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Hindu-American culture has enriched the US, say lawmakers at Congressional Diwali celebration

Washington: Hindu-American cul- of the administration and eminent ture has enriched the United States and community leaders from across the the world, US lawmakers said during country. Because of COVID-19 and the annual Diwali celebrations at the restrictions on the number of attendCongress.“We have come a long way as ees at an event, the celebration was rea community where someone can stricted this year but was webcast live. easily say today as I do, that I am a In his remarks, Khanna, a threeproud Hindu-American, that I am term Congressman, said his district proud of celebrating Diwali, that in California has the largest Indianthe Hindu-American culture has American community in the country. enriched America and the world,” “With such a growing number of Congressman Ro Khanna said.

Indian-Americans serving in all facets Indiaspora, in association with a of the government, it felt fitting that number of Indian-American organ- during Diwali, one of the most ausisations, have for the past several years picious and celebrated occasions of been organising the festival of lights at the year, we recognise the service of the US Congress. these public servants in our commuThe event is normally attended by a nity,” said M R Rangaswami, founder large number of lawmakers, members of Indiaspora.

“Diwali (Lakshmi Pujan/ Amavasya) is the darkest night of the year. And our ancestors have taught us to overcome darkness with light.

When the moon is not shining, neither the sun, sky is dark; India glitters. Proud of being part of such a wise and one of the finest tradition.

Diwali is practicing

||તમસો માં જ્યોતિર્ગમય || Happy Diwali to all.

‘House of Khaddar’ in Chicago Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan set to launch his khadi-based fashiona label ‘House of Khaddar’ in Chicago

By Mayank Chhaya Mohandas Gandhi, the original proponent of the fabric, once said, khadi is not fashion it is a value. Tamil movie superstar Kamal Haasan, who is also someone with

an unbridled passion for all things Gandhi, would seem to disagree in nuance because he believes precisely khadi is a value it also ought to be fashion.

As the 66-year-old actor, now in his

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62nd year as an artist, prepares to launch his own khadi-based fashion line called House of Khaddar, he thinks it is more than time for this versatile allweather fabric to be projected around the world through his fashion line and with it carry the story of Gandhi’s values.

The artist whose name means a smiling lotus, as in Kamal for lotus and Haasan for smile, plans to launch ‘House of Khaddar’ out of Chicago soon. He

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Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema Alec Baldwin shooting blocking Biden's climate agenda Criminal charges may be HiIndia Newsdesk

Joe Biden heads to Glasgow in the coming days for a crucial climate summit at which he hopes to cajole international partners into era-defining commitments to reduce carbon emissions.

But two senators could undermine his green credentials at the worst possible time.

In a Senate balanced on a knife's edge between Democrats and Republicans, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have found their moment.

They may share the moderate lane of the party, the centre ground of US politics, but beyond that the two could hardly be more different. The rugged 74-year-old man from the mountains of West Virginia and the 45-year-old iconoclastic woman from the deserts of Arizona. bOne enjoys

extended chats with political reporters and hosts parties for fellow senators on his houseboat. The other barely speaks to the press and flies back to her home state at the slightest opportunity.

But for all their differences, they are united in opposing parts of Joe Biden's ambitious climate programme - with its ultimate goal of reducing US greenhouse gas emissions to half of 2005 levels.

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Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said the weapon used was functional Criminal charges may still be filed over last week's fatal shooting on a film set in New Mexico, US police say.

Actor Alec Baldwin accidentally shot dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded a director on the set of the Western film Rust. "All options are on the table," District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said of any potential charges. "No one has been ruled out at this point." Investigators also said there was "some complacency" around safety on the set. Presenting the department's initial findings, Sante Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said: "We suspect there were other live rounds found on set."

India is concerned about Wikileaks: situation in Afghanistan, US begins legal appeal to extradite Assange says Pentagon HiIndia Newsdesk

There is a tremendous convergence between US and Indian national interests right now, said Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin H Kahl.

India is concerned about the current situation in Afghanistan, a top Pentagon official has told US lawmakers in Washington.

“As I’m sure you’re aware, they (Indians) are concerned about the situation in Afghanistan. They’re concerned about the intersection between instability there and their counterterrorism concerns,” Colin H Kahl, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee during a hearing on Afghanistan, South and Central Asia Security.

“They (Indians) want to work with us on those issues, sharing intelligence, cooperating where we can,” he said, adding that there is a tremendous convergence between US and Indian national interests right now.

“It provides a lot of opportunity for us to cooperate with India, not just on Afghanistan and counterterrorism, but on broader regional security questions, in the Indian Ocean and as it relates to the broader Indo-Pacific,” Kahl said.

He was responding to a question from Senator Gary Peters.

“India’s policies towards Afghanistan have been conceived largely through the lens of competition and proxy conflict with Pakistan. So it stands to reason that New Delhi should be no less concerned about the possibility that a Taliban government could benefit anti-Indian terrorist groups, especially those oriented towards Kashmir,” he said.

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Lawyers for the US have told the High Court the judge who blocked Julian Assange's extradition was misled by his psychiatrist.

The United States government is starting a legal appeal to try to get the Wikileaks founder extradited.

In January, a court ruled Mr Assange could not be extradited to the US due to concerns over his mental health.

Mr Assange is wanted over the publication of thousands of classified documents in 2010 and 2011.

The documents revealed how the US military had killed hundreds of civilians in unreported incidents during the war in Afghanistan, while leaked Iraq war files showed the 66,000 civilians had been killed and prisoners tortured by Iraqi forces.

The US says the leaks broke the law and endangered lives, but Mr Assange says the case is politically motivated. His lawyer told the court that the risk of suicide would be "imminent the moment extradition becomes likely". n January, the district judge overseeing the US's extradition appeal, Vanessa Baraitser, said Mr Assange's publication of classified military and government documents arguably amounted to a crime. But he could not be transferred to the US because he was unwell and could take his own life.

IS to hit America in six months: US intelligence HiIndia Newsdesk

The US intelligence community has assessed that the Islamic State in Afghanistan could have the capability to attack the US in as little as six months, and has the intention to do so, a senior Pentagon official told Congress on Tuesday. The remarks

by Colin Kahl, under secretary of defence for policy, are the latest reminder that Afghanistan could still pose serious national security concerns for the US even after it ended its two-decade-old war in defeat in August. The Taliban, which won the war, are enemies of the IS and have seen its attempts to impose law and order after the US pullout thwarted by suicide bombings and other The remarks are the latest reminder that attacks claimed by the IS. They include bombings Afghanistan could still pose serious national targeting the minority Shia sect and even an IS security concerns even after it ended its 2-decade- beheading of a member of a Taliban militia force old war in defeat in August in Jalalabad.

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Adani to abandon Myanmar plans HiIndia Newsdesk

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Referring to new immigration policies, he said the 'scale-up visa system' would make it quicker and easier for fastgrowing businesses to bring in highly-skilled individuals

Taliban U-turn on girls’ schools HiIndia Newsdesk

Under pressure from foreign govts and international aid groups, officials insist that things will be different for girls and women from the last time the militants were in power Under pressure from foreign governments and international aid groups, Taliban officials insist that things will be different for girls and women from the last time the militants were in power, and that some form of education for them will be permitted, including graduate and postgraduate programmes.

But many parents and teachers still have doubts that the move means the new government, which so far has kept women out of government and most public-facing jobs, will rule any different than before.

“They may open schools, but indirectly they are trying to destroy women’s education,” said Shakila, Narges and Hadiya’s mother.

Shock over death of UK Indian hotelier HiIndia Newsdesk

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak

After 18 months of the pandemic and three lockdowns, the British economy is in much better shape than had been expected, the chancellor Rishi Sunak told the Commons on Wednesday while presenting his much anticipated autumn budget.

Referring to new immigration policies,

he said the “scale-up visa system” would make it quicker and easier for fast-growing businesses to bring in highly-skilled individuals.

It would help “identify, attract and relocate the best global talent in key science and tech sectors” — “all part of our plan to make our visa system for international talent the most competitive in the world”.

Most of the Tory front bench, including the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wore masks. On the Opposition benches, the Labour leader Keir Starmer was missing — he has Covid.

Adani Ports said on Wednesday it was abandoning plans to build a container terminal in Myanmar, weeks after applying for a US licence for the project, saying it believed it did not violate sanctions.

A military coup in Myanmar in February and an ensuing crackdown on mass protests in which hundreds have been killed has drawn international condemnation and sanctions on m i l it ar y f i g u re s an d military-controlled entities.

The company is expected to fully exit the investment in the strife-torn south Asian nation between March and June next year, it said.

Indian-origin Anita Anand is Canada’s new Defence Minister HiIndia Newsdesk

Anand, 54, will replace long-time defence minister Indian-origin Harjit Sajjan, whose handling of the military sexual misconduct crisis has been under criticism.

Indian-origin Canadian politician Anita Anand was on Tuesday appointed as the country’s new Defence Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, over a month after his Liberal Party returned power in the snap polls and amid calls for major military reforms.

Anand, 54, will replace long-time defence minister Indian-origin Harjit Sajjan, whose handling of the military sexual misconduct crisis has been under criticism.Sajjan has been appointed as Minister of International Development Agency, a report in the National Post newspaper said.

Saudi Arabia to Chinese missile launch very concerning, says top provide $3 billion to Pakistan US general HiIndia Newsdesk

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Vivek Chadha, a 33-year-old wealthy hotelier who donated generously to good causes, passed away suddenly on Sunday The Indian business community in Britain is in a state of shock after Vivek Chadha, a 33-year-old wealthy hotelier who donated generously to good causes, passed away suddenly on Sunday.

When the Labour peer Meghnad Desai began fundraising in 2014 for a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square, Chadha was almost the first to make a donation, sending in a cheque for £100,000.

He also supported a charity ball in June 2017 after which Virat Kohli posted a picture of himself with Chadha and the message: “Thanks to Vivek Chadha for the support at our Charity Ball last night. Great to meet you!”

The top US general has said China's suspected hypersonic missile test is close to a Sputnik moment, referring to the Soviet satellite launch that sparked the Cold War arms race.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said in an interview with Bloomberg News that the Chinese military is "expanding rapidly". The Financial Times reported this month that the test stunned the US military. Beijing denies any missile test, saying instead it was a spacecraft. "What we saw was a very significant event of a test of a hypersonic weapon system. And it is very concerning," Gen Milley told Bloomberg on Wednesday.

"I don't know if it's quite a Sputnik moment, but I think it's very close to that. It has all of our attention."

Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide $3 billion to cash-strapped Pakistan in safe deposits and $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion worth of oil supplies on deferred payments, media reports said on Wednesday.

A formal announcement about the agreement, reached during Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to the kingdom this week, would be made

by Prime Minister’s adviser on finance and revenue Shaukat Tarin and Energy Minister Hammad Azhar, Dawn newspaper reported.

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry took to Twitter to announce the aid provided by the Saudi Arabia government.

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New book by US-based Indian journalist narrates rise of ‘phenomenal’ Kamala Harris HiIndia Newsdesk

‘The middle name given to Harris, when she was born and which was mentioned in her birth certificate was “Iyer”—before it was changed to Devi’ Washington: A new book narrating the rise of “phenomenal” US Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to occupy this position, and in the process shattering several glass ceilings, by a Washington DC-based Indian journalist and author throws some previously unknown facts about her.

For instance, the middle name given to Harris, when she was born and which was mentioned in her birth certificate was “Iyer”—before it was changed to Devi, Chidanand Rajghatta writes in his book “Kamala Harris: Phenomenal Woman” that hits the stands later this month.

The drawing room friends of the parents of Harris at the University of California, Berkeley, when she was a child were Lord Meghnad Desai, Amartya Sen and Ajit Singh, economists and contemporaries of former

Indian-American policy expert

Neera Tanden named White House staff secretary

UK’s Bengalis celebrate Two Indian-American Diwali at London’s start-ups likely to be Trafalgar Square next unicorns: Report HiIndia Newsdesk

Diaspora showcases intricate ‘alpona’ (handpainted colourful motifs) during a function organised by office of London Mayor Sadiq Khan

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Tanden, 51, a senior adviser to President Biden was named White House staff secretary on a morning staff call on Friday, the CNN reports Washington: Indian-American policy expert Neera Tanden, a close confidant of US President Joe Biden, has been named White House staff secretary, eight months after Republican lawmakers scuttled her nomination to another key post.

Tanden, 51, a senior adviser to President Biden was named White House staff secretary on a morning staff call on Friday, the CNN reported.

The White House staff secretary is a behind-the-scenes but critical role in the West Wing, responsible for managing paper flow to the President from other areas of the administration and federal government. The person filling the job has been viewed as one of the most powerful in the building, it said.

In addition to her new duties, Tanden will keep her senior adviser title "and will continue to provide leadership on particular projects and initiatives," Politico reported, quoting a White House official.

She will report to White House chief of staff Ron Klain, it said.

The appointment does not require Senate confirmation.

"The Staff Secretary role is the central nervous system of the White House and moves the decision-making process and manages a wide variety of issues for the President," the White House official said.

Tanden has "over two decades of experience in policy and management which are critical elements of the role. Her experience across domestic, economic and national security policy will be a key asset in this new role," the official said.

Tanden's appointment as White House staff secretary came eight months after she withdrew her nomination as Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget due to stiff opposition from Republican senators.

prime minister Manmohan Singh, writes the author.

Harris, 57, was born in Oakland, California on October 20, 1964. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, came from a traditional Tamil brahmin family. She immigrated to the US from India in 1958 at the age of 19 to study nutrition and endocrinology at the University of California. It’s there she met Harris’s father Donald Harris, an African-American from British Jamaica.

In the book, published by Harper Collins India, Rajghatta writes that Donald spent time at the Delhi School of Economics on a fellowship when Harris was a toddler. The book begins as a profile of Harris’ mother, partly out of personal interest of Rajghatta, whose father came to the US around the same time as Shyamala Gopalan and studied agriculture and dairy science at Kansas State.

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Kolkata: The Bengali diaspora in United Kingdom has celebrated Diwali in London by showcasing intricate ‘alpona’ (hand-painted colourful motifs) at Trafalgar Square. The office of London Mayor Sadiq Khan organised Diwali at Trafalgar Square on Saturday to celebrate the cultural diversity of the city, Anirban Mukhopadhyay, spokesperson of Heritage Bengal Global, an association of expatriate Bengalis said.

“The event was themed on the victory of good over evil after the severe trauma caused by Covid-19 in the last one-and-a-half years,” Mukhopadhyay told.

Jyoti Gondek Calgary’s 1st woman mayor; Edmonton elects Amarjeet Sohi HiIndia Newsdesk

Bathinda: Former Federal Minister Amarjeet Sohi, 57, has been elected as the mayor of Edmonton while Jyoti Gondek will become Calgary’s first female mayor in Canada. Both have their origins in Punjab.

Before entering politics, Sohi was a bus driver. He was elected to the Edmonton City Council in 2007.

In 2015, he entered federal politics, got elected as a Liberal MP from Edmonton Mill Woods and defeated Tim Uppal to became the federal minister for infrastructure in the Trudeau Cabinet.

Sanish Mondkar : founder of Legion Technologies

Two Indian American-led companies made Forbes magazine’s annual list of 25 venturebacked startups that are most likely to become unicorns, with valuations of more than $1 billion.

This year’s list featured Legion Technologies, founded by Sanish Mondkar; and Alchemy, cofounded by Nikil Viswanathan and Joseph Lau. “A $1 billion valuation isn’t what it used to be, as companies reach that milestone at breakneck speed, noted Forbes, adding that even startups with barely any revenue are earning sky-high valuations as investors bet on future growth.

The average estimated 2020 revenue for companies on this year’s list is just $12 million; last year’s list featured startups with an average of $30 million in revenue.

“Still there are plenty of up-and-comers worth keeping an eye on, including one that tests your dog’s DNA and another that will help you notarize documents from the comfort of your home. This list represents the 25, in alphabetical order, that we think have the best shot of becoming future stars,” said the magazine, in its introduction to the list.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reaffirmed India’s focus on a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and the principle of “ASEAN Centrality” in the region. Modi made the statement at the 16th East Asia Summit hosted by Brunei via video conference. The PM also emphasised the importance of a resilient global value chain and reiterated India’s commitment to providing Quad-sponsored vaccines to Indo-Pacific countries. He recalled India’s support of $1 million to the ASEAN Covid-19 Recovery Fund.

“I look forward to participating in the 18th ASEANIndia Summit tomorrow,” the PM wrote as part of a series of tweets.

Sameer Wankhede’s sister files police complaint against Maha minister Nawab Malik

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Yasmeen Wankhede, the sister of Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede, has filed a police complaint here seeking registration of an FIR against Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik for allegedly defaming her, an official said on Thursday.

Sameer Wankhede is in the eye of a political storm following allegations of extortion in the high-profile cruise drugs case in which actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was arrested.

The officer is facing the departmental vigilance probe. An official from the Oshiwara police station told PTI that they received a written complaint from Yasmeen Wankhede last week, but no FIR has been registered so far.

Senate holds confirmation hearing for Rashad Hussain HiIndia Newsdesk

Over 103 million people across India have not turned up for their second doses of Covid-19 vaccines after the prescribed gaps, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday, urging states to work towards covering all adults with first doses by November 30.

VIOLENT CLASHES AS TRUMP SUPPORTERS STORM US CAPITOL

”The FBI is seeking to identify individuals instigating violence in Washington, D.C,. We are accepting tips and digital media depicting rioting or violence in and around the U.S. Capitol on January 6,” the bureau posted on Twitter and Facebook on Thursday, with a link to a form on its website.

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The 23-year-old son of Shah Rukh Khan has been in custody since October 3, hours after drugs raids on a cruise ship party.

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to Aryan Khan and co-accused Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha against rejection of their bail applications by special NDPS court in the cruise ship drug bust case. Opposing Aryan’s bail plea during the hearing, NCB counsel ASG Anil Singh appearing for the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said applicant Aryan Khan is not a first-hand consumer but a regular consumer of drugs for the last two years. He also pointed out that Aryan was found in ‘conscious possession’ of contraband. “There is a case that a person might not have consumed the drug, but if he’s in possession of it, he can be booked under NDPS Act… Accused Aryan was found in conscious possession of contraband,” Singh argued.

“Celebrating Pak Win Is Sedition”: 3 J&K Students Arrested In Agra HiIndia Newsdesk

Indian American Rashad Hussain has been nominated for the post of Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom (IRF). The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a virtual confirmation hearing for Hussain. Several other Biden administration nominees were being heard during the same session. If confirmed, Hussain would be the first Indian American as well as first Muslim to head the State Department’s office of IRF. 42-year-old Rashad Hussain hails from Bihar in India. During his hearing he committed to increase efforts to hold China accountable for its oppression of Uighurs, saying the country was one of the worst abusers of religious freedom. He said, “I have visited Xinjiang province and I have seen first hand China’s blatant disregard for the Uighur community, their oppression via the genocide that’s occurring there and for their disregard of human rights towards a number of religious communities, including the Tibetan Buddhist Protestants, Catholics and Falun Gong.”

Hussain served as the US’s Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) during the Obama administration.

The arrested students are engineering students at the Raja Balwant Singh College in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

Agra: Three Kashmiri students were arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra yesterday for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s win over India in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Those celebrating Pakistan’s win will be charged with sedition, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s office tweeted this morning.

All three are engineering students at the Raja

Balwant Singh College in Agra. Arsheed Yousuf and Inayat Altaf Sheikh are in their third year of college, and Showkat Ahmed Ganai is in his fourth.

They have been charged with promoting enmity between groups on grounds of religion, and cyberterrorism. They may also face sedition charges, indicated a tweet from the Chief Minister’s office.

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Aryan Khan’s defence team emphasised that nothing was found on him and that the grounds for his arrest and for denial of bail were flimsy.

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The Supreme Court said a “vague denial from the government” is not sufficient.

New Delhi: Allegations that Israeli-made Pegasus software was used to snoop on journalists, activists and politicians in India are about the violation of fundamental rights and “could have a chilling effect”, the Supreme Court said today, setting up an inquiry headed by a retired judge.

A “vague denial from the government is not sufficient”, the Supreme Court said sharply, asserting that the government could not give any clarity despite being given “ample opportunity” to do so. There had been no specific denial by the Centre, it said.

The court also commented on the government’s statements on lawful interception for national security purposes. The state cannot get a free pass every time national security is raised, the Supreme Court said.

Retired Supreme Court Justice RV Ravindran will head the inquiry and an IPS officer will assist him, along with officials from the National Forensic University. The committee has to “expeditiously probe” the charge and report to the court by the next hearing two months later.

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Indian economy shows more signs of recover

Mumbai Police recorded the statement of independent witness Prabhakar Sail for over eight hours in connection with his allegation of extortion attempt by NCB officials in the drugs seizure case involving Aryan Khan, an official said on Wednesday.

Sail appeared before the city police on Tuesday evening and the process of recording his statement was completed at around 3 am on Wednesday, he said. He has been provided protection by the city police in the wake of revelations he made in his application, the official said

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Indian lawmakers and many top members of the Biden administration along with some community groups from across the US gathered together to celebrate Diwali at the US Congress.

Indian American US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy said, “We, for the last almost two years, have been in the midst of a Exports rose about 23% year-on-year in September, pandemic that has turned our lives upside down. Many of us, including myself, have sustained losses of family and friends. I and imports too jumped. Industrial production know many of you have as well, whether it’s family here, family expanded 11.9% in August from a year earlier. back in India or in the diaspora around the world. We have suffered heavy losses. But one of the things that concerns me India showed more signs of a recovery taking hold last most about the last few years is another type of pandemic, the month as its consumption-driving festive season kicked invisible pandemic that we are in the midst of. That’s a pandemic off, keeping it on track to regain the title of the world’s of polarization where it feels increasingly people have turned fastest-growing major economy. against each other, where they’ve demonized one another, called An array of indicators compiled by Bloomberg News each other evil and treated each other as so. That’s a particular pointed to a continuing rebound in demand in September, helping keep the needle on a dial measuring kind of darkness.”

Other Indian American Congressmen including Dr Ami so-called animal spirits steady at 5 for a third straight Bera, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna and Pramila Jayapal month. Sentiment in the dominant services and manufacturing sectors was strong, thanks to a surge addressed the gathering too.

Congressman Judy Chu said that President Joe Biden has in new orders. Bank loan disbursals also grew as Asia’s appointed a record number of Indian Americans in his third-largest economy slowly emerged from the shadows of the Covid-19 pandemic. administration.

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New Delhi: Neha Dhupia, who has always been vocal about breastfeeding, shared a picture with her baby son on Wednesday and wrote: “Freedom to feed.” On the International Breastfeeding Week in 2019, she launched a campaign titled Freedom To Feed that focused at providing the freedom to new mothers to feed their babies without any judgements in public.

The actress has often shared her views on the importance of making new mothers feel normal when they breastfeed their babies. In her latest post, Neha Dhupia can be seen sporting a grey maternity outfit and feeding her baby son, who was born on October 3.

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Mukul Rohatgi argued that Aryan Khan was a “young man” who should be sent to rehab rather than jail.

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The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to grant protection to the witnesses of Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people including four farmers were killed during a farmers’ protest.

A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana asked the UP government, represented by senior advocates Harish Salve and Garima Prasad, to record the statements of other relevant witnesses before judicial magistrates under Section 164 of the CrPC. We direct the District Judge concerned to entrust the task of recording of evidence under Section 164 of the CrPC to the nearest

judicial magistrates available, said the bench which also comprised Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli.

Statements under Section 164 of the CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure) are recorded before a judicial magistrate and they have evidentiary value.

The bench asked Salve to convey its concerns to forensic labs and experts on preparation of reports on electronic evidence of the incident and also directed the state government to file its report on two complaints including the one related to the lynching of a journalist.

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Facebook to take action against hate speech in India HiIndia Newsdesk

Washington, DC based advocacy organization, Indian American Muslim C o u n c i l ( IA M C ) h a s called on Facebook to take immediate action against the increasing hate speech in India.

Rasheed Ahmed, Executive Editor of IAMC, said: “Fa c e b o ok’s c ont i nu e d dereliction of duty in the face of mounting evidence of how its platform is enabling violence and genocide, is an alarm bell for all who care about human rights and democracy. As Facebook has failed to clean house despite multiple exposes, it is time for regulators to step in.”

Recently, whistleblower Frances Haugen, who was a former Facebook product manager, had made a shocking expose about Facebook’s failure to curb hate speech which had led to violence against vulnerable populations in many countries including India. On Facebook groups and on WhatsApp fake news, propaganda videos, violent images and hateful rhetoric are freely available with no pushback.

With approximately 340 million users, India remains Facebook’s largest market, yet the company allocates only scant resources towards monitoring hate speech which is India-specific.

According to Haugen, Indian Facebook is awash with dehumanizing posts about the minorities.

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of Aryan Khan’s bail application in connection with the cruise ship drug bust case for Wednesday.

Senior advocate and former Attorney General for India Mukul Rohatgi represented Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, in his bail plea before Bombay HC. Aryan had moved the High Court after both Magistrate and Sessions courts rejected his plea.

Rohatgi has so far argued that no drug recovery has been made from Aryan Khan, and no medical test has shown that he consumed drugs.

“There was no occasion to arrest my client (Aryan Khan),” Rohatgi told HC. He further said that the WhatsApp chats recovered by NCB were not related to the cruise.

He has also said that Aryan has nothing to do with the controversy around the NCB’s Sameer Wankhede and the allegations against the latter by NCP’s Nawak Malik and a witness in the cruise case, Prabhakar Sail. The former Attorney General also said that it was a fit case for bail and handed over an article appeared in The Indian Express referring to remarks by Social Justice ministry on reformation in drugs consumption. He added that this is an important case for media because of Aryan’s parents.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Tuesday filed an affidavit opposing the bail plea of Aryan Khan, arrested after a seizure of drugs on a cruise ship following a raid by the agency on October 2.

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Zia Mustafa was arrested in 2003 for Nadimarg massacre. Police say he was killed in a crossfire while ‘leading security forces to Pakistani terrorists hiding in forested areas of Poonch’.

From 8 November, foreigners have to show negative coronavirus test report before boarding a flight to the US. However, those under 18 are exempted from the vaccination requirement.

Washington: The US will lift all restrictions for fully vaccinated international travellers, including from India, from November 8 but they will have to show proof of a negative coronavirus test before boarding a flight to the country, the White House has announced.

The updated travel guidelines issued on Monday also include new protocols around testing. To further strengthen protections, unvaccinated travellers – whether US Citizens, lawful permanent residents (LPRs), or the small number of accepted unvaccinated foreign nationals – will now need to test within one day of departure.

New Delhi: Zia Mustafa, the Lashkare-Taiba “operative” who was killed during an encounter with militants in Poonch Sunday, was a “crucial link” and could have “helped conclude the ongoing operation” to identify hideouts of terrorists, sources in the security establishment said. According to sources in the J&K Police, Mustafa, who was accused of killing 24 Kashmiri Pandits in Pulwama’s Nadimarg in 2003 and had been in prison for the last 18 years, was in “constant touch with Lashkar handlers in Pakistan and was also guiding infiltrators hiding in Poonch, using a phone”.

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Its Services Are Used in India to Spread Religious Hatred: Report A report prepared by researchers found that during the Delhi riots, WhatsApp was awash with rumours and calls to violence.

A report prepared by Facebook’s researchers found that WhatsApp was awash with “rumours and calls to violence” during the Delhi riots of February 2020, while users who were interviewed said they were frequently subjected to “a large amount of content that encourages conflict, hatred and violence on Facebook and WhatsApp”, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

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he report, the latest in a series by the newspaper company does not moderate content that encourages based on internal Facebook communications, conflict, India will be a “very difficult place to survive says Facebook is aware that its services are for everyone,” he said. used in India to spread religious hatred. It also Most users considered Facebook responsible for highlights the problems that Facebook whistleblower moderating this content, the report says.

Frances Haugen cited, including that Hindutva groups spread anti-Muslim content but are protected due to The WSJ report also reviewed the internal document titled ‘Adversarial Harmful Networks – India Case ‘political sensitivities’.

Study’, which Haugen cited in her complaint to the US The Wall Street Journal says the internal documents Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “offer an unparalleled look at how its rules favour elites, As The Wire had reported, that document showed its algorithms breed discord, and its services are used to Facebook was aware that anti-Muslim narratives incite violence and target vulnerable people”. targeted pro-Hindu populations with violent and In a July 2020 internal report titled ‘Communal Conflict incendiary intent. It specifically accused RSS groups, in India Part 1’, researchers identified three ‘key crisis users and pages of promoting fear-mongering. events’ in India across 2019 and 2020. The first was the “There were a number of dehumanizing posts comparing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Muslims to ‘pigs’ and ‘dogs’ and misinformation during which time researchers said misinformation, claiming the Quran calls for men to rape their female rumours, demonising content and hate speech spiked family members,” it said.

“300% above previous levels” on Facebook platforms.

The report also found that Facebook lacks the technical The newspaper also said that during the Delhi riots, ability to track this misinformation and divisive rumours and calls to violence, particularly on WhatsApp, content in local Indian languages, saying, “Our lack were identified. The third crisis event began with the of Hindi and Bengali classifiers means much of this pandemic, when Facebook services had fear-mongering [anti-Muslim] content is never flagged or actioned.” content that blamed Muslims for the spread of COVID-19.

According to the WSJ report, the researchers prepared this year, found that the Bajrang Dal had “previously used WhatsApp to organize and incite violence.” It had been considered for designation as a dangerous group, which would result in a permanent ban, and was recommended to be taken down.

However, Bajrang Dal remains active on the social media platform.

This suggests that Bajrang Dal enjoys protection due to its close links with the BJP, as an earlier WSJ report had said that Facebook had baulked at removing group from the platform after its security team said that “cracking down on the group might endanger both the company’s business prospects and its staff in India and risk infuriating” the BJP. The newspaper had also reported that India’s top public policy executive had recommended Facebook invest opposed applying hate-speech rules to BJP politicians, again citing political considerations. more in resources to build out underlying technical systems that are supposed to “detect and enforce Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone told WSJ that on inflammatory content in India,” the way human some of the reports were “working documents reviewers might. They also suggested creating a containing investigative leads for discussion”, rather “bank” of inflammatory material to study what people than “complete investigations, and didn’t contain were posting, and creating a reporting system within individual policy recommendations”. He claimed that WhatsApp to allow users to flag specific offending the company had invested significantly in technology messages and categorise them by their contents. to find hate speech across languages, and such content The newspaper said that another internal document, has been declining.

The report also found that Facebook lacks the technical ability to track this misinformation and divisive content in local Indian languages, saying, “Our lack of Hindi and Bengali classifiers means much of this [anti-Muslim] content is never flagged or actioned.”

The researchers wrote that a Hindu man in Delhi told them he received frequent messages on Facebook and WhatsApp “that are all very dangerous,” such as “Hindus are in danger, Muslims are about to kill us.”

A Muslim man in Mumbai said there is “so much hatred going on” on Facebook that he feared for his life. “It’s scary, it’s really scary.” He said that “if social media survives 10 more years like this, there will be only hatred,” according to the WSJ report. If the

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Diwali's date is determined by the India calendar and changes every year, ranging from October to November. It is observed on the 15th day of the 8th month (the month of Kartik) in India's calendar. The day is an Amavasya or 'new moon day'. Amavasya Tithi (the period when the moon opposes the sun's light by up to 12°) is from 6:03am on November 4 to 2:44am on November 5 in 2021. The Goddess Lakshmi (the god of wealth) is mainly worshiped during Diwali Puja for happiness, prosperity, and fame. For Diwali 2021 in Delhi, the Lakshmi Puja Muhurat (best time to worship Lakshmi) is the 1 hour 55 minutes from 6:09pm to 8:04pm on November 4.

Diwali is derived from Sanskrit word Deepavali meaning 'Line of Lamps'. It is one of the most important festivals in India, marking a new year, and often compared to Christmas in the West.

iwali celebrations take place over 5 days with each day typically having different rituals and traditions. Below we have listed all the days of Diwali along with their calendar dates and a short description of what happens on each day:

Day 1 — Dhanteras: November 2, 2021 (Tuesday) Dwadashi This is the first day of the festival when people clean their homes and prepare for the events ahead. This is also a busy shopping day, when it is considered lucky to go to markets and buy gold or new kitchen items.

the goddess Lakshmi are performed. The most auspicious time for worship (Puja) is from 6:09pm to 8:04pm. The worshipping can be done at temples or at home by placing a red cloth on the puja chowki ('worship table'), putting the idol on it, and then offering flowers, fruits (water chestnuts, pomegranate, quince, and coconut) and sweets (notably kesari bhaat — semolina pudding with saffron, nuts, and sugar) to Goddess Lakshmi, then prostrating in front of the idol and joining your palms for prayers.

On the day of Diwali, families get together to exchange gifts and have a large meal. Many people wear their nicest clothes on this day and say "Happy Diwali" to each other.

brothers for their protection. Brothers give presents to their sisters.

Diwali Day 1: November 2, 2021 Dwadashi - Dhanteras Diwali Day 2: November 3, 2021 Trayodashi - Choti Diwali Diwali Day 3: November 4, 2021 Amavasya - Diwali Diwali Day 4: November 5, 2021 Pratipada - Padwa Diwali Day 5: November 6, 2021 Dwitiya - Bhai Duj

Day 2 — Choti Diwali: November 3, 2021 (Wednesday) Trayodashi Day 4 — Padwa: November 5, 2021 (Friday) The second day is when people start decorating their Pratipada homes. Many families will put up string lights and start creating their rangoli, which are intricate designs placed on the floors of homes.

Check more details about Diwali traditional decorations here.

Day 3 — Diwali and Lakshmi Puja: November 4, 2021 (Thursday) Amavasya The most important part of the celebration is the ritual that takes place on this day.

Clay oil lamps or diyas are lit and rituals worshipping

The fourth day of celebrations is dedicated to the love between husband and wife, and men will often buy gifts for their wives. Many businesses open new accounts on this day as it is considered auspicious.

Day 5 — Bhai Duj: November 6, 2021 (Saturday) Dwitiya Bhai Duj (Bhaubeej), the last day of celebrations is dedicated to brothers and sisters. To celebrate their bond, sisters perform a special ceremony for their

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ohandas Gandhi, the original proponent of the fabric, once said, khadi is not fashion it is a value. Tamil movie superstar Kamal Haasan, who is also someone with an unbridled passion for all things Gandhi, would seem to disagree in nuance because he believes precisely khadi is a value it also ought to be fashion.

As the 66-year-old actor, now in his 62nd year as an artist, prepares to launch his own khadi-based fashion line called House of Khaddar, he thinks it is more than time for this versatile all-weather fabric to be projected around the world through his fashion line and with it carry the story of Gandhi’s values.

The artist whose name means a smiling lotus, as in Kamal for lotus and Haasan for smile, plans to launch ‘House of Khaddar’ out of Chicago soon. He is also launching a fragrance along with it.

“I was born under Khadi, literally on khadi

in the sense that my father held me in his lap for the first time and he never wore anything but khadi till he died. He was a great Gandhi admirer,” Haasan said in an interview as part of the upcoming launch.

Saying that “the idea of khadi was always with me” Haasan said his commitment to Gandhi and his values came from his father.

Asked whether he was trying to bring about an awareness among the younger generation how intrinsic Khadi was to India’s freedom movement before 1947, Haasan said, “My intention is to say that we made history, now we will do business. That is what Britain was doing with calico, with our cotton or Egyptian cotton.

Cotton has a great history of so many unjust and just things that happened. There were slaves created because of cotton. I was born to a history where freedom was created because of cotton. The civil disobedience movement also had the khadi thread running through the weave. Gandhi is the biggest weaver I have known in my life.”

It was a measure of Haasan’s devotion to Gandhi that he even said, “All my metaphors I learned from Mr. Gandhi and my father. Our tagline is ‘Fashion is being civil yet disobedient’.”

Asked who wrote that tagline, he said “I did. I am an understudy of Mr. Gandhi.” He added that he wished he had Gandhi to write all his copy because he regarded him as the greatest Indian writer.

On why global fashion labels never chose khadi as a fabric despite its obvious versatility, Haasan said he was thankful that they did not since it left the field open for him to explore.

Gandhi first introduced the idea of Khadi in 1918 as a way to help the impoverished Indians by giving them a means to earn a livelihood.

Writing about Gandhi and khadi for mkgandhi. org, Divya Joshi says in her introduction, “But one finds a change in his emphasis from 1934, more especially from 1935, when he began on insisting on khadi for the villager’s own use, rather than merely for sale to others. His imprisonment in 1942 and 1943 gave him time to

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his year marks the 40th anniversary of Kamal Haasan’s first Hindi movie ‘Ek Duje Ke Liye’ which was a remake of his own Telugu film ‘Maro Charitra’. Haasan, then 26, was paired with Rati Agnihotri.

The film’s story was about a fraught romance between S. Vasudevan or Vasu, played by Haasan, and Sapna, played

by Agnihotri. That Vasu belong to a south Indian family and Sapna, a north Indian one, set the stage for cultural and linguistic tensions between their families. Directed by K. Balachander, the film was a smash hit aided by wonderful songs composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal.

Haasan’s debut in Hindi cinema could not have gone better except that it did not. Despite the movie’s success followed by some other hit films such as Ramesh Sippy’s ‘Saagar’ (1985) featuring him in a love triangle with Dimple Kapdia and Rishi Kapoor Haasan remained at best a hesitant presence in Hindi cinema.

During this interview we asked him why he chose to stay away from Hindi cinema even though he could have made a huge career out of it. His answer was rather damning of the way Hindi cinema reputedly functioned through the decades of the 1980s and 1990s and even early 2000s. “It is easy to talk about it now because it is in hindsight. That’s because I never considered cinema to be a part of the underworld,” he said with remarkable candor.

Hindi cinema’s underworld connections, often coerced by the underworld gangsters looking to wash their ill-gotten wealth as well as to satisfy their craving for glamor, have been well-documented. Even today, there are occasional reports of the underworld extorting money from movie stars and producers who often have no options but

to oblige.

“I thought this is art and it should operate independent of kings, the underworld and other influences,” Haasan told Hi India.

“I did not want to be that. That is one of the reasons why I played perhaps ‘Nayakan’,” he said. His reference to ‘Nayakan’ was the 1987 Tamil film inspired by the life of Varadrajan Mudaliar, an alleged Mumbai underworld don who dispensed favors for a fee running a sort of parallel justice network. “Not to say anything about Varadrajan Mudaliar, he had nothing to do with films. I am talking about what did exist in Bombay. I don’t know how subcutaneous it is now but I would like to keep away from it. I am an artist and now I am a politician. So I frown upon those that will exploit my people,” he said.

“I have armed myself with the will of the people. I am a politician.

I am coming back,” he said.

With the corporatization of Hindi cinema and its status as an industry there has been a discernible decline in the influence of the underworld, but it has not gone away since it always hovers around the periphery.

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remarkable about Khadi: “I have only one message to give and that concerns khadi.

Place khadi in my hands and I shall place swaraj in yours. The uplift of the Antyajas is also covered by khadi and even HinduMuslim unity will live through it. It is also a great instrument of peace. This does not mean that I do not favour boycott of Councils and law-courts, but in order that people may not have a grievance against those who go to them, I desire that the people should carry on work concerning khadi even with the help of lawyers and members of legislatures. Keep the Moderates highly pleased, cultivate love and friendship for them. Once they become fearless, that very moment they will become one with us. The same holds good also for Englishmen.”

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created by khadi comes from Gandhi’s powerful economic logic behind its creation in defiance to the British cloth against textiles manufactured in Manchester in England in those days. Gandhi organized a movement to set foreign clothes on fire. Thousands of bonfires were lighted across the country.

After India’s independence khadi did enjoy some measure of success but soon enough the advent of Lycra and polyester forced into a corner where only Indian politicians, particularly those belonging to the Indian National Congress Party wore it as a kind of unspoken uniform. Ironically, it was in Ahmedabad, which was the nerve center of Gandhi’s historic political struggle, that saw the rise of polyester yarn produced by the late industrialist Dhirubhai Ambani

Nik Patel: A serial entrepreneur who is now Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan’s business partner in fragrances

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hicago entrepreneur Nik Patel’s journey from earning minimum wages as a 17-year-old in the 1980s to now has been one of free-wheeling zeal and drive.

Although he began as a worker keeping a 2 a.m. to 7 a.m. shift at the start of his career in America, he knew quickly that that was not going to be his life.

Now having joined hands with the Tamil movie superstar Kamal Haasan to launch a line of fragrance in Chicago on November 15, Patel can look back at a journey that took him from writing a script that was accepted by India’s Doordarshan television to opening a chain of video stores in and beyond Chicago and eventually to tanning stores with great satisfaction.

Given his passion he built up his first business Video Vision into a formidable hub for Hindi and other Indian movies. Even while he was doing that he recognized that he could make a bigger impact by entering the American movie market. That led him to set up his own Lion Video which went on to become the 17th largest video chain of its kind out of 5000 other

sitting on his success, he jumped into making a variety fragrances and lotions which he sup“It was always my passion to help those plies to many branded makers. It was recently who had had to drop out of school. Anyone that Haasan was introduced to Patel by a comwho joined me in the video business in mon friend. That meeting led to the two jointhose days I made them into my partner,” ing hands to produce Haasan’s fragrance line in Patel told Hi India. At the height of his sucChicago. cess in the 1990s Patel became a power player with Hollywood studios and other indepenAfter several rather complex mixtures Patel dent producers since his was the largest video and his team hit upon a few fragrances that chain of its kind in Illinois. he thought were ideal for what Haasan had in mind. Samples were sent to Chennai in India Even while being in the midst of it, he sensed where Haasan lives. Soon afterwards, Patel got that the changing technological landscape a call from Haasan’s office asking for a video meant that the video business would soon be meeting. outdated. Keeping ahead of that curve, he decided to shift gears dramatically and enter the “I remember Kamal Haasan was with the tanning salon business. “I remember going to sample bottles spraying on his hand. He various conventions where many would tell me seemed extremely pleased telling me that in to open a 7/11 or a motel but I persisted saying his business there were artists who were graded I wanted to do something different,” he said. from good to excellent and rarely would they call someone a genius. “Nik, I think you are a It was around 2000 when Patel started genius.”” Patel said. building up his tanning business. Soon enough, by 2005 or so, he ended up with 180 L.A. Tan The fragrances that he has created for outlets, which was the highest by any Indian Haasan more than impressed the actor.

American entrepreneurs. A time came when Patel and Haasan will launch that line frahe was the third biggest L.A. Tan owner in the grance along with the khadi-based fashion line country. on November 15. Both products will be availIn recent years, he has had to scale it down able in high-end fashion stores as well as bouand now owns some 100 outlets. Not given to tiques run by individual entrepreneurs.

ponder further over his khadi movement, and when he came out of jail he came with a determination to give a new turn to khadi work in order to make khadi serve the needs of villagers themselves first and foremost. He poured out his soul to his fellow-workers in 1944, and urged them to effect the change.”

It is a measure of Gandhi’s steadfast commitment to the handwoven fabric that he wrote in the Navjivan newspaper on April 5, 1922, “Like swaraj, khadi is our birth-right, and it is our life-long duty to use that only. Anyone who does not fulfil that duty is totally ignorant of what swaraj is.”In the same newspaper, he wrote on December 12, 1922, “We cannot claim to have understood the meaning of swaraj till khadi becomes as universal as currency.”

In an interview published in Navjivan on March 19, 1922, Gandhi said something even more

Gandhi’s emphasis on khadi was also a part of his broader political doctrine. “Ever since the commencement of our present struggle, we have been feeling the necessity of boycotting foreign cloth. I venture to suggest that, when khaddar comes universally in use, the boycott of foreign cloth will automatically follow. Speaking for myself, charkha and khaddar have a special religious significance to me because they are a symbol of kinship between the members of both the communities and the hunger- and disease- stricken poor. It is by virtue of the fact that our movement can today be described as moral and economic as well as political,” he said in a letter he wrote from the Sabarmati jail on December 12, 1922 to a certain Abdul Bari.

Haasan’s reference to freedom being

under his Vimal brand.

One of the main reasons why khadi lost out was because of its difficult maintenance and often high cost in contrast to the massproduced polyester notwithstanding that the latter was a highly uncomfortable fabric in the country’s heat.Although there have been efforts earlier by some Indian designers between 2000 and 2002 to introduce a khadibased fashion line, their success remains questionable.

Kamal Haasan’s launch of ‘House of Khaddar’ some two decades hence and almost a century after those pronouncements by Gandhi may be fortuitous but given his superstardom there are expectations that khadi just might cross from being a coarse and lowly fabric to the level couture.

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Govinda ji needs a better manager

Kashmera said, 'If he fires his current manager and gets a good manager who actually wants him to get good work, then things can happen.

Jo abhi unka kam dekh raha hai is very bad.

Govinda ji is a very talented actor and he should not be sitting at home.'

Indirectly slammed his wife Sunita Ahuja who currently manages the actor’s work.

Ranveer Singh reveals he has kept a fast on Karwa Chauth for Deepika

Audience is unforgiving today, you have to constantly excite them Rajkummar Rao

"The audience is unforgiving today. We live in a digital world, everybody has a point of view, a right to say what they feel like saying about a film. Earlier, we never got to know what they were feeling. "So we really have to constantly come up with something new and exciting for them to (be able to) invest their time. I am consciously trying to do different kinds of films, genres and working with exciting makers," Rao told PTI in an interview. The 37-year-old actor, who will next be seen in the Dinesh Vijan-backed comedy "Hum Do Hamare Do", said even his upcoming line-up of projects is a reflection of the diversity he is aiming for in his career. Post "Hum Do Hamare Do", scheduled to be released on Disney+ Hotstar on October 29, Rao's forthcoming films include "Badhaai Do", Netflix Original "Monica, O My Darling", thriller "Hit: The First Case" and filmmaker Anubhav Sinha's recently announced "Bheed".

Actors Ranveer Singh will celebrate Karwa Chauth on his new show The Big Picture. In a promo, Ranveer reveals that he is fasting for Deepika Padukone and applies henna too on his hand. The episode promises to be an emotional affair. In the video, henna is applied to Ranveer’s hand, just the letter ‘D’. Ranveer shows his hand to the audience, and blows a kiss to it, with the song “Aayat” playing in the background. The song is from Ranveer and Deepika’s film Bajirao Mastani. . “I would want a lovely house where my wife, my kids and my family are around. They are playing around joyfully.

Everyone is happy and healthy. I don’t know what else to ask other than that I am able to entertain till my last day. This is my life’s big picture,” he said.

Theatres vs OTT?

With cinema halls opening doors again, Blind director Ghosh says he is rethinking release of film that was to mark Sonam’s web debut

“We will decide [the further course of action] next month. At the end of the day, we all make movies for the big screen, right? That’s a high for a filmmaker. We have been thinking about [going ahead with] a theatrical release, but one doesn’t always get what they want. Suddenly, there is a plethora of films coming in. Shelf space is an issue. There is a list of movies lined up for release. Now, who has the income to watch four films a week?

Many have been unemployed in the past year, and watching movies at a multiplex with the family can be an expensive [affair].” Directed by Shome Makhija, Blind revolves around a visually impaired police cadet (played

by Kapoor), who uses her senses to find a killer. The action-thriller, also featuring Vinay Pathak, Purab Kohli and Lillete Dubey, was shot in a start-to-finish schedule from December 2020, in Glasgow, Scotland. It was wrapped up in February this year. Talking about collaborating with Kapoor,

The actor, who has led several acclaimed projects in the last decade, including "Shahid", "Bareilly Ki Barfi", "Newton" and "Stree", said he is consciously trying to experiment with different genres so as to not come across as stagnant.

Salman Khan back with a bang

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Salman Khan puts his might behind Antim promotions with a grand trailer launch today to woo audiences back to cinema halls

source reveals that Khan will be accompanied by his Antim co-star and brother-in-law Aayush Sharma. “This will mark Salman’s first live interaction with the media and his fans, since the beginning of the pandemic. Bhai has ensured that he and his team follow all the protocols as he gears up for this massive event. Salman’s fans will also grace the event and get a glimpse of their favourite superstar. His production house, Salman Khan Films, has invited 75 fans to view the trailer with the cast members at PVR Jio Garden, Mumbai.”

The trailer will be simultaneously screened in Indore, Gurugram and Nagpur, with 100 fans from each city bagging the chance to watch it at the various venues of the cinema chain. In keeping with the government’s guidelines, only those fans who have received both doses of the vaccine will be permitted to attend the event. Antim is an adaptation of the Zee5 Marathi crime drama, Mulshi Pattern.

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I’m always a sport when it comes to taking a joke Karan Johar on doing One Mic Stand 2

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One Mic Stand Season 2 brings together celebrities from different walks of life to show their comic side. This season boasts off names like Karan Johar, Sunny Leone, Chetan Bhagat, and Raftaar. And Johar has opened up on being a part of the show

alking about the same, the filmmaker shared, “Comedy is one of the most loved genres on streaming sites so naturally when I got a call to do One Mic Stand 2 I had to say yes. You know I’m always a sport when it comes to taking a joke and I finally got the opportunity to do that myself. I wanted to take up this challenge because I have been in front of the camera several times but this show is not even remotely close to what I have done in the past. I was especially attracted to the format of the show, which is perfect because I got a chance to connect with the audience more candidly.

I think it’s beautiful to get artists from completely different worlds and immerse themselves in comedy while collaborating with a pro comic that shares the

same like mindedness and individuality.

This is what resonates with the audiences making this show a complete hit.”

Karan Johar went on to open up on her mentor Sumukhi, and appreciated her natural skills. He added, "Sumukhi was such a blast to work with, her humor is always so well timed. She understood my voice and guided me in writing a set that fit me like a glove, working with strong female voices is always enthralling, we connected on our common love for creating content."

‘I appreciate the love I get from Bollywood actors’ CISF issues apology after Sudha Chandran shares airport ordeal due to her prosthetic limb In an Instagram video shared on Thursday, Sudha Chandran shared that every time she travels for her professional assignments, she is grilled by the security agencies.

After actor and dancer Sudha Chandran shared her ordeal at the airport due to the ‘grilling’ that was conducted because of her prosthetic limb, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has issued an apology on social media. They have promised that they will look into the matter and will “examine why the lady personnel concerned requested Ms. Sudhaa Chandran to remove the prosthetics.”

Responding to Sudha’s complaint where she also tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, CISF wrote, “We are extremely sorry for the inconvenience caused to Ms. Sudhaa Chandran. As per protocol, prosthetics are to be removed for security checks only under exceptional circumstances.”

They added, “We will examine why the lady personnel concerned requested Ms. Sudhaa Chandran to remove the prosthetics. We assure Ms.Sudhaa Chandran that all our personnel will be sensitised again on the protocols so that no inconvenience is caused to travelling passengers.”

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson, who will next be seen in Netflix's action-thriller Red Notice, has expressed appreciation for the "genuine" love he receives from Bollywood actors.

Dwayne Johnson, the popular wrestler-turned-actor known as the Rock, has expressed appreciation for the “genuine” love he receives from Bollywood actors.

The global star, known for his big-budget action films, told Hindustan Times: “I get a lot of love from Bollywood actors and I appreciate the love. I see what they post and how they comment. That means a lot to me.” Johnson will next be seen in Red Notice, a Netflix action comedy thriller that is written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. The film, also

Alec Baldwin shooting: Priyanka Chopra Jonas shares a heartfelt note for cinematographer who died on the set

starring Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds, looks like a fast-paced globe-trotting entertainer.

Johnson added, “A lot of times, [since they are] actors [they could be just] acting, but the love that I get from a lot of actors in India is genuine. I feel it, all the way, over here. I love the energy and the love from India has been unbelievable over the years. By the way, I was tracking this love when I was wrestling in WWE because wrestling is very big in India.”

Global star Priyanka Chopra Jonas, on Saturday, shared her condolences for cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who lost her life due to the prop gun firing incident on the set of 'Rust', which involved Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin.

Priyanka took to her Twitter handle and shared a photo of the late cinematographer, and along with it shared a heartfelt note.

She wrote, "I'm so shook. I cannot imagine what everyone involved in this tragedy is feeling. There are no words. No one should die on a film set. Period. My heart goes out to Halyna Hutchins family and everyone who knew her." At the time of the incident, Hutchins was transported by helicopter to the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, where she died. Souza was taken by ambulance to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, where he received emergency treatment for his injuries. He has subsequently left the hospital.

Sources told a local newspaper that Baldwin was questioned by investigators following the incident. However, no charges have yet been filed in connection with the case, which is under investigation, Juan Rios, a spokesman for the sheriff 's office, said in a statement, reported Fox News.

Apart from Baldwin, 'Rust' also stars Frances Fisher, Jensen Ackles, Brady Noon and Travis Fimmel.

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t was the beginning of celebrations and festivities once again as Dandiya star Falguni Pathak’s Dandiya Dhoom by Hiindia.com received love and appreciation across the US. Sold out shows in major US cities proved Falguni’s fan following across generations. Chicago saw two stellar shows with more than 6,000 attendees. Making it the biggest, most well attended Indian event post Covid -19 The enthusiasm displayed by young and old alike showed that Dandiya queen Falguni Pathak, enjoys mega fan base not just amongst Gujaratis but across communities in the States. Her successful, awaited shows for last two decades in America prove her reigning status as a singer, performer and Dandiya artist par excellence. Going by the attendance of the shows it was heartening to see that young Indian Americans born and brought up in the US love her music and performance with as much zeal Events across major cities in America headlined that desi community is in a mood to celebrate.

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Madan Luthra USCIS Expands Credit Card Payment Pilot Dr. Homered with 2021 ‘Volunteer of the Year’ Program to Vermont Service Center HiIndia Newsdesk

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This program at the Nebraska Service Center, and then further expanded the program to the Texas Service Center. payments using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions, for petitioners filing Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, for O and P nonimmigrants.

At the end of the pilot, we will evaluate the results and determine the next steps for expanding this payment option for other forms or other service centers. The goal of this pilot is to bring USCIS one step closer to accepting digital payments using a credit card at all service centers.

We started, and then expanded, this program at the Nebraska Service Center, and then further expanded the program to the Texas Service Center. For more ESSAX JUNCTION, VT- As part of our credit card payment pilot information, please see our Direct Filing Addresses for program, the Vermont Service Center is now accepting credit card Form I-129 page.

Sharad Purnima, Shri Satyanarayan Durga Puja Celebrated Puja and Karwa Chauth

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Durga Puja is celebrated during Navaratri to honor goddess Durga culminating into Bijoya Dashami

Women visited temple for Karwa Chauth Vrat Katha

CHICAGO, IL: Bengali Association of Greater Chicago (BAGC) concluded its three-day Durga Puja Mahotsav on October 10th,2021. The celebrations started on October 8th and continued for three days that included Puja, Arati, and Pushpanjali. BAGC is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting literature, art, music, and the rich religious and cultural heritage of the South Asian Indian community for the past 44 years. In addition to three days of Puja and all its special features, they also had an array of cultural programs with some legendary artists from both the USA as well as from India. Last two years, BAGC through its strong tech committee has continued connecting with the community virtually due to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 Pandemic through BAGC Live YouTube channel and BAGC Radio in showcasing its virtual events to the entire community across the globe.

GRAYSLAKE, IL – Hindu Mandir of Lake County, Grayslake, IL celebrated Sharad Purnima and Shri Satyanarayana Pujas on October 19, 2021, with much devotion and special prayers. It is believed that the moon on this day is closest to earth and its rays are beneficial for all. On this day, divine pairs are worshipped, such as Radha Krishna, Shiv Parvati, Lakshmi Narayana and offered prayers to Goddess Lakshmi who appears on the earth and bestows her divine blessings. Many devotees participated in the Satyanarayana Katha and Shri Krishan and Radha Pujas by following all the COVID rules and social distancing.

On October 24, 2021, Hindu Mandir also arranged for Karwa Chauth puja of Ma Durga by the married women. Karwa Chauth (‘Karva’ means ‘earthen pots’ and ‘Chauth’ meaning the fourth day) fasting is done during the Krishna Paksha Chaturthi in the Hindu month of ‘Kartik’.

Dr. Madan Luthra

HOUSTON, TX- Sewa International Oct. 16 announced that Sewa Indian American volunteer Dr. Madan Luthra, from Houston, has been honored with the 2021 “Volunteer of the Year Award”

by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his commendable service to the community.

Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott, honorary chair of the 2021 Governor’s Volunteer Awards, announced the 38th annual Governor’s Volunteer Awards on Oct. 12.

“These awards honor the exemplary service of individuals and organizations that have made a significant and measurable contribution to Texas Communities through service and volunteering in the past year. The awardees were selected for engaging in volunteer service that addresses a critical need, makes a positive impact on the community, and inspires others to get involved in their cause or community,” the First Lady noted.

These awards are administered by the One Star Foundation and, along with Luthra, eight individuals and four organizations received the honor in different categories.

As COVID-19 began to impact the Houston community, Luthra, a retired scientist, volunteered more than 30 hours a week to support families in distress through Sewa International’s Family Services program, the release notes. When COVID-19 cases began to take a major toll, Luthra worked with other Sewa volunteers to create a website, sewacovidplasma.org, to connect plasma donors with COVID-19 patients undergoing convalescent plasma therapy, the release said.

Resumption of Hours of Operation at California Ports of Entry HiIndia Newsdesk

SAN DIEGO, CA — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials, anticipating that there will be increased traffic volumes at local ports of entry, are announcing the resumption of standard business hours at three ports of entry between California and Mexico.

Hours were temporarily limited in response to decreased traffic volumes because of COVID-19 and restrictions against non-essential travel.

Beginning November 7, hours will resume to the following: 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. at the Tecate port of entry

6 a.m. – 10 p.m. at the Andrade port of entry Beginning November 8, hours will resume to the following: 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. at the Calexico East port of entry Hours at the San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, and Calexico West ports of entry will continue to be 24 hours. All pedestrian processing at San Ysidro will continue at the Pedestrian east facility (the original pedestrian crossing area at San Ysidro.)

There continue to be no changes to cargo/commercial processing.

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Friendship Foundation Receives $5 Million Grant for Innovative Campus HiIndia Newsdesk

REDONDO BEACH, CA – The Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia Family Foundation Oct. 13 announced a $5 million donation to the Friendship Foundation, dedicated to elevating the lives of those with varying abilities for the past 15 years, for its innovative Friendship Campus.

The $5 million grant from the Indian American Foundation will be used to create an innovative program for post-secondary students who are intellectually and physically diverse, which will be the cornerstone of a new 3.25-acre state-of-the-art education campus expected to be completed in early 2024 in Redondo Beach.

An organization dedicated to making impactful change by funding innovative solutions and programs that serve the common good, this partnership marks The Bhatia Family Foundation’s first major grant in the Los Angeles area.

Almost 200,000 students are enrolled in special education in Los Angeles County alone and 8 in 10 Americans with disabilities are unemployed. The Friendship Foundation’s new community-integrated, the inclusive campus will give individuals with physical and intellectual diversities the tools to transform the workforce and find a lifelong passion and purpose. The Bhatia College for Professional Development will collaborate with Vanderbilt University’s Frist Center for Autism and Innovation, local and national universities, and major corporations to help build a bridge for college-bound students and guide a path to successful employment and careers.

All NYC School Families Must Apply to Get $600 A Year For Internet HiIndia Newsdesk

NEW YORK, NY- All families with children in New York City public schools are eligible for discounted internet and devices thanks to a temporary federal program, yet only a fraction of eligible households appear to have signed up for the six-month-old program.

Education department officials are trying to spread the word about the program, through which families can receive up to a $50 monthly discount on broadband service and equipment.

Households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 on a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer.

The discount is part of the federal government’s $3.2 billion temporary Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, which launched in May as part of the response to COVID’s public health crisis. The city’s education department promoted the program in a recent issue of its family-facing blog.

Indian American Scholars Win American Historical Association Prize

Indian-Origin Travel Blogger from US Killed in Drug-Gang Shootout in Mexico HiIndia Newsdesk

SAN JOSE, CA— An Indian American woman from San Jose, California, was one of two foreign tourists killed in the apparent crossfire of a druggang shootout in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Tulum.

Authorities in Quintana Roo, the state where Tulum, Playa del Carmen and Cancun are located, Oct. 22 said one of the dead women was Anjali Ryot. An Instagram account under the same name showed a post of Ryot lounging and smiling on a seaside pier in Tulum two days earlier. It listed her as a travel blogger from Himachal, India, living in California. A linked Facebook page said she lived in San Jose. A German woman who was killed has been identified as Jennifer Henzold, though no hometown was immediately available for her. Three other foreign tourists were wounded in the shooting late Oct. 20 at a street-side eatery that has some outdoor tables, right off Tulum’s main strip. They included two German men and a Dutch woman.

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IRVIN, TX- The American Historical Association Oct. 18 announced its prize winners with one Indian American and one person of Indian origin named among the honorees: Nimisha Barton and Mahesh Rangarajan.

Barton, an Indian American visiting scholar at U.C. Irvine, was awarded with the J. Russell Major Prize in French history for “Productive Citizens: Gender, Immigration, and the State in Modern France” (Cornell Univ. Press, 2020). She was named among the awardees for publications. A diversity consultant in secondary and higher education, working with school administrators to develop inclusive programs and trainings for students, staff, and faculty audiences, Barton’s bio notes that she draws on her previous professional experiences as a college educator, a university administrator, and a diversity practitioner at predominantly white institutions.

After receiving a dual BA in history and religious studies at UC Berkeley in 2006, she went on to earn a Ph.D. in history from Princeton University.

Gandhian Society to Work with NGOs in India

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Walled enclosure found at Qutb Shahi Tombs

Gold pouring in for Vimana Gopuram of Yadadri temple HiIndia Newsdesk

125 kilograms of gold would be required to plate the structure As the donating of gold for the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Yadadri has kept apace, officials decided to start the work early.

“We are planning to start the work earlier, as people have started to donate gold in good quantities. We estimate that 125 kilograms of gold would be required to plate the Vimana Gopuram,” informed G. Kishen Rao of Yadadri Temple Development Authority.

“We will start the work as an initial layer of copper has to be fixed to the gopuram before work on gold plating can begin,” said Mr. Rao. The Vimana Gopuram of the temple soars to a height of 47-feet and would be visible for miles around, including the trains passing on the Bhongir-Secunderabad route. From holy men to industrialists, politicians, and corporate houses, donating of gold donations have continued after public announcements and social media posts after Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao unveiled the plan on October 19. The Chief Minister pledged 1.16 kg of gold on his family’s behalf, adding that people living in every corner of the State will get an opportunity to donate money for buying gold for the temple.

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The wall is shaped like a battlement, says CEO of Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Conservation architects at the Qutb Shahi Tombs complex have uncovered an old battlement wall that enclosed the tombs of Hayat Bakshi Begum and her husband Sultan Qutb Shah.

“It was covered with a layer of concrete but when we chipped away, we discovered the wall which is shaped like a battlement,” informed Ratish Nanda, CEO of Aga Khan Trust for Culture, which is carrying out work for Department of Archaeology and Museums, Telangana.

“We will strengthen it so that it lasts for a long time and people get to see the architectural style of the Qutb Shahis,” said Mr. Nanda. This is the second time when a walled enclosure has been discovered at the Qutb Shahi Tombs complex. A few years earlier, architects working on the site discovered that the tomb of the founder of the dynasty Sultan Quli was in the centre of a square garden enclosure. The discovery of an enclosing wall is not a surprise as walled gardens are the definition of paradise in Old Persian.

Hanagal bypoll N Chandrababu Naidu meets President Kovind HiIndia Newsdesk

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Naidu said “state-sponsored” terror has reached “unimaginable heights” in Andhra Pradesh, threatening democracy, institutions and very fabric of the state.

TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday arrived in Delhi and met President Ram Nath Kovind to demand imposition of President’s rule in the state. Naidu will meet Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday, and is expected to raise issue apart from other matters.

During his meeting with the President, Naidu said “state-sponsored” terror has reached “unimaginable heights” in Andhra Pradesh, threatening democracy, institutions and very fabric of the state.

He also handed over to the President a 323-page document prepared by the party titled “state-sponsored terror in AP”.

The by-election is being seen as a litmus test for Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who took charge barely three months ago, since the constituency falls in his home district Haveri.

“I HAVE never seen such a fierce battle where state leaders of all parties and the Chief Minister are campaigning intensively for so many days,” says 80-year-old Krishnappa Talwar of Akki Alur village in Hanagal constituency, where a crucial by-election is slated on October 30.

The by-election is being seen as a litmus test for Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who took charge barely three months ago, since the constituency falls in his home district Haveri.

The results are also expected to have a bearing on Bommai’s standing as a BJP leader who will lead the party into the 2023 assembly elections. Hanagal, a taluk located 38 km from the district headquarters at Haveri, is equidistant from Shiggaon, which B ommai represents.

The bypoll in Hanagal was necessitated by the death of six-time MLA C M Udasi, 85, who was with the BJP in his final years, in June this year. Incidentally, this is the first time in 43 years that the name of C M Udasi is missing from the Hanagal poll fray.

During the campaigning, the BJP has been trying to create a narrative that projects Chief Minister Bommai as the son-in-law of Hanagal constituency and son of Haveri district. Haveri BJP MP Shivakumar Udasi, son of C M Udasi, has also joined the campaign to draw votes of the Udasi family loyalists to the party.

The BJP has fielded its Haveri district president Shivaraj Sajjanar – in a firstever break from the Udasi family – as its candidate.

The Karnataka government has ord e re d to p e r for m ‘G au - P uj a’ (worship of cows) at all temples that come under the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions And Charitable Endowments Department on the occasion of Deepavali on November 5.

The order directs all temples under the Endowments Department to conduct cow worship at temples on ‘Balipaadyami’ between 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm, which falls in the auspicious time of ‘godhooli lagna’, according to the Hindu calendar.

According to the order, during the festival of Deepavali every year, the temple authorities should get the cows bathed, decorate them with flowers and revere them as per Hindu traditions and offer them bananas, jaggery, sweets and other dishes and conduct puja.

“It is a decision taken to carry forward the ancient Hindu tradition according to sacred texts of the religion and ‘sanatana dharma’,” the order stated.

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Hundreds Of Sports Allowed, Taliban Promise -- If You're A Man From swimming to soccer, running to horse riding, Afghanistan's new sports chief said Tuesday that the Taliban will allow 400 sports -- but declined to confirm if women can play a single one. "Please don't ask more questions about women," Bashir Ahmad Rustamzai told AFP, from an armchair where Afghanistan's Olympic Committee president had sat until he fled the country last month. Rustamzai, a heavily-built former kung fu and wrestling champion with a bushy black and white beard, was appointed by the hardline Islamist group to be Afghanistan's director general for sports and physical education.

Once the wrestling federation chief when the Taliban were last in power, Rustamzai then worked with the Western-backed government, before falling out with them because of "their widespread corruption," he said.

Hardik Pandya goes through fitness drills, bowls at nets HiIndia Newsdesk

Unvaccinated players will not get spec ial dispensation for the Australian Open, the top official in the state holding the Grand Slam said Wednesday, potentially ruling out reigning men's champion Novak Djokovic.

Unvaccinated players will not get special dispensation for the Australian Open, the top official in the state holding the Grand Slam said Wednesday, potentially ruling out reigning men's champion Novak Djokovic.

A leaked email earlier this week suggested that players who were not inoculated against the coronavirus would be able to take part as long as they completed 14 days' quarantine.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison then said that unvaccinated players would be permitted to enter the country if they received an exemption, which the host state Victoria would need to apply for on behalf of players.

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In my lifetime, I wanted to see Pakistan beat India in World Cup: Wasim Akram

The Indian cricket fraternity as well as some politicians, came out in support of Shami, reminding those targeting him that he has represented the country with distinction over several years.

Rs 7,090 crore for Lucknow, Rs 5,625 crore top bid for Ahmedabad HiIndia Newsdesk

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The IPL’s brand value, according to a Duff & Phelps estimate, had soared to Rs 47,500 crore in 2019 before taking a 3.6 per cent pandemic-induced hit to come down to Rs 45,800 crore in 2020.

ON A day when the Indian cricket board lined up an unprecedented HiIndia Newsdesk windfall, their flagship tournament went truly global. At the auction Indian cricket fraternity, led by Sachin to decide two new franchises in Tendulkar, as well as some politicians, the Indian Premier League (IPL), came out in support of the seamer, Lucknow became the most-valued reminding those targeting Shami with team ever and Ahmedabad got abuse that he has represented the country pocketed by one of the world’s with distinction over several years. leading sports investors. The “When we support #TeamIndia, we support Sanjiv Goenka-led RPSG Group every person who represents Team India. will be guarding IPL’s northern @MdShami11 is a committed, world-class bowler. He had an off day like any other outpost after shelling out Rs 7,090 sportsperson can have. I stand behind crore for Lucknow while private equity firm Irelia Company Pte Shami & Team India,” Tendulkar tweeted.

Ltd (CVC Capital Partners) forked Several of his erstwhile teammates joined out Rs 5,625 crore to head west Tendulkar in backing Shami, who leaked and make the world’s biggest 43 in his 3.5 overs. cricket stadium at Motera their “Mohammed Shami has been a stellar performer for India for eight years, home.

Skipper Virat Kohli touched upon in the post-match press conference: “We know how exactly the game went and where it went wrong and we have absolute clarity of that.”

Earlier, he admitted that his team was “outplayed” and “there was no shaming in accepting that.”

Hardik Pandya went through fitness drills focusing on strength and conditioning and bowled at the India nets on Wednesday.

In India’s World T20 opener against Pakistan, he played solely as a batsman.

India had an optional practice session at the ICC Academy ground on Wednesday. At the start, Pandya underwent several fitness drills under the watchful eye of team physio Nitin Patel and assistant trainer Soham Desai. From stretching to sprinting, it lasted for about 20 minutes, as his team mates had a net session.

playing a significant role in many a victory.

He can’t be defined by one performance.

My best wishes are always with him. I urge fans & followers of the game to support @MdShami11 and the Indian team,” VVS Laxman posted on the microblogging site. Virender Sehwag wanted Shami to shut the hate-mongers up with an excellent performance in India’s next game. “The online attack on Mohammad Shami is shocking and we stand by him.

He is a champion and anyone who wears the India cap has India in their hearts far more than any online mob. With you Shami. Agle match mein dikado jalwa (show what you can do in the next match),” the former opener said on social media.

“It’s just ridiculous to see such reaction against him. He is a champion and our own proud Indian player who won so many games for us and made us proud,” Harbhajan told

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There is time to regroup and renew too. Had the matches flown thick and fast, perhaps, the reverse momentum would have affected and devoured India. But a week-long gap before the next game, against New Zealand, should afford them ample time to weed out bitter memories and reclaim their morale. Agreed Kohli: “I think it [the break] works really well

for us from all points of view. We will have time to reflect and prepare again. It will help us to regroup as a team to get to the practice sessions, eager to execute the things we want to and prepare in a very confident manner and then arrive on the day again to make sure this time we execute our plan.”

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FlashBack

Malkhan Singh (sitting at front, centre) and his much-feared gang in his home village before surrendering

Malkhan Singh

The surrender of India's bandit king

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"I was not a dacoit. I was 'baagi' (rebel), who took up gun for self-honour and self-protection. I know who are real dacoits and also know how to deal with them," he said

Malkhan Singh's gang moves to the outskirts of a village that was declared a safe haven for surrender

Singh himself, according to reports, had a reward of 70,000 rupees for his capture. Translated at today's rate, the reward was just over $900, but in the day it was worth almost $8,000 and a pretty big sum. The government also started sending out feelers to him to give up arms.

In the blistering summer of 1982, Panjiar and his colleagues Kalyan Mukherjee and Brijraj Singh found themselves at the centre of negotiations between the Congress-led government of Madhya Pradesh and Singh's gang for the latter's surrender. They developed a contact to meet Singh.

"I got to spend a few days with the gang. I was happy to be a 'hostage' - their guarantee against betrayal - as long as I was getting my pictures," Panjiar says.

In the early 1980s, Indian photographer Prashant Panjiar trekked across the arid badlands of central India, chronicling the lives of the country's fabled bandits.

Most of the bandits lived and operated from Madhya Pradesh state's Chambal region, which Pulitzer Prizewinning writer Paul Salopek described as a "no-go zone of lumpy hills and silty rivers infested with thugs, robbers, murderers, gangsters - with infamous highwaymen called dacoits."

After months of trying, Panjiar and two fellow journalists managed to meet Malkhan Singh, popularly known as India's "bandit king", in Chambal in May 1982.

Malkhan Singh met government officials before his surrender Bandits were also operating with impunity in the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh: a year ago, Phoolan Devi, a female bandit, had risen to notoriety The surrender finally happened in front of tens of thousands of people in June. Among other conditions, when she had 22 upper-caste Hindu men massacred Singh had negotiated that none of his gang members on Valentine's Day to avenge her gang-rape. could be handed the death penalty.

But in Chambal, Malkhan Singh and his gang were the most feared. They travelled by foot and lived in "He came like a conquering hero. Tall and lean, dressed in the uniform of the police he had fought hard in for makeshift camps in the ravines - deep and narrow years, dacoit king Malkhan Singh's farewell to arms in gorges with steep sides. the town of Bhind in north Madhya Pradesh before an At its peak during a 13-year-long reign, Singh's gang awed crowd of 30,000 had all the trappings of a Roman boasted up to 100 men - he had been crowned the triumph," reported India Today magazine. "bandit king" by rivals. By 1982, police had registered 94 cases against the gang, including for dacoity (banditry), Singh had a dry sense of humour, Panjiar remembers.

After his surrender, journalists pestered him with a kidnapping and murder. stock question in Hindi: "Aap ko kaisa lag raha hai?

Malkhan Singh before his surrender

(How are you feeling now?)" Singh would repeat the same line when he met Panjiar and his colleagues.

Eventually, Malkhan and his gang members were convicted for some of the crimes they'd been charged with, and were sent to an "open jail" in the state. Singh spent a few years in prison.

Now 78, he has pursued a career in politics, campaigning in recent years for the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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Everything You Never Wanted to Know About

Artificial Sweeteners

Your diet soda might just be worse than a regular one.

There are a lot of myths about artificial sweeteners. The main one is that they’re actually better for you than regular sugar. Low-calorie sweeteners have been around for decades now, and we’re finally at a point where we’ve studied them enough to understand roughly how they work and what effect they have on our bodies.

A study presented at the 2018 Experimental Biology meeting has reraised all these issues and also re-confirmed what researchers have been

thinking for years: artificial sweeteners might actually cause obesity, not prevent it.

We'll get more into that issue in a moment, but first let's back up a bit because despite how long we’ve had diet versions of our favorite soft drinks, plenty of people still aren’t clear on the facts. Misunderstandings left over from the early days are still widespread.

Erm … is that whole cancer thing true?

A 2007 study got a bunch of rats hooked on cocaine and saccharin, then given a choice—cocaine or fake sugar?—most chose the sugar substitute. They were so addicted to saccharin that the researchers wrote they couldn’t give the rats enough cocaine to overcome their desire for a hit of sweetness.

The same was true for real sugar.

That’s a powerful addiction, and it shouldn’t be underestimated.

You can absolutely quit sugar, real or fake, just like people can absolutely quit cocaine. You just need to take it seriously as an addiction. Don’t think it’ll be easy.

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Let’s get this one out of the way. While it is true that some rodent studies found increased rates of certain kinds of cancer, like leukemia, after eating artificial sweeteners, subsequent testing has shown that you don’t need to worry about getting cancer from your diet soda. You’d have to regularly consume astronomical doses of the stuff. On the other hand, we do know that obesity is a major risk factor for many kinds of cancer, so maybe focus on that instead of sucralose.

So I should pick diet soda over regular to lose weight then, right?

We hate to be that guy, but “well, actually …” a lot of the evidence suggests you’d be better off just trying to cut back on the regular soda. It does seem like having fewer calories should help you lose weight, but studies indicate that weight loss isn’t as simple as calories in versus out. You can trick your tastebuds (sort of) into thinking that aspartame or saccharin is the sugar you crave, but your brain isn’t so simple.

More and more evidence is piling up that suggests the diet drink trend is misguided. Or as one 2008 study on obesity and artificial sweeteners asked in its conclusion: “are [artificial sweeteners] fueling—rather than fighting—the very epidemic they were designed to block?”

A few recent studies suggest that consuming fake sugar actually trains your insulin response to store more fat, not less. Basically when you consume real sugar, your tastebuds send an alert to your pancreas that says, “Hey, calories are on the way! Prepare to produce insulin!” The insulin then helps break down the sugars, which either provide immediate energy or go into fat cells for storage. If your body interprets something as sweet when there’s not really sugar on the table, though, it may end up producing that same insulin response.

So that diet soda is still prompting your pancreas to store fat, even though you’re not getting to enjoy real sugar—your brain can tell the difference. Artificial sweeteners don’t trigger our reward circuits the same way, so you don’t get the satisfaction of ingesting sugar.

And on top of that, constantly pumping up your insulin

response eventually leads it to malfunction. This is essentially what happens in type 2 diabetes, but can occur to a lesser— but still harmful—extent in otherwise healthy people.

Eventually your pancreas starts producing too much insulin in response to all food, making you pack on the pounds.

This whole theory is still being tested, but it’s in line with what we observe in people who drink diet beverages: they tend to gain weight. In observational studies you can’t tell whether that’s causative or if it’s just that overweight people tend to drink more diet soda than people at a healthy weight.

One clue is that scientists observe what’s known as a dose response. The more artificial sweeteners people consume, the more weight they seem to put on. That suggests it might be the fake sugars themselves that prompt the gain in poundage, not just an association.

What if I’m just using it to bridge the gap while I quit sugar altogether?

Lots of people switch to diet soda as they’re trying to lose weight, in the hope that the fake stuff will be a satisfactory substitute for real sugar. As we’ve already mentioned, it’s not actually satisfying, and what’s more you’ll probably end up handicapping yourself by trying to trick your brain.

Like people who start exercising, people who drink diet beverages start thinking about how they’re now down on their calorie-count, and whether consciously or subconsciously they often compensate by eating more overall. More calories on average can end up causing more harm to your weight loss goals than the occasional candy bar would have.

You’ll also probably start losing your ability to appreciate more subtle flavors. David Ludwig, a weight-loss specialist at Boston Children’s Hospital, told Harvard Health this about how our tastes can change: “Non-nutritive sweeteners are far more potent than table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup.

A miniscule amount produces a sweet taste comparable to that of sugar, without comparable calories. Overstimulation of sugar receptors from frequent use of these hyper-intense sweeteners may limit tolerance for more complex tastes.”

That means naturally sweet foods like peaches won’t taste nearly as good, and anything without that hint of sweetness might end up seemingly completely gross.

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‘Try to make the world good according to your standards’: Stephen Colbert

Like every year Shilpa Shetty is out and ready celebrating Karwa Chauth. The actor recently shared a picture looking radiant in an all-red ensemble.

The red and golden outfit was accessorised with a mangalsutra and red bangles. She looked pretty.

Sharing the picture she wrote, “Wishing you all a happy Karvachauth and happy fasting ladies .. May you and yours be blessed with health , protection and abundance always.

The actor always wins fashion marks on this day. Last year, she had opted for a red Masaba Gupta sari and later shared a video of celebrating it with her husband Raj Kundra. The look was accessorised with a choker from Goenka India.

"I hope you find the courage to decide for yourself what is right and what is wrong. And then, please expect as much of the world around you. Try to make the world good according to your standards. It won’t be easy," he said in conclusion.

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“But whatever happens, I think it’s entirely appropriate that I’m the one talking to you right now. Because I just spent many years learning to do one thing really well. I got so comfortable with that place, that role, those responsibilities that it came to define how I saw myself. But now that part of my life is over. It’s time to say goodbye to the person we’ve become, we’ve worked so hard to perfect, and to make some crucial decisions about who we’re going to be. For me, I’ll have to figure out how to do an hour-long show every night. And you, at some point, will have to sleep.

I am told the Adderall wears off eventually. Good luck,” he added in his signature funny style.

“I hope you find the courage to decide for yourself what is right and what is wrong. And then, please expect as much of the world around you. Try to make the world good according to your standards. It won’t be easy,” he said in conclusion.

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Simple tips of makeup removal

After a night of revelry, it is normal for people to feel lazy, but if they hit the bed without removing their makeup, it can lead to breakage and damaged skin

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* Be gentle Rubbing, tugging and pulling your skin are things that are bound to happen while removing your makeup. These can damage your skin severely, even if it doesn’t show immediately. Be slow and kind to your skin to ensure everything is completely removed.

* Break down makeup with cleanser Use a cleanser to first break the makeup down. Use an oil based makeup cleanser so that while you massage your face for 10-15 seconds the makeup on your full face, including your lipstick, is removed properly. Do not forget your neck.

* End with face wash Washing your face with water is the last step while removing makeup.

If possible, try to keep a hot towel on your face for a few minutes, as it will open the pores that are clogging due to the remaining dirt and makeup.

Don’ts

* Do not sleep with makeup on Ensure that you remove your makeup before going to bed.

Not removing it can lead to dry and damaged skin for a while and some products might even have a bad reaction on your skin.

* Don’t rely on wipes The market is full of makeup removing wipes and most people feel they make the process easier and faster. While they do remove some amount of makeup, you cannot rely on them to remove it completely.

* Don’t forget to moisturise Some makeup removers tend to strip your skin of its natural oils and make it dry. Once you’re done, smear oodles of lip balm on your lips, use a hydrating eye cream and ensure that the rest of your face is immensely hydrated.

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