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NATIONAL EDITION | Volume 13 • Issue No. 666 April 08, 2022 | hiindia.com - News Update 24X7 | South Asian Views On Global News

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Kerala dancer who took on religious conservatives

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Namit Malhotra

The Indian who won a VFX Oscar for Dune

Ready to support India in diversifying its energy imports: White House

Just after he turned 18, Mr Malhotra told his father he wanted to become a director.

But his father, who had observed how fast the movie business was changing, encouraged him to learn more about the craft of making movies, including what was happening on the technology side.

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USA NEWS

Ready to support India in diversifying its energy imports: White House HiIndia Newsdesk

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki

US Senator welcomes India’s condemnation of Bucha killings

Why US Is Targeting Putin’s Daughters

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The United States is ready to support India in diversifying its energy imports, the White House said Wednesday, reiterating its desire that New Delhi does not purchase oil from Russia amid American sanctions on Moscow for invading Ukraine.

We do not think India should accelerate or increase imports of Russian energy and other commodities even as, obviously, those decisions are made by individual countries, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference.

And (the US is) also making clear that we stand ready to support India as in any efforts to diversify its imports and serve as a reliable supplier even as they’re

only importing about one to two per cent of their oil from Russia, she said in response to a question.

US Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh was in New Delhi last week to discuss with Indian officials on the Russian sanctions.

We have a range of ways to communicate and engage. And obviously, sending our Deputy National Security Advisor is an example of that. But clearly, our preference would be to have a confirmed ambassador, she said.

The nomination of the US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, the Mayor of Los Angeles, is pending in the US Senate as he does not have enough votes for his confirmation.

Will Boycott “A Number Of G20 Meetings” If Russia Attends: US US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said, “President Biden’s made it clear, and I certainly agree with him, that it cannot be business as usual for Russia in any of the financial institutions.”

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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that Russia should be expelled from the Group of 20 major economies forum, and the United States will boycott “a number of G20 meetings” if Russian officials show up.

Her comments at a U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing raised questions about the G20’s future role in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Putin’s daughter Maria Vladimirovna HiIndia Newsdesk

Washington: The United States’ latest round of sanctions on Russia includes two new targets: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters, Katerina and Maria, who U.S. officials believe are hiding Putin’s wealth.

His other daughter Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova leads government-funded programs that have received billions of dollars from the Kremlin toward genetics research, and are personally overseen by Putin, the United States said.

“We have reason to believe that Putin, and many of his cronies, and the oligarchs, hide their wealth, hide their assets, with family members that place their assets and their wealth in the U.S. financial system, and also many other parts of the world,” a senior U.S. administration official told reporters. “We believe that many of Putin’s assets are hidden with family members, and that’s why we’re targeting them,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

USA News in Brief North Korea Could Hold Nuclear Test Next Week: US Envoy

“President Biden’s made it clear, and I certainly agree with him, that it cannot be business as usual for Russia in any of the financial institutions,” Yellen said. “He’s asked that Russia be removed from the G20, and I’ve made clear to my colleagues in Indonesia that we will not be participating in a number of meetings if the Russians are there,” Yellen said.

It’s becoming difficult for Putin to fund Ukrainian war: White House

Washington: Pyongyang is ignoring US overtures for talks and could be planning its first nuclear weapon test in nearly five years for its April 15 holiday, the State Department’s top North Korea envoy said Wednesday.

Sung Kim, the Special Representative for North Korea Policy, said Washington thinks Pyongyang could be planning a big show of its growing nuclear weapons capacity on the annual holiday next week, which will celebrate the 110th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, who founded the modern Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Pentagon Says Ukrainian Soldiers Getting Drone Training In US HiIndia Newsdesk

Washington: Ukrainian soldiers are being trained in the United States to operate the deadly Switchblade drones that Washington is supplying to Kyiv, a Pentagon official said Wednesday.

Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said it was a “very small” number of Ukrainian troops who were already present in the US before Russia invaded their country. “We took the opportunity, having them still in the country, to give them a couple of days’ worth of training on the Switchblades, so they can go back... to train others in the Ukrainian military,” according to Kirby.

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It is becoming more and more difficult for Russian President Vladimir Putin to fund his war in Ukraine, the White House said Tuesday adding that more tough sanctions are to be announced on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, American Defence secretary Lloyd Austin said, “It is not in India’s best interest to continue investing in Russian military equipment.” What we are doing and we’re already seeing effectively happen is the financial system in Russia is near the brink of collapse.

I mean, they’re projecting 15 per cent inflation, a contraction of 15 percent in

It’s not in India’s best interest to continue investing in Russian military equipment: US their economy. Private sector businesses are pulling out of the country. It is more and more difficult for President Putin to fund this war every single day. That has an impact, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference. But what we’re also doing is providing a historic amount of military and security assistance, which is what they’ve been using effectively over the last few weeks to fight this war and push back the Russians, she said.

The Ohio State Senate has presented a citation to film director Vivek Agnihotri in recognition of his movie The Kashmir Files.

Ohio, State Senator Niraj Atani, said the citation honours Agnihotri for his work on The Kashmir Files, which depict the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits from their indigenous homeland.

The writer and director of The Kashmir Files, you are deserving of high praise for you have a special gift that has, no doubt, brought joy to those with whom you have shared your talents, says the citation, which is jointly signed by Senator Matt Huffman, president of the Ohio Senate and Atani.

Atani is the first Indian American and Hindu American State Senator in Ohio history.

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Soni Razdan and Helen to team up for a project?

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lia Bhatt‘s mother and actor Soni Razdan on Wednesday posted a photo of herself and veteran actor Helen. The duo met after over 20 years. Hinting at a project, Razdan wrote in the caption that she is “on the verge of making” some more memories with Helen. “I think we actually met up again after more than 20 years. We share some wonderful special memories ! And we’re on the verge of making some more :),” she captioned the photo. The picture received reactions from their well-wishers. Neetu Kapoor wrote, “Nice Soni,” while Lilltete Dubey wrote, “How wonderful.”

Fans also showered the post with compliments. “Beautiful picture,” read a comment, while another fan wrote, “The coolness quotient is off the charts here.” Earlier this year, Soni Razdan celebrated Alia Bhatt’s birthday in Maldives. She was also seen spending time with Neetu Kapoor, whose son Ranbir Kapoor is dating Alia. Ranbir and Alia are said to be tying the knot on April 17 in RK Studios.

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‘Sridevi could do the most ridiculous films with complete conviction’: Vidya Balan Vidya Balan said that she admires the late Sridevi for doing the most ‘ridiculous’ films with utmost conviction.

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ctor Vidya Balan said that when she realised that she had ‘sleepwalked through’ t wo of h e r f i l ms , s h e developed a new respect for the actors who could do commercial films with utmost conviction. Vidya cited Sridevi as an example of someone who could seem perfectly at home in any kind of film. She also spoke about why she is hesitant about playing ‘sexy’ characters on screen again.

In an interview with Galatta Plus, Vidya said that she wasn’t feeling particularly passionate about the films Heyy Babyy and Kismat Konnection, which she hasn’t had ‘the guts’ to revisit. But working on them flipped a switch in her mind, and she decided that she would only take up roles that excite her.

She said, “I also developed a respect for people who do the so-called commercial… go through that rigmarole, and do it with complete conviction. Look at what all Sridevi has done. But not in one film will you find that conviction waning. She could be doing the most ridiculous things.” Vidya also spoke about having appeared in the Tamil remake of Pink, Nerkonda Paarvai, a decision that also has a Sridevi connection. “I didn’t even give it any thought,” Vidya said. “Sridevi had just passed away, and I met Boney ji, who said, ‘I want you to do a special appearance in my film’.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Russia Sanctions “Ruinous Enough To End War” Needed: Ukraine Russia-Ukraine War: Head of Ukraine’s presidential office Andriy Yermak said on Wednesday that its allies must go further.

World News in Brief Eleven bodies found in Hostomel in Kyiv region

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kraine wants sanctions that are economically and the economy. destructive enough for Russia to end its war after Washington on Wednesday announced measures such as accusing some countries of still prioritizing money sanctions on President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters, over punishment for civilian killings that the West days after the grim discovery of civilians shot dead at close condemns as war crimes. range in Bucha, north of Kyiv, when it was retaken from The democratic world must reject Russian oil and completely Russian forces. block Russian banks from the international finance system, The United States also wants Russia expelled from the Group President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his daily video address of 20 major economies forum and will boycott a number of early on Thursday. meetings at the G20 in Indonesia if Russian officials show up.

Russia’s six-week-long invasion has forced over 4 million But the head of Ukraine’s presidential office Andriy Yermak to flee abroad, killed or injured thousands, left a quarter said late on Wednesday that its allies must go further. of the population homeless, turned cities into rubble and “Sanctions against Russia must be ruinous enough for us to prompted a slew of Western restrictions on Russian elites end this terrible war,” he said.

Hungary says ready to pay Colombia to extradite drug for Russian gas in roubles kingpin Otoniel to US

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia is trying to hide evidence of war crimes to avoid global backlash. DW has the latest. Eleven bodies have been found in a garage in the town of Hostomel in the Kyiv region, former Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said in a post on Telegram.

According to Avakov, the dead were civilians killed by Russian soldiers. Local authorities had earlier said that 400 residents were missing from the town after 35 days of Russian occupation.

Ukrainian forces regained control of the town alongside neighboring Bucha and Irpin a few days ago.

Canada relaxes Covid curbs, allows migrants to enter the country HiIndia Newsdesk

Foreign minister Peter Szijjarto earlier said that European Union authorities had ‘no role’ to play in its supply deal with the transcontinental country Viktor Orban HiIndia Newsdesk

Otoniel was captured by Colombian forces in October

Hungary said on Wednesday it was prepared to pay roubles for Russian gas, breaking ranks with the EU which has sought a united front in opposing Moscow’s demand for payment in the currency.

Hungary will pay for shipments in roubles if Russia asks it to, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a news conference on Wednesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Europe it risks having gas supplies cut unless it pays in roubles as he seeks retaliation over western sanctions for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Colombia’s Supreme Court has approved the extradition of the leader of the country’s largest gang to the US. Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as Otoniel, led the Gulf Clan cartel and is wanted in the US on drug trafficking charges.

His capture in October, compared to the fall of Pablo Escobar

by President Ivan Duque, ended a seven-year manhunt. The court’s decision, announced on Twitter, ends attempts by Otoniel’s lawyers to halt his extradition. Colombia’s Justice Minister Wilson Ruiz had pledged to extradite Otoniel to the US after his capture last year, and Justice Department officials in Washington made a formal request in November.

As of February 28, travelers with a pre-arrival antigen test are permitted to enter Canada.

Previously, travelers had to have a molecular test, such as a PCR test, performed within 72 hours of their scheduled flight or border crossing. All visitors to Canada over the age of five still require a Covid-19 test before crossing the border. The new regulations require incoming travelers to provide an antigen test result obtained within one day of their scheduled flight or arrival at the border. The test cannot be performed at home; it must be performed by a laboratory, healthcare entity, or telehealth service that is licensed in the country where it was purchased.

Energy strategy: UK plans new nuclear reactors to boost production

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Up to eight more nuclear reactors could be delivered on existing sites as part of the UK’s new energy strategy.

he plan, which aims to boost UK energ y independence and tackle rising prices, also includes plans to increase wind, hydrogen and solar production.

But experts have called for a bigger focus on energy efficiency and improving home insulation.

Consumers are facing soaring energy bills after the Russian invasion of Ukraine pushed gas prices even higher.

Under the government’s new plans, up to 95% of the UK’s

electricity could come from lowcarbon sources by 2030.

It outlines, for example, the hope of producing up to 50 gigawatts ( G W ) of e n e r g y t h rou g h offshore wind farms, which the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Beis) said would be more than enough to power every home in the UK. But one of the big points of contention is thought to have been the construction of onshore wind turbines.

The government announced that

a new body called Great British Nuclear will also be launched to bolster the UK’s nuclear capacity, with the hope that by 2050 up to 24 GW of electricity will come from that source - 25% of the projected electricity demand.

It has said the focus on nuclear will deliver up to eight reactors overall, with one being approved each year until 2030.

It also confirmed advanced plans to approve two new reactors at Sizewell in Suffolk during this parliament.

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INDIA NEWS

China Cyber Attack On Power Grid Near Ladakh Between Aug-March: Report The devices used to launch the intrusions were based in South Korea and Taiwan, according to threat intelligence firm Recorded Future; Beijing yet to comment

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Chinese state-sponsored hackers recently targeted Indian electricity distribution centres near Ladakh, a report by a private intelligence firm said on Wednesday, opening up a new potential flashpoint amid a monthslong military standoff between the two countries in the region. ‘’In recent months, we observed likely network intrusions targeting at least seven Indian State Load Despatch

Centres (SLDCs) responsible for carrying out real-time operations for grid control and electricity dispatch within these respective states. Notably, this targeting has been geographically

Grateful To “Big Brother” India For Help: Lankan Cricket Icon Jayasuriya “It is not easy for us to survive because of the current scenario. We hope to come out from this with the help of India & other countries,” he said.

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Colombo: Calling India a “big brother”, former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya lauded the Indian government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sending help to the island nation as it battles the worst economic crisis since independence.

“As a neighbour and a big brother of our country, India has always helped us. We’re grateful to the Indian government and PM Modi.

For us, it is not easy to survive because of the current scenario.

We hope to come out from this with the help of India & other countries,” he said.

As New Delhi is providing financial assistance to Colombo, India has announced another $1 billion as a credit to Sri Lanka to help shore up the sinking economy of the island nation.

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concentrated, with the identified SLDCs located in North India, in proximity to the disputed India-China border in Ladakh,” Recorded Future said, according to ndtv.com.

Jagan Reddy May Drop 19 Ministers In Sweeping Cabinet Revamp: Sources HiIndia Newsdesk

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mogan Reddy is likely to dissolve his cabinet and bring in new ministers in a major “correction” ahead of the 2024 state election.

The big changes are expected at a cabinet meeting at 3 pm today, for which ministers are reportedly being asked to come with resignation letters.

Officially, there is a 20-point agenda for the meeting.

Jagan Reddy met with Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan last evening and reportedly informed him that he will overhaul his cabinet and handed him a list of 19 ministers set to be dropped. He will submit a list of new ministers to the Governor by Saturday, say sources.

Only one or two ministers from the “outgoing” team are likely to be retained, sources say. The representation of castes and all 26 Andhra districts will be most critical in the revamp. A new cabinet is likely to be sworn in on Monday.

Case Against BJP’s Kirit Somaiya, Son Over Swindle Of INS Vikrant Funds

The Russian embassy on Wednesday had reported that Air India had stopped selling tickets on the Delhi-MoscowDelhi route and the prospects of the flight are unclear.

New Delhi: Air India has cancelled its twice-a-week flight from Delhi to Moscow after being unable to secure insurance coverage because of the heightened threat perception given the Russian invasion of Ukraine, sources told . The Russian embassy on Wednesday had reported that the Indian flag carrier, now controlled by the Tata Group, had stopped selling tickets on the Delhi-Moscow-Delhi route and the prospects of the flight are unclear.

“Dear fellow citizens. We draw your attention that the Indian airline Air India has stopped selling tickets on the DelhiMoscow-Delhi route, the prospects for resuming flights of this airline to Russia are uncertain at the moment. According to Air India office, passengers are entitled to the full refund for the cancelled flights,” the Russian embassy said in a statement on its Telegram channel, according to state-run news agency TASS. However, the Russian embassy said that it was still possible to fly to Moscow from Delhi using transit routes through Tashkent, Istanbul, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha and other destinations.

BINANCE Appoints 2 Indian Americans in Key Roles

The case against BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and his son Neil was filed based on a complaint lodged by a 53-year-old former Army personnel.

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An Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup, Vinai Systems founded in Silicon Valley

by Vishal Sikka has raised $200 million so far. The Indian American led startup in a press release also announced expansion of its team with Dr Navin Budhiraja as chief technology officer and Dean Germeyer as chief revenue officer. Shabana Khan is the head of marketing and Pradeep Panicker is the finance head.

One of the fastest growing AI startups in Silicon Valley, Vinai was funded in the last round by Softbank’s Vision fund.

Air India Cancels Delhi-Moscow Flight Over Insurance Issues: Sources

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Mumbai: Mumbai police have registered a case of cheating against BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and his son Neil for alleged misappropriation of over RS. 57 crore funds collected to save aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, an official said on Thursday.

The case against them was filed based on a complaint lodged by a 53-year-old former Army personnel on Wednesday evening at the Trombay

police station in suburban Mankhurd, he said.

On Wednesday, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut had also accussed Kirit Somaiya of siphoning off RS. 57 crore collected from people as donations to save INS Vikrant.

Rejecting the allegation, Kirit Somaiya had said that if Mr Raut has any evidence, he should hand it over to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

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Binance, one of the world’s largest crypto trading platforms, has appointed two Indian Americans in senior positions. Rohit Wad has been named the company’s chief technology officer and Mayur Kamat has been named head of the product team.

Binance is the world’s leading blockchain e c o s y ste m and c r y pto c u r re nc y infrastructure provider with a financial product suite that includes the largest digital asset exchange by volume.

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DIASPORA NEWS

Colleges in Canada reopen, students stuck in India

Deepak Kapoor of Save the Children’s Global Board

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Bathinda: The three Canadian colleges — M College in Montreal, CDE College in Sherbrooke, and CCSQ College in Longueuil — which were shut abruptly after collecting millions of dollars in tuition fees and filing for creditor protection in January — have now reopened after a Toronto-based education group purchased these.

The resumption of classes has come as a big relief to 2,000 Indian students, of which 1,173 are from Punjab. However, another 502 students, who were studying online from India, have been left in the lurch as they are still waiting for their refund since they are unsure if they would be able to obtain a student visa to Canada.

On January 29, 2022, left with no option, students under the banner of ‘Montreal Youth-Student Organization’ (MYSO) held a rally at Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar at LaSalle in Montreal demanding justice in their case.

Bhagwant Mann assured of LondonChandigarh direct flights HiIndia Newsdesk

CM Bhag want Mann on Tuesday asked British Deputy High Commissioner, Chandigarh, Caroline Rowett to take up the matter of starting direct flights between London and Chandigarh on priority. Rowett, who paid a courtesy visit to the CM’s official residence here, said she would take up the matter with the British High Commissioner to facilitate the Punjabi diaspora settled in the UK, besides people of neighbouring states. Emphasising the need for immediate direct air link, Mann informed Rowett that the Chandigarh international airport catered to the people from Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, J&K and Chandigarh.

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Mr Deepak Kapoor, the ex-Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India on its global board, Save the Children has a knight in their midst backing the crucial cause. “I took premature retirement to give it back to society,” said Mr Kapoor in an interview to Connected to India.

The Save the Children Fund was hard to provide the best experience founded in London, England, on April possible for them,” said Sean Fraser, 15, 1919 by Eglantyne Jebb and her sister Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Dorothy Buxton in response to the Citizenship, releasing the figures for the suffering children were facing as a result first quarter on Thursday. of World War 1. Over the next 103 years, Though there is no country-wise break- it has grown into a global organisation up of the numbers, Indians are the top with 25,000 dedicated staff across 122 immigrant group to take up residence countries. in Canada this year.

“There are three basic themes which In 2021, nearly 100,000 Indians became we look at; one is survival of children, permanent residents of Canada as the another is education of children, and country admitted a record 405,000 new the third is protecting the children,” Mr immigrants in its history.

Kapoor said.

During 2021-2022, over 210,000 Save the Children is able to effectively permanent residents also acquired get boots on the ground thanks to their Canadian citizenship. apolitical orientation, making it easy for As per figures released by Immigration, them to work with local administrations Refugees and Citizenship Canada and governments worldwide. He added (IRCC), it also issued 450,000 study that the problems and crises faced permit applications. by children across the globe are so There are over 622,000 foreign students immense and there is so much to be in Canada, with Indians numbering done that one has to end up prioritising, 217,410 as of December 31, 2021. (sadly) which areas to focus on.

Indians top as Canada admits 108,000 new immigrants in 1st quarter HiIndia Newsdesk

Toronto,: Canada, which plans to admit a record 432,000 new immigrants in 2022, is on target to hit this mark as the country welcomed 108,000 newcomers in the first three months of the year.

“Canada is proud to be a destination of choice for so many people around the world, and we will continue to work

Grammy Winner Falu Shah has worked with AR Rahman and Yo-Yo Ma in the past Zofeen Maqsood

Musician Falguni Shah who goes by the stage name Falu, is deservedly the current toast of the season. The two-time Grammy nominee finally broke all barriers and took home the prestigious trophy earlier this week.

Wearing a resplendent red and gold outfit, reflecting her Indian roots, when Falu stood on the stage in Las Vegas her win came as a testimony that good music transcends global barriers.

Falu described her winning moment as “magical.” Indians across the globe celebrated as Falu held the award, the recognition came from all quarters with even Indian PM Narendra Modi wishing her on Twitter.

Back in 2000, when musician Falguni Shah moved to the US and was appointed as a visiting lecturer at Tufts University, she may have been confident of her rare talent but perhaps the singer may not have foreseen that

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Falu described her winning moment as “magical.” Indians across the globe celebrated as Falu held the award, the recognition came from all quarters with even Indian PM Narendra Modi wishing her on Twitter. the recognition for her expertise in Hindustani Classical music would come so readily in the West and that too in the firm of the hallowed gramophone that is any musicians’ dream!

Falu’s win is also emblematic of her immigration story as her album is inspired from the struggles she faced to explain racial equality to her child. A brown kid, studying in America along

with kids from various ethnicities.

Beautifully explaining the thought, Falu said: “ We made a song about being brown or what our real identity is. The story was simple – the crayons are all of different colors but they live in one box together, peacefully. I wanted to show him that being brown is alright,” the Grammy winner had said in an earlier interview to The Indian Express in the past.

Currently based in New York, Falguni was born in Mumbai, India She is married to Boston based Gaurav Shah who is also the flute, harmonium and vocals artist for their band Karyshma.

Her husband Gaurav grew up in Texas and has deep roots in Western classical and American music.

The couple have a four year old son named Nishaad.

The singer had also secured a Grammy nomination in 2019 in the Best Children’s Album category for her record Falu’s Bazaar.

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The Indian who won a VFX Oscar for Dune Just minutes into watching Dune, it’s easy to see why it won an Oscar for its visual effects.

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he sweeping majesty of the desert comes alive cinematographer who worked on one of India’s in Denis Villeneuve’s epic sci-fi film based first colour films in 1953, Jhansi Ki Rani. His on Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel. Critics have father produced major Bollywood films, including called it a “colossal spectacle” with “arresting, Shahenshah, a 1988 cult classic starring superstar filigreed and meaningful” designs and textures.

Amitabh Bachchan.

But what few know is that Namit Malhotra, the Just after he turned 18, Mr Malhotra told his father 46-year-old CEO behind the company that crafted he wanted to become a director. But his father, who Dune’s stunning visual effects, started his journey in had observed how fast the movie business was India - and specifically Bollywood. changing, encouraged him to learn more about the Just after he turned 18, Mr Malhotra told his The desert planet of Arrakis - where this saga of love craft of making movies, including what was happening father he wanted to become a director. But and war unfolds - was designed in astounding detail by on the technology side. his father, who had observed how fast the London-based visual effects and animation company He said that Mr Malhotra “could direct films anytime” movie business was changing, encouraged DNEG. Its team of graphic designers and engineers but tech was a gamechanger. him to learn more about the craft of making made nearly 1,200 VFX shots of the film’s 1,700 - the So, Mr Malhotra started a company, offering editing movies, including what was happening on the film’s VFX supervisors told BBC Click that each services to filmmakers. A year later, in 1995, he element was designed to “heighten the photorealism founded Prime Focus, which expanded to do posttechnology side. of Villeneuve’s immersive vision”. production.

“What you actually experience is a function of “When we started, we were constantly innovating. technology such as the digital intermediate (DI) production design, music, cinematography and many Everything we did was the first of its kind in India,” process to tweak colour and image characteristics.

“We were able to replicate that,” he says. other parts coming together to create that world,” Mr Malhotra says.

Mr Malhotra says over the phone from his office in In 2004, they brought a motion-control rig - a robotic But as Prime Focus grew, Mr Malhotra says he found that Indian filmmakers were slow to adapt to the London. crane used for special visual effects - to India for the It’s a long way from the garage in Mumbai, India’s first time. It was a complicated tool. It would take four changes it offered. “Change is very hard in the film business. They’re comfortable with how they make financial hub, where he launched his business in 1995. hours to set up on a shoot. Actors and directors would their movies. It was a struggle to get everybody to Now, he heads a global firm that has won seven Oscars. say, ‘What is this thing?’” he recalls. latch on to new technology,” he says.

He knew he would always be associated with the By then, Indians had watched Hollywood spectacles world of movies - his grandfather was a Bollywood such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which used

Religious Conservaties

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Kerala dancer who took on religious conservatives

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ansiya VP was three years old when her mother signed her up for Bharatanatyam, a centuries-old Indian classical dance form that originated in temples.

It was an unusual choice for a Muslim girl from Malappuram, a district in the southern state of Kerala.

But Mansiya’s mother, Amina, was determined.

So her two daughters learnt not just Bharatanatyam, but also other classical dances such as Kathakali and Mohiniyattam.

It wasn’t easy - conservative Muslims from the community said the girls shouldn’t learn “Hindu dances”. The family’s persistence often made headlines.

But last week - 24 years after she first donned a pair of Bharatanatyam anklets - Mansiya was in the news again. This time, it was because of a viral Facebook post she wrote after a Kerala temple refused to let her perform at its annual festival.

The reason: she wasn’t Hindu.

The organisers had earlier accepted her application, but temple authorities, who barred her from dancing at the venue, defended their decision, saying they had to follow tradition.

The incident has become yet another fault line in an increasingly polarised country.

But an unfazed Mansiya wrote in her post: “I have reached here after suffering far worse discrimination. This is nothing to me.”

India’s religious complexity has often thrown up fascinating contradictions - a 2021 Pew study found that the majority of people across faiths support both religious tolerance and religious segregation.

Syncretism has long been enmeshed in daily life

24 years after she first donned a pair of Bharatanatyam anklets - Mansiya was in the news again.

This time, it was because of a viral Facebook post she wrote after a Kerala temple refused to let her perform at its annual festival.

The reason: she wasn’t Hindu. and culture - though its limits are often put to the test. Some of India’s most beloved classical musicians are Muslim. Their music is often intensely devotional and many of them, such as Ustad Bismillah Khan and Allauddin Khan were devotees of Saraswati, the goddess of learning, while practising their own faith.

Mansiya reckons that growing up, she and Rubiya - fondly called the “VP sisters” “must have danced at almost every temple in Malappuram district”. They were greeted with love and appreciation everywhere.

The only jarring instance she can remember is at one temple where a committee member objected to them because they were Muslims.

“But after our performance, he was so moved he came and hugged us,” she recalls. She had been practising for weeks when another organiser called and told her she couldn’t perform as the temple didn’t allow “nonHindus” to enter. Most Hindu temples in India allow people of all faiths to enter and even pray. But several - including some famous ones - insist that only Hindus can go beyond a point into areas where rituals take place.

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Protests will continue till property tax revision is rolled back: AIADMK HiIndia Newsdesk

The Tamil Nadu government announced revision in property tax, introducing four slabs to determine the area of the property.

The opposition AIADMK on Tuesday staged massive protests across Tamil Nadu demanding the state government to immediately roll back the revision of property tax, which the party claimed had hit the people like a “tsunami wave.”

Accusing the ruling DMK of intentionally proposing 150 percent hike in property tax to mop up the revenue for civic bodies, leader of the Opposition in the legislative assembly K Palaniswami asserted that the Centre had not directed the states to revise the tax structure.

“The DMK has intentionally increased the tax and is now trying

Aakar Patel stopped at Bengaluru airport from travelling to US

to escape by blaming the Centre,” Palaniswami claimed while addressing the party men during the protest in Tiruchirappalli.

On Saturday, the state government announced revision in property tax, introducing four slabs to determine the area of the property.

In Chennai, the property tax revision for residential buildings in core area was 50 percent for those below 600 sq ft, 75 percent for 600 -1,200 sq ft and 100 percent for 1,201 – 1,800 sq ft. The rate has been revised to 150 percent for those above 1,801 sq ft.

Rates were revised for municipalities besides commercial structures and buildings housing educational institutions.

Indicating the possibility of holding Tamil Nadu Assembly election along with the Lok Sabha elections in about two years from now, Palaniswami said, “the Centre’s proposal on ‘one nation, one poll’ is gaining momentum and in all likelihood, elections would be held soon. Chief Minister M K Stalin should utilise the time left to do good to the people.”

Health minister to consult CM on lifting mask rule HiIndia Newsdesk

Wit h s e v e r a l s t at e s HiIndia Newsdesk lifting the rule requiring mandatory wearing of T h e c h ai r of A m n e s t y masks in public places, International in India Aakar Karnataka Health Patel said Wednesday he was Minister K Sudhakar prevented from travelling on Mond ay s aid he to the US by immigration will consult the state authorities at the Bengaluru C ov i d - 1 9 Te ch n i c a l International Airport based Advisor y Committee on a look-out circular issued Health Minister K Sudhakar (TAC) and the chief by the CBI in connection with a case against Amnesty minister on the issue.“Though there is no official order on Amnesty India chair Aakar Patel this, 90 per cent of the people are not wearing masks. The India in 2019.

“When I went to the airport this morning, the immigration said government is not imposing fines for not wearing masks as that I am on the Look Out Circular (LOC) from the CBI. This well. It is an undeclared order. Since the fourth wave has hit was something that I did not know. I have presented myself some countries, I will consult the TAC and Chief Minister to the CBI whenever they have called me. I don’t know why Basavaraj Bommai before making any announcement,” he said. should they have a look-out circular for someone they know Reacting to the development, epidemiologist Dr Giridhara R about,” Patel, 51, said on Wednesday morning. “I found out Babu tweeted, “Instead of consensus, (it is) ironic that the use that I was on the lookout list only when I went to the airport. of face masks has become a contentious issue.”

It happened after check-in, at immigration. We put our bags in Dr CN Manjunath, a member of the Clinical Expert Committee, and had to go through immigration,” he said. Patel had recently stated that though there were predictions that the fourth wave recovered his passport from a Surat court in connection with would hit the country in July-August, there was no clarity on the severity of the disease. a case filed by a BJP legislator.

Hyderabad

Nine held with hash oil in Hyderabad HiIndia Newsdesk

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (HNEW) and the OU police caught nine persons including two drug peddlers and seven customers and seized hash oil from them.

Acting on a tip-off, the team caught them at Tarnaka and found the two peddlers were bringing hash oil from various places and selling to customers.

Man found hanging in Amberpet HiIndia Newsdesk

Hyderabad: A 35-year-old man died, allegedly by suicide, in his home in Amberpet on Tuesday night.

According to the police, Mohd Jafer, who lived with his wife and children, had returned from work on Tuesday and later in the night went into the bedroom. When he didn’t come out for long time, the family members checked and found him hanging from the ceiling fan.

Case booked against Bholakpur corporator for threatening cops HiIndia Newsdesk

Hyderabad: The City Police have booked a case against Bholakpur corporator Mohd Ghouseuddin on c h arge s of o b s t r u c t i ng policemen from doing their duty and threatening them.

The corporator had allegedly threatened two police constables at Bholakpur two days ago when they were ensuring closure of shops past midnight.

A v i d e o of t he c or p or ator threatening the policemen went viral on social media drawing w i d e s pre a d c r it i c i s m . T h e policemen lodged a complaint at the Musheerabad police station and a case was booked under Section 353 and 506 of IPC.

City Brief News Gujarat man who flew to Bengaluru to snatch chains taken into custody HiIndia Newsdesk

The Bengaluru city police have taken custody of a 26-year-old man from Gujarat who allegedly flew down to the city to commit chain-snatching last year.

The arrested has been identified as Umesh Khatik, a native of Ahmedabad.

According to police sources, he came to Bengaluru on December 26, 2021, and snatched two gold chains from a woman on 100 Feet Ring Road. The police said that he had flown down from Gujarat to Bengaluru and stolen a bike in the city before snatching the chains. The Ahmedabad police were alerted about the thief who then arrested him and recovered the chains he had stolen.

75 per cent area in Karnataka falls under dry zone, finds study HiIndia Newsdesk

Almost 75 per cent area in Karnataka is either arid or semi-arid. This finding has been included in a study, ‘Indigenous Species in the Afforestation of Dry Zone, Karnataka’, authored by Dipak Sarmah. The study claims that much of the state has lost its ‘pristine’ vegetation owing to centuries of ‘anthropogenic’ pressure. Published by the Karnataka Forest Department in its Quarterly Journal of Forestry and Allied Sciences, the study further mentions that all talukas of thirteen districts – Bidar, Yadgiri, Kalaburagi, Raichur, Koppal, Ballari, Vijayapura, Bagalkote, Gadag, Chitradurga, Tumakuru, Chikkaballapura and Kolar – come under the dry zone.

Electricity tariffs increased by 35 paise per unit in Karnataka HiIndia Newsdesk

Amid rising fuel prices, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission has announced an increase of 35 paise per unit—a 4.33 per cent rise—in power tariffs across the state.According to a release issued by the commission, the electricity supply companies had sought a hike of 185 paise per unit. The commission raised tariffs by five paise per unit and the fixed charges by Rs. 10-30 per kilo watt. So the overall increase works out to 35 paise per unit. The new tariffs came into effect on April 1. To promote green energy, the commission has announced a rebate of 50 paise per unit for high-tension industries and high-tension commercial consumers.

Eating out to become costlier in Bengaluru as hotel association hikes prices HiIndia Newsdesk

With prices of edible oils, cooking gas, fuel and other materials surging, Bruhat Bengaluru Hotel Association on Monday has decided to increase prices of food items by 10 percent.

“The price of food items at restaurants and eateries will increase by around 10 percent in the next week, ” PC Rao, president of the association, told.

Though the Association has suggested a 10 percent price hike across the board, it has left it to individual hotel owners to take a decision on the hike. Rao said the government is prepping to hike prices of milk and electricity soon. So, the price hike of food items was inevitable.

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Cong: Sonia calls for party unity

Lanka’s Ruling Coalition Loses Parliamentary Majority

Congress party is seeking to corner the government on issue of inflation and rise in fuel prices

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“I Don’t Get Angry, My High-Pitched Voice Manufacturing Defect”: Amit Shah HiIndia Newsdesk

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said in Lok Sabha that his high-pitched voice does not reflect anger but is “my manufacturing defect” evoking smiles and laughter from members.

“I never scold anyone. My voice is a little high-pitched. It is my manufacturing defect. I do not get angry, get so on question related to Kashmir,” he said.

Street in New York Named Ganesh Temple Street

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ongress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday called for unity at all levels of the organisation while noting that the road ahead for the party is more challenging than ever before and the spirit of resilience of party workers is under severe test.

Addressing a meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party, she also hit out at the BJP, saying the ruling party’s “divisive agenda” has become a regular feature of political discourse in all states and that history is being “mischievously distorted” to add fuel to its agenda.

Salman challenges court summons HiIndia Newsdesk

Actor Salman Khan has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the process (summons) issued to him by a lower court in connection with the alleged misbehaviour with a journalist in 2019. Salman’s plea will be heard by a single bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere on Tuesday.

Sikh Elderly Punched in Queens, NY

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Colombo: Sri Lanka Crisis: Sri Lanka’s Opposition parties on Monday rejected President Gotabaya R ajapaksa’s invitation to join the proposed unity government as a “sham” Sri L ankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s ruling coalition lost its majority in Parliament today after at least 41 lawmakers walked out of the alliance.

Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister, Ali Sabry, resigned today a day after being sworn in, amid growing public unrest over a worsening economic crisis.

President Rajapaksa had named four new ministers in the cabinet yesterday, including Mr Sabry.

Pope Francis Appoints First Indian American Roman Catholic Bishop in US

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Uma Mysorekar, president of the Hindu Temple Society of North America Board of Trustees (centre), and others at the co-naming of the Ganesh Temple Street in Queens, New York HiIndia Newsdesk

Next time when you are in New York, you may come across, “Ganesh Temple Street,” in Flushing, Queens County. The street situated outside Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam, popularly known as the Ganesh Temple, is named Bowne Street; in a special ceremony held on Saturday, the street was co-named the Ganesh Temple Street. The street sign unveiling ceremony was attended by Consul General of India in New York, Randhir Jaiswal along with Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and other prominent names.

In December last year, a committee chaired by councilman Peter Koo, under The New York City Council had approved the co-naming of Bowne Street as “Ganesh Temple.”

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In a disturbing incident, Nirmal Singh, a Sikh elderly in his 70s was punched and assaulted in an unprovoked attack in Richmond Hills in Queens on Sunday. Disturbing images where the elderly gentleman is seen with a bloodied turban and clothes has been difficult to watch by the community.

New York Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said that NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig Nirmal Singh, is investigating this case. believed to The Indian Consulate General said in a tweet on Monday, “We condemn the violent attack and are be in his 70s, in touch” with the New York Police Department was reportedly and local authorities who are investigating punched in the the matter. We are also in touch with local unprovoked community organisations to ensure the wellassault on being of the victim.”

According to Spectrum News NY1 Singh was Sunday morning allegedly repeatedly punched on the face by an in Richmond Hill unknown attacker early morning on Sunday. As in Queens. per Singh’s translator Harpreet Singh Toor, the attacker approached Singh from behind and fled the scene, The news report added that Singh is a tourist visiting from India.

He was able to walk back after the assault to the cultural centre, where he has been staying since he arrived in New York. Singh was transported to a local hospital where he has been receiving treatment.

49-year-old Fernandes is a Cincinnati pastor and son of Indian immigrants and hails from Goa. On Saturday, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has appointed Earl Fernandes as the next bishop of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, USA. 49-year-old Fernandes is a Cincinnati pastor and son of Indian immigrants and hails from Goa. The first immigrant from India to head the U.S. Roman Catholic diocese, Fernandes’ episcopal ordination and installation is scheduled for 31 May 2022. Fr Earl’s parents migrated to the US in 1970 from Mumbai where they lived after moving from Goa. Fernandes was born in Toledo, Ohio and was raised in a devout Catholic family. His late father, Dr Sydney Fernandes, was a physician and his mother, Ms Thelma Fernandes, was a school teacher in India who later earned master’s degrees in education and social work and worked at a university.

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‘Never-Before’ Ukraine Evacuation, PM’s Intervention “Unique”: Government HiIndia Newsdesk

New Delhi: No one has ever evacuated its citizens at such a large scale, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar today said in the Lok Sabha while briefing the house on the situation in Ukraine. Answering questions on Operation Ganga - India’s evacuation mission for citizens stranded in Ukraine - he said that it was the most challenging evacuation carried out by India and is inspiring other countries.

“Had the four Union ministers not gone to countries neighbouring Ukraine, India would not have got the same level of cooperation,” he said.

Modi pitches for ‘rashtravad’

Speculations fly as Sharad Pawar meets Narendra Modi in parliament Meeting comes on a day when NCP leader Anil Deshmukh has been taken into CBI custody

Sharad Pawar (L) with Narendra Modi during an earlier meeting HiIndia Newsdesk

NCP president Sharad Pawar might have met Prime Minister Narendra

Modi to discuss “developmental works,” Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said here on Wednesday.

Asked by reporters about the meeting,

Ajit Pawar said he had no information about it, so it would not be right for him to comment. But the country’s prime minister and the national president of a party can meet over developmental works. There are some important issues which need to be discussed when Parliament is in session. There may be such issues, Ajit Pawar, who is the NCP chief ’s nephew, said. When pointed out that the meeting took place against the backdrop of central agencies intensifying action against leaders of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition in Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar said he did not know anything about it.”

Regulations for foreign varsities to set campus in India in two months: UGC chairman

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that the BJP is dedicated to “rashtra bhakti” while its rivals stand for “parivar bhakti”, and said every BJP member should be proud that the party made it an electoral issue and succeeded in convincing people of the dangers of dynastic politics.

They did not allow the country’s young talent to come up and betrayed them, he said, without naming any party.

Congressman Ami Bera Bitten by a Fox at Capitol Hill

‘Recently I have met a few ambassadors of several countries and many of them are showing interest to establish their campuses in India,’ UGC Chairman

he University Grants Commission (UGC) is formulating regulations to facilitate foreign universities to come and establish campuses in India, UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said Wednesday. “The draft regulations will be released in the next two months,” Kumar said at the India Education Summit 2022.

“Recently, I have met a few ambassadors of several countries and many of them are showing interest to establish their campuses in India. We are also working on preparing a regulation to enable our Indian Institutes, whether they are state-funded universities, private universities, or central universities, to be able to go and open our own campuses abroad,” he added.

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Daleep Singh’s Remarks to India Abrasive: Indian American Community Leader

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In a bizarre incident, Indian American Congressman Ami Bera was bitten by a fox while he was walking to the Capitol Hills on Monday evening. The US representative for California’s 7th district was walking near one of the Senate office buildings when he felt something lunge onto him from behind.

He used his umbrella to shoo the animal away, which he thought would be a small dog but turned out to be a fox.

As Bera tried to fend off the animal, the yelling of a bystander made the fox flee. The US Capitol police officers too reached on the spot.

Dr Sampat Shivangi HiIndia Newsdesk

US Advisor Daleep Singh who is just back from New Delhi has been termed abrasive by Dr Sampat Shivangi, the national president of Indian American forum.

Singh who has Indian roots was on a trip to India last week where he

Policy (NEP) 2020 and its implementation, Kumar said, “Today, we have permitted students to do up to 40 per cent of their credits anywhere outside their own institution, and parallel to this we have also created the academic bank of credit.

Soon, we are also going to come up with modifications which will enable some of the top universities in our country to offer online programmes without even any permission from UGC.” Stakeholders from different domains of the education sector will hold discussions on the most pressing issues in the space. Day 1 will have a discussion on one year into the National Education Policy, its impacts, and the implementation report.

cautioned India against expecting that Russia would come to its defence in case of the breach of line of actual control.

Mississippi based Dr Shivangi said in a statement: “Many in India and many Indian Americans felt that Daleep Singh’s remarks were abrasive, coming from a fellow Indian American. Hopefully, his remarks have not muddled the water as reported in Indian Media. India is a major QUAD partner of the US and will continue to have strong ties and mutual respect and friendship in the coming days.” “His recent diplomatic visit to India was possibly chosen by the White House for his Indian American heritage and who can speak to Indian counterparts in their language and sway India away from Russian influence and their neutrality in Russian-Ukrainian war,” Shivangi said, adding this, however, did not happen.

Pakistan PM wife’s friend flees to Dubai HiIndia Newsdesk

Sh or t ly af te r a friend of Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi left Pakistan, an image surfaced on social media, which showed her travelling in a flight with a luxury The photo of Farah h a n d b a g . T h e Khan that’s going viral friend, Farah Khan, on social media. left for Dubai on Sunday after being accused of corruption amid the political turmoil in the country.

The leaders of opposition parties in Pakistan have claimed that the bag is worth $90,000. “Farah Khan, Bushra’s Frontwoman who ran away. The bag with her is for $90,000. Yes that’s ninety thousand dollars,” tweeted PML-Nleader Romina Khurshid Alam.

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Dinesh Karthik “Needs To Put His Name Back Into International Cricket,” Says Faf du Plessis

Alyssa Healy runs final show as Aussies claim 7th crown

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Faf du Plessis was all praise for Dinesh Karthik after he continued his brilliant streak for form to help Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Rajasthan Royals.

“DK is playing his best cricket. I think he needs to put his name back into international cricket, doesn’t he,” said du Plessis at the post-match presentation.

“To pull it out of nowhere you need some good characters, and DK is as big a character as you can get. His composure towards the end, it’s unbelievable really. It’s a big asset for us because that calmness towards the end allows players to just come in and do their thing,” said the former South Africa skipper.

Australia players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Women’s Cricket World Cup in Christchurch on Sunday.

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Opener Alyssa Healy smashed a record Meg Lanning’s Australia finished 170 as Australia routed England by 71 unbeaten in nine matches. They have runs to claim their seventh Women’s now won three of the last five 50-over World Cup win on Sunday.

World Cups and own both the major Healy’s belligerent 138-ball innings, the global trophies, having claimed the highest individual total in a World Cup T20 World Cup on home soil in 2020. final, helped Australia set a mammoth “I think we deserved the victory,” said victory target of 357 at the Hagley Oval, skipper Lanning. which proved beyond the defending With England needing more than seven champions despite a fighting century runs an over, Sciver was magnificent in

by Nat Sciver. her 121-ball knock but ran out of batting Sciver’s unbeaten 148 entertained the partners. Pace bowler Megan Schutt crowd but she played a lone hand as (2/42) and spinners Alana King (3/64) England were bowled out for 285 with and Jess Jonassen (3/57) never loosened six overs to spare. their grip on England.

India’s September Davis Cup Match Preponed To Avoid Clash With Asian Games: AITA HiIndia Newsdesk

India will be able to field its best players at both Davis Cup and the Asian Games as the ITF has preponed the team tournament to avoid its clash with the regional showpiece in China, the national federation AITA told PTI on Monday. The Indian Davis Cup team was recently drawn to meet Norway in an away contest, which was to be held either on September 16-17 or 17-18. The tennis events at the Asian Games were scheduled to be held from September 10-14, which meant that India could play only one event with its A team since reaching Hangzhou from Norway was not practically possible.

However, All India Tennis Association (AITA) and the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) managed to convince the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to revise the dates.

Wiser Naomi Osaka learns to chill HiIndia Newsdesk

Naomi Osaka was certainly disappointed on Saturday after falling to Iga Swiatek in the Miami Open final, but the four-time grand slam champion said she may leave Florida with something more valuable than the winner’s trophy.

Osaka only dropped one set en route to the final. But her impressive run came to an abrupt end as she fell 6-4, 6-0. The 24-year-old Japanese, however, said she learnt a valuable lesson while falling short.

“I have learnt that like, I don’t know, I’m not as disappointed as I normally would be. I think normally I would be crying in the locker room or something, but now I’m kind of like chill,” said Osaka. “I feel like I know what I want to do better, and I just want to go back and start training again to hopefully win a tournament next time.” Those were encouraging words to hear from Osaka, who took a break from the sport last year to prioritise her mental health and arrived in Florida after an early exit at Indian Wells where she was reduced to tears after being heckled during a match.

Osaka, whose last tournament win came at the 2021 Australian Open, said her new attitude does not mean she is not hungry for more titles.

“Loved His Temperament”: Ravi Shastri’s High Praise For Young Lucknow Super Giants Batter HiIndia Newsdesk

The Indian Premier League is a platform where talent meets opportunity and in the ongoing season, the youngsters have grabbed their opportunities with both hands and have impressed whenever they have got a chance. Lucknow Super Giants’ young batter Ayush Badoni has left a mark on both fans and pundits and he continues to impress with each passing game for the franchise. Former Team India coach Ravi Shastri is also bowled over by the 22-year-old’s showing in the cash-rich league.

“He has looked very impressive. I have loved his temperament and he is not overawed by any names and he is not afraid to pull out those big shots. He seems to have time. He is very calculated; he knows which areas he has to hit. Gets into position early, the movement is pretty swift and he does it with ease,”

He has looked very impressive. I have loved his temperament and he is not overawed by any names and he is not afraid to pull out those big shots. He seems to have time. He is very calculated; he knows which areas he has to hit.

Gets into position early, the movement is pretty swift and he does it with ease Shastri said. Badoni first grabbed the spotlight in the game against Gujarat Titans as he scored 54 and then he backed up that performance against Chennai Super Kings as he scored a quickfire 19 to help his side chase down 211.

In the game against SunRisers Hyderabad, Badoni had scored quickfire 19 runs to help his side post more than 165 runs on the board.

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Mayor Lightfoot Announces $12.5 Million In Transportation Cost Relief HiIndia Newsdesk

Chicago Moves will provide financial assistance for transportation expenses for 150,000 Chicagoans through $150 physical prepaid gas cards for up to 50,000 drivers and $50 prepaid transit cards for up to 100,000 riders CHICAGO, IL – Chicago Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday a city program that will provide $12.5 million worth of “transportation relief ” to low-income residents in an effort to combat rising gas prices.

Chicago Moves, to be offered in partnership with Fifth Third Bank and Onbe, aims to “help combat spiking costs of gas and rising inflation by providing $12.5 million in relief funding for disadvantaged ChiThe program,

Cops To Crackdown On Texting While Driving HiIndia Newsdesk

EDISON, NJ- Law enforcement agencies across New Jersey will on Friday start a month-long crackdown on distracted driving.

The UText. UDrive. UPay campaign begins statewide as police in both marked and unmarked vehicles look for drivers who are texting or talking on hand-held phones, according to the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety.

Drivers caught texting or with a cell phone in their hands face a $200 to $400 penalty for a first offense that could increase to $800 with the three insurance points for additional violations. More than 29,000 have died nationwide since 2012 in distracted-driving crashes.

Chicago Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot

which will be accessible via a lottery system with applications opening on April 27, will provide the city’s lower income residents with 50,000 prepaid gas cards worth $150 each, as well as 100,000 prepaid cards for public transit worth $50 each.cagoans,” according to Lightfoot’s office. “ T h e l a s t t wo ye ars h ave b e e n exceedingly difficult for many of our residents, in particular our most vulnerable populations,” Lightfoot said in a statement. “Through the

pandemic, we have collectively faced tragedy, and many among us have faced accompanying economic hardship.

Now, as inflation steadily rises and the cost of gas continues to soar, our disadvantaged residents are carrying a significant financial burden.”

Lightfoot said the program “endeavors to provide much needed relief and ease some of this pain” associated with rising costs.

“By subsidizing the cost of gas and transit, this program will enable participants to save their resources for other critical expenses,” she said. “Chicago is a city that moves. People have to be able to get to work, school, places of worship, medical offices, grocery stores. The goal of this program is to help make those moves easier.”

Fifth Third Bank and Onbe, a payment issuing platform, are providing the physical prepaid cards and payment processing for the program with no transaction fees, Lightfoot’s office said.

The cards are set to be distributed in May to “five successive monthly waves of 10,000 residents.”

Walmart Plans To End Cigarettes Sales In Some Stores Across The Country

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EDISON, NJ- Walmart, one of the nation’s most popular retailers, has decided to stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products in some of its stores. The big-box chain is removing

cigarettes from certain locations in at least Arkansas, California, Florida and New Mexico.

Walmart did not specify which stores would be affected, including whether this impacts any of the 62 locations in New Jersey.

Walmart has faced pressure to end tobacco sales for years. In 2019, the company stopped selling e-cigarettes and raised the age limit to buy tobacco products to 21.

The company added more selfcheckout registers and items such as grab-and-go food or candy to replace former cigarette space.

Colorful Holi Celebration In CA

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The participants spent time picking up trash, plastic items, and many other items deemed dangerous to marine life. The children especially loved helping clean the beach while enjoying the sea-front view.

LONG BEACH, CA – The Global Peace Foundation celebrated Holi at Junipero Beach here, on Mar.20. The celebration of the festival was combined with beach cleaning and a pot-luck picnic for the over 80 people who participated.

The event was organized by Dr. Manorama Gupta, president of GPF along with UNA-USA, VHPA-LA and other local organizations and with the help and coordination of Radhika Patel, Yatri Shukla and Nila Parikh.

From toddlers to seniors all attendees were elated to be part of the festivities.

The participants spent time picking up trash, plastic items, and many other items deemed dangerous to marine life. The children especially loved helping clean the beach while enjoying the sea-front view. The Recreation and Park Department of City of Long Beach provided free gloves, garbage bags and free parking at the beach for all attendees.

A representative from Long Beach Mayor Robert Gracia’s office and Willian Moses Summerville – congressional candidate – came by and interacted with GPF members. After enjoying beach cleaning and the food, everyone was given dry colored powders of many shades. All joyously participated, applying color on each other.

Illinois Secretary Of State Candidate Dan Brady Pledges Action To Stop Rash Of Gasoline Thefts From Auto Dealerships HiIndia Newsdesk

Illinois Secretary Of State Candidate Dan Brady

CHICAGO, IL- Illinois Secretary of State candidate Dan Brady, a Bloomington Republican, has pledged to take specific

Dan Brady is a candidate for Illinois Secretary of State. He is a resident of Bloomington, Illinois where he is a licensed funeral director and embalmer, and is an associate in the funeral home firm Kibler-Brady-Ruestman. Brady served as McLean County Coroner from 1992 to 2000. He received an A.A. from Southern Illinois University and a B.A. in Elected Studies from St. Ambrose University. Brady was named to the Illinois House Republican Leadership team in 2003 and in 2017 he was named Deputy Minority Leader. He has been recognized for his local leadership by a variety of organizations and is a repeated recipient of awards including the ACTIVATOR “Friend of Agriculture Award, the National Federation of Independent Business “Guardian of Small Business” Award and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce “Champion of Free Enterprise” Award. Dan and his wife Teri have two children. actions as Secretary of State to stop the rash of gasoline thefts that are currently plaguing Illinois car dealerships.

“With gasoline at $4.50 a gallon and unattended cars sitting in dealership lots, the temptation to make a quick, illegal profit has proven to be too hard to resist for many criminals,” Brady said. “I plan to use the resources of the Secretary of State’s office to help keep fuel in the cars

and put thieves behind bars.”

Once elected, Brady will convene a special task force consisting of Secretary of State Police, local law enforcement officials and car dealer trade association representatives to come up with ways to help prevent these brazen parking lot thefts, which often result in expensive damage to the targeted vehicles. Since

Secretary of State Police officers are frequently at car dealerships as part of their routine duties, Brady will also direct those officers to work with individual dealers to heighten security and to recommend additional anti-theft measures they may take.

“I realize this problem is occurring now and can’t wait until after the election for a solution,” Brady said. “So I encourage current Secretary of State Jesse White to take these ideas and run with them.

Gasoline thieves don’t care about your political party affiliation.”

The Illinois Secretary of State Police Division helps to regulate the automotive industry in Illinois by tracking auto thieves, conducting surveillance on suspected “chop shops,” infiltrating auto theft rings, investigating fraudulent state identification documents and conducting “sting” operations.

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State Senator Laura Ellman’s Measure To Support Gold Star Families Passes The Senate HiIndia Newsdesk

PRINGFIELD, IL – More members of Gold Star families would be eligible to receive dedicated license plates under legislation sponsored by State Senator Laura Ellman (D-Naperville) that advanced out of the Senate Thursday.

“Behind every brave service member who answers the call of duty is a family who makes great sacrifices as well,” Ellman said. “When a life is lost in the line of action, those families are left with memories and the thanks of a grateful nation.”

House Bill 5078 expands the current eligibility list for Gold Star Family license plates to include stepchildren,

State Senator Laura Ellman

adopted children and half-siblings of veterans who lost their lives serving in a branch of the United States Armed Forces, and waives the registration fee for children in Gold Star Families. The legislation also aligns existing language regarding eligibility for a Gold Star lapel button with language used by the Department of Defense.

“Gold Star Families deserve every ounce of thanks and recognition we can afford them,” Ellman said. “I’m proud to advance this legislation in acknowledgement of their sacrifices and bravery.”

Having passed out of both chambers, House Bill 5078 now awaits further action.

Plastic Bag Ban In NJ, New Law Take Effect On May 4 HiIndia Newsdesk

JERSEY CITY, NJ – New Jersey’s upcoming single-use plastic bag ban has been billed as “the strictest in the nation,” going further than similar laws in California and New York. But the law still has plenty of exceptions, allowing for New Jersey residents to keep using most types of single-use plastics.

The law that will take effect on May 4 applies to single-use plastic shopping bags — the bags that you’ll find at the

end of grocery store registers, or what your shopping mall purchase gets stuck in before it’s handed over.

Garbage bags, pet waste bags, and Ziploc-style bags are all still allowed in New Jersey.

And unlike in other states, stores will not have the option of charging a nominal fee to still provide you with a plastic bag. No single-use plastic bags can be used at store registers, free or

paid.The paper bag ban, another part of New Jersey’s bag-ban law that’s unique, has its share of exceptions too. Paper bags are not allowed to be sold or given out in grocery stores larger than 2,500 square feet. That average grocery store is over 30,000 square feet, so the size restriction means even the smallest Trader Joe’s will be banned from doling out brown paper bags.

Plastic bag ban begins May 4th

Stop & Shop in Union. Beginning May 4, 2022, grocery stores, food service businesses and other retail stores in New Jersey are prohibited from providing or selling customers with single-use plastic carryout bags.

And retail stores can also keep using paper, so stores like PetSmart and Michael’s can pivot to paper bags if they want, but Stop and Shop can’t.

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‘My Pleasure To Have Conceptualised The Trailer Of Jayeshbhai Jordaar!’ : Says Maneesh Sharma

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cclaimed film-maker Maneesh Sharma, who is currently d i r e c t i n g Ti g e r 3 , h a d discovered Ranveer Singh for his directorial debut Band Baaja Baaraat. After the humongous success of Band Baaja Baaraat, Ranveer and Maneesh have both not looked back.

While Ranveer has become a bonafide pan-India superstar, Maneesh has gone on to direct the biggest superstars in the history of Indian cinema – Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan. Ranveer’s next, Yash Raj Films’ Jayeshbhai Jordaar, a big screen entertainer that will present a new brand of hero and heroism that is rare in Indian cinema, is bringing these two creative forces together for the first time after 11 years. Maneesh is not only producing Jayeshbhai Jordaar, but he is also conceptualising the trailer of the much-awaited film!

A trade source informs, “Jayeshbhai Jordaar is the melting pot of the biggest creative powerhouses in Indian cinema today. The film is being backed by Aditya Chopra who has a proven track record of delivering blockbusters with wholesome entertainment films. It is being produced by Maneesh Sharma, who has established himself as a force to reckon with in Indian cinema. The

Film-maker Maneesh Sharma

film has the shape-shifting best actorsuperstar of our generation, Ranveer Singh, who has transformed again to play the role of a hilarious hero who stands up for what is right!”

Maneesh confirms saying, “Jayeshbhai Jordaar is a special film for us at YRF. It has been my pleasure to have conceptualised the trailer of Jayeshbhai Jordaar promising a unique entertainer for a communal movie experience.

It’s always a mix of pride and joy to collaborate with Ranveer. The early promise I sensed in Ranveer has been realized across the years and across

Film-maker Maneesh Sharma has been roped in to make Jayeshbhai Jordaar’s trailer a talk of the nation

genres.”

He adds, “In Jayeshbhai, though, I see Ranveer delivering a tour de force performance that makes me marvel yet again at what artistic heights this fine actor is capable of achieving.

What makes it even more satisfying is that he is accompanied by a fresh new

talent like Shalini in a movie helmed

by Divyang – a debutant director promising to take us all on a joyride. I hope people love the trailer of the film and are hooked to watch the magic of Jayeshbhai Jordaar on the big screen when it releases on May 13th.”

The much-awaited Jayeshbhai Jordaar, also starring Arjun Reddy famed Shalini Pandey, who debuts on Bollywood’s big screen opposite Ranveer, has been directed by debutant Divyang Thakkar.

The film is releasing on May 13, 2022 worldwide.

FIA – Chicago Celebrates Indian Heritage Night

Yoga On Riverwalk And Other Attractions At AAPI’s 40th Convention In San Antonio

Team FIA celebrating Indian Heritage Night during Windy City Bulls Game

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CHICAGO, IL: The Indian American community organization Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) of Chicago, celebrated Indian Heritage Night for the 5th consecutive year, at the Now Arena (previously Sears Center) where the Windy City Bulls – the official NBA G League affiliates of the Chicago Bulls, took on the College Park Skyhawks.

The Indian Heritage Night celebrations began, as the Chairman & Founder President of FIA Sunil Shah, along with wife Rita Shah, President Hitesh Gandhi, and Founder & Past President Onkar Singh Sangha, Exe. VP Vinita

Gulabani, General Secretary Richa Chand & Cultural Secretary Pika Munshi, representing Team FIA and all Indian diaspora, proudly stood on the court holding the Indian Tricolor and the tricolor was also projected on the huge NOW arena monitors during the beautiful rendition of the Indian National Anthem by Ananya Ghosh. Immediately followed by it, the American National anthem, was sung

by Nitya Nair. It was a very special experience for all. The spirited crowd cheered for both India & USA. Longlive India! Longlive USA!!

Team FIA presented a Certificate of Appreciation to all the performers.

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SAN ANTONIO, TX. – Grand plans are4 in place for the 40th AAPI Annual Convention to be held in San Antonio.

Dr. Anupama Gotimukula, President of AAPI said, “This is going to be the first AAPI convention post-Covid Pandemic.

Our convention team is working very hard to make sure that event is enjoyable and safe. Besides cutting-edge CME by outstanding speakers, there are various non-CME lectures as well as Tex-Mex and Indian Cuisine.”

The Convention this year begins on Thursday, June 23rd with the TexMex Theme. Celebration of International Day of Yoga will be held on the Riverwalk.

There will be Presidential banquet, followed by Bollywood’s “Shan” Night. “Hasta la Vista” a closing ceremony, will mark the end of this years’ event.

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s it really possible to be addicted to a smartphone? Smartphone overuse can manifest in many ways.

Maybe you regularly stay up late scrolling through Instagram or TikTok. Or the allure of your smartphone makes it difficult to be fully present for yourself, your work or those around you.

Phone or screen overuse isn’t officially recognised as an addiction (or a substance use disorder, as experts call it) in the American Psychiatric Association’s official manual of mental disorders. But “there is a growing number of mental health specialists who recognise that people can get addicted to their smartphones,” said Anna Lembke, an addiction expert and a professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at Stanford University, US. Lembke noted that an addiction is partly defined by the three Cs: Control: Using a substance or performing a behaviour (such as gambling) in ways that would be considered out of control or more than intended.

Compulsion: B eing intensely mentally preoccupied with and using a substance (or performing a behaviour) automatically, without actively deciding to do so.

Consequences: Continued use despite negative social, physical and mental consequences.

Many of us can recognise some of these in our own phone use.

Regardless of how you define it, both experts say there are ways to reduce your phone use.

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Dial Back

Is it possible to get addicted to smartphone?

Are there any proven ways to treat phone or screen overuse?

Screen fast

One approach Lembke has found to be highly effective in her clinical practice is to avoid using all screens, not just phones, for anywhere from a day to a month. This strategy hasn’t been formally studied in screen overuse patients in particular, she said, but the evidence for its use with other types of addictions, such as alcoholism, suggests

it can be effective.

How long you decide to fast will depend on your level of use, Lembke said. Of course, a true fast may not be practical for many people, whether because of work or personal reasons, but the goal is to get as close to full avoidance as possible.

L e m b k e w a r n e d t h at m a ny people — even those with milder screen overuse — may notice withdrawal symptoms initially, such as irritability or insomnia, but that over time they’ll start feeling better. In her 25 years of seeing patients, Lembke has noticed that by the end of a one-month fast, the majority of her patients usually “report less anxiety, less depression, sleeping better, more energy, getting more done, as well as being able to look back and see in a more clear-eyed way exactly how their screen use was affecting their lives,” she said. Those who

Eating Avocado Twice a Week Can Help You Stay Heart Healthy

ating two servings of avocados each week may boost your heart health and lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, according to new research.

Avocados are nutrient-dense fruits that contain dietary fiber, minerals, and healthy fats previously shown to improve cardiovascular risk factors like high cholesterol.

The studyTrusted Source, published Wednesday in the Journal of the Eating avocados twice a week may help improve your overall American Heart Association, is heart health, according to a new study. This was especially believed to be the first to identify a link between higher avocado consumption true for people who subbed avocado for less heart-healthy and fewer cardiovascular events like foods like butter or cheese. Researchers looked at data from myocardial infarction and stroke. over 100,000 people during a 30-year period.

The researchers recommend s u b s t itut i n g av o c a d o f or f at 21 percent lower risk of coronary heart containing foods like butter, cheese, much avocado they consumed regularly.

During the study, 9,185 coronary heart disease compared to the participants and processed meats based on their disease events and 5,290 strokes were who never or rarely ate avocados. findings.

The researchers recommend swapping recorded.

“When taken in combination — the out margarine, butter, egg, yogurt, Those who had at least two servings fiber, the potassium, the magnesium cheese, and processed meats and — which on their own are heart healthy, of avocado a week — which equates to replacing them with half an avocado or half a cup of avocado plus the monounsaturated fats, which avocado.

— had a 16 percent lower risk of are extremely heart healthy and “The ideal way to cardiovascular disease and a reduce the risk of heart disease, this approach eating is a win-win food in every sense of avocados would the word,” says Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes, a senior dietitian at UCLA Medical Center, assistant professor at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and author of Recipe for Survival.

The researchers evaluated the health of over 68,000 women and over 41,700 men for 30 years.

At the start of the study, the participants did not have cancer, coronary heart disease, or a history of stroke.

The participants completed questionnaires regarding their food consumption every four years. One of the questions specifically asked how

fast for less than a month will still see benefits, she said, although the benefits most likely won’t be as dramatic. After abstaining from screens for a period, she recommended reflecting on how you want your relationship with your devices to look like going forward.

Set rules

Besides a screen fast, Lembke and Alter recommended finding other, lessstringent ways to distance yourself from your phone each day. That might mean allotting times of the day or days of the week when you don’t use your phone at all, such as before and after work. It may also mean leaving your phone in the other room, keeping it out of your bedroom or putting everyone’s phone in a box outside of the kitchen during dinnertime.

Cut back on temptations

You can also make your phone less visually engaging, by changing the screen to grayscale or turning off notifications, for example.

Alter suggested periodically rearranging the apps on your phone so that they become harder to find and less likely to lure you into a mindless loop of checking and rechecking simply out of habit.

Both experts advised deleting certain types of apps — especially the ones you know that you have a hard time avoiding. If you don’t want to delete those apps, you can move them to the last screen on your phone to make them less accessible.

Most Americans do not get enough potassium or magnesium in through the food they eat, so this is another huge benefit of avocados be to substitute avocado for another fat a person is already eating. A good example would be substituting avocado for butter on toast,” Liz Weinandy, a registered dietitian at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, told Healthline.

Avocados are considered heart-healthy because they are packed with dietary fibers, nutrients, and monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Monounsaturated fats help lower our LDL (“bad”) cholesterol levels while maintaining our HDL (“good”) cholesterol levels.

Potassium and magnesium support muscle function, including the heart muscle.

“Most Americans do not get enough potassium or magnesium in through the food they eat, so this is another huge benefit of avocados,” says Weinandy. Avocados are also rich in phytonutrients, which are antiinflammatory. Avocados contain a lot of calories, so it’s worth being mindful of your portions, according to Weinandy. There are 234 calories in an avocado.

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Indian fashion’s size-inclusivity conundrum

Life Positive

Are designers truly tapping into the opportunity in diversity by creating clothes for a segment that has been treated as second fiddle thus far? Or does discrimination based on size still run rampant?

“If, as a brand, you are only just jumping onto this ‘body-positivity’ bandwagon, you’ve already missed the boat. Nor can you simply make a kaftan or one silhouette for the plus-size category when you’re not putting in the work to be truly size-inclusive. It’s not enough,” says brand consultant Spardha Malik, an advocate for size-positivity.

Finding strength to ‘give that one last push’ to my cricketing career: Rahul Dravid

US measurements for cues, which is where it all starts to unravel. “Only a handful designers are trying to understand what does and what doesn’t work for our body proportions,” Size does matter says Malik. “If you want to cater to a The biggest deterrent to real change? different market, work out an average Our sizing chart, or its lack thereof. price that factors in a curvier size Even though the Ministry of Textiles too. It’s not so tedious nor does it had announced the development of an cost that much. Our garments are Indian size chart by 2021, it is yet to competitively priced, yet our pricing come to fruition. In its absence, most doesn’t change whether you buy a size designers continue to look to EU, UK or 8 or size 20.”

Add more flavours to your dosa with this

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½ kg potatoes ( boiled and mashed roughly) 1 large onion ( thinly sliced) 3-4 green chillies ( chopped) ½” ginger ( grated) ¼ tsp turmeric powder Pinch of asafoetida (optional) Salt to taste

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Not feeling social yet?

Here are productive activities that you can do at home Pick a new corner every day and clean it

While cleaning may not be at the top of your list of things to do, we promise that it will give you the satisfaction of a job well done. Pick a new corner of the house to clean, and dust or redecorate it to your heart’s content.

Indulge in a skincare routine

Whether you’re a k-beauty fan or a minimal skincare enthusiast, if you’re juggling a hectic schedule, you probably didn’t have the time to treat yourself to a pampering session. Bring out your handy stash of skincare products and give yourself a beauty makeover. Take a long shower or soak in a bathtub with bath bombs, flower petals and candles to

accompany.

Reduce and re-use

In 2022, sustainability is in and for good measure, as our planet is fast getting encumbered by challenges such as climate change and pollution. As such, take this opportunity to sort out your wardrobe and find items of clothing that you can either upcycle or use or donate to charity.

Explore cooking or baking

Don’t consider yourself a chef? You don’t have to whip up a delicious meal for one for dinner tonight! The easiest way to keep yourself occupied and treat yourself to a meal is to learn how to cook one yourself. If you’re an expert, perhaps push your boundaries and experiment with a new cuisine or two?

Seek inspiration from Rahul Dravid, who is widely heralded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. A man of few words, Dravid is known for his short but impactful speeches that he has delivered over the course of his illustrious career.

In this speech, he shared how he derived inspiration from Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra when he clenched victory and how that ‘emboldened’ him to ‘give that one last push’ with his career.

The acclaimed cricketer began his speech by addressing why needed to push himself. “Around 2008, I was in the middle of a lean patch.

The runs had dried up and I was on the wrong side of 30. That isn’t a good territory in Indian cricket. I needed to pick myself up, I wanted to. I knew I had at least another couple of years of cricket left in me.”

A man of few words, Dravid is known for his impactful speeches that he has delivered over the course of his illustrious career He explained how Abhinav’s Beijing victory, thoroughly inspired him. “Around this time I watched with glee as Abhinav Bindra shot his way to an Olympic gold in Beijing. I still remember the adrenaline rush that I felt at that time and reading his autobiography was fascinating for me.” “I think his story must be read by anyone on the quest for excellence, his obsession for perfection stood out. He did absolutely everything in his power to seek perfection, no compromises, no shortcuts,” he continued.

“He had a good team around him who could match his obsession.

They made sure everything was perfect, even small things like shaving a millimetre of the sole of one of his shoes to achieve the right stance. It had to be perfect.”

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‘Muslims oppressed in Hindu democracy’: al Qaeda chief al-Zawahiri slams hijab row, praises Muskan

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yman al-Zawahiri, the head of al Qaeda, has released a new video message focussing on the Hijab controversy raging in Karnataka, which he claims has exposed “the reality of Hindu India and the deception of its pagan democracy”.

The video, the first statement made by the world’s most-wanted jihadist since September, was posted to al Qaeda online groups late on Tuesday night.

In the eight-minute statement, alZawahiri hails Muskan Khan — the Karnataka student who became famous for her pro-hijab protest in February — for having “challenged a mob of Hindu polytheists with defiant slogans of A screengrab of al Qaeda head, Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Takbeer [God is the Greatest]”.

“May Allah reward her for showing jihadist movement’s “greatest victory”. by holding on to our Shariah (Muslim a moral lesson to sisters plagued by In Tuesday’s statement, al-Zawahiri tells religious law),” al-Zawahiri goes on, an inferiority complex via-a-vis the Indians in the subcontinent to “avoid “uniting as a single Ummah (Arabic being deceived by the pagan Hindu decadent Western world,” al-Zawahiri word for community) from China to democracy of India which, to begin says. the Islamic Maghreb, from the caucuses Al-Zawahiri’s last video, released in with, was never more than a tool to to Somalia.”

September, 2021, came on the back oppress Muslims”. “It is exactly the same He also lashes out at other South Asian tool of deception the true nature of of rumours that he had died, and did states, saying that “Governments not reference the fall of Afghanistan to which was exposed by France Holland imposed on us, specifically in Pakistan and Switzerland when they banned the the Taliban, which had taken place the and Bangladesh, do not defend us, previous month. The Taliban’s victory Hijab while allowing nudity,” he says. rather they defend the very enemies had been hailed by al Qaeda as the “We must understand the way out is they have empowered to fight against

In Tuesday’s statement, al-Zawahiri tells Indians in the subcontinent to “avoid being deceived by the pagan Hindu democracy of India which, to begin with, was never more than a tool to oppress Muslims”. us”. Al-Zawahiri’s last India-focussed video had been released in 2014, to announce the formation of the Jamaat qaidat al-jihad fi’shibhi al-qarrat alHindiya, or Organisation of The Base of Jihad in the Indian Sub-Continent.

The organisation was led by Asim Umer, an Uttar Pradesh-born, Deobandeducated seminarian, who had left for Pakistan in 1995. Umer is believed to have been killed in a United States military raid in Afghanistan’s Musa Qala in 2019.

He vowed that the jihadist group will “break all borders created by Britain in India”, and called on the region’s Muslims to “unite under the credo of the one god”.

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Bucha crises

What happened in Bucha, Ukraine, and was it ‘genocide’?

More than 300 bodies have been found in a Kyiv suburb called Bucha, some with their hands bound, flesh burned, and shot in the back of the head. The discoveries have drawn comparisons with the killings of civilians in this area during World War II.

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resident Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russian troops of committing “the most terrible war crimes” since World War II in an address to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday as outrage and revulsion swept through Western capitals at what appeared to be incontrovertible evidence of grisly civilian massacres in Ukrainian areas vacated recently by Russian forces.

After Russian troops withdrew from

Kyiv and the surrounding region last week, the scale of civilian casualties there is now being laid bare.

Images from the commuter town of Bucha, just outside Kyiv, show dead bodies with their hands tied behind their backs - seemingly shot at close range.

Satellite imagery has also revealed a makeshift mass grave outside a church in the town.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr

Zelenskyy has described the evidence emerging from Bucha as “genocide” and says the UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday will discuss potential war crimes by Russian forces.

Moscow has denied all such accusations and says the casualties in towns such as Bucha were the result of “blatant provocations by Ukrainian radicals”.

The mayor of Bucha, Anatoly Fedoruk, claims more than 300 residents have been killed in the town.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and former heavyweight champion boxer Wladimir Klitschko have described civilian deaths in Bucha as “genocide of the Ukrainian people”.

Ukrainian prosecutors have also said Russian forces used the basement of one house there as a torture chamber.

Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said she was “horrified” and that the images raise “serious and disturbing questions about possible war crimes, grave breaches of international humanitarian law and serious violations of international human rights law”.

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ritics say the roots of the crisis, the worst in several decades, lie in economic mismanagement by successive governments that created and sustained a twin deficit – a budget shortfall alongside a current account deficit.

“Sri Lanka is a classic twin deficits economy,” said a 2019 Asian Development Bank working paper. “Twin deficits signal that a country’s national expenditure exceeds its national income, and that its production of tradable goods and services is inadequate.” With the country’s lucrative tourism industry and foreign workers’ remittances sapped by the pandemic, credit ratings agencies moved to downgrade Sri Lanka and effectively locked it out of international capital markets.

The Rajapaksa government’s decision to ban all chemical fertilisers in 2021, a move that was later reversed, also hit the country’s farm sector and triggered a drop in the critical rice crop.

Who is helping Sri Lanka?

For months, Rajapaksa’s administration and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) resisted calls by experts and opposition leaders to seek help from the IMF despite rising risks. But after oil prices soared in the wake of Russia’s

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A severe shortage of foreign currency has left Rajapaksa’s government unable to pay for essential imports, including fuel, leading to debilitating power cuts lasting up to 13 hours. Ordinary Sri Lankans are also dealing with shortages and soaring inflation. invasion of Ukraine in late February, the government eventually drew up a plan to approach the IMF in April.

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Before heading to the IMF, Sri Lanka steeply devalued its currency, further stoking inflation and adding to the pain of the public, many of whom are enduring hardship and long queues.

The Rajapaksa government’s decision to ban all chemical fertilisers in 2021, a move that was later reversed, also hit the country’s farm sector and triggered a drop in the critical rice crop.

In the interim, Rajapaksa has also sought help from China and India, particularly assistance on fuel from the latter. A diesel shipment under a $500 million credit line signed with India in February is expected to arrive on Saturday. Sri Lanka and India have signed a $1 billion credit line for importing essentials, including food and medicine, and the Rajapaksa government has sought at least another $1 billion from New Delhi.

After providing the CBSL with a $1.5 billion swap and a $1.3 billion syndicated loan to the government, China is considering offering the island nation a $1.5 billion credit facility and a separate loan of up to $1 billion.

Pakistan Politics

PM Imran says ‘establishment’ gave him three options

Resignation, No-confidence vote Elections

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Prime Minister Imran Khan revealed on Friday that the “establishment” had given him three options: “resignation, no-confidence [vote] or elections”, following the filing of a no-confidence motion against him in the National Assembly.

e shared this during an good idea to go for early elections.” interview to ARY News, To a question about what would the which was aired on Friday, government’s strategy be in case the w h i l e r e s p o n d i n g t o opposition’s no-trust motion fails, he questions about whether the opposition, answered, “We will make a strategy [in government or “another party” had the coming days].” proposed early elections and his ‘There’s threat to my life’ resignation as options.

The premier said when he was presented Earlier in the interview, the premier said with the three options, “We said elections there was a threat to his life, claiming is the best option, I cannot even think that those conspiring to topple his about resigning and as far as the no- government were “scared knowing confidence vote is concerned, I believe that even if he is ousted, the public will continue to support him”. in fighting till the end.”

Pointing out that several members of “I am saying this openly that there is a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf had defected threat to my life,” he said. to the opposition ahead of the no-trust “They, all those who have colluded vote, the premier explained that even [against me], know that I will not sit if the opposition’s no-trust move failed, silently,” the prime minister went on, “We cannot run the government with adding, “What do they think? They will spend Rs20 billion, Rs25 billion such people (defectors).”

So, he said, “it will be better for Pakistan and topple my government and I will watch silently?” if we hold elections again.”

“This is why I am saying openly, there is Asked whether he was prepared to go a threat to my life.” for early elections, he replied, “If we win The prime minister’s statement comes [in] this [no-confidence] vote, it is a very hours after Information Minister Fawad

Chaudhry said a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Imran Khan had been reported by security agencies.

Earlier this week, PTI leader Faisal Vawda had made similar claims, stating that a conspiracy was being hatched to assassinate the prime minister over his refusal to “sell the country”.

Vawda had made the remarks on ARY News show “Off the Record” in response to a question about a letter PM Imran brandished at the PTI’s March 27 power show in Islamabad, claiming it contained “evidence of a “foreign conspiracy” to topple his government.

He said there was a threat to the prime minister’s life but remained evasive when asked whether the purported conspiracy to assassinate the premier was mentioned in the letter.

When PM Imran Khan confirmed this in his interview, he said his life was under threat because he did not suit those involved in the conspiracy as well as “people like Shehbaz Sharif, who polishes boots” and “are slaves to money”.

The premier added that people like PML-N President Shehbaz had no public support.

Without naming anyone, he continued, “They are afraid of people who have public support. They are talking about assassination because they know that if he (PM Imran) is ousted from the government, he will still be relevant because the public is with him.”

‘Knew about the conspiracy since Aug’ Earlier in the interview, the prime minister revealed that he was aware of the “conspiracy” being hatched to oust his government since August last year.

“I had an idea since August and I also knew that planning was ongoing in London,” he said, adding that he had also informed his cabinet back then that the coming “winter would be a very difficult time for us”.

“He (Nawaz Sharif) was meeting people, people like Hussain Haqqani [...] who was involved in memogate. They were in constant touch,” he alleged, claiming that Nawaz had held the last meeting in this regard on March 3. “And we received this document (a letter he claims has evidence of a foreign conspiracy to topple his government) on March 7.”

‘No differences on ISI chief’s appointment’

In response to a question about civilmilitary relations with respect to “an appointment in October” — which was an apparent reference to the appointment of a new Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general — the prime minister said, “We were all on one page. We had no differences” He said he had no issues with the military leadership unlike past leaders, who were “scared of the army because of their corruption”.

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RESTAURANT HELP Well established Indian Restaurant in Wicker Park of Chicago is looking for a full-time experienced kitchen helper and a part-time food runner/server.

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MATRIMONIAL Muslim parents seeking a match for their 28 year old son, Ht 6’-2”, handsome educated looking for a US Citizen girl from a good family background. Caste no Now Medicare PPO Plans available bar.Advantage Please send biowith:data & recent photographs.

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