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1. Year : 5 Issue No. 45 New Delhi 10 - 16 April 2017 Rs. 5/- Pages : 16
S. Kumar
Minister for Information
& Broadcasting, Shri M
Venkaiah Naidu, has said
that Mahatma Gandhi pro-
vided valuable lessons of
Humanity, Compassion and
Determination to the
“Young Minds”. It gave the
Generation Next an oppor-
tunity to understand the
essence of his philosophy
“My Life is My Message”.
The young generation
ought to understand the
spirit and intent of the
supreme sacrifices made by
our freedom fighters from
across the different regions
in the country. To carry the
message of Gandhiji’s
books on his Ideas and
Teachings must be made
available to readers for
inspiration. The Minister
stated this while releasing
the Heritage book Gandhi
in Champaran Published by
Publications Division in
collaboration with National
Gandhi Museum, New
Delhi. Ms Aparna Basu,
Chairperson National
Gandhi Museum and senior
officials from the Ministry
including Principal Director
General, PIB Mr. Frank
Naronah were also present
on the occasion.
Referring to recent
Mann Ki Baat where the
Prime Minister himself
spoke on the importance of
Champaran movement and
Gandhiji’s struggle, Shri
Naidu mentioned that
Champaran Satyagraha was
first Non Violent Jan
Andolan that Mahatma
Gandhi spearheaded in
India. The struggle at
Champaran became the
inspiration for future strug-
gle for India’s
Independence.
Complimenting the
efforts of Publications
Division in restoring and re-
publishing Heritage
archival literature, Shri
Naidu said that the
Government had always
aimed to mainstream the
ideals of Mahatma Gandhi
by working towards the
welfare of the poorest of the
poor. He also mentioned
that Publications Division
should strive to restore and
publish other relevant liter-
ature& publications related
to Gandhiji and Regional
Freedom Fighters. The
books on Gandhiji would
provide a further fillip to
the Flagship Schemes of the
Government such as
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan,
Jan Dhan Yojana and Skill
India which have been
aimed at bringing about
Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu released Heritage Books
on the occasion of Champaran Satyagraha Centenary!!
Shri Deepak Parekh is a Noted
Economist and the Chairman of
Housing Development Finance
Corporation, India's leading
housing finance company. We had
featured Mr. Parekh's Historical
speech at London School of
Economics
on March 11'17 in one of our recent
issue. Here are some questions on
his long career and little about Shri
Parekh for our Esteem Readers and
well wishers!
Interviewed by S. Kumar, Sr.
Journalist & Executive Editor, C
& P
It is privilege! Questioning such
big personalities Like Shri Deepak
Parekhji, a well known Personality
of India's mainstream Economy
and Financial sector. His endless
identities cannot be described in
full page of Newspaper! In short he
is leaving legendary of our country!
A Business Tycoon, A writer, a
good family man, Passionate,
sports lover, Social worker,
Enthusiastic and many more!! He
sometimes mixed himself with
younger people, encourages and
motivates them! He feel himself
young in heart, keep himself
evergreen. He is proud to be an
Indian and a typical Mumbaikar!
Completed his graduation
Interactions with Mr. Deepak Parekh
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UnitedNation'sRecentlyConcludedEventatNewYorkonGlobal
HealthandwomenEmpowerment-HistoricalSpeechByAartiGupta
Ms. Aarti Gupta is an Eminent
International famed Social worker, a
Business women spreading Indian
Educations in most of African, Asian
and Middle East Countries, Ex
Embassy Secretary, Consultant and
Liaison Experts with foreign coun-
tries and Sr. Foreign
Correspondence of Country &
Politics was Invited by United Nation
as lone representative from India at
recently concluded convention on
global Health and women
Empowerment at New York, she has
delivered an excellent speech on the
subject of Improving population,
Widow financial stronger, Control
child marriages and Girls getting
pregnant at very young age, educat-
ing and spreading awareness.
Ladies & Gentlemen I really feel
fortunate and honoured to be here
among you and my wholeheartedly
thankfulness to the organiser for invit-
ing and giving me chance to say some-
thing about womanhood, various prob-
lems concerned related to women!
well, I have been provided very shorts
time as many other dignitaries across
world are here to present themselves so
in short see, improving of population
rather I would love to say controlling
of population, because in present mod-
ern days most people are not take it
seriously, in most parts of the world
especially remote areas of Africa and
Asia child birth has no control. I am
sorry but to mention here there are reli-
gions matters also works, some feel too
many children are God’s gift let they
are able to nurture them properly or
not, so controlling of child birth is one
of the most essential in present days
thus improvement will take place in
population when there will less in num-
bers, people should be enough sensible
in all respect with
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3. 3 10- 16 April 2017
COLUMN
As a law teacher and
lawyer working in my home
system, but concerned with
issues of law and technology
that are global more than they
are national, i’ve spent the last
several years paying much
more attention to the Indian
Supreme Court. In cases
involving decency regulation
and intermediaries’ liabilities
for user-generated content, the
Supreme Court has begun to
frame a voice on issues
involving political and expres-
sive freedom in the age of the
networked society.
It will be considering these
questions as will the highest
constitutional courts of the
United States, the European
Union and its members, South
Africa, or post-European
Britain. A powerful court
speaking for the world’s
largest democracy on issues of
privacy, expressive rights, sur-
veillance, identity control and
the other similar matters now
coming to the fore in all soci-
eties will be immensely influ-
ential.
All of which leads me to
regard with puzzlement the
efforts the Supreme Court is
apparently taking just now to
avoid speaking at all on the
most important of current
questions, not just for India,
but for humanity. The
Supreme Court now has
before it – pending already for
a period of almost two years –
petitions asking it to rule on
whether Indian citizens have a
constitutional right of privacy
against government.
The pending case of Justice
KS Puttaswamy & Ors vs
Union of India & Ors was the
first in the series of cases chal-
lenging the Aadhaar scheme.
The case, along with 15 other
matters tagged along with it, is
currently pending before the
apex court, after being
referred to the Constitution
Bench in 2015.
The Court has ruled, and
occasionally reaffirms in com-
mentary on related matters,
that Aadhaar registration can-
not be made generally manda-
tory, yet it has before it unad-
dressed numerous petitions
concerning large numbers of
social services for which
Aadhaar registration has been
made mandatory in apparent
contempt of the Court’s ruling.
Taken together, these mat-
ters that the Supreme Court
does not seem to want to hear
ask the most important ques-
tions now pending anywhere
among the societies that
adhere to the rule of law, con-
cerning citizens’ freedom in
21st century societies. If gov-
ernment does not have a posi-
tive responsibility to protect
the privacy of its citizens,
including against itself, then
the technologies of behaviour
collection now being grafted
into the nervous system of
humanity we call the internet
will make new, hyper-efficient
modes of despotism
inevitable.
If citizens don’t have the
right to inspect and understand
biometric identification data-
bases that contain all our iden-
tities and all the behaviour that
is attributed to us, what we
now think of as “free society”
can be turned off at any time.
The Indian Supreme Court’s
docket now includes clear and
pressing questions that lead to
the heart of issues all the
world’s democracies are going
to face very soon.
Many of us would have
come across or heard of cases
where a person, who was
declared clinically dead,
comes back to life after a few
minutes. Many claim to have
had a near death experience
(NDE), many even have
authored books explaining
their out of body journey, and
one such case was also
depicted by the movie
'Heaven Is For Real'. But the
question still lingers - can an
NDE really happen?
What is an NDE?
A Near Death Experience,
or an NDE, is often described
as a state of awareness of
being dead where a person
experiences being outside of
his own body. Many people
who have had such an experi-
ence reported being elated,
feeling secure and experienc-
ing an absolute dissolution.
Some also reported passing
through a dark tunnel to reach
a region that was full of warm
light. People may have an
altered spatiotemporal bound-
ary and an out-of-body expe-
rience where they can see
their own bodies lying down,
sometimes, even being oper-
ated on in a hospital.
Another characteristic that
runs common in NDEs for
many people is meeting an
angel of light, which, interest-
ingly, corresponded to the
person's religious belief.
Like, for Christians, it would
be a guardian angel, while for
Hindus, it was a messenger of
the god of death.
There have been many
cases where the people
reported uniting with their
deceased loved ones. Also,
they met people dressed in
white who were very loving
and provided them unparal-
leled warmth. Some even got
a life review and many
expressed that they did not
want to come back. Many
scholars, like Dr Melvin
Morse and Dr Kenneth Ring,
have researched on the sub-
ject. Dr Melvin Morse wrote
a book on the subject titled
'Transformed by the Light'
where he talks about the
changes that happened in the
lifestyle and behaviour of
people who had an NDE. Dr
Kenneth Ring established,
among many other things,
how a blind woman named
Vicki Umipeg, could see dur-
ing her NDE.
Does this mean 'heaven
is for real'?
The answer to this ques-
tion is still as wrought in
doubt as ever. There are case
studies of NDEs where even
people who did not believe in
reincarnation experienced it,
defying the religious aspect to
the experience. A study by
University of Maribor, in
Slovenia, claimed that this
phenomenon could be a trick
of the mind. They said it is
caused by a chemical reaction
in the body. "Several theories
explaining the mechanisms of
near death experiences exist.
We found that in those
patients who experienced the
phenomenon, blood carbon
dioxide levels were signifi-
cantly higher than in those
who did not," said its lead
researcher.
Another research conduct-
ed by University of Michigan
in 2013 was carried out on
dying rats. It found out that
after their hearts stopped,
within the next 30 seconds
there was a surge in the brain
activity, indicating highly
aroused mental states. The
lead author of the study Jimo
Bojigan said, "In fact, at near-
death, many known electrical
signatures of consciousness
exceeded levels found in the
waking state, suggesting that
the brain is capable of well-
organized electrical activity
during the early stage of clin-
ical death." On the contrary is
the case study of Colton
Burpo, the 14-year-old whose
story was told in the movie
and book titled 'Heaven Is
For Real', authored by his
own father. The exemplary
part of Colton's NDE is that
he could explain things he
did not know before his
emergency surgery, during
which the NDE happened.
For example, he said he met
his unborn sister, an incident
his parents never mentioned
to him and met his great
grandfather, who died 24
years before he was born.
Miraculously, he could
explain his great grandfather
in much detail, despite never
having seen him in reality.
Surely, certainly and defi-
nitely, there is a life after
death! But not in the mortal
body. Similar is the story of
Anita Moorjani, who was
diagnosed with cancer in
2002. On February 2, 2006,
she fell into a deep coma.
"The senior oncologist
looked at me and told my
husband that it was now the
end, and that my organs were
now shutting down. I would
probably not make it beyond
the next 36 hours," she said
later. But she came out of the
coma after three days, having
had an NDE. During her
experience, she met her
deceased father and best
friend and said that she was
reluctant to come back. The
miraculous part followed
after this as her body's
tumors shrunk by 70 per cent
within four days of the NDE.
Within the next three weeks,
she was cancer-free. The
answer to the question of an
afterlife remains as murkier
as ever. Science may have
refuted the theory, while reli-
gion upholds it, but it is no
more this black and white a
question. Many miraculous
case studies have even put
scientists at an unsure spot
and they are looking for more
concrete answers to this ever
unfolding debate.
Is there life after death?
SC should not allow Aadhaar to
eliminate constitutional right of privacy
4. 4 10- 16 April 2017
DELHI
Saad Ansari
NEW DELHI: With less
than two weeks left for the
polls, Delhi Congress has
decided to initiate a campaign
by bringing in their senior
leaders to interact with the
public and apprise them about
the party's plan of streamlin-
ing the three corporations, if
they are voted to power. Delhi
Pradesh Congress Committee
(DPCC) spokesperson said
that the former ministers and
senior members P
Chidambaram, Jairam
Ramesh and Shashi Tharoor
will join morning walkers and
joggers in different areas and
interact with them in the next
coming days. "We will seek
SEC's permission on Tuesday
and organise meetings accord-
ingly in the next three days,"
said the spokesperson.DPCC
along with the leaders had
launched three blueprints on
the steps they plan to take to
streamline sanitation, revenue
system, primary education
and health sector of the corpo-
rations. "Tharoor will discuss
the steps we aim to take to
enhance the quality of educa-
tion in primary schools, while
Chidambaram will talk about
how to improve the revenue
system of the corporations.
Ramesh will tell people about
the current condition of sani-
tation in the capital and how
the party can improve it by
taking modern techniques into
consideration, if we are voted
to power," said the spokesper-
son. On March 6, DPCC chief
Ajay Maken along with
Chidambaram had launched
their first blueprint on fiscal
management of the corpora-
tions where they had proposed
different reforms that can
improve the revenue collec-
tion system. For instance,
Congress has proposed that
they will not increase tax but
improve the property tax col-
lection from current 30% to at
least 75-80%.
Ramesh had presented
the blueprint on sanitation on
March 26 and former Union
minister Tharoor had present-
ed the final blueprint on pri-
mary education on March 30.
The three blueprints are
the roadmap of Congress,
which has the detailed propos-
als to improve the current con-
dition of the corporations and
will also play a major role in
the party's manifesto.
Congress rolls out the big guns for final battle
Delhi: G-Town Society
organized Press Conference for
the announcement of the
competition on MR. DELHI
2017 which is going to be held
on 15th April,2017 at Trivoli
Garden Chattarpur , New
Delhi. The “Theme” was based
on the respect of women and
Women Empowerment.On this
occasion, announcement was
done by Shahnaz Hussain
Padmashre Awardee and CEO
of Shahnaz Herbals to give
platform and opportunity to
Men who are between the age
categories of 25 to 35 years,
who want to break the
monotony of their life and did
not get chance to live their
dream. During the
announcement ceremony,
Bollywood Actor ,
MukeshTyagiand Yashvardhan
Rana were also present. MR.
Delhi competition will be
judged by our Jury Member
famous Bollywood Actor
Rajneesh Duggal and actress
Shreyln Chopra and other
Guest of member will be
MeenakshiDutt, Sheilka
Gupta, UnnatDatt, Nikhil
Nanda, Salloli Kumar, Ruby
Yadav, HiddaSiddiqui,
NehaGaurav Chopra, Vishal
Bakshi, Bipin Sharma,
Shahnaz Husain, and many
more key personalities.
Shahnaz Hussain Padmashre
Awardee and CEO of Shahnaz
Herbals discussed about
Women empowerment are
empowering the women to take
their own decisions for their
personal dependent.
Empowering women is to
make them independent in all
aspects from mind, thought,
rights, decisions, etc by leaving
all the social and family
limitations. It is to bring
equality in the society for both
male and female in all areas.
Nishee Stephen – Director of G
Town Society saidthatthe main
aim of organizing MR. DELHI
2017 by G-Town Society is to
promote the young talents with
a cause and through this
pageant we want to spread
awareness among youth to give
their contribution to the society
for the upliftment and respect
of women. The contestants will
not be judged by their look, but
with their intelligence and
attitude.
G-Town Society presents MR. DELHI 2017
Binod Kumar Singh
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief
minister Nitish Kumar on
Sunday advised his Delhi
counterpart Arvind Kejriwal
to ban liquor in the interest of
people. Citing the "success" of
Bihar's liquor ban, Kumar
claimed that it has trans-
formed the society and
improved people's lives in the
state. "If you want to see it,
you should come to Bihar,"
Kumar said while addressing a
rally in Badarpur for his
party's municipal poll candi-
date. He said that the Supreme
Court order to remove liquor
shops from highways should
be implemented in letter and
spirit. "Liquor shops are being
taken inside towns from the
highways after the SC order. It
should be opposed," he said,
advocating liquor ban across
the country. Kumar added that
drinking is not a fundamental
right and the campaign to ban
liquor is connected with the
well-being of families.
Sunday was the second day of
Kumar's campaign for the
civic polls. Talking about the
Poorvanchali population in
Delhi, he said, "They should
not be called migrants. They
have been living in Delhi for a
long time; some have spent
generations here. They are
now like natives of Delhi."
Recently Janki Devi Vocational Centre organized “Sankalan – 2017” an annual
event at JDM College Karol Bagh. The event included exhibition & Fashion show
in support of women empowerment. Madhuri Verma was behind the success of
this show. Dr. Swati pal supported the event by her presence along with the panel
of judges that had eminent names like Niket Mishra, Ishren Vadi, Ashwani Kumar
Prithviwasi, Seitu Kumar Aneja, Mr. Sneh Bhasin, Mr. Kappil Kishore, Mr. Sandy
Larma, Ms. Gayatri Pradhan Chaudhary.
Nitish Kumar advises Arvind
Kejriwal to ban liquor in Delhi
6. 6 10- 16 April 2017
NATIONAL
Honey Sehgal
New Delhi, Saturday, April
8th, 2017: Former Prime
Minister of India Dr.
Manmohan Singh launched
the book “Mission to Reboot
Punjab Through Value Based
Education” a book about Baba
Iqbal Singh, authored by
Benedict Parmanand in capital
today. Exhilarated to be a part
of the launch Dr. Manmohan
Singh added “We are currently
living in the day & age where
there is immense need of
value-based education. Our
generation apart from getting
technically educated must also
be made aware of our rich cul-
ture, heritage and history”. He
further said, ‘ I am truly
inspired by Baba Iqbal Singh
Ji’s life, work and selfless
service to the humanity; his
commitment to educate the
young and the mislead.”
In a truly emotional speech
Mr. Manpreet Singh Badal
(Finance Minister, Punjab)
highlighting the prevailing
issue of drug addiction
amongst the youth, said “ It’s
sad to see the current state of
affairs in Punjab . Today, the
youth of Punjab is being influ-
enced and misled by the evil
elements. Baba Iqbal Singh’s
relentless commitment and
work towards rehabilitation &
education is a blessing which
is, truly and surely bringing in
a positive change. ”
Baba Iqbal Singh - a
visionary, educationist, and a
philanthropist, has been rated
as the most powerful non-
political Sikh in the world by
the "Top Sikh 100"
Organization in UK. In 2014
he was awarded a Citation
from the New York State
Assembly as an exceptional
individual, one which is wor-
thy of the esteem of USA and
the great state of New York for
fostering Tolerance for people
of all races and cultures.
The event witnessed a
power puff attendance, of edu-
cationists, bureaucrats, politi-
cians, industralists and influ-
encers from across the world
coming under one roof.
Mr Manpreet Singh Badal
(Finance Minister, Punjab),
Mrs Isher Judge Ahluwalia,
Mr. Kapil Dev Nikhunj
(Former cricketer), Mr Sunil
Kant Munjal (Industrialist),
Sr. Advocate Rupinder Singh
Suri (President Supreme Court
Bar Association), Mr K. T. S.
Tulsi (Senior Advocate), Mr
Pankaj Pachauri (ex-media
advisor to PM), Mr Manjit
Singh GK (President Delhi
Sikh Gurdwara Management
Committee), Mr Bishen S
Bedi (Cricketer), Mr
Tarlochan Singh (ex-MP
Rajya Sabha), Bhavdeep
Singh (Fortis Healthcare), RS
Sodhi (MD, Amul India), Mr
DK Sharma (former Seceratry,
were some of the guests of
honor at the occasion. On the
sidelines of the book launch
was also a ‘Panel Discussion
and Case Study Presentation‘
on Akal Academy’s – ‘Rural
Education is The Answer ’,
where Narayanan
Ramaswamy (KPMG), Kartik
Desai (Asha Impact), Dr.
Neelam Kaur and Author of
the book- Benedict
Paramanand, were the speak-
ers. The case-study was
prepared by Amarpreet Singh
Ghura, Post-doctoral Research
Fellow, Indian Institute of
Management Calcutta and
Professor Vijaya Sherry
Chand, Indian Institute of
Management Ahmedabad.
Present at the occasion Mr.
Sunil K Munjal, Joint MD,
Hero MotoCorp said,
“Through the chapters of this
book, the author has woven a
wonderful tapestry around the
life, the times and the beliefs
of a remarkable leader”.
Inspired by the life and works
of the living legend and phi-
lanthropist, Baba Iqbal Singh
of The Kalgidhar Society,
Baru Sahib. The author has
beautifully drawn the story of
Baba ji’s charismatic life and
his evolution post -retirement
from a bureaucrat to a spiritu-
al leader of eminence.
Dr. Manmohan Singh launched " Mission to Reboot Punjab Through Value Based
Education" A book about ‘Baba Iqbal Singh’ authored by Benedict Paramanand
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today said
that it would hear after summer vacation a batch of
pleas seeking a grace period for exchanging
demonetised currency notes. A bench comprising
Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y
Chandrachud and S K Kaul said let these matters be
fixed for hearing after the summer vacation as
counsel for the petitioner sought time to respond to
the recent reply of the Centre on the issue.
The Centre had recently informed the apex court
that it has taken a "conscious decision" not to
extend the period beyond December 30 last year for
exchanging the demonetised currency notes.
Were they sleeping all the 52 days who now
asking for an extension. More so, they could have
done it through March 2017 by directly depositing
it with the RBI offices, if they are genuine.
It had said it was not legally bound to come out
with a fresh notification to grant grace period or
window for depositing scrapped currency notes.
The Centre had filed an affidavit in response to
petitions by private individuals and a firm seeking a
window like those given to NRIs and people who
were abroad during the period of demonetisation to
deposit the scrapped currency notes with the
Reserve Bank of India.
SC to hear pleas on demonetisation issue post summer vacation
Jai Narayan
MUMBAI: Kulbhushan
Jadhav frequented his moth-
er's flat at High Point CHS in
Old Panvel as Hussein Patel
and claimed he had taken it on
rent. "Only when Hussein
Patel was arrested in Pakistan
in March 2016, we learnt
through the media that his real
name was Kulbhushan Jadhav
and that he was actually the
son of flat owner Avanti
Jadhav.
As per our society records,
Avanti Jadhav had purchased
flat C-11 in 1991, but never
stayed there. In 2007, Patel
came to stay on rent," said
society secretary Sachin
Shinde.
He said Patel had claimed
that he worked for a cargo
shipping company. He visited
the Panvel flat two-three times
a month with a backpack and
left in 15-20 minutes. "Once
the door was left ajar and I
saw a swimming suit and
yacht equipment. One fine
day, he loaded all the goods in
a tempo and left the flat and
never returned."
M J Gade, who has an
office next to Jadhav's flat,
confirmed he never stayed in
the flat. It seemed he used it as
a godown, he added.
On Monday, the security
guard at Silver Oak building
in Powai, where Jadhav's
father and his family stay,
claimed the flats are locked
and they were not in the city.
As a precaution, the police
deployed around half a dozen
constables outside the
premises.
So what? What is this arti-
cle trying to imply? You guys
need major editorial control.
This is no time to bring up his
past... Meanwhile, NDA
authorities neither confirmed
nor denied Jadhav's stint.
"Jadhav was two courses sen-
ior to me. He was famous for
his physical fitness. He was
quite active in sports and was
a good performer," said a navy
officer. "He was at INS Shivaji
between 1991-93. He even
served as a staff officer for a
brief period. Later, Jadhav
opted for Marine Commando
Force (MCF). Consequently,
Jadhav had joined the com-
mando training centre at
Kochi and completed the
training," the officer added.
CHENNAI: After
almost half a century of
domination by Dravidian
parties — DMK and
AIADMK— in Tamil
Nadu that kept national
parties at bay, shrill voices
of apprehension now
emerge stating that the BJP
and BJP-led central gov-
ernment is trying to control
the outcome of things
unfolding in the state.
All prospective losers
are following in the foot-
steps of Kejriwal by play-
ing a victim blaming the
independent constitutional
authority of CEC , know-
ing fully well that BJP has
no roll to play in the.
KulbhushanJadhavwasaformerIndianNavycommando’
BJP trouble for
DMK and AIADMK
in Tamil Nadu
7. Noida: “Media and
Entertainment industry has
grown so big. There is so
much to do in this industry,
there is ample work but its dif-
ficult to find dedicated and
sincere workers today.
Punctuality and sincerity pays
in life.,” said Sandeep
Marwah President of ASC
while presenting the presti-
gious diplomas of ASC to the
passing out students.
“Three years of education
and training in film making
has made you experts, little
efforts can take you to better
heights,” said Venus Jain
alumnus of school and
renowned event manager.
“The school has given you the
best, now it is your turn to
prove to the World that you
know the subject,” added Dr.
Vandana Gulia senior journal-
ist and social worker running a
NGO under the name of No
More Missing.
Assistant Professor
Mantosh Kumar reminded stu-
dents with all the past exercis-
es and special events during
last three years and share
some emotional moments with
them.
Dr. Ajay Kumar paid vote
of thanks and requested all the
students to be the part of Asian
Alumni Association to be in
touch with the institute. The
faculty, parents and media
professionals attended the
event.
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çfrHkkvksa dh dksbZ deh ugha gS
vkSj bu çfrHkkvksa dk dksbZ lkuh
ugha gSA ysfdu eap vkSj voljk-
sa ds vkHkko esa ,slh çfrHkk;sa ihNs
jg tkrh gSa ,oe~ budh dyk
vkoke ds le{k ugha vk ikrhA
bl vkHkko dks /;ku esa j[krs gq,
mR—"V ;qok çfrHkkvksa dks c<+kok
nsus ds mís'; ls u`R;kaxuk Hkkfouh
feJk us viuh mf'kZyk Mkal
dEiuh }kjk ^Mkal ,DlIyksfto---
ch QSc* 'kh"kZd ls viuh rjg dh
u`R; çfr;ksfxrk dh 'kq:vkr dhA
eap u fey ikus ds dkj.k viuh
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okyh çfrHkkvksa ds fy, ;g
çfr;ksfxrk ,d l'kä igy ds
:i esa mHkjh gS vkSj fiNys nks
o"kksaZ esa çfrHkkvksa dks vyx&vyx
eapksa ij ekSds çnku djus esa vge~
Hkwfedk fuHkk;h gS vkSj blh Øe
dks tkjh j[krs gq, Hkkfouh feJk
ds usr`Ro esa ubZ fnYyh ds Jhjke
lsaVj v‚Q vkVZ ,aM dYpj esa
^Mkal ,DlIyksfto--- ch QSc
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ckn ;qxy Js.kh esa yxHkx 7
çfrHkkvksa us vius çLrqfrdj.k
fn;sA nksuksa Jsf.k;ksa ds chp esa
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lans'k nsrs bl ,DV us lHkh dks
[kklk çHkkfor fd;kA cPpksa ds
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çnf'kZr dj ldsaA fiNys nks o"kksaZ
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dyk&dkS'ky ls /keky dj jgs
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Mkal ,DlIykstu djus dh dks-
f'k'k dh gS vkSj mEehn gS fd bl
o"kZ Hkh ge bu çfrHkkvksa dks vius
dyk&dkS'ky dks fu[kkjus o vkxs
ystkus ds lq–<+ ekSds bUgsa çnku
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geus bu cPpksa dks çf'kf{kr fd;k
gS vkSj buds lkFk ,d fj'rk
dk;e fd;k gSA dqy feykdj
;gka gekjk ç;kl Mkal ds ek/;e
ls lkekftd vkfFkZd varjky dks
de djrs gq, bUgsa eap çnku
djuk gS lkFk gh ge f'k{kk vkSj
vPNs thou ;kiu gsrq çsfjr djus
dk ç;kl dj jgs gSaA*
eq>s yxrk gS fd ^bu cPpksa
dks ;fn i;kZIr eap vkSj lgh
fn'kk çnku dh tk;sxh rks ;g
thou esa csgrj dj ldrs gSaA*
Mkal ,DlIykstu ;qokvksa dks
çksRlkfgr djus dk ç;kl gS
ftlls fd og l'kä eglwl dj
ldsa vkSj çksRlkfgr gksdj vkxs
c<+us dk lkgl tqVk;saA nwljs
ns'kksa ds d‚ystksa dk lapkyu
d‚jiksjsV gkml o LiksVZ~l czkaM
djrs gSa] tcfd Hkkjr esa ,slk ugha
gS vkSj gekjh dksf'k'k jgsxh fd
ge Hkh dqN ,sls cnyko yk;sa
ftlls bu çfrHkkvksa dks
çksRlkfgr djus ds fy, fofHkUu
laxBu] xqzi vkxs vk;sa A
7 10- 16 April 2017
Happening
Convocation of Students of
Asian School of Communication
/keky ÁfrHkkvksa dk Mkal csfelky]
fnYyh esa gqvk ^Mkal ,DlIykstu--
Kalinga University Appreciated
The Efforts of Sandeep Marwah
Noida: The visit of Vice Chancellor of Kalinga University Dr.
Jagannath Patnaik brought a new energy into the campus of
Marwah Studios. “Very few people are so passionate about pro-
viding such a class education to the students. There is no other
film school in the World which has gathered so many facilities
under one roof.,” said Dr Jagannath Patnaik Vice Chancellor of
Kalinga University Orissa handing over his new book to Marwah.
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dj fy;k tk,xkA bl ifj;kstuk esa rV ds
dVko dks jksdus ds fy, ikjaifjd mik;ksa ds
lkFk&lkFk tu lg;ksx Hkh fy;k tk,xkA
lqJh Hkkjrh us dgk fd foxr dqN le; ls
igkM+h bykdksa ds ikjaifjd ty L=ksrksa dks çk—
frd vkinkvksa ,oa tyok;q ifjorZu ls uqdlku
igqapk gSA
blls igkM+ksa esa jgus okys yksx is;ty dh
leL;k ,oa vU; dkj.kksa ls iBkjh {ks=ksa dh vksj
iyk;u djus yxs gSaA bl ekeys dh xaHkhjrk dks
ns[krs gq, mUgksaus dsaæh; Hkwty cksMZ dks funsZf'kr
fd;k gS fd fgeky; dh ty/kkjkvksa ,oa >juksa
dks iquthZfor djus ds fy, foLr`r ifj;kstuk
rS;kj djsaA mUgksaus dgk fd bl ifj;kstuk esa
tEew d'ehj] fgekpy çns'k] mRrjk[kaM lesr
mRrj iwoZ ds jkT;ksa dks 'kkfey dj tYn dk;Z
çkjaHk fd;k tk;sxkA
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ckWyhoqM esa fdLer vktekus
vk, gSaA mudh fj;y ykbQ
vkSj jhy ykbQ esa D;k ?kVrk
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dkjukek] feydj [kksyk LVkVZ vi
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INTERNATIONAL
basic sense of civility. We must not
judge by looking at good people in
cities and towns, there are bad people
too but we have to reach each and
every corner of the world to teach peo-
ple at least basic otherwise improve-
ment is far from reach! Now being am
women I really feel proud to say
something about women’s concerns!
Before I start point wise my appeal to
you all friends especially to gentlemen
friends please understand women and
respect them! In my country and in my
religion we worship women in differ-
ent forms of Goddess! Please elimi-
nate gender discrimination! Women
can be anything can reach anywhere!
Take instance from past and present,
we have seen Rani Laxmi bai!
Savitree Phoole, Margaret Thatcher,
Indira Gandhi, Astronauts kalpana
Chawla and presently many women
rulers, bankers Sports women and in
many other fields worldwide. So
please do not treat women as weaker,
they are in defence and security sys-
tems in most countries too, a woman is
not just for entertainment, for fun or
just to be treated as machine of pro-
ducing child but they are capable to do
and go to any extend! A woman if is
pickpocketer, at in flash trade or rag
pickers is doing so balancing situation
else a woman by nature is form of
Goddess Durga ,the creature we
believe!
Widow Financial stronger- which
touch my heart! Here too education is
first question and should be on priori-
ty basis! If women is educated enough
to understand her personal life at least
she can be helpful to herself! While an
educated lady can do something to
earn her livelihood, stay better in soci-
ety but in most places widows are a
burdensome! They use to be deprived
from every right from other family
members and sometime by society!
Like she committed a crime or sin
after her husband’s death, an unedu-
cated lady neither can move to court or
authorities for justice nor can fight in
other ways for her right so in most
cases they spend their life depending
on other’s mercy and very pathetic
way! My appeal to all governments in
entire world please open such window
for widows so that they get opportuni-
ty to register their conditions and says
even representative of governments
can reach to them and ensure their
good future, by engaging them with
some tasks in safety ways so that they
can be financially stronger with all
necessary guides and helps from gov-
ernments! Control of child marriage-
it is very much sensitive subject and
most problematic throughout the
world. Sometimes not only parents but
girls do mistake emotionally in cities,
towns and villages. All Governments
must have such rule that none can’t be
dare to marry a girl who has not
reached her 18 years of age or no par-
ents will try forcefully marriage minor
daughters!
There should be a tough law in
every government which none can
defy; authorities should keep tight
vigil in grassroots levels that no girl
getting marriage at minor age! Just
close your eyes friends and imagine
our daughters are getting married at
the age of 14th and becoming mother
at 15th or 16th, at her playing age
when she herself has not understood
the world properly and by the age of
30 onwards she is becoming elders!
Give a space, treat girls similar to
boys, educate them then think about
her future, end gender bias! Do not
feel women are burden but feel they
are assets. If women give birth a girl
child in some places are convicted,
how strange! Girls been killed at born!
Girls getting pregnant at minor age! It
is a confussional indeed!
Most girls who are getting
pregnant before marriage
are two types! One on own
wish or on the wish of her
male partner! It is indeed an
emotional matter which
hardly anyone can get
involved or solved until she
do not understand herself
the wrong but in most cases
in society they become
pregnant after rapes by gang
or individuals! We are wit-
nessing now a days in every
minutes 10 women gets
raped! In every minute 3
women commit suicide on
domestic violence and by
otherwise even tortured at works
place!
In every minute at least 7 women
are been hashed worldwide and many
other things against women, many ‘do
or do not’ boundaries for women! Let
how conservative a nation is or not!
Only administration can stop crime
against women and of course if men
respect women everywhere this type
of heinous crime against women will
automatically wiped out!
It is completely Governments
responsibilities everywhere! I being
women, an Indian, an apolitical well
educated lady would appreciate our
Present Prime Minister Mr. Narendra
Modi, we are fortunate to have him as
our PM in our lifetime. Beside many
other good things so far he did for our
country, he had delivered his first
Independence Day speech as Prime
Minister from Red Fort to end gender
discrimination! He has launched a
mission Beti Bachao Beti Padhao!
Means Save girls, educate girls. He is
working hard to end gender bias from
our country, a largest democratic
country of the world with 1.27 million
populations, where most parts are
rural area, people has many faiths and
believes, most are conservatives, fol-
low old days ethics and so on but this
stalwart has changed a lots with his
hard team work and desire! We have
separate Ministry named Women and
Child Development under leadership
of an able women Minister and Modiji
himself!
Let me end by saying that I have
never seen India in so stronger posi-
tion in all respect as it is today under
the great leadership and hard work of
our beloved Prime Minister! The
opportunities that are opening up day
by day are immense despite many
challenges!
I will end with an appeal to all del-
egates here from across the world
please talk to your leaders, your gov-
ernment to take all necessary steps to
ensure women safety, to passes laws
and implements in favour of women,
to encourage parents to educate girls
and not to get them married at minor
age and a total gender discrimination!
Thanks once again for this great
opportunity to express myself and for
listening me! Namashkar!
Aarti Gupta
On Sweden, the General Secretary said” we
condemn the violent attack in Stockholm today.
Our sympathy goes to the families of the victims
and all those affected and we wish the injured a
prompt recovery. The United Nations stands in
solidarity with the people and Government of
Sweden. We hope that those responsible for the
attack will be swiftly brought to justice.
In a statement, the Secretary-General said: “I
continue to follow the situation in Syria closely
and with grave concern. I was abhorred by the
chemical weapons attack in Khan Shaykhun,
Syria, and the death and injury of many innocent
civilians. I have long stated that there needs to be
accountability for such crimes, in line with exist-
ing international norms and Security Council res-
olutions. I have been following reports of the air
strikes against the Shayrat Airbase in Syria con-
ducted by the United States. Mindful of the risk
of escalation, I appeal for restraint to avoid any
acts that could deepen the suffering of the Syrian
people. These events underscore my belief that
there is no other way to solve the conflict than
through a political solution.
I call on the parties to urgently renew their
commitment to making progress in the Geneva
talks. A political solution also remains essential
for progress in the fight against terrorism. The
Security Council has the primary responsibility
for international peace and security. I call on the
Council to unite and exercise that responsibility.
For too long international law has been ignored
in the Syrian conflict, and it is our shared duty to
uphold international standards of humanity. This
is a prerequisite to ending the unrelenting suffer-
ing of the people of Syria.” The Secretary
General appeals for restraint, Stresses need for
political solution.
U N Secretary General Antonio Guterres Speaks on
Violent on Sweden and Chemical attack on Syria!
HistoricalSpeechByAartiGupta.....
Aarti Gupta
10. Rajesh Sharma
A group show of paintings and
sculptures of some of the most cel-
ebrated artist of the nation is going
to be held from 13th of April 2017
at the premises of Creativity Art
Gallery, Haus Khas Village, New
Delhi From 11am- 7.00 pm daily.
Showcasing the artworks of the
following artist - Anand Panchal|
Asit Kumar Patnaik| Dharmendra
Prasad| Iruvan Karunakaran|Jai
Zharotia| K.R. Santhana Krishnan |
Laxman Aelay | Nagesh Goud |
Niladri Paul | Niren Sengupta |
Ramesh Gorjala | Sachin Jaltare |
Subhakar Laskar | Tejinder Kanda
| Thota Vaikuntham | Vinod
Sharma | Vishal Joshi
If one can decipher the word
impossibilities to read as i m pos-
sibilities, nothing will be impossi-
ble to achieve. A pessimist may
construe a half filled gas as half
empty as half empty and this atti-
tude may goal to crave for more.
No impediments or physical dis-
abilities can deter one if he is bol-
stered by the will to achieve the
impossible. Luminaries and icons
are the end products of sustained
perseverance and commitment
smeared with confidence with
their heads firmly fixed on their
shoulders. The heart bleats till
infinity, but it is the fragility of the
mind which retards it to achieve
the impossible. The names we are
showcasing in this exhibition has
already proved it that impossible is
nothing and we are happy and
privileged to celebrate their (im)
possibilities. The show is being
curated by Wahida Ahmed. This
will be a travelling show in other
Indian cities like Mumbai and
Hyderabad and also in Dubai and
Singapore. This is definitely going
to be a visual treat for the art
lovers and art enthusiasts.
10 10- 16 April 2017
Special
Pramesh Jain
The Bommanahalli police
of South East zone have bust-
ed an inter-State gang of
thieves for targeting churches
in Tamil Nadu and Kerala and
stealing cars in Karnataka and
other southern states.
The arrested have been
identified as Alex, 29, from
Ernakulam, Sujoy, 35, from
Kannur, and Jayaprakash, 35,
from Tamil Nadu.
Investigating officer told
reporters that while investigat-
ing a car theft in
Bommanahalli,we have arrest-
ed one person by name
Jayaprakash,who spilled the
beans on the other car thefts,
including in Madiwala,JP
Nagar, Cubbon Park,and other
areas,based on his statement
we have nabbed his other 2
associates identifed as Alex
and Sujoy, who were involved
in burglaries at Velankani
Church in Tamil Nadu,apart
from three other churches in
Kerala and with this we have
recovered six SUVs lifted
from various parts of the city,
Goa, and Tamil Nadu from
their possession and returned
to victims also.
Alex was caught during
house thefts when he was a
child and was admitted in
remand home.However he had
indulged in thefts even after
getting released from there.
During interrogation it has
came to light that these three
suspects who had indulged in
vehicle thefts in Bengaluru
and outside the state were
lodged in Parappana Agrahara
jail.They developed friendship
while in jail between August
2016 and November 2016 and
continued to steal after being
released on bail he added.
Alex was involved in many
house burglaries in Bengaluru
and had been arrested.He
came to Bengaluru first in
2011 in to get his friend treat-
ed for cancer at Kidwai
Hospital. He settled down here
and started committing rob-
beries at houses,” the police
said. The robbery at
Velankanni Church occurred
in the early hours of January
31.Alex had barged into the
rector’s office by cutting the
grills of the window and
decamped with Rs 1.25 lakh
cash and 60 gm gold orna-
ments that were donated by
the devotees to the church.
Fr.Prabhakar had complained
about it to Nagapattanam
police station.The picture of
the suspect going out from the
office was recorded in CCTV
cameras.The police,who print-
ed his picture,had circulated it
in the nearby police stations.
Police said that the suspect
was not traceable despite all
the efforts.Though it was cap-
tured on CCTV cameras, the
Nagapattinam police were yet
to make headway in the case.
After their arrest, Alex spilled
the beans on the robbery at the
church said by investigation
officer. Fr. Prabhakar, Rector
of Shrine Basillica, Velankani
told media persons that the
people would give us these
valuables as offerings for the
favours received in healing
especially.They normally give
these valuables with a descrip-
tion to put it in a museum so
that people can see, its basical-
ly faith expression of the peo-
ple. This happens on a daily
basis.The days collection is
brought and kept in the
Rectors office.This is a daily
occurrence. It was a shock for
us since these were peoples
sacrifice.I am glad within a
span of 2 months, the
Bengaluru police did a com-
mendable job in solving this
matter. Addl CP East,Hemanth
Nimbalkar, told media persons
Bommanahalli police station
Inspector Manjunath and his
team under the leadership of
South East DCP Dr
Boralingaiah arrested
Alex,Jayprakash and Bijoy, an
interstate gang involved in
theft of cars as well as house
breaking incidents.They are
wanted in around 10 police
stations.
Notorious Inter-state robbers' gang busted,Property
worth Rs.40 Lakhs recovered by Bommanahalli police
Agroupshowofpaintingsof(im)possibilities
New Delhi: Amrapali is now the official
Jewelry Designer for Baahubali 2: The
Conclusion. After having done a number of
pieces for Baahubali 1: The Beginning,
Amrapali Jewels was officially brought on
board to be the Jewelry Designer for the
magnum opus’ second edition. Special
pieces were especially commissioned for
the film at the Amrapali Design Studio that
was created in tandem with the team of
designers and craftsmen from Amrapali
and the team of Baahubali.
The second project for Baahubali 2 was
initiated when the shooting began for the
movie from mid-2015 till the end of
2016.The script was decoded to create
stunning jewelry that would elevate the
visual journey for the viewer and lend cred-
ibility to the characters in the movie.
Amrapali managed to achieve this mam-
moth task in a short span of time and
approximately 1500 pieces were sent to the
team of Baahubali 2. Silver metal with
gold plating was used in order to achieve
the preciseness and quality that lends to the
grandeur of the film and the setting.
To win the hearts of the viewers, the cre-
ators of Baahubali 2 were very keen an
selecting their sets, script, music as well as
jewelry, and when it comes to perfection
and excellence, Amrapali Jewels epito-
mizes it. “Every character in Baahubali
plays a strong role and Amrapali Jewels has
magnified the impact even more,” said
Rajiv Arora, Co-Founder and Designer of
Amrapali Jewels. “In every frame, the jew-
elry was modified to maintain the essence
of every character yet be visually impact-
ful,” said Rajesh Ajmera, Co-founder of
Amrapali Jewels.
Amrapali Jewels is the official Jewelry
Designer for Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
11. 11 10- 16 April 2017 SPORTS
BENGALURU: Star custo-
dian PR Sreejesh will lead an
18-member Indian hockey
team at the 26th Sultan Azlan
Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia,
starting April 29. Manpreet
Singh will be Sreejesh's
deputy in the squad that also
has members from the junior
World Cup winning squad.
Defender Gurinder Singh,
midfielders Sumit and
Manpreet were a part of the
Junior World Cup winning
squad and are slated to make
their debut at the tournament.
The 21-year-old goalkeeper
from Mumbai Suraj Karkera
who was part of the junior
squad that toured England in
2016 and participated in the
EurAsia Cup in Russia and the
Four-Nations Tournament last
year, too finds his name in the
team. Ahead of the national
camp for the senior men's core
probable group, chief coach
Roelant Oltmans had empha-
sized on giving juniors the
right exposure with a vision of
building a team that would
bring laurels in the 2018
World Cup and 2020 Tokyo
Olympics. As a first step
towards that goal, the chief
coach has inducted these
youngsters from the junior
men's team. The team also fea-
tures drag flicker Harmanpreet
Singh, Junior World Cup win-
ning skipper Harjeet Singh
and forward Mandeep Singh.
The trio, who were instrumen-
tal in the Indian team's success
at the Junior World Cup, have
played at the Sultan Azlan
Shah Cup in the previous edi-
tion where India won a Silver
after losing to Australia in the
Final. "The idea was to try out
new combinations ahead of
the three important tourna-
ments this year, which are the
World League Semi-Final,
Asia Cup and the Odisha
Men's Hockey League Final
Bhubaneswar 2017,"
explained Oltmans. "We have
a few tournaments before
these big events like we play
Belgium and Germany before
we play the World League
Semi-Final and we play
Belgium and Holland in
August. These are good oppo-
nents against whom we can
test ourselves to access
whether the players are
achieving what we expect out
of them," he said.
Sreejesh to lead India at Azlan
Shah Cup, four rookies included
BCCI official asks why Sourav
Ganguly is endorsing brands
MUMBAI: Mumbai
Indians , a founding member
franchise of the Indian
Premier League (IPL) that
began in 2008, celebrated their
decade-long participation in
the competition where they
have consistently showcased
cricketing excellence.
Pegged as 'MI10' - Igniting
Passion For 10 Years, the
Mumbai Indians' celebration
witnessed a galaxy of past and
present MI cricketers, support
staff and members of the man-
agement, invited to the fran-
chise owner's residence to
mark the occasion.
The years gone by have
seen MI win two IPL and an
equal number of Champions
League T20 titles.
Many young cricketers like
Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik
Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Axar
Patel and Ambati Rayudu -
about whom little was known
of -have been discovered by
Mumbai Indians, providing
them a platform to hone their
skills under the guidance of
some of the world's best crick-
eting support staff. Today,
these youngsters have gone on
to represent India and have
contributed immensely in
bringing glory to the nation.
The spine, spirit and soul
of MI
On Monday, Nita and
Mukesh Ambani felicitated
cricketing legend Sachin
Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh
and Lasith Malinga for their
invaluable contribution to the
team over the past decade.
Mumbai Indians are the only
franchise amongst IPL's
founding members that have
three members who are part of
the club since its inception.
Harbhajan Singh and
Lasith Malinga form the core
of the team while Sachin
Tendulkar has continued as the
'icon', post his retirement from
cricket. It's because of this
contribution that the trio are
known as the 'spine', 'spirit'
and the 'soul' of Team Mumbai
Indians. Mumbai Indians have
not just won hearts of legions
of their fans with their on-field
performances, but off the field
as well. They started a social
cause 'Education For All' in
2010 to support underprivi-
leged children for rightful and
equal education.
They have already support-
ed and impacted lives of
approximately one lakh chil-
dren through partner NGOs
providing educational support.
On Monday, Mumbai Indians
also released a book encapsu-
lating their journey with inter-
esting anecdotes, interviews
and comments from all their
past and present cricketers.
INDORE: It's difficult to
keep Sourav Ganguly out of
news. It has emerged that the
former India skipper is pitted
against former BCCI president
N Srinivasan in the race to
represent the BCCI at an
important ICC meet in Dubai
on April 24. 'Dada', who was
quite sought after by brands
during his playing days, is still
a hit among brands. During
the IPL games at the MPCA
Stadium, one can't miss the
giant hoardings in which
Ganguly is seen promoting a
courier company which is the
official logistics partner of
Kings XI Punjab. The ques-
tion is, can the 44-year-old,
who's currently the president
of the Cricket Association of
Bengal (CAB), still continue
to endorse products as a Board
official? As he's also a mem-
ber of the IPL Governing
Council, can he promote the
associate sponsor of an IPL
team? "There's an ambiguity
around these things, but actu-
ally when one is an adminis-
trator in the board, one should
avoid all this. It's not right to
sail in two boats. He's also a
member of the IPL Governing
Council," a top BCCI official
told TOI on Monday. Ganguly
is also an expert on a TV chan-
nel, and writes columns in
newspapers. A crook like
Srinivasan will have a free
hand, but a man of Sourav's
stature with his immense con-
tribution to the game, will be
questioned, even when there is
no real case If there's been one
jarring feature of IPL 10, it's
the poor umpiring on show,
which has marred many
games, as the match officials
have blundered on crucial
occasions. On Sunday night,
at the Wankhede, Mumbai
Indians skipper Rohit Sharma
lost his cool after he was given
out lbw despite getting a thick
inside edge.
LOS ANGELES:
Experience trumped youth as
39-year-old Tommy Haas
defeated 19-year-old Reilly
Opelka 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-3 in
the first round of the ATP clay
court tournament in Houston,
Texas. "It's nice to win these
matches, especially against
the young guys who are going
to be around for a long time,"
said Germany's Haas, a former
world number two who is now
semi-retired from the tour.
"The nerves when you're
trying to win a match are
something you can't practice.
You can run all day on the
treadmill, be in the gym a lot,
but you can't substitute that
for match play," he added..
"Hopefully I can recover
well and be ready for
Wednesday." The ATP said the
age disparity between Haas
and Opelka was one of the
biggest in a tour match in
recent years. In 2011, an 18-
year-old Dominic Thiem beat
44-year-old Thomas Muster in
Vienna. Although he's com-
peting in his final season on
the ATP tour, and has already
turned his attention to pursuits
such as serving as tournament
director at Indian Wells, Haas
said he's not on a nostalgia
tour. He'll be aiming to upset
top-seeded American Jack
Sock in the second round. "I
don't know any other way, to
be honest," Haas said. "If I'm
not trying to win the match
and play to the best of my
ability, then I don't see the
point."
10 years on, Mumbai Indians' mission incredible
Age no object as Haas
downs Opelka in Houston
12. from Mumbai University
and Passed out Chartered
Accountancy from ICAEW,
London! A brilliant student
who also passed ACA at
first attempt! Soft spoken,
polite gentlemen, who never
underestimate, hurt or avoid
anyone who ever want his
help and guide!! Before
started his career with
HDFC in 1978 he has
served for some big
International Financial
Institutes in top positions,
represent South Asia. He is
recipient of many domestic
and International Awards
like prestigious JRD Tata
Corporate Leadership
Award to Padma Bhusan,
the highest Civil Award by
Govt. of India, was the first
International recipient of
Institute of Chartered
Accountant in England and
Wales outstanding
Achievements awards!!!
Thank you for agreeing
Sir for the interview for our
Newspaper Country &
Politics!! Please answer:
Q. Sir, You an Icon
Economist and a highly
successful Businessmen of
our country, I have
mentioned small about
you for our readers! How
do you feel yourself after
achieving in such heights
in your long career?
Ans: Success is a relative
term. Many more people
have achieved greater
heights professionally. I
have been fortunate to be at
the right place at the right
time and have always
received appropriate
guidance from extremely
wise individuals.What is
more critical for me is
continually keeping the
culture of honesty and
integrity. I believe in the
long-run, it is your
reputation that ultimately
defines success. Moreover,
the reputation of HDFC is of
utmost importance to me.
Wealth cannot be generated
at the cost of governance.
Long term success can only
come by adhering to the
highest possible standards
of integrity, ethics and
governance.
Q. Sir, you are holding
several big positions in
some Management of big
firms including Tata
Group, member of various
Committees and Bodies in
both Government and
public-private beside
chairperson of your own
HDFC Group, as
mentioned little above you
are also involved in many
other activities and travel
extensively worldwide,
You are fit and calm! How
do you manage all
together?
Ans: It has been an
honour to be a part of so
many committees.
Importantly, more than me,
it is the institution of HDFC
that has enabled me to
receive this privilege. More
than the advice I have
provided, I have been
enriched due to my
interactions with various
people who have been part
of the committees I have
served on through the years.
Each of these committees
has thrown its own unique
challenges – and it is quite
fulfilling to come out with
solutions through teamwork
and collaboration.
To answer your question
of being fit and calm, I have
benefited by having
excellent teams who have
been able to take the burden
of stress on my behalf.
Q. Sir, you were
member of various
Government Committees
for decades and still now,
witness of multiple
political cultures, several
governments formations
in Central, witness and
instrumental of Country’s
economic rise and falls, up
and down of GDP, worked
with many RBI
Governors, Noted
Economists and others
Financial Institutes Heads,
can you please share in
short from your memories
especially from
Emergency period until
now?
Ans: There are so many
memories that it is difficult
to pinpoint any particular
one. However, what has
been pleasing and satisfying
over the years is the growth
of the India story. In the
1980s, few would have
thought that India would be
a leading economy a couple
of decades later. Although
we faced a number of
hurdles that threatened to
derail the economy (e.g.
balance of payment crisis,
global financial crisis), we
have been able to overcome
it due to the timely decisions
by the regulators,
government and the zeal of
the entrepreneurship spirit.
Positively, we are currently
on the right path with our
macroeconomic parameters
continuing to be strong.
Though there were few
more important questions
but due to his lack of time
Mr. Parekh has replied
these. We are looking
forward to feature him in
near future with more
questions and answers for
our readers will come to
know more towards his
future plans, view on
G o v e r n m e n t ,
demonatisation, Economic
situation and improvement
mantra, world Economy
and many others.
12 10- 16 April 2017
National
equality and empowerment. Regarding the
books released the publication “Gandhi in
Champaran” would bring to the contemporary
reader an account of that important phase of
Indian struggle for independence. The book
aims at reliving, recounting & retelling the expe-
riences that have had a deep impact on Gandhi
and how it had shaped the course of our nation’s
history. The Minister also released two other
titles namely, Romain Rolland and Gandhi
Correspondence and Mahatma Series (8 vol-
umes) by D G Tendulkar, published by
Publications Division. The book “Romain
Rolland and Gandhi Correspondence” is a col-
lection of letters, diary extracts and articles of
Romain Rolland’s correspondence with and
about Mahatma Gandhi and other writings,
including extracts from his diary. The book
“Mahatma Series ( 8 volumes)” is a biography
of Mahatma Gandhi, conceived and written by D
G Tendulkar during the lifetime of Bapu which
has been restored from the edition revised by the
author himself and published by Publications
Division in the early sixties. All these restored
titles were published in the 1950s and 60s and
gave the most authentic account and description
of that iconic Freedom Struggle which has
shaped the destiny of our Nation!
Contd. from Page 1
Interactions with Mr. Deepak ....
Union MinisterVenkaiah Naidu released.....
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat put an
end to the speculation surrounding the
upcoming presidential election, saying
that he is not in the contention for the
country’s top post. “The news about
me, being a nominee for the upcoming
Presidential elections is not true. The
report that the media is running is
entertainment news,” he said. He
asserted that his name would not come
up for the President’s post and even if
it is proposed, he “will not accept it”.
“When we joined the Sangh, we
closed doors for all other possibilities.
We work only for the Sangh and the
society, and my name would not come
up for the President’s post,” he said.
The BJP’s prickly ally in
Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena had earlier
this week said that Mr Bhagwat as
India’s next President was a good idea.
“Somebody with a clean image should
occupy it. We have heard that Mohan
Bhagwat’s name is being discussed for
President. If India has to be made a
Hindu Rashtra, Bhagwat will be a
good choice for President,” said the
Sena’s Sanjay Raut.
The Congress, however, had reject-
ed the suggestion and said the party
would come out with its candidate
after holding internal discussions as it
is opposed to the saffron ideology.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is
set to host a dinner for all NDA MPs, a
move aimed at seeking their support
for the NDA Presidential candidate.
But in the political circles, Shiv
Sena’s move was being seen largely in
the context of the intermittent but con-
tinual brinkmanship between the two
parties which recently fought a bitter
political battle in BMC election.
Though an ally of the BJP, has in the
last two years not lost any opportunity
to attack is senior partner- both in
Maharashtra and Delhi.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat :
I’m not in race to become President
S.Kumar
13. Delhi . The Federation of Obstetric
and Gynecological Society of India has
launched Nari Swasthya Pahel a
women’s health initiative to help edu-
cation and awareness of women health
care and transform lives of women in
India supported by Global Health
Strategies.
FOGSI is a professional organiza-
tion representing practitioners of
Obstetric and Gynecology in India
with over 223 member societies and
over 45,000 individual members.
FOGSI Achievement Awards
acknowledges and appreciates the best
efforts of those who have put in hard
work and dedication for upliftment of
women’s health care in the country.
Talking about this initiative Dr.
Rishma Pai, president FOGSI said,
“Women’s health care is a fundamental
right and Nari Swasthya Pahel is a step
to connect, educate and make woman
aware of the right health care and
improving their lives with the help of
the best gynecologists. I would like to
congratulate all the award winners for
their outstanding work and contribu-
tion towards this cause.” The event
was graced by Honourble Minister of
State for Health & Family Welfare, Mr.
Faggan Singh Kulaste, Smt. Poonam
Mahajan, Member of Parliament, Smt.
Poonam Dhillon, Film Actress, Dr.
Jagdish Prasad, Director General
Health Service, Dr. K.K. Agarwal,
President National IMA, Dr. Sudha
Prasad, President AOGD, Ms. Anjali
Nayyar, Executive Vice President,
Global Health Strategies, Dr. Hema
Divakar, National Coordinator, Nari
Swasthya Pahel and Dr. Hrishikesh
Pai, Secretary General, FOGSI.
Honorable Minister Mr. Kulaste said,
“It is encouraging to see the govern-
ment work in collaboration with reput-
ed organisations like FOGSI and
Global Health Strategies who are
spearheading women’s health initia-
tives & family planning in India and
transforming lives. I support the initia-
tive of Nari Swasthya Pahel and wish
the team success. This initiative is in
sync with our Prime Minster’s vision
of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao mission
empowering women.” Smt. Poonam
Mahajan said, “ There are over 500
million women who require quality
healthcare in our country and it’s
important for the government to col-
laborate with organisations like FOGSI
& Global Health Strategies to sensitize
people with health care related work-
shops and social programs in family
planning.” Ms. Anjali Nayyar,
Executive Vice President of Global
Health Strategies said, “Our associa-
tion with FOGSI and our partners is to
support the implementation of policies
focused on an expanded basket of con-
traceptive choices with a special focus
on spacing methods in 6 states.”
FOGSI launches Nari Swasthya Pahel, women’s
health initiative and FOGSI Achievement Awards
The monsoon is months away
but mosquitoes are already
unleashing mayhem in the city .
Officials said there has been a
boom in mosquito population that
is reflected in very high number of
chikungunya, dengue and malaria
for this time of the year.
As on April 8, hospitals in Delhi
had reported 79 chikungunya, 24
dengue and 13 malaria cases this
year -by far the highest recorded in
the corresponding period since
2012.
Chikungunya cases are particu-
larly high given that a total of four
cases were recorded during the
same period in the last five years
put together.
Although health officials said
the number of cases is likely to
drop with the rise in heat, they
warned that civic authorities need
to act early to prevent the kind of
outbreak Delhi saw in the latter
half of last year.
"Last week's rain has certainly
caused a proliferation of mosqui-
toes, and diseases have spread. We
are hopeful that the numbers will
come down as summer peaks,"
said Dr B K Hazarika, health offi-
cer of South Delhi Municipal
Corporation (SDMC), which com-
piles data for mosquitoborne dis-
eases.
He said in many cases it was
found that patients had acquired
the infection from other states.
Last year, Delhi recorded 7,760
chikungunya and 4,431 dengue
cases. Dr D K Seth, director (hos-
pital administra tion) of the north
corporation said he had called a
meeting of hospital authorities to
chart out a plan to deal with any
possible outbreak of mosquito-
borne diseases.
Seth cautioned against a dengue
outbreak later in the year.
"Chikungunya cases are likely to
be lesser this year because of herd
immunity. Those affected by the
disease last year may not get it
again. But we have to be prepared
to deal with possibility of dengue
outbreak," he said.
Last year, the corporations
claimed no one died due to the two
mosquitoborne diseases even as
several hospitals reported many
deaths from the viral infection
spread by Aedes aegypti mosquito.
The government chose to pin
the blame upon other concurrent
medical complications in the
patients, also called co-morbidi-
ties, for the deaths. The mosquito
menace also reignited political
slugfest and one-up manship
between the AAPled Delhi govern-
ment and the municipal corpora-
tions led by BJP. The former
claimed corporations had failed in
their job while the latter rued its
lack of funds.
The CAG has rapped the BJP-
ruled civic bodies in the capital for
failing to mount an effective
response to dengue despite having
adequate funds, crores of which,
the auditor said, were wasted.
CAG's performance au dit
report tabled in the Delhi
Assembly last month exposed
many gaps in the fight against
mosquito-borne diseases, by both
the corporations and state govern-
ment.It stated while the municipal
bodies spent Rs 109.43 crore,
between 2013-15, on domestic
breeding-checkers without any
supervision or assessment. The
watchdog also pulled up the Delhi
government for spending Rs 10.04
crore during 2013-15 on aware-
ness campaigns for prevention of
dengue after its outbreak, thereby
'defeating' its purpose.
13 10- 16 April 2017
HEALTH
Chikungunya, dengue arrive big, early this year
14. 14 10- 16 April 2017
BUSINESS
NEW DELHI: India's
recordbreaking aviation
growth continues unabated.
The International Air
Transport Association (IATA)
on Monday said the country
saw the fourth highest number
of passengers taking off in
2016, up two places from the
previous year overtaking UK
and Brazil.
India had 13.1 crore pas-
sengers taking off - including
domestic, international and
connecting - last year.
Globally, IATA says, 380
crore passengers took off last
year (half domestic, 35%
international and 15% con-
necting), up from 350 crore in
2015. The top three markets -
US, China and Japan
remained unchanged but there
was a shakeup below with
India a part of this upheaval.
"The big movers on this
year's rankings are the key
emerging markets of India and
Indonesia. India has jumped
up two places to the fourth
ranking with 13.1 crore depar-
tures in 2016 and, with growth
of 20% year-on-year, contin-
ues to close in fast on Japan.
Just three years ago India held
the eighth ranking," said
IATA. Indonesia also moved
up two positions in 2016, to
the sixth spot.
At this rate, India will so
on be at the third spot in terms
of number of passengers tak-
ing-off by overtaking Japan.In
total passenger terms, India
saw 15.2 crore passengers fly-
ing in 2016, with 9.9 crore fly-
ing within the country and 5.3
internationally .
IATA's take-off numbers
are at 13.1 crore as it include
9.9 crore domestic flyers, 2.7
crore people flying out of
India and only a part of the 2.6
crore international flyers com-
ing to India, who took off to
take more flights last year.
However, the growth is
coming amid an infra crunch -
especially at busy metro air-
ports -that is getting worse by
the day due to the over 20%
rise in traffic that India has
been witnessing on a month-
on-month basis for almost two
years now.
Nowadays rise in air traffic
can also be correlated with
rise in sales of chappals, rajd-
hani tickets, etc.
NEW DELHI: A number of
goods such as cosmetics,
shaving creams, shampoo,
toothpaste, soap, plastics,
paints and some consumer
durables could become cheap-
er under the proposed goods
and services tax (GST) regime
as most items are likely to be
subject to the rate of 18%
rather than the higher one of
28%.
India is likely to rely on the
effective tax rate currently
applicable on a commodity to
get a fix on the GST slab, said
a government official, allow-
ing most goods to make it to
the lower bracket.
For instance, if an item
comes within the 12% excise
slab but the effective tax is 8%
due to abatement, then the lat-
ter will be considered for GST
fitment. Going by this formu-
lation, about 70% of all goods
could fall in the 18% bracket.
The GST Council has
finalised a four-tier tax struc-
ture of 5%, 12%, 18% and
28% but has left room for the
highest slab to be pegged at
40%. A committee of officials
will work out the fitment and
the council will take a final
call at its next meeting on May
18-19. GST, India's biggest
tax reform in decades, is
expected to be rolled out on
July 1.
The government is keen to
avoid price shocks following
the switchover to GST and the
fitment exercise will be guid-
ed by this principle. The GST
legislation contains an anti-
profiteering clause to ensure
that industry passes on tax
benefits to consumers by low-
ering prices where applicable.
GST seeks to replace cen-
tral taxes including central
excise, service tax and cesses
along with state taxes includ-
ing value-added tax, purchase
tax and entertainment tax by a
single levy, thus creating a
unified national market.
Moreover, industry will be eli-
gible for seamless input tax
credit that should also drive
down prices as tax embedding
through imposition of tax on
tax inflates the final price of a
product.
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GST will result in GDP
growth getting a 1-2 percent-
age point lift, according to
experts.
Final fitment should be
based on effective tax rate to
lower tax burden on con-
sumers, they said.
"In most consumer prod-
ucts, excise duty is applied on
MRP (maximum retail price)
less abatement of 30-35%,"
said Pratik Jain, leader, indi-
rect tax, PwC. "So, if MRP is
100, effective excise duty
works out to 8-9%. When you
add a standard VAT of around
13%, the effective rate works
out to 21-22%. One would
hope that most of these prod-
ucts, which include most
FMCG (fast-moving con-
sumer goods) and consumer
durables, would be subjected
to 18% GST and not 28%. If
not, it would increase the tax
burden on consumers and
intended benefits of GST in
terms of lower prices and
increased manufacturing
would be difficult to realise."
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shun the limelight, but investors in his firm
Avenue Supermarts, the owner of D-Mart
chain of retail stores, have no such qualms. On
Monday, they bought heavily into Avenue
shares, boosting its market cap past the Rs
50,000-crore mark and its share price to a new
high of Rs 806.80. The shares rose 7% initial-
ly before ending the day 3.3% up. Investors'
fervour for Avenue has shown no signs of eas-
ing since March 21 when its shares listed at
more than 100% premium to offer price of Rs
299. The shares are up 160% as of Monday ,
making Avenue the most expensive brick-and-
mortar retail stock in the world on key finan-
cial parameters. While giants such as Wal-
Mart, Costco, Tesco, Target, Metro and
Carrefour among others are trading at a market
cap-to-sales ratio of below 1, Avenue is trading
at nearly 5.6 times. The market capto-sales
ratio measures the premium that investors are
willing to pay for future sales. D-Mart's eye-
popping valuation and the stock surge have
forced analysts and fund managers to warn
about irrational exuberance.Though investors
don't mind paying a premium for the fastest-
growing and most-profitable retail stock in the
country, they are finding it difficult to justify
the 96 times FY17 multiple for the stock.
NEW DELHI: The war on
black money cannot be con-
cluded with one action alone
and many more steps will be
taken by the Modi govern-
ment in this regard, Union
Minister M Venkaiah Naidu
said today, hailing the EC for
countermanding the R K
Nagar bypoll over use of
money power.
While terming the EC
action as "the right decision"
in the wake of charges of use
of money power, he attacked
the Congress for the genera-
tion of black money due to
various scams worth thou-
sands of crores that took place
during their regime.
Naidu also attacked the
opposition parties on the
EVM tampering issue saying,
"They should instrospect
instead of raising such issues
as it seems that they cannot
accept defeat after people
rejected them".
"The Narendra Modi gov-
ernment has launched a war
against black money. The war
against black money cannot
be concluded with one action
alone. Demonetisation or
remonetisation is one such
step in the right direction.
Many more things need to be
done by our government to
curb use of black money," he
said.
Talking about the RK
Nagar bypoll, the Minister
said it is an appropriate deci-
sion taken by the Election
Commission after conducting
a detailed inquiry.
He said the Election
Commission "did the right
thing" of countermanding the
polls as "we have seen the
brazen manner in which the
money was being distributed
and various reports have con-
firmed this".
70% of all goods and some consumer durables to
become cheaper under proposed GST regime
War on black money cannot be
concluded with one action: NaiduD-Mart now the most
expensive retailer in the world
India rises two spots to become the 4th largest aviation market
15. After their maiden venture, the gritty
'NH10' (2015), and the recent family enter-
tainer, 'Phillauri', actress Anushka Sharma
and her brother Karnesh Sharma are all
geared up for their next. The film, which
will be made under their banner, Clean
Slate Films, will be co-produced by KriArj
Entertainment. Scheduled to go on floors
this summer, the untitled love story will be
shot in Mumbai and Kolkata. Anushka says,
"Our endeavour is to tell stories that are not
only meaningful and different, but touch
hearts as well. This is yet another step in
that direction." The Sharmas are pushing
the envelope in creating relevant, entertain-
ing and engaging cinema across genres with
not just diverse stories, but also excellence
in all departments of filmmaking.
Meanwhile, KriArj Entertainment, founded
by Arjun N Kapoor, is all set for its second
outing (after 'Rustom') with Akshay Kumar,
'Toilet — Ek Prem Katha'. For their first
association with Anushka-Karnesh, the pro-
duction house will also be collaborating
with KYTA Productions. Says Arjun, "My
partner Prernaa Arora and I are delighted to
start our association with Clean Slate Films.
Anushka not only brings on board her talent
as an actor, but also astute sense as a pro-
ducer. Their passion for films is something
that we too identify with. We are certain
that our partnership will create content that
will further the reputation of our young
companies and stand out from the
crowd." Karnesh adds, "Our search for a
suitable title is on. This film marks the
beginning of our association with people,
who share our vision to create engaging,
content-led cinema." Ajay Kapoor of
KYTA Productions, with which Arjun's
company is collaborating on multiple
ventures, starting with Anushka's new
film, says, "It is indeed a pleasure to
work with like-minded people,
who believe in the power of
content and entertain-
ment value."
Actress Jacqueline
Fernandez says she is not
sure if she would be able
to join superstar Salman
Khan for his maiden live
concert in Australia and
New Zealand. There
were reports that she
would do a special act in
the 'Da Bang' tour, which
is likely to see perform-
ances by several
Bollywood stars like
Sonakshi Sinha, Bipasha
Basu, Prabhudheva,
Daisy Shah, Badshah
and Maniesh Paul.
"Nothing has been
confirmed as yet actual-
ly, so there is no word on
that. I will be shooting
for 'Drive' and 'Judwaa
2', so I am not sure if the
dates will work out,"
Jacqueline told.
The actress has
wrapped up shooting for
Sidharth Malhotra- star-
rer 'Reload' and is cur-
rently filming Tarun
Mansukhani's 'Drive',
which features Sushant
Singh Rajput opposite
her.
Jacqueline, mean-
while, also plans to open
a restaurant in Bandra
and says it is her passion
project. "I have a restau-
rant in Sri Lanka. My
passion is to feed people
and entertain them. My
best friend owns two
restaurants so we decid-
ed to open it together. I
am quite a foodie myself
so this seemed good,"
she says.
15 10- 16 April 2017
Entertainment
Payal Agarwal was conferred
with International Excellence
Award 2017 at an impressive func-
tion in Goa organized by Brand
Icon. The prestigious ceremony
held at Holiday Inn Resort, Goa in
presence of numerous dignitaries.
The event was hosted by famous
Bollywood emcee Rithvik
Dhanjani. Bollywood actress Shilpa
Shetty Kundra felicitated Payal
Agarwal for her distinguished serv-
ices in the field of Fitness.
On Occasion Payal Agarwal
said, “My promise to my clients is
that they will start seeing results
from day ONE. That too without
starvation, rigorous exercise, any
medication or crash diets. I work
with my clients to make gradual
changes to their everyday diet spe-
cific to their needs and lifestyle. My
diets/tips are easy to follow and fol-
low. That's why my clients are able
to maintain their health goals in the
long term; not just short term”.
The International Excellence
Awards Is the flagship award pro-
gramme that aims to recognise and
rewards excellence across all sec-
tors and celebrates those who are
building and leading successful,
growing and dynamic businesses in
India.
Jacqueline Fernandez on joining
Salman's 'Da Bang' tour
Anushka isready with her next production
PayalAgarwal Gained the International
ExcellenceAward by Shilpa Shetty Kundra