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NATIONAL EDITION | Volume 13 • Issue No. 673 May 27, 2022 | hiindia.com - News Update 24X7 | South Asian Views On Global News

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Life’s Lessons From Girish Karnad

The legendary playwright, actor and director who died at the age of 81 spoke about the lessons he learnt during his long and illustrious career. 26

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Deadliest US school killing in nearly a decade prompts Biden call for action HiIndia Newsdesk

A gunman murdered 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest U.S. school shooting for nearly a decade, prompting President Joe Biden to urge Americans to confront the country’s gun lobby and pressure Congress to tighten gun laws.

Authorities said Salvador Ramos, 18, on Tuesday shot his grandmother, who survived, before fleeing and crashing his car near Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and killing at least 21 people before being killed, apparently shot by police.

Officers saw the gunman, clad in body armor, emerge from the crashed vehicle carrying a rifle.

They said he acted alone; the motive was unclear.

In a televised speech Biden, his voice rising to a crescendo, said: “As a nation, we have to ask when in God’s name we’re going to stand up to the gun lobby, when in God’s name we do what we all know in our gut needs to be done.”

A Democrat, Biden accused the gun lobby of blocking enactment of tougher

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background checks on gun sales and other firearm controls common in other countries, but such measures repeatedly fail in the face of strong Republican-led opposition.

The school houses second, third and fourth grade children, meaning pupils would likely have ranged in age from 7 to 10.

“My heart is broken today,” school district superintendent Hal Harrell told reporters late in the day, his voice quaking with emotion. “We’re a small community and we need your prayers to get us through this.”

The community, deep in the state’s Hill Country region about 80 miles (130 km) In a televised speech Biden, his voice rising to a west of San Antonio, has about 16,000 crescendo, said: “As a nation, we have to ask when in residents, nearly 80% of them Hispanic or Latino, according to U.S. Census data.

God’s name we’re going to stand up to the gun lobby, Hours after the shooting, police had when in God’s name we do what we all know in our gut cordoned off the school with yellow tape. needs to be done.”

Police cruisers and emergency vehicles were scattered around the perimeter of firearm safety laws. He ordered flags “I am sick and tired of it. We have to act,” the school grounds. flown at half-staff daily until sunset on he said without going into specifics.

Uniformed personnel stood in small Saturday in observance of the tragedy. Mass shootings have frequently led to clusters, some in camouflage carrying read more public protests and calls for stricter semi-automatic weapons.

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Gautam Rana as ambassador to Slovakia

US President Joe Biden is set to nominate Indian-American career diplomat Gautam Rana as the new US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Slovakia. In a statement on Wednesday, the White House announced the president’s intent to send Rana’s nomination for further ratification. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, US - with rank of Counselor, Rana is currently Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Algeria and was the Charg d’Affaires ad interim there from August 2020 to February 2022. Rana served as the Deputy Chief of Mission and Charg d’Affaires ad interim at the US Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Among other positions, Rana was Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan on the National Security Council staff and the Deputy Minister Counselor for Political Affairs at the US Embassy in New Delhi. Rana also served as the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of State, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, and worked in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the UAE, the White House release read.

San Francisco: Twitter agreed to pay $150 million to settle allegations the platform gave advertisers some user information that was supposed to be employed to strengthen account security, US authorities said Wednesday.

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice accused Twitter of taking phone numbers or email

addresses provided to tighten privacy and then letting advertisers use the details to make money.

“Twitter obtained data from users on the pretext of harnessing it for security purposes but then ended up also using the data to target users with ads,” commission chair Lina Khan said in a release. The personal information that users hand over to tech companies, and how that data gets used, is a front of repeated conflict between regulators and powerful firms like Facebook parent Meta, Twitter and others.

Clashes over privacy have resulted in periodic suits or settlements but critics have long called for a comprehensive updating of US national rules for how people’s data is handled online.

Student Caught With Firearms Outside Texas School Day After Shooting: Report

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Texas: A student in the US state of Texas was caught with firearms outside a high school a day after a deadly shooting at a school in Uvalde killed 19 students and two teachers, media reports said on Wednesday.

Police arrested a suspect walking towards a Richardson high school in Texas with what appeared to be a rifle.

This comes a day after an 18-year-old shooter had killed over a dozen students.

“On May 25, 2022, at 10:55 AM, the Richardson Police Department received a phone call from a business in the 1500 block of East Spring Valley Road reporting a male holding what appeared to be a rifle. The male was last seen walking towards Berkner High School, located at 1600 East Spring Valley Road,” the Richardson Police Department said in a news release.

Within minutes of the call being dispatched, numerous police officers from various units within the Richardson Police Department responded to Berkner High School and initiated a search and investigation into this incident. Nearby schools were notified of the police activity.

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An Islamic State sympathiser planned to murder former US President George W Bush but the plot was discovered by the FBI, US authorities have revealed.

The suspect, a resident of Ohio, allegedly sought to have Iraqi operatives smuggled into the US from Mexico for the operation.

He is now in custody and appeared at a federal court in Ohio on Tuesday.

The FBI used informants and electronic surveillance to foil his plan.

According to court documents, the suspect - identified as Shihab Ahmed Shihab, 52 - is an Iraqi national who has been in the US since 2020 and had a pending asylum application.

The FBI claims that Mr Shihab told a confidential source, a purported people smuggler, that he belonged to a group known as Al-Raed - Arabic for thunder - which is based in Qatar.

In conversations with the FBI source, Mr Shihab said he wished to murder Mr Bush for “killing many Iraqis” and “breaking apart” Iraq.

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Tories urged to remove Boris Johnson over Gray report

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Boris Johnson’s fate rests with Tory MPs following the publication on Wednesday of the much anticipated report by senior civil Sue Gray who carried out a detailed inquiry into Partygate and breaches of Covid rules at 10 Downing Street.

Commenting on the drinking culture in Downing Street when Covid isolation rules applied in the UK, Gray said: “The senior leadership at the centre, both political and official, must bear responsibility for this culture.”

Gray’s report was held up until Scotland Yard had completed its investigations. The police have issued 126 Fixed Penalty Notices, including one each to Boris and Sunak.

Gray, who looked into 16 events, said she had commented “on what I found to be failures of leadership and judgement in No 10 and the Cabinet Office. The events that I investigated were attended by leaders in government.

Many of these events should not have been allowed to happen.

“It is also the case that some of the more junior civil servants believed that their involvement in some of these events was permitted given the attendance of senior leaders.”

No plans to offer new financing to Lanka: World Bank The global lender has said that they are reshuffling the already allocated resources to provide essential medicines and other cash assistance to the vulnerable

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The World Bank has ruled out bridge financing or new loan commitments to crisis-hit Sri Lanka until the island nation’s economy sets up an adequate macroeconomic policy framework, the global lender has said.The statement by the World Bank came on Tuesday following reports that the Washington-based institution was planning to support Sri Lanka to overcome the financial crisis in the form of a bridge loan or new loan commitments.

However, the Bank has said that they are reshuffling the already allocated resources to provide essential medicines and other cash assistance to the vulnerable.

Recent media reports have inaccurately stated that the World Bank is planning support for Sri Lanka in the form of a bridge loan or new loan commitments, among other incorrect assertions, the Bank said in a statement.

Pakistan deploys army amid pro-Imran Khan march

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Troops are to guard government buildings as the ousted prime minister’s supporters were expected to march on parliament

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Thousands of supporters of ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Islamabad after the Supreme Court allowed a major rally that the government had tried to ban.

Pakistani Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Thursday said the

government authorized the deployment of army troops in the capital, Islamabad.

It came as thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Islamabad, according to local media, for a major rally and were expected to march on parliament.

Sanaullah said troops would protect buildings such as the Supreme Court, the parliament, the prime minister’s house and the presidency.

On Wednesday, police fired tear gas and scuffled with stone-throwing protesters

who sought to march to the parliament.

Authorities had also blocked all major roads ahead of Wednesday’s rallies, while Khan called on his supporters to circumvent any blockades.

The measures were announced following the killing of a policeman on Tuesday during a raid on the home of a key Khan supporter. Supreme Court reverses ban on march. The government had attempted to shut down the planned march, but the Supreme Court gave it the green light later on Wednesday.

China Announces Military Drills Around Taiwan Despite Biden’s Warning The PLA is on high alert and ready to take all necessary measures to resolutely thwart any external forces’ interference and secessionist attempts for “Taiwan independence,” Chinese official said.

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B e i j i n g : C h i n a o n We d n e s d ay announced military drills around Taiwan, days after US President Joe Biden said Washington would intervene militarily if Beijing tried to reunify with the island by force.

China continues to regard Taiwan as its province even after decades of

separate governance. Chinese President Xi Jinping even threatened to take the island, if needed.

“The recent patrol and training exercises by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) around the Taiwan Island were necessary actions against the collusion between Taiwan and the United States,” a Chinese defence spokesperson was quoted as saying by Xinhua on Wednesday.

Tan Kefei, the spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, said that the PLA Eastern Theater Command had recently organized a joint warpreparedness alert patrol and combat training exercises involving troops of multiple services and arms in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island.

“These are necessary actions taken targeting the collusion between Taiwan and the United States, and conforming to the need of safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Tan said.

Seeking “Taiwan independence” is doomed to fail, and so is supporting such actions, Tan said, adding that by playing the “Taiwan card” to contain China, the United States is putting the situation in jeopardy.

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has became the first Gulf state to record a case of monkeypox.

The Czech Republic and Slovenia also reported their first cases on Tuesday, joining 18 other countries to detect the virus outside its usual Africa base.

That number is expected to rise further still, but experts say the overall risk to the general population remains low. Outbreaks of the virus have been found in Europe, Australia and America. The symptoms often include a fever and rash - but the infection is usually mild.

World faces ‘dark hour’, Biden tells Quad summit

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The world is “navigating a dark hour in our shared history” with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden told key Asian allies.

The war has now become a “global issue” underscoring the importance of defending international order, he said.

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida echoed his comments, saying that a similar invasion should not happen in Asia.

Mr Biden was meeting the leaders of Japan, Australia and India in Tokyo in his first visit to Asia as president.

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PM’s “Family-Run Parties” Swipe At Chief Minister KCR On His Home Turf

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“These parties do not care about the poor people, their politics is focused on how a single-family can stay in power and loot as much as they can,” he said.

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New Delhi: The struggle for Telangana was not for just one family to rule using all possible tactics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today taking aim at state chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao at a rally in Hyderabad. The

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country’s youth are not getting a chance in politics because of dynastic parties, he said. “’Pariwarwaadi’ parties only think about their own development. These parties do not care about the poor people, their politics is focused on how a singlefamily can stay in power and loot as much as they can. They do not have any interest in the development of people,” PM Modi said while addressing party workers. He said family-based politics it’s not just a political problem but the “biggest enemy of democracy” and the youth of our country. “Our country has

seen how corruption becomes the face of those political parties dedicated to one family,” he said.

Accusing the KCR-led government of corruption, he said the entire country is watching how the people are suffering.

He also claimed that BJP workers are being politically targeted in the state.

These family-based parties are busy in appeasement politics and filling their own bank accounts, he said, while claiming that the BJP wants to transform Telangana into a technology hub.

“Indecent”: Yogi Adityanath On Akhilesh Yadav’s “Father’s Money” Barb

CM Yogi Adityanath had to intervene, saying unparliamentary words and threats should not be made part of the proceedings as it would set a wrong precedent.

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German Ambassador to India and Bhutan, Walter J Lindner on Thursday said the government of the European nation will start recognizing Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine for travel purpose there from June 1.

In a tweet, Lindner said, Very happy that GER government just decided to recognize WHO-listed Covaxin for travels to GER, starting June 1!

Supreme Court recognises sex work as profession

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Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Assembly witnessed a heated exchange of words between the BJP and Samajwadi Party members on Wednesday, after Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s remarks irked Leader of Opposition Akhilesh Yadav.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had to intervene, saying unparliamentary

words and threats should not be made part of the proceedings as it would set a wrong precedent.

Participating in the discussion on the Governor’s address, Mr Maurya said during his speech in the House that Akhilesh Yadav was “praising” the work done in the state when he was the Chief Minister. “If his work was of any good, people would not have cleaned up the Samajwadi Party’s mess in the election,” the BJP leader said.

The diet chart “has been recommended considering his medical condition”, after an analysis of his health, say Navjot Sidhu’s aides.

Patiala, Punjab: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is serving a one-year sentence in jail, will be on a special diet that could easily be on the menu of a spa. Sauteed veggies, pecan nuts, avocado and tofu is part of the food that the cricketerturned-politician has been allowed by a court.

The diet chart “has been recommended considering his medical condition”, after an analysis of his health, say Mr Sidhu’s aides.

Mr Sidhu’s day starts with rosemary tea, white petha juice or coconut water. For breakfast, he is to be given a cup of lactose-free milk; one tablespoon of flax, sunflower, melon or chia seeds; five or six almonds, one walnut, and two pecan nuts.

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Terrorist Yasin Malik Gets Life Sentence In Terror Funding Case

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The Supreme Court, in a historical order, told police that they should refrain from interfering and taking criminal action against consenting sex workers, according to indiatoday. in. The apex court added that “prostitution is a profession and sex workers are entitled to dignity and equal protection under the law.”

A three-judge Bench under Justice L Nageswara Rao gave six directions for safeguarding sex workers’ rights.

The Bench said, “Sex workers are entitled to equal protection of the law. Criminal law must apply equally in all cases on the basis of age and consent. When it is clear that the sex worker is an adult and is participating with consent, the police must refrain from interfering or taking any criminal action. It need not be gainsaid that notwithstanding the profession, every individual in this country has the right to a dignified life under Article 21 of the Constitution.”

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New Delhi: Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik, convicted for terror funding, was Wednesday sentenced to life in prison by a special Delhi court. The National Investigation Agency had demanded the maximum punishment, the death penalty, while the defence pleaded for life imprisonment. “Two life sentences and five punishments of 10 years of rigorous imprisonment each have been awarded.

All sentences are to run concurrently. A monetary penalty of over Rs 10 lakh has also been levied,” lawyer Umesh Sharma said. Different prison sentences and fines have been awarded for different cases.

Yasin Malik now has the option to appeal the sentencing in the High Court.

Malik had earlier pleaded guilty to all the charges including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in a terror funding case. A special NIA court in Delhi pronounced its verdict on the quantum of punishment in the case. During the hearing, Malik had argued why would the Indian government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee give him a passport and allow him to travel and speak around the world if he was a criminal.

Jerusalem: Israel’s defence minister Benny Gantz will visit India next week during which he will sign a Letter of Intent (LOI) to mark 30 years of bilateral diplomatic and defence ties, his office said on Thursday. India and Israel elevated their bilateral ties to a strategic partnership during the historic visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Israel in July 2017.

Since then, the relationship between the two countries has focused on expanding knowledgebased partnership, which involves collaboration in innovation and research, including boosting the ‘Make in India’ initiative.

“Defense Minister Benny Gantz will conduct an official visit to India next week (01.06) during which he will sign an LOI marking 30 years of diplomatic and defence ties between Israel and India. A detailed schedule will be released in the coming days,” a statement from his office said.

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ineteen young children and two adults have died in a shooting at a primary school in south Texas.

The gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School - which teaches children aged seven to 10 - in the city of Uvalde before he was killed by law enforcement, officials said.

The 18-year-old suspect had a handgun, an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and high-capacity magazines, investigators say.

The teenager is suspected of shooting his grandmother before the rampage.

Local media report he may have been a high school student in the area.

Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Chief of Police Pete Arredondo said the shooting began at 11:32 local time on Tuesday, and that investigators believe the attacker “did act alone during this heinous crime”.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the shooter, whom he named as Salvador Ramos, abandoned a vehicle before entering the school to “horrifically, incomprehensibly” open fire.

An Uvalde school district police officer,

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19 children among dead in primary school attack

NBA Warriors coach on Texas school shooting: ‘When are we going to do something?’ who worked at the school, saw Ramos emerge from the vehicle carrying a rifle and wearing body armour, according to Erick Estrada from the Texas Department of Public Safety, who was speaking to CNN. The officer “engaged” the suspect but was unable to stop him, Mr Estrada said. Two more officers from Uvalde Police Department also attempted to

stop Ramos but were unable to do so, and called for back-up.

Several of the children who died have been identified.

Family members confirmed the deaths of 10-year-olds Xavier Lopez and Amerie Jo Garza in statements on Tuesday night.

The Associated Press news agency reports that a US Border Patrol official who was nearby when the shooting began rushed into the school and shot and killed the gunman, who was behind a barricade.

Border Patrol is a federal agency that guards US ports of entry. Uvalde, which is fewer than 80 miles from the border with Mexico, is home to a Border Patrol station. Two border agents were reportedly shot in an exchange with the gunman. One agent was shot in the head, officials say, adding that both were now in a stable condition in hospital.

According to CBS News, the attacker was wearing body armour as he carried out the attack. Another 18-year-old who is suspected of attacking a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, on 14 May was also wearing body armour and carrying a semi-automatic rifle - both of which are commercially available in the US. The Uvalde Memorial Hospital posted on Facebook earlier that 13 children had been taken to hospital “via ambulances or buses”.

A 66-year-old woman and a 10-yearold girl were in a critical condition at a hospital in San Antonio, University Health hospital officials said

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shaken and emotional President Biden declared that it is “time to turn this pain into action” on Tuesday night as he addressed the nation following the slaughter of 18 elementary school children and a teacher in Texas.

“It’s just sick,” he said of the sorts of weapons that are easily available in the US. Biden spoke for just seven minutes, giving voice to the grief and anger and frustration of many Americans, asking: “Why? Why are we willing to live with this carnage? Why do we keep letting this happen?”

The President took direct aim at gun manufacturers and their representatives in Washington, urging politicians to stand up to the power they wield. But he made no specific gun control proposals nor called on Congress to vote immediately on legislation.

“The gun manufacturers have spent two decades aggressively marketing assault weapons, which make them the most and largest profit,” Biden said. “For God’s sake, we have to have the courage to stand up to the industry.”

He added: “Where in God’s name is our backbone?” The President delivered his remarks from the Roosevelt Room of the White House less than two hours after returning from a five-day trip to South Korea and Japan. Noting his return home, Biden said no other country had the same kind of problem with mass shootings. But while Biden expressed horror and outrage at the shooting, he steered clear of using the moment to wade directly into the gun control debate, which has been one of the country’s most polarising issues for more than a decade. Biden was in the White House, as vice-president, in December of 2012, when 20 young children were killed at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. He spent more than a month developing a list of gun control proposals, only to see most of them flame out in the Senate three months later.

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Largest Group of Documented Dreamers Visit Capitol Hill

“We’re a nation of immigrants, one generation after another bringing with us our heritage, our culture, our religions, our traditions – all woven together. That’s America’s strength, and that’s what this is about,” said Congressman Bera.

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Senate States living undocumented and in the shadows. We Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) will not give up because Documented Dreamers and to call for passage of the America’s CHILDREN’S millions of other immigrants deserve better.”

Act, a bipartisan legislation which would protect “We’re a nation of immigrants, one generation after Indian American Congressman Ami Bera along with Rep Documented Dreamers, who are dependents of long- another bringing with us our heritage, our culture, our Deborah Ross joins other Senators for Passage of America’s term nonimmigrant visa holders, from aging out of religions, our traditions – all woven together. That’s CHILDREN’S Act the system when they turn 21.

America’s strength, and that’s what this is about,” said HiIndia Newsdesk Documented Dreamers grow up in our communities, Congressman Bera. “We’ve got to fix this flaw in our attend our schools, and learn alongside our children. immigration system. We ought to welcome these kids Over 200,000 children and young adults are living in the United States as dependents of long-term They love our country and want to give back to be part of that next generation to continue to move our country forward.” nonimmigrant visa holders (including H-1B, L-1, to the people and places that raised them,” said Congresswoman Ross.

“These inspiring young people The 40 Documented Dreamers were part of the group, E-1, and E-2 workers). These individuals grow up represent the very best of America. It’s been a privilege Improve the Dream that was started with the vision in the United States, attend American schools, and that all children who grow up in the United States graduate from American universities. Because they to work with them—and with my colleagues in the House and the Senate—to design bipartisan, bicameral should have a clear path to citizenship. “Passing have maintained legal status, Documented Dreamers legislation that will have a positive impact on so many America’s CHILDREN Act will end aging out and bring are not eligible for protection under DACA or the work promising lives. Let’s give Documented Dreamers the our vision to life,” said Dip Patel, founder of Improve authorization that comes with it.

A large number of these children are Indians as their chance to stay in the country they love and call home.” the Dream. “ work based visa holder parents are stuck in a massive “Our broken immigration system is failing to meet Last July, Representatives Ross, Miller-Meeks, America’s needs in the 21st century,” said Senator Krishnamoorthi, and Kim introduced the bipartisan green card backlog.

Padilla. “One major failure of the broken immigration America’s CHILDREN’S Act in the House and Earlier last week, the largest ever group of these system is the lack of protection for Documented companion legislation was introduced in the Senate children visited the Capitol Hill to be a part of a press Dreamers.

For these young people who came lawfully,

by Senators Padilla and Paul. If passed, the bill would conference. turning 21 means facing an impossible choice – either permanently end aging out and provide a pathway to In an encouraging step U.S. Representatives Deborah to leave your family and self-deport to a country that permanent residency for these young people.

Ross (D-NC) and Ami Bera (D-CA) also joined you may barely remember or to stay in the United

“Outrage In Community”: Indian-American Lawmakers On Student’s Bullying

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Washington: All four Indian-American members of the current US Congress

have expressed deep concern over the outrage in the Indian American recent incident of an Indian-origin boy community. As Indian American being assaulted at a school in Texas, the m e m b e r s o f C o n g r e s s a n d video of which has gone viral online. re pre s e nt at i ve s of ou r d i ve r s e In a rare joint statement on Monday, communities, the possibility of a young Indian-American Congressmen Ami Indian American being targeted in Bera, Ro Khanna, Raja Krishnamoorthi this manner is extremely disturbing,” and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal they said. The letter was addressed to said: “We are writing to express our Superintendent of Coppell Independent deep concern about the recent incident School District (CISD) in Texas Brad of bullying which occurred at Coppell Hunt and Principal of Coppell Middle Middle School North in the Coppell School Greg Axelson.

Independent School District (CISD). As “We understand that in a May 15, 2022, you know, a widely circulated video of statement to the community, Dr. Hunt the incident shows 14-year-old Shaan emphasised that bullying, both verbal Pritmani being assaulted and eventually and physical, as well as physical acts “choked out” in an alleged wrestling of aggression are never acceptable and maneuver that could have resulted in do not align with who we are at CISD serious injury.” and our core values,” said the Indian “This video has sparked widespread American Congressmen.

Canada PM Justin Trudeau lends a hand at Surrey’s Guru Nanak Food Bank HiIndia Newsdesk

He appreciated their efforts of providing families with food, international students with supplies, single mothers with diapers, among other things.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday took time out to lend a hand at the Guru Nanak Food Bank, Surrey, to pack some boxes.

He extended gratitude to the people at the Food Bank who selflessly support hundreds of people every month.

He appreciated their efforts of providing families with food, international students with supplies, single mothers with diapers, among other things.

He took to Twitter admiring the team and wrote: “Every month, @ GNFBSurrey supports hundreds of people – providing families with food, international students with supplies, single mothers with diapers, and more.

Canada PM Justin Trudeau packs boxes at Guru We stopped in there today to help pack some boxes, and to thank them for Nanak Food Bank, Surrey the work they do. What a team they have.”

Indian-origin businessman elected as mayor in UK

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London: Indian-origin businessman Sunil Chopra has been elected as the mayor of London Borough of Southwark for the second time.

Delhi-born Chopra took the oath on Saturday at Southwark Cathedral, Montague Close in Central London.

Chopra was the mayor of the London Borough of Southwark in 2014-2015, and deputy mayor in 2013-2014, the first Indian-origin person to hold the prestigious office in the Borough. UK’s Labour Party has gained victory over the Liberal Democrats in London Bridge and West Bermondsey seats under Chopra’s leadership. These seats were held by the opposition party for decades. This victory is important as the London Borough of Southwark Council has only 2 per cent Indian-origin people. Chopra entered UK politics in 2010 and was elected as the mayor of the London Borough of Southwark for the first time in 2014. He has also served as the Deputy mayor three times. His political journey started long before that in the 1970s in Delhi.

He became the first president of the College of Vocational Studies, Delhi University in 1972.

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Aditi Rao Hydari on North vs South debate

The First Indian Folk Artiste To Walk The Cannes Red Carpet

Mame Khan has lent his voice to songs like “Bawre” from Luck By Chance, “Nakhralo” from Dasvi, as well as “Choudhary” on Coke Studio Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Hina Khan have been regulars at Cannes, representing India at the prestigious film festival.

However, this time around, it is a folk artiste who has everyone’s attention.

Mame Khan, a Rajasthani singer, made Indians all over proud as he became the first Indian folk artist to open the Cannes red carpet for India.

Led by the Information and Broadcasting Minister, Mame Khan was a part of the Indian delegation at Cannes. For his red carpet entry, Khan donned a traditional Rajasthani outfit. He paired a bright pink kurta set with an embroidered blue jacket, designed by Anjuli Chakraborty.

A traditional headgear and classy sunglasses completed the look.

Aditi Rao Hydari said she never chooses a film based on its language, but on how wonderful the film, the character and the director is.

She has ‘goosebumps’ as she serves on Cannes 2022 jury:

‘Maybe I don’t give myself enough credit’

Aditi Rao Hydari has shared her two cents on the ongoing North film industry vs South film industry debate.

“Maybe because I grew up watching films from different regions and languages as my mother, my family always exposed me to cinema, in my mind there was no difference. It was about directors, content, stories and how it makes you feel. Maybe that is a very simplistic view but today, when I look at the way that cinema is I feel actually that’s a really nice way to be,” she said, adding that people these days tell her how she was one of the firsts to work in films that today are being termed ‘pan-Indian films.’ “I didn’t plan, I did it because I wanted to work in it,” she said, adding that the films in south offered her to be a part of “incredible content, wonderful film, wonderful character, director” as an actor.

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ctor Deepika Padukone is truly having a great time as she serves on the jury at Cannes 2022. The actor has been a red carpet regular at the prestigious film festival since 2017 but this year is truly special. “The festival management seem so convinced about why they made that decision,” Deepika told Variety in an interview about being on Cannes jury. “It makes me sit back and think sometimes maybe I’ve not given myself enough credit. And that’s okay too, because, I don’t want to be feeling like, like this huge achievement or whatever. If I’ve landed here today, without even realizing it, I must be doing something right. And therefore, I don’t want to think too much about what led me to come here.”

The actor has said she wants India to make news beyond red carpet looks at Cannes.

The actor is serving on Cannes jury alongside actor-filmmaker Rebecca Hall, Noomi Rapace and Italian actor-director Jasmine Trinca, as well as directors Asghar Farhadi, Ladj Ly, Jeff Nichols and Joachim Trier. The jury will decide which film wins the Palme D’Or. Talking about her own experience as a former model, she said, “Models have always been written off as people who cannot act, either you’re a model or you’re an actor, and the two things in people’s minds cannot coexist. So from beginning my journey like that, to making my debut, and now 15 years in, to having evolved as as a person, in a professional capacity, and a personal capacity, I have learned from every experience.”

Abhay Deol On Why ‘Jungle Cry’ Is A Story That Needs To Be Told Actor Abhay Deol’s film Jungle Cry is the motivating journey of 12 underprivileged children who went on to win the prestigious International Junior Rugby Tournament in 2007. Deol will be seen playing rugby coach Rudraksh Jena in the film.

Something about your character under-14 World Rugby Cup that kids in Jungle Cry won, their tragedy, their underdog Jungle Cry is based on the real-life story, not getting recognition even story of the founder of Bhubaneswar’s after winning the prestigious cup.

Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences How did you prepare for the (KISS) and his journey with the role? ‘underdogs’ of rugby. My character Rudraksh is a football coach. In the I have a method – I read the script land of cricket, where no one actually and draw a graph of my character talks about rugby, 12 kids from rural and show up on the sets with the India made history. blocking and with interaction, I What made you say yes to the throw myself into the chaos of not knowing, and in that process, I script? find my answers. I don’t know what It’s quite an inspirational story. method acting is, I mean I follow Many true stories have been made a method, however, method acting on sport but I never heard of Dr. means a specific method and I find Samanta before, I didn’t know we have that rehearsed.

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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah producer Asit Modi on Shailesh Lodha quitting show Over the past few weeks, Shailesh has been rumoured to have quit the hit show.

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’s producer Asit Modi has finally broken his silence on the rumours. sources earlier shared that the poet-turned actor has put in a request to be written out of the show. The team, however, was trying its best to get him to stay. Asit Modi mmaintained that he was not aware of any such development and added that he is only focusing on improving the quality of the show and making it more entertaining.

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ZEE5 Global Brings You The RRRoar Of S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR In The Original Language, Telugu HiIndia Newsdesk

Global- ZEE5 Global, the world’s largest platform for South Asian content has been continually bringing a wide variety of content in various formats in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali and other languages for its global audiences. This much-loved platform now exclusively premieres RRR in its original language, Telugu, and also in Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada with English subtitles.

A glorious homecoming for many fans, RRR is a roaring, rearing, rousing mix of genres that center around two Indian revolutionaries and their fight against the British rule in 1920. Headlined by Ram Charan, N.T. Rama Rao Jr., in lead roles, the film is produced by D. V. V. Danayya of DVV Entertainment, and features Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, and Olivia Morris in pivotal roles.

Viewers across the world can now watch the blockbuster film in the best 4K quality and with Dolby Atmos straight from the comfort of their homes.

The film releases on the platform on May 20th as a tribute to the widely loved actor, N.T. Rama Rao Jr. on his birthday.

Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 Global said, “At ZEE5

Along with RRR, viewers can also watch other blockbusters like the much talkedabout film, The Kashmir Files (available in select global markets including US, Australia and streaming from May 25th in UK), Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Jhund, Attack Part 1, Bangarraju (Telugu) and much more, and at a limited period 40%+ discount offer on the Annual pack.

RRR will be available for streaming as part of ZEE5 Global’s premium subscription packs from 00:00 hours (IST) on May 20th. ~Watch RRR in its Original language Telugu only on ZEE5 across global markets from May 20~

About ZEE5 Global Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 Global said, “At ZEE5 Global, we constantly look to bring the best stories from South Asia to the world. Today, we are delighted to bring our global audiences yet another blockbuster film- S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR. Bringing alive the true essence and real feel of the film, the movie will be available exclusively on ZEE5 in its original language, Telugu, and also in Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada along with English subtitles, and is a must-watch for any movie buff.”

Global, we constantly look to bring the best stories from South Asia to the world. Today, we are delighted to bring our global audiences yet another blockbuster film- S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR. Bringing alive the true essence and real

feel of the film, the movie will be available exclusively on ZEE5 in its original language, Telugu, and also in Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada along with English subtitles, and is a must-watch for any movie buff.”

ZEE5 Global is the digital entertainment destination launched by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), a global Media and Entertainment powerhouse. The platform launched across 190+ countries in October 2018 and has content across 18 languages: Hindi, English, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Punjabi, including six international languages Malay, Thai, Bahasa, Urdu, Bangla and Arabic. ZEE5 Global is home to 170,000+ hours of on-demand content. The platform brings together the best of Originals, Movies and TV Shows, Music, Cineplays and Health and Lifestyle content all in one single destination. ZEE5 offers key features like 15 navigational languages, content download option, seamless video playback and Voice Search.

Protester painted in Ukraine colours ejected from Cannes red carpet

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker tie Ahead of Cannes visit, Hina Khan is the knot again, this time all ‘glitter and sass’ as she attends in Italy UK Asian Film Festival A trilogy of Kravis nuptials has been

The Ukraine crisis grabbed the spotlight in Cannes on Friday as a semi-naked protester painted in blue and yellow was ejected from the red carpet.

The unidentified woman ripped off her gown revealing the Ukrainian flag colours, with the words “STOP RAPING US” emblazoned on her abdomen and red handprints on her buttocks.

The woman shouted and security officials quickly wrapped her in a jacket, removing her from the event. Guests looked bemused and the swinging festival music played on.

The brief protest took place at the world premiere of Three Thousand Years of Longing, with stars Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton poised to arrive and walk the famous steps of the Palais des Festivals.

Popular actor Hina Khan is all set to grace the Cannes Film Festival for the second time. Before heading to the prestigious event, Hina attended the UK Asian Film Festival, where she was awarded for her film, Lines. Dressed in an off-white Tarun Tahiliani gown, the actor made heads turn.

Sharing a few photos from the London streets, Hina Khan posted on Instagram, “Throwing some glitter and sass on the streets of London! #UKAFF2022 closing ceremony.”

Her friends from the industry could not hold their excitement as they replied to the post. While good friend Priyank Sharma shared a few white heart emojis, Arti Singh wrote, “Uffffffffff..”

Fans lauded her look and called her beautiful. Wearing a sheer off-shoulder gown in corset style, Hina teamed it up with a white jacket with embellished sleeves. Keeping her makeup natural, the actor had her hair tied in a bun. Hina completed her look with contrasting emerald danglers, making her look ethereal.

An unidentified woman ripped off her gown revealing the Ukrainian flag colours, with the words "STOP RAPING US" emblazoned on her abdomen.

completed with a (probably) final ceremony in Portofino, Italy. Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker each posted to Instagram on Sunday a photo of themselves kissing at the altar, with the caption, “happily ever after.”

The photo showed a backdrop that included scores of candles and a Madonna-and-child painting. A smiling officiant looks on. Kardashian later added another photo of the two smiling and facing the guests moments later, with the text, “ Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Barker.”

She wore a white corseted mini-dress and a floor-length veil with a giant Virgin Mary design on the side. He wore a black suit.

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Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai asks DMK govt to reduce VAT on fuel prices BJP President K Annamalai claimed that the Centre, realising that people could not pay beyond a reasonable threshold, had reduced the Excise duty on petroleum products for a second time.

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Wondering why the ruling DMK kept the state imposed Value Added Tax (VAT) higher than the Central government’s Excise duty, BJP Tamil Nadu unit chief K Annamalai on Tuesday demanded that the DMK government honour its 2021 poll promise by effecting a cut in the prices of petrol by an additional Rs 2 per litre and Rs 4 per litre for diesel immediately.

Further, it should announce a subsidy of Rs 100 on cooking gas, he said. The party president claimed that the Centre, realising that people could not pay beyond a reasonable threshold, had reduced the Excise duty on petroleum products for a second time.

“But, for the first time, the Tamil Nadu government’s VAT is higher than the

Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai

Excise Duty imposed by the Central government,” Annamalai claimed and sought to know how there can be revenue loss for the state if the state tax on petroleum products is higher than the Centre’s Excise Duty.

Elaborating, he said while the Centre

kept the Excise Duty on petrol at Rs 19.90 per litre, the state VAT was Rs 21.56; and for diesel the Excise Duty was Rs 15.80 per litre, while the VAT was Rs 17.76, as on May 22.

He accused the DMK government of not honouring its poll promise and said after coming to power, the DMK government merely reduced Rs 3 on petrol and had not effected one rupee reduction on diesel.

“It had assured to reduce Rs 5 per litre petrol and Rs 4 per litre for diesel.

Unlike Tamil Nadu, other states have reduced their taxes on fuel after Centre reduced the Excise Duty. But the DMK government has continued its unjustified activities and held its prestige over the state and its subjects’ interests,” the BJP president said.

Sandalwood smuggler Karnataka govt signs MoU with ReNew Power for investment of Rs Veerappan’s elder brother dead 50,000 crore

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ReNew Power, a leading name in the renewable energy sector, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Karnataka government in the presence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai at the World Economic Forum, meet being held at Davos, for an investment of Rs 50,000 crore over the next seven years. The company intends to set up production units in renewable energy, battery storage and green hydrogen with the potential to create employment opportunities for 30,000 people. Earlier in the day, Bommai met Chairman and CEO of Bharti Enterprises Sunil Bharti Mittal. The latter expressed a keen interest to set up a Mega Data Centre in the state. Bommai assured all the support from the state government to make it a reality.

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Madhaiyan, the elder brother of sandalwood smuggler Veerappan died of a cardiac arrest at the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital in Salem in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.

Madhaiyan, aged 80 was undergoing a life term in the Salem Central prison and was admitted to the hospital, following complaints of severe chest pain on May 1.

A court in Erode had sentenced him to a life term in connection with the murder of a forest ranger, Chidamabaram in 1987 and was in jail for the last 34 years. He had served a jail term in Mysuru for a murder case and was then shifted to the Coimbatore and Salem prisons, police said.

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Hyderabad Cyber fraudsters swindle Rs 2.7 crore using ‘investment bait’ in Cyberabad HiIndia Newsdesk

Hyderabad: In less than six months this year, cyber fraudsters have swindled Rs 2.7 crore in the Cyberabad Police limits alone, using a bait for which most people fall — investment. Investment frauds, which cash on the greed of people and lure them with lucrative offers, saw about 50 cases pertaining to various types of investment frauds being booked by the Cyberabad Police this year.

Businessmen and techies topped the list of victims, who were targeted by illiterate young gangs operating from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Bengaluru. According to Cybercrime officials, it was observed that in all investment frauds, fraudsters banked on the greed in people, mostly youngsters, IT professionals, homemakers, the elderly and teenagers, who fell for the lure of easy and quick money.

“They send messages to the victim’s phone with links of various attractive investment schemes, promising quick and high returns. Once the money is collected, they go absconding,” Cyberabad Cybercrime Cell ACP G Sridhar said. Fraudsters also approach people with a few popular investment schemes, which include investments in reputed companies offering 10-20 per cent high returns, investments on real estate, bitcoins and the share market.

City Brief News On the run for 5 years, murder accused held after selfie on FB

Tamil Nadu government appeals to people not to panic about monkeypox

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A selfie posted on Facebook led to the arrest of a 35-year-old murder accused who had been on the run from the police for five years.

Madhusoodhan alias Madhu, a Mysuru resident, was accused of murdering Uday Raj Singh, a 65-year-old retired bank manager, on March 25, 2014 along with six other associates.

The gang allegedly killed Singh to rob a diamond necklace worth crores and also stabbed Singh’s wife Susheelamma.

Madhu used to work as an assistant manager in a private bank.

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Claiming that no case of monkeypox was reported in Tamil Nadu, Minister Ma Subramanian on Tuesday appealed to people not to panic about the viral zoonotic disease.

The Minister for Medical and Family Welfare said the government has advised

Health department officials to step up surveillance at airports and directed hospitals to inform the government if anyone is suspected to have symptoms of the virus.

“Monkeypox disease is spreading in various countries like the United States, England, Europe, Canada, Australia.

There are no fatalities reported due to the virus. We have directed authorities to step up surveillance in all the airports including screening of passengers who arrive from African countries,” Subramanian told reporters after inspecting the facilities at the district government hospital here.

Admission process begins in Bengaluru PU colleges HiIndia Newsdesk

With the first Pre-University College (PUC) classes set to commence on June 9, Bengaluru institutes are reportedly planning to offer bridge courses to help students make up for the learning gap owing to the Covid-induced pandemic in the last two years. Notably, the Secondary School Leaving Certificate examination results were announced last wee . Meanwhile,some teachers and school administrators told indianexpress.com that the science stream was back in demand among students.

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Morton Grove Gets New Urgent Care Center

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MORTON GROVE, IL- For families in and around Chicagoland area, a new state-of-the-art urgent care facility opened in Morton Grove earlier this month. With this opening, American Family Care (AFC), nation’s largest provider of urgent care and accessible primary care, expands its footprint with a second Chicagoland location.

Sanjay Patel, M.D., who brings 22 years of expertise in medicine is one of two medical directors of AFC Morton Grove He says, “We’re thrilled to have the chance of helping so many people in our community. Urgent care is becoming more popular because of its convenience, cost effectiveness and benefits like providing immediate

treatment.” He stresses that the center’s main priority remains providing the best and most qualified medical staff in the area. AFC Morton Grove is located in the Sawmill Station shopping Center on Dempster Street.

Dr. Patel and Dr. Anand Thakkar oversee the operations. AFC’s on-site laboratory provides a wide variety of lab work, including COVID-19 testing.

“We couldn’t be more excited to start this new venture and to offer such quality medical care,” said Ken Patel, independent owner and operator AFC Morton Grove. He adds, “AFC is one of the nation’s fastest growing healthcare networks. We’re confident this is the right time to bring the second AFC to the Chicago area.”

‘Himani’s Happiness Hub Program’ Organized For Bhartatiya Seniors Of Chicago

Himani Chavda explaining ‘How to live Happy Life with positive thinking (Photo by Jayanti Oza)

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CAROL STREAM, IL- More then 600 Bharatiya Seniors of Chicago organized ‘Himani Happiness Hub” program on Saturday May 21st,2022 at Rana Regan Center in Carol Stream in IL. Program was began at sharp 3 pm with the monthly meeting by BSC officials ‘Ganesh Vandna’ sang by BSC new Jt. Secretary Rasila Dobariya of BSC announced new executives committee names for the year 2022-23. BSC President Haribhai Patel Welcome new committee members and wish them good luck to them.

After that Miss. Himani Chavda (MBA) Life Coach began program about ‘Secret of Happiness in Life’ via video

presentation like Power of your mind, Positive Thinking & Right Attitude, Better Health, Wealth, Relationships and Spirituality, Peace of Mind- Remove Stress, Anger, Negative Thinking, Depression, Bad Habits.

She gave a information a new published Award winning book ‘How to make Challah “Braided” She said also if you read this book you will get a information ‘In the Book a healthy Ritual can change your life, The inspiring story of a Physician’s New Routines, Cultivate Healthy.

Routines with with Beth Ricanati MDS Practice of Making Challah. Also she explained category of peoples, Parenting Program.

For Certain Previously Filed EB-1 And EB-2 Form I-140 Petitions

USCIS To Implement Indian American Teen to Play Premium Processing US National Anthem on Sitar

Hi India speaks with Neil Nayyar, a world record holding teen who will be playing Star Spangled Banner (US National Anthem) on an Indian sitar for the first time ever at Sacramento River Cats on May 28

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WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Ser vices is implementing premium processing for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. This expansion of premium processing only applies to certain previously filed Form I-140 petitions under an E13 multinational executive and manager classification or E21 classification as a member of professions with advanced degrees or exceptional ability seeking a national interest waiver (NIW). Petitioners who wish to request a premium processing upgrade must file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service.

The expansion will occur in phases: • Beginning June 1, 2022, we will accept Form I-907 requests for E13 multinational executive and manager petitions received on or before Jan. 1, 2021.

• Beginning July 1, 2022, we will accept Form I-907 requests for E21 NIW petitions received on or before June 1, 2021, and E13 multinational executive and manager petitions received on or before March 1, 2021.

• We will reject premium processing requests for these classifications that are filed before their start date of June 1, 2022, or July 1, 2022. We will not accept new (initial) Forms I-140 with a premium processing request at this time.

On May 23, 2022, we published a new version of Form I-907, dated 05/31/22.

For the month of June, we will accept both the 09/30/20 and the 05/31/22 editions of Form I-907. Starting July 1, we will reject the older 09/30/20 edition of Form I-907. As previously announced, we are expanding premium processing to additional form types as part of our efforts to increase efficiency and reduce burdens to the overall legal immigration system.

Neil Nayyar Zofeen Maqsood

While all Indian-origin kids in America proudly sing the American national anthem in schools, it will be history in the making as for the first time ever, the Star Spangled Banner will be played on the Indian musical instrument, sitar by Indian American teenager Neil Nayyar. will be performing Star-Spangled Banner on Indian Sitar at Sacramento River Cats.

The Sacramento River Cats are a minor league baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and are a triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. They play home games at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, California. Sacramento River Cats invited Neil to Audition for this season. And he passed two auditions to play Star Spangled Banner (US National Anthem) on Indian Sitar

on May 28th, 2022 and August 5th, 2022 on Saxophone. While it is a huge honor to play the US anthem on a music instrument that represents Nayyar’s Indian roots, this is not the teenagers’ first tryst with fame.

Neil Nayyar is Assist Foundation’s world record holder for playing 107 music instruments at the age of 14.

From saxophone, flute, tabla, pan flute, harmonica, acoustic guitar, sitar, shenai to piano, Nayyar has mastered every musical instrument you can imagine.

Prep for US Anthem on Sitar Talking about his preparation Neil says, “I am practicing regularly to make it flawless performance. I will become the first one to play Indian Sitar for Star Spangled Banner in US sports history.”

He adds, “Usually, people sing, play on saxophone, violin, guitar, trumpet. No one ever came forward to play on sitar.”

On what he plans to wear on occasion, Neil says, “My sitar is customized to play in standing position. So I will be wearing a red Shirt with black stripes and black pants.”

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International Gujarati Film Festival Kicked Off In Atlanta HiIndia Newsdesk

Mr. Mike Mason – Mayor Peachtree Corners, Dr Swati Kulkarni – Consul General of India, Atlanta, IGFF 2022 Chairman – Dr. Naresh Parikh graced the event.

Renowned Filmmaker and IGFF festival director Umesh Shukla, festival jury member Gopi Desai, and Jay Vasavada along with other celebrities like Ishani Dave, Pooja Zaveri, Chetan Dhanani, Devaki, filmmaker Niraj Joshi were present. IGFF was held in 2018 at New Jersey and in 2019 at Los Angeles and New Jersey.

ATLTNTA, GA- The third edition of Vadilal International Gujarati Film Festival (IGFF) kicked off at Atlanta, GA, with a grand opening ceremony.

This cinematic cultural festival, also supported by Gujarat Tourism, returns after a gap of two years due to Covid-19.

The event kicked off on May 20 with a red carpet event where who’s who of Atlanta, dignitaries, leading names from Gujarati community, Gujarati Film fraternity were present.

Elie Y. Katz’s “Stay Safe Teaneck Pedestrian” Campaign In Memory Of Harold Gellis

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TEANECK, NJ- As the weather gets a little warmer, more people are out on the streets; walking, playing ball, and just generally enjoying the nicer weather. As the number of people on the street goes up, so does the number of pedestrian injuries and fatalities. Elie Y. Katz & the Gellis family are continuing their work giving out reflective belts to Teaneck residents in memory of Harold Gellis.

To date, they have distributed over 3900 belts. Harold Gellis, age 71, was a long time resident of Teaneck and passed away unexpectedly on February 28, 2019. Because of limited supplies, this program is open to Teaneck residents first. If you need a belt, visit katz07666. com.

Pakistani Family Murder- Suicide In Texas, 3 Adults, Child Killed

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IMPERIAL BEACH, CA – San Diego Sector (SDC) Border Patrol encountered multiple swimmers Monday morning.

In the early morning of May 16, San Diego Sector Communications notified Imperial Beach Station of a group of people swimming northbound from the international boundary. Agents responded and spotted 11 subjects in the water. The agents made multiple attempts to communicate with the swimmers and have them exit the ocean. Seven of the subjects immediately returned to Mexico while four continued northbound, exited the ocean and

ran eastbound into the Border Field Park where they were eventually apprehended.

“Any attempt to swim around the international border is extremely dangerous for even the most experienced swimmers.” said SDC Chief Patrol Agent Aaron Heitke.

“Smugglers do not care about the lives they are endangering, they will make them swim at night, ill-equipped for the frigid temperatures and without flotation devices or safety equipment.”

The beach near Border Field State Park is known for its dangerous rip currents.

This is the same area where two Border Patrol agents saved a Mexican citizen from drowning, in September of 2021.

The agents conducted wellness checks and determined that no medical assistance was needed. The four individuals were determined to be Mexican citizens present in the U.S. without authorization and were transported to the Imperial Beach Border Patrol Station for processing.

Indian Seniors Of Chicago’s General Meeting And Mother’s Day Celebration

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HOUSTON, TX- A child and three adults have been killed in a murder-suicide incident involving a Pakistani family in Texas, according to a law enforcement official.

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the man shot dead his at a northwest Harris county residence.-4 yearold daughter, his estranged wife, and his mother-in-law and killed himself, They also discovered a semi-automatic firearm near the body of the man. As per the Sherrif, it seemed that Sadia Manzoor was perhaps getting ready to go to work with the child Khadija when the man confronted her at the entrance.

Sheriff ’s deputies made the grim discovery when they went to the woman’s apartment in the Houston suburb of Spring on Thursday morning in response to a call, he said.

Their identities have not been revealed by authorities pending notification of their families.

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CHICAGO, IL- The General Meeting of Indian Senior Chicago was held on Saturday 14th May 2022 at 11:30 am in the hall of Manavaseva Mandir which was attended by approximately 230 members.

The entire program was successfully managed by Mr. Kantibhai Patel, a member of the Executive Committee. Dr. Narasinhbhai Patel greeted the mothers and sisters with roses on the occasion of Mother’s Day. Shri Bhupendra Suthar, Smt. Geeta Suthar, Smt. Panna Shah and other

members sang Sarva Dharma Prarthana then all members recited Shri Hanuman Chalisa. Shri Surendrabhai Patel gave necessary information about the charity fund program organized by Muni Seva Ashram Gotraj Vadodara, an organization which has the motto ‘Karma is Seva. Treasurer Mr. Desai presented the accounts for the month of April and announced the names of the donors to the organization. He gave information about Covid’s second booster dose availability, a one day temple tour and a

five to seven day domestic tour. Members were asked to take advantage of the medical camp organized by Manav Seva Mandir on the third Sunday of every month. Professor Sharadbhai Shah delivered an informative speech on the occasion of Gujarat Foundation Day. He described the progress made in various fields of Gujarat State in the last sixty two years since the formation of Gujarat State on 1st May 1960. He said that Gujarat’s contribution in making India’s economy faster and stronger is significant.

The station said that the woman worked at a nearby Islamic school.

A police report was filed in April that the little girl told her mother that her father told her to get into a bathtub and keep her head underwater, the station added.

The Islamic Society of Greater Houston has identified the woman as Sadia Manzoor and said she was a teacher at Houston Peace Academy. The Organization identified her daughter as Khadija.

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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar — The First Indian Spiritual Leader To Address Delaware Senate I am with you. Volunteers of Art of Living are ready to serve the entire population of Delaware and make it a model state for mental wellbeing in the country.” said Gurudev.

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WA S H I N G T O N , D C – G l o b a l humanitarian, peace envoy and celebrated spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar addressed the Delaware State Senate and Delaware House of Representatives earlier last week as part of his 2022 US tour.

Gurudev’s address to the Delaware General Assembly was focused on dealing with mental health challenges and establishing peace.

“I am with you. Volunteers of Art of Living are ready to serve the entire population of Delaware and make it a model state for mental wellbeing in the country.” said Gurudev.

Gurudev is acknowledged to be the first spiritual leader from India to address Delaware General Assembly Gurudev’s 2022 US tour began in Miami where he addressed a conference of physicians on the role of meditation for mental health and overall well-being. He also talked about destigmatizing mental health at Harvard University.

During his tour he also spoke on the crisis of youth mental health with the U.S. Surgeon General at George Washington University. Before arriving in Delaware, Gurudev launched

the ‘I Stand for Peace’ campaign in Washington, D.C. He also launched the initiative in Philadelphia with a pledge for Philadelphia to be a “Peace City.”

Operating in 156 countries, The Art of Living Foundation (AOLF) is a nonprofit, educational and humanitarian organization founded in 1981 by the humanitarian and spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. All of AOLF’s programs are inspired by Gurudev’s philosophy of creating world peace through a stress-free and violence-free society. AOLF has touched over 450 million lives through numerous educational and self-development programs and tools that facilitate the elimination of stress and foster deep and profound inner peace, happiness and well-being for individuals.

About Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a global humanitarian, spiritual leader, and peace envoy, who has been teaching breath-based meditation techniques for health and well-being for more than 40 years. His approach blends ancient Vedic wisdom with modern sensibility for a new paradigm of leadership and living – a stress-free, violence-free society. Through Gurudev’s programs, millions of people worldwide have found peace and resilience in the face of adversity, learning not only how to excel in their own lives, but also how to become powerful agents for social change. Gurudev has thus inspired a wave of volunteerism and service, resulting in the growth of one of the largest volunteer-based organizations in the world, with more than 30,000 teachers and over one million volunteers engaged in service projects in 156 countries.

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas Hosting Property Tax Summit Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay will be on hand for the event.

The premiere event is being conducted for the Organization of American States, the world’s oldest regional network, which dates back to 1889.

The immersive two-day event will dive into the mechanics of the second-largest property tax system in the United States.

The Cook County Treasurer’s Office collects $16.1 billion in taxes every year and distributes the funds to 2,200 local government units. Cook County has an overall tax collection rate of HiIndia Newsdesk approximately 97 percent.

CHICAGO, IL- Cook County Treasurer In addition to tax collection, the visitors Maria Pappas is hosting a Property Tax will learn about: and Innovation Summit on May 24- • Property valuation • Tax levying • 25, 2022 in Chicago. Representatives Transparency from Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica,

Last year, Pappas was in the Dominican Republic to present her report: “On the Frontier of the Property Tax System.”

Afterwards, many attendees expressed interest in seeing her advanced financial system for themselves. “Countries throughout the world want to learn about our efficiency and the cuttingedge automation we have implemented here in Cook County,” said Pappas who has reduced her operating budget for 21 consecutive years. “We are one of the most technologically advanced and financially sophisticated offices anywhere. I am always willing to share our expertise with other countries.”

Also contributing to the program are Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, Robert Ross, a KPMG analytics expert, Illinois Appellate Court Justice Jesse Reyes and Clerk of the Circuit Court Iris Martinez.

Brooklyn High School Received Third Bomb Threat In A Week HiIndia Newsdesk

NEW YORK, NY- A Brooklyn high school is on edge for the third time this week after a caller phoned in a bomb threat Wednesday morning.

Fort Hamilton High School is not being evacuated “at this time,” tweeted Council Member Justin Brannan, who confirmed the latest threat in a spate of posts. The Bay Ridge high school received similar bomb threats Monday and Tuesday, NYPD officials said.

“Law enforcement says they are working on tracing the calls,” he tweeted. “But 3 days in a row?! This is embarrassing and more importantly traumatizing for our kids.” Police believe the three bomb threats in as many days are the work of copycat prank era, Brannan tweeted.

A NYPD spokesperson told Patch that the threats Monday and Tuesday were “unfounded” and noted that students have testing this week.

Throw Away Jif Peanut Butter Jars Right Now, FDA Warns HiIndia Newsdesk

LEXINGTON, KY- Jif peanut butter’s parent company, The J.M. Smucker Company, has issued a nationwide recall of its product due to potential Salmonella contamination.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) releas ed a statement saying they believe an outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg in 12 states is linked to Jif peanut butter products made in the J.M. Smucker Company’s Lexington, Ky., facility.

If consumers have products with the lot codes 1274425 through 2140425, or if the first seven digits end in 425, they should

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a statement saying they believe an outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg in 12 states is linked to Jif peanut butter discard the peanut butter immediately and thoroughly wash and sanitize anything that may have come into contact with the product, the FDA said.

The lot code can be found on the back of the

jar label, below the “if used by” date.

The entire list of recalled products can be found here.

At least four of the infections were reported from individuals who say they had eaten Jif peanut butter.

None of the infections were reported in New Jersey as of this time.

Consumers who have questions about the recall or would like to report illnesses should go on JIF’s website or call the company at 800-828-9980 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET.

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Chicago Tech Executive Sentenced To A Year For Illegally Exporting Computer Equipment To Pakistan HiIndia Newsdesk

CHICAGO, IL -CHICAGO —A Chicago technology executive has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for illegally exporting computer equipment from the United States to a nuclear research agency of the Pakistani government.

O B A I D U L L A H S Y E D, 6 7 , o f Northbrook, Ill., pleaded guilty last year to conspiring to export goods from the U.S. without a license from the Department of Commerce and to submit false export information.

U.S. District Judge Mary M. Rowland on Tuesday sentenced Syed to a year and a day in federal prison. Prior to sentencing, Syed forfeited $247,000 of criminally derived cash to the U.S. government.

The sentence was announced by John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Angie Salazar, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of Homeland Security Investigations; Aaron Tambrini, Special Agent-in-Charge of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security-Office of Export Enforcement, Chicago Field Office; and Cynthia A. Bruce, Special Agent-in-Charge of the

Obaidullah Syed sent computer equipment to a nuclear research agency of the Pakistani government.

U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, Southeast Field Office. The government was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter M. Flanagan.

Syed owned Pakistan-based BUSINESS SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD., and Chicago-based BSI USA. The companies provided high-performance

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computing platforms, servers, and software application solutions. Syed admitted in a plea agreement that from 2006 to 2015 he conspired with his company’s employees in Pakistan to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act by exporting computer equipment from the U.S. to the Pakistan Atomic Energ y

Commission without obtaining the required authorization from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The PAEC is a Pakistani government agency designated by the U.S. government as an entity which may pose an unusual or extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States.

Syed further admitted that he and the other conspirators falsely represented to U.S.-based computer manufacturers that the illegal shipments were intended for Pakistan-based universities or Syed’s businesses, when, in fact, the conspirators knew that the true end user of each shipment was either the PAEC or a research institute that trained the agency’s engineers and scientists. In so doing, Syed and his company caused the U.S.-based computer manufacturers to submit to the U.S. government shipping documents that listed false end-users for the U.S.-origin goods, thereby undermining the U.S. government’s ability to stop the illegal shipments.

Business System International Pvt. Ltd. was charged in the conspiracy as a corporate defendant. The company has yet to respond to the charges.

Mayor Of Anaheim Harry Sidhu Being Probed By FBI For Corruption

adding that Sidhu should focus on his legal defense.

The allegations against Sidhu, who was the city’s chief negotiator in the stadium deal, add another layer of controversy to the ongoing sale of Angel Stadium and its surrounding parking lots to Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno’s development firm.

Addit iona l ly, a longt ime Sid hu proponent, former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Ament, was facing charges of making false statements to a financial institution to secure the purchase of a $1.5 million home in Big Bear.

Mayor Harry Sidhu (L-R) Mr. Arvin Shah & Senator Jeremy Moss The 55-page court filing, which HiIndia Newsdesk included a federal search warrant, is congratulated Mr. Shah and Sky Bird on HiIndia Newsdesk akin to a political drama. The FBI the success of 45 years in the industry ANAHEIM, CA- Indian American DETROIT, MI- In the heart of downtown with video tributes. and Republican Mayor of the city of worked with a cooperating witness and Detroit, Sky Bird Travel & Tours hosted Michigan S enator Jeremy Moss Anaheim, is under federal investigation tapped the witness’ phone conversations its 45th-anniversary celebration at the with Sidhu. The FBI claims Sidhu followed, awarding Mr. and Mrs. Arvin for corruption in relation to the city’s prestigious Detroit Athletic Club on Shah with ‘A Declaration of Special $320 million Angel Stadium land deal. committed bribery, obstruction of May 5th, 2022. With over 60 esteemed Tribute’ from the State of Michigan. “I’m saddened and angry,” said Valencia justice, witness tampering and even airline representatives in attendance, the Senator Moss commemorated the during last night’s city council meeting. fraud for supposedly registering his gala was a huge success from beginning 45th anniversary of Sky Bird Travel & “As an Anaheim native, I can’t recall yellow helicopter to an Arizona address to end. In high spirits, the President and Tours and Mr. Shah, saying that “Sky such a dark day in Anaheim’s history to avoid paying for California sales tax.

CEO, Mr. Arvin Shah, and his wife, Jaya Bird has worked diligently to help as yesterday,” he said. “It’s daunting, to Among some of the most serious Shah, greeted and mingled as guests charges, the FBI investigator alleged that build a strong enterprise that provides say the least. The news that our city’s arrived at the opening cocktail reception. outstanding service and contributes to mayor is under FBI investigation really Sidhu shared confidential information The main event was kicked off by the with representatives from the Angels the entire community.” Senator Moss put a cloud over our city. Everyone is event’s Master of Ceremonies who also introduced a video tribute to entitled to legal defense. However, the “with the expectation of receiving a delighted the audience with several Sky Bird from Lieutenant-Governor evidence released [Monday], on tape, sizeable contribution to his reelection lighthearted jokes and 1976 nostalgia, Garland Gilchrist. The culmination of on audiotape by the attorney’s general campaign.” the year Sky Bird Travel was established. the presentation was the introduction office makes it very clear that Mayor According to the investigator, Sidhu, who The first guest speaker introduced was elected mayor in 2018, planned to of Mr. Arvin Shah who was greeted by Sidhu has broken the law and violated was longtime Shah family friend Mr. the audience with a standing ovation. Mr. his oath of office to this city.” ask a senior level Angels representative Andy Bhatia, who shared stories of Arvin Shah reminisced about building Valencia called on Sidhu, who was not for a $1 million donation once the city how he met Mr. Arvin Shah. Although completed the stadium land deal.

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The world is facing “formidable” challenges, including Covid, the war in Ukraine and monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization has warned.

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edros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking in Geneva, where the UN health agency’s experts were discussing the monkeypox outbreak in 15 nations outside Africa.

More than 80 cases have been confirmed in Europe, the US, Canada, Australia and Israel.

However, the risk to the wider public is said to be low.

Monkeypox - the virus that is most common in remote parts of Central and West Africa - does not tend to spread easily between people and the illness is usually mild.

Most people who catch the virus recover within a few weeks, according to the UK’s National Health Service.

The outbreak has taken scientists by surprise, and UK health officials have issued new advice, saying high-risk contacts of cases should self-isolate for three weeks. Belgium became the first country to announce a three-week quarantine for infected persons on Friday.

More confirmed cases are expected to be announced in the UK on Monday, the Guardian newspaper reports.

Speaking at Sunday’s opening of his agency’s World Health Assembly, Dr Tedros said: “Of course the [Covid] pandemic is not the only crisis in our world.

“As we speak our colleagues around the world are responding to outbreaks of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, monkeypox and hepatitis of unknown cause and complex humanitarian crises in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine and Yemen.

“We face a formidable convergence of disease, drought, famine and war, fuelled by climate change, inequity and geopolitical rivalry,” the WHO head added.

The WHO earlier said that a number of other suspected monkeypox cases were being investigated - without naming the countries involved - and warned that more infections were likely to be confirmed.

After the outbreak was first identified in the UK, the virus began to be detected across Europe - with public health agencies in Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Italy and Sweden all confirming cases.

Further cases were confirmed in Austria and Switzerland on Sunday.

The UK Health Security Agency has identified 20 cases so far and its chief medical adviser Dr Susan Hopkins told the BBC’s Sunday Morning programme: “We are detecting more cases on a daily basis.”

She said the virus was now spreading in

World faces big challenges over Covid, monkeypox and wars - WHO the community - with cases detected which have had no contact with anyone who has visited West Africa, where the disease is endemic.

But the risk to the general population remains “extremely low”, with cases so far mostly found in some urban areas and among gay or bisexual men, Dr Hopkins said.

Although there is no specific vaccine for monkeypox, several countries have said they are stocking smallpox vaccines, which are about 85% effective in preventing infection because the two viruses are quite similar.

What is monkeypox and how do you catch it?

How dangerous is it?

Most cases of the virus are mild, sometimes resembling chickenpox, and clear up on their own within a few weeks.

Monkeypox can sometimes be more severe, however, and has been reported to have caused deaths in west Africa.

Are gay men at greater risk?

Cases of monkeypox - a rare, little-known disease - are being investigated in European countries including the UK, the US, Canada and Australia.

How common is monkeypox?

Monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus, a member of the same family of viruses as smallpox, although it is much less severe and experts say chances of infection are low.It occurs mostly in remote parts of central and west African countries, near tropical rainforests.There are two main strains of virus - west African and central African.

Two of the infected patients in the UK travelled from Nigeria, so it is likely that they are suffering from the West African strain, which is generally mild.

Another case was a healthcare worker who picked up the virus from one of the patients.More recent cases do not have any known links with each other, or any history of travel. It appears they caught it in the UK from spread in the community. The UK Health Security Agency says anyone with concerns that they could be infected should see a health professional, but make contact with the clinic or surgery ahead of a visit.

What are the symptoms?

Initial symptoms include fever, headaches, swellings, back pain, aching muscles.

Once the fever breaks a rash can develop, often beginning on the face, then spreading to other parts of the body, most commonly the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. The rash, which can be extremely itchy or painful, changes and goes through different stages before finally forming a scab, which later falls off. The lesions can cause scarring.The infection usually clears up on its own and lasts between 14 and 21 days.

How do you catch it?

Monkeypox can be spread when someone is in close contact with an infected person. The virus can enter the body through broken skin, the respiratory tract or through the eyes, nose or mouth.

It has not previously been described as a sexually transmitted infection, but it can be passed on by direct contact during sex. It can also be spread by contact with infected animals such as monkeys, rats and squirrels, or by virus-contaminated objects, such as bedding and clothing.

Although some of the cases have been seen in gay and bisexual men, anyone who comes into close contact with someone who has monkeypox could potentially get the virus.

The UK Health Security Agency has said “a notable proportion” of the recent cases in the UK and Europe have been found in gay and bisexual men “so we are particularly encouraging them to be alert to the symptoms and seek help if concerned”.

How common are outbreaks?

The virus was first identified in a captive monkey and since 1970 there have been sporadic outbreaks reported across 10 African countries.

In 2003 there was an outbreak in the US, the first time it had been seen outside Africa.

Patients caught the disease from close contact with prairie dogs that had been infected by small mammals imported into the country. A total of 81 cases were reported, but none resulted in deaths.

In 2017, Nigeria experienced the largest known outbreak.

There were 172 suspected cases and 75% of victims were men between 21 and 40 years old.

What is the treatment?

Outbreaks can be controlled by infection prevention.

Vaccination against smallpox has been proven to be 85% effective in preventing monkeypox.

The UK has bought doses of the smallpox vaccine, but it is not clear how many jabs might be given.

Antiviral drugs may also help.

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Patidar ton keeps RCB in hunt for elusive title Hope gave way to despair as Kohli fell for 25 but the 28-year-old made sure there was life beyond the Bangalore side’s starry top-order

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Says Tearful Farewell After French Open Defeat The 37-year-old Tsonga, who announced last month he would retire following the French Open, was beaten 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 7-6 (7/0) by Casper Ruud

ill a little before nine on Wednesday evening, Eden Gardens was buzzing with an optimism which focused around Virat Kohli. The majority were tilted towards Royal Challengers Bangalore in anticipation of another Kohli run feast. Hope gave way to despair as Kohli fell for 25 but Rajat Patidar made sure there was life beyond RCB’s starry toporder. The 28-year-old Indore batter came in as a replacement for the injured Luvnith Sisodia after going unsold at the mega auction.

His 112 not out off 54 balls revived memories of Manvinder Bisla whose 89 in the IPL 2012 final turned it around for Kolkata Knight Riders. Patidar added his name to the list of unknowns making an impact in crunch situations.

The Faf du Plessis-Kohli-Glenn Maxwell trio contributed 34 but Patidar and Dinesh Karthik took RCB to 207.

It proved too much for Lucknow Super Giants as they fell short of the target by 14 runs. RCB, still searching for their first IPL crown, will meet Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad on Friday for a berth in the final.

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o-Wilfried Tsonga, a former Australian Open runnerup and world number five, bid an emotional goodbye to tennis at Roland Garros on Tuesday after losing in the first round to Casper Ruud. The 37-year-old Tsonga, who announced last month he would retire following the French Open, was beaten 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 7-6 (7/0) by the Norwegian eighth seed. “I hope the world can soon find as much peace I found today. Thank you Roland Garros.

Thank you Mister Tennis. I love you,” said Tsonga.

With a brass band blasting out ‘La Marseillaise’ at intervals, Tsonga delighted the crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier by taking the opening set, but Ruud, who won the Geneva title last week, hit back to claim the next two sets.

The Frenchman broke for a 6-5 lead in the fourth set but was unable to serve out, immediately calling for the trainer before the tie-break and taking a medical timeout for treatment to his right shoulder.

Naomi Osaka says she is “leaning more towards not playing” at Wimbledon again because the WTA and ATP have said they will not award ranking points this year after the All England Club banned players from Russia and Belarus because of the invasion of Ukraine.

The four-time Grand Slam champion and former top-ranked player sat out Wimbledon in 2021 as part of a mental health break following her withdrawal at the French Open.

After losing in the first round at Roland Garros on Monday, Osaka said the tennis tours’ move to withhold ranking points from Wimbledon “is kind of affecting my mentality” and she is “not 100% sure if I’m going to go there.”

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The legendary AB de Villiers said he will “definitely” return to the IPL next year as part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad, but he is not sure in what capacity.De Villiers had been a big part of RCB family before he retired from all forms of cricket last year.De Villiers’ former skipper and teammate Virat Kohli had earlier this month said that he was hopeful the South African great will be back at the RCB in a new role next year. “I am glad to hear Virat confirmed it. To be honest, we haven’t decided on anything yet. I will definitely be around IPL next year. I am not sure in what capacity but I am missing getting back there,” De Villiers told .

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Roman Abramovich’s 19 years as Chelsea owner is closer to ending after the British government approved the sale of the Premier League club by the sanctioned Russian oligarch to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly.

The government had to be sure that Abramovich, who was sanctioned over his links to Russian President Vladimir Putin, did not profit from the enforced sale of the club that his investment turned into one of the most successful in European football. Chelsea has been operating under a government license since Abramovich’s assets were frozen in March and it expires on May 31.

Dinesh Karthik has called his selection for India’s upcoming home T20I series against South Africa his “most special comeback” to the national team. Karthik, who had been on the sidelines since India’s semi-final exit in the 2019 ODI World Cup, was picked following an impressive Indian Premier League season, in which he has finished several games successfully for Royal Challengers Bangalore at a standout strike-rate of 191.33.

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Former India head coach Ravi Shastri heaped praise on Hardik Pandya, saying the Gujarat Titans captain is showcasing a ‘burning desire’ to win the IPL 2022 trophy with the newbies.

Speaking after Gujarat Titans booked their place in the IPL 2022 final on Tuesday, May 24, Shastri said he has been impressed with the way Hardik has gone about his business in his first stint as a captain of an IPL team. Gujarat became the first team to book a place in the final as the table-toppers defeated Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets, successfully chasing down 189 in Qualifier 1 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Hardik led from the front with the bat, scoring a crucial 40 not out as he stitched a 106-run partnership with David Miller in a well-paced chase.

“There is a burning desire to win, being a team from Gujarat,

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Shastri lauded Hardik for taking a backseat and let Miller do the heavy-lifting during their partnership. Notably, when 17 runs were needed off 6 deliveries, Miller hit 3 sixes in the first 3 balls of the final over to take Gujarat past the finish line.

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nil and Sunil Varanasi could have done whatever they wanted. The brothers, born in India, moved to Virginia when they were 12 and 14, respectively, then sped through high school and graduated at 16 and 17. For fun, they hacked into their Xbox to make it do their bidding, and built and sold custom PCs. Once in college at George Mason University, the Varanasis thrived in classes ranging from biochemistry to economics to computer engineering.

They seemed set for a bright future in a buzzy field such as cryptocurrency or smartphone-enabled food delivery.

Instead, the teenagers chose to focus on improving office internet and Wi-Fi networks. While still in college, they started a company to install networking equipment for businesses, and had 50 employees and 100 customers by the time they graduated. That experience convinced them that what really had to be done was a redesign of the entire idea of networking equipment and the software that runs it. “We think internet service should be exactly like electricity and telephones,” says Anil, the chief executive officer of Meter Inc., the company that resulted from their insight.

People who’ve never had to install an office internet network might be surprised to learn it isn’t already that simple. Networking generally requires a company to buy its own complicated gear, and then manage that equipment along with a relationship with one or more internet service providers. This situation has persisted even as computing, data storage, and other aspects of digital life have evolved to be sold via the cloud on a rental basis.

All MPs need to inform the Ministry of External Affairs three weeks before any foreign trip and seek political clearance, said government sources.

Meter offers to charge customers a monthly fee of 15 per square foot of office space. A customer sends a floor plan; Meter determines what gear the office will need-it says it’s uniquely equipped to do this because it makes all of its own hardware and softwareand sets up the connections through its relationships with internet providers.

This pitch has suggested enough of innovation that the startup has raised $50 million in funding from some of Silicon Valley’s biggest names, including Patrick and John Collison (Stripe); Sam Hinkie (87 Capital); Sam Altman (OpenAI); Diane Greene (co-founder of VMware); Egon Durban ( Silver Lake); and Sequoia Capital. Meanwhile, Meter has acquired hundreds of customers in the US, despite operating in relative obscurity.

Because companies generally manage their own office networking, handing control to a startup has sometimes been

because we wanted to learn everything about the manufacturing process,” Sunil says. “I didn’t have a bed, because it was covered in circuit boards, so that we could test our software.”

When they returned to the US in 2016, the brothers first catered to other startups, which were easier targets than more established companies that had already bought a lot of networking equipment.

Over time, Meter managed to attract larger businesses, offering to buy and replace their existing gear to help seal deals. Meter now says it manages “millions of square feet” of space for a a tough sell. “I was very skeptical and told variety of companies. But it will likely them that I couldn’t imagine using their struggle for some time to persuade larger companies that have already made service,” says the head of security at a huge networking investments to buy its business software maker, who requested service. “I don’t think there are any crisis anonymity because his company sees meetings taking place right now at Cisco,” disclosing details about its technology says the once-skeptical customer at the use as a security concern. When his business software company. company tripled its office space, he T he widespread pandemic-era decided to work with Meter because it reassessment of how offices function seemed like it would be cheaper and should work to Meter’s advantage. less of a hassle. “I would have had to Because it makes all the upfront hire someone to install all the stuff and investment in equipment and setup, would have been on the hook for running there’s less financial risk in hopping from it myself again, which I didn’t really have office to office. Real estate companies the time or interest in doing.” such as Tishman Speyer have started to The deceptively simple idea required a team with Meter so tenants who move significant technological undertaking. into a new office can simply say they’d In 2014 the Varanasis sold their first like internet service as part of their networking company and moved into a single room in a hostel in Shenzhen, contract and have it turned on right away. “The infrastructure really should China, where they sought manufacturing go with the building,” says OpenAI’s partners to build the routers and switches they’d need. “We’d spend all day at the Altman, who invested in Meter, “and not factory and sleep on the factory floor, the customer.”

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ahul Gandhi did not take “political clearance” from the government before flying to London, which all MPs need to do, sources claimed today.

All MPs need to inform the Ministry of External Affairs three weeks before any foreign trip and seek political clearance, said government sources, adding that they need to post details on the foreign ministry website.

But the Congress MP did not do so, the sources said. They said invites to MPs from foreign governments or institutions need to be routed through the foreign ministry.

“If the invitation comes directly, then political clearance is needed from the foreign ministry. All MPs have been asked to ensure that they do so before travelling abroad,” said official sources.

The protocol circulated among MPs says members have to apply for political clearance on the foreign ministry website three weeks in advance. “All invitations from any foreign source, namely, government of any country or

Meter, founded by two brothers, has a new way to get workplaces online as well as some noteworthy backers.

The Congress, lashing out at media reports quoting sources, said MPs “don’t need” any such political clearance and blamed the reports on “PMO WhatsApp suggestions” sent to various channels. any foreign entity are expected to be routed through the Ministry of External Affairs. However, in case such an invitation is received directly, Members are required to bring it to the notice of

the Ministry of External Affairs and necessary political clearance of that Ministry should also be obtained for the purpose,” the rules say.

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from MEA will enable them to make a recommendation to the Member taking into account the stature of the foreign entity extending the invitation, the appropriateness of the forum, public interest, etc,” they say, adding that it applies for private visits too.

The Congress, lashing out at media reports quoting sources, said MPs “don’t need” any such political clearance and blamed the reports on “PMO (Prime Minister’s Office) WhatsApp suggestions” sent to various channels.

“MPs don’t need political clearance from the PM or government unless they are part of an official delegation. Please don’t blindly follow the PMO WhatsApp suggestions sent to TV channels,” wrote Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala on Twitter.

Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the UK has made headlines because of his remarks criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government at an event at Cambridge.

PM Modi is creating a vision of India that is not inclusive and excludes huge chunks of the country’s population, the Congress leader said on Monday.

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Amaravati: Several BJP leaders, including its national secretary Sunil Deodhar and workers were taken into police custody when they sought to march to the Jinnah Tower Centre in Guntur on Tuesday evening demanding that it be renamed after former President APJ Abdul Kalam.

After a meeting of the party’s youth wing BJYM, the BJP leaders and workers tried to take out a protest march to Jinnah Tower but police foiled it and detained them.

For the past few months, the BJP and other Hindu organisations have been demanding that the historic Jinnah Tower be renamed but the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government paid no heed. On Tuesday, Mr Deodhar, the co-in-charge of the party for the state, was in the city and sought to lead the protest. The BJP demanded that the Jinnah Tower be renamed as A P J Abdul Kalam Tower.

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“I had resigned from the Congress party on May 16,” Kapil Sibal told reporters, slipping in information that had stayed concealed since the Congress “Chintan Shivir” or strategy meet a week ago.

“I am no longer a serious Congress leader,” he quipped, when bombarded with questions. Mr Sibal resigned a day after the Congress brainstorming session held to discuss a roadmap for the party’s revival after a series of devastating election defeats. He had decided to stay away from the big meet and was no longer a part of the Congress’ advisory groups.

“I have filed my papers as an independent candidate. It is important to be an independent voice in parliament. If an independent voice speaks up then people will believe it is not linked to any political party,” Mr Sibal said.

Dawood is in Karachi: Death Penalty Demand For gangster’s nephew to ED Yasin Malik The statements of two witnesses are part of the charge-sheet filed by the agency against Nawab Malik in money laundering case pertaining to a property of the fugitive gangster HiIndia Newsdesk

A witness in a money laundering case against Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik has stated before the ED that fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim is based in Pakistan’s Karachi city, while another witness said he was told that Dawood would send Rs 10 lakh to his siblings every month.

The statements of the two witnesses are part of the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Malik in the money laundering case pertaining to a property of Dawood Ibrahim.In his statement before the probe agency, Alishah Parkar, son of the gangster’s sister Haseena Parkar, said Dawood Ibrahim is his “mamu” (maternal uncle) and used to reside on the 4th floor of Dambarwala Building (Mumbai) around 1986.

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New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency has demanded the death penalty for convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who had earlier pleaded guilty to all the charges including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), in a terror funding case. A Delhi court will today pronounce its verdict on the quantum of punishment in the case.

Arguments have been concluded in the case and the court will give its verdict at 3:30 pm today. The defence has asked for life imprisonment instead of the death penalty. “I was arrested within 30 minutes of Burhan Wani’s encounter. Atal Bihari Vajpayee allotted me a passport and India allowed me to make a statement because I was not a criminal,” Yasin Malik said in court.

The ED has registered a money laundering case against Congress MP Karti Chidambaram and others in the alleged scam pertaining to the issuance of visa to 263 Chinese nationals in 2011 when his father P Chidambaram was the home minister, officials said on Wednesday.

The federal agency has filed its case under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) taking cognisance of a recent first information report by the CBI in the same case, they said.

North Korea fires missiles hours after Biden leaves Asia

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North Korea fired three ballistic missiles early on Wednesday morning, South Korea’s military has said. Authorities in Seoul said the missiles were fired in the space of less than an hour from the Sunan area in Pyongyang. It comes just a day after US President Joe Biden left the region, following a trip that saw him vowing to bolster measures to deter North Korea. North Korea has been test-firing a flurry of ballistic missiles since the beginning of this year. Japan confirmed at least two launches happened on Wednesday but acknowledged there may have been more. Japan’s Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said first missile flew about 300km (186 miles) with a maximum altitude of around 550 km, while the second, reaching as high as 50 km, travelled around 750 km. Mr Kishi criticised the launches, saying they were “not acceptable” adding that it would “threaten the peace, stability and safety of Japan and the international community”. South Korea’s National Security Council called the test a “grave provocation”, the presidential office said.

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US school shooting: The shooter’s last message was at around 9.16 am.

Hours before 18-year-old Salvador Ramos opened fire at an elementary school in Texas, shot off a text message on social media - “I’m about to”.

Messaging a girl from what reports suggest was his Instagram account, Ramos also said: “’I got a lil secret I wanna tell u”. He added the emoji of a smiley covering its mouth.

His last message was at around 9.16 am. At 11.32 am, he was shooting little children at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Nineteen

children were among the 21 people he killed before he was shot dead.Ramos had first messaged the girl from his reported account @ salv8dor_ after tagging her in a photo of guns.

He messaged her again on Tuesday morning, just before the shooting.

I’m about to,” he wrote in the message.

The girl asked - “About to what?”

He replied: “I’ll tell you before 11.”

According to reports, he had bought the guns he used in the shooting legally when he turned 18.

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