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HiIndia Newsdesk According to a report, workers were being paid USD 1.2 per hour, well below the current US federalIndia’s minimum wage of Government of India awarded Padma Vibhushan, second highest civilian USD 7.25 per hour, and below award, to Indian American Narinder Singheven Kapany posthumously. the minimum wage Kapany was back as 1963. as the ‘Father of recognized for his contribution in the field ofgoing fibreas far optics.

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Government of India awarded Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award, to Indian American Narinder Singh Kapany posthumously. Kapany was recognized for his contribution in the field of fibre optics.

Known as the ‘Father of Fibre Optics,’ Kapany laid the foundation for today’s high-speed Internet technology. He also coined the term Fibre Optics. Kapany who was born in Moga, India in 1926, died last year. He was also the recipient of Pravasi Bhartiya Samman by the Government of India in the past.

workers had filed a lawsuit in US District Court alleging violations of human trafficking and wage law against Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), saying they were confined and forced to work for about USD 1 on constructing the massive Swaminarayan temple in New Jersey. The New York Times said in a report on Wednesday that in the lawsuit filed in New Jersey federal court and amended last month, BAPS has been accused “of luring labourers from

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they were also sent to work. Hundreds of workers were potentially exploited, the lawsuit claimed,” the NYT report said. BAPS officials have denied any wrongdoing. “They have to be fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. In that process, we need specialised artisans.

We are naturally shaken by this turn of events and are sure that once the full facts come out, we will be able to provide answers and show that these accusations and allegations are without merit,” Joshi had said in the report.

The AAP’s national executive member Preeti Sharma Menon termed the remarks as “seditious and inflammatory”.

The AAP strongly condemns the derogatory statement made by Ms Ranaut, claiming that India’s independence of 1947 was “bheek” and not real independence, Ms Menon said in a tweet. She has sparked controversy in the past with her right wing comments and jibes at opposition politicians.

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US prices rising at 6.2%, fastest rate for three decades

SURGING GASOLINE, FOOD PRICES FAN U.S. INFLATION

Consumer prices increase 0.9% in October | Food, gasoline lead broad-based increase in prices | CPI jumps 6.2% year-on-year, largest gain since 1990 | Core CPI rises 0.6%; up 4.6% year-on-year | Weekly jobless claims fall 4,000 to 267,000

Kangana Ranaut: ‘This Padma Shri will help silence so many people’

Kangana Ranaut has said her Padma Shri honour is a reply to all those who’ve questioned her ideology and statements on national issues. Post receiving the fourth-highest civilian award in India on Monday, Kangana posted a video on her Instagram handle where she thanked the government and also reminded fans about the issues she’s stood up for and against.

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consumer prices accelerated in October as Americans paid more for gasoline and food, leading to the biggest annual gain in 31 years, more signs that inflation could stay uncomfortably high well into 2022 amid snarled global supply chains.

Inflation pressures are also brewing in the labor market, where an acute shortage of workers is driv- complicate the Federal Reserve’s ing wages higher. The number of communication. The Fed last Americans filing claims for unem- week restated that high inflation is ployment benefits fell to a 20-month “expected to be transitory.” low last week, other data showed on Both the White House and the Fed Wednesday. have maintained that prices will fall But high inflation is eroding the once supply bottlenecks start easing. wage gains, adding to political risk The consumer price index jumped for President Joe Biden, whose 0.9% last month after climbing approval rating has been falling 0.4% in September, the Labor as Americans grow more anxious Department said. The largest gain about the economy. Broadening in four months hoisted the annual inflationary pressures could also increase in the CPI to 6.2%. That

was the biggest year-on-year rise since November 1990 and followed a 5.4% advance in September.

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the CPI shooting up 0.6%.

The broad-based increase in prices last month was led by gasoline prices, which surged 6.1% after rising 1.2% in September. Brent crude oil has gained over 60% this year as a recovering global economy is heating up demand.

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COP26: US joins India-led US prices rising at 6.2%, fastest rate for three decades global solar alliance HiIndia Newsdesk

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The United States on Wednesday joined the International Solar Alliance, becoming the 101st member of the India-led initiative that seeks to make solar energy accessible and affordable to all.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the development as “wonderful news”.

“This will further strengthen the alliance in our shared quest for harnessing solar energy for a sustainable planet,” he said in a tweet. US Special Presidential Envoy on Climate John Kerry submitted the joining document at the India delegation office in Glasgow on Wednesday afternoon. “It has long been coming, and we are happy to join the International Solar Alliance, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the lead in making. We worked out the details and this is a process we are pleased to be part of,” Kerry said.

Americans' cost of living is rising faster than it has for three decades, with food and fuel driving the increases.

The consumer prices index for October showed prices rose 6.2% over the last

twelve months.

It marks a sharp jump from September when prices were already rising at 5.4%.

Inflation has been a growing concern for shoppers and policymakers this year as the impact of the pandemic persists.

Rising prices for food, shelter, used cars and trucks and new vehicles were among the larger contributors, the Bureau for Labour Statistics said.

Meat, fish and eggs rose more than other foodstuffs, while petrol, or gasoline, prices are at seven-year highs.

Almost every sector saw some price inflation, except for airfares and alcoholic beverages.

Google loses appeal China Is Evading U.S. Spies —

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In a major ruling that bolsters the EU’s efforts to clamp down on the world’s largest technology companies, Google lost an appeal on Wednesday to overturn a landmark anti-trust ruling

by European regulators against the Internet giant.

The decision by the Luxembourg-based General Court related to a 2017 decision by the European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch, to fine Google $2.8 billion for giving preferential treatment to its own price-comparison shopping service over rival services.

and the White House Is Worried

Under Xi Jinping, China has become an even harder target for America’s spying operation.

A lack of top-tier intelligence on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s inner circle is frustrating senior Biden administration officials struggling to get ahead of Beijing’s next steps, according to current and former officials who have reviewed the most sensitive U.S. intelligence reports. Those officials, who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive issues, say China is becoming a harder target, more opaque, just as the demand for insights into Xi’s decision-making is soaring and tensions with the U.S. are heating up over issues from Taiwan to high technology.

That reality comes after officials in both the Trump and Biden administrations said they were surprised

by Beijing’s rapid moves to consolidate control of Hong Kong, project military power across the South China Sea, limit probes into the origins of Covid-19, undercut Chinese companies going public in the U.S. and ramp up hacking against adversaries. The current and former officials emphasize that America’s spy agencies have long struggled to provide the insights policy makers demand on China. The hurdles facing the U.S. intelligence community are both deep-seated — Beijing did significant damage to American spy networks in China prior to Xi’s presidency — and basic, including a continuing shortage of Mandarin speakers. “Our human intelligence has been lagging for decades,” former National Security Advisor John Bolton said in an interview, when asked about China. “I never feel I have enough intelligence. I’m always willing to hear more. I’m never satisfied. No decision maker should be.”

Uber sued by Justice Department Kyle Rittenhouse: US teen for overcharging disabled people gunman's lawyers seek mistrial HiIndia Newsdesk

The US Justice Department (DoJ) is suing ride-hailing app Uber over allegations it has been overcharging disabled people.

The DoJ claims Uber's "wait time" fees are discriminating against disabled passengers who need more than two minutes to get into a car.

It says Uber needs to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

But Uber said wait time fees were not intended to apply to disabled riders and that it had been refunding fees.

Kristen Clarke, assistance attorney general for the DoJ's civil rights division said the lawsuit aimed to

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send a "powerful message that Uber cannot penalise passengers with disabilities simply because they need more time to get into a car".

Uber and other companies that provide transportation services "must ensure equal access for all people, including those with disabilities," she added. However, Uber said it disagreed that its policies were in violation of the the ADA. A spokesman said the company had been in talks with the DoJ before the "surprising and disappointing" lawsuit.

Wait time fees were "never intended for riders who are ready at their designated pickup location but need more time to get into the car", he said.

Uber had a policy of refunding wait time fees for disabled riders whenever they alerted the firm that they had been charged, the spokesman said.

"After a recent change last week, now any rider who certifies they are disabled will have fees automatically waived," he added.

Kyle Rittenhouse breaks down during testimony

Lawyers for a teenager charged with shooting three people amid civil unrest in Wisconsin last year have called for a mistrial.

Kyle Rittenhouse's defence asked that the case be dismissed after the judge angrily rebuked prosecutors for airing apparently inadmissible evidence.

Mr Rittenhouse, 18, sobbed earlier in court as he took the stand.

He testified that he killed two men and

injured a third on 25 August 2020 on the streets of Kenosha in self-defence.

Mr Rittenhouse is facing counts of reckless, intentional and attempted homicide after he fatally shot Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz, 28.

Riots erupted on the streets of the city two days earlier after police shot a black man, Jacob Blake. Mr Rittenhouse travelled to the city from his home in Illinois and, with a semi-automatic rifle in tow, he said he sought to help protect property from unrest on the streets.

On Wednesday, day seven of the trial, lead prosecutor Thomas Binger and Judge Bruce Schroeder loudly quarrelled in court. Mr Binger's line of questioning incurred furious reprimands from Judge Schroeder, who accused him of violating pre-trial rulings on introducing evidence not relevant to the trial.

"You're an experienced trial lawyer," shouted the judge. "I don't know what you're up to."

The judge added: "When you say you were acting in good faith, I don't believe you."

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COP26:

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China’s leaders ‘don’t understand variety of cultures’: Dalai Lama HiIndia Newsdesk

The 86-year-old Dalai Lama, taking part in an online news conference anchored in Tokyo, was answering a question about whether the international community should consider boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympics over the suppression of minorities, including those in the western region of Xinjiang.

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China and the US have agreed to boost climate co-operation over the next decade, in a surprise announcement at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

US climate envoy John Kerry said that "cooperation is the only way to get this done"

The world's two biggest CO2 emitters pledged to act in a joint declaration.

It says both sides will "recall their firm commitment to work together" to achieve the 1.5C temperature goal set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

They called for stepped-up efforts to

close the "significant gap" that remains to achieve that target. Scientists say that limiting global temperature rises to 1.5C will help humanity avoid the worst climate impacts.

This is compared to pre-industrial temperatures. At Paris in 2015, world leaders pledged to try to keep the world from warming by more than between 1.5C to 2C through sweeping emissions cuts.

China's top climate negotiator Xie Zhenhua told reporters that on climate change "there is more agreement between China and US than divergence".

US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual meeting as early as next week. The two countries are seen as global rivals on a number of issues.

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Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama criticised the leaders of China on Wednesday saying they “don’t understand the variety of different cultures” there and there is too much control by the main Han ethnic group.

But he also said he had nothing against “Chinese brothers and sisters” as fellow humans and he broadly supported the ideas behind Communism and Marxism.

The 86-year-old Dalai Lama, taking part in an online news conference anchored in Tokyo, was answering a question about whether the international community should consider boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympics over the suppression of minorities, including those in the western region of Xinjiang.

“I know Communist Party leaders since Mao Zedong. Their ideas (are) good. But sometimes they do much extreme, tight control,” he said from his base in India, adding he thought things would change in China under a new generation of leaders.”

UK is not a corrupt country, Australian fugitive arrested NEWS BREIF after massive manhunt says Boris Johnson Iran says lift sanctions HiIndia Newsdesk

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Boris Johnson has hit back at sleaze allegations, insisting A fugitive dubbed "Australia's most wanted man" has been arrested during an elaborate attempt to cross a state the UK is not "remotely a corrupt country".

The prime minister said MPs faced "tough" scrutiny - and border, police say. Mostafa Baluch, 33, sparked a 17-day nationwide manhunt after allegedly cutting off an ankle those who broke the rules should be punished.

He was speaking to the world's media at the COP26 bracelet which had tracked his whereabouts in Sydney.

Authorities said they pulled over a lorry after receiving a climate summit in Glasgow.

It comes amid controversy over Conservative MPs with tipoff. Mr Baluch - a suspected drug smuggler - was found second jobs - and an investigation into Sir Geoffrey Cox in a car inside a shipping container on the lorry, police doing paid outside work in his House of Commons office. said. Police noticed the container was not locked, and This, as well as paid lobbying - attempting to influence when they knocked on it, they heard someone knocking government policy in return for money - is banned under back. "He was quite shocked - he thought he was cleverer than this," said Detective Supt Rob Critchlow.

MPs' rules.

Boeing agrees deal with families of Ethiopia crash victims HiIndia Newsdesk

Boeing has reached an agreement with the families of the 157 people who died in the Ethiopia 737 Max crash in 2019.

The plane maker accepts liability for their deaths, according to court documents in Chicago.

In return, families of the victims will not seek punitive damages from the company.

Lawyers for the victims' families said Boeing would still be held "fully accountable", welcoming the agreement as a significant milestone.

Boeing shares fell 1% to $218.50 on the news.

The agreement opens the way for families outside the US, in countries such as Ethiopia and Kenya, to claim compensation through the US courts, rather than in their home countries, which might be more difficult and result in lower payments. Mark Pegram in the UK, whose son Sam was one of the victims, said: "The main positive for us is that Boeing is admitting liability, and not diverting blame onto Ethiopian Airlines or the pilots... we wanted them to hold their hands up."

Iran will ratify the landmark Paris agreement on climate change only if sanctions against it are lifted, a senior leader has told the BBC. Ali Salajegheh said sanctions were impeding Iran in areas like renewable energy.

Iran is the world's eighth largest CO2 emitter, yet is one of the few countries not to ratify the Paris pact.

Haiti water shortage: 'We pray for rain every day' HiIndia Newsdesk

A fuel shortage brought about by gangs blocking the access roads to distribution terminals is throwing Haiti into further chaos.

Residents of the capital Port-au-Prince say they cannot get hold of drinking water as water pumps have stopped running due to the lack of petrol.

Deliveries of bottled water have also been disrupted meaning that many residents have to rely on rain water. "We pray every day that it rains," one woman told Reuters news agency.

National Police Chief Frantz Elbé said on Tuesday that measures taken so far to allow for the safe distribution of fuel had failed to work.

Mr Elbé said that the police had set up a security corridor from the Varreux terminal in Port-auPrince and that goods such as rice, cooking oil and cement were getting through to consumers.

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UK Minister Rishi Sunak Releases Gandhi Commemorative Coin To Mark Diwali HiIndia Newsdesk

The coin is a fitting tribute to an influential leader who inspired millions of people around the world, Rishi Sunak said.

London: UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a new 5-pound commemorative coin celebrating the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi to mark the festival of Diwali on Thursday.

Available in a range of standards, including gold and silver, the special collectors'' coin is designed by Heena Glover and features an image of a lotus, India''s national flower, alongside one of Mr Gandhi's most famous quotes - "My life is my message".

"This coin is a fitting tribute to an influential leader who inspired millions of people around the world," said Mr Sunak, in his role as the Master of the Mint in the UK. "As a practicing Hindu, I am proud to unveil this coin during Diwali.

Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the movement for Indian independence and it is fantastic to have a UK coin commemorating his remarkable life for the first time," said the Indian-origin finance minister.

The commemorative Gandhi coin is said to build on the "enduring relationship and cultural connections" between the UK and India, as India celebrates its 75th year of Independence this year.

SC allows OCI candidates to participate First Sikh elected to city council in Connecticut (USA) in general category counselling HiIndia Newsdesk

National Eligibility cum Entrance Te s t , NEET Counselling 2021 for undergraduate and postgraduate admissions is likely to begin soon.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court of India has allowed candidates belonging to the Overseas Citizens of India or OCI category to

participate in general category counselling. More information on NEET Counselling 2021 on OCI category will be uploaded soon on the official website of Medical Counselling Committee, MCC at mcc.nic.in.

While hearing the PIL, the bench said, “We’ve done this because of the suddenness of the notification.

If you had issued the notification eight-nine months earlier, we wouldn’t have passed such an order.” Earlier, MCC had also postponed NEET Counselling 2021 for PG admission due to a matter pending at SC on EWS, OBC reservation in AIQ.

British-Sikh female Army officer Polar Preet sets off for South Pole adventure HiIndia Newsdesk

Captain Harpreet Chandi, known as Polar Preet, will be travelling 700 miles while pulling a pulk or sledge with all of her kit, battling temperatures of minus 50 degrees Celsius and wind speeds of up to 60mph London: A 32-year-old British Sikh Army officer and physiotherapist is on a mission to become the first Indian-origin female to complete a solo, unsupported trek to the South Pole and is flying out to Chile on Sunday to begin her adventure.

Captain Harpreet Chandi, known as Polar Preet, will be travelling 700 miles while pulling a pulk or sledge with all of her kit, battling temperatures of minus 50 degrees Celsius and wind speeds of up to 60mph.

Writing on her online blog, she notes that the journey will take approximately 45-47 days during which she plans to upload a live tracking map for people to be able to follow her daily voice blogs.

“I want to take as many of you as possible on this journey with me so I hope you enjoy following,” writes Chandi.

Currently based at a Medical Regiment in the north-west of England, Chandi’s primary role is

to organise and validate training for medics in the Army as Clinical Training Officer. She is completing her masters degree in Sports and Exercise Medicine, part time, at Queen Mary’s University in London and has been using two large tyres as a substitute for the heavy sledge she will be dragging along in Antarctica for her polar training. “Antarctica is the coldest, highest, driest and windiest continent on earth. Nobody lives there permanently. I didn’t know much about the continent when I first started planning and that is what inspired me to go there,” she explains. “Hopefully doing something that pushes me so far out of my comfort zone will inspire others to believe in themselves and push their boundaries. There are only a few female adventurers that have completed a solo, unsupported trek on this continent. It is time to add some more names, diversity and to make history,” she says.

Bathinda: Punjab-origin Swaranjit Singh (in pic) made history by becoming the first Sikh to get elected to a city council in Connecticut (USA).

Swaranjit Singh Khalsa (36), who runs small businesses in Norwich where he lives with his wife and daughter, said the election speaks volumes about the fact that voters were acknowledging all the work he had been doing on the Board of Education and for equity and cultural awareness. In Norwich, Swaranjit estimates that there are around 10 Sikh families in total, but his candidacy spoke to the diversity.

Indian community in UAE hails new civil law for non-Muslims HiIndia Newsdesk

Abu Dubai: The Indian c om mu n it y i n t h e United Arab Emirates on Monday hailed the landmark new civil law for non-Muslims in Abu Dhabi, the capital and the second-most populous city of the Gulf nation, which has been introduced by the emirate with an aim to maintain its competitive edge as a regional commercial hub and emerge as the most attractive destination for talent and skills.

In his capacity as the Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday issued a law to regulate personal status matters for non-Muslims in Abu Dhabi to provide a flexible and advanced judicial mechanism for the determination of personal status disputes for non-Muslims.

The decision, which is the first of its kind in the world, will enhance the Emirate's position and global competitiveness as one of the most attractive destinations for talent and skills, the official WAM news agency reported. Reacting to the decision, Ipshita Sharma, International Publishing Sales Manager, termed it as "an incredible gesture for those of us who think of the UAE as home." "I have been here for 12 years now and it feels more and more like we're being included in the narrative of the country despite our religion, nationality and beliefs,” says Sharma, who is based in Dubai. The law, which is in line with international best practices, guarantees the right of non-Muslims to be subject to an internationally acknowledged law that is familiar to them in terms of culture, customs and language, according to a report in the Khaleej Times.

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Remove encroachments near 25 protected sites HiIndia Newsdesk

The members were directed to submit an integrated conservation and management plan for the development of the Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple in Mulugu district which was in July listed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. (File)

Dhoolpet

The Ground Zero of antimarijuana drive in Hyderabad

The Greater Hyderabad Heritage and Precincts Committee (GHHC), which met for the first time on Tuesday, has ordered the removal of encroachments near 25 protected monuments in the city, apart from the clearing of bushes, upkeep of landscape, and so on at these places.

The first city-level meeting of GHHC was held at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) head office. GHMC commissioner D Lokesh Kumar, who is also the chairman of GHHC, sought proposals from the Telangana department of heritage for the same purpose.

The state government had passed State Heritage Act No.22 in 2017 to conserve, preserve, restore and maintain the tangible and intangible heritage of Telangana. In August 2021, the government issued orders for the constitution of committees, namely Telangana State Heritage Authority at the state level, District Heritage and Precincts Committee at the district level, and GHHC for the areas under the GHMC and the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA).

Dhoolpet – a densely populated locality near the Old City of Hyderabad – once notorious for illicitly distilled (ID) liquor, is back in news. The visuals of uniformed personnel in the

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Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of the European Union to India, conducted a joint site visit to one of the Municipal Solid Waste Management facilities in Koramangala with the joint commissioner, SWM (BBMP) Sarfaraz Khan.

citizen engagement and demonstrating models for integrating the informal sector in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru is one of the five lighthouse cities chosen for the NAMA Support project funded under the NAMA Facility. Other locations include Goa, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), and the North Delhi Municipal Corporation. The project has

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Finance Minister T Harish Rao was Tuesday given the additional charge of the Medical, Health, and Family Welfare portfolio by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. Harish had led the charge of the TRS’ campaign against former Health Minister Eatala Rajender in the run-up to the recently held bye-election to Huzurabad Assembly Constituency.

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The IMD has also warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Rayalaseema Wednesday and Thursday.

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted extremely heavy spells of rainfall over south coastal Andhra Pradesh Thursday.

The districts of Prakasam, Nellore, Kadapa, and Chittoor are likely to receive extremely heavy rainfall at one or two places Thursday. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at one or two places over

European Union and Bengaluru to work together on Solid Waste Management project The European Union and the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) funded Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA) Support Project titled ‘Waste Solutions for a Circular Economy in India’ will support Bengaluru in transition to low-carbon Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management technologies in line with circular economy principles which are based on design out waste and pollution, keep products and materials in use and regenerate natural systems.

The project aims to provide technical and financial support to BBMP for setting up new plants and revamping existing Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs), compost facilities and biomethanation plants. The project will also support in creating a role-model source segregation system through

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neighbourhood checking phones of citizens for search keywords like stuff, ganja, weed and so on in recent weeks have drawn widespread criticism.

The police commissioner, advocate Karam Komireddy said that one needed to distinguish between a scene of offence or crime and a random search. “Police cannot conduct random checks. Taking away one’s phone is an infringement on the right to privacy. So, if police want to check someone’s phone, they are well within their rights but it has to be backed by an order. That is not the case here. Although certain provisions empower police to do so, there have to be cogent reasons to do it and they cannot do it randomly,” he said.

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The project is working with various state bodies as well.

Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of the European Union to India conducted a joint site visit to one of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management facilities in Koramangala with the joint commissioner, SWM (BBMP) Sarfaraz Khan.

Guntur and Anantapur districts. Similarly, heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, and Kurnool districts. Such rainfall may lead to riverine flooding in some river catchments, cause localised flooding of roads, inundation and waterlogging in low-lying areas and closure of underpasses mainly in urban areas of the above region.

There is also a possibility of damage to vulnerable structures and localised landslides or mudslides. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the Bay of Bengal along the coasts of Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh Thursday.

This may cause isolated extremely heavy rainfall over south Coastal Andhra Pradesh on Thursday just as it did over parts of Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Karaikal between November 9 and 11.

Tamil Nadu records 50 per cent plus more rainfall HiIndia Newsdesk

Tamil Nadu has recorded 50 per cent plus rainfall above normal during the ongoing North East monsoon season from October 1 till date and 53 of the 90 key reservoirs crossed 76 per cent storage, authorities here said on Wednesday.

During this period, the rainfall recorded in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry was 38 CM, which is 51 per cent above normal, 25 CM being the usual level.

The ‘red alert’, indicating heavy to extremely heavy rainfall, is valid for Chennai on Nov 10 and 11, he said.

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On 1 October, Indian authorities made a sensational announcement: the former police chief of Mumbai, the country's financial capital, was missing

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arambir Singh, a high-profile officer with a swashbuckling reputation, had been elevated to head the 45,000-strong force barely two years ago.

Now, Mr Singh, 59, was unavailable at office, his apartment in Mumbai and his family home in the northern city of Chandigarh, some 1,600km (994 miles) away.

Even as the police launched a hunt to find one of their own, Mr Singh's family - his wife and daughter who lived with him in Mumbai and his son who is abroad - and his lawyers went silent about the officer's whereabouts. It all began in February with a fiendishly tangled whodunit involving an SUV full of explosives which was found outside the house of Mukesh Ambani, Asia's richest man. In the following days, the body of the alleged owner of the vehicle washed up in the sea near the city - the police later determined that he had been murdered and his body was dumped in the water.

Things turned murkier when a police officer reportedly known to t he de ad man was arrested.

Investigators believe Sachin

Vaze, an assistant inspector with the elite crime branch, was part of plans to park the car with explosives outside Mr Ambani's house and also in the murder of the vehicle owner. Mr Vaze has denied the allegations. In March, Mr Singh was removed from his position and moved to head Maharashtra's - of which Mumbai is the capital - home guards, a poorly-resourced force which assists the police. In Indian media-speak, Mr Singh had been "shunted" to a rather unglamorous department.

"This is not a routine transfer. Being the head of Mumbai police, serious mistakes have been made by officers working at the police commissioner's office. These mistakes are serious and that's why he has been transferred," the state's then interior minister, Anil Deshmukh, said. It was never made clear what these errors were.He shot to limelight by working with "encounter policemen" - controversial crack shots belonging to a unique, unofficial policing system - to weed out gangsters who often held businessmen and film actors and producers to ransom. S Hussain Zaidi, a journalist who has chronicled crime in the city, wrote that Mr Singh along with another senior officer were "assigned the task of wiping out the underworld from the city" and the two "formed three elite encounter squads" for the job.

Mr Singh is due to retire next year when he turns 60. "I am very much in India and have not left the country," Mr Singh told a journalist who spoke to him on the phone in August.

Except his own force doesn't appear to know why he has not come forward, nor where he is.

Now What?

For all the bravado that has been strutted across the IPO red carpet, Falguni Nayar has displayed both her entrepreneurial chops and her financial expertise.

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or Falguni Nayar, life has come full circle. As an investment banker at Kotak Mahindra Bank for close to two decades, Nayar steered many businesses into the equity market port. This time round, she brings her own labour of love – Nykaa – to the primary market, valued at a staggering $7 billion plus.

Valuation

Valuations for Nykaa are certainly expensive. Nykaa at IPO has been valued at a lofty 21.8 times FY21 EV to sales and 16.1 times FY22 enterprise value/sales on a post issue and annualised basis. The irony here is that even with those valuations, it is cheaper than some recent listed unicorns like CarTrade and Zomato.

What stands out is Nykaa’s bottom-line; it is one of the rare unicorns that turned net profit positive in FY21. Nykaa’s revenue have grown at a brisk 48% CAGR over FY1921. It has also managed to keep a strong margin profile alongside – gross profit margins for the quarter was 40.6% compared to 39% for the full year FY21. By the end of its first trading session, Nykaa trades at an eye-popping 18.5x -19x FY24E sales.

Fashion

While Nykaa has enjoyed first mover advantage in the BPC market, the going may not be as smooth with its fashion foray. It’s a highly populated space and one that has many existing players. As Elara Capital points out, successful execution in the fashion segment is the key to a valuation re-rating for Nykaa in the mid-to-long term as it doesn’t enjoy the first-mover advantage in the fashion segment.

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That’s currently dominated by incumbents like Ajio, Myntra, Amazon, Flipkart etc.

Own brand vs others

Nayar has stated that the fashion and beauty unicorn plans to enter the Middle East market initially and is also looking at the UK, which may lead its way into other countries in Europe. She has also voiced her vision of transforming the company plans from a multi-brand retailer into a ‘house of brands’ going ahead. But the trick will be maintaining brands on an “even platform” and not pushing or promoting Nykaa’s own brand, something Amazon has done quite aggressively.

The other potential downside for Nykaa is ironically its own customer base. Just like the FMCG market, the BPC space can see quite a bit of elasticity and downtrading – to put it simply, in an environment where spending and consumption drops, consumers quickly shift to a lower priced product for the same item, or as could be the case for BPC, even a knock-off lip liner or moisturiser.

No such bonhomie was evident for Nykaa.

With a market cap of Rs 1 lakh crore, looks like they don’t need it either.

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The medicine is meant for adults who are at risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 or hospitalization.

New Delhi: Emergency Use Authorisation for the Merck drug Molnupiravir -- an oral antiviral medicine for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 -- is likely "within days", Dr Ram Vishwakarma, Chairman of the Covid Strategy Group, CSIR, told on Wednesday. The medicine is meant for adults who are at risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 or hospitalization. Another pill from Pfizer, Paxlovid, may take some more time, he added.

The two drugs, he said, will make a difference and "as we move from pandemic to endemic, these are the ones which are going to be more important than vaccination".

Calling the drugs the "final nail in the coffin of the virus by science", he said, "I think Molnupiravir will be already available to us. Five companies are sitting with the drug manufacturer... I think any day we will have approval of Molnupiravir".

Data for Molnupiravir has been "sitting with the regulator" here before the UK regulator's approval, he said. "So already SECs are looking at it. And I think they will they will get faster approval now. And therefore, it would it be safe to say that within the next one month, there would be a decision on approval for the Merck drug".

Pfizer has said according to clinical trial, its Paxlovid cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by 89 per cent in vulnerable adults.

Covid-19: No Bali Yatra Kerala government suspends senior cop over in Cuttack this year links with alleged conman HiIndia Newsdesk

The famous Bali Yatra in Cuttack will not be held for the second consecutive year with the district administration deciding against it in view of the Covid-19 epidemic. The weeklong festival that recalls Odisha’s rich maritime tradition begins every year on the Kartik Purnima day which falls on November 19 this year. The yatra, organised on the banks of Mahanadi river in the silver city (Cuttack), commemorates the business trips that traders of the state used to make through the sea route to far away islands such as Bali, Sumatra and Java in Indonesia.

Odisha in those days was known the world over for its maritime trade links with different countries and the boat making skills of its people. Bali Yatra festival not only brings back those memories but also offers traders a big business opportunity with stalls being put up at the fairground on the bank of Mahanadi. Business worth around Rs 500 crore takes place almost every year during the yatra.

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The Kerala government on Wednesday suspended Inspector-General of Police Gugulloth Lakshman over alleged involvement with antiques dealer Monson Mavunkal and interference in criminal cases to help the, according to the Chief Minister’s Office. The decision to suspend the IG, who was in charge of traffic and road safety, was taken by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after a crime branch probe into Mavunkal’s dealings allegedly exposed his links with the senior IPS officer, sources aware of the matter said.

Mavunkal was arrested in September this year on charges of pocketing Rs 10 crore from a group of people since 2017 after promising them to make then partners in his antiques business. The crime branch report — which was submitted on Monday– said Lakshman illegally interfered in an earlier probe against Mavunkal and got an investigating officer transferred at the behest of Mavunkal. Besides, the senior police officer played the role of a middleman in Mavunkal’s allegedly fraudulent antique dealings, it said.

Pre and post 2019 polls: Facebook memos flag anti-minority post surge HiIndia Newsdesk

MULTIPLE INTERNAL Facebook reports over the last two years redflagged an increase in “anti-minority” and “anti-Muslim” rhetoric as “a substantial component” of the 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign. A July 2020 report specifically noted there was a marked rise in such posts in the preceding 18 months, and that the sentiment was “likely to feature” in the coming Assembly elections, including West Bengal.

The increase in hate speech and inflammatory content was mostly c e n t r e d a r o u n d “t h e m e s” o f threats of violence, Covid-related misinformation involving minority groups, and “false” reports of Muslims engaging in communal violence.

These reports are part of documents disclosed to the United States Securities

Frances Haugen.

The redacted versions received by the US Congress have been reviewed by a consortium of global news organisations.In one internal report in 2021 before the Assembly elections in Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, now Assam Chief Minister, was in as being party to trafficking A July 2020 report specifically iflagged n f l am m at or y r u m ou r s ab out noted there was a marked rise “Muslims pursuing biological attacks in such posts in the preceding 18 against Assamese people by using fertilizers to produce liver, months, and that the sentiment chemical kidney and heart disease in Assamese.” was “likely to feature” in the When asked by The Indian Express coming Assembly elections, about this and whether he knew of his “fans and supporters” indulging in including West Bengal. hate-speech, Sarma said he was “not aware of that development”. Asked and Exchange Commission (SEC) if he was contacted by Facebook and provided to the US Congress in flagging the content posted on his redacted form by the legal counsel of ex- page, Sarma said: “I had not received Facebook employee and whistleblower any communication.”

Devasahayam Pillai was declared Blessed on December 2, 2012, in Kottar, 300 years after his birth.

Pope Francis will canonize Blessed Devasahayam Pillai, together with six other Blesseds, during a Canonization Mass in St Peter's Basilica in Vatican on May 15, 2022, Church officials said here on Wednesday.

Thiruvananthapuram: Devasahayam Pillai, a Hindu converted to Christianity in the 18th century, will become the first Indian layman - a non-ordained member of the Church to be conferred sainthood.

Pope Francis will canonize Blessed Devasahayam Pillai, together with six other Blesseds, during a Canonization Mass in St Peter's Basilica in Vatican on May 15, 2022, Church officials said in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.

The announcement was made by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in the Vatican on Tuesday.

With the completion of the process, Pillai, who took the name "Lazarus" after embracing Christianity in 1745, will become the first lay person from India to become a saint, the church said.

"Lazarus" or "Devasahayam" in the local language, meaning "God is my help".

"While preaching, he particularly insisted on the equality of all people, despite caste differences. This aroused the hatred of the higher classes, and he was arrested in 1749. After enduring increasing hardships, he received the crown of martyrdom when he was shot on 14 January 1752", a note prepared by the Vatican said.

Sites linked with his life and death are in Kottar Diocese, in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. Devasahayam was declared Blessed on December 2, 2012, in Kottar, 300 years after his birth.

He was born into a Hindu Nair family at Nattalam in Kanyakumari district, which was part of erstwhile Travancore kingdom, on 23 April, 1712.

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A joint statement issued Wednesday afternoon - the Delhi Declaration on Afghanistan - said the eight participating nations, led by their respective national security advisors, discussed the evolving Afghan situation, especially the global ramifications following the Taliban’s takeover in August.

All countries paid special attention to the current political situation in Afghanistan, the joint statement said, adding that threats arising from terrorism, radicalisation and drug trafficking were New Delhi: Afghanistan territory should not be used for also discussed. India is hosting the dialogue to firm up a common sheltering or training terrorists, or to finance acts of terrorism, a approach for practical cooperation in confronting increasing threats regional security summit hosted by India and attended by eight of terrorism, radicalisation and drug trafficking following the nations, including Russia and Iran, decided today.

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Chandigarh: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu got back his grip over the party as chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday gave in to Sidhu’s demand and accepted the resignation of Advocate General A.P.S. Deol. Channi also announced that present state director general of police, I.P.S. Sahota, whom Sidhu did not want either, will be replaced as the selected panel of officers from UPSC is expected soon. As Channi’s decisions to appoint Deol and Sahota had become a major bone of contention between him and Sidhu, the political messaging over the latest development is very clear. It is Sidhu who has emerged stronger after his weeks-long feud with the chief minister.

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Malala Yousafzai and Asser held their nikkah ceremony at home in Britain’s Birmingham New Delhi: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and her partner Asser announced their wedding on social media today.

The girls’ education activist and Asser held their nikkah ceremony at home in Britain’s Birmingham.

Announcing the life event, Ms Yousafzai tweeted, “Today marks a precious day in my life. Asser and I tied the knot to be partners for life. We celebrated a small nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham with our families. Please send us your prayers. We are excited to walk together for the journey ahead.”

Shares of beauty start-up Nykaa made a blockbuster debut on Wednesday with its market capitalisation crossing Rs. 1 lakh crore. Shares of FSN E-Commerce Ventures, the company that owns the Nykaa brand, opened for trading at Rs.2,018 on the National Stock Exchange, up 79 per cent from its issue price of Rs.1,125 per share. On the BSE, Nykaa shares opened for trading at Rs.2,001, up 78 per cent from the issue price. Nykaa shares rose as much as 99 per cent to hit an intraday high of Rs.2,235 on the NSE. Nykaa’s three-day share sale via initial public offering (IPO), which closed on November 1, saw a huge demand as the offer was subscribed 82 times.

Bio-bubble fatigue

Nawab Malik said Fadnavis has “connections with underworld” and that he, as Chief Minister, protected those behind a fake currency racket probed by Sameer Wankhede Mumbai: Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik today dropped a “hydrogen bomb” - which the BJP laughed off as a phuljhadi - in the ongoing back-andforth with ex-Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis that began with the arrest of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on-cruise case.

Mr Malik said the senior BJP leader had “connections with underworld members” and that he, as Chief Minister, protected those behind a fake currency notes racket investigated by Sameer Wankhede - the NCB officer removed from the Aryan Khan case over R. 8 crore payoff claims. He also accused Mr Fadnavis of “diverting my issue”, and said the former Chief Minister was trying to “defend one officer (Mr Wankhede) ... a man who is framing innocent people in fake cases”; Mr Malik has routinely accused the opposition BJP of using the antidrugs agency to entrap Aryan Khan.

An hour later Mr Fadnavis responded with a quote from author George Bernard Shaw that said: “I learned long ago never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.”

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BCCI will take the lead in resting players

Until now, the selectors used to take a call on players to be rested for a series. But with fatigue being listed as one of the key reasons for the team’s early exit from the T20 World Cup, sources said the BCCI wants to prevent biobubbles from taking a toll on the mental well-being of overworked players.

TAKING NOTE of comments from top Indian cricket stars, such as Virat Kohli, about exhaustion due to playing in bio-bubbles without adequate breaks, the BCCI will now assess and decide on the workload management of players — before the selectors pick a team.

New coach Rahul Dravid will be part of this process along with BCCI secretary Jay Shah. Dravid had referred to player fatigue as an issue to be addressed when he appeared before the Cricket Advisory Committee earlier this month. “The BCCI will decide on which player needs to be rested depending on how much cricket is being played. We are aware of the fatigue issue. The player who has been rested will get his place back in the team even if the replacement does well,” a BCCI official told.

Ahead of the T20 World Cup game against Pakistan in which India was outplayed, Kohli had called for a balanced approach to workload management. “I understand we’ve lost some time without cricket (during the pandemic) but in trying to cover that up, if you lose players then world cricket is not going to be better off. So there has to be a balance in the future,” he said.

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Corruption has become homeless after BJP came to power, and its address is 10 Janpath, alleges party spokesperson Sambit Patra, referring to the residence of Sonia Gandhi Seizing on a French media report that commissions were paid between 2007 and 2012 for securing the Rafale deal with India, the BJP on Tuesday said the INC (Indian National Congress) should be renamed as “I Need Commission” and alleged that the Congress’ dissatisfaction with the cut on offer was behind the failed negotiations when it was in power.

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra launched a scathing attack on the Congress leadership,

especially Rahul Gandhi who has been alleging corruption in the purchase of the fighter aircraft by the Modi government, and accused him of spreading “canard, disinformation and lies”.

Patra also sought Rahul Gandhi’s response to the fresh revelation by French investigative journal Mediapart.

“He should respond to this from Italy,” Patra said, citing reports that the Congress leader is currently not in India.

The Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday alleged the NCP minister Nawab Malik had struck a property deal with 1993 Mumbai bomb blast convict Sardar Shahwali Khan and Mohd Salim Ishaq Patel, who was the frontman of Haseena Parkar, Dawood Ibrahim’s sister.

Addressing the media at the BJP headquarters in Mumbai, Fadnavis disclosed, “A prime property of 2.80 acres

“My Ministers Don’t Know Hindi”: Mizoram Chief Minister To Amit Shah HiIndia Newsdesk

The Rigours Of Bio-Bubble ‘Even If Your Name Is Bradman’: Ravi Shastri HiIndia Newsdesk

The rigours of living in a biosecure environment for months will take a toll even “if your name is (Don) Bradman”, feels outgoing India head coach Ravi Shastri, who reckons that sooner or later the “bubble will burst”. Shastri, whose tenure with the Indian team ended after the final T20 World Cup game against Namibia

on Monday, said the players needed a longer break between the IPL and World Cup. “One thing I would say -- this is not an excuse, but this is a fact. When you’re six months in a bubble, this team, there are a lot of players on this team who play all three formats of the game,” said Shastri in the media interaction.

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The rigours of living in a bio-secure environment for months will take a toll even “if your name is (Don) B ra d m a n”, f e e l s outgoing India head coach Ravi Shastri.

The Chief Minister Pu Zoramthanga has requested that Additional Chief Secretary JC Ramthanga be named the new chief secretary in place of Renu Sharma.

Guwahati: The state ministers don’t understand Hindi and some of them don’t even know English, Mizoram Chief Minister Pu Zoramthanga said in his letter to Home Minister Amit Shah urging him to modify the centre’s order and replace the state chief secretary who does not have a working knowledge of the Mizo language.

The Chief Minister has requested that Additional Chief Secretary JC Ramthanga be named the new chief secretary in place of Renu Sharma. Renu Sharma, an AGMUT cadre IAS officer of the 1988 batch, was appointed by the Centre on October 28 to take charge from November 1 as Chief secretary of Mizoram.

Maharashtra China delivers largest, most Minister Warns Devendra Fadnavis advanced warship to Pakistan Hydrogen Bomb Tomorrow

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An Indian American police officer was critically injured after a person shot a fire on him. The officer was responding to his duty at a domestic dispute in the state of Georgia. The officer named Paramhans Desai was trying to make an arrest when Jordan Jackson from Georgia shot at him and fled the scene, according to the Henry County Police Department. The officer was taken to Grady Medical Centre and is in a critical but stable condition.

Desai is married and has two children. He had been working with the Henry County Police Department for two years.

at LBS Marg in Kurla was brought by Solidus Investment Private Limited for a meager Rs 30 lakh. The signatory of the deal transacted was Faraz Malik, son of Nawab Malik.” Nawab Malik held a high post in the company but had resigned before taking charge of the ministerial post in the state government in 2019.

Malik’s wife, Mehjbeen Nawab Malik, and son, Aamir Malik, are the directors of the company.

Designed and built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), the frigate was delivered to the Pakistan Navy in a commissioning ceremony in Shanghai, the CSSC announced in a statement on Monday.

China has delivered its largest and most advanced warship to Pakistan as it seeks to beef up the navy of its all-weather ally in the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean, where it has increased its own naval presence in recent years.

Designed and built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), the frigate was delivered to the Pakistan Navy in a commissioning ceremony in Shanghai, the CSSC announced in a statement on Monday.

The Type 054A/P frigate was named

the PNS Tughril, state-run Global Times reported on Tuesday. Pakistani Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque said that the commissioning of the PNS Tughril ensures balance of power in the Indian Ocean. In the context of the overall security paradigm of the region, Tughrilclass frigates will strengthen Pakistan Navy’s capabilities to respond to maritime challenges to ensure seaward defence, maintain peace, stability and balance of power in the Indian Ocean region, he said, according to the Global Times report.

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Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who had teased a post-Diwali “expose” on state Minister Nawab Malik and his underworld connection, delivered on his promise today. “I will drop a hydrogen bomb tomorrow in connection with Devendra Fadnavis. I will expose Devendra Fadnavis’s underworld links,” Mr Malik said at his press conference. “Devendra Fadnavis is trying to malign my image by connecting me to blast convicts and the underworld.

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BJP isn’t run by a family: Modi HiIndia Newsdesk

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, taking a jibe at the Congress, said that the BJP is not a family-based party, it isn’t run by a family but by a culture of public welfare. Addressing party workers at the valedictory session of the BJP’s national executive meeting here, he also urged party members to become a bridge of faith between the party and the common man and expressed confidence that the BJP will win the trust of people in the upcoming assembly polls.

Modi also stressed that the BJP runs on the values of “Sewa, Sanklap aur Samparan (” and “does not revolve around a family,” party national general secretary and Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said quoting the Prime Minister. Chief ministers and BJP presidents of four poll-bound states - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur - gave a presentation on upcoming assembly elections at the meeting, Yadav told reporters.

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”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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in 1997 that killed 59 people. The Ansal brothers who have a big property business were also fined rs. 2.25 crore each by Delhi’s Patiala House Court.

Both were convicted of tampering with evidence in the case a month ago. The sentencing came today.

The Ansals were earlier jailed for two years by the Supreme Court. Later, they were released and fined rs.30 crore each, which would be used to build a trauma centre in the national capital.

The court said that the accused persons “attacked on the very purity and sanctity of the justice system” New Delhi: Businessmen Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal and their misconception that they will get away with have been sentenced to seven years in jail for tampering their “nefarious design from punishment has been with evidence linked to a fire in Delhi’s Uphaar theatre exposed to the world at large”.

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Dassault Aviation Used ‘False’ Invoices to Pay Middleman, Says Report HiIndia Newsdesk

Chennai floods: Heavy rains bring Indian city to standstill HiIndia Newsdesk

Heavy showers and thunderstorms have caused severe flooding in the southern Indian city of Chennai.

No deaths have been reported, but officials in the state of Tamil Nadu, of which Chennai is the capital, have issued warnings to evacuate people from low-lying areas.

Local media footage showed uprooted trees and cars submerged as water quickly rose to block roads. This is the heaviest rainfall in the city since 2015. Although the city is frequently hit with heavy rains this time of the year, experts say unchecked development and bad urban planning leads to the destruction and chaos. Climate change caused by global warming has also contributed to the problem, making extreme rainfall more likely and more frequent.

On Sunday, parts of Chennai faced power cuts for several hours as the power department shut off supply as a precautionary measure to avoid incidents of electrocution.

The National Disaster Response Force and the army are helping in the rescue work.

PM Visits LK Advani On His Birthday

Nation Remains Indebted To Him HiIndia Newsdesk

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised LK Advani for his “scholarly pursuits and rich intellect”, and also credited the senior BJP leader for his efforts towards empowering people and enhancing “our cultural pride”, as the former Deputy Prime Minister turned 94 today. The Prime Minister also drove to the veteran BJP leader’s residence to personally greet him.

PM Modi was seen arriving with a bouquet at Mr Advani’s residence and later taking part in a cake-cutting ceremony at the veteran leader’s residence, in a short video shared by the BJP. Last year, in his birthday wishes, the Prime Minister had described LK Advani as a “living inspiration” to BJP workers and the countrymen. Mr Advani crafted and shaped the Hindutva politics, and spearheaded the party and its forerunner Jana Sangh for decades along with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Players should prioritise nation over IPL: Kapil Dev HiIndia Newsdesk

World Cup-winning former India captain Kapil Dev believes the country’s cricketers “prioritise IPL” over national assignments and the onus is on the BCCI to make better schedules to avoid the “mistakes” committed during the ongoing T20 World Cup. India failed to make it to the semifinals of the ICC event, paying heavily for the back-to-back early losses in the Super 12 stage. New Zealand clinched the last available semifinal spot on Sunday to knock Virat Kohli’s men out of the tournament.

According to Mediapart, the CBI received a set of documents, which included the ‘fake invoices’, from the attorney-general’s office in Mauritius on October 11, 2018.

New Delhi: French investigative website Mediapart on Monday published a set of “fake invoices” that it claimed allowed aircraft maker Dassault Aviation to pay over seven million euros in kickbacks to influential defence middleman Sushen Gupta between 2007 and 2012.

Gupta is currently the subject of a money laundering investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the VVIP chopper scam.

Reports published by Mediapart earlier this year exposed Gupta’s deep business connections to Dassault and Thales over a 15-year period, which allegedly involved paying him “several million euros in secret commissions to offshore accounts and shell companies” using inflated invoices for software consulting.

Aryan Khan skips NCB SIT’s summons citing fever HiIndia Newsdesk

Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, was summoned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Sunday in connection with the cruise drugs case, but he failed to appear before it citing fever, an official said.

The anti-drug agency’s SIT on Sunday asked Aryan to appear before it the same day, the NCB official said. “But he did not appear before the SIT officials citing fever,” he added.

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Arjun Kapoor says he had an ‘outburst on set’: ‘Had every right to do so’ Arjun Kapoor in an Instagram story confirmed that he had an outburst on set. While he did not reveal much, he shared that the matter will come to the fore on Tuesday.

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rjun Kapoor posted a Suri’s Ek Villain Returns. The film also features actors John cryptic post on Instagram Abraham, Tara Sutaria and Disha Patani and is produced sharing that he had an

by T-Series and Balaji Motion Pictures. It is a sequel to ‘outburst’ on his film set. the 2014 Sidharth Malhotra-Shraddha Kapoor film, which While he did not give many details, featured Riteish Deshmukh as the antagonist. he mentioned that he had every Arjun Kapoor was last seen in Disney Plus Hotstar film right to do so. The actor also Bhoot Police, which also starred Saif Ali Khan, Yami hinted that everyone will get to Gautam and Jacqueline Fernandez. The film got a know about the matter tomorrow mixed review from critics and masses, although Arjun’s and that he is not in a mood to performance did garner him some praise. He recently also explain. Sources said that this announced his next The Ladykiller, which as per the actor may be a publicity gimmick for is his ‘most ambitious film’. his next assignment.

On the personal front, Arjun is going pretty strong with Sharing an Instagram story, Malaika Arora. Yesterday, taking to Instagram, the actor Arjun wrote, “Yeah I had an shared a romantic post for his lady love. He stated that outburst on set, but I had every time she laughs at his nonsense, it makes him happy. every and I mean EVERY Sharing a picture from their Diwali outing, Arjun wrote, right to do so. Irritation “When she laughs at my nonsense, She makes me happy… bahot hai, abhi mood nahi @malaikaaroraofficial. ” The photo is from a recent Diwali hai samjhane ka… kal pata party hosted by Anil Kapoor at his residence. Arjun and chal jayega!!!”

Malaika were seen arriving hand in hand for the bash.

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Priyanka Chopra calls $2,00,000 engagement ring her most cherished jewellery Nick had closed down a Tiffany store to buy Priyanka the ring.

Navya Nanda poses with grandmother Jaya Bachchan

Navya Naveli Nanda is a doting granddaughter and frequently shows love for her grandparents Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan on social media. Navya, on Tuesday, shared a recent click with her grandmother where the two can be seen smiling from ear to ear as they look at each other.

‘Desi Girl’ Priyanka Chopra makes sure to mention her roots, culture in every interview or statement she makes, and her recent conversation with Vogue is a perfect example of the same. When the actor was asked about her perfect version of paradise, Chopra, who was in Dubai to launch Bulgari’s new collection, said, “My version of paradise is being with my loved ones. I love being surrounded by my family, my friends, being at home. In Urdu and in Hindi, we say “jannat”. So for me, my jannat would be my home.”

Priyanka also opened up on her most cherished piece of jewellery which was gifted to her. At first, she joked, “If I don’t say my engagement ring my husband [Nick Jonas] will kill me. Kidding!” Later, she added, “I have to say it was my engagement ring because it was unexpected and I’m very sentimental about the jewellery that I wear, it’s always associated with memories for me so I’d definitely say that.” Priyanka married Nick Jonas in 2018. Nick had closed down a Tiffany store to buy Priyanka the engagement ring. As per Hollywood Reporter, the ring’s cost was around $2,00,000.

Akshay Kumar-Katrina Kaif film hits a minor bump on way to Rs 100-cr club Rohit Shetty's film has become the first box office hit since the pandemic. The film, which faced a slight dip in its collection as the week began, is expected to enter Rs 100 cr club on Tuesday.

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ohit Shetty’s Sooryavanshi had a great opening weekend at the box office as the film managed to earn Rs 77.08 crore but the collection saw a slight dip as the weekdays began. On Monday, the Akshay Kumar-Katrina Kaif starrer earned Rs 14.51 crore taking its total earnings up to Rs 91.59 crore.

It seems like the film might enter the Rs 100 crore club on Tuesday. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the film’s earnings on Twitter, “#Sooryavanshi collects in double digits on a Day 4… Inches closer to Rs 100 cr mark… Will be the *first*Rs100 cr #Hindi film, since #Tanhaji [Jan 2020]… Fri 26.29 cr, Sat 23.85 cr, Sun 26.94 cr, Mon 14.51 cr. Total: Rs 91.59 cr. #India biz.”

Sooryavanshi became the first big Hindi film to release exclusively in theatres since the pandemic began in March 2020. The film was originally scheduled for a theatrical release in March 2020 but was postponed as soon as the lockdown was announced.

“Ten minutes into Sooryavanshi, we know we are back in Rohit Shetty’s cop universe. RDX! Cars being blown up! And our Hero Ki Entry as Veer Sooryvanshi (Akshay Kumar), the best of Mumbai police, slo mo-ing into the frame, crisp khakis and snappy Raybans to the fore, gearing up to fight the Bad Guys aka Lashkar aka Muslim Terrorists,” the review read.

Sooryavanshi also stars Jackie Shroff, Gulshan Grover and features cameos

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‘Akkad Bakkad is not just a show. It’s Raj Kaushal beaming with happiness’ “#AkkadBakkad is not just a show. It’s Raj beaming with happiness. Albeit in another world.. because his non-stop positive energy made it happen even from there. It’s Raj’s storytelling (what he loved doing most!). With that infectious smile and that constant spring in his step.. because that’s just him,” Mandira wrote on Instagram along with an audio clip featuring Kaushal’s voice. He says, “Apna time aa gaya.”

Calling the show Kaushal’s pride and excitement, Mandira Bedi added, “It’s Raj’s pride. A story that excited him from the get go and which he executed with his gut. Because he was always a soldier.. a tough and resilient one.

It’s Raj’s excitement. In abundance. Because now it sees the light of day and you all are going to see it.”

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Dwayne Johnson on doing a Bollywood film

Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson has revealed that he wishes to work in a Bollywood film. The actor, who is currently awaiting the release of his Netflix film Red Notice, also spoke about his love for India and the Hindi film industry.

While speaking to India Today TV, Dwayne said, “I would love that (do a Bollywood film). I’ve always said that. I would love to figure out whatever the pathway is. I’ve felt there should be some more connective tissue between Hollywood and Bollywood. Especially when so many of our releases are not just theatrical, but they are on streaming platforms as well, where there’s so much more opportunity. There has to be a way to converge.”

Dwayne Johnson has time and again expressed his fondness for India.

In the same interview, he spoke about visiting India. He said, “There were a couple of tours in which we were planning to go to India during my professional wrestling days, but it fell through for whatever reason. I was looking forward to that because my friends – The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin – would come back from India and say you must go there because we had the greatest time and the crowd was crazy.”

Red Notice also stars Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds. The movie will begin streaming on Netflix from November 12.

Shefali turns entrepreneur as she launches theme-based restaurant in Ahmedabad, complete with henna artists and Ferris wheel If films are her first love, food comes a close second. So, when the opportunity presented itself, Shefali Shah didn’t bat an eyelid before venturing into the hospitality

Kirron Kher to return to India’s Got Talent after cancer diagnosis

Actor-politician Kirron Kher will return to television as a judge on India’s Got Talent Season 9. Actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra and singer Badshah will join Kirron on the judge’s panel. The actor, who had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma earlier this year, on Monday expressed excitement about her return to India’s Got Talent.

business. Tomorrow, the actor will throw open the doors of her multi-cuisine restaurant Jalsa in Ahmedabad. “My belief is to celebrate life.

With an abundance of family, friends, food, music and much more, Jalsa is exactly that. To me, it is not just a restaurant, it’s an experience,” she says. The actor, along with hospitality professional Neha Bassi, has spent the past few months taking her business plan from the blueprint to actualisation, while juggling the shoots of Darlings and Doctor G. Keen to lend the place a vibrant air, Shah chose hues of blue, red and white for the interiors, while hand-painting a wall with red floral motifs.

Bigg Boss 15 evicted contestant Ieshaan Sehgaal

Ie s h a an S e hg a a l an d Miesha Iyer not only found love inside the Bigg Boss 15 house but as luck would have it, they even got to exit the house together. This weekend, the lovebirds were evicted by host Salman Khan after receiving the least number of votes. While Ieshaan and Miesha are upset with their short stint on the show, the couple said they are happy to be out together, as it would have got ‘lonely’ otherwise.

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Karan Johar shares heartwarming note after being honoured with Padma Shri: ‘This is monumental’ Filmmaker Karan Johar on Monday was honoured with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award of India.

The elated director shared a note expressing how overwhelmed he was upon getting the award. Along with the short note, Karan had also posted a clip from the ceremony which took place in Rashtrapati Bhavan. “Today felt surreal! I am honoured and humbled that the prestigious Padma Shri Award was bestowed on me. I feel extremely fortunate to receive it from the hands of our honourable President Shri Ram Nath Kovind. This is a momumental day for me, my mother, my kids and my company, and will forever be etched in my memory. Thank you so much for all your wishes and the abundance of love!” read the filmmaker’s full caption.

Kangana Ranaut: ‘This Padma Shri will help silence so many people’ Kangana Ranaut has said her Padma Shri honour is a reply to all those who’ve questioned her ideology and statements on national issues. Post receiving the fourth-highest civilian award in India on Monday, Kangana posted a video on her Instagram handle where she thanked the government and also reminded fans about the issues she’s stood up for and against.

“As an artiste, I’ve received several awards, honours, love and acknowledgments.

But for the first time, I’ve been awarded by the government of India for being its loyal citizen, and I’m indebted for that. I started my career at a young age and got success only after 8-10 years.

But instead of enjoying that success, I started working on certain things like refusing to endorse fairness products, to do item numbers, to work in films by big production houses with big male actors.

I ended up making more enemies than money,” the actor said

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El Paso CBP Officials Discuss Upcoming Travel Restriction Changes HiIndia Newsdesk

EL PASO, TX – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are asking for preparedness and patience as travelers are able to take advantage of the first stage of re-opening following pandemic travel restrictions.

Beginning in March 2020, to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, travel across the land border into the U.S. has been restricted to essential travel only. While U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents of the U.S. were able to cross the border, travel by visa holders from other nations was not permitted for non-essential reasons, such as tourism or family visits.

On November 8, fully vaccinated foreign nationals with appropriate documents for entry will be permitted to cross into the U.S. from Mexico at land border crossings for non-essential reasons again. These travelers are required to be prepared to attest to vaccination status and to present proof of vaccination to a CBP officer upon request.

By January, foreign nationals traveling across the land border for both essential and non-essential reasons will be required to be fully vaccinated. This includes individuals who have previously been crossing the border for essential travel, such as work or medical appointments.

Four-Day Diwali Celebration Diwali Celebration at Sindhi Association of Metropolitan Chicago Organized by Sikh Religious Society HiIndia Newsdesk

CHICAGO IL: It was time for mega Diwali celebrations at the Sindhi Association of Metropolitan Chicago — one of the oldest organizations in Chicagoland. The event was held on October 30th at Ashton Place, Willowbrook, IL. There was lamp lighting and aarti followed by a cultural program.

The event also featured a media briefing by the current President Subhash Balani and other board members. Balani explained how the association was formed over 6 decades ago with the aim of creating a platform for the upcoming generations. He talked about the annual activities that the association organizes to celebrate Sindhi Culture.

Hindus Seek Apology from Etsy for Desecrating Goddess Kali HiIndia Newsdesk

B R O O K L Y N , N YUp s e t H i n d u s a r e urging Brooklyn (New York) headquartered e-commerce company Etsy, Inc. to apologize and immediately withdraw Goddess Kali Cereal T-shirt displaying an image of Kali seemingly promoting a cereal of blood fortified with human skulls; calling it highly inappropriate.

This is not the first time for Etsy to hurt the feelings of Hindu communities. In the past, after protests spearheaded by distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed; Etsy removed from its website the toilet seat, flip-flops, ashtray, thong-panties carrying images of Lord Ganesh; which Hindus thought were utterly insensitive. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Etsy should have been enlightened by now that Hindu deities were highly revered in Hinduism and were meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines; and not to be slighted, mocked-at, disrespected, insulted, abused, reimagined for mercantile greed.

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CHICAGO, IL – Sikh Religious Society, Palatine Gurdwara organized a four-day celebration to mark the auspicious occasion of Diwali from November 4th to November 7th in Palatine IL. Bhai Inderjit Singh Khalsa came all the way from India to join the celebrations and to be part of the occasion. The events included deepmala as well as katha and kirtan by Bhai Rajinder Singh and Jatha, Bhai Parminderjit Singh, and bhai Inderjit Singh Khalsa.

The daily kirtans were followed by langar seva where hundreds of volunteers of all age groups offered their services by serving hot meals to all the attendees. This year’s Diwali Seva at the Gurdwara was hosted by Savi Singh Attal & Pritpal Dandona family from Chicago.

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Khirsara Girls First in the District with Fiery Fame HiIndia Newsdesk

It seems in the minds of the people that the monop oly of b eing ahead in every field is kept only by the K h i r a s ar a Gu r u ku l family.

Swaminarayan Gurukul – Khirasara managed Surya Varsani Sports Academy Khirasara girls in district level sports festival Girls Gurukul girls with sportsmanship in Kho-Kho competition came first in Upleta taluka as well as in Rajkot district. Sports Academy- Khirasara girls are going to play at the state level with passion and enthusiasm while full preparation is going on.

Mahant Swami and Dharmaswami, teachers, and Vishrambhai Jadavabhai Varsani have sent congratulations and blessings to the team. Vijay Bhava: It may be mentioned here that for the first time in Upleta taluka, Surya Varsani Sports Academy, run by Khirsara Gurukul, is preparing a playground for all national-level sports in 10 weights. It is like visiting Khirasara Gurukul, which is famous for its fiery fame, once

West Windsor, NJ Mayor Hemant Marathe Re-Elected in Landslide Victory HiIndia Newsdesk

West Windsor, New Jersey, Mayor Hemant Marathe won reelection in a landslide victory in the Nov. 2 election, defeating Tirza Wahrman by a 28% margin, reported communitynews.org.

According to unofficial results from the Mercer County Clerk’s office as of Nov. 4, Marathe received 4,887 votes (63.87%) and Wahrman garnered 2,765 votes (36.13%). He was reelected for a four-year term.

As reported earlier in India-West, the Indian American mayor has lived in West Windsor since 1994, and served 12 years on the school board – nine as president – and was elected to the City Council in 2016. He has also served as council liaison to the Affordable Housing Committee, Zoning Board, and the Parking Authority.

International Travel Ban Ends HiIndia Newsdesk

NEWYORK, NY — Families separated by oceans reunited. International tourists flocking to iconic New York City destinations. Hotels humming with the sound of other tongues. A world city reawakening. The end of a coronavirus pandemic travel ban means all those things — and more — for New York City. nternational travel returned in full force Monday to the city and the United States. Thousands of tourists and travelers are expected to arrive in the coming days and weeks, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. ” We have been waiting now for a long, long time — 18 months, in fact — for the restrictions to be lifted, so travelers from other countries could come back to New York City,” he said Tuesday. The change Monday effectively lifted an extended travel ban on tourists from 33 countries, including European Union members, China, India, and Iran, the Associated Press reported. It also reopens land borders to Canada and Mexico. The rule means millions of people who were vaccinated with Russia’s Sputnik V, China’s CanSino or other shots not approved by the WHO will not be able to travel to the U.S.

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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett, IL Unites Community Through the Celebration of Diwali HiIndia Newsdesk

BARTLETT, IL- The multi-day celebration of Diwali took place at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Pramukh Swami Road, Bartlett, IL concluding on November 4th. Diwali, the festival of lights, is observed and celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs with diverse forms of celebrations.

It is a time of renewal and signifies the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.

Diwali provides an opportunity for families and communities to get together through its diverse and colorful, customs and traditions. One such tradition

is the lighting of lamps, or diyas, the illumination of which symbolizes the transition from darkness to light.

The physical act of lighting lamps on Diwali signifies an individual’s efforts to be the best version of themselves.

At the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, many of the Diwali traditions were observed with fanfare. Beautiful rangolis of colored sand and flower petals were created across the Mandir.

An annakut, also known as a mountain of food, a decorative offering of vegetarian sweets and food, was lovingly prepared by devotees and well-wishers- in a gesture of gratitude to God. Prasad (sanctified food)

City of Naperville Honored the 2020 Census Naperville Complete Count Committee NAPERVILLE, IL – On Tuesday evening, November 2, 2021, the City of Naperville honored the 2020 Census Naperville Complete Count Committee for the outstanding efforts and accomplishments that the 2020 Census committee delivered on behalf of the residents for Naperville.

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and sweets were distributed to all those joining in the celebrations. The festivities were open to all members of the local community.

A parent visiting the temple with their young family commented that the exhibition was an educational experience for young children and adults who want to learn about Diwali. Adrianne Gallaugher-Beetstra, a music teacher at Norton Creek Elementary School in West Chicago shared, she was so fascinated that it’s so welcoming of everybody. Also, it’s been a great learning experience coming here, she now knows so much more about the festival and the culture.

Environmental Organization EcoSikh Successfully Plants Over 365 Sacred Forests HiIndia Newsdesk

WASHINGTON, DC – Washington, DC-based environmental organization EcoSikh successfully completed 365 sacred forests ahead of the United Nations Climate Summit CoP26. On Oct. 31, EcoSikh planted its 366th sacred forest of 950 trees in the heart of New Delhi, which also faces severe ecological issues, according to a press release. EcoSikh’s global president, Dr. Rajwant Singh, will be showcasing the Sacred Forest initiative as an effective climate solution for

ecological restoration and will offer collaboration with governmental organizations and faith groups.

A global meeting by FaithInvest will be addressed by EcoSikh in Glasgow.

EcoSikh plants sacred forests throughout India using Miyawaki methodology, the release said, adding that these sacred forests are named after Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh faith. They attract biodiversity within months and help restore the local ecological imbalance, it noted.

EcoSikh was founded in 2009 in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program as the Sikh community’s response to climate change.

For over a decade, EcoSikh has been working on environmental issues in Punjab, India, and North America.It has represented the Sikh community on various national and international platforms on climate change and sustainable development.

As of now, EcoSikh has planted over 195,250 trees in India and 20,000 trees worldwide.

Authorities Searching For a Man Accused of Attacking, Trying to Sexually Assault Jogger in NJ Park HiIndia Newsdesk

MARLBORO, NJ- Authorities are searching for a man accused of attacking and attempting to sexually assault a jogger in a Marlboro Township park this week Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly attacked and tried to sexually assault a woman jogging in a park earlier this week. The attack took place around 11:45 a.m.

Thursday near the Henry Hudson Trail in Marlboro Township’s Big Brook Park, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.

The woman was jogging about 100 feet from the trail, near its end at Boundary Road, when she noticed a man stretching. He suddenly attacked her, taking her to the ground, and took out a knife, authorities said. He exposed himself and attempted to sexually assault her, but the woman fought him off, according to

the prosecutor’s office. The man then fled.

The woman suffered minor injuries to her arms from the knife, authorities said. Authorities described the man as white with medium-length hair. He is about 6 feet tall and weighs around 240 pounds. At the time of the alleged attack, he was wearing a dark hoodie and sweatpants. He also has a scar on one ear, light facial hair and a neck tattoo.

He is considered armed and dangerous, and should not be approached, according to the prosecutor’s office.

Authorities are investigating the attack to see if it is connected to other similar incidents. Anyone with information is asked to contact them at 1-800-533-7443.

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Hindu Communities Shocked at 25-Years IllTreatment of Hindu & Muslim Students at Harvard HiIndia Newsdesk

Harvard Hindu and Muslim students had to practice their religion in “lowceilinged, dark, isolated rooms in the basement”, which was “in stark contrast to the spaces on campus” which students of some other faiths enjoyed.

CAMBRIDGE, MS- Hindu communities are shocked at Zed urged Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow what Editorial Board of Harvard Crimson (student daily of and its Board of Overseers President Helena Buonanno Harvard University) revealed: “Harvard students of Muslim Foulkes to offer a formal apology for this reported blatant and Hindu faiths must practice their religion in the basement mistreatment and dereliction which was allowed to continue of the freshman dormitory Canaday, with no windows, no for so long. sunlight, and too little space to pray without waiting in line.” Rajan Zed stated that it was perturbing to learn that Harvard “It is extremely saddening that Muslim and Hindu students Hindu and Muslim students had to practice their religion in are relegated to such disrespectfully small and inappropriately “low-ceilinged, dark, isolated rooms in the basement”, which gloomy spaces”, stated an Editorial published today by The was “in stark contrast to the spaces on campus” which students Crimson Editorial Board titled “Harvard Can’t Keep Muslim of some other faiths enjoyed. and Hindu Students in the Basement”. Editorial indicated Rajan Zed pointed out that an educational institution “this being a problem for the past 25 years”. like Harvard should not be in the business of celebrating, Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement nurturing, and respecting certain religions; while neglecting, in Nevada today, said that this reported neglect and unfair disregarding, and maltreating some others. treatment of Harvard Hindu and Muslim students was The Harvard Crimson, which claims to be “nation’s oldest unacceptable and must be looked into immediately and continuously published daily college newspaper”, was founded quickly resolved. Did not they deserve the same respect, in 1873. Over 25 Crimson alumni are said to have won welcome, recognition and right as students of other faiths the Pulitzer Prize and its past editors included Franklin D. to “gather in religious spaces that let light in”? Zed, who is Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy.

President of Universal Society of Hinduism, asked.

Diwali with Uttarakhand Chicago Indo-US Lions Club Samaj of Greater Chicago and Maria Pappas Host Diwali Event HiIndia Newsdesk

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CHICAGO, IL – Chicago, IL, November 1, 2021 – Uttarakhand Samaj of Greater Chicago (USOGC) hosted a spectacular Grand Diwali – The Festival of Lights celebrations, on Oct 30th 2021 at Atlantis Banquets, Arlington Heights IL After last year’s subdued atmosphere due to the pandemic, which made it impossible to imagine the return of the celebrations, it was a special occasion

to be able to come together again and celebrate Diwali in such a big way!

The guests were enthusiastic about the event and came dressed in traditional attire — ‘Pahunchi’, ‘Galobandh’, ‘Hansuli’, ‘Nathuli’ & ‘Rangwali Pichauda’.

The cultural program began with Nanda Devi Doli Yatra by the youngsters, which represents a traditional pilgrimage journey that takes place every year in Uttarakhand.

Crowd Surge at Travis Scott Concert Leaves Pakistani American Dead HiIndia Newsdesk

HOUSTON, TX- Pakistani American Mirza Danish Baig was one of eight people crushed to death Nov. 5 at rapper Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival at NRG Park Stadium in Houston. His fiancée Olivia Swingle wrote in a Facebook post that Baig was killed as he tried to save her Baig was 27 at the time of his death. In a post to Twitter, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said he had met with Scott and his head of security before the concert. The NRG Stadium has a capacity of more than 71,000. Scott said in a message released by Houston police that he was devastated by the tragedy. He and his event organizers are reportedly being sued, according to several sources.

Lion Hina Trivedi spoke about efforts by the Chicago Indo-US Lions Club

CHICAGO, IL – Chicago Indo-US Lions Club and Cook County treasurer Maria Pappas hosted Diwali at the treasurer’s office. The beautiful event marked the first time ever the celebrations were held at the treasurer’s office in Illinois.

Honorable Consul General of India Mr. Amit Kumar was the Chief Guest.

The second-generation Indo-US Lions team headed by Hina Trivedi and Lion Maria Pappas recognized a few leaders Maria Pappas declared for excellence in service award for their contribution to Indo-US communities during Diwali as an annual Covid-19. event to be celebrated Lion Hina Trivedi spoke about efforts by every year on a large the Chicago Indo-US Lions Club in helping families with generous donations. The club scale together with recently helped many patients in India with Chicago Indo US club ventilators as well. and generous support The celebration was well attended by many leaders and each attendee was of community leaders. community recognized by a certificate for community service presented by Maria Pappas Office in collaboration with the Indo-US club.

Maria Pappas declared Diwali as an annual event to be celebrated every year on a large scale together with Chicago Indo US club and generous support of community leaders.

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Hyderabad Engineer Arrested For Rape Threats To Virat Kohli's Daughter

Novak Djokovic Wraps Up End-Of-Year World Number One Spot HiIndia Newsdesk

Novak Djokovic has wrapped up the end-ofyear number one ranking after winning the Paris Masters tournament. The Serb, who won three of the year's four Grand Slam tournaments, finishes the year top for the seventh time, overtaking Pete Sampras who achieved the feat six times.

Djokovic is more than 3,000 points ahead of US Open champion Daniil Medvedev after beating the Russian in the Paris final on Sunday.

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Hyderabad: An engineer f rom Hyderabad has been arrested over online rape threats to Virat Kohli's baby daug hter af ter team India lost back-to-back matches in the recent T20 World Cup. Ramnagesh Srinivas Akubathini, 23, was arrested by a special team of the Mumbai Police this afternoon. He allegedly changed his Twitter handle and pretended to be a Pakistani user after cops started investigating screenshots of the threats. He has been taken to Mumbai.

Police sources say he is a software engineer and currently unemployed.

He has reportedly worked for a food delivery app in the past.

There was national outrage over the sickening threats targeting the ninemonth-old daughter of cricket captain Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma last week.

T h e Mu m b a i p o l i c e h a d b e e n investigating several handles as Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are residents of the city.

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With world number one and holder Ash Barty sitting out this week’s WTA Finals, the only certainty for the eight players competing at the season-ending showdown in Guadalajara, Mexico, is that a new champion will be crowned.

Barty, who counts Wimbledon among the five titles she captured this season, said last month that she would end her 2021 season early due to COVID-19 travel and quarantine restrictions in Australia and start preparing for her home Grand Slam in Melbourne in January.

Her absence means world number four Karolina Pliskova, who is competing in her fifth consecutive WTA Finals, and Spanish No. 5 Garbine Muguruza, back for the first time since 2017, are the only two players with previous experience in the event. The rest of the field for the Nov. 10-17 WTA Finals will consist of Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (No. 2), Czech Barbora Krejcikova (No. 3), Greece’s Maria Sakkari (No. 6), Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit (No. 8), Poland’s Iga Swiatek (No. 9) and Spain’s Paula Badosa (No. 10).

Rohit Sharma To Lead India In T20I Series Against New Zealand, Virat Kohli Rested HiIndia Newsdesk

The Indian squad for the upcoming threematch T20I series against New Zealand was announced on Tuesday and Rohit Sharma has been named captain of the team. KL

Rahul has been appointed vice-captain of the 16-member squad. Virat Kohli, who stepped down from India's T20I captaincy at the end of the team's campaign at the ICC T20 World Cup, and premier paceman Jasprit Bumrah have been rested for the series. Sources in the BCCI told NDTV that while several senior players were rested, all-rounder Hardik Pandya was dropped from the squad. Hardik scored a total of 69 runs in the three innings that he played in the T20 World Cup. He bowled a total of four overs in two matches and went for 40 runs without picking up any wickets.

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Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar has backed Rohit Sharma to do well as Team India captain in T20Is, saying that the Indian team management doesn't have to think long-term in terms of appointment to the role. Gavaskar pointed out that the next edition of the T20 World Cup will be played in Australia in 2022. Virat Kohli's tenure as T20I skipper ended with a disappointing T20 World Cup in the UAE. "Long term is in case the next World Cup is maybe two or three years away. The next World Cup (T20) is just 10-12 months away. You don't really have to look long term then," said Gavaskar.

"But right now, you have to look at the best man who can guide India to an ICC trophy. And that man is Rohit Sharma with his record for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, he is the obvious choice. So, I think, he should be given the captaincy and maybe after the next year's World Cup is done in Australia, maybe have a look at another T20 captain, but right now it's only Rohit," he added. India will host New Zealand for a three-match T20I series, starting from November 17 in Jaipur. Both teams will also play two Tests, in Kanpur and Mumbai.

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Together as one we set out to achieve our goal.Unfortunately we fell short and no one is more disappointed than us as a side.The support from all of you has been fantastic and we are grateful for it all.We will aim to come back stronger and put our best foot forward. Jai Hind

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India make short work of Namibia to pull curtain down on Kohli-Shastri era in T20s.

Not the ideal World Cup for us, but we learn and grow. Grateful to all our fans for the love and support. Thank you to our coaches for helping us grow as cricketers. A big shout-out to @imVkohli for being a leader who led by example and for everything you have done for us.

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This wasn’t how we wanted our World Cup campaign to go.

We fell short but we will work twice as hard to repay the faith and support shown to us by our fans. Thank you to everyone who cheered us on at the stadiums and everyone back home

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The researchers concluded high omega-3 oils consumption should be part of a heart-healthy routine.

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Taking daily omega-3 Results also found that daily supplements can greatly reduce higher doses reduced the risk your risk of a heart attack. of heart attack even more.

In 2019, a team of researchers at Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston performed a meta-analysis to better understand the potential link between high consumption of omega-3 fish oi l supplements and improve d cardiovascular health. Overall, the group considered 13 studies from around the world that included data from over 120,000 participants. Results of the analysis found that people who took a daily omega-3 fish oil supplement saw a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease other than strokes compared with those who took a placebo. Specifically, those who took an omega-3 supplement daily saw an eight percent risk reduction of heart attack or death from coronary heart disease.

The study's authors concluded that an eight percent reduction might seem like an insignificant number in terms of risk reduction. But given the millions of cardiovascular disease-related deaths reported each year, they argued that the numbers could potentially translate into hundreds of thousands of lives saved.

"Although public health recommendations should focus on increasing fish consumption, having an overall hearthealthy diet, being physically active, and having other healthy lifestyle practices, this study suggests that omega-3 supplementation may have a role in appropriate patients," JoAnn Manson, MD, the study's senior author, said in a statement.

The meta-analysis wasn't the first to link omega-3s with significant health benefits—whether it's in supplement

Besides regular consumption, the study also found that quantity also had a positive effect on heart health.

Data revealed that those who ingested more than the typical daily dosage of 840 milligrams of omega-3 fish oil per day saw an even greater reduction in their risk of cardiovascular disease.

"This meta-analysis provides the most up-to-date evidence regarding the effects of omega-3 supplementation on risk of multiple CVD [cardiovascular disease] outcomes," Yang Hu, the study's first author and a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard Chan School, said in a press release from the university. "We found significant protective effects of daily omega-3 supplementation against most CVD outcome risks, and the associations appeared to be in a doseresponse manner."

form or its natural state. In one such study published in BMJ in 2018, researchers followed 2,622 adults with an average age of 74 from 1992 and 2015 to see if they developed any chronic diseases or other mental or physical ailments. fter investigators measured the level of certain omega-3 oils in participants' blood samples, results found that those in the top one-fifth percentile of high omega-3 levels were 18 percent less likely to show signs of unhealthy aging, The New York Times reports. "In our study, we found that adults with higher blood levels of omega-3s from seafood were more likely to live longer and healthier lives. So it is a great idea to eat more fish," Heidi T.M. Lai, PhD, the study's lead author and a postdoctoral fellow at Tufts University, said.

Never Use This Popular Ingredient Never Wear These Kinds of When Cooking, CDC Warns Shoes If You Have Back Pain

Luster dusts—typically used to add a decorative sheen or sparkle to baked goods—have gained popularity in recent years. However, the CDC warns that consuming decorative ingredients that aren't explicitly marked as edible or safe for consumption puts you at risk of serious illness.

"Labeling indicating that a product is nontoxic does not imply that the product is safe for consumption," warns the CDC. "Luster dusts that are safe for consumption are typically marked 'edible' on the label. Some luster dusts used as cake decorations are not edible or food grade; labeled as 'nontoxic' or 'for decorative purposes only,' these luster dusts are intended to be removed before consumption," the health authority adds.

Though use of luster dust has become widespread in the world of baking, experts say that consuming inedible versions of the product may put you at risk of heavy metal poisoning. Heavy metal poisoning occurs when the body's soft tissue accumulates toxic levels of these metals, according to the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). NORD warns that "serious damage may occur" in events of metal poisoning, with arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury being the metals most frequently associated with heavy metal poisoning cases. While our bodies need some heavy metals—including copper, chromium, iron, and zinc—to function, these can become toxic when present in large quantities.

High heels are often associated with back pain, and for good reason.

Wearing heels, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) says, can force your center of gravity forward, which will cause you to involuntarily arch your back when you stand. Wearing them also makes your spine sway unnaturally from side to side as you shift your weight while walking, per Women's Health. The muscles in your feet connect to your calf muscles and your hamstrings, which connect into your pelvis and back. To wit, if your heel is unhappy, your back will be, too. "High heels put the foot at an angle and pull muscles and joints out of alignment, so the effects aren't limited to the feet," Sajid A. Surve, DO, an associate professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, told the AOA. "It's not unusual for people who spend lots of time in high heels to have low back, neck, and shoulder pain because the shoes disrupt the natural form of the body."

flip flops can cause ankle injuries or worse.

According to Prevention magazine, flip flops require that you scrunch your toes up to keep them on, often forcing you to overcompensate in your hips and back. Flip flops can also tire you out: Because you're scrunching your toes as you're walking, you'll naturally have a shorter step. Plus, flip flops don't offer any support for your arches, so you're slamming your foot down with each step.

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Chef Damu conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award in London Chef Kothandaraman Damodaran, fondly known as chef Damu, has been conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Global Food, Hospitality and Tourism Achievements Award-2021 in London. Instituted by the World Tamil Organisation (WTO-UK), the ceremony held at the House of Commons in the British Parliament on November 5 saw the first-of-its-kind award presented to the veteran in the catering industry.

The chef then also took to Instagram to share a video showcasing glimpses from the ceremony.

Mona Lisa copy to go under the hammer in Paris auction HiIndia Newsdesk

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In the first instance, she looked like a ray of sunshine in a golden yellow lehenga set from Ridhima Bhasin. The look was accessorised with statement earrings and her hair tied in an unkempt way.

A faithful copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa dating from more than 400 years ago will go under the hammer at a Paris auction on Tuesday, months after another reproduction of one of the world’s most recognisable portraits sold for a record price.

Leonardo’s original, which French King Francois I bought from the painter in 1518, can be found in Paris’ Louvre museum and is not for sale.

But the copy that is on sale, dating from around 1600, is so similar to the original that it is likely that the artist had close access to Leonardo’s version, the Artcurial auction house said.

It estimates the copy will fetch 150,000-200,000 euros ($173,000$230,000). “Mona Lisa is the most beautiful woman in painting,” Artcurial’ auction house expert and auctioneer, Matthieu Fournier, said as the painting went on public display ahead of the sale.

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‘Alpine girl’ Treks to 50 high-altitude lakes in Kashmir Braving arthritis, a Bengaluru woman created a record of sorts by trekking to 50 high-altitude lakes, located about 10,000 feet above sea level, in Kashmir within a span of four months, earning the sobriquet of ‘Alpine Girl’. Probably the first female to trek to these high-altitude lakes, Namratha Nandish, who stays in the Bengaluru’s Bellandur area, started with Tulian Lake, which is sandwiched between the Pir Panjal and the Zanskar mountain ranges in South Kashmir’s Pahalgam area, and concluded with Shilsar Lake in the higher reaches of the AnantnagKishtwar area. Alpine lakes are located above 10,000 feet from sea level. “Nothing was predetermined.

It all started with an idea of my husband, Abhishek, adding a visit to Srinagar in the previous winters. He wanted to see the frozen Dal Lake,” says Nandish. “Work hard and play hard. On my weekends, I packed my bags and joined a trekking group to achieve my goal which started with Tulian Lake,” she said. Her local trek leader Syed Tahir, who accompanied her to most of the lakes, recalled his meeting with the Bengaluru women.

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Eleven people were taken to hospitals in cardiac arrest and eight died.

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According to the Houston Chronicle, Travis Scott, who founded the festival, stopped multiple times during his 75-minute performance when he spotted fans in distress near the front of the stage.

Mumbai: A “fake narrative” is being created around the drugs-on-cruise case involving Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, BJP Mumbai leader Mohit Kamboj has alleged. He has suggested that some Maharashtra ministers might be trying to extort money from Mr Khan and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has links to the high profile drugs case. NCP leader Nawab Malik has called the allegations an “unsuccessful attempt to misguide and divert the attention from the truth”. He further said he will “reveal the truth” tomorrow.

Mr Kamboj claimed a man named Sunil Patil, who he says is an NCP leader close to former state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, is the mastermind behind the “conspiracy” in the case.

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