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'Kabali' fever
grips India
Chennai:
With
superstar
Rajinikanth fans spread across
nooks and corners of India, the
Kabali film fever has taken the
nation by storm. Fans are waiting
w ith bated breath to catch a
glimpse of the superstar in the
movie, a gangster drama releasing
on Friday in nearly 5,000 screens
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thy lesson from it, making the
present more beaut iful and
worthwhile. Fast forward life to
realize that death is not only an
inevitable certainty but is also a
proximate event. This serves as
a wake up call allowing one to
reorganize his priorities and
choose his responses to the situ
ations he faces.
As it was Rakeshbhais Golden
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Nomination Convention on
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International Maheshwari
Rajasthani Convention 2016:
A youthful gathering
he Maheshwari Mahasabha of
North Americas 8th biennial
convention, hosted by the New
England Chapter, was held at Stam
ford Hilton, July 1.
The chief guest, Mrs. Mridula Sin
ha, Governor of Goa, was unable to
attend in person. She sent a video
message complimenting the work of
MMNA in bringing the community
together to keep Rajasthani sanskar
(heritage) rooted in the younger gen
eration.
Special Guest of Honor, Consul
General of India in New York, Mrs.
Riva Ganguly Das, delivered a mes
sage of goodwill towards the com
munity and looked forward to work
ing with the community leaders.
Guests of honor, Vinod K. Agrawal,
Special Chief Secretary, Govt. of
Telangana, Govind Chandak, promi
nent businessman, and Dr.Kamal
Taori, retired IAS officer, all spoke at
length about the issues close to their
hearts. A lifetime achievement
award was conferred on Hanuman
Das Lahoti hailing from Detroit,
Michigan. MMNA President, Parag
Bajaj, was given a special excellence
in leadership award for his many ini
tiatives including matrimonial web
site and for his inclusive leadership
style. The most notable highlight of
the convention was the record atten
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Chidanand
Saraswati,
President
of
P a r m a r t h
N i k e t a n
(Rishikesh) & Co
founder
of
Global Interfaith
WASH Alliance
and Sadhvi Bhagawati, President, Divine Shakti Foundation,
SecretaryGeneral, Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, & Director, Int'l
Yoga Festival had valuable discussions and successful meeting
with Rachel Burcin, the Global Manager at the Robotics Institute of
Carnegie Mellon University and the head of business development
for Platypus LLC for cleaning river Ganga. Platypus LLC has created
a boat that monitors and maps the river. It gives a real time map of
the river and different types of pollutants and their concentrations
in the river. Following people were also present: Mrs. Savita Saxena,
trustee of Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, Suryansh Saxena doing
research at Carnegie Melllon and for GIWA on this project, Riad
Mahmood, husband of Rachel Burcin.
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Cleveland: An IndianAmerican
donor from Chicago will donate a
whopping $898,000 to Donald
Trump's presidential campaign,
making him one of the biggest
nancial backers to the Republican
nominee.
Chicagobased Shalabh "Shalli"
Kumar w ired $449,400 to the
Trump Victory Fund on Saturday
afternoon, The Hill reported. This
is the maximum one can donate to
the Trump campaign.
His wife will send another equal
amount to the Trump Victory fund
thus becoming "double max" total
ing $898,800. Early this year,
Kumar founded the Republican
Hindu Coalition.
He hosted a breakfast reception
for Newt Ging rich, the former
Speaker of the US House of
Representatives and a close aide of
Trump. Kumar also met Trump on
Saturday.
"That's just a start. That's the
seed money," Kumar said. Kumar
praised Trump for his policies on
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Dinesh DSouza
The movies success is vindication
for Indian American DSouza. After
scoring a big hit with 2016: Oba
mas America, his career was de
railed in 2014 when he pled guilty to
making illegal campaign contribu
Hyderabad
youth allegedly
murdered by
roommate
Hyderabad: A young man from Hy
derabad was stabbed to death al
legedly by his roommate in Texas.
Sankeerth, 25, was found mur
dered in his room in Austin late on
Monday. The police have detained
one of his roommates, Sai Sandeep
Goud, and are questioning him.
The two had fought, another room
mate of Sankeerth told the police.
Sankeerth, who came to the US a
little over two years ago, had started
working in Austin three months ago
after completing his Master of Sci
ence program.
Sai Sandeep Goud reportedly
checked into his room early this
month through a consultancy. Two
others shared the room.
Sankeerth's father G Vijaykumar, is
a government employee.
Relatives say efforts are on to
bring the body home by the week
end.
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Hofstra to
host first
presidential
debate
Uniondale,
NY:
Hofstra
University will host the first of
three presidential debates after
Wrig ht State University in
Ohio, citing cost and safety
concerns, bowed out of holding
the Sept. 26 event, the
Commission on Presidential
Debates announced Tuesday.
The commission said Hofstra
where presidential candi
dates in the 2008 and 2012
campaigns also faced of f
earlier agreed to be an alter
nate location.
Hofstra president Stuart
Rabinowitz said the university
is honored to host the first
debate.
The announcement came as
Republican delegates prepared
to nominate Donald Trump for
president at their convention in
Cleve land and be fore the
Democrats gathering next week
in Philadelphia, where former
Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton is expected to be select
ed as that partys nominee.
From left, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump and Tiffany
Trump celebrate their father Donald Trump officially getting
nominated Republican nominee for President.
vowed not to let the country down.
"Such a great honor to be the
Republican Nominee for President
of the US," he said. "I will work
hard and never let you down."
The business magnate's of ficial
nomination is a new apex in the
political outsider's campaign to
shake up Washington.
His White House bid began last
June with a widely panned, ram
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House Speaker Paul Ryan admired Prime Minister Narendra Modi when the latter
addressed a joint session of the US Congress in June this year.
platform also referred to Pakistan, stressing
on the importance of a working relation
which was "absolutely necessary", and "we
look toward the renewal of historic ties that
have frayed under the weight of interna
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Mayawati abuse
case: BSP calls
off agitation
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers
called off their agitation here against former
Uttar Pradesh BJP VicePresident Daya
Shankar Singh for his abusive remarks against
BSP chief Mayawati after police assured
Singh's arrest within the next 36 hours.
Lucknow's District Magistrate Raj Shekhar
met the agitated party workers and leaders
and told them the police was looking for Singh
after an FIR was lodged against him late on
Wednesday night at the Hazratganj police sta
tion.
After a categorical and timebound assur
ance by authorities, BSP leader Naseemuddin
Siddiqui announced the agitation was being
called off.
The police conducted searches at about a
dozen places to nab Daya Shankar Singh but
met with no success.
Sources say Singh is holed up at some place
in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Following the outrage over the statement,
the BJP late night expelled Singh from the
party for six years.
Earlier, hundreds and thousands of BSP
workers on Thursday took to the streets here
to protest Singh's abusive comments against
Mayawati.
The protesters threw traf fic out of gear in
Hazratganj, giving anxious moments to the
district administration, police of ficers and
those controlling traffic.
State BSP president Raj Achal Rajbhar said
Singh's statement had revealed the "antiDalit
mentality" of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Parliament witnesses
protests over Una incident
New Delhi: The issue of Dalit unrest in
Gujarat rocked Parliament this week as
opposition members accused the govern
ment of being antiDalit.
Both houses saw protests from opposi
tion parties, even as the Modi govern
ment made statements in the Lok Sabha
and the Rajya Sabha stressing that the
Gujarat government took appropriate
action to tackle the situation.
While the Rajya Sabha lost the entire
day to protests and adjournments, the
Lok Sabha witnessed an uproar but the
issue did not lead to adjournments.
In the Lok Sabha, the highlight was a
video clip that showed Congress Vice
President Rahul Gandhi dozing off when
his party members were protesting
against the Home Minister's response on
the Dalit issue.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi,
addressing the Congress parliamentary
party on Wednesday morning had
announced that the party would take up
the matter.
In the Rajya Sabha as soon as the
house met for the day, opposition mem
bers demanded a debate on the issue.
Even as Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien was
scrutinising the notices, opposition mem
bers trooped near the Chairman's podi
um raising antigovernment slogans.
Clarifications came from Social Justice
and Empowerment Minister T hawar
Chand Gehlot who said the Gujarat gov
ernment has taken action against the cul
prits.
The minister said an FIR has been reg
istered and a probe was also underway.
He also regretted the suicide by a Dalit,
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Veeraswamis elegant ambience now; and (right) the British raj look in the 1920s.
Ranjit Mathrani, the couple who
owned Chutney Mary restaurant in
Chelsea. They completely updated
the restaurant dcor and adopted
an ultramodern theme. For its 80th
anniversary in 2006, it was redeco
rated in the opulent 1920s motif.
Veeraswamy is currently owned
by the Chutney Mary group whose
owners profile now includes
Chutney Mary, Amaya and Masala
Zone chain. The company bought
back the brand Veeraswamy of
pickles, curry pastes and chutneys
which is now marketed in the UK
and worldwide by BARTS U.K.
In recent decades, based on the
popularity of authentic Indian food
in the UK, Veeraswamy serves a
menu of regional Indian cuisines,
including dishes from Punjab,
Lucknow, Kashmir, Kerala and Goa.
You can taste all varieties of fresh
ly made food under one roof, ele
gantly served, says Panjabi.
Prawn Tandoori and Raj Kachori Veeraswami is known for authentic Indian dishes.
Came llia Panjabi, who is the
author of 50 Great Curries of
India, which has sold over 1.5 mil
lion copies and reveals the secrets
to creating authentic Indian curries
at home, oversees the menu at
Veeraswamy. The menu is different
from that at other Indian restau
rants. They serve classic Indian
Camellia
Panjabi:
The Queen of
Indian food
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'Great
Grand
Masti': Adult
humor
overload
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Parineeti, Diljit to
star in Chameli Ki
Shaadi remake?
Anushka
explains why
Aarfa chose
motherhood
over career
Actors John Abraham and Varun Dhawan during the promotion of film Dishoom.
family, and I am still middle class. My val
ues, my parents are very middle class. I
would suggest the kids not to lose their
Kareena
to shoot first
ad post
pregnancy
news
ctress Kareena Kapoor
Khan will be shooting
her first advertisement
post pregnancy news.
The star will be shooting
for ce le brity hairstylist
Adhuna Akhtar for her new
range of hair color products.
"It is going to be a fun con
cept and both Adhuna and
Kareena are very excited
about it. They have been dis
cussing this for a while and
things have finally material
ized. Kareena will mostly be
shooting the ad on July 19
and 20," a source said.
Kareena, who is married to
actor Saif Ali Khan, will be
blessed with their first child
together in December.
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RELIGION
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ment.
Sharma will be reporting to the
former Mayor of London, Boris
Johnson, now the Secretary of
State
for
Foreign
and
Commonwealth Affairs.
(IANS)
IndoCanadian woman,
lover found guilty of murder
Toronto: A jury has found
Gurpreet Ronald, 37, and her
lover Bhupinderpal Gill, 41, guilty
of first degree murder of Gill's
w ife in the sensat ional Indo
Canadian love triangle murder
case.
The jury after a nineweek trial
in the Superior Court in Ottawa
found both the lovers guilty of
killing Jagtar Gill, 43, who was
found dead in the family home in
January 2014. The 12member
gave its verdict on Wednesday.
Mother of three, Jagtar Gill was
stabbed and bludgeoned to death
on her 17th wedding anniversary.
A day before her murder, she
underwent a hernia surgery.
Gurpreet
Ronald
and
Bhupinderpal Gill, fellow bus driv
ers with Ottawa's OC Transpo and
neighbors, were in a relationship.
They conspired to kill Gill's wife
so that they could be together, the
jury heard during the trial.
Since they "dreamed of being
together", they plotted the murder
of Gill's wife. Gurpreet Ronald, a
mother of two girls, is married to
Jason Ronald who is also a driver
with the same company in Ottawa.
During her testimony, Gurpreet
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Photoshopped image of
Canadian Sikh surfaces
again, now as Nice attacker
Paris: The Photoshopped picture of a Canadian Sikh who
was wrongly identified as one of the terrorists behind the
November 2015 Paris
attacks has surfaced again
after the attacks in Nice,
media reports said.
Less than a year after
being accused of the
attacks in Paris, an image
circulating online claims
that Veerender Jubbal was
A friend defends the Sikh man
involved in the Nice attack.
on social media
Last November, people
(Image courtesy: tumblr.com)
tweeted that Jubbal was
one of the Paris attackers after an image of his was
Photoshopped to make it look like he was wearing a suicide
vest.
The image which was printed in some of the world's
biggest newspapers was quickly debunked by social media
users, who noticed the iPad he was holding had been
Photoshopped as a Quran, reported Buzzfeed.
A closer look showed the image had been heavily photo
shoped. Jubbal spoke out against the fake image, and said he
believed he was targeted by supporters of Gamergate
because he was an outspoken critic of the controversial
online movement. Jubbal had then described the experience
as "deeply disturbing."
"People are editing, and photoshopping my selfies as if I
am one of the people causing the issues/problems in Paris,"
(IANS)
he had tweeted then.
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DHAKA ATTACK:
Video of
more suspects
released
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China claims
most of the
South China
Sea, through
which more
than $5 trillion
of trade moves
annually.
SPORTS
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Indian cricket team practising with new coach Anil Kumble in Antigua. (right) Captain Virat Kohli posing with WI great Viv Richards
who travelled to America to promote the match in Antigua.
The
writer
is
Professor of English
and Vice President for
Academic Affairs at
Boricua College in
NYC. He's been living
in the US for almost
50 years.
matches.
Thrust into fame at a very young age, Sania
dealt with the glitz, lights and starstruck fans
with ease, but when things got personal, the
media was unrelenting in invading her privacy
and pummeling her with innuendos. Her bit
tersweet relationship with media and the con
stant tours left her with just a handful of
friends, a group that backed her through thick
and thin. But what gave her emotional
strength was the rock solid backing from her
father Imran Mirza and the innumerable sacri
fices by her mother Nasima.
The entry of Shoaib Malik into her life
brought a refreshing change and, of course,
the media, which painted her an antinational
for picking a Pakistani cricketer. She and her
family were virtually under house arrest as
the media invaded every bit of privacy the
family had. What followed next changed her
life forever. This excerpt narrates this event:
"It would not be wrong to say that for
almost two weeks the media went berserk.
About two hundred newsmen armed with
cameras and microphones, files and pens,
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The IOC said that Vitaly Mutko will not be accredited to the Rio 2016
Olympics as a person named in the WADA report.
analysis, including forensic analy
sis, and a full inquiry into all
Russian athletes who participated
in the Olympic Winter Games
Sochi 2014 and their coaches, offi
cials and support staf f," the IOC
said in its statement.
Mutko went on to say that
Russia cannot ag ree w ith the
WADA findings until an internal
probe is over. "In this case, we will
once again revise our relations
with WADA as we believe that this
organization is to be held respon
sible for what is going on in the
system of antidoping," he said.
Indian women's
hockey team loses
US tour opener
M a n h e i m
(Pennsylvania): The
Indian women's
hockey team went
down fighting 23
to their US counter
parts in the open
ing match of their
preOlympic tour
here.
Kathleen Sharkey
(6th minute), Katie
Bam (31st) and
Kelsey Kolojejchick
(48th) scored for the hosts while
Preeti Dubey (33rd) and Deepika
(38th) reduced the margin for
India.
Both teams came into the match
looking to play cautious hockey
and avoid defeat. The games tone
was set with both looking to hold
fort and react through counter
attacks.
The US team took the lead via
Kathleen in the opening quarter. In
an otherwise timid first half, Indias
Vandana Katariyas attempt at goal
Legendary
batsman
Sachin
Tendulkar
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e x a m p l e, s t r o n g e r t h a n e x p ec t ed
growth in the euro area and Japan, as
well as a partial recovery in commodi
ty prices that helped several emerging
and developing economies.
"As of June 22, we were therefore
prepared to upgrade our 201617
global growth projections slightly. But
Brexit has thrown a spanner in the
works," said IMF Economic Counsellor
a n d D i r ec t o r o f t h e R e s e a r ch
Department Maury Obstfeld.
"The real ef fects of Brexit will play
out gradually over time, adding ele
ments of economic and political uncer
tainty. This overlay of extra uncertain
ty, in turn, may open the door to an
amplified response of financial mar
kets to negative shocks," he added.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB)
said the Indian economy is on course
to meet its projected growth target of
7.4 per cent in 201617, on the back
of brisk consumer spending and an
upturn in the rural economy.
The Indian economy grew at 7.6 per
cent in 201516, while the govern
ment expects it to grow at over 8 per
cent in 201617.
added.
In a recent report, Fitch Ratings
had said it expects Indian banks to
require around $90 billion of capi
tal to meet new Basel III capital
standards that will be fully imple
mented by financial year 201819.
Resolving the asset quality and
capital issues will be important for
some banks to reg ain market
access, which is now dif ficult for
the majority of state banks, it had
said. Fitch Ratings said it expects
Indian banks' stressed asset ratio
to peak around 201617, although
the recovery will depend on reso
lution of nonperforming loans
(with state banks having average
stressed asset ratio of 14.5 per
cent compared to 4.5 per cent for
the private banks) and credit
growth. Since June 1, the banking
index of the Bombay Sto ck
Exchange has risen nearly 10 per
cent. Some stocks, like those of
Punjab National Bank, have flared
up by over 50 per cent during this
period.
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fundamental to democracy.
Ignoring those who have denigrated me
nationwide for my skepticism about Modi,
he seeks to present his views in the form of
sutras, a set of aphorisms.
Drawing abundantly on examples from
history (both Indian and world), religion
(the Prophet Job particularly), literature
(Raskolnikov from Dostoyevskys Crime
and Punishment but also Joseph Conrad
and Rabindranath Tagore), psychology
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Tribute
Designed by the French architect Le Corbusier, the Capitol Complex includes Legislative
Assembly, Secretariat, High Court, and Open Hand monument. Chandigarh was raised as a
symbol of independent, modern India.
Istanbul: The World Heritage Committee
on Friday added nine new cultural sites,
including India's Archaeological Site of
Nalanda Mahavihara, to the prestigious
World Heritage List.
Nalanda comprises the archaeological
remains of a monastic and scholastic
institution dating from the 3rd century
BCE to the 13th century CE. It includes
stupas, shrines, viharas (residential and
educational buildings) and important art
works in stucco, stone and metal.
Nalanda stands out as the most ancient
university of the Indian Subcontinent. It
engaged in the organized transmission
of knowledge over an uninterrupted
period of 800 years.
The committee, at its 40th session in
Istanbul, made the decisions following a
daylong review of some of the 27 nomi
nations submitted from around the
world for this year, Xinhua news agency
reported. The new inscriptions include
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he lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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CANCER: Subordinates/coworkers
would be very helpful. Relatives will
be willing to lend a helping hand at
the time of need. A new source of income will
generate throug h influent ial contacts.
Maintain a distance from people trying to pry
into your romantic affair. A continuous posi
tive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in
whatever you do this week. Its time for a vaca
tion after a long and hard year at work.
Whether young or old, now is the time to start
investing. For some shower of verbal praises
could come from the people who matter.
LEO: Traveling brings new overseas
business opportunities. New relation
ship at family front will be long lasting
& highly beneficial. Investment made this
week would enhance prosperity and financial
security. Spending t ime w ith your
beloved/lover is very necessary for you this
week. Creative hobbies are likely to keep you
relaxed. Time to relax and unwind for few
weeks. Looking for good long term invest
ments, then go for a property which is under
construction. Religious feelings could awaken
in you, propping to seek blessings from a holy
man.
VIRGO: Auspicious week to start a new
venture. Guests visit would make it a
pleasant & wonderful wee k. An
improvement in financial position would
enable to make important purchases. Time
now to prepare yourself for the magic moment
on falling in love. With a positive outlook &
confidence, you succeed in impressing people
around you. Weekend getaway to enjoy pubs
and clubs is on your way. Value the property
at right price to attract buyers for it. You are
likely to gain a lot if pay heed to the guidance
of close friends.
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Next time we think things are going badly and that God is not properly
listening to us, we should sit back, take a deep breath, and relax. We should
give God a chance to let things happen and observe patiently. We will find
when all is said and done that God worked things out for the best in the end.
ble to live in the hut now. The cow
turns around and knocks into us.
The chickens fly all around the hut.
My inlaws are always choking
from the smell and complaining
about how bad it is living with us.
The children find chicken feathers
falling into their food. My husband
is constantly fighting with me over
the living conditions in our home
and says, It is all your fault!
T he wise man thought for a
moment and said, My dear, go
home and try one more thing. Take
the cow and the chickens out of
your hut. Then, come back to me in
a week.
The woman was fed up with his
advice but thought she would give
it one last chance. She returned
home and pulled the cow out of the
house. She took the chickens out
and returned them to the backyard.
A week later, the woman
returned to the wise man.
TEACHING BY EXAMPLE
elephants were fighting with each other,
running over trees and destroying their
environment. They had studied other ele
phant packs before and never saw such
chaotic and wild behavior. On further inves
tigation they discovered that the group was
composed of all teenage male elephants.
There were no adult male elephants in the
group. When they checked with the local
inhabitants in the village why there were no
adult male elephants in the pack, the vil
lagers explained that poachers came into
the village and killed all the male adults for
their ivory.
The researchers saw that the teenage
male elephants had no adult male role mod
els from which to learn. Curious to see if it
truly made a dif ference, they arranged to
have some male elephants brought in from
another area. The first thing the male adults
did was to flap their ears and raise their
trunks. Next, they began to make loud trum
peting sounds. In the beginning, there was
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