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Vol 45 | Issue 51
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29th April to 5th May 2017
Let noble thoughts come to us from every side
INVISIBLE, FORGOTTEN, SUFFERERS: PLIGHT OF WIDOWS AROUND THE WORLD
WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT THE DISADVANTAGED WIDOWS IN INDIA
THE LONDON MARATHON 2017
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Lotus set to banish broom in Delhi
Story of human courage and causes unfolding over 26 miles of the London asphalt on 23rd April
Smita Sarkar
Four-year-old Kiyara Agarwal woke up earlier than usual on a Sunday morning to get ready for her big day at the London Marathon. She headed out with her father Krishan Agarwal and mother Riki Agarwal to reach the Canary Wharf venue by 9:00am, to distribute water and sweets and cheer on the running enthusiasts. “Is there any children's marathon? – I want to run too,” said the ardent Kiyara when she saw runners passing by, stopping to smile at her, take water bottles and sweets while she handed these over and waved out at them. Krishan Agarwal was also volunteering and wanted to set an example to his Kiyara distributing sweets and water to the runners young one. “Being Indians livother people. ing in the UK, volunteering in an “She was very excited when she international event like the London distributed water to the runners... she marathon helps us spread the meswas particularly happy to see particisage of the importance we attach to pants dressed up as cartoon figures inclusiveness in the social fabric. like batman, superman and the entire “Volunteering is an opportunity in family found the experience very the direction to fulfil our responsibilenriching” Kiyara's mom Riki said. ities towards a social cause and a way Continued on page 7 to appreciate the efforts made by
Kiyara Agarwal volunteering with father Kishan Agarwal at the London Marathon
Dr Purvy Patel at the London Marathon
Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to sweep the Municipal Corporation of Delhi next, if exit polls are to be believed. Elections to the National Capital's civic body took place on April 23, and it appears that the Delhi ki Aam Janata prefers the lotus over the Aam Aadmi Party's broom. A day prior to the vote counting, the exit polls revealed that the saffron party will clinch over 200 of the 272 wards in the MCD. An exit poll conducted by ABP News predicted that BJP will get 218 seats out of 272, Aam Aadmi Party was predicted to get 24 and the Congress to get 22. The MCD is divided into three parts- North, South, and East, and individual breakdown
verified BJP's dominance. The saffron party was predicted to clinch 88 seats in the 101-seat North Delhi Municipal Corporation, with AAP and Congress in the backleg with six and seven seats respectively. In South Delhi, BJP is expected to win 83 seats, while AAP and Congress could win nine seats apiece. In comparatively smaller 62-seat East corporation, BJP is seen to be ahead with 47 seats, while AAP and Congress get nine and six seats each. Taking a similar tone, the India TodayAxis poll gave BJP a lead of between 202 and 220 seats. It stated that the national party would clinch somewhere between 78 to 84 seats in Continued on page 26