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Human rights groups say actions on foreign soil could fall under legal jurisdictions of those
countries or ICC, which is already looking at potential US torture of detainees in Afghanistan.
Modi scores
hat-trick with
fruitful Putin visit
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New Delhi: Nuclear energy cooperation between India and Russia got a
major boost Thursday with the signing of a deal for Russia building 12
nuclear units in India over two
decades as Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and visiting Russian President
Vladimir Putin held summit talks
here.
The two sides inked 20 agreements, including in defense cooperation, oil and gas, and in trade, at the
15th India-Russia annual summit.
Modi, reading out a statement after
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New Delhi: The US tops the list of eight countries from where complaints or cases of fraudulent NRI marriages are received, with 25
complaints received so far this year, the Indian
parliament was told Wednesday.
Minister of State in the ministries of Overseas Indian Affairs and External Affairs Gen
V.K. Singh (Retd) said in the Lok Sabha that
the Indian missions provide assistance to the
complainant in the form of financial help for
legal procedures, counseling and taking necessary action as per the need and requirement of
the case.
In the list circulated by the minister, covering
three years from 2011-12 onward to now, the
most number of complaints or cases of fraudulent NRI marriages have come from the US.
In 2011-12 it was 26, followed by 49 complaints in 2012-13, 39 in 2013-14, and 25 in the
current year, with the total working out to 139
complaints.
Canada followed with a total of 22 complaints or cases over the three years, with the
seas Indian Community exceeding 28 million Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and People of Indian Origin (PIOs) in more than 25
nations across the globe.
Jolly is credited to spread the organizational network of BJP from two nations in
2011 to more than 45 nations up till 2014
as Global Convenor BJP Overseas Affairs.
He is currently Special Invitee in BJP National Executive.
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Dr Arun Majumdar
tion issues. Barve said he believes the decision to bring together both subjects under
one committee is a smart and sensible
move.
Son of immigrant parents from India,
Barve's legislative work has focused largely on health care and the promotion of the
high-tech industry in Maryland.
He sponsored both the 1995 Health
Access Act that placed limits on Health
Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) for
the first time and legislation that created
the Technology Development Corporation
of Maryland.
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attended by top State Republican leadership included the Governor Phil Bryant,
Lt Governor Tate Reeves, Secretary of
State Delbert Hoseman.
"Senator Rand Paul is very impressive
with vast Senate experience, analytic
and brilliant mind. He may be conservative to the core but has immense love for
the country and want to take the nation
to newer glory and heights," Shivangi
said.
US AFFAIRS
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Hawaii healthiest,
Mississippi unhealthiest state
Nationwide, 28 percent of
America's 4-year-olds were enrolled
in a state-funded preschool program
last year.
"We're not close to where we need
to be," Education Secretary Arne
Duncan said during a morning panel
discussion on how to pump more
investment into early learning. The
panelists, including a local sheriff
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INDIA
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President Pranab Mukherjee was a junior minister under Indira Gandhi in those turbulent times.
(right) Pranab's new book.
The RSS has also launched a membership drive and taken to social networking
and the virtual world in a big way.
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58 percent turnout in
Kashmir, 61 in Jharkhand
folio investments."
At least 11 out of the 15 members, save those of the Trinamool
Congress, Samajwadi Party,
Communist Party of India-Marxist
and Janata Dal-United, agreed to
the report.
Congress spokesperson Abhishek
Manu Singhvi expressed "in principle" support to the bill.
Industry experts said that the bill
if passed will pave way for the
much-needed funds that would
have a cascading effect like
increase in household savings,
fresh investment, new employment, higher insurance penetration
and others. Hike in the FDI limit
has been a long pending demand of
the private sector players.
Showing intent on speeding up
recorded in 2009.
In Kashmir, the three districts
of Baramulla, Budgam and
Pulwama saw polling percentages of 57, 70 and 43, respectively.
"Polling was peaceful and
there was no untoward incident," Zutshi said.
The overall cash seizure for
the third phase was Rs. 91.81
lakh.
In the eight districts of
Jharkhand that voted, there
were 5,865 polling stations out
of which 271 were critical.inha
said Rs.1.33 crore in cash was
seized from the state.
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US-based online global cab company Uber has also been slapped with
a case of cheating and violating lawful orders.
The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times.
the US company called the checks "antiquated" and reluctantly started using local
mobile wallet operator Paytm to comply with
RBI rules.
One might stretch the RBI-style logic to the
safety of women. Sadly for Uber, Gurgaon is
not San Francisco. Though the company cannot be truly blamed for what one of its cabbies
did, the event last week shows how a fullservice taxi service company is more than a
savvy tech player. In Delhi, police advise
domestic servants to be verified. Cabbies are a
logical extension.
Can Uber take ownership for the safety of
its passengers? Be it financial or physical
safety, how far can or should Uber go?
The one-size-fits-all approach doesnt work.
There are no easy answers, but Uber could
learn from McDonalds, the burger chain. It
eschewed beef in India and for the first time
introduced vegetarian burgers. Think global,
act local.
(Madhavan is a columnist with Hindustan
Times)
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ULTIMATE BOLLYWOOD
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Freida Pinto
India.
"I feel there is a little bit of hypocrisy over
there," Freida added.
She added that it's not entirely the filmmakers' fault as viewers should also understand
that the artist is just playing a character on the
screen.
"As filmmakers and artists, we should be
responsible about the material we put out, but
at the end of the day it's very important for the
viewers to understand that we are acting.
"I am not a stripper from the video I just did,
it is my character. I feel if people are going to
be so narrow-minded about believing that the
character is an extension of me, then it defeats
the purpose of films," she said.
The actress feels the line between commercial and serious cinema is fading. "I don't
know what commercial films are in
Bollywood because there are some art house
films that I enjoyed and they became commercially viable," said the 30-year-old. Moving
beyond acting, the actress has ventured on to
the other side of filmdom as a producer.
The actress, who is at present producing two films, refrains from delving
more into the projects.
Paris
Hilton
parties with
'friend'
Salman
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Bipasha happy
with 'horror
queen' tag
ctor-filmmaker Aamir
his TV show "Satyameva
A
Khan says a project starJayate" next year.
ring Bollywood's three
"I'm
not
doing
film with
'Satayamev Jayate' next
Khans - Shah Rukh, Salman
all three Khans year, and currently, I
and himself, would be exciting and that he would be
am not doing any films.
would be
happy to do it. The trio recentI am currently reading
exciting:
ly appeared together on the
scripts and deciding on
what to do next. When I
same stage. Asked about any
Aamir
find a good script and which
plans to work with Salman and
Shah Rukh in one film, Aamir said: "I
excites me, I will sign it.
really think a film with three of us would be
"Right now I don't have any films
exciting...and if ever a script, which appeals and since 'Satyamev Jayate' just comto three of us, comes up, I am sure we would pleted a series, we feel we need a break
be happy to do it." Aamir says he has neither after five years of research just for
signed any new films nor is he going to do emotional reasons and to heal.
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Archana Joglekar, actress, classical dancer and choreographer, captivated the audience with her performance.
American artists Steven Gorn (on flute) and Daisy Paradis (on sitar)
havemastered the Indian Classical Arts and performed with the most
revered Indian artists and won awards.
Trustees and dignitaries posing with the star performer Archana Joglekar
(fifth from right). Nilima Madan (fourth from left), Trustee/General Secretary
of VHI, was the main organizer.
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Indians queuing up to
migrate to Australia
Melbourne: Indians are seeking
increasingly to migrate to
Australia, drawn by the work
opportunities that Australia
offered, media reported.
A study by the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD), in this
connection, stated that India has
now replaced Britain as the top
country of origin, regarding applications for "457 visas" in
Australia, The Melbourne Age
reported.
According to the website of
Australian government's department of immigration and border
protection, the "457 visa", or the
temporary work (skilled) visa
(subclass 457) allows a skilled
worker to travel to Australia to
work in the nominated occupation, for the approved sponsor, for
up to four years.
According to the latest "457
visa" figures, Indians make up
almost a quarter of the skilled
visas, at 23.3 percent. This was
followed by those from Britain at
18.3 percent and those from
DIASPORA
Saudi Arabia
approves pact to hire
Indian domestics
Riyadh: The Saudi Arabia government has approved an agreement for recruitment of Indian
domestic workers including
maids, media reported. The
council of ministers, chaired by
Crown Prince Salman, deputy
premier and minister of defence,
Monday approved the Saudi
Arabia's agreement with Delhi,
Arab News reported Tuesday.
"The agreement aims to protect
the rights of domestic workers
as well as their employers and
regulate the contractual relationship between the two parties,"
said Haj Minister and Acting
Information Minister Bandar
Hajjar. The agreement also aims
at organizing the recruitment
process and controlling the cost
of recruitment in both countries.
"It stipulates that such domestic labor shall have no criminal
records, be trained in specialized centers in household work
and educated on the kingdom's
customs and traditions as well
as the terms and conditions of
the employment contract,"
Hajjar said.
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Talks with PTI would resolve US embassy warns of anti-American protests in Pak
crisis: Pak minister
Pakistan
Tehreek-eInsaf
(PTI) chief
Imran Khan
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Tuesday.
"This is not how Americans
should behave. Ever," wrote The
Washington Post in its editorial
titled "The horrors in America's
torture.
"That some of these detainees
were highly dangerous men does
not excuse subjecting them to illegal treatment that brought shame
on the United States and served as
a recruiting tool for terrorist
groups," lamented The New York
Times in its editorial.
The Republicans acted "as
though it is the reporting of the
torture and not the torture itself
that is bad for the country", it
added.
Besides the debate regarding the
legitimacy and effectiveness of the
controversial methods highlighted
in the report, it has also opened the
risk of igniting more anger against
the US in many parts of the world.
"No nation is perfect. But one of
the strengths that makes America
exceptional is our willingness to
openly confront our past, face our
imperfections, make changes and
do better," Obama said.
abroad.
Both authorizations were put
into place following the Sep 11,
2001, terrorist attacks on the US.
The chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee,
Sen. Robert Menendez, said he
was not comfortable with the
government using these two
measures as the current circumstances are completely different.
President Barak Obama asked
Congress in November to adapt
the 2001 AUMF to the on-going
IS campaign which includes
airstrikes, ground forces training
and weapons supplies for local
allies fighting the IS. Kerry also
urged the legislators to vote soon
on a bipartisan authorization that
would strengthen the US offensive.
Police begin
clearing Hong
Kong protest site
Hong Kong: Hong Kong police
has began clearing tents, barricades and improvised shelters
from the downtown Admiralty district after giving an ultimatum to
pro-democracy protesters occupying the area to disperse.
Using loudspeakers, the officers
repeatedly asked the protesters
who have occupied the area for
two months to maintain calm, otherwise force would be used against
them and arrests made if necessary. While maintenance personnel
dismantled and removed barricades, police began to advance
towards the main protest site from
both sides of Hardcourt Road, the
street with the most number of
tents put up by the protesters.
Hundreds of people, however,
remained at the protest site despite
the government's announced determination to clean up the
Admiralty, Hong Kong's main
financial and government office
district, where the "Umbrella
Revolution" first began in late
September.
The medal, awarded in 1962 for the discovery of the structure of DNA, sold for $4.8 million at auction.
auction.
The medal was the first Nobel
Prize to be put on sale by a living
recipient.
The 1962 prize was awarded to
Watson, along with Maurice
Wilkins and Francis Crick, with
each receiving a gold medal.
Watson, 86, has said he planned
to donate part of the proceeds to
charities and to support scientific
research.
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Hughes horror
evoked as bouncer
hits Kohli
Adelaide: With memories of the late batsman Phillip Hughes still fresh, the
Australian team rushed to the aid of Indian
captain Virat Kohli after he was hit by a
bouncer on the helmet during third day of
the first Test match between India and
Australia at the Adelaide Oval here.
Taking guard after the dismissal of opener Murali Vijay, Kohli was hit on the helmet by a Mitchell Johnson delivery. The
close-in Australian fielders rushed in to
check the condition of the Indian batsman
with a nervous-looking Johnson rushing in
the aid of the Indian skipper.
Among the first to move in was wicketkeeper Brad Haddin along with Shane
Watson, David Warner as Kohli removed
his helmet to inspect the damage.
Kohli was, however, unharmed by the
blow. Australia captain Clarke also walked
in to check on the Indian No.4 and later
rubbed Johnson's hair and placed his hands
on the nervous quick's shoulders as he
slowly walked back to his mark.
head. Australia skipper Michael Clarke
brought in Johnson and the bowler delivered by taking the wicket of Vijay, who
guided a full delivery that shaped away
from him to the wicketkeeper Brad
Haddin.
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Just four years old, photo-sharing service Instagram now
has more than 300 million monthly active users. That puts it
ahead of Twitter, which has 284 million monthly active
users, and it could soon rival LinkedIn, which has 330-plus
million registered members.
Instagram, the mobile app, is now growing by more than
70 million shared photos and videos every day, said
Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom in a blog post announcing
the latest user figures.
Instagram was purchased by Facebook for $1 billion in
April 2012. Its users have now shared more than 30 billion
photos with one another.
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o create a memorable holiday experience this year, turn your gifts, celebrations and home dcor into a festive feast for the five senses.
Beautiful Sights
One sure sign that the holiday season has
arrived at your home is when all the festive
lights, dcor and colors are on display. Trim
your tree with DIY ornaments for a personal touch and add a wreath to your homes
entryway, so that visitors immediately feel
welcomed before they even step inside.
Using scented candles in a variety of
styles and sizes, you can create an intriguing and creative tablescape or mantlescape.
Simply swap out smaller accessories to
make the decorations last throughout the
winter season. One easy option is to try an
electric wax melt warmer, which can be
used with a variety of different fragrances
and warmer styles and has no wick or
flame.
Seasonal Sounds
Fill your home with joyful holiday
sounds. Luckily there are a variety of genres within the holiday music category.
Whether you and your guests prefer contemporary pop, jazzy classics or choral
hymns, there is something to please listen-
Qualified
borrowers can get
conventional mortgage
with a down payment of
it an attractive
as little as 3%.
time to consider
buying.
If putting 20 % down
will deplete all of your savings and leave you
with no financial cushion, it's probably not in
your best interest, she says.
If you dont put down 20 percent, the cost
of PMI varies based on your loan-to-value
ratio the amount you owe on your mortgage
compared to its value and credit score, but
you can expect to pay between $30 and $70
per month for every $100,000 borrowed.
While its no doubt an added cost, it enables
buyers to purchase now and begin building
equity versus waiting five to 10 years to build
enough savings for a larger down payment.
Additionally, once you've built equity of 20
percent in your home, you can cancel your
PMI and remove that added expense from
your monthly payment.
New homeownership opportunities are
poised to grow. Carefully evaluate your
finances to determine how much you can
afford and talk with your lender or housing
professional about what makes best sense for
you and your particular situation.
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HUMOR
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by Mahendra Shah
Mahendra Shah is an architect by education, entrepreneur by profession, artist and
humorist, cartoonist and writer by hobby. He has been recording the plight of the
immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons. Hailing from Gujarat,
he lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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life is.
Read about the life of any of the great saints and mystics
and you will find some life-transforming experience that
awakened their quest. Once these burning questions arise,
there is no turning back. We are restless until we find the
solution.
Before our awakening, it is like we are sleeping. Our soul
has been asleep for aeons. We started out in the lap of God
but became lost in the attractions of the world. We have forgotten our true Home.
We are in a state of slumber or forgetfulness that we are
souls, a part of God. We think we are the mind and the body
and have forgotten our true essence as soul, as a part of the
Creator.
Sant Mat
n each persons life a moment comes when we have a
transcendent experience or a revelation in which we
become aware that we have a higher purpose in this
world. Suddenly, amidst the daily rituals of waking up, getting dressed, going to work, eating, and sleeping, we get a
glimpse that there is something more to this life. That
moment may come when we are a child. It may come to us
while a teenager, or it may come in adult life. Some may
have it when they are young adults, and some have it in their
senior years of life. Whenever it comes, it leaves us transformed. Suddenly, we begin to question who we are, why we
are here, where we go when we die, and what our purpose in
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