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i n
Putin
angry
with
Turkey
for
shooting
warplane
as
tensions
rise.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Gurbani Recital on Guru Nanak
Dev Jayanti at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on November 25.
House resolution on Friday to
commemorate the making of the
Indian Constitution, reflecting its
keenness to reach out to rivals
ahead of the crucial winter session.
Modi, who joined the meeting
midway, said, If Venkaiahji is say
ing everything is alright then
something good has happened
today.
Several opposit ion part ies
announced they would press for
debates on the burning issue with
the Left and JD(U) even demand
ing a Sense of the House resolu
tionto reflect wider support
across the polit ical spectrum
against what they allege is mount
ing intolerance in the country.
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Russia sending
anti-aircraft
missiles to Syria
j o u r n a l i s m
Turkish warplanes shot down a Russian fighter jet after Ankara says the plane violated
its airspace on the border with Syria (Inset: Approximate area of the crash).
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The missiles have a range of 155 miles, and the Turkish
border is less than 30 miles away. And Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov told Russian TV on Wednesday
that Russia has "serious doubts" that Turkey's downing
of its warplane Tuesday was "an unpremeditated act."
"It looks very much like a planned provocation,"
Lavrov said. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
condemned what he said was the violation of airspace
by Russian warplanes, calling the incident an infringe
ment of his country's sovereignty.
He charged Russia with propping up the Syrian
regime of Bashar alAssad a regime he said was
inflicting terrorism on its own people. His remarks
came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin
accused Turkey of being "the terrorists' accomplices"
for shooting down a plane he claimed was on an anti
terrorism mission.
Erdogan disputed that claim in a speech.
"There is no Daesh" in the area where the Russian
planes were flying, Erdogan said, using another name
for ISIS. "Do not deceive us! We know the locations of
Daesh." And experts agreed.
"None of the targets that ... the Russians were going
after had anything to do with ISIS. Those were all those
Turkmen groups," said CNN military analyst Cedric
Leighton, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel.
The Turkmen minority in that part of northern Syria
has strong ties to the Turkish government, which wants
to af ford them a degree of protection. Anyone who
bombs that area attacks "our brothers and sisters
Turkmen," Erdogan said.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said his
country doesn't want to "drive a wedge" into its rela
tionship with Russia, according to the semiof ficial
Anadolu news agency. And the foreign ministers of
these two nations have already spoken by phone and
plan to meet in person over the coming days, the news
agency also reported, citing Turkish Foreign Ministry
spokesman Tanju Bilgic.
The stakes are high in Syria, where the United States,
Russia and a swarm of other global, regional and local
forces are entangled in the civil war.
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increase intelligence sharing. The U.S. and France
"share the determination to fight terrorism anywhere,"
Hollande said, through a translator.
The French president had planned to urge Obama to
work with Russia to build a new coalition to fight the
extremists. But Hollande's mission quickly became
entangled with the fallout from a Russian military
plane downed by Turkey an incident with echoes of
the Cold War. The shootdown underscored what some
see as a need for better coordination among the sprawl
ing cast of interests engaged on the battlefields and in
the skies above Iraq and Syria. At the same time, con
flicting accounts and rising tensions stood to make any
closer contact between interests more difficult.
U.S. forces were not involved in the air incident,
according to an American military official.
Obama cautioned that information about the incident
was still emerging and he discouraged escalation. He
added that Turkey had a "right to defend its territory
and its airspace."
Hollande is slated to travel to Moscow later in the
week for meetings with Putin.
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Ahmed Mohamed
according to the letters addressed
to the City of Irving's attorney,
Charles Anderson, and the school
district's chief legal counsel.
Mohamed's story garnered
national attention and sparked
nation wide debate on racism.
He was not charged for having
the suspected bomb, but he was
suspended from school.
Following Mohamed's arrest, he
was invited to visit Facebook,
Google and the White House.
Mohameds parents later decid
ed to pull him out of the Dallas
area district. He's now attending
the Young Innovators Program in
Doha, Qatar, on a full scholarship
for both high school and college.
Smithsonian explores US
immigration story through "H1B"
Washington: In a spinof f from the Smithsonian's
"Beyond Bollywood" exhibition, 17 South Asian
American and AsianAmerican artists explore
America's immigration story in a new digital exhibi
tion simply titled "H1B". Inspired by the employment
visa coveted by Indian techies, the artists comment on
their immigration journeys depicting the range of
emotionsanxiety, dignity, isolation and opportunity
associated with living in America. Approximately one
third of H1B visas that permit foreigners highly
skilled in science, technology, engineering and mathe
matics to work in the US on a temporary basis, annu
ally are issued to South Asian workers.
"Our H1B Visa exhibition explores a historic part of
the American story from the perspective of South
Asian Indians," said Konrad Ng, director of the
Smithsonian Asian Pacic American Centre.
The H1B program has recently come under re
because the demand for H1B visas has exceeded the
65,000 cap every year since 2003, this year getting
233,000 applications in less than a week. Closely tied
is the H4 visa for dependent spouses and children of
H1B visa holders. "Drawing heavily upon my experi
ence as a spouse living on an H4 visa," wrote artist
Aishwariya in her artist statement for "Dual Intent."
"My work traces everyday manifestations of the
duality of belonging and alienation for families living
here in the United States on this visa category."
Artist and activist Tanzila Ahmed wrote in her artist
statement about "Borderless": "I wanted this painting
to reect the complexity of distance and longing that
comes with immigration, lack of a nationstate identi
ty and diaspora."
Canada's Sikh
community offers
support to Syrian
refugees
Toronto: The Sikh community in
Canada came together to offer serv
ices to support the Syrian refugees
who are expected to arrive in the
area over the next few months.
The Sikhs in Lower Mainland
name commonly applied to the
region surrounding and including
Vancouver, British Columbia
of fered help with housing, school
ing, food and clothing to the Syrian
refugees coming to Canada, CBC
News reported on Monday.
"The Sikh community themselves
have come to Canada in many dif
ferent ways from the early 1900s
and onwards," said Randeep Sarai,
Surrey Centre MP.
"Welcoming others, newcomers,
was part of their life, whether they
(Canadian people) knew them or
not. Whether immigrants came
from India, or whether they were
refugees in tumultuous times dur
ing the '80s, the Sikh way, the
Canadian way, was always to give
them a home, help them at the tem
ple and help feed them," he said.
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LR) TiE Silicon Valley president Venktesh Shukla, Indian Ambassador to the US Arun K
Singh, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs secretary A K Agarwal, and CII director general
Chandrajit Banerjee unveil the new book, "India Rising @ Silicon Valley. (TiE/CII photo)
Singh said.
Recounting how it all began,
Kripa Shankar Singh said about
eight years ago his mother asked
his wife Anita to take care of
Chhath pooja to keep the family
tradition of generations alive.
Singh said he inquired among
his friends and other Indian
American community leaders if
anyone here performed the
Chhath pooja.
He found that people did it
inside their homes or at the most
in a makeshift plastic tub full of
water.
Singh and some of his friends
once went for a picnic on the
banks of the Potomac River in
Loudon County, a suburb of
Washington.
The concrete boat ramp there,
Singh said, gave him the idea that
this place was good for perform
ing Chhath pooja in the real way
with all the traditional and reli
gious rituals.
Soon he approached the
Loudon County Parks and
Recreation Department with the
details and sought permission to
do the Chhath pooja on the river
banks.
"Permission was granted," he
said, adding that the Loudon
county is enthusiastic about sup
porting the IndianAmericans in
organizing this rare festival out
side India. Chhath pooja entails
worship of Sun God, embodied in
cosmic energy, and is observed
mainly by people from Bihar and
eastern UP.
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industry.
"Secondly, I stand by everything that I
have said in my interview.
"To all those people who are calling me
antinational, I would like to say that I am
proud to be Indian, and I do not need any
one's permission or endorsement for that.
"To all the people shouting obscenities
at me for speaking my heart out, it sad
dens me to say you are only proving my
point.
"To all the people who have stood by me,
thank you. We have to protect what this
beautiful and unique country of ours real
ly stands for. We have to protect its
integrity, diversity, inclusiveness, its many
languages, its culture, its history, its toler
ance, it's concept of 'anekantavada', its
love, sensit ivity and its emot ional
strength."
The actor ended his statement by quot
ing Rabindranath Tagore's poem "Where
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Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong with Narendra Modi at the
signing ceremony of a joint declaration on strategic partnership.
Economic Convention.
Modi briefly met select CEOs
and addressed the Indian diaspora
whom he praised for building up
India's image.
The Indian prime minister then
left for home late in the night.
Singapore was the second leg of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the Indian community at Singapore Expo.
Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
sought greater engagement of the diaspora in
making the country strong, pointing to the
large requirement of foreign direct invest
ment and stating that his only task was devel
opment that wipes tears from the eyes of the
poor.
Addressing a gathering of the Indian dias
pora at the Singapore Expo here, Modi spoke
of his government's goals of providing round
theclock power by 2022, generating 40 per
cent energy from nonfossil sources by 2030
and generating 175 GW of renewable energy.
The prime minister was greeted by slogans
of "Modi, Modi" many times during his
speech.
Wearing a kurta, churidar pyjama and a
lightblue half jacket, Modi spoke for over one
hour in Hindi, drawing on the country's cul
ture but also emphasising that it was impor
tant to script history and not rest on the lau
rels of the past.
Modi evoked smiles with some of his
remarks.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays floral tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at the
Indian National Army Memorial Marker in Singapore.
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OP-ED
After the Paris attack, the media has boosted the antiterror mood to the
sort of pitch reminiscent of the first Gulf war.
oritized by Western interests.
Whatever the explanation, the coverage
of an event like Paris divides the world
into two sets of audiences.
Folks in the West, their anxieties height
ened by the outrage, find comfort in the
international community getting into a
scrum on the issue in Vienna, Antalya
wherever. They find the coverage in tune
with their fears and concerns.
This powerful community is not even
aware of the popular Cairo blog which
asks the question:
The International Community keeps
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I am
surviving
only on 25
percent of
my liver:
Big B
Mumbai: Bollywood megastar
Amitabh Bachchan made a star
tling revelation about surviving
only on 25 per cent of his liver
having lost the rest 75 percent to
the deadly Hepatitis B virus.
Speaking at the launch of media
campaign for on Hepat it is,
Amitabh Bachchan recollected how
he contracted the disease.
Hepatitis B came to me acciden
tally. After my accident on the sets
of Coolie, I was infused with the
blood of about 200 donors and 60
bottles of blood were injected into
my system, he said.
T he
Australian
ant igen
Hepatitis B had only been detected
three months ago and it was very
new for being detected also among
various tests needed to be carried
out before giving blood to another
patient. One of my blood donors
was carrying Hepatitis B virus
Aamir Khan
addressing the
gathering at the
Ramnath Goenka
Excellence awards
ceremony in New
Delhi.
Actress Richa
Chadha.
Richa wants to
screen 'Masaan'
for Francis
Ford Coppola
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
which went into my system.
I continued to function normal
ly till year 2000 and almost 18
years after the accident, during a
very normal medical checkup, I
was told that my liver was infected
and I had lost 75 per cent of my
liver. So, if I am standing here
today, you are looking at a person
who is surving with 25 per cent of
liver. That is the bad part. The
good part is you can survive even
with 12%. But no one wants to get
to that stage, said Amitabh
Bachchan.
Bachchan also praised the doc
tors and medical facilities in India
and certied them as second to
none when it comes to treating
patients infected with TB and
Hepatitis B. The superstar also
complimented the efforts of work
ers who go deep into rural areas to
administers vaccine doses.
Mumbai:
Actress Richa Chadha, who is gearing up to
attend the 15th edition of the Marrakech
International Film Festival, says she wants to
hold a special screening of her international
ly acclaimed film Masaan for Oscarwin
ning Hollywood filmmaker Francis Ford
Coppola.
Coppola, best known for directing films
like The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse
Now, will be heading the festival's jury this
year that also includes the Fukrey actress.
Richa, a huge fan of Coppolas work, wants
to capitalise this opportunity to hold a spe
cial screening of her film.
I'm really looking forward to the
Marrakech International Film Festival. I'm
passionate about cinema and to get the
chance to watch amazing movies and inter
act with the other jury members and film
people from all over the world is exciting,
Richa said in a statement.
'Masaan' is a very special film for me. I
would love to show it to Coppola, because it
was truly world cinema, she added.
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Kareena Kapoor
Kapil
denies
misbehavior
with
Marathi
actress
Famous comedian Kapil Sharma.
Mumbai: Comedian Kapil Sharma has
de fended himse lf ag ainst a Marathi
actress' accusation that he misbehaved
with her. According to media reports,
Marathi actress Deepali Sayyad pointed
fingers at Kapil for losing control of his
actions at a wrapup party to celebrate the
International Marathi Film Festival Awards
2015. Asked about it, the "Comedy Nights
With Kapil" star said: "I don't know where
Paris rm to coproduce
IndianAmerican director's lm
New York: A Parisbased video production
service along with a Kolkatabased arts
and entertainment company will copro
duce an IndianAmerican director's film, a
media report said. Marc Irmer's Paris
based Dolce Vita Films will coproduce
with Kolkatabased Oddjoint Art, Bornila
Chatterjee's
"Nuclear
Hearts",
Screendaily.com reported. The exclusive
story on the news website said this English
and Bengalilanguage project was selected
for the coproduction market at Film
Bazaar 2014.
Film Bazaar is a platform created and
organised to encourage collaboration
Spirituality strength of
India's humanity:
Kailash Kher
Pushkar (Rajasthan): Singer Kailash Kher,
who has enthralled music aficionados the
world over with his euphonious voice and
meaningful lyrics, reflects upon the spiri
tual essence of India, saying the country's
art and culture makes it dif ferent from
the rest of world.
"Our spirituality is the strength of our
humanity. Art, love and rich heritage
defines us. That is why people from so
called developed countries, who have
reached the extremes of development,
come to India for spirituality," Kailash told
IANS on the sidelines of The Sacred festi
val here.
Kailash, who is slated to perform on the
second day of Shree Cements The Sacred
festival, a threeday music and spirituality
festival organised by Teamwork Arts, also
commented on the lack of exposure for
art and music in India.
"Bad product, good marketing is the
only thing that is killing our strength.
First, we have to eradicate poverty and
educate people here before trying to
improve the situation of art," Kailash said.
He also stressed on the importance of
the government's involvement in cultural
events in order to give a boost to art in
the country.
"States, Centre, bureaucracy and people
representing organizations should be a
part of this culture. After education, our
next focus should be art."
"Educat ion
w ill
kill
poverty.
Entertainment comes after that. No mat
ter how much we glorify ourselves, we are
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'It's challenging to
get real stories into
mainstream cinema'
Panaji: Weaving in a story with a reallife context and
with superstars in mainstream cinema is quite a challenge,
says filmmaker Kabir Khan, known for films like "Kabul
Express", "New York" and the blockbuster "Bajrangi
Bhaijaan".
Commercial success is important, because in the end Im
making cinema. The struggle and challenge is to get slight
ly real cinema into mainstream cinema to be able to
make real context films with the superstars, Kabir, who
worked with superstar Salman Khan in "Bajrangi
Bhaijaan", said on the sidelines of Film Bazaar at IFFI here.
Kabir has successfully accomplished the challenge with
his craft. He says a film's box office performance is impor
tant as it instils risktaking ability among filmmakers.
Box office numbers help in creating more avenues. As a
filmmaker who has commercial success, it is easier for me
to push through ideas which are different. If I didn't have
the success of Ek Tha Tiger or New York, I would not
have had the courage or others would not have confidence
in me to do something like Bajrangi Bhaijaan. They would
suggest me to play safe, he added.
But according to Kabir, while commercial success is
important, it shouldn't be the sole parameter to judge a
film's fate.
There are so many other things and hard work that go
into a film, which is not always necessarily translated into
box office success."
Kabir, who set foot in Bollywood in 2006 with Kabul
Express, spun magic with his heartwarming story of a
mute Pakistani girl and a Hindu man with his last directo
rial Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
He took Bollywoods Dabangg star Salman on an emo
tional journey of discovering love, fondness and respect
for other religions, with his vision. The result? The audi
ence joined in the trip and helped etch a new chapter of
success in the history of cinema as the film minted over
Rs.600 crore worldwide.
Actors Anil Kapoor and Aditi Rao Hydari perform at the inauguration of the 46th International Film Festival
of India (IFFI2015) in Panaji, Goa.
Make singlewindow
clearance 'dream' a
reality soon: Filmmakers
Panaji: The government's decision
singlewindow system, but also
to put a singlewindow clearance
asserts that NFDC had taken up the
mechanism for film shooting per
job a long time ago.
missions in place, has been termed
"There are many problems and
as "fine" by popular Indian film
we do need a single window. NFDC
makers like Shyam Benegal,
is already a singlewindow for us,"
Ramesh Sippy, Prakash Jha and
Benegal said.
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.
Sippy, who is credited with giving
However, they wonder if and when
one of the biggest cult entertainers
the paperwork will turn into reality.
of Indian cinema, "Sholay", heaved
There was a sense of euphoria in
a sigh of relief as at least the work
tinsel town with the announcement
towards attaining the singlewin
of a Film Facilitation Office, which
dow clearance has started.
will be operated by the National
He said: "Declaration is not sub
Veteran filmmaker
Film Development Corporation
stantial enough at the moment. But
Shyam Benegal.
(NFDC). It aims to make the
at least it is a fine beginning. We
process to get approvals simpler by eliminat were talking about single window for years
ing all channels of bureaucracy and red tape.
and it didn't happen till now. Everybody in the
With a promise to put India on the global film fraternity experiences lot of obstacles but
map as a film shooting destination, Minister of they will not go away overnight. The greatest
State for Information and Broadcasting worry is that paperwork can be done, but will
Rajyavardhan Rathore set the ball rolling with it be a reality."
the launch of the Film Facilitation Office logo
Benegal, Sippy, Prakash Jha, Rakeysh
at Film Bazaar.
Omprakash Mehra, Anubhav Sinha, Sudhir
Benegal, a National Award winning filmmak Mishra, Kabir Khan, Bharat Bala, are some of
er, feels that the industry is in dire need of a the names representing Hindi filmdom.
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TorontoPune sister
city relationship
mooted
Toronto: Canada's biggest city Toronto may soon have
a sistercity relationship with the city of Pune in
India's Maharashtra state.
This idea was mooted at the Diwali celebrations by
Toronto Mayor John Tory jointly with the Canada
India Foundation at the city hall here on Wednesday.
The mayor said he was looking forward to his next
visit to India and would welcome the idea of develop
ing sistercity relationship with the Indian city.
"Pune and Toronto should be sister cities because
they have a lot in common. Both are auto centers. Both
are education centers and both are IT hubs. I mooted
the idea with the mayor on behalf of the CanadaIndia
Foundation and he has welcomed it," foundation chair
man Ajit Someshwar said.
Mayor Tory said he was happy to host the firstever
Diwali at the city hall. "It is my great pleasure to host
all of you here at Toronto's city hall. This is one of the
city's first Diwali celebrations here."
He lauded the CanadaIndia Foundation for champi
oning the free trade agreement, adding that he would
like his city to have a "stronger profile in India to
entice businesses to come to Toronto and use it as a
base for their larger North American efforts."
"The CanadaIndia Foundation was committed to
working with Canadian leaders in its mission of
strengthening ties and promoting IndoCanadians in
the public policy and decisionmaking space,"
Someshwar added.
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Saarc is made up of
Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, India, the
Maldives, Nepal,
Pakistan and
Sri Lanka.
would include meetings of the pro
gramming committee, the standing
committee and the Saarc council of for
eign ministers.
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on antiterrorist issues.
Earlier in the day, a Russian Su
24 crashed in Syria "allegedly
because of gunre from the
ground", the Russian defence min
istry said.
According to the Turkish mili
tary, the Su24 had been warned
10 times in ve minutes about its
violation of the Turkish airspace
be fore two Turkish F16 jets
"interfered".
The latest statement released by
the Russian defence ministry said
the Su24 was shot down by a
Turkish F16 jet while returning to
Syria's Hmeimim airbase, where a
Russian air force group for anti
terrorist strikes is located.
Insisting that analysis of readout
data showed clearly no violation
of the Turkish airspace, the
ministry has already summoned
the Turkish military attache in
Russia.
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India's exports to
outpace China by
2025: HSBC
New Delhi: Global
banking major HSBC
forecast a strong
growth for India's
export
segment
which is projected to
outpace China in the
perio d
between
2025 and 2050.
As per new fore
casts in HSBC's
report 'Trade Winds'
the merchandise
exports from India
are expected to
grown by an average
of six percent a year in the period between
2025 and 2050.
T he report commissioned by HSBC
Commercial Banking and compiled by
Oxford Economics pegs China's exports to
grow just under five percent a year for the
period under review.
Currently, the slowdown in g lobal
demand scenario and a dip in prices of
petroleum products has dented India's
exports. India is a major exporter of refin
ery products. The country's goods ship
SPORTS
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South African cricketers celebrate fall of a wicket during the third test between India
and South Africa in Nagpur.
But soon after their 50run opening
stand, leftarm spinner Dean Elgar brought
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Blackstone Group
Steve Schwarzman is the unpar
alleled king of private equity, with
a fortune of $11. His vaunted buy
out firm Blackstone Group is the
largest on earth, with $334 billion
in assets under management, and
it has completed some of the most
highprofile acquisitions in the
industry..
With pic
9. Mark Zuckerberg
Founder
and CEO of Facebook
The leader of the worlds largest
social network had a prosperous
year. Facebook earlier this year
had a billion users in a single day
and 8 billion daily video views. The
company's stock is up about 40%
through November 2015, and as a
result Mark Zuckerbergs net
worth has soared to $47.6 billion.
8. Larry Page
Cofounder, CEO of Alphabet
Larry Page is cofounder of
Goog le, now a subsidiary of
Alphabet, which would oversee all
of Googles ventures, such as Nest,
Calico, and Google X.
7. Jeff Bezos
CEO, Amazon.com
3. Janet Yellen
Chair of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve
As the head of the Federal
Reserve the first woman to hold
the job Janet Ye llen is the
guardian of the US economy. The
results have been good so far: The
US is closing out the year with a
period of growth, adding 271,000
jobs in October and lowering
unemployment to 5%, according to
the latest jobs report.
2. Warren Buffett
Amazon.com is an undeniable
superpower in ecommerce. The
company, which generates $89 bil
lion in sales but has often failed to
turn a net profit, surprised
investors in July by reporting
quarterly earnings of $92 million,
handily beating analyst expecta
tions. Amazon stock shot up, mak
ing founder and CEO Jef f Bezos
worth an estimated $55 billion.
1. Barack Obama
US president
6. Abigail Johnson
CEO of Fidelity
In late 2014, Abigail Johnson
succeeded her father Edward as
CEO of Fidelity, the secondlargest
mutual fund company in the US,
which manages more than $2 tril
lion in assets.
5. Bill Gates
Cochair, trustee of the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation
Gates cofounded Microsoft in
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SELF HELP
Evolve
As your business evolves and
grows, be willing to make changes
to your workspace.
The way Ive been running my
business is from the perspective
of a hustling freelancer. I was
Get Fresh
Discover what it is that you need
to walk out your door alert and with
confidence. For some, its a jolt of
caf feine, for others its smelling
great after a morning shower.
What do I love more than know
ing I smell good? Being told I smell
good, says Jenny Ingram, the fami
ly and lifestyle blogger behind
Jenny on the Spot. Starting out the
day clean is like starting out with a
fresh canvas. She recommends lay
ering scents for your own signature
fragrance, starting with your body
wash.
Change It Up
Your routine should work for you,
but that doesnt mean it cant
change from day to day, based on
your mood or the aspect of your
personality that feels most empow
ered that day. A womans beauty
routine is as unique as she is, says
Angela Peters of the blog Hairspray
and Highheels, who was recently
challenged by Herbal Essences to
Stay Energized
Fragrance can be powerful and
the right scent can recharge and
refresh your mood. Keeping cool
cleansers on rotation in my shower
will get me through the dead of win
ter and keep me energized and
smelling sensational, says lifestyle
and fitness blogger Christine Bibbo
Herr of NYC Pretty.
CyberKnife
technology is
helping
physicians like
Dr. Schwartz
deliver safer,
highquality
care.
Read Reviews
Before choosing a restaurant,
you may read a few reviews. So
why wouldnt you do the same
for something much more
important than dinner?
Spend some time researching
the various hospitals on your list
for their track records on safety,
patient outcomes and patient
experience.
Find out more about the
healthcare professionals that
you will encounter. Not just the
surgeon, but rather the entire
team that will be caring for you
while you are there. How long
has your surgeon been in prac
tice? What is his or her success
rate? Several organizations,
including independent nonprof
its list hospital rankings and rat
ings based on a number of fac
tors, and are searchable by vari
ous disciplinary specialties.
Treatment Options
Even if your doctor doesnt
mention it, there may be new
treatment options available for
your condition that are safer or
have higher success rates. Not
every hospital has the same
Ask Questions
Supplement your research by
asking targeted questions of the
right people. Ask trusted health
care experts for their opinion.
Seek out online forums of other
patients with your condition.
The feedback you hear may be
some of the most invaluable
information you collect during
your search for the perfect hos
pital or facility for your treat
ment.
Before scheduling surgery or a
procedure, get the facts and
know your options. With a little
digg ing, you may discover
options for higherquality care.
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Chinese couples
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Beijing: A new survey in China is
suggesting that while trends sur
rounding marriage in the country
have changed, traditional values
were still instilled when it came to
people finding a mate.
The survey showed the current
average age at which Chinese peo
ple get married remained at 26,
the China Daily reported.
About 75 percent of men got
married between the ages of 25
and 34, while more than 90 per
cent of women found their hus
bands before turning 30 years old.
Close to 55 percent of those sur
veyed got to know their spouses
with the help of friends, while peo
ple born after 1980 depended
more on the internet to find their
match, more than any other age
groups.
Sociologist Li Song says attitudes
towards marriage among Chinese
people have changed over the past
decades.
"People born in the 1960s are
more eager to have a stable life,
spouses born in the next decade
think more about how to improve
marriage. The post1980s genera
tion appear to be more romantic,
while those born after 1990 want
more recognition from their mar
LIFESTYLE
First edition of threeday Taj Balloon Festival was held last weekend
Sky Waltz, founded in 2008,
made its first hot air balloon
flight in 2009 in Jaipur. T he
company provides commercial
balloon experience in Jaipur and
Lonavla and charter ones at
Pushkar, Neemrana, Hampi and
Jodhpur.
It also started flying its biggest
balloon with a capacity of 24
people at Jaipur since August.
The festival included free and
tethered flights. Balloonists from
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flexibility to work."
Putting forth her perspective on
the Indian context, Padmasree
Warrior, former chief technology
of ficer Cisco, said that apart the
family, the community is a major
reality in India.
"It is not just a question of moth
ersinlaw and husbands. We also
live in a community," Warrior said.
She said the number for women
who leave jobs in midcareer in
America is as high as 51 percent.
"If you go with the mindset that
you will have both children, as well
as a career, then you can blend
both," Warrior said.
Touching on deeper aspects of
the issue, Kidwai, a former presi
dent of the Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and
Industry, said women felt more
guilt when faced with the career
versusfamily conundrum.
"Women feel more guilt as com
pared to men. At the core of it all is
guilt. Women need more support
systems at work," she said, in
order to deal with life situations.
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will have to be extra careful this year. Make sure that you
don't take any unnecessary tension, as this might create
problem in your physical health. At the same time avoid
fatty, spicy & junk food to live healthy life.
Finance this year: A safely executed investment plan
would be monetary beneficial this year. You just need to
look at all the aspects before executing them. Don't run
after lucrative incentives. Look at the past performance of
the company before investing. Negligence on your part
might put investment in jeopardy.
Career this year: With your creative ideas and hard work,
you will be able to achieve honour and position in the
year ahead of you. People will depend on you to sort out
minor differences between colleagues.
Romance this year: Your pleasing personality will catch
the attraction of the opposite sex this year. Some of you
might take your special relationship to the next level, i.e.
marriage.
Lucky month: August, September, Nov.February
4th December, 2015
Ruled planet: Uranus Ruled by no: 4
Traits in you: Being number 4, you are a person who likes
to take responsibilty and do your work with full dedica
tion and honesty. You are a very down to earth person
with religious beliefs. This year you might plan to go for
a pilgrimage. Sometimes you become bossy, jealous or
stubborn, which you should avoid to lead a happy life
with smiling people around you.
Health this year: Avoid being anxious, as it might harm
your health. Due to lot of work, your health might face
some physical problem. Just relax and do some medita
tion. Keep stress far away as it effects both physically and
mentally. Otherwise there are no major health issues in
this year.
Finance this year: This year you are likely to make a
proper utilisation of your money. This would help in
bringing safe returns besides enhancing your reputation
in society. However, before giving a final node, consider
all pros & cons to avoid disappointment later on.
Career this year: The coming year will bring you success
and prosperity in your respective fields. With your
methodical approach to life, you will reach to high posi
tions in your career. You will not only attain fame and
recognition, but the year ahead, will be full of activities,
keeping you busy professionally.
Romance this year: In matters of love, a very good year
for lovers. They will be having a very happy time as they
will enjoy each other's company most of the year. At the
same time use the opportunity to strengthen the roman
tic bond.
Lucky month: June, October, January and April
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