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Born in England, Murthy ivek Hallegere Murthy moved with his Indian parents to has made history as the Miami when he was three. youngest U.S. Surgeon He would become the leading FIRST DECEMBER General 19 and 2014 the first |of THE US COMMUNITY spokesperson on matters of Indian descent with his Senate public health. confirmation in the teeth of strong He will also be the operational opposition of powerful gun lobby. head of the 6,500-strong US PubThe Democratic controlled Sen- lic Health Service Commissioned ate voted on December 15 51-43 Corps, one of the seven uniformed to confirm Murthy, 37 as ‘Ameri- services including army, navy, air ca’s doctor’ more than a year after force and marines. his nomination with the RepubliMurthy, a bachelor, has said he cans dead set against him because will focus on preventing chronic of his support for gun control and diseases, efforts to curb smoking, President Barack Obama’s signa- and programmes to improve diets ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

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Applauding the Senate for confirming Murthy, Obama said “as ‘America’s Doctor,’ Vivek will hit the ground running to make sure every American has the information they need to keep themselves and their families safe.”

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“Vivek will also help us build on the progress we’ve made combatting Ebola, both in our country and at its source,” Obama said “Vivek’s confirmation makes us better positioned to save lives around the world and protect the American people here at home.”

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The landmark building, at 57 Whitehall in central London, will now be restored and redeveloped into a five-star hotel, residential

apartments with several private function rooms, a spa and fitness facility.

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commitment to grant access to the building with an outdoor public space as part of the redevelopment plans.

“We will make every effort to honour the heritage and restoration of this national monument, elevate its status and reconnect it with the public,” S.P. Hinduja and his brother G.P. Hinduja said of the prestigious deal.

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He said India was readymission. to pro press conference. da district. Many of them carried a Florida when her husband Varinder the U.S. for the past four decades, ble solutions”, Ratna Bhalla told ready to provide all assistance durand hou excit gohri, a liter brass pot that they held Bhalla told her about a story of the “was restless till he connected with IANS. The Bhallas, who founded ing this Another 122 students were ing this hour of grief. on to stay afloat as they crossed the children’s plight he had read in an the news reporter, who in turn put the AWB Food Bank in 1991, a they emb stai wounded, as well as nine of the solcrossing Meter tributary.

Indian daily. him in touch with the villagers and Delhi-based charity which has dis-“India “India stands firmly with Pakistan in fight agai diers who retook the school from in fight against terror. Told PM Sharif we are read wethe areinsurgents. ready to provide all assistance durin than were tanceMore during this hour 900 of grief,”people he tweeted. Ex insideExternal the compound at the start of tweeted. affairs spokesperson Akbaruddin in asaid. tweet son Syed A theSyed assault, Bajwa posted Modi’sTaliban statement. posted Mod Seven fighters dressed in army uniforms entered the school through a back door shortly before Members of Pakistani civil society light candles for the victims of the attack by militants on school in Peshawar on December 16. A Ban on death midday, police against spokesperson Seid total of 148 people including 132 students and nine staff members were killed and 133 others injured in the massive attack.

Ban on Wali said.toThe terrorists go:attackers Sharif hurled terroris grenades and fired burst of gunfire scenes of chaos around the school families by the military.

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The attackers never North Waziristan areas left more all of them students, Pakistan all of them iban Pakistan (TTP), also known as than 1,100 insurgents dead, accordold boy, told The Express Tribune planned to take hostages and were Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Prime Minis Pakistani Taliban, is the deadliest simply out to kill as many people as ing to Pakistan’s army. that two men burst into his classDecember 17 announced the ban onroom death sentences in terrorist December among Pakistan’s home grown miliand began shooting indis- possible, Gen. Bajwa said.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif cases is being revoked and said on death se tant outfits. Formed following the US criminately.

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federal judge in Pennsylvania on December 17 ruled unconstitutional President Barack Obama’s recent executive action to temporarily protect from deportation more than five million undocumented foreigners.

Judge Arthur Schwab, appointed

BRIEFS Cheney backs CIA interrogations move WASHINGTON: Former US vice president Dick Cheney on December 21 defended the controversial CIA interrogation techniques used on terrorism suspects after the 911 attacks, despite the fact that the Dick Cheney Senate issued a report last week calling such techniques torture.

“All of the techniques that were authorized by the president were, in effect, blessed by the Justice Department opinion that we could go forward with those without, in fact, committing torture,” the vice president under former president George W. Bush said on December 14 in a press meet.

US, Iran hold bilateral n-talks in Geneva

to the bench by former Republican president George W. Bush, justified his ruling on the legality of the presidential decree because the accused in a driving under influence (DUI) case, 42-year-old Elionardo Juarez-Escobar, could — in his judgment — benefit from Obama’s executive action.

This is the first court decision against regularizing the status of

undocumented immigrants announced by Obama last month, a measure that has spurred Republican opposition and opened a new inter-party battle front in Congress, which will pass to full conservative control in January.

Since the case in question is an individual case that has no direct relationship with the president’s executive action. Juarez-Escobar

was deported in 2005 but came back to this country illegally and was arrested this year while driving under the influence of alcohol.

Schwab’s argument for ruling on the presidential action is that Juarez-Escobar could avoid deportation thanks to Obama’s measures. The judge said that Obama “violated the separation of powers” with his unilateral action.

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he former Florida governor Jeb Bush became the first candidate to throw his hat in the ring for the 2016 US presidential race on December 16 as the battle to secure the backing of wealthy donors prompted an unusually early starting gun for the next election.

“I am excited to announce I will actively explore the possibility of running for president of the United States,” said Bush in a surprise statement on Twitter and Facebook.

Bush is the fourth member of his family to seek national office, following in the footsteps of brother George W Bush and his father George Bush Sr, who served a combined 12 years in the White House, and grandfather Prescott Bush, who was a US senator. Jeb’s son, George P, was elected as Texas land commissioner last month.

weeks, pending a likely announcement in the New Year, for fear they might commit to Christie or former presidential candidate Mitt Romney instead. I am excited to announce I will actively explore the possibility of running for President of the United States, he tweeted.

In a sign that this was more than just a throwaway musing, Bush also announced he would be forming a political action committee in January to “help me facilitate conversations with citizens across America to discuss the most critical challenges facing our exceptional nation”.

“The Pac’s purpose will be to supThe announcement came just Christie are expected to compete for hours after the New Jersey governor, the same business donors lining up port leaders, ideas and policies that Chris Christie, his likely rival for the behind the party’s establishment will expand opportunity and prosmainstream Republican ticket, reap- wing against more conservative can- perity for all Americans,” he added. peared in the national headlines didates such as senators Rand Paul Republican strategists have estithanks to a meeting with President and Ted Cruz. mated that candidates will need to Obama designed to bolster his Bush’s supporters had privately raise at least $20m just to stand a bipartisan credentials. been letting potential backers know chance in the upcoming If they both run, Bush and to keep their powder dry in recent primary race.

Love of yoga fuels a $27 bn industry across America ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

GENEVA: Officials from the US and Iran held bilateral meetings here on December 15 over the latter’s disputed nuclear program, weeks after the failure to meet a November 24 deadline for a comprehensive nuclear deal.

An official with the US Mission here confirmed that talks started in the afternoon, and the bilateral talks between the two sides continued till December 17.

AGRA: A 40-member team comprising US security advisers, representatives of the two houses and journalists visited the Taj Mahal in Agra to access security arrangements and logistics, ahead of the US President Barack Obama’s India visit on January 26.

The US president is expected to visit the Taj Mahal in Agra, said officials, adding that the date for Agra visit was not yet final.

The US security team landed at the Kheria airport Tuesday afternoon and interacted with senior police officials and the Archaeological Survey of India officials.

No further details were given out to the media.

US President Barack Obama’s state visit to India in January to attend the Republic Day Parade will be spread over two days and include summit-level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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rom tired housewives to stressed executives, Hollywood stars to US First Lady Michelle Obama, they all do it, with yoga studios mushrooming in every large city from San Francisco to New York and capital Washington. With the world recognizing the health benefits of yoga, the ancient Indian art of keeping fit is going places fuelling a $27 billion industry in America.

Yoga sessions have become a part of her Let’s Move! campaign to end childhood obesity in the US and a regular feature of the traditional

White House Easter Egg Roll, the largest annual public event at the White House.

And when a fasting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came calling last September after urging the

UN to declare June 21 as International Day of Yoga, President Barack Obama too wondered how his guest kept such a rigorous schedule on just warm water and yoga.

There are yoga clubs, yoga magazines and yoga sites all over North America. “Yoga is arguably the most widespread and influential Eastern spiritual practice to spread outside the Indian subcontinent,” as the Huffington Post noted in a recent article. A Toronto based international yoga chain which has 64 Modo Yoga studios worldwide, is set to open a new 5,000-squarefoot studio in Austin, Texas, its ninth in the U.S.

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pposition parties in the Lok Sabha, led by the Congress, again on December 17 raised the issue of schools being asked to remain open on Christmas day, accusing the government of misleading the house in the matter.

The uproar over reported conversions and comments by parliamentarians of the ruling BJP continued to rock the Rajya Sabha for the third consecutive day on December 17, leading to several adjournments.

The opposition was upset that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a comment on the issue at a meeting of BJP’s parliamentary party, but did not come to the house. As soon as the house met, the issue was raised by Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Naresh Agarwal.

“We read in the papers that some

‘Lashkar plan strike during Obama visit’ NEW DELHI: After the massive terror strike at a Pakistan school in which over 140 children were killed, the Centre has asked all state governments to ensure adequate security is provided at public places including malls and schools.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that an advisory has been issued to states after yesterday’s terror attack in a school in Peshawar which has drawn strong international condemnation.

Sources said that India has been warned by foreign intelligence agencies that the terror group Lashkar-eTaiba may be planning an attack in the country to coincide with next month’s visit by US President Barack Obama. Sources in Indian intelligence agencies said that they are paying special attention to five terror suspects who escaped from a prison in Madhya Pradesh in October last year and have still not been found. The Lashkar, which is based in Pakistan, is responsible for the 26/11 siege of Mumbai in which 166 people were killed in 2008. The recent phone intercepts reveal Lashkar handlers talking to the escaped terror suspects about being tasked to an attack.

The uproar over reported conversions and comments by BJP MPs continued to rock the Rajya Sabha for the third consecutive day on December 17.

policy decisions were made in the parliamentary party meet of BJP,” Agarwal said referring to prime minister’s warning to party members for not crossing the “Lakshman Rekha” (limits) in their statements.

“If his ministers are making some mistake, it is his responsibility to say it in the house,” said Agarwal.

Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, however rejected the charge that any policy decision was taken.

“PM has not made any policy decision in the meet. But I have a

point of order. In the name of point of order, can Naresh Agarwal every day raise a point of disorder,” said the finance minister.

Congress leader Pramod Tiwari again raised a point of order, on the same issue.

“We are just telling PM your people are creating disharmony in the country. If he is accepting some ministers are crossing Lakshman Rekha... let him tell which Lakshman Rekha is being crossed,” said Tiwari.

NEW DELHI: ‘Clean India Green India’ is the theme of the Indian government’s calendar for 2015 that was released here on December 17 by Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley, who also launched a mobile app to download its digital version. Jaitley, who addressed the brief function at the National Media Centre, said this year’s calendar release function is “different” in the way that it has converged two of the government programmes in one — Swachch Bharat and Digital India.

The calendar that is devoted to the government’s Swachch Bharat or Clean India programme has on its first page a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi wielding the broom October 2 when he kicked off the campaign. Jaitley said the calendar highlights the societal work of the

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special court hearing the coal block case allegedly involving industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and others here on December 16 asked the CBI to record the statement of former prime minister Manmohan Singh who was then also holding the coal ministry portfolio.

Special Judge Bharat Parashar asked the Central Bureau of Investi-

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gation (CBI) to record Manmohan Singh’s statement.

“I have ordered further investigation. I desire that statement of then coal minister (Manmohan Singh) be recorded beside other officials,” the judge said.

An aide of Manmohan Singh IANS spoke to did not comment on the court directive. “There is nothing new in this. We have nothing to say. We have yet to receive the order,” the aide said.

government through the visuals of Swachch Bharat. “Wherever the calendar will be seen it will send across a message of Swachch Bharat and thus contribute to the campaign,” he said. The minister said the calendar also contributes to the Modi government’s Digital India programme with its mobile calendar app.

“The digital mode changes the concept of the calendar, you need not buy a calendar,” Jaitley said, adding that if technology continues to progress like this then “instead of a year calendar we will get it for a ‘yug’ (century)”. “DAVP (Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity) promotes government programmes and also social objectives. I feel in the future, conventional and futuristic calendar will be taken forward by DAVP,” said the minister.

IS banned in India: home minister NEW DELHI: Union home minister Rajnath Singh on December 14 informed Parliament that terror outfit IS (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) has been banned in India as all outfits proscribed by the United Nations get banned here as well under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

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n its bid to reap a rich electoral harvest in the final phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP is rushing its top guns to the Jammu region to woo voters.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed two public meetings — first in Kathua and then in Jammu — on December 16.

This will be followed by rallies by Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah and several senior Union ministers. All eyes are now on the 20 constituencies in Rajouri, Jammu and Kathua districts that will go to

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier taken part in election campaigns in the state defying terror threats.

polls on December 20 in the fifth and final phase of the assembly elections. Counting of votes will be held on December 23 for the 87-seat J&K assembly.

An assessment by the state BJP after the first four phases of polling suggests that the party might find it difficult to open its account from any of the 46 seats in the Kashmir

Valley that could also put a dampener on its ambitious Mission 44+ target. But the state leaders expect to win at least 25 of 37 seats from the Jammu region where the party is riding on Modi’s popularity.

“A dominant sentiment was clearly in favor of the BJP, following statements that the state would, for the first time, will have a Hindu chief minister from Jammu,” he said. “But the ambiguity on Article 370 and U-turns on other issues may mar our chances now.”

The Congress, on the other hand, is plagued by infighting, which is likely to affect the party’s chances in the region.

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Ami Bera co-chair of India caucus

Born in England, Murthy moved with his Indian parents to Miami; to become the youngest US Surgeon General ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

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ivek Hallegere Murthy has made history as the youngest U.S. Surgeon General and the first of Indian descent with his Senate confirmation in the teeth of strong opposition of powerful gun lobby.

The Democratic controlled Senate voted on December 15 51-43 to confirm Murthy, 37 as ‘America’s doctor’ more than a year after his nomination with the Republicans dead set against him because of his support for gun control and President Barack Obama’s signa-

ture healthcare law.

Born in England, Murthy moved with his Indian parents to Miami when he was three.

He would become the leading US spokesperson on matters of public health.

He will also be the operational head of the 6,500-strong US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, one of the seven uniformed services including army, navy, air force and marines.

Murthy, a bachelor, has said he will focus on preventing chronic diseases, efforts to curb smoking, and programmes to improve diets

Vivek Murthy was a vocal supporter for Barack Obama’s signature healthcare policy.

Murthy has become the leading US spokesperson on matters of public health.

and combat obesity.

Applauding the Senate for confirming Murthy, Obama said “as ‘America’s Doctor,’ Vivek will hit the ground running to make sure every American has the information they need to keep themselves and their families safe.”

“He’ll bring his lifetime of experience promoting public health to bear on priorities ranging from

stopping new diseases to helping our kids grow up healthy and strong,” he said in a statement.”

“Vivek will also help us build on the progress we’ve made combatting Ebola, both in our country and at its source,” Obama said “Vivek’s confirmation makes us better positioned to save lives around the world and protect the American people here at home.”

Hindujas acquire Churchill’s iconic Old War Office

commitment to grant access to the building with an outdoor public space as part of the redevelopment plans.

Bhalla, a mechanical engineer in the U.S. for the past four decades, “was restless till he connected with the news reporter, who in turn put him in touch with the villagers and

tributed over 10 million meals to needy children in the last 23 years, decided to go to India to work out a solution.

The Bhallas trained the village elders to navigate the boat they carried from New York, with safety and precautionary measures, stressing the need to wear life jackets.

They launched the boat in the river with the children. They started with the distribution of sweets and breaking a coconut as per the ageold Hindu ritual, while a village the school authorities to find possi- elder prayed for the success of the ble solutions”, Ratna Bhalla told mission. The children’s eagerness IANS. The Bhallas, who founded and excitement knew no bounds as the AWB Food Bank in 1991, a they embarked upon their first river Delhi-based charity which has dis- crossing in a motor boat.

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hildren from many tribal villages in Gujarat’s Chhota Udaipur district once had to swim across the raging Hiran river every day during monsoons to reach school in Utavadi village in Narmada district. Many of them carried a gohri, a liter brass pot that they held on to stay afloat as they crossed the Meter tributary.

Their ordeal will now be over, thanks to the gift of an inflatable power boat by a New York-based Indian-American couple.

Ratna Bhalla, deputy director of emergency housing at Nassau County, Long Island, was planning a family trip to Disney World in Florida when her husband Varinder Bhalla told her about a story of the children’s plight he had read in an Indian daily.

WASHINGTON: Ami Bera, the lone Indian-American US House member, a Democrat, and Republican George Holding will serve as the new co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans in the new Congress.

Their appointment was announced on December 11 by the outgoing co-chairs Democrat Joseph Crowley and Republican Peter Roskam, ahead of the first session of the Congress starting January 6. Bera’s “passion for the issues is impressive, and there is no question the Caucus will be in excellent hands,” Crowley said.

“The Indian-American community has a wonderful partner in Ami Bera, and I look forward to working with him, and the entire India Caucus, as we continue our efforts to strengthen relations between the US and India,” he said.

“As the only Indian American serving in Congress,” Bera said he was “excited to take on this new role at a critical time for the partnership between the US and India.”

Building on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US in September and President Barack Obama’s upcoming trip to India, he looked forward to working with the Caucus members “to continue to grow the economic and strategic relationship between our countries and to advocate for the Indian American community.”

“As Republican Chair of the India Caucus, George will focus in on growing the relationship between our two democracies, emphasizing our nations’ shared interests from global security to trade and international prosperity,” said Roskam.

Hinduja Group said the British defense ministry had confirmed the deal, in partnership with OHLD. The property, spread across 580,000 square feet, has been sold on a 250-year lease to Hinduja Group-OHLD for an undisclosed amount following a competitive bidding process, the ministry said.

“We will make every effort to honour the heritage and restoration of this national monument, elevate its status and reconnect it with the public,” S.P. Hinduja and his brother G.P. Hinduja said of the prestigious deal.

“We will forge a new future for the site, creating a vibrant and sustainable destination that retains and enhances the historical importance of the building," they said.

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he Hinduja Group has acquired a significant chunk of world history — the Old War Office Building in London, once the hub of British war time prime minister Winston Churchill, the group said on December 15.

The acquisition of the heritage structure was made by Hinduja Group chairman S.P. Hinduja and co-chairman G.P. Hinduja, in partnership with a Obrascon Huarte Lain Desarrollos (OHLD), a Spanish industrial company.

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n Sharif ends moratorium on death penalty n India shows solidarity with Pakistan In one of the worst acts of human savagery ever perpetrated, the Pakistani Taliban slaughtered 148 people, 132 of them schoolchildren, in a brazen terror attack launched by its heavily armed gunmen and suicide bombers on an army-run school in Pakistan’s Peshawar city in retaliation to the army’s operation against extremists

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hildren were the majority of the 148 people killed on December 16 in a Taliban attack on a school run by the Pakistani army in the northwestern city of Peshawar, near the border with Afghanistan.

The fatalities included 132 students and nine school employees, the military’s director of public information, Gen. Asim Bajwa, told a press conference.

Another 122 students were wounded, as well as nine of the soldiers who retook the school from the insurgents.

More than 900 people were inside the compound at the start of the assault, Bajwa said.

Seven Taliban fighters dressed in army uniforms entered the school through a back door shortly before midday, police spokesperson Seid Wali said. The attackers hurled grenades and fired burst of gunfire as they went from classroom to classroom, Wali added.

One of the students, a 14-yearold boy, told The Express Tribune that two men burst into his classroom and began shooting indiscriminately.

The Pakistani army launched an operation to liberate the school, which serves grades 1-10, but progress was slow as the troops had to contend with explosives planted inside by the attackers. Soldiers eliminated the last of the insurgents by 6:20 p.m., authorities said.

Television stations broadcast

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 16 evening spoke with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif over phone and offered Narendra Modi his deepest condolences for the dastardly terror attack on a school in Peshawar. He said India was ready to provide all assistance during this hour of grief.

“India stands firmly with Pakistan in fight against terror. Told PM Sharif we are ready to provide all assistance during this hour of grief,” he tweeted. External affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin in a tweet posted Modi’s statement.

Members of Pakistani civil society light candles for the victims of the attack by militants on school in Peshawar on December 16. A total of 148 people including 132 students and nine staff members were killed and 133 others injured in the massive attack.

scenes of chaos around the school families by the military. and the sounds of explosions and A counterinsurgency operation gunfire were clearly audible in the six months ago in the Khyber and background. The attackers never North Waziristan areas left more planned to take hostages and were than 1,100 insurgents dead, accordsimply out to kill as many people as ing to Pakistan’s army. possible, Gen. Bajwa said.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif After securing the school, the called the assault on the school “a military embarked on a anti-insur- national crisis”, declared three days gent sweep across Peshawar and the of mourning and convened a meetsurrounding province of Khyber ing Wednesday in Peshawar with Pakhtunkhwa. leaders of all parties represented in Pakistan’s main Taliban group, the Pakistani parliament.

US President Barack Obama known as the TTP, claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was condemned the attack, as did Indiin reprisal for the what the militants an Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed was the targeting of their and Afghanistan’s Ashraf Ghani.

All about Tehreek-eTaliban Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as Pakistani Taliban, is the deadliest among Pakistan’s home grown militant outfits. Formed following the US intervention in Afghanistan, the movement was started by a section of radicals in Pakistan to support the Afghan Taliban.

However, TTP is not affiliated with the Afghan Taliban, as both groups have different histories and goals.

Ban on death against terrorists to go: Sharif PESHAWAR: A day after a Taliban attack on an army-run school here left nearly 150 people killed, nearly all of them students, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on December 17 announced the ban on death sentences in terrorist cases is being revoked and said the nation is united in the fight against terror. All parties in Pakistan were united in fighting terrorism, Nawaz Sharif said at a press conference as leaders gathered for an all-party meeting in the Governor House here.

‘Mind struggles to comprehend Pakistan school massacre’

Sydney hostage drama over, 3 dead

PESHAWAR: The “mind struggles to comprehend” the massacre of 132 students by the Taliban at a Pakistani Army-run school here, Pakistani dailies said Wednesday, calling for a prompt end to terror.

In an editorial, Dawn described the terror attack as “so horrifying, so shocking and numbing that the mind struggles to comprehend it”.

“Helpless school children hunted down methodically and relentlessly by militants determined to kill as many as quickly as possible. “...the death count seemed to increase by the minute. First a few bodies, dead schoolchildren in bloodied uniforms, then more bodies, and

16-hour hostage crisis — the first terror attack in Australia — ended early on December 15 after police stormed a cafe in the heart of Sydney where an Iran-born cleric took some 30 people hostage and made several demands, sending shockwaves across the country.

As police stormed Lindt Chocolate Cafe using flash grenades and firing dozens of gunshots, several hostages — panic writ large on their faces — fled with their hands raised past advancing heavily armed policemen.

One of them was Ankireddy Vishwakant, an employee of software major Infosys who hailed

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then more and more until the number became so large that even tracking it seemed obscene.”

It said that nothing compares to the horror of what took place at the Army Public School. “The militants found the one target in which all the fears of Pakistan could coalesce: young children in school, vulnerable, helpless and whose deaths will strike a collective psychological blow that the country will take a long time to recover from, if ever.”

from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh and was recently granted Australian citizenship.

The Australian media said two people may have been killed in the police operation, and one of them could be the hostage taker, Man Haron Monis, a 50-year-old who had been granted asylum in Australia in 1996.

TV clips showed him as a beard-

ed man with a white headgear who had been previously charged with sexually attacking seven women and trying to kill his former wife.

The police operation followed several hours of tense suspense when Australians remained glued to televisions, and the Indian community in all Australian cities prayed for the safe release of the hostages.

The dramatic police operation began suddenly around 2.30 a.m., with three bangs followed by dozens of gunfire shots.

Within minutes, several hostages were carried away on stretchers by police personnel and para-medics.

Police officers then told the Sydney Morning Herald that the siege was over.

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 टचस्कर्ीन मतदान इकाई म� ऑिडयो िनयंतर्क इकाई और ऑिडयो मतपतर् नेतर्हीन मतदाता� को मतदान िनद�श�, कायार्लय�, उम्मीदवार� और जनमत संगर्ह� को सुनने की सुिवधा देते ह� और उन्ह� अपने िवकल्प का चयन करने म� और हाथ म� पकड़े जाने वाले िनयंतर्क उपकरण और आपूिरत हैडफ़ोन का उपयोग करके अपना मतपतर् डालने की सुिवधा देते ह�। इस िनयंतर्क उपकरण के साथ संलग्न वेल्कर्ो पि�य� का उपयोग करके इसे कु स� या व्हीलचेयर के हत्थे से भी जोड़ा जा सकता है।  िसप �ड पफ़ उपकरण का उपयोग ऑिडयो िनयंतर्क के साथ संयोजन के रूप म� िकया जा सकता है। िसप �ड पफ़ उपकरण मतदाता को ऑिडयो मतपतर् म� नेिवगेट कराता है।  व्हीलचेयर सुलभ मतदान बूथ पर्त्येक मतदान स्थल म� उपलब्ध ह� और व्हीलचेयर का उपयोग करने वाले लोग� को का�ज़ी ऑि�टकल�स्कै न मतपतर् या टचस्कर्ीन पर िनशान लगाने की सुिवधा देते ह�। जो मतदाता देर तक खड़े रहने म� असमथर् ह�, वे भी इस यंतर् और पर्दान की गई कु स� का उपयोग कर सकते ह�।  मतपतर् माकर् र िगर्पसर् मतदाता� को का�ज़ी मतपतर् के िलए मािकग कलम को आसानी से पकड़ने की सुिवधा देते ह�।  बड़े मतपतर् �ूअर का�ज़ी मतपतर्� की छपाई को बड़ा करने के िलए िडज़ाइन िकए गए आवधर्क ल�स होते ह�।  �ार घंिटयां: िजन मतदान स्थल� के दरवाजे भारी ह� उनको दरवाज़े की घंिटय� से सिज्जत िकया जाएगा, िजन्ह� मतदान स्थल के पर्वेश �ार के बाहर रखा गया है। मतदाता �ारा घंटी बजाए जाने पर कोई चुनाव न्यायाधीश बाहर आकर मतदाता के िलए दरवाज़ा खोल�गे।  दहलीज़ र� प उन मतदान स्थल� पर रखे जाते ह� जहां दरवाज़े की दहलीज़ ऐसी है िजसम� िकसी व्हीलचेयर वाले मतदाता को पर्वेश करने म� किठनाई होती है। जानकारी और सेवा� का नोिटस : इस नोिटस को बहुत बड़े आकार के अक्षर� म� छापा जाता है तािक नेतर्दुबर्ल मतदाता� की सहायता हो सके । इस नोिटस को मतदान स्थल की दीवार पर लगाया जाता है। जहां ज़रूरी होगा वहां मतदान स्थल� पर एक वैकिल्पक पर्वेश संकेत लगाया जाएगा तािक िवकलांग मतदाता� को सूचना िमल सके और वे वहां मतदान करने के िलए रूकावट के िबना पहुँच सक� । पटरी िकनारे (Curbside) मतदान: यिद मतदाता इमारत की संरचनात्मक िवशेषता� की वजह से मतदान स्थल म� पहुंचने म� असमथर् ह� तो वे सहायता का अनुरोध कर सकते ह�। मतदान स्थल म� पर्वेश करने म� असमथर् मतदाता को चुनाव के िदन से पहले ही अनुरोध पतर् भर कर पर्स्तुत कर देना आवश्यक है। इस पर्पतर् का उपयोग करके कोई मतदाता, िवरोधी राजनीितक दल� के दो (2) चुनाव न्यायाधीश� से उस स्थान पर एक मतपतर् लाने के िलए अनुरोध कर सकता है, जहां से मतदान स्थल के िलए और आगे नह� जाया जा सकता। लेिकन िकसी भी पिरिस्थित म� मतदाता को उस इमारत से 50 फु ट से अिधक दूरी पर मतपतर् नह� पहुंचाया जाएगा िजसम� वह मतदान स्थल िस्थत है। इस स्थल पर मतदाता �ारा मतपतर् के िलए आवेदन भरा जाना चािहए और न्यायाधीश� �ारा उसका सत्यापन िकया जाना चािहए। मतदाता को गोपनीय रूप से अपना मतपतर् डालने की अनुमित दी जाएगी। िशकागो के मतदाता� को यह अनुरोध िलिखत रूप म� Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, 69 W. Washington St., Suite 600, Chicago, Illinois 60602 से चुनाव से पहले वाले िदन सायं 5 बजे से पहले करना होगा। पिरषद उपयुक्त क्षेतर् के मतदान स्थल के चुनाव न्यायाधीश� को इस अनुरोध के बारे म� सूिचत करे गी। मतदान अिभगम्यता और सहायता के िलए सामान्य पूछताछ: िशकागो के मतदाता� के िलए, kchin@chicagoelections.net, 312-269-7858, TTY फ़ोन (बिधर या कम सुनने वाल� के िलए): 312-269-0027 OFFICIAL NOTICE TO ELDERLY VOTERS AND VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES February 24, 2015 Municipal Election & April 7, 2015 Supplementary Run-Off Elections (as needed)

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5:00 PM the day before thepolling election. place The Board the judges of election for the appropriate precinct polling place of this request.

General Inquiries for Voting Accessibility & Assistance General Inquiries for Voting Accessibility & Assistance For Chicago voters, kchin@chicagoelections.net at 312-269-7858, TTY Line for deaf or hard of For Chicago voters, kchin@chicagoelections.net at 312-269-7858, TTY Line for deaf or hard of hearing: 312-269-0027 hearing: 312-269-0027 Board ofofElection Commissioners for the Cityfor of Chicago Board Election Commissioners the City of Chicago Langdon D. Neal, अध्यक्ष Langdon D. Neal, अध्यक्ष / Chairman Richard A. Cowen, सिचव/आयुक्त Richard A. Cowen, सिचव/आयुक्त / Secretary/Commissioner Marisel A. Hernandez, आयुक्त MariselGough, A. Hernandez, क्त /िनदे Commissioner Lance कायर्आयु कारी शक Lance Gough, कायर्कारी िनदेशक / Executive Director

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TELANGANA CABINET GETS BIGGER Defectors dominated the list of six new ministers inducted in the K. Chandrasekhar Rao-led cabinet IANS, HYDERABAD

TDP leader quits as MLA to join cabinet

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hief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao rewarded T. Srinivas Yadav and Tummala Nageswara Rao, who quit Telugu Desam Party (TDP) to join TRS, with ministerial berths. They were among six ministers administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan. A.Indrakaran Reddy, Jupally Krishna Rao, C. Laxma Reddy and A. Chandulal were the other four sworn in as new ministers.

Nageswara Rao, who joined the TRS in August, is a powerful leader in Khammam district, where the TRS is considered weak and has just one legislator.

Both Yadav and Nageswara Rao had served as ministers in the cabinet of N. Chandrababu Naidu in the undivided Andhra Pradesh.

A. Chandulal with Telangana Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan Rao and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao after swearing-in as a new minister in Hyderabad.

The TRS chief also rewarded A. Indrakaran Reddy for switching loyalties. The 65-year-old was elected to the assembly on a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket but within a few weeks crossed over to

the TRS. A key leader in Adilabad district and one of the first Congress legislators to raise his voice for a separate Telangana state, Indrakaran Reddy was twice elected to the Lok

HYDERABAD: Former Andhra Pradesh minister T. Srinivas Yadav on December 16 resigned from Telangana state legislative assembly and also from Telugu Desam Party (TDP), ahead of his joining the Telangana cabinet. Yadav, who was elected from Sanathnagar constituency in Hyderabad on TDP ticket in the elections held in April, sent his resignation to assembly Speaker Madhusudhana Chary. He also announced his resignation from the primary membership of TDP.

Sabha. He started his political career with the TDP before joining the Congress.

He was also briefly associated with the YSR Congress party.

Jupally Krishna Rao, who

resigned as a minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh in 2011 to protest the delay in the formation of the Telangana state, also secured a cabinet berth.

A prominent leader from Mahabubnagar district, he served as minister in the cabinets of Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and Kiran Kumar Reddy. In the elections held in April this year, he was elected to assembly as a TRS candidate.

Azmeera Chandulal, a tribal leader from Warangal district, served in the cabinet of N.T. Rama Rao. He was also elected twice to the Lok Sabha. In 2005, he quit the TDP to join the TRS. C. Laxma Reddy is a TRS legislator from Jadcherla constituency in Mahabubnagar district. He was elected twice to the assembly.

With the first expansion, the number of ministers in the cabinet has gone up to 18. There is not a single woman in the ministry.

Infosys techie escapes safely More nurses to return home from Libya IANS, HYDERABAD

IANS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

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he family of Ankireddy Vishwakant expressed joy on learning that he was rescued safely from a Sydney cafe when Australian police stormed it to end a hostage drama.

His parents were elated to see him on television channels coming out of the cafe.

Clad in a white shirt and with raised hands, the techie was seen emerging from the cafe and escorted by two commandos. His family spoke to Ankireddy’s wife in Sydney who confirmed the news. She told them he spoke to her over telephone after being rescued.

“Thank God! This is a big relief for us,” said Ankireddy’s father Ishwar Reddy at his house in Guntur

Jagan’s more property attached HYDERABAD: The Enforcement Directorate has attached properties, valued at over `47o million, of three firms owned by YSR Congress Party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in an alleged money laundering case.

Enforcement Y.S.J. Reddy Directorate’s Hyderabad zonal office attached properties of Jagati Publications, Janani Infrastructure and Indira Television.

Plant and machinery of Indira Television to the extent of `248.5 million, of Jagati Publications worth `55.9 million and other properties of Janani Infrastructure were attached.

E town, about 300 km from here.

The software engineer’s mother Sulochana, who was in shock since the hostage drama began in the morning, was overjoyed.

An employee of software giant Infosys, Ankireddy hails from Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.

His father Ishwar Reddy, a government employee, said his son stopped at the cafe on his way to work when a gunman took him and 29 others hostage.

ighty-seven nurses from Kerala working in Libya are all set to return home in the coming days, says an official here, adding that the remaining 600 nurses have not expressed desire to return at the moment.

P. Sudeep, CEO of RootsNorka (the Kerala agency that looks after the welfare of the diaspora) told IANS that 12 nurses reached Tunisia on December 16 morning and 22 more on December 17 morning, and the remaining 53 will move to Tunisia in the coming days.

“We have sent a list of 87 nurses from Kerala working in Libya to the central government seeking their help for repatriation. Of the

Earlier a large number of Indian nurses were rescued from Iraq from the clutches of the terrorist outfit ISIS.

remaining 600 nurses, 99 per cent are from Kerala but they have expressed their desire to remain there,” said Sudeep. The state offi-

cials are in constant touch with the Indian authorities in Libya as the returning nurses have to travel 300 km by road from Benghazi.

When bricks, tents turned canvas at Kochi Biennale SHILPA RAINA, KOCHI

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talian Francesco Clemente is often described as a nomadic artist and this is why he has chosen a tent as a canvas and painted it with powerful imagery drawn from his tour across the world, including India. In contrast, Unnikrishnan C. has portrayed his two-month journey in Kochi on bricks where he has mixed myths and poignant portraits of daily life.

These two artists at the ongoing Kochi-Muziris Biennale stand out for the choice of canvas — bricks and tents. This is why their works narrate a tale of their travels and are very personal and interesting.

Clemente was born in Italy but now lives and works in Rome,

Artists perform during the inauguration of the second edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) in Kochio on December 12.

(Photo: IANS)

New York and Chennai. His nomadic lifestyle has had major contribution in his works that have a spiritual connect and representation of a body and mind.

“Everybody’s journey in the world is misplaced or people in the world would like to be misplaced,” 62-year-old Clemente told IANS. “So it is important to imagine

safe places in reality and that comes with understanding and respecting your body,” he added.

On a different note, 21-year-old Unnikrishnan is the youngest artist in the biennale where around 94 artists from 30 countries are participating, with at least 100 projects scattered around at eight locations in Kochi.

At the CSI Banglow, Unnikrishnan has raised a brick wall that depicts his two-month old observation in Kochi, as he had come to Kochi from his own town Pezhumpara in Kerala, and created this artwork to go with the theme “Whorled Explorations” of the 108-day-long festival. He has painted girls in burqa, fish, chillies and lemon.

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Lyon spins Oz to victory

‘Ishant is the leader of the pack’

After a narrow defeat in first Test, India look solid at Brisbane Test

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ndia succumbed to off-spinner Nathan Lyon’s guile, losing eight wickets for 110 runs in the final session to go down against Australia by 48 runs in the first Test despite valiant knocks from skipper Virat Kohli (141) and opener Murali Vijay (99) on the fifth and final day at the Adelaide Oval here on December 13.

Man-of-the-Match Lyon scalped seven for 152 to bowl out India for 315, chasing a 364-run target, after the hosts declared their seconds at their overnight score of 290 for five.

After losing opener Shikhar Dhawan (9) and Cheteshwar Pujara (21) cheaply, India were well on course to chase down the huge total in 98 overs, courtesy of a superb paretnership batting display by Kohli and Vijay.

But India lost the plot after Tea, losing their last eight wickets for only 73 runs to lose with 10.5 overs still to be bowled in the day to trail 0-1 in the four-match Test series. Left-arm pacer Mitchell Johnson (two wickets) and fellow

BRISBANE: Murali Vijay’s stylish 144 helped India amass 311 for four by stumps on day one of the second Test against Australia at the Gabba here on December 17.

India became the second visiting team to score more than 300 runs on the first day of a Test match at the Gabba, buoyed by Vijay’s fifth hundred in Tests and Ajinkya Rahane’s solid 75 not out. Only the formidable West Indies team of 1959-60 had scored more than 300 runs on day one here.

Virat Kohli became only the second player after former Australian batsman Gregg Chappell to record twin tons in a debut match as captain.

quick Ryan Harris (one) also contributed to the victory.

Vijay and Kohli shared a 148run undefeated partnership for the third wicket till tea and the duo

Yuvraj Singh, Pietersen released by their IPL teams NEW DELHI: Yuvraj Singh, the most expensive player of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has been released by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) while Delhi Daredevils skipper Kevin Pietersen was released along with Dinesh Karthick, Ross Taylor and Murali Vijay, according to media reports. The Vijay Mallya-owned RCB had paid the 33-year-old all-rounder `140 million, an amount that consumed a massive share of their auction purse.

Yuvraj was the second highest run-getter for the side with 376 runs at an average of 34, including three fifties.

He did not bowl much in the tournament, delivering a total of 22.4 overs that fetched him five wickets at an average of 37.40 and an economy rate of 8.25. Despite having a star studded line up headed by Yuvraj, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle, RCB finished second from the bottom in the points table with five wins and nine defeats in the 2014 IPL edition.

Earlier, the left handed batsman was not included in the 30-member Indian preliminary squad for the 2015 One-Day International (ODI) World Cup. Delhi finished at the bottom of the table in 2014 with two wins in 14 matches and in their bid to revamp the squad, they have released former England skipper Pietersen (`90 million), wicketkeeper Karthick (`125 million), opening batsman Vijay (`50million) and former New Zealand captain Taylor (`20 million).

returned to extend their stand to 185 in the post tea session.

Kohli first completed his century, becoming only the second player after former Australian batsman

Gregg Chappell to record twin tons in a debut match as captain.

But, Lyon effected a double break, dismissing Vijay and Ajinkya Rahane (0) with the score at 242 to turn the match around.

Rahane was adjudged to have nicked a sharp turning delivery to short leg but TV replays showed that the ball had missed the bat only to hit the pad.

BRISBANE: India’s bowling coach Bharat Arun said Monday that Ishant Sharma is the ‘leader’ of the team’s bowling unit in the ongoing series against Australia since he is the most experienced among the pacers in the squad. The coach said the team’s younger bowlers looked up to Ishant who converses with his colleagues on a regular basis, providing them with inputs and ideas whenever required.

“Ishant is the leader of this attack. The bowlers look up to Ishant and sometimes, when he comes up with an idea and talks directly to the younger guys, it creates much more impact than the coach saying it. It is smart to get the senior bowler speak to his colleagues directly about what he did right and the lessons he learnt,” Arun said.

BCCI rule under Supreme Court scanner IANS, NEW DELHI

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he Supreme Court will examine the BCCI rule that was amended in 2008 allowing its office bearers to hold commercial interests and team franchises in the IPL and Champions League Twenty20 tournaments which was prohibited earlier to curb conflict of interest in the sporting body.

The apex court bench of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla decided to examine Rule 6.2.4 of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as senior counsel Rajeev Dhavan told the court that the 2008 amendment created a conflict of interest situation as it gave a

legal shield to its then secretary N. Srinivasan-headed India Cements Limited for holding Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super

Kings (CSK).

The court said the issue of conflict of interest which has arisen during the hearing could not be “glossed over”.

“The issue of conflict of interest can’t be glossed over,” the court observed.

Dhavan, who appeared for former BCCI president I.S. Bindra, told the court: “This clause needs to be examined and this is the heart of the problem and this amendment gave rise to greed.”

This provision permitting conflict of interest must go, Dhavan told the apex court saying: “The things go wrong when commercial interests invade the game and this is only because of the Rule 6.2.4.”

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nding months of speculation regarding her career, troubled Indian female boxer L. Sarita Devi was on December 17 banned for one year by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) for refusing to accept her 2014 Asian Games bronze medal.

The world boxing body also handed down a two-year ban to the 29-year-old boxer’s husband Thoiba Singh, period ending October 1, 2016, and her coach

Boxer Sarita Devi

Lenin Meitei for one year, period ending on October 1, 2015.

The AIBA, however, relieved Indian boxing chief coach G.S. Sandhu from any misdemeanour charge.

In Incheon, a day after she lost the 60-kg category semi-final bout to host challenger Jina Park despite dominating the bout, an inconsolable Sarita refused to accept the bronze medal and later handed it over to Park, who left the medal on the podium before making her exit at the Seonhak Gymnasium.

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DR. INDRAJIT PATEL IS NEW FIA-CHICAGO CHIEF

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BLF’s badminton tourney for a noble cause

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BY A STAFF WRITER CHICAGO (IL) -- Chicago’s prominent Gujarati physician Dr. Indrajit Patel, who is also an renowned community leader, has been unanimously elected as the president of the Federation of Indian Associations (FIA), a premier umbrella community organization based in Chicago (USA) of nearly 33 years at the general body meeting on December 7 at the Northshore Banquet Hall in Chicago.

A celebration of the newly-elected FIA team for 2015-16 was held at Maharaja Indian Restaurant in Rosemont, IL later on December 9 when Dr. Patel and his team were feted. The celebrations were greatly enhanced by the celebrations of Dr. Indrajit & Dolly Patel’s 33rd wedding anniversary.

A large gathering of family, friends and community leaders joined the celebrations, offering best wishes and congratulations to Dr. Indrajit & Dolly Patel.

The newly-elected FIA executive board consists of: president--Dr. Indrajit Patel, eExecutive vice president--Vandana Walia, vice presidents--Dr. Ram Gajjela, Babu Varma & Kanti N. Patel, secretary--Harish Kolasani, treasurer--Ajeet Singh, joint secretary--Shaurin Mehta and joint treasurer--Jatin Patel While president-elect Dr. Patel is in agreement with all trustees to include Syed

Hussaini, Sher Rajput and Minhaj in some honorary position as they were not able to get elected.

The election committee that consisted of chairman Ajai Agnihotri, co-Chairs Babu Patel and Sitaram Patel has conducted the elections and have declared the results and have collectively certified the elections.

Earlier, Keerthi Kumar Ravoori, president, welcomed the members of the general body and outlined the victories scored in 2014 and the memorable programs undertaken by him under his presidency. Incumbent president Ravoori announced that the newly-elected FIA executive board would be ceremoniously sworn in on January 23 at the India Republic Day event to be held at the Meadows Club in Rolling Meadows, IL. President-elect Dr. Indrajit Patel in his acceptance remarks expressed deep sense of gratitude to the general body for the conferment of presidency upon him with such strength of unanimity.

He outlined his vision for the FIA for 2015-16 by announcing the incorporation of more community-service oriented programs and to host a grand parade on a scale done by New York FIA counterparts.

He said that he would like to advance the principles of unity by saying ‘Sub ke

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saath – Sub ka vikas’ -- a principle widely advocated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

FIA trustee Chair Iftekhar Shareef in his remarks condemned the fake FIA group who continue to grossly mislead the community through its deceptive practices and the use of FIA brand name. He pledged that FIA would take up a strong legal action to dissolve this fake FIA organization.

He also declared that the heads of the media have pledged to black out any news/ press releases from that fake organization which Shareef said was a significant moral victory for the FIA of 33 years.

Prominent trustee Kanti S. Patel announced the formation of Parade Planning Committee which will work in conjunction with the incumbent president and the executive board to plan, coordinate and execute a grand India Independence Day parade every year.

This motion to form the parade planning committee was unanimously passed at the general body meeting.

FIA Chicago members sent a deep condolence message to the family of Naren Patel of Med Star Labs who passed away on December 15. The FIA will miss a great leader who was always in front lines for the causes of Indian community.

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Free Medical Camp: Dec 27, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Shree Swaminarayan temple, 1020 Bapa Road, Streamwood, Illinois. For More information: Call B.D. Patel 248-2496981 Evangel Indian Church: Dec 31, 5:00 at Evangel Indian Church, 5700 Bartels Road, H a n ov e r Pa r k , Illinois. For more information, Call Anand Daniels (214) 620-7288

Oye Oye Girl Sapna Mukherjee On dec 31, 8:00 P.m at Waterford Banquet , 933 S Riverside Drive, Elmhurst, Illinois Live band Master and Orchestra-Saregama; belly dance by Laila and Nichole Hosted by Ocean Breeze Entertainment. Call:262-864-1421

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T LOUIS (MO) -- A badminton tournament was held in Saint Louis as a family activity to support and spread the word for Bright Life Foundation (BLF).

The BLF, a non-profit organization, was founded by Dr. Subbarao Polineni, who built a school in Martur, India for underprivileged kids, orphans and HIV positive kKids.

Currently, this school has over 300 students and their number continues to grow. Both Polineni and his wife invested more than $1 million into this organization. Despite being a cancer survivor, at the age of 70, Polineni works so hard to make his dream turn into reality.

Inspired by Polineni’s hard work, dedication, and kindness, Ram Kudaravalli, the organizer of the tournament, planned this event to propagate the BLF by conducting this as a family fun event to reach many people of different communities.

This tournament was held on November 15 at Saint Louis Christian Academy. KudaravalliIt told the 60 particpants that orphans did not have any caste/religion/nationality, and they were looking for help.

The tournament had many categories like women’s doubles, amily doubles (FD), Men’s Singles (MS) and Men’s Doubles (MD) and these games were conducted

by Mr. Sreekanth Peyyeti. Ram and his friends volunteered to make this a successful event. Nearly 60 participants (including kids) registered and played in multiple events.

New Year 2015 Parties, Midnight in Paris: with Tollywood and Bollywood singers, film stars & bollywood stars and belly dancers, Dec 31, 7:00 pm at Sheraton Hotel, 3000 Warrenville Road, Lislie, Illinois. For more information call 630-936-8561

Sukhani: With Bollywood Beauty Anjana Sukhani, Dec 31, 8:00 pm at Ashyana Banquets, 1620 75th street, Downers Grove, Illinois. For more information call: 888-726-1110 LIVE 2 U YOU presents Krushna and Kashmera Shah Live: Dec 31, 8:30 pm., exo0tic dancers from Las Vegas at the Meadows c l u b, 2 9 5 0 W.Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, Illinois Ph no:847640-3200

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ZEE TV’S CORE PROPOSITION EVOLVES TO ‘HAR LAMHA NAYI UMMEED’

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EW YORK -- Launched in 1992 against the backdrop of post-liberalization with its socio-cultural and economic upheaval, Zee TV has brought a new meaning to entertainment in India.

It created a revolution in entertainment broadcast technology with its content, which mirrored the common man’s life and dreams. Some 22 years later, it still stands tall as a leading player in India and the largest Indian entertainment network in the world.

In an exciting development at its annual awards show ‘Zee Rishtey Awards’, Zee TV, India’s leading Hindi entertainment channel, announced an evolution in its core proposition from ‘Ummeed Se Saje Zindagi’ to ‘Har Lamha Nayi Ummeed’ and ZEEL MD & CEO Mr. Punit Goenka unveiled an all-new, vibrant and dynamic brand packaging that resonates with its core ethos, while staying relevant to the changing palate of its loyal audiences.

Zee TV continues to share a very strong emotional bond with its viewers. It has sustained and grown due to its ability to innovate and keep pace with changing times and expectations.

A reflection of the adage that ‘Tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today’.

In keeping with this thought, the channel announced a new brand identity featuring a new logo with a slogan ‘Ummeed Se Saje Zindagi’ in June 2011, conveying a progressive outlook for the channel.

The slogan is a life truth that resonates beautifully with the content across Zee TV’s primetime.

Whether it is shows such as Punarvivaah that spoke of rediscovering love in a second marriage, Afsar Bitiya that captured the journey of a small-town girl from modest beginnings to a successful career and selfesteem or any of Zee TV’s non-fiction formats that celebrate the talent of India’s common man, the channel’s shows have presented a beacon of hope to its viewers over the years.

Today, Zee TV adds another layer to its core proposition, making it even more relevant to everyday life scenarios that its viewers are faced with. Zee TV’s new brand slogan ‘Har Lamha Nayi Ummeed’ captures the beauty of re-discovering a new ray of hope with every moment of life.

Speaking on the occasion, Zee TV business head Pradeep Hejmadi said, “Zee TV’s core proposition of Ummeed se saje Zindagi was about a celebration and vindication of a woman’s emerging beliefs and a reflection of her changing hopes, dreams and optimism.

“This essence was embodied by each of our protagonists who emerged as role

models and harbingers of hope for the masses. In that sense, Zee TV will always stand for Ummeed.

“It is the articulation that will change to reflect the changing times. Today, with India poised for growth, there is a feeling of ‘a new hope, every moment’. Zee TV’s new slogan ‘Har Lamha Nayi Ummeed’ captures this spirit and its brand philosophy as also its content will reflect the same!”

About the new packaging for the channel, he adds, “Designed and developed by the internationally acclaimed design studio Les Telecreateurs, Zee TV’s aqua blue logo now makes way for a deeper shade of blue, lending it a stronger, more dynamic edge.

“The new motif of the packaging is a spinning top, originally derived from the left top portion of the ‘Z’ itself. It spins, taking the form of a beautiful flower-like element. Here, each spine is perceived as a new lamha; Every show of Zee TV is a new lamha, a new emotion, a new sense of exuberance, a new cherishable moment.

And from this thought stems the new brand slogan ‘Har Lamha Nayi Ummeed’.

The color scheme of the new packaging is further fine-tuned to a strong blue for weekday fiction shows evoking the faith and trust of our viewers, yellow for weekend fiction signifying warmth and optimism, orange for weekend nonfiction that stands for cheer, confidence and celebration. The red packaging for movies and events represents excitement and youthful energy.”

Zee TV has rolled out a 360-degree marketing campaign across HSM to unveil the new identity. The creative agency FCB Ulka has conceptualized a simple yet

memorable visual device of ‘fingers crossed’ to bring alive the new proposition.

The channel has also brought on board ace music composers Salim Sulaiman to compose a very upbeat and memorable audio pneumonic to bring alive the essence of the new brand proposition.

Says Nitin Karkare, COO, FCB Ulka, “Har Lamha Nayi Ummeed – the power of the moment that can bring hope/ ummeed being the notion and tagline, the creative idea had to be something that not only sticks to people’s minds, promotes a telegraphic take-out of the message but also has a viral potential to become the talk of the town.”

In the wake of this brand refresh exercise, the channel will call out to its viewers to share their Ummeed stories – slices of their life that will go on to inspire content on Zee TV as well as be showcased on digital platforms.

Some of the most impressive, crowdsourced stories will even be curated into a book by a best-selling author. Zee TV also plans to encourage its viewers to begin contributing videos of their acting, dancing or singing to an online talent repository, with gratification for the best entries every single month!

As the preferred channel for viewers and advertisers, Zee TV continues to grow and evolve, increase brand loyalty and lead content innovation. Zee TV is driven by creativity and innovation, yet still deeply rooted in Indian heritage and values. Consistent with the spirit of ZEE TV, the new brand identity ‘Har Lamha Nayi Ummeed’ is by the viewers, of the viewers and for the viewers.

Eros’s magnum opus Rajni-starrer MoneyGram makes funds transfer faster ‘Lingaa’ to hit 4,000-plus screens

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HICAGO (IL) -- It was superstar Rajnikanth’s birthday on December 12and people had been flocking to theaters and traveling miles just to catch a glimpse of Thalaivar in live action on screen after a gap of four years.

Such is the Rajni mania not only in south India but also other parts of the country. The morning shows were booked well in advance and were running into packed houses.

There have been huge cut-outs of Rajnikanth which had been put all across the streets in the Southern part of India.

In Mumbai, too, renowned Aurora theater in Matunga witnessed people coming in huge numbers on the first day of release itself. There were huge cut-outs and pujas being held for Rajni. Such is the admiration of people for this humble star.

In return, Rajnikanth has decided to treat his loyal fans across the globe.

Thalaivar has broken all records set by any Bollywood/Tollywood film. ‘Lingaaa’ has been released in more than 3,000 screens in India and 1,000-plus screens worldwide for Tamil/Telugu release. This record has not been set by any Bollywood star, too.

Eros International’s ‘Lingaa’ is touted to be one of the biggest films of Rajnikanth as his fans get to see him in live action after a gap of more than four years after ‘Robot’, starring Superstar Rajinikanth, Sonakshi Sinha and Anushka Shetty.

Sonakshi Sinha has made her Tamil debut with this film opposite none other than Thalaivar.

Said Nandu Ahuja, theatrical Head, Eros International: “There is just one word to describe reactions today on release day – unbelievable! We have got fantastic showcasing for the film pan-India and overseas with some theatres running as many as 72 shows daily! Rajni sir’s fans are thronging cinemas since early morning and the film has opened to overwhelming reactions, a perfect birthday gift for the superstar”.

Eros International’s ‘Lingaa’ is directed

by K S Ravikumar and produced by Rockline Venkatesh.

The entire distribution rights have been acquired by Eros International and the film was released on December 12 in Tamil and Telugu worldwide. The Hindi release is scheduled on December 26 worldwide.

ALLAS (TX) -- MoneyGram, a leading global money transfer company, has announced that customers can now send money to all rupeedenominated bank accounts in India in as little as three hours, when sent during India bank processing hours.

“Our agents around the globe can now provide this superior service offering to customers seeking a fast and efficient way to send funds directly into any Indian bank account with excellent exchange rates,” says Grant Lines, MoneyGram’s executive vice president, Asia Pacific, South Asia and Middle East.

“With the addition of India, we now offer bank account deposits through the MoneyGram network into four of the world’s largest remittance receive markets--China, India, Mexico and the Philippines. This is a significant milestone for us, and it follows our launch last month of a new send-towallet solution into Kenya’s M-Pesa ecosystem.”

This service, developed in collaboration with one of India’s largest banks, Axis Bank, taps into the national Indian banking payments network, the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) network.

With a real-time connection through Axis Bank, MoneyGram provides its customers around the globe with access to the efficiency and speed of the India NEFT network to send international money transfers directly into rupee-

denominated bank accounts.

Customers can send funds through MoneyGram to all major banks in India including Axis Bank, Punjab National Bank, ICICI, HDFC, SBI and many more.

Indian bank processing hours are generally Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4 pm (Indian standard time), and Saturday, 9 am to noon (Indian standard tTime).

Individual bank branch processing hours may vary.

MoneyGram provides essential services to consumers who are not fully served by traditional financial institutions. It offers worldwide money transfer services in more than 200 countries and territories through a global network of 347,000 agent locations, including retailers, international post offices and banks.

MoneyGram also offers bill payment services, issues money orders and processes official checks in select markets.

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A BUSINESS LEGEND WITH A HEART OF GOLD

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HICAGO, IL -Narendra Shantilal Patel, or Naren Patel as he was better known, who passed away in Chicago on December 15, will be sorely missed by his friends and well-wishers, and remembered by countless beneficiaries of his philanthropy for years to come.

After all, entrepreneurs, businessmen and philanthropists are dime a dozen but Narenbhai was in a class of his own, leaving an indelible stamp on whatever he did.

Whether as the CEO and president of Medstar Laboratory or president of the Vishwa Gujarati Samaj-US or as bleedingheart benefactor of the have-nots, he blended his services with a philosophical touch and thus inspired everyone with whom he rubbed his shoulders.

Indeed, the motto of the intrepid entrepreneur’s life and business excellence was, that “the difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra”.

He lived an exemplary life and his investments of hard work, patience and financial capital paid off.

CLIMBING THE LADDER After graduation in Pharmacy from G u j a r a t U n i v e r s i t y, Ahmedabad in 1969, he moved to Chicago in January 1970. Though he was recognized as a successful businessman, the

business pioneer’s first professional position in the field of pharmacy was as the Quality Assurance Chemist.

The young Naren then worked as an eagerbeaver research chemist in pharmacology in 1973, and continued to move up the ladder to become the Chief of Toxicology until 1982.

In 1977, he kicked off his first business, a medical center, and over the years, thanks to his dedication to business, gradually acquired numerous other medical centers. It was not only knowledge but his passion and interest in business also paved the way to his astounding success as a businessman and entrepreneur.

Born in Ahmadabad, Gujarat, Narenbhai’s upbringing was in the neighborhood of the Sabarmati Ashram, where Mahatma Gandhi lived for several years before he bade adieu to Ahmedabad for the last and decisive struggle for independence.

A devout Hindu, he was a strong follower of Pujya Pramukhswami Maharaj of

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He also supports numerous other religious and charitable institutes, including the Itasca Temple, Manavseva Mandir, Pratham USA, Akshya Patra and Ekal Vidyalaya.

Narenbhai had a little different point of view about politics and politicians. He firmly believed that government policies and laws should impact the general public in a positive way.

SUPPORT TO POLITICOS He supported many political organizations and politicians whose ethics and principles served to assist the community and the nation.

It was not for nothing that the dyedin-the-wool do-gooder had been recognized many times as an honorable leader of the community by the local and state political organizations for which he humbly thanked all his well-wishers who were with him in thick and thin phases of his chequered journey.

Though well connected with the political leadership of different ideologies, Narenbhai himself was not actively associated with any specific party.

He simply used to say: “My support

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Narenbhai was also a social leader and led various non-profit organizations in the Chicagoland area. His volunteer work--for which he devoted much of his personal time--and advocacy were quite extensive and impressive.

He was the president of the Vishwa Gujarati Samaj, USA for the past several years and was affiliated to the main chapter in Ahmedabad. He had also served on the Board of the Association of Indians in America (AlA) for many years.

GENEROUS DONOR The business legend was the president of Care and Share USA International. He served on the Board of Directors of numerous organizations, including Metropolitan Family Services, Bhartiya Senior Parivar, and Indian American Medical Association Charitable Foundation and supported the Art of Living Organization, donating generously to charitable causes.

He had previously served as the president of the Six Gaam Patidar Samaj (one of the strong community unions of Patels), and remained active in promoting and supporting the prestigious organization.

Apart from helping out earthquake victims of his motherland Gujarat in 2001 by building houses through Care and Share USA International, Narenbhai had also offered aid to the flood victims of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh through Indian Consulate’s Office when the Chief Ministers of both the Indian states visited Chicago.

He lent a hand to many more people in India whenever the anyone approached him for assistance with fund-raising events.

Narenbhai had a strong faith in the youth of India and wanted the younger generation to participate in POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE. He always stressed that “education should be compulsory and free from political and profit industries. Our schools provide and promote all kinds of sports so that our children can compete with the rest of the World. With the free & open market, globalization and technological advancements, our youths have extraordinary opportunities to make progress in every field”.

GOVERNMENT POLICIES A visionary par excellence, Narenbhai was proud of Gujarat government policies to attract businesses from all over the world to invest and establish their business in Gujarat.

He often gave credit to Prime Miniser and former Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for promoting and highlighting Gujarat in a very unique fashion. When he saw advertisements for Gujarat on CNN, he believed that it was a right strategy and would like to see clean water available in the rural areas.

Narenbhai, congratulated Gujaratis for producing more grains and felt that the Narmada Project would make a huge difference to

all farmers. “ “His love for Gujarat is incredible”, says his elder brother Shashikant.

Though many people and successful businessmen practice philanthropy, what was remarkable about Narenbhai was that while he was a successful and accomplished businessman, he always remained involved in community advocacy and humanitarian work.

He believed in ‘giving back’ to the community, especially to those families who were less fortunate and had no other way than to live in impoverished conditions.

Each year, during the Christmas holiday season, the golden-hearted businessman, along with his sons, provided food and gifts to many churches and Homeless Centers.

He had been greeted with appreciation and love as his generosity had helped to make the holiday season a ‘little bit brighter’ for these families with children.

He was also a supporter of numerous other organizations, including The Ark of Saint Sabina Community Center’s youth program led by Father Michael P Flagger in Chicago.

This was, in fact, a youth program that was geared towards promoting non-violence in the community and bridging individuals together through effective conflict resolution principles in which Narenbhai believed. He also supported the Rainbow Push Coalition

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led by the REVEREND JESSE JACKSON JR. Narenbhai, who resided in Schaumburg near Chicago, Illinois, leaves behind his wife Sumitra and two sons. Neal and Raj work in Medstar Laboratory, a large clinical laboratory serving physicians, hospitals and nursing homes throughout the three US states--Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.

WORK ETHICS While Neal is the executive vice president of business development, younger brother Raj is the executive vice president of operations.

Naren always spoke of how proud he was of his sons not only for their business excellent skills but also for their incredible work ethics.

Neal is married to Sonal, and they have two children, Nishal (17) and Shriya (10).

Raj is married to Nisha, and they have two sons, Ronak (10) and Raveen (7).

A true family man, Narenbhai was close to his sister, Beena Patel and childhood friend, Dr. Yash Amin.

He used to say proudly: “We are all links in the chain of success.”

Neal and Raj have learnt an important lesson from their father--that the success of any business is attributed to hard work, commitment and leadership.

May Narenbhai’s soul rest in peace!

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DIGNITARIES LIGHT UP AIPHA DINNER

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HICAGO (IL) -- Harish Bhatt, president of the Association of Indian Pharmacists in America (AIPhA), hosted an exciting Annual Diwali Party on December 13 in the Sheraton Lisle, 3000 Warrenville Road, Lisle IL to celebrate the upcoming holiday season with members and their families.

AIPhA also took the opportunity to discuss the progress and outlook of the pivotal group in the presence of over 400 guests.

The banquet was attended by many dignitaries, including Tim Schneider, chairman Illinois Republican party; Dr Yash Amin, director of drug compliance state of Illinois; Fernando Grillo, former secretary of Department of Financial and

Loyola students mourn loss of slain Rauf

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HICAGO (IL) – About 100 friends and fellow students gathered on December 7 at the Rogers Park corner where Mutahir Rauf, a student of the nearby Loyola University, was gunned down two days ago, to remember him and condemn violence in Chicago and beyond.

The gathering began after a morning Mass at Madonna della Strada Chapel on the Loyola campus, where the Rev. Tom Tobin connected Rauf ’s death during an attempted robbery to killings by the police in Missouri and New York.

Decisions not to indict the officers in both cases continue to spark protests across the country.

The police say Rauf, 23, was walking with his brother on the 1200 block of West Albion Avenue when two attackers approached them and attempted to rob them. One of the attackers pulled a gun and ordered them to turn over their money, according to Ald. Joe Moore, 49th.

Rauf believed the gun was a toy and reached for it, Moore said. The gun went off during the scuffle and the assailant fled, according to Moore.

While the circumstances surrounding Rauf’s killing differ considerably from the situations involving police and civilians in Missouri and New York, Tobin was joined by other students in noting that Rauf ’s killing, which occurred just one block from the university’s campus, was another example of how violence can devastate a community.

Professional Regulation; John Lagattuta director of Human Resources and Labor Relations; Nimesh Jani, elected trustee of Schaumburg Township.

Also present were Ryan Higgins, Republican Committeeman for Schaumburg Township; Jake Miller, lobbyist for Pharmacy Association; Aarti Parikh, Drug Compliance Investigator; Steve Lawrence, Cardinal Drugs, and Bill Bodin, HD, Smith Drugs.

The evening started with the Master of Ceremonies Tushar Mehta welcoming everyone for this auspicious occasion, He invited president Harish Bhatt on stage.

“I want to recognize and congratulate all the pharmacists present tonight. It is you who set up shop in disadvantaged areas

Harish Bhatt with wife Dr Renuka Bhatt & their son and daughter

where residents lack access to adequate healthcare. This is not at all an easy thing to do, especially considering the challenges associated with owning an independent pharmacy” said Harish Bhatt.

Gita Patel, a pharmacist, said: “This organization has been around over 25 years.

This is the largest crowd that I have ever seen for this organization. It is a cause for everyone to get together to learn what is going in the pharmaceutical industry and to have fun.”

Also, first time attendee pharmacy student from Chicago State University, Aarti Shah, said, “This is a great event and we, the students are very happy to be invited to help celebrate Diwali and contribute to AIPhA.” Awards were given to Dr. Yashwant

Amin for his extraordinary service and dedication to the pharmacy profession, and to Nimish Jani for his positive accomplishments and dedicated service to the community A delicious dinner was served by Saffron. The evening’s music was provided

by DJ Sobash.

The AIPhA executive board: Harish Bhatt (president), Rajesh Chotalia (vice president), Jitesh Patel (secretary), Haresh Khakhkar (joint secretary), Vitthal Patel (treasurer), Jignesh Gandhi (joint treasurer).

The Board of Directors included Tushar Mehta, Snehal Bhavsar, Jyotin Parikh, Gajanan Trivedi, Manu Patel, Shital Manek, Kishore Chugh, Mahendra Patel, Ambalal S Patel and Ambalal H. Patel.

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HCAGO (IL) – The South Asian Chamber of Commerce (SACC), a newly-formed organization comprising merchants on Devon Ave, Chicago, had its first election for the executive board on December 8 at Masti Grill Restaurant on Devon.

The organization which has been set up to raise and become the mouthpiece of the merchants as well as shoppers on Devon Ave, was a much-needed and much-awaited platform to give voice to the current issues related to businesses, real estate and shoppers on Devon.

The SACC will be a medium needed to convey the progression of business on Devon.

Devon Ave has businesses owned by people of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal between 2000 West Devon Ave to 3000 West Devon Ave. The Devon Ave was proudly declared the International Market by many as it used to attract shoppers as well as tourists from all over.

The following were elected as executive board members for two years: President--Susan Patel, vice-presidents-Dipen Lakha, Mujeeb Ahmed, secretary--Kamal Chhabria, joint secretary--M J Chowdhury, treasurer--Ajai Agnihotri, executive director-Rafique Shaikh, and directors--Parvez Usman, Nirmal Shewakramani, Ramesh Vitha, Bhavesh Patel, Mahesh Sharma, Mir M Ali, Amjad Khan and Deepak Chandani.

More than 25 members of Devon Ave merchants were present at the general body meeting and election processes. During the general body meeting, many positive suggestions were made to increase the shoppers’

inflow on Devon Ave. The suggestions included, more foot patrol

by Chicago Police, more CCTV installations by merchants to prevent theft, chain snatching and car window breakage, smooth and reasonable parking fee and situation of parking fees, representation before City , County and State office-bearers.

Susan Patel, newly-elected president, answered many questions and concerns of the merchants. Others who attended the meeting included Babu Patel, Tariq Khawaja, Hameedullah Khan, Sanjeev Malhotra and many other well-wishers of Devon Ave businesses.

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Amala Akkineni roped in for cameo in Bollywood film

South superstar Rajinikanth receiving the Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year from Amitabh Bachchan.

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uperstar Rajinikanth on December 12 thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his good friend Amitabh Bachchan and millions of fans for wishing him on his 64th birthday. In a string of tweets, Rajinikanth first thanked Modi, saying: “My heartfelt thanks to you

dear @narendramodi ji, for your thoughtful birthday wishes amidst your busy schedule, Warm regards.”

“Here’s thanking @srbachchan ji, Kamal Hassan, my entire film fraternity and all my dear friends for the birthday wishes,” he wrote on his Twitter handle.

“To the ones who mean everything to me... MY FANS... from all over the world who wished me

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oganiyan’, a song sung by Shruti Haasan for Tevar, has crossed 150,000 views online. Released on December 10, it has so far garnered over 150,000 views on YouTube.

From Alia Bhatt to Shraddha Kapoor, there has been a trend of Bollywood actresses crooning for their films, but “Joganiyan” is different.

Shruti, who is not part of the cast, has given her soulful voice for the track, which is a mix of both classical and rock, for the Sonakshi Sinha and Arjun Kapoor starrer.

“The song has been sung so beautifully by Shruti that it has actually helped in bringing out the visibly amazing chemistry between Sonakshi and Arjun in the video,” says a source close to the film.

Shruti has previously crooned a number of tracks like Aazma — luck is the key.

today...THANK YOU #touched.

God bless.”

Earlier, Modi took to Twitter to reach out to the cinema czar on the day his film “Lingaa” also hit the screen. “On his birthday, I extend greetings to the legendary Rajinikanth ji. May he remain in the best of health and have a long life. @superstarrajini,” Modi tweeted.

MUMBAI: Actor Amala Akkineni, wife of Telugu superstar Nagarjuna, will feature in a cameo in Mohit Suri’s Humari Adhuri Kahani, revealed the film’s producer Mahesh Bhatt.

“Timeless Beauty. Amala Akkineni makes a special appearance in our love saga — Humari Adhuri Kahani,” Bhatt tweeted on December 15.

Amala has been a popular actress of Tamil and Telugu films, having starred in entertainers like Shiva, Satya, Pushpak and Nirnayam.

Made under the Vishesh Films banner, the key cast members of Humari Adhuri Kahani include Vidya

Balan, Emraan Hashmi and Rajkumarr Rao. The film is likely to release in June 2015.

Music director Chakri dead HYDERABAD: Popular Telugu music composer Chakradhar Gilla aka Chakri died here on December 15, said a family source.

The music director was 40.

“He returned home late on December 14 night from his studio. In the morning, when his wife couldn’t wake him up, he was rushed to Apollo Hospital. He was declared dead on arrival,” the family source told IANS. “The doctors are yet to confirm

the cause of death. It is suspected to be heart attack,” he added.

Born June 15, 1974, Chakri started his career by composing music for independent albums. In 2000, he made his debut as music composer for Telugu film Baachi.

Till now, he has composed music for over 80 Telugu films. His last released album was for the Telugu film Errabus.

FILM REVIEW | TELUGU

‘Lingaa’ - A hero with a thousand faces Film: ‘Lingaa’; Cast: Rajinikanth, Sonakshi Sinha, Anushka Shetty, K. Vishwanath, Jagapathi Babu, Vijayakumar, Radha Ravi, Santhanam, Karunakaran and Dev Gill; Director: K.S. Ravi Kumar; Rating: ***

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n one of the scenes in Lingaa, Rajinikanth is seen reading Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with A Thousand Faces. The camera zooms in on the book’s title from difRajini could go ferent angles to emphasize that it from a king to a from a king to a was included for pauper in a pauper and a very strong reascene and audiaudiences won’t son. According ences won’t to director Ravi mind it because mind it because Kumar, his hero he’s the hero he’s the hero is Rajinikanth, with a thousand with thousand and his thousand faces. faces. faces are that of a From his signacollector, a king, a civil ture walk to bizarre engineer, a patriot, a socialstunts to philosophical ly responsible citizen, a leader, a touch in dialogues to his reluctance communist, and finally, a common towards politics but interest in servman. Rajini proves he could be ing people — every scene illumianybody on screen. He could go nates with Rajini’s presence. In

another scene, Rajinikanth jumps off a mountain on his sports bike to land on a hot air balloon.

Lingaa is a social period drama that unfolds in the pre-independence era. It follows the story of Raja Lingeshwaran (Rajinikanth), a collector during the British regime, who becomes instrumental in the construction of a dam in a village.

When a group of villagers ask Lingeshwaran why he threw away a king’s life for the villagers, he replies that a person with a happy heart will remain happy forever.

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Akshay

Sachin is bowled over

by Aamir Khan’s ‘PK’

introduces his ‘Baby’ character online The film will see Akshay play Ajay Singh Rajput, an officer on a mission to bust terrorists’ plan; set for release on Jan 23 IANS, MUMBAI

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ctor Akshay Kumar took to micro-blogging website Twitter to unveil a glimpse of his role from his upcoming movie Baby. The actor also said that all the developments and scoops from the movie will reach his fans on the social networking platform first.

“Starting today, I will introduce you to members of @BabyTheFilm . #AjaySinghRajput #TeamBaby ,” he tweeted on December 13.

In the clip, the 47-year-old, who is known for his daredevil stunts, is seen running after villains, jumping off cliffs and doing some great

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ommenting on reports of her walking out of British film Bombairiya in the middle, actress Richa Chadha says constant procrastination of the project, which led to clash with her other commitments forced her to opt out of the movie. Directed by debutant Pia Sukanya, the film is an ode to Mumbai and is being produced by India-born British

‘Roy’ was challenging for me: Jacqueline MUMBAI: Sri Lanlkan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez, who will be seen in a double role in her upcoming film Roy, says performing with actors like Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampal made her experience tougher.

“Working with two very powerful actors Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampal in Roy was fantastic experience for me. It was a very difficult and challenging movie and I am very excited for its release.”

is floored by Aamir Khan’s performance in the film PK and says it’s the best film that he has ever seen.

Sachin was present at a special screening of the film on December 16 hosted by Aamir for him. “The film is superb. I have promised Aamir so I won’t disclose much about the story. But I would like to say that all of you please go and watch this film as it is completely different. For me it’s the best film and best performance of Aamir that I have ever seen,” Sachin said.

“His role in the film is completely different. It is completely out-of-the box film with a very strong message. It is a must watch film. Without any doubt it is his best performance,” he added.

Directed by Rajkumar Hirani and coproduced by Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra, PK will see Aamir as an astronaut and speaking Bhojpuri. Further, the master blaster praised Anushka’s performance as well.

action moves the Khiladi style.

Baby will see Akshay play Ajay Singh Rajput, an officer on a mission to bust terrorists’ plan.

Akshay was so moved by the response to the film’s trailer that he vowed to keep his Twitter fans posted about the movie.

“Your love and reactions to the #BabyTrailer have won me over!

From today, you will see everything on @Babythefilm before the world does,” he wrote.

Previously, the actor had shared a teaser of Neeraj Pandey’s directorial, which is set to hit the theatres January 23, 2015, on the social media. The film also stars Rana Daggubati and Danny Denzongpa.

I didn’t leave ‘Bombairiya’ in lurch, says Richa Chadha IANS, MUMBAI:

MUMBAI: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar

producer Michael Ward. It was slated to go on floors in December.

“I was approached by Beautiful Bay productions in August 2013 to play the lead in their next film.

The shoot was initially to start in January 2014. Finally in August Michael Ward mentioned that he needed more prep time and I told him I had prior commitments till December. After some adjustments on both our parts we were ready to roll in December.”

A.R. Rahman for Oscar again?

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ouble Oscar winning Indian composer A.R. Rahman is once again in the race for an Academy Award.

Among the 114 scores in contention for a nomination in the Original Score category for the 87th Oscars, the Mozart of Madras stands a chance with three mentions. His work for Million Dollar Arm, The HundredFoot Journey and Indian film Kochadaiiyaan are part of the long list released by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

on its website.

The final nominations shortlist for the prestigious awards will be announced on January 15, 2015, while the presentation ceremony will be held on February 22.

‘Badlapur Boys’ - depiction of a kabaddi team’s journey Film: ‘Badlapur Boys’; Cast: Shashank Udapurkar, Nishshan, Puja Gupta, Mazhar Khan, Annu Kapoor, Anupam Maanav, Saranya Mohan, Kishori Shahane and Aman Verma; Director: Shailesh Verma; Rating; ***1/2

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hey are a bunch of losers.

And the film doesn’t hesitate in portraying the losers in the most unflattering light. The charm lies not in the sophistication of presentation (of which there is nil), but in the way the people in this small-village big-hearted film respond to their rural environment.

When the villagers’ plea for a water dam falls on deaf ears, the

hero’s father immolates himself, leaving behind a son Vijay (newcomer Nishan) who would hence-

forth be called ‘paagal baap ka beta’.

Remember that other towering Vijay in Deewaar seething and sim-

mering with that tattoo ‘mera baap chor hai’?

The film reveals a remarkably gentle and guileless soul. Vijay and his kabaddi-playing friends seem to stuck in a time-warp in their village in Uttar Pradesh. They live, talk and respond to the changes in the outside world with a disarming disregard for progress.

Interestingly, the romance that grows between Vijay and Sapna, who has played the same role earlier in the Tamil and Telugu versions of the story, is set in an annual village mela where they see each other, fall in love without exchanging words and then separate without exchanging names, let alone numbers.

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Salman dethrones SRK NEW DELHI: Actors Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan may be starting a new chapter of their friendship after an undeclared cold war, but the latter has dethroned the former by grabbing the top spot in Celebrity 100 list for 2014 of Forbes magazine. Interestingly, Shah Rukh has fallen down from the number one spot to Salman’s last year’s number three spot. The decline is because of his disappearance from the screen for the preparation and shoot of his top grosser Happy New Year.

Shah Rukh did some cameos in movies like Youngistaan and Bhoothnath Returns in the period considered for this list. Whereas, Salman was all over the entertainment sector with his films like Kick and Jai Ho. In fact, his stint as the host of the reality TV show Bigg Boss is also credited for his upward swing. Deepika Padukone has reinforced women power in Bollywood by becoming the only woman mentioned in the top ten of the list. The list is compiled by measuring money and fame.

Priyanka calls Bipasha a ‘nightmare’ MUMBAI: Actor Priyanka Chopra is impressed by Bipasha Basu’s ‘nightmarish’ act in the trailer of Alone, and says she’ll definitely watch the forthcoming horror film.

“Who would have ever thought the lovely @bipsluvurself will be your nightmare!! Chk this out! I’m definitely watching! http://bit.ly/Alone_Trailer,” Priyanka tweeted on December 13.

The trailer of the Bipasha and Karan Singh Grover starrer was launched recently and Bipasha is being appreciated for her look in the new horror.

Directed by Bhushan Patel, Alone is an official remake of a Thai film with the same name and features Bipasha as conjoined twins.

The actor has crossed eight million followers on the micro-blogging site Twitter and is overwhelmed by the love of her fans, whom she calls PC Maniacs.

Aishwarya felicitated at Miss World 2014 LONDON: Aishwarya Rai was on December 14 felicitated by the Miss World Organization at the 64th edition of the international beauty pageant for her commitment to “beauty with a purpose” since winning the crown two decades ago.

Described as embodiment of beauty with purpose, Aishwarya is also seen as the most successful Miss World so far, a title that she won in 1994. “I stand here overwhelmed by this honor. I thank Miss World Organization for such an incredible honor that I have received...” she said.

Radhika Apte to host dance camp MUMBAI: Actor Radhika Apte, who is a passionate dancer and a graduate from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London, is planning to organize a summer camp for dance enthusiasts here.

The actor, who has acted in movies like Shor in the City, Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! and is now gearing up for Badlapur, hopes to bring down faculty members from the foreign university for the two-week camp.

However, the dates for the event are not locked in yet, but it is expected to happen in April next year. “I think India and Bollywood has great potential to adapt to new forms of dance,” she said in a statement.

Dance lovers will also get a chance to take formal dancing lessons from award winning Israeli choreographer Hagit Yakira along with three other faculty members of the college.

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I would’ve been great for ‘Bigg Boss’TRPs: Diandra Soares MUMBAI: Model Diandra Soares created quite a stir inside Bigg Boss 8 right till her eviction when it was reported that she was pregnant. And had her stint on the reality show continued, she says her “absolutely outrageous” avatar would have pushed up its ratings.

Talking about her stay in the controversial home, Diandra said: “I couldn’t fake it. I never can. I can’t play games. And I couldn’t do so in Bigg Boss. Honestly. I think I can very proudly and confidently say I was the most unguarded person in the house.”

She regrets not making it to the finale.

“It’s a bit sad. But I truly believe whatever happens in life happens for the absolute best. I had decided to be absolutely outrageous and not take any of the nonsense going in the house quietly.”

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Start yoga to cut heart disease risk If you are unable to hit the gym, begin yoga at home to cut your cardiovascular disease risk found that yoga may provide the same benefits in risk factor reduchere is “promising evi- tion as such traditional physical dence” that yoga is ben- activities as biking or brisk walkeficial in managing and ing. “This finding is significant as improving the risk fac- individuals who cannot or prefer tors associated with cardiovascular not to perform traditional aerobic disease and is a “potentially effec- exercise might still achieve similar tive therapy” for cardiovascular benefits in (cardiovascular) risk health. Following a systemreduction,” the team atic review of 37 ransaid. domized controlled In comparisons trials (which with exercise Yoga may included 2,768 itself, yoga was provide the subjects), investifound to have gators from the comparable same benefits in Netherlands and effects on risk risk factor the US have factors as aerIANS, NEW YORK

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reduction as biking

obic exercise. The investigators note that this might be because of yoga’s impact on stress reduction, “leading to positive impacts on neuroendocrine status, metabolic and cardio-vagal function”.

When compared to no exercise, yoga was associated with significant improvement in primary outcome risk factors like body mass index, systolic blood pressure, lowdensity (bad) cholesterol and high-density (good) cholesterol.

There were also significant changes seen in secondary endpoints like body weight.

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Alcohol abuse damages lung conditions: Study KOLKATA: Alcohol abuse can expose one to life threatening lung conditions, an American scientist said here on December 15, suggesting Indian teenagers should refrain from excesses.

The Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2014 by the World Health Organization (WHO) states that the amount of alcohol consumption has risen in India between 2008 and 2012.

In 2012, about 3.3 million deaths, or 5.9 percent of all global deaths, were caused by alcohol consumption.

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Gemini The week is replete with joyful celebrations. You will be able to conclude most of your pending assignments and will now make plans for holidays in the company of family and friends. Financially you will feel quite secure.

Cancer You will conclude the year on a very positive and profitable note. The next few days you will be busy at home organizing family get-together and re-arranging a few things for a larger social function towards the weekend.

Leo Business activities will thrive. You are at your creative height and work out plans, which will yield better profits than usual. Your rivals will be surprised and will look at you with respect.

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“While one is usually bothered about liver damage from alcohol consumption, respiratory distress is increasingly being observed,” Michael Koval of the Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, US, told IANS here.

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The study involved 512 Finnish girls and boys of six to eight years of age. The study also showed that most children’s diet was far from ideal.

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Scorpio In business your relationship with your partner is on the verge of a break down and sincere efforts will be required to save it. Your seniors seem to be particularly relying on you for certain types of assignments .

Sagittarius Financial growth and prosperity is assured to you during this week. A forthcoming promotion and elevation is likely. Your seniors holding a small get-together will celebrate this news at office.

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By You will conclude most assignments early this week in order to avail of brief respite from a rather hectic schedule.

You will make exciting plans for the forthcoming holidays.

The married and those in love will share delightful moments.

Aquarius After having worked hard, you will now get into mood to take time off to just celebrate your success. Financial stability and a secured career can make it easier for you to indulge in joyful merry-making with family and friends.

Pisces You will be very excited about your forthcoming trip that you have planned in the company of your family. Your work and financial position is comfortable and you can afford for a luxury holiday with your family.

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t’s a well known fact that too much consumption of sugar is bad for health. But a little bit of sugar in moderation isn't as terrible as one thought, say researchers.

The sweet delicacies not only help in preventing ageing and ensuring proper blood flow but they also help in losing weight and making you happy.

It's that time of the year when chocolates are everywhere, so enjoy the delicacies without thinking twice as some of the research conducted by different brands suggests that chocolate can be good for you too, reports mirror.co.uk. l Cocoa helps in blood flow: The main ingredient in chocolate

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imely and continuing snow in Shimla brings along with it the sublime promise of a White Christmas, which has been elusive since 1991 when heavy snowfall occurred on Christmas Eve. Though December 13 snowfall was moderate, it has warmed up the Yuletide spirit of the hospitality industry. There is expectation of more spells before the New Year dawns. “It was moderate (snow) but good. It indicated that this winter season would be the best for the hospitality industry,” Clarks Hotel general manager D.P. Bhatia told IANS.

contains a wonderful antioxidant you consume plenty of flavanolrich cocoa. To make the most of called flavanol, which is its health benefits, stick found in plants. Scito ‘healthy’ variants entists at head with at least 70 quarters of percent cocoa. chocolate The sweet l Prevents agebrand Mars ing: The Bar teamed delicacies help antioxidants up with in preventing found in fruit the Uniageing and and vegetaversity of bles, which L’Aquila in ensuring proper help fight freeItaly to find blood flow. radicals that lead that these to wrinkles, are antioxidants just as potent in can increase cocoa-rich chocolate. blood flow to the l Makes you happy: Research brain. The higher the cocoa content in your chocolate, the published in the scientific journal Nutritional Neuroscience has better it is for you. l Brain power: Scientists discov- suggested that chocolates can ered you could have the brain boost your mood and reduce power you had 20 years ago, if symptoms of depression.

US study has suggested the e-cigarettes have hooked a new generation of children to nicotine who otherwise might not have taken up smoking at all.

The study found e-cigarettes' usage has grown exponentially among teenagers in the US, especially in the Hawaii state.

Nearly 30 percent of the over 1,900 teenagers surveyed in Hawaii were found to have tried e-cigarettes, and of those, 17 percent were using e-cigarettes only.

The overall rate is about three times higher than previously report-

Porn addiction hampers male sexual performance NEW YORK: Porn addiction forces men to deliberately conjure images of pornography during sex to maintain arousal and have concerns over their own sexual performance and body image, a study has found.

The findings showed that the more pornography a man watches, the more likely he was to use it during sex and request particular pornographic sex acts of his partner.

For the study, the team surveyed 487 male college students in the US in the age group 18-29. Ana Bridges, an associate professor of psychology and her colleagues at the University of Arkansas in the US, found that the

Shimla set for White Christmas

Snow is a big draw for tourists, especially from the plains of northern India. But Met officials

are wary. They say it is still too early to predict whether Shimla will present a snowy landscape

ed in the US studies in 2011 and 2012, which showed rates of 4.7 percent and 10 percent respectively, the researchers said.

“You have to think carefully about the risks and benefits of using either tobacco or nicotine, which is known to be an addictive substance,” said Thomas Wills from University of Hawaii Cancer Center. “A lot of teens think it is easy to quit smoking but it isn't true. It's hard for anybody to quit,” Wills added. He said e-cigarettes are widely available in the absence of restrictions on their sale, and that may help explain why the rate of use is so high in Hawaii.

this Christmas. Some areas like Jakhu and the US Club in Shimla Saturday experienced moderate snow but it melted immediately, Manmohan Singh, director of Shimla's Met Office, told IANS.

more men watched porn, the more they relied on pornographic fantasies in the bedroom as well. Higher pornography use was negatively linked with enjoying sexually intimate behavior with a partner.

Nearby places like Kufri and Narkanda, however, experienced moderate to heavy snowfall.

Likewise, Manali and its uphill Solang ski slopes also saw snow, the season's first.

Manmohan Singh said it was in 2012 when Shimla experienced significant snow in December, that too, after a gap of five years. But there was nothing on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day. On December 14, 2007, Shimla recorded 19 cm of snow. Last year, the state capital saw a light spell of snow on December 22. “The prevailing higher moisture content and low temperatures are ideal for snow,” he added.

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