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With 15 millionaires, Biden Cabinet’s net worth lower than Trump, Obama According to a Forbes report, 13 out of the 15 officials in the Biden team are millionaires, besides the president himself, who has a net worth of $8 million, and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is worth $7 million.

US President Joe Biden’s Cabinet has an overall net worth of $118 million, a fraction in comparison to the previous Trump administration’s $6.2 billion fortune and the $2.8 billion combined net worth of Barack Obama’s second term administration.

According to a Forbes report, 13 out of the 15 officials in the Biden team are millionaires, besides the president himself, who has a net worth of $8 million, and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is worth $7 million.

The Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, reportedly has a zero net worth.

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secretary overcame homelessness earlier in her life and won a New Mexico congressional seat in 2018. She has student loans worth USD 15,000, according to the report. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has a net worth of USD 7,50,000. According to Forbes, he made most of his $1 million earnings in 2019 and 2020 from book sales.

While the current Treasury Secretary and Attorney General have the highest net worth in the Biden crew at $20 million, in Trump’s administration, Betsy DeVos, former secretary of education, stood out with a net worth of $2 billion.

U.S. House Passes Resolution in Trump Organization and top Support of India’s COVID-19 Fight executive are indicted in tax investigation HiIndia Newsdesk As per official estimates the U.S. had provided over $100 million in government assistance and a total of over $500 million in assistance including individual and

private sector contributions.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution , introduced in May, when India was in the throes of a massive second wave of COVID-19, expressing solidarity with India, backing the Biden administration’s assistance to India and asking it to facilitate in kind medical supply donations from the private sector.

“The resolution stands with the people of India as they collectively work to stem the spread of COVID-19,” said Brad Sherman, a California Democrat and Co-Chair of the House India Caucus . “The U.S. must work with our partners around the world to quell the virus everywhere it persists,” said Mr Sherman, who introduced the legislation along with his Republican Co-Chair, Steve Chabot.

HiIndia Newsdesk A grand jury in Manhattan has indicted Donald Trump’s family business, the Trump Organization, and one of its top executives in connection with a tax investigation into fringe benefits handed out at the company, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

The specific charges against the company and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, were not immediately clear. The indictment was expected to be unsealed Thursday afternoon after Weisselberg and lawyers for the Trump Organization were set to appear in court. But prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney’s office have been examining bonuses and luxury perks that Weisselberg received — including an apartment in Manhattan, leased MercedesBenz cars and private school tuition for at least one of his grandchildren — and whether taxes should have been paid on those benefits.

Canada heatwave: Hundreds of sudden deaths recorded HiIndia Newsdesk

Hundreds of sudden deaths, many of them suspected of being heat-related, have been reported during Canada’s record-breaking heatwave, officials say.

Some 486 fatalities were recorded over the past five days in British Columbia alone, a 195% increase on the usual amount over that period.

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She said many of those who died in the heatwave had lived alone in homes that were not ventilated.

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HiIndia Newsdesk Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time US defence secretary who was one of the main architects of the Iraq war, has died at the age of 88. Serving under President George W Bush, he was a key proponent of the so-called “war on terror” after the 9/11 attacks.

US forces invaded Iraq in 2003 after claiming the country had weapons of mass destruction, but no such weapons were found.

Mr Rumsfeld resigned three years later amid the fallout from the conflict.

Bill Cosby freed after top court overturns sexual assault conviction

HiIndia Newsdesk US comedian Bill Cosby has left prison hours after his sexual assault conviction was overturned by Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court.

The judges said there had been a “process violation” by the prosecution, but admitted their ruling was unusual. Mr Cosby, 83, served more than two years of a three to 10-year sentence at a state prison near Philadelphia.

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EU Concerns Over Chinese, Russian Jabs May Explain Why Covishield Isn’t on ‘Green Pass’ List

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A source at the external affairs ministry said some EU member-states didn’t want to have people vaccinated with Chinese and Russian vaccines to be travelling to them, so the EU didn’t use the WHO-approved list for its ‘Green Pass’.

New Delhi: The European Union’s plan to roll out its the EMA hasn’t recognised Covishield in this case, FDA has a centralised remit and is a consumerprotection agency. In Europe, on the other hand, each vaccine passport programme, called the ‘Green Pass’, surprising health-policy experts. member-state has a national-level drug-regulating to the exclusion of India’s Covishield vaccine has been One explanation, The Wire has learnt, lies in the realm body. The EMA works with all of these bodies to met with criticism and backlash from around India. of politics. Sources at India’s external affairs ministry develop consensus – and in the case of the ‘Green Pass’, There seem to be two issues, both related to the fact told The Wire that the EMA approval process was that only those recipients of vaccines approved by arrived at as part of the EU’s internal decision making, the consensus required the body to accommodate political issues as well. the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Hungary is administering Sinopharm will be eligible to hold a ‘Green Pass’. The vaccines, but Germany, among others, EMA is a regulator of drugs, vaccines didn’t want to have people vaccinated and medical devices for the EU bloc of The backlash to the EU’s ‘Green Pass’ announcement prompted a comment with Chinese and Russian vaccines to be countries. from Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawala. He tweeted on June 28 that he travelling to them, a source at the ministry The first issue, from India’s perspective, is would work to have the matter resolved “soon”. One way to do this is for Serum said. that the EMA has approved the emergency Institute to apply for ’emergency use’ approval with the EMA for Covishield. The WHO-approval was a thorn in their use of Vaxzevria but not Covishield. Both sides in this regard, because the WHO is Vaxzevria and Covishield are different Another way, the external affairs ministry source said, is for EU member states to include Covishield in their national framework; some EU member states expected to approve Russia’s Sputnik V, names for the same vaccine: developed have already done so. The alternative is also likely to be more onerous – to and approved China’s Sinopharm vaccine and licensed by the University of Oxford apply for approval in each of the 27 EU member states. in May 2021. and AstraZeneca, respectively. As a This ‘alternate’ route wouldn’t be a big leap either, considering, as virologist Politico had reported on March 5 that result, Covishield recipients – which is Shahid Jameel told The Wire Science earlier, both Covishield and Vaxzevria Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia a majority of vaccinated Indians as well are “biologically similar”. Perhaps more notably, the WHO didn’t approve had pitched for the EMA to quickly approve as many beneficiaries of the COVAX Covishield without also comparing its data with data from the Vaxzevria Sputnik V, while the Baltic states and initiative worldwide – will be considered Poland – formerly part of the Soviet bloc to be ‘unvaccinated’ under the ‘Green Pass’ trials and finding its safety and efficacy to be favourable. In addition, Serum Institute’s bridging trial in India for Covishield administered Vaxzevria to – had warned that Sputnik V could be “a programme, and will have to comply with a sub-group of 100 participants (out of 1,600) to compare the safety and geopolitical weapon deployed to widen each country’s regulations for this group. immunogenicity of the two vaccines (made at different sources). political divides within the EU”.

On this count, experts have said that a The EU member-states’ political agendas may explain why the ‘Green Pass’ These issues in turn happened against part of the licensing process of many programme excludes Covishield. However, the repercussions are not limited the backdrop of the run-up to elections major regulatory bodies is an inspection to each of these countries but are global. Covishield is a big part of India’s in Germany. As the most influential EU of the manufacturing facilities. As a vaccination drive – 87% of all doses administered (as of 1 pm, June 29, 2021) state continued in its campaign mode in result, two manufacturers making the – as well as of the COVAX initiative.

February, according to Politico, German same vaccine will have to apply separately politicians also took aim at the EU’s as well for licenses, and a vaccine approved for as Germany’s slow pace of vaccinations, one manufacturer can’t be automatically forcing members of the EU Commission extended to other manufacturers. Serum to streamline the vaccine passport’s launch, as all the on the back foot.

Institute of India, which makes Covishield in India, different member states had approved their own list So during the deliberations, the source continued, hadn’t applied for a license with the EMA because it of vaccines. they realised that if they had to use WHO-approved wasn’t planning to sell doses in Europe. As a result, the vaccines, then they would have to recognise Russian EMA recognises Vaxzevria but not Covishield. and Chinese vaccines as well.

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HiIndia Newsdesk The pandemic brought along with itself some of the worst cash crunch and emergency expenses many of us had seen in our lifetimes.

The lockdowns during pandemic seem to have prompted people to go for gold loans.

The gold loan segment recorded the highest credit growth of 33.8 per cent among all sectors during the 12 months ended May 2021.

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by Rs 15,686 crore to Rs 62,101 crore as of May 2021 from Rs 46,415 crore in May 2020, according to the latest RBI data. Since March 2020 when Covid-19 hit the country, gold loan outstanding has shot up by 86.4 per cent, or Rs

According to the latest RBI data the Gold loan outstanding with banks rose by Rs 15,686 crore to Rs 62,101 crore as of May 2021

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33,308 crore by May 2021.

Public sector banks which were not very keen on gold loans earlier have found this a major growth area.

On the other hand, even as gold loans rose sharply, non-food bank credit growth remained sluggish at 5.9 per cent in May 2021 as compared to 6.1 per cent in May 2020.

State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest bank, said its gold loans skyrocketed by 465 per cent to Rs 20,987 crore in FY2020-21.

High demand for gold loan could be an indication of the stress in the rural areas, low-income group and micro units. SBI charges an interest rate of 7.50 per cent and the collateral is gold which can be recovered easily if any default happens.

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For the plains, a “heat wave” is declared when the maximum temperature is more than 40 degrees Celsius, and at least 4.5 notches above normal.

HiIndia Newsdesk New Delhi: Due to “Usually, the capital likely dr y westerly witnesses heat waves till winds from Pakistan June 20. The increase to northwest India at in the maximum lower levels, heat wave temperature this time conditions would be can be attributed to the felt in some pockets delay in the arrival of over Punjab, Haryana, the monsoon,” Kuldeep Chandigarh, Delhi, Srivastava, the head north Rajasthan, Uttar of the IMD’s regional Pradesh and north forecasting centre, said.

West Madhya Pradesh On Tuesday, Delhi during the next two witnessed the first days, said the weather severe heat wave of office. t h e ye ar w it h t h e For the plains, a “heat maximum temperature w av e” i s d e c l a r e d at Safdarjung when the maximum Observatory, temperature is more than 40 degrees Celsius, and at least 4.5 considered the official marker for the city, rising to 43 degrees notches above normal.

Celsius, the highest this year so far.

A “severe” heat wave is declared if departure from normal Globally, the US states of Washington and Oregon, as well as temperature is more than 6.5 degrees Celsius, according to British Columbia in Canada, boiled this week in all-time high the India Meteorological Department (IMD). temperatures that have caused dozens of deaths.

Seven EU nations approve Covishield amid travel pass row HiIndia Newsdesk Seven European Union countries Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland and Spain - and Switzerland have cleared the Serum Institute of India’s Covishield amid travel pass row, sources have said.

On Monday, the Serum Institute of India’s Adar Poonawalla had tweeted: “I realise that a lot of Indians who have taken Covishield are facing issues with travel to the EU. I assure everyone, I have taken this up at the highest levels and hope to resolve this matter soon, both with regulators and at a diplomatic level with countries.” The EU does, however, also say “member states may decide to extend this (the certificate) also to EU travellers that received another vaccine”.

HiIndia Newsdesk Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday was admitted to Gurgaon’s Medanta Hospital While the hospital is yet to release a statement on this, a report by ndtv. com said that he was being treated for some age-related ailments.

Mulayam Singh Yadav, the founder of Samajwai Party, has served as Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister thrice.

He has also served as India’s defence minister from June 1, 1996 to March 19, 1998.

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India’s Zydus Cadila Seeks Nod For Its 3-Dose, “Needle-Free” Vaccine Zydus claims its vaccine is 66.6 per cent effective against symptomatic Covid cases and 100 per cent for moderate disease. It also says the vaccine is safe for children between 12 and 18 years.

But its trial data is not peer-reviewed yet.

HiIndia Newsdesk New Delhi: Zydus Cadila has requested emergency use approval for its ZyCoV-D three-dose Covid shot that is the “world’s first Plasmid DNA vaccine”. The shot is “needle-free”, says the company, and “safe for children”.

The company plans to manufacture up to 120 million doses of the shot annually.

An approval for ZyCoV-D would make it the fifth vaccine cleared for use in India after Serum Institute of India’s Covishield, Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, Russia’s Sputnik V and the US-made Moderna. Zydus claims its vaccine is 66.6 per cent effective against symptomatic Covid cases and 100 per cent for moderate disease.

It also says the vaccine is safe for children between 12 and 18 years. But its trial data is not peer-reviewed yet. ZyCoV-D showed safety and efficacy in a late-stage trial with more than 28,000 volunteers across the country, including about 1,000 subjects in the 12-18 year age group, Zydus says.

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HiIndia Newsdesk Copenhagen, Denmark: The World Health Organization on Thursday said over two months of declining Covid cases in Europe had come to an end, warning a new wave would come “unless we remain disciplined.”

“Last week, the number of cases rose by 10 percent, driven by increased mixing, travel, gatherings and easing of social restrictions,” WHO’s regional director for Europe Hans Kluge told a press conference.

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‘One Nation, One Ration’ Scheme Moderna gets DGCI nod for Migrant Workers: Indian SC

HiIndia Newsdesk India’s drug regulator DCGI has granted permission to Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company Cipla to import Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in the country, official sources said on Tuesday.

Moderna’s vaccine will be the fourth COVID-19 jab to be available in India after Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik. bAdvertisement “Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission to Cipla to import Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in the country as per the provisions of the New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules , 2019 under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940,” a source told

The Supreme Court order was passed in a case concerning welfare of migrant workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic HiIndia Newsdesk The Supreme Court of India said the “One Nation, One Ration” to their homes at nominal cost. scheme for migrant workers must be implemented by all states A Bench of Justices ordered that states should bring a scheme

by July 31. The court also added that the state governments to provide dry ration to migrant workers. It also directed the “must run community kitchens to feed the migrants till the end Centre to develop a web portal to register unorganised and migrant workers by July 31, 2021.

The applicants said even though states have been imposing decentralised curfews and lockdowns more cautiously this year, “they have offered little welfare support to working classes and migrants whose livelihoods are at stake once again”.

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of the pandemic.”

Activists Harsh Mander, Anjali Bhardwaj and Jagdeep Chhokar had moved an application before the Supreme Court seeking directions to ensure the migrant and stranded labourers are not deprived of ration and food security and are able to travel back

Indian American to be the Police Chief of Chicago suburbs

Michael Kuruvilla is all set to take over as the police chief of Brookfield on July 12 HiIndia Newsdesk A 37 year old Indian American from the state of Kerala will be the first Malayalee American police chief in the United States.

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Kuruvilla’s appointment was approved

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HiIndia Newsdesk Indian travellers who’ve had two shots of Covishield Institute’s chief executive, tweeted. “I have taken are out of luck if they want to travel to Europe under this up at the highest levels and hope to resolve the European Union’s Digital Covid certificate. this matter soon, both with regulators and at a That’s despite the fact that Covishield is the India- diplomatic level with countries,” he said. made equivalent of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine There are just four vaccines that have got the green Vaxzervria which is on the EU’s approved list. light from the European Medicines Authority The news comes after the European Medical (EMA). Those are the AstraZeneca’s Vaxzervria that Association said in a statement that Covishield’s is manufactured in the UK and other sites around makers, the Serum Institute of India, didn’t apply Europe and BioNTech Pfizer Alliance’s Cornimaty for the certificate. “I realise that a lot of Indians vaccine. Moderna and the newer Janssen from who have taken COVISHIELD are facing issues Johnson & Johnson have also made the cut. with travel to the EU,” Adar Poonawalla, Serum

Drones again: Spotted over military areas outside Jammu city

CBI books 18 policemen in 1994 Isro fake spy case Narayanan said the country suffered badly due to the case. “The cryogenic project (of ISRO) was delayed. Let conspiracy come out,” he said.

Former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan

HiIndia Newsdesk The Central Bureau of Investigation constituted by the court in 2018 to (CBI) on Thursday filed a First probe the circumstances that led to the Information Report (FIR) against framing. Narayanan, 79, was arrested in former Kerala police chief Sibi Mathew, 1994 in the alleged espionage case. He former Intelligence Bureau deputy was exonerated two years later following director R B Sreekumar and 16 other a CBI closure report. police personnel over an alleged The accused police personnel have conspiracy to frame Indian Space been charged with conspiracy, framing Research Organisation (ISRO) scientist of false evidence, and illegal custody.

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It accepted the report of a committee

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Top Stories of the Week “Just Give Us The Vaccines,” WHO Pleads HiIndia Newsdesk Geneva: Rich countries are opening up societies and vaccinating young people who are not at great risk from COVID-19, while the poorest countries cruelly lack doses, the World Health Organization said on Friday, condemning a global failure.

The situation in Africa, where new infections and deaths jumped by nearly 40% last week compared to the previous week, is “so dangerous” as the Delta variant spreads globally, WHO directorgeneral Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “Our world is failing, as the global community we are failing,” he told a news conference. Tedros, who is Ethiopian, chastised unnamed countries for reluctance to share doses with lowincome countries. He compared it to the HIV/AIDS crisis, when some argued that African nations were unable to use complicated treatments.

Delta plus variant of Covid-19 found in 48 samples in 10 states, Delta now in 174 districts Data released by the Health Ministry showed that the Delta variant was present in 52 districts across the country in March, and had spread to 174 districts by June.

HiIndia Newsdesk The highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus is present in at least 174 districts of the country — and its sublineage, Delta plus, has been detected in 48 samples in 10 states, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.

The Delta variant was a major contributor to the second wave of infections that peaked in April-May, the government said. Data released by the Ministry showed that the variant was present in 52 districts

across the country in March, and had spread to 174 districts by June.

ICMR chief Dr Balram Bhargava warned that even though more than 500 districts were now reporting less than 5 per cent test positivity, the second wave of the epidemic should not be assumed to have ended.

“The second wave is not yet over in the country. We have still got 75 districts that have more than 10 per cent prevalence, and we have 92 districts that have between 5 per cent and 10 per cent prevalence,” Dr Bhargava said.

Top BJP leaders hold meeting India An “Incredibly Important” Partner To The United States: White House at party headquarters

HiIndia Newsdesk Senior BJP leaders, including Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh and party president J P Nadda, held a

meeting here on Saturday.

The meeting, held at the par ty headquarters, was attended by several other senior leaders, including those handling organisational charges, sources said.

The ruling party leaders have been holding deliberations for some time over a number of issues, ranging from the COVID-19 vaccination exercise to various governance and political matters.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also attended many meetings, which were held at his residence and attended by several Union ministers besides Nadda.

Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her HiIndia Newsdesk daily news conference.

Washington: India is an “incredibly “The United States certainly took a range important” partner to the US in the of steps, as India was at the early stages region and globally, the White House of dealing with a rise in the pandemic, has said, underlining that America is working with the country on wide- to help provide a range of assistance, ranging issues like economic, strategic, and we will continue to do that moving forward,” Psaki said in response to a and security. question.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki In April and May, India struggled on Friday said that the US took a range with the second wave of the Covid-19 of steps to help India to deal with the pandemic with more than 3,00,000 daily COVID-19 pandemic. new cases. Hospitals were reeling under “India is an incredibly important partner a shortage of medical oxygen and beds. to the United States in the region and In mid-May, new coronavirus cases globally. We work with India on a range of issues, as you well know -- economic, in India hit a record daily high with strategic, security,” White House Press 4,12,262 new infections.

Omar Abdullah: Didn’t give up demands, foolish to expect return of Article 370 from this govt

“Mixing Vaccines May Improve Immunity, But Need More Data”: AIIMS Chief

In the meeting that lasted for more than three hours Thursday, Omar Abdullah was one of the five persons who could not speak, the other four being Nirmal Singh, Tara Chand, Ghulam A Mir and Ravinder Raina.

It will be foolish to demand restoration HiIndia Newsdesk of Article 370 — provision in the Constitution of India that provided Jam mu an d Ka s h m i r a s p e c i a l dispensation, and was abrogated on August 5, 2019 — from the current government, said former Chief Minister of J&K and vice president of the National Conference.

After the Prime Minister’s meeting with 14 senior leaders from J&K, Omar Abdullah said, “It took the BJP 70 years to fulfill its political agenda for (Article) 370.

Our struggle has just started. We don’t want to fool people by telling them we will get 370 back in these talks. It will not speak, the other four being Nirmal be foolish to expect 370 will be back — Singh, Tara Chand, Ghulam A Mir and there has been no indication it will be Ravinder Raina. restored by the current government.”

He des crib ed the meeting as a In the meeting that lasted for more than “beginning”. “It is a first step, and it will three hours Thursday, Omar Abdullah be a long road to rebuilding trust and was one of the five persons who could confidence,” he said.

Significantly, he said, the Prime Minister himself talked about Assembly elections, expediting the delimitation exercise, restoring the elected government to J&K and statehood. “He said he was very keen to have a meeting after the elections to the District Development Councils.

He made it a point to mention that this was the largest physical meeting he has had after the onset of Covid last year,” Abdullah said.

When asked if the National Conference had given up on its demand for restoration of Article 370, Abdullah emphasised that not putting this across at Thursday’s meeting did not mean the National Conference had abandoned it. “We will do it legally, peacefully and constitutionally. We are fighting tactically… it is being fought in the Supreme Court where we stand a maximum chance,” he said.

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HiIndia Newsdesk New Delhi: Mixing Covid vaccines - which some data suggests could generate better immunity or more antibodies - is a “definite possibility” but more information is needed before a decision can be taken, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria told on Saturday morning.

“This is something that has been looked at in the past - giving one vaccine as the priming shot and another as the booster. Some data suggests mixing vaccines leads to slightly higher side effects, but other data suggests it may lead to better immunity and antibody protection,” Dr Guleria said.

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‘One Nation, One Ration’ Scheme Moderna gets for Migrant Workers: Indian SC DGCI nod

HiIndia Newsdesk India’s drug regulator DCGI has granted permission to Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company Cipla to import Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in the country, official sources said on Tuesday.

Moderna’s vaccine will be the fourth COVID-19 jab to be available in India after Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik. bAdvertisement “Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission to Cipla to import Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use in the country as per the provisions of the New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules , 2019 under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940,” a source told

The Supreme Court order was passed in a case concerning welfare of migrant workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic HiIndia Newsdesk The Supreme Court of India said the “One Nation, One Ration” to their homes at nominal cost. scheme for migrant workers must be implemented by all states A Bench of Justices ordered that states should bring a scheme

by July 31. The court also added that the state governments to provide dry ration to migrant workers. It also directed the “must run community kitchens to feed the migrants till the end Centre to develop a web portal to register unorganised and migrant workers by July 31, 2021.

The applicants said even though states have been imposing decentralised curfews and lockdowns more cautiously this year, “they have offered little welfare support to working classes and migrants whose livelihoods are at stake once again”.

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of the pandemic.”

Activists Harsh Mander, Anjali Bhardwaj and Jagdeep Chhokar had moved an application before the Supreme Court seeking directions to ensure the migrant and stranded labourers are not deprived of ration and food security and are able to travel back

Indian American to be the Police Chief of Chicago suburbs

Michael Kuruvilla is all set to take over as the police chief of Brookfield on July 12 HiIndia Newsdesk A 37 year old Indian American from the state of Kerala will be the first Malayalee American police chief in the United States.

Michael Kuruvilla was the first Indian American hired by the Brookfield Police Dept. back in 2006. With his appointment Kuruvilla will also become the first person of color to hold this post.

Kuruvilla’s appointment was approved

by Bro okf ield Village Manager, Tomothy Wiberg. Currently, Kuruvilla is a Deputy Chief in the Brookfield Police. He completed his Masters’ in social work from the University of Illinois in Chicago.

HiIndia Newsdesk Indian travellers who’ve had two shots of Covishield Institute’s chief executive, tweeted. “I have taken are out of luck if they want to travel to Europe under this up at the highest levels and hope to resolve the European Union’s Digital Covid certificate. this matter soon, both with regulators and at a That’s despite the fact that Covishield is the India- diplomatic level with countries,” he said. made equivalent of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine There are just four vaccines that have got the green Vaxzervria which is on the EU’s approved list. light from the European Medicines Authority The news comes after the European Medical (EMA). Those are the AstraZeneca’s Vaxzervria that Association said in a statement that Covishield’s is manufactured in the UK and other sites around makers, the Serum Institute of India, didn’t apply Europe and BioNTech Pfizer Alliance’s Cornimaty for the certificate. “I realise that a lot of Indians vaccine. Moderna and the newer Janssen from who have taken COVISHIELD are facing issues Johnson & Johnson have also made the cut. with travel to the EU,” Adar Poonawalla, Serum

Drones again: Spotted over military areas outside Jammu city

CBI books 18 policemen in 1994 Isro fake spy case Narayanan said the country suffered badly due to the case. “The cryogenic project (of ISRO) was delayed. Let conspiracy come out,” he said.

Former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan

HiIndia Newsdesk The Central Bureau of Investigation constituted by the court in 2018 to (CBI) on Thursday filed a First probe the circumstances that led to the Information Report (FIR) against framing. Narayanan, 79, was arrested in former Kerala police chief Sibi Mathew, 1994 in the alleged espionage case. He former Intelligence Bureau deputy was exonerated two years later following director R B Sreekumar and 16 other a CBI closure report. police personnel over an alleged The accused police personnel have conspiracy to frame Indian Space been charged with conspiracy, framing Research Organisation (ISRO) scientist of false evidence, and illegal custody.

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Court, the agency has registered a case The filing of the FIR comes two months against 18 persons,” CBI spokesman R after the Supreme Court ordered CBI C Joshi said. to investigate the conspiracy behind Narayanan said the country suffered the framing, calling the matter “serious” badly due to the case. “The cryogenic and requiring“deeper investigation” project (of ISRO) was delayed. Let into the role of the officers responsible. conspiracy come out,” he said.

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HiIndia Newsdesk Sao Paulo: The Brazilian government on Tuesday suspended its contract to import 20 million doses of Covaxin.

What can definitely be called as a major blow to Bharat Biotech’s plan to market Covaxin abroad, the move comes as the $300-million deal with the Indian company now stands suspended.

There has been a growing scandal around the contract in Brazil, involving the President. The Brazilian government has now seem to go on a damage-control mode to save the president’s reputation in a multi-million-dollar case On Tuesday, Brazil’s minister of health Marcelo Queiroga announced that the government has “decided to suspend the contract on the recommendation of the federal comptroller general (CGU)”, which is investigating the alleged irregularities in the contract. After examining the entire contract, CGU will decide whether to terminate the contract or not. But in the views of senators leading the parliamentary commission of inquiry (CPI), the contract is as good as dead.

Senator Omar Aziz, president of the parliamentary commissions said, “ I think they suspended the contract to buy some time and then cancel it. They will try to negotiate with the company and say that they have reached a limit because there is a great distrust among the Brazilian population and there is

The move comes as the $300-million deal with the Indian company now stands suspended a very deep investigation by the CPI. There won’t be a contract in a few days, I’m sure of that. The plan is to get rid of this contract because the investigation into the Covaxin case is now reaching the president’s office.

The contract between Brazil and Bharat Biotech, mediated and signed by a local company called Precisa Medicamentos, has been in the eye of a political

storm as it became the main target of the parliamentary commission of inquiry (CPI) investigating the government’s handling of the pandemic. Last week, after a health ministry official, Ricardo Miranda, testified at the senate that he and his brother, federal deputy Luis Miranda, had informed the president about the serious irregularities in an invoice sent by Madison Biotech, an offshore company from Singapore, the CPI turned its focus towards Bolsonaro and Bharat Biotech, whose owner Dr Krishna Ella is also the founding director of the firm which operates from Singapore.

According to CNN Brasil, the focus of the investigation is the invoice from Madison Biotech. “ The Indian company signed a pact with Precisa Medicamentos on January 12, 2021. Just 40 days later, on February 25, Precisa Medicamentos signed a contract with the Brazilian government for the sale of 20 million doses. At the time of signing of the contract, Covaxin had not been approved by Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA).

Yet, its purchase price was agreed at $15 a dose, the highest paid by this country for any of the six vaccines contracted so far. Rejected by ANVISA on March 31 and then approved for limited import with strict conditions on June 4, the Indian vaccine has been mired in controversy for months.

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Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has been admitted to Hinduja Hospital in Khar, Mumbai, after he was diagnosed with pneumonia. The 70-year-old actor was taken to the hospital on June 29 and is recuperating. Naseeruddin Shah’s manager confirmed the news. “Sir was hospitalised on June 29, but he is now doing well. There is a pneumonia patch on his lungs, and the treatment is going on.

He might be discharged today or tomorrow,” he said. The actor was last seen in Vivek Agnihotri’s The Tashkent Files, Seema Pahwa’s Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi, and Zee5’s Mee Raqsam. His performance in Amazon Prime video’s Bandish Bandits was highly appreciated by critics and audiences equally.

The three-time National Award winning actor has been honoured with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to Indian cinema.

SC to Ramdev: submit full report HiIndia Newsdesk The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Baba Ramdev to place before it the original record of his statement on the use of allopathic medicine during COVID-19 pandemic. “What is the original thing which he has said? You have not placed the whole thing,” a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana asked senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who was appearing for the yoga guru. Rohatgi told the bench, also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy, that he would file the original video along with the transcript.

“Okay,” the bench said and posted the matter for hearing on July 5.

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Sidhu said he had meeting with Vadra.

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Naseeruddin Shah admitted to hospital

HiIndia Newsdesk New Delhi: The state-supported systems” and that such threats may technology used continue and even increase. in Sunday’s drone He stressed, however, that the armed forces will strikes on an look to stay ahead of such threats and is exploring A i r Fo rc e b a s e options and proactive solutions to address any and at Jammu airport indicate “state-support” and all challenges to national security. involvement of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed “We are well aware that these assets and tech - drone and Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lt General DP Pandey, Corps warfare, for example - cannot just be made on the Commander of the 15 Corps in Srinagar, told on roadside. These indicate state-supported systems and Wednesday. technology... and state supported, or state sponsored, General Pandey said the Army is “well aware these technology definitely indicates Jaish and Lashkar,” assets and tech - like drones and drone warfare - are Gen Pandey told.

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NEWS BREIF US-based diaspora organisation ships essential medical equipment to India HiIndia Newsdesk

New York: A leading diaspora organisation in the US has shipped a large quantity of critical medical equipment to India, including ventilators and pulse oximeters, boosting the country’s fight against the Covid pandemic.

The Federation of Indian Associations of the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (FIA-NY NJ CT) said they had sent the medical supplies to Mumbai and Delhi from the warehouse in Keasbey, New Jersey.

The consignment comprises 300 ventilators, 3,000 ventilator circuits, filters, flow sensors, 100 portable ventilators and 3,10,176 pulse oximeters.

Deputy Consul General of India in New York, Shatrughna Sinha, lauded the FIA for its efforts in managing and handling the logistics for the timely shipment of the cargo. He also thanked all the sponsors for their contributions.

The FIA said India battled a disastrous second wave of the coronavirus in April and May and even though the number of new cases had dipped, experts had already warned of a possible third wave in the coming weeks.

Indian expat Dr SPS Oberoi sole passenger on Air India

HiIndia Newsdesk Oberoi said he was left with the feeling of a ‘Maharaja’ (king) as he was alone on the flight.

He took to Facebook to say, “Sometimes, in vital situations we get opportunities to cherish for life. Highly appreciate the Government of UAE and India for making it a memorable journey.

Thank you, Air India, for special services - you made it absolutely a wonderful journey.”

According to officials, Oberoi had booked an economy class ticket for his journey from Dubai to Amritsar and he was left in surprise after he entered the plane as there were no other passengers.

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U.S. needs to send critical medical supplies to India: Raja Krishnamoorthi The Indian-American Congressman supports efforts to mitigate the pandemic on a global scale, especially in countries most impacted, such as India Indi an-Amer ic an C ong ressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has welcomed the unanimous passage of a House resolution that urged the Biden administration to send critical medical supplies to India amid the second wave of coronavirus. Mr. Krishnamoorthi applauded the passage of the resolution, which he co-sponsored, recognising the devastating impact of COVID-19 in India. As a member of the India Caucus,

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Joe Biden nominates IndianAmerican as federal judge

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HiIndia Newsdesk US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American circuit court chief judge Shalina D. Kumar as a federal judge for the Eastern District of

Michigan, the White House announced on Wednesday.

Chief Judge Shalina has served on the Oakland County Sixth Circuit Court since 2007. She was appointed Chief Judge by the Michigan Supreme Court in January 2018, a media release said.

She would be the first federal judge of South Asian descent in Michigan, the White House said. In addition to her chief judge duties, Judge Shalina retains a full caseload covering both civil and criminal matters, the White House said.

Throughout her years on the bench, Prior to taking the bench, Shalina was a civil litigator in private practice from 1997 to 2007.

Indian-American New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal stepping down to join SEC

on a global scale, especially in countries most impacted, such as India.

In order to further the efforts of this resolution, he has also introduced the bicameral Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate Act to expand the US global vaccination efforts.

T he NOV I D Ac t w i l l s c a l e up manufacturing capacity to produce eight billion vaccine doses, immunise 60 per cent of the population in the 92 COVAX countries, including India, and establish a global disease surveillance network to protect against future pandemics.

Indian artist gets UAE’s coveted Golden Visa

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Mona Biswarupa Mohanty, an artist from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, is the latest in the list of Indians who have received the UAE’s coveted ‘Golden Visa’ or long-term residence visa for 10 years.

Mohanty is the first Odia artist to receive the UAE’s Golden Visa.

“I am honoured to have received the “I’m honoured and delighted to welcome Golden Visa. These milestones in life Attorney General Grewal to the SEC,” mean a lot. They reassure you that if you said Gary Gensler, the SEC Chairman. follow your heart and put heart and soul, “He has had a distinguished career as gradually you will be rewarded in more New Jersey’s chief law enforcement ways than you can imagine,” Mohanty officer and as a prosecutor at both the as saying. local and federal levels. He has the ideal combination of experience, values and leadership ability to helm the Enforcement Division at this critical time. I look forward to working closely with him to protect investors and root out wrongdoing in our markets,” Gensler said. Grewal is the second pick for the HiIndia Newsdesk post since President Joe Biden took office Etihad Airways on Tuesday said the in January. The commission had tapped suspension of passenger flights from attorney Alex Oh to lead the enforcement HiIndia Newsdesk India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri division in April, but she stepped down New York: Gurbir S Grewal, a prominent Lanka to the UAE has been extended only days later for unstated “personal Indian-American and the longestJuly 21, 2021.

This decision to extend reasons, ” .

“The Enforcement Division serving Sikh Attorney-General of the suspension of flights has been taken has a critical role to play in finding and US state of New Jersey, is stepping down following the latest UAE government’s punishing violations of the law,” said to take up a key position with the US directives to contain the coronavirus Grewal.

“I’m excited to get to work with Securities and Exchange Commission pandemic. the talented team of public servants (SEC).

Grewal, 48, will become SEC’s director to uncover and prosecute misconduct “Etihad will not be permitted to carry and protect investors. I thank Governor passengers from Pakistan, Bangladesh, of the enforcement division, which Sri Lanka or India. However, UAE (Phil) Murphy for the opportunity to regulates financial markets, from July nationals, diplomatic missions, official serve the people of New Jersey and all 26 after serving since January 2018 as delegations and Golden visa holders of the colleagues with whom I’ve had the state’s top law enforcement officer, are exempted from the UAE entry the pleasure to work during my career the SEC said in a statement on Tuesday. restrictions. in the state.”

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USCIS Will Allow Resubmission of Certain FY 2021 H-1B Petitions Rejected or Closed Due to Start Date HiIndia Newsdesk

WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today it will accept resubmitted fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions that were rejected or administratively closed solely because the requested start date was after Oct. 1, 2020.

If your FY 2021 petition was rejected or administratively closed solely because your petition was based on a registration submitted during the initial registration period, but you requested a start date after Oct. 1, 2020, you may re-submit that previously filed petition, with all applicable fees, at the address below. Such petitions must be resubmitted before Oct. 1, 2021. If properly resubmitted, we will consider the petition to have been filed on the original receipt date.

• USPS: USCIS TSC: Attn: H-1B CAP Filings FY21, 6046 N Belt Line Rd. STE 107, Irving, TX 75038-0010 • FedEx, UPS, and DHL Deliveries: USCIS TSC, Attn: H-1B CAP Filings FY21, 6046 N Belt Line Rd. STE 107, Irving, TX 75038-0010 • Forms I-129/I-907 Premium Processing: USCIS TSC, Attn: H-1B CAP Filings FY21, 6046 N Belt Line Rd. STE 907, Irving, TX 75038-002 When resubmitting the petition, you must include your FY 2021 H-1B cap registration selection notice.

Motel Owner Shot to Death

HiIndia Newsdesk VERNON, CT — A Connecticut motel owner was shot and killed after an argument over the price of a pass to use the motel’s swimming pool on a hot summer day.

Zeshan Chaudhry, 30, of Vernon, was shot Sunday afternoon near the pool at the Motel 6 in Vernon after demanding $10 for a pool pass, police said.

Suspect Alvin Waugh, 31 T h e s u s p e c t , 31-year-old Alvin Waugh, of Hartford, had offered $5, police said.

“Mr. Chaudhry did not take the money,” police Sgt. Robert Marra told The Hartford Courant. “There was a verbal argument that ensued after that.”

Chaudhry told Waugh, who was staying at the motel with a friend, to leave, police said. But he instead went upstairs, retrieved a gun and came back down, Marra said. “It sounds like the victim began to antagonize him,” Marra told the newspaper. “I don’t know if he knew that he had a gun.”

Chaudry was shot several times and was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

Waugh ran into some nearby woods but surrendered to police after being contacted on his cellphone.

If you received a rejection or administrative closure notice for the original FY 2021 H-1B cap petition, you should include that as well. We also encourage the use of a brightly colored cover sheet indicating that you are refiling an FY 2021 H-1B cap case that was originally rejected or administratively closed solely because your petition was based on a registration submitted during the initial registration period, but you requested a start date after Oct. 1, 2020. This will help ensure that it is reviewed upon receipt.

Background:

In 2020, we implemented an electronic registration process for the H-1B cap. Prospective petitioners seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions, including

for beneficiaries eligible for the advanced degree exemption, must first electronically register and pay the $10 H-1B registration fee for each beneficiary.

The electronic registration process has streamlined processing by reducing paperwork and data exchange and provided overall cost savings to employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions.

For FY 2021, the number of petitions filed during the initial filing period was below the number projected as needed to reach the numerical allocations. This discrepancy was likely related to multiple factors, including the economic, political, and public health uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the fact that FY 2021 was the first year that we implemented the electronic registration process.

Therefore, in August 2020, we selected additional registrations that were held in reserve. The filing period for registrations selected in August ended on Nov. 16, 2020. Some petitioners indicated a start date after Oct. 1, 2020. We rejected or administratively closed those petitions because they were based on registrations submitted during the initial registration period but indicated a start date after Oct. 1, 2020.

Upon reconsideration, we no longer believe that the regulations required us to reject or administratively close those petitions.

9 out of 11 Spelling Bee Finalists are Indian American kids

Indian American Nurse Practitioner Charged With Million Healthcare Fraud

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The 11 spellers, of which nine are Indian-Americans, will compete for the champion title during the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals on July 8, a statement said on Monday.

HiIndia Newsdesk ndian American kids continue their stellar streak at the Spelling Bee Contests. This year too, Nine of the 11 finalists for the Spelling Bee contest 2021, are from the Indian American community. The finalists will now compete at the Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals on July 8, at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.

The National Spelling Bee is regarded as a high pressure spelling contest and is traditionally grown to become hugely popular with the Indian American community. This year, the contest returns in person after a one-yearhiatus owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The names of the 11 finalists are Roy Seligman, 12, from Nassau, The Bahamas; Bhavana Madini, 13, from New York; Sreethan Gajula, 14, from

Charlotte, North Carolina; Ashrita Gandhari, 14, from Leesburg, Virginia; Avani Joshi, 13, from Illinois; Zaila Avant-garde, 14, from New Orleans; Vivinsha Veduru, 10, from Texas; Dhroov Bharatia, 12, from Dallas; Vihaan Sibal, 12, from Texas; Akshainie Kamma, 13, from Texas and Chaitra Thummala, 12, from San Francisco.

In the academic circles, while Indian origin kids have been making great success in the US, it is especially exemplary to see that over the past two decades Indian Americans have been taking a lead in the Spelling Bee contest. It may be noted that in the last edition of the contest that was held in 2019, seven of the eight co-champions were Indian Americans.

Ever since the contest started back in 1999, there have been 26 Indian American champions.

DALLAS, TX- The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Texas May 26 announced that an Indian American nurse practitioner from Waxahachie was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and ordered to repay more than $52 million in restitution for his role in a health care fraud conspiracy.

Trivikram Reddy, a licensed nurse practitioner, devised a scheme to defraud Medicare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Humana, and Cigna The sentencing was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.

Trivikram Reddy, 39, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in October 2020. He was sentenced May 25 by U.S. District Judge Ada Brown, a news release said. “Mr. Reddy engaged in a scheme that defrauded Medicare and private insurance providers out of millions of dollars,” said Shah. “The Justice Department will continue to aggressively prosecute all types of health care fraud to protect the integrity of our health care system and ensure that criminals are held accountable.”

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AAPI’s Annual Convention, A Tribute to Covid Warriors

HiIndia Newsdesk CHICAGO, IL – The 39th Annual AAPI Convention & Scientific Assembly will be held from July 2-5 at the Omni Atlanta at CNN Center and Georgia World Congress Center.

The event will be a tribute to those who have lost their lives and to the frontline medical professionals combating the pandemic.

The annual convention offers extensive academic presentations, recognition of achievements and professional networking.

The delegates at the convention will have CMEs, focusing on themes such as how to find happiness in challenging situations.

Bollywood stars, Mallika Sherawat and Pooja Batra will be the star attractions at the convention.

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Hindu Mandir of Lake County Obituary Celebrates its 5th anniversary

The beautiful building contains mini-temples to 18 deities representing all parts of India HiIndia Newsdesk GRAYSLAKE, IL- A two-day celebration Today, it attracts a growing Hindu to mark the 15th anniversary or Patotsav section in the Greater Chicago land. The of Hindu Mandir of Lake County was Hindu Mandir has become a religious, held Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th of social, and cultural center for the Jun, 2021. counties’ Hindus, as well as a popular Keeping in mind the Corona regulations, destination for student groups, tourists, a limited number of devotees were and Chicagoans. invited to participate in the 21 Kalash Manoja Adheekari thanked all the Stapan and Havan Pujan for all the devotees and the priest for their active deities of the temple. The beautiful participation and making the event mandir was built fifteen years ago. memorable.

In Remembrance: Bhagwatiben Subhashbhai Shah Bhagwatiben, wife of Subhashbhai Shah (Gujarat Darpan) passed away peacefully on 26th June 2021 in New Jersey.

Bhagwatiben continues to rest in God’s lap.

A prayer meeting will be held in her honor on Saturday, July 3, 2021, 4:00 pm-6:00 pm at Shri Umiya Temple, 1697 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ 08820 Subhash Shah 732-404-0096 Kalpesh Shah 732-829-8400

The first ever virtual JAINA onvention Conveners Convention to be held from July 1-6 Special Projects

Raised close to $1.5M for various COVID-19 relief activities in US & India

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Raised money to install 11 Oxygen plants for India, as a longer term COVID solution

Raised close to $1M for support of Jain Sadhus and Sadhviji (VVaiyyavach)

Raised $51M+ to establish 27+ Endowed Chairs in Jain Studies at US Universities

The convention will have an address by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama HiIndia Newsdesk For more than a year now, the Covid-19 pandemic has been affecting the world, halting our travels and visits to our loved ones and places we would yearn to be in.

But a unique initiative by JAINA, can now have you visiting some of major Jain Tirths in America virtually sitting miles away in your America home.

This and much more was revealed at the recently held global press conference organized by JAINA. The virtual event also acquainted members of the press about the exemplary tasks undertaken by the organization that touched both philanthropic and societal objectives.

JAINA -- a federation of Jain associations in North America, is an organization that promotes and preserves virtues of Jain beliefs across North America.

Formed in the year, 1981, the non-sectarian organization has over 70 and growing centers, representing over 150,000 Jain members.

During the past many year, JAINA has been involved in important community events. In the recent past, as the world grappled with the deadly pandemic, JAINA

also stepped ahead and set up the COVID-19 Relief Fund to help the community and the world at large.

The organization was able to raise $1.5 million for relief work in the US and in India. Its Covid relief work also included setting up 11 oxygen plants in India for long term relief.

As we all know, that the awareness of any community is best possible by disseminating information about its principles, keeping this thought in the forefront, JAINA has been working towards including Jain studies at American universities.

The organization has been able to raise $51 million to establish more than 27 endowed chairs in Jain studies at various US universities.

It may be heartening to know that Jainism is now offered as a subject of study in more than 30 universities including at the University of Illinois, the University of California in Irvine, UC Davis and University of Toronto including many others.

The highlight of the discussion remained the virtual JAINA convention that will be held from July 1-6, 2021.

The first ever virtual convention will use, state-of-the-

art virtual conference interface program for a seamless and near-real experience.

The highlights include a dance ballet on the life of Mahavir Swami, performances by Dayro singers during the event which will have more than 130 sessions. A Bollywood concert and a chat with Netflix show, Indian Matchmaking cast would also be a part of the event.

While the Tirth Yatra will take you through custom produced darshan video of each tirthdham it will also host the first ever Jain Academic Bowl (JAB) Competition where the teams from across the world are invited to participate.

The JAINA Convention will be virtually broadcast across the globe including countries such as the USA, UK, Canada, India, UAE, Australia and more. The convention is a much awaited event can be gauged from the fact that already people from 21 countries across the globe have registered for the event.

The holistic event will have noted spiritual speakers, evening entertainment events and next gen programs which will include Kids Club and Youth Activities.

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Censorship row Barring few brave voices, deafening silence in industry

Babil Khan drops out of college

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Late actor Irrfan Khan's son Babil Khan has decided to drop out of college to focus on his acting career.

haring some candid moments from University and his friends, he wrote, “I will miss you so much. My beautiful friends. I have a very tight circle here in Mumbai, literally 2-3 friends in total. You all gave me a home in a strange cold place and made me feel like I belonged. Thank you, I love you. Film BA, dropping out today, with over 120 credits cause I’m giving it all to acting as of now.

Goodbye university of Westminster. I love you my truest friends.”

On the work front, Babil Khan will soon make his debut with the Netflix drama Qala, opposite Triptii Dimri. The film will be directed by Anvitaa Dutt. He recently shot his second project with Shoojit Sircar and producer Ronnie Lahiri.

Vishal Bhardwaj and Sudhir Mishra have raised their voices against amendment to Cinematograph Act, but producers’ bodies yet to take a stand

To enter a different psyche with each role is exciting: Sunil Grover As an actor, Sunil Grover enjoys portraying different kinds of roles every time. About 'Sunflower', he says what clicked for the show is its different style of storytelling.

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unil Grover says, who stars in the crime comedy- each role is exciting. I am not drama series 'Sunflower', says he is grateful to at all comfortable with myself, filmmakers who envision him beyond his familiar so I enjoy entering someone else's avatar of a comedian. mindset and living his life. As an "It is totally in the hands of makers as to what role they actor, you crave it, you enjoy it. I offer. I am known just love it." as a comedian and About 'Sunflower', he says what clicked As an artist, I enjoy people have enjoyed for the show is its different style of my comic avatar for storytelling. portraying different kinds the longest. I was "The narrative of Sunflower is quite of roles every time. To enter offered a negative interesting. When you talk about a character in "Tandav" murder mystery, usually the mystery is a different psyche with each and credit for that solved in the end, but with Sunflower, we role is exciting. I am not at all g o e s t o ( s e r i e s unveil the secret in the beginning, and creator) Ali Abbas then making it thrilling and interesting for comfortable with myself, so I Zafar. He envisioned the audience was a challenge. This is a new differently and style of storytelling. I thoroughly enjoyed it enjoy entering someone else's me all I had to do was while reading, acting and finally watching the mindset and living his life. As act. I was nervous end product. It was a team effort and it got doing the role, but appreciated, so I am happy about it," says Sunil. an actor, you crave it, you eventually, people Helmed by Vikas Bahl, 'Sunflower' casts Sunil appreciated my role. Grover as part of an ensemble cast with Ranvir enjoy it. I just love it.

Now my r o l e i n Shorey, Girish Kulkarni, Mukul Chadda, Shonali 'Sunflower' is totally Nagrani, Sonal Jha and Ashish Vidyarthi. The different -- he has a lot of innocence," says Sunil.

Zee5 original web series is produced by Reliance He continues: "As an artist, I enjoy portraying different Entertainment and Good Co. kinds of roles every time. To enter a different psyche with

It has been a week since the Union government sought public comments on the draft Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2021, which proposes to arm the Centre with the power to order recertification of a certified film if they receive complaints from viewers, thus putting movies under direct government censorship over and above the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC).

It could well be seen as another blow for the entertainment industry that is surely and steadily being weighed down by creative curbs — in April, the Ministry of Law and Justice abolished the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) overnight.

The Hindi film industry has remained largely silent on the latest development, barring a few brave voices.

While Sudhir Mishra tweeted how the amendment will make “filmmaking impossible”, Vishal Bhardwaj urged the film fraternity to oppose the “unfair provision”.

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Thankyou so much : Radhika

Radhika Madan expresses gratitude with a heartwarming post owing to the phenomenal response to 'Ray'

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adhika Madan is currently striding high on the rave reviews for her remarkable performance in Spotlight, part of the anthology series 'Ray' offering a tribute to the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Overwhelmed by the pouring love and praises for her brief performance in the Vasan Bala short story, Radhika Madan took to her social media to express her gratitude towards the audience as well as the team of Spotlight.

Sharing a few on and off screen pictures from Spotlight, Radhika Madan said, "Thankyou so much everyone for such an overwhelming response and the love you have given to DIDI! @vasanbala ye ungli uthaate hai sab chitt ho jaate hai...maegic! Thankyou for trusting me and taking me on this mad mad ride! I love you. @harshvarrdhankapoor for being the best 'Artist' And my Mard family @eshtylist @prernasaigal @ shrutikarokade Till we meet again. @ akansharanjankapoor @iamroysanyal @eeshitnarain @nirenbhatt".

Slipping into the character of a godmother, Radhika Madan is being touted as the show stealer for her performance with critics and the audience hailing her act.

Spotlight marked Radhika Madan's second collaboration with Vasan Bala, the duo earlier collaborated for 'Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota' that garnered international acclaim for its unique, quirky concept and impressive performances.

Sharon Stone: There are other actresses equally as talented as Meryl Streep Sharon Stone has opened up about the widespread admiration of Meryl Streep in an interview with Zoomer.

She said there are other female actors in Hollywood who are as good as her.

The Basic Instinct actor cut in, “I like the way you phrase that, that I finally got to work with Meryl Streep. You didn’t say, ‘Meryl finally got to work with Sharon Stone.’ Or we finally got to work together.”

Tobey Maguire turns 46

Tobey Maguire turns 46 today. The actor is best known for playing the role of Marvel superhero SpiderMan and his alter-ego Peter Parker in Sam Raimi’s trilogy of movies.

To celebrate his big day, here’s briefly exploring his take on the iconic wallcrawler and how influential it was for superhero films. When 2002’s Spider-Man burst into the cinematic scene, superhero movies were rare, the good ones even rarer.

Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson to produce Town of Terror film

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lobal star Priyanka Chopra Jonas has 'just up her look with her signature brown shade lipstick. landed' in New York City to celebrate She captioned the post as, "Sunday's OOTD. Feeling Pride Month with her family and the the love in NYC...Happy Pride." actor treated fans to a few glimpses June marks a time when millions of people come from the get-together. The former Miss World is together to support the LGBTQIA+ community. It spending some quality time with her family after was first celebrated in the US in 2000 when then returning from the UK, where she was shooting for US President Bill Clinton issued a presidential her upcoming series 'Citadel'. proclamation designating the month. To celebrate Priyanka Chopra shared a few pictures from it, people come out on the streets for pride parades, her 'family time' in New York City where they marches, rallies. also celebrated Pride Month. Priyanka was seen Pride is about people coming together, to show dressed in an all-white ensemble and celebrate how far gay rights have come and undoubtedly, and how much is still left to in one of her most achieve. Pride month is about st y l i s h out f it s ! equality, teaching acceptance, Giving a voguish education in pride history Priyanka Chopra share touch to her and above all, love. This year, a few pictures from her outfit, the diva celebrations across the globe accessorised the are resuming gradually as 'family time' in New York look with large half Covid-19 restrictions are City where they also hoop gold earrings, being lifted and more people a luxurious watch, get vaccinated. celebrated Pride Month. elegant bracelet On the work front, Priyanka and rings. Not to has an interesting lineup Priyanka was seen dressed miss is her stylish of projects in the pipeline in an all-white ensemble shades and clear including- the spy series peep-toe pumps. and undoubtedly, in one of 'Citadel', 'Text for You', 'Matrix Priyanka tied her 4'. She will also be seen in an her most stylish outfits! hair in a sle ek Indian wedding comedy with middle-parted low Mindy Kaling, which she will bun and glammed co-produce and feature in.

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adhuri Dixit can ace ethnic looks like no other. We have often said this, and we say it again as the actor once again stole the show in an ethnic ensemble from Qbik’s upcoming festive collection.

Styled by Ami Patel, everything about the look was perfect. The black lehenga was given a nice twist by teaming it with a long, backless kurti with sharp slits at the side, instead of a regular choli. The intricate design on the kurti was just stunning, especially the sleeves.

The look was accessorised with matching earrings and completed with hair tied at the back.

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gurang Reena grew up with interest in activism and politics. “From where I come, many young men and women take interest in political science and to understand the Indian governesses, because that is the most effective tool of development in our society.”

Reena is a from a tribal community is Arunachal Pradesh who, like many northeast Indians, came to Delhi to avail better education and quality life, but was met with racism.

In her TEDx Talk, she shared that she was molested in Chandni Chowk. She also talked about northeastern men being attacked, for “not looking Indian or speaking Hindi”. “We all need to think about our actions and thoughts, we need to fight against these prejudices that we have built over the years before its too late, we need to really, really think on that.”

“The more important point is that we need to take responsibility in ourselves as an individual; pick up that pen, write stories and also very importantly, introspect on your behaviour towards your neighbour. Your neighbour might need you more than anything else, but we don’t realise that.”

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Tinder India has come up with a new initiative in collaboration with VisitHealth, to offer free mental health resources to all its members. The initiative will give access to therapy sessions in June and July to existing and new members. They will have free access to emotional wellness content curated by VisitHealth including guided meditations, fitness videos, and more via the dating app. Along with this, users can avail up to two free sessions with licensed therapists and continued support at discounted rates for sessions after that. Therapists will be available across all major Indian languages.

Most Tinder members are between 18 and 25 years of age. The loss, longing, and loneliness created by the pandemic have made them resort to dating apps to find companionship and support. According to the press release, mentions of ‘anxious’ have increased by 20 per cent and ‘normalise’ by 11 per cent in Tinder bios in India since the start of the pandemic.

Pakistan markets sell sugarfree mangoes for diabetics

Pakistan markets now have sugarfree mango varieties for people with diabetes. The fruit, which otherwise has high sugar levels, has been scientifically modified by an expert at a private cultural farm called M H Panhwar Farms in Sindh’s Tando Allahyar.

Panhwar’s nephew and a mango expert Ghulam Sarwar was quoted as saying, “The Government of Pakistan had conferred Sitara-e-Imtiaz on Panhwar for his research related to fruits including mangoes and banana.

After his death, I continued his work and carried out modification after importing different genres of mangoes [from foreign countries] to test its growth in this atmosphere and soil.”

Sarwar mentioned that the project was being run on a personal level without any assistance from the government.

He added that his technique aimed to improve the fruit’s shelf life, control sugar level for diabetics, and also improve production to introduce new varieties.

Dua Lipa is the Versace girl, but her red bangs are making news

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inger and songwriter Dua Lipa is the face of fashion giant Versace. She has joined the likes of Madonna and Jennifer Lopez. The brand recently shared an Instagram post informing her fans of the news, but it was the singer’s red bangs which instantly stood out.

“Big Dua Energy – @dualipa is the Very Versace face of our Fall-Winter 2021 campaign. Today, we’re previewing three images from the campaign ahead of the main launch on August 30. Dua wears our new La Greca signature pattern. Learn more at the link in bio. #VersaceFW21 #VersaceLaGreca,” the post read, where the Don’t Start Now singer was seen wearing a noisily printed dress with a black belt cinched at the waist. The look was teamed with a black headgear. The singer has often donned creations from the brand, be it at red carpets or in her music videos. Sharing the news she wrote, “FALL/WINTER @VERSACE GIRL @ donatella_versace you are an icon and a legend and im so grateful for your love and support! This day will be one i’ll never forget!!! thank you.”

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hen you have the choice of a comfy couch or cozy recliner chair, odds are you’re not thinking about popping a squat on a hard floor. But, believe it or not, the simple act of sitting on the ground can help you live longer and stronger.

Indeed, July 2014 research in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology found that the ability to get up from the floor is a significant predictor of longevity in people ages 51 to 80. In the study, those who had the hardest time with the task were five to six times more likely to die during the researchers’ follow-up period than those who could sit and stand with ease.

While the study is on the older side, more recent research, including a May 2020 study in the same journal, backs up the link.

That’s because how well you can move from standing to sitting and vice versa is a reflection of your overall health, fitness and function, says Gbolahan Okubadejo, MD, a New York City-based spinal and orthopedic surgeon.

Having more and more trouble getting down onto and up off of the floor? Here’s the silver lining: Sitting on the floor is also a simple, effective way to maintain strength, function and vitality as you age.

Fortunately, you don’t need to shun the chair for every activity. But spending some time on the floor each day can benefit your health. Here, Dr. Okubadejo shares all the pluses of plopping down on the ground.

1. Better Balance, Stability and Coordination

Getting onto and back off of the floor recruits your balance, stability and total-body coordination, Dr. Okubadejo says. So, the more you do it, the better your balance will be. This is especially important as you get older because

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itting on the floor probably isn’t your first choice, but sometimes you need to get down there to clean, play with grandbabies or make space for someone else to sit on the couch. No big deal — until getting down on the floor becomes too tough to manage.

If You: Feel Like You Might Fall You Might: Have Limited Eccentric Control

There are two phases to every movement: concentric and eccentric. These phases describe what happens to a muscle when you move it. The concentric phase involves shortening a muscle while the eccentric phase involves lengthening a muscle, Dr. Jeffcoat says.

To build eccentric strength and control your body as you lower yourself to the floor, try slow squats onto a chair.

• Stand in front of a target, such as a chair or Swiss ball. Position your feet about hip-width apart.

• Lower yourself to the target on a 4-second count. If your butt touches the target before you count to four, you went too quickly. The point is to go slowly and maintain control.

• Return to a standing position in 2 seconds. Pause for 1 second at the top before descending into another rep.

• Do 3 sets of 10 reps.

If You: Feel Pain in Your Knees

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it help reduce your risk for falls and resulting fractures.

2. Greater Mobility

Moving into a floor-seated position engages the muscles surrounding multiple joints and body parts such as your shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and feet, Dr. Okubadejo says.

Thus, a daily practice of sitting on the floor can help improve your mobility.

That refers to your ability to move through your joints’ full range of motion, which is critical to being able to move through life like you want to. It can also help you stay injury- and pain-free as you age.

3. A Strong Core and Legs

Sitting on the floor can help you build a sturdier core and legs. Here’s why: “The core must be engaged when pulling the body up from the ground, so getting up and sitting back down multiple times can lead to maximal core engagement,” Dr. Okubadejo explains.

Plus, “rising from the floor forces people to perform a similar motion to a squat,” he says. So, when you regularly sit on the ground, you’re essentially doing several reps of the lower-body exercise throughout the day.

4. Healthier Posture

How to Sit on the Floor for Healthy Aging While sitting on the floor can support good health as you age, you have to do it correctly to reap the full benefits. Here, Dr. Okubadejo explains how best to sit on the floor.

Avoid slouching. When your back is in a curved position, it can put extra strain on your spinal discs and vertebrae, he says. Instead, sit with your torso tall and straight. Gently squeeze your shoulder blades down and together.

Sit on a small pillow or towel. This can ease any tailbone discomfort, he says. Plus, it can also place your pelvis in better alignment with your spine.

Move your legs. Any position can become a problem when you hang out in it too long. Try sitting cross-legged, with your legs straight out in front of you or with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground.

Struggling to Get Down on the Floor? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You You Might: Have Weak Glutes, Quads or Calves

To get down on the floor, you have to bend your knees past their usual range of motion. Your glutes, quads and calves all help stabilize the knee joint, and if those muscles are weak, you may feel pain in your knee when bending them and lowering your body, Dr. Jeffcoat says.

Strengthening those muscles helps build stability throughout the entire leg, particularly the knee and ankle. Try slow glute bridges and calf raises.

Move 1: Slow Glute Bridge

• Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground.

• Take 2 seconds to lift your hips up toward the ceiling, then take 4 seconds to return back down to the starting position.

• Perform 2 sets of 8 and gradually increase to 2 sets of 20.

Move 2: Slow Calf Raises

• Stand with your feet about hip-width apart and knees straight. Raise your heels together off the ground, taking 2 seconds to get to the top of the motion.

Sitting on the floor can help promote good posture. That’s because when you move from a standing position to seated (and back again) your joints must be aligned to maintain balance, Dr. Okubadejo. Proper body alignment relates to how your head, shoulders, spine, hips, knees and ankles stack up with each other, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation.

What’s more, floor sitting encourages you to sit more upright instead of hunching your back — another factor for healthy aging.

• Lift your right foot off the ground and slowly lower your left heel to the ground with a 4-count.

• Raise both heels again, then lift your left foot off the ground and slowly lower your right heel to the ground with a 4-count.

• Do 8 reps on each side, gradually increasing to sets of 15 reps.

If You: Feel Pain in Your Hips You Might: Have Limited Hip and Spine Mobility

Adequate joint mobility is essential for all things, but especially for complex movements like getting down on the floor, Dr. Jeffcoat says. Getting down on the floor without pain or risk of falling “demands functional range of motion,” which is harder to come by as you get older, she says.

• Lie on your back and bring one knee to your chest. Hug your arms around your thigh, trying to touch your thigh to your belly.

• If you can’t wrap your hands around the back of your thigh, you may prefer to support your foot against a couch, physioball or other object to assist hip flexion.

• Repeat on the other leg.

• Once you are able to achieve full range of motion in both hips individually, bring both knees toward your chest at the same time and clasp your arms across your shins.

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Serena Williams in tears after Wimbledon exit

HiIndia Newsdesk Serena Williams had to bow out of Wimbledon 2021 after she stopped playing her first-round match because of an injury. As a result, Belarus’ Aliaksandra Sasnovich is through to the next round. Williams’s dreams of winning an eighth Wimbledon singles title and equalling Margaret Court’s Grand Slam record of 24 ended in tears when she slipped and had to have her left ankle examined.

Srihari Nataraj seeks more frontiers to conquer

HiIndia Newsdesk Srihari compares a time trial and a real-time race to drag-racing when driving. “It’s as different as having someone next to you on the road and going at a comfortable pace. When it’s neckto-neck, you find that extra gear and split second which you wouldn’t if you were swimming alone,” he explains. “You don’t think of pain or how you’re hurting. You are too caught up in catching up with the leader.” Having fallen short by a whisker, Srihari would wait for his chance to race against time. Coach Nihar Amin, trainer Bala and the swimmer would go out for a pizza that evening before chomping at another chance to qualify.

Amin’s biggest worry had been about how to rev up his swimmer to go it alone in the pool.

England Seal Quarter- Tour de France riders stage protest amid road safety debate Finals Spot

HiIndia Newsdesk As the Wembley Stadium announcer roared the final score — “England 2, Germany 0 — Gareth Southgate’s vision was momentarily diverted from his victorious players to the big screen.

Shown beaming from the VIP seats, reveling in England’s passage to the European Championship quarterfinals on Tuesday, were David Beckham and Ed Sheeran. Prince William, wife Kate and 7-year-old Prince George were also there celebrating, as fans just like their subjects rather than royalty.

HiIndia Newsdesk The 2021 T20 World Cup will be played in the UAE and Oman in October and November, confirmed the Indian cricket board. In official emails to its affiliated units, board president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah explained that the decision was made due to concerns over the third wave of the pandemic.

Mithali Raj in top five of ICC ODI rankings for batswomen

HiIndia Newsdesk HiIndia Newsdesk Tour de France riders staged a protest at the start of Tuesday’s stage to complain about perceived dangerous racing conditions after a flurry of crashes reignited the issue of road safety.

Having left the town of Redon in the western Brittany region to start Stage 4, the peloton rode at a moderate pace and all riders got off their bikes after about one kilometer. They waited silently for about a minute before hitting the road again. After the crash-filled Stage 3, several riders have criticized race organizers for setting up what they considered a dangerous finale to a Tour stage, especially in the early days of the race when nervousness is at its highest level.

India captain Mithali Raj has returned to the top five of the latest ICC Women’s ODI Rankings for batswomen after topscoring for India with 72 in the series opener against England in Bristol.

The 38-year-old, who has completed 22 years in international cricket, rescued her side from a precarious 27 for two but India’s total of 201 for eight was not challenging enough for England, who will be defending their World Cup title in New Zealand next year.

‘All people of colour who hit out at racism, their careers ended in no time’: Michael Holding HiIndia Newsdesk The book is an enlightening, heart-wrenching, occasionally emotionally difficult read when you delve into the history of racism. You hadn’t spoken out a lot on this issue before last year. Why was that?

Part of the fearsome West Indies quartet from the 70s and 80s, Holding is still rated as the smoothest and sharpest pacer the game has seen. Now a commentator, Holding rarely pulls his punches, whether on T20 or bad umpiring.

Because I don’t live it. I had taken a selfish view that this is a thing I experience just for a few months when I am away from home. When I go back home, I don’t live that experience. So I just go back home, I am happy and I am content to be where I am. If you look at history, it will show you that… in the long run, it was a wise thing to do. Because if you look at all the Black people and the people of colour that have hit out against racism and made a stand, their careers ended in no time at all. Look at (American footballer) Colin Kaepernick. He is a man who in recent times took that stand. His career came to an end immediately. That shows you when Black people and the people of colour decide that they are being victimised and they want to talk about it, they want to complain about it, they want to protest about it, the system, the institutionalised racism that is evident around the world, locks you out. And you basically are dispelled from society. Perhaps that would have happened to me if I said anything earlier.

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Mumbai Samachar – India’s Oldest Newspaper turns 200

The Only Widely Read Non-English Newspaper To Remain In Circulation Since Its Launch In 1822

HI INDIA NEWS DESK Mumbai, July 1: India’s longest running n e w s p ap e r – Mumbai Mr Nilesh Dave, Editor, S a m achar Mumbai Samachar turns 200 years old today. Founded in July 1822 as Bombay Samachar by a Parsi scholar Fardoonji Murazban, the publication exchanged various hands over the last 2 centuries.

Since 1933, the Cama family has remained its publishers and Mr Hormusji N Cama serves as the director of the newspaper. Its office is located in an art deco, red building at Horniman Circle in Mumbai’s Fort area. Today, Mumbai Samachar operates offices from five centres including Mumbai and has over 200 staff members. Mr Nilesh

Dave is the Editor of the single edition newspaper.

Mumbai Samachar was first published on 1st July 1822. The format of the publication was three small quarto sheets of 10 by 8 inches, and a half sheet supplement containing a total of 14 pages.

“Mumbai Samachar is not just India’s but Asia’s first newspaper that has turned 200 years. To be part of a publication that has witnessed history spanning two centuries, feels humbling. Over the last two years, not just Mumbai Samachar but the entire print media industry faced heavy losses due to the pandemic. Yet, we did comparatively well because of the trust our readers have in us. Throughout the journey of two centuries, our newspaper faced many challenges, some big and some small but we came out of it successfully,” says Mr Nilesh Dave, Editor, Mumbai Samachar.

The Mumbai Samachar was published as a weekly till 1832, a bi-weekly till 1855 and a daily since then. It

Top: Mumbai Samachar Building. Left: Founder & Editor Fardunjee Marzban

became one of Western India’s premier newspapers and is read by a large segment of the Gujaratispeaking population in India and abroad. Today Mumbai Samachar, like many other news publications, too has harnessed the power digital media.

“Reporting events objectively, in a fair and honest manner has been

at the heart of Mumbai Samachar’s editorial policy. We do not sensationalize news and value journalism ethics highly. On the completion of the mega milestone, we have planned to organise literature programmes, cultural activities, book fairs and social awareness programmes through the year. Our aim is to work towards the betterment of the Gujarati community,

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Most of the children rescued by Cyberabad police had fake Aadhaar cards HiIndia Newsdesk The Cyberabad police, which rescued as many as 541 children who were forced into child labour, begging, and rag picking, etc in the month of July this year, as part of Operation Muskan-V, have stumbled upon a possibly unique modus operandi followed by those As many as 541 children were agents who force children into labour. rescued

by Cyberabad police in In a majority of cases where children the month of July this year, as were found to be working in small part of Operation Muskaan-V. industries like metal welding, plastic material, cotton spinning etc., police DCP(Women and Children Safety recovered fake Aadhaar cards of the Wing) C Anasuya told indianexpress. victims. com that the matter is being investigated.

Surprisingly, all the children carried “This is the first time we have come across Aadhar cards in which their date of birth such a thing. Most of the children had was recorded to be 01-01-2000, 01-01- fake aadhar cards. It could be a modus 2001 and all these cards had month and operandi followed by the middlemen day of birth as January 1, said police. to get children at workplaces,” she said.

Asked if the same agent or middlemen In a similarly bizarre instance, among racket could be behind this organised the rescued were three HIV positive crime of creating fake aadhar cards,

children — aged 10, 11 and 12. They were forced into begging on streets by their relatives who took their custody after parents died suffering from HIV/ AIDS. They were not given any food to eat unless they brought at least Rs 1,500 a day. The children used to travel to different locations by metro and beg for alms. “The children were living with their maternal uncle and his family. He thought of them as a burden and wanted to make money instead,” said the DCP. As many as 541 children were rescued by Cyberabad police in the month of July 2019, as part of Operation Muskaan-V. The Cyberabad police also stood first in the number of FIRs registered, with 247 cases registered under various sections concerned to crime against children u/s 374 IPC, 75, 79 Juvenile Justice Act 2015 and u/sec 14 of Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act 2016. Of the rescued 541 children, 483 were boys.

Over 1 crore people given GHMC council okays Covid-19 vaccines in Telangana Rs 6,841 crores budget HiIndia Newsdesk More than 1 crore people have been administered a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in Telangana till Friday, the health department said.

Of the 1,00,53,358 people inoculated so far, 86,06,292 have received their first dose while 14,47,056 have been fully vaccinated.

Director of Public Health Dr G Srinivasa Rao, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar and other officials cut a cake to mark the occasion.

Somesh Kumar said the state has the capacity to administer nearly 7 lakh vaccines a day, as against the 2 lakh being given now, if it received sufficient supply. “We have followed a strict strategy to vaccinate people by creating priority groups. As of today, 26 lakh people belonging to different high-risk and high-exposure groups have been vaccinated in the state,” he added.

HiIndia Newsdesk Hyderabad: Undeterred by the setbacks in different sectors triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) appears to be determined to steam ahead with its developmental plans, and has, in fact, gone ahead to increase its exclusive budget this year by Rs 220 crore compared to last year.

In what was the first-of-its-kind virtual council meeting held here on Tuesday, the GHMC approved an exclusive budget of Rs 5,600 crore for 2021-2022 against Rs 5,380 crore in 2020-21.

Besides, Rs 1,241.87 crore has exclusively been allocated for the 2BHK scheme, taking the total budget to Rs 6,841 crore.

The budget, placed before the council by Mayor G Vijay Laxmi, also includes Rs 936 crore for the Pattana Pragathi programme.

Hyderabad Audi accident: Man says not son but family driver was at the wheel, arrested

HiIndia Newsdesk The father of the driver of a speeding Audi car, which killed places which show that his son Sujit Reddy was driving the a passenger travelling in an autorickshaw in Hyderabad on car. When we confronted Raghunandan and questioned him Sunday, tried to put the blame strongly, he confessed. on his family driver who was After speeding away not in the car at the time of without stopping, he the accident, police said on had asked his son and Tuesday. the other passenger, Raghunandan Reddy, whose Ashish Reddy, to hide son Sujit Reddy, 24, was in a flat. They were driving the black Audi that returning home from rammed into the autorickshaw an all-night party when near Inorbit Mall in Madhapur, the incident occurred. brought his family driver to We have arrested the the Madhapur Police Station father as he lied and and claimed he was driving tried to mislead us,’’ the car. Besides Sujit Reddy, M a d h a p u r Po l i c e Raghunandan Reddy and Station Inspector P Sujit’s friend Ashish Reddy Ravindra Prasad said.

(24) were in the car. They were returning home from an The inspector also said that Sujith and Ashish threatened all-night party. All three have been arrested. the eye-witnesses — a security guard and a labourer from a While the passenger in the autorickshaw died on the spot, nearby under-construction building, soon after the accident, the auto driver was seriously hurt. “Raghunandan Reddy removed the number plates from the car and fled the place. tried to mislead us, but we have CCTV footage from various

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In a nutshell 24 police officers felicitated City Police Commissioner Anjani

Kumar on Tuesday felicitated and honoured 24 police officers including nine Sub-inspectors for their outstanding performance during the year 2020. The Commissioner appreciated the staff with mementos.

The selection was based on their performance and efficiency in the system of functional verticals by the DGP’s Office across police stations in Hyderabad City.

Five Inspec tors transferred Five Inspectors in the Hyderabad City Police were transferred and given new postings by City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar. The inspectors along with their new postings are Golla Thimappa (CCS attached to CCRB), E Jahangir Yadav (SHO, Musheerabad), T Muralikrishna (to report to CP office), Munnuru Krishna (Cybercrime) and Chavva Shankar Reddy (attached to IT cell). The transfers were made on administrative grounds.

Cops urge bikers to ride safely The Hyderabad City Police on Tuesday appealed to motorists to drive carefully during the monsoon.

“I appeal to bike riders especially, to drive slowly as the roads are slippery.

Be late than never,” City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar said.

The Commissioner asked the pillion riders to wear helmets to protect them in case of any accident.

Dowry harassment: Woman ends life A housewife died hanged herself to death in Hayathnagar on Monday. G Swathi (29) was married to Ganesh two years ago. Ganesh and his parents were demanding additional dowry from Swathi’s parents. Swathi’s parents alleged that she slipped into depression over the dowry demands and took the extreme step.

Meanwhile, in Neredmet, a woman, K Padma (36) of Shantinagar, died allegedly after jumping into a water sump at her house on Monday night.

She had earlier consumed a poison in March, but survived after timely intervention by her relatives.

One arrested for cheating people The Banjara Hills police on Tuesday arrested one person on charges of cheating people on the pretext of arranging seats in educational institutions. The arrested was identified as MS Abhinay Naik, 26, of Badanget in Ranga Reddy and a native of Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh.

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NEWS BREIF Mexico’s Covid-19 death toll could be 60% higher than official count

HiIndia Newsdesk COVID-19-related deaths in Mexico likely exceed the confirmed toll by about 60%, Health Ministry data released on Wednesday showed.

Authorities have said previously that fatalities likely far exceed the official count, and the latest figure is in line with data published in March.

Mexico registered 351,376 excess deaths associated with COVID-19 from the start of the pandemic through the 20th week of this year, which would be May 23, latest data shows.

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Xi warns China will not be ‘oppressed’ in anniversary speech

HiIndia Newsdesk Chinese President Xi Jinping has said China does not oppress other countries, at a speech marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Communist Party.

In comments seen as a reference to the US, Mr Xi also warned against anyone “oppressing China”, saying they would “have their heads bashed... against a great wall of steel”.

The vetted crowd of 70,000 erupted in cheers in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.

Many of them were not wearing masks.

The ceremonies on Thursday morning also saw military jet fly-pasts, cannon salutes and patriotic songs played.

The country has seen a media blitz

central to the country’s growth and that attempts to separate it from the people would “fail”.

“Only socialism can save China, and only socialism with Chinese characteristics can develop China,” he said. China has repeatedly accused the US of trying to curb its growth - and these comments are also seen as a reference Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed to Washington. a carefully vetted crowd at Tiananmen Square He also mentioned Taiwan, noting in recent weeks promoting a party- that China maintains an “unshakeable commitment” to unification with the approved version of China’s history.

Hong Kong is also marking its handover island. “No one should underestimate the resolve, the will and ability of the anniversary on the same day.

Chinese people to define their national Mr Xi, who spoke for around an hour, sovereignty and territorial integrity,” reiterated the role of the party in he said. modern China, saying that it has been

Pakistan under pressure from U.S., Western powers over close ties with China: Imran Khan HiIndia Newsdesk

Half of Australians in lockdown amid vaccine chaos Pakistan had always had a very special relationship with China, says the Pak PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan said shared on his Instagram account. on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, that Talking about the evolving regional Pakistan was under “pressure” from rivalry between the U.S. and China, the United States and other Western Mr. Khan said that “Pakistan thinks powers over his country’s all- it is very unfair for the US or weather ties with China and vowed other powers – western power” to to never buckle under pressure. pressurise “countries like us to take Pakistan and China enjoy a “very sides” in a conflict with China. special relationship” spanning over “Why should we take sides? We 70 years and nothing could change should have good relations with these time-tested ties, Mr. Khan everyone. It is not going to happen if said in an interview with China’s pressure is put on Pakistan to change English-language state-broadcaster its relationship or downgrade its China Global Television Network relationship with China, it wouldn’t (CGTN), an excerpt of which was happen,” Mr Khan said.

Russia’s Putin accuses UK Yemeni model facing unfair trial and US of military provocation by rebel authorities - rights group HiIndia Newsdesk Seven Australian cities are now in lockdown as authorities scramble to prevent the spread of the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant.

Officials reported a slight case rise on Wednesday, to more than 200 cases.

Nearly half the population - more than 12 million people - are under stay-at-home orders in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Darwin, Townsville and the Gold Coast.

On Wednesday, the outback town of Alice Springs also entered a snap lockdown after cases emerged in South Australia.

Authorities fear the virus could now spread to nearby Aboriginal communities which are already vulnerable.

Across the country on Wednesday, state leaders said they were facing a “pressure cooker situation” as new cases emerged. Many leaders have urged faster vaccinations as just 5% of the population is fully vaccinated.

But messaging around the country’s main vaccine, the AstraZeneca jab, has been contradictory.

HiIndia Newsdesk HiIndia Newsdesk Russia’s Vladimir Putin has accused the UK and US military A Yemeni actress and model accused of an “indecent act” and of staging a “complex provocation,” after British warship HMS drug possession is facing an unfair trial by rebel authorities, Defender sailed near the coast of Russian-annexed Crimea.

Human Rights Watch says.

While there was no risk of starting World War Three, he said, Intisar al-Hammadi, 20, who denies the charges, was detained he believed it was part of an attempt to set up military bases by the Houthi movement’s forces in Sanaa in February. in or near Ukraine.

Her lawyer alleged she was physically and verbally abused by President Putin alleged a US spy plane was part of the interrogators, subjected to racist insults, and forced to sign operation too. The Royal Navy rejected the Russian account a document while blindfolded. Prosecutors also allegedly of what happened on 23 June. On board HMS Defender said it threatened her with a forced “virginity test”. Her lawyer told had been buzzed by Russian warplanes and coastguard vessels HRW that he had been prevented from seeing Ms Hammadi’s had threatened to open fire on the ship. While some firing casefile and was stopped from representing her when she had taken place, he said it was well out of range. appeared in court twice earlier this month.

Reiterating the navy’s explanation, Prime Minister Boris The Houthis, who have been fighting a war against Yemen’s Johnson’s spokesman said on Wednesday that the destroyer internationally recognised government since 2015, have not “was conducting innocent passage through Ukrainian commented on the case. Ms Hammadi, who has a Yemeni territorial waters in accordance with international law”. A father and an Ethiopian mother, has worked as a model for separate encounter in the Black Sea has since been reported four years and acted in two Yemeni TV series. the following day by the Dutch navy, which has accused She sometimes appeared in photographs posted online without Russian fighter jets of repeatedly harassing its ship, HNLMS a headscarf, defying strict societal norms in the conservative Evertsen.

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“The pain will get unbearable, but you shall not speak/ Even if your heart screams, you shall not speak.”

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ne morning in early May, a poetess living in a nondescript town in India’s western Parul Khakkar’s poem titled Shabvahini Ganga, state of Gujarat finished her chores and picked up the newspapers. which she posted in her social media account on India was in the throes of a deadly second wave of the May 11, is a short but powerful satire in Gujarati coronavirus. Disturbing pictures of India’s holiest river, that describes Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the Ganges, swollen with bodies of people feared to have died of Covid-19 filled the front pages. There a ‘naked king’ ruling a ‘Ram Rajya’ (kingdom of were reports of overflowing cremation grounds, and of gods) where the sacred Ganga serves as a ‘hearse’ patients choking to death because of a lack of oxygen. for corpses. The 14-line poem was promptly Stirred by what she saw and read, Parul Khakhar translated into at least six languages, becoming quickly wrote a poem. She posted the mournful 14line dirge called Shabvahini Ganga (A hearse called the voice of all Indians who are saddened by Ganga - the Indian name for river Ganges) on her the tragedies wrought by the pandemic and Facebook page, where she has more than 15,000 angered by the government’s aloofness and followers. mismanagement of the situation.

The Gujarati-language poem speaks about the wrath of the virus, leaving a trail of death and devastation in its wake. Khakhar writes about floating corpses, funeral pyres and the crematoria chimneys melting is like an ironic satire. She does not name Mr Modi, but under the load of the burning dead. her anguish and anger are palpable,” said Salil Tripathi, Without naming anyone, she writes: “The city burns a New York-based writer, who translated it to English. as he fiddles.” In another line, she exhorts the reader: “She has used tropes and rhymes to mock the rulers.”

“Come out and shout and say it loud/The naked King She has since locked her Facebook page, but the poem is lame and weak.” remains. When Gujarati poet Mehul Devkala called Within hours of her post, all hell broke loose. her to congratulate her on not taking down the poem, The poem, which appeared to criticise Prime Minister she told him: “Why should I delete it when I have said Narendra Modi’s government for inaction, quickly nothing wrong?” went viral. In no time, it was translated into half a The 51-year-old poetess from the town of Amreli, dozen languages, including English. some 200km (124 miles) south-west of Gujarat’s main Khakhar was viciously trolled and abused by city of Ahmedabad, is new to controversy. “She’s not supporters of Mr Modi who took it as an attack on the known to be a political writer. She’s a popular, feelleader. Tens of thousands of harsh missives were also good poet who writes about nature, love and God. This shared on WhatsApp. Some called her a “demoness” poem is completely out of character,” said Tripathi. and an “anti-national”. Others used misogynistic Married to a bank employee, Khakhar is a stayexpletives. Fellow poets and columnists panned it. at-home mum who tells her friends that she is a But she also received widespread support. “The poem

“homemaker first, and poet second”. Over the past decade, she has quietly marked her presence in the local literary scene. She has also written folk songs and ghazals, a form of poetry set to music, in her language.

“She is always self-effacing and quiet. A very traditional woman, really,” says Rupa Mehta, a former station head of Doordarshan, India’s state-run news network, who knows the poet well.

Shabvahini Ganga is her first openly political poem.

“She writes simple poetry. But she has always been a great communicator,” says poet and writer Manishi Jani.

When Jani called her recently to find out whether she was being harassed and how a group of writers could support her right to free speech, Khakhar, sounding calm, told him: “I am facing no pressure or harassment.

You do whatever you feel is right.”

Vishnu Pandya, who heads Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, a government-run organisation of litterateurs and poets, said Khakhar is “very good poet”, but her “new poem is not poetry”.

“It is full of abuses and is defamatory. The rhyme is nonsensical. People who are against Mr Modi and BJP have misused the poem for their ends,” he told me.

“We have nothing against her. She can write whatever she wants. We are against the misuse of her work by the left liberals and anti-national people.” More than 160 eminent people in the state have issued a statement against the Akademi’s stand against the poem.

Last week, Khakhar returned with another poem, published in a local journal. This one is more layered, said Tripathi. “She is now critical of her critics, but she is also wary of those who cheer her on.”

One of the lines read:

“The pain will get unbearable, but you shall not speak/ Even if your heart screams, you shall not speak.”

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MOTEL FOR SALE Excellent 15 Rooms Motel for SALE in CHICAGO SUBURBS. This is perfect for the new owners who wanted to learn to start small. Manager’s Apartment with 3 Bedroom house. ROOM REVENUE is 245K. Asking for $385000.00. Price is nonnegotiable. Serious buyers only.

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