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The South Asian Timese x c e l l e n c e i n j o u r n a l i s m
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Vol.8 No. 6 June 13-19, 2015 60 Cents New York Edition Follow us on TheSouthAsianTimes.info
ART & CULTURE 15 IIFA 16
By SATimes Team
New York: After being banned in
India on health concerns, Nestle’s
Maggi noodles, a staple for Indians
living away from home, has come
under the scanner of the US Food
and Drug Administration
(USFDA), which has taken sam-
ples for testing.
"We have been made aware that
the FDA has taken samples of
Maggi noodles manufactured in
India from third-party importers'
containers for testing, and we have
asked the importers to advise us of
the outcome of the FDA tests," said
a spokesperson for the Swiss food
and beverage giant, Nestle SA.
Lauren Sucher, Press Officer of
US FDA, told The South Asian
Times, “The FDA is aware of
New Delhi: India on Thursday said
its surgical attack on militants in
Myanmar has left Pakistan "rat-
tled", while intelligence inputs
warned that retaliatory attacks
were possible in the northeast.
On a day when India reviewed
the security scenario along the
Myanmar border, and Prime
Minister Narendra Modi sent hiscolleague Jitendra Singh to the
northeast to review the situation,
Defense Minister Manohar
Parrikar targeted Pakistan, saying ,
"I am going into the aspect of cre-
ating a different mindset, so much
so that those who fear India's new
posture have already started react-
ing."
Citing the surgical strike by the
Indian Army on the India-
Myanmar border that killed an
unspecified number of insurgents
on Tuesday, Parrikar said: "Change
requires change in the mindset. A
simple action against insurgents
has changed the mindset on the
Islamabad: Terming the recent
statements by the Indian leadership
as "irresponsible", Pakistan Prime
Minister Nawaz Sharif said on
Thursday that the atmosphere for
relations between the neighbours
has been hampered even as the
country's parliament passed resolu-
tions against India.
"Recent statements by Indian
ministers have hampered our rela-
tions with India," the premier said
while addressing journalists at the
foreign office, Radio Pakistan
reported."Despite these statements, we
will continue our efforts towards
good neighbourly relations but
they need to be reciprocated,"
Sharif maintained. "The entire
nation is dismayed over these irre-
sponsible and imprudent state-
ments by the Indian leadership."
Sharif’s comments came amid
verbal exchanges between the two
countries. Indian Minister of State
for I&B Rajyavardhan Rathore
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Vishwaguru Mahamandaleshwar Swami Maheshwarananda,head of the worldwide Yoga in Daily Life organization, had a meeting on June 10 at the UN headquarters in New York inconjunction with the celebration of the International Day of
Yoga. On the occasion, he is seen with Indian Ambassador to UN, Asoke Kumar Mukerji, Georgian Ambassador to UN,
Kaha Imnadze, and Chandra Prakash Sukhwal, representing World Peace Council set up by the Swami.
The Indian troops involved in operation along the border withMyanmar in which several insurgents were killed.
In Dhaka, Prime Minister Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina flag off June 6 a bus service between India and Bangladesh. Also seen is CM of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee.
After India, US to testMaggi for lead content
India says Pak rattled byMyanmar surgical strike
Maggi is still selling at Indiangrocery stores in USA as this picture taken Tuesday shows.But the controversy has put
the spotlight on manyimported ethnic Indian
products rejected by FDA.
Reaction to Modi’s statements on creation of Bangaldesh and Myanmar action
Pak parliament passes anti-India resolutions
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Ambassador of India to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya meetsEgypt-based Yoga instructors in run-up to thefirst International Day of Yoga celebration.
2 June 13-19, 2015 TheSouthAsianTimes.info YOGA
The High Commission of India, Port Louis, Mauritius and the Indira Gandhi Centre for Indian Culture, Phoenix,organized a Seminar and Workshop on"Diet, Asanas, and Pranayama for Healthy Living" on May 30. The event,which brought together enthusiastic participants from all walks of life,began with opening remarks from HighCommissioner Anup Kumar Mudgal. Theother components of the Seminar were:Talk and demonstration on "Healthy Diet and Pranayama"by Dr Richa Chopra (left), a classical singer, trained psychologist and Senior member of theArt of Living faculty in India;Presentation on "Role of Yoga and Ayurveda in the Management of NonCommunicable Diseases in Mauritius,with a special focus on pre-Diabetes" by Dr PR Joorawon,President of Association of Ayurvedic Practitioners, Mauritius; Presentation on "Effect of Diet on theEnvironment" by Mohini Purbhoo, trained Yoga teacher from Arya Sabha of Mauritius; Talk on "Yoga se Pehle" ("Before Yoga") by Alka Dunpath, Senior Lecturer,Dept. of Hindi Studies, MGI, Moka; and demonstrative session on "Yogasanas, Pranayama and Ayurvedic Diet as practical methods in enhancing healthy living inMauritius" by Dr Gyaneshwarsing Guddoye, an Ayurveda and Yoga expert and Vice President, Meda Ayur-Yoga Peetha.
A glimpse of events held by Indian Embassies in various parts of the world in run-up to first International Yoga Day celebration (June 21st)
To celebrate International Day of Yoga on June 21, all Art of Living Yogateachers in Phnom Penh are offering free introductory Yoga Workshops to
prepare for the event. Free Yoga sessions are being held every morning from5.45-6.45 a.m. at River Front, Opposite Wat Onalum, Phnom Penh.
Embassy of India, Phnom Penh & Ministry of Tourism, Royal Government of Cambodia organized a press conference at Phnom Penh on June 2 to publicize the cel- ebration of International Day of Yoga at Angkor Wat, Siem Reap and in front of Royal Palace, Phnom Penh, on 21st June 2015 & photo exhibition on Yoga at the Riverside,Phnom Penh from June 13th. During the press conference, members of the print and
electronic media were briefed by Dr. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, Royal Government and Dinesh Patnaik, Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Ambassador Bhattacharyya addressing the Yoga instructors during the meet.
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London: Anshu Jain and his coCEO at
Deutsche Bank, Jurgen Fitschen, stepped
down from their positions weeks after US
and UK regulators imposed a record
penalty on the lender for rigg ing Libor
rates.The supervisory board of the bank decid-
ed at an extraordinary meeting to appoint
John Cryan, 54, to the position of Co-
CEO, effective July 1, 2015.
Cryan’s appointment follows the deci-
sion of Fitschen, 66, and Jain, 52, to step
down, the bank said. While Jain will step
down on June 30, 2015, the board has
asked him to continue as consultant till
January 2016.
Jain and Fitschen’s contracts were due to
run through to March 31, 2017. Upon
Fitschen’s departure on May 19, 2016,
Cryan will become the sole CEO.
London interbank offered rate (Libor) is
a benchmark rate that some of the world’s
leading banks charge each other for short-
term loans.
In April, the lender agreed a record-
breaking $2.5 billion penalty for its role in
manipulating the Libor benchmark, with
the regulators in the UK and US finding
that Deutsche employees misled investiga-
tors. The penalty was the biggest in the
Libor rigging scandal.
Deutsche Bank has struggled to restore
an image tarnished by regulatory and legal
problems, includ ing probes into alleged
manipulation of benchmark rates, mis-sell-ing of derivatives, tax evasion and money
laundering.
In a last-ditch effort to restore confi-
dence in its leadership, the lender present-
ed a radical management shake-up on May
21, only to face calls for Jain to resign
from staff situated in its own headquarters
in Frankfurt. But, some investors demand-
ed more changes to restore confidence.
Jain landed the top spot at Deutsche in
2012 after the investment banking division
he ran consistently delivered up to 85% of
group profit and frequently outperformed
peers. But tougher regulatory requirements
and litigations took the shine off a division
often referred to internally as “Anshu’s
army”.
Commenting on his journey at Deutsche
Bank, Jain said: “It has been 20 years
since I came to work at Deutsche Bank
and it has been an extraordinary time.
Over the past three years, I have beenafforded the privilege and honor to lead
this great institution together with Jürgen.
In our time as the bank’s leaders, we have
boost ed capi tal, reduced exposures and
risk and invested significantly in technolo-
gy, control and compliance capabilities.
Most significantly, we have kept our
clients happy and our revenues growing
while reshaping and strengthening the
bank.”
“I believe that with Strategy 2020 in
place, which puts the bank’s future on a
strong track, it is right for the bank and for
me to have new leadership at this time. I
am convinced that the future of the bank is
bright and in very good hands,” he added.
New Jersey: Telugu actress
Aarthi Agarwal, who died of a
cardiac arrest in New Jersey on
June 6 was believed to have
been battling severe breathing
problems after a liposuction
proc edure that she had some
six weeks ago reportedly went
wrong. She was just 31.
"Aarthi was battling obesity
and pulmonary illness. She wasundergoing treatment and due
to some complications, she suf-
fered a cardiac arrest and
passed away," Aarthi's manager told IANS.
Aarthi, who had been acting since 2001,
had led a troubled life, attempting suicide in
2005 by reportedly drinking cleaning fluid
after an alleged failed relationship with co-
star Tarun. In 2006, she was reportedly hos-
pit al ize d in Hyd erabad amid
speculation of another suicide
attempt.
An American of Indian origin,
Aarthi made her debut in Hindi
film Paagalpan in 2001, oppo-
site the little known Karan Nath.
She switched to making
Southern language films begin-
ning with Telugu movie Nuvvu
Naaku Nachav, which broughther fame. She appeared in some
25 films, opposite actors such as
Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna,
Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu and NTR Jr.In
2007, she married NRI software engineer
Tasval Kumar, divorcing him in 2009.
Aarthi's last movie, Ranam 2, opened in
theatres last Friday, just a day before she
died.
by SATimes Team
Hempstead, NY: World
renowned apostle of peace,
Acharya Lokesh Muni will be
the chief guest at a major
International Day of Yoga event
at the Pt Jasraj Auditorium of
Vedic Heritage - Hanuman
Temple in Hempstead, NY on
Saturday, June 20.
The event presented by VedicHeritage Inc and Celebrations
Inc will also be graced by sever-
al other dignitaries. There will
also be a Yoga Presentation by
Ranju Narang Group. The event,
by invitation only, is presented
by Vedic Heritage Inc and Celebrations Inc.
Last week in New York, Muni ji blessed
Hillary Clinton, a formidable candidate for
US president in 2016.
Founder of Ahimsa Vishwa
Bharati in New Delhi, India,
Lokesh Muni is on a Peace &
Harmony tour of USA for a
few weeks during which he
will participate in the main
International Day of Yoga cel-
ebration at the UN on June
21. He will also address the
biennia l JAINA Convention
2015 in Atlanta, July 2-5.Among the many awards
and accolades showered on
Acharya Lokesh, he was hon-
ored with The South Asian
Times - Excellence in
Community Service Award
for the year 2014 by Shri Om Prakash
Kohli, Governor of the State of Gujarat, at
Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar, India.
Washington: An Indian woman infected
with a rare drug-resistant strain of tuberculo-
sis has created a health scare in three USstates and for people on her flight and is now
being treated in a special isolation facility
near Washington, health officials said on
Tuesday.
The woman (who has not been identified),
with extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR
TB) travelled from India to Chicago and the
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) said that as a precautionary measure
it will be contacting people who may have
come into contact with her on the plane.The woman has not been identified in
keeping with the patient privacy regulations.
Asked about the flight, CDC spokesperson
Tom Skinner told IANS that the information
was not available. "We likely wouldn't pro-
vide that to you even if we had it," he added.
"We are able to get flight manifest and reach
those who need to be reached."
Information about where she was from
India was also not available.
CDC said, "The risk of getting a conta-gious disease on an airplane is low, but pub-
lic health officials sometimes need to alert
travelers who may have been exposed to a
sick passenger.
The woman, who arrived at Chicago's
O'Hare airport in April, visited Missouri and
Tennessee before seeking medical treatment
seven weeks after coming to the US, CDC
said. CDC said it is now working with the
Illinois state Department of Health to identi-
fy people she may have been in contact with.Based on her medical history and molecu-
lar testing, she was diagnosed with XDR
TB, CDC said.
She was placed in respiratory isolation at
a suburban Chicago hospital and later trans-
por ted by air ambulance to the Nati ona l
Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in
Maryland.
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Anshu Jain steps down at Deutsche Bank; pressed by regulator
Indian woman with rare TB sets off scare in US
Anshu Jain was co-CEO of DeutscheBank since 2012.
Aarthi Agarwal Delhi-based Acharya
Dr Lokesh Muni iscurrently on a 'Peace & Harmony Tour' of US.
Jain guru Lokesh Muni to grace Yoga Dayevent at Long Island temple
Aarthi Agarwal dies in New Jersey after
'failed liposuction surgery'
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United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban
Ki-moon has appointed veteran Indian diplo-
mat and international
administrator NikhilSeth to head the United
Na ti on s In st it ut e fo r
Training and Research
(UNITAR).
An expert on interna-
tional development, Seth
will be the executive
director of the UN's
training arm, which is headquartered in
Geneva, Ban's spokesperson Stephane
Dujarric said on Monday.
Seth is currently the director of the UN's
Division for Sustainable Development.
Previously, he headed the Office of the
Secretary General of the United Nations
Conference on Sustainable Development.
As an Indian Foreign Service officer he
had served at the Indian UN Mission, and in
Geneva and Democratic Republic of Congo.
India says Pak rattled by Myanmar...
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whole security scenario in the country."
India's operation at two spots along the
Myanmar border triggered a sharp reaction
from Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry
Nisar Ali Khan, who said "India should not
mistake the country for Myanmar".
The Indian home ministry, meanwhile,
reviewed the situation along the Myanmar
border at a high-level meeting attended byHome Minister Rajnath Singh and senior
officials in the background of intelligence
reports that militants may strike again to
avenge the Indian Army operations. "Both
offensive and defensive measures were dis-
cussed during the meeting," a ministry offi-
cial said
Jitendra Singh, minister of state in the
PMO, reached Manipur on Thursday. "The
PM wants extremists to shun violence and
join the mainstream for peace and develop-
ment of the region," he told a TV news
channel.
A minor war of words broke out on the
home front, as the Congress slammed union
ministers, saying they were blowing their
trumpets too loudly."It is not for ministers to compete with
each other for publicity... Blowing your
own trumpet has an adverse impact,"
Congress leader Anand Sharma said.
The BJP retorted, with spokesperson
G.V.L. Narasimha Rao saying the Congress
was trying to belittle the success.
The army had on Tuesday carried out the
strike against insurgents believed to be
responsible for the ambush on an Indian
Army convoy in Manipur on June 4, leav-
ing 18 soldiers dead.
Pak parliament passes anti-India...
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warned that the Indian strikes in Myanmar
were a message to all countries, including
Pakistan and groups harboring "terror
intent" and that India would strike at a
"place and time" of its choosing.
Sharif retorted: "Pakistan will protect its
territory at all costs and this message should
be heard loud and clear. I told the UN secre-
tary general that early implementation of
their resolutions is incumbent," Sharif said
referring to his recent meeting with Ban Ki-
moon in Tajikistan. "Kashmir cannot be
relegated to backburner of history."
Earlier, the Pakistani parliament unani-
mously passed resolutions condemning
recent anti-Pakistan statements made by the
Indian leadership. One resolution was
tabled by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. He
told the assembly that that Modi openly
accepted India's role in breaking up
Pakistan in the 1971 war, Geo News report-
ed.Dar urged the UN to take notice of the
Indian leadership's "hateful" statements,
adding that Pakistan was continuously
working to establish peace in the region, but
foreign hands were involved in terrorism
and suicide bombings in Pakistan to sow
instability in the country.
One resolution passed by the Upper
House likened Modi's statements to an
attack on Pakistan. It reiterated that the
Pakistan Army was fighting a war against
terrorism and was fully prepared to respond
to any form of aggression.
The response comes in light of the Indian
prime minister's statements relating to the
1971 war during his visit to Bangladesh
earlier this month.The Pak daily Dawn quoted a media
expert saying that there was nothing new in
what Modi said about India’s role in
Bangaldesh separating from Pakistan, and
that Pakistan was overreacting.
After India, US to test Maggi for lead...
Continued from page 1
Nestlé’s removal of Maggi brand noodles
from the Indian marketplace. The agency is
looking into the issue. At this time it is not
clear whether US products are affected by
the ongoing recall in India.”
The policy guidelines issued by the FDA
for importing food into the country don’t
specially refer to instant noodles. However,
according the regulatory body says that the
permissible levels for lead in candy is at 0.1
ppm. The lea d found in Maggi noodle s
samples tested in India was 17.2 ppm, sev-
eral times more than the permissible levels.
Despite the scare, the instant food brand
continues to sell in Indian and some other
grocery stores across the country.
"We have not received any instructions
from FDA on product recall or ban. There is
a slight dip in the sales due to the media
reports in India but the product continues to
sell at stores,” said a spokesperson for the
House of Spice, one of the major distribu-
tors of Maggi in the US.
Besides selling in India, Nestle India also
exports Maggi noodles to the US, Canada,
UK, Australia, Singapore and Kenya, as per
the company’s global website.
The product is a huge money churner for
Nestle, as big sales in the US indicate. Thehigh number of Indian immigrants here
seem to be driving Maggi noodles imports.
According to Zauba.com, in the last two
years, India has exported 22,94,057 units of
Maggi noodles worth $1,68,33,520. The
US, Canada and the UK are among the top
10 importers of Maggi noodles; USA’s
share being 35%.
The Maggi row in India and its fallout
outside the country has put a spotlight on
other ethnic Indian products imported that
are rejected by the USFDA.
Data on the USFDA website shows that it
has rejected more snack imports from India
than any other country in the first five
months of 2015. Indian products were
found to contain high levels of pesticides,mold and the bacteria salmonella, a report
in the Wall Street Journal said. More than
half of all snacks that were tested and then
restricted from being sold in the US this
year were from India, which also leads the
number of snack rejects across the world.
The WSJ report also mentions that most
of the rejected food items from India actual-
ly came from Nagpur-based snacks giant
Haldiram’s - among them sugar candies
and Indian snack mixes - rejected because
of pesticides in them.
Baked Indian snacks also finds it difficult
to enter the States, says the report. More
than half of the 217 baked products rejected
by the US FDA so far this year were from
India and 50% of the rejected 36 items in
the spices, flavors and salt category were
from India.
“USFDA has strict standards when it
comes to food quality. Often food items get
held up in random testing. Earlier one
Indian rice brand was under FDA import
alert after high levels of pesticide were
found in them,” said the spokesperson at
House of Spice.
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By Jinal Shah
New York: On Monday the White
House Initiative on Asian American
Pacific Islander’s and Sikh
Coalition organized a Sikh Google
Hangout to address the issue of bul-lying in schools.
The hangout attended by adminis-
tration officials and community rep-
resentatives addressed the unique
issues faced by Sikh Americans and
highlighted federal resources avail-
able to stop bullying.
According to a 2014 study, half of
Sikh children reported that they are
bul lied in school , a number tha t
rises to more than two-thirds if they
wear a turban.
The study, titled “Go Home
Terrorist” and commissioned by
Sikh Coalition, surveyed more than
700 students across the country and
found that Sikh children had been punched and kicked and had their
turbans ripped off by fellow stu-
dents.
“67% of turbaned youth have
experienced bullying. Sikh children
are often subjected to epithets like
‘terrorists’ and ‘Bin Laden’,” said
Gurjot Kaur staff attorney at Sikh
Coalition. The organization was
founded on the night of 9/11 to
address hate crimes and violence
faced by Sikh community as a result
of the 9/11 backlash.
Policymakers believe that AAPI
students who are bullied face unique
challenges, including religious, cul-
tural, and language barriers. There
are several different ways including
verbal harassment and in extreme
cases there is physical harassment,
and social isolation.“In terms of extreme cases we
have had a student whose hair was
forcibly cut and flushed down the
toilet. In another case, a Sikh stu-
dent’s turban was set on fire in New
Jersey,” said Kaur who was herself
bullied in school. Kaur highlighted
several barriers in reporting bullying
cases including retaliation and lack
of awareness about Sikhism and
Sikh articles of faith.
“One barrier in reporting is that
students fear retaliation. One suchcase was in New York City where
one student with limited English
prof ic ienc y wa s be in g bu ll ie d
severely every day and when he
finally reported it the school sus-
pended the tormenter. However it
didn’t really address the underlying
biases and prejudices and bullying
continued,” she added.
Another major barrier in fighting
bullying is the lack of awareness .
Sikhism is not taught in the social
studies standards.
“So many students and teachers
are not aware of Sikhism, the Sikh
immigration history, roles in our
country. We have had students whosay that our principal do not under-
stand why it’s such a big deal that
somebody ripped off my turban at
school, they don’t understand the
religious significance, they don’t
know that for a Sikh to be without
their turbans in public is akin to be
naked,” said Kaur.
To combat hate crime in the com-
munity, the White House announced
several efforts, including a new
Interagency Initiative on Hate
Crimes and as a part of these efforts,WHIAAPI, in partnership with the
U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S.
Department of Education and the
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, launched the
AAPI Bullying Prevention Task
Force to proactively address bully-
ing in the AAPI community. In the
wake of increasing concerns about
the high rates of bullying among
Sikh youth and incidents such as the
attacks on as many as 30 Asian
American students at South
Philadelphia High School in
December 2009, the AAPI Task
Force will help ensure that the AAPI
community is aware of federalresources and remedies available to
them.
Task Force brings together federal
experts in civil rights, language
access, education, community rela-
tions, public health, mental health,
and data to find creative solutions to
help the AAPI community.
“There seems to be a wide gap in
the instances of bullying and the uti-
lization of government resources to
address bullying. So the taskforce is
trying to create awareness about theavailable resources, so that people
know about it and ways to access in
their languages,” said Maulik
Pancholy, an acclaimed, film, televi-
sion and stage actor and a member
of President’s advisory commission
on AAPI. He shared his personal
story of how he was bullied for
being Indian American and gay.
The members of the taskforce are
holding meetings, listing sessions
with AAPI community to inform
about resources, gather information
through surveys.
“We have distributed survey
forms to advocacy groups, commu-
nity groups, to domestic violenceshelters. Since February we have
conducted over 15 listening sessions
around the country,” he added.
To learn more about anti bullying
efforts log on to
www.stopbullying.gov
New York: The recently formed Indian
American Business Association, New York
(IABA) held its inaugural event at the
Consulate General of India here on June 4.
The event focused on attracting American businesses to India. The speakers including
Dilli Raj Bhatia, legal adviser to IABA,
spoke about American companies looking
to outsource to India and their expectations
from the Indian counterparts. President of
the association Mohinder Verma and
Ambassador Dnyaneshwar Mulay, who
was the chief guest, spoke of the role of
Indian communities in the US in promoting
Indian culture in the US and expanding
business activities in India.
IABA also honored Ved Parkash,
Gurbachan S. Chug and Darshan SinghBagga for their outstanding contributions
to the Indian community at the event
attended by over 150 businessmen. The
organization with about 500 members and
growing is coordinating with the govern-
ment of India to promote business and
bridge the gap between Indian communi-
ties and businesses.
White House and Sikh Coalition organize anti bullying google hangout
New body formed to attract US business to India
New York: In a ground-
breaking feat, world’s first
synchronous computer that
operates on water droplets
has been developed by anIndian-American researcher
from Stanford University.
Manu Prakash, assistant
professor of bioengineering,
and his students have built a
unique computer that operates using the
unique physics of moving water droplets.
The work combines Prakash’s expertise in
manipulating droplet fluid dynamics with a
fundamental element of computer science –
an operating clock.
“In this work, we finally demonstrate a syn-
chronous, universal droplet logic and con-
trol,” Prakash said. Because of its universal
nature, the droplet computer can theoretically
perform any operat ion that a convent ional
electronic computer can crunch, although atsignificantly slower rates.
The ability to precisely control droplets
using fluidic computation could have a num-
ber of applications in high-end biology and
chemistry and scalable digital manufacturing.
Computer clocks are responsible for every-
thing – smartphones, airplanes, internet.
Developing a clock for a fluid-based comput-
er required some creative
thinking.
Prakash realized that a
rotating magnetic field that
could act as clock to syn-chronize all the droplets
might do the trick. The
team built arrays of tiny
iron bars on glass slides.
They then laid a blank
glass slide on top and sandwiched a layer of
oil in between.
Then they carefully injected into the mix
individual water droplets that had been
infused with tiny magnetic nanoparticles.
Next, they turned on the magnetic field.
Every rotation of the field counted as one
clock cycle and every drop marched exactly
one step forward with each cycle. A camera
recorded the interactions between individual
droplets, allowing observation of computation
as it occurs in real time.According to Prakash,the most immediate application might involve
turning the computer into a high-throughput
chemistry and biology laboratory.
Instead of running reactions in bulk test
tubes, each droplet can carry some chemicals
and become its own test tube, and the droplet
computer offers unprecedented control over
these interactions.
Indian American Stanford professorbuilds water based computer
Professor Manu Prakash
(from left) Mohinder Verma, President of IABA, honoree Darshan Bagga,Amb. Mulay and others at the event
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Indian American community leader Dr Uma V Mysorekar
was among four outstanding individuals honored by City
Council Member Peter Koo as a part of Asian American
Pacific Islander Month celebration.Dr. Lung-Fong Chen,Dongsuk Kim and Rev. Pak Cheung Lo were the other three
honorees.
CM Koo stated, “Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
have made immeasurable contributions to our country, our
city, and our community. Throughout our city's history, Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders have come to these shores,
bringing their talents and skills, their hopes and dreams, and
their determination to succeed. By working hard to build new
lives for themselves and their families, Asian Americans and
Pacific Islanders in search of opportunity have helped make
our City what it is today. Today, Asian Americans and Pacif-
ic Islanders number upwards of 13 percent of the city's popu-
lation and growing, and I'm happy to recognize several out-
standing members of this community for their tremendous
contributions to the City of New York.”
Dr. Uma V. Mysorekar was born and raised in Bangalore,
Karnataka State, India, and studied medicine at the Universi-
ty of Bombay. She came to the United States in 1970 and
practices obstetrics and gynecology in Flushing. She has been
involved in helping the handicapped through Heart and Hand
for the Handicapped and Aid to the Disabled, Orphaned and
Poor. As president of the Hindu Temple Society of North
America, she has initiated programs to bring the community
together through spiritual, educational and cultural activities,
as well as worked to increase public understanding about
Hinduism.
The Hyderbadi Cultural Association of
New York (HCA) hosted a meet and
greet event for Ayesha Rubina on June
7 in Long Island
New York. Ayesha is
among top eight of
The Times of India’s
“LEAD INDIA” ini-
tiative winners and is
also a participant of
International Visitor
Leadership Program,
a U.S. Department of
State's leadership ex-
change program called International Visitor
Leadership Program.Ayesha thanked Hussain Baqueri, the Pres-
ident and Quddus Mohammed, founder and
the Chairman of HCA of New York and dis-
cussed the challenges facing the NGO’s work-
ing for persons of special needs, women and
the under privileged groups at grassroots lev-
el in Hyderabad.
Ayesha is noted for being instrumental in
planning a first-of-its-kind park for special
needs people in Hyderabad, India
At a grand function or-
ganized by the Indian
National Overseas
Congress, USA (INOC), a huge
crowd turned out to celebrate
the 125th birthday anniversary
of B R Ambedkar at the Royal
Albert Palace in New Jersey.
President of the Gujarat
Pradesh Congress Committee
Arjun Modhwadia had been in-
vited to grace the occasion.
The General Secretary of
INOC, USA, Harbachan Singh
elaborated on the scholarlyachievements of the principal
architect of the Constitution of
India.
Singh said that the Indian vot-
ers have come of age and they
will no longer be satisfied with
empty campaign promises.
INOC USA President Juned
Qazi spoke proudly of the out-
standing leadership of Mod-
hwadia.
Packaging and repackaging
of Congress policies and pro-
grams are not going to win
medals for the Modi Govern-
ment, said Modhwadia in his
speech.
Harkesh Thakur, Ram Gadu-la, Mahesh Patil, Bharat Patil
and Peter Khotari also spoke
and enthralled the audience.
HyderabadiAssociation of NY hosts
Ayesha Rubina
INOC celebrates B. R. Ambedkar’s
125th birthday anniversary
Council Member Peter Koo honors Dr Uma Mysorekar
INOC USA members at the event with Chief Guest ArjunModhwadia (fourth from right)
(From left to right) Dr. Lung-Fong Chen, Dongsuk Kim,CM Peter Koo, Rev. Pak Cheung Lo, Dr. Uma Mysorekar
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New York: Peter Bhatia , former editor
and vice president of The
Oregonian/Oregon Media Group, has been
appointed director of the Donald W.
Reynolds National Center for Business
Journalism at Arizona State University’sWalter Cronkite School of Journalism and
Mass Communication.
He replaces Micheline Maynard, former
New York Times senior bus ines s cor re-
spondent, who is leaving for family rea-
sons. The Indian American journalist will
lead business journalism training efforts at
the Reynolds Center, a leading provider of
training for business reporters and editors.
After a 20-year career at The Oregonian,
Bhatia joined Cronkite in summer 2014 as
Edith Kinney Gaylord Visiting Professor in
Journalism Ethics.
“The Reynolds Center has long provided
an essential service for journalism,” Bhatia
said in a statement. “It is a spectacular opportunity to lead it and help find new
opportunities for business journalism.”
Bhatia’s history with the Reynolds Center
actually began over a decade ago. He
served on the board that was involved in
approving the initial Reynolds Center grant
and, as editor of The Oregonian, hosted
some of the center’s first business journal-ism workshops.
Reynolds Center president Andrew
Leckey said, “We’re delighted that some-
one of his stature in journalism and on the
boards of organizations supporting the field
will lend expertise and leadership to the
Reynolds Center’s ongoing development.”
Bhatia was the first journalist of South
Asian descent to lead a major daily news-
paper in the U.S., running The Oregonian
from 2010-2014. He also was the paper’s
managing editor and executive editor.
Bhatia and then-Oregonian editor Sandra
Mims Rowe were named Editors of the
Year by Editor & Publisher magazine in
2008. He also was Web editor on
Cronkite’s documentary “Hooked:
Tracking Heroin’s Hold on Arizona,”
which attracted one million viewers on all
33 TV stations in the state.
Bhatia earlier was executive editor of The
Fresno Bee, managing editor of TheSacramento Bee, editor of the York
(Pennsylvania) Dispatch and Sunday News,
managing editor of the Dallas Times
Herald, deputy managing editor of the San
Francisco Examiner and a reporter and edi-
tor at The Spokesman-Review in Spokane,
Wash. Newsrooms he has led have won
nine Pulitzer Prizes, including six at The
Oregonian.
A native of Pullman, Wash., Bhatia has a
bachelor’s degree in history from Stanford
University. He was inducted into the South
Asian Journalists Association Hall of Fame
in 2007 and received the Asian American
Journalists Association Pioneer in
Journalism Award in 2004.
New York: An Indian American stock bro-
ker has pleaded guilty to stealing more
than $6 million from local investors by
falsely claiming their funds were safely
invested even though he operated a mas-
sive Ponzi scheme and used nearly half of
the money for his personal use.
Sunil Sharma, 68, of California, has beencharged with wire fraud and faces a maxi-
mum 20 years in prison and a $250,000
fine. He will be sentenced by U.S. District
Judge John Houston in August.
Sharma covered up massive losses by
lying to investors that their investments
were doing well. He would send them
monthly or quarterly statements that false-
ly reflected that their investments were
generating the promised returns.
Sharma admitted that even while reassur-
ing investors, he diverted approximately
$2.5 million in investor funds for his own
perso nal use, inc lud ing app roxim ate ly
$700,000 towards the down payment of a
$2 million home and approximately$12,000 for a cruise in the Mediterranean
and for leasing luxury cars.
In 2007, Sharma attended an
"Investools" workshop that convinced him
that he could make money trading stock
options in a conservative manner. After
attending the workshop, he set up Gold
Coast Holding as a vehicle to trade
options.
Recognizing that his customers would
not have given him money for this venture,
he lied to them that Gold Coast was an
extremely safe way to earn a monthly
retirement income because their money
was to be part of a diversified portfolio,
pooled with many other investors, used to bu y bo nds fr om em ergi ng ma rket s in
Brazil, Russia, India, and China and man-
aged by Goldman Sachs.
Although Sharma initially planned on
buying BRIC bonds with half the investor
funds and day trading with the other half,
he never in fact purchased BRIC or any
other type of bonds.
Indian American pleads guilty to stealing $6 million from investors
Former Oregonian editor Peter Bhatia to lead Reynolds Center
Peter Bhatia
HAF honors Murthywith Pride of
Community AwardWashington, DC: Indian-origin US
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has been
pres en te d wi th
the Pride of the
C o m m u n i t y
Award by a
prominent Hinduadvocacy group.
Receiving the
award by theHindu American
Foundation at its
12th Annual Day
reception at
Capitol Hill, Murthy said that he draws
inspiration from the life of Swami
Vivekananda. The reception was attend-
ed by two senators and 10 members of
the US House of Representatives."It's a proud moment to see the contin-
ued progress that the Hindu American
Foundation has made over a short period
of time, and the great poise that this
organization and its constituents have,"
said Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, the
only Hindu serving in the Congress.
HAF also awarded AnantanandRambachan, professor of religion at St
Olaf College, Dharma Seva award;
Harpreet Singh Mokha of the depart-
ment of justice, the Mahatma GandhiAward for the Advancement of
Pluralism; and senator Mark Kirk and
Rep Joe Crowley, HAF's Friend of the
Community awards.
New York: An Indian-origin executive at Zara
has been named in a $40 million lawsuit filed
against the leading Spanish clothing giant by a
former employee alleging pay discrimination
and firing him for being "Jewish, American and
gay."
The lawsuit, filed in the Supreme Court in
the state of New York this week by Ian Jack
Miller, has named Zara, Dilip Patel and Moises
Costas Rodriguez as defendants.
Miller worked as the company's general
counsel from January 2008 till March, serving
as Zara's only in-house attorney throughout the
US and Canada.Patel is the country manager for Zara USA
and works at its Manhattan office while
Rodriguez is the former CEO for Zara USA
and the current director of expansion for North
and South America. The lawsuit said Miller is
suing Zara for "hostile work environment, pay
discrimination, and unlawful discharge based
on his religion, national origin, and sexual ori-
entation" and seeking damages in an amount in
excess of $40 million.
The lawsuit alleged that Zara's senior execu-
tives, including several close confidants of
Zara's founder Amancio Ortega, treated
Miller's ethnic and sexual orientation "as a
strike against" him.
The lawsuit said several of the individuals
who were primarily responsible for discrimi-
nating against or harassing included Patel andwere installed personally by Ortega. It added
said Ortega's "friend Patel "was responsible for
much of the hostile work environment, pay dis-
crimination, retaliation and unlawful termina-
tion that Miller experienced."
It alleged that Patel had strong links with
Ortega and as a "result of this personal connec-
tion, he engaged in discriminatory and harass-
ing conduct with impunity.
"Supervisors and colleagues sent Miller
homophobic emails, made anti-Semitic
remarks in his presence, and boasted that
Spanish employees enjoyed more job security
than employees of other nationalities," the law-
suit said.
"Zara also gave Miller lower raises than
employees who did not share his protected
characteristics, even though Miller was astrong performer, the Company's revenues
were growing, and other Zara employees who
fit the Company's preferred profile received
higher raises," it added.Dr Vivek Murthy
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Washington, DC: The House
Foreign Affairs Committee, in asso-
ciation with Congressional Caucus
on India and Indian Americans
organized a Congressional
Reception to welcome Ambassador
Arun K. Singh on his taking over asIndia's Ambassador to the United
States at the Capitol Hill on June 10
The event was hosted by the
Chairman of House Foreign Affairs
Committee- Congressman Ed Royce
(Republican-California) and
Ranking Member Congressman
Elliot Engel (Democrat-New York),
together with co-chairs of the
Caucus- Congressman George
Holding (Republican- North
Carolina) and Congressman Ami
Bera (Democrat-California).
The event was attended by a num-
ber of Members of US Hous e of
Representatives, leaders of the
Indian American community from
across the United States, as well as
by members of the media, the Think
Tank community and academia.
In their welcome remarks, both
Congressman Ed Royce and
Congressman Eliot Engel spoke
warmly of Ambassador Singh's con-
tribution in promoting India-U.S.
relations. During his remarks,
Congressman Ed Royce welcomed
Ambassador back to Washington
D.C and reiterated his commitment
to promoting India-US ties.
Congressman Eliot Engel called
India and US as 'natural partners'
with common strategic and geo-
po li ti ca l ou tlook. Co ngressman
George Holding called the India-US
relationship as the founding rela-
tionship of 21st century and advo-
cated strengthening bilateral eco-
nomic ties. Congressman Ami Bera
called the relationship 'non partisan'
and recognized that the diaspora
brings vibrancy to the bilateral ties.
Ambassador Arun K. Singh, in his
remarks, thanked Congressman Ed
Royce, Congressman Eliot Engel,
Congressman George Holding and
Congressman Ami Bera for their
welcome and for their leadership at
the House Foreign Affairs
Committee and at the Congressional
Caucus on India and Indian
Americans. He noted the important
contributions made by the Caucus to
bring the people and governments of
the two countries closer, and
described the bipartisan support for
India-U.S. relations in the U.S.
Congress as a source of strength for
the India-U.S. strategic partnership
that now spans almost all dimen-
sions of human endeavor.
California: A $20,000 reward
has been offered for information
leading to the arrest of the gun-man who shot dead the Indian-
American owner of a sandwich
shop in Los Angeles, the media
reported.
Pravin Patel, 62, was shot in the
chest after a robbery at the
Quiznos sandwich shop in San
Dimas on June 2, said Sergeant
Rebecca Rodriguez of the Los
Angeles County Sheriff's
Department, KTLA News online
reported.
"The employee gave over the
money and he followed the sus-
pect out side of the locati on. A
struggle ensued in front of the
store and the suspect shot the vic-tim," Rodriguez said.
A woman, who ran a business
next door, rushed to Patel's aid
and called 911.
Patel, also known as Peter, and
his wife were the owners of the
Quiznos restaurant in the nor-
mally quiet San Gabriel Valley
suburb, east of Los Angeles.
"He was passionate about serv-ing his food and exchanging fam-
ily stories with his customers.
Peter spent every day working
side by side with the woman he
loved most - his wife Maya
(Mary) Patel," said a notice post-
ed on the shop door signed by the
Patel family.
Patel leaves behind his wife, a
son, a daughter and two grand-
children.
Detectives were struggling in
their investigation because secu-
rity cameras were not working at
the time of the robbery and shoot-
ing, authorities said.
The gunman is described as askinny white or Hispanic man in
his mid-20s, around six feet tall,
wearing a baseball hat, black T-
shirt and plaid shorts during the
robbery. The $20,000 reward has
been offered by the Los Angeles
County Board of Supervisors.
Congressional reception for Arun K Singh at Capitol Hill $20,000 reward to arrest killerof Indian-American shopowner
IN BRIEF
US-India Political Action Commit-
tee (USINPAC) hosted a ‘Con-
gressional Briefing on US-India
Nuclear Trade’ on June 4, at Washington,
DC. to discuss opportunities and chal-
lenges in commencing US-India Nuclear
Trade. The briefing was a landmark event
with speakers including US Congression-
al Leadership, nuclear industry experts,
think tank personnel, and leaders of the In-
dian American community. It was attend-
ed by a standing room audience of con-
gressional staffers and executives of lead-
ing energy companies. The Chairman of
the Foreign Affairs Committee, Congress-
man Ed Royce, kicked off the conference
by saying, "As we continue to work through the nuclear deal, I am sure we will
find a way to continue to engage and
move forward on this issue of civilian nu-
clear cooperation. It is important because
the needs of India for uninterrupted and
affordable power are great. Nuclear pow-
er will provide this in India."On the Indi-
an end, Ambassador Taranjit Singh
Sandhu remarked "I am happy to report
breakthroughs in the last few months on
the bilateral US-India civilian nuclear 123
agreement. There is robust exchange be-
tween our nuclear establishments. Nuclear
energy is highly relevant to India's energy
security."
Keynote speaker, Dr Udit Raj, Member
of Parliament in the ruling BJP Govern-
ment, said in his address, "The Indo-US
relationship is not only important for these
two countries but for the whole world. The
way the countries are moving together for-
ward will change the scenario of the
world."
Expressing that the Indian law on nuclear
liability favored state owned nuclear enter- prises such as Russia's, Congressman Brad
Sherman commented "I know that we will
get this straightened out. I want the US nu-
clear industry to play a prominent role in
India's development." Congressman Mike
Honda thanked USINPAC for bringing so
many subject leaders together to help
everyone learn more about the deal.
USINPAC hosts US India
Nuclear Trade Conference
A
court in the US state of Massachu-
setts has sentenced a former Indian-
origin police officer convicted on
rape charges to seven years in jail, media re-
ported. Rajat Sharda, 34, the first Indian-ori-
gin police officer in the city of Worchester in
the state of Massachusetts, was found guilty
of sexually assaulting a woman in August
2013, open and gross lewdness, witness in-
timidation and larceny while on duty, report-
ed The Telegram daily on Monday.
After seven years of imprisonment, Sharda
will be on probation for 10 years. The former
officer's victim, a 29-year-old Connecticut
woman testified in court that on August 6,
2013, night she was inside a parked sports
utility vehicle (SUV), undressed, with her
boyfriend, when officer Sharda approached
the vehicle and asked her to step outside.
He then sexually assaulted and threatened
the woman before leaving, she stated.
Assistant District Attorney Ryan P. Don-
ahue recommended that Sharda should be
sentenced up to 15 years behind bars with
probation to follow. Donahue said the former
officer was in a position of power when he
took advantage of a "vulnerable" victim and
violated public trust in the process. Sharda
was removed from police service in Septem-
ber 2014.
Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of
the Rockies opened in Centennial(Colorado) on June 7 after three-days
of ancient Hindu rituals conducted by nine
priests gathered from all over the country.
The grand opening celebration included ha-
vans, artis, pujas, murti sthapana, cultural
program, Veda pranayam, aradhana, archana,
Maha Kumbhabhishekam, etc.
The new Temple, whose construction be-
gan in March 2014, besides a place of wor-
ship, will also undertake various religious,cultural and spiritual activities/celebrations.
Its architecture is based on ancient Vastu and
Aagam Shastra principles and it includes
murtis of Aayapaa Swami, Durga Maa,
Ganesh Ji, Gorishankar, Laxmi Narayan,
Radha-Krishna, Ramdarbar, Saraswati Mata,
Shiva Lingam and Nandi, Shiva Parivar and
Tirupati Bala Ji, reports suggest.
Former Indian-American policeman jailed for rape
Majestic Hindu Temple opens in Colorado
Ambassador Arun K Singh thanked the Congressmen for their welcome and efforts to promote India-US relations
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Berlin: Jeb Bush, on a trip abroad just days
before formally announcing his presidential
campaign, lauded his father’s role in unifying
Germany while avoiding mention of his more
polarizing brother, former President George
W. Bush, who remains unpopular in Germany
for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and con-
troversial intelligence-gathering techniques
adopted after the 9/11.
Jeb Bush’s comments Tuesday to politi-
cians and business leaders here, on the first
leg of a five-day European tour, provided a
reminder of the needle the former Florida
governor is trying to thread as he casts him-
self as independent from the two presidents
who share his name.
He hailed efforts by his father, former
President George H.W. Bush, to heal deep
historic wounds in Europe while delivering a
defense of American military strength and a
pointed rebuke of Russian President Vladimir Putin that were more reminiscent of his broth-
er’s presidency. He also called on the U.S.
and its allies to isolate Russia’s “corrupt lead-
ership” from the people they govern, saying,
“Ultimately, Russia needs to be a European
nation.” Separately, Bush defended the U.S.
against assertions that its intelligence services
spy on foreign companies to give domestic
firms a leg up, while acknowledging that rev-
elations about the National Security Agency’s
data-collection efforts had bruised relations
between the U.S. and Germany. “The rela-
tionship needs to be fixed,” he said.
Mr. Bush verged on violating the traditional
taboo against criticizing an American presi-
dent while speaking on foreign soil when he
suggested that overseas conflicts had emergedwhere the U.S. has reduced its military pres-
ence. “As we pulled back from Iraq, a vacu-
um was filled,” he said. “We can’t hold back.
The United States has to lead.”
The former Florida governor enjoyed a mix
of warm and tepid applause throughout. “The
tone was friendly and softer than what one
remembers of his brother,” said Norbert
Röttgen, a top ally in parliament of German
Chancellor Angela Merkel. He said Mr. Bush
“put forward a thoroughly Republican
program.”
Jeb Bush focuses on father, notbrother, in Berlin speech
Panel OKs cholesterol fighter
Houston: Just days after a video that went
viral online showed him yanking a 14-year-
old bikini-clad girl to the ground and kneel-ing on her back, Eric Casebolt has resigned
from his post as a corporal for the Police
Department in McKinney, Texas.
The video was taken on a cellphone and
posted to YouTube, where it set off another in
a recent series of debates involving race and
po li ce tact ic s. The po li ce sa id Co rporal
Casebolt and other officers were responding
to a call about a fight and a disturbance at a
community pool in Craig Ranch, a racially
diverse subdivision north of Dallas. In the
video Casebolt can be heard shouting profan-
ities at the teenagers, and officers handcuffed
several who had followed his orders to sit on
the ground. He appeared to grab the girl and
pin her to the ground after she did not heed
his orders to leave.
Washington: In a 13-3 vote, an expert grouprecommended on Tuesday that the Food and
Drug Administration approve a powerful
new drug to protect against heart attacks. If
approved, it would be the first in a major
new class of medicines that appear to drasti-
cally lower levels of cholesterol, the leading
cause of heart disease, New York Times
reported.
Dr. Joshua Knowles, a Stanford University
cardiologist, called the medicines “a triumph
of the modern genetic revolution.”
The idea for the drugs arose from genetic
studies about a decade ago and has tantalized
cardiologists ever since. Early results of clin-
ical trials have raised hopes that the drugs
will be critical new additions to the arsenal
of medicines for those at risk of heart dis-
ease, the biggest killer of Americans.
People who have taken them have seen
their LDL cholesterol, the so-called bad cho-
lesterol, plunge to remarkably low levels.
But definitive evidence of the drugs’ effec-
tiveness in reducing heart attacks and deathswill only come after large clinical trials are
completed in 2017.
Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’
drug, alirocumab, was discussed by the panel
on Tuesday. Later, the committee was sched-
uled to turn to Amgen’s drug, evolocumab.
The FDA said that if it approves the drugs
based on their effects on choles terol, the
approval will not be rescinded even if the
large trials fail to show the drugs reduce the
risk of heart attacks and deaths. The drugs
are injected once every two weeks or once a
month, depending on the formulation. The
companies and independent cardiologists say
they have reason to think the drugs will per-
form as expected. And, they say, the drugs
were specifically designed to mimic muta-
tions in a gene, PCSK9, that protects people
from getting heart disease, even if they
smoke or have high blood pressure.
Lowering LDL cholesterol has generally
been found to protect against heart disease.
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Texas cop quits over poolincident caught on video
Presidential hopeful Jeb Bush withGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel
Corporal Eric Casebolt appears in theYouTube video to grab the girl and pin
her to the ground.
The High Bridge was opened Tuesday as theonly interborough bridgedesigned exclusively for pedestrians andbicyclists. In addition, therestoration of the HighBridge has once againreconnected the twoboroughs of Manhattanand the Bronx with morethan 125 acres of greenspace with baseball fields and basketball courts.
Pedestrian bridge linking Manhattan and Bronx reopens
50 hospitals charge uninsured more than 10 times cost of care, study findsWashington: Fifty hospitals in the US are charging uninsured consumers more than 10 times
the actual cost of patient care, according to research published Monday. All but one of the
these facilities is owned by for-profit entities, and by far the largest number of hospitals - 20 -
are in Florida. For the most part, researchers said, the hospitals with the highest markups are
not in pricey neighborhoods or big cities, where the market might explain the higher prices.
Topping the list of the most expensive hospitals is North Okaloosa Medical Center, a 110-bed
facility in the Florida Panhandle about an hour outside of Pensacola. Uninsured patients are
charged 12.6 times the actual cost of patient care. Community Health Systems operates 25 of
the hospitals on the list; Hospital Corp. of America operates another 14.
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New Delhi: The Indian arm of Swiss foods giant
Nestle has moved the Bombay High Court, seeking a
judicial review of the food safety regulator's order
that had called for the withdrawal of top-selling
Maggi instant noodles over health issues.The compa-
ny, in a filing with stock exchanges, said it was alsoseeking a similar review of a June 6 order passed by
the Food and Drug Administration of Maharashtra.
"At the same time, we are continuing the withdraw-
al of Maggi products. This action (moving the court)
will not interfere with this (withdrawal) process. We
shall proceed further as per the orders that may be
passed by the Hon'ble Bombay High Court," Nestle
India further added.
Nestle had been ordered to withdraw Maggi by the
food safety regulator after some samples wereallegedly found to contain higher-than-permissible
levels of lead -- a premise that was rejected by the
company, saying its own independent tests suggested
otherwise.
Kolkata: The Indian Army has sent
out a "strong message" with its
operation against militants along the
India-Myanmar border, and "it can be other country in the future", its
former chief, General Shankar
Roychowdhury said here.
"We always had the capability, but
this time India has displayed that it
also has the political will," Gen.
Roychowdhury said. "We will strike
if there are provocations from those
who have taken shelter across any
international border," he said.
"If it was Myanmar this time, it
can be other country in the future.
Yes, we have sent out a strong mes-
sage," the general said.
The strike drew a sharp reaction
from Pakistan, but Roychowdhury
was unperturbed.
"India-Pakistan relations are notgood and whatever tensions are
there, they will continue to exist.
"The situation in Pakistan is not
good and there is no chance of
improvement. So I don't think there
is any need to read much into what
personalities in Pakistan are saying,"
he said.
New Delhi: India's offensive against
terrorists along its eastern border
sends a message to them, the gov-
ernment said, even as defense min-
istry denied that "hot pursuit" wasinvolved in the action.
Questions were raised if India
would pursue a similar policy along
its Western border with Pakistan,
inviting a sharp reaction from the
other side.
The operation conducted by the
Indian Army on Tuesday involved
two attacks along the Indo-
Myanmar border, with the camps
being located in Myanmar territory.
Perceived as the largest cross-bor-
der operation yet by the Army, the
attack resulted in several militants
being killed with no loss of life on
the Indian side.
Minister of State for Defence Rao
Inderjit Singh denied any "hot pur-
suit" being involved in the opera-
tion, while Environment Minister
Prakash Javadekar said it was a
message to all terrorists.
"We did not use hot pursuit. We
contacted Burma (Myanmar)
authorities before the attack," Rao
Inderjit said.
Javadekar, speaking in Mumbai,
said: "The military's action against
insurgents, with assistance from the
Myanmarese government, speaks
volumes about India's resolve to
fight terror. This is a lesson and a
message to all the terror groups that
India will not hesitate in going
beyond its geographical borders to
eliminate terrorists."
Minister of State for Home Kiren
Rijiju, termed it a fitting reply.
"The ilitary operation against
extremist hideouts in Myanmar is a
fitting reply for the ambush of Army
soldiers," Rijiju said.
"We must salute the work the
army did... When something is done
in national interest, we must support
it and not discuss it in detail," he
added.
The Congress, however, said gov-
ernment must not politicize the
issue.
"Indian Army has never said it hasentered into Myanmar. What we
would like to say that such things
should never be politicized", party
spokesman Ajay Maken told
reporters.
A sharp reaction, meanwhile,
came from Pakistan, with Interior
Minister Chaudhry Nisar saying
India should not mistake the country
for Myanmar.
"Pakistan Army is fully capable of
responding to any adventurism,"
said Nisar.
Army sources meanwhile said
more such operations may be car-
ried out in future based on intelli-
gence reports.
"More such attacks may take
place if there are intelligence inputs
of a threat (of the kind of attack on
June 4 in Manipur that claimed the
lives of 18 Indian Army soldiers and
injured many more). The forces are
always ready for such operations," a
senior officer told IANS on condi-
tion of anonymity as he was not
authorised to speak to the media.
Asked if a similar approach could
be used on the Western border, high-
ly placed officials said the situation
on both sides is different."Defence and security strategy is
something that evolves after one
thinks through all the consequences
of action or inaction; hence any pre-
mature celebration over the
Myanmar swatting of terror groups
would not only be wrong, but fool-
ish," an official close to the security
establishment told IANS.
According to sources, elements of
21 Para (SF) of the Parachute
Regiment that carried out the strike
did not suffer any losses but caused
"significant casualties" among the
terrorists.
Officially, the army has not
released figures for militants killed
in the attack but these are estimated
to be between 15 and 25.
Sources said the camps that were
attacked were a few kilometers
inside Myanmar border, but refused
to name the exact location.
The paratroopers were flown to
the target in the indigenous Dhruv
advanced light helicopters.
Chennai: The intensive
search for an Indian
Coast Guard Dornier
aircraft that went miss-
ing near Karaikal in
Puducherry continued
for the third day on
Thursday with no signs
of the wreckage, an
official said.
There was no infor-
mation on the aircraft
and the three-member
crew missing since
Monday night, a Coast Guard
official said.
He said a naval submarinewas also deployed in the search
operation.
The Coast Guard has sought
the Indian Space Research
Organization's help to locate the
missing aircraft with the help of
its satellites.
The missing aircraft was
deployed for surveillance along
the Tamil Nadu coast and Palk
Bay. It took off from Chennai
airport around 6 p.m. onMonday for a surveillance sortie
but did not return.
The last known location of the
aircraft, as per Trichy radar, was
off Karaikal in Puducherry,
where it was tracked till 9.23
p.m., 95 nautical miles south of
Chennai.
Search for missing Coast
Guard plane continues
'India's Myanmar offensive message to terrorists'
The Indian Army team involved in operation along theIndia-Myanmar border in which several militants were killed.
Dornier aircraft The strike drew a sharp reaction from Pakistan.
'India can do a Myanmar elsewhere too'
Islamabad: Pakistan said that
India should not have any mis-
conceptions about Islamabad
since it is different as compared to
Myanmar, an official statement
said.
The Indian Army struck inside
Myanmar and killed a number of
insurgents believed to be involved
in the killing of 18 Indians sol-
diers in Manipur on June 4.
Pakistani security forces were
fully capable of responding to for-
eign aggression and Indian lead-
ers should stop daydreaming,
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar
Ali Khan said in response to
recent statements by Indian politi-
cians, including Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, Dawn
reported.
Prime Minister Modi, during his
official visit to Bangladesh, last
Sunday in Dhaka said the estab-
lishment of Bangladesh was a
desire of every Indian citizen and
that was why Indian forces fought
along with the Mukti Bahini, thus
creating a new country.
The interior ministry statement
added that while Indian designs
may have succeeded in the
past, they would not do so in the
future.
Pakistan is not Myanmar,says Islamabad
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Patna: Political compulsions, not secu-
lar values, forced RJD chief Lalu
Prasad to accept JD-U leader Nitish
Kumar as the chief ministerial candi-
date in the coming Bihar elections,
realizing that this alone could check the
BJP in the politically crucial state.
Lalu Prasad, those close to him say,
realized after the 2014 Lok Sabha elec-
tion that it was division of anti-BJP
votes that routed his Rashtriya Janata
Dal (RJD) and Nitish Kumar's Janata
Dal-United (JD-U).This was proved more or less correct
when the RJD and JD-U together
bagged six of the 10 seats in assembly
by-elections after the Lok Sabha battle,
leaving the BJP with just four seats.
That further cemented the ties
be twee n Ni ti sh Ku ma r and La lu
Prasad, who for years had been at
each's other throats after once being
together in the erstwhile Janata Dal.
But it wasn't all cosy though. With
assembly elections approaching, Lalu
Prasad -- who has been chief minister
and so has been his wife Rabri Devi --
wanted to fight the polls with the JD-U
but wasn 't keen on accep ting Niti sh
Kumar as the chief ministerial candi-date.
That is when Samajwadi Party leader
Mulayam Singh Yadav intervened. On
Monday, he announced that Lalu
Prasad had accepted that Nitish Kumar
would head the Janata Parivar's charge
in Bihar.
The elections are most likely in
September-October.
For both Lalu Prasad and Nitish
Kumar, defeating the BJP is their prior-
ity -- for political survival. Nitish
Kumar has ruled Bihar for about a
decade from November 2005 with ashort break.
"Lalu understands more than anyone
else that a split in anti-BJP votes will
result in his party's defeat again like in
the Lok Sabha polls," JD-U leader
Nihora Prasad told IANS.
"Lalu was forced to accept Nitish as
captain after the Congress and NCP
announced their support for Nitish.
"If Lalu had not changed his stand
over Nitish, his party would have been
left alone to fight for political sur-
vival."The RJD and JD-U, fighting sep-
arately, garnered nearly 20 and 16 per-cent votes respectively in the Lok
Sabha election. The Congress got
another eight percent.
New Delhi: Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj
said that the government will bring out a stamp and coins
of the denomination of Rs.10 and Rs. 100 on International
Yoga Day that will be celebrated on June 21.
"The department of posts is bringing out stamp on the
International Day of Yoga and and at the same time thefinance ministry is bringing out coins of the denomination
of Rs.10 and Rs.100," said Swaraj at a press conference.
The minister said of the 177 countries co-sponsoring the
event, 47 are Islamic countries.
"They have co-sponsored the event and expressed their
desire to participate in the yoga sessions being organised
in the Indian Missions," she said.
According to the AYUSH ministry, over 11 lakh
Nati onal Cade t Corp s cadr es wi ll take pa rt in the
International Yoga Day program while 9 lakh members of Armed Police Forces will perform in their respective field
units.
There would be live telecast and webcast of the event
from the venue.
New Delhi: A day after Jitender
Singh Tomar resigned as Delhi's
law minister after being arrested
over his alleged fake degree, the
AAP government decided to
induct Kapil Mishra as his suc-cessor.
Tomar, remanded to four-day's
police custody after his dramatic
arrest this week, was taken to
Uttar Pradesh to probe how he
secured the law degree that
police say is fake.
However, the former minster
challenged his arrest in a Delhi's
session court.
Tomar was accused of lying in
his election affidavit that he had a
law degree.
Speaking to the media in
Lucknow, Tomar reiterated that
he had done no wrong and was a
victim of "political conspiracy".
Police said they would probe if
there was a racket of forging
degrees involving Tomar.
Mishra, a legislator from
Karawal Nagar and presently
vice chairman of the Delhi Jal
Board, was named the new law
minster on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia proposed
Mishra's name to Lt Governor
Najeeb Jung.
A Kejriwal loyalist, 34-year-old
Mishra holds a masters degree in
social work. He is the son of
Annapurna Mishra, a former BJP
mayor.
Mishra told IANS that "judicial
accountability, strengthening the
judicial sys tem and set ting up
fast track courts" would be his
priorities.
"My experience of working
with (former AAP leader)
Prashant Bhushan would help me
in my new job," he added.
Bhushan, a senior advocate,
was expelled from the Aam
Aadmi Party on charges of
revolting against Kejriwal, short-
ly after the AAP won the
February assembly polls in Delhi.It was not clear if Mishra would
be give n the tourism portfo lio
held by Tomar.
Tomar was taken to Dr Ram
Manohar Lohia Avadh University
in Faizabad to know how he got
the degree which the university
says is a fake, police said.
A Delhi Police team brought
Tomar to Lucknow first on board
the AC Express. All of them
boarded the Farakka Express to
go to Faizabad.
The latest trouble for the AAP
comes amid power tussle
be tw ee n Ke jr iw al and Lt .
Governor Jung.
Former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar being taken to Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Political compulsions force Lalu to accept Nitish
New Delhi:
Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister N.
C h a n d r a b a b u
Na idu me t Pr ime
Minister Narendra
Modi to demand a
pr ob e in to th e
alleged tapping of
his phone and that
of his ministers,
MPs and MLAs by
the Telangana gov-
ernment.
During the hour-long meet-
ing, Naidu also demanded
law and order powers for the
governor in common capital
Hyderabad to ensure effective
implementation of the
Andhra Pradesh
Reorganisation Act.
Na id u, wh os e Tel ug u
Desam Party (TDP) is a part-
ner in the BJP-led NDA gov-
ernment at the Centre, alsomet Home Minister Rajnath
Singh, Urban Development
Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu,
Finance Minister Arun Jaitely
and BJP president Amit Shah.
He later told reporters that
he sought a detailed probe
into the phone-tapping as it
was a serious issue.
He also demanded that the
Centre confiscate illegal
equipment being used for tap-
ping and make servers safe.
Stating that there was a
constitutional crisis in the
common capital Hyderabad
due to the attitude of theTelangana Rashtra Samithi
(TRS) government, he hoped
that the Centre will intervene.
"It is totally illegal and
unethical on part of the TRS
government to tap our
phones. I want to ask who has
given them this power," said
a visibly upset Naidu.
The TDP chief turned emo-
tional while answering
queries about his alleged
audio tape and arrest of TDP
MLA Revanth Reddy in the
cash-for-vote scam. "Ours is
a constitutionally electedgovernment. I have equal
rights in Hyderabad. Two
governments have sovereign
powers. They have their own
jurisdiction," he said.
Alleging that the TRS lured
many TDP and other opposi-
tion MLAs, he wondered if
the anti-defection law does
not apply to the TRS.
He said he also complained
to the Centre about attacks on
people from Andhra Pradesh
settled in Hyderabad.
Naidu's meeting with Modi
came a day after the Andhra
Pradesh cabinet passed reso-lutions on phone-tapping and
on implementation of Section
8 of the Andhra Pradesh
Reorganisation Act.
Chandrababu meets Modi, seeks
probe into phone-tapping
AAP government gets new law minister, Tomar moves court
Government to release stamp, coins onInternational Yoga Day
Nitish Kumar with Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu with
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The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times.
By Chaitanya Mallapur
When Narendra Modi travels to Israel
sometime later this year, he will be
the first Indian prime minister to
visit, formalizing a relationship often conduct-ed behind closed doors, through clandestine
meetings and secret agreements.
The announcement is already generating
heat, with some criticizing it, others urging
caution – with one commentator suggesting a
counter-balancing visit to Israeli arch-enemy
Iran – and some seeing it as an inevitable
corollary to the convergence of the ideologies
of Hindutva and Likud, a political movement
(rooted in the free market and Jewish culture)
that coalesced into a political party.
While India recognized Israel on September
17, 1950 – a year after it voted against UN
membership for the Jewish state – full diplo-
matic ties were established only in 1992, the
reticence flowing from India’s traditional
backing for the Palestinian cause.
Since then, in the public eye, relationships
have been defined by defense deals and the
38,000 mostly young Israelis who visit India
each year to de-stress after their compulsory
two-three years of military service. The traffic
isn’t all one-way though, more than 40,000
Indians visited Israel in 2013, the largest num-
ber of tourists from an Asian country.
Business and technological ties are also
growing, and India and Israel recently agreed
to set up a $40 million India-Israel coopera-
tion fund to promote joint scientific and tech-
nological collaborations.
Here are five things that define the India-
Israel relationship today:
1. Defence. There is no getting away from
the defense relationship. Israel is India’s fifth-
largest source of arms, with imports worth
$0.21 billion in 2013-14 and $10 billion over
the past decade.
2. Diplomacy. Several ministerial and high-
level official visits to Israel precede Modi’s
forthcoming tour. These include visits by then
home minister L.K Advani in 2000 and Home
Minister Rajnath Singh in November 2014.
Both countries have signed several bilateral
agreements since 1992, which include cooper-
ation in agriculture, research and develop-
ment, economy and industry and security.
3. Agriculture. This has been an important
facet in the Indo-Israel relationship. India has
benefited from Israel’s expertise in the sector,
evident from the number of bilateral agree-
ments signed between the two nations.
While Indian agriculture is largely depend-
ent on rain and an erratic monsoon, Israel, a aglobal leader in drip irrigation, has pioneered
desert agriculture with sparse supplies of
water.
Nearly 10 India-Israel centres of excellence
for cooperation in agriculture have been set-
up so far,of the 30 expected by 2015.
4. Water Management. Technologically
adept Israel has developed water-management
technologies, located as it is in a semi-arid
region with limited sources of fresh drinking
water.
Israel’s expertise includes recycling waste
water
