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word where he might be. His vanishing act has spawned a series of
tongue-in-cheek comments about
his choice of holiday spot and what
he might be doing, and "missing"
posters have been pasted on walls
in his constituency, report Reuters.
Jokes aside, Gandhi's decision to
go on a holiday around this time
has senior Congress leaders beginning to openly express frustration.
He's entitled to have a leave for
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India ends
evacuation in
Yemen, 5,600
pulled out
New Delhi : India has ended its
massive evacuation efforts of its
nationals in war-torn Yemen,
pulling out 5,600 people, including
4,640 Indians and 960 nationals
from 41 countries, the government
said. External Affairs Minister
Sushma Swaraj tweeted: The
evacuation operation from Yemen
is over. General V.K. Singh is
returning tonight. We are closing
our Embassy there.
Earlier the external affairs ministry
spokesperson
Syed
Akbaruddin tweeted that India concluded its evacuation efforts in
Sanaa by airlifting over 630 people by three special Air India
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Rajasthan Mahotsav
on April 19 at SUNY
Old Westbury
Hicksville, NY: The Rajasthan Association of
North America, USA (RANA) is holding
Rajasthan Mahotsav - Festival of Festivals on
Sunday, April 19, noon onwards, at SUNY Old
Westbury, on Long Island. The Home Minister of
Rajasthan, Gulab Chand Kothari, will be the Chief
Guest and Grand Marshal of the Parade.
The Mahotsav celebrates 3 key festivals of India
Gangaur, Holi & Teej. These colorful festivals are
celebrated by the people of Rajasthan, Gujarat,
Punjab, Marwar and Sekhawati regions with great
enthusiasm and devotion during the spring season
and are an integration of regional cultures and communities.
RANA aims to bring about harmony and celebrating the festivals of India jointly with other communities to foster the spirit of brotherhood and camaraderie. We expect people from all communities
Rajasthanis, Gujaratis, Punjabis and all so on to
attend the days events and partake of the celebrations.
The program includes a grand traditional parade
featuring elephants, horses and camels, folk music
recitals & artist performances, multi-cultural cuisine, gala musical & comedy evening and much
more. Tickets cost $20 each and include lunch, participation in the parade & cultural & entertainment
events, afternoon tea & snacks and dinner.
For more details, www.ranausa.org.
Fund raises $20,000 for Purvi Patels family & legal defense
Groundswell of support for the Indiana woman convicted with contradictory charges for feticide and child neglect
By SATimes Team
New York: RH Reality Check, a pro-choice
non-profit news media organization, and
Apna Ghar, a Chicago based immigrant
advocacy group, have collected about
$20,000 in contributions for Purvi Patel, the
Indiana woman who last week was sentenced to 36 years jail on two counts feticide and child neglect.
We're currently at $20,000 raised for the
family and the legal defense fund, said
Neha Gill, executive director at Apna Ghar.
Patel, 33, was arrested in July 2013 after
she went to the emergency room, bleeding
heavily, at a hospital in Mishawaka, Indiana.
Initially denying the pregnancy, she eventually admitted that she had a miscarriage and
threw the stillborn fetus in a dumpster.
Patel is the first woman in the US to be
charged, convicted and sentenced on a feticide charge. Reproductive rights activists are
outraged.
Patel, who lived with her parents and
grandparents and helped to build up Moes
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the play, Farber recalls how she collaborated with Jagannathan, a victim of sexual abuse, but you might know her as the
actress from the film Delhi Belly.
Farber has written and directed the 2012
hit play Mies Julie.
In India we began to workshop
around the idea of creating a work culled
from the experiences of the survivors of
sexual violence themselves, Farber
says.
The 7-member cast includes Japjit
Kaur who plays Nirbhaya. Her presence
is felt through song and its her testimony that ends the play. Ankur Vikal
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper may give introductory
remarks ahead of Modi's address. In New York, Modi
was given a rock star welcome by the Indian American
community last year. Over one million Canadians trace
their roots to India with several of them holding key
positions there. The Indo-Canadian community has had
many members involved in entertainment, academia and
politics, including representations in Parliament.
Six weeks on, India wonders where...
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a holiday, but the timing was wrong, because we had the
budget session going on, and the issue of land acquisition was to be debated, he could have gone when there
was a recess," party leader Digvijaya Singh said.
Singh, who this week said Gandhi would be back in
time to lead a farmers' rally on April 19, was referring to
Modi's attempt to make it easier for industry to acquire
land, a policy that Congress has called anti-farmer.
While Gandhi has been away, his mother, party president Sonia Gandhi, has taken full-time charge, leading a
rally and visiting villages to protest against the land law.
In February, Congress said Rahul Gandhi needed time
off to reflect on electoral defeats and plot the future of
the party.
Many Congress party members want Gandhi to take
over from his mother, despite having led the party to its
worst ever election defeat last year when he was chief
campaigner against Modi.
Gandhi's laid-back approach contrasts with the relentless work schedule of Modi, who claims never to take
days off work. One political cartoon published on
Thursday showed a Congress member at an airport
holding a placard bearing Rahul Gandhi's name, and
saying he'd forgotten what he looked like.
"It is very embarrassing for me as a Congress politician to justify Rahul's leave," said a senior leader who
served as a minister in the Congress government voted
out in May. "I did not join politics to defend his presence or absence."
His supporters say he will return fresh, and will modernize Congress when he takes over from his Italianborn mother.
Critics say the mystery vacation reinforces the image
of a political lightweight, who makes periodic public
appearances and retreats into a elite lifestyle. Even
when he is officially at work, Gandhi is more often spotted at an exclusive gym than in parliament. Singh said
Gandhi needed to become a full time politician.
"He has to be. Politics...is not half time," Singh told
Reuters. He said he did not know where Gandhi
might be.
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with Indian Health Camp of New
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cervical cancer screenings for eligible uninsured or underinsured
women 40 and over at Shiloh
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US lawmakers praise role of Mindy Kaling's brother got into medical school as black
Indian-American physicians
Washington,
DC:
The
Association
of American
Physicians of Indian Origin
(AAPI) welcomed the passage by
the US House of a bill that would
reformulate how physicians are
reimbursed for Medicare, a government health insurance for seniors over 65. If approved by the
Senate, the legislation would
repeal the sustainable growth rate
(SGR) formula currently in use.
The SGR formula places a cap on
spending for physicians services.
"We are extremely delighted and
grateful to the US Congress for
passing this historic measure,"
said AAPI President Dr. Ravi
Jahagirdar urging the US Senate to
take up the bill and pass it without
delay. Members of AAPI, the
largest ethnic organization of
physicians, representing over
100,000 physicians, fellows and
students of Indian origin in the
US, has been lobbying for the
Washington,
DC;
Vijay
Chokalingam, the older brother of
Indian-American star of Fox sitcom
The Mindy Project, claims he pretended to be black to get admission
into a medical school back in 1998
and 1999.
Chokalingam, a self-professed
"Indian-American frat boy" with a
3.1 GPA, claims that when he initially applied to medical schools he
found himself wait-listed at
University of Pennsylvania,
Washington University and Mt.
Sinai. So he decided to try to apply
to schools while claiming to be
black because he believed the
admissions standards for "certain
minorities" were "less stringent."
"Would you rather accept racism
or defy those who want to discriminate against you? I chose the latter
and applied to medical school as
black," he posted on his website
Almost Black taking an anti-afrmative action stance.
Akin to reservation in India, afrmative action in the US is the policy
of favoring members of a disadvan-
Vijay Chokalingam
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lence. It somehow makes it acceptable to address the epidemic and celebrate the strides
we have made in the last decade to provide
services to the hundreds of Dallas-Fort
Worth women and children who have been
suffering. In 2014, CHETNA, which means
consciousness in Sanskrit, provided lifesaving resources to more than 200 women
and children trying to escape their abusive
relationships. The non-profit organizations
services to the community include: Confidential helpline; Peer support; Emergency
shelter & transitional housing; Legal &
counseling referrals; Community outreach;
Financial assistance, such as interest-free
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BJP distances itself from Yemen: Modi thanks Sharif for helping evacuate Indians
minister's 'presstitute' tweet
New Delhi: Minister of State for
External Affairs V.K. Singh's
"presstitute" tweet created a political uproar this week with the
Congress demanding his sacking.
The BJP, however, distanced
itself from his remarks.
Singh, who has been overseeing
evacuation of Indians from conflict-hit Yemen, reportedly commented that the evacuation operation in Yemen was looking less
exciting than going to the
Pakistan high commission for
Pakistan Day celebrations.
As a section of the media
reported on his remarks, Singh
tweeted: "Friends what do you
expect from presstitutes..."
With his remarks and tweet creating a controversy, Singh on
Wednesday took a veiled dig at
the media and said his comments
had been misinterpreted.
"If simple remark that media
finds Yemen less exciting than
my attending PAK day is contorted out of shape then SOS GOD
#Pressititutes," he said in a tweet.
Earlier, Bharatiya Janata Party
spokesperson Sambit Patra distanced the party from Singh's
purported remarks and "presstitute" tweet.
"Tweets are personal. The way
(words have been used is) best
deciphered by the person who has
tweeted," Patra told the media.
Patra sought to put a lid on the
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Prabhakar Gupta.
Special
Judge
B.V.L.N.
Chakravarthi of the Central Bureau
of Investigation (CBI) court pronounced the much awaited judgement in the packed court hall in the
presence of 60-year-old Ramalinga
Raju and all the other accused.
Lawyers said the convicts may
was at the helm, it had warned of a downgrade if government policies were seen as
harming growth.
"India's Baa3 government bond rating
incorporates credit strengths, such as its
diversified economy, robust growth
prospects, relatively high domestic savings
rate and high international reserve
buffers," it said.
"It also reflects India's weaker performance, relative to peers, on fiscal, inflation
and infrastructure-related metrics. And
while policies are beginning to address
each of these factors, the extent of likely
improvements is as yet unclear," it said.
"Moreover, India's banking system's
asset quality, loan loss coverage and capital ratios are relatively weak," it said, and
added this posed credit risks because of the
financial sector's role in financing growth
and the government's deficits.
"In the absence of any improvement in
banking-system metrics over the coming
months, India's sovereign credit profile
will remain constrained."
Police.
"I will not be a party to
this sort of politics. I will
take legal advice and take
action as per the law," she
later tweeted.
Shiv Sena legislator
Pratap Sarnaik has sought
an apology and moved a
notice for breach of privilege in the assembly.
Sarnaik accused De of
"insulting the chief minister
(Devendra Fadnavis) and
the people of the state".
De tweeted: "Now a privilege motion demanding an
apology from me? Come
on! I am a proud
Maharashtrian and love
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The National Air Quality Index that Narendra Modi launched is a long-overdue
first step but it needs to be followed up with many more...
been filmed without their knowledge and when they are vulnerable.
This invasive and intimidating
crime has had victims of all ages,
and even genders.
The prime reason behind these
spiraling cases of invasion of privacy is omnipresent technology. In
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By Robert Golomb
r. Rashmee Sharma knows better
than most that life comes filled with
the unexpected. In 1986 her future
seemed already to be laid out in a straight,
neat comfortable line. She was already widely known throughout her native country of
India as an award winning poet, journalist,
editor and television personality, and her
picture perfect private life revolved around
her husband, an officer in the Indian Army,
and their two young children. Tragically on
August 25th of the same year, all that
changed with her husbands death from a
sudden heart attack.
It was a very sad time for me and my
children, Rashmee told me in a recent interview. I had already achieved recognition
and fame, but I had lost the man I loved, and
my children were now living without a
father.
Wanting to provide her children with a
new environment and a new start in their
young lives, in 1989 Rashmee moved with
them to Seattle, Washington in the United
States. There she taught American Literature
in Washington State University while simultaneously pursuing a PhD in that same subject. She also began to resume her career in
journalism, serving as the Northwestern
American correspondent for several prestigious American and international news
organizations.
For the first time since I lost my husband, Sharma recalled, I possessed a sense
of comfort and tranquility. My children had
adjusted wonderfully to life in America. I
loved teaching, enjoyed my doctoral studies
and was thrilled to restart my career as a
journalist. I possessed the feeling that my
life was back on a steady, uncomplicated and
predictable course.
Rashmee, however, explained why that
feeling and outlook turned out to be
ephemeral. There was something very troubling that I had tried to keep out of my mind
for a while because I did not have the energy
at first to confront it, she told me. While
my students, mostly white and American
born, knew my background and were always
extremely respectful and very kind to me, I
nevertheless found that I often would overhear more than a few of them make pejorative comments about South Asians, suggesting that we are no more than cabdrivers and
attendants at gas stations.
Of the large number of South Asians living in Seattle and across America, Rashmee
continued, there are in fact a good number
who perform those necessary, productive
and very honorable jobs which enable them
to provide well for their families. However,
they represent only a small percentage of the
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Banerjee (Anand) gambol from one suspect to another to piece together a mystery
that has no reference point and certainly no
history, this is a film that requires us to
abandon all attempts to be one-up on the
narrative.
We have no choice but to go with the
writer's whimsical flow.
From the seeming ebbing and swelling of
the narrative tide, Dibakar seems to derive
a huge amount of unprecedented narrative
power. The film moves across a luscious
labyrinth of sensuous experiences.
Kolkata's grime and sweat is captured in
crumbling guest houses and rickety warehouses where crime is a desirable reality
only because the other option is ennui.
Particularly riveting are Sushant's scenes
with the extraordinarily brilliant Neeraj
Kabi. When they are together on screen we
are looking at neither actor as they both
take us to a distance far away from their
spoken words.
A scintillating synthesis of the cerebral
and the sensual, DBB is an enigmatic whodunit cooked on the slow burner at a tantalizing temperature. Dibakar Banerjee's
Kolkata pulsates with a heart, soul, body
and nerves of steel. This is a world whose
existence the makers of "Furious 7" could
never imagine.
Kher holidays
after 30 years,
off to 'my
Kashmir'
Maharashtra to screen
Marathi movies on prime time
he Maharashtra government plans to
make it compulsory for multiplexes
in the state to show Marathi movies
6-9 p.m. daily, Culture Minister Vinod
Tawde said.
"We are in the process of enacting a law to
make it mandatory for multiplexes to screen
Marathi movies during the prime time slot,"
Tawde said in the assembly.
He also said that soon all cinema halls
would screen a short documentary on
Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of India cinema, to create awareness about his contribution to the film industry.
The potentially controversial move was
greeted with many 'likes' and an equal number of 'thumbs down' on various social networking sites.
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Cinema in Pak
revived due to
Bollywood:
Bhatt
eteran
filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who
calls himself a facilitator of the
cultural dialogue between India and
Pakistan, says Bollywood is responsible
for reviving the interest in cinema in the
neighbouring country, where a play based
on his 1989 film "Daddy" was recently
staged.
In a tete-a-tete with IANS, the 66-yearold, who was in the capital to promote his
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this year, the 66-year-old Taj Mahal cinema in the country's Abbottabad city was
shut down due to lack of clientle.
That said, there are filmmakers who
have come up in recent times, and got
noticed for their work. Be it Sharmeen
Obaid-Chinoy, who won the first Oscar
for her country with "Saving Face", or
names like Mehreen Jabbar ("Ramchand
Pakistani") and Shoaib Mansoor ("Khuda
Kay Liye") -- their differentiated filmmaking has struck a chord with global
audiences.
In India also, there is a heightened interest in Pakistani works ever since movies
from the other side of the border have
started releasing here. Then, there is also
accessibility to TV content from Pakistan
-- courtesy Zindagi channel.
Bhatt sampled Pakistan's love for Indian
art and culture when he was there to present "Daddy", which was staged at the
International Theatre Film Festival 2015,
organised by Karachi's National Academy
of Performing Arts.
All three shows went houseful and
"people really gave it a very powerful
response", he said.
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt
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n a country that still favors sons, and where stories of girls being tormented, raped, or killed is a
daily news staple, trust India's village
republics to bring in some good news. Piplantri
village in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan not only
embraces daughters but has also created a tradition
that benefits both the local people and the planet.
This endearing village makes a conscious effort to
save girl children and the green cover at the same
time by planting 111 trees every time a girl is born.
This wonderful Eco-conscious tradition ensures
that an increase in human population will never
come at a cost to the environment.
Village residents, numbering about 8,000, collect
Rs. 21,000 between themselves and Rs.10,000 from
the girls parents. This sum of Rs. 31,000 is made
into a 20-year fixed deposit for the girl.
Parents sign an affidavit stating that their daughter
will receive proper education and should be married
only after she reaches legal age and the trees planted
after her birth have been well looked after.
The villagers dont just plant trees, they look after
them as well. To protect the trees from termites, the
residents plant aloe vera plants around them. These
trees, and especially the aloe vera plants, are now a
source of livelihood for several residents. This
unique tradition was first suggested by the villages
former sarpanch, Shyam Sundar Paliwal, in honour
of his daughter who passed away at a young age. In
the last 6 years, over a quarter of a million trees
have been planted.
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The scale of the Qutb Shahi Tombs restoration project at the foot of Golconda fort is
enormous The complex has at least 10
monuments which are of the scale of the
Taj Mahal. All the structures have their
own grandeur and architectural styles.
tures, each with its striking
grandeur and a unique synthesis of
architectural styles.
"There is no site like this anywhere in the world. In one complex there is such a huge diversity
and architectural styles. There are
at least 10 monuments which are
of the scale of the Taj Mahal," said
Ratish.
The monuments in the complex
are a blend of Persian, Pathan and
Hindu architectural styles and
built with local granite and traditional materials.
AKTC had initially earmarked
Rs.100 crore for the project. But
Ratish said the cost may exceed if
there are more discoveries like a
vegetarianism. Followers of the Brighu tradition come from all religions," said Sharma,
who has a doctorate in Sanskrit.
He said that the Bhrigu Samhita has been
safely kept in the common storehouse of three
families here.
"The granth lies in a strongroom and weighs
tonnes. An index has been devised for the
available pages of the granth so that only the
required portions are picked up when
required," said Sharma, 43, a third-generation
Bhrigu Shastri in his family.
Once an individual shares with the Bhrigu
Shastri his details like name, date and place of
birth, parents' name and the like, the search
DIASPORA
London: An Indian-origin
using just school physics
teenaged student in Britain
lab equipment, build an
has won a top prize and 500
apparatus to observe relapounds for his research on
tivistic time dilation,"
Albert Einstein's special relPratap said.
ativity theory.
Pratap will verify an
The project won Pratap
effect of special relativity
Singh the Institute of
to detect cosmic-ray muons
Physics (IOP) prize at the
- high-energy particles creNational Science and
ated high above the Earth.
Engineering Competition.
Using two Geiger-Muller
His research will now be
tubes, he created a mathepublished in international
matical model for their
journal Physics Education.
arrival rate and without
"I have always been very
time dilation.
interested in physics. So
He then used a Raspberry
when the time came for my
Pi computer and some staresearch project - a yeartistical analysis to show
Pratap Singh with
long opportunity we get at
they
followed the model
his award plaque.
our school to study any topic
predicted by Einstein's
of our choosing - I, of course, wanted to do 1905 theory of special relativity.
something in physics," the 15-year-old stu"He demonstrated remarkable creativity in
dent of The Perse School, Cambridge, was his approach to the problem, bringing
quoted as telling Cambridge News.
together theory grounded in robust science
"I am especially happy that over the course with practical ingenuity," said Johanna
of this project, I was able to bring together Kieniewicz, the IOP's head of outreach and
the theory, create a mathematical model, and engagement and one of the judges.
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Sydney: At a time when ailments are pervasive with cures sought from increasingly
strong medications, Dr. Sri Ganapathy
Sachchidananda Swamiji, pontiff of the
Avadhoota Datta Peetham of Mysore, India
led the largest music therapy lesson at a single location on 6th April at the iconic Sydney
Opera House here, for the well-being of not
just the participants, but also those suffering
around the world.
Notably, the Guinness World Records recognized Sri Swamiji for leading a four hour
marathon most people chanting from a single location for world peace - on January
31st in Tenali in the State of Andhra Pradesh,
India. Consul General of India in Sydney, Sri
Sunjay Sudhir, who witnessed the event,
thanked Sri Swamiji for the wonderful music
therapy session, and relayed his hope for
many more such sessions.
Leading the effort, Sri Swamiji explained
the synergistic role of music in improving the
outcome of cure for chronic ailments, when
complemented with medical treatment. Sri
Swamiji also explained the intricate relationship between nerves, sound vibrations,
human organs, and the impact of music in
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Iran and the US also seem to have different ideas about the
nature of "solutions" reached in Lausanne.
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Anushka Sharma and Shahid Kapoor perform during the IPL opening ceremony in Kolkata.
Indian-origin Bhullar
makes NBA history
Sacramento: Gursimran 'Sim'
Bhullar has become the first player
of Indian descent to play in the
National Basketball Association
(NBA) after making his debut for
Sacramento Kings.
The 22-year-old came on with 16
seconds remaining in the Kings'
116-111 victory over the
Minnesota Timberwolves.
The 7ft 5in Canada-born centre
said he hoped he could help popularise the game in India after join
the Kings'.
"It was a great feeling and I'm
happy to be kind of an ambassador," he was quoted as saying by
bbc.com.
Bhullar added: "Hopefully, more
kids growing up will see there's a
player of Indian descent on the
court and we can get a couple more
Indian NBA players."
The NBA is the men's professional basketball league in
America.
Kolkata: Superstar
Shah Rukh Khan is
gung-ho about his
Kolkata Knight
Riders winning the
eighth
Indian
Premier League
lung-opener on a
day his youngest
son AbRam had his
maiden
match
experience.
The Bollywood
Shah Rukh Khan with his youngest son
superstar said he is
AbRam during the opening match between
"extremely happy"
KKR and Mumbai Indians.
that his children
enjoy the matches and understand to be... all there were here," said
Shah Rukh Khan, who landed in
the value of losing and winning.
"Happy match was in our favour the city with his three children on
cos it was AbRam's 1st match. Wednesday to cheer for his team.
Son AbRam, youngest of the lot
Nerves...fielding on both sides as
brittle as Gauti's bat tonite...love u at less than two years, was seen
running around the pitch post the
Kolkata," he posted on Twitter.
Defending champions KKR game and attempted to hug KKR
sailed to a seven-wicket win over captain Gautam Gambhir after the
Mumbai Indians in the IPL opener win. This was AbRam's first IPL
here. "I want my children to enjoy match.
"You can't come with three kids
sports... this game and I love IPL.
It's very personal to me so I feel and let them down. Tonight is
extremely happy that my kids important because after a long
come and understand the value of time I am together with them. I
losing and winning. Tonight will come for all the matches," he
(Wednesday) was winning...it had said.
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Smartphones to produce
high-resolution 3D images
magine pulling smartphone out
of your pocket, taking a snapshot of an object with its integrated 3D imager, sending it to the
3D printer and within minutes you
have reproduced an accurate replica of the original object.
This feat may soon be possible
because of a new tiny high-resolution 3D imager developed by
researchers at California Institute
of Technology.
The cheap, compact yet highly
accurate new device known as a
nanophotonic coherent imager
(NCI) uses inexpensive silicon
chip less than a millimeter square
in size.
The NCI provides the highest
depth-measurement accuracy of
any such nanophotonic 3D imaging
device. "The small size and high
quality of this new chip-based
imager will result in significant
cost reductions, which will enable
thousands of new uses for such
systems by incorporating them into
personal devices such as smartphones," explained Ali Hajimiri,
Thomas G. Myers professor of
electrical engineering. The new
a
massive
improvement
over its predecessor - and
thankfully one
just needs to
put one's finger
over the home
button,
not
swipe it.
Screen and
camera : The
5.1-inch, Quad The Galaxy S6 definitely has all the right ingrediHD
Super ents to make smartphone users hold it with elan
A M O L E D
screen is brilliant, has great view- through the day with heavy usage.
ing angles and works well in sun- Verdict : The Samsung Galaxy S6
light, as do displays on most flag- (Rs 49,900 for 32GB), while not a
ships today. But what sets it apart is pathbreaking device like the
the pixel density, at 577 ppi, the Galaxy S3, has definitely set the
sharpest in the market. Such sharp- benchmark for flagship Android
ness, however, isn't quite dis- devices this year.
cernible to the human eye during
Courtesy: Business Standard
regular usage. But CNET notes that
it might come in handy while using
the phone with the Gear VR accessory from Oculus Rift.
The 16-megapixel (MP) rear
AW Mobile, leading T-mobile
camera is fast and captures true colretailer where customer care is
ors outdoors. The rear camera also
the key, with several stores in
captures videos in UHD. The 5MP
Long Island and Queens, is
front camera is great for selfies
offering readers of The South
though the skin tones might not be
Asian Times a $50 credit on
true.
purchase of S6 or S6 Edge.
Battery : The battery of the S6
should last through the day with
For details, contact any of
moderate usage. The S6 features
their stores. -- listed in their
wireless charging built-in and a
ad in this issue.
top-up charge lets the battery last
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SELF HELP
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can also encourage their families to be vaccinated against flu and pertussis (also known as
whooping cough), to provide a cocoon of protection around the newborn.
Your pediatrician will outline the recommended schedule of vaccines. The first vaccine is Hepatitis B, which infants usually
receive a day or two after birth. Your childs
first year will also include immunizations
against influenza pertussis, diphtheria,
tetanus, rotavirus, pneumococcal, polio and
Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib).
The immunization schedule has been carefully designed so children receive each vaccine when it will produce the best response
from their immune systems, and when the
child is most vulnerable to a particular disease. Delaying vaccines means delaying protection from these diseases. Talk with your
pediatrician if you have questions about your
childs vaccines.
Ease Tears
While vaccinations can cause discomfort,
most babies calm down quickly after being
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activity (such as jogging, aerobics or competitive tennis). The study classified participants into separate groups: those who
reported that none of their physical activity
was at a vigorous level, and those who
reported that up to 30 percent or more of
their activity was at a vigorous level.
The mortality rate for those who reported
upto 30 per cent vigorous activity, was nine
per cent lower than those who reported no
vigorous activity.
For those whose exercise routine was vigorous for more than 30 percent of the time,
the rate of mortality was reduced by 13 percent.
The findings appeared in the journal
JAMA Internal Medicine.
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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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sion and put your cent per cent effort to achieve your
expected goals. You will be appreciated by your peers
and seniors for your efficient output. You may be assigned extra responsibilities as you are very decisive
and capable of performing wonders.
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: April, June, August and January
13th April, 2015
Ruled planet: Uranus Ruled by no: 4
Traits in you: Your ruling planet Uranus blesses you
with a charismatic character. You are able to impress
anyone in your surroundings with your nature and attitude. You are generous, peace loving, disciplined, and
creative in nature. Your hard work pays off every time
and you get success as a result.
Health this year: You will enjoy a moderate health this
year. You need to take preventive medicines for weather changes as it may hamper your health conditions. Do
not neglect your health if you feel uneasy. Consult doctor regularly and practice Yoga for better results.
Finance this year: You will be able to stabilize your financial condition by reaping profits from your past investments. You may also plan for new investments this
year. You will find enough new opportunities to start up
a new business that would yield money for you. You
should invest in real estate or stock market for better returns.
Career this year: You will be very impressive in your
professional circuit this year. However, you need to
work smart and perform well to grow as a perfectionist. You should take quick decisions to excel in your
field. You may have to help your ordinates to drive productivity.
Romance this year: If you are yet to be in a romantic
relationship, this is the ideal time to go for one. You
will enjoy a pleasurable relationship with your spouse
or partner.
Lucky month: June, October, February and April
14th April, 2015
Ruled planet: Mercury Ruled by no: 5
Traits in you: Your ruling planet Mercury makes you
realistic, reliable, sincere, and optimistic. You are the
master of an excellent memory power and charismatic
characteristics. You need not get nervous at tough time
as it may create a question mark on your capabilities.
Health this year: Your health will remain good
throughout the year. However, you need to go for regular fitness programs or practice yoga and meditation
for better results. Do not avoid your regular medication. Look out the health of your family members as
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SPIRITUAL AWARENESS
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By using our
breaths for our
spiritual evolution
and to help others
we will make the
world we live in a
better place.
away.
Most people devote the entire
gift of the human form to feeding
it, reproducing it, and keeping it
alive. However, our lives are precious. Let us use the spiritual capital of this birth and our remaining
breaths to realize God. If we use
our breaths for our own spiritual
development and for the betterment of the lives of others, we will
amass the spiritual rewards of eternal love, bliss and peace. By using
our breaths for our spiritual evolution and to help others, we will
make the world we live in a better
place.
Each day let us take some time
to keep our priorities straight. We
can write out our plan for the day,
giving time to our spiritual priorities of meditation, selfless service,
and ethical living. In this way, the
sandalwood forest we have been
given by God can be invested to
bring more good for ourselves and
for others.
Let us be more aware of how we
use each moment of our lives. In
this way our spiritual success of
reuniting our soul with God can be
achieved in the shortest possible
time. The choice is ours.
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