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A birdseye view of Rajpath with the 67th Republic
Day Parade in progress in New Delhi. (Photo: PIB)
Republic
Day
celebrated
across US
Snow in DC and
NYC could not
dampen the spirit
Washington, DC:
Indian
Ambassador to the US, Arun K.
Singh led India's 67th Republic
Day ce lebrations across the
country, unfurling the tricolor at
the Indian Embassy here on
January 26.
A large number of eminent
Indian Americans gathered at
the embassy on Tuesday even as
the capital city and its surround
ing areas were yet to recover
from a major blizzard over the
weekend that dumped two feet
of snow.
Ambassador Singh addressed
the Indian community and read
out the speech of President
Pranab Mukherjee delivered on
the eve of Republic Day.
Similar Republic Day celebra
tions were held at other Indian
diplomatic missions in New
York, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta
and San Francisco and the
Permanent Mission of India to
the UN.
In New York, Consul General
Dnyaneshwar Mulay hosted a
reception attended by a large
number of prominent communi
ty leaders and dignitaries includ
ing PR of India to the UN, Amb.
Syed Akbaruddin, Consul
General of Bang ladesh Md.
Shameem Ahsan and TV Asias
HR Shah..
T he Federation of Indian
Associations (FIA) hosted the
Republic Day celebrations over
the weekend in Chicago on
January 24. Said Ausaf Sayeed,
Consul General in Chicago, who
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President Pranab Mukherjee, French President Francois Hollande and PM Narendra Modi at the ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
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CELEBRATIONS
President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief
Guest French President Francois Hollande at the saluting dais at Rajpath. (Photo: PIB)
Rao unfurled the national flag and
took the ceremonial salute in
Mumbai. Lakhs of people enthusias
tically took part in events in
Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik and
elsewhere.
The day was celebrated across
Karnataka with patriotic fervour.
Governor Vajubhai R. Vala hoisted
the tricolour and reviewed guard of
honour at the Manekshaw Parade
Ground in Bengaluru.
Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah
unfurled the national flag at the
Marina beach in Chennai and took
the salute from contingents of the
Rafale done,
Pakistan given a snub
New Delhi: Only the financial
details need to be worked out in
finalizing the muchawaited pur
chase of Rafale fighter aircraft
from France, adding that it would
be concluded soon, said Prime
Minister Narendra Modi as India
and France signed the Rafale deal.
India and France also came out
w ith a joint statement which
talked about the need for "all
countries to effectively deal with
terrorism emanating from their
territory or territories under their
control".
"Only financial aspects of the
Rafale deal is left. The intergov
ernmental agreement has been
finalised. It will be done soon," the
prime minister told reporters
after delegationlevel talks with
French President Francois
Hollande here.
On his part, Hollande said: "We
signed an intergovernmental
agreement (IGA) on Rafale deal. It
is a decisive step for India to pur
chase the fighter jets and also for
France to make them available to
HOLLANDE PRAISES
COFFEE'S JOURNEY
Akbaruddin presents
credentials as UN
Permanent
Representative of India
By Arul Louis
United Nations: Promising India's
unwavering support for UN's devel
opment and peace ideals, Syed
Akbaruddin presented his credentials
Monday to SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki
moon as the 21st Permanent
Representative of India to the world
body.
Welcoming him, Ban said that he
appreciated India's significant role at
the UN as a longtrusted partner of
the multilateral system. Reiterating
India's commitment to the UN,
Akbaruddin assured the secretary
general of his fullest support in help
ing fulfill the priorities the latter had
set for this year, including the quest
for peaceful political solutions for
international conflicts and working
towards the developmental goals of
Agenda 2030.
Akbaruddin brings to the crucial
diplomatic posting at the heart of the
193member organization a trove of
rich experience and contacts from his
stints at an international body, as the
organizer of the recent IndiaAfrica
Summit and from serving as Prime
Minister Narendra Modi's de facto
spokesperson during his many for
eign tours.
Akbaruddin succeeds Asoke Kumar
Mukerji who retired at the end of last
year.
This is the second turn at the UN
for Akbaruddin, who joined the
Indian Foreign Service in 1985. He
served in India's UN Mission as a first
secretary from 1995 to 1998, when
he fo cused on Security Council
re form, a matter that assumes
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PRESIDENTS SPEECH
President Pranab Mukherjee addresses the nation on the eve of 67th Republic Day celebration at
Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. (Photo: IANS/RB)
ring to drought and floods, affect
ing rural income and employment.
India, he said, was building and
implementing strategies to solve
these problems.
"This year, with an estimated
growth rate of 7.3 percent, India is
poised to become the fastest grow
ing large economy. Contraction in
global oil prices has helped main
tain external sector stability and
control domestic prices. Despite
occasional setbacks, industrial per
formance this year has been
strong."
Mukherjee said there "will be,
THE PARADE
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Many happy,
others wanted more
By Mohd Asim Khan
New Delhi: It was a somewhat dif
ferent experience for thousands of
people who braved the early
morning chill to w itness the
parade on Rajpath on the 67th
Republic Day. T he parade was
shorter compared to previous
years and contingents, bands and
tabaleux coming in quick succes
sion meant people had less time to
soak in the experience. Many went
happy and content while others
expected more.
People started pouring in at the
Rajpath from early morning with
parking enclosures full to capacity
almost two hours be fore the
parade commenced at 10 am.
As Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, elegantly dressed in a fawn
bandhgala suit and a saffron tur
ban alighted from his vehicle, peo
ple cheered and clapped with
many standing up to catch a
glimpse of him. People had to wait
in long queues, sometimes stretch
By Sushil Kumar
New Delhi: They are young, ener
getic, brave and are even willing
to risk their lives to save that of
others.
They are the special 25 brave
sons and daughters of India, who
saved several lives while putting
themselves in lifethreatening sit
uations and not worrying about
their own wellbeing. Hailing from
dif ferent parts of the country,
they received the Nat ional
Bravery Awards for 2015 from
President Pranab Mukherjee at
the Rashtrapathi Bhavan for show
ing exemplary courage without
expecting anything in return.
On Tuesday, these bravehearts
were part of the Republic Day
parade on the magnificent
Rajpath, with the president taking
the salute and his French counter
part Francois Hollande the chief
guest.
Two of them Gaurav Kawduji
Sahastrabuddhe of Maharashtra
and Shivansh Sing h of Uttar
Pradesh were honoured posthu
mously as they died while helping
others in trouble.
Sahastrabuddhe died on June 3,
2014 while trying to save four
boys from drowning in a lake.
They were playing near Ambazari
lake in Nagpur district when one
of them slipped and fell into it.
On seeing this, the other three
President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande
arriving at saluting dais at Rajpath. (Photo: PIB)
ing half a kilometre, due to strin
gent security checks. While the
children were joyous in anticipa
tion of exhilarating sights, adults
seemed to be filled with a sense
pride at the prospect of watching
the country's defence prowess and
cultural diversity from up close.
The enclosures were packed to
capacity. The police refused to
allow my car's central locking key
inside at any cost. I didn't know
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi felicitated the winners of the
National Bravery Awards in New Delhi. (Photo: PIB)
dived into the water to rescue him
but they too started drowning.
Sahastrabuddhe then jumped into
the lake and saved them one by
one but he himself got so tired in
the process that he could not save
himself and died.
Similarly, Shivansh Singh died
while trying to save his friend
Vivek, who fell in the Saryu river
while bathing. Vivek was in deep
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Rajasthan celebrates
R-Day with fervor
Jaipur: The 67th Republic Day
was celebrated with gaiety, fervor
and enthusiasm in Rajasthan.
Governor Kalyan Singh unfurled
the national flag in a packedto
capacity Karni Singh Stadium
during the statelevel function in
Bikaner, over 340 km from here.
Singh took salute and inspected
the guard of honour amidst
cheers and applause from the
spectators.
TAMIL NADU
CELEBRATES
REPUBLIC DAY
Governor K Rosaiah.
Chennai: Tamil Nadu celebrated the 67th
Republic Day with patriotic fervor on
Tuesday, with Governor K. Rosaiah
unfurling the tricolor at the Marina
beach here. He also took the salute from
the armed forces and other security
forces. Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, her
ministers and a large number of people
enjoyed the colorful floats. District collec
tors across the state unfurled the nation
al flag and took salute from police con
tingents.
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schemes.
Gogoi slammed the central gov
ernment for suspending the North
East Industrial and Investment
Promotion Policy (NEIIPP) without
which, he said, "no one will come
to invest in the state".
KIDS, CARTOON
CHARACTERS PARADE
ON R-DAY IN MUMBAI
Mumbai: A parade here com
memorating the 67th Republic
Day saw a large number of
school children along with car
toon characters marching away
with smile and pride.
The parade was led by a caval
cade of horses trained and pro
vided by the Amateur Riders
Club here, along with contin
gents of security forces from the
navy, air force and army.
There were various cultural
performances like the Lazim,
Bhangra, Gujarati folk songs and
more at the event, where
Poonam Mahajan and Priya Dutt
hoisted the national flag.
Nickelodeon Toons from "Motu
Patlu", "Pakdam Pakdai" and
"Dora The Explore" walked the
parade, and the entertainment
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HOLLANDE IN INDIA
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impressed.
He was as "appropriate ly"
dressed for the event as he is at
other times, said fashion designer
Amit GT, who has earlier show
cased his creations in Paris, Milan
and Vienna.
"His bandhgalas are always
immaculately tailored. His look
during the Republic Day was
appropriate, if not fashion for
ward.
He has to connect with all citi
zens of India, so if he sports a tur
ban or anything related to India, it
should be admired. "He is a smart
ly dressed politician," Amit told
IANS.
This is not the first time that
Modi sported a turban at a public
event. During last year's Republic
Day parade too, he teamed his tra
ditional bandhgala with a bright
red Rajasthani bandhani turban.
He also wore a red turban on
last year's Independence Day and
PRESIDENT'S AT HOME
SUN GREETS SPECIAL
GUEST HOLLANDE
New Delhi: A warm
sunny afternoon pro
vided the perfect back
drop for the customary
At Home hosted by
President
Pranab
Mukherjee
at
Rashtrapati Bhavan on
the
evening
of
Republic Day. French
President Francois
Hollande,
Vice
President
Hamid
Ansari, Prime Minister President Pranab Mukherjee with Hollande
during the 'At Home' reception at
Narendra Modi, union
Rashtrapati
Bhavan. (Photo: IANS/RB)
ministers and other
dais
by his aides. He later moved
dignitaries like former prime
to
a
canopy in the centre of the
minister Manmohan Singh, veter
lawns
in an area marked for VIPs
an BJP leader L.K. Advani and
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and introduced the union minis
were also present on the occa ters and his staf f to the French
president.
sion.
Modi also mingled with the
Union ministers like Rajnath
Sing h, Arun Jaitley, Nirmala invitees. And, like Mukherjee,
Sitharaman , Ravi Shankar took a walk around the venue,
Prasad,
Harsh
Vard han, g reet ing the invitees w ith a
Dharmendra Pradhan, Jayant namaste, handshake or a wave.
Sinha, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, & Modi wore a cream waistcoat on
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore the occasion.
Keeping reports of a terror
were also in attendance.
threat
during the French presi
The capitals powers that be,
dents
visit, the invitees were
along with foreign dignitaries
and a number of diplomats from expected to stay within enclo
various embassies, ming led sures that were demarcated to
among themselves at the Mughal prevent any mobbing of the
Gardens as they waited for the Mukherjee or Modi, who walked
along the designated path with
president to arrive.
Mukherjee, dressed in a black their security keeping a close
bandhgala, was escorted to the watch.
Hollande
paying floral
tributes at the
samadhi of
Mahatma
Gandhi, at
Rajghat in
Delhi. The
Minister
of State for
Environment,
Forest and
Climate Change
(Independent
Charge) Prakash
Javadekar is
also seen.
(Photo: PIB)
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NATIONAL HONORS
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Superstar Rajnikanth
adma Awards one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred
in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma
Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ elds of activities, viz. art,
social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, lit
erature and education, sports, civil service, etc.
Padma Vibhushan is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; Padma
Bhushan for distinguished service of high order and Padma Shri for distinguished
service in any eld. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every
year.
This year the President of India has approved conferment of Padma Awards to 112
persons. The list comprises 10 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 83 Padma
Shri Awardees. 19 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons
from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs (including one posthumous) and 4
Posthumous awardees.
Padma Awardees
from the US
conomist Avinash Dixit, former US envoy
to India Robert Blackwill, educator Sal
Khan and Master Card CEO and
P r e s i d e n t
Ajaypal Sing h
Banga have been
se lected
for
Padma Awards,
announced on
the eve of Indias
Republic Day.
Dixit bagged
P a d m a
Vibhushan in the
foreigner catego
ry.
Khan
Academy fame
Indian American
Sal
economist Avinash Dixit Salman
Khan,
and
Ajaypal Singh Banga have been selected for
Padma Shri awards.
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T h e Pa r a d e i n P i x
Over the years, the Republic Day parade in the national capital has come to be associated with an equal mix of
military precision and a glimpse of the countrys diverse cultural heritage and so it was this year. A glimpse...
When Rajpath
came alive
Rajpath comes alive with the daredevil stunts of motorbike riders of Corps of Signals in New Delhi.
The French Army marching contingent passes through the Rajpath on the occasion of the 67th Republic
Day parade in New Delhi. (right) Smerch Multiple Rocket Launcher System passes through the Rajpath.
(Photos: IANS/PIB)
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Governor of Goa
Mridula Sinha.
Stay united
against divisive,
anti-national
forces: Goa
governor
Panaji: Goa Governor Mridula
Sinha called on people to stay
united in the face of divisive
and antinational forces.
Speaking at the 67th
Republic Day parade here, the
governor said the biggest duty
of the citizens is to stay alert
and cooperate with state and
national agencies to maintain
security and harmony.
"Our biggest duty is to stay
united in the face of divisive
and ant inat ional forces.
Staying alert and (showing)
cooperation with security agen
cies can help both the state as
we ll as central agencies to
maintain security," Sinha said.
Lamenting that a combina
tion of poverty, malnutrition
and unhygenic conditions was
taking a toll on the health of
the nation's citizenry, she also
said the country needs to com
plement modern medicine with
ancient Indian medicinal wis
dom.
"Many of the diseases are
rooted in poverty, malnutrition
and poor hygiene. We can stop
these illnesses to quite an
extent if we can provide people
with nutrition, healthy environ
ment, clean water and educa
tion," Sinha said. "Today, the
health condition of citizens of
our country are worrisome and
deplorable. While we are using
modern medicine to overcome
many fatal diseases, we are
confronted with newer illnesses
creeping up," she said, while
advo cat ing adaptat ion of
ancient medicinal systems.
Republic Day celebrations underway at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence in Patna.
Manipur celebrates
Republic Day peacefully
Imphal: The 67th Republic Day was
celebrated in all nine districts of
Manipur without any major unto
ward incident despite calls for boy
cott and general strike.
The call for boycott and dawnto
dusk shutdown was given by the
banned underground militant
organisation United Naga Council,
among others. Several hundred
trucks, buses and other vehicles
were stranded along the national
highways in the wake of the shut
down call.
There were some incidents on
Monday night of burning down of
the decorative gates erected by gov
ernment departments for the
Republic Day ce lebrations in
Tamenglong district.
Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh
was the chief guest at the main
function held at Kangla, where over
100 contingents and tableaux par
ticipated in the parade and display.
On the occasion, the chief minister
sought public cooperation to ensure
the overall development of the
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TRISTATE COMMUNITY
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Indian Consulate in NY
celebrates 67th Republic Day
New York: The Consulate General
of India in New York, hosted a
reception to celebrate the 67th
Republic Day of India on January
26. A large number of guests con
sisting of prominent dignitaries
like PR of India to the UN Amb.
Syed Akbaruddin, Consul General
of Bang ladesh Md.Shameem
Ahsan ndc, Commissioner
Upendra Chivikula, , TV Asia CEO
Mr. H. R. Shah besides a large
number of community leaders and
representatives both from local
and Indian community were pres
ent. T he evening beg an w ith
singing of the national anthems of
the two countries, and reading out
excerpts of the President's mes
sage on the eve of the 67th
Republic Day of India, by Deputy
Consul General Dr. Manoj
Remarks by
Ambassad
or Arun K.
Singh and
reading of
the
President's
Republic
Day
Message..
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T H E CO N S T I T U T I O N
By Ravi Batra
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D E V E LO P M E N T
By Amit Kapoor
ought to be organized.
The primary point being driven
home in all this is that well-designed policies as such greatly assist in making a productive people
more prosperous. In a way, the
3Ps of policies, people and productivity lie at the core of becoming a prosperous nation.
Indias earlier economic development model has rarely focused
on developing entrepreneurs as a
strategic resource for national development. The colonial overhang
in the past has meant that Indias
initial years post-Independence
went deeply mistrusting private
entrepreneurs and enterprises in
doing social good. However, this
has resulted in what many people
call a mixed up economy rather
than a mixed economy. This is
where Prime Minister Narendra
Modis speech at the Startup India
launch mentioned the role of government to stop over-regulating
and letting the people themselves
resolve the issues they face.
Come to think of it, the jobs that
India requires over the next decade
- with a million people entering the
workforce every month - cannot be
provided fully by the formal sector
multinationals and governments
public sector enterprises alone. In
a way, this presents a sizeable opportunity for India to capitalize on
its demographic dividend. However if India continues with is older
policies, it may very well end up
he National Association of
Software & Services Companies (Nasscom) has partnered
with the Telangana government and
other entities to create a startup
warehouse that will provide an affordable co-working space to the
young entrepreneurs.
T-Hub Nasscom Startup Warehouse
would take care of young entrepreneurs concerns of building right product in the market and give them a platform to emerge as stronger players,
said Nasscom chairman BVR Mohan
Reddy in a statement earlier this month.
T-Hub is a public private partnership
(PPP) between Telangana government
and Indian School of Business (ISB),
International Institute of Information
Technology-Hyderabad (IIIT-H) and
National Academy of Legal Studies and
Research (Nalsar) along with other private sector leaders.
Aiming to create a micro ecosystem
where startups and entrepreneurs can
work together and share experiences,
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F E AT U R E S
Shashi Tharoor maintains the only two benefits for India were cricket and the English language.
On reparation for the damage to the former colonys social and economic fabric, Tharoor, who
had created a stir by raising the demand at a debate in Oxford, said it should be a token amount.
The system of governance of a
small island nation was sought to
be transplanted to a nation where
there were not only ideological
his adventures in a series of inimitable travelogues, noted Frankopans book takes history back
from the West and was an awesome feat of scholarship and the
range of sources that had been
consulted would need one knowing 15 to 16 languages.
Frankopan also sought to clarify that there was no such thing
as a single Silk Road but rather a
series of Silk Roads or networks
that linked continents and oceans
together, and along which flowed
ideas, goods, disease and death
and empires were won and lost.
And in the contemporary world,
the patterns of exchange are mirroring those that were seen in the
Silk Roads, as his book says.
On the significance of the area,
he said it represented three things,
which were the best of the human species - the willingness and
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INDIA'S CIVIL-MILITARY
DISCORD BODES ILL FOR ALL
By Admiral
Arun Prakash (retd)
Police personnel stand guard following a crossborder attack on an Indian air force
base in Pathankot, Punjab, on January 2, 2016. The attack was suspected to be by
terror organization JaisheMohammed, led by Maulana Masood Azhar.
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By Vikas Datta
Jaipur: Much on the toxic
memories and legacies around
Partition in 1947, which continue to create bad blood even
seven decades later arise out of
misconceptions about its reasons,
dynamics, and processes, and its
important to clarify these so both
India and Pakistan move beyond
assigning blame to healing, say
some historians of the event.
It was also contended that Partition was not necessarily inevitable, the violence it entailed doesnt
seem to have been elaborately
planned and even shocked leaders on both sides though they had
contributed to it with their careless and inflammatory statements,
while there are many aspects that
have not received the level of attention they should, such as the
Important to correct
m i sconce pt i on s about
Partition to allow healing
effect on people outside the three
major communities and the areas
like Punjab and Bengal that are
usually focused upon.
At a session titled The Great
Partition at the Jaipur Literature
Festival on Sunday, PakistaniAmerican historian Ayesha Jalal,
who has argued Partition was one
of the possible outcomes being negotiated, said the Muslim Leagues
March 23, 1940 resolution calling
for a separate homeland, was part
of its movement to settle the question of minority rights but noted
it ended up aggravating the issue
instead of solving it.direction (the
attempt did not succeed). Not projecting his own persona or professional life, Vaidya says suffice it to
say that I am a civil engineer with
interest in real estate.
In the exclusive interview Vaidya gave to The South Asian Times,
h i s t o ry
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We the People. With these three words starts the Preamble to the Constitution of both India and the US promising that it is people
who give power to their government. But lately a nagging feeling is getting vocalized that people in the two democracies or for that matter
in other countries, have very little power over the affairs of the state. The government, headed by any political party, is controlled by the
Establishment, coterie of a few powerful people. The sporadic, localized responses of the populace like Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives
Matter in America, or voting to power newly formed Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi are not enough or potent enough.
Our respondents reflect on the issue.
Ashook
Ramsaran
President,
GOPIO International
Dev B.
Viswanath,
Esq.
Surinder
Rametra
Businessman, author
Shomik
Chaudhuri
Vice President,
Adforce North America
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Program Director,
8K Radio EBC
I would like to wish Happy Republic Day to every Indian all over
the world. Life is like a flying kite,
till the time it is connected it is an
amazing experience and when it is
disconnected you dont know what
is next. Stay connected with your
Motherland. I know there are needs,
there are frustrations, but the most
important asset we have is patience.
I feel before we criticize we
should give full faith and chance
to the present government. Lets
support new ideas, new thoughts,
new values to take our country to
the next level. Strength is not individual, it is a joint effort.
By Robert Golomb
Robert Golomb is a nationally and internationally published columnist. Email him at MrBob347@aol.comand
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INDIA
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SC NOTICE TO CENTRE ON
PRESIDENT'S RULE IN ARUNACHAL
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has
issued notice to the central gov
ernment and Arunachal Pradesh
Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa
on a plea challenging the imposi
tion of President's Rule in the
northeastern state on January 26.
An apex court const itut ion
bench of Justice Jagdish Singh
Khehar, Just ice Dipak Misra,
Justice Madan B. Lokur, Justice
Pinaki Chandra Ghosh and Justice
N.V. Ramana also ordered the cen
tre to file its response, if any, by
January 29 and directed further
hearing in the matter on Monday
(February 1).
The court recorded that senior
counsel Satya Pal Jain, appearing
for Governor Rajkhowa, "under
takes to furnish a copy of the gov
ernor's report and other material
recommending issuance of a
proclamation under Article 356 of
the Constitution of India, to the
court in a sealed cover".
The court directed that the "orig
inal record be kept available by
the attorney general during the
hearing".
The court gave liberty to the
petitioner, Congress chief whip in
Arunachal Pradesh Rajesh Tacho,
to amend the plea to "assail the
report of the governor, and the
consequent ial (president ial)
proclamation".
The court directed that Tacho be
provided, during the course of the
day, the date on which Rajkhowa
sent a report recommending the
imposition of President's Rule.
At the outset of the hearing, sen
ior counsel Fali S. Nariman told
the apex court that ever since the
last hearing on Fe bruary 22,
Arunachal Pradesh had been put
under President's Rule and two
advisors appointed to assist the
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SUBCONTINENT
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UN chief welcomes
Nepal constitutional
amendments
United
Nations:
"He hopes that cur
SecretaryGeneral Ban
rent positive develop
Kimoon has we l
ments could help nor
comed Nepal parlia
malise passage of sup
ment's vote to amend
plies at Nepal's border
the constitution and
points and refocus
hoped that the posi
attention to address
tive deve lopment
urgent reconstruction
Ban Kimoon
would help ease the
and other needs,"
(File photo)
border blockade.
Dujarric added.
Responding to a question,
Over the weekend Nepal's par
Ban's spokesperson Stephane liament voted to amend the con
Dujarric said Tuesday that Ban stitution in order to create a
"welcomes parliamentary action House of representatives, rede
to amend the Constitution as an lineate electoral constituencies
important step in resolving dif so they can potentially meet the
ferences on constitutional demands of Madhesis and
arrangements."
ensure social justice.
areas of contemporary re le
vance.
Sinha also noted the increas
ing air connectivity between the
two countries and the growing
tourist arrivals from India in Sri
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NATIONAL COMMUNITY
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Yoga guru
Bikram
Choudhury
numerous women.
JafaBodden testified earlier in
Anjali Ramkisson
Washington, DC: A doctor at a
Miami hospital is on adminis tra
tive leave after a video surfaced
on YouTube showing her hitting
and screaming profanities at an
Uber driver.
The Miami Herald reports that
Jackson Health System of ficials
have removed fourthyear neu
rolog y
resident
Anjali
Ramkissoon from clinical duties
after Sundays incident. It was
posted on YouTube Tuesday.
Ramkisson of IndoCarribean
descent got into the back of the
Uber car, even though she hadnt
called for it and she wouldnt
get out.
The people who had ordered
the car to come said it was fine to
take her instead of them, but the
driver didnt want to take her
anywhere.
The driver was threatening to
call 911, after the woman tried to
take his keys, and started hitting
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SPORTS
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SANIA-MARTINA ENTER
AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL
Mirza-Dodig enter semis,
knock out Paes-Hingis
New Delhi: Top seeded tennis pair
of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis
hardly broke sweat on their way to
victory in their 35th successive
match and enter the women's dou
bles final of the Australian Open at
the Melbourne Park here.
The IndoSwiss pair took only 54
minutes to beat GermanCzech 13th
seeds Julia Goerges and Karolina
Pliskova 61, 60 in the semifinals
at the Rod Laver Arena. They will
take on Czech seventh seeds
Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie
Hradecka in the final to earn their
eighth title on the trot.
The last four contest was going
without any hiccup till 21 when
the world's top ranked team broke
their opponents in the fourth game
to go 31 up. Sania and Martina
held their service game and broke
the 13th seeds' serve again in the
sixth game to take a 51 advantage.
It was only a matter of t ime
before they sealed the set in their
favour in only 26 minutes.
Sania and Martina, who are both
individually ranked No.1 in the
world, carried the momentum into
the second set to break Julia and
Karolina in the first and third
g ames to go 40 up. It finally
Melbourne: T he top
seeded tennis pair of
Sania Mirza and Ivan
Do dig totally out
classed
de fending
champions Leander
Paes and Mart ina
Hingis to march into
the mixed doubles
semifinals of the
Australian Open at
Melbourne Park here.
Defending champions Leander Paes
Mirza and Dodig took
and Martina Hingis. (File photos)
just an hour and 13
minutes to completely outplay both the combinations which led
the IndoSwiss pair of Paes and the set to the decider.
But it was the t iebreaker
Hing is 76(1), 63 on Show
Court 3. Mirza, who last won the which made the big dif ference
title here in 2009 with compa where out of the eight points
triot Mahesh Bhupathi, is played, Paes and Hingis only
already in the women's doubles managed to win one point in
final with Hingis while Paes is comparison to the IndoCroat
pair's seven, clinching the set in
her former partner.
The IndoCroat pairing will 44 minutes.
The top seeds were on a roll.
next take on RussianBrazilian
fifth seeds Elena Vesnina and They carried the momentum to
Bruno Soares for a place in the the second set, which they won
final. The first set was evenly in less than half an hour, where
contested with both pairs break they broke Paes' serve early in
ing the each other once. The the first game to get the crucial
number of total points won, win break. Paes was not able to hold
ners and unforced errors were his serve and gave in to his
also more or less the same for opponents.
BUSINESS
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US AFFAIRS
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INTERNATIONAL
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BOLLYWOOD
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Dhanush
'excited' about
Hollywood
debut
Chennai: Actor Dhanush, who is
"excited" about making his
Hollywood debut in Iranian
French director Marjane Satrapi's
"The Extraordinary Journey Of
The Fakir Who Got Trapped In
An Ikea Cupboard", will start
filming for it from June, said a
source. "Dhanush will start shoot
ing for his portion of the film
from June 15. He is expected to
shoot for nearly three weeks. The
film will be shot in Italy, Morocco
and France (apart from India)," a
source close to Dhanush told
IANS. He will be sharing the
screen space with "Kill Bill" star
Uma Thurman in the film, which
is a comedy adventure tale based
on Romain Puertolas's best
selling debut novel with the same
name, which came out in 2014
and has been translated into 35
languages. Dhanush earlier took
to Facebook to share his excite
ment about his overseas debut.
"I am very excited by this
opportunity to work in a full
length Hollywood film 'T he
Extraordinary Journey Of The
Fakir Who Got Trapped In The
Ikea Cupboard' for the first time."
"The director Marjane Satrapi
felt I would be apt for this role
and I feel there are many facets I
can explore for this character. I
thank my fans and media for con
stantly standing by me and push
ing me to explore new endeavors
and challenges all the time," read
his post.
The novel that the film is based
on relates to the pilgrimage of a
con man from India to an IKEA
store in Paris which turns into a
philosophical odyssey.
The film will follow his journey
from New Delhi to Paris where
he falls in love with a woman and
accidentally gets deported along
with a band of African refugees
to the far corners of Europe
against his will.
IANS
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HUMOR
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5168271010
by Mahendra Shah
Mahendra Shah is an architect by education, entrepreneur by profession, artist and
humorist, cartoonist and writer by hobby. He has been recording the plight of the
immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons. Hailing from Gujarat,
he lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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ASTROLOGY
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Annual Predictions: For those born in this week (Jan 30 - FEB 5 2016)
sponsibility.
Health this year: You will be going through a
not so very good health this year around. You
might need to take proper care of your health
by frequently visiting your doctor for medical
checkups. You need to adhere to the medica
tions prescribed by the doctors for your bet
terment.
Finance this year: You may be in a very good
financial groove this year as you will find prof
it everywhere you go for investment. You may
start few new ventures if you are into hard
core business. You might have to take few im
portant decisions to go for the opportunities
provided. You may invest on real estate and
stocks this year.
Career this year: If you are a very keen learn
er, then you may get the chance to prove your
self at a higher level. You will enhance your
skills and impress your employer to get better
professional benefits. You may get a good per
formance appraisal or a promotion, which will
encourage you to work even hard.
Romance this year: If you are yet to be in a
marital relationship, there is a healthy chance
for you to get into one. Your romantic life may
take a leap this year if you are married. You
should not get involved in any kind of con
frontation or argument with your beloved as
it may weaken your relationship.
Lucky month: April , July, September, January
4th February, 2016
Ruled planet: Uranus Ruled by no: 4
Traits in you: With the influence of Uranus,
you are born active and lucky. By nature you
are dynamic, reliable, honorable, dignified, en
thusiastic, decisive, and very cooperative.
However, you need to work on your stub
bornness and frequent mood swings.
Health this year: You would not remain satis
fied as far your health is concerned as minor
illness may disturb you throughout this year.
To avoid these health issues, you need to take
care of your health by taking healthy food and
medicines at time. You may go for yoga and
meditation.
Finance this year: You will be among ample
financial benefits throughout this year. You
will find new source of income and it will
bring you lot of money and scope to expand
your business. You may try your hands in var
ious investment plans as you may get enough
returns due to your favoring star movement.
Career this year: You are destined to get plen
ty of good fortune and fame. Your dedication
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SPIRITUAL AWARENESS
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Education for a
Peaceful World
Spirituality means inculcating love in our hearts for all humanity, irrespective of
skin color, religion, or nationality, irrespective of whether a person is rich or
poor, or from the East or the West. If everyone would start seeing the Light
of God in all people this will help bring peace and harmony to the world.
poor, or from the East or the
West. If everyone would start
seeing the Light of God in all peo
ple, this will help bring peace and
harmony to the world. Once we
realize that our soul is a part of
God, and that part is the same in
each human beingand not only
in human beings but in all living
creatureswe will not want to
harm anyone. We will then start
to see the goodness in everyone.
We will begin to think about the
welfare of others. We will also be
concerned about the ecology of
the world.
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