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POPE VS TRUMP
Washington: Republican front
runner Donald Trump "is not
Christ ian" if he calls for the
deportation of undocumented
immigrants and pledges to build a
wall between the US and Mexico,
Pope Francis said on Thursday.
The Pope, who was travelling
back to Rome from Mexico, urged
the US to address the "humanitar
ian crisis" on its southern border,
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remarks about me to the Pope".
"If and when the Vatican is
attacked by IS, which as everyone
knows is IS' ultimate trophy, I can
promise you that the Pope would
have only wished and prayed that
Donald Trump would have been
president," Trump said.
Meanwhile, President Obama
hammered home his belief that
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Sharif, Modi
likely to meet
in Washington
next month
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime
Minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to
meet his Indian counterpart
Narendra Modi in Washington
next month on the sidelines of a
nuclear summit hosted by US
President Barack Obama, a media
report said on Friday.
Sharif and Mo di have both
accepted President Obama's invita
tion to attend a nuclear summit he
is hosting in Washington on March
31 and April 1, diplomatic sources
told Dawn.
"The chances are strong, very
strong," said a senior official.
"But you know the history of
IndiaPakistan talks, you cannot be
certain about an event until it has
happened," the official added.
It will be the first time that both
Indian and Pakistani premiers will
be attending the nuclear security
summit, which President Obama
initiated in 2010.
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Indian American missionary sued for funneling millions for personal use
Dallas, TX: Dallasbased Stanley Law
Deceptive Trade Practices Act, as
Group initiated a class action law
well as fraud and unjust enrich
suit a week ago in United States
ment.
District Court for the Western
Gospel for Asia is a global mis
District of Arkansas against Gospel
sionary organization that operates
for Asia, Inc. and several af filiates
in South Asia, primarily within
for fraudulently soliciting hundreds
India. GFA tells potential donors
of millions of dollars in charitable
that it supplies the "poorest of the
donations, and then misdirecting
poor" with food, provisions, and a
Gospel for Asia's
the money into the personal leader, KP Yohannan Christian message. Lead attorney
empire of Gospel for Asia's leader, (Courtesy of official Marc R. Stanley said, "K.P.
K.P. Yohannan. The lawsuit alleges
Yohannan and his Gospel for Asia
website)
that Gospel for Asia, Yohannan, and
inner circle have been exploiting
other GFA officials misrepresented to donors the goo dw ill and generosity of devout
how, when, and where charitable donations Christians around the country for years.
would be spent, and funneled vast amounts Gospel for Asia should return all the money
of the hundreds of millions of dollars GFA has it's taken from donors who thought they
collected into forprofit businesses and an were contributing to charity." Yohannan is a
expensive headquarters. Plaintif fs Matthew Keralaborn Indian American missionary who
and Jennifer Dickson charge defendants with is now settled in DallasFort Worth
violat ions of RICO and the Arkansas Metroplex, Carrollton, TX.
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the Congress, Left and Delhi's ruling
Aam Aadmi Party which denounced
the government for "high handed
ness".
The BJP said workers from the All
India Students Federation (AISF) and
All India Students Association (AISA)
attacked its of fice in Patna during
their solidarity march, leaving several
people injured. The attackers were
carrying sticks and hurled stones and
water bottles, the party said.
Another clash was reported between
RSSaf filiate ABVP and the leftwing
SFI at the College of Science in
Rajasthans Udaipur city. Three SFI
leaders including its president
Saurabh Naroka were allegedly
attacked while they were distributing
pamphlets support ing Kanhaiya
Kumar.
The Uttarakhand BJP said it organ
ized rallies at its district headquarters
to sensitise people about the impor
tance of the countrys unity and
integrity in the wake of the JNU con
troversy.
In Haryanas Yamunanagar, workers
from the ABVP took out a Tiranga
Yatra and raised nationalistic slogans.
Similar marches were also organized
in Ambala, Bhiwani, Hisar, Sirsa and
Mahendergarh.
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GOP presidential hopeful Donald
Trump would not be elected, knocking
his reality show past and penchant for
drawing media attention.
"I cont inue to be lieve that Mr
Trump will not be president. And the
reason is because I have a lot of faith
in the American people. And I think
they recognize that being president is
a serious job," he told reporters in
California earlier this week.
"It's not a matter of pandering and
doing whatever will get you in the
news on a given day. And sometimes
it requires you making hard decisions,
even when people don't like it,"
Obama continued.
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Sundar Pichai
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Neel Kashkari
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makers must give serious considera
tion to a range of options including
breaking up large banks into smaller,
less connected, less important entities
as efforts to rein in the banks through
the 2010 DoddFrank law "did not go
far enough."
He suggested turning large banks
into public utilities by forcing them to
hold so much capital that they virtually
cannot fail (with regulation akin to that
of a nuclear power plant) and taxing
leverage throughout the financial sys
tem to reduce systemic risks wherever
they lie.
"Options such as these have been
mentioned before, but in my view, poli
cymakers and legislators have not yet
seriously considered the need to imple
Colorado state
honors life of
Gandhi
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Hicksville,
NY:
Hicksville Middle
Schools Meteorites
robotics created last
year
has
made
tremendous progress,
reaching the nals in
the FIRST LEGO
R o b o t i c s
Compet it ion. T he
South Asian dominat
ed team comprises:
Somya Mehta, Sejal
Gupta,
Rishika
Thayavally, Viveka
Despite being a rookie team, Hicksville Middle Schools
Jain, Victor Lobo,
Meteorites has reached the FIRST LEGO Robotics Competition
Dylan Gaznabbi,
finals. Their mentor Shiv Chopra (right, front row)
Rohan Manjre kar,
is President of Hicksville High Schools robotics program.
Esha Singh, Aniket
Sonika and Jaskaran Kohli. Their coach is Trash Trek, the rookie team tried to solve
Catherine Temps, and mentor is the problem of microbeads, little plastic
Shiv Chopra, President of Hicksville balls that threaten the environment.
High Schools robotics program. Lauren Seeking help from professors and politi
Colwell and Michael Johnson are also cians, they were able to learn more about
the issue and nd solutions. And of
mentors.
The Meteorites will meet JFK middle course, the team was regularly meeting
school and other teams in the nals to be for the past several months to build and
held on February 28 at Longwood High program the LEGO robot to perform tasks
re lating to trash as required by the
School, in Suffolk County, Long Island.
This years tournament theme being competition.
Announcement
EIGHTHGRADERS
CHARITY HONORED
New York: An Indianori
gin eighthgrade student
has been honored in
Hartford for his efforts to
help underprivileged stu
dents in the US and
around the world with his
charity organization, a
media report said.
Ishaan Patel, founder of
Plant ing Pencils, was
recently honored by the
Milan
Cultural
Organization during the
Republic Day celebration
in the legislative ofce
Ishaan Patel, founder of Planting Pencils
building in downtown
(Photo courtesy: Myrecordjournal.com)
Hartford, the Bristol Press
reported on Monday. A son of tions, and works with other asso
immigrants from India, Patel ciations promoting social and
attends Kingswoo dOxford civic activities.
"The goals of our organization
School in West Hartford. He cre
ated his charity to improve are to let the values of our cul
access to education for under ture and heritage contribute to
served children around the the strength of America, and for
us to all be productive partici
world.
The Milan association is com pants in the civic and social
posed of people from India living issues of the bigger community,"
in US. It is engaged in promoting said Suresh Sharma, president of
the traditional art and culture of Milan Cultural Organization.
Sharma and all the directors of
India in the US. It organizes and
participates in cultural events, the organization were impressed
setting up exhibitions of Indian by this teenager's efforts to tack
handicrafts in schools, colleges, le global education problems.
educational and cultural institu (IANS)
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NATIONAL COMMUNITY
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Hetal Vasavada
(Photo: Twitter)
healthy and very tasty," says
Vasavada. There are other things
to Vasavada's stride be it being
the first Indian vegetarian to be a
part of the foreign show or be it
popularizing the somber Indian
khichdi. Now, she wants to do
more to widen the perception
about Indian food in the west.
Vasavada is happy about the
growing interest around Indian
food on foreign shores, as she
shares that now people are willing
ATA Board Meeting with national, regional leaders, trustees and other officers held at Westin Hotel in Princeton, New Jersey
business in Princeton, New Jersey where
the regional teams met recently entailed
the election of K.K.Reddy as Conference
Director and Chandrasekhar Reddy Palvai
as Conference Convener; while Krishna
Mushyam and Jagan Bukaraju were elect
ed as Conference CoConveners all of
this front line team was unanimously cho
sen w ith acclamat ion. ATA Board of
Trustees also appointed a new Treasurer
Vinod Koduru and five new Trustees who
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US AFFAIRS
Why Srinivasan?
Ravi Batra
Rajiv Khanna
President, IndiaAmerica Chamber of Commerce,
and Partner, BakerHostetler
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Washington: Support
since midJanuary.
for Donald Trump
Among registered vot
among Republicans
ers who said they
has declined in the
would participate in a
past month, leaving
GOP primary, he drew
him slightly behind
26% in the new survey,
Sen. Ted Cruz in the
narrowly trailing Cruz,
The Texas Senator
race for GOP presiden
who had 28%. T he
may be more
tial nominee, according acceptable to GOP decline in support for
to a new Wall Street establishment than Trump comes after
Journal/NBC News poll
four other GOP candi
Trump
conducted after a com
dates have dropped
bative debate performance that out of the race, a winnowing of the
soured some voters on the New field that has benefited his remain
York businessman.
ing rivals. The poll also shows that
Trump had enjoyed a double if the primary came down to a
digit lead over his rivals, but the headtohead choice, both Cruz
new poll found support for him and Sen. Marco Rubio could beat
falling by seven percentage points Trump by doubledigit margins.
US AFFAIRS
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A SANDERSTRUMP CLASH:
A DREAM FOR FILM SCRIPT WRITERS
By Saeed Naqvi
Donald
TrumpBernie
Sanders clash in the US pres
idential elections could be
God's Gift to political cinema. Some
outlines for a script come to mind:
Clarence Darrow versus William
Jennings Bryan, on two sides of
the famous Monkey Trial in
Dayton, Tennessee, in 1925.
Or the epic battle between Ed
Murrow of CBS News and Senator
Joseph
McCarthy's
ant i
Communist witch hunt.
One can pack Trump's ant i
Muslim, antiHispanic invective in
the script. But where is Sanders in
all of this?
I suspect, the DarrowBryan con
test will work better. The scene is
set in the criminal court of
Tennessee. On trial is a substitute
High School teacher, John Scopes,
for violating the Tennessee Act
which prohibits teaching human
evolution as enunciated by Darwin.
T he result was the classical
FundamentalistModernist clash
focused on whether or not any
reality exists outside the Bible.
In a country where evangelicals
const itute 40 percent of
Republican voters, a debate on
Homo sapiens evolving from apes
may yet raise a storm in pockets
even today.
William Jennings Bryan, who felt
that a study of human evolution
was anti Christian, actually con
tested the presidential race on
three occasions. He was Woodrow
Wilson's Secretary of State, later
humiliated by the famous Defence
Attorney Clarence Darrow. Bryan
and Trump come from an abiding
COMMENT
tradition of antiintellectualism.
Darrow and Murrow represented
the streak in American liberal
decency which makes Sanders'
campaign for the Democratic nom
ination so compelling.
The world changed when the
West, led by the US, interpreted
the collapse of the Soviet Union
not as a victory for freedoms but
as the triumph of the Market, of
rampaging capitalism.
Nation states, more petrified
than elated, allowed themselves to
be stitched together as two party
systems, beholden to corporate
and global finance. Within a short
span, every electoral democracy
gave out a foul stench of crony
capitalism.
Establishments across the board
had lulled themselves into compla
cency. T he g lobal media,
Murdochized, would manage pub
lic opinion in their favour. This
turned out to be a de lusion.
Murdoch today is a bad name in
serious media circles.
Remember how new media tech
nologies were being developed in
Washington to create colour revo
lutions orange, rose, cedar
bypassing local controls. Soon,
advanced models of these tech
nologies were available with every
West Asian terrorist g roup.
Lightening spread of the Internet
has opened up a plethora of the
new parallel media, more credible
than mainstream informat ion
sources.
Not just electoral democracies
but all other systems of govern
sion in Benghazi.
There she was announcing to the
media "I came, I saw and he died".
She was talking of Qaddafi's death.
This alongside footage of Qaddafi
sodomised by a knife.
The next memorable image of
Hillary concerns her management
of the Syrian crisis. "Get out of the
way, Assad," she proclaims with an
imperious wave of the hand. And
Assad is nowhere close to bowing
out. If voters persist with their
quest for the novel, how is Hillary
Clinton a repository of any novel
ty? And yet, the celebrated intel
lectual, Noam Chomsky, is proba
bly right.
"Bernie Sanders is a decent hon
est New Dealer." A "New Dealer",
Chomsky explains, is "someone
who is far out to the left of the
field." Chomsky spots the conflict
between the people and establish
ments doggedly fighting to stay
on.
Sanders is unlikely to make it to
the White House in the system of
"Bought Elections", Chomsky says.
How then has he come this far?
How does Chomsky explain
Trump's popularity? "It is a reflec
tion of depression, hopelessness,
concern that everything is lost."
Trump's propagandist strategy is
in line with a history of directing
anger "on straw men such as immi
g rants, we lfare cheats, trade
unions and all kinds of people who
you think are getting everything
you are not getting".
(A senior commentator on politi
cal and diplomatic affairs, Saeed
Naqvi can be reached on saeed
naqvi@hotmail.com)
Source : IANS
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independence/Nagaland's independ
ence), said one poster. Another
empathised with Afzal Guru and
1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict
Yakub Memon, both of whom have
been hanged.
"If the Gujarat mass murderers,
those who hanged Afzal Guru and
Yakub Memon are patriots, and if the
students of Kashmir seeking inde
pendence are antinationals, then we
are all antinationals."
A third poster referred to a quota
tion of Mao Tse Tung and declared:
"We are in favour of freedom fo all
oppressed people." Some of the stu
dents took out a rally denouncing the
"fascist" Narendra Modi government
and decrying the arrest of Jawaharlal
Nehru University Students' Union
president Kanhaiya Kumar and the
atrocities "brought down" on JNU
students by the BJP and other arms
of the "Sangh parivar".
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'Make in India'
gets Rs.15 lakh
crore investment
commitment
Mumbai: India's biggest manu
facturing promotional till date
at home the Make in India
Week concluded here with
investment commitments of
over Rs.15 lakh crore ($220
billion), the organisers said.
"T he numbers are in. INR
15,20,000 Cr investment
already
committed
at
#MakeInIndia Wee k," the
event's main organiser, the
union Department Of Industrial
Policy and Promotion (DIPP)
tweeted. "INR 1,05,000 crore
of business enquirers generat
ed during #MakeInIndia
Week," another tweet said.
Enumerating the scale of the
event, a separate tweet said:
"8,90,000 visitors
8,245 B2B, B2G and G2G
meetings 1,245 national and
international speakers 215
exhibitors 102 nations.:
Addressing the event's clos
ing ceremony, DIPP Secretary
Amitabh
Kant
said:
"Maharashtra w ill become
gateway of India", testifying to
the success of the event held in
the state capital.
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front camera.
The device has 3G connectivity and has
a 1.3GHz quadcore processor, 1GB RAM
and 8GB internal memory and supports
external memory cards of up to 32GB.
To power "Freedom 251", the company
has put a 1,450mAh battery and claims to
have a service network of 650 centres
across India. The smartphone comes with
preinstalled apps like Swachh Bharat,
Women Safety, WhatsApp, Facebook and
Twitter, among others. The deliveries for
India's most af fordable smartphone will
be completed by June 30, the company
said in a statement.
According to the phone's of ficial web
site, the company aims to "empower citi
zens, even in the remotest rural and semi
urban centres of India, with the latest in
digital technology at incredible affordable
prices and cascade knowledge, news and
current issues so that all experience the
confidence of inclusive growth and equal
opportunity."
Ringing Bells recently launched one of
India's cheapest 4G smartphone at Rs.2,999.
It has launched two other feature phones
for the Indian consumers.
According to Internat ional Data
Corporation's (IDC) "Quarterly Mobile
Phone Tracker," 25.6 million smartphones
were shipped in India in the fourth quarter
of 2015 up 15.4 percent from 22.2 million
units for the same period last year.
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By Amit Kapoor
By Arvind Padmanabhan
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The appreciative audience at the Consulate event and (right) Permanent Representative of India at
the UN, Syed Akbaruddin , appreciating Ambassador Mulays diplomatic service.
Amb. Mulay posing with the Consulate staff, and (right) receiving a token gift from
the Deputy CG, Dr. Manoj K. Mohapatra. (Photos courtesy, CGNY Facebook page).
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Sonam Kapoor.
Comedianactor
Vir Das.
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ART
Portrait of Sidi Haider Khan, who ruled the princely state of Sachin (now in Gujarat) from 1930 to 1947 and belonged to the Sidi
dyansty of African rulers. (right) A painting at the African Diaspora in India exhibit at the UN shows Africans during a meeting
between the ruler of Kutch and the Maharaja of Nagaur.
to contemporary India, where Africans
have come under physical and verbal
attacks from politicians and thugs.
The exhibition is cosponsored by the
Indian Mission to the UN and the UN's
Department of Public Information in associ
ation with the Schomburg Center.
The exhibition features reproductions of
paintings of the remarkable Africans who
attained positions of power and influence.
They were collected from museums and
private collections in India, Europe and the
US, and photographs of the monuments,
forts and palaces they built. The Africans
Another
of her
paintings.
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Nepal PM to focus on
'clearing misunderstanding'
with India
Kathmandu: Nepal
munity.
Prime Minister K.P.
No agreement will
Sharma Oli, who is all
be signed in India
set to embark on an
ag ainst
Nepal's
ofcial visit to India,
national interest, Oli
said he will aim to
assured parliament.
clear all "misunder
"My visit is focused
standing" that crept
on repairing ties not
up in the recent past
further disturbing it,"
between Nepal and
he said. "We have
India and deepen the
very deep relations
bilateral ties based
with India but we saw
Nepal Prime Minister
on shared prosperity.
some minor prob
K.P. Sharma Oli.
Providing details to
lems," he said.
(Photo: IANS)
parliament of his
Oli said rather than
upcoming sixday visit, Oli said getting entangled in the issues, "we
relations with India will be main should move ahead in a new direc
tained on the basis of mutual bene tion".
t, according to the spirit of the
"Nepal see ks peace, unity,
21st century.
respect for each other and shared
Leading a 60member delegation prosperity with India, and I will
that would include ministers, gov focus on inviting Indian invest
ernment ofcials, parliamentari ment in Nepal," he said.
ans, leaders from various political
NepalIndia re lat ions were
parties, business leaders and the plunged to a new low late last year
media, Oli will embark on the visit when an antiConstitution Madhesi
on February 19.
agitation in Nepal's southern Terai
In New De lhi, Oli w ill meet region led to blockading of the
Indian Prime Minister Narendra border points for which
Modi and other government of Kathmandu he ld New De lhi
cials on Saturday and Sunday.
responsible and resulted in
He will later visit Mumbai, where scarcity of essentials including
he will address the business com food, fuel and medicines.
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US TO BOOST ECONOMIC
ENGAGEMENT WITH ASEAN
Washington: US President Barack
Obama has unveiled a new initia
tive to promote economic ties
with members of the Association
of Southeast Asian Nat ions
(Asean).
The initiative, called USAsean
Connect, is designed to set up a
network of hubs across the
region to connect more entrepre
neurs, investors and businesses
between the two sides, Xinhua
quoted Obama as saying.
"We agreed to do more together
to encourage the entrepreneur
ship and innovation that are at
the heart of modern competitive
economies," Obama said.
Obama discussed the initiative
with Asean leaders on Monday
during a session on economic
cooperation between the two
sides.
In a joint statement issued after
the meeting, the US and Asean
countries stressed the importance
of pursuing policies that foster
innovation and entrepreneurship.
Turkey accuses
Russian jets of
bombing civilians
in Syria
Ankara: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
identified Russian airstrikes in Syria as "dishon
ourable", claiming that the bombing does not tar
get Islamic State (IS) terror group but the opposi
tion groups which are fighting the Syrian regime.
Claiming that "dishonorable Russian planes"
have launched almost 8,000 sorties in a bid to seal
the corridor to Aleppo province of Syria, Davutoglu
said those jets are responsible for killing Syrian
civilians in bombing raids on hospitals and schools
in Syria, Xinhua reported citing the prime minister.
"Russia is bombing hospitals and schools. And
then it is referring Turkey to the UN Security
Council to take measures for its border security,"
Davutoglu said.
The Turkish prime minister also said the People's
Protection Units (YPG), the armed forces of the
Democratic Union Party (PYD) of Syrian Kurds, will
not be allowed to advance on Azez town in the
neighbouring country, declaring it a red line for
Turkey. "We will do what is necessary if they bid to
advance," he said.
Turkish military hit targets of the PYD several
times since last week, as Turkey considers the
group affiliated to the outlawed Kurdish Workers'
Party (PKK). Russia and Syrian regime uses PYD to
change demography of Aleppo, forcing thousands
of people to flee their hometown, Davutoglu said.
Russia and Syrian regime aim to close corridor to
Aleppo before a ceasefire, he said referring a truce
planned for early March.
Turkish of ficials said their shelling comes in
retaliation to fire from the Kurdish fighters' posi
tions against Turkey, a claim totally denied by the
Syrian Kurds.
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Pakistan, US to hold
strategic dialogue
this month
Islamabad: Pakistan and the US
will hold strategic dialogue in
Washington later this month on
security, antiterrorism and eco
nomic cooperation, officials said.
It will be the 6th "Ministerial
leve l PakistanUS Strategic
Dialogue" since the dialogue
process began in 2010. The fifth
session was held in Islamabad in
January last year.
Pakistan's top Advisor to the
Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs
Sartaj Aziz and US Secretary of
State John Kerry will lead their
respective sides on February 29,
the Foreign Ministry said.
A Foreign Ministry statement
said the six segments of the dia
logue cooperation in Economy
and Finance, Energy, Education,
Science and Technology, Law
Enforcement and Counter
Terrorism, Security, Strategic
Stability and NonProliferation
and Defence will come up for
discussion.
"The upcoming meeting will
af ford an important opportunity
to take stock of the entire gamut
of Pakistan's bilateral relations
with the US," the statement said.
T he talks were disrupted in
2011 when the US forces con
ducted a unilateral raid to kill the
alQaida leader Osama bin Laden
in Abbotabad. The process was
restored in 2014.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's
visit to the US in October 2015
provided necessary impetus and
direction to the dialogue mecha
nism, the Foreign Ministry said. It
would be third meeting since
Sharif assumed office in 2013.
Both countries will hold the dia
logue weeks ahead of the visit of
Prime Minister Sharif to
Washington. President Barrack
Obama has invited the prime min
ister to attend a nuclear summit,
officials said.
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The series win also enabled India remain No.1 in the T20 rankings. (Photo: IANS)
to the Sri Lankan debacle.
Sri Lanka's batsmen could never get
going with Dasun Shanaka (19) being their
highest scorer. They were bowled out in the
18th of their allotted 20 overs. India won
PaesChardy reach
quarters of Delray
Beach Open
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HEALTH
NEW NONSURGICAL,
PAINLESS TREATMENT TO
REDUCE WEIGHT IN A DAY
New Delhi: A new nonsurgical,
painless medical procedure which
reduces fat from the body within a
day or two was launched here on
Wednesday.
According to doctors, under the
procedure termed BTL Vanquish
ME, skin is heated up to 42 degrees
Celsius and the underlying fat to 46
deg rees which burns the fats
including the areas of the body
which takes time to even through
heavy exercises.
"It is basically a painless proce
dure. There is no downtime, no
Yog a
and
Naturopathy, Unani,
Sidd ha
and
Homoeopathy.
The longterm
collaboration
w ith the WHO
w ill he lp in
improving interna
tional acceptability
and branding of AYUSH
systems, facilitate awareness gen
eration regarding AYUSH systems
LIFESTYLE
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Actress Vidya Balan, who has flaunted the sixyard wonder on interna
tional red carpet events with elan, believes young Indian women
should wear saris more often.
lennium. Quirky, fun yet com
pletely Indian, each piece is craft
ed with care and designed to
appeal to the Indian woman of
every age.
Bappaditya of Bailou works
closely with weavers in Bengal to
create experimental weaves such
as a sequinned Jamdani while
keeping intact this art forms
unique heritage.
For Vaya, designer Mira Sagar
has lent her creat ivity to
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CANCER: Subordinates/coworkers
would be very helpful. Evening
enjoyed with family and close rela
tives brings immense pleasure. Financial
position will improve later in the week.
Blossoming love life brings happiness.
Chances of recovering from physical ailment
are high. Vacation full of beauty and history
as we ll as exciting is waiting for you.
Investing residentially is one thing you can
rely on. Circumstances are likely to make
you friendly with influential people.
LEO: Traveling brings new overseas
business opportunities. You are likely
to plan a short trip with family. Real
estate investment would be lucrative.
Romance is likely to intensify through recre
at ional act ivit ies & entertainment.
Inexhaustible energy enables to participate
in outdoor activities.
Traveling on your own, with a friend or
with the whole family will be exciting and
comfortable too. Investment on overseas
property has to be considered seriously. You
are likely to realise the importance of reach
ing out to people.
VIRGO: Auspicious week to start a
new venture. Unexpected visit by old
friend could give you a pleasant sur
prise. Investment in stocks & mutual funds
would help in earning profits. Romantic
opportunity comes your way as your
sparkling sunshine smile injures a lively &
tender heart. You attain a bloom in health
on sharing happiness with others. Travel in
comfort with kids to an adventurous place
might be possible. Time to spend money on
your homely accommodations. Trusting to a
limit in friendship would augur well for
future.
Finance this year: You will earn a lot of money from your
past investment this year. However, you should invest your
money after going through the market thoroughly. Do not
lend or money this year. You may spend a lot of money on
buying comfort and luxury for your family members.
Career this year: You will gain a lot of professional knowl
edge this year. You may think for a job change this year.
You may not get the job satisfaction in the organization
you currently work for. You may not get the expected
appraisal, which would urge you to switch to another com
pany.
Romance this year: You should avoid any kind of conflict
with your beloved. Plan a long holiday with your spouse to
make your relationship stronger. If you are unmarried, you
should not get to a marital relationship this year as the
movement of your stars is not favorable for marriage.
Lucky month: June, November and December
24h February, 2016
Ruled planet: Venus Ruled by no: 6
Traits in you: Your ruling planet Venus makes optimistic,
ambitious, caring, aspiring, and determined. You are very
social and love to make new friends and get into new rela
tionships. You are a huge follower of intelligence and edu
cation.
Health this year: You need to focus on your health a little
more as you may fall sick frequently this year. You should
go for regular medical checkups to maintain a healthy life.
Your parents may fall sick towards the end of the year and
it will put you in immense pressure.
Finance this year: Your innovative ideas to earn money
may not meet your expectations. However, you need to
keep trying until you succeed. You will find it tough to
make money this year. You may go for investments in vari
ous sectors like shares, gold, land and so on.
Career this year: You will get enough opportunities in your
professional life to prove yourself. You will create a better
impression on your seniors or higher management, which
may result in promotion. You should work efficiently to
maintain your respect at your workspace.
Romance this year: You will share a blissful romantic rela
tionship with your spouse or partner. Your marriage is on
cards if you are yet to marry. You will find your partner
supportive enough in every crucial situation.
Lucky month: May, July and December
25th February, 2016
Ruled planet: 7 Ruled by no: Neptune
Traits in you: By nature you are sober, courteous, unique,
honest and courageous as you are ruled by the powerful
planet Neptune. Your charming nature attracts people
towards you. You love to face challenges and you fight them
pretty well by executing perfection. You need to check for
your impatience, rudeness, and frequent mood swings.
Health this year: You will enjoy a better health this year as
compared to last year. However, the health of an aged fam
ily member may deteriorate and that will make you both
ered. You may end up spending lot of money for the health
issues of your family members.
Finance this year: This year may bring you huge financial
benefits. You will enjoy the returns of your investments. If
you want to gain financial profits, you have to work hard.
You may invest in various profitable businesses. However,
you should not start new partnerships or trust new
friends.
Career this year: This year you will reach to the peak of
your professional career and it will offer you huge finan
cial benefits. This year will be pretty rewarding for female
employees. You may get a better performance appraisal as
well as salary hike as compared to your expectations.
Romance this year: The emotional attachment with your
spouse or partner may blossom this year with lot of love,
care, and concern. If you are not married, then you may go
for a romantic relationship. You will enjoy a very blissful
time with your beloved.
Lucky month: May , June and September
26th February, 2016
Ruled planet: Saturn Ruled by no: 8
Traits in you: Your ruling planet Saturn makes you hum
ble, honest, focused, practical, realistic and enthusiastic.
You are blessed with enormous talent and imagination.
Along with the positive characters in you, there are some
negative aspects in your nature. You need to work on your
nature of being envious, unreliable, and indiscipline.
Health this year: Though you would not face any major
health related issues, you should take extra care of your
health. Do not take unwanted risk of putting your health in
stake. Go for regular medical checkups.
Finance this year: As far as your financial condition is con
sidered, you will enjoy a better status as compared to the
last year. You will get enough benefits from your previous
investments. You may plan for new investments. You may
go for partnerships to start new ventures. Domestic as well
as overseas ventures will be successful this year. You need
to create new contacts for the growth in your business as
it will earn you more projects and money.
Career this year: Professionally you will enjoy a smooth
life. You may get recognition in your professional circuit as
a result of your hard work and dedication. Your promotion
is on cards. You should take help of your seniors to learn
quickly and perform exceptionally well as it would help
you grow professionally.
Romance this year: Your relationship with your spouse or
partner will blossom this year. If you are not married, you
may have to wait for few more years though you are eligi
ble for marriage.
Lucky month: March , May , September and January
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