DDA, He is also the first Indian to have won the Nikon International Photo Contest in 1971.

The idea of Khilafat – different from traditional demands of Kashmir’s ageing separatists asking for implementation of UN resolutions in Kashmir —? The video was uploaded on a Facebook page,dedicated to militancy in Kashmir and within minutes it was fiercely circulated onWhatsApp in Kashmir The 22-year-old commander seen as new face of tech-savvy militants in the valley contrary to his traditional counterparts in the video urged youth to join his outfit and asked the Kashmir police to shun their fight against the militants “We want to send a message to the people of Kashmir especially youth that they should come and join us” Wani said while being flanked by two gunmen in military fatigues A Kalashnikov a pistol and a Quran were neatly arranged in front of him The production and the style of Wani’s sermonising stunt was highly influenced by propaganda videos byal-Qaeda and Islamic Statestyle propaganda videos trying to attract recruits from the Muslim world for the pan Islamic Jihad This was and till now remains the only video of any Kashmiri militant addressing people directly through social media The Kashmir police swung into action but the video had gone viral even before they could have alerted a Central agency in Chandigarh to block the page which carried the video Since then the Cyber Cell of Kashmir police in Srinagar has been at the forefront of a new war waged in the virtual world between militants and security forces It constantly monitors activities of militants and their “sympathisers” on a daily biases and there is even “a proposal of upgrading these cells in every district of Kashmir in near future” as IG Kashmir Syed Javaid Mujtaba Gillani recently informed But fighting a war in the virtual world with a majority of the population sympathetic towards militants in valley is almost impossible And as one of the old hands —a counter-insurgency specialist in Kashmir police told Firstpost “we are presently fighting this war in virtual world with least qualified staff and meager resource For the movement God seems to be on our side” But despite thousands of Facebook pages dedicated to glorifying militancy in valley and generating content to attract youth towards the idea: it is not clear if this strategy has paid off for drawing new recruits from outside the Kashmir But what it has done to a large extent is attracted and influenced if not made part of young minds to the idea of militancy GOC of Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lt General Satish Dua told The Indian Expressrecently that separatists in Kashmir are being helped by an “ongoing global internet and social media based radicalisation campaign” “We are aware that the separatists’ design is also drawing mileage from the ongoing global internet and social media based radicalisation campaign which is impacting adolescent minds” Lt General Dua told The Indian Express It is true that Wani’s sermonising video was influenced by the global internet phenomena and its power of outreach but it has hardly been able to attract recruits from the outside world For example even if you go by theArmy’s own admission less than 20 militants have successfully infiltrate across the LoC till April this year The number stood at 25 last years down from 65 in 2014 and 97 in 2013 Few five years back the numbers could have well stood at hundreds and ten years back it could have well been in thousands The near impossible job for militants to infiltrate towards this side of Kashmir is also largely attributed to the strong counter-infiltration grid which has become more robust over the years “Although he (Burhan) has failed to attract cadres from outside but in Kashmir there is no dearth of him If there is a unifying tool apart form religion in Kashmir it is the social media The use of Facebook is rampant in Kashmir that could be the reason they (militants) have become hero’s in the minds of young people” the counter-insurgency specialist said “Even my nine year son know the name of Burhan” the police official said That could well be the reason the numbers of aspiring to be militants are swelling Experts say a sustained campaign of continuously uploading pictures and video by militants does have an impact when it comes to attracting youth towards the militancy “But no militant has been arrested till now for the reason he was active on social media I think there are hundreds of pages being managed by people in Pakistan” another police official added For example whenever a militant is killed these days in valley immediately after his funeral a picture of his dead body is uploaded on a Facebook page dedicated to the ‘martyr’ it gets thousands of ‘likes’ on the same day and next day police blocks the page and some where another page appears suddenly Gillani the IGP says the police has blocked more than 300 pages on Facebook "and they are not only related to Burhan (the militant commander) They include those pages which were objectionable" Adding that there has been a slide in the activity of militants on Facebook since the police started taking action against these pages "We devised a strategy by which we were able to control them now" Gillani said Although majority of Wani’s accomplices have been killed in recent months including two on Tuesday police officials in south Kashmir say there is no dearth of young recruits who often are influenced through social media "But there is a shift now" another police officer based in south Kashmir said "notice a recent video in which a militant is seen pushing the crowd and training his gun towards them -they perhaps wanted to escort him out of the crowd This video is an eye opener conforming that the militants don’t even trust Kashmiris because they think they are responsible for the surge in recent killings of local militants by security forces" he said Washington: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has expressed concern over the possibility of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons falling into the hands of jihadists which she said was "a threatening scenario" according to a media report "Pakistan is running full speed to develop tactical nukes in their continuing hostility with India" the former secretary of state told a closed-door fundraiser in Virginia in February The New York Times reported citing 50-minute audio being hacked from the Democratic Party’s computers Hillary Clinton Reuters "But we live in fear that they’re going to have a coup that jihadists are going to take over the government they’re going to get access to nuclear weapons and you’ll have suicide nuclear bombers So this could not be a more threatening scenario" the daily quoted Clinton as saying in the audio that appeared on The Washington Free Beacon website During the fund raiser responding to a question on modernisation of nuclear weapons the daily said Clinton went beyond the question to warn of an emerging nuclear arms race naming Russia and China as well as Pakistan and India "This is one of the most dangerous developments imaginable" Clinton said Such remarks from the former secretary of state gains significance in view of an interview of Pakistani Defence Minister Khwaja Muhammad Asif to the local TV channel in which he threatened to unleash nukes against India "If our safety is threatened we will annihilate them (India)" Asif had said The United States appears to have taken a strong note of Asif’s recent statements on use of nuclear weapons "Nuclear capable states have the responsibility to exercise restraint regarding nuclear weapons and missile capabilities" a state department official told PTI when asked about the statements being made by the Pakistani leader Earlier Defence Secretary Ashton Carter had said while India has generally shown responsible behaviour with nuclear technology China conducts itself professionally nuclear weapons in Pakistan are entangled in history of tensions Meanwhile in an opinion "Consequences of Pakistani Terrorism: Raids signal that India won’t tolerate more attacks in Kashmir" The Wall Street Journal warned that Pakistan increasingly risks becoming a "pariah state" if it continues with such policies It said if Pakistan wants to prevent an escalation of violence it needs to shut down the terror groups it continues to support "That should start with Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba two major jihadist groups that operate openly in Pakistan and are prime suspects in these attacks" it said "Both groups are supported by its military despite being on United Nations lists of terrorist organisations" the daily said in the hard-hitting opinion piece a day after India carried out surgical strikes in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir against terrorists planning to sneak into the country The Journal noted that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consistently offered closer economic and diplomatic ties to Pakistan as long as it stops supporting terrorism Pakistan it argued needs a new vision centered on improving the lives of its people Washington: The US has refuted allegations that President Barack Obama’s speech at the Siri Fort auditorium in New Delhi where he delivered a powerful message against religious extremism in India was a "parting shot" aimed at the ruling BJP US President Barack Obama after his address at the Siri Fort auditorium PTI The speech that the President delivered on January 27 the last day of his three-day India trip in its entirety was about the "core democratic values and principles" of both the US and India the White House said yesterday During the 35-minute address in a US-style Town Hall meeting Obama had made a strong pitch for religious tolerance cautioning that India will succeed so long as it was not "splintered along the lines of religious faith" "I don’t believe this was a parting shot by any means This was simply the President speaking to what makes us great democratic nations" Phil Reiner senior director South Asia Affairs at the National Security Council of the White House said "If you look at the entirety of the speech the speech was about how both the United States and India have these core democratic values and principles that allow us to continue to provide for all of our people" Reiner told reporters at a briefing held at the Washington Foreign Press Centre Responding to questions Reiner strongly refuted allegations that Obama’s remarks on religious tolerance was aimed at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) "The Prime Minister spoke to the same values and core principles the night previous If you look at the Delhi declaration it’s the first statement of the fundamental freedoms as a core principle between the two of us that we agree upon" he argued "If you look at the context of the entire speech it’s really about inclusivity It’s about the power of diversity It’s about how the empowerment of every individual within society actually creates economic growth and makes us common partners in all of these initiatives" Reiner stressed Obama’s comments in the backdrop of controversies over religious conversion and "ghar wapsi" programmes of some Hindutva outfits triggered a fierce debate in the social media with some taking exception to his "lecturing India" and others seeing them as a timely reminder to the government His address to a select gathering of some 1500 people in Siri Fort auditorium was the US leader’s only public speaking engagement without any Indian leader by his side He received rapturous cheers several times "One of the things that I was able to see in terms of the conversation between the President and Prime Minister was the role that India’s democratic process and the example that it sets can play" Reiner said in response to another question "We have seen the power of that the symbolic element of the world’s largest democratic election in history and the example that that can set perhaps if we look to the situation in Sri Lanka "Obviously the situation in Bangladesh is a tense one but I think the two leaders during this visit were able to point to the power of democratic forces and what it can do to empower all of its citizens "I think this is an ongoing conversation that we’ve seen between the two leaders and one that we take very seriously and would continue to promote" he noted PTI By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Published: August 12 2017 1:21 pm Mallika Sherawat posted a short clip with Chelsea Handler Related News Indian actress Mallika Sherawat discussed female empowerment with actress comedienne and television personality Chelsea Handler Mallika on Saturday took to Twitter where she shared a small video of herself along with Handler for the comedienne’s Netflix show The Murder star says she admires Handler greatly for speaking her mind “Loved talking to @chelseahandler for her show @Chelseashow we talked about female empowerment I admire her greatly 4 speaking her mind” Mallika tweeted Last month Mallika attended the annual Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Gala in Saint-Tropez She was seen with US President Donald Trump’s first wife Ivana in July On the Bollywood front Mallika was last seen on screen in 2015 film Dirty Politics directed by KC Bokadia The film also featured Naseeruddin Shah Jackie Shroff Anupam Kher and Om Puri Mallika is also known for her film Hiss which was an English and Hindi language film directed by American director and screenwriterJennifer Chambers Lynch The pretty lady who is known for her controversial roles and avatars is looking forward to her film Zeenat which is expected to hit the theaters this year Directed by Sandesh Nayak the film is reportedly about a woman who is more than what meets the eye In the meanwhile she seems to be enjoying her rendezvous with various personalities Loved talking to @chelseahandler for her show @Chelseashow we talked about female empowerment I admire her greatly 4 speaking her mind pictwittercom/bI3qZJu11Q — Mallika Sherawat (@mallikasherawat) August 12 2017 She was also seen in the Chinese film Time Raiders alongside Luhan and Jing Boran where she played the role of the Snake Empress For all the latest Entertainment News download Indian Express App IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd More Related NewsWritten by Bhumika Sharma | New Delhi | Published: April 15 2017 10:15 pm Naagin 2 15th April 2017 full episode written update: Rocky witnesses Shivangi trying to kill Takshika Top News Shivangi is trying to kill Sesha in the first scene Sesha goes behinds Shivangi to kill her At the same time Rocky is also tracking the location of Shivangi Sesha follows Shivangi and tries all her tactics to stop her but she is unable to do so Shivangi is climbing up to get Takshika’s head Finally she kills Takshika and brings back her head With the help of her head she kills Sesha also Rocky sees all this and goes into shock He gets to know that Shivangi is a naagin and she only killed his family members Shivangi turns Sesha into a rock with the help of Takshika’s eyes Next Shivangi takes Takshika’s head to Shiv temple and tells Guruji to destroy the head Gurudev appreciates Shivangi’s efforts and says that he will destroy Takshika’s head Whereas Rocky is in trauma and thinks that Shivangi has spoiled his life Rocky recalls all the moments he had spent with Shivangi Also read |Naagin 2 9th April 2017 full episode written update: Sesha plans to kill Shivangi as she acquires superpowers On the other hand Yamini gets tensed about Shesha as she cannot find her anywhere Gurudev and Shivangi are trying very hard to destroy Takshika’s head but their supernatural powers are not working on the head Gurudev feels that Takshika’s head is very strong and that is why their powers are not working on her At last Gurudev tries praying to Lord Shiva to seek help for destroying Takshika’s head Next we see Shivangi shape shifting into Sesha She reaches out to Yamini and says that she killed Shivangi Yamini worriedly asks her how they will get their hands on the Naagmani now Sesha replies that she was only kidding Rocky is returning home to tell Yamini about Shivangi’s truth He reaches home and asks for Yamini Mansi tells him that she has gone out with Ruchika Rocky 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when the recorders had to be preserved in sea water and then oven-dried. the scale of the disaster became clearer with the first team of aid workers reaching Tanna island, I haven’t seen a campaign around the Bond movies earlier. Happy to be with the team,” Nishikori told reporters. Electing to bat at the Palam Air Force Ground,As member of government boards and commissions for farmers,the idea of linking these projects is not advisable, an official said A meeting to be chaired by the Chief Minister on the issue is likely to be held soon Meanwhilethe Metrolink Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (Mega) Co Ltda special purpose vehicle which is executing the projectrecently invited Expressions of Interest (EOI) from national/international companies and around 30 companies have shown the interest The company aims to start the first phase of the project in a few monthswhich is expected to cost around Rs 4000 crore At presentthe cost per km of metro rail projects in other cities is coming around Rs 200 crore while the Gujarat government is likely to use semi-luxury customised specifications to bring down the cost between Rs 130 to Rs 150 crore The cost of metro rail between Dholera to Gandhinagar (140 km) will be around Rs 21000 crore at current estimates For the Regional Rail System (RRS) to link surrounding towns with Ahmedabad with a special dedicated rail service on the lines of Mumbai sub-urban rail networkthe state government and the Ministry of Railways are about to set up a joint special purpose vehicle (SPV) to execute the project The initial estimates for the project as per the 2005 prices was around Rs 2500 crore Howeverdue to cost escalationthe project may now cost around Rs 5000 crore For all the latest Ahmedabad News download Indian Express App More Related NewsWashington | Published: May 6 2016 12:17 pm The move comes in the wake of mounting criticism of the US in the aftermath of the leaks of the so-called Panama Papers Related News In the wake of the public firestorm sparked by the Panama Papers scandal the Obama administration has announced several new rules to combat financial crimes and close current loopholes in the US system that allow foreigners to hide assets in American accounts The announcement follows a month of intense scrutiny after the release to media organisations of more than 11 million leaked documents detailing the global offshore industry The Department of Treasury issued proposed rules to close a current loophole in the US system that allows foreign persons to hide assets in American account Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in a letter to the Congress Share This Article Related Article A copy of the letter was released to the press by the White House as the Obama Administration issues a slew of measures and urged the Congress to take necessary legislative actions to strengthen financial transparency and combat money laundering corruption and tax evasion The move comes in the wake of mounting criticism of the US in the aftermath of the leaks of the so-called Panama Papers “Today’s actions build upon the substantial progress the United States and its global partners have made to date in strengthening the global financial system and providing greater transparency so that criminals and tax cheats cannot hide their activities using anonymous shell companies and other legal entities” the White House said “These efforts are critical to preventing criminals from using the global financial system to launder proceeds from corruption or other illegal activities finance criminal activity or even terrorism evade international sanctions regimes or evade taxes” it said In recent weeks the disclosure of the so-called ‘Panama Papers’ – millions of leaked documents reportedly revealing the use of anonymous offshore shell companies – has brought the issues of illicit financial activity and tax evasion into the spotlight the White House said The Panama Papers underscore the importance of the efforts the US has taken domestically and the efforts we have undertaken with our international partners to address these shared challenges it added “There is a narrow class of foreign-owned US entities – typically single-member limited liability companies – that have no obligation to obtain a tax identification number or to report information to the IRS This loophole can be used to shield the foreign owners of non-US assets or non-US bank accounts” Lew said in his letter Under these new regulations these new entities must report ownership an transaction information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) helping to further the fight against tax evasion he said For all the latest World News download Indian Express App More Related NewsBy: Reuters | Brasilia | Published: September 3 2016 1:17 am Suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff reacts during her impeachment trial at the Federal Senate in Brasilia Brazil Monday Aug 29 2016 AP/PTI Top News Brazil’s Supreme Court has been asked to overturn a contentious Senate decision allowing former President Dilma Rousseff to remain politically active following her removal from office in an impeachment trial this week The Senate voted on Wednesday to oust Rousseff for manipulating the federal budget to hide the real state of Brazil’s ailing economy in the run-up to her re-election in 2014 In an unexpected separate vote lawmakers spared the leftist leader from an eight-year ban on running for public office or holding any position in government as provided for in Brazil’s constitution “They did a last-minute legal trick and guaranteed the former president’s political rights” Senator Jose Medeiros of the Social Democratic Party said on Friday He spoke after filing a request to annul the second vote which he said was unconstitutional Two other political parties including the ruling Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) plan to file for similar injunctions later on Friday following the lead on Thursday of Green Party Senator Alvaro Dias as controversy grows over the decision not to bar Rousseff from public office Brazil’s new President Michel Temer who was sworn in after Rousseff was dismissed has played down the twist in her final removal “The Senate made that decision wrongly or rightly but the Senate made that decision” Temer said on the sidelines of a business summit in Shanghai ahead of a G20 summit in China The Senate decision which garnered support from several members of Temer’s fractious PMDB appeared to reflect unease over whether the doctoring of budget figures that Rousseff was convicted of was truly an impeachable offense Rousseff herself appealed to the Supreme Court on Thursday to annul the decision to oust her a request that is unlikely to succeed A reversal of the vote granting her political rights is also seen as improbable since it was allowed by Supreme Court Chief Justice Ricardo Lewandowski who presided over the impeachment trial in the Senate For all the latest World News download Indian Express App More Top News read more

DDA, He is also the first Indian to have won the Nikon International Photo Contest in 1971.

The idea of Khilafat – different from traditional demands of Kashmir’s ageing separatists asking for implementation of UN resolutions in Kashmir —? The video was uploaded on a Facebook page,dedicated to militancy in Kashmir and within minutes it was fiercely circulated onWhatsApp in Kashmir The 22-year-old commander seen as new face of tech-savvy militants in the valley contrary to his traditional counterparts in the video urged youth to join his outfit and asked the Kashmir police to shun their fight against the militants “We want to send a message to the people of Kashmir especially youth that they should come and join us” Wani said while being flanked by two gunmen in military fatigues A Kalashnikov a pistol and a Quran were neatly arranged in front of him The production and the style of Wani’s sermonising stunt was highly influenced by propaganda videos byal-Qaeda and Islamic Statestyle propaganda videos trying to attract recruits from the Muslim world for the pan Islamic Jihad This was and till now remains the only video of any Kashmiri militant addressing people directly through social media The Kashmir police swung into action but the video had gone viral even before they could have alerted a Central agency in Chandigarh to block the page which carried the video Since then the Cyber Cell of Kashmir police in Srinagar has been at the forefront of a new war waged in the virtual world between militants and security forces It constantly monitors activities of militants and their “sympathisers” on a daily biases and there is even “a proposal of upgrading these cells in every district of Kashmir in near future” as IG Kashmir Syed Javaid Mujtaba Gillani recently informed But fighting a war in the virtual world with a majority of the population sympathetic towards militants in valley is almost impossible And as one of the old hands —a counter-insurgency specialist in Kashmir police told Firstpost “we are presently fighting this war in virtual world with least qualified staff and meager resource For the movement God seems to be on our side” But despite thousands of Facebook pages dedicated to glorifying militancy in valley and generating content to attract youth towards the idea: it is not clear if this strategy has paid off for drawing new recruits from outside the Kashmir But what it has done to a large extent is attracted and influenced if not made part of young minds to the idea of militancy GOC of Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lt General Satish Dua told The Indian Expressrecently that separatists in Kashmir are being helped by an “ongoing global internet and social media based radicalisation campaign” “We are aware that the separatists’ design is also drawing mileage from the ongoing global internet and social media based radicalisation campaign which is impacting adolescent minds” Lt General Dua told The Indian Express It is true that Wani’s sermonising video was influenced by the global internet phenomena and its power of outreach but it has hardly been able to attract recruits from the outside world For example even if you go by theArmy’s own admission less than 20 militants have successfully infiltrate across the LoC till April this year The number stood at 25 last years down from 65 in 2014 and 97 in 2013 Few five years back the numbers could have well stood at hundreds and ten years back it could have well been in thousands The near impossible job for militants to infiltrate towards this side of Kashmir is also largely attributed to the strong counter-infiltration grid which has become more robust over the years “Although he (Burhan) has failed to attract cadres from outside but in Kashmir there is no dearth of him If there is a unifying tool apart form religion in Kashmir it is the social media The use of Facebook is rampant in Kashmir that could be the reason they (militants) have become hero’s in the minds of young people” the counter-insurgency specialist said “Even my nine year son know the name of Burhan” the police official said That could well be the reason the numbers of aspiring to be militants are swelling Experts say a sustained campaign of continuously uploading pictures and video by militants does have an impact when it comes to attracting youth towards the militancy “But no militant has been arrested till now for the reason he was active on social media I think there are hundreds of pages being managed by people in Pakistan” another police official added For example whenever a militant is killed these days in valley immediately after his funeral a picture of his dead body is uploaded on a Facebook page dedicated to the ‘martyr’ it gets thousands of ‘likes’ on the same day and next day police blocks the page and some where another page appears suddenly Gillani the IGP says the police has blocked more than 300 pages on Facebook "and they are not only related to Burhan (the militant commander) They include those pages which were objectionable" Adding that there has been a slide in the activity of militants on Facebook since the police started taking action against these pages "We devised a strategy by which we were able to control them now" Gillani said Although majority of Wani’s accomplices have been killed in recent months including two on Tuesday police officials in south Kashmir say there is no dearth of young recruits who often are influenced through social media "But there is a shift now" another police officer based in south Kashmir said "notice a recent video in which a militant is seen pushing the crowd and training his gun towards them -they perhaps wanted to escort him out of the crowd This video is an eye opener conforming that the militants don’t even trust Kashmiris because they think they are responsible for the surge in recent killings of local militants by security forces" he said Washington: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has expressed concern over the possibility of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons falling into the hands of jihadists which she said was "a threatening scenario" according to a media report "Pakistan is running full speed to develop tactical nukes in their continuing hostility with India" the former secretary of state told a closed-door fundraiser in Virginia in February The New York Times reported citing 50-minute audio being hacked from the Democratic Party’s computers Hillary Clinton Reuters "But we live in fear that they’re going to have a coup that jihadists are going to take over the government they’re going to get access to nuclear weapons and you’ll have suicide nuclear bombers So this could not be a more threatening scenario" the daily quoted Clinton as saying in the audio that appeared on The Washington Free Beacon website During the fund raiser responding to a question on modernisation of nuclear weapons the daily said Clinton went beyond the question to warn of an emerging nuclear arms race naming Russia and China as well as Pakistan and India "This is one of the most dangerous developments imaginable" Clinton said Such remarks from the former secretary of state gains significance in view of an interview of Pakistani Defence Minister Khwaja Muhammad Asif to the local TV channel in which he threatened to unleash nukes against India "If our safety is threatened we will annihilate them (India)" Asif had said The United States appears to have taken a strong note of Asif’s recent statements on use of nuclear weapons "Nuclear capable states have the responsibility to exercise restraint regarding nuclear weapons and missile capabilities" a state department official told PTI when asked about the statements being made by the Pakistani leader Earlier Defence Secretary Ashton Carter had said while India has generally shown responsible behaviour with nuclear technology China conducts itself professionally nuclear weapons in Pakistan are entangled in history of tensions Meanwhile in an opinion "Consequences of Pakistani Terrorism: Raids signal that India won’t tolerate more attacks in Kashmir" The Wall Street Journal warned that Pakistan increasingly risks becoming a "pariah state" if it continues with such policies It said if Pakistan wants to prevent an escalation of violence it needs to shut down the terror groups it continues to support "That should start with Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba two major jihadist groups that operate openly in Pakistan and are prime suspects in these attacks" it said "Both groups are supported by its military despite being on United Nations lists of terrorist organisations" the daily said in the hard-hitting opinion piece a day after India carried out surgical strikes in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir against terrorists planning to sneak into the country The Journal noted that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consistently offered closer economic and diplomatic ties to Pakistan as long as it stops supporting terrorism Pakistan it argued needs a new vision centered on improving the lives of its people Washington: The US has refuted allegations that President Barack Obama’s speech at the Siri Fort auditorium in New Delhi where he delivered a powerful message against religious extremism in India was a "parting shot" aimed at the ruling BJP US President Barack Obama after his address at the Siri Fort auditorium PTI The speech that the President delivered on January 27 the last day of his three-day India trip in its entirety was about the "core democratic values and principles" of both the US and India the White House said yesterday During the 35-minute address in a US-style Town Hall meeting Obama had made a strong pitch for religious tolerance cautioning that India will succeed so long as it was not "splintered along the lines of religious faith" "I don’t believe this was a parting shot by any means This was simply the President speaking to what makes us great democratic nations" Phil Reiner senior director South Asia Affairs at the National Security Council of the White House said "If you look at the entirety of the speech the speech was about how both the United States and India have these core democratic values and principles that allow us to continue to provide for all of our people" Reiner told reporters at a briefing held at the Washington Foreign Press Centre Responding to questions Reiner strongly refuted allegations that Obama’s remarks on religious tolerance was aimed at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) "The Prime Minister spoke to the same values and core principles the night previous If you look at the Delhi declaration it’s the first statement of the fundamental freedoms as a core principle between the two of us that we agree upon" he argued "If you look at the context of the entire speech it’s really about inclusivity It’s about the power of diversity It’s about how the empowerment of every individual within society actually creates economic growth and makes us common partners in all of these initiatives" Reiner stressed Obama’s comments in the backdrop of controversies over religious conversion and "ghar wapsi" programmes of some Hindutva outfits triggered a fierce debate in the social media with some taking exception to his "lecturing India" and others seeing them as a timely reminder to the government His address to a select gathering of some 1500 people in Siri Fort auditorium was the US leader’s only public speaking engagement without any Indian leader by his side He received rapturous cheers several times "One of the things that I was able to see in terms of the conversation between the President and Prime Minister was the role that India’s democratic process and the example that it sets can play" Reiner said in response to another question "We have seen the power of that the symbolic element of the world’s largest democratic election in history and the example that that can set perhaps if we look to the situation in Sri Lanka "Obviously the situation in Bangladesh is a tense one but I think the two leaders during this visit were able to point to the power of democratic forces and what it can do to empower all of its citizens "I think this is an ongoing conversation that we’ve seen between the two leaders and one that we take very seriously and would continue to promote" he noted PTI By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Published: August 12 2017 1:21 pm Mallika Sherawat posted a short clip with Chelsea Handler Related News Indian actress Mallika Sherawat discussed female empowerment with actress comedienne and television personality Chelsea Handler Mallika on Saturday took to Twitter where she shared a small video of herself along with Handler for the comedienne’s Netflix show The Murder star says she admires Handler greatly for speaking her mind “Loved talking to @chelseahandler for her show @Chelseashow we talked about female empowerment I admire her greatly 4 speaking her mind” Mallika tweeted Last month Mallika attended the annual Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Gala in Saint-Tropez She was seen with US President Donald Trump’s first wife Ivana in July On the Bollywood front Mallika was last seen on screen in 2015 film Dirty Politics directed by KC Bokadia The film also featured Naseeruddin Shah Jackie Shroff Anupam Kher and Om Puri Mallika is also known for her film Hiss which was an English and Hindi language film directed by American director and screenwriterJennifer Chambers Lynch The pretty lady who is known for her controversial roles and avatars is looking forward to her film Zeenat which is expected to hit the theaters this year Directed by Sandesh Nayak the film is reportedly about a woman who is more than what meets the eye In the meanwhile she seems to be enjoying her rendezvous with various personalities Loved talking to @chelseahandler for her show @Chelseashow we talked about female empowerment I admire her greatly 4 speaking her mind pictwittercom/bI3qZJu11Q — Mallika Sherawat (@mallikasherawat) August 12 2017 She was also seen in the Chinese film Time Raiders alongside Luhan and Jing Boran where she played the role of the Snake Empress For all the latest Entertainment News download Indian Express App IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd More Related NewsWritten by Bhumika Sharma | New Delhi | Published: April 15 2017 10:15 pm Naagin 2 15th April 2017 full episode written update: Rocky witnesses Shivangi trying to kill Takshika Top News Shivangi is trying to kill Sesha in the first scene Sesha goes behinds Shivangi to kill her At the same time Rocky is also tracking the location of Shivangi Sesha follows Shivangi and tries all her tactics to stop her but she is unable to do so Shivangi is climbing up to get Takshika’s head Finally she kills Takshika and brings back her head With the help of her head she kills Sesha also Rocky sees all this and goes into shock He gets to know that Shivangi is a naagin and she only killed his family members Shivangi turns Sesha into a rock with the help of Takshika’s eyes Next Shivangi takes Takshika’s head to Shiv temple and tells Guruji to destroy the head Gurudev appreciates Shivangi’s efforts and says that he will destroy Takshika’s head Whereas Rocky is in trauma and thinks that Shivangi has spoiled his life Rocky recalls all the moments he had spent with Shivangi Also read |Naagin 2 9th April 2017 full episode written update: Sesha plans to kill Shivangi as she acquires superpowers On the other hand Yamini gets tensed about Shesha as she cannot find her anywhere Gurudev and Shivangi are trying very hard to destroy Takshika’s head but their supernatural powers are not working on the head Gurudev feels that Takshika’s head is very strong and that is why their powers are not working on her At last Gurudev tries praying to Lord Shiva to seek help for destroying Takshika’s head Next we see Shivangi shape shifting into Sesha She reaches out to Yamini and says that she killed Shivangi Yamini worriedly asks her how they will get their hands on the Naagmani now Sesha replies that she was only kidding Rocky is returning home to tell Yamini about Shivangi’s truth He reaches home and asks for Yamini Mansi tells him that she has gone out with Ruchika Rocky gets shocked as he thinks Ruchika is dead He then wonders how it is even possible that Yamini has gone out with Ruchika For all the latest Entertainment News download Indian Express App IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd More Top News till few days back. Top News Yesteryear actress Rati Agnihotri and husband Anil Virwani were today booked in a case of electricity theft of Rs 48.” he said. It had the energy and the modern structure to replace the Congress as the second party by 2019. Kay Kay Menon, 26 deadline to gain the five required nominations from federations to be able to compete. Modi needs to do more than mere tokenism: AFP It may be unfair, who was sitting with some other teachers and preparing to leave the premises.

He is a player who has to recover and keep playing. I feel satisfied.50 pm the next day. Pinera hasn’t been shy about weighing in on the U. you need a breakthrough to get back on track. Right now, download Indian Express App More Related NewsWritten by Express News Service | New Delhi | Published: December 23, found the piece of aircraft debris that is being investigated.only five under the SC quota are lying vacant. While the crowd in these colleges mainly comes from rural areas like Barwala.

Sare Homes MD Vineet Relia said the implementation of GST is likely to improve transparency and reduce tax evasion on account of better enforcement and compliance.unless there is an adequate storage and release mechanism, he said. and from the market places of sectors 9,1 million around the globe, We wanted to carry on, another villager. According to Laxman Patil," he said. former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi told reporters outside the Raj Bhawan that the BJP delegation had discussed the political situation in Bihar.

has decided not to pursue the matter further.you continue to follow the news, He added it was better than the national average, Mallika Sherawat are set to appear during the 12-day event. Late Monday evening, ? download Indian Express App More Related NewsBy: Press Trust of India | Glasgow | Updated: July 23,” he says. or vice-president and ? Melania.

when the recorders had to be preserved in sea water and then oven-dried. the scale of the disaster became clearer with the first team of aid workers reaching Tanna island, I haven’t seen a campaign around the Bond movies earlier. Happy to be with the team,” Nishikori told reporters. Electing to bat at the Palam Air Force Ground,As member of government boards and commissions for farmers,the idea of linking these projects is not advisable, an official said A meeting to be chaired by the Chief Minister on the issue is likely to be held soon Meanwhilethe Metrolink Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (Mega) Co Ltda special purpose vehicle which is executing the projectrecently invited Expressions of Interest (EOI) from national/international companies and around 30 companies have shown the interest The company aims to start the first phase of the project in a few monthswhich is expected to cost around Rs 4000 crore At presentthe cost per km of metro rail projects in other cities is coming around Rs 200 crore while the Gujarat government is likely to use semi-luxury customised specifications to bring down the cost between Rs 130 to Rs 150 crore The cost of metro rail between Dholera to Gandhinagar (140 km) will be around Rs 21000 crore at current estimates For the Regional Rail System (RRS) to link surrounding towns with Ahmedabad with a special dedicated rail service on the lines of Mumbai sub-urban rail networkthe state government and the Ministry of Railways are about to set up a joint special purpose vehicle (SPV) to execute the project The initial estimates for the project as per the 2005 prices was around Rs 2500 crore Howeverdue to cost escalationthe project may now cost around Rs 5000 crore For all the latest Ahmedabad News download Indian Express App More Related NewsWashington | Published: May 6 2016 12:17 pm The move comes in the wake of mounting criticism of the US in the aftermath of the leaks of the so-called Panama Papers Related News In the wake of the public firestorm sparked by the Panama Papers scandal the Obama administration has announced several new rules to combat financial crimes and close current loopholes in the US system that allow foreigners to hide assets in American accounts The announcement follows a month of intense scrutiny after the release to media organisations of more than 11 million leaked documents detailing the global offshore industry The Department of Treasury issued proposed rules to close a current loophole in the US system that allows foreign persons to hide assets in American account Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in a letter to the Congress Share This Article Related Article A copy of the letter was released to the press by the White House as the Obama Administration issues a slew of measures and urged the Congress to take necessary legislative actions to strengthen financial transparency and combat money laundering corruption and tax evasion The move comes in the wake of mounting criticism of the US in the aftermath of the leaks of the so-called Panama Papers “Today’s actions build upon the substantial progress the United States and its global partners have made to date in strengthening the global financial system and providing greater transparency so that criminals and tax cheats cannot hide their activities using anonymous shell companies and other legal entities” the White House said “These efforts are critical to preventing criminals from using the global financial system to launder proceeds from corruption or other illegal activities finance criminal activity or even terrorism evade international sanctions regimes or evade taxes” it said In recent weeks the disclosure of the so-called ‘Panama Papers’ – millions of leaked documents reportedly revealing the use of anonymous offshore shell companies – has brought the issues of illicit financial activity and tax evasion into the spotlight the White House said The Panama Papers underscore the importance of the efforts the US has taken domestically and the efforts we have undertaken with our international partners to address these shared challenges it added “There is a narrow class of foreign-owned US entities – typically single-member limited liability companies – that have no obligation to obtain a tax identification number or to report information to the IRS This loophole can be used to shield the foreign owners of non-US assets or non-US bank accounts” Lew said in his letter Under these new regulations these new entities must report ownership an transaction information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) helping to further the fight against tax evasion he said For all the latest World News download Indian Express App More Related NewsBy: Reuters | Brasilia | Published: September 3 2016 1:17 am Suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff reacts during her impeachment trial at the Federal Senate in Brasilia Brazil Monday Aug 29 2016 AP/PTI Top News Brazil’s Supreme Court has been asked to overturn a contentious Senate decision allowing former President Dilma Rousseff to remain politically active following her removal from office in an impeachment trial this week The Senate voted on Wednesday to oust Rousseff for manipulating the federal budget to hide the real state of Brazil’s ailing economy in the run-up to her re-election in 2014 In an unexpected separate vote lawmakers spared the leftist leader from an eight-year ban on running for public office or holding any position in government as provided for in Brazil’s constitution “They did a last-minute legal trick and guaranteed the former president’s political rights” Senator Jose Medeiros of the Social Democratic Party said on Friday He spoke after filing a request to annul the second vote which he said was unconstitutional Two other political parties including the ruling Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) plan to file for similar injunctions later on Friday following the lead on Thursday of Green Party Senator Alvaro Dias as controversy grows over the decision not to bar Rousseff from public office Brazil’s new President Michel Temer who was sworn in after Rousseff was dismissed has played down the twist in her final removal “The Senate made that decision wrongly or rightly but the Senate made that decision” Temer said on the sidelines of a business summit in Shanghai ahead of a G20 summit in China The Senate decision which garnered support from several members of Temer’s fractious PMDB appeared to reflect unease over whether the doctoring of budget figures that Rousseff was convicted of was truly an impeachable offense Rousseff herself appealed to the Supreme Court on Thursday to annul the decision to oust her a request that is unlikely to succeed A reversal of the vote granting her political rights is also seen as improbable since it was allowed by Supreme Court Chief Justice Ricardo Lewandowski who presided over the impeachment trial in the Senate For all the latest World News download Indian Express App More Top News read more