custody following a battle with cancer. Iraq said at the time it could not confirm whether the Russian innocent and they would appeal. Officials ignored international pleas+ to let him spend his strike had killed Baghdadi. "For over three years, Lula has been subject to a politically final days free and abroad. Germany and the US had offered to The 46-year-old Iraqi-born leader of IS has not been seen in motivated investigation," they wrote. "No credible evidence of take him in for treatment. public since making his only known public appearance as guilt has been produced, and overwhelming proof of his "We find it deeply disturbing that Liu Xiaobo was not "caliph" in 2014 at the Grand Mosque of Al-Nuri in Mosul. innocence blatantly ignored." transferred to a facility where he could receive adequate IS destroyed the highly symbolic site before Iraqi forces Lula's lawyer Cristiano Martins has repeatedly accused medical treatment before he became terminally ill+ ," Berit could reach it as they pushed the jihadist group from Mosul, judge Moro of being biased against his client, which Moro Reiss-Andersen, who chairs the Norwegian Nobel Committee, where Iraq's government formally declared victory on strongly denies. Moro wrote in his ruling that he "took no said in a statement. "The Chinese government bears heavy Monday. With a $25-million US bounty on his head, Baghdadi personal satisfaction in this conviction, quite to the contrary." responsibility for his premature death." has kept a low profile and was rumoured to move regularly "It's lamentable that a president of the republic is Liu was transferred from prison to a heavily guarded throughout IS-held territory in the area straddling Iraq and criminally convicted," Moro said. "No matter how important hospital+ to be treated for late-stage liver cancer more than a Syria. (AFP) you are, no one is above the law." (Reuters) month ago. (AFP) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 22 SPORTS FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 FEDERER STANDS TALL AS RIVALS SHOW FRAILTY VENUS ECLIPSES HOME FAVOURITE KONTA, TO MEET MUGURUZA IN FINAL

LONDON (TIP): Roger Federer insists he is only slightly surprised to find himself tantalisingly within touching distance of a record eighth Wimbledon title despite his 36th birthday fast approaching. The Swiss star reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the 12th time on July 12 (Wednesday) with a 6-4 6-2 7-6(4) win over Milos Raonic. It was his 100th match at the All England Club and the 50th Grand Slam quarterfinal of his career. At 35, Federer is the second oldest man to reach the semifinals after Ken Rosewall who finished runner-up in 1974 at the age of 39. With ‘Big Four’ rivals Andy Murray and LONDON (TIP): Five-time champion Novak Djokovic suffering injury-hit exits on Venus Williams rolled back the years to Wednesday and Rafael Nadal having lost in the reach her first Wimbledon final since 2009 fourth round, Federer is favourite to reclaim with a clinically executed 6-4 6-2 victory over the Wimbledon title and break the tie for seven British hope Johanna Konta on July 13 he has shared with Pete Sampras since 2012. (Thursday). “The plan was always to hopefully be strong Konta was looking to become the first later on in my career,” said Federer, who will Roger Federer stays focused during a stretch as he takes on Milos Raonic in the quarter-finals of woman on home soil to reach the Wimbledon face Tomas Berdych in Friday’s semifinals. the Gentlemen’s Singles on Centre Court. Pic courtesy: AELTC final since Virginia Wade in 1977, but she “I don’t see myself playing better than a few was picked off at crucial times by the 37- years ago. I always hope to improve every year. hibernating again through the claycourt haven’t been really too clear, mentioning also year-old Williams, who will face Garbine I’m just very happy that I’m still doing so well. season. surgery, mentioning different options... Muguruza in Saturday’s final. Am I surprised? Maybe a little bit.” “Once you hit 30, you’ve got to look back and Obviously it’s adding up more and more. The Williams, who claimed the last of her The contrast between Federer and Murray think of how much tennis have I played, how more I play,the worse it gets. Yeah, I guess the Wimbledon titles nine years ago, was too and Djokovic on Wednesday was impossible to much rest did I give my body over the years, break is something that I will have to strong for her opponent from the baseline ignore. how much training have I done, did I do enough, consider and was able to produce booming serves Defending champion and world No. 1 Murray did I overdo it or not enough,” he explained. whenever the Briton threatened. lost in five sets to Sam Querrey, hobbled by a “It’s always calibrating the whole thing. For Paying price for rivalry After initially going toe-to-toe with the long-standing right hip injury. Djokovic, the me it worked out. Sometimes the body and the with Murray? seven-time Grand Slam winner, Konta was three-time winner, quit after two games of the mind do need a rest.” We both had a very long, very tough year, a unable to put Williams under sustained second set of his quarterfinal against Berdych lot of matches, a lot of emotions, a lot of pressure and ended the contest a clear with a right elbow injury. Like Murray’s hip, Djokovic ponders long break things in play. Our bodies have taken a lot second best, losing eight of the final 10 the elbow problem plaguing Djokovic has been There is a possibility that they will propose physically. So, I mean, as an athlete, one way games. a constant menace for many seasons. surgery,but I don’t think that is good. To go be or another, at a certain stage of your career, Konta saved two match points before Federer has already trimmed back his cut in surgery or to poison myself with pills... you’re going to experience these kind of Williams finally ended her resistance, schedule, skipping the 2016 and 2017 French none of the solutions is good things. Injuries are part of this sport, smashing a forehand that flew past the Opens which were won by Djokovic and Nadal. A logical conclusion is that a kind of a rest unfortunately Briton and left the American to twirl in After losing to Raonic in the Wimbledon and a longer break is a logical solution. Maybe celebration on Centre Court. “I’ve played a semifinals last year, Federer shut down his a longer rest is necessary, not only because of Professional tennis getting lot of finals here. One more win will be season to rest a knee injury which had already the injury but for my mind as well. During my very physical amazing. It won’t be a given but I’ll give it my required surgery earlier in 2016. entire career I have followed a school It’s not easy to play on the highest level all,” Williams said. He came back in January this year, won the schedule, I have never been reprimanded, throughout the entire season, then be able to “The crowd were very nice to me. The Australian Open for his 18th Slam, added the maybe I will skip the next semester do that over and over again every season, and crowd were so fair, I know they love Jo.” Indian Wells-Miami Masters double before The specialists that I’ve talked with, they then stay healthy Shastri, Zaheer, Dravid in India’s new coaching team

MUMBAI (TIP): Ravi Shastri, the former to end the uncertainty over the next India BCCI invited applications for the first time, but India allrounder and team director, has been coach. The vacancy arose because Anil did so after Kumble was no longer in the fray. appointed head coach of the national side Kumble resigned after the Champions Trophy Shastri had applied for the role in 2016 as until the 2019 World Cup. Zaheer Khan has in June, stating that his partnership with well, and was disappointed to lose out to been named bowling consultant for the same India captain Virat Kohli had become Kumble, because India had done well during tenure, while Rahul Dravid will be India's "untenable". India went to the West Indies to his tenure as director. batting consultant for overseas Test series. play a limited-overs series without a head He had been appointed team director in The confirmation came late on Tuesday coach. August 2014 and under him, India made it to night after the CoA impressed upon the BCCI's Shastri was one of five candidates the CAC semi-finals of successive global events - the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), interviewed for the role, along with Virender 2015 World Cup and the 2016 World T20 - and comprising Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Sehwag, Tom Moody, Richard Pybus and also climbed to No. 1 on the Test rankings for a Tendullkar and VVS Laxman, the urgent need Lalchand Rajput. He had not applied when the period of eight weeks until February 2016. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 ASTROLOGY 23

BEJAN DARUWALLA Email- [email protected] | Phone : +91-9825470377 | www.bejandaruwalla.com Predictions for the month of JULY, 2017 Today there is computerized voice type analysis. My observation is you, Scorpio, Taurus and Libra are blessed with the baritone which persuades people to do your bidding. This is certainly time or yoke time or partnerships of all possible sorts. I suggest yoga and partnership with God will be exceptionally fruitful. Enjoy it. Life is sweet but short. Aries Leo Sagittarius

Ganesha says - A larger canvas for you this A time when Ganesha endows you with a Much comes to you now, and in easy, month. You reach out in every way you can - large measure of satisfaction, the belief harmonious ways; you don't have to struggle from meetings and rendezvous to fax, email, that you're going the right way to a better to achieve. Your efforts produce effects far voice-mail, the works, in short. Not just to life. Harmony and contentment are your beyond your expectations. Fun and games people, please remember, but places. The goals now. All that the preceding forecast are embraced joyfully in a spirit of environment, eco-concerns, wider issues also was about is now sought to be put into celebration. Don't let go of the cleanliness of keep you busy. And how: A huge level of action, or motion, by you. You get off to a communication and sharing you've awareness and commitment is to be seen in you dramatic, stylish start in the work arena. established with those around you - friends this week. You are the world, now. Not in You are redefining your attitudes to home as well as workmates. You realize and confrontation but in fine accord. and career, refocusing on fresh goals in appreciate the role of good people in your terms of advancement. life. Taurus The growing awareness of last month develops Virgo Capricorn further. After the pleasures and pain of the A truly fine period, again, in which you Solid gains - in this world and the higher one material plane, your mind is irresistibly drawn find satisfaction in all spheres - work, too make ita week of progress. You ponder to a higher level. You set your sights on a higher family, love and marriage. You gain in on deeper questions, undertake further and superior consciousness, spirituality, the effortless ways both at home and at work. study / training / orientation and gain cosmic cycle of karma. Also, research, higher Understanding and rapport with people much in terms of ultimate wisdom and studies and imbibing knowledge for its own who are part of your personal "think-tank" maturity. Good ideas at work, solid sake. Travel of the mind, and perhaps actual lends to an energizing effect on both interaction with friends, family, mate or journeys, too, not just spiritual ones, keep you money matters and affairs of the heart. lover, all add to the creation of deeper ties. firmly anchored in this world even while you You work with equal zest and energy as So, travel and ties with a whole new seek another. Conference, business meets, you play. connotation. Not armchair travelling, but seminars, study tours, pilgrimages. travel of the spirit. Libra Gemini Energy, inspiration, enthusiasm all comes Aquarius A somewhat taxing and certainly demanding to you in a torrent with this new moon. Right now, you're really a fine person to month lies ahead. A little stress may develop. The operative word here is new - most know and this will continue, since it's a You could be over-wrought perhaps about definitely. It's ideal for creating a new trend for the month. You are full of grace in unfairness in your work / business and product / project / venture / piece of art / your public position, and exercise authority somewhat depleted in health. At the same time, book / a symphony / poem. Creativity with affection and charm. And that is there are useful discussions, meaningful manifests itself even in getting a new job probably the least of your gains, though it dialogues with those to whom you can reveal or a new addition to the family. Also, a brings mind-bogglingly good results at work your innermost thoughts. Perhaps a mystery wonderful time for those in the media, and in the family scene. You feel a little could be revealed. The possibility is there, says publicity, writing, copywriting, the e-world more internal, more reflective, more Ganesha. (and that in itself is really a universe, isn't introspective. it?) Cancer Pisces A strengthening of commitment comes now - Scorpio Your spiritual and emotional growth has and it's really needed, too. Money will be easy, A typical Scorpio with its emphasis on been steady and sustained. It's a much though not wonderful. Nor will your health. faith, religion, spirituality. You feel an larger canvas that you are painting on, once More rest will be very desirable to you as once urge to live less in the material world and again, leaving your own individual imprint. again, all kinds of pulls could level you feeling more in the spiritual, but it is material You function as a part of a group or social as if your batteries are running low and you concerns that will force themselves on organization, see your place in the world just can't cope with all that you're required to your attention. Finances, joint-funds, debts order and open up the vistas of your mind. do. Your faith will energize you, as will your and loans will all have to be dealt with or Original studies, research, higher learning, warm interactions with loved ones. Once again handled in some form or the other. If not these, hypothesis - even the media, and you focus very definitely on home, family, your own, they could pertain to the family particularly television - are all part of your property,in several ways. interactions of the last week. sphere.

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